Protests at train stations over biggest fare rise in five years

Rail passengers in Britain travelling are being hit with the largest fare rise in five years: average ticket prices across Britain went up by 3.4% on Tuesday.
Protests were held outside around 40 stations to mark the biggest increase since 2013.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union handed out chocolates to "sweeten the bitter pill" of the price increase.
Paul Plummer, chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group which represents train operators, said "nobody wants to see fares going up" but insisted the increase is necessary to improve the network.
He told the Press Association: "All we can do is make sure we invest to improve as fast as we possibly can.
"We've had decades of under-investment which we are now addressing and have been consistently over the last few years, but it takes time.
"We need that money from fares to be able to afford that investment."

Many season tickets have gone up by more than £100, including in Prime Minister Theresa May's constituency of Maidenhead, where an annual pass to London rose by £104 to £3,092.
Other commuter routes that are now more expensive include Liverpool to Manchester (up £108 to £3,152), Neath to Cardiff (up £56 to...