A charity is warning that public transport can be effectively barred to people who are deaf or have limited hearing. A report called Clear Signals has been published by the RNID, which says that 18 million people have hearing difficulties, and find that public transport is difficult to use, because their handicap is not always taken into account by operators.

No trains are running between Reading and Didcot Parkway today, because of a gas leak in Didcot. The obstruction is affecting Great Western Railway and CrossCountry services, which are being replaced by road transport between Reading and Oxford. However, Great Western Railway is advising passengers to avoid the route entirely.