Rising bus fares and cuts to rural routes are leaving young people in Yorkshire stranded and unable to attend training or job interviews, Labour MPs from the region have warned. The Yorkshire Post reports that the MPs are worried that bus cutbacks will force young people out of rural areas. Transport minister Norman Baker said it was up to councils to decide how much to spend on buses.
Two million children could be at risk of catching measles because they have not been vaccinated, the Express reports. Dr Helen Bedford of University College London's Institute of Child Health told the paper: "There have been outbreaks all around the country. So yes, there is a chance of further outbreaks. Parents need to be encouraged to find out if their children have been vaccinated and if not, go out and do it." The warning follows an outbreak of the disease in Swansea that has infected 808 people so far.
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