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Striking RMT union’s Mick Lynch tells Grant Shapps to ‘get on with his job’
Union boss says transport secretary should tone down the rhetoric’ and make effort to solve rail strikesFollow all today’s UK political news - live updatesThe Rail, Maritime and Transport union general secretary, Mick Lynch, has told Grant Shapps to ‘tone down the rhetoric and get on with his job’. Lynch”s comments came as 24-hour rail strikes entered a third day, causing major disruption on train services across Great Britain. Continue reading...
Nationalised Ferguson Marine under £2800-a-day chief fails to win any orders in over two years
SHIPYARD company Ferguson Marine has failed to win any contracts in more than two years of nationalisation under the £2800-a day turnaround director Tim Hair - and 'walked away' from millions of pounds in potential deals, the Herald on Scotland can reveal.
Train delays cost ScotRail more than £100,000 in two months, figures show
It comes amid a reduced timetable and strike action by rail workers.
Restrictions on night flights may be eased to stem holiday airport chaos [subscription]
The government is considering a temporary relaxation of night-flight restrictions under emergency plans to ease the chaos at airports this summer.
Rail boss accuses militant union chiefs of risking lives by blocking vital safety equipment
Andrew Haines, the chief executive of Network Rail, lambasted the far-Left union for opposing new technology that he said would slash the risk of rail workers being hit by trains.
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