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Rail strike of more than 40,000 workers across Britain to go ahead on 27 July
Members of RMT union will strike next week after talks over pay, jobs and conditions broke downA planned strike of over 40,000 workers at Network Rail and more than a dozen train companies will go ahead next week, after the latest talks broke down.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at 14 train operating companies and Network Rail will go on strike on Wednesday 27 July in a dispute about pay, jobs and conditions. Continue reading...
Potential solution to airport chaos as London Southend offers to host cancelled flights
LONDON SOUTHEND Airport have contacted airlines offering to host flights cancelled by other busier airports.
Families face ANOTHER day of gridlock around Dover with 19m cars hitting the roads this weekend
Tens of thousands of Britons face having their holiday plans ruined at the start of the busiest school break for England and Wales in nearly a decade.
Saturday, 23 July 2022
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- Summer holidays: Travel warning as record numbers get awayAnyone setting off is advised to leave early or late to try to avoid hold-ups on the roads.
- Cost of living: Fuel and clothing at top of family spending cutsRetailers say record price rises are making households concerned over what they can afford.
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- Dover set for more chaos as ‘critical incident’ declaredHolidaymakers told to expect long delays as French authority’s ‘woefully inadequate’ staffing comes under fire
The Guardian
- Warning Dover port chaos could spill into weekend as queues last six hoursKent port apologises for delays and blames French border control as summer getaway kicks offHolidaymakers have been warned chaos that triggered six-hour queues at Dover could spill into the weekend, after the port declared a “critical incident” that it blamed on “woefully inadequate” French border control staffing.The Kent port apologised to travellers facing long waits to cross the Channel on an extremely busy day for travel across the UK, as schools across England and Wales break up for the holidays. Continue reading...
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Times Online
- Dover port delays: French blamed for six-hour queues to cross to Continent [subscription]France has been told to properly staff its immigration checkpoints at Dover or risk a summer of the six-hour queues endured by holidaymakers yesterday.
City AM
- French border police blames ‘unexpected’ incident for Dover bottlenecks The French border police has blamed an “unexpected technical” incident for the hour-long bottlenecks at the port of Dover. Authorities said they will work closely with the UK counterparts to handle surging traffic levels. The remarks come after the Port of Dover said the queues were caused by “inadequate French border capacity.” “Resource at the [...] The post French border police blames ‘unexpected’ incident for Dover bottlenecks appeared first on CityAM.
Mail Online
- Families face ANOTHER day of gridlock around Dover with 19m cars hitting the roads this weekendTens of thousands of Britons face having their holiday plans ruined at the start of the busiest school break for England and Wales in nearly a decade.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- More dangerous drivers taken off the roads of North Wales - and the crimes that got them bannedTheir actions put the lives of law-abiding motorists and pedestrians at serious risk
Other Regional Press
- LISTED: All the roads in Witney that will become 20mph after council decisionDozens of 30mph roads are set to be lowered to 20mph by the county council this year, in an attempt to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians.
- Major M20 diversion in place amid port chaosYet more traffic misery will be piled on motorists this weekend as they face having to endure a huge M20 diversion towards the coast.
- M20 shut amid summer getaway chaosRoad bosses have warned journeys will take longer after shutting a huge section of the coastbound M20 to reduce congestion at a Kent port.
- RAC issues warning to drivers over UK roads this weekendMotorists have been issued a warning before heading out in the car this weekend.
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- Cadillac thinks its hand-built electric car can take on Rolls-RoyceCadillac is going back into a market segment it hasn't occupied in decades: the world of true ultra-luxury cars with huge six-figure price tags. General Motors unveiled the Cadillac Celestiq on Friday, and the company wants it to beat the best in the world.
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