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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.
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- British Airways staff call off Heathrow strike after 8% pay rise dealHundreds of staff at Heathrow were set to strike over the busy summer holiday period.
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- Passengers face chaotic trips as flight disruption sweeps EuropeChronic staff shortages across sector have led to surge in cancellations, delays and lost luggage
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- Potential solution to airport chaos as London Southend offers to host cancelled flightsLONDON SOUTHEND Airport have contacted airlines offering to host flights cancelled by other busier airports.
Sky News
- Airport with spare capacity offers to host flights being cancelled by bigger, crowded hubsLondon Southend Airport has contacted airlines offering to host flights being cancelled by busier airports.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- New Airbus military helicopter that could create hundreds of jobs touches down in North Wales The new H175M landed at the manufacturer's plant in Broughton for the first time today
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- Leeds Bradford Airport issues key advice to passengers before big weekend summer getawayThe airport has given advice on how soon you should arrive
- KLM pilots at Leeds Bradford Airport forced to clean own cockpit windows amid staffing crisisThis was seen amid the understaffing crisis affecting airports across the country
Reading Evening Post
- Heathrow Airport strikes called off in boost to passengersBritish Airways staff were considering industrial action
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