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How long will train strike last for and will there be more to come in June?

Train strikes will rock commuters this week as union members stand up to Network Rail in a dispute over job losses and pay. Thousands of people will be affected and concerned about more chaos

Daily Mirror

Every railway ticket office in England to close under new plans - reports

It's thought the move will save £500 million a year

Manchester Evening News

A two year perfect storm has led us to this summer of terminal turbulence

Brits flying abroad for summer holidays seem to be facing more queues and cancellations at airports. So what’s going on? Unfortunately, there’s a perfect storm following the two years of travel chaos caused by Covid-19

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Rail strike: How much are train workers paid and why do the figures differ?

Members of RMT at Network Rail and 13 train operators will strike on June 21, 23 and 25 with Tube workers also striking on June 21 to coincide with the first rail strike, threatening widespread travel chaos

Daily Mirror

Why are the train strikes happening?

Journeys by train are set to be disrupted on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of this week - but why are rail workers walking out?

The Independent UK

When is the UK train strike? Dates, times and everything you need to know

In the forthcoming strikes by Network Rail signallers, only about 20% of lines will be open for trains – many of which might not run anyway

The Independent UK

Britain Set for Biggest Rail Strike in Decades

Britain's railway network this week faces its biggest strike action in more than three decades in a row over pay as soaring inflation erodes earnings. Rail union the RMT has said that more than 50,000 workers will take part in a three-day national strike, coinciding with major events including the…

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Plans for HS2 on the cheap threaten to turn swathes of Manchester into a building site and botch a once in a lifetime opportunity

Politicians and rail experts are increasingly concerned about plans for an overground HS2 station in Manchester city centre - warning of up to a decade of chaos and disruption. Today the Manchester Evening News calls on ministers to think again.

Manchester Evening News

Great Britain faces biggest rail strike in 30 years

Disruption to start on Monday evening before RMT action begins in much of northern and south-west England, Wales and Scotland

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps tells unions that rail strikes an 'act of huge self-harm'

Labour said ministers needed to step in to prevent the network 'grinding to a halt'

Birmingham Post

Rail strikes an ‘act of huge self-harm’, Grant Shapps tells unions

Further talks are taking place on Monday ahead of three planned days of strike action

Wales Online

Rail strikes: anger as UK government refuses to join last-ditch talks

Millions face week of cancelled services and union leaders warn industrial action could spread

The Guardian - UK

How much rail workers earn ahead of planned train strikes

Rail workers are set to strike over pay and redundancies

Wales Online

Warning that Greater Manchester's roads will get 'busier' as rail strikes planned next week

National Rail warned passengers they will face 'severe disruption' with very limited services running next week

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The Independent UK

Biggest train strike in 30 years inevitable as talks fail and too late to roster staff

Only on the Isle of Wight will trains run normally this week, from before 6am to after 11pm

Evening Standard

Train strikes could carry on into the autumn, warns RMT chief

Mick Lynch said there ‘doesn’t seem to be much evidence’ that further strikes can be avoided

The Guardian - UK

Shapps says it is ‘crazy’ to suggest Tories want rail strikes to go ahead

Transport secretary responds to Keir Starmer’s claim government wants to feed off division of RMT action

Daily Mirror

Ministers must 'get around the table' with unions to stop 'cruel' rail strikes, says Tory MP

Senior Conservative Jake Berry has broken ranks to warn the government the"only way out of a dispute is via negotiation" as the country was braced for walkouts that will spark mass disruption

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British minister condemns rail strikes as 'huge mistake'

British transport secretary Grant Shapps has condemned planned rail strikes as a "huge mistake" that will stop people attending hospital appointments, sitting school exams or getting to work.

The Independent UK

When do the train strikes start?

In the forthcoming strikes by Network Rail signallers, only about 20% of lines would be open for trains – many of which might not run anyway

Wales Online

Every railway ticket office in England to be closed in new secret plan

The move is designed to save £500million a year and is reported to be starting in September

The Independent UK

Shapps accuses union of ‘punishing’ the public with crippling rail strikes

Labour say Boris Johnson and the Transport Secretary want the country to ‘grind to a halt’ so they can ‘feed off the division’.

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps accuses union of ‘punishing millions of innocent people’ with strikes next week

The Transport Secretary alleged the RMT had ‘ignored’ requests to negotiate a deal ahead of widespread industrial action

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer accuses government of ‘pouring petrol on fire’ of rail strike dispute

‘They want the country to grind to a halt so they can feed off the division,’ Labour leader will say

The Guardian - UK

Network Rail in last-ditch bid to stop train strike causing chaos across UK

RMT union leaders say ‘no viable’ deals are on the table and walkout is set to go ahead, hitting tourism, sport and festivals

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