Christmas getaway appears smooth for Britain’s roads as travellers heed warnings It had been expected the knock-on effect of the railway workers strike would see added pressure on the road network. The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022
Christmas travel chaos: Brits rush to make last trains home amid rail staff strikes Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail are on strike meaning trains will stop running early today as commuters rush to make it home for Christmas Daily Mirror · Dec 24, 2022
When is the next train strike planned? Every date in December 2022 Widescale walkouts planned for nine dates The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022
Network Rail tells travellers to avoid trains until January 9 More disruption awaits in the New Year as pay disputes remain unresolved The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022
Christmas Eve travellers race to reach their destinations as rail strikes hit Qantas passengers from Sydney will arrive in the early hours of 25 December, almost 48 hours late, after an unexpected city break in Baku The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022
Greater Manchester travellers primed for disruption as latest wave of strikes begins Travellers considering taking the train on Christmas Eve have been told to only use rail services “if absolutely necessary” Manchester Evening News · Dec 24, 2022
Rail strike hits Christmas Eve getaway and last-minute city centre shopping as latest RMT walkout begins Latest RMT walkout means there will be no trains running until December 27 Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2022
Scots urged to plan ahead for train strikes as rail workers walk out during Christmas holidays ScotRail services will run as normal until 3pm on Christmas Eve but disruption is expected across the network in the coming days. Daily Record · Dec 24, 2022
ScotRail warns travellers of disruption over Christmas because of strikes Services will begin to wind down from the afternoon of Christmas Eve and not resume until December 27. The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022
Severe traffic and rail strike to hit Christmas Eve getaway journeys The AA predicted that nearly 17 million cars will be on UK roads on Saturday, leading to severe congestion on major routes. The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022
Nurses and midwives in Perth and Kinross to join national strikes next year after latest NHS pay offer rejected Health secretary Humza Yousaf held talks with unions on December 23 in a bid to avert industrial action - but a new pay offer was not made Daily Record · Dec 23, 2022
Christmas travel hell: Brits heading home hit by strike delays and heavy rain across UK Brits travelling home for Christmas have been warned to expect major delays amid strike action snarling up roads, trains and airports today as heavy rain also poses a major problem Daily Mirror · Dec 23, 2022
Unions warn strikes could last six months as Rishi Sunak grilled: ‘Where have you been?’ Prime minister challenged: “Where have you been?” The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022
Simon Calder explains what the Christmas travel warnings really mean for your getaway The great festive getaway could be trickier this year The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022
Manchester Evening News · Dec 23, 2022 Christmas Eve travel warning as train passengers told only to travel if 'absolutely necessary' More rail strikes will begin from December 24, causing disruption across the country
Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2022 Strike action set to decimate Christmas Eve train services Britain’s railways will shut down early on Saturday, and some routes will have no trains all day
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022 Great Christmas getaway: UK railways brace for busiest day on trains as travellers race to beat strikes Friday is predicted to be the busiest day for the pre-Christmas rush
Daily Record · Dec 23, 2022 Dumfries and Galloway rail passengers to be hit by festive and January strike action Passengers are being warned services will stop early on Christmas Eve, with some operators asking them only to travel if necessary
Liverpool Echo · Dec 23, 2022 Burglar killed nurse, Merseyrail Christmas trains and Alder Hey warning Liverpool ECHO latest headlines on Friday, December 23
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022 All the rail strike dates confirmed for January 2023 More misery for commuters likely in new year as pay disputes go unresolved
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022 Christmas travel chaos: How Border Force and rail strikes could affect festive travel plans ‘If they go ahead with those strikes there will be undeniable, serious disruption caused to many thousands of people who have holiday plans’ – home secretary, Suella Braverman
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022 Every date of the UK strikes in December from Border Force to postal workers Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches
Liverpool Echo · Dec 23, 2022 Merseyrail last trains for Christmas and New Year's Eve Make sure you plan ahead if you're shopping or going on a night out
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022 Millions face unprecedented disruption as strikes hit Christmas travel Friday is set to be the busiest day of the winter for journeys within the UK or abroad
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022 Christmas rail travel: Which trains are running from December until the second week of January? As many as 250,000 trains will not run as normal between 22 December and 8 January