Commuters face travel chaos today as striking rail workers bring Britain’s trains to a juddering halt with strikes

Commuters face travel chaos today as striking rail workers bring Britain’s trains to a juddering halt with strikes

Strikes by train drivers are continuing today with no services on c2c and disruption on Greater Anglia. Members of the train drivers’ union Aslef at the two train operating companies will walk out today, followed by strikes in the coming days at other train operators. Services could be disrupted on the evening before and morning … Read more

Third victim confirmed, Tui plane skids off runway at Leeds Bradford Airport and Met Office issues new 24-hour red weather warning for parts of Scotland amid major flooding

Third victim confirmed, Tui plane skids off runway at Leeds Bradford Airport and Met Office issues new 24-hour red weather warning for parts of Scotland amid major flooding

Heavy rain and strong winds from Storm Babet are causing major transport disruption. In Scotland, several major road sections and rail routes are closed, while air passengers are being hit by flight cancellations. Traffic Scotland said flooding has forced the closure of the A85 at Huntingtower near Perth and the A90 between Myrekirk and Swallow … Read more

Notting Hill Carnival and Reading and Leeds festivals set to be disrupted as 20,000 workers stage walkouts

Notting Hill Carnival and Reading and Leeds festivals set to be disrupted as 20,000 workers stage walkouts

Around 20,000 members of the RMT union at 14 train operators will walk out Rail strikes are set to spark Bank Holiday travel hell today, disrupting a swathe of major events such as Notting Hill Carnival and Reading and Leeds festival. Around 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at 14 train … Read more

Why closing down station ticket offices could make us feel lonelier than ever

Why closing down station ticket offices could make us feel lonelier than ever

Stephen Hawking once said, “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” And like it or not, the solution here is to embrace our burgeoning machine world with some level of acceptance and diligence. After all, who wants to be the person fumbling with a screen while a queue the length of the Dartford Crossing … Read more