Rail strikes: Christmas Eve travel misery as more walkouts begin

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Campaign for Better Transport's Norman Baker says he thinks it was a 'public relations mistake' to call a strike on Christmas Eve, given the public has been 'quite supportive' of rail workers. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

The insurance company said it has attended 9,000 breakdowns throughout the day, with more expected as commuters continue to join the getaway traffic.

Members of the Communication Workers Union are walking out in a long-running dispute over pay and Royal Mail's modernisation plans.Members of the Communication Workers Union on the picket line outside the Central Delivery Office and Mail Centre in Birmingham Anyone hoping to fly into the UK could face delays as Border Force officials at Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, and Manchester airports, as well as terminals 2, 3, 4, and 5 at Heathrow and the Port of Newhaven go on strike until the 26 December.

They add there have been no flight cancellations and no excessive queueing in the immigration halls, despite the striking workers.on the 18 and 19 January, the Royal College of Nursing has announced.Members of the Royal College of Nursing on the picket line outside the Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool

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