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New rail strike dates announced in February as train drivers reject pay offer
The first Aslef strike date will coincide with a walkout by 100,000 civil servants, a strike by teachers and nationwide protests against Tory new anti-strike legislation
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Huge landslip hits rail line leaving track hanging in mid air
South Western Railway and Network Rail have urged passengers to check before they travel and plan for alternative routes to or from Basingstoke to London due to a "huge" landslip
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Firefighters wade into flood water to save baby trapped in car as driver slammed
A thoughtless motorist attempted to drive through a totally flooded road with a passenger and six-month-old baby in the vehicle as they were later slammed for their recklessness
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More than 100 urgent flood warnings in place across country - see list of places
More than 100 flood warnings have been issued, typically in the west and south-west England, with .cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow also on the way
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'New offer’ to end rail strikes due today as firms and unions hold crunch talks
The RMT and TSSA will hold talks with rail firms' reps on Thursday - as sources voiced hope that ministers will come up with something new to break the deadlock
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Passengers call police to get off train after being stuck for 35 gruelling hours
The Amtrak train, carrying 563 passengers, set off from Washington D.C. to Florida, US, on Monday and was expected to take 17 hours but didn't arrive until Wednesday
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Rail unions laugh in Tory's face and warn deal is 'further away than the start'
The grim verdict came in a fiery committee hearing where leaders laughed in a Tory MP's face - and the RMT's Mick Lynch said he was 'more popular than many politicians in this room'
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NHS strikes go ahead as talks end with no deal despite hopes of one-off payment
An 'angry' Unite rep blasted 'insulting' Health Secretary Steve Barclay for offering no deal after talks lasting an hour - despite Rishi Sunak and Downing Street hinting a cash offer could be on the table
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Union chief blasts leaked proposal to 'ban' Border Force workers from strikes
The idea was said to have been one of three put forward by officials in the Business Department in a leaked email. A No10 source denied it had ever been considered by Downing Street
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Mick Lynch warns rail staff could still be on strike this time next year
The boss of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union is working night and day on a settlement but ministers will not budge. And he says his members will not give in.
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Network Rail paid £2,000 for Michael Portillo to record messages at King's Cross
The spend on messages from Michael Portillo comes despite the government vowing to crack down on endless annoying announcements to passengers
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Social mobility tsar quits saying she's doing 'more harm than good'
Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s so-called 'strictest headteacher' said some of her 'controversial' statements had put the Social Mobility Commission in 'jeopardy'
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Keir Starmer vows to repeal anti-strike laws as he savages Tory 'war on nurses'
In his New Year speech, the Labour leader blasted Rishi Sunak’s plans to impose 'minimum service levels' on striking sectors and said it isn't the way you 'bring an end to industrial disputes'
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Backpacker died after 'opening carriage door to take selfie' on moving train
Irish national Patrick Ward, 45, was on a guided train tour from Bangkok to Kanchanburito in Thailand when he fell from the carriage, to the track and then a further 25ft down a slope
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London flat for rent at £1,300 a month - despite there being no room for bed
The pokey pad is on the fourth floor of a converted former warehouse in Farringdon, in central London, and comes with a combined lounge and kitchen, but there's no space for a conventional bed
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Every child to study maths until they're 18 under new plan by Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister will say that learning more maths will help youngsters leave school 'better equipped for the jobs of the future' at a speech in London - as he finally breaks his silence amid the ongoing NHS crisis
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Ministers urged to settle bitter dispute with workers amid fresh wave of strikes
Speaking on a picket line at London’s Euston station, Mick Lynch said the Government 'knows what needs to be done to move towards a settlement that we can all support' - but it has not happened so far
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Workers 'may be handed more perks in bid to end crippling industrial action'
The government could give striking workers extra perks to bring crippling industrial action to an end but it will "hold firm" on pay, a Whitehall source reportedly said
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'Out of their depth' Tories hampering bid to solve rail dispute, warns RMT chief
Blasting the Conservatives’ for 'radio silence' in recent weeks, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said he wants to 'work towards a deal but we haven’t heard from anyone formally since mid-December'
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