A strike on the Southern rail network has been called off to allow fresh talks in the row over the role of conductors, Acas said. Industrial action on Thursday and Friday has been called off for negotiations to resume. RMT members began a five-day walk out on Monday but Southern said it was encouraged its […]
Eurostar rail workers from two unions are to take part in two concurrent periods of strike action this month in a dispute over their work-life balance. RMT members will walk out from 12 to 15 and 27 to 29 August while TSSA members will strike on 14 and 15 and 28 and 29. Transport Secretary […]
Tropical Storm Javier will target Mexico’s Baja California Sur with flooding rain and locally damaging winds early this week. Javier formed at midday Sunday over the warm waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Javier will continue to strengthen as it presses away from mainland southern Mexico toward Baja California Sur into Monday night. The window […]
The prime minister “strongly condemns” a five-day strike disrupting services for hundreds of thousands of Southern passengers, Downing Street has said. Hundreds of trains have been cancelled in a row over plans for drivers, not conductors, to operate carriage doors. The RMT union claimed “rock-solid support” and said the central issue was safety. A spokesman […]
US airline giant Delta has suspended departing flights worldwide after suffering a major system outage. “Customers should check the status of their flight before heading to the airport while the issue is being addressed,” the company tweeted. It said it was working to resolve the problem as soon as possible. Inbound flights en route are […]
Phoenix under flood warning Authorities are keeping the Phoenix area under a flood warning after monsoon thunderstorms swamped low-lying streets, knocked out power to thousands of customers and delayed airline flights. Flood watches and warnings that include the metro area had been set to expire late Friday morning as rain slackened, but the National […]