Category - UK

London – UPDATE : Baggage-Screening staff at Stansted Airport to go ahead with series of strikes over the bank holiday weekend in a row over pay. Strike action will start from 03:30-06:00 BST and from 15:30-18:00 over 4-days from Aug 23rd – 26th http://strike.skynetblogs.be/archive/2013/08/12/stansted-airport-staff-plan-holiday-strikes-7894966.html

Jul 23 – Trains from Manchester Piccadilly railway station suffered major disruption after a “massive” lightning strike hit the signalling system. “Staff at our control centre saw a large flash just outside their window,” said Martin Frobisher of Network Rail. “It damaged all of the signalling equipment and the station came to a standstill.” He […]

April 8 strike cancelled.

BBC: UK sees return of snow, gales and ice Fresh snowfall and gale force winds in parts of the UK are causing disruption, just weeks after severe weather led to school closures and transport problems. More than 50 schools have closed in Northern Ireland and Scotland, and Manchester, Leeds Bradford and Belfast City airports are […]

London (CNN) — A helicopter crashed into a construction crane atop a new luxury residential building in thick London fog Wednesday, killing the pilot and another person and sparking a line of flames as it plunged to the ground. Thirteen others were injured in the crash that took place at the height of the morning […]

Threat of Christmas strike at Jersey Airport strike.Skynetblogs.be: BAGGAGE handlers and check-in staff at the Airport say they are prepared to strike over the Christmas holiday period in protest against having their hours cut. Around 30 Servisair employees have asked their union, Unite, to organise a ballot for industrial action over proposals by the company […]