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• Tube strike: major disruption follows official end of London action – as it happened

  09-01-2017 22:14
  
  A 24-hour strike on London Underground has created major travel disruption in the capital and gridlocked streets9.14pm GMTYou can read Gwyn Topham’s full piece on today’s travel disruption - and the efforts to avert yet more - here.This live blog is now closing. My colleague Matthew Weaver provided a comprehensive summary of the day’s events this afternoon. 8.03pm GMTMany people are still struggling to get home now, two hours after the strike officially ended 7.41pm GMTLondon U
  
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• London tube strike causes commuter chaos – video

  09-01-2017 22:04
  
  Millions of commuters endure major travel disruption following the decision to strike by London Underground workers. The 24–hour strike which began at 6pm on Sunday, meant Monday morning commuters faced journeys on gridlocked roads, with most central tube stations closed. Crowded rail and bus services turned many to cycling as services remained crippled throughout the day Tube strike: major disruption follows official end of London action – live updatesContinue reading...
  
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• Major disruption follows official end of London tube strike – live updates

  09-01-2017 21:03
  
  A 24-hour strike on London Underground has created major travel disruption in the capital and gridlocked streets8.03pm GMTMany people are still struggling to get home now, two hours after the strike officially ended 7.41pm GMTLondon Underground and the rail unions said they were prepared to resume talks later this week over safe staffing levels on the tube, after a day in which millions of commuters were affected by a strike across the network on Monday. Reps from the TSSA union, who represent s
  
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• Latest Southern rail strike expected to cause severe disruption

  09-01-2017 20:15
  
  Trains on network will be cancelled on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, with knock-on effect also expected on ThursdaySouthern trains will be cancelled on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the latest strikes on the commuter rail network, as part of a long-running dispute over driver-only services.Severe disruption is also expected on Thursday due to the knock-on effects of the walkout by members of the Aslef union, as well as a continuing overtime ban on a short-staffed network. Related: I work for
  
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• London Underground strike knocks confidence in capital's new mayor

  09-01-2017 17:38
  
  With TfL’s funding slashed and the promise of a fares freeze to deliver, Sadiq Khan finds himself in a tricky positionThis wasn’t supposed to happen under Sadiq Khan, but the first major tube strike under the new mayor shows that winning the battle over closing ticket offices and slashing jobs may have only been a pyrrhic victory for Transport for London. Monday’s strike was an echo of January 2016’s walkouts, when Boris Johnson was in full flow. Then, 900 jobs were shed
  
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• 'An hour-long journey turned into three hours': readers on the tube strike

  09-01-2017 16:20
  
  Despite arriving late or working from home, commuters have been telling us their employers have been understandingWith every Underground line affected and London’s roads jammed as a result of the disruption, Monday’s 24-hour tube strike has caused significant problems for the capital’s commuters. But some Guardian readers reported that their employers have taken an understanding view of their plight.Harry Hewitt, who works in film production, spent an hour trying to get into wo
  
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• Londoners struggle with commute during tube strike – video

  09-01-2017 15:58
  
  Millions of Londoners struggle to get to work on Monday morning as a 24-hour tube strike closed most of the stations in the city centre. Long queues for packed buses and trains were under strain to accommodate the numbers of people trying to find an alternative route as heavy traffic spread across the capital
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• Tube strike brings manic Monday to commuters in gridlocked London

  09-01-2017 11:50
  
  Millions endure major travel disruption as unions accuse Transport for London of ‘dangerously exaggerating’ limited services A strike by London Underground workers has left millions of commuters facing massive disruption and having to endure journeys on gridlocked roads, with most central tube stations closed and crowded rail and bus services elsewhere in the capital.Transport for London said it was running a limited service on eight of its 11 tube lines on Monday and would open 60%
  
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• Tube strike brings manic Monday for commuters in gridlocked London

  09-01-2017 11:50
  
  Millions endure massive travel disruption as unions accuse Transport for London of ‘dangerously exaggerating’ limited services A strike by London Underground workers has left millions of commuters facing massive disruption and having to endure journeys on gridlocked roads, with most central tube stations closed and crowded rail and bus services elsewhere in the capital.Transport for London said it was running a limited service on eight of its 11 tube lines on Monday and would open 60
  
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• How have you been affected by the tube strike?

  09-01-2017 10:50
  
  Whether you’re taking alternative routes or you’ve let your staff work from home, we’d like you to share your experiences with usMillions of people face a tough journey into work with most central stations closed and all lines hit due to the 24-hour strike on London Underground.
  Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) started the walkout at 6pm on Sunday in a dispute over staffing and ticket office closures. P
  
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• Gridlock on London streets as Tube strike hits – timelapse aerial video

  09-01-2017 10:22
  
  Aerial footage shows chaos on the roads of central London on Monday morning. Millions of London Underground passengers are facing a lengthy journey to work amid a 24-hour Tube strike over staffing and ticket office closures Tube strike: all lines hit and most central London stations closed – live updatesContinue reading...
  
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• Tube strike: all lines hit and most central London stations closed – live updates

  09-01-2017 09:31
  
  Millions of London Underground passengers face a chaotic journey to work as a 24-hour strike over staffing and ticket offices closures hits all tube lines and many central stations8.31am GMTMy boss, Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s head of news, is one of those struggling into work.Already too busy to get on... #hernehill pic.twitter.com/EcQsddmuqc 8.28am GMTJohn Leach, the RMT’s London regional organiser, claimed that London Underground’s management privately shared the union&rsquo
  
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• Travellers cast off inhibitions on no pants subway ride day – in pictures

  09-01-2017 04:31
  
  What started off as a comedy prank in New York in 2002 has blossomed to become a regular event on the global calendarSubway riders around the world might have noticed something missing when their fellow transit users went trouserless on Sunday for the annual no pants subway ride.Participants were told to get on trains and act as they normally would and were given an assigned point to take off their pants. They are asked to keep a straight face and respond matter-of-factly to anyone who asks them
  
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• Uber to share more travel data with cities

  09-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Movement transit time website is conciliatory move after earlier clashes
  
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• Tube worker strike causes commute chaos

  09-01-2017 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Commuters in the capital face chaos today as London Underground workers stage 24 hour strike action - causing travel chaos for millions of passengers.
  
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• Tube strikes: Reading commuters warned London Paddington will have no underground service

  09-01-2017 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -There is likely to be no tube service at London Paddington and other key interchanges during the walk out
  
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• Tube strike: London set to face rush-hour travel chaos

  09-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rush-hour commuters face travel chaos as a 24-hour strike action hits the London Underground.
  
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• Tube strike January 2017: Almost all Zone 1 stations to close as unions confirm walkout WILL go ahead

  09-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Londoners are set to endure major disruption as a Tube strike will go ahead after unions rejected a last-ditch offer to stop the walkout.
  
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• Tube strike: How long will the London Underground closure last and which lines and stations are affected?

  09-01-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Tube strike: Four million commuters face rush-hour travel chaos

  09-01-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Tube strike: commuters face early morning rush hour travel misery

  09-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Londoners battled to work this morning with almost no Tube service due to strike action over job losses and ticket office closures.
  
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• Tube passengers drop their TROUSERS for No Pants Day ahead of Underground strike

  09-01-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Bemused passengers on the tube awkwardly averted their gaze today as hundreds of commuters stripped down to their underwear across London for the bizarre annual tradition.
  
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• Southern strike: GTR boss 'agrees to fresh talks'

  09-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The boss of Southern rail and a union chief agree to hold fresh talks in a bid to end the crisis on the network, the BBC understands.
  
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• Southern Rail strike January 2017: Passengers warned over travelling during this week's walkouts

  09-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters should only get Southern trains on strike days if their journey is vital, the rail company is warning ahead of a week of crippling walkouts on London's transport network.
  
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• Southern Rail commuters to hold protest mourning 'death of our patience'

  09-01-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Organiser Robin Marchant said he wants to hold the protest to let Southern Rail know commuters are "royally fed up"
  
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• Rail strikes threaten to spread nationwide as Tube talks fail subscription

  09-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The rail strikes that have caused commuter misery in the south of England are set to spread across the country, it emerged this weekend.
  
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• Rail review seeks to unlock funds to reopen lines

  09-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Potential investors in system complain of bureaucracy and high costs
  
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• Positive meeting held over Saxmundham Art Station project

  09-01-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Funding is being sought for a project to turn a station on the East Suffolk rail line into an arts hub following a positive meeting between organisers and Greater Anglia officials.
  
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• No Trousers on the Tube Day: Hundreds of Londoners drop trousers for day of semi-nakedness

  09-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of half-naked Londoners left Tube passengers stunned today when they left their trousers at home to mark the worldwide No Trousers on the Tube Day.
  
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• Network Rail told to prove it was good neighbour in Oxford row

  09-01-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A REVIEW of whether Network Rail has been a considerate neighbour to people in North Oxford has been requested by the Government.
  
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• Morgan Stanley in talks to sell oil tanker stake

  09-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Negotiations over Heidmar comes amid Wall Street scrutiny over commodities dealings
  
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• Metrolink's Trafford Park £350m tramline: Preparation work starts

  09-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Work along the route of a new £350m tramline to Greater Manchester's Trafford Centre is set to begin.
  
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• Metrolink's Trafford Park 350m tramline: Preparation work starts

  09-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Work along the route of a new 350m tramline to Greater Manchester's Trafford Centre is set to begin.
  
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• Majority of people want 'unfit' Southern Rail and other franchises to be renationalised

  09-01-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The poll comes amid claims strikes, which have caused disruption in the South of England, will spread across the country
  
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• Kirklees Council finally agrees to bus gates investigation

  09-01-2017 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Investigation into £1.2m traffic camera scheme launch
  
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• January Tube strike guide: What you need to know

  09-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A strike is shutting down most of the Tube network in central London. Here is what you need to know.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover sells more than a car a minute in 2016

  09-01-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Jaguar Land Rover sells more than a car a minute in 2016
  
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• 'Hugely disappointing' that higher proportion failed drink-drive test

  09-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - ONE in 30 drivers stopped by police during the drink-drive campaign over the festive season were over the legal limit.
  
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• HMIC to examine Police Scotland plan to take on rail policing

  09-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A watchdog will inspect British Transport Police ahead of Police Scotland's proposed takeover of the force.
  
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• Germany China parcels train to run this year

  09-01-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - INTERNATIONAL: A pilot eastbound postal service between Duisburg in Germany and Chongqing in China...
  
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• Doubts cast over plans for two new platforms at Manchester Piccadilly train station

  09-01-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - A shadow of doubt is looming over plans to expand Manchester Piccadilly after Network Rails boss admitted they are looking at the cost-benefit ratio.
  
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• Diesel vehicles to splutter out? Experts predict electric cars will dominate market by 2025 as motorists go green

  09-01-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Industry chiefs also claim that more than half the people who own cars now will not do so in future as they opt to rent or use a car service instead
  
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• CrossCountry allows passengers to change Advance tickets without paying fee

  09-01-2017 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Rail passengers from Aberdeen to Penzance are set to benefit from the abolition of fees for amending Advance tickets.
  CrossCountry, which serves England, Wales and Scotland from its hub in Birmingham, has abandoned the £10 administration charge that is common across the rail industry for such changes.
  
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• Commuters brave the chill to strip down to underwear in international celebration of silliness

  09-01-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -People dressed in winter clothes, minus their trousers, before jumping on undergrounds around the world
  
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• City centre transport changes - how routes for cars, buses and cyclists are affected

  09-01-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Transport bosses are warning drivers and bus passengers to expect more traffic and congestion throughout January and February
  
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• Carmakers steer cautious driverless path

  09-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Auto giants differ on how quickly industry can make transition to autonomous
  
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• Bus regulation to get red light from ministers Subscription

  09-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Ministers look set to reject calls for the wholesale re-regulation of Scotlands bus services.They are expected to opt for alternative measures tackling declining passenger numbers, congestion and pollution, and to give councils control over services.
  
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• Belfast International Airport: 'fifth busiest in UK' for domestic travel

  09-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Belfast International is listed as the fifth busiest airport in the United Kingdom for domestic passenger traffic.
  
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• Aylesbury MP 'disappointed' with latest HS2 report

  09-01-2017 01:00 via mix96.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Aylesbury MP David Lidington has expressed his disappointment at the latest special report on HS2 produced by the House of Lords.
  
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• Astra wagons delivered to DB Cargo UK

  09-01-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: DB Cargo UK has begun taking delivery of 85 open wagons being supplied by leasing company VTG...
  
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