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Biggest summer getaway in four years begins – how chaotic is it?

Millions of British holidaymakers are heading abroad this weekend

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023

Fresh rail strike dampens start to summer holidays as workers stage latest walkout

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected at Gatwick and Heathrow over the coming days while officials said more than 20,000 people passed through the Port of Dover on Friday

Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2023

Rail workers to strike again in row over pay, jobs and conditions

The deadlocked is being made worse by a bitter row over plans to close most railway ticket offices.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Tube strikes are OFF after unions secure concessions from TfL

Aslef and RMT suspend week-long action that was due to start on Sunday

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023

Industrial action on railways cost sector £620 million in past year – figures

The Rail Delivery Group said the strikes threatened the industry’s ‘long-term sustainability’.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

The great summer getaway: Rail chaos, soaring air fares and long queues on motorways to impact travel plans

Our travel correspondent reports from the front line of the July getaway

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Hopes for breakthrough on Tube strikes as national rail action goes ahead

Negotiations resume as staff walkout over pay and redundancies impacts rail services

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023

Summer holiday getaway begins with fresh national rail strike

Rail and Tube disruption is set to continue until early August, while Dover warns of 150-minute delays due to post-Brexit passport checks

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

All the UK strike dates confirmed for July 2023

Five-day walkout by junior doctors set to bring fresh upheaval to NHS as latest RMT action again disrupts rail services with pay talks languishing in deadlock

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Row between rail unions as RMT accused of ruining deal

Exclusive: TSSA chief questions ‘strategic thinking’ of sister union continuing walkouts

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023