The threat of industrial action by London Underground workers ended today when the biggest Tube union accepted a pay deal.

Fans heading to Wembley for tonight’s World Cup qualifying tie between England and Andorra were dealt a fresh blow today when it was announced that overground rail services would not be stopping close to the stadium because of the strike by Tube workers.

Thousands of Network Rail maintenance workers will strike today in a row over jobs and conditions.

Thousands of rail maintenance workers are to stage a weekend strike later this month in a row over jobs and conditions which will threaten disruption to train services, it was announced today.

A strike planned by London Underground workers in a row over safety, which would have caused chaos for soccer fans and commuters, has been called off, unions in the UK announced today.

The threat of strikes by London Underground workers over pensions was lifted today when a union said it had won guarantees it was seeking.

A ballot of thousands of London Underground workers in a row over pay is expected to show “substantial” support for strike action, union leaders in the UK predicted today.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair sparked boos, heckling and a walkout as he faced a further challenge to his authority in a speech to Britain’s unions.

Ticket office staff at a leading British rail firm are believed to have backed industrial action in a row over jobs.

The UK's biggest railworkers’ union tonight pledged to support any London Underground driver or other employees who refused to work normally on grounds of safety following the latest explosions.

A BITTER row broke out last night after Tube drivers refused to carry out security inspections on London Underground trains.

A row broke out tonight after Tube drivers refused to carry out security inspections on London Underground trains.

British rail workers will today complete a country-wide march to press for the renationalisation of their industry, claiming strong public backing for their campaign.

Managers stood in for post office workers in the UK today as thousands of staff staged a Christmas Eve strike in a row over opening hours.

Millions of London commuters could face travel chaos because of two threatened strikes expected to be called today in a row over jobs and conditions for Tube workers.

Workers at British rail freight firm EWS are to launch a campaign of industrial action after talks aimed at resolving a row over jobs and conditions broke down, it was announced today.

Informal talks have opened between the UK's mineworkers’ union and the biggest rail union in Britain with a view to a merger, it was learned today.

A dispute at English channel rail operator Eurostar escalated today when maintenance workers voted to take strike action in a row over pay and conditions.

A dispute involving workers at cross-Channel train operator Eurostar escalated today when union leaders decided to ballot hundreds of maintenance staff on industrial action.

A dispute involving workers at Eurostar is expected to escalate today when union leaders will meet to consider balloting workers for industrial action.

Workers at Eurostar have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over pay, threatening strikes over the August bank holiday weekend, it was announced today.

Hopes of averting further strikes on London Underground rose today following a meeting between union leaders and the Mayor of London.

Leaders of one of the Britain’s biggest trade unions today decided to switch financial support directly to Labour MPs, costing the party £750,000 (€1.1m).

A 24-hour strike on London Underground will go ahead from this evening after the failure of last-minute talks aimed at settling a dispute over pay and conditions.

London Underground services will start to run down after this evening’s rush hour because of a strike by thousands of workers in a row over pay and conditions.

Millions of commuters were expecting to hear today that they would face travel chaos on the Tube in the run-up to Christmas because of industrial action in a dispute over safety.

Seven people were taken to hospital today after a second derailment on the London Underground in less than 48 hours.

Latest casualty figures from today's train crash outside London indicate five people dead, 15 others with life threatening or serious injuries, and a further 70 walking wounded.

Britain today faced the threat of wider industrial action while a senior Labour MP said slow investment in transport has left the country with the worst railways in Europe.

A strike by London Underground staff has crippled Tube services, causing chaos for people travelling into the British capital, who switched to buses and cars to get to work.