Tube services in London were hit today by a “solidly supported” strike over ticket office closures.

London Underground workers have walked out on a 48-hour strike in a long-running row over Tube ticket office closures which will cause travel chaos in the capital.

Fulham’s Premier League home clash with Liverpool will go ahead as planned on Wednesday night after unions suspended a strike on the London Underground.

A planned 48-hour strike by London Underground workers in a row over ticket office closures has been called off after a last-minute deal was agreed.

Police were last night continuing to hold two men following a fire on board a North Sea ferry which sparked a dramatic emergency rescue by RAF helicopters.

Talks aimed at averting a 72-hour strike by London Underground maintenance workers next week ended without agreement tonight.

A MAJOR ferry operator is pulling its fast service between Ireland and Britain next month.

A major ferry operator is pulling its fast service between Ireland and Britain next month.

London Underground workers are to take six days of strike action in an escalating row over the sacking of two Tube drivers, threatening travel chaos for millions of passengers, it was announced today.

Rail union leaders today called for an urgent review of safety procedures after claiming that an internal report into a flooding incident at a Tube station in London showed it almost ended in “disaster”.

A Tube train with a suspect package on board passed through four London stations because staff cuts meant there was no-one available to evacuate and search the carriages, according to a leaked memo.

LONDONERS face more transport disruption after a 24-hour strike was called on part of the underground train system in support of two sacked drivers.

A 24-HOUR strike on London’s underground rail network will go ahead on Monday after talks over planned job cuts broke down, heralding the fourth walkout since September.

Talks aimed at averting fresh strikes by London Underground workers were held today and are set to continue next week.

Tube travellers had to be led along tracks through an underground tunnel for the second day in a row today because of fresh disruption to services.

Hundreds of London Underground passengers had to walk along the track today after trains were stuck in tunnels because of a power failure.

Talks aimed at averting a series of strikes by London Underground workers from next week have broken down and the industrial action will go ahead as planned, union leaders said today.

British Airways is to take legal action in a bid to prevent a wave of strikes by its cabin crew, it was announced tonight.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today that he hoped for a settlement between British Airways and the Unite trade union “quite soon”.

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

BORIS JOHNSON apologised yesterday for “misery” heaped on the millions of commuters and tourists whose travel plans were thrown into chaos by the Tube strike.

A growing number of industrial disputes on London Underground (LU) is threatening fresh strikes because of a spate of rows in the UK over pay, sackings and staff transfers, it was warned today.

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

THREE transport unions were last night poised to call a series of 24-hour strikes that could cripple services on the London Underground.

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.

One of the Britain's biggest and most powerful unions, the RMT, is meeting for its annual conference in Dublin today.

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.

AN Irish Ferries vessel carrying almost 800 passengers which was blocked from entering a French port was allowed to dock yesterday evening

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.

The Government was today urged to intervene in the industrial dispute at Irish Ferries before more jobs are lost.

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.

Shipping giant P&O is to close four of its 13 ferry routes with the loss of about 1,200 jobs, it was announced today.

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.

Members of the British rail union RMT will stage a 24-hour strike at stations operated by Channel Tunnel train company Eurostar today.

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

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.

Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe was today awarded another honour for her growing collection – being named in the new edition of Britain's Who’s Who.

London Underground was at a standstill today when a strike by rail workers over pay crippled services and caused travel chaos in the capital.

A temporary saving measure has been set up to help workers whose jobs were lost at RMT in Donegal last week.

One hundred and twenty workers have lost their jobs in Co Donegal after RMT, a company which makes car components, announced that it has gone into liquidation.

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.