British Airways baggage and check- in staff will vote in August whether to strike after pay talks broke down, the Transport & General Workers Union (T&G) said.

The biggest union at British Airways is to ballot baggage handlers and check-in staff in a dispute over pay, heightening the threat of airport chaos later in the summer, it was announced today.

Pay talks between leaders of baggage handlers and check-in staff and British Airways have broken down, it was revealed today.