Rail transport
Network Rail makes revised offer to RMT in effort to end dispute
Union says it will consider details of offer after series of strikes over pay, jobs and working conditions
Staff and agency
01, Feb, 2023 @6:23 PM
Strikers unite across England: ‘Our disputes may be separate but we have one aim’
Voices from picket lines and protests in Bristol, Birmingham and London on a day of mass industrial action
Steven Morris, Jessica Murray and Tobi Thomas
01, Feb, 2023 @2:18 PM
Wednesday briefing: A guide to the numbers behind the strikes
In today’s newsletter: With almost 500,000 workers expected to walk out today and months of industrial action ahead, here’s a look at the scale of the issue and the impact of real pay cuts
Archie Bland
01, Feb, 2023 @6:54 AM
England to have almost no trains running on Wednesday as drivers strike
First of two walkouts by Aslef members will affect 14 operators, 10 of which will run no services
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
01, Feb, 2023 @5:00 AM
Four problems that Britain’s crisis-hit railway must solve to survive
Staff relations are at rock bottom, investment is shrinking and franchising has failed. But even so, passengers are trickling back. Can the network be revived?
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
28, Jan, 2023 @4:00 PM
Pruning HS2 cuts short-term costs but loses bigger long-term benefits
Reports that the line could permanently stop at Old Oak Common, not Euston, would mean even less value for money from HS2
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
27, Jan, 2023 @5:38 PM
HS2 will run to central London, Jeremy Hunt says
Chancellor moves to quash reports that high-speed rail link might not terminate at Euston
Jamie Grierson and Gwyn Topham
27, Jan, 2023 @1:35 PM
Rishi Sunak has never paid a penalty to HMRC, No 10 says, amid growing pressure over Nadhim Zahawi – as it happened
Downing Street releases statement after days of refusing to say whether or not PM ever paid a penalty to revenue body
Andrew Sparrow
25, Jan, 2023 @6:57 PM
Michael Gove briefly meets one mayor at northern conference
Levelling up secretary talks of ‘partnership’ in speech but has little time to hear local leaders’ concerns
Helen Pidd North of England editor
25, Jan, 2023 @5:17 PM
UK strike calendar – service stoppages planned for January, February and March
All the dates for strikes and stoppages across health, transport and education networks
Joe Middleton, Mabel Banfield-Nwachi , Anna Leach, Garry Blight and Casper Hughes
25, Jan, 2023 @2:24 PM
Row growing after third historic rail bridge filled in with concrete
National Highways faces third intervention by a local authority over infilling, after burying Congham bridge in Norfolk in tonnes of concrete
Matthew Weaver
25, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
Reliability of UK trains fell to new lows in December, official figures show
Labour says figures underline railways are in crisis, as almost one in 12 services due to run ended up cancelled
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
23, Jan, 2023 @5:34 PM
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