Only one in five UK train services to run on second consecutive day of strikes Passengers advised to travel only if necessary on Wednesday, although No 10 and Network Rail optimistic about reaching deal Published: 5:00 AM Only one in five UK train services to run on second consecutive day of strikes 3 January 2023 -- + New TUC leader calls for meeting with Rishi Sunak over strikes Published: 10:30 PM New TUC leader calls for meeting with Rishi Sunak over strikes + Border Force strikes could be extended to Dover and other ports Published: 6:46 PM Border Force strikes could be extended to Dover and other ports + -- + Most UK train services out of action as five days of strikes begin Published: 5:00 AM Most UK train services out of action as five days of strikes begin * -- * Strikes, elections and Dominic Raab: Rishi Sunak’s headaches to come in 2023 PM has reinstated ‘boring government’ but smooth relations with backbenchers are unlikely to last Published: 4:47 PM Strikes, elections and Dominic Raab: Rishi Sunak’s headaches to come in 2023 * Unions expected to take legal action against Rishi Sunak’s anti-strike laws Published: 4:18 PM Unions expected to take legal action against Rishi Sunak’s anti-strike laws * Week of rail strikes to cause more travel disruption in UK Published: 6:00 AM Week of rail strikes to cause more travel disruption in UK 1 January 2023 -- * NHS unions say plans for 2% pay rise next year could mean more strikes Ministers have asked NHS pay review body to cap increase for 2023-24, below predictions for inflation Published: 6:00 PM NHS unions say plans for 2% pay rise next year could mean more strikes * Ex-Royal Mail boss hits out at board for ‘confrontational path’ on strikes Rico Back believes postal service’s talks with union have been poorly handled Published: 1:59 PM Ex-Royal Mail boss hits out at board for ‘confrontational path’ on strikes * -- ‘Exhausted, broken, at risk of heart attacks’: UK headteachers quit as cuts push them to the edge With a strike ballot looming, school leaders say erosion of services for children and families has made their jobs untenable Published: 3:00 PM -- * Just nine passengers detained at Heathrow during Border Force strike Figure compares with 189 during same three days of 2021, but detentions at Manchester airport rose slightly Published: 7:00 AM Just nine passengers detained at Heathrow during Border Force strike 30 December 2022 * Rail strikes ‘cost UK hospitality sector £1.5bn in December alone’ Industry bodies say figure worse than predicted and expect ‘huge’ losses of businesses and jobs in 2023 Published: 9:23 AM Rail strikes ‘cost UK hospitality sector £1.5bn in December alone’ * Inflation, waiting lists, strikes, rail chaos, climate emergency: the 2022 polycrisis Almost every facet of life in the UK – courts to cost of living, -- breaking point Published: 8:00 AM Inflation, waiting lists, strikes, rail chaos, climate emergency: the 2022 polycrisis -- Unions holding government to ransom with talks demand, says Ben Wallace Minister ratchets up hardline stance as he rejects claim government is sabotaging efforts to end strikes Published: 3:10 PM Unions holding government to ransom with talks demand, says Ben -- Topics * Rishi Sunak * Rail strikes * Trade unions * Transport