24 h. ago Air Canada cabin crew strike disruption continues as talks resume

Hundreds of thousands of passengers have seen flights cancelled during the busy summer travel season

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50 h. ago Major flight disruption to continue as union refuses to go back to work

The shut down is hitting 130,000 passengers and 700 flights every day

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53 h. ago Rubbish collections are delayed because of a staff shortage... after binmen went on holiday

The council said that while some workers were on sick leave, it expected disruption to continue until holidays finished in September.

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4 d. ago Thousands of Brits face 48 hours without water after major Welsh Water outage

Water company Welsh Water has confirmed that the repair of the burst water main in Broughton has been completed but the disruption will continue over the next 48 hours

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8 d. ago Activists at women's rights rally at Glasgow University are refused service at the student union bar 'over their opinions and beliefs' and signs 'that make staff feel unsafe'

Let Women Speak (LWS) had booked a private room at Glasgow University Union (GUU) where they planned to hold a social after their rally on Sunday.

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1 week ago Weather tracker: heavy rainfall across India, Japan and Hong Kong causes widespread disruption

Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours, while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslides and floodingLarge parts of Asia have been especially wet this week and the heavy rain is forecast to continue into next week. Hong Kong issued four black rainstorm warnings – the most times this warning has been issued in a single week.The worst of the rainfall was on 5 August, with more than 350mm in 24 hours, the highest daily rainfall recorded in August since 1884. This caused widespread disruption on roads and flights. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Portugal travel warning issued as major strikes set to hit six airports

On weekends until the end of August, tourists heading to Portugal and its islands could face huge disruption as ongoing strikes by ground staff at airports continue.

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1 week ago Depression, suicides, overdoses: broad impacts of US wildfires revealed in study

Fallout goes beyond deaths and injuries, including lung damage and deaths caused by healthcare disruptionsNew research looking at the aftermath of some of the deadliest wildfires to have struck the US in recent years has shed light on the devastating effects the disasters have on human health, with impacts that extend far beyond the official death toll and injury counts.Three studies published this week examine the long-term fallout from the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires, including depression, suicide and overdose deaths, lung damage, and deaths caused by healthcare disruptions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Flight disruption warned as major strikes set to hit 12 airports in Spain

Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca are among the affected destinations

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2 w. ago Storm Floris live: 134mph winds hit UK and 22,000 homes remain without power as travel disruption continues

The Met Office warned flying debris could pose ‘a danger to life’, while 43,000 homes lost power in Scotland

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2 w. ago Storm Floris: Storm Floris disruption continues as Met Office predicts more stormy weather for Scotland

Travel disruption is likely to continue while communities in the North are still dealing with outages

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2 w. ago Storm Floris: Disruption continues after huge summer storm brings 134mph gust

Rail services in Scotland could be suspended until around 4pm on Tuesday, ScotRail has warned

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2 w. ago Storm Floris disruption continues as services delayed on several ScotRail routes

Suspended routes will need to be checked before they can be reopened, ScotRail says, after Caledonian Sleeper Services were cancelled on Monday night following Storm Floris

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2 w. ago Storm Floris live: Rail disruption likely to continue for another day after 90mph winds hit UK

The Met Office warned flying debris could pose ‘a danger to life’, while 43,000 homes lost power in Scotland

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2 w. ago Storm Floris live updates: Rail disruption likely to continue for another day after 90mph winds hit UK

The Met Office warned flying debris could pose ‘a danger to life’, while 43,000 homes lost power in Scotland

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2 w. ago ‘Just ticking away in the background’: old Euston departures board lives on in millionaire’s Margate warehouse

Board continues to show live updates in Jeremy Hosking’s storage space which will open to public next weekendIn a cavernous concrete warehouse on an industrial estate outside Margate in Kent, an enormous screen flickers, day and night, telling the times of train services from north London to Manchester Piccadilly and Glasgow Central and Tring.Whether or not anyone is there to see it, the 22-metre-wide board never stops flashing up live, genuine updates of departures by West Midlands Railway or service disruptions on Avanti West Coast services. Continue reading...

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