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Disruption

A general view of scaffolding at Balbardie Primary School on September 04, 2023 in Bathgate, Scotland, after its buildings were found to contain RAAC. Credit: Getty Images

43 more schools found to have crumbly RAAC concrete

Flights to Italy cancelled as airport staff strike. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flights to Italy set to be disrupted as airport staff announce strike

Freshers moving in to university, picture Paul Simpson

Lancashire is the worst place in UK for exposure to Fresher's flu

The UK is in for a change to an increasingly humid and potentially thundery picture during the weekend, particularly on Sunday, with National Severe Weather Warnings possible.

Met Office: There is a chance of disruption from thunderstorms this weekend

Flight disruption: Can I claim compensation for a cancelled flight?

National Air Traffic Controllers said they are currently experiencing a technical issue, which may result in flight delays.(Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Flights grounded as UK air traffic control hit by network-wide failure

Commuters walk past a train stopped at a platform in Waterloo Station in London, during a national strike day, on February 1, 2023.

Rail strikes spell bank holiday travel chaos - 20,000 workers walk out

Train services in the UK are set to be disrupted again this weekend as tens of thousands of workers gear up for more industrial action.

Rail strikes: Full list of industrial action in August & September

Storm Antoni chaos as trains cancelled & houses evacuated

Storm Antoni chaos as trains cancelled & houses evacuated

London Gatwick Airport will be hit by eight days of strikes this summer - Credit: Adobe

Gatwick Airport to be hit by strikes for eight days of summer holidays

Holidaymakers are warned of travel disruptions after staff at European air traffic control announce strike action.  (Photo by Piero Cruciatti/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

European air traffic control strike to disrupt summer holiday flights

Long delays after M6 lorry crash

A Just Stop Oil protester runs onto Court 18 and releases confetti

Just Stop Oil disrupt Wimbledon with ‘orange confetti & jigsaw pieces’

Freeview has warned users that they could see disrupted services due to high pressure hovering above the UK.

Freeview warning for UK homes as millions set to suffer TV disruption

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 31: A group of rail workers stand on a picket line outside Euston rail station as a new round of strikes by train drivers begins on May 31, 2023 in London, England. Today's strike comes after the train drivers union, ASLEF, rejected a pay rise offer of 4 percent a year over two years from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Nationwide disruption as 24-hour train strike begins

Shoppers are being warned Brexit rules could lead to empty supermarket shelves

Shoppers warned Brexit rules could lead to empty supermarket shelves

Food chiefs are warning of potential empty supermarket shelves this winter when new Brexit rules come into effect from October.

An emergency alert will be sent across UK on 23 April. Picture: Cabinet Office

How cinemas and venues will limit disruption during UK emergency alert

EasyJet has issued a warning to anyone travelling to Italy this week

EasyJet issues cancellation warning to Brits travelling to Italy

Security officers at Heathrow airport are set to walk out for a further eight days over a pay dispute in May, Unite has announced.   Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Security officers at Heathrow airport to walk out for further 8 days

Protesters march into central London at a demonstration by the climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion, on October 16, 2022. Credit: Isabel Infantes/AFP.

Climate activists to ‘step up’ disruption if ultimatums are not met

Storm Noa: Winds up to 60mph to hit parts of UK with warnings issued

British Airways will cancel around 32 flights per day to and from Heathrow over the Easter weekend  (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow security staff start 10-day strike affecting Easter travels

Network Rail has warned of Easter distruption

Network Rail warns passengers to expect disruption this Easter

Royal Mail has issued a warning as the severe weather conditions have caused delays in some areas

Royal Mail warning as bad weather causes delays

Snow has fallen in many parts of the UK (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Latest Met Office forecast as Storm Larisa brings snow and ice to UK

Snow has fallen across England

Here’s when UKHSA cold warning for England will end

National Highways has issued a severe weather alert

National Highways issue severe weather alert in parts of the UK

National Highways is warning drivers to expect delays after issuing a severe weather alert in parts of the UK.

Met Office weather update: Snow on the way for the UK

Protesters clash at Tate Britain during drag queen kids story-telling event held to mark LGBT+ History Month

Protesters clash on steps of Tate Britain over drag queen kids event

Easyjet travel warning for passengers travelling to Europe this week

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords as Government suffers defeat over Public Order Bill

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Protesters take part in a union rally on November 30, 2022 in London, England. Representatives of National Education Union (NEU), Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the public-service union Unison joined a rally by the University and College Union (UCU) amid strike action by staff at educational institutions across the UK. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

UCU confirm strike dates for February and March - 70,000 to walk out

Royal Mail unable to send letters and parcels overseas after ‘cyber incident’

Royal Mail unable to send post overseas after ‘cyber incident’

National ambulance and NHS trade unions have announced a day of strike action to take place tomorrow.

NHS advise when to use 999 as ambulance driver strikes begin today

Foreign Office issues Peru travel warning amid political protests

The rail strikes taking place this week

Rail strikes: Passengers warned travel only if “absolutely necessary”

Commuters wait for an extremely delayed Central Line train at Stratford station in London on December 13  as rail strikes began a wave of festive walkouts in the country.

What you need to know before travelling on Christmas Eve

TransPennine Express has issued a statement to say that there are major cancellations across the network

Train operator issues ‘do not travel alert’ cancelling major routes

Customers weigh packages at the post office.

What to do if your parcel hasn’t arrived in time for Christmas

Northern has published a calendar highlighting the best times to travel over the Christmas and New Year period as industrial action looms

Northern best times to travel over busy Christmas and New Year period

The RMT union is pressing ahead with strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

Train strikes: How to get refunds for tickets affected by RMT strike

Passengers wait to board an Avanti West Coast mainline train at Crewe Station on December 01, 2022 in Crewe, England. The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union (RMT) said its members will strike on eight days - December 13, 14, 16 and 17, and January 3, 4, 6 and 7 - the latest episode in a dispute over pay and working practices. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Commuters warned of ‘significant disruption’ as rail strikes begin

University strikes begin as union members walk out over pensions & pay

All lines are blocked due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Liverpool Lime Street and Preston

Trains delayed as emergency services deal with incident on the tracks

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill

A person sadly died after being hit by a train between Lancaster and Carlisle

Person dies after being hit by train between Lancaster and Carlisle

Preston's Harris Library has temporarily moved into the Guild Hall while refurbishment work is completed.

Lancashire's libraries: How Covid has impacted the way they are used and how the...

The scene near Fisherton Tunnel between Andover and Salisbury where a train heading to Bristol crashed

Two trains collide with 100 people rescued from tunnel and driver taken to hospi...

Douglas Booker of Lancaster-based National Air Quality Testing Services

Lancashire businesses urged to profit from low carbon innovation event

Ian Watkinson, Lancashire's representative on the executive committee of the National Education Union

Call for air filters in every Lancashire classroom as pupil isolations leap by a...

Trains in and out of Preston have been delayed by a points failure this morning (Tuesday, January 5)

Train delays between Preston and Bolton due to points failure

Talks between the European Parliament and Britain are ongoing over a trade deal

Report reveals EU trade was worth £1bn to Lancashire last year

NHS England data shows 219 patients started treatment for cancer at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in August

Fewer patients begin cancer treatment at Royal Preston Hospital

Rail services between Wigan Wallgate and Kirkby have been suspended.

Flooding blocks all railway lines between Wigan Wallgate and Kirby

Downing Street says 99% of schools in England have reopened this month

Disruption to schooling could worsen in winter due to Covid-19, says union

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