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Heathrow chaos as passengers wait hours to retrieve bags ahead of Border Force strikes

Hundreds of passengers flying through Heathrow Airport face "shambolic" wait times and missing bags, frustrated travellers have said.

Evening Standard

Brits to be kept on planes to prevent overcrowding in airports during strikes

Passengers may find themselves stuck on the tarmac when Border Force workers with the PCS union strike at Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester airports

Daily Mirror

Steve Barclay ‘holding country to ransom’ by refusing to discuss nurses pay, says union boss

Unions won’t ‘blink first’, insists Unite chief – as RCN warns of January strikes if no pay talks

The Independent UK

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December strikes: Border Force, nurses and every worker walkout date

Walkouts by train, Royal Mail and NHS workers set to cause mass disruption on several days in next month

The Independent UK

Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK

All the strike dates this week as daily walkouts hit in nightmare before Christmas

Paramedics, NHS nurses, Border Force passport officers, driving test centres and the DWP - here are the strike dates you need to know about between now and Christmas Day

Daily Mirror

Health Secretary is 'holding the country to ransom', insists union boss

Unite leader says Steve Barclay will get a 'rude awakening' if he refuses to negotiate on NHS pay

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UK court to rule if deportation flights to Rwanda can restart

Judges at London's High Court will rule on Monday whether the British government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stakes his future on stopping a record number of migrant arrivals in small boats.

Reuters

Union boss warns Barclay will ‘carry the can’ if patients suffer due to strikes

Unite union leader Sharon Graham said the Health Secretary will get a ‘rude awakening’ if he refuses to negotiate on pay.

The Independent UK

Airports set for packed Friday as 5 million jet off on holiday for Christmas

Demand is high for sunny destinations including Spain, Portugal, Turkey and the Canary Islands - but the busy period coincides with Border Force strikes

Chronicle Live

Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK

Defence chief complains 'we're busy!' as 1,200 troops sent to cover strikes

The Chief of Defence Staff hit out as Labour backed covering strikes with troops - and Rishi Sunak caused anger by branding unions 'Grinches that want to steal Christmas'

Daily Mirror

Friday will be busy at airports as 5million people head abroad for Christmas

There are fears strikes by Border Force workers every day from Friday until the end of the year except December 27 could cause disruption

Wales Online

Five million people from UK to spend festive period abroad

Friday will be the busiest day for departures, while Christmas Day will be the quietest.

The Independent UK

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UK Government forced to call on army for help amid widespread strikes

THE army is being sent in to cover for ambulance staff in England and border staff across the UK as ministers seek to ensure public safety in the…

The Independent UK

Army to cover for striking ambulance and border workers as NHS unions ‘offer way out’

Military chief speaks out as 1,200 personnel drafted to prop up public sector

Daily Mirror

Brits told dial 999 only if their lives are at risk in run up to Christmas

Their dire warning comes as 100,000 nurses begin their second 24 hour strike on Tuesday and ambulance crews walk out the following day

The Independent UK

Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

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The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes: passengers face fresh wave of weekend disruption

People urged only to travel if absolutely necessary on last weekend before Christmas

Chronicle Live

Strike calendar - all walkouts planned until the end of December

All the dates of strike action and stoppages across the NHS, trains, buses and Royal Mail

Daily Mirror

Up to 2,500 troops could cover striking public sector staff at £10m-a-week cost

Up to 2,500 troops are being readied to cover for Border Force, NHS staff and firefighters going out on strike - and they could cost £4,000 per soldier per week

Daily Mirror

EuroTunnel says its services won't be impacted by strikes over Christmas

Le Shuttle services - which run from Folkestone, Kent to Calais - continue to run as normal, unaffected by strikes, over a Christmas period otherwise filled with industrial action

The Independent UK

Migrants rescued from second sinking boat on same night four died in Channel

Border Force officers rescued 50 people, five of whom had ended up in the freezing water, after their boat started to sink

Daily Mirror

easyJet issues Christmas warning ahead of 'major disruption' during strikes

easyJet has warned air travellers that Border Force strikes could lead to long delays at Gatwick, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester airports over the Christmas period

Evening Standard

Christmas strikes ‘to cost London £2 billion’

RMT boss Mick Lynch raises hopes of a possible deal

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