Meeting set over strikes

Management and unions locked in a airport workers' pay dispute will spend the weekend preparing to meet at conciliation service Acas on Monday in a bid to stop strike action.

Ground staff workers, represented by union Unite, at six UK airports run by BAA, including Edinburgh, voted three to one to strike. The Unite workers include firefighters and security staff. BAA faces a "total shutdown" at the airports.

BAA also said it was ready to meet the unions over the weekend. Members of the Prospect union also voted in favour of strike action.