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Former Shadow Transport Minister Sam Tarry who was sacked after ignoring a call from leader Keir Starmer not to attend picket lines. BBC Breakfast screengrab

Union leaders condemn Labour’s sacking of frontbencher Sam Tarry

Eurostar is offering free travel to Ukrainians travelling to the UK following Russia’s invasion.

Eurostar to offer free travel to Ukrainians travelling to the UK

Woodhall station ticket office near Port Glasgow would close under the ScotRail proposals. Picture: Rosser1954/WikiMedia Commons

ScotRail plans to close or curb opening hours of 120 station ticket offices

The rise will come as blow to passengers.

ScotRail fares rise: Passengers to be hit with biggest increase in nearly a deca...

The TSSA union will not longer strike during COP26, however, RMT union is still planning to take part in industrial action.

Picture: John Devlin

TSSA Union ends dispute with Scotrail

The Stonehaven rail crash is an example of the deadly threat posed by extreme weather (Picture: Derek Ironside/Newsline Media/PA Wire)

Stonehaven rail crash a warning about dangers of climate change – Scotsman says

Boris Johnson said he wants to “build back better” after the coronavirus pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

The cost of flights could go down under new plans from Boris Johnson - here's wh...

Linking rail fare rises to the measure of inflation has been axed due to “unprecedented taxpayer support” shown to the rail industry over the past year (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

When do train ticket prices go up in 2021, and by how much?

The RMT has described CalMac's pay offer as "derisory". Picture: John Devlin

CalMac industrial action ballot after pay talks fail

Millions of workers fear the new support package will not be enough to help them through the winter (Photo: John Sibley-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

What is a 'viable job'? These are the industries that could miss out on the new ...

Scotland TranServ maintains motorways and other major roads in Glasgow and the south west of Scotland.

Non-key Scottish road, rail and ferry workers must be stood down - unions

Scotrail claims the cancellations were caused by training for a new timetable.

Union claims victory in long-running dispute with Scotrail over manager roles

The train operator has pledged to change culture after the poor satisfaction results. Picture: John Devlin

Survey reveals ScotRail staff are angry and demoralised

Thomas Cook workers have been "stabbed in the back" over the company's collapse, with thousands now losing their jobs, according to union leaders.

Thomas Cook workers 'stabbed in the back' with thousands to lose their jobs

ScotRail has apologised for the disruption last Saturday night

ScotRail passengers warned to brace for more weekend chaos

The TSSA union said it represented all eight driver team managers in Edinburgh. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail passengers told industrial action won't cancel trains

Protesters demand Abellio is stripped of ScotRail contract

Alex Hynes, Managing Director, Scotrail Alliance. Picture: Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament

Rail chiefs defend pay rise for ScotRail boss amid performance criticism

Scotrail has come under fire.

ScotRail's performance target waived

Tom Watson(right) is thought to be sympathetic to the idea of a People's Vote. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Labour braced for showdown over Corbyn's Brexit position

John McDonnell, Shadow Chancellor

Labour to resist pressure of committing to second referendum on Brexit

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at Labour's National Women's Conference at the ACC in Liverpool. Picture: PA Wire

Labour will resist pressure to back second Brexit referendum

Reliability on ScotRail trains over April to June was the worst it had been for over two decades, new figures showed. Picture: John Devlin

Train reliability in first quarter hits worst level in two decades

Rail passengers are set to be hit with a 3.5% hike in fare prices. Picture: Greg Macvean

Rail passengers to be hit with 3.5% hike in fare prices

Supporters want to see Labour vote down Theresa Mays Brexit deal in October, call a general election, then call another referendum, or Peoples Vote. Picture: AP

Brexit: Labour members back second EU referendum

Celtic and Motherwell will meet in the Scottish Cup final. Picture: SNS

Rail workers call off Scottish Cup final strike in '˜goodwill gesture'

Several Scottish peers are expected to rebel, including Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, pictured.

Labour peers to rebel over single market

A vote for union strikes is set to affect ScotRail services. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

ScotRail strike set to hit Edinburgh rail commuters

A Virgin West Coast train

Virgin Trains strike hits services to Scotland

Union bosses fear major payouts for senior Scotrail staff. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Union voices fears that taxpayers will foot bill for Scotrail payouts

A Virgin train at Glasgow Central Staion

Glasgow rail passengers could face strike action

Picture: TSPL

Report calls for ScotRail to be taken into public ownership by 2020

The legislation, which will see British Transport Police (BTP) in Scotland subsumed into Police Scotland, will be voted on at Holyrood later today. Picture: John Devlin

Corbyn backs calls for transport policing merger to be scrapped

Union warns against British Transport Police merger plans

A dispute over control staff could see Scotland's railways grind to a halt at the height of the Holyrood election campaign. Picture: TSPL

Scots rail network facing '˜crippling' strike over control staff

Strike action threat for Scotland's railways

Rail strike looms over job cuts threat

Early morning commuters form queues to board buses at Victoria station during the Tube strike. Picture: AFP/Getty

London travel chaos as Tube workers strike

Picture: TSPL

Second ferry workers union joins CalMac action

The two-day shutdown has been averted after a new pay offer from Network Rail. Picture: Jane Barlow

Rail strike called off after new pay offer tabled

Only very limited ScotRail services are likely to run next week. Picture: Jane Barlow

Scots commuters face two days of rail chaos

Mark Carne, Ceo Network Rail. Picture: TSPL

Network Rail boss Mark Carne will not take bonus

East Coast has frozen fares on a number of routes. Picture: Ian Rutherford

East Coast freezes fares on key routes for 2014
East Coast has become the first train company to announce fares for 2014, revealing a freeze on more than half its to-and-from London fares and below-inflation ...

Picture: Ian Rutherford

Rail bosses get bonuses despite missing targets

Picture: Virgin Trains

Female Virgin Trains uniforms ‘too revealling’

CalMac workers are considering strike action - pictured the jetty at Coll. Picture: Robert Perry

Calmac strike moves closer as union talks stall

Thomas Cook cuts 2,500 jobs across UK

‘Let rail passengers know we are on their side’, Labour urged

‘Let rail passengers know we are on their side’, Labour urged

Olympic rail strike hits the buffers

Equal pay case ‘could cost Network Rail millions’

Equal pay case ‘could cost Network Rail millions’

Rail firms ‘keeping disruption payouts’

Train passengers paid ‘tiny fraction’ of compensatory money

Thomas Cook to axe 200 UK stores

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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