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Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union and Unite are involved in a long-running dispute over jobs and pensions.

Passengers have been urged to check before travelling.

A union boss has threatened more strikes as Tube walkouts caused travel chaos across London.

Mum of tram crash victim ‘distraught’ at accidental death ruling The mother of a man killed in the Croydon tram crash said she was more distraught hearing the ‘accidental death’ ruling than the day her son died. Jean Smith, the mother of Mark Smith, sat through every day of the inquest at Croydon Town Hall and is coming to terms with the outcome – it was not the “unlawful killing” ruling that she and families of the other victims had hoped for. Mark worked for a specialist ...

Mum of tram crash victim ‘distraught’ at accidental death ruling The mother of a man killed in the Croydon tram crash said she was more distraught hearing the ‘accidental death’ ruling than the day her son died. Jean Smith, the mother of Mark Smith, sat through every day of the inquest at Croydon Town Hall and is coming to terms with the outcome – it was not the “unlawful killing” ruling that she and families of the other victims had hoped for. Mark worked for a specialist ...

Families of the seven killed in the Croydon tram crash have branded the accidental ruling an “absolute farce” Families of the seven killed in the Croydon tram crash have branded the accidental ruling an “absolute farce”. The surviving relatives are furious the jury did not get to hear from Tram Operations Limited and Transport for London. On the morning of November 9, 2016, a tram derailed at the Sandilands Junction killing seven local people on their way to work. Dane Chinnery,...