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Train passengers are facing chaos today, with half of the rail network closed and only a fifth of services running due to the biggest strike by rail workers for a generation.

MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Follow live updates as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Network Rail and 13 train operators begin a three-day strike today.

More than 50,000 union members have walked out over demands for a 11 per cent pay rise as millions battled into work, were forced to work from home or unable to earn money at all this week.

Todays strikes saw an extremely limited service running on the tracks across the country, with city workers fearing they would become stuck in London.

A spokesman for the ECHR told MailOnline they would not be naming the judge, claiming this was their policy on interim injunctions such as these.

A Government source said the RMT unions actions were utter folly and would hugely inconvenience the travelling public and alienate those whose ticket purchases ultimately support RMT jobs.

The hard-Left RMT union is currently in talks to decide the dates for a series of railway walkouts on Britains railways.

RICHARD KAY: When they did edge into sight through the open windows of a VIP viewing area, Harry and Meghan were seen only with the most junior or most obscure of royals.

The prime minister has urged councils to approve last-minute requests for street parties to mark the jubilee, as four million could end up hosting illegal celebrations this weekend.

In the 1970s stubborn inflation saw interest rates raised to historic levels, leaving many homeowners with unaffordable mortgage payments. Above: How interest rates have changed since 1800.