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

The biggest rail strike in a generation in Britain will see only around half of the network open and for just an 11-hour period on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week.

Some are celebrating being to work from home for the week - and a tacit admission by some that they will be spending more time sunbathing than getting on with their jobs in the coming days.

Widespread disruption to routes in and around the city is expected

Widespread disruption to routes in and around the city is expected

A judge at the court today warned jurors that they will not be sitting next Tuesday as several days of walkouts begin along with a refusal to take on new cases.

Scores of festival goers were today seen carrying their rucksacks and camping gear as they arrived to Castle Cary station in Somerset, near to the Glastonbury site.

The RMT Union strike is set to go ahead next week after talks over their demands for inflation-tied pay rises for workers and no compulsory redundancies failed.

RAIL services in and out of stations across Somerset will be severely disrupted between Tuesday and Saturday next week (June 21-25), GWR is warning.

RAIL services in and out of stations across Somerset will be severely disrupted between Tuesday and Saturday next week (June 21-25), GWR is warning.