Rail Industry Groups News Today

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has suspended strike action planned from tomorrow, after the train operating companies promised to table a pay offer. the union has said it will now enter into a period of negotiations with network rail and the operators, meaning the walkouts planned for tomorrow, and november 7th and 9th are off. lets get more on this from our transport correspondent katy austin. i think that this was unexpected. yes, this is a significant moment, ...

Bus and rail industry groups have said they wont require passengers to wear them. in scotland, first minister nicola sturgeon will announce today whether its restrictions can be eased next monday, as planned. wales is due to review its restrictions on wednesday, and northern ireland is due to ease some covid measures on july the 26th. the peak of the current wave of infections is not expected before mid—august. this ward in middlesbrough is getting ready for a surge in patients. there is uncer...

Is this is the right date, or as good as any other date, to do this. but its got to be taken seriously. but the british medical association says there is a better time to do it, when more of the population has been fully vaccinated and when cases arent rising so rapidly. we cannot see any sense in why the government is removing the requirement for people to be protecting one another in a crowded underground train or a bus, or in a crowded shop. it makes no sense to be knowingly accepting increas...

Accepting increasing the infection at a time when in fact that infection rise is translating into increased hospitalisation. from the 19th, wearing a mask on public transport will be a matter of personal responsibility rather than the law in england. bus and rail industry groups have said they wont require passengers to wear them. the peak of the current wave of infections is not in scotland, first minister nicola sturgeon will announce today whether its restrictions can be eased next monday, as...

It makes no sense to be knowingly accepting increasing the infection at a time when in fact that infection rise is translating into increased hospitalisation. from the 19th, wearing a mask on public transport will be a matter of personal responsibility rather than law in england. bus and rail industry groups have said they will not require passengers to wear them. in scotland, first minister nicola sturgeon will announce today whether its restrictions can be eased next monday, as is planned. wal...