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Rail strike disruption

Drivers in the Aslef union stage first rail strike in months, disrupting routes across UK

Passengers have been warned to expect significant disruption from the latest train strikes on Friday.

Members of the Aslef train drivers' union are walking out at 16 companies including TransPennine Express, Northern, Avanti, East Midlands Railway, Thameslink and Southern.

Separately, the RMT union is striking on Saturday 13 May - the day of the Eurovision final in Liverpool.

Nick Robinson spoke to Mick Whelan, General Secretary of Aslef, about the disruption to the public caused by the strikes. Martha Kearney spoke to Huw Merriman, Minister for Rail and HS2 about the government鈥檚 approach to solving the dispute.

(Image, Trains at Victoria Station, Credit, Kirsty O鈥機onnor, PA)

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