The RMT union said it would meet rail bosses for fresh talks on Wednesday. But, the BBC reports, even if an agreement were reached, it would not stop Thursday’s planned strike, but that with 48 hours’ notice it could potentially prevent disruption on Saturday. The NOW service is provided to you by Sky UK Limited. For full NOW terms visit: NOW - Terms and Conditions | Enjoy Brilliant Entertainment (nowtv.com) Talks between Network Rail (NR) and the union are expected to be held in the next few days, sources say. Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, has condemned the strikes as “extremely frustrating” and blamed the government for the disruption to the capital’s transport services. He said the strikes would have a “devastating impact” on the capital’s economy and that he hoped unions would return to the negotiating table with Transport for London and the government.

Amid widespread industrial action across rail services, postal workers are also set to vote over whether to strike in a row over pay, it was announced today. More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers will be balloted in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) also called on the government to adopt a positive role in the rail dispute instead of “inflaming tensions”. “The government has the power to help end this dispute,” said Frances O’Grady, the TUC general secretary. The rail industry and British Transport Police(BTP)work in partnership with Samaritans to reduce suicideson the railway and support those affected by them. Our suicide prevention programme includestraining railway employees and BTP staff to look out for and offer support to people who may be consideringsuicide andworking within the wider community to de-stigmatise suicide and promote help-seeking behaviour. To date almost 23,000 rail staff and BTP officers have received suicide prevention training. You need to sign a new contract and will be subject to certain terms. All plans are subject to certain conditions (including location) and you need to pay by Direct Debit.

Make small talk and you could save a life

Instead of grown-up conversations to take the heat out of the situation, they are pouring petrol on the fire. Instead of bringing people together in the national interest, they are stoking division in their political interest.” Labour demanded ministers drop the boycott of talks, which continued on Sunday in a bid to bring the threatened action to a halt. Amid widespread industrial action across rail services, postal workers are also set to vote over whether to strike in a row over pay, it was announced today. We have further talks on change with CWU this week. We hope this will ultimately lead to an agreement on the changes required to ensure Royal Mail can grow and remain competitive in a fast-moving industry, securing jobs for the future and retaining our place as the industry leader on pay and terms and conditions.

However, a separate poll of 2,516 adults, published by YouGov on Tuesday afternoon, suggested only 37% of people were supportive of the strike this week, while 45% said they opposed it. Much has been made of whether or not the public support these strikes, and our polling, that included an explanation of the dispute rather than an uninformed test of perceptions, shows a majority finding justification in the decision of rail workers to strike, along with general support for the principle of workers striking.Samaritans CEO Ruth Sutherland said;‘Suicide is everybody’s business and any one of us could have an opportunity to save a life. Research for this campaign showed 73% of the public would expect somebody to approach their loved one if they were upset in a public place.** We have worked carefully with the public, rail travellers and those bereaved by suicide to ensure that this campaign is delivered sensitively but with real impact. The knowledge and skills to save lives in the rail environment can be applied to many other situations. We hope that Small Talk Saves Lives is the start of a much wider conversation about how suicide is preventable.” Ed Davey claims Boris Johnson and Grant Shapps are posing as bystanders while millions suffer, calling for them to intervene. The majority of the time, people go about their everyday activities with the conviction that they are taking all reasonable precautions to I’ve known Anas for a very long time. He’s a friend, I have complete respect for him, as does Keir Starmer. As the nation begins to readjust to life with easing restrictions, Network Rail, British Transport Police and the wider rail industry joins charity to empower the public to act if they see someone who needs help by starting a conversation