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Coalition Government braced for summer of Strikes

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Over 750,000 civil servants are set for strike action in support of the teacher's strike which will cause disruption to a million school children. The strike planned by teachers which now has the full support of civil servants is planned for Thursday June 30, with the dispute over public sector pensions.

South West Trains Chief Apologises for Delays

South West Trains Delays
South West Trains managing director Andy Pitt has apologised for the delays that left hundreds of passengers stuck on a commuter train for nearly five hours. Andy Pitt has offered his apologies to all passengers affected sighting "extremely difficult circumstances" for the chaos. Passengers using the Waterloo line have experienced long delays and cancellations before and feel that they have heard such rhetoric before.
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Ash cloud: What volcanic ash does to planes

With more and more airlines arguing that even with Iceland's latest ash cloud descending over Europe it is still safe to fly, a flight operations manual released by Airbus has revealed just how damaging a meeting with volcanic ash can be on a modern plane.
Smoke plume rises from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano, under the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland May 21, 2011. Airlines began cancelling flights to Britain late on Monday because of an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano reaching its airsp

Iceland volcano: Ash cloud closes U.K. airspace

The government said on Tuesday that ash from an Icelandic volcano would not lead to the total shutdown of airspace despite the cancellation of over 250 flights across Europe this morning.
U.S. President Barack Obama drinks from a pint of Guinness stout at the Ollie Hayes pub in Moneygall

Ash cloud disrupts President Obama’s Ireland visit

A dense cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano was being blown toward Scotland Monday, yesterday. While airlines started to cancel their flights, U.S. President Barack Obama was forced to cut short his visit to Ireland as fears of disruptions similar to those engendered by the Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull eruption in April 2010 mounted.
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Ash cloud: easyJet AVOID system cold-comfort, little travel disruption

Following the previous report about easyJet's new AVOID system -- a newly developed ash cloud detection and mapping radar -- the IBTimes attempted to contact the company to see whether the new technology would be used to help manage the forthcoming ash cloud's impact on the global travel industry.
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Ash cloud disruption: easyJet AVOID investment vindicated

With memory of the widespread disruption last years ash cloud debacle caused British travellers still fresh and another similar cloud reported as on its way, budget airline easyJet's decision to invest in new ash cloud detection technology may well be proven right in the coming days.
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Top 10 cities for business and innovation

The report, produced in conjunction with the Partnership for New York City, graded 26 metro areas from Stockholm to Santiago on business opportunities, culture, livability, and innovation. And it's no surprise that the authors hometown of new York comes out on top.
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