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Scotland's railway network could be plunged into yet more chaos as another union threatens to walkout. Hundreds of ScotRail workers could strike in September unless they win a 'credible' pay deal. Unite, which represents 300 workers at the state-owned operator, has become the third union to announce a strike ballot in the pay row. Aslef and RMT have recently announced they will be balloting their ScotRail staff if they want to take part in industrial action.

Thousands of golf fans faced frustrating delays as they travelled to The Open at Royal Troon amid criticism of state-owned ScotRail for failing to address staff shortages. Huge queues formed at Central Station in Glasgow and there were chaotic scenes as spectators arrived to catch trains to the Ayrshire course. The nationalised train operator had pledged to lay on extra services even though it is running a temporary timetable because of an ongoing dispute with drivers over pay.

All railway lines were temporarily closed in Inverness, and parts of the city centre, including Eastgate shopping centre, were cleared as a precaution. The public was asked to avoid the Millburn Road and Academy Street areas while the incident continued, and road closures were in place. Police and firefighters were called to the train depot at Inverness, which is next to Inverness Station, shortly before 10am.

EXCLUSIVE: Despite housing developers Torus' £10,000 price tag to demolish a heartbroken Abu, 83, and Noor Jaigardar, 66, are refusing to leave their family home on a doomed estate in St Helens. The couple wept as their friends were left behind, but they had no intention of leaving the house of 36 years until Torus came up with a better price. To prevent a newbuild construction, the company has already demolished more than 60 houses on the estate. Abu Jaigardar, the grandfather of seven children, told MailOnline: "I'm so sad about what's happened to our neighborhood.' We just want a fair price for our house so we can get somewhere similar, but Torus will not have it.'

As an Arctic blast saw three inches rise, temperatures plummeted to -10C (14F), travel chaos, and school closures, snow warnings were expanded in the United Kingdom today. Since National Highways issued a severe weather warning for snow covering the North West of England, drivers are likely to be stranded, while road users are advised to plan ahead. Between today and Thursday, snow and ice warnings were first issued in the Lake District, Northumberland, the Pennines, and other areas of the North West and Wales. The Met Office extended these warnings to include areas of North East England, as well as some parts of southern England, where the Met Office warned that certain parts of southern England could see snowfall on Wednesday. Despite abundant sunshine in several regions today, daytime temperatures of just 3C (37F) are forecast in London, where it will feel like -2C (28F) due to a strong northerly wind. As the week goes, the Midlands and South will see sunny but chilly days. At Cairngorm mountain in the Highlands this morning, the lowest UK temperature this morning was -10.4C (13.3F), although it was -5C (23F) in Glasgow, Powys, and Cumbria. And today, the RAC is forecast to be the busiest day of the winter so far for vehicle breakdowns.

According to witnesses, the driver was unharmed, but ScotRail passengers departed the train after it stopped just north of Broughty Ferry station in Dundee. The complete front window of the train had been blown out, according to shocking photos of the scene, although portions of the left hand side had been smashed to pieces with only splintered edges remaining. On the left hand side, the window had been shattered, while a new gash had been cut across the cabin's roof. Following the disruption of routes across the UK by 70mph gales and rain, rail passengers have been left stranded until at least tomorrow.

Hundreds of motorists were trapped for up to four hours in heavy snow on a major highway today, and railway operators issued 'do not travel' warnings in the aftermath of major disruption due to floods and high winds as Storm Gerrit swept into the UK with 100mph gusts. Due to blizzard conditions on the A9 in Dalnaspidal, drivers were unable to assist because they were stranded behind cars. During 'challenging weather conditions,' the road in Ballinluig was also plagued by severe floods 30 miles away, with Police Scotland advising people not to travel on the route. It's happened as London North Eastern Railway (LNER) reported that trains in between King's Cross and the Highlands had'significant delays' throughout its entire 956-mile network. The Met Office issued warnings around the UK until the early hours of tomorrow, with the storm also forecast to drop three inches of rain and eight inches of snow. Meteorologists also warned of delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed roads and bridges, floods on highways, power cuts, and disruption to ferry and planes.

As Storm Gerrit swung into Britain with 70 miles per hour, Britons returning home after visiting relatives for Christmas were warned of delays and threatening weather today. Until the early hours of tomorrow, the Met Office issued warnings around the UK, with the storm dropping three inches of rain and eight inches of snow. Due to the severe weather in Scotland and Wales, rail passengers in Scotland and Wales were delayed, and line closures, while those in England were delayed by train staff shortages, trackblocks, and late-finishing engineering works. Meteorologists also warned of delays for high-sided cars on blocked highways and bridges, drought on highways, potential power cuts, and disruption of flights and planes. The Environment Agency released 94 flood warnings around England, as well as two flood warnings for Gog Brook in Warwick and the Upper River Hull area of East Yorkshire. Pictured: This morning, a wet start to the day in Peterborough (right) and a Lunar halo surrounds the moon as ice crystals in the atmosphere refract light over Whitley Bay in Tyne and Wear last night.

More than £4 million has been invested on taxis and buses to cover cancellations by Scottish Government-owned ScotRail. According to the latest estimates, the bill for rail replacement services at the nationalised operator has been £4,193,520 since the start of the 2022/23 financial year. It involved more than £1.2 million on unplanned cancellations, while a further £271,000 was spent on taxis to get passengers home after they were stranded due to services not operating as expected.

At the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany, some of Lemmy's ashes were scattered. The Ace of Spades rockers performed countless times over the grounds of the festival's 'Lemmy Forever' memorial, honoring the late music legend's spread throughout the grounds of the festival in Schleswig-Holstein. The actor died on December 28, 2015, only two days after being diagnosed with cancer.

After a social housing corporation bought out his house and refused to sell up, a pensioner appeared to be living in a rat-infested demolition site (inset). Phil Campbell, a retired university technician who has lived in his three-bed, three-story home (right), for the past 16 years after buying the house as a home to live in. When they bought out the majority of the Gerard Bridge estate in St Helen's, Merseyside, he was disgusted by Torus' offer of £81,000 in May 2021.

For the third time this week, more than 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 15 train operating companies will walk out in a clash over jobs, salaries, and conditions, following strikes on Saturday and Wednesday. Just one in five trains will run as normal today and major areas of the country will have no trains running at all, though trains that do run will only operate between 7.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. The London Overground, CrossCountry, C2C, South Western, Southeastern, and East Midlands Railway are among the 15 services affected by the London Overground, CrossCountry, C2C, Blackburn, South Western, and the East Midlands Railway are among the 15 services affected by the London Overground, CrossCountry, C2C. People should only travel by train if your journey is absolutely necessary,' Network Rail said, and that knock-on effects would also disrupt some services tomorrow. On Sunday morning, services would begin later than normal as employees return to work. Another weekend of carnage will be seen in Man City, Spurs, and Chelsea, with strike action scheduled to blight travel to five Premiership games.