Staff at UK’s busiest airport vote to strike – as rail services see second day of action

Only a fraction of trains were running – and huge areas of the country were left without rail services, as staff walked out on a second day of action.

Another strike is planned for Saturday, but a deal on pay and conditions seems no nearer to being reached. 

Meanwhile at Heathrow, hundreds of British Airways workers also voted for strike action during the peak summer holiday period over pay.