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Londoners were told to avoid key tube stations on the first working day of the Olympic Games yesterday (Monday).

Cleaners on the London Underground (LU) and Docklands Light Railway will take industrial action during the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday.

London bus workers have accepted an Olympics pay deal and halted a strike which was due to take place on Tuesday (July 24).

Two local men have been charged with obtaining services dishonestly after they were stopped by security staff at Suffolk’s Latitude festival and were arrested.

A third walkout has begun in the long-running Essex fire service dispute. This time fire crews have started a 24-hour strike over cuts to the service.

Transport for London (TfL) said it will split extra revenue from the London 2012 Olympics 50:50 with bus operating companies, on the condition it is passed on to bus staff.

A report on the impact of medium-term widespread funding cuts to police says the Metropolitan Police Met is particularly at risk.

Many of London’s workforce will not be receiving a bonus during the forthcoming Olympic Games.

Bus staff intend to walk out for 24 hours on Friday (June 22) over a dispute in payments for working during this summer’s Olympic Games.

The head of Thames Water has been awarded a large bonus at the same time when the firm is imposing a hosepipe ban on its 8.8 million customers.

Announced at the British Library in London, teaching union leaders made a joint stand against what they see as government attacks.

A refinery which supplies one-fifth of London and South East England’s fuel will be shut down soon. Administrators this week announced the closure of the Coryton plant which puts up to 800 jobs under threat according to some sources.