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50 Years Ago – 14 May 1972

14 May 1972 The courts ordered the three railway unions on strike to ballot their members, even though the unions

13 May 1972 British Rail confirmed that its Sunday services wouldn’t operate following failure to reach agreement with the railway

12 May 1972 Harold Wilson (pictured), the Leader of the Opposition, dismissed two of his front bench after they failed

John Holland-Kaye, the Chief Executive of Heathrow Airport, has called on the Government to restore confidence in the aviation industry

British Airways have announced that they might cut 12,000 jobs, representing a quarter of their workforce, due to the ongoing

The Government has confirmed that emergency measures are being brought in to protect the rail network. The current franchise agreements

The Government has announced that £20 million will be set aside to improve disabled access at railway stations across Great

Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, has said in a statement today in the House of Commons that HS2 will proceed.