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6 days agoTube strike disruption continues into fourth day amid RMT walkout
Tube drivers are striking over changes to the working week, causing severe delays and suspensions across all lines.
Many bus, trams and underground services in Germany will not be operating on Monday amid a nationwide strike by the trade union Verdi. Millions of employees and schoolchildren who rely on public transport will be forced to find alternative methods of getting to work or school, with wintry weather conditions adding to their problems. All 16 German states bar one, Lower Saxony, where employees have agreed not to strike for now, are to be initially affected by the industrial action, Verdi said.
The French civil aviation authority has reportedly asked airlines to reduce by 15 percent flights in an out of Paris' three airports (Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais), leading to some cancellations. Anyone with a flight is advised to contact their airline before travelling to the airport. Other arrivals into Paris were delayed because of the snow, although flights are still taking off and landing in Paris. A cyclist walks on the snow-blanketed Champs-de-Mars in Paris on January 5, 2026.
A passenger was taken to hospital following a collision between a Luas tram and a motor vehicle on Old Belgard Road, Dublin 24, on Tuesday afternoon. Dublin Fire Brigade and other emergency services attended the scene at approximately 3:50pm. A spokesperson said the passenger was conveyed to Tallaght University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Even if you've been out of education for decades, there's a real back-to-school energy in the air. After several blissful months of heat waves, beer garden gatherings, al fresco dining and day festivals, the rainy days, earlier sunsets and colder nights have got us all ready for hibernation.