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| Tube strike: 24-hour London Underground walkout begins | Tube strike: 24-hour London Underground walkout begins |
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| Tube staff have gone on strike across the entire London Underground network in a row over ticket office closures. | Tube staff have gone on strike across the entire London Underground network in a row over ticket office closures. |
| Workers from the RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) unions are staging a 24-hour walk out. | Workers from the RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) unions are staging a 24-hour walk out. |
| "Last-ditch" talks, called for by the Mayor of London, failed to materialise after unions rejected a "new offer" from Transport for London (TfL). | "Last-ditch" talks, called for by the Mayor of London, failed to materialise after unions rejected a "new offer" from Transport for London (TfL). |
| Most central London stations are set to close, with some already shut before the strike started at 18:00 GMT. | Most central London stations are set to close, with some already shut before the strike started at 18:00 GMT. |
| TfL warned there would be "severely reduced service across the Tube network" and no service at all on the Victoria or Waterloo & City lines. | TfL warned there would be "severely reduced service across the Tube network" and no service at all on the Victoria or Waterloo & City lines. |
| About 150 extra buses were set to be deployed and river services "enhanced" throughout the strike, with "travel ambassadors" deployed to help commuters, TfL said. | About 150 extra buses were set to be deployed and river services "enhanced" throughout the strike, with "travel ambassadors" deployed to help commuters, TfL said. |
| At the start of the strike London Mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted: "This tube strike will cause misery to millions of Londoners." | At the start of the strike London Mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted: "This tube strike will cause misery to millions of Londoners." |
| Mr Khan said he has instructed TfL "to continue negotiating". | Mr Khan said he has instructed TfL "to continue negotiating". |
| The Labour mayor said TfL's negotiating team "will be available around the clock to resolve this dispute". | The Labour mayor said TfL's negotiating team "will be available around the clock to resolve this dispute". |
| Calling the strike "pointless" Mr Khan said TfL's offer "will ensure station safety and staffing levels across the Tube network". | Calling the strike "pointless" Mr Khan said TfL's offer "will ensure station safety and staffing levels across the Tube network". |
| TfL previously said it would address the recommendations of a recent report, which found the closure of ticket offices had caused "significant issues" for Tube passengers. | TfL previously said it would address the recommendations of a recent report, which found the closure of ticket offices had caused "significant issues" for Tube passengers. |
| Steve Griffiths, Chief Operating Officer for London Underground (LU), said the process to hire 200 extra staff had already begun. | Steve Griffiths, Chief Operating Officer for London Underground (LU), said the process to hire 200 extra staff had already begun. |
| "Taking into account existing vacancies and natural turnover this means that over 600 staff will be recruited for stations this year," he said. | "Taking into account existing vacancies and natural turnover this means that over 600 staff will be recruited for stations this year," he said. |
| Several rounds of emergency talks had failed to break the deadlock between TfL and the unions, who claim planned ticket office closures pose a safety risk to passengers. | Several rounds of emergency talks had failed to break the deadlock between TfL and the unions, who claim planned ticket office closures pose a safety risk to passengers. |
| The biggest rail union, the RMT, walked out of talks at conciliation service Acas on Saturday. | The biggest rail union, the RMT, walked out of talks at conciliation service Acas on Saturday. |
| A "new offer", reportedly made after the RMT walk out, had been briefly considered by the TSSA. | A "new offer", reportedly made after the RMT walk out, had been briefly considered by the TSSA. |
| Expected Tube disruption: | Expected Tube disruption: |
| But on Sunday the TSSA announced it had rejected the offer after consulting its members overnight. | But on Sunday the TSSA announced it had rejected the offer after consulting its members overnight. |
| The RMT disputes the claim there was a new offer, telling members LU had "given exactly the same offer again" during Saturday's talks. | The RMT disputes the claim there was a new offer, telling members LU had "given exactly the same offer again" during Saturday's talks. |
| "This is just not acceptable. The unsafe practices and pressure on staff and passengers have to be resisted and will be," RMT regional organiser John Leach said. | "This is just not acceptable. The unsafe practices and pressure on staff and passengers have to be resisted and will be," RMT regional organiser John Leach said. |
| Supporters travelling back from FA Cup home games at Tottenham and Chelsea were expected to be affected by travel disruption. | |
| Some businesses have been bracing themselves for a loss of earnings during the strike. | |
| Amy Stopher, general manager at Blanchette Soho, told the BBC her cafe was going to miss out on its usual "evening rush" of customers. | |
| "We rely on a lot of walk-ins that we're not going to get anymore," she said. | |
| The ins and outs of the dispute | The ins and outs of the dispute |