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A public sector strike involving immigration and passport workers planned for the eve of the Olympics has been called off by union officials. | A public sector strike involving immigration and passport workers planned for the eve of the Olympics has been called off by union officials. |
The Public and Commercial Services union said the government had agreed to the creation of hundreds of new jobs. | |
Thursday is expected to be Heathrow airport's busiest day ever as thousands of spectators arrive for the Games. | Thursday is expected to be Heathrow airport's busiest day ever as thousands of spectators arrive for the Games. |
In the first event later, Britain's women footballers play in Cardiff, two days before the opening ceremony. | In the first event later, Britain's women footballers play in Cardiff, two days before the opening ceremony. |
The Team GB women's football side will get 18 days of sport under way at 16:00 BST (15:00 GMT) against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium. | The Team GB women's football side will get 18 days of sport under way at 16:00 BST (15:00 GMT) against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium. |
In other Olympics news: | In other Olympics news: |
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Government lawyers had been due at the High Court on Wednesday seeking an injunction to prevent the PCS strike, based on the argument there had been a "procedural error" in the union's ballot of its members. | |
But on Wednesday morning, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka announced the suspension of the strike after "major progress" in the dispute. | |
He said 800 new jobs were to be created in the Border Agency and 300 in passport offices. | |
Recruitment adverts had already been placed for the jobs at sites including Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports, the union added. |