Last-ditch talks to try to avert 8 January Tube strike

Last-ditch talks are being held on Saturday to try to avert a 24-hour strike that threatens to cause chaos on the London Underground. Staff who belong to the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are due to strike from 6pm on Sunday, hitting commuters on Monday. Talks to solve a long-running dispute over staffing and ticket office closures collapsed on Friday, but the TSSA said another meeting would be held at the conciliation ser