Southern rail strike cut from six days to three by union ASLEF

A six-day strike on Southern rail next week has been cut to three days but there will be more walkouts later this month in the dispute over driver-only trains. Drivers in the ASLEF union were due to walk out from Monday, which would have brought services to a halt for the whole week. There will be further strikes on 24, 25 and 27 January, said ASLEF.