Southern rail strike next week cut short but union adds more dates

Train drivers on Britain's Southern rail commuter network have cut a planned six-day strike on one of London's main commuter networks next week but added more stoppages later in January. Strikes next week will now take place on Jan. 10, 11 and 13 after the ASLEF union reduced a walkout due to last from January 9 to 14, the latest action in a dispute over whose role it should be to open and close train doors. ASLEF said on Wednesday it had added new strike dates for Jan. 24, 25 and 27, in a move