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brutal petrol hikes. the department for business said the cut to fuel duty had been the biggest ever. experts say it s unlikely the pressure on motorists wallets will ease soon. thousands of rail workers across the uk will stage three days of strike action later this month in a dispute over pay and jobs. the rmt union has said it will shut down the rail network after talks over pay and redundancies fell through. our correspondent theo leggett is at kings cross station in london. when will the strikes happen, theo? well, this is being billed as the biggest stoppage on the rail network in decades. three days of strikes have been scheduled, the first on the 21st ofjune, a tuesday, followed by the following thursday, the 23rd ofjune, and then saturday the 23rd ofjune, and then saturday the 25th ofjune. that coincides with summer events starting up, including the glastonbury festival. some 40,000 workers across the country are expected to walk out, and on the first occasion, it will

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