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it s wednesday 31st may. rail passengers are facing disruption this morning, as more than 12,000 train drivers walk out in a row over pay and working conditions. it s the start of several days of industrial action on the rail network, which will affect people travelling to this weekend s epsom derby and the fa cup final. here s our transport correspondent, katy austin. once again, train services have come to a stop in many parts of the country. this music bar in london thinks punters staying away during rail strikes has already cost it about three quarters of a million pounds. it s another blow on top of the pandemic and cost of living pressures. nothing has hit us harder than the train strikes. the train strikes are crippling to the business, and we re in a time when we re already seeing so many businesses on a knife edge and up against the wall. we need a period of stability. today s action by train drivers in the aslef union is the first of three strike days this week. aro ....
Drivers hit with a fine, for driving in the city centre. but not all schemes have progressed as planned, with a clean air zone in greater manchester currently paused while under review. meanwhile, in bristol, the initiative has been running for six months and our reporter paul bartrop has been finding out how it s been received. these sea cadets learning to sail in bristol s docks can t drive, but are affected by the clean air zone. instructors like bob russell are volunteers. he drives a non compliant car. their base is inside the zone. a £9 charge per night to get in. it s crippling some of us. we are losing cadets, we are losing staff to. hopefully to other units, which is good, but, you know, actually, they re notjoining us because they can t get in because it s £18 a week to get here two nights a week. another problem is their own vehicle. the minibus is a non compliant ....
Of air pollution. we do local administration, but the scheme itself is part of a national programme. and the money that s taken with the fines, with the charges that doesn t immediately come to you. we don t make money out of this, no. we get some money returned to us, but their money has to go into administering the scheme. it s six months since the clean air zone began, but the council won t detail what effects it s had until december. paul bartrop, bbc news, bristol. sarah rowe from the clean cities campaignjoins us in the studio, and business owner steve rupik, whose been affected by the clean air zone in his area, joins us from sheffield. good morning. let s start with you, steve. we can see your removals lorry behind you, that is the issue when you use that, you have to pay these charges. ....
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