Last hopes of averting a disruptive rail strike in the run-up to Christmas were dashed today after a deadline for agreement passed without the resolution of a row over pay and working practices.Confirmation that industrial action will go ahead on the railways next week came just hours after unions announced co-ordinated strikes by healthcare staff, including ambulance workers, on 21 and 28 December.
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