Unions call for end to sacking vital railway staff

Marcus Barnett - 23 January 2019

UNIONS demanded an end to the sacking of vital railway staff today after stark new figures revealed that knife crime on Britain’s railways has tripled in the past three years.

Statistics released by British Transport Police (BTP) have shown that there was a staggering 1,059 recorded knife-related incidents in 2018 — a massive leap from 338 recorded incidents in 2015... See more