Severe rail disruption across Great Britain as train drivers strike over pay

Rail passengers are facing disruption as train drivers at nine operating companies stage a 24-hour strike, halting services in many parts of England, Scotland and Wales.

The strikes on Saturday affect nine train companies and come after the union said operators had failed to make a pay offer in line with the increase in the cost of living.

Thousands of members of the Aslef union are on strike in the latest industrial action in a deadlocked…