内容摘要：The service's structure was very similar to that of any Catholic funeral mass, although the readings were done in many different languages and all hymns were sung in Latin.

The service's structure was very similar to that of any Catholic funeral mass, although the readings were done in many different languages and all hymns were sung in Latin.

The union’s Scottish organiser, Kevin Lindsay, said: "Rather than slashing the timetable in an act of economic vandalism that will impact towns and cities across Scotland as well as Scotland's rail passengers, ScotRail and the Scottish government must get serious about pay and urgently get back round the negotiating table with a serious and credible offer.“The Scottish government and ScotRail need to understand quickly that investment in our railways includes investing in its most precious resource, its workers.

“We urge them to come back to us with an offer that is serious and that treats our members with the fairness and respect they deserve.”Scottish Conservative transport spokesman Douglas Lumsden said the timetable was a "blow" to rail passengers.“The reduction in services will have a major impact on people getting to and from work as well as those looking to journey by train during the school summer holidays," he said.

“The SNP cannot hide behind ScotRail and must take responsibility for failing to tackle this situation before it reached this point."He added: “With major sporting events and music festivals happening imminently, it is imperative that John Swinney and his SNP colleagues get a grip of this dispute, before it deeply damages Scotland’s economy."

Transport Scotland said that train planning and staff rotas were operational matters for ScotRail, but it expected any timetable to provide "the best reliability and availability" for passengers.

The spokeswoman added: “We acknowledge the desire of rail unions to negotiate a fair settlement for their members.Overton said the council was working with West Mercia Police on an intelligence-led basis to identify those selling the products.

Tactics included using specially trained dogs for searches, seizing products, reviewing licences and looking at criminal proceedings and injunctions, he added.Coventry City Council's trading standards team seized 9,934 illicit or non-compliant vapes between 2022 and 2024.

Liam Mooney, principal trading standards officer for Coventry, said the trade in vapes was linked to many issues, but he had found many vape shops were run by organised crime gangs – and shops selling illegal goods were "far less scrupulous in terms of selling to those under 18".He would like to have greater powers to be able to shut down shops selling vapes altogether.