East Midlands Railway is warning its passengers to travel only if they must for the rest of this week, as high temperatures are expected to affect the railway. The UK Health and Security Agency has issued an amber heat-health alert in six regions of England from today until Sunday.

Major disruption is expected on West Midlands Trains later this week, as the TSSA says it is going ahead with its strikes over rest day payments. The union said roster clerks will strike from 00.01 on Thursday until Friday at 00.01hrs, while duty train crew managers and control grades will not book on between 12.00 on Friday and 12.00 on Saturday. Services will be reduced on Friday and Saturday, and some sections of the network will have no trains at all. Where they are running, trains will start later than usual and last trains are likely to run before 19.00. Sunday morning services may also be disrupted because some trains will be out of position.