Workers at Belgium’s biggest airport near Brussels are set to strike on Dec 8th and Dec 15th. ABVV trade union says the airport will be closed to traffic on both days.

A countrywide French rail strike by train drivers from the CGT and SUD-Rail unions began at 7p on December 4th and will continue until 7a on December 7th. Train travelers are urged to reconfirm reservations and status.

Dissident republicans are planning a Christmas terror blitz in Northern Ireland, a senior police commander has warned. Officers were ramping up security levels in a bid to thwart violent attacks. “At this stage we know, we believe it is a strong possibility, that a number of those groups are intent …