00:00tube strikes are now over in london for now london underground drivers staged their second strike of the week on
00:09thursday causing a fresh disruption for travellers in the capital
00:13members of the rail maritime and transport union also walked out on tuesday after last ditch talks failed to resolve
00:22a dispute over a four day week
00:25the two sides met for five hours on monday but the talks ended without any resolution picket lines were again
00:34mounted outside tube stations on thursday
00:36and buses were busier than usual tube lines were suspended or disrupted because of the strike
00:45which the union claimed was being solidly supported the rmt added that talks were expected to resume next
00:53week transport for london said londoners and visitors to the city were still able to travel despite the
01:06research by communications firm o2 showed that footfall in london was down by up twelve percent
01:13compared with a normal thursday morning footfall in the city was down by nine percent
01:18king's cross by twelve percent the west end by five percent and westminster by eleven percent
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