Overtime ban by Aslef train drivers to bring further rail disruption

Union stops short of fresh strikes but week-long action from 3 July will hit services in England and cross-border trains

The train drivers' union Aslef has announced a week-long overtime ban at the start of July, which will further disrupt much of Britain's railway.

While the union has stopped short of calling fresh strikes in the long-running pay dispute, the industrial action by about 12,000 drivers across the 16 English train operators contracted to the Department for Transport is likely to cause more headaches for passengers.