- ITV Report
Tube bosses getting 'blank response' in strike talks
Peace talks aimed at averting next week's tube strike appear to have hit the buffers.
Underground managers accuse union officials of refusing to take part in negotiations.
Both sides in the dispute over ticket office closures have returned to the conciliation service ACAS for a fifth time today but the talks seem to have stalled.
London Underground claims the unions will not even discuss an agenda for negotiations.
London commuters are warned to expect considerable disruption during the 48-hour strike as well as on days either side of the stoppage. Transport for London plans to run more than 150 extra buses and use backroom staff to try to keep some tube lines running.
Manual Cortes, leader of the TSSA accused Boris Johnson of not being serious about a negotiated settlement: