Tyne Tees Stagecoach

Drivers in Sunderland will walk out over the festive period due to what they have described as "poverty pay".

Workers claim that would be a real-terms pay cut, but Stagecoach said its pay offer would make them some of the region's highest paid drivers.

There will be major disruption to Sunderland bus services as Stagecoach drivers go on strike in a dispute over pay