Trains were brought a standstill at Manchester’s main railway station after workers reportedly left platforms due to a passenger’s verbal abuse.

The station was closed temporarily, with a union boss saying staff 'removed themselves from a position of danger'

Victoria Station closed for a time on Thursday night after alleged abuse aimed at a female member of Northern staff saw the workforce based there "retire to place of safety"

Most of the services between Cardiff Bay and Queens Street are cancelled

Thousands of commuters have been stranded at two of London's busiest stations after a signal failure caused major disruption to rush-hour journeys.

Two of the country's busiest train stations faced hours of delays and cancellations on Wednesday, in what one commuter labelled the "worst transport chaos" he had seen.