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		</div><p>British rail company Northern Rail has blamed its Christmas Eve train cancellations on “unprecedented” levels of staff sickness and holiday entitlements.</p>
<p>The train operator said it was running a reduced service on December 24 from stations including Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street and Lancaster.</p>
<p>The company has apologised in a statement for the disruption and advised customers to check online before travelling.</p>
<p><em>“Alongside the annual leave entitlements at this time of the year, we currently have unprecedented levels of sickness,”</em> a Northern Rail spokesman said.</p>
<p><em>“That means we have some pre-planned cancellations on certain lines.”</em></p>
<p>Northern Rail runs trains from Hull on the east coast on England, all the way to Blackpool in the west and serving every major city in between.</p>
<p>It is operating a reduced rail service on Christmas Eve between Lancaster to Morecambe and Manchester Piccadilly to Hadfield, with a replacement bus serving the former.</p>
<p>An hourly bus is also operating in place of its Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North West service.</p>
<p><em>“On each of the affected routes, our customers will have a range of alternative options available to them including other Northern services, trains run by other operators or rail replacement road transport,”</em> Northern Rail said on its website.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, London Paddington station is closed from Tuesday until Saturday due to Network Rail carrying out track and overhead wiring improvements at Southall, plus Crossrail upgrades.</p>
<p>A total of 386 engineering projects are being carried out across Britain’s rail network over the festive period.</p>
<p>London King’s Cross, London Liverpool Street and Ashford International services will be among those suffering the worst disruption.</p>
<p>British motorists are being warned about “treacherous” driving conditions due to last week’s heavy rainfall, as millions of people embark on a Christmas getaway.</p>
<p>AA president Edmund King said standing water remains on many roads in southern England, despite a spell of relatively drier weather following recent downpours.</p>
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<p>A recent AA poll suggested 74% of motorists would risk driving through flood water despite the risk of being swept away.</p>
<p>Mr King said: <em>“I have done a lot of driving in the last week and some of the driving conditions have been treacherous.</em></p>
<p><em>“Many rural roads in the south, whilst still passable with care, have large puddles of water on the sides.</em></p>
<p><em>“Drivers need to slow down if they want to get home safely for Christmas.”</em></p>
<p>As of 11am on Tuesday, some 44 flood warnings – where flooding is expected – were in place for England, alongside 117 flood alerts, which warn flooding is possible.</p>
<p>Environment Agency flood duty manager Carol Holt said: <em>“While the weather outlook is improving, rivers continue to respond to recent rainfall, meaning that there is a continued risk of flooding in parts of southern and central England over the next few days.”</em></p>
<p>An RAC survey indicated that 3.1 million drivers will make a leisure trip by car on Tuesday, as many people clock up the miles to be with family and friends in time for Christmas Day.</p>
<p>The busiest period is expected to be between 2pm and 6pm.</p>
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