to save the government £4.8bn a year by 2029-30.

for updates to services throughout the strike.Services in Cumbernauld and Dumfries and Galloway are unaffected by the industrial action.

The company said it would aim to keep as many services running by working with drivers from other companies.A spokesperson said: "Regrettably, the industrial action will disrupt our services and inconvenience our customers."We're working hard to minimise the impact of this disruption, but unfortunately, the limited services we're running will affect customers travelling in and around Ayrshire."

The company previously stated it was committed to reaching a "fair and sustainable agreement – one that supports our employees while ensuring the long-term viability of our services across west Scotland."The previous one day strikes proved controversial after Unite claimed members were told by Stagecoach to stay away from picket lines as working staff may be intimidated.

Ms McCready claimed the company had been using CCTV at depots to monitor picket lines.

Stagecoach insisted it had simply advised employees that any industrial action "should be carried out peacefully and within the law".Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the war in Ukraine as "existential" for Russia, saying it was an "issue of our national interests, an issue of our security".

Moscow blamed Ukraine for three bomb attacks on railways in Russia's western Bryansk and Kursk regions which reportedly killed seven people and injured more than 100 last weekend. Kyiv has not commented on those attacks.Ukraine did say however that it had carried out its largest long-range drone strikes on at least 40 Russian warplanes at four military bases deep inside Russia last Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 117 drones had been used inby the SBU security service , striking "34% of [Russia's] strategic cruise missile carriers".