Millions of people will find themselves waiting in long queues on the roads or having trains cancelled by engineering works and strikes this bank holiday weekend .

The Met Office said temperatures will rise across the weekend, peaking at 28°C in some parts of southern and central England on Monday. But anyone hoping to make the most of it with a weekend getaway or trips to see family and friends faces travel misery.

Not a single CrossCountry train – which operate on routes from Penzance to Aberdeen – is running on Saturday as workers strike over staffing, safety and pay. New Feature

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This will cause major knock-on disruption on Sunday before Monday trains are cancelled again between the south coast of England and the Midlands.

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