London Tube strikes: What you need to know

The Aslef union is staging strikes this month which will impact Tube services

London Underground services are set to face disruption due to planned strike action by the trade union Aslef.

Talks resumed on Tuesday 5 November between Aslef and Transport for London (TfL) over calls for a four-day working week for Tube drivers.

On Friday, the RMT union called off its strike following talks over pay with Transport for London (TfL).

Here's what you need to know about the industrial action affecting TfL services.

TfL's travel advice

TfL is still advising passengers that:

• Thursday 7 and Tuesday 12 November will have little to no service

• There might be some issues in the morning of 8 and 13 November for a service restart following the strike

• Check before you travel.

Will the Tube strikes be called off?

BBC London's transport correspondent, Tom Edwards, said: "The RMT union says it has received a significantly improved offer and, although TfL says there’s no new money, something seems to have changed to get the strike suspended.

"The previous pay offer was 3.8% + £450. More talks will now take place.

"Aslef says it’s reasonably happy with the pay offer but it wants to discuss moving to a four-day week in line with other operators.

"At the moment the strike which will shut the Tube on Thursday 7 and Tuesday 12 November is very much on."

TfL's chief operating officer, Claire Mann, said: "We are pleased that the RMT has suspended its planned industrial action on the London Underground network to allow further talks.

"We will continue to work closely with all our trade unions, and urge Aslef to also call off its planned action next week."

What services are running?

There are no strikes currently planned on the Elizabeth line, Overground, London Trams or Dockland Light Railway services.

However, they may be impacted by station closures.

TfL said they would be busier than normal and queuing systems may be in place.

The closure of Tube stations may also mean some services will not stop at all stations or run to their normal destination.

Buses will run as normal, but are also expected to be busier than usual.

What do the unions say?

On Friday, an RMT spokesperson said: "Following intense negotiations with London Underground management and a significantly improved offer, we have suspended the strikes scheduled to start this evening.

"London Underground have sensibly abandoned their proposed changes to pay structures which now means all our members will receive the same value in any pay award."

Speaking to the BBC on Friday, Aslef's Finn Brennan told the BBC: "We don’t want to go on strike, we don't want to make travelling in and around the capital more difficult for passengers and we don’t want to lose a day’s pay.

"But we have been forced into this position because London Underground management won't sit down properly and negotiate with us."

Aslef has been approached for comment on the latest round of talks.