Transport chaos across Europe as millions take to streets in austerity protest and police fire rubber bullets at rioters

Thousands of British air passengers have been left stranded today as a wave of anti-austerity strikes hit mainland Europe leaving many cities paralysed and bringing violence to the streets.

Heathrow has seen 39 cancellations with British Airways axing flights to Madrid and Barcelona as well as return services to Lisbon in Portugal. EasyJet have cancelled some UK-Spanish services as well as more than 20 flights within mainland Europe.

Across the continent there were scenes of violent protest with rubber bullets fired on the streets of Madrid, running battles with police in Milan and Rome, and clashes in Paris and Lille .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk