Good morning and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on Talk Radio.

The weekend is upon us already and it seems we have made it through another seven days of bad news

to emerge unscathed and ready for a new challenge. Unfortunately, if you're going away this weekend,

that might not be so easy. Around 400 flights have been cancelled around Europe today,

thanks to a pilot strike, which is going to mean all talks of trouble all weekend for anyone flying Ryanair or anything else. We'll be finding out if you're trapped and you're caught up in all of this,

exactly what does it mean? Are you going to get a refund? Are you going to be able to get to

where you want to go? And if you are trying to escape, we want to hear from you wherever you are.

034449-1,000. The other bit of bad news is on the medical front, I'm afraid. A new study shows that seeing a GP is getting harder and harder to do.

There's talk of waiting for a week, being unable to get through on the phone,

and have a general crisis affecting everything, not just in the winter, but now in the summer as well.

Surely it's time we admitted that there's always a crisis, which technically means it's not actually a crisis.

It's just the way things are.

How are we going to fix the problem?

We want to hear from you.

03444-49-1,000.

Dawn Nisem is here, and she's going to be telling me

what Aunt McPartland's rehab is going to cost ITV.

His car crush is looking like the most expensive accident in history.

Plus, it's Friday, so it's time for another sparkling edition of the Perrier Awards. An homage to my brilliance in broadcasting.

You're listening to me, Mike Graham, and Dawn Nesham on Talk Radio.

This is the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on Talk Radio.

You know what to do, 03444-491,000.

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