Arriva's London bus drivers accept new pay offer

FILE PHOTO: An Arriva bus makes its way down a narrow street·Reuters

(Reuters) - Nearly 2,000 drivers of bus operator Arriva have accepted a 11% pay increase, British labour union Unite said on Friday, days after they threatened to go on a strike in London on Oct. 4.

The drivers will receive the new offer from Oct. 15, the union said.

(Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar and Sinchita Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)