The UK economy has failed to grow in February after being hit by the effects of strikes across the public sector and weakness in industrial output.

The four-day strike by young British doctors is expected to have a ‘catastrophic impact’ on the National Health Service (NHS) waiting lists, says the chief executive of NHS confederation.

European countries are experiencing a wave of strikes and protests due to high energy prices, an unprecedented rise in living costs compounded by poor pay and working conditions as well as other government policies.

​​​​​​​British households and businesses are preparing for an onslaught of price rises during April, after the government ended its relief scheme for energy bills.

Germany is faced with transport disruptions resulting from a cost of living mega strike. Airports, bus and train stations, across Germany have come to a standstill.

The European Central Bank has warned that financial tensions in the wake of a banking crisis in the US may hit the eurozone.

Ahead of the walkout, the teaching unions were asked by the government to call off their strike in return for formal talks. The unions said that was a precondition they wouldn't accept.

Thousands of protesters marched through London​ to the British prime minister’s residence to demand a better healthcare system in the UK.

British manufacturers have warned that suppliers in the European Union have grown more cautious about doing business with Britain.

The latest strike will fall on the day Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is expected to deliver his budget to the House of Commons.