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.

A three-day walkout by tens of thousands of junior doctors in a dispute with the government over pay, privatization and lack of resources is likely to affect half a million hospital appointments.

Protesters have returned to major cities across Europe to voice their anger of the rising cost of living across the continent, exacerbated by the needless assignment of funds to the war in Ukraine.

Half a million people from across the public sector came out on the streets in England and Wales demanding better pay and working conditions.

The wave of ongoing strikes by the UK health staff has made the workloads “more challenging”, NHS chief has warned.

Union leaders hold protests outside 10 Downing Street while MPs are debating legislation which would see striking workers in key sectors legally required to provide a minimum service.

It took months to arrange, but only hours to fail. Negotiations between unions and the UK Government aimed at working out pay deals to prevent another wave of public sector disruptions.