The UK government introduces proposals to make "minimum safety levels" compulsory during strikes.

UK government ministers are meeting with leaders of labor unions in a last-ditch effort to end the long-running strikes.

In his first speech of the year, British PM Rishi Sunak on Wednesday promised to turn the economy around after facing blistering criticism.

The UK has been rocked by sweeping strikes in recent months, the worst in decades, even as the latest round of so-called “nationwide strikes” in Iran ended not with a bang but a whimper.

The UK has been plagued by strikes for some time now. The common theme: higher pay to keep in pace with inflation.

Tens of thousands of UK postal workers have started the first day of planned nationwide strikes that are expected to disrupt deliveries across the country.

To create an environment of fear, the rioters have in recent weeks threatened many shopkeepers with violence and destruction of their properties if they refuse to participate in these strikes, writes Mohammad Homaeefar.

Officials say the Border Force agency is currently training 2,000 troops to back up its personnel after passport control officers voted to go on strike.

Despite calls by anti-Iran media networks for a three-day nationwide strike, shopkeepers and businessmen have carried on their activities without paying attention to the media efforts.

Anti-Iran media networks are reporting a three-day strike by Iranian shopkeepers as part of the recent unrest in the country. But in Tehran, shops remain open and people are busy shopping these days.