The UK’s biggest private sector union, Unite, has warned of a “summer of discontent” over pay, as the government is set to limit pay rises in order to curb the skyrocketing inflation across the country.

Strikes in Europe's transport sector have disrupted air flights and train schedules.

British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab says the UK government cannot allow unions to win a battle for higher pay as it would allegedly fuel a “vicious cycle” of inflation hurting the poorest.

Tens of thousands of rail staff in Britain have walked out in a dispute over pay and jobs, bringing the country to a standstill in the network's biggest strike action in more than three decades. 

Train strikes in the UK could stretch into the autumn and beyond unless a deal is reached, the leader of the country’s rail union has warned after talks to end the deadlock failed.

Thousands of London Underground workers go on a two-day strike in a protracted dispute over jobs, pays, pensions, and working conditions.