A nationwide strike by teaching staff in the UK has resulted in thousands of schools being fully or partially closed, affecting millions of students.

Women’s rights groups in the UK have warned against the government’s anti-strike bill, saying women’s rights will be discriminated by the restrictions.

This episode looks at the precarious economic situation in the UK, hit by inflation and the cost of living crisis, while in grip of mass protests that will continue to further disrupt the economy.

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UK health union leaders threaten to double the number of striking England nurses in early February to mount pressure on the government.

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.

The UK is set to witness more industrial actions by the country’s labor forces after meetings between ministers and trade unions failed to address the dispute.

Only one-fifth of train services have been functioning across the UK during the last few days as tens of thousands of rail workers went on strike.

“Sitting on the sidelines is now just another way in which the Tories are sabotaging the UK economy,” shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says.