All news on the topic: Strikes

18 May 2026 707

London Tube strikes called off at the last minute as union and TfL reopen talks

The Tube strikes planned for tomorrow and Thursday by London Underground drivers have been called off, the RMT union has announced.

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06 May 2026 632

Israel shatters ceasefire calm with Beirut strike on senior Hezbollah figure

Israel’s military has launched strikes in Beirut, targeting a senior Hezbollah commander, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

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22 Apr 2026 570

London Strikelists out in full force for the second day of Tube strikes

Strikelists have taken control of London once more for the second consecutive day of Tube strikes.

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07 Apr 2026 439

£3 billion dispute and NHS disruption: how Wes Streeting and the BMA escalated the resident doctors conflict in the United Kingdom

Strikes by resident doctors have cost the taxpayer "at least £3 billion," it has been claimed as the BMA’s latest six-day walkout begins.

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03 Mar 2026 621

Iran’s power structure hit: Assembly of Experts building destroyed in Qom strike

Israel and US strikes have flattened the building of a body tasked with choosing Iran’s new supreme leader.

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10 Nov 2025 828

Hegseth states that six individuals were killed in two recent US attacks on suspected drug boats.

US forces struck two more suspected drug trafficking boats off the coast of South America, resulting in the deaths of six people, as announced by the Trump administration’s defence secretary, Pete Hegseth.

Finance

15 Oct 2025 809

Tube drivers offered £80,000 a year in new TfL pay deal

Transport for London (TfL) put a revised offer to the capital’s four Tube unions on Monday in an effort to head off more strikes.

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10 Sep 2025 796

All tube lines shut down as RMT strike causes travel chaos across London

London’s transport network has come to a standstill once again after underground workers walked out in a continued dispute over pay and conditions.

Finance

08 Sep 2025 727

RMT walkout shuts down tube services, costs economy £230m

To add to the confusion, the TFL website crashed as users searched for travel solutions. Hundreds of thousands of commuters reportedly attempted to access the site simultaneously, overwhelming its servers.

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05 Sep 2025 793

London braces for week-long transport chaos as RMT launches five-day tube and rail strikes

London is preparing for a week of commuter chaos as members of the Rail, Maritime And Transport union (RMT) organize a five-day walkout.

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25 Aug 2025 897

UK bus drivers threaten strike over pay and working conditions

Bus drivers throughout Britain might go on strike as unions and operators continue to disagree over pay and conditions.

World

30 Aug 2024 940

Russia-Ukraine war: child in playground among five killed in Kharkiv by Russian bombing

Five people have died, including a 14-year-old girl on a playground, following a Russian guided bomb attack on Kharkiv, officials in the city say.

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18 Aug 2024 843

Vets extend strike in first industrial action to hit Britain’s pet-care sector

Staff at a practice in Wales have accused its private-equity-backed owner of poor pay and overcharging customers

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29 Jul 2024 862

Junior doctors offered 22% pay rise in deal to end strike action

The government and the BMA trade union have struck an improved pay deal for junior doctors in England worth 22% on average over two years.

Finance

28 Jun 2024 811

Strike could force major steel plant to shut down next week

Workers at Tata Steel have been told that the company is taking steps to potentially cease operations at the Port Talbot plant by 7 July because of a strike by the trade union Unite.

World

07 Jun 2024 913

Workers at Samsung Electronics walk out for the first time ever

A labor union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said many workers went on strike Friday, marking the first such walkout in the smartphone and chipmaking giant’s 55-year history.

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29 May 2024 752

Junior doctors in England to begin a five-day strike next month

The British Medical Association’s industrial action will take place from 27 June to 2 July - meaning it will clash with the ongoing general election campaign.

World

29 May 2024 948

Israeli airstrike that killed dozens in Rafah carried out using type of bomb supplied by US

Footage filmed by Palestinian journalist Alamuddin Sadiq at the scene of the strike appears to indicate which specific munition was used, 1,000 of which were supplied by the US to Israel in 2023.

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28 Apr 2024 735

Hundreds of Heathrow Border Force officers to start four-day strike

More than 300 workers will take action over plans to introduce rosters that could force 250 of them out of jobs

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24 Apr 2024 690

London Underground stations may close unexpectedly as commuters face yet another strike over working conditions

There could be more station closures in the coming weeks

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22 Apr 2024 729

A warning of Bank Holiday travel chaos emerges as Heathrow workers plan to walk out for three days in a strike that could potentially ground planes

At least 37 airlines at Heathrow face cancelling flights

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20 Apr 2024 846

World leaders call for calm following an Israeli drone strike on Iran, which has escalated tension in the region

Tit-for-tat attacks have breached taboo of direct strikes on each other’s territory but Tehran has no ‘immediate’ plans to retaliate

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19 Apr 2024 845

Explosions are heard as Israel launches strikes on Iran, leading to the closure of airspace, just days after a drone siege

Israeli forces have reportedly launched a retaliatory strike against Iran as explosions were heard in Isfahan, a city about 215 miles (350km) south of Tehran. Airspaces were closed amid the chaos

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19 Apr 2024 855

Iran responds to Israel’s "revenge strike" by launching air defense missiles

Israel appears to have launched revenge strikes on Iran with possible drone attacks targeting sites - while Iran has fired air defense batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan

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