British rail workers are set to take two 48-hour strikes from Tuesday and Friday.

Britain's railway workers' union rejects an offer by their employers aimed at stopping strikes in the run-up to the Christmas holidays.

Thousands of railway worker in the UK will stage more strikes over the next two months.

London's massive transport network came to a grinding halt on Friday as train and bus workers went on a strike over jobs, pay and conditions amid rising inflation in the United Kingdom.

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.