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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: British Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, attends the flag-raising ceremony to mark UK's recognition of a Palestinian State on September 22, 2025 in London, England. The flag-raising ceremony hosted by the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom is being held following Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement on Sunday that the UK, alongside Canada and Australia, has officially recognized the state of Palestine. The move comes as the international community seeks to apply pressure on Israel to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza. In July Starmer pledged that the UK would recognize Palestinian statehood, "unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire, and commit to a long-term sustainable peace reviving the prospect of a two-state solution." (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Wes Streeting puts more effort into insulting doctors than fixing the NHS

UK December 18, 2025 By Jatinder Hayre

Resident doctors from the British Medical Association picket outside St Thomas' Hospital during the union's 13th strike in a pay dispute which began in March 2023, in London, Britain, November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Hiba Kola

Doctors vote for 5-day strike after rejecting Government's last-ditch offer

UK December 15, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Commuters at a bus stop during a strike by Tube workers in London, UK, on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. London's commuters are set to face significant travel disruption as workers on the UK capital's underground network start a seven-day strike.

London bus drivers begin weekend strike - which 13 routes are affected?

UK December 12, 2025 By William Hallowell

A plane taking off from the runway at Brussels-Zaventem Airport in Belgium.

Major European airports cancel all departure flights tomorrow affecting UK travellers

Travel November 25, 2025 By Alice Murphy

A long traffic jam consisting of only red London buses in Oxford Street, London's busiest shopping street

London bus drivers begin walk out - which seven routes are affected?

UK December 12, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14: Resident doctors and supporters picket outside St Thomas' hospital at the start of a 5-day strike on November 14, 2025 in London, England. Resident doctors, formerly called junior doctors, have begun a five-day strike in England over a pay dispute with the government. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA), the union that represents doctors, called the strike after talks with the government have failed to reach an agreement. The strike is in effect from 7am on November 14 until 6.59am on November 19. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Why are resident doctors on strike and how long will it last?

UK November 14, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Resident doctors holding orange placards in strike action against pay and job shortages

When are resident doctors going on strike in 2025 and why?

UK November 14, 2025 By Sarah Ping

A collage of passengers waiting in an airport terminal, overlaid with a departure board with cancelled flights.

All the European airport strikes planned for October 2025 and beyond

Travel October 14, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams

A collage of passengers waiting in an airport terminal, overlaid with a departure board with cancelled flights.

All the European airport strikes planned for October 2025 and beyond

Travel October 14, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams

A collage of passengers waiting in an airport terminal, overlaid with a departure board with cancelled flights.

All the European airport strike updates for October 2025 and beyond

Travel October 11, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams

Staff members from Draughts game bar in Waterloo walking out against a pink background with QR codes.

London bar workers go on strike because they've had enough of QR code payments

UK October 2, 2025 By Brooke Davies

The side of a Ryanair plane on the airport tarmac.

Ryanair warns 100,000 passengers will have flights cancelled next week

Travel October 2, 2025 By Kristina Beanland

A collage of passengers waiting in an airport terminal, overlaid with a departure board with cancelled flights.

All the European airport strikes planned in October 2025 and beyond

Travel October 6, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams

A collage of passengers waiting in an airport terminal, overlaid with a departure board with cancelled flights.

All the European airport strikes planned in September 2025 and beyond

Travel September 30, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams

A flare alight at Termini train station in Rome, Italy, as people gather for a nationwide strike called "Let's Block Everything" in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, on September 22, 2025.

Italy strikes for Gaza: What tourists need to know amid travel chaos in Rome and Milan

Travel September 22, 2025 By Alice Giddings

A collage of passengers waiting in an airport terminal, overlaid with a departure board with cancelled flights.

All the European airport strikes planned in September 2025 and beyond

Travel September 23, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams

A person walks past closed shutters at an underground station on the final day of a tube strike in London, Britain, 11 September 2025.

London Tube strike is over but travel misery wears on with severe delays

UK September 12, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

Cyclist in a helmet with Santander bikes on the background at a docking station.

I tried being a 'strikelist' in London during the strikes

UK September 12, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

People queueing to get into a bus in London during the Tube strike.

Tube strike day four sees 'war zone' for cyclists and long queues for buses

UK September 11, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

Passengers outside Liverpool Street Station, London, on the third full day of the strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, including drivers, signallers and maintenance workers, over pay and conditions.

Lime bike battles, vomit on buses and 100ft queues: Inside day three of Tube strike hell

UK September 10, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen