England’s long hot summer woes continue as thousands of workers from different sectors strike over pay and working conditions.
In what is believed to be the biggest strike action of the summer, more than 100,000 postal workers have walked off the job after rejecting a 2% pay offer.
Bus drivers, members of the Unite union, have gone on strike in parts of London
Around 2,000 workers have downed tools at Felixstowe container port – the UK’s biggest.
Unite union members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh have stopped collections.