UK braced for fresh series of strikes in new year

The UK faces a fresh wave of strike action in the new year, as nurses, ambulance staff and rail workers prepare to walk out over pay.

The PCS union, which represents striking civil servants including Border Force staff, on Friday warned industrial action would be ramped up even further if the government continued to refuse to negotiate over pay.

Britons are braced for travel disruption over the festive period, with the RMT rail union…