What you need to know about the teachers' walkout in England and widespread rail disruption.
Disruption for pupils and parents continues on Thursday, on day two of a 48-hour walkout by some teachers in England. There will also be reduced rail services across 18 train companies.
Wednesday saw strikes by junior doctors in England, up to 150,000 civil servants across 100 government departments and agencies, and on the London Underground.Members of the National Education Union in England will continue their two-day strike on Thursday - part of an ongoing dispute over pay and funding.
Many schools - more than half on previous strike dates - will be closed or have restricted attendance.to send children to school unless school leaders have said otherwise.about why teachers are striking.Members of the RMT union working at 18 train companies are striking over pay, job cuts and changes to terms and conditions.
They will also walkout this Saturday 18 March - and also on 30 March and 1 April, which is the start of the Easter school holidays for many.Network Rail, which manages the tracks,It also warns of possible next-day disruption because of the knock-on impact on shift patterns. Routes in England will be worst hit - but some services which run into Scotland and Wales are also likely to be hit.
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