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Public sector strike takes effect

Public sector workers are staging a strike over pensions in what is set to be the biggest walkout for a generation, unions say..

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Many thousands at strike rallies

Tens of thousands attend rallies around the UK as a public sector strike over pensions disrupts schools, hospitals and other services..

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Public sector goes back to work

Public services begin to get back to normal after the biggest one-day strike since 1979, while the unions and government dispute the numbers of those who took industrial action..

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Public sector pension talks begin

The government and the unions attempt to resolve the dispute about changes to public sector pensions, which led to widespread strikes..

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'Good chance' of pensions deal

The government says it is committed to reaching an agreement over public sector pensions, as talks with the teaching unions begin..

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Banks told to strengthen finances

The Bank of England's financial policy committee says banks should raise more capital to withstand the downturn..

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Bank warning over eurozone threat

Banks should prepare to withstand a "extraordinarily serious" climate, with the eurozone crisis the main worry, the Bank of England chief says..

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Up to two million set to strike

Up to two million public sector workers start a 24-hour strike, in what looks set to be the biggest walkout for a generation, Unions say..

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