Northern Ireland grinds to a freezing halt over public pay dispute
Northern Ireland’s biggest public sector strike in a generation shut schools, halted transport services and left icy roads ungritted in sub-zero temperatures, with people warned to only travel or seek medical help in an emergency. Unions representing approximately 170,000 of the region’s 225,000 public sector workers called the 24-hour strike on Thursday after failing to … Read moreNorthern Ireland grinds to a freezing halt over public pay dispute