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Britain’s trains disrupted in second widespread strike in a week

About 5,000 British railway workers have staged a new walkout, a month after the largest strike in 30 years [File: Carlos Jasso/AFP]

About 5,000 railway workers across almost a quarter of Britain’s network have gone on strike as part of a campaign for higher pay after the country’s inflation rate hit its highest in 40 years.

The 24-hour walkout on Saturday is the second industrial action this week after another 40,000 workers staged a nationwide strike on Wednesday.

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