In an ongoing dispute over pay, working conditions and pensions, 70,000 members of the University and College Union (UCU) have voted to strike after talks with employers broke down on Monday.

They will join other industries, including train drivers, civil servants and teachers on a coordinated day of strikes on 1 February organised by the Trades Union Congress, which represents most unions.

UCU members have threatened 17 more strike days in February and March if no agreement is made.

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