Drivers hit by strikes both sides of New Year celebrations as road officers join highways workers

Highway workers will strike in late December and on 3, 4, and 6 January in different regions

Drivers are facing strikes on both sides of the New Year celebrations as road traffic officers and control room staff launch a two-day strike.

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) working for National Highways in southwest England and the West Midlands will walk out on Friday.

Other National Highways workers will strike on 3 and 4 January, with the AA warning that the roads are likely to be busy on the third as people return to the workplace and children go back to school.