Firefighters walk out in 48th strike over pensions
Firefighters walked out on strike this morning.
It is the 48th period of industrial action taken by members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in a long running dispute with the government over pensions.
Union members across the country began the 24-hour period of industrial action at 9am.
The dispute began in 2013 when the FBU opposed government plans to raise the retirement age from 55 to 60.