Brits have been warned not to get "blind drunk" and risk ending up in hospital during the ambulance strike by a senior NHS chief.
Professor Sir Stephen Powis said the public need to be "sensible" during a "difficult day" as more than 10,000 emergency workers from Unite, Unison and GMB unions stage walkouts over pay.
The NHS England medical director, a familiar face from Covid-era press conferences, issued the guidance amid warnings of severe disruption to services.
