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Firefighters 'struggling with cost of living crisis' and 'raw pay deal', says Andy Burnham

The mayor also slammed the government for allowing '999 services to fall into a position where they can't serve the public'

Manchester Evening News

Huge warehouse fire shuts down busy town centre as firefighters battle against blaze

Images from the scene in Boston, Lincolnshire, show huge flames spilling from the building against the night sky with nine fire appliances in attendance

Daily Mirror

Smoke billows from windows as abandoned building burns again

Seven fire engines were at the scene along with an aerial platform

Liverpool Echo

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Firefighters in Scotland vote to strike over pay for first time in almost 20 years

Pay is set at a UK level and firefighters have currently been offered a 5 per cent increase, up from 2 per cent offered last year according to the union’s Scottish secretary, John McKenzie.

Edinburgh Live

Firefighters vote to strike over pay dispute for first time in 20 years

The Fire Brigades Union has said it will give the Government and employers 10 days to make an improved pay offer before deciding its next move and planning strike dates

Glasgow Live

Car flips over and crashes into parked vehicles in quiet Bedminster street

Photos from the scene show a car flipped on its side on a 'narrow street' in Bedminster

Bristol Post

Discussions over special measures as NI firefighters vote for strike action

Members of the Fire Brigades Union in Northern Ireland backed walkouts by 94% on a turnout of 68%.

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Firefighters tackle Sunderland bus blaze with nearby community centre evacuated

The fire brigade attended the Silksworth area of the city on Monday morning after reports of a bus catching fire

Chronicle Live

British firefighters vote for strikes over pay row

British firefighters have voted for a nationwide strike over a pay dispute, their trade union said on Monday, stopping short of setting out exact dates as it gave employers and the government a final shot at resolving the row.

Reuters

Firefighters across UK vote to strike as Tories given 10-day pay ultimatum

FIREFIGHTERS in Scotland have voted to go on strike – saying their take-home pay is worth 12 per cent less than what it was more than a decade ago.

The National (Scotland)

West Lothian hails bonfire night success after no call-outs for firefighters

The partnership between the council, youth project workers, police and fire crews did much to douse the criminality and bad behaviour seen in previous years

Edinburgh Live

Firefighters set to strike for first time in 20 years in pay row

The union said it was giving the Government and employers 10 days to make an improved offer

Manchester Evening News

Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay

The Fire Brigades Union said it was giving the Government and employers 10 days to make an improved offer before deciding its next move.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland firefighters to join UK strike action over pay

Locally 94% of FBU members voted in favour of action

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Evening Standard

Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike in dispute over pay

Firefighters and control room staff have voted to strike over pay, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced.

The Independent UK

Firefighters vote for UK-wide strike over pay for first time in 20 years

FBU says it will not call action if a ‘significantly improved offer’ is made before 9 February

Daily Mirror

Firefighters vote overwhelmingly to strike in historic 999 walkout

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) today said members had voted overwhelmingly for industrial action after more than a decade of real-terms pay cuts and a "derisory" offer by the government

The National (Scotland)

Bus bursts into FLAMES after leaving Glasgow as passengers evacuated

A bus which left Glasgow came to a standstill when it burst into flames.

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Nottingham Post

Emergency services called to 2-van crash in Bilborough as person trapped

Emergency services were called at 1.34pm on Monday, January 30

Chicago Sun-Times

2 workers for restoration company charged with stealing from apartment in Kenwood high-rise damaged in deadly fire last week

Jose Gamboa, 26, and Anger Uzcategui Pacheco, 20, were each charged with burglary after a resident turned over video allegedly showing the two stealing from an apartment.

ABC News

Toodyay bushfire: Out-of-control fire north of Perth downgraded to watch and act

Firefighters battling an out-of-control fire near the Western Australian town of Toodyay, north-east of Perth, are on high alert with more hot weather forecast.

Glasgow Live

Bus bursts into flames after leaving Glasgow as 'terrified passengers flee'

Passengers were evacuated from the bus on the A90 just outside Brechin, Angus at around 5pm after a fire was reported on the Megabus. There were no reported injuries.

Bristol Post

Car engulfed in flames as fire breaks out in middle of night in Bristol

Neighbours were woken up to see fire crews tackling the huge blaze

Daily Record

Scots pensioner, 82, dies after horror house fire ripped through home in "minutes"

Police Scotland has confirmed that a woman aged 82 has died as a result of a fire in Dumbarton on Sunday afternoon.

ABC News

Wieambilla bushfires believed to have been deliberately lit

Multiple blazes that have swept through more than 1,000 hectares of land at Wieambilla on Queensland's Western Downs are being treated as suspicious.

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