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Added on the 21/12/2022 15:54:01 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Ambulances can be seen outside the emergency department of the Royal London Hospital, as drivers and paramedics stage a second strike, calling for pay increases that more closely match high inflation, joined this time by emergency call handlers. The government has introduced legislation which will enforce minimum service levels from striking workers. Unions say life-threatening emergencies are still being responded to, and that the new law would be unworkable. IMAGES
UK ambulance workers take to the picket line outside the London Ambulance Service headquarters, as they escalate a pay dispute with the government after walkouts by nurses and other public sector staff earlier in the week. The latest industrial action is being undertaken by paramedics and emergency call handlers, and comes amid similar pay and conditions-driven strikes by rail staff, passport control officers, postal workers and other NHS staff. IMAGES
Ambulance workers hold banners and flags at a picket line in Crawley, West Sussex (south of England), as they go on strike for non-life threatening calls. IMAGES
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are asking their wedding guests to donate money to charity as a wedding present.
France's Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu welcomes US Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin at the Hôtel de Brienne in Paris. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.