Around 25,000 ambulance workers in England and Wales go out on strike today in a row between unions and the government over pay.
About 600 members of the Army, Navy and RAF from across the country have been drafted in to help during the walkouts, some of whom have never driven the vehicles before.
Report by Jonesia.
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