Government calls walkout "regrettable and unnecessary", while Fire Brigades Union says that workers' pensions are being "wrecked".
Friday, 31 October 2014
Terror sentences 'were justified'
Three men who challenged their special extended sentences for terrorism offences lose their appeal.
Man Arrested Over Fireworks Warehouse Blaze
A man aged 53 has been arrested over a blaze at a fireworks warehouse in Staffordshire which has left two people missing.
Ex-Navy SEAL Probed Over Bin Laden Secrets
Matt Bissonnette, who took part in the Abbottabad raid, wrote a book and gave speeches about the mission to kill bin Laden.
Doctors In Call For Calorie Labels On Alcohol
The calorie labeling already applies to food but the European Commission is considering extending the rules to alcohol.
Hungary scraps controversial web tax
Hungary shelves a proposed tax on internet data traffic after tens of thousands of Hungarians marched against it.
Police boss in gross misconduct probe
A police chief will face an internal charge of gross misconduct after an allegation of inappropriate behaviour towards women.
Dench and Watson honoured in LA
Actors Dame Judi Dench, Emma Watson and Robert Downey Junior are among the stars honoured at the Britannia Awards hosted by Bafta in LA.
VIDEO: Halloween: Sporting horrors of 2014
In honour of Halloween, BBC Sport looks back at some of 2014's more 'horrifying' moments, including the shocks, the slips, the trips and the unexpected.
Child stabbed to death, two injured in latest China attack
BEIJING (Reuters) - An 8-year-old Chinese boy was stabbed to death and two classmates seriously injured on Friday in the latest attack on school children in the country, state media reported.
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