In pictures : Firefighters' strike

Firefighters across the UK have left their posts and joined picket lines in the latest round of strikes.

A picket line is reconstructed outside the Central Fire Station in Birmingham

Striking firefighters, one sporting a Tony Blair mask, picket Watford Fire Station

Striking firefighters warms their hands over a brazier, outside the Maryhill fire station in Glasgow

Protesters placards call for public support

Fire Brigades Union general secretary Andy Gilchrist shares a joke with striking firefighters

Fanning flames: Striking firefighters wave to motorists