A big ralley is being held in Bournemouth town centre in an hours time - as public sector workers protest against planned changes to their pensions.

Loads of professions have joined picket lines including nurses...immigration officials and teachers - which means all schools, except one has had to close in Bournemouth and lessons have also been cancelled in Poole and Christchurch.

They're all angry that the government wants to make them pay more into their pensions and work for longer.

Nigel Costley's from the TUC in the South West:

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A rally taking place in Bournemouth central gardens at 12...and there's also a demo at Poole park.

Altogether around 2 million public sector works have walked out across the country but Chancellor George Osborne maintains the government's proposing a decent pensions deal:

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