It was billed as the biggest day of industrial action for decades - but the Prime Minister's called today's strikes a 'damp squib'.

Up to two million workers ARE thought to have walked out over changes to their pensions - including more than seven thousand in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch - where dozens of local schools and libraries have been closed.

Bournemouth council says nine out of 16 refuse crews, and four out of seven recycling crews were in operation today - and over 50% of the scheduled collection was made.

In London, scuffles broke out as Police formed a cordon on Haymarket in
the West End when protesters briefly got onto the roof of a building.

The government says it's irresponsible to strike while negotiations are
ongoing.