A member of the armed forces being trained how to drive an ambulance covers the front page of the Times. The paper reports union representatives on picket lines will ask striking paramedics if they are willing to attend 999 calls case by case if requested by teams in ambulance control rooms. It adds officials said there had been “some progress” on ensuring 999 cover, but ministers believe it is “not satisfactory” to rely on staff leaving the picket line in time.