23 m. ago Patients 'could die' in Christmas NHS meltdown as militant junior doctors humiliate Streeting by pushing ahead with strikes

Thousands of medics - previously known as junior doctors - will walk out in the run-up to Christmas from December 17 to December 22.

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1 hour ago Doctors’ strike to go ahead after medics reject Government offer

British Medical Association members took part in an online poll over the weekend on whether or not the new deal was enough to call off the walkout.

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1 hour ago Militant junior doctors WILL still strike despite desperate Government offer as 'superflu' continues to batter hospitals

Thousands of medics - previously known as junior doctors - will walk out in the run-up to Christmas from December 17 to December 22.

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2 h. ago Militant doctors WILL still strike despite desperate Government offer as 'superflu' continues to batter hospitals

Thousands of medics - previously known as junior doctors - will walk out in the run-up to Christmasfrom December 17 to December 22.

Science

2 h. ago Doctors vote to go ahead with strike this Christmas as NHS faces major flu crisis

Resident doctors in England have voted to reject the Government's offer

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26 h. ago Militant doctors putting lives at risk by striking during superflu they need to realise what’s at stake, Home Sec slams

STRIKING doctors are "putting lives at risk" and "need to realise what's at stake", the Home Secretary has warned. Shabana Mahmood has said hospitals are already buckling under “huge strain” as a brutal outbreak sweeps the country. She also urged resident doctors to accept the pay deal on the table. It echoes what Prime Minister...

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54 h. ago BMA accuses Streeting of ‘scaremongering’ about NHS as strike looms

The doctors’ union claimed the Health Secretary had acted in a ‘cruel and calculated’ way and described the Government’s offer as ‘poor.’

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3 d. ago 'If you've got the flu, stay at home or wear a mask' say Health Chiefs as they urge Britons to get vaccinated

Britons battling coughs and colds were today begged to stay at home, as health chiefs doled out Covid-era advice amid fears the raging superflu could cause Christmas carnage.

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4 d. ago Scramble for flu jabs sweeps Britain as people struggle to find appointments and are turned away by pharmacies: Health chief warns, 'be prepared to travel or try multiple places'

A pharmacy leader has warned that Britons may need to travel out of their local areas to get their flu vaccination as chemists struggle to cope with an increase in demand.

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4 d. ago Government makes desperate offer for militant doctors to call off strikes amid 'superflu' surge

in a last minute attempt to thwart the strike action, the Government has put forward an offer to the BMA, which they will now put to their members.

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5 d. ago Now six hospitals declare 'critical incidents' as 'superflu' sparks NHS meltdown: Health chiefs order patients to wear masks

Bosses fear the 'calculated' disruption - at a time when hospital staffing rotas are 'very fragile' because of upcoming Christmas holidays and winter illness - will cause 'mayhem'.

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5 d. ago Superflu carnage sparks NHS meltdown fears as health chiefs beg doctors to postpone 'reckless' strikes in middle of terrifying outbreak

Bosses fear the 'calculated' disruption - at a time when hospital staffing rotas are 'very fragile' because of upcoming Christmas holidays and winter illness - will cause 'mayhem'.

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5 d. ago UK public call on government to offer more support to small businesses

A recent poll of UK adults shows the top measures people want to see from the government to help support small businesses

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1 week ago Wes Streeting ramps up attacks on BMA as he brands union 'juvenile delinquents'

The Health Secretary made clear he has 'had it' with the militant union - who represent resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors.

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2 w. ago Militant doctors launch ballot for more devastating strikes as they demand a 26 per cent pay rise

The British Medical Association would be free to inflict chaos on the NHS until August if members back the move in a major blow to patients.

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2 w. ago Prostate cancer expert explains how one wrong PSA test can harm a man’s life

Professor Freddie Hamdy - who advised the Government not to offer more men the PSA blood test - explains why very slow growing tumours should be left well alone

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3 w. ago The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17

Ussu fled imprisonment and torture, only to find himself treated like a liar and outcast in the UK. Here’s how he survived homelessness and horrific injury in almost two decades without a decisionThe outcome for those involved in military coups can be unpredictable at the best of times. In Ussu’s case, he was captured and tortured before making a bold escape. But after breaking out of the compound where he was jailed, and coming to Britain, a very different kind of fight lay ahead – one that lasted almost two decades.Ussu grew up in a small and unstable African country, a former Portuguese colony that was no stranger to attempted coups (the country is not being named to protect Ussu’s identity). A good student, he dreamed of going to university to train to become a doctor, but he was required to complete two years of military service first. Once he was in the army, though, his superiors refused to release him. Years passed and there was still no sign of an exit route. He became incr...

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3 w. ago And cut! Nevada lawmakers narrowly reject plan to lure movie projects to Vegas

Nevada wrapped up a seven-day legislative session with a major proposal to offer tax credits to film studios failing, and the governor's sweeping crime legislation passing

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