6 h. ago TOM HARRIS: Yet again it's patients who will be the casualties in a battle over who really runs Britain

The battle lines have been drawn. We know who the combatants are in the latest pay row in the NHS - the doctors and the Government. And, sadly, we know who the casualties will be...

Science

8 h. ago Wes Streeting's plans for NHS recovery 'hanging by a thread' after junior doctors announce five day walkout over pay

The Health Secretary accused the BMA of being 'completely unreasonable' after it announced the five-day walkout, which could see 200,000 appointments and operations cancelled.

Politics

17 h. ago Junior doctors to strike for five days over the summer in dispute over pay

The British Medical Association has announced resident doctors will be striking for five days unless the Government will work with them and negotiate a pay rise

Events

20 h. ago Resident doctors plunge NHS into chaos as they announce five days of strikes in July

Thousands of resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, to walk out in pay row after Government refuse to negotiate further

Events

20 h. ago NHS summer chaos confirmed as junior doctors reveal start date of five day strike

British Medical Association (BMA) bosses claimed they had 'no choice but to call strikes' after the Government had failed to make a 'credible offer' to 'restore pay'.

Events

20 h. ago Resident doctors announce five July strike dates after Government refuses to negotiate on pay

NHS to be plunged into chaos as thousands of resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, walk out in pay row

Politics

23 h. ago Wes Streeting warns doctors the public 'will not forgive' them for striking

It comes after the British Medical association voted to strike over pay

Events

30 h. ago Labour threw cash at striking junior doctors. Now, they have come back for more and are threatening to plunge the NHS into chaos... we know who really runs the country: TOM HARRIS

We all saw it coming, so why didn't Labour? When your only tactic for ending the doctors' strikes was to stuff the medics' mouths with gold, obviously they were going to come back for more

Events

42 h. ago Downing Street refuses to reopen pay negotiations with resident doctors as fresh wave of strikes announced

Walkouts by up to 48,000 medics - formerly known as junior doctors - would have devastating consequences for NHS

Events

43 h. ago NHS summer chaos ahead as junior doctors vote to go on strike

The group of medics have already taken industrial action 11 times since 2002, crippling services and forcing health bosses to cancel an estimated 1.5million appointments.

Events

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Events

3 d. ago NHS bosses fear fresh strikes in England as resident doctors seek 29% pay rise

Hundreds of thousands of hospital appointments could be cancelled if BMA members vote for series of stoppagesHospitals are bracing for a fresh round of strikes by resident doctors seeking a 29% pay rise, amid warnings that stoppages could lead to hundreds of thousands of appointments and operations being cancelled.NHS leaders fear that a ballot of resident doctors, formerly junior doctors in England, which closes on Monday will produce a majority backing renewed industrial action. Continue reading...

Economics

7 d. ago Ryanair axes 170 flights as France air traffic control strikes spark holiday chaos

170 Ryanair flights have been axed following the start of a two day strike by air traffic controllers in France - travelling Brits have been warned about the disruption these walkouts could have

Events

7 d. ago Rachel Reeves in tears at PMQs as Keir Starmer refuses to confirm she'll remain Chancellor after benefits cuts chaos

Downing Street later insisted that Ms Reeves ‘is going nowhere’ and has Sir Keir’s ‘full backing’

Events

8 d. ago Teachers go on strike over plans to lengthen school day by 30 minutes as parents speak out

While one union has paused industrial action, another is refusing to back down

Society

9 d. ago Teachers to strike for 10 more days over plans to lengthen school day at Greater Manchester secondary

Parents have described the action as 'appalling'

Events

1 week ago Fact check: How much do resident doctors earn, and what do they want?

With resident doctors in England being balloted over possible strike action, Full Fact looks at what resident (formerly ‘junior’) doctors earn.

Politics

1 week ago The new diet that can slash dementia risk by 25 per cent and slow ageing: Scientists reveal vital details including when YOU should start following it

Scientists in the US have just published the results of a large study that found people in their 40s and beyond who followed this eating regimen were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's.

Events

2 w. ago Stormzy receives an honorary doctorate in law from Cambridge University

The London based grime artist, real name Michael Omari Owuo Junior, was awarded a doctorate in law during a special congregation at Senate House.

Society

2 w. ago Regrettable that BMA let slip medics are excited for new strikes – Streeting

Doctors in training, formerly known as junior doctors, are currently being balloted on whether or not to stage further walkouts.

Events