Thursday briefing: How pay erosion and job shortages pushed doctors to strike again amid winter flu surge
The article highlights the ongoing clash between the UK government and resident doctors, who have decided to strike amidst a winter flu surge. Despite the warnings from Keir Starmer, the British Medical Association, representing 55,000 of 70,000 resident doctors in England, failed to reach an agreement with the government over pay and job issues. The article also covers other news topics, including a crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London and Manchester, concerns over the UK's trade agreements with Donald Trump, the UK's warning to Roman Abramovich to release £2.5bn from the sale of Chelsea FC to Ukraine, and a lawsuit against Meta by the parents of a 16-year-old who took his own life after falling victim to a sextortion gang on Instagram.
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