‘Expect major disruption’, patients warned as junior doctors’ strike and hot weather heap ‘significant pressure’ on NHS

NHS leaders have said the service is expecting “major disruption” as a result of the hot weather and the junior doctors’ strike.

Yellow heat health alerts are in place for many parts of the country until 5pm on Thursday, when medics will down tools and pick up placards.

It will be the eleventh walkout by junior doctors from the British Medical Association (BMA) in England...