Doctors in England go on strike for 14th time

The five-day stoppage by resident doctors -- those below consultant level -- comes as negotiations reached a deadlock over the medics' demand for a 26 percent pay rise to compensate for what they say is a real-time loss of earnings due to inflation. Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer has branded the industrial action "irresponsible" at a time when the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) is struggling to handle a "super flu" outbreak. The pay demand comes on top of a 28.9 percent increase...