Junior doctors and consultants to strike together
Walkouts in September and October will see both groups join picket lines in England.
August 2023
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Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election fraud case
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‘Scramble’ to address school safety concerns
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The GOP’s Ludicrous Claims of “Election Interference”
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Ben Wallace: New UK defence secretary to be announced
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Antoinette Sandbach: Ex-MP asks to be removed from slavery research
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