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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Junior doctors in England announce longest strike in NHS history as pay talks break down

Junior doctors in England are to stage more strikes in December and January after talks between the Government and British Medical Association (BMA) broke down.

Junior doctors will walk out for nine days in total - from 7am on December 20 to 7am on December 23, and from 7am on January 3 to 7am on January 9 - the BMA announced on Tuesday.

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