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The British Medical Association says junior doctor pay has fallen in real terms by 26% since 2008/09 and reversing this would require a 35.3% rise.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at train operators will walk out in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions on Saturday.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said politicians in the US administration and on Capitol Hill were ‘very understanding’ of his party’s stance.

The Princess of Wales has taken over as Royal Colonel from her husband.

It comes ahead of a busy day at the White House as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Friday’s papers report on the pay offer to healthcare workers which has been recommended by unions.

Thomas Cook said city break bookings so far this year are around 40% higher compared with the same period in 2022.

Essex Police chief Ben-Julian Harrington said a number of people had left the force citing financial reasons.

Visitors to West Blean and Thornden Woods, Kent, can wander among the newly-introduced grazers although the bison will still be fenced off.

The Duke of Sussex is suing Associated Newspapers Limited over an article about his separate High Court claim regarding his UK security arrangements.

The walk starts from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool on April 1 and ends at Old Trafford Stadium, in Manchester, on April 2.

Senior members of the UK choral industry say the decision was ‘a huge false economy’.

Months of strikes by healthcare workers could be brought to an end if the pay offer is agreed.

The move will still allow ministers and officials to use the Chinese-owned app on their personal phones.

Ruth Perry, 53, who had been the headteacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life in January.

Chris Kaba, 24, was killed on September 5 after a police pursuit of his car which ended in Streatham Hill, south London.

The “ill-judged, off-the-cuff” remark was seen as an apparent reference to the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.

It comes following speculation that the former prime minister might seek out a safer seat, ahead of the next general election.

Geneticists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene BRCA1 to a historic origin in Westray, Orkney.

The world-famous reality star and influencer was in attendance at the Emirates Stadium, as filming takes place on her new documentary.