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Up to 50,000 people went on strike at 7am, with the action intended to last until 7am on Wednesday 30 JulyThe BMA argues that resident doctors have seen their pay fall by a much greater amount in real terms since 2008-09 than the rest of the population.“Doctors are not worth less than they were 17 years ago, when austerity policies began driving wages down. We’re simply asking for that value to be restored,” it said.Pay erosion has now got to the point where a doctor’s assistant can be paid up to 30% more than a resident doctor. That’s going to

Thai interior ministry says people from four border provinces moved to shelters as authorities say death toll from conflict has risen to 16Thailand evacuated more than 100,000 people along the Cambodian border, it said on Friday, as the two countries fought for a second day in the bloodiest military clashes between the neighbours in over a decade.The interior ministry said 100,672 people from four border provinces had been moved to shelters, while the health ministry announced the death toll had risen to 15, of which 14 were civilians. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/25/thailand-cambodia-border-dispute-thai-evacuation-clashes-conflict Author : Guardian staff and agencies

Maxwell lawyer says client ‘answered every single question’ as deputy attorney general plans another meeting on FridayThe Jeffrey Epstein files scandal swirling around Donald Trump and his administration continued to escalate on Thursday as officials from the Department of Justice met with the late sex offender’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose lawyer said she “answered every question … honestly and to the best of her ability”.Todd Blanche, the US deputy attorney general, arrived on Thursday morning at the office of the US attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, ABC News reported. The state prosecutor’s office is based in the federal courthouse in

British foreign and defence secretaries arrive in Sydney for Aukmin discussions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependent MP Allegra Spender will hold what’s being referred to as a tax reform roundtable today. She told RN Breakfast this morning reforming the tax system would help Australia “solve some of its biggest problems” like sluggish productivity and the cost of living crisis affecting young people, as well as fund the climate transition.The goal for this roundtable is to both contribute to the treasurer’s economic roundtable, contribute to a broader push for broader tax reform,