Resident doctors in England accept pay deal and end strikes

The package includes standard 2016 resident doctor contract terms for all locally employed medics and an average 6.6% pay uplift to be fully implemented by April 2027.

There will also be 4,500 extra specialty training places over three years.

Resident doctors across Northern Ireland are taking part in a 24-hour walkout over pay.

Victorian public hospital doctors are on the verge of their first industrial action in 20 years after agreeing on Monday to push ahead with the process that would greenlight overtime bans and potential strike action.