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England’s junior doctors join consultants in joint NHS strikes England’s junior doctors are joining consultants for their first joint strikes in the history of the NHS. Consultants began striking on Tuesday and junior doctors followed on Wednesday morning. The British Medical Association strike by consultants will last two days whilst the junior doctor’s strike is planned for three. There will be emergency care throughout but NHS bosses said patients were still in danger. Doctors and the government have been at odds for a long time as the dispute over pay escalates. For anyone in need of emergency care, people are…

Braverman and Facebook clash over private message plans Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Facebook owner Meta have clashed over the Meta’s plans to encrypt messages. They have hit back at a government campaign strongly critical of its plans. Messages protected with end-to-end encryption would mean that they could only be read by sender and recipient. Braverman has said encryption could not come at the cost of children’s safety, amid fears it might be used to conceal child abuse. Meta argues that encryption protects users from invasion of privacy. “We don’t think people want us reading their private messages”, the firm…

6 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank and Gaza There have been more Palestinian deaths in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip at the hands of Israeli forces. A late-night military raid of the Jenin refugee camp left four dead and around 30 people injured, according to Palestinian medics. A fifth was killed during violent demonstrations on Tuesday evening near the Gaza-Israel separation fence. Another young Palestinian man was killed during an Israeli raid in Jericho on Wednesday morning. Tuesday night saw intense fighting in the Jenin camp, a stronghold of Palestinian militants. The military exchanged fire…

Spain players agree to end boycott before Nations League games Most of Spain’s women’s football team have agreed to end their current boycott, according to the Spanish Secretary of State for Sports Victor Francos. The agreement was reached at 05:00 local time on Wednesday, following more than seven hours of meetings. The players began their boycott of the national squad after Spain beat England 1-0 in the World Cup final, and Spanish FA boss Luis Rubiales kissed Spanish player Jenni Hermoso without consent. After weeks of chaos, Rubiales resigned and controversial Spanish manager Jorge Vilda was sacked. The Spanish players…

US child dies from fentanyl kept under nursery nap mat Nicholas Dominici, a one-year-old baby boy, died of a suspected drug overdose on Friday, with several other children from his NYC nursery taken to hospital. Police have confirmed a kilogram of fentanyl was found under a nap mat at a daycare centre in the Bronx, New York City. Three other children were taken to hospital after being exposed to the narcotic at the daycare centre. Police believe the children inhaled fentanyl at the nursery. The children range in age from eight months to two years. Three children were given an…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk  PM retreats on climate promises and Sir Keir meets with Macron Wednesday’s front-page report on news that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering scaling back some of the government’s commitments to help the UK reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The PM is set to make an announcement on Friday. Several of the papers feature a picture of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer shaking hands with French President Emmanuel Macron. The meeting came after French and German ministers suggested that the UK could be an ‘associate member’ of the EU. PM retreats on…

Elementor #551498 September 20, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Financial Times – Crispin Odey urged woman he groped at work to downplay incident to FCA The Financial Times reports that a woman has accused the hedge fund manager Crispin Odey of groping her at work and asking her to “play down” the incident to the Financial Conduct Authority. The paper says that the woman said she was assaulted while working at the hedge fund in 2005, and that Odey later confessed to the incident but said that, at the time, he had just come back…

Elementor #551492 September 20, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Toxic Brand The Metro leads on the news that broadcasters have shunted Russell Brand off their platforms and publishers have distanced themselves from the comic following allegations of rape against the star. The paper says YouTube have blocked his videos from making money, the BBC has joined Channel 4 in removing his content from streaming sites, and that he has had to close his own pub. Brand has strongly denied any wrongdoing. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its…

Elementor #551486 September 20, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Tory dismay as PM seeks to soften net zero pledges  The Guardian leads on the news that some Conservatives are “dismayed” at the news that Rishi Sunak is looking into softening the government’s commitment to net zero. One senior Tory tells the paper that the change would be the “greatest mistake of [Mr Sunak’s] premiership” and could cost jobs and increase energy bills. The paper also quotes Emma Pinchbeck, chief executive of Energy UK, saying the plans are “not a great look for…

Elementor #551480 September 20, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – The great great show  The Sun’s lead story is James Cordon praising a doctor and a paramedic who saved the life of a woman who was hit by two trains at the paper’s Who Cares Wins awards show. Last night marked the return of the Champions League as City got off to a winning start. The PM’s petrol ban delay also makes the front page. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon…