Daily Express - Don’t get ill: Doctors’ strike is going to hurt

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The Daily Express says NHS leaders have warned patients will suffer as junior doctors strike for four days this week.

Dr Carter’s warning that the action is “going to hurt” leads the coverage, with the added detail that health and government officials are warning the public to avoid “risky behaviour”. 

There is also a large image of Princes William and Harry in military uniform, with the promise that a “sensational” new TV series will explain “why Harry went to war and not” his brother.

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