Doctors in England begin their longest strike in NHS history

Hospital doctors in England on Wednesday began their longest strike in the 75-year history of Britain's National Health Service as they walked off the job for six days. The disruption by thousands of junior doctors – who make up nearly half the state-funded NHS doctor workforce – will see tens of thousands of patients have their care cancelled.It comes at one of the busiest times of the year when the NHS faces increased pressure from winter respiratory illnesses.The strike marks a major escalati