Health secretary’s fury at five-day ‘self-indulgent’ doctors strike as NHS faces Christmas flu crisis

Health secretary’s fury at five-day ‘self-indulgent’ doctors strike as NHS faces Christmas flu crisis

The health secretary blasted doctors as “self-indulgent” and “dangerous” after they voted to go ahead with a five-day strike before Christmas. Resident doctor members of the British Medical Association (BMA) have flatly rejected a last minute offer from Wes Streeting to stop the walkout, with doctors set to join picket lines on Wednesday from 7am. … Read more

Experts explain what the law says about killing survivors of a boat attack

Experts explain what the law says about killing survivors of a boat attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military would have committed a crime if it killed the survivors of an attack on an alleged drug boat, legal experts say. It doesn’t matter if the United States is in “armed conflict” with the drug cartels as the Trump administration asserts. Such a deadly second strike would violate peacetime … Read more