Junior doctors in England begin four-day strike over pay

Strike is expected to lead to 250,000 appointments including operations being cancelled

Junior doctors across England are beginning a four-day strike that will result in an estimated 250,000 appointments including operations being cancelled.

Doctors will mount picket lines outside hospitals from 7am until Saturday morning in a deteriorating dispute over pay. It is the longest industrial action in the health service since nurses, ambulance crews and other health workers took action last year.