Starmer: Doctors' strike 'reckless' amid UK 'super flu' outbreak

• Starmer calls junior doctors' five-day strike "dangerous" and "reckless" amid an "unprecedented wave of super flu" straining the NHS.
• Flu-related hospital admissions surged by 55% in one week, with NHS officials describing the situation as a "worst-case scenario."
• Junior doctors plan their 14th walkout since March 2023 over pay and training opportunities.
• The government offered a deal including priority for UK-trained medics in training posts, which Starmer urged doctors to accept.
• Health Minister Wes Streeting stated the government will not move further on pay, while the BMA demands a 26% pay restoration.

Why It Matters: Doctors' strike during a severe flu outbreak endangers UK's already strained NHS.