Hospital doctors in England began a five-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay, but the National Health Service vowed to keep disruption to a minimum.

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Resident doctors from the British Medical Association are due to walk out at 7am on Friday in a row over pay

Members of the public have been urged to come forward for NHS care during the walkout, and are being asked to attend appointments unless told they are cancelled.

Up to 50,000 doctors stage five days of action from 7am on 25 July to 7am on 30 July after pay talks break down

Hospital doctors in England began a five-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay, but the National Health Service vowed to keep disruption to a minimum.

Hospitals in England battle to keep both emergency and non-urgent work going in five-day walkout.

Thousands of resident doctors are on strike until Wednesday at 7am