PM Rishi Sunak said the offer to workers was final and there would be "no more talks on pay".
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The latest data shows 7.47 million people are waiting for routine hospital treatment.
The announcement is expected on Thursday, following formal sign off from the prime minister and chancellor.
The heatwave could potentially lead to record-breaking temperatures, forecasters say.
The singer opens up about being diagnosed as a black woman and why she wants more research to be done.
NHS doctors will get pay rise of 6%, says government, as junior medics in England stage longest strike yet.
Former deputy first minister Michelle O'Neill was giving evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry.
Emily Chesterton, who saw a physician associate twice before she died, did not know they were not a GP.
An independent review has been published into claims the NEAS covered up patient failings.
A report questions the language used for some checks, including assessing whether the baby is "pink all over".