As a 24-hour stoppage by junior doctors in Britain’s NHS ended, it appears increasingly likely that the new working contract at the heart of the dispute will be imposed by the government from 1 August. After the BMA rejected a “take-it-or-leave-it” offer on Wednesday night, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to make a statement in the Commons at lunchtime on Thursday.
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SPORT
One institution that did appear to recognize the PR pitfalls in ignoring a passionate public protest is Liverpool FC. It’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, said that the planned ticket price increase, which led to thousands of fans walking out of the weekend’s home game, would be scrapped and prices frozen for the coming season.
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WORLD
Russia has proposed a March 1 ceasefire in Syria. For many, that’s just too late. It’s always been “too late”.
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After a dramatic night of negotiations, the remaining four occupants in the ludicrous standoff at the Oregon wildlife refuge will apparently turn themselves in on Thursday, insisting, of course, that it’s not a “surrender”.
As the US presidential primary contest moves on to Nevada – home of the aforementioned, and incarcerated, Cliven Bundy – and a bare-knuckle South Carolina on Feb 20, the Republican field is winnowing a little but there’s still a jam over who might emerge as the “establishment” candidate. New Hampshire’s narrow distribution for second place behind Donald Trump didn’t help.
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CULTURE
Just what you’ve been waiting for, right…?
Call me when you have one based on the Brooklyn-bound F train.
The Overnight Note 