UK govt, junior doctors reach deal after days of strikes

Britain's government and the trade union representing junior doctors have sealed an agreement on resolving a contract dispute that has prompted 10 days of strikes this year, mediators ACAS said Wednesday. "ACAS confirms the agreement... which, subject to a referendum of relevant BMA (British Medical Association trade union) members, forms the basis for a new contract in 2016," it said in a statement. The breakthrough was welcomed by Prime Minister David Cameron's government and junior doctors' representatives, who said it was "the best and final way" of resolving the dispute.