Syrian government helicopters drop chlorine on Aleppo

A suspected chlorine gas attack on the opposition held Syrian city of Aleppo has caused a reported 80 cases of suffocation, rescue workers say. The Syrian Civil Defence group posted footage on their Facebook page allegedly showing the aftermath of government helicopters dropping barrel bombs filled with chlorine. The footage shows children and adults having to be doused in water and treated with oxygen masks. The Syrian government has denied previous accusations it used chemical weapons during the five-year-old civil war. Sep 7, 2016

Junior doctors strike explained

On the 1 September 2016, the British Medical Association announced four, five-day strikes that junior doctors would participate in over a long running dispute with their contracts. The argument over junior doctor contracts has become the worst industrial relations dispute in the history of the NHS, but why have have more strikes been announced? Sep 5, 2016