Just over £121,000. but that s more than doctors earn in spain, italy and france. ministers describe a 6% pay offer as fair and reasonable. we ve accepted in full the recommendations of the pay review body and we call on the bma to end the strikes because the strikes ultimately will impact patients, in particular, those patients waiting for their operations. the consultants have already announced more strike days in early october and, as with their more junior colleagues, there s little sign of any compromise from either side in this dispute. dominic hughes, bbc news. the union representing staff at wilko says the majority of stores will close within weeks after it faied to find a buyer. the chain employs 12,500 staff across 400 stores. the administrator, pwc said parts of the group could still be bought. dramatic drone footage has captured the terrifying ordeal of a group of school boys who were trapped in a cable car ....