Exercise Arctic News Today

Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden has said in the event of industrial action, the NHS would prioritise the most essential services after RCN members voted in favour of a mass strike.

The union is demanding nurses receive a cost-of-living pay rise of 5 per cent above inflation which currently sits at 12.3 per cent.

NHS nurses could take to the picket line before Christmas if the Royal College of Nursings strike ballot, which closed today, delivers a yes vote. Results are expected in the coming weeks.

NHS England (NHSE) has told trusts to test their preparedness with a multi-day drill codenamed Exercise Arctic Willow. MailOnline has asked for more details on what the strike plans will involve.

Working outside in 40 degrees below zero isn’t something a person generally thinks of doing, at some point, the numbers start to lose value and cold is just plain cold. But that didn’t stop the U.S. Army and Air Force from what they do every year for,

20 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Working outside in 40 degrees below zero isn’t something a person generally thinks of doing, at some point, the numbers start to lose value and cold is just plain cold. But that didn’t stop the U.S. Army and Air Force from what they do every year for Exercise Arctic Warrior. Primed with extreme cold-weather gear, a mind-over-matter tenacity and a varsity mentality, over 25 aircrew members assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing boar...