A Christmas strike by resident doctors will go ahead, despite high levels of flu cases, after union members rejected the government's offer. The British Medical Association says its members have rejected the government's offer to call off the strikes, which are due to take place between 17 December and 22 December. It comes after NHS England said it was facing the "worst case scenario" after flu cases rose by more than 55% in a week. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-budget-taxes-reeves-starmer-labour-badenoch-farage-12593360 #skynews #nhs #flu #ukpolitics #health #winter SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Click here to get Electoral Dysfunction podcast for free: https://podfollow.com/electoraldysfunction Politics at Sam and Anne’s podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/politics-at-sam-and-annes Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales