The Papers: Doctors 'hold patients hostage' and 'The whole of the moon'

Doctors 'hold patients hostage' and 'The whole of the moon'8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleA number of the papers have focused in on the six-day resident doctors' strike, which is due to kick off on Tuesday. "Doctors 'hold patients hostage' with strikes" reads the Daily Express, following warnings from the Conservative Party ahead of the walkout.The Daily Mail says strikes by resident doctors have cost hospitals a cumulative £3bn, with health chiefs expecting to be out of pocket by approximately £50m a day during this week's walkout. The paper reports that this is the 15th round of industrial action from union members since 2023.Senior medics have told the Independent that the walkout could be "the most disruptive strike yet" for the NHS, warning that it will cause "weeks of chaos" for patients. One consultant told the paper that the British Medical Association was "trying to put me in an early grave".A photograph of the Moon dominates the Sun's Tuesday edition, as astronauts overnight travelled further from Earth than ever before. The paper says that the four crew members aboard Artemis II cried and hugged at the historic moment, and challenged this generation and the next to "make sure this record is not long-lived".The moment Artemis II crew made history is also pictured front and centre of the Daily Telegraph, paired with the caption "They've pushed beyond the frontier". US President Donald Trump's latest remarks on Iran lead the paper, after the US president reiterated his threats to bomb Iran back to the "Stone Ages" if a deal was not been made to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 20:00 ET on 7 April (01:00 BST on 8 April).The Financial Times focuses on Iran's response to Trump's latest ultimatum, writing that the Middle Eastern nation has threatened "crushing" reprisals if civilian infrastructure is stru...