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Junior doctors announce five-day strike from July 25

The BMA says it made ‘every attempt’ to avoid walkout but ministers won’t negotiate pay

Healthcare

Junior doctors protesting for pay restoration in London.
How much do junior doctors earn? The BMA’s claims examined

The medical union has called a five-day strike over pay demands the government won’t countenance — so do its numbers stack up?


Starmer won’t rule out ‘stealth tax’ extension

Freezing income tax bands for longer would drag an estimated million people into higher rates by 2030

Politics
55 minutes ago


Collage of HS2 construction and trains.
HS2 is only a third complete and 2 or 3 years late, says chief

Mark Wild told MPs on the transport committee that not enough progress was made in the first two years

Transport
25 minutes ago


Christian Horner, Red Bull team principal, at the British Grand Prix.
Horner sacked by Red Bull after poor start to season

Collage of King Charles III, Emmanuel Macron, Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, and migrants in a boat.
Why does France say Britain’s not doing enough to stop small boats?

Christian Horner, Red Bull team principal, at the British Grand Prix.


Portrait of Jane Mulkerrins.
‘Letting agents charged me £6,156 for next to nothing’

A person wearing a shirt that says "INFECTED BLOOD" holds the final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry.
Infected blood judge rebukes ‘unjust’ compensation gaps
Collage of three young girls.
Recovery like sucking out poison, family tells Southport inquiry
Crime
29 minutes ago

Portrait of Jane Mulkerrins.
‘Letting agents charged me £6,156 for next to nothing’






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King Charles III, Queen Camilla, President Macron, and Brigitte Macron at a state banquet at Windsor Castle.
The ‘entente amicale’ sealed with a kiss as Macrons depart Windsor

The King and Queen bid a fond farewell to the French president and first lady with an exchange of gifts and a show of affection



Collage of various fashion designs and a portrait of a woman.




Star trails circling a dragon tree.
Lone dragon tree in a celestial scene — and other news in pictures


Man ‘strangled ex-fiancée after she organised birthday dinner’


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Editor's picks



Katherine Jenkins, Andrew Levitas, Sienna Miller, and Oli Green in the Royal Box at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon’s most annoying spectators — ranked

The tennis is a joy. People scrolling, talking, eating, not so much


Woman in coral-colored workout clothes.
I’m an American woman. Trust me, British men are better dates



Collage of Kate Middleton in three different outfits.
How Kate became queen of the cape
Fashion
31 minutes ago


Illustration of actor Teig Sadhana with smartphones displaying "The Mafia's Obsession" and "Come Back for You".
He was walking dogs for a living – now he’s making $1,000 a day on viral one-minute dramas



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Aftermath of a wildfire in Marseille, France, showing burning buildings and damaged vehicles.
More than 100 hurt as wildfire reaches Marseille
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It pains me to say it, but give Keir Starmer time

It’s wrong to write Labour off after just a year. No government has a magic wand, and this one has four years to run



Illustration of politicians in a life raft, watched by onlookers and a horse-drawn carriage.

Cartoon by Morten Morland



a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
Europe must keep Ukraine armed until 2027






a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
Europe must keep Ukraine armed until 2027






Close-up of a pile of copper wire.
Copper price volatile after Trump’s 50% tariff threat


Mark Read, Chief Operating Officer of WPP.
WPP shares drop 18% after profit warning

a man in a white shirt and blue tie looks at the camera
David SmithReal-life experiment proves stamp duty changes create uncertainty



UK’s top housebuilders pay £100m after CMA investigation


Young directors face fight to get on board at London-listed firms


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Rugby players tackling during a match.

Brumbies 24 Lions 36: Ollie Chessum, Garry Ringrose and Tom Curry advance Test case but possible injury to Blair Kinghorn raises full-back dilemma

Rugby union
46 minutes ago


David Corenswet as Superman putting on his boots.

David Corenswet is serviceable as Hollywood’s latest Man of Steel, but director James Gunn has turned the ninth big-screen film into an indigestible mush




Illustration from *Crumb, USA* depicting a man in a red suit walking.
Keep on truckin’ — the weird world of the cartoonist Robert Crumb



Three African elephants walking along a riverbank.
Chris HaslamTwo women died on safari last week — are these trips becoming more dangerous?


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Illustration of the Chancellor of the Exchequer walking outside 10 Downing Street.
Should Rachel Reeves raise income tax?
Illustration of the Chancellor of the Exchequer walking outside 10 Downing Street.
Should Rachel Reeves raise income tax?



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