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President Macron, his wife Brigitte, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and his wife Victoria at 10 Downing Street.
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

Five-day doctors’ strike threatens NHS, says Streeting

Junior doctors will walk out from July 25-30 after biggest pay rise in the public sector




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



Collage of soldiers operating drones.
Why Ukraine’s newest weapons offer a glimpse of the future of war

President Trump and President Putin conversing at the APEC summit.
Trump says he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin invaded Ukraine

A boy placing flowers at a crime scene memorial.
‘I’m glad I could help them, Mum’: Southport inquiry told of girl’s heroics

Collage of soldiers operating drones.
Why Ukraine’s newest weapons offer a glimpse of the future of war





A boy placing flowers at a crime scene memorial.
‘I’m glad I could help them, Mum’: Southport inquiry told of girl’s heroics


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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 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?



Debbie O'Connell of the United Kingdom competing in the Women's 1500m IT7 race at the Invictus Games Sydney 2018.
Invictus medallist in £1.7m injury claim filmed ‘walking dog’
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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


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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Shompen elder and young boy paddling a canoe.
The hardest part of counting 1.5bn Indians? These isolated tribes
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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






Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, presenting at Computex.
Nvidia becomes the world’s first $4trn public company


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


Business live blog, Wednesday July 9 — as it happened


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Rugby players tackling during a match.

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



Noah Valentine and Corinna Brown in a scene from *Noughts & Crosses*.

Tinuke Craig’s mixed production of Malorie Blackman’s young adult novel has sparky lead actors


Johnny Vegas portrait.
Johnny Vegas’ Little Shop of Antiques — a northern version of Clarkson’s Farm





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?



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