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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

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Junior doctors protesting for pay restoration in London.

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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?

Healthcare

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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

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

UPDATED

Horner sacked by Red Bull after poor start to season

Team principal, who turned down approach from Ferrari this year, axed after poor first half to season that has left them off pace in the championship

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‘Letting agents charged me £6,156 for next to nothing’

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HS2 is only a third complete and 2 or 3 years late, says chief

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HS2 is only a third complete and 2 or 3 years late, says chief

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Why does France say Britain’s not doing enough to stop small boats?

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President Trump and President Putin conversing at the APEC summit.

Trump says he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin invaded Ukraine

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VIEW FROM PARIS

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Crime

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Trump says he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin invaded Ukraine

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Trump says he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin invaded Ukraine

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Why does France say Britain’s not doing enough to stop small boats?

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VIEW FROM PARIS

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Politics

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Healthcare

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Recovery like sucking out poison, family tells Southport inquiry

Crime

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Crime

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Trump says he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin invaded Ukraine

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King Charles III, Queen Camilla, President Macron, and Brigitte Macron at a state banquet at Windsor Castle.

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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

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Millions still face higher mortgage costs, warns Bank

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A wealth tax would be economic suicide

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Lions win — but mixed display will give Australia little to fear

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Lions win — but mixed display will give Australia little to fear

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Lone dragon tree in a celestial scene — and other news in pictures

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

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James Cartwright and Samantha Mickleburgh at Pennyhill Park Hotel.

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

Crime

Gregg Wallace lambasts ‘clickbait’ BBC as the broadcaster drops him

Media

Gregg Wallace lambasts ‘clickbait’ BBC as the broadcaster drops him

Media

THE TIMES DIARY

Millwall fans’ puppet ruler remembered — and Mandy’s warning

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THE TIMES DIARY

Millwall fans’ puppet ruler remembered — and Mandy’s warning

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Sex & Relationships

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Art

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Trump says Putin ‘just wants to kill people’ — is their bromance over?

The pair have been closer than any of their predecessors, spending hours on the phone. But the American president is losing patience

Russia-Ukraine war

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at a parliamentary meeting on an alleged corruption probe.

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Pedro Sánchez refuses to ‘throw in the towel’ as calls to resign mount

Europe

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More than 100 hurt as wildfire reaches Marseille

Europe

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Pedro Sánchez refuses to ‘throw in the towel’ as calls to resign mount

Europe

More than 100 hurt as wildfire reaches Marseille

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Comment

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DANIEL FINKELSTEIN 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

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Cartoon by Morten Morland

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ROGER BOYES Europe must keep Ukraine armed until 2027

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MELANIE PHILLIPS Police finally wake up to the dangers of cannabis

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ALICE THOMSON Special needs children deserve a better start

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I was unemployable as a former prisoner, until Cook took me on

The posh ready-meals brand hires ex-offenders to help give them a second chance

Health & Fitness

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Help, I’ve ‘curated’ my life

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How to do summer like a French woman

Fashion

FIRST PERSON

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Fashion

How to do summer like a French woman

Fashion

Business

Copper price volatile after Trump’s 50% tariff threat

Economics

Mark Read, Chief Operating Officer of WPP.

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WPP shares drop 18% after profit warning

Companies & Markets

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David Smith Real-life experiment proves stamp duty changes create uncertainty

Louisa Clarence-Smith Britain is missing its chance to divert investment from America

David Smith Real-life experiment proves stamp duty changes create uncertainty

Louisa Clarence-Smith Britain is missing its chance to divert investment from America

Sport

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Lions win — but mixed display will give Australia little to fear

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Horner sacked by Red Bull after poor start to season

Formula 1

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Archer back in Test side after four years — but Atkinson misses out

Cricket

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Pedro puts Chelsea in final (and they could win league with him up top)

Football

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Formula 1

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Culture

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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

Film

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

TV & Radio

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Books

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

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Travel

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Seven of the UK’s best coastal hotels under £175

Yes, a summer stay by the sea can still be affordable. We’ve found the bargain spots from Cornwall to North Yorkshire where you’ll still have change for a 99 Flake

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