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Read trusted, award-winning journalism. Just £1 for 6 months. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login NEWS STARMER UNDER PRESSURE TO RAISE DEFENCE SPENDING British army ‘only fit to fight for a month’ Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure from former military chiefs to increase defence spending amid warnings that the world is more dangerous than at any time since 1945. The prime minister will on Wednesday attend a Nato summit in Washington, his first foreign trip since the general election, where...Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure from former military chiefs to increase defence spending amid warnings that the world is more dangerous than at any time since 1945. The prime minister will on Wednesday attend a Nato summit in Washington, his first foreign trip since the general election, where...Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure from former military chiefs to increase defence spending amid warnings that the world is... RE-ARM NOW OR FACE THREAT OF GLOBAL CONFLICT, EX-ARMY CHIEF WARNS The outgoing head of the army has called on the UK and Nato to wake up to the very real threat of a World War Three-style global conflict within five years. General Sir Patrick Sanders, the former chief of the general staff, insists the alliance may only have until the end of the decade to substantially re-arm to ward off a Russian attack...The outgoing head of the army has called on the UK and Nato to wake up to the very real threat of a World War Three-style global conflict within five years. General Sir Patrick Sanders, the former chief of the general staff, insists the alliance may only have until the end of the decade to substantially re-arm to ward off a Russian attack...The outgoing head of the army has called on the UK and Nato to wake up to the very real threat of a World War Three-style... analysis IS JOE BIDEN’S DEFIANCE ARROGANCE OR STRENGTH? Calling into a morning TV show, ranting against “elites”, attacking the polls and his rivals — President Biden took a leaf out of Donald Trump’s playbook on Monday to try and get back on the front foot. Viewers of Fox & Friends became accustomed to the impromptu phone interview during Trump’s presidency and on...Calling into a morning TV show, ranting against “elites”, attacking the polls and his rivals —...Calling into a morning TV show, ranting against “elites”, attacking the polls and his rivals —... first person DON’T SPLASH MY LAPTOP! WHAT I’VE LEARNT WORKING FROM BEACH EX-COUNTERTERROR CHIEF READY TO TAKE CHARGE OF STOPPING SMALL BOATS STREETING COULD OFFER PAY PROMISE TO DOCTORS TO SEE OFF STRIKES FRENCH LEFT-WINGERS ‘PREPARE TO GOVERN’ WITH 90% TAX ON RICH FRENCH ELECTION: FOUR POSSIBLE SCENARIOS FOR THE NEXT GOVERNMENT MOD ADMITS RAF PILOT’S CANCER DEATH WAS RELATED TO MILITARY SERVICE CAMERON STEPS DOWN AS TORIES ANNOUNCE NEW SHADOW TEAM FOES REUNITED: JUDE BELLINGHAM FACES REFEREE WHO TOOK BRIBE TEA PRICES RISK BOILING OVER AS EXTREME WEATHER DISRUPTS HARVEST EDITOR'S PICKS CHEERIO, CHIPPING NORTON SET. HERE COMES THE KENTISH TOWN CREW Robert Crampton YES, IT’S AN ODD ELECTION RESULT — BUT I KNOW HOW STRANGE THE FRENCH CAN BE Caitlin Moran KEIR STARMER HAS TURBOCHARGED MY AROUSAL LEVELS. I FEEL FRUITY In all the analysis of last week’s election — looking forward to the economic, diplomatic, environmental and...In all the analysis of last week’s election — looking forward to the economic, diplomatic...In all the analysis of last week’s election — looking forward to the economic, diplomatic... FIRST PERSON I CAUGHT MALARIA TO FUND MY COMEDY SHOW — THEN IT ALL WENT WRONG I’ve been asking audiences how much they would have to be paid to be deliberately infected with the malaria parasite.I’ve been asking audiences how much they would have to be paid to be deliberately infected with...I’ve been asking audiences how much they would have to be paid to be deliberately infected with... POLITICS WHO ARE THE NEW MPS? MEET THE CLASS OF 2024 More women, more people of colour and more graduates from non-selective schools than any new parliament in over 50 years ED MILIBAND SCRAPS DE FACTO BAN ON ONSHORE WIND FARMS WATER COMPANIES TOLD TO CLEAN UP OR FACE SPECIAL MEASURES Steve Reed, the new environment secretary, has said cleaning up Britain’s rivers, lakes and seas is one of his five core priorities political sketch POP-UPS AND CANTEEN CONFUSION: WELCOME TO THE COMMONS FRESHERS’ FAIR WHAT IS GREEN BELT LAND? LABOUR’S PLANNING REFORM EXPLAINED TESLA TESTS ‘PARENTAL CONTROLS’ TO KEEP YOUNG DRIVERS SAFE WOMEN’S MINISTER TALKS ‘NONSENSE’ ON GENDER, SAYS ROWLING RADIO 2 SHOULD NEVER BE COOL, INSISTS KEN BRUCE PARENTS IN COURT ON MURDER CHARGE AFTER GIRL, 14, DIES OF STAB WOUND VATICAN’S CRICKETERS AIM TO BOWL OVER THEIR HOSTS ON BRITISH TOUR RADUCANU: I’D LOVE TO STUDY AT OXFORD BUT TENNIS COMES FIRST UKRAINIAN PLAYER CALLS ON WIMBLEDON TO BAN RUSSIAN COMPETITORS ANDREW TATE AND BROTHER TRISTAN WERE SERIAL TAX EVADERS, COURT TOLD BIRD FLU’S SPREAD TO DAIRY COWS RAISES ALARM OVER RAW MILK BUTTERFLIES GOING ‘SERIOUSLY AWOL’ IN BRITAIN’S DREARY SUMMER EXTINCTION REBELLION PLANS MASS OCCUPATION OF WINDSOR CASTLE GROUNDS Thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters will stage a mass occupation of Windsor Great Park in a direct challenge...Thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters will stage a mass occupation of Windsor Great Park...Thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters will stage a mass occupation of Windsor Great Park... the times diary LAST WORDS OF LOST SPEAKERS AS THREE MOVE ON TO PASTURES NEW You are never more popular in Westminster than after losing your seat. “I’ve had so many hugs from Labour MPs,” Nigel...You are never more popular in Westminster than after losing your seat. “I’ve had so many hugs...You are never more popular in Westminster than after losing your seat. “I’ve had so many hugs... PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS IN PICTURES For more pictures from The Times follow us on InstagramFor more pictures from The Times follow us on InstagramFor more pictures from The Times follow us on Instagram Show more WORLD video BIDEN TO DEMOCRATIC ‘ELITES’: I DARE YOU TO CHALLENGE ME President sends letter to Congress insisting he will not stand down updated President Biden has told his fellow Democrats that it is time to put up or shut up, daring those who want to replace him as the party’s White House nominee to challenge him at next month’s convention. In a series of combative moves on Monday Biden, 81, told congressional colleagues on their first...President Biden has told his fellow Democrats that it is time to put up or shut up, daring those who want to replace him as the party’s White House nominee to challenge him at next month’s convention. In a series of combative moves on Monday Biden, 81, told congressional colleagues on their first...President Biden has told his fellow Democrats that it is time to put up or shut up, daring those who want to replace him as the... video WHITE HOUSE QUESTIONED OVER VISITS BY PARKINSON’S DOCTOR A leading neurologist whose repeated visits to the White House have sparked renewed concerns about Joe Biden’s health has previously assessed the President, his personal doctor confirmed on Monday night. It emerged over the weekend that Kevin Cannard, a neurologist at Walter Reed military hospital who is a specialist in the...A leading neurologist whose repeated visits to the White House have sparked renewed concerns about Joe Biden’s health has previously assessed the President, his personal doctor confirmed on Monday night. It emerged over the weekend that Kevin Cannard, a neurologist at Walter Reed military hospital who is a specialist in the...A leading neurologist whose repeated visits to the White House have sparked renewed concerns about Joe Biden’s health has... video KYIV CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL HIT AS RUSSIA UNLEASHES HUGE MISSILE ATTACK A Russian cruise missile slammed into a children’s hospital in Kyiv during a barrage of strikes across Ukraine on Monday, drawing international condemnation as more than 37 people were killed. The Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine’s biggest children’s medical facility, suffered extensive destruction...A Russian cruise missile slammed into a children’s hospital in Kyiv during a barrage of strikes...A Russian cruise missile slammed into a children’s hospital in Kyiv during a barrage of strikes... BOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR BLAMES STARS’ DIVA DEMANDS FOR INDUSTRY SLUMP BIDEN’S ‘EGO’ WILL KEEP HIM IN THE RUNNING, SAYS TRUMP new THE SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS THAT SHOW JOE BIDEN HOW TO REACH PODIUM ORBAN MEETS XI ON QUEST TO BRING PEACE TO UKRAINE will pavia sketch IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? ONLY ONE OF SPIN We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video video FRANCE PLUNGED INTO DEADLOCK AS LEFT TOPS POLLS FRENCH ELECTION RESULTS IN MAPS AND CHARTS video WHAT DOES THE NEW POPULAR FRONT’S ELECTION WIN MEAN FOR FRANCE? An alliance of squabbling parties joined forces less than a month ago to stop the National Rally but it has no clear leader LE PEN SAYS NATIONAL RALLY VICTORY INEVITABLE DESPITE LEFT’S SUCCESS JEAN-LUC MÉLENCHON: MEET THE ‘FRENCH JEREMY CORBYN’ GERMAN DEFENCE MINISTER ‘ANNOYED’ BY DEFENCE CUTS BEFORE NATO SUMMIT ELON MUSK’S SPACEX ROCKETS ACCUSED OF RUINING TEXAS BIRD HABITAT SCHOOL SHOOTING VICTIM ‘SILENCES’ GUNMAN BY GAINING RIGHTS TO HIS NAME ALEC BALDWIN GETS BOOST FROM JUDGE BEFORE RUST SHOOTING TRIAL video FOR 378 DAYS THEY LIVED AS MARTIANS. NOW THEY ARE BACK CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES THREATEN MICHAEL JACKSON’S NEVERLAND RANCH video HURRICANE BERYL DEATH TOLL RISES AS STORMS BATTER TEXAS The death toll from Hurricane Beryl continues to climb as it batters Texas after leaving a path of destruction across...The death toll from Hurricane Beryl continues to climb as it batters Texas after leaving a path...The death toll from Hurricane Beryl continues to climb as it batters Texas after leaving a path... WIFE OF FUGITIVE INDUSTRIALIST TURNS HERSELF IN AS SEARCH SWITCHES TO MARBELLA A manhunt for an industrialist who murdered his uncle and threw his body into a factory furnace has switched to...A manhunt for an industrialist who murdered his uncle and threw his body into a factory furnace...A manhunt for an industrialist who murdered his uncle and threw his body into a factory furnace... COLUMBIA DEANS REMOVED AFTER ‘ANTISEMITIC’ TEXT MESSAGES ALICE MUNRO KNEW STEPFATHER WAS ABUSING ME, SAYS DAUGHTER JAPAN AND THE PHILIPPINES SIGN DEFENCE AGREEMENT AGAINST CHINA BOEING CRASH FAMILIES CONDEMN PLEA DEAL AS AN ‘ABOMINATION’ US ELECTION explainer WHO COULD REPLACE THE PRESIDENT? FOUR KEY CONTENDERS WHAT WILL TRUMP DO IF HE BECOMES PRESIDENT AGAIN? video BIDEN FACES MORE CALLS FROM HIS PARTY TO STAND DOWN At least four senior Democrats have told colleagues they want President Biden to step aside as their candidate for...At least four senior Democrats have told colleagues they want President Biden to step aside as...At least four senior Democrats have told colleagues they want President Biden to step aside as... louise callaghan in michigan DEMOCRATS DREAM OF HER REPLACING BIDEN. SO WHO IS GRETCHEN WHITMER? When Gretchen Whitmer was the opposition leader in the Michigan Senate she would spend her days in pitched battle...When Gretchen Whitmer was the opposition leader in the Michigan Senate she would spend her days...When Gretchen Whitmer was the opposition leader in the Michigan Senate she would spend her days... Show more COMMENT FARAGE’S POSTURING OFFERS NO FUTURE FOR TORIES William Hague Reform leader will launch a charm offensive on Conservatives but his permanent opposition to everything is a dead end hugo rifkind THIS OUTBREAK OF CALM WILL TAKE GETTING USED TO melanie phillips ID CARDS ARE USELESS TO STEM THE MIGRANT FLOW giles coren | notebook IT ISN’T ALL EMMA’S FAULT — TENNIS IS JUST A SELFISH GAME Denis MacShane IT WOULD BE SMART POLITICS TO RETURN ELGIN MARBLES NOW georgia heneage | notebook ALL THIS FOOTBALL IS BRINGING OUT MY INNER LAD I am usually wary of armchair patriotism but when the Euros or the World Cup come rattling around the bend every few years I buckle up and get on the Great British ride. I curse at the screen, shake my fists and yell “ref!” because I’ve learnt...I am usually wary of armchair patriotism but when the Euros or the World Cup come rattling around...I am usually wary of armchair patriotism but when the Euros or the World Cup come rattling around... Leading Articles UNFORCED ERROR French leader’s rash decision to call an election to block the rise of the populist National Rally has destabilised his country and risks destabilising the European Union BUILDING BRITAIN Labour has a rare chance to push through a huge expansion in house construction GRACE IN DEFEAT The Catholic cricket tour of England was a holy, if not wholly successful, outing letters to the editor OBSTACLES TO LABOUR’S HOUSEBUILDING PLAN Sir, Rohan Silva’s article (“Our corrupt planning system needs rebuilding”, Jul 8) reveals corrupting developers, rather than a corrupt planning system. To reform it, the new Labour government and honest developers and commentators need...Sir, Rohan Silva’s article (“Our corrupt planning system needs rebuilding”, Jul 8)...Sir, Rohan Silva’s article (“Our corrupt planning system needs rebuilding”, Jul 8)... DAILY UNIVERSAL REGISTER BRIEFING UK: The Great Yorkshire Show, the main agricultural show in the north of England, begins in Harrogate, until Friday. US: President Biden hosts the 2024 Nato Summit in Washington attended by leaders from the other 31 Nato member countries as the alliance marks its 75th anniversary. World: The OECD releases Employment Outlook 2024, its flagship annual report on employment. ON THIS DAY In 1540 the marriage of King Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves was annulled after six months; in 1877 the first lawn tennis championship was held at Wimbledon, then in Surrey, with 21 amateur players competing. The tournament was won by Wimbledon-born Spencer Gore, who was also a first-class cricketer; in 1910 Edith Cook — Britain’s first female pilot — made a jump from a balloon at Coventry but a gust of wind led to her parachute collapsing and she died on July 14 from injuries sustained, aged 31. Her first flight was in a Bleriot XI in France in January 1910 and she made more than 300 parachute jumps; in 1983 Wham!’s debut album, Fantastic, was released, and spent two weeks at No 1 in the UK album charts. Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael’s first chart hit was Young Guns (Go For It), released on October 16, 1982, peaking at No 3 in the UK singles charts; in 1993 the remains of the last tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, and his family were identified using DNA testing on nine bone fragments. NATURE NOTES Horsetail, as many gardeners know to their cost, is an extraordinary plant — tough, rhizomatous and all but impossible to eradicate. Producing spores rather than seeds, it is a living fossil and one of the oldest vascular plants on Earth. Pale, fertile but non-photosynthetic spikes appear in spring; these wilt and are followed by the characteristic green spiky brushes, high in silica, in summer. Also known as bottle-brush, horsetail was once used to scour pots, like a primitive Brillo pad. Silica in plants reduces water loss, protects them from grazing due to its abrasive texture, strengthens stems and helps to resist infection. Other species containing silica, albeit in lower concentrations, include crops such as rice, wheat, sunflowers, tobacco and sugar cane. Melissa Harrison Melissa Harrison Show more BIRTHDAYS TODAY David Hockney OM, artist, 87; Marc Almond, singer-songwriter, Soft Cell, Tainted Love (1981), 67; Reg Bailey, vice-president, YMCA (England and Wales), chief executive, Mothers’ Union (1999-2015), 74; Siân Berry, co-leader of the Green Party (2018-21), 50; Rev Prof Judith M Brown, historian of modern south Asia, 80; John Clegg, actor, It Ain’t Half Hot Mum (1974-81), 90; Steve Coppell, footballer, England (1977-83), and manager, 69; Nicholas Elliott, chief executive, Atomic Weapons Establishment, and chairman, Helsing (UK, defence AI company), 59; Mark Getty KBE, co-founder of Getty Images, 64; Tom Grinyer, chief executive, Institute of Physics, British Medical Association (2019-22), 51; Doug Gurr, museum director, The Natural History Museum, and chairman, British Heart Foundation (2015-22), chief executive, Amazon UK (2016-20), 60; Tom Hanks, actor, Elvis (2022), film-maker and writer, 68; Rupert Heseltine, executive chairman, Haymarket Media Group, 57; Prof Sir Brian Jarman, physician, president, British Medical Association (2003-04), 91; Jim Kerr, singer, Simple Minds, Don’t You (Forget About Me) (1985), 65; Daniel Kretinsky, chief executive, Energeticky (Europe’s largest energy group), who has large shareholdings in West Ham FC and Royal Mail, 49; Courtney Love, singer and actress, The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), 60; Nigel Lythgoe, producer, American Idol (2002-14), 75; Kelly McGillis, actress, Witness (1985), 67; Paul Merton, comedian, Have I Got News For You (since 1990), 67; Clive Stafford Smith, human rights lawyer, founder, Reprieve, 65; Jack White, musician, the White Stripes, Another Way to Die (2008, James Bond theme song), 49; Richard Wilson, actor, One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000), 88; John Yorke, television producer, managing director, Company Pictures (2012-15), including Wolf Hall, 62. Show more Show more SPONSORED BUSINESS BOEING TO ADMIT CRIMINAL FRAUD OVER FATAL MAX 737 CRASHES Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge related to two fatal 737 Max jet crashes that killed 346 passengers and crew. In a damning admission by one of the world’s largest aerospace companies, the maker of almost half of the world’s commercial airliner fleet also has agreed...Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge related to two fatal 737 Max jet crashes that killed 346 passengers and crew. In a damning admission by one of the world’s largest aerospace companies, the maker of almost half of the world’s commercial airliner fleet also has agreed...Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge related to two fatal 737 Max jet crashes that killed 346... LAWYERS WHO CHALLENGED MUSK’S PAY SEEK $7BN IN FEES FROM TESLA A Tesla shareholder is calling for more than $7 billion in lawyers’ fees to be paid by the electric car maker, after he successfully challenged Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package. Richard Tornetta, who owned nine shares in Tesla when he sued over Musk’s pay package in 2018, is pursuing the legal fee on behalf of three law firms that...A Tesla shareholder is calling for more than $7 billion in lawyers’ fees to be paid by the electric car maker, after he successfully challenged Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package. Richard Tornetta, who owned nine shares in Tesla when he sued over Musk’s pay package in 2018, is pursuing the legal fee on behalf of three law firms that...A Tesla shareholder is calling for more than $7 billion in lawyers’ fees to be paid by the electric car maker, after he... BRITVIC AGREES SWEETENED £3.3BN TAKEOVER BY CARLSBERG Britvic has recommended that its shareholders accept a sweetened £3.3 billion takeover by Carlsberg, the Danish brewer. The maker of Robinsons Fruit Shoot and J2O has accepted an increased bid after rejecting an earlier approach at £12.50 a share that had valued the business a £3.1 billion. Carlsberg has now...Britvic has recommended that its shareholders accept a sweetened £3.3 billion takeover by...Britvic has recommended that its shareholders accept a sweetened £3.3 billion takeover by... in depth CARLSBERG LOOKS ‘BEYOND BEER’ WITH £3.3BN BRITVIC DEAL GERMANY SELLS OFF ‘SAXON TREASURE’ OF CONFISCATED BITCOIN BRITISH AIRWAYS CANCELLED 4,000 FLIGHTS IN THE UK LAST YEAR business commentary BRITVIC SWALLOWED THE CARLSBERG DEAL TOO EASILY Proof that 7UP, J2O and Lipton Ice Tea are no training ground for negotiating with a beer group. Three rounds from...Proof that 7UP, J2O and Lipton Ice Tea are no training ground for negotiating with a beer group.Proof that 7UP, J2O and Lipton Ice Tea are no training ground for negotiating with a beer group. comment KEIR STARMER CAN LOOK CLOSE TO HOME FOR WEALTH CREATION Sir Keir Starmer says wealth creation will be his No 1 priority as prime minister. Undoubtedly, this will be...Sir Keir Starmer says wealth creation will be his No 1 priority as prime minister. Undoubtedly...Sir Keir Starmer says wealth creation will be his No 1 priority as prime minister. Undoubtedly... TEA PRICES RISK BOILING OVER AS EXTREME WEATHER DISRUPTS HARVEST The Bank of England may finally have got inflation under control but the cost of a humble cuppa looks set to buck the trend after extreme weather disrupted the harvest in India’s main tea-producing region. Heatwaves and flooding have driven the...The Bank of England may finally have got inflation under control but the cost of a humble cuppa...The Bank of England may finally have got inflation under control but the cost of a humble cuppa... 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