Robert Behrman fears resident doctors are leading the NHS towards a change in its entire ethos, and Prof David Cameron has cancelled his BMA subscription over their strike this week, but Marianne Gemmeke has sympathy for their action

As a retired doctor, now 80, I feel sad as I watch our resident doctors struggle to exert pressure on the government to increase their pay packet ( Wes Streeting ‘thought he had struck deal to halt strike by doctors’, 27 July ). This behaviour will have far-reaching consequences, which are unlikely to be beneficial either to the doctors or the country.

Clearly, the action will cause delays in treatment and probably unnecessary morbidity and mortality. This will make the NHS vulnerable to pressure from those who favour its abolition. Already, it has alienated large sections of the population whose support the doctors have always been able to count on previously.

The risks of an abusive partner being able to track your every move are obvious, but location sharing can also serve a protective function, writes Dr Kathryn Brookfield

It was good to see the pros and cons of location tracking software being considered in your article ( ‘If I switch it off, my girlfriend might think I’m cheating’: inside the rise of couples location sharing, 24 July ).

One thing that might usefully be added to the debate is a discussion on how location tracking software has become “dual use ” in relation to technology-facilitated domestic abuse. The same technology that is used by abusers to exert control is also being used by victim-survivors to enhance their safety.

Putting money into saving for a future, rather than buying a new car each year, doesn’t make me responsible for low growth of the UK economy, says Neil Heydon-Dumbleton

While there is much of interest in Phillip Inman’s article, it’s a bit simplistic to suggest that national woes arise from lazy, early-retiring baby boomers ( Get early retirees off the golf course and back to work – why early retirement isn’t good for UK plc, 26 July ).

It’s true to recognise that we’re in an advantageous position that others aren’t, but few of us have the luxurious boardroom pensions he suggests we have. Rather, many of us reached the position by long working hours, and saving for such a retirement. Putting money into saving for a future, rather than buying a new car each year, doesn’t make me responsible for low growth of the UK economy. Indeed many early retirees are driving charities through their volunteering work. These charities often now fill the gap left by government austerity.

Stephen Flynn | Poetry in motion | Lionesses or England? | Oracy skills | AI, paper, scissors

Last year, Stephen Flynn, the Commons SNP leader, posted a joke picture of himself pretending to cry when England’s men’s team were defeated by Spain in the Euros. Will Flynn, known for his Pavlovian anti-English sporting sentiment, now be crying real tears ( Euros win one of the most magnificent heists in the history of English sport, 27 July )? Let’s hope so.
Martin Redfern
Melrose, Roxburghshire

• Jonathan Liew’s piece really conjures up the emotion and mood of the Women’s Euro 2025 final. He writes lyrically and almost poetically. He has to be the football equivalent of rugby union’s Eddie Butler .
Gordon Cooper
Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire

Police say Paul Gallagher also faces charges including sexual assault, intentional strangulation and threat to kill

The older brother of Oasis’s Noel and Liam Gallagher has been charged with rape and other sexual offences, Scotland Yard has said.

Paul Gallagher, 59, has been charged with rape, coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat to kill and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, the Metropolitan police said.

Wrestler who inspired ‘Hulkamania’ in his fans and branched out into film, video games, a restaurant chain and a merchandising empire

Hulk Hogan, who has died of a cardiac arrest aged 71, was the most famous personality in the world of wrestling, a flamboyant figure whose deep tan, blonde horseshoe moustache, bright bandanas and heavily muscled body were known across the globe, even to those who had little interest in the sport.

As the most recognisable face of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the US, Hogan helped to build what had initially been a fairly parochial brand into a hugely lucrative phenomenon, watched on television by millions.

It’s tempting to imagine what we might have done differently. But, as Diana Nyad says: ‘We earn our wisdom’

If you could go back in time and give your younger self some advice, what would it be? (Mine: always hire a professional to do your taxes and just accept you look best with a side part.)

It’s tempting to imagine what we might have done differently. Unfortunately, wisdom tends to be hard-earned, and often only arises after a series of mistakes – like parting your hair in the middle for five years even though it makes you look like a potato.

• Former Arsenal midfielder eager for return to England

• Xhaka expected to sign three-year contract

Granit Xhaka is closing in on a move to Sunderland after they agreed a £17m deal with Bayer Leverkusen for the former Arsenal midfielder.

Xhaka has been eager to return to the Premier League and now has his wish after Sunderland agreed to pay £13m upfront for the 32-year-old Switzerland international, with the remaining £4m made up of add-ons. All going well, Xhaka will sign a three-year deal with Régis Le Bris’s newly promoted side.

Will of Freddie Scappaticci, alleged to have been UK’s top agent in IRA, not to be made public in legal first

The will of the man alleged to have been Britain’s top agent inside the Provisional IRA is not to be made public, the high court has ruled in a legal first.

Ordering that the will of Freddie Scappaticci, who is suspected of being the mole known as Stakeknife , should not be open for public inspection as is usual, Sir Julian Flaux said it was the first time this had been done for a person who was not a member of the royal family.