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In the headlines: the EU’s chief negotiator has attacked Britain’s ‘lack of clarity’ after four days of stuttering Brexit talks; the number of private schools judged inadequate is on the rise and Cecil the lion’s cub has been killed by a big game hunter.
In Comment, Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies argues that our problem with education isn’t that we’re spending too little, it’s that we’re spending it in the wrong places.
On a decisive day for Chris Froome in the Tour de France, our Sport writers bring you the latest and pick out the best bits you may have missed from the Open.
Sathnam Sanghera argues in his business column that the workplace is a safe haven from the maelstrom of online abuse and in our 5pm film review, Ed Potton explains how Handel and a symphony of whoopie cushions make Captain Underpants a hit for the summer holidays.