The Times warns that the 96-hour walkout over pay will cause a month of disruption. The paper says NHS services will struggle to recover, and cancer care is expected to be one of the critical areas facing delays. The i reports that thousands more patients than expected will not be treated because of the strike. It points out that the government and the doctors’ union, the British Medical Association (BMA), both claim they are willing to restart pay talks – but both are demanding concessions first.