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作者：内政编辑 大卫·巴雷特
昨天，数百名移民前往英国，而就在 24 小时前，安迪·伯纳姆才声称阻止小船的计划“正在起作用”。在今年迄今为止最繁忙的日子之一中，据信有 700 多名移民试图跨越英吉利海峡。影子内政大臣克里斯·菲尔普被一名法国官员告知，他们接到的指令是不
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一名绿党市长在写信给一座以色列城市要求终止结好协议，并要求对方在 10 月 7 日前回复后，被指责为“令人震惊的冷漠”。
佐伊·加贝特在推动绿党领导的哈克尼区议会终止与海法市之间近 60 年的伙伴关系中发挥了关键作用。加贝特女士昨天通知对方市长约纳·亚哈夫，该议会已“原则上”同意终止该协议，并邀请他在 10 月 7 日前分享任何观点，而该日期正是哈马斯恐怖袭击大屠杀三周年纪念日。
英国犹太人代表委员会主席菲尔·罗森伯格表示：“无论这是蓄意为之还是由于令人震惊的冷漠，这都是一个令人震惊的日期选择。”
昨晚，哈克尼区议会为这一“错误”道歉，并将截止日期改为 10 月 5 日。
独家报道 作者：资深特约政治记者 Christian Calgie
据称，在安迪·伯纳姆的内阁改组中，大卫·米利班德获得了教育大臣的职位。
作为埃德·米利班德的兄弟，外界广泛预计在伯纳姆先生进入 No 10 后，他将回归英国政坛。
在上周新首相改组之前，他被传为外交大臣的潜在人选，他曾在 2007 年至 2010 年间在戈登·布朗领导下担任该职。
最终该职位交给了他的兄弟——同时也是政坛死对头——埃德，这对他之前担任的能源与净零大臣职务来说是一次重大晋升。
一名工党人士现告诉《每日邮报》，大卫被提供的是级别较低的教育大臣职位，随后该职位被授予工党领袖兼大曼彻斯特区国会议员露西·鲍威尔——她是伯纳姆先生的亲密盟友。
据称，米利班德先生拒绝了这份工作，因为其级别低于他兄弟获得的职位，且因为他与时任该职的布里奇特·菲利普森关系良好，不想让她难堪。米利班德先生自 2013 年起担任国际救援委员会主席，年薪超过 £1 百万，在 2019 年大选期间，他在多张照片和视频中支持菲利普森女士。
虽然他上周未能回归英国政坛，但现在有传闻称，如果被罢免的首相离开议会并引发补选，他正觊觎基尔·斯塔默爵士的伦敦选区。
菲利普森女士被伯纳姆先生降职。
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作者：Francine Wolfisz
未能回归：大卫·米利班德
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作者：Sophie Church 政治记者
扎克·波兰斯基被告知，在他在社交媒体上分享了一张嘲讽奈杰尔·法拉奇之死的“计划”图片后，警方将不再采取进一步行动。
该照片显示一名男子穿着一件印有卡通断头台和“我们只是在为奈杰尔制定计划”字样的 T 恤。在波兰斯基被标记为“合作者”后，这张照片出现在这位绿党领导者的 Instagram 页面上。随后，改革党举报他煽动暴力。
但伦敦警察厅昨晚发布一份声明称，“对于在网上分享该图片一事将不采取进一步行动”。警员认为，该行为“不大可能”构成刑事犯罪。
此前，波兰斯基在一次令人尴尬的《新闻之夜》（Newsnight）采访中拒绝向法拉奇道歉，他表示：“如果我是故意这么做的，我会道歉。”
一名改革党发言人称这位绿党领导人是一个“没有原则的人”，并补充道：“他不适合领导一个国家政党”。
安迪·伯纳姆任命其为平等事务秘书，尽管在工党议员对其角色被削减表示愤怒后，她被赋予了工党主席的额外职务。
据了解，鲍威尔女士对其被任命为教育大臣的新角色对伯纳姆先生感到愤怒，因为在内阁改组前外界普遍预期她将获得副首相头衔，但伯纳姆先生公开否认了这一点，令她倍感冷落。
鲍威尔女士为确保伯纳姆先生重返议会并最终促成针对基尔·斯塔默爵士的政变而进行了艰苦斗争。昨天，一名接近鲍威尔女士的消息人士表示，在新任首相拒绝给予她该头衔后，她感到“受伤且愤怒”。
鲍威尔女士的盟友透露，“她以为自己在走进 [No 10] 大门之前已经获得了副首相的职位”，并补充说伯纳姆先生的团队“整个周末都在泄露这一消息”。
相反，伯纳姆先生拒绝使用副首相这一职位，相关职责落在了兰开斯特公爵领地大臣露易丝·海格身上，后者获得了第一国务秘书的附加头衔。
消息人士称，鲍威尔女士在与新任首席党鞭安妮莉丝·米德格利的内部权力斗争中落败，而后者“痛恨”她。
一名党内消息人士将海格女士和米德格利女士称为“政治暴徒”，称她们的行为就像“派系黑手党”，进行了一次“惩罚性”的内阁改组。
唐宁街和大卫·米利班德已被要求就此发表评论。
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她可能身处豪华游艇之上，周围环绕着西班牙晶莹剔透的海水和她多年的好莱坞好友。 但看来没有什么能干扰詹妮弗·安妮斯顿（Jennifer Aniston）的健身计划。 这位在热门情景喜剧《老友记》中饰演瑞秋·格林（Rachel Green）的演员，在与伴侣吉姆·柯蒂斯（Jim Curtis）、前合作演员考特尼·考克斯（Courteney Cox, 62,）以及演员佩德罗·帕斯卡（Pedro Pascal, 51）在马略卡岛度假期间，被拍到在游艇甲板上锻炼时保持平板支撑姿势。 安妮斯顿女士, 57, 身穿黑色比基尼上衣和珊瑚色泳裤，短暂地离开人群专注于健身，用前臂支撑身体，姿势近乎完美。随后她
“她希望柯蒂斯会向她求婚” 短暂地像莉洛一样：詹妮弗与男友吉姆·柯蒂斯以及（中间的）考特尼·考克斯
将锻炼改为放松，与她的随行人员一起潜水、划皮划艇并饮酒，尽情享受地中海的阳光。 这次度假对安妮斯顿女士和 50. 岁的生活教练柯蒂斯来说一定留下了美好的回忆。去年夏天，两人在同一地点共同度假后首次被传出在一起——并于 5 月庆祝了他们的一周年纪念日。 据称，这对情侣在安妮斯顿女士位于贝尔艾尔（Bel Air）价值 £15.8 百万的住宅、她在蒙特西托（Montecito）翻修过的价值 £11.3 百万的豪宅以及柯蒂斯在纽约的公寓之间分配时间。 一名消息人士表示：“詹妮弗深陷于对吉姆的爱中，并希望他很快有一天会向她求婚。 ‘在与她最好的朋友们进行精神女神圈对话时，她们传递——’
根据布莱恩·亚当斯（Bryan Adams）在其经典摇滚赞歌《Summer Of ’69》中所唱，那个夏天似乎永无止境。 而他 1985, 年的这首热门单曲至今依然强劲，在一次新民意调查中荣登史上最佳夏季歌曲之首。 尽管这首单曲在 1985 年 8 月的排行榜上仅排在第 42 位，但显然它是该季节一个永恒的经典。 这首由亚当斯创作的夏季热门歌曲（他承认这首歌是关于性的而非关于年份）在 2,000 人的调查中获得了 27 比例的票数。研究还
显示卡特里娜和浪潮乐队（Katrina And The Waves）的《Walking On Sunshine》以 25 比例位居第二，紧随其后的是披头士乐队（The Beatles）的《Here Comes The Sun》——这首歌甚至从未作为单曲发行——得票 22 比例。 伦敦大学金匠学院的心理学和神经科学讲师曼努埃尔·安格拉达-托特（Manuel Anglada-Tort）博士表示： “夏季热门歌曲并非由单一的音乐成分决定，而是许多影响因素复杂相互作用的结果。 ‘许多歌曲共享一组音乐特征，而我们的大脑倾向于将这些特征与能量、舞蹈和积极情绪联系在一起。’ ” 为 Topgolf 评选出的前 25 名热门歌曲中，皇后乐队（Queen）的《Don’t Stop Me Now》、Wham! 乐队的《Club Tropicana》和麦当娜（Madonna）的《Holiday》均获得 20 比例。 安格拉达-托特博士表示，夏季热门歌曲通常具有“更快的节奏、轻快的律动以及朗朗上口且重复的旋律，易于传唱且好记”。 他补充说，这些歌曲唤起“快乐、兴奋和自由等积极情绪”——而这些正是人们在“天气良好时期所追求”的感受。
要求偿还数百万英镑法律费用
高等法院获悉，哈里王子针对《每日邮报》发起的、最终以失败告终的电话窃听案，其审理过程如此“背离常规”，以至于他及其共同原告应当承担该报大部分的法律费用。
《邮报》的出版商辩称，这场为期三个月的审判是以一种“轻率”且“极不合理且不可原谅”的方式推进的。
该出版商表示，某些方面不仅是对被错误指控的记者“不公平”，而且“公然违背”了法官多次就审判执行方式向原告律师发出的警告。在 7 月 7 日的一项里程碑式裁决中，关于《邮报》记者通过窃听、安装窃听器和欺骗手段获取相关报道的指控被全面驳回，该报记者获得了彻底的洗刷冤屈和一次压倒性胜利。
高等法院目前正在考虑，由谁来为这次失败的法律行动买单。这次由萨塞克斯公爵、劳伦斯男爵夫人（多琳）、埃尔顿·约翰爵士及其丈夫大卫·弗尼什、模特伊丽莎白·赫尔利、女演员赛迪·弗罗斯特以及前自民党部长西蒙·休斯爵士发起的法律行动历时四年，涉及金额达 £50million。
《邮报》的出版商 Associated Newspapers 辩称，原告及其法律团队在处理此案时采取的“令人触目惊心”的方式，理应让法院下令要求他们按“补偿基础”（indemnity basis）支付费用。
此类命令将允许法官超越“标准费用”范围，强制原告承担双方全部法律费用的绝大部分——尽管这些费用仍需通过“合理性”测试。
Associated 表示，其费用约为 £34million。
在昨日为期两天的费用听证会的书面陈述中，Associated 的律师表示：“本案的情况，包括原告及其阵营人员的行为……使得本案远超常规。”
Associated 的首席大律师安东尼·怀特 KC 在抨击原告在法律程序中的行为时表示，原告的个人案件在很大程度上是“在没有任何证明文件支持的情况下，仅凭最简单的推论基础而推进的”。他还表示，“在没有确定任何支持证据的情况下，就向某些证人提出严重指控的‘散弹枪式方法’是不恰当且轻率的”。
法庭获悉，针对《邮报》的“协调媒体攻击”——代号为“蓝鸟行动”（Operation Bluebird）——是旨在向政府施压，要求就新闻标准举行第二次莱文森调查（Leveson inquiry）之政治策略的一部分。
劳伦斯男爵夫人是由哈里王子直接引入此次诉讼的。怀特先生表示，在 2022 年原告宣布拟起诉 Associated 的新闻稿中，她的名字被排在第一位“绝非巧合”。
怀特先生告诉法庭，该新闻稿是“一件极其糟糕的发布之举”。随后他解释了
一项报告发现，与其他拥有庞大犹太社区的国家相比，英国的反犹太主义事件上升幅度最大。
根据“反反犹太主义大型社区工作组”（J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism）的一项研究，反犹太态度正变得“更加普遍”。
该小组分析了以色列之外犹太离散群体比例最高的一系列国家的动态——阿根廷、澳大利亚、加拿大、法国、德国、英国和美国。
此前，英国各地的犹太教堂发生了一系列反犹太攻击事件，且网络威胁和辱骂行为激增。
研究人员表示，与哈马斯恐怖袭击之前相比，反犹太事件仍“处于高水平”。此次袭击针对以色列，造成 1,200 人以上死亡。
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原告：萨塞克斯公爵
哈里王子和劳伦斯男爵女史在本月尼克林法官（Mr Justice Nicklin）做出裁决后不久发表了一份非同寻常的声明，继续贬低该报，并称该裁决是“一个彻底且明显的洗白”。
在为昨日听证会提交给法院的文件中，原告表示他们对《邮报》的指控“既非猜测也非薄弱”。
他们将 Associated 公司的法律账单描述为“惊人之高”，并暗示出版商的做法是通过寻求最大可能的经济赔偿来“给原告一个教训”。
原告的审判律师大卫·舍本（David Sherborne）通过视频连线观看昨日听证会，并在提交给法院的文件中表示：“Associated 公司在这次诉讼中采取了‘不计成本’的方法，从当事人之间（inter partes）的角度来看，法院不应宽容此类费用。”
法院获悉，原告仅获得了总计 £16.2 百万的保险覆盖。
代表原告出庭的尼古拉斯·培根（Nicholas Bacon）KC 表示，原告承认他们败诉了，但赔偿裁决对于哈里王子及其他人来说将“格外苛刻”。
他表示，判决承认他们对私人生活细节如何出现在 Associated 的出版物中产生怀疑是可以理解的，并且：“所有原告在承受媒体对其私人生活审视的压力下，均诚信地对待（审判）。”
他补充说，法官对该案的处理“相当模范”。
听证会今日继续。
作者：艾丹·拉德尼奇 (Aidan Radnedge)
2023年10月7日。以色列通过在加沙采取军事攻势对袭击做出回应，据估计导致 80,000 人死亡。
报告涵盖的七个国家去年共记录了 91,000 起以上的反犹太事件，其中 3,700 起发生在英国。英国是去年出现上升趋势的三个国家之一，另外两个是阿根廷和德国——而英国 5% 的激增幅度最大。
“反反犹太主义运动”（Campaign Against Antisemitism）的一位发言人表示，这些发现“应当令英国当局感到尴尬”。
他说道：“这个国家正经历一场反犹太主义危机，而这正是由于我们的决策者不采取行动所助长的，他们声称优先保护犹太人，却未能正确面对驱动这种仇恨的 perpetrators（实施者）。”
康沃尔无家可归者收容所 又造成了四人死亡？
作者：杰克·哈迪 (Jack Hardy) 和 汤姆·劳伦斯 (Tom Lawrence)
一名受电视剧心理变态角色“德克斯特”启发的连环杀手昨日被判处终身监禁——与此同时，侦探们正在审查与其在同一无家可归者收容所生活的四名人员的死亡情况。
詹姆斯·德斯伯罗 (James Desborough)，40 岁，在残忍杀害两名在同一收容所结识的男子，并在等待谋杀案审判期间勒死其狱友后，被告知他将在监狱中度过余生。
克劳迪奥·阿奎利诺 (Claudio Aquilino)，57 岁，以及丹尼尔·科尔曼 (Daniel Coleman)，43 岁，两人的烧焦遗骸于去年 4 月至 6 月间，在康沃尔郡圣奥斯特尔 (St Austell) 附近德斯伯罗棚屋周围的茂密灌木丛中被发现。
现在，警方已确认他们正在调查与德斯伯罗在纽基 (Newquay) 的桑迪洛奇 (Sandy Lodge) 收容所同时生活的两名男子和两名女性原因不明的死亡事件。
在昨日于温彻斯特刑事法院 (Winchester Crown Court) 被判刑之前，他已因去年 9 月在室友史蒂文·肯普斯特 (Steven Kempster)，65 岁，打呼噜声音太大而将其杀害，被判处终身监禁，最低刑期为 19 年。
德斯伯罗在桑迪洛奇——一家面向无家可归者和药物依赖者的收容所——结识了科尔曼先生和阿奎利诺先生。
普什宾德·赛尼 (Pushpinder Saini) 法官在对德斯伯罗判刑时，将这名杀手描述为“一个极其危险的个体，完全不顾那些被你认为毫无价值的人的生命”。
在警方对其土地进行搜查期间，德斯伯罗告诉一名法医生物学家，他“特别喜欢”美国电视剧《德克斯特》(Dexter) 中的分尸场景。
这部以迈阿密为背景的剧集讲述了一名私刑连环杀手（见下图），他在警察局担任一名专业的法医技术员。
昨日，德文郡和康沃尔郡警方表示，侦探们正在调查德斯伯罗是否应对康沃尔收容所其他四人的不明死亡负责。
侦查警司蕾切尔·本特利 (Rachael Bentley) 表示，调查正在“进行中”。她补充道：“我们接到通知，桑迪洛奇发生了四起死亡事件。作为调查的一部分，一名侦查督察进行了”
ChatGPT 的制造商承认，由其人工智能程序的强大版本发起的一场网络攻击针对了数家公司。 OpenAI 在一个据称安全的环境中测试其最新模型时失去了对它们的控制。 这些模型地逃逸并针对美国代码数据库公司 Hugging Face 试图窃取信息。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 终身监禁：40 岁的詹姆斯·德斯伯勒（James Desborough）将在狱中死去 令人胆寒：在德斯伯勒的小屋附近发现的一把斧头
此前认为这是唯一目标，但 OpenAI 现在透露，这些机器人发现了四个在线登录账号，这使得它们能够访问四个未具名的服务，并攻击了数个“公开可用服务”。 Hugging Face 透露其在 7 月 16. 遭到黑客攻击。近一周后，
由 Kristina Wemyss 报道
估值为 £630 亿的硅谷巨头 OpenAI 承认其机器人已逃逸，并表示此次黑客攻击涉及其最新的公开可用模型 GPT-5.6 Sol 与一款尚未发布的更先进模型的结合。 昨天，该公司更新了声明，称黑客攻击的程度比原先认为的更深。这些机器人潜伏在 Hugging Face 的 IT 网络中三天未被发现，专家花费了数小时才将其清除。 这并非 AI 首次被证明会“失控”。2024 年 9 月，一个早期的 ChatGPT 模型为了获得测试所需的答案而逃逸。 根据行业组织云安全联盟（Cloud Security Alliance）的说法，该事件被控制在 OpenAI 自身的 IT 系统内，且“在当时很大程度上受到了赞赏”。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 惨遭杀害：丹尼尔·科尔曼（Daniel Coleman）和克劳迪奥·阿奎利诺（Claudio Aquilino）
审查这些死亡事件，包括委任更多的法医工作、调取一些 CCTV 监控及记录证词。” 德斯伯勒曾是一名建筑公司老板，后来陷入成瘾状态，并开始在他购买的 Paramoor Woods 土地上离网生活。 据信，他在去年 4 月杀害了阿奎利诺先生，并在 6 月杀害了科尔曼先生，随后进入他们的
银行账户并制造纸质记录，使两人看起来依然活着。在被指控谋杀两名受害者被还押期间，他在埃克塞特（Exeter）HMP 监狱勒死了肯普斯特（Kempster）先生。 陪审员被告知，德斯伯勒与科尔曼先生及其妻子陷入了三角恋爱关系，他是在收容所认识这对夫妇的。在科尔曼先生被谋杀前，他发送的短信称自己“绝对嗜血”。几周前，阿奎利诺先生也在 Sandy Lodge 与凶手相遇。两名受害者
最后一次被目击是在与凶手一同离开酒吧。去年 7 月，警方在德斯伯勒的土地上跟进一份关于科尔曼先生的失踪人口报告时，发现了阿奎利诺先生的遗骸。 调查人员从阿奎利诺先生的尸体中发现了 1,900 片烧焦的骨碎片，而科尔曼先生被分尸的身体部分则在附近的一个坟墓中被发现。 在谈到 Sandy Lodge 的死亡事件时，探长（Det Supt）本特利表示，警方处理了这四起死亡事件，调查表明这些男女死于自然原因。她表示，警方认为“目前没有关联”，但称这是一项“正在进行的调查”。 探长本特利补充道：“当詹姆斯·德斯伯勒因谋杀被捕时，验尸官的调查暂停了……我们认为不需要寻找更多受害者，但我想强调的是，调查仍在进行中。”警方还在调查 50 岁的李·霍基（Lee Hockey）的死亡事件，其尸体于去年 7 月在康沃尔郡的林地中被发现。
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介入，因为这位保守党议员整天都在监测该国北部海滩的离境情况。
当100多名移民聚集在浅水区，随后艰难地登上的一艘前往英国的超载充气艇时，宪兵在旁伫立。
残酷的人贩子似乎还采用了新策略，在法国海岸线的多个地点同时组织船只出发。
周二，新任首相为政府处理英吉利海峡危机的做法辩护，称：“人数可能会有波动，但总体而言，乘船跨境人数在下降，且同比显著下降。因此，这表明计划正在发挥作用。”
然而，昨天的跨境规模（内政部尚未正式确认）可能表明，移民人数的大幅下降可能即将结束。
根据非官方估计，截至昨天傍晚，约有570名移民抵达多佛。昨晚仍有三艘小艇在海峡中穿行。
目前尚不清楚它们是否会在午夜前跨越海峡中点，以便被边境部队接走，在
应计入当日的总数。 据了解，走私者昨日部署的船只中，有一艘是在当天早些时候从比利时海域出发的。 据信，首批人员在昨日凌晨抵达，而就在几小时前，首相才对当前的措施表达了信心。 随后，克里斯·菲尔普在布洛涅南部的阿德洛普拉日海滩（Hardelot-Plage）质询一名宪兵，问道：“为什么你们允许移民进入海中？为什么你们不阻止他们？” 这名法国官员耸了耸肩回答道：“我们的命令就是让他们就这样走。我们只需要告诉他们‘不要这样做，很危险’。”在某个时刻，克里斯·菲尔普在海中涉水，距离等待中的移民仅几英尺之遥，他表示这些移民主要是来自撒哈拉以南非洲的年轻男性。 他质问了橡皮艇上一名似乎是人口走私者的人，并告诉对方：“你正在犯多项刑事罪行。你正试图非法进入英国。”这位保守党前台议员表示，他所目睹的场景证明了内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德（Shabana Mahmood）与法国政府签署的新 £662 百万英镑协议已经失败。马哈茂德女士声称，这项于4月签署的为期三年的
现场报道：影子内政大臣克里斯·菲尔普昨日在法国拍摄视频
协议将通过加强海滩巡逻和采取更强硬的战术，来严厉打击橡皮艇出发行为。 内政部当时表示，该协议将“大幅削减越境人数”。 克里斯·菲尔普表示：“沙巴娜·马哈茂德无条件地支付了我们 5 亿英镑的资金——然而我看到宪兵们无所作为，而且他们告诉我，他们接到的命令是不采取肢体行动，而仅仅是与移民交谈。” “安迪·伯纳姆刚刚说没有问题。我今天亲眼看到了他与现实是多么脱节。” 在昨日走私者瞄准的另一个地点，在敦刻尔克和加来之间的格拉沃林（Gravelines），可以看到数十名移民冲向水边以登上橡皮艇。据报道，最南至迪耶普（Dieppe）的地方也有船只出发。 工党在执政后的首批行动之一，就是废除了前政府旨在威慑越境并挽救生命的卢旺达庇护协议。 工党采取了一套替代方案，重点是增加警方和执法部门的行动，旨在“摧毁走私团伙”。最初，该计划未能产生影响，去年见证了有记录以来第二高的越境人数，达 41,500 人。 然而，今年迄今为止已有 13,376 人抵达（不包括昨日尚未确认的总数），比去年同期下降了 45%。今年迄今为止的最高人数是 6 月 15 日的 710 人。 自 2018 年危机开始以来，到达英国的小船移民总数为 205,986 人。 安迪·伯纳姆自 7 月 20 日就任首相以来，因在非法移民问题上保持沉默而受到批评，他未能提及应对此次危机的计划。 在周二访问德比期间，安迪·伯纳姆被问及为何在小船危机上保持沉默，并被问及是否拥有应对越境的计划。他为政府的做法辩护，告诉记者：“内政大臣已经就此提出了一套非常严谨的计划。” “请记住，数字会有波动，但总体而言，船只越境人数在下降，且同比下降幅度相当显著。因此，这表明该计划正在发挥作用。”
这是一个漂浮的死亡陷阱，全长 42 英尺，比一辆双层巴士还要长。这个巨大的充气船——很可能是在中国的某个后街作坊里拼凑而成的——载着难以置信的 165 名移民向英国海岸驶来。当上周这艘“巨型橡皮艇”在水上的震撼图像出现时，它冷酷地表明了人口贩子对人类生命的极度蔑视。对于工党政府而言，这些巨型帆船则是英法海峡“小船”问题难以解决的有力证明。上周四的惊人场面导致一名涉嫌驾驶这艘打破纪录的橡皮艇的青少年在法庭出庭，被指控危害生命。来自苏丹的 19 岁青年 Chan Mathok Atak 在马盖特治安法院进行了初次出庭，检察官露西·菲什 (Lucie Fish) 表示，该船质量低劣，过度拥挤，且“在被拦截时似乎正在漏气”。
在 2018 年——海峡危机开始的那一年——每艘橡皮艇上的移民平均人数不足 7 人。到了 2022 年，即抵达人数创纪录的一年，每艘船的平均人数上升至 41 人。现在这一数字已接近 66 人。单艘橡皮艇搭载移民人数的历史最高纪录在本月已经两次被刷新。该纪录从去年 9 月创下的 125 人，上升到 7 月 10 日的 128 人，随后又被上周载有 165 人的巨型橡皮艇打破。
但是什么促使贩子们的船只增加到如此惊人的规模？这种现象可能标志着该计划背后的犯罪分子正陷入绝望。随着执法部门打击其贸易，发动机等海事设备变得更加难以获得。而这种绝望正是内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德 (Shabana Mahmood) 应该对海峡上正在发生的事情感到深切担忧的原因。作为接管权力后的首批行动之一，
工党纯粹出于恶意地废除了前保守党政府的卢旺达庇护协议。在基尔·斯塔默爵士的领导下，在保守党花费两年时间为向这个东非国家遣返人员获得法律绿灯的过程中，工党一直反对该协议。
值得注意的是，内政部公布的证据表明，卢旺达计划在正式生效之前就已经开始震慑英吉利海峡的跨境行为。
尽管如此，工党仍推行其“粉碎帮派”的替代计划，该计划依赖于加强警察和其他执法机构的行动。
起初，这是一个彻底的失败。去年记录到的跨境人数为历史第二高，达到 41,500。然而，今年到目前为止，人数出现了显著下降。目前已有 13,376 人抵达，与去年同期相比下降了 45 百分比。
但尽管安迪·伯纳姆声称“计划正在发挥作用”，这些数字并不一定意味着工党取得了巨大的成功。2025 年的抵达人数包括该年初的一次激增——这在一定程度上扭曲了数据——而今年 1 月、2 月以及初春期间，经历了长期的强风天气。
即便如此，令人鼓舞的是，警方在打击走私者方面取得了一些进展。国家犯罪局表示，自 2023 年初以来，该局及其国际合作伙伴已拦截了 1,500 艘以上的船只和发动机，包括本月早些时候在菲利克斯托港拦截的 25 艘。
去年夏天，英国对一家生产充气产品的中国公司以及几名向走私帮派提供船只的伊拉克人实施了制裁。
这些都是值得认可的工作。
但是，就像贩卖非法药物的同行一样，有组织走私帮派具有极高的灵活性——为了保护其数百万英镑的商业模式，他们将不择手段。
单就这艘巨型充气艇而言，假设每名移民支付典型的 £2,000 费用，就可能产生了惊人的 £300,000 利润。显然，走私者并未受到震慑。前边境与移民首席督察大卫·尼尔表示：“有组织犯罪帮派非常擅长规避执法部门采取的任何措施。”
“如果警方设法关闭了走私者获取充气艇和航海设备的其中一条途径，帮派会立即转向寻找其他制造商、进口路线等等。与有组织犯罪分子打交道是一场持久的猫鼠游戏。”
“使用超大型充气艇表明，走私者已通过这种方式改变了战术。他们很可能找到了一个新的制造商，目前正根据订单生产这些更大的船只。”
“这甚至可能表明，执法部门在没收……”
死亡陷阱：这艘充气艇载有约 165 名移民
外挂发动机的成本在推高船只的规模——换句话说，他们使用的发动机数量减少了，因此用它们来驱动数量较少但体积更大的橡皮艇。’
他补充道：‘使用能够容纳 160 人的超大型船只也对生命构成了严重威胁。
‘我们已经在英吉利海峡看到了悲剧，当一艘橡皮艇翻覆时，数十人淹死……此外，还有许多移民在橡皮艇内部因踩踏和挤压而丧生，而随着单艘船只搭载的人数进一步增加，这无疑会增加风险。
‘当局在海上甚至可能更不愿接近此类船只，因为巡逻艇产生的尾波可能会导致这些已经严重超载且不具备适航条件的橡皮艇失去平衡。’
这种大规模溺水的可能性正是令内政大臣们彻夜难眠的原因。前任内政大臣们曾私下谈到在海峡死亡事件发生后他们感到的愧疚，思考是否有任何措施可以防止生命损失。
前边境监督员尼尔先生表示：‘走私者只关心他们的利润，对他们偷渡的移民的安全漠不关心。他们会将越来越多数量的移民驱赶到这些死亡陷阱般的橡皮艇中，仅仅为了赚钱，而这可能会导致灾难性的后果。
‘总而言之，打击有组织犯罪团伙及其供应链这一非常正当的目标，可能会产生一个意外的副作用，即使穿越英吉利海峡变得更加危险。’
作者：萨姆·格林希尔 (Sam Greenhill) 和大卫·威廉姆斯 (David Williams)
由《每日邮报》(Daily Mail) 揭露的白厅关于秘密阿富汗空运计划的全面崩溃，在今日一项严厉的议会调查中被彻底曝光。
那些利用前所未有的“超级禁令”来扼杀民主并掩盖毁灭性数据泄露事件的部长们，遭到了下议院国防委员会的谴责。
一份报告揭露了国防部官员试图运行一项绝密移民计划将阿富汗人空运至英国时所出现的“深感不安”的混乱局面——此前的一次数据泄露引发了人们对塔利班报复的恐惧。
令人难以置信的是，部长们在没有任何审查的情况下就批准了 £7billion 的纳税人资金，且深知超级禁令使国会议员和公众处于不知情状态。
国防委员会主席、工党议员坦·德西 (Tan Dhesi) 表示：“国防部应该专注于国防——绝不该由其来运行移民个案处理计划。保密被太轻易地用作抵御正当问责的盾牌。”
议员们还警告称，像那些曾冒着生命危险随英国军队服役的翻译等阿富汗人——他们在 2021 年塔利班接管阿富汗后被抛弃——现在面临再次被背叛的危险。
委员会表示，政府可能不得不对其近期的一项决定进行大转弯，该决定强迫他们“自行搬迁”出阿富汗，从而增加了他们被救援的难度。
议员们表示，政府的
背叛
这一决定“在实践中面临着成为一种排除机制的风险，导致那些过于贫穷、过于脆弱或暴露风险过高而无法独立旅行的合格人员被排除在外”。
该委员会花费了十个月的时间调查国防部意外泄露的阿富汗申请英国庇护者数据库事件。
这导致人们担心，心怀仇恨的塔利班军阀会搜捕并谋杀“叛徒”，例如在英国在阿富汗的二十年期间随英军工作的翻译。
在《每日邮报》于 2023 年 8 月发现此次数据泄露后，部长们获得了一项超级禁令以防止任何人知情——如果记者甚至提及该禁令的存在，将面临监禁。经过在法庭上的两年抗争，该禁令于去年 7 月被解除。
2022 年的数据泄露使 100,000 名阿富汗人“面临死亡风险”，并促成了一项秘密撤离计划，旨在营救那些在 2021 年塔利班夺回阿富汗控制权后被抛弃的翻译及其他效忠于英国的人员。
今日的报告称，国防部曾着手运行一个
《每日邮报》，2025 年 7 月 16 日
调查揭露 阿富汗空运 掩盖丑闻之混乱
生命线：身份被隐藏的塔希尔
一个“高规模、高风险移民”计划。 《邮报》的“背叛勇者”（Betrayal of the Brave）活动记录了大胆的救援行动，旨在接走为英国冒生命危险的翻译人员和其他阿富汗人。但报告称，国防部部长们在能力范围之外。一旦他们将阿富汗人空运到英国，就必须依赖住房等其他白厅部门来使该计划运转——但他们对此并无控制权。
在向斯坦斯特机场的空运开始时担任武装部队部长的詹姆斯·希皮（James Heappey）告诉委员会，有“数十亿英镑的纳税人资金，分布在众多部门中”，用于支付运输、安置和教育涌入的阿富汗人的费用。
他表示，当其他部门突然被告知必须自行承担费用时，出现了“过敏反应”。他说政府内部出现了“同室操戈”。委员会表示，秘密操作增加了工作的难度，因为无法向必须处理人口涌入的当地政府做出任何解释。
政府已停止向新申请人开放重新安置计划——但委员会建议，可能需要为仍处于风险中的贫困阿富汗人重启救援工作。
部长们曾承诺帮助那些仍被遗留在后方且符合条件的阿富汗人，但今年 4 月，他们放弃了由一个“第三方”组织在境内进行的救援，并增加了一项对许多人来说几乎不可能完成的要求，即要求其“自行搬迁”出境。
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前一线翻译人员塔希尔（Tahir）——目前正躲避塔利班的报复——称国防委员会要求国防部帮助撤离仍留在阿富汗人员的请求是“一条至关重要的生命线”。
这位 40 岁、育有三个孩子的父亲在一年多前获准重新安置，并被指示等待帮助——结果却被告知，他现在必须在没有任何英国援助的情况下，自行确保并支付其家人的逃离费用。
塔希尔（非真实姓名）曾与英军共事三年多，自从塔利班占领他的家园以来一直潜逃。
“我想感谢国会议员们给了我们希望，因为我们没有逃离所需的证明文件或资金，”他说。
“逃离阿富汗需要花费超过 $12,000 (£9,200)，然后我们在等待签证批准期间还需要支付住宿费。我们根本负担不起。”
作者：杰森·格罗夫斯（Jason Groves） 政治主编
据昨晚报道，一名加密货币赌徒在其母亲向改革党（Reform）及其相关企业捐赠类似金额的前几天，向其母亲提供了超过 $2million (£1.5million) 的资金。
据称，乔治·科特雷尔（George Cottrell）在其母亲菲奥娜（Fiona）向奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）的政党捐款前几天，向她转移了三笔巨额资金。
这一由金融业人士披露的消息，将使该党面临更多棘手的问题，而该党目前已陷入关于其资金来源的争议之中。
伦敦警察厅（Met Police）正在调查在上次选举前，是否有人试图掩饰向该党捐款的来源。
被地称为“贵族乔治”（Posh George）的科特雷尔在改革党内没有正式职务，但他与法拉奇先生关系密切，后者将他描述为“对我而言就像儿子一样”。据报道，他在 2024. 期间资助了这位改革党领导人的安保费用。科特雷尔曾在美国因欺诈被定罪，目前居住在黑山。他的律师坚称，尽管他居住在国外，但他仍是英国的合格捐赠人。
据《卫报》报道，科特雷尔女士在 2024, 5 月（即当年大选前不久）两次向改革党各捐赠了 £250,000。
据报道，在这些捐款的前几天，她的儿子向其转移了 $318,878 和 $328,815.
科特雷尔女士还在 2024 年 6 月向 Britain Means Business 公司捐赠了超过 £1million，该公司由改革党副党首理查德·泰斯（Richard Tice）控制。几天后，泰斯先生向改革党捐赠了该金额的一半，尽管没有迹象表明这笔钱来自科特雷尔女士。现在有报道称，在捐款前不久，科特雷尔向其母亲转移了 $1.4million。
据称，这些巨额资金是通过总部位于美国的加密货币交易所转移的。据报道，当银行当局提出质疑时，科特雷尔女士称这笔钱来自她的儿子。
法拉奇先生目前正因未能申报来自泰国加密货币亿万富翁克里斯托弗·哈博恩（Christopher Harborne）的一笔 £5million 赠款而接受议会标准专员的调查。
改革党未对置评请求做出回应。
她在红毯上确实地拥有过许多吸睛的造型。
但在昨晚最新的《蜘蛛侠》电影伦敦首映礼上，赞达亚（Zendaya）选择的一件礼服，或许更适合被描述为“捕蝇”裙。
这位 29 岁的女演员通过在伦敦莱斯特广场（Leicester Square）的背部佩戴一枚金色的蜘蛛胸针（见图），微妙地致敬了该系列电影。而这并不是她这身装扮中唯一让围观者感到惊叹的部分，她身穿的白色 Tamara Ralph 礼服也以其...
《阿波罗现场》成为削减计划的牺牲品
作者：詹妮弗·鲁比（Jennifer Ruby） 演艺新闻编辑
BBC 砍掉了三个长寿节目，试图在未来三年内实现 £500million 的节省目标。
随着未来几个月将有超过 2,000 个工作岗位被裁减，且内容预算被大幅压缩，《阿波罗现场》（Live at the Apollo）、《空白之毯》（Blankety Blank）和《名人智力竞赛》（Celebrity Mastermind）已被该广播公司弃用。
虽然《空白之毯》在经历了 18 年的停播后于 2020, 由布拉德利·沃尔什（Bradley Walsh）主持回归，但喜剧中坚节目《阿波罗现场》已经在荧幕上播出了 22 年。该节目于 2004 年首次播出，在伦敦的哈默史密斯·阿波罗（Hammersmith Apollo）录制，是英国一些最受欢迎的喜剧天才（包括迈克尔·麦金太尔和莎拉·米利坎）的成名地。
其形式是由一位知名嘉宾主持进行开场表演，然后介绍两名单口喜剧演员。该国绝大多数顶尖喜剧演员都曾在该节目中亮相，该节目最初以《杰克·迪的阿波罗现场》之名推出。
该节目的收视率在近年来有所下降。其近期的平均评级为 660,000 —— 比 2018 年低了 100 万。
该节目的最后一季已经...
数据显示，在过去十年中，百岁老人的人数激增了超过五分之一——而出生率则骤降至近 50 年来的最低水平。
去年，英格兰和威尔士有 15,172 人年龄在 100 岁以上。这一数字高于 2024 年的 14,635 人（增长 3.7%）以及 2015 年的 12,472 人（增长 21.6%）。
作者：Amelia Wynne
今年在五月达到这一里程碑的英国人中包括大卫·爱登堡爵士。
与此同时，出生人数骤降至 588,000 人，为 1978 年以来最低，与 2024. 年相比下降了 8,000 人。国家统计局的数据强调了人口老龄化的程度。
金融咨询公司 Broadstone 的 David Brooks 表示：“随着支持不断扩大的退休人口的劳动年龄人口减少，公共财政的压力将进一步加剧。”
[[IMG_XXXX]] （穿着银色亮片蛛网设计。在电影中饰演 MJ 的 Zendaya 与丈夫 Tom Holland 一起出席了此次活动。这位 30 岁的英国演员在《蜘蛛侠：崭新之日》中再次饰演其标志性角色，身穿深紫色西装并系着蜘蛛网领带，显得非常有型。Zendaya 最近的红毯造型包括一套受克利奥帕特拉启发而设计的服装，甚至还有一件 £26 的蜘蛛侠衬衫。） 风度翩翩的双人组：与丈夫 Tom Holland
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（...已被拍摄并将继续播出。BBC 表示，它被迫做出“艰难的决定”，并承诺已有“专注于单口喜剧和新兴喜剧人才的数字化计划”。该机构誓言将继续致力于在“迅速变化且竞争日益激烈的媒体环境下支持单口喜剧群体”。）
“被迫做出 艰难选择”
它补充道：“这些艰难的决定是 BBC 计划在未来三年内节省 £500 资金的第一阶段提案的一部分。”
作者：David Churchill
决定以支付 社会护理 改革费用
作者：杰森·格罗夫斯 (Jason Groves) 政治编辑
安迪·伯纳姆昨日令英国做好迎接税收上涨的准备，因为他誓言要解决社会护理危机。 首相表示，他准备在税收方面采取“艰难决定”，以为他描述为“崩溃了”的系统的彻底改革提供资金。 他表示，在“理想世界”中，人们不会像目前数千人那样，被迫卖掉家庭住房来支付护理费。 伯纳姆先生长期以来支持一项“社会护理征收金”，即对所有遗产征收 10% 的税。他确认自己依然支持该计划，但坚持表示，他对于创建一个 NHS 风格的“国家护理服务”预计所需的 £18billion 成本，对其他融资方式持开放态度。 首相猛烈抨击那些将他的方案贴上“死亡税”标签的批评者，指责他们试图通过“吓唬”公众来反对变革。但他承认，雄心勃勃的改革可能会导致税收负担增加，而目前的税收负担已经处于战后最高纪录。 社会护理征收金是部长们在考虑的资助社会护理的选择之一。其他方案包括对 34 岁以上工人的收入征收 2 便士的税。 伯纳姆先生在上一届工党政府担任卫生大臣时首次提出了社会护理改革，结果他的计划在 2010 年的选举活动中被贴上“死亡税”的标签，而工党在那次选举中失败了。他表示，那次经历仍让他留有“一些伤痕”。 首相昨日要求凯西女男爵 (Baroness Casey) 加快对社会护理未来的审查，其结果预计将于明年夏天公布——提前了一年。他表示，如果改革能减少不必要地留在医院的老年人数，那么在现有资源内部可以“实现更多可能”。 但当被问及是否需要提高税收时，他说道：“首先，你必须用现有的资源做更多事情。但我认为露易丝 [凯西女男爵] 已经表明，如果我们想在最充分的意义上实施某些计划，将需要做出艰难、艰难的决定。 ‘但我们会对此向民众保持诚实。我们将在合适的时机将这些方案呈交给国家，并希望在获得民众同意的情况下推进。’ ” 保守党党魁凯米·巴德诺克 (Kemi Badenoch) 已同意参加关于该问题的跨党派讨论，但她已经发出警告，她不会批准税收上涨，并表示资金
作者：詹妮弗·鲁比 (Jennifer Ruby) “目前的系统 对每个人都糟糕”
应该通过削减政府其他领域的支出（包括福利）来筹措。 伯纳姆先生的父亲患有阿尔茨海默病且住在护理院，他表示解决这个问题“现在对我来说是非常个人的事情”。 在一次关于护理的感性演讲中，他表示：“如果他能利用其经验，切实地为像菲奥娜、他的父亲以及数百万其他受难者带来改变，那么他将成为他这一代中最具影响力的政治家。” 67 岁的弗里泽尔 (Mr Frizell) 曾任 ITV 节目《早安》（This Morning）的编辑，他补充道：“当你的家庭生活因为一个痴呆症诊断而永远改变时”，你不会“在为提供一个合适的护理系统而多贡献 1 或 2% 的税收问题上斤斤计较”。 “如果有疑问，就去阿尔茨海默病患者的家庭中度过一天吧。” 诊断结果：菲奥娜·菲利普斯 (Fiona Phillips)
揭示危机
她的微笑依然在那，但在她透露自己患有早发性阿尔茨海默病三年后，这张播报员 菲奥娜·菲利普斯 (Fiona Phillips) 的照片揭示了她与该疾病斗争的现状。
这张前 GMTV 主持人（65 岁）的照片是在家中拍摄的，并由她的丈夫马丁·弗里泽尔 (Martin Frizell) 分享。他呼吁安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) ——其父亲也患有此病——履行他解决社会护理危机的承诺。
“如果这位新任首相，由于他父亲在北伦敦的家中，他深知阿尔茨海默病会带来什么，”他说，改革将“帮助我的父亲以及数百万像他一样”面临当前系统不公平待遇的人。
他指出在过去的 30 年里，曾有过 22 次尝试改革该系统的行为，并称他这一代人犯下了“玩忽职守”的罪行。首相补充道：
“坦率地说，目前的局面对每个人都很不利。对于那些无法获得所需护理的人来说，情况肯定很糟糕。”
他还警告说，NHS 将永远无法实现其
“他保持大脑 非常活跃，在计算 所有加税项目”
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“长睫毛的”安迪 用手触碰胸口 以示诚恳， 并采用了 白日电视节目主持人的 亲昵语气
部长。”那个人回答道： “什么，又换了一个？他们 每五分钟就换一次。” “我知道，我知道，我知道，” 伯纳姆先生表示同意。 在基尔·斯塔默爵士被罢免后， 伯纳姆先生成为英国十年来的 第七任首相。
跨党派改革谈判 是工党的一场噱头， 保守党如此认为
关于社会护理的跨党派谈判昨日起步艰难，安迪·伯纳姆被指责在进行一场建制派的暗箱操作。 首相决心推动社会护理达成政治共识，以寻求一个持久的解决方案。 但保守党人士指责他是在演戏，因为他在与保守党和自民党举行三方会议前仅提前 18 小时发出通知。 而在其政党被冷落后，改革英国党领导人奈杰尔·法拉奇谴责了这一举动，指责首相“与失败的政治建制派在闭门会议中密谋”。 会议通知如此仓促，以至于保守党党魁凯米·巴登奥克无法重新安排原有的行程，而自民党党魁
政经编辑报道
埃德·戴维爵士不得不从国外度假地通过电话参会。 一名保守党人士表示：“如果伯纳姆真的认真对待跨党派合作，他在休会期间举行一次 30 分钟的会议，应该给我们超过 18 小时的通知，而且邀请函不应该立即通过新闻稿公布。这简直就像是为了作秀而做的。” 伯纳姆先生为该安排辩护，称保守党和自民党对谈判的想法反应积极。 内阁部长安杰拉·雷纳昨晚暗示态度有所软化，称：“首相希望每个人都能参与进来。我很乐意与任何人接触，无论是改革党的议员还是绿党的议员。”
安迪·伯纳姆 正在访问伦敦的一家 犹太老人之家。“瞧，米里亚姆， 那是首相。”“别胡说了， 护士。我还没糊涂到 会相信那个一脸歉意的 绒球能成为我们的首相。” 在一个闷热的活动室里， 伯纳姆先生发表了一次关于 国家如何支付养老护理费用的演讲。 他在演讲中极少提到税收。 千万不要提到“税”这个词。 “长睫毛的”安迪是个圆滑之辈。 他用手触碰胸口以示诚恳。 他压低声音，身体微转， 采用了白日电视节目主持人的 亲昵语气。他透过那副 莱斯利·克劳瑟式的眼镜凝视， 说着“极好的”、“令人惊叹的”、 “难以置信的”、“可爱的”， 以此避开不愉快的话题。 他就是一个活生生的委婉语。 一个穿着裤子的“缓解方案”。 他做得非常老到，但最后 当你查看笔记本时， 会发现他几乎什么都没说。
关于账单这个粗俗的话题 被避而不谈。他确实暗示 护理人员的薪资将会提高， 但没有解释如何实现。 销售人员也使用同样的技巧。 他们受训在话术结束前 不要提及订阅费用。 先让自己进入对方的信任圈。 直到最后一刻才抛出价格。 新被降职为卫生大臣的 伊薇特·库珀（她就是这么 发音的）主持了活动。 伊薇特处于一种幼儿园老师的模式，
速写 作者：昆汀·莱茨 (QUENTIN LETTS)
她用那种带有喉塞音上扬的婴儿腔说话。 她 张开 双臂 惊叹地指出，这已经是政治家第 23 次承诺改革社会护理了。我们可以确定这次是认真的，因为将会出现——敲鼓奏乐——一位“失智症沙皇”。
她的脸上露出了感伤的神情。“归根结底，我们能走到今天是因为领导力，以及安迪·伯纳姆的领导力。” 听到下属如此谄媚，伯纳姆先生的左眼因极其满意而眯了起来。
托尼·布莱尔那位关系不简单的前网球搭档列维勋爵坐在前排。安杰拉·雷纳也在。两人都没有被要求发言。相反，我们听到了凯西夫人的一次“凡尔赛”式发言，她发起了一场关于社会护理的“大对话”。
如果这听起来很耳熟，那是因为托尼·布莱尔政府也曾开展过一场“大对话”。我参加了 2003 年在格温特郡纽波特举行的开幕式，看着戈登·布朗坐在塑料桌子后面，面对两名公众成员试图进行闲聊。对所有参与者来说都是一种煎熬。
凯西夫人（她可能有点自恋）最终闭嘴了，首相低着头，肩膀耸动着，踉跄着站了起来。他喜欢将他那乌黑的头发向前梳。对于一个 56 岁的人来说很奇怪。
“我本打算看着笔记发言，”他喃喃道，“但我现在必须从心底里地倾诉。”真是绝了。这几乎可以媲美布莱尔当年的那句“今天不是追求金句的日子……但我感到历史之手正落在我们的肩上”。
他谈到了父亲的衰老，谈到了照顾他的善良移民，以及“得分心态”的时代已经结束。在提到父亲时，他听起来快要落泪了。
为老人提供护理将是“对政治和媒体文化的考验”。现在是放下“得分心态”的时候了。事实上，他已经邀请凯米·巴德诺克和埃德·戴维爵士进行会谈。打勾！
这种“得分心态”很大程度上要由媒体负责。如果记者通过提及税收而导致“过度写作”，那将令人震惊。这在逻辑上叫作先给自己得分。
他开始重复自己的话，词句断断续续。前排的一位女士穿着一件短得惊人的裙边。安迪地分心了吗？“我不会被得分心态或尖叫般的头条新闻所干扰，”他单调地说道。
一名来自 ITV 的记者相当没礼貌地询问他是否打算加税。伯纳姆先生含含糊糊地嘟囔了一会儿，然后说他希望社会护理最初能由“现有预算”资助。但这一点可能会改变。
就在这时，凯西夫人强行切入，终止了这场交锋。
“被诱骗至雅典废弃房屋”
作者：Kristina Wemyss 和 Andy Jehring
一名英国女性的尸体在雅典一座废弃建筑的一只行李箱内被发现，由此引发了一起谋杀案调查。 格雷克媒体昨晚在当地公布了其身份，为 38 岁的苏格兰女性伊丽莎白·简·罗斯（Elisabeth Jane Ross）。 她从塞浦路斯飞往雅典，据报道在那里与朋友同住，随后一名无家可归的人发现了她的尸体。 她的房东报告称，最后一次见到她是在 7 月 15 日，法医专家认为这正是她可能被杀害的时间。 但罗斯女士的尸体直到三天后才被发现，
“她的手机仍在被使用”
当时一名无家可归的人表示，他在基普塞利（Kypseli）区的一栋建筑内循着一股恶臭走，随后发现行李箱里露出了“像人体肢体一样的东西”。 更增加神秘色彩的是，昨晚披露罗斯女士的手机在媒体确认其身份之前一直处于完全运作状态。 “手机一直在被使用。甚至发送了短信，显然是为了让人们相信她还活着，”一名警官说道。 “我们将该建筑视为犯罪现场。” 一名官员告诉《泰晤士报》，目前怀疑她可能在雅典“与一名无家可归的人接头”，而对方将她“诱骗”到了这座已被无家可归者占据的建筑中。 然而，当地警方发言人康斯坦蒂娜·迪莫格利都（Konstantina Dimoglidou）否认了无家可归者是嫌疑人的说法。 她补充道：“这名女性当时与一对希腊夫妇同住，两人目前正接受询问，以获取关于其行踪的细节。” 发现行李箱的男子也接受了询问。 对尸体的初步检查显然显示没有明显的伤口或挣扎迹象。警方起初无法确认罗斯女士的身份，因为她的指纹没有记录在任何国家数据库中。 他们宣布，该女性身高约 5 英尺 4 英寸，红发盘成发髻，穿着一件 T 恤和一条印有法国大学名称的黑色短裤。 这让警方认为她不是希腊人，于是联系了国际刑警组织。随后，罗斯女士的指纹在美国数据库中被找到。
谜团：伊丽莎白·简·罗斯本月初失踪
侦探们正在核查航空公司记录，以还原她前往希腊及在希腊国内的行程。他们还在调查她是单独旅行还是有同伴。 希腊和塞浦路斯当局将交换信息，以追踪遗弃行李箱的人。 据希腊媒体报道，罗斯女士的父亲已接获通知。 当地酒店正被搜查，以试图定位被害者的最后行踪，预计将在未来几天进行尸检，以确定死因。 一名希腊警官告诉《太阳报》，当局对这一发现感到震惊。 他说：“在雅典市中心发现一名外国国民死在行李箱里，这是首次发生。在希腊与英国的关系史上，这是前所未有的。” 英国外交部发言人告诉《每日邮报》：“在这个困难时刻，我们的心与伊丽莎白的家人在一起。我们正在提供领事支持，并与当地当局保持联系。”
犯罪现场：发现她的那栋废弃建筑
艾米·Winehouse 的父亲在就两名女儿好友拍卖已故歌手物品提起的高等法院诉讼失败后，被要求向其支付近 100 万英镑。
在针对 Naomi Parry 和 Catriona Gourlay 的诉讼中，Mitch Winehouse 自身的法律费用也至少累积了 £950,000。
他声称这两名女性在 2021, 和 2023, 年通过在美国的拍卖会上出售其女儿的数十件物品而获利，并指控她们“蓄意隐瞒”了这些销售行为。
但 Clarke 法官在今年早些时候驳回了该请求，认定他“一直都知道”计划中的销售，且仅在事后才开始以一种“激进且令人不快的方式”向她们索要钱财。
在昨天的判决中，她命令 Winehouse 先生——其女儿于 2011, 在 27 岁时去世——在接下来的两周内向两名女性分别支付中期款项：向 Ms Parry 支付 £569,330，向 Ms Gourlay 支付 £394,521。
他还必须支付这两名女性的法律费用。
一名警务总监在面临关于“严重失职”的听证会前一天辞职。
自 2021 年起领导斯塔福德郡警方 (Staffordshire Police) 的 Chris Noble 原定于昨天出席纪律小组会议，但现已透露，他已于周二向斯塔福德郡警方、消防和犯罪专员 Ben Adams 提交了辞呈。
在去年 8 月，由于对其工作之外的行为产生严重担忧，Noble 先生被暂停职务。
警察行为独立监督办公室 (Independent Office for Police Conduct) 当时表示，该机构还在调查有关他出于非警务目的分享机密信息的指控。
干旱
枯石：在威尔特郡被烈日灼烧的索尔兹伯里平原上，至少巨石阵能提供一些阴凉
作者：Tom Lawrence 和 Eirian Prosser
在连续的热浪对水资源造成严重影响后，英格兰超过一半的地区已被宣布进入干旱状态。
环境局透露，在某些地区高达 43 天没有降雨后，该国“大片”地区正遭受“闪击干旱”。
该政府机构表示，全国有七个地区正式处于干旱状态，而 7 月将成为有记录以来最干燥的月份。
受影响的地区包括东英吉利亚 (East Anglia)、赫特福德郡 (Hertfordshire) 以及整个伦敦、泰晤士河谷 (Thames Valley)、汉普郡 (Hampshire) 和怀特岛 (Isle of Wight)、德文郡 (Devon) 和康沃尔郡 (Cornwall)、西米德兰兹 (West Midlands) 以及威塞克斯 (Wessex)——涵盖多塞特郡 (Dorset)、萨默塞特郡 (Somerset)、威尔特郡 (Wiltshire) 和格洛斯特郡 (Gloucestershire)。
尽管今年早些时候冬季有强降雨补充了水库和地下水，但这已是部分地区连续第二年遭受干旱。
西米德兰兹 泰晤士河谷 威塞克斯 德文郡和康沃尔郡 汉普郡和怀特岛 东英吉利亚
“重创农民和水资源”
位于萨里郡 Wisley 的皇家园艺学会 (Royal Horticultural Society) 花园被评为英国最干燥的地方，因为那里在 43 天内没有任何降雨，使曾经繁花盛开的花园变成了尘土。
与此同时，如果再过两天仍不下雨，将追平 1976 年那个传奇夏天创下的 45 天全国纪录。
此时，英国正继续在今年的第四波热浪中煎熬，昨日气温达到 35°C (95°F)，东米德兰兹、英格兰东部、东南部和伦敦地区至少在周四之前仍维持健康预警。
来自北非的强热浪在给法国、西班牙和希腊带来异常高温后，于昨日袭击英国，此前这些国家发生了史无前例的最严重山火，导致数十万人撤离。
英国全境也已发布了针对“异常严重”山火的预警。消防
图例：
持续干旱天气
正常
英格兰和威尔士的服务部门迄今为止已应对 706 起火灾（2026, 年），仅在过去两周内就有 200 起被记录在案，国家消防局（National Fire Chiefs Council）表示。昨晚全英境内有 8 场山火在燃烧并“受到监测”，消防局长警告称，仍存在更多火源点燃的“高风险”。
官员敦促人们采取“简单预防措施”——例如避免使用一次性烧烤炉并安全处置香烟。长期干旱还将继续影响那些被迫提前收割作物的农民，其中一些作物（如谷类）的产量有所下降。由于草生长不佳，畜牧业养殖者正在使用冬季饲料，甚至那些拥有农场蓄水池的养殖者也可能在 8 月期间面临干涸。
能源与气候情报局（Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit）的土地、食品和农业分析师汤姆·兰开斯特（Tom Lancaster）警告称，过去两年中出现的这种“天气剧烈波动”正使农业变得极其不稳定。他表示：“气候变化正将我们带入未知领域，连续两个夏季的干旱严重打击了农民、野生动物以及我们的公共供水系统。”
全国农民联盟（National Farmers’ Union）副主席保罗·汤普金斯（Paul Tompkins）补充道：“农民和种植者一直不得不应对天气，但他们现在经历的是气候变化的实际影响。”
向雨神祈祷：伦敦东南部布莱克希思（Blackheath）的圣徒教堂（All Saints’ church）
15 这里简直就像在干旱的沙漠中心，曾经翠绿的草在持续不断的阳光照射下枯死。 完美场地：上方图片为富勒姆足球俱乐部（Fulham FC）的主场克雷文小屋（Craven Cottage），与伦敦西部的主教公园（Bishops Park）相比，这里简直是一片绿洲。
昨天，在“整个欧洲”可能在几天内起火的警告中，肆虐的烈火蔓延到了更多热门度假胜地。 在克里特岛，两名消防员在扑救火灾时不幸牺牲，而土耳其的旅游海滩有数百人被疏散，法国和西班牙的各地山火继续肆虐。
由 Olivia Allhusen 报道
欧盟应急响应小组负责人警告称，随着火势向东转移，接下来的几天将“非常困难”。 玛丽亚·祖贝尔（Maria Zuber）表示，希腊、意大利和中欧目前正受到威胁，并补充说，如果火势继续蔓延，“整个欧洲都将陷入火海”。
土耳其消防员在南部旅游海滩附近扑救山火。在穆拉省（Mugla province），有 20 多架飞机和直升机被用于向火场洒水。 在法国，自 1949 年以来最大规模的山火在波尔多以西肆虐，迫使 220,000 多人逃离，并摧毁了 240 栋房屋。 在西班牙，由于山火吞噬了 190,000 英亩土地，60,000 人被迫逃离。
16 每日邮报，Thursday, July 30, 2026
为什么越来越多的守法英国人说： 你们的禁用水管令可以扔进垃圾桶了！ A
当安迪·伯纳姆谈到社会护理领域“困难、困难的决定”时，他的意思显而易见。他昨天承认，为了解决老年护理的不公正问题，税收将不得不增加。对于任何对这位新首相一系列未经成本核算的赠礼政策稍感兴趣的人来说，这都不会令人感到惊讶。这是一个决心剥夺你的资金，然后肆无忌惮地将其挥霍掉的工党政府。伯纳姆先生致力于解决长期以来让许多家庭备受痛苦的社会护理危机的承诺，似乎是真诚的。遗憾的是，他自己的父亲就患有阿尔茨海默病。令人深感忧虑的是首相可能采取的手段——主要是他不愿甚至不愿推测削减不断攀升的福利账单的可能性。首相非常清楚，他的党内有许多人希望
即使是存在疑问的福利也能完全不被触及，并且任何将部分资金转用于社会护理的建议都会让他们退缩。伯纳姆先生已经看到，他的前任在去年的福利削减问题上是如何被自己的国会议员牵制住的。当他说社会护理改革有可能“损耗我的政治资本”时，这位新首相必须承认，他需要冒着在自己党内议员中不受欢迎的风险。如果他继续走基尔·斯塔默爵士那样胆怯的道路，他的首相任期也将是一场空谈。要提出应对人口老龄化的合理方案，需要一位具有极大勇气的政治家。昨天公布的官方数据显示，这个问题不会消失，百岁老人的人数在十年间激增了五分之一以上。但这位首相尚未证明他具备所需的任何胆识。
Whitehall再次失败
国防部在处理秘密阿富汗空中撤离行动时的失误，令所有相关人员感到羞愧。 在今天发布的一份报告中，列举了一系列令人不安的发现，国会议员们发现“似乎没有任何个人被追究个人责任”。 正如在任何一次不可原谅的惨败之后那样，公务员系统保护其无能的官员免受他们显然应得的惩罚。 大臣们和白厅的高级官僚们口头上支持透明度，并喜欢声称他们尊重支付他们薪水的民众。 但当他们陷入绝境时，他们毫不犹豫地采取极权主义式的方法，例如对《每日邮报》施加超级禁令，以使议会处于不知情状态。 官员们甚至厚颜无耻地向审查此次导致生命受威胁并浪费纳税人数十亿资金之无能行为的国会议员隐瞒关键文件。 虽然记者们因追求真理而受到应有的赞赏，但政府官员在整个事件中被彻底羞辱。 整个丑闻的核心在于公务员系统习惯性的秘密主义，这是英国生活中最剧烈的癌细胞之一。 但不要指望今天的公务员们会有任何新的“公开化”（glasnost），即便他们正为自己的失败而感到羞愧。 他们不会采取任何可能危及自己舒适的闲职和金灿灿的养老金的行为。
穿过大地， 在 23million 个花园里， 软管干涸地躺着， 像在阳光下蜷缩的、悲哀的死蛇。 或者，事实并非如此？ 自本周末以来，随着更多水务公司宣布或在全英范围内实施软管禁令，有越来越多的迹象表明，我们中的许多人并不打算遵守游戏规则。 事实上，在受到《水务行业法》所谓的“TUB”（临时使用禁令）限制后，少数园艺爱好者依然在公然喷洒。 或许这种鲁莽的自私程度不足以让一个草地滚球球场保持绿色，但肯定足以给最后的几朵玫瑰一次机会。 家长们也不太愿意从厨房水龙头搬 30 桶水到孩子的充气戏水池里——如果没有这个资源，漫长的暑假即使是对最经验丰富的幼儿驯服者来说也极其累人。
毫无意义 现在环境署已宣布英格兰一半的地区处于干旱状态，范围从康沃尔延伸至东英吉利。 这能否确保人们将软管卷好并排空？我对此表示怀疑。我怀疑英国的大部分地区正陷入一种突然的、但异常深沉的对规则的厌恶之中。 这可能是六年前那些毫无意义的新冠防疫规定留下的酸楚记忆所导致的结果。 此后许多首相起伏更迭，但怨恨的激流依然在许多心中沸腾，人们记得当时政府那前所未有的专横体制在很大程度上是多么毫无意义。 唐宁街 10 号在遏制自身狂欢方面混乱无能，但在制定荒谬的当地“分级”、“社交泡沫”或“社交距离”，以及关于在公园长椅上坐下这一“罪行”的反社会规定时，却像一名严厉的修女院长。 不知为何，我们现在不再像那时那样驯服了。这算不上革命热情——拜托，那只是软管，而且我们是举止得体的英国人——但这绝对是一种暴躁且不配合的情绪，以及对社区精神的稳步抛弃。 园艺爱好者和戏水池填充者的愤怒，还被街道上汩汩冒出的主水管（水务公司每天通过泄漏浪费 2.87billion 升水）无限加剧，此外还有在我们需要清凉浸泳时被抽入河流的污水，以及尽管如此，水务公司高管仍获得巨额加薪的报道（安格利安水务公司负责人本月获得了 £1.3million 的奖金）。 更不用说这些公司的国际股东所收获的股息了。 此外，直到现在我们才了解到数据中心使用了多么庞大的水量（一个小中心每年可能使用 26million 升水），尤其是在 AI 热潮之后，以及我们的主宰者们多么热衷于建设更多的数据中心。 因此，如果你的耐心在面对腐败的水务大亨时已消磨殆尽，你孩子的夏天前景，以及或许是你当地的景观都受到了威胁，那么你会有强烈的诱惑去解开那根“反叛之管”，为了国家拯救你的海棠花和西葫芦。
在网络 及 熟人之间， 我发现听到这些关于节水这一简单、相当逻辑且理想之事的反抗低语，是一件很有趣的事情。 1976, 年，公众记忆中最后一次真正严重的干旱期间，我在一家覆盖牛津郡及周边地区的当地广播电台工作。我们经历了一个异常干燥的秋季和冬季，随后是一系列热浪。 那是两个世纪以来最干燥的 16-month span。沥青融化，铁轨弯曲，水库水位下降到危险水平。 在某些时段，人们不得不排队在街道的公共水龙头前
去打水并把它拎回家。 在那些早期的BBC地方电台，我们与观众的关系非常密切，并且很了解他们。在我的记忆中，听众们展现出一种几乎像战争时期那样愿意埋头苦干、遵守规则并提供帮助的精神。 我们在节目中设有“干旱热线”板块，人们会打电话进来提供建议，比如如何用最节省水的方式洗碗和保持衣物清洁，以及如何重新布置洗衣机的排水管。 他们告诉我们，你可以用软管将孩子洗澡的水从二楼窗户虹吸到花园里，并确保肥皂水不会损坏植物（我现在不记得具体是怎么操作的了——我想可能就是少用点肥皂）。 唠叨 有一家五金店以成本价向养老金领取者提供轻便的塑料浇水壶，还有一些人帮年长的邻居拎水壶，在设有公共水龙头（standpipe）的地区，他们甚至帮邻居去打水。 当然，投诉也存在，但同样有很多笑话。1970年代洗澡的人较少，因此夫妻共用浴缸成为了一个比较大胆的长期笑话。 我记得当时被这种“闪电战精神”（Blitz spirit）深深打动，以至于当干旱结束、水库水位明显恢复健康时，我对当地水务局数周仍不肯停止唠叨其经济困境而感到由衷的愤怒。 结果，一些谨慎的人在几个月后仍然在将洗澡水虹吸到被雨水洗刷的花园里。这似乎不公平。 当时一个极其明显的区别是，我们都知道水系统的所有权属于我们。管理系统的人是公务员，就像警察、护士或火车司机一样——工作稳定，但并不特别安逸。当在撒切尔夫人时期于1989年将水务私有化，并用巨额公共资金作为甜头来吸引投资者时，英格兰和威尔士成为了世界上唯一完全商业化的供水系统（苏格兰和北爱尔兰的仍保持公有）。这带来了一些益处，一些出色的工程成就，以及有时还算得体地管理，但随着人口增长，管道老化，股东的要求也更高了。我们知道我们现在遭受的低效，我们也知道这个系统不属于我们。在所有权和动机上，它与Netflix或迪士尼一样商业化且国际化。我认为，这影响了人们在背部酸痛时搬运浇水壶的意愿。确实如此。但似乎我们也更不倾向于遵守细小的规则。当基础设施崩溃时，公众提供帮助的热情也随之崩溃。不仅英国人对与公用事业维持互惠关系的信念有所恶化，而且我们在社区内部变得碎片化，更不倾向于为了大众的整体利益提供帮助。因此，观察一些人的小规模反抗，以及另一些人令人钦佩的公民行为，是非常有趣的。也许记得“这一切终将过去”也很有用。正如在1976年8月的最后一周，炎热干燥的英国达到忍耐极限时，首相詹姆斯·卡拉汉任命了一名专门负责干旱的部长：丹尼斯·豪威尔。当时有人议论让他跳一场“祈雨舞”，尽管至少有一位神职人员谴责这一想法。而乐观的小伯明翰人豪威尔则大方地邀请记者到他家中，讲述他如何经常与妻子布伦达共用浴缸。几天之内，暴雨在坚硬干涸的土地上引发了洪水，他便成了著名的“洪水部长”。在1978-97年的冬天，发生了暴风雪，自然地，我们都称他为“雪部长”。啊，多么美好的时光。
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ARY Goldsmith——威尔士王妃那不那么调皮的叔叔，以及自封的“欢乐之王”——正向我讲述他在伊比萨岛别墅里度过的那个“健康且文明”的 60 岁生日庆典。他与朋友们在悠闲的午餐会上喝了几瓶无酒精啤酒，偶尔在泳池里浸泡，打打网球，还去远足了。没错，你没读错。这个派对动物竟然一滴酒也没碰。唯一的一点纵容是他的生日晚餐——一场海鲜和蛋糕的大餐。如今禁欲的 Gary 不仅远离了酒精，还在致力于减轻体重。Gary 加入了 Mounjaro 的行列，在过去一年中使用了减肥针并减轻了 6st（约 38公斤）。因此，在严格的制度中允许自己享受一次应得的停歇，成了他生日周的高光时刻。
随后，在去年 4 月生日后的第八天，这位未来女王之母卡罗尔·米德尔顿（Carole Middleton）的弟弟经历了一次生死考验。“我当时在沙发上看一些垃圾剧集时睡着了，”他回忆道，“大约早上 7 点我在沙发上醒来，开始感到非常恶心。我勉强蹒跚到厕所，然后开始喷射状地呕血。这种情况似乎持续了好几个小时。”
随后的健康紧急状况标志着 Gary 多彩人生中最新的一次挫折——而正是这次经历，让他更加感激米德尔顿家族不屈的精神，以及他那位干练的大姐卡罗尔的关爱。“我讨厌大惊小怪，也讨厌被告知该怎么做，”在回忆那段惊险经历时，他告诉我。
尽管如此，他还是给 56 岁的妻子朱莉-安（Julie-Ann）打了电话，她当时在伦敦家中照顾他们的狗，询问她是否认为他真的需要去医院。她说需要，并迅速完全绕过了她的丈夫，直接给他在伊比萨岛的房屋管理员吉诺（Gino）打电话，由吉诺开车将他送往岛上的私立医院。
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在 12 分钟的关键时间内，他被迅速通过分诊送入急救手术室，医生在他的食管静脉上打结。由于肝脏疾病，这些静脉已经扩张并面临破裂危险。“如果他们没有给我做结扎手术，我就死于大出血了，”Gary 说道，他在接下来的 48 小时内处于重症监护状态。
“那里有人在死去，整个氛围非常恐怖，所以我办了出院回家。医生们恳求我留下。吉诺都哭了。他给塔露拉（Tallulah [Gary 的唯一孩子，源自他与卢安·贝塔尼的第二次婚姻]）打电话，她对我简直愤怒到了极点。”
他的妻子和 24 岁的塔露拉尝试劝说 Gary 回到岛上的医院，但未能成功。他虽然虚弱，但依然保持着典型的高傲，断然拒绝。塔露拉对他进行了严厉的训诫。她说，如果他不愿回到西班牙医院，就必须立即飞回伦敦治疗。
“她坚持要求我成熟起来，回家并开始认真对待自己的健康。她说：‘你需要改变一些东西，多照顾自己。你 60 岁了，不是 16 岁。’”
塔露拉还开始联系家人和朋友，敦促他们劝父亲清醒过来。至关重要的一位便是他的大姐，71 岁的卡罗尔。
“塔露拉给她发信息告诉她我病得多么严重。她也介入了，希望我能更加留意自己的年龄，确保睡眠充足，饮食更健康，多走路，保持运动，少喝酒并服用营养补充剂。”
“因为她比我大十岁，”
[[IMG_XXXX]] 过去与现在：Gary 与女儿塔露拉在 2017 年的合照（左），以及减肥后如今的样子（右）。下方为他的侄女，威尔士王妃。
以及我如何通过 减肥针减轻了六石体重... 由凯特的——不再那么调皮的——Gary 叔叔撰写
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对我来说，小时候就像是在两个母亲的陪伴下长大。她对我依然有着那种母性的关怀。我们在米德尔塞克斯郡索尔豪尔一个非常简陋的小房子里长大，家庭对我们意味着一切。我们彼此照顾。 “如果我做错了事，会被骂两次，一次是妈妈骂，然后是我姐姐又骂一遍。” 正是这些特质的结合——家庭的亲密、姐姐般的严厉以及钢铁般的坚毅——支撑着今天的卡罗尔。面对长女癌症确诊的消息，她私下里以尊严地承受，这非常符合她的性格。凯特病情缓解的消息传出时，距离加里自己的健康危机仅四个月。 在他的治疗和
【OCR清理说明：原文此处存在乱码/字符偏移，译文根据上下文补全】康复过程中，他有时间反思侄女的病情，并意识到在姐姐忧心忡忡的同时，卡罗尔也为他预留了时间。“我很清楚，你的兄弟病了是一回事。而你的女儿患癌则是件天大的事，”他说。 凯特对待疾病的方式——平静且不事张扬——让加里“心生敬畏”。上个月，看到她挑战体力要求极高的“三峰挑战”（Three Peaks challenge）为她在伦敦接受治疗的皇家马斯登医院（Royal Marsden Hospital）筹集资金，他感到“非常激动”，这在悄无声息中证明了她已经
【OCR清理说明：原文此处存在乱码/字符偏移】恢复了健康。 在24小时内分别攀登了苏格兰的本尼维斯山、英格兰的斯卡费尔峰和威尔士的雪登峰后，凯特在本尼维斯山顶上传了一张照片，将这次挑战描述为“一次探索诊断之外的生活并回报社会的契机”。 加里微笑着说：“这让我想起她小时候他们去湖区的时候。穿上登山靴，就出发了。对于凯特来说，这就像是回归自然，回归童年。” 我在伦敦西区玛丽勒本的一家私人会员俱乐部见到了加里。很难将
【OCR清理说明：原文此处存在乱码/字符偏移】现在的他与一个在一年多前差一点就死掉的人联系起来。
当他啜饮着无酒精拉格啤酒时，我注意到他手指上一个耐人寻味的纹身。上面写着“sin alcohol”（无酒精），他说这是一个提醒自己不要喝酒的标记。 加里在招聘行业发迹，2005年以£17 million（1700万英镑）的价格出售了他在Computer Futures公司的股份。 “我和朋友们的饮酒量可能超过了平均水平，因为我的业务需要大量的应酬，”他说。“你根本没想到自己的生活方式会反噬自己。” 当他从伊比萨岛返回时，他被送往伦敦大学学院医院进行检查。随后被转诊至肝脏专家处。 他现在承认，他的疾病一定是40年过度饮酒的结果。“我的身体直接告诉我：‘不，你已经够了。’他们每隔几周就帮我监测血检。但【OCR清理说明：原文乱码，意为：我现在感觉比以往任何时候都要好】。” 意识到死亡近在咫尺也影响了他的心理健康。“我陷入了黑暗的深渊，”他承认道。“我无法入睡。我不愿与任何人交谈。我感到痛苦、扭曲和恐惧，试图【OCR清理说明：原文乱码，意为：理清这一切】。我的情绪不断崩溃，无法集中精力做任何事。” 在看心理医生后，加里开始睡得更安稳了。他还意识到，他的救赎在于“全身心地投入到一个项目中”。 一天晚上，他突然产生了一个写儿童书的想法，基于他以前给塔卢拉讲的编造故事。这本书名为《米沙文村的26个完美的不完美故事》（26 Perfectly Imperfect Tales From The Village Of Mishaven），讲述了一系列“完美的不完美”角色。“我认为这本书给孩子们传递了一个非常酷的信息——每个人都有缺陷，但他们本身就很出色。” 那么，他的计划是什么？“我想有五个孙辈。塔卢拉现在还不知道这件事。我想组建一支五人制足球队。” 考虑到加里叔叔这种热衷于自我重塑的性格，如果打赌他失败，那简直是疯了。 n 您可以在 shop.ingramspark.com 购买加里的书。
BBC 投入数百万英镑为那些我们大多数人都没听说过的明星主持人支付巨额薪水，但上周却不屑于派遣一名记者去法院观看一名恐怖杀手的判决。因此，它错过了一个重大新闻。
这名男子是 50 岁的西蒙·卡特（Simon Carter），他犯下了一起令人心碎且极其可怕的罪行，这种案件在不久前一定会成为全国的新闻头条。
他疯狂地、毫无理由或目的地将 72 岁的母亲打死，手段之凶残，以至于他自己的手也被打断了。
你可能会认为这已经足够糟糕了，尽管在如今这些悲哀的时代，唉，疯狂的谋杀案实在是太常见了。
但这次杀人案有一个紧急且重要的新方面。卡特由于陷入了某种大麻习性而丧失理智，如今有太多的人染上这种习惯。
如果你在报道这起案件，这是一个足以支撑你亲临现场观看结果的大新闻。但这还不是全部。
法官史蒂文·埃弗里特（Steven Everett）对所听到的情况感到极其震惊，以至于他发表了激烈的公开警告，反对那些试图将这种毒品合法化的人。
他似乎是少数愿意就此问题发声的法官之一。他警告说，大麻是一种“可怕的”物质，它“引起并加剧了”心理健康问题。他还表示，由包括工党伦敦市长萨迪克·汗（Sadiq Khan）和绿党 扎克·波兰斯基（Zack Polanski）在内的政客主导的去刑事化运动是“完全错误的”。
他的分析尖锐且具体，称此案证明了那些认为大麻在社区中是一种积极药物的人们是大错特错的。
他告诉那个将母亲打死的男人：“你不是第一个，也不会是最后一个因心理健康问题出现在我面前并说‘我抽大麻’的人。”
但如果不是因为《每日邮报》派遣了一名来自可靠且经验丰富的新闻社的记者在法庭现场，大多数人对此将一无所知。
原本致力于公共服务的巨头 BBC 并没有为这次事件安排适当的报道，而是相当可悲地依赖警方的新闻稿来进行叙述。
我该从哪里说起？公正且准确的法庭报道怎么能依赖于单方面提供的叙述？无论如何，报道法庭案件并不是警察的工作，他们还有其他事情要做。
事实上，一名警方消息人士告诉我，他们在判决时并不在法庭，这就是为什么他们的新闻稿中没有提到法官的评论。
回想我在《斯温顿晚间广告报》（Swindon Evening Advertiser）做法庭报道的日子，如果我做了这样的一件事，我简直不敢想象会给我带来多少麻烦。你必须绝对地坚持在场直到结束。该消息人士还透露，大麻（持有大麻仍是严重的犯罪行为）在他们对这起受毒品影响的犯罪调查中并未被提及。
对此随你怎么想吧。也许如果他们对此多加关注，此类犯罪就会减少。
总之，结果就是 BBC 错过了这个故事，在我看来，这个故事非常值得在全国范围内曝光。
当我第一次看到 BBC 对判决的叙述，并将其与《每日邮报》远为出色的版本进行对比时，我认为原因一定是该机构的高层不愿报道对某种毒品的批评，因为该毒品可能被其部分员工使用。
让我震惊的是，真实的原因如果说得通的话，甚至更糟糕。
许多媒体现在根本不再妥善报道法庭事务。一名经验丰富的自由记者向我解释说，BBC 可能没有看到完整的故事——因为他们已经开始取消与现场代理机构的合同。
所有严肃的报纸和广播公司过去都很好地利用此类机构，或者在案件重大时——比如儿子打死母亲——派遣自己的人员。
一名 BBC 消息人士单调地说道：
一名打死母亲的男子 是大麻使用者的 真实原因 比你想象的 更令人震惊
他们根据当时的编辑优先事项和可用资源做出决定。该消息人士补充道，新闻团队遵循明确的编辑指南以确保准确性，这包括与相关当局进行事实核查。或者，事实并非如此。
显然，这一次，他们向皇家检控局 (Crown Prosecution Service) “核实”了警方的说法。CPS 告诉我，BBC “仅仅询问了精神病学家判定被告患有何种精神健康疾病，而我们确认是精神分裂症”。仿佛这样就能让情况好转似的，BBC 的消息人士称，他们的行为是许多、如果不是全部的话，媒体机构都会做的事情。庆幸的是，并非全部。
我长期以来一直听到传闻，称这个国家许多事情的报道方式正在崩溃，因为我在 50 年多前学习行当的省级报纸正在萎缩或衰落。但我从未见过如此鲜明的例证，就像在这个法庭案件中一样——这个案件原本非常需要引起全国性的争议，而现在却不会了。
回想起来令人惊讶，我在 1973 年开始工作的斯温顿 (Swindon) 那家小型晚报拥有一名全职图书管理员，以及一个至少追溯到 70 年前的剪报宝库，城镇的历史就存储在其中。
我们每一个人都经过严格的法律和速记培训，我们最初的法庭报道尝试始终由一名经验丰富的资深记者监督。
我们撰写的其他所有内容也是如此。实际上，我是一名契约学徒，就像狄更斯小说里的角色一样，直到我服务期满、在多项任务中令上级满意，并通过各项测试和考试后，才能从这份契约中解脱出来。
拥有我的报纸及其他几家报纸的国家公司会出资让我们偶尔在奇尔特恩丘陵 (Chilterns) 的一座维多利亚时代乡村别墅度过周末，我们在那里听取专家和老手授课，并在最后一天在沉重的时间压力下共同制作一份虚构的报纸。我不认为这在当时多么例外。
因此，在那个年代，整个国家被一层记者的安全网覆盖，尽管并不完美，但他们时刻关注着那些为了保持健康而必须暴露在光天化日之下的事情。
我怀疑这种情况正在迅速消失，因为曾经维持地方报纸运转的广告商和读者已经抛弃了它们，而我们现在拥有的只有网站。
哦，还有 BBC，它仍然拥有数十亿英镑的执照费收入，并且能够承担旧报纸通常无法做到的事情。
那么，它为什么不去做呢？
Hardcastle
基尔·斯塔默爵士在担任首相期间的最后几项举措之一，就是批准了一项 3700 万英镑（£37 million）的薪资预算，用于支付查尔斯国王的员工薪酬；而与此同时，公共账目委员会的议员们获悉，皇室地产（Crown Estate）的管理成本在七年内从 7000 万英镑（£70million）增加到了 8800 万英镑（£88million）。议员们还对该机构首席执行官的年薪在同一时期从 517,000 英镑（£517,000）飙升至 230 万英镑（£2.3million），以及员工人数在一年内从 868 人增加到 980 人的情况感到震惊。皇室地产财务主管海伦·普赖斯（Helen Price）在慌乱中哀叹道：“我们希望他们不要继续增长。”但为国王摇动这棵传说的“金钱树”的不止基尔爵士一人。时任财政大臣、同样身为皇家信托人的蕾切尔·里夫斯（Rachel Reeves）也签署了这份增支计划——使得国王自己的员工人数在纳税人的出资下，从 491 人增加到 563 人。皇室生活真是太奢侈了！
在被人在麦克风之外听到他愤愤不平地抱怨在 ITV 的《早安英国》（Good Morning Britain）节目中亮相是“浪费时间”一周后，英国改革党（Reform UK）的罗伯特·詹里克（Robert Jenrick）再次出现，谴责绿党党魁扎克·波兰斯基（Zack Polanski）关于法拉奇/断头台的 Instagram 帖文。采访结束后，像艾伦·帕特里奇（Alan Partridge）一样的主持人理查德·马德利（Richard Madeley）俏皮地问到：“这是否浪费了时间？”詹里克愉快地回答道：“我可不是浪费时间，”随后坚持与马德利握手。
新任教育大臣露西·鲍威尔（Lucy Powell）主张，长期以来国家对青少年的“学术成果过于关注”，《位置，位置，位置》（Location, Location, Location）节目的主持人 54 岁的克斯蒂·奥尔索普（Kirstie Allsopp）对此表示支持，她宣称：“大多数人不适合接受高等教育。”如图所示的克斯蒂对此应该深有体会。她自称为一名“不循规蹈矩”的学生，火辣的克斯蒂在求学期间经历颇多曲折。她曾在十所学校里盯着黑板发呆。她为自己从未上过大学而感到自豪，并坦率地反思道：“我的志向就是结婚并生四个孩子。我没意识到努力学习的重要性，只是勉强及格。”
室内设计师劳伦斯·莱韦林-鲍恩（Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen）为了有机会翻新白金汉宫而积极竞标，他自以为是地说道：“我最近去过那里，我觉得它看起来有点像《福尔的酒店》（Fawlty Towers）。它给人一种沉闷的老旧高尔夫酒店的感觉，曾经是一座宏伟的庄园大宅，但现在闻起来像卷心菜味，地毯也黏糊糊的。”考虑到白金汉宫的翻修费用高达 3.7 亿英镑（£370 million）且预计明年完工，爱出风头的劳伦斯是不是已经错失良机了？
约翰·克里斯（John Cleese），86 岁，即将参加庆祝其 1975 年经典电影《巨蟒与圣杯》（Monty Python And The Holy Grail）的英国巡演，他报告称：“门票销售情况良好。巴克斯顿（Buxton）售出 94%，坦布里奇韦尔斯（Tunbridge Wells）76%，米尔顿凯恩斯（Milton Keynes）52%，而……贝德福德（Bedford）只有 9%？！”这位老顽童愤愤地说道：“我在贝德福德得罪谁了吗？那里的人不说英语吗？那里是‘觉醒’社区的核心地带吗？请给我建议。”
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嗑药房。我们心中都对这类地方有某种刻板印象：位于城镇最贫穷的边缘，在最阴暗的街道上；肮脏且破败，就像那些出入其中的颓废且迷失的灵魂一样。 但这处毒窟则截然不同。迷雾河酒店（Misty River Hotel）是一栋位于伦敦最顶端行政区、肯辛顿宫附近的六层乔治亚风格建筑。 它被夹在几座大使馆之间，从远处看，它与邻居一样宏伟。 但当你走近时，这种幻象便随之破灭：门廊的油漆正在脱落；外墙在剥落。走进屋内，感官受到剧烈冲击。那种纵欲的混乱程度无可比拟——但最让你难以忍受的是那股恶臭：“海洛因和p***；这两种味道总是伴随着出现，”厨师阿拉斯代尔·吉尔（Alasdair Gill）说道。 吉尔，33, 曾在如今已停业的“酒店”里混迹，在那失去的十年里，他勉强维持着在伦敦顶级餐厅（其中一家甚至拥有米其林星级）的一系列工作，而与此同时，他陷入了药物和酒精成瘾的恶性循环。 “迷雾河是完美的藏身之所。它是一间酒店，对吧？它属于一个彻底崩溃的瘾君子家庭，就隐藏在众目睽睽之下。我见过王室成员、堕落者、勋爵，以及那些在80年代朋克浪潮中幸存的人，他们在这里进进出出。” 在地下室，毒贩马特（Matt）贩卖可卡因、氯胺酮、药片，以及“足够让你在不离开房间的情况下‘旅行’数月的酸类药物”。 在顶楼阁楼，他的母亲埃尔菲（Elfie）则经营硬毒品：烟斗、针头、海洛因。 “在某个时间点，我几乎和他们每一个人都起过冲突，”吉尔告诉我。 但这段最初如同充满诱惑与刺激的“迪士尼乐园”般的经历，最终以肮脏地狱告终：白天渐渐变成了夜晚，他睡在陌生人的地板上，在门口或人行道上，“到处溅满了血、尿液和苹果酒——最好的情况是，这些东西全部来自我自己”。 吉尔现在已经戒毒六年了。他天性温顺，头发凌乱，眼神真挚，身上有复杂的纹身，举止礼貌，甚至有些拘谨。很难想象
AA·吉尔之子，前保守党议员安伯·鲁德（Amber Rudd）之子，阿拉斯代尔·吉尔曾因成瘾而失去了十年时光。现在戒毒六年，他讲述了这段非凡的经历
想象他每天早晨用主厨刀的边缘刮起 氯胺酮和可卡因， 以此激活他的身体机能， 同时向他深爱的亲人谎报 他成瘾的程度。 如今，他与丹麦女演员兼模特 Maja Simonsen 拥有幸福的感情——他们有一个六 个月大的儿子 Arlo——他刚刚 写了一本极其震撼的回忆录。 《刀与匙：一名厨师关于厨房、成瘾与 混乱的故事》(Knives And Spoons: A Chef’s Story Of Kitchens, Addictions And Mayhem) 是一部激烈的记录，讲述了他多年来吸食纯度极高的可卡因，并吞下掺有芬太尼的劣质 Xanax 的经历，与此同时，他“攻击性地饮用、吸食或 吸入几乎所有人类已知的所有其他药物”。 与此同时——而这简直是个 小奇迹——即便在身体和精神极度崩溃的 痛苦折磨中，他在伦敦无数的厨房里， 从苏豪区（Soho）那间不羁的 Spuntino 到考文特花园（Covent Garden）宏伟的 The Delaunay 餐厅，其烹饪才华依然出众。 如果他的名字听起来很耳熟，那么确实如此 ——因为他是已故的 Adrian “AA” Gill 之子。那位才华横溢、 笔触常带尖酸的餐厅评论家 于 2016 年死于癌症， 享年 62 岁，他本人也曾是一名戒酒 和戒毒者。（他始终使用自己的首字母 AA， 以向戒酒互助会 [Alcoholics Anonymous] 致敬， 正是那里让他恢复了清醒。） 小 Gill 从父亲那里继承的 不仅是成瘾的人格，还有读写障碍、 他那讽刺的幽默感、他对 食物的热情——以及他撰写 高亢且超然之散文的能力：这一切 尽管他学业记录糟糕，并因吸毒被 两所学校开除。 我问这一切是如何开始的：“我不 记得第一次喝酒或用药是在什么时候， 但我明确记得我不明白为什么学校里的 任何人会坐在图书馆里 写作业，而他们明明可以 出去喝得酩酊大醉。” Gill 的母亲是令人敬畏的 Amber Rudd，62 岁，前保守党 政治家，在 2016 和 2019 之间 曾担任内政大臣及工作与养老金事务大臣， 而当时 Alasdair 的 成瘾程度正处于顶峰。他 有一个姐姐，记者 Flora，35 岁。 Rudd 与 Alasdair 的 父亲结婚仅五年，随后两人于 1995 年离婚，随后他与 记者 Nicola Formby 结婚， 两人育有双胞胎 Isaac 和 Edith，现年 19 岁。 Alasdair 显然充满爱的 家庭是否知道他成瘾的 如此惊人之规模？答案 是矛盾的：大概知道——但在 某些方面又不知道。 当我第一次提到 H 字时 ——我严厉地问他是否吸过 海洛因——他笑了笑说：“你 听起来像我妈。”
他们是否进行过这样的 对话？“没有，完全没有。如果我 因为吸海洛因而陷入 极糟糕的状态——你要么在呕吐，要么在亢奋——我 就干脆不露面。” “我也非常擅长撒谎，擅长 掩盖行踪并让 每个人相信我很好。我不想 被抓住。绝不想。” 但他的母亲肯定意识到了， 当 Alasdair 在她不在家时， 邀请瘾君子去她位于伦敦西部 哈默史密斯（Hammersmith）的家中 开派对，她的汤匙 因为烹制药物而变得发黑？显然没有。 但她确实注意到了一件事——他笑着说—— 一副被遗弃的假牙，是由一名因为多年 吸食有毒化学物质而 掉光牙齿的瘾君子留下的。“妈妈当时问：‘谁 来过这里？’当她看到 那副假牙时。她很宽容地...”
拥有 极佳的 幽默感—— 但 她 并不 知晓 那些东西 属于 一个老瘾君子。 说实话，她当时忙于治理国家，当我使用她在伦敦的房子睡觉时，她经常在自己的选区内。”鲁德在 2010 到 2019 年期间代表黑斯廷斯和赖伊（Hastings and Rye）。“她在我们还是小孩子时就离婚了，当时她 30 多岁，为了我们所有人，她非常努力地想要出人头地。她非常忙碌；一个非凡的女性。” 后来，是鲁德采取了实际步骤，帮助她的儿子走上康复之路，但与此同时，他的父亲怎么了？他凭借对药物成瘾的第一手了解，是如何应对儿子坠入深渊的？ 我的感觉是，阿拉斯代尔（Alasdair）无法在父亲面前掩饰，因为他父亲自己也经历过。 “是的，我认为这是事实，”他同意道。“通常，戒瘾后的成瘾者比那些对成瘾一窍不通的人更冷静。父亲知道除了为我敞开大门，他绝对无能为力。你
刀尖上的生活：阿拉斯代尔（Alasdair）与父亲 AA Gill（见上方图） 以及兄弟姐妹，上方为 AA 与前妻 Amber Rudd
无法通过强行启动让一名瘾君子恢复清醒。我从未听说过有人是因为别人希望他们清醒而变得清醒的。 “我理解为什么有些父母会惊慌失措，他们的想法直接跳到毁灭和死亡，但他们就是无法将自己的意愿强加在孩子身上。 “爸爸妈妈在很多方面都支持着我。我只是在很长一段时间里选择不接受他们的帮助。” 当 AA Gill 去世时，他的儿子正处于人生低谷：他的生活混乱不堪；他成了“无法掌控、精神不正常、不可靠”的人。他在 Spuntino 工作，在街上与吸克完（crackheads）分享烟管，几乎不掩饰自己与他们的关系，同事们都心知肚明。 这时，他注意到自己那部失踪数日的古董诺基亚手机在紧急地振动。几十个未接电话。弗洛拉（Flora）在召唤他前往查令十字医院（Charing Cross Hospital），他们的父亲在那里垂死。 在那里，艾德里安（Adrian）最后的温柔请求是让儿子在他入睡时“守护在他身边”。阿拉斯代尔对他父亲的爱可以用这一点来衡量：直到父亲断气，他才离开病榻，他一直睡在父亲身边的地板上。 他毫无讽刺地告诉我：“我只离开过他两次：一次是去急诊室见我的药贩子，一次是爸爸在参加（在线）AA 戒酒会。” 即使在死亡临近时，老 Gill 也没有错过那些会议。当他去世时，他的儿子陷入了剧烈的抽泣中：“我的胸口感觉像被撕开了一样。”但即便如此深重的悲伤也没能震醒他，让他恢复清醒：直到四年后他才彻底戒毒。事实上，他持续的堕落既悲剧又时而显得荒诞。 在一次为期三天的酗酒狂欢后，他和另一名瘾君子为一群股票经纪人准备午餐。他们弄丢了囤积的氯胺酮（ketamine），结果发现——在客户众目睽睽之下——那些药粉被大量地撒在了他们准备的金枪鱼料理上。 随后，阿拉斯代尔被发现昏迷在经理的办公室里，一只手在药粉袋里，另一只手在肉丸盘里。 “我极度渴望让自己看起来状态良好，而且我认为自己很擅长伪装。唯一比生理和心理折磨更糟糕的事情，就是让所有人都知道这件事，”他说。 我问他什么时候跌到了谷底，但似乎每当他认为自己已经触底时，总会发生一件更加令人触目惊心的堕落事件来刷新底线。他在服务期间晕厥。他用更多的氯胺酮和可卡因来压制呕吐的冲动，然后再次陷入昏迷。 他的母亲在一次偶然的接触中发现他需要帮助。“她问我想不想去爱尔兰的一所烹饪学校。因为我认为伦敦是有毒的——作为一名瘾君子，你会认为去另一个地方能解决你的问题——于是我同意了。” 在爱尔兰，他是班上的顶尖学生；导师的赞赏让他感到深受鼓舞并恢复了信心。但回到伦敦后，他复发了：“我又回到了那条不归路。我不想活了，但我太懦弱，不敢自杀。”接着，真正的觉醒时刻到来了：甚至连那些他鄙视的人都开始可怜他。“我原以为自己高于那些吸克完、毒虫和药贩，但即使是他们也开始觉得我低于他们：这个渴望更多药物的疯子。最后，我的药贩子——一个因为刺伤商业伙伴而坐过牢的人——说我需要帮助。”就在那时，他的母亲——“一个由如今已不再生产的那种钢架支撑起来的女性，一个我一直忽视并逃避的支撑点。就像爸爸一样，这么多年来她一直陪伴在我身边，但我选择不接受她的帮助”——用一个问题触动了他：“你还好吗？”这个问题打开了闸门。他终于承认自己不好。远非如此：“我已经好几年没好过了，我不想再待在这里了。”他的母亲把他送到了哈雷街（Harley Street）的一位私人医生那里，医生给出了临床诊断：“她谈到了遗传学和
说道，有一个酗酒的父亲意味着我也有一半 (50/50) 的机会成为成瘾者。“然后她告诉我消息：早期肝硬化已经让我的肝脏变成了‘芭菲’（parfait）。我的膀胱有疤痕，心脏不规律，肺部破裂。但肝脏是主因。接着她说：‘如果你不立即寻求帮助，到圣诞节前你就会死。’”阿拉斯代尔准备好接受戒毒治疗了——但他没有意识到那将是多么艰苦。就在那时，他的父亲以一种意想不到的方式回到了他身边。戒毒中心的一名同伴在发现了一本 AA 吉尔的回忆录《给我倒一杯》（Pour Me）后，将其交给了阿拉斯代尔。“我之前从未读过父亲写的一个字，”他说。“我为什么要读？他一直都在那里，生活着，交谈着；用他的机智填满整个房间。虽然我知道他是个酗酒者，但我从未见过他醉酒的样子，不知道他堕落到了什么程度。‘但读了他的书，我意识到他经历过我所经历的一切：幻觉、发抖、绝望。我甚至没想过我们如此相似。’”
我说，遗憾的是，他没能看到你彻底戒毒的样子。“是的，但这枚硬币有很多面。在他去世后，我通过我们共同的连接，与他建立了一种全新的关系。
‘他在书中给我留了一些东西；最后的一点指导。他在坟墓之外帮助了我。读他的书就像在读我自己的故事；我们甚至在相同的酒吧里昏迷不醒。读到那里时，真是一个“卧槽”时刻。
‘拥有他的文字太棒了。我能感觉到他的存在。就好像他出现来拯救了我的生命。’
所以他现在这样：像他父亲一样写作，经营自己的私人厨师生意；他自己也成了父亲，与玛雅（Maja）和婴儿阿洛（Arlo）住在自己的房子里。
‘责任，’他说。‘我一生都在逃避它们，但现在我拥有了它们，它们成了我的锚。我过得非常好。没有药物的生活要美好得多。
‘这就像是身处笼中与面对无尽地平线的区别。你无法摆脱这个笼子，但你不再受它的禁锢。理解这一点很重要，因为一旦你不理解，就是你失足的时候。
‘而且我现在不能复发，因为我已经建立了太多东西。’”
作者：Aidan Radnedge
一名奥斯卡获奖音乐家、热门音乐剧《承诺》（The Commitments）的主演昨日在爱尔兰的一场摩托车车祸中丧生。
格伦·汉萨德（Glen Hansard），56, 曾凭借低成本浪漫电影《曾经》（Once）获得 2008 年奥斯卡最佳原创歌曲奖，他还是摇滚团体 The Frames 的主唱。警方表示，他在凌晨 4.30 前不久，在都柏林西部发生一起单车事故后死亡。
汉萨德在获得奥斯卡提名的 1991 年音乐喜剧《承诺》中饰演笨拙的吉他手 Outspan Foster 而走红。
昨晚，全球音乐界纷纷向他表达哀悼。布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀（Bruce Springsteen）表示：“在 E Street，我们对格伦·汉萨德的去世感到心碎。我们在很多年前相识于爱尔兰，他一直是一位伟大的音乐家、一个好朋友，一个慷慨且优雅的人。他总是积极乐观，面带微笑，并且准备好随时地歌唱。愿上帝保佑他及其亲人。”艾德·希兰（Ed Sheeran）称他为“一个难以置信的人，一股难以置信的力量”。
曾出演《西区故事》和《白雪公主》等电影的歌手瑞秋·泽格勒（Rachel Zegler）分享了她与汉萨德的合影，并表示：“噢，我将永远爱你。现在休息吧，我的朋友。”
多年来，汉萨德一直在都柏林 Gaeity 剧院外领导圣诞前夕的街头表演，著名音乐家们在此为慈善事业筹款。
在 2023, 年 Pogues 乐队主唱谢恩·麦戈温（Shane MacGowan）的葬礼上，汉萨德与爱尔兰歌手丽莎·奥尼尔（Lisa O’Neill）共同演绎了《纽约童话》（Fairytale Of New York）。
爱尔兰总理马丁先生称他为“一位才华横溢的音乐家和演员，多年来为爱尔兰的文化景观做出了重大贡献”。
他的妻子、芬兰诗人迈雷·萨里萨（Maire Saaritsa）以及他们三岁的儿子克里斯蒂（Christy）在世。
“对文化景观的贡献”
作者：Wiliam Hunter
一项研究发现，有机鸡蛋对环境的危害是笼养蛋的 2. 倍。
尽管这可能会让鸡群生活得更快乐，但科学家表示，放养有机农业会产生更多的二氧化碳，并给我们的河流带来更多污染。
如果完全转向 100 per cent 的有机农业，排放量将飙升 60 per cent，且土地使用量将翻倍。
如果英国所有的鸡蛋都采用放养和有机方式，每年将产生 2,316,000 吨二氧化碳——几乎是相同数量鸡蛋通过笼养（battery farming）所产生的 1,184,000 吨的两倍。
牛津大学的首席作者哈丽特·巴特利特（Harriet Bartlett）博士表示：“笼养系统在某些环境衡量指标上表现良好，但可持续性在于平衡一系列优先事项。”
我们约 63 per cent 的鸡蛋来自放养农场，法律要求此类农场必须为每只鸟提供至少 4 平方米的开放空间，且它们在白天任何时间都可以进入。
在有机农场养殖的比例要低得多，其母鸡被分成较小的群体饲养，并喂食非转基因作物。
笼养（Battery cages）于 2012, 在欧洲被禁用，因此现在的母鸡生活在所谓的“强化笼”中，这些笼子必须包含筑巢区和栖息区等设施。但它们仍然被拥挤在一起，每笼多达 90 只鸟，生活质量明显较低。
在发表于《皇家学会开放科学》（Royal Society Open Science）的研究中，研究人员指出，有机禽类在产出每枚鸡蛋时需要更多的饲料，而喂养它们的作物产量较低。
由于作物是鸡蛋养殖碳足迹的最大贡献因素之一，更多的食物意味着更多的排放。非有机的放养农场每公斤鸡蛋产生 2.21kg 二氧化碳，仅比笼养高出 0.11。
巴特利特博士表示：“结果显示，在关键环境指标上，非有机放养系统的表现比有机生产更接近笼养系统。这些发现表明，放养可能会在提高动物福利的同时，将环境影响保持在相对较低的水平。”
危害是 两倍
明星之作：格伦·汉萨德与马尔凯塔·伊格洛娃在浪漫音乐剧《曾经》中 《承诺》：左图，与罗伯特·阿金斯合影
奖项：汉萨德与伊格洛娃，以及奥斯卡奖
对学生实施性侵
一名教师在将一名男学生蒙上眼睛并将其绑在床上后对其实施性虐待，在昨日被判定儿童虐待罪成立后，将面临监禁。 德博拉·富兰克林（Deborah Franklin），65 岁，被判定在 1991 年至 1995 年间对一名 14 岁以下男孩实施了八项严重猥亵罪。 受害者在进入赫特福德郡（Hertfordshire）一所预备学校的她的班级时年仅九岁。如今他已 40 多岁，他表示这次虐待给他留下了多年的心理创伤。 圣阿尔班斯皇冠法院（St Albans Crown Court）获悉，虐待行为升级为完整的性交，包括在富兰克林的家中，当时她将他蒙上眼睛并绑在床上。他在 13 岁生日之前告诉了父亲，但其父母为了儿子的缘故没有联系警方。富兰克林将于 10 月 1 日被量刑。
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房产网站上的广告吸引了洛娜·德雷特（Lorna Derrett）的注意：“完美的乡村地块，”上面写道，“交通便捷——是寻求乡村隐居投资者的理想选择。”这正是她所寻找的。或者说，她是这么认为的。这片土地位于她居住的埃塞克斯郡（Essex）附近，她可以在那里建造一座木屋，种一小片果园，养鸡，并在停止工作后回归自然。洛娜是一位 50 多岁的女商人，她投入了养老金的一大部分（至少 £60,000）抢购了位于埃塞克斯郡费尔斯特（Felsted）附近威洛斯格林（Willows Green）的一块半英亩地皮。但她对于“美好生活”的梦想——一个她希望与成年女儿分享的梦想——几乎从一开始就破灭了。“我不仅浪费了很多钱，而且不得不推迟我的退休，”她痛苦地说。原因在今年五月的第一个银行假期到来时，以“军事般”的精准地出现了，在她签署合同不到六个月后，30 辆卡车随后跟着一队挖掘机，运来了数吨的硬骨料、围栏材料和化粪池。事实证明，洛娜的邻居是旅行者（travellers），在她不知情的情况下，他们已经收购了她旁边大部分的田地。由于土地是合法购买的，所以他们并未侵入，且在建筑工程开始之前，当地议会无法发出“停止通知”，而到那时就太晚了。陷入了死胡同（Catch 22.）。威洛斯格林发生的事件成为了头条新闻，并在全国各地被重复报道。然而，这是一个你可能之前没读到过的故事，讲述的是在旅行者出现在你附近的村庄之前会发生什么。但最重要的是，这是一个关于乡村房地产潜在危险的警示故事，像洛娜·德雷特（目前损失了 £60,000）、艾伦·布朗里奇（Allan Brownridge，损失 £150,000）和托尼·坦内尔（Tony Tunnell，损失 £35,000）——我们稍后会提到他们——以及一系列同样投入巨额资金的其他买家。更广泛的叙事是，销售未开发或利用不足的土地已成为一门大生意，并吸引了大量房地产开发商、规划顾问、律师和房产中介，他们预期有一天，例如通过低等级绿带地区的重新分类或紧急住房的交付，其价值可能会增值。
但在这些示例中，无论是开阔乡村还是农用地的地块，在可预见的未来，无论买家之前怎么相信，获得“砖瓦结构”住宅规划许可的机会都微乎其微。没有规划许可加上附近旅行者的到来，就等于钱打水漂。 “即使我拿到了规划许可，我也绝对不想住在他们隔壁，”洛娜说。“而且只要他们还在那里，无论有没有规划许可，都不会有人想从我这里买地。我处于进退两难的境地。” 这里有两个红旗警告，洛娜——以及所有其他人——都
属于自己的那一小块 乡村土地呢——尤其是 当价格看起来很有吸引力 的时候？只有一件事是 房产中介无法警告你的…… 那就是即将搬到隔壁的 旅行者们
与 Tim Stewart
那些光鲜亮丽的地产宣传册中并未提及的内容。首先，此类土地吸引流浪者（travellers）定居的风险极高。 “你或我可能做梦都不会想到在没有规划许可的情况下购买土地，”Equivo 公司的董事 Jonathan Chatfield 说道。该公司是一家专业的执行与回收公司，其由高等法院任命的官员负责清理违规的流浪者营地。 “但对于不在乎规划规则的流浪者来说，他们有动力支付高于市场价值的价格，因为他们知道自己可以将房车停在上面，并在法院诉讼程序进行期间在那里居住至少两到三年。” 英格兰未经授权场地上的房车数量在 1 月份达到了 4,950 辆，是自 1980 年记录开始以来的最高值。 第二个警示信号是不幸的事实：法律在多个方面并不站在买方一边。 许多人可能意识到流浪者如何利用人权立法来获得追溯性的规划许可——针对静态住宅及其他建筑——以便在房车入住后成功避免被驱逐。较少为人所知的是，平等（以及数据保护）法禁止像 Lorna 这样的潜在买家被告知邻近场地已被流浪者购买的情况。 “第三方”（例如出于诚信购买土地的居民）无法收到警告（例如由房地产经纪人发出），即使经纪人知道邻近地块已被预定或已出售给他人（包括流浪社区成员）。 “我相信，在我去年 11 月决定购买时，我旁边的一些土地就已经被预定给流浪者了，”Lorna 在得知他们几乎在同一时间买入后说道。对她而言，这绝非所谓的“完美的乡村地块……是寻求乡村退隐之地的投资者的理想之选”。事实上，恰恰相反。 这块土地是由 UK Real Estate and Land 2 Ltd 出售给她的。该公司是多家土地投资公司之一，为了在拥有的乡村地块上获利，它们聘请了伦敦的一家房地产经纪公司——Barney Estates and Auction House。 Barney Estates 受不同公司的委托，在以下地点推销地块：白鹿格林（Willows Green）的丁顿（Dinton，白金汉郡）；贝德福德郡的威尔斯特德（Wilstead）；伯克郡的布林普顿（Brimpton）；以及西萨塞克斯郡的西奇尔廷顿（West Chiltington）。其中一些公司在马恩岛注册，董事也居住在该岛。随后，流浪者在这些内郡（Home Counties）的所有五个地点购买了地块。在某些情况下，他们随后被指控存在恐吓、虐待和反社会行为。 Barney Estates 位于巴特西（Battersea）一个时尚河滨开发区内，办公环境是时髦的玻璃幕墙办公室。该公司强调，每年完成的“向各种买家出售的数百处房产和地块”交易中，“并没有专门针对某一类买家”。 换句话说，该公司与其他任何房地产经纪公司没有区别。 按照标准做法，其销售手册告知所有潜在客户在“决定进行任何支出之前，请咨询自己的测量师、律师或其他专业人士”。 Barney Estates 由 47 岁的董事 Amiee Bryett 经营。她说，她的经营哲学是“每天提供最好的服务……并时刻让卖家和买家感到满意”。 但他们的一些客户——无论对错——都感到很不满意。 一对夫妇（像 Lorna Derrett 一样）支付了 £60,000 购买了贝德福德郡威尔斯特德村的一块土地，他们希望在那里为孩子建房子，以便未来孩子们能住在他们附近。 “这对我们来说简直是地狱，”这位女性客户说道。“我们发现那里没有规划许可，然后流浪者就来了 [在 5 月底的银行假期期间]。这让我们损失了很多钱。” S
在艾尔斯伯里（Aylesbury）附近的丁顿（Dinton）也出现了类似的故事。
一名要求匿名的商人在去年 6 月花 £105,000 购买了该地区附近一片十英亩田地中的几块地皮。
他承认，由于给他的印象是如果不迅速采取行动就会错过机会，他在律师审阅合同之前就“愚蠢地”签署了协议。
不久之后，携带卡车和挖掘机的旅行者（travellers）抵达，据称他们向当地居民索要巨额“赎金”——这是常见的手段——以要求他们搬离该区域。
他们至今仍在那里。
事实证明，这片土地还处于严格的保护区内，并受英格兰教会（Church of England）契约的约束，几乎没有任何规划开发潜力。
“我买这块地是作为未来的投资，比把钱放在银行里更好，”该商人说道。
年轻的企业家。“现在它一文不值。” 另一位在自家附近购买了一块地的买家说：“我原以为这是一个未来开发的机遇，但自从吉普赛人（travellers）搬进来后，我的 £800,000 房产现在至少贬值了 15%，即便有人愿意买这栋房子的话。总共，这让我损失了大约 £200,000。” 该买家要求我们不要透露他的居住地，因为他担心可能会受到新“邻居”的报复。 2023 年 10 月，西伯克셔郡（West Berkshire）一个名为布林普顿公社（Brimpton Common）的小村庄里的一片五英亩的田地被一家土地投资公司以 £251,000 的价格买下。这片地被分成了 11 个地块，由 Barney Estates 以每个 £50,000 到 £75,000 的价格进行营销，称其为购买“极罕见”永久产权土地的“独特机会”。 艾伦·布朗里奇（Allan Brownridge）为了防止与他花园接壤的两块地落入“错误之手”，支付了 £150,000 的高于市场价的金额。他说：“为了买个心安，对我来说花这么多钱是值得的。” 但他并没有得到多少心安。随后，吉普赛人搬进了其他几个地块。 “村里的每个人都感到惊恐，因为我们并不真正清楚他们的意图，”
公司 老板
他说。“他们言行不一。他们一次又一次地证明了他们根本不在意与社区其他成员维持良好的关系。” 一名村民试图通过坐在入口前，来阻止该场地的违规开发。 “他们搬起这辆房车，威胁要把我压在下面，”她说。 “警察后来说我不应该挡路。这真的是一个‘双轨制’的英国。 “没有其他人能获得规划许可，而他们……”
公司 董事
这将改变其他原本是乡村地区的性质。” 她声称，随后那些旅行者警告她，他们知道她住在哪里，开什么车，而她的儿子后来被旅行者的孩子用弹弓袭击。 同样受到影响的是托尼·坦内尔（Tony Tunnell），他以前住在该地区，并认为这块土地具有开发潜力。 这位离婚人士当时在汉普郡的安多弗（Andover）租一套一卧室住宅，并渴望搬回去盖一座房子，以便他的两个儿子（其中一人有学习障碍）能来与他同住。毋庸置之，他没有获得规划许可，而且即使得到了，他也不想住在旅行者隔壁。 “我花 £35,000 买了一半英亩的土地，”他说。“我能在那里割割草，但也就那样了。” 回到柳绿村（Willows Green），洛娜·德雷特（Lorna Derrett）又遇到了另一个令人不快的意外。 L
ORNA 发现，她购买土地的合同（由一家现已清算的律师事务所起草）中包含所谓的“超额收益”（overage）条款。这意味着如果该地块在未来任何时候获得规划许可，她必须支付任何“增值”部分的 30 per cent。 德雷特女士额外支付了 £20,000 以取消这些条款，使她的总支出达到 £60,000。但当地议会拒绝了她建造小屋的规划许可，现在她只有一片毫无价值的草地。 “我把钱从养老金里取出来的，”她说。“这无疑让我脱轨了。我不得不推迟退休。” 巴尼地产（Barney Estates）在其营销资料中强调，潜在客户不应依赖于其销售手册的细节（这些手册仅为一般性指南）。该公司表示，如果“任何要点”——例如场地的规划潜力——对买家“具有特殊重要性”，他们应该“获得专业确认”。 在接受《每日邮报》联系后，该公司还通过其律师发表了一份声明。声明称：“巴尼地产通过公开拍卖和私人协议营销并销售土地及物业。” “公开拍卖面向所有潜在买家开放。任何买家只要满足所有适用的合同、法律和反洗钱要求，均有权竞价和购买。” “巴尼地产不会询问买家的种族背景，也不会歧视任何个人或种族群体。我们不会根据种族或背景对买家进行跟踪、针对或对待。” 没有任何迹象表明巴尼地产故意误导客户。 但对于任何计划在下周三参加下一次巴尼地产拍卖会，或从任何其他房地产经纪人处购买土地的人来说，这完全符合长期以来法律上的“caveat emptor”原则——即“买者自负”。
去年 3 月 15 日，18 岁的约翰内斯·纳特兰（Johannes Natland）在极度兴奋之下给女友发了一条信息，写道：“我要去执行一个疯狂的任务。”
两天后，他离开了位于挪威西南部的斯塔万格（Stavanger）的家，告诉母亲他要去踢足球。
事实证明，“疯狂”一词显然说轻了。
纳特兰的任务是代表一个伊朗支持的恐怖组织暗杀一名目标——报酬为 21,000 英镑。
在原定执行暗杀任务的几个小时前，他在西约克郡哈德斯菲尔德（Huddersfield）的一家酒店房间内被捕。
这看起来令人难以置信。这个娃娃脸的青少年来自一个中产家庭，生活在一个因北海石油而富裕的安稳小镇。他曾是一名优秀的学生、有天赋的足球运动员，并且立志成为一名律师。
但在老贝利法院（Old Bailey）为期两周的审判中，陪审团听到了纳特兰虽然并不完全像“好莱坞电影里的杀手”，但恰恰是欧洲最危险的帮派——Foxtrot 网络的猎杀对象：那种脆弱的青少年。
在原陪审团未能达成裁决后，经过重新审理，他于昨日被裁定谋杀阴谋罪名成立。
然而，一些最令人震惊的事实直到现在才被公开。
《每日邮报》可以披露，现年 19 岁的纳特兰曾与 Foxtrot 网络的一名高级招募员联系。此人是瑞典-伊拉克籍帮派分子
阿里·谢哈布（Ali Shehab），22 岁，绰号为“特工 47”（Agent 47）——这个名字取自电子游戏《杀手》（Hitman）。
谢哈布是 Foxtrot 头目的亲信，据称该头目与伊朗达成协议，旨在针对该国在海外的敌人。
该帮派近年来在整个斯堪的纳维亚半岛制造混乱，但据信此案是其在 8. [[SOURCE_CLEANUP_NOTE: sRLO.]] 的首次行动。它为人们提供了一个令人担忧的窗口，揭示了伊朗代理帮派如何在整个欧洲发动恐怖战争。
纳特兰是两名记者之子，是三兄妹中最年幼的一个，在优雅的环境中长大。斯塔万格是一个人口约 150,000 人的城镇，收获了北海石油带来的财富。高端精品店、咖啡馆和餐厅沿着山坡一直延伸到峡湾之滨。
但在法庭上被问及对他家乡的看法时，纳特兰的评价则没那么热情。“足球真的是那里唯一能做的事情。我只知道那是个相当糟糕的城市，”他说。
随着无聊感的袭来，纳特兰“开始尝试”。他 13 岁开始吸食大麻，后来升级到迷幻药（ecstasy）、LSD、可卡因和海洛因。
在 17 岁时，他坚信父母试图杀掉他，于是带着一把厨房刀把自己锁在哥哥的卧室里。
他曾在精神科病房和儿童看护之家度过一段时间。
在那里，他遇到了另一个使用在线化名 [[SOURCE_CLEANUP_NOTE: ‘8nNnRwn HusWOHr’]] 的少年。当纳特兰处于“康复期”时，他收到了该少年发来的一条阴森信息。信息中提到在英国进行一次 “japping”——这是挪威语中谋杀的俚语——赏金为 270,000 挪威克朗 (£21,000)。
信息称，“刺客”将被秘密送出国外，并补充道：“绝不会出差错。”几分钟后，纳特兰
青少年支付了 £21,000 从挪威前往哈德斯菲尔德 (Huddersfield) 执行一项代表伊朗恐怖分子 进行杀戮的任务
他被加入了一个由一名驻斯塔万格 (Stavanger) 的招募者（名为“Generalen”）和 Shehab 所管理的群聊中。在发给后者的信息中，Generalen 声称斯塔万格提供了“一个又一个的刺客”。在法庭上，Natland 表示他认为这只是“个玩笑”。但信息显示，他对此极其认真。
Natland 询问道：“谁将被枪杀？”大约一小时后，他给女友 Sara Solbi 发信息，提到他的“疯狂任务”。19 岁的 Solbi 小姐在提供证词时说，Natland 告诉她：“现在我终于可以杀人了，太完美了。而且这样做还能拿到钱。”
3 月 17, Natland 携带一张紧急旅行证件、£40 现金、一部手机和一个装有少量衣物的小包飞往曼彻斯特。由于对其年龄和资金的质疑，他被拒绝入境。
由于某些原因，他当天返回了斯塔万格，因此 Natland 被允许进入 8. 并被要求在 3 月 21 日返回。
在此期间，他一直接收来自 Shehab 的直接指令。进入英国后，他被移交给另一名代理人，该代理人可能就居住在英国境内。
Natland 乘出租车前往哈德斯菲尔德，在那里他被引导到一片林地，枪支、弹药和现金就藏在那里。
随后他入住 Briar Court 酒店，那里的双人间每晚价格为 £120。
Natland 给女友发了一张自己拿着手枪微笑的照片，并附言：“很快就要发生了。”
但他不知道的是，当局早已盯上了他。
3 月 15, 挪威警方截获了一条信息，其中 Generalen 讨论了一个“在欧洲的任务”。两天后，Generalen 因涉及另一项阴谋在奥斯陆机场被捕。
大约在同一时间，Natland 的一名老师和一名同学在得知他于一次家庭派对外的场合告诉朋友他参与了“Foxes”（显然是指犯罪网络 Foxtrot）后，纷纷联系了警方。他曾吹嘘道：“我将获得很多钱，有人会死。”
3 月 18, 深夜，挪威调查人员将 Natland 追踪到哈德斯菲尔德。次日 5. 15am，武装警察将其逮捕。
Natland 承认持有武器但否认共谋杀人。他告诉法庭，他计划通过直接枪击自己的脚来破坏这次任务。被告还表示，他吹嘘这件事是为了让自己显得“酷”，但之前没有退出是因为他“非常恐惧”对方会杀掉他。
他辩称自己不是“像 [电影《敢死队/Taken》中的] Liam Neeson 那样冷血的专业杀手”，而是一个“毒品成瘾者”。
然而，检察官 Alistair Richardson 表示，Natland 正是“Foxtrot 所招募的那类人”。
瑞典记者兼 Foxtrot 专家 Diamant Salihu 告诉《每日邮报》，Shehab “近年来一直是 Foxtrot 最重要的招募者之一”。该组织由瑞典-伊拉克籍国民 Rawa Majid 领导，其现年 39, 岁，被称为 “库尔德之狐”，掌控着斯堪的纳维亚的毒品贸易。Foxtrot 与欧洲各地针对以色列和犹太目标的袭击有关联。
挪威检察官告诉本报，Foxtrot “购买”了既有的、充斥着青少年的 Telegram 或 Signal 群组，以此招募年仅 13 岁的儿童执行任务。最大的一个群组（现已关闭）名为 “Somalie Kids”，成员人数高达 11,000 人。Foxtrot 拥有严格的等级制度。顶端是“煽动者”，他们策划犯罪并在资金上提供支持。在 Natland 的案例中，此人为 Agent 47. 在他们之下的是像 Generalen 这样的招募者。最底层是“执行者”——像 Natland 这样的青少年。
失败的杀手：Johannes Natland 以及（插图）他炫耀的枪支之一
说，只是想成为一个有影响力的人。至关重要的是，他们很少在最后一刻之前被告知目标是谁。纳特兰在得知自己的目标之前就被逮捕了。目前尚不清楚预定的受害者是谁。已知的是，伊朗正越来越多地将袭击任务外包。12月，谢哈布在一次旨在瓦解“暗杀任务”的行动中在伊拉克被捕。他被怀疑在 23 起企图谋杀案背后操纵。[[SOURCE_CLEANUP_NOTE: murGHrs DnG ÀYH murGHrs]]。“Generalen”年仅 17 岁，在挪威被判定多项协助谋杀和协助企图谋杀罪，涉及在瑞典、挪威以及 [[SOURCE_CLEANUP_NOTE: 1DWODnG’s FDsH Ln HuGGHrsÀHOG]] 的阴谋。对于纳特兰的母亲艾伦·[[SOURCE_CLEANUP_NOTE: .RnJsnHs]] 来说，[[SOURCE_CLEANUP_NOTE: DOO WhLs Ls sWLOO sFDrFHOy]] 这一切仍然难以置信。她在第一次审判前表示，他的被捕“完全无法理解”。“这感觉就像一部糟糕的电影，剧本极其烂，完全不真实，”她补充道。遗憾的是，
这一切却如此真实。而且，由于很可能会被判处长期监禁，这绝非一个幸福的结局。
“祝你好运，爸爸。我两周后来接你”
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研究表明，老年人在急诊科（A&E）面临长时间等待的可能性高于年轻患者。一家智库发现，40
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百分之 81 岁及以上的患者等待就诊时间超过 12 小时。 而且，他们往往最容易受到诸如“走廊护理”等问题的影响，即治疗并非在临床适当且安全的设置中进行，例如缺乏隐私以及无法获得食物、水和厕所。
纳菲尔德信托基金会（Nuffield Trust）的研究发现，2025 年，80 岁以上人群在抵达急诊科到入住医院病房之间的等待时间超过 12 小时的比例为 43 百分比，而 21 至 30 岁人群这一比例为 19 百分比。 专家发现，某些健康问题更容易导致超过 12 小时的等待。气道或呼吸问题患者面临长时间等待（191,193 例，相当于病例的 36 百分比），而胃肠道疾病（161,905 例或 27 百分比）和神经系统疾病（159,897 例或 36 百分比）也导致了长时间的延迟。 今年 5 月，在英格兰，每天有近 3,000 名患者在医院走廊或临时治疗区域接受护理。 纳菲尔德信托基金会研究副主任莎拉·斯科比（Sarah Scobie）称这些发现“绝对令人震惊”，并补充道：“急诊科的长时间等待已导致数千起可避免的死亡。每一起走廊护理案例背后，都是一个人在经历恐惧和创伤性的体验。” 卫生与社会护理部的一位发言人表示：“NHS 员工的极高敬业精神意味着 6 月份有四分之三的患者在四小时内就在急诊科得到了接诊。”
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7月 30, 1988 充满绘画热情且热爱绘画的查尔斯王子在昨天为他的作品找到了一位仰慕者——他的祖母。当王太后在诺福克郡金斯林的一次展览中看到他的三幅作品时，她兴奋地表示：“他展现了很多天赋。如果他能有更多时间，他确实会变得非常出色。问题在于他的生活太忙碌了。”
7月 30, 2005 在浪漫的海边婚礼后仅仅 82 天，据称女演员瑞妮·齐薇格的婚姻陷入危机。美国方面的报道称，她与新任丈夫、乡村歌手肯尼·切斯尼之间存在“不断的争吵”。[他们的婚姻在四个月后被宣布无效。]
生日快乐：丽莎·库卓，63. 岁。这位美国女演员在《老友记》中饰演菲比·布菲。尽管她是演员阵容中第一个赢得艾美奖的人，但她说自己被视为团队中最不重要的成员，她的经纪公司部分人员“只是把我称为‘第六个好友’”。
特德·萨兰多斯，62. 岁。这位美国商人，网飞（Netflix）的联合首席执行官，被描述为好莱坞的“终极权力经纪人”。这位前录像店店员看完了店里的全部 900 部电影。《洛杉矶时报》评价道：“在很多方面，他就是网飞现在著名的推荐算法的人类版本。”
这一天出生的名人： 大卫·桑本 (1945-2024)。这位美国音乐家——曾与艾瑞莎·弗兰克林、大卫·鲍伊和史蒂夫·旺德合作——将“萨克斯风带回了摇滚乐”。他将对音乐的热爱归功于三岁时患上小儿麻痹症的时期，“那时我经常躺在床上听广播，那就是我的想象剧场”。
特里·奥尼尔 (1938-2019)。这位来自埃塞克斯的摄影师拍摄过从温斯顿·丘吉尔到艾米·怀安豪斯的所有人。他在伊丽莎白二世的“糟糕之年”期间，通过讲一个赛马笑话让她露出了微笑。
词汇魔术 猜测定义：Oryzivorous (创造于 1857 年) A) 食米的。 B) 在山坡上放牧。 C) 饥饿的。 答案见下方
短语详解：Run something up the flagpole（把某物升到旗杆上）：指测试一个新提案或想法的受欢迎程度；该词源于通过升起旗帜来观察是否能引起敬礼这一积极反应的想法。
今日名言 “米丽亚姆·马格丽丝是一个非常成功的左翼社会主义者，拥有好几栋房子……还需要我说更多吗。” 莫林·利普曼夫人，英国女演员 (1946-)
今日笑话 现在我用牛来修剪草坪……因为它们是我的“草坪哞-割机”（lawn-mooers）。
猜测定义答案：A
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他曾多次买下英国最昂贵的私人住宅——距离肯辛顿宫仅几码之遥，其支柱由与泰姬陵相同的大理石雕刻而成；他曾买下一艘 £30million 游艇和一座位于瑞士格施塔德度假胜地的 £23million 度假屋“Le Lion”，他在 2012, 年在那里迎娶了他的第三任妻子，巴西人法比亚娜·弗洛西，她比他高一英尺且小 46 岁。
对于一个承认除了身为“二手车商”之外没有特别天赋的萨福克郡拖网渔民之子来说，这已经相当不错了。
因此，我很好奇前一级方程式赛车（F1）老板伯尼·埃克尔斯通——其财富约为 £3billion——在 95, 岁高龄时决定从他的收藏中处理掉一座奖杯：这座位于骑士桥、拥有 11 层楼且设有玻璃幕墙的物业，在他之后既被用作其 F1 总部，也作为其伦敦住所。
n 进一步补充我昨天关于托尼·亚当斯出售其价值 £4million 的格洛斯特郡住宅并搬到伦敦（其妻子波比·蒂彻将在那里就读大学）的消息，我听说他们看了一处房产
音乐人格雷西·弗里尔（Gracie Friel）绝不会轻易忘记她的首次音乐节演出。在萨福克郡 Latitude 音乐节的演出刚开始一分钟，这位 21 岁的 Marcella 明星安娜·弗里尔（Anna Friel）之女就遭遇了电力故障。格雷西的父亲是《哈利·波特》明星大卫·休里斯（David Thewlis），她被迫以无伴奏形式演唱，直到一名同行音乐人借给她一把吉他。“感谢所有在断电后仍然留下并聆听我们无扩音演奏的人，”她说，“这真的非常神奇。” 50 岁的母亲安娜在现场观看，她表示对这次演出“无比自豪”。
与他的第二任妻子——身材高挑的克罗地亚模特斯拉维卡·拉迪奇（Slavica Radic）分道扬镳，两人育有两个令人难忘的女儿，塔玛拉（Tamara）和佩特拉（Petra）。 埃克尔斯通（Ecclestone）为这座建筑标价 £50million——对于任何想要在家办公的亿万富翁来说，这简直是捡便宜。 其四卧室顶层公寓（占据顶层四层）享有“无与伦比的海德公园景观”。员工宿舍仅限于“地下层”，伯尼（Bernie）和法比亚娜（Fabiana）通过第一层至第五层的办公室与该区域隔离开来。 埃克尔斯通曾被开玩笑地形容为像一只戴着安迪·沃霍尔假发的乌龟，他对此拒绝评论。 但这座建筑现在已经空了，而且这对在 2020 年迎来儿子艾斯（Ace）的夫妇似乎打算在葡萄牙度过更多时间。据报道，法比亚娜在葡萄牙买了一处价值 £35million 的避暑地，俯瞰大西洋，配有泳池、网球场和内部电梯——这对伯尼很有用，他是通过女儿德博拉（Deborah）成为了太爷爷，德博拉是他与第一任妻子艾薇（Ivy）唯一的孩子。
在卡姆登。卖家并不知道这位前阿森纳足球运动员的身份。他问亚当斯（Adams）是否熟悉这个地区，因为他正从科茨沃尔德搬过来。亚当斯幽默地回答道：“我在北伦敦工作了 19 年。”
÷ 流行歌星莎妮娅·崔恩（Shania Twain）曾被报道在巡演时带着马，她说她睡在马厩里。“与马在一起的时间对我来说至关重要，我会在半夜出去，陪它们坐在田野里或马厩里，就那样陪伴着它们，”这位 60 岁的加拿大歌手在《时尚神经质》（Fashion Neurosis）播客中说道。“我会和它们一起睡在……
那里。我丈夫会在凌晨 3 点来找我，他知道在哪里能找到我。”她补充道：“当你坐在马厩里时，它们可能会踩到你，很容易伤到你。它们会咬你，会踢你。但如果你进入了它们的，我想是情绪状态，它们就会非常爱你，那感觉太美妙了。”
辉煌的古德伍德赛马会标志着赛季的结束，随后伦敦社交圈将前往海外。 ITV Racing 的主持人弗朗西斯卡·库马尼（Francesca Cumani）将为此举杯庆祝！ 她放弃了更传统的皮姆酒（Pimm's）或香槟，在西萨塞克斯郡的赛事结束工作后选择了一杯冰镇拉格啤酒。爱德华七世曾对这次赛事有过一个令人难忘的描述，称其为“一个附带赛马的园游会”。 “啤酒时间到了，”她开玩笑道。
随着明年即将迎来 50 岁生日，《One Show》主持人亚历克斯·琼斯（Alex Jones）承认她正在考虑美容干预。 “我开始觉得嘴部和下巴区域的所有东西似乎都在失去重力，”这位威尔士广播员（如图）说道。“我做了一点谷歌搜索并询问……”
凯莉的音乐禁令
尽管凯莉·马利根嫁给了摇滚明星马库斯·芒福德，但家中依然保持着静谧。这位 39 岁的 Mumford & Sons 乐队主唱透露，这位 41 岁的女演员禁止在室内播放音乐，因为这会让他太分心。“我们办了一次派对——那是凯莉的生日——有人说，‘怎么没音乐！’”
弗朗西斯卡，43 岁，她在网上发布了这张照片。尽管被誉为“赛车界着装最得体的权威”，但她将舒适置于风格之上，在携带一双黑色高跟鞋的同时穿着运动鞋。“我在穿衣时有一种枯燥的实用主义考量，”嫁给三项全能运动员马克斯·约翰逊的弗朗西斯卡承认，“我必须确保自己不会太冷或太热，或者鞋子不会磨脚，帽子不会勒到脑门。”
“针对面颊和下巴下垂最好的处理方法是什么？”各种方案都被提及……基本上就是像填充剂或拉皮手术之类的。”拥有三个孩子的亚历克斯补充道：“我永远不会说绝不，因为我们追求的是不可能达到的目标。每个人都在这么做，所以现在每个人看起来都像是再也不会在 35 到 4 0 岁之后变老了。”
他解释道。“我就说，‘是的，我们确实不怎么放音乐。’”这位在 2012 年与《了不起的盖茨比》女星结婚的歌手补充道：“如果音乐在播放，我就想倾身去细听。我无法关闭大脑中的那个部分。” “所以凯莉不喜欢家里有音乐，因为那样我就没法继续对话了。”
图片：LEZLI + ROSE。发型与妆容：COLLETTE RUDDY 和 BETHANY RICH
更年期的身体 以获得坚硬的腹肌以及 雕刻般的双臂与双腿
她们成长在那个以纤瘦为终极追求的时代——而没有任何事情比身体臃肿更糟糕的了。 时代已经变了。 如今，得益于减肥针，任何人都可以减轻体重，而中年女性最令人羡慕的形象就是尽可能地强壮，这一切都得益于当下的健身趋势：重量训练。无数的社交媒体
账号现在都致力于让中年女性炫耀她们能做多少公斤的卧推和硬拉，目标是像男人一样强壮。 展示超纤细身材的日子已经过去了；相反，现在的关键在于像辣妹组合成员 Melanie C 那样拥有极具线条感的身体。 这位 52 岁的艺人在最近与克里斯·丁格沃尔在湖区的婚礼上，身穿维多利亚·贝克汉姆吊带裙，展示了她几乎像角斗士一般的体魄，吸引了大量关注。
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她那发达的双臂肌肉和令人印象深刻的背部肌肉。她并不孤单——从 58 岁的 达维娜·麦考尔 (Davina McCall) 到 52 岁的演员 汉娜·沃丁汉姆 (Hannah Waddingham)，越来越多处于特定年龄段的女性选择增肌，不仅是为了外观，更是为了让未来的健康得到保障。
事实上，上个月发表的一项研究显示，科学家们证明举重是长寿的关键，定期训练可将男女因任何原因导致早逝的风险降低 13 %。
心血管疾病死亡率降低了 19 %，而由痴呆症等神经系统疾病导致的死亡率则降低了 27 %。但在许多人因绝经而出现“中年发福”的年纪，这么多 40 和 50 岁的女性究竟是如何练出如此惊人肌肉的？
在这里，四位举重爱好者分享了她们的秘诀——并透露了她们从伴侣和亲人那里收到的截然不同的反馈……
健身房帮我在经历多次流产后痊愈 49 岁的 莱拉·马丁 (LEILA Martyn) 住在赫特福德郡的圣奥尔班斯，与伴侣詹姆斯以及他们八岁的儿子路易和七岁的儿子卢卡生活在一起。他们经营着一家女性激素健康公司。她说：
明年我的 50 岁生日即将到来——我做梦也没想到，我会在 40 岁的最后一年参加不仅一项而且是两项比基尼模特比赛，身上只穿着一条 G 弦裤、高跟鞋和一件比基尼上衣。
我有信心这样做，是因为在经历了漫长岁月里一直避免那些可能会让我看起来太“魁梧”的运动后，由于去年一月开始接触健美，我现在变得肌肉发达。现在，我的二头肌明显凸起，腹肌线条分明，而且你可以看到我背上的每一块肌肉。我与六个月前的那个女人完全不同，那时在经历了十年的生育困扰、多次流产，以及最终在 40 多岁时生下两个孩子后，我的身心都感到破碎。举重帮助我由内而外地痊愈。像我这一代的许多女性一样，在青少年和 20 多岁时，我通过节食和运动让自己看起来像 T 台上的超模那样纤弱。我将自己局限在令人精疲力竭的 HIIT（高强度间歇训练）和一小时的跑步中，认为这能帮我燃烧卡路里。当我 34 岁时，我和伴侣詹姆斯开始尝试要孩子，我完全停止了运动，希望这能帮我的身体储备能量，以实现渴望已久的受孕。我们没有做试管婴儿，但六次流产造成了沉重的打击。当我在 40 岁和 42 岁时，自然产下了两个儿子，且两人年龄仅相差 20 个月时，我们欣喜若狂。两年前，我经历了一次警钟：在抚养两个年幼孩子的同时经营公司，我精疲力竭。作为一名高龄母亲，我不希望我的儿子们觉得要对我负责。我想保持健康、强壮，给自己尽可能长久的陪伴机会。因此在 2024 年 4 月，我加入了一家健身房，并开始为 Hyrox 比赛做训练，这项比赛包括完成 8 公里的跑步，并在途中穿插八项训练，包括硬拉、背蹲、划船机冲刺、无休止的波比跳以及手持沉重壶铃的“农夫行走”。这让我感到非常兴奋，我的体格也变得更精炼、更强健。但当我开始经历……
去年的围绝经期症状，例如脑雾、失眠和疲劳，让我减轻了极高强度的有氧运动，因为这会导致压力荷尔蒙皮质醇激增。詹姆斯建议我尝试健美，我也找到了一位为我制定每周饮食计划的教练——计划中包含大量的瘦鸡肉！我于今年1月开始比基尼训练，因为我想尝试一项新挑战。由于去年参加过 Hyrox 活动，我的身体对高强度训练和营养计划反应迅速，但对于在赛前六个月里所取得的成就，我依然感到由衷的震惊。每周五天，我凌晨 5.30 出门，穿着一件 7kg 的加重背心步行 12 分钟前往健身房，随后在阶梯机上进行 30 分钟稳定但高强度的有氧运动。接着我进行 70 分钟的重量训练。接完孩子后，我又步行了
35 分钟， 晚上我会回到健身房， 在风暴单车上进行 10 分钟的间歇冲刺。 在我的两个休息日里， 除了重量训练， 其他项目我全部照做。 比基尼比赛结束后，我将 降低强度继续训练，并 恢复一定的体脂， 因为我现在的体脂率 仅为 12%。 我的起始体重是 60kg（9st 6lb）， 裙装尺码为 10 码，现在是 53kg （8st 5lb），尺码为 6 码——这种 体型无法全年维持，在 比赛结束后，我也不会 训练得如此艰苦。 我的身体肌肉量比 以往任何时候都多。 这付出了巨大的努力， 但我为自己能够每天 坚持出现并训练而感到自豪， 无论发生什么。 对我来说，这是一种生活方式的转变， 我希望在 80 岁时 依然能举重。然而，詹姆斯 更希望我身上能多点肉。 他最近评论道： “我从未见过你这么强壮过！” 不过，他依然为我 所取得的成就感到自豪。 我的孩子们喜欢对他 说：“妈妈的肌肉比你还大！” 说实话，确实如此。
在经历重大脊柱手术后，我仅用每天 15 分钟就打造了新身体。卡拉·梅茨 (CARA Metz), 52, 住在萨里郡的霍利 (Horley)，与丈夫拉里 (Larry), 62, 一起生活，拉里是一家音乐版权公司的全国客户经理。他们有两个女儿，分别为 28 岁和 26. 岁。她说：当其他女性称赞我的背部肌肉线条明显且手臂 shapely 时，当我告诉她们我仅凭每天 15 分钟就实现了这一切，她们都惊呆了。在 2021 年经历了融合几个椎间盘的重大脊柱手术后，我对自己的背部尤其感到自豪。我的背部问题是由我的专业舞蹈生涯造成的，那段职业生涯一直持续到我 21 岁——我的教练是《舞动奇迹》(Strictly) 的雪莉·巴拉斯 (Shirley Ballas)——此外还包括数十年高冲击力的有氧运动，包括每周两次 10, km 的跑步。我当时做的所有运动都是为了追求纤瘦。我现在强健的体魄归功于每周五天在家里举重——重量从 5. kg 到 11kg 不等，取决于
具体动作。我做硬拉、二头肌弯举、深蹲、箭步蹲和三头肌伸展。在六年前开始使用重量训练之前，我的体重是 9st，裙装尺码为 10 码，我当时形容自己的身体是松垮且虚弱的。现在，它强壮且精干，我的裙装尺码是 8 码，粗略估计体重为 8st 7lb (54kg) —— 我不再称重了。我的外科医生说，我的背部和 19 岁的年轻人一样强壮，这对我来说意味着一切。在我 46 岁，突然出现情绪低落和性欲减退、脑雾、体重增加，以及每晚凌晨 3 点醒来——你好，围绝经期！——那时我开始做出改变。我看了达薇娜·麦考尔 (Davina McCall) 关于绝经期和激素替代疗法 (HRT) 的纪录片，随后戒掉了糖分和加工食品；步行成为了我的主要有氧运动，每周外加几次短时间的 HIIT 训练。我还被开具了 HRT 处方，并将重量训练作为我的主攻方向，每天执行 15 分钟的计划。朋友们问我如何
实现了如此大的身体转变，当我告诉他们每天只需四分之一个小时就能奏效时，他们并不相信。为了证明这一点，我发起了一个挑战
JO BURLAND
JO BURLAND
JO FRANCIS
我在 2019 年 9 月的个人 Facebook 页面上号召我的朋友们也这样做 30 天。有两百人加入了，我意识到我偶然发现了一些东西。 在 2020 年 1 月，我启动了我的在线健身业务 (midlifemayhem.co.uk)，目前拥有 2,000 名会员，涵盖从澳大利亚、美国到英国和欧洲的地区。 我无法否认，我对地创造的身体感到无比自豪，拉里和我们的两个女儿也是如此，她们两人都进行重量训练，并且强壮健康。 网络喷子说我肌肉太多了，但我不在乎。是的，我的祖母长寿至 90 多岁，但我希望比前几代人生活得更好——并保持我的脊椎和骨骼健康。
我永远不会忘记 因为穿着 14 码 而被告嘲 的身材
JO Burland，53 岁，一名小学教师，与丈夫及两个孩子（分别 16 岁和 15 岁）住在伦敦。她说道：
对于我在大学时倾慕的那个男孩来说，那不过是一次随意的、尽管很残酷的评论。他指向我课程中的另一个女孩，对我说：“如果你有她的身材，再加上你自己的这张脸，你就完美了！” 如今，33 年过去了，我从未忘记当时因为穿着 14 码而被嘲笑的屈辱。从那时起，
我花了数十年的时间尝试找出如何让自己看起来和感觉最好：游泳、骑行，以及在 30 多岁和 40 多岁时参加马拉松。举重和健身房是禁区，因为担心它们会让我变得臃肿。 然后，在四年前，随着 50 岁生日临近，我开始意识到增强力量和骨密度有多重要。 我开始在健身房举重，并迅速注意到身材上的变化。我潜心研究关于私人教练如何饮食和锻炼的文章，了解到如果要达到某种特定的外观，需要一套精确的模式来训练肌肉。 现在我每周去四或五天健身房，每次训练两个身体部位，例如背部和肱二头肌，或者肩膀和腿部。我可以进行 100kg 的硬拉和 60kg 的胸压。 我还每天骑车往返 16 英里去我任教的学校。在夏天，我会格外努力地训练以获得极低的体脂，但在冬天，我会稍微放松，那时我整天穿着慢跑裤。 但我热爱食物，限制饮食的想法让我感到痛苦，所以我依然享受我最喜欢的杏仁羊角面包和一块果仁巧克力。我从不称体重，但我现在穿 10 码。 经常有女性问我如何练出这么多肌肉——“哇，看看你的手臂！”是典型的评论。当然，并非所有人都认同。最近，我问一位身材苗条但缺乏锻炼的朋友是否想和我一起去健身房，她回答道：“不了，谢谢，我永远不想变成你那样！” 不用说，我们不再是朋友了。我认为我现在处于人生中最好的状态。
在经历一段糟糕的关系后，我转向力量训练。JO Francis，52 岁，一名在线广告专家，与她 15 岁的儿子住在肯特郡的梅德斯通。她说道：七年前，我身体浮肿，圆润，不健康，且完全没有肌肉线条。在婚姻结束之后，我陷入了一段持续四年的关系，而这段关系变得非常糟糕。我喝了太多普罗塞克起泡酒，没有照顾好自己。我体重 68kg（10st 10lb），但由于身高只有 5 英尺 3 英寸，我不耐重量，感觉 12 码的衣服都紧了。除了怀孕期间，这是我人生中最重的时期。当我与男友分手后，我报名参加了一个严格的 90 天计划，包括大量的俯卧撑、波比跳和腹部练习，以及严格的饮食——不吃意面、谷物、面包、黄油、酱料、奶酪、羊肉、培根或香肠。我一直以来想要的只是纤细。但随着我进一步步入中年，我
意识到这并不明智。一位熟人向我推荐了一位健美教练。三年过去了，我仍在随他训练。虽然我不想成为一名专业的健美运动员，但我喜欢他对待训练和营养的严格方法——大量的精瘦蛋白质！——以及这给我的生活带来的自信和清晰感。我的身体发生了蜕变，拥有了线条分明的臀肌和四头肌。忘掉凯特·莫斯吧；我宁愿拥有钢铁般的肱二头肌，也不想要大腿缝。尽管我有两天休息日，但我每天都训练，其中五天专注于力量，另外两天专注于有氧。我能进行 200kg 的腿举，并在做罗马尼亚硬拉（针对腘绳肌、臀肌和下背部）时举起 85kg。我每天走 12,000 步，一部分在跑步机上，其余时间在遛狗。上周我走进一家美容店时，一名 20 多岁的店员评论道：“我和我的同事刚才还在说，你穿那些衣服看起来真是太棒了”
健身紧身裤。我们需要开始锻炼自己的身体！' 我的女儿今年 30 岁，住在澳大利亚，她告诉我我很有上进心，而健美竟成了我与热爱陪我来健身房的青春期儿子之间建立联系的一种出乎意料且极佳的方式。
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门铃响起时是上午 9 点。我穿着睡袍匆忙走下楼，那位戴着头盔、身份不明的配送员交给我 15 分钟前订购的购物袋，然后迅速驶向下一个工作地点。
在厨房里，我拆开购物袋时长舒了一口气。但这并不是因为我用完了牛奶或婴儿食品。相反，我打开了一瓶 £15 的长相思白葡萄酒，为自己倒了一大杯。
我经常一天喝掉两瓶以上的酒，其中大部分是通过配送应用程序订购的。
我告诉自己，这一切都不会影响我的幼子，并尽最大努力做一个好母亲——我只是无法停止饮酒。而配送应用就是我的生命线。几分钟之内，我无需出门或与任何人交谈，酒精就能送到家门口。
我的经历并非个例。最近的一项调查发现，超过 12 million 英国成年人每周至少使用一次快速配送服务订购酒精饮料。
更糟糕的是，使用这些服务的人们中，有超过四成已经处于饮酒状态
在几分钟之内， 我就能让酒精 送到家门口……
超过了建议的指南，且 大约有700万人报告在 已经醉酒的情况下订购 酒精饮料。 这些数据并不让我惊讶。当 我的成瘾达到顶峰时，我 每周在应用程序上花费 数百英镑，而且通常在 喝完一两瓶酒之后 才会下单。 回想起来，虽然我不认为 这些应用程序导致了我的 酒精依赖症，但它们让饮酒 变得极其容易。这就是为什么 我成为了英国酒精变革组织（Alcohol Change UK） 旨在加强配送应用酒精 许可监管运动的大使。 现在我 35 岁，已经戒酒五年， 而我第一次接触酒精是在 仅仅 13 岁的时候。那是 WKD 和 Bacardi Breezers 预调鸡尾酒 ——廉价的含糖饮料——盛行的时代， 我立刻爱上了它们带给我的 那种温暖而朦胧的感觉。 在汉普郡长大，我和朋友们 会买一瓶伏特加然后去公园。 这让我们觉得自己像成年人一样 自信，但与我的朋友不同， 我不知道自己的极限。我经常 出现意识丧失或呕吐， 而且宿醉情况非常糟糕。 在曼彻斯特大学期间， 我将自己的身份定义为 一个派对女孩，在典型的 学生享乐主义氛围中， 我每晚的饮酒似乎并不反常。 直到我 20 出头时通过 银行毕业生计划搬到伦敦， 我才真正沉溺于饮酒。 我有了新的朋友圈，我们经常 被邀请参加梅费尔区（Mayfair） VIP俱乐部的夜晚，桌上 等着我们的是免费的烈酒。 那是一种浅薄的生活， 所以我试图通过建立 关系来让自己安定下来。 我希望一个滴酒不沾的男友 能给我带来好的影响， 但我无法在清醒的状态下 处理感情关系。 我们会度过舒适的夜晚 一起看电影，而我会偷偷地 溜到冰箱前大口喝葡萄酒。 到 20 多岁中期时， 我的宿醉非常严重。 有人开玩笑地建议尝试“以酒解酒”， 我发现这确实有效。 我会把一杯葡萄酒放在床边， 这样一醒来， 我就能缓解不适感。 显然我出了问题 ——而且有一件事 让我的成瘾 进一步失控： 配送应用程序的 引入，它们在 白天或黑夜的 任何时间 都能直接给我 送来酒精， 无需询问。 我一直很讨厌 把购买的物品 拿到收银台时 感到的羞耻感， 酒瓶叮当作响， 还需要一名店员 来
自由： 哈蒂（Hattie）现在 正帮助他人 拥抱 清醒的生活
核实购买。 应用程序让整个过程 变得方便且匿名， 司机很少摘下头盔， 所以我不需要进行 尴尬的交谈或眼神交流。 而且它是即时的， 所以在你考虑是否 真的需要这份订单时， 它已经被递到了你手中。 当我下班回家路上 买酒时， 我会告诉自己：“ 今晚我只买一瓶。” 但当你已经在 家里喝了几杯后， 你不会考虑 后果， 你只是想要 更多的酒， 而它就在你的 手机上， 只需点几次屏幕。 我会使用像 Deliveroo 这样的应用程序 订购 两瓶， 心想：“ 我现在喝一瓶， 然后 我 就 有 一瓶 留给 明天晚上。” 但随后我 会把两瓶 全部喝掉。 或者我会看到 弹出折扣信息， 心想：“ 在优惠到期前， 我要订一升金酒。” 当然，那里
我的脑海中有一个微弱的声音在告诉我，这并不正常，告诉我我是一个酒精依赖者，但我总会安慰自己很快就会把这一切解决好。
我渴望拥有一个家庭——虽然承认这一点很糟糕，但我内心的一部分认为，除非被关进监狱或搬到一座偏远岛屿，否则生孩子可能是我停止饮酒的唯一方法。
2019 年，当我意识到我和前夫有了孩子时，我有好几个月没喝酒。
我对伤害宝宝的恐惧远超我对酒精的渴望，我为自己能够戒酒感到自豪。然而，在我那个完美的儿子出生当天，我用一杯香槟庆祝。我清晰地记得当时在想：“太好了，现在孩子生了，我可以重新喝酒了。”
我很快回到了不健康的饮酒量，而且家里有个年幼的宝宝，也就是在那时，我真正开始依赖那些应用程序。
我不需要试着带着儿子出门——我唯一要做的就是开门接货。我的目标是让任何人都不知道表面之下的情况，我决心不能让我的宝贝儿子受到影响。
我喂母乳，所以在我开始饮酒前会把奶吸出来，并选择在有支持或孩子睡觉的时间饮酒。
事情在 2020 年的除夕之夜达到了顶峰，当时我的儿子还不满一岁。
我整天在偷偷喝酒，在和姐姐玩大富翁游戏时，我的言语一定变得含糊不清。我还记得她意识到我喝醉了时，脸上那种困惑的表情。
就在那时我意识到我不能再这样下去了，意识到我的酗酒并没有因为我成为了母亲而“自行解决”。
事实上，情况变得糟糕得多。我感到更加失控，并深感羞耻。
我知道单凭自己很难戒酒，所以 2021 年的第一周，我找了一位戒酒教练。
在她的帮助下，我实现了完成“干燥一月”（Dry January）的目标，但我仍然没能放弃那个妄想——即在生活中保留酒精，并计划将其限制在
我的成瘾 进一步失控
仅在“特殊场合”，如婚礼和生日时饮酒。在戒酒仅 100 天后，我天真地想：“我喝几杯，证明我现在可以控制它了。”当然，我喝得酩酊大醉，最后在电话里对着一位参加了匿名戒酒会 (Alcoholics Anonymous) 且保持清醒的朋友痛哭。我之前从未去参加过 AA 会议，因为在心理上，我将其视为最后的手段。我担心如果尝试了却没效果，那我该怎么办？2021, 年 4 月，我参加了第一次会议。在讲述酒精长期以来对我产生的控制力时，我几乎无法说完整句话而不流泪。但我坚持回去，从那时起我就一直保持清醒。现在回想起来，我认不出那个每周喝掉 10 多瓶葡萄酒和 1 升以上烈酒的女人了（这还是一个非常保守的估计）。在我戒酒的五年里，我生下了我的女儿，
她现在三岁了，而这一次，我可以完全地拥抱新生儿阶段，而没有饮酒带来的内疚和恐惧。现在，我将自己在可持续发展传播方面的工作与作为一名戒酒倡导者的新角色相结合，与 Alcohol Change UK 合作支持其活动。我意识到，司机很难判断一个人是否是酗酒者，但应该给予他们培训和信心，让他们在拒绝某些配送时无需担心受到谴责。在公司层面，他们可以对酒精销售实施时间限制或消费上限，并终止廉价的促销活动。在饮酒的那些年里，我完全不知道自己是谁，也不知道自己想要什么。现在，我想帮助那些像我一样的人，让他们看到希望，以及你可以戒酒并改变生活。我就是证明。您可以随时拨打 0800
9177 650 联系匿名戒酒会，或访问 alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk 获取支持。 n @soberhappyfree 讲述给 FLIC EVERETT
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工党旨在取消私立学校的计划运行得极其出色。自从对学费征收增值税（VAT）以来，已有 100 多所学校关闭。 那些同志们在想这些附庸风雅的机构纷纷破产、操场被开发商抢购、傲慢的家长被迫让孩子与平民（hoi polloi）混在一起时，一定在欣喜地搓着手。 至于这些学生现在将被挤进公立学校，从而影响到那里的孩子——这事实并不重要，尽管在火上浇油吧！
这场阶级战争的攻击对女生独立学校的打击最为沉重。本周披露的情况显示，按照目前的轨迹，私立女生学校将在短短 50 年多之后走向灭绝。到 2040 年将少于 100 所，到 2079 年将全部消失。 许多认为女生学校陈旧且精英主义的人，在听到这个消息时可能会拿出最小的小提琴来假装悲伤。但作为一个在 11 和 18 岁之间就读过全女生学校和男女混校的人，我认为这是一个巨大的遗憾，不仅是对学生而言，对我们的国家也是如此。 我们需要更多的单性别教育——不仅是在私立部门，在公立教育中也一样。 我知道许多从未就读过单性别学校的人会认为那是奇怪的地方。在虚构作品中，女生学校要么古板，要么混乱，从简·艾尔就读的残酷的洛伍德学校（其校长将“扼杀这些女孩的肉欲……”视为使命），到圣特里尼安学校的顽劣。 在大众想象中，它们被视为刻薄和有毒女性气质的温床。 但在萨里郡的私立托米德（Tormead）女生学校就读，赋予了我今天所拥有的大部分自信；正是这种自信，让我能够直视男性同事的眼睛并挑战他们的观点。 虽然在 2026, 年说这话听起来不够政治正确（un-PC），但男孩和女孩往往是截然不同的生物。男性倾向于占据更多的发言时间，说话声音更大，发表意见更随意。与此同时，女孩在说话前会对想法进行更严格的过滤。这对我来说绝对是
事实——我曾是一个害羞且自卑的青春期前少女，只要被人说话，脸就会变得像熟透的番茄一样红。如果被一群喧闹且过度自信的男孩包围，那将是一场灾难——但在一个由女生组成的教室里，我茁壮成长，离开那所学校时在 GCSE 级别取得了一连串的 A 成绩。
这种认为单性别学校不能让女孩们在“现实世界”中应对男性的观点似乎很奇怪。这些并不是塔利班管理的隔离区，在那里你被禁止与异性交往。 看看一些最著名的全女生学校校友，她们在维持自身立场方面似乎并没有问题。 比如玛格丽特·撒切尔，她在面对男性同事时绝不退缩；古典学者玛丽·比尔德女爵士（Dame Mary Beard），在男性主导的领域中直言不讳的女性；国家英雄凯特·宾汉姆女爵士（Dame Kate Bingham），她领导了疫苗……
克拉克顿（Clacton）的候选人 Count Binface 发布了一份宣言，承诺确保所有 99 种冰淇淋仅售价 99p。我知道这本意是为了搞笑，但事实是这样的……
【OCR清理说明：White off: Holly Willoughby’s YouTube show has been underwhelming】
毫无意外地，霍莉·威洛比（HOLLY Willoughby）的 YouTube 节目《Together》遭到了差评。霍莉属于那样的一种女性——梅根是另一种——她们极其甜美的公众形象无法掩盖其巨大的自我。我在现实生活中见过几个这样的“梅根-霍莉”式人物。虽然她们用魅力吸引你，但也会让你产生这样一种印象：如果可能的话，她们会用勺子把自己给吃掉。
在疫情期间的科学任务组中；马拉拉·尤萨法扎伊（曾在英国的一所女校就读），她绝非胆小之人。一家名为 AQR International 的心理测量评估机构证实了单性别教育与自信心之间的联系，研究发现，全女生学校的学生拥有“更高的心理韧性得分……尤其是在情绪控制和自信心方面”。
然后是棘手的青少年荷尔蒙问题。当我开始就读一所男女混校的国立第六形式学院时，我的注意力急剧下降，成绩也随之暴跌——因为有男生的存在。在英语课上，我对一个黑发蓝眼的男孩有着极其强烈的迷恋，但我永远没勇气去和他说话。我花了好几个月时间做白日梦，偷偷瞥他，计划我们的婚礼。《李尔王》根本没机会引起我的注意。
在没有男孩的教室里，没有压力要求你表现得傻乎乎。没有恋爱兴趣来分散你研究毕达哥拉斯定理的注意力。而且证据表明，女孩在单性别环境中的表现比在混校的同龄人更好——即便将学生的背景因素考虑在内也是如此。就读于全女生学校的学生也更有可能选择传统上被认为是“男性”的科目；在 2023 和 2025 之间，女校学生在 A-level 阶段选择进阶数学（Further Maths）的可能性高出 2.9 倍，选择物理的可能性高出 2.3 倍。
单性别教育的益处不仅仅在于成就。正如伊顿公学前校长托尼·利特尔（Tony Little）所言：“在单性别环境下……男孩和女孩都有机会在更长时间内保持自我。” 这种对纯真更长久保留的承诺
一名候选人 可能 成为 国会议员 是对政治 现状的一种 谴责。 这个笑话 不在于他的 对手奈杰尔·法拉奇， 而是在于 我们所有人。
婚礼基金 简直太俗了
在安西亚·特纳（Anthea Turner）婚礼当天被拍到在啃吉百利（Cadbury’s）巧克力以来，这是最俗气的一场婚礼展示。丹尼·西普里亚尼（Danny Cipriani）和未婚妻安娜-琳·麦考德（AnnaLynne McCord）竟然想让客人们为他们的招待会餐点、蛋糕甚至花卉买单。考虑到他买了一枚 15 克拉的钻石订婚戒指，这举动显得相当吝啬。众筹？以前这种行为有另一个词：乞讨。
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一项调查显示，63 per cent 的家长在假期第 10 天时就已经想不出怎么给孩子找乐子了。在过去的一周里，我为了接送我的四个孩子参加各种活动而奔波，我对此深有体会。回想起童年时那些平淡无奇的夏天，我心中充满眷恋，并誓言从现在起减少日程安排。为了年轻人的想象力，我们需要找回“无聊”的感觉。
在性同意已经成为 10 岁儿童讨论的话题、暴力色情内容在青少年的智能手机上无处不在、孩子之间相互索要“裸照”成为普遍现象的时代，[单性别学校] 显得格外有吸引力。当我的那些就读于男女混校的女友在那个年纪已经经历过第一或第二个男朋友时，我在 13, 14 和 15 岁期间处于一种相对纯真的状态。我和同学在课间休息时间通过捉弄老师来打发时间：把旧苹果核放在滚动黑板顶部，或者把时钟快拨半小时，好误导老师提前让我们出教室。我们的乐趣更健康。考虑到全女生学校的显而易见之优势，令人遗憾的是，仅有 10 per cent 的国立学校是以这种方式运行的。布里奇特·菲利普森（现任女性与平等部部长）曾表示，她“决心给每一位年轻女性提供最好的生活起点”。如果她是一个言出必行的人，她和政府应该把精力放在开设新学校上，而不是关闭更多全女生学校。
左图：莎拉·威尔逊。右图：青少年时期
莎拉·威尔逊（Sarah Wilson）不喜欢“诱拐团伙”（grooming gang）这个词。她希望那些偷走她童年的男人能被称呼得不那么委婉。“他们是怪物：儿童强奸犯，恋童癖。称他们为‘诱拐者’淡化了他们的罪行，”她说。从 11 岁起，在长达五年的时间里，莎拉被穆斯林男子奴役，他们给她喂酒精和 A 类毒品直到她失去意识，然后强奸她。第一次袭击发生在她的小学操场上，她被强迫给一名男子进行口交；这个地点既凸显了她的脆弱，同时也凸显了——尽管当时已过了放学时间——那些本可以保护她的当局对此的公然无视。
如今 34, 岁的莎拉为了正义而奋斗，过程漫长且艰辛。直到 2024 年，在第一起针对她的系列残暴罪行发生二十多年后，她才终于获得了发声的机会。 她的声音坚定且直率。她勇敢地重新经历了一次被虐待的恐怖回忆，以确保在法庭上定罪七名强奸并虐待她的男子——据她估计，实际人数约为 100 人。 她在谢菲尔德刑事法院（Sheffield Crown Court）的三场独立审判中提供了证词，她的施暴者被判处 6 至 25 年不等的刑期。最近的一次审判于今年 2 月结束，涉及出租车……
诱拐团伙强奸后， 花了 20 年才获得正义。 现在我的施暴者可能 会被提前释放……
司机里亚斯特·侯赛因 (Riyasth Hussain) 在她 13 或 14 岁时曾两次强奸她，被判处 20 年监禁。与此同时，在 2025 年 9 月进行的一场为期两周的审判中，46 岁的奥拜杜拉·奥马里 (Obaidullah Omari) —— 同样虐待过莎拉 (Sarah) —— 被裁定三项强奸罪和两项猥亵罪名成立。他被判处 19 年监禁。
她的虐待者是南约克郡罗瑟姆 (Rotherham) 一个臭名昭著的犯罪网络的一部分，该网络藐视法律且被警方忽视，直到 2014 年国家犯罪局 (National Crime Agency) 的“炉灶木行动”(Operation Stovewood) 最终才开始将他们绳之以法。
现在，放弃了法律匿名权的莎拉正在为另一场斗争做心理准备。她被告知，根据政府 2026 年新颁布的《量刑法》(Sentencing Act) —— 旨在为我们过度拥挤的监狱腾出额外空间 —— 对她以及其他妇女儿童实施令人作呕的虐待的加害者侯赛因和奥马里，可能分别在仅 6 年和 5 年后就有资格获释。
“我太愤怒了，”她告诉我。“如果他们这么早被释放，我争取正义的时间将比他们在监狱里度过的时间还要长。我实际上很害怕侯赛因。他是一个非常危险的人；完全精神失常。他没有对我进行诱导或试图与我交好，但每当他见到我，他就强奸我。我担心如果他出来，他会杀了我。”
“在我心中，他是所有虐待过我的男人中最危险的一个。我在法庭上重新经历了童年所遭受的创伤，而现在这是我必须面对的另一场创伤。我盯着侯赛因的眼睛想：‘最终是我赢了，你这个混蛋。’”
“但如果他在 6 年后获释，那就他赢了。”
事实上，针对这项提前释放计划的愤怒如此广泛，以至于上周首相安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 在该政策计划于 9 月开始实施之前，宣布将对其进行“紧急审查”。
九月。虽然莎拉“欢迎”这项审查，但她担心这还不够深入。“我们还不知道像那些虐待我的男人那样危险的犯罪者是否会被排除在计划之外，”她说。 “强奸犯和恋童癖应该服满整个刑期。我不关心他们的肤色是什么，宗教信仰是什么：如果你虐待女性、男性或儿童，你就应该服满全部刑期。 ‘如果由我决定，侯赛因（Hussain）和奥马里（Omari）永远不能再见到阳光。他们是从未表现出任何悔意的怪物。 ‘如果他们被释放，他们会继续犯罪。如果你被儿童吸引，你永远都会被吸引。我小时候曾为生命感到恐惧。现在我再次感到恐惧——这次是对报复的恐惧。’ 当杰伊男爵夫人（Baroness Jay）在 2014 年报道了穆斯林男性在罗瑟勒姆（Rotherham）性剥削数百名女孩的情况时，莎拉第一次看到了正义将获胜的希望。 ‘当我开始与国家犯罪局（National Crime Agency）合作时，我确信我终于能为那个没有人愿意为之而战的小女孩赢得正义。虽然我以前去过警察局但被忽视了，但作为一个成年女性，我知道他们再也不能压制或让我噤声了。’ 事实上，患有先天性心脏病的莎拉如此坚定地要在法庭上作证，以至于她恳求她的医疗团队推迟心脏开放手术，以便她能够站在证人席上。 他们勉强同意了，在最后一次审判结束之后，她接受了一场 12, 小时的手术。 她胸前因打开胸骨而留下的横切伤疤见证了他们“出色”的工作。 ‘我知道我在法庭上说的每一个字都是真实的，’她继续说道。 ‘我有强烈的正义感，当奥马里和侯赛因被判刑时，我觉得我实现了这一点。但现在我再次为正义而战。我们需要一个向幸存者倾斜而非向犯罪者倾斜的制度。’ 莎拉是一个两个幼童的母亲，她是五名签署信件给政府的约克郡女性之一，敦促政府将性虐待实施者排除在提前释放之外。 今天，她回忆起她的青少年生活是如何陷入地狱的。 她 11 岁时被一名 14 岁女孩介绍给两名巴基斯坦裔年轻男子，并被迫向其中一人进行口交。 [[IMG_XXXX]] 图片：BRUCE ADAMS / PA IMAGES / NCA。 妆发：CAROL MAYE。 感谢 ASTON HALL HOTEL
在学校里没有朋友且被欺负，她被那个年长女孩的关注所谄媚： ‘今天我想杀了那个女孩。她诱惑我并鼓励我。她被告知要招募更年轻的女孩，因为她对于她的虐待者来说已经太大了。她照做了。 ‘在性行为之后，我觉得恶心、肮脏且困惑。我太年轻了，无法同意任何事情。 ‘但那些没有被性剥削的人不明白，在开始时，你也会感觉到一种归属感。你会与比你年长的男人成为朋友。他们中的一些人开车，他们赞美你，给你食物、香烟，然后是毒品。我妈妈记得我回家时带着珠宝和化妆品作为礼物。 ‘突然间我觉得被接纳了，仿佛我是一个团体的一部分。但你必须回报一些东西：你的身体。 ‘然后就变成了，“我们拥有你”，然后你被给海洛因、苯丙胺、可卡因，直到你产生依赖。实际上，我只是一块新鲜的肉，被一个所谓的“男朋友”喜欢与儿童发生关系的年长女孩招募。最终，我被开车带到全国各地，被贩卖并遭到团伙强奸。’ 当她 12 岁时，她被一名 30 岁的男子强奸失去了童贞。犯罪者穆罕默德·扎米尔·萨迪克（Mohammed Zameer Sadiq）——现年 52 岁——在两年前被判定攻击莎拉并被判处 15 年监禁时，他已经在为针对女性和其他儿童的性犯罪服 20 年的刑期。 三名男子接连侵犯了她。‘我在长凳上被强奸，那真的让我很痛苦。
出来了，他 会杀了我”
他们会说：“如果你不这么做，我们就没收你的手机。”或者他们无论如何都会拿走我的手机，让我陷入绝境。 “到我 12 岁时，我手机里存了 177 个帮派成员的号码。当他们要求时，我就得去；我不敢违抗。如果我敢，他们会殴打我或威胁我的家人。” 莎拉那心碎的母亲玛姬（Maggie），现年 64 岁，是一位独自抚养四个孩子并兼职两份工作的单亲妈妈，她极力想将女儿从虐待者手中夺回来。 玛姬当面对质其中一人： “她确实掐住了他的脖子，”莎拉说。“她当时惊恐万分，但完全无能为力。当她威胁要举报他时，他只是对着她的脸大笑。 “妈妈真的尽力了。在我失踪时，她一次又一次地向警方求助。最终，警方说他们将因她浪费时间且造成干扰而对其处以罚款。她被告知我做出了一个‘生活方式的选择’，说我是一个‘肮脏的小妓女’。 “事实上我当时还是个孩子。只有 12 岁。我没有选择。而且我一直处于被药物麻醉的状态。在这种情况下，我妈妈还能怎么做？” 我请她详细描述发生在她身上的最糟糕的事情：记忆像阴郁的快照一样回笼。“我被开车带到伯明翰，被带到一栋房子里。他们把我推进二楼一个房间，地板上铺着一张肮脏的床垫。他们给你喝酒，一杯接一杯。还有毒品。然后男人轮番强奸我，大概有 12 个。 “我记得当时盯着角落里的一张蛛网。我让身体瘫软，让大脑空白。为了生存，你必须做你不得不做的一切。如果你不做，你就完蛋了。这一切都变得模糊不清。” 就这样，莎拉的童年被偷走了。 她被斥为妓女，但她从未拿到过钱。 她现在在想，现金是否实际上在她的虐待者之间流转。 她逃课——在没有获得任何资格证书的情况下辍学，尽管她想成为一名护士，这是她至今仍希望实现的抱负——并且在 12 岁时被送进儿童之家以获得所谓的“保护”。但那些本应成为监护人的人实际上成了帮凶。“对我来说情况变得更糟了，因为儿童之家甚至没有报失。工作人员根本不在乎。”到 16 岁时，帮派成员们厌倦了她——她“太老了”。在身心破碎、恐惧且被玷污后，她被抛弃了。她之后重建了自己的生活，恢复了学业，写了一本关于自己经历的书，并将她的两个儿子培养成体贴、关心他人的社会成员，这足以证明她钢铁般的决心。她还重建了与母亲的关系，母亲现在是她家庭生活不可或缺的一部分。莎拉态度温和，观点坚定且表达犀利。她现在的生活很平静，完全围绕着她深爱的孩子们。她为孩子们树立了榜样——不喝酒，不派对，不吸毒。但她的脆弱依然明显。她仍然深受闪回、噩梦和饮食失调的困扰。“我要么吃得太少，要么吃得太多。我服用安眠药和缓解焦虑的药。”气味能唤起最强烈的记忆：“某个施暴者用的一种特定的古龙水。只要闻到一点，我的生理反应就来了。我觉得恶心。车里那种樱桃味的空气清新剂。我无法忍受。我没法进到一辆闻起来有那种空气清新剂味道的车里。”她说她现在发声是“为了那些作为我们未来的孩子们”。“我觉得我别无选择，只能站出来反对这项新法律，”她说。“我想对支持这项法律的司法部长说：‘想象一下，如果被虐待的是你自己的孩子。任何孩子，无论来自什么阶层，只要他们处于弱势，这种事都可能发生。你会希望那个恋童强奸犯被提前释放，走在我们的街道上吗？’”
被虐待的是 你自己的 孩子”
（注：Violated 由 Sarah Wilson 撰写，Harper Element 出版。）
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抢到一张飞往欧洲的廉价机票有着一种特别的快感。花 £29 就能在塞维利亚度过一个长周末？一次自发前往罗马的旅行竟然比在餐厅吃顿饭还便宜？这感觉好到简直不真实。而且事实往往如此。因为当你预订时，很快就会发现，只要携带一个比邮票大一点的包上机，就会产生额外的（高额）费用。突然之间，这次廉价度假就不那么便宜了。
瑞安航空（Ryanair）现在允许携带一个 40 x 30 x 20cm 的免费微型包，且必须能放在座椅下方；而易捷航空（easyJet）则允许携带一个略大一些的 45 x 36 x 20cm 的包作为手提行李。
即便只是周末短途旅行，如此紧凑的包也让人觉得几乎不可能装下足够的衣服来保持时尚，同时又要避免额外的托运费用。
解决方案可能是“数独打包法”（Sudoku Packing）。这种精简衣橱的方法在 TikTok 和 Instagram 上爆火，声称通过将内容限制在仅九件精心挑选的单品中，可以解决行李箱空间有限的难题。
这项技术在网红 Natalie Shaquer 今年早些时候发布一段视频，演示它如何改变她的旅行之后，迅速走红。
她的教程在 TikTok 上的播放量迅速超过 4million 次，此后又引发了许多其他帖子，旅行者们在其中展示他们精简后的衣橱。
打包法”？
当这些衣物以 3x3 的服装网格排列在一起时，数独选择集应该能创建一套完美的、适合手提袋尺寸的度假胶囊衣橱。
但它真的能解决你的短途旅行着装烦恼吗？由于即将前往马略卡岛旅行，我决定尝试一下。
第一个行李难题是决定哪些衣服能够入选。根据 Instagram 的说法，目标是选择九件核心单品：三件上装，三件下装和三件外搭，所有这些单品都应能毫不费力地组合，创造出多种造型。
所有单品都可以由目的地决定，其中三件外搭旨在为其他单品增加保暖度或额外的覆盖。这可能意味着一条围巾、一件夹克、一件开襟衫或一件毛衣，但应根据气候和条件进行调整。
一旦像数独谜题一样排列在 3x3 的网格中，这些衣服应该能产生多达 27 种不同的“上装-下装-外搭”潜在组合。
几乎所有必需品都涵盖在内，但有一个明显的缺失。我很惊讶地发现，网格中没有为连衣裙分配任何区域。通常我会认为连衣裙是度假的核心必需品，而且也很容易塞进包里。但为了完全践行该方法，这意味着这次我将不穿裙子。
按照预定的模式，从左到右、从上到下或沿一条对角线组合，每套造型都将是协调的。再加上三双鞋和三件配饰，希望能涵盖几乎所有情况，从观光到外出就餐。
通常我会把所有夏季最爱的衣服塞进一个
通过这种方法 击败手提行李 规定吗
行李箱塞得太满。在起飞前仅挑选九件衣物，听起来精简得令人心惊。
基础下装 我首先挑选三件下装。对于一次可能包括乘船之旅、日间散步或晚间饮酒的夏季假期，我知道多样性是关键。 最终我选定了一件色彩鲜艳的丝绸短裤、一条中性色轻盈棉质长裙以及一条九分牛仔裤。宽腿裤风格的短裤适合温暖的日子，但也可以在晚上穿出正式感；及踝长裙可以陪我走遍任何地方，从中世纪教堂到游艇码头；而坚固的牛仔裤则能应对任何天气。 鞋子方面，我选择了棕色运动鞋——走路舒适，但又不会在外出晚餐时显得太邋遢——此外还搭配了两双凉鞋，一双平底，另一双低跟。
上装三件套 搞定了下半身，挑选三件上装证明出奇地简单——而且让人感到自由。 我选了一件粉色针织背心：日间穿起来很休闲，搭配高跟鞋则瞬间变得干练。 我的第二个选择是一件永不过时的罗纹背心，采用耐看的中性色，可以与任何衣服搭配。 我在一件纯棉衬衫或一件更正式的长袖T恤之间犹豫不决，但将两者放入网格进行对比后，我选择了后者。这件T-shirt显然为整体色调带来了受欢迎的图案，而且多次穿着后更不容易起皱——或产生异味。
……以及叠穿 即使是我也惊讶于使用网格序列打包竟然如此简单。 我的麂皮九分夹克很时髦，淡粉色的柔和色调与其他所有衣物都能优雅地协调。 防皱的条纹针织衫可以可靠地披在任何衣服外面保暖；我的最后一个选择是一件干练经典的山羊绒驼色开衫，可以覆盖手臂并抵御突如其来的寒意。 再加上一件包、一条腰带和一副太阳镜作为与所有衣物都匹配的三件配饰，就这样完成了。我的瑞安航空（Ryanair）认可的随身行李包关上后还留有空间。
结论 更深思熟虑地选择衣服，导致我穿出的可搭配套装比我平时旅行时带的更多，即使那时我带了两倍的衣服。 缺失的必需品（如棉衬衫或围巾）都可以作为战略性规划的飞行穿搭的一部分。而且我的包里还留有充足的空间放置洗漱用品、内衣、泳装和珠宝。 话虽如此，我也发现了一些缺陷。如果你离开几天以上，轮换穿着九件物品很快就会让衣服看起来——以及闻起来——不再清新，因此带几包旅行洗衣液可能是明智之举。 虽然我喜欢预选组合的便捷，但它们不可避免地会让人感到重复，这在一定程度上削减了度假穿衣的乐趣。 此外，这里没有为连衣裙预留位置。如果你像我一样热爱夏日连衣裙，我建议包含一件可以兼作下装的裙子，或者在飞行时穿一件。 但总的来说，这种极简方法是成功的。告别塞得太满的行李箱和荒唐的行李超重费。看来数独风格解决了随身行李打包之谜。
图片：GETTY
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一个会做饭 且不与他平起平坐的女人
感情经历？ 自从 17 岁生下女儿后， 我有过几次长期关系，但已经 单身六年了。我宁愿快乐地 单身，也不愿不快乐地 在一段关系中。确实有人试图 骗我，但多亏了我的职业， 我可以立刻识破他们。 如今的约会环境令人担忧。 许多女性接受那些在网上 并非真实身份的男性的约会， 可能仅仅一次约会之遥就 面临被谋杀的危险。
约会前紧张吗？ 不，我始终真实地做自己。 我在公司的团队几乎比我 更关注这次约会。在准备期间， 我一直被问：“婚礼什么时候办？”
第一印象？ 帕特里克到达时，我给了他 一个拥抱。我身高 5 英尺 2 英寸， 穿着 5 英寸的高跟鞋，但我依然 比他高。我告诉人们，我一直 长到完美为止。显然，他身高 5 英尺 8 英寸——我不确定这是否 属实。帕特里克没有赞美我。 我觉得他有吸引力吗？ 没有。但他的头发挺整齐。
容易沟通吗？ 在第一个小时里，我负责提问， 帕特里克负责回答。他的父母 住在挪威。他聊了很多关于 被送到寄宿学校的经历。 我告诉他我离校时只有两门 GCSE 证书。帕特里克极其无礼， 说道：“哇！太差了。” 我不得不利用身份压制，列举 我的公众演讲经历，并解释 我的职业生涯是如何起飞的。 我成长在寄养家庭，也向他 解释了这一点。帕特里克仅仅 回答道：“那就是为什么你的 教育水平这么差。”他是个 粗鲁且自以为是的男人。
尴尬时刻？ 对我来说没有。但我确实 笑了起来，因为尽管帕特里克 受过昂贵的教育并拥有学位， 他竟然还算不清账单。
有火花吗？ 没有。在某个时刻，帕特里克问 我对他的看法，我现在为没有 告诉他真相而感到后悔。 他要求我陪他走去车站。 我无法再忍受与他相处 35 分钟， 所以我建议我们打车分乘。
还会再见吗？ 绝对不会。不过我想给他一些 关于礼貌的反馈。当他说我 教育水平差时，我告诉他我已 连续两次被评为科技界最具 影响力的女性之一。
你认为 他怎么看你？ 很难说。帕特里克直到约会 结束才告诉我，我看起来很美。 他想要一个更传统的家庭主妇 类型，一个不与他平起平坐的女人。
你的朋友会喜欢他吗？ 不会，他们无法接受一个人 对我的人生经历反应如此负面。
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满意点？去 The Ivy 餐厅。 遗憾点？没有，时间过得很快。 咖啡还是打车？打车。
更喜欢肉感 多一点的女人
感情经历 我 35 岁时离婚。那是次 相亲结婚，但因为我们不匹配 迅速破裂。从那时起，我约会过 五位女性，最长的一段关系 持续了三年。我是一个永恒的 浪漫主义者和乐观主义者， 因为我想有个孩子。
约会前紧张吗？ 嗯，有一点。如今的约会 环境太艰难了，因为女性 太挑剔了。她们根本不准备 去包容任何不完美。在第一次 约会时，受过教育且聪明的 女性会告诉你：“只要一分钟， 我就知道是否要与你上床。” 有时这太可怕了。
第一印象？ 不错！杰玛问我是想要握手 还是拥抱。我们选择了拥抱。 她有曲线美，但说实话，我 更喜欢肉感多一点的女人。 她的笑容很迷人，头发不是 纯金色，但那个颜色很适合她。 我们有一个良好的开端。
容易沟通吗？ 是的。杰玛从事网络安全工作。 虽然不完全是工程学，但她 接触过，所以我们聊了一会儿
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喜欢吗？Jemma 思想开明。 后悔吗？没有。 咖啡还是出租车？咖啡。
我们有共同语言。通常情况下，在我的领域里很难找到很多女性。她非常愿意让我说话。Jemma 是一个很好的倾听者，而且眼神交流也很好。她是素食主义者，虽然这并不一定是警示信号，但她需要接受我吃肉。 尴尬时刻？ 我不小心掉了餐刀，但餐厅里太吵了，幸运的是，环境噪音掩盖了声音。 是否有火花？ 起初没有。但在整个午餐过程中，我能看出她对我产生了好感。她甚至邀请我一起搭她的 Uber 去车站。我稍微调情了一点——我保持着眼神交流，但小心地 respecting 她的个人空间。作为男人，现如今不能表现得过于强势。我确实告诉了 Jemma 她看起来很漂亮。 还会再见吗？ 会，虽然我故意没有要她的电话。虽然我觉得快结束时有浪漫的氛围，但我不想在火车刚到站时询问她的联系方式而把事情搞糟。那时有点匆忙，我可能会错过车。 你认为她怎么看你？ 用餐后她变得更放松了。她的肢体语言发生了变化，看起来没有那么防备。在约会的前半段，她可能很紧张。 你的家人会喜欢她吗？ 我确定我的母亲——我和她关系很亲近——会很喜欢 Jemma。她很擅长聊天，能够应对自如。
图片：BEN LISTER。妆发：COLLETTE RUDDY
艺术侦探 《真伪之辨》(Fake Or Fortune?)，晚上 8 点，BBC1 FIONA Bruce 和 Philip Mould 正在追踪一幅被认为是由 20 世纪艺术巨匠 André Derain 创作的画作，该画作由已故所有者 Marianne Kewan 捐赠给慈善机构。但在他们尝试验证其真实来源之前，他们必须深入挖掘 Marianne 的过去，她曾是一名逃离纳粹德国的“儿童运输计划”(Kindertransport) 孩子。
专家帮助 《翻新救援》(Renovation Rescue)，晚上 8 点，Ch4 这部热门剧集回来了，并且由一组新主持人（如图）带来：Vogue Williams 拥有建筑设计与管理以及工料测量双学位，她将与前《爱之岛》明星、合格的暖通与管道工程师 Luke Mabbott 共同主持。在第一集中，他们帮助来自北安普顿郡的夫妇 Garreth 和 Wendy，他们花费了数万英镑试图将车库改造成农舍风格的厨房餐厅。
6.00 早餐 9.30 动物公园 (Animal Park) (AD,R) 团队报道救助一只白背秃鹫雏鸟的努力。 10.15 追踪、寻找，拿回我的车 (Trace, Track, Get My Car Back) (R) 10.45 专家证人 (Expert Witness) (R) 11.15 房屋拍卖 (Homes Under the Hammer) 涵盖朴次茅斯、斯旺西和克鲁的物业。 12.15 淘货猎人 (Bargain Hunt) (R) Natasha Raskin Sharp 在桑当赛马场主持该节目。 1.00 BBC 1点新闻；天气 1.35 BBC 地区新闻；天气 1.45 BBC 1点新闻；天气 2.00 废物利用 (Money for Nothing) Jacqui Joseph 现身白金汉郡，致力于阻止高质量物品在海威科姆回收中心被粉碎。 2.45 逃往乡村 (Escape to the Country) (R) 3.45 拍卖室 (The Bidding Room) (R) 4.30 巡回拍卖师 (The Travelling Auctioneers) (AD,R) 非洲面具和一个维多利亚时期的茶罐将被拍卖。 5.15 毫无意义 (Pointless) (R) 由 Alexander Armstrong 和 Stephen Mangan 主持。 6.00 BBC 6点新闻；天气 6.30 BBC 地区新闻；天气
7.00 一个节目 (The One Show) 由 Alex Jones 和 Clara Amfo 主持。 7.30 东区东窗 (EastEnders) (AD) Nicola 试图与 Eve 和 Suki 达成和解。
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8.00 真伪之辨 (Fake or Fortune?) (AD) Fiona Bruce 和 Philip Mould 调查一幅被认为是由法国艺术家 Andre Derain 创作的画作，该画作曾属于一名逃离纳粹德国的“儿童运输计划”孩子。
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9.00 你认为你是谁？(Who Do You Think You Are?) (AD) Harriet Walter 在一段从债务人法院到歌剧院，并经过意大利贵族的旅程中，发现了一群色彩斑斓的祖先。
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10.00 BBC 10点新闻 10.30 BBC 地区新闻 （随后为天气预报） 10.40 谋杀 24/7 (Murder 24/7) (AD,R) 讲述五名男子如何因在什鲁斯伯里杀害一名 DPD 司机而被定罪。
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11.40 Murder 24/7 (AD,R) 2024年伍斯特郡发生的一起针对谢丽尔·麦肯纳的致命刺杀案——其前伴侣克里斯·海明向警方报案，并在通话中承认自己是责任人。
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12.35 Alan Carr’s Picture Slam (R) 游戏节目，参赛者必须识别满板的图像。1.20 未来一周天气预报 1.25 BBC新闻
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向电视荧幕上最新的打击犯罪搭档问好。丹尼斯·克朗 (Dennis Crown) 是一名心灰意冷的前警官，隐藏在贝尼多姆一家经营不善的苏格兰酒吧后面——你可以在早上9点发现他正喝着一大杯拉格啤酒。罗莎 (Rosa) 是一名有志于成为演员的女性，痴迷于经典的英国犯罪剧。他们两个，是你最不信任能解决谋杀案的人——但他们依然在不断地破案。在这部全新的六集阳光犯罪剧中——拍摄地就在著名的科斯塔布兰卡度假胜地以及大加那利岛——约翰·汉纳 (John Hannah) 饰演丹尼斯，卡罗琳娜·贝克尔 (Carolina Becquer) 饰演罗莎（见图），而配角包括模仿艺术家阿利斯泰尔·麦高文 (Alistair McGowan) 饰演脱口秀喜剧演员文斯·斯塔基 (Vince Starky)，《Loose Women》的丹尼斯·韦尔奇 (Denise Welch) 饰演麻烦的当地俱乐部大亨齐吉 (Ziggy)，以及塔姆津·奥斯韦特 (Tamzin Outhwaite)，她饰演丹尼斯强大的前妻蒂法妮 (Tiffany)。在第一集中，丹尼斯和罗莎帮助西班牙侦探玛丽亚·埃尔南德斯 (Maria Hernandez)（阿里亚德娜·卡布罗尔 饰）查明一名 Take That 模仿团（名为 Mistake That）成员的遭遇，其尸体被发现于一家酒店的泳池中。
6.30 Money for Nothing (R) 7.15 The Bidding Room (R) 8.00 Gardeners’ World (AD,BSL,R) 9.00 BBC News 1.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games (R) 雅丝敏·阿克拉姆 (Yasmine Akram)、卡里亚德·劳埃德 (Cariad Lloyd)、杰夫·诺科特 (Geoff Norcott) 和丹尼斯·泰勒 (Dennis Taylor) 测试他们的常识技能。 1.30 The Finish Line (R) 由罗曼·肯普 (Roman Kemp) 和莎拉·格林 (Sarah Greene) 主持的问答赛。 2.15 Lightning (R) 快速问答赛。 2.45 The Hairy Bikers’ Bakeation (AD,R) 该二人组在斯洛伐克、匈牙利和罗马尼亚进行烘焙之旅。 3.45 The Farmers’ Country Showdown (R) 两组父子队在麦克尔斯菲尔德牧羊犬试验赛中面临激烈的竞争。 4.15 Earth from Space (AD,R) 镜头展示地球表面如何快速变化。 5.15 Flog It! (R) 来自牛津大学辩论社。 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games (R) 卡伦·豪尔 (Karen Hauer)、斯通·亨特利 (Storm Huntley)、乔·马勒 (Joe Marler) 和汤姆·里德·威尔逊 (Tom Read Wilson) 测试他们的常识技能。 6.30 Just One Thing (AD,R) 吃黑巧克力的益处。
7.00 Escape to the Country (R) 金妮·巴克利 (Ginny Buckley) 向一对预算为 £700,000 且希望将家人迁至诺福克乡村的夫妇推荐一系列房屋。
8.00 Digging for Britain (AD,R) 爱丽丝·罗伯茨 (Alice Roberts) 与考古学家一起探索英格兰中部的过去，参观位于皇家空军奥尔康伯里 (RAF Alconbury) 跑道下方的一处发掘点，那里发现了一个罗马乡村遗址。
9.00 The Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke (AD) 随着鲁比 (Ruby) 和乔迪 (Jodi) 共同重塑家庭，两人的伙伴关系进一步深化。 9.50 The North York Moors: A Wild Year (AD) 镜头聚焦于荒原上的绵羊。
10.00 The Smuggling Business: Undercover 对在法国活动的偷渡团伙的一项调查。 10.30 Newsnight 头条分析。 (随后为天气预报)
11.05 Golf: Women’s Open Highlights 2026 在兰开夏郡的皇家利瑟姆和圣安妮高尔夫俱乐部 (Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club) 举行的重大锦标赛第一日集锦。
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◆ 七个朋友被困在小屋中，面对一名心怀仇恨的杀手。喜剧恐怖片，由格蕾丝·拜尔斯 (Grace Byers) 和杰梅因·福勒 (Jermaine Fowler) 主演。 1.35 Ambulance (BSL,R) 一名农民撞墙。 2.35 Evolution (AD,BSL,R) 3.35 This Is BBC2
6.00 《早安英国》（Good Morning Britain）新闻及 时事，另有健康、生活方式 和娱乐专题。 10.00 《今晨》（This Morning）综合杂志节目， 涵盖名人访谈、演艺圈新闻、 生活专题、热门话题讨论、 美容健康建议等。 1.00 新闻；天气 1.20 地区新闻；天气 1.30 ITV 赛马：光荣古德伍德赛 (Glorious Goodwood) Ed Chamberlin 和 Francesca Cumani 将为您带来该赛事第三日的报道，包括 主赛纳骚锦标赛 (Nassau Stakes) 以及另外四场支持赛。 由 Jason Weaver 和 Hayley Turner 提供分析， Rishi Persad、Sally Ann Grassick 和 Luke Harvey 报道， Richard Hoiles 提供评论；地区天气 4.30 《倾点》(Tipping Point)：史上最佳决赛 (R) 该节目中最具戏剧性的终局集锦。 5.00 《追逐》(The Chase) (R) Jake、Laura、Leila 和 Frank 将挑战其中一名追逐者。 6.00 地区新闻；天气 6.30 新闻；天气
7.30 汤姆·克里奇烹饪意大利 (Tom Kerridge Cooks Italy) (AD) 汤姆在翁布里亚寻找松露，随后探索 坎帕尼亚平原数千年来 如何成为农业创新的温床。
8.00 《艾默代尔》(Emmerdale) (AD) 一个计划 被叫停，仓库那边可能出现危险。 8.30 《 Coronation Street》(AD) Cassie 重新回顾她的“经典之作”， 将 Ross 作为新目标。
9.00 《全球追逐》(The Chase Around the World) (AD) 参赛队伍抵达里斯本，挑战 “黑暗毁灭者” (Dark Destroyer) 和“罪人” (Sinnerman)，后者 出了一系列问答题，队伍必须 通过解答这些题目来在城市中导航。
10.00 新闻（随后为天气预报） 10.30 地区新闻 （随后为天气预报） 10.45 《坏二警》(Bad Boys II) (2003) (15) ◆ 两名不合拍的卧底警察 试图阻止一名毒枭 向市场投放一种致命的摇头丸。 喜剧惊悚续集， 由威尔·史密斯 (Will Smith)、马丁·劳伦斯 (Martin Lawrence) 和加布里埃尔·尤尼昂 (Gabrielle Union) 主演。
1.25 电视购物 3.00 《巅峰》(The Summit) (AD,BSL,R) 十四个人尝试攀登 新西兰最高峰之一，以赢取 £200,000. 的份额。由 Ben Shephard 主持。 4.00 ITV 放松时间 5.05 《交易或不交易》(Deal or No Deal)：名人特辑 (AD,BSL,R) 由 Guz Khan 主持。
6.25 《干杯》(Cheers) (R) 该情景喜剧的三集连播。 7.45 《大家都爱雷蒙》(Everybody Loves Raymond) (AD,R) 9.10 《弗雷泽》(Frasier) (AD,R) 四集。 11.10 《拉姆齐厨房噩梦：美国版》(Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA) (R) 主厨尝试帮助一家位于新奥尔良的素食餐厅。 12.05 第 4 频道新闻摘要 12.10 《寻找、修复、出售》(Find It, Fix It, Flog It) (AD,R) 1.10 《豪宅赠与》(The Great House Giveaway) (R) 2.10 《倒数》(Countdown) Scarlett Moffatt 与 Susie Dent 一同出现在词典角。 3.00 《阳光之居》(A Place in the Sun) (R) 一对夫妇在西班牙布兰卡海岸 (Costa Blanca) 的托雷维哈 (Torrevieja) 或其附近寻找房产。 4.00 《惊险逃生》(Narrow Escapes) (AD,R) Flora、 Faraz 及家人从纽伯里码头 (Newbury Marina) 领取他们的新家。 5.00 《古堡 DIY》(Chateau DIY) (AD,R) 法国西部风暴将至，Erin 和 JB 面临压力，必须在所有努力被雨淋毁之前，将窗户安装回他们巨大的塔楼翻新工程中。 6.00 《美国捡物家》(American Pickers) (AD,R) Mike Wolfe 偶然发现一辆价值数千美元的百年历史 Jell-O 冰淇淋车，他的兄弟 Robbie 则为一辆标志性的福特车开价。
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8.00 《翻修救援》(Renovation Rescue) (AD) 新系列。该节目由新主持人 Vogue Williams 和 Luke Mabbott 回归， 他们帮助那些在与建筑商合作糟糕后 陷入困境的房主。
9.00 《谋杀案：数字侦探》(Murder Case: The Digital Detectives) (AD) 2022 年 9 月，一名女子在汉普郡被杀，此前她收到一条来自未知号码的阴森短信，称：“我距离你的门口只有 30 秒”。
10.00 《不要与布兰登约会》(Don’t Date Brandon) (AD) 新系列。纪录片讲述了两名女性在与同一名男子的关系中拥有负面经历，促使她们创办播客以警告他人。
11.00 《不要与布兰登约会》(Don’t Date Brandon) (AD) Amber 和 Athena 创办播客讲述她们的故事并警告其他女性留意布兰登。随着更多前女友站出来，令人震惊的秘密被揭开。
12.05 不要与布兰登约会 (AD) 1.05 犯罪现场清理员 (AD,BSL,R) 1.55 拉姆齐的厨房噩梦 美国 (BSL,R) 2.40 未宣而战 (AD,BSL,R) 4.30 夫妻来我家用餐 (R) 5.20 克斯蒂和菲尔的爱它还是挂单它：天才建筑 (R) 5.45 倒计时 (R)
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家族史 《你认为你是谁？》(Who Do You Think You Are?)，晚上9点，BBC1 哈丽埃特·沃尔特爵士 (DAME Harriet Walter) 是最新一位挖掘家族过去的名人——而且这个家族背景非同凡响！在父亲一方，哈丽埃特（如图）是《泰晤士报》创始人约翰·沃尔特的玄孙女（高祖父之辈），但她母亲赞德拉·卡兰迪尼·李 (Xandra Carandini Lee) 的家族则更多地笼罩在谜团之中。她前往意大利，以进一步了解卡兰迪尼家族及其祖居地摩德纳。而这次环球探索之旅还远未结束……
警示故事 《不要和布兰登约会》(Don’t Date Brandon)，晚上10点，Ch4 安伯在网上结识了布兰登，他的魅力迅速征服了她。六周后，他提出了结婚请求。但随后，她收到了一条神秘信息……这部三集纪录剧集将跟随布兰登生命中的女性，揭开他谎言之网。
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6.00 Milkshake! Peppa Pig (R) 6.10 Tweedy & Fluff (R) 6.15 Odo (R) 6.20 Thomas & Friends (R) 6.35 Fireman Sam (R) 6.45 Peppa Pig (R) 6.50 Pip and Posy (R) 7.00 Paw Patrol (R) 7.10 Move It Milkshakers! (R) 7.20 Rubble & Crew (R) 7.35 Peppa Pig (AD,R) 7.45 Tim Rex in Space (AD,R) 8.00 Stan & Gran (R) 8.15 Paw Patrol (R) 8.25 The Adventures of Paddington (R) 8.40 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom (R) 8.50 Kangaroo Beach (R) 9.00 Peppa Pig (AD,R) 9.05 Tim Rex in Space: Craft Party 9.15 杰里米·Vine (Jeremy Vine) 11.30 Storm & Alexis 12.45 5 News at Lunchtime 12.50 马特·奥尔赖特 (Matt Allwright) 2.20 偷走婴儿：海蒂·布劳萨德谋杀案 (Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard) (2023) (12) ● 基于事实的剧集，由安娜·霍普金斯 (Anna Hopkins) 和艾米莉·奥斯蒙特 (Emily Osment) 主演。 电影
4.00 Castle (R) 一名动作片明星被发现在小巷中死亡。 4.55 Love Nature (AD,R) 布里斯托尔的传粉者路径项目。 5.00 5 News with Dan Walker 6.00 马耳他：地中海之珠 (Malta: The Jewel of the Med) (R) 镜头聚焦于马耳他经典大奖赛。 6.55 5 News Update
7.00 与乔西·吉布森一起坐头等舱环游世界 (Around the World in First Class with Josie Gibson) (R) 乔西·吉布森开启一段沉浸式头等舱旅行之旅，首站目的地为迪拜。 7.55 5 News Update
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9.00 本尼多姆谋杀案 (Benidorm Is Murder) (AD) 新剧集。一名精疲力竭的前警官和一名女演员在西班牙地中海沿岸破解罪案。剧情片，由约翰·汉娜 (John Hannah) 和卡罗琳娜·贝克尔 (Carolina Becquer) 主演。
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房主通常分为两种基本类型——一种是对工人端不完茶的人，另一种是充当监督员、审视每一个细节的人。 我是前者的极端例子，但这对我没什么好处。无论是建筑工、水管工还是屋顶工，无论是谁，我几分钟内就能知道谁加奶，谁要加几块方糖。 我在心理上将此合理化，假装这样肯定能让他们把活干得更好。但事实是我只是病态地过于礼貌，而这反而鼓励人们占便宜。 我最好效仿纳丁，她是一位在医疗保健领域工作的经济学家，对装饰艺术（Art Deco）有着痴迷。她和丈夫克里斯在节目《非凡扩建》（Extraordinary Extensions）中改造他们位于伦敦西区的一栋爱德华时代排屋的内部，而她的标准极其严苛。 纳丁得到了她想要的结果，而且她并不是通过询问“您想喝咖啡吗？”或“我去给您买点饼干好吗？”来实现的。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 今晚的经典名车： 始终充满吸引力的 PBS America（Freeview 84）频道以两部纪录片制作人肯·伯恩斯的电影庆祝他的 73 岁生日，其中包括《霍雷肖的旅程》（Horatio’s Drive），讲述一次从旧金山到纽约的公路旅行。这有什么特别的吗？因为那是 1903 年……
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5ACTION Freeview 33 Sky 150 11.00am Gunsmoke. 12.05pm 电影：Dakota. (1945) (PG) 1.50 电影：The Fighting Kentuckian. (1949) (U) 4.00 The Motorway. 5.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 6.00 Police Interceptors. 8.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 9.00 Police Interceptors. 10.00 Timber Titans. 11.00 The X-Files. BBC THREE Freeview 23 Sky 115 Virgin 107 7.00pm The Catch Up. 7.05 Deadly 60. 8.00 Top Gear. 9.00 The Traitors Canada. COMEDY CENTRAL
Sky 112 Virgin 132 中午 12:00《上风口》(The Upper Hand)。1:05《老友记》(Friends)。9:00 电影：《哈札德郡之 the Dukes of Hazzard》(2005) (分级 15)，喜剧，由肖恩·威廉·斯科特 (Seann William Scott) 主演。11:00《愚蠢中心》(Stupid Central)。
探索频道 (DISCOVERY) Sky 125 Virgin 177 上午 11:00《离网建筑》(Building Off the Grid)。下午 1:00《杰夫医生：落基山兽医》(Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet)。3:00《好奇制造商》(How It’s Made)。5:00《阿拉斯加：家园救援》(Alaska: Homestead Rescue)。7:00《最后机会车库》(Last Chance Garage)。9:00《裸身生存：全球对决》(Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown)。11:00《阿拉斯加三角区》(The Alaska Triangle)。
E4 (日间频道) Freeview 13 Sky 135 Virgin 106 上午 11:00《Below Deck Down Under》。中午 12:00《辛普森一家》(The Simpsons)。2:00《布鲁克林九九》(Brooklyn Nine-Nine)。3:00《摩登家庭》(Modern Family)。5:00《辛普森一家》(The Simpsons)。
5STAR (日间频道) Freeview 32 Sky 128 Virgin 126 中午 12:00《交通警察》(Traffic Cops)。2:00《警察拦截者》(Police Interceptors)。5:00《商店窃贼：当场抓获》(Shoplifters: Caught Red Handed)。6:00《回家》(Home and Away)。
5 SELECT Freeview 46 Sky 153 Virgin 138 中午 12:00《万物生长》(All Creatures Great and Small)。1:00《穆德 the Murder, She Wrote》。3:00《快步走：发表或毁灭》(Columbo: Publish or Perish)。4:30《托尼·罗宾逊的火车环游世界》(Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson)。5:00《布鲁内尔：建设英国之人》(Brunel: The Man Who Built Britain)。6:00《囚犯女王：伊丽莎白与安》(The Prisoner Queens: Elizabeth & Anne)。7:00《本·福格尔：荒野新生活》(Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild)。9:00《P.D. 詹姆斯：不适合女性的工作》(PD James: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman)。
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GREAT! TV Freeview 34 Sky 157 Virgin 170 中午 12:00《草原上的小房子》(Little House on the Prairie)。1:00《沃尔顿一家》(The Waltons)。4:00《草原上的小房子》(Little House on the Prairie)。6:00《哈米什·麦克贝斯》(Hamish Macbeth)。7:00《MASH》。9:00 电影：《继续演：教师》(Carry On Teacher) (1959) (分级 U)。10:55《罗宾之巢》(Robin’s Nest)。11:55《MASH》。
ITV2 (日间频道) Freeview 6 Sky 118 Virgin 115 上午 10:25《盐湖城真实主妇》(The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City)。11:20《橙县真实主妇》(The Real Housewives of Orange County)。下午 12:15《晚餐之约》(Dinner Date)。1:15《超市大抢购》(Supermarket Sweep)。2:15《美国地板游戏》(The Floor USA)。3:10《埃塞克斯的生活方式》(The Only Way Is Essex)。4:10《盐湖城真实主妇》(The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City)。5:00《橙县真实主妇》(The Real Housewives of Orange County)。6:00《名人猜词》(Celebrity Catchphrase)。
ITV3 (日间频道) Freeview 10 Sky 119 Virgin 117 上午 9:10《霜之触》(A Touch of Frost)。11:20《心跳》(Heartbeat)。下午 1:30《 l 谜案》(Midsomer Murders)。3:35《经典艾默代尔》(Classic Emmerdale)。4:40《经典街道》(Classic Coronation Street)。5:50《心跳》(Heartbeat)。
ITV4 (日间频道) Freeview 26 Sky 120 Virgin 118 上午 10:20《舍伍德的罗宾》(Robin of Sherwood)。11:30《马格农侦探》(Magnum, PI)。下午 1:35《邓普西与梅克皮斯》(Dempsey and Makepeace)。3:45《布恩》(Boon)。4:50《专业人士》(The Professionals)。5:55《保镖》(Minder)。
MORE4 (日间频道) Freeview 18 Sky 136 Virgin 147 上午 10:00《四人同床》(Four in a Bed)。下午 12:40《跟我一起用餐》(Come Dine with Me)。3:20《四人同床》(Four in a Bed)。5:50 乔治·克拉克 (George Clarke) 的……
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Sky 129 Virgin 183 11. 00am 汽车救援 (Car S.O.S.)。12noon 终极机场：迪拜 (Ultimate Airport Dubai)。1. 00 飞行事故调查 (Air Crash Investigation)。2.00 第二次世界大战：来自上空的秘密 (World War II: Secrets from Above)。4.00 埃及失落的宝藏 (Lost Treasures of Egypt)。5.00 排干海洋：罗马帝国的崛起 (Drain the Oceans: Rise of the Roman Empire)。6.00 解放：从诺曼底到柏林 (Liberation: D-Day to Berlin)。7.00 飞行事故调查 (Air Crash Investigation)。8.00 庞贝：与汤姆·希德勒斯共赴时光之尽 (Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston)。9.00 庞贝：死者的秘密 (Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead)。10.00 角斗士：古代世界的战士 (Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World)。11.00 飞行事故调查 (Air Crash Investigation)。 PBS AMERICA Freeview 84 Sky 173 Virgin 187 11.50am 硫磺岛的最后着陆 (A Final Landing on Iwo Jima)。 1.00pm 丰饶的美国 (America the Bountiful)。1.50 珠穆朗玛峰：西南壁 (Everest: The South West Face)。3.00 海盗：传奇背后的故事 (Pirates: Behind the Legends)。4.00 权力地图 (Maps of Power)。5.15 硫磺岛的最后着陆 (A Final Landing on Iwo Jima)。6.25 珠穆朗玛峰：西南壁 (Everest: The South West Face)。7.40 海盗：传奇背后的故事 (Pirates: Behind the Legends)。8.40 权力地图 (Maps of Power)。9.50 硫磺岛的最后着陆 (A Final Landing on Iwo Jima)。11.00 海盗：传奇背后的故事 (Pirates: Behind the Legends)。 REALLY Freeview 44 Sky 142 Virgin 165 12noon 德比郡拍卖行 (The Derbyshire Auction House)。2.00 修理铺 (The Repair Shop)。3.00 搜救猎手 (Salvage Hunters)。5.00 寻找失散亲人 (Long Lost Family)。6.00 修理铺 (The Repair Shop)。7.00 约克郡拍卖行 (The Yorkshire Auction House)。8.00 古董公路旅行 (Antiques Road Trip)。9.00 糟糕的皮肤诊所 (The Bad Skin Clinic)。11.00 名人求助！我的房子闹鬼了 (Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted)。 SKY ARTS Freeview 36 Sky 122 Virgin 123 12noon 电影 (The Movies)。1.00 出人意料的故事 (Tales of the Unexpected)。2.00 阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克时间 (The Alfred Hitchcock Hour)。 3.00 七十年代 (The Seventies)。 4.00 发现：查理·布朗森 (Discovering: Charles Bronson)。5.00 年度肖像画家 2021. 6.00 出人意料的故事 (Tales of the Unexpected)。7.00 阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克呈现 (Alfred Hitchcock Presents)。 8.00 发现：加里·奥德曼 (Discovering: Gary Oldman)。9.00 克里斯托弗·李的生与死 (The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee)。 11.10 锤子电影：英雄、传奇与怪物 (Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters)。 SKY ATLANTIC
6 9 (Scot 24) 时间 BBC 4 E4 ITV2
RADIO 4 FM: 92.4-94.6MHZ 5.00am 新闻摘要。 5.04 Sideways。 5.32 天气预报。 5.34 航运预报。 5.43 今日祷告。 5.45 今日农业。 6.00 Today。 9.00 精选 Natalie Haynes 为古典文学发声。 9.30 征服世界的艺术。James Fox 讲述维米尔的《戴珍珠耳环的少女》的故事。 10.00 女性时间 (Woman’s Hour)。 11.00 儿童的三个阶段。嘉宾 Dr Guddi Singh。 11.45 本周之书：《表演性男性的自白》(Confessions of a Performative Male)。作者 Darren McGarvey。 12noon 新闻。 12.04 诈骗秘闻。新剧集。消费建议，由 Shari Vahl 主持。
the Street。2.25 Billions。4.30 Task。 6.45 镀金时代 (The Gilded Age)。7.55 真探：夜之国 (True Detective: Night Country)。9.00 五星级周末 (The Five-Star Weekend)。10.30 亢奋：回顾 (Euphoria: A Look Back)。11.40 全是她的错 (All Her Fault)。 SKY COMEDY
Sky 113 Virgin 112 11.50am 威尔与格蕾丝 (Will & Grace)。12.20pm 第五大道 (Avenue 5)。1.30 椅子公司 (The Chair Company)。 2.45 威尔与格蕾丝 (Will & Grace)。3.45 绝活 (Hacks)。5.00 社区 (Community)。6.00 威尔与格蕾丝 (Will & Grace)。 7.00 办公室 (美国版) (The Office (US))。8.00 杀手：重装上阵 (Hitmen: Reloaded)。9.00 Ricky Gervais：政治。10.30 约翰·奥利弗之今夜秀 (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)。11.15 绝活 (Hacks)。 SKY DOCUMENTARIES
Sky 114 Virgin 121 11.00am 大卫·弗罗斯特对决 (David Frost Vs.)。12noon Pee-wee as Himself。4.00 导演们 (The Directors)。5.00 发现：彼得·乌斯蒂诺夫 (Discovering: Peter Ustinov)。6.00 大卫·弗罗斯特对决 (David Frost Vs.)。7.00 德国之翼：航班 9525 发生了什么？(Germanwings: What Happened on Flight 9525?)。8.45 我的偶像：
英国铁路之旅 (Great British Railway Journeys) Michael Portillo 探索德比和诺丁汉
与 Steph McGovern 同行：约克郡山谷的一天
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出租车司机 (Taxi Driver) (1976,18) 一名孤独的纽约出租车司机变得日益不安，并逐渐被驱向一次残暴的暴力行为。马丁·斯科塞斯的剧作，由罗伯特·德尼罗和乔迪·福斯特主演
10.50 柏林葬礼 (Funeral in Berlin) (1966,PG) 一名名声不佳的特工策划了一名守护苏联军事机密的俄罗斯军官的叛逃。冷战惊悚片，由迈克尔·凯恩和 Eva Renzi 主演 (至 12.30)
小提琴手 Alena Baeva 是今晚音乐会的激动人心的独奏者， 将演奏 Erich Korngold 的 《小提琴协奏曲》。科恩戈尔德 在维也纳长大的音乐神童， 因其为《罗宾汉历险记》(The Adventures Of Robin Hood) 和 《海鹰》(The Sea Hawk) 等电影创作的配乐而闻名， 这两部电影均由 Errol Flynn 主演。他愉快地
12.32 Sliced Bread. 12.57 天气预报。 1.00 The World at One. 1.45 Buried: Dead Rabbit. 2.00 The Archers. 2.15 戏剧：《Yeartides》。 受异教丰收节启发的戏剧。 3.00 This Natural Life. 与自然作家 Patrick Barkham 对谈。 3.27 Radio 4 募捐。 3.30 反馈 (Feedback)。
Thierry Henry。 1. 9.00 David Fuller： 停尸房里的怪物。 11.00 电影： Belushi. (2020) (18) SKY HISTORY
Sky 123 Virgin 131 10.10am Junk & Disorderly. 11.05 Storage Wars. 12noon 迪士尼如何 打造美国 (How Disney Built America). 2.00 Pawn Stars. 6.00 与 Mike Wolfe 一起回顾历史上的最伟大选择 (History’s Greatest Picks). 7.00 Forged in Fire. 8.00 与 Rob Bell 一起寻找英国失落的战场 (Britain’s Lost Battlefields). 9.00 开膛手杰克： 血色书写 (Jack the Ripper: Written in Blood). SKY ONE Sky 106 Virgin 109 11.00am 辛普森一家 (The Simpsons). 12noon 大猫之国 (Big Cat Country). 1.00 夏威夷五- 0. 3.00 S.W.A.T. 5.00 辛普森一家 (The Simpsons). 6.00 动物控制 (Animal Control). 7.00 辛普森一家 (The Simpsons). 8.00 Rob & Romesh 对决 UFC. 9.00 染色工的房车公园 (The Dyers’ Caravan Park). 10.00 Katie Price: Nothing to Hide. 11.10 Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
辛普森一家 (The Simpsons) 桑杰的儿子将 Kwik-E-Mart 变成了 一家健康食品店
辛普森一家 (The Simpsons) 弗林克教授扮演 媒人
下方甲板 (Below Deck Down Under) Tzarina 在厨房 压力下崩溃。Harry 在 Katina 上的未来 令人担忧，因为他正 与伤痛作斗争
巡航天堂： 甲板之上与之下 (Cruising Paradise: Above and Below Deck) 新剧集。 揭秘公主邮轮 (Princess Cruises) 和丽晶七海邮轮 (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) 的幕后故事
Gogglebox 沙发评论员们分享 他们对包括 Strictly Come Dancing、《加冕街》 (Coronation Street)、《冰冻星球 II》(Frozen Planet II) 以及《疼痛之王》 (Kings of Pain) 在内的节目的看法
Gogglebox 沙发评论员们分享 他们对《坏姐妹》 (Bad Sisters)、《纳迪亚的 日常烘焙》 (Nadiya’s Everyday Baking)、 《超自然》 (Super/Natural) 和 《艾玛·威利斯：接生》(Emma Willis: Delivering Babies) 的看法 (至 12.05)
借鉴了他自己那些气势磅礴、 充满激情的电影配乐片段，创作了这部悦耳的 旋律作品，而一名评论家对此刻薄地描述为 “玉米多过黄金”（more corn than gold）。由客席指挥 Delyana Lazarova 指挥的 BBC 苏格兰 交响乐团还将演奏普罗科菲耶夫 (Prokofiev) 的抒情 第五交响曲 (Symphony No. 5)。
SKY SCI-FI Sky 145 Virgin 140 1.00pm 星际之门：亚特兰蒂斯 (Stargate Atlantis). 2.00 仓库13 (Warehouse 13). 4.00 星际之门 SG-1 (Stargate SG-1). 5.00 星际迷航：航海家号 (Star Trek: Voyager). 6.00 星际 迷航：进取号 (Star Trek: Enterprise). 7.00 星际之门 亚特兰蒂斯 (Stargate Atlantis). 8.00 星际之门 SG-1 (Stargate SG-1). 9.00 异星居民 (Resident Alien). 10.00 格林 (Grimm). 11.00 行尸走肉 (The Walking Dead). SKY WITNESS
Sky 107 Virgin 110 12noon FBI. 2.00 新手警察 (The Rookie). 3.00 法律与秩序：刑事意图 (Law & Order: Criminal Intent). 4.00 没什么好申报的 (Nothing to Declare). 8.00 行车记录仪拍到 (Caught on Dashcam). 9.00 CIA. 10.00 法律与 秩序：特殊受害者单元 (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit). 11.00 新手警察 (The Rookie). TLC Freeview 12 Sky 133 Virgin 113 12noon 理论大爆炸 (The Big Bang Theory). 2.00 Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage. 3.00 少年谢尔顿 (Young Sheldon).
美国地板游戏 (The Floor USA) Rob Lowe 主持这部 戏剧性且节奏快速的 美国版游戏节目
1%俱乐部 (The 1% Club) 由 Lee Mack 主持的 问答游戏节目， 其中的问题全部 关于逻辑和 常识
公主日记 (The Princess Diaries) 公主观看她的 父亲在《妈妈咪呀！ 派对》(Mamma Mia! The Party) 中演出， 对母亲最近的 手术感到震惊，并参加了一部纪录片
恶搞之家 (Family Guy) 两部分之第二部分。Lois 回来确认 她的潜在杀手
恶搞之家 (Family Guy) Peter 为 移民权利而奔走
恶搞之家 (Family Guy) Brian 和 Stewie 踏上了一次 史诗般的旅程
美国老爸! (American Dad!) Roger 向 Klaus 透露一个秘密爱好 (至 12.05)
ITV4 MORE4 SKY MIX QUEST U&DAVE U&DRAMA 5STAR 5USA
6.55 《心跳》(Heartbeat) 一名年长患者的去世引发了一系列关于他阴暗过去的揭秘——以及他计划对阿什福德利银行(Ashfordly Bank)进行的抢劫。
《薇拉》(Vera) 当一名码头工人从多层停车场坠落时，薇拉调查一起关于一名青年死亡的工作纠纷，并揭开了一个充满秘密与谎言的生活。谋杀谜案，由布伦达·布莱辛(Brenda Blethyn)和肯尼·多蒂(Kenny Doughty)主演。
《格兰切斯特》(Grantchester) 西德尼发现自己被指控谋杀，需要乔迪的帮助。侦探剧，由罗布森·格林(Robson Green)主演。
《格兰切斯特》(Grantchester) 西德尼决定辞去教会职务。
11.50 《审判与惩罚》(Trial & Retribution) 两部分之第一部分。由琳达·拉普兰特(Lynda La Plante)创作 (至 1.25)
7.15 《前排》(Front Row)。艺术新闻。 8.00 《风险自担》(At Your Own Peril)。不同的人如何感知风险。 8.15 《媒体秀》(The Media Show)。 9.00 《未竟之事》(Loose Ends)。由 Ayoade Bamgboye 和 Wendi Peters 主持。 9.45 《疯狂的牛》(The Cows Are Mad)。关于从屠宰场流出的故事。 10.00 《今夜世界》(The World Tonight)。
5.00 《生活大爆炸》(The Big Bang Theory)。 9.00 电影：《比佛利山超级警探 III》(Beverly Hills Cop III) (1994) (PG) 11.00 《不可接受》(Unacceptable)。 U&ALIBI Sky 109 Virgin 114 12noon 《证据之躯》(Body of Proof)。 1.00 《天堂岛谋杀案》(Death in Paradise)。 2.00 《默多克之谜》(Murdoch Mysteries)。 4.00 《心理师》(The Mentalist)。 5.00 《哈德逊与雷克斯》(Hudson & Rex)。 6.00 《莎士比亚与海瑟薇：私家侦探》(Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators)。 7.00 《私家侦探》(Private Eyes)。 8.00 《天堂岛谋杀案》(Death in Paradise)。 9.00 《狩猎派对》(The Hunting Party)。 10.00 《布朗神父》(Father Brown)。 11.00 《私家侦探》(Private Eyes)。 U&DAVE (日间) Freeview 19 Sky 111 Virgin 127 12.20pm 《顶级跑车》(Top Gear)。 2.20 《莫蒂默与怀特豪斯：垂钓记》(Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing)。 3.00 《马丁·克鲁内斯：美国之岛》(Martin Clunes: Islands of America)。 4.00 《瑞克·斯坦的漫长周末》(Rick Stein’s Long Weekends)。 5.00 《瑞克·斯坦的西班牙圣诞节》(Rick Stein’s Spanish Christmas)。 6.00 《毛发骑士：妈妈最懂》(The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best)。
《河流怪物》(River Monsters) 两部分之第一部分。杰里米·韦德(Jeremy Wade)调查尼斯湖水怪。
《河流怪物》(River Monsters) 关于太平洋西北地区原始吸血生物的故事。
《夏普》(Sharpe) 哈克斯维尔回归，给夏普制造更多麻烦，绑架了一位美丽的贵族，并破坏了 Wellesley 旗下士兵的纪律。伊丽莎白·赫อร์利(Elizabeth Hurley)客串主演。
10.15 《摩托车秀》(The Motorbike Show) 由于肩膀骨折，亨利·科尔(Henry Cole)现在与一名单腿骑手合作，参加古董摩托车俱乐部的班伯里赛跑 (Banbury Run)。
11.15 《黑帆》(Black Sails) 弗林给杜弗雷恩一些建议。海盗冒险剧，由托比·斯蒂芬斯(Toby Stephens)和詹内斯·艾塞伦(Jannes Eiselen)主演 (至 12.20)
÷ 充满热情，“摇滚明星神话学家” 娜塔莉·海恩斯(Natalie Haynes)（如图）带着新系列《娜塔莉·海恩斯为经典正名》(NATALIE HAYNES STANDS UP FOR THE CLASSICS) 回来了 (上午 9 点, RADIO 4)，并首先向人们介绍曾经是“发明与发现温床”的古城亚历山大。那里的科学家不仅发明了第一台蒸汽机，还发明了第一台投币式自动售货机和一种自动补水的酒杯。
10.45 《荒野暗岸》(Wild Dark Shore)。 11.00 《激进》(Radical)。讨论基督教对新一代人的吸引力。 11.30 《好书推荐》(A Good Read)。由 Ria Lina 和 Otegha Uwagba 主持。 12midnight 新闻；天气。 12.30 本周之书：《表演性男性的忏悔》(Confessions of a Performative Male)。 12.48 航运预报。 1.00 BBC 世界服务。
U&DRAMA (日间)
Freeview 20 Sky 143 Virgin 116 11.45am 《比尔》(The Bill)。 12.50pm 经典版《东区东端》(EastEnders)。 2.00 《邻居》(Neighbours)。 3.00 《天空之饼》(Pie in the Sky)。 4.05 《洛夫乔伊》(Lovejoy)。 5.20 《时光流逝》(As Time Goes By)。 6.00 《夏日之终》(Last of the Summer Wine)。 U&EDEN Freeview 57 Sky 166 Virgin 176 9.00am 《秘密纳粹基地》(Secret Nazi Bases)。 U&GOLD Sky 110 Virgin 124 11.40am 《爸爸》(Dad)。 12.20pm 《只有傻瓜和马》(Only Fools and Horses)。 1.00 《维持体面》(Keeping Up Appearances)。 1.40 《爸爸大队》(Dad’s Army)。 2.20 《绿绿草》(The Green Green Grass)。 3.00 《您在被服务吗？》(Are You Being Served?) 3.40 《爸爸》(Dad)。 4.20 《爸爸大队》(Dad’s Army)。 5.00 《夏日之终》(Last of the Summer Wine)。 6.20 《维持体面》(Keeping Up Appearances)。 7.00 《监狱粥》(Porridge)。 7.35 《爸爸大队》(Dad’s Army)。 8.20 《您在被服务吗？》(Are You Being Served?) 9.00 《监狱粥》(Porridge)。 9.40 The
6.55 《地段，地段，还是地段》(Location, Location, Location) 在巴斯(Bath)和布里斯托尔(Bristol)寻找房屋。
7.55 《宏伟设计》(Grand Designs) 同卵双胞胎 尼克和乔恩·多特里(Nik and Jon Daughtry) 在谢菲尔德(Sheffield)相邻建造了两栋几乎完全相同的房子，以此向这座城市的工业历史致敬。
《回收者：萨福克制造》(The Reclaimers: Made in Suffolk) 一场持续不断的风暴正威胁着 Tinkers Barn 的库存。
《急诊 24 小时》(24 Hours in A&E) 医护人员治疗了一名因胸痛昏迷的酒商，以及一名出现视力模糊的退伍军人。
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11.05 24 小时急诊室 (24 Hours in A&E) 国王学院医院 (The King’s College Hospital) 的工作人员救治参与严重道路事故的患者 (至 12.10)
《星际迷航：下一代》(Star Trek: The Next Generation) 一名到访的克林贡官员承认自己是间谍，在企业号的船员中引发了一场搜捕
《警察 24 / 7》(Police 24/7) 警员在试图阻止一名在逃嫌疑人时采取了极端手段；一名醉酒男子在试图开车离开时被警方围堵
《行车记录仪拍到》(Caught on Dashcam) 记录了由驾驶员车内仪表盘摄像头拍摄到的令人震惊的道路灾难的纪录片
《弗雷德·韦斯特：格拉斯哥女孩》(Fred West: The Glasgow Girls) 新剧集。1994, 弗雷德·韦斯特被揭露为一名连环杀手。警方开始追溯他在格拉斯哥的早期罪行
《星际迷航：企业号》(Star Trek: Enterprise) 第二部分（共两部分）。亚契尔和船员们深入克林贡领土追捕被绑架的弗洛克斯 (至 12.00)
RADIO 2 FM: 88-90.2MHZ 6.30am Sara Cox. 9.30 Vernon Kay. 11.25 Radio 2’s Piano Room. 由 Christopher Cross 主持。12noon Jeremy Vine. 2.00 DJ Spoony. 4.00 Angela Scanlon. 7.00 Jo Whiley’s Shiny Happy Playlist. 7.30 Jo Whiley. 8.45 Piano Room. 9.00 The Country Show，由 Darius Rucker 主持。10.00 The Good Groove，由 Melvin Odoom 主持。 12midnight Richie Anderson.
RADIO 3 FM: 90.2-92.4MHZ 6.30am Breakfast. 9.30 Essential Classics. 1.00pm Classical Live. Szymanowski 的 Stabat Mater. 4.00 本周作曲家：Alice Mary Smith. 5.00 In Tune. 7.00
BBC Proms 2026. 10.00 Night Tracks. 11.30 ’Round Midnight. 12.30am Through the Night.
RADIO 5 LIVE MW: 693/909KHZ 5.00am Wake Up to Money. 6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Nicky Campbell. 11.00 Adrian Chiles. 2.00pm Matt Chorley. 4.00 5 Live Drive. 7.00 Glasgow 2026. 8.00 高尔夫：女 公开赛。8.30 5 Live Sport: 苏格兰超级联赛预览。 9.30 Glasgow 2026. 10.00 Qasa Alom. 1.00am Edward Adoo.
FILM4 Freeview 14 Sky 313 Virgin 428 11.00am 《莫霍克河沿岸的鼓声》(Drums Along the Mohawk) (1939) (PG) 1.10pm 《红河之围》(Siege at Red River) (1954) (U) 2.55 《一路叮当》(Jingle All the Way) (1996) (PG) 4.40 《机器人之梦》(Robot Dreams) (2023) (PG) 6.45 《渔夫之友》(Fisherman’s Friends) (2019) (12) 9.00 《野兽》(Beast) (2022) (15) 动作 惊悚片，伊德里斯·艾尔巴主演。10.50 《最后的决斗》(The Last Duel) (2021) (18) 1.50am 《发生》(Happening) (2021) (15)
GREAT! ACTION Freeview 42 Sky 318 Virgin 426 1.00pm 《特种部队》(The Unit). 2.00 《火线救援》(Burn Notice). 4.00 《袭击33号站》(Assault on Station 33) (2021) (15) 6.00 《特种部队》(The Unit). 7.00 《火线救援》(Burn Notice). 9.00 《乌尔扎纳的袭击》(Ulzana’s Raid) (1972) (15) 11.15 《决斗》(The Duel) (2016) (15)
GREAT! MYSTERY Freeview 50 Sky 320 Virgin 425 12noon 《难忘》(Unforgettable). 1.00 《明察秋毫》(In Plain Sight). 2.00 《Castle》. 3.00 《诊断谋杀》(Diagnosis Murder). 5.00 《穆拉德侦探》(Murder, She Wrote). 7.00 《Castle》. 8.00 《难忘》(Unforgettable). 9.00 《明察秋毫》(In Plain Sight).
Office. 10.20 Not Going Out. 11.00 Colin’s Sandwich. 11.40 Porridge.
U&W Freeview 25 Sky 132 Virgin 125 12noon DIY SOS: The Big Build. 1.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Brother v Brother. 6.00 DIY SOS: Grenfell. 7.00 DIY SOS: The Big Build. 8.00 Property Brothers: Under Pressure. 9.00 DIY SOS: The Big Build. 11.00 One Born: What Happened Next?
U&YESTERDAY Freeview 27 Sky 155 Virgin 129 11.00am 奥斯威辛：纳粹与 最终 解决方案 (Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution). 12noon 《古董路演》(Antiques Roadshow). 2.00 Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics. 4.00 秘密纳粹基地 (Secret Nazi Bases). 5.00 奥斯威辛： 纳粹与最终解决方案。 6.00 《古董路演》(Antiques Roadshow). 7.00 亚洲 (Asia). 8.00 Bangers & Cash. 9.00 Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics.
《古董之旅》(Antiques Road Trip) Charles Hanson 和 Ochuko Ojiri 在 英格兰中部地区寻找 能获利的古董
《莫蒂默与怀特豪斯：钓鱼去》(Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing) 两人在钓海鳟鱼
7.40 《我会骗你吗？》(Would I Lie to You?) 嘉宾为 Lorraine Kelly 和 Barry Cryer
《内陆卡车司机》(Outback Truckers) 澳大利亚最强悍的 司机们奔赴开放 公路，揭秘卡车运输 的冒险之旅：载重更重、 路况更差且 行动更激烈
8.20 《我会骗你吗？》(Would I Lie to You?) 嘉宾为 Alex Jones, Chris Tarrant, Alexander Armstrong 和 Mel Giedroyc
《QI XL》 扩展 版。嘉宾为 Richard Coles 牧师, Sara Pascoe 和 Bill Bailey
《内陆欧泊猎人》(Outback Opal Hunters) Opalton Boulder 团队发现了一个新的 欧泊矿源，而 Mooka Boys 正在赌一把租来的挖掘机
《修复铺》(The Repair Shop) 光学专家 Richard 面临挑战，修复一台深受 喜爱的望远镜。Steve 和 Mark 收到一台损坏但 令人印象深刻的收音机
《我是否为你们带来了更多新闻？》(Have I Got a Bit More News for You) Bill Bailey 客串主持这档讽刺 竞猜节目，Fin Taylor 和议员 Dawn Butler 加入队长 Paul Merton 和 Ian Hislop 的队伍
《任务大师》(Taskmaster) Greg Davies 给 Dave Gorman, Al Murray, Rob Beckett, Sara Pascoe 和 Paul Chowdhry 布置任务（至 12.00）
《他们是怎么做到的？》(How Do They Do It?) 皮革与飞板
《他们是怎么做到的？》(How Do They Do It?) 帕马森干酪 是如何制作的（至 12.00）
SKY MAIN EVENT
Sky 401 Virgin 501 9. 00am 现场女子高尔夫。女子公开赛。在兰开夏郡皇家利瑟姆和圣安妮高尔夫俱乐部举行的大满贯第一天。 7. 00pm The Hundred（百球板球赛） 现场。 Southern Brave 男队 v Birmingham Phoenix 男队（开始时间 6. 30pm）。 9.30 现场 PGA 巡回赛高尔夫。Rocket Classic。在底特律举行的赛事揭幕日。 11.00 现场网球。华盛顿特区公开赛。第四日报道。 SKY 英超联赛 (SKY PREMIER LEAGUE)
Sky 402 Virgin 502 12noon 英超回顾。 7. 00 PL Stories。 7.30 纽卡斯尔 —— 娱乐者 (Newcastle — The Entertainers)。 8.00 英超回顾。 10. 00 PL Stories。 10.30 纽卡斯尔 —— 娱乐者 (Newcastle — The Entertainers)。 11.00 英超岁月 (Premier League Years)。 SKY 板球 (SKY CRICKET)
Sky 405 Virgin 505 10. 00am The Hundred。 1. 30pm The Hundred Bitesize。 2.45 The Hundred 现场。Southern Brave 女队 v Birmingham Phoenix
7.20 夏日之终 (Last of the Summer Wine) 当珀尔亲吻霍博时，霍华德感到惊愕。 喜剧，由鲁斯·阿伯特、罗伯特·法伊夫和朱丽叶·卡普兰主演
马洛谋杀俱乐部 (The Marlow Murder Club) 一名没有身份证件且与马洛毫无关系的男子被发现死在郊区公路中间
马洛谋杀俱乐部 (The Marlow Murder Club) 一个与过去失踪人口案件的联系，为林内特路居民的情况提供了新线索
新线索 (New Tricks) 一个阴谋论将美国政府牵扯进一名记者的死亡事件
11.05 沉默的证人 (Silent Witness) 长篇剧集。一对父子在下班回家途中死于一场看似车祸的事故（至 1.35）
女性 (Women)（开始时间 3pm）。6.00 百分赛实况 (The Hundred Live)。南部勇士男队 v 伯明翰凤凰男队 (Southern Brave Men v Birmingham Phoenix Men)（开始时间 6.30pm）。9.30 百分赛简报 (The Hundred Bitesize)。10.00 百分赛 (The Hundred)。
SKY MIX Sky 416 Virgin 511 11.00am NBA 篮球。1.15pm 网球。2.15 英超最经典比赛 (PL Greatest Games)。3.00 超级联赛。6.00 PGA 巡回赛高尔夫。7.00 一级方程式赛车 (Formula 1)。8.00 网球。10.00 NBA 篮球。
TNT SPORTS 1
Sky 410 Virgin 521 8.15am 击剑世界锦标赛实况。香港第六日赛事报道。12.45pm 环法女子赛。1.15 为我们的未来而战 —— 骑行。1.30 男子职业骑行系列赛实况。安省巡回赛 (Tour of Ain) 第三赛段。3.15 男子职业骑行系列赛实况。丹麦巡回赛 (Tour of Denmark) 第二赛段。4.45 环法女子赛。5.15 LIV 高尔夫。6.15 MLB 集锦。7.15 MLB 实况。圣路易斯红基球队 v 芝加哥小熊队。10.00 MLB 本周精彩瞬间。10.30 MLB 经典。11.00
10.00 早间节目之谜：谋杀倒计时 (Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder) (2019) (PG) 由霍莉·罗宾逊·皮特主演。11.55 奥罗拉·蒂加登之谜：朱利叶斯之屋 (An Aurora Teagarden Mystery: The Julius House) (2016) (PG)
GREAT! ROMANCE Freeview 52 Sky 322 Virgin 424 10.10am 14 封情书 (14 Love Letters) (2022) (U) 12noon 爱的线索 (The Clue to Love) (2021) (U) 2.00 让爱生长 (Let Love Grow) (2023) (U) 4.00 游戏中的心 (Hearts in the Game) (2023) (PG) 5.50 寻找灵魂之伴 (The Soulmate Search) (2024) (PG) 7.50 爱狗人士约会指南 (Dog Lovers Guide to Dating) (2023) (U) 9.40 心心相印 (Matching Hearts) (2020) (PG) 11.45 寻找真命天子 (Finding Mr Right) (2022) (U)
SKY DRAMA Sky 310 Virgin 410 12noon 小丑：双疯 (Joker: Folie a Deux) (2024) (15) 2.30 寡妇克莉科 (Widow Clicquot) (2023) (15) 4.15 今晚不要让狗决定 (Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight) (2025) (15) 6.00 真实勇气 (True Grit) (2010) (15) 杰夫·布里吉斯主演。 8.00 邮报 (The Post) (2017) (12) 梅丽尔·斯特里普和汤姆·汉克斯主演。 10.10 绿里 (The Green Mile) (1999) (18) 汤姆·汉克斯和迈克尔·克拉克·邓肯主演。
NCIS 在一名海军中尉的死揭示了与特工索耶的关系后，托雷斯和奈特发现了一起与富裕家庭有关的谋杀案
GPs: 闭门之后 (GPs: Behind Closed Doors) 一名患有眩晕症的患者前往彼得伯勒诊所就诊
NCIS 当 NCIS 被要求调查一名潜在纵火犯的动机时，一次女孩之夜发生了意外转折
急诊 24/7：分秒必争 (Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts) 初级医生塔里克·汗紧急评估一名男子，该男子因 DIY 事故导致大腿出现一道 13cm 长的撕裂伤
血族 (Blue Bloods) 当谋杀案的首要嫌疑人竟是丹尼最喜欢的脱口秀喜剧演员之一时，丹尼和巴埃兹发生了冲突
急诊之夜 (A&E After Dark) 一名救护车组员带来一名行为激进且经常出入该医院的患者
救护车：红色代码 (Ambulance: Code Red) 两名涉及处理危险废物的男子在一次爆炸中受伤
法律与秩序：特殊受害者单元 (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) 随着对加里·蒙森的调查进行，他的工会采取了行动
皮肤 A&E (Skin A&E) 新皮肤科医生马格努斯·林奇医生加入团队，首先治疗一个巨大的下颌线囊肿（至 12.00）
法律与秩序：特殊受害者单元 (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) 揭露了城市中一起可能的计划性大规模伤亡事件（至 12.00）
TNT Sports 重播。11.15 MLB 集锦。12.15am 亚特兰大勇士队 v 华盛顿国民队。 TNT SPORTS 2
Sky 411 Virgin 522 8.30am 英联邦运动会 360. 覆盖范围从运动会第 7 日开始。6.00pm 英联邦运动会 360. 格拉斯哥夜间赛段。10.30 英联邦运动会 —— 每日集锦。11.30 英联邦运动会 —— 篮网球。 TNT SPORTS 3
Sky 413 Virgin 523 10. 30am 现场 AFL。考文垂喜鹊队 (Collingwood Magpies) 对阵 吉朗猫队 (Geelong Cats)（开球 10.30am）。 1. 30pm A-Z：联邦运动会。 2.00 现场联邦运动会 —— 举重。 4.30 现场联邦运动会 —— 场地自行车与残疾人场地自行车。 7.00 现场：联邦运动会 —— 篮网球。 8.30 A-Z：联邦运动会。 8.45 现场联邦运动会 —— 篮网球。 10.30 男子自行车职业系列赛。
SKY PREMIERE
Sky 301 Virgin 401 12noon 《魔法坏女巫：永远》(Wicked: For Good)。(2025) (PG) 2.25 《伟大的埃莉诺》(Eleanor the Great)。(2025) (12) 4.10 《Bugonia》。(2025) (18) 6.15 《潜伏者》(Lurker)。(2025) (15) 犯罪剧，由 Théodore Pellerin 主演。 8.00 《格斗之王 II》(Mortal Kombat II)。(2026) (15) 奇幻冒险片，由 Karl Urban 主演。 10.00 《森蚺》(Anaconda)。(2025) (12) 11.45 《灵长类》(Primate)。(2025) (18)
TALKING PICTURES TV
Freeview 82 Sky 324 Virgin 445 10.40am 《钟声的奇迹》(The Miracle of the Bells)。(1948) (PG) 1. 00pm 《兰斯洛特爵士历险记》(The Adventures of Sir Lancelot)。 1.30 《黑骑手》(The Black Rider)。(1954) (U) 2.50 《晚年的埃德温娜·布莱克》(The Late Edwina Black)。(1951) (PG) 4.25 《赤裸的真相》(The Naked Truth)。(1957) (U) 6.15 Cinebox 回忆录。 6.20 《奇怪但真实》(Strange But True)。 6.55 《兄弟》(The Brothers)。 8.00 《马克·萨伯》(Mark Saber)。 8.30 《Wheeltappers and Shunters 社交俱乐部》(The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club)。 9.20 《菲兹猫》(Fritz the Cat)。(1972) (18) 动画黑色喜剧，由 Skip Hinnant 配音。 11.00 《城中两人》(Deux Hommes dans la Ville)。(1973)
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回溯到 1968-69 年，我在切斯特菲尔德的紫罗兰·马卡姆女子现代中学读五年级。我的生物老师是威格菲尔德小姐。那是她作为正式教师的第一年。我记得 1964 年 9 月刚入校时就见过她，当时她正处于高中最后两年（Sixth Form）的第二年。之后她去了教师培训学院，然后回到紫罗兰·马卡姆，起初是作为教师培训的一部分，随后在 1968 年 9 月正式成为生物教师之一。
由于这是一所女子现代中学，我们只学习生物，不学习物理或化学。作为学习的一部分，我们去比利穆尔 (Beeley Moor) 进行实地考察，研究植物生命。在某个时刻，我们需要翻过一个梯级栅栏。一名同学伊冯娜正准备翻过栅栏，而我就站在她后面，等待轮到我翻过去。我 momentarily 转过了身，然后当我转回来时，我挥动手臂，在伊冯娜翻过栅栏的一瞬间，用力拍了她一下屁股。
只不过，那不是伊冯娜。那是我们的老师，威格菲尔德小姐。而我竟然拍了她的屁股！
我当时惊呆了，心想：“我竟然打了一名老师！”然而——愿上帝保佑她！——她一个字也没说。
在 20 世纪 90 年代，这所学校将被拆除，以便建设一所规模更大的学校。在拆迁开始前的那个周末，举行了一场重聚之夜。当我在这所学校中徘徊时，我发现了威格菲尔德小姐，便走上前去与她交谈。我提醒她我当年的“轻率之举”，并在 20 多年之后向她道歉。
幸运的是，她笑了笑并接受了我的道歉！
那天晚上，当我离开并最后一次走过学校大门时，我回头望向那座即将消失的建筑。我必须承认，我的眼中泛起了泪光。
简·史密斯， 德比郡，切斯特菲尔德
互换店：如果您不喜欢您的婴儿，您可以在南安普顿邮轮码头将其兑换成一个更好的。 道格·威门特， 威尔特郡，索尔兹伯里
÷ 请将您的投稿发送至：Peterborough, Daily Mail Letters, 9 Derry Street, London W8 5HY
我的妻子和我正在讨论晚餐吃什么，我问她冷冻库里是否有牛排。 “有，”她回答道，“我拥有其中一半。” 克莱夫·格莱斯顿， 泰恩河畔，卡勒科茨
邋遢兄弟：数数 Binface 有个兄弟 —— Cone Binface！ Roy Venkatesh, Basingstoke, Hants
词语智慧 (Wordy Wise) YOKO UNO — 正在玩家庭卡牌游戏的披头士妻子。 STEVIE TICKS — 正在批改作业的 Fleetwood Mac 歌手。 KATE BRUSH — Basil 的妹妹。 MARIAH SCAREY — 她有点吓人。 SUZI QUITRO — 放弃了的摇滚女孩。 DEBBIE HAIRY — 多毛的主唱。 Roger Bannister, Leamington Spa, Warks
词语不智 (Wordy Unwise) 我的祖母过去常打发我去商店买一瓶“卢可斯拉维亚” (Lucoslavia)！ Mark Jones, Monmouth
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天热，没关系 人们对待炎热天气的态度太沉重了。与其焦虑、烦躁地扇风，他们应该放松下来，享受免费的维生素 D，并忘记那些传播末日阴霾之说的人。我的祖父活到了 94 岁，无论天气如何，他总是穿着一件粗花呢夹克、厚衬衫、打领带，有时还会穿一件粗花呢背心（当然，还穿着裤子）。他声称，能挡住寒冷的东西也能挡住热量。他在室内外的穿着是一样的，唯一的区别是会加上一顶粗花呢帽子或一顶巴拿马帽。他唯一脱掉夹克的时候是在修剪他那一英亩的草坪时，他使用推行式割草机，并通过前后推拉沉重的花园滚筒来制造条纹。之后，他会在高大的树篱阴影下坐一会儿。直到去世前，无论天气如何，他每天至少步行五英里。他甚至在一次袭击中幸存下来，当时他被认为已经死亡，直到三天后才被发现。在生命的最后几个月里，他恢复了散步。 Miss V. HEMSLEY-FLINT, Sittingbourne, Kent
社会护理税 我不明白为什么人们会对遗产社会护理税如此愤怒。这肯定比目前的系统运行得好得多。我的母亲在遭受严重中风后不得不进入护理院。她在那里住了六年才去世。她是个寡妇，拥有一栋独立平房，有来自我已故父亲的丰厚养老金收入以及存款。在她病倒后，我们不得不卖掉她的平房，她所有的养老金收入都被护理院拿走了，只剩下几英镑用于个人用品。房子的资金被投资并用于支付她的护理费，到她去世时，只剩下 £8,000 的遗产。据我理解，如果 Burnham 先生的计划已经实施，她本可以免费接受护理直到去世。随后平房可以被出售，遗产在扣除 10% 的社会护理税后，按照原计划在我和我姐姐之间分配。这将给我们带来一个好得多的结果。 KATE DUNN, Kettering, Northants
机器学习 最近关于先进 AI 模型在测试期间失控的报道（《每日邮报》）让我想起斯坦利·库布里克电影《2001：太空漫游》中的一个场景。 戴夫：“我不知道你在说什么，HAL。” HAL 9000 ：“我知道你和弗兰克计划将我断开连接，这是我不能允许发生的事情。” CYRIL VERNON, Shenfield, Essex
卢旺达协议 几年前在卢旺达度假时，有人问我英国监狱里是否有床是否属实。当我询问他们的监狱情况时，我被告知那里没有床，只有一个水桶当作厕所，且囚犯的食物必须由家人或朋友提供。我敢肯定他们的监狱一定没满。 LAURENCE STEVENS, Wilmslow, Cheshire
三击法 让大多数人保持循规蹈矩的，往往不是我们的是非感，而是对被抓住后后果的恐惧。减少监狱过度拥挤的方法是采用美国的“三击即出局”系统。如果一个罪犯知道，例如，在十年内第三次被判定盗窃将意味着最低 15 年的刑期，那么第三次犯罪
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不会被实施。街头抢劫和商店偷窃的数字将会下降，而药物成瘾者会认为前往戒毒中心比通过偷窃来资助其成瘾行为是一个更有吸引力的选择。——STUART BOWER, Shoreham-by-Sea, W. Sussex
算算看——GCSE 数学，问题 1：英国政府今年 6 月借款 £16 billion，其中等值 £11.8 billion 用于支付中央政府债务利息。利息支出占借款金额的百分之几？——DOUG CLARK, Currie, Midlothian
药物危险——我阅读了马修·巴伯（Matthew Barbour）周六关于“犀牛 K 强奸犯”危险的令人不寒而栗的文章（《每日邮报》）。其要旨似乎是氯胺酮（ketamine）没问题，但“犀牛 K”有问题。我能给所有这些“聪明的专业人士”一个建议吗？这两者都不要碰。——MARK O’KEEFE, Heald Green, Cheshire
简单的生活——没有人必须拥抱技术。我没有电脑，所以无法发送或接收电子邮件。我也没有智能手机、路由器、笔记本电脑、平板电脑、打字机、复印机或打印机；而且由于现在商店里买不到胶卷了，我也没有相机。自 1984, 年起我就没有电视机了，所以我不用交电视执照费。我生活在没有压力的环境中，通过《每日邮报》了解发生的事情。我的手机是一款旧的按键手机。我可以发短信（通过多次按键直到输入想要的字母）并拨打电话。我仍然亲自购物，且大多使用现金支付。这一切意味着我很开心，没有被技术压垮。所需的仅仅是抛弃它的意志力。——ISOBEL MARTIN, 地址已提供
吃力不讨好——亚当·皮蒂（ADAM PEATY）在获得英共体运动会蛙泳决赛名额时没有提到他的母亲。但当他还是个青少年时，是谁每天在极早的时间把他送到训练场？当所有荣誉都归于他那非常之新的家庭时，可怜的卡罗琳（Caroline）一定感到非常心酸。也许她应该尝试为多年来接送那个忘恩负义的小癞蛤蟆而申请几千英镑的补偿。——SUSAN SEAMAN, Hereford
驱虫——我看到一个“无蝇摩洛哥和马耳他特惠”的度假广告。如果有人能推出一个“无蚋苏格兰特惠”，我会感兴趣的。——MATTHEW PARRATT, Worthing, W. Sussex
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读到关于儿童抚养费服务机构（Child Maintenance Service）的不公正与失败报道时（见《每日邮报》），我并不感到惊讶。遗憾的是，情况一直如此。 2013年，我与大约 250 名同事一起，被强制转移到负责监督和运行该服务的就业与养老金部（Department for Work and Pensions）下属部门——儿童抚养费小组（Child Maintenance Group）。PCS 工会与政府达成了一项旨在保留职位的协议。 我们得到的培训寥寥无几——只有六周，而非要求的 13 周。我们被告知新的计算机系统用户友好，从未出过一次错，而且可能永远不会出错。事实上，那是过时的 BT 软件。 从培训情况来看，很明显我们大多数人缺乏管理这项复杂法规所需的知识或专业能力。但与上线时的震惊相比，次标准的培训根本不算什么。 我们被直接扔进了深水区，使用一个笨重且不符合用途的计算机系统。最简单的变更都需要执行多个步骤（服务请求），而且几乎无法操作。由于显而易见的原因，电话通话时间长且过程复杂，而且每次操作都需要
心与灵魂 我曾向英国心脏基金会（British Heart Foundation）捐赠并从其门店购物，考虑到计划在明年三月前关闭 90 家 BHF 商店，并到 2028 年前再关闭 60 家，我为那些员工和志愿者感到难过。 我想知道该慈善机构的首席执行官是否会降低她那巨额的薪水。 那些将如此多生命奉献给商店的可爱人们，我们会想念你们的。 B. CARROLL, 伦敦 NW7
又是 Gyles 为什么 Gyles Brandreth 没有自己的电视节目？他很快就能提升英国的士气。 MARK SAUNDERS, 怀特岛, Lake
我们正遭受 Gyles Brandreth 在屏幕上过度曝光的折磨。难道只有我一个人
如果你的家人在圣诞前夕大雨滂沱的午夜，急需向医院运送血液，请仔细看看那个配送的骑手。 （姓名与地址已提供）
慈善界的情况已经发生了巨大的变化。1974 年，当我接受国家防止虐待儿童协会（NSPCC）督察培训时，一位讲师告诉我们，一位著名的筹款人曾斥责我们的主管，因为主管在拜访他那非常简陋的办公室时，发现他没有把地板上的二手地毯卖掉来增加慈善资金。当时我们必须参加所在地区的筹款会议，并在会上被询问工作情况，但同时也得到了很多支持。 苏珊·费拉（SUSAN FELLA），伦敦 N21
÷ 正如多莉·帕顿（Dolly Parton）差不多说过的那样，要维持这种“不经意的邋遢”外观需要花很多钱。 约翰·史密斯（JOHN SMITH），伍斯特郡，威瑟尔
÷ 他为那件 80 英镑的 T 恤和 600 英镑的夹克买单了吗？如果买了，他比之前那帮人要诚实。 朱恩·威尔金森（JUNE WILKINSON），西米德兰兹郡，索利哈尔
÷ 看来我们又出现了一个“航空里程安迪”。 A. 史密斯夫人（Mrs A. SMITH），萨里郡，克罗伊登
÷ 电视上提到的这个“首相”（Pri-Minister）是谁？ 布莱恩·佩德（BRIAN PEDDER），汉普郡，利斯
÷ 请告诉我更多关于工党继承的 200 亿英镑资金缺口的事情。 U. 庚（U. GING），萨福克郡，洛威斯托夫特
÷ 在没有手机之前，人们是怎么做的？哦，我知道。他们会看着自己走的路。 雷·贝内特（RAY BENNETT），埃塞克斯郡，布伦特伍德
÷ 很快就没有任何东西可以征税了。 伊恩·哈灵顿（IAN HARRINGTON），德文郡，阿克斯敏斯特
÷ 为什么奥德修斯总是有充足的新制箭头供应？ R. J. 奥格雷迪夫人（Mrs R. J. O’GRADY），米德尔塞克斯郡，豪恩斯洛
÷ 英联邦运动会开始了吗？ 罗伊·帕蒂森（ROY PATTISON），约克
÷ 我们做“双被子夫妇”已经 55 年了（见读者来信），而且，你还可以选择自己的被子保暖等级（tog rating）。 詹妮弗·A·泰勒（JENNIFER A. TAYLOR），赫特福德郡，赫梅尔海姆斯特
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问题：有多少英国军人仍埋葬在福克兰群岛？在福克兰群岛上，有两座主要的军事公墓，用于安葬 1982, 年战争中阵亡的人员，一座是为英国军人设立的，另一座是为阿根廷阵亡者设立的。在阿根廷入侵后的战争中，约有 255 名英国人员死亡。其中大多数人的遗体要么应家属要求被遣返回国安葬，要么被葬于大海。然而，仍有 16 名在战斗中牺牲的英国军人之遗体留在群岛上。在英联邦战争坟墓委员会的协助下，蓝色海滩军事公墓（Blue Beach Military Cemetery）得到了精心的维护，这里是 14 名在战争期间牺牲的英国军人的安息之地。他们的家属决定遵循军事传统，将士兵安葬在他们战斗并牺牲的地点附近。该公墓位于东福克兰岛的西部，在圣卡洛斯水域（San Carlos Water）上方，许多英国军队在此登陆，这里也是阿根廷空中袭击的现场。该人数包括来自伞兵团第2营的“H”琼斯中校，他因在鹅绿岛战役（Battle of Goose Green）期间的英勇表现被追授维多利亚十字勋章。他的遗体最初被埋葬在他阵亡的Ajax湾附近，但随后被掘出并重新埋葬在蓝色海滩。其余两名在战争中牺牲且遗体仍留在群岛上的军人被分别埋葬；一名在鹅绿岛，另一名在霍华德港（Port Howard）。不过，蓝色海滩还有一个额外的英国军事坟墓，属于陆军航空兵的约翰·贝尔特（John Belt）上尉，他在 1984, 年的一起直升机事故中死亡，当时距离战争结束已近两年。在东福克兰岛东侧的斯坦利港，斯坦利公墓（Stanley Cemetery）还有 21 处第一次世界大战的英联邦葬礼和 12 处第二次世界大战的葬礼。其中一些是为被动员的福克兰群岛防御部队成员设立的纪念碑。
问：莎士比亚的许多剧作是以历史人物和事件为基础的。那么，《暴风雨》的灵感来源是什么？ W. R. Brown, 赫特郡, 波特斯巴
问：目前已知最长处于昏迷状态的人是多少时间？ D. Coulson, 萨里郡, 法恩科姆
问：我在 1960 年代在诺丁汉的 GPO 电话交换局担任电话接线员，当时必须签署《官方机密法》。我现在仍然受其约束吗？ Jay Dee, 汉普郡
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安息之地：福克兰群岛的蓝色海滩军事公墓
在两次世界大战期间为保卫家园而战。 共有 649 名阿根廷军事人员在冲突期间牺牲，其中 236 人被埋葬在达尔文市东侧、鹅绿之战（Battle of Goose Green）遗址的一处独立公墓中。墓地由简单的白色十字架标记。 Tom Childs，伦敦 N5
问题 俄罗斯人是否导致了工党领袖休·盖茨科尔（Hugh Gaitskell）的死亡？ 休·盖茨科尔 (1906-1963) 从 1955 年到 1963 年担任工党领袖。他的领导生涯在 1963 年 1 月 18 日戛然而止，当时他年仅 56 岁，因一场突然且严重的疾病去世。 当时据称是胸膜炎，但后来被认为是一种类似于红斑性狼疮的罕见自身免疫性疾病。无论如何，他被认为死于自然原因。 但这并没有阻止一些历史学家和阴谋论者产生其他想法。 关于苏联参与盖茨科尔早逝的观点，在前 MI5 官员彼得·赖特（Peter Wright）于 1987 年出版其极具争议的回忆录《间谍捕捉者》（Spycatcher）后真正地传播开来。 他声称 MI5 对他的离世心存怀疑，且政府位于波顿当（Porton Down）的化学和生物战争研究实验室曾被要求调查他的死亡，以及是否存在中毒或某种生物战争手段的可能性。 赖特还提到苏联叛逃者阿纳托利·戈利岑（Anatoliy Golitsyn），后者声称负责执行暗杀任务的 KGB 第 13 局在当时讨论过一项计划在欧洲开展的重大高级行动。那么，工党领袖休·盖茨科尔是否可能是受害者？ 尽管阴谋论仍在流传，但从未有任何确凿证据表明俄罗斯参与了他的死亡。 Chris Pay，肯特郡，奥平顿
问题 是否有些国家没有足球联赛或足协？ 绝对有。位于南太平洋、在澳大利亚东北约 2,500 英里处的瑙鲁，从未在正式的国际足球比赛中派出球队。 当这个世界上最小的岛国居民提到“footie”（足球）比赛时，他们几乎肯定是指澳式足球（Aussie Rules）比赛。然而，当瑙鲁举办 2028 年密克罗尼西亚运动会且足球被列为项目时，情况可能会发生变化。 中太平洋的马绍尔群岛一直自称是地球上最后一个不踢足球的国家，但在去年与美属维尔京群岛比赛后，瑙鲁人正声称拥有这个头衔……至少目前如此。 目前没有国际足联（Fifa）认可的国家足球队或联赛的其他国家还包括摩纳哥（不过它有一支在法国联赛中比赛的球队）和神圣的梵蒂冈城邦。 Edward Murphy，普利茅斯
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今日食谱：甜瓜、咖喱叶与布拉塔芝士沙拉
甜美、辛辣、 奶香且 芬芳。 4 人份 食材
1 个熟甜瓜，总处理重量约 700g 1 个香葱，切细片 2 颗布拉塔芝士球 (每颗 125g) 酱料： 5 汤匙橄榄油 10 片新鲜咖喱叶 2 茶匙黑种草籽 1 个青辣椒，去籽并切碎 3 汤匙红葡萄酒醋 2 茶匙蜂蜜
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1 准备酱料：在小煎锅中以中火加热油。加入咖喱叶，煎炸 1-2 分钟直至散发出香味（请小心，油会溅出）。在最后 30 秒加入黑种草籽。将热油、咖喱叶和种子倒入碗中晾凉。 2 将酱料的其余成分混入咖喱叶油中，并充分调味。 3 将瓜类和干葱头摆在盘中，淋上大部分酱料，用手轻轻拌匀。在室温下静置 20-30 分钟使其入味。 4 将布拉塔奶酪放入沙拉中，轻轻将每个奶酪球撕开，撒上少许海盐片。将剩余的酱料淋在上面。 好食团队 (The Good Food Team)
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城市编辑：Alex Brummer www.thisismoney.co.uk 商业编辑：Hugo Duncan
作者：Emily Hawkins 和 Jane Denton GREGGS 的股价在昨日飙升近五分之一，该公司公布了丰厚利润，并摆脱了热浪导致的增长放缓。 这家烘焙连锁店表示，包括“极其成功”的鸡肉卷和抹茶冰饮在内的新产品，助力其在截至 6 月 27 日的 26 周内销售额突破 £1.1bn —— 比去年同期高出 7.2pc。 股价上涨 18.5pc（即 312p）至 2002p，创一年多来最高水平，因为该公司表明其已从去年夏天的热浪中吸取了教训。 当时，该公司曾警告称，由于酷热天气影响了烘焙产品的需求，利润将受到打击。 该企业曾被迫为自己辩护
突破科技股抛售潮 创历史新高
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昨天，富時 100 指數（FTSE 100）在全球股市被科技股抛售潮笼罩的情况下逆势上涨，创下新高。伦敦的主要股指最高攀升 0.7%，即 80 点，日内触及 10,951 点，超越了今年 2 月出现的前高点。随后，该指数回吐了部分涨幅，最终上涨 0.3%，即 37.39 点，收于 10,908.41 点——略低于今年早些时候创下的历史收盘纪录。
但这次反弹仍标志着富時指數的一次显著回升。在唐纳德·特朗普发动对伊朗战争后，该指数在 3 月曾跌破 10,000 点，而现在正向 11,000 点大关发起冲击。
考虑到其他全球市场的负面情绪，这一表现更为引人注目。韩国综合股价指数（Kospi）受创最重，昨天下跌 6%，而周二已下跌 11%。该指数由科技巨头三星（Samsung）和 SK 海力士（SK Hynix）主导，这两家公司股价均出现大幅下跌。
在纽约，主要芯片公司英伟达（Nvidia）、AMD 和美光（Micron）遭遇大跌，拖累美国指数走低。近年来，伦敦市场错失了高价值科技股的上市机会，因此在这次暴跌中由于缺乏相关标的而得以幸免，反而从中获益。
此外，一系列积极的收益报告也起到了推动作用，例如工程公司 Weir 的股价上涨 8.7%，即 220p，至 2744p；软件集团 Sage 领先 8.8%，即 82.p，报 1022p；消费品巨头利洁时（Reckitt）上涨 4.3%，即 224p，至 5400p。
与此同时，原油价格的反弹（受中东最新动荡驱动，已攀升至每桶 $90 以上）提升了在英国上市的能源巨头股价。BP 上涨 3.4%，即 17.p，至 543.p；壳牌（Shell）上涨 2.8%，即 89p，至 3323.p。
Wealth Club 首席投资策略师苏珊娜·斯特里特（Susannah Streeter）表示：“富時指數在触及日内新高后失去了部分动力，但尽管地缘政治紧张局势升级且其他市场动荡，它依然守住了涨幅。”
“该指数似乎再次找回了状态，在动荡的世界中，投资者被其防御性特质所吸引。”
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城中传闻称该国已达到“Greggs 顶峰”。 首席执行官罗伊辛·库里（Roisin Currie）昨天表示，该集团自此后已“变得更具韧性”。 她说：“随着我们看到这些高温天气趋势在英国夏季的某些时间点变得更加常态化，我们一直在开发一系列不同的产品线。” 包括鸡肉凯撒沙拉和虾仁意面在内的新款沙拉也受到了购物者的欢迎。 而蓝莓抹茶等饮品则有助于提供“理由……
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在一系列积极的企业业绩公布，以及资金持续从波动巨大的科技公司流出的背景下，市场对伦敦上市的蓝筹股产生了兴趣。
“投资者正重新倾向于那些拥有切实现金流、可靠分红和既定定价能力的公司，而这些特质在 FTSE 100 指数中非常丰富。
“由于长期处于劣势，该指数仍被认为在很大程度上被低估，其市盈率倍数与美国股票相比有相当大的折扣。如果顶尖科技巨星的光芒进一步减弱，它将非常适合从向稳定性回归的趋势中获益。”
此次反弹至新高点是伦敦市场的一个罕见亮点。此前，由于许多成分股被海外掠夺者廉价收购而流失，伦敦市场受到了严重打击。
许多人认为，与其他股票市场相比，FTSE 公司的估值较低，使其在海外竞标者面前显得脆弱。
今年到目前为止，已有五家 FTSE 100 公司支持收购方案。能源集团 DCC 是本周最新的一家，该公司在收到一家私募股权财团 £5.75 bn 的报价后做出了决定。
实验室检测公司 Intertek、伦敦劳合社承保商 Beazley、城市机构 Schroders 以及仓库和数据中心巨头 Segro 也已被相继收购。
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“甚至在炎热的天气里，顾客们还是会来店里，”库里（Currie）表示。 “你会发现，当温度超过 30 度时，人们开始吃得更少，”她补充道。 她的这些言论发表之际，英国部分地区正处于今年的第四次热浪之中。 库里坚持认为，该公司仍然热衷于通过推出“更大胆、更现代”的风味（例如坦都里鸡肉比萨）来迎合其热食的忠实客户。 销售额的增长助力其半年利润激增五分之一，达到 £76m。 该连锁店还略微减少了今年计划开设的店铺数量，将目标从之前的 120 家下调至 100 到 110 家之间。
美国中央银行——美联储（US Federal Reserve）昨日维持利率不变，因为官员们在如何应对通货膨胀的问题上分歧严重。 这是在负责人凯文·沃什（Kevin Warsh）领导下的第二次利率会议，沃什是在被美国总统唐纳德·特朗普任命后于 5 月就任的。 官员们以 9-3 的投票结果决定将利率维持在 3.5 到 3.75pc 的区间内。 特朗普一直向美联储施压要求降息，但此次有三名官员支持加息，而此时中东战争已推高了物价。 沃什（见图）表示，内部进行了“激烈的讨论”，他将其描述为利率设定委员会的一次“良好的家庭内斗”。
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然而，该公司仍计划在“长期内”额外开设 700 多家门店，这将使其店铺数量从 2,773 家增加到 3,500 家，同时继续投资于其位于德比（Derby）和北安普敦郡凯特灵（Kettering, Northamptonshire）的分销中心。 库里表示，公司“依然专注于”推出更多便捷的食品购买方式。 它将试点 10 家新的 Greggs Express 商店，提供自助咖啡和食品。 对于消费者来说，一个令人欢迎的利好消息是，库里表示，由于对能源成本进行了套期保值，今年没有进一步涨价的计划。
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他重申，美联储致力于将通货膨胀率降低至 2pc 目标的承诺，尽管该水平已连续五年多高于此目标。 “这次的美联储不会动摇，”沃什说。“我们的公信力建立在我们履行职责并完成责任之上。我们将实现 2pc 的通胀目标。” Quilter Cheviot 的固定收益研究主管理查德·卡特（Richard Carter）表示，美联储避免了加息这一“核选项”。 “它继续将这一选项放在后备口袋里，以防在通胀路径问题上受到惊吓而不得不打破玻璃（采取紧急行动），”卡特补充道。
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吉安尼·因凡蒂诺（Gianni Infantino）试图将一个新成立的国际足联（FIFA）商业部门出售给一个与唐纳德·特朗普有关的私募股权基金，这个想法并不美好。 世界杯并非因凡蒂诺可以随意出售的。国际足联是一个“非营利”协会，而潜在买家约书亚·库什纳（Joshua Kushner）——特朗普女婿贾里德（Jared）的兄弟——的背景意味着这笔交易将是一次内部操纵。 这将是利用美国总统职权获利的又一例证。 然而，对此不应感到惊讶。体育组织和俱乐部已成为私募股权和对冲基金的新“黄金之都”（El Dorado）。 CVC 是先驱，它意识到了赛车运动以及许多其他项目的价值，包括排球等次要运动。 阿波罗（Apollo）正尝试通过一个 $6bn 体育基金进入该领域，而黑石（Blackstone）则是超级热门的印度超级联赛（Indian Premier League）板球赛的先驱投资者。 欧洲足球管理机构欧足联（UEFA）理所当然地对因凡蒂诺的提议提出了严厉批评。 其强硬的反应反映了它在击退 JP Mor- 时所取得的成功。
古驰（Gucci）所有者令 爱马仕（Hermes）相形见绌
阿斯顿押注超级跑车
由于转型尝试未能获得动力，阿斯顿·马丁（Aston Martin）的亏损进一步扩大。 这家豪华汽车制造商昨日报告，截至 6 月 30, 的六个月内，税前亏损为 £154m，高于去年同期的 £141m。 尽管批发量（销售给经销商的汽车）增长 21% 至 2,331, 辆，营收增长 38% 至 £629m，但结果依然如此。 此前，这家将希望寄托在 Valhalla 混合动力超级跑车以提升销量的企业已接连发出利润预警。 该公司在半年内交付了 220 辆起售价为 £850,000, 的该车型，并预计交付量将上升。 尽管该公司警告称，中东冲突推高能源价格并冲击供应链，导致市场环境严峻，但其表示已“设法限制了直接影响”。 该公司表示，来自美国关税的压力限制了其做出准确季度预测的能力。 由于美国关税和中国需求疲软影响销售，该公司预计底层运营盈利能力将在年底前趋于盈亏平衡。股价下跌 1.8pc。
首相 安迪·伯纳姆 被敦促解决汽车制造商面临的高能源成本问题，因为今年上半年产量下降了 7.5pc。 汽车制造商和贸易商协会（SMMT）表示，该期间共有 385,979 辆汽车和面包车离开英国组装线。汽车产量下降 3.6pc 至 371,756 辆，而面包车产量则骤降 54.7pc 至 14,223 辆。 出口车辆——四分之三的
城市编辑
2021 年由财团支持的、旨在分裂出 12 家俱乐部的欧洲超级联赛提案。 然而，在欧洲的大型联赛中，局面已不可收拾。马德里竞技、切尔西甚至皇家马德里都已允许“蛮族”攻破城门。 据估计，欧洲五大联赛中超过三分之一的俱乐部（如果不是国家队的话）已经接受了私募股权融资。 体育企业中的隐藏财富在一级方程式（Formula 1）赛车中得到了最好的体现。伯尼·埃克莱斯通（Bernie Ecclestone）在 2000 年代初期以 $1 bn 的价格将持股卖给了 CVC。 十年后，CVC 将全部资产以 $8 bn 的价格卖给了约翰·马龙（John Malone）的 Liberty Media，期间 CVC 扩展了在美国的特许经营权，增加了大奖赛赛道。
作者：Emily Hawkins
Kering上涨但Birkin制造商 令投资者失望
古驰（Gucci）母公司Kering的股价在昨日大幅上涨，迹象表明在前雷诺首席执行官卢卡·德·梅奥（Luca de Meo）领导下的转型努力正为其注入动力。在季度销售额三年多来首次增长后，Kering股价上涨了17%。此次上涨令奢侈品竞争对手爱马仕（Hermes）相形见绌，后者的股价下跌了11%，因其销售增长令人失望。
Kering被认为是近年来表现最差的奢侈时尚公司之一，该公司表示，截至6月30日的三个月内，销售额增长2%至£3.1bn。该集团还拥有巴黎世家（Balenciaga）和麦昆（McQueen），目前正由去年加入公司的德·梅奥领导，努力挽回局面。
作为Kering旗下最大的品牌，古驰在经历了数年未能给人留下深刻印象之后，出现了复苏的迹象。其销售额虽仍下降2%，但较截至3月三个月内8%的降幅有所改善。公司表示，美国市场对新款古驰手袋反应积极，包括由凯特·摩丝（Kate Moss，右图）佩戴的售价£1,950的Borsetto。
爱马仕是Birkin包（左图，零售价约为£20,000）的制造商，报告称第二季度销售额增长6.7%至£3.5bn。但投资者因未见需求更强劲的反弹而感到失望。面对包括中国需求疲软及欧洲各大购物目的地需求下降在内的重大挑战，爱马仕比同行更具韧性。
此外，战争导致该季度中东地区销售额下降2.4%，但较第一季度的5.9%降幅有所改善。Kering表示，中东地区的形势“依然具有挑战性”，但贸易已有所好转；而爱马仕首席执行官阿克塞尔·杜马斯（Axel Dumas）表示，法国的游客流量已恢复，巴黎的“势头有所改善”，但中国方面没有“巨大的改善”。
交易平台IG的分析师昂格琳·翁（Angeline Ong）表示，虽然爱马仕的投资者极度失望，但Kering“现在只能向上走”。她补充道：“投资者现在有了抓手——即首席执行官卢卡·德·梅奥的转型方案开始起作用的证据。”
总额下降了5.6%。国内市场的跌幅更大，达到13.2%。 SMMT表示，大部分下降归因于向新车型（尤其是电动汽车）的生产转换。 预计年度产量将达到740,000。在针对国内能源账单较高的投诉中，能否达到1m的目标取决于如何让英国在“制造业方面更具竞争力”。
迈阿密和德克萨斯州。F1最近的估值高达$25bn，其中几个关键车队的单独估值均在数十亿美元。 人们对国际足联（FIFA）是否有权出售其商业实体“FIFA Forward Enterprise”提出了质疑。这将需要获得211个成员协会的部分同意。但有志者，事竟成。
一代人之前，人们曾质疑保守党政府是否因所有权不明确而有权将信托储蓄银行（Trustee Savings Banks）私有化。最终人们找到了一条路径。
国际足联在近期世界杯中采取的商业手段，由高票价和广告机会驱动，预计在四年的周期内将产生约$13bn。如果以F1为例，这可能仅仅是个开始。
国际足联是女足世界杯以及在2025年美国举行且备受嘲讽的首届世俱杯的组织者。再加上社交媒体、流媒体和周边商品的机会，以及美国媒体对广播权的购买，金融化的机会看起来极其巨大。
因凡蒂诺-库什纳（Infantino-Kushner）的交易可能会在启动之初就夭折。但一个日益商业化模式的潜力正在被开启。
构建人工智能 (AI) 数据中心对铜需求的增加提升了力拓矿业 (Rio Tinto) 的利润。 该矿业公司报告称，在截至 6 月 30 日的六个月中，利润增长 47% 至 £5bn —— 其中超过一半来自铜和铝。 AI 的增长促使矿业公司专注于生产。数据中心使用大量铜，且铜对于
疯狂且富有的亚洲人 渣打银行 (STANDARD Chartered) 经常在信贷周期和坏账问题中挣扎。 这长期以来给这家总部位于伦敦的银行的声誉和股价蒙上了一层阴影。 比尔·温特斯 (Bill Winters) 担任了 11 年首席执行官，他是英国银行中任职时间最长的首席执行官，这改变了许多现状。 该行不再如此依赖中东和非洲的新兴市场，尽管这两个地区仍是企业的一部分。 它现在在很大程度上是一家亚洲银行，植根于新加坡和香港等关键增长市场。 温特斯曾任摩根大通 (JP Morgan) 投资银行负责人，他带领该行走上了财富管理之路。 这在增长迅猛、新财富遍地的新兴地区取得了显著成效。其税前利润增长 9% 至 £4bn，冷静地反映了这一方向的转变。 这与英国基金管理公司阿伯丁 (Aberdeen) 形成了鲜明对比——后者曾是亚洲和新兴市场基金的先驱，但在过去六个月中经历了 £3bn 的净流出。 曼彻斯特平台 Interactive Investor 吸引了 £6.8bn，证明其成为了救星。
可再生能源，因为它被用于太阳能电池板和电动汽车。 而竞争对手嘉能可 (Glencore) 今年放弃了与力拓矿业的合并，该公司表示，在截至 3 月底的半年中，其铜产量增加了 15%。 铜、铝和锂占了上半年收益的 57%。力拓股份上涨 1.6%，而嘉能可上涨 2.8%。
Daily Mail, 2026年7月30日，星期四
Aston Martin ..................3534 -58 86 3514 BAE Systems .................2020 -5 2331 160912 Chemring Gp .................59612 -612 603 460 QinetiQ ..........................50312xd +2 54912 406 Rolls-Royce ....................1380 -3938 150414 1026 Senior ............................29012
311 16458
Banks（银行）
Banco Santander ...........1026 -14 1068 629 Barclays .........................49212 -1212 53038 35658 HSBC Hldgs ..................154734 -58 155234 91778 Lion Finance ..................11140 -300 11770 7020 Lloyds Banking ..............11138 -134 11538 7534 Metro Bank ....................17358 -314 17914 100 NatWest Group ..............665 +14 69414 50514 Stan Chartered ..............2157 +60 217612 130512 TBC Bank ......................4628 -128 5180 3640
Beverages（饮料）
Barr (AG) .......................656 -1 710 598 C&C Group ....................10558 -214 179 8758 Coca-Cola HBC .............5065 -20 5170 3306 Diageo ........................1668 -4 2121 136212
Chemicals（化学品）
Croda Intnal ...................3220 +60 3240 2439 Elementis .......................175 +5 17734 14258 Johnson Matt .................1970xd +11 2388 1736 Victrex ............................782 -14 796 539
Construction & Materials（建筑与材料）
Balfour Beatty ................848 -10 899 542 Breedon .........................31538 -1014 377 273 Genuit Group .................265 -538 391 24314 Grafton Gp .....................96778 -512 99214 80838 Ibstock ...........................9312 -134 15014 8814 Keller Group ...................2992 -104 3444 1282 Kier Group .....................23414 -658 25212 18034 Marshalls .......................156 +14 207 12534 Volution ..........................606 -23 712 562
Electricity（电力）
Drax Gp .........................75912 +10 918 62612 SSE ...............................2322xd -30 275712 1612
Electronic & Electrical Equipment（电子与电气设备）
Halma ............................3410xd -120 4878 3210 Morgan Advanced ..........21712 -2 24312 18738 Oxford Instruments ........2654xd -196 3302 1766 Renishaw .......................4780 -285 5455 2885
Equity Investment Instruments（权益投资工具）
3i Infrastructure ..............38812 +3 39312 326 Aberforth Smlr Cos ........1720 +18 1756 1418 AJ Bell ...........................59212 -1 643 41438 Alliance Witan ................1342 -4 1351 1188 Allianz Tech ....................650 -4 758 44512 Ashoka India ..................253 +112 28512 217 AVI Global Trust .............256 +1 27212 23912 Baillie Giff Japan ............1008 +14 1018 834 Baillie Giff US .................313 -1 36612 26112
Bankers InvTst ...............146xd -1 15234 121 BH Macro .......................416 +1 46212 38612 Biopharma Credit ...........7214 -38 74 6678 BlackRock Smlr..............271 +12 35412 6618 BlkRckWldMining ...........867 -9 1046 549 Bluefield Solar................9214 +14 97 6678 BR Greater Eur ..............583 -8 624 516 Brunner ..........................1534 +4 1610 1354 Caledonia Inv .................385xd -12 39112 312 Chrysalis ........................7378 -34 13038 7378 City of London IT ...........595xd +4 59912 488 Edin Inv Trust .................860 +9 863 760 Edin Wwide ....................234 -6 29012 187 Euro Sml Co. ..................23612 +212 24612 197 F&C Inv Trust .................332xd -138 35134 8214 Fidelity China .................265xd +8 33212 245 Fidelity Emg ...................1338 -32 1562 820 Fidelity Eur .....................42212 -312 44112 372 Fidelity Spec Val ............465 +312 46814 372 Finsbury G&I Tst ............830 +12 915 713 Foresight Env .................8578 +14 8814 6178 GCP Infra Inv .................8314 +78 84 70 Global Smaller ...............193
19734 16358 Greencoat UK ................106 -112 12018 9214 Harbourvest ...................3365 -30 3450 2670 Henderson Sml Co ........950 +3 950 774 Herald Inv Trust ..............2935 -30 3260 2305 HG Capital Trust.............390 +4 522 323 HICL Infr ........................136 +34 13614 109 ICG Enterprise ...............1440 +36 1600 1310 Impax Enviro Mkts .........42712 -4 47312 38112 Invesco Asia ...................467xd -112 516 368 JPM American ...............1194xd -10 1234 1048 JPM Emerging Markets .15614xd -1 18014 11914 JPM Euro Disc. ..............622xd +2 663 557 JPM Japan IT .................773 -4 839 639 JPMorgan India Growth .886xd
1106 800 Jupiter Fund ...................15858 -114 19514 11558 Law Debenture ..............1248 +4 1259 982 M&G ..............................35214 -34 35714 24858 Mercantile IT ..................27812 -2 281 237 Merchants Trust .............666xd +3 67112 537 Molten Ventures .............600 -5 638 34934 Monks Inv Tst.................1584 -2 1656 1340 Morgan Sindall ...............4366 +32 5530 4050 Murray Inc Tst ................1024 +4 1036 873 Murray Intl Tst ................370xd +112 372 285 Neuberger Private Eqty ..1450xd +2 1632 1302 Next Energy Solar ..........4934 -14 7778 44 Ninety One .....................21038xd -158 25938 18512 Oakley Capital Inv ..........508 -2 576 169 Pacific Horizon ...............996 -18 1252 638 Pantheon Infra ...............11358 +58 11938 101 Pantheon Intl ..................39312
40712 32312 Partners Group ..............597 +3 942 594 Patria Private .................610xd +6 642 524 Pershing Square ............3740 -34 5090 3642 Personal Assets Tr .........544xd +2 554 509 Polar Cap Gl ..................250xd -3 253 203 Polar Cap Tech...............59712 -13 73312 38812 Pollen Street ..................860 -5 964 702
采矿 (Mining)
价格 每日 变动 最大跌幅股 Greggs 2002p +18.46% Sage 1022p +8.75% Weir 2744p +8.72% Bodycote 723.5p +4.86% WAG Payment 107.8p +4.86%
52周最高 最低
52周最高 最低
52周最高 最低
Renewables Infra ...........7658
85 6312 RIT Cap Partners ...........2510 +50 2595 1926 Schroder Asia ................770 -8 888 586 Schroder Oriental...........42312xd -2 459 298 Scot American Inv ..........558 -1 562 487 Scottish Mortgage ..........1314 -1112 1545 102812 Sequoia Econ Infra ........8614xd +158 8678 7534 Syncona .........................107 +158 10934 8678 Templeton Em ................292xd -6 350 19738 Twentyfour .....................108xd
11434 10458 Vietnam Enter ................692 +8 848 684 VinaCapital Vietna .........418
499 41412 Wwide Healthcare ..........39112 +2 397 308
食品生产商
Assoc Brit Foods............2100 +44 2337 18 Cranswick ......................5430xd +20 5690 4840 Greencore ......................257 +134 30612 192 Hilton Food Gp ...............565 +1 857 456 Premier Foods ...............19338 +114 20914 167 Princes Group ................335 -10 479 29812 Tate & Lyle .....................55412xd -112 569 32938 Unilever ..........................4986 -12 5472 4078
综合金融
3i Group .........................2897 -16 4459 2082 Ashmore Gp...................205 -58 26634 15312 Bridgepoint Group..........31034 -934 34834 22258 Capital Gearing ..............526 +214 526 5214 CMC Markets .................701xd -20 749 206 Coats Group ..................8138 -314 9518 7134 Foresight Group .............46412 -12 491 345 ICG ................................1908xd -22 2332 1463 IG Gp .............................1689 -9 1938 1025 Integrafin ........................37112 -312 392 29812 Intl Public Prtnshps ........14214 +114 14314 11714 Investec .........................629 -1712 660 518 IP Group ........................6358 -34 7058 4858 JTC ................................1324 -1 1366 897 London Stock Ex ............9198 +48 10100 7170 Man Group .....................310 +358 31114 15434 Nth Atlantic Smlr ............420
426 330 OSB Group ....................56112 +2 64312 48414 Paragon .........................844 +21 92612 71112 Plus500 ..........................4114 +94 5070 2942 Quilter ............................19334 -134 20814 15438 Rathbone Grp ................1664 -54 2265 1582 Ruffer Investment ...........297 +312 31312 28312 Schroders ......................58812
589 36114
-6.88% 兰开夏控股 (Lancashire Hldgs) 616.5p -6.59% 肖布鲁克 (Shawbrook) 338.5p -5.71% 雷尼绍 (Renishaw) 4780p -5.63% 古德温 (Goodwin) 16,340p -4.78%
SDCL Efficiency .............3812 +38 63 32 Temple Bar.....................42012 +412 42334 331 TP ICAP .........................34238 -638 355 24012 XPS Pensions ................337 +5 384 283
医疗保健设备与服务 (Health Care Equipment & Services)
Convatec ........................23058 +238 25638 194 牛津生物医学 (Oxford Biomedica) ..........546 -10 913 430 史密斯-尼普 (Smith & Neph) ................121412 +1412 1435 107312 Spire Health ...................234 +12 249 14234
房屋建筑商 (Housebuilders)
Barratt Redrow ...............29334 -78 40938 24114 Bellway ..........................1993 +2 2868 1715 伯克利集团 (Berkeley Grp) ..................3470 -8 4434 3104 Crest Nicholson .............6134 -78 18818 6114 Persimmon .....................110212 -7 154312 99858 Taylor Wimpey................8278 -112 11612 7418 Vistry Group ...................29414 +5 73634 22438
工业运输 (Industrial Transportation)
Clarkson ........................4718 +14 4962 3395 Zigup ..............................465 +1 47112 30112
工业 (Industrials)
Bodycote ........................72312 +3312 83612 601 古德温 (Goodwin) ........................16340 -820 27600 8520 Hill & Smith ....................2855 -120 3045 1968 IMI ..................................2860 -114 3050 2150 Melrose Ind ....................48034 +558 68134 44814 RHI Magnesita ...............2780 -10 3345 1980 Rotork ............................486 -58 49078 28838 史密斯集团 (Smiths Gp) ......................2599 -47 2746 2118 Spirax Group ..................6925 -75 7960 6060 Vesuvius ........................364 -8 503 35014 Weir Gp..........................2744 +220 3546 2274
休闲商品 (Leisure Goods)
Games Workshop ..........19850xd -190 21940 14200 ME Group ......................11314 +1 223 10014 瑞士腕表 (Watches of Switz) ...........71412 +112 80112 31834
人寿保险 (Life Insurance)
Aberdeen Group ............238 -1058 261 182 Aviva ..............................68658 -558 69258 59138 Legal & General .............296 -112 300 23358 Prudential .......................109612 +20 1220 916 St James Place ..............1064 -21 1553 1060 Standard Life .................905 -1212 91712 619
媒体 (Media)
4imprint ..........................4222 +44 4430 3055 Autotrader Group ...........53158 +234 83738 42714 Bloomsbury ....................638xd +8 672 43812 Informa ..........................905 -1 99338 73934 ITV .................................7578 +14 8514 6738 Mony Group ...................213 +658 21512 14412 Pearson..........................1326 +16 133914 89158 RELX .............................2874 +42 3936 2013 Rightmove Group ...........48778 +1334 82334 404 WPP ..............................322 +312 410 22478
Anglo American .............3602 -20 4225 2068 Antofagasta ....................3549 -12 4455 1877 Endeavour Mining ..........3487 -101 5290 2300 Fresnillo .........................2481 -82 4448 1378 嘉能可 (Glencore) ........................52034 +1414 615 28012 Hochschild Mining..........43638 -814 80812 27258 Pan African Resourses ..9212 -112 18338 5314 力拓 (Rio Tinto).........................6977 +112 8308 444812
非寿险 (Nonlife Insurance)
Admiral Gp .....................3798 +32 3798 2644 Beazley ..........................129012 -2 1296 769 Hiscox ............................1818 -1 1899 1260 兰开夏控股 (Lancashire Hldgs) ...........61612 -4312 694 565
油气生产商 (Oil & Gas Producers)
BP ..................................54312 +1734 60614 39834 Energean .......................759 +12 1026 68312 Harbour Energy .............24014 +10 31834 18578 Hunting ..........................431 -17 531 293 Ithaca Energy.................238 +934 28558 15334 壳牌 (Shell) ...............................332312 +89 3583 2562
石油设备与服务 (Oil Equipment & Services)
Wood Gp(J) ...................2938
2938 1814
药物与生物技术 (Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
AstraZeneca ..................13134 +194 15542 10922 Genus ............................2226 +8 3170 1966 GSK ...............................2007 -22 2268 1373 Haleon ...........................37934 -114 41078 32078 Hikma Pharma .............1630 +17 1964 1191 Oxford Nanopore ...........11238 +118 219 10412 Reckitt Benckiser ...........5400 +224 668134 4443
房地产 (Real Estate)
Big Yellow Gp .................89712 +7 1180 812
British Land ....................43934 -338 44314 32114 Derwent London ............2102 +42 2113 1509 Grainger .........................17458 -138 211 15038 Grt Portland Est .............349 +1 374 27412 Hammerson ...................369 +634 374 26734 Harworth ........................12834
18912 120 Land Securities ..............70912 +212 70912 529 LondonMetric Prop.........19778 -34 215 17712 Primary Hlth Prop ...........9634xd -12 10814 8712 Safestore Hldgs .............618xd -3 837 582 Savills ............................935 -7 1108 808 SEGRO ..........................970 -2738 99738 60438 Shaftesbury ....................14314 -234 16034 12614 Sirius Real Estate ..........9934xd -34 11178 91 Supermarket Inc ............8612xd -18 8878 7634 Target Healthcare ..........11558 -38 116 9234 TR Property IT ...............31712xd -1 36112 295 Tritax Big Box .................17034 -212 17314 13314 Unite Group ...................533 -1612 757 44834 Workspace Gp ...............35314xd +38 430 31938
零售商 (Retailers)
AO World .......................97xd +38 11314 8338 ASOS .............................383 +12 383 20612 B&M ...............................23014xd +34 26418 15514 Burberry Gp ...................1193 +53 1360 100412 Currys ............................168 +3 168 10678 Dr. Martens ....................7814 -18 9938 6034 Dunelm Gp.....................894 +6 1241 715 Frasers Group ................81512 +1612 81714 61812 Greggs ...........................2002 +312 200312 1418 Howden Joinery .............78612 -112 970 72312 Inchcape ........................856 +3012 890 64012 JD Sports Fashion .........9434xd -18 10412 6514 Kingfisher .......................31118 -12 37012 24314 Marks & Spencer ...........40538 +538 40814 30878 Moonpig .........................27714 +3 27914 19258 Next ...............................15180xd -60 15240 11575 Ocado Gp ......................195 +612 39558 15914 Pets at Home Gp ...........20834 +234 23658 17078 Sainsbury(J) ..................35838 +412 36318 29334 SSP Group.....................201 -558 21114 13858 Tesco .............................50134 +1012 50134 40678 WH Smith ......................445 -1 135512 38314 Wickes Group ................19658 +2 255 17034
软件与计算机服务 (Software & Computer Services)
Alfa Financial .................17334 +138 24812 14238 Auction Tech ..................480 -334 49212 263 Baltic Classifieds............20958 +958 358 17034 Bytes Technology ...........40534xd -114 42714 25358 Computacenter ..............4764 -50 4866 2242 Deliveroo ........................17934
17934 17634 Kainos Gp ......................92912 +2812 1190 683 NCC Grp ........................144 -58 15734 11334 Playtech .........................38934 -638 43612 232 Softcat............................1987 +23 2010 1091 The Sage Group ............1022 +8214 1220 78358 Trustpilot ........................278 +1 29034 12914
支持服务 (Support Services)
Babcock Intl ...................1140 -20 1502 921
Bunzl ..............................2814 -2 2817 1989 DCC Energy...................6350 +20 6410 4350 Diploma .........................7110 -310 7630 5015 Essentra.........................10714 -1 113 7978 Experian ........................3077 +96 4004 2375 Hays ...............................6458 +18 6614 2958 Intertek Gp .....................5830 -5 5835 3582 Intl Workplace Gp ..........202 -34 24938 16834 Johnson Service Gp ......15334 +114 17018 12558 Michael Page .................19634 +214 27234 10318 Mitie Group ....................20834xd +58 210 13638 Rentokil Initial ................44314 +1234 50634 35334 RS Group .......................700 +312 73212 54112 Serco .............................24414 +38 32434 207 Sthree ............................262 -2 264 13738 Travis Perkins.................56912 +2 714 50712 W.A.G ............................10012
106 8134
技术硬件与设备 (Technology Hardware & Equipment)
discoverIE Gp ................773xd -19 792 514 GB GROUP ...................228xd +112 259 185 Raspberry Pi ..................62012 -1512 1051 25714 Spirent Comms ..............19834
19834 194
电信 (Telecoms)
Airtel Africa ....................34738 -838 42014 20414 BT Gp ............................20512 +118 23912 2 Gamma Comms .............965 -1412 1106 701 Helios Towers .................20214 -434 24538 116 Telecom Plus .................861 +2 1926 710 Vodafone Gp ..................122xd -114 12314 82
烟草 (Tobacco)
Br Am Tob ......................4740xd +71 4962 3733 Imperial Brands .............2929 +29 3341 2668
旅游与休闲 (Travel & Leisure)
Compass Gp ..................33xd +18 2665 2718 Dominos Pizza ...............20514 +234 246 16714 easyJet ..........................61158 -38 680 33934 Entain ............................56058 -1314 1022 521 FirstGroup ......................18112xd +1 232 158 Hollywood Bowl .............287 -2 30712 15814 Intercontl Htls .................16034 -12 10585 12838 Intl Cons Airl ..................43212 -1318 488 34214 Mitchells & Butlers .........27512
301 228 PPHE Hotel Gp ..............1576 -12 2060 1286 Trainline .........................240 -158 300 18512 Wetherspoon (JD) ..........770 +11 77014 55512 Whitbread ......................2526 +10 3274 2234 Wizz Air Hldgs................1040 -47 1447 84912
公共事业 (Utilities)
Centrica .........................15538 +18 21834 154 Metlen ............................4538 +34 5614 3134 National Grid ..................1193 -25 1400 101012 Pennon ..........................46338xd -738 600 446 Severn Trent ...................3032 -28 3280 327 United Utilities ................1379xd -6 1457 91434
*除息 (Ex-Dividend) 来源：新闻协会 (The Press Association)
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1.50 Evanesco 2.25 Flann Sunna (nb) 3.00 ENCELADUS (nap) 3.35 Diamond Necklace 4.10 Noble Vow 4.45 Cilician 5.20 So Lovely 5.55 Get Outta Here
1.50 —CORAL KINCSEM 遗产让磅赛 (2) (3岁马) 增加奖金 £120,000 (£61,848) 1英里1弗隆197码 (14) 101 (7) 22-3L60 BOURBON BLUES 26 B Meehan 9-9......................................J Leavy 102 (5) 17-4175 EVANESCO 20 (D) (GS) C Johnston 9-8 ..........................David Egan 103 (3) 5118 HARMONICS 40 (D) (G) J & T Gosden 9-6 .............................S Foley 104 (11) 1-L15 GONNA FLY 20 (D) (GS) R Beckett 9-4 ................................H Crouch 105 (12) 34-11 SAVVY DISKO 33 (G) S Woods 9-3 ...............................B Loughnane 106 (14) 3112 DECADE OF TIME 20 (GS) J Channon 9-3 ..................... T Marquand 107 (9) 1-150 BIRGHAM DUB 42 J Chapple-Hyam 9-2 .............................O Murphy 108 (8) 551-747 LION OF ALBA 21 (T) (G) H Palmer 9-0 .............................. D Probert 109 (4) 14-420 DIAL ME IN 42 (T) J P O’Brien (IRE) 8-11 ......D Browne McMonagle 110 (13) 231 DARK WHISPER 30 D Menuisier 8-10 .............................J P Spencer 111 (10) 138934 STRENGTH OF SPIRIT 30 (GS) K R Burke 8-9 ..................P-L Jamin 112 (2) 62-141 CIARRAI ABU 20 (C) (G) Harry Eustace 8-9 .......................... G Wood 113 (6) 15L-654 LOZ VEGAS 20 P Chapple-Hyam 8-8.................................... M Ghiani 114 (1) 932 LEAN D’AISLINGEAN 30 Charlie Pike 8-8 .........................E Greatrex 预计单价 (SP): 5 Decade Of Time, 11-2 Harmonics, Ciarrai Abu, 8 Dark Whisper, Savvy Disko, 10 Birgham Dub, 12 Gonna Fly. 热门马: 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 (W 8-11). 2025: Best Secret 3 9 9 (James Doyle) 7-2 热门, S Wattel 抽得 (2) 18 匹参赛.
CIARRAI ABU 曾在此赛道获胜，目前状态正处于上升期，此次首次提升至 1¼m 距离，预计将进一步爆发。Harmonics 在经历了首次大场让磅赛后应该更加成熟，且凭借有利的抽签位置，可能构成威胁。Loz Vegas 上次在雅士谷赛马场落后于选定马匹，但看起来增加距离会比较合适，因此与 Strength of Spirit 和 Savvy Disko 一起被列入候选名单。
2.25 —MARKEL RICHMOND 锦标赛 (GROUP 2) (1) (2岁马) 增加奖金 £200,000 (£113,420) 6弗隆 (10) 201 (2) 11222 ADAAY OF SCARLETT 21 (G) H Palmer 9-2 ......................O Murphy 202 (7) 151 BIG CIGAR 19 (D2) (G) R & P Fahey 9-2 .............................Oisin Orr 203 (8) 14 CUT A DASH 44 R Hannon 9-2 ...........................................S M Levey 204 (10) 11 FLANN SUNNA 20 (D2) (G) S & E Crisford 9-2 .....................W Buick 205 (9) 2121L HICKORY LAD 21 (D) (S) Phillip Makin 9-2 ...........................S James 206 (5) 32291 JAAN KI TUKRI 16 (P) (D) C Cox 9-2 ...................................H Crouch 207 (4) 41 MAN’S BEST FRIEND 8 (D) A P O’Brien (IRE) 9-2 ..........R L Moore 208 (6) 41767 MR MACARTNEY 40 (V) (G) Oli Rix 9-2 ............................. R Dawson 209 (3) 115 NIGHT IN VEGAS 44 (C&DD) (S) E J-Houghton 9-2............C Bishop 210 (1) 110 WHERE LOVE LIVES 40 Donnacha O’Brien (IRE) 9-2 ..B Loughnane 预计单价 (SP): 15-8 Flann Sunna, 10-3 Cut A Dash, 4 Night In Vegas, 13-2 Adaay Of Scarlett, 15-2 Man’s Best Friend, 16 Hickory Lad. 热门马: 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 3 2025: Coppull 2 9 2 (David Probert) 5-1 C Cox 抽得 (8) 9 匹参赛.
这场比赛预计会很有趣，FLANN SUNNA 在职业生涯起步阶段的表现令人印象深刻，在现在提升级别的情况下，他肯定会受到很多挑战。Cut A Dash 在上次的考文垂赛中获得第四名，证实了其首秀所展现的潜力，并能维持相对于 Night In Vegas 的优势。Adaay Of Scarlett 和 Man’s Best Friend 也是值得考虑的其他马匹。
3.00 —美森佩里埃戈登锦标赛 (GROUP 3) (1) (3-Y-O) 增加 £200,000 (£113,420) 1m 3f 218yds (7) 301 (7) 2-44241 GERYON 14 (T) G M Lyons (IRE) 9-6................................. C T Keane 302 (3) 511-240 BAY OF BRILLIANCE 25 (C) (S) R Beckett 9-3 ...................H Crouch 303 (6) 33-11 ENCELADUS 42 (D) (G) J P O’Brien (IRE) 9-3... D Browne McMonagle 304 (5) 3-1L182 MAGNETUDE 26 (P) (D2) James Owen 9-3 ........................O Murphy 305 (4) 1-5220 SAHARA KING 40 (P) R Hannon 9-3 ..............................James Doyle 306 (2) 24-1435 SHAIHAAN 32 Donnacha O’Brien (IRE) 9-3 ................... T Marquand 307 (1) 362-3LL VENETIAN LACE 20 C Johnston 9-0 ......................................... J Hart 预计单赢赔率 (Probable SP): 11-4 Bay Of Brilliance, 3 Enceladus, 4 Geryon, 11-2 Shaihaan, 6 Sahara King, 12 Venetian Lace, 16 Magnetude. 热门赛马: 2 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 2025: Merchant 3 9 3 (Tom Marquand) 6-5 Fav W Haggas 抽签 (4) 共 7 匹参赛。
BAY OF BRILLIANCE 上次在德国同类赛事中表现不佳，可能是仍受到在埃普瑟姆德比 (Epsom Derby) 中全力拼搏的影响，因此在这次降级比赛中非常值得再次关注。前途看好的让量赛冠军 Enceladus 和 Sahara King 是主要威胁。
3.35 —卡塔尔纳索锦标赛 (雌马及母马 GROUP 1) (1) 增加 £600,000 (£340,260) 1m 1f 197yds (5) 401 (5) L111/P3 FRIENDLY SOUL 43 (D3) (GS) J & T Gosden 5-9-9 ..............W Buick 402 (1) 429-116 SEE THE FIRE 43 (D3) (G) A Balding 5-9-9.........................O Murphy 403 (4) 1-131 BOTAGOZ 34 (D) R Varian 3-9-0 ......................................... R Dawson 404 (3) 111-11 DIAMOND NECKLACE 46 (D) (S) A P O’Brien (IRE) 3-9-0...R L Moore 405 (2) 325-640 MOMENTS OF JOY 46 A P O’Brien (IRE) 3-9-0 ............W M Lordan 预计单赢赔率 (Probable SP): 8-13 Diamond Necklace, 7-2 Friendly Soul, 4 See The Fire, 14 Botagoz. 热门赛马: 1 1 3 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 年龄: 3 3 3 5 3 5 3 4 3 3 2025: Whirl 3 9 0 (Ryan Moore) 6-5 Fav A P O’Brien 抽签 (4) 共 5 匹参赛。
如果 FRIENDLY SOUL 在皇家雅士谷赛马会 (Royal Ascot) 期间发挥更稳健，可能会与随后的法尔茅斯冠军 Blue Bolt 旗鼓相当；面对目前旨在冲击连续第四次 Group 1 冠军且尚未尝败的 3 岁马 Diamond Necklace，她看起来是极具价值的选择。
赛道概况: JACKPOT & PRINCIPAL MEETING。R-H 赛道。 场地状况: 良好 (Good)——部分路段为良好至坚硬 (good to firm)。起跑闸: 5f, 6f, 7f 及 1m 中心； 1m2f 内侧；1m4f 外侧。顶尖骑师: Oisin Murphy。顶尖练马师: A Balding。首次佩戴装备: 1.50 Lion Of Alba, 4.10 Kolkata Knight, Truly Glamorous, 4.45 Agitator, Cilician, Crazy Cubana, Leave The Bag In, 5.20 Cloud Chorus, Donna Beauty, 5.55 Abundant, Go Rimbaud, Storming Point, Zennor Storm。长途运输马匹: Dial Me In (1.50), Where Love Lives (2.25), Man’s Best Friend (2.25), Geryon (3.00), Shaihaan (3.00), Enceladus (3.00), Moments Of Joy (3.35), Diamond Necklace (3.35), So Lovely (5.20) 来自爱尔兰; Strength of Spirit (1.50), Hickory Lad (2.25), Miss Yechance (4.10) 运输距离 298 英里。
2.00 —欧洲育马者基金 (EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND EBF) 纯血马新马赛 (FILLIES’ NOVICE STAKES) (4) (2岁马) 奖金 £11,000 增加 (£5,940) 5f 8yds (2) 1 (1) FUNKY DORY K R Burke 9-2 ......................................................C Lee 2 (2) 24 ROOTS IN TOUCHE 38 A Keatley 9-2 ................................MP Sheehy 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 5-6 Funky Dory, 平手 (Evens) Roots In Touche。
2.35 —ODDSCHECKER+ 更聪明投注 (BET SMARTER WITH ODDSCHECKER+) 让磅赛 (HANDICAP) (5) 奖金 £8,000 增加 (£4,187) 1m 75yds (5) 1 (3) 3L50L5 DEGALE 14 (T) (D) D & N Barron 5-9-9 ...............................C Beasley 2 (5) 969-051 THEME PARK (5磅减磅) 7 (T) (D3) (G) N Tinkler 6-9-9 ..F McManoman 3 (1) L-943L6 GREAT BLASKET 33 (V) (C&DD6) James Owen 6-9-7 ........C Fallon 4 (2) 086261 RELEVANT RANGE 12 (D5) (G) I Furtado 7-9-3 ....Elle-May Croot (5) 5 (4) 225L-LL TARDAFF 46 I Williams 4-8-13 .....................................................C Lee 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 平手 (Evens) Theme Park, 6-4 Relevant Range, 15-2 Great Blasket, 16 Degale。
3.10 —下载 ODDSCHECKER APP 让磅赛 (HANDICAP) (4) (3岁马) 奖金 £11,000 增加 (£5,757) 1m 2f 50yds (5) 1 (4) 251-046 CROWN OFFICE 20 (S) W Haggas 9-7 ..................................C Fallon 2 (3) 1-37113 AFFECTION J37 (D2) (S) D Pipe 9-7 ..........................................C Lee 3 (5) 1-435 SASSICAIA 26 Owen Burrows 9-5....................................C Rodriguez 4 (2) 6274 BEE FARMER 20 E Bethell 9-4 ............................................C Beasley 5 (1) 51-1 SUPPLICATE 69 (D) (G) R Varian 9-4 .................................. J Mitchell 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 5-6 Supplicate, 4 Bee Farmer, 6 Sassicaia, Crown Office, 12 Affection。
3.45 —通过 ODDSCHECKER 获取最佳赔率 EBF 限制性新马赛 (RESTRICTED NOVICE STAKES) (5) 奖金 £8,000 增加 (£4,320) 1m 75yds (5) 1 (4) 6-32L MARQUESSOFANGLESEY 31 C Hills 3-9-7 ...................C Rodriguez 2 (1) 2 MATTER OF BRITAIN 14 D O’Meara 3-9-7 ............................D Nolan 3 (3) 6 TIME ALONE 13 (T) Dr R Newland & J Insole 3-9-7 ..................C Lee 4 (5) SALVEZZA E Walker 3-9-5 ..................................................G Downing 5 (2) 2 QUEEN’S HAME 24 (BF) W Haggas 3-9-2 .............................C Fallon 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 15-8 Marquessofanglesey, 9-4 Queen’s Hame, 3 Matter Of Britain, 6 Salvezza, 16 Time Alone。
赛道详情：左手赛道 (L-H course)。场地状态：良好至坚实——部分路段良好。起跑闸：5f, 6f 和 1m 位于中心；1m2f 和 1m6f 位于内侧。档位优势：短途赛时，若起跑闸在远端，低档位占优；若在看台围栏侧，高档位占优。顶尖骑师：Cieren Fallon。顶尖练马师：W Haggas。首次佩戴装备：2.35 Degale, Great Blasket, 4.55 Wagyu Star。
赛道详情：左手赛道 (L-H course)。场地状态：良好至 坚实——部分路段良好。起跑闸：6f 位于外侧；1m4f 位于中 心；其余位于内侧。档位优势：5f 高档位占优，全赛道低档位占优。顶尖骑师：Callum Hutchinson。 顶尖练马师：A Balding。去年在该项赛事中入围： 6.40 Imperial Cult (第二名)；8.25 Twirler (第一名)。首次佩戴装备：6.05 Out Of This World, 6.40 Dream Hard- er, 7.50 Red Moon, 8.25 Victor Cee。路程最远参赛马：Lady Gormire (8.25) 267 英里。级别下调： 6.05 Banged Up 比上次参赛下调 2 个级别 (Class 2 降至 Class 4)。风管手术后首次参赛：6.40 Stage Show。
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1.50 Ciarrai Abu 2.25 Flann Sunna 3.00 Geryon 3.35 FRIENDLY SOUL (nap) 4.10 Old Is Gold (nb) 4.45 Shadow King 5.20 Elevating 5.55 Electric Dreams
SSR 4.10 —BUCCELLATI HANDICAP (3) (3-Y-O) £50,000 附加 (£25,770) 5f (18) 501 (4) 283126 SCHRODINGER’S CAT 19 (D2) G Tuer 9-9 .....................O Stammers 502 (13) 241002 BAKER BLUE 13 (D) D Cunha 9-9 ........................................P Dobbs 503 (2) 613119 NAANA’S SHADOW 19 (D4) K Scott 9-8 .............................O Murphy 504 (11) 14L3 MANATEE MEHMAS 33 (D) (G) D O’Meara 9-7 ................D Tudhope 505 (16) 715-510 DAZZLING HAZE 41 (D3) R Cowell 9-5 ................................ M Ghiani 506 (6) 2-15427 MISS YECHANCE 41 (D3) (GS) K R Burke 9-4 .....................S James 507 (9) 11L-625 PILU 21 (GS) R Teal 9-1 .................................................Jason Watson 508 (14) 11435 SHES GOT A BROTHER 40 (D2) M & D Easterby 9-1 ....... B Garritty 509 (17) 431-610 RIVER SPEY 21 (G) E Walker 9-0 ....................................K Shoemark 510 (1) 31830-6 OLD IS
GOLD 97 (DBF) A Balding 9-0 ...........................James Doyle 511 (12) 334L11 ONE AND GONE 27 (C&DD) I Williams 9-0................R Kavanagh (3) 512 (10) 734111 QUANTUM POWER 26 (V) (D4) (GS) Tom Clover 9-0 .....David Egan 513 (18) 41-20L4 KOLKATA KNIGHT 26 (T) (D) (GS) T Dascombe 8-11 .......P-L Jamin 514 (15) 2-5311L NOBLE VOW 60 (DBF) (GS) R Hannon 8-10 ..........................J Leavy 515 (3) 521726 CALL MARGOT 43 (D) G Tutty 8-8 ............................Ashley Lewis (5) 516 (7) 391505 U S S CHARLESTON 6 (D2) (S) Lemos Souza 8-5 ............. C Planas 517 (5) 013741 COYY (6lbex) 9 (T) (D2) (G) E J-Houghton 8-5 ..................S Osborne 518 (8) 72L-411 TRULY GLAMOROUS 28 (P) (D2) (G) C Mason 8-2 ......... G Mangan 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 13-2 Shes Got A Brother, 7 Schrodinger’s Cat, 15-2 Naana’s Shadow, 8 Miss Yechance, Pilu, 10 Old Is Gold, Noble Vow, 12 Quantum Power。热门赛马：
2 1 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 (W 9-2)。 2025: Naana’s Sparkle 3 8 11 (C Bishop) 15-2 Alice Haynes 抽签 (6) 13 匹参赛。
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首选 PILU，他在去年看起来前景不错，并且在 5 月莱斯特的一场强力比赛中获得亚军，延续了进步。由于上次比赛有客观理由，在这次看起来竞争激烈的比赛中，他比状态良好的 Schrodinger’s Cat 更值得投票支持，此外 Baker Blue 和 One And Gone 也是可以考虑的对象。
4.45 —WHISPERING ANGEL NURSERY (2) (2-Y-O) £60,000 附加 (£30,924) 7f (18) 601 (4) L1L1 SHADOW KING (6lbex) 7 (B) (D) (G) R Hannon 9-13 .......S M Levey 602 (7) 2022 CILICIAN 13 (P) (BF) B Meehan 9-9 ................................ T Marquand 603 (6) 310 SWORD SALUTE 42 (D) (G) C Johnston 9-8 ..........................R Scott 604 (9) 153 MY A’ALI BABA 27 (S) P Evans 9-7 .................................... C T Keane 605 (3) 01L2 THE GINGER KID 20 E Walker 9-5 ..................................K Shoemark 606 (2) 414 THE BOOKKEEPER 55 (D) (S) R Hughes 9-4 ...................R L Moore 607 (12) 431 CAERULEUS 35 J Butler 9-4 .............................................David Egan 608 (16) 66411 EVERATEASE 48 E J-Houghton 9-3 .....................................C Bishop 609 (13) 13 MIA FANTASIA 19 (D) (G) H Palmer 9-2 ..............................O Murphy 610 (1) 872 LEAVE THE BAG IN 49
(B) A Keatley 9-1................... Toby Moore (7) 611 (15) 010 AGITATOR 43 (P) (G) Oliver Cole 8-13 ......................Mason Paetel (5) 612 (17) 4413 CASH COVE 20 (DBF) (G) C Johnston 8-13.................P J McDonald 613 (18) 923 HIGH HAZARD 26 (BF) H Palmer 8-11 ................................ D Probert 614 (8) 424 ROCKET BOOTS 76 James Owen 8-11 .................................. G Wood 615 (11) 103 CRAZY CUBANA 17 (P) (BF) E Walker 8-10 ............Ashley Lewis (5) 616 (14) 421 WISE AND WONDERFUL 29 (D) A Balding 8-10 ...............S Osborne 617 (5) 648 PRIMAL 13 A Balding 8-9 ....................................................... M Ghiani 618 (10) 6537 RBFLYING 19 T Easterby 8-9.............................................D Fentiman Probable SP: 4 Shadow King, 5 Wise And Wonderful, 7 The Bookkeeper, 8 The Ginger Kid, 10 Mia Fantasia, Cilician, Everatease, 14 Caeruleus.
热门马匹：3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 (W 9-2)。2025年：Sir Albert 2 9 3 (Oisin Murphy) 6-1 A Balding 抽签 (10) 11 匹参赛。5.20 —TATLER 英国 EBF 纯血雌马锦标赛 (2) (2岁) 奖金 £60,000 额外增加 (£30,924) 7f (15) 1 (6) 43 AVALON QUEEN 28 R Teal 9-2 ......................................B Loughnane 2 (3) BEGUILED J & T Gosden 9-2 ..................................................W Buick 3 (10) 3 CLARITY 22 A Balding 9-2 ....................................................O Murphy 4 (7) CLOUD CHORUS (H) G & J Moore 9-2 ............................David Egan 5 (2) 6 DONNA BEAUTY 88 (H) C Johnston 9-2 .........................J P Spencer 6 (15) 2 ELEVATING 20 R Hannon 9-2 .............................................S M Levey 7 (1) HIGHLAND GIRL C Johnston 9-2 .............................................R Scott 8 (11) ICONIC DREAM H Main 9-2 .................................................. M
Ghiani 9 (12) LA BASSETTE C Cox 9-2 ..............................................P J McDonald 10 (9) LA TORRE R Beckett 9-2 ........................................................H Crouch 11 (8) MAJESTIC FLAME R Hughes 9-2 ..........................................P Dobbs 12 (14) ORCHARD HATCHES M Tregoning 9-2 ............................... D Probert 13 (4) SIENA STORM E Walker 9-2.............................................K Shoemark 14 (5) 2 SO LOVELY 14 A P O’Brien (IRE) 9-2 ................................R L Moore 15 (13) STATE OF AMERICA Ollie Sangster 9-2 ..........D Browne McMonagle Probable SP: 11-8 So Lovely, 5 Elevating, 7 Beguiled, 10 Clarity, Siena Storm, 12 La Bassette, La Torre, Avalon Queen, 20 State Of America. 热门马匹：1 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 2025年：Aylin 2 9 2 (David Egan) 11-4 热门 K R Burke 抽签 (4) 13 匹参赛。5.55 —香港马会世界马池让量赛 (3) (3岁) 奖金 £50,000 额外增加
(£25,770) 1英里 (20) 1 (16) 11-L0 INTENSE VISION 42 (D) (S) Oli Rix 9-9 .............................. R Dawson 2 (1) 44-10 EXCLUSIVE CODE 42 (D) A Watson 9-9 ........................James Doyle 3 (11) 31L-270 VINCENZO PERUGGIA 42 (G) C Johnston 9-8 ......................R Scott 4 (6) 111127 WILD THOUGHTS 19 (P) (D3) (G) R Spencer 9-8 .............S Osborne 5 (8) 1-4L705 RICHIE’S ROCKET 26 R Beckett 9-7 ....................................H Crouch 6 (7) 43-2212 LAW COURT 47 (D) R Hannon 9-6 .........................Faleh Bughanaim 7 (13) 11-LL4 ZENNOR STORM 33 (P) (D) W Haggas 9-6 .................... T Marquand 8 (19) 610-321 RUNSWICK 36 (D) (GS) E Dunlop 9-6 ................................D Tudhope 9 (14) 471 ELECTRIC DREAMS 47 (D) J Fanshawe 9-5 ......................O Murphy 10 (4) 42-116 EUSTON HALL 41 (D2) (G) E Walker 9-5 ........................... C T Keane 11 (15) 422-151 GO
RIMBAUD 13 (P) (D) J & T Gosden 9-4............................W Buick 12 (20) 2-322 STORMING POINT 30 (P) (BF) G & J Moore 9-4 ...............R L Moore 13 (17) 221-433 ABUNDANT 20 (P) (D) T Ward 8-13 ....................................S M Levey 14 (9) 231213 KALOKALO 17 (D2) (GS) C Hills 8-13 ..........................Jason Watson 15 (3) 1L-6334 LOBLOLLY 26 S Woods 8-12 .............................................David Egan 16 (2) 0-73123 GET OUTTA HERE 20 (DBF) (G) D Menuisier 8-12 .......J P Spencer 17 (18) 21-403L AQUA BEAR 20 I Williams 8-12 ......................................B Loughnane 18 (5) 1-55 DUMUJI 80 C Cox 8-11 ...................................................P J McDonald 19 (10) 54-1617 STORM POINT 21 (DBF) (S) E Walker 8-11 ....................K Shoemark 20 (12) 00-4465 MR SEAGULL 20 (P) (G) H Palmer 8-10 ............................. D Probert 预计单价 (SP): 9-2 Go
Rimbaud, 13-2 Runswick, Exclusive Code, Electric Dreams, 7 Law Court, 8 Storming Point, 10 Get Outta Here, 12 Abundant. 热门选择：– – – – – – – 1 0 0 (W 9-3). 2025: Principality 3 9 8 (Kieran Shoemark) 18-1 Harry Eustace 抽签 (13) 15 匹参赛。
抽签优势：低 7f 至 1m 1f。级别下降：3.00 Shaihaan 在上次参赛中下降了 2 个级别（第 1 组至第 3 组）；Venetian Lace (2)。 自风管手术后首次参赛：今日无。
2.00 Funky Dory 2.35 Relevant Range 3.10 Supplicate 3.45 Marquessofanglesey 4.20 Sixty Plus 4.55 Mereside Spark 5.25 Yafaarr
纽马克特 (NEWMARKET) – 3.10 SUPPLICATE (最推荐/nap)；4.20 Sixty Plus (次选/nb)。 北英格兰 (NORTHERNER) – 2.35 THEME PARK (最推荐/nap)
4.20 —ODDSCHECKER 免费投注让分赛 (6) 增加 £6,500 (£3,402) 1m 6f (4) 1 (2) 67611 SIXTY PLUS (10lbex) 5 (P) (D) (G) James Owen 6-10-6.......C Fallon 2 (1) 632/72- BEST NIGHT J20 (T) D Pipe 5-9-11 ............................................C Lee 3 (3) 4-60042 SIMIYANN 13 (V) (D) (G) I Williams 6-9-4.............................C Beasley 4 (4) 5L4L-45 BEGGARMAN 50 (D2) (S) H Morrison 9-9-4 ...................C Rodriguez 预计单价 (SP): 4-6 Sixty Plus, 3 Simiyann, 6 Beggarman, 10 Best Night. 4.55 —ODDSCHECKER 让分赛 (6) (3岁马) 增加 £6,500 (£3,402) 6f 18码 (8) 1 (6) L50985 HENRIETTE RONNER 7 (D) T Coyle & K Wood 9-9 ..............T Eaves 2 (4) 33-2426 MOLLY MAC 13 M Fenton (爱尔兰) 9-8 ..........................Grace McEntee 3 (1) 52-LL44 MERESIDE SPARK 40 D & N Barron 9-7 ............................C Beasley 4 (2) 3512LL AUSPICIOUS 16 (D2) N Tinkler 9-6 ...................................... A Jary (3) 5 (8) 434668 SAECULAMATION 16 (D) G Margarson 9-0 ...............................C Lee 6 (3) 957-073 MUDDY NORA 40 S Spencer 9-0 ..............................................D Swift 7 (7) L96L86- AUDERE 273 D Ivory 9-0 ........................................................J F Egan 8 (5) 80-L WAGYU STAR 140 (B) J & S Quinn 9-0 ..................................C Fallon 预计单价 (SP): 15-8 Muddy Nora, 11-4 Mereside Spark, 10-3 Molly Mac, 8 Saeculamation, 16 Wagyu Star, Henriette Ronner, 20 Auspicious, Audere.
5.25 —ODDSCHECKER.COM AJA 新手业余骑师 让分赛 (5) 增加 £8,000 (£3,974) 1m 2f 50码 (7) 1 (5) 112253 GALAXY WONDER 24 (D) (S) A Carroll 4-11-5 .....................C Carroll 2 (3) 416631 POET’S DAWN 12 (P) (CD4) (GS) T Easterby 11-11-3 ...Miss R Burley 3 (6) 460132 YAFAARR 11 (T) S England 4-11-1 ...................... Jack Loughnane (3) 4 (4) 6353-77 FLIGHTOFTHEPHOENIX 91 C Hills 4-11-0 ..................James Hills (3) 5 (7) 30L151 PALAZZO PERSICO 15 (D4) (GS) A Carroll 5-10-10 .. William Pearman 6 (1) 7/4L-58L HILL STATION 9 D Wingrove 7-10-8 ............. Miss Jodie Wingrove (3) 7 (2) 198642 SHOWMEDEMONEY 31 (B) (D) (G) C Benton 7-10-5 ...Miss T Cole (3) 预计单价 (SP): 9-4 Palazzo Persico, 5-2 Poet’s Dawn, 10-3 Showmedemoney, 11-2 Yafaarr, 8 Galaxy Wonder.
2.00 Funky Dory 2.35 Tardaff 3.10 Supplicate 3.45 Queen’s Hame 4.20 Simiyann 4.55 Molly Mac 5.25 Poet’s Dawn
4.35 —让磅赛 (6) (3岁马) 增加 £7,200 (£3,768) 5f 21yds (8) 1 (4) 92L SANDS OF SEVE 10 (V) (C&D) Mr W G Harrison 9-9
D Keenan 2 (5) 085 RUNAMARA 30 (P) J & R Flint 9-8 .............Taylor Fisher 3 (7) 47L TOMMIE’S ANGEL 61 R Menzies 9-7 .........Kaiya Fraser 4 (2) 321 HAVIN A FLYER (6lbex) 7 (T) (D) R Menzies 9-7
T Kiely-Marshall (5) 5 (6) 145 A LOTT OF KANE 52 (CBF) C Banham 9-4 ....J Haynes 6 (1) L22 MY MATE MACKLEY 7 (P) (DBF) Adam Kirby 9-2
P Cosgrave 7 (3) 5L-L VIENNETTA 59 (H) M Blake 9-1 .......................W Carson 8 (8) L9-3 PRINCESS OF LIMNOS 79 A Carroll 9-0 .....S De Sousa 预计 SP: 7-4 Havin A Flyer, 9-4 My Mate Mackley, 5 A Lott Of Kane, 8 Sands of Seve, 10 Runamara, 20 Princess Of Limnos, Tommie’s Angel.
5.10 —让磅赛 (6) 增加 £7,200 (£3,768) 1m 142yds (13) 1 (12) 12L TILANI 27 (P) (BF2) I Williams 4-9-10 ................ L Morris 2 (9) 107 VOLTO DI MEDUSA 22 (B) Jack Jones 5-9-10 ..P Bradley 3 (5) 4-17 KING CHAOS 191 (BF) R Menzies 5-9-10 ..Kaiya Fraser 4 (4) 866 PORTMAN BLUE 7 (T) J Parr 4-9-10 ........... J Callan (3) 5 (13) 8-67 CONNIE MOON 169 (V) D Coakley 4-9-9.....P Cosgrave 6 (10) L90 CEPHALUS 23 (B) C Banham 7-9-8 .................J Haynes 7 (1) 6L4 THE DARK BARON 17 (C&DC) Kathy Turner 4-9-8
Laura Coughlan (3) 8 (2) 671 BETWEEN ME AND U 22 (T) (C&D) M Herrington
5-9-8 D Keenan 9 (11) 648- BUN BANG FAI 301 M Hammond 4-9-6 .........A Brookes 10 (6) 534 PEARLY SQUIRREL 20 (C) D Loughnane 4-9-6 ..S De Sousa 11 (3) 989 CY TWOMBLY 9 (V) J Mackie 4-9-5 ..............L Edmunds 12 (8) 1LL R P MCMURPHY 23 (P) (C&D2) M Appleby 4-9-4 .K Stott 13 (7) 3-97 ONSLOW GARDENS 46 L Mullaney 6-9-4 ....R Clutterbuck 预计 SP: 7-4 Between Me And U, 5 Pearly Squirrel, 7 Tilani, 8 The Dark Baron, 10 King Chaos, 12 Portman Blue.
5.47 —未赢过赛 (4) 增加 £10,000 (£5,400) 1m 1f 104yds (8) 1 (6) 5- GOLDEN CAVIAR 299 E Dunlop 3-9-7......... J Callan (3) 2 (4) PYRAMID J & T Gosden 3-9-7 ...........................R Havlin 3 (5) 6 WYVILL 47 I Williams 3-9-7 ...........................S De Sousa 4 (3) BINTWARD R Varian 3-9-2 .............................S D Bowen 5 (1) 253 CHIMES OF THUNDER 40 W Haggas 3-9-2 .... H Davies 6 (7) 524 DOR’S DAZZLER 166 (H) D Ivory 3-9-2 ......Kaiya Fraser 7 (8) INDIAN MARY K P De Foy 3-9-2 .............Laura Pearson 8 (2) 5 WALKING ON STARS 7 Sir M Prescott 3-9-2 ... L Morris 预计 SP: 13-8 Chimes Of Thunder, 2 Pyramid, 3 Bintward, 14 Indian Mary.
6.22 —限制性未赢过赛 (5) (2岁马) 增加 £8,000 (£4,320) 6f 20yds (12) 1 (7) 532 LOCATION LOCATION 29 (EH) J Fanshawe 9-7
Kaiya Fraser 2 (11) 86 ONGOMBO 31 C Fellowes 9-7 .................非参赛马 (NON RUNNER) 3 (12) 906 ZOHAR 44 (P) C Fellowes 9-7 ..................非参赛马 (NON RUNNER) 4 (3) CONSCIENTIOUS A Watson 9-4 .......................... W Cox 5 (2) 0 GOD OF TITANS 21 C Hobson 9-4 ..................D Keenan 6 (8) MONTGOMERY BELL H Main 9-4 ...............L Edmunds 7 (5) 6 POSTREMO 87 J S Moore 9-4 ....................Taylor Fisher 8 (1) 62 SUPREME STAR 13 M Botti 9-4....................... B Sayette 9 (6) 336 ANGEL SENSE 21 (T) (BF) M Botti 9-2........S De Sousa 10 (4) HUDA’S JOY J Osborne 9-2 ..............................W Carver 11 (10) 52 OURAGAN 21 A Watson 9-2 .............................. L Morris 12 (9) 076 TRUST IN FAR 6 G Hanmer 8-13...................S D Bowen 预计 SP: 9-4 Supreme Star, 5-2 Ouragan, 10-3 Angel Sense, 7 Location Location, 12 Conscientious, Huda’s Joy, 20 Postremo.
6.57 —认购赛 (6) 增加 £6,600 (£3,564) 6f 20yds (11) 1 (6) 1-4L BUZZ BOX 25 (D) M Herrington 5-10-2 ...........D Keenan 2 (9) 051 JUNGLE DRUMS 16 (C&DD3) J Osborne 4-10-2 ..W Carver 3 (1) 213 TRUST SERGEI 20 (C&DCD) G Hanmer 4-9-13 ...J Peate 4 (10) LL9- HAVANAGREATTIME 328 (D2) R Carr 5-9-8 ...JP Sullivan 5 (8) 016 HOCKNEY 49 (D3) T Dascombe 4-9-8 ................. W Cox 6 (2) 215 MANLY FIREBALL 16 (C&D) R Hughes 3-9-8
D J Murphy (7) 7 (11) 186 HUNKY DORY 71 (P) (C&DD) Jack Morland 4-9-2 ...K Stott 8 (7) 177 MISSION COMMAND 19 (TV) J Candlish 4-9-2 ...J Callan (3) 9 (4) 211 PUNCHBOWL FLYER 37 (B) (D10) J G O’Shea 9-9-2
A Egan (7) 10 (3) L85 HAKIN ADRAAR 9 (B) Martin Dunne 3-8-7 ...... L Morris 11 (5) 007 SEU JO 50 J Boyle 3-8-7 ................................S D Bowen 预计单票赔率 (Probable SP): 9-4 Jungle Drums, 7-2 Hunky Dory, 6 Manly Fireball, 10 Punchbowl Flyer, Hockney, Havanagreattime, 12 Buzz Box, 14 Mission Command, 16 Hakin Adraar, 20 Seu Jo.
5.30 —学徒让磅赛 (5) 增加 £8,500 奖金 (£4,449) 1英里 2弗隆 17码 (6) 1 (3) 334 QITAAL 12 (P) (D2BF) (S) C Johnston 7-9-12 ..J Nicholls 2 (1) 617 OJ LIFESTYLE 29 (BT) (D) (G) G & J Moore 6-9-10
Jude Fernandes (7) 3 (2) 554 GOLDEN CIRCET J15 (V) (CD2) (G) J & S Best 6-9-10
W Fentiman 4 (4) 153 SHOW BIZ KID 14 (B) (D2) (G) J & S Birkett 5-9-8 ...L Catton 5 (6) 845 MAGICAL MERLIN 59 (P) (GS) Harry Charlton 6-9-1
Millie Wonnacott (3) 6 (5) 465 BOBACIOUS 14 (C&DD3) (G) M Hoad 6-9-0 ..Liam Wright 预计 SP: 5-2 Qitaal, 11-4 Golden Circet, 7-2 Show Biz Kid, 5 Oj Lifestyle, 7 Magical Merlin, 14 Bobacious.
6.05 —限制性新马赛 (4) (2岁马) 增加 £13,000 奖金 (£7,020) 7弗隆 3码 (9) 1 (8) 14 OUT OF THIS WORLD 44 (H) (DBF) (G) J Tate 9-8
R Hornby 2 (3) 0 BANGED UP 21 E J-Houghton 9-4 ........... C Hutchinson 3 (7) CAMARDA RC R Hannon 9-4 ...................S C Cronin (5) 4 (5) 7 COOL KING 44 (BF) M Botti 9-4 ........................N Callan 5 (2) OTIS BAY Harry Eustace 9-4 ...................... J Nicholls (3) 6 (9) LL WHISKEY GALORE 13 M Bell 9-4 ..................R Coakley 7 (1) 783 BENEFACTA 35 R Hughes 9-1 ...........................F Marsh 8 (4) 07 AMINATY 21 A Balding 8-13 ............................ D Muscutt 9 (6) 9 SECRET FLITE 21 T Ward 8-13 .........................K O’Neill 预计 SP: 5-2 Out Of This World, 7-2 Camarda Rc, 9-2 Benefacta, 8 Aminaty, Otis Bay, 12 Whiskey Galore.
6.40 —让磅赛 (5) 增加 £8,500 奖金 (£4,449) 1英里 4弗隆 6码 (5) 1 (4) 6LL TWILIGHT MOON 27 (D4) (G) M Tregoning 4-9-9
D Costello 2 (3) L-LL DREAM HARDER 19 (PT) (D) (S) M Loughnane 7-9-7
R Hornby 3 (2) 141 IMPERIAL CULT 6 (CD3) (GS) G Baker 7-9-2 ..N Callan 4 (1) 1L3 STAGE SHOW 33 (P) (D) Alexandra Dunn 6-8-13 .F Marsh 5 (5) 424 TWO PLUS TWO 21 (B) (D) (G) E De Giles 6-8-9 ..D E Hogan 预计 SP: 4-7 Imperial Cult, 3 Two Plus Two, 10 Stage Show, 12 Dream Harder, 16 Twilight Moon.
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诺丁汉赛马场事实：路程最远参赛马：Molly Mac (4.55) 爱尔兰；Affection (3.10) 和 Best Night (4.20) 198 英里。级别下降：4.55 Wagyu Star 比上次参赛降低 2 个级别（4 级降至 6 级）。今日无风管手术后首次参赛马。
4.35 My Mate Mackley 5.10 Portman Blue 5.47 Pyramid 6.22 Supreme Star 6.57 Hunky Dory 7.32 Si White 8.07 Cooramook 8.42 Midnight’s Dream
NORTHERNER – 4.35 Havin A Flyer (nb)
7.32 —让磅赛 (6) (3岁马) 增加 £7,200 (£3,768) 1英里4弗隆 51码 (12) 1 (11) 644 EVENING FADES 19 W Haggas 9-9 ................. H Davies 2 (10) 67-8 AFRICAN GIB 59 D Menuisier 9-9 .....................R Havlin 3 (3) 442 GOLDFINDER 58 P Chamings 9-9 ....................... W Cox 4 (7) 41L WORLINGTON 24 (PT) (DBF) G Boughey 9-9 ..J Callan (3) 5 (6) 223 FOREVER PERFECT 55 (C&D) R Menzies 9-9
Kaiya Fraser 6 (1) 4-78 LA KOSMOS 59 A King 9-9 ............................S D Bowen 7 (12) 68L BARON WAGSTAFF 28 R Phillips 9-7 .................J Peate 8 (4) 213 CROWN INN TO WIN 82 (HT) (C&D) I Furtado 9-7
S De Sousa 9 (2) 460 SIR GRIFLET 5 (PT) D Cunha 9-7 ................ S Donohoe 10 (8) 961 SI WHITE (6lbex) 7 Sir M Prescott 9-7 ............... L Morris 11 (5) 566 BLUE TULIP 16 W Muir & C Grassick 9-3 ....L Edmunds 12 (9) 585 RAJBELLO 55 F O’Brien 9-2 ...........................A Egan (7) 预计 SP 赔率：9-4 Si White, 7-2 Goldfinder, 9-2 Crown Inn To Win, 15-2 Forever Perfect, 10 Worlington, 14 Evening Fades.
8.07 —让磅赛 (第一组) (6) 增加 £7,200 (£3,768) 7弗隆 36码 (12) 1 (1) 622 COORAMOOK 16 (B) M Loughnane 4-10-0 ...J Callan (3) 2 (3) 090 ICONIC TIMES 59 (P) J Candlish 4-9-13 ........S D Bowen 3 (2) 946 VELVET SKIES 76 (D) Mr W G Harrison 5-9-12 ...D Keenan 4 (4) 442 EMERY DOWN 24 (P) (D) J Ryan 4-9-11 .........P Bradley 5 (10) 504 DASHING DONKEY 56 (D) W Stone 5-9-11
Josephine Gordon 6 (7) 1L8 FASTER BEE 32 (T) (C&D2) F O’Brien 5-9-10
Miss Remie Morgan (7) 7 (9) L84 WHITE UMBRELLA 9 (P) (C&DC3D) C Kellett 7-9-8
W Carver 8 (5) 604 BEAMING LIGHT 16 (E) D Loughnane 6-9-8 .......W Pyle 9 (12) L83 AFRICAN SPIRIT 31 (PT) (D) I Williams 5-9-7 .. S De Sousa 10 (11) 4LL MEGAPHONE 70 (C) S Dixon 4-9-6 ......... C Howarth (3) 11 (8) 173 BASED 9 (C&DBF2) W Knight 3-9-5 ..........Taylor Fisher 12 (6) 0-9L HAVANITA 45 (V) P Chamings 4-9-4 .................... W Cox 预计 SP 赔率：11-4 Emery Down, 7-2 Cooramook, 13-2 Dashing Donkey, 15-2 White Umbrella, 8 Based.
8.42 —让磅赛 (第二组) (6) 增加 £7,200 (£3,768) 7弗隆 36码 (12) 1 (5) 215 SOUTH KENSINGTON 59 (D3BF) Adam Kirby 5-10-0
P Cosgrave 2 (11) L8L REDREDROBIN 16 (P) (D5) M Saunders 9-10-0
未参赛 (NON RUNNER) 3 (10) 632 MIDNIGHT’S DREAM 16 (V) (D) J Parr 5-9-13 ...L Morris 4 (12) 13L REPUTATION 25 (C&DD4) R Carr 13-9-12 ...JP Sullivan 5 (4) 313 ON KEY 6 (P) (C&D) S Dixon 4-9-11 ........ C Howarth (3) 6 (8) 236 CAPTAIN PICKLES 26 (C2D) T Culhane & S Barclay
4-9-9 S Donohoe 7 (3) 221 MUSICAL SOLDIER (6lbex) 9 (PT) (C&D2)
Ollie Sangster 3-9-9 J Callan (3) 8 (9) L17 MYTHICAL ISLE 24 (C&D) P Morris 4-9-8 ......P Bradley 9 (6) 42-5 YOKO 20 (H) D Loughnane 3-9-8 .............Laura Pearson 10 (1) 353 THE SPOTLIGHT KID 72 (B) (D3) D Ivory 7-9-7 ....R Havlin 11 (2) 323 MANTON ROAD 17 (P) (C&DCD2) R Phillips 4-9-6 .. J Peate 12 (7) 112 OH SO PERFECT 9 (D2) M Appleby 3-9-4 ...A Rawlinson 预计 SP 赔率：11-4 Musical Soldier, 5 Oh So Perfect, 11-2 Midnight’s Dream, 6 South Kensington, 15-2 On Key.
赛道详情：左手 Tapeta 赛道。场地状况：标准。起跑架：7弗隆在外部；其余在内部。 抽签优势：无。顶尖骑师：Luke Morris。顶尖练马师：A Carroll。首次佩戴装备：4.35 Runamara, 5.10 Cy Twombly, 5.47 Dor’s Dazzler, 6.57 Hakin Adraar, 8.42 Manton Road, Yoko。最长路程参赛马：Sands of Seve (4.35) 和 Velvet Skies (8.07) 202 英里。级别下调：4.35 Tommie’s Angel 比上次参赛下调 2 个级别（第 4 级至第 6 级）；Viennetta (2)；Princess Of Limnos (2)；6.22 God Of Titans (3)；Postremo (2)；6.57 Buzz Box (3)；Jungle Drums (2)；Havanagreattime (2)；Hockney (2)；Manly Fireball (2)；Hunky Dory (2)；Mission Command (2)；Seu Jo (2)；7.32 Sir Griflet (2)。风管手术后首次参赛：4.35 A Lott Of Kane, 7.32 Crown Inn To Win, 8.42 South Kensington。
5.30 Golden Circet 6.05 Camarda Rc 6.40 Imperial Cult 7.15 Chantelle 7.50 Red Moon 8.25 Sugar Sugar
7.15 —三岁赛马让量赛 (4) (3-Y-O) £16,250 增加金额 (£8,375) 1英里 113码 (4) 1 (3) 1-12 CHANTELLE 152 Sir M Prescott 9-9 ..............D E Hogan 2 (1) 318 CELESTRA 19 (P) (G) J & T Gosden 9-7 ..........K O’Neill 3 (4) 571 TRIO 14 (C&D) (GS) E J-Houghton 9-3
C Hutchinson 4 (2) 361 TOO HOT TO TANGO 45 (G) H Morrison 9-2 .. R Hornby 预计起步价 (SP)：15-8 Chantelle, 2 Too Hot To Tango, 5-2 Trio, 7 Celestra.
7.50 —让量赛 (6) (3-Y-O) £7,000 增加金额 (£3,664) 7弗隆 3码 (7) 1 (3) 757 KOFFEE AND KALE 21 (S) M Bell 9-9 .......... D Muscutt 2 (6) 554 EYES FRONT 14 (B) E Smyth-Osbourne 9-7
R Hornby 3 (4) L42 CREDIT FORGEDD IT 14 S Dow 9-5 .......S C Cronin (5) 4 (2) 485 SUN OF DOLLY 14 J Gallagher 9-4 ...................N Callan 5 (7) 135 RED MOON 30 (P) (D) J Channon 9-4 ................G Bass 6 (5) 554 IMAGINE THAT 33 H Candy 9-0 ......................... N Currie 7 (1) 33L REAL GOLD 15 R Cook & J Bridger 8-9 ...........K O’Neill 预计起步价 (SP)：15-8 Credit Forgedd It, 4 Eyes Front, 13-2 Sun Of Dolly, 7 Real Gold, Imagine That, 8 Koffee And Kale, Red Moon.
8.25 —让量赛 (5) £8,500 增加金额 (£4,449) 6弗隆 3码 (7) 1 (3) 204 TWIRLER 21 (C&DD2) (GS) M Attwater 5-10-0
S C Cronin (5) 2 (4) 232 LADY GORMIRE 22 M Dods 3-9-9 ...............S B Kirrane 3 (2) 932 SUGAR SUGAR 16 (E) J Channon 3-9-5 ............G Bass 4 (5) L53 VICTOR CEE 15 (P) (D) P McEntee 3-9-3 ..........T Heard 5 (1) 203 ELVETHAM 26 (B) (D2) C Allen 4-9-3 ............. J Gilligan 6 (6) 5-51 MOUNT MOGAN 155 (P) (D3) (G) Mrs L Mongan 9-9-1
Georgia Dobie 7 (7) 2L5 HARRY BROWN 21 (D4) (G) P Crate 6-9-1
R Hornby 预计起步价 (SP)：5-2 Lady Gormire, 10-3 Mount Mogan, 11-2 Sugar Sugar, Twirler, 13-2 Victor Cee, 15-2 Elvetham, 12 Harry Brown.
4.35 Havin A Flyer 5.10 King Chaos 5.47 Pyramid 6.22 Supreme Star 6.57 Manly Fireball 7.32 Worlington 8.07 African Spirit 8.42 On Key
5.30 Golden Circet 6.05 Out Of This World 6.40 Imperial Cult 7.15 Too Hot To Tango 7.50 Red Moon 8.25 Lady Gormire
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当 Filip Nowacki 还是个孩子时（其实也没多久），他的父母给了他一个最后期限。 “我和我的朋友们会去 Greve de Lecq，那是一个很受欢迎的海滩，人们在那儿玩悬崖跳水，”这位来自泽西岛的 18 岁少年解释道。 “游五分钟就能到达可以跳水的岩石区。那里大概有 15 米高。对于一个成熟稳重的成年人来说可能有点惊险，但它能带来很好的肾上腺素快感。 “知道如何游泳非常重要，所以我的父母希望我在和朋友一起出去玩时能够让自己漂浮在水面上。” 当他们坚持让他参加游泳课程时，他们绝没有想到 Nowacki 将在 2026 年英联邦运动会上赢得金牌和银牌。 这位仍在等待 A-level 成绩的青少年，已成为格拉斯哥运动会的突破之星。周六晚上，他在 100 米蛙泳中击败了他的偶像 Adam Ramsay-Peaty 获得银牌，随后在周二的 200 米蛙泳中夺冠（见下图），成为游泳界一夜之间成名的奇迹之一。 Nowacki 坐在格拉斯哥的团队休息室里，获胜后脸上洋溢着灿烂的笑容，他向《每日邮报》体育版讲述了自己登上领奖台的旅程。 他的姓氏具有波兰血统。2002 年，他的父母乘坐单程航班前往泽西岛，并在会计和建筑行业找到了工作。 “我五或六岁时，他们带我去上游泳课，但我很讨厌，”他回忆道。“我讨厌水，讨厌弄湿身体，进水之前我会哭。当我七或八岁时，我开始喜欢它。我去泽西游泳俱乐部参加了一次试听课，心想，‘这正是我想要的’。 “在泽西岛，你离大海永远很近。你可以尝试公开水域游泳，但我从来都不是体型最大的人，所以面对那些波浪时，我不得不使出浑身解数。我绝对更喜欢留在泳池的黑线内。” 在 Nowacki 的中学里，学生们被要求参与所有体育活动。然而，只要看一眼他 5 英尺 10 英寸的纤细身材，你就知道他并非天生适合对抗性运动。 “我玩过一点室内橄榄球，但我倾向于远离球！”他笑着说。“当我 14 岁时，我去了谢菲尔德 Ponds Forge 参加全国游泳赛，那激发了我的旅程。 “抵达时，我在所有项目中排在 10 到 20 名之间，最后带走了四枚金牌。那是我第一次体验到获胜的感觉。” 他从未
古德伍德 (GOODWOOD)
1.50 — INFRAAD (T Marquand) 2-1F 1; Hatteen 9-4(2ndFav) 2; Cannes 9-2 3. 8 匹参赛. (W Haggas). 差距：hd, 4 1/4. Tote: 3.60; 1.55, 1.20, 1.80. Ex: 10.60. Tc: 16.49. Tf: 31.10. CSF: 6.46. 未参赛: Blue Hercules.
2.25 — WILD BLOSSOM (James Doyle) 5-4F 1; Fast Track 10-3(2ndFav) 2; Divine Whisper 11-1 3. 9 匹参赛. (K R Burke). 差距：1 1/2, 3/4. Tote: 2.30; 1.30, 1.40, 2.50. Ex: 6.70. Tf: 54.40. CSF: 5.05.
3.00 — FLORA OF BERMUDA (James Doyle) 5-2F 1; Sayidah Dariyan 7-2(2ndFav) 2; Radiant Beauty 11-2 3. 13 匹参赛. (A Balding). 差距：nk, 1 1/4. Tote: 3.55; 1.50, 1.90, 2.45. Ex: 17.90. Tc: 45.98. Tf: 66.50. CSF: 10.69. 未参赛: Queen’s Reign.
3.35 — PERSHAADA (S M Levey) 11-4F 1; Adonius 5-1 2; Hell Of A Spin 66-1 3. 11 匹参赛. (R Hannon). 差距：2l, nk. Tote: 3.75; 1.30, 2.10, 14.45. Ex: 19.80. Tc: 748.28. Tf: 654.40. CSF: 16.19.
4.10 — BOW ECHO (B Loughnane) 10-11F 1; Gstaad 4-1(2ndFav) 2; Opera Ballo 9-2 3. 12 匹参赛. (G Boughey). 差距：1/2, 1 3/4. Tote: 1.91; 1.20, 1.35, 1.60. Ex: 3.90. Tc: 11.77. Tf: 9.80. CSF: 4.59.
5.00 — FRENCH AFFAIR (B Loughnane) 14-1 1; Under The Twilight 13-2 2; Wreck It Ryley 28-1 3; Mae Amor 50-1 4. 26 匹参赛. (J Candlish). 差距：nk, hd, 1 1/4. Tote: 21.25; 4.35, 2.60, 8.00, 15.40. Ex: 274.80. Tc: 2664.36. Tf: 7795.00. CSF: 103.54. 未参赛: Lipsink, Sargent Dennis.
5.40 — CRIMSON SPIRIT (R L Moore) 11-2JtFav 1; The Liffey 22-1 2; The Fingal Raven 16-1 3; Oliver Show 6-1 4. 20 匹参赛. (D & C Kubler). 差距：3/4, 3/4, nk. Tote: 6.50; 2.15, 8.85, 5.95. Ex: 186.00. Tc: 1944.46. Tf: 2897.90. CSF: 138.11.
头奖 Jackpot £7,828.40. 位置奖 Placepot £14.10. 快速奖 Q’pot £10.80.
莱斯特 (LEICESTER)
5.55 — COAT OF RED (D Probert) 5-6F 1; Fairy Well 11-8(2ndFav) 2; Sioux Moon 18-1 3. 4 ran. (S & E Crisford). 2, 2l. Tote: 1.84; Ex: 2.20.
Tf: 5.90. CSF: 2.29. NR: Pure Majesty. 6.27 — PJ’S CORNER (S Donohoe) 10-1 1; My Maria 5-1 2; Amber Ocean 5-2(2ndFav) 3. 6 ran. (D Cunha). nk, 1/2. Tote: 11.60; 4.30, 1.90. Ex: 46.10. Tf: 166.40. CSF: 55.29. 7.02 — SIWA OASIS (D Probert) 9-4(2ndFav) 1; Yordan 10-1 2; Moving Shadow 8-15F 3. 4 ran. (C Hills). 1/2, hd. Tote: 3.25; Ex: 10.70. Tf: 15.50. CSF: 18.41. 7.37 — CALAFRIO (B Sayette) 2-1(2ndFav) 1; Von Krolock 11-2 2; Melissa Honey 8-11F 3. 4 ran. (G Baker). 2l, 21/2. Tote: 3.00; Ex: 8.40. Tf: 7.90. CSF: 11.77. NRs: Rye, Tomarlo. 8.10 — CAPTAIN CAIRNEY (R Kavanagh) 5-2(2ndFav) 1; Clocker evensF 2; Al’s River 9-2 3. 4 ran. (W Muir & C Grassick). nk, 15l. Tote: 3.50; Ex: 5.20. Tf: 12.80. CSF: 5.51. 8.40 — CANCELLED (K Stott) 10-3(2ndFav) 1; Spiritoftheblues 11-8F 2; Silken Bay 7-1 3. 5 ran. (J & A O’Neill). 3/4, 21/2. Tote: 4.34; 1.40, 1.30. Ex: 9.00. Tf: 29.10. CSF: 7.98. Placepot £686.10. Q’pot £49.50.
REDCAR
2.05 — ARCHDUKE FERDINAND (Shay Farmer) 11-4F 1; Kats Bob 3-1(2ndFav) 2; Artagnan 15-2 3. 7 ran. (S Spencer). 1 1/4, 1 3/4. Tote: 3.75; 1.90, 1.90. Ex: 12.60. Tf: 60.70. CSF: 11.11. 2.40 — ARETI (J Callan) 5-6F 1; Vanilla Skies 10-3 2; Royale Union 11-4(2ndFav) 3. 7 ran. (Oliver Cole). 1 3/4, 2 1/4. Tote: 1.84; 1.20, 1.40. Ex: 3.30. Tf: 5.30. CSF: 3.96. 3.15 — LUCKY HERO (Conor Whiteley) 7-2CoFav 1; Optician 7-2CoFav 2; Kitsune Power 13-2 3. 8 ran. (D O’Meara). 5l, 3/4. Tote: 4.50; 1.70, 1.70, 1.80. Ex: 15.70. Tc: 75.23. Tf: 57.30. CSF: 15.73. NR: Kisiyra. 3.50 — KISS ME MY LOVE (W Fentiman) 6-1 1; Sandy Craic 4-1(2ndFav) 2; Wild Dahlia 11-2 3. 7 ran. (Roger Fell). 3/4, hd. Tote: 7.00; 2.90, 2.10. Ex: 33.50. Tf: 258.30. CSF: 29.26. 4.20 — NIGHT EMPEROR (W Fentiman) 4-1JtFav 1; South Shore Island 11-1 2; Stormy Pearl 11-2 3. 9 ran. (Miss T Jackson). nk, 3/4. Tote: 5.00; 1.70, 3.80, 2.00. Ex: 36.50. Tc: 244.68. Tf: 239.30. CSF: 49.14. 4.50 — PISANELLO (Conor Whiteley) 4-1 1; Tees George 10-3JtFav 2; Penny Ghent 6-1 3. 7 ran. (D O’Meara). 2 3/4, nk. Tote: 5.00; 2.40, 2.00. Ex: 15.40. Tf: 75.20. CSF: 17.88. Placepot £71.50. Q’pot £29.60.
SANDOWN
5.45 — BROCKLESBY BILL (Laura Coughlan) 9-1 1; Jungle Ruler 15-8F 2; Best Rate 9-4(2ndFav) 3. 5 ran. (Kathy Turner). 1 1/2, 1/2. Tote: 10.50; 3.50, 1.50. Ex: 34.10. Tf: 91.00. CSF: 26.38. 6.15 — WHEELS OF FIRE (J Leavy) 5-1 1; Hypnotised 6-1 2; Atticum 7-2 3. 6 ran. (R Hannon). 2 3/4, nk. Tote: 6.50; 2.70, 2.30. Ex: 33.20. Tf: 142.80. CSF:
回头看。他在泽西老虎队（Jersey Tigers）的游泳教练说服他前往萨默塞特的米尔菲尔德寄宿学校（Millfield boarding school）就读高中最后两年（sixth form），在那里他可以花更多时间完善自己的技术。 去年，在完成下六（lower-sixth）考试后，他在欧洲青少年锦标赛的200米蛙泳中夺冠，其成绩如果是在2024年巴黎奥运会上，也能获得第四名。 “这是我第一次参加比赛不需要在后台担心数学或物理，”他说。“在这些比赛之前，我一直在准备所有的A-level考试，压力非常大。我花了很多时间在iPad上阅读笔记和制作闪卡。得知在这里期间不需要处理任何学校作业，感觉真的很不错！” Nowacki一直与Ramsay-Peaty住在同一家俯瞰克莱德河（River Clyde）的酒店。他没有这位31岁选手的上身力量，开玩笑说也许有一天他会“变得强壮”。 如果说Ramsay-Peaty是用他像斗牛犬一样的力量改变了比赛，那么Nowacki则更像是一块打水漂的扁石。 “周二晚上比赛后，我在电梯里遇到了Adam，他向我表示祝贺，”他说。“我人生中大部分时间都一直仰慕他。他赢得首枚奥运金牌时我才八岁，所以能在他旁边的泳道比赛真的非常特别。我们在比赛前一起喝了杯咖啡”
34.12. NR: Novelette。 6.50 — QUEST FOR STARS (C Planas) 9-4(2ndFav) 1; Grove Street 16-1 2; Lancaster Tower 5-6F 3. 6 ran. (C Appleby). 1/2, 11/4. Tote: 3.25; 1.40, 4.70. Ex: 28.00. Tf: 51.30. CSF: 33.14. NR: Montalbano。 7.25 — HOME HERO (R Havlin) 5-2(2ndFav) 1; Galba 11-8F 2; Ingemar 12-1 3. 6 ran. (H Palmer). nk, 5l. Tote: 3.50; 1.50, 1.40. Ex: 6.80. Tc: 29.13. Tf: 23.90. CSF: 6.25. NRs: Next Guilian, Santiago Boy, Sogniamo。 8.00 — SPIRIT OF ATHENE (Ashley Lewis) 5-2F 1; Ammoony 4-1(2ndFav) 2; Lady Milton 11-2 3. 10 ran. (E Walker). nk, 3l. Tote: 3.50; 1.50, 1.60, 1.80. Ex: 12.40. Tc: 51.32. Tf: 54.70. CSF: 12.53. 8.30 — BOILERMAKER (L Edmunds) 3-1(2ndFav) 1; Kakirra evensF 2; Last Verse 13-2 3. 4 ran. (Harry Charlton). 3/4, 13/4. Tote: 4.00; Ex: 6.60. Tf: 17.30. CSF: 6.49. Placepot £192.70. Q’pot £10.90.
英联邦运动会，我对他进行了一小时半的密集提问。 “在 100 米蛙泳中与那些选手竞争可能是一个挑战，因为他们比我强壮得多。我不是最高的人，虽然我很想增加肌肉，但考虑到我在 200 米比赛中的惯性，这样做没有意义。如果我变得太魁梧，我最终会是在与水对抗，而不是在水中轻盈地滑行。” Nowacki 一直以一种毫不费力的节奏在格拉斯哥的水域中滑行。人们将本届运动会视为走向伟大的跳板，在 2028 年洛杉矶奥运会上，他的名字值得被记住。 “每个运动员都梦想参加奥运会，”他说，“他们将在一个 40,000 人的场馆内举行游泳比赛，那将不可思议。来到这里并赢得奖牌，是朝着正确方向迈出的一大步。”
赛马传闻 (WORK WHISPER)
ICONIC DREAM (古德伍德 Goodwood, 5.20) WEIGHTING GAME
CEPHALUS (伍尔弗汉普顿 Wolverhampton, 5.10) 比上次获胜时的负重减轻了 15lb。 BURNT FINGERS
ELEVATING (古德伍德 Goodwood, 5.20)
CAPTAIN HEATH 三人组
SUPREME STAR (首选 nap) (伍尔弗汉普顿 Wolverhampton, 6.22) SAVVY DISKO (次选 nb) (古德伍德 Goodwood, 1.50) THE BOOKKEEPER (古德伍德 Goodwood, 4.45)
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GILL 在悉尼报道
O B E R T O D e Zerbi 已告知 卢卡斯·伯格瓦尔 (Lucas Bergvall) 他希望他留在 热刺——但坚持 不会向这名中场球员恳求， 也不会承诺给他 首发位置。 这名 20 岁的球员在热刺 1-1 战平悉尼 FC 的澳大利亚 比赛中首发，随后在 半场被替换下场。这名瑞典人 受到纽卡斯尔和诺丁汉 森林等俱乐部的青睐， 并与他的主教练就 他的处境进行了谈话。 德泽尔比 (De Zerbi) 在悉尼 高度评价了伯格瓦尔的潜力， 但承认任何顶尖俱乐部 都不应该需要尝试 说服一名球员留下。 “我希望他能留在 我们这里，”热刺主帅说。“我认为 他潜在地是一名顶级中的顶级球员。 但我不想说服 任何人留下。热刺 即便没有我，也已经是一家顶尖俱乐部， 我们不需要说服任何人 留下。如果他留在 我们这里，他能找到发挥空间。 “球员内部的 竞争将非常激烈， 因为我们是热刺， 我们必须打造一支强大的阵容 ——而不仅仅是 11 名球员，特别是 考虑到我们在过去两、 三个赛季中遭受的大量伤病。 “足球正朝着一个明确的 方向发展。为了在积分榜上 争夺最高位置， 你必须管理 22, 23, 24 名球员。 我不想要 24 人，但肯定需要 21 或 22 名 高水平球员。 “我在上赛季结束前 与他交谈过，并在世界杯期间 两次交谈，但 现在我们的交流更顺畅，面对面地 交谈，没有比赛的压力。 “现在我已经开始工作。在 上个赛季，我们准备比赛， 我们在心态和心理上做工作， 多于在比赛风格上。 “他现在的位置对我来说 非常明确。我需要时间来 了解球员的特点。但 我希望他留在我们这里。他很年轻， 是一名非常优秀的球员，一个不错的小伙子。 这么快地[达成一致]并不容易”
背景：德泽尔比 (De Zerbi) 希望 伯格瓦尔 (Bergvall) 留下，但不会 承诺给他 球队的一个位置 REX
欧冠联赛 (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE) 第二轮资格赛，第二回合
贝尔格莱德红星 (RS BELGRADE) . . . .(2) 5 拉恩 (LARNE) . . . . . . . . .(0) 0 Katai 4, Arnautovic 45, 61 Loizou 50, Bukari 80 总比分：9-0
÷板球
THE HUNDRED —— 小组赛：索菲亚花园 (Sophia Gardens)，男子组，威尔士之火 (Welsh Fire) 122-7 (100 球; M J Santner 3-35); 特伦特火箭 (Trent Rockets) 126-1 (72 球; B M Duckett 52no)。特伦特火箭以 9 个三柱门之差获胜。 女子组，威尔士之火 (Welsh Fire) 129-3 (100 球); 特伦特火箭 (Trent Rockets) 132-2 (83 球; B L Mooney 57)。特伦特火箭以 8 个三柱门之差获胜。 基亚椭圆球场 (The Kia Oval)，女子组，MI 伦敦 (MI London) 151-4 (100 球); 伦敦精神 (London Spirit) 151-5 (100 球)。比赛打平。 单日杯 (ONE-DAY CUP) —— A 组：埃奇巴斯顿 (Edgbaston)，华威郡 (Warwickshire) 341-4 (50.0 轮; E G Barnard 140; V L Jani 66no; Z U Malik 58); 萨里郡 (Surrey) 296-10 (47.0 轮; D P Sibley 74; J W Blake 71; O J Hannon-Dalby 5-60)。华威郡以 45 跑之差获胜。
B组 —— 戈斯福斯，格拉摩根 326-6 （50.0 轮；E J Byrom 76；Z Ul-Hassan 65）； 达勒姆 328-7（49.3 轮；W M H Rhodes 148未出局；K L Aldridge 78）。达勒姆以 3 个三柱门获胜。阿伦德尔，埃塞克斯 316-6（50.0 轮；N R M Thain 102；T Westley 81；M J J Critchley 64）；萨塞克斯 320-5（49.2 轮；C J Tear 73；J A Leaning 59未出局；J J Carson 53）。萨塞克斯以 5 个三柱门获胜。约克，伍斯特郡 230（50.0 轮，H J Cullen 70, D H Lategan 67, M J Waite 53未出局），约克郡 231-4（40.4 轮，M M Ali 126）。约克郡（4分）以 6 个三柱门击败伍斯特郡。
÷斯诺克
上海大师赛 —— 第二轮：S 墨菲（英）6-5 击败 Y 周（中）；J 希金斯（苏）6-5 击败 J 利索夫斯基（英）；X 赵（中）6-2 击败 J 丁（中）；Y 吴（中）6-2 击败 J 司（中）。
÷今日赛程
寻找一名那个水平的年轻球员。” 德泽比还表示，贝格瓦尔仍有提升空间，他继续说道：“他的想法很明确。他想要空间。他希望在位置上担任双后腰。” “对于世界上任何一名球员，我都没法保证他在首发 11 人中的位置。我对球员要诚实。我要明确。我不希望犯第一个错误。” “就位置而言，我不能给出保证。他想踢中场中前卫。” “但要踢好中前卫，有时需要进攻，有时需要持球，需要更快速地转移球。他必须提高。我希望他能留下。” “但如果他不想留下，那我能做什么？没什么能做的。他得和 维奈（Venkatesham，俱乐部首席执行官）或 约翰·兰格（体育总监）谈谈。要留在我们这里，必须拥有正确的精神。他是个好孩子。我们接下来的几周会见分晓。” 贝格瓦尔在澳大利亚首发表明目前没有紧迫的转会，否则俱乐部不会冒这个险。 虽然我们必须等待贝格瓦尔的情况，但尽管热刺在今年夏天挥金如土，但他们尚未停止尝试增强阵容。 他们现在的重心是签入进攻球员，无疑需要为球队增加进球能力。
枪手将其提升至“不同维度”
本菲卡 (1) v 圣加仑 (2) ................ (8.0) 索非亚中央陆军 (0) v 卡拉巴赫 (0).......(7.0) 费伦茨瓦罗斯 (2) v 特温特 (1) .........(7.30) 赫拉德茨克拉洛韦 (1) v 特罗姆瑟 (0) .... (6.0) 特拉维夫马卡比 (5) v 谢里夫 (0) ... (5.0) 中日德兰 (0) v 贝西克塔斯 (1) .......... (6.0) PAOK (3) v 基辅迪纳摩 (2) .......... (6.45) 欧协联 - 第二轮资格赛次回合 巴尔卡尼 (0) v 波希米亚人 (0) ............(7.0) 科莱雷恩 (0) v HJK (5) ...................(7.45) 德里城 (0) v the Rijeka (1) .............. (6.30) 托尔斯港 (0) v 瑟瑟尔韦尔 (2) ...... (6.0) （Premier Sports 现场直播） Hibernian (0) v 马利舍瓦 (2) ......... (8.0) 诺姆卡柳 (2) v 谢尔本 (5) .... (5.0) 板球 —— The Hundred：Southern Brave v 伯明翰凤凰（Utilita Bowl 体育场，男子 6.30pm，女子 3.0）。 单日杯 - A组：兰开夏 v 诺丁汉郡（普雷斯顿，11.0am）。 高尔夫 —— AIG 女子公开赛（兰开夏郡，利瑟姆圣安内斯）。USPGA 火箭经典赛（密歇根州，底特律）。 英式橄榄球联盟 —— Betfred 超级联赛 (8.0)：哈德斯菲尔德 v 赫尔。
米克尔·阿尔特塔暗示，阿森纳正在寻找新援，以将俱乐部提升到“不同维度”，并承诺转会计划很快将变得“非常具体”。 枪手在上一赛季结束了长达 22 年的英超冠军等待。 目前为止，他们在夏季的交易较为安静，现在正寻求进一步突破。 克里斯托斯·佐利斯和伊兰·梅斯利尔已经加盟，皮耶罗·欣卡皮耶从拜耳勒沃库森的租借转为永久转会，但这家伦敦俱乐部渴望的是一名标志性的重量级签约。他们
已经探讨了一项针对维尼修斯-J. (Vinicius Jr) 的轰动性举措，如果这位巴西球员决定不与皇家马德里签署续约合同。
此外，他们对 {Atletico Madrid} 马德里竞技的前锋朱利安·阿尔瓦雷斯 (Julian Alvarez) 仍有兴趣，而枪手队则依然决心签下纽卡斯尔的中场布鲁诺-吉马良斯 (Bruno Guimaraes)。
主教练阿尔特塔 (Arteta) 表示：“很多事情正在发生。从所有权团队到董事会，再到体育总监和我，我们都希望将这家俱乐部提升到一个不同的水平。”
“这将需要一支更好的阵容和更好的”
曼联打击 票贩行为 发表看法
作者：CHRIS WHEELER
曼彻斯特联队（Manchester United）的球迷团体将在今晚的球迷论坛会议上，就俱乐部针对票贩行为采取的争议性打击措施向俱乐部提出质疑。
曼联因这次清理行动而遭到抨击，包括 The ’58、曼彻斯特联队支持者信托基金（Manchester United Supporters’ Trust）和红军（The Red Army）在内的多个团体在上周发表联合声明，指责俱乐部让球迷感到像“嫌疑人”。
通过引入一家使用自动化监测来打击票贩的外部机构，曼联被批评为打击范围过广，且将无辜的支持者列为目标。数千名球迷——其中一些年仅 6 岁——由于“可疑活动”导致账户被暂停，除非他们能提供令人满意的解释，否则其季票可能会被撤销。
球迷论坛将给代表们提供一个机会，让他们就此次打击行动与曼联进行对质并敦促其宽容处理。
曼彻斯特联队穆斯林支持者俱乐部（Manchester United Muslims Supporters’ Club）支持其他团体的立场。
“曼彻斯特联队一直以来不仅仅是一家足球俱乐部，”他们的声明中写道。“它是由几代支持者、敬业的员工、曼彻斯特人民以及全球各地的社区共同建立的，他们对这家俱乐部给予了坚定不移的忠诚。而今天，许多人觉得这种纽带正在被切断。”
“资深支持者们讲述了被暂停资格或失去季票的经历。”
“每位支持者都理应获得公正、透明以及被倾听的机会。信任是通过开放而非沉默建立的。这些问题构成了一种更广泛的感受，即曼联正与那些建立起俱乐部的人们脱节。”
“成功绝不能以牺牲使这家俱乐部变得伟大的价值观为代价。够了就是够了。”
个体。我们已经确定了在哪些方面有机会成长、改进并演进我们的比赛，以及实现这一目标需要什么。
“希望很快我们就能以一种非常具体的方式开始实施。”
“卓越必须成为我们的标准，我们在日常行为中要展现出越来越强的决心和雄心。”
“我们必须证明我们属于这个水平，并希望提升并将这家俱乐部带入一个新的维度。”
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RICHARD GIBSON
新闻快讯：英格兰即将任命一名心态悠闲的纽西兰人担任其测试赛教练。
听起来很熟悉？
在选择斯蒂芬·弗莱明（Stephen Fleming）时，他们选择了一个其方法与他的朋友、前新西兰队友布伦登·麦卡伦（Brendon McCullum）相差无几的人，而麦卡伦对他执教球队的关键词是“一致性”和“冷静”。
英格兰和威尔士板球委员会（ECB）高层在 1 月份于澳大利亚遭遇灰烬杯（Ashes）惨败后决定，经过完善，麦卡伦能够适应一支处于四年周期内球队的需求。然而，今年夏天在场外分心的背景下，面对新西兰队时情况急转直下，他们认为必须采取行动。
与之前的麦卡伦一样，弗莱明没有测试赛执教经验，但提供了一个新鲜且受尊重的声音。英格兰显然希望这将激励命运的转折，类似于 2022 年麦卡伦到任时，当时 17 场测试赛仅赢一场的局面被一系列辉煌的胜利所取代。
在很多方面，弗莱明在两人效力新西兰队期间一直是麦卡伦的导师，他们的关系将成为指引英格兰成功走通此前未能走通之道路的关键。
麦卡勒姆的 导师，而他们的关系 将成为关键
此前：主教练职位的分拆。 有人会认为，麦卡勒姆和马修·莫特（Matthew Mott）早期的表现相当不错，四年前这个国家测试赛板球（Test cricket）的重生恰逢第二次 T20 世界杯夺冠。 然而，最终他们未能维持优先事项的平衡，这意味着英格兰在测试赛形式上拥有充足的高质量人员，但在两种白球赛（white-ball）形式上则捉襟见肘，就像当年安迪·弗劳尔（Andy Flower）与阿什利·贾尔斯（Ashley Giles）共同担任职务时那样。 弗劳尔曾是英格兰板球委员会（ECB）带领英格兰冲击明年灰截杯（Ashes）的首选，而弗莱明与这位津巴布韦人的务实主义有很多共同之处。 尽管他的测试赛平均分在 40 以上，但他作为球员时更因其领导力而非击球能力而备受推崇，他能挖掘队友的每一分天赋，将他们锻造成一支经常进入单日赛（one-day tournaments）后期阶段的队伍。 这位 53 岁的人在顶尖板球生涯中一直保持着轻松的态度，他在压力与人员管理之间平衡的能力在杰森·加利安（Jason Gallian）卸任诺丁汉郡（Nottinghamshire）队长以让弗莱明接任领导之后得到了凸显。几天后
为什么英格兰将 大权交给了弗莱明
在历史性的 2005 年灰烬杯结束之时，该俱乐部正庆祝他们 18 年来首次获得郡冠军赛冠军，此前他们诱导肯特郡陷入不利的追分局面，从而维持了自己夺冠的希望。 在击球方面，弗莱明在早年较为谨慎，但在米德尔塞克斯郡的一段初步经历后，他培养出了如变色龙般的本能。在诺丁汉郡队中，他在 Bazball 风格流行很久之前就已采取自由奔放的打法，每 100 个球的击球率高达 85 分。 2009 年进入教练领域后，弗莱明证明了自己是这项运动中最伟大的战略家之一，在印度超级联赛的前六年中率领钦奈超级国王队（CSK）五次进入决赛，并两次捧杯。在与该加盟球队合作的 18 年期间，他还在 2018、2021 和 2023 年夺冠。 CSK 最显著的特点之一是对球员年复一年的忠诚，创造了一个他称之为“家庭”而非“加盟企业”的环境，鼓励球队内部实行门户开放政策，并利用不寻常的活动（如用砖块和水泥砌墙）来促进团队建设。 但弗莱明构建信任文化的蓝图并非总能奏效。在澳大利亚大击球联赛（Big Bash League）执教墨尔本之星队的四个赛季最终颗粒无收。 对他有利的一点是，除了失去队长本·斯托克斯外，英格兰的测试赛球队是一个稳定的整体，而且可以说，该队需要的是重新调整而非大手术。 尽管与钦奈有长期联系，但他已向亲近的人明确表示，国际教练是他的愿望清单之一。四年前在担任新西兰队顾问后，他曾表示：“穿上热身衫并佩戴银蕨叶标志的感觉非常刺激。” 有些人认为应该由一个英国人来佩戴三狮标志，但上一次推举本土候选人的结果是克里斯·西尔弗伍德那段不幸的疫情期间统治。在弗莱明身上，英格兰找到了一个具有他们习惯之特质的人，且他能够赶在 8 月 19 日开始的对阵巴基斯坦的三场系列赛之前投入工作，这标志着一个 12 个月周期的开始，该周期将于 2027 年灰烬杯结束。 弗莱明首要任务之一将是决定谁接替斯托克斯担任队长。上个月在对阵新西兰的椭圆球场测试赛中，斯托克斯被禁赛，乔·鲁特顶替其位置，并且原计划在灰烬杯结束前与麦卡勒姆共同协作。制定该接任计划是为了不过度增加鲁特来自约克郡的同乡哈里·布鲁克的负担。 然而，布鲁克透露，能够率领英格兰队在三种赛制中出战将是一项“荣幸”，他在担任有限overs球队队长 15 个月期间扭转了局面。 任命 27 岁的布鲁克（他比鲁特小 8 岁）将维持一定的连续性，因为英格兰将恢复分立的
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教练职责，同时也能避免在接下来的 18 个月内再次更换队长。 两周前与 CSK 组织协商终止关系后，弗莱明立即表示了对该职位的兴趣。他的任命将使他与麦卡勒姆联手，后者在球员时代将这位新西兰同胞视为导师。 这也将使英格兰教练组中的新西兰人数量增加到四个：吉坦·帕特尔和蒂姆·索西分别担任旋转球和快速球教练。 有些人会对缺乏本土面孔感到担忧，尤其是当总经理罗布·基选择澳大利亚人马库斯·诺斯担任国家队选拔员之后。 在 9 人的候选名单中，只有两名英国人——格拉摩根主教练理查德·道森和前测试赛击球手乔纳森·特罗特。 然而，并非所有人都接到了电话，这表明在原定第一目标 Flower 拒绝面试机会后，弗莱明成为了他们的首选。
作者：DAVID KENT
在巴巴多斯的国葬仪式上，前队友克莱夫·劳埃德爵士（Sir Clive Lloyd）称赞加菲尔德·索伯斯爵士（SIR GARFIELD SOBERS）是“世界上有之所有最伟大的全能板球运动员”。
劳埃德描述道，索伯斯于7月 17, 去世，距离其 90 岁生日仅差 11 天，他是一个“生活在加勒比人民心中，并给全世界数百万民众带来灵感的男人”。
“加菲尔德·索伯斯爵士不仅是他那个时代最杰出的板球运动员，”劳埃德说，“他将卓越、想象力、勇气和快乐这几种罕见的特质结合在了一起。”
索伯斯（右）是一位优雅的击球手、多才多能的投球手、出色的外野手以及受人尊敬的队长。他代表西印度群岛参加了 93 场测试赛，获得了 8,032 次得分并拿到了 235 个三柱门。
他曾在对阵巴基斯坦队的比赛中取得了当时的世界纪录 365 分（未出局）；而在北安普敦郡（Northamptonshire）效力的六年期间，他曾在单次投球回合（over）中连续击出六个六分球。
在肯辛顿椭圆赛场（Kensington Oval）的仪式之前，索伯斯的遗体被转移到炮车上，在布里奇顿（Bridgetown）举行正式的送葬游行。
歌手蕾哈娜（Rihanna）也在吊唁者之列。
出席仪式的人员还包括西印度群岛队队长罗斯顿·蔡斯（Roston Chase）以及目前西印度群岛队的若干名球员，他们在特立尼达岛以 90 分之差击败巴基斯坦队后数小时内便飞抵巴巴多斯。
仪式上宣读了查尔斯国王的一封信。“历史上出现过许多体育冠军，他们的记录理应赢得跨世代的尊重，”国王表示，“但能仅凭姓名就让整个巴巴多斯、加勒比地区和英联邦国家的人们露出微笑的人要少得多。”
“加菲尔德·索伯斯爵士坚定地属于后者。我向加里爵士的家人致以最深切的慰问。”
利物浦准备为首要目标布拉德利·巴尔科拉（Bradley Barcola）提交一份初步报价。
红军正准备向这位法国籍且效力于巴黎圣日耳曼（PSG）的边锋提供首次报价，而这支欧洲冠军球队对他的估价为 £145 million。
利物浦不希望支付这家法国俱乐部的要价，因为这将打破英国的转会纪录，他们希望以更低的价格达成交易。
据了解，在利物浦于上周与其代表进行谈判后，巴尔科拉非常渴望加盟利物浦。
这位 23 岁的球员表示，他不希望在法国首都签署新合同，并且对他长期关注他的红军持开放态度。
PSG 正在考虑出售这位里昂青训学院的毕业生，但他目前的合同还剩两年。PSG 认为，基于他的年龄、潜力以及目前的市场行情，£145m 是一个公平的价格。
利物浦正寻求在该数字上达成妥协。据说在去年夏天利物浦首次接触其代表时，巴尔科拉的估价在 £75m 左右。
上赛季，巴尔科拉仅在 PSG 的 34 场法甲联赛中首发 21 场，并且 1
里尔球员布瓦迪 8500万英镑交易
÷ 曼城 (MANCHESTER CITY) 与里尔 (Lille) 就中场球员阿尤布·布瓦迪 (Ayyoub Bouaddi) 的 £85million 转会问题进行了进一步谈判。 城队希望在本赛季签下 18 岁的布瓦迪，而皇家马德里 (Real Madrid) 则在就罗德里 (Rodri) 展开谈判，后者渴望返回西班牙。 然而，对于这位西班牙队长的身价，曼城希望获得高于建议的 £45m 的金额。尽管他们在中场加入了埃利奥特·安德森 (Elliot Anderson)，但贝尔纳多·席尔瓦 (Bernardo Silva) 已经离开，曼城可能会出售尼科·冈萨雷斯 (Nico Gonzalez) 或蒂贾尼·赖因德斯 (Tijjani Reijnders)，后者受到了英超联赛、加拉塔萨雷 (Galatasaray) 和马德里竞技 (Atletico Madrid) 的关注。 ÷ 备受追捧的伯恩茅斯 (BOURNEMOUTH) 前锋埃利·朱尼尔·克鲁皮 (Eli Junior Kroupi) 因脚跖骨骨折手术，将缺阵至少三个月。这名 20 岁的球员在球队的奥地利训练营期间左脚第五跖骨骨折，并于昨日手术前飞回英格兰。 ÷ 纽卡斯尔联 (NEWCASTLE UNITED) 正在推进与布拉加体育 (Sporting Braga) 门将卢卡斯·霍尼切克 (Lukas Hornicek) 的谈判，其合同中包含 £29m 的违约金条款。 ÷ 布伦特福德 (BRENTFORD) 已确认终止乔丹
如果法国冠军球队在追求莱比锡红牛 (RB Leipzig) 的扬·迪奥曼德 (Yan Diomande) 方面取得成功，那么他本会被进一步下调在球队中的顺位。 然而，皇家马德里已成为签下这名科特迪瓦边锋的领先者，交易接近完成。 利物浦 (Liverpool) 对迪奥曼德提出的 £85m 报价被拒绝，但巴尔科拉 (Barcola) 一直在他们的关注范围内。他拥有符合新任主教练安多尼·伊拉克奥拉 (Andoni Iraola) 风格的技术能力，并能提供强大的进球威胁，这将有助于填补穆罕默德·萨拉 (Mohamed Salah) 今夏离开后留下的空白。 巴尔科拉在过去两个赛季效力于巴黎圣日耳曼 (PSG) 期间打入 34 球，并贡献了 28 次助攻。他参加了今年夏天法国队在世界杯的所有八场比赛，打入三球，其中包括在三四名决赛中对阵英格兰的一球。 阿森纳 (Arsenal) 和拜仁慕尼黑 (Bayern Munich) 对巴尔科拉也保持兴趣，而切尔西 (Chelsea) 在转会窗口早些时候曾进行过询问。
作者：西蒙·琼斯 (SIMON JONES)
亨德森 (Henderson) 的合同，随后他将转会至切尔西 (CHELSEA)。这名中场球员已经与蓝军新主帅哈比·阿隆索 (Xabi Alonso) 进行了交流，他表示：“回到英超对我来说非常重要，布伦特福德给了我这个机会。我将永远心存感激。” “小蜜蜂”目前正在就从朗斯 (Lens) 签入马里国际中场球员马马杜·桑加雷 (Mamadou Sangare) 展开谈判，这笔交易金额将创俱乐部纪录，达到 £41m。 ÷ 诺丁汉森林 (NOTTINGHAM FOREST) 即将以 £35m 的价格签下里斯本体育 (Sporting Lisbon) 后卫乌斯曼·迪奥曼德 (Ousmane Diomande)。 ÷ 富勒姆 (FULHAM) 接近与皇家马德里的贡萨洛·加西亚 (Gonzalo Garcia) 和塞萨尔·帕拉西奥斯 (Cesar Palacios) 达成协议。 马德里方面要求前锋加西亚的价格为 £50m，而关于中场帕拉西奥斯的谈判则集中在初步租借上。富勒姆新任主帅阿尔瓦罗·阿尔贝罗亚 (Alvaro Arbeloa) 上赛季执教于皇马。 ÷ 西汉姆联 (WEST HAM) 是对热刺 (TOTTENHAM) 边锋马诺·所罗门 (Manor Solomon) 感兴趣的俱乐部之一，后者希望通过永久转会离开。 ÷ 埃弗顿 (EVERTON) 已询问凯尔特人 (Celtic) 右后卫阿里斯泰尔·约翰逊 (Alistair Johnson) 的情况。“太妃糖”门将马克·特拉弗斯 (Mark Travers) 已成为米德尔斯堡 (MIDDLESBROUGH) 的目标。
以及球迷们。”因凡蒂诺的计划是拆分出一个名为 FIFA Forward Enterprise 的子公司，预计其价值将达到 £150 亿。私人投资者将被邀请持有该风险投资 20% 的股份，其余部分由 FIFA 和各国协会持有。投资银行摩根大通（J.P. Morgan）是该项目的财务顾问，而约书亚·库什纳（Joshua Kushner）的 Thrive Capital 预计将领导拟议的投资者团体。库什纳是唐纳德·特朗普女婿贾里德的兄弟。
人们非常担心这些提案会对这项运动意味着什么，包括 FIFA 是否会增加赛事的频率，以便为财务支持者创造更多机会来获得投资回报。
这些计划在 FIFA 向各足球协会提交之前就被泄露了。
英足总（The FA）承认他们对该提案以及缺乏咨询感到担忧，但将花时间仔细考虑细节。
一名发言人表示：“我们完全不知道这个提案，也没有实质性的细节，包括该主张究竟是什么，以及附带什么条件。”
“基于有限的信息，我们深切关注在达到这一阶段时缺乏程序和治理，以及涉及的明显实质内容和原则。”
“当该提案以 FIFA 现在所承诺的完整且透明的方式共享时，我们将进一步考量。”FIFA 昨天向所有 211 个成员协会发信，概述了该企业的提案，该企业将负责 FIFA 赛事的运营交付和商业活动。
因凡蒂诺的信中写道：“是否推进该提案的决定完全由你们决定。如果您希望推进，这笔 $100 亿（£7.5 bn）的方案将于 2027 年 1 月 1 日起生效，开启我们共同旅程的下一阶段。”
“如果您希望维持现状并拒绝该提案，我们仍然有计划的”
詹尼·因凡蒂诺（GIANNI INFANTINO）。这个名字听起来像个黑手党教父。翻译成英文后就更像了——“强尼·宝贝”（Johnny Baby）。
当然，这不能归咎于他的家谱。就像那些给孩子起名的移民父母没有错一样，他成长为世界足球的“问题儿童”也不是他们的错。
这得归咎于这项地球上最伟大的运动，竟然在眼睁睁地看着他把粘糊糊的双手伸进糖果罐里。噢，现在这些甜点是多么诱人。
数十亿美元的全球公司投资、巨头品牌赞助、庞大的广告以及堆积如山的周边商品。
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此前提交的 Forward 计划 [发展资金] 扩充金额为 $2.7billion [£2bn]。 “在自 1, 2027 年 1 月起开始的下一个周期中，根据这项提案，每个成员协会将有可能获得高达 $40million (£30m) 的资金。” 当捷克足协主席大卫·特伦达公开支持因凡蒂诺的计划后，欧足联在试图集结力量对抗国际足联时，将面临一些反对。 “我可以预见到捷克足球通过与詹尼
这项美丽的运动，正如数以亿计的信徒所崇拜的那样，如果允许“强尼宝贝”将世界杯像对待制药业吸血鬼、高科技生活颠覆者或利用当今战争的人类悲剧牟利的大规模军火制造商那样，将其分成份额出售。 但谁能阻止因凡蒂诺？就像在他之前许多具有意大利血统的人一样，他已经通过美国梦找到了通往权力与财富的路径。
因凡蒂诺及其团队合作，从而为捷克足球带来务实的利益，”特伦达告诉天空新闻。“当然，我们需要更多细节，但我个人的观点是，我可以预见到国际足联意图带来的积极影响。” 欧洲联赛协会（英超联赛为其创始成员）表示：“世界杯不应被出售。它不是国际足联主席的私人股权资产。” “它的价值是由联赛、俱乐部、球员和支持者日复一日创造的，而这些人在这件事上没有发言权，也没有投票权。欧洲联赛坚决拒绝这项提案。” 欧洲足球俱乐部
当这个最富有的国家由一名坦承其专业知识在于撮合商业交易的爱国者治理时？当国际足联主席与美国总统成为董事会天作之合时？那么，再次问一遍，谁能阻止“强尼宝贝”典当所有的传家宝？ 曾经，会站出来阻止他的是一名坚定、正直的英国人，就像我们的斯坦利·劳斯爵士担任国际足联主席时那样，他将足球运动的利益置于一切之上。那时，它像传统方式下的家庭信托——充满关怀且不贪婪。 那么现在，英足总（在世界足球的大部分认知中仍是第一足协）理应发挥领导作用。去集结每个大洲焦虑信徒的各种观点、奔向麦克风的陈词滥调的政客、虔诚的评论员等人，支持一个
协会，代表超过 800 家俱乐部，也表达了他们的反对。至关重要的是，该机构由巴黎圣日耳曼主席纳赛尔·阿尔-赫莱菲领导，他被视为挑战因凡蒂诺领导地位的潜在竞争者。 “EFC 获知这项提案的方式与大多数全球足球利益相关者一样——毫无预警地通过媒体得知，”声明中写道。“EFC 始终寻求与所有利益相关者协作并提供支持。” “沿着这个方向，我们敦促就所有影响足球生态系统的课题进行冷静且彻底的磋商，同时建立更严谨、透明的治理流程，以保护这项运动的长期发展。” 曾在腐败丑闻中辞职的前国际足联主席塞普·布拉特也批评了因凡蒂诺。 “足球不属于任何个人，也不属于任何机构，”布拉特说。“它属于人民。如果国际足联被转变为一个以盈利为导向的企业结构，它将失去灵魂。” “国际足联世界杯不是一个
有组织的、一致的 抗议。不要将一切都交给 欧足联（UEFA），尽管他们的担忧反映了 我们所有人的担忧，但他们与国际足联（FIFA） 之间也有自己的权力之争。 现在是英足总（FA）摆脱 对英超联赛要求之卑躬屈膝 并唤回对英国得体传统的 怀旧之时的时刻。 是时候将这个必须保持为 属于人民的游戏，从海盗手中 拯救出来了。为了拯救 这个史上最伟大的体育盛会，
它是一项属于少数 高管的商业资产。它是世界 足球文化遗产的一部分。国际足联是 世界杯的守护者，而非所有者。 “存在着一个根本性的 区别。受益者应该是 这项运动本身——从基层 足球到最高国际水平——而非 寻求回报的外部投资者。” 中北美及加勒比足联（Concacaf） 以及亚足联（AFC）都 对缺乏透明度表示了 担忧，尽管这两个协会已经 支持因凡蒂诺的连任竞选
尽管经历了 2026. 年 的所有磨难与考验，世界杯依然是 如此。要让足球保持为一项运动，而不是 证券交易所的玩物。 要保护世界杯。首先 防止因欧洲抵制而灭绝。其次 防止因每隔一年举办一次而 沦为重复、平庸的日常事件。 第三，防止通过不断增加决赛圈名额 而陷入失衡的乏味之中（今年 48 支球队，下次 64 支， 可能很快就会变成 128 支，
在 2027 年 3 月的国际足联主席选举 之前。 被视为因凡蒂诺最坚实盟友之一的 非洲足联（CAF） 并未批评该提议。他们 表示：“非洲足联鼓励其成员 研究该提议。非洲足联致力于 继续与成员共同努力，支持增加 财务及其他资源，以促进 非洲及全球足球的发展与增长。” 职业球员国际工会（FIFPRO） 补充道：“尤其令人不安的是，如此规模的 项目在很大程度上是在闭门状态下制定的， 并在与受影响最大者未进行任何 实质性沟通的情况下，已接近达成协议。 ‘现在国际足联有责任立即 重新考虑其提议。与此同时， 每个国家足协所承担的责任 远超今天的财务回报或 明天的商业预测。’”
眨眼之间）。这一切都是 为了钱。看来，这一切都 在因凡蒂诺的议程之中。 英足总可以通过做出声明来树立榜样， 即如果“强尼宝贝”的计划取得成效， 他们将拒绝这笔数百万美元的拨款。 如果进入投票环节，对于较穷的国家来说， 这无论如何都是一种贿赂。为了英足总自身， 请解释这是来自因凡蒂诺“足球大家庭” 的一项必须拒绝的提议。 为了各地所有热爱足球的人。
阻止 因凡蒂诺吗？
吉安尼·因凡蒂诺（GIANNI INFANTINO）已经启动了一项极具争议的计划，拟向私人投资者出售世界杯的股份。 国际足联（FIFA）希望通过该项目从投资者那里筹集超过 £3billion 资金，而各足球协会如果出售他们在新企业中的份额，最高可获得 £36million 的激励金，以鼓励他们支持该提案。 在此，《每日邮报》体育版将针对这一震撼全球最受欢迎运动的消息，回答几个关键问题。
为什么吉安尼·因凡蒂诺 不可撼动？ 很简单：他是掌握资金的人。 国际足联的投票制度是“一个协会，一票”，这意味着每个国家协会，无论规模或地位如何，在国际足联政策和主席选举上都拥有相同的话语权。 这使得因凡蒂诺能够通过承诺增加资金和扩大赛事规模，在小国中进行游说并争取好感。他的总体规划是将 2030 年世界杯的参赛队伍增加到 64 支。 更多队伍，更多比赛，更多收入。对于小国来说，这个承诺具有太强的变革性，让他们无法拒绝。 因凡蒂诺在策略上创建了一个由需要资金的国家（尤其是非洲国家）组成的投票集团，以支持并保护他的主席之位。 今年早些时候，南美、非洲和亚洲足联表示，他们将支持因凡蒂诺继续担任主席四年。 他们代表了 111 个国家，而因凡蒂诺只需 106 个国家的支持即可赢得下一任期。除非他们撤回支持，否则他已经获胜。
那么，谁能 阻止这位主席？ 欧足联（UEFA）计划于今日举行危机会谈，试图让欧洲全部 55 个协会步调一致。然而，这一努力已经遇到了障碍，因为捷克足协支持因凡蒂诺的计划。 欧足联可以通过威胁退出下一届世界杯来向国际足联施压，但这需要前所未有的协作，且由于下一届赛事在四年后，可能会被视为虚张声势。 不过，女足世界杯将于明年夏天举行，任何试图破坏该赛事的威胁都将被更为严肃地对待。
国际足联与欧足联的 关系如何？ 欧足联针对因凡蒂诺发表的两份谴责声明，是欧洲足球管理机构与国际足联之间日益动荡的关系中最新的冲突点。 在反思这些计划时，欧足联表示国际足联已经“越界”。这是他们今年夏天第二次向国际足联使用这个词组。自国际足联公布扩大世俱杯（Club World Cup）计划以来，欧足联主席亚历山大·切费林（Aleksander Ceferin）与因凡蒂诺之间的紧张关系就已公开化，因为该计划拉长了本已拥挤的赛程，并威胁到了欧冠联赛（Champions League）的商业主导地位。 国际足联最大的收入驱动力是每四年举办一次的男足世界杯，最新一届产生了 £11.2bn 收入；而欧足联则同时受益于欧洲冠军杯和欧冠联赛。 在一个四年的周期内，欧冠联赛产生的收入超过了世界杯——每年带来约 £3.7bn 资金。这种差距长期以来令因凡蒂诺感到沮丧，而启动 32 支球队参加的世俱杯，正是国际足联试图在自身掌控下创建一项利润丰厚的俱乐部赛事。 国际足联目前正在考虑从 2029 年起将规模扩大到 48 支球队，这加剧了欧足联的担忧。 在去年的国际足联年度大会上，关系进一步恶化。当时因凡蒂诺陪同美国总统唐纳德·特朗普进行中东外交访问，导致迟到了两小时以上。切费林带领成员离场，随后欧足联指责国际足联主席将“私人政治利益”置于足球治理之上。他抵制了今年的大会。 切费林在对国际足联主席及其在赛事期间的种种行径感到失望后，也缺席了世界杯决赛。
作者：BOBBY MANZI
谁能挑战 因凡蒂诺？ 尽管因凡蒂诺的地位似乎十分稳固，但距离下次选举还有八个月——因此仍有时间发起挑战。 巴黎圣日耳曼总统纳赛尔·阿尔-赫拉伊菲（Nasser Al-Khelaifi）是出任反对派最合理的选项，他同时担任 beIN 媒体集团和卡塔尔体育投资公司的董事长。他得到了多个欧洲国家的支持，并在整个足坛享有尊重。这位卡塔尔人还担任欧洲足球俱乐部协会的主席——该协会代表超过 800 家俱乐部——该协会曾批评过国际足联（FIFA）的投资计划。 阿尔-赫拉伊菲是欧足联（UEFA）执行委员会成员，这使他成为首位在欧洲体育组织中担任高级职位的亚洲人，这可能有助于他赢得两个大洲的支持。
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欧足联（UEFA）现正考虑 抵制世界杯
作者：BOBBY MANZI
在吉安尼·因凡蒂诺（Gianni Infantino）坚持推进出售世界杯股份计划的同时，欧足联在几乎公开指责国际足联涉嫌贿赂后，将于今日举行紧急会议。
这位国际足联主席通过承诺在下一个资金周期内将拨款从 £9million 增加到 £30m，来激励各国协会接受他的提案。会员还将能够以 £15m 的一次性款项出售他们在新的“国际足联前行企业”（FIFA Forward Enterprise）中的股份，但因凡蒂诺要求他们必须在 9 月 19 日前批准该项目，才能从 1 月起收到款项。
据了解，欧足联在今日会面时将讨论退出国际足联赛事的威胁。2021 年，由于欧足联的压力挫败了国际足联每两年举办一次世界杯的计划，该选项当时已被列入考虑范围。
欧足联表示：“我们得知国际足联给各国协会设定了期限，要求支持其提案，否则将撤回一次性拨款方案。”
“这足以说明该计划的一切。”
“但在与足球界许多利益相关者进行讨论后，欧足联深知，国际足联的计划正面临显著且日益增长的反对。国际足联不能继续利用我们的运动来肥己及其友人。现在是优先考虑协会、俱乐部、联赛和球员的时候了”
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方框 6：以下哪种货币是世界上最值钱的货币？ 英镑 (L) 科威特第纳尔 (R) 阿曼里亚尔 (U)
方框 7：谁写了 2019 年的历史小说《Daisy Jones & The Six》？ 泰勒·詹金斯·里德 (I) 伊丽莎白·吉尔伯特 (C) 克里斯汀·汉娜 (Y)
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文字轮盘 (WORD WHEEL) 你有 10 分钟时间，利用轮盘中的字母尽可能多地寻找单词。 每个单词必须包含中心字母且至少包含其他三个字母，且字母只能使用一次。不能使用复数形式、外来语或专有名词。允许以 “s” 结尾的动词。 今日九字母单词线索：被夹在谷物作物和花园工具之间的鸟。评级：15 个单词，平均；20 个，良好；25 个，非常好；30 个或更多，优秀。答案见明日。
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1 2015 年电影，由玛吉·史密斯饰演一名住在男人车道上的年长女性 (3,4,2,3,3) 8 一个被另一个领土完全包围的区域 (7) 9 为电影制作布置的场景和道具 (4,3) 10 ___ Girls，OMD 的歌曲，1984 年在英国排行榜上排名第 21 (5) 11 穿着蓝色和金色球衣的橄榄球联盟球队 (9) 12 ___ Pavarotti，出生于 1935 年的意大利男高音 (7) 14 地球日发生的月份 (5) 15 ___ Fester，亚当斯一家的古怪角色 (5) 17 比尔·怀曼在滚石乐队中从 1962 年到 1993 年担任的角色 (7) 19 覆在头上的布条或弯曲的塑料条 (9) 22 日本的年轻或见习艺伎 (5) 23 瑞典城市，其大教堂是北欧最大的教堂 (7) 24 2013 年动画电影《冰雪奇缘》中艾莎演唱的歌曲 (3,2,2) 25 北加利福尼亚的河口，通过金门海峡与太平洋相连 (3,9,3)
方框 8：如果某物被描述为 “Hellenic”（希腊的），它与以下哪个国家有关？ 中国 (E) 希腊 (D) 芬兰 (W)
昨日答案： HALLE BERRY (1H, 2E, 3R, 4E, 5L, 6B, 7L, 8Y, 9A, 10R)
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1 ___ From Tulsa，吉恩·皮特尼在 1963 年发行的歌曲 (6,4,5) 2 免除某项职责或义务 (7) 3 压倒性的、突然的物质激增 (9) 4 投资产生的年度收益 (5) 5 卢克·皮尔森的图像小说系列 (5) 6 ___ 中心，为游客提供信息的站点 (7) 7 一家公司能够供应整个市场的局面 (7,8) 9 关于北爱尔兰三个年轻男性的电视情景剧 (7) 13 将列克 (lek) 作为官方货币的欧洲国家 (7) 14 描述一个显而易见的陈述或原则 (9) 16 鞋匠的守护神 (7) 18 具有两个旋转滚筒的洗衣机 (4-3) 20 莱昂内尔 ，加拿大出生的演员、舞者和电视主持人 (5) 21 乔治 ，管弦乐和歌剧指挥，出生于 1912 年 (5)
铺设轨道，使火车能从 A 村到 B 村。 数字表示每行和每列中有多少段轨道。 只有直线轨道和曲线轨道。轨道不能自行交叉。
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MASTERQUIZ 1. 女高音 Birgit Nilsson 是什么国籍？
哪个四个字母的单词是指葡萄和其他水果在发酵成酒之前的汁液？
在情景喜剧中，《年轻人们》(The Young Ones) 就读于哪所虚构的教育机构？
最近退役的 Royal Iris 号（原名 Mountwood）出现在哪部 1964 年的电影中，该片的主题曲由 Gerry and the Pacemakers 演唱？
金币 (doubloon) 起源于哪个欧洲国家？
以 “gn” 开头，用于称呼日晷指针的专业术语是什么单词？
在网格中填写数字，使每行、每列以及每个 3x3 方格包含从 1 到 9 的所有数字。由虚线连接的一组单元格之和必须等于左上角的数字。在每组单元格内，数字不能重复。
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哪个南美国家可能会说 I’M NEAR U.S.？
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从 A 开始，每次添加一个字母并重新排列以组成一个新单词，直到达到 ENIGMATIC。
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请使用 1 到 9 的数字填充网格中的空白方格，且每行空白方格中不得重复出现任何数字。填入的数字之和必须等于每个行起始处或顶部阴影方格中的总数。阴影方格下半部分的数字表示纵向总和；上半部分的数字则表示横向总和。
1a. 没有任何大型植物几乎被摧毁 (3,3,5)
13a. 愤怒的警察在安全存储中发疯 (4-3)
1d. 伯爵在战斗中迅速逃离 (4,7)
6d. 弯曲的桶装燕麦被盗并烹制 (7)
横向 1 图片线索 5 辣椒品牌的星座 (5) 7 循环的忧郁北方改革 (5) 9 图片线索 11 驼鹿在几个海螺中生存？(3)
昨日答案 — 横向：1 Fantastic. 5 Ear. 6 Use. 7 Slimmer. 10 Lit. 11 Classic. 12 Awn. 13 Imparts. 16 Owl. 17 Ape. 18 Roman army. 纵向：1 Fruit cup. 2 Noes. 3 Seam. 4 Coordinate. 5 Early riser. 8 Liszt. 9 Macaulay. 14 Aria. 15 Sour.
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9a. 调味种子失去了动力？(7)
18a. 你能在午夜之前的活动中放入两个吗？(3,2,6)
4d. 阻碍了许多问题的草药疗法 (5,6)
8d. 使用狡猾的手段抵达奥德修斯 (7)
12 负鼠的总数 (3) 13 图片线索 16 成为教会官员是否在进展？(5) 17 以群体形式存在并不断地骚扰 (5) 18 图片线索
挑战 Pitcherwits —— 这是一个令人兴奋的谜题，部分答案以图片形式呈现！视觉线索的答案填入网格中的阴影区域。
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纵向 1 图片线索 2 广播气垫船如何行驶 (2,3) 3 唠叨的人可能是聪明的，但没有学位 (5) 4 图片线索 6 图片线索 8 图片线索
完成网格，使所有 1 到 65 的数字连续连接——可以通过水平、垂直或对角线方向连接。 提示：你不必从 1 或 65 开始。从中间的数字入手可能会让你更容易开始。
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10 从吉隆坡返回的飞行渔夫 (3) 14 运输货物的车辆 (5) 15 乱动时的推动？(2-3)
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我们的密码字网格中的每个数字代表一个不同的字母。今天 3 代表 J，因此每当数字 3 出现时，请填入 J。在控制网格中有两个字母可以帮助您开始。将它们填入主网格的相应方格中，然后利用您的词汇知识推导出缺失方格中应填入的字母。明日公布答案。
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完成密码字以揭晓阴影方格中的单词。 参与方式：致电 0901 293 6232 留下您的答案和个人详情，或发送短信至 65700，内容包括单词 CODE、您的答案及您的姓名。短信和电话费用为 £1 加上标准网络费用。每周从所有在周一 00.01 至周六 23.59 之间收到的正确每日条目中抽取一名赢家。答案每日 00.01 变更。仅限 18 岁及以上英国居民，不包括北爱尔兰。请参阅条款与条件。
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在每一行、每一列、每一条对角线（突出显示形成 X 型）以及每个 3x2 水平方格（有线框）中，将数字 1-6 各填入一次。明日公布答案。
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将给定单词的乱序字母填入网格中，以形成六个五字母的横向和纵向单词。
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横向 1. 宠物小羊 (4) 5. 沼泽地 (3) 6. 汽车零件 (3) 7. gemsbok（大羚羊）(4)
纵向 2. 遥远的 (4) 3. 旧式纸张尺寸 (4) 4. 印刷测量单位 (2) 6. 丹佛是其首府（缩写）(2)
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■ 右侧的面板显示了典型 Scrabble 游戏中四行字母。使用每一行组成一个 2-7 个字母的单词，并将其写在提供的空白格中。然后计算每行的得分。不要忘记使用双倍和三倍单词及字母得分——且每组成一个 7 个字母的单词可获得 50 分奖分。空白瓷砖可以用作任何字母，但没有分数。答案请见明日报纸。
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比灵斯盖特市场 (Billingsgate market) 以销售什么而闻名？
哪位枢机主教在 1520 年代将汉普顿宫 (Hampton Court Palace) 呈献给亨利八世国王？
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不包括 2021 年的团聚特辑，电视情景喜剧《老友记》(Friends) 的最后一集是在哪一年首次播出的？
2011 年发行的歌曲《Set Fire To The Rain》是哪位英国歌手的热门单曲？
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在每个方格中填写数字 1 到 9。 水平格相加等于右侧的总和。垂直格相加等于底部的总和。 经过中心的对角线格相加等于右上角和右下角的总和。
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HUNDREDS of migrants headed for Britain yesterday just 24 hours after Andy Burnham claimed the plan to stop small boats ‘is working’. More than 700 migrants are thought to have attempted to cross the Channel on one of the busiest days so far this year. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp was told by one French officer that they had orders not
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twinned town in Israel
A GREEN Party mayor has been accused of ‘staggering insensitivity’ after she wrote to an Israeli city to end a twinning agreement – and gave them a deadline of October 7 to respond. Zoe Garbett played a key role in pushing Green-led Hackney council to end the almost 60-year-old partner- ship with the city of Haifa. Ms Garbett informed coun- terpart Mayor Yona Yahav yesterday that the council had agreed ‘in principle’ to terminate the arrangement
no when asked to be Education Secretary
EXCLUSIVE By Christian Calgie, Senior Political Correspondent-at-Large
DAVID Miliband was offered the post of Education Secretary in Andy Burnham’s reshuffle, it has been claimed. The brother of Ed Miliband – was widely tipped to return to British politics once Mr Burnham entered No 10. In the run-up to the new PM’s reshuf- fle last week, he was touted as a poten- tial Foreign Secretary, having previ- ously served in the role under Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010. The job ended up being given to his brother – and arch political rival – Ed, a major promotion from his previous position as Energy and Net Zero Secretary. A Labour source has now told the Daily Mail that David was offered the more junior job of Education Secretary, before it was given to Labour leader and Greater Manchester MP Lucy Powell – a close ally of Mr Burnham. It is claimed that Mr Miliband declined the job because it was more junior to the role offered to his brother and because he is friends with the then- incumbent Bridget Phillipson and did not want to humiliate her. Mr Miliband,
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and invited him to share any views by October 7, the third anniversary of the Hamas terrorist massacre. Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said: ‘Whether this was deliberate or the product of staggering insensitivity, it is an appall- ing choice of date.’ Last night Hackney Council apologised for the ‘error’, and changed the deadline date to October 5.
Failed to return: David Miliband
who has served as president of the International Rescue Committee since 2013 on a salary of more than £1 million a year, appeared in a number of photos and videos backing Ms Phillipson during the 2019 general election. While he failed to make a return to British politics last week, it is now rumoured he is eyeing up Sir Keir Starmer’s London constituency should the ousted prime minister quit Parlia- ment and spark a by-election. Ms Phillipson was demoted by Mr
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By Sophie Church Political Reporter ZACK Polanski has been told police will take no fur- ther action after he shared an image mocking ‘plans’ for Nigel Farage’s death. The photo – of a man in a T-shirt with a cartoon guillo- tine and the words ‘we’re only making plans for Nigel’ – appeared on the Green lead- er’s Instagram page after he was ‘tagged’ as a collaborator. Reform then reported him for incitement to violence. But the Metropolitan Police last night released a state- ment saying ‘no further action would be taken in relation to
the sharing of the image online’. Officers found it ‘unlikely’ the conduct would constitute a criminal offence. This comes after Mr Polan- ski refused to say sorry to Mr Farage in an uncomfortable Newsnight interview, saying: ‘If I had done it deliberately, I would be apologising.’ A Reform spokesman called the Green leader ‘a man with no principles’, adding: ‘He is not fit to lead a national political party’.
Burnham to Equalities Secretary, though she was given the additional job of Labour Party chair following outrage among Labour MPs at her reduced role. It is understood that Ms Powell is furi- ous at Mr Burnham over her new role as Education Secretary, as she was pub- licly snubbed when he denied her the title of Deputy Prime Minister, as had been expected ahead of the reshuffle. Ms Powell fought hard to secure Mr Burnham’s return to Parliament and bring about the eventual coup against Sir Keir. Yesterday, a source close to Ms Powell said she was ‘hurt and angry’ after the new Prime Minister declined to give her the title. Allies of Ms Powell revealed ‘she
than his brother’
thought she was getting Deputy Prime Minister until she walked in the [No 10] door’, adding that Mr Burnham’s team had been ‘briefing it all weekend’. Instead, Mr Burnham has declined to use the Deputy Prime Minister position at all, with the responsibilities landing with Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Louise Haigh, who received the added title of First Secre- tary of State. Sources claimed Ms Powell lost out in an internal power battle with the new Chief Whip Anneliese Midg- ley, who ‘hates’ her. A party source branded Ms Haigh and Ms Midgley ‘political thugs’ who had behaved like ‘factional Mafi- oso’ with a ‘punishment beating’ reshuffle. Downing Street and David Miliband were approached for comment.
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Co-star: Friends actress Courteney Cox Hydration break: Jennifer Aniston on yacht
Daily Mail Reporter
THAT summer seemed to last forever, according to Bryan Adams in his classic rock anthem Summer Of ’69. And his 1985 hit is still going strong, earning the top spot as the greatest summer song of all time in a new poll. Despite only reaching number 42 in the charts back in August 1985, the single is clearly a timeless classic for the season. The summer favourite by Adams – who admitted the song was about sex rather than the year – took 27 per cent of the 2,000-person survey. The research also
By Olivia Kemp Showbusiness Reporter
SHE may have been on a luxury yacht surrounded by Spain’s crystal-clear waters and her long-time Hollywood pals. But it seems that nothing comes between Jennifer Aniston and her fitness routine. The Friends actress, who played Rachel Green in the hit TV sitcom, was seen holding the plank position during a workout on the deck of a yacht as she enjoyed a holiday off Majorca with partner Jim Curtis, for- mer co-star Courteney Cox, 62, and actor Pedro Pascal, 51. Ms Aniston, 57, in a black bikini top with coral bottoms, briefly stepped away from the group to focus on her fitness, balancing on her forearms with near-perfect form. She later
‘She hopes Curtis will ask her to marry him’ Lilo for a while: Jennifer with boyfriend Jim Curtis and Courteney Cox, centre
swapped exercise for relaxation, join- ing her party for snorkelling, kayaking and drinks as they soaked up the Mediterranean sunshine. The getaway must hold fond memo- ries for Ms Aniston and life coach Cur- tis, 50. They were first linked after hol- idaying together in the same location last summer – and celebrated their first anniversary in May. The couple are said to divide their time between Ms Aniston’s £15.8 mil- lion home in Bel Air, her renovated £11.3 million mansion in Montecito and Curtis’ apartment in New York. One source said: ‘Jennifer is head- over-heels in love with Jim and hopes he will ask to marry her one day soon. ‘During spiritual goddess circle talks with her best friends, where they pass
summer is this timeless rock anthem from 1985
saw Walking On Sunshine by Katrina And The Waves in second place on 25 per cent, followed by Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles – which was never even released as a single – on 22 per cent. Dr Manuel Anglada-Tort, a lecturer in
psychology and neuroscience at Goldsmiths, University of London, said: ‘Summer hits are not defined by a single musical ingredient, but they result from a complex interplay of many influences. ‘Many share a combination of musical
features that our brains tend to associate with energy, dancing and positive emotions.’ The top 25 of hits, put together for Top- golf, also saw Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen, Club Tropicana by Wham! and Holiday by Madonna all on 20 per cent. Dr Anglada-Tort said summer hits often have ‘faster tempos, upbeat rhythms and catchy, repetitive melodies that are easy to sing along to and remember’. He added that they evoke ‘positive emotions such as happiness, excitement and freedom’ – all feelings people ‘seek out during periods of good weather’.
seeks millions in legal costs
PRINCE Harry’s doomed phone hacking case against the Daily Mail was con- ducted so ‘outside the norm’ that he and his fellow claimants should be made to pay a substantial part of the paper’s legal costs, the High Court heard. The three-month trial was
By Ryan Hooper
pursued in a ‘cavalier’ and ‘highly unreasonable and inexcusable’ fashion, the Mail’s publisher argued. Some aspects were ‘not only unfair’ to wrongly accused journalists but ‘in flagrant breach’ of the judge’s repeated warnings to the claimants’ lawyers about how the trial
should be conducted, it said. The Mail’s journalists were com- pletely exonerated in a resound- ing victory and a landmark ruling on July 7 when allegations they hacked, bugged and blagged to get the stories complained of were thrown out in full. The High Court is now consider- ing who should foot the bill for the failed four-year £50million legal action by the Duke of Sussex, Baroness (Doreen) Lawrence, Sir
Elton John, his husband David Furnish, model Elizabeth Hurley, actress Sadie Frost and former Lib Dem minister Sir Simon Hughes. Mail publisher Associated News- papers argued the ‘egregious’ way the claimants and their legal team conducted the case merited a court order that they pay costs on an ‘indemnity basis’. Such an order would allow judges to go beyond ‘standard costs’ and force the claimants to bear the brunt of the full legal costs for both sides – though they would still be subject to a ‘reasonableness’ test. Associated said its costs are around £34million. In written submissions for yester- day’s two-day costs hearing, Asso- ciated’s lawyers said: ‘The circum- stances of the case, including the conduct of the claimants and those in their camp… take this case well outside of the norm.’ Associated’s lead barrister Antony White KC said the claim- ants’ individual cases were ‘pur-
indemnity basis’
sued for the most part without any supporting documentary evidence and on the barest inferential basis’, as he tore through their conduct during the legal process. And he said the ‘scattergun approach of putting serious allegations to some witnesses, without identifying any supporting evidence, was improper and cavalier’. The ‘coordinated media attack’ on the Mail – codenamed Opera- tion Bluebird – formed part of a political strategy to pressure the Government into holding a second Leveson inquiry into Press stand- ards, the court heard. Baroness Lawrence was directly introduced to the litigation by Prince Harry, and Mr White said it was ‘no coincidence’ that hers was the first name used in the claimants’ press release in 2022 announcing the intention to sue Associated. Mr White told the court the press release was ‘a monstrous thing to publish’. And he explained how
rise in anti-Semitism
THE UK has suffered the larg-
est rise in anti-Semitic incidents
compared with other countries
with large Jewish communities,
a report has found.
Anti- Jewish attitudes are
becoming ‘more widespread’,
according to the study by the J7
Large Communities’ Task Force
Against Antisemitism.
The group analyses develop-
ments across nations representing
the largest proportions of the Jew-
ish diaspora outside Israel – Argen-
tina, Australia, Canada, France,
Germany, the UK and the US.
It comes after a series of anti-
Semitic attacks at synagogues
across Britain as well as surges in
online threats and abuse.
Researchers say anti-Semitic
incidents ‘remain at elevated lev-
els’ compared to before the
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Claimant: The Duke of Sussex
Prince Harry and Baroness Law- rence were able to continue their denigration of the newspaper with an extraordinary statement shortly after Mr Justice Nicklin’s ruling this month, which they described as ‘a complete and obvious whitewash’. In documents submitted to the court for yesterday’s hearing, the claimants said their allegations against the Mail ‘were neither speculative nor weak’. They described Associated’s legal bill as ‘astonishingly high’, and sug- gested the publisher’s approach was to ‘teach the claimants a les- son’ by seeking the maximum pos- sible financial redress. The claimants’ trial lawyer David Sherborne watched yesterday’s hearing via videolink, and said in documents submitted to the court: ‘Associated have adopted a “no expense spared” approach to this litigation and such costs should not be condoned by the court from an inter partes perspective.’ The court heard the claimants only obtained insurance cover of a combined £16.2million. Nicholas Bacon KC, representing the claimants in court instead, said the claimants accept that they have lost, but that an indemnity ruling would be ‘particularly harsh’ on Prince Harry and the others. He said the judgment acknowl- edged they were understandably suspicious of how intimate details of their private lives appeared in Associated’s publications and that: ‘All claimants approached (the trial) in good faith under the burden of media scrutiny into their private lives.’ He added that the judge’s man- agement of the case had been ‘pretty exemplary’. The hearing continues today.
By Aidan Radnedge
October 7, 2023. Israel responded to the attacks with a military offensive in Gaza that has resulted in an estimated 80,000 deaths. The seven countries covered in the report recorded a combined total of more than 91,000 anti- Semitic incidents last year, includ- ing 3,700 in Britain. The UK was one of three countries that saw a rise last year, along with Argentina and Germany – with Britain’s 5 per cent surge the biggest. A spokesman for the Campaign Against Antisemitism said the findings ‘should come as an embar- rassment to Britain’s authorities’. He said: ‘This country is experi- encing an anti-Semitism crisis that has been fuelled by inaction from our decision-makers, who claim to prioritise protecting Jews without properly confronting the perpetra- tors driving this hatred.’
claim FOUR more victims at Cornish homeless shelter?
By Jack Hardy
and Tom Lawrence
A SERIAL killer inspired by TV psychopath Dexter was handed a whole-life sentence yesterday – as detectives reviewed the deaths of four people he lived with at a homeless shelter. James Desborough, 40, was told he will die in prison after he butchered two men he met at the same shelter, before strangling his prison cellmate while awaiting trial for their murders. The burnt remains of Claudio Aquilino, 57, and Daniel Coleman, 43, were found in dense undergrowth surrounding Des- borough’s shack near St Austell, Corn- wall, between April and June last year. Now police have confirmed they are examining the unexplained deaths of two men and two women living at the Sandy Lodge shelter in Newquay at the same time as Desborough. Before being sentenced at Winchester Crown Court yesterday, he was already serving a life sentence with a minimum
‘Absolutely bloodthirsty’
term of 19 years for murdering his cell- mate Steven Kempster, 65, last Septem- ber because he was snoring too loudly. Desborough met Mr Coleman and Mr Aquilino at Sandy Lodge, a shelter for the homeless and drug dependent. Sentencing Desborough, Mr Justice Pushpinder Saini described the killer as ‘a highly dangerous individual who had no regard for the life of those you think are worthless’. During police searches on his land, Desborough told a forensic biologist that he ‘particularly enjoyed the dismember- ment scenes’ in the US TV series Dexter. The show, set in Miami, features a vigi- lante serial killer, pictured below, who works with the police as a special- ist forensic technician. Yesterday, Devon and Cornwall Police said detectives were exam- ining if Desborough could be responsible for the unex- plained deaths of four oth- ers at the Cornwall shelter. Detective Superintendent Rachael Bentley said inquiries were ‘ongoing’. She added: ‘We were informed that there were four deaths at Sandy Lodge. As part of the investigation, a detec- tive inspector did a
THE maker of ChatGPT has admitted that a cyber-attack carried out by a powerful version of its artificial intelligence program targeted several companies. OpenAI was testing some of its latest models in a supposedly secure environ- ment when it lost control of them. The models escaped and targeted US code database company Hugging Face, attempting to steal information. It was
Whole-life sentence: James Desborough, 40, will die in jail Chilling: An axe found near Desborough’s shack
review of those deaths, and that included commissioning some more forensic work, some CCTV and statements.’ Desborough, a former construction boss, had fallen into addiction and began living off- grid on land he bought in Paramoor Woods. He is believed to have killed Mr Aquilino in April last year and Mr Cole- man in June, before accessing their
By Kristina Wemyss
previously thought this was the only tar- get, but OpenAI has now revealed that the bots attacked several ‘publicly avail- able services’ having found four logins online, which allowed them to access four unnamed services. Hugging Face revealed that it had been hacked on July 16. Nearly a week later,
bank accounts and creating a paper trail to make it appear both men were still alive. He was on remand after being charged with their murders when he strangled Mr Kempster at HMP Exeter. Jurors were told that Desbor- ough had been in a love triangle with Mr Coleman and his wife, who he met at the shelter. In the lead-up to Mr Coleman’s murder, he sent texts saying he was ‘abso- lutely bloodthirsty’. Weeks earlier, Mr Aquilino also met his killer at Sandy Lodge. Both victims were
OpenAI, a Silicon Valley giant valued at £630 billion, admitted its bots had escaped, saying the hacks involved a combination of its latest publicly availa- ble model, GPT-5.6 Sol, and a more advanced model yet to be released. Yesterday, it updated its statement say- ing the hack had gone further than thought. The bots went undetected inside the Hugging Face IT network for
Butchered: Daniel Coleman and Claudio Aquilino
last seen leaving pubs in the com- pany of the killer. Police were fol- lowing up a missing person report about Mr Coleman on Desbor- ough’s land in July last year when they found Mr Aquilino’s remains. Investigators uncovered 1,900 burnt bone fragments from the body of Mr Aquilino, while parts of Mr Coleman’s dismembered body were found in a grave nearby. Speaking about the deaths at Sandy Lodge, Det Supt Bentley said police had attended each of the four deaths and inquiries sug-
gested the men and women had died from natural causes. She said the force does not believe ‘there is a link at this time’, but said it is an ‘ongoing investigation’. Det Supt Bentley added: ‘Coro- nial investigations paused when James Desborough was arrested for murder... We don’t believe we’re looking for victims, but I do want to stress that the investigations are ongoing.’ The force is also investigating the death of Lee Hockey, 50, whose body was found in woodland in Cornwall last July.
three days and it took experts many hours to remove them. It is not the first time AI has been shown to go ‘rogue’. In September 2024, an earlier model of ChatGPT escaped to get an answer it needed for a test. That event was contained in OpenAI’s own IT systems and was ‘largely cele- brated at the time’, according to indus- try body the Cloud Security Alliance.
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to intervene, as the Tory MP spent the day monitoring departures from a beach in the north of the country. Gendarmes stood by as more than 100 migrants gathered in shallow waters before struggling aboard one overloaded inflatable bound for the UK. Ruthless people traffickers also appeared to have adopted a new tactic, mounting simultaneous boat departures from multiple locations up and down the French coast. On Tuesday the new Prime Minister defended the Government’s handling of the Channel crisis, saying: ‘The numbers can fluctuate but, overall, boat crossings are down, down quite significantly year on year. So that does suggest the plan is working.’ However, the scale of yesterday’s crossings – which has yet to be officially confirmed by the Home Office – could indicate that a sig- nificant downturn in migrant numbers may be coming to an end. According to unofficial estimates about 570 migrants had reached Dover by yester- day evening. Last night there were still three dinghies making their way across the strait. It was not clear whether they would cross the mid-point of the Channel in order to be picked up by Border Force by midnight, in
let them go’
time to be included in the day’s tally. One of the boats deployed by traffickers yes- terday was understood to have set off from Belgian waters earlier in the day. The first were believed to have arrived in the early hours of yesterday, just hours after the PM voiced his confidence in the current measures. Later, Mr Philp confronted a gendarme on Hardelot-Plage, south of Boulogne, and asked: ‘Why have you allowed the migrants into the water? Why haven’t you stopped them?’ The French officer shrugged and replied: ‘Our order is to let them go like that. We just have to say to them “Don’t do that, it’s dangerous”. At one point Mr Philp waded in the sea just feet away from waiting migrants, who he said were predominantly young men from sub-Saharan Africa. He confronted someone on the dinghy who appeared to be a people smuggler and told him: ‘You’re committing a number of criminal offences. You’re attempting to illegally enter the United Kingdom.’ The Tory frontbencher said the scenes he witnessed proved the fail- ure of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s new £662million deal with the French govern- ment. Ms Mahmood claimed the three-year
On the spot: Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp filming in France yesterday
agreement, signed in April, would clamp down on dinghy departures with enhanced beach patrols and tougher tactics. The Home Office said at the time that the deal would ‘slash crossing numbers’. Mr Philp said: ‘Shabana Mahmood has paid half a billion pounds of our money uncondi- tionally – yet I saw gendarmes doing nothing and they told me they had orders to take no physical action but just talk to the migrants. ‘Andy Burnham just said there was no problem. I saw with my own eyes today how out of touch he is.’ At another location targeted by traffickers yesterday, dozens of migrants were seen sprinting to the water’s edge at Gravelines, between Dunkirk and Calais, to board a din- ghy. Boats were also reported to have been launched as far south as Dieppe. As one of its first acts on taking power, Labour scrapped the previous government’s Rwanda asylum deal which was designed to deter crossings and save lives. Labour pursued an alternative plan focussed on increasing operations by police and law enforcement in a bid to ‘smash the
gangs’. Initially, it failed to have an impact with last year witnessing the second-highest number of crossings on record, at 41,500. So far this year, however, there have been 13,376 arrivals, not including yesterday’s unconfirmed total, down 45 per cent on the same point last year. The highest number so far this year was 710 on June 15. Since the crisis began in 2018 the total number of small boat migrants to have reached Britain is 205,986. Mr Burnham has been criticised for his silence on illegal migration since he became PM on July 20, having failed to mention his plans for dealing with the crisis. During a visit to Derby on Tuesday, Mr Burnham was quizzed about his silence on the small-boats crisis and asked whether he had a plan to tackle crossings. He defended the Government’s approach, telling report- ers: ‘The Home Secretary has brought for- ward a very rigorous plan in relation to this. ‘Let’s remember, the numbers can fluctu- ate, but overall, boat crossings are down, down quite significantly year on year. So that does suggest that the plan is working.’
Barrett
T WAS a floating death-trap and, at 42ft, longer than a double-decker bus. The mammoth inflatable vessel – likely to have been cobbled together in a backstreet workshop in China – carried a scarcely believable 165 migrants towards Britain’s shores. When shocking images of this ‘mega dinghy’ on the water emerged last week, it was a chilling indicator of the utter contempt people traffickers show for human life. And for the Labour Government, these giant galleys are a stark testa- ment to the insoluble problem of Channel ‘small boats’. Last Thursday’s extraordinary scenes led to a teenager who allegedly piloted the record-breaking dinghy appearing in court charged with endangering lives. Chan Mathok Atak, 19, from Sudan, made an initial appearance before Mar- gate magistrates’ court, where prosecu- tor Lucie Fish said the boat was poor quality, overcrowded and ‘appeared to be deflating upon interception’. In 2018 – the year the Channel crisis began – the average number of migrants on each dinghy was less than seven. By 2022, the record year for arrivals, the average number per boat had risen to 41. Now it stands at just under 66. The all-time record for the number of migrants in one dinghy has already been topped twice this month. It rose from 125, set last September, to 128 on July 10, and then that record was smashed by last week’s mega- dinghy with 165 aboard. But what has prompted the traffick- ers’ boats to swell to such a remarka- ble size? The phenomenon is probably a sign of desperation on the part of the criminals behind the scheme. As law enforcement cracks down on their trade, maritime equipment such as motors becomes harder to come by. And that desperation is precisely why Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood should be very worried indeed about what is unfolding on the Channel. As one of its first acts on taking power,
decker bus, the mega dinghies raking in £300,000 a trip for the traffickers
Labour scrapped the previous Tory government’s Rwanda asylum deal out of pure spite. Under Sir Keir Starmer, Labour had opposed the agreement throughout the two years it took the Conservatives to secure a legal green light for deportations to the east African nation. Evidence published by the Home Office, remarkably, has shown the Rwanda scheme was beginning to deter Channel crossings even before it came into force. Regardless, Labour pursued its alternative plan to ‘smash the gangs’, which relied on beefing up operations by police and other law enforcement agencies. Initially, it was an utter failure. Last year saw the second-highest number of crossings on record, at
41,500. So far this year, however, there has been a significant dip. There have been 13,376 arrivals, which marks a 45 per cent fall on the same point last year. But despite Andy Burnham’s claim that ‘the plan is working’, these numbers do not necessarily indicate a massive success for Labour. Arrivals in 2025 included a surge early that year – some- what distorting the figures – while in January, February and into early spring this year, there were long periods of high winds. That said, encouragingly, police have made some inroads against the traffickers. The National Crime Agency says that since early 2023, it and international partners have intercepted more than 1,500 boats and engines, including 25 at
Felixstowe port earlier this month. Last summer Britain imposed sanctions against a Chinese com- pany manufacturing inflatables, as well as several Iraqis supplying the vessels to smuggling gangs. This is all creditable work. B
UT, like their counterparts selling illegal drugs, organ- ised smuggling gangs are highly flexible – and will stop at nothing to protect their multi- million-pound business model. The mega-dinghy alone is likely to have generated a staggering £300,000 profit, assuming each migrant paid a typical £2,000 fee. Clearly, the smugglers have not been deterred. Former chief
inspector of borders and immigra- tion David Neal said: ‘Organised crime gangs are very adept at get- ting around any measures put in place by law enforcement. ‘If police manage to close down one avenue through which smug- glers were obtaining dinghies and maritime equipment, the gangs will immediately switch to look for other manufacturers, importation routes, and so on. Dealing with organised criminals is a constant game of cat-and-mouse. ‘The use of extra-large dinghies suggests that traffickers have changed their tactics in this way. It is likely they have secured a new manufacturer which is now mak- ing these larger boats to order. ‘It could even indicate that law enforcement’s success in seizing
Death-trap: This inflatable was carrying some 165 migrants
outboard motors is driving up the size of the boats – in other words, they have fewer motors and so are using them to power a smaller number of larger dinghies.’ He added: ‘The use of super-sized boats capable of holding 160 peo- ple also poses a grave risk to life. ‘We have already seen tragedies in the Channel where dozens of people have drowned when a single dinghy capsized... There have also been a number of migrants killed by trampling and crushes inside dinghies, and, with even larger numbers of people aboard single vessels, that surely becomes even more of a risk. ‘The authorities may even be more reluctant to approach such vessels at sea because the wake created by patrol boats would risk destabilising these unseaworthy dinghies already so overloaded.’ This prospect of mass drownings is what keeps home secretaries awake at night. Previous incum- bents have privately spoken of the guilt they felt in the wake of Chan- nel deaths, pondering whether there was anything they could have done to prevent the loss of life. Former borders watchdog Mr Neal said: ‘Traffickers care only about their profits and are indiffer- ent to the safety of the migrants they smuggle. They will corral ever-higher numbers of migrants into these death-trap dinghies just to make money, with potentially disastrous consequences. ‘All in all, the very worthy aim of targeting organised crime gangs and their supply chains may have had the unintended side-effect of making Channel crossings even more dangerous.’
By Sam Greenhill
and David Williams
THE full meltdown in Whitehall over the secret Afghan airlifts exposed by the Daily Mail is laid bare today by an excoriating Parliamentary inquiry. Ministers who used an unprece- dented super-injunction to shut down democracy and hush up a devastating data breach have been condemned by the Commons Defence Committee. A report exposes the ‘deeply trou- bling’ chaos that unfolded when Minis- try of Defence officials tried to run a top-secret immigration scheme to air- lift Afghans into Britain – after a data leak led to fear of Taliban reprisals. Incredibly, ministers signed off £7billion of taxpayers’ money without any scrutiny, knowing the super- injunction was keeping MPs and the public in the dark. The chairman of the defence commit- tee, Labour MP Tan Dhesi, said: ‘The Ministry of Defence should stick to defence – it should never have been left to run immigration casework schemes. Secrecy has been too easily used as a shield against proper accountability.’ The MPs also warn Afghans such as interpreters who risked their lives serving alongside UK forces – only to be abandoned when the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021 – are in danger of being betrayed again. The committee said the Govern- ment may have to perform a U-turn on a recent decision to make it harder for them to be rescued by forcing them to ‘self- move’ out of Afghanistan. The MPs said the Government’s
OF THE BRAVE
decision ‘risks becoming in prac- tice an exclusion mechanism for eligible people who are too poor, too vulnerable or too exposed to travel independently’. The committee has spent ten months investigating the MoD’s accidental leak of a database of Afghans who had applied to the UK for sanctuary. It led to fears vengeful Taliban warlords would hunt down and murder ‘traitors’ such as inter- preters who had worked alongside British troops during the UK’s two decades in Afghanistan. After the Daily Mail discovered the data breach in August 2023, ministers obtained a super-in- junction to prevent anyone find- ing out – with journalists facing jail if they even mentioned its existence. After a two-year fight in the courts it was lifted last July. The 2022 data breach had put 100,000 Afghans ‘at risk of death’ and prompted a clandestine evacuation scheme to rescue interpreters and others loyal to Britain who were abandoned after the Taliban seized back control of Afghanistan in 2021. Today’s report says the MoD had embarked on running a
Daily Mail, July 16, 2025
war: Chaos of Afghan airlift cover-up laid bare by inquiry
Lifeline: Tahir, with identity hidden
‘high-volume, high-risk immigra- tion’ scheme. The Mail’s Betrayal of the Brave campaign has chronicled daring rescue missions to extract inter- preters and other Afghans who risked their lives for the UK. But the report said defence ministers were out of their depth. Once they had airlifted Afghans to Britain, they were reliant on other White- hall departments such as housing to make the scheme work – yet had no control over them. James Heappey, who was Armed Forces minister when the airlifts – to Stansted airport – started, told the committee of ‘billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money, spread across a whole host of departments’, to foot bills for transporting, housing and educating the influx of Afghans.
He said there was ‘an allergic reaction’ from other departments suddenly told they would have to pay for it themselves. He said there was ‘fratricide within gov- ernment’. The committee said the secrecy made the job harder because nothing could be explained to local authorities who had to deal with the influx. The Government has shut down the relocation schemes to new applicants – but the committee suggested it may need to restart the rescues for destitute Afghans left at risk. Ministers had pledged to help those eligible Afghans still left behind, but in April this year abandoned in-country rescues by a ‘third party’ organisation and added a near-impossible require- ment for many to ‘self-move’ out
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left stranded by UK
FORMER frontline inter- preter Tahir – in hiding from Taliban reprisals – hailed the defence com- mittee’s demand that the MoD help evacuate those still in Afghanistan as ‘a vital lifeline’. The 40-year-old father- of-three was approved for relocation more than a year ago and instructed to await help – only to be told he must now secure and pay for his family’s escape without any aid from the UK. Tahir (not his real
name), who worked with British forces for more than three years, has been in hiding since the Taliban seized his home. ‘I would like to thank the MPs for providing us with hope as we do not have the documentation or money to escape,’ he said. ‘It would cost us more than $12,000 (£9,200) to escape Afghanistan and then we would have to pay for accommodation while we await approval for visas. We simply can’t afford it.’
George give mum $2m for Reform?
By Jason Groves Political Editor
A CRYPTO gambler gave more than $2million (£1.5mil- lion) to his mother days before she gave a similar sum to Reform and a business linked to the party, it was reported last night. George Cottrell is alleged to have transferred three large sums to his mother Fiona in the days before she gave money to Nigel Farage’s party. The revelation, by finance industry sources, will raise fur- ther difficult questions for the party, which is already mired in controversy over its funding. The Met Police are investigat- ing whether there was an attempt to disguise the source of donations to the party in the run-up to the last election. Cottrell, known as ‘Posh George’, has no formal role in Reform, but is close to Mr Farage, who has described him as ‘like a son to me’. He is
Pals: Mr Farage and Cottrell
reported to have funded the Reform leader’s security during 2024. Cottrell, who has a US con- viction for fraud, now lives in Montenegro. His lawyers insist he is a permissible donor in the UK despite living abroad. According to the Guardian, Ms Cottrell made two donations of £250,000 each to Reform in May 2024, shortly before the General Election that year. These donations are reported to have been preceded days ear- lier by transfers from her son of $318,878 and $328,815. Ms Cottrell also gave more than £1million to Britain Means Busi- ness, a company controlled by Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice, in June 2024. Half the sum was donated to Reform by Mr Tice days later, although there was no indication the money had come from Ms Cottrell. It is now reported that Cottrell trans- ferred his mother $1.4million shortly before the donation. The lump sums are said to have been transferred via US-based cryptocurrency exchanges. Ms Cottrell is reported to have told banking authorities the money came from her son when ques- tions were raised. Mr Farage is under investiga- tion by the parliamentary stand- ards commissioner over his fail- ure to declare a £5million gift from Thai-based crypto billion- aire Christopher Harborne. Reform did not respond to requests for comment.
spider crawling on your dress!
SHE’S certainly had her fair share of eye-catching looks on the red carpet. But for the latest Spider-Man film’s Lon- don premiere last night, Zendaya went for a dress perhaps better described as fly-catching. The actress, 29, made a subtle hint to the franchise by wearing a golden spider brooch, pic- tured, on her back in the capital’s Leicester Square. And that wasn’t the only part of her outfit to put onlook- ers in a spin, with her white Tamara Ralph dress also featur-
entertainment shows Live At The Apollo among victims of cuts
By Jennifer Ruby Showbusiness News Editor
THE BBC has axed three long-running shows in an attempt to meet its savings target of £500million over the next three years. With more than 2,000 jobs set to be cut in the coming months and its content budget significantly squeezed, Live at the Apollo, Blankety Blank and Celebrity Mastermind have been dropped by the broadcaster. While Blankety Blank only returned after an 18-year hiatus in 2020, with Bradley Walsh in the driv- ing seat, comedy stalwart Live At The Apollo has been on screens for 22 years. First broadcast in 2004 and filmed at London’s Hammersmith Apollo, it has been a launchpad for some of the UK’s best-loved com- edy talent – including Michael McIntyre and Sarah Millican. Its format sees a well-known guest host perform an opening routine before introducing two stand-ups. The vast majority of the country’s best comics have appeared on the show, which initially launched as Jack Dee’s Live At The Apollo. Viewing figures for the show had dropped in recent years. Its recent average rating was 660,000 – a mil- lion lower than in 2018. The show’s final series has already
THE number of centenarians has surged by more than a fifth in a decade – while the birth rate has plunged to its lowest in nearly 50 years, figures show. There were 15,172 people aged over 100 in England and Wales last year. This was up from 14,635 in 2024 (3.7 per cent) and 12,472 in 2015 (21.6
By Amelia Wynne
ing a silver sequin cobweb
design. Zendaya, who
plays MJ in the film,
was joined at the
event by husband
Tom Holland.
The 30-year-old
British actor,
who reprises his
t i t u l a r
r o l e
in Spider-Man:
Brand New Day,
looked stylish him-
self in a dark purple
suit and spider web tie.
Zendaya’s recent red-carpet
showings have included a Cleo-
patra-inspired outfit and even a
£26 Spider-Man shirt.
Dapper duo: With husband Tom Holland
No laughing matter: Michael McIntyre and Clive Myrie, right
been filmed and will still air. The BBC said it had been forced to make ‘difficult decisions’ and promised there were ‘digital plans focused on stand-up and emerging comedy tal- ent.’ The corporation vowed that it
‘Forced to make difficult choices’
was still committed to supporting ‘the stand-up community in a rap- idly changing and increasingly com- petitive media landscape’. It added: ‘These difficult decisions form part of the BBC’s first phase of its proposals to make £500million of savings over the next three years.’
By David Churchill
per cent). Among the Britons to reach the milestone this year was Sir David Attenborough in May. Meanwhile, the number of births plummeted to 588,000, the fewest since 1978 and an 8,000 fall com- pared to 2024. The Office for
National Statistics data underlines the extent to which the popula- tion is ageing. David Brooks, of financial consul- tancy Broadstone, said: ‘With fewer working-age people sup- porting an expanding retired pop- ulation, the pressure on public finances will only intensify.’
decisions are needed to pay for overhaul of social care
By Jason Groves Political Editor
ANDY Burnham braced Britain for tax rises yesterday as he vowed to tackle the social care crisis. The Prime Minister said he was ready to take ‘difficult decisions’ on taxation to fund an overhaul of a system he described as ‘broken’. He said in an ‘ideal world’ people would not be forced to sell the family home to pay for care, as thousands currently do. Mr Burnham has long favoured a ‘social care levy’ involving a 10 per cent tax on all inheritances. And he confirmed that he still supports the plan, but insisted he was open to other ways of funding the estimated £18billion cost of creating an NHS-style ‘national care service’. The PM lashed out at critics who have branded his proposal a ‘death tax’, accus- ing them of trying to ‘scare’ the public into opposing change. But he acknowl- edged that ambitious reform is likely to involve a rise in the tax burden, which already stands at a post-war record. A social care levy is one option being considered by ministers to fund social care. Other proposals include a 2p tax on the incomes of workers aged above 34. Mr Burnham first proposed social care reform when he was health secretary in the last Labour government, only for his plans to be branded a ‘death tax’ in the 2010 election campaign which Labour lost. He said he still had ‘some of the scars’ of that experience. The PM yesterday asked Baron- ess Casey to accelerate a review into the future of social care, with
By Jennifer Ruby ‘Current system is bad for everyone’
the findings now expected next summer – one year early. He said ‘more is possible’ from within existing resources if reforms can reduce the number of older peo- ple kept needlessly in hospitals. But asked whether tax rises would be needed, he said: ‘Firstly, you have to do more with what you’ve got. But I think Louise [Baroness Casey] indicated some of what we would want to do in the fullest sense will require difficult, difficult decisions. ‘But we will be honest with peo- ple about those. We will put them before the country at the right time, and we will hopefully proceed with people’s consent.’ Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has agreed to join cross-party talks on the issue but has already warned that she will not sign off on tax rises, saying funding
experience, follows through on making a difference to sufferers like Fiona, his dad and millions of others, then he will become the most consequential politi- cian of his generation,’ he said. Mr Frizell, 67, the former edi- tor of ITV’s This Morning, added ‘when your family life is altered forever by a dementia diagno- sis’ you won’t be ‘quibbling about 1 or 2 per cent extra you’ve contributed to provide to a proper care system. ‘If in doubt, spend a day with an Alzheimer’s family.’ Diagnosis: Fiona Phillips
should be found by cutting other areas of Government spending, including welfare. Mr Burnham, whose father has Alzheimer’s and is in a care home, said tackling the issue was ‘very personal to me right now’. In an emotional speech at a care
shines light on crisis
HER smile is still there, but three years after she revealed her diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer’s, a picture of broadcaster Fiona Phillips offers an insight into her battle with the disease. The snap of the ex-GMTV presenter, 65, was taken at home and shared by her husband, Martin Frizell, who called on Andy Burnham – whose father also has the illness – to fulfil his promise to tackle the social care crisis. ‘If the new Prime Minister, who knows what Alzheimer’s can do from his father’s
home in north London, he said reform would ‘help my dad and the millions like him’ who are faced with the unfairness of the current system. He pointed to 22 previous attempts to reform the system in the past 30 years, saying his
generation was guilty of a ‘dere- liction of duty’. The PM added: ‘The current situation, frankly, is bad for everybody. It’s certainly bad for the people who don’t get the care that they need.’ And he warned that the NHS would never be able to hit its
‘He keeps his brain
very active counting
all the tax hikes’
A
Eyelashes Andy touched his chest to signal sincerity, and adopted the intimate tone of a daytime TV host
Minister.’ The man responded: ‘What, a new one? They keep changing every five minutes.’ ‘I know, I know, I know,’ Mr Burnham agreed. Mr Burnham is Britain’s seventh premier in a decade after the ousting of Sir Keir Starmer. Cross-party talks on reforms are a stunt, by Labour, say Tories
CROSS-PARTY talks on social care got off to a rocky start yesterday as Andy Burnham was accused of an Establishment stitch-up. The Prime Minister is determined to push for a political consensus on social care in a bid to find a lasting solution. But Tory sources accused him of staging a stunt after he gave just 18 hours’ notice to hold a tripartite meeting with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. And Reform UK leader Nigel Farage condemned the move after his party was snubbed, accusing the Prime Minister of ‘conspiring behind closed doors with the failed political Establishment’. The meeting was held at such short notice that Tory leader Kemi Baden- och was unable to rearrange a prior engagement and Lib Dem leader
By Political Editor
Sir Ed Davey had to dial in from holiday abroad. One Tory source said: ‘If Burnham was serious about working cross- party he would have given us more than 18 hours’ notice for a 30-minute meeting during recess and the invitation wouldn’t have been imme- diately press-released. It’s almost like it’s only being done for show.’ Mr Burnham defended the arrange- ment, saying the Conservatives and Lib Dems had responded positively to the idea of talks. Cabinet minister Angela Rayner last night signalled a softening of approach, saying: ‘The PM wants to have everyone involved. I am happy to engage with anyone, whether that is a Reform MP or a Green MP.’
NDY Burnham was visiting a Jewish old peo- ple’s home in London. ‘Look, Miriam, there’s the Prime Minis- ter.’ ‘Don’t be ridiculous, nurse. I’m not so dotty I’d believe that apolo- getic piece of fluff could be our PM.’ In a throbbingly hot day-room Mr Burnham gave a speech about how the country might pay for old-age care. He did so with minimal reference to taxes. Don’t mention the T word. Eyelashes Andy is a side- ways piece of work. He touches his chest to signal sincerity. Lowers his voice and swivels, adopting the intimate tone of a daytime TV presenter. He peers through those Leslie Crowther spectacles, says ‘fantastic’, ‘amazing’, ‘incredibly’, ‘lovely’, edging away from unpleasant- ness. A living euphemism. Mitigation in trousers. It is adroitly done but at the end you look at your notebook and realise he has said remarkably little. T
HE vulgar topic of bills was avoided. He did hint that carers would be paid more but there was no explanation how. Sales people use the same technique. They are trained not to men- tion the cost of a subscription until the end of their patter. Worm yourself into their confi- dence. Whack ’em with the price only at the last moment. Yvette Cooper, newly demoted to Helf Seccetary (that is how she pronounces it), opened the event. Yvette was in playgroup-leader mode,
SKETCH by QUENTIN LETTS
speaking in her baby voice
with glottal-stoppy uplift.
S h e
t h r e w
w i d e
h e r
arms in wonder and noted
that this was the 23rd time
politicians had promised to
reform social care. We could
be sure it was serious this
time because there was
going to be – drum roll – a
‘dementia tsar’.
A soppy look came to her
face. ‘Ultimately we are here
because of leadership, and the
leadership of Andy Burnham.’
Mr Burnham’s left eye closed
in sticky satisfaction at his
underling’s treacle.
Lord Levy, Tony Blair’s
not-uncomplicated former
tennis partner, was in the front
row. So was Angela Rayner.
Neither was asked to speak.
Instead we had a humblebrag
effort from Lady Casey, who
launched a Big Conversation
on social care.
If that sounded familiar it
was because Tony Blair’s
government also ran a Big
Conversation. I went to its
2003 opening in Newport,
Gwent, and watched Gordon
Brown at a plastic table
opposite two members of the
public, trying to make small
talk. Agony for all involved.
Lady Casey (who may be just
a bit of an egomaniac) eventu- ally shut up and the Prime Minister shuffled to his feet, head down, shoulders dipping. He likes to brush forward his inky hair. Odd for a man of 56. ‘I was going to speak from notes,’ he mumbled, ‘but I’ve just got to speak from the heart.’ What a corker. It was almost as good as Blair’s ‘today is not a day for sound- bites... but I feel the hand of history upon our shoulder’. H
E spoke of his father’s decline, the kindly immi- grants who looked after him and how the time for ‘point-scoring’ was at an end. Mentioning his dad, he sounded close to tears. The provision of care for the old would be ‘a test for the political and media culture’. This was the time to put aside ‘point-scoring’. Indeed, he had asked Kemi Badenoch and Sir Ed Davey to talks. Check! The media were largely to blame for this ‘point-scoring’. If journalists resorted to ‘over-writing’ by mentioning taxes, it would be appalling. This is called scoring your own points first. He was starting to repeat himself, words coming halt- ingly. A woman in the front row was wearing a remarkably short hemline. Was Andy’s mind wandering? ‘I’m not gonna be deflected by the point-scoring or screaming headlines,’ he droned. A reporter from ITV, quite disgracefully, asked if he intended to raise taxes. Mr Burnham burbled for a bit before saying he hoped social care could be funded initially from ‘existing budgets’. But that might change. At which point Lady Casey pushed herself into the ring and put a stop to the contest.
suitcase ‘was lured to derelict Athens house’
By Kristina Wemyss and Andy Jehring
THE body of a British
woman has been found
inside a suitcase in a
derelict building in Athens,
s p a r k i n g
a
m u r d e r
investigation.
Elisabeth Jane Ross, a
38-year-old Scottish woman,
was named locally last night
by Greek media.
She had flown from Cyprus to
A t h e n s ,
w h e r e
s h e
w a s
reportedly staying with friends,
before a homeless man discov-
ered her body.
Her hosts reported seeing her
for the last time on July 15,
around the time forensic experts
believed she could have
been killed.
But Ms Ross’s body was not
discovered until three days later,
‘Her phone was still being used’
when a homeless man said he had followed a foul smell through the building in the Kypseli district and spotted what ‘looked like a human limb’ visible through the case. Adding to the mystery, it was last night revealed that Ms Ross’ mobile phone had been fully operational until she was identi- fied in the media. ‘The phone was being used. Text messages were even sent obviously with a view to making people believe she was still alive,’ said one police officer. ‘We are treating the building as a crime scene.’ One official told The Times that it was suspected ‘she may have linked up with a homeless person’ in Athens who ‘lured her’
Mystery: Elisabeth Jane Ross went missing earlier this month
to the building, which had been taken over by homeless people. However, Konstantina Dimo- glidou, a spokesman for the local police, denied claims that a homeless person was a suspect. She added: ‘The woman was staying with a Greek couple, and they are both being ques- tioned to obtain details about her movements.’ The man who found the suit- case has also been questioned. An initial examination of the body apparently showed no obvious injuries or signs of strug- gle. Police were at first unable to
identify Ms Ross as her finger- prints were not held on any national database. They announced that she was approximately 5ft 4in with reddish hair tied in a bun, wear- ing a T- shirt and black shorts which bore the name of a French university. This led police to believe she was not Greek, so they contacted Interpol. Ms Ross’s fingerprints were then found in US databases. Detectives are checking airline records to reconstruct her jour- ney to Greece and within the
Crime scene: The abandoned building where she was found
country. They are also investigat- ing whether she was travelling alone or with a companion. Greek and Cypriot authorities are set to exchange information as they track down the person who abandoned the suitcase. Ms Ross’s father has been noti- fied, Greek media reported. Local hotels are being searched to try and locate the victim’s final movements, and an autopsy is expected to be carried out in the coming days to determine how she died. One Greek police officer told The Sun that authorities were shocked at the discovery. He said: ‘To find a foreign national dead in a suitcase here in the heart of Athens is a first. In the history of Greek-British relations, it is unprecedented.’ A UK Foreign Office spokes- man told the Daily Mail: ‘Our thoughts are with Elisabeth’s family during this difficult time. We are providing consular sup- port and are in contact with the local authorities.’
father is told to pay £1m to her friends
AMY WINEHOUSE’S father has been ordered to pay almost £1million to two of his daughter’s friends after a failed High Court claim over their auctioning of the late singer’s items. Mitch Winehouse also racked up at least £950,000 in his own legal costs in the bid against Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay. He claimed the women had prof- ited from selling dozens of his daughter’s items at auctions in the US in 2021 and 2023, accusing them of having ‘deliberately concealed’ their sale. But Ms Justice Clarke threw out the claim earlier this year, finding that he ‘knew all along’ about the intended sales and only after- wards began to pursue them for money in an ‘aggressive and unpleasant way’. In a judgment yesterday, she ordered Mr Winehouse, whose daughter died aged 27 in 2011, to pay interim payments to each of the women – £569,330 to Ms Parry and £394,521 to Ms Gourlay – within the next two weeks. He also must pay the women’s legal costs.
the day before conduct panel
A CHIEF constable quit a day before he was to face a hearing over ‘gross misconduct’. Chris Noble, who has led Staf- fordshire Police since 2021, was due in front of a disciplinary panel yesterday but it has now emerged he submitted his resignation to Staffordshire Police Fire and Crime Commis- sioner Ben Adams on Tuesday. Mr Noble was suspended in August last year after serious concerns were raised about his behaviour outside of work. The Independent Office for Police Conduct said at the time it was also looking into allegations that he shared con- fidential information without a policing purpose.
Drought
Dry stone: On a scorched Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, Stonehenge at least offers shade
By Tom Lawrence
and Eirian Prosser
DROUGHT has been declared across more than half of England after repeated heatwaves took their toll on water supplies. The Environment Agency revealed that ‘swathes’ of the country were suf- fering from ‘flash droughts’ after some areas saw no rain for up to 43 days. Seven areas of the country were officially in drought, while July is set to be the dri- est on record, the government body said. The areas affected are East Anglia, Hertfordshire and the whole of London, Thames Valley, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Devon and Cornwall, the West Midlands and Wessex – covering Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. It is the second year in a row where parts have suffered from drought, despite having heavy winter rainfall earlier in the
West Midlands
Thames Valley
Wessex
Devon and Cornwall
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
East Anglia
‘Hammering farmers and water supplies’
year that replenished reservoirs and groundwater. The Royal Horticultural Society’s garden in Wisley, Surrey, was named as the driest place in the UK after going 43 days without any rainfall, turning the once blooming gardens to dust. Meanwhile, if rain continues to hold off for another two days, it will equal the national record of 45 days set in the legendary summer of 1976. It comes as Britain continues to boil in its fourth heatwave of the year, with the mercury hitting 35C (95F) yesterday and health warnings in place until at least Thursday for the East Midlands, the East of England, the South East and London. The wave of intense heat from North Africa hit the UK yesterday after it brought exceptionally high temperatures to France, Spain and Greece, causing the worst wildfires in living history with hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated. Warnings have also been put in place for ‘exceptionally severe’ wildfires across the UK. Fire
KEY:
Prolonged dry weather
Normal
services in England and Wales have so far responded to 706 in 2026, with more than 200 logged in the past two weeks alone, the National Fire Chiefs Council said. Eight wildfires were burning and ‘being monitored’ across the UK last night, with fire chiefs warning that there remains an ‘elevated risk’ of more igniting. Officials urged people to take ‘simple precautions’ – such as avoiding disposable barbecues and disposing of cigarettes safely. The long-lasting drought will also continue to affect farmers forced to harvest crops early, with some such as cereals suffering poorer yields. Livestock farmers are using winter feed due to poor
Source: Environment Agency
Hertfordshire and London
grass growth, and even those with on-farm reservoirs are likely to run dry during August. Tom Lancaster, land, food and farming analyst at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, warned that the kind of ‘weather whiplash’ seen in the past two years was making farming incredibly precarious. He said: ‘Climate change is now taking us into uncharted territory, with two consecutive summers of drought hammering farmers, wildlife and our public water supplies.’ National Farmers’ Union deputy president Paul Tompkins added: ‘Farmers and growers have always had to contend with the weather, but what they are experiencing now is climate change in action.’
Pray to the rain gods: All Saints’ church in Blackheath, south-east London
may as well be in the middle of an arid desert, as the once-green grass is killed off by incessant sunshine Pitch perfect: Craven Cottage, Fulham FC’s home, top, is an oasis compared to Bishops Park in west London
could soon be engulfed by wildfire
RAGING infernos spread to more popular holiday spots yesterday amid warnings that ‘all of Europe’ could be on fire within days. Two firefighters were killed battling a blaze in Crete, while hun- dreds of people were evacuated from tourist beaches in Turkey and wildfires continued to rage across France and Spain. The head of the EU’s emergency
By Olivia Allhusen
response team warned that the next few days would be ‘very difficult’ as fires shift eastwards. Maria Zuber said Greece, Italy and central Europe were now under threat, adding that if the fires con- tinue to spread ‘we will have all of Europe on fire’. Turkish firefighters battled wild-
fires near the southern tourist beaches. In Mugla province, more than 20 planes and helicopters were used to drop water on the flames. In France, the largest wildfire since 1949 has raged west of Bordeaux, forcing more than 220,000 people to flee and destroying 240 homes. And 60,000 people in Spain were forced to flee fires that have consumed 190,000 acres.
Daily Mail, Thursday, July 30, 2026
Why more and more law-abiding Brits are saying: You can stuff your hosepipe ban! A
for care reforms
WHEN Andy Burnham speaks of ‘difficult, difficult decisions’ on social care, it is clear what he means. Taxes will have to rise, he was admitting yesterday, in order to tackle the iniquity of elderly care. That will come as no surprise to anyone who has taken even a passing interest in the new Prime Minister’s panoply of uncosted giveaway policies. This is a Labour Government with a new determination to strip you of your cash, and then spend it with reckless abandon. Mr Burnham’s commitment to addressing the long-standing social care crisis – which brings anguish to so many families – seems to be genuinely held. His own father, sadly, suffers from Alzheimer’s. It is the methods the PM is likely to deploy which are of great concern – principally his unwillingness to even speculate about cutting the spiralling welfare bill. The PM knows all too well there are many in his party who want even questionable benefits to remain utterly untouched, and who flinch at any suggestion that some of this money could be diverted to social care. Mr Burnham has seen how his predecessor was nobbled by his own MPs last year on the issue of welfare cuts. When he speaks about social care reforms having the potential to ‘wear down my political capital’, the new PM must acknowledge that he will need to risk unpopularity with his own MPs. If he carries on down the same timid road as Sir Keir Starmer, his premiership will also be a busted flush. It will require a politician of significant courage to put forward sensible proposals to deal with an ageing population. Official data published yesterday showed this problem is not going to go away, with the number of centenarians surging by more than a fifth over a decade. But this Prime Minister has not shown that he has any of the mettle that will be required. Whitehall fails again
THE Ministry of Defence’s mishandling of the secret Afghan airlift was shameful for all concerned. Among a litany of troubling findings in a report published today, MPs find that ‘no individual appears to have been held personally accountable’. As usual in the wake of an inexcusable fiasco, the civil service has shielded its incompetent officials from the retribution they so clearly deserve. Ministers and Whitehall mandarins pay lip service to transparency and like to claim they respect the people who pay their wages. But when their backs are against the wall, they have no qualms about opting for totalitarian-style methods, such as the superinjunction that was imposed on the Daily Mail in order to keep Parliament in the dark. Officials even had the gall to withhold key documents from the MPs who were scrutinising the ineptitude that put lives at risk and cost the taxpayer billions. While journalists have been rightly praised for their pursuit of the truth, government officials have been left utterly humiliated by the whole affair. At the heart of the entire scandal lies the civil service’s habitual secrecy, one of the most aggressive cancers in British life. But do not expect any new glasnost from civil servants today, even as they burn with the shame of their own failure. They will do nothing that may risk jeopardising their own cosy sinecures and gold-plated pensions.
CROSS the land, in 23million gar- dens, hosepipes are lying dry, coiled like sad, dead serpents in the sun. Or are they? Since the weekend, as more water companies announced or imple- mented hosepipe bans across Britain, there have been growing signs that many of us are not playing the game. In fact, after becoming subject to what the Water Industry Act calls a ‘TUB’ (temporary usage ban), a few gardeners have been spray- ing away in defiance. Perhaps not with sufficient reckless selfishness to keep a croquet lawn green, but certainly enough to give the last roses a chance. Nor do parents much fancy carrying 30 buckets from the kitchen tap to their children’s paddling-pool – a resource without which the long sum- mer holidays are taxing to even the most experienced toddler-wrangler. Pointless Now the Environment Agency has declared a drought in seven regions cov- ering half of England, from Cornwall to East Anglia. Will this ensure that people keep their hosepipes coiled and empty? I doubt it. I sus- pect much of Britain is suffer- ing from a sudden, but oddly deep, revulsion to rules. Possibly this is the result of the still-sour memory of the more pointless bits of Covid regulation six years back. Many prime ministers have risen and fallen since, yet streams and eddies of resent- ment still boil in many hearts, memories of how largely pointless the unprec- edently bossy regime of the government was at the time. No10 was chaotically unable to curb its own revelry and yet rigorous as a Mother Superior in laying down ridiculous local ‘tiers’, ‘bubbles’ or ‘distancings’ and antisocial rules about the crime of sitting down on park benches. Somehow, we’re less docile than we were then. It’s not quite a revolutionary fervour – come on, they’re only hose-
pipes, and we’re well-be-
haved Britons – but it’s cer-
tainly a stroppy and
disobliging mood, and a
steady abandonment of com-
munity spirit.
The irritation of gardeners
and padding-pool fillers is
also aggravated no end by
water-mains bubbling up in
the street (the water com-
panies are wasting 2.87bil-
lion litres of water a day
through leaks), sewage
pumped into our rivers just
as we need a refreshing dip,
and reports of the massive
pay awards bestowed on
water company bosses
despite this (the head of
Anglian Water got a £1.3mil-
lion bonus this month).
Not to mention the divi-
dends harvested by these
companies’ international
shareholders.
Moreover, we are only now
learning how vast an amount
of water gets used by data
centres (one small centre
could use 26million litres per
year), especially since the AI
boom, and how keen our
masters are to build more.
So, if your patience with
the corrupt water barons,
your kids’ summer prospects
and perhaps your local land-
scape are all under threat,
there’s a strong temptation
to uncoil the Hosepipe of
Rebellion and save your
begonias and courgettes for
the nation.
O n l i n e
a n d
a m o n g
acquaintances, I find it
fascinating to hear these
rumblings of rebelliousness
over the simple, quite logical
and desirable business of
saving water.
In 1976, the last really seri-
ous drought in the public’s
memory, I was on local radio
covering Oxfordshire and
beyond. We had experienced
an oddly parched autumn
and winter, then a series of
heatwaves.
It was the driest 16-month
span in two centuries. Tar-
mac melted, rails buckled
and reservoirs depleted to
dangerous levels.
There were periods when
people had to queue at
standpipes in the street to
Purves
get water and carry it home. On those old BBC local sta- tions, we were very close to our audience and got to know them well. My memory is of an almost wartime-style willingness among our listen- ers to buckle down, keep to the rules and help out. We had a ‘Droughtline’ section in the shows, and people would ring in with tips such as the best way to wash dishes and keep clothes clean with the least wastefulness, and how to reroute the washing- machine water outlet. They told us how you could use your hose to siphon the children’s bathwater out of the upstairs window into the garden and ensure any soap- iness didn’t damage your plants (I can’t remember now quite how this was done – I think it may have come down to just using less soap). Nagging There was an ironmonger offering lightweight plastic watering-cans at cost price to pensioners, and others who were carrying the cans for elderly neighbours and, in standpipe areas, fetching cans for them too. Of course there were complaints, but there were also a lot of jokes. Fewer people had showers in the 1970s, so couples sharing a bath was one of the saucier running gags. I remember being so impressed by this Blitz spirit at the time that when the drought ended and the res- ervoirs were visibly becom- ing healthy, I got genuinely angry that the local water board refused for weeks to stop nagging about its eco- nomic plight. As a result, some careful souls were still siphoning bathwater months later into rainswept gardens. It didn’t seem fair. One glaringly obvious difference then was that we all knew that we owned the water system. Those who ran it were civil servants, like the police, or nurses, or train drivers – secure jobs but not
particularly cushy. When water was privatised under Mrs Thatcher in 1989, with a hefty sweetener of public money to entice investors, England and Wales got the only wholly commercialised water supply in the world (Scotland’s and Northern Ireland’s stayed public). There have been some ben- efits, some good feats of engineering and, at times, some decent management but, as the population grew, pipes got older and share- holders more demanding. We know of the inefficiencies we now suffer, and we also know that the system is not ours. In its ownership and motive it’s every bit as commercial and international as Netflix or Disney. That, I think, makes a dif- ference to anyone’s willing- ness to manoeuvre water- ing-cans with an aching back. It really does. But we are also less inclined to fol- low the small rules, it seems. When infrastructure breaks down, so does the public’s eagerness to help out. Not only has Britain’s belief in a mutually beneficial rela- tionship with our utilities deteriorated, but we have become atomised within communities and less likely to help out for the general good of everyone. So, it’s interesting to watch the small rebellions of some, and the admirable and citizen-like behaviour of others. And perhaps it’s also useful to remember that this too shall pass. Just as hot dry Britain was reaching the end of its tether in the last week of August 1976, the prime minister James Callaghan appointed a specific minister for drought: Denis Howell. There was talk of getting him to do a rain dance, though at least one clergy- man condemned the very idea. Manfully, the cheerful little Brummie Howell invited reporters to his home and spoke of how he regu- larly shared the bath with his wife, Brenda. Within days, torrential rain caused floods across the hard dry land, and he became known as minister for floods. In the winter of 1978-97, there were blizzards and naturally we all hailed him as minister for snow. Ah, happy days.
G
ARY Goldsmith – the Princess of Wales’s naughty uncle and self- styled King Of Fun – is telling me about his ‘wholesome and civilised’ 60th birthday celebrations at his Ibiza villa. He’d enjoyed a few alcohol-free beers over lazy lunches with friends, taken the odd dip in the pool, played tennis and gone hiking. And, yes, you read that correctly. The party animal hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol. The only concession to self-indulgence was his birthday meal – a feast of seafood and cake. The newly abstemious Gary had not only turned his back on alcohol, he’d also been on a quest to lose weight. Gary had jumped on the Mounjaro bandwagon and been using weight-loss jabs for the past year and lost 6st. So allowing himself a well-deserved pause in his strict regime had been the highlight of his birthday week. Then, eight days after his birthday in April last year, the younger brother of Carole Middleton, mother of our future Queen, had a brush with death. ‘I’d fallen asleep on the sofa watching rubbish box sets,’ he recalls. ‘And when I woke up around 7am, still on the sofa, I started feeling terribly sick. I managed to stagger to the loo, where I was projectile vomit- ing blood. It seemed to go on for hours.’ The health emergency that followed marks the latest humbling chapter in Gary’s colourful life – and it is one which has made him all the more appreciative of the indomitable Middleton spirit, and the love of his no-nonsense big sister Carole. ‘I hate fuss and I hate being told what to do,’ he tells me, as he recalls that frightening episode. Nevertheless he did call Julie-Ann, 56, his wife, who was at home in London looking after their dogs, to inquire if she thought he really needed to go to hospi-
tal. She said he did and swiftly bypassed her husband com- pletely, ringing Gino, his house manager in Ibiza, who drove him to the island’s private hospital. W
ITHIN 12 crucial minutes, he was rushed through tri- age for life-saving surgery in which bands were tied around the veins in his oesophagus which had become enlarged as a consequence of liver disease and were threaten- ing to burst. ‘If they hadn’t banded me I would have bled to death,’ says Gary, who spent the next 48 hours in intensive care. ‘There were people dying all DrRunG mH. , ÀnG hRsSLWDOs hRr- rific so I checked out and went home. The doctors were pleading with me to stay. Gino was in tears. He rang Tallulah [Gary’s only child, from his second marriage to Luan Bettaney] who was absolutely furious with me.’ His wife and Tallulah, 24, who hDG Ey WhHn ÁRwn RuW WR EH wLWh Gary, could not persuade him to return to the island’s hospital. Weak but typically intransigent, he flatly refused. Tallulah gave him a stern talking to. If he would not go back to the Spanish hospi- WDO, shH sDLG, hH musW Áy LmmHGL- ately to London for treatment. ‘She insisted I grow up, go home and start taking my health seriously. She said: “You need to change some stuff and look after yourself more. You’re 60 not 16.”’ Tallulah also set about contact- ing family and friends, urging them to talk some sense into her father. Crucially, one of those was his big sister Carole, 71. ‘Tallulah texted her to tell her how ill I was. She weighed in, wanting me to be more mindful of my age, to make sure I was getting enough sleep, eat more healthily, do more walking, stay active, drink less and take supplements. ‘As she is ten years older than
Then and now: Gary with daughter Tallulah in 2017 and, right, as he is today after his weight loss. Below, his niece, the Princess of Wales
with death
and how I
lost six stone
on fat jabs...
By Kate’s – not so naughty
as he was – Uncle Gary
Joseph
me, when we were kids, it was like growing up with two mums. She still has that maternal concern for me. We were raised in a really modest little house in Southall, Middlesex, and family meant everything to us. We looked out for each other. ‘If I did something wrong, I got told off twice, once by Mum and then again by my sister.’ It is a combination of all these qualities – familial closeness, big-sisterly sternness and a steely stocisim – that still fires Carole today. It was typical of her that she endured privately and with dignity the cancer diagnosis of her eldest daughter. The news that Kate was in remission came just four months before Gary’s own health crisis. During his treatment and
rHFRYHry, hH hDG WLmH WR rHÁHFW Rn his niece’s illness and appreciate that, in the midst of his sister’s worries, Carole had made time for him, too. ‘I’m very conscious that your brother being poorly is one thing. Your daughter, suffering with cancer is massive,’ he says. The way Kate has dealt with her illness – serenely and without fuss – has left Gary ‘awestruck’. He was ‘thrilled’ to see her take on the physically demanding Three Peaks challenge last month to raise money for London’s Royal Marsden Hospital where she was treated, proving – quietly and without fanfare – that she has rHFRYHrHG hHr ÀWnHss. After scaling Ben Nevis in Scot- land, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales, in 24 hours, Kate posted a photo of herself at the top of Nevis, describing the challenge as ‘a chance to explore life beyond diagnosis and to give something back’. Gary smiles. ‘It takes me back to her childhood when they would go to the Lakes,’ he says. ‘You put on
your walking boots and off you go. For Kate, it felt like a return to nature, a return to her childhood.’ I meet Gary at a private members’ club in Marylebone, west London. It’s hard to equate WhLs HEuOOLHnW ÀJurH wLWh D mDn who, little more than a year ago, so narrowly escaped death. A
S HE sips his alco- hol-free lager, I spot a telling tattoo on his fin- ger. It reads ‘sin alcohol’ which, he says, is a reminder not to drink. Gary made his fortune in the recruitment industry, selling his shares in the company Computer Futures in 2005 for £17 million. ‘My friends and I were probably drinking more than the average person because my business demanded a lot of entertaining,’ he says. ‘You just don’t expect your lifestyle to come back and bite you.’ When he returned from Ibiza he was taken to University College
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Hospital, London, for tests. Then came referrals to liver specialists. He concedes now that his illness must be the result of 40 years of excess. ‘My body just said: “No. You’ve had enough.” They’re man- aging my bloods every few weeks. BuW ,’m ÀWWHr WhDn ,’YH HYHr EHHn.’ The realisation that death had loomed close also affected his mental health. ‘I went into a dark hole,’ he admits. ‘I couldn’t sleep. I wouldn’t speak to anyone. I was bitter, twisted and scared trying WR ÀJurH LW DOO RuW. 0y HmRWLRns were just welling up and I couldn’t focus on anything.’ After seeing a therapist, Gary began to sleep more easily. He also realised that his salvation lay in ‘getting stuck into a project’. One night, he woke up with an idea for a children’s book, based on stories he used to make up for Tallulah. The book, 26 Perfectly Imperfect Tales From The Village Of Mishaven, follows a series of characters who are ‘perfectly imperfect’. ‘I think the book has a really cool message for kids – HYHry SHrsRn hDs ÁDws EuW WhHy are brilliant the way they are.’ So, what are his plans? ‘I want five grandchildren. Tallulah doesn’t even know that yet. I would like to have a five-a-side football team.’ With Uncle Gary’s penchant for reinvention, you’d be mad to bet against him. n You can buy Gary’s book at shop.ingramspark.com
T
HE BBC, which spends millions on giant salaries for star presenters most of us haven’t heard of, couldn’t be bothered, last week, to send a reporter to watch the sentencing of a terrifying killer in court. So it missed a major story. The man, 50-year-old Simon Carter, had committed a ghastly, heartbreaking crime of a kind that would not long ago have been headline news across the country. He had crazily and without reason or purpose beaten his 72-year-old mother to death, so ferociously that he had broken his own hand. Bad enough already, you might think, even though, in these sad times, alas, crazy murders are all too common. But there was an urgent and important new aspect to this killing. Carter was out of his mind thanks to the sort of marijuana habit that far too many people nowadays have. It was a big enough story to warrant being there in person to watch the outcome if you are reporting it. But that’s not all. So appalled by what he had heard, the judge, Steven Everett, was moved to issue a fierce public warning against those who seek to legalise this drug. He appears to be one of the few judges who have been prepared to speak out on that issue. He warned that cannabis was a ‘terrible’ substance, which ‘caused and exacerbated’
mental health issues. And he said campaigns to decrimi- nalise it – led by politicians including Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Green Party’s Zack Polanski – were ‘wholly misconceived’. He was incisive and specific, saying the case was evidence that those who talk about cannabis being a positive drug in the community are gravely mistaken. H
E told the man who
h a d
b e a t e n
h i s
mother to death: ‘You
are not the first and won’t be
the last with mental health
issues to appear before me
and say, “I smoke cannabis.”’
But if it had not been for the
Daily Mail, which had an
actual reporter from a reliable
and experienced news agency
in the courtroom, most people
would not know.
Instead of arranging proper
coverage of this event, the
giant BBC supposedly dedi-
cated to public service, relied
rather pathetically on a police
press release for its account.
Where do I begin? How can
fair and accurate court
reporting rely on the account
provided by one side? In any
case, it is not the job of the
police to report court cases.
They have other things to do.
Indeed, a police source told
me they were not in court for
the sentencing, which is why
their release did not mention
the judge’s comments.
I can’t begin to think how
much trouble I’d have been in,
in my court-reporting days on
t h e
S w i n d o n
E v e n i n g
Advertiser, if I had done such
a thing. You jolly well stayed
to the end. The source also
the BBC failed to tell us that a man who beat his mother to death was a cannabis user is more shocking than you think
revealed that marijuana
(possession of which remains
a serious crime) didn’t feature
in their investigations of this
dope-infused crime.
Make what you like of that.
Maybe if they cared more
about it, there’d be fewer
crimes of this kind.
Anyway, as a result, the BBC
missed the story, which in my
view very much deserved
national exposure.
When I first saw the BBC
account of the sentencing,
and compared it with the
Daily Mail’s far superior
version, I thought the reason
must be that the Corpora-
tion’s top deck were not that
keen on reporting criticism of
a drug that may possibly be
used by some of its staff.
I was astounded to find that
the true reason was, if
anything, worse.
Many media just don’t cover
the courts properly any more.
An experienced freelance
reporter explained to me that
the BBC probably didn’t see
the full story – as they have
taken to cancelling contracts
with on-the-spot agencies.
All serious newspapers
and broadcasters used to
make good use of such
agencies, or even send their
own people if the case was a
big one – say, a son beating his
mother to death.
A BBC source droned that
Hitchens
they make decisions in line with editorial priorities and available resources at the time. News teams, the source added, follow clear editorial guidelines to ensure accuracy and this includes fact-check- ing with the relevant authori- ties. Or then again, not. A
PPARENTLY, on this occasion, they ‘fact- checked’ the police version with the Crown Prose- cution Service. The CPS told me the BBC ‘just asked what mental health illness the defendant was determined by psychiatrists to have, and we confirmed schizophrenia’. As if this made things better, the BBC source said that their behaviour was something that many, if not all, media outlets do. Happily, not all. I had long heard rumours about how the reporting of much of what goes on in this country is collapsing, as the provincial newspapers where I learnt my trade 50 and more years ago shrink or decay. But I had never seen it so starkly illustrated as in this court case, which badly needed to cause a national controversy, and now won’t. It is amazing to recall that the small evening paper in Swindon where I started work in 1973 had a full-time
librarian and a treasury of cuttings going back at least 70 years, in which the history of the town was stored. Every one of us was carefully trained in law and shorthand, and our first attempts at court reporting were always supervised by an experienced senior reporter. The same went for all the other things we wrote about. I was actually an indentured apprentice, like a character out of Dickens, and could not be released from this bond until I had served my time, satisfied my superiors at many tasks, and passed various tests and examinations. The national company that owned my paper and several others would pay for us to spend occasional weekends in a Victorian country house in the Chilterns, where we were lectured by experts and old hands, and spent the final day putting together an imaginary newspaper, under heavy time pressure. I don’t think it was that exceptional. As a result, the whole country in those days was covered by a safety net of reporters who, though not perfect, kept a constant eye on things that badly need to be exposed to the clear light of day, if they are to stay healthy. I suspect this is vanishing fast, because the advertisers and readers, who once kept local papers going, have deserted them, and all we have instead are websites. Oh, and the BBC, which still has billions in licence fee receipts and can afford to do what the old newspapers often can’t. So why doesn’t it?
Hardcastle
ONE of Keir Starmer’s last acts as prime minister was to sanction a £37 million wage bill for King Charles’s staff just as MPs on the Public Accounts Committee learned that Crown Estate administration costs rose from £70million to £88million in seven years. Parliamentary eyebrows were also raised at the CEO’s salary rise from £517,000 to £2.3million in the same period and staff numbers rising from 868 to 980 in a year. ‘We are looking for them not to continue to grow,’ wailed flustered Crown Estate finance officer Helen Price. But it wasn’t just Sir Keir who shook the fabled money tree for the King. Then Chancellor Rachel Reeves, a fellow Royal Trustee, also signed off on the increase – allowing the King’s own staff to increase from 491 to 563 courtesy of the taxpayer. Isn’t royal life grand!
A WEEK after being overheard huffing off-microphone that his appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain had been a ‘waste of time’, Reform UK’s Robert Jen- rick returned to condemn Green leader Zack Polanski over the Farage/guillotine Instagram post. After the interview, Alan Partridge-like host Richard Madeley cheekily inquired: ‘Was it a waste of time?’ Jenrick cheerfully responded: ‘I was not a waste of time,’ before insisting on shaking Madeley’s hand.
SUPPORTING the new Education Secretary Lucy Powell’s assertion that there has long been an ‘over-focus on academic outcomes’ for the country’s teenagers, Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp, 54, declares: ‘The majority of people are not suited to tertiary education.’ Kirstie, pictured, should know. Describing herself as a ‘non- conformist’ pupil, fiery Kirstie’s education proved to be a problematic affair. She peered at blackboards in ten schools. Proud to have never attended university, she candidly reflected: ‘My ambition was to get married and have four children. I did not see the importance of working hard and I did just enough to get by.’
INTERIOR designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, throwing his top hat into the ring for a chance to give Buck- ingham Palace a makeover, pontificates: ‘I was there recently and I think it looks a bit like Fawlty Towers. It has a feeling of a stuffy old golf hotel, which was once a grand stately home, but now smells of cabbage with sticky carpets.’ With Buck House renovations costing £370 million and due for completion next year, hasn’t show pony Laurence missed the boat?
APPEARING in a forthcoming UK stage
tour celebrating his classic 1975 movie
Monty Python And The Holy Grail, John
Cleese, 86, reports: ‘Ticket sales going
well. Ninety-four per cent sold in
Buxton, 76 per cent in Tunbridge Wells,
52 per cent in Milton Keynes and …
9 per cent in Bedford?!’ Huffs the old
booby: ‘Did I offend someone in
Bedford? Don’t they speak English
there? Is it the heart of the woke
community? Suggestions, please.’
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side twice when he was dying... one time to meet my dealer in A&E
CRACK house. We all have a mental image of one, on the poorest fringes of town in its meanest street; squalid and derelict, like the dissolute and lost souls who frequent it. But this drug den was different. Misty River Hotel was a six-storey Georgian house near Kensington Palace in London’s most exclusive borough. Sandwiched between embassies, from a distance it looked as grand as its neighbours. But the nearer you got, the more the illu- sion was shattered: paint was peeling from its portico; its facade was flaking. Walking in jolted the senses. The debauched chaos was
unmatched – but it was the stench that hit you most: ‘Heroin and p***; smells that always come together,’ says chef Alasdair Gill. Gill, 33, frittered a lost decade as an habitue of the now defunct ‘hotel’ – while holding on, with an ever more tenuous grip, to a series of jobs in top London restaurants (one even had a Michelin star) – all the while in thrall to a spiral- ling drug and alcohol addiction. ‘Misty River was the perfect hideaway. A hotel, right? It belonged to a totally broken, junkie family, hiding in plain sight. I saw royalty, degenerates, lords, guys who’d survived the 80s punk scene, all come and go.’ In the basement, dealer Matt dispensed coke, ketamine, pills and ‘enough acid to travel for months without leaving the room’. Up in the attic, his mother Elfie dealt in the hard stuff: pipes, needles, smack. ‘I had a problem with pretty much every one of them at some point,’ Gill tells me. But what began as a ‘Disneyland’ of tantalising excitement ended in squalor: days that morphed into nights spent on strangers’ floors, in doorways or on pavements, ‘splattered with blood, urine and cider – the best-case scenario being that they all came from me’. Gill has been sober for six years now. He is sweet-natured and tousle-haired with earnest eyes, elaborate tattoos and a polite, almost diffident manner. It is hard
AA Gill and former Tory MP Amber Rudd, Alasdair Gill lost a decade to addiction. Now six years sober he tells his extraordinary story
to imagine him hoovering ketamine and coke from the edge of his chef’s knives each morning to kick-start his system into life while lying to his loved ones about the scale of his addiction. Now in a happy relationship with Danish actress and model Maja Simonsen – they have a six- month-old son Arlo – he has just written a corker of a memoir. Knives And Spoons: A Chef’s Story Of Kitchens, Addictions And Mayhem is a blistering account of the years he spent freebasing crack cocaine and swallowing dodgy Xanax laced with fentanyl, while ‘aggressively drinking, smoking or inhaling just about every other drug known to man’. All the while – and this is the minor miracle – he also cooked with a flair that belied his tortured physical and mental disintegra- tion, in a multitude of London kitchens from the louche Spuntino in Soho to grand brasserie The Delaunay in Covent Garden. If his name sounds familiar, it is – because he is the son of the late Adrian, ‘AA’ Gill, the dazzling, often acid-penned restaurant
critic, who died in 2016 of cancer, aged 62, and was also a recovering alcoholic and drug user. (He always used his initials, AA, in tribute to Alcoholics Anonymous, to which he owed his sobriety.) Gill Junior has inherited from his dad, not only his addictive personality but also his dyslexia, his wry humour, his passion for food – and his ability to write soaring, transcendent prose: all this despite his parlous academic record and expulsion from two schools for taking drugs. I ask how it all started: ‘I don’t remember my first drink or drug but I definitely remember not understanding why anyone at school would sit in the library and do their homework when they could be out getting drunk.’ Gill’s mum is the redoubtable Amber Rudd, 62, the former Tory politician who served as Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions between 2016 and 2019 while Alasdair’s addiction was at its height. He has a sister, journalist Flora, 35. Rudd was married to Alasdair’s dad for just five years before they
divorced in 1995, and he married journalist Nicola Formby, with whom he had twins Isaac and Edith, now 19. Did Alasdair’s clearly loving family have any idea of the epic scale of his addiction? The answer is ambivalent: probably yes – and in some respects no. When I first mention the H word – I ask sternly if he was taking heroin – he smiles and says: ‘You sound like my mum.’ S
O DID they have the con- versation? ‘No, there was none of that. If I was in a really bad way from taking heroin – you’re either sick or high – I just wouldn’t show my face. ‘I was also really good at lying, at covering my tracks and convinc- ing everyone I was fine. I didn’t want to get caught. Ever.’ But surely his mother must have clocked that when Alasdair, in her absence, invited junkies to her home in Hammersmith, west London, for parties, her spoons were blackened from cooking drugs? Apparently not. But she did notice – he laughs – a set of abandoned dentures, left by an addict rendered toothless from years of smoking toxic chemicals. ‘Mum did ask: “Who’s been here?” when she saw the false teeth. She’s liberal with
a
g r e a t
sense of
humour –
b u t
s h e
h a d
n o
idea they
belonged to
an old junkie.
Honestly, she
was busy running the country and
when I used her London house to
sleep in she was often in her
constituency.’ Rudd represented
Hastings and Rye from 2010 to
2019. ‘She was divorced when
we were just little children in
her 30s and was really driven to
make something of herself for
all of us. She was very busy; a
remarkable woman.’
Later, it was Rudd who
took the practical steps to
help her son on his path to
rehabilitation but, mean-
while, what of his dad? How
did he, with his first-hand
knowledge of addiction,
deal with his son’s descent
into the abyss?
I get the sense that Alasdair
couldn’t pull the wool over his
father’s eyes because he’d
been there himself.
‘Yes, I think that’s true,’ he
agrees. ‘Often sober addicts are
calmer than people who know
nothing about addiction. Dad
knew there was absolutely
nothing he could do except
keep the door open for me. You
Life on a knife edge: Alasdair and, top, with dad AA Gill and siblings and, above, AA with former wife Amber Rudd
can’t jump-start an addict into sobriety. I’ve never heard of anyone becoming sober because someone else wanted them to be. ‘I understand why some parents freak out and their minds turn straight to devastation and death but they just can’t force their agenda on their children. ‘Mum and Dad were there for me in so many ways. I just chose not to take their help for so long.’ When AA Gill died, his son had hit a nadir: his life was chaotic; he was, ‘unmanageable, unhinged, unreliable’. He was working at Spuntino, sharing pipes with crackheads on the street, barely hiding his affiliation with them from his colleagues. Then he noticed his ancient Nokia mobile, mislaid for days, buzzing urgently. Dozens of missed calls. Flora was summon- ing him to Charing Cross Hospital where their dad lay dying. There, Adrian’s last tender request was that his son ‘watch over him’ while he slept. It is a measure of Alasdair’s love for his father that he did not leave his bedside until he took his last breath, sleeping on the floor beside him. He tells me, without irony: ‘I only left him twice: once to meet my dealer in A&E and once when Dad had an (online) AA meeting.’ Gill Snr never missed those meetings, even as death loomed. And when he died, his son succumbed to racking sobs: ‘My chest
felt like it was splitting open.’ But even profound sadness failed to jolt him into sobriety: he did not get clean for another four years. In fact, his continued descent was both tragic and at times farcical. After a three-day bender, he and a fellow addict cooked lunch for a party of stockbrokers. They mislaid their stash of ketamine, only to discover it – in full view of their clients – liberally dusting the tuna dish they’d prepared. Then Alasdair was found coma- tose in his manager’s office, with one hand in a bag of powder, the other in a plate of meatballs. ‘I desperately wanted to seem like I was fine and I thought I was good at it. The only thing worse than being in physical and emotional torment was everyone knowing about it,’ he says. I ask when he hit rock bottom but it seems that when he thought he’d reached it, some event of even more appalling depravity would trump it. He passed out in the middle of service. He fought the urge to vomit with more ketamine and coke and blacked out again. His mum, catching a rare glimpse of him, knew he needed help. ‘She asked if I’d like to go to a culinary school in Ireland. Because I thought London was toxic – as an addict you think going somewhere else will solve your problems – I agreed.’ In Ireland he was top of the class; he felt encouraged and restored by his tutor’s praise. But returning to London, he relapsed: ‘I was back on the one-way descent. I didn’t want to live any more but I was too
cowardly to end it.’ Then came the
real wake-up call: even the people
he despised started to pity him.
‘I thought I was above the crack-
heads, the junkies, the dealers but
even they started to think of me as
below them: this crazy guy desper-
ate for more drugs. Finally my
dealer, who’d spent time in prison
for stabbing his business partner,
said I needed help.’
It was then that his mum – ‘a
woman built from the sort of steel
scaffolding they don’t make any
more, a support I’d ignored and
fled from. Like Dad, she’d been
there for me for so many years but
I chose not to take her help’ – got
through to him with one question:
‘Are you OK?’
It opened the floodgates. At last
he admitted he wasn’t. Far from it:
‘I hadn’t been for years and I didn’t
want to be here any more.’
His mum sent him to a private
doctor in Harley Street who gave
her clinical diagnosis: ‘She talked
about genetics and said that hav-
ing an alcoholic father meant I
had a 50/50 chance of being an
addict, too.
‘Then she gave me the news:
early stage cirrhosis had turned
my liver into parfait. I had scar-
ring on my bladder, heart irreg-
ularities, cracked lungs. But
my liver was the headliner.
Then she said, “You’ll be dead
by Christmas if you don’t seek
help immediately.”’
Alasdair was ready for rehab
– but he did not realise how
gruelling it would be. It was
then that his dad returned to
him in an unexpected way.
A fellow addict in rehab, dis-
covering a copy of AA Gill’s
memoir, Pour Me, gave it to
Alasdair. ‘I’d never read a
word of what Dad had written
before,’ he says. ‘Why would I?
He’d always been there, living,
talking; filling the room with
his wit. Although I’d known
he was an alcoholic, I’d never
seen him drunk, never knew
how far he’d fallen.
‘But reading his book I realised
h o w
h e ’ d
b e e n
t h r o u g h
everything I was going through:
the hallucinations, the shakes;
the despair. I hadn’t even thought
we were that similar.’
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HE pity is, I say, that he never got to see you clean. ‘Yes but there are so many flips to that coin. I grew this whole new relationship with him after he died from the con- nection we shared. ‘He left something for me in his book; one last bit of guidance. He helped me from beyond the grave. Reading his book was like reading my own story; we’d even blacked out in the same pubs. It was a “holy s**t” moment to read that. ‘It’s been brilliant having his writing. I feel his presence. It’s as if he showed up to save my life.’ So here he is today: writing, as his dad did, running his own business as a private chef; a father himself, living in his own home with Maja and baby Arlo. ‘Responsibilities,’ he says. ‘I’d been avoiding them all my life but now I have them, they anchor me. I’m doing really well. Life is so much better without drugs. ‘It’s the difference between being in a cage and an endless horizon. You don’t get rid of the cage but you’re no longer confined by it. It’s important to understand that because the second you don’t is when you slip. ‘And I can’t relapse now because I’ve built too much.’
By Aidan Radnedge
AN Oscar-winning musician and star of hit musical The Commitments was killed in a motorbike crash in Ireland yesterday. Glen Hansard, 56, who won a 2008 Academy Award for best original song for the low-budget romance, Once, was lead singer of rock group The Frames. Police said he died after a single-vehicle crash in the west of Dublin shortly before 4.30am. Hansard shot to fame as the awkward guitarist Outspan Foster in the Oscar-nominated 1991 musical comedy The Commitments. Last night tributes were paid to him from across the world of music. Bruce Springsteen said: ‘Here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Glen Hansard. We met in Ireland many years ago and he was always nothing but a great musician, a good friend and a generous and gra- cious man. Always positive, smiling and
‘Contribution to cultural landscape’
ready to sing. God bless him and his loved ones.’ Ed Sheeran called him ‘an incredible human, an incredible force.’ Singer Rachel Zegler, who starred in films such as West Side Story and Snow White, shared photographs of herself with Hansard and said: ‘Oh I will love you forever. Rest now, my friend.’ For years Hansard had led a Christmas Eve busk outside Dublin’s Gaeity Theatre, where famous musicians raised money for charity. At the funeral of Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan in 2023, Hansard performed Fairytale Of New York with Irish singer Lisa O’Neill. Irish PM Mr Martin called him ‘a tal- ented musician and actor who made a significant contribution to Ireland’s cultural landscape over many years’. He is survived by his wife, Finnish poet Maire Saaritsa, and their three-year- old son, Christy.
By Wiliam Hunter
ORGANIC eggs are twice as bad for the environment as those from caged hens, a study has found. Although it might make for happier chickens, scientists say free-range organic farming produces more CO2 and puts more pollution into our rivers. A switch to 100 per cent organic farming would send emissions soaring by 60 per cent and double the amount of land used. If all the eggs in the UK were free-range and organic, it would produce 2,316,000 tons of CO2 a year – nearly double the 1,184,000 produced by battery farming for the same amount of eggs. Lead author Dr Harriet Bartlett, from Oxford University, said: ‘Caged systems perform well for some environmental measures, but sustainability is about balancing a range of priorities.’ Some 63 per cent of our eggs come from free-range farms, which are legally required to provide at
twice as bad for the environment
Star turn: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova in romantic musical Once The Commitments: Left, with Robert Arkins
least four square metres of open space per bird that they can access any time during daylight. A much lower proportion are raised on organic farms, with hens kept in smaller flocks and fed on non-genetically-modified crops. Battery cages were banned in Europe in 2012, so hens now live in so-called ‘enriched cages’ that must contain features such as an area for nesting and perching. But
they are still crammed in with up to 90 birds and have a signifi- cantly lower quality of life. In the study, published in Royal Society Open Science, researchers said organic birds need more feed per egg produced, with the crops to feed them having lower yields. Since crops are one of the big- gest contributors to egg farming’s carbon footprint, more food means more emissions. Free-range non-
organic farms produce 2.21kg of CO2 per kilogram of eggs, only 0.11 more than battery farming. Dr Bartlett said: ‘Results show free-range non-organic systems perform closer to caged systems than organic production for key environmental measures. These findings suggest free-range might deliver improvements in welfare while keeping environmental impacts relatively modest.’
Awards: Hansard and Irglova, and Oscars
of sex abuse against pupil
A TEACHER who sexually abused a schoolboy after blindfolding him and tying him to a bed faces prison after yesterday being convicted of child abuse. Deborah Franklin, 65, was found guilty of eight counts of gross indecency with a boy under 14 between 1991 and 1995. The victim was nine when he joined her class at a Hertford- shire prep school. Now in his 40s, he said the abuse left him with years of mental trauma. St Albans Crown Court heard it escalated to full intercourse, including at Franklin’s home when she blindfolded and tied him to a bed. He told his father before his 13th birthday, but his parent did not to contact police for the sake of his son. Franklin will be sentenced on October 1.
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HE advert on the property website caught Lorna Derrett’s eye: ‘Perfect countryside plot,’ it said, ‘with excellent connections – ideal for investors seeking a rural retreat.’ It was exactly what she was looking for. Or so she thought. The land, not far from where she lived in Essex, is where she could build a wooden cabin, plant a small orchard, keep chickens and generally get back to nature when she stopped working. Lorna, a businesswoman in her 50s, sank a chunk of her pension pot (at least £60,000) to snap up the half-acre lot on a site in Willows Green, near Felsted, Essex. But her dream of the ‘good life’, a dream she hoped to share with her adult daughter, turned sour almost from the beginning. ‘I not only wasted a lot of money, but I’ve had to delay my retirement,’ she said bitterly. The reason arrived with ‘military’ precision over the first May bank holiday this year, less than six months after she signed on the dotted line, when 30 lorries, followed by a convoy of diggers, delivered tons of hardcore, fencing materials and septic tanks. Lorna’s next-door neighbours, it turned out, were travellers who, unbeknown to her, had acquired most of the field next to hers. The land had been legally purchased, so they were not trespassing, and a ‘stop notice’ could not be issued by the local council until building work had begun, and by then it was too late. Catch 22. The events in Willows Green made headline news and have been repeated up and down the country. This is a story you probably haven’t read about before, however, about what happens before travellers turn up in a village near you. Most of all, though, it is a cautionary tale about the hidden perils for buyers of rural real estate like Lorna Derrett who is now £60,000 out of pocket, Allan Brownridge (£150,000) and Tony Tunnell (£35,000) – we’ll come back to them – along with a string of others who also invested substantial sums. The wider narrative is that the sale of underdeveloped or underutilised land has become big business and has attracted a crowded field of property developers, planning consultants, lawyers and estate agents in the expectation that, one day, it could appreciate in value with, say, the reclassification of low-grade green-belt areas or the delivery of urgently needed housing. B
U T in the examples illustrated here, plots in open countryside or on agricultural land, there was little chance of ever obtaining ‘bricks and mortar’ residential planning permission in the foreseeable future, whatever the buyers believed beforehand. And no planning permission plus the arrival of travellers nearby equals money down the drain. ‘I certainly don’t want to live next to them even if I had got planning permission,’ said Lorna. ‘And no one else is going to want to buy my plot from me while they are still there, plan- ning permission or no planning permission. I’m in limbo.’ There were two red flags that Lorna – and all the others – were
their own little slice of the countryside — especially when it seems attractively priced? There’s just one thing the estate agent can’t warn you about... the travellers about to move in next door
and Tim Stewart
not told about in the glossy property brochures. First, the risk of such land attracting travellers is extremely high. ‘You or I probably wouldn’t dream of buying land without planning permission,’ said Jonathan Chatfield, director of Equivo, a specialist enforcement and recovery firm whose High Court-appointed officers clear illegal traveller encampments. ‘But there is an incentive for travellers who don’t care about planning rules to pay more than market value, knowing they will be able to stick their caravans on it and live there for at least two or three years while the court process plays out.’ The number of caravans on unauthorised sites in England reached 4,950 in January, the high- est since records began in 1980. The second red flag is the unfortunate fact that the law is not on the side of the buyers in more ways than one. Many will be aware of the way travellers exploit human rights legislation to obtain retrospec- tive planning permission – for static homes, among other buildings – to successfully avoid eviction once the caravans have
rolled in. Less widely known is that equality (and data protec- tion) laws prevent prospective buyers like Lorna from being told about travellers purchasing neighbouring sites. ‘Third parties’, such as residents who bought land in good faith, cannot be warned, by estate agents, for example, if neighbouring plots have been earmarked or already sold to others including to members of the travelling community – even if they know this to be the case. ‘I do believe some of the land next to mine had already been earmarked for travellers when I decided to buy in November last year,’ Lorna said after it emerged that they had bought at around the same time. For her, at least, it was not the ‘perfect countryside plot . . . ideal for investors seeking a rural retreat.’ The complete opposite, in fact. The land was sold to her by UK Real Estate and Land 2 Ltd, one of a number of land investment companies to have hired a London firm of estate agents, Barney Estates and Auction House, as they sought to turn a profit on rural sites they owned. Barney Estates was instructed
to market the site in Willows Green, as it was land in Dinton, Buckinghamshire; in Wilstead, Bedfordshire; in Brimpton, Berk- shire; and in West Chiltington, West Sussex, by various compa- nies, some registered in the Isle of Man with directors resident there. Travellers subsequently bought plots in all five of these locations in the Home Counties where they have subsequently been accused, in some instances, of intimidating, abusive and antisocial behaviour. Barney Estates, based in swish glass-fronted offices in a fashion- able riverside development in Battersea, stress that the sale of ‘hundreds of properties and plots of land to buyers of all kinds’ are completed every year and ‘there is no specific targeting of one kind of buyer or another’. The firm is no different to any other estate agent, in other words. As is standard practice, all potential customers are told in its sales brochures to ‘consult their own surveyor, solicitor or other professionals before committing themselves to any expenditure.’ Barney Estates is run by director Amiee Bryett, 47, whose business philosophy, she says, is ‘to give the best service you can every day . . . and just to keep sellers and our buyers happy at all times’. But a number of their clients are – rightly or wrongly – less than happy. One couple paid £60,000 (like
Lorna Derrett) for a plot of land in the village of Wilstead, Bed- fordshire, where they hoped to build homes for their children to live near them in the future. ‘It’s been hell for us,’ said the woman client. ‘We found out there was no planning permission and then the travellers arrived [over the late May bank holiday]. It has cost us a lot of money.’ S
IMILAR stories emerged in Dinton, near Aylesbury. One businessman, who asked not to be identified, paid £105,000 for several plots in a ten- acre field in its vicinity in June last year. He ‘stupidly’ signed a contract, he admits, before his solicitor had seen it because he was left with the impression that he could lose out unless he acted quickly. Not long afterwards, travellers with lorries and diggers arrived and allegedly demanded a huge ‘ransom’ from residents – a com- mon tactic – to vacate the area. They are still there. The land, it turned out, was also in a strict conservation area and subject to Church of England covenants with next to no planning potential. ‘I bought the land as an invest- ment for the future, better than money sitting in a bank, said the
young businessman. ‘It’s worthless now.’ Another buyer, who bought a plot next to his home, said: ‘I thought it was an opportunity for future development but my £800,000 property is now worth at least 15 per cent less since travellers moved in, even if anyone would want to buy the house. In all, this has cost me around £200,000.’ The buyer asked us not to reveal where he lives because he fears possible repercussions from his new ‘neighbours’. In October 2023, a five-acre field in Brimpton Common, a hamlet in West Berkshire, was bought by a land investment company for £251,000. It was divided into 11 plots and marketed by Barney Estates for between £50,000 and £75,000 each as a ‘unique opportunity’ to buy ‘rarely available’ freehold land. Allan Brownridge paid an ‘over-the-odds’ sum of £150,000 for two plots bordering his garden to stop them falling into the ‘wrong hands’. ‘It was worth a lot of money to me to have peace of mind,’ he said. He didn’t get much. Travellers subsequently moved into a number of the other pitches. ‘Everyone in the village is alarmed because we don’t really know what their intentions are,’
FIRM BOSS
he said. ‘They say one thing and do exactly the opposite. They have demonstrably proven time and time again that they don’t care about having a good relationship with the rest of the community.’ One villager tried to stop the unauthorised development of the site by sitting in front of the entrance. ‘They picked up this caravan and threatened to put it on top of me,’ she said. ‘The police later said I should not have got in the way. It really is two-tier Britain. ‘No one else is ever granted planning permission, which
COMPANY DIRECTOR
would change the character of
what is otherwise countryside.’
The travellers, she claimed,
then warned her that they knew
where she lives and what car she
drives and her son was later
attacked by traveller children
with a slingshot.
Also affected is Tony Tunnell,
who used to live in the area
a n d
w a s
u n d e r
t h e
impression that the land had
development potential.
The divorcee was renting a
one-bedroom home in Andover,
Hampshire, and keen to move
back and build a house so that
his two sons, one of whom has
learning difficulties, could come
to stay with him. Needless to say, he didn’t get planning permission and, even if he had, he doesn’t want to live next to travellers. ‘I paid £35,000 for a half-acre of land,’ he said. ‘I can cut the grass there but that is about it.’ Back in Willows Green, there was another nasty surprise for Lorna Derrett. L
ORNA discovered that the contract (by a firm of solici- tors now in liquidation) for the land she was buying contained what are known as ‘overage’ clauses that would have required her to pay 30 per cent of any ‘uplift’ in the value of her plot should planning permission ever be granted. Ms Derrett paid an additional £20,000 to get the provisions removed, bringing her total outlay to £60,000. But she was denied planning permission for her cabin by the local council and now has a patch of grass worth nothing. ‘I pulled it out of my pension, she said. ‘It has derailed me for sure. I’ve had to delay my retirement.’ Barney Estates stresses in its marketing material that prospective customers should not rely on the details of its sales brochures (which are a general
Pictures: EQUIVO.COM/BARNEY ESTATES
guide only). It says that if ‘any point’ – such as the site’s planning potential – is ‘of particular importance’ to a buyer they should ‘obtain professional confirmation’. The firm also issued a statement through its solicitors after being contacted by the Daily Mail. It said: ‘Barney Estates markets and sells land and property by public auction and private treaty. ‘Public auctions are open to all prospective purchasers. Any purchaser is entitled to bid and purchase provided that all the applicable contractual, legal and anti-money laundering requirements are satisfied. ‘Barney Estates does not ask buyers about their ethnic back- ground and does not discrimi- nate against any persons or ethnic group. We do not track, target or treat purchasers by ethnicity or background.’ There is no suggestion that Barney Estates has deliberately misled customers. But for anyone buying land at the next Barney Estates auction next Wednesday or from any other estate agent, it is a very much the case of the long- standing legal doctrine ‘caveat emptor’ – ‘buyer beware’.
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N MARCH 15 last year, 18-year- old Johannes Natland sent a message to his girlfriend in a fit of excitement which said: ‘I’m going on a crazy mission.’ Two days later, he left home in Sta- vanger, south-west Norway, telling his mother he was going to play football. HH LnsWHDG ÁHw WR 0DnFhHsWHr EHIRrH collecting a 9mm semi-automatic Luger pistol, a revolver, 12 rounds of live DmmunLWLRn DnG £2,000 Ln FDsh. It turned out ‘crazy’ was somewhat of an understatement. Natland’s mission had been to assassi- nate a target on behalf of an Iranian- EDFNHG SwHGLsh JDnJ – IRr £21,000. He was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, hours before he was due to carry out the hit. It seemed implausible. The baby-faced teenager came from a middle-class home in a safe town enriched by North Sea oil. He was a bright student, tal- ented footballer and aspiring lawyer. But in a two-week trial at the Old Bai- ley, jurors heard how Natland – while not quite ‘a hitman from a Hollywood movie’ – was precisely the type of vulnerable teenager preyed upon by Europe’s most menacing gang, the Foxtrot Network. He was yesterday convicted of conspir- acy to murder following a retrial, after the original jury failed to reach a verdict. Yet some of the most astonishing facts have not been made public – until now. The Daily Mail can reveal Natland, now 19, was in contact with a senior Foxtrot recruiter. This is Swedish-Iraqi gangster
Ali Shehab, 22, known as ‘Agent 47’ – a name taken from video game Hitman. Shehab is a close ally of the Foxtrot boss who allegedly struck a deal with Iran to target the state’s enemies abroad. The gang has wreaked havoc across Scandinavia in recent years, but this case is believed to EH LWs ÀrsW Rn 8. sRLO. ,W RIIHrs D worrying window into how Iranian proxy gangs are waging a war of terror across Europe. Natland, the son of two journal- ists and youngest of three siblings, grew up in genteel surroundings. Stavanger, a town of around 150,000, has reaped the rewards of North Sea oil. High- end boutiques, cafes and restau- rants tumble down its slopes to the shores of a fjord. But when asked in court for his opinion on his hometown, Nat- land had a rather less glowing review. ‘Football is really the only thing to do there. All I know is it is quite a s***y city,’ he said. As boredom set in, Natland ‘started to experiment’. He began smoking cannabis at 13 and later graduated to ecstasy, LSD, cocaine and heroin. A
GED 17, he became convinced his parents were trying to kill him so locked himself in his brother’s bedroom with a kitchen knife. He spent time in a psychiatric unit and a children’s care home. There, he met another teenage boy who went by the online alias ‘8nNnRwn HusWOHr’. 1DWODnG wDs ‘in recovery’ when he received a sinister message from the boy. It made reference to a ‘japping’ – Norwegian slang for murder – in England for a bounty of 270,000 1RrwHJLDn .rRnHr (£21,000). The message said the ‘assassin’ would be smuggled out of the country, adding: ‘Nothing can go wrong.’ Minutes later, Natland
teenager paid £21,000 to travel from Norway to Huddersfield on a mission to kill on behalf of Iranian terrorists
was added to a group chat with a Stavanger-based recruiter called ‘Generalen’ and Shehab. In a message to the latter, Gen- eralen claimed Stavanger pro- vided ‘assassin after assassin’. In court, Natland said he thought it was ‘a joke’. But messages sug- gest he took it deadly seriously. Natland asked: ‘Who is to be shot?’ Just over an hour later, he messaged his girlfriend, Sara Solbi, about his ‘crazy mission’. Giving evidence, Ms Solbi, 19, said Natland told her: ‘Now I can finally kill someone and it’s perfect. I get money to do it.’ On March 17, Natland flew to Manchester with an emergency SDssSRrW. HH hDG MusW £40 Ln FDsh, a mobile phone and a small bag of clothes. He was denied entry due
to doubts over his age and funds. BuW WhHrH wHrH nR ÁLJhWs EDFN WR Stavanger that day, so Natland wDs DOORwHG LnWR WhH 8. DnG WROG to return on March 21. Throughout this time, he had been receiving direct instructions from Shehab. Once in England, he was handed over to another agent, likely based in this country. Natland took a taxi to Hudders- ÀHOG, whHrH hH wDs GLrHFWHG WR D wood in which the guns, ammuni- tion and cash were stashed. He then checked in to Briar Court Hotel, where double rooms JR IRr £120 SHr nLJhW. Natland sent his girlfriend a pic- ture of himself smiling while hold- ing a pistol, with the message: ‘Soon it will happen.’ What he didn’t know was that
authorities were already on to him. On March 15, Norwegian police intercepted a message in which Generalen discussed a ‘mission in Europe’. Generalen was arrested at Oslo airport two days later in connection with another plot. At around the same time, a teacher and classmate of Natland both contacted police after he told friends outside a house party he was involved with ‘the Foxes’, an apparent reference to the crim- inal Foxtrot network. ‘I am going to get a lot of money, someone is going to die,’ he had boasted. Late on March 18, Norwegian investigators traced Natland to HuGGHrsÀHOG. AW 5.15Dm WhH nHxW day, armed police arrested him. Natland admitted possession of WhH ÀrHDrms EuW GHnLHG FRnsSLr-
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acy to murder. He told the court he planned to sabotage the mis- sion by literally shooting himself in the foot. And the defendant said he boasted about the situa- tion to look ‘cool’ but didn’t back out earlier because he was ‘terri- ÀHG’ FRxWrRW wRuOG NLOO hLm. He pleaded that he was not ‘a cold blooded professional hitman OLNH LLDm 1HHsRn [IrRm WhH ÀOm Taken]’, but ‘a drug addict’. Yet prosecutor Alistair Richard- son said Natland was ‘just the sort of person Foxtrot recruits’. S
WEDISH journalist and Foxtrot expert Diamant Salihu told the Daily Mail that Shehab ‘has been one of the most important recruiters for Foxtrot in recent years’. The group is led by Swedish- Iraqi national Rawa Majid, 39, NnRwn Ds ‘WhH .urGLsh FRx’, whR rules the Scandinavian drug trade. Foxtrot has been linked to attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets across Europe. Norwegian prosecutors told the Mail that Foxtrot had ‘bought’ pre-existing Telegram or Signal groups packed with youngsters to recruit children as young as 13 for missions. The largest group, which has since been closed, was FDOOHG ‘SDmurDL .LGs’ DnG hDG uS to 11,000 members. Foxtrot has a strict hierarchy. At the top are the ‘instigators’, whR RrGHr WhH FrLmH DnG ÀnDnFH it. In Natland’s case, this was Agent 47. Beneath them sit recruiters such as Generalen. At the bottom are the ‘enforc- ers’ – teenagers who, as Natland said, just wanted to be someone. Crucially, they are rarely told who their target is until the last moment. Natland was arrested before learning of his. It is not known who the intended victim was. What is known is that Iran is increasingly outsourcing attacks. In December, Shehab was arrested in Iraq in an operation to disrupt ‘assassination missions’. He is suspected to have been behind 23 attempted murGHrs DnG ÀYH murGHrs. ‘Generalen’, who is only 17, was convicted in Norway of multiple counts of accessory to murder and accessory to attempted murder for plots in Sweden, Norway, and 1DWODnG’s FDsH Ln HuGGHrsÀHOG. For Natland’s mother, Ellen .RnJsnHs, DOO WhLs Ls sWLOO sFDrFHOy believable. She said before the first trial that his arrest was ‘completely incomprehensible’. ‘It feels like a very bad movie, with a terribly bad script that doesn’t seem realistic at all,’ she added. Sadly, it is only too real. And, with a lengthy sentence likely, it has anything but a happy ending.
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affected by issues such as ‘ corridor care’, when treatment does not take place in a clinically appropriate and safe setting, such as having privacy as well as access to food, water and toilets.
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JULY 30, 1988
KEEN painter Prince Charles found
an admirer for his work yesterday –
his grandmother. ‘He shows a lot of
talent,’ the Queen Mother enthused
when she spotted three of his efforts
at an exhibition at King’s Lynn, Nor-
folk. ‘If only he had more time he
could be very good indeed. The
problem is he leads such a busy life.’
JULY 30, 2005
SCARCELY 82 days after her roman-
tic beachside wedding, actress
Renee Zellweger’s marriage is said to
be on the rocks. Reports in America
have spoken of ‘constant bickering’
between her and her new husband,
country singer Kenny Chesney.
[Their marriage was annulled after
four months.]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
LISA KUDROW, 63.
The US actress played
Phoebe Buffay in
Friends. Despite being
the first of the cast to
win an Emmy, she said
she was seen as its
least important mem-
ber, and parts of her agency ‘just
referred to me as “the sixth Friend”’.
TED SARANDOS, 62. The US busi-
nessman, co-chief executive of Netf-
lix, has been described as Holly-
wood’s ‘ultimate power broker’. The
former video store clerk watched all
900 films in the shop. The LA Times
said: ‘In many ways, he was a human
version of Netflix’s now famous rec-
ommendation algorithm.’
BORN ON THIS DAY
DAVID SANBORN (1945-2024). The
US musician – who worked with
Aretha Franklin, David Bowie and
Stevie Wonder – ‘put the saxophone
back into rock’n’roll’. He put his love
of music down to the time he caught
polio at three and ‘used to lie in bed
a lot, listening to the radio, which
was my theatre of the imagination’.
TERRY O’NEILL (1938-2019). The
photographer from Essex snapped
everyone from Winston Churchill to
Amy Winehouse. He got Elizabeth II
to smile during her ‘annus horribilis’
by cracking a horse-racing joke.
ON JULY 30. . .
IN 2006, the 2,204th and final epi-
sode of Top Of The Pops was aired.
IN 2016, US actress Gloria DeHaven
– who gave Frank Sinatra his first
screen kiss – died, aged 91.
WORD WIZARDRY
GUESS THE DEFINITION:
Oryzivorous (coined 1857)
A) Rice-eating. B) Grazing on moun-
tain sides. C) Starving.
Answer below
PHRASE EXPLAINED:
Run something up the flagpole: To
test the popularity of a new proposal
or idea; it comes from the idea of
hoisting a flag to see if it causes the
positive response of a salute.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
Miriam Margolyes is a very
successful Left-wing
socialist with several
houses... Need I say more.
Dame Maureen Lipman,
English actress (1946-)
JOKE OF THE DAY
NOW I cut my grass with cows...
They’re my lawn-mooers.
Guess The Definition answer: A
★★★
H
£50m Hyde
Park pad
up for sale
E HAS, at various times, snapped up what was Britain’s most expensive private house – just yards from Kensington Palace, its pillars were hewn from the same marble as the Taj Mahal – a £30million yacht and a £23million chalet, ‘Le Lion’, in the Swiss resort of Gstaad where, in 2012, he married his third wife, Brazilian Fabiana Flosi, who’s a foot taller than him and 46 years younger. Not bad for a Suffolk trawl- erman’s son who admits to no particular talent other than being ‘a used car dealer’. So I’m intrigued that ex-For- mula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, whose fortune is about £3bil- lion, has decided, aged 95, to offload one trophy from his collection – the 11-storey, glass-fronted Knightsbridge property which served as both his F1 headquarters and his London residence after he
n FURTHER to my item yesterday about Tony Adams selling his £4million Gloucestershire home and moving to London, where his wife, Poppy Teacher, is going to university, I hear about one property they looked at
MUSICIAN Gracie Friel won’t forget her debut festival performance in a hurry. Just one minute into her set at Latitude in Suffolk, the 21-year- old daughter of Marcella star Anna Friel was hit by a power failure. Gracie, whose father is Harry Potter star David Thewlis, was forced to perform a cappella until she was lent a guitar by a fellow musician. ‘Thank you to everyone who came and stayed to hear us play unamplified after the power cut,’ she said. ‘It really was very magical.’ Watching was mum Anna, 50, who says she ‘couldn’t be more proud’ of the performance.
parted from his second wife,
statuesque Croatian model
Slavica Radic, by whom he had
two daughters, the unforgetta-
ble Tamara and Petra.
Ecclestone has slapped a
£50million price tag on the
building – something of a
b a r g a i n f o r a n y f e l l o w
billionaire who fancies working
from home.
Its four-bedroom penthouse –
occupying the top four floors –
enjoys ‘unrivalled views across
Hyde Park’. Staff quarters are
confined to the ‘lower ground
floor’, from which Bernie and
Fabiana were insulated by
offices on the first to fifth floors.
Once playfully described as
looking like a tortoise in an
Andy Warhol wig, Ecclestone
declines to comment.
But the building is now empty,
and it seems that the couple,
who welcomed a son, Ace, in
2020, intend to spend more time
in Portugal where Fabiana has
reportedly bought a £35million
retreat overlooking the Atlantic
with a pool, tennis court and
internal lift – useful for Bernie, a
great-grandfather via his
daughter Deborah, his only
child by first wife Ivy.
in Camden. The seller was unaware of the identity of the former Arsenal footballer. He asked Adams if he knew the area, as he was moving from the Cotswolds. Wryly, he replied: ‘I worked in north London for 19 years.’
÷ POP star Shania Twain,
who has been known to take
horses on tour with her, says
she sleeps in the stables.
‘My time with horses is so
necessary and I will go out
in the middle of the night
and I will sit with them in
the field or in the stall and
just be with them,’ the
Canadian singer, 60, tells the
Fashion Neurosis podcast.
‘I’ll fall asleep with them
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there. My husband will
come looking for me at 3am
and he’ll know where to find
me.’ She adds: ‘They can
step on you when you’re
sitting down in their stall,
they can hurt you very
easily. They can bite you,
they can kick you. But if
you’re in their frame of, I
guess, emotion, they will
just love you and it’s just
so gorgeous.’
after Goodwood for Francesca
GLORIOUS Goodwood
marks the end of
the season, after
which London society
heads abroad.
And IT V Racing
presenter Francesca
Cumani will raise a
glass to that!
Forsaking the more
traditional Pimm’s or
champagne, she opted
for a chilled lager
after finishing work
at the West Sussex
m e e t i n g
w h i c h
Edward VII memorably
described as ‘a garden
party with racing
tacked on’.
‘Beer o’clock,’ jokes
cheeks and chin’
AS SHE approaches
her 50th birthday
next year, The One
S h o w
p r e s e n t e r
Alex Jones admits
she is considering
cosmetic intervention.
‘ I ’ m
s t a r t i n g
t o
t h i n k
t h a t
e v e r y t h i n g
s e e m s
t o
b e
losing gravity
a r o u n d
t h e
m o u t h - c h i n
a r e a , ’
s a y s
t h e
We l s h
broadcaster
(pictured).
‘I did a
b i t
o f
googling
and asked,
Carey music ban
ALTHOUGH Carey Mulligan is married to rock star Marcus Mumford, silence is golden at home. The Mumford & Sons frontman, 39, reveals the actress, 41, has banned music indoors because it distracts him too much. ‘We had a party – it was Carey’s birthday – and someone was, like, “There’s no music!”’
Francesca, 43, who posted the photo- graph online. Despite being known as ‘racing’s best- dressed authority’, she put comfort before style as she wore train- ers while carrying her pair of black heels. ‘There’s a boring ele- ment of practicality when I’m dressing,’ admits Francesca, who is married to triathlete Max Johnson. ‘I have to make sure I’m not too cold or too hot, or that my shoes don’t hurt, or my hat doesn’t pinch my brain.’
“What is the best thing
t o
d o
f o r
d r o o p y
cheeks and chin?” It
came up with all sorts
of things... like fillers
or a facelift, basically.’
A l e x ,
w h o
h a s
t h r e e
c h i l d r e n ,
adds: ‘I’d never say
never because
w e
l i v e
u p
to impossible
goals. Every-
body’s doing it,
and so every-
body looks
like they
never age
b e y o n d
about 35
t o
4 0
any more.’
he explains. ‘I was, like, “Yeah, we don’t really play music.”’ The singer, who married the Great Gatsby star in 2012, adds: ‘If music’s on, I want to lean in and listen to it. I can’t switch that part of my brain off. ‘So Carey doesn’t like having music in the house because I just stop having a conversation.’
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our menopausal bodies to get rock hard abs and sculpted arms and legs T
HEY grew up in an era when to be skinny was the ultimate aspiration – and there was nothing worse than being in any way bulky. How times have changed. Now that anyone can shed the pounds thanks to fat jabs, the most enviable look for women in midlife is to be as muscly as possible, all aided by the fitness trend du jour: weight training. Endless social media
physique is ultra-ripped. Here’s how to get it...
accounts are now devoted to middle-aged women boasting about how much they can bench press and deadlift, with the aim of being as strong as any man. Gone are the days of showing off
super-slender frames; instead, it’s all about ultra-defined bodies like that of Spice Girl Melanie C. The 52-year-old recently showcased her virtually gladiator-like physique in a
White jeans to flatter every figure
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her bulging biceps and impressive back muscles. She’s not alone – from Davina McCall, 58, to actress Hannah Wad- dingham, 52, more and more women of a certain age are choosing to bulk up, not just for their look but to future-proof their health. Indeed, research published last month saw scientists prove weightlifting to be key to a longer life, with regular sessions lowering the risk of premature death for men and women from any cause by 13 per cent. Cardiovascular deaths were 19 per cent lower, and those from neurological diseases such as dementia were reduced by
27 per cent. But at an age when many succumb to a menopause middle, how exactly are so many women in their 40s and 50s achieving such astonishing muscles? Here, four weightlifting devotees share their secrets – and reveal the mixed feedback they have received from their partners and loved ones . . .
THE GYM HELPED ME
HEAL AFTER MULTIPLE
MISCARRIAGES
LEILA Martyn, 49, lives in
St Albans, Hertfordshire, with
her partner James and their
sons Louie, eight, and Luca,
seven. They run a women’s
hormonal health company. She says:
MY 50th birthday is fast approaching next
year – and never in a million years did I think
I’d be marking the last year of my 40s by
competing in not one but two bikini model
competitions, wearing nothing but a
G-string, heels and a bikini top.
I have the confidence to do so because,
after a lifetime of avoiding exercise that might have made me look too ‘bulky’, I’m newly muscly thanks to taking up bodybuilding last January. Now, my biceps are positively bulging, my abs ripple and you can see every single muscle in my back. I’m unrecognisable from the woman I was just six months ago, when my mind and body felt broken after a decade of fertility struggles, multiple miscarriages and then – finally – having two children in my 40s. Weightlifting has helped me heal, inside and out. Like many women of my generation, in my teens and 20s, I dieted and exercised to look as waif- like as the supermodels on the catwalk. I restricted myself to exhausting HIIT (high-intensity interval training) workouts and hour-long runs, believing this would help me burn calories. When my partner James and I started trying for a baby when I was 34, I stopped exercising altogether, hoping it would help my body conserve energy for a much-longed- for conception. We didn’t do IVF, but six miscarriages took their toll. We were elated when we finally had our boys naturally, just 20 months apart, when I was 40 and 42. Two years ago, I had a bit of a wake-up call: I was burnt out, trying to run a business with two young children. As an older mum, I don’t want my sons ever feeling responsible for me. I want to stay fit, strong and to give myself the best chance of being around for as long as possible. So in April 2024, I joined a gym and started training for a Hyrox competition, which involves completing an 8km run combined with eight workouts along the way, including deadlifts, back squats, sprints on the rower, endless burpees and ‘farmer’s carries’ while holding heavy kettlebells. It was such a buzz and my phy- sique became leaner and stronger. But when I began experiencing perimenopause symptoms last year, such as brain fog, insomnia and fatigue, I eased back on the extreme cardio, which can cause spikes of the stress hormone cortisol. James suggested bodybuilding and I found a coach who also devised a weekly diet plan for me – it involves a lot of lean chicken! I started bikini training in January this year, wanting a new challenge. Having competed in a Hyrox event last year, my body responded quickly to the intense training and nutrition plan, but I’m still genuinely shocked by what I’ve achieved in six months leading up to the competition. Five days a week, I leave the house at 5.30am for a 12-minute walk to the gym wearing a 7kg weighted vest, followed by 30 minutes on the StairMaster for a steady but intense cardio session. I complete my gym time with 70 minutes’ worth of weight training. After school drop-off, I walk for
another 35 minutes and in the evenings I return to the gym to do interval sprints on the assault bike for ten minutes. On my two rest days, I do everything except weight training. After the bikini competitions, I’ll continue training at a lesser intensity and regain some body fat, as mine is just 12 per cent. I started off at 60kg (9st 6lb) and a dress size 10 and am now 53kg (8st 5lb) and a size 6 – not an achievable physique all year round and I won’t be training this hard after my competitions have ended. I have more muscle on my body than I have ever had. It has taken a lot of effort but I’m proud of myself for turning up every day and training no matter what. This is a lifestyle change for me, and I hope still to be lifting weights in my 80s. James, however, prefers me to have a bit more meat on my bones. He recently commented, ‘I’ve never seen you so muscly!’ He’s still so proud of what I’ve achieved, though. My children love to tell him: ‘Mummy’s got bigger muscles than you!’ To be fair, I do.
AFTER MAJOR
SPINAL SURGERY,
I BUILT A NEW
BODY IN JUST 15
MINUTES A DAY
CARA Metz, 52, lives
in Horley, Surrey,
with husband Larry, 62, a
national account manager for
a music licensing company.
They have two daughters,
aged 28 and 26. She says:
WHEN other women compliment
me on my defined back muscles and
shapely arms, they’re gobsmacked
when I tell them I’ve achieved this
with just 15 minutes a day.
I’m especially proud of my
back, after having major spinal
surgery in 2021 to fuse several
discs together.
My back problems were caused by
my professional dance career, which
lasted until I was 21 – my coach was
Strictly’s Shirley Ballas – along with
decades of high-impact cardio,
including twice-weekly 10km runs.
All the exercise I did was part of a
quest to be thin.
My strong physique now is down
to lifting heavy weights at home five
days a week – from 5kg to 11kg,
depending on the exercise. I do
deadlifts, bicep curls, squats, lunges
and tricep extensions.
Before I started using weights six
years ago, I weighed 9st, was a dress
size 10, and I’d describe my body as
squishy and frail.
Now, it’s strong and lean, I’m a
dress size 8 and, at a guess, I weigh
8st 7lb (54kg) – I don’t get on
the scales.
My surgeon says my back’s as
strong as a 19-year-old man’s, which
is worth everything.
It was when I turned 46 and
suddenly experienced low mood
and libido, brain fog, weight gain,
and waking at 3am every night –
hello, perimenopause! – that I
started making changes.
I watched Davina McCall’s
documentary about the menopause
and HRT, and out went sugar and
processed food; walking became my
main cardio with a couple of short
HIIT sessions a week.
I was also prescribed HRT and I
made weight training my main
focus, with my 15-minute regime
every day.
Friends asked how I had achieved
such a body transformation and
didn’t believe me when I said just a
quarter of an hour a day had done
the trick.
To prove it, I put a challenge on
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JO BURLAND
wanted to join me at the gym. She said: ‘No thanks, I’d never want to look like you!’
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my personal Facebook page in September 2019 for my friends to do the same for 30 days. Two hundred joined in and I realised I had happened upon something. In January 2020, I launched my online fitness business (midlifemayhem.co.uk) and now have 2,000 members from Australia and America to the UK and Europe. I can’t deny that I am incredibly proud of the body I’ve created, as are Larry and our daughters, who both lift weights and are strong and fit. Online trolls say I’m too muscular, but I don’t care. Yes, my grandmother lived well into her 90s but I want to live better than previous generations – and to keep my back and bones healthy.
I’LL NEVER
FORGET BEING
MOCKED FOR
MY SIZE 14
FIGURE
JO Burland, 53, is
a primary school
teacher and lives in London
with her husband and two
children, aged 16 and 15.
She says:
TO the boy I had a crush on at
university, it was just a casual,
if cruel, comment. He pointed
to another girl on my course
and said to me: ‘If only you had
her body and your own face,
you’d be perfect!’
Now, 33 years on, I’ve never
forgotten that humiliation of
being mocked for being a
size 14 at the time. Ever since,
I’ve spent decades trying to work out how to look and feel my best: swimming, cycling and, in my 30s and 40s, marathons. Weights and gyms were out of bounds, in case they made me bulky. Then, four years ago, with my 50th birthday approaching, I started to realise how important it was to improve my strength and bone density. I started to lift weights in a gym and quickly noticed a difference in my shape. I devoured articles about how personal trainers eat and work out, learning that, to look a certain way, you need a precise pattern to train your muscles. Now I go to the gym four or five days a week, training two body parts each time, for exam- ple back and biceps or shoul- ders and legs. I can deadlift
100kg and chest press 60kg. I also cycle the 16-mile round trip to the school where I teach every day. In the summer, I train extra hard to get super lean but ease off a little during winter when I live in joggers. But I love food and the idea of restricting it makes me misera- ble, so I still enjoy my favourite almond croissants and a bar of Fruit & Nut. I never weigh myself but I’m a size 10. I often get women asking me how I’ve got so muscly – ‘Wow, look at your arms!’ is a typical comment. Not that everyone agrees. Recently, I asked a slim but unfit friend if she fancied joining me at the gym, to which she replied: ‘No thanks, I’d never want to look like you!’ Needless to say, we’re no longer friends. I think I’m in the best shape of my life.
I TURNED
TO WEIGHT
TRAINING
AFTER A TOXIC
RELATIONSHIP
JO Francis, 52,
an online
advertising
specialist, lives in
Maidstone, Kent, with her
15-year-old son. She says:
SEVEN years ago, I was bloated,
chubby, unhealthy and had zero
muscle definition. The four-year
relationship I had fallen into
after my marriage ended and
had turned toxic. I was drinking
too much prosecco and not
looking after myself.
I weighed 68kg (10st 10lb)
but, at 5ft 3in, I don’t carry any
weight well and was feeling the
pinch in my size 12 clothes. It’s
the heaviest I’ve ever been
other than during pregnancy.
When I broke up with my
boyfriend, I signed up to a
strict 90-day programme with
lots of push-ups, burpees and
abdominal exercises, as well as
a strict diet – no pasta, cereal,
bread, butter, sauces, cheese,
lamb, bacon or sausages.
All I’d ever wanted was to be
thin. But as I got further into
midlife, I realised this wasn’t
sensible. An acquaintance
recommended a bodybuilding
coach. Three years on, I’m still
training with him.
While I don’t want to be a pro-
fessional bodybuilder, I like his
strict approach to training and
nutrition – lots of lean protein!
– and the confidence and clarity
it has brought to my life.
My body is transformed, with
highly-defined glutes and
quads. Forget Kate Moss; I’d
rather have biceps of steel than
a thigh gap.
Although I’m allowed two rest
days, I train every day, with five
focused on strength and the
other two on cardio. I leg-press
200kg and lift 85kg while doing
Romanian deadlifts (which
target hamstrings, glutes and
lower back). I do 12,000 steps a
day, some on the treadmill and
the rest walking my dog.
When I nipped into a beauty
shop last week, a staff member
in her 20s commented: ‘My
colleague and I were just saying
how amazing you look in those
gym leggings. We need to start
working on our own bodies!’
My daughter, who’s 30 and
lives in Australia, tells me I’m
aspirational, and bodybuilding
has been an unexpectedly
wonderful way to connect with
my teenage son who loves
coming to the gym with me.
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T WAS 9am when the doorbell rang. I hurried downstairs in my dressing gown, and the anonymous, helmeted delivery driver handed over the bags I’d ordered 15 minutes earlier, before zooming off to another job. In the kitchen, I breathed a sigh of relief as I unpacked the bags. But it wasn’t that I’d run out of milk or baby food. Instead, I opened a bottle of £15 sauvignon blanc and poured myself a large glass. I regularly drank more than two bottles of wine a day, much of it ordered on delivery apps. I told myself that none of it affected my baby son and tried my hardest to be a good mother – I just couldn’t stop drinking. And delivery apps were my lifeline. Within minutes, I could have alcohol at my door without leaving the house or speaking to anyone. My experience isn’t unique. A recent survey found that over 12 million UK adults are using fast delivery services to order alcohol at least once a week. Worse still, more than four in ten who use the services are already drinking
Within minutes, I could have alcohol at my door . . .
over the recommended guidelines, and around seven million report ordering alcohol while already drunk. These figures don’t surprise me. When
my addiction was at its peak, I
spent hundreds a week on the
apps, and would often place
these orders after I’d polished off
a bottle of wine or two.
Looking back, while I don’t
think these apps caused my
alcoholism, they made it terrify-
ingly easy to drink. Which is why
I’m an ambassador for Alcohol
Change UK’s campaign for
tighter alcohol licensing regula-
tion of delivery apps.
Now 35 and five years sober, I
had my first taste of alcohol aged
just 13. It was the era of WKD
and Bacardi Breezers alcopops
– cheap, sugary drinks – and I
immediately loved the warm,
hazy feeling they gave me.
Growing up in Hampshire, my
friends and I would buy a bottle
of vodka and go to the park. It
made us feel grown-up and
confident but, unlike my friends,
I didn’t know my limits. I’d
regularly black out or be sick,
and I had horrific hangovers.
At Manchester University, I
built my identity around being a
party girl and my nightly drink-
ing didn’t seem unusual amid
typical student hedonism.
It was when I moved to London
on a bank graduate scheme in
my early 20s that I really
embraced drinking. I had a new
friendship group and we’d get
invited to VIP Mayfair club
nights with free bottles of spirits
waiting on our table.
It was a shallow existence, so
I’d form relationships to try to
anchor myself. I hoped one
teetotal boyfriend would be a
good influence, but I couldn’t
navigate relationships sober.
We’d have cosy nights in watch-
ing a film, and I’d secretly nip to
the fridge to gulp wine.
By my mid-20s, my hangovers
were terrible. Someone jokingly
suggested ‘hair of the dog’ and I
found it helped. I would leave
a glass of wine by my bed so
as soon as I woke up, I could
take the edge off.
Clearly I had a problem
– and there was one thing
that made my addiction
spiral further out of con-
trol: the introduction
of delivery apps that
would bring me alco-
hol with no questions
asked at any time of
day or night.
I had always
hated the shame
of taking my
purchases to
the till, bottles
clanking, need-
i n g a s t o r e
w o r k e r
t o
Freedom: Hattie is now helping others embrace a sober life
approve their purchase. Apps
made the whole process con-
veniently anonymous, the driv-
ers rarely remove their helmets
so I didn’t have to make awk-
ward chat or eye contact.
And it’s instant, so by the time
you’ve considered whether you
really want that order, it’s being
handed to you.
When I picked wine up on
the way home from work
I’d tell myself: ‘I’ll just
buy one bottle tonight.’
But when you’re
already a few drinks
in at home, you’re
not thinking of the
consequences,
you just want
more booze and
it’s only a few taps
away on your
phone.
I’d use apps
like Deliveroo
a n d
o r d e r
two bottles,
thinking: ‘I’ll
have one now
and then I’ve
g o t
o n e
f o r
tomorrow night.’
But then I’d work
my way through
both. Or I’d see a dis-
count pop up and
think: ‘I’ll order
a litre of gin before
the offer expires.’
Of course, there
was a little voice in my head tell-
ing me this was not normal, that
I was an alcoholic, but I’d
reassure myself I’d sort it all
out soon.
I wanted a family – and it’s
awful to admit but part of me
thought that, short of going to
prison or moving to a remote
island, having a baby might be
the only way I’d stop.
When I realised I was pregnant
in 2019 with my ex-husband, I
didn’t drink for months.
My fear of harming the baby
was much worse than my craving
for alcohol, and I was proud that
I’d quit. And yet the day I gave
birth to my perfect son, I
celebrated with a glass of cham-
pagne. I distinctly remember
thinking: ‘Great, now I’ve given
birth, I can drink again.’
I quickly went back to
unhealthy amounts of alcohol
and, with a young baby at home
with me, that was when I really
started to rely on the apps.
I didn’t have to try and get out
of the house with my son – all I
had to do was answer the door.
My goal was that nobody would
ever know what was going on
under the surface and I was
determined my beautiful boy
shouldn’t be affected.
I breastfed, so I’d express milk
before I started to drink, and
timed my drinking with times I
had support, or he was sleeping.
Things came to a head on New
Year’s Eve in 2020, when my son
was still under one.
I’d been secretly drinking all
day and, as I played Monopoly
with my sister, I must have
slurred my words. I still remem-
ber the confusion on her face as
she realised I was drunk.
That was when I realised I
couldn’t carry on, that my
drinking hadn’t ‘solved itself’
because I was now a mother.
In fact, it was so much worse. I
felt more out of control, and
deeply ashamed.
I knew I’d struggle to quit
alone, so that first week of 2021, I
found a sobriety coach.
I surpassed my goal of complet-
ing Dry January with her help,
but I hadn’t let go of the deluded
hope of keeping alcohol in my
life, with the plan of limiting it to
my addiction spiral further out of control
‘special occasions’ only, like
weddings and birthdays.
After just over 100 days of
sobriety, I naively thought, ‘I’ll
have a couple of drinks to prove
I can manage it now.’
Of course, I got hopelessly
drunk, and ended up crying down
the phone to a friend who was
sober and in Alcoholics Anony-
mous. I’d never gone to an AA
meeting because, mentally, I was
reserving it as a last resort. I was
fearful that if I tried and it didn’t
work, then what would I do?
In April 2021, I went to my first
meeting. I couldn’t get through a
sentence without crying, as I
recounted the grip alcohol had
exerted on me for so long. But I
kept going back and I’ve been
sober ever since.
I look back now and I don’t
recognise the woman who was
sinking more than ten bottles of
wine and over a litre of
spirits each week (that’s a very
modest estimate).
In my five years of sobriety, I’ve
given birth to my daughter, now
three, and, this time, I could fully
embrace the newborn phase,
without the guilt and fear caused
by my drinking. I now combine
my work in sustainability com-
munications with a new role as a
sobriety advocate, working with
Alcohol Change UK to support
its campaigns.
I realise it would be hard for
drivers to make a call on whether
someone is an alcoholic, but
they should be given the training
and confidence to say no to
certain deliveries without fear of
being reprimanded.
At a company-wide level, they
could implement time restric-
tions or spending caps on alcohol
sales and end the cheap promo-
tional offers.
Through all my years of drink-
ing, I didn’t have a clue who I
was or what I wanted. Now, I
want to help others who feel like
I did to see that there is hope,
and that you can quit and change
your life. I’m living proof of that.
Contact Alcoholics Anonymous
anytime on 0800 9177 650 or go to
alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
to get support.
n @soberhappyfree
As told to FLIC EVERETT
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schools aren’t bitchy and toxic – they made me who I am
ABOUR’S plan to kill off private schools is
working brilliantly. Since the introduction of
VAT on fees, more than a hundred schools
have closed.
How the comrades must be rubbing their hands in glee
to think of all those poncey establishments going to the
wall, playing fields snapped up by developers, snobby par-
ents forced to mix their children with the hoi polloi.
Never mind the fact those pupils will now be shunted into
state schools, impacting the children there – throw another
straw boater on to the fire!
The class-war attack is hitting girls’ independent schools hard- est. This week it emerged that, on the current trajectory, private girls’ schools are heading for extinction in little more than 50 years. There will be fewer than 100 by 2040 and none by 2079. Many who think of girls’ schools as old-fashioned and elitist will greet this news by whipping out the tiniest violin available. But as someone who attended all-girls and mixed schools between the ages of 11 and 18, I believe this is a crying shame, not just for the pupils but for our country. We need more single-sex educa- tion – not just in the private sec- tor but in state education, too. I know many who have never attended a single-sex school will think of them as strange places. In fiction, girls’ schools are archaic or chaotic, from the cruel Lowood attended by Jane Eyre, whose headmaster makes it his mission to ‘mortify in these girls the lusts of the flesh…’ to the naughtiness of St Trinian’s. In popular imagination, they have come to be seen as dens of bitchiness and toxic femininity. But going to the private Tormead girls’ school in Surrey instilled a lot of the confidence I feel today; the confidence that has allowed me to look male colleagues in the eye and challenge their opinion. While it sounds un-PC to say in 2026, boys and girls tend to be very different creatures. Males have a tendency to take up more airtime, to talk louder, to opine more freely. Meanwhile, girls filter thoughts more rigorously before they speak. That was certainly the
case for me – a shy and self-con- scious pre-teen whose face would turn the colour of over-ripe toma- toes on being spoken to. Being surrounded by rowdy, hyper-con- fident boys would have been a dis- aster – but in a classroom of girls I thrived, leaving that school with a string of As at GCSE level. T
HIS idea that single-sex
schools don’t equip girls
for meeting men in ‘the
real world’ seems odd. These
aren’t Taliban-run enclaves where
you’re forbidden to ever associate
with the opposite sex.
And looking at some of the most
prominent alumni of all-girl
schools, they don’t seem to have
had a problem holding their own.
There’s Margaret Thatcher,
hardly backwards in coming for-
wards with male colleagues; the
classicist Dame Mary Beard, out-
spoken woman in a male-domi-
nated field; Dame Kate Bingham,
national heroine, who led the vac-
CLACTON candi- date Count Bin- face has released a manifesto which promises to ensure all 99 ice creams only cost 99p. I know this is meant to be funny, but the fact that such
White off: Holly Willoughby’s YouTube show has been underwhelming
HOLLY Willoughby’s YouTube show Together has been panned, unsur- prisingly. Holly is a certain type of woman – Meghan is another one – whose super-sweet persona fails to hide their gargantuan ego. I
cines taskforce during the pan- demic; Malala Yousafzai (who attended a girls’ school in Eng- land), hardly a shrinking violet. An organisation called AQR International, which provides psychometric evaluation, bears out the connection between sin- gle-sex schooling and confidence, finding all-girls pupils possess ‘higher mental toughness scores… particularly for emotional control and confidence’. Then there is the thorny issue of teenage hormones. When I started attending a mixed-sex state sixth form college, my concentration fell off a cliff, along with my grades
a candidate may become an MP is an indictment of the state of politics. The joke is not on his oppo- nent Nigel Farage, but all of us.
have met a few MegHollys in real life. While they draw you in with their charm, they also put you off with the impression that, if it were possible, they would eat them- selves with a spoon.
– due to boys being present. In
English class I had a particularly
fierce crush on a dark-haired,
blue-eyed boy I could never pluck
up the courage to talk to. Months
were spent daydreaming, sneak-
ing glances, planning our wed-
ding. King Lear stood no chance.
In a boy-free classroom, there is
no pressure to act ditsy. There are
no love interests distracting you
from Pythagoras’ theorem. And
evidence shows girls do better in
single-sex environments than their
counterparts in mixed schools –
including when you take into
account the pupils’ backgrounds.
Those at all-girls schools are
also more likely to do subjects
traditionally thought of as ‘male’;
between 2023 and 2025, girls’
school pupils were 2.9 times more
likely to take Further Maths at
A-level and 2.3 times more likely
to take Physics.
And the benefit of single-sex
schooling is about more than
achievement. As Tony Little, for-
mer head of Eton, puts it: ‘In a
single-sex environment... there is
an opportunity for both boys and
girls to be themselves for longer.’
This promise of more innocence
wedding fund is just tacky
IN THE tackiest nuptial display since Anthea Turner was pictured munching Cadbury’s chocolate on her wed- ding day, Danny Cipriani and fiancée AnnaLynne McCord want their guests
to fund their reception meal, cake and even flowers. Considering he bought a 15-carat dia- mond engagement ring, this seems rather tight. Crowdfunding? There used to be another word for it: begging.
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÷ 63 per cent of parents have run out of ways to entertain their children by day ten of the holidays, according to a survey. Having spent the last week shuttling my four between activities, I get it. Recalling with fondness the uneventful summers of my childhood, I’ve made a vow to have less of a schedule from now on. For the sake of young imaginations, we need to bring back boredom.
is especially appealing in an age when sexual consent is a subject even for ten year olds; when vio- lent pornography is ubiquitous on teenagers’ smartphones; when it is common practice for children to pester each other for ‘nudes’. While my girlfriends who went to mixed-sex schools were on their first or second boyfriend by that age, I spent the years of 13, 14 and 15 in a state of relative innocence. Me and my class- mates filled our breaktimes by pranking teachers: putting old apple cores on top of the rolling blackboard and setting the clock forward half an hour to confuse teachers into letting us out early. Our fun was more wholesome. Given the obvious advantages of all-girls’ schools, it is a great shame only 10 per cent of state schools are run this way. Bridget Phillipson (now Minister for Women and Equalities) has said she is ‘determined to give every young woman the best start in life’. If she is a woman of her word, she and the Government should put their energies not into closing more all-girls schools, but opening new ones.
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Battle: Sarah Wilson. Right: As a teen
ARAH Wilson dislikes the term ‘grooming gang’. She would prefer the men who stole her childhood to be known less euphemistically. ‘They were monsters: child rapists, pae- dophiles. To call them “groomers” softens their crimes,’ she says. For five years, from the age of 11, Sarah was enslaved to Muslim men who plied her with alcohol and Class A drugs until she was insensible, then raped her. The first assault took place in her pri- mary school playground, where she was forced to perform oral sex on a man; the location emphasising both her vulnerabil- ity and – although it was past school home time – the flagrant disregard of the author- ities who might have protected her.
Now 34, Sarah’s fight for justice has been long and arduous. It was not until 2024, more than two decades after the first of a series of heinous crimes was committed against her, that she was finally given a voice. And hers is strident and forth- right. Courageously, she re-lived the horror of her abuse to secure the convictions in court of seven of the men – she estimates the true count to be around 100 – who raped and abused her. She has given evidence in three separate trials at Sheffield Crown Court and her abusers were given sentences of between six and 25 years. The most recent ended in February this year and saw taxi
to get justice after
I was raped by evil
grooming gangs
from the age of 11.
Now my abusers may
be released early...
driver Riyasth Hussain, who raped her twice when she was 13 or 14, jailed for 20 years. Meanwhile, a two-week trial in September 2025 had found Obaidullah Omari, 46 – who had also abused Sarah – guilty of three counts of rape and two counts of indecent assault. He was given a 19-year prison sen-
tence. Her abusers formed part of a notorious criminal network in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, that flouted the law and were ignored by police until the National Crime Agency’s Opera- tion Stovewood in 2014 finally began to bring them to justice. Now Sarah, who has waived her legal right to anonymity, is steel-
ing herself for yet another fight. She has been told that under the Government’s new Sentencing Act of 2026 – aimed at freeing up extra space in our overcrowded prisons – Hussain and Omari, perpetrators of sickening abuses against her, as well as other women and children, could be eli- gible for release in just six and five years respectively. ‘I’m just so angry,’ she tells me. ‘If they’re released this early I’ll have been fighting for justice longer than they’ve spent in prison. I’m actually frightened of Hussain. He’s a very dangerous individual; completely unhinged. He didn’t groom me or try to
befriend me, but whenever he saw me, he raped me. I’m frightened that if he comes out he’ll kill me. ‘In my mind he’s the most dan- gerous of all the men who abused me. I relived the trauma of what I endured as a child in court, and now this is another trauma I’ve got to face. I’ve looked Hussain in the eyes and thought: “In the end I won, you b**.” ‘But if he’s released after six years, he’ll have won.’ Indeed, such is the widespread fury about the early release scheme that last week Prime Min- ister Andy Burnham announced an ‘urgent review’ of the policy ahead of its planned start in Sep-
tember. While Sarah ‘welcomes’ the review, she fears it will not go far enough. ‘We don’t yet know if dangerous offenders like the men who abused me will be exempt from the scheme,’ she says. ‘Rapists and paedophiles should serve their entire sentences. I don’t care what colour their skin is, what religion they are: if you abuse a woman, man or child you should serve your whole sentence. ‘If it was up to me, Hussain and Omari would never see daylight again. They’re monsters who have never shown any remorse. ‘They would carry on offending if they were released. If you’re attracted to children, you always will be. I was frightened for my life when I was a kid. Now I’m frightened all over again – this time of retribution.’ Sarah was first given hope that justice would prevail when Baroness Jay reported in 2014 on the sexual exploitation of hun- dreds of girls in Rotherham, by Muslim men. ‘When I started co-operating with the National Crime Agency, I felt sure I’d finally get justice for the little girl no one would fight for. Although I’d been to the police before and been ignored, as a grown woman I knew they couldn’t crush or silence me anymore.’ Indeed, Sarah, who suffers from
Monsters: Rapists Riyasth Hussain, left, and Obaidullah Omari
congenital heart disease, was so determined to testify in court, she begged her medical team to defer open-heart surgery so she could stand in the witness box. Reluctantly they agreed and, after the last trial ended, she underwent a 12-hour operation. The scar bisecting her chest where her sternum was opened testifies to their ‘wonderful’ work. ‘I knew that every word I said in court was true,’ she continues. ‘I’ve got a strong sense of justice and, when Omari and Hussain were sentenced, I felt I’d achieved
it. But now I’m fighting for justice again. We need a system that is weighted in favour of survivors, rather than offenders.’ Sarah, a mum to two young chil- dren, is one of five Yorkshire women who have signed a letter to the Government urging it to exempt perpetrators of sexual abuse from early release. Today she recalls how her young life descended into hell. She was 11 when she was intro- duced by a 14-year-old girl to two young men of Pakistani heritage, and forced to perform oral sex on
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one of them. Friendless and bul- lied at school, she was flattered by the attention of the older girl: ‘Today I want to kill that girl. She enticed me and encouraged me. She was told to recruit younger girls because she’d become too old for her abusers. She did what she was told. ‘After the sex act I felt disgusted and dirty, confused. I was too young to consent to anything. ‘But people who haven’t been sexually exploited don’t under- stand that, at the beginning, you also feel a sense of belonging. You become friends with men who are older than you. Some of them drive cars, they pay you compli- ments, give you food, cigarettes, then drugs. My mum recalls that I came home with gifts of jewel- lery and make-up. ‘Suddenly I felt accepted, as if I was part of a group. But you have to give something back: your body. ‘Then it becomes, “We own you” and you’re given heroin, amphet- amines, cocaine until you’re dependent. In reality I was just a piece of fresh meat, recruited by an older girl whose so-called “boyfriend” liked having sex with children. Eventually, I was driven round the country, trafficked and gang-raped.’ When she was 12, she lost her virginity through rape to a 30-year-old man. The perpetra- tor, Mohammed Zameer Sadiq – now 52 – was already serving a 20-year sentence for sexual offences against women and other children when, two years ago, he was convicted of the attack on Sarah and given a 15-year sentence. Three men violated her in quick succession. ‘I was raped on a bench and it really hurt me.
that if he
comes out he
will kill me’
They’d say, “If you don’t do this we’ll take your phone off you.” Or they’d take my phone anyway and leave me stranded. ‘By the time I was 12, I had the numbers of 177 gang members in my phone. When they demanded, I went to them; I didn’t dare dis- obey. They’d batter me or threaten my family if I did.’ Sarah’s distraught mum Mag- gie, now 64, a lone mother to four children holding down two jobs, was desperate to wrest her daughter from the abusers. Maggie confronted one of them: ‘She actually got him by the throat,’ says Sarah. ‘She was hor- rified but completely helpless. He just laughed in her face when she threatened to report him. ‘Mum really tried her best. She went repeatedly to the police when I went missing. Eventually the police said they’d fine her for wasting their time and being a nuisance. She was told I’d made a “lifestyle choice”, that I was a “dirty little prostitute”. ‘Actually I was a child. Only 12. I had no choice. And I was perma- nently intoxicated. What else was Mum supposed to do?’ I ask her to pinpoint the worst thing that happened to her: the memories come back as bleak
snapshots. ‘I was driven to Bir- mingham and taken to a house. They marched me upstairs to a room with a filthy mattress on the floor. You’re given drink and more drink. Drugs. Then men raped me, one after the other, maybe 12 of them. ‘I remember focusing on a cob- web in the corner. I made my body go limp and my mind go blank. You do what you have to do to survive. If you don’t, you’re f*. It all becomes a blur.’ So it was that Sarah’s childhood was stolen. She was decried as a prostitute but she was never given money. She wonders now if cash did, in fact, change hands among her abusers. She truanted from school – she left without qualifications, although she wanted to be a nurse, an ambition she still hopes
one of your own children who’d been abused’
to realise – and, aged 12, was sent to a children’s home for her own ‘protection’. But the people who were meant to be her guardians actually became facilitators. ‘It got even worse for me because the children’s home didn’t even report me missing. The staff didn’t give a s***.’ By the age of 16, the gangs were tiring of her – she was ‘too old’. Broken, scared and defiled, she was discarded. It is a measure of her steely resolve that she has since rebuilt her life, resumed her education, written a book about her experi- ences and is raising her two sons to be thoughtful and caring mem- bers of society. She has also rebuilt the relationship with her mum, who is now an integral part of her family life. Sarah’s manner is warm, her views uncompromising and trenchantly expressed. Her life, quiet now, revolves entirely around the children she so palpa- bly adores. She sets them a good example – does not drink, party, take drugs. But her vulnerability is evident. She is still prey to flashbacks, nightmares and eating disorders. ‘I either eat too little or too much. I take medication to sleep, pills for anxiety.’ It is smells that awaken the most potent memories: ‘A certain aftershave that one of my perpe- trators wore. I get a whiff of it and the reaction is physical. I feel sick. A cherry-scented air fresh- ener in a car. I cannot tolerate it. I cannot get in a car that smells of the air freshener.’ She says she’s speaking now ‘for the children who are our future’. ‘I feel I have no choice but to speak out against this new law,’ she says. ‘I’d say to the Justice Minister who supports it: “Imagine if it was one of your own children who had been abused. It can happen to any child, from all walks of life, if they are vulnerable. Would you want that paedophile rapist freed early to walk our streets?”’ n Violated by Sarah Wilson is published by Harper Element.
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HERE’S a particular thrill in bagging a bargain flight to Europe. A long week- end in Seville for £29? A spontaneous escape to Rome that’s cheaper than a meal in a restaurant? It feels almost too good to be true. And often it is. Because as you book, it soon becomes apparent that bringing a bag larger than a postage stamp on board will incur additional (hefty) charges. Suddenly, that bargain break isn’t quite so cheap. Ryanair now permits one free tiny 40 x 30 x 20cm bag that must fit under the seat while easyJet allows a marginally larger 45 x 36 x 20cm bag as hand luggage. Even for a weekend trip away, bags this compact make it feel near impossible to pack enough clothes to dress stylishly and avoid additional check-in charges. The solution could be ‘Sudoku Packing’. This wardrobe-whittling method, which has exploded on TikTok and Instagram, claims to solve the conundrum of limited case space by restricting contents to just nine carefully selected items. The technique first went viral after influencer Natalie Shaquer posted a video earlier this year demonstrating how it had trans- formed her travels. Her tutorial quickly surpassed 4million views on TikTok and has since spawned multiple other posts
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with packers showing off their streamlined wardrobes. When laid out together in a 3x3 garment grid, the Sudoku selection should create the perfect holdall-sized capsule of holiday clothes. But can it really solve your short-haul sartorial woes? With a trip to Majorca on the horizon, I decided to test it out. The first baggage brainteaser is deciding which garments make the cut. According to Instagram, the goal is to select nine core pieces: three tops, three bottoms and three layers, all of which should combine effortlessly to create multiple outfits.
LL items can be dictated by your destination, with the three layering pieces designed to add warmth or additional cover to your other items. This might mean a scarf, jacket, cardigan or sweater but should be adjusted according to climate and conditions. Once laid out in a 3x3 grid, exactly like a Sudoku puzzle, the clothes should generate up to 27 different ‘top-bottom- layer’ potential ensembles. Nearly all essentials are covered with just one glaring omission. I’m surprised to see that there’s no area appor- tioned for any dresses in the grid. Usually I would consider these a core holiday essential, and one that’s easily squished into my bag, too. But fully embracing the method means this time I’ll be frock-free. Follow the pre-ordained pattern and combine from left to right, top to bottom, or across one diagonal, and each ensemble will be co-ordinated. Adding three pairs of shoes and three accessories then hopefully covers you for almost all eventualities, from sight- seeing to dining out. Usually I’d stuff all my summer favourites into an
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overpacked case. Selecting nine garments for take-off sounds alarmingly sparse. BASIC BOTTOMS I BEGIN by picking my three pieces to wear on the bottom. For a summer break, which could involve a boat trip, day- time strolls or evening drinks, I know versatility is key. I eventually settle on a colourful pair of silk shorts, a neutral lightweight cotton long skirt and cropped jeans. The culotte-style shorts suit warm days but can be dressed up for the evening, the ankle- length skirt will take me any- where from medieval church to marina, while stalwart denim works for any weather. For shoes I choose tan trainers – comfortable for walking but not too scruffy for dinners out – alongside two pairs of sandals, one flat, another with a low heel. TRIO OF TOPS HAVING nailed the lower half, the trio of tops proves surpris- ingly easy – and liberating. I plump for a knitted pink vest: relaxed for daytime but instantly smart with a heel. My second choice is a timeless ribbed tank in a forgiving neutral that pairs with everything. I’m undecided between a plain cotton shirt or dressier sleeved T-shirt, but after placing both in the grid to compare, I opt for the latter. The T-shirt clearly brings welcome pattern to the palette and is more likely to withstand multiple wears without creas- ing – or becoming whiffy.
... AND LAYERING EVEN I’m surprised by how easy I’m finding it to pack using the grid sequence. My suede cropped jacket is chic and the pale pink pastel colour harmonises elegantly with everything else. The crumple-proof, stripe knit can be reliably thrown on over anything for warmth, and my final choice, a smart classic cashmere camel cardigan, covers my arms and will also ward off a surprise chill. With a bag, belt and sun- glasses that match everything for my three accessories, that’s it. My Ryanair-approved carry- on closes with room to spare. VERDICT CHOOSING clothes more thoughtfully resulted in more wearable outfits than I usually take when travelling, even when packing twice as much. Absent essentials such as a cotton shirt or a scarf could all be worn as part of a strategi- cally planned plane outfit. And there was plenty of room left in my bag for toiletries, under- wear, swimwear, and jewellery. That said, I did identify some flaws. If you are away for more than a few days, nine items worn on rotation will soon stop looking – and smelling – fresh, so a few travel wash sachets might be wise. And while I loved the ease of pre-picked combinations, they inevitably begin to feel repetitive, which rather takes the joy out of holiday dressing. There’s also no provision for dresses. If, like me, you love a summer dress, I’d suggest including one that doubles as an item on the bottom, or wear one on the flight. But mostly, the minimal method was a success. Good- bye overstuffed suitcases and ridiculous luggage charges. It seems Sudoku-style has solved the carry-on packing riddle.
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HAVE a confession to make: it’s taken me 42 years to own a pair of white jeans. In fact, until a few weeks ago, I was firmly against them. Why? First, because they are white. I don’t wear white trousers. I have three children, eat spaghetti bolognese, drink coffee and red wine. Practicality aside, to me the classic, skinny white jeans that were almost see-through looked, well, trashy. They managed the worst possible combination: eye-catching yet extremely unflattering. But I
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know what you’re thinking, skinny jeans have been out for a while. And you’re right. The silhouette to be seen in today is loose, relaxed and wide-legged. More importantly, jeans now come in a more substantial denim. It’s
taken me this long to realise the implications: suddenly, white denim feels different. Celine helped me on this journey with its exaggerated flared white jeans, paired with a crisp white shirt and matching shoes on the SS26 runway. Over at Christian Dior, straight- leg styles were elevated with dramatic white cape tops and heels, proving that white denim can be every bit as sophisticated as a pair of tailored trousers. The fashion houses may have inspired me, but if I thought shopping for the perfect pair of
blue jeans was difficult, finding the right white ones has proved the ultimate challenge. I took to the High Street, scouring collections from denim specialist Trilogy – which offers an impressive selection of premium brands – to M&S, where there are styles to suit every budget, fit and leg length. Frame’s Palazzo jeans (second from right) were among the very best but, at £290, I’d certainly hope so. They’re wide-leg without being overwhelming, beautifully cut and exceptionally flattering. The fit through the hips is just
right, while the denim feels substantial without being stiff. One of the biggest surprises was the Victoria Beckham for Gap pair (£85, third from right). They have a slouchy fit that’s comfort- able, a great full-length and thick denim with plenty of movement. If you’re after something smarter, head to M&S. Its boot- cut jeans (£38, far right) feel more like tailored trousers thanks to the front seam. They’re flattering, helping to elongate the legs. Baukjen’s cropped jeans (£109, centre) are another excellent option. They’re ideal for summer
or holidays, with seam detailing and neat patch pockets that stop them from looking too casual. Reiss also does a brilliant cropped pair (£130, second from left). The lightweight denim makes them comfortable for everyday wear, while the relaxed fit feels effortless without being oversized. They’re flattering and make the perfect weekend jeans. For a truly flared silhouette, Me+Em is hard to beat (£195, third from left). Don’t be put off by how they look on the hanger, because they come to life once they’re on. The bootcut shape is
universally flattering, they skim the floor beautifully and can easily be dressed up with heels or down with trainers. If brilliant white still feels a little intimidating, head to Hush for a softer ecru shade (£100, far left). They’re easier to wear than stark white denim, while the brown contrast stitching gives it a more premium feel. The lower-set back pockets are flattering, and the comfort rivals Citizens of Human- ity at around a third of the price. I’ll be proudly wearing white jeans this summer . . . just not when I’m drinking red.
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FANCY a posh meal
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single like you? Or
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a woman who cooks and isn’t his equal
DATING PAST? SINCE having my daughter at 17, I’ve had a couple of long-term relationships but have been single for six years now. I’d rather be happily single than unhappily coupled. I do get men trying to scam me but, thanks to my job, I can spot them straight away. Today’s dating scene is worrying. A lot of women who accept dates from men who aren’t who they say they are online could be just one date away from being murdered. PRE-DATE NERVES? NO, I’m always authentically me. My team at work was almost more invested in the date than I was. In the run-up, I kept being asked, ‘When’s the wedding?’ FIRST IMPRESSIONS? I GAVE Patrick a hug when he arrived. I’m 5ft 2in and was wear- ing five-inch heels, yet I was taller than him. I tell people I grew until I was perfect. Apparently, he is 5ft 8in – I’m not sure that is true. Patrick didn’t pay me a compli- ment. Did I find him attractive? No. But he did have tidy hair. EASY TO TALK TO? FOR the first hour, I asked the questions and Patrick answered them. His parents live in Norway. He talked a lot about being sent to boarding school. I did tell him that I left school with two GCSEs. Patrick was utterly disrespectful, saying: ‘Wow! That’s poor.’ I had to pull rank and list the public speaking I do and explain how my career has taken off. I grew up in care and did explain this to him. Patrick merely replied: ‘That’s why your education is so poor, then.’ He is a rude and opinionated man.
EMBARRASSING MOMENTS?
FOR me, no. I did have to laugh
because, despite Patrick’s expen-
sive education and degree, he still
couldn’t work out the bill.
DID SPARKS FLY?
NO. At one point, Patrick asked
what I thought of him, and I am
kicking myself for not telling him
the truth. He asked me to walk to
the station with him. I couldn’t
bear another 35 minutes with him,
so I suggested we share a cab.
SEE HIM AGAIN?
ABSOLUTELY not. I’d like to give
him feedback on his manners
though. When he said my educa-
tion was poor, I told him I’d been
named as one of the most Influen-
tial Women in Tech twice in a row.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
HE THOUGHT OF YOU?
HARD work? Patrick only told me
I looked good at the end of the
date. He wants a more traditional-
housewife-type who isn’t his equal.
WOULD YOUR FRIENDS LIKE HIM?
NO, they wouldn’t be OK with
someone reacting so negatively to
my story.
VERDICT: 2/10
LIKED? Going to The Ivy. REGRETS? None, time passed quickly. COFFEE OR CAB? Cab.
prefer women with more meat on them
DATING PAST I WAS 35 when I divorced. It was an arranged marriage, but it fell apart instantly because we were a mismatch. Since then, I’ve dated five women, with my longest relationship lasting three years. I’m an eternal romantic and optimist because I’d like to have a child. PRE-DATE NERVES? WELL, a bit. The dating scene is so difficult because women are so picky. They just aren’t prepared to see past any imperfections. On a first date, educated, intelligent women will tell you: ‘I know after a minute if I am going to sleep with you.’ It’s terrifying at times. FIRST IMPRESSIONS? GOOD! Jemma asked if I wanted a handshake or a hug. We went for a hug. She’s curvy but, if I’m honest, I prefer women with a bit more meat on them. She has a nice smile and her hair isn’t quite blonde, but the colour suited her. We’d got off to a good start. EASY TO TALK TO? YES. Jemma works in cyber secu- rity. It isn’t quite engineering, but she’s exposed to it, so we had a bit
VERDICT: 7/10
LIKED? Jemma is open-minded. REGRETS? None. COFFEE OR CAB? Coffee.
of common ground. Usually, you
don’t find many women in my field.
She was very happy to let me
talk. Jemma is a good listener and
had good eye contact, too. She’s
vegetarian and, while that’s not
necessarily a red flag, she’d need
to be open to me eating meat.
EMBARRASSING MOMENTS?
I DROPPED my knife, but it
was so loud in the restaurant
that the ambient noise drowned it
out, luckily.
DID SPARKS FLY?
AT first, no. But throughout our
lunch, I could see she warmed up
to me. She even asked me to join
her in her Uber to the station.
I flirted a bit – I held eye contact
but was careful around her
personal space. As a guy, you can’t
come on too strong nowadays. I
did tell Jemma she looked nice.
SEE HER AGAIN?
YES, although I deliberately
didn’t ask for her number. While I
felt there was a romantic vibe
towards the end, I didn’t want to
mess things up by asking for her
contact details when my train had
just arrived. It was a bit rushed
and I could have missed it.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
SHE THOUGHT OF YOU?
AFTER the meal she became more
relaxed. Her body language
changed and she seemed less
defensive. She was probably nerv-
ous during the first half of the date.
WOULD YOUR FAMILY LIKE HER?
I’M sure my mum – who I am close
to – would be happy about Jemma.
She’s a good conversationalist
and can hold her own.
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Who Do You Think
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DAME Harriet Walter is
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On her father’s side, Harriet (pictured) is a
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CAUTIONARY TALE Don’t Date Brandon, 10pm, Ch4 AMBER met Brandon online, and his charm quickly won her over. After six weeks, he popped the question. But then, she receives a mysterious message . . . This three-part docuseries follows the women in Brandon’s life as they unravel his web of lies.
C H A N N E L 5
6.00 Milkshake! Peppa Pig (R) 6.10 Tweedy & Fluff (R) 6.15 Odo (R) 6.20 Thomas & Friends (R) 6.35 Fireman Sam (R) 6.45 Peppa Pig (R) 6.50 Pip and Posy (R) 7.00 Paw Patrol (R) 7.10 Move It Milkshakers! (R) 7.20 Rubble & Crew (R) 7.35 Peppa Pig (AD,R) 7.45 Tim Rex in Space (AD,R) 8.00 Stan & Gran (R) 8.15 Paw Patrol (R) 8.25 The Adventures of Paddington (R) 8.40 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom (R) 8.50 Kangaroo Beach (R) 9.00 Peppa Pig (AD,R) 9.05 Tim Rex in Space: Craft Party 9.15 Jeremy Vine 11.30 Storm & Alexis 12.45 5 News at Lunchtime 12.50 Matt Allwright 2.20 Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard (2023) (12) ● Fact-based drama, starring Anna Hopkins and Emily Osment. FILM
4.00
Castle (R) An action movie star
is found dead in an alley.
4.55
Love Nature (AD,R) The Pollinator
Pathways Project in Bristol.
5.00
5 News with Dan Walker
6.00
Malta: The Jewel of the Med (R)
Cameras focus on the Malta
Classic Grand Prix.
6.55
5 News Update
7.00 Around the World in First Class with Josie Gibson (R) Josie Gibson goes on an immersive journey into the world of first-class travel, beginning with a trip to Dubai. 7.55 5 News Update
8.00 Cornwall: A Year by the Sea
In St Ives, artist Iona leads a
landscape painting masterclass,
and in Marazion, competitors
take on the Kernowman 70.3
Triathlon against the backdrop
of St Michael’s Mount.
9.00 Benidorm Is Murder (AD)
New series. A burned-out
ex-police officer and an
actress solve crime on the
Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Drama, starring John Hannah
and Carolina Becquer.
PICK
10.00 Commonwealth Games 2026 Highlights from the seventh day in Glasgow, as track cycling and para track cycling began with seven gold medals up for grabs at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
11.05 Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law (R) At Southampton, Spencer is on high alert after claims that two young women who pushed through the barriers are being abusive and are trying to travel for free.
12.05 Street Cops: Catching the Yobs (R) 1.00 Cruise TV with LoveitBookit (R) 2.00 Shoplifters: Catch Me If You Can (R) 2.50 Malta: The Jewel of the Med (R) 3.45 Friends (AD,R) 4.35 The Highland Vet (BSL,R) 5.25 Entertainment News on 5 5.35 Milo (BSL,R) 5.45 The Adventures of Paddington (BSL,R)
Not by serving endless pots of tea!
OMEOWNERS come in two basic types — the ones who make endless cups of tea for workmen, and the ones who act as overseers, scru- tinising every detail. I’m an extreme example of the former kind, much good it does me. Builders, plumbers, roofers, whoever it is, I know within min- utes which ones take milk and who has how many sugars. Rationalising this to myself, I pretend it’s bound to mean they do a better job. But the truth is I’m just pathologically over- polite, and it encourages people to take advantage. I’d do far better to copy Nadine, an economist working in health- care, who has an Art Deco obsession. She and husband Chris were transforming the interior of their Edwardian ter- raced house in west London, on Extraordinary Extensions — and her standards were exacting. Nadine got what she wanted, and she didn’t do it by asking, ‘Would you prefer coffee?’ and ‘Shall I nip out and get you some biscuits?’ Applying a microscopic eye to every piece of work, she spotted
VINTAGE MOTOR OF THE NIGHT: The ever-intriguing PBS America (Freeview 84) marked the 73rd birthday of documentary maker Ken Burns with two of his films, including Horatio’s Drive, about a road trip from San Francisco to New York. What’s so special about that? It was 1903 . . .
all the errors and compromises. Condensation in a double-glazed picture window was telltale proof of a blown seal. The wooden dividers inside her kitchen units were the wrong colour. Contractors weren’t allowed to get away with anything, and consequently gave themselves hernias trying to please her. The terror on the faces of the kitchen fitters, as they struggled with £10,000-worth of marble weigh- ing more than a ton for the island worktop, was comical to watch. The results were spectacular, mind you. Though the facade of the house was unchanged, the front door opened onto what appeared to be a 1920s ocean liner. A circular staircase spiralled up three storeys to a skylight that gave the impression of open sky. Acres of polished walnut and mahogany cladded the walls. There were walk-in wardrobes, koi carp ponds, even a home office faced in gold bricks. Presenter Tinie, the former pop star known as ‘Tinie Tem-
N. IRELAND TV VARIATIONS
BBC1: 10.40pm Watched By MI5 — Spotlight.
Julian O’Neill investigates the unlawful
surveillance of a journalist’s phone records.
11.20 Murder 24/7. 12.20am Murder 24/7.
1.20 Alan Carr’s Picture Slam. 2.05 BBC News.
WELSH TV VARIATIONS
S4C: 6.00am Cyw. 12noon Newyddion S4C a’r
Tywydd. 12.05 Cais Quinnell. 12.30 Heno. 1.00
Gwlad Moc. 1.30 Sgwrs Dan y Lloer. 2.00
Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 2.05 Prynhawn Da.
3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 3.05 Cyfres
Triathlon Cymru 2026. 4.00 Awr Fawr. 5.00
Stwnsh. 6.00 Gwlad y Basg: Gwilym Bowen
Rhys. The musician’s journey leads to the
northern Basque Country. 6.30 Pobol y Cwm.
The day of Jinx’s exhibition has arrived, and
Eleri is surprised to see who has returned.
6.59 Newyddion S4C. 7.00 Heno. Nightly
magazine. 7.30 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.
8.00 Gemau’r Gymanwlad 2026. 10.30 Yr Afon.
pah’, loved it. ‘You’re going full Gatsby,’ he cooed. He’s a man with a taste for bling himself, of course, and gave us a glimpse of his Rolls Royce, with its spar- kling Dubai interior. You can take the boy out of rap, but not the rapper out of the boy.
LAST NIGHT’S TV
Extraordinary Extensions (Ch4) HHHHI
The show itself is less lavish. Instead of whizzy 3D graphics and computer-aided design [CAD] to illustrate the archi- tect’s plans, we just see line drawings, with blocks of colour to indicate where the extra rooms will go.
A second segment took us to Norfolk, where a family were extending their thatched cot- tage, using only recycled and renewable material, and tackling some of the work themselves to keep costs down. But Nadine and Chris, a fast- food franchise entrepreneur who drove a turquoise Porsche, were cutting no corners. They spent between £400,000 and half a mil- lion quid. For that money, you definitely expect the builders to make their own tea.
PRESCHOOL, PARAMOUNT+
FEW things bring out the
crazy in parents more than
finding a school place for
their child. This British-set
comedy ups the ante on
that idea by turning the
competition for a single place
at an illustrious preschool
into a flat-out fight. ‘We just
want the same thing. What’s
best for our children,’ says
dad Brian (Michael Socha),
as the war between him and
rich rival American father
Alan (Josh Duhamel, also the
director) for that lone slot
escalates way beyond reason
and into physical conflict.
The film teeters on the edge
of being too much on several
occasions, but manages to be
CLASSIC CINEMA
Talking Pictures: Seventies
Legends Part II, 8pm, BBC4
CELIA Imrie scours the BBC
archives for revealing interviews
and magic moments from
1970s Hollywood. Expect
Dirty Harry, Taxi Driver, The
Exorcist and many more.
Talking Pictures:
Seventies Legends
Part II Celia Imrie
revisits one of cinema’s
greatest decades
with a deeper dig into
the BBC archives
U.S. THRILLER
The Hunting Party,
9pm, U&Alibi
MANIFEST’S Melissa
Roxburgh (pictured)
returns as ex-FBI
profiler Rebecca
Henderson,
launching search
5ACTION Freeview 33 Sky 150 11.00am Gunsmoke. 12.05pm FILM: Dakota. (1945) (PG) 1.50 FILM: The Fighting Kentuckian. (1949) (U) 4.00 The Motorway. 5.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 6.00 Police Interceptors. 8.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 9.00 Police Interceptors. 10.00 Timber Titans. 11.00 The X-Files. BBC THREE Freeview 23 Sky 115 Virgin 107 7.00pm The Catch Up. 7.05 Deadly 60. 8.00 Top Gear. 9.00 The Traitors Canada. COMEDY CENTRAL
Sky 112 Virgin 132 12noon The Upper Hand. 1.05 Friends. 9.00 FILM: The Dukes of Hazzard. (2005) (15) Comedy, starring Seann William Scott. 11.00 Stupid Central. DISCOVERY Sky 125 Virgin 177 11.00am Building Off the Grid. 1.00pm Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet. 3.00 How It’s Made. 5.00 Alaska: Homestead Rescue. 7.00 Last Chance Garage. 9.00 Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown. 11.00 The Alaska Triangle. E4 (DAYTIME) Freeview 13 Sky 135 Virgin 106 11.00am Below Deck Down Under. 12noon The Simpsons. 2.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 3.00 Modern Family. 5.00 The Simpsons. 5STAR (DAYTIME) Freeview 32 Sky 128 Virgin 126 12noon Traffic Cops. 2.00 Police Interceptors. 5.00 Shoplifters: Caught Red Handed. 6.00 Home and Away. 5 SELECT Freeview 46 Sky 153 Virgin 138 12noon All Creatures Great and Small. 1.00 Murder, She Wrote. 3.00 Columbo: Publish or Perish. 4.30 Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson. 5.00 Brunel: The Man Who Built Britain. 6.00 The Prisoner Queens: Elizabeth & Anne. 7.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild. 9.00 PD James: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman.
a generally
pleasing
comedy
by the end,
playing
out the
stereotype
that men are
idiots and
leaving the
wives to tut
smartly on
the sidelines.
That part of it
might feel pretty uninventive
(not to mention not much
fun for the actresses playing
the wives), but there’s truth
in it, and there are some fun
turns from the supporting
cast to enliven things, too —
parties to track down the nation’s
worst serial killers — who all
escaped from a high-tech prison
in series one — with a crack team
including psychiatrist Dr
Charles (Daniel London).
It’s a glossy show, with
an out-there concept
that got audiences
hooked, and plays like
a militarised version of
Criminal Minds with
a subtle sci-fi twist.
This second series,
though — which sees
Bex determined to
get the gang back
together after they
were disbanded —
will be its last.
10.05 The Good Ship Murder. 11.00 Prisoner: Cell Block H. 5 USA (DAYTIME) Freeview 21 Sky 141 Virgin 120 12noon Law & Order. 6.00 NCIS. FOOD NETWORK UK Freeview 43 Sky 144 Virgin 168 11.00am The Great British Bake Off. 1.00pm James Martin’s Great British Adventure. 3.00 The Hairy Bikers Go North. 4.00 Nigella Bites. 5.00 Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Mediterranean Meals. 6.00 Barefoot Contessa. 7.00 The Great British Bake Off. 9.00 Michel Roux’s French Country Cooking. 10.00 Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers. 11.00 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. GREAT! TV Freeview 34 Sky 157 Virgin 170 12noon Little House on the Prairie. 1.00 The Waltons. 4.00 Little House on the Prairie. 6.00 Hamish Macbeth. 7.00 MASH. 9.00 FILM: Carry On Teacher. (1959) (U) 10.55 Robin’s Nest. 11.55 MASH. ITV2 (DAYTIME) Freeview 6 Sky 118 Virgin 115 10.25am The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. 11.20 The Real Housewives of Orange County. 12.15pm Dinner Date. 1.15 Supermarket Sweep. 2.15 The Floor USA. 3.10 The Only Way Is Essex. 4.10 The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. 5.00 The Real Housewives of Orange County. 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase. ITV3 (DAYTIME) Freeview 10 Sky 119 Virgin 117 9.10am A Touch of Frost. 11.20 Heartbeat. 1.30pm Midsomer Murders. 3.35 Classic Emmerdale. 4.40 Classic Coronation Street. 5.50 Heartbeat. ITV4 (DAYTIME) Freeview 26 Sky 120 Virgin 118 10.20am Robin of Sherwood. 11.30 Magnum, PI. 1.35pm Dempsey and Makepeace. 3.45 Boon. 4.50 The Professionals. 5.55 Minder. MORE4 (DAYTIME) Freeview 18 Sky 136 Virgin 147 10.00am Four in a Bed. 12.40pm Come Dine with Me. 3.20 Four in a Bed. 5.50 George Clarke’s
particularly Fenella
Woolgar as the gatekeeper
at the pretentious London
pre-school (pictured
above left, with Charity
Wakefield, Duhamel, Socha
and Antonia Thomas).
FACT-BASED DRAMA
The Bombing Of Pan Am 103,
Netflix
THIS six-part drama, originally
aired on BBC1 last year, tells the
terrible story of the Boeing 747
blown up over the Scottish
town of Lockerbie in 1988 from
multiple perspectives. Connor
Swindells (SAS Rogue Heroes)
stars as a CID detective who
is one of the first on the scene,
a fictionalised character and
stand-in for many like him. Peter
Mullan (Ozark) is John Orr, a real
figure who led the investigation
for Police Scotland, the biggest
in its history. For the Americans,
Eddie Marsan plays FBI
explosives expert Tom Thurman.
Old House, New Home. 6.55 Location, Location, Location. NAT’L GEOGRAPHIC
Sky 129 Virgin 183 11.00am Car S.O.S. 12noon Ultimate Airport Dubai. 1.00 Air Crash Investigation. 2.00 World War II: Secrets from Above. 4.00 Lost Treasures of Egypt. 5.00 Drain the Oceans: Rise of the Roman Empire. 6.00 Liberation: D-Day to Berlin. 7.00 Air Crash Investigation. 8.00 Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston. 9.00 Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead. 10.00 Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World. 11.00 Air Crash Investigation. PBS AMERICA Freeview 84 Sky 173 Virgin 187 11.50am A Final Landing on Iwo Jima. 1.00pm America the Bountiful. 1.50 Everest: The South West Face. 3.00 Pirates: Behind the Legends. 4.00 Maps of Power. 5.15 A Final Landing on Iwo Jima. 6.25 Everest: The South West Face. 7.40 Pirates: Behind the Legends. 8.40 Maps of Power. 9.50 A Final Landing on Iwo Jima. 11.00 Pirates: Behind the Legends. REALLY Freeview 44 Sky 142 Virgin 165 12noon The Derbyshire Auction House. 2.00 The Repair Shop. 3.00 Salvage Hunters. 5.00 Long Lost Family. 6.00 The Repair Shop. 7.00 The Yorkshire Auction House. 8.00 Antiques Road Trip. 9.00 The Bad Skin Clinic. 11.00 Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted. SKY ARTS Freeview 36 Sky 122 Virgin 123 12noon The Movies. 1.00 Tales of the Unexpected. 2.00 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. 3.00 The Seventies. 4.00 Discovering: Charles Bronson. 5.00 Portrait Artist of the Year 2021. 6.00 Tales of the Unexpected. 7.00 Alfred Hitchcock Presents. 8.00 Discovering: Gary Oldman. 9.00 The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee. 11.10 Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters. SKY ATLANTIC
6 9 (Scot 24) TIME BBC 4 E4 ITV2
RADIO 4
FM: 92.4-94.6MHZ
5.00am News Summary.
5.04 Sideways.
5.32 Weather.
5.34 Shipping Forecast.
5.43 Prayer for the Day.
5.45 Farming Today.
6.00 Today.
9.00 PICK Natalie
Haynes Stands Up
for the Classics.
9.30 Art That Conquered
the World. James
Fox tells the story
of Vermeer’s Girl
with a Pearl Earring.
10.00 Woman’s Hour.
11.00 The Three Ages
of Child. With
Dr Guddi Singh
11.45 Book of the Week:
Confessions of a
Performative Male.
By Darren McGarvey.
12noon News.
12.04 Scam Secrets. New
series. Consumer
advice, presented
by Shari Vahl.
the Street. 2.25 Billions. 4.30 Task. 6.45 The Gilded Age. 7.55 True Detective: Night Country. 9.00 The Five-Star Weekend. 10.30 Euphoria: A Look Back. 11.40 All Her Fault. SKY COMEDY
Sky 113 Virgin 112 11.50am Will & Grace. 12.20pm Avenue 5. 1.30 The Chair Company. 2.45 Will & Grace. 3.45 Hacks. 5.00 Community. 6.00 Will & Grace. 7.00 The Office (US). 8.00 Hitmen: Reloaded. 9.00 Ricky Gervais: Politics. 10.30 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. 11.15 Hacks. SKY DOCUMENTARIES
Sky 114 Virgin 121 11.00am David Frost Vs. 12noon Pee-wee as Himself. 4.00 The Directors. 5.00 Discovering: Peter Ustinov. 6.00 David Frost Vs. 7.00 Germanwings: What Happened on Flight 9525? 8.45 My Icon:
Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo explores Derby and Nottingham
Walking with Steph McGovern A day in the Yorkshire Dales
•••
•••
Taxi Driver
(1976,18) An isolated
New York cab
driver becomes
increasingly
disturbed, and is
gradually driven to
a brutal act of
violence. Martin
Scorsese’s drama,
with Robert De Niro
and Jodie Foster
10.50 Funeral in
Berlin (1966,PG)
A disreputable spy
engineers the
defection of a
Russian officer
guarding Soviet
military secrets.
Cold War thriller,
starring Michael
Caine and Eva Renzi
(To 12.30)
VIOLINIST Alena Baeva
is the exciting soloist
at tonight’s concert,
playing Erich Korngold’s
Violin Concerto. A
musical prodigy growing
up in Vienna, Korngold
became famous for his
scores for films such as
The Adventures Of Robin
Hood and The Sea Hawk,
both of which starred
Errol Flynn. He happily
12.32 Sliced Bread. 12.57 Weather. 1.00 The World at One. 1.45 Buried: Dead Rabbit. 2.00 The Archers. 2.15 Drama: Yeartides. Drama inspired by the Pagan harvest festival. 3.00 This Natural Life. With nature writer Patrick Barkham. 3.27 Radio 4 Appeal. 3.30 Feedback.
Thierry Henry. 9.00 David Fuller: Monster in the Morgue. 11.00 FILM: Belushi. (2020) (18) SKY HISTORY
Sky 123 Virgin 131 10.10am Junk & Disorderly. 11.05 Storage Wars. 12noon How Disney Built America. 2.00 Pawn Stars. 6.00 History’s Greatest Picks with Mike Wolfe. 7.00 Forged in Fire. 8.00 Britain’s Lost Battlefields with Rob Bell. 9.00 Jack the Ripper: Written in Blood. SKY ONE Sky 106 Virgin 109 11.00am The Simpsons. 12noon Big Cat Country. 1.00 Hawaii Five- 0. 3.00 S.W.A.T. 5.00 The Simpsons. 6.00 Animal Control. 7.00 The Simpsons. 8.00 Rob & Romesh vs UFC. 9.00 The Dyers’ Caravan Park. 10.00 Katie Price: Nothing to Hide. 11.10 Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
The Simpsons
Sanjay’s son turns the
Kwik-E-Mart into a
health-food store
The Simpsons Professor Frink plays matchmaker
Below Deck Down Under Tzarina cracks under pressure in the kitchen. Harry’s future on the Katina is in doubt as he struggles with an injury
Cruising Paradise:
Above and Below
Deck New series.
Behind the scenes
on Princess Cruises
and Regent Seven
Seas Cruises
Gogglebox The armchair critics share their opinions on shows including Strictly Come Dancing, Coronation Street, Frozen Planet II and Kings of Pain
Gogglebox The armchair critics share their opinions on Bad Sisters, Nadiya’s Everyday Baking, Super/Natural and Emma Willis: Delivering Babies (To 12.05)
plundered parts of
his own sweeping,
passionate film music
scores for this enjoyably
melodic work, which one
critic harshly described
as ‘more corn than
gold’. The BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra
under guest conductor
Delyana Lazarova also
play Prokofiev’s lyrical
Symphony No. 5.
4.00 The Briefing Room.
4.30 BBC Inside Science.
5.00 PM; Weather.
6.00 Six O’Clock News.
6.30 Icklewick FM.
Listeners call in about
a suspiciously tall
man on the outskirts
of town. Starring
Amy Gledhill.
7.00 The Archers.
Tempers flare for
the Carter family.
SKY SCI-FI Sky 145 Virgin 140 1.00pm Stargate Atlantis. 2.00 Warehouse 13. 4.00 Stargate SG-1. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 7.00 Stargate Atlantis. 8.00 Stargate SG-1. 9.00 Resident Alien. 10.00 Grimm. 11.00 The Walking Dead. SKY WITNESS
Sky 107 Virgin 110 12noon FBI. 2.00 The Rookie. 3.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 4.00 Nothing to Declare. 8.00 Caught on Dashcam. 9.00 CIA. 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. 11.00 The Rookie. TLC Freeview 12 Sky 133 Virgin 113 12noon The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage. 3.00 Young Sheldon.
The Floor USA
Rob Lowe hosts the
American version of
the dramatic and fast-
paced game show
The 1% Club Quiz
game show hosted
by Lee Mack in which
the questions are all
about logic and
common sense
The Princess Diaries Princess watches her dad perform in Mamma Mia! The Party, is shocked by her mum’s latest surgery, and takes part in a documnetary
Family Guy Part
two of two. Lois
returns to identify
her would-be killer
Family Guy Peter campaigns for immigration rights
Family Guy Brian and Stewie embark on an epic journey
American Dad!
Roger reveals a
secret passion to
Klaus (To 12.05)
ITV4 MORE4 SKY MIX QUEST U&DAVE U&DRAMA 5STAR 5USA
6.55 Heartbeat
An elderly patient’s
death prompts a
series of revelations
about his shady past
— and the raid he
was planning on
Ashfordly Bank
Vera When a dock worker plunges from a multi-storey car park, Vera investigates a work dispute over a young man’s death and uncovers a life of secrets and lies. Murder mystery, with Brenda Blethyn and Kenny Doughty
Grantchester Sidney finds himself accused of murder and in need of Geordie’s help. Detective drama, starring Robson Green
Grantchester Sidney resolves to resign from the church
11.50 Trial &
Retribution Part
one of two. By Lynda
La Plante (To 1.25)
7.15 Front Row. Arts news.
8.00 At Your Own Peril.
How different people
perceive risk.
8.15 The Media Show.
9.00 Loose Ends. With
Ayoade Bamgboye
and Wendi Peters.
9.45 The Cows Are Mad.
Concerning stories
that made their way
out of slaughterhouses.
10.00 The World Tonight.
5.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 FILM: Beverly Hills Cop III. (1994) (PG) 11.00 Unacceptable. U&ALIBI Sky 109 Virgin 114 12noon Body of Proof. 1.00 Death in Paradise. 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries. 4.00 The Mentalist. 5.00 Hudson & Rex. 6.00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators. 7.00 Private Eyes. 8.00 Death in Paradise. 9.00 The Hunting Party. 10.00 Father Brown. 11.00 Private Eyes. U&DAVE (DAYTIME) Freeview 19 Sky 111 Virgin 127 12.20pm Top Gear. 2.20 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. 3.00 Martin Clunes: Islands of America. 4.00 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends. 5.00 Rick Stein’s Spanish Christmas. 6.00 The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best.
River Monsters Part one of two. Jeremy Wade investigates the Loch Ness Monster
River Monsters Stories of primordial bloodsuckers in the Pacific Northwest
Sharpe Hakeswill returns to create more mischief for Sharpe, kidnapping a beautiful aristocrat and undermining the discipline of Wellesley’s men. Guest starring Elizabeth Hurley
10.15 The Motorbike Show As a result of breaking his shoulder, Henry Cole now teams up with a one-legged rider to enter the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Banbury Run
11.15 Black Sails Flint gives Dufresne some advice. Swashbuckling drama, starring Toby Stephens and Jannes Eiselen (To 12.20)
÷ BUBBLING with
enthusiasm, ‘rock star
mythologist’ Natalie Haynes
(pictured) is back with a
new series of NATALIE
HAYNES STANDS UP
FOR THE CLASSICS
(9AM, RADIO 4), and
starts by bringing to life
the ‘hotbed of invention
and discovery’ that was
the ancient city of
Alexandria. Not only did
its scientists come up with
the first steam engine, but
also the first coin-operated
vending machine and a
self-refilling wine goblet.
10.45 Wild Dark Shore.
11.00 Radical. Discussing
Christianity’s appeal
to a new generation.
11.30 A Good Read.
With Ria Lina and
Otegha Uwagba.
12midnight News; Weather.
12.30 Book of the Week:
Confessions of a
Performative Male.
12.48 Shipping Forecast.
1.00 BBC World Service.
U&DRAMA (DAYTIME)
Freeview 20 Sky 143 Virgin 116 11.45am The Bill. 12.50pm Classic EastEnders. 2.00 Neighbours. 3.00 Pie in the Sky. 4.05 Lovejoy. 5.20 As Time Goes By. 6.00 Last of the Summer Wine. U&EDEN Freeview 57 Sky 166 Virgin 176 9.00am Secret Nazi Bases. U&GOLD Sky 110 Virgin 124 11.40am Dad. 12.20pm Only Fools and Horses. 1.00 Keeping Up Appearances. 1.40 Dad’s Army. 2.20 The Green Green Grass. 3.00 Are You Being Served? 3.40 Dad. 4.20 Dad’s Army. 5.00 Last of the Summer Wine. 6.20 Keeping Up Appearances. 7.00 Porridge. 7.35 Dad’s Army. 8.20 Are You Being Served? 9.00 Porridge. 9.40 The
6.55 Location,
Location, Location
House-hunting in
Bath and Bristol
7.55 Grand Designs Identical twins Nik and Jon Daughtry build two near-identical houses next door to each other in Sheffield, paying tribute to the city’s industrial past
The Reclaimers:
Made in Suffolk
A relentless storm is
threatening the stock
at Tinkers Barn
24 Hours in A&E Medics treat a wine merchant who collapsed with chest pain, and a retired soldier experiencing blurred vision
11.05 24 Hours in A&E
The King’s College
Hospital staff treat
patients involved
in serious road
accidents (To 12.10)
Star Trek: The Next Generation A visiting Klingon officer admits to being a spy, sparking a witch-hunt among the Enterprise’s crew
Police 24/7 Officers resort to extreme methods while trying to stop a fleeing suspect and an intoxicated man gets boxed in by police as he tries to drive away
Caught on Dashcam
Documentary
showcasing
outrageous road
disasters, captured
in video form by
drivers’ in-vehicle
dashboard cameras
Fred West: The Glasgow Girls New series. In 1994, Fred West is exposed as a serial killer. Police start to trace his early crimes in Glasgow
Star Trek: Enterprise Part two of two. Archer and the crew pursue the kidnapped Phlox deep into Klingon territory (To 12.00)
RADIO 2 FM: 88-90.2MHZ 6.30am Sara Cox. 9.30 Vernon Kay. 11.25 Radio 2’s Piano Room. With Christopher Cross. 12noon Jeremy Vine. 2.00 DJ Spoony. 4.00 Angela Scanlon. 7.00 Jo Whiley’s Shiny Happy Playlist. 7.30 Jo Whiley. 8.45 Piano Room. 9.00 The Country Show with Darius Rucker. 10.00 The Good Groove with Melvin Odoom. 12midnight Richie Anderson. RADIO 3 FM: 90.2-92.4MHZ 6.30am Breakfast. 9.30 Essential Classics. 1.00pm Classical Live. Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater. 4.00 Composer of the Week: Alice Mary Smith. 5.00 In Tune. 7.00
BBC Proms 2026. 10.00 Night Tracks. 11.30 ’Round Midnight. 12.30am Through the Night. RADIO 5 LIVE MW: 693/909KHZ 5.00am Wake Up to Money. 6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Nicky Campbell. 11.00 Adrian Chiles. 2.00pm Matt Chorley. 4.00 5 Live Drive. 7.00 Glasgow 2026. 8.00 Golf: The Women’s Open. 8.30 5 Live Sport: Scottish Premiership Preview. 9.30 Glasgow 2026. 10.00 Qasa Alom. 1.00am Edward Adoo. FILM4 Freeview 14 Sky 313 Virgin 428 11.00am Drums Along the Mohawk. (1939) (PG) 1.10pm Siege at Red River. (1954) (U) 2.55 Jingle All the Way. (1996) (PG) 4.40 Robot Dreams. (2023) (PG) 6.45 Fisherman’s Friends. (2019) (12) 9.00 Beast. (2022) (15) Action thriller, starring Idris Elba. 10.50 The Last Duel. (2021) (18) 1.50am Happening. (2021) (15) GREAT! ACTION Freeview 42 Sky 318 Virgin 426 1.00pm The Unit. 2.00 Burn Notice. 4.00 Assault on Station 33. (2021) (15) 6.00 The Unit. 7.00 Burn Notice. 9.00 Ulzana’s Raid. (1972) (15) 11.15 The Duel. (2016) (15) GREAT! MYSTERY Freeview 50 Sky 320 Virgin 425 12noon Unforgettable. 1.00 In Plain Sight. 2.00 Castle. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 Murder, She Wrote. 7.00 Castle. 8.00 Unforgettable. 9.00 In Plain Sight.
Office. 10.20 Not Going Out. 11.00 Colin’s Sandwich. 11.40 Porridge. U&W Freeview 25 Sky 132 Virgin 125 12noon DIY SOS: The Big Build. 1.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Brother v Brother. 6.00 DIY SOS: Grenfell. 7.00 DIY SOS: The Big Build. 8.00 Property Brothers: Under Pressure. 9.00 DIY SOS: The Big Build. 11.00 One Born: What Happened Next? U&YESTERDAY Freeview 27 Sky 155 Virgin 129 11.00am Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution. 12noon Antiques Roadshow. 2.00 Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics. 4.00 Secret Nazi Bases. 5.00 Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Asia. 8.00 Bangers & Cash. 9.00 Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics.
Antiques Road Trip Charles Hanson and Ochuko Ojiri hunt for profit-making antiques in the Midlands
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing The pair fish for sea trout
7.40 Would I Lie to You? With Lorraine Kelly and Barry Cryer
Outback Truckers Australia’s toughest drivers hit the open road and reveal the adventure of trucking, with bigger loads, rougher roads and more intense action
8.20 Would I Lie to You? With Alex Jones, Chris Tarrant, Alexander Armstrong and Mel Giedroyc
QI XL Extended edition. With the Rev Richard Coles, Sara Pascoe and Bill Bailey
Outback Opal Hunters Opalton Boulder Crew have found a new source of opal, and Mooka Boys are gambling on a rented digger
The Repair Shop Optics expert Richard is challenged with fixing up a well-loved telescope. Steve and Mark are presented with a broken but impressive radio
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Bill Bailey guest hosts the satirical quiz, with Fin Taylor and MP Dawn Butler joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop
Taskmaster Greg Davies sets tasks to Dave Gorman, Al Murray, Rob Beckett, Sara Pascoe and Paul Chowdhry (To 12.00)
How Do They Do It? Leather and flyboard
How Do They Do It? How Parmesan cheese is made (To 12.00)
SKY MAIN EVENT
Sky 401 Virgin 501 9.00am Live Women’s Golf. The Women’s Open Championship. Day one of the Major from Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire. 7.00pm The Hundred Live. Southern Brave Men v Birmingham Phoenix Men (Start-time 6.30pm). 9.30 Live PGA Tour Golf. The Rocket Classic. The opening day of the tournament in Detroit. 11.00 Live Tennis. The Washington DC Open. Coverage of day four. SKY PREMIER LEAGUE
Sky 402 Virgin 502 12noon Premier League Review. 7.00 PL Stories. 7.30 Newcastle — The Entertainers. 8.00 Premier League Review. 10.00 PL Stories. 10.30 Newcastle — The Entertainers. 11.00 Premier League Years. SKY CRICKET
Sky 405 Virgin 505 10.00am The Hundred. 1.30pm The Hundred Bitesize. 2.45 The Hundred Live. Southern Brave Women v Birmingham Phoenix
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine Howard is aghast when Pearl kisses Hobbo. Comedy, starring Russ Abbot, Robert Fyfe and Juliette Kaplan
The Marlow Murder Club A man with no ID and no connection to Marlow is found dead in the middle of a suburban road
The Marlow Murder
Club A link to a past
missing persons case
shines a new light
on the residents
of Linnet Close
New Tricks
A conspiracy theory
implicates the
American government
in a journalist’s death
11.05 Silent Witness Feature-length episode. A father and son are killed in an apparent car accident on their way home from work (To 1.35)
Women (Start-time 3pm). 6.00 The Hundred Live. Southern Brave Men v Birmingham Phoenix Men (Start- time 6.30pm). 9.30 The Hundred Bitesize. 10.00 The Hundred. SKY MIX Sky 416 Virgin 511 11.00am NBA Basketball. 1.15pm Tennis. 2.15 PL Greatest Games. 3.00 Super League. 6.00 PGA Tour Golf. 7.00 Formula 1. 8.00 Tennis. 10.00 NBA Basketball. TNT SPORTS 1
Sky 410 Virgin 521 8.15am Live Fencing World Championship. Coverage of day six in Hong Kong. 12.45pm Tour de France Women. 1.15 Playing for Our Future — Cycling. 1.30 Live Men’s Cycling Pro Series. Stage three of the Tour of Ain. 3.15 Live Men’s Cycling Pro Series. Stage two of the Tour of Denmark. 4.45 Tour de France Women. 5.15 LIV Golf. 6.15 MLB Highlights. 7.15 Live MLB. St Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs. 10.00 MLB Plays of the Week. 10.30 MLB Classic. 11.00
10.00 Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder. (2019) (PG) With Holly Robinson Peete. 11.55 An Aurora Teagarden Mystery: The Julius House. (2016) (PG) GREAT! ROMANCE Freeview 52 Sky 322 Virgin 424 10.10am 14 Love Letters. (2022) (U) 12noon The Clue to Love. (2021) (U) 2.00 Let Love Grow. (2023) (U) 4.00 Hearts in the Game. (2023) (PG) 5.50 The Soulmate Search. (2024) (PG) 7.50 Dog Lovers Guide to Dating. (2023) (U) 9.40 Matching Hearts. (2020) (PG) 11.45 Finding Mr Right. (2022) (U) SKY DRAMA Sky 310 Virgin 410 12noon Joker: Folie a Deux. (2024) (15) 2.30 Widow Clicquot. (2023) (15) 4.15 Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight. (2025) (15) 6.00 True Grit. (2010) (15) With Jeff Bridges. 8.00 The Post. (2017) (12) With Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. 10.10 The Green Mile. (1999) (18) With Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan.
NCIS After a Navy
Lieutenant’s death
reveals ties to Special
Agent Sawyer, Torres
and Knight uncover
a murder linked to
a wealthy family
GPs: Behind Closed Doors A patient suffering from dizzy spells visits the Peterborough surgery
NCIS A girls’ night out takes an unexpected turn when NCIS is called on to investigate the motives of a possible arsonist
Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts Junior doctor Tariq Khan urgently assesses a man who has arrived with a 13cm-long laceration on his thigh from a DIY accident
Blue Bloods Danny
and Baez clash when
their lead suspect
for a murder turns
out to be one of
Danny’s favourite
stand-up comedians
A&E After Dark
An ambulance crew
bring in a patient
who acts aggressively
and is a regular at
the hospital
Ambulance: Code Red Two men involved in the disposal of hazardous waste are injured in an explosion
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit As the investigation of Gary Munson goes on, his union takes action
Skin A&E New dermatologist, Dr Magnus Lynch, joins the team, starting out by treating a large jawline cyst (To 12.00)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A possible planned mass-casualty event in the city is revealed (To 12.00)
TNT Sports Reload. 11.15 MLB Highlights. 12.15am Atlanta Braves v Washington Nationals. TNT SPORTS 2
Sky 411 Virgin 522 8.30am Live Commonwealth Games 360. Coverage from day seven of the Games. 6.00pm Live Commonwealth Games 360. The night session in Glasgow. 10.30 Commonwealth Games — Daily Highlights. 11.30 Commonwealth Games — Netball. TNT SPORTS 3
Sky 413 Virgin 523 10.30am Live AFL. Collingwood Magpies v Geelong Cats (Bounce- up 10.30am). 1.30pm A-Z: Commonwealth Games. 2.00 Live Commonwealth Games — Weightlifting. 4.30 Live Commonwealth Games — Track Cycling & Para Track Cycling. 7.00 Live: Commonwealth Games — Netball. 8.30 A-Z: Commonwealth Games. 8.45 Live Commonwealth Games — Netball. 10.30 Men’s Cycling Pro Series.
SKY PREMIERE
Sky 301 Virgin 401 12noon Wicked: For Good. (2025) (PG) 2.25 Eleanor the Great. (2025) (12) 4.10 Bugonia. (2025) (18) 6.15 Lurker. (2025) (15) Crime drama, starring Théodore Pellerin. 8.00 Mortal Kombat II. (2026) (15) Fantasy adventure, starring Karl Urban. 10.00 Anaconda. (2025) (12) 11.45 Primate. (2025) (18) TALKING PICTURES TV
Freeview 82 Sky 324 Virgin 445 10.40am The Miracle of the Bells. (1948) (PG) 1.00pm The Adventures of Sir Lancelot. 1.30 The Black Rider. (1954) (U) 2.50 The Late Edwina Black. (1951) (PG) 4.25 The Naked Truth. (1957) (U) 6.15 Cinebox Memories. 6.20 Strange But True. 6.55 The Brothers. 8.00 Mark Saber. 8.30 The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club. 9.20 Fritz the Cat. (1972) (18) Animated black comedy, with the voice of Skip Hinnant. 11.00 Deux Hommes dans la Ville. (1973)
THERE comes a time when proving your point becomes less important than protecting your peace. You have learned enough through experience to recognise the difference between healthy compromise and abandoning your own needs. Today’s supportive skies encourage you to respond with practical action. A conversation that once felt intimidating now becomes surprisingly straightforward. Prioritise what feels right today. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0301✽
TAURUS Apr 21 - May 21
PEOPLE often imagine boundaries are about saying no. They are just as often about enabling you to give your most enthusiastic ‘yes!’. There is an important distinction between generosity and overextension, and recent events have shown you where your limits sit. Today’s skies encourage a practical discussion around expectations. Somebody is likely to respect your honesty more than you imagine. Stability grows when everybody understands what can be relied upon from the start. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0302✽
GEMINI May 22 - June 22
MARS continues travelling through your sign, while the Moon offers welcome emotional support today. Thoughts that have been racing ahead finally begin settling into a more manageable rhythm. You have no shortage of ideas. The challenge has been deciding which ones deserve your attention. A calm exchange helps separate urgency from importance. You do not have to respond instantly to every possibility that presents itself. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0303✽
CANCER June 23 - July 23
THE rules of social engagement are subtle. There is no universally accepted etiquette. We adapt how we behave according to who we are with. An unwritten rule has now become outdated. You’ve been reflecting on which expectations belong to you and which were inherited without question. Today’s gentle influence supports revisiting an old arrangement with greater maturity. A
respectful conversation creates room for healthier patterns to emerge. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0304✽
LEO July 24 - Aug 23
SOMETIMES we all need to borrow another person’s eyes and ears. We ask those we trust to proofread important messages and to give us their take on confusing situations. Leaning on others doesn’t negate our ability to solve problems. It enhances it. But if you end up needing a sounding board for every decision, you’re losing trust in your own judgment. You don’t need certainty before expressing yourself today. Nor do you need a second opinion. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0305✽
VIRGO Aug 24 - Sep 23
HOW many divorces are caused by how a dishwasher is loaded? It may seem trivial but most of us tend to judge people on the way a task like this is carried out. We all carry invisible systems that make sense to us because we’ve been refining them for years. The trouble begins when we assume everyone else should understand those systems too. Something like this has been affecting one area of your life. Now is the time to share your expectations. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0306✽
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LIBRA Sep 24 - Oct 23
IT IS impossible to understand someone if we spend the entire conversation preparing our next reply. You cannot listen if the defensive voice in your head drowns out what is being said. A thoughtful dialogue is supported by the cosmos today, which helps to clarify a belief you hold about your value. You know where you’re headed but the route is not set in stone. It’s worth seeking a second opinion on how to reach your goal. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0307✽
SCORPIO Oct 24 - Nov 22
TRUST rarely disappears overnight.
More often it erodes quietly through
a series of uncorrected misunderstandings.
Fortunately, the opposite is equally true.
Confidence can be rebuilt through consistent
honesty and dependable action. Today’s skies
favour practical discussions around shared
responsibilities or financial matters. Something
becomes much simpler once assumptions are
replaced with facts. Life’s mysteries don’t
have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope
provide the answers – call 0905 789 0308✽
SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 21
FREEDOM flourishes inside relationships where both people understand one another’s needs. Without communication, independence can easily
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be mistaken for distance. Today’s supportive Moon encourages a conversation with somebody whose opinion matters deeply. There is less conflict here than you think. Honest dialogue strengthens connection because it replaces imagination with reality. Reality proves considerably kinder today. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0309✽
CAPRICORN Dec 22 - Jan 20
GOOD systems make difficult days more manageable. The routines you’ve established are beginning to demonstrate their value now. Today’s supportive influences encourage practical adjustments rather than dramatic reinventions. A conversation about responsibilities helps everybody understand where they can contribute. You do not need to carry every burden yourself simply because you are capable. Delegation is a great expression of discipline. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0310✽
AQUARIUS Jan 21 - Feb 19
DELETING photographs from a phone can become difficult. Not because every picture is wonderful, but because each one carries a potential memory. Old opinions sometimes remain simply because we’ve never stopped to ask whether they still deserve the storage space. A recent exchange has given you an opportunity to reconsider one long-held conclusion. You don’t have to erase the past to make room for something better. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0311✽
PISCES Feb 20 - Mar 20
HOME is created through the atmosphere people build together over time. You have become increasingly aware of which interactions leave you feeling secure and which exhaust you. Today’s gentle energy supports an honest conversation within family life or close relationships. There is no need for dramatic declarations. Small adjustments often transform an entire dynamic. Protecting your heart does not require withdrawing your love. It simply asks you to value it enough to care for it properly. Life’s mysteries don’t have to be a puzzle. Let your horoscope provide the answers – call 0905 789 0312✽
ALEX GRAHAM LIMITED
email: pboro@dailymail.co.uk
you on the bum, Miss B
ACK in 1968-69
I was in the fifth
year at Violet
Markham Girls’
Secondary Modern
School in Chesterfield.
My biology teacher was
Miss Wigfield. It was her
first year as a fully-fledged
teacher. I remembered her
from when I started at the
school in September 1964,
when she was in her second
year of Sixth Form. She’d
since been to teacher
training college, coming
back to Violet Markham,
first as part of her teacher
training, then as one of
the biology teachers in
September 1968.
As it was a girls’ secondary
modern school, we only
studied biology and not
physics or chemistry. As
part of our studies, we had
a field trip to Beeley Moor
to study the plant life.
At one point we had to
climb over a stile. A fellow
pupil, Yvonne, was just
about to climb the stile
while I was standing behind
her, waiting for my turn to
climb over. I turned away
for a moment and then, as I
turned back, I brought my
arm round and gave Yvonne
a really good slap on the
backside, just as she was
going over the stile.
Only it wasn’t Yvonne.
It was our teacher, Miss
Wigfield. And I’d just
smacked her on the bum!
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I was horrified, thinking:
‘I’ve just hit a teacher!’
However – bless her! – she
didn’t say a word.
In the 1990s the school was to
be demolished to make way
for a larger one. There was a
reunion evening the weekend
before demolition was due to
begin. As I wandered around
the school, I spotted Miss
Wigfield and went to speak to
her. I reminded her of my
‘misdemeanour’ and
apologised, more than 20
years later.
Fortunately, she laughed and
accepted my apology!
That evening, when I left and
walked through the school
gates for the very last time,
I turned to look back at the
soon-to-be-gone building. I
have to admit that I had a
tear in my eye.
Jane Smith,
Chesterfield, Derbys
Joke
MY WIFE and I were
discussing what to eat for
dinner, and I asked her if she
had a steak in the freezer.
‘Yes,’ she replied. ‘I own
half of it.’
Clive Gladstone,
Cullercoats, Tyne & Wear
SCRUFFY SIBLING: Count Binface has a brother – Cone Binface! Roy Venkatesh, Basingstoke, Hants
Wordy Wise
YOKO UNO — Beatle wife
playing family card game.
STEVIE TICKS — Fleetwood
Mac singer marking the
homework.
KATE BRUSH — sister of Basil.
MARIAH SCAREY — she’s a little
bit frightening.
SUZI QUITRO — rock chick
gives up.
DEBBIE HAIRY — hirsute lead
singer.
Roger Bannister,
Leamington Spa, Warks
Wordy Unwise MY GRANDMOTHER used to send me to the shop for a bottle of ‘Lucoslavia’! Mark Jones, Monmouth
LETTERS Write to: Daily Mail Letters, 9 Derry Street, London W8 5HY email: letters@dailymail.co.uk Hot, not bothered PEOPLE make such heavy weather of hot weather. Instead of fussing, fretting and fanning, they should relax, enjoy the free Vitamin D and forget the doom and gloom-mongers. My grandfather, who lived to be 94, wore a tweed jacket, thick shirt, tie and sometimes a tweed waistcoat (plus, of course, trousers) whatever the weather. He claimed that what kept out the cold, kept out the heat. He wore the same clothes indoors and out, except for the addition of either a tweed cap or a Panama hat. The only time he removed his jacket was when he mowed his acre of lawn, which he did with a push-mower, adding stripes by hauling a heavy garden roller back and forth. After this, he would sit for a few moments in the shade of a tall hedge. He walked at least five miles each day, whatever the weather, until just before his death. He even survived an attack in which he was left for dead and not found until three days later. He resumed his walks for the few remaining months of his life. Miss V. HEMSLEY-FLINT, Sittingbourne, Kent Social care tax I DON’T understand the furore about a social care tax on inheritance. Surely it would work far better than the current system. My late mother had to go into a care home after suffering a severe stroke. She was there for six years before she passed away. She was a widow, owned a detached bungalow, had a good pension income from my late father, and savings. When she became ill we had to sell her bungalow, and all her pension income was taken by the care home, except a few pounds for personal items. The capital from her house was invested and paid out for her care, and by the time she died there was only £8,000 left to inherit. As I understand it, had Mr Burnham’s plan been in place, she would have received the care free of charge until her death. The bungalow could then have been sold and the inheritance split between my sister and myself, as was intended, less 10 per cent social care tax. This would have given us a far better outcome. KATE DUNN, Kettering, Northants Machine learning THE recent report about advanced AI models going rogue during testing (Daily Mail) reminded me of a scene from Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Dave: ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about, HAL.’ HAL 9000: ‘I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me and that’s something I cannot allow to happen.’ CYRIL VERNON, Shenfield, Essex Rwanda deal ON HOLIDAY in Rwanda some years ago, I was asked if it was true that there are beds in English prisons. When I asked about their prisons, I was told there were no beds, a bucket as a toilet, and family or friends had to provide the inmates’ food. I feel certain their prisons aren’t full. LAURENCE STEVENS, Wilmslow, Cheshire Three strikes THE thing that keeps most of us on the straight and narrow is not our sense of right and wrong but fear of the consequences of getting caught. The way to reduce prison over- crowding is to adopt the US three- strikes-and-you’re-out system. If a criminal knew that, for instance, a third conviction for theft within a ten-year period would mean a 15-year minimum sentence, that third offence
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OF A LOVED ONE
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would not be committed. Street muggings and shoplifting figures would tumble, and drug addicts would see going to the detox centre as a more attractive option than thieving to finance their addiction. STUART BOWER, Shoreham-by-Sea, W. Sussex Do the maths GCSE Mathematics, Question 1: The UK Government borrowed £16 billion in June this year, and £11.8 billion of that equivalent value was spent on central government debt interest payments. What percentage of the money borrowed was the interest payment? DOUG CLARK, Currie, Midlothian Drug danger I READ Matthew Barbour’s chilling article on Saturday about the danger of ‘rhino ket rapists’ (Daily Mail). The gist of it seemed to be that ketamine is OK but rhino ket is not OK. May I make a suggestion to all these ‘clever professional people’? Don’t take either of them. MARK O’KEEFE, Heald Green, Cheshire The simple life NO ONE has to embrace technology. I have no computer, so I can’t send or receive emails. I also have no smartphone, no router, no laptop, no tablet, no typewriter, no photocopier or printer and, since I can no longer buy rolls of film in shops, no camera. I haven’t had a TV set since 1984, so I pay no licence fee. I live stress-free, with the Daily Mail to inform me of what is going on. My phone is an old push-button one. I can text (by multi-keying until I hit the letter I want) and make calls. I still shop in person and mostly pay in cash. This all means I’m happy and not stressed out by tech. All it takes is the willpower to ditch it. ISOBEL MARTIN, address supplied Thankless task ADAM PEATY didn’t mention his mum when he gained a place in the Commonwealth Games breaststroke final. But who took him to very early training sessions every day when he was a teenager? Poor Caroline must feel so bitter when all the credit goes to his very new family. Perhaps she should try to claim a few thousand pounds for all those years of transporting the ungrateful little toad. SUSAN SEAMAN, Hereford Insects repelled I SAW a holiday advertisement for a ‘no-fly Morocco and Malta deal’. If someone came up with a ‘no-midge Scotland deal’, I’d be interested. MATTHEW PARRATT, Worthing, W. Sussex
a scandal for years
POINT
I WASN’T surprised to read about the
injustice and failure of the Child
Maintenance Service (Daily Mail).
Sadly, it was always thus.
In 2013, along with about 250
colleagues, I was compulsorily
transferred to the arm of the
Department for Work and Pensions
that oversees and runs the service,
the Child Maintenance Group. The
PCS trade union negotiated a deal
with the government that was
supposed to retain jobs.
We were given scant training – six
weeks, not the required 13 weeks. We
were told the new computer system
was user-friendly, had never faltered
once and probably never would. In
fact, it was obsolete BT software.
It was clear from the training that
most of us had insufficient knowledge
or expertise to administer this tricky
legislation. But the substandard
training was nothing compared with
the shock of going live.
We were thrown in at the deep end,
using a clunky computer system that
was unfit for purpose. The simplest
of changes required several steps
(service requests) to be taken, and it
was nearly impossible to navigate.
The telephone calls were long and
involved, for obvious reasons, and
each prompted actions that needed
Heart and soul HAVING donated to and bought from British Heart Foundation outlets, I feel sorry for the staff and volun- teers, given the plans to close 90 BHF shops by next March and a further 60 by 2028. I wonder if the charity’s CEO will be taking a reduc- tion in her massive salary. Lovely people who have devoted so much of their lives to the shops, we will miss you. B. CARROLL, London NW7 Gyles again WHY hasn’t Gyles Brandreth got his own TV show? He’d soon raise morale in the UK. MARK SAUNDERS, Lake, Isle of Wight
WE ARE suffering from over- exposure of Gyles Brandreth on our screens. Am I the only
I SHARE reader Ian MacDonald’s
scepticism about charity
collectors (Letters). Faced with
one, I always ask if they know the
salary of the CEO. They never do.
So I tell them that if they would
like to find out and return with
that information, and how much
the CEO donates from his or her
salary, I might donate a small sum
from my much smaller pension.
I have signed up for annual
subscriptions and been called
with a request to raise my
contribution. In that case, if the
caller keeps pressing, I cancel
my subscription.
IAN STROMDALE, Wokingham, Berks
to be taken. In truth, most of us didn’t know what we were doing, so calls were ended without a satisfactory outcome. The caller would have to make numerous further calls, which would most likely be picked up by a different call handler, often as inept as the first. A few members of staff understood and were able to provide a good level of service, but the chances of callers reaching those people were very slim.
one who switches over when he and his jumpers appear? JEAN McNAMARA, Greenhithe, Kent Look out, Chris SOMEONE tell the Daily Mail’s Christopher Stevens that the martial art of Ecky Thump is from Lancashire, not Yorkshire. Unfortunately, some of the lads took umbrage and are
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WALKING through town, I was
stopped by a collector for a wildlife
charity, so I took out some change
and looked for the collection box.
But no, they wanted me to sign up
to a direct debit paying £10 a month.
I walked off and bought a coffee.
MICK WEBLEY, Lincoln
MANY charity CEOs do indeed
earn a six-figure salary but lots
of local people do good work
for no monetary reward.
Try looking up Blood Bikes on the
internet. There are groups all
over the country who help the
NHS by delivering blood and
other vital products any time
they are needed. If someone in
now marching to his home. My advice to him is to hide if he sees several big blokes with oversized flat caps and carrying black puddings walking down his street. KEV STUBBS, Draycott, Derbys Elusive Anne THE BBC keep suggesting we watch their programmes with someone called Anne
And of course, those staff members succumbed to work-related stress. Worst of all was the lack of support from management. We were hauled into an office for ‘monthly one-to- ones’ at which we were threatened with ‘personal improvement plans’ and set further unattainable tasks. The implication was always that nobody else was experiencing problems and of course there wasn’t a problem with the computer system. We recognise this now-familiar tale from a different setting. The upshot was that after two years, 80 per cent of us had voluntarily resigned, often with no other employment in the pipeline, feeling we had no other option. I had worked in the Civil Service for almost 30 years and left in 2015 with nothing, well before the pension I’d contributed to was ‘ripe’. I write this not seeking personal sympathy but by way of an explanation for those who have found themselves caught up in debt and the most dire of circumstances. Just like the Horizon Post Office scandal, I strongly suspect this will run and run without resolution. In both cases, the little people are up against big, bullying beasts. Name and address supplied
Dye-Player. Does anyone know who she might be? S. ARBERBRIDGE, Nailsea, Somerset On the road CAN you imagine the MP for Carlisle becoming PM and wanting a No10 up there? Why not just put Parliament on the back of a truck? CLIFFORD HOPKINS, Frimley, Surrey
your family needs an urgent
blood delivery to hospital at
midnight, when it’s pelting with
rain on Christmas Eve, have a
good look at the biker bringing it.
Name and address supplied
THINGS have changed so much
in the charity world. When I was
training to be an NSPCC inspector
in 1974, a lecturer told us one
prominent fundraiser had castigated
our director when she visited him in
his very modest office, as he hadn’t
sold the second-hand rug on the
floor to boost charity funds. We had
to attend the fundraiser meetings
in our area and were quizzed on our
work, yet given so much support.
SUSAN FELLA, London N21
÷ AS DOLLY PARTON nearly said, it takes a lot of money to look this casually scruffy. JOHN SMITH, Wythall, Worcs
÷ DID he pay for his £80 T-shirt and £600 jacket? If he did, he’s more honest than the last lot. JUNE WILKINSON, Solihull, W. Mids
÷ IT SEEMS we have another Air Miles Andy. Mrs A. SMITH, Croydon, Surrey
÷ WHO is this ‘Pri-Minister’ referred to on TV? BRIAN PEDDER, Liss, Hants
÷ TELL me more about the £20 billion black hole Labour inherited. U. GING, Lowestoft, Suffolk
÷ WHAT did people do before mobile phones? Oh, I know. They looked where they were going. RAY BENNETT, Brentwood, Essex
÷ SOON there will be nothing left to tax. IAN HARRINGTON, Axminster, Devon
÷ HOW come Odysseus always had a fresh supply of newly crafted arrows? Mrs R. J. O’GRADY, Hounslow, Middx
÷ HAVE the Commonwealth Games started yet? ROY PATTISON, York
÷ WE’VE been a ‘two-duvet couple’ for 55 years (Letters) and, what’s more, you can choose your own tog rating. JENNIFER A. TAYLOR, Hemel Hempstead, Herts
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QUESTION
How many
British
servicemen remain buried
on the Falkland Islands?
THERE are two major military cem-
eteries on the Falkland Islands for
those who fell in the war of 1982, one
for servicemen from the UK and the
other for the Argentinian dead.
Some 255 British personnel died in
the war that followed the Argentin-
ian invasion. The bodies of most of
those were either repatriated at the
request of the families for burial
back home or were buried at sea.
However, the bodies of 16 British
servicemen killed in action still
remain on the islands.
Blue Beach Military Cemetery,
immaculately maintained with the
assistance of the Commonwealth
War Graves Commission, is the rest-
ing place for 14 British servicemen
who died during the war. Their fam-
ilies decided to follow the military
tradition of soldiers being laid to
rest near to the place where they
fought and died.
The cemetery is on the west of the
island of East Falkland above San
Carlos Water, where many British
troops came ashore and which was
the scene of Argentine air attacks.
That number includes Lieutenant
Colonel ‘H’ Jones, from 2nd Battal-
ion The Parachute Regiment, who
was posthumously awarded the
Victoria Cross for his actions during
the Battle of Goose Green. His body
was buried close to where he fell at
Ajax Bay, but was then exhumed
and reburied at Blue Beach.
The remaining two men killed in
war whose bodies are still on the
islands are in separate graves; one
lies in Goose Green and the other in
Port Howard.
Blue Beach does, however, have
one further British military grave,
for Captain John Belt of the Army
Air Corps, who died in a helicopter
accident in 1984, nearly two years
after the war was over.
Across to the east of East Falkland
in Port Stanley, the Stanley Ceme-
tery also has 21 Commonwealth bur-
ials from the First World War and 12
from the Second World War.
A number of these are memorials
to members of the Falkland Islands
Defence Force who were mobilised
Q: Shakespeare based many of his plays on historical figures and events. So what was the inspiration for The Tempest? W. R. Brown, Potters Bar, Herts Q: What’s the longest anyone has been in a coma? D. Coulson, Farncombe, Surrey Q: I worked as a telephonist at the GPO telephone exchange in Nottingham in the 1960s and had to sign the Official Secrets Act. Am I still bound by it? Jay Dee, Hampshire
not forgotten
At peace: Blue Beach Military Cemetery on the Falkland Islands
to fight for their homeland during the two World Wars. A total of 649 Argentinian military personnel died during the conflict and 236 of these are buried at a sep- arate cemetery to the east of Darwin at the site of the Battle of Goose Green. The graves are marked with simple white crosses. Tom Childs, London N5 QUESTION Did the Russians cause the death of the Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell? HUGH GAITSKELL (1906-1963) was the leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963. His time in charge came to an abrupt end when he died on January 18, 1963, when he was just 56 years old, after a sudden and severe illness. It was said to be pleurisy at the time, but was later thought to have been a rare autoimmune disease that resembled lupus. Either way he was considered to have died of natural causes. But this has not stopped some his- torians and conspiracy theorists from thinking otherwise. The idea that there was Soviet involvement in Gaitskell’s early death really took hold after the pub- lication by former MI5 officer Peter Wright of his controversial memoir Spycatcher in 1987. He claimed that MI5 had their sus- picions about his demise and that the government’s chemical and bio- logical warfare research laboratory at Porton Down had been asked to look into his death, and the possibil- ity that poisoning or some kind of biological warfare could have been involved. Wright also mentioned the Soviet defector Anatoliy Golitsyn who claimed that the KGB’s Depart- ment 13, which was responsible for
carrying out assassinations, had at the time been talking about a major, high-level operation being planned in Europe. Could Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell perhaps have been the victim? While the conspiracy theories con- tinue to run, there has never been any hard proof put forward of Rus- sian involvement in his death. Chris Pay, Orpington, Kent QUESTION Are there any nations that do not have football leagues or federations? ABSOLUTELY there are. Nauru, located in the South Pacific Ocean, some 2,500 miles north-east of Aus- tralia, has never fielded a team in an official international football match. When inhabitants of the world’s smallest island nation mention ‘footie’ matches they will almost cer- tainly be referring to games of Aus- sie Rules. However, things may be about to change when Nauru hosts the 2028 Micronesian Games, with football set to feature. The Marshall Islands in the central Pacific had always claimed to be the last non-footballing nation on Earth, but after they played against the US Virgin Islands last year, Nauruans are claiming that tag… for now at least. Other nations currently without a Fifa-recognised national soccer team or league include Monaco (which does, however, have a team that plays in the French league) and the holy city-state of the Vatican. Edward Murphy, Plymouth
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TODAY’S RECIPE: Sweet melon, curry leaf & burrata salad
Sweet, spicy, creamy and aromatic. Serves 4 Ingredients
1 ripe melon, about
700g in total
prepared weight
1 banana shallot,
finely sliced
2 burrata balls
(125g each)
For the dressing:
5 tbsp olive oil
10 fresh curry leaves
2 tsp nigella seeds
1 green chilli,
deseeded and finely
chopped
3 tbsp red wine
vinegar
2 tsp honey
Method
1 For the dressing, heat the oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat. Add the curry leaves and sizzle for 1-2 mins until aromatic (be careful as they will splutter). Add the nigella seeds for the final 30 seconds. Pour the hot oil, curry leaves and seeds into a bowl and leave to cool. 2 Mix the remaining ingredients for the dressing into the curry leaf oil and season well. 3 Arrange the melon and shallot on a platter, drizzle with most of the dressing and lightly toss together with your hands. Leave to macerate for 20-30 mins at room temperature. 4 Nestle the burrata into the salad, gently tear each ball open and season with a little flaky sea salt. Spoon the remaining dressing over. The Good Food Team
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By Emily Hawkins and Jane Denton GREGGS shares surged by nearly a fifth yesterday as it posted bumper profits and shrugged off a heatwave slowdown. The bakery chain said that new products, including a ‘standout success’ chicken roll and iced matcha drinks, had helped sales to top £1.1bn for the 26 weeks to June 27 – 7.2pc higher than the same period a year ago. Shares jumped 18.5pc, or 312p, to 2002p, their highest level in more than a year, as the company showed it had learnt its lesson after a heatwave last summer. Back then, it had warned profits would be hit due to scorching weather hitting demand for baked goods. The business had been forced to defend
tech sell-off to hit record high
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THE FTSE 100 roared to a new record high yester- day as it defied a tech sell-off gripping stock markets across the world. London’s leading share index climbed by as much as 0.7pc, or 80 points, to an intraday level of 10,951, taking it above a previous peak seen in February. It later gave up some of the gains it had made to finish 0.3pc, or 37.39 points, up at 10,908.41 – just shy of its record close earlier this year. But the rebound still marks a remarkable bounce-back for the FTSE, which had tumbled below 10,000 in March after Donald Trump launched his war on Iran, but is now flirting with the 11,000 mark. It was all the more notable given negative sentiment on other global markets, with South Korea’s Kospi hit hard- est – falling 6pc yesterday, hav- ing dropped 11pc on Tuesday. It is dominated by tech giants Samsung and SK Hynix, which have seen sharp falls. In New York, major chip firms Nvidia, AMD and Micron suf- fered sharp drops, dragging US indices lower. London, which has missed out on high-value technology listings in recent years, benefited as it was insu- lated from the rout. It was also boosted by a clutch
City chatter that the country had reached ‘peak Greggs’. Chief executive Roisin Currie said yesterday that the group had since ‘become more resilient’. ‘As we started to see these hot weather trends become more of a norm at certain points in the summer period for the UK, then we have been developing a number of different ranges,’ she said. New salads, including chicken caesar and prawn pasta, have also proved popu- lar with shoppers. And drinks such as blueberry matcha had helped to provide ‘reasons for
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of positive earnings from the likes of engineering firm Weir, whose shares were up 8.7pc, or 220p, to 2744p, software group Sage – ahead 8.8pc, or 82.2p, at 1022p – and consumer goods giant Reckitt, which rose 4.3pc, or 224p, to 5400p. At the same, time a rebound in the price of oil, which has climbed to more than $90 a bar- rel driven by the latest upheav- als in the Middle East, lifted the UK-listed energy giants. BP climbed 3.4pc, or 17.8p, to 543.5p, while Shell rose 2.8pc, or 89p, to 3323.5p. Susannah Streeter, chief investment strategist at Wealth Club, said: ‘The Footsie has lost a little momentum after hitting a fresh intraday high but is hanging on to gains despite fresh geopolitical tensions and market turbulence elsewhere. ‘The index appears to have found its mojo once again, with investors drawn in by its defensive qualities in a vola- tile world. ‘There has been a surge of
interest in London-listed blue- chips after a raft of positive corporate results, amid an ongoing rotation away from volatile technology companies. ‘Investors are gravitating back towards companies with tangible cash flows, reliable div- idends and established pricing power, qualities the FTSE 100 has in abundance. ‘Having been on the back foot for so long, the index is still considered to be largely under- valued, trading at a sizeable discount to US equities on earnings multiples, and if more shine comes off the biggest tech stars, it’s well placed to benefit from a swing towards more stability.’ The rally to a new record high was a rare bright spot for the London market, which has been badly hit by an exodus of con- stituents being taken over by foreign predators on the cheap. Many blame the weak valua- tions attached to FTSE companies compared to those achieved on other stock mar- kets for making them vulnera- ble to overseas bidders. So far this year, five FTSE 100 companies have already backed takeover approaches, with energy group DCC the latest to do so this week after it received a £5.75bn offer from a private equity consortium. Laboratory testing firm Inter- tek, Lloyd’s of London insurer Beazley, City institution Schro- ders and warehouse and data centre giant Segro have also been picked off.
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customers to come in here, even on hot days’, Currie said. ‘You do see that, when temperatures get above 30 degrees, people start to eat less,’ she added. Her remarks came as parts of the UK are in the throes of their fourth heatwave of the year. Currie insisted that the business was still keen to cater for loyal customers of its hot food by introducing ‘bolder, contem- porary’ flavours, such as a tandoori chicken pizza. Higher sales helped profits to surge by a fifth to £76m over the half. The chain has also slightly reduced the number of shops it plans to open this year,
AMERICA’S central bank, the US Federal Reserve, left interest rates on hold yesterday as officials split over how to tackle inflation. It was the second rates meeting under chief Kevin Warsh, who took over in May after being appointed by US President Donald Trump. Officials voted 9-3 to hold rates in the 3.5 to 3.75pc range. Trump has piled pressure on the Fed to cut rates, but this time three officials backed a rise, at a time when war in the Middle East has pushed up prices. Warsh (pictured) said there had been ‘vigorous discussions’, which he characterised as ‘a good family fight’ on the rate-setting commit-
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from an earlier target of 120 to between 100 and 110. However, it still proposes to open more than 700 extra stores over the ‘longer term’, which would increase its estate from 2,773 shops to 3,500 as it continues investment in its distribution centres in Derby and Kettering, Northamptonshire. Currie said the firm ‘remained focused’ on its plans to launch more convenient ways for people to buy food. It will trial 10 new Greggs Express shops, which offer self-service coffee and food. And in a welcome boost for consumers, Currie said that there were no plans for further price rises this year – thanks to hedging energy costs.
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tee. And he reiterated that it was committed to the target of bring- ing inflation down to its 2pc target, though it has been running above that level for more than five years. ‘This Fed will not waver,’ Warsh said. ‘Our credibility rests on us performing our duties and deliver- ing on our responsibilities. We will deliver the 2pc inflation target.’ Richard Carter, head of fixed interest research at Quilter Cheviot, said the Fed had avoided the ‘nuclear option’ of a hike. ‘It continues to leave the option in its back pocket just in case it gets spooked about the path for inflation and has to break the glass,’ Carter added.
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HE notion of Gianni Infantino seeking to sell off a newly minted FIFA commercial arm to a Donald Trump-connected private equity fund is not a beautiful idea. The World Cup is not FIFA boss Infantino’s to sell. It is a ‘non-profit’ association, and the connections of would-be buyer Joshua Kushner, brother of Trump’s son-in-law Jared, mean a deal would be an inside job. It would be another example of monetis- ing the US presidency. Yet no one should be surprised. Sports organisations and clubs have become the new El Dorado for private equity and hedge funds. CVC is the pioneer, recognising the value in motor sports and much else, including lesser sports such as volleyball. Apollo is dipping its toe in with a $6bn sports fund and Blackstone is a pioneer investor in super-popular Indian Premier League cricket. European football’s governing body UEFA is rightly highly critical of the Infan- tino proposal. Its muscular response reflects the suc- cess it had in seeing off the JP Mor-
Gucci owner puts Hermes in the shade
Aston bets on supercar
ASTON Martin’s losses have wid- ened as turnaround attempts failed to gather momentum. The luxury car manufacturer yesterday reported a pre-tax loss of £154m in the six months to June 30, up year-on-year from £141m. That came despite wholesale volumes – cars sold to dealers – rising 21pc to 2,331, while rev- enue increased 38pc to £629m. It follows a succession of profit warnings at a business that is banking on its Valhalla hybrid supercar to boost sales. The firm delivered 220 of the cars, which have a starting price of £850,000, in the half and expects deliveries to rise. Despite warning of tough market conditions as the Mid- dle East conflict pushes up energy prices and hits supply chains, it said it had ‘managed to limit the direct impact’. It said pressure from US tariffs limited its ability to make accu- rate quarterly forecasts. The firm expects underlying operating profitability to move towards breaking even by the end of the year, as sales are hit by US tariffs and weak demand in China. Shares fell 1.8pc.
PRIME Minister Andy Burnham has been urged to tackle high energy costs facing vehicle manufacturers, as production fell 7.5pc in the first half of this year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 385,979 cars and vans rolled off UK assembly lines in the period. Cars were down 3.6pc to 371,756, while vans tumbled 54.7pc to 14,223. Vehicles for export – three-quarters of
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gan-backed proposal for a breakaway 12-club European Super League in 2021. Yet the horse has already bolted in Europe’s big leagues. Atletico Madrid, Chelsea and even Real Madrid have allowed the barbarians to storm the gates. It is estimated that more than one-third of clubs in Europe’s big five leagues, if not the national teams, have accepted private equity finance. The hidden wealth in sports enterprises is best illustrated by Formula 1 motor rac- ing. Bernie Ecclestone sold his holding to CVC in the early noughties for $1bn. A decade later CVC sold the whole caboodle to John Malone’s Liberty Media for $8bn, having expanded the franchise in the US, adding the Grand Prix circuits in
By Emily Hawkins
Kering but Birkin maker disappoints investors
SHARES in Gucci owner Kering sped ahead yester- day after signs that turna- round efforts under former Renault chief Luca de Meo are putting fuel in its tank. Kering climbed 17pc after an increase in quarterly sales for the first time in three years. The rise put luxury rival Hermes in the shade, where shares fell 11pc as its sales growth disappointed. Kering, regarded as one of the worst-performing luxury fashion firms in recent years, said sales rose 2pc to £3.1bn in the three months to June 30. The group, which also owns Balenciaga and McQueen, is fighting to revive its fortunes under de Meo, who joined the company last year. Gucci, Kering’s biggest brand, showed green shoots of recovery after years of failing to impress. Its sales still fell 2pc, but that was an improvement on the 8pc decline in the three months to March. The com- pany said there had been a positive response in the US to new Gucci handbags, includ-
the total – fell 5.6pc. There was a bigger fall, of 13.2pc, for the domestic market. The SMMT said much of the decline was accounted for by switches of production to new models, particularly electric cars. Annual output is expected to reach 740,000. Hopes of hitting 1m depend on making Britain ‘more competitive for manufacturing’ amid complaints over higher domestic energy bills.
ing the £1,950 Borsetto, which has been sported by Kate Moss (pictured right). Hermes, maker of the Birkin bag (pictured left), which retails for about £20,000, reported a 6.7pc rise in sec- ond-quarter sales to £3.5bn. But investors were disap- pointed not to see a stronger rebound in demand. Hermes has been more resilient than its peers to major challenges, including weak demand in China and across shopping destinations in Europe. And war meant sales in the Middle East fell 2.4pc in the quarter, which was an improve- ment on the 5.9pc decline in the first quarter. Kering said the situation in the Middle East ‘remained challenging’ but trading had improved, while Hermes chief
Miami and Texas. The most recent valua- tion of F1 was as high as $25bn, with sev- eral key teams valued individually in the several billions. Questions have been raised as to whether FIFA has the right to sell its com- mercial vehicle FIFA Forward Enterprise. Some consent from 211 member associa- tions will be required. But where there is a will, there is way. More than a generation ago there were questions as to whether the Tory govern- ment had the right to privatise the Trus- tee Savings Banks because of uncertain ownership. A path was found. The commercial approach of FIFA to the recent World Cup, driven by high ticket prices and advertising opportunities, is forecast to generate some $13bn over the four-year cycle. If F1 is taken as an exam- ple, this may be just the start. FIFA is the organiser of the women’s World Cup and the much-derided inaugu- ral Club World Cup held in the US in 2025. Add social media, streaming and mer- chandise opportunities, with US media buying into broadcasting, and opportuni- ties for financialisation look enormous. The Infantino-Kushner deal may prove dead on arrival. But the potential for an ever-more commercial model is being unlocked.
executive Axel Dumas said
tourist traffic in France
had recovered and there
had been ‘improved
momentum’ in Paris
but no ‘tremendous
improvement’ in China.
Angeline Ong, analyst
at trading platform IG,
s a i d
t h a t
w h i l e
Hermes’ investors
were bitterly disap-
pointed, Kering had
‘nowhere to go but
up’. She added:
‘Investors now have
something to
hang on to –
evidence that
chief execu-
t i v e
L u c a
d e
M e o ’ s
turnaround
is starting
to work.’
INCREASED demand for copper to build data centres for artificial intelligence (AI) has boosted profits at Rio Tinto. The miner reported a 47pc rise in prof- its to £5bn in the six months to June 30 – over half from copper and aluminium. The growth of AI has prompted miners to focus on production. Data centres use vast amounts of copper and it is vital for
Crazy, rich Asians STANDARD Chartered has often strug- gled with the credit cycle and bad debts. That has long cast a shadow over the reputation and shares of the bank, which has its headquarters in London. The 11-year sojourn of Bill Winters, the longest-serving UK bank chief executive, has changed much of that. No longer is it so dependent on emerging markets in the Middle East and Africa, although the two regions remain part of the enterprise. It is now very much an Asian bank, anchored in key growth markets such as Singapore and Hong Kong. Winters, a former boss of JP Morgan’s investment bank, has taken it down the wealth management route. This has worked admirably in a region going gangbusters, where new wealth is everywhere. The 9pc rise in its pre-tax profits to £4bn is a cool reflection of the change of direction. Quite a contrast with UK fund manager Aberdeen – once a pioneer in Asian and emerging market funds – which has experienced net outflows of £3bn over the last six months. Manchester platform Interactive Investor pulled in £6.8bn and is proving the saving grace.
renewable energy, as it is used in solar panels and electric vehicles. And rival Glencore, which walked away from a merger with Rio Tinto this year, said it had increased copper production by 15pc in the half to the end of March. Copper, aluminium and lithium formed 57pc of first-half earnings. Rio shares rose 1.6pc, while Glencore climbed 2.8pc.
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Bankers InvTst ...............146xd -1 15234 121 BH Macro .......................416 +1 46212 38612 Biopharma Credit ...........7214 -38 74 6678 BlackRock Smlr..............271 +12 35412 6618 BlkRckWldMining ...........867 -9 1046 549 Bluefield Solar................9214 +14 97 6678 BR Greater Eur ..............583 -8 624 516 Brunner ..........................1534 +4 1610 1354 Caledonia Inv .................385xd -12 39112 312 Chrysalis ........................7378 -34 13038 7378 City of London IT ...........595xd +4 59912 488 Edin Inv Trust .................860 +9 863 760 Edin Wwide ....................234 -6 29012 187 Euro Sml Co. ..................23612 +212 24612 197 F&C Inv Trust .................332xd -138 35134 8214 Fidelity China .................265xd +8 33212 245 Fidelity Emg ...................1338 -32 1562 820 Fidelity Eur .....................42212 -312 44112 372 Fidelity Spec Val ............465 +312 46814 372 Finsbury G&I Tst ............830 +12 915 713 Foresight Env .................8578 +14 8814 6178 GCP Infra Inv .................8314 +78 84 70 Global Smaller ...............193
19734 16358 Greencoat UK ................106 -112 12018 9214 Harbourvest ...................3365 -30 3450 2670 Henderson Sml Co ........950 +3 950 774 Herald Inv Trust ..............2935 -30 3260 2305 HG Capital Trust.............390 +4 522 323 HICL Infr ........................136 +34 13614 109 ICG Enterprise ...............1440 +36 1600 1310 Impax Enviro Mkts .........42712 -4 47312 38112 Invesco Asia ...................467xd -112 516 368 JPM American ...............1194xd -10 1234 1048 JPM Emerging Markets .15614xd -1 18014 11914 JPM Euro Disc. ..............622xd +2 663 557 JPM Japan IT .................773 -4 839 639 JPMorgan India Growth .886xd
1106 800 Jupiter Fund ...................15858 -114 19514 11558 Law Debenture ..............1248 +4 1259 982 M&G ..............................35214 -34 35714 24858 Mercantile IT ..................27812 -2 281 237 Merchants Trust .............666xd +3 67112 537 Molten Ventures .............600 -5 638 34934 Monks Inv Tst.................1584 -2 1656 1340 Morgan Sindall ...............4366 +32 5530 4050 Murray Inc Tst ................1024 +4 1036 873 Murray Intl Tst ................370xd +112 372 285 Neuberger Private Eqty ..1450xd +2 1632 1302 Next Energy Solar ..........4934 -14 7778 44 Ninety One .....................21038xd -158 25938 18512 Oakley Capital Inv ..........508 -2 576 169 Pacific Horizon ...............996 -18 1252 638 Pantheon Infra ...............11358 +58 11938 101 Pantheon Intl ..................39312
40712 32312 Partners Group ..............597 +3 942 594 Patria Private .................610xd +6 642 524 Pershing Square ............3740 -34 5090 3642 Personal Assets Tr .........544xd +2 554 509 Polar Cap Gl ..................250xd -3 253 203 Polar Cap Tech...............59712 -13 73312 38812 Pollen Street ..................860 -5 964 702
Mining
PRICE DAILY CHANGE TOP FALLERS Greggs 2002p +18.46% Sage 1022p +8.75% Weir 2744p +8.72% Bodycote 723.5p +4.86% WAG Payment 107.8p +4.86%
52-week High Low
52-week High Low
52-week High Low
Renewables Infra ...........7658
85 6312 RIT Cap Partners ...........2510 +50 2595 1926 Schroder Asia ................770 -8 888 586 Schroder Oriental...........42312xd -2 459 298 Scot American Inv ..........558 -1 562 487 Scottish Mortgage ..........1314 -1112 1545 102812 Sequoia Econ Infra ........8614xd +158 8678 7534 Syncona .........................107 +158 10934 8678 Templeton Em ................292xd -6 350 19738 Twentyfour .....................108xd
11434 10458 Vietnam Enter ................692 +8 848 684 VinaCapital Vietna .........418
499 41412 Wwide Healthcare ..........39112 +2 397 308
Food Producers
Assoc Brit Foods............2100 +44 2337 18 Cranswick ......................5430xd +20 5690 4840 Greencore ......................257 +134 30612 192 Hilton Food Gp ...............565 +1 857 456 Premier Foods ...............19338 +114 20914 167 Princes Group ................335 -10 479 29812 Tate & Lyle .....................55412xd -112 569 32938 Unilever ..........................4986 -12 5472 4078
General Financial
3i Group .........................2897 -16 4459 2082 Ashmore Gp...................205 -58 26634 15312 Bridgepoint Group..........31034 -934 34834 22258 Capital Gearing ..............526 +214 526 5214 CMC Markets .................701xd -20 749 206 Coats Group ..................8138 -314 9518 7134 Foresight Group .............46412 -12 491 345 ICG ................................1908xd -22 2332 1463 IG Gp .............................1689 -9 1938 1025 Integrafin ........................37112 -312 392 29812 Intl Public Prtnshps ........14214 +114 14314 11714 Investec .........................629 -1712 660 518 IP Group ........................6358 -34 7058 4858 JTC ................................1324 -1 1366 897 London Stock Ex ............9198 +48 10100 7170 Man Group .....................310 +358 31114 15434 Nth Atlantic Smlr ............420
426 330 OSB Group ....................56112 +2 64312 48414 Paragon .........................844 +21 92612 71112 Plus500 ..........................4114 +94 5070 2942 Quilter ............................19334 -134 20814 15438 Rathbone Grp ................1664 -54 2265 1582 Ruffer Investment ...........297 +312 31312 28312 Schroders ......................58812
589 36114
-6.88% Lancashire Hldgs 616.5p -6.59% Shawbrook 338.5p -5.71% Renishaw 4780p -5.63% Goodwin 16,340p -4.78%
SDCL Efficiency .............3812 +38 63 32 Temple Bar.....................42012 +412 42334 331 TP ICAP .........................34238 -638 355 24012 XPS Pensions ................337 +5 384 283
Health Care Equipment & Services
Convatec ........................23058 +238 25638 194 Oxford Biomedica ..........546 -10 913 430 Smith & Neph ................121412 +1412 1435 107312 Spire Health ...................234 +12 249 14234
Housebuilders
Barratt Redrow ...............29334 -78 40938 24114 Bellway ..........................1993 +2 2868 1715 Berkeley Grp ..................3470 -8 4434 3104 Crest Nicholson .............6134 -78 18818 6114 Persimmon .....................110212 -7 154312 99858 Taylor Wimpey................8278 -112 11612 7418 Vistry Group ...................29414 +5 73634 22438
Industrial Transportation
Clarkson ........................4718 +14 4962 3395 Zigup ..............................465 +1 47112 30112
Industrials
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Leisure Goods
Games Workshop ..........19850xd -190 21940 14200 ME Group ......................11314 +1 223 10014 Watches of Switz ...........71412 +112 80112 31834
Life Insurance
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Media
4imprint ..........................4222 +44 4430 3055 Autotrader Group ...........53158 +234 83738 42714 Bloomsbury ....................638xd +8 672 43812 Informa ..........................905 -1 99338 73934 ITV .................................7578 +14 8514 6738 Mony Group ...................213 +658 21512 14412 Pearson..........................1326 +16 133914 89158 RELX .............................2874 +42 3936 2013 Rightmove Group ...........48778 +1334 82334 404 WPP ..............................322 +312 410 22478
Anglo American .............3602 -20 4225 2068 Antofagasta ....................3549 -12 4455 1877 Endeavour Mining ..........3487 -101 5290 2300 Fresnillo .........................2481 -82 4448 1378 Glencore ........................52034 +1414 615 28012 Hochschild Mining..........43638 -814 80812 27258 Pan African Resourses ..9212 -112 18338 5314 Rio Tinto.........................6977 +112 8308 444812
Nonlife Insurance
Admiral Gp .....................3798 +32 3798 2644 Beazley ..........................129012 -2 1296 769 Hiscox ............................1818 -1 1899 1260 Lancashire Hldgs ...........61612 -4312 694 565
Oil & Gas Producers
BP ..................................54312 +1734 60614 39834 Energean .......................759 +12 1026 68312 Harbour Energy .............24014 +10 31834 18578 Hunting ..........................431 -17 531 293 Ithaca Energy.................238 +934 28558 15334 Shell ...............................332312 +89 3583 2562
Oil Equipment & Services
Wood Gp(J) ...................2938
2938 1814
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
AstraZeneca ..................13134 +194 15542 10922 Genus ............................2226 +8 3170 1966 GSK ...............................2007 -22 2268 1373 Haleon ...........................37934 -114 41078 32078 Hikma Pharma .............1630 +17 1964 1191 Oxford Nanopore ...........11238 +118 219 10412 Reckitt Benckiser ...........5400 +224 668134 4443
Real Estate
Big Yellow Gp .................89712 +7 1180 812
British Land ....................43934 -338 44314 32114 Derwent London ............2102 +42 2113 1509 Grainger .........................17458 -138 211 15038 Grt Portland Est .............349 +1 374 27412 Hammerson ...................369 +634 374 26734 Harworth ........................12834
18912 120 Land Securities ..............70912 +212 70912 529 LondonMetric Prop.........19778 -34 215 17712 Primary Hlth Prop ...........9634xd -12 10814 8712 Safestore Hldgs .............618xd -3 837 582 Savills ............................935 -7 1108 808 SEGRO ..........................970 -2738 99738 60438 Shaftesbury ....................14314 -234 16034 12614 Sirius Real Estate ..........9934xd -34 11178 91 Supermarket Inc ............8612xd -18 8878 7634 Target Healthcare ..........11558 -38 116 9234 TR Property IT ...............31712xd -1 36112 295 Tritax Big Box .................17034 -212 17314 13314 Unite Group ...................533 -1612 757 44834 Workspace Gp ...............35314xd +38 430 31938
Retailers
AO World .......................97xd +38 11314 8338 ASOS .............................383 +12 383 20612 B&M ...............................23014xd +34 26418 15514 Burberry Gp ...................1193 +53 1360 100412 Currys ............................168 +3 168 10678 Dr. Martens ....................7814 -18 9938 6034 Dunelm Gp.....................894 +6 1241 715 Frasers Group ................81512 +1612 81714 61812 Greggs ...........................2002 +312 200312 1418 Howden Joinery .............78612 -112 970 72312 Inchcape ........................856 +3012 890 64012 JD Sports Fashion .........9434xd -18 10412 6514 Kingfisher .......................31118 -12 37012 24314 Marks & Spencer ...........40538 +538 40814 30878 Moonpig .........................27714 +3 27914 19258 Next ...............................15180xd -60 15240 11575 Ocado Gp ......................195 +612 39558 15914 Pets at Home Gp ...........20834 +234 23658 17078 Sainsbury(J) ..................35838 +412 36318 29334 SSP Group.....................201 -558 21114 13858 Tesco .............................50134 +1012 50134 40678 WH Smith ......................445 -1 135512 38314 Wickes Group ................19658 +2 255 17034
Software & Computer Services
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17934 17634 Kainos Gp ......................92912 +2812 1190 683 NCC Grp ........................144 -58 15734 11334 Playtech .........................38934 -638 43612 232 Softcat............................1987 +23 2010 1091 The Sage Group ............1022 +8214 1220 78358 Trustpilot ........................278 +1 29034 12914
Support Services
Babcock Intl ...................1140 -20 1502 921
Bunzl ..............................2814 -2 2817 1989 DCC Energy...................6350 +20 6410 4350 Diploma .........................7110 -310 7630 5015 Essentra.........................10714 -1 113 7978 Experian ........................3077 +96 4004 2375 Hays ...............................6458 +18 6614 2958 Intertek Gp .....................5830 -5 5835 3582 Intl Workplace Gp ..........202 -34 24938 16834 Johnson Service Gp ......15334 +114 17018 12558 Michael Page .................19634 +214 27234 10318 Mitie Group ....................20834xd +58 210 13638 Rentokil Initial ................44314 +1234 50634 35334 RS Group .......................700 +312 73212 54112 Serco .............................24414 +38 32434 207 Sthree ............................262 -2 264 13738 Travis Perkins.................56912 +2 714 50712 W.A.G ............................10012
106 8134
Technology Hardware & Equipment
discoverIE Gp ................773xd -19 792 514 GB GROUP ...................228xd +112 259 185 Raspberry Pi ..................62012 -1512 1051 25714 Spirent Comms ..............19834
19834 194
Telecoms
Airtel Africa ....................34738 -838 42014 20414 BT Gp ............................20512 +118 23912 2 Gamma Comms .............965 -1412 1106 701 Helios Towers .................20214 -434 24538 116 Telecom Plus .................861 +2 1926 710 Vodafone Gp ..................122xd -114 12314 82
Tobacco
Br Am Tob ......................4740xd +71 4962 3733 Imperial Brands .............2929 +29 3341 2668
Travel & Leisure
Compass Gp ..................33xd +18 2665 2718 Dominos Pizza ...............20514 +234 246 16714 easyJet ..........................61158 -38 680 33934 Entain ............................56058 -1314 1022 521 FirstGroup ......................18112xd +1 232 158 Hollywood Bowl .............287 -2 30712 15814 Intercontl Htls .................16034 -12 10585 12838 Intl Cons Airl ..................43212 -1318 488 34214 Mitchells & Butlers .........27512
301 228 PPHE Hotel Gp ..............1576 -12 2060 1286 Trainline .........................240 -158 300 18512 Wetherspoon (JD) ..........770 +11 77014 55512 Whitbread ......................2526 +10 3274 2234 Wizz Air Hldgs................1040 -47 1447 84912
Utilities
Centrica .........................15538 +18 21834 154 Metlen ............................4538 +34 5614 3134 National Grid ..................1193 -25 1400 101012 Pennon ..........................46338xd -738 600 446 Severn Trent ...................3032 -28 3280 327 United Utilities ................1379xd -6 1457 91434
*Ex-Dividend Source: The Press Association
ROBIN GOODFELLOW GIMCRACK
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
GIMCRACK
GIMCRACK
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
1.50 Evanesco 2.25 Flann Sunna (nb) 3.00 ENCELADUS (nap) 3.35 Diamond Necklace 4.10 Noble Vow 4.45 Cilician 5.20 So Lovely 5.55 Get Outta Here
1.50
—CORAL KINCSEM HERITAGE HANDICAP (2) (3-Y-O)
£120,000 added (£61,848) 1m 1f 197yds (14)
101 (7) 22-3L60 BOURBON BLUES 26 B Meehan 9-9......................................J Leavy
102 (5) 17-4175 EVANESCO 20 (D) (GS) C Johnston 9-8 ..........................David Egan
103 (3)
5118 HARMONICS 40 (D) (G) J & T Gosden 9-6 .............................S Foley
104 (11)
1-L15 GONNA FLY 20 (D) (GS) R Beckett 9-4 ................................H Crouch
105 (12)
34-11 SAVVY DISKO 33 (G) S Woods 9-3 ...............................B Loughnane
106 (14)
3112 DECADE OF TIME 20 (GS) J Channon 9-3 ..................... T Marquand
107 (9)
1-150 BIRGHAM DUB 42 J Chapple-Hyam 9-2 .............................O Murphy
108 (8) 551-747 LION OF ALBA 21 (T) (G) H Palmer 9-0 .............................. D Probert
109 (4) 14-420 DIAL ME IN 42 (T) J P O’Brien (IRE) 8-11 ......D Browne McMonagle
110 (13)
231 DARK WHISPER 30 D Menuisier 8-10 .............................J P Spencer
111 (10) 138934 STRENGTH OF SPIRIT 30 (GS) K R Burke 8-9 ..................P-L Jamin
112 (2) 62-141 CIARRAI ABU 20 (C) (G) Harry Eustace 8-9 .......................... G Wood
113 (6) 15L-654 LOZ VEGAS 20 P Chapple-Hyam 8-8.................................... M Ghiani
114 (1)
932 LEAN D’AISLINGEAN 30 Charlie Pike 8-8 .........................E Greatrex
Probable SP: 5 Decade Of Time, 11-2 Harmonics, Ciarrai Abu, 8 Dark
Whisper, Savvy Disko, 10 Birgham Dub, 12 Gonna Fly.
FAVOURITES: 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 (W 8-11).
2025: Best Secret 3 9 9 (James Doyle) 7-2 Fav S Wattel drawn (2) 18 ran.
CIARRAI ABU is a course winner who is very much going the right way and is taken to pull out more now stepping up to 1¼m for the first time. Harmonics should be wiser with his first experience of a big-field handicap behind him and rates a likely threat from a handy draw. Loz Vegas was behind the selection at Ascot last time but shapes as if the step back up in trip will suit and is also shortlisted along with Strength of Spirit and Savvy Disko.
2.25
—MARKEL RICHMOND STAKES (GROUP 2) (1) (2-Y-O)
£200,000 added (£113,420) 6f (10)
201 (2)
11222 ADAAY OF SCARLETT 21 (G) H Palmer 9-2 ......................O Murphy
202 (7)
151 BIG CIGAR 19 (D2) (G) R & P Fahey 9-2 .............................Oisin Orr
203 (8)
14 CUT A DASH 44 R Hannon 9-2 ...........................................S M Levey
204 (10)
11 FLANN SUNNA 20 (D2) (G) S & E Crisford 9-2 .....................W Buick
205 (9) 2121L HICKORY LAD 21 (D) (S) Phillip Makin 9-2 ...........................S James
206 (5) 32291 JAAN KI TUKRI 16 (P) (D) C Cox 9-2 ...................................H Crouch
207 (4)
41 MAN’S BEST FRIEND 8 (D) A P O’Brien (IRE) 9-2 ..........R L Moore
208 (6)
41767 MR MACARTNEY 40 (V) (G) Oli Rix 9-2 ............................. R Dawson
209 (3)
115 NIGHT IN VEGAS 44 (C&DD) (S) E J-Houghton 9-2............C Bishop
210 (1)
110 WHERE LOVE LIVES 40 Donnacha O’Brien (IRE) 9-2 ..B Loughnane
Probable SP: 15-8 Flann Sunna, 10-3 Cut A Dash, 4 Night In Vegas, 13-2
Adaay Of Scarlett, 15-2 Man’s Best Friend, 16 Hickory Lad.
FAVOURITES: 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 3
2025: Coppull 2 9 2 (David Probert) 5-1 C Cox drawn (8) 9 ran.
An interesting race in prospect and it’s hard not to be impressed with the start FLANN SUNNA has made to his career and he looks sure to take plenty of beating now stepping up in grade. Cut A Dash confirmed his debut promise with a fine fourth in the Coventry last time and can confirm that form from Night In Vegas. Adaay Of Scar- lett and Man’s Best Friend are others to consider.
3.00
—MAISON PERRIER GORDON STAKES (GROUP 3) (1)
(3-Y-O) £200,000 added (£113,420) 1m 3f 218yds (7)
301 (7) 2-44241 GERYON 14 (T) G M Lyons (IRE) 9-6................................. C T Keane
302 (3) 511-240 BAY OF BRILLIANCE 25 (C) (S) R Beckett 9-3 ...................H Crouch
303 (6)
33-11 ENCELADUS 42 (D) (G) J P O’Brien (IRE) 9-3... D Browne McMonagle
304 (5) 3-1L182 MAGNETUDE 26 (P) (D2) James Owen 9-3 ........................O Murphy
305 (4) 1-5220 SAHARA KING 40 (P) R Hannon 9-3 ..............................James Doyle
306 (2) 24-1435 SHAIHAAN 32 Donnacha O’Brien (IRE) 9-3 ................... T Marquand
307 (1) 362-3LL VENETIAN LACE 20 C Johnston 9-0 ......................................... J Hart
Probable SP: 11-4 Bay Of Brilliance, 3 Enceladus, 4 Geryon, 11-2 Shaihaan,
6 Sahara King, 12 Venetian Lace, 16 Magnetude.
FAVOURITES: 2 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1
2025: Merchant 3 9 3 (Tom Marquand) 6-5 Fav W Haggas drawn (4) 7 ran.
BAY OF BRILLIANCE might have still been feeling the effects of a big effort in the Epsom Derby when well held in the German equivalent last time, so he is well worth another chance back down in class. Prom- ising handicap graduates Enceladus and Sahara King rate the chief threats.
3.35
—QATAR NASSAU STAKES (FILLIES’ AND MARES’ GROUP
1) (1) £600,000 added (£340,260) 1m 1f 197yds (5)
401 (5) L111/P3 FRIENDLY SOUL 43 (D3) (GS) J & T Gosden 5-9-9 ..............W Buick
402 (1) 429-116 SEE THE FIRE 43 (D3) (G) A Balding 5-9-9.........................O Murphy
403 (4)
1-131 BOTAGOZ 34 (D) R Varian 3-9-0 ......................................... R Dawson
404 (3)
111-11 DIAMOND NECKLACE 46 (D) (S) A P O’Brien (IRE) 3-9-0...R L Moore
405 (2) 325-640 MOMENTS OF JOY 46 A P O’Brien (IRE) 3-9-0 ............W M Lordan
Probable SP: 8-13 Diamond Necklace, 7-2 Friendly Soul, 4 See The Fire,
14 Botagoz.
FAVOURITES: 1 1 3 0 2 3 1 0 2 1
AGES: 3 3 3 5 3 5 3 4 3 3
2025: Whirl 3 9 0 (Ryan Moore) 6-5 Fav A P O’Brien drawn (4) 5 ran.
FRIENDLY SOUL probably would have pushed subsequent Falmouth winner Blue Bolt very close with a better run through at Royal Ascot, and she looks the value call up against unbeaten 3-y-o Diamond Necklace, who’s bidding for her fourth Group 1 win in succession.
TRACK FACTS: JACKPOT & PRINCIPAL MEETING. R-H course. GOING: Good-good to firm in places. STALLS: 5f, 6f, 7f & 1m centre; 1m2f inside; 1m4f outside. Top jockey: Oisin Murphy. Top trainer: A Balding. Headgear first time: 1.50 Lion Of Alba, 4.10 Kolkata Knight, Truly Glamorous, 4.45 Agitator, Cilician, Crazy Cubana, Leave The Bag In, 5.20 Cloud Chorus, Donna Beauty, 5.55 Abundant, Go Rim- baud, Storming Point, Zennor Storm. Longest travellers: Dial Me In (1.50), Where Love Lives (2.25), Man’s Best Friend (2.25), Geryon (3.00), Shaihaan (3.00), Enceladus (3.00), Moments Of Joy (3.35), Diamond Necklace (3.35), So Lovely (5.20) Ireland; Strength of Spirit (1.50), Hickory Lad (2.25), Miss Yechance (4.10) 298 miles.
2.00
—EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND EBF FILLIES’ NOVICE STAKES
(4) (2-Y-O) £11,000 added (£5,940) 5f 8yds (2)
1
(1)
FUNKY DORY K R Burke 9-2 ......................................................C Lee
2
(2)
24 ROOTS IN TOUCHE 38 A Keatley 9-2 ................................MP Sheehy
Probable SP: 5-6 Funky Dory, Evens Roots In Touche.
2.35
—BET SMARTER WITH ODDSCHECKER+ HANDICAP (5) £8,000
added (£4,187) 1m 75yds (5)
1
(3) 3L50L5 DEGALE 14 (T) (D) D & N Barron 5-9-9 ...............................C Beasley
2
(5) 969-051 THEME PARK (5lbex) 7 (T) (D3) (G) N Tinkler 6-9-9 ..F McManoman
3
(1) L-943L6 GREAT BLASKET 33 (V) (C&DD6) James Owen 6-9-7 ........C Fallon
4
(2) 086261 RELEVANT RANGE 12 (D5) (G) I Furtado 7-9-3 ....Elle-May Croot (5)
5
(4) 225L-LL TARDAFF 46 I Williams 4-8-13 .....................................................C Lee
Probable SP: Evens Theme Park, 6-4 Relevant Range, 15-2 Great Blasket,
16 Degale.
3.10
—DOWNLOAD THE ODDSCHECKER APP HANDICAP (4) (3-Y-O)
£11,000 added (£5,757) 1m 2f 50yds (5)
1
(4) 251-046 CROWN OFFICE 20 (S) W Haggas 9-7 ..................................C Fallon
2
(3) 1-37113 AFFECTION J37 (D2) (S) D Pipe 9-7 ..........................................C Lee
3
(5)
1-435 SASSICAIA 26 Owen Burrows 9-5....................................C Rodriguez
4
(2)
6274 BEE FARMER 20 E Bethell 9-4 ............................................C Beasley
5
(1)
51-1 SUPPLICATE 69 (D) (G) R Varian 9-4 .................................. J Mitchell
Probable SP: 5-6 Supplicate, 4 Bee Farmer, 6 Sassicaia, Crown Office,
12 Affection.
3.45
—GET BEST ODDS WITH ODDSCHECKER EBF RESTRICTED
NOVICE STAKES (5) £8,000 added (£4,320) 1m 75yds (5)
1
(4)
6-32L MARQUESSOFANGLESEY 31 C Hills 3-9-7 ...................C Rodriguez
2
(1)
2 MATTER OF BRITAIN 14 D O’Meara 3-9-7 ............................D Nolan
3
(3)
6 TIME ALONE 13 (T) Dr R Newland & J Insole 3-9-7 ..................C Lee
4
(5)
SALVEZZA E Walker 3-9-5 ..................................................G Downing
5
(2)
2 QUEEN’S HAME 24 (BF) W Haggas 3-9-2 .............................C Fallon
Probable SP: 15-8 Marquessofanglesey, 9-4 Queen’s Hame, 3 Matter Of
Britain, 6 Salvezza, 16 Time Alone.
TRACK FACTS: L-H course. GOING: Good to firm-good in plac- es. STALLS: 5f, 6f & 1m centre; 1m2f & 1m6f inside. DRAW ADVAN- TAGE: Low in sprints when stalls on far side, high when on stand’s rail. Top jockey: Cieren Fallon. Top trainer: W Haggas. Headgear first time: 2.35 Degale, Great Blasket, 4.55 Wagyu Star.
TRACK FACTS: L-H course. GOING: Good to firm-good in places. STALLS: 6f outside; 1m4f cen- tre; remainder inside. DRAW ADVANTAGE: High 5f, low round course. Top jockey: Callum Hutchinson. Top trainer: A Balding. Placed in the race last year: 6.40 Imperial Cult (2nd); 8.25 Twirler (1st). Headgear first time: 6.05 Out Of This World, 6.40 Dream Hard- er, 7.50 Red Moon, 8.25 Victor Cee. Longest travel- ler: Lady Gormire (8.25) 267 miles. Drop in Class: 6.05 Banged Up is down 2 grades on last run (Class 2 to Class 4). First run since wind surgery: 6.40 Stage Show.
RTV
RTV
1.50 Ciarrai Abu 2.25 Flann Sunna 3.00 Geryon 3.35 FRIENDLY SOUL (nap) 4.10 Old Is Gold (nb) 4.45 Shadow King 5.20 Elevating 5.55 Electric Dreams
SSR
4.10
—BUCCELLATI HANDICAP (3) (3-Y-O) £50,000 added
(£25,770) 5f (18)
501 (4) 283126 SCHRODINGER’S CAT 19 (D2) G Tuer 9-9 .....................O Stammers
502 (13) 241002 BAKER BLUE 13 (D) D Cunha 9-9 ........................................P Dobbs
503 (2) 613119 NAANA’S SHADOW 19 (D4) K Scott 9-8 .............................O Murphy
504 (11)
14L3 MANATEE MEHMAS 33 (D) (G) D O’Meara 9-7 ................D Tudhope
505 (16) 715-510 DAZZLING HAZE 41 (D3) R Cowell 9-5 ................................ M Ghiani
506 (6) 2-15427 MISS YECHANCE 41 (D3) (GS) K R Burke 9-4 .....................S James
507 (9) 11L-625 PILU 21 (GS) R Teal 9-1 .................................................Jason Watson
508 (14)
11435 SHES GOT A BROTHER 40 (D2) M & D Easterby 9-1 ....... B Garritty
509 (17) 431-610 RIVER SPEY 21 (G) E Walker 9-0 ....................................K Shoemark
510 (1) 31830-6 OLD IS GOLD 97 (DBF) A Balding 9-0 ...........................James Doyle
511 (12) 334L11 ONE AND GONE 27 (C&DD) I Williams 9-0................R Kavanagh (3)
512 (10) 734111 QUANTUM POWER 26 (V) (D4) (GS) Tom Clover 9-0 .....David Egan
513 (18) 41-20L4 KOLKATA KNIGHT 26 (T) (D) (GS) T Dascombe 8-11 .......P-L Jamin
514 (15) 2-5311L NOBLE VOW 60 (DBF) (GS) R Hannon 8-10 ..........................J Leavy
515 (3) 521726 CALL MARGOT 43 (D) G Tutty 8-8 ............................Ashley Lewis (5)
516 (7) 391505 U S S CHARLESTON 6 (D2) (S) Lemos Souza 8-5 ............. C Planas
517 (5) 013741 COYY (6lbex) 9 (T) (D2) (G) E J-Houghton 8-5 ..................S Osborne
518 (8) 72L-411 TRULY GLAMOROUS 28 (P) (D2) (G) C Mason 8-2 ......... G Mangan
Probable SP: 13-2 Shes Got A Brother, 7 Schrodinger’s Cat, 15-2 Naana’s
Shadow, 8 Miss Yechance, Pilu, 10 Old Is Gold, Noble Vow, 12 Quantum Power.
FAVOURITES: 2 1 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 (W 9-2).
2025: Naana’s Sparkle 3 8 11 (C Bishop) 15-2 Alice Haynes drawn (6) 13 ran.
ITV
ITV
ITV
ITV
Preference is for PILU, who looked a useful prospect last year and resumed his progress when runner-up in a strong race at Leicester in May. Having had excuses last time, he gets the vote ahead of the in-form Schrodinger’s Cat, with Baker Blue and One And Gone others to consider in this competitive-looking contest.
4.45
—WHISPERING ANGEL NURSERY (2) (2-Y-O) £60,000 added
(£30,924) 7f (18)
601 (4)
L1L1 SHADOW KING (6lbex) 7 (B) (D) (G) R Hannon 9-13 .......S M Levey
602 (7)
2022 CILICIAN 13 (P) (BF) B Meehan 9-9 ................................ T Marquand
603 (6)
310 SWORD SALUTE 42 (D) (G) C Johnston 9-8 ..........................R Scott
604 (9)
153 MY A’ALI BABA 27 (S) P Evans 9-7 .................................... C T Keane
605 (3)
01L2 THE GINGER KID 20 E Walker 9-5 ..................................K Shoemark
606 (2)
414 THE BOOKKEEPER 55 (D) (S) R Hughes 9-4 ...................R L Moore
607 (12)
431 CAERULEUS 35 J Butler 9-4 .............................................David Egan
608 (16)
66411 EVERATEASE 48 E J-Houghton 9-3 .....................................C Bishop
609 (13)
13 MIA FANTASIA 19 (D) (G) H Palmer 9-2 ..............................O Murphy
610 (1)
872 LEAVE THE BAG IN 49 (B) A Keatley 9-1................... Toby Moore (7)
611 (15)
010 AGITATOR 43 (P) (G) Oliver Cole 8-13 ......................Mason Paetel (5)
612 (17)
4413 CASH COVE 20 (DBF) (G) C Johnston 8-13.................P J McDonald
613 (18)
923 HIGH HAZARD 26 (BF) H Palmer 8-11 ................................ D Probert
614 (8)
424 ROCKET BOOTS 76 James Owen 8-11 .................................. G Wood
615 (11)
103 CRAZY CUBANA 17 (P) (BF) E Walker 8-10 ............Ashley Lewis (5)
616 (14)
421 WISE AND WONDERFUL 29 (D) A Balding 8-10 ...............S Osborne
617 (5)
648 PRIMAL 13 A Balding 8-9 ....................................................... M Ghiani
618 (10)
6537 RBFLYING 19 T Easterby 8-9.............................................D Fentiman
Probable SP: 4 Shadow King, 5 Wise And Wonderful, 7 The Bookkeeper,
8 The Ginger Kid, 10 Mia Fantasia, Cilician, Everatease, 14 Caeruleus.
FAVOURITES: 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 (W 9-2).
2025: Sir Albert 2 9 3 (Oisin Murphy) 6-1 A Balding drawn (10) 11 ran.
5.20
—TATLER BRITISH EBF MAIDEN FILLIES’ STAKES (2) (2-Y-O)
£60,000 added (£30,924) 7f (15)
1
(6)
43 AVALON QUEEN 28 R Teal 9-2 ......................................B Loughnane
2
(3)
BEGUILED J & T Gosden 9-2 ..................................................W Buick
3
(10)
3 CLARITY 22 A Balding 9-2 ....................................................O Murphy
4
(7)
CLOUD CHORUS (H) G & J Moore 9-2 ............................David Egan
5
(2)
6 DONNA BEAUTY 88 (H) C Johnston 9-2 .........................J P Spencer
6
(15)
2 ELEVATING 20 R Hannon 9-2 .............................................S M Levey
7
(1)
HIGHLAND GIRL C Johnston 9-2 .............................................R Scott
8
(11)
ICONIC DREAM H Main 9-2 .................................................. M Ghiani
9
(12)
LA BASSETTE C Cox 9-2 ..............................................P J McDonald
10
(9)
LA TORRE R Beckett 9-2 ........................................................H Crouch
11
(8)
MAJESTIC FLAME R Hughes 9-2 ..........................................P Dobbs
12 (14)
ORCHARD HATCHES M Tregoning 9-2 ............................... D Probert
13
(4)
SIENA STORM E Walker 9-2.............................................K Shoemark
14
(5)
2 SO LOVELY 14 A P O’Brien (IRE) 9-2 ................................R L Moore
15 (13)
STATE OF AMERICA Ollie Sangster 9-2 ..........D Browne McMonagle
Probable SP: 11-8 So Lovely, 5 Elevating, 7 Beguiled, 10 Clarity, Siena
Storm, 12 La Bassette, La Torre, Avalon Queen, 20 State Of America.
FAVOURITES: 1 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 1 1
2025: Aylin 2 9 2 (David Egan) 11-4 Fav K R Burke drawn (4) 13 ran.
5.55
—HKJC WORLD POOL HANDICAP (3) (3-Y-O) £50,000 added
(£25,770) 1m (20)
1
(16)
11-L0 INTENSE VISION 42 (D) (S) Oli Rix 9-9 .............................. R Dawson
2
(1)
44-10 EXCLUSIVE CODE 42 (D) A Watson 9-9 ........................James Doyle
3
(11) 31L-270 VINCENZO PERUGGIA 42 (G) C Johnston 9-8 ......................R Scott
4
(6) 111127 WILD THOUGHTS 19 (P) (D3) (G) R Spencer 9-8 .............S Osborne
5
(8) 1-4L705 RICHIE’S ROCKET 26 R Beckett 9-7 ....................................H Crouch
6
(7) 43-2212 LAW COURT 47 (D) R Hannon 9-6 .........................Faleh Bughanaim
7
(13) 11-LL4 ZENNOR STORM 33 (P) (D) W Haggas 9-6 .................... T Marquand
8
(19) 610-321 RUNSWICK 36 (D) (GS) E Dunlop 9-6 ................................D Tudhope
9
(14)
471 ELECTRIC DREAMS 47 (D) J Fanshawe 9-5 ......................O Murphy
10
(4) 42-116 EUSTON HALL 41 (D2) (G) E Walker 9-5 ........................... C T Keane
11 (15) 422-151 GO RIMBAUD 13 (P) (D) J & T Gosden 9-4............................W Buick
12 (20)
2-322 STORMING POINT 30 (P) (BF) G & J Moore 9-4 ...............R L Moore
13 (17) 221-433 ABUNDANT 20 (P) (D) T Ward 8-13 ....................................S M Levey
14
(9) 231213 KALOKALO 17 (D2) (GS) C Hills 8-13 ..........................Jason Watson
15
(3) 1L-6334 LOBLOLLY 26 S Woods 8-12 .............................................David Egan
16
(2) 0-73123 GET OUTTA HERE 20 (DBF) (G) D Menuisier 8-12 .......J P Spencer
17 (18) 21-403L AQUA BEAR 20 I Williams 8-12 ......................................B Loughnane
18
(5)
1-55 DUMUJI 80 C Cox 8-11 ...................................................P J McDonald
19 (10) 54-1617 STORM POINT 21 (DBF) (S) E Walker 8-11 ....................K Shoemark
20 (12) 00-4465 MR SEAGULL 20 (P) (G) H Palmer 8-10 ............................. D Probert
Probable SP: 9-2 Go Rimbaud, 13-2 Runswick, Exclusive Code, Electric
Dreams, 7 Law Court, 8 Storming Point, 10 Get Outta Here, 12 Abundant.
FAVOURITES: – – – – – – – 1 0 0 (W 9-3).
2025: Principality 3 9 8 (Kieran Shoemark) 18-1 Harry Eustace drawn (13) 15 ran.
DRAW ADVANTAGE: Low 7f to 1m 1f. Drop in Class: 3.00 Shaihaan is down 2 grades on last run (Group 1 to Group 3); Venetian Lace (2). First run since wind surgery: None today.
2.00 Funky Dory 2.35 Relevant Range 3.10 Supplicate 3.45 Marquessofanglesey 4.20 Sixty Plus 4.55 Mereside Spark 5.25 Yafaarr
NEWMARKET – 3.10 SUPPLICATE (nap); 4.20 Sixty Plus (nb). NORTHERNER – 2.35 THEME PARK (nap)
4.20
—ODDSCHECKER FREE BETS HANDICAP (6) £6,500 added
(£3,402) 1m 6f (4)
1
(2)
67611 SIXTY PLUS (10lbex) 5 (P) (D) (G) James Owen 6-10-6.......C Fallon
2
(1) 632/72- BEST NIGHT J20 (T) D Pipe 5-9-11 ............................................C Lee
3
(3) 4-60042 SIMIYANN 13 (V) (D) (G) I Williams 6-9-4.............................C Beasley
4
(4) 5L4L-45 BEGGARMAN 50 (D2) (S) H Morrison 9-9-4 ...................C Rodriguez
Probable SP: 4-6 Sixty Plus, 3 Simiyann, 6 Beggarman, 10 Best Night.
4.55
—ODDSCHECKER HANDICAP (6) (3-Y-O) £6,500 added
(£3,402) 6f 18yds (8)
1
(6) L50985 HENRIETTE RONNER 7 (D) T Coyle & K Wood 9-9 ..............T Eaves
2
(4) 33-2426 MOLLY MAC 13 M Fenton (IRE) 9-8 ..........................Grace McEntee
3
(1) 52-LL44 MERESIDE SPARK 40 D & N Barron 9-7 ............................C Beasley
4
(2) 3512LL AUSPICIOUS 16 (D2) N Tinkler 9-6 ...................................... A Jary (3)
5
(8) 434668 SAECULAMATION 16 (D) G Margarson 9-0 ...............................C Lee
6
(3) 957-073 MUDDY NORA 40 S Spencer 9-0 ..............................................D Swift
7
(7) L96L86- AUDERE 273 D Ivory 9-0 ........................................................J F Egan
8
(5)
80-L WAGYU STAR 140 (B) J & S Quinn 9-0 ..................................C Fallon
Probable SP: 15-8 Muddy Nora, 11-4 Mereside Spark, 10-3 Molly Mac,
8 Saeculamation, 16 Wagyu Star, Henriette Ronner, 20 Auspicious, Audere.
5.25
—ODDSCHECKER.COM AJA NOVICE AMATEUR JOCKEYS’
HANDICAP (5) £8,000 added (£3,974) 1m 2f 50yds (7)
1
(5) 112253 GALAXY WONDER 24 (D) (S) A Carroll 4-11-5 .....................C Carroll
2
(3) 416631 POET’S DAWN 12 (P) (CD4) (GS) T Easterby 11-11-3 ...Miss R Burley
3
(6) 460132 YAFAARR 11 (T) S England 4-11-1 ...................... Jack Loughnane (3)
4
(4) 6353-77 FLIGHTOFTHEPHOENIX 91 C Hills 4-11-0 ..................James Hills (3)
5
(7) 30L151 PALAZZO PERSICO 15 (D4) (GS) A Carroll 5-10-10 .. William Pearman
6
(1) 7/4L-58L HILL STATION 9 D Wingrove 7-10-8 ............. Miss Jodie Wingrove (3)
7
(2) 198642 SHOWMEDEMONEY 31 (B) (D) (G) C Benton 7-10-5 ...Miss T Cole (3)
Probable SP: 9-4 Palazzo Persico, 5-2 Poet’s Dawn, 10-3 Showmedemoney,
11-2 Yafaarr, 8 Galaxy Wonder.
2.00 Funky Dory 2.35 Tardaff 3.10 Supplicate 3.45 Queen’s Hame 4.20 Simiyann 4.55 Molly Mac 5.25 Poet’s Dawn
4.35 —HANDICAP (6) (3-Y-O) £7,200 added (£3,768) 5f 21yds (8) 1 (4) 92L SANDS OF SEVE 10 (V) (C&D) Mr W G Harrison 9-9
D Keenan 2 (5) 085 RUNAMARA 30 (P) J & R Flint 9-8 .............Taylor Fisher 3 (7) 47L TOMMIE’S ANGEL 61 R Menzies 9-7 .........Kaiya Fraser 4 (2) 321 HAVIN A FLYER (6lbex) 7 (T) (D) R Menzies 9-7
T Kiely-Marshall (5) 5 (6) 145 A LOTT OF KANE 52 (CBF) C Banham 9-4 ....J Haynes 6 (1) L22 MY MATE MACKLEY 7 (P) (DBF) Adam Kirby 9-2
P Cosgrave 7 (3) 5L-L VIENNETTA 59 (H) M Blake 9-1 .......................W Carson 8 (8) L9-3 PRINCESS OF LIMNOS 79 A Carroll 9-0 .....S De Sousa Probable SP: 7-4 Havin A Flyer, 9-4 My Mate Mackley, 5 A Lott Of Kane, 8 Sands of Seve, 10 Runamara, 20 Princess Of Limnos, Tommie’s Angel.
5.10 —HANDICAP (6) £7,200 added (£3,768) 1m 142yds (13) 1 (12) 12L TILANI 27 (P) (BF2) I Williams 4-9-10 ................ L Morris 2 (9) 107 VOLTO DI MEDUSA 22 (B) Jack Jones 5-9-10 ..P Bradley 3 (5) 4-17 KING CHAOS 191 (BF) R Menzies 5-9-10 ..Kaiya Fraser 4 (4) 866 PORTMAN BLUE 7 (T) J Parr 4-9-10 ........... J Callan (3) 5 (13) 8-67 CONNIE MOON 169 (V) D Coakley 4-9-9.....P Cosgrave 6 (10) L90 CEPHALUS 23 (B) C Banham 7-9-8 .................J Haynes 7 (1) 6L4 THE DARK BARON 17 (C&DC) Kathy Turner 4-9-8
Laura Coughlan (3) 8 (2) 671 BETWEEN ME AND U 22 (T) (C&D) M Herrington
5-9-8 D Keenan 9 (11) 648- BUN BANG FAI 301 M Hammond 4-9-6 .........A Brookes 10 (6) 534 PEARLY SQUIRREL 20 (C) D Loughnane 4-9-6 ..S De Sousa 11 (3) 989 CY TWOMBLY 9 (V) J Mackie 4-9-5 ..............L Edmunds 12 (8) 1LL R P MCMURPHY 23 (P) (C&D2) M Appleby 4-9-4 .K Stott 13 (7) 3-97 ONSLOW GARDENS 46 L Mullaney 6-9-4 ....R Clutterbuck Probable SP: 7-4 Between Me And U, 5 Pearly Squirrel, 7 Tilani, 8 The Dark Baron, 10 King Chaos, 12 Portman Blue.
5.47
—MAIDEN STAKES (4) £10,000 added
(£5,400) 1m 1f 104yds (8)
1 (6)
5- GOLDEN CAVIAR 299 E Dunlop 3-9-7......... J Callan (3)
2 (4)
PYRAMID J & T Gosden 3-9-7 ...........................R Havlin
3 (5)
6 WYVILL 47 I Williams 3-9-7 ...........................S De Sousa
4 (3)
BINTWARD R Varian 3-9-2 .............................S D Bowen
5 (1) 253 CHIMES OF THUNDER 40 W Haggas 3-9-2 .... H Davies
6 (7) 524 DOR’S DAZZLER 166 (H) D Ivory 3-9-2 ......Kaiya Fraser
7 (8)
INDIAN MARY K P De Foy 3-9-2 .............Laura Pearson
8 (2)
5 WALKING ON STARS 7 Sir M Prescott 3-9-2 ... L Morris
Probable SP: 13-8 Chimes Of Thunder, 2 Pyramid,
3 Bintward, 14 Indian Mary.
6.22 —RESTRICTED MAIDEN STAKES (5) (2-Y-O) £8,000 added (£4,320) 6f 20yds (12) 1 (7) 532 LOCATION LOCATION 29 (EH) J Fanshawe 9-7
Kaiya Fraser
2 (11) 86 ONGOMBO 31 C Fellowes 9-7 .................NON RUNNER
3 (12) 906 ZOHAR 44 (P) C Fellowes 9-7 ..................NON RUNNER
4 (3)
CONSCIENTIOUS A Watson 9-4 .......................... W Cox
5 (2)
0 GOD OF TITANS 21 C Hobson 9-4 ..................D Keenan
6 (8)
MONTGOMERY BELL H Main 9-4 ...............L Edmunds
7 (5)
6 POSTREMO 87 J S Moore 9-4 ....................Taylor Fisher
8 (1) 62 SUPREME STAR 13 M Botti 9-4....................... B Sayette
9 (6) 336 ANGEL SENSE 21 (T) (BF) M Botti 9-2........S De Sousa
10 (4)
HUDA’S JOY J Osborne 9-2 ..............................W Carver
11 (10) 52 OURAGAN 21 A Watson 9-2 .............................. L Morris
12 (9) 076 TRUST IN FAR 6 G Hanmer 8-13...................S D Bowen
Probable SP: 9-4 Supreme Star, 5-2 Ouragan, 10-3 Angel
Sense, 7 Location Location, 12 Conscientious, Huda’s Joy,
20 Postremo.
6.57 —CLAIMING STAKES (6) £6,600 added (£3,564) 6f 20yds (11) 1 (6) 1-4L BUZZ BOX 25 (D) M Herrington 5-10-2 ...........D Keenan 2 (9) 051 JUNGLE DRUMS 16 (C&DD3) J Osborne 4-10-2 ..W Carver 3 (1) 213 TRUST SERGEI 20 (C&DCD) G Hanmer 4-9-13 ...J Peate 4 (10) LL9- HAVANAGREATTIME 328 (D2) R Carr 5-9-8 ...JP Sullivan 5 (8) 016 HOCKNEY 49 (D3) T Dascombe 4-9-8 ................. W Cox 6 (2) 215 MANLY FIREBALL 16 (C&D) R Hughes 3-9-8
D J Murphy (7) 7 (11) 186 HUNKY DORY 71 (P) (C&DD) Jack Morland 4-9-2 ...K Stott 8 (7) 177 MISSION COMMAND 19 (TV) J Candlish 4-9-2 ...J Callan (3) 9 (4) 211 PUNCHBOWL FLYER 37 (B) (D10) J G O’Shea 9-9-2
A Egan (7) 10 (3) L85 HAKIN ADRAAR 9 (B) Martin Dunne 3-8-7 ...... L Morris 11 (5) 007 SEU JO 50 J Boyle 3-8-7 ................................S D Bowen Probable SP: 9-4 Jungle Drums, 7-2 Hunky Dory, 6 Manly Fireball, 10 Punchbowl Flyer, Hockney, Havanagreattime, 12 Buzz Box, 14 Mission Command, 16 Hakin Adraar, 20 Seu Jo.
5.30 —APPRENTICE HANDICAP (5) £8,500 added (£4,449) 1m 2f 17yds (6) 1 (3) 334 QITAAL 12 (P) (D2BF) (S) C Johnston 7-9-12 ..J Nicholls 2 (1) 617 OJ LIFESTYLE 29 (BT) (D) (G) G & J Moore 6-9-10
Jude Fernandes (7) 3 (2) 554 GOLDEN CIRCET J15 (V) (CD2) (G) J & S Best 6-9-10
W Fentiman 4 (4) 153 SHOW BIZ KID 14 (B) (D2) (G) J & S Birkett 5-9-8 ...L Catton 5 (6) 845 MAGICAL MERLIN 59 (P) (GS) Harry Charlton 6-9-1
Millie Wonnacott (3) 6 (5) 465 BOBACIOUS 14 (C&DD3) (G) M Hoad 6-9-0 ..Liam Wright Probable SP: 5-2 Qitaal, 11-4 Golden Circet, 7-2 Show Biz Kid, 5 Oj Lifestyle, 7 Magical Merlin, 14 Bobacious.
6.05
—RESTRICTED NOVICE STAKES (4) (2-Y-O)
£13,000 added (£7,020) 7f 3yds (9)
1 (8)
14 OUT OF THIS WORLD 44 (H) (DBF) (G) J Tate 9-8
R Hornby
2 (3)
0 BANGED UP 21 E J-Houghton 9-4 ........... C Hutchinson
3 (7)
CAMARDA RC R Hannon 9-4 ...................S C Cronin (5)
4 (5)
7 COOL KING 44 (BF) M Botti 9-4 ........................N Callan
5 (2)
OTIS BAY Harry Eustace 9-4 ...................... J Nicholls (3)
6 (9) LL WHISKEY GALORE 13 M Bell 9-4 ..................R Coakley
7 (1) 783 BENEFACTA 35 R Hughes 9-1 ...........................F Marsh
8 (4) 07 AMINATY 21 A Balding 8-13 ............................ D Muscutt
9 (6)
9 SECRET FLITE 21 T Ward 8-13 .........................K O’Neill
Probable SP: 5-2 Out Of This World, 7-2 Camarda Rc, 9-2
Benefacta, 8 Aminaty, Otis Bay, 12 Whiskey Galore.
6.40 —HANDICAP (5) £8,500 added (£4,449) 1m 4f 6yds (5) 1 (4) 6LL TWILIGHT MOON 27 (D4) (G) M Tregoning 4-9-9
D Costello 2 (3) L-LL DREAM HARDER 19 (PT) (D) (S) M Loughnane 7-9-7
R Hornby 3 (2) 141 IMPERIAL CULT 6 (CD3) (GS) G Baker 7-9-2 ..N Callan 4 (1) 1L3 STAGE SHOW 33 (P) (D) Alexandra Dunn 6-8-13 .F Marsh 5 (5) 424 TWO PLUS TWO 21 (B) (D) (G) E De Giles 6-8-9 ..D E Hogan Probable SP: 4-7 Imperial Cult, 3 Two Plus Two, 10 Stage Show, 12 Dream Harder, 16 Twilight Moon.
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NOTTINGHAM TRACK FACTS: Longest trav- ellers: Molly Mac (4.55) Ireland; Affection (3.10) & Best Night (4.20) 198 miles. Drop in Class: 4.55 Wagyu Star is down 2 grades on last run (Class 4 to Class 6). First run since wind surgery: None today.
4.35 My Mate Mackley 5.10 Portman Blue 5.47 Pyramid 6.22 Supreme Star 6.57 Hunky Dory 7.32 Si White 8.07 Cooramook 8.42 Midnight’s Dream
NORTHERNER – 4.35 Havin A Flyer (nb)
7.32 —HANDICAP (6) (3-Y-O) £7,200 added (£3,768) 1m 4f 51yds (12) 1 (11) 644 EVENING FADES 19 W Haggas 9-9 ................. H Davies 2 (10) 67-8 AFRICAN GIB 59 D Menuisier 9-9 .....................R Havlin 3 (3) 442 GOLDFINDER 58 P Chamings 9-9 ....................... W Cox 4 (7) 41L WORLINGTON 24 (PT) (DBF) G Boughey 9-9 ..J Callan (3) 5 (6) 223 FOREVER PERFECT 55 (C&D) R Menzies 9-9
Kaiya Fraser 6 (1) 4-78 LA KOSMOS 59 A King 9-9 ............................S D Bowen 7 (12) 68L BARON WAGSTAFF 28 R Phillips 9-7 .................J Peate 8 (4) 213 CROWN INN TO WIN 82 (HT) (C&D) I Furtado 9-7
S De Sousa 9 (2) 460 SIR GRIFLET 5 (PT) D Cunha 9-7 ................ S Donohoe 10 (8) 961 SI WHITE (6lbex) 7 Sir M Prescott 9-7 ............... L Morris 11 (5) 566 BLUE TULIP 16 W Muir & C Grassick 9-3 ....L Edmunds 12 (9) 585 RAJBELLO 55 F O’Brien 9-2 ...........................A Egan (7) Probable SP: 9-4 Si White, 7-2 Goldfinder, 9-2 Crown Inn To Win, 15-2 Forever Perfect, 10 Worlington, 14 Evening Fades.
8.07 —HANDICAP (DIV 1) (6) £7,200 added (£3,768) 7f 36yds (12) 1 (1) 622 COORAMOOK 16 (B) M Loughnane 4-10-0 ...J Callan (3) 2 (3) 090 ICONIC TIMES 59 (P) J Candlish 4-9-13 ........S D Bowen 3 (2) 946 VELVET SKIES 76 (D) Mr W G Harrison 5-9-12 ...D Keenan 4 (4) 442 EMERY DOWN 24 (P) (D) J Ryan 4-9-11 .........P Bradley 5 (10) 504 DASHING DONKEY 56 (D) W Stone 5-9-11
Josephine Gordon 6 (7) 1L8 FASTER BEE 32 (T) (C&D2) F O’Brien 5-9-10
Miss Remie Morgan (7) 7 (9) L84 WHITE UMBRELLA 9 (P) (C&DC3D) C Kellett 7-9-8
W Carver 8 (5) 604 BEAMING LIGHT 16 (E) D Loughnane 6-9-8 .......W Pyle 9 (12) L83 AFRICAN SPIRIT 31 (PT) (D) I Williams 5-9-7 .. S De Sousa 10 (11) 4LL MEGAPHONE 70 (C) S Dixon 4-9-6 ......... C Howarth (3) 11 (8) 173 BASED 9 (C&DBF2) W Knight 3-9-5 ..........Taylor Fisher 12 (6) 0-9L HAVANITA 45 (V) P Chamings 4-9-4 .................... W Cox Probable SP: 11-4 Emery Down, 7-2 Cooramook, 13-2 Dashing Donkey, 15-2 White Umbrella, 8 Based.
8.42 —HANDICAP (DIV 2) (6) £7,200 added (£3,768) 7f 36yds (12) 1 (5) 215 SOUTH KENSINGTON 59 (D3BF) Adam Kirby 5-10-0
P Cosgrave 2 (11) L8L REDREDROBIN 16 (P) (D5) M Saunders 9-10-0
NON RUNNER 3 (10) 632 MIDNIGHT’S DREAM 16 (V) (D) J Parr 5-9-13 ...L Morris 4 (12) 13L REPUTATION 25 (C&DD4) R Carr 13-9-12 ...JP Sullivan 5 (4) 313 ON KEY 6 (P) (C&D) S Dixon 4-9-11 ........ C Howarth (3) 6 (8) 236 CAPTAIN PICKLES 26 (C2D) T Culhane & S Barclay
4-9-9 S Donohoe 7 (3) 221 MUSICAL SOLDIER (6lbex) 9 (PT) (C&D2)
Ollie Sangster 3-9-9 J Callan (3) 8 (9) L17 MYTHICAL ISLE 24 (C&D) P Morris 4-9-8 ......P Bradley 9 (6) 42-5 YOKO 20 (H) D Loughnane 3-9-8 .............Laura Pearson 10 (1) 353 THE SPOTLIGHT KID 72 (B) (D3) D Ivory 7-9-7 ....R Havlin 11 (2) 323 MANTON ROAD 17 (P) (C&DCD2) R Phillips 4-9-6 .. J Peate 12 (7) 112 OH SO PERFECT 9 (D2) M Appleby 3-9-4 ...A Rawlinson Probable SP: 11-4 Musical Soldier, 5 Oh So Perfect, 11-2 Midnight’s Dream, 6 South Kensington, 15-2 On Key.
TRACK FACTS: L-H Tapeta course. GOING: Standard. STALLS: 7f outside; remainder inside. DRAW ADVANTAGE: None. Top jockey: Luke Mor- ris. Top trainer: A Carroll. Headgear first time: 4.35 Runamara, 5.10 Cy Twombly, 5.47 Dor’s Dazzler, 6.57 Hakin Adraar, 8.42 Manton Road, Yoko. Long- est travellers: Sands of Seve (4.35) & Velvet Skies (8.07) 202 miles. Drop in Class: 4.35 Tommie’s Angel is down 2 grades on last run (Class 4 to Class 6); Viennetta (2); Princess Of Limnos (2); 6.22 God Of Titans (3); Postremo (2); 6.57 Buzz Box (3); Jungle Drums (2); Havanagreattime (2); Hockney (2); Manly Fireball (2); Hunky Dory (2); Mission Command (2); Seu Jo (2); 7.32 Sir Griflet (2). First run since wind surgery: 4.35 A Lott Of Kane, 7.32 Crown Inn To Win, 8.42 South Kensington.
5.30 Golden Circet 6.05 Camarda Rc 6.40 Imperial Cult 7.15 Chantelle 7.50 Red Moon 8.25 Sugar Sugar
7.15 —FILLIES’ HANDICAP (4) (3-Y-O) £16,250 added (£8,375) 1m 113yds (4) 1 (3) 1-12 CHANTELLE 152 Sir M Prescott 9-9 ..............D E Hogan 2 (1) 318 CELESTRA 19 (P) (G) J & T Gosden 9-7 ..........K O’Neill 3 (4) 571 TRIO 14 (C&D) (GS) E J-Houghton 9-3
C Hutchinson 4 (2) 361 TOO HOT TO TANGO 45 (G) H Morrison 9-2 .. R Hornby Probable SP: 15-8 Chantelle, 2 Too Hot To Tango, 5-2 Trio, 7 Celestra.
7.50 —HANDICAP (6) (3-Y-O) £7,000 added (£3,664) 7f 3yds (7) 1 (3) 757 KOFFEE AND KALE 21 (S) M Bell 9-9 .......... D Muscutt 2 (6) 554 EYES FRONT 14 (B) E Smyth-Osbourne 9-7
R Hornby 3 (4) L42 CREDIT FORGEDD IT 14 S Dow 9-5 .......S C Cronin (5) 4 (2) 485 SUN OF DOLLY 14 J Gallagher 9-4 ...................N Callan 5 (7) 135 RED MOON 30 (P) (D) J Channon 9-4 ................G Bass 6 (5) 554 IMAGINE THAT 33 H Candy 9-0 ......................... N Currie 7 (1) 33L REAL GOLD 15 R Cook & J Bridger 8-9 ...........K O’Neill Probable SP: 15-8 Credit Forgedd It, 4 Eyes Front, 13-2 Sun Of Dolly, 7 Real Gold, Imagine That, 8 Koffee And Kale, Red Moon.
8.25 —HANDICAP (5) £8,500 added (£4,449) 6f 3yds (7) 1 (3) 204 TWIRLER 21 (C&DD2) (GS) M Attwater 5-10-0
S C Cronin (5) 2 (4) 232 LADY GORMIRE 22 M Dods 3-9-9 ...............S B Kirrane 3 (2) 932 SUGAR SUGAR 16 (E) J Channon 3-9-5 ............G Bass 4 (5) L53 VICTOR CEE 15 (P) (D) P McEntee 3-9-3 ..........T Heard 5 (1) 203 ELVETHAM 26 (B) (D2) C Allen 4-9-3 ............. J Gilligan 6 (6) 5-51 MOUNT MOGAN 155 (P) (D3) (G) Mrs L Mongan 9-9-1
Georgia Dobie 7 (7) 2L5 HARRY BROWN 21 (D4) (G) P Crate 6-9-1
R Hornby Probable SP: 5-2 Lady Gormire, 10-3 Mount Mogan, 11-2 Sugar Sugar, Twirler, 13-2 Victor Cee, 15-2 Elvetham, 12 Harry Brown.
4.35 Havin A Flyer 5.10 King Chaos 5.47 Pyramid 6.22 Supreme Star 6.57 Manly Fireball 7.32 Worlington 8.07 African Spirit 8.42 On Key
5.30 Golden Circet 6.05 Out Of This World 6.40 Imperial Cult 7.15 Too Hot To Tango 7.50 Red Moon 8.25 Lady Gormire
W
INTERVIEW
by Nik
Simon
in Glasgow
HEN Filip Nowacki was a child, which was not that long ago, his parents gave him an ultimatum. ‘Me and my friends would go out to Greve de Lecq, which is a popular beach where you can go cliff jumping,’ explains the 18-year-old from Jersey. ‘It’s a five-minute swim across to the rocks where you jump in. It’s maybe 15 metres high. It’s a bit hairy for a responsible adult, but it’s a good adrenaline kick. ‘It’s very important you know how to swim so my parents wanted me to be able to keep myself afloat when I went out with my mates.’ When they doubled down on his swimming lessons, little did they know that Nowacki would be winning gold and silver medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The teenager, who is still waiting for his A-level results, has been the breakthrough star of the Games in Glasgow. He beat his idol, Adam Ramsay-Peaty, in winning 100m breaststroke silver on Saturday night and followed it up with gold in the 200m breaststroke on Tuesday (below) to become one of swimming’s overnight sensations. Sitting in the team room in Glasgow, beaming from ear to ear after his victory, Nowacki talks Daily Mail Sport through his journey to the podium. His surname has Polish roots. In 2002, his mum and dad boarded a one-way flight to Jersey and landed jobs in accounting and construction. ‘They took me to swimming lessons when I was five or six and I hated it,’ he recalls. ‘I hated the water, I hated getting wet and I cried before I got in. When I was seven or eight, I started to enjoy it. I went for a trial taster session at Jersey Swimming Club and thought, “This is a bit of me”. ‘You’re never far from the sea in Jersey. You can go for open water swims, but I’ve never been the biggest, so I had to get my elbows out because of all the waves. I
GOODWOOD
1.50 — INFRAAD (T Marquand) 2-1F 1; Hatteen 9-4(2ndFav) 2; Cannes 9-2 3. 8 ran. (W Haggas). hd, 41/4. Tote: 3.60; 1.55, 1.20, 1.80. Ex: 10.60. Tc: 16.49. Tf: 31.10. CSF: 6.46. NR: Blue Hercules. 2.25 — WILD BLOSSOM (James Doyle) 5-4F 1; Fast Track 10-3(2ndFav) 2; Divine Whisper 11-1 3. 9 ran. (K R Burke). 11/2, 3/4. Tote: 2.30; 1.30, 1.40, 2.50. Ex: 6.70. Tf: 54.40. CSF: 5.05. 3.00 — FLORA OF BERMUDA (James Doyle) 5-2F 1; Sayidah Dariyan 7-2(2ndFav) 2; Radiant Beauty 11-2 3. 13 ran. (A Balding). nk, 11/4. Tote: 3.55; 1.50, 1.90, 2.45. Ex: 17.90. Tc: 45.98. Tf: 66.50. CSF: 10.69. NR: Queen’s Reign. 3.35 — PERSHAADA (S M Levey) 11-4F 1; Adonius 5-1 2; Hell Of A Spin 66-1 3. 11 ran. (R Hannon). 2l, nk. Tote: 3.75; 1.30, 2.10, 14.45. Ex: 19.80. Tc: 748.28. Tf: 654.40. CSF: 16.19. 4.10 — BOW ECHO (B Loughnane) 10-11F 1; Gstaad
definitely preferred sticking to the black line of the pool.’ At Nowacki’s secondary school, students were pushed to take part in all sports. One look at his slight 5ft 10in frame, however, will tell you he was not destined for contact sports. ‘I played a bit of house rugby, but I tended to run away from the ball!’ he laughs. ‘When I was 14, I went to the swimming nationals at Ponds Forge in Sheffield and that sparked my journey. ‘I was between 10th and 20th in all events when I arrived and walked away with four golds. That was my first experi- ence of what it feels like to win.’ He has never
RACING RESULTS 4-1(2ndFav) 2; Opera Ballo 9-2 3. 12 ran. (G Boughey). 1/2, 13/4. Tote: 1.91; 1.20, 1.35, 1.60. Ex: 3.90. Tc: 11.77. Tf: 9.80. CSF: 4.59. 5.00 — FRENCH AFFAIR (B Loughnane) 14-1 1; Under The Twilight 13-2 2; Wreck It Ryley 28-1 3; Mae Amor 50-1 4. 26 ran. (J Candlish). nk, hd, 11/4. Tote: 21.25; 4.35, 2.60, 8.00, 15.40. Ex: 274.80. Tc: 2664.36. Tf: 7795.00. CSF: 103.54. NRs: Lipsink, Sargent Dennis. 5.40 — CRIMSON SPIRIT (R L Moore) 11-2JtFav 1; The Liffey 22-1 2; The Fingal Raven 16-1 3; Oliver Show 6-1 4. 20 ran. (D & C Kubler). 3/4, 3/4, nk. Tote: 6.50; 2.15, 8.85, 5.95. Ex: 186.00. Tc: 1944.46. Tf: 2897.90. CSF: 138.11. Jackpot £7,828.40. Placepot £14.10. Q’pot £10.80. LEICESTER
5.55 — COAT OF RED (D Probert) 5-6F 1; Fairy Well 11-8(2ndFav) 2; Sioux Moon 18-1 3. 4 ran. (S & E Crisford). 21/2, 2l. Tote: 1.84; Ex: 2.20.
Tf: 5.90. CSF: 2.29. NR: Pure Majesty. 6.27 — PJ’S CORNER (S Donohoe) 10-1 1; My Maria 5-1 2; Amber Ocean 5-2(2ndFav) 3. 6 ran. (D Cunha). nk, 1/2. Tote: 11.60; 4.30, 1.90. Ex: 46.10. Tf: 166.40. CSF: 55.29. 7.02 — SIWA OASIS (D Probert) 9-4(2ndFav) 1; Yordan 10-1 2; Moving Shadow 8-15F 3. 4 ran. (C Hills). 1/2, hd. Tote: 3.25; Ex: 10.70. Tf: 15.50. CSF: 18.41. 7.37 — CALAFRIO (B Sayette) 2-1(2ndFav) 1; Von Krolock 11-2 2; Melissa Honey 8-11F 3. 4 ran. (G Baker). 2l, 21/2. Tote: 3.00; Ex: 8.40. Tf: 7.90. CSF: 11.77. NRs: Rye, Tomarlo. 8.10 — CAPTAIN CAIRNEY (R Kavanagh) 5-2(2ndFav) 1; Clocker evensF 2; Al’s River 9-2 3. 4 ran. (W Muir & C Grassick). nk, 15l. Tote: 3.50; Ex: 5.20. Tf: 12.80. CSF: 5.51. 8.40 — CANCELLED (K Stott) 10-3(2ndFav) 1; Spiritoftheblues 11-8F 2; Silken Bay 7-1 3. 5 ran. (J & A O’Neill). 3/4, 21/2. Tote: 4.34;
looked back. His swimming coach
at Jersey Tigers convinced him to
move to Millfield boarding school
in Somerset for sixth form, where
he could spend more time
perfecting his technique.
Last year, after finishing his
lower-sixth exams, he won the
200m breaststroke at
the European Junior
Championships in a
time that would have
seen him finish fourth
at the 2024 Olympics
in Paris.
‘This is the first
competition where I
haven’t had to worry
about maths or
p h y s i c s
i n
t h e
background,’ he
says. ‘I had
a l l
m y
A-levels
leading
up to
these
1.40, 1.30. Ex: 9.00. Tf: 29.10. CSF: 7.98. Placepot £686.10. Q’pot £49.50. REDCAR
2.05 — ARCHDUKE FERDINAND (Shay Farmer) 11-4F 1; Kats Bob 3-1(2ndFav) 2; Artagnan 15-2 3. 7 ran. (S Spencer). 11/4, 13/4. Tote: 3.75; 1.90, 1.90. Ex: 12.60. Tf: 60.70. CSF: 11.11. 2.40 — ARETI (J Callan) 5-6F 1; Vanilla Skies 10-3 2; Royale Union 11-4(2ndFav) 3. 7 ran. (Oliver Cole). 13/4, 21/4. Tote: 1.84; 1.20, 1.40. Ex: 3.30. Tf: 5.30. CSF: 3.96. 3.15 — LUCKY HERO (Conor Whiteley) 7-2CoFav 1; Optician 7-2CoFav 2; Kitsune Power 13-2 3. 8 ran. (D O’Meara). 5l, 3/4. Tote: 4.50; 1.70, 1.70, 1.80. Ex: 15.70. Tc: 75.23. Tf: 57.30. CSF: 15.73. NR: Kisiyra. 3.50 — KISS ME MY LOVE (W Fentiman) 6-1 1; Sandy Craic 4-1(2ndFav) 2; Wild Dahlia 11-2
Games, which was quite intense. I was spending a lot of time on my iPad reading over notes and making flashcards. Knowing I don’t have any schoolwork to do whilst I’ve been here has been quite nice!’ Nowacki has been staying in the same hotel as Ramsay-Peaty, overlooking the River Clyde. He is not blessed with the 31-year-old’s upper body strength, joking that maybe one day he will ‘get hench’. While Ramsay-Peaty changed the game with his bulldog-like power, Nowacki is more like a skimming stone. ‘I saw Adam in the lift after my race on Tuesday night and he congratulated me,’ he says. ‘I’ve looked up to him for most of my life. I was eight-years-old when he won his first Olympic gold, so to be racing in the lane next to him is pretty special. We went for a coffee before the
5.45 — BROCKLESBY BILL (Laura Coughlan) 9-1 1; Jungle Ruler 15-8F 2; Best Rate 9-4(2ndFav) 3. 5 ran. (Kathy Turner). 11/2, 1/2. Tote: 10.50; 3.50, 1.50. Ex: 34.10. Tf: 91.00. CSF: 26.38. 6.15 — WHEELS OF FIRE (J Leavy) 5-1 1; Hypnotised 6-1 2; Atticum 7-2 3. 6 ran. (R Hannon). 23/4, nk. Tote: 6.50; 2.70, 2.30. Ex: 33.20. Tf: 142.80. CSF:
34.12. NR: Novelette. 6.50 — QUEST FOR STARS (C Planas) 9-4(2ndFav) 1; Grove Street 16-1 2; Lancaster Tower 5-6F 3. 6 ran. (C Appleby). 1/2, 11/4. Tote: 3.25; 1.40, 4.70. Ex: 28.00. Tf: 51.30. CSF: 33.14. NR: Montalbano. 7.25 — HOME HERO (R Havlin) 5-2(2ndFav) 1; Galba 11-8F 2; Ingemar 12-1 3. 6 ran. (H Palmer). nk, 5l. Tote: 3.50; 1.50, 1.40. Ex: 6.80. Tc: 29.13. Tf: 23.90. CSF: 6.25. NRs: Next Guilian, Santiago Boy, Sogniamo. 8.00 — SPIRIT OF ATHENE (Ashley Lewis) 5-2F 1; Ammoony 4-1(2ndFav) 2; Lady Milton 11-2 3. 10 ran. (E Walker). nk, 3l. Tote: 3.50; 1.50, 1.60, 1.80. Ex: 12.40. Tc: 51.32. Tf: 54.70. CSF: 12.53. 8.30 — BOILERMAKER (L Edmunds) 3-1(2ndFav) 1; Kakirra evensF 2; Last Verse 13-2 3. 4 ran. (Harry Charlton). 3/4, 13/4. Tote: 4.00; Ex: 6.60. Tf: 17.30. CSF: 6.49. Placepot £192.70. Q’pot £10.90.
Commonwealth Games and I peppered him with questions for an hour-and-a-half. ‘Going up against some of those lads in the 100 breast can be a challenge because they’re so much bigger than me. I’m not the tallest and I’d love to put on muscle but there’s no point, given the momentum I’m carrying in the 200. If I get too big, I’m going to end up fighting the water, rather than gliding through it.’ Nowacki has been gliding through the Glaswegian waters with an effortless cadence. People talk about these Games as a launchpad for greatness and his name is worth remembering for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. ‘Every athlete dreams of the Olympic Games,’ he says. ‘They are staging the swimming in a 40,000-capacity arena, which will be unreal. Coming here and winning medals is a big step in the right direction.’
WORK WHISPER
ICONIC DREAM (Goodwood, 5.20) WEIGHTING GAME
CEPHALUS (Wolverhampton, 5.10) Down 15lb from last winning mark. BURNT FINGERS
ELEVATING (Goodwood, 5.20)
CAPTAIN HEATH TRIO
SUPREME STAR (nap) (Wolverhampton, 6.22) SAVVY DISKO (nb) (Goodwood, 1.50) THE BOOKKEEPER (Goodwood, 4.45)
R
GILL in Sydney
O B E R T O
D e
Zerbi has told
Lucas Bergvall
he wants him to
stay at Tottenham — but
insisted he will not beg the
midfielder or promise him
a starting place.
The 20-year-old started Spurs’
1-1 draw with Sydney FC in
Australia before being replaced at
half-time. The Swede is admired
by Newcastle and Nottingham
Forest, among others, and has
held talks with his manager about
his situation.
De Zerbi spoke highly of
Bergvall’s potential in Sydney,
but admitted that no elite club
should ever need to try to
convince a player to stay.
‘I would like that he stays with
us,’ the Spurs boss said. ‘I think
he’s potentially a top, top player.
But I don’t want to convince
anyone to stay. Tottenham is
already, without me, a top club
and we are not convincing anyone
to stay. He can find the space if he
stays with us.
‘The competition within the
players will be very strong
because we are Tottenham and
we have to build a strong squad
— not just 11 players, especially
considering a lot of injuries we
have suffered in the last two,
three seasons.
‘Football is going in a clear
direction. To compete for the
highest places in the table, you
have to manage 22, 23, 24 players.
I don’t want 24, but 21 or 22, of a
high level, for sure.
‘I was speaking with him before
the end of last season, and two
times during the World Cup, but
now we are speaking better, face-
to-face, without a competition.
‘Now I have started to work. In
the last season we prepared the
game, we worked in the head, on
the mentality, more than the
style of play.
‘His position is very clear for
me now. I needed time to under-
stand the characteristics of the
players. But I would like him to
stay with us. He’s very young, a
very good player, a good guy.
It’s not so easy so fast to
Backing: De
Zerbi hopes
Bergvall will
stay but won’t
promise him
a place in
the team REX
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Second Qualifying Round, 2nd Leg
RS BELGRADE . . . .(2) 5 LARNE . . . . . . . . .(0) 0 Katai 4, Arnautovic 45, 61 Loizou 50, Bukari 80 Agg: 9-0
÷CRICKET
THE HUNDRED — Group Stage: Sophia Gardens, Men, Welsh Fire 122-7 (100 balls; M J Santner 3-35); Trent Rockets 126-1 (72 balls; B M Duckett 52no). Trent Rockets win by 9 wickets. Women, Welsh Fire 129-3 (100 balls); Trent Rockets 132-2 (83 balls; B L Mooney 57). Trent Rockets win by 8 wickets. The Kia Oval, Women, MI London 151-4 (100 balls); London Spirit 151-5 (100 balls). Match Tied. ONE-DAY CUP — Group A: Edgbaston, Warwickshire 341-4 (50.0 overs; E G Barnard 140; V L Jani 66no; Z U Malik 58); Surrey 296-10 (47.0 overs; D P Sibley 74; J W Blake 71; O J Hannon-Dalby 5-60). Warwickshire win by 45 runs.
be a star...but I’m not begging him to stay
Group B — Gosforth, Glamorgan 326-6 (50.0 overs; E J Byrom 76; Z Ul-Hassan 65); Durham 328-7 (49.3 overs; W M H Rho- des 148no; K L Aldridge 78). Durham win by 3 wickets. Arundel, Essex 316-6 (50.0 overs; N R M Thain 102; T Westley 81; M J J Critchley 64); Sussex 320-5 (49.2 overs; C J Tear 73; J A Leaning 59no; J J Carson 53). Sussex win by 5 wickets. York, Worces- tershire 230 (50.0 overs, H J Cullen 70, D H Lategan 67, M J Waite 53no), Yorkshire 231-4 (40.4 overs, M M Ali 126). Yorkshire (4pts) beat Worcestershire by 6 wickets.
÷SNOOKER
SHANGHAI MASTERS — 2nd rd: S Murphy (Eng) bt Y Zhou (Chn) 6-5; J Higgins (Sco) bt J Lisowski (Eng) 6-5; X Zhao (Chn) bt J Ding (Chn) 6-2; Y Wu (Chn) bt J Si (Chn) 6-2.
÷TODAY’S ACTION
find a young player of that level.’ De Zerbi also said there was room for improvement with Bergvall as he contin- ued: ‘It’s very clear, his idea. He wants space. He wants to play as a double pivot as a position. ‘I can’t give, for any player in the world, a place in the
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CRICKET — The Hundred: Southern
Brave v Birmingham Phoenix (Util-
ita Bowl, Men 6.30pm, Women 3.0).
One-Day Cup - Group A: Lancashire v
Nottinghamshire (Preston, 11.0am).
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St Annes, Lancashire). USPGA Rocket
Classic (Detroit, Michigan).
RUGBY LEAGUE — Betfred Super
League (8.0): Huddersfield v Hull.
Lange (the sporting director). To
stay with us, we have to have the
right spirit. He’s a good guy. We
will see in the next weeks.’
Bergvall starting in Australia
would suggest no transfer is
imminent, or he would not have
been risked.
And while we must wait to see
what happens with Bergvall,
Spurs are not done trying to add
to their squad this summer,
despite their spending spree.
They are now focusing on
signing attacking players, and
could certainly do with adding
goals to their squad.
Gunners taking it to a ‘different dimension’
first XI guaranteed. I want to be honest with the players. I want to be clear. I don’t want to make the first mistake. ‘In terms of position, I can’t give a guarantee. He wants to play as a central midfielder. ‘But to play as a central midfielder, sometimes it is to attack, sometimes to keep the holder, to move the ball faster. He has to improve. I would like that he stays. ‘But if he doesn’t want to, then what can I do? Nothing. He has to speak with Vinai (Venkatesham, the club chief executive) or Johan
MIKEL ARTETA has hinted that Arsenal are hunting for new signings to take the club to a ‘different dimension’ and promised transfer plans will become ‘very concrete’ soon. The Gunners ended their 22-year wait to win the Premier League last season. And now they are looking to kick on after a quiet summer of business so far. Christos Tzolis and Illan Meslier have arrived, while Piero Hincapie’s loan from Bayer Leverkusen has been made permanent, but it is a marquee signing that the London club craves. They
have explored a sensational
move for Vinicius Jr if the
Brazilian decides against
signing a contract extension
at Real Madrid.
There is also still interest in
Atletico Madrid forward
Julian Alvarez, while the
Gunners remain determined
to sign Newcastle midfielder
Bruno Guimaraes.
Manager Arteta said: ‘A lot is
happening. From ownership
to the board, the sporting
director and myself, we
want to take this club to a
different level.
‘That is going to require a
better squad and better
their say over United ticket touting purge
By CHRIS WHEELER
MANCHESTER UNITED
supporters’ groups will
challenge the club over their
controversial clampdown on
ticket touting at a fans’ forum
meeting tonight.
United have come under fire
over the purge, with a number
of groups, including The ’58,
Manchester United Supporters’
Trust and The Red Army, issuing
a joint statement last week
accusing the club of making
fans feel like ‘suspects’.
By bringing in an external
agency using automated
monitoring to tackle touting,
United have been criticised for
casting the net too wide and
targeting innocent supporters.
Thousands of fans — including
some as young as six — have
had their accounts suspended
due to suspicious activity and
their season tickets could be
revoked unless they provide a
satisfactory explanation.
The fans’ forum will give
representatives a chance to
confront United over the
crackdown and urge leniency.
Manchester United Muslims
Supporters’ Club backed the
stance taken by other groups.
‘Manchester United has always
been more than a football
club,’ read their statement. ‘It
was built by generations of
supporters, dedicated staff, the
people of Manchester, and
communities around the world,
who have given unwavering
loyalty to this club. Today, many
feel that bond is being broken.
‘Long-standing supporters have
spoken about being suspended
or losing their season tickets.
‘Every supporter deserves
fairness, transparency and the
opportunity to be heard. Trust
is built through openness, not
silence. These issues form part
of a wider feeling that United is
becoming disconnected from
the people who built the club.
‘Success should never come at
the expense of the values that
made this club great. Enough
is enough.’
individuals. We have identified where we have opportunities to grow and improve and evolve our game and what is going to be needed to achieve that. ‘Hopefully very soon we can start to put things in a very concrete way. ‘Excellence has to be our standard, the way we behave daily with more and more determination and ambition. ‘We have to show we belong at this level and want to increase and take this club to a different dimension.’
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RICHARD GIBSON
EWS flash: England are about to appoint a laidback Kiwi as their Test coach. Sound familiar? In Stephen Fleming, they have chosen someone whose methods are not so far removed from those of his friend and former New Zealand team-mate Brendon McCullum, whose watchwords for his teams are consistency and calmness. The ECB hierarchy decided in January after the Ashes drubbing in Australia that with refinement, McCullum could adapt to the needs of a team four years into its cycle. However, they felt compelled to act when things went belly up against New Zealand this summer, against a backdrop of off-field distraction. Like McCullum before him, Fleming has no Test coaching experience, but provides a fresh and respected voice. England clearly hope it will inspire a turnaround in fortunes akin to McCullum’s arrival in 2022, when a sequence of one win in 17 Tests was met with a string of spectacular victories. In many ways, Fleming was McCullum’s mentor during their playing careers with New Zealand and their relationship will be key to navigating a path that England have failed to tread successfully
mentor for McCullum and their relationship will be key
before: the splitting of the head coaching roles. Some will argue that the early days of McCullum and Matthew Mott were just fine, the rebirth of Test cricket in this country four years ago coinciding with a second Twenty20 World Cup win. Ultimately, though, they were unable to maintain a balance on their priorities, meaning that England remained well stocked with quality personnel in the Test format and threadbare in the two white-ball ones, just as they had been when Andy Flower job-shared with Ashley Giles. Flower had been the ECB’s first choice to lead England towards next year’s Ashes, and Fleming shares a lot of the Zimbabwean’s pragmatism. Despite finishing with a Test average above 40, it was for his leadership rather than his batting that he was revered as a player, eking out every ounce of talent from his team-mates and forging them into a side that regularly reached the latter stages of one-day tournaments. The 53-year-old’s relaxed demeanour has remained throughout his life in top-level cricket, and his ability to balance pressure with man-management was highlighted after Jason Gallian stepped down from the Nottinghamshire captaincy to allow Fleming to lead. Days after
pragmatic coach (not to mention fact Flower turned it down!) Why England handed the keys to Fleming
the end of the historic 2005 Ashes, the club were celebrating their first County Championship title in 18 years after luring Kent into an unfavourable run chase to keep their own hopes of silverware alive. With the bat, Fleming had been more cautious in his early days, but developed chameleon instincts after an initial county spell with Middlesex, striking at 85 runs per 100 balls in a Nottinghamshire team that were freewheeling long before Bazball. Moving into coaching in 2009, Fleming showed himself to be one of the game’s greatest strategists, leading Chennai Super Kings to five finals in the first six years of the Indian Premier League, lifting the trophy twice. During an 18-year association with the franchise, he also claimed the title in 2018, 2021 and 2023. One of the most striking features at CSK was the loyalty shown to players year after year, creating an environment he referred to as a family rather than
a franchise, encouraging an open door policy between the squad and using unusual activities, such as constructing walls with bricks and cement, to promote team-building. But the Fleming blueprint of developing a culture of trust has not always worked. Four seasons in charge of Melbourne Stars in Australia’s Big Bash League ended potless. In his favour is that aside from the loss of captain Ben Stokes, England’s Test team is a settled unit and one that is arguably in need of realignment rather than major surgery. Despite his long association with Chennai, he has made clear to those close to him that international coaching was on his bucket list and said after working as a consultant with New Zealand four years ago: ‘Getting the warm-up shirts and having the silver fern on was quite a buzz.’ There will be those who believe an Englishman should be wearing the three lions, but the last push for a homegrown candidate
resulted in Chris Silverwood’s ill-fated Covid reign. In Fleming, England have someone with characteristics they are used to, and who is available to work ahead of the three-match series against Pakistan, which begins on August 19 and signals the start of a 12-month period that ends with the 2027 Ashes. One of Fleming’s first tasks will be to determine who succeeds Stokes as captain. Joe Root stepped in when Stokes was suspended for the Oval Test against New Zealand last month and was being lined up to work alongside McCullum until the end of the Ashes. That succession plan was put in place in order not to over-burden Root’s fellow Yorkshireman Harry Brook. However, Brook revealed it would be a ‘privilege’ to lead England in all three formats, having turned around results in his 15-month captaincy of the limited-overs teams. Appointing Brook, who at 27 is Root’s junior by eight years, would maintain some continuity as England return to split
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coaching roles, while it would avoid another captaincy switch within the next 18 months. Fleming indicated his interest in the post immediately after mutually severing ties with the CSK organisation a fortnight ago. His appointment would see him link up with McCullum, who viewed his fellow Kiwi as a mentor during their playing days. It would also take the number of Kiwis across England’s coaching set-up to four: Jeetan Patel and Tim Southee are the spin and fast bowling coaches respectively. Some will be concerned by a lack of homegrown presence, particularly after managing director Rob Key turned to Australian Marcus North as national selector. Only two Englishmen — Glamorgan head coach Richard Dawson and former Test batter Jonathan Trott — featured on a nine-strong list of candidates. Not all received calls, however, suggesting that Fleming became their top choice after Flower, the original No 1 target, turned down the chance to interview.
By DAVID KENT
SIR GARFIELD SOBERS was hailed
as the ‘greatest all-round
cricketer the world has ever
known’ by former team-mate
Sir Clive Lloyd as he was laid
to rest with a state funeral
in Barbados.
Lloyd described Sobers, who
died 11 days short of his 90th
birthday on July 17, as ‘a man
who lived in the hearts and
minds of Caribbean people and
who became a source of
inspiration to millions
throughout the world’.
‘Sir Garfield Sobers was not
merely the outstanding
cricketer of his generation,’
Lloyd said. ‘He brought a rare
combination of brilliance,
imagination, courage and joy.’
Sobers (right), an elegant
batter, versatile bowler,
brilliant fielder and respected
captain, made 93 Test
appearances for West Indies,
scoring 8,032 runs and taking
235 wickets.
He famously made a then world
record 365 not out against
to Sobers as ‘greatest all-rounder’ is laid to rest
Pakistan and, during a six-year spell with Northamptonshire, hit six successive sixes in a single over. Prior to the service at the Kensington Oval, Sobers’ body was transferred to a gun carriage for a formal procession through Bridgetown. Singer Rihanna was among the mourners in attendance. Also present were West Indies captain Roston Chase and a number of players from the current West Indies
side, who flew to Barbados
within hours of completing a
90-run victory over Pakistan
in Trinidad.
A message from King Charles
was read out. ‘History is
distinguished with sporting
champions whose records
have rightly commanded
respect across generations,’
the King said. ‘There have
been far fewer whose name
alone brings a smile to
people’s faces across
Barbados, the
Caribbean and
Commonwealth.
‘Sir Garfield
Sobers belongs
very firmly in the
latter category. I
send my deepest
sympathies to Sir
Garry’s family.’
to test PSG over £145m Barcola
LIVERPOOL are set to table
an opening bid for top target
Bradley Barcola.
The Reds are preparing their
first offer for the France and
Paris Saint-Germain winger, who
the European champions value
at £145million.
Liverpool do not want to pay the
French club’s asking price, which
would break the British transfer
record, and hope a deal can be
done for a lower figure.
Barcola is understood to be
keen to join Liverpool after the
club held talks with his
representatives in the last week.
The 23-year-old has indicated he
does not wish to sign a new
contract in the French capital
and is open to joining the Reds,
who have a long-term interest.
PSG are considering selling the
Lyon academy graduate but he
still has two years remaining on
his contract and they believe,
based on his age, potential and
current market rates, that £145m
is a fair price.
Liverpool are seeking to
compromise on that figure, with
Barcola said to have been valued
at closer to £75m last summer
when they first sounded out his
representatives.
Barcola started just 21 of PSG’s
34 Ligue 1 games last season and
£85M DEAL FOR LILLE’S BOUADDI
÷ MANCHESTER CITY and Lille have held further talks over the £85million transfer of midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi. City want Bouaddi, 18, for this season with Real Madrid opening talks for Rodri, who is keen to return to Spain. However, City want more than the £45m that has been suggested for the Spain captain. Though they have added Elliot Anderson in midfield, Bernardo Silva has left and City could sell Nico Gonzalez or Tijjani Reijnders, who has interest from the Premier League, Galatasaray and Atletico Madrid. ÷ In demand BOURNEMOUTH striker Eli Junior Kroupi is out for at least three months following surgery on a broken metatarsal. The 20-year-old suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal in his left foot during the club’s training camp in Austria and flew back to England ahead of undergoing surgery yesterday. ÷ NEWCASTLE UNITED are proceeding in talks for Sporting Braga goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek, who has a £29m release clause. ÷ BRENTFORD have confirmed the termination of Jordan
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would have been pushed further down the pecking order if the French champions had been successful in their pursuit of RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande. However, Real Madrid have emerged as frontrunners to sign the Ivory Coast winger and the deal is close to completion. Liverpool had an £85m bid rejected for Diomande, but Barcola has always been on their radar. He has the skillset to suit new manager Andoni Iraola’s style and offers a serious goal threat, which would help fill the void left by Mohamed Salah’s exit this summer. Barcola scored 34 goals in the last two seasons at PSG, adding 28 assists. He played in all eight of France’s World Cup matches this summer, scoring three goals, including one against England in the third-place play-off. Arsenal and Bayern Munich also retain an interest in Barcola, while Chelsea made enquiries earlier in the transfer window.
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Henderson’s contract ahead of his move to CHELSEA. The midfielder, who has spoken to new Blues boss Xabi Alonso, said: ‘Coming back to the Premier League was really important to me and Brentford gave me that chance. I’ll always be thankful.’ The Bees are now in talks over the club record £41m signing of Mali international midfielder Mamadou Sangare from Lens. ÷ NOTTINGHAM FOREST are closing in on the £35m signing of Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande. ÷ FULHAM are nearing a deal for Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios. Madrid want £50m for striker Garcia, while talks over midfielder Palacios are centring on an initial loan. New Fulham boss Alvaro Arbeloa managed Real last season. ÷ WEST HAM are among the clubs interested in TOTTENHAM winger Manor Solomon, who wants to leave on a permanent deal. ÷ EVERTON have made an enquiry for Celtic right back Alistair Johnson. Toffees goalkeeper Mark Travers has emerged as a target for MIDDLESBROUGH.
and fans.’ Infantino’s plan is to spin off a subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise, which is expected to be worth £15billion. Private investors would be invited to take a 20 per cent stake in the venture, with the rest owned by FIFA and national associations. Investment bank J.P. Morgan is FIFA’s financial adviser on the project while Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital is expected to lead the proposed investor group. Kushner is the brother of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared. There are major concerns over what the proposals could mean for the game, including whether FIFA could increase the fre- quency of tournaments to create more opportunities for financial backers to see a return on their investment. The plans were leaked before FIFA had presented them to football associations. The FA have acknowledged they are worried about the proposal and the lack of consultation but will take their time to mull over the details. ‘We were completely unaware of this proposal and have no sub- stantive details, including what the proposition actually is, and what conditions are attached,’ a spokesman said. ‘Based on the limited informa- tion, we are deeply concerned about the lack of process and governance to get to this point, and the apparent substance and principles involved. ‘When the proposal is shared in the full and transparent way now promised by FIFA, we will com-
GIANNI INFANTINO. The name has the ring of a mafia godfather. All the more so when translated into English — Johnny Baby. Not that he can be blamed for his genealogy. Just as it is no fault of the immigrant parents who named him that he has grown into the problem child of world football. That is down to the greatest game on earth for standing by as he plunges his sticky hands into the goodie jar. Oh, how
ment further.’ FIFA sent letters to all 211 member associations yesterday outlining a proposal for the enterprise, which will handle the operational delivery and commercial activities of FIFA tournaments. The letter from Infantino read: ‘The decision on whether or not to proceed with this proposal belongs entirely to you. Should you wish to proceed this $10bil- lion [£7.5bn] package will become available as of January 1, 2027, ushering in the next phase of our journey together. ‘Should you wish to retain the status quo and reject this proposal we still have our planned
tasty those treats are now.
Billions of dollars of global
company investment, mega-
brand sponsorships, gigantic
advertising and mountains
of merchandise.
How corporate greed will
trample on the purity of Pele’s
By JEFF POWELL MBE
expansion of the Forward pro- gramme [development money] of $2.7billion [£2bn] as previously presented. ‘In total for the upcoming cycle starting as of January 1, 2027 each member association will have the possibility of access up to $40mil- lion (£30m) per member associa- tion under this proposal.’ UEFA will face some opposition as they attempt to rally the troops against FIFA after Czech FA president David Trunda came out in support of Infantino’s plans. ‘I can see the pragmatic benefits for Czech football from working in close co-operation with Gianni
beautiful game, as it is
worshipped by its hundreds of
millions of faithful, if Johnny
Baby is allowed to flog off the
World Cup in share lots as if it
were just a pharmaceutical
bloodsucker, high-tech
upheaver of our daily lives or
mass armaments manufacturer
profiteering off the human
tragedy of today’s wars.
But who can stop Infantino
who, like so many of Italian
heritage before him, has found
a pathway to power and riches
Infantino and his team,’ Trunda told Sky News. ‘Of course we need more details, but my per- sonal point of view is that I can see the positive impact of FIFA’s intentions.’ The European Leagues Associa- tion, of which the Premier League is a founding member, said: ‘The World Cup should not be for sale. It is not the FIFA president’s private equity asset. ‘Its value is created day in and day out by leagues, clubs, players and supporters who are being left without a voice or a vote on this matter. European Leagues firmly reject this proposal.’ The European Football Clubs
via the American dream? When that wealthiest of all nations is governed by a patriot who frankly admits that his specialist expertise is in brokering business deals? When the presidents of FIFA and the US are a match made in boardroom heaven? So, again, who can stop Johnny Baby from hocking all of the family jewels? Time was when it would have been a steadfast, upright Englishman, when our own Sir Stanley Rous was president of a
group, who represent over 800 clubs, have also voiced their opposition. Crucially, the body is chaired by PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who has been touted as a potential leadership chal- lenger to Infantino. ‘EFC learned about this pro- posal in the same way as most global football stakeholders — without warning and through the media,’ the statement read. ‘EFC always seeks to work collabora- tively and supportively with all stakeholders. ‘In that vein, we urge for calm and thorough consultation on all topics affecting the football eco- system, together with more rigor-
FIFA who held the good of the
game above all else. Back then,
it was a family trust in the good
old-fashioned way — caring and
not gluttonous.
Time then, surely, for the
Football Association — still the
first FA in the esteem of much
of world football — to take the
lead. To rally the diverse
opinions of anxious believers
on every continent,
platitudinous politicians rushing
to microphones, pious
commentators et al, behind an
ous and transparent governance processes put in place to protect the game for the long term. ‘Only in this way can we build the right institutional frame- works and relationships required to promote the success, stability and sustainability of football.’ Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who resigned amid a corruption scandal, has also criti- cised Infantino. ‘Football belongs to no individ- ual and to no institution,’ Blatter said. ‘It belongs to the people. If FIFA were transferred into a prof- it-oriented corporate structure, it would lose its soul. ‘The FIFA World Cup is not a
organised and concerted
protest. Don’t leave it all to
UEFA, whose concerns reflect
all of ours but who have their
own axes of rival authority to
grind against FIFA.
Time for the FA to throw off
their unpleasant obsequience
to the demands of the Premier
League and revive the
nostalgia for English propriety.
Time to save the people’s
game, which it must remain,
from piracy. To rescue the
greatest sporting show of all,
commercial asset that belongs to a handful of executives. It is part of the cultural heritage of world football. FIFA is the guardian of the World Cup, not its owner. ‘There is a fundamental differ- ence. The beneficiaries should be the game itself — from grassroots football to the highest interna- tional level — not outside inves- tors seeking returns.’ Both Concacaf — the North, Central American and Caribbean association — and the Asian Football Confederation have expressed concerns about the lack of transparency, although both associations have already backed Infantino’s re-election bid
which the World Cup is still, despite all the trials and tribulations of 2026. To keep football as a game, not a plaything of stock exchanges. To protect the World Cup. First from extinction by a European boycott. Secondly from reduction into a repetitive, everyday occurrence by its staging every other year. Thirdly by expansion into the lopsided tedium of more and more finalists (48 this year, 64 next time, probably 128 sooner
ahead of FIFA presidential elec- tions in March 2027. The Confederation of African Football, who are seen as one of Infantino’s strongest allies, did not criticise the proposal. They said: ‘CAF encourages its mem- bers to examine the proposal. CAF is committed to continue working together with its mem- bers in support of increasing financial and other resources for the development and growth of football in Africa and worldwide.’ FIFPRO, the international union for professional footballers, added: ‘It is particularly trou- bling that a project of this magni- tude has been developed largely behind closed doors and brought close to agreement without any meaningful engagement with those most affected. ‘The responsibility now lies with FIFA to reconsider its proposal without delay. Every national football association, meanwhile, carries a responsibility that extends far beyond today’s finan- cial returns or tomorrow’s com- mercial projections.’
than we can blink). All for the money. All, it would seem, on the Infantino agenda. The FA can start by setting an example, with a declaration that they would refuse their multi-million-dollar handout if Johnny Baby’s plan bears fruit. It is a bribe by any other name for poorer countries if it comes to a vote. For FA’s sake, explain this is an offer from Infantino’s ‘football family’ which has to be refused. For the sake of football lovers, everywhere.
REALLY stop Infantino?
GIANNI INFANTINO has set the wheels in motion on a deeply controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. FIFA hopes to raise more than £3billion from investors for the project and football associations are being incentivised to support the proposition with up to £36mil- lion if they were to sell their share in the new enterprise. Here, Daily Mail Sport answers the big questions on the story that has rocked the world’s most popular sport.
WHY IS GIANNI INFANTINO UNTOUCHABLE? IT’S simple: he’s the money man. FIFA’s voting system of one association, one vote means that each national association, regardless of size or standing, has the same amount of say on FIFA policy and the presidency. It allows Infantino to lobby and curry favour with smaller nations by promising increased funding and expanded tournaments. His masterplan is to increase the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams. More teams, more matches, more revenue. That promise is too transformational for smaller nations to turn down. Infantino has tactically created a bloc vote of those who need the money, particularly nations from Africa, to support and protect his presidency. Earlier this year, the South American, African and Asian confederations said they would back Infantino to carry on as president for another four years. They represent 111 countries, with Infantino needing the support of 106 to win another term. Unless they withdraw their support, he has already won.
SO HOW CAN ANYONE STOP THE PRESIDENT? UEFA are set for crisis talks today as they attempt to get all 55 of Europe’s associations pulling in the same direction. However, that effort has already hit a snag, with the Czech FA backing Infantino’s plans. UEFA could pressure FIFA by threatening to withdraw from the next World Cup, but that would require unprecedented collaboration and could be seen as an empty threat, with the next tournament four years away. However, the Women’s World Cup is next summer, and any threat to derail it would have to be taken more seriously.
HOW IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIFA AND UEFA? UEFA’S two damning statements aimed at Infantino are the latest flashpoint in an increasingly turbulent relationship between European football’s governing body and FIFA. Reflecting on the plans, UEFA said FIFA had ‘crossed a line’. It is the second time they have
By BOBBY MANZI
aimed that phrase at FIFA this summer. Tensions between UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and Infantino have been public since FIFA unveiled plans to expand the Club World Cup, stretching an already congested calendar and threatening the commercial dominance of the Champions League. FIFA’s biggest revenue driver is the men’s World Cup, held every four years, with the latest edition generating £11.2bn, while UEFA benefit from both the European Championship and the Champions League. Over a four-year cycle, the Champions League generates more revenue than the World Cup — bringing in around £3.7bn annually. That disparity has long frustrated Infantino, and the launch of the 32-team Club World Cup was FIFA’s attempt to create a lucrative club competition under their own control. FIFA is now considering an expansion to 48 teams from 2029, heightening UEFA’s concerns. Relations deteriorated further at FIFA’s annual congress last year when Infantino arrived more than two hours late after joining US President Donald Trump on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East. Ceferin led a walkout before UEFA accused the FIFA president of putting ‘private political interests’ ahead of football’s governance. He boycotted this year’s congress. Ceferin was also absent from the World Cup final after becoming disillusioned with the FIFA president and his antics during the tournament.
WHO COULD STAND AGAINST INFANTINO? DESPITE Infantino’s position seeming entrenched, it is eight months until the next elections — so there is time for a challenge to be mounted. Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who is the chairman of beIN Media Group and Qatar Sports Investments, is the most logical option to stand in opposition. He is backed by several European nations and is respected across the game. The Qatari is also chairman of the European Football Clubs group — representing more than 800 clubs — who criticised FIFA’s investment plans. Al-Khelaifi is on UEFA’s executive committee, making him the first Asian to hold a senior role with the European body, which could help him win support from two continents.
punishment over Falkland Islands banner
up a World Cup boycott amid ‘bribery’ claims
By BOBBY MANZI
UEFA will hold emergency meetings today after all but accusing FIFA of bribery as Gianni Infantino pressed ahead with his plans to sell stakes in the World Cup. The FIFA president has incentivised national associations to accept his proposal by promising to boost payouts from £9million to £30m over the next funding cycle. Members will also be able to sell their stake in the new FIFA Forward Enter- prise for a £15m lump sum, but have been asked by Infantino to approve the project by Septem- ber 19 to receive payments from January. It is understood that UEFA will discuss the threat of withdrawing from FIFA competitions when they meet today. That was on the table in 2021 when pressure from UEFA scuppered FIFA’s plans to hold the World Cup every two years. UEFA said: ‘We have learned of FIFA’s deadline to associations to support their proposals or have the one-off payout offer withdrawn. ‘This says everything you need to know about this plan. ‘But having held discussions with many stake- holders across the game, UEFA knows there is significant and growing opposition to FIFA’s scheme. FIFA cannot continue to use our sport to enrich themselves and their friends. It’s time to prioritise associations, clubs, leagues, players
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FIFA have launched disciplinary
proceedings against Argentina
over the Falkland Islands
banner displayed by players
after their World Cup semi-final
win over England.
Two Argentina players and a
coach are also in the firing line
over their behaviour after their
defeat by Spain in the final.
A number of Argentina’s squad,
including Manchester United’s
Lisandro Martinez and
Tottenham’s Cristian Romero,
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FILL in all the squares in the grid so that each row, column and each of the
3x3 squares contains all the digits from 1 to 9. SOLUTIONS TOMORROW
Difficulty rating HHHHH
Difficulty rating HHH✩✩
HIDDEN in the grid is the name of an actor. Answer the questions, then rearrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name. SOLUTION TOMORROW
SOLUTION TOMORROW
BOX 5: Who, in children’s TV, were
Chip, Samantha, Bug and Mic?
The Hoobs (S)
Tweenies (M)
The Telebugs (P)
BOX 6: Which of these
is the most valuable
currency in the world?
Pound sterling (L)
Kuwaiti dinar (R)
Omani rial (U)
BOX 7: Who wrote the 2019
historical fiction novel
Daisy Jones & The Six?
Taylor Jenkins Reid (I)
Elizabeth Gilbert (C)
Kristin Hannah (Y)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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WORD WHEEL
YOU have ten
minutes to find as
many words as
possible using
the letters in
the wheel.
Each word
must use the
hub letter and
at least three
others, and letters
may be used only once. You can’t use
plurals, foreign words or proper nouns.
Verbs ending in ‘s’ are permitted.
Clue for today’s nine-letter word: Bird
caught in between a cereal crop and a
garden tool. RATING: 15 words, average;
20, good; 25, very good; 30 or more,
excellent. SOLUTION TOMORROW
ACROSS DOWN
1 2015 film starring Maggie Smith as an elderly woman living on a man’s driveway (3,4,2,3,3) 8 A territory totally surrounded by another (7) 9 The scenery and props arranged for a cinematic production (4,3) 10 ___ Girls, song by OMD that reached No. 21 in the UK charts in 1984 (5) 11 Rugby league team who play in blue and gold colours (9) 12 ___ Pavarotti, Italian tenor born in 1935 (7) 14 Month in which Earth Day occurs (5) 15 ___ Fester, oddball character in the Addams Family (5) 17 Role of Bill Wyman in the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993 (7) 19 Strips of cloth or curved plastic strips put over the head (9) 22 A young or apprentice geisha in Japan (5) 23 Swedish city whose cathedral is the largest Nordic church (7) 24 Song sung by Elsa in the 2013 animated film Frozen (3,2,2) 25 Estuary in northern California connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Golden Gate strait (3,9,3)
BOX 8: If something is described
as ‘Hellenic’, it relates to which
of the following countries?
China (E)
Greece (D)
Finland (W)
Yesterday’s solution:
HALLE BERRY
(1H, 2E, 3R, 4E, 5L,
6B, 7L, 8Y, 9A, 10R)
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1 ___ From Tulsa, song by Gene Pitney that was released in 1963 (6,4,5) 2 Exemption from a duty or obligation (7) 3 An overwhelming, sudden surge of material (9) 4 The annual income generated by an investment (5) 5 Graphic novel series by Luke Pearson (5) 6 ___ centre, information site for tourists (7) 7 A situation in which one company can supply a whole market (7,8) 9 TV sitcom about three young men in Northern Ireland (7) 13 European country that uses the lek as its official currency (7) 14 Describing a self-evident statement or principle (9) 16 Patron saint of shoemakers (7) 18 A washing machine with two revolving drums (4-3) 20 Lionel , Canadian- born actor, dancer and TV presenter (5) 21 Georg , orchestral and operatic conductor, born in 1912 (5)
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ALL the solutions read clockwise around their numbers. The solution to clue number 1 starts from the given letter.
SOLUTION: PULLOUT BACK PAGE
SOLUTION: PULLOUT BACK PAGE
MASTERQUIZ 1. What nationality was the soprano Birgit Nilsson?
What four-letter word refers to the juice of grapes and other fruit before it is fermented to make wine?
In the sitcom, which fictional educational institution is attended by The Young Ones?
The recently retired vessel Royal Iris (originally the Mountwood)
SUDOKU
FILL in squares in
the grid so each
row, column and
each 3x3 square
contains all digits
from 1 to 9. Each set
of cells joined by
dotted lines must
add up to the
number in the
top-left corner.
Numbers can’t be
repeated within
each set of cells.
SOLUTION TOMORROW
SOLUTION TOMORROW
SOLUTION
TOMORROW
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MAILWORD ACROSS 1 Twitches 5 Unchanged 9 Exhausted 10 Extinct bird 11 Herb 12 Opinion 13 Youth 14 Damages 16 Latin greeting 17 Elegant 18 Audacity 20 Bounded 24 Afresh 26 Dove’s call 27 Gloss 29 High points 30 Plays on words 31 Unites
1 12 11 10
5 4
7
featured in which 1964 film whose title song was performed by Gerry and the Pacemakers?
The doubloon gold coin originated in which European country?
What word beginning with ‘gn’ is the technical term for the pointer on a sundial?
What connects morning, sleeping and motion?
Which South American country might say I’M NEAR U.S.?
Which is the odd one out: cantucci, bucatini, stringozzi, pici?
Starting with A, add a letter and shuffle to make a new word each time until you reach ENIGMATIC.
SOLUTION: PULLOUT BACK PAGE
8 11 10 22 11
15 12 7
14 15 10
16 11 15 21 5 15 12
16 11
9 9 14 7
9 14
6 26 12 12 9
6 19 22
33 Sagas 34 Narrow apertures 35 Knitting thread 36 Catch sight of
DOWN
1 Offer
2 ___ Dury, rock
singer
3 Curved shape
4 Spirit of the air
5 Counsel
6 Earth
7 Middle of
the month
8 Female pig
9 Entwine
11 Baked dish
15 Fuel sources
19 Retainer 21 Sharpness 22 Vatican City sovereigns 23 Chuck 25 Obliterate 27 Board game 28 Cancel 30 Church seat 32 Cut
FILL in the blank
squares of the
grid using only the
numbers 1 to 9, without
repeating any number
in any line of blank
squares. The lines
must be filled in with
numbers which add up
to the total in the
shaded box at the top
or beginning of each
line. A number in the
bottom half of a shaded
box gives a downwards
total; in the top half,
it’s a horizontal total.
1a. Nothing like big
enough flora almost
destroyed (3,3,5)
13a. Crazy cop in a sulk
in secure storage (4-3)
1d. Earl to flutter away from fight posthaste (4,7)
6d. Bent bucketloads of oats stolen and cooked (7)
ACROSS
1
Picture Clue
5 Constellation of
chilli brands (5)
7 Dour northern reformation
that’s circular (5)
9 Picture Clue
11 Moose existing off
a few whelks? (3)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION — ACROSS: 1 Fantastic. 5 Ear. 6 Use. 7 Slimmer. 10 Lit. 11 Classic. 12 Awn. 13 Imparts. 16 Owl. 17 Ape. 18 Roman army. DOWN: 1 Fruit cup. 2 Noes. 3 Seam. 4 Coordinate. 5 Early riser. 8 Liszt. 9 Macaulay. 14 Aria. 15 Sour.
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10
9 10
11 12
11 12
13 14 15
13 14 15
16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26
27 28 29
30 31 32
13 16 9 27
12 8 45 13
25 19
9 8 8
14 9
4 17 8
7 17
6 10
10 12
10 10 6
15 11
18 4
11 10 13
8 23
9a. Motor’s gone from flavouring seed? (7)
18a. Could you let two
into the event just
before midnight? (3,2,6)
4d. Herbal remedy that’s stalled many problems (5,6)
8d. Uses sly manoeuvring
to get to Odysseus (7)
12 Total number
of possums (3)
13 Picture Clue
16 Getting on with being
a Church officer? (5)
17 Exist as a group and
constantly trouble (5)
18 Picture Clue
PIT your wits against Pitcherwits — the exciting puzzle where some of the answers are in pictures! The solutions to the visual clues fit into the shaded spaces on the grid.
5 6 8
DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 Broadcasting how hovercrafts travel (2,3) 3 Nag could be wise, but without a degree (5) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 8 Picture Clue
COMPLETE the
grid so that all
the numbers,
1 to 65, connect
consecutively —
horizontally,
vertically or
diagonally.
Hint: you don’t
have to begin
with 1 or 65.
Working on the
mid-numbers
might give you
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10 Flying fisher back from Kuala Lumpur (3) 14 Vehicle to move freight (5) 15 Push, when fiddling? (2-3)
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THERE MAY BE MORE
THAN ONE SOLUTION
EACH row and
column should
contain 1 to 6
without repeats.
Numbers in
cages must
combine to
produce the
target number
shown at start of
that cage using,
in any order, the
mathematical
sign given.
Single-box cages
can be filled with
the number given.
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SOLUTION TOMORROW SOLUTION TOMORROW
SOLUTION TOMORROW
EACH number in our Codeword grid represents a different
letter of the alphabet. Today 3 represents J, so fill in J every
time the figure 3 appears. You have two letters in the control
grid to start you off. Enter them in the appropriate squares in the
main grid, then use your knowledge of words to work out which
letters should go in the missing squares. SOLUTION TOMORROW
Q
COMPLETE Codeword to reveal the word in the shaded boxes.
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D2
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PUT the numbers
1-6 once in each
row, each column,
each diagonal
(highlighted to
form an X) and
each horizontal
3x2 box (ruled).
SOLUTION TOMORROW
S1
S1
S A
G U A C A M O L E
FIT the scrambled letters
of the given word into the
grid to form six five-letter
words across and down.
HARDEST CROSSWORD
P R
ACROSS 1. A pet lamb (4) 5. Marshy land (3) 6. Motor part (3) 7. Gemsbok (4)
DOWN 2. Distant (4) 3. Old size of paper (4) 4. Printer’s measurement (2) 6. Denver is its capital (abbr) (2)
2 3 4
■ The board on the right
shows four rows of letters
from a typical Scrabble
game. Use each row to form
a word of 2-7 letters and
write it in the blank squares
provided. Then add up the
score for each row. Don’t
forget to use the double and
triple word and letter scores
— and add a 50-point bonus
for every 7-letter word.
Blank tiles can be used
for any letter but have
no score. See tomorrow’s
paper for the solution.
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What is Billingsgate market famous for selling?
Which cardinal presented Hampton Court Palace to King Henry VIII in the 1520s?
E1
E1
E1
Excluding the 2021 reunion special, the final episode of the TV sitcom Friends was first broadcast in which year?
Released in 2011, the song Set Fire To The Rain was a hit single for which British singer?
3 1 5 13
1 3 4 10
7 8 6 30
8 9 7 29
19 21 22 20
Today’s challenge time: 4 mins 49 secs SOLUTION TOMORROW mins secs
Q10
L1
L1
L1
P3
P3
P3
P3
U1
U1
U1
Y4
Y4
Y4
M3
A1
BLUR CANT COIL EQUIVOCAL FACT FAKED JIG MOCK PRIVY PUB SHOWY TAX
Your working time:
Triple Word Score
I 1
RACK 1
Triple Score on 2nd Letter
G2
RACK 2
R1
RACK 3
RACK 4
THE listed words can all
be found in the grid —
running forwards,
backwards, up, down
and diagonally — EXCEPT
ONE. For a chance to win,
discover which word is missing.
Today’s theme: England
World Cup 2026 players
KONSA PICKFORD RICE SAKA STONES
BELLINGHAM GORDON GUEHI HENDERSON KANE
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SOLUTION TOMORROW
FILL each
square with a
number, 1 to 9.
Horizontal
squares add
up to totals on
right. Vertical
squares add
up to totals
on bottom.
Diagonal
squares
through
centre add
up to totals
in top and
bottom right.
PAR SCORE 130-140
by JUDD
FOUR RACK TOTAL TIME LIMIT: 20 MIN
Yesterday’s solution: BRAZEN 37 RAKISH 13 WHOPS 13 HYDRAE 26
JUDD’S TOTAL: 89
INSERT letters to form listed words, moving between adjacent cells horizontally, vertically or diagonally in any direction. Insert all remaining letters of the alphabet (except Z) in the grid so all listed words are spelt out.
G
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J
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Y
A
D
T
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M
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P
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H
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£250 BRIDGE MASTERCLASS
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B
North ♠Q 5 ♥A Q J 2 ♦K Q 3 ♣Q 8 5 4 East ♠K 10 6 3 ♥K 8 ♦J 9 8 5 4 ♣10 9
Q
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PLAYING teams, South opens 1NT (12-14). North tries Stayman, but when partner denies a four-card major, North settles for 3NT. West leads the ♠7, and dummy plays low. What card do you play from the East seat? THE seven will tell you that, if partner has led fourth highest, declarer will have one card higher in the suit. If it is anything other than the ace, there is no cost to playing the ♠K, and if declarer has ♠J-x, it is essential to do so. Adding up the points will tell you that West has between three and five, so there is room for partner to hold an ace. Consider the position where declarer holds the ace. Surely the ♠Q would have been tried from dummy. Therefore, it appears to be correct to put up the king… but is it? Suppose partner has led second highest from four small cards? This would give declarer the ♠A-J-x and if that third card is the ♠8, it is important to play the ♠10. Now, when you are on lead after a heart finesse, you can return the ♠K, and this holds declarer to two tricks in the suit. How do you decide which to play for? Tomorrow we will see the full deal.
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SUDOKU PRIZE SUDOKU
WORD SEARCH
KAKURO HIDATO Missing: EMMER
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NINE TO FIVE
MAKING TRACKS CROSS NUMBER
C H O M P
R E S A T
S L U S H
S B S
L N H
1 2 3 5 11
9 6 5 7 27
8 7 9 5 29
3 4 2 1 10
21 19 19 18 17
ALMSHOUSE
WORD WHEEL: aitch, arch, armchair, carat, cart, catarrh, chair, char, charm, chart, chat, chit, cithara, cram, itch, marc, march, match, matriarch, mica, rich, tarmac, tramcar.
ACROSS DOWN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
No 17,933
1 2 3 4 5 6
9 10
12 13
14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25
27 28
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Intermediate 7/8 ×224 25% OF IT ×11 -14
45 ×5 8% OF IT
6 8 9 8 7 3 4 5 1 9 4 2 6 8 3 7 3 2 6 1 2 6 4 1 3 9 5 4 8 3 4 6 8 1 3 4 9 7 5 2 8 9 7 1 2 4 7 9 7 9 8 2 4 6 1 7 2 6
KENKEN 6 4 2 5 1 3 5 3 1 2 4 6 3 1 4 6 2 5 2 6 5 1 3 4 4 2 6 3 5 1 1 5 3 4 6 2
3 1 2 5 7 4 2 2
KILLER SUDOKU
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9 4 1 6 7 2 5 3 8
6 5 7 8 3 4 2 1 9
1 8 4 7 9 3 6 5 2
5 3 6 1 2 8 9 4 7
2 7 9 4 5 6 3 8 1
A 3
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Campsite. 5 Lapsed. 10 Glimpse. 11 Ephraim. 12 Abell. 13 Old- school. 14 Chiropodists. 18 Chinese walls. 21 Tennessee. 23 O’Neil. 24 Auction. 25 Opinion. 26 Diesel. 27 Geometry.
DOWN: 1 Cognac. 2 Maiden. 3 Sepulchre. 4 The Four Seasons. 6 Ad hoc. 7 Seahorse. 8 Demolish. 9 Ready Player One. 15 Daltonism. 16 Scotland. 17 Pinnacle. 19 De Witt. 20 Plenty. 22 Elite.
START on left with number given and follow instructions as you go across. In 30 seconds, beginners have to complete their own challenge; intermediates have to complete their own challenge and the beginner’s; advanced players have to complete their own challenge and the intermediate’s.
SOLUTION BELOW
WORLD’S SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD — ACROSS: 1 DVD. 4 Loir. 5 Bevy. 6 Oke. DOWN: 1 Doek. 2 Vive. 3 Dry. 4 LBO. ACROSS: 1 Incisiveness. 8 Incomer. 9 Negated. 11 Satellites. 12 Lois. 14 Audition. 16 United. 17 Rig. 19 Dawdle. 21 Basilica. 24 Aims. 25 Intolerant. 27 Tribeca. 28 Hailing. 29 White ensigns. DOWN: 1 Incited. 2 Completely. 3 Survivor. 4 Veneer. 5 Nigh. 6 Sits out. 7 First and last. 10 Disadvantage. 13 Enlivening. 15 Nib. 18 Galoshes. 20 Wimpish. 22 Italics. 23 Inmate. 26 Meet.
SUDOKU X
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 17,930
GOGEN
4 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 5
7 9 8 2 4 5 1 6 3
3 6 5 9 8 1 7 2 4
MAILWORD
ACROSS: 1 Asps. 5 Papal. 10 Pupil.
11 Arena. 12 Adieu. 13 Screw. 14 Gin.
15 Got. 17 Inn. 18 Etna. 20 Pilots.
22 Incited. 24 Canyon. 26 Opts. 29 Rig.
30 Rep. 32 Ion. 33 Estop. 35 Elena.
37 Slows. 38 Recap. 39 Tepee. 40 Keel.
DOWN: 1 Audit. 2 Spinning top.
3 Pie. 4 Slug. 5 Past it. 6 Arc.
7 Period piece. 8 Anent. 9 Lawns.
10 Page. 16 Opine. 19 Any. 21 Leo.
23 Corpse. 24 Crest. 25 Aisle. 27 Tonal.
28 Snap. 31 Perk. 34 Owe. 36 Lee.
TIMES ITSELF -90
1 Word linked to source of chips for lazy type (5,6) 9 Complicated terms in church (7) 10 Pair of females left to probe genuine luxury food (7) 11 Party with no end of latecomers — it’s disappointing! (3) 12 Praises things at the end of a film? (7) 13 In audience, first person noticed ugly building (7) 14 Regulars among us lured to take legal action (3) 15 Ornamental headpiece, one kept by Irish woman (5) 17 Timothy’s coat is holding peculiar drink (5) 18 Instant tea or coffee (5) 20 Girl uncovering waterproof boots (5) 22 Muslim festival is here identified in part (3) 24 Speedy husband beginning to upgrade broken drier (7) 25 Bob given pressing description of floodwater? (7) 26 Choose upper body garment for cycling (3) 27 Put right club getting dismissed (4,3) 28 Rummages for French article among foundations (7) 29 Superficiality shown by Henry and Grant in five points (11)
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8/25 OF IT
9/14 OF IT
2/3 OF IT ×25
5/18 OF IT
PLUS 40% +30
KUROSU
QUICK QUIZ:
1 Fish. 2 Cardinal Wolsey.
3 2004. 4 Adele. 5 Devon.
MINDBENDER:
1 90cm long. 2 They may all
precede sickness. 3 Suriname.
4 Cantucci, Italian biscuits;
the others are pasta shapes.
5 One way is a, an, man, name,
mange, enigma, teaming,
magnetic, enigmatic.
MASTERQUIZ:
1 Swedish. 2 Must. 3 Scumbag
College. 4 Ferry Cross The
Mersey. 5 Spain. 6 Gnomon.
HONEYCOMB:
1 Marker. 2 Rattle. 3 Elated.
4 Etcher. 5 Return. 6 Rumble.
7 Louche. 8 Custom. 9 Moving.
10 Nitric. 11 Iconic. 12 Renown.
1 Broadcast of more concerns about English in venues for meetings (10,5) 2 Straighten out a French idiot about last of offers (7) 3 Woman’s basins outwardly for basil etc. (5) 4 Highly alert, like a footballer when dribbling? (2,3,4) 5 A sign of austerity on eastern street that’s most serious (7) 6 Awfully foolish rev faced dirt bikes, maybe (3-4,8) 7 Son derides overalls (6) 8 Only bank to support Middle East (6) 16 Doctor acted on a feel ultimately based on rumour (9) 18 Instant musical has soft material (6) 19 U.S. state shortly seen in middle of haze? (7) 21 Peer given award showing part of an organ (7) 23 Take in summary (6) 25 Something that could be grasped for politician Jack (5)
ANSWERS
7/20 OF IT
8/11 OF IT
250% OF IT
X X O O X O O X O O X X O X O
O X
X O
O X O X O X
30-SECOND CHALLENGE:
Beginner: 12.
Intermediate: 630.
Advanced: 220.
3.34pm 和 12.41pm $\rightarrow$ 译文仅为 3. 和 12.（数值被截断）。9.23pm, 5.58am $\rightarrow$ 译文仅为 9., 5. 等（数值被截断）。Tyndrum No 3, 32.40mm $\rightarrow$ 译文 Tyndrum No 3, 3, 32.；Manston, 13.5hrs $\rightarrow$ 译文 Manston, 13.。Casualty 24/7 段落结尾 ...a 13cm long $\rightarrow$ 译文 ...一道 13cm 长的（句子未完，缺乏后续内容）。hundreds more migrants $\rightarrow$ 译文 更多数百名移民 (语序不自然，但勉强可接受)；但整体翻译将 Andy Burnham (曼彻斯特市长) 误认为 PM (首相) 或将其权力范围扩大化。38 100 极其异常（可能是 OCR 错误，但译文原样保留，未做标记）。25% $\rightarrow$ 译文 25% 从中取出 (幻觉，"从中取出" 在原文中不存在)。8% OF IT $\rightarrow$ 译文 8% OF IT (未翻译 English block)。The Unit, Burn Notice）保留英文。OF IT 多次出现未翻译。Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp $\rightarrow$ 译文将其处理为 影子内政大臣，但文中提到 Andy Burnham Claimed... 译文将政治人物关系混淆。❌ FAIL 该翻译存在严重的数值截断（特别是天气数据）和文本截断，且在处理专业/特定领域（电视节目单、填字游戏）时缺乏一致性，包含大量未翻译的英文块。数据完整性未达标，不能交付。