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因凡蒂诺否认欧足联向其“情妇”支付款项

作者：STEPHEN BEECH

詹尼·因凡蒂诺（GIANNI Infantino）“强烈”否认在担任欧洲足球管理机构（欧足联）秘书长期间，欧足联曾向其所谓的情妇支付封口费。根据报纸的指控，该女性在离开欧足联后收到了一笔六位数的款项。

现年 56 岁、已婚且育有四个女儿的国际足联主席因凡蒂诺先生，在将其向私人投资者出售世界杯股份的争议计划撤回后，正面临辞职要求。这位瑞士管理人员已为其在提案中犯下的“错误”道歉。

“抵制是为了这项运动的未来”

但在周三于摩洛哥举行的一次会议上获得高管支持后，他并未辞职。

欧足联（因凡蒂诺在 2009 年至 2016 年期间担任其秘书长）表示，已向一名女性支付了“离职金”，以及“在当地商学院就读 MBA 课程的费用”。

欧足联补充道：“该款项符合当时针对离职员工的规定。此类规定自 2016 年起已有所收紧，目前的员工规定——适用于所有级别的欧足联员工——反映了现代高知名度组织的标准。”

国际足联表示，因凡蒂诺“强烈否认”这些“完全不实”的指控。国际足联补充称：“欧足联和国际足联没有任何员工曾就因凡蒂诺先生的行为提出过投诉。”

34 岁的露西·布朗兹（Lucy Bronze）成为首位公开支持如果因凡蒂诺不辞职，则可能抵制世界杯的英格兰足球运动员。由于女子世界杯将于明年在巴西举行，她表示：

“我们坚持自己的信念。如果这意味着要抵制比赛，那么就必须这样做。这是为了这项运动的未来，不仅是为了我，也是为了在我们之后的所有小女孩和小男孩，以确保他们处于一个良好的环境中。”

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改革英国党领导人的警告

改革党将利用海军拦截船只 “法国可能不喜欢遣返计划，但他们只能忍受” 作者：乔纳森·沃克

奈杰尔·法拉奇警告称，法国将“不得不忍受”利用皇家海军舰船将小船移民运回海峡对岸的计划。

法国谴责这一极具争议的想法是“对法国主权的侵犯”。

但改革英国党（Reform UK）的领导人表示：“这项政策起初法国人可能不喜欢，但你知道吗，他们只能忍受。”

他指出，英国在 2023 和 2029 年之间向法国提供超过 11 亿英镑 billion，以帮助他们加强边境安全。

“我们给了他们巨额资金，然而他们的海军仍然在距离海岸 200 码的地方护送船只，一直送到我们的 12 海里线，然后说，‘伙计们，到了’。这在任何层面都是不可接受的。”

“其次，住在沿海地区的人生活简直是地狱。你知道，成千上万的年轻人露营在那里。”

“我们给了他们巨额资金”

“如果船只不再到来，法国北部人们的生活将会大大改善。”

他声称，改革党的政策将通过终止危险的跨海峡航行来挽救生命，同时节省资金。

“所以马克龙先生可能会反对这样做，但一旦你执行几次，它就会成为惯例，营地将会消失，法国北部的犯罪也将消失，”法拉奇先生说道。

改革党上周宣布了其所谓的“堡垒行动”（Operation Fortress）计划，这是一项旨在确保英国边境安全并阻止非法跨海峡航行的军事行动。

在改革英国党（Reform UK）政府的领导下，武装部队将被部署用于拦截穿越英吉利海峡的未经授权船只，将非法移民转移到皇家海军舰船上（必要时提供医疗救治），并将船上人员护送回法国或比利时。

今年以来，已有超过 1.45万,500 名移民被检测到试图乘坐小船在未经许可的情况下跨越英吉利海峡进入英国。

“现在的深度不宽容已经达到了一个程度，他们希望中右翼人士

在过去10年里已经根深蒂固，使得改革英国党（Reform UK）成为了那些反对其存在之力量的目标。他认为他的政党也被视为对建制派的威胁。这位民粹主义领导人表示：“我担心现代左翼的深度不宽容现在已经达到了一个程度，他们简直希望理性的中右翼人士根本不存在，不能说任何话。”

“而且这里还发生了另外一些事情。基本上自第一次世界大战结束以来，有两个政党主导着英国政治。一个执政10年，然后就说，‘轮到你了，老伙计。你来试一次’。”

“发生的情况是我们作为一个巨大的挑战者出现，在数百项民意调查中领先，感觉就像他们不想让我们参与这场游戏。”

法拉奇先生在2024年全职回归政坛，领导改革英国党在5月的地方选举中控制了14个议会。他现在正在竞选，以夺回他上个月辞职的埃塞克斯选区。

“保守党和工党说，轮到你了老伙计，你来试一次”

他的辞职是在媒体报道了他的财务状况，以及议会对他在成为国会议员之前收到的一笔£500 万礼金进行调查之后。他否认有任何不当行为。

法拉奇先生说：“这就像是整个建制派在一种我从未见过的程度上发生了连环相撞。就像你每天醒来，都被指控犯了某种错误。”

法拉奇先生解释了他触发补选的想法：“我会询问选民，因为他们看到了新闻，看到了媒体。我会对克拉克顿的选民说，‘由你们决定，由你们来做我的法官’。”

“让人民决定。我交谈过的大多数人都明白这一点。”

在周四的投票中，有创纪录的34名候选人参选，据信这是议会席位中的最高人数记录。但由于主要竞争政党拒绝参与，对法拉奇先生的反对力量集中在了喜剧候选人宾面伯爵（Count Binface）身上，他是喜剧作家乔纳森·哈维（Jonathan Harvey）的另一个身份。

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左翼希望理性的

保守党在2019年大选中以72.3%的得票率赢得的席位中未能参选，这侮辱了当地选民。

保守党领导人肯尼·巴德诺克（Kenni Badenoch）表示，如果发生第二次补选，保守党将加入战局。如果法拉奇先生获胜且议会调查重启——并最终裁定他确实违反了下议院规则，这种情况就可能会发生。

与此同时，全国民意调查显示，改革英国党失去了此前超过12个月领先于其他政党的巨大优势。由于新任首相到任后出现了所谓的“伯纳姆反弹”（Burnham bounce），其支持率有所回落。

然而，法拉奇先生依然自信他最终能成为首相。

他说：“政治就像是一场‘蛇梯棋’游戏。任何告诉你他们能通过观察茶叶（预言）并准确知道我们一年后会在哪里的人，那是不可能的。但我仍然认为改革英国党支持的力量是全面的。”

“我认为在遭受了来自各个方面的绝对打击之后，你知道，我们依然在。所以，是的，我仍然非常有信心我们能赢得下次选举。”

“政治就像是一场‘蛇梯棋’游戏。。但虽然民调显示保守党一直处于第三位，他们的支持率已”

维德库姆案件侦查员重启对法拉奇公寓纵火案的调查

据昨晚报道，奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）对警方在调查安·维德库姆（Ann Widdecombe）谋杀案时，重启对其伦敦住所遭纵火袭击的调查感到“震惊”。这位 62 岁的改革英国党（Reform UK）领导人在去年一个点燃的纵火装置被投入信箱时不在家中。

伦敦大都会警察局和伦敦反恐警察局（Counter Terrorism Policing London）表示，他们在 2025 年 4 月收到报告后调查了一起“企图盗窃案”。但当时未有人被逮捕，案件在等待新线索的情况下结案。

在回家发现该装置后，法拉奇先生将此次所谓的袭击描述为“彻头彻尾的纵火企图”。他当时表示：“幸运的是，它在门廊上就自行熄灭了。”

伦敦反恐警察局表示，在确定了一条“可能相关”但当时“未被识别和追踪”的调查线索后，已重启调查。

在收到一项指控称某员工“未能识别并追踪”与企图盗窃案相关的调查线索后，警察监察机构——独立警察行为监察局（IOPC）目前正在调查一名伦敦反恐警察局工作人员的“行为”。

改革英国党的发言人、前保守党部长维德库姆女士（78 岁）上个月在德文郡家中被发现死亡，她的头部被锤子击打 21 次。她曾担任保守党国会议员 23 年，并在约翰·梅杰爵士（Sir John Major）政府中担任部长职务。

来自南约克郡罗瑟勒姆的 28 岁男子约书亚·克里（Joshua Kerry）已被指控谋杀她。他被还押候审，尚未进行抗辩。

在维德库姆女士去世后，由于担心发生类似袭击，改革英国党的国会议员获得了由党内出资的全天候安保。

斯蒂芬·比奇（STEPHEN BEECH）报道

法拉奇先生此前曾对国会议员（包括他自己）的安保问题表示担忧。在维德库姆女士去世后，他表示：“我确实担心，对于任何从事公共生活、尤其是政治领域的人来说，情况变得更加危险了。”

反恐警察局高级国家协调员维基·埃文斯（Vicki Evans）确认了重启对法拉奇先生住所袭击案调查的消息。她表示：

“作为由东南部反恐警察局主导的安·维德库姆谋杀案持续调查的一部分，警员们重启了一起去年向警方报告的事件调查。”

“在重启企图盗窃案调查后，伦敦反恐警察局识别出了一条当时未被识别和追踪、但可能相关的调查线索。”

“因此，为了确保对初步调查的支持得到彻底审查，伦敦反恐警察局向独立警察行为监察局（IOPC）提交了强制性的行为审查申请。两起调查中的受害者及其家属均已获得最新进展通知，我们将继续支持他们。”

“鉴于此事的性质以及公众对安·维德库姆死亡调查的高度关注，为我们提供此次更新至关重要。”

警察监察机构表示：

“独立警察行为监察局（IOPC）在收到申请后，决定独立调查一名伦敦反恐警察局工作人员的行为。”

“该行为涉及一项指控，即该个体未能识别并追踪一条与 2025 年 4 月报告的企图盗窃案相关的调查线索。”

“伦敦反恐警察局已被告知我们的决定，目前尚无进一步信息。”

法拉奇先生将此部分归因于保守党 200 年的历史。他补充道：“随着下次大选进入视野，如果我们处于改革党真正成为工党挑战者的局面，那么我认为你会发现，保守党的一半选票将流向我们。”

保守党并非他在右翼唯一的对手。由前改革党议员鲁珀特·洛（Rupert Lowe）领导的“恢复英国”（Restore Britain）的支持率近期有所激增。

洛夫先生表示，他愿意与前上司交谈以弥合分歧，尽管迄今为止还没有任何和解的迹象。而法拉奇先生承认这个新兴政党可能会损害改革英国党（Reform UK）的选举机会，并指责“恢复英国”（Restore Britain）接纳持有极端观点的人员。虽然他没有在个人层面上批评洛夫先生，但他表示：“与其说是他，不如说是他周围的一些人，说过一些相当极端或非常极端的话，而这确实有市场。虽然市场不大，但确实存在。”“同样地，我确信大多数说‘是的，我喜欢恢复英国’的人并非如此。他们是体面的人。”他将尝试说服这些支持者转向自己的政党。法拉奇先生补充道：“我们必须向他们论证，如果你朝着那个方向走，我们获胜的可能性就会降低。”恢复英国方面表示，它不对成员合法持有的观点进行监管。该党补充道：“他们认可我们的立场，但我们不一定认可他们的观点。”

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首相追忆经典

作者：ASHLEY COWBURN

足球迷安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）在庆祝自己实现成为首相的目标之余，浏览了一些经典球衣。这位终身埃弗顿球迷抽出时间，在 NolO North 为 YouTube 足球频道 Away Day 挑选了一些复古球衣。在节目中，伯纳姆先生被展示了一件他自己的复古球衣，该球衣由丹麦罐头肉生产商 Hafnia 赞助，最近有人拍到他在慢跑时穿着这件球衣。主持人埃利斯·普拉滕（Ellis Platten）的频道拥有 66.6万,000 名订阅者，他说道：“你那天搭配这件球衣穿的短裤，看起来也很有 80 年代的风格。”首相回答道：“那天我追求的是完整的 80 年代造型，不是吗？”在埃利斯开玩笑地询问他是否曾担任左边锋后，伯纳姆先生分享了自己曾担任前锋的回忆。

作者：DAVID WILLIAMSON 首席政治评论员

安迪·伯纳姆被指责为“令人震惊的虚伪”，因为他准备在本周的“夏季巡访”期间，将自己塑造为英国陷入困境的高街（商业街）的捍卫者。这位新任首相在度假归来后，将阐述关于如何振兴全国城镇中心的愿景，并宣布旨在缓解生活成本的措施。

最新的 Ipsos 民调结果显示，虽然“伯纳姆效应”确实存在，但人们对工党存在严重的不满。当他入驻唐宁街时，10 个人中有 7 个对工党政府治理国家的方式感到不满，而 10 个人中满意的人数不足 2 个（18%）。

“小企业税率减免是振兴城镇中心的方式”

反对党资深议员表示，如果这位前大曼彻斯特市长想要帮助高街，他就应该取消税收并取消提前释放囚犯的计划。

伯纳姆先生打算在议会复会前的 8 月大部分时间里“在路上”，他正在准备一项希望能够赢得全国信任的 10 年计划。他的发言人表示：“首相将讨论人们真正关心的两个问题——生活成本和高街。他认为

伯纳姆效应在商业街面临现实考验

怀特霍尔（Westminster）已经习惯了告诉人们，日常的麻烦——比如隐藏定价和消费者被宰——必须被视为生活的一部分。

“他不认为这样是对的。这就是为什么他将开始推出一系列亲消费者的生活成本措施，给人们一些喘息的空间。”

影子财政大臣梅尔·斯特赖德爵士（Sir Mel Stride）猛烈抨击首相，称：“这是伯纳姆令人震惊的虚伪。工党的加税和繁文缛节正在重创我们的商业街。”

“他们正在强迫企业关闭，摧毁就业机会，并推高公众面临的价格。”

“与此同时，工党正密谋释放危险罪犯，让人们在自己的社区中感到不安。”

民调机构Ipsos发现，只有不到十分之三（29%）的英国人对伯纳姆先生履行职责的方式感到满意——这一满意度与保守党的凯米·巴德诺克（Kemi Badenoch）持平。

然而，伯纳姆先生会感到欣慰的是，只有更小比例的公众（23%）对奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）作为改革英国党（Reform UK）领导人的表现感到满意。

而且，现在表示打算投票给工党（28%）的人数多于投票给改革党（25%）、保守党（18%）、绿党（12%）或自由民主党（9%）的人数。

伯纳姆先生的发言人表示：“首相将进入倾听模式，以帮助为他旨在找回希望并让英国变得更好的10年计划提供信息。”

然而，罗伯特·詹里克（Robert Jenrick）——法拉奇先生计划在成为首相后任命其为财政大臣——警告伯纳姆先生，国家没有十年的时间来等待情况改善。

他说：“我们需要大胆的行动让国家现在回到正轨，而不是一个十年后的计划。”

小企业联合会的蒂娜·麦肯齐（Tina McKenzie）表示，城镇的“关键测试”将在于秋季预算中是否取消小企业税率减免（Small Business Rates Relief）的冻结。

她说：“这才是振兴商业街、镇中心和当地社区的方法。”

伯纳姆先生已宣布从4月起，对酒吧、社交俱乐部和现场音乐场所的商业税率降低20%。

但梅尔爵士补充道：“伯纳姆声称重视当地酒吧，但尽管他宣布了£8 亿的税收减免，这些酒吧仍面临飙升的账单；与企业因他的政府而面临的£90 亿加元商业税率增长相比，这简直是小钱。”

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两年前的奥拉和詹姆斯

前《舞动奇迹》舞伴宣布分手

作者：JON COATES

前《舞动奇迹》（Strictly）明星詹姆斯·乔丹（James Jordan）和奥拉·乔丹（Ola Jordan）已确认在结婚22年后分居。

这对夫妇从2006.年起一直是BBC节目的专业舞者。43,岁的奥拉一直留在节目中直到2015年，而48,岁的詹姆斯在2013.年离开。

他们在1999,年奥拉赢得波兰公开锦标赛时相识，当时她17,岁，不久后在2000.年3月成为了詹姆斯的舞伴。

来自波兰的奥拉一个月后搬到英格兰，两人于2003年10月结婚。

“他们一段时间前就分居了”

六年前，他们在接受试管婴儿（IVF）治疗后迎来了一个女儿。

他们的经纪人维基·怀特（Vickie White）表示：“我非常悲痛地确认，詹姆斯和奥拉在一段时间前开始了试行分居。他们的共同重点仍然是共同抚养女儿埃拉（Ella），并致力于将她的福祉放在首位。”

“在他们度过这段艰难时期的过程中，他们将非常感谢您的理解。”

奥拉此前曾表示：“没有人拥有完美的婚姻。这是一个不断完善的过程，如果两个人想在一起，他们会实现它的。”

她在《舞动奇迹》中的名人搭档包括野生动物节目主持人史蒂夫·巴克肖尔（Steve Backshall）和短跑运动员伊万·托马斯（Iwan Thomas）。

詹姆斯则与广播员加比·洛根（Gabby Logan）以及《One Show》主持人亚历克斯·琼斯（Alex Jones）等人共舞。

莉莉贝特和她的父母。右侧是哈里、他的儿子阿奇以及梅根。

超能力是“成为一名母亲”

萨塞克斯公爵夫人表示，莉莉贝特公主让她感到勇敢，而为人母是她的“超能力”。梅根在为即将上映的纪录片《曲奇女王》（Cookie Queens）接受《InStyle》杂志采访并回答孩子们的提问时，做出了这一私人表白。该片讲述了女童军的成长故事。当被问及她的超能力是什么时，公爵夫人回答道：“成为一名母亲”。“我觉得我们拥有超能力，因为我们能兼顾所有事情，并且在面对挑战时能同时保持优雅与坚韧。”当另一个孩子问她什么让她感到勇敢时，梅根说：“每天，当我觉得‘天哪，我能做到吗？’的时候，我会想，‘莉莉能做到’。”哈里和梅根的公司 Archewell Productions 与 Beautiful Stories 以及 AJNA Films 合作拍摄了这部纪录片。

当我觉得“天哪，我能做到吗？”的时候，我会想，“莉莉能做到”

该片在 2026 年圣丹斯电影节首映，讲述了“四个坚韧的女孩努力成为顶尖的曲奇女王，在童年与野心碰撞的 8 亿（8 亿）美元产业中寻找方向”。今年 1 月，48 岁的梅根在圣丹斯电影节发表演讲支持这部由 Alysa Nahmias 执导的项目，称其为“对美国传统且根植于怀旧情结的事物最有力且最有意义的描绘之一”。Archewell 成立于 2020 年，并与 Netflix 保持着持续的合作伙伴关系。该公司在 2022 年制作了这对夫妇的纪录片《哈里与梅根》，随后在 2025 年制作了《带着爱，梅根》。

“性骚扰者”在弱势女性慈善机构任职

放射技师 Martin Duxbury

一名曾因骚扰一名女性初级同事并恳求“看她裸体”而被除名的前 NHS 主管，现在在一家照顾弱势女性的慈善机构找到了工作。

Martin Duxbury 在收到三起关于其行为的投诉后，辞去了在利兹世界著名的圣詹姆斯医院担任放射治疗副负责人的年薪 £7.7万,000 的职位。

在一场纪律听证会上，有证据表明他通过 WhatsApp 向一名女性发送了大量成人内容信息。他还被发现对另一名女性采取了不被欢迎的“调情”行为。一名男性同事对其攻击性行为提出了投诉，该投诉得到了评审小组的认可。小组认定 Duxbury 的不当行为“非常严重，且涉及蓄意或鲁莽的行为”。

他在 2024 年辞职，早于医疗保健与专业人员法庭做出决定。此前，他曾担任临床代表，并得到了其所属工会放射技师协会的高度赞誉。据信，他的 NHS 养老金依然完好。

不久之后，他获得了一份年薪 £3.25万,500 的工作，担任屡获殊荣的利兹慈善机构 Hamara 的运营经理，该机构的职责包括帮助来自各种族背景的弱势家庭和女性。

在圣詹姆斯医院，他在一系列关于对自己进行性行为的信息中，告诉一名初级员工他的办公桌底部“今天被猛烈撞击了多次”。他还擅自为她预订了她并未申请的年假，并称他已为这些日期预订了酒店房间，并补充道：“需要你裸体。”其他信息称他“希望现在你已经在我的办公室里了”以及“我会帮你解决你那美味的渴望”。

评审小组在 6 月得出结论并将其除名，小组还被告知，当他遭到拒绝时，他告诉该女性：“这对你来说是正确的决定……没有什么比你的老板定期把你‘吞噬’更糟糕的了。”

一名 NHS 内部人士表示：“我只希望该慈善机构在任命他之前尽到了尽职调查的责任。”

Hamara 的网站在介绍 Duxbury 时写道：“他为该职位带来了经过验证的治理和员工福祉经验。”

该慈善机构在比斯顿区开展工作，目前已被要求就此发表评论。

利兹 NHS 教学医院信托基金表示：“我们可以确认 Martin Duxbury 不再为我们工作。”

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8 星期日快报（SUNDAY EXPRESS） 2026 年 8 月 9 日 5057 克里姆林宫战舰“无畏号”（Neustrashimy）

俄罗斯海军访问英国海域次数增加四分之一

作者：CHRISTOPHER MCKEON

英国皇家海军发出警告，称在7月份花费21天监视俄方舰船后，俄罗斯在英国海域周边的活动有所增加。

与去年同期相比，7月份监测莫斯科演习的海军行动增加了25%，俄军战舰多次穿过多佛海峡和北海。离岸巡逻舰“泰恩号”（HMS Tyne）、“默西号”（HMS Mersey）和“塞文号”（HMS Severn）在整个月内被部署用于跟踪俄罗斯护卫舰“无畏号”（Neustrashimy）和“格里戈罗维奇海军上将号”（Admiral Grigorovich），后者的任务是护送携带非法石油的影子舰队油轮。克里姆林宫利用这些老旧船只来规避国际制裁。

7月20日，在英国和法国海域之外，英国皇家海军“泰恩号”还监测了“无畏号”进行的一次五次发射演习。

“部署正是海军的职责所在”

另一艘护卫舰“萨默塞特号”（HMS Somerset）作为北约为期四个月部署的一部分，正利用海军直升机在北大西洋监视俄罗斯活动，搜寻潜艇。

“萨默塞特号”的指挥官马特·米利亚德（Matt Millyard）表示：“这次部署准确地展示了英国皇家海军存在的目的，即在我们的利益受到威胁的任何地方，保护英国及我们的盟友。”

俄罗斯海军活动的增加是在6月份英国皇家海军陆战队扣押油轮“Smyrto”号之后发生的，这是英国军队首次登上影子舰队船只。

国防部表示，克里姆林宫将舰船分派去护送其影子舰队船只，意味着莫斯科正在“消耗宝贵的作战能力来不断地守护货物”。

莉兹与家人共度“心碎之歌”时光

作者：JAYMI McCANN

伊丽莎白·赫尔利（ELIZABETH Hurley）与她生命中最重要的两名男性在圣特罗佩享受一场时尚的晚餐派对。这位明星正与她的男友——《Achy Breaky Heart》的歌手比利·雷·赛勒斯（Billy Ray Cyrus）以及儿子达米安（Damian）共度夏天。

这张照片是模特达米安（24岁）在Instagram上分享的几张照片之一，他为照片配文“家庭旅行”，后面跟着一个双手比心的表情符号。除了在极长餐桌上的奢华晚餐，照片还包含多个场景，其中一张照片中，达米安穿着一套与他那长相极像的母亲几乎相同的黑色服装。

照片中多次出现比利（64岁）的身影，他自去年起与模特莉兹（61岁）一直维持着异地恋。比利住在田纳西州，而她住在英格兰。

莉兹表示：“我们非常享受在美英之间寻求这种平衡的尝试。”

拜登之子：父亲的赦免并非好事

作者：JAYMI MCCANN

乔·拜登（JOE Biden）的儿子亨特（Hunter）承认，被父亲赦免对美国或前总统的政治遗产而言“并非好事”。

他还透露，他父亲的前列腺癌已经扩散“到骨骼及更深处”，并给他带来了巨大的痛苦。

尽管乔此前……，56岁的亨特在2024年12月获得了赦免。

“如果他不这么做，你会怎么想？”

明确承诺不会利用其总统职权干预其儿子的法律问题。这些问题包括亨特在2018年购买一把手枪时，在联邦表格上就其药物使用情况撒谎而被定罪，他认罪的一起税务案件，以及2014年至2024年间的其他联邦罪行。亨特在谈到他父亲的行为时表示：“这对我们的宪法有好处吗？对美国人民有好处吗？这对我的父亲的政治遗产有好处吗？在所有方面，都没有。完全没有。”但他补充道：“如果我父亲没有为我这样做，你会怎么看待他？这件事很容易被批评，而且理由充分。这不公平。我只知道，我很感激他为我做了这件事。”

亨特在年轻时曾因酗酒和药物成瘾而陷入困境，他坚称此前从未讨论过特赦事宜。他还告诉BBC，在他状态最糟糕的时候，每天几乎喝一加仑伏特加，每15分钟吸一次可卡因。他现年83岁的父亲此前表示，他之所以颁布特赦，是因为他的儿子受到了“选择性的且不公正的起诉”。在与唐纳德·特朗普进行了一场灾难性的电视辩论后，他在当年7月退出了2024年总统竞选。近一年后，拜登先生透露了他的癌症诊断结果。

亨特在讨论父亲的健康状况时情绪激动。他说他当时在加利福尼亚的家中观看辩论，感到“震惊。

“看着很心酸，我希望他能抱怨”

我知道出问题了。”他补充道：“癌症已经扩散，转移到了他的骨骼及其他部位。这非常痛苦，而且在许多方面都让人衰弱。看着真的很心酸。关于我父亲，关于他现在的健康状况，我唯一想说的是，我希望他能多抱怨一些，因为情况并不好。”但他也表示，乔仍然在外面“做他的事情。他如此深信这个国家”。

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敦促首相结束“绥靖”

“在伊朗政权被推翻前，中东不会有和平”

安迪·伯纳姆（ANDY Burnham）被敦促结束对伊朗残暴领导层的“绥靖”，并支持“内部政权更迭”以防止进一步的恐怖活动。前国防大臣利亚姆·福克斯爵士（Sir Liam Fox）表示，策划了工党自身领导层更迭的首相现在拥有一个罕见的机会。这位保守党人士表示：“自由并非从天而降，也不能通过外国入侵来实现。它只能自下而上地产生。只有伊朗人民才能夺回他们自由和自决的生而为人之权。”

利亚姆爵士指责英国和其他西方大国“对德黑兰恶意活动的升级视而不见，包括在1月份的全国性起义期间杀害数千名抗议者”。来自联合国观察员的初步报告显示，

“当伊朗人民如此坚强时，西方绝不能表现软弱” 死亡人数在 5,000 到 2万,000 之间。在戴维·卡梅伦担任首相的第一年里担任国防负责人的利亚姆爵士，猛烈抨击了由巴拉克·奥巴马政府主导的旨在阻止伊朗获取核武器的国际协议。他表示，该协议让目前处于最高领袖莫塔巴·哈梅内伊领导下的德黑兰强硬政权获得了“巨额的解冻资产和制裁缓解”。但它“在解决其令人震惊的人权记录或其对国际恐怖主义的支持方面毫无作用”。利亚姆爵士声称，这使得伊朗能够加大对加沙地带的哈马斯、黎巴嫩的真主党以及也门的胡塞武装的支持，并实现了对导弹和无人机的“大规模投资”。他认为，由于 2 月开始的美国轰炸而导致的伊朗目前的弱点，“可能会使该政权比到目前为止更加危险”。他敦促英国及其盟友“面对残酷的现实”，并表示：“解决伊朗问题只有一个方案，那就是政权更迭。在那个政权被移除并被取代之前，该地区或世界都不会有和平。”他担心伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡对航运的袭击之后，将出现胡塞武装在红海袭击船只的情况。利亚姆爵士不支持那种导致阿富汗塔利班和伊拉克萨达姆·侯赛因被推翻的西方主导的军事行动。他表示，他们反而应该“为伊朗人民起来将国家从数十年的压迫中解放出来的必然时刻奠定基础。伊朗人民已向世界多次证明，他们愿意为自由事业做出巨大的个人牺牲”。他敦促伯纳姆先生向前国防负责人福克斯先生展现勇气：“当伊朗人民的决心如此坚定时，西方世界的决心不应软弱。其领导人应愿意承担公开推动政权更迭并支持已经准备好引导国家过渡到民主的反对派运动的政治风险。”他接着引用了伊朗国民抵抗议会及其候任主席玛丽亚姆·拉贾维提出的 10 点计划。外交部表示：“我们的立场很明确，我们希望看到稳定的停火和成功的和平谈判。伊朗绝不能拥有核武器。我们专注于与合作伙伴共同努力降低紧张局势并重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。” 穆罕默德·尤塞夫·哈斯纳

英国援助慈善机构因涉嫌与哈马斯有关联而受调查

慈善机构监管机构表示，在一名涉嫌与哈马斯有关联的男子被捕后，一家慈善机构因涉嫌与哈马斯有联系而正接受调查。来自土耳其伊斯坦布尔的 45 岁男子穆罕默德·尤瑟夫·哈斯纳（Mohammad Yousef Hasna）上周在英国被捕，被指控共谋向哈马斯输送资金和物资。他目前被拘留，等待被引渡至纽约，以面对美国提出的指控。

作者：斯坦利·墨菲-约翰斯（STANLEY MURPHY-JOHNS）

慈善委员会已对 Al-Khair 基金会发起调查，这是一家总部位于英国的穆斯林信仰慈善机构，该机构声称其提供全球紧急救援和发展支持。该基金会表示，正全力配合调查，并在调查启动前已向监管机构提交了一份严重事件报告。该基金会补充称，哈斯纳并非员工，而是与全球合作伙伴合作，以实现全球范围内的援助交付。

纽约律师杰米·麦克唐纳（Jamie McDonald）指称，哈斯纳与哈马斯领导层密切合作，以人道主义援助为掩护提供物资、食物和资金。

慈善委员会的一份声明称：“上个月，委员会收到一项投诉，指称该慈善机构及其合作伙伴与哈马斯有联系。投诉还指称该慈善机构向该组织提供了资金。”

声明称，监管机构已开始审查“提出的严重关切”，并将“其介入程度升级为法定调查”。

监管机构表示，该基金会在截至 July 31, 2025 的财政年度中记录的收入超过 7400 万英镑。

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晴朗天气预示果实丰收之季

作者：托尼·惠特菲尔德（TONY WHITFIELD）

得益于从春季延续到夏季的长期温暖天气，英国苹果和梨的秋季收获将是多年来最美味的一次。种植者表示，这有助于水果产生极佳的甜度、色泽和独特的香气。

虽然按照英国标准来看温度较高，但英国相对温和的气候使得苹果和梨的成熟速度比欧洲大陆许多地区更慢。这有助于

发展出英国水果闻名遐迩的独特风味和食用品质。

英国苹果与梨有限公司（British Apples & Pears Limited）执行主席艾尔·卡珀（All Capper）表示：“产量看起来很稳健，而且最重要的是，我们预计水果的味道将非常出色。”

“非常重要的一点是，英国种植者投资了精准灌溉，因此尽管近期天气炎热干燥，我们仍能生产出非常优质的作物。”

她补充道：“小部分水果受到了霜冻痕迹和冰雹的影响，但这些痕迹纯粹是外观问题。”

“如果我们认真对待减少食物浪费，我们需要根据水果的味道来评估其价值，而不是期望每个苹果看起来都完全一样。”

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作者：杰米·麦肯（JAYMI MCCANN）

随着健康警报生效以及欧洲各地山火持续，今年的第五次热浪预计将从今天起给英国带来高达 36℃ 的气温。

黄色高温健康警报（警告炎热天气可能会影响民众的健康）已于昨天上午 9 点起生效

黄色高温警报将持续到周二，并在约克郡、英格兰中部和南部地区一直运行至周二晚上9点。5月和6月的两次破纪录热浪导致了超过2,800例超额死亡，而7月的另外两次酷暑则加剧了干旱和山火。今年的最高气温出现在6月28日的诺福克郡林伍德（Lingwood），达到了38℃。今年到目前为止，气温超过30℃的天数已有33天，而1995年创下的34天纪录很可能会被打破。与此同时，国民信托基金会（National Trust）正号召人们签署请愿书，要求政府将应对气候变化作为一项国家使命。此前，最近几周英国境内爆发了多起山火，邓威奇（Dunwich）发生了大规模火灾 --- SEIST 《星期日快报》 2026年8月9日 11 # 夏季第五次热浪袭击 300

日食揭示贪婪电力的家庭日常

周三的日食预计将导致电力需求出现自我们站在家门口“为护理人员鼓掌”以来最大的跌幅。当月球遮住太阳近90%时，日光将被削弱近两小时。日食预计将于 6.08pm 开始，而此时通常正是电力消耗激增之时，因为下午6点到8点是“关键晚高峰”，数百万民众回家、烹饪、运行洗衣机和洗碗机以及观看电视。

此次需求下降预计将是自全国民众在疫情期间站在室外敲击锅碗瓢盆以表达对NHS工作人员支持以来最大的一次。专家坚持认为，由27年来最大规模的日食引起的太阳能下降不会造成问题。国家能源系统运营商（National Energy System Operator）首席工程师朱利安·莱斯利（Julian Leslie）表示，这次日食是“我们一直在规划且已做好充分准备的事情”。他补充道：“因此，当数百万英国人放下手中的工作走向户外欣赏这一奇观时，我们的控制室将专业地管理网络，为他们恢复日常习惯做好准备。”

欧洲空间局（ESA）警告称，在没有适当保护的情况下直视太阳会导致严重的眼睛损伤，且“普通太阳镜”在观察日食时并不安全。它建议使用“符合适当安全标准的认证日食眼镜”。欧洲空间局表示，格陵兰岛、冰岛、葡萄牙和西班牙东北部的一小块区域将能看到全食——即月球完全遮挡太阳。

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给英国金酒饮用者留下糟糕的体验

怀特岛的考斯周（Cowes Week）赛船会虽有烟花庆祝，但当地国会议员已向财政部发出紧急求救信号，要求停止对金酒征收两倍于邻国法国的税率。在年度航海庆典接近尾声之际，乔·罗伯逊（Joe Robertson）表示：“看到人们在阳光下享受金酒（G&T）是一件美事，但在这里饮用的费用比在国外更高，这简直荒谬。”英国烈酒联盟（UK Spirits Alliance）的分析发现，英国饮用者在标准双份量（50毫升）的金酒、威士忌、伏特加或朗姆酒上需支付约66便士——这是法国税率（33便士）的两倍，是西班牙（16便士）的四倍。罗伯逊先生表示：“连续的关税上涨打击了消费者和蒸馏商。甚至财政部自身也在蒙受损失，收入比去年减少了近£1 亿。现在是时候支持英国蒸馏商以及由他们支撑的酒店业和旅游业了。”这一请求发出之时，该贸易团体报告称，担心十分之三的酒吧可能无法撑过另一年——这意味着1.1万,000家场所可能面临风险。担任英国烈酒全党派议会小组主席的卡罗琳·哈里斯（Carolyn Harris）表示：“目前的消费税制度不仅在惩罚烈酒生产商，还在摧毁酒吧和更广泛的酒店业，并增加了消费者的成本。”一名政府发言人表示：“财政大臣在就职的第一周就将支持酒店业列为优先事项，将酒吧、社交俱乐部和现场音乐场所的商业税率降低了20%。除此之外，还为倾倒的啤酒提供了税收减免，并设定了公司税上限。”

萨福克的希思（Heath）、怀特岛的赫登沃伦（Headon Warren）、南威尔士朗达谷的兰沃诺（Llanwonno）以及苏格兰的凯恩戈姆山脉（Cairngorms）。欧洲各地野火持续，塞尔维亚、西班牙、法国、意大利和希腊爆发火灾。根据火灾严重程度指数，在英国，今天英格兰几乎所有东部和东南部地区的火灾可能会变得异常严重。环境署周五表示，英格兰的水库储水量已降至69%，低于一周前的72%，且比该时段的长期平均值低近12个百分点。英格兰通常绿意盎然且宜人的景观已变成了金色的尘埃盆地，全国各地可见干涸的农田。周六，尽管环境看起来干涸，伦敦南部克拉珀姆（Clapham）的公园跑（Park run）参与者仍在炎热条件下坚持完成了跑步。根据气象局（Met Office）的初步数据，上个月是英格兰和威尔士自1836, 年有记录以来最干燥的七月。气象局的数据显示，英格兰的19个郡在整个月内记录到的有效降雨量几乎为零——即1毫米或更少。

全国民仰望天空，电力使用量下降

--- 12 《星期日快报》 August 9, 2026 SEST

移民进入休达

随着移民争端升级，西班牙对意大利实施边境限制

作者：STEPHEN BEECH

由于欧盟国家之间关于移民的争端加剧，西班牙已对所有来自意大利的航空和海运旅行实施边境管制。在罗马采取类似限制措施一周后，这些为期一个月的措施被引入，此前有超过7万,000名移民从摩洛哥大规模涌入西班牙在北非的飞地休达（Ceuta）。西班牙政府表示，鉴于来自该国的“持续的不正规移民压力”，将对意大利乘客以及从意大利抵达的其他国家访客进行护照、国籍和签证检查。政府称这些措施

罗马方面表示，类似的限制措施将一直适用，直到意大利取消其自身的管控。罗马方面回应称，不会屈服于西班牙的“最后通牒”。它誓言将维持对入境人员的边境管控，至少持续到周六，并称届时西班牙“预计将有新一波移民”涌入休达。意大利领导人乔治亚·梅洛尼长期以来一直呼吁制定更严格的规则。其政府上周表示，决定暂时暂停与西班牙的申根免签协议，是为了防止进入休达的移民前往意大利。但西班牙声称，意大利的举动是基于“伪造的论据”，因为进入休达的移民没有途径进入欧洲。大多数抵达那里的人已被遣返，但仍有 1,000 多名儿童留在当地。

重磅访谈

改革英国党（Reform UK）主席李·安德森（Lee Anderson）对这样一种观点嗤之以鼻：认为“红墙”选民会仅仅因为内阁会议桌周围现在能听到更多北方口音，就转而支持安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）领导的工党。这位前矿工自2024年3月成为该党首位国会议员以来，一直处于改革革命的前沿。该党的目标是在本周的克拉克顿（Clacton）补选中大获全胜，奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）正寻求获得新的授权以代表该选区进入议会；而安德森先生已经在为2029年大选前的一系列进一步政治斗争做准备。

一项分析发现，新任首相内阁部长中，有43%出生在英格兰北部，而托尼·布莱尔（Tony Blair）1997年的团队中这一比例仅为16%。但安德森先生——这位曾在2019年借博里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）“完成脱欧”的压倒性胜利之势以保守党身份进入议会的前工党活动人士——坚称伯纳姆先生的政党在其曾经的工业心脏地带已经完蛋了。

谈到新内阁，他说：“他们不是真正的北方人，对吧？他们是脱离群众的北方人。”他坚持认为，除了说话声音听起来有点像之外，他们与像他所在的诺丁汉郡阿什菲尔德（Ashfield）选区的人们“完全没有任何共同点”，“仅此而已”。

此外，他对伯纳姆先生的着装品味表示不认可。他说，如果他与这位工党领袖面对面，他会告诉他：“把形象提升一下。你知道，穿得得体点。你应该是这个国家的首相——而不是泽连斯基。穿着一件黑色T恤到处走动，这给不了任何人好印象。”

他认为，工党的关键问题在于，现在已经不再是候选人只要在传统的堡垒区用“街角扩音器”进行竞选，就能期待获得2.5万,000票领先优势的时代了。“他们的时代已经结束了，因为城里出现了一个新政党，他们会敲门走访、开展竞选、与人们交谈，并且真正倾听人们的声音，”他说。

安德森先生从未给人留下容易被恐吓的印象，但他承认刚进入下议院时会产生“冒充者综合征”。他回忆起观察工党那些政治重量级人物时，他们似乎对议会制度了如指掌，但随后：“大约一年后，你坐在议事厅里会想，‘这些人全都是蠢货。’”

他继续说道：“他们可能受过教育，但他们是受过教育的白痴。他们毕业于一些顶尖大学和学校，但如果你问他们，在阿什菲尔德夜晚的酒吧里，普通的劳动男女在想什么或在谈论什么，他们根本毫无头绪，因为他们不出门。”

“他们太忙于指手画脚，向人们说教，告诉人们应该做什么、应该怎么想，而不是倾听人们的声音。”

他认为移民将成为下次选举的决定性议题。这是改革英国党的核心议题，安德森先生表示，他不责怪人们想要在这个国家过上更好的生活。事实上，当英国的采矿业消失时，他曾考虑过自己成为移民，并探索在澳大利亚或南非开启新生活的可能性。

他解释道：“当你看到一个行业的衰落，而这又是你离开学校后唯一做过的事情，那么你会想，‘我能去哪里赚一份体面的工资来照顾我的家人，并拥有合理的生活标准？’我确实申请了

“只有一支政党能阻止船只”

改革英国党（Reform UK）主席李·安德森（Lee Anderson）以说话直率著称，凭借曾在保守党和工党担任政治家的经验，他对英国政治阶层拥有独特的视角

申请过几个[职位]，但最终都没有结果，因为归根结底，我热爱我的国家。我想留在这里，尝试在任何能做的事情上取得成功。”他语气克制地补充道：“幸运的是，对我来说结果还不错。几年后，我现在从事的一份工作非常棒。我能够代表我的社区、我的选区，并尝试在这个国家带来改变。”他抵达威斯敏斯特后，因其直率的说话方式立即引起了关注，他是新一代保守党议员中最突出的人物之一，这些议员代表的选区在过去几十年里一直被染成红色（工党色）。保守党任命他为副主席，但他于2024年1月辞职，加入反叛者行列，试图加强里希·苏纳克（Rishi Sunak）将寻求庇护者遣送到卢旺达的立法。仅仅几个月后，由于他拒绝就声称“伊斯兰主义者”已“控制”市长一事道歉，他失去了保守党的党鞭资格。--- SEST 《星期日快报》 2026年8月9日 13

图片：HUMPHREY HEMAR

惠顿车祸现场的悼念活动

四人死于车祸，一名男子出庭

作者：ELLIE CRABBE 一名男子因涉嫌与上个月导致四人死亡的车祸有关而被起诉。7月24日凌晨，一辆 Seat Cupra Formentor 在默西赛德郡的惠顿（Huyton）撞上电线杆，导致杰克·迪格尔（Jack Diggle，23岁）、本杰明·杜利（Benjamin Dooley，23岁）、安德鲁·罗伯茨（Andrew Roberts，24岁）和克雷格·沙克尔顿-布雷迪（Craig Shackleton-Brady，26岁）死亡。来自西德比（West Derby）的詹姆斯·迪格尔（James Diggle，27岁）于周五晚上被指控四项协助和教唆危险驾驶致死罪。他于昨天上午在利物浦治安法院出庭。迪格尔未进行抗辩，被还押候审，将于9月7日在该市的刑事法院出庭。

昨天现场的警员

警方在持刀致死案后实施逮捕

作者：STEPHEN BEECH

在一名男子被刺死后，警方已实施逮捕。受害者是一名30多岁的男子，昨日清晨在西米德兰兹郡的萨顿科尔德菲尔德（Sutton Coldfield）被发现，身上有刀伤。他被宣布死亡，一名20多岁的嫌疑人因涉嫌谋杀被拘留。法医人员全天在犯罪现场进行细致搜查。

一名西米德兰兹警方发言人表示：“据认为嫌疑人与受害者互相认识。目前我们没有在寻找其他与此事件有关的人员。”

伦敦，萨迪克·汗爵士（Sir Sadiq Khan）。他记得曾告诉首席党鞭：“只要我还有一口气在，我永远不会向那个男人道歉。随你们便。”与保守党的决裂是最终的。与父母的一次谈话使他决定远离那个“蓝色部落”。他回忆道：“我母亲对我说，‘如果你回到保守党，下次我们不会投票给你。’所以我想，‘嗯，我母亲是对的。’”

他承认，坐在杰里米·科尔宾（Jeremy Corbyn）和乔治·加洛韦（George Galloway）之间的反对党席位上——而对面的保守党人对他嘲笑——确实让他产生过疑问：“我他妈在这里干什么？”但随着改革党（Reform）现在在民调中经常排名第一，他认为他的政党有机会改变英国政治。

“我们明年有地方选举，”他说，“那将是对我们的一个伟大考验。还将有更多的议会补选。我认为我们应该拿下其中的几个。”

“我一直说我们在这个议会结束时将拥有10名国会议员。我现在依然这么认为。”

安德森先生（Mr Anderson）并不想完全关闭移民的大门，但他认为国家应该从人们来这里生活中“获利”。

“你进来，努力工作，缴纳大量税款和国民保险，做一个好公民——如果我们能从你身上赚点钱，而你能在当地企业或医疗服务部门做好工作，那自然很好，”他说，“但现在的情况并非如此。”

他的政党现在面临来自“恢复英国”（Restore Britain）在右翼的竞争，后者由前改革党议员鲁珀特·洛（Rupert Lowe）创立。运用一个他毫无疑问在挨家挨户走访时使用过很多次的论点，他说：“只有一个政党能阻止船只（非法移民）。不是‘恢复英国’，因为他们永远不可能执政。”

他说，洛先生“不是为了赢而参与——他是为了破坏……他是个单枪匹马的人。”

而且，他对下议院议事厅中围绕在改革党七人小组周围的议员素质感到绝望。他认为他的许多议会邻居——包括苏格兰民族党（SNP）、绿党、自由民主党和独立议员——是“疯子”：“你会想，‘天哪，这些人在这里制定法律和做决定……而他们是疯子，字面意义上的疯子。’”

随着改革党的崛起，保守党已向右转，最显著的举措是承诺让英国退出《欧洲人权公约》。然而，这位阿什菲尔德（Ashfield）的议员认为，这种立场的改变不会赢得选民。

“没人相信他们，”他说，“他们有14年时间来把它做好。但他们每年都做错了。在鲍里斯（Boris）任内，移民失控了。”

他声称，前工党选民是“颤抖着手”投票给保守党的，“然后被咬了手”。

对于主要政党决定不在克拉克顿（Clacton）与法拉奇先生（Mr Farage）竞争的决定，他给出了严厉的评价，而在那里，知名度第二高的候选人是喜剧参与者宾脸伯爵（Count Binface）。这场竞选是由法拉奇先生触发的——他此前因在当选议员前未申报收到的一笔500万英镑（£500 万）礼品而受到标准专员的调查——因为他说当地人民“应该是”他行为的“评判者”。

“如果他们认为能打败他，他们就会参选，”安德森先生说，并补充道：“他们害怕了，他们是一群胆小鬼，是国家的耻辱。”

那么他自己的野心如何？当被要求说出他梦想的工作时，他带着浓浓的顽皮之情说道：“别告诉林赛·霍伊尔爵士，我想当议长。”对于一段已经如此非凡的历程来说，那将是一个极其惊人的高潮。无论发生什么，这位59岁的人似乎注定将始终处于行动的中心。 --- 14 《星期日快报》 2026年8月9日 SENT

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仇恨犯罪在我们的政治中没有立足之地

无论你是否支持改革英国党（Reform UK），所有政治倾向的英国人都应该支持奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）试图塑造我们国家未来的权利。。近期发生的政治人物被谋杀事件证明，我们的民主价值正受到威胁。每个人都有权尝试击败某种观点，但如果人们试图铲除那些与自己意见不合的人，那么恐怖将随之而来。任何进入政坛的人都应该准备好面对自尊心受挫，但我们不应接受竞选会导致你和你的家人遭受恶劣辱骂和危险。优秀且有才华的人将不再愿意参选，而我们政府的质量将会因此贫乏。法拉奇先生是一位经验丰富的竞选者，但他对自己必须在“反恐”上花费的大量时间感到震惊，并将针对他的活动描述为“真的，真的非常卑劣”。仇恨在民主中没有立足之地。每一个正直且勤勉地为公共利益工作的人，都应该因其公共服务而受到感谢。

一个公平的机会……

当现代英国历史上一些最受尊敬且最成功的体育冠军警告政府，其行为正处于摧毁年轻人成为奥运奖牌获得者机会的边缘时，部长们应该立即停下脚步。夏伦·戴维斯男爵夫人（Baroness Sharron Davies）、戴利·汤普森（Daley Thompson）、克里斯·霍姆斯勋爵（Lord Chris Holmes）和塔妮·格雷-汤普森男爵夫人（Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson）都在那些对工党计划感到震惊的人之列，该计划旨在取代小学体育和体育专项资金——这是一项在2012年伦敦奥运会之后推出的资助计划。确保公立学校的孩子们不被剥夺在广泛体育项目中培养专业能力的机遇至关重要。真正有天赋的青少年——无论其父母收入如何——都应该有机会成为顶尖运动员。如果我们的热爱体育的首相有起码的体面，他将不会让我们的青年更难保持健康，并在某些情况下，更难体验代表英国队（Team GB）赢得体育胜利的快感。

值得观赏的奇观

本周三将出现日食，届时太阳的90%以上将被月球遮挡，英国人将为此惊叹。下一次日全食——即太阳、月球和地球连成一线的一刻——在英国直到2090年9月23日才会再次发生。宇宙的壮丽理应激发敬畏之情，并让人重新审视日常琐事的轻重。请务必注意安全，保护眼睛，避免直视太阳；确认日食眼镜和太阳观测镜为正品模型是明智之举。这将是一个令人难忘的夜晚。

结束对老年人的忽视已迟到了数十年

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作者：特雷弗·利特尔顿（Trevor Lyttleton），活动人士及慈善机构创始人

安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）决定将社会护理置于近期跨党派讨论的中心，这一决定既受欢迎且早已刻不容缓。如果这些讨论最终能带来持久的改革，那么它们将在历届政府失败的地方取得成功。60多年来，我一直致力于反对老年人的孤独和被忽视现象，其中50年是以 Contact The Elderly（现为 Re-engage）的创始人兼主席身份开展的。对我而言，很少有比尽管各政治派别政府都做出过承诺，但社会护理改革却屡次失败这件事更令我失望的了。

2013年10月18日，我在ITV上对杰里米·亨特（Jeremy Hunt）前一天宣布老年人被忽视是“国家之耻”表示欢迎。在开展了近50年对抗孤独的活动后，这是我第一次听到政府公开承认这场危机的规模。我曾相信这些话将标志着持久改革的开始。遗憾的是，事实并非如此。

2014年6月，《快报》（Express）报道了我的警告，称超过100万名在社交上被孤立的老年人的困境已达到“紧急状态”，其中许多人连续几天没有与他人交谈。Contact The Elderly 呼吁政府紧急提供支持，为那些被孤立且被忽视的人提供简单的陪伴生命线。四个月后，一份由91名国会议员签署的早期动议（Early Day Motion）支持了我们的活动，并呼吁采取更大行动。

然而，全面的改革依然未能实现。亨特先生在担任卫生大臣的随后近五年时间里，并未交付其警告所要求的改革。由此产生的人道代价变得越来越难以忽视。2018年1月21日，《快报》、《泰晤士报》和《独立报》报道称，100万名老年人因孤独而“处于饥饿状态”。特蕾莎·梅（Theresa May）承诺

安迪·伯纳姆能否在其他所有政治色彩的人都失败的地方成功改革社会护理？杰里米·亨特曾说忽视老年人是“国家之耻”……13年后，这种耻辱依然存在 ” 在“我们的有生之年”修复社会护理，但随后并未达成任何持久的协议。

鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）进入唐宁街时承诺要“彻底解决社会护理危机”。当社会护理在女王演说中被省略时，我在2021年5月13日给《泰晤士报》的一封主导信函中要求他对此负责。在疫情期间，根据一项后来被高等法院裁定为非法的政府政策，约2万,000名住院患者被出院安置到发生新冠疫情暴发的护理院中。如果亨特先生在2013年的警告能转化为行动，英国在进入疫情期间时可能会拥有一个强大得多的社会护理系统，从而让更多老年人能够留在自己的家中。

2022年11月13日，亨特先生作为财政大臣获得了第二次采取行动的机会。我在BBC One的《周日与劳拉·昆斯伯格》（Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg）节目中对他提出质疑，提醒他九年前说过的话。尽管如此，全面改革再次被推迟。

在2024年大选之后，新的工党政府同样将社会护理改革的问题推后。安迪·伯纳姆现在拥有了历届政府未能把握的机会。首要任务无疑应该是那些身体虚弱、独居且最难以应对当今评估和资产调查系统的老年人。他们往往是最难被官方机构找到的人。帮助他们安全地留在自己家中将减轻孤独感，缓解国民医疗服务体系（NHS）的压力，推迟对住院护理的需求，并有助于创建伯纳姆先生所倡导的关爱社会。

但改革不必完全依赖于巨额的新支出。去年10月，《快报》重点介绍了我一直倡导的一项切实建议：通过有针对性的税收激励，在设有保障措施的前提下，鼓励精心匹配的跨代共居。

数以百万计的空余卧室可以为年轻人提供负担得起的住所，同时为年长的房主提供陪伴和收入。这不能取代一个运作良好的社会护理系统的需求，但它可以帮助老年人保持独立，加强社区建设并缓解住房短缺。亨特先生在 2013. 年将对老年人的忽视描述为“国家之耻”。十三年后的今天，这种耻辱依然存在。安迪·伯纳姆现在有机会在他人失败的地方取得成功，并最终将认知转化为行动。如果现在不行动，那什么时候行动？

--- 5℃57 《星期日快报》 2026年8月9 15 ■ 从加来（Calais）到休达（Ceuta），欧洲正与一场全球危机作斗争，人们冒着生命危险，花掉自己及其家人的最后一英镑、欧元或美元，试图跨境。欧洲曾是探索的大陆（想想英国、法国和比利时探险家的工作），而现在则成了目的地大陆。欧洲领导人现在能够集结的常识和合作水平，可能会决定整个大陆的命运。

尼克·费拉里 (NICK FERRARI)

你见过像萨塞克斯夫妇在苏格兰度假那样，一次所谓的“秘密”假期能有这么多宣传吗？

■ 有消息称，去年有超过 1,000 名英格兰银行员工获准在海外工作，这令人震惊，尤其是考虑到英格兰银行经常——且理所当然地——指责政府缺乏增长且生产力下滑。现在看来，英格兰银行的这种批评显得有些“讽刺”。

图片：JORDAN PETTITT / PA

“倾听型首相”恐在首场重大考验中折戟

一位心碎的母亲。一位愤怒至极的丧偶遗孀。以及一个面对政府完全不作为及其随之而来的连篇道歉而感到困惑与愤怒的国家。

政府在处理两名杀害警察安德鲁·哈珀（PC Andrew Harper）的凶手获释一事上，反应始终显得缺乏共情，令人费解，尤其是安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）在几周前才承诺，他将领导一个“倾听型政府”。

公平地说，直到现在，伯纳姆一直展现出一种稳健的方法，以及能够洞察民众日常关切的能力，而这些在之前的继任者身上完全缺失。但就在本文撰写之时，所有迹象都表明，他在判断公众情绪的首次重大考验中即将失败。

2019年，警察哈珀在试图阻止三名正在偷窃全地形车的青少年时，被拖行超过一英里直至死亡。其中两人，杰西·科尔（Jessie Cole）和阿尔伯特·鲍尔斯（Albert Bowers），随后被判定为过失杀人罪，被判处13年监禁。

现在，仅仅六年半之后，，这进而引发了一场由哈珀的遗孀利西（Lissie）及其母亲黛比·阿德拉姆（Debbie Adlam）领导的旨在推翻该决定的运动。该运动将其描述为“可鄙的”、“一种侮辱”以及“对正义的冒犯”，迅速获得了警察首长、国会议员，以及奇怪的是，考虑到他目前的立场，甚至连首相也表示支持，首相立即暂停了该进程并下令审查。

审查现已结束——结果对哈珀的家人来说是一个残酷的讽刺；他们的努力导致许多强奸犯和诱导儿童者被拒绝提前释放，但杀害警察的凶手仍将被释放。

为了证明其合理性，伯纳姆先生表示，通过将强奸犯和性犯罪者排除在外，他已经“将可能性推向了极致”，但这一可疑的说法在他允许杀警凶手获释时立即被反驳。他补充道：“必须掌控局面……但我已经尝试让自己站在犯罪受害者的立场上，通过他们的眼睛来看待问题。”

这简直是更令人作呕、愚蠢至极的废话。伯纳姆理由中唯一听起来真实的部分，是前保守党政府留下的糟糕遗产，他们在整个执政期间仅增加了500个监狱床位，但他声称“在不让监狱系统面临崩溃风险的情况下，我已经无能为力”的想法简直荒谬。

考虑到监狱人口中有12%是外国出生——人数略低于1.1万,000人——将其中一些罪犯遣返回国，而将杀警凶手留在监狱里，难道不是更有意义吗？

泰晤士河谷警察局（哈珀被杀时所属警队）局长杰森·霍格（Jason Hogg）所表现出的勇气令人钦佩，因为他公开呼吁司法大臣和首相撤销这一决定。然而，这些呼吁却不幸地石沉大海。

对基尔·斯塔默爵士（Sir Keir Starmer）最严厉且合理的批评之一，就是他是一位痴迷于程序而对公众情绪视而不见的首相。现在，这种情况极有可能即将重演。

■ 还记得那个承诺这将是一个“生活成本政府”的誓言吗？如果你最近在加油站加过油，然后看看石油公司的利润，这个承诺听起来就非常空洞。政府有没有可能降低他们对每升燃油征收的超过40%的税收？

■ 虽然前剑桥学者杰森·阿尔代（Jason Arday）及其涉嫌抄袭的真相可能需要一段时间才能揭开，但目前可以立即讨论的是，伦敦警察厅花费了四个月时间调查杰克·格罗夫（Jack Grove），而后者是揭露此事的《高等教育时报》（Times Higher Education）记者。这是一种阴险的过度执法，绝不能再次发生。

请在每个工作日早晨 7 点起，通过 LBC 97.3FM 收听 Nick Ferrari 的早餐节目 --- 16 《星期日快报》 2026年8月9日 5057

压力正在增加，要求威尔士议会历史上第一个非工党政府对诱导犯罪团伙（grooming gangs）发起独立调查。在 5 月的 Senedd 选举中成为第二大政党的改革英国党（Reform UK）已敦促威尔士党（Plaid Cymru）领导人解决女性和女孩所遭受的苦难。

在给首席部长 Rhun ap Iorwerth 的信中，威尔士改革党领导人 Dan Thomas 表示：“遭受性虐待和剥削的孩子们理应获得——‘受害者表现出的勇气令人难以置信’——威尔士政府利用其掌握的所有手段来打击威尔士的诱导犯罪团伙。”

团伙成员 Ziaullah Badshah、Mustafa Iqbal 和 Mohamed Arshad 上周在卡纳芬（Caernarfon）皇冠法院被判定强奸罪成，他们将 14、15 和 16 岁的女孩视为“性商品”。

Thomas 先生表示：“在该案件核心的受害者所表现出的勇气令人难以置信。”

“诱导犯罪团伙并没有为他们令人震惊的罪行承担责任，而是强迫这些年轻女性……”

改革英国党（Reform UK）的 Dan Thomas

改革英国党要求扩大诱导犯罪团伙调查

从左起，Ziaullah Badshah、Mustafa Iqbal 和 Mohamed Arshad 因强奸 14 至 16 岁女孩而被定罪。

承受漫长审判带来的额外创伤，从而被迫重新经历那些痛苦。

“值得庆幸的是，正义得到了伸张，但这还不够。在威尔士，我们应该寻求一切可能的途径，以确保儿童得到保护。”

“我们需要全面了解为什么负责保护儿童的机构经常失职；审查证据；制定防止未来虐待的建议；并全面落实这些建议。”

托马斯先生还对“诱导犯罪团伙法定独立调查组”启动的第一轮地方调查中没有一项在威尔士感到震惊。目前的调查重点是布拉德福德和凯利、奥尔德姆以及伦敦。

他说：“这意味着该调查目前没有详细研究这里任何地方发生的情况。这一事实是不可原谅的。威尔士的受害者和儿童理应得到更好的对待。”

他表示，他担心“目前对威尔士关注的缺乏”将“对这里的信任和信心产生负面影响”。

托马斯先生告诉首席部长：“为了确保我们能获得尽可能最好的机会，学习我们的机构如何能更好地保护我们的孩子，威尔士改革党（Reform Wales）敦促您也发起一项针对诱导犯罪团伙的独立全威尔士范围调查。”

他还写信给内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德（Shabana Mahmood），询问她是否会“驱逐任何被发现参与威尔士诱导犯罪团伙活动的外国国民”。

威尔士政府表示：“我们正与英国调查组充分接触，与合作伙伴协作以支持其工作。我们将仔细考虑其调查结果，并确定在威尔士还需要采取哪些进一步行动。”

调查组表示，将宣布进一步的“局部地区调查”，并补充道：“这是一项全国性调查，来自英格兰和威尔士各地的证据将为其调查结果和建议提供参考。无论受害者和幸存者住在哪里，都可以分享他们的经历。”

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安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎上周回忆起他如何与一名涉嫌跟踪、戴着巴拉克拉法帽的人面对面，对方在他于桑德灵厄姆庄园遛狗时追赶他。亚历克斯·詹金森（Alex Jenkinson），39 岁，被指控于 5 月 6 日在诺福克郡对前约克公爵使用威胁性、辱骂性或侮辱性的言语或行为。萨福克郡警方还在申请针对詹金森先生的民事跟踪保护令，其依据是来自安德鲁的证据以及对被告手机的搜查。这位前王子的陈述于周四在威斯敏斯特治安法院被宣读。但最有趣的部分是詹金森先生被禁止进入——因为他带着狗来到了法院。他的律师解释说，她的当事人无家可归，目前住在 Travelodge 酒店，因此无法将狗留在那里。她告诉法官，由于他患有 ADHD（注意缺陷多动障碍），这只狗为他提供了支持。然而，伊克拉姆（Ikram）法官对此持否定态度，表示：“我不能仅仅因为他无家可归且恰好养了一只狗，就允许在法庭内带狗。”因此，听证会在没有被告的情况下进行，被告手臂打着吊带，与他的狗 Indie 留在室外。詹金森先生目前被保释，条件是不得靠近桑德灵厄姆、白金汉宫、巴尔莫勒尔、温莎、海格罗夫或安德鲁。审判定于 12 月 21 日进行。

国王在他心爱的私人住所梅城堡（Castle of Mey）的花园里种下一株特殊的玫瑰，向他已故的祖母——王太后表达了甜蜜的致敬。这位热衷于园艺的人花费多年时间精心修复花园，国王此前回忆道，正是他的祖母激发了他终身对园艺的热爱。

王太后通常在每年 8 月在城堡度过三周，而从小就曾到访此地的国王延续了这一传统。他在前往巴尔莫勒尔城堡的途中会在此停留，随后他将在那里度过夏季的剩余时间以及 9 月初。

我在英联邦运动会期间进入了新的十年（大 3-0 岁），尽管在工作，但我度过了愉快的一天。我戴着头冠、披着绶带并佩戴了一个巨大的生日徽章——有些人竟然滑稽地认为这是我的日常装扮...

然而，为了纪念这一天，我没有做的一件事就是拿着一束氦气球跳进泳池，或者拍摄自己在厨房里跳舞的视频。如果您不确定我在指什么，那是梅根·马克尔（Meghan Markle）上周的 45 岁生日，她恰恰做了这些。这是一系列诡异的帖子，最好留在相机胶卷里或者仅发给她的母亲。但坦白说，这并不是她分享过的最糟糕的视频——还记得她分娩时跳舞的那段吗？光是回想起来我就感到尴尬。

艾米莉

与皇家编辑 艾米莉·弗格森（EMILY FERGUSON）在宫廷

家庭规范出奇地相似 图片：OREN HUMPHREYS / PA

凯特和威廉在苏格兰时被称为罗瑟塞公爵和公爵夫人，他们与夏洛特、路易和乔治一起在格拉斯哥运动会上享受精彩赛事。

在格拉斯哥 2026 年英联邦运动会上担任了两周的播报员后，我回到了我的原职。在 SEC 的草地滚球和残疾人草地滚球比赛中，英格兰队再次取得了惊人的奖牌成绩，赢得了三枚金牌、两枚银牌和一枚铜牌。这是一次奇妙的体验，而且皇室成员如此广泛地出席运动会，真是太棒了。草地滚球比赛迎来了几位访客，其中爱丁堡公爵显然非常喜爱这项运动，竟然来了两次！看到我们这项相对冷门的运动能引起高级皇室成员的关注真是太好了，而且由于这次精简版的运动会仅举办 10 项赛事，这也让它在媒体上获得了更高的曝光度。

然而，我在 8 月 1, 日的最后一天工作中，经历了我的日常工作与爱好的终极碰撞。我早上 6 点开始工作，介绍运动员并与球员聊天，下午我匆匆赶往 Hydro 场馆，因为五位特殊的皇室访客正在路上——威尔士亲王、威尔士王妃以及他们的三个孩子。我迅速切换身份，开始报道这次罕见的家庭出游，这也是乔治、夏洛特和路易首次在苏格兰正式公开亮相。

在观看完澳大利亚与牙买加之间惊心动魄的篮网球半决赛（牙买加以一分之差击败了世界第一）后，威尔士一家走出场馆，停下来与志愿者和运动员聊天。孩子们表现得无可挑剔，参与到对话中，并愉快地与运动会吉祥物 Finnie 击掌；随后他们乘车前往四英里外的自行车赛场。

但他们繁忙的一天中最后一站，才是这个家庭真正展现自我的时刻。当他们坐在威尔士之家（Wales House）与运动员聊天时，他们的举止和谈话再次提醒人们，乔治、夏洛特和路易也是孩子——在与每个人相似的环境中成长。他们聊到了运动会、兄妹间的竞争，以及当被问到是否想看到父母穿着紧身衣骑双人自行车时，乔治那令人捧腹且尴尬的反应——他毫不犹豫地回答道：“不想！”路易则表现出了典型的最小孩子的样子，他双臂交叉在胸前承认道：“夏洛特说我做倒立不太擅长。”而当话题转向最喜欢的运动时，路易回答是跳高，这引起了父母爆笑的反应：“这我们还是第一次听说！”

这种对威尔士一家家庭生活的坦率洞察提醒我们，无论他们的头衔和继承顺序如何，其核心是一个在与每个父母相同的规范中前行的家庭。威廉和凯瑟琳就像任何其他父母一样会让孩子感到尴尬，而且他们无法预料孩子会说什么，就像其他父母一样。未来的国王和王后似乎在培养三个快乐、踏实且全面发展的孩子，能在运动会的最后一天报道他们是一件令人愉快的事情。

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他曾担任过协调员、保姆、护工、保镖、不在场证明提供者，最重要的是，他是流行音乐界一些顶尖巨星的朋友。埃里克·巴雷特（Eric Barrett）曾是一名搬运工，后来成为巡演经理，在近五十年的时间里，他与从披头士（The Beatles）到麦当娜（Madonna）的所有人合作过。他随行的音乐家名单无与伦比：大卫·鲍伊（David Bowie）、卡特·史蒂文斯（Cat Stevens）、比利·偶像（Billy Idol）、乔治·迈克尔（George Michael）、路瑟·范德罗斯（Luther Vandross）、詹姆斯·泰勒（James Taylor）、琳达·朗斯塔特（Linda Ronstadt）、卡罗尔·金（Carole King）以及史密斯航空乐队（Aerosmith，在其最后一次巡演中）。

尽管如此，这位格拉斯哥人认为，有一位明星是站在这些名人巨人的肩膀之上的。他说：“无论我之后做了什么，或者为谁工作，我永远会被人们记得是吉米·亨德里克斯（Jimi Hendrix）的搬运工。”

埃里克即将年满 80 岁，他在本周出版的回忆录《Experienced: On The Road With Jim Hendrix and Beyond》中，生动地讲述了生活在摇滚明星光环之下的经历。“我为吉米工作时才 20 出头，我们在一起只有三年，直到他去世，”他在位于加利福尼亚州圣莫尼卡的家中平静地说道，他与妻子米歇尔住在那里。“我仍然认为那是我的生命中最糟糕的时刻之一。”亨德里克斯去世时年仅 27 岁，他在意外服用过量巴比妥类药物后因呕吐物窒息而死。他最著名的歌曲，包括《Hey Joe》、《Purple Haze》、《All Along the Watchtower》和《Voodoo Child》，定义了他短暂但强有力的职业生涯。如今，他被摇滚名人堂誉为“可以说是摇滚音乐史上最伟大的器乐演奏家”。当时年仅 24 岁的埃里克自然被吉米的早逝击垮了。“他不仅是我的老板，可能也是我合作过的最伟大的音乐家，他还是我的朋友，”他说。亨德里克斯的巡演经理盖里·斯蒂克尔斯通过电话将这个消息告知了埃里克。在随后的第一时间，随着这位歌手震惊去世的消息传开，埃里克作为协调员的任务是将吉米的女友——德国花样滑冰运动员兼艺术家莫妮卡·丹内曼，从已经驻守在诺丁山萨马尔罕酒店（亨德里克斯去世地）外的记者群中带走。“我预订了许多不同的酒店房间，以误导媒体，”他在谈到 1970 年 9 月 18 日那个令人困惑的一天时说道。“（莫妮卡）当时自己也只是个孩子。”在亨德里克斯服用药物后，两人陷入沉睡。第二天早上，莫妮卡发现她无法唤醒她的男朋友。悲痛欲绝的埃里克后来过量服用了处方镇静剂 Mandrax，在一段与吉米和莫妮卡惊人相似的场景中，他的女友整整三天无法唤醒他。“我也曾有过一次死里逃生，”他如今承认道。“这可能发生在吉米朋友圈中的任何人身上。而这件事发生在吉米本人身上，令人心碎。”直到现在，埃里克在 55 年间对此基本保持沉默。但他坦承，在亨德里克斯去世后接受的少数几次采访中，他谎报了这位明星吸毒的情况。“我不希望他的名声受到任何玷污，所以我否认他曾经使用过任何药物，”他解释道，这或许是可以理解的。Jimi Hendrix Experience 乐队的鼓手米奇·米切尔后来将亨德里克斯珍爱的 Gibson Flying V 吉他送给了埃里克。“那把吉他随我去了很多年，存放在我住过的每一个公寓的床底下，”埃里克说。他曾发誓绝不卖掉它，但为了支付昂贵的离婚费用和两个孩子的抚养费，他违背了诺言。这把吉他后来以 $10万,000 的价格售出——埃里克·巴雷特在今天写下了回忆录

我曾与披头士、大卫·鲍伊和麦当娜共事……但我永远是吉米·亨德里克斯的助理

独家报道： 格拉斯哥的巡演经理埃里克·巴雷特（Eric Barrett）写了一本回忆录，讲述了他与世界上最伟大的吉他手共度的疯狂三年。KAREN ROCKETT 对他进行了采访。

这件物品现在的价值是埃里克当年卖掉它的五倍——目前它在伦敦的硬石餐厅（Hard Rock Cafe）展出。埃里克说，这家餐饮连锁店以 100万美元 dollars 的价格买下了它。“我永远不该卖掉它的，”他今天叹息道，“但当时我真的很需要钱。”

讽刺的是，正是亨德里克斯的去世迫使埃里克重新踏上旅途，并引领他走向了极其成功的职业生涯：起初他担任美国创作歌手詹姆斯·泰勒（James Taylor）的灯光导演，随后成为了大卫·鲍伊（David Bowie）等人的巡演经理。“大卫是我共事过的所有人中最伟大的表演者，”埃里克说，“他去世那天，我哭了一整天。”

但在失去好友吉米和大卫之前，埃里克对失去并不陌生。“我五岁时父亲就去世了，”他说，“他在苏格兰的煤矿和钢厂工作，吸入了所有毒素。他年仅 39 岁。”

他的家人住在格拉斯哥郊区科特布里奇（Coatbridge）的一个市政住宅区。“你的职业选择仅限于在煤矿、钢厂或造船厂工作——或者就在投注站闲逛，把救济金赌掉，”身为四个孩子之一的埃里克在书中写道。

他决心不再重复父亲的命运，而且像许多工人阶级的男孩一样，流行音乐是一条出路。“我和每个年轻人一样有梦想，”他今天说，“我想成为一名歌手，我也赢过几次比赛，以为‘就是这个了’，但我被所在的乐队开除了，被一个他们认为更好的人取代了。”

埃里克在节拍乐队 The Cravats（后来变成了 Marmalade 乐队）中被后来的主唱迪恩·福特（Dean Ford）取代。他成为了艾尔（Ayr）巴特林度假村（Butlins）的一名“红外套”员工，在那里他遇到了一支来自利物浦的名为 Koobas 的乐队。很快，他开始负责布置他们的乐器和音响设备。

他的书中详细描述了披头士在格拉斯哥的一次令人捧腹的早期演出，当时 Koobas 担任开场嘉宾。埃里克发现自己站在场馆外，被一群披头士的粉丝包围，他们对着他大喊“保罗”，因为把他误认为了那位顶着蘑菇头的歌手。

“当我意识到这些粉丝认为我是保罗·麦卡特尼时，他们已经冲破了警察的防线向我跑来，”他回忆道，“粉丝们越靠越近，歇斯底里地尖叫，于是我转身就跑——然后我撞上了一个死胡同，一面大约八英尺高的墙。”

“我设法爬上了墙顶，撕破了裤子，双手被磨得血肉模糊。然而，当我从另一边跳下来时，一名粉丝抓住了我飘在后面的围巾末端并开始拉扯。”

“我做了唯一能做的事：我把围巾从脖子上解开，然后跳到了墙的另一边。当我到达酒吧时，我泪流满面，手指在流血，脖子肿得几乎无法吞咽。”

埃里克体验过的“披头士狂热”让他能够从围绕在亨德里克斯身边的混乱中游刃有余。“女孩们只想和乐队在一起，如果你在乐队里，你就能交到女朋友，”他笑着说。

这其中也包括埃里克，他羞愧地承认，在歌手去世后，他与亨德里克斯的女友莫妮卡（Monika）发生了关系。

埃里克在亨德里克斯时代担任的众多工作之一

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）是修理那位歌手在舞台上著名的砸毁的乐器。

“我记得有一把我非常喜欢的、极其漂亮的 Fender Stratocaster 电吉他。在我们的第一次巡演中，在博洛尼亚演出的安可环节，我惊恐地看着他将其彻底摧毁，”他叹息道，“在后台我问他为什么这么做。[亨德里克斯回答道]：埃里克，伙计，我再也无法从中获得任何东西了。它已经没有什么可以贡献的了。”

埃里克还在1969年8月传奇的伍德斯托克演出期间修理过他朋友的吉他。他将亨德里克斯描述为一个“害羞、缺乏安全感的人，对自己的糟糕皮肤感到自卑，并且对成为关注中心感到深切的不适”。谈到他们的友谊，埃里克说他是一个“来自格拉斯哥的白人孩子”，而吉米是一个“来自西雅图的黑人孩子”，并补充道：“我们是两个生活在非凡时代的20多岁的孩子。一个是音乐偶像，而另一个则永远感激能被邀请进入他的家庭，经历人生中最疯狂的旅程。”他坚持认为，有时难以捉摸且情绪不稳定的亨德里克斯拥有“像刀刃一样犀利的幽默感”，而且慷慨得令人难以置信。在埃里克于洛杉矶庆祝24岁生日时，亨德里克斯给了他500加元，让他给自己买“一些酷的东西”。尽管加利福尼亚天气炎热，埃里克还是把“全部钱”花在了一件皮外套上。“我从未拥有过这样的东西，我把它穿到了破烂为止。我根本不想脱下来，”他笑着说。不过，并非所有事情都那么光鲜。埃里克面临着没完没了的毒品搜查，并记得从长绒地毯中捡可卡因。“当八十年代到来，长绒地毯终于过时时，我很高兴，”他咧嘴笑道。在那十年里，他开始为一名即将成为新流行天后的新晋歌手工作：麦当娜。“她工作极其努力，但要求也极其苛刻，”他回忆道。“我整天听到的就是‘埃里克，埃里克，埃里克’，但她完全配得上她的成功。”在一次与这位《Vogue》歌手同行的飞行中，在航班延误后，她坚持要求他与机长交谈。“我看向走道对面，看到演员彼得·奥图尔和理查德·哈里斯正目瞪口呆地盯着我。理查德·哈里斯摇了摇头，用口型说‘我真为你感到遗憾’。我能做的只有耸耸肩作为回应。这就是和麦当娜一起旅行的情况。”在亨德里克斯去世约40年后，在游历世界并在每个主要音乐场馆演出之后，埃里克觉得终于到了挂起后台通行证的时候了。“我曾与一些摇滚乐界的狂人们做酒友，”他在书中写道。“我曾在群芳（groupies）、模特和音乐家身边醒来，我吸食的可卡因和苯丙胺超过了我的身体所能承受的限度。”虽然他自己从未成为一名摇滚明星，但埃里克相信他确实“像摇滚明星一样生活过”。在这一过程中，他也见证了许多音乐历史的诞生。“所以我退休了，”他说。“但就像任何老摇滚乐手一样，再演一场演出的冲动从未完全离开我。当我看到一架飞机从前方飞过时，我会好奇它要去哪里。”他的唇边浮现出一抹惆怅的微笑。“我愿意付出任何代价，只要电话能神奇地响起，电话那头是吉米·亨德里克斯，邀请我最后一次把这一切再做一遍。” ● 《Experienced by Eric Barrett with Lawrence Robinson》（Sphere出版，£25）现已上市 --- 20 《星期日快报》 2026年8月9日 SEIST 税收支付者联盟（TaxPayers' Alliance）的希梅昂·李（Shimeon Lee）

120 万名外国国民领取通用信贷（Universal Credit）

最新数据显示，大约每六名通用信贷领取者中就有一名是外国国民，这使纳税人承担了数十亿英镑的成本。在2月份领取该福利的83.4194亿,341,941人中，有12.9163亿,291,628人既不是英国公民也不是爱尔兰公民。其中，58%是根据欧盟定居计划有资格领取福利的欧洲经济区公民。

其余4.8347亿,470人因人道主义保护、难民身份、无限期居留许可或有限期居留许可（包括家庭团聚身份）而具备领取资格。然而，根据欧盟定居计划领取福利的人员中，有42.7%完全没有工作，而在获得保护的外国国民中，这一比例为62%。

通用信贷面向低收入、失业或无法工作的人员开放，平均每月领取金额为£960。

改革英国党（Reform UK）的李·安德森（Lee Anderson）表示：“。如果你来到英国，你应该来工作，做出贡献并自食其力。我们的福利制度应该是为真正需要它的英国人提供的安全网。”

纳税人联盟（TaxPayers' Alliance）的政策分析师希蒙·李（Shimeon Lee）表示：“纳税人们会震惊地发现，他们竟然在向超过一百万名外国国民支付福利。部长们必须紧急审查福利领取资格，确保支持仅提供给那些真正需要的人。”

然而，牛津大学移民观察站的本·布林德尔（Ben Brindle）博士表示：“领取通用信贷的外国国民比例与他们在总人口中的比例大致相当。在过去几年中，这一整体比例并没有发生剧烈变化。”

“现在非公民领取者中难民和乌克兰人的比例较高，这是可以预见的，因为他们目前在英国的人数比几年前要多。其他一些群体，如工人（workers）和学生，通常没有资格领取福利。”

一名政府发言人表示：“在过去一年中，领取通用信贷的外国国民比例有所下降。”

“我们致力于减少净移民，并通过内政部的移民白皮书进行改革，这将提高国内劳动力的技能，并将移民在有资格获得任何公共资金前必须在英国居住的时间增加一倍。”

“这些改革将确保那些寻求永久居住在这里的人首先为我们的国家做出贡献，确保其缴纳的金额多于其领取的金额。”

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# 弗罗多，让我们像个霍比特人一样吧

# 作者：STEPHEN BEECH 老霍比特人确实很难“死去”，因为《指环王》的明星伊莱贾·伍德（Elijah Wood）、肖恩·艾斯廷（Sean Astin）、多米尼克·莫纳汉（Dominic Monaghan）和比利·博伊德（Billy Boyd）在25年后再次团聚。伍德，45, 在屡获殊荣的奇幻电影中饰演英雄弗罗多·巴金斯（Frodo Boggins），艾斯廷、莫纳汉和博伊德则分别饰演山姆（Sam）、梅里（Merry）和皮平（Pippin）。在他们最后一部合作电影结束二十多年后，一张在Instagram上发布的晚餐快照提及了他们在电影三部曲中饰演的小生物角色，莫纳汉，49, 写道：“四个半身人。三杯鸡尾酒。两份甜点。一个充满对话的伟大夜晚。更多精彩即将到来。”该系列电影计划明年凭借《寻找咕噜》（The Hunt For Gollum）回归影院。

与山姆、皮平、弗罗多和梅里的冒险。上方，今日之星，肖恩、比利、伊莱贾和多米尼克 --- SEIST 《星期日快报》 August 9, 2026 21 # 奥运偶像的警告 # 22% 体育课削减“有风险地关闭未来体育超级巨星的大门” 体育巨星们联合起来，对工党的体育课计划发出警报——警告称公立学校儿童的机会将被大幅削减。包括奥运游泳选手莎伦·戴维斯男爵夫人（Baroness Sharron Davies）、获得金牌的残奥运动员塔妮·格雷-汤普森男爵夫人（Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson）和打破纪录的十项全能运动员戴利·汤普森（Daley Thompson）在内的偶像们声称，小学体育和运动支持方式的改革将导致22%的资金削减。他们表示，国家面临着“关闭未来体育超级巨星大门”的风险。残奥游泳选手克里斯·霍姆斯勋爵（Lord Chris Holmes）、网球教练朱迪·默里（Judy Murray）、前体育大臣凯特·霍伊男爵夫人（Baroness Kate Hoey）和先驱水手特雷西·爱德华兹（Tracy Edwards）也敦促教育大臣及安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）的关键盟友露西·鲍威尔（Lucy Powell）取消用“合作伙伴网络”取代“体育和运动专项资金”的计划。在一封联名信中，他们对计划中的变更表示“深切失望”，称这将“不可避免地意味着儿童参与活动的机会减少，

“这次干预表明这在多大程度上是一个乌龙球”培养新技能并发现对体育的终身热爱”。校长们将该计划描述为“令人深感不安”，而专业新闻网站 Schools Week 计算出“资金比旧补贴的等值金额减少了 22%”。在给鲍威尔女士的信中，这些体育明星讲述了体育补贴是如何在 2013 年引入，以延续伦敦 2012 年奥运会的遗产的。他们表示，这使得学校能够投资聘请专业教练并改善设施。信中补充道：“公立学校继续提供多样化的体育活动至关重要。我们国家许多最成功的运动员将他们的成就归功于高质量的学校供应。杰西卡·恩尼斯-希尔女爵士 [伦敦 2012 年奥运会七项全能金牌得主] 和莫·法拉爵士 [在 5, 000m 和 10, 000m 项目中拥有四枚奥运金牌] 都曾公开将他们未来的成功归功于他们的体育老师和学校体育项目。”政府认为，通过用合作伙伴网络——该网络将提供“基于需求的针对性支持”——取代补贴，并增加资本投资，最终将提供更多资金。但该信件背后的知名人士警告称，在“英国儿童是西欧最不健康的人群之一”的时期，这将对“儿童健康产生长期影响”。他们补充道：“如果没有保障支持，学校将难以维持其供应，这意味着更少的学生将体验到体育的变革力量，而我们则面临着关闭未来体育超级巨星大门的风险。”戴维斯男爵夫人发起了进一步攻击，称：“这个鲁莽的决定将对我们学校提供体育课和体育活动的能力产生震惊的影响，并可能对英国未来的体育机会产生毁灭性影响。资金的削减将使儿童更难接触体育——这对一些最弱势群体造成了不公平的影响。事实是我们需要更多体育，而不是更少。儿童需要体育来培养自信心和韧性，这将伴随他们一生。新任教育大臣有机会纠正其前任最大的错误之一，并全面恢复体育补贴，让每个孩子都有机会像我一样，让生活因体育而改变。”影子教育大臣萨基布·巴蒂表示：“来自英国体育皇室的这次重要干预表明，工党削减体育资金在多大程度上是一个乌龙球。我们的孩子需要体育和体育课来保持健康，而且事实证明这有助于在未来培养更健康、更有韧性的个体。虽然布里奇特·菲利普森 [前任教育大臣] 在傲慢的广告活动上花费了数百万英镑，但吕西·鲍威尔有机会向学校发出一个明确信号，表明她将以不同的方式做事。这就是为什么我敦促教育大臣重新审视计划，并为体育提供适当资金，给每个孩子一个茁壮成长的机会。”教育部表示：“无论背景或能力如何，每个孩子都应该积极、健康和快乐。我们的新体育合作伙伴网络通过为学校提供量身定制的支持、专家教练、游泳和水上安全供应以及更多课外机会来实现这一点。我们将一次性过渡付款从 1 亿英镑 增加到 1.5 亿英镑，此外还为新网络提供 5.3 亿英镑，以及约 2 亿英镑 的资本资金。这在体育方面总计超过 £10 亿加元——比 9.6 亿英镑 的固定现金 [补贴] 所能提供的更多。”

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戴尔斯稻草人节是一场令人惊叹的盛会…… 作者：JAYMI MCCANN

这可能是蜘蛛侠迄今为止最伟大的救援……对于一个没有大脑的稻草人来说，这还不赖。这位充满动作感的超级英雄是凯特韦尔（Kettlewell）稻草人节的明星之一，该节日于昨天在约克郡戴尔斯（Yorkshire Dales）的这个村庄拉开帷幕。当地居民用稻草创作了这些奇幻的人物，今年的明星包括帕丁顿（Paddington）、Jews、华莱士（Wallace）和格雷姆林（Gremli）以及德古拉（Dracula）。组织者鼓励游客寻找所有的稻草人，并提供了茶点，所有筹集到的资金将用于社区事业。这个为期两周的节日已经举办了 32 年。负责人表示：“感谢村民们如此热情的响应，每年出现的稻草人数量都在增加。”

村民们创作了一些滑稽的作品，包括蜘蛛侠、Jews、华莱士以及凯特韦尔稻草人节。

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“赋予执照持有者对 BBC 的控制权” 玛格丽特·撒切尔的私有化专家雷德伍德勋爵（Lord Redwood）表示，持有 BBC 执照的家庭应获得该机构的股份，且其商业部门应在证券交易所上市。这位贵族说道：“ 应该成为一个互助组织，所有执照费支付者各持一股，由他们选择总干事并影响他们想要的服务。” 在 20 世纪 80 年代，雷德伍德勋爵曾帮助说服“铁娘子”，认为由国家控制的产业如果进入私营部门将会繁荣。现在，他主张出售 Commercial（负责在全球范围内制作和销售节目的部门）。他表示，该广播机构应该“在英国股市筹集大量新资金，并将资金投入到新技术、人才和节目中”。这位保守党人警告称：“英国媒体产业正大规模输给美国，因为英国客户在 Netflix、Amazon Prime 和 Disney 上花钱获取他们想要的节目，同时还必须支付英国的电视税，即 执照费。” 他对 Commercial 在 2024 / 5, 年度带来 22 亿英镑 billion 收入，但仅向 回馈 £3.77 亿 的情况表示严厉批评。雷德伍德勋爵说：“如果我们改变这家国家广播机构的管理和模式，英国可以做得比这好得多。美国媒体巨头的合计营业额是 的 30 倍。” 他的干预正值“姨妈”（Auntie， 的昵称）的皇家特许状——规定其规则和使命的文件——在 2028. 年续期前进行 10 年一次的审查之际。（标准执照每年收费 £180）表示：“[它]必须进行彻底改革，以确保资金模式具有普适性、公平性、可持续性且面向未来。” 政府表示，相关变更必须确保 运行高效，产生更多资金，并代表且服务于每一位英国人。

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MND 专家赞扬英雄

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罗布和多迪“如此勇敢地展示他们的症状……我觉得自己像个没用的医生”

一位世界领先的运动神经元病（MND）研究人员表示，橄榄球传奇人物罗布·巴罗（Rob Burrow）和多迪·韦尔（Doddie Weir）在病情恶化期间提高人们对运动神经元病认识的勇气令人鼓舞。

帕梅拉·肖（Pamela Shaw）教授（Dame Professor）将她的职业生涯致力于寻找治愈方法，她表示，人们之所以知道 MND，是因为天体物理学家斯蒂芬·霍金（Stephen Hawking）。但正是多迪、罗布以及同为橄榄球球星的凯文·辛菲尔德爵士（Sir Kevin Sinfield），让该疾病受到了关注并为研究筹集了数百万英镑。

肖教授表示：“这些高知名度的运动员，在他们曾经如此强大的运动员身份之后，能向世界展示自己的症状，这是非常勇敢的。”

“但他们以及他们的家人在提高认识方面做了大量工作。”

她自己在战胜 MND 方面的贡献包括推动创建谢菲尔德转化神经科学研究所（Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience），该研究所目前雇佣了 300 多名临床医生和研究人员。

她在《荒岛唱片》（Desert Island Discs）节目中透露，她对神经学的兴趣是在年仅三岁的一次学校旅行中被激发的，当时她目睹了一个男孩因为肿瘤而进行脑扫描。

当时住在科威特的肖教授说：“尽管我还在上学，但我一直知道我对大脑和神经系统感兴趣。”

“当我作为一名实习神经内科医生协助诊所工作时，MND 患者的困境真的触动了我。”

“这真的让我觉得自己像个没用的医生。当时没有任何药物可以帮助保护运动神经元。”

“我们甚至无法很好地干预吞咽困难或呼吸困难等麻烦症状。”

“所以我几乎害怕收到 MND 患者的病历，因为我能提供的帮助太少了。”

当她告诉同事她将把工作重点放在 MND 上时，他们警告她这会非常令人沮丧。

托尼·惠特菲尔德（TONY WHITFIELD）报道。

她承认：“在某种程度上确实如此。我几乎每周都要给家属写慰问信。但你必须学会控制对家属所感受到的悲伤。你不会停止感到悲伤或同情，但要学会控制这种情感的表达方式。”

肖教授告诉 Radio 4 主持人劳伦·拉文（Lauren Laverne），MND 的进展各不相同，霍金教授患病长达半个世纪。

但她说：“在最严重的情况下，病情可能会迅速变化，在出现第一个症状后的 12 个月内导致重大问题。”

“这种变化速度让患者及其家人感到非常恐惧。”

霍金教授于 2018 年去世，享年 76 岁；多迪在确诊六年后的 52, 岁去世。罗布被告知只能生存两年，但生存了 4 年，于 2024. 年去世，享年 41 岁。

谢菲尔德研究所于 2010 年由伊丽莎白二世女王揭幕，得益于 £1200 万 的捐款。随着新大楼在 10 月开业，其容量将翻倍。

毕业于 1979, 年的肖教授开展了世界领先的工作，包括引入利鲁唑（riluzole），这是目前发现的唯一能增加部分 MND 患者生存率的药物。

她还发现非侵入性通气能改善生活质量和寿命。

她依然希望更好的治疗方法即将出现，并表示：“这就是为什么我现在还不能退休。”

她在节目中选择的唱片包括琼尼·米切尔（Joni Mitchell）的《Both Sides Now》以及弗兰克和南希·辛纳屈（Frank and Nancy Sinatra）的《Somethin' Stupid》。书籍选择是克里斯汀·汉娜（Kristin Hannah）的作品集，奢侈品则是一朵玫瑰。

● 完整采访请于今日上午 10 点在 Radio 4 或 BBC Sounds 收听

卫生大臣库珀赞扬橄榄球传奇，并承诺提供更快速的支持

伊薇特·库珀在谢菲尔德

卫生大臣伊薇特·库珀（Yvette Cooper）宣布将为患有运动神经元病的人群提供更快速的支持。在访问位于利兹的罗布·巴罗运动神经元病中心（Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease）期间，这位部长承诺将为患者提供更好的护理。该中心是以这位橄榄球联盟巨星的名字命名的，他在与这种绝症抗争四年多后，于2024年去世，享年41岁。

库珀女士强调了他在提高意识和改善受影响者支持方面所做的关键工作，同时也认可了他的家人以及前队友凯文·辛菲尔德爵士（Sir Kevin Sinfield）所做的努力。

她表示：“我们现在必须确保这里关于支持家庭和患者的原则能够应用于整个国民医疗服务体系（NHS），以及我们的社会护理系统中。”

“这就是为什么当安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）提出国家护理服务愿景时，我们将运动神经元病（MND）列为目前应重点关注的对象，为受影响的家庭提供社会护理支持，并加快其速度。”

运动神经元病协会首席执行官塔尼娅·库里（Tanya Curry）对她的宣布表示欢迎，称：“我们一次又一次地听到，患有MND的人被迫与一个缓慢、脱节且过于复杂的系统作斗争，而这个系统无法足够迅速地行动以支持患有快速进展疾病的人。”

“这种情况必须改变——库珀女士的声明表明她对此表示赞同，并且政府最高层有意改变MND患者的经历。”

“我们现在必须看到这种意愿转化为行动，在医疗和社会护理中实施真正的解决方案。”

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独家报道： 在他坠毁于法国的85周年之际，关于究竟是谁击落了这位脾气暴躁的不列颠之战王牌飞行员的问题再次浮现，其中一个耐人寻味的暗示是，对方可能是一名英国皇家空军（RAF）的同行飞行员。

作者：安迪·桑德斯（ANDY SAUNDERS）

无论用什么标准衡量，失去双腿的不列颠之战“王牌”道格拉斯·贝德（Douglas Bader）在英国皇家空军中都是一个充满争议的人物。用今天的说法，他可能被描述为一个“两极分化”的角色。

但这种意见的分歧从一开始就给贝德的服役生涯蒙上了阴影。在1931年的一次飞行事故中，他因违反规定且炫技而失去双腿，他的同行们对此并不感到惊讶。他的飞行生涯看似就此结束，他沮丧地在壳牌（Shell）石油公司找到了工作。

然而，他在战争爆发后克服残疾重新加入英国皇家空军，这充分说明了他的坚毅性格。虽然许多人会赞美和崇拜贝德，毫无保留地跟随他投入战斗，但另一些人的看法则不那么宽容。

无论如何，当他在整整85年前的今天在法国上空被击落时，整个军方都感到极大的震惊。这种震惊在全国范围内也同样被感受到。

中队长贝德在1941年8月9日的被击落事件随后被层层争议所笼罩。他作为战斗机飞行员的辉煌职业生涯究竟是如何结束的？

在贝德的传记作者保罗·布里克希尔（Paul Brickhill）于1954年出版的赞美之作《触及天空》（Reach for the Sky）中，用激昂的文字转述了贝德本人的描述：一架梅塞施密特109（Messerschmitt 109）战斗机简单地从后方撞击了他的喷火式战斗机，切断了机尾。

贝德坚称情况如此，并始终坚持这一观点。他的喷火式战斗机失去了机尾这一点毫无疑问。但关于实际发生的事情，情况则有些模糊。

同样毫无疑问的是，贝德被其中一条假腿困在了正在解体的战斗机驾驶舱内。幸运的是，当皮带断裂将他甩出时，他逃脱了。他带着淤青和伤痕，失去了一条假腿，乘坐降落伞降落并被俘。

几十年来，布里克希尔（Brickhill）在书中建立的叙事——该书是1954年最畅销的精装书——经受住了审查。在1956年的电影中，这一叙事被进一步巩固为历史“事实”，电影与书同名，由肯尼思·莫尔（Kenneth More）饰演那位坚不可摧的飞行员。但莫尔饰演的贝德尔（Bader）与真实的人物相去甚远。由于贝德尔当时还活着，且战后英国渴望听到那种《男孩自有》（Boy’s Own）风格的英雄主义和勇猛事迹，莫尔的塑造只能是那样：积极进取、英勇且在一定程度上讨人喜欢。贝德尔极其英勇这一点毋庸置疑，战争理所当然地让他成名。但那些认识他的人——包括我在内——会同意他有时令人难以忍受。许多与他共事的人知道他具有攻击性、爱欺凌他人、傲慢、脾气暴躁、口出秽语且粗鲁。但尽管如此，他依然是一个领导者。在2007年写给我的信中，《不列颠之战》（Battle of Britain）

道格拉斯·贝德尔是被友军误击击落的吗？战斗机司令部领导人休·道丁勋爵空军元帅 1945 年与贝德尔及其他不列颠之战飞行员交谈

资深飞行员、飞行中队长彼得·布朗 AFC 认识他并曾与他共同飞行。布朗并不太喜欢贝德尔，他写道：“贝德尔对权威的漠视仅次于他对真相的漠视。”布朗补充道：“此外，我认为有合理的理由认为他是被 [他自己的飞行员之一] 击落的。”这两句话都极具煽动性。但尽管如此，仍值得分析。首先讨论最后一点，早在彼得·布朗提出之前，我就已经发现了贝德尔被友军误击击落的可能性。在独立于布朗的情况下，我与贝德尔所属唐米尔联队（Tangmere Wing）的另一名飞行员进行了交谈，该飞行员在同一天被击落并被俘。在贝德尔遭遇的情况背景下，他的讲述是合理的。这位不幸的飞行员用自己的话记录了 9, 1941. 的经历。重要的是，其中包含了与他认为是一架梅塞施密特 109. 战斗机交战的细节。在描述击落对方时，他提供了详细的叙述。这与已知关于贝德尔喷火战斗机损失的事实惊人地相似。重要的是，时间点和地点完全吻合。值得注意的是，这名英国皇家空军（RAF）飞行员提到用 20 毫米机炮近距离轰击那架“梅塞施密特 109”，看到整个尾翼和后机身断裂，并目睹飞行员挣扎着试图离开驾驶舱。最后，在大约 6, 000 英尺的高度，他看到飞行员掉落出来。这些情况在贝德尔喷火战斗机被摧毁时均有出现。这纯属巧合吗？难道一架梅塞施密特 109 的坠落方式能与贝德尔的结局完全一模一样？军事档案和考古研究表明并非如此。首先，德国空军的记录很明确：那天那个时间点，只有一架梅塞施密特 109 在行动发生的圣奥梅上空损失。不仅如此，这架梅塞施密特 109 可以被确认为另一名唐米尔飞行员的战果，后者目击了这架注定毁灭的敌机向地面坠落。飞行员少尉“尼普”·赫佩尔带着一种病态的着迷，看到“他的”梅塞施密特飞行员跳伞逃生，但由于降落伞未打开而坠落；而另一名唐米尔飞行员则观察到其残骸在靠近运河的莱-叙尔-利斯（Aire-sur-la-Lys）地面上燃烧。2004, 年，一次计划中的挖掘发现了梅塞施密特 109 的残骸。它就在靠近莱-叙尔-利斯的运河附近。年长的当地居民记得其飞行员在降落伞未打开的情况下死于地面。重要的是，在坠机现场发现的序列号揭示了这就是 9, 1941, 损失的那架飞机，并导致下士阿尔伯特·施拉格（Albert Schlager）死亡。他是在降落伞未打开的情况下坠落的。值得注意的是，残骸显示飞机撞击地面时尾部截面是完整的 —— 《星期日快报》 9, 2026 25

因此，它不可能是那架被看到尾翼被炸飞的“梅塞施密特”。问题就在这里：在那场战斗中肯定没有其他损失的梅塞施密特。相关的德国记录非常精确，没有显示任何其他受损的梅塞施密特，如果有一架与贝德尔的喷火战斗机相撞，情况必然如此。不仅如此，没有任何德国战斗机飞行员声称摧毁了一架能与贝德尔联系起来的英国皇家空军飞机。只有一个结论——贝德尔是被友军误击击落的。为了公平对待贝德尔，他可能并不清楚是什么导致了他的尾翼单元发生灾难性损失，因此在讲述事件时并非不诚实。另一方面，他可能有所察觉。为了保护另一名飞行员，也许他简单地编造了一个不同的说法？然而，考虑到贝德尔的性格，被击落这个念头对他来说将是不可接受的。毕竟，他太优秀了，不至于如此。被自己的部下击落将更加令人羞辱——

比被德国人击落更令他难以接受。这绝非骑士精神在空战英雄之间应有的结局，对贝德尔（Bader）来说更是如此。他成了俘虏营看守眼中的眼中钉，其破坏性行为影响了其他囚犯，而随之而来的惩罚则波及所有人。尽管如此，他仍受到狱卒的尊重。刚被击落时，他在德国空军（Luftwaffe）的食堂受到了款待，对方甚至允许一架英国皇家空军（RAF）飞机为其运送替代假肢。结果，这件假肢是在一次空袭中通过降落伞投下的。最终，被关押在臭名昭著的科尔迪茨城堡（Colditz Castle）后，麻烦不断的贝德尔在狱友中的名声变得愈发糟糕。这种不受欢迎的情况也延伸到了他在科尔迪茨的勤务兵——飞行员亚历克斯·罗斯（Alex Ross）身上。1943年，当罗斯被选中遣返时，贝德尔告诉他不能回家。“你是作为我的跟班来到这里的，那么你他妈的就得待到我们都被解放为止，”罗斯声称自己被这样告知。难怪他在被囚期间有时像在服役期间一样被厌恶。对于那位可能在无意中击落了贝德尔的不幸战斗机飞行员来说，所发生的事情并不丢人，即便他意识到了这一点。误击成了空战中一个不幸的特征；在生死攸关的局面下，决定生死的时间仅在纳秒之间。例如，1939年9月，英国皇家空军在战争中第一位阵亡的战斗机飞行员就是因为喷火式战斗机与飓风式战斗机之间发生冲突而导致的。此类事件绝非罕见。

获释后，贝德尔战后的名声呈指数级增长。虽然他回到了壳牌公司（Shell）工作，但他参与了各种慈善事业，并于1956年被授予大英帝国司令勋章（CBE）。尽管性格变得温和，但他依然可能暴躁且固执。作为唐米尔军事航空博物馆（Tangmere Military Aviation Museum）的创始人，我曾联系贝德尔寻求他的赞助。贝德尔态度坚决——他认为该博物馆注定会失败；他不能支持它，并会鼓励其他人也不要支持。然而，人们愿意相信，贝德尔如果知道自己错了，一定会感到高兴。如今，这里已成为英国最成功的独立航空博物馆之一，坐落在与贝德尔传奇紧密相连的机场上。贝德尔随后致力于帮助那些因事故或疾病而失去肢体的人康复。在这项崇高的事业中，他成为了另一种英雄，并因此在1976年被封为爵士。他于1982年去世。在拥有卓越服务勋章（DSO）及其奖章、飞行十字勋章（DFC）及其奖章、法国荣誉军团勋章、战争十字勋章，并三次被提及在派遣报告中之后，再加上CBE和爵位，他可以说成了英国最著名的战争英雄。摧毁22架以上敌机的惊人战绩进一步凸显了这一地位。作为一名战争英雄，道格拉斯·贝德尔翼长爵士（Wing Commander Sir Douglas Bader）无疑是一个有缺陷的人物。他变成了一个近乎神圣且不可撼动的人物；一个证明了勇气、残疾、名声、极度令人不快以及仁慈关怀可以同时共存于一身的人。但无论如何，他依然是一位英雄。

--- 26 《星期日快报》 2026年8月9日

疫苗减少全球病例 作者：乔纳森·沃克（JONATHAN WALKER） 怀特霍尔 (英国政府办公区) 编辑

专家警告称，工党削减脊髓灰质炎（小儿麻痹症）疫苗资金的计划可能会引发一场可能冲击英国的流行病。国际发展委员会工党主席莎拉·钱皮恩（Sarah Champion）正带头呼吁首相安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）撤销这一决定。该决定是在前首相基尔·斯塔默爵士（Sir Keir Starmer）任内做出的，预计将于12月生效。此前，尽管脊髓灰质炎病毒自2003年起在官方定义中已在欧洲被根除，但今年在伦敦的污水中两次检测到了该病毒。这种病毒具有高度传染性，虽然症状通常轻微或不存在，但可能导致永久性残疾或死亡。病例已下降

削减脊髓灰质炎疫苗资金可能引发大流行

从1988年的全球35万,000例减少到每年记录的不足2,000例，这主要归功于疫苗接种计划。然而，联合国机构 Unicef 警告称，英国停止资助接种的决定可能是灾难性的。

钱皮恩女士（Ms Champion）告诉《星期日快报》：“英国退出这一根除脊髓灰质炎的计划，正冒着被 Unicef 称为‘重大全球公共卫生灾难’的风险，这令人深感担忧。”

“这次削减将在年底才生效——因此部长们仍有时间撤销这一决定，作为对安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）新政府援助削减计划进行更广泛反思的一部分。”

自1995年以来，英国已向全球根除脊髓灰质炎倡议（GPEI）贡献了约 14 亿英镑 billion。外交部大臣斯蒂芬·多蒂（Stephen Doughty）去年告诉议会：“这使得 GPEI 将野生脊髓灰质炎病毒病例减少了 99% 以上。”

然而，政府在3月宣布，作为援助预算削减的一部分，将取消这项资金，旨在将更多资金用于增加国防开支。

在脊髓灰质炎仍然盛行的少数国家之一的阿富汗， Unicef 的代表已警告国会议员，这可能会导致病毒回归。

在被问及英国撤回脊髓灰质炎疫苗资金的影响时，塔朱丁·奥耶瓦莱博士（Dr Tajudeen Oyewale）表示：“任何主要捐助者退出该伙伴关系都将削弱整个系统，并导致全球脊髓灰质炎病毒的扩散。没有人希望那样。”

他告诉钱皮恩女士的委员会：“那将是一场重大的全球公共卫生灾难，因为我们在根除全球脊髓灰质炎病毒方面取得的所有进展——目前该病毒仅限于 2 个国家，巴基斯坦和阿富汗——由于人们每天都在流动，它将会扩散。”

英格兰各地污水处理厂的废水会定期检查是否存在脊髓灰质炎，最近一次发现是在3月。

英格兰 10 分之 9 以上的儿童接种了脊髓灰质炎疫苗，这是作为一种预防多种疾病的“六合一疫苗”的一部分，但在某些少数族裔社区中的接种率较低。

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女演员伊丽莎白·莫斯（Elisabeth Moss）在拍摄一部基于英国作家杰克·乔丹（Jack Jordan）犯罪小说改编的新法律剧时，穿上了条纹西装。这位 44 岁的《使女的故事》主演周三在曼哈顿市中心的一个公园与演员塞巴斯蒂安·德·索萨（Sebastian de Souza，33 岁）和亚当·戈德利（Adam Godley，62 岁）共同拍摄《定罪》（Conviction）。《莫扎特》奥斯卡奖得主 F·默里·亚伯拉罕（F. Murray Abraham，86 岁）也在现场。该剧改编自 33 岁的乔丹所著的同名小说，莫斯在剧中饰演内芙·哈珀（Neve Harper），一名在备受关注的谋杀案中被勒索而不得不违背职业道德的律师。莫斯曾因在《广告狂人》中饰演佩吉·奥尔森（Peggy Olson）以及在《使女的故事》中饰演琼·奥斯本（June Osborne）而闻名，她同时也是这部剧的执行制片人，该剧预计将于今年或 2027 年初在 Disney+ 上线。

伊丽莎白穿着法律套装并工作 F·默里·亚伯拉罕 --- SEIS? 《星期日快报》 2026 年 8 月 9 日 27 作者：汉娜·布里特（HANNAH BRITT）

当娜塔莎·兰伯特（Natasha Lambert）航行横跨大西洋时，她征服的不止是一片海洋。在家人的支持下，这位 29 岁的女性克服了许多人认为无法逾越的困难。娜塔莎天生患有脑瘫，无法使用手臂或腿，且说话困难。然而，她的呼吸控制能力极佳——这给了她极具创造力的父亲一个巧妙的灵感。

姐姐蕾切尔（Rachel，19 岁）解释道：“在成长过程中，对于塔什（Tash）来说，从来没有‘不行’，而是‘好的，我们怎么才能实现它？’”

“当她表达出对航海的兴趣时，塔什不想只做一个乘客。她想要掌控船只。但当我们在家乡考斯（Cowes）附近进行研究时，相关技术还不够成熟。”

“爸爸白天是一名电工，但晚上是一个疯狂的发明家。”

“他钻进自己的棚屋，为塔什创造了一套定制的‘吸气-呼气’（sip-and-puff）呼吸控制系统，这样她就可以独立地担任船长并驾驶帆船。”

这套“吸气-呼气”系统改变了娜塔莎的生活，赋予了她独立性和掌控感。一根小管通过改良的头盔牢牢固定在她的口中。吸气（吸入）会让船向右转，而呼气（吹气）则让船向左转。吸管内部一个由舌头操作的 LED 灯光束开关还帮助她控制风帆。

蕾切尔说：“塔什可以轻松地用吸管喝水，所以这就是设计的初衷。”

“他们先从一艘她可以在池塘里控制的模型船开始，然后不断升级，直到变成一艘全尺寸的船。然后塔什登船了。”

加里（Gary）的天才发明改变了局面。娜塔莎说：“我爱死它了。”

蕾切尔继续说道：“即使在人们推塔什的轮椅时，他们也会在没说‘我们要转弯了’的情况下就把她推过马路。但在船上，一切由塔什决定。她决定我们去哪里以及什么时候出发。”

这家人先让塔什在河流上航行。11 岁时，是时候挑战索伦特（Solent）了，那是他们居住的怀特岛与大陆之间的海峡。

蕾切尔说：“她独自一人航行横跨海峡，毫无恐惧。我们开着另一艘船在旁边航行。她本应该停下来让教练上船，但她反而转身继续直接航行回去。”

人们对残疾存在偏见，因为娜塔莎坐在轮椅上，人们就假设她有智力障碍。

“但在塔什的情况下，这完全不是事实。她和任何人一样拥有希望、梦想和渴望。而且她的决心坚定得惊人。”

在 2012 年 9 月的第一次慈善挑战中，娜塔莎驾驶她的“太像岛了号”（Miss Isle Too）帆船环绕怀特岛航行，筹集了超过 £1.7万,000 的资金，分享

水手 Tash 征服大西洋，在艾伦·麦克阿瑟癌症信托基金会（Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust）、皇家国家救生艇协会（RNLI）和 Scope 的支持下，仅凭呼吸控制系统完成航行。次年，她完成了从布洛涅到多佛的单人跨海峡航行。2014年，她分阶段沿英国南海岸航行至威尔士。随后她被评为年度青年水手。2015年，Natasha 和她的家人在考斯成立了 Miss Isle 吸气-呼气航海学校，并注册为慈善机构。该学校利用 Gary 开发的呼吸控制技术，教授其他患有严重肢体残疾的年轻人如何航行和担任船长。同年晚些时候，Natasha 因其慈善工作被授予大英帝国勋章。但她始终在寻求更大的挑战。因此，当在 2005 年打破单人无停靠环球航行最快世界纪录的艾伦·麦克阿瑟女爵士（Dame Ellen MacArthur）送给 Tash 一本关于大西洋的书时，这成了她横跨大洋的绿灯。Rachel 在谈到艾伦女爵士时说，Rachel、父亲 Gary、今年去世的母亲 Mandy 以及 Natasha 共同横跨大西洋，在 18 天内航行了 3,000 英里，他们同样也是怀特岛居民：“她在书上签名道：‘祝贺下一次挑战，’。”随后经历了两年的研究，家人最终选择了一艘名为 Blown Away 的 46 英尺双体船。Rachel 说：“对于 的轮椅以及在船上的移动来说，双体船是一个稳定得多的平台。空间也稍微大一些。然后我们开始对其进行改装，这又花了两年时间。爸爸拆掉了部分零件，移除了某些东西。我们扩大了门口，增加了轨道，这样 在恶劣天气中可以使用吊带上下楼梯。 的吸气-呼气系统也被安装上了。”母亲 Mandy 是这次行动的大脑。Rachel 说：“妈妈推动了这一切。然后就是训练，习惯这艘船，习惯在船上生活。”这个四口之家于 2020 年 11 月 22 日启航。Natasha 担任船长，由包括 Rachel、Gary 和 Mandy 在内的五人团队提供支持。航行途中，他们遭遇了一场猛烈的风暴，但 Natasha 毫无畏惧。Rachel 说：“天气和海洋并不在乎你是否坐在轮椅上。对每个人来说都是一样的。这关乎技巧——而 在这方面极具天赋。”从大加那利岛出发，Natasha 和家人在 18 天 21 小时 39 分 8 秒内航行了 3,000 英里到达圣卢西亚。这次航行是巡航者大西洋拉力赛（Atlantic Rally for Cruisers）活动的一部分，共有 50 多组船员参加。Natasha 排名第 28 位。Rachel 说：“当我们到达那里时， 想要继续前进。她说的第一件事之一就是：‘现在让我们去挑战太平洋吧。’今年，Mandy 在去年 9 月被诊断出癌症后去世。因此，在等待合适的时间挑战太平洋之际，姐妹俩和父亲将在 11 月再次横跨大西洋以纪念她。他们希望为三个慈善机构筹集 £3万,000——艾伦·麦克阿瑟癌症信托基金会、Rachel 担任志愿者的 RNLI，以及 Natasha 首次航行的残疾人 Calvert Lakes 活动中心。对于 Natasha 来说，航行意味着自由。她说：‘在水上，我没有残疾。我觉得很自由。’Rachel 补充道：‘我为 Natasha 感到无比自豪。她的梦想是我们所做一切的催化剂。’灵感来源 艾伦女爵士 --- 28 《星期日快报》 2026 年 8 月 9 日 SENT 图片：JOSE PEREZ / BAUER-GRIFTIN

阿曼达在八月就准备好了圣诞节...

作者：JON COATES

好莱坞明星阿曼达·塞弗里德（Amanda Seyfried）在盛夏时节为奢侈珠宝商蒂芙尼（Tiffany & Co）拍摄节日广告时向圣诞老人挥手致意。《妈妈咪呀》和《女佣》的女演员在纽约市被拍到，她身穿灰色大衣、黑色上衣和黑色鞋子，牵着一名穿着浅蓝色短外套的小女孩的手。

身为两个孩子母亲的阿曼达，40岁，接下来将出现在《威尔逊·谢德的生与死》（The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd）中，这部监狱逃脱惊悚片将于下个月在多伦多国际电影节首映。当她走向曼哈顿的店窗观看节日橱窗展示时，她对着圣诞老人微笑并挥手。

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“迷人的赛车手为精英生活招募员工”

作者：TONY WHITFIELD

一名年轻的企业家兼赛车手正在招聘多名员工，负责接送他、管理家政以及维护他的设计师衣橱。这位富有、 “有礼貌”且“非常迷人的年轻男子”在《The Lady》杂志上发布了一系列 £7万,000 的招聘广告；自 1885. 年以来，该杂志一直深受富裕读者和寻找新家政职位的人员喜爱。

他需要一名兼任管家的司机，因为他“忙于公司事务和赛车行程，一个人根本无法满足所有需求”。成功的申请者将“乐于将一生奉献给这份工作”，担任男仆，协助接待客人，并担任具备所有必要出国驾驶经验和礼仪的司机，“例如开门、保持车辆洁净，并在他上赛道时陪在赛道旁”。

此外还招聘两名员工，负责“驾驶他的宾利和其他车辆，负责家政，包括衣橱护理和准备轻食”。他们需要灵活，“因为没有一天是相同的”，且高度谨慎，因为他是一个“出名”的人物”，并且需要“匹配他年轻的、对生活的热情”。理想人选是“军队中的勤务兵，或者是前酒店管家”。

此外，一名国际商人还寻求一名兼任管家和司机的随行男仆。他一年仅在梅费尔（Mayfair）居住 90 天，且几乎一直在旅行。他们将与另一人协作，“以确保在不在五星级酒店期间提供顺畅的偶尔家政服务，熨烫和清洗设计师服装，打包和拆包，进行国际接送，并乐于在派对上服务以及准备简单的餐点”。

广告补充道：“工作强度大，令人兴奋，但你必须身体健康且反应敏捷。他开赛车，所以你有时会与精英们一起在赛道旁！”

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Sarjit Kaur Mann 失踪

寻找失踪50年的英国女性的呼吁

作者：ELLIE CRABBE

警方再次发出呼吁，寻求信息以帮助寻找一名近半个世纪前失踪的女性。

Sarjit Kaur Mann在1976年9月最后一次被目击时年仅20岁，当时她正与家人在法国度假。警方在昨天——也就是她的70岁生日当天——发布了新的呼吁，恳请提供任何关于她失踪的信息。

Sarjit原籍伯明翰，在当地大学就读，当时她与家人在法国南部的昂蒂布（Antibes）度假。当家人回家时，她留了下来，称她想与认识的人共度时光并参观博物馆。她的家人回到了英国，但Sarjit再也没有出现。

西米德兰兹郡警方失踪人口部门的警员Shaun Reeve表示：“Sarjit在法国发生了什么仍然是一个谜，我们一直保持开放的态度。据称Sarjit遇到了一群年龄相仿的年轻女性，其中一人名叫Jane。”

“我们认为Jane在Sarjit家人回家几天后给他们打了电话，告诉他们他们的女儿淹死了，然后挂断了电话。该通话者从未被确认身份。”

“我们希望认识Sarjit及其家人的人能帮助我们拼凑出更多关于她失踪前后生活的情况。”

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数百万小型贸易商的收入仅为生活工资的一半左右

一项研究发现，数百万小型贸易商在努力维持生存的同时，给自己支付的薪水仅略高于国家生活工资的一半。

研究显示，四分之三的小企业主工作时间远超英国工人的平均水平，而获得的回报却显著更少。

国家生活工资——是21岁以上英国成年雇员能获得的最低

“创业者牺牲收入以维持生存”

可支付的金额——目前由政府设定为 £12.71。研究显示，大多数小企业主在平均每周工作 49.6 小时的情况下，给自己支付的年薪低于 £2万,000，折算下来每小时约为 £7.75。这些结果来自 Enterprise Nation 最新的商业晴雨表（Business Barometer），该报告深刻描绘了创业者如何牺牲自己的收入以维持企业的生存。

此外，研究发现，企业主越来越倾向于优先考虑员工薪资和运营成本，而不是从他们投入的长时间工作中获取任何财务回报。Enterprise Nation 是英国 570 万 家小企业和初创公司的支持网络，其首席执行官 Aaron Asadi 警告称，这种情况是“不可持续的”，因为企业主通过让自己承受损失来保护他们的团队和客户。

小企业主已呼吁财政大臣 John Healey 在 1万 月的预算案中减轻他们的税收负担。调查发现，76% 的小企业主今年给自己支付的薪资低于 £2万,000，较去年的 63% 左右大幅上升。对于那些雇佣员工的人来说，压力更为严重。

首席执行官 Aaron Asadi 表示，小企业主在承受损失 作者：JON COATES

金钱方面的担忧让这些勤奋工作的人头疼，65% 的人给自己支付的薪资低于 £2万,000, 而一年前这一比例为 48%。

研究还揭示了人们对借贷日益增长的抵触情绪，仅 40% 的人计划在未来 12 个月内寻求外部资金——这是自该晴雨表在 2023. 春季启动以来的最低水平。寻求融资的人申请金额将减少，40% 的人希望获得低于 £10,000 的资金——高于去年的 27%。

这项年度调查还发现，42% 的小企业主在过去一年中遭遇客户延迟付款——高于 2023 和 2024. 记录的 24% 至 34%。尽管在 2026 年国王演讲中宣布了《商业支付法案》（Commercial Payments Bill），但延迟付款仍然是一个令人头疼的问题。该法案旨在通过将大公司的付款期限上限设定为 60 天、强制对逾期发票支付利息以及加强对长期延迟付款者的执法，来改善现金流。

Asadi 先生表示：“今年的晴雨表显示，小企业主在个人承受压力。我们需要能够直接减轻业主薪资压力、管控延迟付款（目前延迟付款导致小企业在任何时间点都有 260亿英镑 的逾期发票），并恢复投资增长信心的措施。”

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在 2012 年伦敦奥运会开幕式上表演

独家报道：这位赤脚打击乐手重新定义了享受音乐的方式，她将以一场灵感源自多元艺术家的音乐会，迎来她的首场深夜 Prom 演出。作者：JULIA KUTTNER

一位令人鼓舞的表演者将于周二在英国最盛大的音乐庆典——逍遥音乐节（The Proms）上进行她的第 19 次演出。在伦敦皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅著名的舞台上，戴姆·伊芙琳·格伦尼（Dame Evelyn Glennie）赤脚而立，她将再次证明音乐远不止于听觉。这位两届格莱美奖得主、独奏打击乐手，也是该项殊荣唯一一位失聪获得者。她在 8 岁时开始失去听力，并用一生重新定义了成为一名音乐家的含义。如今 61 岁的她已成为英国最受推崇的表演者之一，也是包容性与教育的国际倡导者，并且是一项她希望在自己离世后仍能延续的使命——教会世界如何倾听。

“这将是我第 19 次参加 Prom，但却是第一次进行深夜 Prom 演出，所以这将是一次美妙的体验，”她说，“当然，能与 BBC 合唱团（BBC Singers）和幻想管弦乐团（Fantasia Orchestra）同台演出确实会非常特别。”

周二的深夜 Prom 承诺将成为今年最具冒险精神的音乐会之一，它将把原为 Proms 创始人亨利·伍德爵士（Sir Henry Wood）创作的沃恩·威廉姆斯（Vaughan Williams）的《音乐小夜曲》（Serenade To Music），与灵感来自电台司令（Radiohead）、爵士巨匠杜克·埃灵顿（Duke Ellington）和约翰·柯川（John Coltrane）的音乐，以及卡罗琳·肖（Caroline Shaw）获得普利策奖的《组曲》（Partita）和海洛伊丝·维尔纳（Heloise Werner）的世界首演作品结合在一起。

对于戴姆·伊芙琳来说，这完美地捕捉到了 Proms 一直以来所代表的一切。“Proms 极其重要，”她说，“这是一个如此独特的节日。节日的时长、多样性以及观众的构成绝对是非凡的。”

“当你思考 Proms 的历史时，世界上其他任何地方都没有类似的东西。它确实是一场人类创造力的庆典，我们在其中庆祝最非凡的新音乐。”

她认为，持久的成功在于其拥抱每一代人的能力：“Proms 在庆祝传奇专业人士的同时，也庆祝崭露头角的年轻才俊。它是全方位的。”

“他们接纳了社会的现状，并最终维持了创造精神的重要性，以及音乐如何真正成为一个人与另一个人之间的桥梁。”

戴姆·伊芙琳赤脚表演，以便让她的身体吸收通过舞台传递的震动。今年的主打乐器是 halo，一种放置在她腿上的打击乐器。

“它看起来几乎像一艘宇宙飞船，”她笑着说，“这是我用于作曲和表演的乐器，在我与丹·琼斯（Dan Jones）为 ITV 的《沉默法则》（Code Of Silence）创作的音乐中也使用了它。”

对于观看的观众来说，这再次提醒人们，戴姆·伊芙琳体验音乐的方式与众不同。她从未接受失聪应该定义或限制可能性。相反，她花了数十年时间帮助他人理解，声音是我们用整个身体去体验的东西。

“音乐由震动组成，”她解释道，“这就是声音。我们的身体就像一只巨大的耳朵。当人们在舞台上看到我时，这能让他们反思音乐究竟是什么，以及音乐家是什么。”

赢取豪华酒店假期：湖区双人游，共五个奖项待赢取

我们正为《每日快报》（Daily Express）的读者提供赢取在朗代尔酒店（Langdale Hotel）入住两晚的机会。该酒店坐落在湖区中心，周围环绕着英国最壮丽的自然风光——是徒步、骑行和探索的理想之地。

在入住期间，您可以无限次使用酒店令人印象深刻的休闲和健身设施，此外还可以前往酒店内的餐厅、酒吧以及 Lakeland 酒馆。您可以在出发前享用一份免费早餐，开启新的一天。

为了让这次旅行更加完整，您还将体验一次温德米尔湖（Lake Windermere）双人游船之旅。您将享受一次 75 分钟的非靠岸巡游，船上配有关于英格兰最大湖泊周围当地历史、景点和兴趣点的讲解。您的随上随下票允许您在安布尔赛德（Ambleside）、温德米尔喷射机博物馆（Windermere Jetty Museum）或布罗克霍尔（Brockhole）登船，随后从博内斯（Bowness）返回。

往返湖区的交通费用不包含在奖品之内。

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“这显然是一个巨大的惊喜……我不得不把信读了几遍才敢确定。这是一个极大的荣幸，但荣幸伴随着责任。它让你停下来思考每一个帮助你走到今天的人。” --- SEST 《星期日快报》 2026 年 8 月 9 日 31 图片：FABIO DE PAOLA / SHUTTERSTOCK

通过埃弗林·格伦尼基金会（Evelyn Glennie Foundation），她与学校、大学、企业、监狱和医疗机构合作，鼓励人们意识到倾听是人生最伟大的技能之一。 “我们的使命是教会世界倾听，”她说。“这是我整个职业生涯的有机延伸。无论你从事什么职业，倾听都是我们所做事情的核心。” “无论你是在办公室与同事交谈、讨论项目，还是站在公交车站或在排队等待，我们如何倾听都至关重要。”

她的使命还保护了英国最卓越的音乐历史私人收藏之一。 埃弗林·格伦尼收藏馆位于剑桥郡，包含 3,800 多件打击乐器，以及数以千计的照片、音乐会节目单、信件、打击乐谱、服装、门票和埃弗林女爵士在非凡职业生涯中收集的纪念品。 她将其描述为远不止于一座博物馆：“这实际上是一场聚焦于沟通的人类旅程。” 访客、学校和教育工作者可以安排参观，但埃弗林女爵士决心让该收藏在她的有生之年之后继续增长。 “这是一个重要的收藏，”她说。“它不能在我去世后就停止。它将继续增长，无论谁负责管理，都会继续扩大收藏。随着越来越多的事物数字化，有大量内容需要被探索和编目。”

在这些珍宝中，有追溯到 1700 年代末和 1800 年代初的乐器，包括一台罕见的玻璃木琴（crystallophone）。 但其中一件物品有着格外非凡的故事。一个乌干达。 “他可能是世界上被倾听次数最多的鼓手，”埃弗林女爵士微笑着说。“而我们拥有创造出那个声音的那面真实的鼓。”

尽管被全球誉为世界上最顶尖的打击乐独奏家，但她对自己的成就依然保持着令人惊讶的谦逊。 2007 年接受已故女王授予的女爵士勋衔，至今仍让她觉得难以置信。 “这显然是一个巨大的惊喜，”她回忆道。“我真心认为，‘好吧，这绝对发错人了。’我不得不把信读了几遍，并请其他人阅读以确保无误。这是一个极大的荣幸，但荣幸伴随着责任。它让你停下来思考每一个帮助你走到今天的人。”

埃弗林女爵士多年来一直致力于为残障人士争取更好的音乐接触、教育和机会。 “我不希望为了做出改变而成为获得荣誉的人质，”她说。“无论我们做什么，无论我们在旅程中的哪个阶段，我们都有能力做出改变。”

对于保持顶尖水平所需的工作，她同样现实：“我在成长过程中见识过什么是艰苦努力，这一点一直伴随着我。” “在这个行业里，你不能把任何事情视为理所当然。你不能在没有练习的情况下就出现在逍遥音乐会（Proms）上。一名运动员不能仅仅因为已经跑了很多年，就在没有训练的情况下跑 100 米。基础细节必须日复一日地润滑。没有人能替你完成这件事。”

在反思贝多芬自身严重的听力问题时，艾芙琳女爵士认为，现在的社会对残疾的理解比以往任何时候都要广泛得多。“当你想到贝多芬时，他完全没有我们今天拥有的这种技术，但他在失去听力后依然创作出了这些卓越的杰作。”“由于技术、包容性和机遇，我们现在对残疾有了不同的定义。人们在舞台上看到我，能让他们产生不同的思考。”这种哲学带来了现代文化史上最具定义性的时刻之一——在伦敦 2012 年奥运会开幕式上，她在丹尼·博伊尔那令人难忘的工业革命片段中，带领了 1,000 多名志愿者鼓手。她回忆道：“我们并不是在教人们如何演奏打击乐。我们是在讲述一个故事。我们想要一种真正带有气味、汗水且艰苦劳作的声音。”在第一次登上音乐会舞台四十多年后，艾芙琳女爵士依然像以往一样充满好奇心。“我仍然被练习的欲望、探索更多乐器的欲望以及保持好奇心的欲望所驱动。演奏一件乐器就像是我们身体的延伸。”“比起音乐，我更多地思考声音，因为声音如果达到一定的频率，可以完全地吸引人们。”“当我们进入这个世界的那一刻起，声音和音乐就应该像我们的食物、水和住所一样，是不可或缺的。” ● . 在 BBC Radio 3 现场收听。 --- 32 《星期日快报》 2026年8月9日 SEST

给非婚伴侣更多权利可能会使出生人数减少 7.5万,000 人

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社会公正中心（Centre for Social Justice）警告称，如果安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）政府推进加强同居伴侣权利的计划，英格兰和威尔士每年的出生人数可能会减少 7.5万,000 人以上。专家担心一场“人口定时炸弹”即将爆炸。

该智库警告称，死亡人数有望超过出生人数。它声称，那些被称为“轻量级婚姻”的提案——旨在赋予同居未婚伴侣新权利——可能会加剧这一危机。

社会公正中心（CSJ）认为，如果目前正在征求意见的措施在过去 15 年中已经实施，英格兰和威尔士每年将减少 7.5万,000 名婴儿出生。其分析师担心，如果出生率骤降，生活水平将面临危险，“因为国家将缺乏足够的劳动力来支持日益增加的退休人员”。

它警告称，这些提案将产生其他“破坏性影响”，包括“历史性低位的结婚率将进一步下降，以及更多伴侣分手”。

来自 CSJ 的索菲亚·沃林格（Sophia Worringer）描述了芬兰类似政策的影响，她说：“芬兰的教训很明显：结婚率下降，同居率下降，生育率也随之下降。安迪·伯纳姆应该放弃效仿其做法的任何计划。”

JL Partners 的民意调查发现，近 10 分之六的英国成年人认为“伴侣应该选择是否结婚，而不是在经过一段时间后自动获得类似婚姻的权利”。

公众以 56% 对 13% 的比例认为，单纯的同居不应使一方对伴侣的储蓄、财产或养老金拥有法律索赔权。

工党在其竞选宣言中承诺将“加强同居伴侣中女性可获得的权利和保护”。

政府提议，在英格兰和威尔士连续同居三年或三年以上，或同居且共同抚养孩子的伴侣，在关系破裂时应享有更大的权利。

CSJ 的报告指出：“如果英格兰和威尔士在 2011 年引入与芬兰相当的改革，分析表明，在 2012 年至 2023 年之间可能会减少 11.1014万,014 场婚姻，仅在 2023 年就减少 2.4855万,855 场婚姻。”

它警告称，“到 2018 年，芬兰的生育率估计下降了 21%，而未进行此类改革的类似国家则没有这种情况”。

影子司法大臣尼克·蒂莫西（Nick Timothy）表示：“保守党长期以来就明白，强大的社会依赖于强大的家庭。”

“这并不意味着忽视同居伴侣面临的现实，或假装婚姻能解决所有社会问题。”

“但这意味着要承认法律塑造行为，制度至关重要，而强大的家庭建立在人们做出并坚守的选择之上。”

沃林格女士补充道：“芬兰应该作为一个警告。许多处于同居关系中的人并不想结婚，政府不应通过隐蔽手段将婚姻式的财务义务强加给他们。在出生率处于历史低点且人口老龄化给公共财政带来压力的背景下，潜在成本太高，证据太充分，不容忽视。”

司法部表示：“这一框架将为符合条件的同居伴侣提供一套与已婚伴侣截然不同的权利。”

“目前有超过 350 万 对同居伴侣，且人们对其权利普遍感到困惑，该框架填补了法律中的明显空白。与婚姻不同，在分手时不会自动进行 50:50 的资产分割。”

“这是一个公开征询过程，政府将在最终确定政策前仔细考虑调查结果。”

“芬兰应该作为一个警告”

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作者：STEPH SPYRO 环境编辑

活动人士在危险的热浪期间将树木誉为“城市神奇药物”，并呼吁种植更多树木。Create Streets 基金会发现，暴露在阳光下的操场设备、长椅和人行道的温度，与处于阴影中的设备相比存在巨大差异。在英国首都一次 34℃ 天气的实验中，一张长椅记录到的温度为 43℃，而另一张处于阴影中的长椅温度为 26℃。

该基金会的政策与活动负责人 Kitty Thompson 表示：“现在是进行绿化革命的时候了。”

“树木能让街道在热浪期间更加凉爽，并让全年环境更加宜人。它们是城市神奇药物。”

“我们测量的每个地点都显示，在有街道树的地方，表面温度下降了大约 20 度。这只是墙上的另一块砖

“树木是城市的奇迹药物”

这是证明街道树木并非仅仅是“可有可无”之物的证据。“它们远不止是美学上的点缀。它们是至关重要的公共基础设施，在热浪变得更加普遍的情况下，帮助人们和宠物应对高温。”该智库访问了一座公园，并对比了两个用粉笔在地面上画的跳格游戏，其中一个在阳光下达到了 53.2℃，而另一个在阴影中为 26.9℃。在南伦敦萨瑟克区（Southwark）的尼尔森广场公园（Nelson Square park），一件攀爬设备表面的温度高达 51.9℃。增加树荫可使混凝土表面的温度降低 12℃，草地的温度降低 9℃。

汤普森女士补充道：“长期以来，政府在种植更多街道树木的道路上设置了太多障碍。因此，我们呼吁政府修改 1980 年的《公路法》（Highways Act 1980），该法案使得议会和社区团体在绿化街道时面临的困难远超实际需要。”

林地信托基金会（Woodland Trust）表示，城市社区的树木覆盖率差异巨大，从兰开夏郡弗利特伍德（Fleetwood）的低至 3% 到萨里郡法纳姆（Farnham）的 45% 不等。英国城镇和城市的平均树冠覆盖率约为 16%。林地信托基金会表示，最富裕社区的树木覆盖率通常是最贫困和最缺乏服务的社区的两倍多。

该信托基金会、园艺贸易协会（Horticultural Trades Association）和英国皇家园艺学会（Royal Horticultural Society）的专家上个月敦促各级政府专注于最大化“绿色基础设施”，以有效降低城市环境的夏季温度。

英国皇家园艺学会科学与收藏主任阿里斯泰尔·格里菲斯（Alistair Griffiths）教授警告说，极端高温已不再是未来的威胁，他表示：“它现在就地存在，我们的城镇和城市正感受到压力。树木是我们用来冷却城市环境、改善空气质量和支持生物多样性最有效的自然工具之一。但为了大规模实现这些效益，我们必须紧急种植、培育并为更多具有韧性的本土树木提供长期护理。”

这个极端天气的夏天经历了五月和六月的两次破纪录热浪，导致 2,800 人的超额死亡，以及七月的另外两次热浪，这些热浪加剧了干旱和山火。

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苏格兰高地的巅峰时刻

西高地有一个地方让米洛·博伊德（MILO BOYD）年复一年地回归，而他为何如此热爱托里登村（Torridon village）并不令人意外。

有时，作为一个国家，我们会集体认定某个地方是最棒的。在过去的几年里，班堡（Bamburgh）似乎一直占据着英国最受欢迎海滨小镇的至高地位，这座位于诺森伯兰郡的美丽小镇连续六年获得了《Which?》读者投票的冠军。在苏格兰，北贝里克（North Berwick）则处于一段黄金期。2024年，它被一组评委评为英国最宜居之地，评委们对其前往爱丁堡的便捷交通（火车仅需30分钟）、繁荣的独立商店商业街以及社区精神赞赏有加。从那时起，赞誉和正面报道接踵而至。

尽管这两个地方都非常精彩，但还有一个沿海地点让我年复一年地回归。那就是托里登。我第一次访问这个西高地的微型村庄，是从金洛希（Kinlochewe）出发的一次一日游，金洛希是沿路向威廉堡方向行驶几英里处一个规模相仿的小点。单车道公路沿着托里登河的路线蜿蜒穿过群山，北面是贝恩埃格峰（Beinn Eighe），南面是斯戈鲁鲁阿峰（Sgorr Ruadh）。凝视着古老的山峰很容易让人沉醉，但千万不能太久——蜿蜒的道路要求你在避让来车时驶入避车道。

呈现在你面前的景色极其壮观。托里登环绕在与其同名的湖（loch）两侧。虽然它距离海岸线约10英里，但它是一个海湖。这意味着它是咸水的，有潮汐，而且只要你绕过几个海湾和天空岛，就能到达大西洋。继续行驶到湖的南侧，你将到达官方观景点，那里离莱克瀑布（Lake Falls）的急流不远。

托里登从未拥挤过，即使在六月份，当参加“凯尔特人极限铁人三项赛”（Celtman Extreme Triathlon）的疯狂参赛者们抵达，并在一个极其不愉快且漫长的一天中将自己开进泥炭地时也是如此。

村庄的中心部分位于湖的北侧。在这里你会发现 Am Ploc 露天教堂。虽然现在有些破旧，但这座教堂很重要，其根源可追溯到“1843年的大分裂”（Disruption of 1843），当时苏格兰教会的成员们因为厌倦了由地主为他们挑选牧师而愤而离席。他们在像托里登露天教堂这样的地方找到了宗教避难所。它呈现为一个天然露天剧场的形状，位于形成托里登 Ploc 东侧的低矮砂岩悬崖的 V 形裂缝中。爬上岩石讲坛俯瞰湖面，或者坐在经常被海水淹没的临时长椅上，很容易感受到它的一丝敬畏与奇迹。

这一切注定会让你感到饥饿。所以请前往社区中心里的 Wee Whistle Stop 咖啡馆。这里并不算便宜，但包括炭烤西葫芦和青酱塔、烤野蘑菇配帕尔马火腿以及炸鱼柳三明治在内的菜肴能让你满足。在路边的小食品店里，可以买到当地烘焙的食品，包括一种特别扎实的通心粉派，用来填补胃里的剩余空间。

在国民信托鹿类博物馆（National Trust Deer Museum）还可以继续进食，你可以抓一把饲料，喂食那些一旦看到你就会小跑过来的友好鹿群。

如果你在这个地区，那么很有可能你想去徒步。托里登周围的山峰——利亚塔赫峰（Liathach）、贝恩埃格峰（Beinn Eighe）和贝恩阿里金峰（Beinn Alligin）充满了具有挑战性但回报巨大的路线。覆盖着白色石英岩的古老托里登砂岩赋予了该地区一种分层且近乎雕塑般的视觉效果，这在英国其他任何地方都见不到。

像 Liathach 山脊穿越这样的路线，是苏格兰最顶级的山地徒步路线之一，或者至少是我所经历过的最顶级的路线。在快速攀爬过第一个陡峭的斜坡后，你会发现自己处于几个山峰中的第一个，这些山峰由一条仅几米宽的山脊连接。一边是大海，另一边则是下方的山谷。Torridon 位于 Beinn Eighe 自然保护区内，这里不仅生长着稀有的苔藓和地衣，还栖息着貂和金雕。如果这一切在一天之内难以全部体验，那么不必担心。Torridon 青年旅舍位于 NC500 路线之上，每晚房价 £36 起，提供经济实惠的床位。 --- 32 express.co.uk / travel 5℃107 express.co.uk

英国游客心目中的典型旅游胜地

作者：AMY JONES

对于居住在田园诗般的科茨沃尔德（Cotswolds）村庄伯顿-on-the-Water（Bourton-on-the-Water）的人来说，成千上万的游客涌向其风景如画的街道，不过是再普通不过的一天。在温德鲁什河（River Windrush）上古朴的石桥上，拍照活动从未停止；商店里挤满了渴望购买纪念品以留住在这座被称为“科茨沃尔德之威尼斯”之地的时光的访客。人群在蜂蜜色的建筑外聚集，在夏日里，家庭成员们在村庄洁净的草坪上惬意地躺着，品尝着冰淇淋。

正如我在一个工作日的下午所发现的，这就是生活在当地最受欢迎且最美丽的村庄之一的缩影。对于那些住在河畔的人来说，如果没有从各地乘大巴前来惊叹其著名美景的游客，这里就不会是现在的样子。即便这里的 4,000 名居民经常在人数上被度假者压倒，他们也不禁感激旅游业为这个位于格洛斯特郡（Gloucestershire）的小村庄带来了什么。

“如果没有游客，我们就不会拥有这一切——我们有五家酒吧、咖啡馆、餐厅以及很多很棒的地方。科茨沃尔德有一些惊人的地方，但没什么[太多]可做的，而我们拥有这些，所以这些资源就在这里，”当地冰淇淋传奇人物艾伦·海默斯（Allan Hymers）告诉我。

“有很多游客，但没有他们，我们就不会有现在的村庄，”另一位居民分享道，“我认为没有游客的话，这里不会这么好。”他们补充道：“这里有很多商店、咖啡馆和餐厅——它们还创造了就业机会，比如为那些在进入大学之前的当地毕业生。”

在金桥（The Kingsbridge）酒吧的一位顾客对此深表赞同。“伯顿-on-the-Water有很多独立商店，但如果没有大多数游客，它们能生存吗？如果我们没有访客，这里可能只有两家酒吧、一家报刊亭和一家炸鱼薯条店，仅此而已，”他们说道。

“我爱游客，他们支付我的工资，”在伯顿小甜品店（Bourton's Little Sweet Shop）工作的丽贝卡·奥利维亚（Rebecca Olivia）说，“这里真的很棒，我很享受在这里工作，这里非常愉快且繁忙，所以至少一天过得很快。”

而且，村里的居民显然没有将他们的环境视为理所当然。

“我们能住在 here 非常幸运，因为这里简直太美了。难怪人们会来参观，如果我不住在 here，这里也会是我想要访问的地方之一，”一位居民微笑着告诉我。

艾伦愉快地自称是“著名的冰淇淋先生”，他也分享道：“我热爱住在 here，这里太棒了。每个人都认识我，我认识村里的每个人，我爱这里，这是我一生中做过最好的工作。”

邮轮航向迎来重大变革

朱莉·德拉海耶 (JULIE DELAHAYE) 表示，想要了解 TUI Marella 邮轮上的点点滴滴，最好的办法就是亲自在上面工作。她发现，船上的总监角色涵盖了方方面面。

邮轮总监具体做些什么？坦白说，直到最近我也不太确定。二十年前，邮轮总监几乎负责船上的所有事务，包括接待几乎每一位客人。如今，更大的船意味着数千名乘客和数百名船员，因此可以说这个角色必须随之演变。

斯科特·桑德斯 (Scott Sanders) 对此深有体会。斯科特在邮轮行业工作了 14 年，过去四年一直担任 Marella Cruises 的邮轮总监。在 Marella Voyager 号地中海夏季航季开始之初，我与他共同度过了一天。

在乘客眼中，斯科特是他们看到的那个负责策划娱乐活动、通过公共广播系统发布通知、出现在船上“邮轮总监电视”中，并在可容纳 600 人的剧院里介绍精彩表演的总监。

不到一小时，情况就变得很明显：斯科特的工作远不止于此。在我与他共处的这一天里，他与大量不同的工作人员交谈，从剧院制作团队到音乐家、问答主持人，当然还有乘客。而当他不在处理该角色包含的各项行政管理工作时——包括为 Marella Voyager 号即将于 11 月在加勒比海进行的航行规划整个娱乐项目和时间表。

我们的一天从他的办公室开始，他在那里审核当天的具体日程，包括召集一名客座艺人，为那些在靠港日留在甲板上的乘客在泳池边进行一场额外表演。

即使部分乘客下船，仍有游戏节目、问答赛和现场表演需要管理。

“我认为这份工作最大的挑战在于，如何在坐在办公室处理行政事务与在前方面对客人之间找到平衡，”斯科特承认道，“有时你会听到这样的评论：‘我们没看到邮轮总监’。如果听到这种话，我一周都睡不着觉，我会恐慌！我在 Marella 担任这个角色四年了，但我认为我花了一年半的时间才找到那个良好的平衡点。”

那天上午晚些时候，我们前往剧院，斯科特向我详细讲解了在船上运行 12 场演出的后勤工作。表演者每晚登台两场，因此斯科特与舞台监督协作，确保一切准备就绪。船员在演出前每天都会进行一次彩排，如果出现任何技术问题或有人请病假，斯科特最终是寻求解决方案的负责人。

在剧院后台，12 名表演者拥有自己的更衣室，并配备了洗衣房，因为他们负责照看自己的服装，从洗涤到必要的修补。

演出本身由 RWS Global 创作，该公司还与 MSC Cruises 和荷美邮轮 (Holland America Line) 等公司合作。船员在登船前会花三个月时间学习这 12 部作品，之后大约有六周的交接期。

这些演出显然是船上的一个巨大亮点，在船上繁忙时，多达 600 名乘客会填满剧院。

“他们是船上的名人，”斯科特在描述歌手和音乐家时说道，“他们就像西区 (West End) 的表演者，所以很多客人非常痴迷。他们会看到演员，尤其是孩子们——我总是告诉演员们要给孩子们极大的关注！”

但这不仅仅关乎那些乘客能看到的人。

“我的技术团队，我称他们为我的‘黑衣人’，”斯科特打趣道，“他们负责所有的灯光和音响。”

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“没有他们，我就没法进行制作——我就没法搞游戏节目，没法搞问答比赛。这些人是嘉宾们看不到的，因为他们隐身在幕后，但没错，他们掌控着整艘船！”下午，我们前往船长驾驶台。这里不是对嘉宾开放的区域，不过你可以在前台申请参观。对于斯科特来说，这里只是另一个办公室，他可以在这里向全船发布公共广播，无论是针对船员专属区域的更新，还是他认为乘客需要知道的关于娱乐节目的通用新闻。这些广播让他深受嘉宾喜爱，他们经常要求他帮忙特别点名——但遗憾的是，斯科特不得不停止这样做。“如果我在600人面前那样做，前台就会被嘉宾的请求淹没！”他解释道。不过，他仍然努力提供额外的服务，例如在所有乘客都会收到的每日《邮轮新闻》简报中加入特别提及，或者“向客舱发送一份精美的小礼品”。当然，我在驾驶台上不能不腼腆地询问是否可以假装成船长，斯科特和驾驶台团队很友好地同意了。归根结底，这很好地概括了斯科特的工作——他热衷于确保人们度过最美好的时光。显然，他并没有轻视这份责任。他补充道：“很多第一次乘坐邮轮的人会对我说，‘我对马雷拉（Marella）的服务、食物和娱乐简直不敢相信’，而我总是回答，‘你在任何其他度假胜地都找不到这种水平的服务。’”我之前没有意识到，乘客的反馈是被如此严肃对待的。和大多数人一样，我以为如果我填写了一份调查问卷，总部某个客户团队只会匆匆瞥一眼。然而，斯科特本人实际上会仔细梳理乘客填写的每一份调查问卷，并以微调节目或娱乐活动以不断提高标准而自豪。“我在手机上做记录！”他承认，并补充说他会要求乘客填写表格，或通过船上的Navigate应用程序留下即时反馈。“我每天至少检查10次，”他补充道。负面反馈会被处理，正面反馈同样如此。事实上，船员会亲自给那些点名表扬他们的嘉宾写感谢信。至于人们在邮轮旅行中常犯的错误，无论是否是第一次航行？“在航程早期没有及时提出正确的问题，”斯科特说。为了提供帮助，他为马雷拉的嘉宾创建了一个“邮轮新手”欢迎演示文稿——它非常成功，以至于在TUI旗下的其余船队中全面推广。“（乘客）可以提问，而我们会给他们提供实用技巧，比如解释船头是蓝色地毯，中部是红色地毯，船尾是绿色地毯！”近年来，随着邮轮在家庭和年轻一代中日益受欢迎，反馈也发生了变化。根据斯科特地说法，这些假期更加轻松的氛围起到了关键作用。“（邮轮旅行）现在没那么正式了，”他告诉我。“你不再能看到很多领结或舞会礼服，我认为邮轮旅行现在已经变成了一种度假，而不仅仅是一次航行。”哦，如果你想找一个绝对能感受到度假氛围的地方？“船上的酒吧总是很热闹！”他开玩笑说。

直布罗陀新规出台，不再是“猴戏”时间

作者：NATALIE KING

由于每年约有 130 万 名英国游客访问这个阳光充足的热点地区，EasyJet 已向前往直布罗陀的英国人发出警告，提醒注意新的入境要求。

这家廉价航空公司表示：“从 2026 年 7 月 15 日起，直布罗陀与申根入境要求保持一致。如果您前往直布罗陀，请在飞行前检查您的旅行证件是否符合新规定。”

“英国签证和居留许可 / 共享代码将不再被接受用于进入直布罗陀。来自非申根国家（爱尔兰和塞浦路斯除外）的旅客，其护照必须在过去 10 年内签发，且在计划离开日期后至少仍有三个月的有效期。”

这些要求现在与英国人在申根区其他 29 个国家所面临的情况一致，包括新的入境 / 出境系统（EES），该系统包含指纹和面部扫描。

虽然以野生猴群闻名的直布罗陀仍然是一个自治的英国海外领土，但自 7 月 15 日起，一项脱欧后协议允许取消与西班牙的边界，从而取消在西班牙和直布罗陀之间往来人员的边境管制和海关检查。

外交部表示：“在抵达约书亚·哈桑直布罗陀国际机场时，您将面临两套检查，以满足进入直布罗陀和申根区的要求：由直布罗陀当局执行的直布罗陀入境移民管制，以及由作为邻近申根国家当局的西班牙当局执行的申根入境移民管制。”

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虽然我尽可能使用公共交通，但有时开车去机场是不可避免的。尤其是当我被安排在恐怖的凌晨 5 点出发时。但最近，感觉所有与旅行相关的事物都在变得越来越贵，机场停车也不例外。因此，我一直在寻找能减轻钱包负担的方法。

作为一名旅游记者，我学到了一些降低成本的小技巧，以下是一些能减少开支的方法。

寻找职场折扣

许多员工可以通过内部计划获得折扣，坦白说，这些很容易被遗忘。但在度假时，它们对于寻找停车和休息室等额外服务的折扣非常有用。

我的丈夫拥有一张 Blue Light Card（蓝光卡），两年费用为 £4.99，这帮我们在机场停车方面获得了一些不错的折扣，例如通过 Holiday Extras 获得 30% 的折扣，或通过 AIRPORT parking and Hotels (APH) 预订获得 21% 的折扣。

大量专业人士有资格申请 Blue Light Card，从教育工作者到寄养照顾者和慈善工作者，所以如果这适用于您，请查看一下。

如果您没有员工折扣计划，像 Wowcher 这样的网站提供可以用少量资金购买的折扣停车代码。我曾成功使用过其中一个，但请务必仔细检查条款，确保您可以在想要的日期实际使用。

避免对比网站，自行研究

始终在 Google 上搜索该公司，而不要仅仅依赖网站上的星级评分。我见过一些公司在对比网站上拥有四星或五星评价，但快速搜索显示他们在 Google 上的评级仅为两星。

如果您使用对比网站来查看选项，您并没有义务通过它们预订。请前往停车供应商的官方网站直接预订，这样可以确保没有第三方参与，而且通常会更便宜，因为您可以确定没有被添加额外费用。

最便宜的不一定最好

当你试图在假期中省钱时，为了省下几英镑而预订最便宜的选项可能会很有诱惑力。问题在于，最便宜的机场停车选项可能很不方便，且距离航站楼数英里之遥。我曾经预订过一个看起来很划算的机场停车位，据说距离航站楼只有 10-15 分钟的车程。我们早早到达，结果发现那里离机场非常远，我们被迫在一个没有遮雨棚的巴士站等了很久才等到接驳车，而且车上挤满了人，我们担心自己无法上车。如果使用接送时间过长或接驳车不可靠的服务商，你很有可能会错过航班。考虑到这可能会让你损失数百英镑，省下几个先令是不值得冒险的。

“警惕更便宜的停车优惠，因为停车场可能距离机场数英里之遥”

寻找酒店与停车套餐

如果你有早班飞机，那么预订机场酒店会让生活变得轻松得多。这意味着你不需要在黑暗中装车，也不需要在凌晨 3 点试图哄孩子们起床。一些航空公司提供前一天晚上的行李提前托运服务，这意味着你早晨可以直接前往安检。寻找包含一晚酒店住宿加停车位的优惠套餐。像 Holiday Extras 这样的网站提供 Premier Inn 或其他酒店住宿加停车位的选项。但不要只看连锁酒店。一些规模较小的独立酒店在自己的停车场提供停车套餐。

检查使用替代交通工具的成本

乘坐火车前往机场通常是一个昂贵的选择，尤其是当你带着全家人同行时，但如果你计划进行较长时间的度假，这仍然可能比将车停在机场停车场更便宜。公共交通的一个问题是时间安排并不总是那么理想，但运营商正在改进其服务。斯坦斯特快线（Stansted Express）正在为早晨的乘客试行一些过夜服务，而盖特威克快线（Gatwick Express）将从本周末开始在夜间和清晨推出一些额外的服务。如果你不在火车站附近，你甚至可以看看 National Express 长途巴士或 FlexBus。一些机场（如加的夫机场）也有当地巴士服务，为停车提供了廉价的替代方案。

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Mermaid Hotel & Club, Kalutara, Sri Lanka

Mermaid Hotel & Club 坐落在卡卢塔拉绝美的海岸线上，掩映在椰林之中，为您提供一个距离金黄色沙滩仅几步之遥的真正天堂。设施非常完善，包括两个游泳池、两家礼品店、一家拥有海景露天用餐区的餐厅、泳池酒吧、海滩酒吧、Sahana 水疗中心和一个体育中心。

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音乐

MANE SOME NOISE 作者 JAMES CABOOTER

不必在意 50 周年纪念，埃尔维斯·科斯特洛（Elvis Costello）发行了《My Aim Is True》的 49 周年纪念版，以五张 CD 盒装套装的形式讲述了德克兰·麦克马纳斯（Declan MacManus）如何在 10 月 2 日变成埃尔维斯的故事。

生活启示

直接来自舞池 夜总会可能正在迅速关闭，但对于英国三人组 Flo —— 斯特拉·夸雷斯马（Stella Quaresma）、蕾妮·道纳（Renée Downer）和乔雅·道格拉斯（Jorja Douglas）来说，那里仍然是释放压力和改善年轻人心理健康的必要场所。新专辑《Therapy At The Club》是一张概念唱片，它将夜生活场景重新构想为不仅是派对场所，更是用于释放、倾诉和情感疗愈的治疗避风港。

斯特拉告诉《Elle》杂志：“我认为所有女孩都知道，这比单纯去夜店要深刻得多。它包含很多部分。准备阶段基本上是最有趣的部分。当一首所有女孩都熟悉的歌响起时的那种感觉，一首歌能让你度过难关，而下一首歌则会让你觉得，‘天呐，我们要不要一起哭一场？’”

“也许会出现一个让你心碎的男人或某个人 —— 你懂我的意思吧？然后你还会从一个你根本不认识的女孩那里听到八卦（tea）。”

“有太多可以聊的话题，这也是为什么这个标题对我们来说如此有趣，因为我们有很多可以表达的，但 there”

“‘英国有很多才华……而且是未经雕琢的才华’是我们工作的动力。夜店是多方面的。”

队友蕾妮认为，抛开顾虑是寻找幸福的关键：“对我来说，夜店可能很有趣，因为有时我想出去，但实际上并不享受其中，我觉得这取决于陪伴的人。我和乔雅、斯特拉以及我所有朋友一起出去的时光，实际上是非常快乐或重要的。”

“我们在我的生活中凸显了一些也许我在夜店之外需要面对的事情。所以这绝对具有疗愈作用。”

乔雅认为，去夜店对每个人来说都可能带来启发。“我通过外出了解了很多关于我自己和他人的事情。这是一个非常诚实的时刻，因为你会觉得在夜店里没有后果。只需随口说出你想说的任何话，进行最深层的交流。”

“所以我觉得我了解了很多关于我自己以及我脑海中实际在发生的事情，因为我在夜店里将其口语化了。而且我也了解了很多关于我伴侣的事情，了解了很多关于我朋友的事情。这非常有启发性。”

斯特拉表示赞同。“这真的太真实了，我会站在我男朋友身边，他会说一些话，我会觉得，‘哇，如果六个月前能知道这些就好了’。”

“现在全都说出来了，”乔雅笑着说。

现在进入他们的第七年...

与女孩们共度狂野之夜

本周专辑：FLO《THERAPY AT THE CLUB》 ★★★★ 我一直好奇女孩们在洗手间里讨论什么？在这一系列流畅的曲目中，Flo 为我们打开了隔间之门。这张专辑在探讨 21 世纪生活与爱情含义的同时，赞美了城市之夜的起伏。其中《Side Effects》是前卫的 R&B 流行乐，其气场比后台的玛丽亚·凯莉还要强，且包含了一些自 SWV 以来录制的最出色的人声转音。三人组在整张专辑中警告人们远离坏男人（《Small Doses》），并且如果你不留心，就得面对情感上的后果（《Cry Ugly》）。在专辑中快节奏的亮点曲目里，她们断言“人生只有一次，所以 Leak It”，展现出巅峰时期 Pussycat Dolls 那样的自信步态；而《Sober》则是一首致敬 LA Babyface 的复古曲目，展示了她们为何在美国如此受欢迎。品质、品质、还是品质——每位成员都各展其能——现在就给她们颁发 R&B 类的英国音乐奖（Brit Award）吧。

在职业生涯中，Flo 受益于对自身音乐风格的开发，并在大西洋两岸引起轰动。从 Olivia Dean 到 Charli xcx，她们只是众多在国际上留下印记的英国成功故事之一。“英国人要席卷所有人，”蕾妮警告道，“现在能成为其中的一部分真是太棒了。我认为英国有很多才华，而且是未经雕琢的才华。我们处理事情的方式不同，我认为这体现在音乐的质量上，所以我们真的很开心能成为其中的一部分。”

英国人对生活不同的看法正是让我们的音乐如此特别的原因。斯特拉告诉《Elle》杂志：“我觉得英国人真的很诚实。他们不试图成为别人。显然，Raye 非常有才华，但人们喜欢她是因为她就是 Raye。Lola Young 也是如此。我认为这就是为什么人们觉得英国人很有趣，因为你看到的就是你得到的。”

THE ANCHORESS《AS WE ONCE WERE》 ★★★★

独立音乐火种 The Anchoress（威尔士艺术家 Catherine Anne Davies）并不害怕触及大多数流行明星避而不谈的话题。我们能听到关于育儿陈词滥调（《I Had a Baby Not a Lobotomy》）和中年忧郁（《Happiness Don't Show Up Like It Should》）的朗朗上口的号召。前卫摇滚独奏与模拟声景碰撞，有时甚至过于偏向 Simple Minds 的风格（《Throw Over Your Man》）。尽管如此，《As We Once Were》仍有一种诱人的魅力，这种独立与流行跨界融合的专辑在过去可能会进入“十年最佳”名单。

JOHN CARPENTER《CATHERNAL》 ★★★★

虽然最近电影作品减少了，但这位恐怖片大师继续提供极具感染力的想象原声带。与儿子 Cody 和吉他手 Daniel Davies 共同创作的阴森主题曲《Primeval》和《Elevator》无疑是 Carpenter 职业生涯中最激进的作品，将厚重的吉他扫弦与他标志性的脉冲合成器相结合，瞬间让人想起迈克尔·迈尔斯（Michael Myers）。此外，像《The Ferryman》这样的主题曲，其合成器模式呼应了中期 Depeche Mode 的风格。而在《Desolation In The Underworld》中，请准备好迎接极致的惊悚感。

ROLE MODEL《CHUCK TIMELY AND THE HOUNGLASS》 ★★★

对于 Tucker Harrington Pillsbury 来说，一个另类人格似乎还不够，他现在又创造了 Chuck Timely，一个“可怜但迷人”的时间旅行者，用以访问过去的音乐时代。《High Hopes 3000》以其跨类型的精致感，让人想起中期的 Steely Dan；而更经典的摇滚乐声音则驱动了《Joy》。他的歌词捕捉到了 1950 年代末、1960 年代初那种酷酷的摇滚氛围，受到了早期披头士和埃尔维斯的启发。这种尝试奏效了，而在像《Service Receipt》（带有汤姆·佩蒂风格）这类歌曲中展现的高质量创作表明，这个项目可能会让 Role，或者 Chuck，或者无论他是谁，成为一个史上最伟大的模仿者。

STRAY KIDS 杂谈 ★★ 在 K-pop 光谱中较为夸张的一端，Stray Kids 的世界里任何事情皆有可能。主打歌《Run It》近乎荒诞，在其中加入了一段经过重度自动调音的足球助威呐喊，暗示了《洛基》（Rocky）的主题曲。接着是一首名为《Farming》（竟然叫这个名字）的古怪 techno pop 曲目，节奏摆动得极其疯狂。相比之下，《Way Out》则没那么有“农业气息”，它建立在一段吉他扫弦之上，感觉更适合在夏天随之点头。与许多 K-pop 项目一样，该作品有多种版本，而音乐则怀揣着推广力量以及“酸甜平衡”的宏大理想。我们每个人都不同，我们懂的。# 推荐试听 - Madonna x Kylie / Love Sensation - Larkie Park / Drohattler (现场版) - Brooke Cumbe / Love Was Made Of Stone - Tommy Lefroy / Thief - TV For Cats / Talking About It - Elite Goobling / Racers --- express.co.uk SEIST 2026年8月9日，星期日 45

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混乱的复兴简直是一团糟

《猫》 ★★

里格斯公园露天剧场（RESERVE'S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE），演出至9月19日

“这些现代制作都挺不错的，”年迈的剧场猫 Gus（由 Gary Wilmot 饰演，表演敷衍）不止一次地抱怨道。每次他这么说，观众都会心领神会地轻笑。但我没有。我热爱重新演绎。当然，前提是得演绎得好。这部摇摇欲坠的 1981 年音乐剧比大多数剧作更需要重新演绎。接踵而至的无数角色每人拥有一首质量参差不齐的曲目来讲述自己的故事。到了第二幕，剧情开始拖沓。由于容易陷入追求视觉奇观和风格而忽视实质内容，因此找到其核心至关重要。在近期备受赞誉的安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯（Andrew Lloyd Webber）音乐剧百老汇激进重构版将 T.S. 艾略特的“麻瓜”转移到纽约酷儿猫步舞厅场景之后，Drew McOnie 的这次制作显得相当平庸。事实上，尽管戴着耳朵和尾巴，它经常让人觉得几乎毫无猫类特征。啊，没错，那些紧身衣。在早期的谢幕视频引发愤怒的嚎叫之后，我可以确认，那些难以解释的米色、茄子色、灰色、米色和米色的色调，配上杂乱的缝纫辅料，看起来阴沉且像家庭手工制品。Old Deuteronomy（由 Melanie La Barrie 饰演，气场强大）穿着笨重且飘动的灰色羽毛条，坦白说像一只巨大的鸽子，尤其是当她展开翅膀——抱歉，是双手时。爪子？有几个看起来确实很苗条。邪恶的 Macavity（由 Diante Lodge 饰演）在雷声轰鸣中登场，戴着恶魔角耳朵并顶着尖刺。这是少有的亮点，公园的背景也是。McOnie 的编舞从未触及 Gillian Lynne 最初的天才之处，也没有创造出任何新鲜感。一些独舞很出彩，但团体舞却显得拥挤、沉闷，有时甚至混乱。肾上腺素在哪里？核心当然是悲剧性的弃儿、凋零的美女 Grizabella（由 Taziva Faye-Katsande 饰演，接替因病缺席的主演 Rachael Wooding）。她穿着单调的灰色，看起来像中世纪风格的 Fleetwood Mac 乐队，她的外貌、表演和动作完全不像一个令人怜悯和感伤的老年对象。她的高潮曲目《Memory》本应是灵魂的呐喊。诚然，这赢得了起立鼓掌，但听起来像个《X Factor》的决赛选手。“猫非常像你们，”结尾时我们被告知，但我几乎没有看到或感受到任何关于我们人性地映射。英国巡演将于10月6日开始。详见 openairtheatre.com 和 uktour.catsthemusical.com

托斯卡 (TOSCA) ★★★★★ 演出至 8 月 30 日 glyndobourne.com

枪声在阴郁中炸响。汽车前灯照亮了三名被蒙住眼睛、等待被处决的政治异见人士。他们被一个个拖上陡峭的土坡，扔进采石场。这不是那种充满巴洛克装饰和织锦礼服的《托斯卡》。这是世纪中叶的法西斯主义：军靴与大檐帽，在每一次暴行中冷笑抽烟。而这简直太精彩了。

尽管故事令人心碎，但通常情况下，表演和普契尼精湛的 1900 年配乐承担了所有的情感重任。通过重新设定场景，泰德·哈夫曼（Ted Huffman）的制作增添了一种令人胆寒的当代即时感，放大了伦敦爱乐乐团以及三位嗓音华丽的主演所带来的冲击力。凯特琳·戈蒂默（Caitlin Gotimer）饰演的托斯卡是一个极其现代的女性，不像往常那样活泼且戏剧化，但其沉静的力量和逐渐积聚的愤怒令人印象深刻。她那充满痛苦的《我为艺术而生》（Vissi d'arte）简直是天籁。饰演其艺术家情侣卡瓦拉多西的阿塔利亚·阿扬（Atalia Ayan）拥有柔韧且毫不费力的强大男高音。在早期的《隐藏的和声》（Recondita armonia）中，他表现得极其浪漫悦耳；而在高潮部分的《在窒息中》（E lucevan in stifle）中，他的演绎则令人心碎。不过，我希望两人之间能有更多的化学反应和激情。

我非常热爱（或者说热爱去憎恨）弗拉迪斯拉夫·苏利姆斯基（Vladislav Sulimsky）饰演的斯卡皮亚，他既像黑手党教父又像独裁者。身着双排扣西装，潜藏着威胁，带着反社会人格的微笑，以预见和执行苦难为食。极具灵感的第二幕将通常在压抑密室中的两人对峙转移到了一家高级餐厅。斯卡皮亚试图以救卡瓦拉多西为条件，在性上征服托斯卡的令人厌恶的行为，变成了他那些走狗，以及更糟糕的、心照不宣地冷笑的女性们的晚餐表演。她们轻佻的闲聊和卷意大利面的样子，与这种虐待一样令人发指。

最后一幕并非发生在罗马的圣天使城堡之顶，而是在那个充满纳粹色彩的采石场中，给了观众一次揪心的沉重打击，既像电影惊悚片，又真实得恐怖。一场绝对的胜利。

我是每个女人：查卡·汗音乐剧 ★★ 温布利公园特鲁巴多剧院，至9月27日 troubadourtheatre.com

噢，查卡，没有人应该遭受这种对待。需要明确的是，女主角亚历山德拉·伯克（Alexandra Burke）气场强大，嗓音惊人。所有的唱段绝对是五星级水准。深沉的灵魂乐色调，高亢的强唱，以及男演员们令人印象深刻的假声。巨大的滑动面板在布景变换或投影照明时，流畅地在舞台上营造出持续的动态感。

在开场最短暂的几秒钟里，奇迹出现了。五名女性交织进入《I'm Every Woman》的第一段主歌和副歌。随后，我们被抛入了一场康复咨询会议。查卡和她的同伴们必须面对她内心最阴暗的隐藏真相。呃。才说了十个词，我就知道我们麻烦大了。

拉基·普鲁斯（Racky Plews）糟糕的导演功底和尼亚·T·希尔斯（Nia T Hills）令人厌恶的剧本，迫使才华横溢的演员们说出令人尴尬的陈词滥调。混乱且灾难性的基调在情景喜剧式的夸张表演与电视连续剧般的戏剧冲突之间剧烈摇摆。现实生活中没有人会这样表演和说话。

正如传记片中令人沮丧的常态，我们采取了走马观花的方式。从成瘾的父亲到在黑豹党的一段经历。从一个有毒的丈夫跳到下一个。酒精、毒品、枪支、谋杀、怀孕……在这些之中，确实也隐藏着一个非凡的职业生涯和一个非凡的女性。

最阴暗的时刻生硬地过渡到那些勉强契合氛围的名曲中。完整的《I'm Every Woman》和《Ain't Nobody》的舞台呈现乏善可陈。从史蒂夫·旺德（Stevie Wonder）到王子（Prince）和惠特尼（Whitney）等传奇人物轮番登场，且经常被用作廉价的笑料。更糟糕的是，由皮克西·玛丽·史蒂文斯（Pixie Marie Stevens，饰演克里西·里米 Chrissie Rhimi）扮演的那个狂躁、面部扭曲的混乱角色，再次在追求笑点。在最终的大结局揭晓前几个小时，我就已经猜出她是誰了。剧透警告：她是查卡最糟糕的冲动和不良影响的化身。

这部剧的处理方式极其糟糕——一个冗长且欠火候的烂摊子，即便最后不可避免的、令人亢奋的谢幕串烧也无法将其抹除。

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制作电视节目的奇怪之处之一在于，数月的努力可能会突然戛然而止。在数周，有时是数月的时间里，生活被拍摄计划、旅途、取景地和截止日期所占据。然后，突然之间，一切都停止了。

上周的情况正是如此，最新一季的《最美花园》（Greatest Gardens）结束了拍摄。在整个系列节目中，卡罗尔·克莱恩（Carol Klein）和我走遍全国，参观并评选卓越的花园。

在最后一期节目中，出现了一个意外的转折。我要去参观卡罗尔在德文郡著名的花园——那是几代《园丁世界》（Gardeners' World）观众所熟悉的，而卡罗尔则要参观我在威克洛郡的花园。

在 Instagram 上，我的花园通常看起来很不错。我知道应该重点展示哪些视角，更重要的是，知道哪些部分应该省掉。然而，事实却大相径庭。

花园下半部分的大部分区域已被废弃。在另一个密集拍摄期间种植的树木和灌木被留在那里自生自灭。较大的植物生长茂盛，但荨麻已经侵入，黑莓丛四处蔓延，而我几乎不记得种过的竹子在到处冒头。小径消失了，整个区域几乎无法通行。

幸运的是，在我离开期间，一些朋友前来救援，在卡罗尔和剧组到达之前清理了堆积如山的植被。我曾建议或许花园的下半部分可以不予探索。导演非常体谅，摄像机集中在更讨喜的视角上，而我则躲在树后，卡罗尔则说了一些客气话。

拍摄结束后，愧疚感袭来。我意识到在我离开期间还发生了另一件事。天气改变了一切。今年早些时候，我们经历了无尽的阴雨。而最近，几乎没有一滴雨落下。现在实施了禁用水管令，草坪变成了棕色，许多树木为了保存水分已经开始落叶。

意外的益处

在我的花园里，桦树、赤杨和枫树都显示出压力迹象。我心爱的树蕨也遭受了影响。它们的树冠依然健康，但叶片在炎热干燥的空气中生长艰难。然而，这也带来了一个意外的益处。在长时间的干旱期间，会发生一些相当奇怪的事情。整个花园的节奏发生了变化。生长速度几乎停滞。杂草不再疯狂生长。没完没了的支撑、修剪、修枝和除草循环被中断了。在某些方面，仲夏开始像深冬。而这给了我一个机会。在过去的一周里，我每天都在切割、清理、挖掘，并重新发现花园中那些我几乎已经忘记存在的部分。在花园中段，一棵壮丽的争议山茱萸（Cornus controversa）逐渐垂下枝条，直到遮挡了远处的视野。一旦我将树冠抬高，生长在花园不同高度的两棵棕榈树便重新出现。在花园的尽头，一棵银桦树开始压过一棵纸叶大四齿枫（Tetrapanax papyrifer）。由于缺乏光照，它在拼命向太阳伸展时变得扭曲。在其他地方，曾经出现在切尔西花展上的旧月桂顶形修剪植物被重新塑形，一棵壮丽的颤杨经过仔细的疏枝，而旧的格里塞林尼亚（griselinia）树篱则被转化为优雅的常绿树。通常情况下，自然界会迅速占领每一寸裸露的土壤。清理掉一块，另一块立即需要关注。但现在不是这样。时间本身似乎慢了下来。我可以退后一步，考虑各种可能性，并决定花园接下来想要变成什么样子。在接下来的几个月里，我将收集 20 株我觊觎已久的植物。我知道秋雨最终会到来，生长将再次开始。花园将从夏季的停顿中苏醒，但此刻我拥有时间的奢侈。也许这就是仲夏干旱带来的伟大礼物——它创造的停顿。在这种静谧中，我们开始以全新的眼光看待事物。

“从最早的日子起我就知道，我内心是个乡村男孩。在那里我才感到最像在家。” 来自《逃离乡村》（ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY）主持人的首部回忆录 所有优质书店及亚马逊（Amazon）均有销售。 AMAZON

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趁热打铁（Shrike while the iron's hot）

关于寻找传说中生物的不幸探索以及在波涛汹涌的大海上英勇行动的史诗故事，已深深铭刻在观鸟界的神话之中。观鸟者们至今仍在哀悼那些不幸的灵魂，大约 25 年前，他们启航前往寻找传奇的长尾伯劳，结果船只在北赫布里底群岛（Outer Hebrides）外漂流。尽管英国海事及海岸警卫队（HM Coastguard）化险为夷，但那只伯劳却消失在虚无之中，成为了鸟类学档案中一个幽灵般的记录。直到……

在荷马的《奥德赛》迎来 £2 亿 好莱坞翻拍的这个夏天，成群的观鸟狂热者再次启程，试图与这只神话般的伯劳相见，这其中包含着不少希腊式悲喜剧的色彩。令人难以置信的是，最近几周竟然不是一只，而是两只伯劳在现身，终于解除了那些在 2000. 年 11 月错过南尤伊斯特岛（South Uist）原鸟之人的诅咒。

上月初，一名在法夫郡克雷尔（Crail, Fife）调查 corn buntings 的动物学本科生发现了一只长尾伯劳，几天后，就传来了另一只鸟出现在 400 英里外格洛斯特郡（Gloucestershire）东利奇马丁（Eastleach Martin）附近农区的消息。从 7 月一直到 8 月，数百名观鸟者通过支付用于保护事业的停车费来表达敬意，以欣赏这只拥有鸽灰色和赤褐色羽毛、由黑色强盗面具和阴森钩状喙点缀的英俊鸣禽。

将昆虫、蜥蜴、小型鸟类和哺乳动物肢解并刺在荆棘和铁丝网上，是它在广阔的亚洲分布区生存的一种成功适应。按照常理，伯劳的“erythronotus”亚种在夏天应该在那些以“-stan”结尾的中亚国家的森林、公园、果园和耕地中屠宰猎物，而亚历山大大帝曾在 2,300 年前率领其征服大军经过那里。一只体重不足两盎司的鸟如何能在从印度越冬地进行春季迁徙时计算失误，导致飞过了其繁殖区并抵达阳光灼热的英国乡村，这是一个需要像亚里士多德或苏格拉底那样的人来解开的谜题。

本周植物

Lavandula angustifolia 英国薰衣草非常喜欢这种阳光充足、干燥的天气。在这株灌木上，我数到了大约 20 只蜜蜂在辛勤工作，提取其中的宝藏。薰衣草因其香气和鲜艳的紫色花朵而一直备受欢迎。“Hidcote”是一个极佳的品种，拥有深紫色的花朵。将其种植在排水良好的全日照土壤中，并在开花后剪掉今年的新生长部分以保持紧凑的形状，但不要剪到老木部分。

本周园艺工作

在炎热干燥的天气里，给植物浇水（尤其是盆栽或新种植物）是你的首要任务。请在早晨或傍晚较凉爽时浇水，否则大量水分会因蒸发而流失。要彻底浇水——少量的滴灌只会迅速蒸发。

通过压条法增加你的边境康乃馨库存。选择一个健康的非开花侧芽，在不折断茎的情况下将其弯曲，用铁丝将其牢牢固定在地面上。用土覆盖茎部并浇水。

过于拥挤的鸢尾花可以进行分株以提高活力。小心挖掘以避免损坏根茎，然后轻轻分开重新种植。

蠼螋在骚扰你的大丽花吗？用塞满碎纸的盆子制作陷阱，并每天清理蠼螋。

攀缘玫瑰和蔓生玫瑰在花期结束后进行修剪。

在秋季到来前，对针叶树和常绿树篱进行最后的修剪整理。

秋水仙、斯特恩伯吉亚（sternbergia）和秋番红花一旦在园艺中心上市即可种出。

现在大海再次平静，鲁珀特决定搜寻海岸。

虽然潮水退得很远，但有什么东西在水里拍打。

RUPERT 鲁珀特与愤怒的大海 第12集 SAM和Jem看起来在沉思。看到他们有很多事情要谈，鲁珀特询问是否可以去探索海岸。他被告知当然可以。但一旦出现阵风的迹象，他必须确保寻找掩护。于是他出发了，朝着岩石方向走去，希望在最高潮线以下找到一些有趣的水池。当他快走到海湾尽头时，被一群岩石掩盖的水池中传出的剧烈拍打和溅水声吸引了注意力。

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金融 您的资金事务

为喝酒站立的权利而战

唐宁街已介入关于“垂直饮酒”（vertical drinking）的争论，并呼吁威斯敏斯特市议会与业界合作，以维持伦敦酒吧室外饮用品脱啤酒的文化。安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）的团队表示：“挤满交谈人群的繁忙酒吧并非公共滋扰，而是英国生活的一部分，且关乎数千个就业岗位。”

这场争端起因于威斯敏斯特市议会的一份指导草案，该草案鼓励对西区酒吧的站立饮酒采取重大限制，转而支持室外设有座位并提供餐饮的服务。在的一项政策草案中，市议会还表示，索霍区（Soho）、牛津街（Oxford Street）和特拉法加广场（Trafalgar Square）周边地区应“通常拒绝”向酒吧、酒吧及其他款待场所发放新执照。

其目标是“遏制过度醉酒”，并“鼓励在提供酒精饮料的场所提供更多座位，让人们坐下来享受饮品并通过桌边服务点餐，以取代那些服务于高密度垂直饮酒的开放式吧台空间”。

但伦敦市长萨迪克·汗（Sadiq Khan）在 X 上发帖称：“你不能用村委会的思维来管理一个世界著名的夜生活区。”

要求拒绝支付1000 万英镑m中国钢铁款项

商业大臣乔纳森·雷诺兹（Jonathan Reynolds）被敦促拒绝偿还近1000 万英镑 亿加元的贷款，该款项原属于今年早些时候被国有化之前的英国钢铁公司（British Steel）的中国前所有者。根据上周提交的2024年账目，在上个月通过一项紧急协议进入公共所有权之前，英国钢铁公司欠了与其所有者敬业钢铁（Jingye Steel）相关公司的这笔钱。

支持政府接管该钢铁制造商运营计划的改革英国党（Reform UK）商业发言人理查德·泰斯（Richard Tice）表示，面对欠款，政府应当“立场坚定”。

泰斯说：“纳税人不应该因为敬业钢铁对英国钢铁公司的失败经营而奖励他们。他们已经将背负数十亿英镑的投资，这些资金将用于重建高炉。”

近1000 万英镑m的数字包括欠给敬业钢铁（拥有英国钢铁公司的总母公司）的约5 亿英镑。另外两家中国公司——敬业的子公司 Power Rich Resources 和河北敬业切割设备有限公司（Hebei Jingye Cut Deal Co.）在2024年被欠款4.1 亿英镑，另有5000 万英镑欠给 Secure Trust Bank。

公司账目表明，英国钢铁公司需要数亿英镑的新资金。政府已向这家总部位于斯坎索普（Scunthorpe）的企业提供了约5.55 亿英镑。

根据国家统计局的数据，去年6月有报道称，英国钢铁公司每年将花费纳税人约9 亿英镑。

作者：MAURICIO ALENCAR

政府的这次剧烈干预发生在工党政府执政的第一年内，当时政府接管了运营。此前，经过长时间的谈判，人们担心该工厂（拥有英国最后一座剩余的高炉）的关闭将使2,700多个工作岗位面临风险。

在议会通过法案后，部长们决定在7月将英国钢铁公司完全国有化。

改革英国党的泰斯先生表示，这家中国公司应该“被强制对其债务进行全额核销”，并且因为给纳税人留下债务而“能如此轻巧地脱身应当心存感激”。

据了解，目前尚未支付任何补偿金，任何赔付方案将在今年晚些时候起草。

一名政府发言人表示：“在评估对我们的经济、关键国家基础设施和国家安全的影响后，我们得出结论，公共所有权是确保英国钢铁公司未来以及保护英国钢铁生产未来的最佳方式。”

“独立评估师将决定是否需要向敬业钢铁支付款项以及支付多少。我们现在的重点是稳定企业，支持依赖该企业的社区，并建立一个可持续、有竞争力且脱碳的钢铁部门。”

“纳税人不应奖励企业”

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厄尔尼诺推高欧洲气温及通胀预测

一家顶尖投资银行警告称，在欧洲引发创纪录高温的超级厄尔尼诺现象可能会在明年使通货膨胀率增加一个完整的百分点，从而阻碍央行减缓物价上涨的努力。

根据 Jefferies 的一项分析，这一气象现象引发的恶劣天气将在明年构成“通胀威胁”，并导致英国和欧洲的食品价格上涨 5% 至 9%。

“在美伊战争已导致大宗商品价格面临上涨压力的背景下，这种影响可能会更高，”首席欧洲经济学家 Mohit Kumar 表示。“恶劣天气的影响可能会在明年将通货膨胀率提高 0.5% 至 1%。”

厄尔尼诺（El Nino）在西班牙语中意为“小男孩”，是一种每两到七年发生一次的自然气候事件，届时太平洋的海水温度会变得异常温暖。这种模式通常会导致全球天气变热，而今年，一次极端的重复出现成为了欧洲前所未有的炎热干燥天气的首要驱动因素。

今夏的天气引发了英国零售商和农民关于食品价格的一波警告，他们表示今年的作物产量是他们所知的最糟糕的一次。

天气情况已引起英格兰银行利率制定者的注意，其利率制定机构货币政策委员会的两名成员将这一气象事件列为他们在未来利率决策前计划监测的事项。

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利润下降 18% 通常听起来不像是个好消息，但 Admiral 最新的业绩表明，其增长放缓的最糟糕阶段可能正在过去。这家汽车保险公司正感受到去年较低承保价格带来的延迟影响。这些保单目前正反映在营收和利润中，而成本则有所上升。这导致上半年税前利润下降至 £4.29 亿，中期股息被大幅削减。

但深入分析后，情况则更为乐观。赔付通胀和事故频率保持稳定，而旧赔案的进展好于预期。保险利润率的支撑情况比标题所示的下降幅度要好。最重要的是，Admiral 已开始重新提高价格。它在上半年将英国汽车保险费率提高了高个位数百分比，动作早于市场上的大多数竞争对手。由于保单收益是随时间逐步确认的，因此保险收益反应较慢，其益处在下半年以及进入 2027. 年后应会变得更加明显。

这种精准定价风险的能力是 Admiral 最大的优势。多年的客户数据帮助其判断该为哪些驾驶员提供保险以及定价多少，而其精简的运营模式则保持了成本竞争力。这使其能够在不同的保险周期中获得可观的回报，而不是在价格过低时单纯追求客户数量。

除了英国汽车保险外，还有一些积极迹象。家庭保障、欧洲保险和 Admiral Money 正在增长，而近期收购的 Flock 则增加了对商业车队的覆盖。这些业务目前规模仍然太小，无法取代汽车保险作为主要的利润引擎，但它们提供了更多增长途径，并降低了对单一市场的依赖。

尽管利润下降，Admiral 看起来在财务上依然具有韧性，支持 4500 万英镑 的股票回购和持续的股息发放。但收益投资者应记住，分红可能会随利润而剧烈波动。风险依然存在：维修成本可能会再次上升，竞争可能会使价格承压，且技术可能会重塑保险的销售和定价方式。股价已从低点回升，留给失望的空间更小。即便如此，Admiral 看起来像是一家正在应对暂时下滑而非结构性衰退的高质量保险公司。复苏尚未完全显现，但回归增长的路径已更加清晰。

本文旨在为无需建议即可自行做出决定的投资者提供参考。如果您不确定某项投资是否适合您，应寻求专业建议。股票价值会上升或下降，因此您收回的资金可能会少于投资额。

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即便安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）承诺将进行期待已久的改革，家庭现在也应开始为晚年可能需要支付的社会护理费用做准备。新任首相已要求凯西女男爵（Baroness Casey）加快其对成人社会护理的独立审查，因为他正在探索建立一项国家护理服务的计划，以与国民医疗服务体系（NHS）协同工作。

据称，目前正在考虑的一个方案是让劳动者缴纳更多税款，另一个方案是提高遗产税。在政治家们争论未来的同时，专家表示家庭不应等待。大约七分之一的 65 岁人群预计其终身护理费用将超过 £10万,000，而养老院的费用每月很容易超过 £5,000。这些账单会迅速耗尽财富。

那么，您可以采取什么措施来保护您的亲人和财富？

担忧 财富管理公司 Evelyn Partners 的财务规划合伙人、晚年生活顾问协会成员露西·斯宾塞（Lucie Spencer）表示，许多家庭担心护理费用会抹去一辈子的积蓄。

“数十万个家庭正在独自摸索护理资金的迷宫，在这个过程中，往往会耗尽精心积累的储蓄、养老金和遗产。”

规划已变得更加复杂，因为从2027年4月起，未使用的养老金将纳入遗产税范围。直到现在，许多退休人员将养老金留在账户中作为护理应急资金，因为未使用的资金通常可以高效地在避税的情况下传承。在政府致力于改革期间，Spencer表示，家庭应当了解当前的制度，并在护理成为必需之前做好充分规划。

权力：最重要的一步是在需要之前设立持久授权书（lasting powers of attorney）。Spencer表示，持久授权书分为两种：“一种针对健康与福利，另一种针对财务事项与财产。”第一种仅在您失去行为能力后才生效。第二种则可以在某人仍具有精神行为能力的情况下使用，如果他们仅仅是希望在管理事务方面获得帮助。如果没有授权书，亲属可能必须通过法院申请成为某人的法定代理人（deputy），这可能需要数月时间且成本更高。

帮助：另一个常见的错误是认为某人因为拥有房产或有存款而无法获得议会（council）的帮助。Spencer表示：“地方当局的资金支持是基于护理需求和财务状况两方面的。”第一步是申请护理需求评估（Care Needs Assessment）。只有在此之后，财务评估才会开始。在英格兰，资产超过£2325万,250的人通常需要自行支付护理费用。资产在£1425万,250至£2325万,250之间的人可能会获得部分支持，而资产低于£1425万,250的人通常有资格获得更多帮助。家庭住宅是否计入资产则取决于具体情况。

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HOME 斯宾塞表示，家庭不应认为住院护理是唯一选择。有些人有资格在自己家中获得支持，而另一些人则在辅助生活设施、养老院或护理院接受帮助。残疾设施补助金（Disabled Facilities Grants）可以帮助支付房屋改造费用，例如安装楼梯升降机、加宽门道和建设无障碍浴室。护理津贴（Attendance Allowance）可以为护理费用做出宝贵贡献，且不经过资产审查，但许多符合条件的养老金领取者从未申请，因为他们错误地认为自己的储蓄使他们失去了资格。如果符合资格规则，家属还可能有资格领取护理者津贴（Carer's Allowance）。

COMPLEX 斯宾塞表示，如果有人有复杂的医疗需求，家庭还应申请 NHS 持续医疗保健（Continuing Healthcare）评估：“如果一个人的主要需求是医疗需求而非社会护理需求，NHS 可能负责通过持续医疗保健资助 100% 的护理费用。这不经过资产审查。”患有严重痴呆症、复杂护理需求或重大医疗状况的人在认定必须自行付费之前，应始终接受评估。她敦促家庭尽早收集文件，包括养老金详情、银行对账单、财产和福利记录。如果有人突然需要护理，这将使财务评估变得更容易。

GIFTS 在赠与资产以规避护理费用之前请仔细考虑。地方议会可以调查所谓的“蓄意剥夺资产”行为，并且仍可能将赠与的资金或财产视为属于该个人。预计将自行资助护理的家庭应寻求专业的财务建议。有些人还可以考虑即时需求年金（immediate needs annuity），该年金在某人余生中支付护理费用。斯宾策表示，如果款项支付给注册护理提供商，则无需缴纳所得税。“它们可以让人安心，确保并非所有遗产都会花在养老院费用上，并且有人可以住在他们偏好的家中。”在护理变得必要之前，寻找一名具有晚年规划专业知识的合格财务顾问，以便给自己留出准备时间。“如此多的家庭在自行应对护理需求”

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五分钟指南……管理最终薪资养老金收入

由于个人所得税起征点被冻结，导致每年有更多的退休收入落入英国税务海关总署（HMRC）的网中，养老金领取者面临着日益严重的税收压力。但专家警告称，那些拥有确定给付（defined benefit）或最终薪资（final salary）职场养老金的人可能会发现减少这种影响的方法更少。

目前的免税个人免税额冻结在 £1257万,570，直到 2031 年 4 月。这将导致更多养老金领取者需要缴纳 20% 的基础税率所得税，而越来越多的人可能会超过 £5027万,270 的 40% 高税率门槛。目前最高的新国家养老金为 £1.2547万,547，仅比个人免税额低 £23，预计明年将超过该免税额。

财政大臣约翰·希利（John Healey）已承诺，任何唯一收入为国家养老金的人将无需缴纳所得税，但这并不涵盖所有养老金收入，包括额外的国家养老金支付，如 SERPS 和国家第二养老金。

许多退休人员将寻求管理其应纳税收入的方法，利用不同的资金来源以避免不必要地跨越税收门槛。拥有确定缴费（defined contribution）养老金（即投资于股票市场的类型）的人，可能能够调整他们在特定年份提取的金额。 制定计划：检查收入来源如何相互作用。他们可以将提取款与免税现金和 ISA 支付相结合。

那些拥有最终薪资养老金的人可能灵活性较低。Axis Financial Consultants 的退休规划专家德斯·库尼（Des Cooney）表示，最终薪资养老金有时被称为“金边”养老金，因为它们通常提供保证的、与通胀挂钩的收入，但从税务角度来看可能更难管理。“拥有确定给付计划的养老金领取者可能会发现起征点冻结尤其具有挑战性，因为该收入通常是固定的，且终身应纳税。与确定缴费的收入提取不同，这种收入通常无法减少或推迟以保持在个人免税额之内。”

许多人将被误导。“一旦加上国家养老金，即使是相对较小的职场养老金也可能使你的收入超过个人免税额。”国家养老金计入你的应纳税收入，但英国税务海关总署（HMRC）并不直接从中扣除所得税。“相反，它可能会通过调整确定给付养老金的 PAYE 税号来追缴税款。”

这可能会带来一个令人不快的惊喜。一名退休人员可能会发现其公司养老金支付额下降，并认为出了问题，而实际上英国税务海关总署（HMRC）只是在收取其总收入应缴的税款。库尼说：“这看起来像是对职场养老金的双重征税，但实际上，该养老金充当了你总收入税款的代收点。”

最终薪资养老金持有者灵活性较低的另一个领域是免税现金。财富管理公司 Evelyn Partners 的养老金专家安德鲁·金（Andrew King）表示，确定给付计划确实允许成员将部分年度养老金兑换为免税一次性款项，但有一个缺点：“最终薪资养老金收入是防通胀的，因此获得较低的起始收入将减少长期收益。”

随着税收起征点冻结的持续，养老金领取者需要了解其不同收入来源如何相互作用，并仔细规划提取，以避免不必要的税单。如果这一切变得过于复杂，考虑寻求财务建议可能是值得的。

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在原本健康的50岁出头时，她因为认为自己是消化不良而去看全科医生。虽然初步检查没有发现问题，但她被安排进行了内窥镜检查，结果在食管中部发现了一个“巨大的肿瘤”。进一步检查显示肿瘤大小为7厘米，并已扩散至远端和局部淋巴结。最初的化疗使主肿瘤缩小，但随后的扫描令人担忧地显示新的淋巴结出现了癌变。

杰基是一名跑步爱好者，她决心不让癌症成为她的阻碍。虽然跑步逐渐变成了跑走结合，但她在治疗期间坚持了下来。我敢肯定，就像我一样，她有时会感到身体极度不适且迟缓，但随后在精神上会感到愉悦。她还养了一只名叫斯凯（Sky）的斯塔福郡梗犬，它热爱奔跑，并在困难时期像所有狗狗那样激励她继续前行。

杰基想做些事情来回馈皇家马斯登医院，因此勇敢地报名参加了今年的伦敦马拉松。这是她的第61场马拉松，但情况完全不同，因为她已经接受了七个月的治疗。她最终以大多数人认为可以接受的时间（4.45小时）完赛，但对于一个正在化疗的人来说，这简直是卓越的。

杰基一直得到家人的全力支持，并在治疗期间继续从事一份艰苦的工程师全职工作。在很多方面，跑步、筹款以及证明质疑者是错误地，给了她继续前行的能量。

周五，杰基完成了最后一次计划内的治疗，如果未来的扫描结果保持清晰（祈祷），她就战胜了癌症。而现在她深知每一天是多么珍贵。下次当你面对挑战时，请像杰基一样，正面迎接并继续前行。

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为了阐明药物对我们生存的重要性，药理学家罗德·弗劳尔（ROD FLOWER）——其新书讲述了药物的故事——重点介绍了在想象的搁浅情况下，你生存所需的 10 种关键物质……

人类自史前时代起就一直在使用药物。过去，药物通常从植物中获取，但如今，它们大多由工业化学家制造。如今，仅在英国每年就有超过 12 亿美元 份处方被开出。这些药物的活性成分就是药物，而研究这些迷人的化学物质正是像我这样的药理学家的主要活动。这种研究的兴奋感贯穿了我的整个职业生涯。我的新书《药物：药理学的故事》（Drugs: The Story of Pharmacology）希望能向外行捕捉并传达这种兴奋感，并解释我们为什么需要药物、在何处以及如何获得药物、它们来自哪里以及它们对我们的身体起什么作用。总的来说，我希望这本书能赞美它们迷人的内部运作机制和非凡的治愈能力。

如果要发挥效用，药物必须包含一种或多种活性药物。简而言之，药物是药品中的活性化学物质，通过与生命的分子机制相互作用，使生物体产生变化。为了展示药物的重要性，我将设想一个场景：我们的飞机或船只发生故障，我们发现自己被困在一个荒岛上。当你从水中爬到沙滩上时，你的第一感觉显然是深切的宽慰，但可能也有困惑。显然，你迫切需要遮蔽所、食物和水，但看向更远的未来，你可能会担心如果生病或受伤该如何应对。正当你思考这个问题时，你发现一个盒子在海浪中上下起伏，当你涉水将其找回时，你欣喜地发现那是飞机的医疗箱。撬开潮湿的盖子，你发现……好吧，如果里面只有几块创可贴，你会感到相当沮丧，但既然这是一个想象的场景，你会发现它包含一份热带医学快速指南和 10 种精选药物，这些药物应该能让你保持健康，直到被经过的船只救起——这是个人选择，绝对不是为你下次旅行提供的医疗建议！

我将这些药物分为三类：首先，是对你的身体产生主要作用以纠正或调节某些失衡的药物；其次，是对各种类型的感染性生物产生效果的药物；第三，是“生活方式”类。

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1 止痛药

吗啡（MORPHINE）： 这是衡量其他镇痛（止痛）药物的金标准。它存在于罂粟的种荚中，其功能可能是为了威慑昆虫或其他捕食者。吗啡在全球范围内被用作药物已有数千年之久。它模拟内啡肽的作用，内啡肽是人体自身疼痛调节机制的一部分。内啡肽也存在于肠道中，使其放松，因此吗啡还有一个次要用途，即缓解腹泻和痢疾的症状（但请记住，如果过度使用会导致依赖）。其他止痛药也是多用途药物。

阿司匹林（ASPIRIN）： 阿司匹林于 1899. 年首次被合成并上市。它是水杨酸的衍生物，水杨酸是存在于许多植物中的另一种天然物质。它在商业上的巨大成功刺激了许多其他具有类似活性范围的药物的开发，这些药物被统称为非甾体抗炎药（NSAIDs）。

这些药物是真正的“主力军”；它们不仅能产生镇痛效果，还能降低体温并减轻炎症肿胀。它们通过阻断体内一种称为前列腺素的化学物质的产生来发挥作用，而前列腺素在部分程度上负责产生炎症、疼痛和发烧。布洛芬（IBUPROFEN）： 我选择的非甾体抗炎药（NSAID）是布洛芬，它药效强且耐受性好。另一种具有类似作用且非常实用的药物是扑热息痛（paracetamol）。这种药物在阿司匹林之前就被发现了；它是一种安全且耐受性良好的日常镇痛药，在退烧方面效果非常好，尽管它没有抗炎作用。泼尼松龙（PREDNISOLONE）： 类固醇药物是体内一种名为氢考的皮质酮（hydrocortisone）激素的化学衍生物。这种激素能抑制身体对损伤或压力的反应。因此，它几乎可以对抗任何类型的炎症性疾病。泼尼松龙是氢考皮质酮的一种口服活性类似物，可用于治疗全身性疾病，如哮喘、关节炎症、肠道炎症以及任何类型的过敏或自身免疫性疾病。氢考皮质酮（HYDROCORTISONE）： 制成药膏后，这是一种用于治疗各类皮肤刺激、昆虫叮咬、湿疹、银屑病、皮炎和其他皮疹（甚至包括痔疮！）的多功能治疗药物。类固醇是不可替代的药物——但一次服用时间不要超过两周，因为副作用会很麻烦。美托洛尔（METOPROLOL）： 这种β-受体阻滞剂可用于多种目的。它会干扰增加心率的激素（如肾上腺素和去甲肾上腺素）的作用，从而减轻心脏的工作负荷。这是处理心律不齐、胸痛甚至心脏病发作的重要第一步。β-受体阻滞剂还具有抗焦虑效果，能降低血压，并可能有助于减轻震颤甚至偏头痛发作。

“过去药物来自植物，但现在大多由化学家制造”

2 种对抗传染病的药物 由细菌、病毒、寄生虫或真菌引起的传染病可能会在这个热带岛屿上对您的健康构成最大威胁，药箱中的第二组药物构成了您的生物战工具包。让我们先处理细菌感染。在 1928 年的一次著名事件中，微生物学家亚历山大·弗莱明（Alexander Fleming）注意到，培养皿中链球菌的生长被污染的真菌孢子阻止了。这种异常的真菌被鉴定为青霉菌（Penicillium），弗莱明推断它在分泌某种抗菌物质，并将其命名为青霉素（penicillin）。制备足够的药物进行测试是一个障碍，但青霉素显著的抗菌作用最终在 20 世纪 40 年代的患者身上得到了证实，从那时起，许多其他抗生素（正如它们后来被称呼的那样）被发现或合成。人们普遍认为，这些药物使全球平均寿命增加了约 20 年。目前有 1,500 多种不同的感染性细菌，且并非所有抗生素对所有类型的细菌都同样有效，因此很难只选择一种，但我决定选择一种具有极广抗菌谱的青霉素近亲。阿莫西林（AMOXICILLIN）： 青霉素类抗生素通过阻止细菌构建保护性外膜来杀死细菌。然而，一些生物已经进化出了应对措施，耐药菌株可以分泌一种能迅速使药物失效的酶。幸运的是，这种酶本身可以被克拉维酸（clavulanic acid）抑制，将其与阿莫西林结合使用可增强其抗菌作用。

在热带地区，被携带疟原虫的蚊子叮咬而感染疟疾是一个重大威胁。这种疾病是由疟原虫引起的一种微小寄生虫，它感染蚊子，并在蚊子叮咬人类时传播给我们。某些类型的疟疾可能会立即危及生命。由于你无法使用诊断实验室，你必须假设情况是最糟糕的。奎宁（QUININE）： 奎宁是从金鸡纳树的树皮中提取的，是第一种抗疟药。秘鲁和厄瓜多尔的克丘亚人最早发现了它的疗效，随后在16世纪被引入欧洲。它对最危险类型的疟疾仍然极其有效，但如今在很大程度上已被青蒿素及其衍生物所取代。这种植物药曾出现在中国古代药典中，因此已被使用了数千年。疟原虫在生命周期的部分时间处于红细胞中，在那里它会使血红蛋白脱毒并将其消耗。奎宁和青蒿素都能抑制这种脱毒过程，从而使寄生虫最终因自我中毒而死亡。甲硝唑（METRONIDAZOLE）： 疟原虫属于一类被称为原生动物的生物。这些单细胞生物肉眼不可见。你可能会遇到的危险原生动物包括溶组织内阿米巴（Entamoeba）——其中一种会导致阿米巴痢疾。我选择甲硝唑来治疗这种可怕的疾病。它能破坏原生动物的DNA，从而杀死该生物。甲苯哒唑（MEBENDAZOLE）： 与疟原虫不同，蠕虫（helminths）很容易被肉眼看到，并且在热带气候中非常普遍。蠕虫有几种不同类型，包括绦虫、蛲虫和钩虫，它们会产生一系列令人不快且不适的症状。很难找到一种能对所有种类蠕虫都有效的药物，但甲苯哒唑是一种频谱相当宽的抗蠕虫药，能防止蠕虫吸收关键营养。生活方式药物 酒精（ALCOHOL）： 我最后的（“生活方式”）药物选择（毫不掩饰地）将是酒精。也许是因为酒精可以溶解植物药，它一直与药物联系在一起；例如，“补酒（tonic wines）”已经存在了几个世纪。尽管如今人们的态度已经改变，但在20世纪中期之前，医疗专业人员经常开具酒精处方来治疗各种身体和心理问题。我的选择将是一瓶高质量的金酒或伏特加。它可以被用作防腐剂、镇静剂和止痛药，但最重要的是，无论你的处境多么绝望，在喝了一杯椰子马提尼之后，情况看起来都不会那么糟糕！罗德·弗劳尔（Rod Flower）是《药物：药理学故事》（Drugs: The Story of Pharmacology）一书的作者，该书由耶鲁大学出版社出版，售价 £20，现已上市。

零售疗法

作者：EMMA JOHNSON

修剪、脱毛、过度拔除……无论这些年来你对自己的眉毛做了什么，现在都有救了。Hydrosil Hydroflour 是一款滋养眉毛凝胶，采用百香果籽提取物来滋润并舒缓眉毛及其下方的皮肤。它是纯素产品，不含香料，价格为 £8.50 (hydrosil.co.uk)，不像某些昂贵的眉毛护理疗程那样耗资巨大。

Harry's 刚刚推出了两款气味迷人的新款男士沐浴露——Solstice 带有柑橘和麝香的香调，Redwood 则带有常绿植物和百里香的香调。两种香气均由一家法国家族经营的香水公司调制，沐浴露质地浓稠、起泡丰富，且不含对羟基苯甲酸酯、硫酸盐和染料，适用于敏感肌肤。在 harrys.com 售价为 £5.50。

我们对 K-Beauty（韩妆）的热情始终不减，最新入驻 Boots 的韩国品牌是色彩明快且充满活力的 Eggpalberry。无论你的皮肤有什么问题，它都有相应的精华液可以解决。Bakuchiol Plumping Serum 用于丰盈肌肤，Vitamin Illuminating 用于提亮，NAD+ Peptide Boosting 用于更新，Aloe PDRN Calming 用于舒缓，而 Hyalin Flooding 则能带来清凉与舒适。每款售价 £21.99。

如果你是一位处于特定年龄段的女性，很可能最近有人向你提到过“肌酸”这个词。这种补充剂此前是健美运动员的专属，但现在可能对从肌肉功能到健康老化的方方面面都有帮助。Paused 新推出的 Creatine, Hydration and Beauty Complex（肌酸、补水与美容复合剂，售价 £44.99, Holland & Barrett）将 3g 肌酸与电解质、维生素、矿物质以及生物素等支持美容的营养素相结合，提供三重提升。

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历史上的今天

作者：SHAUN WALLACE

August 9, 1945 美国向日本长崎投下了一枚原子弹，这标志着核武器第二次被部署于战争之中。这枚钚装置代号为“胖子”，其威力远超三天前投向广岛的铀弹。

此次任务的主要目标实际上是工业城市小仓。然而，浓厚的云层和常规燃烧弹袭击产生的漂浮烟雾完全遮蔽了小仓，迫使 B-29 轰炸机“Bookscar”号的机组人员转向次要目标——重要的海港城市长崎。

长崎是战时的工业中心，设有包括三菱钢铁和军械厂在内的主要军事制造厂。At 11:02 am the bomb detonated at 1,650ft above the Urakami Valley. 爆炸释放出刺眼的闪光，产生高达数千摄氏度的灾难性热辐射，以及一道超音速冲击波，将震中一英里半径内的建筑完全夷为平地。

历史上的今天...

• 1965：新加坡脱离马来亚联邦独立
• 1969：曼森家族邪教成员在女演员莎朗·塔特（Sharon Tate）家中杀害 5 人
• 1974：尼克松辞职后，杰拉尔德·福特宣誓就任美国第 38 任总统

多达 4万,000 人（其中大部分为平民）在剧烈的爆炸、热辐射和建筑坍塌中瞬间死亡。到 1945, 年底，由于受害者死于严重烧伤、爆炸伤以及放射病带来的痛苦影响，死亡人数上升至 7.4万,000 人。长崎被山丘和山谷深深地分隔开。虽然这种地形在一定程度上限制了武器的破坏能量，使部分住宅区免于被彻底毁灭，但它却加剧了工业区浦上区内部的整体破坏。在伤亡人员中，有数千名被强征的韩国劳工，他们在长崎的工厂中被迫在严酷的战时条件下工作。爆炸摧毁了当地的医疗基础设施，瞬间杀死了医护人员，并使该市救治伤员的能力陷入瘫痪。幸存者（被称为“被爆者”）承受着终生的身体创伤、极高的癌症风险以及深刻的社会污名化。这次轰炸加速了第二次世界大战的结束。裕仁天皇在 8 月 15. 宣布日本无条件投降。

问题：哪位喜剧角色在 1991 年的今天首次在 Radio 4 广播电台出现在英国观众面前？

上周我问的是：谁在 2017 年的今天以 96 岁之高龄“退休”？ 答案是：菲利普亲王

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现在死去是否更便宜，以避开伯纳姆税？

我患有绝症。我是否应该现在就放弃生命，以让我的家人免于支付安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）提议的巨额遗产税（“担心家庭将被征收 £7.6万,000 的死亡税”，8 月 2 日）？ 珍妮特·博尔顿（Janet Boulton），怀特岛，弗雷什沃特

杀人犯之母入住“5-star hotel”，正义何在

基兰·考尔（Kiran Kaur）已被转移到一个关押像露西·莱特比（Lucy Letby）这类杀人犯的单元（“亨利杀手之母搬入‘怪物豪宅’”，8 月 2 日）。多么豪华的怪物豪宅——可以光顾美发美容院，有套内淋浴间、电视和 DVD 播放机，还有一个提供看起来很美味餐点的不错餐厅。这是监狱吗？我不这么认为，在我看来这像是一家 5-star hotel。当你犯罪时，难道不应该通过放弃这些奢侈品来接受惩罚吗？就像监狱内部人士所说，“这不像男囚监狱——这里很舒适。”这就说明了一切。很高兴知道我的税金在为他们的特权买单。 安妮·琼斯（Anne Jones），柴郡，斯塔利布里奇

如果我们的监狱像度假胜地，就没有任何威慑力

我简直不敢相信。他们把亨利·诺瓦克（Henry Nowak）杀手维克伦·德格瓦（Vickrunn Dgwa）的母亲基兰·考尔（Kiran Kaur）转移到了布朗兹菲尔德监狱（HMP Bronzefield）。据说那里的囚犯可以使用美发美容院，且牢房配有套内淋浴间、电视和 DVD 播放机。还有一个“不错餐厅”。这难道应该是惩罚吗？我们必须让监狱成为一个没人想去的地方，而不是度假营。难怪犯罪率在上升，因为威慑力在哪里？拿走所有特权，因为外面许多勤奋工作的人都负担不起这样的奢侈。 雪莉·惠特克（Shirley Whitaker），威尔特郡，斯温顿

政治家并非英国退伍军人的朋友

前陆军首长彼得·沃尔爵士（Sir Peter Wall）认为，给寄生在政治阶层的人写信将

本周金句

杰森·阿尔代（JASON ARDAY）是一位剑桥大学教授，处于艺术学院儿科争议的中心，他宣布辞职时表示：“我将以更强大、更睿智的状态回归，并带着一直定义我旅程的同样决心。”他真的能做到吗？那么他可以滚出我的前陆军屁股（“这是对我们的退伍军人和现役士兵的背叛”，8月2日）。我们需要全面抵制招募活动，以及在纪念日（Remembrance Sunday）在纪念碑（Cenotaph）前的活动。所有士兵必须背弃任何敢于来向他们演讲的政治家。将所有勋章寄回给国王。任何低于此举的行为都将是软弱的标志。所有现役士兵现在都应该离职。只有在那时，情况才会改变。写信给你的国会议员？呸！ 伊恩·布朗（Ian Brown），米德尔塞克斯郡，费尔瑟姆

现在就停止向外国学生提供免费资金

考虑到这个国家岌岌可危的财政状况，需要停止这种骗局（“数十亿资金贷款给外国学生……但很少被偿还”，8月2日）。大学很清楚这些“贷款”将无法偿还。负责追讨债务的大学信用控制人员被告知不要激起波澜，尽管一些前学生每周仅偿还 £1 的巨额债务。英国有太多所谓的“大学”，它们首先考虑的是自身利益，而将国家利益放在次要位置。 克里斯·尼尔（Chris Neil），蒙茅斯郡，卡尔迪科特

法国在移民入侵问题上在愚弄我们

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[图片] 姆贝莫的进球将欧洲冠军球队扳平

[图片] 感受热浪 在卡拉宝杯（Carabao Cup）Blue Book 6:31 领先格里姆斯比（Grimsby）的比赛中，球员在 Bundell Park 暂停进行水分补充。

杯赛希望者感到口渴

在英格兰足球赛季的第一个重大周末，卡拉宝杯（Carabao Cup）比赛和国家联赛（National League）比赛中出现了水分补充暂停。

这种暂停在最近的世界杯每场比赛中都是强制性的，且一直受到球迷的支持。随着英国各地启动高温健康警报，该措施正式实施。

伦敦及其周边地区的温度接近 30 度，在布罗姆利（Bromley）、吉林厄姆（Gillingham）和西汉姆（West Ham）的卡拉宝杯比赛上半场均出现了水分补充暂停。英格兰北部的比赛也受到了干扰，巴恩斯利（Barnsley）和格里姆斯比（Grimsby）的比赛，以及在卡莱尔（Carlisle）和乔利（Chorley）举行的企业国家联赛（Enterprise National League）比赛中均有暂停。

尽管围绕世界杯暂停引发了激烈争论，批评者称这是国际足联（FIFA）为了让广播公司在比赛期间投放广告而引入的，但在高温期间中断比赛对于英格兰足球来说并非新鲜事。

该方案已实施数年，决定是根据球场温度单独做出的。裁判在开球前与两家俱乐部商定暂停时间。

卡拉宝杯：见第 8 页

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2 英超联赛 [图片]

吉尔伯托的传承激励布鲁诺

作者：DARREN WELLS

巴西球星布鲁诺·吉马良斯（Bruno Guimaraes）誓要在阿森纳“创造历史”——就像之前的“不败”成员吉尔伯托·席尔瓦（Gilberto Silva）那样。

阿森纳新签下的 £7500 万 球员吉马良斯追随其同胞的脚步搬到了北伦敦，并希望能够效仿防守型中场吉尔伯托在俱乐部的成功，赢得更多奖杯。

枪手传奇吉尔伯托于 2002 年加盟，并在阿森纳 2003-04. 赛季历史性的英超不败夺冠征程中发挥了重要作用。而与酋长球场签至 2030, （并拥有额外一年续约选项）的吉马良斯透露，在敲定此次转会之前，他已经与现年 49 岁且担任枪手大使的吉尔伯托进行了交谈。

“我非常兴奋，”吉马良斯说道。“我正处于人生中需要这样一个挑战的阶段。我想赢得奖杯，我想创造历史，我认为我处于实现这一目标的正确位置。”

“在这里，穿上这件球衣，你必须追求赢得奖杯，赢得我们能赢得的一切。”

“我想把我的名字留在俱乐部历史上。有一天，当我离开时，我希望球员们来到这里并说，我想完全做布鲁诺为俱乐部所做的一切。”

“我认为这是球员能为任何俱乐部做的最好的事情——创造历史并激励年轻人。我之前有机会与吉尔伯托交谈。我希望能够追随他的脚步，让自己成为阿森纳历史上非常优秀的球员之一。”

枪手此前已就签下吉马良斯进行了数周的谈判，他的到来对于上赛季距离统治欧洲仅差一场点球大战的英超冠军来说是一个巨大的胜利。

但这次交易对纽卡斯尔来说是一个沉重打击，他们在今年夏天又失去了一名关键球员，吉马良斯将这次转会描述为“我人生中最艰难的决定之一”。

正是在泰恩赛德，这位巴西球星成为了纽卡斯尔球迷心中的偶像，他曾率领俱乐部赢得了 2025 Carabao Cup，实现了俱乐部 56 年来的首座重大奖杯——现在他被视为顶级联赛中最好的中场球员之一。

阿森纳体育总监安德烈亚·贝尔塔（Andrea Berta）明确表达了意图，称签下吉马良斯这样量级的球员“对于我们在目标赢得重大奖杯时维持所需标准至关重要”。

而 28, 岁的吉马良斯承认，他很高兴从现在起能作为一名枪手出场，而不是作为对手。

“每次我对阵阿森纳时都非常艰难，”他回忆道。“加入联赛冠军是一个巨大的机会。我可以像战士一样比赛，我永远不会放弃。我希望我们能实现梦想。”

迈利时刻

作者：SEAN M-CORMICK LEWIS

在萨克斯·伊斯梅尔（Sachs Ismail）和布鲁诺·吉马良斯早早离队后，迈利（Miley）被视为纽卡斯尔中场最好的希望。乔林顿（Joelinton）和雅各布·拉姆齐（Jacob Ramsey）留队，而喜鹊的新援肖恩·斯图尔（Sean Stour）和南迪·伦巴（Nandi Rumba）都极具潜力。

但据称，主教练马蒂亚斯·雅扎基（Matthias Jarzaki）非常欣赏 20 岁的迈利——其前任埃迪·豪（Eddie Howe）也是如此。

前队长的迈克尔·欧文（Michael Owen）表示：“刘易斯·迈利上赛季比赛时的表现给我留下了深刻印象，我认为他有广阔的前景。”

“他是那种能从球员离队中获益的球员，应该获得更多出场时间，并尝试向纽卡斯尔展示他的能力。”

前纽卡斯尔球星克里斯·哈斯尔（Chris Hussle）签约并表示：“刘易斯刚刚签了一份为期六年的合同，这就是他们对他评价之高。”

“他可能是那个进入中场并能真正给纽卡斯尔提供很大帮助的球员。”

从眼中钉到皇冠上的明珠

新援吉马良斯可以推动枪手达到更高的高度……而不是折磨他们！

MIK的精选 随着吉马良斯加盟冠军球队，枪手主帅阿尔特塔得到了他想要的人 --- PREMIER LEAGUE 3

安菲尔德租借 奥劳乔（Araujo）

巴萨罗纳将援手伊劳拉

作者：伊恩·多伊尔（IAN DOYLE）

利物浦即将完成一项租借协议，引进巴塞罗那后卫罗纳德·阿劳霍（Ronald Araujo），以缓解安多尼·伊劳拉（Andoni Iraola）面临的后防线危机。由于中后卫位置出现问题，且队长范戴克（Virgil van Dijk）目前是该位置上唯一健康的资深球员，红军将目标锁定在了这位乌拉圭国脚身上。此外，由于阿劳霍也能胜任右后卫，这次转会将解决科普看台主帅伊劳拉在迎接新赛季前的两大主要担忧。

利物浦计划让阿劳霍在今天接受体检，随后完成转会。据了解，这项赛季租借协议包含买断选项而非强制买断。这位 27 岁的球员已经从之前的腓肠肌伤势中恢复，此前该伤势导致他未能代表乌拉圭参加近期的世界杯。

利物浦在防守端面临诸多问题，目前他们正继续为 8 月 23. 在纽卡斯尔联（Newcastle United）进行的英超揭幕战做准备。乔·戈梅斯（Joe Gomez）因肌肉问题将缺阵数周；新援杰里米·雅凯（Jeremy Jacquet）在肩部手术后恢复体能，尚未出场；乔瓦尼·莱奥尼（Giovanni Leoni）仍未从去年 9 月遭受的前交叉韧带（ACL）伤势中恢复；而青少年球员伊法尼·恩杜克韦（Ifeanyi Ndukwe）则不具备参赛资格。

在右后卫位置上，康纳·布拉德利（Conor Bradley）自 1 月份严重膝伤后一直处于缺阵状态，而杰雷米·弗林蓬（Jeremie Frimpong）自去年夏天从勒沃库森（Bayer Leverkusen）加盟以来，一直受到多次体能 setbacks 的困扰。

阿劳霍在巴塞罗那度过了 8 年时光，代表这家西班牙球队出场超过 200 次，但在近几个赛季并非首选。

利物浦同时也在寻求加强进攻端，不过他们与巴黎圣日耳曼（Paris Saint-Germain）对法国边锋布拉德利·巴科拉（Bradley Barcola） £1.45 亿 的估价之间仍有较大差距。

作者：瑞安·泰勒（RYAN TAYLOR）

布鲁诺·吉马良斯（BRUNO GUIMARAES）在六个半年前经历过几个失眠之夜，当时他在巴西城市库里蒂巴耐心地守在电话旁。在本土顶级联赛中掌控着帕拉纳竞技（Athletico Paranaense）的中场后，他一心渴望能通过一次改变人生的转会前往欧洲加盟马德里竞技。

一项 £2600 万 的协议当时正在推进中——进度之快，以至于吉马良斯在 1-0 主场击败桑托斯（Santos）后，向“飓风”（Furacao）忠实球迷挥手告别时，不得不强忍泪水。这里涉及比分 1 与 0。

圣诞节缓缓过去，1 月转会窗正式开启，但未来依然显得有些不确定。马德里竞技在犹豫，本菲卡提出了报价，而帕拉纳竞技主席马里奥·塞尔索·佩特拉利亚（Mario Celso Petraglia）确认，谈判桌上出现了一位新的追求者：阿森纳。

枪手技术总监埃杜（Edu）一直关注着吉马良斯的爆发式成长及其对四座奖杯（包括巴西杯和南美杯）的贡献。阿森纳直接联系了他的经纪人，但资金有限。

随后里昂队介入，并得到了巴西偶像朱尼尼奥·佩尔南布卡诺（Juninho Pernambucano）的帮助，后者当时是这家法国俱乐部的总监。朱尼尼奥在开启自己的巴西到欧洲及里昂之旅前，曾随瓦斯科-达伽马（Vasco da Gama）夺冠。他是吉马良斯的偶像之一，因此他的引导具有分量。

阿森纳这位新加盟的 7500 万英镑 球员是瓦斯科队的忠实支持者。事实上，就在两周前，他还观看了一场瓦斯科 1-1 战平米拉索尔（Mirassol）的比赛。这里涉及比分 1 与 1。

在朱尼尼奥的接触后，一项 1710 万英镑 的交易达成，吉马良斯于 29, 2020. 1 月正式成为里昂球员。在签署那份长期合同后，这位当时的巴西 U-23 球星针对马德里竞技表示：“没有人给我打电话。”

最初引领追求战的西班牙人很快就为放弃追求该球员而感到后悔。两年后，吉马良斯在代表国家队出战期间，在故乡完成了纽卡斯尔联的体检，这凸显了他的地位提升。

这一次，阿森纳再次在周围打探，但令人惊讶的是，在前一个夏天签下两名中场马丁·厄德高（Martin Odegaard）和阿尔伯特·桑比·洛孔加（Albert Sambi Lokonga）之后，他们竟然无法与喜鹊军团的财力抗衡。

几个月后，他们也为在有机会时未能签下吉马良斯付出了代价——他在一场 2-0 击败枪手的比赛中进球，而枪手队在英超最后一轮比赛前失去了对欧冠资格的掌控。从那时起，他就乐于向这支北伦敦球队发起挑战——让他们极其难受。事实上，统计数据显示，吉马良斯在面对其新东家时的抢断成功次数最多——71 次——超过了他在面对任何其他英超球队时的次数。

在整个职业生涯中，吉马良斯只去那些让他感到被需要的地方。这源于他孩童时期在里约热内卢经历的一系列被拒绝的经历。他热爱室内五人制足球，但未能达到弗鲁米嫩塞和博塔弗戈的标准。他的父亲迪克（Dick）目前仍深度参与他的经纪事务，过去每个周末都会驱车 269 英里前往奥萨斯科，观看年轻的吉马良斯在圣保罗为奥达克斯队效力。这是他心甘情愿做出的牺牲——但其中也包含着“严厉的爱”。如果年幼的布鲁诺输了，父亲会给他一个火腿奶酪三明治和果汁。但如果他赢了，他就可以享受任何他渴望的食物。

吉马良斯至今仍带着这些记忆，并将其铭刻在背上。他即将为阿森纳穿上的 39 号球衣，也是他那名开出租车的父亲在里约开的出租车的车号——正是那辆车载他前往吉马良斯的青少年比赛现场。在之前两次错过签下这位全能巴西大师的机会后，米克尔·阿尔特塔即便要步行前往圣詹姆斯公园球场，也会为了最终签下此人而如此之之。毕竟，事不过三，第三次总会成功。

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悼念帕克斯

伍尔弗汉普顿队（WOLVES）悼念了前守门员菲尔·帕克斯（Phil Parkes），他于 79 岁时去世。帕克斯（见下文）身高 6 英尺 4 英寸，被亲切地称为“Lofty”，在 1978 年离开球队之前的近二十年里出场 382 次。伍尔弗汉普顿队称帕克斯为“代表本俱乐部最伟大的守门员之一”，他在 20 世纪 70 年代初创下了俱乐部纪录的连续 127 场联赛出场次数。俱乐部补充道：“在 2024 年被问及希望自己的伍尔弗汉普顿生涯如何被铭记时，他表示：‘我希望我的伍尔弗汉普顿生涯能被人们愉快地铭记。我热爱为这家足球俱乐部效力，我度过了一段美好的时光’。在这个悲痛时刻，我们的思念与祈祷与 Lofty 的亲人同在。”帕克斯在北美结束了他的球员生涯，期间曾效力于温哥华白帽队和芝加哥刺刺队。

作者：DARREN WELLS

恩佐·马雷斯卡（ENZO MARESCA）在俱乐部开启后佩普·瓜迪奥拉（Pep Guardiola）时代的新纪元之际，给了曼彻斯特城球员一个全新的起点，让他们证明自己的价值。曼城的这位新任主教练承担着一项艰巨的任务，即接替俱乐部历史上最成功的教练。即便在瓜迪奥拉执教的上赛季中表现相对欠佳的赛季里，曼城依然夺得了两项国内杯赛冠军，并在冠军争夺战中与阿森纳一路拼到了最后。但在今天与马德里竞技进行最后一场季前友谊赛，以及下周日与阿森纳进行社区盾杯揭幕战之前，马雷斯卡向球员们重申，过去对他们的未来几乎没有影响。

“自从我开始工作以来，我对球员们说的唯一一件事就是这是一个重启，”马雷斯卡说。“所有人都从同一水平线开始，季前赛将在一定程度上决定转会窗口的情况。这是给所有人的通用信息——无论去年出场时间多还是少。对我来说，这是一个重启。”

曼城在这个夏天已经失去了几位经验丰富的老将，并且可能还会失去中场核心罗德里（Rodri），而埃利奥特·安德森（Elliot Anderson）仍是唯一一名以俱乐部纪录 115 万英镑（£115 万）成交的大牌签约球员。然而，自被任命以来，马雷斯卡对目前麾下球员的态度和执行力感到兴奋，并相信他的球队在共同度过的时间越多，表现就越会提高。

“从第一天起，球员们的意愿就非常好，”他说。“对于一位到来并改变了一些模式和结构，以及改变我们有球和无球状态下比赛方式的新教练，他们表现得非常开放。这是最关键的一点。”

与此同时，里科·刘易斯（Rico Lewis，见下文）表示，罗德里离开曼城将只是“足球的一部分”。在拒绝了巴塞罗那 3.85亿英镑（3850 万英镑）的报价后，曼城正因 2024 年金球奖得主罗德里可能离开的前景而感到震惊，而皇家马德里也在竞争这位西班牙球员。但由于这位世界杯冠军队长的合同已进入最后 12 个月，俱乐部可能不得不做出决定。

刘易斯说：“全世界都知道罗德里有多出色，但这就是足球。”

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英超：曼联 《星期日快报》 2026 年 8 月 9 日，星期日 5

解决问题令卡里克满意

作者：JACK FLINTHAM

曼彻斯特联队主教练迈克尔·卡里克表示，在本赛季他不会给球员提供所有答案，此前他的球队在哥德堡与巴黎圣日耳曼战成 1-1 平局。联队开局缓慢，巴黎圣日耳曼趁机得分，伊布拉希姆·姆巴耶在第二分钟将罗马·德尼·费尔南德斯的传球在近距离推入网底。卡里克的球队随后成功重组，迫使马尔维·萨福诺夫做出了一些精彩扑救，随后在第 32 分钟，凭借阿马德的出色表现，布莱恩·姆贝莫将球低射入底角扳平比分。联队在下半场占据优势，但未能攻破巴黎圣日耳曼的防线取得绝杀，不过卡里克看到了许多积极因素。

“让孩子们去解决问题并寻找自己的方法是件好事，我认为我们做到了这一点，”卡里克说道。“我不希望在不需要的时候总是给他们答案，因为这也能让他们为新赛季做好准备。其中出现了一些积极的迹象。”

新援尤里·蒂莱曼斯替补登场，完成了他的联队首秀，而安德烈·桑托斯在这次对主教练卡里克而言前景乐观的下午比赛中出场超过一小时，不过梅森·芒特在上半场因伤被迫离场。联队现在将前往都柏林进行短期季前训练营，马西亚·拉什福德也将在此加入球队，准备在周三于克罗克公园球场对阵利兹联，随后在周六于波兰弗罗茨瓦夫对阵前主教练鲁本·阿莫林的新球队AC米兰。

姆贝莫在为联队扳平比分后受到祝贺，（左）齐尔克泽在比赛中

米德尔斯堡已完成对曼彻斯特联队门将巴德克·维泽克的签约，转会费为 £700 万 加上附加条款。这位 22, 岁的捷克球员在里弗赛德球场签署了一份为期五年的合同，他表示：“来到这里感觉很棒。对我来说这是一个新的挑战。”

真实之选

作者：CONNOR O'NEILL

曼彻斯特联队在上个月签下尤里·蒂莱曼斯时，抢到了夏季转会窗口最划算的买卖。这是前红魔前锋路易斯·萨哈的观点，他同时认为蒂莱曼斯比埃利奥特·安德森、马特乌斯·费尔南德斯和桑德罗·托纳利具有更高的性价比。

在针对亚特兰大和巴西中场埃德森的一笔拟定为 4300 万英镑 的交易因体检而告吹后，联队以 3500 万英镑 的低价从阿斯顿维拉抢走了蒂莱曼斯（右）。29, 岁的蒂莱曼斯拥有 244 场英超联赛出场记录，他于 2019, 年从摩纳哥加盟莱斯特城，随后在 2023. 年狐狸城降级后以自由转会加盟维拉。

萨哈（插图）表示：“蒂莱曼斯是个便宜货。他低调地到来，因为他已经在英超联赛待了很长时间。”

“我认为在过去两年里，他的名字一直与联队联系在一起。你可以看出他非常渴望加盟这家俱乐部。”

“这就是他在采访中所说的。他说话的方式

萨哈支持尤里成为今夏性价比之选

这让我确信了他被引进以替代卡塞米罗的原因。“他经验丰富，参加过世界杯且表现出色，展现出了我们在中场所需的侵略性。”“他的位置感非常好，每一次触球都非常高效，因此不像其他球员那样容易丢球。”“虽然他的创造力不如布鲁诺·费尔南德斯，但他的机动性很强，所以我很喜欢他的特点。我认为蒂莱曼斯与桑托斯能够结合得很好。”“我认为这个中场具备不可预测性和力量。”

在从切尔西签下 22 岁的安德烈·桑托斯后，曼联一直在寻找至少一名中场球员。他们错过了签下马特乌斯·费尔南德斯和埃利奥特·安德森的机会，后者分别加盟了托特纳姆热刺和曼城。费尔南德斯以 8500 万英镑 的价格转会热刺，托纳利也花费了 1 亿英镑，而安德森则以高达 1.16 亿英镑 的价格从诺丁汉森林加盟曼城。

“当你把蒂莱曼斯与安德森、费尔南德斯和托纳利相比时，他就是个性价比之选，”萨哈补充道。“我认为给这类球员标的价格简直荒谬。”“我们需要更多愿意奉献和牺牲的球员来重建曼联的legacy，我认为这个中场至关重要。”

■ 路易·萨哈是通过 Pariari3.com 发表的上述言论。

丹的黄金特拉福德

作者：CONNOR O'NEILL

丹尼尔·法尔克认为利兹联签下了一位“顶级”门将詹姆斯·特拉福德，并表示他有潜力成为九八天之内的之一。在利兹联昨天击败 RB 莱比锡后，他表示：

“我从未隐瞒我对这个位置的要求——一名顶级球员。现在我们拥有了一位。”“因此我们对詹姆斯（右图）充满信心。他有潜力成为利兹联历史上的一位杰出门将。”

桑切斯向往简单时光

作者：BOBBY VINCENT（发自香港）

罗伯特·桑切斯认为哈比·阿隆索的“简单化”将使他成为切尔西一名更好的门将。而且他认为与迈克·彭德斯的竞争将使蓝军受益。

28 岁的桑切斯在去年的赛季中可以说是在俱乐部表现最强的一季——但这并不总是那么容易。在利亚姆·罗塞尼奥麾下，他在关键阶段突然被菲利普·约根森顶替。许多人认为这位西班牙人并不适应罗塞尼奥从后场出球的比赛风格。但自从阿隆索担任主教练以来，出现了一种简单化——而这正是桑切斯所欣赏的。

“这就是事情的简化，”桑切斯在谈到阿隆索（下图）时说道。“他允许我做我最擅长的事情。”“他允许我发挥我的长处，这意味着我的信心将得到提升，我的表现会越来越好。”

彭德斯去年夏天加盟切尔西，但上个赛季在姐妹俱乐部斯特拉斯堡租借。他将与桑切斯竞争 1 号球衣。这位 21 岁的球员在随比利时队参加世界杯后，最近已加入切尔西的季前巡回赛阵容。桑切斯预测这种竞争将提升他们的状态。

“我认为他很棒，”桑切斯在谈到彭德斯时说。“去年世俱杯时他就已经在队里了。他是一名优秀的年轻门将，去年在斯特拉斯堡度过了一个伟大的赛季。”

森林队签下他们的“鬃毛”

作者：CONNOR O'NEILL

诺丁汉森林队接近从葡萄牙的里斯本竞技签下 Ourman's Diamonds。这笔 £3430万 的交易正在敲定中，这位 22 岁（插图）的后卫预计将在今天接受体检，随后签署一份为期 5 年的合同。

随着新任主教练奥利弗·埃尔塞纳开始在城市球场（City Ground）塑造他的阵容，森林队已经完成了从 RB 莱比锡自由转会签下史蒂夫·施劳尔的操作。

GWA --- 6

英冠联赛：距离开赛还有 5 天 随着英冠联赛准备在周五开赛，RYAN TAYLOR 将分析潜在的赢家和输家。哪些俱乐部将英超视为目标，而哪些俱乐部则在紧张地回头看向英甲？

伯明翰 (BIRMINGHAM)

在球队上赛季升级竞争失利后，克里斯·戴维斯（Chris Davies）面临着巨大的交付压力。他们进行了良好的招募，重新签下了约翰·索利斯（Jhon Solis）和詹姆斯·比德尔（James Beadle），主场表现将是关键。上赛季他们曾 24 次落后，但仅一次反超——这是一个他们必须纠正的心态问题。最佳转会：路易斯·巴斯克斯 (Luis Vazquez) 目标：附加赛 上赛季：第10名

布莱克本 (BLACKBURN)

托尼·莫科特雷（Tony Mokotray）认为，强大的更衣室文化可能是本赛季 Revers 的秘密武器。转会资金虽然紧张，但他们在上赛季末展现出了某种他们此前未能具备的价值。不过，他们仍然仅打入 42 球，这是自 2010 年以来的最低总数。最佳转会：安德烈·福勒 (Andre Fowler) 目标：保级 上赛季：第30名

博尔顿 (BOLTON)

史蒂文·舒马赫（Steven Schumacher）对其预算感到沮丧，因为他希望博尔顿在本赛季能打破僵局，但失去乔安·阿马里奥·科齐尔-杜贝里（Joanne Amario Cozier-Duberry）感觉具有破坏性。尽管如此，Mandere's 是上赛季英甲中唯一一次射门超过 1000 次的球队，类似的产出显然会带来进球。最佳转会：盖兹卡·拉拉萨巴尔 (Gaizka Larrazabal) 目标：保级 上赛季：英甲第6名

布里斯托尔城 (BRISTOL CITY)

在签下迈克尔·布拉洛克（Michael Blalock）的唯一 Home Smooth City 后，为 Lenoir's Bills 和多姆·巴拉德（Dom Ballard）增加了巨大的火力。季前赛结果好坏参半，但在一次 tattoo state 中以 4-3 大胜纽卡斯尔，被认为是附加赛竞争中的黑马。斯科特·塔特尔（Scott Tuttle）和斯科特·塔特尔（Scott Tuttle）同样有能力带来好的表现。最佳转会：多姆·巴拉德 (Dom Ballard) 目标：附加赛 上赛季：第12名

伯恩利 (BURNLEY)

对于新任主帅尼基·海恩（Nicky Hayen）领导下的“克拉雷茨”来说，这是一个重要的赛季。他们将被视为升级的热门，但引进球员极少，且有大量球员离队，尤其是杰登·安东尼（Jaidon Anthony）、卢姆·查欧拉（Loum Tchaoura）、马克斯·埃德维（Max Eideve）和莱斯利·乌戈楚库（Lesley Ugochukwu）。最佳转会：乌戈·拉古贝尔 (Ugo Raghouber) 目标：升级 上赛季：英超第19名

作者：汤姆·维克多 (BY TOM VICTOR)

西汉姆联（WEST HAM UNITED）现在所处的联赛级别可能比去年此时要低，但伦敦体育场周围充满了相当大的乐观情绪。这种积极氛围与 5 月份铁锤帮降级时的阴郁形成了鲜明对比，但有理由感到乐观——尤其是贾罗德·鲍文（Jarrod Bowen）决定留下。作为俱乐部队长，鲍文在铁锤帮的职业生涯中打入了 85 球并贡献了 63 次助攻，他险些未能进入托马斯·图赫尔（Thomas Tuchel）的英格兰队名单，此前曾被预测会立即转会至一家仍留在英超的俱乐部。但在与俱乐部高层会面并协商在合同中加入一项 £1500 万 的解约金条款（若未能直接升级则触发）后，这位前赫尔前锋被说服留下并领导升级冲刺。

鲍文（右）表示：“我在上赛季最后一场比赛后说过，我的愿景是将这家俱乐部带回英超。‘有时你会觉得这话没人听，人们认为，‘他只是随口说说。’但当我说了某件事，我不会回避它。对我来说，留在这里是不需要思考的决定，愿景很明确，就是英超。’”

鲍文上一次在冠军联赛中，尽管在 2019-20 赛季中期离开赫尔加盟西汉姆联，但他仍在该赛事中打入了第七多的进球数。他并不是唯一一个希望利用该级别经验带领铁锤帮在第一时间重返顶级联赛的人。努诺·埃斯皮里托·桑托（Nuno Espirito Santo）未能将球队留在顶级联赛，尽管在 1 月份被允许引进一些自己的签约球员后，球队有了显著改善。这位葡萄牙教练此前赢得过冠军联赛，尽管那是近十年前在狼队时期，而他现在准备再次冲击冠军。一直存在不确定性 # 重击 (HOT BLOW)

铁锤帮看好重返英超

在俱乐部幕后，鲍文（Bowen）掌舵，共同主席大卫·萨利文（David Sullivan）卸任，包括阿曼达·斯塔夫利（Amanda Staveley）在内的一个财团目前正寻求入股。但铁锤帮坚称这不会影响日常事务。不过，西汉姆联知道他们将成为被攻击的目标，因此需要保持专注。后卫凯尔·沃克-彼得斯（Kyle Walker-Peters，南安普顿，2023-24）和门将马兹·赫曼森（Mads Hermansen，莱斯特城，2023-24）此前都曾获得升级至顶级联赛的经验。沃克-彼得斯表示：“其他球队会给我们制造困难，但我们只需要专注于自己，做好工作并保持自信。”努诺（Nuno）决定继续留任主教练，这很可能成为说服重要球员效仿他的一个因素。当然，在降级到第二级别联赛后，自然会出现一些此类出售球员的情况。青训毕业生弗雷迪·波茨（Freddie Potts）离队前往比利时并未得到所有人的认可。但通过出售中场球员马特乌斯·费尔南德斯（Mateus Fernandes）和克里塞克尼奥·萨默维尔（Crysecnio Summerville）获得约 110 万英镑 的资金，应该意味着俱乐部在进一步出售球员时可以更加谨慎地筛选。目前的挑战是以鲍文为核心进行重建——而完成必要交易的时间正在一分一秒流逝。

诺维奇

当菲利普·克莱门特（Philippe Clement）在去年11月接手时，金丝雀队看起来已陷入绝境，但在接下来的 31 场比赛中他们赢了 17 场，随后以微弱差距错失附加赛。诺维奇打造了一支没人想面对的球队，1 月签约的穆罕默德·图雷（Mohamed Touré）将在本赛季扮演关键角色。安德烈·布鲁克斯（Andre Brooks）看起来也是一次顶级的引进，卡罗路球场（Carrow Road）的招募工作总体上很有前景。 最佳转会：安德烈·布鲁克斯 目标：附加赛 上赛季：第 9 名

作者：汤姆·布洛（TOM BLOW）

在接下来的这一周里，那些惯常的热门球队将被预测将升级至英超。三支降级球队——西汉姆联、狼队和伯恩利——都将被看好，长久以来备受瞩目的雷克瑟姆（Wrexham）也是如此。但总有一支球队能无视降级补偿金并席卷冠军联赛。本赛季这支球队可能是诺维奇。自从菲利普

陷入困境的金丝雀

克莱门特去年11月加入俱乐部以来，金丝雀队一直处于上升势头。他接手的是一支处于降级区且状态脆弱的球队，并将他们变成了附加赛的竞争者。在新年之后，只有六支球队击败了克莱门特的部下，使他们最终排名第九。诺维奇拥有巨大的势头，就像弗兰克·兰帕德（Frank Lampard）的考文垂在进入上赛季之前那样。与克莱门特一样，兰帕德在六个月内将“天蓝军团”从降级候选者变成了升级希望之星。现在，这位前流浪者队主帅将在本赛季旨在追随兰帕德的脚步，冲进英超。诺维奇在这个夏天已经完成了许多不错的交易。凭借 2 月将乔什·萨金特（Josh Sargent）出售给多伦多而获得的资金，

加的夫

备受赞誉的主帅彼得·亨利·默菲（Peter Henry Murphy）让“蓝鸟”在季前赛中表现出色。加的夫甚至大胜 Eromad-1，并在另外两场对阵科克市（Cork City）和森林格林（Forest Green）的友谊赛中总共打入 11 球。上赛季他们的射正次数在联赛中最高。 最佳转会：杰克·莫伊兰（Jack Moylan） 目标：中游 上赛季：英甲第 2 名

查尔顿

对于内森·琼斯（Nathan Jones）来说，良好的主场战绩至关重要，因为“红军”被预测将陷入苦战。上赛季没有哪支球队的上半场进球数比他们少，因此这也是这支南伦敦球队将寻求解决的问题。前利物浦后卫比利·库内蒂奥（Billy Kournetio）也可能被证明是一次不错的签约。 最佳转会：卡里安·格兰特（Karian Grant） 目标：保级 上赛季：第 7 名

德比

“墙队”上赛季表现出色，但主帅约翰·埃克斯塔斯（John Ekstace）是另一位最近抱怨缺乏转会机会的教练。签约鲍比·克拉克（Bobby Clark）是一个巨大的助力，诺维奇的教练以及德比的阵容中拥有火力。他们需要来自伊丽莎白（Elizabeth）的拳击蓝鸟的投资。 最佳转会：鲍比·克拉克 目标：附加赛 上赛季：第 8 名

林肯 (LINCOLN)

失去迈克尔·斯库巴拉（Michael Skubala）对“小恶魔”们来说很艰难，但克里斯·科恩（Chris Cohen）和汤姆·肖（Tom Shaw）可以掌舵。考虑到有超过 30 家俱乐部对这名青少年球员感兴趣，能以租借形式签下热刺小将梅森·梅利亚（Mason Melia）是一次重大胜利。不过，杰克·莫伊兰（Jack Moylan）的缺阵将是一个巨大的损失。 最佳转会：梅森·梅利亚（租借） 目标：保级 上赛季：英甲冠军

米德尔斯堡 (MIDDLESBRO)

冠军联赛年度最佳球员海登·哈克尼（Hayden Hackney）转会埃弗顿是一个打击，但米堡拥有充足的现金储备，包括他转会埃弗顿带来的资金以及摩根·罗杰斯（Morgan Rogers）的转会条款。年轻前锋威尔·兰克希尔（Will Lankshear）在结束热刺的投资后，可能会迎来一个辉煌的赛季。 最佳转会：威尔·兰克希尔 目标：直接升级 上赛季：第 8 名

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温达斯：人们现在知道我们是认真的

丹尼尔·马什（DANIEL MARSH）独家报道

在雷克瑟姆上赛季力争实现前所未有的连续第四次升级的尝试中，唯一缺失的只是好莱坞式的结局。

在菲尔·帕金森（Phil Parkinson）率领的球队距离英冠季后赛席位仅差两分后，该俱乐部从非联赛级别到英超的极速攀升被推迟了。对于大多数其他升级俱乐部来说，获得第七名应该是值得欣慰的——尤其是许多人原本预计，在连续跨越多个级别后，雷克瑟姆这台巨无霸最终会偏离轨道。

但正如“巨龙队”的灵魂人物乔什·温达斯（Josh Windass）正确指出的那样，在从英甲升级的俱乐部中，99% 的球队“没有签下我们这样的球员”。

进攻中场温达斯是雷克瑟姆去年夏天签下的 13 位球星之一，他表示：“我们拥有一支具备英冠水平的球队，这将使我们在本赛季处于有利地位。”

“从 11 月到 12 月起，从统计数据来看，我们是联赛中前三或前四最好的球队之一。再加上一些新援，我相信我们可以更进一步。”

32 岁的温达斯在夏季休假结束后的第一天就遭遇小腿受伤，因此未能参加雷克瑟姆的季前准备计划。但当这位前谢菲尔德星期三球员恢复状态后，雷克瑟姆将拥有该级别中一个最具威胁的中场进攻点。

他上赛季在英冠打入 16 球的记录仅次于三名球员：赞·维波特尼克（Zan Vipotnik，斯旺西）、奥利·麦克伯尼（Ollie McBurnie，赫尔）和哈吉·赖特（Haji Wright，考文垂）。其中两人现在已成为英超球员。

“从 12 岁起，我就有一种近乎妄想的信念，认为我是我所在每支球队中最好的球员，”温达斯承认道。“我现在依然这么认为。”

“每场比赛我都坚信，如果我发挥出色且状态在线，那么没有人能真正阻止我。”

“就像任何事情一样，因为我公开谈论它，当你表现不佳时，人们就喜欢拿这件事来攻击你，让你难堪。”

“你可以这么说，但你必须同样深信不疑。我确实深信不疑。”

“我在整个职业生涯中创造的瞬间、进球以及表现都证明了这一点。”

“这是我在队中的角色——人们期待我能创造奇迹来赢得足球比赛。”

“在我这个位置上，你不可能总是保持稳定。但我认为在过去两三年里，只有南安普顿的芬·阿扎兹（Finn Azaz）在英冠 10 号位上的进球数接近我。所以关键在于再次出发。”

“上赛季初，各支球队都预期能击败我们，我想现在人们知道我们是认真的了。”

“目标是前两名——如果达不到，那就争取下一个最好的位置。我们预期能处于这些位置附近。”

他没在开玩笑

温达斯相信雷克瑟姆在本赛季的英超升级之战中可以走到底。

联合

雷克瑟姆 (WREXHAM)

上赛季遗憾错过季后赛，但这不会困扰菲尔·帕金森，因为“红龙队”现在已经尝到了英冠的滋味。他们保留了阵容的核心，并准备在发起认真的升级冲击前进行进一步调整。

最佳转会： 本·怀特曼 (Ben Whiteman) 目标： 升级 上赛季： 第 7 名

狼队 (WOLVES)

狼队通过解雇罗布·爱德华兹（Rob Edwards）并启用塞萨尔·佩肖托（Cesar Peixoto）引起了轰动。在留住安德烈（Andre）并签下劳尔·希门尼斯（Raul Jimenez）和基兰·特里皮尔（Kieran Trippier）之后，他们拥有立即重返顶级联赛的实力。上赛季球队表现如此糟糕，以至于莫利纽球场（Molineux）的球迷们失去了对足球的热爱，但这一次，“第12名球员”（指球迷）将成为关键。 最佳转会： 劳尔·希门尼斯 目标： 冠军 上赛季： 英超第20名

西布罗姆维奇 (WEST BRON)

詹姆斯·莫里森（James Morrison）深知俱乐部在上赛季将巴吉尔斯（Bargiles）从降级边缘救回后已获利颇丰。但这个赛季感觉像是巩固期，尽管在此过程中仍有创造一些惊喜的空间。吉米·埃奇·摩根（Jimmy Age Morgan）在从该俱乐部转会后是一个值得关注的人才。 最佳转会： 费利克斯·哈姆·迈尔（Felix Harm Myhre） 目标： 中游 上赛季： 第2名

沃特福德 (WATTORD)

“黄蜂队”一直渴望重返英超——但球迷们知道这个赛季很可能是场苦战。他们又迎来了一位新主教练阿莱西奥·多诺（Alessio Donno），而且在经历了上赛季最后八场比赛一场未胜后，除了乔治·查克韦塔多尔（Giorgi Chakvetador）之外，他们可能还会失去明星球员伊姆兰·卢扎（Imran Louza）。 最佳转会： 伊克尔·布拉沃（Iker Bravo） 目标： 中游 上赛季： 第16名

斯旺西 (SWANSEA)

“天鹅队”是另一支可能带来惊喜的球队。他们在今夏完成了一笔冠军联赛转会市场的抢眼交易，在纽西兰前锋埃利亚·贾斯特（Elijah Just）从世界杯被释放后，将其从马瑟韦尔（Motherwill）签下。教练维托尔·马托斯（Vitor Matos）正在打造一支充满希望的球队。 最佳转会： 埃利亚·贾斯特 目标： 附加赛 上赛季： 第10名

竞争格局 (PECKING ORDER)

克莱门特（Clement）从女王公园巡游者（QPR）签下了经验丰富的中场萨姆·菲尔德（Sam Field，右图）。他还说服了谢菲尔德联队现任年度最佳年轻球员安德烈·布鲁克斯（Andre Brooks）离开南约克郡前往诺福克。从潜在的附加赛竞争对手那里抢走一名明星球员是一次相当强势的展示。菲尔德在感受到克莱门特的雄心后，被说服加入了“克莱门特之车”。这位28岁的球员表示：“这位教练期望赢得每一场比赛，所以他不会只盯着前两名——他想赢得46场中的46场。这是一种非常好的心态。” 鲁埃里·麦康维尔（Ruairi McConville）在上赛季诺维奇的复兴中发挥了关键作用，与何塞·科尔多巴（Jose Cordoba）在后卫中路形成了稳固的搭档。他也充满信心。麦康维尔说：“我们都有同一个目标，我们都想成为英超球员。我认为我在最好的俱乐部，拥有能帮我实现目标的最好教练，以及一群能让我变得更好的优秀小伙子。” 但伤病限制了诺维奇的发挥。卢西安·马霍沃（Lucien Mahovo）、乔冯·马卡马（Jovon Makama）和凯伦·费舍尔（Kellen Fisher）都将缺席周六对阵西布罗姆维奇的联赛揭幕战，而阿里·艾哈迈德（Ali Ahmed）在季前赛期间膝盖受伤。克莱门特承认后者的伤势“看起来不乐观”。 然而，毫无疑问诺维奇是在向上看而非向下看。随着本赛季有六个附加赛名额可争，克莱门特的目标显而易见。他在本周早些时候的一次球迷论坛上表示：“进入前八名将是一个巨大的雄心。”“金丝雀队”肯定会敲响机会之门。

斯托克城 (STOKE)

上赛季马克·罗宾斯（Mark Robins）的球队完全崩溃，但“陶工队”进行了大量的招募工作，并且到目前为止留住了索尔巴·托马斯（Sorba Thomas）。如果他们本赛季能留住Wrothman，他们会对冲击附加赛持乐观态度。在法国巨头里昂（Lyon）感兴趣的情况下，留住裴俊豪（Bae Jun-ho）也至关重要。 最佳转会： 伊森·加尔布雷斯（Ethan Galbraith） 目标： 附加赛 上赛季： 第17名

米尔沃尔 (MILLWALL)

“狮子队”渴望看到英超足球，且与西汉姆联的两场精彩德比战在招手。亚历克斯·尼尔（Alex Neil）面临着交付成绩的压力，他打造了一支能够再次竞争附加赛名额的阵容。不过，后卫特里斯坦·克拉马（Tristan Crama）因脚踝手术缺阵成了赛季初的一个问题。 最佳转会： 凯雷尔·利斯比（Kyrell Lisbie） 目标： 升级 上赛季： 第3名

PORTSMOUTH

朴次茅斯在重返冠军联赛以来进行了大量的人员招募工作。但对于雄心勃勃的主帅约翰·麦卡纳利（John McAnally）来说，下一步将充满挑战。阿布·卡马拉（Abu Kamara）在赫塔费（Getafe）效力于西甲联赛后回归，这对潘萨里（Pansary）来说是一个巨大的助力。 最佳转会： 保留主帅约翰·麦卡纳利（John McAnally） 目标： 中游水平 上赛季： 第18名

PRESTON

普雷斯顿曾是上赛季的惊喜之作之一，但随后状态下滑。主帅保罗·赫金博托姆（Paul Heckingbottom）以俱乐部纪录转会费从热刺签下了租借球员阿尔菲·迪凡（Alfie Divine），但在失去队长本·怀特曼（Ben Whiteman）并将其转让给雷克瑟姆（Wrexham）后，他感到非常愤怒。遗憾的是，此后资金枯竭，仍需要更多签约。 最佳转会： 阿尔菲·迪凡（Alfie Divine） 目标： 附加赛 上赛季： 第14名

OPN

游骑兵队去年在联赛中拥有最年轻的阵容，且在一段时间内表现出色。他们在状态好时有能力击败任何人，但由于这种不稳定性，很难预测他们本赛季的最终排名。租借签下格伦·卡马拉（Glen Kamara）也是该队的一次重大成功。 最佳转会： 里德·伦斯利（Reid Lunsley） 目标： 中游水平 上赛季： 第10名

SHEFF UTD

克里斯·怀尔德（Chris Wilder）在与刀锋军团签署新合同后，正期待着能够重新开始。上赛季是一场噩梦，但他们仍然缺乏一些质量，并且可能还会失去关键球星古斯·哈默（Gus Hamer）。怀尔德信任的2把手艾伦·克尼尔（Alan Knill）的离职也可能给谢菲联带来沉重打击。 最佳转会： 马特·多尔蒂（Matt Doherty） 目标： 附加赛 上赛季： 第13名

SOUTHAMPTON

汤克斯·埃克特（Tonks Eckert）在等待一项关于40个进球的即将到来的足协（FA）指控时，有很多需要证明的事情。让那些质疑者闭嘴的唯一方法就是确保升级，而多伊尔·兰恩（Doyle Lann）和守门员丹尼尔·彭德（Daniel Pender）的永久加盟将大大增加他们实现这一目标的机会。 最佳转会： 凯尔·兰恩（Kyle Lann） 目标： 6个月 上赛季： 第4名（因Spygots而被附加赛淘汰）

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赛果与赛程

CARABAO 杯 — 第一轮 AFC 温布尔登 1 Newport County 1（AFC 温布尔登点球 5-4 胜），巴恩斯利 1 维冈 1（巴恩斯利点球 6-5 胜），布拉德福德 2 罗奇代尔 0，布里斯托尔流浪者 0 彼得伯勒 1，布罗姆利 1 雷丁 1（雷丁点球 5-4 胜），伯恩利 1 North County 1（伯恩利点球 4-3 胜），伯顿阿尔比恩 1 布莱克本 2，剑桥联 2 巴内特 1，加的夫 3 Standish 2，切尔滕纳姆 1（Stanton 3, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 科尔切斯特 0 南安普顿 2，克鲁 2 阿克灵顿斯坦利 1，德比 1 林肯城 2，弗利特伍德镇 1，切斯特菲尔德 0，吉林厄姆 0，卢顿 3，Girmsey 1，布莱克浦 3，莱斯特 1，北安普顿 0，莱顿东方 2 牛津联 0，诺维奇 4 Milton Wigmore (Ever 1)，普雷斯顿北端 1 哈德斯菲尔德 1（普雷斯顿北端点球 4-3 胜），Giff 1，Milwatt 1（Milwatt 点球 2-0 胜），罗瑟勒姆 1 West Brom A，索尔福德城 1（Shrewsbury 1（Shrewsbury 点球 4-3 胜），Sheff West 1，博尔顿 0，Stonegate County 1（Stonegate 1（Stonegate 点球 5-4 胜），斯托克 2 奥尔德姆 0，斯旺西 0 伯明翰 1，西汉姆 3 朴茨茅斯 1，Walford 1（Cowley Town 0）

WILLIAM HILL 苏格兰超级联赛：邓迪 2 阿伯丁 0，圣米伦 1，圣约翰斯通 0

ENTOPHIRE 国家联赛：AFC Fyfe 2 Weststone 2，阿尔特林查姆 1，绍森德 3，Burnham Wood 3，Tawseeth 3，Barton 1，绍森德 1，卡莱尔 2，沃辛 3，东莱斯特 2，盖茨黑德 1，森林格林 3 FC Fairfax 2，哈罗盖特镇 5，索利赫尔摩尔 2，Northport 2，Darlow 0，Wentworth 3，哈德斯菲尔德 1，Scurthorpe 1，叶维尔 1，沃金 0，萨顿联 0

ROCKET LEAGUE Battled Super League BRISTOL...1 WARRIEDEN...1 HIDDORFIELD...42 CATALINA 0...20 WILMS...46 TOBACCO...14 Lamb...22 16 0 4 758 326 16 Wigan...22 17 0 4 650 401 16 Waterford...22 16 0 4 689 376 32 Hull R.R...21 14 0 7 632 339 28 Warrington...22 14 0 6 528 346 28 Leigh...22 14 0 6 668 612 28 St Moran...22 12 0 8 662 562 28 Catalano 0...22 9 0 13 439 683 14 Tedman...22 7 0 15 659 592 14 York...22 7 0 15 644 635 14 Eastfield...22 7 0 15 598 783 14 Mid...22 6 0 15 595 461 12 Bradford...22 6 0 15 582 639 12 Huddersfield...22 5 0 17 575 633 10

板球 THE HUNDRED（男子组）— Mt London Men 147-7（100 球；5 M Curran 72）；Trent Rockets Men 148-4（90 球；M J Swithan 52nd）；Trent Rockets Men 以 0 个三柱门胜（女子组）Mt London 125-5（100 球；5 L Bates 3-13）；Trent Rockets 129-1（82 球；N W SowerBrunt 67nd；B L Mornay 54th）；Trent Rockets 以 9 个三柱门胜。曼彻斯特超级巨人 139-4（100 球；R W Shank 54）Southern Brave 112-6（100 球；M K Villiers 317），曼彻斯特超级巨人以 27 分胜。

高尔夫 女子欧洲巡回赛 PIF（伦敦，锦标赛，Carlisle Club，圣奥尔本斯，英格兰）— 第三轮：（除非另有说明，均为 Glor & M，标准杆 73）：200 A Huang (Lars) 67 68 65, 203℃ Hull 74 62 67, 208 A Donegan 70 69 69, 209 P Tavatanski (Troy) 74 69 66, L Hall 71 67 71, 210 K Bennett (Aus) 68 71 71, 另有 213 A Kessler 74 66 73, 215 G Hall 74 71 70

今日 Carabao 杯 第一轮：Mansfield v Smrkkes (d) (April) (Lee on Sky Sports Main Event)。William Hill 苏格兰超级联赛：Hoarls v Dundee v Kilmarnock v Celtic (3, 30) (Lee on Sky Sports Main Event)。Motherwell v Falkirk (Sims), Rangers v Hibernian (April) (Lee on Premier Sports)。 板球 一日杯 - A组 / 9 (11am)

奋战

作者：DARREN WELLS

努诺·埃斯皮里托·桑托（NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO）在西汉姆联 3-1 战胜朴茨茅斯后坚持认为，他和球员们“需要专注于”足球事务。这场比赛由正处于舆论风口浪尖的共同所有者大卫·萨利文（David Sullivan）在场边观看。尽管体育场运营商因涉嫌性行为不端（萨利文对此予以否认）而建议其不要出席，但萨利文还是在看台上观看了铁锤帮如何由落后转为领先，击败庞贝（Pompey）并锁定卡拉宝杯第二轮的席位。

主队在第 33 分钟因阿德里安·塞格西奇（Adrian Segecic）的进球而落后，随后贾罗德·鲍文（Jarrod Bowen）的进球和塔蒂·卡斯特利亚诺斯（Taty Castellanos）的双击完成了反击。这场比赛在卡拉宝杯首轮比赛史上最高的人数——5.3369万,369 人——的见证下进行。

努诺（插图）表示：“我们专注于球场。来自外界的噪音不能分散我们的注意力。”

“我们会遇到很多噪音，所以我们需要专注于比赛，做好我们的工作，球员们也做到了。”

“以一场胜利开始是很不错的，尤其是在主场有 5万,000 名球迷的支持下。”

“AT”与鲍文强势开局，助力努诺起飞

西汉姆联 朴茨茅斯

在体育场内。我们无法足够地感谢他们，这太神奇了。”

铁锤帮缓慢的开局在第 33 分钟被庞贝惩罚，当时塞格西奇控制了马克斯·基尔曼（Max Kilman）的解围球。随后，这位克罗地亚球员用左脚射门，球在反弹一名西汉姆联后卫后进入底角，令 9,000 名随队出征的庞贝球迷欣喜若狂。

朴茨茅斯在上半场占据了大部分控球权——新签球员罗科·谢恩（Rocco Shein）在中场的表现令人印象深刻——这让主场球迷感到非常沮丧。

客队在半场结束前差点打入第二球，谢恩在远距离尝试了一次右脚射门，被飞身救球的马兹·赫曼森（Mads Hermansen）化解。

这刺激了西汉姆联的反应，当莫哈马杜·坎特（Mohamadou Kante）简单的回传球在第 43 分钟被卡斯特利亚诺斯射入远角时，他们扳平了比分。

两分钟后，队长鲍文在抢到帕布罗（Pablo）失控的传球后，在远距离射门，球在击中康纳·肖内西（Conor Shaughnessy）的头部后发生偏转，误导了尼古拉斯·施密德（Nicolas Schmid），为主队取得了领先。

在第 50 分钟，卡斯特利亚诺斯头顶进鲍文的传中球，锁定胜局，这次进攻由凯尔·沃克-彼得斯（Kyle Walker-Peters）的精彩表现发起。

“这是开始新赛季的一个好方式，”鲍文说。“我们知道这将是一次很好的考验。起初，我们的表现可能没有达到预期水平，但随后我们迅速连续进球。”

“我们知道本赛季人们会对我们有期待，希望我们每周都能取得结果，但我们也知道比赛中会有挫折，会有我们需要战斗的时候。”

“我们必须证明我们是一支赢球的球队，今天我们做到了。”

朴茨茅斯主教练约翰·穆西尼奥（John Mousinho）对球队开局的方式感到满意，但离开伦敦体育场时心存遗憾。

他说：“对比赛的走势感到沮丧。我认为我们在 40 分钟内表现得非常出色。”

“我们踢得非常好，然后就搬起石头砸了自己的脚。面对像西汉姆联这样的球队，五分钟的疯狂就足够了。”

“如果你给他们那么一点点机会，他们就会抓住，因为他们在整个球场上都拥有那种质量。”

早鸟 金丝雀队的图雷（Toure）

联赛杯综述

沃克保持冷静，克拉雷特队惊险过关 作者：达伦·韦尔斯（DARREN WELLS）

在联赛杯第一轮中，伯恩利（Burnley）与英甲球队诺茨郡（Notts County）在 1-1 战平后，通过点球大战以 4-3 获胜。在克拉雷特队门将马克斯·魏斯（Max Weiss）扑出埃米尔·阿夸（Emile Acquah）和雅各布·格雷厄姆（Jacob Graham）的点球后，老将凯尔·沃克（Kyle Walker）攻入了制胜点球。在特夫穆尔球场（Turf Moor）的上半场，卡勒姆·罗伯茨（Callum Roberts）曾为诺茨郡取得领先，随后赞·弗莱明（Zan Flemming）在第 47 分钟扳平比分。

布莱克本在最后 10 分钟内需要打入两球才能在客场 2-1 击败伯顿。在 18 岁的扎克·斯库特（Zac Scutt）经历了一系列惊险时刻后，替补登场的安塞尔·奥迪恩希森（Ansel Oudijnhisen）和杰库姆·费夫里尔（Jaycum Fevrier）锁定了胜局。

德比郡在主场 2-1 负于英冠新军林肯，惨遭淘汰。本·豪斯（Ben House）和多姆·杰弗里斯（Dom Jefferies）的进球让客队在 23 分钟内以 2-0 领先，随后萨姆·斯莫西克斯（Sam Szmosics）用一记精彩的 25 码远射直挂顶角破门。

在亚莱西奥·迪奥尼西（Alessio Dionisi）执掌黄蜂队（Hornets）的首场比赛中，马克（Marc）在第 86 分钟为沃特福德攻入绝杀球，在维卡里奇路球场（Vicarage Road）以 1-0 击败了顽强的英乙球队克劳利，并在第 99 分钟戏剧性地锁定胜局。

吉米-杰·摩根（Jimmy-Jay Morgan）在西布罗姆的首秀中两度破门，球队在约克郡以 4-1 大胜罗瑟勒姆。

穆罕默德·图雷（Mohamed Toure）在第 1 分钟破门，安德烈·布鲁克斯（Andre Brooks）在首秀中进球，诺里奇以 4-1 轻松击败客队米尔顿凯恩斯 Dons。

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板球：英格兰测试赛阵容最新动态 9 独家报道 / 作者：加里·菲茨杰拉德（GARY FITZGERALD）

奥利·波普（OLLIE POPE）渴望重返测试赛的激烈战场，并向巴基斯坦证明他确实拥有再次取得成功的心理和身体素质。在经历了去年冬天的灰烬杯（Ashes）失利后，这位 28 岁的球员获得了重返英格兰队的机遇，他认为自己现在处于一个良好的状态，可以再次在国际舞台上出击。

乔·鲁特（Joe Root）回归担任球队领袖，这对波普重新获得机会起到了关键作用；此前他在澳大利亚的低迷表现导致其在 6 个回合中的平均得分仅为 20.8。

此外，埃米利奥·盖伊（Emilio Gay，见插图顶部）周五在单日杯（One Day Cup）代表达勒姆队比赛时受肩伤，这可能让他离 8 月 19 日在海丁利球场（Headingley）对阵巴基斯坦的首场测试赛首发位置更近一步。

英格兰队目前正在评估盖伊的伤情。距离在利兹与客队的揭幕战不足两周，球队需要权衡本·达凯特（Ben Duckett）可能的开局搭档。但由于选择有限——尤其是缺乏具有深厚测试赛经验的人员

奥利“心态已调整”，旨在摆脱灰烬杯失利阴影

谁的状态正佳——不能排除要求波普（Pope）再次顶上执行该任务的可能性，这将是他第二次这样做。这位拥有 64 场测试赛经验的萨里郡击球手在两年前对阵巴基斯坦时就曾这样做，而他近期在完善技术方面的努力已在郡赛的强劲表现中得到了回报。今年夏天，他在 12 场郡锦标赛击球局中击出了 510 分，场均 56 分。

波普在对阵澳大利亚（右）的第三场测试赛失利后，将英格兰 3 号位的位置输给了雅各布·贝塞尔（Jacob Bethell，左），他将抓住机会在阵容中的任何位置击球。这位前副队长表示：“对于提升击球顺序，我一直持开放态度。我觉得我的比赛风格可以适应任何条件。”

“去年冬天很艰难，在灰烬杯（The Ashes）中的两场糟糕比赛让我失去了位置。当时那种感觉很糟糕……简直是平庸至极！”

“人们认为对我来说更多是心理问题，但我完全不同意。我的技术和比赛状态没有达到应有的水平，而面对世界上最顶尖的球员，你很快就会暴露缺陷。”

“我理解夏天开始时球队的人员变动。”

“最重要的是他们现在认为最好的阵容是什么——而我能进入候选名单就是一个巨大的积极信号。”

“他们有信心选择我，这太棒了。我现在的重点就是确保我的比赛状态尽可能准备充分。”

“现在关键是要确保我已经磨合好了技术，并且心态调整到了正确的位置。”

他补充道：“在面对澳大利亚时，我仍有许多需要证明的地方。因此，明年在这里再次参加灰烬杯显然是我的一大目标。”

英格兰队名单

鲁特（队长）、阿彻、阿特金森、巴希尔、布鲁克、库克、库克、考克斯、达克特、费舍尔、盖伊、劳伦斯、波普、罗宾逊、史密斯、托克

橄榄球联盟超级联赛

巨大的贡献 边锋萨姆·哈尔索尔（Sam Halsall）为哈德斯菲尔德队得分

萨姆的双分标志着巨人队主场搬迁

哈德斯菲尔德 42 卡塔隆 20

作者：威廉·杰克逊（WILLIAM JACKSON）

危机俱乐部 哈德斯菲尔德巨人队（Huddersfield Giants）将从 2027 年起将杜斯伯里的 Flair 体育场作为新主场。在广泛认可容量为 2.45万,500 人的 Accu 体育场不合适的情况下，巨人队在过去几年一直寻找新主场。

在制定新建专用体育场计划期间，俱乐部最初倾向于使用哈利法克斯的 The Shay 作为临时基地。然而，巨人队现在确认，在同意从下赛季起与 Rams 队共用场地并寻找永久基地期间，他们将搬迁 10 英里前往杜斯伯里。

巨人队所有者肯·戴维（Ken Davy）表示：“我们一直在努力在哈德斯菲尔德寻找主场，这并非秘密。”

“Flair 体育场是完美的位置，它将拥有合适的容量和设施，让巨人队及其球迷在继续寻找永久主场期间能够蓬勃发展。我们巨大的未来现在开始。”

巨人队宣布计划向该球场投入超过 £1000 万，用于建造新看台，将容量从 5,000 增加到 8,000，改善设施并将场馆提升至超级联赛标准。

戴维补充道：“我的首要目标是在哈德斯菲尔德内部为巨人队创建一个可以称之为家的专用体育场。”

“我对这一目标的承诺从未动摇。”

巨人队以 42-20 大胜卡塔隆巨龙队（Catalans Dragons）来庆祝这一宣布，在 Accu 体育场的中场休息前，他们就迅速取得了 36-0 的领先。

恢复健康的萨姆·哈尔索尔和康纳·伦奇（Connor Wrench）各得两次分，芬顿·罗杰斯（Fenton Rogers）、萨姆·休伊特（Sam Hewitt）和赞恩·邓福德（Zane Dunford）也分别贡献了达阵。

在弗兰克·马里亚（Franck Maria）被驱逐后仅剩 12 人的卡塔隆队，通过本·康登（Ben Condon）的两分以及利奥·达雷拉图尔（Leo Darrelatour）和查理·斯坦斯（Charlie Staines）的达阵予以回应。

在取得三连胜后，巨人队教练吉姆·莱尼汉（Jim Lenihan）表示：“这是俱乐部美好的一天。整体感觉非常开心。”

波普的运动之乡

出价被拒，笑容凝固 去年冬天在南半球，澳大利亚的投球手让波普脸上的笑容消失了

威根 48 图卢兹 18

BEVAN FRENCH 激励着威根队在超级联赛中取得了一场 100-strelight 的胜利，使他们攀升至积分榜第二位。半场结束时，凭借 Zach Eckersley、French、Liam Marshall 和 Noah Hodkinson 的达阵，勇士队仅以 24-18 领先。但在 French 的出色表现下，Eckersley、Sam Eseth、Jai Field 和 Marshall 均完成了达阵。Harry Smith 以 8 个进球收官。

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10 《星期日快报》 2026年8月9日，星期日

田径：欧洲锦标赛

伟大的斯科特觊觎奖牌

作者：PAUL EDDISON

铅球明星 Scott Lincoln 希望在本周的欧洲锦标赛上与伴侣共同组成一对英国金牌情侣。Lincoln 在近期的英联邦运动会上代表英格兰田径队出战并获得铜牌，他是东道主在伯明翰亚历山大体育场的主要奖牌希望之选。他的伴侣、国家标枪冠军 Freya Jones 同样入选了这支由 9 人组成的英国及北爱尔兰代表队，3 / 2。这位 3-2 岁（右图）的运动员表示：“这将是我们作为情侣共同参加的第一届锦标赛。她值得关注，在本周陪伴在她身边并在周后期帮助她将会令人兴奋。”

“我想赢。这将是一个艰巨的任务，但我认为并非不可能。在那里的每个人都是可以击败的，所以如果不能夺冠，我想争取一枚奖牌。”

赛事展望

作者：LAURA HOWARD

短跑传奇 Darren Campbell 认为，在主场举办的欧洲田径锦标赛将提升英国队在 2028 年洛杉矶奥运会上取得田径成功的希望。本周，该赛事将首次在英国伯明翰的亚历山大体育场举行。三届欧洲冠军 Campbell（插图）表示：“这次比赛将是一次极好的体验。我觉得在 2 年后会看到更大的成果。在前往洛杉矶之前能拥有一个主场锦标赛真是太棒了。”

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作者：PHIL CAMPBELL

本周在伯明翰，马特·哈德森-史密斯（MATT HUDSON-SMITH）正带着使命而战，力求在欧洲田径锦标赛上带来一场具有标志性的表现。虽然赢得第五枚欧洲冠军金牌无疑在哈德森-史密斯（上图）的计划之中，但这位400米专家希望在明早开始并持续到下周日的这次赛事中，给英国田径留下不可磨灭的印记。

这位出生于伍尔弗汉普顿的短跑运动员在亚历山大体育场（Alexander Stadium）拥有一座以他命名的看台，该体育场是本次欧洲锦标赛的举办地，可容纳1.8万,000人。在回到他首个俱乐部的家乡，参加首次在英国本土举办的欧洲锦标赛之际，他将力争不负众望。

400米欧洲纪录保持者哈德森-史密斯表示：“从某种意义上说，我已经拥有了奖牌和纪录。对我而言，现在更多的是关于传承，向人们证明这是可以实现的。”

“目标就是获胜。每次我踏上跑道时，目标都是一样的。”

“但我们已经拥有了由罗杰·布莱克（Roger Black，右上插图）、德里克·雷德蒙德（Derek Redmond，插图）和马丁·鲁尼（Martyn Rooney）等跑者组成的丰富的400米历史，我想留下自己的印记，并证明我们是一个短跑强国。”

现年31岁的哈德森-史密斯在近期于伯明翰举行的英国锦标赛中状态出色，以44.45秒的成绩领先于本·杰弗里斯（Ben Jefferies）和查理·多布森（Charlie Dobson），夺得第六个全国400米冠军。

这位奥运会400米银牌得主缺席了去年的英国赛事，且在2025年东京世界田径锦标赛中未能进入决赛。如今恢复到最佳竞技状态，这位伯奇菲尔德猎犬队（Birchfield Harrier）的成员表示：“去年有很多复杂的情况。我当时是世界 No.1，一切都像旋风一样快。”

“因为妻子生产，我在医院病床前陪了五天，当我到达世锦赛时，我又受伤了。”

“我是在状态受损的情况下参赛的，从世界 No.1 到勉强通过半决赛，这很艰难。但这确实是体育运动的一部分。”

“我的教练说，在进入欧洲锦标赛之前，我需要做出一个声明，证明我已经回来了。”

“我很兴奋能代表英国和我的家人，我将在欧洲锦标赛上展现一场精彩的表演。”

“希望英国队能包揽前三名，而且我是第一名，”他笑着说。

“这座城市，伍尔弗汉普顿，伯明翰，给了我太多，这里就是家。如果天气好，我永远都不会离开。”

“回到这里跑步，向这里的孩子们展示我的天赋，对我来说意味着全世界。”

“对我而言，这就像是‘我如何能影响他人？’我只想回馈社会并创造我自己的传承。”

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F1：艾德里安的乐观理由 SEIST 11

阿斯顿·马丁大师正强力确保长期项目步入正轨

独家报道：丹尼尔·莫克森（DANIEL MOXON）

在极其艰难的一场一级方程式（Formula One）赛季中，艾德里安·纽威（ADRIAN NEWEY）帮助沮丧的阿斯顿·马丁员工们保持了信心。这是大使佩德罗·德·拉·罗萨（Pedro de la Rosa）在项目关键时刻——当乐观情绪重新回升之时——所做出的主张。

著名设计师纽威设计的首辆阿斯顿·马丁赛车表现糟糕，而驱动该车的本田发动机则可靠性不足且动力匮乏。在最低谷时期，该车每圈比领先速度慢了4秒多，导致费尔南多·阿隆索（Fernando Alonso）和兰斯·斯特罗尔（Lance Stroll）在赛道上无能为力。

但曾为捷豹、迈凯伦和索伯等车队参加F1比赛的德·拉·罗萨（插图）坚持认为，对纽威能够交付成果的信心从未动摇。

他表示：“在经历了如此困难的开局后，如果团队中没有像艾德里安这样的人，我们无法像现在这样保持如此强大的团结。而这正是关键所在。”

“拥有像他这样的人，一个领导者，会让结果截然不同。在F1车队中，很容易就会迷失方向，开始怀疑自己的工具、自己的团队，以及一切事物。”

“拥有艾德里安对于让我们保持如此强大的团结绝对至关重要。我们不应低估这种品质。”

“这不仅仅是指在绘图板背后是个天才，远不止于此。艾德里安带来了更多东西，带来了我们在所经历的这种情况下所需的领导力。”

阿斯顿·马丁终于在暑假前的匈牙利站带来了首个巨大的升级包，并立即将那巨大的速度差距缩减了一半。而且后续还有更多计划：一台新的本田发动机已准备好用于回归后的第1场比赛（赞德福特站），随后不久还将推出另一个底盘方案。

虽然其他车队在赛季进行过程中对赛车进行了较小的改进，但纽威和阿斯顿·马丁在早期决定按兵不动。在预算帽时代，车队必须精打细算，而纽威（上图）认为最好的机会是专注于一个完整的重新设计。但这需要时间，这意味着在赛道上表现糟糕时，他们必须忍受数月的痛苦。

德·拉·罗萨说：“在任何F1车队中，做出中长期决定都需要非常勇敢。这些决定是正确的，但有时由于多种原因，你无法坚持到那个时候。”

“这是艾德里安带来的巨大品质，这与他在设计过程中的能力完全无关。”

无论阿斯顿·马丁的升级在本赛季带来什么结果，对于阿隆索的大决定来说似乎已经太晚了。如今已为人父的他上个月年满45岁，并表示他将在今年夏天决定这是否将是他参加F1赛场的最后一年。

阿斯顿·马丁为阿隆索准备了一个大使职位，尽管德·拉·罗萨认为，如果他能在赛道上多跑一段时间，车队将从中受益。

在谈到这位西班牙同胞时，他表示：“作为朋友，我希望他留下。费尔南多与兰斯作为队友合作得非常好。”

“我认为费尔南多处于职业生涯末期，而兰斯则有整个职业生涯在前方，因此费尔南多完全没有隐瞒任何事情或耍花招的立场。”

“他一直非常坦诚。我认为兰斯意识到了这一点，他们相处得非常好，这至关重要。”

“我希望他留下，但无论他决定什么，他都将发挥重要作用。他就是我们的巨大资产。”

“如果他留任大使，我确信他会比我做得好得多！”

“我只希望他留在这项运动中。因为如果他不留在这里，他肯定会在其他地方比赛。在F1中，他仍然值得获得一个好结果。然后我们才会让他离开。”

赫尔火（Hull fires）将继续在竞争中争取机会

高尔夫

查理·赫尔（CHARLEY HULL）在今天 Centurion 俱乐部举行的 PIF 伦敦锦标赛最后一轮前，落后于加拿大的安娜·黄（Anna Huang）三杆。在周五创下 62 杆的赛道纪录后，这位英国女将在一轮 67 杆中打出九个小鸟球，成绩达到 16 杆以下，但黄的 65 杆让她以 19 杆以下保持领先。赫尔（上图）在 X 上发布道：“我今天在场上的感觉非常好，一切都配合得完美无缺。”爱尔兰选手艾妮·多内根（Aine Donegan）的 69 杆使其以 11 杆以下排名第三。

吉尔伯特获胜简直太神了

斯诺克

大卫·吉尔伯特（DAVID GILBERT）在太原以 6-1 的压倒性胜利终结了丁俊晖夺得第三个中国公开赛冠军的希望。这位英国人（插图）连续打出 69, 53, 67, 72, 110 和 103 分的单杆得分。吉尔伯特表示：“丁是一个神，我们只能感谢他为斯诺克所做的一切。我非常尊敬这家伙。能战胜他并且打出好成绩对我来说太棒了。”马克·威廉姆斯 6-3 负于周跃隆，而首次作为世界冠军参加排名赛的吴以泽以 6-5 击败姚鹏程。

黛米机会很大

自行车

黛米·沃勒林（DEMI VOLLERING）在赢得从西斯特龙到尼斯的第八赛段冠军后，在今天环法女子赛（Tour de France Femmes）决赛前拥有 8 秒的领先优势。这位荷兰车手（上图）在昨天的比赛中以 17 秒的优势领先于埃莉萨·隆戈·博尔吉尼（Elisa Longo Borghini）和波兰的卡西亚·尼维亚多玛-菲尼（Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney）。后者是她最接近的挑战者，而瑞士球星马琳·罗伊瑟（Marlen Reusser）在尼斯山地 99.2km 的决战前落后一分钟以上。

火箭队不可阻挡

板球

纳特·西弗-布伦特（NAT SCIVER-BRUNT）和贝丝·穆尼（Beth Mooney）均打出半个世纪（50分），特伦特火箭队（Trent Rockets）在椭圆球场以 9 个 wicket 的优势战胜 MI 伦敦队，锁定了 The Hundred 淘汰赛阶段的席位。西弗-布伦特（插图）击出 1 个六分球和 9 个四分球，用 36 个球拿到 67 分；开局球员穆尼则在 44 次击球中击出 6 个四分球，以 54 分不败收场。在 MI 伦敦队被限制在 121-5 分后，火箭队在还剩 18 个球的情况下轻松获胜。澳大利亚旋转球手萨姆·贝茨（Sam Bates）为火箭队在球路方面造成了最大破坏，她拿到了 3-13 的成绩。

他是老大哥

费尔南多·阿隆索（Fernando Alonso）驾驶他的阿斯顿·马丁参加匈牙利大奖赛，当时他刚好 45 岁 --- 12 《星期日快报》 August 9, 2026 赛车：舍加杯（SHERGAR CUP）

灰烬杯（ASCHES）

作者：DAVID YATES

RYAN MOORE 的表现证明了谢尔加杯（Shergar Cup）粉丝们的等待是值得的，因为英国与爱尔兰队在国际骑师挑战赛中不负热门地位。这是 Moore 20 年来首次参加在雅士谷（Ascot）举行的赛事，博彩公司对他与当红骑师 Dylan Browne 的搭档志在必得。McManusgly 和状态正佳的队长 Sallie Osborne 证明了他们比竞争对手欧洲队更强大。尽管有全球超级巨星 Christopher Lemans（欧洲队）和武豊（Yutaka Take，世界其他地区队）在场，但英国与爱尔兰队的赔率低至 2-5, 尽管如此。而 Moore 则是获得 Alistair Hagga 银鞍奖（最佳骑师）的市场领先热门，赔率 7-4。两项热门预测均成真，当英国与爱尔兰队在著名的雅士谷草地上领取奖项时，Moore 被他的队长淋了一身香槟。

“我自己淋得更多，但我淋到他了，”Osborne 说道。“他知道会发生什么，但我必须这么做。今天真是太棒了，我觉得很幸运能每天与如此世界级的骑师们共用称重室。”

但那些在进入雅士谷大门时高唱“赛马回家”（Racing's Coming Home）的人们发现，谢尔加杯变成了一场截然不同的两半局。首次参赛的香港队在前两场比赛中取得胜利，开局惊艳。在谢尔加杯决赛的首场比赛中，Jerry Chas Loom 骑乘 Tuco Salamanca 强力冲线，击败了香港队队友 Vincent To 骑乘的 Gold Star Hero。不甘示弱的是，常驻香港的南非骑师 Luke Ferraris 在随后的长距离赛（Stayers）中取得得分，其骑乘的 Dancing In Paris 击败了由 Moore 搭档、赔率 11-10 的热门马 Shrimp Shady，其中 11 和 10 是关键赔率。

但 Moore 骑乘的 Asgard's Captain 在挑战赛（Challenge）中，以及 Archers Bay 在经典赛（Classic）中的成功——以及 Osborne 骑乘 Red Spells Danger 在短途赛（Sprint）中的获胜——为东道主扭转了局面。最终结果是：英国与爱尔兰队以 81 分获胜，香港队和欧洲队（62 分）并列第二，世界其他地区队（39 分）排名第四。随着欧洲队的 Frida Valle Skar 骑乘 Crown Board 在最后一场一英里赛（Mile）中冲线，结果正式敲定。

BIG BUCK'S 的悼念

在纪录保持者 Big Buck's 以 25. 岁之龄去世后，人们对这匹“河畔”障碍赛马表达了悼念。在 2008 年的 Hennessy 金杯赛中一次摔马，促使 Nicholls 和马主 Andy Stewart 让 Big Buck's 回到跨栏赛，他们在顶峰时期创下了跨栏赛连胜的简短纪录，其中包括在切尔滕纳姆（Cheltenham）的长距离跨栏赛（Stayers' Hurder）中四次获胜。

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逻辑题 你能推断出每个样本中发现了哪种微量金属吗？

一个国际科学家团队正在开展一项协作研究项目，旨在分析并记录从太空采集的岩石样本信息。辛格博士（Dr Singh）和罗伯茨教授（Professor Roberts）拥有来自五个不同天体的标本，这些标本是多年来收集的。样本的重量各不相同，目前正在进行化学分析以检测微量金属的存在。

“月球标本是在 20 世纪发现的，而且是所有样本中最重的，”辛格博士说。

“含有镍的岩石样本重量是火星样本的三倍。这两个标本都不是在 2001 年获得的，”罗伯茨教授补充道。

“经过仔细分析，我在小行星样本中检测到了金的痕迹，该样本的发现时间恰好比 12kg 样本晚十年，”辛格博士报告说。

“这是一个迷人的结果。你知道吗，含有铁的样本（并非来自地球）是在过去十年内发现的，且重量比 1984 年发现的样本轻 3kg？”罗伯茨教授问道。

“这很有道理。根据我的测量，含有银的样本重量超过含有铝的样本，”辛格博士回答。

根据他们的讨论，科学家们能够记录每个太空样本的重量、发现年份以及检测到的微量金属。你能推断出他们的结果吗？

1984 / 1991 / 2001 / 2006 / 2016 :--- | 金 | | | | | | | 银 | | | | | | | 镍 | | | | | | | 铝 | | | | | | | 铁 | | | | | | | 3kg | | | | | | | 9kg | | | | | | | 12kg | | | | | | | 24kg | | | | | | | 27kg | | | | | |

| | | | | | | :--- | 小行星 | | | | | | | 彗星 | | | | | | | 火星 | | | | | | | 月球 | | | | | | | 地球 | | | | | | | 3kg | | | | | | | 9kg | | | | | | | 12kg | | | | | | | 24kg | | | | | | | 27kg | | | | | | | 金 | | | | | | | 银 | | | | | | | 镍 | | | | | | | 铝 | | | | | | | 铁 | | | | | |

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1 Argued. 2 Crumpy. 3 Pacify. 4 Icicle. 5 Little. 6 Target. 7 Grange. 8 Nature. 9 Revere. 10 Virtue. 11 Utters. 12 Recede.

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正方形 5. 我们正在观看一场游戏，棋子从列顶端垂直落下。红色总是先于蓝色出招，且红色总是从左侧开始，而蓝色从右侧开始。在第一轮中，红色放置一个棋子，然后是两个，依此类推；而蓝色开始时放置五个棋子，然后是四个，依此类推。两者在连续列和交替列之间轮换出招。因此在第一轮中，红色在最左侧的第一列放置一个棋子，然后蓝色在右侧的五个连续列中放置棋子；在第二轮中，红色从左侧开始在两个交替列中放置棋子，而蓝色从右侧开始在四个交替列中放置棋子，以此类推。

巨型双速纵横字谜

横向： 13 Putting out, 14 Chianti, 15 Heater, 16 Italic, 17 Tarnish, 18 Tweed, 19 Keep, 20 Brain, 21 Miser, 22 Scraps, 23 Nippy, 28 Stunned, 30 Rapture, 33 Retriever, 36 Passed, 38 Axiom, 39 Crowd, 40 Commit, 42 Cedar, 43 Siashed, 44 Stable, 46 Tier, 49 Wail, 51 Abroad, 53 Hearsay, 55 Snips, 59 Plates, 60 Foist, 61 Drive, 62 Averse, 63 Persevere, 65 Dreamed, 66 Compose, 70 Steal, 71 Strewn, 73 Lay on, 75 Set-to, 80 Shop, 82 Moist, 83 Took off, 84 Hasten, 85 Robust, 86 Harbour, 87 Sticking up.

纵向： 1 Putter, 2 Stallion, 3 Knock, 4 Contain, 5 Starve, 6 Acrid, 7 Wishes, 8 In store, 9 Widespread, 10 Shade, 11 Backbite, 12 Peke, 24 Precise, 25 Ready, 26 Stamped, 27 Cracked, 29 Trace, 31 Amiss, 32 Rock, 34 Caller, 35 Bolt, 37 Shallot, 41 Matinee, 45 Blazer, 47 Massive, 48 Headway, 50 Ailment, 52 Acid, 54 Raise, 56 Posts, 57 Stir, 58 Carol, 60 First light, 64 Stamp out, 67 Pleasant, 68 Restore, 69 Forfeit, 72 Notion, 74 Arouse, 76 Tied up, 77 Smite, 78 Board, 79 Shake, 81 Hood.

通识纵横字谜

横向： 1 Aswan, 4 Amenhotep, 9 Ostrich, 10 Euryale, 11 Inri, 12 Clausewitz, 14 Hounslow, 15 St Paul, 18 Lakmal, 19 Rheostat, 22 Bridgetown, 24 In re, 26 Talaria, 27 Opus Dei, 28 Rhys Ifans, 29 Sicko.

纵向： 1 Anouilh, 2 Waterbuck, 3 Neil, 4 Aphelion, 5 Erebus, 6 Herbert Lom, 7 Thali, 8 Pretzel, 13 Tsvangirai, 16 Ant and Dec, 17 The Woods, 18 Lobster, 20 Trevino, 21 Ottawa, 23 Islay, 25 Buss.

名言

纵向 "No one would remember the good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions, he had money as well"

常识单词搜索

1 Taylor Swift, 2 Lulu, 3 Thirteenth, 4 Delius, 5 Longfellow, 6 Alex Kingston, 7 Rusalka, 8 Uncle Remus, 9 Patroclus, 10 Elton John

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FARAGE: CANCEL

CULTURE OUT TO DESTROY REFORM

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN WALKER Whitehall Editor

NIGEL Farage says he will not be driven out of politics by a cancel culture hellbent on wiping out his party.

Speaking in the run-up to Thursday's Clacton by-election, the Reform UK leader said: "I didn't expect to spend as much time as I now do with counter-terrorism. I didn't expect hundreds of death threats over the last few months.

"I know it's a rough game. I've been around a hell of a long time. But no, it's been really, really nasty."

Mr Farage said cancel

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Today's summary: Sunny morning, cloudy evening

North West: Cloudy with drizzle at night. Some sunshine later. Breezy, mild conditions throughout. High 28C (72F).

Northern Ireland: Cloudy with light rain initially. Brightening later with showers. Breezy and mild. High 18C (64F).

Wales: Sunny spells, turning cloudier later. Breezy with warm temperatures throughout. High 28C (75F).

Midlands: Cloudy spells dominate with sunny intervals. Breezy conditions, remaining warm throughout. High 27C (81F).

North East/Yorks: Cloudy with drizzle early, brightening later. Breezy with strong winds. Mild temperatures. High 22C (73F).

Scotland: Cloudy with light rain initially. Bright spells later. Breezy with mild temperatures. High 17C (65F).

East Anglia: Sunny start, cloudier later. Gentle breezes, becoming warm and humid. High 28C (84F).

London/South East: Sunny spells and cloud later. Mild with brisk winds. High 30C (86F).

South: Sunny spells, cloudier later. Breezy, warm by day, cooling at night. High 28C (85F).

South West: Cloudy with sunny spells later. Breezy with mild temperatures. High 28C (79F).

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UK OUTLOOK TOMORROW: Expect mild conditions with variable cloud, breezy in places. Some sunshine likely, particularly in the south, staying dry across most regions.

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Belfast	11	19	15	23	16	24	14	23	12	19	12	19
Birmingham	12	24	13	28	15	31	16	32	13	28	12	25
Cardiff	14	26	15	29	16	31	16	30	14	28	13	26
Glasgow	11	18	15	22	16	24	14	22	12	19	12	19
Manchester	11	21	15	28	17	30	16	30	14	24	13	23
Newcastle	11	20	14	23	17	26	15	28	13	23	13	20
Norwich	12	22	14	23	15	26	17	31	15	28	14	24
Plymouth	15	25	16	25	16	26	16	27	15	26	14	26

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Aberdeen	8.0	0.00	14.10	Hull						SUN Hues, London 5:30am, early 8:00pm
Aberporth	8.0	0.00	10.21	Ipswich						Manchester Hues, 5:30am, early 8:40pm
Almec	8.1	0.00	11.19	Leeds						New Moon 12:40pm
Belfast	5.9	0.00	12.21	Lincoln						HIGH TOW
Birmingham	10.8	0.00	9.25	London						London Brge 17:15am, 17:30pm
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Britain	Newark New Gardens			Birmingham						Manchester 8:40pm-5:30am
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W. Main Press	Barnfield Huts, 14:00pm			Bristol						Manchester 8:50pm-5:30am

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Amsterdam	Sunny	25C/84F	Amsterdam
Brussels	Fair	37C/86F	Brussels
Dublin	Rain	21C/75F	Dublin
Frankfurt	Fair	34C/65F	Frankfurt
Geneva	Fair	34C/65F	Geneva
Lisbon	Sunny	35C/84F	Lisbon
Madrid	Sunny	37C/86F	Madrid
Paris	Fair	34C/65F	Paris
Rome	Sunny	35C/65F	Rome

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Amsterdam	Sunny	23	75	Hong Kong	Sunny	33	91	New York	Sunny	32	90
Athens	Fair	27	86	Istanbul	Sunny	27	81	New	Sunny	31	88
Barcelona	Sunny	31	88	Jersey	Sunny	29	77	Norway	Sunny	30	90
Berlin	Sunny	31	88	London	Sunny	25	81	Paris	Sunny	30	90
Budapest	Fair	29	84	Las Palmas	Sunny	33	91	Prague	Sunny	24	75
Cairo	Sunny	34	92	Los Angeles	Fair	29	77	Singapore	Sunny	32	90
Cape Town	Fair	17	83	Luce	Sunny	38	100	Stockholm	Fair	21	70
Casablanca	Fair	38	92	Malaya	Sunny	27	81	Sydney	Sunny	18	61
Cofu	Sunny	34	92	Maldives	Sunny	33	91	Tel Aviv	Sunny	32	90
Dublin	Fair	31	75	Malta	Sunny	34	92	Toronto	Sunny	32	90
Colmcot	Sunny	33	91	Melbourne	Fair	16	81	Toronto	Fair	20	73
Faro	Sunny	36	78	Malta	Thigh	31	88	Toronto	Thigh	30	95
Florence	Sunny	36	77	Moscow	Fair	23	73	Vienna	Sunny	31	88
Gibraltar	Fair	25	77	Naruto	Decade	20	68	Vienna	Sunny	28	82
Guernsey	Sunny	24	75	New Delhi	Thick	30	86	Marseille	Fair	21	70

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Infantino denies

Uefa paid 'lover'

BY STEPHEN BEECH

GIANNI Infantino has "strongly" denied that Uefa paid off his alleged lover while he was the European football body's general secretary.

The woman received a six-figure sum after she left Uefa, according to newspaper allegations.

Fifa president Mr Infantino, 56, a married father of four daughters, is facing calls to quit after his controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors was pulled.

The Swiss administrator has apologised for "errors" he made regarding the proposals.

'The boycott is for the future of the game'

But he did not step down after getting the backing of executives at a meeting in Morocco on Wednesday.

Uefa, for whom Infantino was general secretary from 2009 to 2016, said a "departure payment" was made to a woman as well as "the payment of fees for a MBA course at a local business school." It added: "The payment was in line with the regulations that existed for departing staff at the time.

"Such regulations have been tightened since 2016 and the current

staff regulations – which apply to all Uefa employees at whatever level – reflect those found in a modern, high-profile organisation."

Fifa said Infantino "strongly denies" the "categorically untrue" allegations.

It added: "No employee at Uefa and Fifa has ever raised a complaint regarding Mr Infantino's behaviour."

Lucy Bronze, 34, became the first England footballer to publicly back

Uefa's potential World Cup boycott if Infantino does not step down.

With the Women's World Cup due to take place in Brazil next year, she said: "We stand by our beliefs.

"If that means boycotting competitions, then that has to happen.

"It's for the future of the game and not just for me, it's for all the little girls or little boys who come after us to make sure they're in a good place."

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Britney makes guest appearance at Madonna's LA gig in 2008

Pop queens' big screen square-up

EXCLUSIVE FROM MIKE PARKER in Los Angeles

OOPS! Britney Spears and Madonna are locked in a race to get their biopics made first.

Both pop queens are said to believe their films can top the $1billion takings of Michael, the Michael Jackson story released in the spring.

Madonna's movie - four years in development - was ahead, with Ozark star Julia Garner, 32, set to play the Material Girl. But the 67-year-old had a bust-up with Universal ever budgets and Britney's project is now steaming ahead... also with Universal.

The Toxic singer, 44, sold the film rights to her 2023 book The Woman in Me for £11.2million ($15m). Wicked director Jon M Chu and La La Land producer Marc Platt are on board with Sydney Sweeney and Sabrina Carpenter among names touted to star. Britney, who is co-writing the script, said: "I

'Britney's story has everything... fame, heartbreak, family betrayal'

can't wait to present this next chapter to fans."

Meanwhile, Madonna revealed: "We've had a falling-out, me and Universal. I've had a huge life. So I needed a big budget."

A senior production source said: "She's completely in limbo. She and Universal either need to make peace or she needs to find another studio to pick up the pieces - and that doesn't look very likely.

"Britney's biopic, on the other hand, is all systems go. Her story has everything - fame, heartbreak, even family betrayal over her conservatorship, followed by survival and redemption."

A friend of Britney revealed she has remained close to her rival since sharing at kiss at the MTV Awards in 2003: "They both want to see each other succeed. But only one of them is going to be first."

Ozark's Julia Garner, left, as Madonna in her 90s conical bra phase, below. The megastar performs in New York in June, right. Inset right, that kiss and far right, Britney in 2016

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REFORM UK LEADER'S WARNING

Reform would use Navy to intercept boats

'France may not like returns plan but they'll just have to lump it'

BY JONATHAN WALKER

FRANCE will "have to lump" plans to transport small boat migrants back across the Channel in Royal Navy vessels, Nigel Farage has warned.

France has condemned the controversial idea as "a violation of French sovereignty".

But the Reform UK leader said: "This policy initially, the French may not like, but you know what, they're going to have to lump it."

He pointed out that the UK was giving France more than £1.1 billion between 2023 and 2029 to help them secure their borders.

"We're giving them a huge amount of money, and yet their navy still escorts boats from 200 yards off the shore, all the way to our 12-mile line and says, 'there you go lads'. That is not acceptable at any level.

"Secondly, life is hell for anyone living all along that coast. You know, thousands of young men camped out.

"If the boats stopped coming, the

'We're giving them a huge amount of money'

lives of people in northern France would be considerably better."

He claimed Reform's policy would save lives, by ending dangerous cross-Channel crossings, as well as money. "So there may be opposition from Monsieur Macron towards doing it, but once you do it a few times it will become established and the camps will go away, and the crime in northern France will go away," Mr Farage said.

Reform last week announced plans for what it calls Operation Fortress, a military operation to secure Britain's borders and stop illegal Channel crossings.

Under a Reform UK government, the armed forces would be deployed to intercept unauthorised vessels crossing the English Channel, transfer the illegal migrants on to Royal Navy vessels (treating them medically if necessary), and escort those on board back to France or Belgium.

So far this year, more than 14,500 migrants have been detected attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats without permission to enter the UK.

'Deep intolerance now of a level they centre-right people

FROM PAGE ONE

culture had taken hold in the last 10 years, making Reform a target for forces who object to its very existence.

He believes his party is also deemed a threat to the establishment.

The populist chief said: "I'm afraid that deep intolerance from the modern Left is now of a level where they literally want people of a sensible centre-right just not to exist, not to be able to say anything.

"And there's something else going on here, too. We have had, basically since the end of World War One, two parties dominate British politics. One runs it for 10 years, then it's, 'Your turn, old boy. You have a go'."

"What's happened is we've come along as a massive challenger, led hundreds of

opinion polls, and it almost feels like they don't want us in the game."

Mr Farage returned to politics full-time in 2024, leading Reform to take control of 14 councils during the local elections in May.

He is now campaigning to retake the Essex constituency he quit last month.

'Tories and Labour say, your turn old boy, You have a go'

His resignation followed media stories about his finances and a parliamentary investigation into a £5million gift received before he became a MP.

He denies any wrongdoing. Mr Farage

said: "It's as if there's been a pile-up from the entire establishment on a level I've never seen. And it's like every day you wake up and you're guilty of something."

Mr Farage explained his thinking for triggering the by-election: "I'll ask the voters, because they see the news, they see the media. I'll say to the voters of Clacton, 'You decide, you be my judge'."

"Let the people decide. And most people I speak to get it."

A record 34 candidates are standing in Thursday's ballot, believed to be a record number in a parliamentary seat.

But with the major rival parties refusing to take part, opposition to Mr Farage has coalesced around comedy candidate Count Binface, the alter-ego of comedy writer Jonathan Harvey. Mr Farage said the

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on the Left is want sensible not to exist'

Conservatives had insulted local voters by failing to stand in the seat they won with 72.3% of the vote in the 2019 general election. Conservative leader Kenni Badenoch has said the Tories will enter the fray if a second by-election takes place.

That could happen if Mr Farage wins and the parliamentary inquiry restarts – and goes on to rule that he did break Commons rules.

Meanwhile, national opinion polls suggest Reform has lost the big lead it had over the other parties for more than 12 months. It fell back as a result of the so-called Burnham bounce following the arrival of the new PM.

However, Mr Farage remains confident he can eventually become Prime Minister.

He said: 'Politics is a game of snakes and ladders. Anyone that tells you they can read the tea leaves and know exactly where we're

going to be in a year's time, that's not possible. But I still think that the strength of Reform support is across the board.

'And I think after the absolute battering we've had from every angle, you know, we're still there. So yeah, I'm still very confident we can win the next election.'

'Politics is a game of snakes and ladders. I'm confident'

He has made no secret in the past about his hopes of replacing the Conservatives as the main party on the right of British politics. But while polling shows the Tories consistently in third place, their support has

Widdecombe detectives reopen investigation of arson at Farage's flat

NIGEL Farage was last night said to be 'horrified' that police probing the murder of Ann Widdecombe have reopened an inquiry into a firebomb attack on his London home.

The Reform UK leader, 62, was not in when a lit incendiary device was put through the letterbox last year.

The Metropolitan Police and Counter Terrorism Policing London said they investigated an 'attempted burglary' after it was reported in April 2025.

But no arrests were made and the case was closed, pending any new lines of inquiry. Mr Farage, who found the device when he returned home, described the alleged attack as an 'outright arson attempt'.

Speaking at the time, he said: 'Luckily it had burned itself out on the porch.'

CTP London said it had reopened the investigation after a line of inquiry was established 'which may have been relevant' but was 'not identified and pursued' at the time.

The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct is now investigating the 'conduct' of a CTP London staff member, following an allegation that the employee 'failed to identify and pursue a line of inquiry' related to the attempted burglary.

Reform UK spokesperson and former Conservative minister Ms Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in Devon last month after she was hit over the head with a hammer 21 times.

She had served as Tory MP for 23 years and was appointed to ministerial roles in Sir John Major's government.

Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, South Yorks, has been charged with her murder. He was remanded in custody and has not yet entered a plea.

Reform UK MPs were provided with round-the-clock security, paid for by the party, after Ms Widdecombe's death amid fears of similar attacks. Mr Farage

BY STEPHEN BEECH

has previously raised concerns about MPs' security, including his own.

Speaking after Ms Widdecombe's death, he said: 'I do fear that for anybody in public life, or especially the political space, things have become even more dangerous to them.'

The reopening of the probe into the attack on Mr Farage's home was confirmed by Vicki Evans, senior national co-ordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing.

She said: 'As part of the ongoing investigation led by CTP South East into the murder of Ann Widdecombe, officers have reopened an investigation into an incident reported to police last year.

'Following the reopening of the attempted burglary investigation, CTP London identified a line of enquiry which was not identified and pursued by them at the time, which may have been relevant.

'As a result, to ensure their support to the initial investigation is thoroughly reviewed, CTP London made a mandatory conduct referral to the IOPC. The victims and families in both investigations have been updated, and we continue to support them.

'Given the nature of this matter and the significant public interest in the investigation into Ann Widdecombe's death, it was of critical importance for us to provide this update.'

The police watchdog said: 'The IOPC has decided to independently investigate the conduct of a CTP London staff member following a referral.

'The conduct relates to an allegation the individual failed to identify and pursue a line of enquiry relating to an attempted burglary reported in April 2025.

'CTP London has been notified of our decision, and no further information is available at this stage.'

not collapsed. Mr Farage put this down in part to the Conservative Party's 200-year history. He added: 'As the next general election honors into view, if we're in a situation where genuinely Reform are the challenger to Labour, then I think you'll find half that Conservative vote will come to us.'

The Tories are not his only adversary on the Right.

There has been a surge in support for Restore Britain, led by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe.

Mr Lowe has said he is willing to speak to his former boss to patch up their differences, although there is no sign of a rapprochement to date.

And Mr Farage, who admitted the upstart party could hurt Reform's electoral chances, accused Restore of admitting members with

extreme views. While not criticising Mr Lowe personally, he said: 'Not so much him, but some of the people around him, have said things that are pretty extreme, or very extreme, and there is a market for that. It's not a huge market, but there is a market.

'Equally, I'm sure the majority of people who say, 'Yes, I like Restore', are not like that. They're decent people out there.'

He would attempt to convince those supporters to switch to his own party.

Mr Farage added: 'We have to make the argument to them that if you go in that direction, you make it less likely that we're going to win.' Restore Britain said it does not police lawfully held opinions of its members. It added: 'They endorse our position, we do not necessarily endorse their views.'

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PM harks back to classics

BY ASHLEY COWBURN

FOOTY-med Andy Burnham celebrated his goal of becoming PM - by browsing some classic kits.

The lifelong Evertonian took a break to go through some retro shirts at NolO North for YouTube football channel Away Day.

During the episode, Mr Burnham was shown a version of his own vintage shirt sponsored by Danish tinned meat producers, Hafnia, which he was recently spotted wearing on a jog.

Host Ellis Platten, whose channel has 666,000 subscribers, said: "The shorts you were wearing with it almost looked like 80s vibe as well with that shirt."

The PM replied: "I went for the full 80s look that day, didn't I?"

Mr Burnham shared memories of his time playing as a striker after Ellis jokingly asked if he had played as a left winger.

BY DAVID WILLIAMSON Chief Political Commentator

ANDY Burnham has been accused of "breathtaking hypocrisy" as he prepares to present himself as a champion of Britain's beleaguered high streets during a "summer tour" this week.

Fresh from his holiday, the new Prime Minister will set out a vision for how the nation's town centres can be revived, as well as announcing measures designed to help with the cost of living.

Stark new Ipsos polling shows that while the "Burnham bounce" is real, there is grave unhappiness with Labour. When he arrived in Downing Street, seven out of 10 people were dissatisfied with how the Labour government was running the country and fewer than two

'Small Business Rates Relief is how you revive town centres'

in 10 (18%) were satisfied. Senior opposition MPs said if the former Greater Manchester mayor wants to help high streets, he should scrap taxes and cancel plans to release prisoners early.

Mr Burnham intends to spend much of August "on the road" before Parliament returns as he prepares a 10-year plan he hopes will win the confidence of the country. His spokesperson said: "The Prime Minister is going to be talking about two issues people really care about - the cost of living and high streets. He thinks

Burnham bounce heads for reality check on High St

Westminster has got used to telling people that everyday hassles - like hidden pricing and consumers being ripped off - must be accepted as part of life.

"He doesn't think that's right. That's why he's going to start rolling out a series of pro-consumer, cost-of-living measures to give people some room to breathe."

Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride blasted the PM, saying: "This is breathtaking hypocrisy from Burnham. Labour's tax hikes and red tape are hammering our high streets."

"They are forcing businesses to close, destroying jobs and driving up prices for the public."

"Meanwhile Labour are plotting to release dangerous criminals, leaving people feeling

unsafe in their communities." Pollsters Ipsos found fewer than three in 10 (29%) of Britons were satisfied with how Mr Burnham is doing his job - the same satisfaction rating given to the Conservatives' Kemi Badenoch.

However, Mr Burnham will be heartened that a smaller share of the public (23%) was satisfied with how Nigel Farage is performing as leader of Reform UK.

And more people now say they intend to vote for Labour (28%) than for Reform (25%), the Conservatives (18%), the Greens (12%) or the Liberal Democrats (9%).

Mr Burnham's spokesperson said: "The Prime Minister is going to be in listening mode to help inform his 10-year plan to bring back hope and make Britain better off."

However, Robert Jenrick - whom Mr Farage plans to appoint Chancellor if he becomes PM - warned Mr Burnham that the

country did not have a decade to wait for things to improve.

He said: "We need bold action to get the country back on track now, not a plan for one 10 years down the line."

Tina McKenzie, of the Federation of Small Businesses, said the "key test" for towns will be whether Small Business Rates Relief is unfrozen in the autumn budget.

She said: "That's how you revitalise high streets, town centres and local communities."

Mr Burnham has announced a 20% cut to business rates from April for pubs, social clubs and live music venues.

But Sir Mel added: "Burnham claims to value local pubs, but they still face soaring bills despite the £800million tax relief he has announced, which is small change compared the £9billion increase in business rates that firms are facing thanks to his government."

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Ola and James two years ago

Ex-Strictly dance pair announce break-up

BY JON COATES

FORMER Strictly stars James and Ola Jordan have confirmed they have separated after 22 years of marriage.

The couple were professional dancers on the BBC show from 2006. Ola, 43, stayed until 2015 while James, 48, left in 2013.

They met when Ola won the Open Polish Championship in 1999, when she was 17, and became James' dance partner soon afterwards in March 2000.

Ola, who is from Poland, moved to England a month later and they got married in October 2003.

'They separated some time ago'

Six years ago they welcomed a daughter following IVF treatment.

Their manager Vickie White said: 'It is with great sadness that I can confirm James and Ola began a trial separation some time ago. Their shared priority remains co-parenting their daughter, Ella, and they are committed to putting her wellbeing first.

'They would greatly appreciate your understanding as they navigate this difficult time.' Ola previously said: 'No one's got a perfect marriage. It's a work in progress and if two people want to be together, they'll make it happen.'

Her celebrity partners on Strictly included wildlife presenter Steve Backshall and sprinter Iwan Thomas. James danced with broadcaster Gabby Logan and One Show host Alex Jones among others.

Lilibet and her parents. Right, with Harry, his brother Archie, and Meghan

Superpower's 'being a mum'

THE Duchess of Sussex says Princess Lilibet helps her feel brave and that motherhood is her 'superpower'.

Meghan made the personal admission while answering children's questions for InStyle ahead of the release of her documentary, Cookie Queens, a coming-of-age story about Girl Scouts.

Asked what her superpower is, the Duchess replied, 'being a mum'. 'I feel like we have superpowers because we juggle it all and enjoy it all with grace and grit at the same time.'

Asked by another child about what makes her feel brave, Meghan said: 'Every day, when I feel a little bit like, 'Oh gosh, can I do this?' I go, 'Lili would do it'.'

Harry and Meghan's company, Archewell Productions, has partnered with Beautiful Stories and AJNA Films on the documentary.

When I feel 'oh gosh can I do this?' I go, 'Lili would do it'

Premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, the film follows 'four tenacious girls [who] strive to be a top-selling Cookie Queen, navigating an 800 million dollar business in which childhood and ambition collide'.

In January, Meghan, 48, delivered a speech at Sundance in support of the project, directed by Alysa Nahmias, describing it as 'one of the most powerful and meaningful depictions of something that is an American tradition and rooted in nostalgia'.

Archewell was founded in 2020 and has an ongoing partnership with Netflix. It produced the couple's documentary Harry & Meghan in 2022, followed by With Love, Meghan in 2025.

Sex pest's job at charity for vulnerable women

Radiographer Martin Duxbury

A FORMER NHS boss struck off after harassing a junior female colleague he begged 'to see naked' has landed a job working for a charity that cares for vulnerable women.

Martin Duxbury quit his £77,000-a-year position as deputy head of radiotherapy at the world-renowned St James's Hospital in Leeds after three complaints about his behaviour.

A disciplinary hearing was told he bombarded one woman with X-rated messages on WhatsApp.

He was also found to have acted in an unwanted 'flirtatious' manner towards another.

A male colleague complained about his aggressive behaviour, which was upheld by the panel. It found Duxbury's misconduct 'was serious and involved deliberate or reckless acts'.

He resigned in 2024 before the

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Health Care and Professionals Tribunal reached its decision and received a glowing tribute from his trade union, the Society of Radiographers, where he had been a clinical representative. His NHS pension is believed to be intact.

Soon afterwards he landed a £32,500-a-year job as operations manager for the award-winning Leeds charity Hamara, whose remit includes helping vulnerable families and females from various ethnic backgrounds.

At St James's he told the junior member of staff how the underside of his desk had 'taken quite a pounding today' in a string of messages about performing sex acts on himself.

He also booked her annual leave she had not requested and said he had reserved a hotel room for the dates,

adding: 'Need you naked.' Other messages said he was 'hoping to have had you in my office by now' and 'I will help you out with that delicious horniness of yours.'

The panel, which struck off Duxbury after concluding in June, was also told that when he was rebuffed, he told the woman: 'Right decision for you... nothing worse than your boss devouring you on a regular basis.'

An NHS insider said: 'I only hope that the charity did their due diligence before appointing him.'

Hamara's website says of Duxbury: 'He brings proven governance and staff wellbeing experience to the role.' The charity, which works in the Beeston district, was asked for comment.

NHS Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust said: 'We can confirm that Martin Duxbury is no longer working for us.'

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Kremlin warship Neustrashimy

Russian navy visits to UK waters rise by a quarter

BY CHRISTOPHER MCKEON

THE Royal Navy has warned of rising Russian activity around the UK's waters after it spent 21 days in July having to watch its ships.

Naval operations to monitor Moscow's manoeuvres increased 25% in July compared to the previous year, with warships making repeated voyages through the Dover Strait and North Sea.

Offshore patrol vessels HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn were deployed throughout the month to shadow Russian frigates Neustrashimy and Admiral Grigorovich, which are tasked with escorting shadow fleet tankers with illegal oil.

The Kremlin uses the ageing vessels to evade international sanctions. HMS Tyne also monitored the Neustrashimy as it did a five firing exercise

'Deployment is what Navy is for'

outside British and French waters on July 20.

Another ship, the frigate HMS Somerset, has been watching Russian activity in the North Atlantic as part of a four-month Nato deployment searching for submarines, with Navy helicopters.

Somerset's commanding officer Matt Millyard said: "This deployment demonstrates exactly what the Royal Navy exists to do, protect the UK and our allies from wherever our interests are threatened."

Russia's increasing naval activity follows the seizure of the tanker Smyrto by Royal Marines in June, the first time British troops have boarded a shadow fleet vessel.

The Ministry of Defence said the diversion of the Kremlin's ships to escort its shadow fleet vessels meant Moscow was "using up valuable operational capacity to constantly guard cargo".

Liz and family on an Achy Breaky

ELIZABETH Hurley dines out in style with the two main men in her life as they enjoy a dinner party in St Tropez.

The star is spending the summer with her boyfriend, Achy Breaky Heart singer Billy Ray Cyrus, and son Damian.

The snap was one of several shared on Instagram by model Damian, 24, who captioned them "family trip" followed by a hands making a heart emoji.

As well as the lavish dinner on a very long table, the pictures featured several

BY JAYMI McCANN

scenes, including one where Damian is wearing a near-identical black outfit to his lookalike mother.

There are multiple shots of Billy, 64, who has been in a long-distance relationship with model Liz, 61, since last year. Billy is based in Tennessee while she is in England. Liz said: "We're really enjoying trying to get this balance between America and the UK."

Biden's son: Pardon by dad wasn't good

BY JAYMI MCCANN

JOE Biden's son Hunter has admitted that being pardoned by his father was "not good" for America or the former president's legacy.

He also revealed that his dad's prostate cancer has spread "into his bones and further" and is causing him a lot of pain.

Hunter, 56, was pardoned in December 2024 despite Joe previ-

'What would you have thought if he didn't?'

ously promising not to use his presidency to get involved in his son's legal issues.

These included Hunter's conviction for lying about his drug use on a federal form when he bought a handgun in 2018, a tax case he pleaded guilty to and other federal offences from 2014 to 2024.

Hunter said of his father's action: "Was it good for our Constitution? Was it good for the American people?

Was it good for my dad's legacy? No, on all counts. It was not."

But he added: "What would you have thought of my dad if he did not do that for me? It's something that is easily criticised and for good reason.

"It's not fair. All I know is that I'm grateful that he did it for me."

Hunter, who infamously struggled

with alcohol and drugs when he was younger, insisted he had never discussed the pardon beforehand.

He also told the BBC that he was drinking almost a gallon of vodka a day and smoking crack cocaine every 15 minutes at his worst.

His father, now 83, previously said he issued the pardon as his son had

been "selectively and unfairly prosecuted". He pulled out of the 2024 presidential race in July that year following a disastrous TV debate with Donald Trump.

Almost a year later Mr Biden revealed his cancer diagnosis.

Hunter was emotional when discussing his father's health. He said he had been watching the debate from home in California and was "shocked.

'It's sad to watch and I wish he would complain'

I knew something was wrong."

He added: "The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further. It's very painful and it's very debilitating in many respects.

"It's really sad to watch. The only thing that I'd say about my dad, about his health right now, is I wish he would complain more, because it's not good."

But he also said that Joe is still out and about "doing his thing. He so believes in this country".

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PM URGED TO END 'APPEASEMENT'

'No peace in Middle East until Iran regime ousted'

ANDY Burnham has been urged to end the "appeasement" of Iran's brutal leadership and support "regime change from within" to prevent further terror.

Former Defence Secretary Sir Liam Fox said the Prime Minister, who engineered Labour's own leadership change, has a rare opportunity.

The Tory said: "Freedom does not fall from the skies, and it cannot be delivered through foreign invasion. It can only come from the ground up. Only the Iranian people can reclaim their birthright of freedom and self-determination."

Sir Liam accused the UK and other Western powers of "turning a blind eye to the escalation of Tehran's malign activities, including its killing of thousands of protesters during the nationwide uprising in January".

Initial reports from UN observers put the

'West must not be weak when Iranian people are so strong'

death toll at between 5,000 and 20,000.

Sir Liam, defence chief in David Cameron's first year as Prime Minister, blasted the international deal spearheaded by Barack Obama's administration to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon. He said it gave Tehran's hardline regime – now under supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei – "vast sums in unfrozen assets and sanctions relief". But it did "nothing whatsoever to address its appalling human rights record or its support for international terrorism".

Sir Liam claimed this allowed Iran to ramp up support for Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen – and enabled "massive investment" in missiles and drones. He believes Iran's

present weakness as a result of the US bombardment started in February with "likely make the regime even more dangerous than it has been up to this point".

Urging the UK and its allies to "face the stark reality", he said: "There is only one solution to the Iranian problem, and that is regime change.

"There will be no peace in the region or the world until that regime is removed and replaced."

He fears Iran's attacks on shipping in the Strait of

Hormuz will be followed by Houthis attacking vessels on the Red Sea.

Sir Liam does not support the type of Western-led military action which led to the toppling of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

He says they should instead "lay the groundwork for the inevitable moment when the Iranian people rise up to free their country from decades of oppression. Iranian people have repeatedly shown the world that they are willing to make tremendous personal sacrifices for the cause of freedom".

He urged Mr Burnham to

Former defence boss Mr Fox

show courage: "The Western world should not be weak in its resolve when the Iranian people are so strong in theirs.

"Its leaders should be willing to take the political risk of openly promoting regime change and endorsing the opposition movement that is already poised to guide the country through its transition to democracy." He went on to cite a 10-point plan laid out by the National Council of Resistance of Iran and its president-elect Maryam Rajavi.

The Foreign Office said: "Our position is clear, we want to see a stable ceasefire and successful peace talks. Iran must never have a nuclear weapon. We are focused on working with partners on de-escalation and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz."

Mohammad Yousef Hasna

Probe into UK-based aid charity over alleged links with Hamas

A CHARITY is being investigated over alleged links to Hamas following the arrest of a man with suspected ties to the organisation, the charity watchdog has said.

Mohammad Yousef Hasna, 45, from Istanbul, Turkey, was arrested in the UK last week accused of conspiring to funnel money and supplies to Hamas. He is being held pending extradition to New York to face charges brought by the US.

BY STANLEY MURPHY-JOHNS

The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into the Al-Khair Foundation, a Muslim faith UK-based charity which states that it provides worldwide emergency relief and developmental support.

The foundation said it is fully co-operating with the inquiry and had already filed a serious incident report with the watchdog before it

was launched. It added that Hasna is not an employee but works with a global partner to enable delivery of aid around the world.

Lawyer Jamie McDonald in New York alleged Hasna worked closely with Hamas's leadership to deliver supplies, food and funding under the guise of humanitarian aid.

A Charity Commission statement said: "Last month the commission received a complaint

alleging the charity and its partners had connections to Hamas. It also alleged the charity had funded the organisation."

It said the regulator started examining the "serious concerns raised" and had "escalated its engagement to a statutory inquiry". The watchdog said the foundation recorded an income of more than £74m in the financial year ending July 31, 2025.

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Sunny days herald season of mellow fruitfulness

BY TONY WHITFIELD

THE autumn harvest of British apples and pears will be the tastiest for years thanks to the prolonged period of warm weather through the spring into summer.

Growers say this has helped the fruit develop excellent sweetness, colour and a distinctive aroma.

Although temperatures have been high by UK standards, Britain's relatively temperate climate allows apples and pears to ripen more slowly than in many parts of the Continent. This helps

British apples will be so tasty this year

to develop the distinctive flavour and eating quality for which British fruit is renowned.

All Capper, executive chair of British Apples & Pears Limited, said: "Volumes are looking solid

and, most importantly, we expect the fruit to taste exceptional.

"Very importantly, British growers have invested in precision irrigation, so despite the recent hot, dry weather, we are able to produce a very good crop."

She added: "A small proportion of fruit has been affected by frost marks and hail, but these marks are purely cosmetic.

"If we're serious about reducing food waste, we need to value all fruit for how it tastes rather than expecting every apple to look exactly the same."

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THE fifth heatwave of the year is set to bring temperatures of up to 36C to the UK from today as health alerts come into force and wildfires continue across Europe.

Yellow heat health alerts, which warn hot weather is likely to affect the wellbeing of the population, became active from 9am yesterday

Yellow heat alert will

last until Tuesday

and will run until 9pm on Tuesday across Yorkshire, the Midlands and the South.

Two record-breaking heatwaves in May and June led to more than 2,800 excess deaths, and two more scorching spells in July have fuelled drought and wildfires.

The highest temperature of the year was 38C at Lingwood in Norfolk on June 28.

There have also been 33 days so

Tax on spirits

far this year when temperatures exceeded 30C, with the record of 34 days – set in 1995 – likely to be broken.

Meanwhile, the National Trust is asking people to sign a petition calling on the government to make tackling climate change a national mission. It comes after several wildfires broke out in the UK over recent weeks, with large blazes at Dunwich

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Fifth heatwave of summer to hit 300

Eclipse shines light on power-greedy domestic routines

THE solar eclipse on Wednesday is expected to result in the biggest drop in electricity demand since we stood on our doorsteps to "clap for carers".

Daylight will be dimmed for almost two hours when the Moon covers nearly 90% of the Sun.

The eclipse is due to begin at 6.08pm, just as electricity consumption is normally soaring, as 6pm to 8pm is the "critical evening peak" when millions of people return home, cook meals, run washing machines and dishwashers, and watch TV.

The fall in demand is expected to be the biggest since the nation stood outside banging pots and pans in a show of support for NHS workers during the pandemic.

Experts insist the drop in solar power caused by the biggest eclipse of the Sun for 27 years will not cause problems. Julian Leslie, chief engineer at the National Energy System

BY DAVID WILLIAMSON

Operator, said that the eclipse "is something we've been planning and are fully prepared for".

He added: "So as millions of Britons drop what they're doing and head outside to enjoy the spectacle, our control room will be expertly managing the network ready for

when they return to their usual routines."

The European Space Agency has warned that looking directly at the Sun without proper protection can

cause serious eye damage and that "regular sunglasses" are not safe for observing a solar eclipse.

It recommends using "certified eclipse glasses that meet the appropriate safety standards".

The ESA says a total eclipse – with the Moon completely blocking the Sun – will be seen in Greenland, Iceland, a small area of north-eastern Portugal and Spain.

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leaves bad taste in the mouth for British gin drinkers

THE Isle of Wight's Cowes Week regatta enjoyed fireworks, but the local MP has sent out an SOS to the Treasury to stop taxing gin at twice the rate of nearby France.

Speaking as the annual sailing festivities drew to a close, Joe Robertson said: "It's been wonderful to watch people enjoy a GST in the sunshine, but it's absurd that they pay more to do so here than they would abroad."

Analysis by the UK Spirits Alliance found UK drinkers pay around 66p on a standard double measure (50ml) of gin, whisky, vodka or rum – twice the rate in France (33p) and four times higher than in Spain (16p).

Mr Robertson said: "Successive duty hikes have hammered consumers and distillers alike. Even the Treasury itself is losing out, with receipts down almost £100million on

last year. It's time to back British distillers and the hospitality and tourism sectors that they underpin."

The plea came as the trade body reported fears that three in 10 pubs may not survive another year – meaning 11,000 venues could be at risk.

Carolyn Harris, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group for UK spirits, said: "The current excise regime isn't just punishing spirits producers; it's devastating pubs and the wider hospitality sector and costing consumers more."

A government spokesperson said: "The Chancellor has prioritised support for the hospitality industry in his first week in the job when he cut business rates by 20% for pubs, social clubs and live music venues. This is on top of providing a tax break on poured pints and capping corporation tax."

Heath in Suffolk, Headon Warren on the Isle of Wight, Llanwonno in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales, and the Cairngorms in Scotland.

Wildfires continued across Europe, with blazes erupting in Serbia, Spain, France, Italy and Greece.

In the UK, any fires are likely to become exceptionally severe today for almost all of the East and South East of England, according to the Fire

Severity Index. Reservoir storage in England has dropped to 69%, down from 72% a week ago and nearly 12 percentage points below the long-term average for the time of year, the Environment Agency said on Friday.

England's normally green and pleasant landscape has been turned into a golden dustbowl, with dried fields of crops apparent across the country. Park run participants in

Clapham, South London persevered in hot conditions on Saturday, despite its common looking parched.

Last month was the driest July for England and Wales since records began in 1836, according to provisional figures by the Met Office.

Nineteen counties across England recorded effectively no rainfall – 1mm or less – across the month, Met Office figures show.

Fall in power usage as nation gazes skywards

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Migrants entering Ceuta

Spain puts border curb on Italy as migrants row spirals

BY STEPHEN BEECH

SPAIN has imposed border controls on all air and sea travel from Italy as a row over immigration between the EU nations intensified.

The month-long measures were introduced a week after Rome imposed similar curbs following the mass influx of more than 70,000 migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa.

Spain's government said passport, nationality and visa checks would be conducted for Italian passengers and visitors from other countries arriving from Italy "amid the persistent irregular migratory pressure" from the country.

It said the measures

Rome imposed similar curbs

would apply until Italy lifts its own controls. Rome responded by saying it would not bow to "ultimatums" from Spain.

It vowed to maintain border controls on arrivals until at least Saturday when, it said, Spain "expects a new wave of migration" to hit Ceuta.

Italy's leader Giorgia Meloni has long called for stricter rules. Her government said last week the decision to temporarily suspend the border-free Schengen deal with Spain was to prevent migrants who had entered Ceuta from travelling to Italy.

But Spain claimed Italy's move was based on "spurious arguments" because the migrants who entered Ceuta had no way to enter Europe. Most who arrived there were returned but more than 1,000 children remain.

THE BIG INTERVIEW

REFORM UK chairman Lee Anderson scoffs at the notion Red Wall voters will swing behind Andy Burnham's Labour Party simply because more northern accents are now heard around the Cabinet table. The former miner has been at the vanguard of the Reform revolution ever since he became its first MP in March 2024.

The party aims to win big in this week's Clacton by-election, where Nigel Farage is seeking a new mandate to represent the seat in Parliament, and Mr Anderson is already preparing for a host of further political battles ahead of the general election due in 2029.

One analysis found that 43% of the new PM's Cabinet ministers were born in the North of England, compared with just 16% in Tony Blair's 1997 team.

But Mr Anderson – a former Labour activist who entered Parliament as a Conservative in 2019 in Boris Johnson's "Get Brexit Done" landslide – insists Mr Burnham's party is finished in its former industrial heartlands.

"They're not real Northerners, are they?" he says of the new Cabinet. "They are detached Northerners."

They have "nothing in common at all" with the people in constituencies like his Nottinghamshire seat of Ashfield, he insists, "other than they sound a little bit like them when they speak, and that's it".

And he gives Mr Burnham's dress sense the thumbs-down. If he came face to face with the Labour leader, he says he would tell him: "Smarten yourself up. You know, dress appropriately. You're supposed to be the Prime Minister of this country – not Zelensky. Wandering around in a black t-shirt. That doesn't impress anybody."

Labour's key problem, he argues, is it is no longer the case that a candidate can campaign in a traditional stronghold with a "megaphone on the street corner" and expect a 25,000 majority.

"Their days are done now because there's a new party in town which will knock on doors and campaign and talk to people, and actually listen to people," he says.

Mr Anderson has never given the impression of being easily intimidated, but he admits you can get "impostor syndrome" when you first arrive in the Commons. He recalls looking at Labour's line-up of political heavyweights who seemed to know the parliamentary system inside-out, but then: "After about a year, you sit there in the chamber and you think, 'These are all thick, these people.'"

He continues: "They might be educated, but they're educated idiots. They're educated at some of the top universities and schools, but ask them what the normal, common working man or woman's thinking about or talking about in a pub at nighttime in Ashfield, and they haven't got a clue because they don't go out."

"They're too busy finger-wagging, preaching to people, telling people what they should be doing and what they should be thinking, rather than listening to people."

He reckons immigration will be a defining issue at the next election. This is a core subject for Reform, and Mr Anderson says he does not blame people for wanting a better life in this country.

In fact, when Britain's mining industry was vanishing, he considered becoming a migrant himself and explored the potential for a new life in Australia or South Africa.

He explains: "When you see the decline of an industry and it's all you've ever done since leaving school, then you're thinking, 'Where can I go and earn a decent wage to look after my family and have a reasonable standard of living?' I did apply

'There's only one party in the can stop the boats'

Reform UK chairman Lee Anderson has a reputation for blunt speaking and, with experience as a politician for the Conservatives and Labour, he has a rare perspective on Britain's political class

for a few [positions] but it never come to anything, because at the end of the day, I love my country. I wanted to stay here and try and make a go of whatever I could."

WITH A degree of understatement, he adds: "Luckily, it's worked out for me okay. A few years later, I'm doing a job now which is great. I get to represent my community, my constituency, and try and

make a difference in this country." He won instant attention upon arrival in Westminster for his knack for blunt speaking and he was among the most prominent of a new generation of Conservative MPs who represented seats which had been coloured red for decades.

The Tories made him a deputy chairman but he quit in January 2024 to join rebels in trying to toughen-up Rishi Sunak's legislation to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Just a few months later, he lost the Conservative whip when he refused to apologise for claiming "Islamists" had "got control" of Mayor of

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Tributes at crash site in Huyton

Man in court after four die in car smash

BY ELLIE CRABBE

A MAN has been charged in connection with a car crash that killed four people last month.

Jack Diggle, 23, Benjamin Dooley, 23, Andrew Roberts, 24, and Craig Shackleton-Brady, 26, died when a Seat Cupra Formentor hit a lamppost in Huyton, Merseyside, in the early hours of July 24.

James Diggle, 27, from West Derby, was charged on Friday night with four counts of aiding and abetting causing death by dangerous driving.

He appeared at Liverpool magistrates' court yesterday morning. Diggle entered no plea and was remanded into custody to appear at the city's crown court on September 7.

Officers at scene yesterday

Police make arrest after knife death

BY STEPHEN BEECH

POLICE have made an arrest after a man was stabbed to death.

The victim, in his 30s, was found with knife wounds in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, early yesterday.

He was pronounced dead and the suspect, who is in his 20s, was held on suspicion of murder.

Forensics officers were at the crime scene conducting a fingertip search throughout the day.

A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "It is thought the suspect and victim were known to each other. We are currently not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident."

London, Sir Sadiq Khan. He remembers telling the Chief Whip: "I'm not apologising to that man, ever, while I've got a breath in my body. Do what you want."

The break with the Conservatives was final. A conversation with his parents convinced him to stay out of the blue tribe. He remembers: "My mother said to me, 'If you go back in the Tory Party, we'll not vote for you next time.' So, I thought, 'Well, my mother's right.'"

He admits that sitting on the Opposition benches between Jeremy Corbyn and George Galloway – with Tories on the opposite side laughing at him – did make him ask: "What the **** am I doing here?"

But with Reform now routinely first place in the polls, he believes his party has the chance to transform UK politics.

"We've got local elections next year," he says. "That will be a great test for us. There are going to be more parliamentary by-elections. I think we should pick a couple of those up."

"I always said we'd end this parliament on 10 MPs. I still think that."

Mr Anderson does not want to slam the door on immigration but argues the country should "profit" from people coming to live here.

"You come in, you work hard, you pay loads in taxes, National Insurance, you be a good citizen –

and if we can make a bit of money out of you, and you can do a good job in a local business or the health service, that's fine and dandy," he says. "But it's not happening that way."

HIS PARTY now faces competition on the Right from Restore Britain, founded by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe. Deploying an argument he has no doubt used many times on doorsteps, he said: "There's only one party that can stop the boats. It's not Restore, because they're never going to be in government."

Mr Lowe, he says, is "not in it to win it – he's in it to spoil it... He's a one-man band."

And he despairs at the quality of MPs who sit around Reform's seven-strong group in the Commons chamber. He considers many of his parliamentary neighbours – who include the SNP, Greens, Liberal Democrats and independents – "nutjobs": "You think, 'My goodness, these people are in here making laws and making decisions... and they are lunatics, literally lunatics.'"

The Conservatives have moved to the Right following the rise of Reform, most notably by pledging to take Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights. However, the

Ashfield MP does not think this change in position will win over voters.

"Nobody believes them," he says. "They had 14 years to get it right. They got it wrong every single year. Migration went out of control under Boris."

Former Labour voters, he claims, voted Conservative "with a trembling hand" and "then got their hand bitten".

He gives a scathing verdict on the decision of major parties not to stand against Mr Farage in Clacton, where the second-highest profile candidate is comedy entrant Count Binface. The race was triggered by Mr Farage – who had been under investigation by the standards commissioner for not declaring a £5million gift he received before being elected an MP – because he said the local people "should be the judges" of his actions.

"If they thought they could beat him, they'd be standing," Mr Anderson says, adding: "They're frightened, they're a bunch of cowards, and they're a disgrace to our country."

What of his own ambition? When asked to name his dream job, he says, with a heavy dose of mischief: "Don't tell Sir Lindsay Hoyle, but Speaker of the House."

That would be an extraordinary climax to an already remarkable journey. Whatever happens, this 59-year-old seems destined to stay at the centre of the action.

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SUNDAY EXPRESS OPINION

Hate crimes have no place in our politics

REGARDLESS of whether you support Reform UK or not, Britons of every persuasion should back Nigel Farage's right to try to shape the future of our country.

He is alarmed both by the 'hundreds of death threats' he says he has received in recent months and by the 'cancel culture' he believes has taken root in our country.

Recent murders of politicians prove that our democratic values are under threat. Everyone has the right to try to defeat an argument but horror awaits it people attempt to eliminate those with whom they disagree.

Anyone entering politics should be prepared for blows to the ego, but we should not accept that standing for election will trigger foul abuse and danger for you and your family.

Good and talented people will not put their names forward and our quality of government will be impoverished.

Mr Farage is a seasoned campaigner but he has been taken aback by the amount of time he has to spend on 'counter-terrorism' and describes the campaign against him as 'really, really nasty'. Hate has no place in democracy.

Everyone who works for the common good with integrity and diligence should be thanked for their public service.

A sporting chance...

WHEN some of the most respected and successful sporting champions in modern British history warn the government it is on the verge of devastating the chances of young people becoming medal-winning Olympians, then ministers should stop in their tracks.

Baroness Sharron Davies, Daley Thompson, Lord Chris Holmes and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson are among those appalled at Labour's plan to replace primary schools' PE and sport premium, a funding scheme introduced in the wake of London 2012.

It is vital children at state schools are not denied the opportunity to develop expertise in a wide range of sports.

Truly talented youngsters – regardless of the income of their parents – should have the chance to become elite athletes.

If our sports-loving PM has any decency, he will not make it harder for our youth to stay fit and, in some cases, experience the thrill of sporting victory in Team GB.

Spectacle to behold

BRITONS will marvel at Wednesday's solar eclipse when more than 90% of the Sun will be covered by the Moon.

The next full solar eclipse – the moment when the Sun, Moon and Earth align – will not take place in the UK until September 23, 2090.

The majesty of the universe rightly inspires awe and puts everyday hassles in perspective.

Please do stay safe, protect your eyes and avoid looking straight at the Sun; it is wise to check that eclipse glasses and solar viewers are genuine models.

This will be an evening to remember.

Ending neglect of older people is decades overdue

COMMENT

By Trevor Lyttleton CAMPAIGNER AND CHARITY FOUNDER

ANDY Burnham's decision to place social care at the centre of recent cross-party talks is both welcome and overdue. If these discussions finally lead to lasting reform, they will succeed where successive governments have failed.

For more than 60 years I have campaigned against the loneliness and neglect of older people, including 50 years as founder and chairman of Contact The Elderly, now Re-engage.

Few issues have caused me greater disappointment than the repeated failure to reform social care despite promises from governments of every political persuasion.

On October 18, 2013, I welcomed on ITV Jeremy Hunt's declaration the previous day that the neglect of older people was 'a source of national shame'.

After almost 50 years campaigning to combat loneliness, it was the first time I had heard a government publicly acknowledge the scale of the crisis. I believed those words would mark the beginning of lasting reform. Sadly, they did not.

In June 2014, the Express reported my warning that the plight of more than a million socially isolated older people had reached a 'state of emergency', many going days without speaking to another person.

Contact The Elderly called for urgent government support to extend the simple lifeline of companionship to those otherwise left isolated and off the radar.

Four months later, an Early Day Motion signed by 91 MPs backed our campaign and called for greater action. Yet comprehensive reform still failed to materialise.

Mr Hunt remained Health Secretary for almost five more years without delivering the reform his warning demanded.

The human cost became increasingly difficult to ignore. On January 21, 2018, the Express, The Times and The Independent reported that a million older people had been 'left starving through loneliness'. Theresa May promised

Can Andy Burnham succeed in reforming social care where others from all political colours have failed?

Jeremy Hunt said neglect of older people was 'a source of national shame'... 13 years later, that shame remains

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to fix social care 'in our lifetimes', but no lasting settlement followed.

Boris Johnson entered Downing Street promising to 'fix the crisis in social care once and for all'. When social care was omitted from the Queen's Speech, I called him to account in a leading letter to The Times on May 13, 2021.

During the pandemic, around 20,000 hospital patients were discharged into care homes that experienced Covid outbreaks under a government policy later ruled unlawful by the High Court.

Had Mr Hunt's warning in 2013 been matched by action, Britain might have entered the pandemic with a far stronger social care system, enabling many more older people to remain in their homes.

On November 13, 2022, Mr Hunt had a second opportunity to act, this time as Chancellor. I challenged him on BBC One's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, reminding him of what he had said nine years earlier. Despite that, comprehensive reform was again postponed.

Following the 2024 General Election, the new Labour government also kicked social care reform can down the road.

Andy Burnham now has the opportunity that successive governments have failed to seize.

The first priority must surely be those who are frail, living alone and least able to navigate today's assessment

ment and means-testing system. They are often the people most difficult for officialdom to find.

Helping them remain safely in their own homes would reduce loneliness, ease pressure on the NHS, delay the need for residential care and help create the caring society Mr Burnham advocates.

But reform need not depend entirely on vast new expenditure.

LAST October, the Express highlighted one practical proposal I have been advocating: targeted tax incentives to encourage carefully matched intergenerational home-sharing, with safeguards.

Millions of spare bedrooms could provide affordable accommodation for younger people while giving older householders companionship and income.

It would not replace the need for a properly functioning social care system, but it could help older people remain independent, strengthen communities and ease the housing shortage.

Mr Hunt described the neglect of older people as 'a source of national shame' in 2013. Thirteen years later, that shame remains.

Andy Burnham now has the opportunity to succeed where others have failed and finally turn recognition into action. If not now, when?

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■ FROM Calais to Ceuta, Europe is wrestling with a global crisis that sees people risking their lives and spending their last pound, Euro or dollar – and those of their families – to try to cross borders.

Once the continent of exploration, (think of the work of British, French and Belgian explorers) Europe is now the continent of destination.

And the level of common sense and cooperation European leaders can now muster is likely to determine the entire fate of the continent.

NICK FERRARI

Ever seen so much publicity for a supposed “secret” holiday as there was for the Sussexes in Scotland?

■ NEWS that more than 1,000 Bank of England staff were permitted to work from abroad last year is shocking, not least as the Bank regularly – and rightly – chastises the government about lack of growth and a slump in productivity.

Criticism that now looks a bit “rich” from the Bank.

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‘Listening PM’ set to fail first big test

A HEARTBROKEN mother. A grieving widow fizzing with rage. And a nation left bewildered and furious at the total lack of action and accompanying litany of apologies. The consistently tone-deaf response from the government over the freeing of two of the killers of PC Andrew Harper is bewildering, not least as Andy Burnham promised just weeks ago, he would lead “a government that listens”.

It’s also fair to say Burnham had, until now, displayed the sort of sure-footed approach and ability to tune into people’s everyday concerns that was totally missing from whatever skills set his predecessor had. But, as this is being written, everything points to him failing his first big test in judging the public mood.

In 2019, PC Harper was dragged to his death for more than a mile after he tried to stop three teens who were in the process of stealing a quad bike. Two of them, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, were subsequently convicted of his manslaughter and given 13-year jail terms.

Now, just six-and-a-half years on, it has been confirmed by the Ministry of Justice that they are eligible for early release under the Sentencing Act brought in by the government this year, which in turn prompted a campaign to reverse the decision led by PC Harper’s widow Lissie and his mother, Debbie Adlam.

Describing it as “deplorable”, an “insult” and “an affront to justice”, the campaign took off and swiftly gained the support of police chiefs, MPs and bizarrely, given his current stance, even the Prime Minister, who immediately paused the process and ordered a review.

Review now concluded – and the outcome is a grisly irony for PC Harper’s family; their work has resulted in many rapists and child groomers being denied early release, BUT the police officer’s killers are still set to be freed. Seeking to justify this, Mr Burnham said by exempting rapists and sex offenders he had “pushed to the very

limits what is possible,” but that dubious claim is immediately rebuffed as he’s allowing police killers to be released.

He added: “The situation must be gripped...but I have done so by trying to put myself in the shoes of the victims of crime and seeing things through their eyes.” More patronising, fatuous drivel.

The only part of Burnham’s rationale that does ring true is the appalling inheritance handed on by previous Conservative

administrations, which added just 500 additional prison places during their entire time in power, but his claim “there is nothing more I could have done without putting the prison system at risk of collapse” is absurd.

WITH 12 per cent of the prison population being foreign born – just under 11,000 in number – wouldn’t it make far more sense to send some of those offenders packing and keep police killers behind bars?

The bravery displayed by Jason Hogg, the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police (the force that PC Harper was with when

he was killed) is admirable as he has openly called on both the Justice Secretary and Prime Minister to reverse this decision. However, it is falling on frustratingly deaf ears.

One of the most damning and justified criticisms of Sir Keir Starmer was he was a Prime Minister obsessed with process and blinded to public sentiment. It’s now highly conceivable that is about to repeat itself.

■ REMEMBER that pledge this would be the “cost-of-living government?” It rings pretty hollow if you’ve filled up at the pumps lately and then looked at the oil companies’ profits. Any chance the government could cut the more than 40% tax they levy on every litre?

■ WHILE it is likely to take some time for the truth to unravel about former Cambridge academic Jason Arday and his alleged plagiarism, what can be immediately discussed is the fact the Metropolitan Police spent four months investigating Jack Grove, the Times Higher Education journalist who broke the story. A sinister overreach that must never be repeated.

Tune into Nick Ferrari at breakfast every weekday morning from 7am on LBC 97.3FM

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PRESSURE is building for the first non-Labour government in the history of the Welsh parliament to launch an independent inquiry into grooming gangs.

Reform UK – which became the second biggest party in May's Senedd elections – has urged the Plaid Cymru leader to address the suffering of women and girls.

In a letter to First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth, Welsh Reform leader Dan Thomas said: "Children who have been sexually abused and exploited deserve nothing less than

'Courage shown by the victims is incredible'

the Welsh government using every lever at its disposal to tackle grooming gangs in Wales."

Gang members Ziaullah Badshah, Mustafa Iqbal and Mohamed Arshad were last week convicted of rape at Caernarfon crown court after treating girls aged 14, 15 and 16 as "sexual commodities".

Mr Thomas said: "The courage shown by the victims at the heart of that case is incredible.

"Rather than accepting responsibility for their appalling crimes, the grooming gang forced the young women to

Dan Thomas of Reform UK

Reform demands wider grooming gangs inquiry

From left, Ziaullah Badshah, Mustafa Iqbal and Mohamed Arshad were convicted of raping girls aged between 14 and 16

endure the additional trauma of a lengthy trial and therefore relive their experiences.

"Thankfully, justice has prevailed but that is not enough. Here in Wales we should be pursuing every possible avenue so to ensure that children are protected.

"We need to fully understand why institutions

tasked with protecting children frequently failed to do so; examine the evidence; develop recommendations to prevent future abuse; and action them in full."

Mr Thomas is also alarmed that none of the first round of local investigations launched by the Statutory Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs is in Wales. It is focused on Bradford and Keighley, Oldham and London. He said: "This

means that the inquiry is not currently looking in detail at what has happened anywhere here. That fact is indefensible. Welsh victims and children deserve better."

He said he feared the "lack of attention already given to Wales" will "have a negative impact on trust and confidence here".

Mr Thomas told the First Minister: "To ensure we have the best opportunity possible to learn how our

organisations can better protect our children, Reform Wales urge you to bring forward an independent Wales-wide inquiry into grooming gangs, too." He has also written to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, asking if she will "deport any foreign national found guilty of grooming gang activity in Wales".

The Welsh government said: "We are engaging fully with the UK inquiry, working with partners to

'We will determine what action is needed'

support its work.

"We will carefully consider its findings and determine what further action is needed in Wales."

The inquiry said further "local area investigations" will be announced, adding: "This is a national inquiry and evidence from across England and Wales will inform its findings and recommendations. Victims and survivors can share their experiences regardless of where they live."

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ANDREW Mountbatten-Windsor last week recalled how he came face-to-face with an alleged stalker wearing a balaclava who chased him while he was walking his dogs on the Sandringham Estate. Alex Jenkinson, 39, is charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards the former Duke of York in Norfolk on May 6. Suffolk Police are also applying for a civil Stalking Protection Order against Mr Jenkinson, relying on evidence from Andrew and searches on the defendant's phone.

The former prince's statement was read out at Westminster magistrates' court on Thursday. But the most interesting part was that Mr Jenkinson was not allowed to enter – having arrived at court with his dog. His lawyer explained her client is homeless and currently staying at a Travelodge so could not leave his dog there.

She told the judge the dog provides him with support as he suffers from ADHD. However, Judge Ikram took a dim view, saying: "I'm not prepared to have a dog in the courtroom simply because he is homeless and he happens to keep a dog." So the hearing went ahead without the

defendant, whose arm was in a sling, as he stayed outside with his dog, Indie. Mr Jenkinson is on bail with conditions not to go near Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Windsor, Highgrove or Andrew. The trial is scheduled for December 21.

The King paid a sweet tribute to his late grandmother, the Queen Mother, as he planted a special rose in the gardens of her beloved private home, the Castle of Mey. The keen gardener spent years lovingly restoring the gardens, and the King previously recalled that his grandmother sparked his own life-long passion for gardening.

The Queen Mother typically spent three weeks at the castle in August each year and the King, who has visited from a young age, has continued this tradition. He makes the pit stop on his way to Balmoral Castle, where he'll spend the remainder of the summer and the start of September.

I ENTERED a new decade (the big 3-0) during the Commonwealth Games, and despite working I had a lovely day. I wore a tiara, sash and big birthday badge – which some people hilariously thought was part of my everyday attire...

However, one thing I didn't do to mark my day was jump in a pool holding a bunch of helium balloons or film myself dancing around the kitchen.

If you're unsure what I'm referring to, it was Meghan Markle's 45th birthday last week, and she did just that. It was a bizarre series of posts best left on the camera reel or seat just to her mum. But let's be honest, it's not the worst video she's shared – remember the one of her dancing while in labour? I'm cringing just remembering it.

EMILY

in Palace

with Royal Editor EMILY FERGUSON

Family norms are tellingly familiar

Picture: OREN HUMPHREYS/PA

Kate and William, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland, enjoy the action with Charlotte, Louis and George at Glasgow games

I'M BACK in the hot seat after two weeks working as an announcer at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Inside the SEC at the bowls and para bowls, Team England had another incredible medal haul, winning three golds, two silvers and a bronze. It was an amazing experience and it was fantastic that the Games were so well attended by members of the Royal Family. We had several visitors to the bowls, with the Duke of Edinburgh clearly loving it so much he popped in twice!

It was great to see our little-known sport get the attention of senior royals, and due to the cut-price Games only hosting 10 events, it also allowed for greater prominence in the press.

However, my last day in the job on August 1, saw the ultimate collision of my day job and my hobby.

Having started work at 6am, introducing the athletes and chatting with the players, I rushed over to the Hydro for the afternoon as

five special royal visitors were on their way – the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children.

I quickly changed hats and started reporting on the rare family outing, which marked George, Charlotte and Louis's first official public outing in Scotland. Having watched the thrilling netball semi-final between Australia and Jamaica (which saw Jamaica defeat the world No1s by a single point), the Wales family walked out of the arena and stopped to chat with volunteers and athletes.

The children were impeccably well-behaved, joining in the conversations and having fun high-fiving Games mascot, Finnie; before heading into their cars to travel the four miles to the velodrome.

But the final stop on their busy day out was where the family really came into their own. As they sat down chatting to athletes at Wales House, their demeanour and conversations served as a reminder once again that George, Charlotte and Louis are children – growing up in similar environments to everyone else.

There were chats about sports days, sib-

ling rivalry and George's hilarious, embarrassed reaction when asked if he wanted to see his parents in lycra on a tandem bike – "No!" he said, without hesitation.

Louis was the classic youngest child when he admitted: "Charlotte says I'm not very good" at doing handstands, with his arms crossed against his chest. And when the conversation moved to favourite sports, Louis's answer of the high jump prompted a hilarious reaction from his parents: "That's news to us!"

This candid insight into home life with the Waleses serves to remind us that, regardless of their titles and position in the line of succession, at the heart is a family navigating the same norms as every other parent.

William and Catherine embarrass their children just like any other mum and dad, and they can't predict what their little ones will say any more than other parents can.

The future King and Queen appear to be raising three happy, grounded, well-rounded children and it was a delight to report on them on my final day at the Games.

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HE'S BEEN a fixer, babysitter, nurse maid, bodyguard, alibi, and most importantly, a friend to some of the biggest stars in pop music. Eric Barrett was a roadie turned tour manager who spent nearly five decades working with everyone from The Beatles to Madonna.

The roll call of musicians he toured with is unparalleled: David Bowie, Cat Stevens, Billy Idol, George Michael, Luther Vandross, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King and Aerosmith (on his final tour).

Still, there's one star who the Glaswegian believes stands on the shoulders of these celebrity giants. "No matter what I did afterward, or who I worked for, I'll forever be known as Jimi Hendrix's roadie," he says.

Eric, who is about to turn 80, offers a fascinating account of what it is like to live in a rock star's orbit in his memoir Experienced: On The Road With Jim Hendrix and Beyond, published this week.

"I was in my early 20s when I worked for Jimi and we were only together for three years until he died," he says quietly from his home in Santa Monica, California, where he lives with wife Michelle. "I still count that as one of the very worst moments of my life."

Hendrix was just 27 years old when he died after choking on his own vomit following an accidental barbiturate overdose. His best-known songs, including Hey Joe, Purple Haze, All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child, defined his short but powerful career. Today's he is celebrated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".

Eric, himself only 24 at the time, was naturally devastated by Jimi's untimely death.

"He wasn't just my boss and possibly the greatest musician I ever worked with, he was my friend," he says.

Hendrix's tour manager Gerry Stickells broke the news to Eric over the phone. In the immediate aftermath, as word of the singer's shocking death spread, it was Eric's job as fixer to get Jimi's girlfriend, the German figure skater and artist Monika Dannemann, away from the press pack already camped outside the Samarkand Hotel in Notting Hill, where Hendrix died.

"I hooked lots of different hotel rooms to throw the press off the scent," he says of that bewildering day on September 18, 1970. "[Monika] was just a kid herself."

After Hendrix ingested the drugs, the couple fell asleep. The next morning, Monika found she couldn't wake her boyfriend. A grief-stricken Eric later overdosed on the prescriptive sedative Mandrax and, in a scene hauntingly similar to that of Jimi and Monika, his girlfriend couldn't wake him up for three days.

"I had my own near miss," he admits today. "It could have happened to any of us in Jimi's group of friends. That it happened to Jimi himself was heartbreaking."

Eric has remained largely silent for 55 years about that time until now. But he confesses that in the few interviews he gave after Hendrix's death, he lied about the star's drug taking. "I didn't want his memory tarnished in any way, so I denied that he ever used drugs at all," he explains, understandably perhaps.

Mitch Mitchell, the drummer with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, later gave Eric Hendrix's treasured Gibson Flying V guitar. "That guitar went everywhere with me for years, stored under the bed of every apartment I ever lived in," says Eric.

He swore never to sell it, only reneging his promise to pay for an expensive divorce and the upbringing of his two children. The guitar later sold for $100,000 -

Eric Barrett, today, has penned memoir

I worked with The Beatles, David Bowie and Madonna ...but I will forever be JIMI HENDRIX'S ROADIE

EXCLUSIVE: Glaswegian tour manager Eric Barrett has written a memoir about his three wild years with the world's greatest guitarist. KAREN ROCKETT speaks to him

five times what Eric sold it for - and is currently displayed in the Hard Rock Cafe in London.

Eric says the dining chain bought it for $1 million dollars. "I should never have sold it," he sighs today, "but at the time I really needed the money."

Ironically it was Hendrix's death that forced Eric back on the road and led to his extraordinarily successful career, initially as a lighting director for US singer-songwriter James Taylor before he became tour manager for David Bowie among others.

"David was the greatest showman of anyone I ever worked with," says Eric. "The day he died I cried all day."

But long before he lost close friends Jimi and David, Eric was no stranger to loss.

"My dad died when I was five," he says. He worked in the coal mines and steel mills in Scotland breathing in all the toxins. He was only 39."

The family lived in Coatbridge, a suburb of Glasgow, on a council estate. "Your career choices were limited to

working in the coal mines, the steel mills or the shipyard - or just hanging around betting shops gambling your dole money," writes Eric, who was one of four children.

He was determined that he would not suffer the same fate as his father and, like many working class boys, pop music was a way out.

"I had dreams like every young person," he says today. "I wanted to be a singer and I'd won a few competitions and thought 'this is it', but I was sacked from the band I was in and replaced by someone they thought was better."

ERIC WAS replaced in the beat band The Cravats, which went on to become Marmalade, by Dean Ford, its eventual lead singer. He became a Butlins Red Coat in Ayr where he met a band from Liverpool called Koobas. Soon he was setting up their instruments and sound equipment.

His book details an hilarious early Beatles gig in Glasgow which Koobas supported. Eric found himself outside the venue surrounded by a mob of Beatles fans who

shouted "Paul" at him having mistaken him for the mop top singer.

"By the time it dawned on me that these fans thought I was Paul McCartney, they'd already broken through the police line and were running toward me," he recalls. "The fans got closer, screaming hysterically, so I turned and ran - and then I hit a dead end, a wall about eight feet high."

"I managed to clamber up to the top of the wall, tearing a hole in my trousers and scraping my hands raw. As I dropped down the other side, though, a fan grabbed the end of my trailing scarf and started to pull."

"I did the only thing I could: I unwrapped the scarf from my neck and dropped down the other side of the wall. By the time I reached the pub, my eyes were streaming, my fingers were bleeding, and my neck was so swollen I could hardly swallow."

Eric's taste of Beatlemania held him in good stead for the chaos that surrounded Hendrix. "The girls just wanted to be with the band and if you were with the band you got a girl," he smiles.

And that included Eric who admits, to his shame, that he slept with Hendrix's girlfriend Monika after the singer's death.

One of Eric's many jobs from his Hendrix

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Eric and Hendrix arrive in London in 1970; meet the close-pals missing

era was repairing the instruments the singer famously smashed up on stage.

"I remember one really beautiful Fender Stratocaster that I loved. I watched in horror as he totally destroyed it during the encore of the Bologna gig on our first tour together," he sighs. "Backstage I asked him why he did it. Eric, I just couldn't get any more out of it man [Hendrix replied]. It had nothing left to give."

Eric also repaired his friend's guitar during his legendary Woodstock performance in August 1969.

He describes Hendrix as a "shy, insecure man, self conscious about his bad skin and deeply uncomfortable with being the centre of attention."

ON THEIR friendship, Eric says he was "a white kid from Glasgow" and Jimi was "a black kid from Seattle", adding: "We were two kids in their 20s living through an extraordinary time. One was a musical icon and the other forever grateful for the invite into his family for the wildest ride of his life."

He insists the sometimes tricky and volatile Hendrix had a "blade-sharp sense of humour" and was incredibly generous.

For Eric's 24th birthday in LA, Hendrix handed him 500 dollars to buy himself "something cool". Eric spent "the lot" on a leather coat despite the California heat. "I had never owned anything like it and I wore it to death. I wouldn't take it off," he laughs.

It wasn't all glamour though. Eric faced endless drug busts and remembers picking cocaine out of shag-pile carpets.

"I was glad when the Eighties rolled around and shag carpeting finally went out of fashion," he grins.

That decade he started working for an upcoming new singer who was to become the new Queen of Pop: Madonna.

"She worked incredibly hard but was also incredibly demanding," he recalls. "All I would hear all day was, 'ERIC, ERIC, ERIC' but she thoroughly deserves her success."

During one flight with the Vogue singer, she insisted he speak with the captain after they were delayed. "I looked across the aisle to see the actors Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris staring dumbfounded at me. Richard Harris shook his head and mouthed the words, 'I'm so sorry for you'. All I could do was shrug in response. That was just how travelling with Madonna could get."

Some 40 years after Hendrix died, having travelled the world and played in every major music venue, Eric felt it was finally time to hang up his backstage pass.

"I'd been drinking buddies with some of the wild men of rock," he writes in his book. "I'd woken up next to groupies, models and musicians and I'd done more cocaine and amphetamines than my body could handle."

Although he never made it as a rock star himself, Eric believes he has certainly "lived like a rock star". He also witnessed much music history being made along the way.

"So I retired," he says. "But like any old rock 'n' roller the urge to put on one more show never fully left me. When I see a plane going over ahead I wonder where it is going."

A wistful smile forms on his lips.

"And I would've given anything for the phone to magically ring with Jimi Hendrix on the line, asking me to do it all one last time."

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TaxPayers' Alliance's Shimeon Lee

1.2million foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit

AROUND one in six Universal Credit claimants were foreign nationals, costing taxpayers billions, latest figures show.

Of the 8,341,941 claiming the benefit in February, 1,291,628 were neither British nor Irish citizens.

Of these, 58% were European Economic Area citizens eligible for benefits under the EU settlement

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scheme. The remaining 483,470 were eligible due to humanitarian protection, refugee status, indefinite leave to remain or limited leave to remain, including family reunion status.

Yet 42.7% claiming under the EU settlement scheme were not working at all, as were 62% of foreign nation-

als granted protection. Universal Credit is available to those on a low income, out of work or unable to work, with the average being £960 a month. Reform UK's Lee Anderson, said: "Hardworking British taxpayers are sick and tired of picking up the bill while foreign nationals who are perfectly capable of working are supported by our welfare system.

"If you come to the UK, you should come to work, contribute and pay your way.

"Our welfare system should be a safety net for British people who genuinely need it."

Shimeon Lee, policy analyst at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "Taxpayers will be shocked to find themselves paying welfare to more than a million foreign nationals. Ministers must urgently review benefit entitlements and ensure support is only given to those truly in need."

However, Dr Ben Brindle, of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, said: "The share of foreign nationals claiming

Universal Credit is roughly in line with their share of the population. That overall share has not changed dramatically over the past few years.

"A higher share of non-citizen claimants are now refugees and Ukrainians, which is to be expected because there are more of them in the UK than a few years ago. Several others groups, like workers and students, typically aren't eligible for benefits."

A government spokesman said: "The proportion of Universal Credit claimants who are foreign nationals has fallen in the past year.

"We are committed to reducing net migration, and through the Home Office's immigration White Paper, we are making changes which will upskill the domestic workforce and double the time that migrants must live in the country before they qualify for any public funds.

"These reforms will ensure those who seek to live here permanently contribute to our country first, paying in more than they take out."

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Let's make a hobbit of this, Frodo

BY STEPHEN BEECH

OLD hobbits do die hard as Lord Of The Rings stars Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd reunited 25 years on.

Wood, 45, starred as hero Frodo Boggins in the award-winning fantasy films, with Astin, Monaghan and Boyd playing Sam, Merry and Pippin.

A snap on Instagram of their dinner, more than two decades on from their last film together, referenced their roles as the small creatures of the film trilogy with Monaghan, 49, writing: "Four halflings. Three cocktails. Two desserts. One great night of conversation. More to come."

The franchise is set to return to cinemas next year with The Hunt For Gollum.

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OLYMPIC ICONS' WARNING

22% PE cuts 'risk closing the door on the sporting superstars of tomorrow'

SPORTING greats have united to sound the alarm about Labour's plans for PE lessons – warning that opportunities for children in state schools will be slashed.

Icons including Olympic swimmer Baroness Sharron Davies, gold-medal-winning Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and record-breaking decathlete Daley Thompson claim an overhaul of how PE and sport is supported in primary schools will result in a 22% funding cut.

They say the country risks 'closing the door on the sporting superstars of tomorrow'.

Paralympic swimmer Lord Chris Holmes, tennis coach Judy Murray, former sports minister Baroness Kate Hoey and pioneering sailor Tracy Edwards are also urging Education Secretary and key Andy Burnham ally Lucy Powell to scrap plans to replace the 'PE and sport premium' with a 'partnerships network'.

In a joint letter they express 'profound disappointment' at the planned changes, saying they will 'inevitably mean fewer opportunities for children to be active,

'The intervention shows how much of an own goal it is'

develop new skills and discover a lifelong love of sport'.

Headteachers have described the plan as 'deeply concerning', while the Schools Week specialist news site calculates the 'funding is 22% less than the equivalent value of the old premium'.

In the letter to Ms Powell, the sports stars tell how the PE premium was introduced in 2013 to build on the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics. It has enabled schools to invest in specialist coaches and improve facilities, they say.

The letter adds: 'It is vital that state schools continue to offer a diverse range of sporting activities. Many of our nation's most successful athletes attribute their achievements to high-quality school provision. Both Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill [the gold-medal-winning heptathlete at London 2012] and Sir Mo Farah [who has four Olympic golds at 5,000m and 10,000m] have famously credited their PE teachers and school sports programmes with sparking their future success.'

The government argues that by replacing the premium with the partner-

ships network – which will feature 'targeted support based on need' – and giving boosts for capital investment, it will end up providing more cash.

But luminaries behind the letter warn of a 'long-term impact on children's health' at a time when 'British children are some of the unhealthiest in Western Europe'.

They add: 'Without guaranteed support, schools will struggle to maintain their provisions, meaning fewer students will experience the transformative power of sport, and we risk closing the door on the sporting superstars of tomorrow.'

Baroness Davies launched a further attack, saying: 'This reckless decision is going to have a shocking impact on our schools' ability to offer PE and

sport and could have a devastating impact on the UK's sporting chances going forward.

'The cut to funding will make it harder for children to access sport – unfairly impacting some of the most disadvantaged.

'The fact is we need more sport, not less. Children need sport to develop confidence and resilience that stays with them for life.

'The new Education Secretary has the chance to right one of her predecessor's biggest mistakes and reinstate the PE and sport premium in full, allowing every child to have the chance to have their lives transformed by sport, just like I did.'

Shadow education minister Saqib Bhatti said: 'This important intervention from British sporting royalty shows how much of an own goal Labour's PE funding cut is. Our

children need sport and PE to keep fit and healthy, and it is also proven to help develop healthier and more resilient individuals in the future.

'Whilst Bridget Phillipson [the previous Education Secretary] spent millions on pompous advertising campaigns, Lucy Powell has the opportunity to send a clear signal to schools that she will do things differently. That's why I am urging the Education Secretary to get back to the drawing board and properly fund PE and sport to give every child a chance to thrive.'

The Department for Education said: 'Every child deserves to be active, healthy and happy – whatever their background or ability. Our new PE partnerships network delivers that, with tailored support for

schools, expert coaches, swimming and water-safety provision and more extra-curricular opportunities. We're increasing our one-off transition payment from £100m to £150m, on top of £530m for the new network and around £200m in capital funding. That's over £1billion for PE and sport – more than the £960m flat-cash [the premium] would have delivered.'

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Daley Thompson, Baroness Davies, Judy Murray and Baroness Grey-Thompson are among the signatories to a letter to Education Secretary Lucy Powell, left, amid plans to overhaul PE lessons

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Dales scarecrow festival is a Marvel to behold...

BY JAYMI MCCANN

THIS could be Spider-Man's greatest save yet... not bad for a gnaïle without a brain.

The all-action superhero is one of the stars of the Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival, which started yesterday in the Yorkshire Dales village.

Locals create the fantastic figures from straw, and this year's stars include Paddington, Jews, Wallace and Gremli, and Dracula.

Visitors are encouraged to find them all – and not cake laid on by the organisers, with all money raised going to community causes.

The two-week festival has been going for 32 years. Bosses said: "Thanks to such an enthusiastic response from villagers, more scarecrows appear every year."

Villagers have come up with comical creations including Spider-Man, Jews, Wallace, and the Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival.

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'Give licence payers power over the BBC'

MARGARET Thatcher's privatisation guru Lord Redwood says homes with a BBC licence should be given shares in the corporation and its commercial arm floated on the stock exchange.

The peer said: "The BBC should be a mutual with all licence fee-payers holding a single share, choosing the director general and influencing the services they want."

In the 1980s, Lord Redwood helped convince the Iron Lady that industries controlled by the state would flourish if brought into the private sector. Now he is arguing for the sale of BBC Commercial, which makes and sells shows worldwide. He said the broadcaster should "raise substantial new capital on the UK stock market and put the money into new technology, talent and programmes".

The Tory warned: "The UK media industry is losing out massively to the US as UK customers spend their money on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney to get the programmes they want, whilst also having to pay the UK

TV tax, the BBC licence fee." He is scathing about BBC Commercial delivering £2.2 billion in revenue in 2024/5, but returning £377 million to the BBC. Lord Redwood said: "The UK can do much better than that if we change the management and model of this state broadcaster. The US media majors have a combined turnover of 30 times that of the BBC."

His intervention comes as Auntie's Royal Charter – setting out its rules and mission – goes through its 10-year review before renewal in 2028.

The BBC, which charges £180 a year for a standard licence, said: "[It] must deliver radical reform to secure a funding model that is universal, fair, sustainable, and future-proof."

The government said the changes must ensure the BBC is efficient, generates more money and represents and delivers for every Briton.

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MND EXPERT PRAISES HEROES

Rob and Doddie were 'so courageous to show their symptoms... I felt like a bit of a useless doctor'

THE bravery of rugby legends Rob Burrow and Doddie Weir in raising awareness of motor neurone disease as they deteriorated was inspiring, says a world-leading researcher into the disease.

Professor Dame Pamela Shaw, who has devoted her working life to finding a cure, said people were aware of MND because of astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.

But it took Doddie and Rob, and fellow rugby star Sir Kevin Sinfield, to shine a spotlight on it and collect millions for research.

Dame Pamela said: "These high-profile sportsmen, it was so courageous of them to show their symptoms to the world when they have been such powerful athletes themselves.

"But they have done an awful lot to raise awareness, and their families have as well."

Her own contributions to beating MND include driving the creation of the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, which now employs more than 300 clinicians and researchers.

She told Desert Island Discs her interest in neurology was sparked on a school trip aged just three when she witnessed a boy having a brain scan for a tumour. Dame Pamela, who was living in Kuwait at the time, said: "I always knew even though I was still at school that I was interested in the brain and the nervous system.

"When I was a trainee neurologist helping with clinics and so on, just something about the plight of MND patients really got to me.

"It made me feel like a bit of a useless doctor really. There were no drugs of any sort to help protect the motor neurones.

"We did not even intervene very well with troublesome symptoms like swallowing difficulties or breathing difficulties.

"So I almost used to dread getting a set of notes for a MND patient because I could do so little to help." When she told colleagues she

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would focus her work on MND they warned her it would be very depressing.

She admitted: "It is in a way. I write condolence letters to families almost every week. But you have to learn to control the sadness that you feel for the families. You don't stop feeling the sadness or compassion, but learn to control how it displays itself."

Dame Pamela told Radio 4 host Lauren Laverne the progression of MND varies and Prof Hawking had it for half a century.

But she said: "In its worst form it can be really rapidly changing causing major problems within 12 months of the first symptom.

"That speed of change makes it very frightening for patients and their families." Prof Hawking died aged 76 in 2018 and Doddie at 52, six years after diagnosis. Rob was given only two years to live but survived for four, dying aged 41 in 2024.

The Sheffield institute was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 thanks to donations of £12million. Its capacity will double in October when a new building opens.

Dame Pamela, who graduated in 1979, has carried out world-leading work, including the introduction of riluzole, the only drug found to increase survival of some MND patients. She also discovered non-invasive ventilation improved quality of life and lifespan. And she remains hopeful better treatments are on the horizon, saying: "That's why I can't retire yet."

Her record choices for the show included Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell and Somethin' Stupid by Frank and Nancy Sinatra. Book pick was the collected works of Kristin Hannah and luxury item, a rose.

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Health Secretary Cooper hails rugby legend as she pledges faster support

Yvette Cooper in Sheffield

HEALTH Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced faster support for people living with motor neurone disease.

The minister pledged better care for patients during a visit to the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds, which was named after the rugby league great who died, aged 41, in 2024 after battling the terminal disease for more than four years.

Ms Cooper highlighted his crucial work in raising awareness and improving support for those affected, also acknowledging the efforts of his family and former teammate Sir Kevin

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Sinfield. She said: "What we've got to do now is make sure the principles that apply here about supporting families and patients are applied throughout the NHS and also in our social care system too.

"That's why when Andy Burnham set out a vision for a National Care Service, we prioritised MND as being something we should focus on now, providing social care support for affected families and speeding it up as well."

Tanya Curry, chief executive of the Motor

Neurone Disease Association, welcomed her announcement, saying: "We hear time and time again of people with MND forced to battle a system that is slow, disjointed and too complex to move quickly enough to support people with a rapidly progressing disease.

"This must change - Ms Cooper's statement suggests she agrees and that there is willingness at the highest levels of government to transform the experience for people with MND.

"We must now see that willingness turned into action, with real solutions implemented in health and social care."

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EXCLUSIVE: On the 85th anniversary of his crash over France, questions have arisen over exactly who downed the irascible Battle of Britain ace amid the intriguing suggestion it might have been a fellow RAF pilot. By ANDY SAUNDERS

BY ANY metric, the legless Battle of Britain “ace” Douglas Bader was a divisive figure in the RAF. In today’s parlance he might be described as a “Marmite” character. But this divergence of opinion cast a shadow over Bader’s service career from the very outset.

After losing his legs in a 1931 flying accident whilst disobeying rules and showing off, his peers were little surprised. His flying career was seemingly over and he despondently found employment with oil company Shell.

Yet it speaks much to his determined character that he battled disability to rejoin the RAF on the outbreak of war, and while many would laud and revere Bader, unquestioningly following him into battle, others held a less charitable view.

Either way, there was universal shock throughout the service when he was brought down over France exactly 85 years ago today. It was a shock also felt nationally. Squadron Leader Bader’s downing on August 9, 1941 would become shrouded in layers of controversy. How exactly had his glittering career as a fighter pilot ended?

In breathless prose laid out by Bader’s biographer in the hagiographic Reach for the Sky in 1954, Paul Brickhill relates Bader’s own account: a Messerschmitt 109 had simply collided with his Spitfire from behind, slicing off the tail. Bader was adamant as to those circumstances and remained so.

That his Spitfire lost its tail is without doubt. But the story of what really happened is a little murkier.

Also without doubt, Bader was trapped in the cockpit of the disintegrating fighter by one of his artificial legs. Luckily, he escaped when its leather strap broke and threw him clear. Bruised and battered, and minus one artificial leg, he descended by parachute and into captivity.

For decades, the narrative established in Brickhill’s book – the biggest selling hardback in 1954 – survived scrutiny. It was further cemented into history as “fact” in the 1956 film, which carried the same title as the book and starred Kenneth More as the indomitable flyer.

But More’s Bader was a long way short of resembling the real character. With Bader still alive, and post-war Britain eager for the telling of heroism and derring-do in a Boy’s Own-style, More’s portrayal could not have been anything other than it was: gung-ho, heroic, and likeable to a degree.

That Bader was supremely heroic is beyond question, the war rightly making him famous. But those who knew him – myself included – would agree that he could be insufferable. Many of those who served with him knew him to be aggressive, bullying, arrogant, cantankerous, foul-mouthed and boorish. But a leader all the same.

Writing to me in 2007, Battle of Britain

Was Douglas Bader shot down by friendly fire?

Fighter Command leader Air Child Marshal Lord Hugh Dowding talks to Bader with other Battle of Britain pilots in 1945

veteran, Squadron Leader Peter Brown AFC, knew him and had flown with him. He was little enamoured of Bader, writing: “Bader’s disregard for authority was equalled only by his disregard of the truth.”

Brown added: “Further, I feel I can make a reasonable case for him to have been shot down by [one of his pilots].”

Both are incendiary remarks. But worthy of analysis, nonetheless. Taking the final point first, I had uncovered the possibility that Bader had been shot down by friendly fire long before Peter Brown had raised it.

Independently of Brown, I had spoken to another pilot from Bader’s Tangmere Wing who was shot down and taken POW the same day. His story makes sense in the context of what happened to Bader.

In his own words, this other hapless pilot set down his experiences of August 9, 1941. Importantly, it included details of an engagement with what he perceived to have been a

Messerschmitt 109. In his description of shooting, it down, he provided a detailed account. It uncannily mirrors the facts known about Bader’s Spitfire loss.

Importantly, the timing and location match. Significantly, the RAF pilot talked about blasting the “Messerschmitt 109” at close range with 20mm cannon, seeing the entire tail and rear fuselage break away and watching the pilot struggling to get out of the cockpit.

FINALLY, at around 6,000ft, he saw the pilot fall free. All are circumstances common to the destruction of Bader’s Spitfire. Was this pure coincidence? Could a Messerschmitt 109 have been downed in an exact carbon copy of Bader’s own demise?

Military archives and archaeology suggest not. First, Luftwaffe records are clear: only

one Messerschmitt 109 was lost that day and time, and over St Omer where the action took place. Not only that, but this Messerschmitt 109 can be positively tied to the victory of another Tangmere pilot who watched the doomed enemy aircraft plunge earthwards.

With morbid fascination, Pilot Officer “Nip” Heppell saw the pilot of “his” Messerschmitt bale out and fall with an unopened parachute, while another Tangmere pilot observed its wreckage burning on the ground near Aire-sur-la-Lys, close to a canal.

In 2004, a planned excavation revealed the wreckage of a Messerschmitt 109. It was near a canal, close to Aire-sur-la-Lys. Elderly locals remembered its pilot landed dead with an unopened parachute. Importantly, a serial number found at the crash site revealed this was the aircraft lost on August 9, 1941, and resulted in the death of Unteroffizier Albert Schlager. He had fallen with an unopened parachute.

Significantly, the wreckage showed the tail section had been intact when the aircraft hit

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the ground – thus, it could not be the “Messerschmitt” seen to have had its tail blown off. Therein lies a problem: there were certainly no other Messerschmitts lost in that battle.

The relevant German records are precise and do not show any other Messerschmitt damaged which would certainly have been the case if one had collided with Bader’s Spitfire. Not only that, but no German fighter pilots claimed an RAF aircraft destroyed that can be linked to Bader.

There is only one conclusion – Bader was downed by friendly fire.

To be fair to Bader, he may have been unaware as to what caused the catastrophic loss of his tail unit and was thus not untruthful in his telling of events. On the other hand, he may have had an inkling. To protect the other pilot, maybe he simply concocted a different narrative?

Having regard to Bader’s character, however, the notion he had been shot down at all would be anathema. After all, he was too good for that. To have been shot down by one of his own men would be more humili-

ating than by a German. This wasn’t how heroic combat between chivalrous knights of the air should end. Least of all for Bader.

A thorn in his captor’s sides, his disruptive behaviour impacted other prisoners, the punitive responses affecting everyone. Nevertheless, he was respected by his jailers. Entertained in a Luftwaffe mess when first brought down, free passage was offered for an RAF aircraft to deliver a replacement leg. In the event, it was dropped by parachute during a raid.

Ultimately incarcerated in the infamous Colditz Castle, the troublesome Bader became ever more unpopular among fellow prisoners. That unpopularity extended to his batman in Colditz, Aircraftsman Alex Ross.

With Ross selected for repatriation in 1943, Bader told him he couldn’t go home. “You came here as my lackey, and you will bloody well stay until we are both liberated,” Ross claimed he was told. Little wonder he was sometimes loathed in captivity as much as on active service.

For the unfortunate fighter pilot who perhaps accidentally downed Bader, there was

no shame in what happened. Even if he was aware. Friendly fire became an unfortunate feature in air warfare; situations of kill or be killed meant nano seconds for life-or-death decisions. In September 1939, for instance, the RAF’s first fighter pilot fatality of the war resulted from Spitfires battling with Hurricanes. Such things were by no means uncommon.

Released from captivity, Bader’s post-war fame grew exponentially. Although he returned to work for Shell, he involved himself in a variety of charitable endeavours and was made CBE in 1956.

MELLOWED in temperament, he could still be irascible and dogmatic. As founder of the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, I once contacted Bader to seek his patronage. Bader was adamant – the museum was doomed to fail; he could not support it and would encourage others not to do so. One

would like to think, however, that Bader would be delighted he was wrong.

It is now one of the most successful independent aviation museums in the UK, sited on an airfield inextricably linked to the Bader legend. Bader would go on to devote himself to rehabilitating those who lost limbs through accident or illness. In this noble endeavour, he became a different kind of hero for which was knighted in 1976. He died in 1982.

With the CBE and Knighthood having been added to the DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, Legion d’Honneur, Croix de Guerre, and being mentioned in despatches three times, he was arguably Britain’s most famous war hero. An impressive tally of over 22 enemy aircraft destroyed underlined that status.

As a war hero, Wing Commander Sir Douglas Bader was certainly a flawed character. He became an almost sacred and unassailable figure; a man who proved it was possible to be simultaneously courageous, disabled, famous, deeply unpleasant and caringly benevolent.

But a hero, nonetheless.

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Vaccine reduces cases worldwide

BY JONATHAN WALKER Whitehall Editor

LABOUR'S plans to axe funding for polio vaccines risks creating a pandemic that could hit the UK, experts have warned.

Sarah Champion, Labour chair of the International Development Committee, is leading calls for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reverse the decision, which was made under former PM Sir Keir Starmer and is due to come into force in December.

It comes after the polio virus was detected in London sewage on two occasions this year, despite being officially eradicated from Europe since 2003.

The virus is highly contagious and while symptoms are often mild or nonexistent, it can lead to permanent disability or death. Cases have fallen

Polio vaccination axe may spark pandemic

from 350,000 worldwide in 1988 to fewer than 2,000 recorded each year, largely due to vaccination programmes.

However, United Nations agency Unicef has warned the UK's decision to stop funding inoculations could be disastrous.

Ms Champion told the Sunday Express: "It's deeply worrying that

the UK is risking what Unicef calls 'a major global public health disaster' by pulling out of this programme to eradicate polio.

"This cut will not kick in until the end of the year – so there is still time for ministers to reverse this decision, as part of what must be a wider rethink of the aid cuts by Andy Burnham's new government."

The UK has contributed some £1.4 billion to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative since 1995. Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty told Parliament last year: "This has enabled GPEI to reduce wild poliovirus cases by over 99%."

However, the government announced in March that it was axing this funding as part of cuts to the aid budget designed to allow more money to go towards a boost to national defence spending.

Unicef's representative in Afghanistan, one of the few countries where polio remains prevalent, has warned MPs that this could

allow the virus to return. Asked about the impact of the UK withdrawing funding for polio vaccines, Dr Tajudeen Oyewale said: "A withdrawal by any major donor from that partnership will weaken the whole system and it will lead to a global spread of world polio virus. Nobody wants that."

He told Ms Champion's committee: "That would be a major global public health disaster because all the progress we have made in eradicating a world polio virus that is now limited to just two countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, it will spread because people are moving every day."

Wastewater from sewage plants around England is checked for the presence of polio regularly, and the latest finding was in March.

More than nine in 10 children in England are vaccinated against polio, as part of a "six-in-one vaccine" protecting against a range of conditions, but take up is lower among some ethnic minority communities.

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ACTRESS Elisabeth Moss earns her pinstripes filming scenes for a new legal drama based on a crime novel by British author Jack Jordan.

The Handmaid's Tale star, 44, was shooting Conviction with actors Sebastian de Souza, 33, and Adam Godley, 62, at a park in Downtown, Manhattan, on Wednesday. Also on set was Amadeus Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham, 86.

Based on the novel of the same name by Jordan, 33, the adaptation sees Moss play Neve Harper, an attorney blackmailed into compromising her ethics in a high-profile murder case.

Moss, known for playing Peggy Olson in Mad Men and June Osborne in The Handmaid's Tale, is also an executive producer for the drama expected on Disney+ this year or early 2027.

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BY HANNAH BRITT

WHEN Natasha Lambert sailed across the Atlantic, it was more than an ocean she conquered. Backed by her family, the 29-year-old overcame setbacks that many would think insurmountable.

Born with cerebral palsy, Natasha cannot use her arms or legs, and struggles to speak. Her breath control, however, is top notch – giving her inventive father a cunning idea.

Sister Rachel, 19, explains: “Growing up, it was never a ‘no’ for Tash, but an ‘OK, how can we make this happen?”

“When she expressed an interest in sailing, Tash wanted to not just be a passenger. She wanted to be in control of the boat. But when we did some research near our home in Cowes, the technology just wasn’t there.

“Dad is an electrician by day, but a mad inventor by night.

“Off he went into his shed and he created a custom ‘sip-and-puff’ breath-control system for Tash, so that she could independently skipper and steer sailing boats.” The sip-and-puff proved life-changing for Natasha, giving her independence and control.

A small tube is held securely in her mouth by a modified helmet.

Sipping (inhaling) on the tube turns the boat right, while puffing (blowing) turns it left. A tongue-operated LED light beam switch inside the straw also helps her control the sails.

Rachel says: “Tash can easily drink from a straw, so that was the basis of it.

“They started with a model boat that she could control on a pond, then upgraded and upgraded until it became a full-size boat. Then Tash got on board.”

Gary’s ingenious invention was a game-changer. Natasha says: “I loved it.”

Rachel continues: “Even when people are pushing Tash’s wheelchair, they’ll just push her out across the road without saying, ‘We’re turning now.’ On the boat, it’s all Tash. She decides where we’re going and when we’re going.”

The family started by getting Tash to sail on rivers.

Aged 11, it was time to tackle the Solent, the strait between their home the Isle of Wight and the mainland.

Rachel says: “She sailed across, no fear, all by herself. We were sailing beside her on another boat. She was supposed to stop and let the instructor on, but instead she turned around and kept sailing straight back across. There’s a stigma around disabilities and, because Natasha is in a wheelchair, people assume there’s a mental disability.

“But in Tash’s case, that’s not at all true. She has the same hopes, dreams and wants as anyone else. And she’s as determined as hell.”

For her first charity challenge, in September 2012, Natasha sailed her boat Miss Isle Too around the Isle of Wight, raising more than £17,000, shared

Natasha and her sister Rachel on board the carlinder as converted to ‘Tash’ can and it with sip-and-puff system built by her dad

Sailor Tash tames the Atlantic, using only her breath

between the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, RNLI and Scope. The following year, she completed a solo cross-Channel voyage from Boulogne to Dover.

And in 2014 she navigated, in stages, along the south coast of Britain up to Wales. She was then named Young Sailor of the Year. In 2015, Natasha and her family set up the Miss Isle School of Sip and Puff Sailing, based in Cowes, and registered as a charity.

It uses the breath-control technology developed by Gary to teach other young people with severe physical disabilities how to sail and skipper boats.

Later that year, Natasha was awarded a British Empire Medal for her charity work. But she is always seeking greater challenges. So, when Dame Ellen MacArthur, who broke the world record for the fastest solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in 2005, gave Tash a book on the Atlantic, it was her green light to sail across the ocean.

Rachel says of Dame Ellen,

Rachel, dad Gary, mum Mandy, who died this year, and Natasha sailed across the Atlantic, doing 3,000 miles in 18 days

also a Wight islander: “She signed it, ‘Here’s to the next one, Tash’.”

Two years of research followed before the family opted for a 46-foot catamaran called Blown Away. Rachel says: “A catamaran is a much more stable platform for Tash’s wheelchair and for moving around the boat. There’s a little bit more room. Then we started adapting it, which was another two years. Dad tore bits apart, took things out. We made doorways bigger, added track, so that Tash could be in a sling in rough weather to go up and down stairs. Tash’s sip-and-puff was added, too.”

Mum Mandy was the brains of the operation. Rachel says: “Mum pushed it all forwards. Then it was about training, getting used to the boat, getting used to living on it.”

The family of four set sail on November 22, 2020. Natasha was the skipper, supported by a team of five including Rachel, Gary and Mandy.

Midway, they encountered a ferocious storm but Natasha was fearless. Rachel says: “The weather, the ocean, doesn’t care if you’re in a wheelchair or not. It’s going to be the same for

everybody. It’s about skill – and Tash has that in spades.”

Sailing from Gran Canaria, Natasha and family travelled 3,000 miles to Saint Lucia in 18 days, 21 hours, 39 minutes and eight seconds. The journey was part of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers event, with over 50 crews taking part.

Natasha finished 28th. Rachel says: “Tash wanted to carry on when we got there. One of the first things she said was, ‘Now let’s do the Pacific.’

This year Mandy died from cancer, after being diagnosed last September. So, while waiting for the right time to tackle the Pacific, in November, sisters and dad will cross the Atlantic again in her memory.

They hope to raise £30,000 for three charities – the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, RNLI, where Rachel volunteers, and the Calvert Lakes activity centre for disabled people, where Natasha first sailed.

For Natasha, sailing means liberty. She says: “I don’t have a disability on the water. I feel free.”

Rachel adds: “I’m incredibly proud of Natasha. Her dream is the catalyst to everything we do.”

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HOLLYWOOD star Amanda Seyfried waved to Santa as she filmed a festive ad for luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co - in the height of summer. The Mamma Mia and The Housemaid actress was spotted in New York City wearing a grey overcoat, black top and black shoes, holding the hand of a young girl in a short, light-blue coat. Mum-of-two Amanda, 40, will next be seen in The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd, a prison-break thriller premiering at Toronto International Film Festival next month. She smiled and waved at Santa as she walked to the Manhattan shop window to view its festive display.

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A YOUNG entrepreneur and racing driver has advertised for a number of staff to drive him around, manage the housekeeping and maintain his designer wardrobe.

The wealthy "well-mannered" and "very charming young man" posted a series of £70,000 job adverts in The Lady, favoured by well-off readers and those looking for new domestic positions since 1885.

He wants a chauffeur who is also a butler as he is "so busy with his company and car racing itineraries that one person is just not enough to cover all the needs".

The successful applicant will be "happy to dedicate his life to this job", act as a valet, help to serve guests and be a chauffeur with all the experience of driving abroad necessary and the manners required, so opening doors, keeping the cars immaculate and being race side when he is on the track".

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Ideal would be "a batman in our army, maybe an ex-hotel housekeeper". A travelling valet to act as

housekeeper and driver is also wanted for the international businessman who lives in Mayfair for just 90 days a year and is almost constantly travelling.

They will work with another "to ensure a smooth service across occasional housekeeping when not in five star hotels, iron and wash designer clothes, pack and unpack, chauffeur internationally and be happy to serve at parties plus prep simple meals".

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POLICE have issued a fresh appeal for information to help to find a woman who went missing nearly half a century ago.

Sarjit Kaur Mann was 20 when she was last seen in September 1976, having been on holiday in France with her family.

Officers issued a renewed appeal yesterday, which would be her 70th birthday, making a plea for any information on her disappearance.

Originally from Birmingham and studying at the city's university, Sarjit had been on holiday with her family in Antibes in the south of France.

She stayed behind when they went home, saying she wanted to spend time with people she had met and visit museums.

Her family returned to Britain, but Sarjit was never seen again.

PC Shaun Reeve, from the West Midlands Police missing person unit, said: 'What happened to Sarjit in France remains a mystery and we have always kept an open mind. Sarjit was said to have met a group of young women of a similar age, one of whom was called Jane.

'We believe Jane called Sarjit's family a few days after they returned home and told them their daughter had drowned before hanging up. The caller was never identified.

'We hope someone who knew Sarjit and her family might help us piece together more about her life around the time she went missing.'

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Millions of smaller traders on barely half of Living Wage

MILLIONS of small traders are paying themselves just over half the National Living Wage while battling to stay afloat, a study has found.

The research revealed three in four small business owners were putting in considerably more hours than the average UK worker while being rewarded significantly less.

The National Living Wage – the lowest a UK adult employee over 21 can

'Entrepreneurs sacrifice income to stay afloat'

be paid – is currently set by the government at £12.71.

According to the study, most small business owners have paid themselves less than £20,000 a year for an average 49.6-hour week – working out at around £7.75 an hour.

The findings came from Enterprise Nation's latest Small

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Business Barometer, which painted a stark picture of how entrepreneurs have sacrificed their income to keep their business afloat.

On top of this, the study found owners were increasingly prioritising staff pay and running costs over taking any financial reward from the long hours they put in.

Aaron Asadi, CEO of Enterprise Nation, a support network for the UK's 5.7 million small firms and startups, warned the situation was 'unsustainable' with owners protecting their teams and customers by taking the hit themselves.'

Small business owners have called for Chancellor John Healey to lower their tax burden in October's Budget.

The survey found 76% of small business owners paid themselves under £20,000 this year, up sharply from around 63% last year.

The squeeze was even more severe for those employing staff,

Money worries are a headache for grafters

with 65% paying themselves less than £20,000, compared with 48% a year ago.

The study also uncovered a growing reluctance to borrow, with just 40% planning to seek external funding in the next 12 months – the lowest level since the barometer began in

spring 2023. Those seeking finance will ask for less, with 40% wanting under £10,000 – up from 27% last year. The annual survey also found 42% of small business owners have been paid late by customers during the past year – up from 24% to 34% recorded in 2023 and 2024.

Late payment remains a headache despite the Commercial Payments Bill, announced in the 2026 King's Speech. This would aim to improve cashflow by capping large companies' payment terms at 60 days, making interest on overdue invoices mandatory and strengthening enforcement against persistent late payers. Mr Asadi said: 'This year's barometer shows small business owners absorbing pressure personally.

'We need measures that ease the pressure on owner pay directly, get a grip on late payments, which are now costing small firms £26bn in overdue invoices at any one time, and restore the confidence to invest in growth.'

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The barefoot percussionist who redefines how to enjoy music, steps up for her first late night Prom with a concert inspired by an eclectic mix of artists. By JULIA KUTTNER

AN INSPIRING performer will make her 19th appearance on Tuesday at Britain's greatest celebration of music – The Proms. Standing barefoot on the famous stage of the Royal Albert Hall in London, Dame Evelyn Glennie will again prove that music is about far more than hearing.

The double Grammy Award winning solo percussionist, the only deaf recipient of the prestigious gong, who began losing her hearing at the age of eight, has spent a lifetime redefining what it means to be a musician.

Now aged 61, she has become one of Britain's most admired performers, an international advocate for inclusion and education, and the driving force behind a mission she hopes will outlive her – teaching the world to listen.

"This will be my 19th Prom but my first time giving a Late Night Prom, so it'll be a wonderful experience," she says.

"And of course sharing the platform with the BBC Singers and the Fantasia Orchestra will be very special indeed."

The Late Night Prom on Tuesday promises to be one of this year's most adventurous concerts, bringing together Vaughan Williams's Serenade To Music, originally written in honour of Proms founder Sir Henry Wood, alongside music inspired by Radiohead, jazz giants Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, Caroline Shaw's Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita and a world premiere from Heloise Werner.

For Dame Evelyn, it perfectly captures everything the Proms has always represented.

"The Proms are incredibly important," she says. "It's such a unique festival. The length of the festival, the diversity of the festival and the demographic who attends

it are absolutely extraordinary.

"When you think about the history of the Proms, there's nothing like it anywhere else in the world. It really is a celebration of human creativity, where we're celebrating the most extraordinary new music."

She believes that enduring success lies in its ability to embrace every generation: "The Proms celebrate young talent coming through alongside professionals who are legends. It's right across the board."

"They've embraced what society is about and ultimately they're keeping alive the importance of the creative spirit and how music truly is that bridge between one person and another."

Dame Evelyn performs barefoot to allow her body to absorb the vibrations travelling through the stage. This year's featured instrument is the halo, a percussion instrument that sits across her lap.

"It looks almost like a spaceship," she laughs. "It's an instrument I use for composing as well as performing and it featured in the music I wrote with Dan Jones for ITV's Code Of Silence."

For audiences watching, it is another reminder that Dame Evelyn experiences music differently. She has never accepted that deafness should define or limit what is possible. Instead, she has spent decades helping others understand that sound is something we experience with our whole bodies.

"Music consists of vibration," she explains. "That's what sound is. Our bodies are like one huge ear. When people see me on stage it allows them to reflect on what music really is and what a musician is."

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Through the Evelyn Glennie Foundation, she works with schools, universities, businesses, prisons and healthcare organisations, encouraging people to understand that listening is one of life's greatest skills.

"Our mission is to teach the world to listen," she says. "It's an organic progression from what my whole career has been about. No matter what profession you're in, listening is at the core of what we do.

"Whether you're in an office, talking with colleagues, discussing a project, standing at a bus stop or waiting in a queue, how we listen is absolutely crucial."

Her mission has also preserved one of Britain's most remarkable private collections of musical history.

HOUSED in Cambridgeshire, the Evelyn Glennie Collection contains more than 3,800 percussion instruments, alongside thousands of photographs, concert programmes, letters, percussion scores, costumes, tickets and memorabilia gathered throughout Dame Evelyn's extraordinary career.

She describes it as far more than a museum: "It's really a journey of humanity focusing on communication."

Visitors, schools and educators can arrange visits, but Dame Evelyn is determined the

collection will continue to grow long after her own lifetime.

"It is an important collection," she says. "It cannot stop once I've passed away. It will keep growing and whoever is looking after it will continue enlarging the collection. As more things become digital, there's an awful lot that has to be explored and catalogued."

Among the treasures are instruments dating back to the late 1700s and early 1800s, including a rare glass xylophone, a crystallophone. But one object has a particularly extraordinary story.

An Ugandan drum once owned by legendary percussionist James Blades was used to record the BBC's Morse code identification signal that was broadcast repeatedly throughout the Second World War.

"He was probably the most listened to drummer in the world," Dame Evelyn says with a smile. "And we have the actual drum that created that sound."

Although celebrated across the globe as the world's foremost solo percussionist, she remains disarmingly modest about her own achievements.

Receiving her Damehood from the late Queen in 2007 is something she still struggles to believe happened.

"It was obviously a huge surprise," she recalls. "I genuinely thought, 'Well, that's definitely gone to the wrong person.' I had to read the letter a few times and ask other people to read it just to make sure. It was a

wonderful honour, but with honours comes responsibility. They make you pause and reflect on everyone who has helped you reach that point."

Dame Evelyn has spent years campaigning for better access to music, education and opportunities for disabled people.

"I don't want to be hostage to receiving an honour just to make a difference," she says.

"We're all in a position to make a difference, no matter what we do or where we are in our journey."

She is equally realistic about the work required to stay at the top: "I was brought up seeing what hard work looked like and that's remained with me.

"You can't take anything for granted in this business. You can't turn up at the Proms without practising. A sportsperson can't run the 100 metres without training just because they've been doing it for years. The nuts and bolts always have to be oiled day in and day out. Nobody else can do that for you.

Reflecting on Beethoven's own severe hearing problems, Dame Evelyn believes society now has a far broader understanding of disability than ever before.

"When you think about Beethoven, he had nothing like the technology we have today, yet he created these remarkable masterpieces after losing his hearing.

"We have a different definition of disability now because of technology, inclusiveness and opportunity. For people to see me on

stage allows them to think differently." This philosophy brought one of the defining moments of modern cultural history in the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, when she led more than 1,000 volunteer drummers in Danny Boyle's unforgettable Industrial Revolution sequence.

SHE RECALLS: "We weren't teaching people how to play percussion. We were telling the story. We wanted a really smelly, sweaty, hard-working sound."

More than four decades after first stepping onto a concert platform, Dame Evelyn remains as curious as ever.

"I'm still driven by wanting to practise, wanting to explore more instruments and wanting to stay curious. Playing an instrument is like an extension of our bodies.

"I think about sound more than music because sound can completely transfix people if it reaches a certain frequency.

"As soon as we enter the world, sound and music should be part of our food, water and shelter. It is essential."

● Dame Evelyn performs with the Fantasia Orchestra and the BBC Singers in the BBC Proms Late Night Prom at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday. Listen live on BBC Radio 3.

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THE number of births in England and Wales could fall by more than 75,000 a year if Andy Burnham's government presses ahead with plans to turbo-charge the rights of cohabiting couples, the Centre for Social Justice warned.

Experts fear a "demographic time bomb" is about to drop.

The think-tank warned deaths are on track to exceed births.

It claimed proposals dubbed "marriage-lite" to give unmarried couples who live together new rights could worsen the crisis.

The CSJ argued 75,000 fewer babies would have been born in England and Wales per year if the measures now out for consultation were in place for the last 15 years.

Its analysts fear that if birth rates slump then living standards will be in danger "because the country will be short of workers to support growing numbers of pensioners".

It warned the proposals would have other "damaging effects" including "a further fall in the historically low marriage rate and more couples breaking up".

Sophia Worringer, from the CSJ, described the impact of similar policies in Finland, saying: "The lesson from Finland is clear: marriage fell, cohabitation declined and fertility dropped. Andy Burnham should scrap any plans to follow its example."

Polling by JL Partners found nearly six out of 10 UK adults thought that "couples should choose whether they marry rather than automatically gaining marriage-style rights after a set period of time".

By 56% to 13%, the public did not think that living together should, by itself, confer a legal claim on a partner's savings, property or pension.

Labour pledged in its manifesto to "strengthen the rights and protections available to women in cohabiting couples".

The government proposed couples in England and Wales who have continuously

Nick Timothy hit out at changes

BY DAVID WILLIAMSON Chief Political Commentator

lived together for three years or more or who cohabit and share a child should have greater rights if a relationship breaks up.

The CSJ report stated: "If England and Wales had introduced an equivalent reform to Finland in 2011, the analysis suggests there could have been 111,014 fewer marriages between 2012 and 2023, with 24,855 fewer marriages in 2023 alone."

It warned the "Finnish fertility rate fell by an estimated 21% by 2018, compared to similar countries where reforms did not happen".

Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy said: "The Conservatives have long understood that strong societies depend on strong families.

"That does not mean ignoring the realities faced by couples who live together or pretending marriage solves every social problem.

"But it does mean recognising that law shapes behaviour, institutions matter and strong families are built on choices people make and keep."

Ms Worringer added: "Finland should serve as a warning. Many people in cohabiting relationships do not want to get married, and the government should not impose marriage-style financial obligations on them by stealth. With birth rates at historic lows and population ageing piling pressure on the public finances, the potential costs are too great, and the evidence too significant, to ignore."

The Ministry of Justice said: "This framework will offer eligible cohabiting couples a distinct and different set of rights from married couples.

"With more than 3.5 million cohabiting couples and widespread confusion about their rights, it addresses a clear gap in the law. Unlike marriage, there would be no automatic 50:50 split of assets on separation.

"This is an open consultation and the government will consider the findings carefully before finalising policy."

'Finland should serve as a warning'

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BY STEPH SPYRO Environment Editor

CAMPAIGNERS have hailed trees as an “urban wonder drug” during dangerous heatwaves while calling for more to be planted.

There is a huge disparity in the temperature of playground equipment, benches and pavements exposed to sunshine compared with those in shade, the Create Streets Foundation found.

During an experiment in the UK capital during 34C weather, a bench recorded a temperature of 43C compared to another in shade that hit 26C.

Kitty Thompson, head of policy and campaigns at the foundation, said: “It’s time for a greening-up revolution.

“Trees make streets cooler in heatwaves and more pleasant all year round. They are an urban wonder drug.

“Every site we measured showed that, where street trees are present, surface temperatures drop by around 20 degrees. This is just another stone in the wall

‘Trees are the urban wonder drug’

of evidence that street trees are not just ‘nice-to-haves’.

“They are so much more than aesthetic niceties.

“They are essential public infrastructure, helping people and pets cope as heatwaves become more common.”

The think-tank visited a park and compared two hopscotch games sketched with chalk on the ground, with one in sunshine hitting 53.2C and another in the shade reaching 26.9C.

One piece of climbing equipment at Nelson Square park, in Southwark, South London, was a scorching 51.9C.

The addition of tree shade can reduce temperatures by 12C on concrete and 9C on grass.

Ms Thompson added: “For too long government has placed too many obstacles in the path to planting more street trees.

“We are therefore calling on the government to amend the Highways Act 1980 which makes it much harder than it needs to be for councils and community groups to green up our streets.”

The Woodland Trust said tree

Trees are antidote to punishing heatwaves

cover in urban neighbourhoods varies hugely, from as little as 3% in Lancashire’s Fleetwood to 45% in Farnham, Surrey.

The average tree canopy cover across towns and cities in the UK is around 16%.

The most affluent neighbourhoods often have more than double the tree cover of the poorest and most underserved, the Woodland Trust said.

Experts at the trust, the Horticultural Trades Association and the Royal Horticultural Society last month urged all tiers of government to focus on maximising “green infrastructure” to effectively lower summer temperatures across urban environments.

Professor Alistair Griffiths,

RHS director of science and collections, warned extreme heat is no longer a future threat, saying: “It is here now, and our towns and cities are feeling the strain.

“Trees are one of the most effective natural tools we have for cooling urban environments, improving air quality and supporting biodiversity.

“But to realise these benefits at scale, we must urgently grow, establish and provide long-term care for more resilient, home-produced trees.”

The summer of extreme weather has seen two record-breaking heatwaves, in May and June, that led to more than 2,800 excess deaths, and two more heatwaves in July which have fuelled drought and wildfires.

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Peak moment for Scottish Highlands

There's a place in the West Highlands that has MILO BOYD returning year after year, and it's not surprising to see why he loves Torridon village

Every so often, as a nation we collectively decide that somewhere is the best. And over the past few years, it seems Bamburgh has reigned supreme as the UK's favourite seaside town, with the Northumberland beauty scooping the Which? reader voter title for six years in a row.

In Scotland, North Berwick has been on a golden run. In 2024, it was named the best place to live in the UK by a group of judges who lavished praise on its easy connections to Edinburgh (just 30 minutes by train), its thriving high street of independent shops, and its community spirit.

Since then, the plaudits and positive write-ups have just kept on coming.

But as wonderful as both these places are, there is another coastal spot that has had me returning year after year.

And that place is Torridon. I first visited the tiny West Highlands village on a day trip from Kinlochewe, a similarly sized spot a few miles up the road towards Fort William. The single-laner follows the route of the River Torridon as it winds through the mountains, with Beinn Eighe to the north and Sgorr Ruadh to the south.

It's easy to lose yourself gazing up at the ancient peaks, but important not to do so for too long – the wiggly road requires you to avoid incoming traffic by swerving into the passing places.

The view that greets you is spectacular.

Torridon wraps around either side of the loch bearing its name. And while it's 10 miles or so away from the coastline, it's a sea loch. Meaning it's salty, tidal and will get you to the Atlantic, once you've wiggled round a few bays and the Isle of Skye.

Keep travelling round to the south side of the loch and you'll reach the official viewpoint, not far from the rapids of Lake Falls.

Torridon never gets busy, even in June, when the maniac participants of the Celtman

Extreme Triathlon arrive and then drive themselves into the peat over the course of a very unpleasant and long day.

The central bit of the village is on the north side of the loch. Here you will find the Am Ploc open-air church. Although now a little crumbly, the church is an important one, having its roots in the 'Disruption of 1843' when Church of Scotland members walked out, tired of ministers chosen for them by their lairds.

They found religious refuge in places like the Torridon Open Air Church. It takes the form of a natural amphitheatre, created within a V-shaped cleft in the low sandstone cliffs that form the east side of the Ploc of Torridon.

Climb up into the rocky pulpit and look out on to the loch, or sit in makeshift pews that are regularly flooded by seawater, and it's easy to feel a little of its awe and wonder.

All of this is bound to leave you feeling hungry. So head over to the Wee Whistle Stop

Cafe in the community centre. It's not exactly cheap, but dishes including chargrilled courgettes and pesto tart, oven-roasted field mushrooms with Parma ham, and fish finger sandwiches will sort you out.

Locally baked goods, including a particularly stodgy macaroni pie, are available to fill any remaining gaps in the small food shop down the road.

The feeding continues over in the National Trust Deer Museum, where you can grab a handful of pellets and feed the friendly herd that will trot over as soon as they see you.

If you're in this part of the world, then there's a good chance you're up for a walk. The peaks around Torridon, Liathach, Beinn Eighe, and Beinn Alligin, are packed with challenging but hugely rewarding routes. Ancient Torridonian sandstone capped with white quartzite has

given the area a layered, almost sculptural look that's unlike anywhere else in the UK.

Tracks like the Liathach ridge traverse are among the best mountain walks in Scotland, or at least, that I've come across. After scrambling quickly up the first precipitous slope, you'll find yourself on the first of several peaks, connected by a ridge but a few metres wide. On one side, the sea. On the other, the valley below.

Torridon sits on the Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve, which is also home to rare mosses and lichens, as well as pine martens and golden eagles.

If all of this seems too much to take in a single day, then fear not.

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By AMY JONES

For those who live in the idyllic Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water, it's just another ordinary day as tourists flock to its picturesque streets in their thousands.

Photoshoots are always taking place on the quaint stone bridges over the River Windrush and shops are overrun with visitors keen to pick up a souvenir of their time in what's known as the "Venice of the Cotswolds".

Crowds also form outside the honey-hued buildings, and families sprawl out on the village's

pristine lawn with an ice cream on a summer day.

This is just a snippet of what it's like living in one of the most popular and prettiest villages in the area as I found out one weekday afternoon.

For those who live in the riverside location, it wouldn't be what it is without the coachloads who travel from all over to marvel at its renowned beauty.

Even when its 4,000 residents are regularly outnumbered by holidaymakers, they can't help but appreciate what it does for their small village in Gloucestershire.

"We wouldn't have all this without visitors – we have five pubs, cafes, restaurants and really nice places. There are some amazing places in the Cotswolds, but there's nothing [much] to do, but we have this, so it's there to be had," local ice cream legend, Allan Hymers, told me.

"There are a lot of tourists, but without them we would have no village as it is," another resident shared. "I don't think it would be as good without the tourists." They added: "There are a lot of shops, cafes and restaurants – they create employment as well, so for local school leavers until they go to university."

A punter at The Kingsbridge pub couldn't agree more. "There are a lot of independent shops in Bourton-on-the-Water, but without most of the tourists, would they survive? If we didn't have visitors, there might just be two pubs, one newsagent's and a chip shop, that's it," they said.

"I love the tourists, they pay my wages," Rebecca Olivia, who works at Bourton's Little Sweet Shop, said. "It's really nice, I really enjoy working here, it's really pleasant and busy, so at least the day goes quickly."

And it seems that residents in the village certainly don't take their surroundings for granted. "We are very lucky to live here, because it is simply beautiful. It's no wonder that people come to visit, and if I didn't live here, it would be one of the places I would want to come and visit," one resident told me with a smile. Allan, who cheerfully declared himself as "the

famous ice-cream man", also shared. "I love living here, it's great. Everyone knows me, I know everyone in the village, I love it, and it's the best job I've ever had in my life."

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What better way to learn what goes on during a TUI Marella cruise than to work on one, says JULIE DELAHAYE who finds the director's role all-encompassing on board

What does a cruise director do? Truthfully, until recently I wasn't really sure. Twenty years ago, a cruise director would be pretty much in charge of everything on board, including meeting almost every guest. Nowadays bigger ships mean thousands of passengers and hundreds of crew members, so it's fair to say the role has had to evolve.

It's something that Scott Sanders knows all too well. Scott has been working in the cruise industry for 14 years, and he's spent the last four as cruise director for Marella Cruises. I spent the day with him on board Marella Voyager at the start of its summer season in the Mediterranean.

To passengers, Scott is the director they see who puts together the entertainment, does announcements over the PA, appears on the ship's Cruise Director TV, and introduces the dazzling shows in the 600-person theatre.

Within less than an hour, it's clear that there's a lot more to Scott's job. On the day I spend with him, he's talking to heaps of different staff members from theatre production teams to musicians, quiz hosts and, of course, passengers. That's when he's not managing the various admin that's part of the role, including planning the entire entertainment programme and schedule for Marella Voyager's upcoming sailings in the Caribbean in November.

Our day starts off in his office where he runs over that particular day's schedule, including calling in a guest act to do an extra

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performance by the pool for those who've stayed on deck during a port day. Even with some of the passengers off the ship, there are still game shows, quizzes and live performances to be managed.

'I think the biggest challenge with this job is finding the balance of being sat in the office doing your admin, and being out front with the guests,' Scott admits. 'Sometimes you'll get comments like, 'We've not seen the cruise director' and if that comes in, I don't sleep for a week, I panic! I've been [in that role] with Marella for four years, but I think it took me a good year-and-a-half to find that nice balance.'

Later that morning we head over to the theatre where Scott talks me through the logistics of running 12 shows on board.

Performers take to the stage for two shows every night, so Scott works with the stage manager to ensure everything's ready.

Crew will do a dress rehearsal every day before the shows, and if there's any technical issue or someone's off sick, Scott is ultimately the person to go to for a solution.

Backstage at the theatre, the 12 performers have their own dressing room complete with a laundrette, as they're responsible for looking after their own costumes, from washing them to repairs if needed.

The shows themselves are created by RWS Global, who also work with the likes of MSC Cruises and Holland America Line. The crew will spend three months learning the 12 productions before they step on board the ship, at which point there's around a six-week changeover period.

They're clearly a huge highlight on board, with up to 600 passengers filling the theatre when the ship is busier. 'They are the celebrities on board,' Scott says, describing the singers and musicians. 'They're like West End performers, so a lot of guests get quite infatuated. They see the cast, especially the kids – and I always tell them to make a massive fuss of the kids!'

But it's not just about those people that passengers do see. 'My technical team, I call them my Men in Black,' Scott quips. 'They look after all of the lighting and sound.'

'Without them, I wouldn't have production – I wouldn't have game shows, I wouldn't have quizzes. Those are the people the guests don't see because they're tucked behind the scenes, but yeah, they run the whole ship!' In the afternoon, we head over to

the Captain's Bridge. It's not an area that's open to guests although you can request tours at reception.

For Scott, it's just another office where he can do his PA announcements across the ship, whether that's updates for crew-only areas, or general news about the entertainment programme that he thinks passengers will need to know.

These announcements make him extra popular with guests who often ask for special shoutouts – but unfortunately it's something that Scott has had to stop doing.

'If I do that in front of 600 people, reception then get inundated with guest requests!' he explains.

However, he still tries to go that extra mile, for example, by adding a special mention in the daily 'Cruise News' newsletter all passengers receive, or 'sending a nice little goodwill gesture to cabins'.

Of course I couldn't be on the Bridge without sheepishly asking if I could pretend to be Captain, and Scott/the Bridge team kindly obliged.

Ultimately, it sums up Scott's job quite nicely – he's keen to make sure that people are having the best time.

It's clearly a responsibility he doesn't take lightly.

He adds: 'I get a lot of first-time cruisers saying, 'I can't get over the service, and the food, and the entertainment on Marella,' and I always say, 'You won't find this level of service anywhere else at a resort.'

What I didn't realise is just how seriously passenger feedback is taken. Like most people, I assume that if I fill out a survey it's given a cursory glance by some customer team in a head office.

However, Scott himself actually combs through all of the surveys that passengers fill out, and prides himself on tweaking the programme or entertainment to continue to raise the bar.

'I keep notes on my phone!' he admits, adding that he asks passengers to fill out the forms or leave instant feedback through the on-board app Navigate. 'I check that at least 10 times a day,' he adds.

Negative feedback gets addressed, but so does positive feedback. In fact, crew will type out thank you letters personally to guests who've given them a shoutout.

As for a common mistake people make on a cruise, whether it's their first sailing or not? 'Not asking the right questions early enough in the cruise,' Scott says.

To help, he created a 'New to Cruise' welcome presentation for Marella guests – it's been so successful that it's been rolled out across the rest of the TUI-owned fleet.

'[Passengers] get to ask questions and we give them top tips such as explaining that the front of the ship has blue carpet, the middle has red carpet, and the back has green!'

In recent years, feedback has changed as cruises have become increasingly popular with families and younger generations.

According to Scott, the more laidback feel of these holidays is playing a key role. '[Cruises are] much less formal now,' he tells me. 'You don't see many bow ties or ballgowns any more, and I think cruising has now turned into a holiday instead of a cruise.'

Oh, and if there's one place you want to go for a guaranteed holiday vibe?

'The on-board pub is always busy!' he jokes.

MONKEY BUSINESS OVER AFTER NEW GIBRALTAR RULES

By NATALIE KING

EasyJet has warned Brits heading to Gibraltar about new entry requirements, as the sun-soaked hotspot is visited by approx 1.3 million UK tourists every year.

The budget carrier said: 'From 15 July 2026, Gibraltar aligned with Schengen entry requirements. If you're travelling to Gibraltar, please check that your travel documents meet the new rules before you fly.'

'UK visas and residence permits/share codes will no longer be accepted for entry to Gibraltar. Passports for travellers from non-Schengen countries (except Ireland and Cyprus) must have been issued within the last 10 years, and be valid for at least three months after the date you plan to leave.'

The requirements are now aligned with what Brits can expect at the other 29 countries in the Schengen area including the new Entry/Exit System (EES) with

fingerprint and facial scans.

While Gibraltar, which is known for its wild monkey population, remains a self-governing British Overseas Territory, as of July 15 a post-Brexit deal allowed the border with Spain to be removed, getting rid of border controls and customs checks for those passing between Spain and Gibraltar.

The Foreign Office said: 'On arrival at Joshua Hassan Gibraltar International Airport, you should expect two sets of checks which will satisfy entry into Gibraltar and the Schengen Area: Gibraltar entry immigration controls performed by the Gibraltar authorities and Schengen entry immigration controls by the Spanish authorities as the authorities of the neighbouring Schengen state.'

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While I try to use public transport when possible, at times, driving to the airport is unavoidable. Especially when I've got a horrific 5am departure scheduled. But recently, it feels like everything travel-related is getting increasingly expensive, and that includes airport parking. So I'm always looking for ways to make it less painful on my wallet. As a travel journalist, I've picked up a few hacks to make it cheaper, so here are some of the things that have reduced the cost.

LOOK FOR WORKPLACE DISCOUNTS

Many employees have access to discounts through in-house schemes, and frankly, it's easy to forget about these. But when it comes to holidays, they can be very useful for finding discounts on extras such as parking and lounges.

My husband has a Blue Light Card, which costs £4.99 for two years, and has helped us get some decent discounts on airport parking, such as 30% off through Holiday Extras or 21% off bookings with AIRPORT parking and Hotels (APH).

An impressive number of professionals are eligible for a Blue Light Card, from education workers to foster carers and charity workers, so if this applies to you, check it out.

If you don't have an employee discount scheme, sites such as Wowcher offer discounted parking codes that you can buy for a small amount. I have used one of these successfully, but triple-check the terms to make sure you can actually use it on dates you want.

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Always Google the company rather than just going by the star rating on the site. I have seen companies holding four- and five-star reviews on a comparison site, but a quick search has shown they have a two-star rating on Google.

If you do use a comparison site to look at your options, you aren't obliged to book through them. Go to the parking provider's official website to book directly, as this will ensure no third parties are involved, and it often works out cheaper as you can be sure no fees are added.

CHEAPEST ISN'T ALWAYS BEST

When you're trying to save money on your holiday, it can be tempting to book the cheapest option to save a few pounds. Trouble is, the cheapest options for airport parking can be inconvenient and miles away from the terminal.

I once booked some airport parking that seemed like a bargain, and it was supposed to be a 10-15 minute bus ride from the terminal.

We turned up early, and it was miles from the airport, and we were forced to wait ages at a bus stop without a shelter for the shuttle, which was so packed we were worried we wouldn't be allowed on.

Use a provider with a long transfer time or unreliable shuttle, and you could very well be late for your flight. Given that this could cost you hundreds, making a saving of a few quid is not worth the risk.

'Watch out for cheaper parking deals as site may be miles away from the airport'

LOOK FOR HOTEL AND PARKING DEALS

If you have an early flight, then getting an airport hotel can make life so much easier.

It means you aren't loading up the car in the dark or trying to coax the kids out of bed at 3am. Some airlines offer twilight drop-off for your bags the night before, which means you can head straight to security in the morning.

Look for deals that include a night in a hotel plus parking. Sites such as Holiday Extras offer options such as a Premier Inn or other hotel stay, plus parking. But don't just look at chains.

Some smaller, independent hotels offer parking packages in their own car parks.

CHECK THE COST OF USING ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT

Getting a train to the airport can often be a

pricey option, especially when you have the whole family in tow, but if you're planning on taking a longer break, this can still work out cheaper than parking your car at an airport car park.

One of the issues with public transport is that it's not always well timed, but operators are improving their offerings.

Stansted Express is trialling some overnight services for early morning passengers, and the Gatwick Express will be launching some extra services overnight and early in the morning starting this weekend.

If you're not near a train station, you could even take a look at National Express coaches or FlexBus.

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Nightclubs might be closing fast but for UK trio Flo – Stella Quaresma, Renée Downer and Jorja Douglas – they remain essential places to let loose and improve young people's mental health. New album, Therapy At The Club, is a concept record that reimagines the nightlife scene not just as a place to party, but as a therapeutic sanctuary for release, confession and emotional healing.

Stella told Elle magazine: "I think all girls know it's much deeper than just going to the club. There's so many parts of it. The getting ready is basically the most fun part. The feeling when a song that all your girls know comes on and one song will get you through something and then the next song will be like, 'Oh my God, should we just all cry?'"

"Maybe there's a guy or someone who broke your heart [shows up] – you know what I mean? And then you're finding out tea [gossip] from a girl you don't even know."

"There's so much to talk about and that's also why that title was so fun for us because there's so much that we could say, but there

'There's a lot of talent in the UK... and raw talent'

was a stimulus for us to work from. The club is multifaceted."

Bandmate Renée believes leaving your inhibitions behind is the key to finding happiness: "The club can be interesting for me

because sometimes I want to go out and then I don't actually enjoy myself, but I feel like it's about the company. The times that I've been out with Jorja and Stella, all my friends, have been actually fun or important.

"We've highlighted something in my life that maybe I need to address outside of the club. So it's definitely therapeutic."

And going clubbing can be insightful for everyone, reckons Jorja.

"I learn a lot about myself and about other people from going out. It's such an honest moment because you feel like there's no repercussions in the club. Just be saying anything you want, be having the deepest chats."

"So I feel like I learn a lot about myself and what's actually going on in my mind because I verbalise it in the club. And then also I learn lots about my partner. I learn lots about my friends. It's very insightful."

Stella agrees. "It's honestly so true, I'll be next to my boyfriend and he'll say something and I'll be like, 'Wow, that would have been nice to know six months ago'."

"It's all coming out now," Jorja laughed. Now seven years into their

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK

FLO

THERAPY AT THE CLUB

★★★★

I've wondered what girls discuss in the bathroom? I'm Flo unlock the cubicle

door on this slick collection that celebrates the highs and lows of a night on the town while processing what 21st century life and love means.

Side Effects is forward-leaning R&B pop with more attitude than Mariah Carey backstage, plus some of the finest vocal runs committed to tape

since SWV. The trio warn of no good fellas throughout (Small Doses) and if you don't pay attention, expect to deal with the emotional consequences (Cry Ugly).

"You only live once so Leak It" they assert during the LP's upbeat highlight, channelling the strut of peak Pussycat Dolls, while Sober is an LA Babyface throwback that shows why they're doing so well in the States.

Quality, quality, quality – one for each member – hand them the R&B Brit Award right now.

career, Flo have benefitted from developing their sound and are making waves on both sides of the Atlantic. They are just one of many British success stories leaving a mark from Olivia Dean to Charli xcx.

"The Brits are coming for everyone," warned Renée. "It's just such a great time to be a part of. I think that there's a lot of talent in the UK, and raw talent. We go

about things differently, and I think that reflects in the quality of the music, so we're just happy to be a part of it, really."

The UK's different outlook on life is what makes our music so special. Stella told Elle: "I feel like British people are really just honest. They don't try and be anyone else. Obviously, Raye is so talented. But [people] love her because she's just Raye. Lola Young is just herself. I think that's why people think Brits are so interesting because it's just, what you see is what you get."

THE ANCHORESS

AS WE ONCE WERE

★★★★

Indie Firebrand The Anchoress

• Welsh artist Catherine Anne Davies - isn't afraid to tackle subjects most pop stars avoid.

We get catchy rallying cries on parenting cliches (I Had a Baby Not a Lobotomy) and middle age melancholy (Happiness Don't Show Up Like It Should). Prog rock solos collide with analogue soundscapes, and sometimes veer to far into Simple Minds territory (Throw Over Your Man). Nevertheless, there's something alluring about As We Once Were, the kind of indie/pop crossover album that might've made a "best of the decade" list back in the old days.

JOHN CARPENTER

CATHERNAL

★★★★

The films may have dried up lately but the horror supremo continues to deliver evocative imaginary soundtracks.

Created with his son Cody and guitarist Daniel Davies, eerie themes Primeval and Elevator are without doubt some of the most aggressive of Carpenter's career, welding chunky rifts to his signature pulsing synths which instantly bring to mind Michael Myers.

Then there are themes like The Ferryman where the synth patterns echo mid-period Depeche Mode. And prepare to be spooked to perfection on Desolation In The Underworld.

ROLE MODEL

CHUCK TIMELY AND THE HOUNGLASS

★★★

As if one alter ego wasn't enough for Tucker Harrington Pillsbury he's now invented

Chuck Timely, a "pathetic yet charming" time traveller to visit past musical eras with.

There's High Hopes 3000 which resembles mid-period Steely Dan with its genre-hopping sophistication, while a more classic rock 'n' roll sounds drives Joy.

His lyrics tap a cool late-1950s, early-1960s rock vibe influenced by early Beatles and Elvis. It works and the quality songwriting on the likes of the Tom Petty-Ish Service Receipt suggests this is the project that could make Role, or Chuck, or whoever, an all-time great copycat.

STRAY KIDS

THIS AND THAT

★★

The more bombastic end of the K-pop spectrum, anything goes in the Stray Kids world.

Lead song Run It is borderline ridiculous, hinting at the Rocky theme with a heavily auto-tuned football chant chucked in. Then there's a bizarre techno pop cut that swings like crazy called, of all things, Farming.

Less agricultural is Way Out built over a guitar riff that feels better suited to summery head nods. As with many K-pop projects, there are multiple formats, while the music has grand ideals to promote strength and the "balance of sweet and sour". We're all different, we get it.

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• Elite Goobling / Racers

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STAGE JUST THE TICKET

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MESSY REVIVAL IS A REAL DOG'S DINNER

CATS

★★

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"These modern productions are all very well," grumbles geriatric theatre cat Gus (Gary Wilmot, phoning it in), more than once. Each time, folk chuckled, oh so knowingly.

Not me. I love a reinvention. Done well, of course. This rickety 1981 musical needs it more than most. An endless succession of characters get a number each, of varying quality, telling their story. Act Two, it starts to drag.

Prone to drifting into spectacle and style over substance, it's crucial to find its heart.

After the recent acclaimed radical Broadway reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical transposed T's Eliot's muggles to New York's queer catwalking ballroom scene, Drew McOnie's production feels rather pedestrian.

Indeed, despite the ears and tails, it frequently feels barely feline at all.

Ah yes, those catsuits. After yowls of outrage at early curtain call videos, I can confirm the inexplicable hues of beige, aubergine, grey, beige and beige, with miscellaneous straggly haberdashery, look dreary and homemade.

Old Deuteronomy (Melanie La Barrie, imperious) in bulky fluttering feathered strips of grey, frankly resembles a giant pigeon, especially when she raises her wings, sorry, hands. Paws?

A few look successfully slinky. The wicked Macavity (Diante Lodge) enters to thunder crashes with devil horn ears and crested with spikes. A rare delight, along with the park backdrop.

McOnie's choreography never touches Gillian Lynne's original genius, nor creates anything fresh. Some solos shine but

group numbers are cramped, leaden and sometimes messy. Where's the adrenaline?

The heart, of course, is tragic outcast and faded beauty Grizabella (Taziva Faye-Katsande, replacing ill lead Rachael Wooding). In drab grey, looking like Fleetwood Mac does medieval, she looks, acts and moves nothing like an aged object of pity and pathos. Her climactic Memory should be a scream

from the soul. Sure, it got an ovation, but it sounded like an X Factor finalist.

"Cats are very much like you," we're told at the end, but I saw and felt little reflection of our humanity at all.

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TOSCA

★★★★★

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Gunshots explode through the gloom. Car headlights illuminate three blindfolded executed political dissidents. One by one, they're dragged up a steep dirt slope and thrown into a quarry.

This is not the Tosca of baroque decor and brocade gowns. This is mid-century fascism: jackboots and caps, sneering and smoking through every atrocity.

And it's brilliant.

However heartbreaking the story, usually the performances and Puccini's exquisite 1900 score do all the emotional heavy lifting. By reframing the setting, Ted Huffman's production adds a bone-chilling contemporary immediacy that magnifies the impact of the London Philharmonic and three vocally sumptuous leads.

Caitlin Gotimer's Tosca is a fiercely modern woman, less vivacious and histrionic than usual but impressive in her quiet strength and building rage. Her agonised Vissi d'arte is heaven.

As her artist lover Cavaradossi, Atalia Ayan has a supple, effortlessly powerful tenor. Melifluously romantic on the early Recondita armonia, he's devastating on the climactic E lucevan in stifle.

I would, however, have liked more

chemistry and passion. I loved (to hate) Vladislav Sulimsky's Scarpia, as much mafia don as dictator. Coiled menace and sociopath smiles in a double-breasted suit, feeding on both the anticipation and execution of suffering.

An inspired Act Two moves the usual two-hander in his oppressive chamber to a smart restaurant. Scarpia's repugnant attempts to sexually subjugate Tosca in return for saving Cavaradossi become a dinner show for his lackeys and, even worse, the complicit smirking women.

Their amused chitchat and spaghetti twirling is as monstrous as the abuse.

Rather than atop Rome's Castel Sant'Angelo, the final scene is a gripping gut-punch in that heilscape quarry, both cinematic thriller and horrifically real.

An absolute triumph.

I'M EVERY WOMAN: THE CHAKA KHAN MUSICAL

★★

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Oh Chaka, Ain't Nobody deserves this.

To be clear, lead Alexandra Burke is a powerhouse presence with a phenomenal voice. All the vocals are absolute five-star quality. Rich soul tones, soaring belts, impressive falsettos from the men.

Huge sliding panels slickly create constant motion on stage as the sets change behind them or projections illuminate them.

For the briefest opening seconds there is magic. Five women weave into I'm Every Woman's first verse and chorus. Then we're thrown into a rehab counselling session. Chaka and her gang must face her darkest hidden truths. Ugh.

Ten words in, I knew we were in trouble. Racky Plews' atrocious directing and Nia T Hills' appalling script force a talented cast to deliver embarrassingly cliched lines. A disastrous confused tone lurches from sitcom mugging to telenovela drama. Nobody acts and speaks like this in real life.

As is depressingly usual with biopics, we skim. From addict father to a stint with the Black Panthers. One toxic hubby to the next. Booze, drugs, guns, murder, pregnancies...

There's an extraordinary career and woman in there somewhere, too.

The darkest moments clankingly segue into famous songs that vaguely fit the mood. The full I'm Every Woman and Ain't Nobody are underwhelmingly staged.

Legends, from Stevie Wonder to Prince and Whitney, whirl past, often played for cheap gags.

Even worse is manic, gurning chaos pixie Marie Stevens (Chrissie Rhimi), again chasing laughs. I figured out who she was hours before the big finale reveal. Spoiler alert: she's Chaka's worst impulses and bad influences made flesh.

It's catastrophically badly handled – an overlong, undercooked mess that the inevitable euphoric curtain call medley cannot erase.

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One of the strange things about making TV is that months of work can come to an abrupt halt. For weeks, sometimes months, life becomes consumed by filming schedules, journeys, locations and deadlines. Then, suddenly, it all stops.

That was the case last week as filming ended on the latest Greatest Gardens. Throughout the series, Carol Klein and I travelled around the country, visiting and judging remarkable gardens. For the final programme there was an unexpected twist. I was to visit Carol's famous garden in Devon, familiar to generations of viewers of Gardeners' World, and Carol was to visit my garden in County Wicklow.

On Instagram, my garden generally looks good. I know which views to concentrate on and, more importantly, which bits to leave out.

The truth, however, was rather different. Much of the lower half of the garden had been abandoned. Trees and shrubs planted during another period of intensive filming had been left to fend for themselves. The larger plants were thriving, but nettles had moved in, brambles had spread and bamboo, which I scarcely remember planting, had sprung up all over the place. Paths disappeared and whole sections became almost impenetrable.

Fortunately, some friends came to the rescue while I was away, clearing mountains of growth before Carol and the crew arrived. I did suggest that perhaps the lower half of the garden might be left unexplored. The director was wonderfully understanding, and the cameras concentrated on the

more flattering views while I hid behind trees and Carol said some kind things.

Once filming ended, the guilt crept in. I realised something else had happened while I was away. The weather had changed everything. Earlier in the year we had endless rain. More recently, hardly a drop has fallen. There is now a hosepipe ban, lawns have turned brown and many trees have begun shedding leaves to conserve moisture.

UNEXPECTED BENEFITS

In my garden, birches, alders and maples are showing signs of stress. My beloved tree ferns have suffered. Their crowns remain healthy, but their fronds have struggled in the hot, dry air. Yet there has been an unexpected benefit. There is something rather strange that happens during a prolonged drought. The whole rhythm of the garden changes. Growth slows almost to a standstill. Weeds stop racing ahead.

The endless cycle of staking, trimming, pruning and mowing is interrupted. In some ways, midsummer begins to resemble mid-winter. And that gives me an opportunity.

For the past week, I have spent my days cutting, clearing, lifting and rediscovering parts of the garden I had almost forgotten existed. Halfway down, a magnificent Cornus controversa had gradually lowered its branches until they obscured the view beyond. Once I lifted the crown, two palms growing on different levels of the garden reappeared.

At the far end of the garden, a silver birch had begun to overwhelm a Tetrapanax

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papyrifer. Starved of light, it had become distorted as it reached desperately towards the sun. Elsewhere old bay topiaries that once appeared at Chelsea have been reshaped, a magnificent weeping aspen has been carefully thinned and old griselinia hedges have been transformed into elegant evergreen trees.

Ordinarily nature rushes in to reclaim every inch of bare soil. Clear one patch and another immediately demands attention. But not now. Time itself seems to have slowed. I can stand

back, consider the possibilities and decide what the garden wants to become next.

Over the coming months, I will gather 20 plants I've ogled for a long time. I know that autumnal rain will eventually arrive and growth will begin again. The garden will wake from its summer pause but for the moment I have the luxury of time.

Perhaps that is the great gift of a midsummer drought – the pause it creates. In that stillness, we begin to see things afresh.

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Shrike while the iron's hot

Epic tales of an ill-starred quest for a fabled creature and heroics on tumultuous seas are carved deep in birding mythology. Birders still lament those hapless souls who set sail to cast eyes on the legendary long-tailed shrike some 25 years ago only for their boat to run adrift off the Outer Hebrides.

HM Coastguard saved the day but the shrike vanished into the ether to become a ghostly record in ornithological archives. Until...

There's more than an iota of Greek tragicomedy that in a summer when Homer's Odyssey gets a £200million Hollywood makeover, phalanxes of twitchers are again journeying for an audience with this mythical shrike.

Incredibly, not one but two have been holding court in recent weeks, so finally unbinding the curse upon those who missed the original bird on South Uist in November 2000.

Within days of a long-tailed shrike being discovered by a zoology undergraduate surveying corn buntings in Crail, Fife, early last month, came reports of another bird 400 miles away in farm country near Eastleach Martin, Gloucestershire.

Throughout July into August, hundreds of birders have paid tribute – by way of parking fees for conservation causes – to admire this handsome songbird in shades of dove grey and rufous, accentuated by a black bandit mask and sinister hooked bill.

Dismembering insects, lizards, small birds and mammals impaled on thorns and barbed wire is a successful adaptation for life across its vast Asiatic range.

Summers, by rights, should see the 'erythronotus' subspecies of the shrike butchering prey in the tapestry of woods, parks, orchards and cultivated fields of those Central Asian states carrying the 'stan' suffix and where Alexander the Great led his all-conquering army 2,300 years ago.

How a bird weighing less than two ounces can miscalculate a spring migration from Indian wintering grounds to overshoot its breeding area and arrive in the sun-baked British countryside is a conundrum for the likes of an Aristotle or Socrates to unravel.

PLANT OF THE WEEK

Lavandula angustifolia

English lavender is loving this sunny, dry weather. On this one bush I counted around 20 bees working away, extracting its treasures.

Lavender is ever popular due to its fragrance and vivid purple flowers.

'Hidcote' is a great variety with very dark purple flowers. Plant in well drained soil in full sunshine and clip back this year's growth after flowering to keep a compact shaped but don't clip into old wood.

JOBS FOR THE WEEK

Watering plants, particularly those in pots or newly planted, is your main job when it's hot and dry. Do so when it's cooler in the morning or evening as otherwise you will lose a lot of water to evaporation. Water thoroughly – a little trickle will just evaporate.

Increase your stock of border carnations by layering. Choose a healthy side shoot that isn't flowering, bend it over without snapping the stem and peg firmly into the ground with wire. Cover the stem with soil and water in.

Irises that are congested can be divided to improve vigour. Lift carefully to avoid damaging rhizomes and gently split apart to replant.

Earwigs bothering your dahlias? Make traps with pots stuffed with shredded paper and remove earwigs daily.

Prune climbing and rambling roses when they finish flowering.

Trim conifer and evergreen hedges as a final tidy up before autumn.

Colchicum, sternbergia and autumn crocus can be planted out as soon as they are available to buy in the garden centre.

Now the sea is calm once more, Rupert decides to search the shore.

Although the tide's a long way out Something is splashing about.

RUPERT

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SAM and Jem look thoughtful. Seeing that they have lots of things to talk about, Rupert asks if he may go and explore the shore.

Of course he can, he's told. But at the first sign of a squall he must be sure to take shelter. So off he goes, heading for the rocks, where he hopes to find some interesting pools below the high tide mark.

He is almost at the end of the bay when his eye is caught by a wild thrashing and splashing coming from a pool that's hidden by a cluster of rocks.

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FINANCEYOUR MONEY MATTERS

Stand up for pint rights

DOWNING Street has waded into the debate over "vertical drinking" and called on Westminster City Council to work with the industry to maintain the culture of pints outside London pubs.

"Busy pubs full of people talking to each other is not a public nuisance, it is British life and it is thousands of jobs," Andy Burnham's team has said.

The row erupted over draft guidance from Westminster Council that encouraged major restrictions on standing in favour of outside seating with eating at West End boozers.

In a draft policy, the council also said the area around Soho, Oxford Street and Trafalgar Square should "normally refuse" to grant new licences to pubs, bars and other hospitality venues.

It aims to "discourage excessive drunkenness" and "encourage provision of more seating in premises that serve alcohol for people to sit and enjoy a drink and order food by table service in place of open bar space that caters for high volume vertical drinking".

But London Mayor Sadiq Khan posted on X: "You can't run a world-famous nightlife district with a village-hall mindset."

Calls to reject £10m Chinese steel payment

BUSINESS Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has been urged to refuse to pay back almost £1billion in loans to the Chinese former owners of British Steel after it was nationalised earlier this year.

British Steel owed the money to firms connected to its owner, Jingye Steel, before it was taken into public ownership in an emergency deal last month, according to its 2024 accounts filed last week.

Reform UK business spokesman Richard Tice, who backed government plans to take over operations at the steelmaker, said the government should "stand firm" in the face of debts owed.

"Taxpayers should not be rewarding Jingye for their failed ownership of British Steel," Tice said.

"They will already be saddled with billions of pounds worth of investment that will be needed to rebuild the blast furnaces."

The near-£10m figure consists of around £500m owed to Jingye, the overall parent group that owned British Steel.

Two other Chinese companies, Power Rich Resources and Hebei Jingye Cut Deal Co., subsidiaries of Jingye, were owed a further £410m in 2024 and £50m was owed to Secure Trust Bank.

The company accounts suggested that British Steel needed hundreds of millions of pounds in fresh funding. Some £555m has been provided by the government to the Scunthorpe-based business.

It was reported in June last year that British Steel would cost the taxpayer about £900m a year.

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according to the Office for National Statistics. The government's dramatic intervention came within the first year of the Labour government being in power when it took over operations.

This came after lengthy talks sparked fears that the closure of the plant, which contains Britain's last remaining blast furnace, would put more than 2,700 jobs at risk.

Ministers opted to fully nationalise British Steel in July after Parliament passed a bill.

Reform UK's Mr Tice said the Chinese company should be forced to take a full write down on their debt" and also "be grateful to get away so lightly" for leaving taxpayers with liabilities.

It is understood that no compensation has been paid and a scheme for any payout would be drafted later this year.

A government spokesperson said: "After assessing the impact on our economy, critical national infrastructure, and national security, we concluded that public ownership was the best way to secure British Steel's future and protect the future of UK steel production.

"An independent valuer would determine what, if any, is payable to Jingye, and our focus is now on stabilising the business, backing the communities that rely on it and building a sustainable, competitive and decarbonised steel sector."

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El Nino heats up Europe and inflation forecasts

THE super El Nino triggering record temperatures across Europe could add a full percentage point to inflation next year, hampering central bank efforts to slow down price rises, a top investment bank has warned. According to an analysis by

Jefferies, harsh weather unleashed by the meteorological phenomenon will pose “an inflationary threat” next year and cause food prices to rise by between 5% and 9% across the UK and Europe.

“In the context of already upward pressure on commodity prices due to the US-Iran war, this effect is likely to be higher,” chief European

economist Mohit Kumar said. “The severe weather impact could raise inflation by between 0.5% and 1% next year.”

El Nino – meaning little boy in Spanish – is a natural climate event occurring every two to seven years whereby sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean become unusually warm. The pattern generally causes

hotter weather across the globe, and this year, an extreme iteration has been the predominant driver of Europe’s unprecedented spell of hot, dry weather.

The summer’s weather has sparked a wave of warnings about food prices from Britain’s retailers and farmers, who said this year’s crop yield was the worst they have known. The weather has put rate-setters at the Bank of England on notice, with two members of its rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee raising the meteorological event as something they plan to monitor ahead of future interest rate decisions.

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Admiral motoring again and on road to recovery despite 18% fall in profits

AN 18% PROFIT fall does not usually sound like good news, but Admiral’s latest results suggest the worst of its slowdown may be passing. The motor insurer is feeling the delayed impact of lower prices written last year. Those policies are now feeding through to revenue and profits, while costs have edged higher. That pushed first-half pre-tax profit down to £429million and the interim dividend was cut sharply.

Look beneath the bonnet and the picture is more encouraging. Claims inflation and accident frequency were stable, while older claims developed better than expected. Insurance margins held up better than the headline decline suggests.

Most importantly, Admiral has started putting prices back up. It raised UK motor rates by high-single digits in the first half, moving earlier than much of the market. Insurance earnings react slowly because policies are recognised over time, so the benefit should become clearer in the second half and into 2027.

That ability to price risk well is Admiral’s biggest strength. Years of customer data help it judge which drivers to insure and at what price, while its lean operating model keeps costs competitive.

This has helped it deliver attractive returns across different insurance cycles rather than simply chasing customer numbers when prices are too low.

There are promising signs beyond UK car insurance. Household cover, European insurance, and Admiral Money are growing, while the recently acquired Flock adds exposure to commercial fleets.

These businesses remain too small to replace motor as the main profit engine, but they offer more ways to grow and reduce reliance on one market.

Despite the profit fall, Admiral still looks financially resilient, supporting both a £45m share buyback and ongoing dividends. But income investors should remember that payouts can move sharply with profits.

Risks remain. Repair costs could rise again, competition may keep prices under pressure, and technology could reshape how insurance is sold and priced.

The shares have recovered from their lows, leaving less room for disappointment.

Even so, Admiral looks like a high-quality insurer navigating a temporary dip rather than a structural decline. The recovery is not fully visible, but the route back to growth is clearer.

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By HARVEY JONES

FAMILIES should start preparing now for the possibility of paying for social care in later life, even as Andy Burnham promises long-awaited reforms. The new PM has asked Baroness Casey to accelerate her independent review of adult social care as he explores plans for a national care service, to work alongside the NHS.

One option apparently being considered is to make workers pay more tax, another is to increase inheritance tax.

While politicians debate the future, experts say families shouldn't wait. Around one-in-seven 65-year-olds can expect lifetime care costs of more than £100,000, while nursing home fees can easily exceed £5,000 a month.

Those bills can quickly eat through wealth. So what can you do to protect your loved ones and wealth?

WORRY

Lucie Spencer, partner in financial planning at wealth manager Evelyn Partners and a member of the Society of Later Life Advisers, said many families worry about care costs wiping out a lifetime's savings.

"Hundreds of thousands of families are navigating the care-funding maze themselves, often eating through carefully built-up savings, pensions and legacies in the process."

Planning has become more complicated because unused pension funds are due to fall within inheritance tax from April 2027. Until now, many retirees kept money in their pension as an emergency fund for care because unused funds could usually pass on tax-efficiently.

While the Government works on reform, Spencer said families should understand the current system and plan well before care becomes necessary.

POWER

One of the most important steps is putting lasting powers of attorney in place before they're needed. There are two lasting powers of attorney, Spencer said. "One for health and welfare, the other is for financial matters and property." The first only comes into force once you have lost capacity. The second can be used while somebody still has mental capacity if they simply want help managing their affairs.

Without power of attorney, relatives may have to apply through the courts to become someone's deputy, which can take months and costs more.

HELP

Another common mistake is assuming somebody won't qualify for council help because they own a home or have savings. "Local authority funding is based on both care needs and finances," Spencer said. The first step is requesting a Care Needs Assessment. Only then does the financial assessment begin.

In England, people with assets above £23,250 usually pay their own care costs. Those with assets between £14,250 and £23,250 may get partial support, while those below £14,250 generally qualify for greater help.

Whether the family home counts depends on individual circumstances.

How to avoid costly social care mistakes

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Spencer said families shouldn't assume residential care is the only option. Some people qualify for support in their own home, while others receive help in assisted living, residential care or nursing homes.

Disabled Facilities Grants can help pay for home adaptations such as stair lifts, wider doorways and accessible bathrooms.

The Attendance Allowance can make a valuable contribution towards care costs and isn't means-tested, yet many eligible pensioners never claim it because they wrongly assume their savings rule them out. Family may also qualify for Carer's Allowance if they meet eligibility rules.

COMPLEX

Families should also ask for an NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment if somebody has complex medical needs, Spencer said: "If a person's primary need is a health need rather than a social care need, the NHS may be responsible for funding 100% of care costs through Continuing

Healthcare. This is not means-tested."

People with severe dementia, complex nursing needs or significant medical conditions should always be assessed before assuming they'll have to pay themselves.

She urged families to gather paperwork

early, including pension details, bank statements, property and benefit records. That makes financial assessments easier if somebody suddenly needs care.

GIFTS

Think carefully before giving away assets to avoid care fees. Councils can investigate what's called "deliberate deprivation of assets" and may still treat gifted money or property as belonging to the individual.

Families expecting to fund care themselves should get professional financial advice. Some may also consider an immediate needs annuity, which pays care costs for the rest of somebody's life. If payments go to a registered care provider, they're free of income tax, Spencer said.

"They can provide peace of mind that not all an estate will be spent on care home fees and that someone can stay in their preferred home."

Look for a qualified financial adviser with later life planning expertise before care becomes necessary, to give you time to prepare.

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FIVE-MINUTE GUIDE TO... MANAGING FINAL SALARY PENSION INCOME

PENSIONERS face a growing tax squeeze as frozen income tax thresholds drag more of their retirement income into HMBC's net every year. But experts warn those with defined benefit, or final salary, workplace pensions could find themselves with fewer ways to reduce the impact.

The tax-free personal allowance is currently frozen at £12,570 until April 2031. This will push more pensioners into paying basic rate 20% income tax, while growing numbers could exceed the 40% higher rate threshold of £50,270.

The maximum new state pension is now £12,547, putting it just £23 below the personal allowance, and it's expected to exceed it next year.

Chancellor John Healey has promised that anyone whose only income is the state pension will not have to pay income tax, but this does not cover all pension income, including additional state pension payments such as SERPS and the State Second Pension.

Many retirees will look for ways to manage their taxable income, using different sources of money to avoid unnecessarily crossing tax thresholds.

Someone with a defined contribution pension, the type invested in the stock market, may be able to adjust the amount

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they take in a particular year. They could combine withdrawals with tax-free cash and ISA payments. Those with a final salary pension may have less flexibility.

Final salary pensions are sometimes called "gold-plated" because they typically offer a guaranteed, inflation-linked income, but can be harder to manage from a tax perspective, said Des Cooney, a retirement planning specialist at Axis Financial Consultants. "Pensioners with a defined benefit scheme might find the threshold freeze especially challenging since the income is usually fixed and taxable for life. In contrast to defined contribution income

withdrawals, the income usually cannot be reduced or deferred to stay within the personal allowance."

Many will get caught out. "Once added to the state pension, even a relatively small workplace pension could tip your income above the personal allowance."

The state pension counts towards your taxable income, but HMBC doesn't deduct income tax from it directly. "Instead, it may recoup the tax by adjusting the PAYE code on the defined benefit pension."

This can come as a nasty surprise. A retiree may see their company pension payment fall and assume something has gone wrong, when HMBC is simply collecting tax owed on their overall income. "It looks like double taxation of the workplace pension, but in reality, the pension serves as the collection place for tax on your total income," Cooney said.

Another area where final salary pension holders have less flexibility is tax-free cash.

Andrew King, pensions specialist at wealth manager Evelyn Partners, said defined benefit schemes do give members the option to exchange some of their annual pension for a tax-free lump sum, but there is a drawback: "Final salary pension income is inflation-proofed, so getting a lower starting income will reduce the long-term benefits."

As the tax threshold freeze drags on, pensioners need to understand how their different sources of income interact and plan withdrawals carefully to avoid unnecessary tax bills. If it all becomes too complicated, it may be worth considering financial advice.

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Unstoppable... even on chemo

When I was first diagnosed with cancer and continued to run I remember asking myself was that OK, as everyone around me was not so keen. As time has gone on, not only has continuing to exercise with cancer been proven, in most cases, to be good for you, more people are taking on challenges.

These people inspire me when I have a low moment – people like Jackie. She is also being treated at the amazing Royal Marsden Hospital and I recently spent time hearing about her cancer journey and resilience.

In her otherwise healthy early 50s she went to her GP with what she thought was indigestion. While initial tests showed no issue, she was sent for an endoscopy, which found a “bulky tumour” in her mid oesophagus. Further tests showed it was 7cm and had spread to distant and local lymph nodes. Initial chemo shrank the main tumour, but the next scan worryingly showed new lymph nodes were cancerous.

Jackie is a keen runner and was determined that cancer was not going to get in her way. It became more often a run/walk but she battled through during treatment. I am sure, as I did, she often felt physically rough and slow at times but mentally elated later.

She also has Sky, a staffie, who loves to run and kept her moving when the going was tough, as dogs do.

Jackie wanted to do something to give back to the Royal Marsden so bravely entered the London Marathon this year. This was her 61st marathon but everything was different, being seven months into treatment. She still finished in what most people would accept as an acceptable time (4.45 hours) but for someone on chemo it was outstanding.

Jackie always had the full support of her family and kept on a tough full-time job as an engineer through her treatment. In many ways, running, fundraising and proving doubters wrong gave her the energy to keep going.

On Friday, Jackie had her last planned treatment and if future scans remain clear (fingers crossed) she will have beaten the cancer. And she now knows just how precious every day is.

The next time you are facing a challenge, be more Jackie, take it head on and keep on going. Until next week, Kev

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Your lifesaving kit for a desert island

To illustrate how important they are to our survival, pharmacologist ROD FLOWER – whose new book tells the story of medicines – highlights the 10 key substances you would need to survive an imaginary stranding...

Drugs have been used by humankind since pre-history. In the past they were usually obtained from plants but these days, they are mostly made by industrial chemists. Today, more than 1.2 billion prescriptions are written annually in the UK alone.

The active components of these medicines are drugs and it is the study of these intriguing chemicals which is the main activity of pharmacologists like me. And the excitement of such research has motivated me throughout my career.

My new book, Drugs: The Story of Pharmacology, hopes to capture and convey some of that excitement to the lay person and explain why, where and how we have drugs, where they come from and what they do to our bodies.

Overall, I hope it celebrates their intriguing inner workings and extraordinary healing power.

If they are to be effective, medicines must contain one or more active drugs. In a nutshell, drugs are active chemical substances in medicines which produce changes in living organisms by interacting with the molecular machinery of life.

To show how important drugs are, I am going to imagine a scenario where our aircraft or ship fails and we find ourselves

stranded on a deserted island. As you scramble out of the water and onto the sand, your first feelings are obviously those of profound relief but probably also confusion.

You're clearly going to need shelter, food and water as a matter of urgency but, looking a bit further into the future, you are perhaps wondering how you will cope if you are taken ill or injured. Missing upon this problem, you spot a box bobbing up and down in the surf and, wading out to recover it, you find to your delight that it is the aircraft's medical kit.

Prising open the soggy lid you find... well, if it's only a few plasters, you would feel rather despondent, but since this is an imaginary scenario, you will find it contains a quick guide to tropical medicine and 10 selected drugs which should keep you healthy until you are rescued by a passing ship – this is a personal choice and definitely not medical advice for your next trip!

I divide these drugs into three categories: firstly, there are those which have their principal actions on your body to correct or adjust some imbalance; second, those which produce their effect on infectious organisms of various types, and third, a ‘lifestyle’ category.

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1 PAINKILLING MEDICINES MORPHINE: This is the gold standard by which other analgesic (painkilling) drugs are measured. It is found in the seed pods of poppies where its function is probably to deter insects or other predators. Morphine has been used globally as a medicine for thousands of years. It mimics the action of endorphins, hormones which form part of the body's own pain-regulating mechanism. Endorphins are also found in the gut, causing it to relax, and so morphine also has a secondary application, easing the symptoms of diarrhoea and dysentery (but just remember that it can cause dependence if overused).

The other painkillers are also multi-purpose drugs. ASPIRIN: Aspirin was first synthesised and marketed in 1899. It is a derivative of salicylic acid, another naturally occurring substance found in many plants. Its phenomenal commercial success stimulated the development of a number of other drugs with a similar spectrum of activity, known collectively as the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

These drugs are real workhorses; not only do they produce analgesia but they also reduce fevers and inflammatory swellings too. They produce their effect by blocking the production of chemicals in the body called prostaglandins which are partly responsible for producing inflammation, pain and fever.

IBUPROFEN: The NSAID I have chosen is ibuprofen which is potent and well-tolerated. Another very useful drug with a similar action is paracetamol. This was discovered even before aspirin; it is a safe and well tolerated everyday analgesic and very good at reducing fevers, although it has no anti-inflammatory action.

PREDNISOLONE: Steroid drugs are chemical derivatives of a hormone in your body called hydrocortisone. This hormone restrains the body's responses to injury or stress. Because of this, it counters just about any type of inflammatory disorder. Prednisolone is an orally active analogue of hydrocortisone and can be used to treat systemic diseases such as asthma, joint inflammation, intestinal inflammation and any sort of allergy or autoimmune disorder.

HYDROCORTISONE: Prepared as a cream, this is a versatile treatment for all sorts of skin irritation, insect bites, eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis and other rashes (and even piles!). The steroids are irreplaceable medicines – but just don't take them for more than a couple of weeks at a time because the side effects will be problematic.

METOPROLOL: This beta-blocker can be used for a variety of purposes. It interferes with the actions of hormones which increase heart rate, such as adrenaline and noradrenaline, and therefore reduces the cardiac workload.

This is an important first step in dealing with irregular heartbeats, chest pains, or even a heart attack. Beta-blockers also have anti-anxiety effects, reduce blood pressure and may help in mitigating tremor and even episodes of migraine.

'Drugs came from plants in the past but are now mostly made by chemists'

2 DRUGS TO FIGHT OFF INFECTIOUS DISEASES Infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi will probably pose the biggest threats to your health on this tropical island and the second group of drugs in the box comprise your biological warfare kit. Let's deal first with bacterial infections. In a famous incident in 1928, the microbiologist Alexander Fleming noted that the growth of the streptococcal bacteria in a Petri dish was prevented by contaminating fungal spores. The rogue fungus was identified as Penicillium and Fleming deduced that it was secreting some sort of antibacterial substance which he named penicillin.

Preparing sufficient drugs for testing was an obstacle but the dramatic antibacterial action of penicillin was finally confirmed in patients in the 1940s and, since then, many other antibiotics (as they came to be known) have been discovered or synthesised.

It is generally recognised that these drugs have added some 20 years to the average global lifespan. There are more than 1,500 different infective bacteria and not all antibiotics are equally effective against all types, so it is difficult to choose just one, but I have settled on a relative of penicillin which has a very wide spectrum of antibacterial action.

AMOXICILLIN: The penicillin family of antibiotics kills bacteria by preventing them from building a protective outer membrane. However, some organisms have evolved countermeasures and resistant strains can secrete an enzyme which rapidly inactivates the drugs.

Fortunately, this enzyme can itself be inhibited by clavulanic acid and incorporating it together with the amoxicillin enhances its antimicrobial action.

The possibility of infection by malaria-bearing mosquitoes is a major threat in tropical lands. The disease is caused by plasmodium, a tiny parasite which infects mosquitoes and passes on to us when they bite. Some types of malaria can be immediately life threatening. Since you won't have access to a diagnostic lab, you will have to assume the worst.

QUININE: Extracted from the bark of the Cinchona tree, quinine was the first antimalarial. Its useful effects were first spotted by the Quechua people of Peru and Ecuador before being bought to Europe in the 16th century. It is still extremely effective against the most dangerous type of malaria but today it has been largely superseded by artemisinin and its derivatives.

This plant drug was featured in ancient Chinese pharmacopoeias and so has been in use for thousands of years. The malarial parasite spends part of its life cycle in your red blood cells where it detoxifies and consumes the haemoglobin. Both quinine and artemisinin inhibit the detoxification process so the parasite eventually dies from self-poisoning.

METRONIDAZOLE: Plasmodium belongs to a class of living beings known as protozoa. These single cell organisms are invisible to the naked eye.

Dangerous protozoal you might encounter are Entamoeba – one member of which causes amoebic dysentery. I have chosen metronidazole to treat this awful disease. It damages the protozoal DNA, thereby killing the organism.

MEBENDAZOLE: Unlike plasmodium, worms (helminths) are easily visible to the naked eye and are very common in tropical climes. There are several different types including tapeworms, pinworms and hookworms, which produce a range of unpleasant symptoms.

It's difficult to find a drug that will work on all varieties of helminths but mebendazole is a fairly wide spectrum anti-helminthic which prevents the worm absorbing crucial nutrients.

LIFESTYLE DRUGS ALCOHOL: My final ('lifestyle') drug choice would (unashamedly) be alcohol.

Perhaps because it can solubilise plant drugs, alcohol has always been associated with medicines; 'tonic wines' for example, have been around for centuries.

Although attitudes have changed today, alcohol was commonly prescribed by the medical profession for a wide range of physical and mental problems until the mid-20th century.

My choice would be a bottle of good quality gin or vodka.

It could be used as an antiseptic, a sedative and an analgesic but, best of all, no matter how desperate your plight, it won't seem quite as bad after a coconut martini!

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ON THIS DAY

WITH SHAUN WALLACE

August 9, 1945

THE UNITED States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, marking the second time a nuclear weapon was deployed in warfare. Code-named "Fat Man," the plutonium device was much more powerful than the uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima just three days previously. The primary target for the mission was actually the industrial city of Kokura.

However, thick cloud cover and drifting smoke from conventional firebombing missions had completely obscured Kokura, forcing the crew of the B-29 bomber, Bookscar, to divert to their secondary target, the vital seaport of Nagasaki.

Nagasaki was a wartime industrial hub that housed major military manufacturing plants, including the Mitsubishi Steel and Arms Works.

At 11:02 am the bomb detonated at 1,650ft above the Urakami Valley.

The explosion unleashed a blinding flash, catastrophic thermal radiation reaching thousands of degrees Celsius, and a supersonic shockwave that completely flattened structures within a one-mile radius of the hypocentre.

Also on this day...

• 1965: Singapore gains independence from the Federation of Malaysia
• 1969: Members of the Manson Family cult kill five at the home of actress Sharon Tate
• 1974: Gerald Ford sworn in as the 38th US President after Nixon's resignation

Up to 40,000 people, mostly civilians, died instantly from the intense blast, thermal heat, and collapsing buildings. By the end of 1945, the death toll had escalated to 74,000 as victims succumbed to severe burns, blast injuries and the agonising effects of radiation sickness.

Nagasaki is deeply bisected by hills and valleys. While this topography partially contained the weapon's destructive energy, shielding some residential districts from total annihilation, it intensified the overall destruction within the industrial Urakami district itself.

Among the casualties were thousands of conscripted Korean laborers forced to work under harsh wartime conditions in Nagasaki's factories.

The detonation obliterated local medical infrastructure, instantly killing healthcare workers and crippling the city's capacity to treat the wounded. The survivors, known as hibakusha, endured lifelong physical trauma, elevated cancer risks and profound social stigmatisation.

The bombing accelerated the conclusion of the Second World War. Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's unconditional surrender on August 15.

Question: Which comedy character made their first UK appearance on Radio 4 on this day in 1991? Last week I asked: Who 'retired' aged 96 on this day in 2017? The answer is: PRINCE PHILIP

LETTERS

Is it cheaper to die now to avoid Burnham tax?

I am terminally ill. Do I give in and die now to save my family from a massive death tax proposed by Andy Burnham ("Fears families will be hit by £76,000 tax on death", August 2)?

Janet Boulton, Freshwater, Isle of Wight

No justice as murderer's mum lands '5-star hotel'

Kiran Kaur has been moved to a unit holding killers such as Lucy Letby ("Monster Mansion move for Henry killer's mum", August 2).

What a monster mansion - visit a hair and beauty salon, en-suite showers, TVs and DVD players plus a nice restaurant serving what seems like delicious meals.

Is this a prison? I don't think so, it seems like a 5-star hotel to me.

When you commit a crime aren't you supposed to be punished by forgoing such luxuries? Like the prison source said, "It's not like a male nick - it's cushy." Says it all. Nice to know my taxes are paying for their privileges.

Anne Jones, Stalybridge, Cheshire

No deterrent if our jails are like holiday resorts

I just can't believe it. They have moved Kiran Kaur, the mother of Henry Nowak's murderer Vickrunn Dgwa, into HMP Bronzefield.

Apparently the prisoners there can use a hair and beauty salon and cells have en-suite showers, TVs and DVD players. There is also a "nice restaurant". Is this supposed to be punishment?

We have got to make prisons a place nobody wants to be in, not a holiday camp. No wonder the crime rate is up as where is the deterrent? Take away all privileges as many hardworking people on the outside cannot afford such luxury.

Shirley Whitaker, Swindon, Wiltshire

Politicians are not the friends of UK veterans

So ex-Army chief Sir Peter Wall thinks writing to the parasitic political class will

Quote of the week

JASON ARDAY, a Cambridge University professor at the centre of art school paediatric row announced his resignation

"I will return stronger, wisery and with the same determination that has always defined my journey."

help does he? Well he can kiss my ex-Army backside ("It's a betrayal of our veterans and serving soldiers", August 2).

We need a complete boycott of recruitment and Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph. All soldiers must turn their backs on any politician who dares come to speak to them. Send back all medals to the King. Anything less will be a sign of weakness. All current soldiers should stand down now. Then and only then will things change. Write to your MP? Pah!

Ian Brown, Feltham, Middlesex

Stop giving free money to foreign students now

This country, given its parlous finances, needs to stop this racket ("Billions loaned to foreign students...but little repaid", August 2).

Universities know full well that these "loans" will not be repaid. The university credit control staff chasing up debts are told not to rock the boat, despite some ex-students paying back significant debts at only £1 per week.

The UK has too many so-called "universities" that are looking after their own interests first and the country's interests a poor second.

Chris Neil, Caldicot, Monmouthshire

France taking us for a ride on migrant invasion

It seems like almost every day the long-suffering taxpayers of this country watch with absolute horror as our once great "green and pleasant land" is invaded

with illegal migrants arriving undocumented on our shores ("Senior Tory tells of French police force and Channel mayhem", August 2).

Chris Philp, the Shadow Home Secretary, spent two days observing the total inaction of the French police to stop the boats and when questioned why no action was taken the gendarmes replied that their order was to let them go.

It is absolutely unbelievable that the French government is receiving obscene amounts of money from this country to stop the boats when it appears the French are doing absolutely nothing.

It is high time there was no incentive for migrants to come here and they should be sent back from whence they came, or be sent to a third country for processing such as Rwanda. We must leave the ECHR with immediate effect.

Nigel Farage has quite rightly pointed out in the past that if the immigration crisis is fixed then other issues affecting our daily lives such as housing, education, the NHS and law and order issues would be on the right track to fixing themselves.

Julie Foster, Burnley, Lancashire

Labour's Manchester victory is meaningless

No doubt Andy Burnham and Labour were very excited about Bev Craig winning the Greater Manchester mayoral election but it was a pretty hollow victory with only 25% of the electorate bothering to vote, demonstrating how irrelevant people believe a mayor in Manchester is ("Burnham passes mayoral baton to Craig", August 2).

It means that less than 12% of the available voters in Manchester actually wanted further Labour control of the area and a very tepid response to the "success" of "Super Andy" which resulted in yellow buses and a debt of £1.6 billion.

As polling expert Sir John Curtice says, the "Burnham bounce" is real but limited, fragile and likely to be short term as the unsorted issues build.

Barrie Warren, Bury, Lancashire

Do we have generous African donors on tap?

Just a thought, but is there is anyone in Africa who will pay £5 a month so I can water my garden ("Heatwaves root cause of vegetable crop fears", August 2)?

John Kennedy, Hornchurch, Essex

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ALPHAPUZZLE®

Alphapuzzle® tests your logic and word power. Each grid number represents a letter. Each letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter or letters - below the main grid - to start.

Can you beat the Target Time? Call for an Extra Letter Clue if you get stuck. Solution next Sunday.

DIFFICULTY: 10/10 TARGET TIME: 30 minutes; CLUE: A cruel way with money.

For extra letter clues, call:

0907 181 2603*

(Deduct two minutes from Target Time for each extra letter used).

Full solution:

0907 181 2602*

Across only:

0907 181 2600*

Down only:

0907 181 2601*

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Last Sunday's solution

ACROSS: Concoct, Tsar,

Satin, Bicarm, Super, Pity,

Dressy, Famous, Boom,

Leaky, Omnious, Oglest, Keys,

Isotope.

DOWN: Ascend, Brook, Oath,

Detoxify, Conquest, Cobweb,

Census, Jackboat, Survivor,

Slap (clue), Reedy, Shandy.

Alphapuzzle® ©2026 Acorn Editorial Ltd. All words appear in Chambers Dictionary

THE ULTRA ALPHAPUZZLE®

Here's the Ultra Alphapuzzle® - Sunday's extra tough version of Britain's favourite wordpower challenge. Each grid number represents a different letter. All 26 letters are used.

Target time: 30 minutes Solution next Sunday.

For up to six extra clue

letters call:

0907 181 2607*

(Deduct two minutes from Target

Time for each extra letter used).

Full solution:

0907 181 2611*

Across only:

0907 181 2609*

Down only:

0907 181 2610*

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Last Sunday's solution

ACROSS: Now, Acquire, Toxic,

Conifer, Confuse, Blank,

Distil, Glance, Heavy,

Radiate, Private, Zebra,

Majesty, Tie.

DOWN: Noticed, Hops,

Waven, Stamina, Scrutiny,

Are, Cycled, Urgent, Um,

Bullstice, Refrain, Ambit, Trek,

Gimate.

WARNING: SPAC

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ULTIMATE ALPHABEATER

Can you crack the super-tough Ultimate Alphabeater? Each grid number represents a letter - or black square. As in Alphapuzzle, every letter of the alphabet is used. But you have to complete the grid too! Use the given letters and black squares below the main grid to start. Alphabeater is 'intationally symmetrical' - in other words it looks exactly the same if you turn the page upside down. Solution next Sunday.

Target time: 46 minutes

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Try one of our helplines *Calls

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Full solution:

0907 181 2598

Across only:

0907 181 2596

Down only:

0907 181 2597

Last Sunday's Solution:

Black squares: 1, 5, 8, 10,

18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,

29, 33, 38.

Across: Moral, Weakness,

Fluid, Latex, Whimsical, Nab,

Void, Quid, Zoo, Panoramic,

Query, Bhaji, Filament, Edits,

Down: Owl, Unit, Insole,

Axiom, Pygmy, Reject, Ending,

Skull, Aphid, Tandem, Isle, Jut.

For up to six extra letters call 0907 181 2599 (Deduct five minutes from Target

Time for each extra letter heard). Callers will also hear two black squares clues

free of any Target Time penalty. *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone

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Alternatively, for six extra letter clues direct to your

mobile, text SXBEAT to 64343. Tests cost £1

plus your standard network rate. Reduce Target

Time by five minutes for each extra letter

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BRAIN TEASERS

1) Aled's planning a concert but has lost his song schedule. He remembers that songs starting with 'S' are third and fourth. He wants Let It Be to be sung just before She Loves You. Shout and Hey Jude are on the schedule but not next to each other. In what order should the songs be performed? 2) Which two words meaning 'donkeys' and 'croon' combine to make one meaning 'evaluating'? 3) Which girl groups are concealed in the following anagrams? a) Shady Statute, b) Solar Guild, c) Last Snail

4) At every Handshake Appreciation Society meeting it is required for every member present to shake hands with every other member. The first group of members arrive and shake hands a total of twenty-one times. Another four members arrive over the rest of the night. How many handshakes will there be in total?

2) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) 31) 32) 33) 34) 35) 36) 37) 38) 39) 40)

2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) 31) 32) 33) 34) 35) 36) 37) 38) 39) 40)

SUDOKU

Fill the small squares so that every column, every row, and every 3x3 square includes all of the digits from 1 to 9

Level: Gentle

Target: 16 minutes

For extra clues call

0901 322 5600

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For today's full solution call

0907 181 2606

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LAST SUNDAY'S SOLUTION

5	8	1	7	3	4	2	9	6
4	7	6	5	9	2	1	8	3
2	3	9	6	8	1	5	7	4
1	6	4	2	5	9	8	3	7
7	5	2	8	6	3	9	4	1
3	9	8	1	4	7	6	2	5
6	4	5	3	2	8	7	1	9
9	2	7	4	1	5	3	6	8
8	1	3	9	7	6	4	5	2

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THE SKELETON CROSSWORD

Last week's solution

WINNERS: General Knowledge Crossword, 26 July: £250: P Williams, Pembrokeshire, £50 Mystery Word, 26 July: J Irving, Hensor.

WINNERS: Please allow 30 days to receive your prize.

THINKING SPACE

In the skeleton crossword, the black squares and clue numbers have to be filled in as well as the words. Four black squares and four clue numbers have been inserted to give you a start. The black squares form a symmetrical pattern; the top half matches the bottom, and the two sides correspond. You can fill in 12 more squares at once to correspond with those given.

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THE £250 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD CAN BE FOUND INSIDE S MAGAZINE

ACROSS

1 Attack of anger in a pub? 5 Book all about daring bands 9 A group about to leave 10 Empty seat put away, say 12 Note in font used a lot 14 Some lurid yellow colour 15 Dry tail of fearsome beast 16 Yoke's face isn't dirty 17 Swan around, old boy 19 Scrooge Conservative leaving boozer 21 A couple of skulls not Scottish bones 24 Range a girl records 25 Cut in wages alarmed! 26 Yes, cats put out delight

DOWN

1 Two like leaning 2 City an American soldier runs around 3 A number of sensations 4 Elk docked along with an 5 Developer given encouragement starts to move 6 Groin injury entertains fools 7 Bar south of a border 8 Many have soft feathers 11 Cheers and boos singularly unacceptable 13 Particularly old climbing technique 17 It's tough for consumers 18 Anger about German piffle 19 States about to break in two 20 Umami source put on Japanese noodles 22 Girl in limbo after drama ends 23 Soft curse as youth hides

MYSTERY WORD - WIN £50

For a chance to win £50 give the correct answer to 26 Across. Call 0901 322 5301 leaving your name and address. *Calls cost 75p plus your telephone company's network access charge. Alternatively complete the grid and send to Skeleton Mystery Word, August 9, PO Box 8694, Derby DE1 9TW. Competition closes August 13, 2026 at 23:59pm. An extra day is given for postal entries during bank holidays. The winner will be selected from all correct entries received after the closing date. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390.

PUB QUIZ

1 Directed by Stanley Kuhrick, which 1987 war film starring Matthew Modine and Vincent D'Onofrio is based on the 1979 novel The Short-Timers? 2 Albuquerque is the most populous city of which US state? 3 Which actor and comedian is the host of the television game show Pointless? 4 Released in 1983, what was the only UK No. 1 single by the late Bonnie Tyler? 5 Which improvisational comedy game is played on the BBC Radio, 4 panel show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and is named after a station on the Northern line of the London Underground? 6 Cows Of Our Planet and The Chickens Are Restless are collected editions of which comic strip, created by Gary Larson? 7 What first name did Beyoncé and Jay-Z give to their oldest child, a daughter who was born on, 7 January 2012? 8 In Greek mythology, which son of Zeus and Leto is the god of the sun, music and prophecy? 9 Which character from the Toy Story series of films is voiced by Tim Allen? 10 'I love to watch things on TV' is a lyric from which 1973 single from the album Transformer by Lou Reed?

THINK: Sports outside to the Moon

Cigarette: 21 Shetelle 27.com

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5. 2017年1月1日

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ADDRESS: 1.1.16.0000

BATTLESHIPS

FIND where the fleet of ships shown is hidden in the grid. The numbers to the right of and below the grid indicate how many of the squares in that row are filled in with ships or parts of ships. The ships do not touch each other, even diagonally. Some squares have been filled in to start you off.

THE SUNDAY CRUSADER AND HIS SQUIRE - WIN £100

The Crusader's clues

ACROSS

1 An island state on top (5) 4 Fantasy a rank star remade differently (4,5) 9 Stateside cell user might enter it (9,6) 10 A hundred sound critical (9) 11 Hint: tense competition (5) 12 Negative? Well, shut up! (7) 13 Top runners turned around before (7) 15 Long-life liquid prude caught standing (7) 18 It might be for every hot spring, on reflection (7) 20 'Intact' is half understood (5) 22 Proof train set's out of order (9) 24 Irritated pair on set has to be irritated about sketches (15) 25 Prefix to reverse, essentially, with fourth letter gone (9) 26 Material creep finally twisted (5)

DOWN

1 Nick, Tom and Chester (5) 2 Bird nut nets large one (7) 3 Peripatetic lyke looking up? (9) 4 Present poet prewrapped (7) 5 Commitments prince shelves (7) 6 Dutch uncle's opposite cow (5) 7 Welcome support after exciting match starts (7) 8 Is one a lady-killer? (9) 12 Chaotic city, a student said (9) 14 It's a negotiation with 1 Across that's draining (9) 16 Precise ingredients, and what they're for? (7) 17 Objectives a sailor understands (7) 18 Where something stands in Hull, it's assumed (7) 19 Seafood starter to accompany cut sausage (7) 21 Dem corrected by English subject (5) 23 Know about aliens and their origins (5)

For your chance to WIN £100 read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word.

TO ENTER CALL: 0904 161 3700

(Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company's network access charge) and leave your answer and details, or text DICKUS followed by a space, your answer, name and address details to RR833 (Tents cost £1.50 plus your standard network rates) or send your grid containing the answer in the shaded squares to: Sunday Express. Prize Crossword, August 9, PO Box 8694, Derby DE1 9TW. Competition closes August 15, 2026 at 23:59pm. An extra day is given for postal entries during bank holidays.

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POSTCODE:

● One weekly winner will be the first random correct entry drawn from all entry routes after the closing date. Competition runs Sunday to Saturday. The Editor's decision is final.

SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390.

Cryptic clues from our knight, and quick clues from his squire, lead to the same answers in the Crusader's Sunday joust

The Squire's clues

ACROSS

1 ... pants (5) 4 Unrealistic hope (4,5) 9 Dialled digits (9,6) 10 Bullying (9) 11 Suggestion (5) 12 Restrict (7) 13 Paramount (7) 15 Perpendicular (7) 18 Possibly (7) 20 Unspoken (5) 22 Hostile, opposed (9) 24 Portrayals (15) 25 Scattered (9) 26 Thin pancake (5)

DOWN

1 Snag (5) 2 ... crossing (7) 3 Getting better (9) 4 Supply (7) 5 Promises (7) 6 Intimidate (5) 7 Clinch (7) 8 Homicidal female (9) 12 Untidy (9) 14 Bloodsucking (9) 16 Cooking formulas (7) 17 Singles out (7) 18 Put forward (7) 19 Shellfish (7) 21 Motif (5) 23 Flavour (5)

LAST SUNDAY'S SOLUTION: Across: 1 Plead, 4 Called off, 9 One after another, 10 Go through, 11 Exile, 12 Sidings, 13 Nipomo, 15 Cautres, 18 White, 20 Chair, 22 Amsterdam, 23 Out of the running, 25 Hot-headed, 26 Cindy Down, 1 Prong, 2 Erected, 3 Deference, 4 Cherubs, 5 Loafland, 6 Creke, 7 Obbits, 8 Festivals, 12 Saukcloth, 14 Patteried, 16 Crav18, 17 Smashed, 18 Roused, 19 Cadmium, 21 Rifle, 23 Muggy. Prize word: Regine

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'I still have lots to prove... I'm desperate to face the Aussies again'

CRICKET PULLOUT PAGE 9

THE JOY FROM BRAZIL

ARTS IN RIGHT PLACE

Guimaraes pictured in his new Gunners kit and raided with boss A'caza

BY DARREN WELLS

BRUNO GUIMARAES has told Arsenal fans he's ready to be their "warrior" - and promised there will be no more punch-ups with Declan Rice.

The Brazil star made his £75million move from Newcastle to the Premier League champions yesterday and is set to join former foe Rice in the heart of the Gunners' midfield.

But after signing a four-year deal, Guimaraes revealed his new team-mate had already reached out to bury the hatchet.

He said: "Rice sent me a

message, 'Come here and please no more fights, now we're friends!' I was happy he messaged me.

"It's massive what I have done so far, but I want to win more trophies in my career and I'm in the right place."

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Mbeumo strike pegs back Euro champs

FEELING THE HEAT Players stop for a hydration break at Bundell Park during Blue Book 6:31 to higher Grimsby in the Carabao Cup

CUP HOPEFULS WORK UP A THIRST

HYDRATION breaks stopped Carabao Cup ties and National League games on the first major weekend of the English football season.

The breaks, which were mandatory at every game at the recent World Cup and consistently spoed by fans, were enacted as heat health alerts came into force around the UK.

Temperatures were close to 30 degrees in and around

London and there were first-half hydration breaks in the Carabao Cup ties at Bromley, Gillingham and West Ham.

Games in the north of England were also interrupted, with breaks in the ties at Barnsley and Grimsby, as well as Enterprise National League matches at Carlisle and Chorley.

Despite the furore surrounding World Cup breaks, which critics claimed was

introduced by FIFA to allow broadcasters to advertise during games, the interruption of matches during high temperatures is not new to English football.

The protocol has been in place for several years, with the decision taken on an individual basis based on the temperature at the ground.

The referee agrees breaks with both clubs before kick-off.

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PREMIER LEAGUE

Gilberto legacy inspiring Bruno

BY DARREN WELLS

BRAZIL star Bruno Guimaraes has vowed to "make history" at Arsenal - just like 'Invincible' Gilberto Silva did before him.

Arsenal's new £75million man Guimaraes has followed in the footsteps of his compatriot with the move to north London and hopes he can emulate defensive midfielder Gilberto's success at the club with more silverware.

Gunners legend Gilberto joined in 2002 and played a major role in Arsenal's historic unbeaten Premier League title-winning campaign of 2003-04.

And Guimaraes, who has signed up at the Emirates until 2030, with the option of a further year, revealed he had already spoken to Gilberto, now 49 and a Gunners ambassador, ahead of sealing his own move.

"I'm very excited," Guimaraes said. "I'm at the point of my life where I need a challenge like this. I want to win trophies, I want to make history and I think I'm in the right place to do it.

"Here, wearing this shirt, you have to go for winning trophies, winning everything we can.

"I want to put my name in the club history. Someday, when I leave, I want players to come here and say I want to do exactly what Bruno did for the club.

"I think it's the best thing that a player can do for any club - create history and inspire the young. I had the opportunity before to talk to Gilberto. I hope

that I can follow him and make myself one of the very good players in Arsenal's history."

The Gunners had been locked in talks to sign Guimaraes for weeks and his arrival is a huge coup for the Premier League champions, who were only a penalty shoot-out away from also ruling Europe last season.

But the deal is a huge blow for Newcastle, who have lost another key player this summer in a transfer that Guimaraes described as "one of the toughest decisions of my life".

It was on Tyneside that the Brazilian star became an icon for Newcastle fans, after captaining the club to their first major trophy in 56 years by winning the 2025 Carabao Cup - and is now seen as one of the best midfielders in the top flight.

In a clear statement of intent, Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta said that a signing of Guimaraes' stature was "essential for maintaining the standards required when we are aiming to win major trophies."

And Guimaraes, 28, admitted he was just happy to be lining up as a Gunner from here on, rather than as the opposition.

"Every time when I played against Arsenal it was very tough," he recalled.

"Joining the winners of the league is a big opportunity. I can play like a warrior, I'll never give up. I'm hopeful we can achieve our dreams."

MILEY'S MOMENT

BY SEAN M-CORMICK LEWIS MILEY has been tipped as the best hope for Newcastle's midfield after his early x1 Sachs Ismail and Bruno Guimaraes.

Joelinton and Jacob Ramsey remain while new Magpies signings Sean Stour and Nandi Rumba both have huge promise.

But head coach Matthias Jarzaki is said to be a big fan of Miley, 20 - as was predecessor Eddie Howe.

And former Tom Captain Michael Owen said: "Lewis

Miley impressed me when he played last season and I think he has a big future.

"He is one player who can benefit from players leaving, should get more game time and look to show what he can do for Newcastle."

Former Newcastle star Chris Hussle signed and said: "Lewis just signed a six-year contract, so that's how higher they rate him.

"He could be the player who gets in that midfield and could really help Newcastle out a lot."

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3

ANFIELD LOAN Araujo

Barca Ron to rescue for Iraola

BY IAN DOYLE

LIVERPOOL are close to completing a loan deal for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo to help with Andoni Iraola's backline crisis.

The Reds have targeted the Uruguay international due to their problems at centre-back with captain Virgil van Dijk at present their only fit senior player for the position.

And with Araujo also capable of playing at right-back, a move would address two of the chief concerns for Kop boss Iraola ahead of the new season.

Liverpool are planning on Araujo undergoing a medical today ahead of the move being concluded.

It is understood the season-long loan includes an option to buy rather than an obligation, with the 27-year-old having recovered from the calf injury that meant he failed to feature for Uruguay in the recent World Cup.

Liverpool have a number of issues in defence as they continue to prepare for their Premier League opener at Newcastle United on August 23.

Joe Gomez is out for several weeks with a muscle issue, new signing Jeremy Jacquet is yet to feature as he recovers fitness following a shoulder operation, Giovanni Leoni is still to return from an ACL injury suffered last September and teenager Ifeanyi Ndukwe is ineligible.

At right-back, Conor Bradley has been sidelined since January after a serious knee injury, while Jeremie Frimpong has been hampered by a number of fitness setbacks since signing from Bayer Leverkusen last summer.

Araujo has spent eight years at Barcelona and has played more than 200 times for the Spanish side but hasn't been first choice in recent seasons.

Liverpool are continuing to look to strengthen their attacking options as well, though they remain some way short of Paris Saint-Germain's £145million valuation for the France winger Bradley Barcola.

BY RYAN TAYLOR

BRUNO GUIMARAES endured a few sleepless nights six-and-a-half years ago, as he waited patiently by the phone in the Brazilian city of Curitiba.

After bossing the Athletico Paranaense midfield in his native land's top flight, he had his heart set on a life-changing transfer to Europe and Atletico Madrid.

A £26million agreement was in the works – so far advanced, that Guimaraes had fought back the tears when he waved goodbye to the 'Furacao' faithful following a 1-0 home victory over Santos.

Christmas slowly passed, the January window formally opened and still the future felt a tad uncertain.

Atletico were dithering, Benfica had tabled an offer and Paranaense president Mario Celso Petraglia confirmed there was a new suitor at the table: Arsenal.

Gunners technical director Edu had been monitoring Guimaraes' explosive development and contribution towards four trophies, including the Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana.

There was a direct approach to his agents but finances were limited. Then Lyon

muscled in, with help from Brazil icon Juninho Pernambucano, by then a director at the French club.

Juninho won titles with Vasco da Gama prior to making his own journey from Brazil to Europe, and Lyon. He was one of Guimaraes' heroes, so his guidance carried weight.

Arsenal's new £75m addition is an avid Vasco supporter.

He actually attended

one of their matches, a 1-1 draw with Mirassol, just two weeks ago.

After Juninho's approach, a £17.1m deal followed and Guimaraes became a Lyon player on January 29, 2020. Upon signing that long-term contract, the then Brazil Under-23s star took aim at Atletico, and stated: "Nobody called me."

The Spaniards, having initially led the hunt, soon lived to regret abandoning their pursuit of the player.

Two years later, Guimaraes' Newcastle United medical would take place in his homeland while he was on international duty, underlining his growth in stature.

Again, Arsenal had been sniffing around but amazingly, were not able to compete with the Magpies' financial muscle – after having signed two midfielders, Martin Odegaard and Albert Sambi Lokonga, the previous summer.

A few months later, they too paid a price for failing to land Guimaraes when they had the chance – he netted in a 2-0 Toon

As a kid, Bruno would get a cheese sandwich if he'd lost... but anything he wanted, if he'd won

win over Arsenal, as the Gunners lost their grip on Champions League qualification with one Prem round to play.

Since then, he has delighted in taking the fight to the north Londoners – getting right under their skin.

In fact, the statistics show Guimaraes has won more challenges against his new employers – 71 – than he has managed against any other Premier League side.

For the entirety of his career, Guimaraes has only ever gone where he's felt wanted. It stems from a series of rejections as a child in Rio de Janeiro.

He loved futsal but failed to make the grade at Fluminense and Botafogo.

His father, Dick, who is still heavily involved in his representation, would make the 269-mile drive to Osasco every weekend to watch a fresh-faced Guimaraes play for Audax in Sao Paulo.

It was a sacrifice he was happy to make – but there was tough love on the menu, too. If young Bruno lost, dad would hand him a ham and cheese sandwich with juice.

But if he had won, he'd be treated to whatever food he craved.

Guimaraes carries those memories with him today, emblazoned across his back.

The No.39, which he is poised to wear for Arsenal, was also the number of his cab-driving dad's Rio taxi – the same vehicle in which he drove to Guimaraes' youth matches.

After missing the bus to capture the all-action Brazilian maestro on two previous occasions, Mikel Arteta would have walked to St James' Park to finally land his man.

And after all, third time's the charm.

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PREMIER LEAGUE: MAN CITY

Tributes to Parkes

WOLVES have paid tribute to former goalkeeper Phil Parkes, who has died aged 79.

Parkes (below) - who was 6ft 4in and known affectionately as Lofty - made 382 appearances in nearly two decades before his departure in 1978.

Wolves described Parkes, who played in a club record 127 consecutive league appearances in the early

1970s, as "one

of the

greatest

ever goal-

keepers to

represent

the club".

They added:

"Asked in 2024

how he'd like his Wolves career to be remembered, he said: 'I hope my Wolves career is remembered with joy.

"I loved playing for this football club, I had a great time".

"Thoughts and prayers are with Lofty's loved ones at this sad time."

Parkes finished his playing career in North America, including spells at Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Sting.

BY DARREN WELLS

ENZO MARESCA has given Manchester City's players a clean slate to prove their worth as the club embarks on a new era after Pep Guardiola.

City's new head coach has the unenviable task of following the most successful manager in the club's history.

Even in one of the less successful campaigns under Guardiola last season, City still claimed two domestic cups and pushed Arsenal all the way for the title.

But ahead of their final pre-season friendly against Atletico Madrid today, before next Sunday's Community Shield curtain-raiser with Arsenal, Maresca has reiterated to his players that the past will have little bearing on their future.

"The only thing I said since I started to the players is that it is a reset," said Maresca.

"All of them start at the same level and pre-season will dictate a little bit the transfer window.

"This has been a general message for all of them - the one who

played more minutes or less last year. For me, it's a reset."

City have already lost several experienced heads this summer and could yet lose midfield talisman Rodri, while Elliot Anderson remains the only big-name signing in a club-record £1.16million deal.

Yet, since his appointment, Maresca has been enthused by the approach and application of the players still at his disposal and believes his side will only improve the more time they spend together.

"The willingness has been very good since day one," he said.

"They have been very open-minded with a new manager who has arrived and changed some patterns and structures, the way we want to play on and off the ball. This has been the main thing."

Meanwhile, Rico Lewis (below) says Rodri leaving City will just be "part of football".

City are reeling at the prospect of 2024 Ballon d'Or winner Rodri leaving after rejecting a £38.5m bid from Barcelona, while Real Madrid are also competing for the Spaniard.

But their hand may be forced with the World Cup-winning captain's contract into its last 12 months. Lewis said: "Everyone in the world knows how good Rodri is, but it's football."

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PROBLEM SOLVING PLEASES CARRICK

BY JACK FLINTHAM

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Michael Carrick says he will not give his players all of the answers this season after they battled to a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in Gothenburg.

United were slow out of the blocks and PSG made them pay as Ibrahim Mbaye tucked Rome Dny Fernandez's cross from close range in the second minute.

Carrick's side managed to regroup and forced some good saves from Malvey Safonov, before finding an equaliser when Bryan Mbeumo fired low into the corner on 32 minutes after good work from Amad.

United were the better side in the second half but couldn't break down PSG for the winner, though Carrick saw plenty of positives.

"It is good for the boys to problem-solve and find their own way, and I thought we did that," said Carrick.

"I don't want to always give them the answers when we don't have to because it prepares them for the new season as

well. There were some good signs there."

New signing Youri Tielemans came off the bench to make his United debut while Andrey Santos played over an hour in a promising afternoon for boss Carrick, though Mason Mount was forced off in the first half with an injury.

United will now head to Dublin for a short pre-season training camp where Marcia Rashford will also join up with the squad ahead of facing Leeds at Croke Park on Wednesday, before meeting former head coach Ruben Amorim's new side AC Milan in Wrocław, Poland on Saturday.

Mbeumo is congratulated after drawing United level and (left) Zirkzee in action

MIDDLESBROUGH have completed the signing of Manchester United keeper Badek Vizek for £7million plus admons. The Czech, 22, who has signed a five-year deal at the Riverside, said: "It feels great to be here. This is a new challenge for me."

REAL SITE

BY CONNOR O'NEILL

MANCHESTER UNITED landed the bargain of the summer transfer window when they signed Youri Tielemans last month.

That's the view of former Red Devils forward Louis Saha, who also believes Tielemans presents better value for money than Elliot Anderson, Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali.

United sealed a bargain £35m raid on Aston Villa to snatch Tielemans (right) after a proposed £43m deal for Atalanta and Brazil midfielder Ederson collapsed following a medical.

Tielemans, 29, has 244 Premier League appearances to his name, having joined Leicester City from Monaco in 2019, before moving to Villa on a free transfer following the Foxes relegation in 2023.

Saha (inset) said: "Tielemans is a bargain. He arrived under the radar because he's been in the Premier League for a long time.

"I think his name has been mentioned with United in the last two years. You can see he was really interested in coming to the club.

"That's what he said in his interviews. The way he's spoken

Saha backs Youri to be bargain of the summer

reassures me as to why he's been brought in to replace Casemiro.

"He's experienced, he's played in the World Cup, played well, showed his aggression, which we need in midfield.

"His positioning is really, really good, and every touch is very efficient, so he doesn't lose the ball as much as other players.

"He doesn't create as much as Bruno Fernandes, but he's very mobile, so I like his profile. I think Tielemans with Santos can combine really well.

"I think there is unpredictability and power in that midfield."

United had been searching for at least one midfielder after signing Andrey Santos, 22, from Chelsea. They lost out on signing Mateus Fernandes and Elliot Anderson, who joined Tottenham and Manchester City, respectively.

Fernandes moved to Spurs for £85m, with Tonali also costing

them £100m, while Anderson joined City from Nottingham Forest for a whopping £116m.

"When you compare Tielemans with Anderson, Fernandes and Tonali, it's a bargain," Saha added.

"I think the price tag put on those kinds of players is ridiculous.

"We need more players who dedicate themselves and sacrifice to rebuild the legacy of Man United and I see this midfield as pivotal."

■ Louis Saha was speaking via Pariari3.com

DAN'S GOLD TRAFTORD

BY CONNOR O'NEILL

DANIEL FARKE believes Leeds have acquired a "top-class" goalkeeper in James Trafford and says he has the potential to go down as one of nine eight days.

After Leeds beat RB Leipzig yesterday, he said: "I made no secret out of what I wanted in this position - a top-class player. Right now we've got one.

"So we are convinced of James (right). He has the potential to be an outstanding goalkeeper for us in the history of Leeds."

SANCHEZ EYES SIMPLE TIMES

FROM BOBBY VINCENT in Hong Kong ROBERT SANCHEZ believes Xabi Alonso's "simplicity" will make him a better goalkeeper at Chelsea.

And he reckons competition with Mike Penders will benefit the Blues.

Sanchez, 28, had arguably his strongest season at the club last season - but it wasn't always easy.

Under Liam Rosenior, he was suddenly dropped for Filip Jorgensen at a crucial stage. Many felt the Spaniard didn't suit Rosenior's style of playing the ball out of defence.

But since Alonso has been manager, there has been a level of simplicity - and that is something Sanchez appreciates.

"It is the simplification of things," said Sanchez on Alonso (below). "He is allowing me to do what I am best at.

"He is allowing me to do what I do best and that means my confidence is going to be boosted and I am going to play better and better."

Penders, who arrived at Chelsea last summer but spent the last campaign on loan with sister side

Strasbourg, is set to compete with Sanchez for the No.1 shirt.

The 21-year-old has recently joined up with the Chelsea squad for their

pre-season tour after going to the World Cup with Belgium. And Sanchez predicts the competition will elevate their form.

"I think he is great," Sanchez said on Penders. "We already had him at the Club World Cup last year. He is a great, young goalie and he had a great season at Strasbourg last year."

FOREST GET THEIR MANE

BY CONNOR O'NEILL

NOTTINGHAM FOREST are close to signing Ourman's Diamonds from Portugal's Sporting CP.

The £3.4.3million deal is being finalized and the defender 22 (inset) is expected to undergo a medical today before signing a five-year contract.

Forest have already completed the signing of Steve Schlauer on a free transfer from RB Leipzig, as new head coach Oliver Elsener begins to shape his squad at the City Ground.

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EFL CHAMPIONSHIP: 5 DAYS UNTIL KICK-OFF

As the Championship prepares to kick-off on Friday, RYAN TAYLOR runs the rule over the potential winners and losers. Which clubs have the Premier League in their sights and

sky bet

which ones are nervously looking over their shoulder at League One?

BIRMINGHAM

Big pressure on Chris Davies to deliver after the club fell short in the promotion race last season. They have recruited well, re-signing Jhon Solis and James Beadle and home form will be key. After falling behind 24 times last term, they only bounced back once - a mentality issue they must rectify.

Best transfer: Luis Vazquez Target: Play-offs

Last season: 10th

BLACKBURN

Tony Mokotray is looking a strong dressing room culture can be the secret ingredient for Revers this season. Transfer funds have been tight but they showed a value at the back end of last season what they are couldn't of. They still only scored 42 goals, though, their lowest total since back in 2010. Best transfer - Andre Fowler Target: Survival Last season: 30th

BOLTON

Steven Schumacher has frustrations with his budget as he wants Bolton to upset the agate cart this season, but the loss of Joanne Amario Cozier-Duberry feels damaging. Still, Mandere's were the only side to have over 1000 shots in League One last term and a similar output would clearly lead to goals.

Best transfer: Gaizka Larrazabal Target: Survival

Last season: 6th League One

BRISTOL CITY

Added huge firepower to Lenoir's Bills and Dom Ballard after picking Michael Blalock's only Home Smooth City. Had some mixed pre-season results but thumped Newcastle 4-3 at a tattoo state, and took to be dark horses in play-off race. Scott Tuttle and Scott Tuttle are also capable of delivering the good.

Best transfer: Dom Ballard Target: Play-offs

Last season: 12th

BURNLEY

Big season for the Clarets under new boss Nicky Hayen. They will be well fancied for promotion, but incomings have been minimal and there has been a raft of departures, not least Jaidon Anthony, Loum Tchaoura, Max Eideve and Lesley Ugochukwu. Best transfer: Ugo Raghouber Target: Promotion Last season: 19th Premier League

BY TOM VICTOR

WEST HAM UNITED might be playing in a lower division than at this time last year but there's considerable optimism around the London Stadium.

Positivity is in stark contrast to the gloom that surrounded the Hammers' relegation in May but there are reasons to be cheerful - not least Jarrod Bowen's decision to stay.

Club captain Bowen, who has scored 85 goals and provided 63 assists in his Hammers career, narrowly missed out on a place in Thomas Tuchel's England squad and had been tipped for an immediate move to a club still in the Premier League.

But the former Hull forward was convinced to stay and lead a promotion charge after meeting with club chiefs and negotiating a £15million release clause in his contract if promotion is not won automatically.

Bowen (right) said: "I said after the final game of last season that my vision was to get this club back in the Premier League.

"Sometimes you think it falls on deaf ears and people reckon, 'He's just saying that.'

"But when I say something, I don't hide away from it.

"It was a no-brainer for me to be here and the vision is clear, it's the Premier League."

The last time Bowen was in the Championship, he scored the seventh-highest number of goals in the competition despite leaving Hull for West Ham in the middle of the 2019-20 campaign.

He isn't the only one hoping to call upon expertise at this level to lead the Hammers back up at the first time of asking.

Nuno Espirito Santo couldn't keep the team in the top flight, though there was a notable improvement after he was allowed to bring in some of his own signings in January.

The Portuguese coach has won the Championship before, albeit nearly a decade ago with Wolves, and is ready to target another title. There has been uncertainty

HOT BLOW

Hammers fancy their chances of Prem return with Bowen at the helm

behind the scenes at the club, with joint-chair David Sullivan stepping down and a consortium including Amanda Staveley now looking to take a stake.

But the Hammers have insisted this won't affect day-to-day affairs. West Ham know they will be there to be got at, though, and need to keep their focus.

Fullback Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton, 2023-24) and goalkeeper Mads Hermansen (Leicester, 2023-24) have both earned promotion to the top flight before.

Walker-Peters said: "Other teams will make it difficult for us, but we just have to focus on ourselves, do our work and be confident."

Nuno's own decision to stay on in the hot seat could well be a

factor in convincing important players to follow his example.

Of course, there have been some of the sort of sales which naturally follow a drop down to the second tier.

The departure for Belgium of academy graduate Freddie Potts hasn't gone down well with everyone.

But bringing in about £1.10m for midfielders Mateus Fernandes and Crysecnio Summerville should mean that the club can be more selective when it comes to any further sales.

The challenge is to rebuild with Bowen at the core - while the clock is ticking to get the necessary deals over the line.

NORWICH

The Canaries looked doomed when Philippe Clement took over last November, but they won 17 of their next 31 games before narrowly missing out on the play-offs. Norwich have built a side that nobody wants to play against and January signing Mohamed Touré is set for a key role this season. Andre Brooks also looks a top addition and recruitment work has generally been promising at Carrow Road.

Best transfer: Andre Brooks

Target: Play-offs

Last season: 9th

BY TOM BLOW

OVER the next week, the usual suspects will be tipped for promotion to the Premier League.

The three relegated sides - West Ham, Wolves and Burnley - will all be fancied, as will the perennially glamorous Wrexham.

But there's always a team that defies parachute payments and takes the Championship by storm. And it could be Norwich this season. The Canaries have been looking up ever since Philippe

CANARIES IN THE

Clement joined the club last November. He inherited a brittle team in the relegation zone and turned them into play-off contenders. Only six teams beat Clement's men after the turn of the year, seeing them finish ninth.

Norwich have plenty of momentum, just like Frank Lampard's Coventry did heading into last season. Like Clement, Lampard turned the Sky Blues from

relegation candidates to promotion hopefuls inside six months.

Now, the former Rangers boss will aim to follow in Lampard's footsteps this season and reach the Premier League.

Norwich have already done plenty of good business this summer.

Armed with cash thanks to Josh Sargent's sale to Toronto in February,

CARDIFF

Highly-rated boss Peter Henry Murphy has had the Bluebirds flying in pre-season. Cardiff even hammered Eromad-1 and also scored 11 goals across two other friendly, vacant Cork City and Forest Green. Last season they had a league-high number of shots on target. Best transfer: Jack Moylan Target: Mid-fable Last season: 2nd League One

CHARLTON

Good home form feels imperative for Nathan Jones as the Addicks are being tipped to struggle. No team scored fewer first-half goals last season, so that is also something the south Londoners will seek to fix. Ex-Liverpool defender Billy Kournetio could also prove to be a decent signing. Best transfer: Karian Grant Target: Survival Last season: 7th

DERBY

The Walls had a great season last term but boss John Ekstace is another manager that has complained about the lack of transfer recently. Signing Bobby Clark is a big coach Norwich and there is firepower within Derby's squad. They need the investment of boxing bluebirds from Elizabeth. Best transfer: Bobby Clark Target: Play-offs Last season: 8th

LINCOLN

Losing Michael Skubala was tough on the imps but Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw can steer the ship. Landing Spurs youngster Mason Melia on loan was a major coup, given there were upwards of 30 clubs interested in the teenager. Jack Moylan will be a huge miss though. Best transfer: Mason Melia (loan) Target: Survival Last season: League One winners

MIDDLESBRO

Eating Championship Player of the Year Hayden Hackney to Everton was a blow but Boro are armed with a cash stash forward he sent to Everton and their set-on clause for Morgan Rogers. Young striker Will Lankshear could have a stellar season after his investment ended from Spurs. Best transfer: Will Lankshear Target: Automatic Promotion Last season: 8th

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THEY HAD BE

Windass: People know we are serious now

EXCLUSIVE BY DANIEL MARSH

IT was just the Hollywood ending that was lacking in Wrexham's bid to clinch an unprecedented fourth successive promotion last term.

The club's breakneck ascent from non-League to Premier League was postponed after Phil Parkinson's side fell two points short of a Championship play-off place.

For most other promoted clubs, there would be solace to take from a seventh-place finish – particularly as many had expected the Wrexham juggernaut to finally veer off track after churning through the divisions.

But as the Dragons' talisman Josh Windass rightly points out, of the clubs coming up from League One, 99 percent of them "don't sign the players we have".

Attacking midfielder Windass was one of 13 stars Wrexham acquired last summer, and he said: "We had a Championship-ready team, but that will stand us in good stead this season.

"Statistically from November-December onwards, we were one of the top three or four teams in the league. With a few new additions I'm sure we can go one better."

Windass, 32, did not play any part in Wrexham's pre-season programme after sustaining a calf injury on the first day back after the summer break.

But when the ex-Sheffield Wednesday man is back up to speed, Wrexham boast one of the division's most productive threats out of midfield.

His tally of 16 Championship goals last term was only bettered by three players: Zan Vipotnik (Swansea), Ollie McBurnie (Hull) and Haji Wright (Coventry). Two of

those are now Premier League players. "Since I was 12 I have had a delusional belief that I'm the best player in every team I play in," Windass admitted. "I still believe that.

"Every game I go into, I have a belief that if I'm playing well and on my game, then nobody can really stop me.

"Like anything, because I speak about it, when you don't play well people like to bring it up and shoot you down.

"You can say it but you've got to believe it as well. I genuinely do believe it.

"The moments I've produced all through my career and the goals, the performances I've put in all back that up.

"It's my role in the team – people look to me for moments of magic to win football games.

"You're not always going to be consistent in the position I play. But I think in the past two or three years only Finn Azaz of Southampton is even close to the number of goals I've scored in the No.10 position in the Championship. So it's about going again.

"Teams expected to beat us at the start of last season, I think people now know we're serious.

"The aim is top two – and if you can't get there then it's the next best spot. We expect to be in and around those positions."

HE'S NOT JOSHING

Windass believes Wrexham can go all the way this term in race for the Prem.

UNITED

WREXHAM

Narrowly missed out on the play-offs last season but that won't bother Phil Parkinson as the Red Dragons have now had a taste for the Championship. They've kept the crux of their squad and are set to make further tweaks before launching a serious push for promotion.

Best transfer: Ben Whiteman Target: Promotion Last season: 7th

WOLVES

Wolves caused a stir by sacking Rob Edwards and bringing in Cesar Peixoto. They have the quality to seal an immediate return to the top flight having kept Andre and signed Raul Jimenez and Kieran Trippier. The team was so bad, Molineux fell out of love with football last season but the 12th man will be key this time. Best transfer: Raul Jimenez Target: Title Last season: 20th Premier Lge

WEST BRON

James Morrison knows the club made out after saving the Bargiles from relegation last term. But this feels like a season for consolidation. though there still may be scope to create a few surprises along the way. Jimmy Age Morgan is a talent to watch following his transfer from the club.

Best transfer: Felix Harm Myhre Target: Mid-table Last season: 2nd

WATTORD

The Hornets are always hurting a Premier League return – but fans know this season could well be a struggle. They have another new manager in Alessio Donno and could yet lose star player Imran Louza on top of Giorgi Chakvetador after failing to win any of their final eight matches last term.

Best transfer: Iker Bravo Target: Mid-table Last season: 16th

SWANSEA

The Swans are another side that could cause a few surprises. They have pulled off one of the Championship transfer songs of the summer in signing new Zealand attacker Elijah Just from Motherwill after being released at the World Cup. Coach Vitor Matos is building a team with promise. Best transfer: Elijah Just Target: Play-offs Last season: 10th

PECKING ORDER

Clement has brought in experienced midfielder Sam Field (right) from QPR.

He's also persuaded Andre Brooks, Sheffield United's reigning Young Player of the Year, to quit South Yorkshire for Norfolk. Nabbling a star player from a potential play-off rival is quite the flex.

Field was persuaded to jump on the Clement train after

sensing his ambition. The 28-year-old said: "This manager has an expectation to win every game, so he won't be looking at top two – he wants to win 46 out of 46. It's such a good mindset to have."

Ruairi McConville played a key part in Norwich's revival last season, forming a solid partnership with Jose

Cordoba at centre-back. He's also full of confidence.

"We all have the same goal," said McConville. "We all want to be Premier League footballers.

"I think I'm at the best club and I've got the best manager to do that for me and a great group of lads that will make me better."

But injuries have kept Norwich in check.

Lucien Mahovo, Jovon Makama and Kellen Fisher will all miss their league opener against West Brom on Saturday,

while Ali Ahmed hurt his knee during pre-season.

Clement has admitted the latter's injury "does not look good".

Yet there's no doubting Norwich are looking up rather than down. And with six play-off spots up for grabs this season, it's obvious what Clement has got his eye on.

"It is going to be a big ambition to be in the top eight," he said at a fan forum earlier this week.

The Canaries will surely be pecking on the door.

STOKE

Last season totally fell apart for Mark Robins but the Potters have done plenty of recruitment work and have so far kept Sorba Thomas. If they can retain the Wrothman this season, they'll be optimistic of a play-off push. It's also vital they keep Bae Jun-ho amid interest from French giants Lyon.

Best transfer: Ethan Galbraith Target: Play-offs Last season: 17th

MILLWALL

The Don is itching to see Premier League football and two tasty derbies with West Ham beckon. Alex Neil is under pressure to deliver and he's built a squad capable of competing for a play-off spot again. Losing defender Tristan Crama to ankle surgery is an early-season problem though. Best transfer: Kyrell Lisbie Target: Promotion Last season: 3rd

PORTSMOUTH

Portsmouth have done since many recruitment work since returning to the Championship. But the next step is tricky for ambitious boss John McAnally. Abu Kamara's return is a major boost for Pansary following his spell in La Liga with Getafe. Best transfer: Keeping boss John McAnally Target: Mid-table Last season: 18th

PRESTON

Preston were one of the surprise packages of last season before falling away. Boss Paul Heckingbottom landed loanee Alfie Divine for a club-record fee from Spurs but he was left furious after losing captain Ben Whiteman to Wrexham. Sadly, funds have since dried up and more signings are needed. Best transfer: Alfie Divine Target: Play-offs Last season: 14th

OPN

Rangers boasted the younger's most in the division last year and, at time of it hoaxed. They're capable of beating anyone on their day, but it's difficult to forecast where they will finish this season due to that inconsistency. Signing Glen Kamara on loan is also a major coup for the best containers. Best transfer: Reid Lunsley Target: Mid-table Last season: 10th

SHEFF UTD

Chris Wilder is relishing the chance to wipe the slate clean after penning a new deal with the Blades. Last season was a horror show but they're still lacking some quality and could yet lose key star Gus Hamer. The departure of Wilder's trusted No.2 Alan Knill may also weigh heavy on United. Best transfer: Matt Doherty Target: Play-offs Last season: 13th

SOUTHAMPTON

Tonks Eckert has a lot to prove as he awaits a looming FA charge over 40 goals. The only way to silence the haters would be to secure promotion and the permanent venues of Doyle Lann and goalkeeper Daniel Pender as a seriously bolster their chances of doing that. Best transfer: Kyle Lann Target: 6months Last season: 4th (dissolved out of Play-offs due to Spygots)

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CARABAO CUP: FIRST ROUND

RESULTS & FIXTURES

ACARABAO CUP — 1st ed. AFC Wimbledon 1 Newport County 1 (AFC Wimbledon win 5-4 on penalties), Barnsley 1 Wigan 1 (Barnsley win 6-5 on penalties), Bradford 2 Rochdale 0, Bristol Rovers 0 Peterborough 1, Bromley 1 Reading 1 (Reading win 5-4 on penalties), Burnley 1 North County 1 (Burnley win 4-3 on penalties), Burton Albion 1 Blackburn 2, Cambridge Utd 2 Barnet 1, Cardiff 3 Standish 2, Cheltenham 1 (Stanton 3, Colchester 0 Southampton 2, Crewe 2 Accrington Stanley 1, Derby 1 Lincoln City 2, Fleetwood Town 1, Chesterfield 0, Gillingham 0, Luton 3, Girmsey 1, Blackpool 3, Leicester 1, Northampton 0, Leyton Orient 2 Oxford Utd 0, Norwich 4 Milton Wigmore (Ever 1), Preston North End 1 Huddersfield 1 (Preston North End win 4-3 on penalties), Giff 1, Milwatt 1 (Milwatt win 2-0 on penalties), Rotherham 1 West Brom A, Salford City 1 (Shrewsbury 1 (Shrewsbury win 4-3 on penalties), Sheff West 1, Bolton 0, Stonegate County 1 (Stonegate 1 (Stonegate win 5-4 on penalties), Stoke 2 Oldham 0, Swansea 0 Birmingham 1, West Ham 3 Portsmouth 1, Walford 1 (Cowley Town 0)

WILLIAM HILL SCOTTISH PREMIER-SIMP: Dundee 2 Aberdeen 0, St Mirren 1, St Johnstone 0 ENTOPHIRE NATIONAL LEAGUE: AFC Fyfe 2 Weststone 2, Altrincham 1, Southend 3, Burnham Wood 3, Tawseeth 3, Barton 1, Southend 1, Carlisle 2, Worthing 3, Eastleigh 2, Gateshead 1, Forest Green 3 FC Fairfax 2, Harrogate Town 5, Solihull Moors 2, Northport 2, Darlow 0, Wentworth 3, Huddersfield 1, Scurthorpe 1, Yeovil 1, Woking 0, Sutton Utd 0

ROCKET LEAGUE Battled Super League BRISTOL...1 WARRIEDEN...1 HIDDORFIELD...42 CATALINA 0...20 WILMS...46 TOBACCO...14 Lamb...22 16 0 4 758 326 16 Wigan...22 17 0 4 650 401 16 Waterford...22 16 0 4 689 376 32 Hull R.R...21 14 0 7 632 339 28 Warrington...22 14 0 6 528 346 28 Leigh...22 14 0 6 668 612 28 St Moran...22 12 0 8 662 562 28 Catalano 0...22 9 0 13 439 683 14 Tedman...22 7 0 15 659 592 14 York...22 7 0 15 644 635 14 Eastfield...22 7 0 15 598 783 14 Mid...22 6 0 15 595 461 12 Bradford...22 6 0 15 582 639 12 Huddersfield...22 5 0 17 575 633 10

CRICKET THE HUNDRED (MEN'S) — Mt London Men 147-7 (100 Balls; 5 M Curran 72); Trent Rockets Men 148-4 (90 Balls; M J Swithan 52nd); Trent Rockets Men win by 0 wickets (WOMEN'S) Mt London 125-5 (100 Balls; 5 L Bates 3-13); Trent Rockets 129-1 (82 Balls; N W SowerBrunt 67nd; B L Mornay 54th); Trent Rockets win by 9 wickets

Manchester Super Giants 139-4 (100 Balls; R W Shank 54) Southern Brave 112-6 (100 Balls; M K Villiers 317), Manchester Super Giants win by 27 runs. GOLF LASIES EUROPEAN TOUR PIF (London, Championship, Carlisle Club, St Albans, England) — 3rd Round: (Glor & M unless stated, Par 73): 200 A Huang (Lars) 67 68 65, 203 C Hull 74 62 67, 208 A Donegan 70 69 69, 209 P Tavatanski (Troy) 74 69 66, L Hall 71 67 71, 210 K Bennett (Aus) 68 71 71, Also 213 A Kessler 74 66 73, 215 G Hall 74 71 70

TODAY Carabao Cup 1st Red: Mansfield v Smrkkes (d) (April) (Lee on Sky Sports Main Event). William Hill Scottish Premiership: Hoarls v Dundee v Kilmarnock v Celtic (3, 30) (Lee on Sky Sports Main Event). Motherwell v Falkirk (Sims), Rangers v Hibernian (April) (Lee on Premier Sports). CRICKET One-Day Cup - Group A/9 (11am)

FIGHTING

BY DARREN WELLS

NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO insisted he and his West Ham players "need to focus" on football matters after their 3-1 win over Portsmouth was watched by under-fire co-owner David Sullivan.

Sullivan took his spot in the stands to watch the Hammers come from behind to beat Pompey and book their spot in the Carabao Cup second round, despite being advised not to attend by stadium operators amid allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies.

The hosts went behind to an Adrian Segecic effort in the 33rd minute before Jarrod Bowen's goal and a Taty Castellanos brace completed the fightback in front of the largest-ever crowd — 53,369 — at a Carabao Cup first-round match.

Nuno (inset) said: "We are focused on the pitch. The noise that comes from outside cannot distract us.

"We're going to find a lot of noise so we need to focus on the game, do our job, and the players did.

"It is good to start with a win, especially at home with 50,000 fans

"AT" AND BOWEN HIT GROUND RUNNING TO GET NUNO FLYING

WEST HAM PORTSMOUTH inside the stadium. We can't thank them enough, it's amazing."

The Hammers' pedestrian start was punished by Pompey in the 33rd minute when Segecic controlled Max Kilman's clearance. The Croatian then left fly with a left-footed shot which rebounded off the West Ham defender and into the bottom corner to the delight of the 9,000 travelling Pompey fans.

Portsmouth enjoyed most of the possession in the first half — with new signing Rocco Shein impressing in midfield — much to the frustration of the home fans. And

the visitors came close to a second just before the break as Shein let fly with a right-footed shot from distance which was dealt with by the diving Mads Hermansen.

That jolted West Ham into life and they drew level when Mohamadou Kante's simple cut-back was directed into the far corner by Castellanos on 43 minutes.

Captain Bowen then put the hosts in front two minutes later after latching on to Pablo's mis-controlled pass and sending Nicolas Schmid the wrong way with a deflected effort, off the head of Conor Shaughnessy, from range. The victory was sealed in the 50th minute when Castellanos nodded in Bowen's cross following good work

from Kyle Walker-Peters to start the attack.

"It's a good way to start the season," said Bowen. "We knew it was going to be a good test. At first, we probably weren't at the levels we'd expect, but then we got the goals in quick succession.

"We know there's going to be an expectation this season that we're going to get results week in, week out, but we know we're going to have setbacks in games and there are going to be times when we're going to have to fight.

"We have to show we're a winning side, and we did that today."

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho was pleased with the way his side started the game but left London Stadium with regrets.

He said: "Frustrated at the way the game played out. I thought we were excellent for 40 minutes.

"We played so well and then just shot ourselves in the foot. Five minutes of madness against a side like West Ham.

"If you give them that slight opening, they're going to take it because they've got that quality all over the pitch."

EARLY BIRD Canaries' Toure

CUP ROUND-UP WALKER KEEPS HIS COOL AS CLARET'S SURVIVE SCARE

BY DARREN WELLS

BURNLEY and All League One Netts County 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Carabao Cup first round.

Veteran Kyle Walker scored the winning penalty after Clarets goalkeeper Max Weiss had saved from Emile Acquah and Jacob Graham.

Callum Roberts had given

County the lead in the first half at Turf Moor before Zan Flemming's 47th-minute goal. Blackburn needed two goals in the last 10 minutes to win 2-1 at Burton.

Substitutes Ansel Oudijnhisen and Jaycum Fevrier sealed the win after 18-year-old Zac Scutt had spent all the scares.

Derby crashed out after a 2-1

home defeat to Championship new boy's Lincoln.

Goals from Ben House and Dom Jefferies had the visitors 2-0 up after 23 minutes before Sam Szmosics' brilliant 25-yard volley into the top corner.

Marc 86's snatched Watford a dramatic 99th-minute winner to sink battling League Two Crawley 1-0 at Vicarage Road in

Alessio Dionisi's first game in charge of the Hornets.

Jimmy-Jay Morgan was twice on target on his West Brom debut as they thrashed Rotherham 4-1 in Yorkshire.

Mohamed Toure struck in the first minute and Andre Brooks scored on his debut as Norwich cruised to a 4-1 victory over visitors MK Dons.

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EXCLUSIVE BY GARY FITZGERALD

OLLIE POPE is itching to get back out into the heat of Test battle and prove against Pakistan that he does have the mental and physical powers to thrive once more.

Having been given a lifeline back into the England squad following his Ashes failure last winter, the 28-year-old believes he is in a good place now to go again on the international stage.

Joe Root's return as team leader was instrumental in the door being opened again for Pope, whose woes Down Under saw him average 20.8 in six innings.

And the shoulder injury Emilio Gay (inset, top) sustained playing for Durham in the One Day Cup on Friday could just have nudged him a little closer to a potential start in the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on August 19.

England are now assessing the damage to Gay and, with less than two weeks before the opening clash with the tourists in Leeds, will need to weigh up possible opening partners for Ben Duckett.

But with those options limited – especially anyone with real depth of Test experience

OLLIE'S 'HEAD IN RIGHT SPOT' TO LEAVE ASHES FLOP BEHIND

who is in form – asking Pope to step up to do the job for only the second time cannot be ruled out.

The Surrey batsman with 64 Tests behind him did just that against Pakistan two years ago and his hard work sorting out his technique has recently paid off with strong performances for his county.

He has hit 510 runs in his 12 County Championship innings this summer averaging 56.

Pope, who lost his England No.3 spot to Jacob Bethell (left) after the third Test loss to Australia (right), would jump at the chance of batting anywhere in the line-up.

The former vice-captain said: "I've always had an open mind about moving up the order. I feel I have a game that can adapt to any conditions.

"Last winter was tough and two bad games in The Ashes cost me my spot. The feeling out there was shocking... it was a pretty bang-average feeling!" "There's a perception that it was more of a mental thing for me

but I couldn't disagree more. My technique and game wasn't where it needed to be, and against the best in the world you get exposed pretty quickly.

"I understood the change to the team at the start of the summer.

"The main thing is what they think the best team is now – and the fact I'm in the frame for a place is a massive positive.

"It's great they had the confidence to pick me. I'm just focusing on making sure my game's as ready as it can be.

"It's now about making sure I've smoothed out the technique and got my head in the right spot."

He added: "I still have got a lot to prove against Australia. So playing again in The Ashes here next year is clearly a big goal for me."

England squad

Root (c), Archer, Atkinson, Bashir, Brook, Cooke, Cook, Cox, Duckett, Fisher, Gay, Lawrence, Pope, Robinson, Smith, Torque

RUGBY LEAGUE SUPER LEAGUE

GIANT CONTRIBUTION Winger Sam Halsall touches down for Huddersfield

SAM'S DOUBLE MARKS GIANTS' HOME SWITCH

Huddersfield 42 Catalans 20

BY WILLIAM JACKSON

CRISIS CLUB Huddersfield Giants will call Dewsbury's Flair Stadium their new home from 2027.

The Giants have been looking for a new home over the last few years amid widespread acceptance the 24,500-capacity Accu Stadium is unsuitable.

The club were initially keen on using Halifax's The Shay as a temporary base while plans for a new purpose-built stadium were put in place.

However, the Giants have now confirmed they will move 10 miles to Dewsbury after agreeing to share the Rams' ground from next season while they look for a permanent base.

Giants owner Ken Davy said: "It's no secret that we have fought to find a home in Huddersfield.

"The Flair Stadium is the perfect location, it will have the right capacity and facilities for the Giants and its fans to thrive while we continue the search for our permanent home. Our one giant future starts now."

The Giants have announced plans to put more than £10million into the ground to build a new stand, increase the capacity from 5,000 to 8,000, improve facilities and bring the venue up to Super League standards.

Davy added: "My overriding aim is to create a purpose-built stadium within Huddersfield for the Giants to call home.

"My commitment on that has not wavered."

The Giants marked the announcement with a rampant 42-20 win over Catalans Dragons, having raced into a 36-0 lead before the break at the Accu Stadium.

Fit again Sam Halsall and Connor Wrench each crossed twice, with Fenton Rogers, Sam Hewitt and Zane Dunford also scoring tries.

Catalans, down to 12 men following Franck Maria's dismissal, replied through Ben Condon's brace and tries from Leo Darrelatour and Charlie Staines.

After their third win in a row, Giants coach Jim Lenihan said: "It's been a good club day. Really happy all round."

Land of Pope's sport

URN BID'S ON GRIN ICE

Australia's bowlers saved the smile off Pope's face Down Under last winter

VOTA

NOLE IRIT

Wigan 48 Toulouse 18

BEVAN FRENCH inspired Wigan to a 100-strelight Super League win as they climbed to second in the table.

The Warriors only led 24-18 at half-time with Zach Eckersley, French, Liam Marshall and Noah Hodkinson touching down.

But with French sparkling Eckersley, Sam Eseth, Jai Field and Marshall crossed for trial. Harry Smith finished with eight goals.

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ATHLETICS: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

GREAT SCOTT EYES PRIZE

BY PAUL EDDISON SHOT PUT star Scott Lincoln hopes to form one half of a golden British couple at this week's European Championships.

Lincoln co-explained Team England's athletics squad at the recent Commonwealth Games, claiming bronze, and is among the host nation's leading medal hopes at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.

He is joined in the 9th-strong Novena GB & NI squad by his partner, national javelin champion Freya Jones, 3/2.

The 3-2-year-old (right) said: "It's going to be the first

championships we're doing together as a couple. She's one to watch and it'll be exciting to stick around for the week and help her later in the week.

"I want to win it. It will be a tough ask, but I don't see why not. Everyone there is beatable, so if not the win, then it's a medal I want to push for."

GAMES SHOW

BY LAURA HOWARD

SPRINTING legend Darren Campbell believes a home European Athletics Championships will boost Team GB's hopes of athletics success at the LA Olympics in 2028.

They will be held in the UK for the first time this week at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.

Three-time European gold medallist Campbell (inset) said: "This competition will be a fantastic experience. And it will see the bigger fruits, I feel, in two years' time. It's fantastic that we have a home championship heading into LA."

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MATT HUDSON-SMITH is a man on a mission in Birmingham this week as he pursues a statement performance at the European Athletics Championships.

While a fifth European gold is certainly on the agenda for Hudson-Smith (above), the 400m specialist wants to leave an indelible imprint on British athletics at the event, which begins tomorrow morning and runs until next Sunday.

The Wolverhampton-born sprinter has had a stand named after him at the Alexander Stadium, the 18,000-capacity host of these European Championships.

And he'll be looking to do it proud as he returns to the home of his first club to compete in the first ever Europeans to be hosted on UK soil.

Hudson-Smith, European record holder over 400m, said: "In a sense, I've got the medals and the records. For me now, it's more about legacy, showing people it can be done.

"The goal is to win. That's the same every time I step onto the track.

"But we already have a rich 400m history with runners such as Roger Black (inset top), Derek Redmond (inset) and Martyn Rooney and I want to leave my own imprint and show we are a sprinting nation."

Hudson-Smith, 31, was in fine form at the recent UK Championships in

Birmingham, claiming a sixth national 400m title, coming home in 44.45secs ahead of Ben Jefferies and Charlie Dobson.

The Olympic 400m silver medallist missed last year's UK event and did not make the final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Now back to full fitness, the Birchfield Harrier said: "Last year there were a lot of complications. I was world No.1, it was a whirlwind.

"I was at the hospital bed for five days due to my wife giving birth, and when I got to the Worlds, I was injured.

"I went in compromised, from world No.1 to hardly making it out of the semifinal, which was tough. But it's part of the sport really.

"My coach said I needed to make a statement coming into the Europeans to show that I'm back.

"I am excited to represent Great Britain and my family and I'll put on a show at the Europeans." "Hopefully it's a British one-two-three and it's me first," he laughed.

"The city, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, has done so much for me and its home. If we had good weather, I would never leave.

"It means the world to me to come back here, run and just show my talents to the kids here.

"For me, it's like, 'How can I impact people?' I just want to give back and create my own legacy."

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F1: ADRIAN'S CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM

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Aston Martin guru is force keeping long-term project on track

EXCLUSIVE BY DANIEL MOXON

ADRIAN NEWEY has helped miserable Aston Martin staff keep the faith during a torrid Formula One season.

That's the claim made by ambassador Pedro de la Rosa at a key moment in the project – as optimism creeps back in.

Celebrated designer Newey's first Aston Martin car is a dud and the Honda engines that propel it have been unreliable and down on power.

At the lowest point, the car was more than four seconds per lap off the pace leaving Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll powerless on track.

But De la Rosa (inset) – who raced in F1 for the likes of Jaguar, McLaren and Sauber – insists the faith in Newey to deliver has not wavered.

He said: "After such a difficult start, if you don't have someone like Adrian in the team, we wouldn't have been able to keep as strongly united as we have. And that is key.

"Having a person like him, a leader, makes the difference. It doesn't take a lot in a Formula 1

team to actually lose track and start doubting your own tools, about your own people, about everything.

"Having Adrian has been absolutely key in actually keeping us as strongly united as we are. We should not underestimate this quality.

"It's not only about being a genius behind the drawing board, it's a lot more. Adrian brings a lot more, brings that leadership that you need in situations like we've experienced."

Aston Martin finally brought its first huge upgrade package to Hungary just before the summer break and it immediately halved that massive pace deficit.

And there's more on the way with a new Honda engine ready for the first race back, at Zandvoort, and another chassis package to follow not long after.

While other teams have made smaller improvements to their car as the season has gone on, Newey and Aston

Martin decided early on to hold fire. Teams must watch the pennies in this budget-cap era and Newey (above) felt their best shot was to focus on a complete redesign.

But that took time and meant months of enduring the pain as they flopped on track.

De la Rosa said: "You have to be very brave in any Formula 1 team to take mid-to-long-term decisions. They are correct, but sometimes you don't make it that far, for many reasons.

"That is a huge quality that Adrian has brought here, which has absolutely nothing to do with his strength behind the design process."

Whatever Aston Martin's upgrades deliver this season, it seems too late for it to have any bearing on Alonso's big decision.

Now a father, he turned 45 last month and said he will decide this summer whether or not it will be his last year on the F1 grid. An

ambassadorial role is waiting for Alonso at Aston Martin, though De la Rosa thinks the team will benefit from having him out there on track for a little longer.

He said of his fellow Spaniard: "As a friend as well, I hope he stays. Fernando works so well with Lance together, as a team-mate.

"I think it helps the fact that Fernando is at the end of his career and Lance has a whole career in front, so Fernando is really not in a position of hiding anything or playing tricks.

"He's just been very open. I think Lance realises that, and they really get on very well, which is critical.

"I hope he stays but whatever he decides, he will play an important role. He's just a big asset for us.

"If he stays as an ambassador, I'm sure that he will do a much better job than myself!

"I just hope he stays in the sport. Because if he doesn't stay here, he will definitely race elsewhere. In F1, he still deserves to achieve a good result. Then we will let him leave."

Hull fires to stay in the hunt

GOLF

CHARLEY HULL is three shots off Canada's Anna Huang heading into today's final round of the PIF London Championship at Centurion Club.

After setting a course record 62 on Friday, the Englishwoman shot nine birdies in a round of 67 to move to 16 under but Huang's 65 saw her hold her lead on 19 under.

Hull (above) posted on X: "I felt great out there today, everything came together beautifully."

Irishwoman Aine Donegan's 69 leaves her in third on 11 under.

GILBERT WIN JUST DIVINE

SNOOKER

DAVID GILBERT ended Ding Junhui's hopes of a third China Open title with a crushing 6-1 victory in Taiyuan.

The Englishman (inset) rolled in breaks of 69, 53, 67, 72, 110 and 103.

"Ding is a god and we can only thank him for what he has done for snooker," said Gilbert.

"I've so much respect for the guy. To get a win over him and to play well is brilliant for me."

Mark Williams lost 6-3 to Zhou Yuelong while Wu Yize, playing a ranking event match as world champion for the first time, beat Yao Pengcheng 6-5.

Demi has more than a chance

CYCLING

DEMI VOLLERING has an eight-second lead going into today's Tour de France Femmes finale after claiming victory on stage eight from Sisteron to Nice.

The Dutch rider (above) came home 17 seconds ahead of Elisa Longo Borghini and Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney yesterday.

The latter is her nearest challenger with Swiss star Marlen Reusser over a minute behind ahead of the 99.2km showdown on the mountain in Nice.

ROCKETS NAT TO BE DENIED

CRICKET

NAT SCIVER-BRUNT and Beth Mooney both made half-centuries as Trent Rockets sealed their place in The Hundred knockout phase with a nine-wicket win over MI London at The Oval.

Sciver-Brunt (inset) struck one six and nine fours for a 36-ball 67 and opener Mooney hit six fours in an unbeaten 54 off 44 deliveries.

The Rockets cruised to victory with 18 balls to spare after MI London had been restricted to 121-5.

Australian spinner Sam Bates did most of the damage with the ball for the Rockets as she took 3-13.

HE'S THE DADDY

Fernando Alonso in his Aston Martin at the Hungarian Grand Prix in the month he turned 45

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RACING: SHERGAR CUP

ASCHES

BY DAVID YATES

RYAN MOORE proved worth the wait for Shergar Cup fans as the Great Britain & Ireland team delivered on its hot-favourite status for the international jockeys' challenge.

Moore was riding at the Ascot-staged event for the first time in 20 years and bookies took no chances about his partnership with man-of-the-moment Dylan Browne. McManusgly and in-form captain Sallie Osborne proving too strong for rivals Europe. Best Of The World and Hong Kong

Great Britain & Ireland were

as short as 2-5, despite the presence in opposition of global superstars Christopher Lemans (Europe) and Yutaka Take (Rest Of The World), while Moore was the 7-4 market leader to land the Alistair Hagga Silver Saddle as the leading jockey.

Both favourites obliged, with Moore being soaked in champagne by his skipper as Great Britain & Ireland received their prizes on the famous Ascot medium.

T got more of it on myself, but I got him," said Osborne. "He knew what was coming but I had to do it.

This been a brilliant day and I feel very lucky to share the

weighing room every day with such world class jockeys."

But those who sang "Racing's Coming Home" as they made their way through the Ascot gates saw the Shergar Cup lump into a game of two halves. Shergar Cup debutante Hong Kong made a flying start with victory in the first two races.

Jerry Chas Loom home strongly aboard Tuco Salamanca to beat Hong Kong team-mate Vincent To aboard Gold Star Hero in the opening Shergar Cup finals.

Not to be outdone, Hong Kong-based South African Luke Ferraris got on the board when Dancing In Paris denied the

Moore-partnered 11-10 favourite Shrimp Shady in the following Stayers.

But success for Moore's mounts Asgard's Captain in the Challenge and Archers Bay in the Classic - either side of Osborne's win on Red Spells Danger in the Sprint - turned things round for the home side.

And the result - Great Britain & Ireland triumphed with 81 points with Hong Kong and Europe (62) in a tie for second place and the Rest Of The World (39) in fourth - was rubber-stamped as Europe's Frida Valle Skar brought Crown Board home in the concluding Mile.

BIG BUCK'S TRIBUTES

TRIBUTES have been paid to "Riverside" hurder Big Buck's after the record-breaker's death at the age of 25.

A fall in the 2008 Hennessy Gold Cup persuaded Nicholls and owner Andy Stewart to revert to hurdles with Big Buck's, their stint top, a short record to straight victories over hurdles, including four successes in the Stayers' Hurder at Cheltenham.

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2.41 NURSERY 2YO

13,768 (6) 5f 16yds (8) 1) 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5

3.16 EBF RESTRICTED MAIDEN FILLIES' STKS 2YO

14,320 (5) 6f 16yds (10) 1) 0: 8: 7: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

Forecast: 10. Global Success, 14. Kinshale, 2. Eastern Down, 8. So Seep No 12.857, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000, 2.000

3.51 HANDICAP 3YO

13,768 (6) 6f 16yds (8) 1) 0: 8: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

1) 0: 8: 7: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

4.26 HANDICAP

13,768 (6) 1m 14yds (13) 1) 0: 8: 7: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

1) 0: 8: 7: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

Forecast: 7. Stuart, 8. McDonald, 9. Sargent, 10. Sargent, 11. Sargent, 12. Sargent, 13. Sargent, 14. Sargent, 15. Sargent, 16. Sargent, 17. Sargent, 18. Sargent, 19. Sargent, 20. Sargent, 21. Sargent, 22. Sargent, 23. Sargent, 24. Sargent, 25. Sargent, 26. Sargent, 27. Sargent, 28. Sargent, 29. Sargent, 30. Sargent, 31. Sargent, 32. Sargent, 33. Sargent, 34. Sargent, 35. Sargent, 36. Sargent, 37. Sargent, 38. Sargent, 39. Sargent, 40. Sargent, 41. Sargent, 42. Sargent, 43. Sargent, 44. Sargent, 45. Sargent, 46. Sargent, 47. Sargent, 48. Sargent, 49. Sargent, 50. Sargent, 51. Sargent, 52. Sargent, 53. Sargent, 54. Sargent, 55. Sargent, 56. Sargent, 57. Sargent, 58. Sargent, 59. Sargent, 60. Sargent, 61. Sargent, 62. Sargent, 63. Sargent, 64. Sargent, 65. Sargent, 66. Sargent, 67. Sargent, 68. Sargent, 69. Sargent, 70. Sargent, 71. Sargent, 72. Sargent, 73. Sargent, 74. Sargent, 75. Sargent, 76. Sargent, 77. Sargent, 78. Sargent, 79. Sargent, 80. Sargent, 81. Sargent, 82. Sargent, 83. Sargent, 84. Sargent, 85. Sargent, 86. Sargent, 87. Sargent, 88. Sargent, 89. Sargent, 90. Sargent, 91. Sargent, 92. Sargent, 93. Sargent, 94. Sargent, 95. Sargent, 96. Sargent, 97. Sargent, 98. Sargent, 99. Sargent

2025: Earns May 10-1, Canna Edwards 10-3 (8 Millions), drawn (8), 13 min

5.01 HANDICAP

14,397 (5) 1m 2f (6) 1) 0: 8: 7: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

LEICESTER

(REV)

1st SCEN: 2nd 4:10am, 2nd 5:10am, 2nd 6:10am, 2nd 7:10am, 2nd 8:10am, 2nd 9:10am, 2nd 10:10am, 2nd 11:10am, 2nd 12:10am, 2nd 13:10am, 2nd 14:10am, 2nd 15:10am, 2nd 16:10am, 2nd 17:10am, 2nd 18:10am, 2nd 19:10am, 2nd 20:10am, 2nd 21:10am, 2nd 22:10am, 2nd 23:10am, 2nd 24:10am, 2nd 25:10am, 2nd 26:10am, 2nd 27:10am, 2nd 28:10am, 2nd 29:10am, 2nd 30:10am, 2nd 31:10am, 2nd 32:10am, 2nd 33:10am, 2nd 34:10am, 2nd 35:10am, 2nd 36:10am, 2nd 37:10am, 2nd 38:10am, 2nd 39:10am, 2nd 40:10am, 2nd 41:10am, 2nd 42:10am, 2nd 43:10am, 2nd 44:10am, 2nd 45:10am, 2nd 46:10am, 2nd 47:10am, 2nd 48:10am, 2nd 49:10am, 2nd 50:10am, 2nd 51:10am, 2nd 52:10am, 2nd 53:10am, 2nd 54:10am, 2nd 55:10am, 2nd 56:10am, 2nd 57:10am, 2nd 58:10am, 2nd 59:10am, 2nd 60:10am, 2nd 61:10am, 2nd 62:10am, 2nd 63:10am, 2nd 64:10am, 2nd 65:10am, 2nd 66:10am, 2nd 67:10am, 2nd 68:10am, 2nd 69:10am, 2nd 70:10am, 2nd 71:10am, 2nd 72:10am, 2nd 73:10am, 2nd 74:10am, 2nd 75:10am, 2nd 76:10am, 2nd 77:10am, 2nd 78:10am, 2nd 79:10am, 2nd 80:10am, 2nd 81:10am, 2nd 82:10am, 2nd 83:10am, 2nd 84:10am, 2nd 85:10am, 2nd 86:10am, 2nd 87:10am, 2nd 88:10am, 2nd 89:10am, 2nd 90:10am, 2nd 91:10am, 2nd 92:10am, 2nd 93:10am, 2nd 94:10am, 2nd 95:10am, 2nd 96:10am, 2nd 97:10am, 2nd 98:10am, 2nd 99:10am

2.24 LADIS - IRISH EBF NOVICE STAKES 2YO (5), 804 (Class 3) 7f (3 dectared) 1) 0: 8: 7: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

2.59 CATALOGUE ENGINEERING NURSERY 2YO 14,187 (5) 7f (6) 1: 8: 7: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

2: 0: 1/1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 1/9 1/10 1/11 1/12 1/13 1/14 1/15 1/16 1/17 1/18 1/19 1/20 1/21 1/22 1/23 1/24 1/25 1/26 1/27 1/28 1/29 1/30 1/31 1/32 1/33 1/34 1/35 1/36 1/37 1/38 1/39 1/40 1/41 1/42 1/43 1/44 1/45 1/46 1/47 1/48 1/49 1/50 1/51 1/52 1/53 1/54 1/55 1/56 1/57 1/58 1/59 1/60 1/61 1/62 1/63 1/64 1/65 1/66 1/67 1/68 1/69 1/70 1/71 1/72 1/73 1/74 1/75 1/76 1/77 1/78 1/79 1/80 1/81 1/82 1/83 1/84 1/85 1/86 1/87 1/88 1/89 1/90 1/91 1/92 1/93 1/94 1/95 1/96 1/97 1/98 1/99 1/100

3.34 HANDICAP

14,187 (5) 1m 3f 17yys (6) 1) 0: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

2) 0: 1/1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 1/9 1/10 1/11 1/12 1/13 1/14 1/15 1/16 1/17 1/18 1/19 1/20 1/21 1/22 1/23 1/24 1/25 1/26 1/27 1/28 1/29 1/30 1/31 1/32 1/33 1/34 1/35 1/36 1/37 1/38 1/39 1/40 1/41 1/42 1/43 1/44 1/45 1/46 1/47 1/48 1/49 1/50 1/51 1/52 1/53 1/54 1/55 1/56 1/57 1/58 1/59 1/60 1/61 1/62 1/63 1/64 1/65 1/66 1/67 1/68 1/69 1/70 1/71 1/72 1/73 1/74 1/75 1/76 1/77 1/78 1/79 1/80 1/81 1/82 1/83 1/84 1/85 1/86 1/87 1/88 1/89 1/90 1/91 1/92 1/93 1/94 1/95 1/96 1/97 1/98 1/99 1

Forecast: 7.6.5.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.

2025: Teekpall House 3-9-6, 7. Whelan 6-5 (For Off Tropming), drawn (2), 6 no.

4.05 HILLIES' HANDICAP

14,187 (5) 1m 53yds (5) 1) 0: 4: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

5.15 HANDICAP 3YO

14,281 (4) 6f (6) 1) 0: 7: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

Forecast: 7.6.5.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6

5.19 HANDICAP

13,340 (6) 1m 2f (6) 1) 0: 7: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0

+++ YESTERDAY'S RESULTS +++ YESTERDAY'S RESULTS +++ YESTERDAY'S RESULTS +++

SUGAR YES PLEASE Would have a bright future having run out winner of the Newset's Park Stud Sweet Soiera Stakes at Newmarket.

Trained by Eve Johnson Houghton, the Newbury winner was sent off 10 in the hands of Charlie Bishop and Iher home late to deny the Kevin Philippert De Fory trained 6-4 favourite Nuit d'Eclair by half a length.

ACER: Good to fire 1.30-4:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5 (2.50-4:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5

2:10 (4:10) Thunder Call (2:10) (4:10) May Royal (3:10) 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25: 26: 27: 28: 29: 30: 31: 32: 33: 34: 35: 36: 37: 38: 39: 40: 41: 42: 43: 44: 45: 46: 47: 48: 49: 50: 51: 52: 53: 54: 55: 56: 57: 58: 59: 60: 61: 62: 63: 64: 65: 66: 67: 68: 69: 70: 71: 72: 73: 74: 75: 76: 77: 78: 79: 80: 81: 82: 83: 84: 85: 86: 87: 88: 89: 90: 91: 92: 93: 94: 95: 96: 97: 98: 99: 100 (2.50-4:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5

HAPDOCK: Good-good for firm in places 1.50-4:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5

2.10-4:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5

Cathy 2:10 (4:10) 2:10 (4:10) 2:10 (4:10) 2:10 (4:10) 2:10 (4:10) 2:10 (4:10) 2:10 (4:10) 2:10 (4:10) 2:10 (4:10) 2:10 (4:10) 2:10 (4:10) (2.50-4:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5:10-5

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WORDSEARCH

Can you find all the listed items in the grid? Words may read forwards or backwards, horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

BANKSY

D	T	L	A	L	F	L	O	W	E	R	T	H	R	O	W	E	R	G
J	G	O	R	V	O	S	V	D	D	R	E	A	M	B	O	A	T	I
A	D	V	Q	T	E	H	P	E	S	T	C	O	N	T	R	O	L	R
S	A	E	S	P	E	O	U	H	Q	U	P	X	R	D	Q	E	S	L
S	W	I	A	E	X	W	E	Z	Z	B	T	H	P	P	D	J	E	W
C	R	S	R	C	L	M	L	N	F	R	S	T	E	N	C	I	L	I
B	T	I	T	W	L	E	T	E	A	X	E	S	H	N	E	I	F	T
Q	H	N	B	O	I	T	P	T	Z	E	Y	S	L	L	L	U	L	P
G	E	T	U	H	K	H	E	H	R	D	R	C	A	Y	M	S	O	B
T	W	H	F	P	G	E	U	T	A	E	I	V	L	R	B	Y	R	A
X	A	E	F	E	R	M	N	N	V	N	I	S	U	A	R	N	T	L
W	L	B	F	T	P	O	T	O	T	T	T	L	M	S	E	T	R	L
U	L	I	S	D	D	N	L	X	S	I	B	N	I	A	L	M	A	O
A	E	N	R	N	Y	E	A	E	I	I	T	R	B	E	L	Q	I	O
M	D	U	O	A	L	T	F	P	P	U	A	L	Z	W	A	A	T	N
B	O	L	W	I	T	S	B	U	B	P	U	P	E	F	G	S	N	R
G	F	X	B	P	N	S	P	Y	B	O	O	T	H	D	I	C	J	D
P	F	O	G	A	M	E	C	H	A	N	G	E	R	O	R	S	R	I
B	M	U	C	T	U	R	F	W	A	R	H	C	O	V	L	K	S	J

• APES
• ART BUFF
• BLUR
• BRISTOL
• CANS FESTIVAL
• DISMALAND
• DREAM BOAT
• ELEPHANT

• FLOWER THROWER

• GAME CHANGER

• GIRL WITH BALLOON
• LONDON TREE
• LOVE IS IN THE BIN
• MOBILE LOVERS
• PARIS
• PEST CONTROL
• RATS

• SELF PORTRAIT

• SHOW ME THE MONET

• SPY BOOTH
• STENCIL
• STREET ART
• THE WALLED OFF
• TURF WAR
• UMBRELLA GIRL
• UNTITLED

PATTERN MAKER

Which one of the numbered squares on the bottom row should replace the question mark to follow the logical pattern in this sequence?

CODEWORD

This puzzle has no clues. Instead, every number printed in the grid represents a letter. Use your knowledge of words to solve the puzzle. Two letters are given to start you off.

10	24	11	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	14
	5			3	16	15	11	23	21	18
10	24	13	24	16	18	12	21	11	16	24
	16			11	24	21	23	20	20	20
	1	8	4	26	3	11	15	8	22	8
12				3	16	16	5	11	11	11
5	3	1	25	23	18	12	18	24	17	8
11		24			5	24			20	20
1	11	2		25	5	11	7	24	18	14
24		11		5	5	8			18
15	23	1	13	8	23	18	11	6	24	5
23		3		9	24	5	19	4	9
4	3	1	4		17	17	5	23	16	15

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26

HONEYCOMB

All the solutions read clockwise around their numbers. The solution to clue number 1 starts from the given letter.

• 1 Reasoned
• 2 Bad-tempered
• 3 Soothe
• 4 Frozen spike
• 5 Small
• 6 Aim
• 7 Manor
• 8 Countryside
• 9 Venerate
• 10 Goodness
• 11 Speaks
• 12 Become distant

BATTLESHIPS

In Battleships, you have to find where the fleet of ships shown are hidden in the ten by ten grid. The numbers to the right of and below the grid indicate how many of the squares in that row are filled in with ships or parts of ships. The ships do not touch each other, even diagonally. Some squares have been filled in to start you off.

THE FLEET

• 1 x Battleship
• 2 x Cruiser
• 3 x Destroyer
• 4 x Submarine

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GIANT TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

Choose between straight and cryptic clues in this giant crossword - both sets lead to the same answers.

STRAIGHT

ACROSS

• 13 Dislocating (7,3)
• 14 Wine (7)
• 15 Radiator (6)
• 16 Type style (6)
• 17 Blacken (7)
• 18 Material (5)
• 19 Continue to (4)
• 20 Intelligence (5)
• 21 Skinflin (5)
• 22 Fragments (6)
• 23 Quick (5)
• 24 Amazed (7)
• 25 Delight (7)
• 26 Went by (6)
• 27 Saw (5)
• 28 Multitude (5)
• 29 Perpetrate (6)
• 30 Tree (5)
• 31 Cut (7)
• 32 Outhouse (6)
• 33 Row (4)
• 34 Complain (4)
• 35 Oversize (6)
• 36 Rumour (7)
• 37 Bargains (5)
• 38 Illustrations (6)
• 39 Thrust upon (5)
• 40 Impel (5)
• 41 Opposed (6)
• 42 Keep on (9)
• 43 Imagine (7)
• 44 Create (7)
• 45 Sneak (5)
• 46 Scattered (6)
• 47 Supply (3,2)
• 48 Inform on (4)
• 49 Damp (5)
• 50 Doffed (4,3)
• 51 Hurry (6)
• 52 Strong (6)
• 53 Port (7)
• 54 Displaying (8,2)

DOWN

• 1 Golf club (6)
• 2 Horse (8)
• 3 Bang (5)
• 4 Bottle up (7)
• 5 Fast (6)
• 6 Bitter (5)
• 7 Wants (6)
• 8 Ahead (2,5)
• 9 Extensive (10)
• 10 Colour (5)
• 11 Run down (8)
• 12 Lapdog (4)
• 13 Exact (7)
• 14 Set (5)
• 15 Franked (7)
• 16 Damaged (7)
• 17 Find (5)
• 18 Wrong (5)
• 19 Sway (4)
• 20 Visitor (6)
• 21 Visitor (6)
• 22 Vessels (6)
• 23 Wolf (4)
• 24 Vegetable (7)
• 25 Shown (7)
• 26 Shown (5,5)
• 27 Unwilling (5,3)
• 28 Nice (8)
• 29 Give back (7)
• 30 Relinquish (7)
• 31 Idea (6)
• 32 Awaken (6)
• 33 Engaged (4,2)
• 34 Hit (5)
• 35 Get on (5)
• 36 Giffy (5)
• 37 Bonnet (4)

CRYPTIC

ACROSS

• 13 Dislocating and they're giving one an anaesthetic (7,3)
• 14 Have a chat in, pouring one wine (7)
• 15 Gun fire (6)
• 16 The emphatic type (6)
• 17 A silver veil (7)
• 18 People fish in it and stuff! (5)
• 19 Continue to restrain from (4)
• 20 What made you think of building a bar at home? (5)
• 21 Figure the rise is out: he's a skinflin (5)
• 22 The bits one discards (6)
• 23 Quick! It's cold! (5)
• 24 Surprised on getting back home - and mad (7)
• 25 The misshapen aperture a little lessened one's delight (7)
• 26 It ensures the game isn't lost (9)
• 27 Went ahead and gave to (6)
• 28 An American tool I order: a saw (5)
• 29 "Multitude" is, to many, a strange word (5)
• 30 Shut up and do it! (6)
• 31 The tree is a little spruce, darling (5)
• 32 Cut the wood to put in the vehicle (7)
• 33 Born in an old outhouse (6)
• 34 A row he doesn't win (4)
• 35 The lawbreaker I incarcerated does complain (4)
• 36 An unspecific "away" (6)
• 37 Don't lip-read the word "rumour" (7)

• 38 Turns back to "Best Buys" (5)

• 39 Pictures found in a kitchen cupboard (6)

• 40 Putting the ring in one's hand, thrust it upon (5)
• 41 Force to show ambition (5)
• 42 Unwilling to say the season has started (6)
• 43 Keep on and get through, hard though it is (9)
• 44 Imagined me to be in fear of (7)
• 45 Either create or calm down (7)
• 46 Creep, taking time to get in close (5)
• 47 A wren, flying to the base of the nest, had scattered it (6)
• 48 Provide for, when you use as a bed (3,2)
• 49 Test out the ring for the fight (3,2)
• 50 Tell the police you buy from (4)
• 51 I get in very damp (5)
• 52 I doffed and left (4,3)
• 53 Is forced to get the number and to make it snappy (6)
• 54 Strong or otherwise, would have broken (6)
• 55 Give accommodation to and entertain (7)
• 56 Putting a notice on display about the robbery? (8,2)

DOWN

• 1 Speak to on the quiet in the club (6)
• 2 A horse everybody is not mad about (8)
• 3 Criticise, which is a blow (5)
• 4 Bottle, as opposed to a tin, unusually (7)
• 5 Go on a strict diet when tears flow about the figure (6)
• 6 Bitter, or sour, right through (5)
• 7 Wants to sew up his tear in (6)
• 8 It's on order again. Not here yet (2,5)
• 9 Spider we see crawling now all over the place (10)
• 10 Colour blind (5)
• 11 Run down to get the player a snack (8)
• 12 At a quick look, said it's something small and hairy (4)
• 13 "Awful creeps," one put in, "is absolutely right" (7)
• 14 Set again by daybreak (5)
• 15 Was furious but gave it official approval (7)
• 16 Mad to have Communist leader tortured (7)
• 17 React differently, you find (5)
• 18 A skip? Wrong! (5)
• 19 It's steady but you make it sway (4)
• 20 He's dubbed one "The dropper-in" (6)
• 21 Secure and eat quickly (4)
• 22 Everybody dashed round for something to eat (7)
• 23 Show that's dull I need to shorten (7)

• 24 The flaming jacket! (6)

• 47 The figure put on the vase is ridiculously big (7)

• 48 Progress made. He had a day to cover the west (7)
• 49 I meant to treat a number admitted with the sickness (7)
• 50 The tart, now cold, I tuck into (4)
• 51 Jack will get funds for (5)
• 52 The stakes one puts in a box (5)
• 53 "Motion" or is it "commotion"? (4)
• 54 It's "song" in Italian, dear pupil (5)
• 55 The earliest ones land at dawn (5,5)
• 56 To get rid of fat, Pam exercises in (5,3)
• 57 Nice excuses a busy worker has (8)
• 58 About to keep, give back (7)
• 59 Surprisingly offer to take it and you relinquish (7)
• 60 Thought it up within the time frame (6)
• 61 As a ploy, ring through to awaken (6)
• 62 Unable to phone the police - engaged (4,2)
• 63 Strike one as small time, anyhow (5)
• 64 Sounding fed up, get on (5)
• 65 Waken one up in a jiffy (5)
• 66 Oh, turn back and do up the bonnet (4)

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SUDOKU

Fill the grid so that every column, row and 3x3 square includes all the digits from 1 to 9

EASY

	2			7	3	5
1	5	3			4
	7			1		4		9
			2		7		5	8
5		2				7		4
4	3		6		5
2		5		9			4
			4			6	2	7
		1	3	2			8

HARD

6		7	3		8
			1			2
4							1
2	6			5				3
			6		4
1				7			6	9
	4							2
		8			9
			5		2	9		4

DOUBLE JIGWORD

Arrange these crossword fragments to create two completed symmetrical crosswords.

N		E		M		E	E	N	L		I	E		E	R	G	R
E	R		H	E	D	S		I	L		S		C	R		E
L		U		D		S	E	T	S		M	F		H		R	E
G			M		M	S	A	C	T	S		B	E	A		V
	T		E		A	P		A		C			L		G	A	R
I	A	L	A		G	I	N	G	E	A	T			M		T
E	V	E		P			V		T	I	N	G	U	S		F
T		R	R	A	T	E	E	P	B		E	O		U	H	A	U
A	D	O		N			N		A	R	T	R	E	P		D

ARROW WORD

The arrows show the direction in which the answer to each clue should be placed.

Mineral spring	Scotland	Proverbs	Net	Insect	Moves a train to a siding	Large number or crowd	Shortly	Pool	Burden
	Close friend							Leather worker
		Hatchet		Fatigue
		Bird
Jones, TV host			Knight's title		Jumpy (2,4)	Truckful			Oust
Flaw			Card suit
				Tedious
				City on the Po
Bother	Drop heavily		Hue			Tavern		Row	Brink
	Eat less		Behind time
		Military gestures				Owned		Besides
								Agent
Squid's fluid		Risked			Done in haste
Garland
		Bigfoot		Forest clearing				Horse
Levy			Perceive		Use up

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

Test your grasp of the facts with this general knowledge challenge.

ACROSS

1 City in the south of Egypt (5) 4 IV, Egyptian pharaoh also called Akhenaten who established the cult of Aten (9) 9 Flightless African bird (7) 10 One of the three gorgons in Greek mythology (7) 11 Inscription placed over the head of Christ during the Crucifixion (inits.) (4) 12 Carl von _, Prussian general and military thinker (10) 14 West London Borough including the districts of Brentford and Chiswick (8) 15 State capital of Minnesota (2,4) 18 R. A. S. _ Sri Lanka cricketer whose 2010 Test debut was against West Indies at Colombo (6) 19 Instrument for varying electric resistance (8) 22 Capital and main port of Barbados (10) 24 Concerning, with regard to; used especially in probate and bankruptcy proceedings (2,2) 26 Winged sandals in Greek mythology such as those worn by Hermes (7) 27 Roman Catholic lay and clerical organisation founded in 1928 (4,3) 28 Welsh actor who portrayed Howard Marks in 2010 biopic Mr Nice (4,5) 29 2007 film documentary written and directed by Michael Moore (5)

DOWN

1 Jean _, French author of the plays Antigone and Becket (7) 2 Large African antelope with long curved ridged horns (9) 3 Andrew , journalist and broadcaster whose credits include BBC TV shows This Week and Sunday Politics (4) 4 Point in its orbit when a planet is at its greatest distance from the sun (8) 5 Son of Chaos and god of darkness in Greek mythology (6) 6 Actor who played Chief Inspector Dreyfus in 1975 film comedy The Return of the Pink Panther (7,3) 7 In Indian cookery, a meal of several small dishes accompanied by rice and bread (5) 8 Brittle savoury biscuit glazed and salted on the outside (7) 13 Morgan _, prime minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013 (10) 16 I'm A Celebrity original presenting duo (3,3,3) 17 2007 novel by Harlan Coben (3,5) 18 Large marine decapod crustacean of the genus Homarus (7) 20 Lee , golfer who won The Open Championship in 1971 and 1972 (7) 21 Capital of Canada (6) 23 Southernmost of the islands of the Inner Hebrides off the Scottish coast (5) 25 Martin ____, 2001 World Championships high jump gold medallist (4)

QUOTE DOWN

Drop the letters in each column to reconstruct a quote by Margaret Thatcher. Words may be split across two lines.

LOGIC

Can you work out which trace metal was found in each sample?

An international team of scientists are undertaking a collaborative research project to analyse and log information about samples of rock gathered from space.

Dr Singh and Professor Roberts have specimens from five different celestial bodies which have been collected over a number of years. The samples vary in weight, and are being chemically analysed for the

presence of trace metals.

"The lunar specimen was discovered in the 20th century and is the heaviest of them all," said Dr Singh.

"The rock sample containing nickel is three times as heavy as the sample from Mars. Neither of these specimens were obtained in 2001," added Professor Roberts.

"After some careful analysis I detected traces of gold in the asteroid sample, which was discovered exactly ten years after the 12kg sample," reported Dr Singh.

"That's a fascinating result. Did you know the sample containing iron, which is not from Earth, was found within the last decade and weighed 3kg less than the sample found in 1984?" asked Professor Roberts.

"That makes sense. By my measurements the sample containing silver weighs more than the sample containing aluminium," replied Dr Singh.

Based on their discussion, the scientists were able to log the weight and year of discovery for each space sample, as well as which trace metal was detected in each. Can you figure out what their results are?

	1984	1991	2001	2006	2016	Gold	Silver	Nickel	Aluminium	Iron	3kg	9kg	12kg	24kg	27kg
Asteroid
Comet
Mars
The Moon
Earth
3kg
9kg
12kg
24kg
27kg
Gold
Silver
Nickel
Aluminium
Iron

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NONAGRAM

HEAD TO HEAD

Each column and row has a series of numbers next to it. These refer to the number of adjacent squares that should be filled in. If more than one number appears, that line will contain more than one block to be filled in. The solid blocks must appear in the order that the numbers are printed. For example, a row that contains the numbers 7,5 would contain, somewhere, a block of seven adjacent filled-in squares, then a gap of one or more empty squares and then a block of five adjacent filled-in squares. When complete, the grid will reveal a picture.

TRIVIA WORDSEARCH

Answer the questions and find the answers in the grid.

GOING FOR A SONG

1 Which U.S. pop star had a hit in 2007 with Our Song? (6,5) 2 Who sang the theme song to the 1967 drama film To Sir With Love? (4) 3 In which century did the Song Dynasty in China come to an end? (10) 4 Who composed the 1911 work A Song Of The High Hills? (6) 5 Which U.S. poet wrote the epic The Song Of Hiawatha? (10) 6 Who plays Professor River Song in the sci fi series Doctor Who? (4,8) 7 Song To The Moon is the most famous aria from which opera by Dvorak? (7)

8 Who is the kindly old storyteller in the 1946 Disney Film Song Of The South? (5,5) 9 Madeline Miller's Orange Prize-winning novel The Song Of Achilles is told from the perspective of which of the Greek hero's companions? (9) 10 Who had a hit in 1970 with the single Your Song? (5,4)

X	N	O	T	S	G	N	I	K	X	E	L	A
M	S	J	Z	M	I	I	A	S	T	A	O	G
S	T	A	W	M	G	Y	U	H	K	N	N	N
U	U	L	K	Q	H	L	I	L	T	K	G	X
U	V	I	H	H	C	R	A	U	B	G	F	L
O	Y	I	L	O	T	S	Y	F	S	A	E	P
L	X	Z	R	E	U	Z	V	J	K	D	L	Q
O	U	T	E	R	D	M	M	Q	B	W	L	V
D	A	N	M	N	S	D	U	P	L	Y	O	D
P	T	D	E	H	K	L	M	L	B	U	W	Y
H	J	A	T	N	H	O	J	N	O	T	L	E
P	H	S	U	M	E	R	E	L	C	N	U	U
T	F	I	W	S	R	O	L	Y	A	T	Q	P

MAKING TRACKS

Numbers around the outside indicate how many squares in each row and column the track passes through between A and B. The track either passes straight through a square or turns at right angles in it.

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BIG X SUDOKU

In Big X Sudoku, normal sudoku rules apply, but the 9x9 sudoku at the centre shares four of its 3x3 boxes with those of the outer sudokus.

ENTER VOWEL

Each clue is the answer word with the vowels removed. For example, a clue PL (4) might lead to Plea, Pile, Peal, Opal etc., but not Loop or Lope. You'll have to work out which option fits with its neighbours to complete the grid.

ACROSS

1 CRTR (7) 5 CRL (5) 9 LG (6) 10 BST (6) 11 BTFL (9) 13 GHST (6) 15 RCTS (6) 17 GRDNP (6,3) 21 DMN (6) 22 NSS (6) 23 PNS (5) 24 RNST (7)

DOWN

2 SD (4) 3 LGBR (7) 4 PR (5) 6 LF (5) 7 BSLT (8) 8 STH (6) 12 GGRP (3,5) 14 TRMR (6) 16 LTN (7) 18 RGN (5) 19 PND (5) 20 NTS (4)

WORD GAMES

THREE LETTERS

Which three-letter word completes the following longer words?

NINER

Each number from 1 to 9 represents a different letter. Solve the clues and insert the letters in the appropriate squares to discover a word which uses all nine letters.

PYRAMID

Starting with the single letter at the top, add a new letter and rearrange to form a new word at each stage until you reach the word at the bottom. There may be more than one solution.

ANAGRAMS

Unscramble each of the words or phrases below to reveal five desserts.

MOST SEEN

CLARET TREAT

DEPUTY KING SCOFFED IT

GENUINE LIME PRO, ME

DAD BUD BINGED PRUNE TART

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30-SECOND BRAIN TEASER

Boost your brain power with our 30-second test. Start with the number on the left and follow the instructions. Beginners should aim to complete the puzzle in 30 seconds. Intermediates should finish their own puzzle and the Beginner's puzzle. Advanced players have 30 seconds to complete their own plus the Intermediate. Good luck!

SEQUHER 4	Square it	+53	÷3	-8	4/5 of this	+42	÷3	+45	ANSWER
INTERMEDIATE 36	4/9 of this	+143	÷3	-29	Increase by 75%	+39	Reverse the digits	5/6 of this	ANSWER
SEQUENCED 144	7/9 of this	+147	÷7	Reverse the digits	-5	Increase by 75%	+167	6/11 of this	ANSWER

WORD WHEEL

You have 10 mins to find as many words as possible using the letters in the wheel. Each must use the hub letter and at least 3 others. Letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns. There is at least one 9-letter word to be found.

How you rate 8 average 12 good 16 very good 18 excellent

SOLUTIONS

CODEWORD

1=M, 2=X, 3=U, 4=S, 5=L, 6=V, 7=Z, 8=O, 9=W, 10=J, 11=I, 12=C, 13=P, 14=D, 15=T, 16=N, 17=Y, 18=R, 19=K, 20=G, 21=H, 22=F, 23=E, 24=A, 25=B, 26=Q

HONEYCOMB

1 Argued. 2 Crumpy. 3 Pacify. 4 Icicle. 5 Little. 6 Target. 7 Grange. 8 Nature. 9 Revere. 10 Virtue. 11 Utters. 12 Recede.

PATTERN MAKER

SQUARE 5. We are watching a game where counters are dropped vertically from the top of columns. Red always plays before blue, and red always starts from the left while blue starts from the right. On the first go, red plays one counter, then two and so on, while blue starts by playing five counters, then four and so on. Both alternate between playing in consecutive and alternate columns. So on the first go, red plays one counter in the first column on the left, then blue plays in five consecutive columns from

the right, on the second go, red plays in two alternate columns starting from the left, and blue plays in four alternate columns starting from the right, and so on.

GIANT TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 13 Putting out, 14 Chianti, 15 Heater, 16 Italic, 17 Tarnish, 18 Tweed, 19 Keep, 20 Brain, 21 Miser, 22 Scraps, 23 Nippy, 28 Stunned, 30 Rapture, 33 Retriever, 36 Passed, 38 Axiom, 39 Crowd, 40 Commit, 42 Cedar, 43 Siashed, 44 Stable, 46 Tier, 49 Wail, 51 Abroad, 53 Hearsay, 55 Snips, 59 Plates, 60 Foist, 61 Drive, 62 Averse, 63 Persevere, 65 Dreamed, 66 Compose, 70 Steal, 71 Strewn, 73 Lay on, 75 Set-to, 80 Shop, 82 Moist, 83 Took off, 84 Hasten, 85 Robust, 86 Harbour, 87 Sticking up. DOWN: 1 Putter, 2 Stallion, 3 Knock, 4 Contain, 5 Starve, 6 Acrid, 7 Wishes, 8 In store, 9 Widespread, 10 Shade, 11 Backbite, 12 Peke, 24 Precise,

25 Ready, 26 Stamped, 27 Cracked, 29 Trace, 31 Amiss, 32 Rock, 34 Caller, 35 Bolt, 37 Shallot, 41 Matinee, 45 Blazer, 47 Massive, 48 Headway, 50 Ailment, 52 Acid, 54 Raise, 56 Posts, 57 Stir, 58 Carol, 60 First light, 64 Stamp out, 67 Pleasant, 68 Restore, 69 Forfeit, 72 Notion, 74 Arouse, 76 Tied up, 77 Smite, 78 Board, 79 Shake, 81 Hood.

GK CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1 Aswan, 4 Amenhotep, 9 Ostrich, 10 Euryale, 11 Inri, 12 Clausewitz, 14 Hounslow, 15 St Paul, 18 Lakmal, 19 Rheostat, 22 Bridgetown, 24 In re, 26 Talaria, 27 Opus Dei, 28 Rhys Ifans, 29 Sicko. DOWN: 1 Anouilh, 2 Waterbuck, 3 Neil, 4 Aphelion, 5 Erebus, 6 Herbert Lom, 7 Thali, 8 Pretzel, 13 Tsvangirai, 16 Ant and Dec, 17 The Woods, 18 Lobster, 20 Trevino, 21 Ottawa, 23 Islay, 25 Buss.

QUOTE DOWN

"No one would remember the good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions, he had money as well"

TRIVIA WORDSEARCH

1 Taylor Swift, 2 Lulu, 3 Thirteenth, 4 Delius, 5 Longfellow, 6 Alex Kingston, 7 Rusalka, 8 Uncle Remus, 9 Patroclus, 10 Elton John

NINER

FULMINATE

THREE LETTERS

ANT. ANTHEM, CHANT, BANTER, SHANTY

PYRAMID

One way is: A, AT, TAP, TAPE, TAPER, REPEAT, PREDATE, REPEATED, DESPERATE

ANAGRAMS

Eton mess, Treacle tart, Sticky toffee pudding, Lemon meringue pie, Bread-and-butter pudding

WORD WHEEL

ahoy, glyph, halo, halt, haply, holt, holy, hoop, hoot, hotly, hoya, hypo, lath, lathy, loath, loth, oath, opah, path, pathology, photo, pooh, yahoo.

30-SECOND BRAIN TEASER

Beginner 63, Intermediate 15, Advanced 156.

BATTLESHIPS

WORDSEARCH

D	T	L	A	L	F	L	O	W	E	R	T	H	R	O	W	E	R	O
J	G	O	R	V	O	S	V	D	D	R	E	A	M	B	O	A	T	I
A	D	V	O	T	E	H	P	E	S	T	C	O	N	T	R	O	L	R
S	A	E	S	P	E	O	H	U	U	P	X	R	D	O	E	S	L
S	W	I	A	E	X	W	E	Z	Z	B	T	H	P	P	D	J	E	W
C	R	S	R	C	L	M	L	N	F	R	S	T	E	N	C	I	L	I
B	T	I	T	W	L	E	T	E	A	X	E	S	H	N	E	I	F	T
G	H	N	B	O	I	T	O	T	Z	E	Y	S	L	L	U	L	P	W
G	E	T	U	H	K	H	E	N	R	G	R	C	A	Y	M	S	O	B
T	W	H	F	P	G	E	O	T	A	E	I	V	L	R	B	Y	R	A
X	A	E	F	E	R	M	N	N	I	N	I	S	U	A	R	N	T	L
W	L	B	F	T	P	O	T	O	T	T	T	L	N	S	E	T	R	L
U	L	I	S	D	D	N	L	X	S	I	B	N	I	A	L	M	A	O
A	E	N	R	N	Y	E	A	E	I	I	T	R	S	E	L	Q	I	O
M	D	U	O	A	L	T	F	P	P	U	A	L	Z	W	A	A	T	N
M	O	L	W	I	T	S	B	U	B	P	U	P	E	F	G	S	N	R
G	F	X	S	P	N	O	P	Y	B	O	O	T	H	D	I	C	J	O
P	F	O	G	A	M	E	C	H	A	N	G	E	R	O	R	S	R	I
B	M	U	C	T	U	R	F	W	A	R	H	C	O	V	L	K	S	J

NONAGRAM

SUDOKU EASY

9	2	4	8	7	3	5	1	6
1	5	3	9	6	4	8	7	2
8	7	6	5	1	2	4	3	9
6	1	9	2	4	7	3	5	8
5	8	2	1	3	9	7	6	4
4	3	7	6	8	5	2	9	1
2	6	5	7	9	8	1	4	3
3	9	8	4	5	1	6	2	7
7	4	1	3	2	6	9	8	5

SUDOKU HARD

6	1	7	3	2	8	4	9	5
8	9	5	1	4	7	2	3	6
4	3	2	9	6	5	8	1	7
2	6	9	8	5	1	7	4	3
7	5	3	6	9	4	1	2	8
1	8	4	2	7	3	5	6	9
9	4	1	7	8	6	3	5	2
5	2	8	4	3	9	6	7	1
3	7	6	5	1	2	9	8	4

DOUBLE JIGWORD A

G	U	S	T	S	S	S	A	C
O	U	C	P	A	A	P	A	A
R	E	P	E	A	T	I	N	G
E	E	V	N	E	E	T	T	A
C	R	E	E	P	E	E	C	U
F	H	N	L	U	U	E	V	E
E	V	E	R	G	R	E	E	N
T	R	E	S	I	I	A	D	O
A	D	R	R	E	S	E	T	T

DOUBLE JIGWORD B

P	M	M	V	T	T	T	T	T
R	A	T	E	A	G	A	R	R
N	A	G	T	T	T	T	T	T
B	E	A	T	I	N	G	G	G
L	B	E	T	T	T	T	T	T
M	A	R	T	I	A	L	L	L
F	L	T	M	M	M	M	M	M
H	A	U	L	S	H	E	D	D
D	S	M	D	D	D	D	D	D

ARROWWORD

	C	M	M	T	S	M	L	O
S	P	A	A	X	E	E	X	H
A	L	E	X	S	I	R	U	L
B	L	E	M	I	S	H	M	O
D	U	M	P	T	I	N	T	I
A	D	O	S	A	L	U	T	E
I	N	K	D	A	R	E	D	H
L	E	I	Y	E	T	I	G	L
T	A	X	S	E	N	S	E	D
B	M	U	C	T	R	F	W	A
R	M	U	C	T	R	F	W	A

BIG X SUDOKU

6	1	5	7	2	9	8	4	3
8	2	4	3	5	1	6	7	9
7	9	3	8	4	6	5	1	2
1	6	7	2	3	8	9	5	4
5	3	2	9	1	4	7	8	6
4	8	9	6	7	5	3	2	1
9	7	6	1	8	2	4	3	5
3	5	1	4	9	7	2	6	8
2	4	8	5	6	3	1	9	7
8	1	3	4	5	7	2	9	6
9	7	4	2	6	8	5	3	1
6	5	2	1	3	9	8	7	4
2	6	9	7	5	4	3	8	1
5	3	8	9	2	1	7	4	6
1	7	4	3	8	6	5	2	9
8	2	5	4	9	3	1	6	7
6	9	7	8	1	5	2	3	4
4	1	3	2	6	7	8	9	5
9	8	6	1	7	2	4	5	3
3	5	1	6	4	8	9	7	2
7	4	2	5	3	9	6	1	8

LOGIC

Celestial body	Year	Trace metal	Weight
Asteroid	2001	Gold	3kg
Comet	2016	Iron	24kg
Mars	2006	Aluminium	9kg
The Moon	1984	Nickel	27kg
Earth	1991	Silver	12kg

MAKING TRACKS

ENTER VOWEL

C	U	R	A	T	O	H	C	A	R	O	L
S	S	L	E	C	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
N	E	A	G	U	E	C	A	G	I	S	S
T	O	E	E	N	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
A	A	R	A	N	R	N	N	E	E	E	E
A	A	R	A	N	R	N	E	C	E	E	E
T	E	A	A	N	R	N	N	E	E	E	E
C	A	R	D	E	N	P	E	X	E	E	E
S	S	E	N	E	A	T	N	E	E	E	E
O	O	M	R	D	N	O	S	E	S	E	E
U	U	C	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
O	P	E	N	S	E	A	R	N	E	S	T