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过失杀人犯被禁止提前释放

安德鲁·哈珀警员的凶手将继续被羁押，但数千名罪犯将符合获释条件

Ben Clatworthy 白厅编辑 Jessica Sharkey 犯罪报道记者 Matt Dathan 内政编辑

在安迪·伯纳姆公布对提前释放计划的全面修订后，安德鲁·哈珀警员的凶手将继续被羁押，但数千名危险罪犯将符合获释条件。

首相采取的措施超出了预期，他表示，所有形式的过失杀人犯，以及被判定犯有历史性诱导犯罪、危险驾驶致死以及导致或允许儿童死亡的罪犯，都将被禁止释放。

伯纳姆表示，他“在整个夏天翻遍了每一块石头”以限制该计划。该计划最初由基尔·斯塔默爵士引入，旨在防止监狱系统因过度拥挤而崩溃。上周，男性监狱共有 1,665 个空余床位。

当工党的提前释放计划于 10 月生效时，包括杀害哈珀的艾伯特·鲍尔斯和杰西·科尔在内的约 1,400 名囚犯将继续留在牢房中。在此后的六个月内，约 4,500 名囚犯将被提前释放。伯纳姆并未禁止家庭暴力者提前释放，这导致活动人士警告称，受害者面临“真实且迫在眉睫的风险”。

他还为数千名被判处不定期监禁（称为公共保护监禁，IPP）的囚犯在 2029 年前获释铺平了道路。公共保护监禁于 2012 年被废除，旨在针对那些被认为具有危险性但其罪行不至于被判处终身监禁的人员。

唐宁街表示，伯纳姆将“结束公共保护监禁的这种不公正”，而历届政府此前一直抵制这一举措。目前有 2,000 多名公共保护监禁罪犯在狱中，其中包括 1,415 名被重新召回监狱的人员。

伯纳姆说：“这一切都不简单，因为那些根据这些 [IPP] 判决被定罪的人确实造成了伤害。所以这不是一个简单的选择。在涉及公共安全、国家安全以及所有这些问题时，必须以非常谨慎的方式来执行。”

批评人士警告称，这些计划将产生反作用，并给法院系统和监狱带来额外压力。亚历克斯·乔克。

美国一个月来首次对伊朗发动袭击

苏西·科恩 (Susie Coen) 美国特派记者

美国昨晚一个月来首次对伊朗发动袭击。

一名美国官员表示，此次袭击的目标是部署在霍尔木兹海峡一座岛屿上的火箭发射器。据该官员称，在观察到伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）部队准备向该水道发射携带海雷的火箭弹后，美国下令对拉拉克岛进行袭击。

上周，特朗普总统声称海峡中的所有海雷已被清除，并警告伊朗，任何放置新海雷的船只或艇只都将被摧毁。

德黑兰方面军方声称，伊朗士兵在袭击中死伤，并在一份声明中表示，有“数名战士和同胞殉职及受伤”。声明称，此次袭击将“导致侵略者受到惩罚”。

伊斯兰革命卫队指责美国声称控制该海峡是散布“明显的谎言”。该组织表示，伊朗将拦截所有在未与德黑兰协调的情况下试图通过的所有船只。

昨晚的袭击是自7月29日以来美国首次发动攻击。此前，一项给予两国60天期限以达成更实质性和平协议的谅解备忘录已于两周前到期。

特朗普政府上周发起了一波制裁，将其描述为“经济弃儿行动”（Operation Economic Outcast）。美国国务卿马可·鲁比奥曾向盟友保证，华盛顿正转向采取制裁措施，而非大规模作战行动。

消息人士告诉《华盛顿邮报》，战争部长皮特·海格塞斯收到警告，称针对德黑兰的大规模行动将无法持续。据报道，军事领导层表示，持续战斗可能会削弱美国应对海外和国内威胁的能力。据称，美国陆军、海军和空军负责人对本月一项要求在明年之前将部队留在中东的命令作出了“不赞同”（non-concur）的回应，这意味着他们虽然不同意，但会执行。 战争六个月后，政权依然屹立，见第22-23页

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同居者权益担忧

一名资深家庭法官警告称，将同居者与已婚夫妇置于同等的法律地位，将导致法院每年增加10,000起分手案件。见第2页

年轻人“缺乏软技能”

企业表示，年轻人缺乏软技能，可能会加剧25岁以下人群不在教育、就业或培训中的日益严重的问题。见第7页

尼泊尔万人坑

在上周洪水发生后，尼泊尔政府放宽了处理尸体的规定，导致尼泊尔奇特旺区的一座万人坑中埋葬了数十具尸体。见第10页

中医

社会化医疗体系的崩溃、全球化以及私立医院的国际认证体系，正促使西方患者前往中国寻求治疗。见第24页

借贷成本上升

新发行的英国政府债务支付成本达到了近三十年来的最高水平，凸显了10月预算案面临的严峻财政背景。见第27页

英格兰锁定系列赛胜利

英格兰在勋爵球场以194分的优势击败巴基斯坦，确保了测试赛系列赛的胜利。在发生一系列场外事件后，乔·鲁特敦促队友以“成年人的方式”庆祝。见封底

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非婚伴侣新权利将“使法院不堪重负”

乔纳森·艾姆斯 (Jonathan Ames) 法律编辑

一名资深家庭法法官警告称，将同居伴侣与已婚夫妇置于同等的法律地位，将导致每年增加 10,000 起分手案件，使法院不堪重负。

财务救济法院的国家副首席法官爱德华·赫斯 (Edward Hess) 预测，政府致力于在分居时赋予同居者与配偶类似的权利，“将不可避免地导致案件量大幅增加”。他预估财务纠纷将激增约 30%。

他的警告是在政府拟议改革的回复截止日期后几天发出的。该项改革将允许同居伴侣请求法院就房屋、养老金、财产和其他资产做出裁决。

赫斯在《财务救济期刊》(Financial Remedies Journal) 中写道，政府的计划可能会导致有资格提出财务救济申请的伴侣数量增加 27%，达到 1650 万。国家统计局今年早些时候公布的数据显示，英国大约有 1300 万 对已婚夫妇和 350 万 对同居伴侣。在 6 月公布的提案中，司法部长表示，政府“致力于支持和保护所有类型的家庭”。

此次咨询是在人们日益担心女性同居者在关系破裂时尤其容易在经济上处于不利地位的背景下进行的。咨询报告称，需要为“处于浪漫、坚定、长期相互依赖关系的同居者”提供更大的保护。

该提案的一个关键条款是，共同生活三年或共同育有子女的伴侣，将自动获得涵盖财产、养老金、财务保障和继承权的法律权利与义务。

赫斯指出，目前已婚夫妇提交的合意离婚申请在 35,000 到 40,000 之间，另有 13,000 起案件在法院就财务安排进行争议审理。

这位法官表示，“合理且审慎的假设是，分居的非婚伴侣将产生比例相当的案件量”，这意味着将产生 9,400 到 10,800 起合意案件申请和约 3,500 起争议申请，增幅近 30%。

赫斯指出，政府的影响评估对这些数字进行了“严重的低估”。

离婚法专家一致认为，政府的计划将显著增加法院的压力。

Hughes Fowler Carruthers 律师事务所合伙人布莱恩·琼斯 (Bryan Jones) 承认，“必须弥补同居者权利缺失的问题”，但他补充说，“必须在自主权和自动权利之间取得平衡”。

琼斯表示，赫斯在评估中认为“拟议的变更将导致申请量激增”是正确的。

专家指出，赫斯的评估没有考虑到法律委员会（向部长推荐改革方案的机构）提出的建议，即对同居者的索赔设定一年的时效限制。如果实施，这可能会限制进入法院的案件数量。

司法部表示，政府的计划“为处于坚定浪漫关系的合资格同居伴侣提供了一套与已婚夫妇不同的权利，有助于维护婚姻的神圣性”。

大多数选民认为百万富翁已缴纳足够税款

艾玛·鲍威尔 (Emma Powell)

研究表明，英国大多数选民认为该国最富有的人已经缴纳了公平份额的税款，与此同时，安迪·伯纳姆面临着逐步取消资本利得税的呼吁。

根据亚当·斯密研究所 (Adam Smith Institute) 的一项研究，近 70% 的公众表示，他们认为英国最富有的 1% 人群已经缴纳了足够的税款。

在受访者中，约三分之二的人承认，如果大量富人离开该国，普通工人的税收将不可避免地增加。

该中右翼智库上个月的另一项研究发现，去年英国的百万富翁人数下降至 442,000 人，同比下降 7%，为 2008 年金融危机以来的最低水平。

由于国家统计局每两年才衡量一次家庭资产价值，因此没有关于该国百万富翁确切人数的官方数据。

亚当·斯密研究所呼吁安迪·伯纳姆废除遗产税，逐步取消资本利得税，并改革非定居者 (non-doms) 税制。非定居者身份已于去年 4 月正式取消。该身份此前允许部分永久住所在海外的英国居民免缴海外所得税。

资本利得税适用于股票或其他增值投资等资产。该税项在出售时征收，基本税率纳税人的税率为 18%，高税率及附加税率纳税人的税率为 24%。

伯纳姆表示，他将“详细研究”使资本利得税与所得税税率平等化的问题，但尚未做出政策承诺。他此前曾建议废除遗产税，并用一项用于资助社会护理的征税来取代。

影子财政大臣梅尔·斯特赖德 (Sir Mel Stride) 爵士表示：“英国民众对工党的加税行为已失去耐心。英国人民比这个政府更清楚，繁荣是由那些希望为自己和孩子创造更好生活的人所驱动的。”

“但如果我们用不断的加税来追捕那些有抱负的人和财富创造者，而他们已经承担了大部分负担，那么繁荣将不会实现。”

首相拒绝排除在秋季预算中加税的可能性，称他不会对公共财政状况持有“不切实际”的看法。

希思罗机场出现“老鼠、霉菌和昆虫”

米莉·特纳 (Millie Turner)

根据 Unite 工会的说法，希思罗机场有 250 多名员工见到了老鼠、大鼠和蟑螂等害虫。

在受访的 1,600 多名机场员工中，82% 的人表示在过去 12 个月里工作场所设施存在问题。

近三分之一的人表示，设施糟糕导致了健康问题。厕所是一个特别令人担忧的问题，61% 的人表示厕所不干净。员工还报告公共区域存在霉菌。

16% 的员工报告发现了害虫。在受访者中，91% 的人表示害虫侵害问题没有得到足够快速或成功的处理。

一名员工告诉 Unite，他们曾目击一只老鼠在公共饮水机旁饮水。

Unite 总书记莎伦·格雷厄姆 (Sharon Graham) 称员工设施为“耻辱”，并表示机场“完全有能力”对其进行升级。

希思罗机场表示：“我们极其重视机场的清洁工作，并有团队日以继夜地工作以保持希思罗机场的整洁。”

呼吁停止英国研究成果外流

卡雅·伯吉斯 (Kaya Burgess) 科学记者

新任科学大臣警告称，由于英国学者必须将他们的发现带到海外寻找开发投资，英国正在失去在本土开展的科学研究所带来的利润。

克里斯·麦克唐纳 (Chris McDonald) 表示，英国机构正在进行世界领先的科学研究，但由于英国缺乏资金和实验室空间，经济和商业利益往往由其他地方享有。

麦克唐纳受过化学工程师训练，曾在钢铁行业工作 20 年。在上个月就任科学、创新与投资大臣之前，他曾担任工业大臣。

在本周前往北卡罗来纳州参加一场聚焦 AI 监管的 G20 创新会议之前，他告诉《泰晤士报》，他见过“很多这种情况：我们在英国启动并孵化科学研究，它会增长到一定程度，但最终最后一部分投资来自其他地方，因此公司或技术会转移到海外。所以我们没有看到收益。”

他表示，大学可以创建衍生公司，试图开发并推广学者的创新成果，但这些公司在英国难以成长。基于英国研究的业务已在关键矿产领域成立，但“它们不得不前往美国或其他地方寻求扩大规模的融资，因此知识产权随后离开了英国”。

他表示，需要有更多私人资本投资于英国研究，以扭转许多初创企业的观点，即他们“自动认为必须去美国或欧盟”寻求资金。麦克唐纳还警告称，英国缺乏“工业实验室空间”。

邪典电影院因租金上涨陷入法律纠纷

乔纳森·艾姆斯（Jonathan Ames）写道，多位奥斯卡获奖导演正致力于帮助历史悠久的查尔斯王子电影院（Prince Charles Cinema）

查尔斯王子电影院坐落在莱斯特广场（Leicester Square）的核心地带，与其周围金碧辉煌的电影院形成鲜明对比。奥斯卡获奖导演丹尼·鲍尔（Danny Boyle）将其描述为“世界第九大奇迹”。

查尔斯王子电影院是伦敦最古老的独立私人经营的艺术电影院之一——但现在它正陷入一场自身的危机之中，因为它正在与一次“惩罚性”的租金上涨作斗争。

包括鲍尔的奥斯卡获奖导演同行克里斯托弗·诺兰爵士（Sir Christopher Nolan）和保罗·托马斯·安德森（Paul Thomas Anderson）在内的名人们都在支持拯救该场馆的努力。鲍尔表示，如果这里“一旦关门，生活仍将继续，但伦敦将经历一次小小的死亡”。

该电影院从 Criterion Capital 租赁场地，该公司由出生于马拉维的大亨阿西夫·阿齐兹（Asif Aziz）所有。《星期日泰晤士报》将其描述为“英国最刻薄的商业房东”，并称他利用法定要求向租户榨取租金。

当时，更喜欢被称作“西区先生”的阿齐兹否认 Criterion 公司有任何不当行为，尽管他承认自己的商业哲学是“强硬但公平”。

查尔斯王子电影院的所有者本·弗里德曼（Ben Freedman）告诉《泰晤士报》，在去年租约到期之前，该院根据 1954 年《房东与租客法》（Landlord and Tenant Act 1954）的条款与 Criterion 进行了续约谈判，该法允许租客要求以当前市场价格签署一份更新的 15 年协议。

弗里德曼表示，Criterion 反而提供了一份为期五年的租约，“其价格据我们估计是市场价的两倍——并且包含一个六个月的终止条款”。

他表示，这些条款意味着“我们无法投资于电影院的开发”，虽然由法院决定 Criterion 的条款是否合法，但“这一举动似乎相当具有惩罚性”。

弗里德曼表示，仍然有

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丹尼·鲍尔与他的热门电影《贫民窟的百万富翁》的主演弗里达·平托（Freida Pinto）和德夫·帕特尔（Dev Patel）在一起。鲍尔是查尔斯王子电影院的粉丝。

与房东达成和解的机会，但如果没有达成协议，他们将“最终在法庭上见”。预审听证会预计将在几天内举行。

为了与支持者相匹配，他聘请了顶尖律师，委托了 Farrer & Co 律师事务所。该律所在第一次世界大战前为在多伦多的皇室成员提供咨询而闻名，随后该家庭搬到了安大略省的汽车电影院。

弗里德曼将查尔斯王子电影院的排片转变为一种由罕见奇作和经典电影组成的折衷组合。他将票价定为 £1，并在任期开始时放映了一部关于杀人山羊的冷门电影。

阿西夫·阿齐兹拥有 Criterion Capital； 本·弗里德曼（见下文） 经营 查尔斯王子电影院

家庭。弗里德曼说：“这个过程非常昂贵，但拥有优秀的法律代表至关重要。”

65 岁的弗里德曼是一名加拿大人，他在 90 年代初作为一名年轻企业家接管了这家企业。他的曾祖父经营着两家电影院

Space Odyssey 以及大卫·林（David Lean）的《阿拉伯劳伦斯》修复版，在其每年 850 部以上的电影排片中。

其两个银幕现在每年吸引约 250,000 名观众。票价已大幅上涨，但非会员观看一部电影的价格约为 £14——比西区首映的竞争对手便宜约 £5。

在英国电影院努力从疫情中恢复并受到在线流媒体服务威胁的商业环境下，查尔斯王子电影院是一个成功案例。它通过放映原始的 35mm 和 70mm 胶片（包括斯坦利·库布里克的 2001: A

该电影院的会员计划吸引了伦敦一些最忠实的电影爱好者。一份反对租金上涨的请愿书在 12 小时内就获得了 100,000 个签名。

该数字随后已上升至 166,000 —— 且此次活动吸引了一些电影界最顶尖的人物。

“如果没有查尔斯王子电影院，大不列颠的电影文化将不可想象，”今年夏天史诗级大片《奥德赛》（The Odyssey）的导演诺兰说道。

去年凭借《接连之战》（One Battle After Another）在奥斯卡金像奖上占据主导地位的安德森表示：“就像调到你最喜欢的电台一样，查尔斯王子电影院在我心中占有特殊地位。这里的人员、排片、便捷性、氛围、质感……绝对不会让你失望。”其他支持查尔斯王子电影院的知名人士还包括昆汀·塔伦蒂诺、《哈姆内特》（Hamnet）的主演保罗·梅斯卡，以及《僵尸肖恩》的导演埃德加·赖特。

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对旧电子游戏的怀旧使其在博物馆中重获新生

埃德·哈尔福德 (Ed Halford)

在夏日的酷暑中，当许多人涌向海滩和啤酒花园时，另一些人则在排队，试图回到过去。

在过去的几周里，数以千计的电子游戏爱好者在谢菲尔德的国家电子游戏博物馆排起长队，参加一场将 20 世纪 80 年代和 90 年代作品重新推向聚光灯下的互动展览。

作为英国唯一一家专门致力于电子游戏的博物馆，这里迎来了爱好者的极大需求。他们渴望在 90 年代的台式电脑上玩像《毁灭战士》（Doom）这样的第一人称射击游戏，或者在 80 年代复古主题的客厅里使用 Commodore 64 计算机。

今年是《古墓丽家》（Tomb Raider）及其主角劳拉·克劳馥（Lara Croft）面世 30 周年。

博物馆联合首席执行官约翰·奥谢（John O'Shea）表示，90 年代“对于电子游戏来说是现象级的，我认为就其复古价值而言，它正处于一个某种意义上的成熟时刻”。

在“共同游戏”（Together We Play）展览中，参观者排队在一个还原了 90 年代风格、贴满涅槃乐队（Nirvana）海报的卧室里玩《毁灭战士》。

“这感觉非常像那个时代的氛围，青少年在暑假里可能会起床后从早到晚地玩《毁灭战士》，”奥谢说道，随后他开玩笑地补充道：“不过这里没有臭袜子。”

奥谢注意到，很大一部分参观者的年龄在 20 到 35 岁之间，他认为这一趋势源于人们“渴望拥有完全封闭的离线体验”。

今年也是《古墓丽家》30 周年和《塞尔达传说》（The Legend of Zelda）40 周年。利用这一契机，今年 4 月在皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅举行的《帝国时代 II》（Age of Empires II）总决赛吸引了超过 3,000 名现场观众。

奥谢认为，怀旧在复古游戏复兴中发挥了作用。“现在有一代人，可能在 30 多岁向 40 岁迈进，他们现在确实有钱花在这些游戏上，而这在当时可能是做不到的，”他说。

任天堂游戏和周边产品收藏家史蒂夫·巴格利（Steve Bagley）认为，玩家们渴望“回归更简单的时代”。他说：“世界上有很多动荡……但其中一些游戏的简单纯粹，就是一件相当令人快乐的事情。”

通过与黑胶唱片的复兴进行类比，奥谢补充说，“电子游戏正在进入一种事物循环往复的周期”。

根据行业贸易组织 Ukie 的数据，2025, 英国的游戏支出达到 87.6 亿英镑 billion，同比增长 7.4%。

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NHS 警告：不要信任推销健康补充剂的网红

埃莉诺·海沃德 (Eleanor Hayward) 健康编辑

近半数英国人每年在社交媒体上看到的补充剂上花费超过 £120，这促使国民医疗服务体系（NHS）警告人们不要信任“不合格的健康网红”。

一份报告显示，成年人平均每月花费 £19 购买胶原蛋白、肌酸、鱼油、姜黄和镁等健康补充剂，其中许多产品并没有强有力的科学证据支持。

根据 Bupa 对 8,002 名成年人的调查，追求优化“健康”意味着，在网上购买补充剂的人中，有六成不得不削减食品杂货、服装或外出就餐的开支，以维持这一习惯。

这引起了 NHS 和营养学家的担忧，他们表示大多数补充剂都是浪费钱，因为绝大多数成年人可以通过健康饮食获得所需的所有营养。

近年来，补充剂的使用量显著增加。Bupa 健康指数报告发现，目前 72% 的人现在至少服用一种补充剂，33% 的人每天至少服用三种。约 46% 的人表示，他们每月在 Instagram 和 TikTok 等网站上看到的药丸上至少花费 £10，部分成年人承认每月花费超过 £200。

25 至 34 岁的成年人服用补充剂的数量比任何其他年龄组都多，且该群体中三分之一的人认为，网红拥有的健康信息比医生更及时。

许多维生素或补充剂粉末针对特定的健康状况进行营销，例如多动症（ADHD）、更年期、生育能力或子宫内膜异位症等女性健康问题。

25 岁的汉娜·菲尼 (Hannah Feeney)，25, 每月在补充剂上花费约 £40。她十年来一直与子宫内膜异位症和子宫腺肌症的症状作斗争，这让她感到“腹部和盆腔持续疼痛”。

在健康政策领域工作的菲尼表示，NHS 漫长的候诊名单以及对女性健康医学研究的匮乏，意味着“网红有巨大的空间可以填补”。她在 Instagram 上看到的内容中约有一半与她的健康状况有关，她曾根据网红的建议购买过几种补充剂。

她说：“当治疗方案如此有限时，感觉没有什么可失去的，我不妨尝试一下（补充剂）。”

受欢迎的药丸包括用于除皱和抗衰老的胶原蛋白、用于睡眠和压力的镁，以及用于减轻炎症的姜黄。然而，NHS 常规推荐的补充剂仅限于孕期的叶酸以及冬季所有成年人所需的维生素 D。

NHS 英格兰副国家医学总监拉马尼·穆内辛格 (Ramani Moonesinghe) 教授表示：“不合格的健康网红不应主导人们的健康议程。网络上存在大量误导信息，一些补充剂在缺乏充分证据的情况下，被宣传为维持健康的必需品或特定疾病的治疗方法。对于大多数人来说，健康、均衡的饮食即可提供所需的营养。某些补充剂可能会有害，或与非处方药或处方药产生相互作用，因此在服用任何补充剂之前，请查阅 NHS 的建议或咨询医疗专业人员。”

Bupa 英国客户情报主管卡罗琳·伍德 (Caroline Wood) 博士表示：“我们在网上看到的内容越来越倾向于根据我们的兴趣、行为和购买习惯量身定制，这使得健康信息比以往任何时候都显得更相关、更有说服力且更可信。当相互矛盾的建议与商业影响交织在一起时，很难将证据与观点区分开来。”

英国营养学会 (British Dietetic Association) 发言人克莱尔·桑顿-伍德 (Clare Thornton-Wood) 敦促那些考虑服用补充剂的人转而关注健康饮食。

她说：“补充剂被呈现为一种快速解决方案，但没有任何快速方案能够抵消或弥补整体糟糕的饮食习惯。”

为了心脏健康，周末赖床是绝佳选择

波比·科隆卡 (Poppy Koronka) 健康记者

研究表明，周末按下贪睡按钮可能会增强心脏健康并预防高血压。

研究发现，额外增加 1 小时 27 分钟的睡眠对血压带来的益处最大。这一睡眠量与高血压概率降低 9% 相关。

研究人员表示，这项针对 41,000 名成年人、为期七年的研究结果表明，人们不应因为赖在被窝里而感到“懒惰或内疚”。

首尔韩国大学的牛顿·李 (Newton Lee) 博士表示：“睡眠不足会给身体带来额外压力。”

“这会让心脏和血管承受更大的工作强度，并可能导致血压升高。”

研究和民意调查发现，英国成年人的平均每晚睡眠时间为 6 到 6.4 小时——远低于英国国家医疗服务体系 (NHS) 建议的 7 到 9 小时。睡眠不足会通过阻止夜间血压下降，从而增加患高血压的风险。

英国心脏基金会 (British Heart Foundation) 临床主任兼心脏病顾问索尼娅·巴布-纳拉扬 (Sonya Babu-Narayan) 博士表示：“这项研究并不是在给‘放弃体育活动’开绿灯，但目前，我们或许不必因为周末起晚了而感到内疚。”

药店将提供 7 分钟血脂检测

波比·科隆卡 (Poppy Koronka)

英格兰各地的商业街药店将提供免费的 7 分钟胆固醇检测，以帮助早期发现心脏病发作和中风的风险。

这种指尖采血测试将允许 40 到 84 岁的成年人立即获得结果，而无需等待实验室分析。

该测试将使用血脂分析仪测量患者的低密度脂蛋白 (LDL) 胆固醇和甘油三酯。

高胆固醇水平会导致动脉中形成斑块，从而增加心脏病发作和中风的风险。根据 NHS 的数据，2021 年英格兰近 60% 的人患有高胆固醇。

英格兰首席药剂官大卫·韦伯 (David Webb) 表示：“通过让人们在当地商业街更便捷地进行快速胆固醇健康检查，我们可以更早地发现这些‘定时炸弹’，帮助人们采取行动，并在心脏病发作和中风发生前予以预防。”

今年秋季将在 100 家 药店推出该服务，此前巴茨健康 信托基金会 (Barts Health Trust) 和 UCLPartners 在北伦敦进行了试点，共有 2,493 名患者接受了胆固醇检测。结果显示，五分之一的人在未来十年内有心脏病发作或中风的风险。胆固醇水平较高的人员已获得药物治疗。

卫生大臣艾莉森·麦戈文 (Alison McGovern) 表示，这“正是我们希望在整个 中看到的创新类型”。

“通过让人们在当地药店仅用 7 分钟就能完成胆固醇检测，我们让人们能够更轻松地尽早发现潜在问题，并采取行动保护健康。”

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伦敦警察厅赞扬第60届狂欢节呈现“积极”氛围

杰西卡·夏基 (Jessica Sharkey) 犯罪报道记者

初出茅庐的节日表演者在狂欢节的儿童日游行中尽情展示。截至昨日傍晚，警方已逮捕169人，但表示严重暴力事件的程度低于往年。

警方表示，昨日在诺丁山狂欢节（Notting Hill Carnival）期间，约有170人被捕，与此同时，数十万人聚集在一起参加这场“绝大多数时间都非常积极”的庆祝活动。

该活动现已进入第60个年头，预计在银行假期周末将吸引约200万人参加。庆祝活动于昨日早晨6点开始，当天是所谓的“家庭日”，音乐家、舞者及其他参与者在儿童游行开始前互相涂抹油漆和粉末。

花车、身着羽毛盛装的舞者、钢鼓乐队以及36套播放着从雷鬼到桑巴等各种音乐的音响系统走上了诺丁山的街道。

在庆祝60周年之际，图廷的汗勋爵（Lord Khan of Tooting）表示，没有狂欢节的伦敦是“几乎无法想象的”。市长补充道：“这个最初作为当地社区活动的活动，已经演变成全球最盛大的庆祝活动之一，并且是我们城市文化日程的基石。”

伦敦警察厅表示，“绝大多数”参加者能够安全地参与活动。一名发言人补充道：“虽然警员处理了一些在如此规模的活动中预料之中的事件，但整体氛围是非常积极且具有庆祝色彩的。”

警员因包括两起持刀袭击、持有毒品、持有武器、袭击和性犯罪在内的罪行逮捕了169人。这两起持刀袭击均未导致改变生活或危及生命的伤害。

苏格兰场此前宣布，在银行假期周末将在伦敦西部部署超过7,000名警员。引导员的人数已增加一倍，达到3,000人。

实时面部识别技术的应用也得到了加强，该技术在去年导致61人被捕，并识别出30名登记在册的性犯罪者。昨日，利用该技术共逮捕了29人。一线警员还被授予了临时权力，可以在无需怀疑理由的情况下拦截并搜查人员。

在活动筹备期间，伦敦警察厅表示，他们没收了76把僵尸刀、40把弹簧刀和一把砍刀，这些武器“本可能被用于”本周末。

周三，该警队与大曼彻斯特警察局合作，逮捕了七名涉嫌属于一个专门针对音乐节和活动的帮派的人员。

tor of crime." 去年，警方逮捕了528人，其中包括167人因毒品犯罪、50人因持有攻击性武器、21人因性犯罪、4人因造成伤害的暴力行为以及49人因其他暴力行为。维持该活动治安的成本已从2023年的£1170 万增加到2025年的£1570 万。

狂欢节首席执行官马修·菲利普（Matthew Phillip）表示，将暴力行为归咎于该节日是“不公平的”。他表示，与其他在伦敦举办的类似规模的活动相比，狂欢节的安全记录“非常好”，并补充道：“[它]是犯罪的受害者，而非犯罪的perpetra

负责此次警务行动的指挥官克莱尔·斯马特（Claire Smart）昨日表示：“组织者在整个活动期间采取了显著的改进措施，包括[在……方面]”

人群管理，并且我们今天看到了积极的进展。虽然我们看到警员进行了大量逮捕和干预，但这种主动采取措施的结果是，与往年该活动中出现的严重暴力程度相比，今年有所下降，这是一个令人欣慰的结果。然而，所有参与活动执行的人员都没有掉以轻心。目前仍有大量警员部署在活动区域内，以确保人群安全散去。”

国王应当为我们的加勒比遗产感到自豪，托尼·塞韦尔，第 18 页

A66车祸遇难警员之子领队曼彻斯特联出场

本·埃勒里 (Ben Ellery) 副首席记者 夏洛特·邓克 (Charlotte Duncker) 足球记者

一名在A66车祸中丧生的警察的两个儿子，在曼彻斯特联本赛季首场主场比赛中，作为俱乐部的吉祥物领队出场。

8月22日凌晨，一辆在双车道道路上逆行的大众帕萨特轿车与一辆警车相撞，导致37岁的马修·布莱兹 (Matthew Blades) 警员、38岁的汤姆·克劳 (Tom Clough) 警员以及五名男子死亡。

布莱兹经常出没于老特拉福德球场，曼联将其描述为一名“自豪的红魔”。

俱乐部联系了他的家人，并邀请他们参加一场自选的比赛。他的遗孀莎拉 (Sarah) 和两个儿子选择了昨天那场5-2战胜伊普斯维奇镇的英超联赛。

这两名男孩（未公开姓名）在开球前与曼联队长布鲁诺·费尔南德斯 (Bruno Fernandes) 和守门员塞内·拉门斯 (Senne Lammens) 一起走入场内。

比赛日手册中的一份悼词写道：“曼彻斯特联非常悲痛地获悉，马修·布莱兹警员及其同事汤姆·克劳警员上周末在米德尔斯堡附近的一场事故中丧生。”

“对于马特来说，他最快乐的时光之一就是和孩子们一起观看曼联的比赛。他的妻子莎拉和两个孩子将参加今天的比赛，他的儿子们将作为吉祥物领队红魔出场。”

俱乐部还发布了一篇来自布莱兹的一位朋友兼同事的悼词，其中写道：“对于马修来说，曼联是他终生的挚爱，是他与家人共同分享的热情。自从马特不幸去世以来，人们表达了极大的悲痛与支持。”

马修·布莱兹是一名“自豪的红魔”

“这种爱体现在无数的悼词和善举中。今天，我们缅怀一位红魔同胞。一位丈夫。一位父亲。一个儿子。一个兄弟。一个朋友。一名警察。一个为服务他人而献身的人。他永远是我们的超级英雄。”

当时乘坐帕萨特轿车的人员包括17岁的西奥·雷 (Theo Rae)、17岁的科尔·沃西 (Cole Worthy)、23岁的迈克尔·卡希尔 (Michael Cahill)、23岁的雅库布·马图夏克 (Jakub Matusiak) 和18岁的马凯·萨丁顿 (Makai Saddington)，他们均在碰撞中死亡。

五人中有四人此前有刑事犯罪记录。警方正在调查此次车祸以及随后在米德尔斯堡和达勒姆郡引发的一波暴力事件是否与有组织犯罪有关。一些居民表示，他们现在害怕出门。

随后，米德尔斯堡的一场房屋火灾导致7岁的瓦伦蒂娜·福斯特 (Valentina Foster) 和她34岁的姨妈娜塔莉·麦克唐纳 (Natalie McDonald) 死亡，该地区再次陷入震惊。两名男子因涉嫌谋杀被捕。

警方尚未将火灾与A66车祸联系起来，但表示不能排除与更广泛的有组织犯罪之间存在联系的可能性。

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新闻 政治

经历数周创伤后，受害者家属表示宽慰

杰西卡·沙基 (Jessica Sharkey) 犯罪报道记者

在政府扩大了提前释放计划的排除罪行名单后，那些为确保亲人凶手继续服刑而奋斗的家庭表示感到宽慰。

在围绕该政策经历了数周的不确定性后，昨日得到确认：所有形式的过失杀人、危险驾驶致死、允许或导致儿童死亡以及历史性猥亵袭击的罪犯，将不再符合10月份提前释放的资格。

卡尔文·巴克利 (Calvin Buckley) 的怀孕伴侣弗兰基·朱尔斯-霍夫 (Frankie Jules-Hough)，38岁，在一次时速92英里的高速公路车祸中丧生。巴克利表示，政策的逆转对家庭来说“意义重大”，但他强调，“关于造成最严重死亡事件的罪犯是否可能大幅提前释放的不确定性，一直令人深感痛苦”。

朱尔斯-霍夫的凶手阿迪尔·伊克巴尔 (Adil Iqbal) 当时22岁，因在大曼彻斯特郡贝里造成危险驾驶致死，于2023年被判处12年监禁。由于该刑期被认为过于轻微，随后被增加至15年。

巴克利说：“对于包括我们家在内的许多家庭来说，这项（政策）重新揭开了创伤，并制造了本可以且应该避免的焦虑。我们本应从一开始，或者至少在更早的时候就获得这种明确的答复……受害者家属不应该在数月的时间里担心他们被承诺的正义是否会突然改变。”

“虽然（关于豁免名单的）公告非常受欢迎，但我希望人们也能从处理此事的方式中吸取教训。当提出如此规模的变更时，家庭理应获得清晰的沟通、体谅和确定性。”

克莱尔·科克里 (Claire Corkery)，33岁，她的父母在2024年于肯特郡贝尔斯特帮朋友遛狗时被一名危险驾驶者杀害。在经历了数周的游说后，她也感到了同样的宽慰。斯科特·冈恩 (Scott Gunn) 去年被判处16年监禁。“人们经常觉得道路上的死亡是不可避免的，因此认为其严重程度较低，”科克里说。她计划将游说重点转向更广泛的道路安全改革，并表示监狱过度拥挤仅仅是“一个濒临崩溃的系统的一个症状”。

卡尔文·巴克利的怀孕伴侣弗兰基·朱尔斯-霍夫以及克莱尔·科克里的父母（下图）均因危险驾驶而丧生。

对于阿奇·约克 (Archie York) 的家人来说，昨天的消息也带来了期待已久的宽慰。阿奇在一名毒贩非法大麻实验室引发的公寓爆炸中去世，年仅七岁。里斯·加尔布雷思 (Reece Galbraith)，33岁，因过失杀害阿奇以及在纽卡斯尔泰恩郡本威尔同样使用该毒品实验室的杰森·劳斯 (Jason Laws)，35岁，被判处14年监禁。

阿奇的母亲凯瑟琳·埃林顿 (Katherine Errington)，29岁，告诉《纪事报》：“将他的刑期潜在地缩减至仅七年将是一种不公正。我很高兴阿奇的声音得到了倾听。过去这几周对我们这个家庭来说非常艰难且糟糕，但我们不会接受它，我们终于得到了想要的消息。”

杰玛·查佩尔 (Gemma Chappell)，48岁，她的两岁曾侄女玛雅 (Maya) 在2022年于达勒姆郡肖顿矿区被其母亲的伴侣暴力摇晃致死。她表示，得知玛雅的母亲达娜·卡尔 (Dana Carr) 现在将被排除在提前释放计划之外，她“欣喜若狂”。

虽然迈克尔·戴蒙德 (Michael Daymond) 因谋杀被判终身监禁，但卡尔因虐待儿童和允许儿童死亡被判处九年监禁——这一罪行此前符合提前释放政策的条件。

“几周的游说活动给我的压力比我想象中要大一些，”查普尔告诉《泰晤士报》。“现在我觉得轻松了一些，对首相的决定也更有信心。他倾听了全国各地受害者的声音。我们一直非常焦虑……这个决定是正确的。这在一定程度上建立了与首相以及各家庭之间的信任。”

在《泰晤士报》披露历史性的儿童性侵者仍有资格提前释放后，“猥亵袭击”被列入了禁释名单。由于许多犯罪行为——包括与布拉德福德（Bradford）诱拐团伙相关的案件——发生在 2003 年现代反诱拐法律出台之前，部分犯罪者是根据较旧的猥亵袭击法被起诉的，这使得他们此前不在豁免标准之内。

受影响的人员中包括来自伦敦的 53 岁女性维基·克劳福德（Vicki Crawford），她在 20 世纪 80 年代末 14 岁时遭到袭击。她的袭击者于 2024 年被判处七年监禁。克劳福德放弃了匿名权，并在昨天表示：“在经历了最激烈的夏季游说之后，得知历史性的漏洞已被完全堵上，感觉太棒了。” 读者来信，第 20 页

汗的儿子们在抵制争议后出席勋爵板球场测试赛

在一次关于其被囚父亲的采访几乎引发客队抵制几天后，杰米玛·戈尔兹密斯与她的两个儿子一同出席了在勋爵板球场举行的英巴测试赛（本·埃勒里报道）。

作为伊姆兰·汗的前妻，戈尔兹密斯昨天在Instagram上发布了一张她与苏莱曼和卡西姆在比赛现场的照片，并配有标签“#释放伊姆兰·汗”。在人们日益担心这位前巴基斯坦总理健康状况之际，他们现身赛场。

这对兄弟上周在勋爵板球场接受了迈克尔·阿瑟顿的采访，并表示他们担心73岁的父亲可能会在狱中去世。

尽管巴基斯坦板球委员会表示，如果播出该采访，其球员可能不会返回赛场，但天空体育（Sky Sports）仍在该测试赛周四首日的午休期间播出了这段18分钟的采访。虽然播出时间有所延迟，但最终仍予以播出，比赛随后恢复。

在进入政坛之前，汗是巴基斯坦最伟大的板球运动员之一。

“他们会再次犯罪并回来”

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这位保守党前司法大臣表示：“他们会再次犯罪，然后直接通过大门回来。”大卫·高克也表达了同样的担忧，他曾在特蕾莎·梅任内担任该职，并且是劳工党提前释放计划的制定者。他表示，剩余的公共保护监禁（IPP）囚犯“经过反复评估被认定为高风险”。

根据该计划，符合条件的罪犯可以在刑期过半时获释，而非三分之二；或者在服刑三分之一后获释，而非40%。

上个月，唐宁街宣布约1,000名强奸犯、儿童性犯罪者和诱导儿童者将不适用提前释放计划。然而，这些变更并未影响被判定为过失杀人罪的人员，这意味着鲍尔斯和科尔将成为约6,000名符合条件的囚犯之一。鲍尔斯和科尔于2020年被判处13年监禁。28岁的哈珀在2019年响应伯克希尔的一次入室盗窃报警时，脚踝被一根牵引绳缠住。在三名青少年逃离四轮摩托车盗窃现场时，他被车辆拖行了一英里多。

哈珀的母亲黛比·亚德拉姆表示，她对这一变更感到“感激”，但阻止凶手获释的运动令她“精疲力竭”。她告诉BBC：“我很高兴我们现在不必再经历这些，他们将服完原本应该服的刑期。”

2019年去世的安德鲁·哈珀警员及其妻子利西

伯纳姆抵制了将家庭暴力者排除在计划之外或延迟其释放的呼吁，理由是创建排除条款过于复杂。司法部表示，将实施“迄今为止最严厉的一些限制措施”以减轻其威胁。这将包括一项推定，即所有出狱人员都将被佩戴电子脚镣，并对其可前往的地点实施限制。然而，英格兰和威尔士的家庭暴力专员妮可·雅各布斯女爵表示，“受害者和幸存者仍将被迫采取措施来保护自己免受危险虐待者的侵害”。

英格兰和威尔士共有123座监狱。6月份，监狱人口约为86,000人，且六分之一的监狱可用床位不足十个。今年前三个月，有12,977人从监狱获释，13,193人被重新羁押。

伯纳姆的行为依然如故，社论，第21页

伯纳姆可能会发现自己

年刑期，而非在三分之二时间点出狱。

故事背后

安迪·伯纳姆决定禁止所有被判定过失杀人的囚犯提前释放，这标志着数周以来关于谁有资格参与政府最新方案以解决监狱过度拥挤危机的争论达到了顶峰（马特·达森撰文）。

在上个月就任首相几天后，他宣布暂停该方案，并命令其司法大臣亚历克斯·诺里斯进行快速审查。

此前，有消息称安德鲁·哈珀警员的两名凶手将在其13年刑期过半时获释，这引发了公众的强烈抗议。

伯纳姆及其团队此前已计划调整资格规则，但哈珀凶手一案为这些计划增添了司法部此前未预料到的紧迫性和优先级。

两周后，诺里斯宣布强奸犯、严重的儿童性犯罪者和诱导儿童者将被排除在方案之外。

伯纳姆当时表示，他已尽可能地放宽了人数限制，但在进一步的抗议之后，他指示诺里斯重新审视方案，看看是否还有任何方法能腾出更多空间。

诺里斯陷入了进退两难的境地。政府

在退役后，他进入政坛并在2018年成为巴基斯坦总理，但四年后在议会不信任投票中被罢免。

杰米玛·戈尔兹密斯昨天发布的照片中，她的儿子卡西姆（左）和苏莱曼在场。左图为兄弟俩2005年与伊姆兰·汗的合影。

他在2023年被捕，此后面临一系列起诉，他及其支持者称这些起诉旨在阻止他重新掌权。

他的儿子们住在伦敦，他们表示自2022年以来就没见过他，并且在几个月内被禁止与他交谈。他们指责巴基斯坦当局将其处于极端隔离状态，并拒绝为其提供充足的医疗待遇。

戈尔兹密斯，52, 岁，已向巴基斯坦总理谢巴兹·谢里夫呼吁允许兄弟俩探望父亲，并指责当局阻碍他们的签证申请。在有报道称汗的右眼严重视力丧失后，对其健康的担忧进一步加剧。巴基斯坦政府否认他受到虐待，并表示他得到了适当的医疗护理。 体育，第52页

新闻

青少年缺乏软技能加剧 Neets 危机

本·克拉特沃西 (Ben Clatworthy) 英国白厅编辑

企业领袖表示，年轻人缺乏软技能、工作准备度和韧性，可能会加剧失业危机。

近 100 万名 16-24 岁的年轻人属于 Neets（既不在教育、就业也不在培训中的人群）。部长们尤其担心失业年轻男性的数量；Neets 中有 54% 为男性。

作为前部长艾伦·米尔本 (Alan Milburn) 对这一流行现象进行审查研究的一部分（该审查预计将于秋季公布），英国就业与养老金部 (DWP) 询问了企业领袖在招聘年轻人时面临哪些障碍。

被 41% 的雇主提及的最大挑战是年轻人的“软技能或工作准备度”水平。国家职业服务局将沟通、决策、组织和适应能力列为通常通过学校教育、工作和生活经验获得的软技能。

其次最令人担忧的是工作经验，由 40% 的受访者提及。在对 500 家企业的调查中，32% 的企业表示韧性是一个问题，31% 的企业担心技术技能。

米尔本在 5 月公布的中期报告研究发现，84% 的 Neets 希望能够学习或工作。

英国小企业联合会 (FSB) 的另一项研究发现，37% 的雇主在过去一年中因申请人缺乏相关的软技能而面临招聘困难。

FSB 全国主席蒂娜·麦肯齐 (Tina McKenzie) 表示：“这就是为什么不仅要扩大工作经验和实习机会，而且要在课程本身中为就业成功奠定基础。”

“在学校改善财务和企业教育，同时培养必要的软技能，将有助于学生获得所需的知识和信心。当年轻人带着对职场生活、薪酬和企业运作的基本理解进入工作场所时，他们的准备会充分得多。”

教师们也表达了担忧。在为米尔本审查而对 1,000 多名教育专业人士进行的另一项调查中，66% 的人认为年轻人的工作准备度在过去五年中有所下降，而 60% 的人报告在同一时期软技能有所下降。

近四分之三的人认为，目前过于关注考试，课程应在“不降低学术标准”的情况下包含更多与工作相关的技能。

上周公布的数据显示，在截至 6 月的三个月里，被归类为 Neet 的人数估计为 981,000 人。英国国家统计局表示，这比去年同期增加了 30,000 人，其中男性和男孩占 25,000 人。

米尔本称 Neet 统计数据是“这个国家的伤疤”。他将于 10 月公布的最终报告将包括如何降低这些人数的建议。

一名接近米尔本的消息人士表示：“虽然学校必须在关注工作准备度方面做得更多，但雇主也负有责任，尤其是扩大年轻人的机会。”

艾伦·米尔本预计将于 10 月公布关于青年失业的最终报告

DWP 的研究发现，18-24 岁人群中 47% 的人，以及仅 36% 的 Neets 同意他们在离开教育机构时感到准备好工作。不到一半的人表示，他们的学校或学院在支持他们开发未来所需技能方面提供了足够的帮助。

然而，兰开斯特大学工作基金会（Work Foundation）主任本·哈里森（Ben Harrison）表示：“雇主同样扮演着重要的角色。我们从年轻人那里了解到，招聘流程正变得越来越难以应对，包括人工智能的使用、多次申请却几乎得不到任何反馈，以及要求候选人在获得入职机会之前就已经拥有丰富经验的预期。”

毕业生求职的残酷现实，Times2

囚犯提前释放后仍被禁锢

律师表示，单独针对哈珀案的两名凶手艾伯特·鲍尔斯和杰西·科尔将是不合法的。政府要么必须将所有被判定犯有同一类罪行的人全部排除在外，要么就不能排除任何人。

然而，在英国司法部迫切需要为过度拥挤的监狱腾出空间之际，将 470 名因过失杀人而被服刑的囚犯全部排除在提前释放计划之外，人数过多。

这导致官员们起草了一项提案，仅排除那些被判定犯有与鲍尔斯和科尔相同具体罪行的囚犯——即“非法行为过失杀人罪”，该罪名适用于在实施另一项犯罪时导致他人死亡的人员。但当《泰晤士报》披露该提案正在被考虑时，引发了另一波公众抗议，因为该方案将不包括被判定犯有“故意过失杀人罪”的囚犯，而后者是一种更严重的罪行，涉及那些有杀人意图的人，并适用于许多家庭暴力杀手。

最终，诺里斯和伯纳姆决定排除所有被判定犯有过失杀人罪的囚犯。这意味着在未来一年中，将有 1,400 名囚犯失去提前释放计划的资格，使获释人数从 5,900 人减少到 4,500 人。

由于驱逐外国罪犯等旨在腾出空间的措施需要更长时间才能见效，这将给监狱床位带来更大压力。

男性监狱的空间已经快耗尽了，截至上周，仅剩 1,665 个空余床位。

在 10 月 1 日提前释放计划实施的第一天，将有 700 名囚犯获释。随后，提前释放将在每月的第一天进行，11 月和 12 月每月将提前释放 650 人，然后在明年的一年时间里逐渐下降到每月约 200 人。

伯纳姆引入的这些变化显著削弱了工党解决监狱过度拥挤危机的长期方案，并引发了人们的质疑：当监狱不可避免地再次出现空间不足时，政府将如何应对。

这使工党陷入了一个危险的境地，几乎回到了两年前从保守党那里接手的局面——当时监狱距离完全没有空间仅剩 80 个床位。

缓刑监督员担心工作量问题被“操纵”

认为绝大多数缓刑工作人员将此举视为一次“操纵”。

奥利·科尔

在安迪·伯纳姆修订后的提前释放计划实施前几周，用于追踪缓刑工作量的系统将被废除。

自 2018 年以来用于监测缓刑工作人员是否承担安全案件量的“工作量测量工具”（WMT），将从 9 月起不再被政府使用。

该行业的工会将此举称为“令人难以置信的责任缺失”，且目前没有直接的替代方案。

国家缓刑监督员协会（Napo）全国主席本·考伯恩警告称，由于缺乏关于服务部门压力程度的明确中央数据，这一决定将使工作人员面临更大的压力。他表示，Napo 的成员

相反，个人员工及其经理将承担决定缓刑监督员在监督人员时何为可接受工作量的全部责任。此次变动正值缓刑服务部门准备应对政府试图腾出监狱空间所带来的压力增加之际。

缓刑监督机构的负责人马丁·琼斯告诉《泰晤士报》，缓刑服务部门可能会通过“挑灯夜战、周末加班”来想办法维持运作。

司法部表示：“我们勤奋的缓刑工作人员理应拥有能让工作更轻松的现代化工具……这就是为什么我们要淘汰一个使用了 15 年的系统，并引入更好的数字化工具。”

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剑桥教授的“犹大”之争

埃迪·马洛兰 (EDDIE MULHOLLAND)

乔治·奥德林 (George Odling) 与 尼古拉·伍尔科克 (Nicola Woolcock) 撰文：举报人的法庭胜诉揭露了职场霸凌与内斗

这场戏码足以媲美金斯利·艾米斯 (Kingsley Amis)、大卫·洛奇 (David Lodge) 和 C.P. 斯诺 (CP Snow) 的校园小说，那些作品生动地描绘了学术界内部的权力斗争、嫉妒、竞争以及琐碎的报复行为。

一名教授试图举报剑桥大学内部的霸凌和厌女行为，这场斗争变得如此恶劣，以至于他发现自己的办公室门上被贴了一张犹大的画像。

天体物理学教授尼尔·温·埃文斯 (Neil Wyn Evans) 的这起案件，揭露了部分剑桥学者工作环境下的文化现状。就在几周前，杰森·阿尔代 (Jason Arday) 去世，他曾成为剑桥大学最年轻的黑人教授，但此前被指控剽窃。

就业法庭本月裁定，埃文斯因揭露高级职员对女性同事的“卑劣”对待而遭到了该研究所的打击报复。

在随之浮现的一系列离奇指控中，包括系主任通过手机监视学者、阻碍资金拨付以试图让一名同事失业，并在埃文斯试图干预时，利用毫无根据的反向投诉将其武器化。

剑桥大学驳回了多项针对理查德·麦克马洪 (Richard McMahon) 教授严重违纪的申诉，随后却允许使用其法律保险单来为针对麦克马洪的诽谤指控进行辩护。

法庭法官为埃文斯洗清了冤屈，支持了他 14 项投诉中的 11 项。然而，就在他参加听证会期间，一张描绘臭名昭著的背叛行为——犹大在花园中亲吻耶稣——的图片被贴在了他的办公室门上。

“我不知道是谁干的，”埃文斯说，“但这表明，即便在发生这一切之后，该系仍然存在一些亟待解决的严重问题。这太令人遗憾了。”

剑桥大学天文研究所的一位发言人表示：“我们一旦意识到这张海报的存在，就立即将其移除，并向所有员工发送了一封电子邮件，提醒他们我们社区所期望的专业行为标准。”

该研究所这五年的混乱局面，呼应了一些著名小说家的校园小说。斯诺和艾米斯曾在剑桥工作，而洛奇则拒绝了该大学的一个职位，因为他担心那里是一个“竞争极其激烈、充满批判且自我沉溺的群体”。

埃文斯提起诉讼是因为他认为，当他在 2021 年举报时任系主任麦克马洪涉嫌霸凌女性同事古德伦·陶施-佩博迪 (Dr Gudrun Tausch-Pebody) 博士时，大学对他进行了报复。

这场争端的中心在于麦克马洪未能签署一份接受欧盟委员会资金的表格，该资金用于一个天文项目，而该项目构成了陶施-佩博迪大部分的工作内容。

麦克马洪曾告诉埃文斯，他想将该项目“清零”，并将拨款拖延了 37 周。因此，陶施-佩博迪被错误地发送了一封合同结束咨询信。

就业法官格雷厄姆 (Graham) 发现：“佩博迪博士对这封信感到震惊，她向我们提供的证据表明，资金已经到位，或者本应到位，因此这封信根本不应该被发送。”

法官表示：“这是佩博迪博士当时非常担心的事情，而且她现在依然对此感到担忧。”

After the initial complaint was dis-

剑桥大学当时驳回了针对麦克马洪的投诉，但指出他在封锁期间访问了大学的无线网络，并利用陶施-佩博迪和另一名同事手机的 IP 地址来追踪她们的行踪。

当麦克马洪意识到这一点后，他针对埃文斯和其他两名教授发起了自己的投诉，指控

指责他们欺凌并提出虚假指控。尽管没有“证据”支持麦克马洪的说法，但这些指控仍被采纳，埃文斯因此接受了大学为期两年的调查。

判决书指出，埃文斯提出的担忧受到了截然不同的对待，尽管其中包含详细证据，但仍被直接驳回。

在被大学忽视后，埃文斯就涉嫌的学术不端行为、拨款延迟以及对陶施-佩博迪的影响进行了一系列受保护的披露。

在审理过程中，小组被要求为麦克马洪做出让步，他在另一次与工作相关的欺凌事件后被诊断出患有创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。

他后来承认针对埃文斯的指控是不真实的，但未受到大学的任何处分。

判决书称，他受到了人力资源部门的引导，并感到“压力巨大”，不得不应对这场诽谤诉讼。

2022年7月，埃文斯在高等法院对麦克马洪提起诽谤诉讼。他后来发现，麦克马洪在诽谤案中的辩护费用是由剑桥大学的法律保险单资助的。

格雷厄姆法官指出：“由于麦克马洪教授的心理健康状况，对其进行交叉质询极其困难，这意味着他会对问题中许多词语的精确含义提出质疑，例如‘合法’（legitimate）一词的含义，而对许多人来说，这是一个很容易理解的词。”

麦克马洪曾在2023年5月试图撤回其指控，但遭到了阻挠。

埃文斯表示，大学通过其知名大律师阿库阿·赖恩多夫（Akua Reindorf KC）应对此案的方式等同于“人格暗杀”。他补充道：“在某个时刻，大学的大律师指责我对一名自杀的员工在‘流鳄鱼的眼泪’……这让我特别难受，因为我的一位非常亲近的家人因自残而去世——大学里有些人知道这个事实。这是一种极其肮脏且令人不快地应对审理的方式。”

一张犹大亲吻耶稣的图片被贴在埃文斯的门上。

大学在为期四周的审理过程中产生的费用目前尚不清楚，但像赖恩多夫这样经验和水准的大律师每小时可收费高达 2,000 英镑。

在裁决结果公布后的一份声明中，剑桥大学副校长德博拉·普伦蒂斯教授试图与这起丑闻撇清关系，她表示该事件在她任职前就已开始。

判决书对她的行为给予了严厉批评，因为证据显示，在2023年至2024年期间，埃文斯就大学处理此案的方式向普伦蒂斯提交了多次投诉。判决认定，普伦蒂斯在没有亲自进行实质性调查的情况下，驳回或拒绝处理这些投诉。

尽管她告诉审理小组，她已采取措施以“了解案件历史”，并与一名同事“密切合作”起草了一封驳回其中一项指控的信函，但小组拒绝了她的证据。

判决书称，副校长的行为是试图通过“封杀”投诉来保护大学的一种模式。

审理结果出炉四天后，即8月14日，阿尔代被发现死亡。此前一周，由于涉嫌抄袭受到审查，他已辞去在耶稣学院的职务。

埃文斯表示，普伦蒂斯要么是“在监管上失职，要么是对一个烂到根子上的系统过度信任，但这个系统并非由她建立”。

他补充道：“她有机会成为一名伟大的、具有改革精神的副校长。我希望她能抓住这个机会。”

“巴勒斯坦行动”组织“仍在筹集资金”

Ben Ellery 副首席记者 Matt Dathan 内政编辑

一项调查发现，在被列为恐怖组织一年多之后，“巴勒斯坦行动”（Palestine Action）仍在募集捐款并招募支持者参加直接行动培训。

一个使用“全球巴勒斯坦行动”（Palestine Action Global）名称的网站还将访问者引导至一张交互式地图，该地图标出了英国境内 200 多个潜在目标。

右翼智库亨利·杰克逊协会（Henry Jackson Society）已致信内政大臣，询问是否是由于恐怖主义立法的漏洞或执法不力，才导致该组织能够继续在网上运作。

该网站在英国境内仍可访问，并允许使用普通银行卡的捐赠者进入由总部位于美国的支付公司 Stripe 运营的支付页面。该网站还寻求加密货币捐款，并告知希望以现金捐赠超过 1,000 英镑 的支持者与其联系。网站称，随后他们将接受审核并安排支付方式。

“全球巴勒斯坦行动”表示，这笔资金将用于资助未来的行动、招募和培训。

该智库表示，该网站使用了与该组织去年 7 月被禁之前相同的“巴勒斯坦行动”品牌和标志。政府指南指出，采用不同的名称并不一定能使一个组织脱离禁令的适用范围。

对“巴勒斯坦行动”禁令的法律挑战仍在进行中，最高法院预计将于 11 月对此进行审理。

“巴勒斯坦行动”表示：“‘全球巴勒斯坦行动’平台将使我们能够扩大国际运动并分享我们的全球行动。‘巴勒斯坦行动’仅在英国被禁。因此，‘全球巴勒斯坦行动’不包括该地区的任何团体。”

英国女性在德国车站被刺身亡

伊丽莎白·鲁什顿（Elizabeth Rushton）

一名31岁的英国女性在德国南部的一座火车站被刺身亡。

当地警方和媒体确认该女性为 Rebecca B。周日当地时间凌晨 12. 50分左右，她在巴伐利亚州的罗森海姆市（Rosenheim）遭到袭击。警方表示，她接受了急救，但随后在医院因伤势过重死亡。

一名被确认为 Thomas A 的 27 岁嫌疑人在袭击现场被逮捕。据小报《图片报》（Bild）报道，该男子为无家可归者，且不大可能认识受害者。警方表示，嫌疑人已在治安法官面前出庭，并将继续被羁押，但尚未被正式指控参与此次袭击。

由于该市的秋季节日（当地版的慕尼黑啤酒节）于周六开始，罗森海姆市的警力部署此前已经有所加强。

《图片报》称，受害者于周六深夜乘坐航班从希思罗机场抵达慕尼黑，可能计划前往奥地利。

威廉王子好友陷入生物气工厂争议

威廉王子最亲密的朋友之一计划将其庄园中的 15 英亩土地租赁给一个生物气项目，这引起了当地居民的强烈反对（马克·霍林斯沃思（Mark Hollingsworth）报道）。

哈里·奥布里-弗莱彻（Harry Aubrey-Fletcher）， 44, 岁，康沃尔公国（Duchy of Cornwall）的顾问，自就读于卢德格罗夫（Ludgrove）和伊顿公学（Eton）时期起就是威尔士亲王的好友，他拥有白金汉郡的奇尔顿之家农场（Chilton Home Farms）。他已同意将其在霍纳奇农场（Hornage Farm）的部分私人土地租赁给 Acorn Bioenergy 公司，该公司计划在英格兰建造最大的生物气并网消化厂。

消化厂通过在无氧的密封罐中使用细菌，将农业废弃物、特种种植作物或食物残渣等有机材料分解。产生的富含甲烷的气体被捕集并净化，制成生物甲烷气体，随后可出售给国家天然气网络。

当地居民认为，该工厂将损害环境，并因预计有 30,000 次重型货车（HGV）行程穿过九个村庄而危及道路安全。农场与该场地相邻的约翰·布朗（John Brown）表示：“这不是一个利用废弃材料生产绿色或可持续能源的提案。不要被骗了。工厂所需的原材料将从数英里外运来，我不认为当地的农村基础设施能够承受。”

该工厂将位于哈里·奥布里-弗莱彻拥有的土地上，图中可见他与威廉、凯特以及加雷斯·索斯盖特爵士（Sir Gareth Southgate）一同出现在雅士谷赛马会。

“拒绝 Acorn”（Say No to Acorn）组织的一位发言人告诉《泰晤士报》：“拟建在开阔乡村的工厂将因重型货车给农村道路带来的异常负担而严重损害道路安全。它将破坏景观和遗产，且在供水、污染、气味、噪音、技术能力和环境效益方面仍有重要问题未得到解决。”

Acorn Bioenergy 由西班牙私募股权公司 Qualitas Energy 拥有，该公司与奥布里-弗莱彻在一份联合声明中表示：“霍纳奇绿色能源（Hornage Green Power）将通过提供足够加热 9,500 户家庭的可再生气体，助力解决能源危机。”

“在为期四年的规划过程中，我们认真听取了社区的反馈。我们设计方案旨在确保不对当地居民产生不可接受的影响，同时确保为农民和环境提供最佳方案。”

Acorn Bioenergy 计划继续推进。议会将于周三开会决定是否授予规划许可。

谁想住在皇家小屋？

凯特·曼西 (Kate Mansey)

安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎的前住所可能很快将进入市场，但任何潜在的租客都必须通过严格的安全审查。

位于温莎大公园的皇家小屋（Royal Lodge）是一座拥有 30 个房间的豪宅，安德鲁在受到其兄长——国王的压力要求离开后，于 2 月搬离此处。

在关于他与已故恋童癖杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（Jeffrey Epstein）友情的内幕披露后，安德鲁被迫放弃该庄园的租约，并搬入位于诺福克郡国王桑德灵厄姆庄园内的一处较为简朴的住所。

拥有皇家小屋的皇冠地产（The Crown Estate）将在决定其未来用途前对其状况进行评估。

该物业包括一座巨大的豪宅、多栋附属建筑和一个游泳池，数十年来一直为王室高级成员提供住宿。

据《星期日邮报》（Mail on Sunday）报道，由于王室中没有其他成员愿意接手租约，其作为王室住所的未来现在看来存在疑问。

尽管已经搬出，但安德鲁在法律上仍需对该物业负责至 10 月。

从 10 月起，只要租客能通过严格的安全审查并能承担该物业的维护费用（预计每年至少 40 万英镑），皇冠地产即可将皇家小屋出租。

此前曾有猜测认为威尔士亲王与王妃可能会接手该物业。肯辛顿宫否认了这些传闻，该家庭已在附近的森林小屋（Forest Lodge）定居，那里被描述为该家庭的“永久之家”。

凯特可能随威廉访问印度，王室规划繁忙秋季行程

凯特·曼西 (Kate Mansey) 助理编辑

在萨塞克斯公爵夫妇返回英国后，面对繁忙的秋季王室公务，威尔士王妃可能会陪同丈夫访问印度。

宫廷消息人士再次强调，萨塞克斯夫妇并非王室的在职成员，尽管据报道哈里王子和梅根正计划自己的公开露面行程，但他们不会拥有任何“半在半出”的角色。

预计哈里将出席 9 月的“健康儿童”（Well-Child）颁奖典礼。

与此同时，国王及其他王室高级成员将继续执行“照常进行”的秋季日程，尽管其中包含一些值得关注的亮点。

一名消息人士表示：“秋季将会很忙碌，但这绝非是对萨塞克斯夫妇回归的反应。这些公务需要数月甚至数年的准备工作才能完成，所以这只是照常进行。”

如果威尔士王妃在 11 月陪同威廉王子前往孟买参加由夫妇二人共同创立的“皇家基金会”主办的“地球之shot奖”（Earthshot Prize）颁奖典礼，这将是威尔士夫妇四年来首次实质性的共同出访。

44, 岁的凯特最后一次与威廉共同参加该环保奖项是在 2022 年 12 月，当时典礼在 美国 波士顿举行。

2023, 年，这对夫妇在约旦出席了王储侯赛因·本·阿卜杜拉二世与拉杰瓦·阿尔-赛义夫的婚礼，进行了短暂的海外公开露面。

2024, 年，凯特接受了癌症治疗，此后一直缓慢但稳步地恢复履行王室职责。

5 月，她独自访问了意大利的雷焦艾米利亚，以继续她对幼儿早期的研究。

与此同时，查尔斯和卡米拉计划于 10 月访问安提瓜和巴布达，国王将在那里发表两年一度的英联邦政府首脑会议演讲。在此之前，国王将对圭亚那进行国事访问，并对查尔斯担任国家元首的巴哈马进行王室访问。

王室消息人士希望，对海外行程的细致规划以及大量的英国国内公务，不会被萨塞克斯夫妇的回归所掩盖。

然而，哈里和梅根似乎渴望展现其影响力，以吸引人们关注公爵支持的慈善机构。梅根可能还希望利用在科茨沃尔德的家庭基地，为其生活方式品牌 As Ever 开拓新市场。

萨塞克斯夫妇搬回英国在某种程度上令人感到意外。哈里此前曾表示，他及其家人返回英国过于危险。

尽管在 2025 年 5 月输掉了针对内政部的法律诉讼，但公爵为了恢复其在英国的警察保护而进行的长期斗争仍在继续。

当时，哈里将这次失败描述为一场“典型的传统建制派阴谋”。本月，曾在阿富汗服役两任的哈里致信内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德，请求她审视其案件。

据了解，哈里的法律团队在信中指称，Ravec（负责建议王室成员及其他重要人物是否应获得警察保护的委员会）负责人未能向他传递关于 2023 年一次来自基地组织威胁的信息。

据《星期日泰晤士报》报道，该威胁信息并未传递给公爵、其安保团队或他当时居住的 美国 当局。

首相安迪·伯纳姆拒绝就哈里和梅根在英国的安保安排发表评论，称其为“私人事务”。

一名消息人士将萨塞克斯夫妇的回归描述为“仓促”，并补充说，哈里 7 月与妻子和孩子在海格罗夫访问国王和王后时，并未与父亲讨论这些计划。

国王起用环球剧院之星起草白宫演讲稿

凯特·曼西 (Kate Mansey)

凭借自嘲的幽默感和对莎士比亚的戏剧性引用，国王在白宫和美国国会的演讲赢得了大西洋两岸的赞誉。

现在有消息透露，查尔斯得到了一个朋友的帮助：马克·赖兰斯爵士 (Sir Mark Rylance)。国王在起草这些以幽默和外交手腕著称的演讲稿时，咨询了这位曾出演《狼厅》的演员以及伦敦莎士比亚环球剧院的首任艺术总监。据《每日电讯报》报道，他寻求了赖兰斯的帮助以及“一系列外部合作伙伴的协助，并听取了外交、联邦和发展事务部以及英国驻美大使馆的建议”。

这些研究使国王能够发表两篇广受好评的演讲，为他 4 月份对美国的国事访问取得了成功。在白宫的一次晚宴上，他告诉宾客，华盛顿拥有的莎士比亚作品集（Folios）比世界上任何其他地方都多。福尔格图书馆 (Folger Library) 就保存有 82 册。

他接着引用了莎士比亚剧作《亨利五世》结尾处勃艮第公爵关于和平的恳求，说道：“我的演说恳请，让我能够知晓……温婉的和平为何不……用她往昔的特质来祝福我们。”

在面向国会联席会议的演说中，查尔斯引用了奥斯卡·王尔德和亚伯拉罕·林肯的话，并提及了查尔斯·狄更斯，开玩笑说美国和英国的历史可以被描述为“两个乔治的故事”。他赢得了民主党人和共和党人一致的起立鼓掌。

特朗普总统称国王在国会的演讲“非常出色”，并补充道：“他让民主党人都站起来了。我一直没能做到这一点。我非常嫉妒。”

编写了剧本《我是莎士比亚》的赖兰斯于 1995 年与查尔斯相识。据称，两人都热爱莎士比亚，并且对麦田怪圈感兴趣。

新闻 尼泊尔洪水

森林中出现无名洪水遇难者集体坟墓

大卫·布朗报道：由于停尸房不堪重负且埋葬工作仓促，数百具尸体仍未确认身份

一座被茂密森林叶片遮蔽的深红色土丘，标志着尼泊尔毁灭性洪水首批无名遇难者的集体坟墓。

在对 2,502 名失踪人员继续搜寻的同时，遇难者的埋葬工作也在进行，而这个喜马拉雅国家的停尸房已不堪重负。

一支来自英国的危机响应小组已抵达加德满都，为 33 名失踪的英国游客（其中许多是印度教朝圣者，包括一名 13 岁女孩和一名 14 岁男孩）的家属提供支持。

搜救幸存者和遇难者遗体的救援队伍在周日收到警告，要求在汹涌的洪水再次上涨时“保持谨慎”。

这场灾难始于周三西藏与尼泊尔边境附近的一次冰川崩塌。尸体被冲刷至 60 英里外的奇特旺区纳拉亚尼河岸，该河在靠近印度边境处终于平静下来并变得浅缓。

28, 岁的兰布达·达卡尔被洪水冲走，但亲属希望他能被找到

许多尸体严重毁损且高度腐烂。截至周日，奇特旺当局在 233 具遗骸中仅确认了四具的身份。在全国范围内，781 具尸体中只有几十具被确认了姓名。

政府于周六发布了一项紧急指令，放宽了处理无名尸体的规定。

奇特旺德夫加特郊外的一片宁静森林被选为首个集体坟墓的地点。当局于周六埋葬了 96 具无名遗骸，并计划在周日埋葬另外 100 多具。

负责监督奇特旺其中一家存放尸体设施的督察阿尼尔·塔帕表示：“尸体腐烂速度很快。超过一半已经无法辨认。许多人没有可见的面部特征。”

在这样一个以印度教为主的国家，集体埋葬是一个敏感问题，因为传统上死者是在火葬堆上火化的。

前总理巴布拉姆·巴塔赖表示，在搜救行动完成之前，且在未与失踪者家属进行广泛协商的情况下处理尸体是不恰当的。

有两名亲属失踪的鲁比·乔杜里说：“死者应当被尊严对待。我们的传统是在河岸边由直系亲属陪伴下将其火化。”

在奇特旺巴拉特普尔一个临时停尸房外的屏幕上，正显示着回收尸体的照片，以帮助亲属在遗体被送去埋葬前确认受害者身份。

然而，由于如此多尸体严重毁容，有时会出现几个家庭认领同一具尸体的情况。当地红十字会志愿者德文德拉·波德尔说：“我们遇到过一个案例，两个家庭都说其中一具尸体是他们的亲属。但当我们向她们展示尸体时，其中一名女性意识到那不是她的丈夫，因为手臂上有一个纹身。”

这场灾难持续产生的影响在周日连接加德满都与奇特旺的主干道上显现出来。

特里舒利河沿线一次 40 英尺的激增，导致拜雷尼村的许多房屋被粗灰色沙子掩埋。

当家属在泥泞中挖掘以找回财物时，住在幸存房屋中的人们正将物品装上卡车，因为沿岸发生的新山体滑坡让他们担心房屋即将坠入下方水域。

在村庄远端郊外，我们遇到了一名 17 岁的女孩和她 12 岁的弟弟，他们请求我们背他们通过前方 2 英尺深的积水。他们之前在山上的村庄探亲，正返回学校附近的租房。

坍塌桥梁的残骸——其巨大的混凝土跨度被淹没在半英里下游——令人清醒地提醒着人们，就在距离路边几英尺的地方，水流拥有着毁灭性的力量。在进入第五个小时时。

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居民们在特里舒利河（Trishuli River）沿岸遭遇 40 英尺高的激流后，试图抢救部分财物。这次洪水导致拜雷尼村（Baireni）的房屋被掩埋或覆盖在粗灰色的沙土之中；右上图，一名男孩在废墟中找到了可以玩的东西。

在旅途中，一名焦虑的士兵在马莱库（Malekhu）的富尔克科拉村（Furke Khola）向我们的车招手示意。五分钟前，一场山体滑坡严重破坏了前方河流急弯处的道路。

里娜·马加尔（Rina Magar），35 岁，在村里经营一家酒店，她表示：“我看到土地开始滑动，然后在五到十分钟内规模变得巨大。它正被冲进河里。”

我们目睹了数十吨土壤被冲走，导致路面危险地悬在半空中。

总理巴伦德拉·沙赫（Balendra Shah）在社交媒体的一篇帖子中宣布了对洪水遇难者的集体埋葬计划。他写道：“无法确认身份的尸体将在保存 DNA 和其他有助于确定身份的证据后，由政府统一处理。”

每具尸体在被警方拍照前都会被赋予一个识别编号，警方试图通过纹身、衣物、首饰、文件甚至学校领带，将遗骸与失踪人员报告进行匹配。

警察发言人、副总监阿比·纳拉扬·卡夫莱（Abi Narayan Kafle）告诉《加德满都邮报》：“如果家属在未来出现并认领失踪亲属，这些科学和法律记录将使我们能够确认身份并定位埋葬地点。”

在费瓦湖（Phewa Lake）畔波卡拉（Pokhara）的停尸房里，1,000 多名失踪者的亲属参加了一场包含 102 具尸体照片的展示活动。被确认身份的人员包括苏什玛·达哈尔（Sushma Dahal）及其两岁女儿拉尼卡（Ranika）。

回到安全的加德满都，特里布万大学教学医院（Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital）成了亲属们希望与绝望交织之地。在人数过多之前，该医院的停尸房曾是全国各地遇难者尸体被送来确认身份的地方。

西塔·梅·塔芒（Sita May Tamang）及其家人在医院外分发传单，传单上印有她哥哥的照片，希望这能帮他在贴在墙上的成排相似海报中脱颖而出。自从洪水袭击、她的哥哥萨巴哈斯·塔芒（Sabahas Tamang，32 岁，一名卡车司机）准备过境进入中国以来，她就再也没有收到他的消息。

“他可能在医院受伤了，”30 岁的塔芒说。“但实际上我没有希望了。我是来停尸房看他的遗体，跟他告别的。”

社区大厅、警察驻地和其他建筑正被用作临时停尸房。许多地方缺乏适当的冷藏设备，尸体在夏季的高温下加速腐烂。

在巴拉特普尔（Bharatpur）一个用于存放尸体的中心工作的志愿者苏巴斯·苏纳尔（Subas Sunar）告诉《加德满都邮报》：“存放设施外的气味已变得难以忍受。志愿者和警务人员现在很难在附近停留。”

在遭受洪水正面冲击的巴塔（Battar）地区，等待在军队营房外的亲属们抱怨气味难闻，此时直升机开始运送越来越多的尸体袋以及幸存者。

一些家庭对当局感到愤怒，他们认为搜救行动进展太慢。

卡尔帕娜·什雷斯塔（Kalpana Shrestha）正在寻找十名亲属，他们在洪水袭击努瓦科特区（Nuwakot district）的贝特拉瓦蒂村（Betrawati）时失踪。她制作了海报，上面印有她的两个姐妹、她们的三个孩子以及其他近亲的照片。“我完全不知道我的姐妹和孩子们现在在哪里，政府也没有任何人提供帮助，”她说。“我正在尽我所能地尝试。我贴海报，在Facebook和Twitter上发布消息，只要能想到的办法我都试了。

“我真的非常、非常疲惫。我无法前往那个村庄。我只能依赖政府来帮助我。”

特里布万医院（Tribhuvan hospital）的临床科学家拉姆钱德拉·纽帕内（Ramchandra Neupane）正在寻找两名兄弟，他们是他家乡卡利卡（Kalika）巴道雷村（Bhadaure）的近亲。28岁的兰布达·达卡尔（Rambuda Dhakal）和37岁的阿尔君·达卡尔（Arjun Dhakal）在靠近西藏边境的蒂穆雷（Timure）一个建筑工地工作时被洪水冲走。

“村里很多人都在蒂穆雷的水电项目中工作，”他说。“我们知道许多电厂的工人已经从隧道中获救，所以我们希望他们仍然能被找到。”

他悲伤地补充道：“当尸体被运回来时，他们已经残缺不全，因此很难辨认身份。”

继续搜寻被困隧道的水电工人

Amrit Dhillon 发自德里

早在冰冷的洪流冲下山坡并冲毁整个社区之前，尼泊尔人就已深耕并大举押注于利用冰川河流的力量来振兴这些社区的命运。

来自印度、中国及其他国家的公司在喜马拉雅山脉投资水电项目。洪水袭击时，数百名工人正处于地下；昨日，尼泊尔救援人员正拼命尝试接触许多仍被困且被认为还活着的工人。

救援工作的重点位于尼泊尔拉斯瓦（Rasuwa）地区的 Trishuli 3A 水电站，工人们在那里向地下钻孔以泵入空气并投放食物。他们大声呼喊但没有收到回应。尼泊尔总理巴伦德拉·沙（Balendra Shah）的办公室表示：“目前正在开展工作，以引入大型设备，进行爆破并扩大开口，使救援行动更加便捷快速。”

幸存者之一是水电工人拉姆·钱德拉（Ram Chandra），他描述了自己如何紧紧抓住在特里舒利河（Trishuli river）岸边工作隧道顶端钉入的横杆之一。“水位在上涨，我的腿很难移动，”他告诉 CNN，“如果我松开那根横杆，我就掉下去了。”

“我们当时有六个人，后来我们在隧道口发现了另一个人。”他补充说，当他们在六小时后走出隧道时，水流已经冲走了他们的衣服。

据当局称，多达 900 名水电工人失踪，而 279 人已被救出。失踪者中许多是印度人，此前一直在受灾最严重的拉斯瓦和努瓦科特（Nuwakot）地区的多个项目中工作。

在摧毁该地区的山洪之后，救援人员将工人从拉斯瓦地区的一个水电隧道中救出

马丹·辛格·布达（Madan Singh Budha）在灾难发生时刚刚结束上特里舒利 2 号隧道的夜班。“当我看向外面时，我看到了水，于是我开始往山上跑，”他在昨日被直升机从灾区接下后告诉 CNN，“山上多石，中间长着草。我们攀爬时抓着那些草。”

“那些没能爬上去的人被冲走了。”

在印度，数百个家庭在等待失踪亲人的消息。部分失踪者当时正在徒步、工作，或作为朝圣者前往西藏的冈仁波齐峰（Mount Kailash）——这是一个被认为是支撑宇宙的神话宇宙轴心的印度教圣地。

据中国国家广播电视台 CCTV 报道，中国外交部长王毅周六告诉尼泊尔外长，此次泥石流是两国近年来“最严重的跨境灾害”，且救援行动难度前所未有。

在来自 23 个国家的 261 名失踪外国公民（西藏境内）中，包括 104 名尼泊尔人、49 名印度人、33 名拉脱维亚人、18 名美国人和 15 名英国人。

北京和加德满都正在共同努力确认失踪者身份。

尼泊尔表示，在一般救援方面不需要外国帮助，但代表外交部发言的洛克·巴哈杜尔·切特里（Lok Bahadur Chhetri）表示，该国在隧道救援、DNA 检测、遗体冷藏存储以及腐烂遗骸的法医鉴定方面需要援助。印度和中国的专家正在协助开展开启隧道的努力。

中国已动员 2,100 多名救援人员，并拨出至少 2.2 亿 元（£2400 万）支持救援工作。中国还向尼泊尔提供紧急现金援助、救灾物资、卫星和水文数据以及隧道救援专家。

中国使用了重载无人机，同时直升机开始向边境口岸附近的前线救援人员空投设备和物资。士兵们继续搜寻仍处于失踪状态的人员。

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ed by the Metropolitan Police, up from 1,039 in 2024. Between January 1 and July 31 this year, police logged 718 offences in the capital, according to Met figures disclosed to The Times.

Across England and Wales, 50% of 81,659 child sexual abuse and exploitation offences were committed by children aged 10-17 in 2024, the Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme reported last year.

活动人士表示，青少年报告的性犯罪增加，可能是“部分由于人们日益意识到这些行为构成犯罪，以及希望追究责任的愿望增强”。终止针对女性暴力联盟（End Violence Against Women Coalition）临时主任贾纳亚·沃克（Janaya Walker）表示：“我们也可能看到了每天在网上推送给年轻人的极端厌女主义的影响，包括暴力色情内容。这种虐待行为完全是可以预防的。”

Daniel Thompson, the Met's lead officer for rape and serious

crosses the criminal threshold." He gave choking as an example. "Do people understand how little pressure on the neck can potentially cause death?"

在网上可以自由获取的色情内容中经常出现掐脖情节。去年的一项研究发现，16 to 34-year-olds 中，超过一半在性行为过程中被掐过脖子或掐过他人。

在 2021 年一项由政府主导的强奸审查发现定罪率“显著下降”后，警方对强奸和其他性犯罪的调查进行了全面改革。随后创建了“索特里亚行动”（Operation Soteria）——一种以受害者为中心、以嫌疑人为重点且由情境主导的调查模式，英格兰和威尔士的所有 43 个警队在 2023 年 7 月均签署加入。

强奸案的定罪率正在上升，但前首席检察官安吉奥里尼女士（Lady Angiolini）去年建议为“索特里亚行动”提供多年期资金，以确保产生持久影响。Ministers and police chiefs are

在 SOS+ 研讨会上，孩子们学习关于剥削和暴力的风险，并被鼓励考虑其决定所带来的长期影响。

yet to accept this and the 12 other ward about something that happened yesterday or ten years ago, they will get the same service, and we will look at every case."

今年 5 月，色情女演员邦妮·布鲁（Bonnie Blue）因在“传播群交文化”中的责任而受到质疑。Blue, 27, whose real name is Tia Billinger and who began broadcasting on OnlyFans, previously toured universities to recruit “barely legal” teenagers to film sex scenes.

LBC 的谢拉·福加蒂（Shelagh Fogarty）问道：“男孩们[会]看到这些素材并想，‘我想知道我是否也能那样做？’女孩们[会]要么恐惧这种情况发生，要么认为‘也许这就是我青少年时期必须接受的性行为方式’？在责任方面，这难道不让你担心吗？”

上周末刚产下第一个孩子的布鲁表示：“那些女孩不需要因为我的内容而感到害怕。我说，‘我想这么做，这是我享受的’……我承担了太多的责任。我唯一负责的是与愿意参与的成年人进行合意的性行为。”

“当我们剖析这些情况时，我看到有些女孩掩面而泣。有些人会为加害者辩护，说她虽然不想发生，但这不属于性侵犯，”斯马特说道。

“有些男孩会说：‘她其实并没有在拒绝。每个做过这件事的女孩内心深处都渴望如此。’这虽然令人难以接受，但正说明了这些课程为何如此重要。”

去年，共有 1,068 起青少年之间发生的性犯罪（包括强奸）被记录为——

关于性犯罪，相关人士表示：“这些是极具个人色彩的犯罪。举报任何罪行都需要勇气，但当涉及性暴力，尤其是涉及儿童时，我们知道存在需要克服的障碍。其中一部分工作是确保年轻受害者能够理解何时行为她针对女性在公共场所安全的建议。

汤普森表示：“我们的起诉率已经提高，[而且]我认为现在获得正义的机会比以往任何时候都要高。我们希望受害者知道，如果他们前来——”

色情演员邦妮·布鲁（Bonnie Blue）曾巡访各大学以招募青少年拍摄场景。

今年 6 月，基尔·斯塔默爵士的政府在宣布到明年春季将禁止 16 岁以下青少年使用社交媒体后，表示将让孩子们“找回童年”。

政府还承诺将性教育和关系教育设为 18 岁之前的强制课程，但部长们尚未说明该计划何时开始实施。

沃克表示：“这种教育比以往任何时候都更重要。没有人希望看到女性和女孩遭受性暴力的创伤，或者唯一的干预手段是在伤害发生后将男孩和年轻男性定罪。”

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向 LGBT 退伍军人发出呼吁

数百名 LGBT 退伍军人被敦促在 12 月 12 日的截止日期前，就军方历史上禁止同性恋和跨性别人员服役一事申请赔偿。在 2000 年取消的该禁令期间，男女军人曾遭受残酷的审讯和欺凌，或被强迫退役，这往往对其生活和职业生涯产生长期影响。一项财务补偿计划为申请人提供 5 万英镑 的退役金以及最高 2 万英镑 的额外影响赔偿金。已有 1,500 多人提出申请，但慈善机构“以自豪而战”（Fighting with Pride）表示，至少还有 1,000 人尚未站出来，且来自约克郡、东北部、西南部和苏格兰的申请人数出乎意料地低。公共生活中的恐同心理依然存在，详见第 17 页马修·帕里斯（Matthew Parris）的文章。

婴儿女孩谋杀案逮捕人数

在谢菲尔德温科班克（Wincobank）地区的一处住所，一名新生女婴被宣布死亡，随后七人因涉嫌谋杀被逮捕。警方于昨日早晨 6 点前接到报案前往该房产。首席侦查警司艾玛·奈特（Emma Knight）表示，警员正“致力于确定部分被捕人员的年龄”。

酒吧连锁店道歉

在南威尔士卡尔菲利（Caerphilly）的一家 Wetherspoon 酒吧，一名患有绝症的男子被拒绝服务，原因是工作人员将其医疗状况的症状误认为醉酒。Wetherspoon 向 22, 岁的马修·鲍尔（Matthew Ball）道歉，他患有尼曼-皮克 C 型病（Niemann-Pick disease type C），这是一种影响其语言、平衡能力和行动能力的罕见遗传病。

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大多数新母亲在产房恢复期间，都期待有几位朋友和亲戚来探望。克莱尔·贾曼（Claire Jarman）刚有时间给丈夫谢恩（Shane）打个电话，告诉他多莉·帕顿（Dolly Parton）正赶往医院见他们的新生儿艾玛（Emma），随后这位歌手就抵达了罗瑟勒姆医院。

这位乡村音乐之星当时来到该镇，是为了启动她的“想象力图书馆”（Imagination Library）在欧洲的运营。该计划此后已向全英国的孩子们提供了 700 万本免费书籍。她与贾曼夫妇聊天，并拥抱了他们的女儿——还送了一本书。

艾玛现在 18 岁，即将开始在卡迪夫攻读生物医学科学学位。她告诉《泰晤士报》，帕顿的到访及其发起的计划激发了她终身对阅读的热爱。

她的父母从南约克郡搬到了汉普郡，在那里经营一家托儿所。寄给艾玛和她妹妹的一些书籍现在仍被该托儿所的孩子们阅读。

艾玛·贾曼，现在 18, 岁，正在卡迪夫攻读生物医学科学学位

艾玛在谈到帕顿访问医院时说：“我父母被问到是否愿意见她，以及是否让我参与其中。他们当时非常敬畏——我爸爸在工作，因为他那时是一名校长。我妈妈在医院里给他打了电话，于是他从学校赶来参加这次会面。我想他接到那个电话时相当震惊。他们只是说能见到她是多么不可思议，整个经历太神奇了。”

“在成长过程中，我父母经常跟我提起这次到访。我记得小时候收到所有这些书，并和爸爸妈妈一起阅读。”她说，最令人兴奋的是拆开自己的邮件。“直到今天我依然热爱阅读。目前我挺喜欢科幻小说和许多不同类型的书籍。”

“我发现书籍是远离屏幕的一种绝佳方式。我更喜欢在晚上读一本实体书。这能让我停止刷手机。”

谈到帕顿上周去世的消息，她说：“听到这个消息显然很令人难过，因为她是一位如此了不起的女士，她为这么多人做了这么多事情，我认为她的遗产将延续下去。这能让这么多其他孩子受益，真是太好了。”

帕顿曾承诺支持《星期日泰晤士报》发起的“让英国阅读”（Get Britain Reading）活动。她加入了 100 多位公众人物的行列，呼吁读者每天至少花十分钟为了乐趣而阅读，向 Bookbanks 慈善机构捐款，或在 Coram Beanstalk 担任志愿者为孩子们读书。她在谈到该活动时说：“我们可以共同赠予一份将持续一生的阅读之爱。”

在“想象力图书馆”的受益者中，有一名三岁的孩子名叫英迪戈·赛伦（Indigo Syron），每当包裹寄到时，她都会问母亲：“是多莉寄来的吗？”

自从一名助产士推荐该计划以来，这个家庭就一直在接收来自“想象力图书馆”的书籍。英迪戈的母亲塔露拉·赛伦（Tallulah Syron）说：“我们家的人都非常热爱阅读。她睡前总是要读两本书，每月能收到这样的礼物真是太Lovely了。”

这位来自南伦敦坎伯韦尔（Camberwell）、现年 33 岁的音乐公关人员表示，这个“神奇”的计划对于“那些可能没有财力为孩子购买大量书籍的家庭”尤为重要。她补充道：“睡前与孩子一对一阅读的时间是如此特别。英迪戈有一本关于多莉的书，现在对她的生活非常感兴趣。这是一个如此不可思议的遗产。”

来自伦敦东南部萨瑟克（Southwark）的教育专业人士、两个孩子的母亲莎拉·简（Sarah Jane）在当地的一家健康中心发现了“想象力图书馆”，那里有一个帕顿的纸板立牌在宣传该项目。她的孩子——五岁的桑尼（Sonny）和三岁的科拉（Cora）从几个月大时起就加入了该计划。

“每次他们都会收到一张小纸条，而且是写给他们个人的，所以这成了一个非常令人兴奋的每月小惊喜，”简说道。“内容从童谣、简单的故事开始，然后逐渐变得复杂一些。他们一定在方案设计上花了很多功夫，因为这完美契合了孩子们不同年龄段的成长阶段……这绝对帮他们两个点燃了阅读和书籍的乐趣，希望这种习惯能伴随他们成长。

“他们对这位叫多莉的、给他们寄书的善良女士产生了一种认知。我给他们听过她的一些音乐，所以他们知道《9 to 5》和《Jolene》，前几天我们还聊了一会儿关于她的事情……能拥有那样的名气，然后以这种方式回馈社会，我认为这简直太棒了。”

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药驾司机称伴侣之死为肇事逃逸

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一名药驾司机导致其女友死亡，并向警方谎称她死于一起肇事逃逸事件。

马修·杜普莱西斯（Matthew DuPlessis）周五在切斯特刑事法院被判处九年三个月监禁。

他在早前的听证会上承认，在药物影响导致身体不适的情况下，因疏忽驾驶导致他人死亡，并妨碍司法公正。

杜普莱西斯与夏洛特·多德（Charlotte Dodd）均年满35岁。2023年9月23日凌晨，两人发生争执，多德在面包车行驶过程中跳车离开。一名路人在康格尔顿（Congleton）看到多德躺在路面上，随即停车。来自克鲁（Crewe）的杜普莱西斯告诉该陌生人，多德被一辆深色车辆撞击。

侦查总警司戴夫·哈钦森（Dave Hutcheon）表示，杜普莱西斯告诉现场证人、其父母、急救人员以及警方，“他和夏洛特在出去喝酒后沿着帕德伯里巷（Padgbury Lane）行走，而夏洛特当时在车道上跳舞”。

他补充道，尽管警方无法确定“夏洛特是如何离开面包车的”，但杜普莱西斯“编造了他的故事，以掩盖他对她死亡负有责任的事实”。

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农业创业者利用炎热的夏季种植风味浓郁的茶树，埃莉诺·泰特（Eleanor Tait）报道

虽然饮茶的热情早已渗透到英国人的生活中，但种植这种能让我们精神振奋且心境平和的作物，可能是我们中极少有人考虑过的事情。

然而，随着英国经历气温达到地中海水平的酷暑夏季，像来自东萨塞克斯郡（East Sussex）芒特菲尔德（Mountfield）的马克·怀亚特（Mark Wyatt）这样的农业创业者，正寻找多样化种植现有作物的方法，以利用他所描述的“新常态”天气，种植真正的英国茶。

他在自己的农场——班克斯茶园（Banks Tea Estate）已经种植了约 8,500 株茶树。在受到东南部英国起泡酒生产商令人印象深刻的成果启发并成功尝试后，怀亚特计划在未来几年将种植数量翻倍。

“我们想知道，如果我们按照传统方式制作茶叶，但注入科学和一些热情，会发生什么，”怀亚特说。“我种了一些测试植株，像养育后代一样呵护它们——结果成功了。”

在中国、斯里兰卡和印度等地种植的最名贵的茶叶通常生长在高海拔地区，且经过多年的缓慢生长，最终创造出风味浓郁且具有健康益处的产品。

马克·怀亚特来自东萨塞克斯郡芒特菲尔德的班克斯茶园，他说，对于农场自产的茶叶，“你几乎可以看到叶片在舒展并释放风味时翩翩起舞”。

怀亚特表示，天气、温度甚至采茶的时间都会影响茶叶的味道。

“你希望叶片饱满且新鲜，以便捕捉到存在于——”

“其细胞结构中的所有精华，”怀亚特说。“你制造茶叶的方式以使叶片产生这些益处是非常重要的——这些益处涵盖了从心理健康、抗氧化到青春活力等各个方面。”

他补充道：“我昨天进行了一次品鉴，有人评价说：‘这杯饮品让我感到充满了活力！’——这难道不美好吗？”

虽然英国近期在康沃尔（Cornwall）、威尔士（Wales）和达特穆尔（Dartmoor）出现了一些零星的茶叶产量，但怀亚特的茶叶是少数几种单一品种且完全本土种植的茶叶之一。

“反馈不仅仅是‘在英格兰种茶不是很新奇吗’，而是‘这能与那些拥有数百年制茶历史的国家相媲美，不是很棒吗’。我们希望人们因为它的卓越而购买它。”

在班克斯茶叶公司（The Banks Tea Company）的网站上，一罐 5 克的特级英国红茶售价为 £11。怀亚特的产品无疑是一项奢侈投资——不仅在于顶级的冲泡品质，还在于他所声称的、大型茶叶品牌不一定能提供的丰富体验。

“我们制作的是全叶茶——你几乎可以看到叶片在舒展并释放风味和健康益处时翩翩起舞。这是一种完全不同的饮品。”

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雨中泪光：Fontaines DC 带来情感冲击

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雷丁音乐节 (Reading Festival) ★★★★☆

Fontaines DC 的主唱格里安·查滕 (Grian Chatten) 通常是个寡言的人。我曾五次观看这支自 U2 以来爱尔兰最顶尖乐队的演出，在之前的每一次演出中，查滕说得最多的一句话就是“谢谢”；他更倾向于让自己沉浸在 Fontaines 乐队那出色、粗犷而又浪漫的后朋克、摇滚与流行融合的音乐之中。

但在今年的雷丁音乐节（Raye 和 Florence + the Machine 同样参演）上情况有所不同。在 Fontaines DC 作为领衔艺人的演出进行到一小时时，31 岁的查滕敞开心扉地说道：“在过去的几个月里，我们经历了一段非常艰难的时光。能回到这里，在那些……的人们面前，对我们来说很好。”

说到这里，他哽咽了，人群以一阵掌声回应了那些未竟之言。

乐队的经理特雷弗·迪茨 (Trevor Dietz) 于 6 月初去世。这场一如既往地令人着迷的演出中点缀着对他的致敬：从查滕手上的“Trev”纹身，到投影在屏幕上吉他上的“Trevor forever”字样，以及在月亮穿透云层、他们深情演绎热门单曲《Favourite》之后，查滕所说的“爱你，Trev”。尽管他们迟到了 25 分钟才登台，但这并不重要——这群英国音乐奖 (Brit awards) 的得主

桥梁自动缴费系统令驾驶员深受其苦

Rachel Howarth, George Odling

当尼古拉·哈迪（Nicola Hardy）第一次通过邮寄收到处罚通知书时，她的第一反应是困惑。

这位 51 岁的女性从未听说过她据称经过的那座收费桥，而且随附的车辆照片不过是一个模糊的灰色矩形。

“我不得不去谷歌搜索沃伯顿收费桥（Warburton Toll Bridge），因为我从未听说过它，也没去过那里，”这位来自大曼彻斯特郡海德（Hyde）的三孩母亲说道。“通知说我是在一月份经过的，但直到五月才收到这份通知。”

哈迪是一家博彩公司的副经理，她随后收到了来自一家名为 DCBL 的债务催收机构的信函，要求她为未支付 £1 费用而缴纳 £176 罚款。

此前，驾驶员在经过连接切希尔（Cheshire）和大曼彻斯特郡 160 多年的沃伯顿收费桥时，会将 12 便士的零钱交给收费亭操作员。

然而，在去年 11 月，人工收费亭被拆除，费用增加到 £1，并安装了自动车牌识别摄像头。

结果导致了混乱，据 6 月份报道，今年以来已有超过 138,000 次违规行程。

阿尔特林查姆与塞利西区（Altrincham & Sale West）的工党议员康纳·兰德（Connor Rand）表示，他的办公室接到了数百起关于该桥错误开具罚单的投诉，该桥由 Peel Ports 公司所有。

在收到多次处罚的人员中，包括来自切希尔北威奇（Northwich）的 96 岁老人肯尼思·汉普顿（Kenneth Hampton）。汉普顿被诊断出患有癌症四期，他经常过桥去探望已故妻子的妹妹，并且一直支付 12 便士的费用，但他认为自己的蓝色残疾人停车证（blue badge）意味着他可以免于支付新的数字化通行费。

“由于年龄原因，他没有意识到必须将蓝色证件与应用程序关联才能生效，于是他

沃伯顿收费桥引入了新收费标准，但肯尼思·汉普顿，96, 认为自己可以免缴费

就那样一直过桥，”汉普顿的孙女莎伦·伯克，47, 说道。汉普顿先是收到了一份来自负责收费运营的 Excel Parking 公司的未缴费通知，随后又收到了债务催收机构的信函，直到罚款金额超过 £800.

在《泰晤士报》进行调查后，负责收费运营的 Excel Parking 公司表示，针对汉普顿的罚款已被取消。

该公司暗示哈迪的车牌可能被克隆了。

Peel Ports 声称“没有证据表明存在系统性问题”，且申诉成功的比例仅占每日 9,000 次通行量的 0.43%，这意味着罚单“绝大多数是合法且发送正确的”。

“我们和 将继续调查提供的任何具体案例，并由 根据吸取的教训实施改进。”

Parking Services 补充道：“我们没有发现支付、ANPR 或执法系统在运行中存在任何系统性问题的证据。我们的评估认为，系统运行正常，且符合方案要求。对于提出的疑虑，我们会仔细调查并根据具体情况进行考虑。”

学生挖掘出中世纪维京教堂

学生们在一座无人居住的岛屿上发现了被认为是一座中世纪维京教堂的遗迹。

戈登斯通学校（Gordonstoun）的学生在前往斯沃纳岛（Swona）的一次考古实地考察中做出了这一发现。斯沃纳岛是奥克尼群岛中一座极小的岛屿，岛上仅有野生牛栖息。该建筑与 10 世纪和 11 世纪的其他维京教堂具有相似之处。

来自戈登斯通学校（一家位于莫雷的私立学校，国王曾在此就读）的学生和教职员工与奥克尼考古研究中心（Orca）的专业人员共同开展了工作。

教堂的遗迹（包括被认为是祭坛地基的部分）是在岛上的一座较新建筑下方被发现的。

人们希望，对学生采集的样本进行放射性碳定年法检测，能提供关于该结构的更多信息。

这次斯沃纳岛之行由舍监丹·麦克莱恩（Dan McLean）组织。他表示：“关于岛上存在教堂的唯一真实线索是一个地图参考，指向当地被称为‘Twinly Kirk’的废墟。能够向学生们确认他们帮助揭开了一段可能长达 1,000 年的维京历史，这是一个特别的时刻。”

该校的 10 名学生经历了 10 小时的旅程才到达位于约翰-奥-格罗茨（John o'Groats）以北约 7 英里的斯沃纳岛。Orca 的高级项目经理保罗·克拉克（Paul Clark）表示：“学生们在参与挖掘时表现出了极大的热情，这对每个人来说都是一个令人兴奋的时刻。”

17 岁的学生阿奇·麦克莱恩（Archie Maclean）说：“能够实时发现历史真是太不可思议了。”

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格里安·查滕（Grian Chatten）向其乐队经理致敬。在下方，Skepta 在倾盆大雨中奋战

在他们于秋季开启第五张专辑《Dopamine Chamber》的巡演之际，这毫无疑问地证明了他们将呈现的演出质量。

此前，Charli XCX 带来了一场出色的演唱会。这位 34 岁的英国流行歌星对其近期唱片《Music, Fashion, Film》的评价褒贬不一——这是她在 2024 年《Brat》引发舞曲热潮后向摇滚乐的转型。但在雷丁音乐节上，这种转型效果极佳，尤其是舞台设计让她站在一个巨大的扬声器顶端，有时看起来像一座废弃的房子，这对于一张捕捉在反乌托邦中狂欢感觉的专辑来说是一个恰当的意象。为此，舞者们像在阴森的时尚秀中一样昂首阔步地陪伴在她身边，紧随《Brat》中一段令人心潮澎湃的环节——《Girl, So Confusing》（本十年最优秀的流行歌曲之一），该环节拥有我所见过的最出色的编舞之一，舞者的肢体既不安分又同步。

她幸运地避开了那场大雨，而这场大雨在一定程度上干扰了北伦敦说唱歌手 Skepta 在主舞台的演出时段，导致许多人前往接待 6 Music 资深爱好者——纽约摇滚乐队 Geese 的帐篷中寻求避雨。在人群中可以看到

Charli XCX 的制作人们和音乐录影带导演，他们正沉浸在 Geese 主唱卡梅伦·温特（Cameron Winter）那甩头摇滚的浪漫之中。这不算是一个糟糕的度过雨中周末的方式。

节日遇难牧师获悼念

其教会表示，一名在基督教节日期间因标志牌倒塌而丧生的人员是一位受人尊敬的牧师，也是其家庭中“慈爱的丈夫”以及“尽职且关怀的父亲”。

罗伯特·古安科（Robert Guanco），41岁，在耶稣活水东本教会（Jesus Living Water Church Eastbourne）的一篇悼文中被提及，同时好心人士为其家人设立了一个 Go Fund Me 筹款页面。

上周五在西萨塞克斯郡举行的“大教会节日”（Big Church Festival, BCF）发生该事故后，另有六人受伤，其中四人被送往医院。

目击者称，参加节日的人员表示，他们冲上前去试图抬起一块在风中倒塌的沉重标志牌，牌子上写着“一切皆不可错过”（Everything’s Unmissable）。

在教会昨日发布的悼文中，来自东本的古安科被描述为“我们亲爱的罗伯特牧师”。

文中写道：“罗伯特牧师是上帝忠实的仆人，是伊赛（Isay）慈爱的丈夫，是艾莉（Ellie）尽职且关怀的父亲，也是许多被他触动生命之人的福祉。他的生命、信仰、爱以及对上帝的奉献将永远被铭记。”

被誉为英国最大基督教节日的 BCF 组织者表示，他们在取消活动剩余部分时感到“心碎”且“崩溃”。

坎特伯雷大主教莎拉·穆拉利（Dame Sarah Mullally）最尊敬的阁下表示她感到“悲伤和震惊”，并声明：“我为他处于悲痛中的家人、朋友和挚爱祈祷。”

萨塞克斯警方表示，该事件已向健康与安全执行局（Health and Safety Executive）及当地政府报告。

首席侦查总监理查德·麦克多纳（Richard McDonagh）敦促在现场的“数千人”中，任何拥有相关信息或视频片段的人员请提供线索。

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“尼莫”准备执行潜艇救援

这是国防部希望永远不必使用的一件设备（拉里莎·布朗 / Larisa Brown 撰文）。

但在最近的一次演习中，部队和警员动用了世界上领先的潜艇救援系统之一。警员们演练了将该车辆从格拉斯哥总部转移到牛津郡的布赖兹诺顿皇家空军基地（RAF Brize Norton），以证明皇家空军可以在短时间内将其飞往世界任何地方，帮助陷入困境的潜艇员逃离海底。

该北约潜艇救援系统以儒勒·凡尔纳小说《海底两万里》中的尼莫船长命名，绰号为“尼莫”（Nemo）。

（右图为“尼莫”在演习中被放入水下后的内部视角）

该系统是一项由法国、挪威和英国共同拥有的三国政府能力。它被开发为完全可由航空运输，能够从海床上失效的潜艇中撤离受困潜艇员——深度可达 610 米。

由于有 350 吨设备需要 27 辆卡车和多架飞机才能动员，“飞鱼演习”（Exercise Flying Fish）被认为是证明该系统能快速响应紧急情况的关键。活动期间演练了警方护送，格拉斯哥到布赖兹诺顿皇家空军基地之间的每个警力部门都被动员起来，为车队提供持续的蓝色警灯护航。

“尼莫”可容纳 12 名乘客和 3 名机组人员，因此必须多次往返才能清空整艘潜艇，它将对接在潜艇顶部，允许潜艇员通过舱口逃生。

一旦安全进入潜水器，他们将被运送到水面，并转移到支援船上的减压系统。随后，他们将在高压氧舱中度过最多 72

德莉亚·史密斯改变世界的九大要素

德莉亚·史密斯曾教会整个国家如何烹饪；而现在，这位英国最受信任的声音之一正呼吁一场截然不同的变革。诚邀您参加德莉亚与首席记者马丁·塞缪尔的对话，共同探讨她的新书《我们：改变世界的九大要素》（Us: Nine Ingredients to Change Our World）。德莉亚将结合一生的经验，探讨将我们凝聚在一起的价值观，以及为什么真正的政治变革必须由基层发起。

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贾维德：病耻感是其兄自杀的原因

查理·帕克

在英国每年数千名自杀身亡的人中，萨吉德·贾维德爵士的哥哥也曾在沉默中承受痛苦。

“他没有向任何人——包括最亲近的家人和朋友——提及他内心所经历的煎熬，”贾维德在谈到塔里克（Tariq，51岁）时说道。塔里克于2018年在西萨塞克斯郡霍舍姆附近的一家酒店内自杀身亡。“我们认为，很大一部分原因在于病耻感。”

这位前卫生大臣兼财政大臣此后一直致力于一项“极其私人化”的任务，旨在预防自杀。

他现在加入了一个由顶尖精神科医生、慈善机构负责人以及来自各政治阵营的国会议员组成的团体，共同警告称，病耻感正导致数千人丧命，并每年给国民医疗服务体系（NHS）造成数十亿英镑的损失。他们正敦促首相安迪·伯纳姆发起一项全国性的自杀预防运动，以鼓励更多的人寻求帮助。

在英国，每年有超过7,000人自杀，但其中超过70%的人在自杀前并未与能够提供救命护理的精神健康专业服务机构取得联系。据估计，每一起自杀事件给英国经济造成的损失至少为£140 万，并影响超过100人。

直到塔里克去世后，贾维德才得知其兄患有一种从未告诉过任何人的身体健康问题。“我认为，对于那些处于类似境地且被病耻感所阻碍的人来说，这样的运动将产生影响并挽救生命，”他在接受《泰晤士报》采访时表示。

菲利普·皮里（Philip Pirie）是一位失去孩子的父亲，他号召全国的专家和政治家向首相施压以应对这一危机。他认为，羞耻感和恐惧感是人们在孤独中承受痛苦的主要原因。

政府采取的一项自杀预防战略指出了减轻自杀相关病耻感的必要性，但从未有过一项持续的、全国性的公共卫生运动来解决这一问题。皮里认为，此举将能实现自给自足：“如果五年内花费£5000 万，那么每年就是£1000 万。每年只要能挽救七条生命，就能抵消这笔费用。”

包括前卫生大臣杰里米·亨特爵士在内的40名国会议员，以及英国皇家精神科医师学会和英国皇家全科医师学会的主席均支持这一想法。在给伯纳姆的一封信中（该信已与《泰晤士报》共享），该团体警告称，自杀是年轻人的头号杀手，且自杀死亡人数逐年增加。

贾维德表示：“由于我曾担任过卫生大臣和财政大臣，我认同公共卫生运动所带来的收益将远超其成本这一论点。”

协助协调此次运动呼吁的自由民主党议员莎拉·奥尔尼（Sarah Olney）表示，开展此项运动不仅是为了“鼓励人们向亲人倾诉他们的自杀念头，也是为了帮助亲人了解如何才能最好地支持一名受苦者”。

卫生和社会保障部表示：“通过我们的自杀预防战略，我们正在扩大支持范围，提前干预并努力降低自杀率。”

“从更广泛的层面来看，我们正通过161 亿英镑 billion的创纪录投资来改造精神健康服务。”

如需保密支持， 请联系撒玛利亚会（Samaritans），电话：116 123 或访问 www.samaritans.org

萨吉德·贾维德（左）与其兄塔里克，后者于2018年自杀身亡

国王应为我们的加勒比遗产感到自豪 托尼·塞韦尔

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斯特里廷遭受的辱骂证明不宽容依然存在

数十年的进步并未消除公共生活中的同性恋恐惧潜流，这种情绪在社交媒体上愤怒地爆发

马修·帕里斯

“像鸭子背上的水一样（毫无影响），”我们的新任国防大臣上周评论道。他描述了针对他的、规模“令人难以置信”的在线同性恋恐惧辱骂，他是英国首位公开出任该职位的男同性恋者。

确实如此。关于基钦纳勋爵（Lord Kitchener）的情况没什么好怀疑的，但“公开”？并不完全是。韦斯·斯特里廷（Wes Streeting）是对的——而且很勇敢。

需要明确的是，他今天并非在寻求同情。他的痛苦早在四分之一个世纪前就已经面对过，并且克服了。在周六的《泰晤士报》中，歌手威尔·杨（Will Young）也表达了同样的观点。在大多数男同性恋者的生活中，考验时期是在早年。国会议员彼得·凯尔（Peter Kyle）曾谈到，在玛格丽特·撒切尔（Margaret Thatcher）的第 28 条法律时代，作为一名青少年时是什么感觉，那时甚至觉得政府都在反对你。

现在情况好多了。认为自己可能是同性恋的青少年男孩，不会像斯特里廷、杨、凯尔或我当年那样，感到被这个时代的铁拳所对抗。成为同性恋在官方层面是被认可的。约翰·梅杰（John Major）将男同性恋的法定同意年龄降低至 18 岁，打破了数十年的坚冰；托尼·布莱尔（Tony Blair）进一步降低了该年龄并引入了民事伴侣关系；大卫·卡梅伦（David Cameron）则赋予了我们婚姻权。政治已经尽其所能。公众和礼貌的舆论也移动得惊人之快——我认为，这归功于我们国家那种“互不干扰”的本能。

但潜流依然存在，而我们的国防大臣的经历指出了这种潜流的强度。我已经能隐约听到本周相当一部分读者在不满地抱怨，认为同性恋又被“强加在我们的喉咙里”，而事实上“反正没人关心”。我在《泰晤士报》和《旁观者》（The Spectator）的在线评论中都发现了这种态度。虽然在我写的 7,000 多篇专栏中，只有少数几篇涉及同性恋，但我注意到，如果你写的内容暗示你的伴侣是男性，那么对某些读者来说，这就是在“强加在我们的喉咙里”。如果你提到的是女性伴侣，他们不会这么说（也不会这么觉得）。

我很清楚这些烦躁的喃喃自语来自哪里：有些人不喜欢对同性吸引的轻易接纳，但由于知道公开抵制违背时代精神，他们不会完全说出来。然而，这类人数量众多，而社交媒体的匿名性为其中最愤怒的人提供了掩护，让他们加入斯特里廷所描述的辱骂之中。

我们经常哀叹匿名性

推特上的围攻就像木星上的事件——我不在那里

因为它“激发”了人性中令我们反感的一面。但指标是有用的，应当被承认并正视。至于我，我既不知道也不在乎社交媒体上是否有人对我进行辱骂。我不使用这些平台，多年前就离开了 Twitter / X，我会将这些地方所谓的“风暴”或“围攻”视为木星上的事件一样。我不在那里。

但国防大臣没有这种奢侈，斯特里廷注意到社交媒体部分区域的“天气”是对的，因为匿名内容是一个国家集体无意识的一部分。那么，我们对同性恋的态度进步到什么程度了？请随我回顾近半个世纪前……

那时我 31 岁，刚当选议员。一天晚上，在与一名内阁大臣共进晚餐后，我开车前往我居住的克拉珀姆公共绿地（Clapham Common）西侧。我知道男同性恋者在夜晚会在绿地里“巡游”寻找性伴侣。我自己也这么做过。在到达北侧之前，我停好车继续步行，打算抄近路穿过绿地。我当时怎么想的？当然，这是鲁莽、愚蠢且危险的，我在自传中讲述这段经历时不得不咬牙坚持。

我的路径是铺好路的，两旁有树。两名年轻的白人男子在黑暗中从对面朝我走来。接下来的记忆中，我只记得下颌受到一次沉重的打击，我被击倒在地，他们踢我的肋骨和头部。我是怎么站起来的？我不知道，但很快我就在为了保命而奔跑。他们在后面追，但我甩掉了他们。

我成了所谓的“恐同暴力”（queer-bashing）的愚蠢受害者。我们永远不会知道还有多少其他人也遭遇了同样的事——可能有数千人——因为很少有人会将此类事情向警方举报。

我平安回到了家，但肋骨骨折，下颌裂开，衬衫染血。我在浴室的镜子里盯着自己，没有自怜地自言自语，并承诺从那时起在议会中为同性恋权利而奋斗。

我至今还保留着那件衬衫，并在下议院履行了我的承诺。后来，我与伊恩·麦克莱伦爵士（Sir Ian McKellen）、迈克尔·卡什曼（Michael Cashman）等人一起发起反对《第28条》（Section 28）的运动；彼得·曼德尔森（Peter Mandelson）在私下提供了建议，理查德·布兰森（Richard Branson）在他的 Heaven 俱乐部为我们提供会议室。这促使我们成立了 Stonewall 组织，该组织多年来开展了良好且有效的工作。

Wes Streeting 成为了该国首位公开出柜的国防大臣

恐怕 Stonewall 此后迷失了方向，被跨性别议题分散了注意力，而这是一个重要但完全可以分开讨论的主题。男同性恋者并非想要成为女孩的男孩，女同性恋者也并非想要成为男孩的女孩。Stonewall 现在通过营销其认可标志来产生收入，但在一个正逐渐远离仪式化的企业礼节、转向追求当下核心诉求的世界里，这种做法已不再适用。这很遗憾，因为还有工作要做：那就是应对斯特里廷所遭遇的那些“难以置信数量”的在线辱骂。

立法已经尽了其能。你无法通过立法来对抗潜流：将“仇恨言论”交给警方处理的举措反而使这种潜流更加汹涌。无论如何，我们这些同性恋者已经足够自信，无需依赖“受保护特征”这种法定上的哀鸣。而且我倾向于认为，对性偏好的分类无法反映——甚至可能损害——人类的性欲。

经验表明，我们人类并不适合，也无法一直留在某个特定的标签格子里。双性恋被严重低估了；人们及其偏好、心血来潮和冲动在生命周期中会发生变化。

我们或许可以更有效地观察人们的行为，而不是他们“是”什么或如何称呼自己。我们

一个榜样胜过千次学校讲座

应该从一场标签的篝火焚烧开始。一个世纪后，我们的后代将会嘲笑我们现在的 LGBT 等标签，就像我们嘲笑中世纪将身心分为四种“体液”（血液、黄胆汁、黑胆汁和黏液）的划分一样。

我说过，困难时期——尤其是对男孩而言——是青少年时期。而且我非常确定（回想起我自己曾痴迷于诺埃尔·考沃德、奥斯卡·王尔德和 T.E. 劳伦斯等人物），榜样的作用至关重要。如今，我们在精英阶层中有很多这样的榜样，但大众英雄，特别是体育和流行音乐领域的英雄，可以发挥更大的作用。一个榜样胜过千次学校讲座。因此，我向斯特里廷致敬。

仅在一点上，那些在网上辱骂他的人完全正确：他的榜样作用至关重要。

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国王应当为我们的加勒比遗产感到自豪

查尔斯必须强调英国对该地区的积极贡献，而不是道歉

托尼·塞威尔

白金汉宫已确认，国王和王后将在秋季进行一次皇家访问，包括访问巴哈马、圭亚那、安提瓜和巴布达。但当我们留在家里调高中央暖气时，不要过于嫉妒。

曾经，当皇室抵达一个心怀感激的殖民地时，那个国家当天会停摆，每一条街道和巷弄都会被清理干净。学童们会被发给英国国旗并被告知要微笑。半裸的黑人女性会在一群神情严肃的白人随行人员面前跳舞，随后军乐队会演奏一个跑调的《天佑女王》。但在这次访问中，国王将发现自己在国内面临大规模的冷漠，并遭到加勒比活动人士的嘲讽，后者要求英国为奴役其祖先支付账单。

近期皇室对该地区的访问中，查尔斯扮演的是恳求者的角色，请求东道国原谅过去的暴行。这种做法在国内外都不受欢迎。国王和外交部需要重新定义这些访问——不再道歉（无论是直接还是间接）。查尔斯需要维护英国在该地区的积极遗产。

我的感觉是，他及其随行人员不确定这种遗产具体是什么。通过这些访问将变得清晰的是，公务员们不了解该地区，且过于“觉醒”而不敢维护某种英国自豪感。

在这些尝试中取得一定成功的一位王室成员是哈里王子。2016年11月，他代表伊丽莎白二世女王对加勒比地区进行了一次高调访问，以纪念包括巴巴多斯、安提瓜和巴布达以及圭亚那在内的几个国家的独立周年纪念日。当时的观察人士注意到他亲切且非正式的风格，这被广泛认为是其能够与不同人群及当地领导人建立联系的主要因素。

他的访问将引发一场关于与英国断绝关系的辩论

在这次为期两周的行程中，至少在短期内，王室成员并未被仅仅视为奴隶制活动人士的“自动取款机”。

查尔斯将面临两种反对力量。巴哈马和安提瓜和巴布达在政治上是独立国家，但并非共和国，因此查尔斯仍是他们的国家元首。国王在这些国家中 each 设有总督作为其代表。街头虽然没有针对君主制的抗议，但两国都在考虑就未来的宪法地位举行全民公投。查尔斯的出现将引发一场关于与母国断绝关系的辩论。

查尔斯需要对这些国家采取更大胆的态度，并明确表示，如果他们想要离开我们，英国不会心怀怨恨。然而，我们不希望被塑造成为某种压制他们的后殖民权力。在安提瓜的晚宴演讲中，他需要重点提及他们的民族英雄——板球运动员维夫·理查兹爵士（Sir Viv Richards）。提醒安提瓜人，我们的关系是复杂的，而这种遗产帮助安提瓜培养出了这样一位伟大的体育领袖。

理查兹一直以极大的感情和忠诚谈论他在萨默塞特郡板球俱乐部（Somerset County Cricket Club）度过的时光，他曾在那里从 1974 到 1986. 效力。对他而言，萨默塞特不仅是另一个郡，更是他异国他乡的家，在那里他感受到了真正的接纳和重视。在回顾返回汤顿参加特别活动和致敬仪式时，理查兹经常表示，他认为在那里的时光是他职业生涯在英发展的基石。

在演讲中，查尔斯应该停止防御姿态，打出几个理查兹风格的“封面驱动”击球（cover drives）。这并非不尊重安提瓜的伟大人民，而是他终于可以谈谈英国在塑造加勒比文化方面所起到的关键作用。

国王可以提到他阅读过雷克斯·内特尔福德（Rex Nettleford）、CLR 詹姆斯（CLR James）、德里克·沃尔科特（Derek Walcott）和威尔逊·哈里斯（Wilson Harris）的作品。他们都探讨了这样一个观点：加勒比地区是非洲节奏与欧洲旋律的融合。克里奥尔化（creolisation）的过程恢复了非洲身份的许多方面，但使其成功的原因在于能够产生一种文化上属于英国人的新版本，并漂浮在加勒比海之中。

同样基调也应应用于圭亚那，令人惊讶的是，该国总统邀请查尔斯在同一行程中访问。我之所以说惊讶，是因为在 2023 9月，《早安英国》（Good Morning Britain）的理查德·马德利（Richard Madeley）曾挑战总统伊尔法安·阿里（Irfaan Ali），要求他在圭亚那通过新发现的石油储备获得巨大经济增长时，停止喋喋不休地谈论赔偿问题。

阿里坚持认为，赔偿关乎历史正义，是一场“反人类罪”，以及从该地区榨取的结构性财富帮助建立了现代英国机构。与其他国家不同，圭亚那已经是一个共和国——那么三年之后，你为什么还想把“魔鬼”带回你的国家？阿里对国王的邀请根植于战略性的国际外交，而非国内的宪法转型。他知道查尔斯在环境问题上是个知识分子，几十年来一直倡导保护环境和可持续发展。

阿里已将圭亚那的低碳发展战略作为其政府的基石。此次访问提供了一个平台，用以强调圭亚那作为其雨林“全球管家”的角色。通过与国王接触，阿里有效地将其政府的气候议程推向国际关注，从而验证了圭亚那的环境政策。阿里只需让自己看起来很体面即可。这是一个聪明的策略，但它证明了，无论是否是共和国，在寻求世界舞台的认可时，你仍然需要王室的认可印章。

桑德斯特德的塞韦尔勋爵（Lord Sewell of Sanderstead）是一位保守党贵族

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海滩上的官僚主义确保了最佳行为

无论你现在如何看待美国，你必须承认他们很擅长度夏。

他们有阳光，有略显疲态的游乐园，以及多到没完没了的海滩。我们现在身处罗德岛州一个由政府运营的海滩，其规模之大令人震惊，简直像美国超级商店的停车场：宽敞且向远方延伸，直到视线尽头。在大西洋的地平线上，隐约可见一座几近完工的风电场涡轮机，而该项目正陷入总统对风能那毫不留情的报复之中。

每隔几个小时，扩音器里就会响起一个男人的声音，他的语气像战俘营指挥官一样严厉。

“现在是 4.30，”他会说，“这意味着正好一小时后，洗手间将锁定并关闭，不再提供晚间服务。请相应地规划您的时间，因为绝对没有任何例外。”

这些公告在内陆一英里处都能听到。如果你的房子在海岸线附近，你就能听到他在告诉你关于厕所的事，以及带走所有垃圾的需求。我们在海滩上花了很多时间猜测他的身份。他大概在海滩管理部门中职位很高，可能是最高负责人。他称呼我们为“海滩顾客”，这听起来像是在对待客户，但你总觉得自己更像是一个集体农场的工人。

我认为美国是一场关于自由资本主义的热情实验，是一个那些年轻的民主社会主义者毫无希望的地方。或许确实如此——除非你不得不给电话公司或美国银行打电话，那些地方的官僚作风足以让苏联感到羞愧。或者在纽约市，当你通过社交媒体给市长发私信，请求他填补一个路坑时。或者在海滩上。

钳形攻势

我的嫂子是一名出色的游泳运动员，她参加了附近城镇海滩的一次清晨游泳。他们向大海深处游了一英里，直到一个绿色的浮标处。

向海中游向一个绿色的浮标，周围簇拥着皮划艇运动员和立桨冲浪者。这些活动由罗德岛传奇游泳运动员弗雷德·巴特利特（Fred Bartlett）记录在案。“水中的海藻很少，”他写道，“水温较低但并不冷。未报告 CLs。”在两次海滩公告之间，我们好几天都在好奇 CLs 到底是什么。然后，有一天下午，我的姐夫报告说他的泳裤里有一种奇怪的瘙痒感。一大团海藻聚集在一个口袋里，里面爬满了黑色的小虫和一种苍白的、像螃蟹一样的生物。它们是等足类甲壳动物和螃蟹幼虫，在变暖的海水中大量繁殖，并夹住游泳者的缝隙。

这就是弗雷德写到的 CLs。毫无疑问，当未来的历史学家研究 21 世纪的气候时，他们会查阅像弗雷德这样的博客，以寻找那些身体部位被卡在泳裤里的人们对这个变化世界的最初记录。

球类控制

沿着路走五分钟，那里有一个小小的游乐园和游戏厅，里面有弹珠机、可能赢到毛绒玩具的抓娃娃机，以及一些老旧的电子游戏机。有些还能运行。孩子们每人拿到 3 美元。他们以前把这笔零用钱花在赛车游戏上。现在，他们把钱全部花在一台木制机器上：花 25 美分，一个弹力球会掉落在一个倾斜的棒球场中。你操控一名击球手将其击入孔中，然后就能赢得那个弹力球。

孩子们回到我们的租住房时，每人带着 12 个不同色调的弹力球。他们上楼后，大约进行了一个小时的激烈交易，使用的是一套我并不完全理解的估值系统。“我们不能带 36 个弹力球走，”我对我的三个孩子说，语气像海滩领主一样严厉。两个年长的孩子带着歉意向最小的孩子解释，他们要处理掉他的四个弹力球。“我们已经有一个橙色的了，”他们说，“而另外这三个简直就是垃圾。”

在经历了这些残酷的削减后，他们回来向我汇报进度。现在他们只剩下 32 个了。进展非常顺利。

新领导层可助力联合国找回道德良知 安德鲁·米切尔

国际联盟的失败直接导致了第二次世界大战。1945年后，在英国外交官发挥主导作用的情况下，联合国诞生了，其决心是让“绝不再犯”真正成为现实。

毫无疑问：我们需要联合国。但它从未完全走出战后格局，且随着时间的推移，它日益被视为无关紧要。然而，它的许多机构仍在继续开展至关重要的工作，挽救生命并艰苦地尝试让世界变得更好。但其安全理事会依然未经过改革，且缺乏代表性。

在我们迫切需要一个能够应对时代重大挑战（从移民、流行病到气候变化）的有效国际体系之时，世界正日益落在那些对国际体系失去耐心且对其机构持怀疑态度的狭隘民族主义者手中。接替安东尼奥·古特雷斯的新任秘书长选拔进程正在升温。巴巴多斯总理、布里奇敦倡议（Bridgetown Initiative）的架构师米娅·莫特利（Mia Mottley）应当挺身而出。该倡议代表了近年来在重新思考国际金融如何响应发展中国家和脆弱国家需求方面最严肃的尝试，而这正是联合国每天都要面对的问题。

莫特利政府得到了巴巴多斯人民强有力且广泛的认可。她证明了自己能够围绕困难且有时出人意料的问题建立联盟，这对于一名必须在193个成员国的冲突利益中寻找方向的秘书长来说是一项至关重要的技能。她是一位极其出色的外交官。

最重要的是，莫特利在与发达世界的领导人和机构成功接洽的同时，在联合国中规模较小且代表性不足的国家中保持了公信力。她是全球南方与发达世界之间一座备受尊敬的桥梁。她同时也是一名卓越的沟通者。我们在联合国大会和历届COP峰会上都见证了这一点。她的权威感、清晰的表达和道德说服力，使她在这次选举中脱颖而出，而按照传统，下一任秘书长将来自她所在的地区。

如果国际社会真正渴望变革、恢复权威和增强道德良知，就需要一位能够在全球范围内赢得尊重的候选人。莫特利具有魅力、经验丰富且权威。她拥有政治技巧、行政经验、国际公信力和道德地位，能够为联合国提供其所需的领导力。

安德鲁·米切尔爵士（Sir Andrew Mitchell MP）曾任联合国维和人员及发展部部长

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利比·珀夫斯 (Libby Purves)

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对于那些热爱罗德·利德尔 (Rod Liddle) 那种粗犷、充满愤怒与侮辱之辞的雄辩风格的人来说，他在上周米德尔斯堡 (Middlesbrough) 的悲剧与动乱发生前夕去世，更令人感到遗憾。他的家乡社区正是那场导致两名警察和另外五名年轻人死亡的车祸现场，那里还出现了为犯罪者设立的焚车“纪念碑”、一起刺杀事件、一栋被撞击的房屋，以及一名妇女和一名儿童被火烧死。

克利夫兰警方恳求援助，那里遭受的犯罪侵害比伦敦中心区以外的任何地方都要严重。作为少数居住在这些事件附近而非大都市南部地区的评论员，利德尔本会对这一切毫不留情。

他不仅会称那些犯罪者为白痴、野蛮人和卑鄙小人，还会谴责办公室内那些“抱怨的猴子和挂着证件的自大之徒”。尽管他信奉基督教，但他仍会嘲讽国会议员安娜·特利 (Anna Turley)，因为她捧花致敬时，甚至没有将履行职责的年轻警员之死与那些走在错误道路上（且习惯性地违反法律）的暴徒之死区分开来。

有些人可能会对此感到不安并谴责他的措辞，但许多人则会感到纯粹的解脱。当国家的一部分被耸肩漠视，任由经济变革摆布，变得丑陋且贫困，而其中的正直之辈被毒品帮派和绝望的青年所淹没时，就必须说一些严厉的话。任何今天不对米德尔斯堡感到愤怒的公民，都是在走神。

但随着时间的推移，人们的态度日益强硬，意识到短视的社会自由主义必须对此负责。我们这位尚未经考验的首相正处于一个转折点，一种更强硬的新严厉手段可能是可行的，而且在从移民到警务及福利的所有领域都可能受到欢迎。任何承诺严厉手段的政党都会引起共鸣，但遗憾的是，这种承诺更有可能来自那些不仅会利用种族主义、偏见和恶法，而且可能根本没有效率的人。一个重新变得有序、幸福且充满希望的英国，似乎不可能从蒂斯 (Tice)、尤苏夫 (Yusuf)、洛 (Lowe)、法拉奇 (Farage) 或罗宾逊 (Robinson) 这样的土壤中生长出来，就像不可能从扎克·波兰斯基 (Zack Polanski) 那种绿意盎然的浪漫幻想中生长出来一样。

士气的强力恢复，就像所有的物理治疗一样，必然伴随着痛苦。那些被巧妙呈现的极端案例会让我们每天感到心惊肉跳。以最明显的潜在严厉措施为例：丹麦式的边境管制、坚持语言和文化的融合、迅速的驱逐出境。那些令人心碎的个体泪洒现场的故事，将困扰那些心安理得的舒适大众。

至于对现有人口采取严厉措施，在任何针对福利的打击行动中，改革的坚硬钢犁将翻出更多不幸的故事。尤其是那些年轻的“尼特族”（NEETs，不就业也不进修的青年），他们太容易地将到手的钱与每周花五天时间去做一些可能令他们厌烦的事情这一需求脱钩。诚然。

在任何文化中，我们都需要相信法律会对我们严厉执行

许多人确实是里夫斯预算案和新就业法的受害者，这些政策使得雇佣新人的成本显著增加。但有些人则真心认为，自己拥有“不必费心工作”的权利。

点名某个愚蠢的个体是不公平的，但在 LBC 的一次精彩采访中，一名领取个人独立支付（Pip）津贴的女性声称自己患有某种疾病，但这种疾病似乎并不影响她表达清晰、自信且健康。她解释说，自己曾在 Boots 药店工作过一段时间，但那里“对我来说不可触及”。她带着一种高高在上的傲慢承认，Boots 对“某些人”来说可能没问题。人们简直想大喊：“得了吧，那里可是格伦达·杰克逊起步的地方。”

好吧，推特嘲讽了这个可怜的傻瓜——但她代表了部分（而非全部）需要面对现实的年轻人。这不仅是为了挽救经济，更是因为让身体健康的人变得毫无用处是残酷的。如果有什么东西能摧毁你的心理健康，那就是这种状态。然而，任何可以想象的严厉措施，无论是“工作福利制”（workfare）还是强制性的低端志愿者服务，都会引发愤怒，并为媒体和政治对手提供悲惨的故事素材。

接下来讨论最严重的问题：犯罪。无论年龄、阶级或文化，我们都需要相信法律会对我们严厉执行，无论是因为连续商店盗窃、蓄意破坏、暴力、扰乱秩序还是欺诈。法律会找到我们，让生活变得不舒服、令人尴尬。我们还应该相信，举报我们的同胞是安全的，而辩称“不是我，是体制的问题，是我过去的问题，是我大脑异常”是不安全的。法律不会在意这些，只会冷静地惩罚并要求赔偿。同样，想象一下那些困难案例中的悲情色彩。

我们会感受到这一点：同情心是一种令人钦佩的本能，去怜悯贫穷、弱小、受苦、受创的同胞。好人也希望原谅罪人，无论是什么魔鬼驱使了他们；去劝导和倾听，而不是冷酷地谴责。给予和原谅都深植于基督教传统之中：几个世纪以来，修道院将服务于最卑微的人并为罪人祈祷视为一种特权。在施舍方面，犹太教要求“tzedakah”，伊斯兰教要求“Sadaqah”，即便原谅较为罕见。

虽然正式的慈善活动仍在继续，但现代自由主义假设的不再是个人善良，而是一个充满同情心的国家。当选的政治家害怕看起来像那个咄咄逼人的特比特（Tebbit），或者像那个认为“全是你的错”的撒切尔。因此，我们逐渐将施舍和同情心都外包给了体制——但随后又指责体制，要么是指责其纵容贫困，要么是指责其在 Pip 津贴发放上被骗。关于犯罪，我们高喊“应该采取措施”，却不愿缴纳足够的税款来资助康复监狱、缓刑制度和一支自信的警察部队。关于移民，那些在伦敦的大宅和乡村的第二套房之间往返的人，在呼吁文化尊重和开放边境。但还有其他人，他们会欣然响应任何关于福利、犯罪、移民的新颖、振奋且具有潜在危险的严厉信条。

如果你的生活和社区受到威胁，拥挤且混乱，且你每天目睹着福利被滥用和犯罪未被惩罚，你会感到脚下的地面比以往任何时候都更不稳定，可能会伸手抓任何扶手。如果真是这样，这个扶手最好是坚固且设计良好的，而不是把整面该死的墙都给拽塌了。

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开发对当地社区的影响

先生，克里斯·兰姆（8月28日来信）在寻求保护民主免受安迪·伯纳姆推翻当地规划当局计划的影响方面提出了一个强有力的观点。然而，在多年观察威尔士的规划委员会后，我认为规划决定要达到被描述为“民主”或“基于社区反对意见”的程度，还有很长的路要走。开发商往往依赖于当地规划当局选择尽可能地限制社区咨询，而决策权则越来越多地被委交给官员。 加雷斯·沃德尔 前国会议员；卡马森郡，拉内利

先生，在我们北约克郡偏远角落的一个小村庄里，两名农民获得了开发住房的许可，一个在绿地（greenfield）上，一个在废弃的农场院落和运输仓库上。两人都没有取得任何进展，其中一人甚至申请将原申请数量增加一倍。在人们告诉我们英国极度缺乏住房时，他们实际上是在囤地。我们的村庄确实需要住房。一个健康的社区需要新的年轻家庭，我们的体育俱乐部需要球员，教堂需要教区居民，商店需要顾客，我们的学校需要学生，我们的酒吧也需要顾客，但遗憾的是已经太晚了，它现在空置且在日益破败。给予规划许可而不强制要求完工没有任何意义。如果整个英国都是这种情况，我们将永远无法实现建筑目标。 弗兰克·沃尔什 北约克郡，巴顿

先生，蒂姆·萨金特（8月28日来信）抱怨说，即使方案提供了经济适用房、绿地和社区利益，开发商仍会遇到强烈的反对。在同一期报纸中，你们报道了剑桥郡格雷特谢尔福德村一个包含21栋房屋的开发项目（见8月28日“砖瓦”专栏，《我们如何建造21栋经济适用救济房》）。它代表了当代建筑的最高水平，当地的支持被描述为“压倒性的”。也许那些担心“邻避主义者”（nimbys）的开发商、政治家和议会官员可以去参观一下。 弗莱彻·罗宾逊 萨默塞特郡，洛夫顿

先生，蒂姆·萨金特写到了厄特尔斯福德区议会规划委员会拒绝在斯坦斯特附近建造480栋新房的提案。该提案将导致在我们和邻村比彻恩杰之间的绿地上进行建设，实际上将两村合并。配套设施的计划很少，因此我们的诊所将被挤爆，而且开发项目将靠近已经严重拥堵的主路。 曼迪·麦克伊尔韦恩 埃塞克斯郡，斯坦斯特蒙菲切特

先生，我们这些“邻避主义者”没能阻止斯坦斯特蒙菲切特和比彻恩杰的人口在2001年至2021年间增长47%，但我们必须继续尝试。 肯·麦克唐纳 埃塞克斯郡，斯坦斯特蒙菲切特

先生，City & County公司在斯坦斯特附近的两个住房申请中称“将提供近500栋新房，其中一半是经济适用房”。然而，从逻辑上讲，这意味着其中一半是不经济适用的。 奈杰尔·劳斯 埃塞克斯郡，艾布里奇

对提前释放的担忧

先生：

我们是一群在卢克·奥康纳（Luke O'Connor）就读学校最后几年与他关系密切的橄榄球教练（见 8 月 29 日《提前释放前，受害者及其家属仅获数日通知》）。在我们看来，卢克不仅是一名才华横溢的球员，更是一个品格卓越的年轻人——沉稳、周到、善良且坚定。他体现了橄榄球运动旨在培养的价值观，包括对行为负责、勇气以及对他人的关怀。他的去世给他的家人以及那些教导和支持他的人带来了毁灭性的打击。

最令我们不安的是，决定在短短几年后就释放导致他死亡的凶手，这传递出了一个令人震惊的信号。对于我们这些见证卢克从一个男孩成长为一个极具潜力的年轻人的教练来说，这感觉是一种深刻的不公正。它贬低了以体面和目标而活的人生价值。它告诉全国的家庭，即使是最严重的行为，其后果也如此微不足道，以至于几乎无法承认所发生的事情，更不用说那日益渺茫的获得正义的希望了。作为一群从事青少年教练工作数十载的人，我们一直帮助他们面对逆境并学习承担责任的重要性。然而，我们现在发现自己身处一个责任制似乎变得越来越可选的国家。卢克理应得到更好的对待——一个政治领导层能为其行使权力的短期和长期后果承担责任的国家。

克里斯·奥德尔、克里斯·沙克莱迪、约翰·洛韦、克里斯·曼、马克·布朗、杰里米·伍兹、埃德·理查森、蒂姆·西蒙斯 橄榄球教练，贝德福德

事故已被从警方记录中删除，因此也从该问题的公共卫生评估中删除，这表明汽车工业正对该问题致死性证据日益增加所带来的诉讼后果感到恐惧。

前灯眩光

先生：

对于那些被迫在天黑后驾驶的人来说，前灯眩光是一个具有攻击性且令人恐惧的因素（见 8 月 29 日《车祸后，眩光前灯不再被记录为影响因素》）。这完全是一种不必要的现象，它表明汽车工业缺乏引导性的智慧，该行业将道路使用视为过度配置车辆的自私营销机会，而非一项共享的社区活动。

贵报报道称，对眩光因素的关键记录在

在缺乏其他令人信服的解释的情况下，我们可以假设，相关部长和公务员受到了巨大压力，从而指示警方人员严重降低关键信息的收集级别，而这些警察正面临着在夜间处理、理解并减轻那些往往极其惨烈的致命道路交通事故这一沉重任务。

顾问普外科医生，南安普顿

LED汽车前灯很危险，但解决办法是在夜间驾驶时佩戴防眩光眼镜。 伊丽莎白·卡恩 北伦敦，巴内特

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迷失在戴文特里与布里克尔西之间

摘自《泰晤士报》1926年8月31日

当英国广播公司决定其新电台的名称应按照拼写来发音——Daventry（戴文特里）时，他们震惊了许多热爱旧习的人。这是一个影响力远超舞台或讲坛、能左右英语发音的机构，却在树立一个坏榜样。无论拼写如何，其发音一直是“Daintry”。一直以来都是“Daintry”。

不久之后，欧内斯特·劳先生再次出击，为一座著名的科茨沃尔德古镇辩护。他在本报专栏中抗议 Cirencester（赛伦塞斯特）这个名称的“现代暴行”，他认为这个名字是被词源学家强加给该镇居民的。他主张让他们恢复到“古老且正确的拼写”，并宣称那是“Ciceter”。随后，一名来自赛伦塞斯特的瓦塞先生写信表示，“Ciceter”并非古老且正确的拼写，甚至不是任何当地发音的真实文字呈现。其他像瓦塞先生一样对赛伦塞斯特记忆深久的人可能会证明，四十年前这个名字被发音为 Sizziter，以及（较罕见地）发音为 Sissister。那么，另一个人可能会问，Daventry 被称为“Daintry”多久了？在《末日审判书》中，它的拼写是 Daventrie。

我们越是研究英语地名和姓氏的拼写与发音之间的差异，就越觉得我们简直是在把 Cholmondeley 拼写成 Marjoribanks。英语姓名的发音有时似乎藐视拼写，有时又盲目遵循。在 London（伦敦）、Pontefract（庞特弗拉克特）、Derby（德比）这些名字中，发音忽略了书写字母；而任何试图让拼写适应发音的尝试，都无异于在沙地上建房。

在如今这个人人读写时代，姓名的发音越来越倾向于遵循书写字母。在铁路订票处要求买一张去“Sizziter”的票，你可能会得到一张去 Chichester（奇切斯特）的票。在埃塞克斯郡询问去“Brittlesey”或（显得更懂行地）去“Bricklesey”的路，即使是一个街头少年或乡下人也会把你纠正为更文雅的 Brightlingsea（布赖特灵西）。随着时间的推移，地名甚至家族必须预料到，其名称的发音将由书本决定。

勋爵的优先级

先生：

在过去的18个月里，MCC（玛丽勒本板球俱乐部）委员会一直沉溺于性别多样性问题。会员被告知，女性会员比例低既是商业威胁，也是道德问题，尽管事实是女性自1998年起就拥有平等的MCC会员准入权。与此同时，勋爵板球场的场地正在恶化（见8月27日《植入式球场是解决勋爵场地糟糕状况的良方》）。在6月份的新西兰测试赛之后——一场仅持续了两个完整比赛日的比赛——该场地被国际板球理事会（ICC）评为“不合格”。其影响是由于比赛时间缩短导致收入减少，世界测试锦标赛决赛被分配给椭圆球场（the Oval），以及板球之家的声望受损。解决方案将需要一个新的比赛表面，且在未来几年内会损失比赛场次和收入。就像我们许多国家机构——教育、国防、警察——一样，MCC应该专注于其核心目标：板球，而非多样性的政治。

詹姆斯·巴克纳尔爵士 多塞特郡，埃弗利

屈辱之巅

先生：

汤姆·克肖（见8月28日《为什么身材矮小的球员在网球大满贯中不能再挺起胸膛？》）触及了一个更大的问题——体育运动中的身高歧视。在各方面，身材较矮的球员在与高个子竞争时都倍感吃力，尤其是在职业体育中。明显的例子包括橄榄球、赛艇、游泳，当然还有篮球，那里只有高个子才能竞争。但答案是有的。在网球方面，取消第二次发球并降低球拍张力将鼓励技巧。体育运动经常为了提高安全性或娱乐性而修改规则，那么为什么不帮助身材矮小的球员达到新的高度呢？

向多莉致敬

先生，当我们的女儿汉娜·沃尔顿（Hannah Walton）和她的两位朋友弗洛伦斯·沃德（Florence Ward）与乔治·利奇（Georgie Leech）在 2020 年的 Talisker 挑战赛中成为最年轻的女性三人划船横跨大西洋组合时，她们将船命名为“多莉·帕顿”号（见 8 月 26 日讣告）。这艘船映照了真实的多莉·帕顿的善良与坚强，且从未受限于 9-5 的时间表。它此后至少又两次横跨大西洋，船员始终全部为女性，她们将永远热爱这艘船。 盖尔·沃尔顿博士（Dr Gail Walton） 德比郡，里斯利

小惊喜

先生，奥吉尔维-史密斯（Ogilvie-Smith）教授对“毫海伦”（milliHelen）的使用（见 8 月 29 日来信）让我想起学生时代我和朋友们曾提议设立这一单位及若干类似单位的情景。我的贡献是惊喜单位——“Boo”。当然，这由此引出了该单位的最小值——“皮博”（picoBoo）。 菲尔·里奇韦（Phil Ridgway） 萨福克郡，伍德布里奇

法律猎犬

先生，在阅读了贵报的文章（《弱势 Dogue 反击，指责 Vogue 为抄袭者》，8 月 29 日）后，我们很高兴地得知 Dogue 现在有了律师。我的女儿想知道他们是否在提供公益服务。 彼得·兰瑟姆（Peter Ransom） 南安普顿

全球日程

美国：G20 财长和央行行长会议，北卡罗来纳州。英国：夏末银行假期。

自然笔记

在夏末，可以看到大量工蜂在池塘、水洼和鸟浴盆中饮水，尤其是在炎热的日子里。它们将水运回巢穴，通过反刍并用翅膀扇风，以防止卵和幼虫过热。在一年中的这个时间，它们还会搜寻腐肉：它们自身无法消化蛋白质，但会将肉嚼成球状带回巢穴喂给幼虫，幼虫则分泌一种甜液作为回报供它们饮用。当幼虫全部化蛹后，工蜂失去了这一食物来源，这就是为什么它们开始寻找含糖饮料和果酱，并在野餐时成为麻烦的原因。梅丽莎·哈里森（MELISSA HARRISON）

今日生日

约旦拉尼娅王后（如图），女性权利活动家、联合国基金会董事会成员，56 岁；穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼，沙特阿拉伯王储兼首相，41 岁；马丁·贝尔（Martin Bell），联合国儿童基金会英国大使、BBC 外交事务记者（1994-96），88 岁；尼克·比特尔（Nick Bitel），伦敦马拉松集团首席执行官、英国驾驶员和车辆标准局（DVSA）主席，67 岁；塞尔日·布兰科（Serge Blanco），法国橄榄球运动员（1980-91），68 岁；迪克·博尔（Dick Boer），壳牌公司副主席，69 岁；埃里克·博恩（Eric Born），Grafton 集团首席执行官，56 岁；托德·卡蒂（Todd Carty），《东区东区》（EastEnders）演员（1990-2003, 2008），63 岁；劳拉·科莱特（Laura Collett），两届奥运金牌得主（2020, 2024, 团体项目），37 岁；蒂娜·库克（Tina Cook），奥运银牌得主（2012, 三日赛项目），56 岁；最尊敬且显贵的斯蒂芬·科特雷尔（Stephen Cottrell），约克大主教，68 岁；罗杰·迪恩（Roger Dean），艺术家，Yes 乐队专辑封面设计，82 岁；米歇尔·德马雷（Michel Demaré），阿斯利康主席，70 岁；莉兹·福根（Liz Forgan）女爵士，极光管弦乐团主席，82 岁；黛比·吉布森（Debbie Gibson），创作歌手，《Foolish Beat》（1988），56 岁；杰森·福克斯（Jason Fox），前皇家海军陆战队突击队员及英国特种部队士兵，《名人 SAS：谁敢挑战》

历史上的今天

1959 年，哈罗德·麦克米伦与艾森豪威尔总统在 10, 号进行了电视联合直播，此前两人讨论了世界和平、贫困以及苏联在欧洲的扩张问题。

最后一言

“未曾学会服从的人，不能成为优秀的指挥官。”——亚里士多德，引自本杰明·乔韦特（Benjamin Jowett）于 1885 年翻译的《政治学》

新主持人，旧节目

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安迪·伯纳姆将自己塑造为基尔·斯塔默爵士的竞选替代方案，但这位首相迄今为止的表现表明，他也同样在逃避艰难的决定

夏日时光，安迪·伯纳姆的生活过得十分惬意。在近代历史上，没有哪位首相在就职之初能享受到如此温和的过渡。在跨过基尔·斯塔默爵士首相任期的残骸步入 No 10 六周后，伯纳姆先生在重大政策领域的实质性公告方面尚未取得任何进展。

伯纳姆先生涉及资金的承诺到目前为止都集中在支出上：取消家庭能源账单的增值税、根除露宿街头现象、将巴士票价上限设定为 £2，以及降低酒吧的商业税率。而涉及巨额资金的艰难选择仍留在待办文件夹中。

现在，这位工党领袖的快乐夏天正逐渐消逝，秋意渐浓。议会休会于今日结束，国会议员们正纷纷返回威斯敏斯特。周三，伯纳姆先生将在议会发言席上与保守党领袖凯米·巴德诺克进行首次交锋。那些将他推向 No 10 的承诺——与他所取代之人的大选主张惊人地相似——将在一个更具挑战性的场合接受检验。

即便如此，目前看来，伯纳姆先生在激进改革方面仍将显得不足。他的财政大臣约翰·希利周五承认了这一点，称新政权是斯塔默运作模式的“延续”。在工党忠实支持者所钟爱的领域，例如他提议的政治捐款上限和公用事业国有化，首相已经选择了退缩。伯纳姆先生可能会在地方政府权力下放（这是他的热情所在）方面有所建树，但在其他重要领域，他似乎继承了前任逃避艰难决定的恶习。

基于政治算计的拖延是本届政府的特长。伯纳姆先生也不例外。他再次将咨询和审查作为推迟福利国家和武装部队关键改革的借口。

如果说公共支出中有一个领域需要果断行动，那就是社会保障。自疫情期间的挥霍之后，英国政治版图的主导特征就是国债。国债规模接近 3万亿英镑，相当于 GDP 的 94%，每年支付的利息成本超过 1000 亿英镑 billion。这项巨大的债务必须得到解决，这意味着必须大幅削减目前每年高达 3340 亿英镑 billion 的福利预算，该预算占政府支出的四分之一，占 GDP 的 11%。基尔爵士及其财政大臣瑞秋·里夫斯意识到了这一点，并在遭到工党后座议员的否决前，尝试进行一次半心半意的削减。伯纳姆先生并非傻瓜。

他知道，不断攀升的劳动年龄健康福利以及由“三重锁”机制保证的国家养老金增长是不可持续的。但由于他没有在 10月 28, 的首次预算案中宣布变革，而是采用了与基尔爵士相同的拙劣借口将问题推后：针对特定福利支付未来的两项漫长的审查。

与福利制度一样步履蹒跚的是国防。希利先生此前因基尔爵士未能承诺到 2030. 将 GDP 的 3% 用于国防而辞去国防大臣一职。但希利先生打算在预算日当天自己也避开同一个目标。在三年内筹集 45 亿英镑 billion ——仅占总支出的 1% 的十分之一——以资助那个危险且不足的国防投资计划，他正面临困难。

像往常一样，工党回避福利改革。像往常一样，工党在削减国防预算的同时，在福利上挥霍公款。而且，像往常一样，它在征税。因为在这个秋天，伯纳姆先生唯一能保证迅速采取行动的领域，就是向劳动中产阶级征收更多税款。

事实上，伯纳姆先生只是一个旧戏码的新主持人。他可能是一个更俏皮、更有魅力的主持人，但表演的内容依然如故。

普京的宣传员

克里姆林宫的虚假信息代理人必须受到毫不留情的制裁

俄罗斯对乌克兰的战争每天都在通过针对平民的无人机和导弹袭击残酷地进行。与此同时，这场战争还通过一场有组织的谎言运动在推进。弗拉基米尔·普京政权的宣传机器不遗余力地抹黑乌克兰政府及其盟友，以及自由民主的理想。我们今天报道了一群由编造谎言者和国家谄媚者组成的杂乱群体，他们的生活致力于这项卑劣的任务。英国及其盟友已经对其中许多人实施了制裁。但这些制裁不能过于宽松，且必须不断加强。

当俄罗斯在2022年入侵乌克兰时，欧洲各国政府协同行动，打击俄罗斯的虚假信息。在英国，广播许可证由独立监管机构英国通信管理局（Ofcom）分配。Ofcom此前对俄罗斯国家宣传的英文广播部门——今日俄罗斯（RT）一直宽容到了纵容的地步。但该机构对入侵乌克兰的报道足以使其在英国的许可证被理所当然地吊销，并在欧盟境内被禁。

普京总统知道，俄罗斯媒体绝不会质疑，而只会像腹语表演一样重复他那些关于乌克兰没有真实历史或身份的欺诈性断言。而互联网水军则在这些媒体的影响下，通过潜入西方最看似中立的新闻讨论中来传播普京先生的谎言。

关于基辅在乌克兰东部组织迫害俄语少数群体并关闭国内批评声音的说法完全是谎言。但这些以及其他神话在俄罗斯电视上不断重复。其不加批判的传播渠道包括这样的人物：前青少年冠军健美运动员玛丽亚娜·瑙莫娃（Maryana Naumova）、RT总编辑玛格丽塔·西蒙扬（Margarita Simonyan），以及出生于俄罗斯的评论员德米特里·西梅斯（Dimitri Simes）——后者在返回莫斯科之前，曾在美国担任多年的保守派外交政策专家。

按照俄罗斯的标准，这些人物获得了巨额报酬，相当于数十万英镑，而当地年收入中位数勉强达到五位数。他们的信息不仅在西方观众看来很粗糙，甚至在他们的同事看来也是如此。

早在2014年俄罗斯非法吞并克里米亚时，RT驻伦敦的记者萨拉·费思（Sara Firth）就从该电台辞职，理由是其对乌克兰的报道是“最令人震惊且显而易见的误导信息，以至于我再也无法为其辩护”。

西方政府面临的决定是如何在新闻自由与乌克兰的自由之间取得平衡。而这其实根本不是什么难题。

俄罗斯媒体在任何可识别的意义上都不从事新闻工作。他们传播欺骗、煽动和仇外心理。通过否认乌克兰作为一个独立国家的完整性，他们发挥的作用与第二次世界大战期间在德国进行宣传广播、被大众称为“霍-霍勋爵”（Lord Haw-Haw）的威廉·乔伊斯（William Joyce）如出一辙。他们已经受到西方制裁，但这一原则应被集体适用。只要在西方政府的能力范围之内，任何参与俄罗斯宣传运动的人都应该被孤立、排斥并没收资产。乌克兰勇敢的人民、政府和武装部队理所当然地期待能获得这样的对待。

True Brew

全本土种植的英国茶提升国家文化

这个酷热的夏天带来了山火、禁用水管以及一系列纪录，但平均气温升高带来的后果并非全部都是有害的。其中就包括英格兰南部的气候条件，使得首次实现真正意义上的英国茶种植成为可能。位于东萨塞克斯郡的班克斯茶园（Banks Tea Estate）致力于生产一种完全本土种植的单一调配茶。

如果这项事业能够繁荣，它不仅将减少从中国、印度和斯里兰卡等传统产地运输茶叶带来的环境影响，还将强调茶叶在英国文化中的重要性。

其价格——一罐 5g 的特级英国黑茶售价为 £11——使其成为一种奢侈品而非主食，但国家对茶叶的需求长期以来涵盖了市场的这两个极端。第一批运往英国的茶叶来自印度东北部的阿萨姆。茶叶从一种（由男性）在咖啡馆饮用的奢侈品，演变为男女双方在私人家庭中必需的饮品。而且至少到下一个世纪末，其进口以及与慵懒生活的关联一直被政治家和专家所诟病，认为这在某种程度上损害了国家财富。

这是一个错误。经济学家们广泛认同，进口替代（生产国内商品以取代海外商品）几乎总是适得其反。事实上，进口茶叶是对国民福祉的增加，而非成本。

但满足对专业产品的需求则是另一回事。维多利亚时代的作家塞缪尔·戴（Samuel Day）在其经典著作《茶：其历史与奥秘》（1878）中断言：“断言茶叶中一定存在某种特别适合英国人的体质和气候的东西，可能并非过于大胆的假设。”一个半世纪后，他这一推测的字面真实性正得到令人欣慰的证实。

世界

战争六个月后，伊朗正处于

在最高领袖依然缺位且其政权步步紧逼之际，伊朗人告诉法蒂玛·贾马尔普尔（Fatemeh Jamalpour），和平是一个遥远的梦想。

最高领袖去世了，伊斯兰共和国突然变得一片通红。红旗飘扬，玫瑰被采摘，年仅五岁、面容纯洁的小沙汉（Shahan）与祖父母一起站在人群中，周围的伊朗人都穿着——为了鲜血，为了殉难，也为了复仇。六个月过去了，沙汉的母亲哈迪斯（Hadis）——克尔曼沙省（Kerman-shah）西部的一名美发师——仍然难以理解自己的儿子是如何成为政权对战争之挑衅回应的一部分的，而伊朗国内的分歧在她家中便可见一斑。

30岁的哈迪斯与沙汉以及丈夫瓦希德（Vahid）生活在一起，瓦希德在1月的抗议活动中中弹，导致瘫痪。他们两人都反对最高领袖时代，但他们的父母却支持伊斯兰共和国。哈迪斯说，战争开始时，年长的一代感到恐惧。沙汉的祖父母在夜间带他参加政权组织的集会，他在那里重复着“美国必死”和“以色列必死”的口号。哈迪斯说，洗脑过程已经开始了。

“起初，沙汉不明白发生了什么，”她说。“但过了一段时间，我父亲向他灌输，美国和以色列是我们的敌人，他们没有真正的权力，而伊朗和革命卫队如此强大，定会摧毁他们。相信伊朗强大让他不再那么害怕。”

这家人在哈尔辛（Harsin）——瓦希德父母居住的克尔曼沙一个小镇，以及克尔曼沙市之间往返，哈迪斯的母亲就住在克尔曼沙市一个包含军事基地和导弹发射装置的区域附近。哈迪斯试图在沙汉面前表现得平静，但他的问题接踵而至。“战争什么时候结束？哪一方更强？为什么会开始？互联网什么时候恢复？德黑兰被摧毁了吗？”他询问是否是美国开枪打伤了他父亲的腿，尽管瓦希德是在战争前的抗议活动中受伤的。

“当我告诉他战争可能会再次开始时，他以绝对肯定的语气回答：‘不。战争结束了，不会再次开始。’她问他怎么知道。

‘因为我们再也听不到战斗机的声音了，’他告诉她。‘以色列已经被摧毁了。’

哈迪斯最初对冲突持欢迎态度，认为这可能会终结那个导致她丈夫受伤并堵死了其他政治变革路径的体制，但她的乐观很快就消失了。政权并没有更迭，而且尽管出现了一位新的最高领袖，但战争前管理伊朗的同一群体依然在掌权，且他们似乎决心在年轻一代中培养对伊朗敌人的仇恨。3月，一名11岁男孩的死亡引起了关注，据报道，他在德黑兰与父亲一起在安全检查站值守时死于一次空袭，这揭露了政权安全机构招募儿童的情况。一名伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）官员曾表示，该组织将招募12岁及以上的“志愿者”。哈迪斯担心战斗会重启，并最终波及她的儿子。

扎加里-拉特克利夫（Zaghari-Ratcliffe）在战争爆发前被释放，但就在六个月前第一枪打响时，来自伊朗西南部德祖富市（Dezful）的30岁女性古利安（Gholian）再次被伊斯兰共和国羁押。12月，她在参加人权律师霍斯罗·阿里科迪（Khosrow Alikordi）的追思会后遭到殴打并被逮捕，这位律师曾代表她以及

呼唤自由

教塞皮德·戈利安（Sepideh Gholian）学习皮革工艺的人，是曾被伊朗政权拘留的英伊双国籍公民纳扎宁·扎加里-拉特克利夫（Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe）。在埃温监狱（Evin prison）的日子漫长而艰辛，她们与环境活动人士塞皮德·卡沙尼（Sepideh Kashani）被一同关押在此。

后者的死亡被认为十分可疑。“他们几乎把我们折磨死了，”她说，并补充道她曾被单独监禁 70 天。

在 1 月的抗议活动及随后的镇压期间，戈利安被关押在马什哈德（Mashhad）的一所监狱中。

“我看着一群女性抗议者被带进来，”她说，“她们被枪击，有些人被强奸，许多人的状态极其糟糕。针对她们的指控简直荒谬。”

监狱的墙壁很厚，起初战争似乎离得很远，但有一天晚上，一声爆炸打破了沉寂。戈利安说，女性们冲向窗户，开始大喊：“自由！自由！自由！”这声呐喊传遍了其他监舍。

戈利安表示，这“不一定是支持战争”，“我们感到窒息。我们现在依然感到窒息。”

获释后，她与其他前囚犯一起建立了一个手工缝制皮革包的工作坊。“即使没有战争，你也可能仅仅因为过日常生活而被送进监狱，”她说，“这没有区别。在这片土地上，我们早已死去。”

政权的喉舌

有我们对自己说的谎言，有我们对他人说的谎言，以及我们被告知的谎言。对于在伊朗国家媒体机器中工作的玛丽亚姆（Maryam）来说，谎言之间的界限早已模糊。战争爆发当天，她在将 8 岁的女儿送到学校后，与丈夫一同前往工作地点。玛丽亚姆是德黑兰一家国家新闻机构的经济记者，她向丈夫讲述了一个梦。

上个月，人群聚集在德黑兰悼念于 2 月去世的大阿亚图拉。上方照片中的戈利安曾被关押在埃温监狱，维达·拉巴尼（Vida Rabbani）在画作中描绘了该监狱。

“我在一家面包店里，周围全是面包，但那里一个人也没有，”她说。她的丈夫回答道：“可能会爆发战争。”

玛丽亚姆正与同事喝茶吃饼干，这时她听到头顶有飞机飞过。他们的办公室距离最高领袖的府邸仅 5 分钟步行路程。

随着爆炸震动建筑，烟雾飘进了院子。玛丽亚姆加入了涌入地铁的人群。

“那里挤满了人，”她说，“有些人焦虑不安，有些人很高兴，有些人愤怒，有些人则在哭泣。人们在互相咒骂。支持者与反对者之间的分歧显而易见。”

她带着女儿向北离开，而她的丈夫留在德黑兰工作。

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依然屹立

《泰晤士报》摄影师 JACK HILL

玛丽亚姆表示，尽管她在一家国家运营的新闻机构工作，但她反对伊斯兰共和国。该政权残酷地镇压自由报道，并监禁新闻界的批评者。然而，她也激烈地反对外国干涉她的国家。

德黑兰有传闻称，总统之子尤瑟夫·佩泽什基安（Yousef Pezeshkian）最近询问过他关于大阿亚图拉的健康状况。

“他们犯了严重的错误，发生了许多本不该发生的事情，”她说。“但当选择是在我的国家和外国势力之间时，无论对错，我永远会选择我的国家。”

她将 1979 年的革命和两伊战争视为灾难，并拒绝认为另一场革命或外国袭击能改善伊朗的这种“幻想”。不过，她能理解为什么一些在反政权抗议中失去孩子的家庭可能会转向复仇。“如果有人杀害了我的孩子，也许我也想不惜一切代价复仇。”

大阿亚图拉在哪里？

德黑兰流传着一个故事

他的父亲是据称近几周见过最高领袖的少数几个人之一，据说他差点扇了儿子的耳光并质问道：“你为什么要问这样一个问题？这和你有什么关系？”

佩泽什基安长期以来一直要求会见穆吉塔巴·哈梅内伊（Mojtaba Khamenei），他是阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊的儿子和继任者，在 2 月 28 日的以色列空袭中被杀。

这次袭击导致穆吉塔巴毁容，伊朗方面认为以色列在医院和救护车中又两次试图将其作为目标。此后他一直深藏地下，偶尔发布书面声明，包括昨天的一份。

一名伊朗分析人士表示，这种秘密状态反映了一场将穆吉塔巴置于以色列和美国触及范围之外的竞赛。他补充说，政权内部的一些人似乎正将穆吉塔巴在公众视野中的消失转化为一种神秘感。

“我认为伊斯兰共和国的一些人想要效仿塔利班的穆拉·奥马尔模式，甚至是‘隐遁伊玛目’的模式，”他说道，后者是指被认为仍向世界隐藏的什叶派崇拜人物。

纳西姆（Nasim），36, 一名住在卡拉季市的银行职员，说道：“我唯一的希望就是伊斯兰共和国能够终结。

“这里不是生活的地方。我责怪每一个人——那些引发 1979 年革命的人、伊斯兰共和国、政府、美国，以及那些沉默多年的人，甚至包括我自己——因为继续忍受这一切。我责怪自己既保持沉默，又留在这里。”

粉红色的小行李箱

战争爆发之初，戈尔布（Golboo）告诉阿比（Abi），他们将离开德黑兰，去一个小城市陪阿比的祖父母住几天。六岁的阿比跑进卧室，回来时拖着一个粉红色的小行李箱。她折叠了几件连衣裙，然后装进了彩色铅笔、一些纸和一只毛绒玩具。

阿比三岁时，在父母分开后，她出现了口吃，花了几个月时间才克服。她的母亲担心这种情况会再次发生。

“每次她说话，我都会听两遍，”她说，“一遍是听她在说什么，另一遍是听恐惧试图夺走什么。”

尽管伤亡人数尚不确定且经常存在争议，但毫无疑问，这场战争给伊朗儿童带来了残酷的打击。最令人瞩目的是战争第一天袭击南部城市米纳布（Minab）的沙贾雷-塔耶贝（Shajareh Tayyebeh）小学的行动；据伊朗官员称，此次袭击造成至少 175 人死亡，其中大多数是儿童。

一个下午，阿比说他们离开是个错误。几天后，戈尔布发现她一遍又一遍地用湿布擦拭她的行李箱。“你在做什么？”她问道。

“我在清理它，”阿比说。她继续擦拭着。然后她说：“当我听到爆炸声时，我觉得有灰尘落在我的行李箱上。”其实并没有灰尘。

“有些东西不会留下可见的痕迹，”戈尔布说。

“勒庞很糟糕，但投票给梅朗雄简直是疯狂”

法国

亚当·塞奇 巴黎

多年来，法网中心球场见证了一些紧张的比赛，比如 1984 年伊万·伦德尔击败约翰·麦肯罗，2012 年拉斐尔·纳达尔战胜诺瓦克·德约科维奇，以及 2025 年卡洛斯·阿尔卡拉斯击败詹尼克·辛纳。

周四，当网球让位于政治，法国总统选举辩论在该球场举行。这场辩论虽然不像网球赛那样惊心动魄，但紧张气氛却十分浓厚，七位领先的候选人在法国雇主联合会（Medef）的年度会议上就经济政策展开争论。

国民联盟候选人、58 岁的玛丽娜·勒庞在民调中领先，她表示将通过一项节省 €1250 亿加元 的计划来减少该国的赤字（去年赤字为 €1525 亿加元）。这包括削减法国对欧盟的贡献、限制移民以及废除“无用”的国家机构，尤其是环保机构。

极左翼“不屈法国”的领军人物、75 岁的让-吕克·梅朗雄则呼吁实行计划经济，提高企业和富人的税收，并取消欧洲中央银行持有的法国债务。

总统马克龙的前中右翼总理、55 岁的菲利普表示：“如果他的想法没那么危险，我可能会被逗笑。”他与梅朗雄的支持率不相上下，尽管两人都远落后于勒庞。

一名汽车行业的女企业家——她与大多数事后接受《泰晤士报》采访的人一样，拒绝透露姓名——正沮丧地观看这场辩论。

“我身边的人真的很害怕这次选举会发生什么，”她说，“我认为这会分裂国家。朋友和家人会反目成仇。我们将不得不避免一起谈论政治。”这场辩论让她担心，明年春季的两轮选举将以一个“噩梦般的情景”收场：

即勒庞与梅朗雄之间进行决选，这大致相当于在英国面对奈杰尔·法拉奇和杰里米·科尔宾之间的选择。

“这将是我们陷入的糟糕局面，但如果只能在这两者中选择，我想我不得不投票给玛丽娜，”她说，“梅朗雄会更糟。”

勒庞第四次竞选总统。她之前的竞选均以失败告终，经济问题经常被揭露为其软肋。例如，在 2017 年与总统马克龙的辩论中，当马克龙攻击她让法国退出欧元区的计划时，她显得措手不及。该计划随后被放弃，国民联盟目前致力于保留欧元。

经营一家小型咨询公司的 23 岁青年托尼·勒雷表示：“你可以看出她在经济政策上下了功夫，变得更专业了。”一名公司律师表示赞同：“勒庞在经济方面的表现有所提升，尽管她仍然不是很好。”

在参加辩论的数百名商界人士中，这位国民联盟领导人几乎不受欢迎。整体亲欧的听众对其欧盟立场仍持怀疑态度，尽管该立场有所缓和，但仍带有怀疑欧盟的色彩。许多人还怀疑她是否有决心改革这个承受着发达国家中最高税收和国家支出负担的国家。

乔丹·巴尔德拉（30 岁）是国民联盟主席。在勒庞去年因腐败罪被定罪而边缘化后，他似乎想将党派转向亲商议程。但在 7 月上诉减刑、为其参加总统选举扫清障碍后，勒庞在很大程度上撤回了巴尔德拉的计划。

在辩论期间，她吹捧传统法国政府干预主义的优点。她表示，国家扮演着“至关重要的角色”，并且是该国“经济身份”的核心。

巴尔德拉指责左翼人士计划在勒庞当选总统后发起一场公民不服从运动。

“他们已经在试图破坏社会和平了，”巴尔德拉在法国东部沙隆-香槟的一次农业展期间接受 BFM TV 采访时表示。

一名顾问谴责勒庞降低能源（尤其是汽油）增值税的计划是“纯粹的蛊惑人心”。他还表示，她限制移民的承诺是“荒谬的。没有移民，法国经济无法运转。是移民在从事那些没人愿意做的所有艰苦工作。”

法国精英阶层似乎不像以前那样敌视勒庞了。在长达三小时的辩论中，她甚至在某些场合赢得了观众的掌声。一名公司律师表示：“梅朗雄才是绝对的危险。”一名汽车行业的女企业家对此表示赞同。她指出，国民联盟是由勒庞的父亲让-马里创立的，而后者曾支持元帅菲利普·贝当——这位战时领导人曾与纳粹合作，但她说：“贝当是 1940 年的事了。那是很久以前的事了。我们需要向前看。”

玛丽娜·勒庞可能会在明年春天与让-吕克·梅朗雄展开竞争

法国人恐惧“返岗忧郁”

大卫·查赞（David Chazan）发自巴黎

对于许多法国人来说，les grandes vacances（大假期）不仅仅意味着一个漫长的暑假。

这是一个神圣的休闲季节，人们有权在此期间脱离日常生活中那些琐碎的禁锢。闹钟陷入沉寂，午餐一直延续到下午，晚餐开始得晚且在深夜徘徊。

谈论工作在某种程度上是禁忌，但在午餐前喝杯桃红葡萄酒则是完全被允许的。在海滩上打个盹或小睡一会儿并非懒惰，而是度假者首要职责的一部分——se ressourcer，即放松身心并充电。

这就是为什么 la rentrée（返程 / 开学季）会带来如此剧烈的冲击。一周前，最紧迫的决定还是在游泳前阅读还是游泳后阅读；而下一周则迎来了早起、拥挤的通勤、在校门口匆忙地放下孩子，以及收件箱中堆满的紧急需求。

慷慨的假期远非让法国人对假期后的忧郁产生免疫力，反而可能让他们在返回时感到更加沮丧。根据 Homair 度假公司委托 OpinionWay 进行的一项调查，近四分之三的人报告称士气低落。对于必须为孩子准备新学年的父母来说，这一比例上升至 84%。

《巴黎人报》上周表示：“有些人可能很高兴能回到工作中并再次见到同事，但许多人则陷入绝望，开始计算距离第一个周末还有多少天。”

43, 岁的尚塔尔（Chantal）住在巴黎西部的勒佩克（Le Pecq），在一家市场研究公司工作，她是三个孩子的母亲，曾在普罗旺斯度了一个月的假。她说，随着 la rentrée 的临近，她变得越来越焦虑。在最后一周，她打破了一项不成文的规定，查看了工作邮件。

“想到回公司第一天会被数百封邮件淹没，我就感到压力巨大，”她说。“假期的前两周很棒。但到最后，我开始列清单，记录所有需要购买的学校用品，计算假期结束后还剩多少钱，并担心工作。”

Le blues de la rentrée，即“返岗忧郁”，是法国一个经久不衰的讨论话题。每年，法国媒体都会重新审视这种不适感，并提供如何抵御它的建议。

自从 20 世纪 30 年代工人赢得两周带薪假期以来，“充电”的概念就已融入到法国人对暑假的执着之中。

法国的法定节假日比英国多，而且法国人可以通过每周工作时间超过法定 35 小时来积累额外的假期。

许多人在夏天仍会休三周或一个月。对他们而言，八月底不仅仅是一个假期的结束，更是直到下一个假期到来前，时钟重新开始滴答作响的时刻。

世界

望远镜“踢开宇宙之门”

美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）的首任首席天文学家南希·格雷斯·罗曼（Nancy Grace Roman）曾极力主张，望远镜应当安置在地球大气层之上，这样它们才能探索人类疆界之外的领域，并获得在地面上无法观测到的发现（Jacqui Goddard 撰文）。

昨日，一座以她命名的价值 40 亿美元 billion 的天文台开启了其使命。该天文台将测量宇宙的结构及其动力源——暗能量，揭示 100,000 个遥远的世界和数十亿个星系，并有可能改写天文学教科书。

其视野是其前身——哈勃（Hubble）和詹姆斯·韦伯（James Webb）空间望远镜的 100 倍，并将与后者的工作形成互补。它的巡天速度将比哈勃快 1,000 倍，一个月内覆盖的范围比哈勃一个世纪能覆盖的还要多。

Nasa 科学副局长尼基·福克斯（Nicky Fox）博士表示：“这就好比哈勃和詹姆斯·韦伯是通过钥匙孔窥视宇宙，而南希·格雷斯·罗曼则将直接踢开大门。”

这艘被福克斯描述为校车大小、重量相当于霸王龙的 Nasa 航天器，在历经 20 年的研制后，于东部时间上午 7.26am ET，在 7. 从佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心发射升空。

其发射载具是一枚拥有 27 台发动机的 SpaceX “猎鹰重型”（Falcon Heavy）火箭，凭借 500 万磅的推力将其送离地球，在黎明后的天空中上演了一场烈焰表演；随着两枚可重复使用的侧助推器在完成任务后返回地球，现场产生了震耳欲聋、令大地颤抖的音爆。

Nasa 局长贾里德·艾萨克曼（Jared Isaacman）表示，罗曼望远镜是一项“巨大的成就”。

在发射后的新闻发布会上出现了一个超现实的时刻：艾萨克曼突然起身用手机接听电话，接听词为“是的，总统先生”，然后将电话开启免提与在场人员共享。

“好的，我只想感谢每一个人，并表示祝贺……”特朗普总统对罗曼团队说道。

科学家认为，罗曼望远镜将推翻此前关于宇宙膨胀的理论——有可能证明其膨胀速度并非此前认为的那样快——并解开驱动宇宙的力——暗能量之谜。

它将揭开暗物质（将星系凝聚在一起的不可见物质）的秘密，并创建天文学史上规模最大的宇宙天体目录，增加海量数据，从而在未来的某一天回答包括“我们是否孤独？”在内的持久疑问。

医生现在为您接诊：中国向医疗游客发出邀请

中国

理查德·斯宾塞 昆明

如果十年前你询问生活在繁荣西方国家的人们，是否愿意前往全球南方国家寻求医疗服务，他们可能会一脸茫然地看着你。

但现在情况变了。不堪重负的社会化医疗体系，以及全球化和私立医院国际认证体系的推动，正引导着英国、欧洲及其他西方国家的患者前往那些他们曾经认为贫困的国家。

45岁的亚历山德拉·比尔桑（Alexandra Birsan）在儿子发生游泳事故后，在温哥华当地的急诊部门有过糟糕的经历。因此，当她开始感到胃痛时，比尔桑开始在海外寻找私立体检服务，因为这比在加拿大国内支付最高额的加元费用要便宜。

在一位朋友的推荐以及她作为一名合格医疗工程师的专业知识引导下，比尔桑来到了中国。中国是拥挤的医疗旅游市场的最新进入者，在这里，较低的价格可以买到在大幅提升的私立医院（以及部分公立医院）中的护理服务。“我当地医院的技术其实并不太好，”比尔桑在西南城市昆明的一家医院准备接受胃镜检查时说道，“而且，要等到一个正式的检查时间表可能需要三到四个月。”

在决定前往中国后，比尔桑收到了一套销售方案，这对于大多数考虑医疗选择的人来说是不寻常的。

亚历山德拉·比尔桑在加拿大可能需要等待数月

组织这次旅行的机构还为她的青少年儿子预约了激光眼科手术，并安排了一周的中国南部假期。

医疗旅游并非新鲜事。像迪拜这样的“服务飞地”吸引了来自整个中东的患者，部分原因在于那些为当地和国际精英设计的高质量（尽管昂贵）的医院。但现在，那些变得更加繁荣且愿意接受其私立医疗部门国际评估的国家正在进入这个市场，尤其是那些在价格上具有竞争力的中等收入国家。

中国的医疗旅游部门仍落后于马来西亚和泰国，但其特殊之处在于，其医疗体系历史上追求的平等目标与城乡医疗资源分配不均的现实之间存在对比。即使是执政的共产党也承认，尽管城市中心达到了世界一流标准，但农村地区的医疗服务仍可能不足。

一些公立医院——尤其是首都著名的教学医院北京协和医院，以及中国商业中心上海的领先医院——设有私立病房，多年来一直为在华外国人提供治疗。现在，它们正通过英文网站向非居民宣传，并经常雇佣讲英语的员工。

与马来西亚一样，中国医院最大的市场是人口稠密的南部和东南部国家，如孟加拉国和印度尼西亚。但西方国家的公民目前在国际客户群中占据了两位数的百分比。为了确保公立医院继续“为人民服务”，其海外客户比例不得超过10%，且这些客户必须自费。

参与该行业的省级医院通常拥有国际医疗卫生机构认证联合委员会（Joint Commission International）的资质，这是一个由美国支持的认证体系。将比尔桑从加拿大带到中国的中介机构 Medora 在昆明设有基地，并将其翻译服务作为服务的一部分提供。

比尔桑为她的胃镜检查支付了 400 加元（212 英镑），为她儿子的激光治疗支付了 3,000 加元（1,594 英镑）——她说，这远低于他们在国内的费用。

中国还正在进入更复杂的领域，包括前沿的癌症治疗。

Medora 是广州一家广告公司的近期分支机构，该公司发现自己与私立医院的业务往来日益增加。在八个月内，它已帮助了 500 多名外国客户，其中约 70 名是西方人。

当比尔桑在昆明将自己交给护士照顾时，她没有任何遗憾。她儿子的激光手术进展顺利，她对自己的治疗充满信心。“这比加拿大的医院好，”她说。而且，她还顺便在云南省游览了一周。

冰岛优先考虑渔业，拒绝加入欧盟

奥利维亚·恩普森 (Olivia Empson)

冰岛已投票反对重启加入欧盟的谈判，这使得该国长期以来关于成员身份的辩论遭遇挫折。

在周六举行的是否加入的全民公投中，118,040人投票反对加入（52.8%），而105,339人投票支持（47.2%）。投票率为82.6%。

冰岛总理克里斯特伦·弗罗斯塔多蒂尔 (Kristrun Frostadottir) 表示，她对此次公投的高投票率感到满意，并强调将尊重投票结果。

她表示：“很明显，在现任政府领导下，这件事 [欧盟谈判对话] 将不会向前推进。”

然而，她将47%的“赞成”票视为进一步的证明，表明冰岛人希望其国家与该集团之间能继续保持强有力的关系。

她说：“我们将继续为冰岛积极争取。我不认为这是一个退步。如果非要说的话，这是一个进步，因为这确认了阿尔廷议会 [冰岛议会] 中大多数政党以及公众继续与欧盟合作的意愿。”

在六个选区中，只有雷克雅未克市中心的两个选区是以支持票占多数。

渡轮倾覆后搜寻幸存者

安西·卡拉萨瓦 (Anthee Carassava)，发自雅典

一艘载有近270人的渡轮在北塞浦路斯海岸附近倾覆，目前已确认最多8人死亡，另有17人失踪。

该船当时正从种族分裂的塞浦路斯北部脱离地区基雷尼亚港 (Kyrenia) 前往土耳其梅尔辛省的塔苏丘港 (Tasucu)。

自封为北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国的总理乌纳尔·乌斯泰尔 (Unal Ustel) 表示，搜救行动正在进行中，且“所有资源已全部动员”。

据信船上共有259名乘客和8名船员。

乌斯泰尔补充道：“我们正以极其谨慎的态度继续搜救工作，并密切关注事态发展。”

基雷尼亚市市长穆拉特·森库尔 (Murat Senkul) 表示，该船隶属于 Filo Denizcilik 渡轮公司。视频画面显示，人们穿着救生衣漂浮在倾覆船只周围的水域中。

翻覆的 Filo Denizcilik 渡轮

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华尔街的肮脏老鼠走红

来自本报特派记者

苏西·科恩 (SUSIE COEN) 纽约

我们正站在曼哈顿下城的一条侧街上，透过一道金属门窥视着一片空地。右侧堆着一叠垃圾袋。我们拿着手电筒，在垃圾堆中搜寻着任何活动的迹象。

“谢天谢地，你看到一只了，”我们的导游尖叫道，她背着一个老鼠形状的背包，在宽慰与兴奋的交织中蹦蹦跳跳。看到害虫在黑色垃圾袋堆下窜过，通常不会引起这样的反应，但我们每人都支付了 45 加元，参加这次时长两个半小时的步行之旅，专门为了寻找它们。我们穿行在金融区，而直到刚才，我们只发现了粪便、洞穴以及处于各种腐烂状态的尸体。

来自新西兰的凯特琳·尼德姆 (Kaitlyn Needham) 和詹姆斯·赛尔 (James Seir) 均年届 30 岁，他们在为期十天的纽约之行中预订了这次“垃圾与老鼠”之旅，此外还购买了哈里·斯泰尔斯 (Harry Styles) 的演唱会门票、三场百老汇演出，并计划在市政厅私奔结婚。

“詹姆斯热爱老鼠，”尼德姆说，并提到他们在奥克兰的家中很少见到老鼠。“我参加这次旅行纯粹是为了詹姆斯。”

老鼠是纽约市的代名词。它们在 1700 年代随船从欧洲抵达，并在这座大都市的污垢与尘埃中繁衍生息。历届政府都试图解决这座城市 300 万只老鼠的问题，但没有一个人像

埃里克·亚当斯 (Eric Adams) 那样如此执着，他从 2022 年起担任市长直到去年。他宣布向老鼠“开战”，任命了一位“老鼠沙皇”，并宣布了一场“垃圾革命”，其实质就是引入带轮垃圾桶。

他的继任者佐兰·马姆达尼 (Zohran Mamdani) 的力度则稍弱一些——现在没有“老鼠沙皇”了——但他承诺将执行一项“垃圾容器化计划”，在 2031 年前在五个区安装大型可锁定垃圾桶。不过，这座城市似乎已经取得了进展。今年前七个月的老鼠目击次数比去年同期下降了 22%。我们的导游，50 岁的苏珊娜·赖斯曼 (Suzanne Reisman) 也发现老鼠变少了。在

也发现老鼠变少了。在行程开始时，她试图管理我们的预期。“有好消息，也有坏消息，”她说。“我刚去了我经常去的那些地方，一只老鼠也没看到，从公共卫生角度来看这是好消息，但对于这次旅行来说却是坏消息。”

如果你想在纽约市进行一次老鼠之旅，赖斯曼就是你想要的导游。她在两簇棕色头发上戴着一对棕色的老鼠耳朵，对啮齿动物表现出一种毫无掩饰的喜悦与兴奋。

导游苏珊娜·赖斯曼背着她的老鼠包，这个包被命名为帕蒂·史密斯 (Patti Smith)

她带着帕蒂·史密斯——一只灰色的老鼠，每条腿上都装饰着皮革铆钉袖口，还戴着项圈和鼻环，看起来像是一个朋克与 BDSM 风格的结合体。她是从一个销售夜店服装的网站上买到帕蒂的。她的耳朵上还戴着一个老鼠形状的耳钉。

当赖斯曼在去年 4 月将职业从社会服务转向这种较为小众的老鼠之旅时，她的母亲告诉她，如果没有人来也不要失望。此后，已有 250 多人预订了她的行程。“我其实并不惊讶，”她说。“每个人都认为纽约到处是垃圾和老鼠，他们想了解更多相关情况。”

随着兴趣的激增，赖斯曼成为了几位出现的老鼠导游之一。被称为“老鼠爸爸” (Rat Daddy) 的肯尼·博尔沃克 (Kenny Bollwerk) 通过在 TikTok 上直播捕鼠，获得了近 340,000 名用户的狂热追随。“社交媒体让他们变得像流行明星一样，”赖斯曼说。

我们在游览过程中没看到多少活老鼠，但确实看到了很多死老鼠。我们站在华尔街一个加高的花坛上，看着三具尸体。在另一条小巷里，我们跨过更多正在腐烂的老鼠，窥视着两栋建筑之间的一道缝隙，赖斯曼说这里通常是个热门地点，尽管她担心最近的洪水淹死了老鼠。这里曾发生过 1979 年一起著名的老鼠袭击事件，当时一名女性被一群老鼠围攻并咬伤，但近 50 年后的今天，当我们用手电筒照向那个黑暗的深渊时，什么也没看到。

在走了 4,000 步，回顾了 400 年的卫生史，并且我们之间仅目击到一只老鼠后，游览结束了。赖斯曼确信，如果这个冬天没那么温和，且政府在垃圾处理改革上拖延，老鼠数量将会再次攀升。但即便纽约奇迹般地解决了老鼠问题，她也不担心生意。“如果这座城市真的根除了老鼠？我会转向研究垃圾，因为垃圾问题将永远存在。”

回到快车道，汤姆·克鲁斯和安妮·海瑟薇正准备拍摄《雷霆之日》（Days of Thunder）的续集，预计将于 2028 年在电影院上映。在原版电影上映 38 年后，克鲁斯将再次饰演赛车手科尔·特里克尔。

派拉蒙影业 / PA

“对不起”成了“密歇根的马姆达尼”在反犹太主义争议中最难说出的词

Max Kendix 兰辛报道

在密歇根州兰辛市的一座会议中心里，一场面向犹太民主党人的活动现场只有一半的人员出席，阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul el-Sayed）正试图表达歉意。

随着美国准备迎接11月的期中选举，埃尔-赛义德成为了全国关注的焦点。民主党人希望通过夺回国会来削弱特朗普总统的权力。

为了让民主党夺回参议院，埃尔-赛义德需要在密歇根州获胜。在这个2024年以微弱优势投给特朗普的州，他正以一个毫不妥协的左翼政纲参选，这使他被人们拿来与纽约市市长佐兰·马姆达尼（Zohran Mamdani）相比较。

然而，在埃尔-赛义德赢得提名后的一个月里，他的竞选活动一直深陷反犹太主义指控的泥潭。

今年3月，一名男子驾驶卡车冲进密歇根州的一家犹太会堂，导致一名保安受伤，该男子随后自杀。他是一名来自黎巴嫩的入籍公民，在前一周的以色列空袭中失去了几名家人。

埃尔-赛义德谴责了这次袭击，并补充说“受伤的人会伤害他人”，且“暴力是一个循环”。

六个月后，他决定道歉。他告诉犹太民主党党团：“我践踏了那种恐惧和痛苦本应获得的正当尊严。如果我的言论造成了痛苦，我很抱歉，这并非我的本意。有时你可以为某事提供背景解释，但不应在人们正深切感受到痛苦的时刻这样做。我犯了一个错误。”

然而，对许多人来说，伤害已经造成。竞选密歇根州众议员的杰里米·莫斯（Jeremy Moss）没有为埃尔-赛义德背书。密歇根州总检察长达娜·内塞尔（Dana Nessel）抵制了这次会议。拉比阿舍尔·洛帕廷（Asher Lopatin）出席了一场由埃尔-赛义德竞争对手举办的活动，而该对手目前也得到了底特律犹太联合会负责人布莱恩·赫梅林（Brian Hermelin）的支持。

另一个问题是埃尔-赛义德与左翼评论员哈桑·皮克（Hasan Piker）的关系，他曾两次邀请皮克共同参与竞选。本月，皮克在直播中表示：“如果美国的犹太人继续散布这种观点，认为他们唯一关注的就是以色列，那么最终会有人采取行动——请注意，不是针对以色列国，而是针对美国犹太人。”埃尔-赛义德表示皮克并非其竞选团队的代表，但并未与其划清界限。

在会议中心的一群记者面前，埃尔-赛义德显然对这一系列的提问感到沮丧。“我不想讨论一个在加利福尼亚的Twitch主播。那根本不是一个严肃的对话。”

然而，即使是他的支持者也知道这场丑闻会对他产生不利影响。来自底特律犹太人口密集的郊区橡树公园（Oak Park）、现年70岁的活动人士康妮·雅各布斯（Connie Jacobs）表示：“这在我的朋友们之间是个问题。”不过，她坚信埃尔-赛义德能够扭转局面。“我真的认为，如果他们倾听所说的话，如果人们能睁开眼睛、打开心扉，他们会感觉好得多。”

世界

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俄罗斯

汤姆·帕菲特 (Tom Parfitt)

15岁时，玛丽亚娜·瑙莫娃 (Maryana Naumova) 在2015年于俄亥俄州哥伦布市举行的阿诺德经典赛 (Arnold Classic) 中卧推150公斤，震惊了健美界。

“终结者”本人阿诺德·施瓦辛格 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) 对这位俄罗斯神童印象深刻。他拥抱了她，而她告诉他，希望他能“成为美国总统，并整顿与俄罗斯的关系”。

然而，俄罗斯的关系此前很少如此糟糕。十多年后的今天，现年27岁的瑙莫娃已成为普京总统的宣传员之一。

根据一家俄罗斯调查网站的报告，这群形形色色的人——其中还包括一名退休间谍和一名曾任尼克松总统顾问的人——正赚得盆满钵满。

在2016年因服用禁药被禁止参加举重比赛后，瑙莫娃将自己重新塑造为国家媒体的战地记者，经常前往乌克兰的顿巴斯地区，在那里赞扬战斗中的“优秀的俄罗斯战士”。

这导致她与施瓦辛格关系破裂。施瓦辛格在2022年录制了一段向俄罗斯人的呼吁，称他们正被“牺牲在一场毫无意义的战争中”。

瑙莫娃对此回应她的前偶像称，普京的入侵是一场正义之战，旨在打击基辅的“新纳粹天网 (Skynet)”。由于她的贡献，她每年获得8,814,000卢布 (7.6 万英镑) 的报酬。

据 Verstka 在审查了俄罗斯社会基金（该基金从纳税人那里收取用于养老金和福利的强制性缴款）的泄露文件后报道，顶级的电视主持人、军事博主和亲克里姆林宫的战地记者年收入相当于 80 万英镑。

收入最高的人之一是德米特里·基塞廖夫 (Dmitry Kiselev)，他是 Rossiya 1 频道每周新闻摘要——有人称之为咆哮节目——《每周新闻》(Vesti Nedeli) 的主持人。他的报酬为 70,580,000 卢布 (60.6 万英镑)。2014年，基塞廖夫站在一张蘑菇云图像前提醒观众：“俄罗斯是世界上唯一一个能够现实地将美国变成放射性灰烬的国家。”

另一位高薪者是阿尔乔姆·谢宁 (Artyom Sheynin)，Verstka 称其为“俄罗斯电视上最具攻击性的宣传员之一”。谢宁主持节目《时间会证明》(Vremya Pokazhet)，这是一个精心编排的针对西方的愤怒节目，他在节目中对着嘉宾大吼大叫，甚至抓过某些人的脖子。他每年获得 63,778,000 卢布 (54.7 万英镑) 的报酬。RT（原名今日俄罗斯）的总编辑玛格丽塔·西蒙扬 (Margarita Simonyan) 将普京称为“老板”，她的收入为 37,458,000 卢布 (32.1 万英镑)。

37岁的玛丽亚·布蒂娜 (Maria Butina) 于2018年在华盛顿被捕，并在试图渗透美国全国步枪协会 (NRA) 后，被判定共谋担任俄罗斯非法外国代理人。如今，布蒂娜成为一名国会议员，同时也担任电视主持人及公众人物，

玛丽亚娜·瑙莫娃将自己重新塑造为战地记者

年收入 10,767,000 卢布 (92,410 英镑)。

Verstka 表示，这些宣传员的收入来自薪水和国家拨款。其名单之首是 78 岁的德米特里·赛姆斯 (Dimitri Simes)，这位俄美双籍主持人主持节目《大博弈》(Bolshaya Igra)，并曾主持普京的荧幕亮相。

赛姆斯于2024年在美国因洗钱和违反制裁被起诉，他赚取 97,000,000 卢布 (83.3 万英镑) —— 约为俄罗斯全国平均总收入的 970 倍。他出生于苏联，幼年移居美国，曾担任尼克松的顾问，并在1994年至2022年返回莫斯科之前，领导由尼克松创立的智库——国家利益中心 (Centre for the National Interest)。

在2022年的一次采访中，赛姆斯称乌克兰总统泽连斯基为“讨厌的贵宾犬”，并将普京所谓捍卫国家的愿望比作温斯顿·丘吉尔。他将美国对他发起的起诉描述为审查——这在俄罗斯国家媒体中是一种普遍做法，该媒体将克里姆林宫的批评者列入黑名单。

众所周知，普京将忠诚的媒体视为抵御他眼中所谓“罪恶且偏颇”的西方报道之必不可少的工具。在他的统治期间，许多反对派记者被杀害、监禁或被迫流亡。独立媒体被指定为“外国代理人”。而那些循规蹈矩的媒体高管则有机会会见普京并获得国家奖项。

克里姆林宫每天向国家媒体下达指令，规定对时事应采取何种立场。尚不清楚的是，这位俄罗斯领导人本人阅读什么样的报道。普京不使用互联网，据称他的助手会为他精心筛选新闻摘要。虚假信息代理人必须受到制裁，社论，第 21 页

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劳埃德银行拒绝赔付涉嫌 1.6亿英镑 庞氏骗局的受害者

詹姆斯·赫利 (James Hurley)

劳埃德银行集团（Lloyds Banking Group）表示，由于其认为一项涉嫌 1.6 亿英镑 million 的庞氏骗局属于“合法”投资，因此将不会向受害者提供赔付。

该银行告知一名投资于Godwin Capital（该公司于 2025, 倒闭）的投资者，“我们不能认为这是一场骗局”，尽管破产管理人员已起诉该计划的董事，指控其涉嫌管理不善、欺诈交易及违反信托责任。

劳埃德银行是Godwin这家“贷款票据”投资公司从投资者那里筹集约 1.6 亿英镑 million 资金的收款行。预计约 2,500 名投资者每投入 £1 仅能回收约5便士。

Godwin的董事们在一项针对他们的 £1.55 亿 索赔中被冻结了资产。

破产管理人员指控Godwin是一个庞氏骗局——该术语是指一种非法投资业务，它使用新投资者的资金来偿还对旧投资者的债务，而非通过合法的商业活动获利。Godwin的董事尚未就这些指控发表公开评论。

据了解，预计有 £3500 万 的Godwin投资者资金通过涉嫌未披露的佣金支付流向了第三方推广者。推广者利用了Godwin与劳埃德银行的关系，并向投资者提供关于该关系的错误信息，以暗示其资金是安全的。

销售该计划的第三方推广者获得了包括为期四天的“意大利托斯卡纳超级跑车之旅”在内的“激励”，提供的车辆包括迈凯伦 720S 和兰博基尼 Huracán Performante Spyder。

旨在保护所谓授权推送支付（APP）欺诈受害者的法规于 2024 年10月出台，要求强制赔付欺诈受害者。

强制赔付模式适用于当年 10月 7 日或之后进行的支付；而在此日期之前的支付则适用自愿的“应急赔付模式”，根据该模式，银行承诺赔付对骗局成功不承担责任的客户。

劳埃德银行的这封信函涉及一项在自愿机制下向劳埃德银行提出的投诉。

劳埃德银行表示，由于Godwin看起来像是一项“合法投资” 续见第 30 页

借贷成本令伯纳姆担忧

预算案前财政空间预警

杰克·巴内特 (Jack Barnett) 经济记者

英国政府新发行债务的偿付成本已升至近三十年来的最高水平。在安迪·伯纳姆和约翰·希利为不到两个月后即将出台的首份预算案制定税收和支出计划之际，这一情况凸显了严峻的财政背景。

在通胀顽固、投资者对全球公共借贷感到担忧以及英格兰银行出售价值数千亿英镑债券的背景下，过去两年平均利率（即收益率）一直维持在近三十年高点附近。

《泰晤士报》对负责债务销售的政府机构——债务管理办公室 (Debt Management Office) 的数据分析发现，今年迄今为止，向投资者出售的英国债券（即金边债券）的平均收益率为 3.8%，已接近 1998 年平均收益率超过 4% 时的水平。

政府必须向购买其债务的投资者支付的金额大幅增加，这加剧了公共财政的压力。预算责任办公室 (OBR) 预测，直到 2030 年代，每年的债务利息支出将超过 1000 亿英镑 billion ——这相当于国防部和内政部预算的总和。

经济学家向首相和财政大臣发出警告，由于英国债券收益率上升以及六个月前中东战争爆发后能源价格上涨，英国主要财政准则（即用税收收入支持日常公共支出）的可用空间可能已从 237 亿英镑 billion 减少了一半以上。

这引发了关于 10 月 28. 预算案中是否会加税或削减支出的猜测。伯纳姆上周表示，他将客观面对公共财政“具有挑战性”的状态，并拒绝排除加税的可能性。

ING 发达市场经济学家詹姆斯·史密斯 (James Smith) 表示：“今年一切都围绕石油展开。尽管人们一直在讨论伯纳姆及其对债券市场意味着什么，但政府借贷成本几乎完全是由能源价格及其对英格兰银行的预期影响所驱动的。”

T Rowe Price 首席欧洲宏观策略师托马斯·维拉德克 (Tomasz Wieladek) 表示：“相对于其他国家，英国的财政基本面并不糟糕。但巨大的区别在于通胀表现不佳。这才是金边债券收益率高于其他国家的真正原因，因为投资者现在要求通胀补偿。”

投资者还对富裕经济体政府缺乏抑制极高借贷意愿感到不安，这在一定程度上导致 30 年期长期债券收益率在 8 月达到了数十年来的高点。

英格兰银行和其他央行正在抛售它们在量化宽松计划下购买的政府债务，从而放大了债券收益率的上涨压力。

财政部表示：“预算责任办公室 (OBR) 将在 10 月预算案期间发布更新后的预测，在此之前，我们不会对有关其内容的传闻、猜测或建议发表评论。”

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助演嘉宾：流行歌星奥利维亚·罗德里戈 (Olivia Rodrigo) 本周末在加利福尼亚州的 Daisy Chain Fields 音乐节舞台上，与慈善家梅琳达·法兰奇·盖茨 (Melinda French Gates) 同台。盖茨通过其 Pivotal Ventures 基金会，将该活动为 10 个致力于女性和女孩事业的组织筹集的 1000万美元 资金翻倍，使总额达到 2000万美元。

改革英国党争取企业选票

艾玛·鲍威尔，媒体与电信编辑

随着改革英国党（Reform UK）加大力度争取商业领袖并提升其经济可信度，英国一些最大的公司将出席该党的全国大会。

包括沃达丰（Vodafone）、EE、希思罗机场（Heathrow）和JCB在内的企业将参加或在这次为期三天的党派峰会上举办活动。该峰会于周四在伯明翰郊外的国家展览中心（National Exhibition Centre）开幕。

该党将举办首届商业日，并表示这将把“商业群体置于议程的核心”，提供接触党领导层的机会。

希思罗机场的一位发言人表示，该机场在整个政治光谱中有着长期建设性参与的历史。他补充道：“就像许多企业一样——从航空公司到酒吧，从银行到超市——在党派会议上赞助活动以接触政策制定者，并确保他们更好地了解消费者和经济的需求，是普遍做法。”

《泰晤士报》此前报道，改革英国党几乎将年度会议的部分商业成本翻了一番，取消了提供免费香槟和定制鸡尾酒命名权的承诺，使活动形式更接近传统的政党会议。

为了吸引富有的支持者并增加资金，部分会议套餐的价格也有所上涨。白金票的价格已从每人 2,500 英镑 上涨至 3,000 英镑（另加增值税），提供与奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）共进香槟早餐、快速入场以及进入特设休息室的权限。

内部人士此前表示，这是“我们专业化进程中必要的一部分，即便它变得枯燥了一些”。

在加大争取企业努力之前，该党在5月的选举中赢得了数百个议会席位，并在威尔士议会（Senedd）的竞争中击败工党位居第二，在荷鲁德（Holyrood）的竞争中并列第二。

该党提议取消针对英国国民员工的雇主国民保险缴款额的有争议增长，并降低酒店餐饮业的增值税。

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必读

1 根据就业与养老金部（Department for Work & Pensions）的一项雇主调查，年轻人缺乏软技能、工作准备度和韧性，可能会加剧失业危机。Page 7

2 支付新发行的英国政府债务的成本已升至近三十年来的最高水平，凸显了在安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）和约翰·希利（John Healey）准备在不到两个月内发布首份预算案之际，财政背景十分严峻。Page 27

3 劳埃德银行集团（Lloyds Banking Group）表示，根据行业欺诈规则，它将不会向一起涉嫌 £1.6 亿 庞氏骗局的受害者提供赔偿，因为它认为这是一项“合法”投资。该银行告诉一名在 2025, 崩溃的Godwin Capital投资的投资者，“我们不能认为这是一场骗局”。Page 27

4 随着改革英国党（Reform UK）加大力度争取商业领袖并提升其经济可信度，英国一些最大的公司将出席该党的全国大会。包括沃达丰（Vodafone）、EE、希思罗机场（Heathrow）和JCB在内的企业将于周四出现在伯明翰的国家展览中心。Page 27

5 英国最大的私人医学成像公司已从包括Aviva在内的投资者那里筹集了 2.2亿美元，旨在寻求潜在的股市上市。Scan.com将把这笔资金用于加大对美国医学成像市场的开拓。

6 由于能源价格上涨推高通胀且工资增长放缓，中东冲突预计将在未来两年导致英国家庭损失 704 亿英镑 billion 的消费能力。预计今年平均每个家庭在实际价值上将损失 1,100 英镑， 2027 将进一步损失 1,300 英镑 —— 总计损失 2,400 英镑。Page 30

7 廉价航空公司easyJet在受到一家美国私募股权公司建议的 57 亿英镑 billion 收购报价提振股价后，预计将在本周的调整中重返 FTSE 100 指数（FTSE 100）。Page 30

为了使权力下放真正有效，我们需要探讨如何解锁数据利用

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掌握权力的造王者

《泰晤士报》 AI巨头 第 5 部分： 黄仁勋（JENSEN HUANG）

英伟达（Nvidia）如今已成为科技巨擘——但其掌门人的职业生涯是从一名洗碗工开始的，作者：斯蒂芬·威特（Stephen Witt）

在这个世界上，能够搭乘“空军一号”的人并不多，但这正是英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋在今年5月12日晚上所做的事情。

这架飞机当时正载着特朗普总统前往北京与中国国家主席习近平举行峰会，在阿拉斯加的泰德·史蒂文斯安克雷奇国际机场停靠加油，总统新闻池的几名成员下机活动筋骨。

令他们惊讶的是，他们看到一个身影在停机坪上向他们走来，身穿黑色皮夹克、黑色衬衫、黑色牛仔裤和黑色鞋子，肩上挎着一个黑色背包。这个男人身材瘦小，步履匆匆，深色的装束与他醒目的银发形成鲜明对比。

“那是……那是仁勋吗？”白宫新闻池成员艾米莉·古丁（Emily Goodin）问道。确实是他。

特朗普的这次中国之行像是一场仓促计划的单身派对。黄仁勋在接到总统的电话后加入行程，在接到通知后短短几个小时内，就从加利福尼亚州的湾区包机飞往阿拉斯加。

在停机坪上，古丁和其他记者向他冲去，但被安保人员拦住了。在登机前，黄仁勋短暂停留，与保守派脱口秀主持人肖恩·汉尼蒂（Sean Hannity）以及总统之子埃里克（Eric）交谈。随后，他沿着阶梯进入飞机的前舱，与包括同行科技大亨埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）在内的总统随行人员坐在一起。

特朗普需要黄仁勋在飞机上，因为这位出生于台湾的商人是AI领域最有权力的人。他的公司英伟达制造的硬件，正驱动着当前的数据中心热潮。英伟达在该细分市场享有近乎垄断的地位，其设备为Anthropic和OpenAI的高级模型提供动力。在撰写本文时，英伟达是全球市值最高的上市公司。

不久，黄仁勋抵达中国，在人民大会堂与习近平和特朗普一同出席国宴。他与马斯克以及苹果首席执行官蒂姆·库克（Tim Cook）同桌。

从湾区到北京路途遥远，但黄仁勋从卑微的洗碗工到“AI皇帝”的旅程则更为漫长。

黄仁勋1963年出生于台北，父母是一名工程师和一名教师，他是家中的中间孩子。1973年，他的父母将他及其兄长送到美国，住在俄勒冈州的一位叔叔家。

随后，这两个男孩被送往肯塔基州农村的一所寄宿学校。他的叔叔显然认为那是一所著名的预科学校，但实际上那是一所青少年感化院。校园里到处是烟蒂，许多学生随身携带刀具。

在这里，黄仁勋遭受了大量的种族主义虐待，并被要求清理学校的厕所。后来，他毫无讽刺地将在那所学校度过的时光描述为一次“幸运的转机”，教会了他坚持、勤奋和谦逊的价值。

1975年，黄仁勋回到俄勒冈州，成绩优异。在那里，他开始在Denny's工作，这是一家以营业时间晚而非食物出名的小餐馆连锁店。

“你知道的，我以前在这里当洗碗工，”2023年我在一家Denny's餐厅与他一起吃煎饼时，他告诉我，“但我很努力！真的非常努力。所以我升职成了服务员。”

随后他就读于俄勒冈州立大学，学习电气工程。他的实验室伙伴洛里·米尔斯（Lori Mills）很快成为了他的妻子。

1983年，黄仁勋在硅谷找到了工作，负责在纸上绘制微芯片设计图。洛里也找到了工作——而且起初她的收入比他高。

黄是一位才华横溢且雄心勃勃的员工，拥有近乎超人的职业操守。他在硅谷的等级体系中迅速晋升，凭借其卓越的微芯片设计赢得了声誉。到二十多岁后期，他已经领导着整个部门。

1993年，他决定独立创业，与同行电气工程师柯蒂斯·普里姆（Curtis Priem）和克里斯·马拉科夫斯基（Chris Malachowsky）共同创立了英伟达（Nvidia）。最初的法律文件是在一家 Denny's 餐馆里起草的。

在经历了两次几乎破产的危机后，英伟达最终找到了自己的定位——开发一种用于电子游戏的图形处理单元（GPU），用以补充传统的中央处理器（CPU）。1999年，该公司上市，到21世纪初，其 GeForce GPU 成为了游戏玩家的必备之选。

游戏玩家以及游戏开发商开始对 提出更高的要求。一名玩《使命召唤》（Call of Duty）的职业玩家每秒需要进行数十亿次计算才能保持竞争力。为了满足这些需求，英伟达通过一种被称为“加速计算”的创新方法提高了微芯片的计算速度。

到21世纪初，GeForce 的计算吞吐量远超传统的英特尔（Intel）CPU。科学家们注意到了这一点，并开始对这些 进行改造，将它们重新定义为低成本的超级计算机，用于比电子游戏更具社会生产力的用途，例如天气预报和量子物理学。

察觉到新市场的黄开发了 Cuda（统一计算设备架构），这是一个运行在英伟达游戏硬件上的通用科学平台。最初的采用速度缓慢，在很多年里，英伟达在这项计划上一直处于亏损状态。

股价一直低迷，到2010年代初，英伟达正被视为—。

医学成像巨头融资 2.2亿美元 进军美国市场

Emma Powell 媒体与电信编辑

英国最大的私立医学成像公司已从包括 Aviva 在内的投资者那里筹集了 2.2亿美元，旨在寻求潜在的股票市场上市。

总部位于伦敦的 Scan.com 将把这笔资金用于加大对美国医学成像市场的开拓，该市场估计价值超过 1000 亿加元 billion。

此次 9000万美元 的股权融资由法国投资公司 Noteus Partners 领投，Aviva 和 Concord Health Partners 等投资者参与跟投；同时，VerisFi Capital 和 Atempo Growth 提供了总计 1.3亿美元 的债务融资。

该公司目前大部分收入来自美国，其约 80% 的员工也驻扎在该国。

根据美国市场研究机构 Grand View Research 的预测，美国医学成像市场规模预计到 2033, 将增长至略高于 1210 亿加元 billion。

Scan.com 的联合创始人兼首席执行官查理·布洛克（Charlie Bullock）表示，尽管美国每年进行约 6 亿 次医学成像扫描，但仍然缺乏国家级的基础设施网络。30, 岁的布洛克说：“实验室在几十年前就通过 Quest Diagnostics 和 Labcorp 实现了这一点。成像领域从未实现，而这正是我们所构建的。”

他说：“就（市场）渗透率而言，我们仅占不到 1%。”“我们的目标是成为美国领先且规模最大的诊断成像公司。我们现在还远未达到那个目标，但我们觉得正行驶在正确的轨道上。”

此次融资正值该公司准备于本周会见伦敦证券交易所官员，旨在寻求潜在的 IPO。不过，布洛克表示，公司尚未决定上市地点。布洛克称，尽管公司有进军美国的雄心，但并不打算将总部迁出英国。

人们日益担心，在长期缺乏支持英国最具潜力公司成长所需的规模化资本的情况下，英国市场不足以吸引最高质量的英国初创公司留下来。

上个月，由一些英国最大养老金提供商组成的财团同意探讨创建一个“英国规模化基金”（UK Scale-up Fund），该基金将管理超过 10 亿英镑 billion，用于支持最具前景的英国私营公司。

Aviva Investors 的风险投资总监安特·巴克（Ant Barker）表示，英国养老基金越来越希望能够更多地接触那些“构建未来技术并创造社会价值”的高增长非上市企业。

他说：“[Scan.com 是] 我们风险投资组合中增长最快的公司之一，能够为英国储蓄者和机构投资者提供长期回报。”

该公司由布洛克、奥利弗·奈特（Oliver Knight）和乔·丹尼尔斯（Joe Daniels），以及整骨医生贾斯珀·尼西姆（Jasper Nissim）和顾问放射科医生哈立德·拉蒂夫（Khalid Latief）于 2021 年共同创立，此前已在两轮融资中筹集了略高于 5700万美元。

布洛克说：“[我们] 在英国看到了诊断成像获取困难、价格缺乏透明度以及 NHS 等候时间增加的问题。我们看到许多未被利用的成像中心和医院拥有充足的容量……但没有途径去获取。”

该公司提供一个用于预约扫描、管理转诊和共享结果的网站，利用私立供应商的闲置容量。去年，该公司实现了 8500万美元 的营收。

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特朗普权力场中的权力

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被企业激进主义者所针对，他们向董事会发送了威胁信，质疑黄仁勋的远见。但黄仁勋坚持这一赌注，希望能够开启科学的新分支，使英伟达（Nvidia）成为默认供应商。

这一长期且耐心的赌注在 2012 年得到了回报，当时多伦多大学的研究生亚历克斯·克里热夫斯基（Alex Krizhevsky）揭晓了一个在英伟达 Cuda 平台上运行的超快速神经网络。

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无论是在出口问题上与特朗普总统打交道，还是在主导 AI 市场方面，黄仁勋总能得到他想要的东西。

游戏硬件上运行的生物启发软件的结合，被证明具有出人意料且巨大的威力：克里热夫斯基运行在两个 GPU 上的 AlexNet，本质上就是 AI 领域的“莱特飞行器”。它的成功触发了计算领域的范式转移，到 2013 年，谷歌的高管们开始订购数万个英伟达 GPU。

同年晚些时候，黄仁勋在公司内部邮件中写道：“我们不再是一家显卡公司。我们现在是一家 AI 公司。”

在经历了十多年的低谷之后，

英伟达的股价开始大幅上涨，且经常出现巨大的、不连续的向上跳空。到 2014 年，黄仁勋预测将出现大规模建设，并开始交付不仅是 GPU 显卡，而是整个机架——有时甚至是整栋建筑规模的英伟达设备。很快，由英伟达硬件驱动的专用 AI 数据中心开始兴建。

英伟达的股价翻了一番，又翻了一番，接着又翻了一番；在 2020 年，英伟达超越英特尔，成为全球最具价值的微芯片公司。

2024 年，在黄仁勋宣布数据中心繁荣构成一场“新工业革命”后，该股单日的市值增长就超过了可口可乐公司的全部价值。到 2025 年，它成为全球市值最高的上市公司，黄仁勋的净资产突破了 1000 亿加元 billion。

如今，凭借 33 年的经验，黄仁勋是标准普尔 500 指数中任职时间最长的科技公司首席执行官。

他是一个充满动力但难以相处的老板：他设定不可能完成的截止日期，并且在目标未达成时容易发脾气。我听过许多关于他对着员工大吼大叫的描述——他是冷嘲热讽的大师。他甚至对我吼过一次，那是一次令人难忘的经历。

但黄仁勋也有温柔的一面。他与妻子洛莉（Lori）依然维持婚姻，他的孩子斯宾塞（Spencer）和麦迪逊（Madison）都在公司工作。员工们虽然恐惧他的愤怒，但同时也渴望得到他的认可，而那些长期追随他的人现在都极其富有。

在 AI 领域，黄仁勋就像经典的淘金热企业家——你知道的，就是那个卖铲子的人。对于严肃的 AI 开发者来说，获得最新的英伟达设备是必须的，而最终由黄仁勋决定哪些 GPU 被运往何处。

他声称不偏袒任何人，但事实上，黄仁勋是 AI 领域的“造王者”。他投资初创公司，并为 OpenAI 等公司提供融资。他的财富和影响力使他成为了一个具有全球重要性的人物。

喜欢赢家的特朗普接纳了他——除了邀请他搭乘私人飞机外，两人自 2025 年以来至少在七个不同的场合共同公开露面。

相应地，黄仁勋在乔·罗根（Joe Rogan）的播客中公开奉承总统，赞扬他的“天才”。并非巧合的是，他成功促使美国取消了对英伟达芯片销往中国的出口禁令，使公司能够进入全球最大的未开发市场。

然而，尽管黄勋与总统如此亲密，但他仍喜欢在普通人面前展现亲民的一面。当我与他在 Denny's 餐厅共进早餐时，他花了很多时间与服务员聊天，离开时还给了她 1,000 美元的小费。在与世界上最有权势的人共进国宴几天后，他因在北京一家名为“方砖厂69号”的小面馆门外，站着用筷子吃一碗 6 美元的面条而走红。

在中国大陆和台湾，黄勋的知名度足以与巅峰时期的史蒂夫·乔布斯相媲美——第二天，那家面馆就将他点的那款面条重新命名为“皮衣战神”，这是黄勋的中文绰号之一。

当然，这种“平民化”的把戏在某种程度上是一种表演，但黄勋所做的一切——包括他作为首席执行官的工作，以及他对那些自恋的世界领导人的奉承之举——在某种程度上也都是表演。他是一个精于算计的人。

在这种多变的个性之下，是一个冷静的微芯片工程师，不断地评估输入与输出——无论是社交、财务还是技术层面的——并对其进行调整，直到获得预期的结果。

就这样，无论是市场垄断还是搭乘空军一号，黄勋总能得到他想要的东西。

斯蒂芬·威特（Stephen Witt）是《思考机器：黄勋、英伟达与全球最炙手可热的微芯片》（The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia and the World's Most Coveted Microchip）一书的作者，该书被评为 2025 年度《金融时报》与施罗德商业图书年度之选。

国家财富基金支持牛津电动汽车电池制造商

艾玛·鲍威尔 (Emma Powell)

国家财富基金已向牛津的一家电动汽车电池材料公司投入近 £5300 万，该公司正寻求扩大其在英国的生产设施。

这支由纳税人支持的基金主导了针对 Nexeon 的一轮 £1 亿 融资。Nexeon 致力于开发硅基材料，旨在提高锂离子电池的能量密度，从而缩短充电时间并延长车辆的续航里程。

韩国开发银行以及日本汽车制造商的风险投资部门 Honda Xcelerator Ventures 也参与了此次融资。

于 2006, 年从伦敦帝国理工学院分拆出来，其技术还可用于笔记本电脑、手机和医疗设备的电池。

这笔资金将用于在英国开发一个试点制造设施，同时支持进一步的研发工作。

约翰·希利 (John Healey) 表示：“如果我们认真对待增长，就必须认真支持像这样的英国企业，并为它们在英国的启动、规模化和成功提供条件，正如国家财富基金在此所做的那样。”

首席财务官大卫·兰姆 (David Lamb) 表示：“ 商业方案的质量体现在我们持续吸引的投资者质量上。”

最近在韩国群山开设了全球首家专门用于提升锂离子电池性能的硅碳材料量产设施。

空间投资工具即将推出

克里斯·多雷尔 (Chris Dorrell) 科技记者

Seraphim Space 将于本周推出一只专注于现代经济的交易所交易基金（ETF），旨在为零售投资者提供进入这一蓬勃发展行业的更广泛渠道。

Seraphim 将该工具描述为全球首个针对“新经济”的基金，预计将于周三在三个欧洲交易所上市。它将使投资者能够接触到“一批近期上市的新公司，它们正在颠覆现有企业并定义该行业的发展轨迹”。

交易所交易基金（ETF）是一篮子投资组合，使投资者能够接触到某个行业内的多种不同证券。该新 将由独立供应商 HANetf 运营，而 Seraphim 将负责挑选纳入该工具的公司。约 23 家公司将成为该 的组成部分，包括 SpaceX、Rocket Lab、AST SpaceMobile 和 HawkEye 360。

Seraphim 投资信托也将被纳入该 ，使投资者能够间接接触其非上市公司的投资组合。该基金将采用“信念加权”模式，并每年进行一次重置。此外，还将设立一项快速通道机制，以便新上市的公司能够被纳入其中。

首席执行官马克·博盖特 (Mark Boggett) 表示，该工具填补了市场空白，因为该行业中的许多 “倾斜方向错误”。

他表示：“目前市场上的 是‘新’与‘旧’的混合体，缺乏重点。但那些旧公司的……市值要大得多，这意味着旧公司权重过高，而新公司权重不足。”

博盖特指出，旧公司依赖于在空间领域有长期运行记录的技术，但这些技术通常非常昂贵，且包含大量内置冗余。

“因此，在大约 20 年的时间里，我们看到该行业实际上在抵制创新，”他说道。他补充称，以 SpaceX 为代表的新经济是以将技术打造得“尽可能便宜，而非尽可能可靠，然后不断迭代，直到达到某种能够可靠运行的设计”为前提的。

该行业增长迅速。麦肯锡的一份报告估计，到 2035, 该市场规模将从目前的 6000 亿美元 billion 增长到 1.8万亿美元。根据 Seraphim 的投资指数，对私营科技公司的投资也在快速增长，截至 6 月的 12 个月内达到 230 亿美元 billion，高于一年前的 97 亿美元 billion。

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易捷航空将重返富时 100

由于一家美国私募股权公司提出了一项价值 57 亿英镑 billion 的推荐收购报价，廉价航空公司易捷航空（easyJet）的股价获得提振，预计将在本周的指数调整中重返富时 100（Isabella Fish报道）。

它能在该顶级指数中维持多久，将取决于阿波罗资本管理公司（Apollo Capital Management）对该交易进行监管调查的持续时间，以及布鲁塞尔方面是否准备批准新的所有权结构。

目前来看，易捷航空和北海油气生产商伊萨卡能源（Ithaca Energy）将被晋级，而博彩集团Entain和房屋建筑商Persimmon则将跌入富时 250,。

亏损的汽车制造商阿斯顿·马丁·拉贡达（Aston Martin Lagonda）将离开富时 250 和进入小盘股指数（SmallCap index）。

与此同时，同样成为收购目标的汽车技术公司Pinewood Technologies Group，以及罗斯柴尔德勋爵的电气制造公司Volex，有望晋级至富时 250。

这些变动尚未正式生效。指数提供商富时罗素（FTSE Russell）的初步审查基于8月 21, 的市场数据，但其最终审查将采用9月 1. 收盘时的价格。确认的变动将于9月 2. 公布。根据富时罗素的规则，如果一家公司的总市值跌至第110位以下，则可能被从富时 100 中降级。

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汽车制造商阿斯顿·马丁·拉贡达面临被剔出富时 250,，而左侧的易捷航空和伊萨卡能源预计将在9月晋级。

对于易捷航空而言，尽管夏季面临价格敏感客户的问题以及去年冬季的巨额亏损，但它仍将重返多年来进出不定的富时 100 指数。

伊萨卡能源预计也将加入这一顶级指数。

得益于强劲的财务业绩以及油气价格上涨，这家英国油气公司的市值已攀升至约 45 亿英镑 billion。其股价今年上涨了约 64%。

在榜单的另一端，Entain今年的股价下跌了约 30%，面临降级。

这家Ladbrokes和Coral的所有者受到了4月份英国远程博彩税从 21 上调至 40 的影响。

Persimmon预计也将离开富时 100 指数，其股价今年下跌了约 13 。

伊朗战争到明年将使每个英国住户损失 2,400 英镑

Isabella Fish 零售编辑

由于能源价格上涨推高通胀且工资增长放缓，中东冲突预计将在未来两年内导致英国住户损失 704 亿英镑 billion 的消费能力。

根据经济与商业研究中心（CEBR）的一项新分析，预计今年平均住户在实际价值上将损失 1,100 英镑，到 2027 年将进一步损失 1,300 英镑 —— 合计遭受 2,400 英镑 的打击。

报告称，继 2022. 年俄罗斯入侵乌克兰之后，此次冲突引发了五年内第二次重大能源供应冲击。通过霍尔木兹海峡的航运中断推高了能源价格，并在英国经济本被预期将从进一步降息中获益之时，重新点燃了通胀压力。

CEBR 估计，在排除人口增长对总可支配收入影响的情况下，冲突相关的通胀将占今年实际收入缩减的 32.1%，到 2027 年这一比例将上升至 44.6%。

直接影响体现在家庭能源、交通和其他必需品的成本上。但报告认为，损害将远超账单上涨，消费支出疲软、企业投资减少以及劳动力市场走软将进一步加剧压力。

官方数据中已经出现了这种压力的迹象。英国国家统计局（ONS）报告称，英国消费者价格通胀率在 7 月上升至 2.9%，高于 6 月的 2.6%。包含业主自住住房成本的 CPIH 则上升至 3.1%。

能源已成为通胀压力回升的一个特定来源。ONS 数据显示，在天然气价格的大幅推动下，住房和家庭服务通胀率在 7 月从上月的 2.7% 跳升至 4.1%。天然气价格比一年前高出 14.7%，而电价上涨了 3.6%。

最新的 Ofgem 价格上限上调使典型双燃料住户的年度账单增加了约 £221，使其达到 1,862 英镑。尽管取消电费增值税（VAT）可节省约 £45.，但 10 月份的另一次上调将增加约 £60,。

CEBR 预计压力将在冬季加剧，Cornwall Insight 预测 2027 年第一季度能源价格上限将进一步上涨 9%。

与此同时，住户正失去工资上涨带来的部分保护。ONS 数据显示，截至 6 月的一年内，常规工资增长放缓至 3.5%，而私营部门常规工资增长为 2.8%。截至 7 月的三个月内，职位空缺数也下降至约 707,000 个，为 2014 年以来除疫情期间外的最低水平。

预计这些后果将直接影响更广泛的经济。CEBR 预测，今年实际家庭消费能力将缩减 315 亿英镑 billion，明年将缩减 389 亿英镑 billion，从而在 2026 年余下时间及 2027 年期间拖慢消费支出。

风电场回收开启新产业之门

艾米莉·戈斯登 (Emily Gosden) 能源编辑

英国最早的一批风电场之一已实现完全回收和再利用，这一首创可能预示着国内一个新的可持续能源回收产业的开端。

苏格兰电力公司（Scottish Power）表示，对其位于苏格兰的哈格肖山（Hagshaw Hill）风电场旧涡轮机拆除工作的外部审查显示，送往垃圾填埋场的比例低于 0.1%。

该项目的突破源于总部位于北爱尔兰的 Plaswire 公司开创了回收旧风机叶片的方法，而这些叶片在历史上一直难以实现可持续处置。Plaswire 的负责人安德鲁·比林斯利（Andrew Billingsley）告诉《泰晤士报》，公司正准备在苏格兰开发第二个回收设施，随着旧风电场陆续达到使用寿命，预计将处理越来越多的叶片，这将创造数十个就业岗位。

他说：“我们需要大量投资——我们必须快速增长。”

风力涡轮机的大部分由可轻松回收的钢材制成，但叶片由于由玻璃纤维制成，构成了更大的挑战。

在美国巨大的垃圾填埋场中，旧叶片被堆积如山的照片对于一个所谓的绿色产业来说，是一个令人不快且难堪的景象。欧洲风电行业最近做出了一项自愿承诺，不再将任何叶片送往垃圾填埋场。

随着一些最早的商业站点达到使用寿命，英国现在才开始应对风力涡轮机拆除的挑战。在许多情况下，该行业正寻求对站点进行“电力升级”（repower），用更大、更强大的新涡轮机取代过时的第一代涡轮机。

位于南拉纳克郡的哈格肖山在 1995, 年开始发电时是苏格兰第一个商业风电场，由 26 台涡轮机组成，总容量为 15.6 兆瓦。苏格兰电力公司在 2023 年拆除了这些涡轮机，随后用 14 台更大的涡轮机取而代之，总发电能力可达 80 吉瓦，在典型年份产生的电量足以供应相当于 57,000 户家庭的用电。

回收成本尚未披露，但据认为第一个项目的成本相对较高。

为了覆盖成本，Plaswire 由风电场支付费用以接收叶片，随后再出售回收材料。比林斯利表示，Plaswire 今年的营业额约为 £300 万。

劳埃德银行：我们不能将其视为诈骗

（）这不受该准则的覆盖。由《泰晤士报》看到的信函写道：“我们没有根据该准则审查这些款项，因为该准则不适用于合法投资。”

“根据您提供的信息，您支付的款项是对一家合法公司的投资。”

“目前没有任何可用证据表明您的资金没有按照预期进行投资。”

该银行还告诉客户：“我们不能认为这是一场诈骗。”

该不受监管的计划告诉投资者，他们投资的是有担保的商业地产，但破产管理人员已查明，戈德温（Godwin）除了公司间余额外没有任何资产。

在《泰晤士报》对此类计划增加情况进行调查后，伦敦金融城监管机构告知消费者应避开不受监管的贷款票据计划。调查估计，此类计划已使数十亿英镑的消费者资金面临风险，监管机构称其通常是“潜在的诈骗”。

代表数十名戈德温资本（Godwin Capital）投资者的 Richardson Hartley 律师事务所高级合伙人马丁·理查森（Martin Richardson）表示，他的事务所正在挑战银行的立场。

他说：“接管人已对董事提起民事诉讼，其中包括欺诈指控。”

“劳埃德银行在没有调查的情况下就得出这是一家合法公司的结论，这毫无道理。”

劳埃德银行的一位发言人拒绝就银行的立场发表评论，但表示：“保护我们的客户是我们的首要任务，我们非常严肃地对待我们在金融犯罪方面的责任。”

保罗·约翰逊 (Paul Johnson)

权力下放的推动只有在市长获得正确工具的情况下才能奏效

通过将国民医疗服务体系（NHS）与学校数据相结合，视力不佳的学生获得了眼镜

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治理很难。设计并实施有效的政策也很难。因此，你会认为政府会尽其所能地让自己的工作变得更轻松。但事实并非如此。在一个特定领域，尽管机遇巨大，且权力下放的推动应使其改进成为更高的优先级，但进展却极其缓慢。那就是数据的获取、关联和使用。

如果权力下放要奏效，市长和联合当局将在经济增长、医疗、技能和公共服务方面承担更大的责任。为了实现这一目标，他们需要拥有相应的权限和技能，以便最大限度地利用政府收集的所有非凡数据。

这将是一个挑战。因为即使在英国白厅内部，有效使用、共享和关联数据的障碍也无处不在。这些障碍经常让所有相关人员感到沮丧。这曾让我抓狂。在我任职于财政研究学会（Institute for Fiscal Studies）期间，协商数据访问权限可能是我和同事们必须面对的最令人沮丧且最耗时的障碍。谁有权解决这些问题往往并不明确。责任由各部门、内阁办公室、国家统计局以及通常还包括一个或多个独立机构共同承担。

当然，在提供有效保障的法律框架内工作至关重要。然而，问题往往不在于存在真正的法律障碍，而在于碎片化的问责制、不一致的解读以及制度性激励，这使得说“不”比寻找一条合法的“是”之路更安全。

为了让权力下放真正有效，它需要伴随一份关于数据使用的清晰且全面的协议。否则，所有市长当局都会发现自己正在分别尝试克服中央政府数十年来未能系统性解决的相同法律、技术和制度障碍。其结果将是重复建设、巨大的精力浪费、不兼容的方法，以及最终导致执行力下降。

该协议需要涵盖数据共享，以便下放权力的当局

能够访问目前存储在各部门、机构和其他公共团体孤立系统中的数据。它还需要涵盖数据关联，允许将来自不同来源的信息相结合，以回答任何单一数据集都无法解决的问题。虽然存在需要管理的风险，尤其是在隐私方面，但机遇是巨大的。

通常只有通过关联数据——关于教育、医疗、收入、福利、司法系统的数据——才有可能理解我们面临的一些最大挑战。关联数据是摆脱孤立决策的最佳途径，而这种孤立决策长期以来一直阻碍着有效政策的设计与实施。毕竟，这正是权力下放旨在实现的重大优势之一——逃离白厅的孤立状态，共同设计在当地有效的政策。

已经有一些数据集的例子证明了它们在国家层面的价值，并且应该可用于为地方政策提供参考。纵向教育成果（Longitudinal Education Outcomes）

数据集（Leo）将来自学校和大学的教育成果信息与有关后期收入和薪资的税务数据相结合。它使我们能够分析（除其他诸多方面外）不同类型的教育对薪资的影响。如果你读过关于不同学位选择价值的估算报告，那么 Leo 就是使这些估算成为可能的数据基础。你可以立即看出这类数据在地方层面的用途。它可以帮助回答有关当地劳动力市场需求、当地职业教育供应的相关性、贫困和弱势儿童获得服务的程度，以及当地年轻人为了寻求机会而外迁的程度等问题。

司法部创建了可重复利用的数据集、安全的研究访问权限和分析服务，允许政府、研究人员和服务提供商研究教育、刑事司法与后期结果之间的关系。同样，这正是市长权力机构应当利用的资源。

这些类型的数据集应当成为权力下放机构的基础设施。但在公共部门的大部分领域，这种基础设施仍然匮乏，而且即使在原则上存在的地方，获取难度通常也高得令人望而却步。

目前已经有一些优秀的本地案例。在西约克郡，具有开创性的“出生在布拉德福德”（Born in Bradford）研究将一项针对 2000 年代后期当地出生人群的调查与教育及国民医疗服务体系（NHS）的数据相结合。这带来了一些卓越的洞察和政策成功。例如，通过结合教育和 NHS 数据，他们发现许多被诊断为视力不佳的儿童并未配戴眼镜，导致在学校学习困难。解决了视力问题后，识字率随之提高。

曼彻斯特健康创新中心（Health Innovation Manchester）和大曼彻斯特 NHS 帮助整合了超过 300 万人的初级、二级及社会护理数据。这种联动基础设施支持实时临床决策，同时也支持研究、临床试验和治疗方案的开发。例如，Frontier Economics 的一项工作展示了心血管疾病的经济和社会负担在整个城市区域内是如何分布的，并成为了制定有效预防政策的基础。这些数据还将支持未来的评估。

这些仅仅是更好的数据在市长权力机构中能够实现的洞察力的初步尝试。在公共部门中，数据的潜力往往被低估，数据基础设施被视为事后才考虑的事情，而制度化的风险厌恶驱动了过多的决策。如果我们的新任首相关于权力下放政府的愿景想要获得成功的机会，那么数据赋能必须成为权力下放协议的核心。它应当为访问和联动提供一个清晰的框架，提供法律确定性以及开发能力的支撑。这可能是

将权力从英国白厅下放并取得成功的最重要且最具成本效益的途径。

保罗·约翰逊（Paul Johnson）是牛津大学皇后学院院长，也是 Frontier Economics 的高级顾问。

商业

Z世代愿支付更高租金以住在健身房附近

杰西卡·纽曼 (Jessica Newman)

一项调查表明，能否使用健身房正成为年轻一代在寻找住房时的关键因素——而且他们愿意为此付费。

根据 The Gym Group 的一项民意调查，近四分之三（即 72%）的 18 至 24 岁人群表示，在选择居住地时，能否使用健身房或健身设施是一个重要的考虑因素。

32% 的受访者表示，他们愿意在租金或住房上花费更多钱以住在离健身房更近的地方，且每月平均愿意多支付 £40 的租金，一年累计多出 £480。在伦敦，82% 的受访者表示，在选择这座首都的居住地时，能否使用健身房至关重要。

Z世代（出生于 1990 年代末至 2010 年代初的人群）以优先考虑心理和身体健康而著称。总体而言，58% 的受访者表示他们每周至少锻炼两次，而超过一半（54%）的人每周至少去一次健身房。

调查发现，42% 的受访者倾向于将可支配收入优先用于健康和健身会员资格，而非其他类别（包括外出就餐、旅行或支付流媒体服务费用），这一比例高于一年前的 26%。

The Gym Group 与 OnePoll 合作开展的这项调查基于 2,000 名 16 至 29 岁随机成年人的观点。

The Gym Group 首席执行官威尔·奥尔 (Will Orr) 表示：“今年报告的结果清晰地表明，去健身房已不仅仅是一种保持活力的方式，它正日益影响着年轻人组织日常生活的方式。”

近 60% 的受访者表示他们每周锻炼两次

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一家位于德文郡角落的家族企业正在庆祝服务爱好者的 80 周年，理查德·泰勒（Richard Tyler）撰文报道

在俯瞰大海和德文郡东部渔村比尔（Beer）的山坡上，坐落着全球最大的微型铁路轨道制造商。Pritchard Patent Product Co（贸易名称为 Peco）自 1946 年开业以来，生产了涵盖不同轨距和

账户开立需符合资格、通过信用检查并遵守条款与条件。*65% 的账户在 24 小时内开立（基于 2026 年 3 月至 5 月的数据）。由 HSBC UK Bank plc 发行，地址：1 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 1HQ, United Kingdom。©HSBC Group 2026. 保留所有权利。AC70502

比例的各种轨道、车厢和配件，以及面向模型铁路爱好者的杂志。

货车沿着该郡著名的狭窄小巷发出，运往包括德国、美国、日本和澳大利亚在内的 47 个国家的客户手中。

模型铁路爱好者早已知道 Peco 的重要性。罗德·斯图尔特爵士（Sir Rod Stewart）、皮特·沃特曼（Pete Waterman）和朱尔斯·霍兰德（Jools Holland）的铁路模型都曾在 Peco 的旗舰杂志《铁路模型家》（Railway Modeller）中亮相，该杂志自 1949 年首次出版以来已发行 900 期。

公司表示，26 岁的社交媒体火车迷卢克·尼科尔森（Luke Nicolson）——即广为人知的弗朗西斯·布尔乔亚（Francis Bourgeois）——今年夏天与家人一起访问了该公司。尼科尔森将自己对火车的热情初起归功于 Peco。一条 7¼ 英寸轨距的轻便铁路于 1975 年在厂区内开通，配备有车站、隧道和花园，被认为是该国同类铁路中最好的之一。

在迎来贸易 80 周年之际，这家家族企业刚刚将镍银轨道的生产转为内部自产。多年来，该公司首次实现了对其生产几乎所有产品的掌控。

为什么他们的故事没有更广为人知？“太害羞了，”78, 岁的迈克尔·普里查德（Michael Pritchard）说道，他是公司创始人悉尼（Sydney）的儿子，现任董事长。他这话只有一半是开玩笑。首席运营官威尔·莱恩（Will Lane）则更为直接，他与普里查德的侄子兼公司总经理本·罗巴茨-阿诺德（Ben Robarts-Arnold）共同推动公司业务发展。他说：“公司之所以如此成功，是因为它基于质量而非虚张声势。在这个爱好领域，除了 Peco，所有东西都是中国制造。”

普里查德顺势补充道：“产品的质量本身就说明了一切，人们选择购买我们的产品，而不是购买 Hornby 的产品。人们认为我们的质量更好。”

在模型制作方面，细节和质量是资产，但有时也是一种“诅咒”。轨道如此可靠，以至于不需要经常更换。即使在产品损坏时，Peco 也忍不住要帮助客户。在其铁路布局展厅中设有一个维修亭，专门修理轨道，且通常免费。

“我们仍然会收到人们寄来的 50 年前购买的轨道，因为我们提供维修。我没开玩笑，”入职 1 年且显然已习惯于权衡得失的莱恩说道。普里查德承认：“这绝对很傻。”但这正是 Peco 的做事方式：把事情做好。

在财务方面，过去几年并不轻松。虽然新冠疫情期间更多的人寻找爱好，从而带动了销售增长，但随之而来的机车和设备二手市场却拖累了新产品的销售。近期雇主国民保险和国家最低工资的上涨增加了公司的成本基数，导致其陷入亏损。这导致去年 11 月有 18 人失去工作，这是该公司成立以来的首次裁员，对所有相关人员来说都是一次深刻的创伤。

裁员集中在热门的 Pecorama 铁路旅游景点工作人员中，该景点占据了厂区约一半的

迈克尔·普里查德（Michael Pritchard），Peco公司董事长，

比尔（Beer）。该景点的年运行成本在20 万英镑至40 万英镑之间。“（这些成本）基本上是用于支付冬季没有收入时的工资，”普里查德说道。Pecorama目前仍举办特别活动，本月每天吸引多达300人，人们被其轻轨铁路、普尔曼车厢餐饮服务和花园所吸引。Peco剩余的150名员工在需要时提供协助。

在采取了一些“紧缩措施”后，连续三年总计约£100 万的集团贸易亏损在截至今年4月的年度中得以停止。这家营业额为£900 万的公司实现了N轨规模的2.5 万英镑利润。但炎热的天气不利于销售——火车模型制作是一项室内活动，最适合在凉爽的秋季和冬季进行，这给今年的更高目标增加了压力。

尽管面临这些不利因素，由普里查德及其两个姐妹希拉里（Hilary）和切莉（Cherry）领导的家族仍继续投资。公司拥有约£400 万的现金储备，这是在景气时期积累的。普里查德的2011年款A级梅赛德斯奔驰停在停车场里，且该家族自2023年以来未领取过分红。

为了扭转局面，他们向业务投入了超过100万英镑。目前已启用新的财务和制造软件，有助于控制成本。经过严格的筛选过程，公司选择了美国公司Epicor作为供应商。虽然集成工作取得了成功，但成本并不低。考虑到培训和干扰，“为了让公司面向未来，你可能需要投入75万到100万英镑，”莱恩（Lane）说道。

为了给这家生产数千个微小零件的企业增加一些复杂性，普里查德去年收购了爱丁堡一家备受推崇的模型铁路商店——哈本爱好店（Harburn Hobbies）。他不想让它关闭，且认识店主，于是基于信任通过电话达成了交易。Peco运营的唯一另一家商店位于其总部，绝大多数贸易是通过其他独立零售商完成的。该公司没有入驻亚马逊，并且对建立自己的电子商务业务持谨慎态度，因为它希望其零售合作伙伴能够繁荣发展。

在进一步的曲折中，Peco去年发现其长期的铁路供应商——位于西约克郡巴特利（Batley）附近的精密成型线材公司（Precision Shaped Wire, PSW）想要停止生产。这个消息令人震惊。另一家供应商在得知Peco陷入困境后，开出的价格高出400倍。在仅剩两个月的时间里，Peco与PSW达成协议，租赁其独特的机器，其中一台现已安装在比尔的Peco工厂中。“我们必须采取行动，因为铁路是我们最重要的产品，”莱恩说道。仅今年一项，此举就花费了Peco 35 万英镑。“我们现在有一年的时间来制造自己的机器，”普里查德补充道。

计划是从今年起让公司恢复到每年约35 万英镑的利润，以便恢复其现金储备。“我们将实现这一目标，因为我们的员工

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企业家网络（Entrepreneurs Network）在线提供面向企业家和商业领袖的每日新闻、洞察与灵感。

- 订阅每周一次的企业家时事通讯，在每周四早晨通过收件箱获取成长型企业面临的关键问题的内部情报。

“大家都认同了，”莱恩自信地说道。

1970 年，悉尼·普里查德决定 Peco 已经超出了其在附近西顿（Seaton）厂房的承载能力，于是 Peco 搬迁到了俯瞰比尔（Beer）的山坡上。比尔的土地由当地议会所有，议会为了吸引就业机会而将其出售。偏远的地理位置和倾斜的田地

起初令人望而却步，但当一名当地承包商同意以 £500 的价格将其平整后，普里查德一家决定冒险尝试。在 Racal、CeramTec 和 Axminster Carpets 等公司关闭厂区后，这里成为了该地区少数剩余的大型制造商之一。

Peco 工厂不仅拥有来自日本的最新高精度机器人，还配备了用于制造特定部件（无论是小型轨道、连接件还是车厢）的定制机器。以 Wallace & Gromit 为主题的车厢图案在几分钟内即可打印完成，且细节惊人。这些产品将从 9 月起根据一项为期两年的许可协议进行销售；该协议是在 Peco 通过 Aardman Animations 工作室的地产主管（他本人也是一名铁路模型爱好者）结识其授权权利团队后达成的。

尽管该团队在比尔的任职年限令人印象深刻，但 Peco 在吸引更多年轻机械工程师加入公司方面仍面临挑战，部分原因是其地理位置。为了解决这个问题，公司正将部分机器转移到距离 35 英里、交通更便捷的第二个较小厂区——巴克法斯特利（Buckfastleigh）。

莱恩承认，如果公司能搬迁到全新的定制设施中，整个运营效率可能会大大提高。但这不符合普里查德家族的风格：该家族已向其员工以及比尔当地社区做出承诺。“我们以前也经历过这样的起伏，”普里查德说，“我相信未来是非常光明的。”

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以实用性而非普及率来衡量 AI

法尔扎娜·拉赫曼 (Farzana Rahman)

当安迪·伯纳姆上个月撤销科学、创新和技术部时，在科技和科学界引起了一些担忧。但在内阁改组后，人工智能的代表性反而比以前更高了，它在内阁中拥有独立席位，并由卡尼什卡·纳拉扬 (Kanishka Narayan) 担任专门负责该领域的部长。

对于任何试图将 AI 引入国民医疗服务体系 (NHS) 的人来说，在政府最高层拥有代表至关重要。这能让该议程获得优先级和影响力，而当你试图改变一个像我们这样庞大的系统运作方式时，这两点都至关重要。

大约在同一时间，独立于政府的药品和医疗产品监管局 (MHRA) 阐明了医疗设备规则应如何适用于环境语音技术——即在医疗保健领域日益普及的 记录员。它们参与临床医生与患者之间的会诊，起草记录，以便医生能够专注于眼前的患者。MHRA 表示，仅用于转录或总结的工具不需要监管许可。任何涉及诊断或治疗的内容仍受监管。无论如何，临床医生对其 生成的内容承担责任。

一个自信的错误答案，如果被疲惫的临床医生直接通过，可能会造成严重伤害。

这是一个比例监管（proportionate regulation）执行良好的绝佳案例。在整个经济领域，监管机构被要求展示他们将如何积极支持增长，而不仅仅是减轻风险。食品标准局已经设定了增长目标，其他机构也在效仿。这与设立专门的 部长一起，标志着一个亲创新（pro-innovation）的发展方向。

在监管与创新之间取得正确平衡很难。MHRA 在低风险和高风险之间所做的区分是正确的。减轻临床医生（一种稀缺资源）的行政负担是不言而喻的：收益是真实的，而对患者的风险较低。直接临床护理的标准更高，必须从一开始就建立监督机制。

然而，当我们正确地关注创新时，存在衡量指标错误地风险。当一项技术拥有自己的部长时，人们很容易通过我们采用了多少该技术来衡量成功，而不是通过它实际发挥了什么作用。在医疗保健领域，部长们会被问到有多少家医院在使用 ，部署了多少工具，以及我们与其他国家相比如何。这些数字很容易报告，而且感觉像是在取得进展。但这些衡量标准是不够的。采用率不是目标，技术交付的结果才是。在医疗保健中，这意味着必须为患者提供更好的护理。

以我所在的放射科领域为例。我们目前短缺 30% 的放射科医生，预计到 2028 年，缺口将扩大到 40%。我们可以从全国各地的候诊名单中看到这种影响，患者等待扫描结果需要数周，有时甚至数月。 在这里确实能提供帮助，但它只有在真正解决我们面临的问题时，才具有其价值。衡量标准不是医院是否购买了工具，而是患者是否能更迅速地获得诊断。

这并不是在反对 ，恰恰相反。在 Hexarad，我们每天都在使用它，并且亲眼见证了它能产生的影响。重点仅在于，内阁席位是一种手段，而非目的。

由于 部长的职责涵盖整个经济领域，医疗领域 的责任将不单由他承担。这同样落在卫生大臣伊薇特·库珀 (Yvette Cooper) 身上。她应该根据结果而非采用率来衡量 ，为患者接受的护理设定高标准，并要求每个服务提供者执行该标准。

而要求服务提供者执行该标准

不能仅止于结果。它必须考虑这些结果是如何产生的。一个在测试环境下得分较高的工具，与一个在临床实践中安全的工具并非同一回事。在一家医院表现出色的模型，在另一家医院、使用不同的扫描仪或面对不同的患者群体时，可能会出现偏差。如果一名疲惫的临床医生更有可能直接通过一个自信但错误的答案，那么这将产生

重大影响。

防止这一切的，是围绕模型构建的所有配套措施：与现有系统的集成、在模型出现漂移时能及时捕捉的监测机制、审计追踪以及充分的人员培训。这种周边基础设施并非仅仅是一项形式上的勾选练习。正是它将一项令人兴奋的技术转变为能够真正解决难题的工具。

这一切并非医疗保健行业所独有。当我们正确地关注经济增长和创新时，我们应该明确自己追求的结果。

因此，我对新政府的要求很简单。利用 AI 目前在内阁中所占的分量，专注于解决我们面临的跨多个领域（包括医疗健康）的问题。以结果的交付来衡量成功，而不仅仅是采用率。利用我们学术机构的人才，并与工业界合作以加速创新。就供应商交付的结果及其交付的安全性追究其责任。如果能做好这一点，英国就有机会在该领域取得领先。

法尔扎娜·拉赫曼博士（Dr Farzana Rahman）是放射学平台 Hexarad 的联合创始人兼首席执行官。

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12 个月最高价和最低价 英国股票和投资信托的最高 / 最低价基于日内数据。

市值(百万)< / td><>公司< / ><>价格(p)< / ><>周涨跌+ / -< / ><>股息率%< / ><>市盈率< / >< / tr><><>63,184.20< / ><>National Australia< / ><> $2026\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><> $+19\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><>4.4< / ><>17.3< / >< / ><><>54,030.20< / ><>NatWest Group§< / ><> $679{1}{8}$ < / ><> $-4{1}{8}$ < / ><>5.2< / ><>12.7< / >< / ><><>374.40< / ><>PayPoint‡< / ><>632< / ><>+4< / ><>6.3< / ><>10.7< / >< / ><><>25,420.40< / ><>Prudential< / ><>1018< / ><>-10< / ><>2.0< / ><>9.0< / >< / ><><>5.23< / ><>Quantum Blockchain♦< / ><> $0{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-1.8< / >< / ><><>2,652.43< / ><>Quilter‡< / ><> $194{1}{8}$ < / ><> $+{1}{8}$ < / ><>3.3< / ><>21.8< / >< / ><><>1,549.19< / ><>Rathbones Group< / ><>1712< / ><>+8< / ><>5.8< / ><>15.9< / >< / ><><>201.53< / ><>Rockwood Strategic< / ><>323< / ><> $-1{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>0.0< / >< / ><><>243.01< / ><>S & U< / ><>2000< / ><>+50< / ><>5.8< / ><>10.2< / >< / ><><>14.12< / ><>Sancus Lending♦< / ><> $1{1}{4}$ < / ><> $+{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>8.1< / >< / ><><>214.96< / ><>Schroder REIT§< / ><>44< / ><>< / ><>8.2< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>9,406.55< / ><>Schroders< / ><>584< / ><>< / ><>3.8< / ><>17.1< / >< / ><><>6,091.17< / ><>St James's Place¶< / ><>1186< / ><>-2< / ><>1.5< / ><>11.9< / >< / ><><>47,562.40< / ><>Standard Chart'd¶< / ><>2177< / ><>+15< / ><>2.3< / ><>15.1< / >< / ><><>9,464.26< / ><>Standard Life< / ><>940< / ><>+ $19{1}{2}$ < / ><>5.9< / ><>-199.6< / >< / ><><>32,262.00< / ><>Sun Life Canada§< / ><> $5793{1}{2}$ < / ><> $-4{1}{8}$ < / ><>3.5< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>14.66< / ><>Tavistock Invs♦< / ><>3< / ><>+ ${1}{8}$ < / ><>3.4< / ><>2.5< / >< / ><><>2,814.20< / ><>TBC Bank Grp§< / ><>5050< / ><>+280< / ><>5.1< / ><>7.1< / >< / ><><>9.92< / ><>Tern♦< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><> $-{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-1.3< / >< / ><><>53.10< / ><>Time Finance♦< / ><> $57{1}{8}$ < / ><> $-{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>9.1< / >< / ><><>4.16< / ><>Tooru♦< / ><> $0{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-1.8< / >< / ><><>2.55< / ><>Truetide♦< / ><> $3{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-5.8< / >< / ><><>206.73< / ><>Vanquis Banking Gp< / ><> $80{1}{8}$ < / ><> $+3{1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>25.2< / >< / ><><>47.08< / ><>Volvere♦< / ><>2150< / ><>+80< / ><>...< / ><>11.4< / >< / ><><>192,273.00< / ><>Wells Fargo§< / ><> $6358{1}{4}$ < / ><> $+204{1}{8}$ < / ><>2.3< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>61,376.00< / ><>Westpac Bkg Corp< / ><> $1794{1}{2}$ < / ><> $+15{1}{8}$ < / ><>4.5< / ><>16.9< / >< / ><><>9.51< / ><>Worsley Investors< / ><> $28{1}{4}$ < / ><> $-{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / >< / ><><>81,973.10< / ><>Zurich Insurance< / ><>54206< / ><>+506 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>5.1< / ><>18.6< / >< / table>

建筑与地产< / td>< / tr><><>82.20< / ><>Alumasc◆< / ><> $227\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $2\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>4.9< / ><>8.8< / >< / ><><>14.94< / ><>Aseana Properties< / ><> $5{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>1.3< / >< / ><><>7.58< / ><>Built Cybernetics◆< / ><> $1{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-190.0< / >< / ><><>4,214.52< / ><>Balfour Beatty< / ><> $884{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>1.6< / ><>16.8< / >< / ><><>4,445.15< / ><>Barratt Redrow< / ><> $318{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $5{1}{4}$ < / ><>5.4< / ><>23.4< / >< / ><><>2,432.43< / ><>Bellway< / ><> $2160$ < / ><>+< / ><>46< / ><>3.3< / ><>16.3< / >< / ><><>3,259.80< / ><>Berkeley< / ><> $3570$ < / ><>+< / ><>16< / ><>...< / ><>10.8< / >< / ><><>1,727.96< / ><>Big Yellow Grp< / ><> $877{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><>23< / ><>5.4< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>54.67< / ><>Billington Hldgs◆< / ><> $410$ < / ><>+< / ><>5< / ><>2.7< / ><>39.4< / >< / ><><>196.51< / ><>Boot (Henry)< / ><>146< / ><>-< / ><>9< / ><>5.4< / ><>8.3< / >< / ><><>1,232.17< / ><>Breedon< / ><>355< / ><>-< / ><> $5{1}{2}$ < / ><>4.3< / ><>14.7< / >< / ><><>4,368.28< / ><>British Land< / ><> $426{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $2{1}{2}$ < / ><>5.4< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>27.15< / ><>Cardiff Property< / ><>2750< / ><>< / ><>1.1< / ><>20.7< / >< / ><><>2,255.38< / ><>Derwent London< / ><> $2048$ < / ><>-< / ><>4< / ><>4.0< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>43.42< / ><>DCI Advisors◆< / ><> $4{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-2.8< / >< / ><><>19.96< / ><>First Property◆< / ><> $13{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>1.9< / ><>7.5< / >< / ><><>4.36< / ><>Fletcher King◆< / ><> $42{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>5.3< / ><>28.7< / >< / ><><>113.58< / ><>Foxtons Group◆< / ><> $38{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $1{1}{2}$ < / ><>3.0< / ><>8.9< / >< / ><><>613.57< / ><>Galliford Try Hldgs< / ><>608< / ><>< / ><>3.3< / ><>18.0< / >< / ><><>696.26< / ><>Genuit Group◆< / ><>276< / ><>-< / ><>7< / ><>4.7< / ><>15.2< / >< / ><><>163.01< / ><>Gleeson (MJ)< / ><> $279$ < / ><>+< / ><>5< / ><>3.9< / ><>10.3< / >< / ><><>1,948.80< / ><>Grafton Grp Units< / ><> $1041{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $9{1}{2}$ < / ><>3.6< / ><>14.8< / >< / ><><>1,288.17< / ><>Grainger< / ><> $173{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $4{1}{2}$ < / ><>4.8< / ><>6.3< / >< / ><><>1,371.29< / ><>Great Portland Est< / ><> $337{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><>10< / ><>2.4< / ><>0.0< / >< / ><><>2,208.58< / ><>Hammerson< / ><> $377{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>4.8< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>578.06< / ><>Harworth Group< / ><> $176{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><>4< / ><>1.0< / ><>61.0< / >< / ><><>6.21< / ><>Heath (Samuel)◆< / ><>245< / ><>< / ><>5.3< / ><>30.6< / >< / ><><>230.69< / ><>Helical< / ><>200< / ><>-< / ><>1< / ><>1.3< / ><>41.4< / >< / table>

市值(百万)< / td><>公司< / ><>价格(p)< / ><>周涨跌+ / -< / ><>收益率%< / ><>市盈率< / >< / tr><><>350.58< / ><>Ibstock‡< / ><> $88\frac{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $2\frac{1}{4}$ < / ><>2.3 ...< / >< / ><><>567.99< / ><>James Halstead♦< / ><> $136{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $2{1}{4}$ < / ><>6.5 14.1< / >< / ><><>2,083.39< / ><>Keller‡< / ><>3020< / ><>+< / ><>136< / ><>2.7 14.9< / >< / ><><>15,765.60< / ><>Kingspan Group< / ><> $8740{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>0.6 27.6< / >< / ><><>5,114.76< / ><>Land Securities< / ><> $686{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>6.0 ...< / >< / ><><>4,443.36< / ><>LondonMetric Prop< / ><>189< / ><>-< / ><>4< / ><>6.6 ...< / >< / ><><>2.97< / ><>Macau Prop Opp Fd< / ><> $4{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>... -0.3< / >< / ><><>421.45< / ><>Marshalls< / ><> $166{1}{8}$ < / ><>-< / ><>1< / ><>4.2 29.2< / >< / ><><>68.47< / ><>Michelmersh Brick♦< / ><> $74{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $1{1}{2}$ < / ><>6.2 18.5< / >< / ><><>2.24< / ><>Mindflair♦< / ><> $0{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>... -1.3< / >< / ><><>2,137.87< / ><>Morgan Sindall< / ><>4400< / ><>+< / ><>26< / ><>3.7 11.8< / >< / ><><>341.16< / ><>Mountview Estates< / ><>8750< / ><>+< / ><>50< / ><>6.0 16.8< / >< / ><><>353.16< / ><>NewRiver REIT< / ><> $81{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${3}{8}$ < / ><>8.2 ...< / >< / ><><>30.03< / ><>Palace Capital< / ><>189< / ><>+< / ><>7< / ><>7.9 42.0< / >< / ><><>50.18< / ><>Panther Securities♦< / ><>290< / ><>-< / ><>6< / ><>4.1 11.8< / >< / ><><>3,786.17< / ><>Persimmon< / ><> $1178{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><>27< / ><>5.1 13.2< / >< / ><><>0.99< / ><>Plaza Centers< / ><> $14{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>... -0.1< / >< / ><><>2,479.67< / ><>Primary Health Props< / ><> $95{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${3}{8}$ < / ><>7.6 ...< / >< / ><><>54.55< / ><>Real Estate Inv♦< / ><> $31{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>4.8 -62.4< / >< / ><><>1,284.72< / ><>Safestore< / ><>588< / ><>-< / ><>15< / ><>5.2 ...< / >< / ><><>1,862.00< / ><>Savills‡< / ><>1070< / ><>+< / ><>24< / ><>2.2 20.6< / >< / ><><>0.65< / ><>Secure Prop Dev & Inv♦< / ><> $0{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>... -0.1< / >< / ><><>13,015.70< / ><>Segro‡< / ><> $961{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $3{1}{4}$ < / ><>3.3 ...< / >< / ><><>2,885.04< / ><>Shaftesbury Capital‡< / ><> $147{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $3{1}{4}$ < / ><>2.9 7.9< / >< / ><><>111.42< / ><>SIG< / ><> $9{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>... -1.7< / >< / ><><>1,404.72< / ><>SigmaRoc♦< / ><>126< / ><>-< / ><>4< / ><>... 17.3< / >< / ><><>1,559.76< / ><>Sirius Real Estate< / ><>98< / ><>+< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>5.6 7.6< / >< / ><><>44.51< / ><>Smart (J)< / ><>115< / ><>< / ><>2.8 8.8< / >< / ><><>47.09< / ><>Steppe Cement♦< / ><> $21{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>... 19.3< / >< / ><><>2,962.60< / ><>Taylor Wimpey< / ><> $85{1}{8}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $2{1}{8}$ < / ><>4.9 30.4< / >< / ><><>53.97< / ><>Town Centre< / ><>128< / ><>-< / ><> $1{1}{2}$ < / ><>3.9< / >< / table>

...< / td>< / tr> 1,384.50< / ><>Travis Perkins< / ><> $651\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><>3< / ><>1.8 -7.8< / >< / ><><>4,608.53< / ><>Tritax Big Box‡< / ><> $157\frac{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><>1< / ><>5.2 ...< / >< / ><><>2,624.25< / ><>Unite Group< / ><> $510{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $17{1}{2}$ < / ><>7.4 ...< / >< / ><><>961.62< / ><>Vistry Group< / ><> $302{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $38{1}{4}$ < / ><>... 7.2< / >< / ><><>728.30< / ><>Workspace Group< / ><>378< / ><>+< / ><>17< / ><>6.9 ...< / >< / ><><>24.40< / ><>Wynnstay Props♦< / ><>905< / ><>-< / ><>10< / ><>3.1 12.6< / >< / table>

<>< colspan="7">消费品 (Consumer Goods)< / >< / ><><>782.50< / ><>AEP Plantations< / ><>205< / ><>+< / ><> $12{1}{3}$ < / ><>3.0< / ><>12.0< / >< / ><><>11.17< / ><>Airea♦< / ><>27< / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>3.7< / ><>10.6< / >< / ><><>14,424.50< / ><>AB Foods< / ><>2052< / ><>-< / ><>9< / ><>3.1< / ><>14.5< / >< / ><><>667.69< / ><>Barr (AG)< / ><>596< / ><>-< / ><>8< / ><>3.1< / ><>14.1< / >< / ><><>89,200.20< / ><>British Amer Tob< / ><>4129< / ><>-< / ><>2< / ><>5.9< / ><>11.8< / >< / ><><>3,913.36< / ><>Burberry Group< / ><>1084< / ><>+< / ><> $14{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / >< / ><><>354.63< / ><>C&C Group< / ><> $95{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $4{1}{4}$ < / ><>5.1< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>19.45< / ><>Capital

Metals♦< / ><>4< / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-33.5< / >< / ><><>40.69< / ><>Churchill China♦< / ><>370< / ><>-< / ><>30< / ><>5.7< / ><>9.3< / >< / ><><>16,656.00< / ><>Coca-Cola HBC< / ><>4570< / ><>+< / ><>26< / ><>2.2< / ><>20.6< / >< / ><><>72.85< / ><>Colefax♦< / ><>1440< / ><>< / ><>0.4< / ><>10.2< / >< / ><><>2,927.10< / ><>Cranswick♦< / ><>5390< / ><>+< / ><>30< / ><>2.1< / ><>18.2< / >< / ><><>38,052.60< / ><>Diageo< / ><>1709< / ><>-< / ><>10< / ><>2.2< / ><>29.7< / >< / ><><>1.02< / ><>Distil♦< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.5< / >< / ><><>936.97< / ><>Evans

(M.P.)♦< / ><>1798< / ><>+< / ><>48< / ><>3.3< / ><>11.1< / >< / ><><>75.10< / ><>Fevara< / ><>145< / ><>< / ><>1.7< / ><>6.3< / >< / ><><>6,086.86< / ><>Games Workshop< / ><>18420< / ><>-< / ><>240< / ><>3.1< / ><>29.5< / >< / ><><>4,581.52< / ><>Glanbia♦< / ><> $1917{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $18{1}{2}$ < / ><>2.0< / ><>35.6< / >< / ><><>2,144.75< / ><>Greencore< / ><> $266{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>1.0< / ><>20.2< / >< / ><><>8.49< / ><>Headlam< / ><> $10{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-0.1< / >< / ><><>572.12< / ><>Hilton Food< / ><>636< / ><>+< / ><>20< / ><>5.5< / ><>7.2< / >< / ><><>19,316.30< / ><>Imperial

Brands< / ><>2527< / ><>+< / ><>24< / ><>6.6< / ><>10.1< / >< / ><><>11,653.70< / ><>Kerry Group< / ><> $7362{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $439{1}{8}$ < / ><>1.7< / ><>21.5< / >< / ><><>357.52< / ><>McBride< / ><>206< / ><>+< / ><> $42{1}{4}$ < / ><>1.5< / ><>10.6< / >< / ><><>176.44< / ><>Mulberry Group♦< / ><>250< / ><>+< / ><>25< / ><>...< / ><>-19.2< / >< / ><><>416.95< / ><>Nichols♦< / ><>1140< / ><>+< / ><>25< / ><>3.4< / ><>19.4< / >< / ><><>294.19< / ><>Norcross< / ><>326< / ><>+< / ><>2< / ><>3.5< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>411.92< / ><>Origin Ents♦< / ><> $382{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>3.9< / ><>9.0< / >< / ><><>0.22< / ><>PACSCo♦< / ><> $0{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-0.0< / >< / table>

市值(百万)< / td><>公司< / ><>价格(p)< / ><>周涨跌+ / -< / ><>收益率%< / ><>市盈率< / >< / tr><><>27.13< / ><>Portmeirion♦< / ><>53< / ><>< / ><>-1.2< / >< / ><><>24.63< / ><>Proverbs♦< / ><>1< / ><>-< / ><> $\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><>-52.5< / >< / ><><>444.16< / ><>PZ Cussons< / ><> $103\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $\frac{1}{4}$ < / ><>3.6 22.0< / >< / ><><>48.65< / ><>REA< / ><>111< / ><>+< / ><>2< / ><>-215.3< / >< / ><><>9.93< / ><>Tandem♦< / ><>180< / ><>-< / ><>6< / ><>1.7 11.6< / >< / ><><>54.63< / ><>The Character Grp♦< / ><>315< / ><>< / ><>2.2 -46.7< / >< / ><><>2.68< / ><>Ukrproduct Grp♦< / ><> $6\frac{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $\frac{3}{4}$ < / ><>-15.7< / >< / ><><>102,891.00< / ><>Unilever♣< / ><>4776< / ><>+< / ><>95< / ><>3.5 12.9< / >< / ><><>65.97< / ><>Victoria♦< / ><>57< / ><>+< / ><> $2\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>-0.2< / >< / ><>< colspan="6">工程< / >< / ><><>0.41< / ><>Assoc Brit Eng< / ><>20< / ><>< / ><>-6.9< / >< / ><><>560.99< / ><>Avon Technologies♣< / ><>1854< / ><>+< / ><>30< / ><>1.0 72.1< / >< / ><><>5,197.91< / ><>Babcock♣< / ><> $1056\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><>48< / ><>0.7 25.1< / >< / ><><>61,373.60< / ><>BAE Systems< / ><>2044< / ><>-< / ><>82< / ><>1.8 29.7< / >< / ><><>12.00< / ><>Braime A N / V♦< / ><>1250< / ><>+< / ><>50< / ><>1.3 6.6< / >< / ><><>11.28< / ><>Braime Group♦< / ><>2350< / ><>< / ><>0.7 12.5< / >< / ><><>13.63< / ><>Caffyns< / ><>500< / ><>+< / ><>50< / ><>2.0 -12.3< / >< / ><><>9.67< / ><>Cap XX Ld♦< / ><> $0\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>-3.4< / >< / ><><>133.96< / ><>Castings< / ><>308< / ><>+< / ><>5< / ><>6.0 17.7< / >< / ><><>21.60< / ><>Checkit♦< / ><>20< / ><>< / ><>-7.7< / >< / ><><>1,498.06< / ><>Chemring Group♣< / ><> $550\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><>20< / ><>1.5 30.9< / >< / ><><>14.50< / ><>Chesterfield Spec Cyl♦< / ><> $37\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $2\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>-41.7< / >< / ><><>576.92< / ><>Cohort♦< / ><>1226< / ><>-< / ><>8< / ><>1.5 23.5< / >< / ><><>223.85< / ><>Dialight< / ><>554< / ><>+< / ><>23< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>3.00< / ><>Feedback♦< / ><> $6\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>-0.3< / >< / ><><>331.19< / ><>Gooch & Housego♦< / ><>1210< / ><>+< / ><>5< / ><>1.1 88.3< / >< / ><><>1,386.27< / ><>Goodwin< / ><>18460< / ><>-< / ><>260< / ><>1.8 25.0< / >< / ><><>13,788.70< / ><>Halma< / ><>3632< / ><>+< / ><>122< / ><>0.7 36.8< / >< / ><><>2,347.48< / ><>Hill & Smith< / ><>2995< / ><>+< / ><>95< / ><>-29.2< / >< / ><><>3.56< / ><>Image Scan♦< / ><> $2\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>-12.4< / >< / ><><>7,416.99< / ><>IMI♣< / ><>3112< / ><>+< / ><>58< / ><>1.1 25.0< / >< / ><><>268.09< / ><>Judges Scl♦< / ><>4025< / ><>+< / ><>125< / ><>2.9 48.7< / >< / ><><>10.47< / ><>LPA♦< / ><> $77\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>-29.4< / >< / ><><>6,419.89< / ><>Melrose♣< / ><> $515\frac{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $44\frac{1}{4}$ < / ><>1.5 17.8< / >< / ><><>666.79< / ><>Morgan Advanced< / ><>241< / ><>+< / ><> $7\frac{1}{2}$ < / >< / table>

< / td> 5.1 32.1< / >< / tr> <>103.00< / ><>Mpac♦< / ><> $342\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $12\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>-10.8< / >< / ><><>278.69< / ><>MS Intl♦♣< / ><>1695< / ><>+< / ><>105< / ><>1.5 25.1< / >< / ><><>1,560.30< / ><>Oxford Instruments< / ><>2840< / ><>-< / ><>6< / ><>0.8 33.6< / >< / ><><>19,378.40< / ><>Phillips Elec< / ><> $1971{1}{8}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $52{1}{8}$ < / ><>3.7 -46.1< / >< / ><><>0.69< / ><>PipeHawk♦< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>-2.7< / >< / ><><>3,715.86< / ><>Renishaw< / ><>5105< / ><>+< / ><>5< / ><>1.5 44.3< / >< / ><><>127,279.00< / ><>Rolls-Royce♣< / ><> $1530{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><>28< / ><>0.7 22.0< / >< / ><><>3,963.06< / ><>Rotork♣< / ><>485< / ><>-< / ><> ${3}{4}$ < / ><>1.7

35.1< / >< / ><><>95.16< / ><>SDI Group♦< / ><>91< / ><>+< / ><>2< / ><>-19.4< / >< / ><><>1,235.19< / ><>Senior< / ><> $294{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>0.7 -288.7< / >< / ><><>9,118.41< / ><>SKF Group< / ><> $2138{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>2.8 32.2< / >< / ><><>7,632.11< / ><>Smiths< / ><>2612< / ><>+< / ><>12< / ><>1.8 30.5< / >< / ><><>106.94< / ><>Solid State♦< / ><> $188{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $6{1}{2}$ < / ><>1.5 26.2< / >< / ><><>125.56< / ><>Somero Enter♦< / ><> $242{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>3.1 17.3< / >< / ><><>5,249.03< / ><>Spirax Group< / ><>7110< / ><>+< / ><>50< / ><>2.4 32.1< / >< / ><><>6.92< / ><>Tanfield♦< / ><> $4{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{4}$ < / ><>-4.1< / >< / ><><>291.36< / ><>Thorpe

FW♦< / ><>260< / ><>+< / ><>1< / ><>2.8 12.0< / >< / ><><>6.93< / ><>Transense Tech♦< / ><> $45{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><>2< / ><>-4.9< / >< / ><><>964.39< / ><>Vesuvius< / ><> $388{1}{8}$ < / ><>+< / ><>8< / ><>6.1 18.4< / >< / ><><>1,138.43< / ><>Volex♣< / ><>624< / ><>+< / ><>79< / ><>0.8 24.1< / >< / ><><>7,388.56< / ><>Weir< / ><>2846< / ><>+< / ><>30< / ><>1.5 29.7< / >< / ><><>500.65< / ><>XP Power< / ><>1786< / ><>+< / ><>22< / ><>-42.5< / >< / table>

<>< colspan="7">医疗健康< / >< / ><><>619.28< / ><>Advanced Medical♦< / ><>282< / ><>+< / ><>< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>1.0 61.0< / >< / ><><>360.95< / ><>Allergy Therapeutics♦< / ><> $5{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><>< / ><> ${3}{8}$ < / ><>... -6.8< / >< / ><><>14.21< / ><>CelLBxHealth♦< / ><> $1{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>... -0.2< / >< / ><><>107.41< / ><>Anpario♦< / ><>536< / ><>+< / ><>18< / ><>2.3< / ><>13.3< / >< / table>

<><>市值(百万)< / ><>公司< / ><>价格(p)< / ><>周涨跌+ / -< / ><>收益率%< / ><>市盈率< / >< / ><><>185,659.00< / ><>AstraZeneca $\S$ < / ><>11970< / ><>-270< / ><>2.0< / ><>24.6< / >< / ><><>4.40< / ><>Cambridge Nutri Sci $\blacklozenge$ < / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>2.6< / >< / ><><>4,420.84< / ><>Convatec $\S$ < / ><> $227{1}{8}$ < / ><>+1 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>2.5< / ><>35.9< / >< / ><><>15.08< / ><>Potter & Moore $\blacklozenge$ < / ><>22< / ><>< / ><>2.5< / ><>7.2< / >< / ><><>66.74< / ><>Eco Animal Health $\blacklozenge$ < / ><> $98{1}{2}$ < / ><>-2 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>30.2< / >< / ><><>108.35< / ><>EKF Diagnostics $\blacklozenge$ < / ><> $25{1}{8}$ < / ><>- ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>53.8< / >< / ><><>2.21< / ><>Futura

Medical $\blacklozenge$ < / td> 0 $\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.1< / >< / tr> <>1,562.38< / ><>Genus< / ><>2348< / ><>+66< / ><>1.4< / ><>80.1< / >< / ><><>74,981.70< / ><>GSK $\S$ < / ><> $1853\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>-65< / ><>3.8< / ><>13.1< / >< / ><><>1.45< / ><>Gunsynd $\blacklozenge$ < / ><>0 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-2.1< / >< / ><><>32,388.80< / ><>Haleon $\S$ < / ><> $368{1}{4}$ < / ><>+5 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>2.0< / ><>19.8< / >< / ><><>3,373.36< / ><>Hikma Pharma $\blacklozenge$ < / ><>1616< / ><>-20< / ><>3.9< / ><>12.1< / >< / ><><>1,578.93< / ><>Hutchmed China $\blacklozenge$ < / ><>181< / ><>-3< / ><>...< / ><>4.6< / >< / ><><>21.84< / ><>Immupharma $\blacklozenge$ < / ><> $3{1}{2}$ < / ><>- ${1}{2}$

< / ><>...< / ><>-9.5< / >< / ><><>16.59< / ><>Inspiration Health $\blacklozenge$ < / ><> $18{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-15.9< / >< / ><><>16.97< / ><>IXICO $\blacklozenge$ < / ><> $7{1}{4}$ < / ><>+ ${1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-4.2< / >< / ><><>11.54< / ><>Thalia Therapeutics $\blacklozenge$ < / ><>0 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-3.9< / >< / ><><>286.19< / ><>NIOX Group $\blacklozenge$ < / ><>68< / ><>- ${5}{8}$ < / ><>2.3< / ><>40.2< / >< / ><><>CHF2351.9亿< / ><>Novartis< / ><>CHF127.42< / ><>-3.68< / ><>3.0< / ><>41.1< / >< / ><><>634.31< / ><>Oxford Biomedica< / ><>524< / ><>-2< / ><>...< / ><>-19.5< / >< / ><><>2.33< / ><>Physiomics $\blacklozenge$ < / ><>0 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-3.0< / >< / ><><>5.44< / ><>Proteome Sciences

$\blacklozenge$ < / ><>1 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-1.5< / >< / ><><>32,572.60< / ><>Reckitt Benck $\S$ < / ><>5132< / ><>-10< / ><>4.2< / ><>11.0< / >< / ><><>17.07< / ><>RUA Life Sci $\blacklozenge$ < / ><> $27{1}{2}$ < / ><>+1 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-118.0< / >< / ><><>46.70< / ><>Sareum Holdings $\blacklozenge$ < / ><> $33{1}{2}$ < / ><>+5 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-14.0< / >< / ><><>8,897.56< / ><>Smith & Neph< / ><> $1062{1}{2}$ < / ><>-7< / ><>2.8< / ><>20.0< / >< / ><><>946.49< / ><>Spire Healthcare< / ><>235< / ><>< / ><>0.6< / ><>57.3< / >< / ><><>4.99< / ><>Talisman Metals $\blacklozenge$ < / ><>7< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>2.0< / >< / ><><>2.05< / ><>ValirRx $\blacklozenge$ < / ><>0 ${1}{8}$

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<>< colspan="7">工业类 (Industrials)< / >< / ><><>176.13< / ><>Accsys Tech◆< / ><> $71{1}{8}$ +< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>31.2< / ><>< / >< / ><><>39,907.90< / ><>BASF< / ><> $4471{1}{8}$ +< / ><> $25{1}{8}$ < / ><>4.3< / ><>28.7< / ><>< / >< / ><><>40,975.70< / ><>Bayer< / ><> $4170{1}{8}$ +< / ><> $74{1}{8}$ < / ><>0.2< / ><>-13.2< / ><>< / >< / ><><>1,556.91< / ><>Coats Group< / ><> $81{1}{4}$ +< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>3.0< / ><>18.7< / ><>< / >< / ><><>4,829.99< / ><>Croda‡< / ><>3459 +< / ><>26< / ><>3.2< / ><>77.9< / ><>< / >< / ><><>49.69< / ><>Cropper (James)◆< / ><>520 +< / ><>75< / ><>...< / ><>16.9< / ><>< / >< / ><><>988.07< / ><>Elementis‡< / ><> $174{1}{4}$

-< / td> 5< / ><>1.9< / ><>-30.3< / ><>< / >< / tr> <>72.11< / ><>Hardide◆< / ><> $91\frac{1}{2}$ -< / ><>6< / ><>...< / ><>< / >< / ><><>15,410.50< / ><>International Paper‡< / ><>2910 -< / ><>105< / ><>4.7< / ><>-7.3< / ><>< / >< / ><><>2,870.64< / ><>Johnson Matthey‡< / ><>2276 +< / ><>2< / ><>4.5< / ><>-29.8< / ><>< / >< / ><><>3,841.17< / ><>Mondi‡< / ><> $870\frac{1}{4}$ +< / ><> $12{1}{8}$ < / ><>1.4< / ><>27.2< / ><>< / >< / ><><>21.36< / ><>Robinson◆< / ><> $127{1}{2}$ +< / ><> $2{1}{2}$ < / ><>4.7< / ><>9.4< / ><>< / >< / ><><>7,685.72< / ><>Swire Pacific< / ><> $986{1}{8}$ +< / ><> $1{1}{4}$ < / ><>3.8< / ><>48.4< / ><>< / >< / ><><>16.55< / ><>Symphony Enviro◆< / ><>7

-< / ><>1< / ><>...< / ><>-6.5< / ><>< / >< / ><><>161.37< / ><>Synthomer< / ><> $98{1}{8}$ -< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-1.0< / ><>< / >< / ><><>42,819.50< / ><>Takeda Pharma< / ><> $2672{1}{8}$ +< / ><> $11{1}{8}$ < / ><>3.5< / ><>-59.9< / ><>< / >< / ><><>732.98< / ><>Victrex< / ><>841 +< / ><>28< / ><>7.1< / ><>26.3< / ><>< / >< / ><><>83.49< / ><>Wynnstay◆< / ><>361 -< / ><>14< / ><>5.0< / ><>36.5< / ><>< / >< / ><><>221.17< / ><>Zotefoams< / ><> $445{1}{2}$ +< / ><> $10{1}{2}$ < / ><>1.8< / ><>9.6< / ><>< / >< / table>

<><>市值(百万)< / ><>公司< / ><>价格(p)< / ><>周涨跌+ / -< / ><>收益率%< / ><>市盈率< / >< / ><><>1,521.51< / ><>SSP< / ><>201< / ><>< / ><>2.2< / ><>-21.6< / >< / ><><>8.37< / ><>Bow Street Group◆< / ><> $0{1}{3}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.3< / >< / ><><>902.82< / ><>Wetherspoon JD< / ><> $851{1}{2}$ +< / ><> $12{1}{2}$ < / ><>1.4< / ><>14.2< / >< / ><><>4,124.76< / ><>Whitbread< / ><>2459 +< / ><>35< / ><>3.9< / ><>19.9< / >< / ><>< colspan="6">媒体< / >< / ><><>6.04< / ><>Aeorema Comms◆< / ><> $64{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>4.1< / ><>51.2< / >< / ><><>16.82< / ><>Altitude Group◆< / ><>23< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-92.0< / >< / ><><>10.50< / ><>Arcontech Group◆< / ><> $78{1}{2}$

-< / ><>1< / ><>5.1< / ><>11.1< / >< / ><><>4,105.43< / ><>Autotrader‡< / ><>528 -< / ><> $18{1}{4}$ < / ><>2.2< / ><>15.5< / >< / ><><>524.74< / ><>Bloomsbury Pub< / ><>643 -< / ><>11< / ><>2.5< / ><>19.4< / >< / ><><>2.39< / ><>Caledonian Hldgs◆< / ><> $1{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.1< / >< / ><><>8.86< / ><>Catalyst Media◆< / ><> $42{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>23.1< / >< / ><><>1.86< / ><>Catenai◆< / ><> $0{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-2.6< / >< / ><><>13.24< / ><>Ebiquity◆< / ><> $9{1}{2}$ +< / ><> ${3}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-0.9< / >< / ><><>277.20< / ><>Future< / ><> $309{1}{2}$ +< / ><>8< / ><>5.5< / ><>4.9< / >< / ><><>594.58< / ><>GlobalData< / ><>84 -< / ><> ${1}{4}$

< / td> 1.8< / ><>19.1< / >< / tr> <>91.74< / ><>IG Design Group◆< / ><> $97\frac{1}{2}$ -< / ><>4< / ><>1.0< / ><>-0.8< / >< / ><><>11,330.70< / ><>Informa‡< / ><> $901\frac{1}{2}$ +< / ><> ${3}{8}$ < / ><>2.5< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>2,663.81< / ><>ITV< / ><>71 -< / ><> ${7}{8}$ < / ><>7.0< / ><>12.0< / >< / ><><>486.29< / ><>ME Group< / ><> $129{1}{2}$ +< / ><> $8{1}{4}$ < / ><>6.5< / ><>8.7< / >< / ><><>1.64< / ><>Mediazest◆< / ><> $0{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>13.8< / >< / ><><>19.09< / ><>Mission Group◆< / ><>21< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-1.0< / >< / ><><>1,042.05< / ><>Many Group‡< / ><> $203{1}{2}$ -< / ><> $3{1}{8}$ < / ><>6.2< / ><>13.3< / >< / ><><>8,243.06< / ><>News Corp A< / ><> $2286{1}{2}$ +< / ><> $73{1}{4}$

< / ><>0.6< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>4,656.54< / ><>News Corp B< / ><> $2579{1}{2}$ +< / ><>55< / ><>0.6< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>324.38< / ><>Next 15 Group◆< / ><> $317{1}{2}$ -< / ><>1< / ><>4.8< / ><>-10.6< / >< / ><><>7,418.26< / ><>Pearson‡< / ><> $1233{1}{2}$ +< / ><>38< / ><>2.1< / ><>24.0< / >< / ><><>4.22< / ><>Primorus Inv◆< / ><> $3{1}{3}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>5.0< / >< / ><><>136.57< / ><>Reach‡< / ><> $42{1}{2}$ -< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>13.8< / ><>-1.0< / >< / ><><>9.45< / ><>React◆< / ><>40 -< / ><> $2{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-27.6< / >< / ><><>46,694.80< / ><>Relx‡< / ><>2672 +< / ><>60< / ><>2.6< / ><>23.7< / >< / ><><>3,758.03< / ><>Rightmove< / ><> $510{1}{2}$ -< / ><> ${5}{8}$

< / ><>2.1< / ><>18.2< / >< / ><><>2.70< / ><>SpaceandPeople◆< / ><>135< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>6.2< / >< / ><><>52.33< / ><>STV Group< / ><>112 +< / ><> $4{1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-10.4< / >< / ><><>42.51< / ><>System1 Group◆< / ><>335 +< / ><>5< / ><>1.8< / ><>32.2< / >< / ><><>9,750.71< / ><>21st Cent Fox A< / ><>4890< / ><>< / ><>0.9< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>7,391.28< / ><>21st Cent Fox B< / ><> $3355{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>1.3< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>242.08< / ><>Wilmington< / ><>270 -< / ><>8< / ><>4.3< / ><>21.0< / >< / ><><>4,127.50< / ><>WPP< / ><> $382{1}{2}$ -< / ><> $4{1}{4}$ < / ><>3.9< / ><>7.6< / >< / ><><>16.87< / ><>Zinc Media◆< / ><> $56{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-5.5< / >< / table>

<><>100.51< / ><>Accesso Tech◆< / ><>302< / ><>-< / ><> $1{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>14.7< / >< / ><><>175.92< / ><>Celtic◆< / ><>185< / ><>-< / ><>14< / ><>...< / ><>5.2< / >< / ><><>817.46< / ><>Domino's Pizza®< / ><> $212{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $6{1}{3}$ < / ><>5.4< / ><>14.1< / >< / ><><>3,284.01< / ><>Entain®< / ><> $513{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $24{1}{3}$ < / ><>3.9< / ><>-4.9< / >< / ><><>202.23< / ><>Evoke< / ><> $44{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{3}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-0.4< / >< / ><><>79.57< / ><>Gaming Realms◆< / ><> $29{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{3}$ < / ><>...< / ><>14.5< / >< / ><><>5.63< / ><>Heavitree◆< / ><>305< / ><>+< / ><>5< / ><>2.2< / ><>5.6< / >< / ><><>6.21< / ><>Heavitree

A◆< / td> 195< / ><>< / ><>3.4< / ><>3.6< / >< / tr> <>239.5亿美元< / ><>洲际酒店‡< / ><>$159.45< / ><>+< / ><>3.20< / ><>1.2< / ><>33.1< / >< / ><><>1,689.06< / ><>Mitch & Butlers< / ><> $281\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>9.5< / >< / ><><>277.78< / ><>On The Beach< / ><> $194{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><>5< / ><>2.1< / ><>35.3< / >< / ><><>483.42< / ><>Rank Group< / ><> $103{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $8{1}{4}$ < / ><>3.4< / ><>16.1< / >< / table>

自然资源

<><>0.60< / ><>ADM Energyyl< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>1.2< / >< / ><><>122.10< / ><>H-Power♦< / ><> $10{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-4.5< / >< / ><><>201.40< / ><>Afentra♦< / ><> $73{1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $5{1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-71.0< / >< / ><><>2.86< / ><>Arkadian Strat Metals♦< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.9< / >< / ><><>10.63< / ><>Alien Metals♦< / ><> $0{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-15.0< / >< / ><><>73.84< / ><>Aminex< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-18.7< / >< / ><><>17,954.70< / ><>英美白金< / ><> $6767{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $72{1}{8}$ < / ><>6.8< / ><>25.2< / >< / ><><>50,291.00< / ><>英美

资源‡< / ><>4269< / ><>+< / ><>202< / ><>0.7< / ><>-17.5< / >< / ><><>487.14< / ><>Anglo Asian Mng♦< / ><>425< / ><>+< / ><>20< / ><>0.7< / ><>37.2< / >< / ><><>39,818.80< / ><>安托法加斯塔< / ><>4039< / ><>+< / ><>134< / ><>1.4< / ><>40.7< / >< / ><><>17.83< / ><>Arc Minerals♦< / ><> $0{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-1.5< / >< / ><><>40.36< / ><>Ariana Resources♦< / ><> $1{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-150.0< / >< / ><><>11.17< / ><>Arkle Resources♦< / ><> $0{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-10.2< / >< / ><><>54.30< / ><>Asiamet Resources♦< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-13.6< / >< / ><><>1,705.19< / ><>Atalaya

Mine< / ><>1109< / ><>+< / ><>109< / ><>0.9< / ><>21.3< / >< / ><><>4.06< / ><>Beacon Energy♦< / ><> $3{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-0.8< / >< / ><><>6.79< / ><>Beowulf Mining♦< / ><> $10{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-3.1< / >< / table>

价格

主要指数

纽约< / td>< / tr><><>道琼斯< / ><>53559.99 (-9.45)< / >< / ><><>纳斯达克< / ><>26402.42 (-138.93)< / >< / ><><>标准普尔 500< / ><>7711.76 (-19.23)< / >< / ><>< colspan="2">东京< / >< / ><><>日经 225< / ><>66405.56 (+273.58)< / >< / ><>< ="2">香港< / >< / ><><>恒生< / ><>25584.79 (+19.05)< / >< / ><>< ="2">阿姆斯特丹< / >< / ><><>阿姆斯特丹 AEX< / ><>1112.28 (+8.90)< / >< / ><>< ="2">悉尼< / >< / ><><>澳大利亚 AO< / ><>9294.30 (+51.10)< / >< / ><>< ="2">法兰克福< / >< / ><><>DAX< / ><>26569.99 (+202.75)< / >< / ><>< ="2">新加坡< / >< / ><><>新加坡海峡< / ><>5699.93 (+15.81)< / >< / ><>< ="2">布鲁塞尔< / >< / ><><>布鲁塞尔 BEL20< / ><>5869.08 (+30.41)< / >< / table>

<>< ="2">巴黎< / >< / ><><>巴黎 CAC< / ><>8401.18 (+81.31)< / >< / ><>< ="2">苏黎世< / >< / ><><>苏黎世 SMI< / ><>14399.77 (+15.40)< / >< / ><><>苏黎世 DJ Euro Stoxx 50< / ><>6485.67 (+60.94)< / >< / ><>< ="2">伦敦< / >< / ><><>富时 100 (FTSE100)< / ><>10824.26 (+31.72)< / >< / ><><>富时 250 (FTSE250)< / ><>24938.79 (+39.93)< / >< / ><><>富时 350 (FTSE350)< / ><>5906.53 (+16.44)< / >< / ><><>富时欧洲顶级 100 (FTSE Eurotop 100)< / ><>5060.82 (+30.67)< / >< / ><><>富时全股指数 (FTSE All Share)< / ><>5842.37 (+16.28)< / >< / ><><>富时非金融指数 (FTSE Non Financials)< / ><>6403.17 (+2.63)< / >< / ><><>TechMark Focus< / ><>9629.89 (-68.15)< / >< / ><><>美元 (US$)< / ><>1.3575 (-0.0008)< / >< / ><><>欧元< / ><>1.1681 (+0.0018)< / >< / ><><>特别绘制权 (SDR)< / ><>0.9909 (+0.0005)< / >< / ><><>7月 CPI (2015=100)< / ><>142.9< / >< / ><><>7月 RPI (1987=100)< / ><>419.1< / >< / ><><>7月 RPIX (1987=100)< / ><>412.2< / >< / table>

伦敦金融期货

<><>< / ><>周期< / ><>开盘< / ><>最高< / ><>最低< / ><>结算< / ><>成交量< / ><>持仓量< / >< / ><>< rowspan="3">长期国债 (Long Gilt)< / ><>9月26日< / ><>86.26< / ><>86.37< / ><>86.22< / ><>5645< / ><>8744< / >< / ><><>12月26日< / ><>86.23< / ><>86.57< / ><>86.08< / ><>86.14< / ><>228360< / ><>1275627< / >< / ><><>3月27日< / ><>< / ><>86.12< / ><>1< / >< / ><>< rowspan="4">3个月 Sonia 指数< / ><>6月26日< / ><>96.2525< / ><>96.255< / ><>96.2525< / ><>2635< / ><>389136< / >< / ><><>9月26日< / ><>96.17< / ><>96.175< / ><>96.155< / ><>96.16< / ><>85259< / ><>442491< / >< / ><><>12月26日< / ><>95.935< / ><>95.945< / ><>95.9< / ><>95.905< / ><>111955< / ><>595267< / >< / ><><>3月27日< / ><>95.755< / ><>95.77< / ><>95.705< / ><>95.71< / ><>80273< / ><>400211< / >< / ><>< rowspan="3">3个月 Sonia 指数< / ><>6月27日< / ><>95.66< / ><>95.685< / ><>95.6< / ><>95.61< / ><>77573< / ><>380250< / >< / ><><>9月27日< / ><>95.64< / ><>95.66< / ><>95.575< / ><>95.585< / ><>79713< / ><>256961< / >< / ><><>12月27日< / ><>95.655< / ><>95.675< / ><>95.59< / ><>95.605< / ><>71358< / ><>300541< / >< / ><>< rowspan="5">3个月 Euribor< / ><>9月26日< / ><>97.38< / ><>97.39< / ><>97.375< / ><>97.38< / ><>136005< / ><>631705< / >< / ><><>12月26日< / ><>97.2< / ><>97.215< / ><>97.185< / ><>97.19< / ><>232264< / ><>962854< / >< / ><><>3月27日< / ><>97.07< / ><>97.095< / ><>97.035< / ><>97.05< / ><>169630< / ><>484295< / >< / ><><>6月27日< / ><>97< / ><>97.03< / ><>96.955< / ><>96.97< / ><>162202< / ><>515926< / >< / ><><>9月27日< / ><>96.985< / ><>97.01< / ><>96.93< / ><>96.945< / ><>158035< / ><>454760< / >< / ><>< rowspan="7">3个月 Saron

Index< / td> 26-Jun< / ><>100.05< / ><>100.0475< / ><>100.05< / ><>51< / ><>69201< / >< / tr> <>26-Sep< / ><>100.05< / ><>100.055< / ><>100.045< / ><>100.05< / ><>3330< / ><>68188< / >< / ><><>26-Dec< / ><>100.01< / ><>100.015< / ><>100< / ><>100.005< / ><>6413< / ><>52099< / >< / ><><>27-Mar< / ><>99.94< / ><>99.945< / ><>99.925< / ><>99.93< / ><>7010< / ><>39734< / >< / ><><>27-Jun< / ><>99.855< / ><>99.83< / ><>99.835< / ><>6144< / ><>30258< / >< / ><><>27-Sep< / ><>99.77< / ><>99.775< / ><>99.735< / ><>99.745< / ><>4151< / ><>27591< / >< / ><><>27-Dec< / ><>99.695< / ><>99.7< / ><>99.655< / ><>99.665< / ><>3190< / ><>21754< / >< / ><><

rowspan="2">FTSE100< / ><>26-Sep< / ><>10801< / ><>10868.5< / ><>10801< / ><>10836< / ><>46250< / ><>474188< / >< / ><><>26-Dec< / ><>10910< / ><>10903.5< / ><>1< / ><>1471< / >< / ><>< rowspan="2">FTSEurofirst 80< / ><>26-Sep< / ><>< / ><>8745.2< / ><>0< / ><>< / >< / ><><>26-Dec< / ><>< / ><>8790.9< / ><>0< / ><>< / >< / table>

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大宗商品

天然气 $< / td>< / tr><><>2.866< / ><>-0.048< / >< / ><>< colspan="2">轻质原油< / >< / ><><>83.13< / ><>-0.4< / >< / table>

原油（美元 / 桶 FOB）

<><>WTI 26年11月< / ><>81.62 -0.35< / >< / ><><>WTI 26年12月< / ><>79.75 -0.36< / >< / ><><> 27年1月< / ><>78 -0.33< / >< / ><><> 27年2月< / ><>76.17 -0.59< / >< / ><><> 27年3月< / ><>74.93 -0.57< / >< / table>

ICE 期货 柴油

<><>9月1276.25-1275.75< / ><>1月1081.5-1081.25< / >< / ><><>10月1223.75-1223.25< / ><>2月1053.25-1053< / >< / ><><>11月1168.75-1168.25< / ><>< / >< / ><><>12月1118.25-1117.75< / ><>成交量: 177574< / >< / table>

<>< colspan="2">布伦特原油< / >< / ><><>10月 89.33-89.3< / ><>1月83.94-83.92< / >< / ><><>11月88.08-88.07< / ><>2月82.28-82.25< / >< / ><><>12月85.98-85.96< / ><>成交量: 483667< / >< / ><>< colspan="2">可可< / >< / ><><>9月4760 +372< / ><>9月4864 +324< / >< / ><><>12月4841 +356< / ><>12月4694 +246< / >< / ><><>3月4964 +355< / ><>3月4981 +372< / >< / ><><>5月4960 +347< / ><>5月4980 +367< / >< / ><><>7月 4954 +351< / ><>成交量: 81284< / >< / table>

罗布斯塔咖啡

<><>9月< / ><>3518< / ><>5月3494 -14< / >< / ><><>11月< / ><>3534 -21< / ><>7月 3499 +5< / >< / ><><>1月< / ><>3525 -16< / ><>< / >< / ><><>5月< / ><>3494 -14< / ><>成交量: 36253< / >< / table>

白砂糖

<><>10月509.6 -14.7< / ><>8月515.1 -9.8< / >< / ><><>12月519.4 -9.4< / ><>10月512.7 -5.5< / >< / ><><>5月522.8 -9.4< / ><>< / >< / ><><>5月522.8 -9.4< / ><>成交量: 65530< / >< / table>

伦敦谷物期货

LIFFE 小麦（收盘价 英镑 / 吨）

<>< colspan="2">11月215 +2.5< / >< colspan="2">5月221.5 +3.5< / >< / ><><>1月< / ><>214< / ><>7月< / ><>220< / >< / ><><>3月< / ><>216< / >< colspan="2">成交量: 19815< / >< / table>

数据由 ICE 提供。所示数据仅用于信息目的。ICE 或本出版物未做出任何要约。

<>< colspan="2">汇率< / >< / ><><>澳大利亚元< / ><>1.8913 (+0.00309)< / >< / ><><>加拿大元< / ><>1.88299 (+0.00105)< / >< / ><><>丹麦克朗< / ><>8.73386 (+0.0181)< / >< / ><><>欧元< / ><>1.1681 (+0.0025)< / >< / ><><>港元< / ><>10.622 (-0.029)< / >< / ><><>匈牙利< / ><>426.63 (+1.19)< / >< / ><><>印度尼西亚< / ><>24004.21 (-124.47)< / >< / ><><>以色列< / ><>4.0536 (+0.0258)< / >< / ><><>日元< / ><>216.769 (+0.272)< / >< / ><><>新西兰元< / ><>2.29158 (+0.00928)< / >< / ><><>挪威克朗< / ><>12.70501 (+0.03581)< / >< / ><><>波兰< / ><>5.07255 (+0.02879)< / >< / ><><>俄罗斯< / ><>116.741 (-0.578)< / >< / ><><>南非< / ><>21.8737 (+0.14282)< / >< / ><><>瑞典克朗< / ><>13.002 (+0.0725)< / >< / ><><>瑞士法郎< / ><>1.0954 (+0.00317)< / >< / ><><>土耳其里拉< / ><>65.384 (+0.0748)< / >< / ><><>美元< / ><>1.3549 (-0.0042)< / >< / table>

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市值(百万)< / td><>公司< / ><>价格 (p)< / ><>周涨跌 + / -< / ><>收益率%< / ><>市盈率< / >< / tr><><>16.48< / ><>Prospex Energy◆< / ><> $3\frac{1}{2}$ +< / ><> $\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-5.7< / >< / ><><>21.62< / ><>Quadrise◆< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-5.9< / >< / ><><>8.92< / ><>Reabold Resources◆< / ><> $61{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-768.8< / >< / ><><>1.98< / ><>Red Rock Res◆< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.3< / >< / ><><>35,041.70< / ><>Rio Tinto Ltd‡< / ><> $9424{1}{2}$ +< / ><> $202{1}{2}$ < / ><>3.6< / ><>18.0< / >< / ><><>96,320.50< / ><>Rio Tinto‡< / ><>7674 +< / ><>26< / ><>4.5< / ><>17.0< / >< / ><><>22.26< / ><>Rome Resources◆< / ><> $0{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-14.2< / >< / ><><>244.19< / ><>Serabi Gold◆< / ><>320< / ><>< / ><>1.6< / ><>6.1< / >< / ><><>1,002.22< / ><>Serica Energy◆< / ><>255 -< / ><> $3{1}{8}$ < / ><>6.3< / ><>-26.6< / >< / ><><>185,002.00< / ><>Shell‡< / ><> $3344{1}{2}$ -< / ><>65< / ><>4.5< / ><>15.0< / >< / ><><>4.82< / ><>Shuka Minerals◆< / ><> $3{1}{2}$ +< / ><> ${1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-2.5< / >< / ><><>3.89< / ><>Sound Energy◆< / ><> $1{1}{2}$ -< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-1.5< / >< / ><><>42.48< / ><>Star Energy◆< / ><>22< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-3.9< / >< / ><><>13.24< / ><>Sunda Energy◆< / ><> $2{1}{2}$ +< / ><> ${1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-2.9< / >< / ><><>1.88< / ><>Sunrise Resources◆< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-3.3< / >< / ><><>1.79< / ><>Synergia Energy◆< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>0.5< / >< / ><><>5.01< / ><>Tertiary Minerals◆< / ><> $0{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-7.0< / >< / ><><>5.67< / ><>Thor Energy◆< / ><> $0{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.6< / >< / ><><>145,853.00< / ><>Total Eng SE< / ><> $6392{1}{2}$ -< / ><> $242{1}{4}$ < / ><>4.7< / ><>12.6< / >< / ><><>7.00< / ><>Tower Resources◆< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.4< / >< / ><><>310.58< / ><>Tullow Oil< / ><> $20{1}{2}$ +< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>69.6< / >< / ><><>3.83< / ><>UK Oil & Gas◆< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.2< / >< / ><><>3.93< / ><>URU Metals◆< / ><>4 +< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-2.7< / >< / ><><>70.28< / ><>Vast Resources◆< / ><> $4{1}{2}$ -< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-0.7< / >< / ><><>4.68< / ><>Westmount Energy◆< / ><> $3{1}{2}$ +< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-8.6< / >< / ><><>11.90< / ><>Xtract Resources◆< / ><>1 -< / ><> ${1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-4.3< / >< / ><><>63.02< / ><>Zephyr Energy◆< / ><>3< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-7.0< / >< / table>

<>< colspan="6">专业与支持服务< / >< / ><><>1,262.13< / ><>4imprint‡< / ><>4480< / ><>-< / ><>112< / ><>4.0 15.0< / >< / ><><>240.69< / ><>Andrews Sykes♦< / ><>575< / ><>-< / ><> $22{1}{2}$ < / ><>4.5 13.3< / >< / ><><>175.90< / ><>BTG Consulting♦< / ><>109< / ><>< / ><>4.2 20.6< / >< / ><><>9,054.48< / ><>Bunzl< / ><>2792< / ><>+< / ><>38< / ><>2.7 19.8< / >< / ><><>338.93< / ><>Capita< / ><> $280{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>... -1.9< / >< / ><><>8.51< / ><>CEPS♦< / ><> $40{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>... -11.5< / >< / ><><>43.11< / ><>Christie Group♦< / ><> $162{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><>11< / ><>2.2 32.0< / >< / ><><>38,394.50< / ><>Compass< / ><> $2257{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><>

$12\frac{1}{2}$ < / td> 2.2 27.8< / >< / tr> <>9.67< / ><>Croma Security♦< / ><>70< / ><>< / ><>3.4 12.2< / >< / ><><>5,441.52< / ><>DCC Energy< / ><>6370< / ><>< / ><>3.4 ...< / >< / ><><>19.01< / ><>Diales Grp♦< / ><>36< / ><>+< / ><> $1\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>4.2 27.7< / >< / ><><>9,845.47< / ><>Diploma< / ><>7330< / ><>+< / ><>130< / ><>0.9 53.2< / >< / ><><>791.50< / ><>DiscoverIE< / ><>813< / ><>+< / ><>49< / ><>1.6 26.9< / >< / ><><>308.71< / ><>Essentra< / ><> $108{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>1.9 ...< / >< / ><><>27,005.50< / ><>Experian< / ><>3044< / ><>+< / ><>95< / ><>1.7 25.1< / >< / ><><>21.60< / ><>FIH Group♦< / ><> $172{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $27{1}{2}$ < / ><>27.1 3.8< / >< / ><><>260.99< / ><>Hargroaves

Servs♦< / ><>850< / ><>+< / ><>32< / ><>4.7 9.1< / >< / ><><>8,997.31< / ><>Intertek< / ><>5845< / ><>< / ><>2.8 26.8< / >< / ><><>1,795.88< / ><>Int'l Workplace< / ><>190< / ><>+< / ><>12< / ><>0.5 ...< / >< / ><><>536.50< / ><>Johnson Service< / ><> $148{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><>4< / ><>3.2 15.9< / >< / ><><>89.26< / ><>Journeo♦< / ><>505< / ><>< / ><>... 20.8< / >< / ><><>1,185.63< / ><>Kier Group< / ><> $261{1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $7{1}{8}$ < / ><>3.0 20.5< / >< / ><><>215.71< / ><>Latham (J)♦< / ><>1070< / ><>+< / ><>5< / ><>3.4 11.6< / >< / ><><>447.45< / ><>London Security♦< / ><>3650< / ><>< / ><>2.7 18.8< / >< / ><><>274.59< / ><>LSL Property Servs< / ><>278< / ><>+< / ><>4< / ><>4.1

16.7< / >< / ><><>119.62< / ><>Macfarlane< / ><>77< / ><>+< / ><> $5{1}{2}$ < / ><>4.8 19.3< / >< / ><><>12.83< / ><>Maintel Holdings♦< / ><> $68{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>... -5.8< / >< / ><><>7.20< / ><>Malvern Int'l♦< / ><> $21{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><>1< / ><>... -2.8< / >< / ><><>352.54< / ><>Mears Group< / ><> $424{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $6{1}{8}$ < / ><>4.3 7.6< / >< / ><><>729.53< / ><>Michael Page‡< / ><>222< / ><>-< / ><>2< / ><>2.1 76.6< / >< / ><><>2,714.76< / ><>Mitie Group< / ><> $208{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>2.2 31.6< / >< / ><><>7.18< / ><>MobilityOne♦< / ><> $6{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>... -2.1< / >< / ><><>10.23< / ><>Newmark Security♦< / ><> $108{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><>2< / ><>...

15.4< / >< / ><><>4.10< / ><>Norman Broadbent♦< / ><>204< / ><>+< / ><>14< / ><>... 6.4< / >< / ><><>16.16< / ><>Northern Bear♦§< / ><> $117{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><>13< / ><>6.4 3.9< / >< / ><><>75.88< / ><>NWF Group♦< / ><>153< / ><>+< / ><>2< / ><>5.7 8.2< / >< / table>

<><>黄金 / 贵金属（美元 / 盎司）< / >< / ><><>金锭：开盘 $4603.89< / >< / ><><>收盘 $4526.524 最高 $4631.93< / >< / ><><>最低 $4520.663< / >< / ><><>上午 $4602.00 下午 $4562.75< / >< / ><><>铂金 $1860.3< / >< / ><><>白银 $68.164< / >< / ><><>钯金 $1438.79< / >< / table>

市值 (百万)< / td><>公司< / ><>价格 (p)< / ><>周涨跌 + / -< / ><>收益率%< / ><>市盈率< / >< / tr><><>45.32< / ><>PCI-PAL♦< / ><>$62\frac{1}{2}$< / ><>< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>6.07< / ><>Petards♦< / ><>10< / ><>< / ><>-14.9< / >< / ><><>0.80< / ><>PHSC♦< / ><>$7\frac{1}{4}$< / ><>< / ><>-2.6< / >< / ><><>10.76< / ><>PowerHouse Energy♦< / ><>$0{1}{4}$< / ><>< / ><>-3.0< / >< / ><><>85.59< / ><>Record< / ><>43< / ><>-< / ><>$1{1}{8}$< / ><>8.4< / >< / ><><>773.43< / ><>Renew Holdings♦< / ><>977< / ><>+< / ><>26< / ><>2.1< / >< / ><><>8,732.52< / ><>Rentokil♣< / ><>$345{1}{4}$< / ><>+< / ><>$1{1}{2}$< / ><>2.7< / >< / ><><>393.22< / ><>Restore♦< / ><>293< / ><>+< / ><>$1{1}{2}$< / ><>2.5< / >< / ><><>4.47< / ><>River Global A♦< / ><>$2{1}{2}$< / ><>< / ><>-0.3< / >< / ><><>26.30< / ><>Roebuck Food Group♦< / ><>26< / ><>< / ><>-9.0< / >< / ><><>3,553.45< / ><>RS Group< / ><>$756{1}{2}$< / ><>+< / ><>19< / ><>3.0< / >< / ><><>11.61< / ><>RTC Group♦< / ><>95< / ><>< / ><>7.1< / >< / ><><>465.44< / ><>RWS Holdings♦< / ><>$125{1}{8}$< / ><>+< / ><>$2{1}{8}$< / ><>5.1< / >< / ><><>233.62< / ><>Science Group♦< / ><>578< / ><>< / ><>1.7< / >< / ><><>2,517.51< / ><>Serco♣< / ><>259< / ><>-< / ><>1< / ><>1.8< / >< / ><><>172.37< / ><>Smiths News< / ><>$69{1}{8}$< / ><>+< / ><>${1}{2}$< / ><>8.0< / >< / ><><>60.46< / ><>Software Circel♦< / ><>$15{1}{2}$< / ><>-< / ><>${1}{2}$< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>49.88< / ><>Staffline Group♦< / ><>43< / ><>+< / ><>${1}{8}$< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>367.68< / ><>SThree< / ><>301< / ><>+< / ><>3< / ><>4.8< / >< / ><><>35.14< / ><>Synectics♦< / ><>$197{1}{2}$< / ><>+< / ><>$12{1}{2}$< / ><>2.5< / >< / ><><>7.63< / ><>Thruvision Group♦< / ><>$1{1}{4}$< / ><>+< / ><>${1}{8}$< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>132.79< / ><>Tribal♦< / ><>62< / ><>+< / ><>${1}{8}$< / ><>2.1< / >< / ><><>18.62< / ><>Vianet♦< / ><>$65{1}{2}$< / ><>< / ><>3.7< / >< / ><><>1,010.32< / ><>ZIGUP♣< / ><>$441{1}{2}$< / ><>-< / ><>$24{1}{2}$< / ><>6.1< / >< / table>

<>< colspan="7">零售业< / >< / ><><>537.55< / ><>AO World< / ><>94 ${1}{2}$< / ><>-< / ><>${1}{8}$< / ><>...< / ><>14.9< / >< / ><><>2,387.95< / ><>B&M European< / ><>237 ${1}{8}$< / ><>+< / ><>$1{1}{4}$< / ><>4.0< / ><>14.6< / >< / ><><>255.02< / ><>Card Factory< / ><>76 ${1}{4}$< / ><>+< / ><>${1}{2}$< / ><>6.6< / ><>8.5< / >< / ><><>899.15< / ><>CVS Group< / ><>1322< / ><>+< / ><>26< / ><>0.6< / ><>17.9< / >< / ><><>389.40< / ><>DFS Furniture< / ><>165< / ><>+< / ><>$4{1}{2}$< / ><>0.6< / ><>15.7< / >< / ><><>1,753.93< / ><>Dunelm< / ><>870< / ><>-< / ><>14< / ><>8.0< / ><>11.3< / >< / ><><>3,722.34< / ><>Frasers Group< / ><>832 ${1}{2}$< / >< / table>

< / td> +< / ><>9< / ><>...< / ><>9.6< / >< / tr> <>1,895.82< / ><>Greggs< / ><>1854< / ><>+< / ><>16< / ><>3.7< / ><>15.4< / >< / ><><>598.77< / ><>Halfords $^{\ddagger}$ < / ><>273 $\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><>41< / ><>3.3< / ><>18.0< / >< / ><><>4,333.49< / ><>Howden Joinery< / ><>794< / ><>-< / ><>4< / ><>2.8< / ><>16.1< / >< / ><><>2,942.51< / ><>Inchcape $^{\ddagger}$ < / ><>849 $\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><>19< / ><>4.0< / ><>11.7< / >< / ><><>1.81< / ><>Imaging Biometrics< / ><>0 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-4.3< / >< / ><><>4,155.06< / ><>JD Sports< / ><>86 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $2{1}{8}$ < / ><>1.4< / ><>10.0< / >< / ><><>5,202.87< / ><>Kingfisher< / ><>315 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $5{1}{4}$

< / ><>3.9< / ><>22.5< / >< / ><><>8,212.73< / ><>Marks & Spencer< / ><>394 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $11{1}{8}$ < / ><>1.1< / ><>31.1< / >< / ><><>4.79< / ><>Mothercare $^{\blacklozenge}$ < / ><>0 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.9< / >< / ><><>44.66< / ><>Naked Wines $^{\blacklozenge}$ < / ><>67 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-7.3< / >< / ><><>18,636.50< / ><>Next< / ><>15575< / ><>+< / ><>290< / ><>1.7< / ><>20.5< / >< / ><><>2,029.02< / ><>Ocado< / ><>239 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>5.1< / >< / ><><>965.12< / ><>Pets at Home< / ><>218 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $5{1}{4}$ < / ><>3.4< / ><>15.8< / >< / ><><>520.25< / ><>Pinewood Tech Group< / ><>452< / ><>+< / ><>

$6{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>94.2< / >< / ><><>993.31< / ><>Saga< / ><>679< / ><>+< / ><>4< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>7,386.08< / ><>Sainsbury's< / ><>333 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>4.1< / ><>19.3< / >< / ><><>628.52< / ><>WH Smith< / ><>412 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>-< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-3.7< / >< / ><><>28.64< / ><>Sosandar $^{\blacklozenge}$ < / ><>13 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>94.6< / >< / ><><>28,650.40< / ><>Tesco< / ><>457 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>3.2< / ><>16.6< / >< / ><><>70.81< / ><>Topp's Tiles< / ><>36< / ><>< / ><>8.6< / ><>11.8< / >< / table>

<>< colspan="7">科技< / >< / ><><>500.44< / ><>Alfa Financial< / ><> $167{1}{8}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>5.7< / ><>16.4< / >< / ><><>117.22< / ><>Aptitude Software< / ><>215< / ><>< / ><>2.5< / ><>29.5< / >< / ><><>49.70< / ><>Bango◆< / ><> $64{1}{2}$ < / ><>+< / ><> $1{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-8.9< / >< / ><><>52.30< / ><>BATM Adv Coms< / ><> $11{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-3.8< / >< / ><><>116.04< / ><>Berkeley Res< / ><>26< / ><>+< / ><>1< / ><>...< / ><>-25.2< / >< / ><><>5.28< / ><>Blackbird◆< / ><> $1{1}{8}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-1.8< / >< / ><><>35.48< / ><>Celebrus Tech◆< / ><>95< / ><>+< / ><>4< / ><>3.6< / ><>-106.6< / >< / ><><>20.55< / ><>Cirata◆< / >

$12\frac{1}{8}$ < / td> -< / ><> $\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-2.9< / >< / tr> <>1.54< / ><>CloudCoCo◆< / ><> $0{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>0.4< / >< / ><><>6,024.03< / ><>Computacenter< / ><>5670< / ><>+< / ><>585< / ><>1.3< / ><>38.7< / >< / ><><>236.19< / ><>Concurrent Tech◆< / ><>260< / ><>+< / ><> $27{1}{2}$ < / ><>0.4< / ><>44.4< / >< / ><><>37.13< / ><>Corero◆< / ><> $7{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-98.4< / >< / ><><>477.27< / ><>Craneware◆< / ><>1394< / ><>+< / ><>94< / ><>2.4< / ><>33.7< / >< / ><><>5.92< / ><>Crimson Tide◆< / ><>90< / ><>+< / ><> $2{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>21.4< / >< / ><><>35.72< / ><>CyanConnode Hldgs◆< / ><>10< / ><>+< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-8.5< / >< / ><><>4.07< / ><>Dillistone Group◆< / ><> $11{1}{2}$ < / ><>-< / ><> ${1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-7.9< / >< / table>

货币利率 % 基准利率（结算银行）：3.75% 欧洲央行再融资利率：2.40% 美联储基金利率：3.5-3.75% 哈利法克斯抵押贷款利率 (SVR)：7.24%

<><>市值(百万)< / ><>公司< / ><>价格(p)< / ><>周涨跌+ / -< / ><>收益率%< / ><>市盈率< / >< / ><><>2.32< / ><>Forgent◆< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>-0.0< / >< / ><><>122.28< / ><>FDM Group< / ><> $111{1}{3}$ < / ><> $-2{1}{3}$ < / ><>6.3< / ><>21.4< / >< / ><><>517.97< / ><>Filtronic◆< / ><> $235{1}{2}$ < / ><> $-14{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / >< / ><><>371.30< / ><>GB Group< / ><> $162{1}{4}$ < / ><> $+5{1}{8}$ < / ><>2.7< / ><>-5.3< / >< / ><><>53.70< / ><>Ilika◆< / ><>27< / ><> $+{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-6.7< / >< / ><><>9.98< / ><>Ingenta◆< / ><> $65{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>6.9< / ><>5.5< / >< / ><><>67.34< / ><>Intercede◆< / ><>111< / ><> $-2{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>19.5< / >< / ><><>16.24< / ><>lomart◆< / ><> $14{1}{4}$ < / ><> $-{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-1.8< / >< / ><><>641.58< / ><>IQE◆< / ><> $48{1}{4}$ < / ><> $+3{1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-12.8< / >< / ><><>311.45< / ><>LG Electronics< / ><> $1812{1}{4}$ < / ><> $-22{1}{2}$ < / ><>1.4< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>58.20< / ><>MTI Wireless◆< / ><> $67{1}{2}$ < / ><> $+{1}{2}$ < / ><>3.0< / ><>15.6< / >< / ><><>5.08< / ><>Nanoco Group< / ><> $2{1}{8}$ < / ><> $+{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-2.3< / >< / ><><>197.04< / ><>Netcall◆< / ><> $115{1}{2}$ < / ><> $-3{1}{2}$ < / ><>0.8< / ><>47.1< / >< / ><><>6.78< / ><>Northamber◆< / ><>25< / ><>< / ><>2.4< / ><>-1.7< / >< / ><><>43.65< / ><>Oxford Metrics◆< / ><>39< / ><> $-{1}{8}$ < / ><>8.3< / ><>-70.9< / >< / ><><>13.81< / ><>Pennant Intl◆< / ><>29< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-5.8< / >< / ><><>1,256.97< / ><>Playtech< / ><> $406{1}{8}$ < / ><> $+14{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>1.0< / >< / ><><>32.54< / ><>Pulsar Group◆< / ><>24< / ><> $-{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-3.1< / >< / ><><>2,614.52< / ><>QinetiQ< / ><> $507{1}{2}$ < / ><> $-32{1}{2}$ < / ><>2.2< / ><>25.2< / >< / ><><>101.03< / ><>RM< / ><>103< / ><> $+{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>39.6< / >< / ><><>229.41< / ><>Seeing Machines◆< / ><> $4{1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-11.4< / >< / ><><>13.94< / ><>Shearwater Group◆< / ><> $58{1}{2}$

< / td> < / ><>...< / ><>-1.5< / >< / tr> <>4,103.22< / ><>Softcat< / ><>2084< / ><>+40< / ><>1.5< / ><>31.3< / >< / ><><>0.69< / ><>Sorted Group#< / ><>9< / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-0.2< / >< / ><><>22,977.80< / ><>Tele Ericsson< / ><> $738\frac{1}{8}$ < / ><> $-9\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>3.1< / ><>11.2< / >< / ><><>9,886.91< / ><>The Sage Grp< / ><>1092< / ><>-6< / ><>2.1< / ><>28.9< / >< / ><><>6.73< / ><>Touchstar◆< / ><>85< / ><>< / ><>3.8< / ><>-6.4< / >< / ><><>101.26< / ><>Tracis◆< / ><>340< / ><>+20< / ><>0.8< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>71.54< / ><>Triad Group§< / ><>410< / ><>< / ><>2.2< / ><>41.3< / >< / ><><>58.02< / ><>Water Intel◆< / ><>345< / ><>+7< / ><>...< / ><>16.3< / >< / ><><>94.19< / ><>Xaar< / ><>118< / ><>+2< / ><>...< / ><>-27.4< / >< / ><><>17.33< / ><>Zoo Digital◆< / ><> $17{1}{8}$ < / ><> $+3{1}{8}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-6.3< / >< / table>

<>< colspan="7">电信 (Telecoms)< / >< / ><><>12,079.40< / ><>Airtel Africa< / ><>332 ${1}{4}$ +< / ><>5 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>1.6< / ><>24.3< / ><>< / >< / ><><>20,463.60< / ><>BT Group $\ddagger$ < / ><>205 ${1}{4}$ +< / ><>1 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>4.1< / ><>18.7< / ><>< / >< / ><><>1,647.28< / ><>Currys $\ddagger$ < / ><>151 ${1}{4}$ +< / ><>1 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>2.0< / ><>9.8< / ><>< / >< / ><><>1,016.25< / ><>Gamma Comms< / ><>1140 +< / ><>58< / ><>1.9< / ><>16.4< / ><>< / >< / ><><>2,099.83< / ><>Helios Towers $\ddagger$ < / ><>202 ${1}{8}$ ~< / ><>3 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>0.9< / ><>74.3< / ><>< / >< / ><><>18.12< / ><>Gana Media $\blacklozenge$ < / ><>0 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-3.2< / ><>< / >< / ><><>680.67< / ><>Telecom Plus $\ddagger$ < / ><>875 +< / ><>4< / ><>5.7< / ><>8.6< / ><>< / >< / ><><>27,373.80< / ><>Vodafone< / ><>118 ${1}{2}$ +< / ><>1 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>3.3< / ><>-63.9< / ><>< / >< / table>

<>< colspan="7">交通 (Transport)< / >< / ><><>73.91< / ><>Braemar‡< / ><> $223{1}{2}$ +< / ><> $3{1}{2}$ < / ><>3.1< / ><>30.9< / ><>< / >< / ><><>1,567.84< / ><>Clarkson‡< / ><>5065 +< / ><>40< / ><>2.3< / ><>23.7< / ><>< / >< / ><><>5,108.99< / ><>EasyJet< / ><>674 +< / ><>3< / ><>2.0< / ><>10.2< / ><>< / >< / ><><>974.75< / ><>FirstGroup< / ><>179 -< / ><> ${1}{8}$ < / ><>4.0< / ><>8.4< / ><>< / >< / ><><>223.75< / ><>Fisher (James)< / ><>442 -< / ><>18< / ><>...< / ><>-50.8< / ><>< / >< / ><><>19,185.60< / ><>Intl Cons Air< / ><> $438{1}{4}$ +< / ><> $15{1}{4}$ < / ><>1.6< / ><>7.2< / ><>< / >< / ><><>942.76< / ><>Irish Cont< / ><>635 +< / ><> $2{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>15.9< / ><>< / >< / ><><>145.66< / ><>Mobico Group< / ><> $23{1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>...< / ><>-1.1< / ><>< / >< / ><><>5.00< / ><>Sutton Harbour♦< / ><> $3{1}{2}$ -< / ><> ${1}{4}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-0.3< / ><>< / >< / ><><>1,139.35< / ><>Wizz Air< / ><>1101 +< / ><>41< / ><>...< / ><>< / >< / table>

投资公司 (INVESTMENT COMPANIES)

公用事业< / td>< / tr><><>7,178.62< / ><>Centrica‡< / ><> $155\frac{1}{8}$ +< / ><> $1\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>3.6< / ><>-103.6< / >< / ><><>2,609.32< / ><>Drax Group< / ><>775 +< / ><> $30{1}{2}$ < / ><>3.9< / ><>37.4< / >< / ><><>50.63< / ><>Jersey Electricity< / ><>435 -< / ><>5< / ><>5.0< / ><>12.1< / >< / ><><>58,813.60< / ><>National Grid< / ><>1170 -< / ><>1< / ><>4.1< / ><>17.9< / >< / ><><>2,260.79< / ><>Pennon§< / ><>479 +< / ><> $17{1}{8}$ < / ><>6.1< / ><>24.7< / >< / ><><>9,502.24< / ><>Severn Trent< / ><>3146 +< / ><>32< / ><>4.0< / ><>25.5< / >< / ><><>29,691.60< / ><>SSE‡< / ><>2449 +< / ><>63< / ><>2.8< / ><>23.2< / >< / ><><>10,630.40< / ><>United Utilities< / ><>1431 +< / ><>7< / ><>3.7< / ><>16.6< / >< / table>

<><>市值(百万)< / ><>公司< / ><>价格(p)< / ><>周涨跌+ / -< / ><>收益率%< / ><>市盈率< / >< / ><><>29,017.20< / ><>3i Group< / ><>2828< / ><>-63< / ><>3.0< / ><>5.2< / >< / ><><>3,647.89< / ><>3i Infrastructure< / ><> $395{1}{2}$ < / ><>+4< / ><>3.4< / ><>12.4< / >< / ><><>1,361.00< / ><>Aberforth Smlr< / ><>1780< / ><>+18< / ><>2.7< / ><>27.8< / >< / ><><>5,085.89< / ><>Alliance Witan‡< / ><>1379< / ><>+9< / ><>2.1< / ><>74.5< / >< / ><><>116.09< / ><>Artemis UK Future Lead400 ${1}{2}$ < / >< colspan="2">+8 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>3.9< / ><>32.4< / >< / ><><>3.56< / ><>Athelney Trust< / ><>165< / ><>< / ><>6.1< / ><>14.5< / >< / ><><>1,047.89< / ><>AVI Global< / ><> $265{1}{2}$ < / ><>+3< / ><>1.7< / ><>52.4< / >< / ><><>383.64< / ><>AVI Japan< / ><> $172{1}{2}$ < / ><>+3 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>1.3< / ><>58.7< / >< / ><><>165.56< / ><>Baillie Gifford Ch Gr< / ><>306< / ><>-3< / ><>0.8< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>364.24< / ><>Baillie Gifford Eur Gr< / ><> $127{1}{2}$ < / ><>+3 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>0.6< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>698.81< / ><>Baillie Gifford Jpn< / ><>1078< / ><>+18< / ><>0.9< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>335.65< / ><>Baillie Gifford SN< / ><> $174{1}{4}$ < / ><>+4 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>0.4< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>240.72< / ><>Baillie Gifford UK Gr‡< / ><>227< / ><>+1< / ><>2.7< / ><>36.4< / >< / ><><>1,384.99< / ><>Bankers Invstmt Tst‡< / ><> $151{1}{4}$ < / ><>+2 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>1.9< / ><>67.4< / >< / ><><>1,271.72< / ><>BH Macro GBP< / ><>424< / ><>-2< / ><>...< / ><>20.0< / >< / ><><>329.97< / ><>Biotech Growth< / ><>1738< / ><>+6< / ><>...< / ><>-114.7< / >< / ><><>193.42< / ><>BlickRck Amer Inc‡< / ><>279< / ><>+1< / ><>5.3< / ><>98.6< / >< / ><><>185.67< / ><>BlickRck Eng&Res Inc< / ><>186< / ><>+2 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>3.1< / ><>53.1< / >< / ><><>320.60< / ><>BlickRck Fro Inv< / ><>194< / ><>+3< / ><>3.9< / ><>25.9< / >< / ><><>547.51< / ><>BlackRock Grt Euro< / ><>610< / ><>+5< / ><>1.2< / ><>88.5< / >< / ><><>43.33< / ><>BlickRck Inc&Grth‡< / ><>234< / ><>< / ><>3.3< / ><>32.4< / >< / ><><>666.31< / ><>BlickRck Smrl‡< / ><> $276{1}{2}$ < / ><>+2< / ><>2.9< / ><>31.6< / >< / ><><>1,981.24< / ><>BlickRck Wild

Min< / td><>1060< / ><>+42< / ><>2.3< / ><>44.0< / >< / tr> <>173.86< / ><>Brown Adv US Sm< / ><>1585< / ><>-32 $\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-264.6< / >< / ><><>677.52< / ><>Brunner‡< / ><>1580< / ><>+20< / ><>1.7< / ><>56.7< / >< / ><><>2,028.48< / ><>Caledonia Inv< / ><>397< / ><>+11< / ><>1.9< / ><>51.6< / >< / ><><>3,047.62< / ><>City of Lon IT‡< / ><>591< / ><>+4< / ><>3.7< / ><>27.4< / >< / ><><>< / ><>Crystal Amber Fd< / ><>82 $\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>-59.8< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>349.48< / ><>CT Priv Eq Ord< / ><>490< / ><>-6< / ><>5.8< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>332.69< / ><>CT UK Cap & Inc< / ><>358< / ><>+5< / ><>3.8< / ><>29.5< / >< / ><><>33.50< / ><>CT UK HIT B< / ><>109< / ><>< / ><>5.5< / ><>22.5< / >< / ><><>110.86< / ><>CT UK HIT< / ><>122< / ><>+6< / ><>4.9< / ><>25.2< / >< / ><><>< / ><>Dunedin Ent#< / ><>475< / ><>4.8< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>1,067.66< / ><>Edinburgh IT< / ><>860< / ><>+5< / ><>3.7< / ><>32.3< / >< / ><><>921.78< / ><>Edin Wwide< / ><> $266{1}{2}$ < / ><>+8< / ><>...< / ><>-240.1< / >< / ><><>6,467.37< / ><>F&C Inv Trust< / ><> $345{1}{4}$ < / ><>+4 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>1.2< / ><>76.8< / >< / ><><>392.63< / ><>Fidelity Asian Val< / ><>626< / ><>+2< / ><>3.3< / ><>27.8< / >< / ><><>1,200.19< / ><>Fidelity China Sp< / ><>264< / ><>+ ${1}{2}$ < / ><>3.4< / ><>28.6< / >< / ><><>583.22< / ><>FidelityEmrgMkt< / ><>1508< / ><>+26< / ><>1.3< / ><>66.0< / >< / ><><>2,151.82< / ><>Fidelity European Trust439< / ><>< / ><>2.3< / ><>38.8< / >< / ><><>1,536.27< / ><>Fidelity Spec Val< / ><> $473{1}{2}$ < / ><>+2 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>2.2< / ><>38.6< / >< / ><><>828.66< / ><>Fins Gwth & Inc< / ><>836< / ><>+9< / ><>2.4< / ><>44.2< / >< / ><><>637.75< / ><>GCP Infrastructure‡< / ><>83 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>+1 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>8.4< / ><>38.9< / >< / ><><>101.69< / ><>Global Opps Tst< / ><>348< / ><>+12 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>3.0< / ><>44.6< / >< / ><><>< / ><>Golden Prospect< / ><>114 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>< / ><>-17.1< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>< / ><>Greencoat Renew‡< / ><>67 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>8.6< / ><>-16.9< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>2,379.10< / ><>Greencoat UK Wind‡< / ><>110 ${1}{4}$ < / ><>+ ${1}{4}$ < / ><>9.7< / ><>-12.7< / >< / ><><>224.96< / ><>Hansa Investment Co< / ><>334< / ><>-4< / ><>1.3< / ><>75.9< / >< / ><><>421.24< / ><>Hansa Inv Co A< / ><>330< / ><>< / ><>1.3< / ><>75.0< / >< / ><><>2,347.38< / ><>Hbrvest Glbl Pt Eq< / ><>3380< / ><>+20< / ><>...< / ><>-57.4< / >< / ><><>350.90< / ><>Hend High Inc< / ><>207< / ><>+1< / ><>5.4< / ><>18.4< / >< / ><><>535.25< / ><>Hend Smlr< / ><>989< / ><>+21< / ><>2.9< / ><>37.9< / >< / ><><>572.15< / ><>Herald Inv Trust< / ><>2995< / ><>+40< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>1,995.44< / ><>HgCapital Trust< / ><> $440{1}{2}$ < / ><>+21 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>1.1< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>2,556.38< / ><>HICL Infra‡< / ><>137 ${1}{8}$ < / ><>-3< / ><>6.2< / ><>10.0< / >< / ><><>907.83< / ><>ICG Ent ‡< / ><>1494< / ><>+4< / ><>2.8< / ><>-420.8< / >< / ><><>175.06< / ><>Impax Env Mkts< / ><> $450{1}{2}$ < / ><>+5 ${1}{2}$ < / ><>1.1< / ><>91.2< / >< / table>

市值(百万)< / td><>公司< / ><>价格(p)< / ><>周涨跌+ / -< / ><>收益率%< / ><>市盈率< / >< / tr><><>999.86< / ><>Invesco Asia Dragon Tr503< / ><>+< / ><>10< / ><>3.8< / ><>51.2< / >< / ><><>504.78< / ><>Invesco Bond Inc< / ><> $171\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><> $+$ $\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>7.1< / ><>13.1< / >< / ><><>535.46< / ><>Invesco Gbl Eq Inc< / ><>415< / ><>+ 4< / ><>3.9< / ><>82.8< / >< / ><><>2,008.35< / ><>JPM American $\S$ < / ><>1218< / ><>+ 6< / ><>0.9< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>398.55< / ><>JPM Asia Gro & Inc< / ><>592< / ><>+ 10< / ><>5.3< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>216.38< / ><> China $\S$ < / ><>275< / ><>+ $\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>4.9< / ><>70.7< / >< / ><><>532.14< / ><> Claverhs $\S$ < / ><>978< / ><>+ 6< / ><>3.7< / ><>29.0< / >< / ><><>96.84< / ><> Emrg EMEA Sec< / ><> $239\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>- 4< / ><>0.3< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>1,578.61< / ><> Em Mkts< / ><>168< / ><>+ $1\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>4.5< / ><>73.0< / >< / ><><>576.64< / ><>JPMorgan Euro< / ><>643< / ><>+ 15< / ><>2.5< / ><>35.4< / >< / ><><>544.33< / ><> Em Mkts Div Inc< / ><>211< / ><>+ 6< / ><>2.8< / ><>37.1< / >< / ><><>3,383.47< / ><> GG&I $\S$ < / ><>620< / ><>+ 4< / ><>4.0< / ><>75.0< / >< / ><><>384.07< / ><> India $\S$ < / ><>880< / ><>+ 4< / ><>5.0< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>1,228.65< / ><> Japan< / ><>818< / ><>+ 15< / ><>1.1< / ><>80.6< / >< / ><><>209.10< / ><> Smllr Co< / ><>435< / ><>- 5< / ><>0.7< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>1,684.45< / ><>Law Debenture< / ><>1254< / ><>+ 12< / ><>3.0< / ><>33.7< / >< / ><><>408.38< / ><>Lowland Inv< / ><> $186\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>+ 1< / ><>3.6< / ><>27.7< / >< / ><><>< / ><>Marwyn Val Invi $\S$ < / ><>138< / ><>6.6< / ><>15.2< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>1,814.58< / ><>Mercantile IT< / ><>289< / ><>+ 6< / ><>2.9< / ><>31.2< / >< / ><><>1,009.81< / ><>Merchants Trust< / ><>684< / ><>+ 6< / ><>4.3< / ><>22.4< / >< / ><><>212.84< / ><>Mid Wynd< / ><>800< / ><>+ 14< / ><>1.0< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>2,493.82< / ><>Monks Inv Trust $\S$ < / ><>1636< / ><>+ 26< / ><>0.1< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>209.09< / ><>Montanaro Eur Sml $\S$ < / ><>181< / ><>+ $4\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>0.9< / ><>93.3< / >< / ><><>935.00< / ><>Murray Income Trust $\S$ 1002< / ><>+ 6< / ><>4.1< / ><>26.0< / >< / ><><>2,219.60< / ><>Murray Intl< / ><> $372\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>+ 2< / ><>3.4< / ><>26.8< / >< / ><><>485.62< / ><>Pacific Assets Trust $\S$ < / ><>425< / ><>- 1< / ><>...< / ><>75.9< / >< / ><><>1,512.71< / ><>Pantheon Intl< / ><>394< / ><>+ 7< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>6,803.14< / ><>Pershing Sqr $\S$ < / ><>3930< / ><>+ 14< / ><>1.4< / ><>3.8< / >< / ><><>1,711.09< / ><>Personal Assets $\S$ < / ><>556< / ><>+ 6< / ><>1.0< / ><>92.2< / >< / ><><>7,254.84< / ><>Polar CapTech< / ><>656< / ><>+ $16\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-783.0< / >< / ><><>1,785.26< / ><>Renewables Infra $\S$ < / ><> $76\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>- $\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>9.8< / ><>-14.2< / >< / ><><>3,197.91< / ><>RIT Cap Ptnr< / ><>2565< / ><>- 15< / ><>1.8< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>28.50< / ><>Riverstone< / ><>591< / ><>+

1< / td> ...< / ><>-369.7< / >< / tr> <>658.91< / ><>Schroder TotRt< / ><>712< / ><>+ 8< / ><>1.6< / ><>72.6< / >< / ><><>1,048.12< / ><>Schrod Asia Pac< / ><>842< / ><>+ 5< / ><>1.5< / ><>63.7< / >< / ><><>244.55< / ><>Schrod Inc Gwth< / ><>376< / ><>+ 2< / ><>3.9< / ><>30.0< / >< / ><><>440.13< / ><>Schrod Jap Gwth< / ><>387< / ><>+ 11< / ><>3.1< / ><>56.0< / >< / ><><>167.56< / ><>Schrod UKMid< / ><>782< / ><>+ 9< / ><>2.9< / ><>31.2< / >< / ><><>110.55< / ><>Schroder UK PP < / ><> $17\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>+ $\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>...< / ><>-72.5< / >< / ><><>818.42< / ><>Scot American $\S$ < / ><>565< / ><>+ 6< / ><>2.9< / ><>36.1< / >< / ><><>15,850.10< / ><>Scot Mortgage< / ><> $1492{1}{2}$ < / ><>+ $28{1}{2}$

< / ><>0.3< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>1,256.04< / ><>Sequoia Eco< / ><> $85{1}{2}$ < / ><>- ${1}{2}$ < / ><>8.0< / ><>12.5< / >< / ><><>247.80< / ><>STS Glbl Inc Grwth< / ><>229< / ><>- ${1}{2}$ < / ><>3.7< / ><>35.3< / >< / ><><>2,946.48< / ><>Temp Emg Mkt< / ><> $322{1}{2}$ < / ><>+ 2< / ><>1.6< / ><>59.8< / >< / ><><>1,292.19< / ><>Temple Bar $\S$ < / ><> $420{1}{2}$ < / ><>+ 1< / ><>3.7< / ><>30.5< / >< / ><><>795.97< / ><>The Glbl Smaller $\S$ < / ><> $193{1}{2}$ < / ><>+ ${1}{2}$ < / ><>1.6< / ><>65.6< / >< / ><><>< / ><>Potentially AI< / ><>6< / ><>< / ><>-1.5< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>967.92< / ><> Property< / ><>305< / ><>- $2{1}{2}$

< / ><>5.3< / ><>19.3< / >< / ><><>< / ><>UIL< / ><>204< / ><>3.9< / ><>20.1< / ><>...< / >< / ><><>482.32< / ><>Utilico Emerging Mkt< / ><>279< / ><>+ 3< / ><>3.5< / ><>20.6< / >< / ><><>909.85< / ><>Vietnam Ent Inv< / ><>740< / ><>+ 25< / ><>...< / ><>4.8< / >< / ><><>1,370.33< / ><>Ww Health< / ><> $389{1}{2}$ < / ><>- $5{1}{2}$ < / ><>0.6< / ><>...< / >< / table>

<><>市场利率< / ><>区间< / ><>收盘< / ><>1个月< / ><>3个月< / >< / ><><>哥本哈根< / ><>8.7338< / ><>8.7157< / ><>-131.621< / ><>-390.889< / >< / ><><>欧元< / ><>1.1681< / ><>1.1661< / ><>-13.61< / ><>-40.36< / >< / ><><>蒙特利尔< / ><>1.8830< / ><>1.8820< / ><>-25.32< / ><>-77.6< / >< / ><><>纽约< / ><>1.3550< / ><>1.3591< / ><>-0.005< / ><>1.2< / >< / ><><>奥斯陆< / ><>12.7055< / ><>12.6766< / ><>44.96< / ><>157.4< / >< / ><><>东京< / ><>216.7520< / ><>216.5190< / ><>-51.61< / ><>-152.11< / >< / ><><>苏黎世< / ><>1.0954< / ><>1.0920< / ><>-36.35< / ><>-111.26< / >< / table>

<>< colspan="2">其他英镑汇率< / >< / ><><>阿根廷比索< / ><>2051.08496-2051.08691< / >< / ><><>澳大利亚元< / ><>1.89125-1.89146< / >< / ><><>巴林第纳尔< / ><>0.51060-0.51260< / >< / ><><>巴西雷亚尔< / ><>7.06850-7.07050< / >< / ><><>欧元< / ><>1.16810-1.16890< / >< / ><><>港元< / ><>10.62200-10.62600< / >< / ><><>印度卢比< / ><>129.48160-129.56160< / >< / ><><>印尼卢比< / ><>24004.21094-24044.21094< / >< / ><><>科威特第纳尔< / ><>0.41760-0.41960< / >< / ><><>马来西亚林吉特< / ><>5.45470-5.45670< / >< / ><><>新西兰元< / ><>2.29128-2.29192< / >< / ><><>新加坡元< / ><>1.72641-1.72726< / >< / ><><>南非兰特< / ><>21.86554-21.87673< / >< / ><><>阿联酋迪拉姆< / ><>4.97680-4.97880< / >< / table>

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威廉·弗里施曼 (Wilem Frischmann)

敢于冒险的结构工程师，他为 Centre Point 提供的解决方案使伦敦后世的高层建筑成为可能

在威廉·弗里施曼的结构工程创新出现之前，人们认为在伦敦的粘土地基上建造摩天大楼风险过高。弗里施曼是一位匈牙利裔的犹太人大屠杀幸存者，战后定居英国。他在 Centre Point 项目中证明，密集钻孔的大直径混凝土桩可以承受巨大载荷，而不会导致建筑沉入粘土之中，从而有效地使这座首都的塔楼天际线成为可能。

弗里施曼在托特纳姆法院路 (Tottenham Court Road)、牛津街 (Oxford Street) 和查令十字路 (Charing Cross Road) 交汇处，在纵横交错的下水道和地铁隧道之上的这座 34 层塔楼上测试他的方案，这不仅是在土壤力学之父亚历克·斯肯普顿 (Alec Skempton) 教授的研究基础上进行的，更是将自己的职业生涯押在了上面。他在 2018 年告诉《观察家报》：“有人告诉我不能在粘土上建塔楼，所以我特意证明了这是可行的。”

精准是关键。当混凝土桩准备浇筑时，他亲自检查孔洞，结果被困在其中一个孔里，在那里度过了一个夜晚，祈祷自己能在早晨被救出，而不是成为他那精妙工程方案的一部分。

该建筑于 1966 年完工后，弗里施曼进一步奠定了其作为同代最具影响力的结构工程师之一的声誉。他与 Centre Point 的建筑师、抽烟的理查德·塞弗特 (Richard Seifert) 合作了 50 多栋高层建筑。塞弗特在弗里施曼工程才智的解放下，在伦敦设计的建筑数量超过了克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士 (Sir Christopher Wren)。

与塞弗特的合作项目包括伦敦金融城的国民西敏寺塔 (NatWest tower，现为 Tower 42)，但 Centre Point 仍是他的巅峰之作。在那里，弗里施曼开发了薄而高强度的预制混凝土元件，以优雅的格栅结构构成了建筑的主体。

由于伦敦市中心地块狭小且繁忙，塔楼的预制元件根据需要由卡车运入，并在没有外部脚手架的情况下由起重机吊装到位，而中央混凝土核心筒在浇筑后被垂直顶起。尽管表面上看起来没什么动静，但该建筑的上升速度惊人，每周增加一层。

公众最初对 Centre Point 的反应是敌视的。建筑历史学家尼古劳斯·佩夫斯纳 (Nikolaus Pevsner) 斥责这座塔楼“极其粗鄙”；1974 年，一群占屋者（包括未来的伦敦市长肯·利文斯通）谴责它是“我们社会所有腐朽事物的混凝土象征”。该物业神秘地空置了 15 年（显然是开发商哈里·海姆斯的一项计划，旨在利用该物业剧烈的资本增值，同时避免在有人入住时需缴纳的税率）。最终，它获得了租户，许多伦敦人学会了热爱它，该建筑于 1995 年被列为二级保护建筑。

这座 117 米高的塔楼为弗里施曼提供了一个平台，让他能在《明日世界》(Tomorrow's World) 等节目中分享他的未来主义建筑愿景。在思考几十年后人们将如何在城市中生活时，他痴迷地观察他在特威克纳姆 (Twickenham) 家中饲养的白蚁巢，并为英国过度拥挤城市中的人类“垂直生活”构思了一幅蓝图。他说，高达 40 英尺的白蚁塔“对它们来说，就像一座两英里高的建筑对我们一样巨大”。

在 1965 年接受《泰晤士报》采访时，弗里施曼预测，“混凝土技术的戏剧性进步”将使两英里高的摩天大楼成为可能，这些大楼本身就是城市，可容纳 400,000 人，从而一举解决交通问题，“因为人们的生活将更加紧凑”，并使居民能够受益于云层之上更纯净的空气和永恒的阳光。

1968 年 5 月，弗里施曼被

家中饲养的白蚁巢穴激发了其对“垂直生活”的构想

面对的是更为冷峻的现实。在过去的几年里，他一直警告不要在英国的高层住宅楼中使用大面板系统（LPS），这种系统自 20 世纪 50 年代后期起在英国大量普及，但具有像纸牌屋一样坍塌的潜在风险。1968 年，位于东伦敦纽汉（Newham）的 22 层罗南角（Ronan Point）塔楼在 18 层发生气体爆炸后，导致建筑的一个角落坍塌。奇迹般的是，仅有 4 人死亡。

弗里施曼（Frischmann）成为撰写提交给财政部关于塔楼坍塌原因报告的自然人选。他在报告中创造了“连续坍塌”（progressive collapse）一词，其建议促使 1970 年建筑法规做出修订，实际上禁止在高层社会住房中使用堆叠且未螺栓固定的预制混凝土面板系统。此后，此类建筑必须具备坚固的钢连接和“替代载荷路径”，以确保单个墙面板的丢失不会引发连锁反应。

在接下来的几年里，弗里施曼将他的 Pell Frischmann 公司发展成为一家全球性的咨询工程公司，拥有 1,000 多名员工，并在印度和中东设有子公司。2015 年，该公司获得了女王国际贸易奖。尽管他构想的两英里高塔从未实现，但弗里施曼在世界各地的卓越建筑上留下了印记，从上海的汇丰银行大厦到吉隆坡的马来亚银行塔楼。

在汇丰银行大厦项目中，他与项目建筑师诺曼·福斯特爵士（Sir Norman Foster）产生分歧，并在业内结下了其他敌人，包括泰勒·伍德罗（Taylor Woodrow）建筑公司——他曾对其住宅楼的大面板系统方案极为批判。他的儿子理查德（Richard）表示：“由于童年时期的经历，他是一个伟大的斗士，好斗、多变、坚定，且始终对技术着迷。”

威廉·弗里施曼（Wilem Frischmann）1931 年出生于捷克斯洛伐克温格瓦尔（Ungvar，现为乌克兰乌日霍罗德）的一个犹太家庭。1944 年，弗里施曼一家被驱逐到奥斯威辛集中营，他的父母——匈牙利裔大学行政人员拉约什（Lajos）和乌克兰裔的内莉（Nelly），以及他的妹妹博西（Bosyi）在那里被谋杀。弗里施曼和他的哥哥在从奥斯威辛到布痕瓦尔德的“死亡行军”中幸存下来。14, 岁时，他与另外 100 名儿童难民一起从布拉格被空运到英国。他在唐郡（Co Down）的米利斯尔学校（Millisle School）就读，随后进入肯特郡奥特登（Otterden）的邦斯法院学校（Bunce Court），这是一所为流离失所的犹太儿童设立的学校，其校友包括艺术家弗兰克·奥尔巴赫（Frank Auerbach）。

COURTESY OF PELL FRISCHMANN; ALAMY

弗里施曼站在刚竣工的中心点（Centre Point）前。他还负责了下方国民西敏寺塔楼（NatWest Tower）的结构工程。

威廉在汉默史密斯艺术与建筑学院（Hammersmith College of Art and Building）学习，随后在伦敦帝国理工学院获得建筑技术学位，之后在伦敦的北安普顿学院（Northampton Institute，现为城市圣乔治学院）获得博士学位，其论文探讨了如何在粘土层上建造高层建筑。他于 1958 年加入 CJ Pell & Partners 公司，仅三年后便成为合伙人。他于 1968, 年被任命为董事长，在公司更名为 Pell Frischmann 后，他将业务扩展到交通、公路与桥梁、铁路、水务、废水处理和核电领域。

—该公司参与了 1986 年为封锁切尔诺比利受损 4 号反应堆而建造的巨大混凝土和钢壳项目。

在中心点项目之后，他负责设计了赛弗特（Seifert）位于伦敦城、高 100 米的裁缝花园（Drapers' Gardens），该建筑于 1967 年竣工，证明了“平方英里”（伦敦金融城）可以开启新一代办公塔楼的先河，从“小黄瓜”（Gherkin）和“奶酪刨”（Cheesegrater）到“对讲机”（Walkie-Talkie）大楼。

这座 47 层、高 183 米的国民西敏寺塔（Nat-West tower）于 1980, 年完工，是英国首座高度超过 600 英尺的建筑，并且在 1990年代. 年被金丝雀码头的加拿大广场一号（One Canada Square）超越之前，一直是英国最高的建筑。这座塔楼采用了银行标志的六边形设计，体现了弗里施曼（Frischmann）对细节的关注；在 1993 年 IRA 针对主教门（Bishopsgate）的爆炸袭击后，该建筑被证实结构依然稳固。

弗里施曼才智过人且毫无自我怀疑，他像 19 世纪布鲁内尔（Brunel）等伟大的工程创新者一样具有创业精神，且与他们一样，机遇与挫折并存。他曾在 1973 年提出一项跨英吉利海峡大桥的方案，计划将桥梁建在海平面以上 230 米，并包含一条 12 车道的高速公路、一条铁路以及一座位于中间的庞大“欧洲城市”（Eurocity），相比之下，最终建成的海底隧道显得十分简陋。

他的成功之作之一是组建了一个财团，在 1993. 年以 £1040 万 买下了政府物业服务局（Property Services Agency）的一部分。这家私营企业赢得了来自新 NHS 信托机构的合同，负责维护医院建筑。三年后，他将该公司以 £8460 万 的价格卖给了 CVC 资本公司（CVC Capital Partners）。弗里施曼从中获利 £1800 万。

随后，弗里施曼与罗伯特·麦考派恩爵士（Sir Robert McAlpine）组建了格林威治媒体世界（Greenwich Media World）财团，并在苏格兰皇家银行的支持下，于 2001 年竞标千禧穹顶（Millennium Dome）场地，承诺投资 £6.5 亿 建立一个由杜莎集团（Tussauds Group）运营的电影制片厂。虽然该计划最终未能实现，但这位热衷于国际象棋的玩家始终在不断尝试。

弗里施曼的妻子西尔维娅（Sylvia，原姓 Elvey）曾是《Vogue》的模特，先于他去世。他的后代包括儿子理查德（Richard），一名公司律师及 Pell Frischmann 的前董事总经理，以及女儿贾斯汀（Justine），她曾是一名建筑系学生，后来成为了乐队 Elastica 的主唱，被誉为“英伦摇滚女王”，目前是一名居住在旧金山的艺术家。在 20 世纪 90 年代末名声最盛之时，贾斯汀在接受《卫报》采访时表示：“我的父亲是一个极其积极、有野心且胸怀世界的的人，看到这一点对我来说非常重要。”

威廉·弗里施曼于 2015. 年卸任 Pell Frischmann 的董事长。同年，当中心点（Centre Point）被改造为豪华公寓而重获新生时，他感到非常欣喜。Pell Frischmann 被任命为负责此次改造的结构工程师。事实上，人们发现该建筑的结构并未出现导致许多其他粗野主义混凝土建筑被拆除的那种腐朽现象。就像其野心勃勃的结构工程师一样，这座塔楼也老之将至而风韵犹存。

威廉·弗里施曼（Wilem Frischmann）CBE，结构工程师，出生于1931年1月27日。他于2026年8月20日因长期患病去世，享年95岁。

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休·奥弗拉赫蒂法官 (Mr Justice Hugh O'Flaherty)

爱尔兰最高法院法官，曾在具有里程碑意义的“X案”中做出裁决，允许一名被强奸的青少年前往英国堕胎。

休·奥弗拉赫蒂担任爱尔兰最高法院法官仅两年，就必须对爱尔兰法律史上最具争议的案件之一做出裁决。那是1992年，当时有人对高等法院的一项决定提出上诉，该决定禁止一名被强奸的14岁女孩的父母将其带往英格兰堕胎。高等法院法官的决定是基于宪法中加入的一项禁止堕胎的条款，根据该条款，未出生儿童享有与母亲同等的生存权。

奥弗拉赫蒂属于法院中的多数派，支持该上诉，在此过程中他完全不顾该条款的字面措辞。他们允许父母将怀孕的孩子带往英格兰。

回顾过去，这被视为爱尔兰社会世俗化斗争中的首次胜利，遏制了天主教会的主导地位，此前教会确保其关于性道德的观点反映在国家的民法之中。但作为一名虔诚的天主教徒，奥弗拉赫蒂并没有这种普遍的议程；对他而言，这仅仅是面对眼前的案件时，同情心所要求的做法。

奥弗拉赫蒂热爱法律且造诣深厚。然而，作为一名法官，当法律技术细节和规则产生残酷结果或不符合常识时，他不愿受其约束。这种结果导向的方法并不总是能被法律纯粹主义者所接受。他以避免司法职位的傲慢并保持对所有人的开放而自豪。此外，他的社交活动也比一名法官所应有的谨慎程度要多。

奥弗拉赫蒂的这种开放性最终成为了他的败笔。1998年晚些时候，在与一名被判危险驾驶致死罪的驾驶员亲属的随意交谈中，他给出了一项建议，导致该驾驶员向原判刑法院申请暂缓执行剩余刑期。在随后暂缓执行剩余刑期的听证会中，由于程序不规范，引发了死者家属的抗议和公众的强烈谴责。首席大法官对此进行了调查，认定相关法官未能以符合法官身份的方式处理案件，因此“损害了司法行政”。

奥弗拉哈蒂认为自己别无选择，只能屈服于辞职压力

报告还指责了奥弗拉哈蒂的干预行为。报告认为，如果他随后没有向一名法院官员询问其关于案件可以重新列入日程的看法是否正确，那么重新审理就不会发生。报告得出结论，奥弗拉哈蒂不明智的行为使其动机容易被误解，并因此“损害了司法行政”。作为回应，政府威胁要以行为不端为由，对奥弗拉哈蒂以及那名犯错的法官进行弹劾。尽管奥弗拉哈蒂坚称他的任何行为都不构成足以使其被免职的行为不端，但他最终屈服于压力选择辞职。这过早地结束了他的司法生涯。

休·詹姆斯·奥弗拉哈蒂于 1938 年出生在凯里郡的基拉尼。他的母亲

奥弗拉哈蒂的建议代价高昂

凯瑟琳（原姓麦克斯威尼）在他五岁时去世；他那丧妻且略显古怪的电工父亲詹姆斯，将他寄养在风景优美的伊夫拉格半岛卡希尔基文的一位姨妈家，在那里他与姐姐度过了快乐的童年。

一位对他未来非常感兴趣的叔叔是休·奥弗拉哈蒂蒙西纽尔（Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty），被称为“梵蒂冈的猩红皮姆内尔”（Vatican Pimpernel），他在第二次世界大战期间在罗马开展了英勇工作，保护犹太人和其他人免受德国人的迫害。德国人在意大利决定与盟军媾和后，于 1943 年占领了这座永恒之城。他的事迹启发了 1983 年由格里高利·派克主演的电影《红与黑》。

这位蒙西纽尔的工作得到了英国当局的认可，这使他倾向于鼓励年轻的侄子利用英国政府的一项计划，该计划资助律师的教育，以换取他们在取得资格后在殖民地法律服务部门工作的承诺。因此，在当地教区学院完成学业后，年轻的休·奥弗拉哈蒂前往都柏林大学学院和国王法院学习法律，在那里他是一名获奖学生。

到 1959 年他被接纳进入律师界（called to the Bar）时，哈罗德·麦克米伦将在 1960 年宣布的“变革之风”已开始在非洲吹起，殖民统治即将结束。殖民地部不再需要那些由他们资助教育的律师。奥弗拉哈蒂因此得以在爱尔兰执业，通过给学生讲课以及担任《爱尔兰新闻报》的副编辑来维持生计。

该报是共和党（Fianna Fail）的机关报。他从小听过该党领导人埃蒙·德·瓦莱拉在卡希尔基文的一次集会演讲后，便成为了该党的支持者。奥弗拉哈蒂在一名共和党成员大律师手下完成了实习，并作为由国家在民事案件中委任的初级法律顾问，建立了良好的执业基础。这使他积累了经验，从而能够拓展更广泛的执业范围。1976 年，他成为一名高级法律顾问，其精明程度与其勤奋和法律知识一样令人钦佩；作为国家法律顾问，他总是严谨地劝说当局，不能仅仅因为法律允许就采取不公正的行为。

由于杰克·林奇政府在 1970 年起诉财政部长查尔斯·霍伊，指控其共谋进口武器供北爱尔兰的天主教徒使用，共和党内部出现了严重分歧。虽然奥弗拉哈蒂对出席其进入高级律师界（Inner Bar）仪式的林奇保持忠诚，但他巧妙地应对了党内的分歧；正是霍伊在担任总理（taoiseach）期间，于 1990 年同意了他的请求，让他获得了从律师界直接被任命为最高法院法官的罕见擢升。

在导致其辞职的事件发生之前，人们预计奥弗拉哈蒂将接任首席大法官。他一直持保守立场，在审理针对已颁布立法的宪法挑战时，他对在面前陈述案件的人表现得友善且富有同情心。1998年出版的一卷法律论文集见证了他作为法学家的能力。

奥弗拉哈蒂的妻子凯瑟琳于2017年先他而去，两人相识于他年轻时在医院接受凯瑟琳护理期间。他留下了四个孩子：长子休和幼女布里德都成为了大律师；罗里从事广告业，凯瑟琳则是一名电影制片人。

奥弗拉哈蒂认为自己在被共和党（Fianna Fail）政府强迫辞职时受到了严苛对待，这种感觉并非毫无道理，这令他深受打击。其中一名部长试图任命他进入欧洲投资银行董事会作为补偿，但这次笨拙的尝试毫无效果，反而增加了他的耻辱感。此后多年，他陷入严重的抑郁，几乎完全处于不活动状态。

随后，在经历了一次前列腺癌手术并幸存下来后，他恢复了精神，再次享受他熟悉的爱好：打高尔夫球以及支持盖尔式足球中的凯里队。

爱尔兰最高法院法官休·奥弗拉哈蒂出生于1938年1月20日。他于2026年8月5日去世，享年88岁。

蒂莫西·伯里尔 (Timothy Burrill)

这位以绅士风度著称的都市电影制片人曾与罗曼·波兰斯基合作多部长片，包括《钢琴家》

在这样一个并非总是以礼貌著称的行业中，蒂莫西·伯里尔（Timothy Burrill）的诚实与谨慎闻名遐迩。伯里尔身材高挑，举止优雅，拥有一双迷人的蓝色眼睛和亲切且具有贵族气质的风范，他将巧妙地约束合作对象那火爆的艺术脾气变成了一门艺术。他被誉为“最后一位绅士制片人”，这不仅是因为他无可挑剔的礼仪——伯里尔在握手时会起立，会为他人拉椅子，且在每次活动后总会寄出感谢信——还因为他能利用个人魅力，在导演导致制作预算严重超支时寻找解决方案。

罗曼·波兰斯基在1971年改编的奢华版《麦克白》就遭遇了这种情况。这部由肯尼斯·泰南（Kenneth Tynan）共同编剧的作品由休·赫夫纳（Hugh Hefner）和花花公子集团（Playboy Group）出资，但在演职人员于苏格兰一个偏远且气候恶劣的地区花费一个月拍摄一场冗长的战斗场景后，预算出现了惊人的超支。波兰斯基的进度落后如此之多，以至于电影的“完工担保”（completion bond）——一种确保电影能够交付的保险，也是投资者的某种财务安全网——面临着关闭整个项目的风险。伯里尔的任务是在波兰斯基的创意愿景与担保人的顾虑之间取得平衡，他通过说服赫夫纳再追加50 per cent的预算，完成了这一外交壮举。

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伯里尔与波兰斯基的创意伙伴关系是他职业生涯中最持久的关系之一，尽管两人在几乎所有方面都截然不同。伯里尔出生于威尔士，是伊顿公学的老校友，曾任禁卫步兵团士兵，他对埃克莱斯蛋糕（Eccles cakes）的极大热情可以追溯到在利物浦码头工作期间。波兰斯基在纳粹占领的波兰逃避抓捕，随后成为20世纪最著名的导演之一，但在被指控强奸一名13岁女孩后，其职业生涯陷入了争议。如果说波兰斯基在个人方面有缺陷但在创意上才华横溢——在镜头后像个激进分子——那么伯里尔则是有条不紊、耐心、谨慎且正直。他的大部分工作都需要起到平息事端的作用。

伯里尔温文尔雅的风范有时会导致好莱坞的人低估他对电影制作官僚体系的掌控力。在担任

伯里尔的第一任妻子是模特菲莉帕·黑尔（Philippa Hare），两人育有一女

1978年由克里斯托弗·里夫（Christopher Reeve）主演的《超人》的制作监督时，他以在制片厂周围散步而闻名，并在发现一个场景在三天前已被删除但布景仍在搭建时，为制作方节省了数百万加元；他后来制作了1984年由海伦·斯莱特（Helen Slater）、费伊·邓纳薇（Faye Dunaway）和彼得·奥图尔（Peter O'Toole）主演的《超女》。

伯里尔曾协助资助获得奥斯卡奖的《烈火战车》（1981），并与波兰斯基合作了更多作品，包括《苔丝》（1979）、具有部分自传色彩的《钢琴家》（2002）、《奥利弗·twist》（2005）以及《幽灵写手》（2010）。后者在欧洲电影奖上获得了包括最佳电影和最佳导演在内的六项大奖。由于波兰斯基担心被引渡到美国，他通过Skype参加了颁奖礼，由伯里尔代表他领取奖项。

Burrill 还制作了《第四协议》（The Fourth Protocol），这是一部由约翰·麦肯齐执导，迈克尔·凯恩和皮尔斯·布鲁南主演的冷战间谍惊悚片，讲述了超级大国之间为防止核扩散而签署的一项秘密协议。后来 Burrill 表示，他认为该片的商业成功受到了时机不佳的影响。弗雷德里克·福赛特在 1983 年写这部小说时，核浩劫似乎确实有可能发生；但到 1987 年电影上映时，政治气候已经冷却：戈尔巴乔夫取代切尔年科成为苏联领导人，并实施了公开化（glasnost）和重建（perestroika）。“如果我们早五年拍这部电影，它对当时的政治局势会产生更大的影响，”Burrill 说道，并补充说惊悚片需要具有相关性才能刺激观众。

蒂莫西·佩克奥弗·伯里尔（Timothy Peckover Burrill）于 1931 年出生在北威尔士登比郡埃尔威河畔的小城市圣亚萨夫，父母是马乔里（原姓赫尔巴特）和土地代理人莱昂内尔。在伊顿公学就读后，他在德国的禁卫步兵团服役，期间负责携带手枪为莱茵河英国陆军运送工资单。

在进入电影界之前，Burrill 曾在利物浦码头的航运业工作，负责检查船上卸下的货物，随后作为克兰航运公司（Clan Line）一艘开往莫桑比克贝拉的货轮船员工作。这不是他想要的生活，不久后他找到了一份自己热爱的工作，在一家为英国政府（包括国民医疗服务体系 NHS）制作纪录片的小电影公司工作；另一个项目是为铁托制作一部宣传南斯拉夫旅游的纪录片。由于 Burrill 心爱的电影生涯始于 1956 年，他一直使用 TB56 这个车牌号。他的早期作品包括《在琴弦上》（On the Fiddle, 1961）——这是肖恩·康纳里的首批角色之一，以及卡雷尔·赖兹 1964 年的长片《黑夜降临》（Night Must Fall）。

Burrill 是推动英国成为欧洲机构（尤其是法国电影）联合制作合作伙伴的先驱。他在 1981 年至 1983 年间担任英国电影学院（Bafta）主席，并在 1997 年担任 Pathé Pictures UK 的制作主管，当时法国公司 Pathé 赢得了英国政府授予的三个制作英国电影的彩票特许经营权之一。

Burrill 结过两次婚。他的第一任妻子是模特菲莉帕·黑尔，两人育有一女丽贝卡。他的第二任妻子是建筑师圣塔·沃尔夫，两人育有三个孩子：杰米玛、约书亚和塔比莎。他们后来离婚了，他的子女以及相伴 43 年的伴侣佩特拉·威洛比在世。

除了在电影拍摄现场，Burrill 最快乐的时候就是坐在港口看着船只驶入，这或许是对他当年在利物浦做码头工人的致敬。

电影制片人蒂莫西·伯里尔于 8, 1931. 出生。他于 23, 2026, 去世，享年 95 岁。

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九月星空

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海王星的机遇之窗

克里斯·林托特 (Chris Lintott)

今年九月是海王星被发现 180 周年，该行星将于 26 日处于冲日位置。届时满月恰好位于其上方，这将是一个观测我们最遥远行星的绝佳机会。

海王星太暗，无法在没有光学辅助的情况下看到，但使用双筒望远镜可以观测到。它与月亮以及亮度更高的土星形成一个等腰三角形，土星在双鱼座中与它为伴。小型望远镜可以显示出它的颜色——一种淡蓝色——以及将其与周围恒星区分开来的圆盘形状。

在适当的放大倍数下，很难不发现海王星的行星特性，尽管需要通过连续数晚观察其相对于背景恒星的运动，才能确认它确实是太阳系的一员。

因此，令人颇感惊讶的是，在 1846 年柏林的约翰·戈特弗里德·加勒 (Johann Gottfried Galle) 正式发现海王星之前，许多观测者都曾捕捉到海王星，却并未意识到他们之前看到了什么。

这些发现前的观测中最著名的是伽利略，他在 1612 和 1613 年发现了海王星，甚至注意到它似乎在移动，但并未做出逻辑上的飞跃从而宣布发现了一颗新行星。最令人诟病的是剑桥大学的詹姆斯·查利斯 (James Challis) 教授，他当时在跟进约翰·考奇·亚当斯 (John Couch Adams) 的预测。亚当斯一直在研究天王星的运动，某些不规则现象使他能够预测太阳系外围存在另一个巨大的天体。他的研究是准确的，但查利斯过于谨慎，决定扫描大片天空区域。他确实观测到了海王星，但被基于法国伟大动力学家乌尔班·勒韦里耶 (Urbain Le Verrier) 预测而开展工作的德国团队抢先一步。

海王星绕太阳运行一周的周期略短于 165 年，因此自发现以来，它在天空中的运行轨迹刚好完成了一圈。加勒发现它时，其位置距离摩羯座 $\delta$ 星（delta Capricornus）仅几度，本月的星图对此进行了标注。这是一个古老的星座，这个松散的星群在传统上被认定为神话中的“海羊”，但在我看来，它更像一只纸船。

这些恒星中第一颗也是最亮的一颗——阿尔吉迪 (Al Giedi)，在旧星座中常见的命名重复现象中，它本身也被称为“山羊”。它是一颗双星，两颗恒星的亮度相对接近，但这种排列纯属巧合，两者仅是在我们的视线方向上彼此接近，而非受引力束缚的联星。

该星座最著名的是拥有极佳的球状星团 M30。虽然它在英国天空中的高度从未很高，但使用双筒望远镜即可轻松可见；而在望远镜的目镜中，这个由数万颗恒星组成的辉煌星团是一道绝美景观，致密的核心被一串串清晰可见的恒星所环绕。

观测它意味着在横跨银河系地看向远方，因为它距离我们约 27,000 光年。近期，它被天文学家视为研究我们银河系历史的追踪指标，因为它的逆行运动（与银河系正常的恒星流量方向相反）表明，它是通过与一个早已消散的卫星星系合并而获得的。

回到太阳系，目前的晨空包含几颗肉眼可见的行星。位置最佳的是前文提到的土星，到本月底，它将距离其自身的冲日位置仅差几天。在近期的环面穿越之后，土星环现已重新开启，即使是小型望远镜也能再次轻松观测到。火星在本月初午夜后不久升起，到月底时将接近巨蟹座著名的蜂巢星团，新月将在 9 月 8 日早晨通过掩星现象经过该星团。

若要观测这一极具视觉冲击力的天文现象，请寻找视野开阔的东北方向地平线，并使用双筒望远镜寻找该星团的组成恒星。不过，黎明前天空亮度的增加会迅速掩盖这些暗淡的星团恒星，因此值得为此早起。掩星现象大约在凌晨4点开始。

九月天空中的木星则像是一场即将上演的精彩节目。虽然在本月伊始，它在太阳升起前几个小时才升起，但它已经光芒四射，成为黎明前东边天空中最亮的天体。到本月底，它在黑暗天空中的位置将足够高，以便进行高质量的摄影，观测者们将开始记录其不断变化的云层、风暴和带状条纹模式，正是这些特征让这颗最大的行星成为了一个永恒的观测机会。

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城市 / 温度 / 天气 / 降水量 / 风速 :--- 布里斯托 (Bristol) / 20 / R / 0.8 / 3.6 坎伯恩 (Camborne) / 15 / C / 3.0 / 3.9 加的夫 (Cardiff) / 21 / PC / 9.6 / 2.6 爱丁堡 (Edinburgh) / 17 / C / 8.4 / 6.5 埃斯克代尔缪尔 (Eskdalemuir) / 17 / R / 12.2 / 3.9 格拉斯哥 (Glasgow) / 17 / C / 8.8 / 7.7 赫里福德 (Hereford) / 21 / PC / 0.4 / ** 赫斯特蒙苏 (Herstmonceux) / 20 / C / 1.4 / 0.2 伊普斯维奇 (Ipswich) / 22 / PC / 10.0 / 0.7 曼岛 (Isle of Man) / 17 / R / 0.0 | Isle of... | | | | | 米尔福德海文 (Milford Haven) / 18 / C / 1.4 / ** 纽卡斯尔 (Newcastle) / 21 / PC / 0.0 / ** 诺丁汉 (Nottingham) / 20 / C / 2.6 / 0.5 奥克尼 (Orkney) / 13 / C / 0.8 / ** 牛津 (Oxford) / 18 / R / 0.4 / ** 普利茅斯 (Plymouth) / 20 / PC / 0.6 / ** 波特兰 (Portland) / 20 / PC / 0.0 / ** 圣玛丽岛，西利群岛 (Scilly, St Mary's) / 18 / C / 1.0 / ** 肖勒姆 (Shoreham) / 21 / ** / 0.8 / 0.5 什鲁斯伯里 (Shrewsbury) / 17 / D / 1.0 / 0.0 斯诺多尼亚 (Snowdonia) / 17 / R / 5.8 / ** 绍森德 (Southend) / 22 / PC / 0.0 / 0.9 | South... | | | | | Ulist / 16 / C / 0.0 / ** 斯托诺韦 (Stornoway) / 15 / C / 0.8 / 0.0 蒂里岛 (Tiree) / 15 / C / 0.4 / 8.1 怀特黑文 (Whitehaven) / 17 / R / 2.6 / 2.4 威克 (Wick) / 13 / C / 0.8 / ** 尤维尔顿 (Yeovilton) / 19 / C / 3.2 / 1.9

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未来五天预报

天气多变，伴有阵雨和阵雨，北部和西部地区最为频繁

明日

强降雨将从苏格兰和北爱尔兰向东南部扩散。威尔士和爱尔兰南部有少量孤立阵雨。其他地区有阳光。 最高 23℃, 最低 5℃

周三

天气不稳定，英格兰北部和西部、威尔士、爱尔兰和苏格兰有阵雨和阵雨。英格兰东南部大部分时间干燥且多云。

周四

阵雨将从爱尔兰、苏格兰、威尔士西部和英格兰西北部向东推进。其他地区有阳光，并伴有孤立阵雨的可能性。 最高 25℃, 最低 7℃

周五

天气不稳定，伴有阵雨和阵雨。苏格兰西北部降雨最强。

周六

爱尔兰、苏格兰和英格兰北部有阳光时段，并伴有阵雨的可能性。英格兰南部和威尔士天气干燥，有阳光。 最高 22℃, 最低 6℃

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海况

温度

28 (摄氏度)

平静 轻微 中等 汹涌

洪水预警与警告

周日 17:00，英格兰有 7 个洪水预警，无警告；威尔士有 1 个洪水预警，无警告；苏格兰有 10 个洪水预警，无警告。欲了解英格兰的更多信息和更新，请访问 check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk；威尔士请访问 naturalresources.wales / flooding；苏格兰请访问 SEPA.org.uk

总体情况：有阳光时段，并伴有阵雨的可能性。爱尔兰东南部最干燥。

北爱尔兰、爱尔兰共和国：早晨大部分时间干燥，有阳光。下午阵雨将扩散至北部和西部地区。西风轻至中等。最高 18℃ (64F)，最低 10℃ (50F)。英格兰西南部、威尔士、海峡群岛、英格兰西北部、马恩岛：早晨有阳光时段和分散阵雨。下午大部分时间干燥，伴有较长时间的

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阳光时段。西风或西北风轻至中等。最高 20℃ (68F)，最低 9℃ (48F)。伦敦、英格兰东南部、英格兰中南部、中英格兰、英格兰中北部、英格兰东北部、湖区、英格兰东部、东英吉利：早晨开始时，东英吉利有少量孤立强阵雨。其他地区早晨干燥，有阳光。下午有阳光时段，并伴有强阵雨的可能性。西风或西北风中等。最高 22℃ (72F)，最低 9℃ (48F)。

综述情况

一个与北海低压系统相关的闭塞线将把分散的阵雨向东推向英格兰和威尔士。另一个闭塞线将给苏格兰北部带来分散的大阵雨。一个高压脊将推入爱尔兰南部，带来大部分干燥且更稳定的天气，并伴有阳光。

苏格兰西北部、阿伯丁、莫雷湾、苏格兰东北部、北群岛：晴朗时段且有分散阵雨，部分为大阵雨。下午起从西部开始天气将转干。西风或西南风，风力中等至强。最高 18℃ (64F)，最低 9℃ (48F)。边境地区、苏格兰西南部、中部高地、爱丁堡和邓迪、格拉斯哥、阿盖尔：晴朗时段，有孤立阵雨的可能性。西风，风力中等。最高 19℃ (66F)，最低 8℃ (46F)。

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“八月的雨：夏季最好的时光已逝，而新的秋天尚未诞生。一段古怪且不稳定的时光。” —— 西尔维娅·普拉斯，《西尔维娅·普拉斯未删节日记》

八月的最后几天出现了大量降雨，秋天似乎已经在更凉爽、更潮湿且多风的条件下招手。尤其是树上的叶子，似乎在匆忙地转向秋色并飘落，这被称为由夏季高温和干旱引起的“假秋天”。随着一场伟大的复苏出现，英格兰和威尔士的大部分地区正呈现出一片绿色，随着新叶再次生长，草地逐渐变绿。这种现象得益于草类的生长顶端受到枯叶的保护，准备在雨中复苏并重新焕发生机。甚至大地也在自我修复，长期干旱中被烤干的土壤中巨大的裂缝在雨水中闭合。

但有些树木无法从长期干旱中恢复。山毛榉树尤其容易受到影响，因为它们拥有广泛的浅根系，在 1976 年，许多成熟的山毛榉树死亡或受到严重损害。许多幸存者从未恢复，直到 40 年后仍有树木死亡。桦树和枫树对干旱也很敏感，因为它们同样具有浅根，林地信托基金会（Woodland Trust）报告称，英格兰的古老橡树在这个夏天也遭受了损失。其中一个受害者是诺丁汉郡舍伍德森林中巨大的“梅杰橡树”（Major Oak），它在 6 月死亡，它是欧洲最大且最古老的橡树之一。这是近年来极端炎热、干燥的夏季导致的结果，尤其是 2022 年 7 月的极端热浪。

至于英国榆树，它们从未从 1976. 毁灭性的荷兰榆树病袭击中恢复。这种疾病是由一种由皮蠹传播的真菌引起的，到 1980 年，大多数成熟的英国榆树已经死亡，即使当树木幸存的根部重新长出吸芽时，随着疾病再次席卷全国，它们也屈服于一种新的、更具毒性的真菌。

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他用了赛道八圈中的六圈才进入前四名，其中包括英国队的队友查理·奥尔德里奇。在经过一段时间的恢复后，皮德考克点燃了比赛，在一次陡峭的爬坡中爆发，令对手措手不及。

由于没有人能跟上这位双届奥运金牌得主兼2023年越野世界冠军的节奏，该小组开始一名接一名地掉队。他上一次参加山地车比赛可能是在五月的诺韦梅斯托，但这项运动是皮德考克最初的热爱。

在最后两圈中，皮德考克在陡峭的山丘上一次次发起进攻，直到只有奥尔德里奇紧随其后，但很快皮德考克的爆发力就让对方无法承受。他的领先优势不断扩大，到最后超过了20秒。他与观众击掌，跨过终点线，并将他的Pinarello自行车高举过头顶，夺得了他的第二个越野世界冠军，使其在两枚奥运金牌之外又添一冠。

奥尔德里奇在最后一圈奋力追赶，最终落后于同胞17秒，获得第二名，为英国队实现了冠亚军包揽。

“老实说，我不知道该说什么，”皮德考克显然情绪激动地说道，“我想把这次胜利献给芬·塔林和乔什，看到他开始参加环西赛真是太不可思议了。”

19岁的芬利·塔林在本月早些时候参加葡萄牙环赛时不幸去世。他的兄弟乔什效力于皮德考克的前球队Netcompany Ineos，并参加了环西赛以纪念他的兄弟。

“明年我不会参加那么多的山地车赛，”皮德考克补充道，“我将专注于公路赛，然后在洛杉矶（2028年奥运会）之前回归山地车。”

斯通为领头羊诺丁汉郡发光，福克斯百分救萨里

郡冠军赛 内维尔·斯科特

各队将于周三开始最后四场比赛，计划在9月26天中的16天进行比赛，这将决定冠军归属。诺丁汉郡在顶级组中领先，但仅比萨默塞特郡多4分，比华威郡多8分，其余球队则落后19分或更多。

卫冕冠军昨日在伯明翰尽力尝试完成不可能的任务，他们在确保两个击球分但丢掉八个三柱门的情况下宣布停止击球，当时乔·克拉克最终以150.分出局。这夺走了华威郡的一个投球分，而奥利·斯通在他使用新球的投球阶段拿下了三个三柱门，增加了他在上一场击败萨里队的十个三柱门战果，主队随之崩溃。

到下午三点左右，他们在7个三柱门丢掉114分的情况下，距离强制再次击球的数值还差62分，但仅剩51个回合。斯通最终以49分拿走五个三柱门，获得了最高投球分，而华威郡在获得185,分时没有拿到击球分，从而避免了再次击球。

分区的低端位置在最后一天也出现了波动。约克郡与莱斯特郡之间无法进行比赛，因此如果萨里队在切姆斯福德输给

福克斯在早早失手后仍砍下精彩的不败百分

埃塞克斯队。在四名球员出局的情况下恢复比赛，他们在午餐后20分钟陷入困境，比分仅为144比7，领先优势仅为48分。起初，本·福克斯（Ben Foakes）化险为夷，避开了西蒙·哈默（Simon Harmer）的一次接球出局机会，这位英格兰球队的接球手最终以120分不败，与汤姆·劳斯（Tom Lawes）共同增加了104分，劳斯在茶歇后出局，此时仅剩28个回合。45分钟后，比赛以平局告终。

排名垫底的汉普郡队在卡迪夫通过在68个球中猛砍108分，尝试在午餐前宣布结束击球，比分为300比8，挑战格拉摩根队以每回合4.58分的速率追赶302分。当格拉摩根队跌至21比3时，汉普郡队的希望有所增加，但随后雨水的介入终结了比赛。

萨默塞特队在霍夫对阵萨塞克斯队时似乎更担心出现失误，汤姆·拉蒙比（Tom Lammonby）在该场比赛中取得了赛季最佳的93分。尽管在午餐后立即失去了三个击球权给第二个新球，但他们从295比6提升到宣布结束击球时的350比9，留给对方一个名义上的303分目标（速率6.89），比赛再次以平局收场。

在第二组中，米德尔塞克斯队凭借快球手纳维亚·夏尔马（Naavya Sharma）在36分中取得4个出局，在七个回合内迅速击出六人，随后在隔夜三名球员出局的情况下，德比郡队以131分屈服。米德尔塞克斯队随即放弃了回复击球，但当雨水再次降临，德比郡队已达到111比3。

结果

板球

罗瑟塞郡锦标赛 (Rothesay County Championship) 第一组：埃塞克斯 对 萨里 切姆斯福德（四日赛最后一天）：萨里 (11分) 平 埃塞克斯 (12分) 萨里第一局 183 第二局 (隔夜 51-4) J W Blake c Pepper b Harmer 14 †B T Foakes 不败 120 M K Lomror c Pepper b Porter 11 A R G Thomas c Pepper b Akhter 33 T E Lawes b Cook 44 R D Chahar 不败 17 额外分 (b 11, lb 9) 20 总计 (8个出局宣布结束, 99个回合) 298 出局顺序 1-33, 2; 2-34, 3; 3-45, 4; 4-51, 5; 5-73, 6-92, 7; 7-144, 8-248. 投球 Porter 11-2-44-1; Cook 27-8-53-2; Harmer 38-13-92-3; Snater 6-1-21-1; Critchley 7-0-31-0; Akhter 8-0-24-1; Westley 1-0-5-0; Walter 1-0-8-0. 埃塞克斯第一局 279 (D Elgar 113; R D Chahar 6个出局 80分)

格拉摩根 对 汉普郡 索菲亚花园 (四日赛最后一天)： 汉普郡 (11分) 平 格拉摩根 (11分) 汉普郡第一局 162 (J S Lehmann 51分不败) 第二局 (隔夜 124-2) T E Albert c Dickson b Kellaway 64 J S Lehmann b UL-Hassan 36 T J Prest b Kellaway 15 *†B C Brown c and b 30 A J Neal c Tribe b Crane 47 J K Fuller lbw b 0 E V Jack 不败 16 额外分 (b 6, lb 3, nb 4) 13 总计 (8个出局宣布结束, 69.3个回合) 300 出局顺序 1-70, 2; 2-90, 3; 3-173, 4; 4-192, 5; 5-215, 6-258, 7; 7-258, 8; 8-300. 投球 van der Gugten 16-3-31-1; Hamza 15-2-42-1; 15-0-78-4; UL-Hassan 11.5-2-59-1; Douthwaite 5-1-29-0; Crane 6.4-0-52-1. 格拉摩根第一局 161 (B I 57: S Baker 4个出局 34分) 第二局 A M Tribe lbw b Abbott 0 M S Crane c Lehmann b Jack 7 *K S Carlson b Abbott 2 B I 不败 8℃ A Ingram 不败 3 额外分 (lb 1) 1 总计 (3个出局, 13.5个回合) 21 出局顺序 1-0, 2-8, 3-14. 投球 Abbott 7-3-7-2; Jack 4-1-10-1; Baker 2.5-1-3-0.

萨塞克斯 对 萨默塞特 霍夫 (四日赛最后一天)：萨默塞特 (11分) 平 萨塞克斯 (12分)

萨默塞特第一局 202 (T B Abell 72, C Overton 54; H T Crocombe 5个出局 56分) 第二局 (隔夜 167-2) T A Lammonby lbw b Crocombe 93 H M Nicholls c Coles b Evison 50 T B Abell b Hunt 37 † J E K Rew c Carson b Clark 27℃ Overton c Carson b Evison 8 *L Gregory 不败 32 M Pretorius c Simpson b Clark 2 M J Leach c Hunt b Carson 1 额外分 (b 7, lb 5, w 2, nb 14) 28 总计 (9个出局宣布结束, 97.2个回合) 350 出局顺序 1-92, 2; 2-141, 3; 3-198, 4; 4-268, 5; 5-283, 6; 6-295, 7; 7-334, 8; 8-343, 9; 9-350. 投球 Unadkat 23-1-93-1; Hunt 15-4-48-2; Carson 21.2-2-66-1; Crocombe 17-3-53-1; Coles 7-0-21-0; Evison 11-2-40-2; Clark 3-0-17-2. 萨塞克斯第一局 250 (T G R Clark 85, J A Simpson 64分不败; C Overton 4个出局 66分) 第二局 D P Hughes c Abell b Pretorius 13 *T J Haines 不败 30 T G R Clark 不败 15 额外分 (nb 4) 4 总计 (1个出局, 14个回合) 62 出局顺序 1-23. 投球 Gregory 3-0-11-0;

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Overton 3-1-9-0; Vaughan 4-0-25-0; Pretorius 4-0-17-1。沃里克郡 对阵 诺丁汉郡，埃奇巴斯顿（四日赛最后一天）：诺丁汉郡 (13分) 与 沃里克郡 (10分) 打成平手。诺丁汉郡第一局 299 (J M Clarke 146分未出局, B J R Martindale 55分)。诺丁汉郡第一局（隔夜 299-7）J M Clarke 被 Yates 接球由 Bamber 击出 150分，F W Sheat 未出局 45分，额外分 (b 4, lb 8, nb 2) 14分，总计 (8 wicket's 宣布结束, 88.1 轮) 325分。O P Stone 和 D Y Pennington 未击球。出局顺序 1-16, 2-17, 3-105, 4-122, 5-148, 6-221, 7-256, 8-325。投球 Bamber 23.1-6-74-3; Hannon-Dalby 19-4-75-1; Barnard 18-3-53-1; Booth 15-5-46-1; Thompson 12-0-59-1; Mousley 1-0-6-1。沃里克郡第一局 R M Yates 腿截球由 Stone 击出 12分，W A Young 被 Verreynne 接球由 击出 13分，D R Mousley 腿截球由 Pennington 击出 20分，S R Hain 腿截球由 击出 8分，V L Jani 跑出局 18分，*E G Barnard 腿截球由 Martindale 击出 10分，†A L Davies 被 Verreynne 接球由 击出 3分，J A Thompson 由 击出

26 M G Booth 被 Patterson-White 接球并击出 46分，E R Bamber 被 James 接球由 Sheat 击出 13分，O J Hannon-Dalby 未出局 4分，额外分 (b 6, lb 3, w 1, nb 2) 12分，总计 (54.1 轮) 185分

出局顺序 1-16, 2-29, 3-43, 4-64, 5-82, 6-89, 7-114, 8-147, 9-181。 投球 13-4-49-5; Pennington 16-4-43-1; Sheat 12.1-2-49-1; Martindale 7-1-26-1; Patterson-White 6-1-9-1。

斯卡伯勒（四日赛最后一天；未比赛）：莱斯特郡 (11分) 与 约克郡 (9分) 打成平手

约克郡第一局 263 (J H Wharton 70分; G C H Hill 62分)

莱斯特郡第一局 84

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第二组

达勒姆 对阵 格洛斯特郡 切斯特勒街（四日赛最后一天）： 达勒姆 (22分) 以 10 个 wicket 击败 格洛斯特郡 (3分) 格洛斯特郡第一局 137 (J Bracey; K Aldridge 5 wicket, 16 分) 第二局 250 (M Hammond 58; Aldridge 4 wicket, 47 分) 达勒姆第一局 384 (D Bedingham 122) 第二局 M Potts 未出局 4 †O Robinson 未出局 0 总分 (无 wicket, 1 轮) 4 投球 Price 1-0-4-0.

德比郡 对阵 米德尔塞克斯 德比（四日赛最后一天）：米德尔塞克斯 (11分) 与 德比郡 (8分) 打平 德比郡第一局 (隔夜 79-3) C Jewell 被 Cracknell 接球, Sharma 击出 33 M Andersson 被 Robson 接球, Sharma 击出 9 †B Guest 腿前球 (lbw), 击出 0 A Dal 被 Cracknell 接球, Helm 击出 2 B Aitchison 被 击出 12 N Potts 被 Helm 接球, Roland-Jones 击出 11 S Bashir 腿前球 (lbw), Helm 击出 0 W Rogers 未出局 11 额外分 (b 4, lb 9) 13 总分 (49.1 轮) 131 出局顺序 1-24, 2-76, 3-76, 4-80, 5-80, 6-87, 7-101, 8-101, 9-101. 投球 Roland-Jones 11.1-1-24-1; Higgins 13-7-19-2; Helm 13-4-39-3; 12-3-36-4. 第二局 H Came 腿前球 (lbw), Roland-Jones 击出 5℃ Jewell 被 击出 15 M Montgomery 腿前球 (lbw), Roland-Jones 击出 38 *W Madsen 未出局 32 M Andersson 未出局 18 额外分 (b 1, nb 2) 3 总分 (3 wicket, 37 轮) 111 出局顺序 1-6, 2-48, 3-76. 投球 Roland-Jones 9-1-24-2; 7-1-31-1; Higgins 11-3-28-0; Helm 8-1-23-0; Gohar 2-0-4-0. 米德尔塞克斯第一局 弃权

北安普顿郡 对阵 肯特 北安普顿（四日赛最后一天）：肯特 (12分) 与 北安普顿郡 (16分) 打平 肯特第一局 345 (Z Crawley 89, D Bell-Drummond 70, B Compton 53) 北安普顿郡第一局 (隔夜 74-0) R Vasconcelos 腿前球 (lbw), Singh 击出 119 *L Procter 被 Benjamin 接球, Stewart 击出 28℃ Harrison 腿前球 (lbw), Parkinson 击出 21 N McSweeney 腿前球 (lbw), Dudgeon 击出 109 S Zaib 腿前球 (lbw), Parkinson 击出 72 J Sales 未出局 48 G Bartlett 被 Compton 接球, Stewart 击出 24 †L McManus 未出局 0 额外分 (b 4, lb 9, nb 14, w 2) 29 总分 (6 wicket 宣布结束, 97.1 轮) 450 L Guthrie, B Sanderson 和 Y Chahal 未击球。出局顺序

1-91, 2-144, 3-227, 4-351, 5-403, 6-449 投球 Milnes 7-0-19-0; Dudgeon 20-1-71-1; Parkinson 27.1-0-158-2; Stewart 19-2-57-2; Singh 17-1-77-1; Muyeye 7-0-55-0.

伍斯特郡 对阵 兰开夏 伍斯特（四日赛最后一天）：兰开夏 (11分) 与 伍斯特郡 (12分) 打平 兰开夏第一局 180 (K Jennings 55; B Swanepoel 4 wicket, 37 分) K Jennings 未出局 2 †M Hurst 未出局 0 总分 (无 wicket, 2 轮) 2 投球 Taylor 1-0-1-0; Allison 1-0-1-0. 伍斯特郡第一局 (隔夜 12-1) J Libby 被 Hurst 接球, Bailey 击出 56 R Edavalath 腿前球 (lbw), Balderson 击出 42 A Hose 被 Balderson 击出 0 *B D'Oliveira 被 接球并击出 45 B Swanepoel 未出局 63 †H Cullen 被 Shetty 接球, Walkden 击出 15 M Waite 被 击出 9 T Taylor 未出局 20 额外分 (lb 1, nb 12) 13 总分 (7 wicket 宣布结束, 62 轮) 263 出局顺序 1-0, 2-87, 3-87, 4-121, 5-180, 6-203, 7-214. 投球 Bailey 15-5-51-2; Aspinwall 8-1-51-0;

19-2-78-4; Walkden 11-1-51-1; Ali 9-0-31-0.

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自行车赛

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武汉公开赛

决赛：常秉玉（中国） 10-7 击败 赵欣桐（中国）（局分，常秉玉先手：24-84 (76单杆)，9-70，76-11 (76)，97-18，55-64 (64, 54)，67-17，38-91 (83)，121-8 (67)，69-57 (53)，82-33 (62)，74-48 (57)，63-74 (CB 57)，12-71 (60)，49-74，90-37 (73)，74-57，66-64）。

网球

美国网球公开赛

法拉盛草原公园：第一轮（括号内为种子排名）：男子 K Majchrzak (波兰) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 击败 H Medjedovic (塞尔维亚)；D Merida (西班牙) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 击败 M Fucsovics (匈牙利)；吴易炳 (中国) 7-6 (2), 6-2, 7-5 击败 A Walton (澳大利亚)；(18) J Lehecka (捷克) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-2 击败 P Carreno Busta (西班牙)；(26) A Rinderknech (法国) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 击败 S Shimabukuro (日本)；L Harris (南非) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 击败 J Kennedy (美国)；D Prizmic (克罗地亚) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 5-5 击败 A Shevchenko (俄罗斯)；(20) T Paul (美国) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 击败 C Wong (香港)；(7) D Medvedev (俄罗斯) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 击败 H Gaston (法国)。女子 (19) J Paolini (意大利) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 击败 V Erjavec (斯洛文尼亚)；K Rakhimova (俄罗斯) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 击败 (27) B Krejcikova (捷克)；(3) J Pegula (美国) 6-3, 6-2 击败 E Ruse (罗马尼亚)；D Vekic (克罗地亚) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 击败 T Gibson (澳大利亚)；P latcenko (俄罗斯) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) 击败 R Zarazua (墨西哥)；(31) L Fernandez (加拿大) 6-3, 6-2 击败 张帅 (中国)；(11) M Kostyuk (乌克兰) 6-4, 6-1 击败 S Hunter (澳大利亚)；王欣瑜 (中国) 6-4, 6-2 击败 E Arango (哥伦比亚)；L Tararudee (泰国) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2 击败 E Kalieva (美国)。

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罗布·赖特

1.55 Arenite 4.10 Our Absent Friends 2.30 Feelin' Free 4.45 Trucial Pearl 3.05 Pure Mint 5.20 Ten Sixty Six 3.40 Mr Professor 5.50 Jam Lass

场地状况：良好-部分地区良好至柔软 抽签：5f-6f，高号最佳

1.55 初赛锦标赛 (Maiden Stakes)

(2-Y-0: 5,757 英镑: 6f) (8 匹参赛马)< / td>< / tr><><>1< / ><>(5)< / ><>0 DEE'S MOCHAFELLA 16 Fionn McSharry 9-7< / ><>D Tudhope< / ><>< / >< / ><><>2< / ><>(1)< / ><>4 HARRY WHO 61 R & P Fahey 9-7< / ><>O Orr< / ><>< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>(8)< / ><>20 MY BOO BOO 53 Brian Toomey 9-7< / ><>T Marquand< / ><>< / >< / ><><>4< / ><>(4)< / ><>BREWSTER M & D Easterby 9-4< / ><>B Garritty< / ><>< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>(2)< / ><>BLACKGIN I Furtado 9-2< / ><>J Hart< / ><>< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>(7)< / ><>5245 OURAGAN 20 (BF) A Watson 9-2< / ><>O Murphy< / ><>< / >< / ><><>7< / ><>(3)< / ><>43355 TRAVELLERS GIRL 24 Roger Fell 9-2< / ><>K Stott< / ><>< / >< / ><><>8< / ><>(6)< / ><>22 ARENITE 30 M Dods 8-13< / ><>C Beasley< / ><>< / >< / table>

罗布·赖特的选择：Arenite，在唐卡斯特获得一个不错的第二名；有望迎来首胜。潜在威胁：Ouragan, Travellers Girl

2.30 新手锦标赛 (Novice Stakes)

(5,234 英镑: 1m 3f) (5)

<><>1< / ><>(4)< / ><>3 / MASTERLY 1077℃ Johnston 5-9-12< / ><>O Stammers< / >< / ><><>2< / ><>(3)< / ><>1 TIME THIEF 26 Tom Clover 3-9-11< / ><>D Egan< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>(5)< / ><>442 PEACE BELLE 12 (BF) J Candlish 5-9-5< / ><>J Hart< / >< / ><><>4< / ><>(1)< / ><>2-4 WHY NOT ME 13 S C Williams 4-9-5< / ><>O Murphy< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>(2)< / ><>25 FEELIN' FREE 12 Jack Jones 3-8-11< / ><>C Beasley< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">4-6 Poaro Bello 4-1 Time Thiof 15-2 Masterly 8-1 Why Not Me 10-1 Englin' Free< / >< / table>

赖特选择：Feelin' Free 在肯普顿仅获得第五名，当时慢速的开局节奏对其不利。潜在威胁：Time Thief

3.05 锦标赛（列级）

1 (2) 23105 CLAST OF HEARTS 12 (P,D) A Keatley 9-5 MP Sheehy 2 (7) 42213 HARRY KNOWS 21 (P,B,D) R Hughes 9-5 P J McDonald 3 (3) 410 NAPA 95 (BF) K P De Foy 9-5 J Hart 4 (5) 1 PURE MINT 35 (CD) S & E Crisford 9-5 H Davies 5 (8) 4145 BEAR LEE 12 M & D Easterby 9-0 B Garrity 6 (4) 11 NOT MY TYPE 18 W Haggas 9-0 T Marquand 7 (1) 11 ROGUE JEWEL 16 (CD) E Bethell 9-0 D Tudhope 8 (6) 10 SILIENT BEAUTY 73 (D) K P De Foy 9-0 D Egan 7-2 Pure Mint, 41 Rogue Jewel, 9-2 Not My Type, 5-1 Clash Of Hearts, 11-2 Silent Beauty, 8-1 Nana, 12-1 Harry Knows, 14-1 Pear Lee

Wright之选：Pure Mint 在此地的首秀令人印象深刻；有望延续势头。危险对手：Not My Type, Rogue Jewel

3.40 让赛 (15,462 英镑: 1英里) (9)

< / td>< colspan="3">H Vigors (5)< / >< / tr><><>2< / >< colspan="3">(7) -0000 THUNDER ROAR 87 (P,D) T Coyle & K Wood 7-9-9 D Nolan< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>(6) 00000 MIRSKY 11 (D) D O'Meara 7-9-7< / >< ="2">M Winn< / >< / ><><>4< / ><>(3) 56-62 MR PROFESSOR 12 (D) K P De Foy 7-9-3< / >< ="2">D Egan< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>(9) -0110 RACINGBREAKS RYDER 12 (D) C Hills 6-9-2< / >< ="2">O Murphy< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>(5) 32643 SPOKEN TRUTH 20 (T,BF) D O'Meara 5-9-1< / >< ="2">D Tudhope< / >< / ><><>7< / ><>(8) -0105 MILTEYE 23 (CD) H Bethell 6-8-13< / >< ="2">E Tindall (5)< / >< / ><><>8< / ><>(1) -1.002 FIREFALL 68 E Bethell 3-8-12< / >< ="2">O Orr< / >< / ><><>9< / ><>(2) 12 MAJESTIC DANE 193 K R Burke 3-8-10< / >< ="2">C Lee< / >< / ><>< ="4">5-2 Majestic Dane, 4-1 Spoken Truth, Firewall, 9-2 English Oak, 10-1 Mirsky, 12-1 Mr Professor, 14-1 Racingbreaks Ryder, 16-1 Milteye, 33-1 Thunder Roar. Wright之选：Mr Professor 终于可以利用下降的让分分值。危险对手：Spoken Truth, English Oak< / >< / table>

4.10 让赛 (4,711 英镑: 5弗隆) (9)

1 (9) 01015 OUR ABSENT FRIENDS 5 (BF,CD) T Davidson 8-10-0 J Hart 2 (7) 12144 ROCK OF ENGLAND 17 (CD) P Midgley 6-10-0 O Murphy 3 (8) 21131 THORNABY PEARL 14 (C,D) Adrian Nicholls 8-9-11

Wright之选：Our Absent Friends 在这个较低的级别有望反弹。危险对手：Rock Of England, Thornaby Pearl

4.45 分级锦标赛

1 (10) 24602 COPPER AND FIVE 18 (P,C) R Carr 10-9-9 JP Sullivan 2 (3) 05344 INSPIRING SPEECHES 31 (P,D) Sara Ender 5-9-9

E Tindall (5) 3 (8) 02264 LITTLE TED 16 (H,CD) T Easterby 9-9-9 D Allan 4 (2) 0 / 443 ROGERS DREAM 31 Gihan Arnolda 5-9-9 O Murphy 5 (4) 65054 TOP GUN TINA 58 D Thompson 6-9-9℃ Hardie 6 (1) 44343 VOLENTI 43 S England 7-9-9 O Orr 7 (7) 3-005 DUE TO SHINE 31 (P) B Ellison 3-9-2℃ Beasley 8 (5) 00000 PRINCESS COCO 77 (B) S Whitaker 3-9-2 A Elliott 9 (9) 53144 TRUCIAL PEARL 6 (V,C) M & D Easterby 3-9-2

10 (6) 004 TWIN AND TONIC 39 Roger Fell 3-9-2℃ Horgan (5) 7-2 Trucial Pearl, 9-2 Volenti, 5-1 Rogers Dream, 6-1 Copper And Five, 7-1 Little Ted, 8-1 Inspiring Speeches, Top Gun Tina, 16-1 Due To Shine. Wright之选：Trucial Pearl 在该赛道的唯一一次出赛中获胜；胜算稳健。危险对手：Little Ted, Copper And Five

5.20 分类赛 (Classified Stakes)

(第二组: 3,664 英镑: 1英里2弗隆) (10)

1 (7) 14063 BACK FROM DUBAI 18 S Bowring 9-9-9 D Egan 2 (1) 60064 EVELYN'S PHOENIX 15 (P,T,CD) T Easterby 5-9-9 D Allan 3 (10) 04306 GOLDEN SAMBA 63 Miss T Jackson 4-9-9 Joanna Mason 4 (9) 00303 QUIRKE ON PAROLE 26 (D) M Walford 4-9-9 J Hart 5 (5) 66000 TIBERIO FORCE 16 (B,CD) S Whitaker 7-9-9 M Winn 6 (2) 00000 WHEREST THE CRUMPET 37 (P,D) D Thompson 8-9-9 A Brookes

7 (8) 5090 BRETANCE OF TRADE 20 Dairy Rutherford 3-9-2< / td>< / tr><><>< / ><>< / >< colspan="2">R Elliott (5)< / >< / ><><>8 (3)< / >< ="2">00000 CAPTAIN BRUCE 63 (W,T,D) A Crook 3-9-2< / >< ="2">C Hardie< / >< / ><><>9 (4)< / >< ="2">0060 RETRO ROCKET 25 (P) M Keighley 3-9-2< / >< ="2">H Vigors (5)< / >< / ><><>10 (6)< / >< ="2">00465 TEN SIXTY SIX 18 D O'Meara 3-9-2< / >< ="2">D Tudhope< / >< / ><>< ="5">7-2 Quirke On Parole, 4-1 Back From Dubai, 9-2 Evelyn's Phoenix, 6-1 Ten Sixty Six, 7-1 Golden Samba, 10-1 Wheres The Crumpet, Retro Rocket, 12-1 Tiberio Force.< / >< / ><>< ="5">Wright choice: Ten Sixty Six should improve for this trip; this is a weak race Rangers: Quirke On Parole, Back From Dubai< / >< / table>

5.50 让赛 (Handicap) (3,477 英镑: 1英里3弗隆) (10)

1 (4) 20505 SPIRIT CATCHER 21 (BF,C) P Kirby 7-11-2 D Perrin (7) 2 (5) 106-0 JAM LASS 133 P Niven 5-11-2 J Brown (5) 3 (6) 12045 IT'S ONLY FUN 25 (P,D) Sara Ender 4-11-1 A Blakemore (3) 4 (9) 55451 WOODLEIGH 9 (C) Roger Fell 5-10-13 E Cagney

9 (2) -2006 GLITTER CODE 26 (P) E Bethell 4-10-10 Miss N Biker (7)

10 (1) 52040 ON THE BUBBLE 4 Gary Rutherford 5-10-3

5-2 Star Start, 100-30 Woodleigh, 4-1 Spirit Catcher, 15-2 It's Only Fun, 10-1 Glitter Code, 12-1 Three Yorkshiremen, Kitsune Power, 16-1 Jam Lass. Wright choice: Jam Lass was too keen early on at Redcar; she remains unexposed Dangers: Spirit Catcher, Star Start

索斯韦尔 (Southwell)

罗布·赖特 (Rob Wright)

1.32 Cosmic Mystery 3.51 Power Strike 2.07 Sound Gloria 4.25 Roi De Coeur 2.42 Golspie 5.00 Dicko The Legend 3.17 Peaceful Spirit 5.35 Golden Harvest

抽签：无优势 天空体育赛马 (Sky Sports Racing)

1.32 雌马赛 (Fillies' Stakes) (2岁: 5,400 英镑: 5弗隆) (10)

2.07 让赛 (Handicap) (3,768 英镑: 1英里6弗隆) (7)

1 (1) 10022 LE ROUGE CHINOIS 14 (P,D) M Appleby 6-10-5 S De Sousa 2 (2) 4600 / TROPICAL TALENT J451 (W,T) O Greenall & J Guerriero 7-9-13 H Russell 3 (7) 04513 EDWARDTHENINTH 64 A Forbes 5-9-9 G Mangan 4 (4) 55043 LEDNIKOV 16 (B,CD) I Furtado 8-9-8 Elle-May Croot (5) 5 (5) 56613 BLUE TULIP 16 (P) W Muir & C Grassick 3-9-7 B Loughnane 6 (6) 00312 SOUND GLORIA 16 (BF) R Varian 3-9-7 R Dawson 7 (3) 006 BE HOPEFUL 26 D Menuisier 3-9-4 S M Levey 2-1 Le Rouge Chinois, 4-1 Sound Gloria, 6-1 Blue Tulip, Lednikov, 13-2 Tropical Talent, 7-1 Edwardtheninth, 12-1 Be Hopeful.

2.42 让赛 (Handicap) (4,397 英镑: 1英里3弗隆) (8)

1 (3) 43214 EVERYONEKNOWSADAVE 28 (CD) Jessica Macey 4-10-2 L Wright (3) 2 (6) 44012 BEARWITH 19 (CD) H Bethell 8-9-11 T Kiely-Marshall (5) 3 (1) -0313 FAEBERON 23 (P) S & E Crisford 3-9-6 J Mitchell 4 (4) 33522 SAXOPHONIST 23 D O'Meara 3-9-5℃ Whiteley (5) 5 (7) 2-320 NEW BAY STAR 33 M Appleby 3-9-5 A Rawlinson 6 (5) 44363 GOLSPIE 25 (P) P Morris 6-9-3 B Loughnane 7 (2) 0604 PACE ATTACK 14 Sir M Prescott 3-9-0 L Morris 8 (8) -0000 CARWYN 35 (P) M PRIS 3-8-7 B McHugh 7-2 Saxophonist, 4-1 Faebner, Bearwith, 9-2 Pace Attack, 6-1 Golspie, 8-1 Everyoneknowsadave, 10-1 New Bay Star, 66-1 Carwyn.

3.17 让赛 (Handicap) (3,768 英镑: 1英里) (14)

1 (13) 13405 AVATAR JET 12 (CD) D Carroll 5-9-9 Z Wheatley 2 (6) 01002 VOLTO DI MEDUSA 32 (B,CD) Jack Jones 5-9-8℃ Fallon 3 (11) 62614 RELEVANT RANGE 32 (CD) I Furtado 7-9-7

3.51 让赛 (Handicap)

(第一组: 3岁: 4,397 英镑: 1英里) (10)

4.25 让赛 (Handicap)

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(第二组：3岁马：4,397 英镑：1英里) (9)

1 (9)< / td><>65125 ROI DE COEUR 21 (BF,D) M Botti 9-9< / ><>M Ghiani< / >< / tr><><>2 (5)< / ><>-5003 TARAD 16 (T) Jessica Macey 9-8< / ><>S M Levey< / >< / ><><>3 (6)< / ><>-5000 BOY NAMED SIOUX 9 (C) R & P Fahey 9-6 W Fentiman (3)< / ><>< / >< / ><><>4 (1)< / ><>-0514 JACKABI 25 (T) M Rimell 9-6< / ><>R Hornby< / >< / ><><>5 (8)< / ><>56014 WISE CRACK 21 (P) R Carr 9-5< / ><>S Gray< / >< / ><><>6 (2)< / ><>2-064 BALLYBUNION 21 M Bell 9-5< / ><>C Shepherd< / >< / ><><>7 (3)< / ><>26503 ALKUMATIC JO JO 21 L Furtado 9-4< / ><>S De Sousa< / >< / ><><>8 (4)< / ><>44063 KIANI KING 35 (T,BF) H Morrison 9-2< / ><>B Loughnane< / >< / ><><>9 (7)< / ><>32166 HUNTERIAN 45 (D) C Johnston 9-1< / ><>A Mullen< / >< / ><>< colspan="3">3-1 Kiani King, 4-1 Roi De Coeur, 6-1 Wise Crack, Alkumatic Jo Jo, 13-2 Ballybunion, 8-1 Taradif, 12-1 Jackabi, Hunterian, 20-1 Boy Named Sioux.< / >< / table>

5.00 障碍赛 (5,234 英镑：6弗隆) (12)

1 (6) 11112 CLASSY CLARETS 14 (H,D) I Jardine 5-9-9 S Farmer (5) 2 (12) 34065 HIERARCHY 16 (B,T,CD) J Osborne 7-9-9 W Carver 3 (3) 5-55 MARIANNE MOZART 31 I Mohammed & J Santos 4-9-9 S De Sousa

4 (7) 45005 TRAVEL AGENT 14 (E,D) Adam Kirby 4-9-7 S M Levey 5 (9) 1161- SOLE SPIRIT 354 (D) B Smart 4-9-6 P Mulrennan

12 (4) 25205 FANTASY OBSESSOR 38 (CD) M Appleby 4-9-1 R Dawson 4-1 Thunderous Love, 9-2 Dicko The Legend, 5-1 Classy Clarets, 8-1 Baba Reza, 10-1 Marianne Mozart, Travel Agent, 12-1 Sole Spirit, Cairdeas.

5.35 障碍赛 (3岁马：3,768 英镑：6弗隆) (14)

<><>2 (10)< / ><>32506< / ><>TAAKLAM 23 (P) H Bethell 9-9< / ><>T Kiely-Marshall (5)< / >< / ><><>3 (13)< / ><>-3005< / ><>HARLEQUIN BAY 42 R & P Fahey 9-8< / ><>J Garritty< / >< / ><><>4 (14)< / ><>63035< / ><>LOVE ALIVE 26 J Butler 9-8< / ><>Doubtful< / >< / ><><>5 (1)< / ><>-4300< / ><>MASAI ANGEL 23 R & P Fahey 9-8< / ><>H Russell< / >< / ><><>6 (6)< / ><>500< / ><>ROGUE FEDERATION 39 K Frost 9-7< / ><>W Pyle< / >< / ><><>7 (8)< / ><>04612< / ><>YES WALIIM 14 (P) R Hughes 9-6< / ><>O Hoodless (7)< / >< / ><><>8 (11)< / ><>01034< / ><>BASED 32 W Knight 9-5< / ><>C Fallon< / >< / table>

8-1 Golden Harvest, 14-1 Soul Warrior, Lope Y Linda, 16-1 Zonnebloem.

切普斯托 Rob Wright

1.45 Naval Cop 4.00 Rovinia 2.20 Washington Royale 4.35 Thanos (nap) 2.55 Geemann 5.10 Control Room 3.30 Escape Magic 5.45 Stipulation 场地状况：好至软 抽签：无优势 Sky Sports Racing

1.45 育马赛 (2岁马：3,768 英镑：5弗隆) (6)

1 (4) 6050 COURSEYOU DO 60 T Lacey 9-9 W Cox 2 (2) 03522 CRYSTAL KRAKEN 22 (BF) D Cunha 9-5 R Ryan 3 (3) 30234 OUR FELLA 22 (P) J S Moore 9-5 Ashley Lewis (3) 4 (1) 042 LION OF PERSIA 47 R Cowell 9-5 E Greatrex 5 (5) 465 NAVAL COP 36 A Balding 9-4 A Redman (7) 6 (6) 06364 DEVON ANGEL 2 B Millman 8-3 Laura Coughlan (3) 13-8 Crystal Kraken, 11-4 Lion Of Persia, 5-1 Naval Cop, 15-2 Our Fella, 8-1 Courseyoudo, 10-1 Devon Angel.

2.20 初赛 (2岁马：5,400 英镑：6弗隆) (7)

1 (4) 360 ANNA BELARDO 102 Dr R Newland 9-7 Ashley Lewis (3) 2 (7) 532 BEECHWOOD GLORY 23 (BF) J Butler 9-7 L Edmunds 3 (5) 0 CONSCIENTIOUS 32 A Watson 9-7 W Cox 4 (2) 24203 ISCHGL 31 Ciaran Murphy (Ire) 9-7 R Ryan 5 (1) 022 TEXAS CROWN 31 Daisy Hitchins 9-7 W Carson 6 (6) 455 WASHINGTON ROYALE 34 M Appleby 9-7 P Dobbs 7 (3) 00 FOXSBRUSH 26 J Ryan 9-2 F Marsh 2-1 Ischgl, 5-2 Washington Royale, 7-2 Beechwood Glory, 9-2 Texas Crown, 10-1 Anna Belardo, 50-1 Foxbrush, 66-1 Conscientious.

2.55 处女马赛斯 (5,400 英镑: 6f) (6)

1< / td><>(2)< / ><>LUCKY RADAR B Millman 3-9-7< / ><>E Greatrex< / >< / tr><><>2< / ><>(3)< / >< colspan="2">FLAG OF NATIONS W Muir & C Grassick 3-9-5 L Edmunds< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>(6)< / ><>4-235 PEROLA 91 R Hughes 3-9-5< / ><>F Marsh< / >< / ><><>4< / ><>(1)< / ><>5 PERSIAN GATE 15 A Watson 3-9-5< / ><>R Ryan< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>(5)< / ><>-0533 GEEMANN 14 J Tickle 3-9-3< / ><>Taylor Fisher< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>(4)< / ><>525 KODICALL 19 J S Moore 3-9-3< / ><>W Cox< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">13-8 Perola, 5-2 Kodicall, 5-1 Geemann, 8-1 Persian Gate, 10-1 Lucky Radar, Flag Of Nations.< / >< / table>

3.30 让磅赛 (第一组: 3,768 英镑: 7f) (11)

1 (7) 6005D MARGORIE 41 (P) E J-Houghton 4-9-9℃ Hutchinson 2 (6) 12554 NAMMOS 19 (BF,D) J & R Flint 6-9-8 M Paetel (3) 3 (2) 65354 AJRAD 13 (P,C,D) B Millman 8-9-6 L Edmunds 4 (8) 36120 PRINCE ALI 20 (P,C,D) T Faulkner 8-9-5 Zoe Lewis (7) 5 (10) 0-113 ESCAPE MAGIC 37 (BF,CD) Owen Burrows 3-9-4 R Ryan 6 (4) 35600 FULLSTOP 25 (H,T) G Harris 3-9-1 Ashley Lewis (3) 7 (2) 06202 ASHEFORD HILL 20 (D) E D Davis 5-9-0

11 (1) -0066 SNOW DAY 24 A Carroll 3-8-9 Myla Coppins (5) 7-4 Escape Magic, 3-1 Ajrad, 13-2 Nammos, 7-1 Ashford Hill, 12-1 Margorie, Prince Ali, 16-1 Blue Point Express, 20-1 Fullstop.

4.00 让磅赛 (第二组: 3,768 英镑: 7f) (11)

1 (9) -0460 VAPE 13 (P,C) J & R Flint 9-9-9 Amy Tucker (7) 2 (3) 52221 ROVINIA 13 (D) R Teal 4-9-7 O Lewis (5) 3 (5) 00413 ANGEL'S CALL 19 (P,D) Mrs N Evans 5-9-5 R Kavanagh (3) 4 (1) 61524 MARISITTA 13 (P,C) J G O'Shea 6-9-4 W Carson 5 (10) 46363 EYE OF THE WATER 61 (P,D) R Harris 10-9-1

6 (4) 0-46 IT'S A MUGS GAME 19 J Tickle 3-9-1 Taylor Fisher 7 (8) -0060 LADY MARGRET 17 A Carroll 4-9-0 Myla Coppins (5) 8 (11) 53340 A ROSE ADAAY 10 (P) G Harris 4-9-0 B Ffrench-Davis (5) 9 (2) 6-06 LADY V 91 Charlie Pike 3-8-12 R Ryan 10 (6) 46-30 BIG MOONRISE 19 P Evans 3-8-9 E Greatrex 11 (7) 5060 KAIKO 10 A Wintle 3-8-9 Laura Coughlan (3) Evens Rovinia, 4-1 Marisitta, 6-1 Angel's Call, 15-2 Eye Of The Water, 14-1 Lady V, 16-1 A Rose Adaay, 25-1 Vape, It's A Mugs Game.

4.35 让磅赛 (20,616 英镑: 1m) (17)

1 (5) 0-061 REVELANCE 25 (CD) R Beckett 4-9-12 R Ryan 2 (16) 20665 TALIS EVOLVER 12 (D) R Hannon 6-9-6 A Voikhansky 3 (2) 56102 NAKAAHA 25 (H,D) G Harris 4-9-5℃ Hutchinson 4 (15) 04125 KODI FIRE 25 (P,T,CD) C Hills 4-9-2 F Marsh 5 (11) 15223 EUTROPIA 38 (BF,D) A Wintle 4-8-10 E Greatrex

6 (10) 40213 SPIRIT OF THE BAY 25 (P,CD) J & R Flint 8-8-9 M Paetel (3) 7 (9) -0015 AUBURN AVENUE 25 (P,C) J & R Flint 5-8-9 W Carson 8 (17) -2113 THANOS 60 (P,BF,CD) Harry Charlton 3-8-9 L Edmunds 9 (6) 55351 RATING 13 (P,CD) G Harris 5-8-7 Ashley Lewis (3) 10 (4) 50555 LAW OF DESIGN 13 (V,BF) I Williams 4-8-5 W Cox

12(14) 41031 TOO MUCH TREVOR 13 (C) G Harris 5-8-2 Laura Coughlan (3)

12(14) 41691 TOO MUCH TREVOR 15 (C) & Harris 5-8-2 Laura Coughlan (3) 13 (1) 03321 REDHOT WHISPER 22 (H,CD) A Wintle 5-8-2℃ Planas 14(12) -3413 HOMELAND 37 (P,BF) T Faulkner 4-8-2 Zoe Lewis (7) 15 (7) 60042 THE BUREAU CLUB 22 (H,T) Charlie Pike 3-8-2

16 (3) 13000 BOBBY DASSLER 13 (T,CD) B J Murphy (Ire) 7-8-2 Olivia Haines (7)

17 (8) 32263 SCARFO 13 (CD) B J Llewellyn & R Williams 5-8-2 Isobelle Chalmers (7)

7-2 Revelance, 6-1 Eutropia, 8-1 Thanos, 10-1 Spirit Of The Bay, Rating, 12-1 Nakaaha, Too Much Trevor, Talis Evolvere, Auburn Avenue.

5.10 障碍赛 (4,397 英镑: 5f) (7)

1 (5) 11304 MAGNA 35 (D) A Carroll 4-9-13 R Ryan 2 (4) -2324 CONTROL ROOM 25 (D) G Harris 3-9-12 E Greatrex 3 (1) 22160 LEVEL UP 3 (V,CD) P Evans 7-9-12 P Dobbs 4 (3) 31260 SAVANNAH SMILES 13 (R,CD) G Harris 6-9-9

5 (7) 44433 CONNIE'S ROSE 2 (P,T,CD) G Harris 7-9-8℃ Hutchinson 6 (6) 16600 DOUBLE NAUGHTY 18 J Tickle 3-9-6 Taylor Fisher 7 (2) 33032 SOME NIGHTMARE 13 (P,CD) J G O'Shea 9-8-9 W Carson 11-4 Control Room, 3-1 Magna, 4-1 Some Nightmare, 5-1 Connie's Rose, 7-1 Level Up, 10-1 Double Naughty, 20-1 Savannah Smiles.

5.45 障碍赛 (3,768 英镑: 1m 2f) (6)

1 (5) 55021 LIBERATE 7 (D) J & S Best 4-10-0(5ex) Ashley Lewis (3) 2 (3) -3343 GHOST STORY 21 (D) J Butler 5-9-9 L Edmunds 3 (4) 00325 MEET ME IN MERAKI 19 (CD) P Evans 5-9-5 P Dobbs 4 (1) 06062 STIPULATION 22 (P,D) M Loughnane 5-9-4℃ Hutchinson

5 (2) -0565 ZAMBEZI MAGIC 39 (H,D) B J Llewellyn & R Williams 9-9-2 W Cox

6 (6) -6305 STAYWITHERJOHNNY J23 Ciaran Murphy (Ire) 4-8-12 R Ryan

2-1 Liberate, 11-4 Ghost Story, 7-2 Stipulation, 6-1 Meet Me In Meraki, 10-1 Staywitherjohnny, 12-1 Zambezi Magic.

埃普瑟姆 (Epsom)

罗布·赖特 (Rob Wright)

1.50 Logi Bear 4.05 Double Red 2.25 Summer Triangle 4.40 Oj Lifestyle 3.00 Naval Light 5.15 Dapper Guest 3.25 Divine Knight (oh)

赛马电视 (Racing TV)

1.50 障碍赛

(4,449 英镑: 6f) (7)

1 (5) 50051 EM FOUR 7 (CD) J Osborne 4-10-0(5ex) S Osborne 2 (4) 62021 LOGI BEAR 16 (P,D) J Butler 3-9-7 D Probert 3 (7) 20420 TWIRLER 8 (CD) M Attwater 5-9-5 K Fox 4 (3) 03500 CAYMAN TAI 16 R Hannon 4-9-5 J Leavy 5 (1) 10006 PROOF 69 (T) C Hills 3-9-5 J Watson 6 (2) 20015 PERFECT LOCATION 49 (P,D) T Ward 3-9-5 P-L Jamin 7 (6) 00-33 HARRY'S HALO 84 (T,D) K Frost 6-9-4 S C Cronin (5) 5-2 Em Four, 11-4 Logi Bear, 9-2 Harry's Halo, 5-1 Twirler, 10-1 Perfect Location, Proof, 14-1 Cayman Tai.

2.25 初赛 (Maiden Stakes)

1< / td><>(2)< / ><>63 L B DOUBLE U 13 (P) T Dascombe 9-7< / ><>P-L Jamin< / >< / tr><><>2< / ><>(4)< / ><>20 RED TAIL 16 R Hannon 9-7< / ><>J Leavy< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>(3)< / ><>53 ARTEMIS STAR 27 (H) W Muir & C Grassick 9-4< / ><>R Havlin< / >< / ><><>4< / ><>(8)< / ><>06 LIGHTENINGS LEGACY (20) V M Usher 9-4< / ><>G Wood< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>(6)< / ><>TARANIS E J-Houghton 9-4< / ><>C Bishop< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>(7)< / ><>4 ANGEL OF DESIRE 17 A Perrett 9-2< / ><>D Probert< / >< / ><><>7< / ><>(5)< / ><>54 GOLDEN CATURRA 22 J Gallagher 8-13< / ><>Kaiya Fraser< / >< / ><><>8< / ><>(1)< / >< colspan="2">022 SUMMER TRIANGLE 37 G & J Moore 8-13 R Clutterbuck 9-4 Summer Triangle, 3-1 Red Tall, 5-1 Artemis Star, 6-1 Tanaris, 7-1 L B Double U, 10-1 Angel Of Desire, 12-1 Golden Caturna, 66-1

Lightenings Legacy.< / >< / table>

3.00 障碍赛

(10,308 英镑: 7f) (8)

1 (3) 01600 MORTE POINT 23 (B,D) W Muir & C Grassick 4-10-0

2 (2) 0-003 AURORA MAJESTY 15 (CD) A Watson 4-9-12 P-L Jamin 3 (5) -3510 KISSKODI 15 (CD) Harry Eustace 4-9-10 G Wood 4 (6) 214-5 NEW VEGA 44 (D) S & E Crisford 3-9-8 D Probert 5 (1) 05000 RHOSCOLYN 2 (T,CD) D O'Meara 8-9-8 J Watson 6 (4) 30110 NAVAL LIGHT 30 (D) K R Burke 3-9-7 S James 7 (7) 02502 DO BRONXS 20 D Loughnane 3-9-5 H Crouch 8 (8) 11303 VELVET RHYTHM 7 (D) C Johnston 3-8-10 S Osborne 3-1 Velvet Rhythm, 7-Do Bronxs, 5-1 Aurora Majesty, 6-1 Naval Light, 7-1 Kisskodi, 8-1 New Vega, 12-1 Rhoscolyn, Morte Point.

3.35 障碍赛

(9,778 英镑: 1英里4弗隆) (14)

1 (14) 21100 SWEET REWARD 30 (C) J Portman 9-11-11 J Hills (4) 2 (7) -0300 GORDON GREY 86 (P,T,CD) G Baker 6-11-9 P W Mullins 3 (10) 02033 GREAT BEDWYN 16 (D) R Hannon 6-11-7 L Murphy (4) 4 (11) 12300 SON OF MAN 19 (D) J Boyle 5-11-6 R Birkett 5 (4) 52316 EPICTETUS 9 (T,C) J Osborne 6-11-6 J Loughnane (6) 6 (9) -6335 DIVINE KNIGHT 30 (BF) W Haggas 5-11-5 H Callan 7 (13) 3-444 DEVIL IN THE SKY 48 (T,D) G & J Moore 6-11-3 G A (4) 8 (1) 16334 YAA MIN 15 (D) Hayley Burton 4-11-3℃ Murphy (4) 9 (12) 56110 DAMASCUS STEEL 37 (P,CD) Gihan Arnolda 6-11-3

10 (3) 16224 DANCING TIGER 39 (P) R Teal 4-10-13< / td><>F Tett< / >< / tr><>< colspan="3">11 (5) 16512 CURRAN 25 B Millman 5-10-11< / ><>P Millman< / >< / ><>< ="3">12 (8) 000-1 CROOKED PATH 19 (D) James Owen 4-10-10< / ><>S Walker< / >< / ><>< ="3">13 (2) 0-061 EDWARD SEXTON 24 G & J Moore 6-10-8< / ><>D Dunsdon< / >< / ><>< ="3">14 (6) 30-32 SEEKING CHARLES 25 M Usher 5-10-5< / ><>H Main (2)< / >< / ><>< ="4">4-1 Edward Sexton, 13-2 Crooked Path, 7-1 Divine Knight, 8-1 Seeking Charles, Gordon Grey, Curran, 10-1 Epictetus, 12-1 Yaa Min, Great Bedwyn.< / >< / table>

4.05 障碍赛

(6,281 英镑: 1英里2弗隆) (10)

1 (9) 11000 HENGEST 37 (D) D Cunha 4-10-2 J Watson 2 (4) 4-102 ALMEKAREM 19 (D) Sir M Prescott 4-10-2 D E Hogan 3 (8) 06321 PERFECT SCOUNDREL 46 (CD) A Perrett 4-9-13 R Havlin 4 (2) 000-5 ARTHUR'S REALM 87 (P,D) Gihan Arnolda 8-9-12

<><>5< / >< ="2">(7) 10205 MAO SHANG WONG 28 (D) D O'Meara 4-9-10 S Osborne< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>(3) 04425 DOUBLE RED 25 (P,BF,CD) H Candy 5-9-10< / ><>D Probert< / >< / ><><>7< / ><>(10) 5114 TRIO 17 (C) E J-Houghton 3-9-8< / ><>C Bishop< / >< / ><><>8< / ><>(5) -1250 CRYSTAL PIER 42 (T) R Beckett 3-9-6< / ><>H Crouch< / >< / ><><>9< / ><>(6) 61344 HELLO COTAI 21 (C,D) J Boyle 5-9-1< / ><>P Cosgrave< / >< / ><><>10< / ><>(1) 3111S SAIL ON SAILR 39 (BF,CD) S Dow 3-8-9< / ><>J Leavy< / >< / ><>< ="3">3-1 Almekarem, 7-2 Perfect Scoundrel, 13-2 Trio, 7-1 Sail On Sailor, 8-1 Double Red, 12-1 Hengest, Arthur's Realm, Crystal Pier, Mao Shang Wong, 14-1 Hello Cotai.< / >< / table>

4.40 障碍赛

(4,449 英镑: 1英里113码) (8)

<><>1< / ><>(8) 31004 H KEY LAILS 25 (P,D) M Attwater 6-10-0< / ><>S C Cronin (5)< / >< / ><><>2< / ><>(5) 06103 O J LESTYLE 32 (B,T) G & J Moore 6-9-13< / ><>T P Queally< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>(6) 00220 AMUSED 6 (BF) J Boyle 4-9-11< / ><>L Catton (3)< / >< / ><><>4< / ><>(2) -0005 HERE I BOW 11 Oli Rix 3-9-9< / ><>J Peate< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>(1) 13130 SUPER HIT 14 (H,T,C) James Owen 5-9-8< / ><>J Watson< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>(7) 14005 TRONIDO 14 (H,C,D) S Dow 5-9-6< / ><>T Heard< / >< / ><><>7< / ><>(4) -2443 EDUARDO CALDERON 122 Harry Eustace 3-9-1 Kaiya Fraser< / ><>< / >< / ><><>8< / ><>(3) 60POS UNITER 12 D Coakley 3-8-6< / ><>S Osborne< / >< / ><>< ="3">5-20) Lifestyle, 3-1 Eduardo Calderon, 6-1 Amused, 7-1 Super Hit, 8-1 Tronido, Here I Bow, 12-1 H Key Lails, 14-1 Uniter.< / >< / table>

昨日赛马结果

赛马运动

5.15 障碍赛 (6,281 英镑: 7弗隆) (6)

1 (3) 24611 FRENCH AFFAIR 23 J Candlish 3-9-12 S D Bowen 2 (4) 40003 DAPPER GUEST 8 (P,D) G Margarson 4-9-11 S Osborne 3 (6) 30615 SILVER TRUMPET 25 (P,CD) E J-Houghton 5-9-10℃ Bishop 4 (2) 1-3000 万 GOLD 65 M Appleby 3-9-5 R Havlin 5 (5) -6060 FRESH FADE 33 M Attwater 3-9-2 K Fox 6 (1) 41501 PLAY ME 17 (CD) J Boyle 4-9-1 D J Murphy (7) 13-8 French Affair, 5-2 Play Me, 4-1 Dapper Guest, 9-2 Silver Trumpet, 25-100 万 Gold, Fresh Fade.

卡特梅尔 (Cartmel)

Rob Wright

2.35 Wicksey< / td><>4.19 Breizh River< / >< / tr><><>3.10 Handmedownastar< / ><>4.55 Passengerontheship< / >< / ><><>3.45 Shallow River< / ><>5.30 Cuzco Du Mathan< / >< / ><><>场地状况：好至软< / ><>Racing TV< / >< / table>

2.35 青少年障碍赛 (Juvenile Hurdle)

<><>1< / ><>12 VIETNORM 36 (BF,D) A Keatley 11-5< / ><>O Brown (5)< / >< / ><><>2< / ><>1 WICKSEY 63 B Haslam 11-5< / ><>R McLernon< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>5 JAMBEAREE 86 (P) B Ellison 10-12< / ><>P W Wadge< / >< / ><><>4< / ><>LYNXMAN F130 M Sowersby 10-12< / ><>C Maggs (3)< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>TIME TWISTER F23 M & D Easterby 10-12< / ><>J Hamilton< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>WATCHA SNOOP F30 (T) A Nicol 10-12< / ><>R Mania< / >< / ><><>7< / ><>ROYAL BARONESS F87 R M Smith 10-5< / ><>存疑 (Doubtful)< / >< / table>

3.10 障碍赛让磅赛 (Handicap Hurdle) (4,251 英镑: 2英里6弗隆) (13)

1 132-1 HANDMEDOWNASTAR 99 Nick Scholfield 6-12-0 S Bowen 2 4-001 FAIRLAWN SKIPPER 42 (CD) M Bowen 6-11-7 S Fenelon (5) 3 3U-30 DINONS 44 (P,D) B Ellison 13-11-6 N Moscrop 4 -3305 BELVEDERE BLAST 16 (T,V) A Keatley 8-11-6 O Brown (5) 5 60-P0 BALLYEARL 41 (H) L Morgan 5-11-4 D McMenamin 6 3-112 NOTTODAYBOBO 44 (T) M Hammond 8-11-4 J Thompson (5) 7 0-600 RAUZAN 44 (T,V,D) Lizzie Quinlan 6-10-13 S Quinlan 8 54535 SECRET SECRET 2 (T,CD) J Moffatt 10-10-10 B Hughes 9 22240 WELL EDUCATED 44 G Bewley 10-10-8 存疑 (Doubtful) 10 344-2 ENYA 113 (T,BF) J Moffatt 4-10-6 L Norcei (7) 11 4-410 BIG GYPSY KING 42 (C) J 4-10-6 R Mania 12 60060 DUSKY DAYS 2 (V,C) J 9-10-5 存疑 (Doubtful) 13 -2324 MASTERMINDING 2 J 7-10-2 存疑 (Doubtful) 9-FairLawn Skipper 5-2 Handmodenastar, 6-1 Secret Secret, Nottodaybobo, 10-1 Belvedere Blast, Enya, 20-DINONS, 25.1 Rauzan, Ballyearl.

3.45 障碍赛让磅赛 (Handicap Hurdle) (12,903 英镑: 3英里1弗隆) (7)

1 41-34 AL SAYAH F45 (V) N Mulholland 6-12-0 J Tudor 2 1 / 635 SHALLOW RIVER 36 (P,D) O Murphy 10-12-0 S 3 61112 DIVILABOTHER 36 (T,BF,C) T Davidson 8-11-13 H Reed 4 45P1- IMPERIAL MERLIN 167 (P) J & S Quinn 9-11-12 S Quinlan 5 001-6 KAYF DANCER 107 (W) M 8-11-10 J 6 4-POF IMPERIAL DATA 79 (P,T,C,D) R Menzies 9-11-7 R McLernon 7 60-13 BELLES BENEFIT 44 (B,C,D) B Case 10-10-9 H Bannister 2-1Divilabother, 4-1 Al Sayah, Imperial Merlin, 5-1 Belles Benefit, 8-1 Shallow River, 12-1 Kayf Dancer, 14-1 Imperial Data.

4.19 障碍追逐赛让磅赛 (Handicap Chase)

(13,018 英镑: 3英里1弗隆107码) (7)

1 12412 GRAND CLERMONT 36 (T) D Pipe 10-12-0 Rian Corcoran (5) 2 -3213 BREIZH RIVER 44 (T,V,O) T Davidson 8-11-13 H Reed 3 3-11U TAMARIND BAY 16 (BF) M 6-11-10 J 4 6-124 TOMMIE BEAU 44 (P,CD) Seamus Mullins 11-11-9 B Macey (5) 5 -2211 CAUGHTINYOURTRANCE 44 (P,T,CD) J 7-11-7

6 -3131 STRATAGEM 42 (P,T,CD) M 10-11-6 J Murray (7) 7 -4343 FAIRLAWN FLYER 55 (W,P,CD) M 10-10-8 S 3-1 Stratagem, 7-2 Caughtinyourtrance, 9-2 Breizh River, 5-1 Grand Clermont, 13-2 Tamarind Bay, 8-1 Fairlawn Flyer, 10-1 Tommie Beau.

4.55 障碍追逐赛让磅赛 (Handicap Chase) (9,057 英镑: 2英里5弗隆) (8)

<><>1< / ><>0-33P POUR LES FILLES 44 (P,T) M 8-12-2< / ><>S < / >< / ><><>2< / ><>-1316 KARNAVAL POINT 36 (B) D Pipe 6-12-0< / ><>Rian Corcoran (5)< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>-P201 KING ROLY 12 (B,T) M 7-11-13< / ><>J < / >< / ><><>4< / ><>20-24 BLEU D'ENFER 50 (P,T) D McCain 8-11-13< / ><>T Gillard< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>1 / P-3 COSSACK CHACH 71 (P,T) L Russell & M Scudamore 6-11-10< / ><>D R Fox< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>4-141 SEAN OG 44 (CD) D Sayer 8-11-0< / ><>S Quinlan< / >< / ><><>7< / ><>11115 PASSENGERONTHESHIP 44 (T,BF,CD) S England 7-10-13< / ><>J England< / >< / ><><>8< / ><>4-023 JACK SPRAT 42 (P) J 8-10-2< / ><>B Hughes< / >< / ><>< colspan="3">5-2 King Roly, 3-1 Sean Og, 11-2 Karnaval Point, 8-1 Passengeronthesis, Pour Les Filles, Jack Sprat, 12-1 Cossack Chach, Bleu D'enfer.< / >< / table>

5.30 障碍赛让磅赛 (4,357 英镑: 2英里1弗隆) (8)

7-4 Getaway Jewel, 4-1 Blazing Court, 5-1 Ghasham, 13-2 Judicial Review, 8-1 Forcetoreckonwith, 12-1 Cuzco Du Mathan, 14-1 其他。

贝弗利 (Beverley)

场地状况：沉重 (Heavy)

1.40 (1英里1弗隆207码) 1, Galyx (George Bass, 5-2); 2, Impartiality (11-4); 3, Per Contra (17-2)。10匹参赛。3l, 1¼l。J Channon。

2.15 (5弗隆) 1, Jm Jungle (Jason Hart, 7-4); 2, Argentine Tango (11-2); 3, Badri (16-1)。8匹参赛。$\frac{1}{2}$ l, nk。J & S Quinn。

2.50 (5弗隆) 1, Pivotal Voyage (T Eaves, 4-1); 2, Floral Maid (25-1); 3, Cheeky Chesca (8-1)。13匹参赛。nk, $3^{1 / 2}$ l。K A Ryan。

3.20 (1英里100码) 1, Financer (D Allan, 4-1); 2, On The River (11-4); 3, Highland Olly (16-1)。11匹参赛。$1 \frac{1}{4} l$ , ns。T D Easterby。

3.55 (5弗隆) 1, Harb (Jason Hart, 100-30); 2, Empress Olivia (11-1); 3, Miss Brazen (12-1)。12匹参赛。$27^{1 / 2}$ l, 1l。T Davidson。

4.30 (7弗隆75码) 1, Court Legend (Joanna Mason, 6-1); 2, Bella Lucia (100-30); 3, Inns And Out (7-2)。9匹参赛。${1}{2}$ l, nk。M & D Easterby。

5.05 (2英里32码) 1, Marbuzet (Jake Dickson, 15-2); 2, Time Turner (4-1); 3, Punxsutawney Phil (12-1)。7匹参赛。sh, 19l。T D Easterby。

Placepot: £58.10 Quadpot: £27.00

古德伍德 (Goodwood)

场地状况：柔软 (Soft)

1.25 (1英里) 1, George Cross (Callum Rodriguez, 6-4); 2, Flight Tracker (7-2); 3, Somerton (6-1)。8匹参赛。${3}{4}$ l, ${1}{2}$ l。Owen Burrows。

2.00 (1英里) 1, Inspired (C Lee, 4-1); 2, Oliver Show (7-2); 3, Rainbow Nebula (10-1)。7匹参赛。1l, ${3}{4}$ l。K R Burke。

2.35 (6弗隆) 1, Flash Harry (Rossa Ryan, 15-8); 2, Ardisia (11-2); 3, Lakers (7-1)。10匹参赛。1l, ${1}{2}$ l。C G Cox。

3.10 (7弗隆) 1, Light Of Dawn (James Doyle, 4-1); 2, Eabha (18-1); 3, Coaxed (8-1)。8匹参赛。$1{1}{4}$ l, ${1}{2}$ l。K R Burke。

3.45 (1英里3弗隆44码) 1, Itica (Oisin Murphy, 22-1); 2, Gloryous (7-4); 3, Dunkeld Dreamer (7-4)。6匹参赛。$1 {1}{4} l$ , $1 {1}{2} l$ 。A M Balding。

4.20 (2英里) 1, Maxident (D Egan, 7-4); 2, Moon Over Miami (4-1); 3, Personal Best (9-2)。9匹参赛。$27^{1 / 2}$ l, $1^{1 / 4}$ l。K P De Foy。

4.55 (1英里1弗隆197码) 1, A Major Payne (Oisin Murphy, 9-2); 2, Si Grass (14-1); 3, Obito (4-1)。10匹参赛。3 / 4l, sh。M L W Bell。

Placepot: £28.80 Quadpot: £13.60 Jackpot: 9,899 英镑.10

雅茅斯 (Yarmouth)

场地状况：好至柔软 (Good to Soft)

2.20 (7弗隆3码) 1, Capitano Josepi (J Mitchell, 11-2); 2, Extragalactic (7-2); 3, Rocsane (11-10)。10匹参赛。hd, $1 {1}{2} l$ 。K Frost。

2.55 (5弗隆42码) 1, Kinswoman (Harry Davies, 4-9); 2, Elara May (7-1); 3, Fantasy Master (13-2)。4匹参赛。${1}{2}$ l, $2{1}{4}$ l。W J Haggas。

3.25 (1英里2弗隆23码) 1, Something Splendid (Marco Ghiani, 9-4); 2, Patrol (9-2); 3, Arundel (10-1)。8匹参赛。hd, $17{1}{2}$ l。P W Chapple-Hyam。

4.00 (6弗隆3码) 1, Court Drive (J Mitchell, 5-2); 2, Methgal (5-2); 3, Insuspense (11-2)。9匹参赛。${1}{2}$ l, $1{1}{4}$ l。Miss Gay Kelleway。

4.35 (7弗隆3码) 1, Pickering Castle (Joey Haynes, 12-1); 2, Campani (9-4); 3, Captive Beauty (17-2)。11匹参赛。$^{3 / 4}$ l, $^{1{1}{4}}$ l。D M Simcock。

5.10 (1英里3码) 1, Ecclefechan (Christian Howarth, 9-4); 2, Piazza (100-30); 3, Symphony Of Joy (4-1)。5匹参赛。$2^{1 / 2}\mathrm{l}$ , $3^{1 / 4}\mathrm{l}$ 。J Ryan。

Placepot: £9.60 Quadpot: £4.60

体育 拳击

筋疲力尽、天真且被击碎——如今伊陶马必须在失败中汲取教训

PETER CZIBORRA / ACTION IMAGES / REUTERS

Rick Broadbent

如果你想知道摩西·伊陶马（Moses Itauma）在哪个环节出了问题，那么听听几乎是唯一预料到他会在周六输球的人的看法，或许是个不错的选择。菲利普·赫格罗维奇（Filip Hrgovic）在赛后的评估就像他的表现一样——坦诚、强硬且难以撼动。

“他绝对是一个惊人的天才，我相信他肯定会成为世界冠军，”他在第九回合击停此前未尝败绩的 21, 岁选手伊陶马并赢得空缺的 IBF 重量级冠军头衔后，不到一小时便如此说道。这终结了伊陶马成为继迈克·泰森之后最年轻重量级冠军的希望，而赫格罗维奇则成为了克罗地亚首位重量级之王。

他的建议是？“不要放弃。不要失去信心。去打几场简单的比赛，获得简单的胜利，重新建立信心——并从这些错误中学习。”

尽管伊陶马的击中频率更高且打击更具成效——出拳 163 次，而赫格罗维奇为 90 次——并且在第九回合之前赢得了每一回合，但错误显而易见。

“你不能像业余选手那样打拳，”赫格罗维奇补充道，“伙计，这是一场 12 回合的比赛。你需要控制节奏。这是一场马拉松，而不是短跑。他还是个孩子。他本可以在最后几个回合继续比赛，利用脚步，他赢得了所有回合，但在第九回合他选择与我硬碰硬。这是他的一个愚蠢举动，也是因为缺乏经验。”

有趣的是，赫格罗维奇, 34, 表示，伊陶马最令人印象深刻的地方并非其备受推崇的力量（尽管这种力量曾让他多次快速击停对手，但那些对手的耐打程度较低）。伊陶马确实迫使赫格罗维奇用手套触地，迫使他

随后，伊陶马发布了一段简短的视频信息：“我们尝试追求伟大，但最终败给了更有经验的对手。虽然我没有达到预期的结果，但我相信我获得了将应用于未来比赛的经验。距离目标还差一步。愿上帝保佑，保重，我会回来的。”他还感谢了他的粉丝，承认他们让现场比他预想的更加“令人振奋”，并大方地祝贺了赫格罗维奇。

当尘埃落定，失望感减轻后，第一个问题将是伊陶马在多大程度上想要再次尝试。考虑到他的天赋以及在这场较量中削弱其表现的明显体能不足，很难想象他会缺乏必要的欲望，但他是一个独特的拳击人格。

策略似乎完全不存在。最好的消息在昨天早些时候传来，弗兰克·沃伦（Frank Warren）确认，被担架抬离拳台的伊陶马已经出院，与家人在一起。

处于八秒读秒状态，但他表示：“我没受伤。我只是没看到那些拳头打过来。”

“他很快，但我没感觉到他的力量。我从未在拳台上遇到过像他这样的人，但他出拳太多了。我知道我需要忍耐并保持

只有第五回合，这场扣人心弦的比赛节奏那里，他会感到疲倦——而我会在稍后击败他。”

承受住一波波迅猛且精准的重拳，但这就像穆罕默德·阿里（Muhammad Ali）的“绳索战术”一样古老——随着每一次未能击倒对手的重击，伊陶马在身体上变得越来越虚弱，在心理上则被对手惊人的意志力搞得心烦意乱。

赫格罗维奇值得巨大的赞赏，因为他拥有承受这一切的勇气和抗击打能力。

这段评论并不会提升教练本·戴维森（Ben Davison）的声誉，毫无疑问，如果且当伊陶马回归时，有些人会敦促他至少找一名新的体能教练。

在准备阶段，他曾坦率地讨论过那些他并不想要、但如果获胜将会随之而来的东西——名声、认可以及曾诱捕泰森的陷阱。当他回归时，他必须准备好打满全场，但摆脱了“不可战胜”的面具对他将有所裨益。

那是几个看起来极其天真的表态之一

在比赛前，他曾表示：“我不确定自己是否进行过12回合的实战模拟。”当被追问知道自己能打满12,回合在心理上是否会有好处时，他回答道：“绝对没有。在拳击台上的时间不需要比必须待的时间更长。无论我是第一回合还是最后一回合击倒菲利普·赫格罗维奇，我的报酬都是一样的。”

短暂下降，在任何程度上都具有争议。那么，为什么不按照赫格罗维奇建议的获胜方式，轻巧地滑向终点线呢？一个问题是，伊陶马可能根本无法达到那个地步。

“没有抗击能力（chin），你就无法成为伟大的人，”这位克罗地亚人回答道。

赛后。另一个问题是承受打击的能力。在一次与赫格罗维奇的面对面采访中，他质疑了这位克罗地亚人拥有良好抗击能力的名声。“这不是一件应该被称赞的事情。”

作为一名职业选手，他从未打过第六回合之后，总共仅打了31个回合。在他之前的十场比赛中，只有一次进入了第三回合。这场比赛的大部分时间都在未知领域进行，而结果显而易见。他精疲力竭，没有人愿意或能够让他采取一个更成熟的比赛计划。

周六晚上在拳击台上，这成了赫格罗维奇关注的焦点。“让我问问我的年轻朋友——[拥有]抗击能力重要吗？”

“如果你不被击中的话。”

这是一个合理的观点，但对伊陶马而言，关键因素是体能耗尽，这让他几乎站不稳，仅靠意志力和依靠绳圈在支撑。有很多值得思考的地方。他在周六拥有足够的武器，即便最终是通过点数获胜而非击倒，但“噢，你总会在某个时刻被击中的。”

伊陶马在赫格罗维奇揭露其糟糕的比赛计划时遭受重创；插图为这位英国人被用担架抬出场外。

沃伦表示，当伊陶马被击中时，他失去了冷静，停止了刺拳，并在接下来的比赛中一直寻找致命一击。确实，在第三回合占据上风时，他没有打出一次刺拳，但正如伊陶马的教练组所注意到的，他当时已经呼吸沉重。他坚持下去的方式回答了关于意志力的所有疑问，但如果他能同时动动脑子就更好了。

但赫格罗维奇值得拥有这一时刻。当他在2024,年因伤口撕裂被终止比赛而输给丹尼尔·杜博伊斯时，他处于人生最低谷，并考虑过放弃。

“当时全国的人都在嘲笑我，”这位2016年奥运会铜牌得主说道。“我看起来糟透了。赛前我生病了。第一回合我就被割开了口子。我的女儿刚出生，我想再试一次，让她为我感到自豪。我不能让她有一个失败者的父亲。”

这是一次值得的宣泄，他也值得在克罗地亚进行一次卫冕战。

与此同时，杜博伊斯与法比奥·沃德利关于WBO冠军头衔的重赛已确认将于10月17日在伦敦的O2体育馆举行。

前配送员迪恩在曲折之路上夺得首冠

高尔夫

Rick Broadbent

乔·迪恩（Joe Dean）在不被看好的职业生涯中经历了许多。从超市配送员的工作，到为了治疗因童年宠物去世而引发的分离焦虑而接受催眠，他有时会怀疑这一切是否值得。他在贝尔弗里（Belfry）举行的英国大师赛中凭借一次惊人的反超夺冠，得到了答案——以及 $595,000（约 43.9 万英镑）。

在进入布拉巴宗球场（Brabazon course）的最后一轮比赛时，他落后 7 杆，但在等待其他选手完成比赛 90 分钟后，最终以 3 杆之差获胜。

他打出了没有博基（bogey）的 63, 杆，其中包括 9 个小鸟球，使决赛变得扣人心弦，因为本周的天气干扰导致球员连续两天在相同的组别中出赛。当他设定了 14 杆低于标准杆的会所目标时，他最接近的挑战者马尔科·彭格（Marco Penge）仅落后 2 杆，且正处于第 12 洞。彭格的挑战最终在第 17 洞瓦解，迪恩和他兼任球童的妻子艾米莉（Emily）得以庆祝他职业生涯中最大的一次胜利。迪恩直到 2022, 年还在欧洲职业巡回赛（EuroPro Tour）参赛，即使在通过资格赛学校后，他也因资金短缺而不得不推迟在 DP 世界巡回赛的起步。他长期以来走了一条与大多数职业选手不同的道路，在封锁期间在莫里森斯（Morrisons）超市找了一份工作——而且非常喜欢，一直做了四年。

迪恩在最后一轮开球时落后 7 杆

昨天清晨，由于天气延迟，球员们返回完成第三轮比赛，他看起来毫无机会。他在最后四个洞打进了两个小鸟球，但在进入最后一轮时，仍落后 54 洞领先者丹尼尔·希利尔（Daniel Hillier） 7 杆。随后，他打出了人生中最好的一轮。

“我无法用语言感谢艾米莉对我所忍受的一切，”他说。“在球场外，面对低谷之类的事情已经足够糟糕了，而现在在球场内外都是如此。我希望我让她感到自豪。我们现在都像‘被车灯照到而发愣的兔子’一样不知所措。”现年 32, 岁的他目前世界排名第 292, 位，由于在英格兰训练营期间宠物去世而导致自我诊断的分离焦虑，他在旅行方面一直很吃力。

不过，他昨天看起来很自在。“今天弥补了很多糟糕的日子和很多压力，”他说。这次获胜还意味着他在“迪拜之赛”（Race to Dubai）中上升至第 12 位。“这应该足以确保我拿到明年的参赛资格，”他说。

英国资格赛选手塞缪尔爆冷获胜

汤姆·克肖 (Tom Kershaw) 网球记者，纽约

T 塞缪尔 (英) 6 6 6 T 马查赫 (捷) 2 3 2

托比·塞缪尔 (Toby Samuel) 领衔了一批从亚瑟·费里 (Arthur Fery) 在温布尔登的英勇表现中汲取灵感的英国青年球员。这位 23 岁的选手击败了托马斯·马查赫 (Tomas Machac)，晋级美国公开赛第二轮。但对于年长一代来说，这是一个更为惨痛的下午，卡梅伦·诺里 (Cameron Norrie) 遭遇了本赛季在大满贯赛事中连续第三次首轮出局。

塞缪尔的崛起在许多方面都与费里相似，他曾在美国大学体系中磨练才干，随后其进步因右臂骨挫伤而停滞——这与杰克·德雷珀 (Jack Draper) 在过去一年中所遭受的伤病相同。该问题曾如此严重，以至于在 2025, 年初，塞缪尔的排名仅为第 1,871 位，在去年年底于并不光鲜的期货巡回赛 (Futures circuit) 中取得一波出色的连胜并引发惊人的飞跃之前，他已处于放弃这项运动的边缘。

塞缪尔以 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 击败马查赫，这不仅是他职业生涯中的首场大满贯正赛胜利（此前他在纽约和法网均通过资格赛晋级），还将使他首次跻身世界前 100 名。同样令人印象深刻的是塞缪尔仅用 1 小时 30 分钟就解决了马查赫的方式。诚然，这位 25 岁的捷克选手才华横溢但状态不稳定，而在这次大风天气中的表现——尤其是他沉重的脚步——并不在状态光谱的理想端。但马查赫的最高排名曾达到第 20 位，且击败过诺瓦克·德约科维奇 (Novak Djokovic) 和卡洛斯·阿尔卡拉斯 (Carlos Alcaraz)，因此塞缪尔值得所有赞誉。身高 6 英尺 3 英寸的塞缪尔拥有强有力的首发球，测速达到 135 英里 / 小时，且在前两盘中仅丢掉 2 分。在马查赫肆无忌惮地击球、造成 25 次非强制性失误（塞缪尔为 13 次）时，他能够熟练地延长回合。

塞缪尔在第三盘早早被破发后很好地稳住了心态，他将在第二轮面对另一位捷克选手伊日·莱赫茨卡 (Jiri Lehecka)。不过，面对这位拥有强力发球且去年闯入美国公开赛八强的 18 号种子，这场对决可能会更具挑战性。“他在温布尔登所做的一切太疯狂了，闯入了半决赛，现在他已经确立了自己作为顶尖球员的地位，”塞缪尔说道。“那一次结果给了他巨大的信心，它证明了你可以做到，而且一周时间就能改变你的职业生涯。”

“我认为英国网球正在上升期。球员的深度越来越深，我们都在互相激励。”

然而，对于诺里来说，以 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 负于法国选手卢卡·范·阿舍 (Luca Van Assche) 是一颗苦果。这位 31 岁的选手多年来一直是英国网球的“可靠先生”，且经常是大满贯赛事中坚持到最后的英国人。但他的状态在红土赛季期间大幅下滑，在法网首轮比赛中被迫退赛，随后在女王杯和温布尔登的草地赛中接连失利。

诺里在伊比萨岛的单身派对上洗涤了心灵，且在最近几周表现得更有活力，但在面对世界

塞缪尔在美国公开赛首轮直落三盘击败捷克选手马查赫，但诺里（插图）则遭遇挫折，在四盘大战中负于范·阿舍。

费德勒在名人堂落泪

罗杰·费德勒 (Roger Federer) 在周末于罗德岛州被 入选 入国际网球名人堂的感人演讲中，数次落泪。

这位 45 岁的选手由其妻子米尔卡 (Mirka) 介绍，她风趣地讲述了两人的关系起源，以及她过去如何为费德勒早期的巡回赛比赛进行热身。

坐在前排观看的安迪·罗迪克 (Andy Roddick) 成了被开玩笑的对象。

他巧妙地切换到对手的母语并大喊“Allez!”（加油！），在紧张的第一盘抢七中以微弱优势获胜。但范·阿舍（Van Assche）在之前三次与诺里（Norrie）的交手中全部落败，这次他拒绝让势头溜走。这是一场由漫长且消耗性的底线拉锯战定义的比赛，但范·阿舍

“我还记得安迪·罗迪克在辛辛那提决赛后开玩笑说：‘我不敢相信我输给了一个女朋友帮他热身的家伙，’”她说道，引起了观众的哄笑，随后她提醒费德勒，在那时他“恰好零个ATP冠军头衔”。

“他那时18. 岁，我21. 岁。是的，我是年长的一方。显然，罗杰立刻决定年龄只是一个数字。他依然追求我，幸好他很执着，”她说。

费德勒在播报员玛丽·卡里洛（Mary Carillo）之后被接纳进入名人堂，他感谢了他的童年偶像斯特凡·埃德伯格（Stefan Edberg）和教练塞弗林·卢蒂（Severin Luthi）等人，随后向妻子致敬。

“现在是关于米尔卡的环节，”他说，在下方落泪之前停顿了一下。“噢天哪，这太糟糕了。我现在需要纸巾和太阳镜，需要一切能保护我的东西。”

40, 号，他拥有出色的青少年职业生涯，包括在2021年赢得法网少年组冠军。

诺里在首盘立即被破发，出现了三次非强制性失误，这预示了接下来的走势——他总共出现了49. 次失误，而范·阿舍为21次。诺里立即反击，发球表现良好，并开始在正手球上承担更多风险，而诺里则以反常的频率出现崩溃。

“这真的很难，”诺里说。“我对这场比赛相当紧张。这在第一盘开始时就体现出来了。我能抢下那一盘表现不错，但我始终无法维持良好的能量水平。”

体育 橄榄球

埃拉斯姆斯阵营清晰的身份认同给英格兰带来的教训

亚历克斯·洛（Alex Lowe） 橄榄球记者

回想起在阿迪达斯工作期间，比尔·斯威尼（Bill Sweeney）在全黑队（All Blacks）的一众球员和教练访问德国纽伦堡公司总部后，与他们共进晚餐。英格兰在2003年赢得世界杯的记忆在当时依然新鲜且深刻。时任新西兰队助理教练的史蒂夫·汉森（Steve Hansen）在日式餐厅里站起身，向在场唯一的英国人斯威尼举杯，在祝贺世界杯夺冠之后，紧接着给出了一个冷静的现实提醒：“太棒了。干得好。但你们再也赢不到了。”

汉森向现任英格兰橄榄球联合会（RFU）首席执行官斯威尼指出的观点是，英格兰橄榄球在俱乐部与国家队之间紧张且经常破裂的关系下，根本无法维持长期的成功。在过去的二十年里，事实证明汉森是对的。在22年间，英格兰在世界排名第一的位置上仅停留了一周。自2003年以来，他们赢得了四次六国赛冠军——但在过去六届锦标赛中，他们有四次处于劣势。

凭借充足的准备时间，英格兰可以制定一套世界杯战略，让他们在赛事中走得很远并获得一线机会，尤其是考虑到他们一直以来运气不错，抽到了较为有利的分组。自2003年以来的五届世界杯中，英格兰两次进入决赛，一次进入半决赛，但他们进入这些赛事时既没有持续成功的记录，也没有被视为最强竞争对手。明年在澳大利亚的情况也将如此。“这种（缺乏持续成功的情况）表明了现有的高性能系统的质量，以及真正最大化并充分利用所有资产的能力，”斯威尼在三月份表示。

导致这种结构性制约的原因将留在另一篇专栏中讨论。但在周六观看南非在开普敦击败新西兰，从而在这一场扣人心弦的四场测试赛系列赛中追平比分时，我想起了多年前汉森向斯威尼举杯的那一刻。

这些长周期巡回赛的恢复（每届在世界杯前一年举行），将给全黑队和春羚队（Springboks）带来巨大的益处，提供一种该运动中其他任何测试赛球队都无法获得的持续竞争水平。

全黑队和春羚队分别在世界排名第1和第2。赢得这次四场测试赛系列赛比赢得世界杯还要困难。到目前为止，比赛呈现出雷霆万钧之势，截然不同的风格让全黑队在埃利斯公园球场获胜，随后春羚队在开普敦反击。

这些测试赛是在淘汰赛式的压力和强度下进行的，其程度超过了我们在七月的国家锦标赛中所见，也将超过十一月将见到的任何比赛。六国赛是一项精彩的锦标赛，获得大满贯是罕见的成就，但该锦标赛并不具备春羚队和全黑队必须面对的那种持续的危机感。顶尖水平的球队很少能同时出现三支。冠军可以通过输给最直接的竞争对手，但大胜威尔士、意大利或英格兰而获得。

全黑队主教练戴夫·雷尼（Dave Rennie）在第一场测试赛的准备阶段提到了世界杯。他没有淡化这次系列赛的重要性，并将教练面临的挑战描述为“终极挑战”。但作为新上任者，他也承认，在与两届世界杯冠军的这次测试赛洗礼中锻造球队的新身份将是极其宝贵的。这次八场比赛的巡回赛还让全黑队有机会接触南非球队，这是他们在超级橄榄球赛（Super Rugby）改革后一直缺失的。

“我们很清楚这次巡回赛有多艰苦。让44名球员来到这里 [外加伤病替补]，让他们真正沉浸在我们试图培养的文化和比赛模式中，我们有信心在距离世界杯还有12个月的时候，离开这里时会处于一个强得多的位置，”雷尼说道。

另一方面，这一系列赛给欧洲球队提供了一个分析这两个国家如何演进其战术的机会。前两场测试赛最基本的教训是，清晰度以及对身份认同的坚持至关重要。这导致了一场极具吸引力的风格碰撞。

英格兰的身份认同在近年来一直摇摆不定，导致拉西·埃拉斯姆斯将史蒂夫·博斯威克描述为一名非常擅长追随趋势而非走在曲线前沿的教练。

埃拉斯姆斯的行为并不总是具有启发性，但他的创新改变了人们对这项运动的思考方式，从混合型球员的开发和替补席的使用，到寻找规章制度中的漏洞。希望他那些在球队名单命名上的花招不会成为最新的流行趋势。

南非队已回归到依赖其传统优势，即阵地战主导、直接推进以及快速

埃拉斯姆斯在经历了上周的选人花招后，其古怪行为继续招致批评，但他依然是一位开拓性的教练

防守线速度以制造压力。他们输掉第一场测试赛是因为无法将这种优势转化为得分。在开普敦，他们表现得冷酷无情，且至关重要的一点是，他们在机会出现时果断得分，给新西兰队制造了比分压力。春羚羊队在公开比赛中的踢球次数是对方的两倍，但在新西兰半场的8次控球中就取得了3次达阵和4次罚球得分。埃本·埃策贝斯在边线球中占据主导地位，而新西兰队难以遏制春羚羊队的密集进攻（maul）。春羚羊队强化了纪律的重要性，在第一个小时内仅犯1次罚球，从而阻止了新西兰队轻易进入其22米区。

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全黑队完全有能力进行远程打击，伦尼在斯科特·罗伯逊时代之后改变了球员的心态，当时他们是一群不快乐的人，打的是阵地和压力战。他们在反击和非结构化局面中具有致命性，但他们同样热爱控球，并希望在自己的半场传球以试图消磨对方的防线。新西兰队在防守端的特质——

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新西兰队完成了246次传球，而南非队仅为93次，但新西兰队依然落败，因为春羚羊队回归到了专注于直接性和阵地战力量的打法。

——在防守端的特质和精准的进攻让他们赢得了第一场测试赛，尽管南非队在阵地掌控和争球（scrum）战中占据主导。他们在开普敦的精准度略有下降，尽管这取决于极小的瞬间。如果乔迪·巴雷特的封堵球留在场内会怎样？如果达米安·麦肯齐能将球传给内线的卡姆·罗伊加德会怎样？

新西兰队在争球和边线球方面存在问题，但他们从第一阶段和非结构化局面发起打击的能力让他们在比赛中得以维持。春羚羊队在那些强力推进球员之后，也可以打出流畅的进攻橄榄球。我们在对阵英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士的国家锦标赛中看到了这一点。但这次系列赛的水平更高。在前往巴尔的摩之前，如果在主场以2-1落败，对于已经习惯于成功的春羚羊队球迷来说将是不可接受的。

“我感受到了压力，”埃拉斯姆斯在周六晚上说。“现在戴夫作为全黑队教练遭遇了首次失败。他会知道我上周的感受。”这就是顶峰的生活。其他所有人都在追赶，且没有像这次系列赛这样能够磨练技巧的机会。

重启可能不流行，但它让全黑队输掉了比赛

斯图尔特·巴恩斯 (Stuart Barnes)

上周，南非队的争球（scrum）过于强势，以至于产生了负面影响。而本周，他们的边线球（lineout）则揭露了新西兰队的“另一项”定点球弱点。

首席破坏者是埃本·埃策贝斯 (Eben Etzebeth)，他随着年龄的增长而变得更加强大。

大多数球队都遵循当下的教练模式，直到这些信念被揭露为仅仅是某种趋势。回想一下六国赛中英格兰对阵法国的比赛。在最后一次边线球争夺中，英格兰需要抢回球权才有希望。史蒂夫·博思威克 (Steve Borthwick) 的球队做了什么？他们原地不动，因为

……这就是在对方发球时边线球防守的常规做法。在我看来，这简直就是橄榄球定义中的“疯狂”。

显然，如果防守方在空中竞争，进攻方将利用结构缺失将其向后推。在我看来，派遣一对极具攻击性的跳跃者进入空中——尤其是在钩球手容易分心的前线——是一种聪明的竞争方式。在进攻方建立推进阵型之前就拦截他们。抢走球。将进攻结构转化为防守混乱。

但在我们这个唯唯诺诺的半球，我们遵循约定俗成的信条。在开普敦，比赛进行到第11分钟，新西兰队在5米线边线球中占据优势。南非队准备应对全黑队的冲击了吗？根本没有。埃策贝斯像火箭一样冲向空中，在源头抢到了球权。面对像新西兰队这样具有进攻能力的球队，在5米线抢到边线球的价值相当于5到7分。

一次这样的抢断就值得关注，但在比赛进行到一小时左右时，这位世界顶尖的第二排球员再次在5米线处飞身跃起，挡在对手面前，将全黑队的进攻平台从他们舞动的脚下抽走。

在己方发球时赢得球权是钩球手和第二排球员的基本功，但南非队的第一个达阵就来自埃策贝斯的一次接球，以及随后被证明是不可阻挡的集体与个人推进序列。这是春羚队最充满活力的状态。

然而，全黑队本可以避免这么快地丢掉7分。边线球可能经常被认为是“另一项”定点球，但这让我们忘记了开球和重启（restarts），即非正式的第三项定点球。

将比赛快进到第68分钟。乔迪·巴雷特 (Jordie Barrett) 接住马尼·利博克 (Manie Libbok) 的重启球，并将球猛力踢至大约中场。现在回想比赛开始时，他在几乎相同的位置接到一次踢球，但将其钩回了距离自己的达阵线仅10米远的地方。南非队随后成功发动了推进式混战（driving maul），推进至距离达阵线10米以内，随后杰西·克里尔 (Jesse Kriel) 强行冲过达阵线。

第68分钟那次稳健的踢球以巴雷特的一个手势结束，暗示他的球队需要抢占阵地。如果他比赛中的第一次触球没那么

第二场 Rothesay 测试赛：英格兰 对阵 巴基斯坦 体育

在这个投球手的夏天发起进攻

史蒂夫·詹姆斯

这个夏天的击球确实太艰难了。在五场测试赛中，英格兰击球手仅取得了一个世纪分——那是本·杜凯特在对阵新西兰的特伦特桥测试赛中打出的113分，当时本·斯托克斯和“巴兹球”（Bazball）以一种极其惊人且混乱的方式退场。球场状况比凌晨4点的莫莉·马隆酒吧还要活跃，而 विकेटkeeper（接球手）经常紧贴三柱门，仿佛急于倾听所有八卦一样。

因此，听到丹·劳伦斯在比赛前说“5号位是击球最舒服的地方”并不令人意外。这个夏天对顶层击球线来说非常糟糕，即使是伟大的乔·鲁特，场均得分也低于30分。

劳伦斯承认，由于“布鲁克林目前在那儿”，他没有机会在英格兰队担任5号击球手。事实上，在英格兰的常规队员中，哈里·布鲁克的场均得分最高，但也仅略低于40分。劳伦斯在今年的两场测试赛中场均得分略高于40分，周六他在6号位面对极其恶劣的条件（阴云和泛光灯增加了球场的不可预测性）打出了一个不败的半世纪分——这是一个争取长期位置的积极请求，尽管昨天他仅能增加4分实在可惜，但这局击球注定需要承担相当大的计算风险。

“我很清楚自己打算怎么打，显然我用一个巨大的‘呼啸球’越过了接球手，从而拿到了分数，”他在谈到面对穆罕默德·阿巴斯的一次切球四分时说道。“在第三球我可能会被接球手接住，那样我会看起来很傻。但勇气得到了回报。”

巴基斯坦接球手穆罕默德·里兹万在那个球时站在后方。

一个充满挑战的夏天

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保守地来看，南非队极不可能立即得分并取得一个能建立信心的达阵。他们可能会选择将球踢向空中。

如果春羚羊队的钩手德昂·福里（Deon Fourie）是从近50米远的地方掷球入场，这场比赛可能会截然不同。而且这并非孤立的失误。在7-7平局时，通常处理球如此娴熟的图普·瓦伊（Tupou Vaa'i）与他的举球手信号混乱，导致重启球失误。由于处于优势局面，东道主在原本应在半场线附近进行的进攻中赢得了一次罚球。相反，春羚羊队通过一次罚球重新取得10-7的领先。客队下一次触球是在鲁本·洛夫（Ruben Love）的另一次重启球时，此时计分板显示为17-7。全黑队表现混乱，而春羚羊队则掌控全局。

随后立即来到三柱门前，但劳伦斯确实展示了应对这种恶劣条件的办法。

巴基斯坦队的5号击球手索德·沙基尔（Saud Shakeel）在最后一天立即采用了这一策略。在面对乔弗拉·阿彻（Jofra Archer）的第二球时，他疯狂地挥空，但很快便将球击向掩护边界。这位左撇子击球手敏锐地捕捉到了极细微的宽度，在这一局中获得了97分，这本该再多得3分，从而成为本系列赛的首个百分之球。

其中一次面对阿彻的掩护击球得分4分，球路很全，他后腿弯曲，时机把握得极好，击球动作简直美极了。但即便如此，他在面对表现相当出色的奥利·罗宾逊（Ollie Robinson）的早期阶段，也曾有过相当惊险的时刻。英格兰队对一次非出局的腿前球提出了申诉，结果显示球在腿柱外落地，而沙基尔的一次击球则刚好避开了掩护队员的防线。

因为事实是，双方没有任何一名击球手能真正提供一套应对罗宾逊和阿巴斯（或者夏天早些时候的新西兰球员马特·亨利）的模板，尤其是在守门员上前且球在如今被说烂了的“摆动缝线”影响下四处跳动时。

有些人试图击球远离离手柱，以排除腿前球的可能性；而另一些人，如阿卜杜拉·沙菲克（Abdullah Shafique），则更多地留在球的腿侧，结果却暴露了离手柱——就像沙菲克在这里被罗宾逊一个向外跳的绝妙球击中三柱门一样。

那么该怎么办？当球队拥有巨大领先优势且球变旧时，劳伦斯采取那种做法是没有问题的。但对于顶层球员来说，承担这种风险很容易被视为职业生涯的自杀。劳伦斯自己在赛前采访中承认，他在2024年对阵斯里兰卡担任开局击球手时的努力过于“绝望”，这反映了当时人们对“Bazball”理念的看法。我认为，在Bazball最成功的顶峰时期，击球手的应对方式应该是当守门员上前时，不停地使用挑球（scoop）和斜挑（ramp）。对于站在快球手面前的守门员来说，没有什么比这种击球动作更令他们恐惧的了。这份工作本身就危险且不舒服——昨天下午杰米·史密斯（Jamie Smith）出场击球时，里兹万（Rizwan）也向他的同行提及了这一点——而这种击球方式将危险提升到了新的高度。

但这也将击球手的风险水平提升到了新高度，布鲁克在去年冬天的灰烬杯第二场测试赛中曾尝试对迈克尔·内瑟使用这种打法，结果遭到了预料之中的谴责。有趣的是，里兹万在这里尝试对罗宾逊使用横扫球，但在第二次尝试时被判腿前球（LBW）出局，不过同样地，你可以理解他的意图。

这就像是在一个剧烈旋转的球场上面对旋转球手。你不想像人们所说的那样“死在洞里”，因为近距离的接球手就在球拍周围等待，所以你必须采取激进的方案来扰乱投球手——以及接球手。

面对罗宾逊和阿巴斯这样的人，情况肯定也没什么不同。你不能让他们进入状态，因为他们的球速和变化迟早会让你陷入陷阱。

但测试赛板球是否正在我们眼前发生改变？仅仅是因为球场的影响太大了吗？击球手们会以某种方式反击吗？目前似乎没有什么特别明确的，除了这无疑是一个属于投球手的夏天。

但它也让击球手的风险水平达到了新高度，布鲁克在去年冬天的灰烬杯第二场测试赛中曾尝试对迈克尔·内瑟使用这种打法，结果遭到了预料之中的谴责。有趣的是，里兹万在这里尝试对罗宾逊使用横扫球，但在第二次尝试时被判腿前球（LBW）出局，不过同样地，你可以理解他的意图。

如果南非跳羚队下周在比赛的所有三个方面表现得不那么出色，那将是一个巨大的惊喜。新西兰队在埃利斯公园球场遭遇惨败后，证明了他们的争抢球（scrum）有能力生存下来。现在，他们需要瓦艾（Vaa'i）回到盲侧，并在边线球争抢中增加一名跳跃者，以对抗埃策贝斯（Etzebeth）等人。

至于重启及其组成部分——踢球、接球和奔跑——戴夫·雷尼（Dave Rennie）的球队需要在所有领域做出改进。一旦将领地拱手让给南非跳羚队，他们就会利用强力奔跑的压力打法将失误转化为得分。这正是他们在开普敦所做的一切。南非队必然是热门，但我不会建议任何人不要支持这支聪明、在进步但仍易犯错的全黑队。

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勋爵板球场（五日赛之第四日）：英格兰以 194 跑之差击败巴基斯坦。英格兰在三场测试赛系列赛中以 2-0 领先。

“砍掉蛇头”，这是西印度群岛在快球统治时期的计划——旨在削弱对方队长的信心和地位，而队长通常也是一名击球手。昨天 12.30pm，即午餐前 45 分钟，巴巴尔·阿扎姆 (Babar Azam) 感受到了这种心理攻击的全力冲击，当时他被乔弗拉·阿彻 (Jofra Archer) 一个极其凶猛的bouncer（短球）击出场外，而英格兰队正全面压制巴基斯坦队。

巴巴尔不仅是巴基斯坦的队长，也是他们最好的击球手，因此，看到他面对一个阴险且快速的bouncer而毫无还手之力的打击必然是深远的。这颗时速 91 英里的球从展馆端 (Pavilion End) 投出，危险地向他的喉咙方向回旋，与 2019 年灰烬杯 (Ashes) 中将史蒂夫·史密斯 (Steve Smith) 击倒的那颗球非常相似，但巴巴尔只是胡乱挥拍，球只能轻飘飘地飞向 slips 区域的接球员。

巴基斯坦在很久之前就已经注定失败——在如此棘手的球场表面上，第一局 180 分的劣势实在太多了——但那一刻，英格兰的统治力与巴基斯坦的无能显得最为鲜明。巴巴尔是第三个在阿彻（充满威胁）和奥利·罗宾逊 (Ollie Robinson)（技巧和精准度极其出色）出色的新球冲击下出局的人。在那之后，剩下的只是巴基斯坦能坚持多久，以及他们能否撑到当天结束的问题。

尽管萨乌德·沙基尔 (Saud Shakeel) 拿到了 97 分，但作为第七个出局者，他在追求荣耀时在边界处被接球，巴基斯坦最终未能撑住。英格兰队赢得了自 2024 年底在新西兰以来的首个系列赛冠军，并将他们在勋爵板球场的连胜纪录延长至五场连续测试赛，创下纪录。在经历了充满不满的夏天之后，这是一场急需的胜利，也为重新担任队长的乔·鲁特 (Joe Root) 带来了鼓舞。巴基斯坦表现如此糟糕并非他们的错，尽管这在一定程度上削弱了比赛的观赏性。

这在多大程度上导致了勋爵板球场的观众人数未满员，只能通过推测来分析。如今测试板球的进程速度可能阻碍了许多人提前购买第四日的门票。只有第三日的极端天气导致这场比赛持续了这么久，同时也加剧了球场的困难，而第四日的天空更明亮，球场表现得更好。

总的来说，这个球场表面无疑比 6 月份要好，当时该球场被扣了分——第三天早晨埃米利奥·盖伊 (Emilio Gay) 遇到的不规则弹跳是个特例——但对于罗宾逊来说，这里依然像一块豪华的红地毯，让他能自如地在上面滑行。如果说阿彻 delivering 了最惊人的致命一击，那么罗宾逊则是用他的

（接后页） 鲁特关于行为的警告

取消了对他球员实施的午夜禁令，但他被迫回答关于球员饮酒习惯的问题，他昨天敦促球员表现出责任感。“绝对重要的是我们不要讨论那个 [深夜饮酒] 的问题，”鲁特说。

“赢得测试赛和赢得测试系列赛很难，所以 [我们必须] 享受并庆祝它，但要以一种理智、成熟的方式。”

在这一场极度有利于缝线投球手的比赛中，200 多个回合内有 38 个三柱门被击落，勋爵板球场的球场受到了某些批评，但鲁特表示，他认为虽然这是“具有挑战性的条件”，但这种极度依赖缝线的系列赛在一定程度上是由本赛季 Dukes 球的变更引起的。

“我认为今年的球非常不同，”他说。“我觉得它们的漆层不一样。我不确定，我没有相关证据，可能需要询问Dukes公司。但我认为接缝处有一层漆。他们不希望球变形并因此更换。而且我认为这也在影响球道，我觉得它们对球道的压痕更深了。

“作为击球手，在练习时，球让球拍开裂的频率更高了。它们似乎坚硬得多，而且如果它们在球道上留下压痕，球在压痕处反弹时也会产生侧旋，这会让球的移动幅度更大。是的，[对击球手来说]一直很有挑战性。”

罗宾逊在这个夏天第三次被评为全场最佳球员——而他仅参加了三场测试赛——他认为，作为四人接缝攻击线的一员，且其中包含三名真正的快速投球手，这让他能够专注于投球线路和长度的稳定性。

“我认为能够坚持自己的投球风格，而不是试图过于激进，这绝对有所帮助，”他说。

他精准的刺击投球，再次夺得四个三击球，使他在本场比赛中总计夺得8个三击球。他在整场比赛中的数据非常出色：27-11-35-8。

一次又一次，在午餐前用新球投球的七个回合中，以及下午的七个回合中，他不断挑战三柱门和护腿，在令人烦躁的长度上让球左右摆动，有时接缝保持垂直，有时在下落过程中摇摆，同时配合着杰米·史密斯出色的接球技巧，后者在每场比赛中站在三柱门后的接球能力都在提高。罗宾逊再次带着全场最佳球员奖离开赛场，这是他今年夏天参加三场测试赛中获得的第三次奖励。

罗宾逊迅速进入状态。阿赞·阿瓦伊斯在第一局作为第八个出局者时表现得如此坚定且勇敢，但这次未能挺过新球阶段，在前脚支撑时被判定为腿前球（lbw）。阿瓦伊斯在第一局开始时曾经历过一次惊险，当时他通过落在离外侧三柱门线之外而幸免于lbw的判定。

而这一次，球正好击中他的线内，鉴于球的长度恰到好处，他无法幸免。开局的7分伙伴关系是巴基斯坦在本系列赛中的最高分，这衡量了他们顶层阵容的问题。伊曼-乌尔-哈克在比赛早些时候拉伤小腿后一直缺席，他整个上午都在外场，穿着短裤跳来跳去试图击球，小腿被厚厚地缠着绷带，这更像是一种表演。当他没有再次出现时，这并不令人惊讶，从而使顶层阵容进一步暴露。

阿卜杜拉·沙菲克坚持了三个球，被罗宾逊本场比赛最出色的一球击败，那一球先是向内倾斜，然后猛然向外折射，击中了外侧三柱门的顶部。无法防守。当巴巴尔在13个球后被阿彻送走时，巴基斯坦队得分为14分，且失去了3名球员，局面正在崩溃。在那之后，山·马苏德和沙基尔表现出了令人欣慰的韧性，在23个回合中增加了97分，马苏德顽强地坚持，而沙基尔则以他那优雅且紧凑的方式进行反击。

他们受益于乔什·汤格和古斯·阿特金森的轮换。汤格获得了选择投球端的优先权，但在展馆端（Pavilion End）绕球投球时有些不稳定——到目前为止，他投给左手击球手的熟练程度不如投给右手击球手——而阿特金森在苗圃端（Nursery End）的威力则小得多。因此，沙基尔愉快地进行切割击球和驱动击球，在54个球中达到了50分。在因雨延迟后，鲁特不得不再次启用阿彻和罗宾逊。再次证明，当他这样做时，击球变得本质上更加困难。

在奋斗了两个多小时后，马苏德在面对罗宾逊时向三柱门方向移动过多，试图进行横扫击球但未击中，在经过视频回放（review）后被判定出局。鲁特再次决定更换投球手，阿特金森终于在展馆端投球，他在第二轮投球中显得危险得多，而汤格则通过给沙基尔的头盔来了一记沉重的打击，为他擅长的收尾阶段做热身。

随后沙基尔决定进攻是更好的选择，但在钩球击球时出局，之后比赛迅速结束。

在这场比赛中，巴基斯坦队在阴霾之中闪现的亮点寥寥无几，但沙基尔的击球和穆罕默德·阿巴斯的投球便是其中之二。阿巴斯在早晨失掉的三个球门中夺得两个，在经历了此前三次失之交臂后，终于将自己的名字写在了荣誉榜上。在将丹·劳伦斯击中球门并随后触及罗宾逊的球拍外缘后，他终于达成目标的喜悦之情显而易见，他跪在球场上表达感激。

在场地条件和大气环境的共同助力下，阿巴斯和罗宾逊的技巧与精准度为击球手们制造了一场“完美风暴”。罗宾逊在比赛结束时累计获得了99个测试赛球门，目前没有人能在第一次世界大战后以更好的平均分获得更多球门。今年一月，当英格兰队在灰烬杯中惨败收场时，他还在悉尼投掷业余级别的板球，而现在他已成为一支试图改变方向的球队的核心。

罗瑟斯 保护笔

从弃将到蜕变

西蒙·威尔德（Simon Wilde）撰文：在澳大利亚重新找回对比赛的热爱后，这位投球手以 8.34 的经济率拿下 23 个三柱门，证明了召回他的决定是正确的。

很难想象，就在几个月前，奥利·罗宾逊（Ollie Robinson）还被认为是不符合英格兰队需求的多余之辈。他自己也认为自己再也不会为国家队效力了。

然而，他现在在夏季赛季中取得了惊人的 23 个三柱门，平均每个三柱门的经济率为 8.34。在英格兰主场赛季中，只有两名英格兰投球手打破过这一记录，且两人均为左臂旋转球手：1958 年的托尼·洛克（Tony Lock）和 1888 年的鲍比·皮尔（Bobby Peel）。

在英格兰队锁定本系列赛的第二场胜利时，罗宾逊以 24 分拿 4 个三柱门的成绩，将其测试赛记录提升至惊人的 99 个三柱门，平均经济率为 19.53, 略优于世界最强全格式投球手贾斯普里特·布姆拉（Jasprit Bumrah）19.79 的平均值（尽管布姆拉的职业生涯更长，参加了 52 场比赛，而罗宾逊为 23 场）。

自第一次世界大战以来，还没有人能在如此低的平均经济率下取得如此多的测试赛三柱门。

这些数据表明，罗宾逊在初次作为英格兰球员时绝非一名糟糕的投球手，但在经历了两年的低谷期后，有几个因素促成了他近期的复出。

他曾在悉尼大学的澳大利亚等级板球赛中效力了一段时间，他说这帮助他重新找回了对这项运动的热爱。此外，在郡赛赛季的最初几周，他也投入了大量工作，这可能是为了应对萨塞克斯队任命他为冠军赛队长的决定。简而言之，

罗宾逊在一次精彩的新球投球阶段中，成功申诉并拿下了开局球员阿赞·阿瓦伊斯（Azan Awais）的三柱门。

完整计分板

英格兰 第一局< / td><>得分(R)< / ><>球数(B)< / ><>分钟(M)< / >< / tr><><>B Duckett lbw b Abbas< / ><>17< / ><>20< / ><>32< / >< / ><><>E Gay c Rizwan b Abbas< / ><>8< / ><>17< / ><>23< / >< / ><><>J Cox c sub b Shahzad< / ><>55< / ><>105< / ><>215< / >< / ><><>*J Root lbw b Abbas< / ><>4< / ><>13< / ><>24< / >< / ><><>H Brook b Ali< / ><>15< / ><>26< / ><>34< / >< / ><><>D Lawrence run out< / ><>17< / ><>41< / ><>72< / >< / ><><>†J Smith b Ali< / ><>61< / ><>80< / ><>96< / >< / ><><>G Atkinson c Ali b Usman< / ><>45< / ><>46< / ><>102< / >< / ><><>O Robinson b Ali< / ><>0< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>J Archer b Abbas< / ><>14< / ><>13< / ><>14< / >< / ><><>J Tongue not out< / ><>30< / ><>48< / ><>59< / >< / ><><>额外分(b 2, lb 11, nb 11)< / ><>24< / ><>< / >< / ><><>总计 (66.4 轮)< / ><>290< / ><>< / >< / table>

出局顺序 1-21, 2-26, 3-36, 4-77, 5-120, 6-187, 7-222, 8-222, 9-243。 投球 Abbas 20-3-73-4; Shahzad 15-0-79-1; Ali 22-2-86-3; Usman 9.4-1-39-1。

<><>巴基斯坦 第一局< / ><>得分(R)< / ><>球数(B)< / ><>分钟(M)< / >< / ><><>Shan Masood c Smith b Archer< / ><>1< / ><>11< / ><>19< / >< / ><><>Azan Awais c Gay b Robinson< / ><>46< / ><>102< / ><>172< / >< / ><><>Abdullah Shafique c Smith b Tongue< / ><>5< / ><>32< / ><>47< / >< / ><><>*Babar Azam c Cox b Tongue< / ><>8< / ><>10< / ><>12< / >< / ><><>Saud Shakeel lbw b Robinson< / ><>16< / ><>24< / >< / ><><>†Mohammad Rizwan lbw b Robinson< / ><>7< / ><>20< / ><>35< / >< / ><><>Ali Usman b Archer< / ><>1< / ><>13< / ><>14< / >< / ><><>Khurram Shahzad c Brook b Robinson< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>Mohammad Abbas b Archer< / ><>2< / ><>19< / ><>17< / >< / ><><>Mohammad Ali not out< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>13< / >< / ><><>Imam-ul-Haq absent hurt< / ><>—< / ><>< / >< / ><><>额外分(b 12, lb 1, nb 2, w 5)< / ><>20< / ><>< / >< / ><><>总计 (37.2 轮)< / ><>110< / ><>< / >< / table>

出局顺序 1-5, 2-16, 3-30, 4-63, 5-91, 6-104, 7-105, 8-106, 9-110。 投球 Robinson 13-6-11-4; Archer 11.2-1-26-3; Tongue 6-2-27-2; Atkinson 7-1-33-0。

<><>英格兰 第二局< / ><>得分(R)< / ><>球数(B)< / ><>分钟(M)< / >< / ><><>B Duckett c Azam b Shahzad< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>E Gay lbw b Abbas< / ><>31< / ><>74< / ><>128< / >< / ><><>J Cox lbw b Shahzad< / ><>11< / ><>9< / ><>8< / >< / ><><>*J Root lbw b Ali< / ><>24< / ><>37< / ><>72< / >< / ><><>H Brook c Rizwan b Abbas< / ><>34< / ><>56< / ><>99< / >< / ><><>D Lawrence b Abbas< / ><>54< / ><>70< / ><>130< / >< / ><><>†J Smith c Masood b Abbas< / ><>7< / ><>13< / ><>21< / >< / ><><>G Atkinson lbw b Ali< / ><>7< / ><>21< / ><>23< / >< / ><><>O Robinson c Rizwan b Abbas< / ><>8< / ><>15< / ><>29< / >< / ><><>J Archer not out< / ><>2< / ><>14< / ><>27< / >< / ><><>J Tongue run out< / ><>12< / ><>15< / ><>17< / >< / ><><>额外分(b 4, lb 4, nb 4, w 5)< / ><>17< / ><>< / >< / ><><>总计 (54.2 轮)< / ><>208< / ><>< / >< / table>

出局顺序 1-1, 2-13, 3-60, 4-83, 5-128, 6-149, 7-162, 8-186, 9-187。 投球 Abbas 22-3-57-5; Shahzad 14-3-56-2; Ali 16.2-1-70-2; Usman 2-0-17-0。

巴基斯坦 第二局< / td><>得分< / ><>球数< / ><>分钟< / >< / tr><><>Shan Masood (腿截击，由 Robinson 击出)< / ><>26< / ><>72< / ><>150< / >< / ><><>Azan Awais (腿截击，由 Robinson 击出)< / ><>6< / ><>14< / ><>20< / >< / ><><>Abdullah Shafique (由 Robinson 击出)< / ><>0< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>*Babar Azam (接球出局，Cox 接球，由 Archer 击出)< / ><>6< / ><>8< / ><>10< / >< / ><><>Saud Shakeel (接球出局，Brook 接球，由 Tongue 击出)< / ><>97< / ><>122< / ><>192< / >< / ><><>†Mohammad Rizwan (腿截击，由 Robinson 击出)< / ><>1< / ><>9< / ><>11< / >< / ><><>Ali Usman (由 Archer 击出)< / ><>16< / ><>44< / ><>52< / >< / ><><>Khurram Shahzad (由 Tongue 击出)< / ><>9< / ><>13< / ><>24< / >< / ><><>Mohammad Abbas (未出局)< / ><>13< / ><>16< / ><>23< / >< / ><><>Mohammad Ali (接球出局，Brook 接球，由 Tongue 击出)< / ><>8< / ><>5< / ><>11< / >< / ><><>Imam-ul-Haq (受伤缺席)< / ><>—< / ><>< / >< / ><><>附加分 (b 4, lb 6, nb 1, w 1)< / ><>12< / ><>< / >< / ><><>总计 (50.5 轮)< / ><>194< / ><>< / >< / table>

出局顺序 1-7, 2-7, 3-14, 4-111, 5-115, 6-146, 7-169, 8-176, 9-194。 投球 Robinson 14-5-24-4; Archer 15-1-73-2; Tongue 8.5-1-46-3; Atkinson 11-2-41-0; Lawrence 2-2-0-0。 裁判 A Paleker (南非) 和 P Reiffel (澳大利亚)。电视裁判 C Gaffaney (新西兰)。全场最佳球员 O Robinson (英格兰) ● 英格兰在三场系列赛中以 2-0 领先

比布姆拉更平均：罗宾逊令人震惊的回归

这位32岁的球员获得了一种更成熟的心态和更广阔的视野。

这导致一些评论员进行了反向推演，他们认为英格兰队在没有带他参加澳大利亚之旅时犯了错，因为在那里他本可以提供新球阶段极度缺乏的稳定性。他对此观点不以为然。“我当时完全没有准备好参赛，”他说道。

罗宾逊在2024年被弃用，部分原因是对其耐力的担忧，但主要是因为他的球速，约80英里的时速被认为在测试赛领域低得不可接受。这可能是英格兰管理层真正的担忧，但澳大利亚人对他投掷124公里 / 小时的“裸蛋球”以及是一个“容易被遗忘”的板球运动员的贬低，可能对此没有起到正面作用。

如果他们被此影响，英格兰队不应该被影响。如果他们已经

强势回归

奥利·罗宾逊回归英格兰队后的测试赛投球平均分数为 8.34 场次 विकेट (击球数) 平均分 经济率

如果他们做足了功课，就会知道澳大利亚的球场条件非常理想，球在球场上的移动——而非高球速——才是关键。他们不应该如此轻易地、基于如此死板的标准而放弃罗宾逊。一个更开放的管理团队可能会采取一种更协作的方式。

在 6 月份的新西兰系列赛中被召回测试赛队，对罗宾逊来说一定是一个巨大的解脱，同时也是极大的鼓舞。在意识到自己的投球风格现在比以往任何时候都更受重视后，他一定获得了信心。不仅其他人迟到了才意识到罗宾逊有多出色，他最终也意识到了这一点。

结果就是，他的投球表现就像一个信心爆棚、对自己充满自信的人。这种自信体现在他改变在投球线上的位置、通过微妙地改变握球方式使球产生切向移动，以及他对右撇子和左撇子击球手同样精准的掌控。

在本场测试赛的第一局中，他通过弹跳球将阿赞·阿瓦伊斯出局，但除此之外，他今年夏天的所有击球数都是通过在三柱门附近或其周围的投球实现的。在接球员站立接球的情况下投球，对他 11 次 LBW（腿前球出局）起到了一定作用：他在面对左撇子击球手的 10 次击球中，有 8 次是以这种方式完成的。

尽管如此，他在环境方面也比较幸运。球员们表示，今年夏天的 Dukes 球比 2025 年使用的球更硬，而 2025 年的印度系列赛一直受到频繁更换球的困扰。球缝似乎能保持更久且更突出，这可能有助于罗宾逊在球场上产生更大程度的移动。作为英格兰进攻线中最高的人（6 英尺 5 英寸），只要罗宾逊能将球有力地击入地面，他就最有可能产生最强的“急促移动”（nip）。

在本赛季的三场测试赛中，他在两个洛德球场和一个海丁利球场比赛，这些球场都很有利，其移动程度在 CricViz 自 2006 年开始收集数据以来的列表中一直名列前茅。在那段时间里，只有一场在洛德球场举行的测试赛比这场的移动程度更高。洛德球场在球场区域（square）遇到的问题已有详细记录。

如果罗宾逊是在膝盖问题导致他被排除在外的椭圆球场对阵新西兰，或者是在英格兰将其排除在今年夏天最平坦的测试赛球场——特伦特桥球场之外，他的数据可能看起来不会那么令人印象深刻。

不过，“移动程度”的数据需要谨慎对待。产生的移动不仅来自球场，还来自投球手的技巧，而新型的“摆动缝”（wobble-seam）技术对击球与投球之间的力量平衡产生了重大影响。罗宾逊使用摆动缝技术已有数年，但现在他比以往任何时候都更精通。他是一名极其出色的投球手。

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伊陶马接下来的路怎么走？ 被击败的 21 岁重量级选手，拳击风格天真但有能力赢得世界冠军 分析，第 46 页

“因凡蒂诺必须辞职” 米卡埃尔·西尔维斯特通过反抗主席，使其在国际足联（Fifa）的职位面临风险 独家专访，《比赛》版，第 8-9 页

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鲁特：像成年人一样庆祝

英格兰在勋爵板球场以194分的优势获胜锁定系列赛，但队长在深夜事件发生后向球队发出警告

伊丽莎白·阿蒙 (Elizabeth Ammon)

乔·鲁特 (Joe Root) 表示，在重新担任英格兰队长后的首个系列赛中获得胜利令他感到“欣喜”，但在球队被饮酒相关事件困扰后，他敦促球员们以一种“成熟且理智的方式”进行庆祝。在奥利·罗宾逊 (Ollie Robinson) 再次贡献出色表现（他在27个回合中以35分拿下了8个三柱门）后，英格兰在三场测试赛系列赛的第二场中以194分的优势获胜。

巴基斯坦的索德·沙基尔 (Saud Shakeel) 奋力砍下97分，将比赛拖入第四天深处；而穆罕默德·阿巴斯 (Mohammad Abbas) 在拿到五个三柱门后，其名字现在也被刻在了勋爵板球场的荣誉榜上。英格兰自2024年冬季以来尚未赢得过测试赛系列赛，鲁特称赞他的球队在“过去两周极其艰苦的条件下打出了非常出色的板球”。这位回归的英格兰队长在本周开始时承认，他感到“非常恼火”，因为这场测试赛的准备工作被缝线投球手布赖登·卡斯 (Brydon Carse) 被移出阵容的消息所掩盖。卡斯因涉嫌参与8月23日周日凌晨在德比发生的一起事件而接受调查，此前有视频显示这位31岁的球员在一家夜总会外被戴上手铐。德比郡警方表示，卡斯曾被逮捕随后被释放。鲁特在——原文在此截断，请参阅第50页

埃弗顿球迷的“暴动”威胁迫使俱乐部转向

保罗·乔伊斯 (Paul Joyce) 北方足球特派记者

在经历了动荡的48小时后，埃弗顿正试图以£6000 万将伊利曼·恩迪亚耶 (Iliman Ndiaye) 卖给托特纳姆热刺，并以£3500 万重新签回里沙利森 (Richarlison)。此前，球迷反抗的威胁迫使俱乐部在出售中场球员哈里森·阿姆斯特朗 (Harrison Armstrong) 的计划上做出转向。

周末发生的事件暴露了所有者弗里德金集团 (Friedkin Group) 希望通过出售球员来筹集资金，以充实大卫·莫耶斯 (David Moyes) 的阵容。

俱乐部此前已准备好以£3500 万将19岁的本土球员阿姆斯特朗出售给诺丁汉森林。然而，这引发了埃弗顿球迷的愤怒，他们在周六1-1战平伯恩茅斯的比赛中高喊，如果交易达成，他们将发起“暴动”。

这种强烈的情绪导致美国所有者在意识到鼓励森林队产生兴趣是其错误后选择退让。随后，他们将注意力转向与托特纳姆热刺达成原则性协议。在错过科迪·加克波 (Cody Gakpo) 之后，恩迪亚耶成为了热刺的一个选项（如果利物浦能签到替代者，加克波将加盟曼彻斯特城）。如果一切顺利，29岁的里沙利森将在2022年被卖给热刺后回归。

埃弗顿对摩纳哥前锋福拉林·巴洛贡 (Folarin Balogun) 也感兴趣；一项以£900 万签下富勒姆右后卫肯尼·特特 (Kenny Tete) 的交易已接近达成；而将杰克·格拉利什 (Jack Grealish) 从曼彻斯特城租借回归目前正处于俱乐部间的谈判阶段。分析见《The Game》第10页

The Game 16页 纯粹的 足球 见T2内页

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1 它将永久结束，我在与旧情人的会面后陈述 (13) 9 关于商业广告的战斗，真是乏味 (7) 10 更好的，保留黑桃和王牌 (7) 11 我将讲述苏格兰岛屿的回归，而保守党则不足 (8) 12 奥地利精神病学家 —— 记录他的自我 (5) 13 罪恶之城反转方向，拒绝肉体快感？ (5) 14 当孩子们必须关掉电视时，也许会流泪？ (9) 16 倾向于举起一个线索？不，先生，我要去修改 (9) 17 尝试解决对苯丙胺的成瘾包裹 (5) 18 伊拉克中的极端分子被制裁掩盖面纱 (5) 20 在面包车中观察鹅并串起来 (8) 23 煽动性领土军队的领导者们可耻地不等待命令 (5,2) 24 我不相信关于美国的文章在开始时是真的 (7) 25 乐器的角色，是起搏器之一？ (8,5)

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哈里、梅根，还有费吉。小心，王室成员们要回家了 波莉·弗农

哦，他们回来了。梅根和哈里：完全地“梅根化”！他们飞抵伯明翰，乘坐的应该是他们口中的“PJ”——私人飞机，在加利福尼亚租赁，每小时费用高达 $12,000 ——目前“无限期”居住在科茨沃尔德，蜷缩在一位 EWB（极富有的资助者）的 SH（备用房）里。这位资助者可能是，也可能不是对冲基金亿万富翁伊恩·韦斯（Ian Wace），他是萨塞克斯公爵夫妇的长期好友，据推测也是他们返回英国的资金提供者。梅根和哈里将以此为基地寻找他们最新的新家，哈里将在那里担任全职父亲，而阿奇和莉莉贝特将进入英国教育系统，梅根则可能在加利福尼亚和这里之间往返，以追求她的……什么职业来着？

果酱影响力者？ 前女演员， 处于 东山再起 的边缘？ 人道主义者？

哦——就是那种人！

而且，这里很昂贵，而昂贵正是乡村生活的最高境界。难怪哈里——据说在蒙特西托期间过得很凄惨，没有朋友，没有目标——对他现在的情况感到欣喜若狂！他在英国乡村漫步，脸上带着巨大的笑容，重新熟悉英国的鸣禽和酒吧，一点也不想念加利福尼亚的邻居们，那些邻居们似乎像筛子一样向英国媒体泄密。（其中一位被确认为“苏珊”的人告诉《星期日邮报》：“我在他们门口留了一瓶酒以示欢迎，结果第二天原封不动地被退回来了。”另一位则说，萨塞克斯夫妇离开蒙特西托时是“悄无声息的，而非轰轰烈烈”。第三个人则说：“普遍的印象是，走好不送。”）但这一切都已成为哈里的过去，以及被 Spotify 抛弃、被 Netflix 降级的耻辱。他回到了主场，在这里，他可以更好地重建桥梁，他的儿子将打板球，而且……哦，等等，不过这太奇怪了！

尽管如此，哈里并不快乐。一点也不。据《星期日邮报》报道，他“依然像六年前离开英国时那样愤怒”。一名消息人士说：“与哈里叙旧的朋友们原本期待听到忏悔和谦卑的声音。相反，从目前的情况来看，哈里近期不会做出任何道歉。事实上，远非如此。他仍然处于那种‘奥普拉心态’。人们惊讶地 [惊讶！] 听到他仍然对王室成员感到愤怒，仍然对围绕在他父亲身边的‘灰西装男人们’感到沮丧，并且仍然期待一个道歉。”

哈里愤怒的根源在于，他确信宫廷助手们正试图破坏他与查尔斯国王的和解（因为这绝不可能——

一家诊所。

萨塞克斯公爵与公爵夫人。下方：莎拉·费格森

难道不是因为哈里过去的以及相当近期的行为，让一些人——那些有着完全正当议程的人——怀疑我们的君主如此迅速且热情地接纳其小儿子在公众形象上是否妥当？），并且同样坚信那些“灰西装男人们”正通过渗透 Ravec（评估、任命或拒绝安保方案的委员会）来降低他重新获得由纳税人资助的武装保护的机会。

啊，这真是妄想与自怜的浓烈混合体，不是吗？这无疑根植于他母亲戴安娜的去世——今天正是她的忌日——然后被允许在早已对他有害的临界点之后继续滋长。在六年前之前，这由 OPM（其他人的钱，即纳税人的钱）支撑，现在则由一位富有的资助者支撑。这对所有相关人员来说都相当令人精疲力竭：对于他的家人，无论是疏远的还是不那么疏远的；对于我们，他曾经的臣民；据推测，甚至对于他的妻子……但最重要的是，对他自己。

而且，由于在自我放逐中进进出出似乎成了如今王室成员——或者更准确地说，是那些曾经拥有王室身份但境遇发生改变的人——的一种常态，又一次回归出现了！这次是莎拉·弗格森，她在前夫安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎被剥夺头衔之前曾是约克公爵夫人；自从她和前夫被赶出温莎的皇家小屋后，她一直在瑞士韦尔比耶的一栋木屋中度日。但没错，她也要回英国了。

据《太阳报》报道，弗格森在某个尚未披露的郡租了一处拥有六间卧室的房产；该房产设有三个浴室和一个“奶奶附属房”（弗格森是否就是那个将被“附属”的奶奶？尚待观察）。这里设有大门，考虑到有关弗格森与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（一名被定罪的儿童性犯罪者，根据弗格森在对方被定罪后发送的私人邮件，爱泼斯坦是她的“至尊好友”，是她“一直渴望”的“兄弟”）之间关系的披露，设有大门可能是最好的选择。车道上放着一个垃圾集装箱，宽带已经安装完毕；据报道，每月费用为1 万英镑。鉴于弗格森以挥霍无度而闻名，且在躲在山中期间一直向朋友抱怨自己“破产”了，这确实让人好奇，她是否也有一位极其富有的资助者？或者是在前男友帕迪·麦克纳利（Paddy McNally）的遗嘱中继承了（非常）丰厚的遗产？

弗格森的回归会掩盖哈里和梅根的回归吗？不会，但这可能会让后者的回归显得更平庸一些——基础、可预测，诸如此类。

这还可能会损害“回归”这一行为的整体名声，因为萨塞克斯公爵夫妇是在义愤填膺中离开的，且似乎在同样的氛围中回归；而弗格森则是带着多部临时手机在秘密与羞愧中溜走的，现在似乎是以一种挑衅的精神重新进入，并且还计划进行一次威胁性的揭秘电视采访。哎呀。

研究生求职的残酷现实

对于大学毕业生来说，这是有记录以来最艰难的就业市场。艾米莉·舒尔曼表示，求职过程正变得日益绝望

上周，我打开收件箱，看到了又一封拒信。

“亲爱的艾米莉，感谢您抽出时间申请，但由于申请人数过多，我们目前无法为您提供个性化的反馈。请查看我们的 LinkedIn 以获取其他职业机会……”

到现在，我几乎不需要读完第一行。无论是“我们决定选择其他候选人”，“申请标准异常之高”，还是“我们选择了具有更相关经验的人选”，信息总是相同的，而且通常是由 AI 撰写的。在过去一年申请了 100 多个职位后，我已经对被拒绝这件事驾轻就熟了。

这感觉像是针对个人的打击，但这个问题在全国范围内普遍存在。根据本周的一份报告，毕业生们正面临着有记录以来最糟糕的就业市场。招聘网站 Adzuna 发现，毕业生职位的空缺数已从 2017 年超过 55,000 个的峰值下降了 85%。

求职申请、面试和拒信已成为我朋友之间谈论的主要话题。有些人不得不回到他们青少年时期从事的零售业或酒店业工作。有些人毕业一年多后仍在发送申请，而有些人则接受了无薪实习，希望在简历上增加更多经验最终能足以获得一份有薪职位。

在大学期间，我们的 WhatsApp 群聊里充满了外出狂欢的计划、约会软件对话的截图以及大家计划周末穿什么的照片。而现在，我看到的全部是拒信的截图。

“又来一封，”有人会这样发送，随后是那句熟悉的感谢申请的开场白。我们开始对此付之一笑，因为如果不这样，剩下的就只有沮丧。我们拥有学士学位、硕士学位、实习经历和工作经验。但我们大多数人缺失的，正是所有这些努力本应导向的目标：一份工作。而且无论哪个行业似乎都一样——拒信如出一辙。

完成了 PGDL 法律转换课程的朋友们此后一直尝试获得培训合同，但均未成功。他们现在正尝试申请法律助理（paralegal）职位。其他对人才管理和社交媒体工作感兴趣的人也一无所获。有些人曾在顶尖公司完成了为期十周的营销实习，但结束后并未获得进入毕业生计划的机会。并非只有艺术类专业的毕业生在苦苦挣扎。我有一个学习生物化学的朋友，在未能找到任何科学相关工作后，在一家保险公司做了临时工。

2025 年，我在诺丁汉大学完成犯罪学和社会学学位后，深知找工作不会容易，因此我在伦敦大学金匠学院攻读了新闻学硕士，并尝试通过工作经验实习来充实我的简历，认为我已经做了足够多的努力来脱颖而出。事实证明我错了。

我申请了内容管理、公关、传播和媒体方面的职位，但最高只进入了五次面试。我总是请求反馈，希望有我可以改进的地方，但回应不出所料地礼貌且含糊。最常见的是该职位给了一个“经验更丰富”的人。那么，当每一个入门级职位似乎都已经要求具备相关经验时，像我这个年纪的毕业生该如何获得这种经验？

每一位职业顾问、讲师和雇主给像我这样的人的建议都是一样的：积累经验，磨练简历。然而，我的简历充实得越多，终点线似乎就离我越远。被标注为“入门级”的职位越来越多地要求一年、两年，有时甚至五年的经验。实习岗位要求之前有过实习经历，而毕业生职位则要求毕业生已经做过这份工作。所以答案总是

艾米莉·舒尔曼 (Emily Shulman)

同样……或者根本就没有答案。

“我的简历越丰富，终点线就离我越远”

我的姐姐比我大一岁，她也有类似的经历。在利兹大学获得哲学与政治学学位后，她在法律大学攻读了法律研究生文凭。然而，尽管拥有四年的高等教育背景，寻找第一份法律工作被证明比她预想的要困难得多。最终，她不得不从伦敦搬到曼彻斯特去担任一名法律助理，尽管她就职的律所设有伦敦办事处。

我现在回到了父母家居住，我的大多数朋友也是如此。在经历了大学的自由之后，这可以说是一次“适应过程”。有时我怀疑父母是否真正理解现在找工作变得多么困难。我父亲经常讲他那个年代的故事，他的同龄人在 16 岁离开学校时，直接走进那些如今可能根本不会看我一眼的顶尖公司，并当场获得录用。

他们经常说：“某某的儿子在这里工作，你为什么不联系一下？”但我想他们没有意识到，虽然人脉可以为你指明方向，但大多数公司都有正式的申请流程，每个人都被要求必须经过这些流程。

我们的社交生活也发生了变化。我花费大量时间发送简历和工作申请，导致几乎没有时间约会。现在打开手机，我不再进入 Hinge 或 Tinder，而是直接打开 LinkedIn。由于没有固定收入，且背负着巨额学生贷款，我和朋友们用在彼此家中做饭或去电影院取代了昂贵的夜生活。我们在周末开玩笑说自己没钱，并试着鼓舞彼此的情绪。但在工作日，我们又回到了招聘网站，不断发送申请，部分是为了开启职业生涯，部分则是我们开玩笑说的，为了让父母不再唠叨。

我们都担心随着人工智能（AI）的兴起，我们入职的第一步会变得更加艰难。随着 AI 能够执行一些传统上交给初级员工的研究和基础内容任务，我们还能做什么？与此同时，国民保险缴款和最低工资的上涨，似乎让公司雇佣入门级员工的吸引力降低了。

也许最让我受伤的拒绝来自当地商业街的一家 Gail's 咖啡店。我带着一份简历走进去，抱着万一他们需要人的侥幸心理，原以为递交完就没下文了。没想到，他们当场对我进行了面试。离开时，我感到很乐观，觉得也许终于有转机了。但并没有。二十分钟后，我接到一个电话，说我也缺乏担任该职位的合适经验。在接受了四年的高等教育后，我竟然没有端咖啡的合适经验。

那么我现在处于什么状态？在申请工作的间隙，我接一些市场调研工作，并在 Vinted 上卖衣服来赚点外快。然后，我打开 LinkedIn、Indeed 和收件箱，重新开始这个过程。

我对“被拒绝”的态度也发生了变化。刚开始时，我把每一次拒绝都看作是对个人的否定。我会反复阅读邮件，思考申请书哪里出了问题，并说服自己求职信应该写得不一样。现在，我对不断的冷遇已经变得麻木——尤其是那些显然由 AI 生成的拒绝信。

不过，我还没有停止尝试。我明天可能还会发送一份申请，后天也是。我会继续重写求职信，搜索招聘板，并希望最终会有一位雇主愿意给我一次机会。因为尽管经历了这一切，我仍然相信最终一定会有人说“好”。

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救命！我妻子的猫想要毁掉我们的婚姻

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他被叫做撒旦。千万不要犯试图抚摸他的错误。作者：罗布·克罗桑 (Rob Crossan)

CIRCE HAMILTON 为《泰晤士报》供稿

五年前我和艾玛开始约会时，我未来的妻子很早就发出了警告：她养了一只猫，她觉得除了叫它“撒旦”之外别无选择。“在最初的几天之后，‘曲奇’（它的原名）似乎不太合适，”她在把我领进厨房，让我第一次与她心爱的宠物接触时承认道。

撒旦全身漆黑，正从一次复发的眼部疱疹中恢复，是个大块头，从侧面看几乎像头牛。艾玛告诉我，这个看起来粗壮的蛮畜非常崇拜她，但对其他任何人都有“成见”。她声称，这是因为它来自一个“糟糕的家庭”。进一步追问后，我得知撒旦母亲产小猫的那家房主没关客厅窗户，导致一只公猫跳进屋内，在这一窝小猫只有一两周大时杀死了撒旦的一个兄弟。

我一生都热爱猫，多年来养过很多只，但无论我如何努力尝试与撒旦建立联系，我面对的都是一只讨厌我、且似乎决心摧毁我与艾玛之间萌芽关系的猫。

发出嘶嘶声、在我进入它甩尾距离内时抓我、以及吐口水，是它对我进行消耗战的开始。撒旦很快发展出一种直觉能力，总能在我们准备出发度假时让自己受伤。一次去苏格兰的旅行被取消了，因为它的其中一条腿被卡在了洗衣机里。西诺伍德（West Norwood）的兽医诊所远没有福特威廉（Fort William）的一家餐厅那么浪漫。

今年我们一起买房结婚，但这并没有削弱撒旦想要独占主人的欲望。有些猫梦见牛奶和老鼠，而我敢肯定，撒旦梦见的是离婚判决书。

它对艾玛一直非常痴迷，而现在，每当她结束护理班次回家时，它就像个最谄媚的追星族一样跟在她身后，唯一的停顿就是用一种写着“罗布，你还在吗？”的表情盯着我看。

最近，情况变得更加失控。我知道这只猫还不会认字，但它似乎知道哪些信件是写给我的。给艾玛的邮件被原封不动地留在门垫上，而我的邮件则被重新利用——起初被当作抓板，随后，令我惊恐的是，被当作了猫砂盆。当我收到一份兰贝斯（Lambeth）议会的税单时，这种猫科动物的“肮脏抗议”还算有趣，但当我发现我订购的帕特里克·拉登·基夫（Patrick Radden Keefe）的新精装书因为浸满了猫尿而无法阅读时，这件事就没那么好笑了。

我们的经济状况根本无法负担请猫心理医生的奢侈。我唯一的安慰是，撒旦讨厌其他所有人。我们的邻居在后花园被它袭击过，而各种朋友在试图抚摸它（尽管我们警告过）或仅仅想在走廊与它擦肩而过这种“滔天罪行”后，手臂上贴着创可贴离开了我家。

我永远无法要求我的妻子处理掉这个四条腿的障碍。艾玛对这种情况表示同情，但也许因为她是瑞典人，她继续相信所有生物内心深处都潜藏着天生的善良。“只要多一点对小猫的同情心就能找到它，”在我遭受了又一次抓挠攻击后，她安慰我道。我想在她的清单里加上“防抓手套”，但当时我正忙着寻找消毒剂。

上个月，她买了一个带有她国旗颜色的领结项圈给撒旦戴上，坚信在她家乡占据主导地位的宽容与冷静精神会传递给它。这只是一个徒劳的希望。她还不如在汉尼拔·莱克特（Hannibal Lecter）身上贴一个绿色和平组织的徽章。

然而，随着撒旦开启他初秋的新计划——把自己死死地钉在我的书房扶手椅上，并将其啃成一口一口的小碎片，我现在怀疑，他的出现是我在猫界遭遇的一种报应。这只心怀恶意的肥猫已经六岁了。我想想我那个年纪时是怎么表现的？我那时极具攻击性，不听任何人的话，并且认为自己可以随心所欲。毫无疑问，撒旦简直就是我那糟糕的童年自我的转世——而且还附带了疱疹。意识到这一点，让我拥有了坚韧的毅力去忍受这个对我婚姻幸福构成的第三方威胁。

“地狱是别人的猫”，这才是萨特应该写下的句子——那个男人大概会赞同某种尴尬的家庭三人行。不过，我怀疑即便是在他看来，如果其中一方把他的柱子当成猫砂盆，他也会感到难以应对。

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她曾支持身体正向主义，他是顶尖科学家。两人都在使用 GLP-1 药物

吉尔斯·叶欧（Giles Yeo）是一位世界领先的代谢专家，他认为体重超标是不健康的。罗斯·斯托克斯（Rose Stokes）曾主张自我接纳。现在，他们都开始注射减肥药，并共同制作了一档播客。作者：凯蒂·格拉斯（Katie Glass）

“显然我讨厌被拍照，”罗斯·斯托克斯说着，又将一件连衣裙套在头上，我的心沉了下去。我原以为我要见的是一位赞美曲线的身体正向主义活动家，以及一位会鼓励在不依赖药物的情况下减轻体重的饮食科学家。但实际上，斯托克斯和她的播客共同主持人吉尔斯·叶欧更加复杂，更具人性，也更坦诚——而这正是他们关于体重的新播客《脂肪之事》（A Matter of Fat）注定会如此有趣的原因。

在意识到两人对体重的经历既有冲突又有重叠后，他们想到了这个主意。我打趣说他们是饮食界的阿拉斯泰尔·坎贝尔（Alastair Campbell）和罗里·斯图尔特（Rory Stewart），这个类比并不牵强。

38 岁的斯托克斯表示，她“人生的大部分时间都生活在一个被认为太庞大的身体里”。53 岁的叶欧是剑桥大学 MRC 代谢疾病研究中心的分子神经内分泌学教授。两人结合起来，为关于体型的对话带来了一种左右脑结合的方法，而这种对话在当下显得从未如此切中要害。正如斯托克斯所言，过去两年“简直是一个剧烈的反转场景”，从赞美曲线的身体正向主义运动，迅速反弹到让“纤瘦文化”复活的 GLP-1 减肥药。

既然他们的播客名为《脂肪之事》，我想知道“脂肪”（fat）这个词对他们两人意味着什么。他们的回答揭示了彼此的差异。对于叶欧来说，“当你提到‘脂肪’这个词时，我认为这是一个非常科学的问题。肥胖意味着什么？脂肪是什么？我看到的是器官。我认为脂肪就像肝脏或肾脏一样。”

对于 11 岁就开始第一次节食的斯托克斯来说，这个词带有更强的情绪色彩。在被问到听到这个词是否痛苦时，她犹豫了。“当你提到‘脂肪’时，我首先想到的是六岁时在操场上的自己，以及我一生中人们对我说过的话，”她开始说道，尽管她接着声称已经放下了对“脂肪”的恐惧，但她也承认，“屈服于 GLP-1 药物似乎比接纳自己更容易”。我注意到，她在说这句话时没有看着我的眼睛。

斯托克斯对感到肥胖的第一次记忆是在小学，当时排队打饭时一个女孩告诉她她很胖。从那时起，她觉得体重“一直伴随我的整个生活，影响着我的个人关系、我对世界的体验，甚至影响了谁知道多少工作机会”。她曾幻想过，“如果我脑子里没有那种‘我很令人厌恶’或‘我很恶心’的主导观念，我的生活会简单得多”。

她是否曾喜欢过自己的身体？显然只有在怀孕期间：“我生了两个美丽的宝宝，他们很完美，我的身体完成了它应该做的一切。”除此之外，她从未爱过它。“我经常觉得我与身体的关系是绝症，”她说。

不足为奇的是，在 2012 年左右，当第三波身体正向主义运动兴起时，在某些方面，斯托克斯感到太棒了。“看到体型较大的人出现在 T 台和杂志上，所有这些都产生了非常积极的影响，”她说。她可以在想要的地方买衣服，在走秀中看到大码模特，在 Instagram 上关注肥胖影响者，并在美容广告中看到他们。“突然之间，我被允许发布自己的身体照片，人们会说：‘太棒了！’”这感觉好吗？“真的很好。”尽管——有些令人困惑的是——这发生在她已经减轻了大量体重，但仍是曲线丰满的 14 码时。“我确实感受到了很大程度的接纳，这让我觉得好笑，因为一些在我小时候叫我胖的人，现在竟然在社交媒体上关注我。”她还撰写并发表了自己的身体正向文章。

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叶（Yeo）当时已经花了20年（现在是30多年）研究影响儿童肥胖的基因，他对身体正向运动（body-positivity movement）有着不同的体验。“网上最讨厌我的人，”他说，“首先是纯素主义者，其次是狂热的肉食主义者，然后就是狂热的身体正向运动支持者。”

尽管叶极力强调他从未评判过任何人，但他坚持一个“生物学陈述，即如果你携带过多脂肪，会增加你健康受损的机会”。

“我认为这是一个事实陈述，”他说，仿佛在如今的网络环境下，事实还意味着什么。但这个简单的断言“会被他们扭曲成‘你讨厌胖子’”。在身体正向运动的高潮期间，这是他经常听到且反复出现的批评。

正当该运动爆发，引发关于让26码的特丝·霍利戴（Tess Holliday）登上《Cosmopolitan》封面之利弊的争论时（皮尔斯·摩根将其批评为“危险且误导的”），随着GLP-1受体激动剂的出现，对话再次发生了扭曲。

斯托克斯（Stokes）很快注意到了这种转变。大码模特开始消失。随着品牌缩减尺码范围，包容尺码的产品发布也停止了。曾经丰满的名人——包括蕾贝尔·威尔逊（Rebel Wilson）、利佐（Lizzo）以及演唱《All About That Bass》的歌手梅根·特雷诺（Meghan Trainor）——开始变瘦。斯托克斯在观察到这一切后，在一篇迅速走红的文章中创造了“缩水女孩之夏”（shrinking girl summer）这个词。与此同时，她发现自己在猜测 Instagram 上哪些曾经的身体正向倡导者现在在打减肥针。她对他们感到愤怒吗？她说没有，相反，她将其视为瘦文化强大且压倒性的证明：“我们当时都说已经完全摆脱了这种观念，但我认为它比我们任何一个人都要强大。”

叶则没那么惊讶。“我们知道这些GLP-1药物已经20年了，”他耸耸肩说道。这些药物最初是为糖尿病获批的，但叶记得一项专门针对肥胖症测试司美格鲁肽（semaglutides）的里程碑式研究，该研究显示，在68周内，这些药物导致体重减轻了15%。 “对每个人来说，包括那些制造这些该死药物的人，最大的惊喜在于没有人预见到会发生这种文化转变，”他说。“五年前的任何世界里，有没有可能我会说每8个美国人中就有1个在服用某种版本的GLP-1？或者可能一年后，英国10%的人将服用某种版本的这些药物？你在开玩笑吗？”现在，这些药物已成为一个巨大的减肥产业，Wegovy的丹麦制造商诺和诺德（Novo Nordisk）的估值已超过5000 亿加元 billion。

斯托克斯对于人们如此热衷于打减肥针并不感到震惊。她预见到了这场热恋：“我本可以预见到，但这仅仅是因为我知道这个问题在人们心中引起了多么大的动荡，”她说。

问题在于：叶在我们的采访中承认，他现在也在打这些针。我觉得这相当令人震惊。如果一个代谢专家在没有这些药物的情况下无法减轻体重，是否意味着我们都完蛋了？他摇了摇头。“减轻体重不是一个信息问题。如果你问任何人什么是大致健康的饮食，或者为了大致减轻体重需要做什么，你可能会得到正确的答案。这是一个生物学问题与我们周围世界的相互作用。”

吉尔斯·叶（Giles Yeo）和罗斯·斯托克斯（Rose Stokes），播客《脂肪之事》（A Matter of Fat）的主持人 《脂肪之事》将于9月15日在所有平台上线。shows.acast.com / a-matter-of-fat

他通过打针目前已经减轻了20磅。斯托克斯感到失望吗？“听着，其他人如何处置自己的身体真的不关我的事，”她说。“我不会责怪任何人为了让自己感觉良好而采取任何行动。”

然而，她“非常、非常、非常担心人们获取这些药物是多么容易”。叶欧是在线开出的处方，他的 BMI 为 27，整个过程仅用了 22 分钟（他是一名科学家——当然，他记录了时间）。

真正让我惊讶的是，斯托克斯说她现在也在注射这些药物。“我确实犹豫过，主要是因为我之前一直在对人们说：‘你应该接纳自己，’”她说。“我写过很多关于身体正向（body-positivity）的内容，我担心会被评判，但事实是我在第二个孩子出生后达到了人生体重最高点，我觉得很不舒服，也不觉得健康。”

在尝试过一次注射药物但效果不佳后，她现在再次开始使用，并坦诚地表达了自己的矛盾心理。她在两种截然不同的要求之间挣扎：“要么完全热爱自己且永远不想改变——要么就是节食文化。而我不想支持其中任何一种。”

尽管她在身体正向运动中找到了快乐，但她也表示自己无法摆脱“纤瘦文化”带来的压力，“从幼儿时期起，人们的大脑就被灌输了这样一种观念，即你必须努力追求某种不同的状态。我从未认为完全放弃这种欲望是可能的，而且对我来说，屈服于 GLP-1 类药物似乎比接纳自己更容易。”

在某种程度上，这感觉像是一个“抓到把柄”的时刻。看！这就是证据，证明我一直怀疑的身体正向运动就像我预测的那样虚伪。但相反，我只是感到悲哀，因为坐在我面前这位美丽的女性，在镜中从未这样看待过自己。

我问斯托克斯和叶欧，他们的播客是否制造了一个悖论：通过讨论体重，即使是在拒绝“必须纤瘦”的观念，是否反而强化了“体重很重要”这一想法？

“我认为体重很重要，”叶欧说，“并不是因为体重会贬低你的身份、降低你的价值或类似的原因。体重很重要，是因为每个人都有体重。而且对很多人来说，如果你体重过重，你的健康状况下降正是因为体重的原因。”

斯托克斯承认她曾怀疑“花这么多时间讨论这个话题对我是否健康，因为实际上这在过去给我造成了相当大的伤害”，但最终她认为这场讨论太重要了，不能被忽视。“每次我谈到这个话题，都有那么多人说：‘我也是。’”她说，分享经验是一种将这个话题“从羞耻之桶中取出”的方式——并尝试以一种不那么带有道德色彩、不那么指责、不那么充满情绪的方式，让它变得正常一点。

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优先收银台？免费在线食品配送？在法国，我现在成了 VIP 准妈妈

在英国，朋友们抱怨产前护理和通勤者。而在这里，一切都太棒了。 作者：Rachel Hosie

去年结婚后，我和丈夫因为他的工作搬到了法国，起初我们不确定是否想在国外生孩子。我们当时都 32 岁，都知道自己想要孩子，但我们会不会想念身边的家人？还有那些我朋友们经历过的仪式感，比如在 Mamas & Papas 预约购物，以及通过 NCT 课程结交妈妈朋友？然而，一旦我们适应了在蔚蓝海岸吃牛角面包和面对混乱驾驶的生活，我们就改变了主意。

目前，我的孕期大约过半，正处于从“她是怀孕了，还是刚在自助餐大吃了一顿？”这个阶段过渡出来的时期。虽然我预料到（并且确实经历了）恶心、奇怪的食欲（巧克力牛奶和甜玉米，不是一起吃）以及对冰箱气味的厌恶，但唯一让我没料到的是，在法国我被像 VIP 一样对待。

在老家，怀孕的朋友们抱怨地铁上的通勤者盯着手机看，而不是给她们让座，还谈到产前护理和拥挤的产房存在着“邮编彩票”（指医疗资源分布不均）。与此同时，这里的超市甚至邮局都为孕妇、残疾人和老年人设有专用柜台、优先收银台和插队通道。作为一名孕妇，只要我们在家乐福（Carrefour）超市消费满 €60，就能享受免费配送（有趣的是，这从来不是问题——孕育宝宝是一项很耗体力且饥饿的工作），而且这项特权可持续一年。

这里还有一种官方的优先卡，由法国家庭福利和社会保障局颁发给在法准妈妈，这让她们不仅在公共交通工具上，而且在公共行政部门和博物馆中也享有优先权。

此外，这里还弥漫着一种普遍的善意。最近，我在酷暑中气喘吁吁地爬坡时，一名女性摇下车窗祝我“bon courage”（加油）并告诉我我会有一个“bon bébé”（健康的宝宝），这给了我很大的鼓舞。虽然我不知道这份祝愿是指接下来的孕期还是指这座山坡，但我很感激这份鼓励。

在英国，头条新闻报道孕期、分娩和产后孕产妇死亡人数处于 20 年来的最高水平，有太多女性讲述自己感到被辜负的经历。虽然我相信情况并非简单地一个国家好、另一个国家坏，但到目前为止，我从那些在法国分娩的新朋友那里听到的，全部是对产前护理、分娩体验和产后支持的高度赞扬。她们赞不绝口地描述整个住院期间都住在单人间里，住院时间通常长达四天，以确保母亲和婴儿在回家前都状况良好。

对于大多数英国人来说，12 周的超声波扫描是第一次确认宝宝在体内安全生长。而在法国，在看到测试条上的第二条线后，我立即被要求进行两次血液检测，以确认怀孕激素是否在正确上升。从那时起，我每四周看一次助产士，并且在每次预约时都能在屏幕上看到我们的宝宝在蠕动（在六周时更像一个团块，但是一个有心跳的团块）。除此之外，我每个孕期还会由超声波医生进行一次超声波检查。

每个月我都被要求进行血液和尿液检测，以检查各种指标，但总是包括弓形虫病。在法国，关于孕期弓形虫病的讨论非常多（这也是我九个月不干园艺活的借口），这很奇怪，因为当我向那些有宝宝的英国朋友提到这件事时，她们甚至从未听说过。

我在怀孕第二孕期的中期仍然在与孕吐作斗争（所谓的“晨吐”其实是个误称——谁能想到呢？）。不过，我被开了一种名为 Xonvea 的神奇止吐药，只要需要随时可以领取。在英国，医生们开这种药的意愿要低得多，

因为它很贵。我认识的一个人被告知要证明她仍然需要这种药物（难道要当场呕吐证明？），而另一位女性则因为太绝望，每月支付约 £250 的费用通过私人渠道购买这种药。

在法国，医疗保健总体上稍微复杂一些，但相当慷慨：在怀孕第六个月之前，70 到 100% 的费用由社会保障承担，之后所有费用则 100% 全额报销。这不仅包括分娩，还包括产后随访、会阴康复疗程以及产后 12 周内的牙科检查。外籍人士的制度略有不同，但我很幸运，可以通过丈夫工作的医疗保险获得保障。

当然，并非所有事情都更好。在外就餐就像进入雷区一样，因为法国人热爱三分熟的肉和未经巴氏杀菌的奶酪。尽管我竭尽全力，但点一个完全熟透的汉堡依然是一项难以完成的挑战。几周前，一名服务员向我推荐了一款含酒精的法式焦糖布丁，并向我保证没问题，因为鸡蛋经过了巴氏杀菌。

不过总的来说，我觉得在法国得到了非常安全的照顾。我可能会错过英国国民医疗服务体系（NHS）著名的产后茶点和烤吐司，但来点香槟和巧克力面包也挺不错的。

咨询塔尼娅·拜伦教授：我正处于更年期的侄女无法应对她那难以管教的儿子

我的侄女和她的伴侣有一个孩子，是一个14岁的儿子。我对他的未来感到恐惧。他花大量时间玩手机游戏，并用手机与他仅有的几个朋友交流（在学校之外，他不愿与他们见面）。

他讨厌学校，早晨经常发脾气，因为他熬夜玩手机。他的个人卫生习惯很差，且花太多时间与成年人在一起，因为他不想参加课后俱乐部。在我看来，这个青少年没有快乐的未来。

我认为他的父母给了他太大的权力。如果不能随心所欲，他会对父母咒骂甚至动手，而结果似乎没什么惩罚。父母被推荐参加在线育儿课程，但我的侄女说她太累了没法参加；她的儿子被推荐在学校接受心理咨询，但她不知道儿子是否参与其中。

如果我试图与她的儿子交谈，会被告知“离他远点”。我不敢提出任何关于她育儿方式的批评，因为她会勃然大怒，并指责我因为没有孩子而无法理解。

她承受了很多压力：一个不给力的伴侣，一份让她不快乐的工作，以及其他的照顾责任。然而，我无法忽视他们正在养育一个不快乐、自私且不善社交的儿子。

我知道我必须与我（处于更年期的）侄女谈谈这件事。您能提供建议吗？苏

显然，您非常担心您的外甥孙子。您也处于一个非常困难的境地，因为虽然您的本能是提出担忧，但尝试这样做似乎遭到了抵制。

虽然我同意更清晰的界限、统一的育儿方式和一致性会带来好处，但您外甥孙子的行为可能在预示着需要解决的潜在问题。青春期是一个神经、社交和情感发生巨大变化的时期，许多青少年会变得沉默寡言、睡眠质量差、忽视个人卫生、退缩到网络世界并挑战底线。

虽然超出发育预期的行为告诉我们出了问题，但它并没有告诉我们具体出了什么问题。在提供解决方案之前，需要先理解这一点。

当被要求做某些事情时，他似乎会变得高度焦虑。他在上学前的发脾气看起来像是不良行为，但可能表明这个孩子觉得社交、感官和教育需求令其精疲力竭：他是否被欺负了？是否存在神经发育差异（例如自闭症、ADHD）？他是否在与临床级别的焦虑作斗争（当我们焦虑时，不仅会回避——逃跑——或僵住，我们还会反击）？他是否有学习困难？他的睡眠问题和情绪失调也可能源于应对日常需求的压力过大。

您能如何提供帮助？您干预的冲动必须与您侄女目前的状态之间取得平衡。当他人已经不堪重负或感到被批评时，我们解决问题的努力可能会在无意中增加对方的防御心理，我们推得越用力，他们就退得越远。

您的外甥孙子花太多时间在网上，在学校表现挣扎，在家里不服从、挑衅、具有攻击性且偶尔有暴力行为——这些都不是小事。然而，我对您对他母亲的描述同样感到触动。工作不开心，处于更年期，且与一个不给力的伴侣生活在一起：她是一位精疲力竭且不堪重负的家长。

众所周知，长期压力会削弱我们思考、计划和容忍冲突的能力。此外，当我们不堪重负时，我们会本能地寻求方法以快速减轻痛苦，即使这些方法会制造更长期的麻烦。从心理学角度来看，这包括“妥协”，例如为了避免争吵而屈服，或者因为无法面对一场战斗而允许对方再上网一小时。

如果您想寻求塔尼娅·拜伦教授的帮助，请发送电子邮件至 proftanyabyron@thetimes.co.uk

这种缓解是即时的，但这种行为会被强化，因为父母和孩子很快就会意识到，只要父母退让，冲突就会结束。久而久之，父母的反应将由“避免冲突”而非“解决问题”所驱动。

重点需要从尝试直接处理你曾侄孙的行为，转移到增加他母亲的情绪资源上。“压力-脆弱模型”能帮助我们理解，当生活的需求超过我们的情绪和实际资源时，我们清晰思考和调节情绪的能力就会下降——生活变得更加艰难，一致性的教养方式也难以维持。

同样相关的是“父母自我效能感”：即父母相信自己有能力管理孩子的信念。长期压力会侵蚀这种信心。在目前的状态下，你的侄女可能会回避在线教养课程，原因在于：a) 压力-脆弱性：她没有足够的精力去参与；b) 父母自我效能感：这强化了她可能已经持有的信念——即她是一个糟糕的父母。

因此，我建议你将关注点放在你的侄女身上，而不是她的儿子身上。首先建立一种支持性和安全的关系。从承认她面临的众多压力源以及这些压力给她带来的沉重负担开始。

如果你的侄女感到被理解，她更有可能反思自己的需求，这为你提供了一个机会，让你询问她觉得自己的应对情况如何，以及你可以做些什么来提供帮助。好奇心能降低防御心理，而批评几乎总是会增加防御心理。

实际的支持也将产生强大的作用。与其提供建议，不如提供缓解：做一顿饭，带她出去喝杯咖啡，让她倾诉而不要试图去解决问题——被倾听往往能让我们找到自己的解决方案。你可以为她提供关于更年期的有用信息，并支持她咨询全科医生（themenopausecharity.org）。

你可以提议陪她一起参加在线教养计划。你甚至可以为她研究其他支持来源，包括 youngminds.org.uk 的父母帮助热线，以及提供保密教养和家庭支持（包括行为问题）的 coramfamilylives.org.uk。

这些举措看似微小，但通过减轻她的认知和情绪负担，可以帮助她恢复接受所提供帮助所需的情绪带宽。

然而，最令人担忧的是你曾侄孙对父母的肢体攻击行为。这种行为显然在传达他需要帮助，这可能是一个保障安全（safeguarding）问题。因此，他的攻击行为既需要界限，也需要理解。

如果你的侄女被安排参加在线教养课程，我怀疑这个家庭的需求在某种程度上已被认可。但所提供的帮助是不够的，这一点需要被标记出来。我鼓励你的侄女与学校的教牧关怀或保障安全负责人坦诚沟通。

他们可以帮助该家庭获得当地的“早期帮助”（early help）：即当孩子或家庭陷入困境时，通过地方当局和其他服务提供的支持，理想情况下是在问题变得更严重之前提供（在 youngminds.org.uk 搜索“Early help and early intervention services”）。这并不是要给一个 14 岁孩子贴标签，而是承认他们的家庭需要更多支持。

你曾侄孙的未来并非由他 14 岁时的样子决定，而将由他周围的成年人接下来的行动塑造。因此，你最强有力的干预将是稳定、富有同情心的陪伴，以及不带评判的支持。

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1 英语承运商被吸收在 BA 交易最终导致售罄 (8)

5 冲浪顶端是散步道的终点 (6)

9 损坏的树木在门外重新安置 (7)

14 家庭作业 —— 一块耗尽的资深人士已被覆盖 (II)

15 预算的流行核心是接下来的严肃思考 (11)

16 曼岛提出的被接受的主张 (5)

17 部分覆盖剩余的饮料 (7)

18 针对硬汉性格的粗暴惩罚，恰到好处？ (4,5)

19 什么能复制惊人的百位数，且腿部重复？ (3,4)

20 面对面的囚犯，大声地，环绕捕捉某些数字 (15)

22 决定技巧，在这种写作中加入关键 (10)

23 记住时尚的数字，乐队的最后一个 (6)

25 带着小孩，能量很少 (4)

28 清洁纸上的信息 (5,9)

30 笔记犬被放回曾经的哺乳动物原生属中 (8)

32 在开始时逐项列出每项新支出，记录给审计员 (8)

34 难以辨认，在英亩后面是凌乱的堆积 (14)

37 尝试在平局中确保胜利的终结 (4)

38 鱼类频道，吃掉法国人和英国人都提供的东西？ (6)

39 工作后的一点闪亮啤酒 (10)

43 法律官员最初返回乔治亚州？ (8,7)

45 改善休闲船员在几天后返回后的外观 (5,2)

47 一个观察身体纹身的，娜奥米正在运动 (9)

49 当周五被抹去时，无休止地缺失伙伴 (7)

51 成熟的练习被纳入跑回 (5)

52 伯爵离开，被扭曲的激进分子围困的十字 (11)

53 它可以意味着腐败 (11)

54 阿亚图拉被支持以实现 70% 的增长 (7)

55 与铁路无关的炎热潮湿结果 (6)

56 活泼且意识清晰的广播，不缺乏核心 (8)

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1 我打算登上英国东方的飞机 (7)

2 什么可能导致制作基思音乐 (3,4,3,1)

3 什么能以愉快电话呼叫的风格爆发 (5,4)

4 拥有英镑的弯曲的卡姆登镇极客的忏悔 (15)

6 关于特质的让步具有暗示性 (8)

8 失去顶部的公平数字被通过 (4-6)

9 首先是副本，具有怪异相似性的肖像 —— 笔直向上！ (7)

10 多个关于铀空腔的错误 (5)

11 教条的旧翼如今记录着废话的极端 (11)

12 观看讲座 —— 它在螃蟹上 (8)

20 什么可能会被捕捉，相对较长，切断线路？ (6)

21 在外套脱掉的一个寒冷季节里说？ (7)

22 保守的混乱失去了数百万 —— 抓紧 (6)

24 妻子在温和的真菌感染中被严重误导 (5,3,7)

26 卓越的运河在与特伦特河的重新设计中结束 (14)

27 推测，非常深入地参与在当前的家中 (6)

29 未知的岛屿树 —— 结果实的一棵？ (7)

31 在我起床后短时间内驱逐 (6)

33 进口植物，一种亚洲郁金香 (11)

35 盘子上的关节，难以切断 (11)

36 在尴尬的泥流中停下的不实划艇 (10)

40 我是否可以将排水的草药放入其中？ (9)

41 被赦免的抢劫团伙被困在酒吧里 (8)

42 为领导者管理演出的，由国王支持 (8)

44 事件期间易于识别的身份 (7)

46 患有抑郁症的作者犹豫不决 (7)

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奥斯陆爱乐乐团/ 格拉齐尼特-蒂拉 伦敦，皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅 ★★★★☆

詹妮弗·斯塔尔饰演潘多拉，领衔爱丁堡国际艺术节首演之夜的演员阵容

德布拉·克雷恩写道，正是纯粹的视觉盛宴，使得旧金山芭蕾舞团这部受AI启发且雄心勃勃的制作值得一去

在神童克劳斯·马凯拉于5月卸任后，奥斯陆爱乐乐团正在寻找一位新的首席指挥。

在本次逍遥音乐会（Prom）中，米尔加·格拉齐尼特-蒂拉担纲指挥，她与乐团之间的默契十足，其选曲则邀请听众用全新的耳朵去聆听。现在可以开始下注了。

演出以《交响诗第 1 号：森林之晨》中森林苏醒时的潺潺声、啁啾声和唧唧声拉开序幕。这段迷人的声景出自一个在逍遥音乐会中崭露头角的名字——奥伊文德·托尔文德。令人着迷的并非他对自然世界的有趣模仿，而是他如何寻找并融入其中奇特的电子声音和模式。在音乐会的结尾，我们再次体验到了这一点：在重新编曲的返场曲《星夜》中，托尔文德那些砰砰作响的声音在阿尔伯特音乐厅的顶部盘旋，仿佛是由天花板上的蘑菇发出的。

斯特拉文斯基的《小提琴协奏曲》则呈现了另一种形式的戏剧性。尽管小提琴手帕特里夏·科帕钦斯卡亚竭尽全力地试图将其掌控在自己的意志之下，但这部作品依然显得冷漠。她是通过小提琴在“表演”而非“歌唱”，其尖锐的音色意味着这并不总是一次舒适的聆听体验。我不确定她是否希望它是舒适的。

然而，在普罗科菲耶夫《罗密欧与朱丽叶》选段的迷人演出中，出现了大量优美的声音。这提醒人们，除了每个人在《学徒》（The Apprentice）中熟知的那个傲慢主题外，这部芭蕾舞剧中还有许多精彩的音乐。由奥斯陆爱乐乐团演奏的《蒙太古家族与卡普莱特家族》听起来充满活力且令人震撼——尽是威胁与戏剧感——但总体而言，正是那种抒情、狂喜且温柔的演奏让这次演出变得特别。格拉齐尼特-蒂拉捕捉到了莎士比亚悲剧的核心，从“阳台场景”中热烈的弦乐，到朱丽叶最后弥留时刻的强烈情感。 丽贝卡·弗兰克斯

可在 BBC Sounds 听到

舞蹈

《凡人》（Mere Mortals） 爱丁堡剧院 （70分钟） ★★★★☆

在接任旧金山芭蕾舞团艺术总监一年后，塔玛拉·罗霍凭借这部雄心勃勃且令人震惊的委约作品留下了自己的印记。《凡人》于 2024 年全球首演，刚刚在爱丁堡国际艺术节完成了欧洲首演（随后将移师伦敦），它将三个强有力的元素结合在一起，为AI时代重新构思潘多拉的神话。

这里有加拿大编舞师阿祖尔·巴顿创作的繁忙且律动的编舞，其语言既尖锐又优雅。这里有总部位于巴塞罗那的 Hamill Industries 提供的令人眼花缭乱的电脑视觉效果，以及英国电子艺术家萨姆·谢泼德（艺名为 Floating Points）创作的诱人配乐。在爱丁堡剧院如洞穴般宽广的空间里，舞台上有 40 多名舞者，背景是巨大的LED屏幕，皇家苏格兰国家管弦乐团（谢泼德加入其中）在乐池中演奏，这部作品首先且最重要地宣告自己是一场视觉盛宴。

根据古希腊神话，潘多拉是第一个人类女性。她的罪名是什么？将邪恶与苦难释放到世界上。在巴顿的21世纪愿景中，从潘多拉之盒中涌现的黑暗负面力量由人工智能具体化。但任何试图追踪这个警世故事叙事的人都会发现，它更多的是含蓄而非显性的。主题概念晦涩难懂，尽管有命名的角色，但你很难在第一眼就认出他们（简陋的爱丁堡国际艺术节节目单对此毫无帮助），尤其是那个名为“希望”的角色，他在干冰的浓雾中开启了这场芭蕾舞剧。

因此，这并不是一个令人满意的戏剧整体——结局同样令人失望—。

“这就像一支由计算机芯片组成的军队，正将我们推向毁灭”

但无疑是一场令人满足的感官盛宴。如此众多的舞者（身着增强匿名感的黑色长袍），在令人心惊的严整队列中起舞，感觉就像一支由计算机芯片组成的敌军，正将我们推向毁灭。配乐将管弦乐的广度与电子色彩相结合，将这场芭蕾舞包裹在听觉兴奋的幻想之中。沉浸式的数字艺术作品唤起了普罗米修斯之火和灾难性风暴云的意象（是在暗示气候变化还是原子弹爆炸？）。

在爱丁堡的首演阵容中，由詹妮弗·斯塔尔饰演潘多拉，她将全身心投入到流畅的扭曲动作和感官细腻的表演中，尤其是在她与哈里森·詹姆斯饰演的厄庇米修斯（普罗米修斯的兄弟）那段漫长且浪漫的双人舞交织中。

约瑟夫·沃尔什饰演的普罗米修斯（在我认出他是谁之后）潜伏在侧，显得威胁十足；而王薇饰演的希望则舞得激情澎湃。旧金山芭蕾舞团的群舞演员们表现得堪称英勇。

伦敦萨德勒之井剧院，Sep 9-12

古典

柏林 爱乐乐团/ 佩特伦科 爱丁堡，亚舍大厅 ★★★★★

tradingref.com 今年爱丁堡国际艺术节举办了许多精彩的音乐会。但柏林爱乐乐团和基里尔·佩特伦科会在最后一个周末出现（该乐团20年来首次访问该艺术节），并简单地将之前几乎所有演出的记忆全部掩盖，这并不完全出人意料。

不过，对于埃尔加的《谜题变奏曲》来说，情况或许并非如此。那次演奏非常优美，尤其是那些深沉、光泽十足的低音弦乐，沉浸在贯穿全曲的副旋律中，如同无法压抑的遗憾般升起。但我认为柏林人并不太擅长处理英国式的惆怅与含蓄。有时佩特伦科对平衡的判断略有偏差，导致部分段落变成了华丽的纹理，而没有清晰勾勒的前景。

指挥基里尔·佩特伦科“释放了力量、激情与精准”

柴可夫斯基的 Symphony No 4 则是另一回事。当佩特伦科在炽热的外层乐章中释放出力量、激情与精准时，我想起了塞缪尔·戈德温给年轻电影制作人的建议——“从一场地震开始，然后向高潮推进”。与之形成对比的是，第二乐章的演奏极其优雅且富有抒情色彩（首席双簧管吹奏出一段精妙的独奏，在第二次换气前似乎持续了数分钟），而第三乐章快速的器乐交锋则展现了如针般锐利的默契以及如细剑般机敏的幽默。

柏林人真是个具有惊人自我再生能力的群体。自西蒙·拉特尔时代以来，许多面孔已经改变，但在佩特伦科那看似不拘小节的指挥下，该乐团的精神、胆识和压倒性的技巧如果说有变化的话，那就是变得更加令人印象深刻了。他的诠释中没有噱头，没有为了效果而进行的夸张。然而，我从未听过这部交响曲能带来如此强烈的情感冲击。September 2 柏林人将其带到逍遥音乐会（Proms）时，请在 Radio 3 频道收听。

前一天晚上在亚舍大厅的情况则截然不同，当时由一名顶尖打击乐手领衔的科林·库里小组——这些手指如钢铁般强有力的乐手们在极简主义经典作品中全力推进——呈献了一场史蒂夫·赖希的节目单。10月将有许多音乐会庆祝这位作曲家的90岁生日，但这场演出的高潮是一次世界首演，墨迹未干。作品名为《在你所有道路上》（In All Your Ways），精通圣经的学生会认出这是在引用《箴言》（“在你一切道路上都要认定他”），而这些信息是你无法从爱丁堡国际艺术节（EIF）那简陋的印刷节目单中获知的。

与此前演奏的作品（如《双六重奏》和受Radiohead启发而作的《电台重写》这类不断演进的复杂作品）相比，这首新曲在和声上要甜美得多（大量平行和弦漂浮在长低音之上），基调也更为亲切，宁静的对位法逐渐演变为纯粹的狂喜。步入第九个十年（九十岁）的赖希显然仍有许多话要说。 理查德·莫里森

如此精雕细琢！雕塑的不可思议之旅

数以百万计的人渴望与米开朗基罗的《大卫》合影——但乔·巴林（Jo Baring）表示，在人类 40,000 年的历史长河中，这仅仅是众多令人惊叹的作品之一。

无论人类定居在何处，我们都在讲述故事。关于野兽与飞鸟、人类与神灵的故事，因为我们试图理解宇宙以及我们在其中的位置。虽然我们再也无法听到那些传说，但仍有一些东西被留了下来，就像一张地图的传奇，让我们能感受到那些想象力的疆域。这就是雕塑。

已知最早的雕塑是“狮人”（Lion Man），或称 Löwenmensch。它大约在 40,000 年前由猛犸象牙雕刻而成，展现了一个长在部分人类身体上的洞狮头部。有人使用燧石工具，细心地塑造了象牙的表面。我们能看到姿态宽松的双腿正因能量而颤动，就像一名等待发令枪响的短跑运动员。它是在德国施瓦本汝拉山脉的一个洞穴中被发现的。而最古全人类形态的雕塑是“霍勒费尔斯维纳斯”（Venus of Hohle Fels），雕刻于至少 35,000 年前。沉甸甸的乳房覆盖在柔软且具有触感的躯干上，大腿的丰腴感通过静态的材质得以传达。

关于这些早期雕刻为何被创作以及对我们的祖先意味着什么，存在着各种推测。但我们知道一件事：这些作品创作于猛犸象仍在地球上漫游的时代，在我们学会书写、在能够记录生活之前，这足以说明雕塑对人类的重要性。

安东尼·戈姆雷（Antony Gormley）在利物浦附近的克罗斯比海滩创作的《另一个地方》（Another Place）中的 100 尊铸铁人物之一。右图：米开朗基罗的《大卫》。下图：由猛犸象牙雕刻而成的 40,000 年前的“狮人”。

我担任策展人和艺术史学家，与雕塑及雕塑家打交道已有 25 年之久。在这段时间里，我意识到雕塑的重要性被忽视了。尽管我们许多人每年都会参观雕塑公园，或挤在学院美术馆为《大卫》拍自拍，但人们普遍认为雕塑无法像绘画那样轻易地传达情感——在绘画中，笔触可以是画布上剧烈的喘息，斑驳阳光的印象可以更新我们的视觉。但在我们历史的任何角落，都能发现雕塑。在人类文明诞生的六个摇篮中，考古学家都发现了雕塑，从巨大的单体巨石到镶嵌着贝壳和青金石的石灰岩雕刻，不一而足。

我们的传说中充斥着关于锻造的故事，那是空气、火和水的元素世界，材料在那里变换形态并赋予生命。这表明我们长期以来一直能感受到雕塑的魔力，深知在最卑微的材料中，我们也能发现如同炼金术般令人惊叹的转化潜力。希腊神话给了我们赫菲斯托斯神，第一个人类潘多拉就是在他的铁匠铺中被创造出来的。故事的某些版本将他的工作室设在火山的液体深处，让我们感受到他工作时熔融的高温，他的每一次锤击和砧板的碰撞都像有节奏的心跳一样在空气中回荡，将潘多拉召唤至世间。在许多关于起源的故事中，我们讲述自己是如何被雕刻而成的，是由取自地球本身的黏土塑造而成的。

对于许多雕塑来说，其周围的环境对于我们可能发现的任何意义都至关重要。想想安东尼·戈姆雷的《另一个 place》（1997），100 尊铸铁人物被安置在默西赛德郡的克罗斯比海滩上。

如果在画廊封闭的大厅里，感觉会一样吗？我访问时是五月下旬的一个傍晚，但感觉却像英国二月那般阴沉。厚重的云层仿佛随时会从上方坠落，风将沙子吹向我的脸庞，像玻璃碎片一样。一条连接默西河与爱尔兰海的繁忙航道与克罗斯比海滩平行，尽管当天光线平淡，我仍能看到巨大的集装箱在地平线上缓慢移动的轮廓。这里并非浪漫的田园诗，而这正是吸引戈姆利将作品安置于此的原因。

我还曾在一次暴风雪之后飞往犹他州，在大盐湖的岸边寻找一座雕塑。在那片大地与天空交汇、时间在周围低鸣的广袤景观中，我开车经过瓦萨奇山脉——犹他州落基山脉最西端的一支，因附近发现的恐龙骨骼而闻名。在这里，一条平坦的水平线沿着山体表面延伸，就像浴缸里肥皂水留下的水位线。即使在厚厚的积雪覆盖下，这条线依然清晰可见，它是大约 30,000 年前形成的邦内维尔湖的古海岸线。如今犹他州西部的大部分地区当时都被其湖水覆盖。我前往那里是为了观看美国艺术家罗伯特·史密森的雕塑《螺旋形堤坝》（Spiral Jetty, 1970），该作品由

“早期的雕刻诞生于猛犸象仍在地球上漫游的时代

用黑色玄武岩制成，并被留在户外供我们发现，就像一个蜷曲的菊石化石壳。

当我沿着《螺旋形堤道》（Spiral Jetty）行走时，我思考起雕塑的时间维度。正如雕塑存在于

艺术

我们短暂的生命之外，它也能在我们无法生存的地方幸存。1972年，一名潜水员惊醒了两尊青铜像，它们在意大利卡拉布里亚里亚切海岸的海底沉睡了2,000多年。它们现在被称为“里亚切青铜像”，大多数专家认为它们是古希腊人在公元前460-450年左右制作的罕见全身青铜像。当它们被带上来时，就像海神波塞冬从深海中升起，青铜铸就的胡须卷曲着，我们看到了同类。与数千年前雕刻的人头面对面，这种感觉令人震惊，这个头颅曾在海洋最深、最黑暗的深渊中静静地躺着。我们共同的人性在数千年的时光中闪烁。

雕塑充当了贯穿时间的连接线。当我采访巴蒂·凯尔（Bharti Kher）关于她的作品《祖先》（Ancestor，2022年）——该作品位于纽约曼哈顿——时，她向我讲述了她与古哈拉帕文明雕塑的联系。该文明也被称为印度河流域文明，是南亚最早发展的社会，以其卓越的城市规划而闻名。在公元前3,300-1,300年之间，它延伸至现代巴基斯坦的大部分地区和印度西北部，定居点沿着印度河及其支流的肥沃河岸生长。在我的研究过程中，我发现了一些微小的哈拉帕小雕像。这些承载过去生命的沉默容器大小恰到好处，刚好可以握在手中。精致的头饰被精心构建，胸部则添加了微小的陶土点以塑造纤巧的乳头。公牛等动物形态装饰着如今已褪色的色彩，象牙在黏土中永远地弯曲着。

我长期以来一直认为，雕塑中存在着某种不可知的东西。如今，对于那些我们能感知、能感受到但却难以用言语表达的事物，空间已所剩无几；但在过去的40,000年里，我们一直在雕刻和塑造，形塑和凿刻，在摸索中感受我们在世界上的位置。

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萨武数独（简单）

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Killer deadly (杀手数独)

请填充网格，使每一列、每一行以及每个 3x3 宫格都包含数字 1 到 9。由虚线连接的单元格组之和必须等于其左上角的目标数字。在由虚线连接的单元格组内，数字不能重复。

铺设轨道，使火车能够从 A 村行驶到 B 村。数字表示每行和每列中有多少段轨道。只有直线段和曲线段。轨道不能自交。

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Futoshiki (不等式数独)

填充空白方格，使每一行和每一列仅包含 1 到 5 的每个数字一次。方格之间的符号表示相邻数字的大小关系（> 表示大于，< 表示小于）。

Sakuro

在空格中填入数字 1 到 9，使每个圆圈中的数字等于其周围四个空格之和，且每个颜色的总和正确。

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Thursday's solutions (周四答案)

8 9 3 5 2 7 6 1 4 1 7 4 6 9 8 2 5 3 5 2 6 3 1 4 8 7 9 3 6 5 4 7 9 1 8 2 2 1 7 8 5 3 4 9 6 9 4 8 1 6 2 5 3 7 4 3 1 7 8 6 9 2 5 6 5 2 9 3 1 7 4 8 7 8 9 2 4 5 3 6 1

KILLER (杀手数独答案)

3 1 4 7 5 2 8 9 6 5 9 7 8 1 6 3 4 2 8 2 6 9 4 3 5 1 7 7 4 8 6 9 1 2 5 3 1 6 5 2 3 8 4 7 9 2 3 9 4 7 5 6 8 1 6 7 1 5 2 4 9 3 8 9 5 2 3 8 7 1 6 4 4 8 3 1 6 9 7 2 5

TRAIN TRACKS (火车轨道)

CODEWORD (密码字)

微型数独

请填充网格，使每一列、每一行以及每个 3x2 的方格都包含数字 1 到 6。

答案见明日的 Times2。

密码字

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右侧十字谜题风格网格中的每个字母都由 1 到 26 的数字表示。字母表中的每个字母在网格中至少出现一次。利用已提供的字母来推断其他字母的身份。在主网格和较小的参考网格中填入字母，直到全部 26 个字母的字母表都被找齐。专有名词除外。

西尔瓦督察依然让我感到比斯瓦尔巴群岛更冷漠

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《警觉》(Vigil) BBC1 ★★☆☆☆

难道只有我觉得总警司艾米·西尔瓦 (Amy Silva) 让人觉得沉闷吗？在我看来，她就是那种在办公室圣诞派对上，你会为了躲避而藏在柱子后面的刻薄之人，因为她会问你是否读了她发的那封关于不要把脏杯子留在水槽里的群发邮件。

无论如何，她在《警觉》中回归了，这部剧将“阴郁”视为久别重逢的老友。该剧在 2021 年开始时是一部幽闭恐惧感的潜艇惊悚片，第二季讲述的是军事攻击无人机，而现在我们来到了高北极地区，位于斯瓦尔巴群岛一个灯光惨白、毫无生气的科学研究所——不过，即使是斯瓦尔巴群岛也难以与西尔瓦的冰冷相媲美。而且，现在她正处于满足阶段，与伴侣侦查警官基尔斯滕·隆阿克雷 (Kirsten Longacre) 以及他们的两个孩子过着幸福的家庭生活。

当情报部门选择的不是西尔瓦 (苏兰·琼斯 饰)，而是隆阿克雷 (罗斯·莱斯利 饰) 前往北极调查一名特种部队卧底军官被杀案时，西尔瓦看起来有点不悦。该军官显然被俄罗斯士兵枪杀——或者事实并非如此？

军方人员本不应出现在斯瓦尔巴群岛，而死者当时伪装成平民。因此，如果像西尔瓦这样“高调”的人去处理此事，可能会显得可疑。而且坦白说，北极地区已经有足够多的“冷鱼”（冷漠之人）了。不过，没过多久她就会穿上羊毛衫登上飞机。

在片头字幕出现之前，有整整 14 分钟的开场介绍，讲述了特种部队试图营救一名中国科学家，以及随后英国人与一些带着喜剧腔调的俄罗斯人之间发生的枪战。但事情并非表面看上去那样。死者可能是在科学研究所内被杀，随后尸体被转移。是否有人试图挑唆北约与俄罗斯发生冲突？

这是一个枯燥、纠结且复杂的故事，涵盖了气候激进主义、能源危机、海底稀有矿产，

以及一些看起来异常鬼祟且穿着不体面的科学家。

这里没有任何魅力，但我会对《警觉》说这一点：对话水平不错。比如当一名部长说一名气候变化活动人士“除非我们住在泥屋里用自己的头发织衣服，否则他不会满意”。这确实让我笑了起来。

我的问题与前两季一样。虽然琼斯是一位非常优秀的演员（她在《绅士杰克》中表现出色），但西尔瓦缺乏足够的魅力、强度或讨喜程度来担任主角并撑起领衔角色。她与人说话的方式毫无必要地粗鲁，如果她在其他方面能弥补这一点就没问题，但她没有。这让我：a) 经常怀疑她是不是在屁股后面插了根棍子（死板得要命）；b) 当她（再次）险些丧命时——这次是在格拉斯哥的一次实验室爆炸中——我完全不在意。当爆炸仅仅吹乱了她的波波头时，你就知道这次爆炸威力不大。哦，对了，还杀死了那位刚从斯瓦尔巴群岛飞回来的教授。真不幸。

也有优点：莱斯利饰演的隆阿克雷令人信服且非常耐看，还有一名没有被刻板化的俄罗斯侦探看起来相当友善，而且这个故事情节比潜艇那个更可信，后者坦白说已经变得荒谬了。但如果你问我是否渴望知道接下来会发生什么，恐怕答案是否定的。

BBC Proms Radio 3, 7pm

《魔法》（Enchanted）——由BBC爱乐乐团及指挥莎拉·希克斯（Sarah Hicks）演绎的艾伦·门肯（Alan Menken）迪士尼电影音乐会，此外还有来自国家青年音乐剧院的特邀嘉宾和表演者。本场演出将呈现上述这位极受欢迎的作曲家的作品，他是全球 22 位获得过EGOT荣誉的竞争者之一——即同时赢得过艾美奖、格莱美奖、奥斯卡奖和托尼奖的人。门肯今晚的作品包括他参与配乐的第一部迪士尼电影《小美人鱼》，以及《阿拉丁》、《美女与野兽》和《波卡洪塔斯》，以及较近期的电影，包括《魔法》和《魔发奇缘》。克莱尔·伍德沃德（Clair Woodward）

Times Radio

数字广播、网页、智能扬声器、应用程序 6.00am 罗西·赖特（Rosie Wright）与古托·哈里（Guto Harri） 10.00 雨果·里夫金德（Hugo Rifkind） 1.00pm 乔·科本（Jo Coburn） 4.00 约翰·皮纳尔（John Pienaar） 7.00 凯特·博尔赛（Kait Borsay） 10.00 辛迪·于（Cindy Yu） 1.00am Times Radio 精选

Radio 2 FM: 88-90.2 MHz

6.30am OJ Borg 9.30 加里·戴维斯（Gary Davies） 12.00 托尼·布莱克本的灵魂之声（Tony Blackburn's Sounds of Soul） 3.00pm 马克·古迪尔的最受欢迎曲目——十亿流媒体之选（Mark Goodier's Most Played – The Billion Streamers） 6.00 刘易斯·卡帕尔迪的终极苏格兰播放列表（Lewis Capaldi's Ultimate Scottish Playlist） 7.00 伊迪丝·鲍曼（Edith Bowman） 9.00 肖恩·基文尼的蓝调秀（The Blues Show with Shaun Keaveny） 10.00 梅尔文·奥杜姆的绝佳律动（The Good Groove with Melvin Odoom） 12.00 康纳·菲利普斯（Connor Phillips） 2.30am 一曲成名（One Hit Wonders） 3.00 弗农·凯的90年代舞曲（Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay）(r) 4.00 杰森·穆罕默德（Jason Mohammad）

Radio 3

FM: 90.2-92.4 MHz 6.30am 早餐节目 9.30 Radio 3 逍遥音乐节马拉松周一（Proms Marathon Monday） 伊恩·斯凯利（Ian Skelly）主持本年度逍遥音乐节精彩回顾系列的首场节目。奥默·梅尔·韦尔伯（Omer Meir Wellber）指挥不来梅德国室内爱乐乐团。 海顿（E小调第 44 号交响曲，《悼念》）；布鲁赫（G小调第 1 号小提琴协奏曲）；以及舒曼（D小调第 4 号交响曲——修订版，1851） 11.00 Radio 3 逍遥音乐节马拉松周一 重播 8 月 5 日的音乐会，由 王嘉纯（Kahchun Wong）指挥 哈雷管弦乐团（Hallé）。拉威尔（由科林·马修斯管弦乐编曲，《钟之谷》）；纳迪亚·布朗热（钢琴与管弦乐幻想曲）；以及拉赫玛尼诺夫（E小调第 2 号交响曲）

1.00pm Radio 3 逍遥音乐节马拉松周一 林顿·斯蒂芬斯（Linton Stephens）主持，再次呈现 7 月 27 日的音乐会，由爱德华·加德纳（Edward Gardner）指挥伦敦爱乐乐团。 坎特卢布（奥弗涅之歌）；以及理查德·施特劳斯（《阿尔卑斯交响曲》） 2.15 Radio 3 再次呈现 8 月 16 日在皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅的音乐会，由瓦西里·佩特伦科（Vasily Petrenko）指挥皇家爱乐乐团。韦伯恩（帕萨卡利亚）；埃尔加（E小调大提琴协奏曲）；以及沃尔顿（第 2 号交响曲） 3.45 Radio 3 再次呈现 7 月 25 日在桑德兰的音乐会，由小提琴家玛丽亚·弗沃什乔夫斯卡（Maria Włoszczowska）指挥皇家北方交响乐团。巴采维奇（嬉游曲）；门德尔松（小提琴、钢琴与弦乐协奏曲）；以及莫扎特（第 39 号交响曲） 5.15 Radio 3 佩特罗克·特雷劳尼（Petroc Trelawny）主持，再次呈现 8 月 7 日在皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅的音乐会，由尼尔·文迪蒂（Nil Venditti）指挥BBC交响乐团及合唱团。雷斯皮基（《教堂之窗》）；以及罗西尼（《圣母安魂曲》） 7.00 2026 年BBC逍遥音乐节现场精选 凯蒂·德汉姆（Katie Derham）在皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅现场主持，莎拉·希克斯指挥BBC爱乐乐团，演出艾伦·门肯的迪士尼电影音乐 9.30 古典混音带（Classical Mixtape） 10.00 夜间曲目 (r) 11.30 午夜时分（'Round Midnight） 12.30am 彻夜聆听（Through the Night）

Radio 4

FM: 92.4-94.6 MHz 5.00am 新闻摘要 5.04 最后之言 (r) 5.34 航运预报 5.43 今日祷告 5.45 今日农业 6.00 今日 (Today) 9.00 伟大犯罪之谜 犯罪率的认知 (3 / 3) 9.30 我们是如何走到这一步的： 没有世界秩序 (6 / 6) 10.00 女性时间 11.00 各类心智 (2 / 3) 11.45 你不必 说任何话 (1 / 10) (r) 12.04pm 你与你的生活 1.00 一点钟的世界 1.45 一个 9 / 11 故事 个人故事 (1 / 10) 2.00 弓箭手 (The Archers) (r) 2.15 香烟、杂志与袋子 (r) 2.45 新讲故事的人 (3 / 5) (r) 3.00 伟大人生 (4 / 9) 3.30 你对我而言已死 (10 / 14) (r) 4.00 独裁者生存指南 (r) 4.30 灵魂音乐 (3 / 5) (r) 5.00 下午 (PM) 6.00 六点新闻 6.30 不可言说 创建一本新字典 (1 / 6) 7.00 弓箭手 艾伦失去耐心 7.15 前排 (Front Row) (r) 8.00 简报室 (9 / 9) (r) 8.30 BBC 内部科学 (r) 9.00 伟大犯罪之谜 (r) 9.30 我们是如何走到这一步的： 没有世界秩序 (6 / 6) (r) 10.00 今夜世界 10.45 睡前书： 一位职场母亲 作者：艾格尼丝·欧文斯 (1 / 5) 11.00 有件事 我想告诉你 作者：约翰·斯科特·德赖登和 米沙·考内尔 (2 / 5) (r) 11.30 一切都是假的 且无人关心 (6 / 6) (r)

12.00 新闻与天气 12.30am 你不必说任何话 (1 / 10) (r) 12.48 航运预报 1.00 切换至 BBC 全球服务

Radio 4 Extra 仅限数字频道

8.00am 55岁及以上 8.30 冲刷 (Flush) 8.45 离岸 (The Offing) 9.00 仅仅 一分钟 9.30 一所学校的 秘密历史 9.45 每日礼拜 10.00 自然之声 10.30 穷途末路 辩论者 11.00 五条红鲱鱼 11.30 杀死法老！ 12.00 约翰与托尼的冒险 12.30pm 爸爸军队 (Dad's Army) 1.00 55岁及以上 1.30 冲刷 1.45 离岸 2.00 引述——反引述 2.30 特雷弗的体育世界 3.00 带着爱 给先生 4.00 自然之声 4.30 穷途末路辩论者 5.00 五条红鲱鱼 5.30 杀死法老！ 6.00 约翰与托尼的冒险 6.30 爸爸军队 7.00 55岁及以上 7.30 冲刷 7.45 离岸 8.00 引述——反引述 8.30 特雷弗的体育世界 9.00 带着爱 给先生 10.00 喜剧俱乐部： 仅仅一分钟 10.30 真挚、疯狂、 布莱切利 10.45 当时，当时， 当时 11.00 人民已发声 11.30 圈内人 (The In Crowd)

Radio 5 Live MW: 693, 909

5.00am 金钱觉醒 6.00 早餐 9.00 尼基·坎贝尔 11.00 纳加·蒙切蒂 2.00pm 尼克·瓦特 4.00 驾驶 7.00 周一之夜俱乐部 9.00 5 Live 体育：5 Live 板球 10.00 戈登·斯马特 1.00am 多顿·阿德巴约

talkSPORT MW: 1053, 1089 kHz

5.00am 早期体育早餐 6.00 与杰夫·斯特林共进早餐

10.00 吉姆·怀特与西蒙· 乔丹 1.00pm 霍克斯比与 雅各布斯 4.00 驾驶 7.00 现场 开球：阿斯顿维拉 对阵 阿森纳 (开球 8.00) 10.00 体育酒吧 1.00am 与保罗·罗斯共度额外时间

Talk

仅限数字频道

6.00am 杰里米·凯尔 10.00 朱莉娅·哈特利·布鲁尔 1.00pm 伊恩·柯林斯 4.00 凯文·欧苏利文 7.00 彼得·卡德韦尔 10.00 佩特里·霍斯肯 1.00am 保罗·罗斯

6 Music

仅限数字频道

5.00am 艾米·拉梅 7.00 尼蒙 10.00 劳伦·拉文 1.00pm 克雷格·查尔斯 4.00 扎基亚·塞韦尔的 下午茶时段 7.00 每日新音乐 速递 9.00 赖利与科 11.00 6 Music 驻场艺术家 12.00 BBC 的 Pet Shop Boys 1.00am Pet Shop Boys 现场精选 2.00 Pet Shop Boys 纪录片 4.00 Pet Shop Boys 播放列表

Virgin Radio 仅限数字频道

6.00am 史蒂夫·登耶 10.00 Goldierocks 2.00pm 爱德华·阿杜 6.00 斯图·埃尔莫尔 10.00 珍 托马斯 2.00am 詹姆斯·梅里特

Classic FM

FM: 100-102 MHz

6.30am 加雷斯·马龙 9.00 名人之堂小时 10.00 与亚历德·琼斯共赏电影音乐名人堂 1.00pm 与玛格丽塔·泰勒共赏电影音乐名人堂 4.00 与乔纳森·罗斯共赏电影音乐名人堂 7.00 泽布·索恩斯 10.00 宁静经典 1.00am 比尔·欧弗顿 4.00 早期早餐

电视

今日精选

与朱迪·登奇共饮下午茶 Sky Arts / Now, 晚上9点

在去年的特别节目中，肯尼斯·布拉纳拜访了朱迪·登奇；而这一次，她位于萨里郡家中的大门为另一位挚友伊恩·麦克莱恩开启，后者带着一盆植物前来喝茶。两人的话题涵盖了各自的职业生涯，从皇家莎士比亚剧团（RSC）1976年版《麦克白》中伯明翰消防队的角色，到像《詹姆斯·邦德》这类系列电影带来的名声。麦克莱恩还讨论了出柜、他的父母以及他对第28,条法律的抗议，而登奇的鹦鹉Sweetie则在旁发表评论。在登奇的坚持下，死亡的话题被排除在外，但除此之外，这次会面充满了生命力，他们坦诚且深刻的对话从舞台恐惧和表演的不安全感，延伸到永远不要过于在意成功或失败的重要性。 维多利亚·西格尔

朱迪·登奇与伊恩·麦克莱恩

弗雷德的顶级酒店 Channel 4, 晚上8点

紧随理查德·E·格兰特的奥德赛之旅之后，弗雷德·西里埃克斯开启了他自己在Channel 4的愉快假期。不过，他的4,集冒险之旅更像是BBC2《神奇酒店》（Amazing Hotels）的单人版。这位《初次约会》（First Dates）的领班被重新定义为“款待专家”，他视察了一系列昂贵的度假场所（符合该频道对豪华酒店和房产的痴迷），首站是摩洛哥马拉喀什的皇家曼苏尔酒店。与BBC的同行类似，西里埃克斯在酒店后台参与工作，但他的角色是担任一天的总经理，而非更卑微的岗位。因此，他能够根据自己的“5F”标准（请不要自创标准）对其进行评估：第一印象（first impressions）、设施（facilities）、完美服务（flawless service）、精致细节（fine details）以及，呃，感觉（feeling）。随后的剧集将涵盖在南非、新加坡和法国阿尔卑斯山的五星级住宿体验。 约翰·达格代尔

BBC1

6.30am 早安节目 (Breakfast) 9.30 早晨直播 (Morning Live) 10.45 英国宰客指南：骗子 (Rip Off Britain: Rogues) 11.30 房屋拍卖 (Homes Under the Hammer) (重播) (带音频描述) 12.15pm 淘货猎人 (Bargain Hunt) (带音频描述) 1.00 BBC一点钟新闻；天气预报 1.20 BBC地区新闻；天气预报 1.30 废物利用 (Money for Nothing)。一位木工专家尝试修复一台破碎的管风琴 2.15 旅行拍卖师 (The Travelling Auctioneers)。一位退休农民准备清空他的整个农场 (重播) 2.45 逃离城市 (Escape to the Country)。在唐郡和安特里姆郡寻找住所 (重播) 3.45 花园救援 (Garden Rescue)。克里斯·赫尔和李·伯克希尔前往考文垂帮助一个家庭 4.30 答案竞答 (The Answer Run)。问答节目 (重播) 5.15 无用之题 (Pointless)。亚历山大·阿姆斯特朗主持 6.00 BBC六点钟新闻；天气预报 6.20 BBC地区新闻；天气预报 6.30 名人逃离城市 (Celebrity Escape to the Country)。里奇·安德森带领《舞动奇迹》（Strictly Come Dancing）的编舞师兼专业舞者尼尔·琼斯寻找房产 (重播)

7.30 东区东街 (EastEnders) 当霍金斯一家抵达沃尔福德时，尼古拉大吃一惊，而普里亚则在与内心的愧疚作斗争 (带音频描述)

8.00 爱丁堡皇家军乐节 (The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) 詹妮弗·里奥奇和JJ·查默斯介绍2026年军乐节中的大规模风笛鼓队以及一系列国际人才，由理查德·兰金旁白。 见今日推荐

9.00 警觉 (Vigil) 在一名政府部长被绑架后，艾米在锁定绑架者的过程中，开始将他的政策与绑架事件联系起来。基尔斯滕在北极地区应对国际议程，寻找一名失踪的中国科学家 (2 / 6) (带音频描述)

10.00 BBC十点新闻

10.20 BBC地区新闻和天气预报

10.30 你有新闻给我吗 (Have I Got News for You) 问答节目，嘉宾为维多利亚·科伦·米切尔、克里斯·麦考斯兰和珍妮特·斯特里特-波特 (8 / 10) (重播)

11.00 电影：《四个婚礼和一个葬礼》(15, 1994) 一名伦敦男子的爱情不幸在遇到一位美国美女后似乎即将改变。然而，跨大西洋关系成功的可能性似乎很小，于是两人分道扬镳——直到他意识到自己无法将她从脑海中抹去。理查德·柯蒂斯执导的浪漫喜剧，由休·格兰特、安迪·麦克道威尔、约翰·汉娜、夏洛特·科尔曼、克里斯汀·斯科特·托马斯、西蒙·卡洛和詹姆斯·弗利特主演 (带音频描述)

BBC2

6.20am Beechgrove Garden (重播) 6.50 Sign Zone: Celebrity MasterChef。海选第二周 (重播) (AD, SL) 7.50 Match of the Day (重播) 9.00 BBC News 1.00pm Richard Osman's House of Games。前冠军参与其中 (重播) 1.30 The Edge。游戏节目 (重播) 2.15 Weatherman Walking。在格温内斯 (重播) 2.45 Animal Park。安科尔牛需要接受结核病筛查 (重播) (AD) 3.30 Serengeti III。一头大象找到了一个聪明的办法来解大家的渴 (重播) (AD) 4.30 Vintage Antiques Roadshow。来自巴斯附近的迪勒姆公园 (重播) 5.15 Flog It! 专家 Catherine Southon 和 David Fletcher 现身达勒姆郡的 Ushaw (重播) 6.00 Richard Osman's House of Games。嘉宾包括 Ken Bruce, Alice Roberts, Perri Shakes-Drayton 和 Kiell Smith-Bynoe (重播) 6.30 Great British Railway Journeys。Michael Portillo 探索英格兰东南部威ल्ड地区的森林和牧场 (重播) (AD)

7.00 Today at the Test 英格兰对阵巴基斯坦。三场测试赛系列赛中，在伦敦勋爵板球场举行的第二场测试赛第五天及最后一天赛事

8.00 Only Connect 家庭三人组 Creepy Crawleys 对阵前同事 Risk Takers

8.30 University Challenge Amol Rajan 主持这场学术问答赛，伯明翰对阵莱斯特

9.00 Surviving 9 / 11 讲述了 13 位卷入 11, 2001, 事件的人的故事，涵盖了恐怖分子袭击双子塔和五角大楼那两个小时的记录。影片探讨了他们当时被卷入一场无法完全理解的事件中的感受，以及多年后他们如何继续面对这段经历 (重播) (AD)

10.30 电影：《教父 2》(18, 1974) 黑手党教父迈克尔·柯里昂试图与一名年迈的帮派分子达成一项决定成败的交易——但他的计划被家族内部的一名叛徒破坏。迈克尔的故事与回顾其父亲维托早年生活的闪回片段交织在一起，记录了维托如何从一名移民杂货店店员转变为黑帮头目。弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉执导的剧情续作，由阿尔·帕西诺、罗伯特·德尼罗和罗伯特·杜瓦尔主演 (AD)

1.40am Sign Zone: Countryfile Adam Henson 在约克郡山谷遇到一名年轻的牛羊养殖户，并发现不可预测的天气条件在冬季对其羊群产生了重大影响 (重播) (SL) 2.35-3.35 Emergency 24 / 7。在布里斯托尔的 Southmead 医院 (重播) (AD, SL)

ITV1

6.00am Good Morning Britain (早安英国) 10.00 This Morning (今晨)

1.45pm ITV新闻；天气预报 2.00 Dickinson's Real Deal。大卫·迪金森及其团队前往布里斯托航空航天中心，交易员们在协和飞机的机翼下达成了惊人的交易 (r) (AD) 3.00 Lingo。一对父子、一名竞赛狂热者及其丈夫，以及一对母女参加此次问答比赛 (r) 4.00 Deal or No Deal。斯蒂芬·穆尔恩主持，一名参赛者尝试按正确顺序打开 22 个红盒子，与臭名昭著的“银行家”对决，以争取赢得足以改变生活的现金大奖 (r) (AD) 5.00 Tipping Point。本·谢泼德主持这场以街机为主题的问答节目 (r) 6.00 地区新闻；天气预报 6.10 ITV新闻；天气预报 6.30 The Chase Celebrity Special。布拉德利·沃尔什主持，杰德·亚当斯、托尼·科蒂、Naughty Boy 和 The Vivienne 与一名“追击者”展开智力较量 (r)

7.30 Millionaire Hot Seat 新剧集。 杰里米·克拉克森回归主持问答赛，另外 6 名希望者将竞争 £100 万。详见当日精选

8.00 Emmerdale。塞雷娜大吃一惊，拉姆斯登警探宣布了她的计划，盖比无法应对 ()

8.30 Coronation Street。托德在得知塞莱斯特去世后深受打击。伯妮和基特在面对他们的发现时陷入挣扎 ()

9.00 Trigger Point。在之前的袭击之后，拉娜及其团队迅速采取行动，线索将他们引导至一个造船厂，但炸弹客始终领先一步 (2 / 6) ()

10.00 ITV十点新闻；天气预报

10.20 电影：《超人归来》(12, 2006) 钢铁之躯在消失数年后回到地球，发现他失散的爱人露易丝·莱恩已经开始了新生活。与此同时，大反派莱克斯·卢瑟出狱，准备利用从超人的故乡氪星偷来的技术给世界带来灾难。由《X战警》导演布莱恩·辛格执导的漫画改编冒险片，主演包括布兰登·劳斯、凯文·史派西、凯特·博斯沃思和帕克·波西 ()

12.50am 电视购物 3.00 The Staircase。凯瑟琳在 2001 准备迎接一个难忘的圣诞节 (r) () 4.05 Unwind with ITV 5.10 Dermot's Taste of Ireland。德莫特·奥利里沿着堤道海岸线出发 (r) (SL) 5.35-6.00 Gary Barlow's Food and Wine Tour: New Zealand (r) (SL)

Channel 4

6.30am The King of Queens (r) () 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond (r) () 9.10 Frasier (r) ()

11.10 Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back。洛杉矶的一家墨西哥餐厅 (r) () 12.05pm Find It, Fix It, Flog It。一家需要帮助的维修与升级改造店 (r) () 1.05 The Great House Giveaway。 在诺森伯兰郡的克拉姆林顿 (r) 2.10 Countdown。佐伊·莱昂斯主持 3.00 A Place in the Sun。劳拉·汉密尔顿帮助一对夫妇在格拉纳达内陆宁静的环境中寻找住所 (r) 4.00 The Great B&B Challenge。比赛进入最后一周。在最后四组参赛者首次参观奖品 B&B 旅馆后，第一对夫妇将入住 24 小时 (r) 5.00 Château DIY。一名女性在泳池甲板下有了糟糕的发现 (r) () 6.00 A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? 新剧集。在西班牙，一场火灾摧毁了一对夫妇经营 B&B 的希望；而在意大利，另一对夫妇正竞速完成他们的精品 B&B

7.00 Channel 4 新闻

7.30 Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds。克斯蒂·奥尔索普和菲尔·斯宾塞回顾位于斯托克和纽卡斯尔的房屋 (3 / 5) (r) ()

8.00 弗雷德的顶级酒店 (Fred's Ultimate Hotels) 新系列。

弗雷德·西里克斯 (Fred Sirieix) 采访全球最壮观酒店背后的工作人员。首先，他前往马拉喀什入住皇家曼苏尔酒店 (Royal Mansour) —— 这是一家由摩洛哥国王委任建造的酒店。查看当日精选 (AD)

9.00 24 急诊 24 小时 (24 Hours in A&E) 一名患者因打翻一壶沸水导致腿部严重灼伤，而一名 50 岁的人在脚趾受伤后行走困难。一名 22 岁的女性在跑步时晕倒，被紧急送往女王医院 (Queen's) (AD)

10.00 爱情骗局 (Love Cheats) 讲述一名男子的案例，他向女友谎称自己的生活是一连串的悲剧以赢得她的信任，随后女友发现自己只是长串受害者名单中的最新一人 ()

11.05 谋杀侦探 (The Murder Detective) 纪录片，讲述一项为期七年的任务内部故事，旨在查明 2019 年在德里 (Derry) 谁谋杀了记者莱拉·麦基 (Lyra McKee)，并为她的家人争取正义 (1 / 3) (r) (, SL)

12. 05am 谋杀侦探 (r) (, SL) 1.55 吉普赛妻子的秘密生活 (Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives) (r) (, SL) 2.50 电影：《厌倦自己》(Sick of Myself) (15, 2023) 由克里斯汀·库贾斯·索普 (Kristine Kujath Thorp) 主演的剧情片。挪威语，含字幕 4.25 克斯蒂的手工艺之家 (Kirstie's House of Craft) (r) 4.40 《Hollyoaks》综合版 (r) (, SL) 5.50-6.30 倒计时 (Countdown) (r)

13. 00am Milkshake!

9.00 5频道娱乐新闻 9.15 杰里米·Vine (Jeremy Vine)。播报员讨论当日议题 11.30 Storm & Alexis。由 Storm Huntley 和 Alexis Conran 主持的讨论 12.30pm 斯诺克直播：2026年英国公开赛。Katie Shanahan 主持第一天下午场次的报道，比赛在切尔滕纳姆 (Cheltenham) 的 Centaur 举行，包含首轮比赛。由 Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty 和 Joe Perry 提供分析 5.30 与 Merton & Webster 一起开房车旅行。Paul Merton 和 Suki Webster 探索斯诺多尼亚 (Snowdonia) 并在巴拉湖 (Lake Bala) 驻扎，在那里他们尝试了一些可用的水上运动，首先是桨板冲浪 (r) 6.25 5 Dan Walker 主持的 5 新闻 6.30 英国最伟大的桥梁。Rob Bell 深入解析布里塔尼亚桥 (Britannia Bridge) 的历史、设计和建造过程，该桥横跨安格尔西岛 (Anglesey) 与威尔士大陆之间的梅奈海峡 (Menai Strait) (r)

6.45 斯诺克直播：2026年英国公开赛 Katie Shanahan 主持第一天晚上场次的报道，比赛在切尔滕纳姆 (Cheltenham) 的 Centaur 举行，包含首轮比赛的收官战。由 Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty 和 Joe Perry 提供分析

8.00 街头警察：抓捕混混 (Street Cops: Catching the Yobs) 警员试图追踪与一起砍刀事件有关的青少年，同时警员响应关于疑似毒驾者的报告，导致一场紧张的对峙 (6 / 6)

9.00 逃票者：与法律开战 (Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law) 调查人员利用出行数据和闭路电视 (CCTV) 追踪一名疑似惯犯逃票者，并在伊尔福德站 (Ilford Station) 将其拦截。伦敦交通局（TfL）巴士检查员处理优惠卡滥用问题，包括一名无法证明其符合免费出行条件的乘客

10.00 警察：头号嫌疑人 (Police: Suspect No 1) 侦探面临的任务是识别并抓获五名蒙面男子，他们闯入斯坎索普 (Scunthorpe) 的一个家庭，用刀威胁业主后偷走了他们的车 (4 / 5) (r)

11.05 交通警察 (Traffic Cops) 警员处理接连发生的事故，其中包括一名摩托车手在停车时被卡车撞击导致终身伤残，以及一名被困在驾驶室里的货车司机 (r)

12.05am 高速公路警察：抓捕英国超速者 (Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders) (r) 1.30 游轮电视 (Cruise TV) (r) 2.30 全科医生：闭门之后 (GPs: Behind Closed Doors) (r) 3.20 与 Nick Knowles 一起进行惊人的铁路冒险 (Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles) (r) (SL) 4.15 简·麦克唐纳的约克郡：没有像家一样的地方 (Jane McDonald's Yorkshire: No Place Like Home) (r) (SL) 5.00 5频道娱乐新闻 5 5.15-6.00 儿童节目

百万富翁抢答赛 (Millionaire Hot Seat) ITV1, 晚上7.30

快速、有力、精简：正如“百球赛”之于板球，这款快节奏的游戏节目衍生作之于更资深的《谁想成为百万富翁？》亦是如此。杰里米·克拉克森回归，测试另外六名参赛者在时间压力下的表现，他们通过回答生物学、语言学或童谣方面的问题，旨在赢取最终的 £1 奖金。这里没有“拨打好友电话”，没有“询问观众”——但对于难题有跳过的可能，以防止奖金因错误答案而被残酷地削减。VS

爱丁堡皇家军事纹章表演 (The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) BBC1, 晚上8点

今年军事盛典的主题是《集结之号》（A Call to Gather），意指苏格兰氏族的集会。集结的氏族由英联邦或北约国家组成，由身着制服的人员代表：在爱丁堡城堡下阅兵的陆军或警察乐队来自英国、美国、加拿大、德国和新西兰。理查德·兰金负责旁白，而原本就令人心潮澎湃的壮观场面通过视觉效果、烟花和皇家空军（RAF）的飞越得到了进一步增强。JD

流媒体选择

《矫正》(Rectify)

Tubi 正在大量购买来自迪士尼、AMC、狮门、NBC环球、索尼和华纳兄弟的电视剧，并将其放在其免费流媒体频道上，且宣传不多。近期最出色的新片之一就是这部阴森、幻觉般的南方哥特式故事，由面相忧郁的艾登·杨饰演丹尼尔·霍尔登，他在因谋杀女友被判死刑并在死囚牢度过 19 年后，回到了自己的社区。这部剧晦涩、催眠且令人不安，是一部等待了十年才被重新发现的慢节奏剧集。它可能是一部杰作。安德鲁·梅尔

电视

电影选择

《一把手榴弹》(A Fistful of Dynamite) (15, 1971) ITV4, 晚上9点

背景设定在 1913 年的墨西哥革命期间，塞尔吉奥·莱昂内这部史诗级的萨帕塔西部片由詹姆斯·科本饰演约翰·马洛里，一名爱尔兰爆炸专家，他与贪婪的墨西哥土匪胡安·米兰达（罗德·斯泰格饰）联手。他们合力抢劫一家银行，但这次抢劫被证明是一个骗局，将他们拖入了残酷的叛乱之中。(154分钟) 乔·克莱

BBC4

晚上7.00 铁路建筑。参观斯诺登峰顶车站 (7 / 10) (AD) 7.45 飞行园丁。肯特郡 8.00 考古学：秘密历史。18 和 19 世纪的考古发现如何颠覆了之前的认知 (2 / 3) 9.00 智力大比拼：1977. 该问答节目 1977 系列的第二轮预赛 9.30 猜谜挑战 (Call My Bluff)。来自 1981 年 10.00 接近维米尔。走进阿姆斯特丹国家博物馆维米尔展览的幕后 11.20 图坦卡蒙：揭开真相。旨在查明少年法老死因的科学研究 (AD) 凌晨12.20 艺术中的自然与人类史。詹姆斯·福克斯主持 1.20 飞行园丁 1.35 接近维米尔 凌晨2.50-3.50 考古学：秘密历史 (SL)

Sky Arts

上午6.00 音乐杰作 7.00 爱尔兰舞者之战 8.00 年度艺术家：大师课 () 9.00 出人意料的故事 10.00 希区柯克呈现 11.00 发现：查尔斯·劳顿 12.00 电影：《非洲女王》(PG, 1951) 浪漫冒险片 下午2.00 安德烈·里厄在都柏林 4.30 安德烈·里厄：马斯特里赫特现场 III 晚上7.00 电影：《午夜前六分钟》(12, 2020) 惊悚片 () 9.00 与朱迪·登奇共饮茶，嘉宾为伊恩·麦克莱伦爵士。一次访谈。见今日精选 () 10.00 发现：伊恩·麦克莱伦。英国演员简介 () 11.00 安德烈·里厄：巴林现场 凌晨12.30 Kinky Boots 2.40 艺术品走私者：从坟墓中窃取的宝藏 () 3.40 国家信托：国家瑰宝 () 凌晨5.00-6.00 走进艺术 ()

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More4

8.55am Find It, Fix It, Flog It (AD) 10.00 Four in a Bed 12.40pm Come Dine with Me 3.20 Four in a Bed 5.55 Car SOS. 双片连播 (AD) 7.55 Grand Designs. 一对夫妇计划在东萨塞克斯郡的乡村地区建造一座几乎完全由混凝土打造的新家，建筑过程中采用了源自瑞士的前沿技术 (6 / 7) () 9.00 PopMaster TV. 肯·布鲁斯带领五名新选手参加该问答节目的第四轮预赛 10.00 24 Hours in A&E. 一名 11 岁儿童在被摩托车撞击后被紧急送往急诊室 (9 / 11) () 11.05 24 Hours in A&E. 一名 12 岁女孩在海斯廷斯家附近从悬崖坠落后需要紧急脑手术 (11 / 11) () 12.10am 999: On the Front Line 1.15 24 Hours in A&E () 3.25am-3.50 The Perfect Pitch

阿森纳队长 马丁·厄德高

现场测试板球赛：英格兰对阵巴基斯坦

英格兰 v 巴基斯坦 Sky Sports Main Event, 10.15am-6.30pm, Sky Sports Cricket, 10.15am-7pm 报道在伦敦举行的三场系列赛中第二场测试赛的第五天，也是最后一天

今日现场体育赛事

Talking Pictures

6.00am The Vise (黑白) 6.35 电影：《都柏林噩梦》(PG, 1958) (黑白) 7.50 电影：《紧急情况》(PG, 1962) (黑白) 9.05 Coronation Fair Day 9.10 电影：《危险之归》(, 1951) (黑白) 10.30 Z Cars 11.35 电影：《挪用者》(, 1954) (黑白) 12.50pm Look at Life 1.00 Richard the Lionheart (黑白) 1.35 电影：《十月之男》(, 1947) (黑白) 3.25 Scotland Yard 4.00 That's My Boy 4.35 电影：《卡灵顿 VC》(, 1954) (黑白) 6.40 Pete Murray Takes You to Nottingham 7.00 The Footage Detectives 8.00 Maigret. 一名妓女被杀 9.50 电影：《波萨利诺公司》(18, 1974) 法国黑帮惊悚片 12.00 电影：《孟买绞杀者》(15, 1959) (黑白) 1.40am 电影：《节拍女孩》(12, 1960) (黑白) 3.25 Film Noir 4.25 The Veil (黑白) 5.00am-6.00 The Man from UNCLE (黑白)

Film4

11.00am 《哈维》(U, 1950年代) 詹姆斯·斯图尔特主演的喜剧 (黑白) 1.10pm 《中途岛》(12, 2019) 埃德·斯克林主演的第二次世界大战剧集 () 3.50 《修女也疯狂 2：重返习惯》(, 1993) 乌比·戈德堡主演的喜剧续集 () 6.00 《泰坦尼克号》(12, 1997) 凯特·温斯莱特和莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥主演的浪漫正剧 () 9.45 《驱车离去的玩偶》(15, 2024) 两名女性与一群笨拙的罪犯相遇。玛格丽特·夸利和杰拉尔丁·维斯瓦纳森主演的动作喜剧 11.30 《卡罗尔》(15, 2015) 20 世纪 50 年代的纽约，两名背景迥异的女性坠入爱河，但必须对这段关系保密。凯特·布兰切特和鲁妮·玛拉主演的浪漫正剧 () 1.50am-4.00 《普罗克西马》(12, 2019) 伊娃·格林主演的科幻正剧

BBC3

2017) 这只可爱的熊为姑姑寻找完美生日礼物的过程导致他被诬陷为小偷。本·威肖配音的喜剧冒险片 () 9.00 The Great British Sewing Bee. 音乐周的挑战 () 10.00 Silent Witness. 两部分之第一部分。利奥从家乡收到了毁灭性的家庭消息 (1 / 8) 11.00 Silent Witness. 两部分之第二部分。利奥追踪到了杀死他妻子和女儿的男人 (2 / 8) 12.00 Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster () 2.15am Football's New Generation () 3.25am-3.55 Paddy & Molly: Show No Mersey

ITV2

6.00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 6.15 Dinner Date () 7.15 Celebrity Dinner Date () 9.15 The Only Way Is Essex 10.15 电影：《克鲁德一家》(U, 2013) 动画喜剧 () 12.10pm Deal or No Deal () 1.10 Supermarket Sweep 2.10 Wheel of Fortune () 3.10 The Only Way Is Essex 4.10 电影：《功夫熊猫》(, 2008) 杰克·布莱克配音的动画喜剧 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase () 7.00 Wheel of Fortune () 8.00 The $1\%$ Club () 9.00 The Only Way Is Essex. 乔尼与弗雷迪发生了紧张的冲突 10.00 Family Guy () 11.35 American Dad! () 12.35am Bob's Burgers () 1.30 Plebs (, SL) 1.55am-2.20 Deep Fake Neighbour Wars (SL)

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ITV3

6.00am 《乔治与米尔德里德》 7.05 经典版《艾默代尔》(AD) 8.05 经典版《街道冠冕》(AD) 9.10 《阿加莎·克里斯蒂的波洛》() 11.30 《心跳》() 1.35pm 《谜底之村》() 3.35 经典版《艾默代尔》() 4.40 经典版《街道冠冕》() 5.50 《心跳》。乡村警察剧 () 8.00 《谜底之村》。音乐家们在音乐节上竞争一项久负盛名的奖项——但获胜者被谋杀，一把小提琴被盗 () 10.00 《刘易斯》。侦探在调查一口井中发现的尸体时面临一个棘手的案件，同时他还必须应对一名新上司 () 11.50 《阿加莎·克里斯蒂的波洛》。一名男子被发现死在高尔夫球场上，侦探展开调查 () 2.00am-2.30 《乔治与米尔德里德》

美国网球公开赛直播

美国网球公开赛直播 Sky Sports +，Sky Sports 网球，3.30pm-12midnight 大满贯赛事第二天，地点位于纽约法拉盛草地公园

周一足球之夜直播：阿斯顿维拉 对阵 阿森纳 Sky Main Event, 6.30pm-10.00, Sky Premier League, 6.30pm-11.00 (开球时间 8.00)。英超联赛比赛，地点在维拉公园球场

CPL直播：特立尼达和多巴哥骑士队 对阵 牙买加国王队 TNT 2, 9.30pm-1.45am T20比赛报道，地点在特立尼达的皇后公园椭圆球场

11.30pm-2.30am (开始时间 11.40)。来自乔治·M·斯坦布雷纳球场的赛事

ITV4

6.00am 《马格努姆，私家侦探》(, SL) 7.00 《保镖》(, SL) 8.05 《布恩》 9.10 《舍伍德的罗宾》 10.20 《专业人士》() 11.25 《马格努姆，私家侦探》() 1.30pm 《夏洛克·福尔摩斯回忆录》() 2.40 《布恩》 3.45 《霍恩布洛尔》() 5.50 电影：《罗宾汉：盗贼王子》(PG, 1991) 一名被放逐的英国贵族招募了一群强盗，为正义而战并保护受压迫者。由凯文·科斯特纳主演的动作冒险片 9.00 电影：《一把炸药》(15, 1971) 一名墨西哥强盗和一名爱尔兰爆炸专家联手抢劫银行，结果却在无意中成为了革命的英雄。由罗德·斯泰格主演的意式西部片。详见电影选择 () 12.15am 《迷失》 1.50am-2.45 英国赛车运动。来自thruxton

U&Drama

6.00am 电视购物 7.30 《比尔》 8.25 《医生》 9.35 经典版《霍比城市》 10.55 《伤员》() 11.55 《比尔》 12.55pm 经典版《东区东区》(EastEnders) 2.15 经典版《邻居》 3.15 《惠特斯塔布尔珍珠》() 4.15 《王国》 5.20 《岁月如梭》 6.00 《夏日之末的葡萄酒》 8.00 《布罗肯伍德之谜》。布罗肯伍德农业展的负责人乘坐幽灵火车后死亡 (1 / 4) () 10.00 《新技巧》。团队调查一名色情制品出版商未破的谋杀案 (5 / 10) () 11.20 《警察》。背景设定在19世纪60年代纽约臭名昭著的五点区 (Five Points) 的剧集 12.20am 《洛夫乔伊》 1.30 《博尼法斯修女之谜》() 2.35 《切尔西侦探》(SL) 3.25 《志同道合》 4.00am-6.00 电视购物

BBC1 苏格兰变体

6.45pm-7.30 《名人移居乡村》(r) 11.00 《体育场景：SWPL集锦》(r) 11.30 《Scotcast》(r) 12.00 电影：《四个婚礼和一个葬礼》(1994) 1.55am 天气 2.00am-6.00 BBC新闻

BBC1 威尔士

6.30pm 《气象员漫步》精选 7.00pm-7.30 《巡回拍卖师》(r)

STV

12.50am-3.00 电视购物 4.05am-6.00 《夜视》

BBC 苏格兰

2.00pm-4.00 手语区 7.00 新闻 7.30 《体育场景：SWPL集锦》 8.00 《美食大咖》(r) 8.30 《与潮之赛》 9.00 《河城》 10.00 《河城：最后一拍》

11.00 《Scotcast》 11.30pm-12.00 《加里：坦克指挥官》(r)

S4℃

6.00am Cyw 12.00 Richard Holt: Yr Academi Felys (r) 12.30pm Heno (r) 1.00 Straeon Harri Parri (r) 2.00 新闻；天气 2.05 Prynawn Da 3.00 新闻；天气 3.05 Miwsig Fy Mywyd (r) 4.00 Awr Fawr: Blociau Rhif (r) 4.05 Sam Tan (r) 4.15 Bendibwmbwls (r) 4.25 Sion y Chef (r) 4.40 Amser Maith Math yn Öl (r) 5.00 Stwnsh: Dennis a Dannedd (r) 5.10 Byd Rwtsh Dai Potsh (r) 5.25 Bwystfil (r) 5.35 He-Man a Meistri'r Bydysawd (r) 6.00 Arfordir Cymru: Sir Benfro (r) 6.30 Lowri Morgan: Her 333 (r) 6.59 新闻 7.00 Heno

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PBS America

2.00 《大火：死亡与毁灭》 3.05 《大火：城市的重建》 4.05 《不可能的和平》 7.30 《不可能的和平》。到 1920 年代末，欧洲似乎已经摆脱了经济困境 8.35 《不可能的和平》。当大萧条袭来时，领导候选人们纷纷消失

9.40 《不可能的和平》。随着美国也遭受打击，日本趁机扩张其帝国 10.50 《不可能的和平》。到 1930 年代中期，希特勒的野心已十分明显 12.00 《不可能的和平》 1.10am-2.00 《风化：地球之极》

Sky Atlantic

6.00am 《鱼镇》(r) 7.00 《最后生还者》(r) (AD) 2.45pm 《占有》。超自然惊悚剧集 (r) (AD) 7.45 《龙之家族》。在对艾莉森的信任驱动下，雷妮拉采取行动准备夺取君临城，而三方同盟则航向咽喉海以对抗科利斯 (r) ()

11.15 《龙之家族》。奥蒙德·海塔大人准备入侵坦布尔顿 (r) () 12.20am 《龙之家族》(r) () 5.05am-6.00 《客房》。奇林汉姆城堡 (r) ()

Sky Docs

U&Yesterday

11.00 《战争世界》 12.00 《古董路演》 2.00pm 《破车与现金》() 4.00 《丘吉尔的玩具店》 5.00 《战争世界》 6.00 《古董路演》 7.00 《七个世界，一个星球》。南美洲的生活 (3 / 7) () 8.00 《运河船日记》(4 / 4) 8.30 《运河船日记》(1 / 4) 9.00 《运河船日记》。挑战湍急的特伦特河 (2 / 4) 9.30 《运河船日记》。罗比·卡明崩溃 (3 / 4) 10.00 《破车与现金》() 11.00 《破车与现金》() 12.00 《破车与现金》。一辆捷豹 Mark 2 1.00am 《寻找、修复、转卖》 2.00 《被遗弃的工程》() 3.00am-6.10 电视购物

MindGames

通识填字游戏 No 353

横向

1 Oscar-winning British director of Midnight Cowboy (4,11) 9 一种啮齿动物，与外表相似的刺猬和针鼹没有直接亲缘关系 (9) 10 一种真菌形式，例如青霉属中的真菌 (5) 11 伊恩 ---，澳大利亚五次奥运游泳金牌得主 (6) 12 产鱼子酱的鱼类 (8) 13 前臂的骨骼 (6) 15 河口沉积的宽阔平坦区域 (8) 18 以风衣闻名的英国时尚品牌 (8) 19 精神导师乔达摩·悉达多的称号 (6) 21 海峡群岛中第二大的岛屿 (8) 23 属于特定所有者的赛马组 (6)

上周答案

26 抹灰的纹理替代品，主要用于天花板 (5) 27 最近的一部讲述著名澳大利亚网球运动员故事的传记电视连续剧 (9) 28 一种鸟类，因其咯咯的叫声也被称为“yaffle” (5,10)

纵向

1 罗马众神的王 (7) 2 从未在电影中发出声音的马克思兄弟 (5) 3 与安尼什·卡普尔和伊丽莎白·弗林克相关的艺术形式 (9) 4 一种冰冻降水形式 (4) 5 金银合金 (8) 6 曾被称为士麦那的土耳其大港口 (5) 7 马蒂亚斯 ---，德国艺术家，与阿尔布雷希特·丢勒几乎是同时代人 (9) 8 约克郡传统划分的区域 (7) 14 飞行时发出嗡嗡声的大型黑色昆虫 (3,6) 16 烘焙食品，有热那亚和邓迪等种类 (9) 17 音符快速连续演奏的和弦 (8) 18 由弗雷德·霍伊尔命名的宇宙起源理论 (3,4) 20 如钢铁侠、绿巨人或雷神之类的超级英雄 (7) 22 唯一一位辞职的美国总统 (5) 24 1965 年出生于雷克雅未克的著名创作歌手 (5) 25 河流过河点 (4)

密码字 No 5933

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

在这个十字谜题风格的网格中，每个字母由 1 到 26 之间的一个数字代表。字母表中的每个字母在网格中至少出现一次。利用已提供的字母来推断其他字母的身份。在主网格和较小的参考网格中填入字母，直到字母表中的所有 26 个字母都被确定。专有名词除外。周六的答案见右侧 Cluelines。在解密码字时卡住了？如需接收 4 个随机线索，请致电 0901 293 6262 或发送短信 TIMECODE 至 64343。通话费用为 £1 加上您的电话公司网络接入费。短信费用为 £1 加上您的标准网络费用。如需完整答案，请致电 0905 757 0142。如果您持有旧报纸并需要过去 7 天的线索，请致电 0905 624 0024。拨打 0905 的电话每分钟费用为 £1 加上您的电话公司网络接入费。SP：Spoke，0333 202 3390（周一至周五，上午 9 点至下午 5.30 点）。

词汇谜题 (Lexica) 简单 No 9087 困难 No 9088

将字母水平或垂直地滑回网格中，以完成一个十字谜题。字母允许在其他字母之上滑动。

火车轨道 No 2958

2< / td><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>7< / ><>5< / >< / tr><><>< / ><>< / ><> < / >< / table>

铺设轨道使火车能够从 A 村旅行到 B 村。数字表示每行和每列中有多少段轨道。只有直线段和曲线段。轨道不能与自身交叉。

五角星谜题 (Quintagram®) No 2660

使用下方每个字母仅一次，解答所有五个隐喻线索

1 西翼是友好的 (4)

2 混乱中更冲动的分享者 (6)

3 前任伴侣遇到厚脸皮的专业人士 (6)

4 金色枷锁中可爱的粗犷手臂 (8)

5 将米酒作为纪念品保留 (8)

<><>A< / ><>A< / ><>C< / ><>E< / >< / ><><>E< / ><>E< / ><>G< / ><>H< / ><>I< / ><>K< / >< / ><><>K< / ><>M< / ><>N< / ><>P< / ><>R< / >< / ><><>R< / ><>R< / ><>S< / ><>T< / ><>W< / ><>X< / >< / table>

制胜之举

用这些极具挑战性的文字和数字谜题挑战你的大脑

timesbookshop.co.uk

白方走棋。 此局面出自 2026 年于于韦斯屈莱（Jyvaskyla）举行的 Haitin-Ponnio 对局。

国际象棋中有一句话：“进攻时，要邀请所有人参加派对”。白方严格遵循了这一建议，皇后、两只车和两只象全部出场。白方是如何收官的？

KenKen 简单版 No 6925 Futoshiki No 5473

每行每列必须出现 1 到 6 的所有数字。在每个粗线“区块”中，左上角的数字是通过该区块内所有单元格的数字，并使用符号所示的运算得出的。

填充空白方格，使每行每列仅包含 1 到 5 的每个数字一次。方格之间的符号表示该数字比相邻数字大 (>) 还是小 (<)。

Kakuro No 4432

仅使用 1 到 9 的数字填充网格。每组水平或垂直白色方格中的数字之和等于其左侧或上方的三角形中的总数。同一个数字在同一行或同一列中可以出现多次，但在同一组白色方格中不能重复出现。

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times2 纵横字谜 No 10,249

横向

6 磨牙或犬齿，例如 (5) 7 阻碍……的行程 (6) 8 重新点燃 (8) 9 否则，而是 (4) 10 球类游戏 (6) 12 删除，抹除 (6) 13 能产生光滑坚硬饰面的油漆 (6)

15 稳定的，牢固的 (6) 17 一种耳饰 (4) 18 小型夜行性灵长类动物 (8) 20 表象 (6) 21 指引 (5)

纵向

1 数列中的中间值 (6) 2 沉闷的撞击声 (4) 3 拨弦工具 (8) 4 第一人称反身代词 (6) 5 引起广泛公众关注的争议 (5,7) 6 立即，毫不延迟地 (5,3,4) 11 莫扎特的出生地 (8) 14 激怒，使愤怒 (6) 16 尽管 (6) 19 表达悲伤或宽慰的叹息声 (4)

纵横字谜 10,248 的答案

需要今天的谜题帮助吗？请致电 0905 757 0143 查询答案。通话费用为每分钟 £1，外加您的电话公司网络接入费。SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390 (周一至周五 9am-5.30pm)。

桥牌 安德鲁·罗布森

“我从未想过要成为一个平庸之辈。”——芭芭拉·乔丹。

这手来自社交橡胶赛的 3NT 看起来很平庸。你似乎有三手可确立的心红赢墩，加上四手梅花和黑桃的 A-K —— 易如反掌。请根据西家的 ♠2 首攻来规划打法。

此时很容易倾向于从明手出小牌 —— 也许你会赢下你的 10（如果西家是低出 ♠QJ），或者在东家持有 ♠Q9x / ♠J9x 时冻结该花色（这意味着任何防守方都无法通过继续出该花色获利）。在用 K 赢下东家的 J 之后，你出心红到 9。

如果东家足够慷慨，在第一轮就用 A 赢下心红，你就可以理顺你的赢墩。然而，东家让明手的 9 赢下。你出第二手（小）心红，且（尽管东家无论赢下还是避开第二手心红都能击败你）东家再次避开。他赢下你的第三手心红，并出第二手黑桃到 8，由西家的 9 赢下。也许你避开（这无关紧要），然后用明手的 A 赢下西家的第三手黑桃。现在你依赖梅花 3-3 分布，你跨到 K-Q，兑现第四手心红，然后出梅花 J。由于西家弃牌，用 A 赢下已毫无意义（该花色并非 3-3 分布）。事实上，你已经死局，无法触及梅花 A。

你知道哪里出错了吗？早在第一墩就错了。一旦你从明手出小黑桃，3NT 就无法达成（前提是东家避开心红 A）。问题在于梅花的阻塞，因此必须极其小心你的沟通墩。

用 A 赢下第一墩 (1) 显示 15-19, 强迫进入局赛。 (2) 可能显示延迟的（三张）心红支持，叫 3♥ 以提供局赛选择。但 4333 形状支持 3NT。

庄家：南，脆弱性：均不脆弱

橡胶赛< / td>< / tr><>< rowspan="5">< / >< colspan="3">♠ A63♥ J92♦ Q102♣ A532< / >< / ><>< rowspan="2">♠ Q952♥ 865♦ K764♣ 74< / ><>N W E S< / >< rowspan="2">♠ J74♥ A74♦ A85♣ 10986< / >< / ><><>♠ K108♥ KQ103♦ J93♣ KQJ< / >< / ><><>S< / ><>W< / ><>N< / >< / ><><>1♥ 2NT(1)< / ><>Pass Pass< / ><>2♣ 3NT(2)< / >< / table>

合约：3NT，首攻：♠ 2

黑桃（关键打法），然后跨到 ♣KQJ，立即解除该花色的阻塞（注意，如果你已经用掉了进入手牌的黑桃 K，这将不起作用，因为东家可以通过避开两手心红来阻止你触及第四手心红）。现在出心红到 9。东家可能会避开（或不避开），但你可以利用身在明手的优势来兑现梅花 A。现在你可以通过黑桃 K 的进入墩将心红 A 逼出（如果东家直到第三轮才出 A）。

最后，请注意，如果你在第一墩从明手出小黑桃，然后避开东家的 J，防守方可以转向方块以建立那里的长牌。如果未能用明手的黑桃 A 赢下，你将无法达成合约。很简单。

andrew.robson@thetimes.co.uk

心智游戏

大脑训练营

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单元格区块 No 5816

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将网格划分为正方形或长方形区块，每个区块只能包含一个数字。每个区块包含的单元格数量必须与其中标注的数字一致。

多边形

字母方格 No 4435

从这些字母中，组成三个或更多字母的单词，且必须包含中心字母。答案必须出自《牛津简明词典》，不包括首字母大写的词、复数形式、动词变体（如过去式等）、以 LY 结尾的副词、比较级和最高级。评分标准：15 个单词为平均水平；21, 为良好；25, 为优秀；30, 为卓越。

周六答案

enter, entrée, erst, ester, leet, lest, nest, nester, nestle, relent, relentless, rent, resent, reset, rest, rete, retell, sent, sente, sleet, steel, steer, stele, stere, stern, streel, teen, tell, teller, tense, teres, tern, terne, terse, tree, treeless, treen, tress

请注意，不适用 BODMAS（四则运算顺序）

在网格中填入 1 到 9 的每个数字，使六个算式成立。我们已经填入了两个数字作为开始。每个算式应从左到右或从上到下计算。

杀手数独（简单）No 10,904

杀手数独（困难）No 10,905

与标准数独一样，填充网格，使每列、每行和每个 3x3 宫格都包含数字 1 到 9。由虚线连接的每组单元格之和必须等于其左上角的目标数字。在每组由虚线连接的单元格内，数字不能重复。

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答案

快速隐喻字谜 3392

Tredoku 1957

代码字谜 5932

方形路线 391

Kakuro 4430

铁轨迷宫 2957

Set Square 4433

Cell Blocks 5815 Futoshiki 5471 KenKen 6924

Lexica 9081

Lexica 9082

数独 17,066

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Killer 10,903

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今日答案

简明五字格 (Concise Quintagram)

隐喻五字格 (Cryptic Quintagram)

1 Hit 2 Debit 3 Sunlight 4 Question 5 Free kick

1 Warm 2 Rasher 3 Expert 4 Charming 5 Keepsake

词汇观察

Tortfeasor (a) 侵权者 (OED) Bahuvrihi (b) 一种复合词 (Collins) Seg (a) 鞋底中的金属片 (Chambers)

国际象棋 — 胜招

1 Qxg7+! 撕开了局面，使得车和象能够完成收割：1 ... Kxg7 2 Rfxg6+ Kf8 3 Rg8 将死。

Sakuro 4834

大脑 训练 简单 140 中等 237 较难 75

问答

1 刺猬 2 法国 3 南美洲 4 约翰·F·肯尼迪 5 马尾毛 6 朴次茅斯 7 管风琴 8 玛丽亚·卡拉斯 9 血红蛋白 10 My Guy 11 星盘 12 杰克兔 13 乔治·中岛 14 哈罗德·威尔逊 15 黛西·埃德加-琼斯

心智游戏

数独 简单 第 17,067 号

困难 第 17,068 号

极难 No 17,069

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请填充网格，使每一列、每一行以及每个 3x3 宫格都包含数字 1 到 9。

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词汇观察 David Parfitt

Tortfeasor a 侵权者 b 一种扭转颈部的肌肉 c 一件背部护甲

Bahuvrihi a 相信所有宗教价值的人 b 一种复合词 c 一个便携式衣柜

Seg a 鞋底的一块金属片 b 一瓣大蒜 c 一种三角函数

答案见第 15 页

惊险且脆弱的曼联依然依赖布鲁诺

曼彻斯特联 费尔南德斯 40, 61 (点球), 68, 格里夫斯 56 (乌龙), 姆贝乌莫 82

伊普斯维奇镇 戴维斯 29, 阿克波姆 90+1

保罗·赫斯特

老特拉福德球场

在某些方面，这个下午在老特拉福德球场标志着新的开始。一名新签球员在开球前在球场上亮相，马库斯·拉什福德的球衣背面印上了新的号码，曼彻斯特联的中场也迎来了一名新球员。

然而，有些事情从未改变。那种不知道这支球队将带来什么的忐忑感依然存在。

曼联在上半场状态不佳，缺乏自信，且在边后卫位置上显得脆弱，但在半场之后表现得冷酷且令人兴奋。他们以 33 次射门结束比赛，这是自十年前对阵伯恩利队射门 38 次以来次数最多的一次。

曼联对布鲁诺·费尔南德斯的依赖也一如既往。曼联上一次在老特拉福德球场单场打入五球是在 2021 年赛季的首场英超联赛中对阵利兹联。费尔南德斯在那场比赛中同样上演了帽子戏法。

就在这里半场结束前，当曼联在伊普斯维奇镇极具爆发力的边锋面前显得吃力时，费尔南德斯挺身而出，将他的三个进球中的第一个猛烈地射过基尔·舍尔彭，为迈克尔·卡里克赢得了本赛季的首场胜利。

这位葡萄牙球员下周将年满 32 岁，但没有表现出任何衰减的迹象。在曼彻斯特歌剧院领取 PFA 年度最佳球员奖五天后，费尔南德斯在下半场又攻入两球，并为曼联在那个阴雨绵绵的下午（当然，这是当地 8 月底的典型天气）的最后一个进球助攻了布莱恩·姆贝乌莫。

巴莱巴，曼联的新中场，在开球前亮相

2026年英超联赛主场积分最高球队 曼彻斯特联 (已赛: 10)

曼彻斯特城 (11)

阿森纳 (10)

布莱顿和霍夫阿尔比恩 (11) 20

富勒姆 (11)

利物浦 (11)

利兹联 (11)

桑德兰 (11)

到比赛结束时，进球如雨般落下——雅各布·格里夫斯将哈里·马奎尔的射门折向球门，为曼联贡献了另一个进球——卡里克可以从这场表现中获得很多积极的启发，尤其是在下半场。

在前 45 分钟中，在阿卜杜勒·法塔武利用边路速度突破让左后卫卢克·肖陷入窘境后，莱夫·戴维斯凭借一次精彩的射门让伊普斯维奇领先。

迪奥戈·达洛特在防守端看起来也令人担忧，这凸显了曼联需要在转会窗口关闭前签下一名边后卫的事实。

但在马塞利诺·努涅斯打滑后，费尔南德斯扳平比分，曼联随后展现出华丽的风格。拉什福德不知疲倦地奔跑，创造机会，并在近两年来首次在老特拉福德球场首发中获得了几次机会。科比·梅努——这位在世界杯上被英格兰队遗忘的人——与尤里·蒂莱曼斯配合默契，后者在老特拉福德球场首次身披曼联球衣出场。

每当

伊普斯维奇试图通过中路进攻时，梅努总是在那里，他迅速将防守转化为进攻的能力极大地帮助了曼联。

就在从布莱顿和霍夫阿尔比恩签下的 £7000 万球员卡洛斯·巴莱巴向观众席四个角落挥手之前，拉什福德在完成热身时享受着斯特雷特福德看台球迷的掌声。

13 个月过去了，随着前往巴塞罗那的大门现在看来已经关闭，他有机会在老特拉福德球场重新确立自己的地位。

拉什福德对伊普斯维奇进行压迫，并用一些技巧给球迷留下深刻印象，他通过左右晃动为马特乌斯·库尼亚创造机会，后者射门高出横梁。

接下来的五分钟比赛异常激烈。达洛尝试用一记弧线球考验谢尔彭，随后在整场比赛中都极具威胁的胡利奥·恩西索在摆脱肖和姆贝乌莫后起脚射门，但球正对着塞内·拉门斯。随后库尼亚单刀突破，送出一记极具威胁的横传球，但拉什福德的跑位稍慢了一步。

在另一端，戴维斯通过一次精妙的传球试探达洛身后的区域，为前田大然创造了盘带机会，但拉门斯将他的传中球稳稳接住。

曼联的左路同样显得脆弱。法塔武无需太多力量、速度或决心便轻松过掉肖，并将球传向后点，戴维斯在后点接球，一记精妙的半截击球击中横梁下沿弹入网窝，越过拉门斯得分，令客队球迷陷入狂喜。戴维斯本有机会扩大伊普斯维奇的领先优势，但当另一个深处传中球落在他的脚下时，他犹豫了，而拉门斯反应迅速。

曼联在第40分钟在幸运的情况下扳平比分。努涅斯在半场接球时打滑，导致库尼亚和费尔南德斯形成了二打一的优势。库尼亚送出一记漂亮的传球，绕过了回防的萨萨·卢基奇，为费尔南德斯留出了足够的空间，后者在触球一次后随即发力射门，球越过谢尔彭入网。

当拉什福德将费尔南德斯的传球横传至门前时，姆贝乌莫本应为曼联取得领先，但他在近距离射门时击中了横梁。不过这并不重要。不久后，马奎尔阻止了楚巴·阿克波姆将球解围的尝试，随后搓了一记低射，球在击中达拉·奥谢后入网。马奎尔在进攻过程中有手球动作，但由于他最初的射门轨迹偏离球门，因此进球有效。

桑德兰 1 伊西多尔 75 富勒姆 0

当主努送出传球让库尼亚单刀面对门将时，这位巴西球员看起来即将打入第三球，但格里夫斯将前锋绊倒，克雷格·波森指向点球点。

在斯特雷特福德看台前，费尔南德斯在一次晃动和较长的助跑后，骗过了门将，将比分改写为 3-1。

费尔南德斯的最后一个进球带有一定的运气成分。在主努的射门被封堵后不久，球落到了姆贝乌莫脚下，后者的射门被改变方向传到了费尔南德斯的路径上，后者在近距离将其推入网窝。

队长仍有时间贡献再一次进球参与。这一次，他用一记30码的传球撕开了伊普斯维奇的防线，姆贝乌莫随后用一记挑射越过谢尔彭得分。

利桑德罗·马丁内斯在持球犹豫时被恩西索断球，后者将球传给阿克波姆，后者推射入网，为伊普斯维奇在比赛末段扳回一球。但这依然是曼联——以及他们队长——的一天。

球队名单

曼彻斯特联 (4-2-3-1)：S 拉门斯 — D 达洛 (L 约罗 74min), H 马奎尔, L 马丁内斯, L 肖 (N 马兹拉维 73) — Y 蒂莱曼斯, K 主努 (A 桑托斯 80) — B 姆贝乌莫, B 费尔南德斯, M 拉什福德 (P 多尔古 80) — M 库尼亚 (B 塞什科 80)。 黄牌：姆贝乌莫。

伊普斯维奇镇 (4-2-3-1)：K 谢尔彭 — D 奥谢, I 迪奥普, J 格里夫斯, L 戴维斯 — S 卢基奇 (A 瓦塔拉 73), M 努涅斯 (E 帕拉西奥斯 62) — A 法塔武 (K 麦基特 83), J 恩西索, D 前田 (D 弗隆 73) — 埃默森 (C 阿克波姆 46)。 黄牌：格里夫斯，卢基奇，法塔武。

裁判：C 波森。 观众人数：74,148。

彼得·沃尔顿

前英超联赛裁判

雅各布·格里夫斯的乌龙球让曼彻斯特联 2-1 领先，在 VAR 介入后，这可能会引起一些质疑。在回放中，球可以

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可以看到他击中了哈里·马奎尔（左）的手臂，随后他的射门在发生折射后进入球门。

手球规则规定，如果进球者在进攻组织过程中触球（无论是有意还是无意），则该进球应被取消。在进球被判定有效后，英超联赛官方比赛中心披露了给裁判的建议：“这是一个乌龙球，且无意手球不予处罚，因此我们建议您判定进球有效。”

我认为，对手球规则的这种解读增加了进一步的混乱，同时使判定结果比必要的更加主观。马奎尔可能最终不是进球者，但他的手球导致了这次乌龙球。我觉得该进球应该被取消。

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伊西多破门，勒布里斯从焦虑转为宽慰

马丁·哈迪 光明球场

桑德兰主教练雷吉斯·勒布里斯很少流露情感，因此在第71分钟，当威尔逊·伊西多击中门柱而比分仍为0-0时，他焦虑地跪在地上，这足以说明桑德兰赢得这场比赛的迫切需求。

本赛季，桑德兰在客场将穿着粉色球衣，这是与埃尔维斯·普雷斯利遗产管理公司合作的一部分（也是俱乐部球迷自1977年起就传唱《Can't Help Falling in Love》的延伸）。虽然这不像埃尔维斯当年那样戏剧性的举动，但勒布里斯在谈到那一刻时显得有些局促。“我不记得了！”他说，“我需要回顾一下录像。那次进攻打得非常好，就差在临门一脚。太可惜了。”确实如此。

格拉尼特·扎卡和恩佐·勒费这对惯常的搭档是这次进攻的创造者。扎卡用左脚将球扫向桑德兰左路，球飞过了勒费的肩头，后者随即在距离球门14码的富勒姆禁区前沿，用一次精妙的一触球横传。伊西多第一时间接球，右脚抽射击中立柱。整个球场的人都掩面叹息，包括跪在地上的勒布里斯。

相比之下，四分钟后，一次类似的进攻（这次是在桑德兰右路）由同一名球员伊西多接应哈比布·迪亚拉的传中，并将球射过本·伦诺进入富勒姆球门。此时，勒布里斯几乎没有动弹。

“我当时担心越位，”他说，“哈比布就在我面前，我觉得有可能越位，直到替补席告诉我没问题。”

迪亚拉和伊西多这两名替补球员发挥了预期的作用。在首轮输给伊普斯维奇镇之后，这是一场巨大的胜利。比赛开始时，光明球场充满了乐观情绪，而比赛结束时，则充满了宽慰。

富勒姆的乔什·金曾有机会得分，他在上半场中段的一次射门高出横梁，随后又被雷尼尔多拦截。下半场初段，在双方比分持平时，冈萨洛·加西亚被诺迪·穆基莱的一次关键拦截挡出，他本应处理得更好。富勒姆掌控了大量球权，但缺乏渗透力。他们目前两场比赛全部落败。

“这场比赛肯定不属于我们，”他们的主教练阿尔瓦罗·阿尔贝洛亚说，“我们必须拥有不同的心态。我们需要对自己要求更高。”

球队名单

桑德兰 (4-2-3-1)：R Roefs — T Meunier, N Mukiele, D Ballard, Reinildo — N Sadiki, G Xhaka — T Hume, E Le Fée (R Mundle 90min), N Angulo (H Diarra 65; C Rigg 83) — B Brobbey (W Isidor 64)。

富勒姆 (4-2-3-1)：B Leno - T Castagne (R Sessegnon 68), J Andersen, C Bassey, A Robinson - S Berge (Kevin 83), A Iwobi - O Bobb (S Charles 68), J King, C Palacios (E Smith Rowe 77) - G Garcia。黄牌：Andersen, Palacios。裁判：M Salisbury。观众人数：46,781。

切尔西 拉维亚 4, 内托 14, 若昂·佩德罗 32, 帕尔默 74

布赖顿 & 霍夫阿尔比恩 亚尔库耶 35, 若昂·佩德罗, 63og, 格罗斯 90+6

彼得·鲁茨勒 斯坦福桥球场

哈比·阿隆索率领的切尔西在英超联赛的开局并不平静，早期的表现表明他们可能是该级别联赛中一个“有缺陷的娱乐者”。另一场进球大战（这次是对阵布赖顿 & 霍夫阿尔比恩）为他们带来了额外的3分，但同时也再次出现了流畅、快节奏的进攻与防守漏洞交织的局面。

他们在前两场比赛中已经打入了12球；对于中立观众来说这是极具观赏性的，但毫无疑问，阿隆索可能在寻求更多的沉稳。尤其是如果他们的目标是英超联赛的顶端。

“最后阶段我相当享受，”阿隆索说，“但肯定有些时刻我们做得非常好，而有些时刻则仍处于过程之中。我们正处于不断学习、不断改进的过程中。”

布莱顿对于无法在斯坦福桥球场完成一次令人印象深刻的逆转感到失望，但考虑到大批进攻球员缺阵，他们能全力以赴地尝试这一点值得称赞。三笘薰、扬库巴·明特、乔治尼奥·鲁特、杰克·欣斯伍德和亚辛·亚里均无法出战。但在比赛前32分钟内，由于若昂·佩德罗、佩德罗·内托和罗密欧·拉维亚的进球，球队一度以0-3落后，随后法比安·许尔策勒的球队发起了反击。

马利克·亚尔库耶是一名两年前被招募的20岁中场，在斯图姆格拉茨和斯旺西市的租借经历帮助下，他在阿美克斯人才工厂中得到了精心培养。他成为了场上的亮点，并为俱乐部打入了精彩的首球，随后若昂·佩德罗的一个乌龙球让比赛局势变得完全开放。

迭戈·戈麦斯本有机会在3-2的情况下扳平比分，但他错过了一个绝佳的头球机会，随后科尔·帕尔默在另一端发力，彻底击败了客队，尽管帕斯卡尔·格罗斯在比赛末段打入了一粒安慰球。最终，他们在控球时被对方抢断次数过多；切尔西愿意采取深度防守，然后在转换进攻中发动打击。

“如果你不能用同一套首发阵容出战，事情就没那么简单，”许尔策勒说道。“在某些方面，我们缺失了这种连接，缺失了场上的这些协作关系。但他们已经尽了最大努力，因此我为他们感到非常自豪。”

阿隆索正在实施变革，并迅速寻求打破一些普遍的陈见。签下埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯在多个方面体现了这一点；从某种意义上说，他是一名新的顶级门将，但他也成为了该俱乐部在联赛中连续77场比赛首发出场的首位30岁或以上球员。

他未能阻止球队连续不零封的纪录，目前已达18场——这是该俱乐部自1960-61赛季以来在联赛赛事中最长的一段纪录——但至关重要的一点是，这次表现没有出现低级失误，看台上的观众对此表示感激。“他是一名世界杯冠军，拥有全面的经验，”阿隆索说。“日复一日，我们会感受到他的存在，因为他拥有这种魅力和气场，能够产生影响并与球队其他成员建立非常积极的联系。”

值得关注的是，罗伯特·桑切斯在上周对阵富勒姆时出现失误后，完全没有进入名单，而21岁的迈克·彭德斯则被选在替补席上。桑切斯再次身披切尔西球衣出场的可能性不大。

这也是一支看起来不同的切尔西。对控球率的执念已经消失。他们在比赛结束时的控球率为25%

切尔西呈现出缺陷明显的表演者姿态

控球率方面，继在富勒姆球场仅有 38% 之后，本场再次处于低位。阿隆索表示这是因为开局强势以及比赛状态所致，但这确实反映出他并非控球主导论的信徒。“我不会说今天我们需要拥有 60% 或 20% 的控球率，”阿隆索说道，“关键在于如何准备，以及如何增强竞争力。”

这种方式带来了 2 场 2 胜，他们的进攻再次令人瞩目。若昂·佩德罗在场上如鱼得水，频频使出挑球和裆下过人，不过考虑到他在上半场错失的一次绝佳机会，他的进球数本应更高。

帕尔默同样出现了一次令人心惊的射门失误，在克拉文农场球场的大爆发之后，他的这个下午原本正趋向于平静的下滑，而托马斯·图赫尔则在场边观战。不过，他的进球展现了帕尔默的最佳状态：在中场带球疾进，在禁区边缘冷静地将球推入远角。

虽然他们的进攻可以赢得任何比赛，但他们也在给对方机会，布莱顿创造了相当多的机会；或许拥有更强大的中场会让切尔西更加稳健。莫伊塞斯·凯塞多的情况令人担忧，他由于身体状况不足无法首发，而在下半场被换上后仅坚持了 14 分钟便再次倒地。阿隆索表示他是出于预防措施而被换下。

马洛·古斯托在本场首发担任中场，恩佐·费尔南德斯再次缺阵，其未来仍未确定。切尔西不会在没有加强自身团队的情况下放走费尔南德斯，而中场位置已经存在疑问——即便拉维亚在开场仅 4 分钟后就打入了他在切尔西的首粒进球。

内托开出的角球由若昂·佩德罗头球攻门，被马茨·维费尔在门线上挡出，就在维费尔准备解球时，巴特·费尔布鲁根试图抓球却失误，球直接落到了拉维亚脚下。

内托帮助切尔西扩大了领先优势；摩根·罗杰斯顶住防守球员，将球拨给这位维克多·摩西风格的翼卫得分。若昂·佩德罗通过一次闪电反击打入第 3 球，这次进攻由翼卫约雷尔·哈托发起，他狂奔 50 码完成助攻。

在布莱顿的第 1 个进球中，内托被反击，亚尔库耶单刀突破，但查拉兰波斯·科斯图拉斯被马丁内斯挡出，后者及时出击，不过球回到了亚尔库耶脚下，他通过击中立柱得分。若昂·佩德罗的乌龙球发生在半场之后；一次精心组织的角球在队友将格罗斯的传中折射后，球划弧线飞过了马丁内斯。

帕尔默注入的高质量表现缓解了不断增长的恐慌，而格罗斯在比赛末段的头球破门虽已无法影响比赛结果，但无疑再次证明了切尔西仍处于磨合阶段。

球队名单

切尔西 (3-4-2-1)：E 马丁内斯 — W 弗法纳 (J 阿切姆蓬 68min), M 拉克鲁瓦, L 科尔威尔 (P 查瓦里亚 72) — P 内托 (M 凯塞多 68; V 巴尔科 82), M 古斯托, R 拉维亚 (R 詹姆斯 68), J 哈托 — C 帕尔默, M 罗杰斯 — 若昂·佩德罗。黄牌：弗法纳。

布莱顿与霍夫阿尔比恩 (4-2-3-1)：B 费尔布鲁根 — M 维费尔 (Costinha 80), L 邓克, L Vuskovic, F Kadioglu — O Boscagli, P Gross — D Gómez, M Yalcouyé (I Osman 74), M De Cuyper — C Kostoulas (P David 80)。黄牌：邓克, Boscagli, Costinha。 裁判 M Oliver。

帕尔默（主图）在图赫尔面前打入切尔西的第四球，随后被队友簇拥；上方图中，马丁内斯在首秀中未能挡住布莱顿的第二球，这是一个若昂·佩德罗的乌龙球。

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布伦特福德为浪费机会而懊悔

利兹联 卡尔弗特-刘因 79

布伦特福德 沙德 41

伊恩·惠特尔 埃兰路球场

丹尼尔·法尔克曾将自己的性格描述为“95%是坐在沙发上吃蛋糕喝咖啡，5%是火兽”。值得庆幸的是，在利兹联本赛季的首个主场比赛中，他的球队成功召唤出了后者的那5%，把握住了全场第一次真正机会并抢走一分。

直到多米尼克·卡尔弗特-刘因在第79分钟破门之前，法尔克的对手基思·安德鲁斯看起来似乎能带领布伦特福德登顶积分榜——前提是他的球队能将众多机会转化为另外一两个进球，并扩大凯文·沙德首开纪录的领先优势。

但随着卢卡斯·恩梅查终于在锋线为利兹联提供了进攻支点，加上丹·詹姆斯和哈里·威尔逊在中场活跃，埃兰路球场的观众们反响热烈。随后，恩梅查接到了伊桑·安帕杜的巧妙传球并传中，卡尔弗特-刘因在 2 码处滑铲破门。

“风暴总会到来的，”布伦特福德主教练安德鲁斯说道，“我们会从下半场中吸取教训。我认为在某些时刻我们本可以更好地掌控局面，更多地通过传球摆脱对方的压迫。”

在比赛的前一个小时里，布伦特福德获胜的概率看起来与法尔克性格中“咖啡和蛋糕”的比例大致相当。即便在卡尔弗特-刘因扳平比分之后，伊戈尔·蒂亚戈仍有一次绝佳机会重新取得领先，但这位巴西球员在接达戈·瓦塔拉传中后的头球被詹姆斯·特拉福德化解。

布伦特福德的第二个进球本应在更早之前到来，在上半场中，他们在利兹联禁区内有 11 次射门和 26 次触球。但他们所有的努力仅换来了沙德在第 40 分钟的进球。这次进攻始于利兹联后卫雅卡·比约尔在半场不必要的鲁莽抢断，导致球队在布伦特福德的反击面前门户大开。

尽管如此，在布伦特福德的进攻经过 3 次传导后，基恩·刘易斯-波特传中，沙德反应极快在八码处挑射破门，他的任何一名队友本都可以提供帮助。回顾法尔克的名言，在球队本赛季丢掉的第 1 个进球中，他的球员绝对是 100%地“坐在沙发上”。

比约尔在休息期间被换下，法尔克采用了与布伦特福德相同的 4-2-3-1 阵型，且随着恩梅查和詹姆斯为利兹联的进攻增加了更多直接打法，这一变阵取得了成效。在进球前不久，前者的巧妙传球让詹姆斯获得单刀机会，但这位边锋的挑传射门偏出。

他们不需要等待太久就扳平了比分，并从一支被法尔克称为“不可阻挡的推土机”的球队手中抢到了一分，这分拿得虽然出人意料，或许也并不应得。

球队名单

利兹联 (3-4-2-1)：J 特拉福德 — J 罗顿 (N 埃尔韦迪 34min), J 比约尔 (A 田中 46), T 穆哈雷莫维奇 — J 博格尔 (D 詹姆斯 68), E 安帕杜, A 斯塔赫, J 贾斯汀 — B 亚伦森 (H 威尔逊 46), N 奥卡福 (L 恩梅查 68) — D 卡尔弗特-刘因。

布伦特福德 (4-2-3-1)：C 凯莱赫 — M 卡约德 (C 威尔逊 88), K 艾耶, N 柯林斯, K 刘易斯-波特 (R 亨利 88) — M 桑加雷, V 雅内尔特 — J 安东尼 (D 瓦塔拉 61), M 达姆斯高 (Y 亚莫柳克 69), K 沙德 (A 希基 88) — I 蒂亚戈。 黄牌：安东尼，艾耶，雅内尔特，柯林斯。

裁判 T 哈灵顿。 观众人数 35,794。

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维拉在欧洲赛后的大规模出走与赫尔城的无双势头

比尔·埃德加 (Bill Edgar)

维拉的历史性解体 阿斯顿维拉在赢得欧战决赛后，立即离队的球员人数将是英国足球史上任何一家俱乐部在类似情况下的两倍。奥利·沃特金斯将成为对阵弗赖堡的欧联杯决赛首发阵容中第六位离开维拉公园球场的成员，此前离队的还包括埃米·马丁内斯、埃兹里·孔萨、卢卡斯·迪涅、尤里·蒂勒曼斯和摩根·罗杰斯。

在上一赛季之前的 39 次各项赛事英国冠军中，多达 23 支球队在随后的赛季中没有失去一名首发球员（衡量标准是该球员在次季联赛中是否仍为同一俱乐部出场）。另有 10 支球队仅失去一名球员，5 支球队有两名球员离队；这仅留下了一支球队有三名球员离队——即切尔西在 2012 年欧冠决赛后送走了迪迪埃·德罗巴、萨洛蒙·卡卢和何塞·博辛瓦。

同样值得关注的是上赛季欧协联冠军水晶宫，他们已经出售了马克斯·拉克鲁瓦，并且在明天的转会截止日期之前，对于决赛首发阵容中其他几名球员的未来仍存在不确定性。

2 莱诺处于第 10 位关联的绝佳位置 富勒姆门将贝尔恩德·莱诺成为联赛历史上首位在五任英国首相任期内保持顶级联赛连续首发记录的球员。这位德国球员于 2022 年 8 月开始其 152 场连续首发序列，就在鲍里斯·约翰逊离任前 17 天，并且在利兹·特拉斯、里希·苏纳克、基尔·斯塔默爵士以及现在的安迪·伯纳姆执政期间一直延续至今。

乔丹·皮克福德（从特拉斯到伯纳姆期间保持着尚未中断的记录）和詹姆斯·塔科夫斯基（从约翰逊到斯塔默）是仅有的其他两名在顶级联赛中产生过跨越四任首相任期的连续首发序列的球员。此前类似的情况发生在截至 1924 年 1 月的 15 个月期间，当时由大卫·劳埃德·乔治、博纳·劳、斯坦利·鲍德温和拉姆齐·麦克唐纳领导国家。

菲尔·尼尔保持着顶级联赛连续首发次数最多的记录，在 1974 年 12 月至 1983 年 9 月期间为利物浦出战 365 场。随后是布拉德·弗里德尔，从 2004 年起为布莱克本流浪者、维拉和托特纳姆热刺出战 310 场；鲍比·麦金莱，从 1959 年起为诺丁汉森林出战 265 场；以及大卫·阿姆斯特朗，从 1974 年起为米德尔斯堡出战 256 场。

热刺的困境仍在继续 自 2024 年 11 月在客场 4-0 击败卫冕冠军曼彻斯特城以来，托特纳姆热刺在 66 场英超联赛中仅获得 60 分。在此期间，八支不在所谓“六强”之列的球队不仅在积分上超过了热刺，而且领先幅度至少达到 50%：分别是维拉、纽卡斯尔联、埃弗顿、水晶宫、伯恩茅斯、诺丁汉森林、布莱顿与霍夫阿尔比恩以及布伦特福德。

热刺在本赛季尝试了 16 名不同的首发球员，但均无济于事。在 0-3 负于布伦特福德和 0-2 负于纽卡斯尔联之后，他们成为英超时代首支尽管在两场比赛之间进行了多达五次人员调整，但开局两场比赛均输球且分差至少两球的球队。

上赛季，伍尔弗汉普顿流浪者是顶级联赛中按字母顺序排列的最后一家俱乐部，且排名垫底；而本赛季对应的托特纳姆热刺同样排名垫底。

球员身价飙升 转会窗口还剩两天，而今年夏天英超

英超联赛俱乐部签下的转会费至少为 £3500 万 的球员数量高达 32 名，与十年前相比大幅增长。为了进行更公平的比较，将 £3500 万 这一最低数值根据通货膨胀率调整后，2015 年为 £2430 万，2019 年升至 £2700 万：在 2015 年至 2019 年的五年间，每逢夏季签下转会费至少达到上述金额的球员平均人数仅为 14 名，不到今年数字的一半。今年夏天，转会费至少为 £2000 万 的英超签约人数达到了 60 名，而同样考虑通货膨胀后，2015-19 年的夏季平均人数仅为 28 名。

5 赫尔的双重首创 赫尔城在最后一天攀升至附加赛区，随后在英超联赛取得完美开局

这在 40 年前开始的附加赛 era, 中是前所未有的。没有其他球队在上一常规赛的最后一场比赛中升入附加赛区后，还能在顶级联赛的开局两场比赛中全部获胜。赫尔在首场比赛中击败了诺里奇城，在附加赛中先后击败了米尔沃尔和米德尔斯堡，并在本赛季击败了曼彻斯特联和考文垂城。他们也是第一支在成功的次级联赛附加赛期间全程保持零封，并在随后赛季的联赛前两场比赛中再次保持零封的球队。

阿隆索的开放式开局 切尔西分别以 3-2 击败富勒姆，随后以 4-3 战胜布莱顿与霍夫阿尔比恩

昨天的比赛让哈比·阿隆索成为自 1958 年以来，首位在任期内联赛前两场全部获胜但期间失球数达 5 个的顶级联赛主教练。此前唯一的案例是热刺的比尔·尼科尔森，他曾以 10-4 击败埃弗顿，并以 4-3 击败莱斯特城。

在四天的时间里，两家南伦敦俱乐部曾短暂登顶冠军联赛，但也都遭遇了 5-1 的败绩。

米尔沃尔在周六 5-1 负于南安普顿后被挤出榜首，取而代之的是查尔顿竞技，而后者在上周三的联赛杯中曾 5-1 负于热刺。

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英超联赛

埃梅里是克服自身焦虑的大师，但这可能是他最严峻的考验

夏洛特·邓克（Charlotte Duncker）撰文：尽管失去了关键球员，但这位阿斯顿维拉主帅一直以在逆境中取胜而著称。

在阿斯顿维拉的博迪穆尔希斯（Bodymoor Heath）训练基地，在首场比赛之前的101秒内，乌奈·埃梅里用一个词总结了他对本赛季的感受：担忧。

在回答关于今年夏天球员离队情况是否令他感到不安的问题时，这位54岁的教练重复了15次这个词。快进到那个周日下午的2:40，你就能明白为什么这些情绪是有道理的——在对阵布莱顿与霍夫阿尔比恩的比赛中，球队以0-4落后且被减至十人。

从大背景来看，埃梅里的回答意味着他一直处于担忧之中，自2022年10月抵达以来，他出于各种不同的原因且在不同程度上一直如此。上赛季，当球队在开局五场比赛中未尝胜绩时，他感到担忧，但他们最终获得了第四名并赢得了一座欧洲奖杯。因此，有时这种担忧是多余的，但这一次看来似乎是恰当的。

在给出那个答案之后，他失去了欧联杯冠军球队中另外三名中轴线球员：埃兹里·孔萨、奥利·沃特金斯和埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯。加里·内维尔表示，维拉的“心脏被挖走了”，虽然埃梅里可能有些担忧，但绝对没有恐慌感。

更衣室内部的观点是，这些球员的离开并不令人惊讶。包括球员在内的所有层级都接受了这是一个成功后的必然结果——即“更大”的俱乐部会来争取他们的球员。

在看着队友离队时，阵中依然保持着一种信念感。据了解，尽管在对阵布莱顿的比赛中开局糟糕且球员流动频繁，球员们依然保持乐观，因为他们对埃梅里及其执教方法有着内在的信任。他的风格不是失去理智，也不是对着球员大吼大叫，即使半场时0-4落后也是如此。关键在于思考、计划并变得更好——而这正是他们今晚对阵阿森纳时必须做到的。

埃梅里对此驾轻就熟。他是联赛中任职时间第二长的主教练，几乎经历过所有情况。“我经历过这些。在我这里所做的调整中，

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我以前做过。在瓦伦西亚、塞维利亚甚至比利亚雷亚尔，我作为教练的经验与我们在这里所做的是同一个方向，”他说道。

即便在俱乐部任职的四年期间，他在大牌球员被出售后也曾重组过团队。他在之前的球队中经历过重建，并在维拉公园球场的时间里取得了超出许多人预期的成就，但这会是他迄今为止最大的挑战吗？

据了解，埃梅里没有向球员抱怨他们所处的困境，而只是继续进行高强度的训练课以及详细且冗长的会议。

那么，那些离队的球员情况如何？他的最佳球员摩根·罗杰斯（Morgan Rogers）以 £1.17 亿 的交易加盟切尔西。曼彻斯特联触发了尤里·蒂莱曼斯（Youri Tielemans） £3500 万 的解约金条款，卢卡斯·迪涅（Lucas Digne）以 £850 万 回到巴黎圣日耳曼，孔萨（Konsa）以 £5100 万 转会阿森纳，马丁内斯（Martínez）以 £750 万 签约切尔西，而沃特金斯（Watkins）则以约 £5000 万 的价格加盟沙特阿拉伯的希拉尔队。这意味着，即便不计算未来可能出现的几笔较小规模的离队交易，维拉在球员出售方面也将回收超过 £2.5 亿。

除此之外，他们还从工资单中剔除了一些球队最高薪的球员，这在目前是非常必要的，因为在违反欧足联“阵容成本比率”规则导致“严重违规”后，他们与欧足联之间仍处于一个非常微妙的边缘。该违规行为导致俱乐部被罚款 £1939 万（其中 £1290 万 在他们采取措施降低成本的情况下被暂缓执行）。

这支在伊斯坦布尔的欧联杯决赛中击败弗赖堡的球队已经走到了一个周期的终点。以一座奖杯为冠冕，是为“阿斯顿维拉 2.0”——或者如队长约翰·麦金（John McGinn）所称的“新”维拉——启动前画上完美句号的最佳方式，因此球员的更迭在预料之中。

相比其他球员，沃特金斯的离开更让工作人员感到惊讶。直到首场比赛前的一周，大家的感觉仍然是他很享受在维拉的生活，并准备好再次出发。在与拜仁慕尼黑的友谊赛后，他给麦金打电话，表示他渴望提前结束假期回来，在对阵巴黎圣日耳曼的超级杯中发挥作用。

埃梅里鼓励沃特金斯利用获批的全部四周假期，以确保他在赛季接下来的时间里能保持充沛的体力。但在那段时间里，这位 30 岁的球员被希拉尔队一份足以改变生活的合同诱惑了。他的离队决定并未得到支持者的认可，而且他在开赛周末前独自训练，且未能参加对阵布莱顿的比赛，这让情况变得更糟。埃梅里和他的队友们接受了他的道歉，也许等尘埃落定后，支持者们会原谅这位英格兰国脚，并记得他在俱乐部所扮演的角色。

在与沃特金斯告别时流泪的埃梅里表示，这些离队决定是经过批准的，因为这符合俱乐部的最大利益。那么，这里真正的问题在于此吗？即维拉尽管赢得了一座欧洲奖杯，但由于财务限制的掣肘而无法进一步突破？他们的一些商业运作以及给予某些球员的高薪确实阻碍了他们，但他们的工作需要像在球场上一样，在球场外也同样专注。

在经历了一个夏季的球员出售后，埃梅里不得不打造一支新的维拉球队。在维拉公园球场北看台进行的扩建工程将使容量增加到 50,000 人，而一次疯狂的夏季巡演——他们在十天内走访了三个国家并最大化商业机会——从长远来看将对俱乐部有所帮助。

但在短期内，艰苦的工作落在埃梅里肩上。到目前为止，已有九名球员加盟，人们对这些新面孔持乐观态度。

人们对俱乐部纪录签约球员约翰·曼赞比（Johan Manzambi）能达到的水平感到兴奋，里昂·戈雷茨卡（Leon Goretzka）带来了成熟的经验，而若昂·戈麦斯（João Gomes）、亚历杭德罗·加纳乔（Alejandro Garnacho）和尼古拉斯·杰克逊（Nicolas Jackson）则带来了英超联赛的洞察力。一线队的资深球员已经在讨论 17 岁的布莱恩·马乔（Brian Madjo）的潜力，而即将到来的易卜拉欣·姆巴耶（Ibrahim Mbaye）则是另一个需要埃梅里尝试挖掘潜能的天才。

维拉主帅会更倾向于在转会窗口关闭后，明确知道自己有哪些可用资源。届时，那种细致的规划可以提升到另一个水平。

正如埃梅里所说，他以前也处于这种境地并成功化解了，那么为什么这次不能再次做到呢？

尽管如此，你仍不会对他失去信心。

尼古拉斯·杰克逊

随着阿尔瓦雷斯截止日期临近，热苏斯准备转会巴塞罗那

加里·雅各布 (Gary Jacob)

作为阿森纳清理边缘球员计划的一部分，加布里埃尔·热苏斯即将以 £860 万 的惊人价格转会巴塞罗那。

这家加泰罗尼亚俱乐部在过去 24 小时内开始就这名 29 岁前锋的转会进行谈判，但已表示，他的到来不会影响他们继续追求马德里竞技的胡利安·阿尔瓦雷斯，后者同样受到阿森纳的青睐。

热苏斯、他的巴西前锋队友加布里埃尔·马丁内利以及中场法比奥·维埃拉都准备在明天的截止日期前离开这支英超冠军球队，总转会费将超过 £6600 万。

阿森纳可能会获得奖金，但该交易金额低于他们为热苏斯设定的 £2000 万 预期，热苏斯的周薪约为 25 万英镑。此前一项拟议的转会那波利计划因财务问题而告吹。

热苏斯已被排除在比赛日名单之外，且近期未随队训练。他的合同已进入最后一年。自 2022 年以 £4500 万 从曼彻斯特城转会而来以来，他为阿森纳出场 123 次，打入 32 球。

马丁内利将以超过 £5000 万 的价格转会沙特阿拉伯的希拉尔队，而维埃拉在德国俱乐部租借一个赛季后，将以 £770 万 的价格重新加盟汉堡。维埃拉难以适应英格兰足球的身体对抗，自 2022. 年以 £3420 万 从波尔图加盟以来，他仅为阿森纳出场 49 次。这名 26 岁的球员此前还在葡萄牙球队租借过一个赛季。

马德里竞技已为阿根廷前锋阿尔瓦雷斯设定了截止日期，要求其决定是留队还是加盟这家北伦敦俱乐部。在连续缺席三天训练后，他于昨天回到了马德里竞技的训练基地，单独进行了一次训练。他的同胞克里斯蒂安·罗梅罗和胡安·穆索对他表示了欢迎。

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他同意在离开曼彻斯特城前往西班牙两年后返回英格兰，阿森纳此前一直在洽谈一项价值超过 £1 亿 的交易。阿尔瓦雷斯曾表示，他的梦想是加盟巴塞罗那，且有报道称他担心签证规定可能会给他的大家庭前往英格兰探访带来困难。马德里竞技已拒绝将其出售给巴塞罗那，后者曾在 6 月开出 £8500 万 的报价。

与此同时，米克尔·阿尔特塔呼吁英超联赛扩大阵容规模，以保护球员的福祉和心理健康。

规定要求比赛日名单中最多可列入 20 名球员，比欧足联赛事（23 人）少 3 人，比世界杯决赛阶段的国家队（26 人）少 6 人。

根据 2022-23 赛季开始实施的规则，教练在每场联赛中可以指派 9 名替补并进行 5 次换人，但换人次数仅限于三个时间段（外加半场休息）。

阿尔特塔的球队今晚将客场挑战阿斯顿维拉，他目前拥有 23 名外场球员——如果阿尔瓦雷斯加盟，人数可能达到 24 人——因此他可能不得不将一些关键球员排除在部分名单之外。

“告诉一个人你甚至不在这次比赛日名单中，这真的很残酷，”阿森纳主教练阿尔特塔说道。“这对任何人都没有帮助，对俱乐部没有帮助，对球员的估值也没有帮助。这不能让球员感觉到自己是集体的一部分。这是一个有简单解决方案的真实问题。”

“我一直在恳求英超联赛能否为了球员的福祉而扩大这些人数，因为这是最重要的，因为每支球队都需要超过 20 名外场球员，才能维持比赛和国际赛的高强度需求。”

“我对欧洲所有顶级俱乐部进行了研究。其中约 90% 的俱乐部球员人数比我们多。”

虽然马丁内利和热苏斯看来即将离队，但伊森·恩瓦内里可能会留下。这名 19 岁的球员在社区盾杯击败曼彻斯特城的比赛中被排除在名单之外，但在对阵考文垂城的英超揭幕战中回到了替补席。

阿尔特塔表示，阿森纳需要谨慎，不能出售那些具有发展潜力的球员，或许可以在其他方面增加收入。

“我们必须出售我们想要出售的球员，而不仅仅是为了出售而出售，”他说道。

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只有利物浦找到替代者，加克波才能离队

保罗·乔伊斯，加里·雅各布

科迪·加克波拟以 £8500 万 从利物浦转会至曼彻斯特城，但这仍取决于安菲尔德俱乐部在明天的转会截止日期前签下一名替代者。

28 岁的水晶宫边锋伊斯梅拉·萨尔，以及布莱顿 & 霍夫阿尔比恩 22, 岁的扬库巴·明特，是利物浦一直在考虑的两个选项。加克波已准备好加盟曼城，

此前 £1.23 亿 的布拉德利·巴尔科拉即将加盟，他昨天进行了体检，以敲定从巴黎圣日耳曼的转会，这将使他成为利物浦历史上第二昂贵的球员。

这位法国国脚被定位在左翼位置，而这正是加克波在安菲尔德职业生涯的大部分时间所在的位置，尽管他在周六 2-2 平诺丁汉森林的比赛中首发于右路，并为亚历山大·伊萨克贡献了一次助攻。

在森林队比赛前的几天里，曼城一直极力争取加克波，并希望在以 £8500 万 将萨维奥出售给托特纳姆热刺后，将他添加到阵容中。奥马尔·马尔穆什也从曼城转会至热刺，最初为租借，随后可能变为 £6000 万 的永久转会。

这位荷兰国脚加克波在曼城的边路位置将面临来自杰雷米·多库和安托万·塞门约等人的竞争，但他选择了新的挑战。然而，这位 27 岁的球员必须等待利物浦能否成功招募一名右边锋，这是自穆罕默德·萨拉离开以来的关键转会优先级。

布莱顿拒绝了针对冈比亚国脚明特 £5000 万 和 £6000 万 的报价，明特目前正在从季前赛中受到的腿伤中恢复，预计至少在 10 月之前无法出战。

利物浦上周还向水晶宫询问了萨尔的情况。水晶宫不想出售，但他们承认每个球员都有一个价格。萨尔渴望离开塞尔赫斯特公园球场，且价格可能比明特更便宜。

如果没有替代者，利物浦将不会削弱主教练安多尼·伊拉奥拉的边路进攻选择，这些选择还包括里奥·恩古莫哈、夏季签约的维克多·穆尼奥斯和刘易斯·库马斯。费德里科·基耶萨仍留在俱乐部，尽管哈维·埃利奥特收到了一份租借加盟瓦伦西亚的提议，但周末期间没有取得进展。

加克波于 2023, 1 月以 £3500 万 的初始价格从埃因霍温 PSV 签入，此前也受到了托特纳姆热刺的广泛追求，而热刺现在已转向埃弗顿的伊利曼·恩迪亚耶。

他的同胞兼俱乐部队长范戴克希望他的队友能够留下。“他是一名优秀的球员。我认为我们应该留住优秀的球员，”他在上周最新进展出现前说道。

利物浦已同意将 21 岁的中场球员斯特凡·巴伊塞蒂奇出售给塞尔塔。

在其他方面，尤文图斯正试图敲定租借托特纳姆中场帕佩·马塔尔·萨尔的交易，并附带约 £2600 万 的买断选项。诺丁汉森林 22 岁的中场球员奥马里·哈钦森昨天正在进行体检，旨在租借加盟 AC 米兰。

然而，下方的这位前法国后卫认为，主席的职位已不再稳固。

上方照片为西尔维斯特在 2006, 年与韦恩·鲁尼一起庆祝曼联进球。现年 49, 岁的他，在国际足联担任职务约十年，与右侧的因凡蒂诺共事。

“因凡蒂诺必须下台——我们视而不见太久了”

马丁·齐格勒采访了米卡埃尔·西尔维斯特，后者在声称国际足联主席已不再值得信任后，可能会失去他在国际足联的职位。

米卡埃尔·西尔维斯特列举了一系列最初动摇他对詹尼·因凡蒂诺领导力信心，并最终彻底摧毁他对这位国际足联主席信任的事件。

去年的巴拉圭国际足联大会，当时因凡蒂诺优先考虑与唐纳德·特朗普在海湾地区的访问，导致比计划晚到了几天；为这位美国总统设立的国际足联和平奖；“疯狂”的世界杯票价；补水休息时间；对克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多和福拉林·巴洛贡的世界杯禁赛令做出无法解释的撤销决定；以及最后，且不可挽回的，世界杯出售计划。

西尔维斯特在国际足联工作了近十年，与阿尔塞纳·温格一起参与其人才培养计划，作为球员之声小组（Players Voice Panel）成员就反种族主义倡议提供建议，并且作为国际足联传奇球星（Fifa Legends）的一员，利用前球员身份推广其活动。

这位前曼彻斯特联、阿森纳和法国国家队后卫表示，他以及包括前球员和国际足联内部工作人员在内的许多人，一次又一次地保持沉默，但最后一根稻草是《泰晤士报》揭露了因凡蒂诺的计划——将20%的世界杯权益出售给由约书亚·库什纳（特朗普女婿贾里德·库什纳的兄弟）领导的私人投资者。

尽管欧足联、亚足联以及涵盖北美、中美洲和加勒比地区的中北美及加勒比足联（Concacaf）发出了要求，但因凡蒂诺仍未下台，而他拒绝让步的态度促使西尔维斯特公开表态。

“这是各种事情累积的结果，”这位49岁的人在罗马的家中说道。“我开始质疑领导层采取的方向，尤其是詹尼，当他迟到[2025]年巴拉圭大会时。我们都在等待，这次会议已经筹备了数月，所有人从世界各地赶来，而我们却在等待，因为他正与唐纳德·特朗普在卡塔尔和沙特阿拉伯共度时光。

“那就像是一个警钟。真正触发我不满的是和平奖。我们中的许多人都自我质疑，问我们是否要在这个项目上署名，但没有人说话，因为他们受合同约束。当你本应是一个非政治组织，却做这种事情时，这违背了它应当代表的宗旨。

“然后当你看到世界杯的票价时，简直疯了。人们期待着这次赛事，这是每四年一次的最大盛事，而他们却负担不起，这很可悲。

“然后是克里斯蒂亚诺的红牌[禁赛被撤销]。他是我的朋友，我的前队友，但禁赛被撤销这一事实……我们认为这是为了安抚赞助商和广播公司。如果你缺失了像‘里奥’·梅西这样的一线核心人物，对话的动态就会发生变化。”

随后是撤销巴洛贡红牌禁赛的决定，以便他在特朗普给因凡蒂诺打电话后，能代表美国队对阵比利时。因凡蒂诺坚称该决定是由纪律委员会独立做出的。

“那是到目前为止最糟糕的，就发生在赛事期间，”西尔维斯特说。“我与许多国际足联员工沟通，包括高层，每个人都感到震惊。

“事后，你就明白发生了什么，那是东道国总统给组织领导人打的一个电话。”

7月28日，《泰晤士报》披露了这项出售计划，因凡蒂诺及其亲信圈中的其他人将从中获得个人利益。

“你们报道了这个故事，之前没人知道这件事，”他补充道。“这就是压死骆驼的最后一根稻草，试图将世界杯卖给私人投资者，而这些人恰好是东道国领导人的家人。

[⚠ 低质量翻译，建议复核] “必须有问责机制和独立调查。这玷污了国际足联的形象。这件事太大了，不能就这样被掩盖过去。在和平奖设立时，我们中的许多人都选择了视而不见。我们知道你必须与主办国政府保持密切关系，但如果竟然到了能改变场上裁判决定的程度，你只能担心未来，担心接下来的世界杯会发生什么。你开启了一扇不该开启的大门。”

西尔维斯特表示，因凡蒂诺需要离职，国际足联需要实施改革，包括在决策委员会中加入来自男女足的前球员代表。

“当信任被如此严重地破坏时，就无法修复了，”他补充道，“我们太多次选择视而不见。必须进行独立调查，否则人们无法安心。”

西尔维斯特承认，公开表态可能会让他失去在国际足联的职务，但他表示自己不能再保持沉默。“这很遗憾，因为我必须做出选择，做出牺牲，”他补充道，“我们之前在反种族主义方面所做的工作是我非常热衷的——且看吧。

“我仍然希望能够参与其中。一些足协迫切需要国际足联的支持——佛得角的神话如果没有国际足联的资金支持是不可能实现的——但这不应成为国际足联背离其组织应有面貌的理由。目的不能证明手段的正当性。”

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德泽尔比的风格本应令人兴奋，而这却是“散步足球”

许多热刺球迷在球队首场主场联赛结束前就已离场——这对德泽尔比及其球员来说是一个不祥之兆

托尼·卡斯卡里诺

没有什么比看到顶级球队踢“散步足球”更让我恼火的了。我的年纪已经到了可以那样踢球的程度，但一支由正值巅峰的运动员组成的球队不应该那样表现。托特纳姆热刺聘请罗伯托·德泽尔比，是因为他以勇敢、快速且极具进攻性的比赛风格著称，但他的热刺球队在本赛季的开局在所有意义上都显得缓慢。

周六，门将安东宁·金斯基站在球前，触球几次，然后将球横传五码给米基·范德文。范德文传给扬·保罗·范赫克，球随后被传给边后卫，然后这个循环再次重复。一次又一次。

从后场组织传球本身没有问题，但必须带有速度和果敢。热刺专注于移动球，但他们无法撼动纽卡斯尔。安东尼·埃兰加的进球展示了快速传球的优势。尼科·冈萨雷斯传给阿马尔·德迪奇的球让安德鲁·罗伯逊失去了位置，因为这次传球加快了比赛节奏，没给防守球员反应时间，使得德迪奇能够头球摆渡，由埃兰加转身完成射门。

在最高水平的足球比赛中，半码的距离至关重要，因为它能给球员提供执行下一个动作的额外时间，而这可能决定成败。

相比之下，热刺位置最深的中场罗德里戈·本坦库尔在纽卡斯尔采取有组织地防守并封锁热刺空间时，反复进行毫无紧迫感的横传。他们的大部分机会来自个人闪光点，而非德泽尔比执教布莱顿和霍夫阿尔比恩时所著称的那种流畅的传球配合。

热刺在对阵布伦特福德时的表现也存在类似问题，考虑到他们花费近 £4 亿 购买的球员配置，这一点令人惊讶。奥马尔·马尔穆什和萨维奥极具爆发力，在快节奏比赛中表现出色，而马特乌斯·费尔南德斯和桑德罗·托纳利则是能通过传球和带球提供纵深能力的中场。德泽尔比的球队在英超赛季的前两场比赛中已经丢了五个球，但尚未进球。如果他们想从新援身上获得最大收益，就必须找到更快地将球传给进攻球员的方法。

他们沉闷比赛的后果不仅体现在球场上，在看台上也能感受到。开球前球场周围气氛热烈，但随着比赛的进行，热刺球迷的激情被抽干了。当约安·维萨为纽卡斯尔打入第二球时，现场就像停尸房一样。

在比赛还剩六分钟时，支持者们开始大规模离场。通常这种情况会伴随着咒骂、愤怒和沮丧，但最令人震惊的是，现场似乎几乎没有怨恨之情。就好像热刺球迷已经习惯了看到球队在某些片段表现良好但最终输球，以至于他们已经对球队感到幻灭。这或许是德泽尔比需要解决的最大问题。尤尔根·克洛普曾批评利物浦支持者提前离场，因为他想营造一种让球迷相信比赛末尾仍可能发生什么的氛围。目前热刺没有这种信念。一旦丢球，就没有波浪式的进攻，没有持续的压力，也没有一种进球即将到来的感觉。

支持者无法在看台上改变这一点。球员必须给他们一些可以相信的东西，而主教练必须给球员一套能让他们充分发挥自我的体系。

德泽比到目前为止避开了大部分批评，因为他在上赛季的表现出色，但热刺目前的比赛方式应由他负责。这位主教练本应带来一种令人兴奋的足球风格，但相反，热刺在两场联赛的开局都显得迟缓且准备不足，且在两场比赛中几乎没有创造出什么机会。

当俱乐部投入巨资时，随之而来的是巨大的压力。德泽比已经获得了能够运行其职业生涯成名体系的球员，现在就看他能否证明这种支持是合理的。 报道见第 10 页

赫尔城保持舒适区——并高效把握绝佳机会

考文垂城

赫尔城 米拉尔 82

格雷戈尔·罗伯逊 CBS竞技场

两场比赛，两场胜利，两次零封：赫尔城会成为本赛季的黑马吗？目前还剩下36场比赛，如果说赫尔城在周六的比赛中是实至名归的赢家，可能有些牵强，但毫无疑问，塞尔盖·雅基罗维奇的球队看起来状态非常自信。

赫尔城在对阵曼彻斯特联和考文垂城时的控球率

大约在30%左右，但他们的前锋奥利·麦克伯尼承认，这就是他们喜欢的风格。考文垂主教练弗兰克·兰帕德表示，赫尔城几乎是在“诱导对方传中”，因为他们由塞米·阿贾伊、约翰·伊根和诺贝尔·门迪组成的三中卫防线看起来可以全天候守护禁区。

“我们看到很多在冠军联赛中掌控球权的球队来到英超后尝试使用同样的风格，但这对他们来说很困难，”麦克伯尼说。“我们没有得意忘形。但当我们处于被动、对方掌控大量球权时，我们在这个阵型中感到很舒服。”

6次射正，3个进球：这种模式可持续吗？

上赛季，赫尔城在天空投注冠军联赛中的射门次数排名倒数第五，但他们却是得分第五高的球队。这很大程度上是因为他们创造的机会质量在全联赛中平均排名第三，且没有球队的射门转化率比他们更高。

在周六的比赛中，原因显而易见：随着考文垂在下半场变得愈发沮丧，赫尔城开始通过快速的传球配合或迅猛的前插跑位，利用对方留下的空间。

他们攻防转换的速度和犀利程度创造了全场最精彩的三次进攻——其中一次导致了利亚姆·米拉尔在第82分钟打入的绝杀球。上赛季没人认为这种方式可持续，但现在他们依然在英超联赛中坚持自己的打法。

两场比赛，两场败仗，0个进球：考文垂应该担心吗？兰帕德表示，足球应该是关于“战术”以及“如何执行”的，显然他对球员在后者方面的表现并不满意。

考文垂有时表现得粗糙且缺乏灵气。由于上赛季的头号射手哈吉·赖特将缺阵至11月，目前尚不清楚他们的进球将由谁提供。在赛季揭幕战中0-3负于冠军球队阿森纳后，他们现在又被那些上赛季在次级联赛中积分少22分的保级热门球队抢走了分数。

情况在好转之前会变得更糟：下一场比赛，他们将在伊蒂哈德球场对阵曼彻斯特城。“我们必须保持专注；这个赛季的感觉一直会非常不同，”兰帕德说。

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球迷反抗揭露所有者软弱

保罗·乔伊斯 北方足球记者

埃弗顿的所有者正试图以 £6000 万 的价格将伊利曼·恩迪亚耶卖给托特纳姆热刺，并以 £3500 万 的价格重新签回里沙利森。此前 48 小时内局势动荡，球迷反抗的威胁迫使俱乐部在计划出售本土中场哈里森·阿姆斯特朗的问题上做出转向。

周末发生的事件揭露了所有者弗里德金集团（TFG）希望先通过出售球员来筹集资金，以充实大卫·莫耶斯的阵容。一项关于富勒姆右后卫肯尼·特特 £900 万 的交易已接近达成，而杰克·格拉利什从曼彻斯特城租借回归的事宜也正在洽谈中。

然而，战略上的这种剧烈波动使这家俱乐部的美国权力掌控者显得软弱。在执掌俱乐部 20 个月后，他们的任期正受到审视，同时也引发了人们的质疑：为什么他们不对莫耶斯提供更多的支持。

TFG 的第一个失策是考虑以 £3500 万 的价格将 19, 岁的阿姆斯特朗卖给诺丁汉森林，因为他们试图通过为增强阵容筹集资金来补充有限的预算。

一项协议已经达成，且一度看来将顺利进行，埃弗顿在俱乐部间的讨论中试图签下森林队的右后卫奥拉·艾纳。然而，埃弗顿支持者的情绪异常强烈，在周六 1-1 平本马उथ的比赛中，他们高喊如果阿姆斯特朗被出售他们将发起“暴动”，这导致俱乐部在周六晚上妥协。

TFG 在今年早些时候曾在社交媒体上将阿姆斯特朗（他一直在洽谈新合同）宣传为俱乐部的象征，赞扬他的潜力。

从一开始，认为 £3500 万 的费用对于一名并不想转会至森林队且被埃弗顿认为未来能为英格兰队效力的球员来说是合适的价格，这种想法就显得有缺陷。

TFG 幸运的地方在于发现热刺愿意进行交易。俱乐部层面已原则上达成协议，尽管以最高 £6000 万 的价格出售恩迪亚耶，并以最高 £3500 万 的价格签回处于合同最后一年的里沙利森，这表明伦敦球队在交易中获利更多。看来，从埃弗顿的角度来看，获得 £2500 万 的交易利润就是全部目的。

里沙利森于 June 30, 2022, 以 £6000 万 的价格被卖给热刺，当时埃弗顿试图通过在新的财政年度之前批准这名巴西球员离队，以遵守英超联赛的盈利与可持续发展规则。他们当时认为他被低估了。

里沙利森在支持者中依然很受欢迎，但仍需同意回归。埃弗顿对摩纳哥的福拉林·巴洛根也表现出浓厚兴趣，这位 25 岁的美国世界杯前锋上赛季为摩纳哥打入了 19 个进球。

目前的情况是，在热刺意识到对科迪·加克波的长期关注无法实现并转而锁定恩迪亚耶后，与他们交涉变得更容易。这位利物浦边锋已同意加盟曼彻斯特城，交易金额可能高达 £8500 万，但前提是安菲尔德俱乐部能够签下布莱顿与霍夫阿尔比恩的扬库巴·明特或水晶宫的伊斯梅拉·萨尔。

恩迪亚耶在上赛季拒绝了多次合同报价，因为埃弗顿拒绝在任何新合同中加入一项可由欧洲冠军联赛俱乐部触发的买断条款。

周六回顾

恩迪亚耶（左）和里沙利森（右）即将互换俱乐部，而阿姆斯特朗（插图）在球迷抗议后将留在埃弗顿。

一个关键问题是，如果热刺在森林队交易崩溃时没有介入，TFG 将采取什么措施来筹集资金？

埃弗顿至今无法出售贝托、蒂姆·伊罗格布纳姆、卡洛斯·阿尔卡拉斯和内森·帕特森，这造成了必须出售一名优秀球员的压力，并导致莫耶斯的阵容被削弱。

俱乐部首席执行官安格斯·金尼尔在一次采访中表示，TFG 将上赛季末视为一次“失败”，因为埃弗顿在最后七场英超联赛中一场未胜，从而失去了参加欧战的机会。然而，如果目标是获得欧战资格，为什么莫耶斯没有得到更多的支持？

梅林·罗尔和泰里克·乔治的租借协议以每人 £1800 万 的价格转为永久转会，海登·哈克尼以 £1650 万 从米德尔斯堡被招募，克里斯蒂安·诺尔高则以 £700 万 从阿森纳签约，以接替合同到期的伊德里萨·盖耶。诺尔高在受伤状态下抵达，尚未出场。此外，布伦南·约翰逊通过与水晶宫的直接交换加盟，而德怀特·麦克尼尔则前往塞尔赫斯特公园球场。

由于 TFG 没有人公开谈论此事，莫耶斯在回答有关转会的问题时不得不小心措辞。他希望埃弗顿能够向前推进，因此反复强调需要进一步签人。寻找右后卫的问题尤为棘手。由于阿姆斯特朗与森林队的提议破产，这意味着艾纳不再是目标，而斯特拉斯堡的盖拉·杜埃又无法触及，注意力已重新转向富勒姆的特特。

这位 30 岁的球员在 12 个月前几乎以自由转会身份加盟埃弗顿，且当时已预约了体检。然而，他利用这一兴趣与富勒姆重新谈判了合同，并选择留在那里。埃弗顿在转会窗早期曾询问过他的队友蒂莫西·卡斯塔涅，但被告知他不可转会。

格拉利什被传可能回归，显然曼彻斯特城不想留住这位处于合同最后一年的 30 岁球员。埃弗顿上赛季支付了约 £1200 万 来覆盖他的工资，并一直在考虑将其租回，尽管他是否是莫耶斯所需的人选则是另一个问题。

无得分，无进球，但热刺该恐慌了吗？还早

热刺

纽卡斯尔联 埃兰加 62, 维萨 72

汤姆·奥尔纳特 托特纳姆热刺球场

尽管人们将注意力集中在桑德罗·托纳利身上，且纽卡斯尔联的球迷在对方的痛苦中狂欢，但托特纳姆热刺在周六的比赛中并非输在中央中场。

差距在于进攻端。热刺的起手阵容包括一名周四才签下的前锋、一名尚在磨合期的左翼，以及一名曾赢得世界杯冠军的右后卫——尽管他能踢右翼，但本质上仍是一名右后卫。热刺有 6 次射正，但未能进球。纽卡斯尔联有 2 次射正，并攻入 2 球。该恐慌了吗？还早。

安东尼·埃兰加和约安·维萨在下半场两次精妙的终结击败了罗伯托·德泽比的球队。后者拥有足够的控球率（58%）并创造了足够的机会（17 次射门），本应获胜。

但渗透力在一年多以来一直是热刺的主要问题。这次进攻下滑可以追溯到哈维·西蒙斯（4月）、穆罕默德·库杜斯（1月）、多米尼克·索兰克（去年8月）、詹姆斯·麦迪逊（去年7月）以及德扬·库卢谢夫斯基（去年5月）的伤病，以及缺乏能够接替孙兴慜或哈里·凯恩的合适继任者。

虽然在转会市场上花费了 £3.8 亿，且主要用于防线和中场，但在热刺能够 fielding 一组真正的进攻三人组之前，这次转会窗口永远无法真正发挥成效。

在周六的比赛中，纽卡斯尔联的埃兰加、维萨和哈维·巴恩斯组成的前场三人组明显优于马蒂斯·特尔、奥马尔·马尔穆什和佩德罗·波罗；正如上周丹戈·瓦塔拉、伊戈尔·蒂亚戈和凯文·沙德给布伦特福德带来的威胁，要比特尔、里沙利森和迈基·摩尔带来的更多。

这种情况应该会迅速改善，因为马尔穆什和萨维奥已经从曼彻斯特城加盟，而伊利曼·恩迪亚耶也将从埃弗顿加盟。

并非每笔转会都能在季前赛前完成。特别是就萨维奥而言，热刺当时对交易达成所需的时间感到沮丧。但这种延迟不仅让他们丢了分数。自 1974 年以来首次在开局两场比赛中均未进球且失利，这打击了夏季积累的乐观情绪和信心，同时也让德泽比过早地受到了审视。

事实上，在对阵纽卡斯尔联的比赛中段，热刺表现得相当不错，展现出了掌控比赛的迹象，以及在上一赛季大部分时间里都不存在的从后场组织进攻的能力。

早期的结果并非衡量长期轨迹的可靠标准。热刺在上一赛季就发现了这一点：他们在托马斯·弗兰克率领下，以连续两场胜利（包括客场挑战曼彻斯特城）开启了一个近乎灾难性的赛季。

在所有球员均可出战的情况下，德泽比的进攻选择将非常丰富：右路有恩迪亚耶、库杜斯和库卢谢夫斯基，左路有萨维奥、特尔和威尔逊·奥多贝尔，10号位有麦迪逊和西蒙斯，前锋位置则有马尔穆什或索兰克。

萨维奥本应在对阵纽卡斯尔联的比赛中首发，但这位巴西人在曼城最后两周的训练受到了干扰，德泽比周五表示他患有“肌肉疲劳”。库杜斯在对阵纽卡斯尔联的比赛中替补登场，这是他自 1 月以来的首次亮相。麦迪逊距离巅峰状态还需要两到三周，而库卢谢夫斯基已恢复训练，但在经历了一年多复杂的膝盖问题后，这位瑞典国脚将受到谨慎对待。西蒙斯和奥多贝尔则是长期缺阵。

马尔穆什在对阵纽卡斯尔联的前锋首秀中表现出色，他将成为索兰克的替代方案，后者在上一赛季因伤病限制，在联赛中仅有 11 次首发并打入 3 球。

TheGame

热刺偶像死于雷击如何成为家族深埋的阴暗秘密

ZUMA PRESS / SHUTTERSTOCK; CRAIG WATSON 为《泰晤士报》拍摄

国际球星约翰·怀特在高尔夫球场去世

迈克尔·格兰特讲述 27 岁去世的约翰·怀特的故事如何成为一部爱丁堡舞台剧的主题

每天下午，爱丁堡市中心的一个房间在的一小时内会变成热刺的领地。位于布里斯托广场的麦克尤恩大厅是一座宏伟的意大利文艺复兴建筑，装饰着华丽的壁画，但那些在下午 2.55pm 散步而至、主要由中年男性组成的观众群体，并非为了欣赏这些而来。在接下来的一个小时里，他们身处 NI7 邮编区的白鹿巷球场，聆听比尔·尼科尔森、丹尼·布兰奇弗劳尔、吉米·格里夫斯，以及最关键的——约翰·怀特和他儿子的故事。

窗外，爱丁堡艺术节色彩斑斓，喧闹异常。而在室内，《白鹿巷的幽灵》（The Ghost of White Hart Lane）是一场单人剧，房间内一片漆黑，唯有一件 1960 年代托特纳姆热刺球衣发出耀眼的光芒。从某种意义上说，这部剧讲述的是怀特的故事，他是热刺和苏格兰队出色的中场球员。在 1960-61 赛季的双冠王之年，怀特是绝对主力，也是随后在本土和欧洲赢得更多胜利的标志性人物。一名足球作家因其飘忽且聪明的跑位，将其称为“幽灵”，像鬼火一样让对手难以捉摸。

考虑到 1964 年 7 月 21 日发生的事情，这个绰号简直令人难以置信。怀特在恩菲尔德的克鲁斯山高尔夫俱乐部在风暴中打球。当天气恶化时，他在一棵树下避雨，结果被雷击中，当场死亡。他当时 27 岁。

在工作日的下午观察爱丁堡的观众，你会感觉到他们对此早已心知肚明。这是足球与戏剧的交汇点。当灯光熄灭时，人们在议论凯尔特人在欧洲赛场的溃败。一个人说他是希伯尼安队的球迷。另一个人转向他的同伴问道：“所以，他是比赛期间被雷击的吗？”上周，观众席中出现了另一位热刺偶像。史蒂夫·阿奇博尔德当时在爱丁堡，并观看了这场演出。

但这部剧探讨的内容远不止于此。编剧兼导演马丁·墨菲将其改编自体育记者朱莉·韦尔奇和约翰之子罗布·怀特于 2011 年出版的同名书籍，因此它探讨了悲伤、压抑、身份认同、男性心理健康，以及罗布对他从未认识过的父亲的渴望。

父亲去世时，他只有五个月大。这份伤痛被掩埋，本质上成了一个不可提及的家族阴暗秘密。在家里，壁炉架上没有怀特的照片。在舞台上，演员卡勒姆·刘易斯·纽曼同时饰演约翰和罗布，在破碎的时间线中分别演绎两人的孩童时期和成年时期。一个核心道具是装有怀特遗物的盒子——球鞋、照片、一件苏格兰队运动服上衣——这是罗布在现实生活中在阁楼里拥有的关于父亲的所有东西。

在爱丁堡和伦敦的演出期间，已有超过 5,000 人观看了这部剧。如果罗布出席，且有人认出他的身份，观众们会走上前向他讲述关于他父亲的轶事或表达亲切的问候。每一次交流都像是在拼凑一块拼图。

一名七十多岁的老人走过来说道：“我等了 60 多年才见到你，”然后递给他一张照片。照片上的父亲看起来完全是个足球运动员，在五个穿着西装外套的学童簇拥下吃着冰淇淋。那位七十多岁的老人就是那些孩子中的一个。

一切都弥足珍贵，因为怀特的故事依然是不完整且模糊的。罗布有一篇关于“幽灵”绰号来源的小剪报，但上面没有标明报纸名称，也没有注明记者姓名。甚至怀特骨灰的去向也不为人知，仅有未经证实的说法称其被撒在了白鹿巷球场。这些细节已随着已故亲人的记忆而消逝。

右侧的纽曼（Newman）因一部探讨上述怀特（White）生平的戏剧而在伦敦和爱丁堡的观众中获得好评。怀特在帮助热刺队夺得双冠王后，在一家高尔夫球场被杀，年仅27岁。上方是一篇关于他之死的报纸剪辑。

热刺球星遭雷击身亡

足球国际球员约翰·怀特（John White），26岁，热刺队及苏格兰前锋线的球星，昨日在席卷英格兰南部广大地区的风暴中被雷击身亡。当时他正身在米德尔塞克斯郡恩菲尔德的克鲁斯山（Crews Hill）高尔夫俱乐部，在的一棵古橡树下避雨，此时一道闪电击中了他。他当时在独自打球——两名球场工作人员发现他时已无生命迹象。

怀特被认为是近年来最出色的内前锋之一，因其灵活的球风，有时被地称为“黄金”。 他在Telprabhams' Ledger和Cup SACRONE中扮演了至关重要的角色，并为苏格兰队出战了22场。据称，热刺将不得不花费一笔巨额转会费来寻找他的替代者。 在他被发现死亡后不久，他的年轻。但她前往接丈夫去Little cat，但在入口处被警员拦住。

他们将消息告知她，以及十五次尝试 她被迫与他在一起。她 关于约翰·怀特的故事和第一 一个单人首先发现 在的销售中覆盖了一辆轮胎。 据我所知，绝对是那些带着高尔夫球袋的树 他自己的雷击攻击。在他表现出的想法中 他们工作。Alten Stue，先生昨晚说。 Schoch看到了Sir. Wille的着装。当时有一场可怕的 倾盆大雨，伴随着雷鸣和一道明亮的 强光。强尼转向并表示它已经

纽曼（Newman）的表演热情、充满活力、迷人且令人喜爱，对于一名在爱丁堡模仿苏格兰口音的格洛斯特郡演员来说，这绝非易事。有时，他同时也展现了尼科尔森（Nicholson）的约克郡风格和布兰奇弗劳尔（Blanchflower）的贝尔法斯特风格。“我会在网上发一篇简短的评论，因为他把全部心血都投入到了其中，”切尔西球迷莫里斯（Maurice）在演出后说道，“我其实在约翰·怀特被杀的那个高尔夫球场打过球。”

新的托特纳姆热刺球场没有博物馆。俱乐部没有地方能妥善地纪念怀特。别让他的儿子提起这件事。罗布（Rob）在与前执行主席丹尼尔·莱维（Daniel Levy）沟通时没有得到结果，并希望在他的继任者任内最终能取得进展。“我的伴侣在球场刚开放时曾担任导游，那是人们问得最多的问题之一：博物馆在哪里？”

他打算联系热刺的苏格兰国际球员安德鲁·罗伯逊（Andrew Robertson），因为罗伯逊同样感受到了高知名度足球运动员在职业生涯巅峰期失去生命的悲剧。怀特的去世与罗伯逊的好友迪奥戈·若塔（Diogo Jota）的去世之间存在明显的平行之处。虽然利物浦在若塔致命的车祸后给予了极大的关怀，但20世纪60年代是不同的时代。罗布已故的母亲桑德拉（Sandra）认为，热刺对于一个被留下抚养两个幼子的年轻寡妇没有表现出足够的同情或支持。桑德拉在剧本采用这个故事之前就去世了。

热刺球场在2024年举行了首演。怀特在双冠王时期的队友克利夫·琼斯（Cliff Jones）出席了演出，热刺大使及前后卫加里·马布特（Gary Mabbutt）也在场。由于门票售出过多，不得不增加第二次演出。纽曼回忆道，在雷击事件发生60周年之际，那是一个充满情感的夜晚。

首演并非没有惊险时刻。剧中有一个瞬间，怀特对着一个虚拟的发球台挥动高尔夫球杆。“我们身后有一个价值50万英镑的屏幕，”纽曼说，“他们说，‘如果你用那根球杆把它击中了，我们会给你开账单的’。所以我们不得不把球杆锯掉，让它变成半根球杆，以防万一。”

• 《白哈特巷的幽灵》（The Ghost of White Hart Lane），Dairy Room, Underbelly, Bristo Square, 爱丁堡。2.55pm。今日最后一场演出

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他赢得了当地人的心。现在，戈登能成为巴萨下一个 No9 吗？

伊恩·霍基（IAN HAWKEY）评欧洲足坛

这名英格兰球员迅速成为弗里克诺坎普计划的核心，但可能会发现自己身处一个新的角色

在诺坎普的新更衣室里，有一个尚未分配的储物柜，此时起重机依然耸立在天空之中，巨大的上层看台座椅也尚未被固定。这里显然还有一个项目有待完成，但围绕着重组后的巴塞罗那阵容及其重建的主场，其目的和雄心是不言而喻的。俱乐部承诺，到本赛季结束时，宽阔的顶层看台将被巴萨拥趸们填满。

在接下来的 9 个月里，是否有人能将俱乐部的 No 9 球衣挂在那个空置的储物柜里，目前尚不明确。

转会窗口中最令人焦虑的意向交易——巴塞罗那试图将渴望加盟的胡利安·阿尔瓦雷斯带到这座即将成为西欧最大的定制足球场中效力——由于马德里竞技不愿将其出售给直接的国内竞争对手等因素，陷入了僵局。

因此，目前还没有 No9 —— 还没有。阿森纳的加布里埃尔·热苏斯可能很快就会抵达，加入巴塞罗那冲击西甲三连冠的尝试，以完善这个旨在将俱乐部重新定位为真正的欧冠竞争者的夏季交易计划。

尽管在正式比赛的前 5 天里取得了两场胜利并打入七球，带来了乐观情绪，但这里仍有一个缺口需要填补。上一任 No 9 球员罗伯特·莱万多夫斯基已经离队，被允许在芝加哥度过他 30 岁后期的职业生涯，他曾为巴塞罗那在 193 场比赛中打入 120 球。

他的接班人兼时任前锋搭档费兰·托雷斯本月离队，他曾在世界杯决赛中打入唯一进球，并以大约每 160 分钟一个球的效率为巴塞罗那打入 65 球。上赛季，莱万多夫斯基和费兰两人共打入 40 球。再加上租借而至但现已回到曼彻斯特联的马库斯·拉什福德贡献的 14 球，这意味着汉斯·弗里克失去了一层相当可观的终结能力。

这意味着主教练在球员们结束漫长的夏季假期归队以来，以越来越高的强度主导着该职位的试训——一场“伪 9 号”的轮换赛；在他最看重的球员中，有十人一直忙于世界杯直到最后一个周末。

前场三个位置有两个新签球员，他们都是合理的选择，但在一个资深球员中没有人能被准确定义为正统中锋的阵容里，他们只是临时充数的进攻尖刀。

竞争者中包括安东尼·戈登，他在夏季初从纽卡斯尔联加盟，就目前而言，他是巴塞罗那自上次与马德里竞技经过长期拉锯战并以 €1.2 亿 收购安托万·格里兹曼以来最昂贵的新援。那是七年前的事了，就在债务危机爆发之前。这场危机让通常处于足球俱乐部挥霍前列的巴塞罗那变成了市场上的乞讨者和借款人，变成了在低谷时期勉强让马丁·布赖斯韦特和孟菲斯·德佩等人穿上 No 9 球衣的补丁匠。

戈登的转会费可能上升至 €8000 万（约 £6850 万），他有了一个良好的开端。唯一的一次小波折是在主场首秀的一场对阵艾阿里队的友谊赛中罚丢了一粒点球。

但在西甲首轮客场 5-0（5 与 0）大胜埃尔切的比赛中，他在 6 分钟内贡献两次助攻，这为他在周四首次为俱乐部首发出场后，在诺坎普听到的起立鼓掌奠定了基础。

在 2-0（2 与 0）战胜毕尔巴鄂竞技的比赛中，身穿 17 号球衣且主要在左翼活动的戈登展现了足够的速度、技巧和采取主动的意愿，以至于到第 80 分钟他被同样是新人的卡里姆·阿代耶米替换下场时，在场的 62,000 名观众中有相当一部分人起身向他鼓掌。

《先锋卫报》（La Vanguardia）称他为“一个新的偶像”，在寻找对比点时追溯到了二十多年前。

“他来到这里的样子，似乎像极了亨里克·拉尔森，迅速适应了环境。”瑞典前锋拉尔森于2004年从凯尔特人加盟巴塞罗那，并在其第二个赛季中成为了球队夺得欧洲冠军杯的关键人物。

与此同时，《国家报》（El País）被戈登的“肺活量”和“活力”所折服，《报纸》（El Periodico）则将其形容为一名像“过度活跃的塔斯马尼亚恶魔”一样的足球运动员。弗里克对此表示赞同：“我看到了其他人看到的一样。那种强度，那种速度。而且他才刚刚到来，仍有进步的空间。”

戈登在巴塞罗那代表球队折磨毕尔巴鄂，而巴萨需要填补上赛季后离队球员留下的进球空缺，其中包括右侧的拉什福德。然而，马德里竞技不愿将阿尔瓦雷斯卖给他们，见上文。

弗里克和俱乐部的体育总监德科在2025-26赛季期间对他进行了密切分析。此前人们长期认为那是莱万多夫斯基的最后一个赛季，而该赛季左路首选的拉菲尼亚因伤缺席了相当长一段时间，拉什福德在此期间证明了自己是一名绰有能力的替补。

考虑到接班问题，巴萨的战略规划者在纽卡斯尔对阵巴萨的三场欧冠直接对话中密切关注了戈登，在这三次交手中，这位英格兰国脚均以中锋身份首发。上赛季，只有基利安·姆巴佩和哈里·凯恩在欧冠赛场上的进球数超过戈登；他的10个进球与阿尔瓦雷斯的数量持平，而后者在与马德里竞技的竞争中参与时间更长，一直打到了半决赛，而戈登和纽卡斯尔则在诺坎普球场的16强赛中惨败。

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“作为一名 9, 号球员，你必须发起逼抢并成为一名优秀的终结者，”弗里克说道，“我们有几名球员可以胜任这个角色。”

他那轮换的中锋阵容将在今晚主场对阵巴列卡诺的比赛中迎来最新一轮的尝试，这将是一个进一步探索费尔明·洛佩斯、戈登、丹尼·奥尔莫或拉菲尼亚在这一位置上能提供什么的机会。或者尝试让阿德耶米在中路利用其迅猛的加速能力。

此外，还有一个实验选项，即让拉明·亚马尔离开他作为创意发起地的右路。

哈姆扎·阿卜杜勒卡里姆是另一名青少年球员，但由于他展现出了足够的潜力，埃及队将其带到了世界杯。他已从巴萨的预备队晋升至一线队。他最符合传统 9 号球员的定义，弗里克承诺他将“获得上场时间”。

阿卜杜勒卡里姆现年 18. 岁。他处于正确的位置。在弗里克为巴塞罗那卫冕联赛冠军而定下的首场诺坎普比赛名单中，拉明是四名 19 岁球员之一。对于戈登来说，这是一个关键时刻，不仅因为他赢得了观众的欢呼，还因为当他在开球前肃立，在起重机之下，被周围异常密集的加泰罗尼亚旗帜环绕时，他不禁意识到自己已经是弗里克计划中的资深成员。

25, 岁的他与埃里克·加西亚并列，是首发阵容中年龄第二大的球员。

戈登或许是被巴塞罗那长期雇佣的，但他被引进是为了能够迅速适应，并成为一个立足于当下的领导者。

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挥霍£28m后仍未得分，斯托克城陷入困境

周六对阵斯托克城时，戈梅斯为狼队打入两球中的第一球

多米尼克·阿基博耶报道：尽管三场比赛全部落败，这家陶都俱乐部仍准备在转会窗进一步投入

斯托克城来到莫利纽球场时，背负着作为冠军联赛最高转会支出球队之一的期望。然而，他们再次遭遇失败，这是三场联赛中的第三场败仗。在夏季挥霍2800 万英镑 million后，球队的颓势仍未得到遏制，目前排名联赛垫底。

比赛仅进行两分钟，萨姆·加拉格尔在禁区外破门，为斯托克城在对阵伍尔弗汉普顿流浪者（狼队）的比赛中取得了完美开局。但领先优势迅速化为乌有，罗德里戈·戈梅斯在第23分钟前梅开二度，狼队势不可挡。随后，劳尔·希门内斯主罚点球命中，乔丹·詹姆斯在比赛末段再入一球，最终以4-1的比分击败斯托克城，给马克·罗宾斯的球队雪上加霜。

在上赛季排名第17名后，斯托克城试图通过巨额投入来扭转局面。自2017-18, 从英超联赛降级以来，他们再未能进入冠军联赛的前半区，老板约翰·科茨渴望终结这一局面。

当被问及巨额支出带来的压力时，斯托克城主教练罗宾斯表示：“无论如何，我自身就面临着压力，因为我们想要取得成就。老板100 per cent值得获得成功，这就是我的动力。”

在夏季支出方面，仅有伯恩利、米德尔斯堡和西汉姆联高于斯托克城——而这些球队都在争取升级。斯托克城进行了大规模招募，早期加盟球员包括伊桑·加尔布雷斯、米兰·斯米特、吉布里尔·苏马雷、卢克·格雷厄姆、斯万特·英格尔松和乔什·格里菲斯。随后，来自伊普斯维奇镇的双人组乔治·赫斯特和本·约翰逊进一步增强了球队的经验。

罗宾斯确认，在明天转会窗关闭前，斯托克城仍在寻找一名左后卫，据报道，20-year-old卢卡·邦比诺即将从圣迭戈FC加盟。

“老板简直太不可思议了，他投入了大量资金，我指的不仅是长期投入，在这个转会窗也是如此。但我们确实还需要更多，”罗宾斯说道。

有证据表明，斯托克城采取了精心规划的方法。伊恩·托伦斯去年被任命为俱乐部的招募主管，任务是开发一套更先进的运作机制。斯托克城的夏季计划包括对具有潜在转售价值的年轻球员以及成熟的冠军联赛球员进行重大投资。

托伦斯曾在南安普顿工作13年，随后在2024, 该俱乐部升入意甲联赛后，转投意大利俱乐部科莫。

新援加尔布雷斯、苏马雷、赫斯特和约翰逊四人在对阵狼队的比赛中首发，但均未能主导比赛。加尔布雷斯是斯托克城最昂贵的签约，从斯旺西市花费£1000 万引进，加盟以来在中场展现过几次高质量表现。他曾分别与另外两名中场补强球员苏马雷和英格尔松搭档，但这两组搭档都尚未能掌控比赛。

谈到斯托克城的防守缺陷时，罗宾斯说：“这是我们需要尽快解决的问题，因为我们引进的球员理应能够赢得抢断、赢得对抗并具备更强的身体对抗能力。”

赫斯特的初始转会费为£600 万，最高可达£1000 万。他尚未为新俱乐部进球，且在上周对阵赫尔城的比赛中错失点球，导致球队被淘汰出联赛杯。

然而，罗宾斯坚持认为他的球员不需要磨合时间，关键在于让他们在球场上更稳定地展现出自己的实力。

“我对我的员工说，我们几乎已经非常出色了，”罗宾斯说道。“这听起来很荒谬，因为我们在某些时刻的表现并不好，而正是这些时刻阻碍了我们变得真正出色。无论我们多么接近优秀，我们丢球还是太多了。”

尽管斯托克投入了大量资金，但罗宾斯深知，进步不能在理论层面停留太久。接连的失利暴露了这支球队仍在寻找凝聚力，而更紧迫的是缺乏防守稳固性；同时，如此规模的投资意味着耐心不太可能无限期延续。

科茨已经给了他的主教练重塑阵容的资源；现在，罗宾斯必须证明这次豪赌能够产生结果。赛季进行到第三场比赛，斯托克仍在等待那笔支出理应带来的蜕变。

布罗姆利与卢顿惨遭痛击

多米尼克·阿基博耶 (Dominic Akiboye)

在英格兰足球联赛第一级别（League One）的周末比赛中，亨里克·佩德森 (Henrik Pedersen) 执教的谢菲尔德星期三在希尔斯堡球场以 7-2 大胜布罗姆利，贡献了本周末最精彩的表演。

谢菲尔德星期三上赛季从冠军联赛（Championship）降级，在经历夏季的所有权变更后仍处于重建阶段。他们在半场结束前就已领先三球，并在中场休息后继续发起猛攻。

卡勒姆·斯拉特里 (Callum Slattery) 在第 7 分钟率先破门，随后梅森·伯斯托 (Mason Burstow) 将领先优势扩大到 2 球，贾马尔·洛 (Jamal Lowe) 将比分改写为 3-0。半场之后，路易·巴里 (Louie Barry) 在四分钟内连入两球，洛打入其个人第二球，加布里埃尔·奥特格巴约 (Gabriel Otegbayo) 以头球攻入第七球。布罗姆利的维克多·阿德博耶乔 (Victor Adeboyejo) 和奥特格巴约的一个乌龙球在比赛末段为球队带来微小的安慰。

佩德森对球员们的强度感到尤为满意，而不仅仅是比分。他表示：“我们在对抗中很强势，在争夺第二落点球时很强势，在第二落点球的争夺战中表现强悍。”

这位主教练表示，谢菲尔德星期三在半场后展现出了继续进攻的“极大渴望”，尽管他对比赛最后阶段布罗姆利在最后几分钟内打入两球的情况感到不满。

对于一家寻求在降级后立即做出反弹的俱乐部来说，这个结果极具说服力。谢菲尔德星期三在三场比赛中拿到了 6 分，目前在联赛中已攻入 9 球。佩德森还确认，随着转会截止日期的临近，俱乐部在转会市场上依然活跃，这表明重建过程尚未完成。

卢顿镇在昨日的一场比赛中遭遇本赛季英甲首败，曼斯菲尔德镇在 One Call 体育场以 5-2 狂胜。

内森·莫里亚-威尔士 (Nathan Moriah-Welsh) 在开场前 30 分钟内连入两球，随后路易斯·里德 (Louis Reed) 在半场结束前将比分扩大为 3-0。乔纳森·罗素 (Jonathan Russell) 在下半场前 11 分钟内再入两球，使曼斯菲尔德镇领先五球。纳基·威尔斯 (Nahki Wells) 在比赛末段连入两球，但尽管杰克·威尔希尔 (Jack Wilshere) 的球队拥有 59% 的控球率，但早已被击溃。

在英乙（League Two）中，沃尔索尔在经历末段惊险后以 3-2 击败阿克灵顿斯坦利，在开赛前三场比赛中拿到 7 分。里斯·史密斯 (Reece Smith) 先开纪录，在乔什·伍兹 (Josh Woods) 为客队扳平比分后，哈里森·伯克 (Harrison Burke) 在半场结束前重新取得领先，亚伦·普雷斯利 (Aaron Pressley) 在下半场早段打入第三球。斯特凡·莫尔斯 (Stefan Mols) 为阿克灵顿追回一球，但沃尔索尔顶住压力，与巴尼特（在主场 2-2 平切尔滕汉镇）以及上赛季国家联赛冠军约克城（以 2-1 击败埃克塞特城）一同跻身早期领跑者行列。

赛果与赛程

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英超联赛

伯恩茅斯 (1) 1< / td>< colspan="2">埃弗顿 (0) 1< / >< / tr><>< ="2">Scott 4111,135< / >< ="2">Tarkowski 90+1< / >< / ><>< ="2">切尔西 (3) 4< / >< ="2">布莱顿 (1) 3< / >< / ><>< ="2">Lavia 4Neto 14João Pedro 32Palmer 74< / >< ="2">Yalcouyé 35João Pedro 63 (乌龙球)Gross 90+6< / >< / ><>< ="2">考文垂 (0) 0< / >< ="2">赫尔城 (0) 1< / >< / ><>< ="2">31,239< / >< ="2">Millar 82< / >< / ><>< ="2">利兹联 (0) 1< / >< ="2">布伦特福德 (1) 1< / >< / ><>< ="2">Calvert-Lewin 7935,974< / >< ="2">Schade 41< / >< / ><>< ="2">利物浦 (0) 2< / >< ="2">诺丁汉森林 (1) 2< / >< / ><>< ="2">Isak 60Muñoz 8260,415< / >< ="2">Ndoye 24Gibbs-White 70 (点球)< / >< / ><>< ="2">曼彻斯特联 (1) 5< / >< ="2">伊普斯维奇镇 (1) 2< / >< / ><>< ="2">Fernandes40, 61 (点球), 68Greaves 56 (乌龙球)Mbeumo 82< / >< ="2">Davis 29Akpom 90+174,148< / >< / ><>< ="2">桑德兰 (0) 1< / >< ="2">富勒姆 (0) 0< / >< / ><>< ="2">Isidor 75< / >< ="2">46,781< / >< / ><>< ="2">托特纳姆热刺 (0) 0< / >< ="2">纽卡斯尔联 (0) 2< / >< / ><>< ="2">61,025< / >< ="2">Elanga 62Wissa 72< / >< / table>

天空投注冠军联赛

布莱克本 森下 4912,905< / td><>(0) 1< / ><>女王公园巡游者 史密斯 51 邓恩 74< / ><>(0) 2< / >< / tr><><>博尔顿 21,581< / ><>(0) 0< / ><>林肯城 豪斯 66< / ><>(0) 1< / >< / ><><>布里斯托尔城 托莱 31 奈特 56< / ><>(1) 2< / ><>朴茨茅斯 米洛瓦诺维奇 90+5 (点球) 24,134< / ><>(0) 1< / >< / ><><>卡迪夫 莫兰 2 阿什福德 3821,036< / ><>(2) 2< / ><>谢菲尔德联 坎农 4 (点球) 奥黑尔 7< / ><>(2) 2< / >< / ><><>查尔顿 格兰特 56< / ><>(0) 1< / ><>普雷斯顿 17,256< / ><>(0) 0< / >< / ><><>德比 26,576< / ><>(0) 0< / ><>斯旺西 奥波库 2, 欧姆 44 佩雷拉-马丁斯 90+1< / ><>(2) 3< / >< / ><><>米德尔斯堡 兰克希尔 48, 73 琼斯 87< / ><>(0) 3< / ><>西布罗姆 摩根 65 29,571< / ><>(0) 1< / >< / ><><>诺维奇 图雷 2, 21 布鲁克斯 5, 67 红牌：劳伦特 (伯恩利) 77< / ><>(3) 4< / ><>伯恩利 劳伦特 27 25,498< / ><>(1) 1< / >< / ><><>南安普顿 拉林 25, 62 阿扎兹 38 希恩扎 55 (点球) 费洛斯 86< / ><>(2) 5< / ><>米尔沃尔 赛克斯 15 29,167< / ><>(1) 1< / >< / ><><>沃特福德 纳比扎达 1920,976< / ><>(1) 1< / ><>西汉姆 波洛克 27 (乌龙球)< / ><>(1) 1< / >< / ><><>狼队 马丁斯-戈麦斯 19, 22 mene 55 (点球) 詹姆斯 84< / ><>(2) 4< / ><>斯托克 盖拉格尔 2 30,334< / ><>(1) 1< / >< / table>

天空投注甲级联赛

<><>AFC温布尔登 (0) 1 伊波利特 88< / ><>威根 (0) 07,304< / >< / ><><>黑池 (2) 4 威廉姆斯 19 查尔斯 20 安德森 56 耶茨 72< / ><>彼得伯勒 (0) 09,327< / >< / ><><>剑桥联 (0) 1 布拉德肖 807,041< / ><>哈德斯菲尔德 (0) 2 泰勒 82, 89 (点球)< / >< / ><><>莱顿东方 (0) 1 奥耶昆莱 85< / ><>巴恩斯利 (1) 3 柯克 15 麦基汉 64 (点球) 克利里 76< / >< / ><><>米尔顿凯恩斯 (0) 016,198< / ><>莱斯特 (0) 0< / >< / ><><>曼斯菲尔德 (3) 5 莫里亚-威尔士 17, 28 里德 45 罗素 47, 56< / ><>卢顿 (0) 2 威尔士 78 (点球), 90+2< / >< / ><><>诺丁汉郡 (0) 2 史密斯 78, 84 (点球) 红牌：蒂尔特 (伯顿阿尔比恩) 83< / ><>伯顿阿尔比恩 (1) 1 德拉普 22< / >< / ><><>普利茅斯 (1) 2 皮耶古埃洛 44 怀特 50< / ><>布拉德福德 (0) 015,494< / >< / ><><>谢菲尔德周三 (3) 7 斯拉特里 7, 伯斯托 31 洛 45, 73 巴里 46, 49 奥特格巴约 81< / ><>布罗姆利 (0) 2 阿德博耶乔 85 (点球) 奥特格巴约 87 (乌龙球) 30,006< / >< / ><><>史蒂夫尼奇 (0) 2 马金尼斯 57 桑德森 82< / ><>唐卡斯特 (0) 2 塞尼尔 70, 贝利 803,139< / >< / ><><>斯托克波特 (2) 5 伍德 16, 23 伍顿 56 戴蒙德 61, 曼德隆 89< / ><>怀科姆 (1) 1 伍德罗 438,774< / >< / table>

<>< rowspan="2">< / >< rowspan="2">场次< / >< colspan="5">主场< / >< colspan="7">客场< / >< / ><><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>进< / ><>失< / ><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>进< / ><>失< / ><>净胜< / ><>积分< / >< / ><><>▲ 1 曼彻斯特城< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>▲ 2 赫尔< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>▲ 3 切尔西< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>▼ 4 布伦特福德< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▲ 5

Newcastle< / td> 2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>4< / >< / tr> <>▼ 6 Everton< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▲ 7 Leeds< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▼ 8 Brighton< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▼ 9 Arsenal< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>0 < / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▲ 10 曼彻斯特

联< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▲ 11 Sunderland< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▼ 12 伊普斯维奇镇< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>5< / ><>-2< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▼ 13 Liverpool< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>▼ 14 Bournemouth< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>-1< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>► 15 诺丁汉

森林< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1 < / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>-1< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>▼ 16 Fulham< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>-2< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>▲ 17 Aston Villa< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>0 < / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>-4< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>► 18 Coventry< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>-4< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>▼ 19 Crystal Palace< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>-5< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>▼ 20

Tottenham< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>-5< / ><>0< / >< / table>

得分榜

3 费尔南德斯 (曼彻斯特联) 2 谢尔基 (曼彻斯特城)，如图所示 2 埃兰加 (纽卡斯尔) 2 哈兰德 (曼彻斯特城)，如图所示 2 欣谢尔伍德 (布莱顿) 2 若昂·佩德罗 (切尔西) 2 帕尔默 (切尔西) 1 阿贾伊 (赫尔) 1 阿克波姆 (伊普斯维奇) 1 安古洛 (桑德兰) 1 巴里 (埃弗顿) *另有38名球员各得1球

< / td>< rowspan="2">P< / >< colspan="5">主场< / >< colspan="7">客场< / >< / tr><><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>得< / ><>失< / ><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>得< / ><>失< / ><>净胜< / ><>积分< / >< / ><><>▲ 1 查尔顿< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>9< / >< / ><><>▲ 2 狼队< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>6< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>▲ 3 斯旺西< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>▲ 4 QPR< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>▲ 5

米德尔斯堡< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>▼ 6 米尔沃尔< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>▼ 7 西布罗姆维奇< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>▲ 8 伯明翰< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>▼ 9 沃特福德< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>▼ 10

布莱克本< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▼ 11 博尔顿< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▲ 12 布里斯托尔城< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>-1< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▼ 13 加的夫< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▲ 14 谢菲尔德联< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▼ 15

朴茨茅斯< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>-1< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▲ 16 诺维奇< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>-1< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▲ 17 林肯城< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>-2< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▲ 18 南安普顿*< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>8< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>5< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>▼ 19 西汉姆< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>-1< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>▼ 20

Wrexham< / td> 3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>-1< / ><>2< / >< / tr> <>▼ 21 德比< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>5< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>-4< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>▼ 22 伯恩利< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>-5< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>▼ 23 普雷斯顿< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>-4< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>▼ 24 斯托克< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>-6< / ><>0< / >< / table>

*因违反联赛规则被扣除 4 分

得分榜

4 兰克希尔 (米德尔斯堡) 4 拉林 (南安普顿)，如图所示 2 阿尔孔特 (米尔沃尔) 2 阿什福德 (卡迪夫) 2 布鲁克斯 (诺维奇) 2 坎贝尔 (查尔顿) 2 切尔 (女王公园巡游者) 2 考伯恩 (米尔沃尔) 2 弗莱明 (伯恩利) 2 古德约翰森 (布莱克本) 2 斯 (狼队) *另有九名球员攻入 2 球

威尔逊·伊西多在光明球场打入了本场比赛唯一的进球，桑德兰借此获得了他们的

< / td>< rowspan="2">场次< / >< colspan="5">主场< / >< colspan="7">客场< / >< / tr><><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>得< / ><>失< / ><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>得< / ><>失< / ><>净胜< / ><>积分< / >< / ><><>▲ 1 布莱克本< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>► 2 哈德斯菲尔德< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>▲ 3 斯托克波特< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>▲ 4 谢菲尔德星期三< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>▲ 5 曼斯菲尔德< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>▼ 6 布拉德福德城< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>▲ 7 诺茨郡< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>▼ 8 牛津联< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▲ 9 巴恩斯利< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▼ 10 剑桥联< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▼ 11 伯顿阿尔比恩< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▲ 12 普利茅斯< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▼ 13 卢顿< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>8< / ><>-2< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▲ 14 AFC温布尔登< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>-2< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▼ 15 布罗姆利< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>7< / ><>-4< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>▼ 16 MK Dons< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▼ 17 雷顿东方< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>-1< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>▼ 18 彼得伯勒< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>6< / ><>-5< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>► 19

Stevenage< / td> 3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>-1< / ><>2< / >< / tr> <>►20 唐卡斯特< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>-1< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>▼21 莱斯特< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>-1< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>▼22 威科姆< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>6< / ><>-4< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>▼23 雷丁< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>-1< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>►24

威根< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>-4< / ><>0< / >< / table>

得分榜

3 阿德博耶乔 (布罗姆利) 3 洛韦 (谢菲尔德星期三)，如图所示 3 马里奥特 (雷丁) 3 泰勒 (哈德斯菲尔德) 3 威尔斯 (卢顿) 2 巴里 (谢菲尔德星期三) 2 柯林斯 (米尔顿凯恩斯 Dons) 2 戴蒙德 (斯托克波特) 2 曼德隆 (斯托克波特) 2 莫里亚-威尔什 (曼斯菲尔德) 2 帕尔默 (卢顿) * 另有九名球员各得 2 球

天空投注第二联赛

巴尼特 (1) 2 切尔滕纳姆 (0) 2 Lakin 11 Broom 60 Tshimanga 78 (点球) McCann 64 科尔切斯特 (0) 1 罗奇代尔 (0) 0 Williams 87 4,683 克劳利 (0) 0 布里斯托尔流浪者 (2) 2 4,120 James 23 Kamwa 41 吉林厄姆 (1) 1 诺森普顿 (1) 1 McManus 7 Briggs 36 5,701 格里姆斯比 (1) 2 弗利特伍德 (1) 2 Doyle 37 Davies 6 Cook 64 Potter 69 7,067 纽波特郡 (1) 2 特兰米尔 (0) 2 Gwengwe 11, 90 Okoro 71 4,606 Jones 75 奥尔德姆 (1) 3 斯温顿 (0) 0 Nevitt 41 Kavanagh 84 (点球) Fondop 90+5 波特韦尔 (0) 0 克鲁 (0) 0 8,997 罗瑟勒姆 (1) 2 切斯特菲尔德 (0) 1 Tavares Desidério 12 Mandeville 88 (点球) Mullin 90 9,391 什鲁斯伯里 (0) 1 索尔福德 (0) 0 Boyle 74 沃尔索尔 (2) 3 阿克灵顿 (1) 2 Smith 8 Woods 12 Burke 45+6 Mols 57 Pressley 53 约克 (1) 2 埃克塞特 (0) 1 Newby 7 Fitzwater 90+1 Malcolm 76

< / td>< rowspan="2">场次< / >< colspan="5">主场< / >< colspan="7">客场< / >< / tr><><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>进球< / ><>失球< / ><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>进球< / ><>失球< / ><>净胜球< / ><>积分< / >< / ><><>1 巴尼特< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>2 沃尔索尔< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>3 约克< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>4 科尔切斯特< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>5 克鲁< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>6 奥尔德姆< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>7 布里斯托尔流浪者< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>8 特兰米尔< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>9 弗利特伍德< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>10 格里姆斯比镇< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>11 纽波特郡< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>12 切尔滕纳姆< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>13 罗瑟勒姆< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>14 斯温顿< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>-2< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>15 < / >< / table>

Exeter< / td> 3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>3< / >< / tr> <>16 Chesterfield< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>-1< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>17 Crawley< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>-2< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>18 Shrewsbury< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>-3< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>19 Northampton< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>-1< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>20 Port

Vale< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>-2< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>21 Gillingham< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>-3< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>22 Accrington Stanley< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>5< / ><>-3< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>23 Salford< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>-4< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>24 Rochdale< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>-5< / ><>0< / >< / table>

得分榜

4 Gwengwe (纽波特郡)，如图所示 3 Kavanagh (奥尔德姆) 3 Lakin (巴尼特) 3 Newby (约克) 2 Boyes (约克) 2 Broom (切尔滕纳姆) 2 Caton (阿克灵顿) 2 Cavegn (布里斯托尔流浪者) 2 Fitzwater (埃克塞特) 2 Kamwa (布里斯托尔流浪者) 2 March (克鲁) * 另有三名球员攻入 2 球

被红牌罚下：Dunachie (克莱德) 60

通过击败富勒姆获得了本赛季的首分。他之前的进球是在世界杯期间代表海地队攻入的

国家联赛 国家联赛北区

< / td><>P< / ><>W< / ><>D< / ><>L< / ><>F< / ><>A< / ><>GDPts< / >< / tr><><>萨顿联< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>7< / ><>1< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>博勒姆伍德< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>11< / ><>5< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>绍森德< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>8< / ><>5< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>霍恩彻奇< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>7< / ><>5< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>东莱利< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>4< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>叶维尔< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>哈罗盖特< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>11< / ><>8< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>法伊尔德< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>8< / ><>6< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>奥尔德肖特< / ><>

4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>基德明斯特< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>波士顿联< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>哈特尔普尔< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>沃辛< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>森林

格林< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>5< / ><>8< / ><>-3< / >< / ><><>卡莱尔< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>8< / ><>6< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>斯坎索普< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>6< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>塔姆沃思< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>8< / ><>11< / ><>-3< / >< / ><><>哈利法克斯< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>9< / ><>-1< / >< / ><><>阿尔特林查姆< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>-3< / >< / ><><>盖茨黑德< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>-3< / >< / ><><>沃金< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>-5< / >< / ><><>韦尔德斯通< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>7< / ><>-3< / >< / ><><>巴罗< / ><>4< / ><>0<

<>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>8< / ><>-4< / >< / ><><>索利哈尔穆尔斯< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>13< / ><>-9< / >< / table>

国家联赛南区

今日 (3.0)：波士顿联 对 霍恩彻奇；卡莱尔 对 斯坎索普；东莱利 对 奥尔德肖特；森林格林 对 阿尔特林查姆；哈罗盖特 对 盖茨黑德；基德明斯特 对 巴罗；索利哈尔穆尔斯 对 AFC 法伊尔德；萨顿联 对 韦尔德斯通；沃金 对 绍森德；沃辛 对 博勒姆伍德；叶维尔 对 塔姆沃思。明日 哈利法克斯 对 哈特尔普尔 (7.45)。

得分榜

< / td><>场次< / ><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>进球< / ><>失球< / ><>净胜球< / >< / tr><><>赫本 (Hebburn)< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>11< / ><>5< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>切斯特 (Chester)< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>7< / ><>2< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>麦克尔斯菲尔德 (Macclesfield)< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>赫里福德 (Hereford)< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>9< / ><>3< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>牛津城 (Oxford City)< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>9< / ><>5< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>南希尔兹 (South Shields)< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>斯卡伯勒 (Scarborough)< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>13< / ><>7< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>哈伯勒 (Harborough)< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>8< / ><>6< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>斯波尔丁 (Spalding)< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>乔利 (Chorley)< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>6< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>巴克斯顿 (Buxton)< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>8< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>默瑟镇 (Merthyr Town)< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>7< / ><>6< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>马林 (Marine)< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>贝德福德 (Bedford)< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>10< / ><>-2< / >< / ><><>沃克斯奥普 (Worksop)< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>5< / ><>9< / ><>-4< / >< / ><><>海德内斯福德 (Hednesford)< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>8< / ><>10< / ><>-2< / >< / ><><>南港 (Southport)< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>9< / ><>12< / ><>-3< / >< / ><><>布拉克利 (Brackley)< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>6< / ><>-2< / >< / ><><>莫克姆 (Morecambe)< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>6< / ><>-2< / >< / ><><>金斯林 (King's Lynn)< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>11< / ><>-5< / >< / ><><>斯彭尼穆尔 (Spennymoor)< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>5< / ><>12< / ><>-7< / >< / ><><>达灵顿 (Darlington)< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>7< / ><>11< / ><>-4< / >< / ><><>拉德克利夫 (Radcliffe)< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>10< / ><>-7< / >< / ><><>特尔福德足球俱乐部 (AFC Telford)< / ><>5< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>9< / ><>-3< / >< / table>

8 拉什 (Rush) (博勒姆伍德) 4 亚伯拉罕斯 (Abrahams) (卡莱尔) 3 邦克 (Bunker) (奥尔德肖特) 3 布罗德 (Broad) (AFC 费尔德) 3 多内利 (Donnelly) (塔姆沃思) 3 吉尔塞南 (Gilsenan) (哈利法克斯) 3 基齐 (Kizzi) (霍恩丘奇) 3 麦考密克 (McCormick) (叶维尔) 3 韦克林 (Wakeling) (索利哈尔)

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2< / td><>1< / ><>1< / ><>8< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>7< / >< / tr> <>Tonbridge< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>8< / ><>6< / ><>2< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>Dover< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>11< / ><>0< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>H Hempstead< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>6< / ><>0< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>Farnborough< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>Chesham< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>7< / ><>1< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>Chelmsford< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>Torquay< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>5< / ><>-1< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>Farnham< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>

8< / ><>-2< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>AFC Totton< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>-5< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>Maidenhead< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>-2< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>Salisbury< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>Braintree< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>11< / ><>-4< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>Hampton & R< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>14< / ><>-8< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>Ebbsfleet< / ><>0< / ><>0 < / >< / ><><>Slough< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>6< / ><>13< / ><>-7< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>Walton &

H< / ><>5< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>16< / ><>-14< / ><>0< / >< / table>

贝德福德 3-1 斯彭尼穆尔；布拉克利镇 A-A 南希尔兹；达灵顿 1-2 麦克尔斯菲尔德；赫本 4-2 钦斯林；赫里福德 1-1 切斯特；马林 2-0 拉德克利夫；默瑟尔镇 1-1 乔利；斯卡伯勒 5-1 索斯波特；斯帕尔丁 3-1 沃克斯奥普。

最佳射手

5 西布尔斯基 (斯波尔丁) 3 伊温泽 (赫里福德) 3 波洛克 (牛津城) 2 阿松巴隆加 (哈伯勒) 2 伯吉斯 (南港) 2 埃文斯 (贝德福德) 2 哈拉特 (沃克斯奥普) 2 赫尔 (斯卡伯勒) 2 马多克斯 (默西尔镇) 2 麦克劳林 (达灵顿)

OWEN HUMPHREYS / PA

AFC托顿 0 切舍姆 4；比勒里凯 2 顿布里奇 2；切姆斯福德 1 梅登黑德 0；多佛 3 布雷恩特里 3；赫梅尔海姆斯特德镇 1 韦斯顿-超级马尔 3；霍舍姆 1 法纳姆 2；梅德斯通 2 索尔兹伯里 1；斯劳 0 福克斯通 2；托基 1 汉普顿与里士满 1；特鲁罗 3 达格纳姆与雷德布里奇 0；沃尔顿与赫舍姆 1 多金 4。

得分榜

4 Tanga (Tonbridge) 3 Bartolo (Salisbury) 3 Lokko (Folkestone) 2 Ash (Weston-super-Mare) 2 Bonne (Billericay) 2 Charles (Maidstone) 2 Evans (Farnham) 2 Fernandez (Hampton & Richmond) 2 Pigott (Folkestone) 2 Rodari (Dagenham & Redbridge)

威廉希尔苏超联赛 (WILLIAM HILL SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP)

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<><>亚伯丁 18,343< / ><>(0) 0< / ><>格拉斯哥流浪者 Shankland 69 (点球)< / ><>(0) 1< / >< / ><><>凯尔特人 Durán 4, 29< / ><>(2) 2< / ><>法尔基克 Donovan 72 (乌龙)< / ><>(0) 1< / >< / ><><>邓迪 Westley 836,534< / ><>(0) 1< / ><>希伯尼安 Boyle 25 Wright 61< / ><>(1) 2< / >< / ><><>之心 Wilson 9 Alic 39 (乌龙)< / ><>(2) 2< / ><>圣约翰斯通 Paton 4818,714< / ><>(0) 1< / >< / ><><>基尔马诺克 5,389< / ><>(0) 0< / ><>邓迪联 Agyei 12 Sapsford 36 (点球) Ferry 41, Randall 77< / ><>(3) 4< / >< / ><><>圣米伦 Nsio 39, John 44 Ramos 45+45,295< / ><>(3) 3< / ><>马瑟韦尔 Maswanhise Charles-Cook Kanga 90+3< / ><>(2) 3< / >< / table>

威廉希尔苏格兰冠军联赛 (WILLIAM HILL SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP)

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阿布罗斯 (0) 1 利文斯顿 (0) 0 Reilly 48 (点球) 1,624 红牌：MacPherson (利文斯顿) 44, Constable (阿布罗斯) 85

<><>艾尔< / ><>(1) 1< / ><>莫顿< / ><>(0) 1< / >< / ><><>Murphy 44 (点球)< / ><>< / ><>Brophy 63< / ><>< / >< / ><><>2,174< / ><>< / >< / ><><>帕蒂克< / ><>(0) 0< / ><>女王公园< / ><>(0) 0< / >< / ><><>3,911< / ><>< / >< / table>

第一联赛 (LEAGUE ONE)

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<>< colspan="2">艾尔德里安人(0) 0996< / ><>东法伊夫< / ><>(0) 0< / >< / ><><>阿洛亚< / ><>(1) 1< / ><>彼得海德< / ><>(0) 1< / >< / ><>< ="2">Marchant 45+1559< / ><>Ross 55< / ><>< / >< / ><><>汉密尔顿< / ><>(1) 1< / ><>科夫< / ><>(0) 0< / >< / ><>< ="2">Ryan 16< / ><>812< / ><>< / >< / ><><>蒙罗斯< / ><>(1) 2< / ><>南女王< / ><>(0) 1< / >< / ><>< ="2">Oliver 3, 54 (点球)561< / ><>Clark 49< / ><>< / >< / ><>< ="2">罗斯郡 (1) 4< / ><>东基尔布赖德< / ><>(0) 0< / >< / ><>< ="2">Graham 45+1, 72< / ><>< / >< / ><>< ="2">McCarvel 48, Lindsay 51< / ><>< / >< / table>

第二联赛

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<>< ="3">埃尔金 (2) 4 斯特灵阿尔比恩 (0) 0< / >< / ><>< ="3">Girvan 28< / >< / ><>< ="3">Gallagher 39< / >< / ><>< ="3">Colloty 60, Brown 78< / >< / ><>< ="3">斯特兰雷尔 (2) 2 凯尔蒂 (0) 0< / >< / ><>< ="3">Dobbie 21, 37 454< / >< / ><>< ="3">斯巴坦人(0) 3 克莱德 (1) 3< / >< / ><>< ="3">Dinanga 69 Williamson 29, 54 (点球)< / >< / ><>< ="3">Mudie 79 Connell 58< / >< / ><>< ="3">Sonkur 88 434< / >< / table>

女子超级联赛

下场赛程

周五 伦敦城 对阵 曼彻斯特联 (7.0)。 周六 切尔西 对阵 阿斯顿维拉 (12.30)。

周日 布莱顿 对阵 阿森纳 (12.0)；查尔顿 对阵 利物浦 (2.0)；水晶宫 对阵 埃弗顿 (2.0)；曼彻斯特城 对阵 伯明翰 (2.30)；托特纳姆 对阵 西汉姆联 (12.0)。

女子超级联赛 2

下场赛程

周五 沃特福德 v 伯恩利 (7.30)。 周日（除非另有说明，否则均为 2.0）：达勒姆 v 南安普顿 (12.0)；伊普斯维奇 v 诺丁汉森林；纽卡斯尔 v 伍尔弗汉普顿；谢菲尔德联 v 莱斯特城；桑德兰 v 布里斯托尔城。

荷兰足球甲级联赛

< / td><>场次< / ><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>进球< / ><>失球< / ><>净胜球 / 积分< / >< / tr><><>阿尔克马尔< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>13< / ><>3< / ><>10< / >< / ><><>埃因霍温< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>15< / ><>5< / ><>10< / >< / ><><>费耶诺德< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>10< / ><>6< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>阿贾克斯< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>8< / ><>2< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>前进之鹰< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>11< / ><>9< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>福图纳锡塔德< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>8< / ><>7< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>奈梅亨< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>8< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>埃克塞尔西奥尔< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>特温特< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>格罗宁根< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>9< / ><>10< / ><>-1< / >< / ><><>海伦芬< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>6< / ><>-1< / >< / ><><>斯巴达鹿特丹< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>特尔斯塔< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>-5< / >< / ><><>兹沃勒< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>8< / ><>-4< / >< / ><><>威廉二世< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>10< / ><>-6< / >< / ><><>海牙< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>11< / ><>-7< / >< / ><><>乌得勒支< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>15< / ><>-9< / >< / ><><>坎布尔< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>16< / ><>-12< / >< / table>

法国足球甲级联赛

阿尔克马尔 5-2 前进之鹰；坎布尔 1-4 特温特；埃克塞尔西奥尔 2-1 斯巴达鹿特丹；费耶诺德 2-2 海牙；兹沃勒 1-3 奈梅亨；特尔斯塔 0-4 阿贾克斯；乌得勒支 1-6 埃因霍温；威廉二世 2-2 海伦芬。

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Havre< / td> 2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>-1< / >< / tr> <>图卢兹< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>-2< / >< / ><><>尼斯< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>-3< / >< / ><><>欧塞尔< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>-5< / >< / table>

欧塞尔 1 安热 3；布雷斯特 2 图卢兹 2；洛里昂 1 特鲁瓦 2；里昂 1 勒阿弗尔 1；摩纳哥 2 马赛 0；巴黎足球俱乐部 3 尼斯 0；雷恩 3 勒芒 2；斯特拉斯堡 2 朗斯 1。

德国足球甲级联赛

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奥格斯堡 3 沙尔克04 0；多特蒙德 2 汉堡 0；科隆 3 霍芬海姆 2；埃尔弗斯贝格 3 勒沃库森 2；弗赖堡 4 云达不莱梅 1；美因茨 0 帕德博恩 0；RB莱比锡 3 门兴格拉德巴赫 0；柏林联盟 3 法兰克福 3。

意大利足球甲级联赛

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0< / td> 0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / >< / tr> <>弗罗西诺内< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>那不勒斯< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>萨索洛< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>卡利亚里< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>博洛尼亚< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>-1< / >< / ><><>都灵< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>-2< / >< / ><><>热那亚< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>-3< / >< / ><><>帕尔马< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>-3< / >< / ><><>蒙扎< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>7< / ><>-4< / t

d>< / ><><>威尼斯< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>-4< / >< / ><><>佛罗伦萨< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>7< / ><>-7< / >< / table>

卡利亚里 0-1 国际米兰；佛罗伦萨 0-3 弗罗西诺内；尤文图斯 2-0 帕尔马；拉齐奥 1-0 热那亚；蒙扎 2-3 乌迪内斯；那不勒斯 1-2 科莫；萨索洛 2-1 都灵。

西班牙足球甲级联赛 (SPANISH LA LIGA)

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*不包括昨晚的比赛

德波尔蒂沃·拉科鲁尼亚 3-1 瓦伦西亚；莱万特 5-2 皇家贝蒂斯；皇家马德里 4-0 马拉加；皇家社会 2-1 西班牙人；塞维利亚 1-3 马德里竞技。

TheGame

赛程

今日开球时间均为 7.45，除非另有说明

英超联赛 阿斯顿维拉 对阵 阿森纳 (8.0)。 Enterprise National (3.0)：北区 AFC 特尔福德 对阵 贝德福德；巴克斯顿 对阵 默西尔镇； 切斯特 对阵 莫克姆；乔利 对阵 布拉克利； 哈罗伯勒 对阵 马林；金斯林 对阵 斯卡伯勒；麦克尔斯菲尔德 对阵 赫本； 拉德克利夫 对阵 达灵顿；南希尔兹 对阵 斯波尔丁；南港 对阵 赫里福德； 斯彭尼穆尔 对阵 赫德斯福德；沃克斯奥普 对阵 牛津城。南区 布雷特里 对阵 法恩伯勒；切舍姆 对阵 多佛； 达格纳姆和红桥 对阵 斯劳；多金 对阵 特鲁罗；法纳姆 对阵 托基；福克斯通 对阵 赫梅尔海姆斯特德；汉普顿和里士满 对阵 梅德斯通；梅登黑德 对阵 AFC 托顿； 索尔兹伯里 对阵 比勒里凯；汤布里奇 对阵 沃尔顿和赫舍姆；韦斯顿超级马雷 对阵 切姆斯福德。

明日

天空投注冠军联赛 伯明翰 对阵 南安普顿 (8.0)；林肯城 对阵 布莱克本；朴茨茅斯 对阵 德比；普雷斯顿 对阵 布里斯托尔城；谢菲尔德联 对阵 博尔顿；斯托克 对阵 诺维奇 (8.0)；斯旺西 对阵 沃特福德；西汉姆 对阵 伍尔弗汉普顿。英甲联赛 布拉德福德城 对阵 剑桥联；布罗姆利 对阵 莱顿东方；唐卡斯特 对阵 诺丁汉郡；哈德斯菲尔德 对阵 牛津联；莱斯特 对阵 普利茅斯；彼得伯勒 对阵 史蒂夫尼奇；威科姆 对阵 谢菲尔德星期三。英乙联赛 阿克灵顿斯坦利 对阵 格里姆斯比；布里斯托尔流浪者 对阵 考尔切斯特；切尔滕纳姆 对阵 约克；切斯特菲尔德 对阵 吉林厄姆；克鲁 对阵 沃尔索尔；埃克塞特 对阵 巴尼特；弗利特伍德 对阵 奥尔德姆；北安普顿 对阵 克劳利；罗奇代尔 对阵 什鲁斯伯里；索尔福德 对阵 纽波特郡；斯温顿 对阵 普特维尔；特兰米尔 对阵 罗瑟勒姆。

周三

天空投注冠军联赛 伯恩利 对阵 米德尔斯堡 (8.0)；米尔沃尔 对阵 雷克斯汉姆；女王公园巡游者 对阵 加的夫；西布罗姆维奇 对阵查尔顿。英甲联赛 巴恩斯利 对阵 布莱克浦；伯顿阿尔比恩 对阵 AFC 温布尔登；卢顿 对阵 斯托克波特；雷丁 对阵 曼斯菲尔德 (8.0)；维冈 对阵 MK Dons。

Vertu EFL 奖杯赛 唐卡斯特 对阵 利物浦 U21 (7.0)。

威廉希尔超级联赛 凯尔特人 对阵 阿伯丁；邓迪 对阵 圣约翰斯通；法尔基克 对阵 流浪者 (8.0)；基尔马诺克 对阵 圣米伦；马瑟韦尔 对阵 邓迪联。

周四

威廉希尔超级联赛 希伯尼安 对阵 心脏。 周五

英超联赛 伊普斯维奇 对阵 利物浦 (8.0)。Enterprise National 阿特林查姆 对阵 伊斯特利。威廉希尔冠军联赛 利文斯顿 对阵 斯坦豪斯缪尔 (7.30)。

周六

除非另有说明，开球时间均为 3.0

英超联赛 布伦特福德 v 桑德兰；布莱顿 v 利兹；富勒姆 v 水晶宫；赫尔 v 阿斯顿维拉 (5.30)；曼彻斯特城 v 科文特里；纽卡斯尔 v 伯恩茅斯 (12.30)；诺丁汉森林 v 托特纳姆。天空投注冠军联赛 伯恩利 v 布里斯托尔城；林肯城 v 南安普顿 (12.30)；米尔沃尔 v 博尔顿；朴茨茅斯 v 加的夫；普雷斯顿 v 布莱克本 (12.30)；女王公园巡游者 v 米德尔斯堡；谢菲尔德联 v 诺维奇；斯托克 v查尔顿 (12.30)；斯旺西 v 雷克斯汉姆 (8.0)；西布罗姆维奇 v 沃特福德；西汉姆 v 德比。甲级联赛 巴恩斯利 v 史蒂夫尼奇；布拉德福德城 v 曼斯菲尔德；伯顿阿尔比恩 v 剑桥联；唐卡斯特 v 普利茅斯；哈德斯菲尔德 v 诺丁汉郡；莱斯特 v 牛津联；卢顿 v 莱顿东方；彼得伯勒 v 谢菲尔德星期三 (12.30)；雷丁 v 布莱克浦；威根 v 斯托克波特郡 (12.30)；威科姆 v 米尔顿凯恩斯唐斯。乙级联赛 阿克灵顿斯坦利 v 克劳利；布里斯托尔流浪者 v 罗瑟勒姆；切尔滕纳姆 v 格里姆斯比；切斯特菲尔德 v 巴尼特；克鲁 v 约克；埃克塞特 v 沃尔索尔；弗利特伍德 v 什鲁斯伯里 (12.30)；北安普顿 v 纽波特郡；罗奇代尔 v 吉灵汉；索尔福德 v 波特维尔 (12.30)；斯温登 v 考尔切斯特；特兰米尔 v 奥尔德姆。

企业国家联赛 AFC 费尔德 v 沃辛；奥尔德肖特 v 哈利法克斯 (12.30)；巴罗 v 萨顿联；博勒姆伍德 v 卡莱尔 (5.30)；盖茨黑德 v 索利赫尔穆尔斯；哈特尔普尔 v 沃金；霍恩彻奇 v 福雷斯特格林；斯坎索普 v 哈罗盖特；绍森德 v 尤维尔 (12.30)；塔姆沃思 v 波士顿联；韦尔德斯通 v 基德明斯特。北部 贝德福德 v 拉德克利夫；布拉克利 v 哈罗伯勒；达灵顿 v 金斯林；赫本 v 切斯特；赫德内斯福德 v 南希尔兹；赫里福德 v 斯彭尼穆尔；马林 v 沃克斯奥普；默瑟镇 v 麦克尔斯菲尔德；莫克姆 v 巴克斯顿；牛津城 v 乔利；斯卡伯勒 v AFC 特尔福德；斯波尔丁 v 南波特。南部 AFC 托顿 v 汉普顿与里士满；比勒里凯 v 多金；切姆斯福德 v 索尔兹伯里；多佛 v 梅登黑德；法恩伯勒 v 顿布里奇；赫梅尔海姆斯特德 v 法恩汉；霍舍姆 v 达根纳姆与红桥；梅德斯通 v 韦斯顿超级海洋；斯劳 v 布雷恩特里；托基 v 福克斯通；特鲁罗 v 切舍姆；沃尔顿与赫舍姆 v 埃布弗利特。 威廉希尔超级联赛 阿伯丁 v 基尔马诺克；邓迪联 v 福尔基克；流浪者 v 母井；圣米伦 v 凯尔特人 (8.0)。 威廉希尔冠军联赛 阿布罗斯 v 邓弗姆林；因弗内斯 CT v 雷斯；帕蒂克 v 艾尔；女王公园 v 莫顿。甲级联赛 科夫流浪者 v 阿洛亚；东法伊夫 v 罗斯郡；东基尔布赖德 v 汉密尔顿；彼得黑德 v 蒙罗斯；南女王 v 艾尔德里安。乙级联赛 克莱德 v 爱丁堡城；邓巴顿 v 埃尔金；福法 v 斯特兰雷尔；凯利之心 v 安南；斯特灵阿尔比恩 v 斯巴坦人。

周日

英超联赛 阿森纳 v 切尔西 (4.30)；埃弗顿 v 曼彻斯特联 (2.0)。 天空投注冠军联赛 伯明翰 v 伍尔弗汉普顿 (12.0)。 威廉希尔超级联赛 心脏 v 邓迪；圣约翰斯通 v 希伯尼安。

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Early release blocked for manslaughter prisoners

PC Andrew Harper's killers to stay behind bars but thousands of criminals eligible to be let out

Ben Clatworthy Whitehall Editor Jessica Sharkey Crime Correspondent Matt Dathan Home Affairs Editor

The killers of PC Andrew Harper will remain behind bars but thousands of dangerous criminals will become eligible for release after Andy Burnham unveiled sweeping changes to the early release scheme.

The prime minister went further than expected as he said offenders jailed for all forms of manslaughter would be barred from release as well as those convicted of historic grooming offences, death by dangerous driving and causing or allowing the death of a child.

Burnham said that he had “spent the summer turning over every single stone” to restrict the scheme, which was introduced by Sir Keir Starmer to prevent the prison system collapsing through overcrowding. Last week there were 1,665 places free in men’s jails.

About 1,400 prisoners, including Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole who killed Harper, will remain in their cells when Labour's early release scheme comes into effect in October. About 4,500 prisoners will be released early in the six months afterwards. Burnham stopped short of barring domestic abusers from early release, leading campaigners to warn of a “real and imminent risk” to victims.

He also paved the way for thousands of inmates serving indefinite sentences, called imprisonment for public protection (IPP), to be free by 2029. IPP sentences, which were abolished in 2012, were intended for people considered dangerous, but whose offence did not merit a life sentence.

Downing Street said Burnham would "end the injustice" of IPP sentences, a move successive governments have resisted. More than 2,000 IPP offenders are in jail, including 1,415 who have been recalled to prison.

Burnham said: “None of this is easy because people who were convicted under those [IPP] sentences did cause harm. So it’s not an easy choice. It does need to be done in a very careful way with regard to public safety, national security and all of those issues.”

Critics warned the plans would backfire and result in extra strain on the courts system and prisons. Alex Chalk, Continued on page 6

US launches first strikes in a month against Iran

Susie Coen US Correspondent

The US last night launched strikes on Iran for the first time in a month.

The attacks were targeting rocket launchers positioned on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, an American official said. The strikes on Larak Island were ordered after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the waterway, according to the official.

Last week President Trump claimed all mines in the strait had been cleared and warned Iran that any ship or boat placing new mines would be destroyed.

Tehran's military claimed Iranian soldiers had been killed and injured in the strikes, saying in a statement there had been "martyrdom and injury of several of our fighters and compatriots". It said the attacks would "result in punishment of the aggressor".

The IRGC accused the US of spreading an “obvious lie” by claiming it was in control of the strait. It said Iran would block all vessels trying to pass through without co-ordinating with Tehran.

Last night's strikes were the first US attacks since July 29. They came two weeks after the expiry of a memorandum of understanding that gave the countries a 60-day deadline to reach a more substantial peace deal.

The Trump administration last week launched a wave of sanctions which it described as Operation Economic Outcast. Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, had assured allies that Washington was pivoting towards sanctions rather than major combat operations.

Pete Hegseth, the secretary of war, has been warned that a large-scale operation against Tehran would be unsustainable, sources told The Washington Post. Military leaders reportedly said that continued fighting risked undermining America's ability to deal with both overseas and domestic threats. The heads of the US army, navy and air force were also said to have responded to an order this month to retain troops in the Middle East until next year with a “non-concur”, meaning they disagree but will comply. Regime still standing after six months of war, pages 22-23

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Cohabitees concern

Putting cohabitees on equal legal footing with married couples will swamp the courts with 10,000 more break-up cases annually, a senior family judge has warned. Page 2

Young 'lack soft skills'

Young people's lack of soft skills risks fuelling the growing problem of under-25s who are not in education, employment or training, businesses have said. Page 7

Nepal's mass grave

Dozens of bodies were buried in a mass grave in Nepal's Chitwan district after the government relaxed rules on handling corpses after last week's floods. Page 10

Chinese medicine

Creaking socialised medical systems, globalisation and international accreditation systems for private hospitals are driving western patients to seek help in China. Page 24

Borrowing costs rise

The cost of paying for newly sold UK government debt has hit its highest level in nearly three decades, underscoring the tough fiscal backdrop to October's budget. Page 27

England seal series

England beat Pakistan by 194 runs at Lord's to secure a Test series win. Joe Root urged his team-mates to celebrate in a "grown-up way" after a string of off-field incidents. Back page

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New rights for non-married couples ‘will swamp courts’

Jonathan Ames Legal Editor

Putting cohabitees on an equal legal footing with married couples will swamp the courts with 10,000 more break-up cases annually, a senior family judge has warned.

Edward Hess, deputy national lead judge of the financial remedies court, has predicted the government's commitment to giving similar rights to co-habitees as spouses on separation "will inevitably lead to a substantial increase of caseload". He forecast a surge of about 30 per cent in financial disputes.

His warning came days after the deadline for responses to the government's proposed reforms. The reforms would let cohabiting partners ask the courts to make orders over homes, pensions, property and other assets.

Writing in the Financial Remedies Journal, Hess argued that the government's plans could lead to a 27 per cent rise — to 16.5 million — in the number of couples eligible to make financial remedies claims. Figures from the Office for National Statistics published earlier this year showed that there were approximately 13 million married and 3.5 million cohabiting couples in the

UK. In proposals published in June, justice ministers said that the government was “committed to supporting and protecting all types of families”.

The consultation, which came against the backdrop of mounting concern that female cohabitees were especially likely to be disadvantaged financially when relationships broke down, said that greater protections were needed for “cohabitants who are in romantic, committed, long-term interdependent relationships”.

A key plank of the proposal is couples who live together for three years, or who have a child together, would automatically gain legal rights and obligations covering property, pensions, financial provision and inheritance.

Hess noted there were currently between 35,000 to 40,000 consented applications for divorce from married couples and another 13,000 cases in which the financial arrangements were contested at court.

The judge said that it was “reasonable and prudent to assume that the separating non-married couples would produce a proportionate caseload”, translating to between 9,400 to 10,800 consented case applications and about 3,500 contested applications, an increase of almost 30 per cent.

Hess noted that the government's impact assessment had given a "significant underestimate" of those figures.

Divorce law specialists agreed that the government's plans would considerably increase pressure on the courts.

"The lack of rights for cohabitants must be remedied," acknowledged Bryan Jones, a partner at the firm Hughes Fowler Carruthers, but he added that "a balance has to be struck between autonomy and automatic rights".

Jones said Hess was correct in his assessment “that the proposed changes will lead to a surge in applications”.

Specialists pointed out that Hess's assessment did not take into account proposals from the Law Commission, the body that recommends reforms to ministers, for a one-year limitation on claims from cohabitees, which, if implemented, is likely to restrict the numbers of cases going to court.

The Ministry of Justice said that the government's plan "offers eligible co-habiting couples, in committed romantic relationships, a distinct set of rights from married couples, helping to preserve the sanctity of marriage".

Millionaires paying enough tax already, most voters say

Emma Powell

Most voters in Britain think that the country's wealthiest already pay their fair share of tax, research has suggested, as Andy Burnham faces calls to phase out the levy on capital gains.

Almost 70 per cent of the public said they believed enough tax was being paid already by Britain's wealthiest 1 per cent, according to a study by the Adam Smith Institute.

About two thirds of those surveyed acknowledged that taxes on ordinary workers would inevitably rise if lots of wealthy people left the country.

Separate research from the centre-right think tank last month found that the number of millionaires in the UK fell to 442,000 last year, down by 7 per cent year-on-year and the lowest since the 2008 financial crisis.

As the Office for National Statistics measures the value of household assets only every two years, there are no official figures for the exact number of millionaires living in the country.

The Adam Smith Institute has called for Andy Burnham to abolish inheritance tax, phase out capital gains tax and reform the non-doms tax regime. Non-dom status was formally scrapped in

April last year. It had allowed some UK residents whose permanent homes were abroad to be exempt from tax on income earned overseas.

The capital gains levy is applied on assets such as shares or other investments that rise in value. It is applied at the point of sale and levied at 18 per cent for basic rate taxpayers and 24 per cent for higher and additional payers.

Burnham has said he will “look in detail” at equalising capital gains and income tax rates, but has made no policy commitment. He previously suggested abolishing inheritance tax and replacing it with a levy to fund social care.

Sir Mel Stride, the shadow chancellor, said: "Britain's patience is wearing thin with Labour's tax rises. The British people know, far better than this government, that prosperity is driven by people who want to build a better life, for them and their children.

“But that won’t happen if we hunt down the aspirational and the wealth creators with ever more tax hikes, when they already bear the majority of the burden.”

The prime minister has refused to rule out tax rises in the autumn budget, saying he “won’t be unrealistic” about the state of the public finances.

'Rats, mould and insects' at Heathrow

Millie Turner

More than 250 workers at Heathrow have seen pests such as mice, rats and cockroaches, according to the Unite trade union.

Out of more than 1,600 airport staff surveyed, 82 per cent said there had been problems with workplace facilities in the past 12 months.

Almost a third said poor facilities had led to ill health. Toilets were a particular concern, with 61 per cent saying they were not clean. Staff also reported mould in common areas.

Pests were also reported by 16 per cent of workers. Of those surveyed, 91 per cent said infestations were not tackled quickly or successfully enough.

One worker told Unite they had witnessed a mouse drinking from a communal water fountain.

Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, called the staff facilities a “disgrace” and said the airport could “more than afford” to upgrade them.

Heathrow said: "We take the cleanliness of the airport incredibly seriously and have teams working day and night to keep Heathrow clean."

Call to stop UK research going abroad

Kaya Burgess Science Correspondent

Britain is missing out on profits from scientific research being carried out on UK soil because British academics have to take their discoveries overseas to find the investment to exploit it, the new science minister has warned.

Chris McDonald said world-leading science was being conducted at British institutions but the economic and commercial benefit was often being enjoyed elsewhere due to a lack of funding and laboratory space in Britain.

McDonald is a chemical engineer by training and spent 20 years in the steel industry. He was the industry minister before becoming minister for science, innovation and investment last month.

Before heading to North Carolina for a G20 innovation meeting this week focusing on the regulation of AI, he told The Times he had seen “a lot of this, where we would start and incubate the science in the UK, it would grow to a certain point, but then ultimately that last bit of investment will come from elsewhere, so the company will go overseas or the technology would. And so we’re not seeing the benefit.”

Universities could create spin-out companies to try to develop and market the innovations of their academics, but they were struggling to grow in the UK, he said. Businesses based on British research had been founded in the critical minerals sector, but “they’ve had to go to the US or elsewhere to access the financing to upscale, and so the intellectual property then leaves the UK”.

He said that more private capital needed to be invested in British research to counter the view of many start-ups which “automatically assume they have to go to the US or to the EU” for funding. McDonald also warned that there was a lack of “industrial laboratory space” in the UK.

Cult cinema to star in legal drama over rent increase

Several Oscar-winning directors are focusing on helping the historic Prince Charles Cinema, Jonathan Ames writes

Set in the heart of Leicester Square, in sharp contrast to its glitzy movie-house neighbours, sits what Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle describes as the "ninth wonder of the world".

The Prince Charles Cinema is one of the capital's oldest independent, privately run repertory cinemas—but it is now embroiled in a drama of its own as it fights a “punitive” rent rise.

Celebrities including Boyle's fellow Oscar-winning directors Sir Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson are backing efforts to save the venue. Boyle has said that if it "ever closes its doors, life will continue but London will die a little death".

The cinema rents its premises from Criterion Capital, which is owned by Asif Aziz, a Malawian-born tycoon. He was described as “Britain’s meanest commercial landlord” by The Sunday Times, which said he had used statutory demands to squeeze rent from tenants.

At the time, Aziz — who prefers the nickname, Mr West End — denied any wrongdoing on the part of Criterion, although he acknowledged that his business philosophy was to be “tough but fair”.

Ben Freedman, the owner of the Prince Charles, told The Times that before its lease ended last year it entered talks to renew with Criterion under the terms of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, which provides for tenants to ask for an updated 15-year deal at the going market rate.

Freedman said Criterion instead offered a five-year lease “at what we estimate is double the market rate — and with a six-month break clause”.

He said those terms would mean that "we couldn't invest in developing the cinema" and while it would be up to a court to decide whether Criterion's terms were legal, "the move seemed quite punitive".

Freedman said there was still a

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Danny Boyle with Freida Pinto and Dev Patel, the stars of his hit Slumdog Millionaire. Boyle is a fan of the Prince Charles

chance of a settlement with the landlord, but if no agreement were struck they would "end up in court". A pre-trial hearing is due to take place within days.

He has tooled up with A-list lawyers to match his supporters, having instructed Farrer & Co, the firm renowned for advising the royal in Toronto before the First World War before the family moved into drive-ins in Ontario.

Freedman transformed the Prince Charles's programming into an eclectic mix of rare oddities and classics. He set ticket prices at £1 and launched his tenure with an obscure film about a killer goat.

Asif Aziz owns Criterion Capital; Ben Freedman, below, runs the Prince Charles

family. "The process is very expensive," said Freedman, "but it is important to have good legal representation."

Freedman, 65, is a Canadian who took over the business as a young entrepreneur in the early Nineties. His great grandfather ran two cinemas

Space Odyssey and a restoration of David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, among its programme of more than 850 films each year.

Its two screens now attract annual audiences of about 250,000. Ticket prices have increased considerably, but non-members pay around £14 for a film

- about £5 less than at first-run West End rivals.

In a business climate where British cinemas are struggling to recover from the pandemic and threatened by online streaming services, the Prince Charles is a success story. It caters to aficion

dos by showing original 35mm and 70mm prints, including Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A

The cinema's membership scheme attracts some of the most dedicated film enthusiasts in the capital. A petition fighting the rent rise garnered 100,000 signatures within 12 hours.

That figure has since risen to 166,000 — and the campaign has attracted some of the biggest names in film.

"Film culture in Great Britain is unthinkable without the Prince Charles," said Nolan, the director of this summer's epic blockbuster The Odyssey.

Anderson, who dominated the Academy Awards last year with One Battle After Another, said: "Like tuning into your favourite radio station, the Prince Charles has a place in my heart. It's the people, the programming, the accessibility, feeling, texture ... you cannot go wrong." Other luminaries backing the Prince Charles include Quentin Tarantino; Paul Mescal, the star of Hamnet; and Edgar Wright, the director of Shaun of the Dead.

Criterion Capital was approached for comment.

Nostalgia for old video games gives them extra life at museum

Ed Halford

In the summer heat, as many flocked to beaches and beer gardens, others queued to step back in time.

Over the past few weeks, thousands of video game enthusiasts have lined up at the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield for an interactive exhibition putting 1980s and 1990s titles back in the spotlight.

The UK's only museum dedicated solely to video games has seen overwhelming demand from hobbyists eager to play titles such as Doom — a first-person shooter game — on a 1990s desktop PC, or to use a Commodore 64 computer in an 1980s, retro-themed living room.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Tomb Raider, featuring Lara Croft

John O'Shea, co-chief executive of the museum, said the 1990s "was phenomenal for video games and I think it's having a sort of coming-of-age moment in terms of its vintage".

At the Together We Play exhibition, visitors queued to play Doom in a bedroom recreated in a 1990s style complete with Nirvana posters.

"It feels very much of an era where teenagers would probably in the summer holidays have got out of bed and played Doom from morning till night," O'Shea said, then added, jokingly: "It doesn't have the smelly socks."

O'Shea, who has seen a significant proportion of visitors aged 20 to 35, believes the trend stems from people being “keen to have fully contained offline experiences”.

This year is also the 30th anniversary of Tomb Raider and the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda. Capitalising on this, the recent Age of Empires II grand final held at the Royal Albert Hall in April drew more than 3,000 in-person spectators.

Nostalgia plays a part in the retro gaming revival, according to O'Shea. "There's a generation now who might be in their thirties moving towards their forties who actually have money to spend on these games, which perhaps they didn't have at the time," he said.

Steve Bagley, a collector of Nintendo games and merchandise, believes gamers are craving “a throwback to simpler times”. He said: “There’s a lot of turmoil in the world... but the simplicity of some of these games is just quite a happy thing to do.”

Making a comparison to the vinyl music revival, O'Shea added that "video games are entering a kind of cycle where things come back around".

UK gaming expenditure reached £8.76 billion in 2025, up 7.4 per cent year-on-year, according to Ukie, the trade body for the industry.

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Fright flight Rugby fans in Cape Town roared in disbelief when two passenger jets dipped as low as 41ft above the stadium roof before kick-off between South Africa and New Zealand. Aviation commentators questioned the safety of the display, featuring Embraer planes in All Blacks livery and staged by Airlink. Analysis of the black boxes confirmed there had been “no deviation from the approved flight plans”

Don't trust influencers pushing health supplements, warns NHS

Eleanor Hayward Health Editor

Nearly half of Britons are spending more than £120 a year on supplements they see on social media, prompting the NHS to warn people not to trust “unqualified wellness influencers”.

A report has revealed that adults pay £19 every month on average for health supplements such as collagen, creatine, fish oil, turmeric and magnesium, many of which are not backed by robust scientific evidence.

The drive to optimise “wellness” means six in ten people who buy supplements online have had to cut back on groceries, clothing or eating out to fund their habit, according to a survey of 8,002 adults by Bupa.

This has caused concern for the NHS and dieticians, who say that most supplements are a waste of money as the vast majority of adults can get all the nutrients they need from a healthy diet.

Supplement use has increased significantly in recent years, with the Bupa Wellbeing Index report finding that 72 per cent of people now take at least one supplement and 33 per cent take at least three a day. Some 46 per cent of people say they spend at least £10 a month on pills they have seen on sites such as Instagram and TikTok, with several adults admitting to paying more than £200 a month.

Adults aged 25 to 34 take more supplements than any other age group, and one third of this group believe influencers have more up-to-date health information than doctors.

Many vitamins or supplement powders are marketed for specific health conditions, such as ADHD, the menopause, fertility or women's health conditions such as endometriosis.

Hannah Feeney, 25, spends about £40 a month on supplements. She has struggled with endometriosis and adenomyosis symptoms for a decade, which leaves her with “pretty constant abdominal pain and pelvic pain”.

Feeney, who works in health policy, said long NHS waiting lists and a lack of medical research into women's health meant there was a “big gap for influencers to fill”. About half of the content she sees on Instagram relates to her health conditions, and she has bought several supplements based on the advice of influencers.

She said: "When the treatment options are so limited, it feels like there is not much to lose and I might as well give [supplements] a go."

Popular pills include collagen for wrinkles and anti-ageing, magnesium for sleep and stress, and turmeric to re-

duce inflammation. However, the only supplements routinely recommended by the NHS are folic acid in pregnancy and vitamin D for all adults in winter.

Professor Ramani Moonesinghe, deputy national medical director at NHS England, said: "Unqualified wellness influencers should not be setting the agenda for people's health. There is a lot of misinformation online, with supplements being promoted as essential to good health or as treatments for specific conditions without good evidence. For most people a healthy, balanced diet provides the nutrients they need. Some supplements may be harmful or interact with either over-the-counter or prescribed medicines, so before taking any, check NHS advice or speak to a healthcare professional."

Dr Caroline Wood, head of customer intelligence at Bupa UK, said: "The content we see online is increasingly tailored to our interests, behaviour and buying habits, making health messages feel more relevant, persuasive and credible than ever before. When conflicting advice is mixed with commercial influence, it can be difficult to separate evidence from opinion."

Clare Thornton-Wood, a spokeswoman for the British Dietetic Association, urged those considering supplements to focus on a healthy diet instead.

She said: "Supplements are presented as a quick fix, but there is no quick fix that will undo or make amends for what is overall a poor diet."

To help your heart, you can't beat a lie-in at the weekend

Poppy Koronka Health Correspondent

Hitting the snooze button at the weekend could boost heart health and ward off high blood pressure, research has suggested.

One hour and 27 minutes of extra sleep resulted in the most benefit to blood pressure, the study found. This amount was linked to a 9 per cent lower likelihood of high blood pressure.

Researchers said the results of the seven-year study of 41,000 adults suggested people should not feel “lazy or guilty” for staying under the covers.

"Not getting enough sleep puts extra stress on the body," said Dr Newton Lee, from Korea University in Seoul.

"It keeps the heart and blood vessels working harder and can increase blood pressure."

The average British adult records 6 to 6.4 hours of sleep per night, research and polling have found — far below the seven to nine recommended by the NHS. Not getting enough sleep can increase the risk of developing hypertension by preventing blood pressure from dropping at night.

Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, clinical director at the British Heart Foundation and a consultant cardiologist, said: "This study is not a green light for physical activity to take a back seat, but for now perhaps we don't need to feel guilty about getting up late at the weekend."

Chemists to offer 7-minute lipid checks

Poppy Koronka

Free seven-minute cholesterol checks will be offered in high street pharmacies across England to help spot heart attack and stroke risks early.

The finger-prick test will allow adults aged 40 to 84 to get instant results rather than waiting for lab analysis.

The test will measure patients' low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglyceride in a lipid analyser.

High cholesterol levels cause plaque to build up in arteries, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Nearly 60 per cent of people in England had high cholesterol in 2021, according to the NHS.

David Webb, the chief pharmaceutical officer for England, said: "By making it easier for people to get a quick and convenient cholesterol health check on their local high street, we can spot ticking time bombs earlier, helping people take action, and prevent heart attacks and strokes before they happen."

The launch in 100 NHS pharmacies this autumn follows a pilot in north London by Barts Health NHS Trust and UCLPartners, in which 2,493 patients had their cholesterol checked. One in five was found to be at risk of a heart attack or stroke in the next decade. Those with high cholesterol were offered medications.

Alison McGovern, the health minister, said it was “exactly the type of innovation we want to see across the NHS”.

“By making it possible to get a cholesterol check in just seven minutes at a local pharmacy, we're making it easier for people to spot potential problems earlier and take action to protect their health.”

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Met police hail ‘positive’ 60th carnival

Jessica Sharkey Crime Correspondent

Fledgling festival performers strut their stuff in the children's day parade at the carnival. Police had made 169 arrests by yesterday evening, but said the level of serious violence was lower than in previous years

Almost 170 people were arrested at the Notting Hill Carnival yesterday as hundreds of thousands gathered for an “overwhelmingly positive” celebration, police said.

The event, now in its 60th year, is expected to attract about two million people over the bank holiday weekend. Festivities began at 6am yesterday for what is known as the event's family day, when musicians, dancers and others covered each other in paint and powder before the children's parade.

Floats, feather-clad dancers, steel drum bands and 36 sound systems blaring everything from reggae to samba took to the streets of Notting Hill.

Marking the 60th anniversary, Lord Khan of Tooting said London without the carnival was “almost impossible to imagine”. The mayor added: “What began as a local neighbourhood event has transformed into one of the greatest celebrations anywhere in the world, and a cornerstone of our city’s cultural calendar.”

The Metropolitan Police said the "vast majority" who attended were able to do so safely. A spokesman added: "While officers responded to a number of incidents as would be anticipated at an event of this scale, the mood has been overwhelmingly positive and celebratory."

Officers made 169 arrests for offences including two knife assaults, possession of drugs, possession of weapons, assaults and sexual offences. Neither of the knife assaults resulted in life-changing or life-threatening injuries.

Scotland Yard previously announced that more than 7,000 officers would be deployed in west London over the bank holiday weekend. The number of stewards has been doubled to 3,000.

The use of live facial recognition technology, which led to 61 arrests and identification of 30 registered sex offenders last year, has also been stepped up. Yesterday 29 arrests were made using the technology. Frontline officers have also been granted temporary powers to stop and search people without needing grounds for suspicion.

In the lead-up to the event the Met said it seized 76 zombie knives, 40 flick knives and a machete which “could have been used” this weekend.

On Wednesday, the force worked with Greater Manchester police to arrest seven people suspected of being part of a gang that targets music festivals and events.

tor of crime." Last year, police made 528 arrests, including 167 for drug offences, 50 for possession of an offensive weapon, 21 for sexual offences, four for violence with injury and 49 for other violence. The cost of policing the event had increased

Matthew Phillip, the carnival's chief executive, said it was "unfair" to blame the festival for violence. The carnival's safety record was "very good" compared with other events of a similar size in London, he said, adding: "[It] is a victim of crime rather than a perpetrafrom £11.7 million in 2023 to £15.7 million in 2025.

Commander Claire Smart, who is in charge of the policing operation, said yesterday: "The organisers have stepped forward significantly across the event, including [with regards to]

crowd management, and we have seen the positive progress today. While we have seen a significant number of arrests and interventions by officers, the result of that proactive approach is a welcome reduction in the levels of serious violence seen at the event in previous years. Nobody involved in the delivery of the event is complacent, however. There are still many officers deployed across the footprint to ensure crowds disperse safely." The King should take pride in our Caribbean legacy, Tony Sewell, page 18

Sons of officer killed in A66 crash lead out Manchester United

Ben Ellery Deputy Chief Reporter Charlotte Duncker Football Reporter

The two sons of a police officer killed in the A66 crash led Manchester United on to the pitch as mascots for the club's first home game of the season.

PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, died alongside five men when a Volkswagen Passat travelling on the wrong side of the dual carriageway collided with their marked police car in the early hours of August 22.

Blades, a regular at Old Trafford, was described by United as a "proud Red".

The club contacted his family and invited them to attend a game of their choice. His widow, Sarah, and their two sons chose yesterday's 5-2 Premier League victory over Ipswich Town.

The boys, who have not been named, walked out with the United captain Bruno Fernandes and the goalkeeper Senne Lammens before kick-off.

A tribute in the matchday programme read: "It is with great sadness that Manchester United learnt of the death of PC Matthew Blades and his colleague PC Tom Clough in an accident near Middlesbrough last weekend.

"For Matt, some of his happiest times were spent watching United with his boys. His wife Sarah and two children will be at today's game, with his sons leading out the Reds as mascots."

The club also published a tribute from one of Blades's friends and colleagues, which read: "For Matthew, United was a lifelong love, a passion he shared with his family. Since Matt's tragic death there has been an extraordinary outpouring of grief and support.

Matthew Blades was a "proud Red"

“That love has been seen in countless tributes and acts of kindness. Today, we remember a fellow Red. A husband. A father. A son. A brother. A friend. A police officer. A man who gave his life in the service of others. Forever our superhero.”

Theo Rae, 17, Cole Worthy, 17, Michael Cahill, 23, Jakub Matusiak, 23, and Makai Saddington, 18, were travelling in the Passat and died in the collision.

Four of the five had previous criminal convictions. Police are investigating whether the crash and a subsequent wave of violence across Middlesbrough and County Durham are connected to organised crime. Some residents have said they are now too frightened to leave their homes.

The area was further shaken when Valentina Foster, seven, and her aunt, Natalie McDonald, 34, died in a house fire in Middlesbrough. Two men were arrested on suspicion of murder.

Police have not linked the fire to the A66 crash but have said they cannot rule out a connection to wider organised crime.

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Bereaved families share relief after weeks of trauma

Jessica Sharkey Crime Correspondent

Families who fought to keep their loved ones' killers behind bars have expressed relief after the government expanded the list of offences excluded from an early release scheme.

After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the policy, it was confirmed yesterday that those guilty of all forms of manslaughter, death by dangerous driving, allowing or causing the death of a child and historical indecent assault will no longer qualify for early release in October.

Calvin Buckley, whose pregnant partner Frankie Jules-Hough, 38, was killed in a 92mph motorway crash, said the policy reversal would “mean a great deal” to families, but stressed that “the uncertainty around whether offenders responsible for the most serious deaths could be released significantly earlier has been deeply distressing”.

Jules-Hough's killer Adil Iqbal, then 22, was jailed for 12 years in 2023 for causing death by dangerous driving in Bury, Greater Manchester. The term was later increased to 15 years after being deemed unduly lenient.

Buckley said: "For many families, including ours, this [policy] has reopened trauma and created anxiety that could and should have been avoided. We should have had this clarity from the start, or at the very least much earlier ... bereaved families should not have to spend months worrying about whether the justice they were promised is suddenly going to change.

"While [the announcement on exemptions] is very welcome, I hope lessons are also learned from the way this has been handled. Families deserve clear communication, consideration and certainty when changes of this magnitude are being proposed."

Claire Corkery, 33, whose parents were killed by a dangerous driver in Bearsted, Kent, in 2024 while walking a friend's dog, shared the same relief after weeks of campaigning. Scott Gunn was jailed for 16 years last year. “It often feels like deaths on our roads are treated as inevitable and therefore less serious,” Corkery said. She plans to shift her campaigning focus to broader road safety reform, and said that overcrowded prisons were merely “one symptom of a system that’s on its knees”.

Calvin Buckley's pregnant partner Frankie Jules-Hough and the parents of Claire Corkery, below, were all killed as a result of dangerous driving

For the family of Archie York, who died aged seven after a drug dealer's illegal cannabis lab triggered a flat explosion, yesterday's news also brought long-awaited relief. Reece Galbraith, 33, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the manslaughter of Archie and Jason Laws, 35, who was also using the drugs lab in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Archie's mother, Katherine Errington, 29, told The Chronicle: "Reducing his sentence to potentially just seven years would have been an injustice. I am so happy that Archie's voice has been heard. These last weeks have been hard and horrible for us as a family, but we were not going to accept it, and we have finally got the news we wanted."

Gemma Chappell, 48, whose two-year-old great-niece Maya was violently shaken to death by her mother's partner in Shotton Colliery, Co Durham, in 2022, said she was "over the moon" that Maya's mother, Dana Carr, will now be exempt from early release.

While Michael Daymond was jailed for life for the murder, Carr received a nine-year sentence for child cruelty and allowing the death of a child — an offence that previously qualified for the early release policy.

"The weeks of campaigning have weighed on me a bit more than I thought," Chappell told The Times. "I feel a bit lighter and a lot more confident in the prime minister's decision. He's listened to victims' voices across the country. We've been very anxious ... this decision is the right decision. It goes some way toward building that trust with the prime minister and with families."

Indecent assault was added to the exclusion list after The Times revealed that historical child sex abusers remained eligible for early release. Because many offences — including cases linked to grooming gangs in Bradford — occurred before modern anti-grooming laws were introduced in 2003, some perpetrators were charged under older indecent assault laws, leaving them outside previous exemption criteria.

Among those affected was Vicki Crawford, 53, from London, who was assaulted at age 14 in the late 1980s. Her attacker was jailed for seven years in 2024. Crawford, who waived her anonymity, said yesterday. "After the most intense summer of campaigning, it feels amazing to know that the historical loophole has been fully closed." Letters, page 20

Khan's sons attend Lord's Test after boycott row

J emima Goldsmith attended the England-Pakistan Test at Lord's with her two sons days after an interview about their imprisoned father almost

prompted a boycott by the visiting team (Ben Ellery writes).

Goldsmith, the former wife of Imran Khan, posted a picture of herself at the match yesterday with Sulaiman and Kasim on Instagram with the hashtag "FreeImranKhan". Their appearance came amid growing concern about the former Pakistan prime minister's health.

The brothers were interviewed by Michael Atherton at Lord's last week and said they feared their 73-year-old father might die in prison.

Sky Sports broadcast the 18-minute interview during the lunch interval on the first day of the Test on Thursday despite objections from the Pakistan Cricket Board, which had said its players might not return to the field if it was shown. The broadcast was delayed but went ahead and play resumed.

Before entering politics, Khan was one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers.

'They will reoffend and come back'

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the Tory former justice secretary, said: "They will reoffend and they will come straight back in through the doors." His concerns were echoed by David Gauke, who served in the role under Theresa May and was the architect of the early release scheme for Labour. He said the remaining IPPs had "been assessed repeatedly as being high risk".

Under the scheme, eligible criminals can be released halfway through their sentences rather than two thirds, or after serving a third rather than 40 per cent.

Last month Downing Street announced that about 1,000 rapists, child sex offenders and groomers would be exempt from the early release scheme. However, the changes did not affect those convicted of manslaughter, meaning Bowers and Cole would be among about 6,000 prisoners eligible. Bowers and Cole were jailed for 13 years in 2020. Harper, 28, was responding to a burglary in Berkshire in 2019 when his ankles became caught in a towrope. He was dragged more than a mile by a vehicle as three teenagers fled the scene of a quad bike theft.

Harper's mother, Debbie Ad- lam, said she was "grateful" for the change but the campaign to block his killers' release had been "exhausting". She told the BBC: "I'm glad we don't have to go through any more of this now, and they will get to serve what they were actually supposed to be serving."

PC Andrew Harper, who died in 2019, and his wife, Lissie

Burnham resisted calls to exclude or delay the release of domestic abusers because of the complexity of creating carve-outs. The MoJ said it would impose “some of the toughest restrictions to date” to mitigate their threat. This would include a presumption that all prison leavers will be tagged and restrictions imposed on where they can go. However, Dame Nicole Jacobs, the domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales, said “victims and survivors will still be forced to take measures to protect themselves from dangerous abusers”.

There are 123 prisons in England and Wales. In June, the prison population was about 86,000 and one in six jails had fewer than ten spaces available. In the first three months of this year there were 12,977 people released from prison and 13,193 recalled.

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Burnham may find himself

year sentences rather than at the two-thirds point.

Behind the story

A ndy Burnham's decision to block all prisoners convicted of manslaughter from early release marks the

culmination of weeks of rows over who would qualify for the government's latest scheme to tackle the overcrowding crisis in prisons (Matt Dathan writes).

Days after becoming prime minister last month he announced a pause to the scheme and ordered his justice secretary, Alex Norris, to carry out a rapid review.

It came after a public outcry triggered by news that two of PC Andrew Harper's killers would be released halfway through their 13-

Burnham and his team had already been planning to tweak the rules on who would qualify, but the case of Harper's killers added an urgency and priority to the plans that the Ministry of Justice had not been expecting.

Two weeks later Norris announced that rapists, serious child sex offenders and groomers would be excluded from the scheme.

Burnham at the time said he had stretched the numbers as far as he could, but after a further outcry he instructed Norris to go back to the drawing board to see if there was any way to free up more space.

Norris was caught between a rock and a hard place. Government

After retiring from the sport, he entered politics and became Pakistan's prime minister in 2018 but was removed in a parliamentary vote of confidence four years later.

The picture posted yesterday by Jemima Goldsmith with her sons Kasim, on the left, and Sulaiman. Left, the brothers with Imran Khan in 2005

He was arrested in 2023 and has since faced a series of prosecutions which he and his supporters say are intended to prevent him returning to power.

His sons, who live in London, say they have not seen him since 2022 and have been prevented from speaking to him for several months. They have accused the Pakistani authorities of holding him in extreme isolation and denying him adequate medical treatment.

Goldsmith, 52, has appealed to Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, to allow the brothers to visit their father, accusing the authorities of obstructing their visa applications. Concerns over Khan's health intensified after reports he had serious sight loss in his right eye. The Pakistani government has denied he has been mistreated and said he has received appropriate medical care. Sport, page 52

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Neets crisis made worse by youths' lack of soft skills

Ben Clatworthy Whitehall Editor

Young people's lack of soft skills, work readiness and resilience risks fuelling the unemployment crisis, business leaders have said.

Almost one million young people aged 16-24 are Neets (not in education, employment or training). Ministers are particularly concerned about the number of young men out of work; 54 per cent of Neets are male.

As part of research for the former minister Alan Milburn's review into the epidemic, which is due to be published in the autumn, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) asked business leaders what barriers they faced when hiring young people.

The biggest challenge, cited by 41 per cent of employers, was young adults' level of "soft skills or work readiness". The National Careers Service lists communication, decision-making, organisation and adaptability among the soft skills typically gained through schooling, work and life experience.

The next biggest concern was work experience, cited by 40 per cent. In the survey of 500 businesses, 32 per cent said resilience was a concern and 31 per cent worried about technical skills.

Research for Milburn's interim report, which was published in May, found that 84 per cent of Neets wanted to be learning or working.

Separate research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found that 37 per cent of employers had faced difficulties recruiting in the past year due to applicants lacking relevant soft skills.

Tina McKenzie, the national chair of the FSB, said: "That's why it is important not only to expand access to work experience and placements, but also to lay the foundations for employment success within the curriculum itself.

“Improving financial and enterprise education in schools, alongside the development of essential soft skills, will help equip students with the knowledge and confidence they need. When young people arrive in the workplace with a basic understanding of how working life, pay and enterprise operate, they are much better prepared.”

Teachers also reported concerns. In a separate survey of more than 1,000 education professionals for Milburn's review, 66 per cent said they believed young people's preparedness for work had declined over the past five years, while 60 per cent reported a decline in soft skills over the same period.

Nearly three quarters said they believed there was too much focus on exams and that the curriculum should include more work-related skills “without lowering academic standards”.

Figures released last week showed there were an estimated 981,000 people classed as Neet in the three months to June. This was a year-on-year increase of 30,000, of which men and boys accounted for 25,000, the Office for National Statistics said.

Milburn has called the Neet statistics a “scar on this country”. His final report, due to be published in October, will include recommendations for how to bring the numbers down.

A source close to Milburn said: "While schools have to do more to focus on work readiness, employers have responsibility too, not least in expanding opportunities for youngsters."

Alan Milburn is due to publish his final report on youth unemployment in October

DWP research found 47 per cent of those aged 18-24, and just 36 per cent of Neets, agreed that they felt ready for work when they left education. Less than half said their school or college sufficiently supported them to develop the skills they need for the future.

However, Ben Harrison, the director of the Work Foundation at Lancaster University, said: "Employers have an important role to play too. We have heard from young people about recruitment processes that feel increasingly difficult to navigate, including the use of AI, repeated applications with little or no feedback, and expectations that candidates already have significant experience before they have had a chance to get a foot in the door."

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fenced in after early release of prisoners

lawyers said it would be unlawful to single out Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, two of Harper's killers. He would either have to exclude all those convicted of the same crime or none at all.

However, the 470 prisoners serving time for manslaughter was a large number of people to exclude from early release at a time when the Ministry of Justice desperately needed to find space in Britain's overcrowded jails.

That led officials to draw up proposals to only exclude prisoners convicted of the same specific offence that Bowers and Cole were sentenced for — unlawful act manslaughter, which applies to those who killed while committing another crime. But when The Times revealed that proposal was being

considered, it triggered another public outcry because it would not have included prisoners convicted of voluntary manslaughter, a more serious offence that involves those who intended to kill and applies to many domestic killers.

In the end, Norris and Burnham decided to exclude all prisoners convicted of manslaughter. It means that 1,400 prisoners will be disqualified from the early release scheme over the next year, reducing the number being released from 5,900 to 4,500.

It will put greater pressure on prison places as measures announced to free up space, such as deporting foreign criminals, will take longer to take effect.

Space in men's jails is already running out, with 1,665 prison places free as of last week.

On the first day of the early release scheme on October 1, 700 prisoners will be released. Early releases will then take place on the first day of each month, with 650 freed early in each of November and December and then gradually falling to about 200 per month over the course of next year.

The changes being introduced by Burnham significantly dilute Labour's long-term solution to the prisons overcrowding crisis and raises questions about what it will do when jails inevitably start running out of space again.

It puts Labour dangerously close to the situation it inherited from the Conservatives two years ago, when prisons came within 80 places of running out of space altogether.

Probation officers fear 'stitch-up' over workload

felt the vast majority of probation staff saw the move as a "stitch-up".

Ollie Cole

The system for tracking probation workloads is set to be scrapped just weeks before Andy Burnham's revised early-release scheme comes into place.

The Workload Measurement Tool (WMT), used since 2018 to monitor whether probation staff are carrying safe caseloads, will not be used by the government from September.

The move has been branded an “incredible abdication of responsibility” by the sector’s union, with no direct replacement due.

Ben Cockburn, national chair of the National Association of Probation Officers (Napo), warned the decision would open staff to greater pressures with no clear, central data on how overstretched the service was. He said Napo members

Individual staff and their managers will instead take on total responsibility for deciding what is an acceptable workload for probation workers supervising people. The change comes as the probation service braces for increased pressure brought on by the government's attempt to free up space in jails.

Martin Jones, the probation watchdog, told The Times the probation service would probably find a way to make it work by "burning the midnight oil, working into the weekend".

The Ministry of Justice said: "Our hard-working probation staff deserve modern tools that make their jobs easier ... That's why we're retiring a 15-year-old system and introducing better digital tools."

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Cambridge professor's 'Judas' row

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Whistleblower's tribunal win shines a light on bullying and rivalries, George Odling and Nicola Woolcock write

It is a drama worthy of the campus novels of Kingsley Amis, David Lodge and CP Snow, with their depictions of internecine power struggles, jealousy, rivalry and petty revenge within academia.

A professor's battle to blow the whistle on bullying and misogyny at the University of Cambridge became so toxic that he discovered an image of Judas affixed to his office door.

The case of Professor Neil Wyn Evans, an astrophysics professor, exposes revelations about the culture under which some of Cambridge's academics work. It comes weeks after the death of Jason Arday, who had become the youngest black professor at Cambridge but was accused of plagiarism.

An employment tribunal found this month that Evans was victimised by the institute for highlighting “vile” treatment of female colleagues from senior staff.

Among the bizarre allegations that

Dr Gudrun Tausch- Pebody was supported by Professor Neil Wyn Evans

emerged were that the head of department spied on academics via their phones, obstructed funding to try to make a colleague redundant and then weaponised baseless counter-complaints when Evans tried to intervene.

Cambridge dismissed multiple grievances about serious misconduct against Professor Richard McMahon, then allowed its legal insurance policy to be used to defend defamation allegations made against him.

Evans was vindicated by tribunal judges, who upheld 11 of his 14 complaints, but while he was attending the hearing an image of an infamous act of betrayal — Judas kissing Jesus in the Garden — was affixed to his office door.

"I don't know who did it," Evans said. "But it shows the department has some considerable problems it still needs to address, even after everything that had happened. It's a great shame."

A spokesperson for Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy said: "As soon as we were made aware of this poster it was swiftly removed and an email was sent to all staff reminding them of the standards of professional behaviour expected within our community."

The five-year debacle at the institute echoes campus fiction from some illustrious novelists. Snow and Amis worked at Cambridge, but Lodge turned down a post at the university fearing its “very competitive, critical, self-obsessed community”.

Evans brought his claim after he felt the university retaliated against him when he blew the whistle in 2021 over the alleged bullying of a female colleague, Dr Gudrun Tausch-Pebody, at the hands of McMahon, who was head of department at the time.

At the centre of the row was a failure from McMahon to sign a form accepting European Commission funding for an astronomical project that constituted most of Tausch-Pebody's work.

McMahon had told Evans he wanted to “zero out” the project, and held up the grant for 37 weeks. Because of this, Tausch-Pebody was wrongly sent an end-of-contract consultation letter.

“Dr Pebody was alarmed by the letter and her evidence to us was that the funding was in place, or should have been in place, and therefore the letter should never have been sent,” employment judge Graham found.

"This is something which Dr Pebody was very concerned about at the time and she remains concerned about it now," the judge said.

After the initial complaint was dis-

Cambridge dismissed the complaints against McMahon at the time, but noted he had accessed the university's wireless network during lockdown and used the IP addresses of phones belonging to Tausch-Pebody and another colleague to track their movements.

When McMahon became aware, he launched his own complaint against Evans and two other professors, accus-

ing them of bullying and making false allegations. Despite there being “no evidence” to support McMahon's claims, the allegations were accepted and Evans was subjected to a two-year investigation by the university.

The judgment noted the different treatment given to Evans's concerns, which were dismissed out of hand despite containing detailed evidence.

missed by the university, Evans made a series of protected disclosures about alleged academic malpractice, the grant delays and the impact on Tausch-Pebody.

During the tribunal the panel was asked to make concessions for McMahon, who has been diagnosed with PTSD after a separate work-related bullying episode.

He later admitted the allegations against Evans were untrue, but faced no action from the university.

ance by the HR department and felt "under pressure" to fight the defama-tion claim, the judgment stated.

In July 2022 Evans launched a defa- mation claim against McMahon at the

Judge Graham noted: "The cross-examination of Professor McMahon was incredibly difficult due to his mental health conditions, which meant that he would query the precise meaning of many of the words in the questions, for example the meaning of the word 'legitimate' which for many people is a word which is easy to understand."

McMahon had also tried to withdraw his claims in May 2023 but was met with resist-

Evans said the way the university fought the case through its high-profile barrister, Akua Reindorf KC, amounted to “character assassination.” He added: “At one point the university’s barrister accused me of crying crocodile tears about an employee who committed suicide ... It was particularly upsetting to me because a very close family member had died as a result of self-harm — a fact known to some at the university. It was an exceptionally dirty and unpleasant way to fight the tribunal.”

High Court. He later discovered that McMahon's defence to the defamation suit was funded by Cambridge's legal insurance policy.

An image of Judas kissing Jesus was stuck to Evans's door

The costs accrued by the university during the four-week tribunal are as yet unknown, but a KC of Reindorf's experience and calibre can charge up to £2,000 per hour.

In a statement after the findings were published, Professor Deborah Prentice, the Cambridge vice-chancellor, sought to distance herself from the scandal, which she said began before her time.

The judgment was scathing about her actions after it was shown Evans submitted multiple complaints to Prentice between 2023 and 2024 regarding the university's handling of the case. Prentice dismissed or declined to act on these without conducting meaningful inquiries herself, the judgment found.

And though she told the tribunal she had taken steps to “understand the history of the case” and had “worked closely” with a colleague to draft a letter dismissing one of the claims, the panel rejected her evidence.

The vice-chancellor's conduct, the judgment said, was part of a pattern of trying to "shut down" complaints to protect the university.

The tribunal ruling came four days before Arday was found dead on August 14, after his resignation a week earlier from his role at Jesus College amid scrutiny about alleged plagiarism.

Evans said Prentice had "failed in her lack of oversight or put excessive trust in a system rotten to the core, but she didn't put that system in place".

He added: "She has an opportunity to be a great, reforming vice-chancellor. I hope she can take it."

Palestine Action ‘still raising funds’

Ben Ellery Deputy Chief Reporter Matt Dathan Home Affairs Editor

Palestine Action is still soliciting donations and recruiting supporters for direct-action training more than a year after it was proscribed as a terrorist organisation, an investigation has found.

A website using the name Palestine Action Global also directs visitors to an interactive map identifying more than 200 potential targets in Britain.

The Henry Jackson Society, a right-wing think tank, has written to the home secretary asking whether gaps in terrorism legislation or failures in enforcement have allowed the organisation to continue operating online.

The website remained accessible from Britain and allowed donors using ordinary bank cards to reach a payment page operated by Stripe, the US-based payments company. The site also seeks donations in cryptocurrency and tells supporters wishing to contribute more than £1,000 in cash to make contact. It says they will then be vetted and a payment method arranged.

Palestine Action Global says the money will be used to fund future actions, recruitment and training.

The website uses the same Palestine Action branding and logo that were displayed before the organisation was banned in July last year, the think tank said. Government guidance states that adopting a different name does not necessarily place an organisation outside the scope of a proscription order.

Palestine Action's proscription remains the subject of a legal challenge, which is due to be heard by the Supreme Court in November.

Palestine Action said: "The 'Palestine Action Global' platform will allow us to grow the international movement and share our global actions. Palestine Action is only proscribed in the United Kingdom. Therefore, Palestine Action Global does not include any groups in that region."

British woman stabbed to death at German station

Elizabeth Rushton

A 31-year-old British woman has died after being stabbed at a train station in southern Germany.

The woman, identified by local police and media as Rebecca B, was attacked in the city of Rosenheim in Bavaria at around 12.50am local time on Sunday. She received first aid, police said, but died of her injuries in hospital.

A 27-year-old suspect identified as Thomas A was arrested at the scene of the attack. According to the tabloid

Bild, he was homeless and unlikely to have known the victim. Police said the suspect had appeared before a magistrate and would continue to be held in custody but had not yet been charged in relation to the attack.

Police presence in Rosenheim was already heightened due to the start on Saturday of the city's autumn festival, a local answer to Munich's Oktoberfest.

Bild said the victim had arrived in Munich on a flight from Heathrow late on Saturday night and may have planned to travel on to Austria.

Prince's friend in biogas plant row

O ne of Prince William's closest friends plans to lease

15 acres of his estate to a biogas project, drawing furious objections from locals (Mark Hollingsworth writes).

Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, 44, an adviser to the Duchy of Cornwall who has been a close friend of the Prince of Wales since their days at Ludgrove and Eton, owns Chilton Home Farms in Buckinghamshire. He has agreed to lease part of his own private land at Hornage Farm to Acorn Bioenergy, which plans to build the biggest biogas-to-grid digestion plant in England.

Digestion plants take organic material such as agricultural waste, purpose-grown crops or food waste and use bacteria to break the material down in sealed tanks with no oxygen. The methane-rich gas created is captured and cleaned to make biomethane gas, which can be sold on the national gas network.

Local people argue that the plant will harm the environment and jeopardise road safety by introducing an estimated 30,000 HGV trips through nine

villages. John Brown, whose farm adjoins the site, said: "This is not a proposal for green or sustainable energy produced by waste

material. Don't be fooled. What is required by the plant will be transported from miles away and I do not see how the local rural

The plant will be on land owned by Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, seen at Ascot with William, Kate and Sir Gareth Southgate

infrastructure will cope."

A spokesperson for Say No to Acorn told The Times: "The proposed plant in open

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countryside will create significant harm to road safety because of the exceptional burden from HGVs on rural roads. It will harm the landscape [and] heritage and leaves important questions unresolved about water supply, pollution, odour, noise, technical capacity and environmental benefit."

Acorn Bioenergy, which is owned by Qualitas Energy, a Spanish private equity company, said in a joint statement with Aubrey-Fletcher: "Hornage Green Power will help tackle the energy crisis by providing enough renewable gas to heat 9,500 homes.

“Throughout the four-year-long planning process we have listened carefully to feedback from the community. We have designed our proposals to ensure there are no unacceptable impacts on local people while ensuring the best possible proposals for farmers and the environment.”

Acorn Bioenergy plans to press ahead. The council will meet on Wednesday to decide whether to grant planning permission.

Who wants to live at Royal Lodge?

Kate Mansey

The former home of Andrew Mount-batten-Windsor could soon be on the market, but any prospective tenant will have to pass strict security checks.

Royal Lodge, the 30-room mansion in Windsor Great Park, was vacated by Andrew in February after he came under pressure to leave from his brother, the King.

After revelations about his friendship with the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew was forced to relinquish the lease on the estate and move into a more modest home on the King's Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

The Crown Estate, which owns the Royal Lodge, will assess its condition before deciding its future.

The property, which includes a vast mansion, various outhouses and a swimming pool, has provided accommodation to senior members of the royal family for decades.

Its future as a royal home now appears in doubt because no other member of the family wants to take up the lease, the Mail on Sunday reported.

Andrew remains legally responsible for the property until October, despite having moved out.

From October the Crown Estate will be able to lease Royal Lodge, providing the tenant passes stringent security checks and can maintain the upkeep on the property, which is estimated to cost at least £400,000 a year.

There was once speculation that the Prince and Princess of Wales might take on the property. Kensington Palace dismissed these rumours and the family settled in the nearby Forest Lodge, which has been described as the family's "for ever home".

Kate may join William in India as royals plan for busy autumn

Kate Mansey Assistant Editor

The Princess of Wales may join her husband on a visit to India during a busy autumn of royal engagements following the return of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to the UK.

Palace sources have reiterated that the Sussexes are not working members of the royal family and there will be no "half in, half out" role for them despite Prince Harry and Meghan reportedly planning their own schedule of public appearances.

Harry is expected to attend the Well-Child awards ceremony in September.

Meanwhile, the King and other senior members of the royal family will forge ahead with a “business as usual” autumn schedule, albeit one with some notable highlights.

A source said: "Autumn will be a busy one but it's not in any way a reaction to the Sussexes' return. These engagements take months and sometimes years of preparation to pull together so it's a case of business as usual."

If the Princess of Wales joins Prince William in Mumbai in November for the Earthshot Prize ceremony, which is run by the couple's Royal Foundation, it will be the first substantive joint foreign visit for the Waleses in four years.

Kate, 44, last attended the environmental awards in December 2022 with William when it was held in Boston, US.

In 2023, the couple made a brief public appearance overseas at the wedding of Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II to Rajwa Al Saif in Jordan.

In 2024, Kate received cancer treatment and has since been making a slow but steady return to royal duties.

In May, she made a solo visit to Reggio Emilia, Italy, to continue her research into early childhood.

Meanwhile, plans are in place for Charles and Camilla to visit Antigua and Barbuda in October, where the King will address the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Prior to that, the King will make a state visit to Guyana and a royal visit to the Bahamas, where Charles is head of state.

Royal sources will be hoping that the meticulous planning for the foreign trips, plus numerous UK engagements, will not be overshadowed by the Sussexes' return.

It seems that Harry and Meghan are keen to make their presence felt, however, to draw attention to charities supported by the duke. Meghan may also be keen to use a family base in the Cotswolds to draw in a new market for her lifestyle brand, As Ever.

The Sussexes' move to the UK came as something of a surprise. Harry had previously said that it was too dangerous for him and his family to return.

The duke's long-running battle to re-instate his UK police protection is still ongoing despite losing his legal case against the Home Office in May 2025.

At the time, Harry described the defeat as a “good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up”. This month, Harry, who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan, wrote to Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, to ask her to look at his case.

In the letter, Harry's legal team is understood to have alleged that the head of Ravec, the committee that meets to advise whether members of the royal family and other VIPs should receive police protection, failed to pass on information to him about a 2023 threat from al-Qaeda.

The threat was not passed on to the duke, his security team or the authorities in the US, where he was living at the time, the Sunday Times reported.

Andy Burnham, the prime minister, has refused to be drawn on Harry and Meghan's security arrangements in the UK, saying it was a "private matter".

One source described the Sussexes' return as "rushed", adding that Harry had not discussed the plans with his father when he visited the King and Queen at Highgrove with his wife and children in July.

King drafted in Globe star for White House speech

Kate Mansey

With their self-deprecating humour and theatrical references to Shakespeare, the King's speeches at the White House and US Congress won plaudits on both sides of the Atlantic.

Now it has emerged that Charles had a little help from a friend: Sir Mark Rylance. The King consulted the Wolf Hall actor, and first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, while drafting his speeches, which were praised for their humour and diplomacy. He sought help from Rylance and “a range of external partners as well as taking advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office and the British embassy in the US”, The Daily Telegraph reported.

This research allowed the King to deliver two well-received speeches that contributed to the success of his state visit to the US in April. At a White House dinner, he told guests that Washington was home to more

Shakespeare Folios than anywhere else in the world. There are 82 copies preserved at the Folger Library.

He went on to quote a plea for peace spoken by the Duke of Burgundy at the conclusion of Shakespeare's Henry V, saying: "My speech entreats, that I may know... why gentle Peace should not ... bless us with her former qualities."

In his address to a joint meeting of Congress, Charles quoted Oscar Wilde and Abraham Lincoln and made a reference to Charles Dickens, joking that the history of the US and UK could be described as “a tale of two Georges”. He was given standing ovations by Democrats and Republicans alike.

President Trump described the King's speech to Congress as "great", adding: "He got the Democrats to stand. I've never been able to do that. I was very jealous."

Rylance, who wrote the play I am Shakespeare, met Charles in 1995. The men are said to share a love of Shakespeare and an interest in crop circles.

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Mass grave in forest for unnamed flood victims

Hundreds of corpses remain unidentified as mortuaries struggle and burials are rushed, writes David Brown

A mound of rich red earth shaded by vibrant forest foliage marks the first mass grave for unidentified victims of Nepal's devastating floods.

Searches for 2,502 missing people continue alongside burials of the dead, as mortuaries in the Himalayan nation have been overwhelmed.

A crisis response team from the UK has arrived in Kathmandu to support the families of the 33 missing British tourists, many Hindu pilgrims, including a girl aged 13 and a 14-year-old boy.

Rescue teams looking for survivors and the bodies of victims were warned on Sunday to "exercise caution" as the raging floodwaters rose again.

The disaster began with a glacier breaking off close to the border between Tibet and Nepal on Wednesday. Bodies are washing up 60 miles away on the banks of the Narayani in the Chitwan district, where the river finally calms and becomes shallow close to the border with India.

Rambuda Dhakal, 28, was swept away but relatives hope he will be found

Many corpses are badly mutilated and severely decomposed. The authorities in Chitwan had by Sunday identified only four of the 233 remains. Nationally, only a few dozen of the 781 corpses were given a name.

The government issued an emergency directive on Saturday relaxing the rules on the handling of unidentified corpses.

A peaceful forest on the outskirts of Devghat in Chitwan was selected as the location for the first mass grave. The authorities buried 96 unidentified remains on Saturday and planned to bury more than 100 others on Sunday.

Inspector Anil Thapa, who is overseeing one of the facilities holding corpses in Chitwan, said: "The bodies are decaying fast. More than half are beyond recognition. Many have no visible faces."

The mass burials are a sensitive issue in a predominantly Hindu nation where the dead are traditionally cremated on funeral pyres.

Baburam Bhattarai, a former prime minister, said it was inappropriate to dispose of bodies before search and rescue operations were complete and without broader consultation with families of the missing.

Ruby Chaudhary, who has two missing relatives, said: "The dead deserve to be treated with dignity. Our tradition is to cremate them on the riverbank, surrounded by their immediate family."

Images of the recovered bodies are being displayed on a screen outside a makeshift morgue in Bharatpur, Chitwan, to help relatives identify the victims before they are sent for burial.

However, with so many corpses badly disfigured, there are occasions where several families have claimed the same body. “We had a case where two families said one of the dead bodies was their relative,” said Devendra Poudel, a local Red Cross volunteer. “But when we showed them the body, one of the women realised it wasn’t her husband because there was a tattoo on the arm.”

The disaster's continuing impact became clear on Sunday on the main road linking Kathmandu to Chitwan.

A 40ft surge along the Trishuli River left many homes in the village of Baire-ni buried in coarse grey sand.

While families dug through the mud to recover possessions, those living in the surviving properties loaded items on to lorries as a new landslide along the banks meant they feared they were about to fall into the water below.

On the outskirts of the far side of the village we picked up a 17-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother, who asked to be carried through the 2ft deep water which covered the route ahead. They had been visiting their village in the mountains and were returning to rented rooms close to their school.

Remains of collapsed bridges whose enormous concrete spans were submerged half a mile downstream are a sobering reminder of the destructive power of the water just feet from the edge of the road. Five hours into the

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Residents attempt to salvage some belongings after a 40ft surge along the Trishuli River left homes in the village of Baireni buried or covered in coarse grey sand; top right, a boy finds something to play with in the ruins

journey an anxious soldier waved down our car at the village of Furke Khola, Malekhu. A landslide five minutes earlier dangerously undermined the road at a sharp bend in the river ahead.

Rina Magar, 35, who runs a hotel in the village, said: "I saw the land begin sliding and then within five to ten minutes it became massive. It is being carried into the river."

We watched as tens of tonnes of soil was washed away, leaving the road surface hanging precariously in the air.

The mass burials of victims of the floods was announced by Balendra Shah, the prime minister, in a social media post. "Bodies that cannot be identified will be managed by the government after preserving DNA and other evidence that could help establish their identity," he wrote.

Each corpse is given an identification number before police take photographs in an attempt to match the remains to reports of missing people using tattoos, clothing, jewellery, documents and even school ties.

Deputy Inspector General Abi Narayan Kafle, a police spokesman, told The Kathmandu Post: "If family members come forward in the future to claim a missing relative, these scientific and legal records will allow us to confirm identity and locate the burial plot."

More than 1,000 relatives of the missing have attended a display of photographs of 102 bodies at the morgue in Pokhara on the shore of Phewa Lake. Those identified include Sushma Dahal and her two-year-old daughter Ranika.

Back in the safety of Kathmandu, the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital has become a place of hope and despair for relatives. The hospital's morgue was where the bodies of victims from across the country were taken for identification before the numbers became too great.

Sita May Tamang and her family were handing out flyers outside the hospital featuring a photograph of her brother, hoping it would help him stand out among rows of similar posters taped to the wall. She has not heard from her brother, Sabahas Tamang, 32, a lorry driver, since he was preparing to cross into China when the flood struck.

"He may be injured in the hospital," said Tamang, 30. "But really I have no hope. I have come to see his body in the morgue, to say goodbye."

Community halls, police compounds and other buildings are being used as temporary morgues. Many lack proper refrigeration, and decomposition is accelerating in the summer heat.

Subas Sunar, a volunteer at a centre in Bharatpur being used to store the bodies, told The Kathmandu Post: "The odour outside the holding facility has become unbearable. It is becoming extremely difficult for volunteers and police personnel to remain nearby."

Relatives waiting outside the army barracks at Battar, in the region that suffered the full force of the flood, complained of the smell as helicopters began delivering an increasing number of body bags along with the survivors.

Some families are angry with the authorities, who they believe have been too slow with the search operation.

Kalpana Shrestha is looking for ten relatives who disappeared when the flood hit their village of Betrawati in Nuwakot district. She has produced posters showing her two sisters, their three children and other close family members. “I have no idea where my sisters and their children are now and nobody in the government is doing anything to help,” she said. “I am doing everything I can. I am putting up posters, I am posting messages on Facebook and Twitter, everything I can think of.

"I am very, very tired. It is impossible for me to get up to the village. I am relying on the government to help me."

Ramchandra Neupane, a clinical scientist at the Tribhuvan hospital, is searching for two brothers, close relatives from his village of Bhadaure in Kalika. Rambuda Dhakal, 28, and Arjun Dhakal, 37, were swept away while working on a construction site in Timure close to the Tibet border.

"Many people from the village are working on hydropower projects in Timure," he said. "We know many workers from the power plants have been rescued from tunnels, so we hope they will still be found."

He added sadly: "When the bodies are brought in they are mutilated, so it is very hard to identify them."

Search continues for hydropower workers trapped in tunnels

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Long before the torrents of freezing water swept down the mountain and washed away entire communities, the Nepalese had dug deep and bet big on the power of glacial rivers to revive the fortunes of those same communities.

Companies from India, China and elsewhere have invested in hydropower in the Himalayas. Hundreds of their workers were underground when the flooding hit and yesterday Nepalese rescuers were desperately attempting to reach many still trapped and believed to be alive.

The focus of rescue efforts was at Trishuli 3A hydropower plant in Nepal's Rasuwa district, where workers bored a hole into the earth to pump in air and drop down food. They called out but received no response. "Work is now underway to bring in larger equipment, carry out blasting and widen the opening to make the rescue operation easier and faster," said the office of Nepal's prime minister, Balendra Shah.

Among those to survive was Ram Chandra, a hydropower worker who described tightly gripping one of the rungs studded into the roof of the tunnel he was working in on the banks of the Trishuli river. "The water was rising and it was difficult to move my legs," he told CNN. "If I had let go from that rung I would have fallen.

"There were six of us and we later found someone else at the gate of the tunnel." He added that by the time they emerged, six hours later, the waters had removed their clothing.

Up to 900 hydropower workers are missing, according to authorities, while 279 have been rescued. Many of the missing are Indian and had been working on several projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, the worst-hit areas.

Rescuers bring workers out of a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa district in the wake of the flash floods that devastated the area

Madan Singh Budha had come off the night shift at Upper Trishuli tunnel number two when disaster hit. "When I looked outside, I could see water and so I started running up the hill," he told CNN after being brought down from the disaster zone by helicopter yesterday. "The hill was rocky, with grass growing in between. We used that grass to hold on to as we climbed.

"Those who weren't able to climb up were swept away."

In India, hundreds of families are waiting to hear from missing relatives. Some of the missing were trekking, working, or in the area as pilgrims visiting Mount Kailash in Tibet, a Hindu shrine thought to be the mythical cosmic axis that holds up the universe.

China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, told his Nepalese counterpart on Saturday that the mudslide was their “most severe cross-border disaster” in recent years and that rescue operations were of unprecedented difficulty, the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.

Among the 261 foreign citizens from

23 countries missing on the Tibetan side were 104 from Nepal, 49 from India, 33 Latvians, 18 Americans and 15 Britons.

Beijing and Kathmandu are working together to identify the missing.

Nepal has said it does not need foreign help for general rescue, but Lok Bahadur Chhetri, speaking for the foreign ministry, said the country needed assistance in tunnel rescue, DNA testing, refrigerated storage for bodies and forensic identification of decomposed remains. Indian and Chinese experts are helping efforts to open tunnels.

China has mobilised more than 2,100 rescue workers and allocated at least 220 million yuan (£24 million) to support relief efforts. It is also providing emergency cash aid, disaster relief supplies, satellite and hydrological data and tunnel rescue experts to Nepal.

China used heavy-lift drones as helicopters began airdropping equipment and supplies to frontline rescuers near the border crossing. Soldiers continue to search for those still missing.

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Class teaches teens about consent in the age of ‘extreme misogyny’

Experts hope education can reverse an increase in sexual offences involving youngsters, writes David Woode

Inside a classroom, a group of pupils taking part in an interactive workshop about healthy relationships are asked to solve a teenage girl's dilemma.

A boy has invited her to his house. They start kissing and she is intimately touched. The girl says "no" but is ignored. She turns to the camera and asks, "What should I do?"

"Girls have told us 'we'd just go through with it' even though in the eyes of an adult this is a sexual offence," said Dr Junior Smart, the founder of the SOS Project at St Giles Trust, a charity that supports people experiencing exploitation, poverty and homelessness.

ed by the Metropolitan Police, up from 1,039 in 2024. Between January 1 and July 31 this year, police logged 718 offences in the capital, according to Met figures disclosed to The Times.

Across England and Wales, 50 per cent of 81,659 child sexual abuse and exploitation offences were committed by children aged 10-17 in 2024, the Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme reported last year.

Campaigners said the rise in reported sexual offences by young people was likely to be “partially driven by growing awareness that these behaviours constitute an offence and an increased desire to see accountability”. Janaya Walker, the interim director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said: “It is also possible that we are seeing the impact of the extreme misogyny served up to young people online each day, including violent pornography. This abuse is entirely preventable.”

Daniel Thompson, the Met's lead officer for rape and serious

crosses the criminal threshold." He gave choking as an example. "Do people understand how little pressure on the neck can potentially cause death?"

Strangulation is depicted in pornography that is freely available online. More than half of 16 to 34-year-olds have been strangled or have strangled someone during sex, a study found last year.

Police investigations into rape and other sexual offences were overhauled after a government-led rape review in 2021 found a “significant decline” in convictions. Operation Soteria, a victim-centred, suspect-focused and context-led investigative model, was created and all 43 forces in England and Wales signed up to it in July 2023.

Rape conviction rates are rising but last year Lady Angiolini, a former lord advocate, recommended multi-year funding for Soteria to ensure a lasting impact. Ministers and police chiefs are

At SOS+ workshops, children learn about the risks of exploitation and violence and are encouraged to consider the long-term impact of their decisions.

yet to accept this and the 12 other ward about something that happened yesterday or ten years ago, they will get the same service, and we will look at every case."

In May the pornographic actress Bonnie Blue was challenged over her responsibility in “promulgating gangbang culture”. Blue, 27, whose real name is Tia Billinger and who began broadcasting on OnlyFans, previously toured universities to recruit “barely legal” teenagers to film sex scenes.

Shelagh Fogarty of LBC asked: "Boys [will] see that material and think, 'I wonder if I can do that?' Girls [will] either fear it happening or think, 'Maybe this is how I have to accept sex when I'm a teenager?' Does that not worry you at all in terms of responsibility?"

Blue, who gave birth to her first child at the weekend, said: "Those girls wouldn't have to feel scared because of my content. I say, 'I want to do this, this is what I enjoy' ... Too much responsibility is put on me. All I am responsible for is having sex with consensual adults that want to be involved."

"When we've unpacked it, I've seen girls bury their faces in their hands. Some will defend the perpetrator and say she didn't want it to happen but it wasn't sexual assault," Smart said.

"Some boys say, 'She wasn't really saying no. Every girl who has done this secretly wants it.' It's hard going but it underlines why these sessions are so important."

Last year 1,068 teen-on-teen sexual offences (including rape) were record-

sexual offences, said: "These are intensely personal crimes. It takes courage to report any offence but when it's sexual violence, particularly involving children, we know there are barriers to overcome. Part of this is about ensuring young victims understand when behaviour recommendations she made regarding women's safety in public spaces.

Thompson said: "Our charge rate has increased [and] the chances of getting justice are higher now than I think they ever have been. We want victims to know if they come for-

The porn actress Bonnie Blue toured universities to recruit teens for scenes

In June, Sir Keir Starmer's government said children would be "given back their childhoods" after announcing that social media access for under-16s would be banned by next spring.

The government has also promised to make sex and relationship education mandatory until 18, but ministers have not said when this will begin.

Walker said: “This education is more important than ever. No one wants to see women and girls traumatised by sexual violence or the only intervention being boys and young men criminalised after the harm has occurred.”

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Plea to LGBT veterans

Hundreds of LGBT veterans have been urged to claim compensation for the military's historic ban on gay and trans personnel before a deadline on December 12. Under the ban, which was lifted in 2000, men and women were subjected to brutal interrogations and bullying or were forced out of service, often with long-term impacts on their lives and careers. A financial redress scheme offers claimants £50,000 discharge payments and up to £20,000 in additional impact payments. More than 1,500 people have applied, but the charity Fighting with Pride said at least 1,000 were yet to come forward and that unexpectedly low numbers had applied from Yorkshire, the North East, the South West and Scotland. Homophobia persists in public life, Matthew Parris, page 17

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Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a newborn girl was pronounced dead at an address in the Wincobank area of Sheffield. Police were called to the property shortly before 6am yesterday. Detective Chief Inspector Emma Knight said that officers were "working to determine the ages of some of those arrested".

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I will always love reading, thanks to Dolly's generosity

A baby in Rotherham was an early beneficiary of the star's book scheme, Nicola Woolcock and George Odling write

Most new mothers expect a few friends and relatives to pop into the maternity ward as they recover. Claire Jarman only just had time to ring her husband, Shane, to tell him Dolly Parton was on her way to meet their newborn, Emma, before the singer arrived at Rotherham hospital.

The country star was in town to launch the European operation of her Imagination Library, which has since given seven million free books to children across the UK. She chatted to the Jarmans and gave their daughter a cuddle — and a book.

Emma, now 18 and about to begin a degree in biomedical science in Cardiff, told The Times that Parton's visit and her scheme had inspired a lifelong love of reading.

Her parents moved from South Yorkshire to Hampshire, where they run a nursery. Some of the books sent to Em-

Emma Jarman, now 18, is starting a biomedical science degree at Cardiff

ma and her sister are still being read by its children.

Emma said of Parton's visit to the hospital: "My parents were asked if they would like to meet her and for me to be involved. They were quite awestruck — Dad was at work because he was a head teacher at the time. Mum called him — she was still in the hospital — and he came from the school for the visit. I think he was quite shocked to get that phone call. They just said how incredible it was to meet her, the whole experience was amazing.

"Growing up my parents were telling me about the visit quite a bit. When I was younger I remember getting all of these books and reading them with my mum and dad." The biggest excitement was opening her own post, she said. "I still love reading to this day. I quite like sci-fi books at the minute and lots of different genres.

"I find that books are a great way to come off screens. I prefer to have a physical book in the evenings. It stops me from scrolling on my phone."

Of Parton's death last week, she said: "It was quite upsetting to hear obviously because she was such an incredible lady, she did so much for so many people and I think her legacy will carry on. It's great that it benefits so many other children as well."

Parton had pledged her support for The Sunday Times's Get Britain Reading campaign. She joined more than 100 public figures asking readers to read for pleasure for at least ten minutes a day, donate to the charity Bookbanks or volunteer to read to children with Coram Beanstalk. She said of the campaign: "Together we can gift the love of reading that will last a lifetime."

Among her Imagination Library's beneficiaries is three-year-old Indigo Syron, who asks her mother when packages arrive: "Is it from Dolly?"

The family have been receiving books from the Imagination Library since a midwife recommended the scheme. Indigo's mother, Tallulah Syron, said: "We are massive readers in our house. She always has two books before bed and it's just such a lovely thing to receive every month."

The music publicist, 33, from Camberwell in south London, said the "amazing" scheme was particularly important "for families who might not have the means to buy lots of books for their children". She added: "That one-on-one time reading with your child before bedtime is so special. Indigo has a book about Dolly and is now really interested in her life. It's such an incredible legacy."

Sarah Jane, an education professional and mother of two from Southwark, southeast London, discovered the Imagination Library at a local health centre, where a cardboard cutout of Parton advertised the programme. Her children Sonny, five, and Cora, three, have been signed up since they were only a few months old.

"They get a little note each time and it comes addressed personally to them, so it's a really exciting little monthly delivery," Jane said. "It goes through to nursery rhymes, simple stories, and then they get a bit more complex. They must work really hard on it because it perfectly fits with them through the ages and stages ... it's definitely helped both of them ignite the joy of reading and books and hopefully it'll stick with them.

"They've had this idea of who this nice lady called Dolly is who sends them books. I've played them some of her music, so they know 9 to 5 and Jolene, and we talked about her a little bit the other day ... to have that level of fame, to then pay it back in that way, I just think is amazing."

Additional reporting by Edie Holt

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Drug-driver said partner's death was a hit-and-run

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A drug-driver caused his girlfriend's death and lied to police that she had died in a hit-and-run incident.

Matthew DuPlessis was sentenced to nine years and three months at Chester crown court on Friday.

He had admitted at an earlier hearing to causing death by careless driving while unfit through drugs and perverting the course of justice.

DuPlessis and Charlotte Dodd, both 35, had been arguing in the early hours of September 23, 2023, when she left the van as it was moving. A passerby stopped his car when he saw Dodd lying in the road in Congleton. DuPlessis, of Crewe, told the stranger Dodd had been struck by a dark vehicle.

DCI Dave Hutcheon said that DuPlessis had told witnesses, his own parents, paramedics and police at the scene that “he and Charlotte were walking along Padgbury Lane having been out drinking and that Charlotte was dancing in the carriageway”.

He added that although police had been unable to determine “how Charlotte came to leave the van”, DuPlessis had “concocted his story to cover up that he was responsible for her death”.

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Turning over a new leaf with English tea

Farming entrepreneurs take advantage of hot summers to grow tea bushes full of flavour, Eleanor Tait writes

While a passion for taking tea has long since seeped into British life, growing the stuff that stirs and soothes us is probably something very few of us have ever considered.

Yet, as the country experiences burning hot summers with temperatures reaching Mediterranean levels, farming entrepreneurs such as Mark Wyatt from Mountfield, East Sussex, are finding ways to diversify from existing crops to take advantage of weather he describes as the “new normal”, and grow truly English tea.

He already grows about 8,500 tea plants on his farm, Banks Tea Estate. Wyatt plans to double the number in the next few years after a successful gamble inspired by the impressive results of English sparkling wine producers in the southeast.

"We wondered what would happen if we approached making tea the way it was done traditionally, but injected science and some passion," Wyatt said. "I put in some testing plants and nurtured them as one would an offspring — and it worked."

The most highly prized teas grown in places such as China, Sri Lanka, and India are usually grown at altitude and slowly, over many years, ultimately creating a product rich in flavour and health benefits.

Mark Wyatt, of the Banks Tea Estate in Mountfield, East Sussex, says "you can almost watch the leaves dance as they unfurl and release their flavours" for the farm's homegrown tea

Wyatt says that the weather, temperature and even the time of day you harvest the tea influences its taste.

"You want the leaves to be plump and fresh in order to capture all the goodness that exists with-"

in their cell structure," Wyatt said. "The way that you manufacture the tea to get the leaf to yield those benefits is really important — the benefits range from mental wellbeing, to antioxidants, to youthful vitality."

He added: "I did a tasting yesterday, and one of the comments somebody made was, 'This drink makes me feel alive!' — how beautiful is that?"

While the UK has recently seen a trickle of tea farming output from Cornwall, Wales, and Dartmoor, Wyatt's tea is the one of the few that is single blend and entirely homegrown.

"The feedback isn't just, 'Isn't it novel that we're growing tea in England', it's, 'Isn't it brilliant that this stands up against tea in countries that have been making it for centuries.' We want people to buy it because it's brilliant."

A 5g tin of Premium Black English Tea is priced at £11 on The Banks Tea Company's website and Wyatt's produce is certainly a luxury investment—not just in a top quality brew, but what he claims is an enriching experience

THE BANKS — TEACO — FIRST FLUSH BLACK ENGLISH TEA that bigger tea brands don't necessarily offer.

"We make whole leaf tea — you can almost watch the leaves dance as they unfurl and release their flavours and their health benefits. It's a wholly different drink."

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Tears in rain as Fontaines DC bring the emotion

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Reading Festival ★★★★☆

The Fontaines DC singer Grian Chatten is usually a man of few words. I've seen Ireland's biggest band since U2 five times and the most Chatten has said on every previous occasion is "thank you"; he prefers to immerse himself in the Fontaines' brilliant, gritty but romantic post-punk-meets-rock-meets-pop music.

But not at this year's Reading Festival (which also starred Raye and Florence + the Machine). An hour into Fontaines DC's headline set, 31-year-old Chatten opened up: "It's been a very hard time for us over the last couple of months. It's nice for us to be back here in front of people who ..."

Here he choked up, leaving the crowd to acknowledge the unsaid with a wave of applause.

The band's manager, Trevor Dietz, died in early June and this typically mesmerising show was dotted with tributes to him, from Chatten's "Trev"

tattoo on his hand, to the “Trevor forever” writing on a guitar projected onto the screens and Chatten saying, “Love you, Trev,” after a moving

rendition of their hit Favourite as the moon broke through the clouds. Never mind that they arrived on stage 25 minutes late — the Brit winners

Bridge's automatic payment system takes its toll on drivers

Rachel Howarth, George Odling

When Nicola Hardy first received the penalty notice through the post, her initial reaction was confusion.

The 51-year-old had never heard of the toll bridge she was supposed to have crossed, and the accompanying image of a vehicle was nothing more than a murky, grey rectangle.

"I had to google Warburton Toll Bridge, because I've never heard of it or been near it," the mother of three, from Hyde, Greater Manchester, said. "I was supposed to have crossed it in January, but didn't get this notice until May.

Hardy, a deputy manager at a book-makers, received further letters from a debt collection agency named DCBL demanding a £176 fine for failing to pay the £1 charge.

Previously, drivers crossing the Warburton Toll Bridge, which has linked Cheshire and Greater Manchester for more than 160 years, would hand 12p in loose change to a toll booth operator.

In November last year, however, the manned booths were removed, the charge was increased to £1 and automatic number plate recognition cameras were installed.

The result has been chaotic, and it was reported in June that there had been more than 138,000 non-compliant journeys so far this year.

Connor Rand, the Labour MP for Altrincham & Sale West, said his office has been inundated with hundreds of complaints about wrongly issued fines related to the bridge, which is owned by Peel Ports.

Among those to have received multiple penalties is 96-year-old Kenneth Hampton, from Northwich, in Cheshire. Hampton, who has been diagnosed with stage four cancer, regularly crossed the bridge to visit his late wife's sister and had always paid the 12p charge, but understood that his blue badge meant he was exempt from paying the new digitised toll.

"Being of a certain age, he didn't realise that you had to link the blue badge to an app for it to apply, and he

Warburton Toll Bridge brought in new tolls but Kenneth Hampton, 96, understood he was exempt

just kept crossing the bridge," Hampton's granddaughter, Sharon Burke, 47, said. Hampton received one unpaid toll charge notice from Excel Parking, which operates the tolls, before further letters arrived from the debt collection agency until the fines reached more than £800.

After a Times inquiry, Excel Parking, which operates the tolls, said the fines against Hampton had been cancelled.

The company suggested Hardy's number plate may have been cloned.

Peel Ports claimed there was “no evidence of systemic concern” and that successful appeals equate to 0.43 per cent of the 9,000 daily crossings, meaning that fines have been “overwhelmingly legitimate and sent correctly”.

"We and Excel will continue to investigate any specific examples provided and it will be for Excel to implement changes from any lessons learned."

Excel Parking Services added: “We have found no evidence of any systemic issues with the operation of the payment, ANPR or enforcement systems. Our assessment is that the systems are operating correctly and in accordance with the requirements of the scheme. Where concerns are raised, they are carefully investigated and considered on their individual merits.”

Medieval Viking church uncovered by students

Pupils have discovered the remains of what is thought to be a medieval Viking church on an uninhabited island.

The Gordonstoun pupils made the discovery on an archaeological field trip to Swona, a tiny Orkney island where only feral cattle live. The building bears similarities to other Viking churches from the 10th and 11th centuries.

Students and staff from Gordonstoun, a private school in Moray that the King attended, worked with professionals from the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (Orca).

The remains of the church, including what is thought to be the foundation for its altar, were found beneath a more recent building on the island.

It is hoped that radiocarbon dating of samples taken by the pupils will offer more information about the structure.

The trip to Swona was organised by Dan McLean, a housemaster. He said: "The only real hint about a church being on the island is a map reference to a ruin known locally as the 'Twinly Kirk'. It was a special moment to confirm to the students that they had helped to uncover a piece of Viking history that could be up to 1,000 years old."

Ten pupils from the school took a ten-hour trip to reach Swona, about seven miles north of John o'Groats. Paul Clark, Orca's senior project manager, said: "The students showed great enthusiasm getting involved in the dig and it was an exciting moment for everyone."

Student Archie Maclean, 17, said: "Being able to discover history in real time was incredible."

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Grian Chatten paid tribute to his band's manager. Below, Skepta battled the downpours

left no doubt of the quality of gigs they will be delivering as they embark on their tour in autumn for their fifth album, Dopamine Chamber.

This came after Charli XCX delivered a standout concert. The 34-year-old British pop star received mixed reviews for her recent record, Music, Fashion, Film — her pivot into rock after the dance explosion that was Brat in 2024. But at Reading it worked perfectly, especially with the stage design that had her standing atop a giant speaker that at times resembled an abandoned house, a fitting image for an album that captures the feeling of raving through dystopia. For this she was accompanied by dancers strutting as if in an ominous fashion show, following a thrilling segment from Brat with Girl, So Confusing (one of the best pop songs of this decade) that had some of the best choreography.

I've seen, featuring bodies that were both restless and synchronised.

She was blessed by a reprieve from the deluge that somewhat thwarted the north London rapper Skepta's mainstage slot and led many to seek refuge in the tent hosting the 6 Music dad favourites the New York rockers Geese. Spotted in the crowd were

Charli XCX's producers and music video director revelling in the Geese frontman Cameron Winter's head-banging romance. Not a bad way to spend a rainy weekend.

Tributes to pastor killed at festival

A man who died after a sign fell at a Christian festival was a respected pastor who was “a loving husband” and “a devoted and caring father” to his family, his church has said.

Robert Guanco, 41, was named in a tribute from the Jesus Living Water Church Eastbourne as well wishers set up a Go Fund Me page for his family.

Six others were injured, including four who were taken to hospital, after the incident at the Big Church Festival (BCF) in West Sussex on Friday.

Festivalgoers said they rushed to lift a heavy sign which read “Everything’s Unmissable” which had toppled in the wind, witnesses said.

Guanco, of Eastbourne, was described as "our beloved pastor Robert" in a tribute from his church yesterday.

It said: "Pastor Robert was a faithful servant of God, a loving husband to Isay, a devoted and caring father to Ellie, and a blessing to so many people whose lives he touched. His life, his faith, his love and his service to God will never be forgotten."

Organisers of the BCF, billed as the UK's biggest Christian festival, said they were "heartbroken" and "devastated" as they cancelled the rest of the event.

The Most Rev Dame Sarah Mullally, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said she was “sad and shocked”, stating: “I pray for his family, friends and loved ones as they grieve.”

The incident has been reported to the Health and Safety Executive and local authority, Sussex police have said.

Detective Chief Superintendent Richard McDonagh urged anyone who was among the “thousands of people” who were on site that had any information or video footage to come forward.

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Nemo prepped for submarine rescue

It is a piece of equipment that the Ministry of Defence hopes never to have to use (Larisa Brown writes).

But in a recent exercise, troops and police officers mobilised one of the world's leading submarine rescue systems. Officers rehearsed moving the vehicle from its

headquarters in Glasgow to RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, to prove it could be flown by the RAF to anywhere in the world at short notice to help distressed submariners escape the ocean floor.

Nicknamed "Nemo" after Captain Nemo, the character from Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, the Nato submarine rescue

A view from the interior of Nemo after it was lowered into the water, right, in an exercise

system is a tri- national government capability jointly owned by France, Norway and the UK. Developed to be fully air-mobile, it can evacuate stricken

submariners from a submarine disabled on the seabed — at depths down to 610 metres.

With 350 tonnes of equipment that needs 27 lorries and several aircraft to mobilise, Exercise Flying Fish was deemed key to proving the system can respond quickly to an emergency. A police escort was practised during the event, with every force between Glasgow and RAF Brize Norton utilised to provide a constant blue light presence to the convoy.

With space for 12 passengers and three crew, Nemo would have to do multiple trips to empty an entire submarine, docking on the top of the vessel to allow the submariners to escape through its hatch.

Once safely aboard the submersible, they would be

transported to the surface and transferred to a decompression system on a support ship. They would then spend up to 72

hyperbaric chambers where the air pressure is slowly and safely lowered.

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Javid: Stigma a reason brother took own life

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Like thousands of people who die by suicide every year in the UK, Sir Sajid Javid's brother suffered in silence.

"He didn't talk to anyone — his closest family, his closest friends — about what he was going through in his mind," Javid said of Tariq, 51, who took his own life in a hotel near Horsham, West Sussex, in 2018. "We think that a large part of it was stigma."

The former health secretary and chancellor has since been on a “deeply personal” mission to prevent suicides.

He has now joined a group of leading psychiatrists, charity bosses and MPs from across the political spectrum to warn that stigma is costing thousands of lives and the NHS billions of pounds a year. They are urging Andy Burnham, the prime minister, to launch a national suicide prevention campaign to encourage more people to seek help.

More than 7,000 people take their own lives each year in the UK, but over 70 per cent of them were not in contact with specialist mental health services that could have provided life-saving care. Each suicide is estimated to cost the UK economy at least £1.4 million and affect more than 100 people.

It was only after Tariq's death that Javid learnt his brother had a physical health problem that he had not told anyone about. "I think that a campaign like this, for people who are in that situation today and held back by stigma, will make a difference and save lives," he told The Times.

Shame and fear are among the main reasons people suffer in isolation, according to Philip Pirie, a bereaved father who rallied experts and politicians around the country to pressure the prime minister to combat the crisis.

A suicide prevention strategy adopted by the government identified the need to reduce the stigma surrounding suicide, but there has never been a sustained, nationwide public health campaign to address it. Pirie argued that the move would be self-financing: "If it costs £50 million over five years, that's £10 million a year. You only have to save seven lives a year to pay for that."

Forty MPs, including the former health secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt, as well as the presidents of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of General Practitioners backed the idea. In a letter to Burnham, shared with The Times, the group warned that suicide is the biggest killer of young people and that the number of deaths by suicide is increasing year on year.

Javid said: "Having been both health secretary and chancellor, I do accept the argument that a public health campaign more than pays for itself."

Sarah Olney, the Liberal Democrat MP who helped to co-ordinate the call for the campaign, said it was needed “not only to encourage people to talk to their loved ones about their ideations, but also to help the loved ones know how they can best support someone suffering”.

The Department of Health and Social Care said: "Through our suicide prevention strategy, we are expanding support, intervening earlier and working to reduce suicide rates.

“More broadly, we are transforming mental health services through record investment of £16.1 billion.” For confidential support, contact the Samaritans on 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org

Sajid Javid, left, with his older brother Tariq, who took his own life in 2018

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Streeting abuse proves intolerance persists

Decades of progress have not eliminated an undercurrent of homophobia in public life, angrily voiced on social media

Matthew Parris

“Water off a duck's back,” remarked our new defence secretary last week. He had

described an “unbelievable volume” of online homophobic abuse directed against him, Britain’s first openly gay man in that job.

Well, yes. There wasn't much doubt about Lord Kitchener, but "openly"? Not quite. Wes Streeting is right — and brave.

Be clear that he's not inviting pity today. His miseries will have been faced, and faced down, a quarter of a century ago. In Saturday's Times the singer Will Young said the same. In most gay men's lives, the time of trial was the early years. Peter Kyle MP has spoken about how it felt as a teenager in the era of Margaret Thatcher's Section 28, believing even the government was against you.

It's better now. Teenage boys who think they might be gay will not feel confronted by this era's mailed fist, as Streeting, Young, Kyle or I did. Being gay is officially fine. John Major broke decades-thick ice by reducing the age of gay male consent to 18; Tony Blair reduced it further and introduced civil partnerships; David Cameron gave us marriage. Politics has done all it can. Public and polite opinion has moved wonderfully fast, too — a tribute, I think, to our national instinct to live and let live.

But there remains an undercurrent, and our defence secretary's experience points to its strength. Already I can half-hear a fair few of my readers this week

bridling at having homosexuality "thrust down our throats again" when "nobody cares, anyway". I recognise this attitude in online comments in both The Times and The Spectator. Though in the 7,000-odd columns I've written only a few deal with homosexuality, I've noticed that if what you write suggests your partner is male then to some readers this is "thrusting it down our throats". They wouldn't say (or feel) this if you mentioned a female partner.

I know well enough where the irritable muttering comes from: people who don't like the easy acceptance of same-sex attraction but, knowing open resistance would be against the spirit of the age, won't quite say so. They are, however, legion and the anonymity of social media gives cover to the angriest among them to join the abuse Streeting describes.

We often lament anonymity

Twitter pile-ons are like events on Jupiter — I'm not there

because it “brings out” an element of humanity that is distasteful to us. But indicators are useful. They should be acknowledged and faced. Myself, I neither know nor care whether abuse is directed against me on social media. I’m not on it, left Twitter/X years ago and would regard the “storms” or “pile-ons” that are said to occur in these places as one might regard events on Jupiter. I’m not there.

But a defence secretary has no such luxury and Streeting is right to notice the weather in parts of social media because what's anonymous is part of the collective unconscious of a nation. So how far have we come on attitudes to homosexuality? Follow me back nearly half a century...

I was 31 and recently elected to parliament. One night, after a dinner with a cabinet minister, I was driving towards the west side of Clapham Common, where I lived. I knew gay men “cruised” on the common at night for sex. I’d done so myself. Before reaching the north side I parked and continued on foot, intending to short-cut across the common. What possessed me? Reckless, idiotic, dangerous of course, and I had to grit my teeth to tell this story in my autobiography.

My path was paved, under trees. Two young white men came walking the other way, towards me, through the dark. All I remember next is a terrific blow to the jaw, felling me to the ground, where I lay as they kicked me in the ribs and head. How did I get to my feet? I don't know, but soon I was running for my life. They gave chase but I lost them.

I'd been a stupid victim of what was called queer-bashing. We'll never know how many others were too — probably thousands — because few would report such things to the police.

Home safe but with broken ribs, a cracked jaw and bloodied shirt, I stared at myself in the bathroom mirror, talked to myself without self-pity and promised from then on to work in parliament for homosexual rights.

I still have that shirt and in the Commons kept my promise. Later, I joined Sir Ian McKellen, Michael Cashman and others to campaign against Section 28; Peter Mandelson helped privately with advice and Richard Branson gave us a room in his club, Heaven, for meetings. This led us to form Stonewall, which for years did good, effective work.

Wes Streeting became the country's first openly gay defence secretary

I'm afraid Stonewall has since lost its way, distracted by trans issues, an important but entirely separable subject. Gays are not boys who want to be girls, nor lesbians girls who want to be boys. Stonewall now generates revenue by marketing its seal of approval, but in a world that's moving away from ritual corporate curtseying to the desiderata of the hour. This is a pity because there is work to do: work on that "unbelievable volume" of online abuse that Streeting encounters.

Legislation has done all it can. You cannot legislate against an undercurrent: it has only been swollen by moves to make “hate speech” a matter for the police. We gays are anyway confident enough to disclaim the statutory whimper of “protected characteristics”. And I’m moving to the view that the categorisation of sexual preferences cannot reflect — and may do violence to — human sexuality.

Experience suggests we humans do not fit, or stay, in pigeon-holes. Bisexuality is vastly under-discussed; people, their preferences, whims and urges, change during their lives.

We could more usefully look at what people do, rather than what they "are" or call themselves. We

One example is worth a thousand school lectures

should start with a bonfire of the tags. In a century's time our successors will laugh at our LGBT etc, as we laugh at the medieval division of body and mind into four "humours": blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm.

I said that the difficult time, particularly for boys, is the teenage years. And I'm very sure (remembering my own fascination with figures like Noël Coward, Oscar Wilde and TE Lawrence) that role models are important. Today, we have many such from among our illuminati, but popular heroes, particularly in sport and pop music, could do so much more. One example is worth a thousand school lectures. So I salute Streeting.

On just one point, his online abusers are absolutely right: his example matters.

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King should take pride in our Caribbean legacy

Charles must emphasise Britain's positive contribution to the region instead of apologising

Tony Sewell

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the King and Queen will undertake an autumn royal tour, including visits to the Bahamas and Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda. But let's not get too jealous as, stuck at home, we turn up our central heating.

Once, when royalty arrived in a grateful colony that country would be shut down for the day and every street and alley would be clean. Schoolchildren would be given their Union Jacks and told to smile. Half-naked black women would dance in front of a severe-looking white entourage and later the military band would play an off-key version of God Save the Queen. But during this visit, the King will find himself subject to mass indifference at home and the derision of Caribbean activists calling for Britain to pay the bill for enslaving their ancestors.

More recent royal visits to the region have had Charles as supplicant, begging his hosts for forgiveness for past atrocities. This approach does not play well at home or abroad. The King and the Foreign Office need to redefine these visits

— no more apologising (directly or indirectly). Charles needs to assert Britain's positive legacy in the region.

My sense is that he and his handlers are uncertain what that is. What will become clear from these visits is that civil servants don't understand the region and are too woke to assert some British pride.

One member of the royal family who has had some success in these ventures has been Prince Harry. In November 2016, he undertook a high-profile tour of the Caribbean on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II to mark the anniversary of independence for several nations, including Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana. Observers at the time remarked on his approachable and informal style, which was widely seen as a major factor in his ability to connect with diverse crowds and local leaders

His visit will kickstart a debate about cutting ties with the UK

during the two-week trip. Briefly, at least, the royals were not seen as merely an ATM for slavery activists.

Charles will face two kinds of opposition. Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda are politically independent countries but not republics, so Charles remains their head of state. The King has a governor general in each of these countries who acts as his representative. There is no protesting on the streets about the monarchy but both countries are thinking about referendums on their future constitutional status. The appearance of Charles will kickstart the debate about cutting ties with the mother country.

Charles needs to be bolder with these countries and make it clear that if they want to leave us then Britain holds no grudge. However, we don't want to be framed as some kind of post-colonial power that is holding them down. In his after-dinner speech in Antigua he needs to highlight their national hero, the cricketer Sir Viv Richards. Remind Antiguans that our relationship is a complex one, where the legacy has helped Antigua in building such a great sporting leader.

Richards has always spoken with immense affection and loyalty about his time at Somerset County Cricket Club, where he played from 1974 to 1986. For him, Somerset was not just another county; it was a home away from home where he felt truly accepted and valued. Reflecting on his return to Taunton for special events and tributes, Richards has often stated that he considers his time there as the foundation of his professional life in England.

In his speech, Charles should stop being defensive and play a few Richards-style cover drives. This is not to disrespect the great people of Antigua but for once he could talk about how Britain was crucial in shaping Caribbean culture.

The King could refer to how he read the works of Rex Nettleford, CLR James, Derek Walcott and Wilson Harris. They all speak to the idea that the Caribbean is a mixture of the African rhythm and European melody. The process of creolisation recovered many aspects of African identity but what made it successful was the ability to produce a new version of culturally British people, set adrift in the Caribbean Sea.

The same tone should be shared with Guyana, whose president, surprisingly, has invited Charles to visit on the same tour. I say surprising because in September 2023 Richard Madeley on Good Morning Britain challenged President Irfaan Ali to stop banging on about reparations when Guyana was experiencing tremendous economic growth through its newly found oil reserves.

Ali maintained that reparations were about historical justice, a “crime against humanity” and the structural wealth extracted from the region that helped build modern British institutions. Unlike the others, Guyana is already a republic — so why, three years on, would you want to bring back the devil to your country? Ali’s invitation to the King is rooted in strategic international diplomacy rather than domestic constitutional transition. He knows Charles is an egghead on the environment, having spent decades advocating for conservation and sustainable development.

Ali has made Guyana's low-carbon development strategy a cornerstone of his administration. The visit provides a platform to highlight Guyana's role as a “global steward” of its rainforests. By engaging with the King, Ali effectively draws his administration's climate agenda to international attention, validating Guyana's environmental policies. Ali can simply look good. A smart strategy, but it proves that, republic or not, when it comes to getting recognition on the world stage, you still need the royal seal of approval.

Lord Sewell of Sanderstead is a Conservative peer

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Bureaucracy at the beach ensures best behaviour

Whatever you think about the United States right now, you must allow that they do summer well.

They have sunshine, careworn amusement parks, beaches up to their armpits. We are in Rhode Island on a state-run beach that has the startling dimensions of an American superstore car park: accommodating and stretching away as far as the eye can see. Faint on the Atlantic horizon stand the turbines of the nearly completed wind farm that has been caught in the president's remorseless vendetta against wind energy.

Every couple of hours a man's voice sounds over the Tannoy, his tone as stern as a PoW camp commandant.

"The time is now 4.30," he will say. "That means that in exactly one hour the bathrooms will be locked and closed for the evening. Please plan your time accordingly, for absolutely no exceptions will be made."

These announcements can be heard a mile inland. If your house is anywhere near the shore, you hear him telling you about the lavatories and the need to carry out all your trash. We spend a lot of time on the beach speculating about his identity. He is presumably very high up in beach management, possibly the top guy. He addresses us as “beach patrons”, which makes it sound as if we are customers, but you always feel more like a worker on a collective farm.

I think of America as an enthusiastic experiment in free capitalism, a place where those young Democratic Socialists have no hope. And perhaps it is — except when you have to call the phone company, or an American bank, which have bureaucracies that would put the Soviets to shame. Or in New York City, when you are direct messaging the mayor on social media, asking him to fill a pothole. Or on the beach.

Pincer movement

My sister-in-law, an accomplished swimmer, joins an early morning swim from a nearby town beach. They carve a mile out to sea to a green buoy flanked.

out to sea to a green buoy, flanked by kayakers and people on stand-up paddle boards. These events are chronicled by Fred Bartlett, a legendary Rhode Island swimmer. "Few strands of weed in the water," he writes. "Cooler water temps but NOT cold. No CLs reported." What are CLs, we wonder, for several days between beach

announcements. Then, one afternoon, my brother-in-law reports a strange tickling sensation in his trunks. A mass of seaweed has collected in one pocket. It is crawling with black bugs and a pale, crab-like creature. They are crustacean isopods and crab larvae, which multiply in warming seas and pinch swimmers' crevices.

These are the CLs that Fred writes about. Surely, when future historians study the climate of the 21st century, they will look to blogs like Fred's for the first accounts of a changing world from the people who get bits of it stuck in their trunks.

Ball control

Five minutes up the road there's a dinky amusement park and arcade with pinball machines, those claw games where you might win a fluffy toy and some elderly video games. Some still work. The children get \$3 each. They used to blow this allowance on the car-racing games. Now they spend it all at a wooden machine where, for a quarter, a bouncy ball drops through a tilting baseball field. You swing a batter, who hits it into a hole. You then get the bouncy ball.

The children return to our rental house each carrying 12 bouncy balls of different shades. They go upstairs and for about an hour there is furious trading, using a valuation system I don't fully understand. "We are not taking 36 bouncy balls with us," I tell my three children, as stern as the beach lord. The older two explain, apologetically, to the smallest that they are getting rid of four of his bouncy balls. "We have an orange one already," they say. "And these other three are just trash."

They come back to me, after these ruthless cuts, with a progress report. They are now down to 32. It's going very well.

New leadership can help UN rediscover moral conscience Andrew Mitchell

The failure of the League of Nations led directly to the Second World War and after 1945, with British diplomats playing a leading role, the United Nations was born, determined that “never again” should mean precisely that.

Let there be no doubt: we need the UN. But it has never fully moved on from the postwar settlement and, as time has passed, it has increasingly come to be seen as irrelevant. Yet many of its agencies continue to perform essential work, saving lives and painstakingly trying to make the world a better place. Its security council, however, remains unreformed and unrepresentative.

At a time when we desperately need an effective international system capable of addressing the great challenges of our age, from migration and pandemics to climate change, the world is increasingly in the hands of narrow nationalists impatient with the international system and sceptical of its institutions. The process to select a new secretary-general to succeed António Guterres is warming up. Step forward Mia Mottley, prime minister of Barbados and architect of the Bridgetown Initiative, which represents the most serious attempt in recent years to rethink how international finance can respond to the needs of developing and vulnerable nations, an issue the UN confronts every day.

Mottley's government has received strong and popular endorsement from the people of Barbados. She has demonstrated an ability to build alliances around difficult and sometimes unexpected issues, a crucial skill for a secretary-general who must navigate the conflicting interests of the 193 members. She is a consummate diplomat.

Above all, Mottley has successfully engaged with leaders and institutions across the developed world while retaining credibility among the smaller and less represented countries of the UN. She is a highly respected bridge between the global south and the developed world. She is also an exceptional communicator. We have seen this at the UN general assembly and at successive COP summits. Her authority, clarity and moral persuasiveness mark her out in an election where, by tradition, the next secretary-general will come from her part of the world.

If the international community genuinely wants change, renewed authority and a stronger moral conscience, it needs a candidate capable of commanding respect across the world. Mottley is charismatic, experienced and authoritative. She has the political skill, administrative experience, international credibility and moral standing to give the UN the leadership it requires.

Sir Andrew Mitchell MP is a former UN peacekeeper and minister for development

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Compassion alone won't cure Britain's ills

There are both sensible hopes and inevitable danger in taking a sterner approach to welfare, crime and immigration

Libby Purves

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For those who loved his roughneck eloquence of outrage and insult, there is additional regret at Rod Liddle dying just before

last week's Middlesbrough tragedies and disturbances. His home neighbourhood was the scene of the crash that killed two policemen and five other young men, a car-burning "memorial" to a perpetrator, a stabbing, a house rammed, a woman and child killed by fire.

Cleveland police begged for help, afflicted with more criminality than anywhere outside central London. As a rare member of the commentariat living close to all this and not the metropolitan south, Liddle would have been unsparing.

He'd have not only called the perpetrators cretins, savages and toerags but decried "whining monkeys and lanyard-wankpuffins" in office. Christian though he was, he'd deride Anna Turley MP, whose flower-bearing tribute lacked even a hint of distinction between the deaths of young constables doing

their job and thugs on the wrong side of the road and, habitually, of the law.

Some would have winced and decried his language, but many would feel pure relief. When a part of our country has been shruggingly neglected, left to the mercy of economic change, uglified and impoverished and its decent people allowed to be overrun by drug gangs and youth without hope, harsh things need to be said. Any citizen who is not angry for Middlesbrough today is not concentrating.

But every day attitudes harden, seeing that myopic social liberalism has a case to answer. Our untried prime minister stands at a point when a harder-edged new severity could be possible, indeed popular, all the way from migration to policing and welfare. Any party promising sternness would meet echoes, but unfortunately it's more likely to be promised by those who would not only deploy racism, prejudice and bad law but probably not even be efficient. A renewed orderly, happy and hopeful Britain does not seem likely to spring from such soil as Tice, Yusuf, Lowe, Farage or Robinson, any more than from the greenery-yallery romantasy of Zack Polanski.

A stiffening recovery of morale would, like all physiotherapy, involve pain. Hard cases cleverly presented would make us flinch daily. Take the most obvious of potential severities:

Danish-style border controls, insistence on integration in language and culture, brisk deportations. Poignant stories of tearful individuals would afflict the guilty-comfortable mass.

As for getting severe towards the existing population, in any welfare crackdown the hard steel ploughshare of reform would throw up even more hard-luck stories. Not least from young “Neets”, too readily allowed to dissociate the idea of incoming money from the need to spend five days a week doing things that might bore them. Admittedly,

In any culture, we need to believe the law might fall on us hard

many are genuine victims of Reeves budgets and new employment law, which made hiring newcomers significantly more expensive. But some genuinely believe there's a right not to bother.

Unfair to name one silly individual, but there's a glorious LBC interview with a Pip claimant for some condition which didn't seem to affect being articulate, confident and healthy. She explained that she had worked in Boots awhile, but it "wasn't accessible for me". Boots would, she admitted with lordly condescension, be all right "for some people". One longed to shout: "Come on, it's where Glenda Jackson started."

Well, Twitter mocked the poor sap — but she serves as an example of some, not all young, who need a reality check, not only to save the economy but because it is cruel to let able-bodied people be rendered useless. If anything's going to wreck your mental health, it's that. Yet any imaginable severity, "workfare" or certified menial volunteering would cause outrage and misery stories for media and political opponents.

Move on to the most serious of all: criminality. At any age, in any class or culture, we need to believe the law might fall on us hard whether for serial shoplifting, vandalism, violence, disorder or fraud. That it will find us, make life uncomfortable, embarrassing. We should also believe that it's safe for fellow citizens to dob us in and unsafe to plead: "It wasn't me, it was the system, my past, my unusual brain." That law wouldn't care, just calmly punish and demand restoration. Again, imagine the pathos of hard cases.

We'd feel it: compassion is an admirable instinct to pity poor, weak, suffering, damaged brethren. Good people also want to forgive the guilty, whatever demons drove them; to counsel and listen, not coldly condemn. Giving and forgiving both lie deep in Christian tradition: for

centuries, convents and monasteries counted it a privilege to serve the humblest and pray for the sinner. In giving, Judaism demands “tzedakah”, Islam “Sadaqah”, even if forgiveness is rarer.

While formal charity continues, modern liberalism assumes not personal goodness but a compassionate state. Elected politicians fear looking like an on-yer-bike Tebbit or it's-your-fault Thatcher. So, gradually, we outsourced both almsgiving and compassion to the system — but then blame it, either for tolerating poverty or being conned out of Pip. Regarding crime, we cry that “something should be done” while paying insufficient tax to fund rehabilitative prisons, probation and a confident police force. On immigration, pleas for cultural respect and open borders come from people drifting between large London houses and rural second homes. But there are others who would readily echo any new, bracing, potentially dangerous creed of severity on welfare, crime, immigration.

If your life and neighbourhood is under threat, crowded and disorderly, and you daily see both exploited welfare and unpunished criminality, you feel the floor more unsteady than ever before and might reach for any handrail. If so, it had better be a solid, well-designed one and not bring down the whole damn wall.

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Power of 'the blob' in teacher training

Sir, Michael Gove is right to criticise some lecturers (“Cambridge academic celebrates ignorance”, Aug 28). After 40 years of teaching and being a headmaster I went to visit those state schools getting exceptional GCSE results with disadvantaged pupils. They all had excellent discipline, high expectations, strict routines, direct instruction from teachers standing at the front and happy pupils.

Most teacher training does not take place at the big and famous universities who can afford the luxury of appointing clever people who have never taught in a school. Smaller universities, like mine, appoint experienced teachers and we most certainly teach our students about the methods used in those schools which get wonderful GCSE progress scores. The qualification required to teach in state schools is called Qualified Teacher Status. Only universities with permission from the government are allowed to teach it. These courses are inspected by Ofsted and permission to teach QTS can be withdrawn. So there should be no reason for any poor teacher training in England. Professor Barnaby Lenon Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Buckingham

Sir, Michael Gove is right in his concerns about teacher-training colleges and their ideology. In principle “the blob” are driven by a mindset which inculcates victimhood into students, undermines their self-confidence and self-belief, and deprives them of skills to help them get on. This is in contrast to the values of the Michaela Community School and Mossbourne Academies. Their mission is to develop self-control and agency in their students, the most important qualities needed to get on. It’s no wonder that, in deprived areas, these schools are over-subscribed. Sian Flynn Clifton, Bristol

Carnival caution

Sir, The Notting Hill Carnival may be expensive but how is it dangerous? (letter, Aug 29). True, the noise is extreme, and not being able to get in and out of your house is massively inconvenient but "dangerous"? This looks like a case of a valid criticism merging with racism. They are sometimes hard to separate. Stephanie Calman London SE21

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Effects of development on local communities

Sir, Chris Lamb (letter, Aug 28) makes a strong point in seeking to protect democracy from plans by Andy Burnham to overrule local planning authorities. However, having observed planning committees in Wales over many years, there is a long way to go before planning decisions deserve the description “democratic” or as “informed by community objections”. Developers too often rely on local planning authorities choosing to carry out as limited a community consultation as possible, while decisions are increasingly delegated to officers. Gareth Wardell Former MP; Llanelli, Carmarthenshire

Sir, In our small village in the far corner of North Yorkshire, two farmers have been granted permission to develop housing, one on a greenfield, one on a redundant farmyard and transport depot. Neither has made any progress, and one has even applied to double the original application numbers. They are effectively sitting on land banks while we are told the UK is desperate for housing. Our village is certainly in need of housing. A healthy

community needs new young families, our sports clubs need players, the churches parishioners, the shop customers, our school pupils, our pub needed customers too, but sadly it is too late and it stands empty and deteriorating. Giving planning permissions without obligation to complete serves no purpose. If this is the case across the UK we will never see building targets achieved. Frank Walsh Barton, N Yorks

Sir, Tim Sargeant (letter, Aug 28) complains that developers encounter strong opposition, even when schemes provide affordable housing, green space and community benefits. In the same edition you feature a development of 21 houses in the Cambridgeshire village of Great Shelford (“How we built 21 affordable almshouses”, Bricks and Mortar, Aug 28). It represents contemporary architecture at its best and local support is described as “overwhelming”. Perhaps developers, politicians and council officials concerned about nimbys could visit it. Fletcher Robinson Lovington, Somerset

Sir, Tim Sargeant writes about the refusal by Uttlesford district council's planning committee of the proposal to build 480 new homes near Stansted. This proposal would lead to building on green fields between us and our neighbouring village, Birchanger, effectively merging them. There are few plans for amenities, so our surgery would be overwhelmed, and the development would be close to the already heavily congested main road. Mandy McIlwaine Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

Sir, We nimbys failed to prevent the population of Stansted Mountfitchet and Birchanger from growing by 47 per cent between 2001 and 2021, but we have to keep trying. Ken McDonald Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

Sir, Two of City & County's housing applications near Stansted "would provide nearly 500 new homes, half of them affordable". Logically, however, this means that half of them are not affordable. Nigel Louth
Abridge, Essex

Early release fears

Sir, We are a group of rugby coaches who knew Luke O'Connor closely during his final years at school ("Days' notice for victims and families before early releases", Aug 29). To us, Luke was not just a talented player but a young man of exceptional character — steady, thoughtful, kind and quietly determined. He embodied the values rugby is meant to instil, together with responsibility for actions, courage, and care for others. His death was a devastating blow to his family and those who taught and supported him.

What troubles us most is the alarming message now being sent by the decision to release the man responsible for his death after only a few years. For those of us who saw Luke grow from a boy into a young adult of real promise, this feels like a profound injustice. It diminishes the value of a life lived with decency and purpose. It tells families across the country that even the most serious actions will lead to consequences so trivial that they barely acknowledge what has occurred, never mind the increasingly forlorn hope that justice might be served. As a group we have spent decades coaching young people, helping them navigate adversity and learn the importance of accountability. Yet we now find ourselves in a country where accountability seems increasingly optional. Luke deserved better — a country where the political leadership takes responsibility for both the short and long-term consequences of the power enacted.

Chris Odell, Chris Shacklady, John Lowe, Chris Mann, Mark Browne, Jeremy Woods, Ed Richardson, Tim Simmons Rugby coaches, Bedford

accidents has been removed from police recording and hence from public health evaluation of the problem suggests the motor industry is running scared of the litigatory consequences of the growing evidence of lethality of the issue.

Headlight dazzle

Sir, Headlight dazzle is an aggressive and frightening factor for those obliged to drive after dark (“Dazzling headlights no longer logged as a factor after crashes”, Aug 29). It is a wholly unnecessary phenomenon which indicates the lack of a guiding intelligence in a motor industry which sees road use as a selfish marketing opportunity for overly endowed vehicles rather than as a shared communal activity.

Your report that the critical recording of the dazzle factor in

In the absence of other convincing explanations, we may assume that considerable pressure has been put on ministers and civil servants to instruct the serious downgrading of critical information collection by the police officers who are confronted with the often gruesome task of attending, understanding and mitigating morbid and fatal road traffic accidents at night.

Consultant general surgeon, Southampton

Sir, LED car headlights are dangerous but the way to deal with them is to wear anti-glare glasses when driving at night. Elisabeth Kahn Barnet, N London

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LOST BETWEEN DAINTRY AND BRICKLESEY

FROM THE TIMES AUGUST 31, 1926

When the British Broadcasting Company decided that the name of their new station should be pronounced as it was spelled, Daventry, they shocked a great many lovers of old ways. Here was a body, with a power over English speech much greater than that of stage or pulpit, setting a bad example. No matter what the spelling, the sound was “Daintry”. It always had been “Daintry”.

A little later Mr Ernest Law returned to the charge in defence of a famous old Cotswold town. He protested in our columns against the “modern atrocity” of the name Cirencester, which he held to have been forced upon the people of that town by etymologists. Let them revert to “the old, correct spelling”, which, he declared, was “Ciceter”. And then a Cirencester man, Mr Vaisey, wrote to say that “Ciceter” was not the old, correct spelling; that it was not even a true literal rendering of any local pronunciation. Others, with memories of Cirencester as long as Mr Vaisey’s, might bear witness that forty years ago the name was pronounced as Sizziter and (more rarely) as Sissister. And how long, another might ask, has Daventry been called “Daintry”? In Domesday Book it is spelled Daventrie.

The more we look into the differences between the spelling and the pronunciation of English names of place and of family, the more does it look as if, indeed, we spelled them Cholmondeley and pronounced them Marjoribanks. Pronunciation of

English names seems sometimes to flout spelling and sometimes to follow it slavishly. In the names of London, of Pontefract, of Derby, it disregards the written letters; and any attempt to make the spelling fit the pronunciation would be to build a house on the sand.

In these days, when every one reads and writes, the pronunciation of names tends more and more to follow the written letter. Ask at a railway booking-office for a ticket to "Sizziter" and you will probably be given a ticket to Chichester. Inquire, in Essex, the way to "Brittlesey" or (more knowing still) to "Bricklesey" and even a street-boy or a rustic will correct you to the politer Brightlingsea. As time goes on, places and even families must expect to have the pronunciation of their names settled by the book.

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Lord's priorities

Sir, The past 18 months have seen the MCC committee consumed with the issue of gender diversity. The low percentage of female members is, the membership is advised, both a commercial threat and a moral issue, despite the fact that women have had equal access to MCC membership since 1998. Meanwhile, the Lord's cricket pitch deteriorates ("Drop-in pitches a cure for poor Lord's surface", Aug 27). After the New Zealand Test in June, a match which lasted just two full days, the pitch was rated by the ICC as "unsatisfactory". The impact is reduced revenue due to shorter matches, the allocation of the World Test Championship final to the Oval, and loss of prestige for the home of cricket. The solution will require a new playing surface with the loss of matches and revenue over years. Like so many of our national institutions — education, defence, the police — the MCC should focus on its core purpose: cricket, not the politics of diversity. Sir James Bucknall Everley, Dorset

Height of indignity

Sir, Tom Kershaw ("Why can't short players stand tall in tennis grand-slams any more?", Aug 28) touches on a much bigger issue — heightism in sport. Across the board, shorter players struggle to compete with the tall, particularly in professional sports. Obvious examples include rugby, rowing, swimming and of course basketball, where only the tall can compete. But there are answers. In the case of tennis, removing the second serve and softening racket tensions would encourage finesse. Sports often change their rules to improve safety or entertainment, so why not help shorter players reach new heights?

Tribute to Dolly

Sir, When our daughter Hannah Walton and her two friends, Florence Ward and Georgie Leech, became the youngest female trio to row across the Atlantic, in the 2020 Talisker Challenge, they named their boat Dolly Parton (obituary, Aug 26). The boat mirrored the real Dolly Parton's kindness and strength, and was never constrained by a 9-5 schedule. It has done at least two more Atlantic crossings, always with all-female crews, who will always love her. Dr Gail Walton Risley, Derbyshire

Little surprises

Sir, Professor Ogilvie-Smith's use of the milliHelen (letter, Aug 29) reminded me of when my friends and I proposed this and a number of similar units as students. My contribution was the unit of surprise — the Boo. This, of course, leads to the smallest such value, the picoBoo. Phil Ridgway Woodbridge, Suffolk

Legal beagles

Sir, After reading your article ("Underdog Dogue bites back, claiming Vogue is the copycat", Aug 29), we were pleased to learn that Dogue now has a lawyer. My daughter wanted to know if they were working pro bono. Peter Ransom Southampton

Daily Universal Register

US: Meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, North Carolina. UK: Late-summer bank holiday.

Nature notes

In late summer worker wasps can be seen drinking in large numbers from ponds, puddles and bird baths, especially on hot

days. They ferry the water back to the nests where it is regurgitated and fanned with their wings to keep the eggs and larvae from overheating. At this time of year they will also forage for carrion: they cannot digest protein themselves but chew meat into balls, take it back to the nest and feed it to the larvae, which secrete a sugary liquid they drink in return. When the larvae have all pupated, the workers lose this food source which is why they start looking for sugary drinks and jam and become a nuisance at picnics. MELISSA HARRISON

Birthdays today

Queen Rania of Jordan, pictured, women's rights activist and board member, UN Foundation, 56; Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia,

41; Martin Bell, Unicef UK ambassador, BBC foreign affairs correspondent (1994-96), 88; Nick Bitel, chief executive, London Marathon Group, chairman, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, 67; Serge Blanco, rugby union player, France (1980-91), 68; Dick Boer, deputy chairman, Shell, 69; Eric Born, chief executive, Grafton Group, 56; Todd Carty, actor, EastEnders (1990-2003, 2008), 63; Laura Collett, two-time Olympic gold medallist (2020, 2024, team evening), 37; Tina Cook, Olympic silver medallist (2012, three-day evening), 56; Most Rev and Right Hon Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, 68; Roger Dean, artist, album covers for the band Yes, 82; Michel Demaré, chairman, AstraZeneca, 70; Dame Liz Forgan, chairwoman, Aurora Orchestra, 82; Debbie Gibson, singer-songwriter, Foolish Beat (1988), 56; Jason Fox, former Royal Marine commando and UK Special Forces soldier, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins (since 2019), 50; Richard Gere, actor, Pretty Woman (1990), 77; Susan Gritton, soprano, 61; Daniel Harding, conductor, Orchestre de Paris (2016-19), 51; Pádraig Harrington, winner, the Open (2007, 2008), 55; Sir Clive Lloyd, cricketer, captain, West Indies (1974-85), 82; Dame Julie Maxton, executive director, Royal Society, 71; The Honourable Mr Justice McKendrick, 50; Ian Meakins, chairman, Compass Group (food and support services), Unilever (consumer goods), 70; Sir Ivan “Van” Morrison, singer-songwriter, Brown Eyed Girl (1967), 81; Ed Moses, two-time Olympic gold medallist, 400m hurdles, 71; Bryan Organ, portrait painter of the royal family, 91; Dwayne Peel, rugby union player, Wales (2001-11), 45; Itzhak Perlman, violinist and conductor, 81; Glenn Tilbrook, singer, Squeeze, Up the Junction (1979), 69; Ryan Wigglesworth, chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, 47.

On this day

In 1959 Harold Macmillan and President Eisenhower gave a joint live TV broadcast from No 10, after discussing world peace, poverty and Soviet encroachment in Europe.

The last word

"He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander." Aristotle, quoted in Politics by Benjamin Jowett (1885)

New Compère, Same Show

Andy Burnham billed himself as a vote-winning alternative to Sir Keir Starmer but the prime minister's performance so far suggests that he, too, evades hard decisions

Summertime, and the living has been easy for Andrew Burnham. No prime minister in recent history has enjoyed such a gentle introduction to office. Six weeks after stepping into No 10 over the twitching corpse of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, Mr Burnham has yet to trouble the scorer in solid announcements on big areas of policy.

Mr Burnham's commitments involving money have so far been about spending it: ending VAT on household energy bills, eradicating rough sleeping, capping bus fares to £2 and a business rate cut for pubs. The hard choices involving big money remain in the in-tray.

Now the Labour leader's happy summer is fading into autumn. Recess ends today and MPs are flocking back to Westminster. On Wednesday, Mr Burnham faces his first joust with Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, at the dispatch box. The promises that propelled him into No 10 — eerily similar to the general election pitch of the man he supplanted — will be tested in a more challenging forum.

Even now, though, it is clear that Mr Burnham will be found wanting on radical reform. His chancellor, John Healey, admitted as much on Friday, calling the new regime a “continuity” of the Starmer operation. Already, in areas beloved of the Labour faithful, such as his proposed caps on political donations and the nationalisation of utilities, the prime minister has beaten retreats. Mr Burnham may come good on local government devolution, a passion of his, but in other important areas he appears to have inherited his predecessor's vice of ducking hard decisions.

Procrastination born of political calculation is this government's speciality. Mr Burnham is no different. Yet again, he uses consultations and reviews as excuses to delay vital reforms to the welfare state and the armed forces.

If there is one area of public expenditure requiring decisive action, it is social security. The dominating feature of the political landscape in Britain since the spending spree of the pandemic is national debt. At almost £3 trillion, it is equivalent to 94 per cent of gross domestic product and costs more than £100 billion a year in interest to service. This mountainous liability must be tackled and that means big cuts to the welfare budget, now running at £334 billion a year, a quarter of government spending and 11 per cent of GDP. Sir Keir and his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, recognised this and made a half-hearted attempt to impose cuts before being slapped down by Labour backbenchers. Mr Burnham is no fool.

He knows that spiralling working-age health benefits and state pension increases guaranteed by the triple lock are unsustainable. But instead of making a start by announcing changes in his first budget on October 28, he has kicked the can down the road with the same flimsy alibi used by Sir Keir: a pair of interminable reviews on the future of particular welfare payments.

Clattering along the cobblestones beside welfare is defence. Mr Healey resigned as defence secretary over Sir Keir's failure to commit to spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030. But Mr Healey intends to dodge the same target himself on budget day. He is having problems finding £4.5 billion — a tenth of 1 per cent of total spending — over three years to fund the dangerously inadequate defence investment plan.

As usual, Labour dodges welfare reform. As usual, Labour haemorrhages public money on welfare while starving defence. And, as usual, it taxes. Because the one area in which Mr Burnham can be guaranteed to act swiftly this autumn is in levying more tax from the working middle-class.

In truth, Mr Burnham is a new compère for an old and recognisable show. A cheekier, more charming host he may be, but the acts remain just the same.

Putin's Propagandists

The agents of Kremlin disinformation must be subject to unrelenting sanctions

Russia's war against Ukraine is conducted daily and ruthlessly by drone and missile attacks against civilians. It is also pursued through an organised campaign of lying. The propaganda machine of Vladimir Putin's regime works ceaselessly to malign the government of Ukraine, its allies and the ideals of liberal democracy. We report today on a motley concatenation of fabulists and state-sycophants whose lives are dedicated to this ignoble task. Britain, like its allies, implements sanctions on many of them. But these cannot be too onerous, and must be continually reinforced.

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, European governments acted in concert to crack down on Russian disinformation. In Britain, broadcasting licences are allocated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), the independent regulator. Ofcom had been tolerant to the point of indulgence to the English-language broadcasting arm of Russian state propaganda, Russia Today (RT). But this organ's coverage of the invasion of Ukraine was enough to get its licence deservedly revoked in Britain and its presence banned in the European Union.

President Putin knows that Russian media outlets will never query, but only ventriloquise, his fraudulent assertions that Ukraine has no real history or identity. And from their influence, ranks of internet trolls take their lead by intruding into the most apparently neutral of western news discussions to spread Mr Putin's falsehoods.

It is wildly false that Kyiv organised persecution of Russian-speaking minorities in eastern Ukraine and shut down domestic critics. But these and other myths are a constant refrain on Russian television. Their uncritical conduits include such figures as Maryana Naumova, a former teenage champion bodybuilder, Margarita Simonyan, editor in chief of RT, and Dimitri Simes, a Russian-born pundit who operated as a conservative foreign-policy expert in the United States for years before returning to Moscow.

These personalities are paid vast sums by Russian standards, equivalent to hundreds of thousands of pounds, whereas median annual earnings barely reach into five figures. Their message will undoubtedly appear crude not only to western audiences but even to their colleagues.

As long ago as 2014, when Russia illegally annexed Crimea, Sara Firth, a London-based reporter for RT, resigned from the station on the ground that its coverage of Ukraine was “the most shockingly obvious misinformation and it got to the point where I couldn’t defend it anymore”.

The decision for western governments is how to balance freedom of the press against freedom of Ukraine. And this is really no quandary at all.

Russian media outlets do not practise journalism in any recognisable sense. They spread deceit, incitement and xenophobia. In denying the integrity of Ukraine as an independent nation, they serve the same function as William Joyce, popularly known as Lord Haw-Haw, in his propaganda broadcasts from Germany during the Second World War. They are subject already to western sanctions but the principle should be applied collectively. So far as it is in the power of western governments, anyone implicated in Russia's propaganda campaign should be isolated, ostracised and stripped of their assets. The gallant people, government and armed forces of Ukraine will rightly expect nothing less.

True Brew

A fully homegrown English tea enhances the nation's culture

This scorching summer has brought wildfires, hosepipe bans and a chain of records, but not all consequences of warmer average temperatures are equally baneful. They include conditions in the south of England that allow, for the first time, the cultivation of a truly English tea. Banks Tea Estate, in East Sussex, is dedicated to producing a single blend that is entirely homegrown.

Should the enterprise prosper, it will not only reduce the environmental impact of shipping tea from traditional producers in China, India and Sri Lanka, but also emphasise the importance of tea in British culture.

The price — a 5g tin of Premium Black English Tea sells at £11 — marks it as a luxury rather than a staple, but the nation's appetite for tea has long encompassed both wings of the market. The first shipment of tea to Britain came from Assam, in northeastern India. Tea progressed from being a luxury item drunk (by men) in coffee houses to being a necessity for both sexes in the privacy of the home. And at least till the end of the following century, its import and association with indolent living were rued by politicians and pundits as somehow detracting from national wealth.

This was a mistake. Economists are widely agreed that import substitution (the production of domestic goods to replace ones from overseas) is almost always self-defeating. Imports of tea are in truth a gain to national wellbeing, not a cost.

But meeting demand for a specialised product is another matter. In his classic work Tea: Its History and Mystery (1878), the Victorian writer Samuel Day averred: "It is not, possibly, too great an assumption to assert that there must exist something about tea specially suitable to the English constitution and climate." A century and a half later, the literal truth of his speculation is being gratifyingly confirmed.

World

After six months of war, Iran is

With the ayatollah still absent and his regime on the march, Iranians tell Fatemeh Jamalpour peace is a distant dream

The ayatollah was dead and suddenly the Islamic Republic was red. Red flags were flown, red roses were picked, and little Shahan, a cherubic five-year-old, stood with his grandparents among all the Iranians dressed in red — red for blood, red for martyrdom and red for revenge. Six months on it is still hard for Shahan's mother, Hadis, a hairdresser in the western province of Kerman-shah, to understand how her son became part of the regime's defiant response to war, but the divisions across Iran are reflected in her family.

Hadis, 30, lived with Shahan and her husband, Vahid, who had been left paralysed after he was shot during the January protests. They both opposed the era of the ayatollahs but their parents supported the Islamic Republic. When the war began, Hadis said, the older generation were terrified. Shahan's grandparents took him at night to regime-organised rallies where he repeated chants of "Death to America" and "Death to Israel". The process of indoctrination had begun, Hadis said.

"At first, Shahan did not understand what was happening," she said. "But after a while my father put it into his head that America and Israel were our enemies, that they had no real power, and that Iran and the Revolutionary Guards were so strong they would destroy them. Believing that Iran was strong made him less afraid."

The family moved between Harsin, a small town in Kermanshah where Vahid's parents lived, and the city of Kermanshah, where Hadis's mother lived near an area containing military bases and missile launchers. Hadis tried to appear calm in front of Shahan but his questions kept coming. "When would the war end? Which side was stronger? Why had it begun? When would the internet return? Had Tehran been destroyed?" He asked whether it was America that had shot his father in the leg, although Vahid had been wounded during protests before the war.

"When I told him the war could start

Hadis initially welcomed the conflict, believing it might end the system that had injured her husband and extinguished other routes to political change, but her optimism soon faded. There had been no regime change and, although there was a new ayatollah, the same group that had run Iran before the war were still running it, and they appeared determined to foster hatred of Iran's enemies among a new generation. In March, an 11-year-old boy's death, reported to have been in an air strike while he was manning a security checkpoint with his father in Tehran drew attention to the recruitment of children into the regime's security apparatus. An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official had said that the organisation would enrol "volunteers" aged 12 and above. Hadis fears that fighting will resume and eventually involve her son.

again, he answered with complete certainty, 'No. The war is over, it won't start again.' She asked how he knew.

"Because we can't hear the fighter jets anymore," he told her. "Israel has been destroyed."

Zaghari-Ratcliffe was released before the war broke out, but by the time the first shots were fired six months ago Gholian, 30, from Dezful, a city in southwest Iran, was once again being held at the pleasure of the Islamic Republic. In December, she was beaten and arrested after attending a memorial service for Khosrow Alikordi, a human rights lawyer who had represented her and

Cry freedom

It was Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian detained by the Iranian regime, who taught Sepideh Gholian leather-working. The days were long in Evin prison, where they were both held along with Sepideh Kashani, an environmental activist.

whose death was considered suspicious. "They tortured us almost to death," she said, adding that she spent 70 days in solitary confinement.

During the protests in January and the crackdown that followed, Gholian was held in prison in Mashhad.

"I watched groups of female protesters being brought in," she said. "They had been shot, some had been raped and many were in terrible condition. The charges against them were absurd."

The prison walls were thick and the war seemed far away at first, but one night an explosion broke the silence. Women rushed towards the windows, Gholian said, and began shouting: "Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!" The cry spread to other wings.

It was “not necessarily about supporting the war”, Gholian said. “We were suffocating. We are still suffocating.”

After her release, she established a workshop hand-stitching leather bags with other former prisoners. "Even when there is no war you can be sent to prison simply for going about your daily life," she said. "It makes no difference. We are already dead in this land."

The regime's voice

There are the lies we tell ourselves, the lies we tell others, and the lies we are told. The lines between lies have long been blurred for Maryam, who works for the Iranian state media machine. On the day the war started, she travelled to work with her husband after dropping their eight-year-old daughter off at school. Maryam, an economic journalist for a state-run news agency in Tehran, told her husband about a dream she had had.

Crowds gathered in Tehran last month to mourn the ayatollah, who died in February. Gholian, top, was held at Evin prison, which Vida Rabbani depicted in paintings

"I was in a bakery surrounded by all this bread, but there was nobody there," she said. Her husband replied: "There's probably going to be a war."

Maryam was having tea and biscuits with colleagues when she heard aircraft overhead. Their office was only a five-minute walk from the supreme leader's compound.

As explosions shook the building, smoke drifted into the courtyard. Maryam joined the crowds descending into the metro.

"It was packed," she said. "Some people were distressed, some were happy, some were angry and some were crying. People were swearing at each other. The division between supporters and opponents was obvious."

She took her daughter north while her husband stayed in Tehran for work.

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Maryam said she opposed the Islamic Republic despite working for a state-run news agency. The regime has brutally suppressed free reporting and jailed its critics in the press. However, she also fiercely rejects foreign intervention in her country.

Tehran that Yousef Pezeshkian, the president's son, recently asked him about the ayatollah's health.

"They have made terrible mistakes, and many things have happened that should never have happened," she said. "But when the choice is between my country and a foreign power, I will always choose my country, rightly or wrongly."

She saw the 1979 revolution and the Iran-Iraq war as catastrophes and rejected the “fantasy” that another revolution or foreign attack would improve Iran. She could understand, though, why some families whose children had been killed during anti-regime protests might turn towards revenge. “If someone had killed my child, perhaps I would also want revenge at any cost.”

Where is the ayatollah?

There is a story doing the rounds in

His father, who is one of few people said to have seen the supreme leader in recent weeks, is said to have nearly slapped him and demanded: "Why are you asking such a question? What does it have to do with you?"

Pezeshkian had long demanded to meet Mojtaba Khamenei, the son and successor of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli air strike on February 28.

The attack left Mojtaba disfigured, and the Iranians believe Israel tried twice more to target him, in hospital and then in an ambulance. He has since gone deep underground, issuing occasional written statements, including one yesterday.

The secrecy, one analyst in Iran said, reflected a race to keep Mojtaba beyond the reach of Israel and the United States. Some within the regime appeared to be turning Mojtaba's disappearance from public view into a form of mystique, he added.

"I think some people in the Islamic Republic want to pursue the model of the Taliban's Mullah Omar, or even that of the Hidden Imam," he said, referring to the revered Shia figure believed to remain concealed from the world.

Nasim, 36, a bank employee who lives in the city of Karaj, said: "My only hope is that the Islamic Republic will come to an end.

"This is no place to live. I blame everyone — those who brought about the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Republic, the government, America, the people who remained silent for years and even myself — for continuing to endure it. I blame myself both for staying silent and for staying here."

The little pink suitcase

At the war's outset, Golboo told Abi they were leaving Tehran to spend a few days with Abi's grandparents in a smaller city. Abi, six, disappeared into her bedroom and returned pulling a small pink suitcase. She folded a few dresses, then packed coloured pencils, some paper and a stuffed animal.

When Abi was three, after her parents separated, she had developed a stutter that took months to overcome. Her mother feared the same would happen again.

"Every time she spoke, I listened twice," she said. "Once for what she was saying and once for what fear might be trying to take away."

Although casualty numbers are uncertain and often contested, there can be little doubt that the war has taken a brutal toll on Iranian children. Most notable was the strike that hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the southern city of Minab on the first day of the war, killing at least 175 people, most of them children, according to Iranian officials.

One afternoon, Abi said they had made a mistake leaving. A few days later, Golboo found her repeatedly wiping her suitcase with a damp cloth. "What are you doing?" she asked.

"I'm cleaning it," Abi said. She kept wiping it. Then she said: "When I hear the explosions, I feel like dust falls on my suitcase." There was no dust.

"Some things leave no visible trace," Golboo said.

'Le Pen is bad but a vote for Mélenchon is madness'

France

Adam Sage Paris

The French Open centre court has witnessed some tense matches over the years, like Ivan Lendl's win against John McEnroe in 1984, Rafael Nadal's victory over Novak Djokovic in 2012 or Carlos Alcaraz's defeat of Jannik Sinner in 2025.

The French presidential election debate, held there on Thursday as tennis gave way to politics, was not quite so thrilling, but the tension was acute as seven leading candidates argued over economic policy at the annual conference of the Medef, the French employers' federation.

The National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen, 58, who is ahead in the polls, said she would reduce the county's deficit — €152.5 billion last year — with a plan to make savings of €125 billion. This would include a cut in France's contribution to the EU, curbs on immigration and the abolition of "useless" state agencies, notably environmental ones.

The hard-left France Unbowed champion Jean-Luc Mélenchon, 75, called for a planned economy, higher taxes on businesses and the rich and the cancellation of French debt held by the European Central Bank.

President Macron's former centre-right prime minister Édouard Philippe, 55, said: "His ideas would make me laugh if they weren't so dangerous." He is running neck and neck with Mélenchon, although both are far behind Le Pen.

A car sector businesswoman — who, like most of the people interviewed afterwards by The Times, declined to be named — was watching on in dismay.

"People around me are really scared of what is going to happen in this election," she said. "I think it's going to divide the country. Friends and family are going to fall out. We're going to have to avoid talking about politics together." The debate left her fearful that the two-round election next spring would end with a "nightmare scenario"

of a run-off between Le Pen and Mélenchon, roughly the equivalent of a choice between Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn in the UK.

"It would be a terrible situation to find ourselves in but if that was the choice, I think I'd have to vote Marine," she said. "Mélenchon would be worse."

Le Pen is running for the presidency for the fourth time. Her previous candidacies have ended up in failure with economics often exposed as her Achilles' heel. In a 2017 debate with President Macron, for instance, she floundered as he attacked her plan to pull France out of the eurozone. The plan has since been dropped and the Rally is now committed to keeping the euro.

Tony Leray, 23, who has a small consulting firm, said: "You can see that she has worked at her economic policies and she has become more professional." A corporate lawyer agreed. "Le Pen's got better on the economy, although she is still not very good."

Among the hundreds of businessmen and women who attended the debate, the Rally leader is scarcely pop-

ular. The broadly pro-European audience remained suspicious of her stance on the EU, which, although softer, is still tainted by Euroscepticism. Many also doubt her commitment to reforming a country burdened by some of the highest taxation and state spending in the developed world.

Jordan Bardella, 30, the Rally chairman, seemed to want to move the party towards a pro-business agenda after Le Pen was sidelined by a corruption conviction last year, but she has largely rowed back on Bardella's plans after her sentence was reduced on appeal in July, clearing the way for her to stand in the presidential election.

During the debate she vaunted the merits of traditional French government interventionism. She said the state had an “essential role” and was central to the country’s “economic identity”.

Bardella has accused leftists of planning a campaign of civil disobedience if Le Pen becomes president.

"They are already seeking to undermine civil peace," Bardella said in a interview with BFM TV on the fringe of a farm show in Chalons-en-Champagne, eastern France.

A consultant denounced Le Pen's plan to reduce VAT on energy, notably petrol, as “pure demagoguery”. He also said her promise to curb immigration was “ridiculous. The French economy cannot function without immigration. The immigrants who do all the hard work that no one else wants to do.”

The French elite seems less hostile to Le Pen than it once was. She even drew applause from the audience on occa-

e Pen than it once was. She even drew applause from the audience on occasions during the three-hour debate. “Mélenchon is the absolute danger,” said the corporate lawyer. The car sector business woman agreed. She noted that the Rally had been founded by Le Pen’s father, Jean-Marie, a backer of Marshal Philippe Pétain, the wartime leader who collaborated with the Nazis, but she said: "Pétain was 1940. It was a long time ago. We need to move on."

Marine Le Pen could be up against Jean-Luc Mélenchon next spring

French dread the back-to-work bleus

David Chazan Paris

To many French people, les grandes vacances means more than just a long summer holiday.

It is a sacrosanct season of leisure, a time when one is entitled to disconnect from the petty tyrannies of everyday life. Alarm clocks fall silent, lunch drifts into the afternoon, dinner begins late and lingers long into the night.

Talking about work is more or less taboo, but rosé before lunch is entirely permissible. A siesta or a snooze on the beach is not idleness but part of the holidaymaker's primary duty, se ressourcer, to unwind and recharge.

That is why la rentrée, the return home, can come as such a jolt. One week, the most pressing decision is whether to read before or after a swim. The next brings the early start, the crowded commute, the frantic drop at the school gates and the inbox brimming with urgent demands.

Far from rendering the French immune to the post-holiday blues, their generous leave may only make them feel more despondent on their return. Nearly three quarters report a slump in morale. For parents who must prepare children for the new school year, the proportion rises to 84 per cent, according to an OpinionWay survey for the Homair holiday company.

Le Parisien said last week: "Some may be happy to get back to work and see their colleagues again, but many are plunged into despair and count the days before the first weekend."

Chantal, 43, a mother of three who lives in Le Pecq, west of Paris, and works for a market research company, took a month's holiday in Provence. As la rentrée approached, she said, she grew increasingly anxious. In the final week, she broke an unwritten rule by checking her work emails.

"I felt overwhelmed by the prospect of being swamped with hundreds of emails on my first day back," she said. "The first couple of weeks of holiday were great. But by the end I was making lists of all the school stuff I needed to buy, working out how much money we would have left after the holiday, and worrying about work."

Le blues de la rentrée, the back-to-work blues, is a perennial source of discussion in France. Each year, French media return to the malaise and dispense advice on how to fend it off.

The idea of recharging one's batteries has been woven into France's devotion to the summer break since workers won two weeks of paid holiday in the 1930s.

France has more bank holidays than the UK and the French can accumulate extra leave in return for working longer than the statutory 35 hours a week.

Many still take three weeks or a month off in the summer. For them, the end of August is not merely the close of a holiday. It is the time when the clock starts ticking again until the next one.

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Telescope 'kicks down door to the universe'

Nasa's first chief astronomer, Nancy Grace Roman, championed the idea that telescopes belonged above Earth's atmosphere, where they could explore beyond human frontiers and yield discoveries invisible from the ground (writes Jacqui Goddard).

Yesterday, a \$4 billion observatory bearing her name embarked on a mission that will measure the fabric of the universe and the dark energy that powers it, unveil 100,000 distant worlds and billions of galaxies, and potentially rewrite astronomy textbooks.

Its field of view is 100 times that of its predecessors, the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, whose work it will complement. It will survey the sky 1,000 times faster than Hubble, covering more in one month than the other could do in a century.

"It will be as if Hubble and James Webb peered through a keyhole at the universe, while Nancy Grace Roman will kick the door down," said Dr Nicky Fox, Nasa's associate administrator for science.

The Nasa spacecraft, described by Fox as the size of a school bus and the

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A rocket carrying the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center

weight of a T-Rex, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 7.26am ET, after 20 years in the making.

Its launch vehicle, a 27-engine SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, powered it off the planet with five million pounds of thrust, producing a fiery show in the post-dawn sky and ear-splitting, landscape-rattling sonic booms as its two reusable side-boosters returned to Earth after completing their task.

Jared Isaacman, the Nasa administrator, said that Roman was a “massive accomplishment”.

A surreal moment unfolded in the post-launch press conference as Isaacman jumped to his feet to take a call on his cell, answered with the words "Yes. Mr President," then

"Yes, Mr President," then put the call on speaker to share with the room.

"OK, I just want to thank everybody and congratulations..." President Trump told the Roman team.

Scientists believe Roman will overturn previously held theories about the expansion of the universe

— potentially proving that it is not accelerating at the rate previously thought — and resolve mysteries of dark energy, the force that drives it.

It will unlock secrets of dark matter, the unseen substance that holds galaxies together, and produce the largest catalogue of cosmic objects in astronomical history, adding to a bounty of data that could one day answer enduring questions including: "Are we alone?"

The doctor will see you now, China tells health tourists

China

Richard Spencer Kunming

If you had asked people living in prosperous western countries a decade ago about travelling to the global south for medical treatment, they would have looked at you blankly.

No longer. Creaking socialised medical systems, as well as globalisation and international accreditation systems for private hospitals, are driving British, European and other western patients to countries they would once have associated with poverty.

Alexandra Birsan, 45, had a bad experience at her local A&E department in Vancouver after her son had a swimming accident. So when she started getting stomach pains, Birsan looked abroad for a private check-up that would be cheaper than paying top Canadian dollar at home.

A recommendation from a friend, adding to her own expertise as a qualified medical engineer, led Birsan to China, the latest entrant in the crowded health tourism market, where low prices buy care at massively improving private and, in some cases, public hospitals. "The technology in my local hospital isn't actually very good," Birsan said as she was prepared for a gastroscopy at a hospital in Kunming, southwest China. "Also, it would have taken three to four months to wait for a proper schedule of examinations."

Having decided to go to China, Birsan was offered a sales package, which would be unusual for most

Alexandra Birsan would have waited months in Canada

considering healthcare options. The agency that organised the trip also booked her teenage son in for laser eye surgery and set up a week-long holiday in southern China.

Medical tourism is not new. “Service enclaves” such as Dubai get patients from all over the Middle East, partly thanks to the high-quality, if expensive, hospitals designed for local and international elites. But now countries that have become more prosperous and are open to international assessments of their private healthcare sector are moving in on the market, especially middle-income countries that are competitive on price.

China, whose medical tourism sector still trails those of Malaysia and Thailand, is unusual because of the contrast between the historically egalitarian aims of its healthcare system and the reality that divides care in rural and urban areas. Even the ruling Communist Party admits that care in rural areas can fall short despite first-world standards in urban centres.

Some state hospitals — notably Peking Union, a venerable teaching hospital in the capital, and the leading hospitals in Shanghai, China's commercial hub — have private wings where resident foreigners have been treated for years. They are now advertising to non-residents with English-language websites and often employ English-speaking staff.

As with Malaysia, Chinese hospitals' biggest markets are heavily populated southern and southeastern nations, such as Bangladesh and Indonesia. But citizens of western countries now account for double-figure percentages of international client bases. To ensure that public hospitals continue to “serve the people”, no more than 10 per cent of their clients may be from overseas and those clients must be self-funded.

Provincial hospitals involved in the industry typically have Joint Commission International status, a US-backed accreditation system. Medora, the agency that brought Birsan from Canada, has a base in Kunming and provides translators as part of its service.

Birsan paid C\$400 (£212) for her gastroscopy and C\$3,000 (£1,594) for her son's laser treatment — far less than they would have cost at home, she said.

China is also moving into more complex areas, including cutting-edge cancer treatments.

Medora is a recent offshoot of an advertising company in Guangzhou that found itself doing more business with private hospitals. In eight months, it has helped more than 500 foreign clients, about 70 of them westerners.

As Birsan handed herself over to nurses in Kunming, she had no regrets. Her son's laser surgery had gone well and she had full confidence in her treatment. "It beats Canadian hospitals," she said. And she gets a week's tour of Yunnan province into the bargain.

Iceland puts fishing first and rejects joining EU

Olivia Empson

Iceland has voted against reopening negotiations on joining the European Union in a setback to the country's long-running debate over membership.

In a yes-or-no referendum on Saturday, 118,040 people voted against joining (52.8 per cent), while 105,339 voted in support (47.2 per cent). The turnout was 82.6 per cent.

Kristrun Frostadottir, the Icelandic prime minister, said she was pleased with the referendum's high voter turnout and emphasised that the outcome would be respected.

"It is quite clear that this matter [EU negotiations talks] will not move forward under this government," she said.

Yet, she saw the 47 per cent “yes” vote as further proof that Icelanders wished for a continued strong relationship between her country and the bloc.

"We will continue to actively campaign for Iceland. I do not see this as a step backwards. If anything, [it is] a step forward, because this has confirmed the will of most parties in the Althingi [Icelandic parliament] and the public for continued co-operation with the European Union," she said.

Of six constituencies, only the two in central Reykjavik had a majority that voted in favour.

Search for survivors after ferry keels over

Anthee Carassava Athens

Up to eight people were confirmed dead and 17 others were still missing after a ferry carrying almost 270 people capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus.

The vessel was travelling from the port of Kyrenia, in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus, to the port of Tasucu, in Turkey's Mersin province.

Unal Ustel, prime minister of the self-styled Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, said a search and rescue operation was ongoing with “all our resources mobilised”.

There were believed to be 259 passengers and eight crew on board.

Ustel added: "We are continuing the search and rescue efforts with the utmost care and closely following developments."

Murat Senkul, Kyrenia's mayor, said the ship belonged to the Filo Denizcilik ferry company. Video footage showed people wearing life-vests floating in the waters around the capsized vessel.

The overturned Filo Denizcilik ferry

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Dirty rats of Wall Street find fame

From our correspondent

SUSIE COEN NEW YORK

We're standing on a side street in lower Manhattan, peering through a metal gate into an empty lot. To the right, there is a stack of bin sacks. Armed with torches, we have been scanning the pile of rubbish for movement.

"You saw one, thank God," our tour guide squeals, her rat-shaped backpack flying as she jumps up and down with a mix of relief and excitement. It's not the usual response to seeing vermin scurry under a pile of black bin bags, but we've each paid \$45 for a two and a half-hour walking tour dedicated to finding them, traipsing across the financial district and — until now — finding only droppings, burrows and carcasses in various states of decay.

Kaitlyn Needham and James Seir, both 30, from New Zealand, have booked this “garbage and rats” tour for their ten-day trip to New York, along with tickets to see Harry Styles, three Broadway shows and their elopement at City Hall.

"James loves rats," Needham says, noting that they don't see many back home in Auckland. "I'm purely on this tour for James."

Rats are synonymous with New York City. They arrived on boats from Europe in the I700s and flourish in the metropolis's filth and grime. Successive administrations have tried to tackle the city's three million rats but none have been quite as committed as

Eric Adams, who was mayor from 2022 to last year. He declared a "war on rats", appointed a "rat tsar" and announced a "trash revolution", which amounted to introducing wheelie bins.

Zohran Mamdani, his successor, has been less full-throttled — there is no “rat tsar” now — but he has pledged to fulfil a “trash containerisation plan” to install large lockable bins across the five boroughs by 2031. It seems that the city may already have made progress, however. Rat sightings fell 22 per cent in the first seven months of this year compared to the same period last year. Our guide, Suzanne Reisman, 50, has also seen fewer rats. At the

also seen fewer rats. At the start of the tour she tried to manage our expectations. "There's good news and there's bad news," she said. "I just went to my usual spots and I didn't see any rats, which is good news from a public health

perspective but bad news for this tour." If you want a rat

tour of New York City, you want your guide to be Reisman. Wearing a pair of brown rat ears over two bunches of brown hair, she has a sort of unbridled joy and excitement about rodents.

Suzanne Reisman, a tour guide, carrying her rat bag, which is called Patti Smith

She wears Patti Smith — a grey rat adorned with leather studded cuffs on each leg, a choker and a nose ring, which looks like cross between a punk and a BDSM rat. She bought Patti from a website that sells clubbing attire. She also has a rat stud in her ear.

When Reisman made the somewhat niche career change from social services to rat tours, in April last year, her mother told her not to be disappointed if nobody came. More than 250 people have since booked her tour. “I wasn’t really surprised,” she says. “Everyone thinks of New York as having trash and rats everywhere and they want to learn more about it.”

Reisman is one of several rat guides who have emerged as interest has ballooned. Kenny Bollwerk, known as Rat Daddy, gained a cult following of almost 340,000 users on TikTok by livestreaming his rat hunts. "Social media has made them kind of into pop stars," Reisman says.

We don't see many live rats on our tour, but we do see plenty of dead ones. We stand on a raised flowerbed on Wall Street and look at three carcasses. In another alley, stepping over more decomposing rats, we peer down a crack between buildings that Reisman says is usually a hot spot, although she fears the recent floods drowned the rats. This was the site of a famous rat attack in 1979, when a woman was swarmed and bitten by a pack but, nearly 50 years later, we see nothing as we shine our torches into the dark abyss.

After 4,000 steps, a history of sanitation covering 400 years, and one rat sighting between us, the tour ends. Reisman is sure the rat population will climb again if this winter is less mild and if the administration drags its feet on refuse reform. But even if New York miraculously stamps out its rat problem, she isn't worried about business. "If the city did eradicate rats? I go hard on garbage, because we're always going to have the garbage problem."

Back in the fast lane Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway are revving up for a Days of Thunder sequel to hit cinemas in 2028. Cruise will reprise his role as Cole Trickle, a racing driver, 38 years after the original

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Sorry the hardest word for ‘Michigan Mamdani’ in antisemitism row

Max Kendix Lansing

At a half-empty event for Jewish Democrats in a convention centre in Lansing, Michigan, Abdul el-Sayed was trying to say sorry.

El-Sayed has become a focus of national attention as the US gears up for midterm elections in November, when Democrats hope to neuter President Trump by taking Congress.

For Democrats to take back the Senate, El-Sayed will need to win in Michigan. In a state that narrowly went for Trump in 2024, he is running on an unapologetically left-wing platform that has drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York.

In the month since El-Sayed won the nomination, however, his campaign has been mired in antisemitism allegations.

In March, a man rammed his truck into a synagogue in Michigan, injuring a security guard and killing himself. He was a naturalised citizen from Lebanon and had lost several family members in an Israeli airstrike the week before.

El-Sayed condemned the attack, adding that "hurt people hurt people" and "violence is a cycle".

Six months on, he had decided to apologise. “I was trampling the dignity that that fear and that pain should have been afforded,” he told the Jewish Democratic Caucus. “If my statement caused pain, I’m sorry, that was not what I intended to do. Sometimes you can offer context for something, but not in the moment where people are feeling it acutely. I made a mistake.”

For many, however, the damage had been done. Jeremy Moss, standing for the House of Representatives in Michigan, did not endorse El-Sayed. Dana Nessel, Michigan's attorney-general, boycotted the convention. Rabbi Asher Lopatin appeared at an event with El-Sayed's rival, who is also now backed by Brian Hermelin, head of the Jewish Federation of Detroit.

The other problem is El-Sayed's relationship with Hasan Piker, a left-wing commentator he invited twice to campaign with him. This month, Piker said on his stream: "If Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone's going to come around and take action — not against the state of Israel, mind you, but against American Jews." El-Sayed said that Piker was not a representative of his campaign but did not disavow him.

In a gaggle of reporters in the convention centre, El-Sayed was clearly frustrated by the line of questioning. “I don’t want to have a conversation about a Twitch streamer in California. That’s just not a serious conversation.”

Even his supporters, however, know the scandal will hurt him. Connie Jacobs, 70, an activist from the heavily Jewish Oak Park suburb of Detroit, said: "It is a problem with my friends." She is convinced, though, that El-Sayed can turn people around. "I really think that if they listen to what is being said, if people open their eyes and their minds, they'll feel a lot better."

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Love at the front Ukrainian soldiers known by the callsigns Ice and Khomochka, who legally married a year ago, make their vows to each other at a traditional Mysteriya ceremony in woodland near Izium, about 30km from the front line

October 2026 to March 2028

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Kremlin propaganda stars make a killing

Russia

Tom Parfitt

When she was 15, Maryana Naumova stunned the bodybuilding world by bench pressing 150kg at the 2015 Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio.

The Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was impressed with the Russian prodigy. He hugged her, and she told him hoped he would "become the president of the United States and kick relations with Russia into shape".

Relations with Russia, however, have rarely been worse and, just over a decade on, Naumova, now 27, is one of President Putin's propagandists.

This motley crew — also among them a retired spy and a former adviser to President Nixon — are laughing all the way to the bank, according to a report by a Russian investigative website.

After she was banned from weight-lifting for doping in 2016, Naumova rebranded herself as a war reporter for state media, frequently travelling to the Donbas region of Ukraine where she praised the “excellent Russian warriors” fighting there.

That led to a falling out with Schwarzenegger, who recorded an appeal to Russians in 2022, saying that they were being "sacrificed for a senseless war".

Naumova responded by telling her former hero that Putin's invasion was a just cause "aimed at the

neo-Nazi Skynet" in Kyiv. For her efforts, she is being paid 8,814,000 roubles (£76,000) a year.

The top tier of television hosts, military bloggers and pro-Kremlin war correspondents earn the equivalent of £800,000 a year, Verstka reported after examining leaked documents from Russia's social fund, which takes mandatory contributions from taxpayers towards pensions and benefits.

One of the highest earners is Dmitry Kiselev, host of Vesti Nedeli, a weekly news digest — some would say rant — on the Rossiya I channel. He is paid 70,580,000 roubles (£606,000). In 2014, Kiselev stood in front of an image of a mushroom cloud and reminded viewers: “Russia is the only country in the world that is realistically capable of turning the US into radioactive ash.”

Another high earner is Artyom Sheynin, whom Verstka called “one of the most aggressive propagandists on Russian television”. Sheynin hosts Vremya Pokazhet (Time will Tell), a show of choreographed rage against the West in which he shouts at guests and has grabbed some by the neck. He is paid 63,778,000 roubles a year (£547,000). Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT — formerly Russia Today — who refers to Putin as “the boss”, makes 37,458,000 roubles (£321,000).

Maria Butina, 37, was arrested in Washington in 2018 and convicted of conspiracy to act as an illegal foreign agent for Russia after she tried to

filtrate the National Rifle Association. Now an MP, Butina also works as a television host and personality,

Maryana Naumova reinvented herself as a war reporter

making 10,767,000 roubles per year (£92,410).

Verstka said that the propagandists made their money from salaries and state grants. At the top of its list was Dimitri Simes, 78, the Russian-American host of Bolshaya Igra (Great Game), who has moderated screen appearances by Putin.

Simes, who was indicted in the United States in 2024 for money laundering and violating sanctions, earns 97,000,000 roubles (£833,000) — about 970 times the national average gross income in Russia. Born in the USSR, he moved to the US as a child and became an adviser to Nixon, leading the Centre for the National Interest, a think tank founded by Nixon, from 1994 to 2022 before he returned to Moscow.

In an interview in 2022, Simes called President Zelensky of Ukraine a “nasty poodle” and likened Putin, in his supposed desire to defend his nation, to Winston Churchill. He has described the American indictment against him as censorship — a common practice in the Russian state media, which blacklists critics of the Kremlin.

Putin is known to see a loyal media as an essential tool in counteracting what he views as sinful and partial western coverage. Over the course of his rule, many opposition journalists have been killed, jailed or forced into exile. Independent media are designated “foreign agents”. Media executives who toe the line get to meet Putin and receive state awards.

The Kremlin gives daily directives to state media on what stance to take on current events. What is less clear is what reporting the Russian leader consumes himself. Putin does not use the internet and his aides are said to carefully curate news digests for him. Agents of disinformation must be sanctioned, leading article, page 21

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Lloyds refuses to reimburse victims of alleged £160m Ponzi scheme

James Hurley

Lloyds Banking Group has said it will not reimburse victims of an alleged £160 million Ponzi scheme because it regards it as a “legitimate” investment.

The bank told an investor in Godwin Capital, which collapsed in 2025, that “we can’t consider this was a scam” despite insolvency practitioners having sued the scheme’s directors for alleged mismanagement, fraudulent trading and breach of fiduciary duty.

Lloyds was the receiving bank for the approximately £160 million raised from investors by Godwin, a “loan notes” investment business, in which about 2,500 investors are expected to recover about only 5p for every £1 they put in.

Godwin's directors have had their assets frozen in a £155 million claim against them.

Insolvency practitioners have alleged Godwin was a Ponzi scheme, the term for an unlawful investment business that uses new investors' money to repay liabilities to old ones rather than legitimate commercial activity. Godwin's directors have not publicly commented on the claims.

It is understood that an estimated £35 million of Godwin investors' money went to third-party promoters in allegedly undisclosed commission payments. Godwin's relationship with Lloyds was used by promoters, with inaccurate information about the relationship given to investors to suggest that their money was safe.

Third-party promoters who sold the scheme were encouraged with “incentives” including a four-day “supercar tour through Tuscany, Italy”, with a McLaren 720S and a Lamborghini Huracán Performante Spyder among the cars on offer.

Regulations designed to protect victims of so-called authorised push payment (APP) fraud were introduced in October 2024 and require mandatory repayment of fraud victims.

A mandatory reimbursement model governs payments made on or after October 7 that year, while a voluntary "contingency reimbursement model" applied for payments before this date, under which banks committed to reimbursing customers who are not to blame for the success of a scam.

The Lloyds letter relates to a complaint to Lloyds under the voluntary regime.

Lloyds said that because Godwin appeared to be a “legitimate investment” Continued on Page 30

Borrowing costs worry for Burnham

Warnings over fiscal headroom before budget

Jack Barnett Economics Correspondent

The cost of paying for newly sold UK government debt has risen to its highest level in nearly three decades, underscoring the tough fiscal backdrop as Andy Burnham and John Healey draw up tax and spending plans for their first budget less than two months from now.

The average interest rate, or yield, has stayed close to a near three-decade high over the past two years amid stubborn inflation, investor concerns about global public borrowing and hundreds of billions of pounds worth of bond sales by the Bank of England.

Analysis by The Times of data from the Debt Management Office, the government agency in charge of selling debt, found that the average yield on UK bonds, or gilts, sold to investors was 3.8 per cent so far this year, within touching distance of levels last seen in 1998 when the average yield exceeded 4 per cent.

The sharp rise in the amount the government has to pay investors that have purchased its debt has added to pressure on the public finances. The Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast that debt interest spending will exceed £100 billion a year — the equivalent of the MoD and Home Office's combined budgets — until at least the 2030s.

Economists have warned the prime minister and chancellor that the amount of headroom against the UK's main fiscal rule, funding day-to-day public spending with tax revenues, may have more than halved from £23.7 billion because of the rise in UK bond yields and higher energy prices since war broke out in the Middle East six months ago.

This has prompted speculation about tax rises or spending cuts at the budget on October 28. Burnham said last week he would be realistic about the “challenging” state of the public finances and refused to rule out tax increases.

James Smith, developed markets economist at ING, said: "This year it's been all about oil. For all the talk about Burnham and what he means for the bond market, government borrowing costs have been driven almost singularly by energy prices and their perceived impact on the Bank of England."

Tomasz Wieladek, chief European macro strategist at T Rowe Price, said: "The UK's fiscal fundamentals aren't bad relative to other countries. But the big difference is poor inflation performance. That is the true reason why gilt yields are higher than in other countries, as investors now require inflation compensation."

Investors are also nervous about a lack of appetite among governments in rich economies to rein in sky-high borrowing, which in part led to long-dated 30-year bond yields reaching multi-decade highs in August.

The Bank of England and other central banks are offloading government debt that they purchased under quantitative easing programmes, amplifying upward pressure on bond yields.

The Treasury said: “The OBR will publish its updated forecast alongside the budget in October and we will not comment on rumour, speculation or proposals about its contents ahead of then.”

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Support act Pop star Olivia Rodrigo is joined on stage at her Daisy Chain Fields music festival in California this weekend by philanthropist Melinda French Gates, who doubled the \$10 million raised by the event for ten organisations working with women and girls through her Pivotal Ventures foundation to a total of \$20 million

Reform makes pitch for business vote

Emma Powell Media and Telecoms Editor

Some of Britain's biggest companies will descend on Reform UK's national conference as the party steps up efforts to woo business leaders and improve its economic credibility.

Businesses including Vodafone, EE, Heathrow and JCB are among those attending or running events at the three-day party summit, which kicks off at the National Exhibition Centre on the outskirts of Birmingham on Thursday.

The party will host an inaugural business day, which it has said would place “the business community at the heart of the programme”, offering access to the party’s leadership.

A spokesman for Heathrow said the airport had a long history of constructive engagement across the political spectrum. “Like many businesses — from airlines to pubs and banks to supermarkets — it is common practice to sponsor events at party conferences to engage policymakers and ensure they better understand the needs of consumers and the economy,” he added.

The Times previously reported that Reform had almost doubled some commercial costs for its annual conference, ditched promises of free champagne and custom cocktail naming rights, presenting an event much more akin to traditional political party conferences.

In an attempt to woo wealthy backers and boost its coffers, the cost of some conference packages has also increased. The price of platinum tickets have risen from £2,500 per person to £3,000 plus VAT, offering a champagne breakfast with Nigel Farage, fast-track entry and access to a special lounge.

Insiders previously said it was “a necessary part of our professionalisation, even if it is a bit more boring”.

The increased effort to win over businesses comes after the party won hundreds of councils in the May elections and beat Labour to second place in contests for the Welsh Senedd and joint-second in Holyrood.

The party has proposed scrapping the contentious increase in employers' national insurance contributions for workers who are British nationals, and cutting VAT for the hospitality sector.

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Need to know

1 Young people's lack of soft skills, work readiness and resilience, risk fuelling the unemployment crisis, according to a survey of employers by the Department for Work & Pensions. Page 7

2 The cost of paying for newly sold UK government debt has risen to its highest level in nearly three decades, underscoring the tough fiscal backdrop as Andy Burnham and John Healey prepare for their first budget in less than two months. Page 27

3 Lloyds Banking Group has said it will not reimburse victims of an alleged £160 million Ponzi scheme under the industry's fraud rules because it regards it as a “legitimate” investment. The bank told an investor in Godwin Capital, which collapsed in 2025, that “we can't consider this was a scam”. Page 27

4 Some of Britain's biggest companies will descend on Reform UK's national conference as the party steps up efforts to woo business leaders and improve its economic credibility. Businesses including Vodafone, EE, Heathrow and JCB will be among those at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on Thursday. Page 27

5 Britain's largest private medical imaging company has raised \$220 million from investors including Aviva, as it eyes a potential stock market float. Scan.com will put the funds towards a bigger push into the US medical imaging market.

6 The conflict in the Middle East is set to cost British households £70.4 billion in lost spending power over the next two years, as rising energy prices drive inflation higher and wages slow. The average household is expected to be £1,100 worse off in real terms this year and a further £1,300 worse off in 2027 — a combined £2,400 hit. Page 30

7 The budget airline easyJet is expected to return to the FTSE 100 in this week's reshuffle after its shares were boosted by a recommended £5.7 billion takeover offer by a US private equity firm. Page 30

For devolution to be genuinely effective, we need to look at unlocking data usage

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THE TIMES TITANS OF AI PART 5: JENSEN HUANG

Nvidia is now a tech behemoth — but its boss started working life as a dishwasher, writes Stephen Witt

There are not a lot of people in this world who can hitch a ride on Air Force One, but that is exactly what Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang did this year on the evening of May 12.

The plane, which was carrying President Trump to a summit with China's President Xi in Beijing, had stopped at Ted Stevens Anchorage international airport in Alaska to refuel, and a few members of the president's press pool had exited to stretch their legs.

To their astonishment, they saw a figure walking towards them across the tarmac, clad in a black leather jacket, black shirt, black jeans and black shoes, with a black backpack slung across one shoulder. The man was small and walked fast, and his dark outfit contrasted with his striking silver hair.

"Is that ... is that Jensen?" asked Emily Goodin, a member of the White House press pool. It was.

Trump's trip to China resembled a hastily planned bachelor party. Huang joined after receiving a phone call from the president, having chartered a private jet from California's Bay Area to Alaska on a few hours' notice.

On the tarmac, Goodin and the other reporters rushed towards him, but security intervened. Before boarding, Huang stopped briefly to chat with the conservative talk show host Sean Hannity and the president's son, Eric. Then he climbed the staircase to the plane's front cabin, where he took a seat among the president's entourage, which included fellow tech mogul Elon Musk.

Trump needed Huang on that plane, since the Taiwan-born businessman is the most powerful person in AI. His firm, Nvidia, makes the hardware that is currently powering the data centre boom. Nvidia enjoys a near monopoly in this market segment and its equipment powers advanced models from Anthropic and OpenAI. At the time of writing, Nvidia is the world's most valuable public company.

Soon, Huang was in China, attending a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People with Xi and Trump in attendance. He sat at a table with Musk and Tim Cook, the Apple chief executive.

It was a long way from the Bay Area to Beijing, but Huang's journey, from lowly dishwasher to the emperor of AI, was longer still.

Jensen Huang was born in 1963 in Taipei, the middle child of an engineer and a schoolteacher. His parents sent him and his older brother to the US in 1973 to live with an uncle in Oregon.

The boys were then sent to a boarding school in rural Kentucky, which his uncle apparently believed was a prestigious preparatory academy, but was in fact a juvenile reform institution. The grounds were covered with cigarette butts and many students carried knives.

Here, Huang was subjected to a great deal of racist abuse and was made to clean the school's toilets. He later described his time at the school, with no irony, as a "lucky break", teaching him the value of perseverance, hard work and humility.

Huang returned to Oregon in 1975 and earned top marks as a student. There he began working at Denny's, a diner chain better known for its late opening hours than its food.

"You know, I used to be a dishwasher here," Huang told me when I met him at a Denny's for pancakes in 2023. "But I worked hard! Like, really hard. So I got to be a busboy."

He then attended Oregon State University, where he studied electrical engineering. His lab partner, Lori Mills, soon became his wife.

In 1983, Huang found work in Silicon Valley draughting microchip designs on paper. Lori did, too — and initially, she made more than him.

A brilliant and ambitious employee with an almost superhuman work ethic, Huang rose quickly through the Silicon Valley hierarchy, gaining a reputation for his superior microchip designs. By his late twenties, he was leading an entire division.

In 1993, he set off on his own, joining fellow electrical engineers Curtis Priem and Chris Malachowsky to found Nvidia. The initial paperwork was drafted in a Denny's diner.

After nearly going bankrupt twice, Nvidia eventually found its niche with a graphics processing unit (GPU) for video games that complemented the traditional central processing unit (CPU). In 1999, the firm went public and by the early 2000s, its GeForce GPUs were a must-have for gamers.

Gamers — and game developers — began putting serious demands on the GPUs. A pro-gamer playing Call of Duty required several billion calculations a second to stay competitive. To meet these needs, Nvidia increased the calculation speed of its microchips through an innovative approach known as “accelerated computing”.

By the early 2000s, the computational throughput of a GeForce GPU far exceeded that of a conventional Intel CPU. Scientists took note and began hacking these GPUs, repurposing them into low-budget supercomputers for more socially productive uses than video gaming, like weather forecasting and quantum physics.

Sensing a new market, Huang developed Cuda (compute unified device architecture), an omni-purpose science platform that ran on Nvidia's videogame hardware. Initial adoption was slow and for many years Nvidia lost money on this initiative.

The stock price languished and by the early 2010s, Nvidia was being tar-

Medical imaging giant raises \$220m for US push

Emma Powell Media and Telecoms Editor

Britain's largest private medical imaging company has raised \$220 million from investors including Aviva as it eyes a potential stock market float.

Scan.com, which is based in London, will put the funds towards a bigger push into the American medical imaging market, which is estimated to be worth more than \$100 billion.

The \$90 million equity round was led by Noteus Partners, a French investment company, with backing from investors including Aviva and Concord Health Partners, while debt facilities totalling \$130 million were provided by VerisFi Capital and Atempo Growth.

It already generates most of its revenue in the US, where about 80 per cent of its workforce is based.

The American medical imaging market is projected to grow to just over \$121 billion by 2033, according to forecasts by Grand View Research, the American market research provider.

Charlie Bullock, co-founder and chief executive of Scan.com, said while about 600 million medical imaging scans are run in the US each year, there was still no national infrastructure network. “Labs got that decades ago with Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp. Imaging never did, and that is what we have built,” Bullock, 30, said.

“We're a fraction of 1 per cent in terms of [market] penetration,” he said. “Our ambition is to be the leading, biggest diagnostic imaging company in the US. We're nowhere near there yet, but we feel like we're on track.”

The fundraising comes as the company prepares this week to meet officials at the London Stock Exchange as it aims for a potential IPO. However, Bullock said the company had yet to decide on a listing venue for the company. Despite the company's US ambitions, it had no intention of moving its headquarters from the UK, Bullock said.

There is growing concern that UK markets are not attractive enough to retain the highest quality British start-up companies amid a long-running dearth of scale-up capital needed to grow the most promising companies in the UK.

Last month a consortium of some of the UK's largest pension providers agreed to explore the creation of a “UK Scale-up Fund” that would back the most promising British private companies, managing more than £1 billion.

Ant Barker, director of venture capital at Aviva Investors, said that UK pension funds increasingly want greater access to high-growth, unlisted companies “that build tomorrow’s technologies and create social value”.

"[Scan.com is] one of the fastestgrowing companies in our venture capital portfolio, and well placed to deliver long-term returns for UK savers and institutional investors," he said.

The company, which had already raised just over \$57 million in two previous funding rounds, was founded in 2021 by Bullock, Oliver Knight and Joe Daniels, along with Jasper Nissim, an osteopath, and Khalid Latief, a consultant radiologist.

"[We] saw this problem in the UK around lack of access to diagnostic imaging, lack of price transparency and increased NHS waiting times. We saw plenty of capacity in unused imaging centres and hospitals ... but there was no way to access it," Bullock said.

The company provides a website for booking scans, managing referrals and sharing results, utilising spare capacity at private providers. Last year it generated \$85 million in revenue.

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geted by corporate activists who sent menacing letters to the board, questioning Huang's wisdom. But Huang stuck with the bet, hoping to unlock some new branch of science where Nvidia could be the default provider.

That long, patient bet paid off in 2012 when Alex Krizhevsky, a graduate student at Toronto University, unveiled a hyperfast neural net that ran on Nvidia's Cuda platform.

The combination of biologically inspired software running on video-

Jensen Huang always gets what he wants, whether that is with President Trump on exports, or dominating the AI market

game hardware proved unexpectedly, immensely powerful: Krizhevsky's AlexNet, which ran on two GPUs, was essentially the Wright Flyer of AI. Its success triggered a paradigm shift in computing and by 2013, executives at Google were placing orders for tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs.

Later that year, Huang wrote in a company-wide email: "We are no longer a graphics card company. We are now an AI company."

After a dozen years in the doldrums,

Nvidia's stock price had begun to move sharply higher, often in large, discontinuous upward gaps. By 2014, Huang was forecasting an enormous build-out and began shipping not just GPU cards, but entire racks — and sometimes entire buildings' worth — of Nvidia equipment. Soon, dedicated AI data centres were being constructed, powered by Nvidia hardware.

Nvidia stock doubled, doubled, and doubled again; in 2020, Nvidia surpassed Intel as the world's most valuable microchip firm.

In 2024, after Huang declared that the data-centre boom constituted a “new industrial revolution”, the stock added more value in a day than the entire value of the Coca-Cola company. By 2025, it was the most valuable publicly listed company in the world and Huang’s net worth crossed \$100 billion.

Today, with 33 years of experience, Huang is the single longest-serving tech chief executive in the S&P 500.

He is a driven, difficult boss: he sets impossible deadlines and is prone to throwing tantrums when they aren't met. I've heard many accounts of him shouting at employees — he is a master of the withering put-down. He even screamed at me once, which was an unforgettable experience.

But Huang also has a loving side. He remains married to Lori, and his children, Spencer and Madison, both work at the company. Employees live in fear of his wrath, but they also crave his approval and those who have stuck with him for the long term are now exceptionally wealthy.

In AI, Huang is like the classic gold-rush entrepreneur — you know, the one who sells shovels. Access to the latest Nvidia equipment is a must for serious AI developers, and it is ultimately Huang's determination as to which GPUs are shipped where.

He claims not to play favourites, but in truth, Huang is the AI kingmaker. He invests in start-ups and provides financing to firms like OpenAI. His wealth and influence have made him a figure of global importance.

Trump, who likes winners, has embraced him — in addition to offering him a ride on his plane, the two have appeared in public together on at least seven separate times since 2025.

Huang, in turn, has publicly flattered the president, praising his “genius” on the Joe Rogan podcast. Not coincidentally, he managed to get the US export ban on sales of Nvidia chips to China lifted, giving the company access to the world’s greatest untapped market.

And yet, despite his gallivanting with the president, Huang likes to display the common touch with ordinary people. When I ate breakfast with him at Denny's, he spent a lot of time talking to the waitress, and when he left he tipped her \$1,000. A few days after eating a state dinner with the most powerful men in the world, he went viral for consuming a \$6 bowl of noodles with chopsticks while standing on the street outside the tiny Fangzhuanchang No. 69 noodle shop in Beijing.

In China and Taiwan, Huang's celebrity rivals that of Steve Jobs at his peak—the next day, the noodle shop rebranded his order as the “leather jacket War God”, one of Huang's Mandarin-language nicknames.

Of course, this common man shtick is something of a performance, but everything Huang does, including his work as chief executive and his back-slapping treatment of narcissistic world leaders, is something of a performance too. He's a calculating guy.

Beneath this volatile personality is a sober microchip engineer, constantly assessing inputs and outputs — be they social, financial, or technical — and tweaking them until he gets the desired result.

In this way, whether it is a market monopoly or a ride on Air Force One, Huang always gets what he wants.

Stephen Witt is the author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia and the World's Most Coveted Microchip, which was named the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year for 2025

Wealth fund backs Oxford maker of EV batteries

Emma Powell

The National Wealth Fund has put almost £53 million into a company in Oxford that makes battery materials for electric vehicles and is looking to expand its UK production facilities.

The taxpayer-backed fund led a £100 million funding round for Nexeon, which develops silicon-based materials that give lithium-ion batteries a higher energy density. These reduce charging times and extend the vehicles' range.

Korea Development Bank and

Honda Xcelerator Ventures, the Japanese carmaker's venture capital arm, also participated in the funding.

Spun out of Imperial College London in 2006, Nexeon's technology can also be used in batteries powering laptops, phones and medical devices.

The funds will help develop a pilot manufacturing facility in the UK, which will also support further research and development.

John Healey said: “If we are serious about growth, we must be serious about backing British businesses like this with conditions for them to start, scale and succeed here in the UK, as the National Wealth Fund are doing here.”

David Lamb, finance chief at Nexeon said: "The quality of the Nexeon commercial proposition is reflected in the quality of investors we continue to attract."

Nexeon recently opened the world's first volume production facility for silicon-carbon materials dedicated to enhancing lithium-ion battery performance in Gunsan, South Korea.

Space investment vehicle to launch

Chris Dorrell Technology Correspondent

Seraphim Space will launch an exchange traded fund this week focused on the modern space economy, opening up greater retail investment access to the booming industry.

The vehicle, which Seraphim describes as the first in the world to target the “new space economy”, is expected to list on three European exchanges on Wednesday. It will give investors access to the “new cohort of recently listed New Space companies [which] are disrupting incumbents and defining the sector’s trajectory”.

An exchange traded fund, or ETF, is a basket of investments that gives investors exposure to many different securities across a sector. The New Space ETF will be operated by HANetf, an independent provider, while Seraphim will pick the companies that are included in the vehicle. About 23 companies will be part of the ETF, including SpaceX, Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile and HawkEye 360.

Seraphim Space Investment Trust will also be included in the ETF, giving investors indirect exposure to its portfolio of unlisted companies. The fund, which will be “conviction-weighted”, will be reset every year. There will also be a fast-track mechanism for new companies going public to be included.

Mark Boggett, the chief executive, said the vehicle addressed a gap in the market as many ETFs in the sector were "tilted in the wrong direction".

He said: “The ETFs in the market today have is a mixture of ‘new space’ and ‘old space’ without much focus. But the old space companies... have got much bigger market caps, which means there’s an overweighting to old space and an underweighting to new space.”

Boggett said that old space companies relied on technologies that had a long track record of working in space, but were often very expensive and featured a lot of built-in redundancy.

“So, for a period of about 20 years, we saw the space industry really pushing back on innovation,” he said. Adding that the new space economy, exemplified by SpaceX, was premised on the idea of making technology “as cheap as possible, rather than as reliable as possible, and then iterating until they get to a certain design that works reliably”.

The industry is growing fast. A report from McKinsey estimated that the market will reach \$1.8 trillion by 2035, up from \$600 billion now. Investment into private space tech companies is also growing fast, reaching \$23 billion over the 12 months to June, according to Seraphim's investment index, up from \$9.7 billion a year earlier.

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EasyJet to soar back into the FTSE 100

Budget airline easyJet is expected to return to the FTSE 100 in

this week's reshuffle after its shares were boosted by a recommended £5.7 billion takeover offer by an American private equity firm (Isabella Fish writes).

Quite how long it stays in the premier index will depend on the duration of a regulatory investigation into the deal with Apollo Capital Management takes and whether Brussels is prepared to wave through a new ownership structure.

As things stand, easyJet and the North Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy will be promoted, while Entain, the gambling group, and housebuilder Persimmon the face dropping into the FTSE 250.

Aston Martin Lagonda, the lossmaking carmaker, is set to leave the FTSE 250 and enter the SmallCap index.

Meanwhile, the automotive technology company Pinewood Technologies Group — also the subject of a takeover offer — and Volex, Lord Rothschild's electrical manufacturing company, are on course to be promoted to the FTSE 250.

The changes are not

yet official. Index provider FTSE Russell's indicative review is based on market data from August 21, but it will conduct its actual review using prices at the close of trading on September 1. The confirmed changes will be announced on September 2. Under

FTSE Russell's rules, a company can be demoted from the FTSE 100 if it falls below 110th place by full market capitalisation.

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Carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda is facing ejection from the FTSE 250, while easyJet, left, and Ithaca Energy are set for promotion in September

For easyJet, a return to the FTSE 100 index, which it has been in and out of over the years, comes despite issues with price-sensitive customers over the summer and heavy losses last winter.

Ithaca Energy is also expected to join the top-flight index.

The British oil and gas company's market value has climbed to about £4.5 billion, helped by strong financial results and higher oil and gas prices. Its shares have risen about 64 per cent this year.

At the other end of the table, Entain has fallen about 30 per cent this year and is facing relegation.

The owner of Ladbrokes and Coral has been hit by the rise in UK remote gaming duty from 21 per cent to 40 per cent in April.

Persimmon is also expected to leave the FTSE 100 after its shares fell about 13 per cent this year.

Iran war to cost each British household £2,400 by next year

Isabella Fish Retail Editor

The conflict in the Middle East is set to cost British households £70.4 billion in lost spending power over the next two years, as rising energy prices drive inflation higher and wages slow.

The average household is expected to be £1,100 worse off in real terms this year and a further £1,300 worse off in 2027 — a combined £2,400 hit, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

The report says that the conflict has triggered the second major energy supply shock in less than five years, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Disruption to shipping through to the Strait of Hormuz pushed energy prices higher and reignited inflationary pressures just as the UK economy had been expected to benefit from further interest-rate cuts.

The CEBR estimates that conflict-related inflation will account for 32.1 per cent of the erosion in real earnings this year — rising to 44.6 per cent in 2027 — excluding the effect of population growth on aggregate disposable income.

The immediate impact is being felt through the cost of household energy, transport and other essentials. But the report argues that the damage will extend well beyond higher bills, with weaker consumer spending, reduced business investment and a softer labour market adding to the squeeze.

There are already signs of that pressure in official figures. The Office for National Statistics reported that UK consumer price inflation rose to 2.9 per cent in July, up from 2.6 per cent in June. CPIH, which includes owner-occupiers' housing costs, increased to 3.1 per cent.

Energy has become a particular source of renewed inflationary pressure. ONS figures showed inflation in housing and household services jumping to 4.1 per cent in July from 2.7 per the previous month, driven in large by gas prices. Gas prices were 14.7 per cent higher than a year earlier, while electricity prices rose 3.6 per cent.

The latest Ofgem price-cap increase added about £221 to the annual bill for a typical dual-fuel household, taking it to £1,862. Another increase from October will add about £60, despite the removal of VAT on electricity saving roughly £45.

The CEBR expects the pressure to intensify over winter, and Cornwall Insight forecasts a further 9 per cent rise in the energy price cap in the first quarter of 2027.

At the same time, households are losing some protection from rising wages. ONS data showed regular pay growth slowed to 3.5 per cent in the year to June, while private sector regular pay growth was 2.8 per cent. Vacancies also fell to about 707,000 in the three months to July, their lowest level outside the pandemic period since 2014.

The consequences are expected to feed directly into the wider economy. The CEBR forecasts that real household spending power will be eroded by £31.5 billion this year and £38.9 billion next year, slowing consumer spending through the rest of 2026 and 2027.

Wind farm recycling opens door to new industry

Emily Gosden Energy Editor

One of Britain's earliest wind farms has been fully recycled and reused, in a first that could herald the start of a new domestic sustainable energy recycling industry.

Scottish Power said an external review of the decommissioning of old turbines from its Hagshaw Hill wind farm in Scotland showed that less than 0.1 per cent had been sent to landfill.

The breakthrough for the project came after Northern Ireland-based Plaswire pioneered ways of recycling old wind turbine blades, which have historically been hard to dispose of sustainably. Plaswire's boss Andrew Billingsley told The Times it was preparing to develop a second recycling facility in Scotland that could create dozens of jobs in anticipation of handling increasing volumes of blades as old wind farms come to the end of their life.

"We need a lot of investment — we have to grow fast," he said.

Much of a wind turbine is made from steel that can be readily recycled, but blades pose more of a challenge as they are made from fibreglass.

Photos of old blades being stacked up in huge landfill sites in America have been an unedifying spectacle for a supposedly green industry. The European wind industry recently made a voluntary commitment not to send any blades to landfill.

Britain is only now starting to grapple with the challenge of decommissioning wind turbines as some of its first commercial sites reach the end of their life. In many cases the industry is seeking to “repower” the sites, replacing obsolete first-generation turbines with far bigger and more powerful new ones.

Hagshaw Hill in South Lanarkshire was Scotland's first commercial wind-farm when it started generating in 1995, comprising 26 turbines with a total capacity of 15.6 megawatts. Scottish-Power removed these turbines in 2023 and has since replaced them with 14 bigger turbines capable of generating 80 gigawatts in total, or enough electricity over a typical year to supply the equivalent of 57,000 homes.

Costs for recycling have not been disclosed but are thought to have been relatively high for the first project.

To cover its costs, Plaswire is paid by the wind farm to take the blades and then also sells on the recycled materials. Billingsley said Plaswire would turn over about £3 million this year.

Lloyds: we can't consider this a scam

Continued from page 27 it wasn't covered by the code. The letter, seen by The Times, reads: "We haven't reviewed the payments under this code, as it doesn't apply to legitimate investments.

"Based on the information you've provided, the payments you made were investments in a legitimate company.

"There isn't any evidence currently available that shows your funds were not really invested as intended."

The bank also told the customer: "We can't consider this was a scam."

The unregulated scheme told investors they were investing in secured commercial property but insolvency practitioners have established that Godwin had no assets beyond intercompany balances.

The City regulator has told consumers to avoid unregulated loan notes schemes after an investigation by The Times into a rise in schemes estimated to have put billions of pounds of consumer money at risk, saying they were often “potential scams”.

Martin Richardson, senior partner at Richardson Hartley Law, which represents scores of Godwin Capital investors, said his firm was challenging the bank's position.

"Administrators have brought civil claims against directors that include allegations of fraud," he said.

"It doesn't make any sense for Lloyds to conclude this was a legitimate company without investigating."

A Lloyds spokeswoman declined to comment on the bank's position, but said: "Protecting our customers is our top priority, and we take our financial crime responsibilities very seriously."

Paul Johnson

Devolution drive will only work if mayors are given the right tools

By linking NHS and schools data, pupils with poor eyesight were given glasses

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Governing is hard. Designing and implementing effective policy is hard. So, you would think governments would be doing all they can to make life easier for themselves. They are not. In one particular area progress has been painfully slow, despite enormous opportunities, and where the push for devolution should make improvement an even greater priority. That is in accessing, linking and using data.

If devolution is going to work, mayors and combined authorities will take greater responsibility for economic growth, health, skills and public services. To make that work they will need the access, and the skills, to make the best possible use of all the extraordinary data that government collects.

That is going to be a challenge. For, even within Whitehall, barriers to effective use, sharing and linkage of data are everywhere. They are a frequent source of frustration to all involved. It used to drive me nuts. Negotiating data access was probably the most frustrating and most time-consuming barrier that my colleagues and I had to deal with when I was at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. It is often unclear who has the power to unblock problems. Responsibility is shared between departments, the Cabinet Office, the Office for National Statistics and, frequently, one or more arm's-length bodies.

Of course, it is important to work within the legal framework that provides effective safeguards. Too often, though, the problem is not that there are real legal barriers; it is fragmented accountability, inconsistent interpretation and institutional incentives that make saying “no” safer than finding a lawful route to “yes”.

For devolution to be genuinely effective, it needs to come with a clear and comprehensive agreement on data usage. Otherwise, all the mayoral authorities will find themselves separately trying to overcome the same legal, technical and institutional barriers that central government has failed to systematically tackle for decades. The result will be duplication, massive wasted effort, incompatible approaches and, ultimately, weaker delivery.

That agreement needs to cover data sharing so that devolved authorities

can access data that is currently held in siloed systems across departments, agencies and other public bodies. It also needs to cover data linkage, allowing information from different sources to be combined to answer questions that no single dataset can address. There are risks to be managed, particularly around privacy, but the opportunities are huge.

It is often only by linking data — on education, health, earnings, welfare, the justice system — that it is possible to understand some of our biggest challenges. Linked data is the best route out of the siloed policymaking that has for so long hampered effective policy design and implementation. And that, after all, is intended to be one of the great advantages of devolving power — escaping Whitehall silos and designing policies together to be effective locally.

There are already good examples of datasets that have proved their worth nationally and should be available to inform policy locally. The Longitudinal Education Outcomes

dataset (Leo) links information from schools and universities on educational outcomes with tax data on what happens to incomes and earnings later on. It allows us to look at, among much else, the impacts of different sorts of education on earnings. If you have read estimates of the value of different degree choices, then Leo is the data that has made those estimates possible. You can immediately see how this sort of data would be useful at a local level. It can help to answer questions about the needs of the local labour market, the relevance of local vocational provision, how well poor and vulnerable children are served, and the extent to which local young people move away for opportunities.

The Ministry of Justice has created reusable datasets, secure research access and analytical services that allow government, researchers and service providers to examine relationships between education, criminal justice, and later outcomes. Again, just the sort of resource that mayoral authorities should be using.

These sorts of datasets should become the basic infrastructure of devolved authorities. But it is infrastructure that is still lacking across much of the public sector, and even where it exists in principle it is often prohibitively difficult to access.

There are already good local examples. In West Yorkshire, the groundbreaking Born in Bradford study has linked a survey of a cohort of those born locally in the late 2000s to education and NHS data. That has driven some remarkable insights and policy successes. For example, by combining education and NHS data they were able to see that a lot of children diagnosed with poor eyesight had not gone on to get glasses and were struggling at school. Fix the eyesight problem and literacy rates improved.

Health Innovation Manchester and NHS Greater Manchester have helped bring together primary, secondary and social care data for more than three million people. That linked infrastructure supports real-time clinical decision-making and also supports research, clinical trials and treatment development. Work by Frontier Economics, for example, has shown how the economic and social burden of cardiovascular disease varies across the city region, and has been the basis for the design of effective policies on prevention. This data will also support future evaluation.

These are just tasters of the sorts of insights that better data should enable across mayoral authorities. Too often in the public sector the potential of data is underappreciated, data infrastructure is an afterthought, and institutionalised risk aversion drives too many decisions. If our new prime minister's vision of devolved government is to have any chance of success, then data enablement needs to be at the core of the devolution settlement. It should provide a clear framework for access and linkage, legal certainty and support to develop capability. It is potentially the

most important, and cost effective, route to making a success of devolving power from Whitehall.

Paul Johnson is provost of The Queen's College, Oxford, and a senior adviser at Frontier Economics

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Gen Z would pay more rent to live near a gym

Jessica Newman

Access to a gym is becoming a key factor in the younger generation's hunt for a home — and they are willing to pay for it, a survey suggests.

Almost three quarters — or 72 per cent — of 18 to 24-year-olds said access to a gym or fitness facility was an important consideration when choosing where to live, according to a poll by The Gym Group.

Thirty-two per cent said they would spend more on rent or housing to live closer to a gym, and would pay an average of £40 extra rent a month, amounting to £480 extra a year. In London, 82 per cent said access to a gym mattered when choosing where to live in the capital.

Members of Gen Z — those who were born between the late 1990s and early 2010s — are known to prioritise their mental and physical health. Overall, 58 per cent of those surveyed said they exercised at least twice a week, while more than half (54 per cent) attended a gym at least once a week.

The survey found that 42 per cent of respondents prefer to spend their disposable income on health and fitness memberships before other categories — including eating out, travelling or paying for streaming services — up from 26 per cent a year ago.

The Gym Group's survey, conducted in partnership with OnePoll was based on the views of 2,000 random adults aged 16 to 29.

Will Orr, chief executive of The Gym Group, said: "The findings in this year's report paint a clear picture that going to the gym is becoming more than a way to stay active, it is increasingly influencing how young adults organise their everyday lives."

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Sitting on a hillside overlooking the sea and the east Devon fishing village of Beer is the world's largest manufacturer of miniature railway track. Pritchard Patent Product Co, trading as Peco, has produced a wide range of track, wagons and accessories to different gauges and

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scales, as well as magazines for model railway enthusiasts, since it first opened its doors in 1946.

Lorries are dispatched down the county's notoriously narrow lanes destined for customers in 47 countries including Germany, the US, Japan and Australia.

Model railway enthusiasts have long known about Peco's importance. Sir Rod Stewart, Pete Waterman and Jools Holland have had their railways featured in Peco's flagship magazine, Railway Modeller, which has clocked up 900 issues since it was first published in 1949.

Luke Nicolson — the 26-year-old social media trainspotter known as Francis Bourgeois — visited the company this summer with his family, the company says. Nicolson credits Peco with first piquing his passion for trains. A 7¼-inch gauge light railway operating on the site, complete with station, tunnel and gardens, opened in 1975 and is regarded as one of the best of its kind in the country.

As it marks its 80th year of trading, the family-owned company has just brought the production of its nickel silver rails in-house. It now has control of almost everything it produces for the first time in many years.

Why isn't their story better known? "Too shy," says Michael Pritchard, 78, the chairman and son of the company's founder, Sydney. He is only half-joking. Will Lane, the chief operating officer who works with Pritchard's nephew and the company's managing director, Ben Robarts-Arnold, to push its interests, is more direct. "The company is so successful because it is based on quality not bravado. Everything is made in China in this hobby, apart from at Peco," he says.

Taking the cue, Pritchard adds: "The quality of the product speaks for itself and people buy it as opposed to buying something from Hornby. People see us as better quality."

Detail and quality is an asset when it comes to model-making but can be a curse too. The track is so reliable it does not need replacing very often. Even when things break, Peco can't stop itself from helping its customers. It has a repair booth in its railway layout showroom where it mends track, often for free.

"We still get people sending in track they bought 50 years ago because we repair it. I am not kidding you," says Lane, who is one year into the role and clearly resigned to picking his battles. "It is absolutely stupid," admits Pritchard. It is just how Peco does things. Properly.

Financially, the last few years have not been easy. While Covid was a boon for sales with more people looking for hobbies, the resulting second-hand market for locomotives and equipment has acted as a drag on new sales. The recent employer national insurance and national minimum wage increases added £400,000 to the company's cost base, nudging it into losses. This resulted in 18 people losing their jobs last November, the first redundancies at the company since its inception, and a deeply traumatic experience for everyone involved.

The job losses were concentrated among those staffing the popular Pecorama railway tourist attraction, which takes up about half the site in

Michael Pritchard, chairman of Peco,

Beer. The attraction was costing the business between £200,000 and £400,000 a year to run. “[The costs] were basically to pay the wages in the winter when they were not taking any money,” says Pritchard. Pecorama still runs special events and this month attracted as many as 300 people a day, drawn by its light railway, Pullman carriage catering and gardens. Peco’s remaining staff of 150 help out as and when needed.

Three years of group trading losses totalling about £1 million were halted in the year to this April after some "belt tightening". The £9 million turnover company managed an N-gauge-sized £25,000 profit. But hot weather does not encourage sales — train modelling is an indoor activity, best done in the cool of the autumn and winter, adding pressure to this year's more ambitious targets.

Despite these headwinds, the family, led by Pritchard and his two sisters, Hilary and Cherry, continue to invest. The company has about £4 million in cash reserves, built up during good times. Pritchard's 2011 A-class Mercedes sits in the car park, and the family have not taken a dividend since 2023.

To turn things around they have spent more than £1 million on the business. New finance and manufacturing software is now in place, helping to control costs. It selected the US company Epicor as a supplier after a rigorous process. While the integration was successful, it was not cheap. Taking into account the training and disruption, “you are talking probably three quarters of a million to a million pounds of investment to set the business up for the future", says Lane.

To add some more complexity into a business that produces thousands of tiny parts, Pritchard acquired a well-regarded model railway shop in Edinburgh called Harburn Hobbies last year. He didn't want it to close, knew the owners and did the deal over the phone, on trust. The only other shop Peco operates is at its head office, with the vast majority of its trade done through other independent retailers. It is not present on Amazon, and is wary of building its ecommerce operation as it wants its retail partners to thrive.

In a further twist, last year Peco discovered that its longtime rail supplier, Precision Shaped Wire (PSW), based near Batley, West Yorkshire, wanted to stop production. The news came as a shock. Another supplier quoted a price 400 times higher, knowing Peco was in a bind. With only two months to go Peco struck a deal with PSW to lease its unique machines, and one is now installed in the Peco factory in Beer. "We had to do something as rail is our most important product," says Lane. The move cost Peco £350,000 this year alone. "We have a year now to build our own machines," adds Pritchard.

The plan is to return the company to making annual profits of about £350,000 from this year so it can restore its cash reserves. "We will achieve that because our people are

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bought in," says Lane, confidently.

Peco came to be located on the hillside overlooking Beer after Sydney Pritchard decided in 1970 it had outgrown its premises in nearby Seaton. The land in Beer was owned by the local council and it offered it for sale, keen to attract the jobs. The remote location and sloping fields

were initially off-putting, but when a local contractor agreed to level them for £500 the Pritchards took the plunge. It is one of the few remaining large manufacturers in the area, following the closure of sites run by the likes of Racal, CeramTec and Axminster Carpets.

The Peco factory hosts the latest high-precision robots from Japan alongside bespoke machines designed to make specific parts, whether they be small pieces of track, joining parts or wagons. The graphics for Wallace & Gromit-themed wagons are printed in a matter of minutes and to extraordinary detail. They will be sold from September under a two-year licence, agreed after Peco was introduced to the licensing rights team at Aardman Animations via the studio's head of estates, a railway modeller himself.

While the tenure of the team in Beer is impressive, Peco does battle to attract more young mechanical engineers into the business, partly due its location. To address this, the company is shifting some machinery to its second, smaller site in Buckfastleigh, 35 miles away, which is more accessible.

Lane admits the whole operation could be much more efficient if the business had relocated to new purpose-built facilities. But that is not the Pritchard way: the family has committed to its staff and the local community in Beer. "We have had these ups and downs before," says Pritchard. "I am sure the future is very bright."

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Judge AI by its usefulness, not how many use it

Farzana Rahman

When Andy Burnham abolished the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology last

month it caused some concern in the tech and science communities. But artificial intelligence came out of the reshuffle better represented than before, with its own seat at the cabinet and Kanishka Narayan as the minister dedicated to it.

For anyone trying to get AI into the NHS, having it represented at the top of government is important. It gives the agenda priority and clout, both of which matter when you are trying to change how a system as large as ours works.

Around the same time, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which is independent of government, set out how medical device rules should apply to ambient voice technology

— the AI scribes that are becoming increasingly common in healthcare. They sit in on consultations between clinician and patient, drafting notes so the doctor can concentrate on the person in front of them. The MHRA has said that tools which only transcribe or summarise do not need regulatory clearance. Anything that strays into diagnosis or treatment stays regulated. Either way, the clinician remains accountable for what the AI produces.

A confident wrong answer can do serious harm if a tired clinician waves it through

This is a good example of proportionate regulation done well and across the economy, regulators are being asked to show how they will actively support growth rather than simply mitigate risk. The Food Standards Agency has set out growth goals and others are following. This, together with a dedicated minister for AI, signals a pro-innovation direction of travel.

Getting the right balance between regulation and innovation is hard. The distinction the MHRA drew, between low risk and high stakes, is the right one. Taking administrative load off clinicians, who are a scarce resource, is a no-brainer: the gains are real and the risk to patients is low. Direct clinical care is a higher bar where oversight must be built in from the start.

However, as we rightly focus on innovation, there is a risk of measuring the wrong thing. When a technology gets its own minister, it is tempting to judge success by how much of it we adopt, rather than by what it actually does. In the case of healthcare, ministers will be asked how many hospitals are using AI, how many tools have been deployed and how we compare with other countries. Those are easy numbers to report and they will feel like progress. But these measures are

not enough. Adoption is not the goal, what the technology delivers is. In healthcare, that has to mean better care for patients.

Take my own field, radiology. We are 30 per cent short of the radiologists we need, with the shortfall predicted to grow to 40 per cent by 2028. We can see the impact of this from waiting lists around the country, where patients are waiting weeks and sometimes months for the results of their scan. AI can genuinely help here, but it earns its place only to the degree that it actually solves the problem we're facing. The measure is not whether a hospital has bought a tool, it's whether patients get diagnosed more swiftly.

This is not an argument against AI, far from it. At Hexarad we use it every day and we've seen first-hand the impact it can have. The point is only that a seat at the cabinet table is a means, not an end.

Because the AI minister's brief spans the whole economy, the responsibility for AI in health will not be his alone. It falls just as much to the health secretary, Yvette Cooper. She should judge AI on outcomes rather than adoption, set a high bar for the care patients receive and hold every provider to it.

And holding providers to that bar

cannot stop at outcomes. It must consider how those outcomes are produced. A tool that scores well in a test setting is not the same as one that is safe in clinical practice. Models that shine in one hospital can slip in another, on a different scanner and on a different mix of patients. A confident wrong answer can have a

significant impact if a tired clinician is more likely to wave it through.

What guards against all of that is everything built around the model: the integration with existing systems, the monitoring that catches it when it drifts, the audit trail and adequate staff training. This surrounding infrastructure is not merely a box-ticking exercise. It is what turns an exciting piece of technology into something that actually solves a hard problem.

None of this is unique to healthcare. As we rightly focus on economic growth and innovation, we should be clear about the outcomes we are aiming for.

So my ask of the new government is straightforward. Use the seat AI now has in cabinet to focus on solving the problems we're facing across multiple sectors, including health. Measure success on the delivery of outcomes, not just adoption. Draw on the talent we have at our academic institutions and work with industry to accelerate innovation. Hold providers to account on the results they deliver and on how safely they deliver them. Get this right and the UK has a chance to lead in this space.

Dr Farzana Rahman is co-founder and chief executive of Hexarad, a radiology platform

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Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price(p)	Wkly +/-	Yld%	P/E
Automobiles & Part
340.13	Aston Martin Lag	$33\frac{1}{2}$	-	$\frac{3}{4}$	-0.7
Banking & Finance
4,642.36	Aberdeen Group $\ddagger$	$252\frac{1}{4}$	+	$9\frac{1}{8}$	5.8 11.7
2.16	Acuity RM $\blacklozenge$	$0\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{3}$	-3.5
12,325.70	Admiral	4024	+	48	3.6 16.3
2,415.47	AJ Bell	614	+	3	2.4 23.9
55,690.60	AON Corp	$26253\frac{1}{2}$	+	293	0.9 ...
131.78	Arbuthnot $\blacklozenge$	795	-	5	6.9 7.3
1,599.39	Ashmore Group	$224\frac{1}{8}$	-	$1\frac{1}{8}$	7.5 18.4
58,637.30	Australia & NZ	$1944\frac{1}{4}$	-	$8\frac{1}{8}$	5.9 18.9
21,922.60	Aviva	$730\frac{1}{2}$	+	$13\frac{1}{4}$	5.5 27.2
162,507.00	Banco Santander	1082	+	4	1.5 13.9
66,828.50	Barclays $\ddagger$	$496\frac{1}{2}$	+	4	2.3 11.3
2.68	Blue Star Capital $\blacklozenge$	$5\frac{1}{4}$	-	$\frac{1}{4}$	-2.7
243.58	BP Marsh & Ptnrs $\blacklozenge$	680	+	4	5.3 5.1
2,877.14	Bridgepoint Grp	$322\frac{1}{2}$	+	$1\frac{1}{8}$	2.9 64.5
871.23	Chesnara	376	+	50	6.1 -74.5
248.83	City of London Grp	491	+	1	6.7 16.6
621.85	Close Bros	$412\frac{1}{2}$	-	$15\frac{1}{8}$	-6.2
2,048.25	CMC Markets	732	-	11	1.9 26.6
56,928.20	Deutsche Bank	$2979\frac{1}{2}$	+	208	2.9 11.0
1,057.79	EFG-Hermes Hldgs	$73\frac{1}{2}$	+	$\frac{1}{4}$	0.9 ...
51.68	EPE Special Opps $\blacklozenge$	211			... 8.7
7.99	Fiske $\blacklozenge$	$67\frac{1}{2}$			1.7 5.9
87.74	Foresight Ventures VCT 83				4.3 15.5
1,474.21	Georgia Capital	4400	+	20	... 2.7
72.91	Hansard Global	53	+	2	8.4 40.8
158.57	Helios U/W $\blacklozenge$	$227\frac{1}{2}$	+	3	4.4 7.8
5,880.10	Hiscox $\blacklozenge$	1842	+	47	2.1 13.8
262,376.00	HSBC $\blacklozenge$	$1528\frac{1}{2}$	+	10	3.6 17.1
4,652.70	IG Group $\blacklozenge$	1400	+	66	3.0 9.7
144.32	Impax Asset Mgmt $\blacklozenge$	$113\frac{1}{8}$	-	$2\frac{1}{8}$	8.8 7.1
5,595.34	ICG	2022	+	6	4.3 12.1
2,506.30	Intl Public P'ship $\ddagger$	140	-	$\frac{3}{4}$	6.3 -10.3
4,615.03	Investec $\blacklozenge$	663	+	26	5.8 8.6
10.47	Investment Co	$77\frac{1}{2}$	+	$1\frac{1}{4}$	... ...
641.37	IP Group	$72\frac{1}{2}$	+	$1\frac{1}{4}$	1.7 10.0
3.13	Jarvis Securities $\blacklozenge$	7	-	1	50.0 2.2
878.78	Jupiter Fund Mgmt $\ddagger$	$170\frac{1}{4}$	+	7	3.5 8.9
1,503.10	Lancashire Hldgs $\ddagger$	616	+	$7\frac{1}{2}$	2.7 6.9
16,154.40	Legal & General $\blacklozenge$	$293\frac{1}{4}$	+	$9\frac{1}{8}$	7.5 29.4
5,780.06	Lion Finance Group $\textcircled{1}$	13420	+	330	2.4 9.4
199.93	Liontrust Asset Mgmt	$317\frac{1}{2}$	+	7	6.0 20.6
61.84	Livermore Invs Grp $\blacklozenge$	$37\frac{1}{8}$			8.3 16.9
63,765.20	Lloyds Banking $\blacklozenge$	110	-	$1\frac{1}{4}$	3.6 15.7
12.59	LMS Capital	$15\frac{1}{8}$			25.6 ...
43,707.10	London Stock Exchange $\textcircled{9}$	9000	+	398	1.8 37.8
8,459.22	M&G	351	+	$4\frac{1}{2}$	5.8 27.9
3,531.63	Man Group $\blacklozenge$	309	+	$5\frac{1}{4}$	4.1 27.2
31.25	Manx Financial Grp $\blacklozenge$	25	-	$\frac{1}{2}$	2.1 4.6
12.86	Marechale Capital $\blacklozenge$	5	-	$\frac{1}{4}$	-6.1
1,165.36	Metro Bank	173	+	$2\frac{1}{4}$	... 22.2

Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price(p)	WkY+/-	Yld%	P/E
63,184.20	National Australia	$2026\frac{1}{8}$	$+19\frac{1}{8}$	4.4	17.3
54,030.20	NatWest Group§	$679\frac{1}{8}$	$-4\frac{1}{8}$	5.2	12.7
374.40	PayPoint‡	632	+4	6.3	10.7
25,420.40	Prudential	1018	-10	2.0	9.0
5.23	Quantum Blockchain♦	$0\frac{1}{8}$		...	-1.8
2,652.43	Quilter‡	$194\frac{1}{8}$	$+\frac{1}{8}$	3.3	21.8
1,549.19	Rathbones Group	1712	+8	5.8	15.9
201.53	Rockwood Strategic	323	$-1\frac{1}{2}$	...	0.0
243.01	S & U	2000	+50	5.8	10.2
14.12	Sancus Lending♦	$1\frac{1}{4}$	$+\frac{1}{8}$	...	8.1
214.96	Schroder REIT§	44		8.2	...
9,406.55	Schroders	584		3.8	17.1
6,091.17	St James's Place¶	1186	-2	1.5	11.9
47,562.40	Standard Chart'd¶	2177	+15	2.3	15.1
9,464.26	Standard Life	940	+ $19\frac{1}{2}$	5.9	-199.6
32,262.00	Sun Life Canada§	$5793\frac{1}{2}$	$-4\frac{1}{8}$	3.5	...
14.66	Tavistock Invs♦	3	+ $\frac{1}{8}$	3.4	2.5
2,814.20	TBC Bank Grp§	5050	+280	5.1	7.1
9.92	Tern♦	$1\frac{1}{8}$	$-\frac{1}{8}$	...	-1.3
53.10	Time Finance♦	$57\frac{1}{8}$	$-\frac{1}{8}$	...	9.1
4.16	Tooru♦	$0\frac{1}{4}$		...	-1.8
2.55	Truetide♦	$3\frac{1}{4}$		...	-5.8
206.73	Vanquis Banking Gp	$80\frac{1}{8}$	$+3\frac{1}{4}$	...	25.2
47.08	Volvere♦	2150	+80	...	11.4
192,273.00	Wells Fargo§	$6358\frac{1}{4}$	$+204\frac{1}{8}$	2.3	...
61,376.00	Westpac Bkg Corp	$1794\frac{1}{2}$	$+15\frac{1}{8}$	4.5	16.9
9.51	Worsley Investors	$28\frac{1}{4}$	$-\frac{1}{8}$	...	...
81,973.10	Zurich Insurance	54206	+506 $\frac{1}{8}$	5.1	18.6

Construction & Property
82.20	Alumasc◆	$227\frac{1}{2}$	-	$2\frac{1}{2}$	4.9	8.8
14.94	Aseana Properties	$5\frac{1}{2}$			...	1.3
7.58	Built Cybernetics◆	$1\frac{1}{2}$	+	$\frac{1}{2}$	...	-190.0
4,214.52	Balfour Beatty	$884\frac{1}{2}$	-	$\frac{1}{2}$	1.6	16.8
4,445.15	Barratt Redrow	$318\frac{1}{4}$	+	$5\frac{1}{4}$	5.4	23.4
2,432.43	Bellway	$2160$	+	46	3.3	16.3
3,259.80	Berkeley	$3570$	+	16	...	10.8
1,727.96	Big Yellow Grp	$877\frac{1}{2}$	-	23	5.4	...
54.67	Billington Hldgs◆	$410$	+	5	2.7	39.4
196.51	Boot (Henry)	146	-	9	5.4	8.3
1,232.17	Breedon	355	-	$5\frac{1}{2}$	4.3	14.7
4,368.28	British Land	$426\frac{1}{4}$	-	$2\frac{1}{2}$	5.4	...
27.15	Cardiff Property	2750			1.1	20.7
2,255.38	Derwent London	$2048$	-	4	4.0	...
43.42	DCI Advisors◆	$4\frac{1}{2}$	+	$\frac{1}{2}$	...	-2.8
19.96	First Property◆	$13\frac{1}{2}$	+	$\frac{1}{2}$	1.9	7.5
4.36	Fletcher King◆	$42\frac{1}{2}$			5.3	28.7
113.58	Foxtons Group◆	$38\frac{1}{4}$	+	$1\frac{1}{2}$	3.0	8.9
613.57	Galliford Try Hldgs	608			3.3	18.0
696.26	Genuit Group◆	276	-	7	4.7	15.2
163.01	Gleeson (MJ)	$279$	+	5	3.9	10.3
1,948.80	Grafton Grp Units	$1041\frac{1}{2}$	+	$9\frac{1}{2}$	3.6	14.8
1,288.17	Grainger	$173\frac{1}{4}$	-	$4\frac{1}{2}$	4.8	6.3
1,371.29	Great Portland Est	$337\frac{1}{4}$	-	10	2.4	0.0
2,208.58	Hammerson	$377\frac{1}{4}$	-	$\frac{1}{2}$	4.8	...
578.06	Harworth Group	$176\frac{1}{4}$	-	4	1.0	61.0
6.21	Heath (Samuel)◆	245			5.3	30.6
230.69	Helical	200	-	1	1.3	41.4

Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price(p)	Wkly +/-	Yld%	P/E
350.58	Ibstock‡	$88\frac{1}{4}$	+	$2\frac{1}{4}$	2.3 ...
567.99	James Halstead♦	$136\frac{1}{4}$	-	$2\frac{1}{4}$	6.5 14.1
2,083.39	Keller‡	3020	+	136	2.7 14.9
15,765.60	Kingspan Group	$8740\frac{1}{4}$			0.6 27.6
5,114.76	Land Securities	$686\frac{1}{2}$	-	$\frac{1}{2}$	6.0 ...
4,443.36	LondonMetric Prop	189	-	4	6.6 ...
2.97	Macau Prop Opp Fd	$4\frac{1}{4}$	-	$\frac{1}{8}$	... -0.3
421.45	Marshalls	$166\frac{1}{8}$	-	1	4.2 29.2
68.47	Michelmersh Brick♦	$74\frac{1}{2}$	-	$1\frac{1}{2}$	6.2 18.5
2.24	Mindflair♦	$0\frac{1}{8}$			... -1.3
2,137.87	Morgan Sindall	4400	+	26	3.7 11.8
341.16	Mountview Estates	8750	+	50	6.0 16.8
353.16	NewRiver REIT	$81\frac{1}{4}$	-	$\frac{3}{8}$	8.2 ...
30.03	Palace Capital	189	+	7	7.9 42.0
50.18	Panther Securities♦	290	-	6	4.1 11.8
3,786.17	Persimmon	$1178\frac{1}{2}$	+	27	5.1 13.2
0.99	Plaza Centers	$14\frac{1}{2}$			... -0.1
2,479.67	Primary Health Props	$95\frac{1}{2}$	-	$\frac{3}{8}$	7.6 ...
54.55	Real Estate Inv♦	$31\frac{1}{4}$			4.8 -62.4
1,284.72	Safestore	588	-	15	5.2 ...
1,862.00	Savills‡	1070	+	24	2.2 20.6
0.65	Secure Prop Dev & Inv♦	$0\frac{1}{2}$			... -0.1
13,015.70	Segro‡	$961\frac{1}{4}$	+	$3\frac{1}{4}$	3.3 ...
2,885.04	Shaftesbury Capital‡	$147\frac{1}{4}$	-	$3\frac{1}{4}$	2.9 7.9
111.42	SIG	$9\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	... -1.7
1,404.72	SigmaRoc♦	126	-	4	... 17.3
1,559.76	Sirius Real Estate	98	+	$1\frac{1}{8}$	5.6 7.6
44.51	Smart (J)	115			2.8 8.8
47.09	Steppe Cement♦	$21\frac{1}{2}$			... 19.3
2,962.60	Taylor Wimpey	$85\frac{1}{8}$	+	$2\frac{1}{8}$	4.9 30.4
53.97	Town Centre	128	-	$1\frac{1}{2}$	3.9 ...
1,384.50	Travis Perkins	$651\frac{1}{2}$	+	3	1.8 -7.8
4,608.53	Tritax Big Box‡	$157\frac{1}{4}$	-	1	5.2 ...
2,624.25	Unite Group	$510\frac{1}{2}$	-	$17\frac{1}{2}$	7.4 ...
961.62	Vistry Group	$302\frac{1}{4}$	+	$38\frac{1}{4}$	... 7.2
728.30	Workspace Group	378	+	17	6.9 ...
24.40	Wynnstay Props♦	905	-	10	3.1 12.6

Consumer Goods
782.50	AEP Plantations	205	+	$12\frac{1}{3}$	3.0	12.0
11.17	Airea♦	27	+	$\frac{1}{2}$	3.7	10.6
14,424.50	AB Foods	2052	-	9	3.1	14.5
667.69	Barr (AG)	596	-	8	3.1	14.1
89,200.20	British Amer Tob	4129	-	2	5.9	11.8
3,913.36	Burberry Group	1084	+	$14\frac{1}{2}$	...	...
354.63	C&C Group	$95\frac{1}{4}$	+	$4\frac{1}{4}$	5.1	...
19.45	Capital Metals♦	4	-	$\frac{1}{4}$	...	-33.5
40.69	Churchill China♦	370	-	30	5.7	9.3
16,656.00	Coca-Cola HBC	4570	+	26	2.2	20.6
72.85	Colefax♦	1440			0.4	10.2
2,927.10	Cranswick♦	5390	+	30	2.1	18.2
38,052.60	Diageo	1709	-	10	2.2	29.7
1.02	Distil♦	0			...	-0.5
936.97	Evans (M.P.)♦	1798	+	48	3.3	11.1
75.10	Fevara	145			1.7	6.3
6,086.86	Games Workshop	18420	-	240	3.1	29.5
4,581.52	Glanbia♦	$1917\frac{1}{2}$	-	$18\frac{1}{2}$	2.0	35.6
2,144.75	Greencore	$266\frac{1}{2}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	1.0	20.2
8.49	Headlam	$10\frac{1}{2}$	+	$1\frac{1}{8}$	...	-0.1
572.12	Hilton Food	636	+	20	5.5	7.2
19,316.30	Imperial Brands	2527	+	24	6.6	10.1
11,653.70	Kerry Group	$7362\frac{1}{2}$	+	$439\frac{1}{8}$	1.7	21.5
357.52	McBride	206	+	$42\frac{1}{4}$	1.5	10.6
176.44	Mulberry Group♦	250	+	25	...	-19.2
416.95	Nichols♦	1140	+	25	3.4	19.4
294.19	Norcross	326	+	2	3.5	...
411.92	Origin Ents♦	$382\frac{1}{2}$			3.9	9.0
0.22	PACSCo♦	$0\frac{1}{4}$	-	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-0.0

Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price(p)	Wkly +/-	Yld%	P/E
27.13	Portmeirion♦	53			-1.2
24.63	Proverbs♦	1	-	$\frac{1}{8}$	-52.5
444.16	PZ Cussons	$103\frac{1}{8}$	-	$\frac{1}{4}$	3.6 22.0
48.65	REA	111	+	2	-215.3
9.93	Tandem♦	180	-	6	1.7 11.6
54.63	The Character Grp♦	315			2.2 -46.7
2.68	Ukrproduct Grp♦	$6\frac{1}{4}$	-	$\frac{3}{4}$	-15.7
102,891.00	Unilever♣	4776	+	95	3.5 12.9
65.97	Victoria♦	57	+	$2\frac{1}{2}$	-0.2
Engineering
0.41	Assoc Brit Eng	20			-6.9
560.99	Avon Technologies♣	1854	+	30	1.0 72.1
5,197.91	Babcock♣	$1056\frac{1}{2}$	-	48	0.7 25.1
61,373.60	BAE Systems	2044	-	82	1.8 29.7
12.00	Braime A N/V♦	1250	+	50	1.3 6.6
11.28	Braime Group♦	2350			0.7 12.5
13.63	Caffyns	500	+	50	2.0 -12.3
9.67	Cap XX Ld♦	$0\frac{1}{8}$			-3.4
133.96	Castings	308	+	5	6.0 17.7
21.60	Checkit♦	20			-7.7
1,498.06	Chemring Group♣	$550\frac{1}{2}$	-	20	1.5 30.9
14.50	Chesterfield Spec Cyl♦	$37\frac{1}{2}$	+	$2\frac{1}{2}$	-41.7
576.92	Cohort♦	1226	-	8	1.5 23.5
223.85	Dialight	554	+	23	...
3.00	Feedback♦	$6\frac{1}{8}$			-0.3
331.19	Gooch & Housego♦	1210	+	5	1.1 88.3
1,386.27	Goodwin	18460	-	260	1.8 25.0
13,788.70	Halma	3632	+	122	0.7 36.8
2,347.48	Hill & Smith	2995	+	95	-29.2
3.56	Image Scan♦	$2\frac{1}{8}$			-12.4
7,416.99	IMI♣	3112	+	58	1.1 25.0
268.09	Judges Scl♦	4025	+	125	2.9 48.7
10.47	LPA♦	$77\frac{1}{2}$			-29.4
6,419.89	Melrose♣	$515\frac{1}{4}$	+	$44\frac{1}{4}$	1.5 17.8
666.79	Morgan Advanced	241	+	$7\frac{1}{2}$	5.1 32.1
103.00	Mpac♦	$342\frac{1}{2}$	+	$12\frac{1}{2}$	-10.8
278.69	MS Intl♦♣	1695	+	105	1.5 25.1
1,560.30	Oxford Instruments	2840	-	6	0.8 33.6
19,378.40	Phillips Elec	$1971\frac{1}{8}$	-	$52\frac{1}{8}$	3.7 -46.1
0.69	PipeHawk♦	$1\frac{1}{8}$			-2.7
3,715.86	Renishaw	5105	+	5	1.5 44.3
127,279.00	Rolls-Royce♣	$1530\frac{1}{4}$	+	28	0.7 22.0
3,963.06	Rotork♣	485	-	$\frac{3}{4}$	1.7 35.1
95.16	SDI Group♦	91	+	2	-19.4
1,235.19	Senior	$294\frac{1}{2}$			0.7 -288.7
9,118.41	SKF Group	$2138\frac{1}{4}$			2.8 32.2
7,632.11	Smiths	2612	+	12	1.8 30.5
106.94	Solid State♦	$188\frac{1}{2}$	-	$6\frac{1}{2}$	1.5 26.2
125.56	Somero Enter♦	$242\frac{1}{2}$	+	$\frac{1}{2}$	3.1 17.3
5,249.03	Spirax Group	7110	+	50	2.4 32.1
6.92	Tanfield♦	$4\frac{1}{4}$	-	$\frac{1}{4}$	-4.1
291.36	Thorpe FW♦	260	+	1	2.8 12.0
6.93	Transense Tech♦	$45\frac{1}{2}$	-	2	-4.9
964.39	Vesuvius	$388\frac{1}{8}$	+	8	6.1 18.4
1,138.43	Volex♣	624	+	79	0.8 24.1
7,388.56	Weir	2846	+	30	1.5 29.7
500.65	XP Power	1786	+	22	-42.5

Health
619.28	Advanced Medical♦	282	+		$\frac{1}{2}$	1.0 61.0
360.95	Allergy Therapeutics♦	$5\frac{1}{4}$	+		$\frac{3}{8}$	... -6.8
14.21	CelLBxHealth♦	$1\frac{1}{4}$				... -0.2
107.41	Anpario♦	536	+	18	2.3	13.3

Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price(p)	Wkly +/-	Yld%	P/E
185,659.00	AstraZeneca $\S$	11970	-270	2.0	24.6
4.40	Cambridge Nutri Sci $\blacklozenge$	$1\frac{1}{8}$		...	2.6
4,420.84	Convatec $\S$	$227\frac{1}{8}$	+1 $\frac{1}{8}$	2.5	35.9
15.08	Potter & Moore $\blacklozenge$	22		2.5	7.2
66.74	Eco Animal Health $\blacklozenge$	$98\frac{1}{2}$	-2 $\frac{1}{2}$	...	30.2
108.35	EKF Diagnostics $\blacklozenge$	$25\frac{1}{8}$	- $\frac{1}{8}$	...	53.8
2.21	Futura Medical $\blacklozenge$	0 $\frac{1}{8}$		...	-0.1
1,562.38	Genus	2348	+66	1.4	80.1
74,981.70	GSK $\S$	$1853\frac{1}{2}$	-65	3.8	13.1
1.45	Gunsynd $\blacklozenge$	0 $\frac{1}{8}$		...	-2.1
32,388.80	Haleon $\S$	$368\frac{1}{4}$	+5 $\frac{1}{4}$	2.0	19.8
3,373.36	Hikma Pharma $\blacklozenge$	1616	-20	3.9	12.1
1,578.93	Hutchmed China $\blacklozenge$	181	-3	...	4.6
21.84	Immupharma $\blacklozenge$	$3\frac{1}{2}$	- $\frac{1}{2}$	...	-9.5
16.59	Inspiration Health $\blacklozenge$	$18\frac{1}{2}$		...	-15.9
16.97	IXICO $\blacklozenge$	$7\frac{1}{4}$	+ $\frac{1}{4}$	...	-4.2
11.54	Thalia Therapeutics $\blacklozenge$	0 $\frac{1}{8}$		...	-3.9
286.19	NIOX Group $\blacklozenge$	68	- $\frac{5}{8}$	2.3	40.2
CHF235.19bn	Novartis	CHF127.42	-3.68	3.0	41.1
634.31	Oxford Biomedica	524	-2	...	-19.5
2.33	Physiomics $\blacklozenge$	0 $\frac{1}{2}$		...	-3.0
5.44	Proteome Sciences $\blacklozenge$	1 $\frac{1}{2}$		...	-1.5
32,572.60	Reckitt Benck $\S$	5132	-10	4.2	11.0
17.07	RUA Life Sci $\blacklozenge$	$27\frac{1}{2}$	+1 $\frac{1}{2}$	...	-118.0
46.70	Sareum Holdings $\blacklozenge$	$33\frac{1}{2}$	+5 $\frac{1}{2}$	...	-14.0
8,897.56	Smith & Neph	$1062\frac{1}{2}$	-7	2.8	20.0
946.49	Spire Healthcare	235		0.6	57.3
4.99	Talisman Metals $\blacklozenge$	7		...	2.0
2.05	ValirRx $\blacklozenge$	0 $\frac{1}{8}$		...	-0.3

Industrials
176.13	Accsys Tech◆	$71\frac{1}{8}$ +	$1\frac{1}{8}$	...	31.2
39,907.90	BASF	$4471\frac{1}{8}$ +	$25\frac{1}{8}$	4.3	28.7
40,975.70	Bayer	$4170\frac{1}{8}$ +	$74\frac{1}{8}$	0.2	-13.2
1,556.91	Coats Group	$81\frac{1}{4}$ +	$1\frac{1}{8}$	3.0	18.7
4,829.99	Croda‡	3459 +	26	3.2	77.9
49.69	Cropper (James)◆	520 +	75	...	16.9
988.07	Elementis‡	$174\frac{1}{4}$ -	5	1.9	-30.3
72.11	Hardide◆	$91\frac{1}{2}$ -	6	...	...
15,410.50	International Paper‡	2910 -	105	4.7	-7.3
2,870.64	Johnson Matthey‡	2276 +	2	4.5	-29.8
3,841.17	Mondi‡	$870\frac{1}{4}$ +	$12\frac{1}{8}$	1.4	27.2
21.36	Robinson◆	$127\frac{1}{2}$ +	$2\frac{1}{2}$	4.7	9.4
7,685.72	Swire Pacific	$986\frac{1}{8}$ +	$1\frac{1}{4}$	3.8	48.4
16.55	Symphony Enviro◆	7 -	1	...	-6.5
161.37	Synthomer	$98\frac{1}{8}$ -	$1\frac{1}{8}$	...	-1.0
42,819.50	Takeda Pharma	$2672\frac{1}{8}$ +	$11\frac{1}{8}$	3.5	-59.9
732.98	Victrex	841 +	28	7.1	26.3
83.49	Wynnstay◆	361 -	14	5.0	36.5
221.17	Zotefoams	$445\frac{1}{2}$ +	$10\frac{1}{2}$	1.8	9.6

Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price(p)	Wkly +/-	Yld%	P/E
1,521.51	SSP	201		2.2	-21.6
8.37	Bow Street Group◆	$0\frac{1}{3}$		...	-0.3
902.82	Wetherspoon JD	$851\frac{1}{2}$ +	$12\frac{1}{2}$	1.4	14.2
4,124.76	Whitbread	2459 +	35	3.9	19.9
Media
6.04	Aeorema Comms◆	$64\frac{1}{2}$		4.1	51.2
16.82	Altitude Group◆	23		...	-92.0
10.50	Arcontech Group◆	$78\frac{1}{2}$ -	1	5.1	11.1
4,105.43	Autotrader‡	528 -	$18\frac{1}{4}$	2.2	15.5
524.74	Bloomsbury Pub	643 -	11	2.5	19.4
2.39	Caledonian Hldgs◆	$1\frac{1}{4}$		...	-0.1
8.86	Catalyst Media◆	$42\frac{1}{2}$		...	23.1
1.86	Catenai◆	$0\frac{1}{4}$		...	-2.6
13.24	Ebiquity◆	$9\frac{1}{2}$ +	$\frac{3}{8}$	...	-0.9
277.20	Future	$309\frac{1}{2}$ +	8	5.5	4.9
594.58	GlobalData	84 -	$\frac{1}{4}$	1.8	19.1
91.74	IG Design Group◆	$97\frac{1}{2}$ -	4	1.0	-0.8
11,330.70	Informa‡	$901\frac{1}{2}$ +	$\frac{3}{8}$	2.5	...
2,663.81	ITV	71 -	$\frac{7}{8}$	7.0	12.0
486.29	ME Group	$129\frac{1}{2}$ +	$8\frac{1}{4}$	6.5	8.7
1.64	Mediazest◆	$0\frac{1}{4}$		...	13.8
19.09	Mission Group◆	21		...	-1.0
1,042.05	Many Group‡	$203\frac{1}{2}$ -	$3\frac{1}{8}$	6.2	13.3
8,243.06	News Corp A	$2286\frac{1}{2}$ +	$73\frac{1}{4}$	0.6	...
4,656.54	News Corp B	$2579\frac{1}{2}$ +	55	0.6	...
324.38	Next 15 Group◆	$317\frac{1}{2}$ -	1	4.8	-10.6
7,418.26	Pearson‡	$1233\frac{1}{2}$ +	38	2.1	24.0
4.22	Primorus Inv◆	$3\frac{1}{3}$		...	5.0
136.57	Reach‡	$42\frac{1}{2}$ -	$\frac{1}{8}$	13.8	-1.0
9.45	React◆	40 -	$2\frac{1}{2}$	...	-27.6
46,694.80	Relx‡	2672 +	60	2.6	23.7
3,758.03	Rightmove	$510\frac{1}{2}$ -	$\frac{5}{8}$	2.1	18.2
2.70	SpaceandPeople◆	135		...	6.2
52.33	STV Group	112 +	$4\frac{1}{4}$	...	-10.4
42.51	System1 Group◆	335 +	5	1.8	32.2
9,750.71	21st Cent Fox A	4890		0.9	...
7,391.28	21st Cent Fox B	$3355\frac{1}{8}$		1.3	...
242.08	Wilmington	270 -	8	4.3	21.0
4,127.50	WPP	$382\frac{1}{2}$ -	$4\frac{1}{4}$	3.9	7.6
16.87	Zinc Media◆	$56\frac{1}{2}$		...	-5.5

100.51	Accesso Tech◆	302	-	$1\frac{1}{2}$	...	14.7
175.92	Celtic◆	185	-	14	...	5.2
817.46	Domino's Pizza®	$212\frac{1}{4}$	+	$6\frac{1}{3}$	5.4	14.1
3,284.01	Entain®	$513\frac{1}{4}$	-	$24\frac{1}{3}$	3.9	-4.9
202.23	Evoke	$44\frac{1}{4}$	-	$\frac{1}{3}$	...	-0.4
79.57	Gaming Realms◆	$29\frac{1}{2}$	-	$\frac{1}{3}$	...	14.5
5.63	Heavitree◆	305	+	5	2.2	5.6
6.21	Heavitree A◆	195			3.4	3.6
$23.95bn	InterCont'l Hotels‡	$159.45	+	3.20	1.2	33.1
1,689.06	Mitch & Butlers	$281\frac{1}{2}$	-	$\frac{1}{2}$	...	9.5
277.78	On The Beach	$194\frac{1}{4}$	+	5	2.1	35.3
483.42	Rank Group	$103\frac{1}{4}$	-	$8\frac{1}{4}$	3.4	16.1

Natural Resources

0.60	ADM Energyyl	0			...	1.2
122.10	H-Power♦	$10\frac{1}{4}$	-	$\frac{1}{2}$	...	-4.5
201.40	Afentra♦	$73\frac{1}{4}$	-	$5\frac{1}{4}$	...	-71.0
2.86	Arkadian Strat Metals♦	0			...	-0.9
10.63	Alien Metals♦	$0\frac{1}{8}$			...	-15.0
73.84	Aminex	$1\frac{1}{8}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-18.7
17,954.70	Anglo Amer Plat	$6767\frac{1}{2}$	-	$72\frac{1}{8}$	6.8	25.2
50,291.00	Anglo Amer‡	4269	+	202	0.7	-17.5
487.14	Anglo Asian Mng♦	425	+	20	0.7	37.2
39,818.80	Antofagasta	4039	+	134	1.4	40.7
17.83	Arc Minerals♦	$0\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-1.5
40.36	Ariana Resources♦	$1\frac{1}{2}$			...	-150.0
11.17	Arkle Resources♦	$0\frac{1}{4}$			...	-10.2
54.30	Asiamet Resources♦	$1\frac{1}{8}$			...	-13.6
1,705.19	Atalaya Mine	1109	+	109	0.9	21.3
4.06	Beacon Energy♦	$3\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-0.8
6.79	Beowulf Mining♦	$10\frac{1}{2}$			...	-3.1

PRICES

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Euro	1.1681 (+0.0018)
SDR	0.9909 (+0.0005)
CPI Jul (2015=100)	142.9
RPI Jul (1987=100)	419.1
RPIX Jul (1987=100)	412.2

London Financial Futures

	Period	Open	High	Low	Sett	Vol	Open Int
Long Gilt	26-Sep	86.26	86.37	86.22	86.22	5645	8744
	26-Dec	86.23	86.57	86.08	86.14	228360	1275627
	27-Mar				86.12	1	1
3-Mth Sonia Index	26-Jun	96.2525	96.255	96.2525	96.2525	2635	389136
	26-Sep	96.17	96.175	96.155	96.16	85259	442491
	26-Dec	95.935	95.945	95.9	95.905	111955	595267
	27-Mar	95.755	95.77	95.705	95.71	80273	400211
3 Mth Sonia Index	27-Jun	95.66	95.685	95.6	95.61	77573	380250
	27-Sep	95.64	95.66	95.575	95.585	79713	256961
	27-Dec	95.655	95.675	95.59	95.605	71358	300541
3-Mth Euribor	26-Sep	97.38	97.39	97.375	97.38	136005	631705
	26-Dec	97.2	97.215	97.185	97.19	232264	962854
	27-Mar	97.07	97.095	97.035	97.05	169630	484295
	27-Jun	97	97.03	96.955	96.97	162202	515926
	27-Sep	96.985	97.01	96.93	96.945	158035	454760
3-Mth Saron Index	26-Jun	100.05	100.05	100.0475	100.05	51	69201
	26-Sep	100.05	100.055	100.045	100.05	3330	68188
	26-Dec	100.01	100.015	100	100.005	6413	52099
	27-Mar	99.94	99.945	99.925	99.93	7010	39734
	27-Jun	99.855	99.855	99.83	99.835	6144	30258
	27-Sep	99.77	99.775	99.735	99.745	4151	27591
	27-Dec	99.695	99.7	99.655	99.665	3190	21754
FTSE100	26-Sep	10801	10868.5	10801	10836	46250	474188
	26-Dec	10910	10910	10910	10903.5	1	1471
FTSEurofirst 80	26-Sep				8745.2	0
	26-Dec				8790.9	0

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Commodities

Natural Gas $
2.866	-0.048
Light Crude Oil
83.13	-0.4

Crude Oils (\$/barrel FOB)

WTI NOV 26	81.62 -0.35
WTI DEC 26	79.75 -0.36
WTI JAN 27	78 -0.33
WTI FEB 27	76.17 -0.59
WTI MAR 27	74.93 -0.57

ICE Futures
Gas Oil

Sep1276.25-1275.75	Jan1081.5-1081.25
Oct1223.75-1223.25	Feb1053.25-1053
Nov1168.75-1168.25
Dec1118.25-1117.75	Volume: 177574

Brent
Oct 89.33-89.3	Jan83.94-83.92
Nov88.08-88.07	Feb82.28-82.25
Dec85.98-85.96	Volume: 483667
Cocoa
Sep4760 +372	Sep4864 +324
Dec4841 +356	Dec4694 +246
Mar4964 +355	Mar4981 +372
May4960 +347	May4980 +367
Jul 4954 +351	Volume: 81284

Robusta Coffee

Sep	3518	May3494 -14
Nov	3534 -21	Jul 3499 +5
Jan	3525 -16
May	3494 -14	Volume: 36253

White Sugar

Oct509.6 -14.7	Aug515.1 -9.8
Dec519.4 -9.4	Oct512.7 -5.5
May522.8 -9.4
May522.8 -9.4	Volume: 65530

London Grain Futures

LIFFE Wheat (close £/t)

Nov215 +2.5		May221.5 +3.5
Jan	214	Jul	220
Mar	216	Volume: 19815

Data provided by ICE. Data as shown is for information purposes only. No offer is made by ICE or this publication

Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price(p)	Wkly +/-	Yld%	P/E
31.27	Bezant Resources♦	$0\frac{1}{8}$		...	11.3
180,133.00	BHP Group	3543	+ 18	3.6	24.8
105.81	Border & Sthn Pet♦	12	$1\frac{1}{4}$	...	-101.8
32.91	Bougainville	$8\frac{1}{4}$	$-\frac{3}{4}$	...	-12.3
80,798.00	BP♦	$514\frac{1}{2}$	- 35	4.8	...
2.32	Buccaneer Energy♦	0		...	-0.7
25.47	Cadence Minerals♦	$5\frac{1}{8}$	$-\frac{1}{8}$	...	-11.2
9.42	Cadogan Energy	$3\frac{1}{8}$		...	-11.3
367.37	Caledonia Mining♦‡	1900	+ 20	2.2	9.1
44.77	Caspian Sunrise#	$1\frac{1}{8}$		...	3.5
316.33	Cent Asia Metals♦	178	+ 22	8.7	-5.7
48.75	Chariot Ltd♦	$1\frac{1}{4}$	$+\frac{1}{4}$	...	...
1.52	Clontarf Energy♦	0		...	-6.2
38.60	Corcel♦	$0\frac{1}{8}$		...	-2.4
9.11	Crism Therapeutics♦	$11\frac{1}{2}$	+ $\frac{1}{4}$	...	-2.3
1,876.83	DRD Gold	$216\frac{1}{4}$	- $6\frac{1}{4}$	3.6	18.2
6.98	ECR Minerals♦	$0\frac{1}{8}$		...	-2.8
3.15	Empyrean Energy♦	0		...	-0.4
11,457.90	Endeavour	4742	+ 62	2.8	23.0
469.06	EnQuest	$25\frac{1}{4}$	- $1\frac{1}{4}$	3.2	...
64.93	Eurasia Mining♦	$2\frac{1}{4}$	- $\frac{1}{4}$	...	14.7
23.70	Europa Oil & Gas♦	$1\frac{1}{4}$		...	-9.0
170.95	Ferrexpo@	$28\frac{1}{8}$		...	-4.6
23,359.50	Fresnillo‡	3170	- 49	3.5	22.9
217.55	Galantas Gold♦	$34\frac{1}{2}$	+ $7\frac{1}{4}$	...	-9.4
52.77	GCM Resources♦	14	- 3	...	-20.0
7.74	Gem Diamonds	$5\frac{1}{2}$	+ $1\frac{1}{4}$	...	-0.1
5.04	Getech♦	$3\frac{1}{4}$		...	-7.9
69,911.40	Glencore‡	$595\frac{1}{2}$	- $1\frac{1}{4}$	2.1	...
5.57	Geo Exploration#	$0\frac{1}{8}$		...	-4.3
31,517.70	Gold Fields	$3521\frac{1}{4}$	+ $44\frac{1}{4}$	4.5	...
31.35	Goldplate♦	$18\frac{1}{4}$	+ $\frac{1}{2}$	3.7	30.4
9.23	Goldstone Res♦	$0\frac{1}{2}$	- $\frac{1}{2}$	...	-0.7
4,513.52	Greatland Resources♦	669	- $45\frac{1}{2}$	...	9.8
502.54	Griffin Mining♦	290	+ 8	...	32.5
417.68	Gulf Keystone	192	+ $9\frac{1}{4}$	4.0	37.4
3,434.01	Hochschild	$667\frac{1}{2}$	+ $27\frac{1}{2}$	1.0	23.2
621.25	Hunting	$408\frac{1}{2}$	+ $3\frac{1}{2}$	2.5	21.2
4.97	Ironveld♦	0		...	-2.4
728.74	ITM Power♦	$105\frac{1}{4}$	- $2\frac{1}{4}$	...	-14.2
86.22	Jubilee Metals♦	$2\frac{1}{2}$		...	-3.5
1.33	Karel Diamond Res♦	$0\frac{1}{8}$		...	-3.9
168.57	KEFI Gold and Copper♦	$1\frac{1}{4}$		...	-11.1
169.53	Kenmare Res	190	- 20	...	-0.7
7.91	Landore Res♦	$2\frac{1}{4}$	+ $\frac{1}{8}$	...	-2.1
2.11	Lansdowne Resources♦	$0\frac{1}{8}$		...	-1.3
12.79	Lexington Gold♦	$2\frac{1}{4}$	- $\frac{1}{4}$	...	-28.2
503.45	Metals Exploration♦	$16\frac{1}{2}$	+ 1	...	21.3
3.06	Nativo Resources♦	$0\frac{1}{4}$		...	-0.2
1.24	Nostrum Oil & Gas	$0\frac{1}{8}$		...	-0.0
15.91	Oriole Resources♦	$0\frac{1}{8}$		...	-16.2
	Ormonde Mining			...	...
64.41	Orosur Mining♦	$16\frac{1}{2}$	- $\frac{3}{4}$	...	...
3,320.69	Pan African Res	$136\frac{1}{4}$	+ $\frac{1}{4}$	1.6	25.8
164.16	Pantheon Res♦	$11\frac{1}{4}$	- $2\frac{1}{4}$	...	-40.2
24.59	Parkmead Group♦	$22\frac{1}{2}$		...	3.3
21.99	Petra Diamonds	$6\frac{1}{4}$	+ $\frac{1}{2}$	...	-0.2
1.97	Petrel Resources♦	1	+ $\frac{1}{2}$	...	-4.4
19.05	Petro Matad♦	1		...	-4.6
6.56	Plexus Holdings♦	$3\frac{3}{4}$		...	-1.4
388.72	Porvair	834	- 18	0.8	21.2

Exchange rates
Australia $	1.8913 (+0.00309)
Canada $	1.88299 (+0.00105)
Denmark Kr	8.73386 (+0.0181)
Euro	1.1681 (+0.0025)
Hong Kong $	10.622 (-0.029)
Hungary	426.63 (+1.19)
Indonesia	24004.21 (-124.47)
Israel	4.0536 (+0.0258)
Japan Yen	216.769 (+0.272)
New Zealand $	2.29158 (+0.00928)
Norway Kr	12.70501 (+0.03581)
Poland	5.07255 (+0.02879)
Russia	116.741 (-0.578)
S Africa	21.8737 (+0.14282)
Sweden Kr	13.002 (+0.0725)
Switzerland Fr	1.0954 (+0.00317)
Turkey Lira	65.384 (+0.0748)
USA $	1.3549 (-0.0042)

Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price (p)	Wkly +/-	Yld%	P/E
16.48	Prospex Energy◆	$3\frac{1}{2}$ +	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-5.7
21.62	Quadrise◆	1		...	-5.9
8.92	Reabold Resources◆	$61\frac{1}{2}$		...	-768.8
1.98	Red Rock Res◆	0		...	-0.3
35,041.70	Rio Tinto Ltd‡	$9424\frac{1}{2}$ +	$202\frac{1}{2}$	3.6	18.0
96,320.50	Rio Tinto‡	7674 +	26	4.5	17.0
22.26	Rome Resources◆	$0\frac{1}{4}$		...	-14.2
244.19	Serabi Gold◆	320		1.6	6.1
1,002.22	Serica Energy◆	255 -	$3\frac{1}{8}$	6.3	-26.6
185,002.00	Shell‡	$3344\frac{1}{2}$ -	65	4.5	15.0
4.82	Shuka Minerals◆	$3\frac{1}{2}$ +	$\frac{1}{4}$	...	-2.5
3.89	Sound Energy◆	$1\frac{1}{2}$ -	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-1.5
42.48	Star Energy◆	22		...	-3.9
13.24	Sunda Energy◆	$2\frac{1}{2}$ +	$\frac{1}{4}$	...	-2.9
1.88	Sunrise Resources◆	0		...	-3.3
1.79	Synergia Energy◆	0		...	0.5
5.01	Tertiary Minerals◆	$0\frac{1}{2}$		...	-7.0
5.67	Thor Energy◆	$0\frac{1}{2}$		...	-0.6
145,853.00	Total Eng SE	$6392\frac{1}{2}$ -	$242\frac{1}{4}$	4.7	12.6
7.00	Tower Resources◆	0		...	-0.4
310.58	Tullow Oil	$20\frac{1}{2}$ +	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	69.6
3.83	UK Oil & Gas◆	0		...	-0.2
3.93	URU Metals◆	4 +	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-2.7
70.28	Vast Resources◆	$4\frac{1}{2}$ -	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-0.7
4.68	Westmount Energy◆	$3\frac{1}{2}$ +	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-8.6
11.90	Xtract Resources◆	1 -	$\frac{1}{4}$	...	-4.3
63.02	Zephyr Energy◆	3		...	-7.0

Professional & Support Services
1,262.13	4imprint‡	4480	-	112	4.0 15.0
240.69	Andrews Sykes♦	575	-	$22\frac{1}{2}$	4.5 13.3
175.90	BTG Consulting♦	109			4.2 20.6
9,054.48	Bunzl	2792	+	38	2.7 19.8
338.93	Capita	$280\frac{1}{2}$	-	$\frac{1}{2}$	... -1.9
8.51	CEPS♦	$40\frac{1}{2}$	+	$\frac{1}{2}$	... -11.5
43.11	Christie Group♦	$162\frac{1}{2}$	+	11	2.2 32.0
38,394.50	Compass	$2257\frac{1}{2}$	-	$12\frac{1}{2}$	2.2 27.8
9.67	Croma Security♦	70			3.4 12.2
5,441.52	DCC Energy	6370			3.4 ...
19.01	Diales Grp♦	36	+	$1\frac{1}{2}$	4.2 27.7
9,845.47	Diploma	7330	+	130	0.9 53.2
791.50	DiscoverIE	813	+	49	1.6 26.9
308.71	Essentra	$108\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	1.9 ...
27,005.50	Experian	3044	+	95	1.7 25.1
21.60	FIH Group♦	$172\frac{1}{2}$	+	$27\frac{1}{2}$	27.1 3.8
260.99	Hargroaves Servs♦	850	+	32	4.7 9.1
8,997.31	Intertek	5845			2.8 26.8
1,795.88	Int'l Workplace	190	+	12	0.5 ...
536.50	Johnson Service	$148\frac{1}{2}$	+	4	3.2 15.9
89.26	Journeo♦	505			... 20.8
1,185.63	Kier Group	$261\frac{1}{4}$	+	$7\frac{1}{8}$	3.0 20.5
215.71	Latham (J)♦	1070	+	5	3.4 11.6
447.45	London Security♦	3650			2.7 18.8
274.59	LSL Property Servs	278	+	4	4.1 16.7
119.62	Macfarlane	77	+	$5\frac{1}{2}$	4.8 19.3
12.83	Maintel Holdings♦	$68\frac{1}{2}$			... -5.8
7.20	Malvern Int'l♦	$21\frac{1}{2}$	+	1	... -2.8
352.54	Mears Group	$424\frac{1}{2}$	-	$6\frac{1}{8}$	4.3 7.6
729.53	Michael Page‡	222	-	2	2.1 76.6
2,714.76	Mitie Group	$208\frac{1}{2}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	2.2 31.6
7.18	MobilityOne♦	$6\frac{1}{4}$			... -2.1
10.23	Newmark Security♦	$108\frac{1}{2}$	+	2	... 15.4
4.10	Norman Broadbent♦	204	+	14	... 6.4
16.16	Northern Bear♦§	$117\frac{1}{2}$	-	13	6.4 3.9
75.88	NWF Group♦	153	+	2	5.7 8.2

Gold/precious metals(US dollars per ounce)

Bullion: Open $4603.89

Close $4526.524 High $4631.93

Low $4520.663

AM $4602.00 PM $4562.75

Platinum $1860.3

Silver $68.164

Palladium $1438.79

Mkt cap (million)	Company	Price (p)	Wkly +/-	Yld%	P/E
45.32	PCI-PAL♦	$62\frac{1}{2}$			...
6.07	Petards♦	10			-14.9
0.80	PHSC♦	$7\frac{1}{4}$			-2.6
10.76	PowerHouse Energy♦	$0\frac{1}{4}$			-3.0
85.59	Record	43	-	$1\frac{1}{8}$	8.4
773.43	Renew Holdings♦	977	+	26	2.1
8,732.52	Rentokil♣	$345\frac{1}{4}$	+	$1\frac{1}{2}$	2.7
393.22	Restore♦	293	+	$1\frac{1}{2}$	2.5
4.47	River Global A♦	$2\frac{1}{2}$			-0.3
26.30	Roebuck Food Group♦	26			-9.0
3,553.45	RS Group	$756\frac{1}{2}$	+	19	3.0
11.61	RTC Group♦	95			7.1
465.44	RWS Holdings♦	$125\frac{1}{8}$	+	$2\frac{1}{8}$	5.1
233.62	Science Group♦	578			1.7
2,517.51	Serco♣	259	-	1	1.8
172.37	Smiths News	$69\frac{1}{8}$	+	$\frac{1}{2}$	8.0
60.46	Software Circel♦	$15\frac{1}{2}$	-	$\frac{1}{2}$	...
49.88	Staffline Group♦	43	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	...
367.68	SThree	301	+	3	4.8
35.14	Synectics♦	$197\frac{1}{2}$	+	$12\frac{1}{2}$	2.5
7.63	Thruvision Group♦	$1\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	...
132.79	Tribal♦	62	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	2.1
18.62	Vianet♦	$65\frac{1}{2}$			3.7
1,010.32	ZIGUP♣	$441\frac{1}{2}$	-	$24\frac{1}{2}$	6.1

Retailing
537.55	AO World	94 $\frac{1}{2}$	-	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	14.9
2,387.95	B&M European	237 $\frac{1}{8}$	+	$1\frac{1}{4}$	4.0	14.6
255.02	Card Factory	76 $\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{2}$	6.6	8.5
899.15	CVS Group	1322	+	26	0.6	17.9
389.40	DFS Furniture	165	+	$4\frac{1}{2}$	0.6	15.7
1,753.93	Dunelm	870	-	14	8.0	11.3
3,722.34	Frasers Group	832 $\frac{1}{2}$	+	9	...	9.6
1,895.82	Greggs	1854	+	16	3.7	15.4
598.77	Halfords $^{\ddagger}$	273 $\frac{1}{2}$	+	41	3.3	18.0
4,333.49	Howden Joinery	794	-	4	2.8	16.1
2,942.51	Inchcape $^{\ddagger}$	849 $\frac{1}{2}$	+	19	4.0	11.7
1.81	Imaging Biometrics	0 $\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-4.3
4,155.06	JD Sports	86 $\frac{1}{4}$	+	$2\frac{1}{8}$	1.4	10.0
5,202.87	Kingfisher	315 $\frac{1}{2}$	-	$5\frac{1}{4}$	3.9	22.5
8,212.73	Marks & Spencer	394 $\frac{1}{4}$	+	$11\frac{1}{8}$	1.1	31.1
4.79	Mothercare $^{\blacklozenge}$	0 $\frac{1}{8}$			...	-0.9
44.66	Naked Wines $^{\blacklozenge}$	67 $\frac{1}{4}$	-	$1\frac{1}{8}$	...	-7.3
18,636.50	Next	15575	+	290	1.7	20.5
2,029.02	Ocado	239 $\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	5.1
965.12	Pets at Home	218 $\frac{1}{8}$	+	$5\frac{1}{4}$	3.4	15.8
520.25	Pinewood Tech Group	452	+	$6\frac{1}{2}$	...	94.2
993.31	Saga	679	+	4	...	...
7,386.08	Sainsbury's	333 $\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	4.1	19.3
628.52	WH Smith	412 $\frac{1}{4}$	-	$1\frac{1}{8}$	...	-3.7
28.64	Sosandar $^{\blacklozenge}$	13 $\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{4}$	...	94.6
28,650.40	Tesco	457 $\frac{1}{4}$	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	3.2	16.6
70.81	Topp's Tiles	36			8.6	11.8

Technology
500.44	Alfa Financial	$167\frac{1}{8}$	-	$\frac{1}{8}$	5.7	16.4
117.22	Aptitude Software	215			2.5	29.5
49.70	Bango◆	$64\frac{1}{2}$	+	$1\frac{1}{2}$	...	-8.9
52.30	BATM Adv Coms	$11\frac{1}{8}$			...	-3.8
116.04	Berkeley Res	26	+	1	...	-25.2
5.28	Blackbird◆	$1\frac{1}{8}$	-	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-1.8
35.48	Celebrus Tech◆	95	+	4	3.6	-106.6
20.55	Cirata◆	$12\frac{1}{8}$	-	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-2.9
1.54	CloudCoCo◆	$0\frac{1}{8}$			...	0.4
6,024.03	Computacenter	5670	+	585	1.3	38.7
236.19	Concurrent Tech◆	260	+	$27\frac{1}{2}$	0.4	44.4
37.13	Corero◆	$7\frac{1}{4}$			...	-98.4
477.27	Craneware◆	1394	+	94	2.4	33.7
5.92	Crimson Tide◆	90	+	$2\frac{1}{2}$	...	21.4
35.72	CyanConnode Hldgs◆	10	+	$\frac{1}{8}$	...	-8.5
4.07	Dillistone Group◆	$11\frac{1}{2}$	-	$\frac{1}{2}$	...	-7.9

Money rates % Base Rates Clearing Banks: 3.75% ECB Refi 2.40% Fed Fund 3.5-3.75% Halifax Mortgage Rate (SVR) 7.24%

Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price(p)	Wkly +/-	Yld%	P/E
2.32	Forgent◆	0			-0.0
122.28	FDM Group	$111\frac{1}{3}$	$-2\frac{1}{3}$	6.3	21.4
517.97	Filtronic◆	$235\frac{1}{2}$	$-14\frac{1}{2}$	...	...
371.30	GB Group	$162\frac{1}{4}$	$+5\frac{1}{8}$	2.7	-5.3
53.70	Ilika◆	27	$+\frac{1}{8}$	...	-6.7
9.98	Ingenta◆	$65\frac{1}{2}$		6.9	5.5
67.34	Intercede◆	111	$-2\frac{1}{8}$	...	19.5
16.24	lomart◆	$14\frac{1}{4}$	$-\frac{1}{8}$	...	-1.8
641.58	IQE◆	$48\frac{1}{4}$	$+3\frac{1}{4}$	...	-12.8
311.45	LG Electronics	$1812\frac{1}{4}$	$-22\frac{1}{2}$	1.4	...
58.20	MTI Wireless◆	$67\frac{1}{2}$	$+\frac{1}{2}$	3.0	15.6
5.08	Nanoco Group	$2\frac{1}{8}$	$+\frac{1}{8}$	...	-2.3
197.04	Netcall◆	$115\frac{1}{2}$	$-3\frac{1}{2}$	0.8	47.1
6.78	Northamber◆	25		2.4	-1.7
43.65	Oxford Metrics◆	39	$-\frac{1}{8}$	8.3	-70.9
13.81	Pennant Intl◆	29		...	-5.8
1,256.97	Playtech	$406\frac{1}{8}$	$+14\frac{1}{8}$	...	1.0
32.54	Pulsar Group◆	24	$-\frac{1}{2}$	...	-3.1
2,614.52	QinetiQ	$507\frac{1}{2}$	$-32\frac{1}{2}$	2.2	25.2
101.03	RM	103	$+\frac{1}{2}$	...	39.6
229.41	Seeing Machines◆	$4\frac{1}{8}$		...	-11.4
13.94	Shearwater Group◆	$58\frac{1}{2}$		...	-1.5
4,103.22	Softcat	2084	+40	1.5	31.3
0.69	Sorted Group#	9		...	-0.2
22,977.80	Tele Ericsson	$738\frac{1}{8}$	$-9\frac{1}{2}$	3.1	11.2
9,886.91	The Sage Grp	1092	-6	2.1	28.9
6.73	Touchstar◆	85		3.8	-6.4
101.26	Tracis◆	340	+20	0.8	...
71.54	Triad Group§	410		2.2	41.3
58.02	Water Intel◆	345	+7	...	16.3
94.19	Xaar	118	+2	...	-27.4
17.33	Zoo Digital◆	$17\frac{1}{8}$	$+3\frac{1}{8}$	...	-6.3

Telecoms
12,079.40	Airtel Africa	332 $\frac{1}{4}$ +	5 $\frac{1}{8}$	1.6	24.3
20,463.60	BT Group $\ddagger$	205 $\frac{1}{4}$ +	1 $\frac{1}{8}$	4.1	18.7
1,647.28	Currys $\ddagger$	151 $\frac{1}{4}$ +	1 $\frac{1}{8}$	2.0	9.8
1,016.25	Gamma Comms	1140 +	58	1.9	16.4
2,099.83	Helios Towers $\ddagger$	202 $\frac{1}{8}$ ~	3 $\frac{1}{8}$	0.9	74.3
18.12	Gana Media $\blacklozenge$	0 $\frac{1}{8}$		...	-3.2
680.67	Telecom Plus $\ddagger$	875 +	4	5.7	8.6
27,373.80	Vodafone	118 $\frac{1}{2}$ +	1 $\frac{1}{8}$	3.3	-63.9

Transport
73.91	Braemar‡	$223\frac{1}{2}$ +	$3\frac{1}{2}$	3.1	30.9
1,567.84	Clarkson‡	5065 +	40	2.3	23.7
5,108.99	EasyJet	674 +	3	2.0	10.2
974.75	FirstGroup	179 -	$\frac{1}{8}$	4.0	8.4
223.75	Fisher (James)	442 -	18	...	-50.8
19,185.60	Intl Cons Air	$438\frac{1}{4}$ +	$15\frac{1}{4}$	1.6	7.2
942.76	Irish Cont	635 +	$2\frac{1}{2}$	...	15.9
145.66	Mobico Group	$23\frac{1}{4}$		...	-1.1
5.00	Sutton Harbour♦	$3\frac{1}{2}$ -	$\frac{1}{4}$	...	-0.3
1,139.35	Wizz Air	1101 +	41	...	...

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Utilities
7,178.62	Centrica‡	$155\frac{1}{8}$ +	$1\frac{1}{2}$	3.6	-103.6
2,609.32	Drax Group	775 +	$30\frac{1}{2}$	3.9	37.4
50.63	Jersey Electricity	435 -	5	5.0	12.1
58,813.60	National Grid	1170 -	1	4.1	17.9
2,260.79	Pennon§	479 +	$17\frac{1}{8}$	6.1	24.7
9,502.24	Severn Trent	3146 +	32	4.0	25.5
29,691.60	SSE‡	2449 +	63	2.8	23.2
10,630.40	United Utilities	1431 +	7	3.7	16.6

Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price(p)	Wkly +/-	Yld%	P/E
29,017.20	3i Group	2828	-63	3.0	5.2
3,647.89	3i Infrastructure	$395\frac{1}{2}$	+4	3.4	12.4
1,361.00	Aberforth Smlr	1780	+18	2.7	27.8
5,085.89	Alliance Witan‡	1379	+9	2.1	74.5
116.09	Artemis UK Future Lead400 $\frac{1}{2}$	+8 $\frac{1}{2}$		3.9	32.4
3.56	Athelney Trust	165		6.1	14.5
1,047.89	AVI Global	$265\frac{1}{2}$	+3	1.7	52.4
383.64	AVI Japan	$172\frac{1}{2}$	+3 $\frac{1}{2}$	1.3	58.7
165.56	Baillie Gifford Ch Gr	306	-3	0.8	...
364.24	Baillie Gifford Eur Gr	$127\frac{1}{2}$	+3 $\frac{1}{2}$	0.6	...
698.81	Baillie Gifford Jpn	1078	+18	0.9	...
335.65	Baillie Gifford SN	$174\frac{1}{4}$	+4 $\frac{1}{4}$	0.4	...
240.72	Baillie Gifford UK Gr‡	227	+1	2.7	36.4
1,384.99	Bankers Invstmt Tst‡	$151\frac{1}{4}$	+2 $\frac{1}{2}$	1.9	67.4
1,271.72	BH Macro GBP	424	-2	...	20.0
329.97	Biotech Growth	1738	+6	...	-114.7
193.42	BlickRck Amer Inc‡	279	+1	5.3	98.6
185.67	BlickRck Eng&Res Inc	186	+2 $\frac{1}{2}$	3.1	53.1
320.60	BlickRck Fro Inv	194	+3	3.9	25.9
547.51	BlackRock Grt Euro	610	+5	1.2	88.5
43.33	BlickRck Inc&Grth‡	234		3.3	32.4
666.31	BlickRck Smrl‡	$276\frac{1}{2}$	+2	2.9	31.6
1,981.24	BlickRck Wild Min	1060	+42	2.3	44.0
173.86	Brown Adv US Sm	1585	-32 $\frac{1}{2}$	...	-264.6
677.52	Brunner‡	1580	+20	1.7	56.7
2,028.48	Caledonia Inv	397	+11	1.9	51.6
3,047.62	City of Lon IT‡	591	+4	3.7	27.4
	Crystal Amber Fd	82 $\frac{1}{2}$		-59.8	...
349.48	CT Priv Eq Ord	490	-6	5.8	...
332.69	CT UK Cap & Inc	358	+5	3.8	29.5
33.50	CT UK HIT B	109		5.5	22.5
110.86	CT UK HIT	122	+6	4.9	25.2
	Dunedin Ent#	475	4.8	...	...
1,067.66	Edinburgh IT	860	+5	3.7	32.3
921.78	Edin Wwide	$266\frac{1}{2}$	+8	...	-240.1
6,467.37	F&C Inv Trust	$345\frac{1}{4}$	+4 $\frac{1}{4}$	1.2	76.8
392.63	Fidelity Asian Val	626	+2	3.3	27.8
1,200.19	Fidelity China Sp	264	+ $\frac{1}{2}$	3.4	28.6
583.22	FidelityEmrgMkt	1508	+26	1.3	66.0
2,151.82	Fidelity European Trust439			2.3	38.8
1,536.27	Fidelity Spec Val	$473\frac{1}{2}$	+2 $\frac{1}{2}$	2.2	38.6
828.66	Fins Gwth & Inc	836	+9	2.4	44.2
637.75	GCP Infrastructure‡	83 $\frac{1}{8}$	+1 $\frac{1}{8}$	8.4	38.9
101.69	Global Opps Tst	348	+12 $\frac{1}{2}$	3.0	44.6
	Golden Prospect	114 $\frac{1}{4}$		-17.1	...
	Greencoat Renew‡	67 $\frac{1}{4}$	8.6	-16.9	...
2,379.10	Greencoat UK Wind‡	110 $\frac{1}{4}$	+ $\frac{1}{4}$	9.7	-12.7
224.96	Hansa Investment Co	334	-4	1.3	75.9
421.24	Hansa Inv Co A	330		1.3	75.0
2,347.38	Hbrvest Glbl Pt Eq	3380	+20	...	-57.4
350.90	Hend High Inc	207	+1	5.4	18.4
535.25	Hend Smlr	989	+21	2.9	37.9
572.15	Herald Inv Trust	2995	+40	...	...
1,995.44	HgCapital Trust	$440\frac{1}{2}$	+21 $\frac{1}{2}$	1.1	...
2,556.38	HICL Infra‡	137 $\frac{1}{8}$	-3	6.2	10.0
907.83	ICG Ent Tr‡	1494	+4	2.8	-420.8
175.06	Impax Env Mkts	$450\frac{1}{2}$	+5 $\frac{1}{2}$	1.1	91.2

Mkt cap(million)	Company	Price(p)	Wkly+/-	Yld%	P/E
999.86	Invesco Asia Dragon Tr503	+	10	3.8	51.2
504.78	Invesco Bond Inc	$171\frac{1}{2}$	$+$ $\frac{1}{2}$	7.1	13.1
535.46	Invesco Gbl Eq Inc	415	+ 4	3.9	82.8
2,008.35	JPM American $\S$	1218	+ 6	0.9	...
398.55	JPM Asia Gro & Inc	592	+ 10	5.3	...
216.38	JPM China $\S$	275	+ $\frac{1}{2}$	4.9	70.7
532.14	JPM Claverhs $\S$	978	+ 6	3.7	29.0
96.84	JPM Emrg EMEA Sec	$239\frac{1}{2}$	- 4	0.3	...
1,578.61	JPM Em Mkts	168	+ $1\frac{1}{2}$	4.5	73.0
576.64	JPMorgan Euro	643	+ 15	2.5	35.4
544.33	JPM Em Mkts Div Inc	211	+ 6	2.8	37.1
3,383.47	JPM GG&I $\S$	620	+ 4	4.0	75.0
384.07	JPM India $\S$	880	+ 4	5.0	...
1,228.65	JPM Japan	818	+ 15	1.1	80.6
209.10	JPM Smllr Co	435	- 5	0.7	...
1,684.45	Law Debenture	1254	+ 12	3.0	33.7
408.38	Lowland Inv	$186\frac{1}{2}$	+ 1	3.6	27.7
	Marwyn Val Invi $\S$	138	6.6	15.2	...
1,814.58	Mercantile IT	289	+ 6	2.9	31.2
1,009.81	Merchants Trust	684	+ 6	4.3	22.4
212.84	Mid Wynd	800	+ 14	1.0	...
2,493.82	Monks Inv Trust $\S$	1636	+ 26	0.1	...
209.09	Montanaro Eur Sml $\S$	181	+ $4\frac{1}{2}$	0.9	93.3
935.00	Murray Income Trust $\S$ 1002	+ 6	+ 6	4.1	26.0
2,219.60	Murray Intl	$372\frac{1}{2}$	+ 2	3.4	26.8
485.62	Pacific Assets Trust $\S$	425	- 1	...	75.9
1,512.71	Pantheon Intl	394	+ 7	...	...
6,803.14	Pershing Sqr $\S$	3930	+ 14	1.4	3.8
1,711.09	Personal Assets $\S$	556	+ 6	1.0	92.2
7,254.84	Polar CapTech	656	+ $16\frac{1}{2}$	...	-783.0
1,785.26	Renewables Infra $\S$	$76\frac{1}{2}$	- $\frac{1}{2}$	9.8	-14.2
3,197.91	RIT Cap Ptnr	2565	- 15	1.8	...
28.50	Riverstone	591	+ 1	...	-369.7
658.91	Schroder TotRt	712	+ 8	1.6	72.6
1,048.12	Schrod Asia Pac	842	+ 5	1.5	63.7
244.55	Schrod Inc Gwth	376	+ 2	3.9	30.0
440.13	Schrod Jap Gwth	387	+ 11	3.1	56.0
167.56	Schrod UKMid	782	+ 9	2.9	31.2
110.55	Schroder UK PP Tr	$17\frac{1}{2}$	+ $\frac{1}{2}$	...	-72.5
818.42	Scot American $\S$	565	+ 6	2.9	36.1
15,850.10	Scot Mortgage	$1492\frac{1}{2}$	+ $28\frac{1}{2}$	0.3	...
1,256.04	Sequoia Eco	$85\frac{1}{2}$	- $\frac{1}{2}$	8.0	12.5
247.80	STS Glbl Inc Grwth	229	- $\frac{1}{2}$	3.7	35.3
2,946.48	Temp Emg Mkt	$322\frac{1}{2}$	+ 2	1.6	59.8
1,292.19	Temple Bar $\S$	$420\frac{1}{2}$	+ 1	3.7	30.5
795.97	The Glbl Smaller $\S$	$193\frac{1}{2}$	+ $\frac{1}{2}$	1.6	65.6
	Potentially AI	6		-1.5	...
967.92	TR Property	305	- $2\frac{1}{2}$	5.3	19.3
	UIL	204	3.9	20.1	...
482.32	Utilico Emerging Mkt	279	+ 3	3.5	20.6
909.85	Vietnam Ent Inv	740	+ 25	...	4.8
1,370.33	Ww Health	$389\frac{1}{2}$	- $5\frac{1}{2}$	0.6	...

Mkt Rates for	Range	Close	1 month	3 month
Copenhagen	8.7338	8.7157	-131.621	-390.889
Euro	1.1681	1.1661	-13.61	-40.36
Montreal	1.8830	1.8820	-25.32	-77.6
New York	1.3550	1.3591	-0.005	1.2
Oslo	12.7055	12.6766	44.96	157.4
Tokyo	216.7520	216.5190	-51.61	-152.11
Zurich	1.0954	1.0920	-36.35	-111.26

Other sterling
Argentine peso	2051.08496-2051.08691
Australian dollar	1.89125-1.89146
Bahrain dinar	0.51060-0.51260
Brazilian real	7.06850-7.07050
Euro	1.16810-1.16890
Hong Kong dollar	10.62200-10.62600
Indian rupee	129.48160-129.56160
Indonesian rupiah	24004.21094-24044.21094
Kuwaiti dinar	0.41760-0.41960
Malaysian ringgit	5.45470-5.45670
New Zealand dollar	2.29128-2.29192
Singaporean dollar	1.72641-1.72726
South African rand	21.86554-21.87673
UAE dirham	4.97680-4.97880

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Dollar rates
Australia	1.39540-1.39620
Canada	1.38984-1.38991
Denmark	6.44641-6.44719
Euro	0.86220-0.86260
Hong Kong	7.84040-7.84050
Japan	159.99300-159.99699
Malaysia	4.02200-4.03000
Norway	9.37683-9.37987
Singapore	1.27451-1.27463
Sweden	9.59640-9.59868
Switzerland	0.80859-0.80863

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Wilem Frischmann

Buccaneering structural engineer whose solutions for Centre Point made possible future generations of tall buildings in London

Building skyscrapers on London's clay foundations was thought to be too risky until the structural engineering innovation of Wilem Frischmann. A Jewish Holocaust survivor of Hungarian heritage who had settled in Britain after the war, Frischmann effectively made the capital's skyline of towers possible by demonstrating on the Centre Point project that large-diameter concrete piles, drilled close together, could bear enormous loads without buildings settling into the clay.

Frischmann put his career on the line — and built on the work of Professor Alec Skempton, the father of soil mechanics — by testing his solution on the 34-storey tower above a warren of sewers and Tube tunnels at the nexus of Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road. “I was told you can’t build tower blocks on clay, so I made a point of showing that you could,” he told The Observer in 2018.

Precision was key, and when the concrete piles were ready to pour he inspected the holes himself, got stuck in one and spent the night there praying that he would be rescued in the morning and not become a permanent part of his ingenious engineering solution.

After the building was completed in 1966, Frischmann would go on to seal his reputation as one of the most influential structural engineers of his generation. He collaborated on more than 50 tall buildings with the pipe-smoking architect of Centre Point, Richard Seifert, who, liberated by Frischmann's engineering nous, would go on to design more buildings in London than Sir Christopher Wren.

Projects with Seifert included the NatWest tower (now Tower 42) in the City of London, but Centre Point remained his magnum opus. There Frischmann developed thin but high-strength precast concrete elements that comprise the building's structure in an elegant lattice.

Because of the tightness and busyness of the central London site, the tower's prefabricated elements were trucked in as needed and craned into place without external scaffolding, while the central concrete core was poured and then vertically jacked up. With seemingly little going on, the building rose at an astounding rate of one floor a week.

Public reaction to Centre Point was initially hostile. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner dismissed the tower as “coarse in the extreme”; in 1974 a group of squatters, including the future mayor of London Ken Livingstone, condemned it as “the concrete symbol of everything that is rotten about our society”. The property mysteriously remained vacant for 15 years (apparently in a scheme by the developer Harry Hyams to exploit the property’s furious capital appreciation while avoiding the rates payable had it been occupied). Eventually it gained tenants, many Londoners learnt to love it and the building was grade II listed in 1995.

The 117-metre tower gave Frischmann a platform to share his futurist architectural visions on programmes such as Tomorrow's World. As he pondered how people would live in cities decades hence, he would look obsessively at the termite farms that he used to keep at the family home in Twickenham and developed a vision for human “vertical living” in Britain’s overcrowded cities. Termite towers as high as 40ft were “as colossal to them as a two-mile-high building would be for us”, he said.

Speaking to The Times in 1965, Frischmann predicted that “dramatic advances in concrete technology” would enable two-mile skyscrapers that would be cities in themselves, accommodating 400,000 people, solving transport problems at a stroke “because people will live more compact lives” and enabling residents to benefit from purer air above the clouds and permanent sunshine.

In May 1968 Frischmann was con-

Termite farms, kept at the family home, inspired visions of ‘vertical living’

fronted with a more sobering reality. Over the past few years he had warned against the use of large panel systems (LPS) for high-rise housing blocks that had proliferated in the UK from the late 1950s but had the potential to collapse like a house of cards. In 1968 the 22-storey Ronan Point tower block in Newham, east London, collapsed after a gas explosion on the 18th floor caused one corner of the building to fall away. Miraculously only four people were killed.

Frischmann was the natural choice to write a report for the Treasury into why the tower collapsed. His recommendations, in which he coined the phrase “progressive collapse”, led to changes in building regulations in 1970 that effectively banned the use of stacked, unbolted precast-concrete panel systems for high-rise social housing. In future, such buildings had to have robust steel connections and “alternative load paths” so that the loss of one wall panel would not trigger a chain reaction.

In the following years, Frischmann grew his firm Pell Frischmann into a global player in consulting engineering with more than 1,000 staff and subsidiaries in India and the Middle East. In 2015 the company won the Queen's Award for International Trade. And though his two-mile towers never came to pass, Frischmann left his mark on remarkable structures all over the world from the HSBC building in Shanghai to the Maybank Tower in Kuala Lumpur.

On the HSBC building he fell out with the project architect Sir Norman Foster and made other enemies in the industry, including the construction company Taylor Woodrow whose LPS solution for housing blocks he had been so critical of. His son Richard said: "Because of what he had been through as a child, he was a great fighter, combative, mercurial, determined and always fascinated by technology."

Wilem Frischmann was born into a Jewish family in Ungvar, Czechoslovakia (now Uzhhorod in Ukraine), in 1931. In 1944 the Frischmanns were deported to Auschwitz, where his parents Lajos, a university administrator of Hungarian origin, and Nelly, who was Ukrainian, as well as his younger sister Bosyi, were murdered. Frischmann and his brother survived a “death march” from Auschwitz to Buchenwald. Aged 14, he was flown to Britain from Prague with 100 other child refugees. He was educated at Millisle School in Co Down, and then Bunce Court, a school for displaced Jewish children in Otterden, Kent, whose alumni include the artist Frank Auerbach.

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Frischmann in front of the newly completed Centre Point. He also structurally engineered the NatWest Tower, below

Wilem studied at the Hammersmith College of Art and Building and then took a degree in building technology at Imperial College London followed by a PhD from the Northampton Institute in London (now City St George's) in which he wrote his thesis on how to build tall buildings on clay. He joined CJ Pell & Partners in 1958 and became a partner just three years later. He was appointed chairman in 1968, and after the company was renamed Pell Frischmann he diversified into transportation, highways and bridges, railways, water, wastewater and nuclear power

— the company was involved in the project to construct an enormous concrete and steel casing to seal off the ruined reactor 4 at Chernobyl in 1986.

He followed up Centre Point by engineering Seifert's 100-metre-high Drapers' Gardens in the City of London, completed in 1967 and demonstrating that the Square Mile could herald new generations of office towers, from the Gherkin and the Cheesegrater to the Walkie-Talkie.

The 47-storey, 183-metre-tall Nat-West tower, completed in 1980, was the first building in Britain higher than 600ft and the tallest building in the UK until it was superseded by One Canada Square in Canary Wharf in 1990. Exemplifying Frischmann's attention to detail, the tower, built in the hexagonal shape of the bank's logo, was found to be structurally sound after the IRA Bishopsgate bomb in 1993.

A fierce intellect who was unencumbered by self-doubt, Frischmann was as entrepreneurial as the great engineering innovators of the 19th century such as Brunel, and like them had mixed fortunes. His 1973 proposal for a cross-Channel bridge that would rise 230 metres above the waves and include a 12-lane motorway, a railway and a vast "Eurocity" in the middle made the tunnel that was eventually built seem modest in comparison.

One of his successes was forming a consortium that bought part of the government's Property Services Agency for £10.4 million in 1993. The private enterprise won contracts from new NHS trusts to maintain hospital buildings. Three years later he sold the company to CVC Capital Partners for £84.6 million. Frischmann made £18 million.

Frischmann later formed the Greenwich Media World consortium with Sir Robert McAlpine and, backed by the Royal Bank of Scotland, bid for the Millennium Dome site in 2001 with the promise of a £650 million investment to create a film studio run by Tussauds Group. It came to nothing but the keen chess player kept making moves.

Frischmann's wife Sylvia (née Elvey), a former model for Vogue, predeceased him. He is survived by their son Richard, a corporate lawyer and former managing director of Pell Frischmann, and daughter Justine, a former architecture student who would become the lead singer of the band Elastica, the so-called Queen of Britpop, and is now an artist living in San Francisco. Interviewed by The Guardian at the height of her fame in the late 1990s, Justine said: "My father is an incredibly positive, ambitious, world-embracing person, and seeing that has been really important to me."

Wilem Frischmann stepped down as chairman of Pell Frischmann in 2015. That year he was delighted when Centre Point was given a new lease of life by being transformed into luxury flats. Pell Frischmann was appointed as structural engineer to oversee the conversion. In truth it was found that the structure had not suffered from the sort of decay that led to many other brutalist concrete structures being demolished. Like its relentlessly ambitious structural engineer, the tower had aged well.

Wilem Frischmann CBE, structural engineer, was born on January 27, 1931. He died after a long illness on August 20, 2026, aged 95

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Mr Justice Hugh O'Flaherty

Irish Supreme Court judge who ruled in the landmark 'X case' allowing a raped teenager to travel to Britain for an abortion

Hugh O'Flaherty had been a judge of the Irish Supreme Court for only two years when he had to rule on one of the most controversial cases in Irish legal history. The year was 1992 and there was an appeal against a decision of the High Court prohibiting the parents of a 14-year-old girl, who had been raped, from taking her to England for an abortion. The High Court judge's decision had been grounded on a provision inserted in the constitution prohibiting abortion, under which an unborn child enjoyed a right to life equal to that of the mother.

O'Flaherty was in the majority of the court allowing the appeal, riding roughshod in the process over the literal words of the provision. They allowed the parents to take their pregnant child to England.

In retrospect this was seen as the first victory in the battle to secularise Irish society, curbing the dominance of the Catholic Church, which had ensured that its views on sexual morality were reflected in the civil law of the state. But O'Flaherty, a practising Catholic, would not have had any such general agenda; it was, for him, just what compassion demanded in the case before him.

O'Flaherty loved the law and was learned in it. Yet as a judge he was reluctant to be bound by legal technicalities and rules when they produced harsh results or did not accord with common sense. It was a results-orientated approach not always congenial to legal purists. He prided himself on avoiding the pomposities of judicial office and remaining accessible to all-comers. He also socialised more than may have been wise for a judge.

O'Flaherty's accessibility proved his undoing when, late in 1998, in a casual conversation with a relative of a motorist convicted of causing death by dangerous driving, he gave advice that led the motorist to apply to the court that had sentenced him to suspend the remainder of the sentence. The irregularities surrounding the subsequent hearing when the remainder of the sentence was suspended led to protests from the deceased person's family and a public outcry. The chief justice held an inquiry and found that the judge concerned had failed to conduct the case in a manner befitting a judge and so "had compromised the administration of justice".

O'Flaherty felt he had no option but to give in to the pressure to resign

The report also faulted O'Flaherty for his intervention. It opined that the re-hearing would not have occurred had he not subsequently inquired from a court official if he had been correct in his belief that cases could be re-listed. It concluded that O'Flaherty's unwise conduct left his motives open to misconstruction and by so doing "had damaged the administration of justice". In response, the government threatened to impeach O'Flaherty as well as the erring judge for misbehaviour. Although O'Flaherty was adamant that nothing he had done amounted to misbehaviour justifying his removal from office, he succumbed to pressure to resign. It prematurely ended his judicial career.

Hugh James O'Flaherty was born in Killarney, Co Kerry, in 1938. His mother

O'Flaherty's advice proved costly

Catherine (née McSweeney) died when he was five; his bereft, slightly eccentric electrician father, James, farmed him out to an aunt in Cahirciveen on the scenic Iveragh peninsula, where he and his sister enjoyed a happy childhood.

An uncle much interested in young Hugh's future was Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, the "Vatican Pimpernel", who did heroic work in Rome during the Second World War protecting Jews and others from the Germans who had occupied the Eternal City in 1943 in the aftermath of Italy's decision to make peace with the Allies and who inspired the 1983 film The Scarlet and the Black, starring Gregory Peck.

The monsignor's work was honoured by the British authorities and disposed him to encourage his young nephew to avail of a British government scheme financing the education of lawyers in exchange for their commitment to serve in the Colonial Legal Service when they qualified. So, after school in a local diocesan college, the young Hugh O'Flaherty proceeded to study law at University College Dublin and the King's Inns, where he was a prize-winning student.

By the time he was called to the Bar in 1959, the winds of change that would be proclaimed by Harold Macmillan in 1960 were starting to blow through Africa, bringing colonial rule to an end. The Colonial Office no longer needed the lawyers whom they had helped with their education. O'Flaherty was left free to practise in Ireland, making ends meet by lecturing students and as a sub-editor for The Irish Press newspaper.

The newspaper was the organ of the Fianna Fail party, of which he had become a supporter when, as a boy, he listened to its leader, Éamon de Valera, addressing a meeting in Cahirciveen. O'Flaherty did his pupillage with a barrister member of Fianna Fail and acquired a good practice as a junior counsel briefed by the state in civil cases. It gave him the experience that allowed him to build a wider practice and in 1976 he became a senior counsel admired for his shrewdness as much as his industry and knowledge of the law; as counsel for the state he was punctilious in persuading the authorities that they should not act unfairly just because the law permitted it.

Fianna Fail had become deeply divided as a result of the prosecution in 1970 of the finance minister Charles Haughey by Jack Lynch's government on a charge of conspiring to import arms to be used by Catholics in Northern Ireland. While remaining loyal to Lynch, who attended his call to the Inner Bar, O'Flaherty skilfully navigated the divisions in the party; it was Haughey, as taoiseach, who acceded in 1990 to his request to enjoy the rare preferment of being appointed straight from the Bar to the Supreme Court.

Until the events that gave rise to his resignation, it was anticipated that O'Flaherty would succeed as chief justice. He had been conservative, adjudicating on constitutional challenges to enacted legislation, and was kind and sympathetic to those arguing a case before him. A volume of his legal essays published in 1998 bore witness to his capacity as a jurist.

O'Flaherty was predeceased in 2017 by his wife, Kathleen, whom he had met when she nursed him in hospital as a young man. He is survived by his four children: his elder son Hugh and younger daughter Brid both became barristers; Rory works in advertising and Catherine is a film producer.

Feeling, not unreasonably, that he had been treated harshly when forced to resign by the Fianna Fail government, O'Flaherty was devastated. A clumsy effort by one of its ministers to appoint him to the board of the European Investment Bank as a consolation fell flat, adding to his humiliation. He became seriously depressed and almost completely inactive for years.

Then, having survived an operation for prostate cancer, he recovered his spirits, once more enjoying his familiar pursuits, playing golf and supporting the Kerry team in Gaelic football.

Hugh O'Flaherty, Irish Supreme Court judge, was born on January 20, 1938. He died on August 5, 2026, aged 88

Timothy Burrill

Urbane film producer celebrated for his gentlemanly qualities who worked on features with Roman Polanski including The Pianist

In an industry not always known for its manners, Timothy Burrill's honesty and discretion were renowned. Tall and urbane, with striking blue eyes and an affable, patrician manner, Burrill made an art of delicately reining in the fiery artistic temperaments with which he worked. He was known as "the last gentleman producer" not only for his impeccable manners — Burrill stood up to shake hands, pulled out chairs for people and always sent a thank you letter after an engagement — but for using his charm to find solutions if a director ran wildly over budget on a production.

Such a fate befell Roman Polanski's extravagant adaptation of Macbeth in 1971. Co-written with Kenneth Tynan, the production had been funded by Hugh Hefner and the Playboy Group but went spectacularly over budget after the cast and crew spent a month shooting a long drawn-out battle scene in a remote, weather-beaten part of Scotland. Polanski was so behind schedule that the film's "completion bond" — the insurance that the film would be delivered, a kind of financial safety net for investors — was at risk of shutting down the whole operation. Burrill was tasked with balancing Polanski's creative vision with the concerns of the guarantors, a diplomatic feat he achieved by persuading Hefner to invest another 50 per cent of the budget.

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Burrill's creative partnership with Polanski was one of the most enduring of his career, even if they were different in almost every respect. Burrill was a Welsh-born old Etonian and former Grenadier Guard whose great passion for Eccles cakes dated back to working on the docks of Liverpool. Polanski evaded capture in Nazi-occupied Poland before becoming one of the most celebrated directors of the 20th century, a career that was mired in controversy after he was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl. Where Polanski was personally flawed but creatively brilliant — something of a firebrand behind the camera — Burrill was methodical, patient, discreet and honourable. Much of his job required calming the waters.

Burrill's genteel manner sometimes led people in Hollywood to underestimate his mastery over the bureaucracy of film-making. As production supervi-

Burrill's first marriage was to the model Philippa Hare, with whom he had a daughter

sor on the 1978 Superman starring Christopher Reeve, he was known for taking walks around the studio and saved the production millions of dollars when he spotted a set being built for a scene that had been scrapped three days earlier; he later produced the 1984 production of Supergirl starring Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway and Peter O'Toole.

Burrill helped to finance the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire (1981) and worked on several more productions with Polanski including Tess (1979), the partly-autobiographical The Pianist (2002), Oliver Twist (2005) and The Ghost Writer (2010), which won six prizes, including best film and best director, at the European Film Awards. Burrill accepted them on behalf of Polanski, who feared extradition to the United States and called in via Skype.

Burrill also produced The Fourth Protocol, a Cold War spy thriller directed by John Mackenzie and starring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan, about a secret agreement signed by the superpowers to prevent nuclear proliferation. Later Burrill said that he believed the commercial success of the film had been hampered by bad timing. Frederick Forsyth wrote the novel in 1983, when nuclear holocaust seemed genuinely possible, but by 1987, when the film was released, the political climate had cooled: Gorbachev had replaced Chernenko as the leader of the Soviet Union and implemented glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring). "If we made the film five years earlier it would have had more impact on the current political situation," said Burrill, adding that thrillers need to be relevant to stimulate an audience.

Timothy Peckover Burrill was born in St Asaph, a small city on the Elwy in Denbighshire, north Wales, in 1931 to Marjorie (née Hurlbutt) and Lionel, a land agent. After Eton he served in the Grenadier Guards in Germany, where he was tasked with transporting the payroll for the British Army of the Rhine, armed with a pistol.

Before his career in film, Burrill worked in shipping at the Liverpool docks, where he was in charge of checking what was unloaded from the ships, then as part of the crew on a Clan Line cargo ship sailing to Beira, Mozambique. It was not the life he wanted, and he soon found a job he loved working for a small film company that made documentaries for the British government, including for the NHS; another project included making a documentary for Tito to promote Yugoslavia for tourism. Since Burrill's beloved career in film began in 1956, he kept the number plate TB56. His early credits include On the Fiddle (1961), one of Sean Connery's first roles, and Karel Reisz's 1964 feature Night Must Fall.

Burrill was a pioneer in promoting the UK as a co-production partner for European outfits, particularly French films. He was chairman of Bafta between 1981 and 1983 and head of production at Pathé Pictures UK in 1997 when Pathé, a French company, won one of the three UK government lottery franchises to produce UK films.

Burrill married twice. His first wife was the model Philippa Hare, with whom he had a daughter, Rebecca. His second wife was Santa Wolfe, an architect with whom he had three children: Jemima, Joshua and Tabitha. They divorced and he is survived by his children and partner of 43 years, Petra Willoughby.

Apart from on a film set, Burrill was happiest sitting at a harbour watching the ships roll in, a nod, perhaps, to his days as a Liverpool docker.

Timothy Burrill, film producer, was born on June 8, 1931. He died on July 23, 2026, aged 95

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Opportunity knocks for Neptune

Chris Lintott

This September marks the 180th anniversary of the discovery of the planet Neptune, which is at opposition on the 26th. With the full moon just above it, this is a great opportunity to see our most distant planet.

Neptune is too faint to be seen without optical aid, but binoculars will show it. It forms an isosceles triangle with the moon and with the brighter Saturn, which keeps it company in the constellation of Pisces. Small telescopes will show the colour — a pale blue — and the disc that distinguishes it from the surrounding stars.

Under a decent magnification it is difficult to miss Neptune's planetary nature, even though motion against the background stars observed from night to night is necessary to confirm that this is in fact a member of the solar system.

It is somewhat surprising therefore that a host of observers spotted Neptune without noticing what they had before the formal discovery by Johann Gottfried Galle in Berlin in 1846.

The most famous of these pre-discovery observations was made by Galileo, who spotted

Neptune in 1612 and 1613, and even noted that it seemed to be moving without making the logical jump that would allow him to announce a new planet. The most infamous was made by Cambridge's Professor James Challis, who was following up a prediction by John Couch Adams. Adams had been studying the movement of Uranus, and certain irregularities allowed him to predict the presence of another massive body in the outer solar system. His work was accurate, but Challis was cautious, and decided to scan a large area of sky. He did observe Neptune, but was beaten by the German team working on predictions by the great French dynamicist, Urbain Le Verrier.

Neptune completes one orbit around the sun in a period just short of 165 years, so has travelled around the sky once since its discovery. Its position, when found by Galle was a few degrees from delta Capricornus, is highlighted on this month's chart. An ancient constellation, this loose asterism of stars is traditionally identified with a mythical "sea-goat", but to me always looks more like a paper boat.

The first and brightest of these stars, Al Giedi, is, in a doubling of nomenclature common in older constellations, itself known as “the goat”. It is a double star, with two stars relatively close in brightness, but the alignment is a coincidence and the two are merely close in our line of sight, rather than being a gravitationally bound pair.

The constellation is best known for the presence of the excellent globular cluster M30. Though never high in British skies, it is easily visible in binoculars, and in a telescope's eyepiece this glorious cluster of tens of thousands of stars is a wonderful sight, with the dense core surrounded by chains of resolved stars.

Observing it means looking across the galaxy, as it is some 27,000 light-years away from us. More recently, it has become prized by astronomers as a tracer of our galaxy's history, as its retrograde motion, against the flow of the Milky Way's normal stellar traffic, indicates it was acquired in a merger with a long-dispersed satellite galaxy.

Returning to the solar system, the morning sky contains several naked-eye planets at the moment. Best placed is Saturn, which was mentioned earlier, and which by the end of the month will be a few days shy of its own opposition. The rings have now opened up after the recent ring-plane crossing, and are once more easily visible in even small telescopes. Mars rises just after midnight at the start of the month, and by the end is near to the famous Beehive Cluster in Cancer, through which the crescent moon passes in an occultation on the morning of September 8.

To view this photogenic event, find a clear east-northeast horizon, and use binoculars to spot the cluster's constituent stars. The brightening of the pre-dawn sky will quickly wash out the faint cluster stars, though, so this is worth getting up early for. The occultation begins at about 4am.

Jupiter in September's sky has the status of a coming attraction, though rising a view hours before the sun as the month starts it is already brilliant and the brightest thing in the eastern sky before dawn. By the end of the month, it will be high enough in dark skies to allow decent photography, and observers will set to work cataloguing the ever-changing pattern of clouds, storms and belts that make the largest of the planets such an evergreen opportunity for observing.

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	midday yesterday		24 hrs to 5pm yesterday
Aberdeen	15	C	0.0	0.0
Aberporth	18	R	2.6	1.0
Anglesey	17	R	8.6	0.4
Aviemore	17	R	3.8	0.3
Barnstaple	21	C	3.4	**
Bedford	21	C	14.0	**
Belfast	17	R	23.6	0.0
Birmingham	22	PC	1.6	**
Bournemouth	21	C	2.8	0.4
Bridlington	19	PC	4.0	**
Bristol	20	R	0.8	3.6
Camborne	15	C	3.0	3.9
Cardiff	21	PC	9.6	2.6
Edinburgh	17	C	8.4	6.5
Eskdalemuir	17	R	12.2	3.9
Glasgow	17	C	8.8	7.7
Hereford	21	PC	0.4	**
Herstmonceux	20	C	1.4	0.2
Ipswich	22	PC	10.0	0.7
Isle of Man	17	R	0.0	0.0
Isle of Wight	21	R	0.2	**
Jersey	21	C	0.4	2.1
Keswick	19	D	8.2	**
Kinloss	**	**	**	**
Leeds	19	PC	5.4	**
Lerwick	12	C	0.0	0.2
Leuchars	15	D	3.4	3.5
Lincoln	22	PC	2.6	0.7
Liverpool	19	C	4.6	**
London	23	PC	0.4	0.9
Lyneham	20	C	0.0	2.1
Manchester	19	C	5.0	0.0
Margate	22	PC	0.0	1.3
Milford Haven	18	C	1.4	**
Newcastle	21	PC	0.0	**
Nottingham	20	C	2.6	0.5
Orkney	13	C	0.8	**
Oxford	18	R	0.4	**
Plymouth	20	PC	0.6	**
Portland	20	PC	0.0	**
Scilly, St Mary's	18	C	1.0	**
Shoreham	21	**	0.8	0.5
Shrewsbury	17	D	1.0	0.0
Snowdonia	17	R	5.8	**
Southend	22	PC	0.0	0.9
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Stornoway	15	C	0.8	0.0
Tiree	15	C	0.4	8.1
Whitehaven	17	R	2.6	2.4
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Alicante	31	S	Madeira	27	PC
Amsterdam	19	R	Madrid	28	S
Athens	30	S	Malaga	27	S
Auckland	16	PC	Mallorca	30	PC
Bahrain	41	S	Malta	36	S
Bangkok	32	PC	Melbourne	14	B
Barbados	30	PC	Mexico City	23	B
Barcelona	29	PC	Miami	27	C
Beijing	32	S	Milan	28	S
Beirut	**	**	Mombasa	27	PC
Belgrade	30	S	Montreal	21	PC
Berlin	25	PC	Moscow	22	S
Bermuda	31	PC	Mumbai	30	**
Bordeaux	20	B	Munich	25	PC
Brussels	22	PC	Nairobi	23	PC
Bucharest	29	S	Naples	33	PC
Budapest	30	S	New Orleans	32	PC
Buenos Aires	21	S	New York	25	PC
Cairo	30	S	Nice	28	S
Calcutta	30	**	Nicosia	34	PC
Canberra	18	PC	Oslo	18	B
Cape Town	17	S	Paris	22	B
Chicago	27	C	Perth	23	PC
Copenhagen	18	SH	Prague	25	S
Corfu	33	PC	Reykjavik	11	B
Delhi	32	**	Riga	20	B
Dubai	42	PC	Rio de Janeiro	35	S
Dublin	19	B	Riyadh	46	S
Faro	27	S	Rome	33	S
Florence	31	S	San Francisco	21	PC
Frankfurt	26	S	Santiago	18	PC
Geneva	28	S	São Paulo	30	S
Gibraltar	24	S	Seoul	27	S
Helsinki	18	B	Seychelles	29	PC
Hong Kong	31	PC	Singapore	31	B
Honolulu	**	**	St Petersburg	15	SH
Istanbul	28	B	Stockholm	19	B
Jerusalem	31	B	Sydney	19	S
Johannesburg	19	S	Tel Aviv	31	B
Kuala Lumpur	33	PC	Tenerife	29	PC
Kyiv	**	**	Tokyo	24	B
Lanzarote	29	PC	Vancouver	18	PC
Las Palmas	28	PC	Venice	29	S
Lima	22	DU	Vienna	29	S
Lisbon	26	PC	Warsaw	25	PC
Los Angeles	29	PC	Washington	27	PC
Luxor	37	S	Zurich	26	PC

Five days ahead

Changeable with spells of rain and showers, most frequent in the north and west

Tomorrow

Outbreaks of heavy rain will spread southeastwards across Scotland and Northern Ireland. A few isolated showers in Wales and southern Ireland. Sunny spells elsewhere. Max 23C, min 5C

Wednesday

Unsettled with outbreaks of rain and showers in northern and western England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Largely dry and mostly cloudy in southeastern England.

Thursday

Spells of showery rain will push eastwards across Ireland, Scotland, western Wales and northwestern England. Sunny spells with the chance of an isolated shower elsewhere. Max 25C, min 7C

Friday

Unsettled with outbreaks of rain and showers. Rain will be heaviest in northwestern Scotland.

Saturday

Sunny periods with the chance of a shower in Ireland, Scotland and northern England. Dry in southern England and Wales with sunny spells. Max 22C, min 6C

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Sea state

Temperature

28 (degrees C)

Calm Slight Moderate Rough

Flood alerts and warnings

At 17:00 on Sunday there were seven flood alerts and no warnings in England, one flood alert and no warnings in Wales and ten flood alerts and no warnings Scotland. For further information and updates in England visit check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk, for Wales naturalresources.wales/flooding and for Scotland SEPA.org.uk

General situation: Sunny spells with the chance of a shower. Driest in the southeast of Ireland.

N Ireland, Republic of Ireland: A largely dry morning with spells of sunshine. Showers will spread into northern and western areas in the afternoon. Light to moderate westerly winds. Maximum 18C (64F), minimum 10C (50F). SW Eng, Wales, Channel Is, NW Eng, IoM: Sunny periods and scattered showers through the morning. A largely dry afternoon with lengthy

Tides

Day		Ht		Ht
Aberdeen	03:45	4.4	16:18	4.1
Avonmouth	10:02	12.6	22:17	12.8
Belfast	01:13	3.5	13:39	3.3
Cardiff	09:45	11.9	22:02	12.1
Devonport	08:37	5.2	20:48	5.4
Dover	01:23	6.6	13:41	6.8
Dublin	01:40	4.2	14:10	3.9
Falmouth	07:59	5.0	20:07	5.2
Greenock	02:54	3.6	15:12	3.3
Harwich	02:23	3.9	14:25	3.9
Holyhead	00:42	5.8	13:03	5.4
Hull	08:54	7.6	21:22	7.3
Leith	05:06	5.6	17:37	5.4
Liverpool	01:30	9.6	13:50	9.2
London Bridge	04:31	6.9	16:45	7.0
Lowestoft	00:05	2.4	12:05	2.7
Milford Haven	08:53	7.0	21:11	7.1
Morecambe	01:40	9.7	14:00	9.3
Newhaven	01:32	6.7	13:53	6.7
Newquay	07:44	6.9	20:02	7.0
Oban	08:13	3.8	20:39	4.0
Penzance	07:17	5.4	19:36	5.6
Portsmouth	01:47	4.6	14:19	4.7
Shoreham	01:36	6.2	13:56	6.3
Southampton	01:02	4.5	13:46	4.6
Swansea	09:00	9.2	21:16	9.4
Tees	06:05	5.6	18:41	5.4
Weymouth	09:42	2.0	21:52	2.1

sunny spells. Gentle to moderate west or northwesterly winds. Maximum 20C (68F), minimum 9C (48F). London, SE Eng, Cen S Eng, Midlands, Cen N Eng, NE Eng, Lake District, E Eng, E Anglia: A few isolated heavy showers in East Anglia to start the morning. Elsewhere, a dry morning with sunny spells. Sunny periods with the chance of a heavy shower in the afternoon. Moderate west or northwesterly winds. Maximum 22C (72F), minimum 9C (48F).

Synoptic situation

An occlusion associated with a low pressure system in the North Sea will push scattered showers eastwards across England and Wales. A separate occlusion will bring scattered heavy showers to northern Scotland. A ridge of high pressure will push into southern Ireland bringing largely dry and more settled conditions with spells of sunshine.

NW Scotland, Aberdeen, Moray Firth, NE Scotland, N Isles: Sunny periods and scattered showers, some heavy. It will turn drier from the west into the afternoon. Moderate to strong west or southwesterly winds. Maximum 18C (64F), minimum 9C (48F). Borders, SW Scotland, Cen Highland, Edinburgh and Dundee, Glasgow, Argyll: Sunny spells with the chance of an isolated shower. Moderate westerly winds. Maximum 19C (66F), minimum 8C (46F).

Highs and lows 24hrs to 5pm yesterday Warmest: Cavendish, Suffolk, 23.6C Coldest: Cairngorm, 5.6C Wettest: Levens Hall, Cumbria, 27.8mm Sunniest: Tiree, 8.1hrs*

Sun and moon For Greenwich Sun rises: 06.11 Sun sets: 19.49 Moon rises: 20.33 Moon sets: 11.33 Tue Third quarter: September 4

Hours of darkness Aberdeen 20:38-05:40 Belfast 20:48-06:01 Birmingham 20:28-05:48 Cardiff 20:32-05:55 Exeter 20:32-05:58 Glasgow 20:44-05:52 Liverpool 20:34-05:51 London 20:19-05:43 Manchester 20:31-05:48 Newcastle 20:32-05:43 Norwich 20:16-05:35 Penzance 20:39-06:07 Sheffield 20:28-05:45

Weather Eye Paul Simons

'A

ugust rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time." — Sylvia Plath, The

Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

The last days of August have seen plenty of rain and already autumn seems to be beckoning in cooler, wetter and breezier conditions. The leaves on trees in particular seem to be in a headlong rush into autumn colours and falling to the ground, called a false autumn brought on by the summer heat and drought. A green flush is developing over much of England and Wales as a great resurrection emerges and grasses gradually turn green as fresh leaves grow again. This phenomenon is thanks to the growing tips of grasses protected by dead leaves, ready to be revived in the rain and springing back to life. Even the earth is healing itself as gaping cracks in soils baked dry in the long drought close up in the rainwater.

But some trees can never recover from a long drought. Beech trees are particularly susceptible given that they have an extensive shallow root system, and in 1976 many mature beech trees died or were left severely damaged. Many survivors never recovered and trees were still dying 40 years later. Birch and sycamore are sensitive to drought as they too have shallow roots, and the Woodland Trust reported that England's ancient oaks also suffered this summer. One casualty was the huge "Major Oak" in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire that died in June, one of the largest and oldest oaks in Europe. This was the result of extreme hot, dry summers over recent years, particularly the extreme heatwave of July 2022.

As for English elm trees, these have never recovered from the devastating attack of Dutch elm disease in 1976. The disease was caused by a fungus spread by a bark beetle and by 1980 most mature English elms had died, and even when suckers regrew from the surviving roots of the trees, they succumbed to a new and more virulent fungus as waves of the disease swept the country again.

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Pidcock follows fine Tour with mountain bike glory

Pidcock high-fives spectators on his ride to the line to secure a victory he dedicated to Finlay Tarling, who died at the Volta a Portugal earlier this month

Cycling

Sean Russell

Britain's Tom Pidcock displayed once again yesterday that he is one of the most versatile riders in the world with a dominant win at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, only a month after finishing ninth at the Tour de France.

The 27-year-old, from Leeds, started 35th in the elite cross-country race and had to fight through a packed field on the narrow tracks in Val di Sole, Italy. He did so patiently and caught the back of his fellow road rider, Mathieu van der Poel, who would finish 30th, and pass him. Only then did Pidcock start to make real progress.

It took him six of the eight laps of the course to reach the front four riders, which included GB team-mate Charlie Aldridge, and after a period of recovery, Pidcock lit up the race, exploding up a sharp climb to stun his rivals.

The group began to shed riders one by one as nobody could keep up with the double Olympic gold medallist and 2023 cross-country world champion. He may have last raced on a mountain bike at Nove Mesto in May but the discipline was Pidcock's first love.

Over the last two laps, Pidcock attacked again and again on the punchy hills until only Aldridge was on his wheel but soon the kick of Pidcock was too much. His lead grew and by the end it was more than 20 seconds. He high-fived spectators, crossed the line and lifted his Pinarello bike above his head after taking a second cross-country world championship to go with his two Olympic gold medals.

Aldridge finished in second, 17sec behind his compatriot, after fighting back on the final lap to make it a GB one-two.

"I don't have many words, to be honest," a visibly emotional Pidcock said. "I want to dedicate this win to Fin Tarling and Josh and to see him start the Vuelta was incredible."

Nineteen-year-old Finlay Tarling died while racing at the Volta a Portugal earlier this month. His brother, Josh, rides for Pidcock's old team, Netcompany Ineos, and lined up at La Vuelta to honour his brother.

"Next year I'm not going to do as much mountain bike," Pidcock added. "I'll focus on the road and then return to mountain biking before LA [the 2028 Olympics]."

Stone shines for leaders Notts and Foakes ton saves Surrey

County Championship Neville Scott

Teams start their final four games on Wednesday with play scheduled on 16 of 26 September days that will decide the championship. Nottinghamshire lead the pack in the top division, but by only four points over Somerset, eight from Warwickshire, with the rest trailing a further 19 or more behind.

The defending champions did their best yesterday to pull off the impossible in Birmingham, where they declared with two batting points secured but eight wickets down when Joe Clarke finally fell for 150. This robbed Warwickshire of a bowling point and, as Olly Stone added to the ten-wicket match haul that beat Surrey in the last game by bagging three in his new-ball spell, the home side wilted.

By mid-afternoon, at 114 for seven, they were 62 short of the follow-on figure but only 51 overs remained. Stone finished with five for 49 to bring maximum bowling points but Warwickshire, without a batting point in making 185, had avoided batting again.

Last-day excitement also stirred lower down the division. No play was possible between Yorkshire and Leicestershire, so Surrey would have slipped into the relegation zone if they had lost in Chelmsford to

Foakes makes a fine unbeaten century after being dropped early on

Essex. Resuming four down, they too faced strife at 144 for seven 20 minutes after lunch, just 48 runs ahead. First thing, Ben Foakes had escaped a caught-and-bowled chance to Simon Harmer, and the England wicketkeeper's eventual unbeaten 120 helped add 104 with Tom Lawes, out after tea with only 28 overs left. The draw followed 45 minutes later.

Bottom-placed Hampshire made their own late bid for survival by belting 108 from 68 balls to reach a lunch declaration at Cardiff on 300 for eight, challenging Glamorgan to chase 302 at 4.58 per over. Hampshire hopes rose when they slumped to 21 for three but rain then terminally intervened.

Somerset seemed more concerned with avoiding a slip-up against Sussex at Hove, where Tom Lammonby made a season's best 93. Though losing three wickets to the

second new ball straight after lunch, they moved from 295 for six to declare at 350 for nine, leaving a nominal target of 303 at 6.89 in another draw.

In the second division, Middlesex, with seamer Naavya Sharma taking four for 36, shot out six men in seven overs before Derbyshire, three down overnight, succumbed for 131. Middlesex promptly then forfeited their reply but Derbyshire reaching III for three when the rain revisited.

Results

Cricket

Rothesay County Championship Division One: Essex v Surrey Chelmsford (final day of four): Surrey (11pts) drew with Essex (12) Surrey First Innings 183 Second Innings (overnight 51-4) J W Blake c Pepper b Harmer 14 †B T Foakes not out 120 M K Lomror c Pepper b Porter 11 A R G Thomas c Pepper b Akhter 33 T E Lawes b Cook 44 R D Chahar not out 17 Extras (b 11, lb 9) 20 Total (8 wkt's dec, 99 overs) 298 Fall of wickets 1-33, 2-34, 3-45, 4-51, 5-73, 6-92, 7-144, 8-248. Bowling Porter 11-2-44-1; Cook 27-8-53-2; Harmer 38-13-92-3; Snater 6-1-21-1; Critchley 7-0-31-0; Akhter 8-0-24-1; Westley 1-0-5-0; Walter 1-0-8-0. Essex First Innings 279 (D Elgar 113; R D Chahar 6 for 80) Glamorgan v Hampshire Sophia Gardens (final day of four): Hampshire (11pts) drew with Glamorgan (11) Hampshire First Innings 162 (J S Lehmann 51 not out) Second Innings (overnight 124-2) T E Albert c Dickson b Kellaway 64 J S Lehmann b UL-Hassan 36 T J Prest b Kellaway 15 *†B C Brown c and b Kellaway 30 A J Neal c Tribe b Crane 47 J K Fuller lbw b Kellaway 0 E V Jack not out 16 Extras (b 6, lb 3, nb 4) 13 Total (8 wkt's dec, 69.3 overs) 300 Fall of wickets 1-70, 2-90, 3-173, 4-192, 5-215, 6-258, 7-258, 8-300. Bowling van der Gugten 16-3-31-1; Hamza 15- 2-42-1; Kellaway 15-0-78-4; UL-Hassan 11.5-2- 59-1; Douthwaite 5-1-29-0; Crane 6.4-0-52-1. Glamorgan First Innings 161 (B I Kellaway 57: S Baker 4 for 34) Second Innings A M Tribe lbw b Abbott 0 M S Crane c Lehmann b Jack 7 *K S Carlson b Abbott 2 B I Kellaway not out 8 C A Ingram not out 3 Extras (lb 1) 1 Total (3 wkt's, 13.5 overs) 21 Fall of wickets 1-0, 2-8, 3-14. Bowling Abbott 7-3-7-2; Jack 4-1-10-1; Baker 2.5-1-3-0. Sussex v Somerset Hove (final day of four): Somerset (11pts) drew with Sussex (12)

Somerset First Innings 202 (T B Abell 72, C Overton 54; H T Crocombe 5 for 56) Second Innings (overnight 167-2) T A Lammonby lbw b Crocombe 93 H M Nicholls c Coles b Evison 50 T B Abell b Hunt 37 † J E K Rew c Carson b Clark 27 C Overton c Carson b Evison 8 *L Gregory not out 32 M Pretorius c Simpson b Clark 2 M J Leach c Hunt b Carson 1 Extras (b 7, lb 5, w 2, nb 14) 28 Total (9 wkt's dec, 97.2 overs) 350 Fall of wickets 1-92, 2-141, 3-198, 4-268, 5-283, 6-295, 7-334, 8-343, 9-350. Bowling Unadkat 23-1-93-1; Hunt 15-4-48-2; Carson 21.2-2-66-1; Crocombe 17-3-53-1; Coles 7-0-21-0; Evison 11-2-40-2; Clark 3-0-17-2. Sussex First Innings 250 (T G R Clark 85, J A Simpson 64 not out; C Overton 4 for 66) Second Innings D P Hughes c Abell b Pretorius 13 *T J Haines not out 30 T G R Clark not out 15 Extras (nb 4) 4 Total (1 wk, 14 overs) 62 Fall of wicket 1-23. Bowling Gregory 3-0-11-0; Overton 3-1-9-0; Vaughan 4-0-25-0; Pretorius 4-0-17-1. Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire Edgbaston (final day of four): Nottinghamshire (13pts) drew with Warwickshire (10) Nottinghamshire First Innings 299 (J M Clarke 146 not out, B J R Martindale 55) Nottinghamshire First Innings (overnight 299-7) J M Clarke c Yates b Bamber 150 F W Sheat not out 45 Extras (b 4, lb 8, nb 2) 14 Total (8 wkt's dec, 88.1 overs) 325 O P Stone and D Y Pennington did not bat. Fall of wickets 1-16, 2-17, 3-105, 4-122, 5-148, 6-221, 7-256, 8-325. Bowling Bamber 23.1-6-74-3; Hannon-Dalby 19-4-75-1; Barnard 18-3-53-1; Booth 15-5-46-1; Thompson 12-0-59-1; Mousley 1-0-6-1. Warwickshire First Innings R M Yates lbw b Stone 12 W A Young c Verreynne b Stone 13 D R Mousley lbw b Pennington 20 S R Hain lbw b Stone 8 V L Jani run out 18 *E G Barnard lbw b Martindale 10 †A L Davies c Verreynne b Stone 3 J A Thompson b Stone 26 M G Booth c and b Patterson-White 46 E R Bamber c James b Sheat 13 O J Hannon-Dalby not out 4 Extras (b 6, lb 3, w 1, nb 2) 12 Total (54.1 overs) 185

Fall of wickets 1-16, 2-29, 3-43, 4-64, 5-82, 6-89, 7-114, 8-147, 9-181. Bowling Stone 13-4-49-5; Pennington 16-4-43-1; Sheat 12.1-2-49-1; Martindale 7-1-26-1; Patterson-White 6-1-9-1.

Scarborough (final day of four; no play): Leicestershire (11pts) drew with Yorkshire (9)

Yorkshire First Innings 263 (J H Wharton 70; G C H Hill 62)

Leicestershire First Innings 84

	P	W	L	D	Bat	Bwl	Pts
Notts	10	4	1	5	16	28	148
Somerset	10	4	2	4	18	30	144
Warks	10	3	1	6	15	29	140
Glamorgan	10	3	3	4	14	27	121
Sussex	10	4	3	3	20	24	120
Essex	10	4	4	3	13	26	119
Yorkshire	10	3	3	4	13	24	117
Surrey	10	1	3	6	18	23	105
Leics	10	2	5	3	19	27	102
Hampshire	10	2	5	3	3	27	86

Division Two

Durham v Gloucestershire Chester-le-Street (final day of four): Durham (22pts) beat Gloucestershire (3) by ten wickets Gloucestershire First Innings 137 (J Bracey; K Aldridge 5 for 16) Second Innings 250 (M Hammond 58; Aldridge 4 for 47) Durham First Innings 384 (D Bedingham 122) Second Innings M Potts not out 4 †O Robinson not out 0 Total (no wkt, 1 over) 4 Bowling Price 1-0-4-0. Derbyshire v Middlesex Derby (final day of four): Middlesex (11pts) drew with Derbyshire (8) Derbyshire First Innings (overnight 79-3) C Jewell c Cracknell b Sharma 33 M Andersson c Robson b Sharma 9 †B Guest lbw b Sharma 0 A Dal c Cracknell b Helm 2 B Aitchison b Sharma 12 N Potts c Helm b Roland-Jones 11 S Bashir lbw b Helm0 W Rogers not out 11 Extras (b 4, lb 9) 13 Total (49.1 overs) 131 Fall of wickets 1-24, 2-76, 3-76, 4-80, 5-80, 6-87, 7-101, 8-101, 9-101. Bowling Roland-Jones 11.1-1-24-1; Higgins 13-7-19-2; Helm 13-4-39-3; Sharma 12-3-36-4. Second Innings H Came lbw b Roland-Jones 5

C Jewell b Sharma 15 M Montgomery lbw b Roland-Jones 38 *W Madsen not out 32 M Andersson not out 18 Extras (b 1, nb 2) 3 Total (3 wkts, 37 overs) 111 Fall of wickets 1-6, 2-48, 3-76. Bowling Roland-Jones 9-1-24-2; Sharma 7-1-31-1; Higgins 11-3-28-0; Helm 8-1-23-0; Gohar 2-0-4-0. Middlesex First Innings forfeit Northamptonshire v Kent Northampton (final day of four): Kent (12pts) drew with Northamptonshire (16) Kent First Innings 345 (Z Crawley 89, D Bell-Drummond 70, B Compton 53) Northamptonshire First Innings (overnight 74-0) R Vasconcelos lbw b Singh 119 *L Procter c Benjamin b Stewart 28 C Harrison lbw b Parkinson 21 N McSweeney lbw b Dudgeon 109 S Zaib lbw b Parkinson 72 J Sales not out 48 G Bartlett c Compton b Stewart 24 †L McManus not out 0 Extras (b 4, lb 9, nb 14, w 2) 29 Total (6 wkts dec, 97.1 overs) 450 L Guthrie, B Sanderson and Y Chahal did not bat. Fall of wickets 1-91, 2-144, 3-227, 4-351, 5-403, 6-449 Bowling Milnes 7-0-19-0; Dudgeon 20-1-71-1; Parkinson 27.1-0-158-2; Stewart 19-2-57-2; Singh 17-1-77-1; Muyeye 7-0-55-0. Worcestershire v Lancashire Worcester (final day of four): Lancashire (11pts) drew with Worcestershire (12) Lancashire First Innings 180 (K Jennings 55; B Swanepoel 4 for 37) Second Innings K Jennings not out 2 †M Hurst not out 0 Total (no wkt, 2 overs) 2 Bowling Taylor 1-0-1-0; Allison 1-0-1-0. Worcestershire First Innings (overnight 12-1) J Libby c Hurst b Bailey 56 R Edavalath lbw b Balderson 42 A Hose b Balderson 0 *B D'Oliveira c and b Balderson 45 B Swanepoel not out 63 †H Cullen c Shetty b Walkden 15 M Waite b Balderson 9 T Taylor not out 20 Extras (lb 1, nb 12) 13 Total (7 wkts dec, 62 overs) 263 Fall of wickets 1-0, 2-87, 3-87, 4-121, 5-180, 6-203, 7-214. Bowling Bailey 15-5-51-2; Aspinwall 8-1-51-0; Balderson 19-2-78-4; Walkden 11-1-51-1; Ali 9-0-31-0.

	P	W	L	D	Bat	Bwl	Pts
Durham	10	7	0	3	27	28	191
Kent	10	5	1	4	19	25	151
Northants	10	4	2	4	27	28	151
Worcs	10	4	3	3	15	26	127
Middlesex	10	3	4	3	13	28	113
Derbyshire	10	3	5	2	21	25	110
Lancashire	10	2	5	3	10	28	94
Gloucs	10	1	9	0	6	24	44

Cycling

Vuelta a España

Leading positions: Stage 9 (Villajoyosa to Alto de Aitana, 187.5km): 1, E Mas (Sp, Movistar) 5hr 10min 40sec; 2, O Onley (GB, Netcompany INEOS) same time; 3, P Roglic (Slove, Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) at 12sec. Overall 1, Mas 28:34:03; 2, Roglic at 1:18; 3, F Gall (Austria, Decathlon CMA CGM) 1:39; 4, Onley 2:20.

Golf

DP World Tour British Masters

Sutton Coldfield: Leading final scores (Great Britain and Ireland unless stated): 274 J Dean 67, 73, 71, 63. 277 I Elvira (Sp) 65, 71, 72, 69; N Noergaard (Den) 71, 68, 67, 71; D Hillier (NZ) 69, 66, 69, 73; J Skov Olesen (Den) 67, 72, 67, 71. 278 M Penge 69, 65, 72, 72; T McKibbin (N Ire) 68, 68, 70, 72; T Rosenmüller (Ger) 71, 71, 68, 68.

USPGA Tour Championship

Atlanta: Leaders after three rounds (United States unless stated): 195 V Hovland (Nor) 64, 66, 65. 196 R Gerard 65, 65, 66. 198 L Aaberg (Swe) 65, 68, 65; C Gotterup 64, 67, 67; S Scheffler 65, 67, 66; A Scott (Aus) 66, 67, 65. 200 R McIlroy (N Ire) 68, 69, 63; C Young 70, 62, 68. 201 J Bridgeman 68, 67, 66; S Burns 66, 68, 67; R Henley 70, 65, 66; Lee Min-woo (Aus) 62, 73, 66.

KPMG Women's Irish Open

County Kildare: Leading final scores: 268 C Alexander (SA) 63 66 69 70. 271 S Kouskova (Cz) 68 66 67 70. 272 N Komulainen (Fin) 73 66 66 67. 273 L Maguire (Ire) 71 71 63 68, L Rydqvist (Swe) 68 67 69 69.

LPGA FM Championship

Norton, Massachusetts: Leading final scores: 274 Yin Ruoning (China) 71, 65, 68, 70. 276 Kim Hyo-joo (S Kor) 68, 67, 70, 71. 277 A Corpuz (US) 68, 67, 74, 68. 278 R Zhang (US) 72, 68, 70, 68; Kim Sei-young (S Kor) 64, 74, 67, 73.

Motorcycling

MotoGP Grand Prix of Aragon

Alcañiz: Leading positions 1, Márquez (Sp, Ducati) 41min 10.969sec; 2, P Acosta (Sp, KTM) at 1.754sec; 3, M Bezzecchi (It, Aprilia) 3.629. Championship 1, J Martín (Sp, Aprilia 256pts; 2, Márquez 237; 3, Bezzecchi 232.

Rugby league

Betfred Super League Hull 14 Warrington 16; Toulouse 28 Bradford 18; Wakefield 28 York 12.

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Leeds	25	20	0	5	884	368	40
Wigan	25	20	0	5	761	419	40
Warrington	25	19	0	6	682	426	38
Wakefield	25	17	0	8	665	460	34
Leigh	25	16	0	9	588	468	32
Hull KR	25	15	0	10	700	461	30
St Helens	25	14	0	11	590	554	28
Catalans D	25	10	0	15	509	724	20
Toulouse	25	9	0	16	520	648	18
Castleford	25	8	0	17	426	786	16
Hull	25	7	0	18	440	541	14
Huddersfield	25	7	0	18	455	713	14
York	25	7	0	18	482	759	14
Bradford	25	6	0	19	420	795	12

Betfred Championship Batley 16 Salford 18; Dewsbury 6 Newcastle 56; Goole Vikings 14 Doncaster 36; Halifax 18 Keighley 19; Midlands Hurricanes 98 North Wales Crusaders 0; Rochdale 14 Oldham 32; Workington 20 Whitehaven 29.

Snooker

Wuhan Open

Final: Chang Bingyu (China) bt Zhao Xintong (China) 10-7 (frame scores, Chang first: 24-84 (76 break), 9-70, 76-11 (76), 97-18, 55-64 (64, 54), 67-17, 38-91 (83), 121-8 (67), 69-57 (53), 82-33 (62), 74-48 (57), 63-74 (CB 57), 12-71 (60), 49-74, 90-37 (73), 74-57, 66-64).

Tennis

US Open

Flushing Meadows: First round (seeds in brackets): Men K Majchrzak (Pol) bt H Medjedovic (Ser) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3; D Merida (Sp) bt M Fucsovics (Hun) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2; Wu Yibing (China) bt A Walton (Aus) 7-6 (2), 6-2, 7-5; (18) J Lehecka (Cz) bt P Carreno Busta (Sp) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-2; (26) A Rinderknech (Fr) bt S Shimabukuro (Japan) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2; L Harris (SA) bt J Kennedy (US) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2; D Prizmic (Cro) bt A Shevchenko (Russ) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 5-5; (20) T Paul (US) bt C Wong (HK) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-3, 6-3; (7) D Medvedev (Russ) bt H Gaston (Fr) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Women (19) J Paolini (It) bt V Erjavec (Slove) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; K Rakhimova (Russ) bt (27) B Krejcikova (Cz) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2; (3) J Pegula (US) bt E Ruse (Rom) 6-3, 6-2; D Vekic (Cro) bt T Gibson (Aus) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; P latcenko (Russ) bt R Zarazua (Mex) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7); (31) L Fernandez (Can) bt Zhang Shuai (China) 6-3, 6-2; (11) M Kostyuk (Ukr) bt S Hunter (Aus) 6-4, 6-1; Wang Xinyu (China) bt E Arango (Col) 6-4, 6-2; L Tararudee (Thai) bt E Kalieva (US) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2.

Ripon

Rob Wright

1.55 Arenite 4.10 Our Absent Friends
2.30 Feelin' Free 4.45 Trucial Pearl
3.05 Pure Mint 5.20 Ten Sixty Six
3.40 Mr Professor 5.50 Jam Lass

Going: good-good to soft in places Draw: 5f-6f, high numbers best

1.55 Maiden Stakes

(2-Y-0: £5,757: 6f) (8 runners)
1	(5)	0 DEE'S MOCHAFELLA 16 Fionn McSharry 9-7	D Tudhope
2	(1)	4 HARRY WHO 61 R & P Fahey 9-7	O Orr
3	(8)	20 MY BOO BOO 53 Brian Toomey 9-7	T Marquand
4	(4)	BREWSTER M & D Easterby 9-4	B Garritty
5	(2)	BLACKGIN I Furtado 9-2	J Hart
6	(7)	5245 OURAGAN 20 (BF) A Watson 9-2	O Murphy
7	(3)	43355 TRAVELLERS GIRL 24 Roger Fell 9-2	K Stott
8	(6)	22 ARENITE 30 M Dods 8-13	C Beasley

Rob Wright's choice: Arenite, a fair second at Doncaster; can open her account Dangers: Ouragan, Travellers Girl

2.30 Novice Stakes

(£5,234: 1m 3f) (5)

1	(4)	3/ MASTERLY 1077 C Johnston 5-9-12	O Stammers
2	(3)	1 TIME THIEF 26 Tom Clover 3-9-11	D Egan
3	(5)	442 PEACE BELLE 12 (BF) J Candlish 5-9-5	J Hart
4	(1)	2-4 WHY NOT ME 13 S C Williams 4-9-5	O Murphy
5	(2)	25 FEELIN' FREE 12 Jack Jones 3-8-11	C Beasley
4-6 Poaro Bello 4-1 Time Thiof 15-2 Masterly 8-1 Why Not Me 10-1 Englin' Free

Wright choice: Feelin' Free was unsuited by a slow early pace when only fifth at Kempton Danger: Time Thief

3.05 Stakes (Listed)

1 (2) 23105 CLAST OF HEARTS 12 (P,D) A Keatley 9-5 MP Sheehy 2 (7) 42213 HARRY KNOWS 21 (P,B,D) R Hughes 9-5 P J McDonald 3 (3) 410 NAPA 95 (BF) K P De Foy 9-5 J Hart 4 (5) 1 PURE MINT 35 (CD) S & E Crisford 9-5 H Davies 5 (8) 4145 BEAR LEE 12 M & D Easterby 9-0 B Garrity 6 (4) 11 NOT MY TYPE 18 W Haggas 9-0 T Marquand 7 (1) 11 ROGUE JEWEL 16 (CD) E Bethell 9-0 D Tudhope 8 (6) 10 SILIENT BEAUTY 73 (D) K P De Foy 9-0 D Egan 7-2 Pure Mint, 41 Rogue Jewel, 9-2 Not My Type, 5-1 Clash Of Hearts, 11-2 Silent Beauty, 8-1 Nana, 12-1 Harry Knows, 14-1 Pear Lee

Wright choice: Pure Mint made an impressive debut here; can follow up Dangers: Not My Type, Rogue Jewel

3.40 Handicap (£15,462: 1m) (9)

	H Vigors (5)
2	(7) -0000 THUNDER ROAR 87 (P,D) T Coyle & K Wood 7-9-9 D Nolan
3	(6) 00000 MIRSKY 11 (D) D O'Meara 7-9-7	M Winn
4	(3) 56-62 MR PROFESSOR 12 (D) K P De Foy 7-9-3	D Egan
5	(9) -0110 RACINGBREAKS RYDER 12 (D) C Hills 6-9-2	O Murphy
6	(5) 32643 SPOKEN TRUTH 20 (T,BF) D O'Meara 5-9-1	D Tudhope
7	(8) -0105 MILTEYE 23 (CD) H Bethell 6-8-13	E Tindall (5)
8	(1) -1.002 FIREFALL 68 E Bethell 3-8-12	O Orr
9	(2) 12 MAJESTIC DANE 193 K R Burke 3-8-10	C Lee
5-2 Majestic Dane, 4-1 Spoken Truth, Firewall, 9-2 English Oak, 10-1 Mirsky, 12-1 Mr Professor, 14-1 Racingbreaks Ryder, 16-1 Milteye, 33-1 Thunder Roar. Wright choice: Mr Professor can finally take advantage of a falling handicap mark Dangers: Spoken Truth, English Oak

4.10 Handicap (£4,711: 5f) (9)

1 (9) 01015 OUR ABSENT FRIENDS 5 (BF,CD) T Davidson 8-10-0 J Hart 2 (7) 12144 ROCK OF ENGLAND 17 (CD) P Midgley 6-10-0 O Murphy 3 (8) 21131 THORNABY PEARL 14 (C,D) Adrian Nicholls 8-9-11

Wright choice: Our Absent Friends can bounce back at this lower level Dangers: Rock Of England, Thornaby Pearl

4.45 Classified Stakes

1 (10) 24602 COPPER AND FIVE 18 (P,C) R Carr 10-9-9 JP Sullivan 2 (3) 05344 INSPIRING SPEECHES 31 (P,D) Sara Ender 5-9-9

E Tindall (5) 3 (8) 02264 LITTLE TED 16 (H,CD) T Easterby 9-9-9 D Allan 4 (2) 0/443 ROGERS DREAM 31 Gihan Arnolda 5-9-9 O Murphy 5 (4) 65054 TOP GUN TINA 58 D Thompson 6-9-9 C Hardie 6 (1) 44343 VOLENTI 43 S England 7-9-9 O Orr 7 (7) 3-005 DUE TO SHINE 31 (P) B Ellison 3-9-2 C Beasley 8 (5) 00000 PRINCESS COCO 77 (B) S Whitaker 3-9-2 A Elliott 9 (9) 53144 TRUCIAL PEARL 6 (V,C) M & D Easterby 3-9-2

10 (6) 004 TWIN AND TONIC 39 Roger Fell 3-9-2 C Horgan (5) 7-2 Trucial Pearl, 9-2 Volenti, 5-1 Rogers Dream, 6-1 Copper And Five, 7-1 Little Ted, 8-1 Inspiring Speeches, Top Gun Tina, 16-1 Due To Shine. Wright choice: Trucial Pearl won on her only previous start at this track; solid claims Dangers: Little Ted, Copper And Five

5.20 Classified Stakes

(Div II: £3,664: 1m 2f) (10)

1 (7) 14063 BACK FROM DUBAI 18 S Bowring 9-9-9 D Egan 2 (1) 60064 EVELYN'S PHOENIX 15 (P,T,CD) T Easterby 5-9-9 D Allan 3 (10) 04306 GOLDEN SAMBA 63 Miss T Jackson 4-9-9 Joanna Mason 4 (9) 00303 QUIRKE ON PAROLE 26 (D) M Walford 4-9-9 J Hart 5 (5) 66000 TIBERIO FORCE 16 (B,CD) S Whitaker 7-9-9 M Winn 6 (2) 00000 WHEREST THE CRUMPET 37 (P,D) D Thompson 8-9-9 A Brookes

7 (8) 5090 BRETANCE OF TRADE 20 Dairy Rutherford 3-9-2
			R Elliott (5)
8 (3)	00000 CAPTAIN BRUCE 63 (W,T,D) A Crook 3-9-2		C Hardie
9 (4)	0060 RETRO ROCKET 25 (P) M Keighley 3-9-2		H Vigors (5)
10 (6)	00465 TEN SIXTY SIX 18 D O'Meara 3-9-2		D Tudhope
7-2 Quirke On Parole, 4-1 Back From Dubai, 9-2 Evelyn's Phoenix, 6-1 Ten Sixty Six, 7-1 Golden Samba, 10-1 Wheres The Crumpet, Retro Rocket, 12-1 Tiberio Force.
Wright choice: Ten Sixty Six should improve for this trip; this is a weak race Rangers: Quirke On Parole, Back From Dubai

5.50 Handicap (£3,477: 1m 3f) (10)

1 (4) 20505 SPIRIT CATCHER 21 (BF,C) P Kirby 7-11-2 D Perrin (7) 2 (5) 106-0 JAM LASS 133 P Niven 5-11-2 J Brown (5) 3 (6) 12045 IT'S ONLY FUN 25 (P,D) Sara Ender 4-11-1 A Blakemore (3) 4 (9) 55451 WOODLEIGH 9 (C) Roger Fell 5-10-13 E Cagney

9 (2) -2006 GLITTER CODE 26 (P) E Bethell 4-10-10 Miss N Biker (7)

10 (1) 52040 ON THE BUBBLE 4 Gary Rutherford 5-10-3

5-2 Star Start, 100-30 Woodleigh, 4-1 Spirit Catcher, 15-2 It's Only Fun, 10-1 Glitter Code, 12-1 Three Yorkshiremen, Kitsune Power, 16-1 Jam Lass. Wright choice: Jam Lass was too keen early on at Redcar; she remains unexposed Dangers: Spirit Catcher, Star Start

Southwell

Rob Wright

1.32 Cosmic Mystery 3.51 Power Strike
2.07 Sound Gloria 4.25 Roi De Coeur
2.42 Golspie 5.00 Dicko The Legend
3.17 Peaceful Spirit 5.35 Golden Harvest

Draw: no advantage Sky Sports Racing

1.32 Fillies' Stakes (2-Y-O: £5,400: 5f) (10)

2.07 Handicap (£3,768: 1m 6f) (7)

1 (1) 10022 LE ROUGE CHINOIS 14 (P,D) M Appleby 6-10-5 S De Sousa 2 (2) 4600/ TROPICAL TALENT J451 (W,T) O Greenall & J Guerriero 7-9-13 H Russell 3 (7) 04513 EDWARDTHENINTH 64 A Forbes 5-9-9 G Mangan 4 (4) 55043 LEDNIKOV 16 (B,CD) I Furtado 8-9-8 Elle-May Croot (5) 5 (5) 56613 BLUE TULIP 16 (P) W Muir & C Grassick 3-9-7 B Loughnane 6 (6) 00312 SOUND GLORIA 16 (BF) R Varian 3-9-7 R Dawson 7 (3) 006 BE HOPEFUL 26 D Menuisier 3-9-4 S M Levey 2-1 Le Rouge Chinois, 4-1 Sound Gloria, 6-1 Blue Tulip, Lednikov, 13-2 Tropical Talent, 7-1 Edwardtheninth, 12-1 Be Hopeful.

2.42 Handicap (£4,397: 1m 3f) (8)

1 (3) 43214 EVERYONEKNOWSADAVE 28 (CD) Jessica Macey
4-10-2 L Wright (3)
2 (6) 44012 BEARWITH 19 (CD) H Bethell 8-9-11 T Kiely-Marshall (5)
3 (1) -0313 FAEBERON 23 (P) S & E Crisford 3-9-6 J Mitchell
4 (4) 33522 SAXOPHONIST 23 D O'Meara 3-9-5 C Whiteley (5)
5 (7) 2-320 NEW BAY STAR 33 M Appleby 3-9-5 A Rawlinson
6 (5) 44363 GOLSPIE 25 (P) P Morris 6-9-3 B Loughnane
7 (2) 0604 PACE ATTACK 14 Sir M Prescott 3-9-0 L Morris
8 (8) -0000 CARWYN 35 (P) M PRIS 3-8-7 B McHugh
7-2 Saxophonist, 4-1 Faebner, Bearwith, 9-2 Pace Attack, 6-1 Golspie, 8-1 Everyoneknowsadave, 10-1 New Bay Star, 66-1 Carwyn.

3.17 Handicap (£3,768: 1m) (14)

1 (13) 13405 AVATAR JET 12 (CD) D Carroll 5-9-9 Z Wheatley 2 (6) 01002 VOLTO DI MEDUSA 32 (B,CD) Jack Jones 5-9-8 C Fallon 3 (11) 62614 RELEVANT RANGE 32 (CD) I Furtado 7-9-7

3.51 Handicap

(Div I: 3-Y-O: £4,397: 1m) (10)

4.25 Handicap

(Div II: 3-Y-O: £4,397: 1m) (9)

1 (9)	65125 ROI DE COEUR 21 (BF,D) M Botti 9-9	M Ghiani
2 (5)	-5003 TARAD 16 (T) Jessica Macey 9-8	S M Levey
3 (6)	-5000 BOY NAMED SIOUX 9 (C) R & P Fahey 9-6 W Fentiman (3)
4 (1)	-0514 JACKABI 25 (T) M Rimell 9-6	R Hornby
5 (8)	56014 WISE CRACK 21 (P) R Carr 9-5	S Gray
6 (2)	2-064 BALLYBUNION 21 M Bell 9-5	C Shepherd
7 (3)	26503 ALKUMATIC JO JO 21 L Furtado 9-4	S De Sousa
8 (4)	44063 KIANI KING 35 (T,BF) H Morrison 9-2	B Loughnane
9 (7)	32166 HUNTERIAN 45 (D) C Johnston 9-1	A Mullen
3-1 Kiani King, 4-1 Roi De Coeur, 6-1 Wise Crack, Alkumatic Jo Jo, 13-2 Ballybunion, 8-1 Taradif, 12-1 Jackabi, Hunterian, 20-1 Boy Named Sioux.

5.00 Handicap (£5,234: 6f) (12)

1 (6) 11112 CLASSY CLARETS 14 (H,D) I Jardine 5-9-9 S Farmer (5) 2 (12) 34065 HIERARCHY 16 (B,T,CD) J Osborne 7-9-9 W Carver 3 (3) 5-55 MARIANNE MOZART 31 I Mohammed & J Santos 4-9-9 S De Sousa

4 (7) 45005 TRAVEL AGENT 14 (E,D) Adam Kirby 4-9-7 S M Levey 5 (9) 1161- SOLE SPIRIT 354 (D) B Smart 4-9-6 P Mulrennan

12 (4) 25205 FANTASY OBSESSOR 38 (CD) M Appleby 4-9-1 R Dawson 4-1 Thunderous Love, 9-2 Dicko The Legend, 5-1 Classy Clarets, 8-1 Baba Reza, 10-1 Marianne Mozart, Travel Agent, 12-1 Sole Spirit, Cairdeas.

5.35 Handicap (3-Y-O: £3,768: 6f) (14)

2 (10)	32506	TAAKLAM 23 (P) H Bethell 9-9	T Kiely-Marshall (5)
3 (13)	-3005	HARLEQUIN BAY 42 R & P Fahey 9-8	J Garritty
4 (14)	63035	LOVE ALIVE 26 J Butler 9-8	Doubtful
5 (1)	-4300	MASAI ANGEL 23 R & P Fahey 9-8	H Russell
6 (6)	500	ROGUE FEDERATION 39 K Frost 9-7	W Pyle
7 (8)	04612	YES WALIIM 14 (P) R Hughes 9-6	O Hoodless (7)
8 (11)	01034	BASED 32 W Knight 9-5	C Fallon

8-1 Golden Harvest, 14-1 Soul Warrior, Lope Y Linda, 16-1 Zonnebloem.

Chepstow Rob Wright

1.45 Naval Cop 4.00 Rovinia
2.20 Washington Royale 4.35 Thanos (nap)
2.55 Geemann 5.10 Control Room
3.30 Escape Magic 5.45 Stipulation
Going: good to soft
Draw: no advantage
Sky Sports Racing

1.45 Nursery (2-Y-O: £3,768: 5f) (6)

1 (4) 6050 COURSEYOU DO 60 T Lacey 9-9 W Cox 2 (2) 03522 CRYSTAL KRAKEN 22 (BF) D Cunha 9-5 R Ryan 3 (3) 30234 OUR FELLA 22 (P) J S Moore 9-5 Ashley Lewis (3) 4 (1) 042 LION OF PERSIA 47 R Cowell 9-5 E Greatrex 5 (5) 465 NAVAL COP 36 A Balding 9-4 A Redman (7) 6 (6) 06364 DEVON ANGEL 2 B Millman 8-3 Laura Coughlan (3) 13-8 Crystal Kraken, 11-4 Lion Of Persia, 5-1 Naval Cop, 15-2 Our Fella, 8-1 Courseyoudo, 10-1 Devon Angel.

2.20 Maiden Stakes (2-Y-O: £5,400: 6f) (7)

1 (4) 360 ANNA BELARDO 102 Dr R Newland 9-7 Ashley Lewis (3) 2 (7) 532 BEECHWOOD GLORY 23 (BF) J Butler 9-7 L Edmunds 3 (5) 0 CONSCIENTIOUS 32 A Watson 9-7 W Cox 4 (2) 24203 ISCHGL 31 Ciaran Murphy (Ire) 9-7 R Ryan 5 (1) 022 TEXAS CROWN 31 Daisy Hitchins 9-7 W Carson 6 (6) 455 WASHINGTON ROYALE 34 M Appleby 9-7 P Dobbs 7 (3) 00 FOXSBRUSH 26 J Ryan 9-2 F Marsh 2-1 Ischgl, 5-2 Washington Royale, 7-2 Beechwood Glory, 9-2 Texas Crown, 10-1 Anna Belardo, 50-1 Foxbrush, 66-1 Conscientious.

2.55 Maiden Stakes (£5,400: 6f) (6)

1	(2)	LUCKY RADAR B Millman 3-9-7	E Greatrex
2	(3)	FLAG OF NATIONS W Muir & C Grassick 3-9-5 L Edmunds
3	(6)	4-235 PEROLA 91 R Hughes 3-9-5	F Marsh
4	(1)	5 PERSIAN GATE 15 A Watson 3-9-5	R Ryan
5	(5)	-0533 GEEMANN 14 J Tickle 3-9-3	Taylor Fisher
6	(4)	525 KODICALL 19 J S Moore 3-9-3	W Cox
13-8 Perola, 5-2 Kodicall, 5-1 Geemann, 8-1 Persian Gate, 10-1 Lucky Radar, Flag Of Nations.

3.30 Handicap (Div I: £3,768: 7f) (11)

1 (7) 6005D MARGORIE 41 (P) E J-Houghton 4-9-9 C Hutchinson
2 (6) 12554 NAMMOS 19 (BF,D) J & R Flint 6-9-8 M Paetel (3)
3 (2) 65354 AJRAD 13 (P,C,D) B Millman 8-9-6 L Edmunds
4 (8) 36120 PRINCE ALI 20 (P,C,D) T Faulkner 8-9-5 Zoe Lewis (7)
5 (10) 0-113 ESCAPE MAGIC 37 (BF,CD) Owen Burrows 3-9-4 R Ryan
6 (4) 35600 FULLSTOP 25 (H,T) G Harris 3-9-1 Ashley Lewis (3)
7 (2) 06202 ASHEFORD HILL 20 (D) E D Davis 5-9-0

11 (1) -0066 SNOW DAY 24 A Carroll 3-8-9 Myla Coppins (5) 7-4 Escape Magic, 3-1 Ajrad, 13-2 Nammos, 7-1 Ashford Hill, 12-1 Margorie, Prince Ali, 16-1 Blue Point Express, 20-1 Fullstop.

4.00 Handicap (Div II: £3,768: 7f) (11)

1 (9) -0460 VAPE 13 (P,C) J & R Flint 9-9-9 Amy Tucker (7) 2 (3) 52221 ROVINIA 13 (D) R Teal 4-9-7 O Lewis (5) 3 (5) 00413 ANGEL'S CALL 19 (P,D) Mrs N Evans 5-9-5 R Kavanagh (3) 4 (1) 61524 MARISITTA 13 (P,C) J G O'Shea 6-9-4 W Carson 5 (10) 46363 EYE OF THE WATER 61 (P,D) R Harris 10-9-1

6 (4) 0-46 IT'S A MUGS GAME 19 J Tickle 3-9-1 Taylor Fisher
7 (8) -0060 LADY MARGRET 17 A Carroll 4-9-0 Myla Coppins (5)
8 (11) 53340 A ROSE ADAAY 10 (P) G Harris 4-9-0 B Ffrench-Davis (5)
9 (2) 6-06 LADY V 91 Charlie Pike 3-8-12 R Ryan
10 (6) 46-30 BIG MOONRISE 19 P Evans 3-8-9 E Greatrex
11 (7) 5060 KAIKO 10 A Wintle 3-8-9 Laura Coughlan (3)
Evens Rovinia, 4-1 Marisitta, 6-1 Angel's Call, 15-2 Eye Of The Water, 14-1 Lady V, 16-1 A Rose Adaay, 25-1 Vape, It's A Mugs Game.

4.35 Handicap (£20,616: 1m) (17)

1 (5) 0-061 REVELANCE 25 (CD) R Beckett 4-9-12 R Ryan 2 (16) 20665 TALIS EVOLVER 12 (D) R Hannon 6-9-6 A Voikhansky 3 (2) 56102 NAKAAHA 25 (H,D) G Harris 4-9-5 C Hutchinson 4 (15) 04125 KODI FIRE 25 (P,T,CD) C Hills 4-9-2 F Marsh 5 (11) 15223 EUTROPIA 38 (BF,D) A Wintle 4-8-10 E Greatrex

6 (10) 40213 SPIRIT OF THE BAY 25 (P,CD) J & R Flint 8-8-9 M Paetel (3) 7 (9) -0015 AUBURN AVENUE 25 (P,C) J & R Flint 5-8-9 W Carson 8 (17) -2113 THANOS 60 (P,BF,CD) Harry Charlton 3-8-9 L Edmunds 9 (6) 55351 RATING 13 (P,CD) G Harris 5-8-7 Ashley Lewis (3) 10 (4) 50555 LAW OF DESIGN 13 (V,BF) I Williams 4-8-5 W Cox

12(14) 41031 TOO MUCH TREVOR 13 (C) G Harris 5-8-2 Laura Coughlan (3)

12(14) 41691 TOO MUCH TREVOR 15 (C) & Harris 5-8-2 Laura Coughlan (3) 13 (1) 03321 REDHOT WHISPER 22 (H,CD) A Wintle 5-8-2 C Planas 14(12) -3413 HOMELAND 37 (P,BF) T Faulkner 4-8-2 Zoe Lewis (7) 15 (7) 60042 THE BUREAU CLUB 22 (H,T) Charlie Pike 3-8-2

16 (3) 13000 BOBBY DASSLER 13 (T,CD) B J Murphy (Ire) 7-8-2 Olivia Haines (7)

17 (8) 32263 SCARFO 13 (CD) B J Llewellyn & R Williams 5-8-2 Isobelle Chalmers (7)

7-2 Revelance, 6-1 Eutropia, 8-1 Thanos, 10-1 Spirit Of The Bay, Rating, 12-1 Nakaaha, Too Much Trevor, Talis Evolvere, Auburn Avenue.

5.10 Handicap (£4,397: 5f) (7)

1 (5) 11304 MAGNA 35 (D) A Carroll 4-9-13 R Ryan
2 (4) -2324 CONTROL ROOM 25 (D) G Harris 3-9-12 E Greatrex
3 (1) 22160 LEVEL UP 3 (V,CD) P Evans 7-9-12 P Dobbs
4 (3) 31260 SAVANNAH SMILES 13 (R,CD) G Harris 6-9-9

5 (7) 44433 CONNIE'S ROSE 2 (P,T,CD) G Harris 7-9-8 C Hutchinson
6 (6) 16600 DOUBLE NAUGHTY 18 J Tickle 3-9-6 Taylor Fisher
7 (2) 33032 SOME NIGHTMARE 13 (P,CD) J G O'Shea 9-8-9 W Carson
11-4 Control Room, 3-1 Magna, 4-1 Some Nightmare, 5-1 Connie's Rose, 7-1 Level Up, 10-1 Double Naughty, 20-1 Savannah Smiles.

5.45 Handicap (£3,768: 1m 2f) (6)

1 (5) 55021 LIBERATE 7 (D) J & S Best 4-10-0(5ex) Ashley Lewis (3) 2 (3) -3343 GHOST STORY 21 (D) J Butler 5-9-9 L Edmunds 3 (4) 00325 MEET ME IN MERAKI 19 (CD) P Evans 5-9-5 P Dobbs 4 (1) 06062 STIPULATION 22 (P,D) M Loughnane 5-9-4 C Hutchinson

5 (2) -0565 ZAMBEZI MAGIC 39 (H,D) B J Llewellyn & R Williams 9-9-2 W Cox

6 (6) -6305 STAYWITHERJOHNNY J23 Ciaran Murphy (Ire) 4-8-12 R Ryan

2-1 Liberate, 11-4 Ghost Story, 7-2 Stipulation, 6-1 Meet Me In Meraki, 10-1 Staywitherjohnny, 12-1 Zambezi Magic.

Epsom

Rob Wright

1.50 Logi Bear 4.05 Double Red 2.25 Summer Triangle 4.40 Oj Lifestyle 3.00 Naval Light 5.15 Dapper Guest 3.25 Divine Knight (oh)

Racing TV

1.50 Handicap

(£4,449: 6f) (7)

1 (5) 50051 EM FOUR 7 (CD) J Osborne 4-10-0(5ex) S Osborne
2 (4) 62021 LOGI BEAR 16 (P,D) J Butler 3-9-7 D Probert
3 (7) 20420 TWIRLER 8 (CD) M Attwater 5-9-5 K Fox
4 (3) 03500 CAYMAN TAI 16 R Hannon 4-9-5 J Leavy
5 (1) 10006 PROOF 69 (T) C Hills 3-9-5 J Watson
6 (2) 20015 PERFECT LOCATION 49 (P,D) T Ward 3-9-5 P-L Jamin
7 (6) 00-33 HARRY'S HALO 84 (T,D) K Frost 6-9-4 S C Cronin (5)
5-2 Em Four, 11-4 Logi Bear, 9-2 Harry's Halo, 5-1 Twirler, 10-1 Perfect Location, Proof, 14-1 Cayman Tai.

2.25 Maiden Stakes

1	(2)	63 L B DOUBLE U 13 (P) T Dascombe 9-7	P-L Jamin
2	(4)	20 RED TAIL 16 R Hannon 9-7	J Leavy
3	(3)	53 ARTEMIS STAR 27 (H) W Muir & C Grassick 9-4	R Havlin
4	(8)	06 LIGHTENINGS LEGACY (20) V M Usher 9-4	G Wood
5	(6)	TARANIS E J-Houghton 9-4	C Bishop
6	(7)	4 ANGEL OF DESIRE 17 A Perrett 9-2	D Probert
7	(5)	54 GOLDEN CATURRA 22 J Gallagher 8-13	Kaiya Fraser
8	(1)	022 SUMMER TRIANGLE 37 G & J Moore 8-13 R Clutterbuck 9-4 Summer Triangle, 3-1 Red Tall, 5-1 Artemis Star, 6-1 Tanaris, 7-1 L B Double U, 10-1 Angel Of Desire, 12-1 Golden Caturna, 66-1 Lightenings Legacy.

3.00 Handicap

(£10,308: 7f) (8)

1 (3) 01600 MORTE POINT 23 (B,D) W Muir & C Grassick 4-10-0

2 (2) 0-003 AURORA MAJESTY 15 (CD) A Watson 4-9-12 P-L Jamin 3 (5) -3510 KISSKODI 15 (CD) Harry Eustace 4-9-10 G Wood 4 (6) 214-5 NEW VEGA 44 (D) S & E Crisford 3-9-8 D Probert 5 (1) 05000 RHOSCOLYN 2 (T,CD) D O'Meara 8-9-8 J Watson 6 (4) 30110 NAVAL LIGHT 30 (D) K R Burke 3-9-7 S James 7 (7) 02502 DO BRONXS 20 D Loughnane 3-9-5 H Crouch 8 (8) 11303 VELVET RHYTHM 7 (D) C Johnston 3-8-10 S Osborne 3-1 Velvet Rhythm, 7-Do Bronxs, 5-1 Aurora Majesty, 6-1 Naval Light, 7-1 Kisskodi, 8-1 New Vega, 12-1 Rhoscolyn, Morte Point.

3.35 Handicap

(£9,778: 1m 4f) (14)

1 (14) 21100 SWEET REWARD 30 (C) J Portman 9-11-11 J Hills (4) 2 (7) -0300 GORDON GREY 86 (P,T,CD) G Baker 6-11-9 P W Mullins 3 (10) 02033 GREAT BEDWYN 16 (D) R Hannon 6-11-7 L Murphy (4) 4 (11) 12300 SON OF MAN 19 (D) J Boyle 5-11-6 R Birkett 5 (4) 52316 EPICTETUS 9 (T,C) J Osborne 6-11-6 J Loughnane (6) 6 (9) -6335 DIVINE KNIGHT 30 (BF) W Haggas 5-11-5 H Callan 7 (13) 3-444 DEVIL IN THE SKY 48 (T,D) G & J Moore 6-11-3 G A (4) 8 (1) 16334 YAA MIN 15 (D) Hayley Burton 4-11-3 C Murphy (4) 9 (12) 56110 DAMASCUS STEEL 37 (P,CD) Gihan Arnolda 6-11-3

10 (3) 16224 DANCING TIGER 39 (P) R Teal 4-10-13			F Tett
11 (5) 16512 CURRAN 25 B Millman 5-10-11			P Millman
12 (8) 000-1 CROOKED PATH 19 (D) James Owen 4-10-10			S Walker
13 (2) 0-061 EDWARD SEXTON 24 G & J Moore 6-10-8			D Dunsdon
14 (6) 30-32 SEEKING CHARLES 25 M Usher 5-10-5			H Main (2)
4-1 Edward Sexton, 13-2 Crooked Path, 7-1 Divine Knight, 8-1 Seeking Charles, Gordon Grey, Curran, 10-1 Epictetus, 12-1 Yaa Min, Great Bedwyn.

4.05 Handicap

(£6,281: 1m 2f) (10)

1 (9) 11000 HENGEST 37 (D) D Cunha 4-10-2 J Watson
2 (4) 4-102 ALMEKAREM 19 (D) Sir M Prescott 4-10-2 D E Hogan
3 (8) 06321 PERFECT SCOUNDREL 46 (CD) A Perrett 4-9-13 R Havlin
4 (2) 000-5 ARTHUR'S REALM 87 (P,D) Gihan Arnolda 8-9-12

5	(7) 10205 MAO SHANG WONG 28 (D) D O'Meara 4-9-10 S Osborne
6	(3) 04425 DOUBLE RED 25 (P,BF,CD) H Candy 5-9-10	D Probert
7	(10) 5114 TRIO 17 (C) E J-Houghton 3-9-8	C Bishop
8	(5) -1250 CRYSTAL PIER 42 (T) R Beckett 3-9-6	H Crouch
9	(6) 61344 HELLO COTAI 21 (C,D) J Boyle 5-9-1	P Cosgrave
10	(1) 3111S SAIL ON SAILR 39 (BF,CD) S Dow 3-8-9	J Leavy
3-1 Almekarem, 7-2 Perfect Scoundrel, 13-2 Trio, 7-1 Sail On Sailor, 8-1 Double Red, 12-1 Hengest, Arthur's Realm, Crystal Pier, Mao Shang Wong, 14-1 Hello Cotai.

4.40 Handicap

(£4,449: 1m 113yd) (8)

1	(8) 31004 H KEY LAILS 25 (P,D) M Attwater 6-10-0	S C Cronin (5)
2	(5) 06103 O J LESTYLE 32 (B,T) G & J Moore 6-9-13	T P Queally
3	(6) 00220 AMUSED 6 (BF) J Boyle 4-9-11	L Catton (3)
4	(2) -0005 HERE I BOW 11 Oli Rix 3-9-9	J Peate
5	(1) 13130 SUPER HIT 14 (H,T,C) James Owen 5-9-8	J Watson
6	(7) 14005 TRONIDO 14 (H,C,D) S Dow 5-9-6	T Heard
7	(4) -2443 EDUARDO CALDERON 122 Harry Eustace 3-9-1 Kaiya Fraser
8	(3) 60POS UNITER 12 D Coakley 3-8-6	S Osborne
5-20) Lifestyle, 3-1 Eduardo Calderon, 6-1 Amused, 7-1 Super Hit, 8-1 Tronido, Here I Bow, 12-1 H Key Lails, 14-1 Uniter.

Yesterday's racing results

Racing Sport

5.15 Handicap (£6,281: 7f) (6)

1 (3) 24611 FRENCH AFFAIR 23 J Candlish 3-9-12 S D Bowen 2 (4) 40003 DAPPER GUEST 8 (P,D) G Margarson 4-9-11 S Osborne 3 (6) 30615 SILVER TRUMPET 25 (P,CD) E J-Houghton 5-9-10 C Bishop 4 (2) 1-30 MILLION GOLD 65 M Appleby 3-9-5 R Havlin 5 (5) -6060 FRESH FADE 33 M Attwater 3-9-2 K Fox 6 (1) 41501 PLAY ME 17 (CD) J Boyle 4-9-1 D J Murphy (7) 13-8 French Affair, 5-2 Play Me, 4-1 Dapper Guest, 9-2 Silver Trumpet, 25-1 Million Gold, Fresh Fade.

Cartmel

Rob Wright

2.35 Wicksey	4.19 Breizh River
3.10 Handmedownastar	4.55 Passengerontheship
3.45 Shallow River	5.30 Cuzco Du Mathan
Going: good to soft	Racing TV

2.35 Juvenile Hurdle

1	12 VIETNORM 36 (BF,D) A Keatley 11-5	O Brown (5)
2	1 WICKSEY 63 B Haslam 11-5	R McLernon
3	5 JAMBEAREE 86 (P) B Ellison 10-12	P W Wadge
4	LYNXMAN F130 M Sowersby 10-12	C Maggs (3)
5	TIME TWISTER F23 M & D Easterby 10-12	J Hamilton
6	WATCHA SNOOP F30 (T) A Nicol 10-12	R Mania
7	ROYAL BARONESS F87 R M Smith 10-5	Doubtful

3.10 Handicap Hurdle (£4,251: 2m 6f) (13)

1 132-1 HANDMEDOWNASTAR 99 Nick Scholfield 6-12-0 S Bowen 2 4-001 FAIRLAWN SKIPPER 42 (CD) M Bowen 6-11-7 S Fenelon (5) 3 3U-30 DINONS 44 (P,D) B Ellison 13-11-6 N Moscrop 4 -3305 BELVEDERE BLAST 16 (T,V) A Keatley 8-11-6 O Brown (5) 5 60-P0 BALLYEARL 41 (H) L Morgan 5-11-4 D McMenamin 6 3-112 NOTTODAYBOBO 44 (T) M Hammond 8-11-4 J Thompson (5) 7 0-600 RAUZAN 44 (T,V,D) Lizzie Quinlan 6-10-13 S Quinlan 8 54535 SECRET SECRET 2 (T,CD) J Moffatt 10-10-10 B Hughes 9 22240 WELL EDUCATED 44 G Bewley 10-10-8 Doubtful 10 344-2 ENYA 113 (T,BF) J Moffatt 4-10-6 L Norcei (7) 11 4-410 BIG GYPSY KING 42 (C) J Moffatt 4-10-6 R Mania 12 60060 DUSKY DAYS 2 (V,C) J Moffatt 9-10-5 Doubtful 13 -2324 MASTERMINDING 2 J Moffatt 7-10-2 Doubtful 9-FairLawn Skipper 5-2 Handmodenastar,6-1 Secret Secret, Nottodaybobo, 10-1 Belvedere Blast, Enya, 20-DINONS,25.1 Rauzan, Ballyearl.

3.45 Handicap Hurdle (£12,903: 3m 1f) (7)

1 41-34 AL SAYAH F45 (V) N Mulholland 6-12-0 J Tudor 2 1/635 SHALLOW RIVER 36 (P,D) O Murphy 10-12-0 S Bowen 3 61112 DIVILABOTHER 36 (T,BF,C) T Davidson 8-11-13 H Reed 4 45P1- IMPERIAL MERLIN 167 (P) J & S Quinn 9-11-12 S Quinlan 5 001-6 KAYF DANCER 107 (W) M Bowen 8-11-10 J Bowen 6 4-POF IMPERIAL DATA 79 (P,T,C,D) R Menzies 9-11-7 R McLernon 7 60-13 BELLES BENEFIT 44 (B,C,D) B Case 10-10-9 H Bannister 2-1Divilabother, 4-1 Al Sayah, Imperial Merlin, 5-1 Belles Benefit, 8-1 Shallow River, 12-1 Kayf Dancer, 14-1 Imperial Data.

4.19 Handicap Chase

(£13,018: 3m 1f 107yd) (7)

1 12412 GRAND CLERMONT 36 (T) D Pipe 10-12-0 Rian Corcoran (5) 2 -3213 BREIZH RIVER 44 (T,V,O) T Davidson 8-11-13 H Reed 3 3-11U TAMARIND BAY 16 (BF) M Bowen 6-11-10 J Bowen 4 6-124 TOMMIE BEAU 44 (P,CD) Seamus Mullins 11-11-9 B Macey (5) 5 -2211 CAUGHTINYOURTRANCE 44 (P,T,CD) J Moffatt 7-11-7

6 -3131 STRATAGEM 42 (P,T,CD) M Bowen 10-11-6 J Murray (7) 7 -4343 FAIRLAWN FLYER 55 (W,P,CD) M Bowen 10-10-8 S Bowen 3-1 Stratagem, 7-2 Caughtinyourtrance, 9-2 Breizh River, 5-1 Grand Clermont, 13-2 Tamarind Bay, 8-1 Fairlawn Flyer, 10-1 Tommie Beau.

4.55 Handicap Chase (£9,057: 2m 5f) (8)

1	0-33P POUR LES FILLES 44 (P,T) M Bowen 8-12-2	S Bowen
2	-1316 KARNAVAL POINT 36 (B) D Pipe 6-12-0	Rian Corcoran (5)
3	-P201 KING ROLY 12 (B,T) M Bowen 7-11-13	J Bowen
4	20-24 BLEU D'ENFER 50 (P,T) D McCain 8-11-13	T Gillard
5	1/P-3 COSSACK CHACH 71 (P,T) L Russell & M Scudamore 6-11-10	D R Fox
6	4-141 SEAN OG 44 (CD) D Sayer 8-11-0	S Quinlan
7	11115 PASSENGERONTHESHIP 44 (T,BF,CD) S England 7-10-13	J England
8	4-023 JACK SPRAT 42 (P) J Moffatt 8-10-2	B Hughes
5-2 King Roly, 3-1 Sean Og, 11-2 Karnaval Point, 8-1 Passengeronthesis, Pour Les Filles, Jack Sprat, 12-1 Cossack Chach, Bleu D'enfer.

5.30 Handicap Chase (£4,357: 2m 1f) (8)

7-4 Getaway Jewel, 4-1 Blazing Court, 5-1 Ghasham, 13-2 Judicial Review, 8-1 Forcetoreckonwith, 12-1 Cuzco Du Mathan, 14-1 others.

Beverley

Going: Heavy

1.40 (1m 1f 207yd) 1, Galyx (George Bass, 5-2); 2, Impartiality (11-4); 3, Per Contra (17-2). 10 ran. 3l, 1¼l. J Channon.

2.15 (5f) 1, Jm Jungle (Jason Hart, 7-4); 2, Argentine Tango (11-2); 3, Badri (16-1). 8 ran. $\frac{1}{2}$ l, nk. J & S Quinn.

2.50 (5f) 1, Pivotal Voyage (T Eaves, 4-1); 2, Floral Maid (25-1); 3, Cheeky Chesca (8-1). 13 ran. nk, $3^{1/2}$ l. K A Ryan.

3.20 (1m 100yd) 1, Financer (D Allan, 4-1); 2, On The River (11-4); 3, Highland Olly (16-1). 11 ran. $1 \frac{1}{4} l$ , ns. T D Easterby.

3.55 (5f) 1, Harb (Jason Hart, 100-30); 2, Empress Olivia (11-1); 3, Miss Brazen (12-1). 12 ran. $27^{1/2}$ l, 1l. T Davidson.

4.30 (7f 75yd) 1, Court Legend (Joanna Mason, 6-1); 2, Bella Lucia (100-30); 3, Inns And Out (7-2). 9 ran. $\frac{1}{2}$ l, nk. M & D Easterby.

5.05 (2m 32yd) 1, Marbuzet (Jake Dickson, 15-2); 2, Time Turner (4-1); 3, Punxsutawney Phil (12-1). 7 ran. sh, 19l. T D Easterby.

Placepot: £58.10Quadpot: £27.00

Goodwood

Going: Soft

1.25 (1m) 1, George Cross (Callum Rodriguez, 6-4); 2, Flight Tracker (7-2); 3, Somerton (6-1). 8 ran. $\frac{3}{4}$ l, $\frac{1}{2}$ l. Owen Burrows.

2.00 (1m) 1, Inspired (C Lee, 4-1); 2, Oliver Show (7-2); 3, Rainbow Nebula (10-1). 7 ran. 1l, $\frac{3}{4}$ l. K R Burke.

2.35 (6f) 1, Flash Harry (Rossa Ryan, 15-8); 2, Ardisia (11-2); 3, Lakers (7-1). 10 ran. 1l, $\frac{1}{2}$ l. C G Cox. 3.10 (7f) 1, Light Of Dawn (James Doyle, 4-1); 2, Eabha (18-1); 3, Coaxed (8-1). 8 ran. $1\frac{1}{4}$ l, $\frac{1}{2}$ l. K R Burke.

3.45 (1m 3f 44yd) 1, Itica (Oisin Murphy, 22-1); 2, Gloryous (7-4); 3, Dunkeld Dreamer (7-4). 6 ran. $1 \frac{1}{4} l$ , $1 \frac{1}{2} l$ . A M Balding.

4.20 (2m) 1, Maxident (D Egan, 7-4); 2, Moon Over Miami (4-1); 3, Personal Best (9-2). 9 ran. $27^{1/2}$ l, $1^{1/4}$ l. K P De Foy.

4.55 (1m 1f 197yd) 1, A Major Payne (Oisin Murphy, 9-2); 2, Si Grass (14-1); 3, Obito (4-1). 10 ran. 3/4l, sh. M L W Bell.

Placepot: £28.80Quadpot: £13.60 Jackpot: £9,899.10

Yarmouth

Going: Good to Soft

2.20 (7f 3yd) 1, Capitano Josepi (J Mitchell, 11-2); 2, Extragalactic (7-2); 3, Rocsane (11-10). 10 ran. hd, $1 \frac{1}{2} l$ . K Frost.

2.55 (5f 42yd) 1, Kinswoman (Harry Davies, 4-9); 2, Elara May (7-1); 3, Fantasy Master (13-2). 4 ran. $\frac{1}{2}$ l, $2\frac{1}{4}$ l. W J Haggas.

3.25 (1m 2f 23yd) 1, Something Splendid (Marco Ghiani, 9-4); 2, Patrol (9-2); 3, Arundel (10-1). 8 ran. hd, $17\frac{1}{2}$ l. P W Chapple-Hyam.

4.00 (6f 3yd) 1, Court Drive (J Mitchell, 5-2); 2, Methgal (5-2); 3, Insuspense (11-2). 9 ran. $\frac{1}{2}$ l, $1\frac{1}{4}$ l. Miss Gay Kelleway.

4.35 (7f 3yd) 1, Pickering Castle (Joey Haynes, 12-1); 2, Campani (9-4); 3, Captive Beauty (17-2). 11 ran. $^{3/4}$ l, $^{1\frac{1}{4}}$ l. D M Simcock.

5.10 (1m 3yd) 1, Ecclefechan (Christian Howarth, 9-4); 2, Piazza (100-30); 3, Symphony Of Joy (4-1). 5 ran. $2^{1/2}\mathrm{l}$ , $3^{1/4}\mathrm{l}$ . J Ryan.

Placepot: £9.60 Quadpot: £4.60

Sport Boxing

Exhausted, naive, crushed — now Itauma must learn lessons of loss

PETER CZIBORRA/ACTION IMAGES/REUTERS

Rick Broadbent

If you want to know where it all went wrong for Moses Itauma then you could do worse than listen to virtually the only person who thought he would lose on Saturday. Filip Hrgovic's post-fight assessment was much like his performance—honest, tough and hard to knock down.

"He's definitely an amazing talent and I believe he'll be world champion for sure," he said barely an hour after stopping the previously unbeaten Itauma, 21, in the ninth round and winning the vacant IBF heavyweight title. That ended Itauma's hopes of becoming the second-youngest heavyweight champion after Mike Tyson and instead made Hrgovic Croatia's first heavyweight king.

His advice? "Not to give up. Not [to] lose his confidence. To get a few easy fights, easy wins, to build again — and to learn from those mistakes."

Although Itauma landed more often and with more telling blows — 163 punches to Hrgovic's 90 — and won every round until the ninth, there were obvious mistakes.

"You can't box like an amateur," Hrgovic added. "It's a 12-round fight, man. You need to pace yourself. It's a marathon not a sprint. He's a kid. He could box for the last few rounds, use his legs, he was winning all the rounds, but he went toe-to-toe with me in round nine. It was a stupid move from him and it's inexperience."

Interestingly, Hrgovic, 34, said the most impressive thing about Itauma had not been the much-vaunted power that had brought him so many quick stoppages, albeit against less durable fighters. Itauma did force Hrgovic to touch the canvas with a glove, forcing a

Later Itauma posted a short video message. “We attempted greatness and just fell short to the more experienced man. Although I never reached my desired outcome, I believe I gained experience that I’ll take into my future fights. Short of my goals. God bless, take care and I will be back.” He also thanks his fans, admitted they had made it more “electrifying” than he expected and graciously congratulated Hrgovic.

When the dust settles and disappointment eases, the first question will be how much Itauma wants to do this again. It is hard to think he will not have the required desire, given the talent and clear deficiency in conditioning that undermined this tilt, but he is a singular boxing personality.

the strategy seemed non-existent. The best news came early yesterday with Frank Warren confirming that Itauma, who had left the ring on a stretcher, was out of hospital and home with his family.

standing eight count, but he said: "I wasn't hurt. I just didn't see the punches coming.

"He's fast, but I didn't feel his power. I've never been in a ring with someone like him, but he was throwing too much. I knew I needed to endure and stay

Only the fifth, when the pace of an enthralling contest there and he's going to get tired — and I'll get him later on."

withstand torrents of sharp, accurate punches, but it had been a variation on something as old as Muhammad Ali's 'rope-a-dope' as Ita-uma grew physically weaker with each failed knockout blow, and mentally frustrated by his opponent's remarkable will.

Hrgovic deserves immense credit for having the bravery and the chin to

That remark is not going to bolster the reputation of trainer Ben Davison and no doubt some will press Itauma to at least find a new conditioning coach if and when he comes back.

In the build-up he had been candid in discussing the things he did not want that would be coming if he were to win — the fame, the recognition and the pitfalls that snared Tyson. When he comes back he will have to be ready to go the distance, but will benefit from having shed his mask of invincibility.

That was one of a couple of statements that looked desperately naive

Before the fight, he had said: "I don't know if I've done a 12-round spar." Pressed on whether it would be good psychologically to know he could do 12, he said: "Absolutely not. There's no need to be in the ring longer than you need to be. Whether I knock Filip Hrgovic out in the first or the last, I'm still going to get paid the same."

briefly dropped, was in any way debatable. So why not coast to the finish line, as even Hrgovic had suggested was the winning way. One problem was that Itauma may not have got there.

“Without a chin you can’t be great,” the Croatian replied.

after the event. Another concerned the ability to take a punch. In a head-to-head interview with Hrgovic, he had questioned the Croat's reputation for having a good chin. "That's not something you should be praised for."

He had never been past the sixth round as a pro and had only done 31 rounds in all. In his previous ten fights he had only seen a third round once. Much of this bout was fought in unknown territory and it showed. He exhausted himself, with nobody willing or able to get him to adopt a more mature gameplan.

In the ring on Saturday night, that was in the forefront of Hrgovic's mind. "Let me ask my young friend something — is [having a] chin important?"

"If you don't get hit."

It was a valid point, but the pivotal factor for Itauma was the empty tank that left him out on his feet and surviving on heart and the ropes. There is much to think about. He had the weapons on Saturday, even if it was to secure a points win rather than a knockout, but "Oh, you'll get hit at some point."

Itauma takes heavy punishment as Hrgovic exposes his poor gameplan and, inset, the Briton is carried out on a stretcher

Warren said that when Itauma was hit, he lost composure, stopped jabbing and spent the fight looking for the killer blow. Certainly, he did not land a jab in the third when well on top, but he was already blowing hard, as noticed by Itauma's corner. The way he kept going answered any questions about heart, but he could have done with using his head too.

But Hrgovic deserves this moment. When he lost to Daniel Dubois in 2024, stopped because of cuts, he was at his lowest point and thought of quitting.

"My whole country was laughing at me at that time," said the 2016 Olympic bronze medallist. "I looked like shit. I was ill before the fight. I was cut in the first round. My daughter had been born and I wanted one more try to make her proud. I couldn't see her having a loser father."

This was a worthy catharsis and he is worth a defence in Croatia.

Meanwhile, Dubois's WBO title rematch with Fabio Wardley has been confirmed for October 17 at London's O2 Arena.

Ex-delivery driver Dean takes the scenic route to first title

Golf

Rick Broadbent

Joe Dean has been through much in his unheralded career. From a job as a supermarket delivery driver to hypnosis to cure separation anxiety stemming from the death of a childhood pet, sometimes he has wondered whether it is all worth it. He got his answer — and \$595,000 (about £439,000) — with a remarkable comeback to win the British Masters at the Belfry.

He was seven shots adrift entering the final round on the Brabazon course, but won by three shots after having to wait 90 minutes for others to finish.

His bogey-free 63, including nine birdies, made for a gripping finale as the week's weather interruptions meant players went out in the same groups for two days. When he set the clubhouse target of 14 under par, his closest challenger, Marco Penge, was only two shots back and on the 12th hole. His challenge finally unravelled on the 17th, and Dean and his wife-cum-caddie, Emily, could celebrate the biggest win of his

career. Dean was on the EuroPro Tour as recently as 2022, and even when he made it through qualifying school, he was forced to delay his start on the DP World Tour due to a lack of money. He has long trodden a different path than most pros and took a lockdown job with Morrisons supermarket — and liked it so much that he kept it for four years.

Dean was seven shots back when he teed off for his final round

He looked to have no chance early yesterday morning as players returned to complete their third rounds due to the weather delays. He made two birdies in his last four holes but was still seven shots behind Daniel Hillier, the 54-hole leader, going into the final round. He then played the round of his life.

"I can't thank Emily enough for what she has to put up with me," he said. "It was bad enough off the course and the lows and stuff like that, but now on the course and off the course. I hope I made her proud. We're both a bit 'rabbit in the headlights' at the minute." Now 32, the world No 292, has struggled with travel due to self-diagnosed separation anxiety relating to the death of a pet while he was at an England training camp.

He looked comfortable yesterday, though. "Today has made up for a lot of bad days and a lot of stress," he said. The win also means he rises to 12th in the Race to Dubai. "That should be enough to seal my card for next year," he said.

Brit qualifier Samuel seals shock victory

Tom Kershaw

Tennis Correspondent, New York

T Samuel (GB) 6 6 6 T Machac (Cze) 2 3 2

Toby Samuel led the cohort of young Britons taking inspiration from Arthur Fery's Wimbledon heroics as the 23-year-old defeated Tomas Machac to advance to the second round of the US Open — but it was a more bruising afternoon for the older generation as Cameron Norrie succumbed to his third consecutive first-round exit at a grand slam this season.

Samuel's rise has mirrored Fery's in many ways, having honed his talents in the US college system before his progress was stalled by bone bruising in his right arm — the same injury that has afflicted Jack Draper over the past year. The problem was so severe that Samuel was ranked No 1,871 at the start of 2025, and he was on the brink of quitting the sport before a superb winning streak on the unglamorous Futures circuit towards the end of last year sparked what a staggeringly sharp rise.

Samuel's 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 win over Machac was not only the first grand-slam win of his career, having come through qualifying here in New York and at the French Open, but will also cement his place in the top 100 for the first time. Just as impressive was the manner in which Samuel dispatched Machac in only 1hr 30min. Admittedly, the 25-year-old Czech is a mercurial talent and his performance — particularly his laboured movement — were not at the flattering end of that spectrum on this blustery occasion. But Machac has still been ranked as high as No 20 and beaten both Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, so all credit to Samuel, who at 6ft 3in has a potent first serve that clocked 135mph on the speed gun and surrendered only two points in the first two sets. He also extended rallies adeptly as Machac hit the ball with abandon, making 25 unforced errors to Samuel's 13.

Samuel, who steeled his nerves well after falling down a break early in the third set, will face another Czech player in the second round in Jiri Lehecka, although that is likely to be a more testing encounter against the big-serving 18th seed, who reached the US Open quarter-finals last year. "It's crazy

what [Fery] did at Wimbledon, making the semi-finals and now he's established himself as one of the top players in the game," Samuel said. "That one result gave him so much confidence and it shows you can do it and one week can change your career.

"I think British tennis is on the up. The depth is getting more and more, and we're all pushing each other on."

For Norrie, though, a 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 defeat against France's Luca Van Assche was a bitter pill to swallow. The 31-year-old has been British tennis's Mr Reliable for several years, and so often the last man standing at the grand slams. But his form has dipped sharply during the clay-court swing and he was forced to retire during his first-round match at the French Open before suffering back-to-back defeats on grass at Queen's and Wimbledon.

Norrie cleansed the soul on his stag do in Ibiza and had more spring in his step in recent weeks, but this was disappointing against Van Assche, the world

Samuel defeated the Czech Machac in straight sets in the US Open first round but there was frustration for Norrie, inset, who lost to Van Assche in four sets

Federer's Hall of Fame tears

Roger Federer was brought to tears several times during an emotional speech as he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame over the weekend in Rhode Island.

The 45-year-old was introduced by his wife, Mirka, who entertainingly recounted the origin of their relationship and how she used to warm Federer up for his early matches on tour.

Andy Roddick, who was watching from the front row, was the recipient of one playful jibe.

bly switching into his opponent's native tongue and shouting “Allez!”, and he edged the tie-break in a tight first set. But Van Assche, who had lost to Norrie in all three of their previous meetings, refused to let the momentum slip away. It was a contest defined by long attritional baseline rallies, but Van Assche

"I still remember Andy Roddick joking after the Cincinnati final, 'I can't believe I lost to a guy whose girlfriend warmed him up,' she said, to the crowd's amusement, before reminding Federer that he had won "exactly zero ATP titles" at that point.

"He was 18. I was 21. Yes, I was the older woman. Apparently, Roger decided right away that age was just a number. He pursued me anyway, and thankfully he was persistent," she said.

Federer, whose induction followed that of the broadcaster Mary Carillo, thanked his childhood hero, Stefan Edberg, and his coach, Severin Luthi, among others, before paying tribute to his wife.

"Now the Mirka part," he said, pausing before he broke down in tears, below. "Oh gosh, this is such a mess. I need tissues and sunglasses, everything to protect me right now."

No 40, who had an outstanding junior career, including winning the French Open boys' title in 2021.

Norrie surrendered an immediate break in the opening set with three unforced errors a sign of things to come—he made 49 in total to Van Assche's 21. Norrie struck back immediately, notaserved well and started to take more risks on his forehand as Norrie broke down with uncharacteristic frequency.

"It was really tough," Norrie said. "I was pretty nervous for the match. It showed in the beginning of the first set. I did well to steal it but I could never really maintain a good level of energy."

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Clear identity of Erasmus's side is lesson for England

Alex Lowe

Rugby Correspondent

Back in his days working for Adidas, Bill Sweeney was out for dinner with a host of All Blacks players and coaches after they had visited the company headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany. England's 2003 World Cup win was still a recent and vivid memory. Steve Hansen, a New Zealand assistant coach at the time, stood up in the Japanese restaurant and gave a toast to Sweeney as the only Englishman in the room, offering congratulations on the World Cup win followed by a sobering reality check. "Fantastic. Well done. But you'll never win one again."

Hansen's point to Sweeney, now the RFU chief executive, was that English rugby, with its tense and often fractured relationship between club and country, was just not set up for sustained success. Over the past two decades, Hansen has been proved right. In 22 years England have spent only one week at world No 1. They have won four Six Nations titles since 2003 — but boast four losing records in the past six championships.

With decent preparation time England can build a World Cup strategy that takes them deep into a tournament and gives them a puncher's chance, particularly with the benign draws that keep falling their way. England have reached two finals and a semi-final in the five World Cups since 2003 but they neither entered those tournaments with a sustained record of success nor were they considered as the team to beat. The same will be the case in Australia next year. "That [lack of sustained success] is an indication of the quality of the high-performance system in place and the ability to really maximise and get the best out of all the assets you have," Sweeney said in March.

The reasons for that structural handbrake are for another column. But Hansen's toast to Sweeney all those years ago came to mind while watching South Africa defeat New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday to draw level in an enthralling four-Test series.

The restoration of these long-form tours, with each edition taking place a year before the World Cup, will be of enormous benefit to the All Blacks and Springboks, providing a level of sustained competition not available to any other Test team in the game.

The All Blacks and Springboks are ranked No I and No 2 in the world. Winning this four-Test series is harder than winning a World Cup. The rugby so far has been a mix of thunder and lightning, with contrasting styles carrying the All Blacks to victory at Ellis Park before the Springboks fired back in Cape Town.

The Tests are being played under a knockout-style pressure and intensity, greater than anything we saw in the Nations Championship in July or will see in November. The Six Nations is a wonderful championship, and the grand slam is a rare feat, but the championship does not carry the same sustained sense of jeopardy that the Springboks and the All Blacks are having to navigate. There are rarely three elite-level teams. The title can be won by losing to your nearest rivals but hammering Wales or Italy or England.

Dave Rennie, the All Blacks head coach, referenced the World Cup in the build-up to the first Test. There was no downplaying the significance of this series. He described the coaching challenge as “the ultimate”. But, new into the job, he also acknowledged that forging his team’s fresh identity in the fires of this Test series against the double world champions would be invaluable. This eight-game tour also gives the All Blacks exposure to South African teams, which they have missed since the changes to Super Rugby.

"We are well aware of how tough a tour this is. To get 44 players here [plus injury replacements] to really immerse them in the culture that we are trying to develop and the game model, we are confident we will leave here in a much stronger place 12 months out from the World Cup," Rennie said.

The flip side is that this series gives European teams a chance to analyse how these two nations may be evolving their tactics. The most basic lesson from the first two Tests is that clarity and commitment to identity is critical. It has led to a fascinating clash of styles.

England's identity has flip-flopped in recent years, leading to Rassie Erasmus describing Steve Borthwick as a coach who is very good at following trends rather than being ahead of the curve.

Erasmus's conduct has not always been edifying but his innovations have changed how people think about the game, from the development of hybrid players and the use of the bench, to finding loopholes in the regulations. Let's hope his team-naming shenanigans are not the latest idea that catches on.

South Africa have reverted relying on their traditional strengths of set-piece dominance, direct carrying and fast

Erasmus's antics continue to draw criticism after last week's selection shenanigans but he remains a trailblazing coach

line-speed in defence to build pressure. They lost the first Test because they could not convert that superiority into points. In Cape Town they were ruthless and, crucially, took their points when on offer, building scoreboard pressure on New Zealand. The Springboks kicked twice as much in open play but scored three tries and four penalties from eight possessions in New Zealand's half. Eben Etzebeth was commanding in the lineout and New Zealand struggled to contain the Springbok maul. The Springboks reinforced the importance of discipline, conceding only one penalty in the first hour which denied New Zealand easy entry into their 22.

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The All Blacks are more than capable of striking from distance, with Rennie having changed the mindset of the players since the Scott Robertson days when they were an unhappy bunch, playing a territory and pressure game. They are lethal on the counterattack and in unstructured situations, but they also relish possession and want to move the ball in their own half in a bid to wear down defences. New Zealand's charac-

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New Zealand made 246 passes compared to 93 by South Africa but were still beaten as the Springboks reverted to a focus on directness and set piece power

ter in defence and clinical attack saw them to victory in the first Test, despite South Africa dominating territory and the scrum battle. They were slightly less accurate in Cape Town, although it came down to small moments. What if Jordie Barrett's charge-down had stayed in? What if Damian McKenzie had fed Cam Roigard on the inside?

New Zealand have issues in the scrum and lineout, but their ability to strike from first phase and unstructured situations keeps them in games. The Springboks can also play fluid attacking rugby behind those physical carriers. We saw it in the Nations Championship against England, Scotland and Wales. But this series is a level up. Losing 2-1 on home soil before heading to Baltimore would be unacceptable to Springboks fans who have become accustomed to success.

"I felt the pressure," Erasmus said on Saturday night. "Now Dave has his first loss as All Blacks coach. He will know what I felt last week." That is life at the top. Everyone else is playing catch-up, without the benefit of a series like this one to sharpen their tools.

Restarts may not be fashionable but they cost All Blacks the game

Stuart Barnes

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ast week South Africa had a scrum that was too dominant for its own good. This week their lineout exposed New Zealand's "other" set piece.

The destroyer-in-chief was Eben Etzebeth, who gets better with age.

Most teams abide by the coaching modes of the moment until these beliefs are exposed as being nothing but trends. Think back to England against France in the Six Nations. The final lineout with England needing a turnover to have a hope. What did Steve Borthwick's team do? Remain rooted to the ground because

...that's what lineouts do on opposing throws. It was as close to a rugby definition of insanity as I have seen.

Apparently, if the defending lineout competes in the air, the attacking side will exploit the lack of structure and drive them backwards. It has always seemed to me that the idea to put an aggressive pair of jumpers into the air — especially at the front where hookers can be distracted — is a smart way to compete. Take the attackers on before they set their drive. Steal the ball. Turn attacking structure into defensive chaos.

But in our sheepish hemisphere we follow the agreed mantras. In Cape

Town, 11 minutes into the game, New Zealand had the advantage of a five-metre lineout. Did South Africa prepare for the All Black surge? Did they hell. Etzebeth rocketed off the ground to grab possession at source. Against a side with the attacking qualities of the Kiwis, burgled lineouts five metres out are valued at five to seven points.

One such steal would have been worthy of note, but on the hour mark the world's best second row hurtled up and in front of his opposing number, five metres out again, to pull the All Blacks' attacking platform from beneath their dancing feet.

Winning possession on your own throw is the bread and butter of a hooker and second row's game but South Africa's first try came from an Etzebeth catch and what proved to be an unstoppable sequence of collective and individual drives. This was the Springboks at their dynamic best.

Yet the All Blacks had it within them not to concede seven points so soon. The lineout may often be considered the “other” set piece but that is to forget about the kick-off and restarts, the unofficial third set piece.

Wind the game to its 68th minute. Jordie Barrett catches a Manie Libbok restart and belts the ball to about halfway. Now recall the start of the match as he received a kick in an almost identical position and hooked it a mere ten metres further from his tryline. South Africa were able to effect a driving maul which got to within ten metres of the line before Jesse Kriel crashed over.

The solid 68th-minute kick ended with a Barrett gesture suggesting his team needed to grab territory. Had his first touch of the game been less

Second Rothesay Test: England v Pakistan Sport

Go on attack in this bowlers' summer

Steve James

Boy, has batting been tough this summer. In five Tests England's batsmen have scored just one century — Ben Duckett's 113 in the Trent Bridge Test against New Zealand when Ben Stokes and Bazball left the stage in the most remarkable and unruly of fashions — with pitches livelier than Molly Malones at 4am and wicketkeepers regularly up to the stumps as if eager to hear all the gossip.

So it was no surprise to hear Dan Lawrence saying before play that "No5 is the nicest place to bat". It has been no summer for the top order, with even the great Joe Root averaging less than 30.

Lawrence admitted that he has no chance of batting at five for England "with Brooklyn there at the moment" and indeed, of England's regulars, Harry Brook has the highest average at just a tick under 40. Lawrence averages just over 40 in his two Tests this year and his unbeaten half-century on Saturday from No6 in horrifically difficult conditions — cloud and floodlights added to the pitch's vagaries — was a perky plea for a long-term spot, even if it was a shame that he could only add four runs yesterday, but it was an innings that simply had to involve a good deal of calculated risk.

"I was very clear in how I was going to play and I obviously got off the mark with a massive 'whooshka' that went over the slips," he said of his sliced four off Mohammad Abbas. "I might have been caught slip there third ball and I would have looked really silly. But the bravery paid off."

Pakistan wicketkeeper Muhammad Rizwan was standing back for that ball,

A challenging summer

Batsmen in England's top seven since May
	Innings	Runs	Average	100/50
DW Lawrence	3	122	40.66	0/2
HC Brook	9	357	39.66	0/4
JM Cox	5	191	38.2	0/2
BM Duckett	9	279	31	1/0
JE Root	9	265	29.44	0/2
JL Smith	7	194	27.71	0/2
EN Gay	9	211	23.44	0/2
JG Bethell	6	103	17.16	0/1
BA Stokes*	4	57	14.25	0/0

conservative, it is highly unlikely South Africa would have scored an immediate and confidence-creating try. They would probably have kicked their possession into the air.

Had Springboks hooker Deon Fourie thrown in from nearly 50 metres out, this could have been a different game. It was not an isolated failure, either. At 7-7 Tupou Vaa'i, normally such an adroit handler, got his signals crossed with his lifters and knocked the restart on. Free to play with an advantage, the hosts won a penalty when the action should have been around the halfway line. Instead, the Boks kicked a penalty to regain the lead at 10-7. The next time the visiting team touched the ball would be at another Ruben Love restart, this time with the scoreboard reading 17-7. Where the All Blacks were messy, the Springboks were masterful.

immediately coming up to the stumps thereafter, but Lawrence had certainly shown the way to deal with such devilish conditions.

It was a theme immediately taken up by Pakistan's No5, Saud Shakeel, on the final day, swishing wildly at fresh air to his second ball from Jofra Archer, but soon finding the cover boundary as the left-hander pounced on the merest hint of width in an innings of 97 that deserved the three more runs to register the first century of the series.

One cover drive for four off Archer, the full ball hit late with delightful timing from a bent back leg, was simply gorgeous, but even he had his moments of considerable alarm early on against the quite brilliant Ollie Robinson, with England reviewing one not-out leg before that revealed the ball had pitched outside leg stump and Shakeel slicing one just wide of the slip cordon.

For the truth is that no batsman on either side has really provided a template for dealing with Robinson and Abbas (or New Zealand's Matt Henry earlier in the summer) with the wicketkeeper up and the ball nipping around from the now cliched wobble seam.

Some have tried to get outside off stump to take leg-befores out of the equation, while others, like Abdullah Shafique, have stayed more legside of the ball, only to expose their off stump as Shafique did when being bowled by a beauty that nipped away from Robinson here.

What to do then? It is fine for Lawrence to do what he did when his side have a big lead and the ball is older, but for the men up top, taking such risks can easily be seen as career suicide. Lawrence himself admitted in that interview before play that his efforts as an opener against Sri Lanka in 2024 had been too “desperate”, reflecting how Bazball’s message was being received at the time. I do think that, at the height of its success, the Bazball response would have been for batsmen to scoop and ramp incessantly with the wicketkeeper up. Nothing scares a stumper more than that sort of stroke when standing up to a seamer. It is a dangerous and uncomfortable job as it is — something Rizwan remarked upon to his counterpart Jamie Smith when he came out to bat yesterday afternoon — but that takes the peril to new levels.

But it also takes the batsman's level of risk to new heights, and it was something Brook attempted to Michael Neser in the second Test of last winter's Ashes to predictable opprobrium. It was interesting that Rizwan tried to sweep Robinson here, falling leg-before to his second attempt, but, again, you could understand the intention.

It is like facing a spinner on a sharply turning surface. You do not want to "die

It will be a major surprise if the Springboks are anything but excellent in all three aspects of the game next week. New Zealand showed their scrum to be capable of surviving after the demolition job in Ellis Park. Now they could do with Vaa'i moving back to the blind side and competing with an extra jumper against Etzebeth and co at the lineout.

As for the restart and its component parts — the kicking, catching and running — Dave Rennie's side need to improve in all areas. Gift the Springboks territory and they will turn the mistakes into points with their hard-running pressure play. That is exactly what they did in Cape Town. South Africa must be favourites but I would not advise anyone against backing this intelligent, improving, but still error-prone All Blacks team.

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Surely it is no different against the likes of Robinson and Abbas. You cannot let them settle because their nip seems certain to trap you eventually.

But is Test cricket changing before our very eyes? Is it just that the pitches are doing too much? Will the batsmen fight back somehow? Nothing seems particularly clear at the moment, except that it has undoubtedly been a bowlers' summer.

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Sport Second Rothesay Test: England v Pakistan

Series win brings light to England's summer of strife

Mike Atherton

Chief Cricket Correspondent, Lord's

England v Pakistan

Lord's (fourth day of five): England beat Pakistan by 194 runs. England lead the three-Test series 2-0.

“Cut the head off the snake,” was West Indies’ plan in their days of fast bowling dominance — an attempt to undermine the confidence and standing of the opposition captain, who was often a batsman. At 12.30pm yesterday, 45 minutes before lunch, Babar Azam felt the full force of this line of psychological attack, when he was dismissed by a brute of a bouncer from Jofra Archer, as England swarmed all over Pakistan.

Babar is not only Pakistan's captain but their best batsman and the blow, therefore, of seeing him exposed to a nasty, fast bouncer must have been profound. The 91mph ball, delivered from the Pavilion End, nipped back dangerously towards his throat and was not dissimilar to that which floored Steve Smith in the 2019 Ashes, but Babar flapped at the ball instead and could only spoon it upwards towards the slip cordon.

Pakistan were doomed long before then — a first-innings deficit of 180 was too many on this tricky surface—but it was the moment when England's dominance and Pakistan's inadequacy was at its starkest. Babar was the third wicket to fall to a superb new-ball burst from Archer, all menace, and from Ollie Robinson, whose skill and accuracy was outstanding, and after that it was simply a matter of how long Pakistan could last and whether they could see out the day.

They didn't, despite 97 from Saud Shakeel, who, seventh man out, was caught on the boundary going for glory, and England wrapped up their first series win since late 2024 in New Zealand, extending their winning run at Lord's to five consecutive Tests, a record. This was a badly needed win after a summer of discontent, and a boost for Joe Root on his return to the captaincy. That Pakistan have been so poor is not their fault, though it has detracted from the spectacle.

How far that contributed to the below capacity crowd at Lord's must be a matter of speculation. The speed with which Test cricket moves these days must inhibit many from purchasing a fourth-day ticket in advance. Only the extreme weather on the third day contributed to this one lasting as long as it did, as well as accentuating the difficulties of the pitch, which played better under brighter skies on the fourth day.

This surface, in general, was undoubtedly a better one than in June, when the ground was hit with a demerit point — the grubber to Emilio Gay on the third morning was an anomaly — but it still acted like a plush, red carpet for Robinson, who glided down it willingly. If it was Archer who delivered the most stunning knockout blow, it was Robinson who opened the cuts with the

CONTINUED FROM BACK Root's warning on behaviour

scrapped the midnight curfew imposed on his players, was forced to field questions about the drinking habits of his players, who he urged yesterday to show responsibility. "It's important we're not talking about that [late-night drinking], absolutely," Root said.

"It's hard to win Test matches and hard to win Test series, so [we have to] enjoy it and celebrate it but in a sensible, grown-up way."

There had been some criticism of the Lord's pitch in a match that heavily favoured the seam bowlers with 38 wickets falling in a little over 200 overs, but Root said he thought that while they were "challenging conditions", such a seam-heavy series has been caused, in part, by a change to this season's Dukes balls.

"I think the balls have been very different this year," he said. "I think there's a different lacquer to them. I don't know. I've not got evidence on that and probably need to ask Dukes. But I think there's a lacquer on the seam. They don't want them to go out of shape and get them changed. And I think that they are affecting the wickets as well. I think they're denting them more.

"As a batter when you practice, they're cracking your bats more frequently. They seem a lot firmer, and probably if they're dinting the wickets and then it's going to seam off the dints as well, it's going to make it move more. Yes, it's been challenging [for batsmen]."

Robinson, who was named player of the match for the third time this summer — and he has only played three Tests — believes that being part of a four-man seam attack that also contains three genuine pace bowlers has allowed him to focus on consistency of line and length.

"I think being able to be my own bowler and not trying to be too attacking has definitely helped," he said.

accuracy of his jabbing, taking four more wickets to finish with eight in the match. His analysis across the game was remarkable: 27-11-35-8.

Time and again, in a seven-over spell with the new ball before lunch, and then in a seven-over spell in the afternoon, he challenged the stumps and the pads, snaking the ball this way and that off a nagging length, sometimes with the seam stood upright, sometimes wobbling on the way down, accompanied by some smart glovework from Jamie Smith, who is improving standing up to the stumps with every match. Robinson walked off with the man-of-the-match award again, his third from three Tests this summer.

Robinson was quickly into his work. Azan Awais, so determined and gutsy in the first innings when he was eighth man out, failed to make it through the new ball this time, pinned leg-before on the front foot. Awais survived a close run thing at the start of his first innings, when he survived an lbw call by getting outside the line of off stump.

This time, the ball struck him just in line and there was nothing to save him, given the admirably full length of the ball. The opening partnership of seven was Pakistan's highest of the series, a measure of their issues at the top of the order. Imam-ul-Haq, absent since pulling his calf earlier in the game, had spent the morning on the outfield, performatively hopping around trying to hit balls in shorts, his calf heavily strapped. It was no surprise when he did not appear again, thus exposing the top-order even further.

Abdullah Shafique lasted three balls, beaten by Robinson's best ball of the match, one which angled in, jagged away and hit the top of off-stump. Unplayable. When Babar was sent on his way by Archer 13 balls later, Pakistan were 14 for 3 and crumbling. Shan Masood and Shakeel played with welcome character after that, adding 97 in 23 overs, as Masood hung in gamely and Shakeel counter-punched in his stylish, compact way.

They benefited from the change to Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson. Tongue got the preference of ends, but was a little wayward from round the wicket at the Pavilion End — as yet he is not as proficient bowling to left-handers as right — and Atkinson is far less potent from the Nursery End. So Shakeel cut and drove merrily, bringing up his 50 in 54 balls, and Root had to turn to Archer and Robinson again after a delay for rain. Once again, the game looked inherently more difficult for batting when he did so.

Having battled for more than 2½ hours, Masood moved too far across his stumps to Robinson and Mohammad Rizwan, aiming a sweep and missing, fell on review. Root moved to change bowlers again and Atkinson, given the Pavilion End at last, looked far more dangerous in his second spell, while Tongue warmed up for the tail, his speciality, by hitting Shakeel a resounding blow to the helmet.

Shakeel then decided attack was the better option but fell hooking and the end came swiftly after that.

The bright patches amid the gloom for Pakistan in this match have been fleeting, but Shakeel's batting and Mohammad Abbas's bowling were two. Abbas took two of the three wickets to fall in the morning to get himself on the honours board after three near misses previously. After castling Dan Lawrence and then finding Robinson's outside edge, his delight on finally achieving it was obvious and he went to his knees on the pitch to give thanks.

With the surface and atmospherics combining to offer a helping hand, the skill and accuracy of both Abbas and Robinson created a perfect storm for batsmen. Robinson ended the match on 99 Test wickets and nobody, now, has more at a better average since the First World War. He was trundling in playing grade cricket in Sydney in January, as England finished the Ashes in tatters, but is now at the heart of a team trying to move in a different direction.

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From outcast to better

Haul of 23 wickets at 8.34 justifies recall after bowler rediscovered love for game in Australia, writes Simon Wilde

It is hard to recall that it was only a few months ago Ollie Robinson was considered surplus to England's requirements. He himself thought he would never play for them again.

And yet he is now sitting on an astonishing summer haul of 23 wickets at 8.34 apiece, a record bettered by only two English bowlers in a home season, both of them left-arm spinners, Tony Lock in 1958 and Bobby Peel in 1888.

Robinson's return of four for 24 as England sealed a second win of the series lifted his Test record to a remarkable 99 wickets at 19.53, just shading the average of the world's greatest all-format bowler Jasprit Bumrah of 19.79 (in an admittedly lengthier career of 52 matches, compared to Robinson's 23).

No one since the First World War has taken more Test wickets at a lower average than this.

These numbers suggest Robinson cannot have been a bad bowler in his first incarnation as an England player, but several factors have played their part in his recent rehabilitation after two years in the wilderness.

He had a spell in Australian grade cricket with Sydney University which he says helped him rediscover his love for the game. He also put in a lot of work around the early weeks of the county season, which may have been a response to Sussex appointing him championship captain. In a nutshell, the

Robinson appeals successfully for the wicket of opener Azan Awais during a fine new-ball spell

Full scoreboard

ENGLAND First Innings	R	B	M
B Duckettlbw b Abbas	17	20	32
E Gayc Rizwan b Abbas	8	17	23
J Coxc sub b Shahzad	55	105	215
*J Rootlbw b Abbas	4	13	24
H Brookb Ali	15	26	34
D Lawrencerun out	17	41	72
†J Smithb Ali	61	80	96
G Atkinsonc Ali b Usman	45	46	102
O Robinsonb Ali	0	2	2
J Archerb Abbas	14	13	14
J Tonguenot out	30	48	59
Extras(b 2, lb 11, nb 11)	24
TOTAL (66.4 overs)	290

Fall of wickets 1-21, 2-26, 3-36, 4-77, 5-120, 6-187, 7-222, 8-222, 9-243. Bowling Abbas 20-3-73-4; Shahzad 15-0-79-1; Ali 22-2-86-3; Usman 9.4-1-39-1.

PAKISTAN First Innings	R	B	M
Shan Masoodc Smith b Archer	1	11	19
Azan Awaisc Gay b Robinson	46	102	172
Abdullah Shafiquec Smith b Tongue	5	32	47
*Babar Azamc Cox b Tongue	8	10	12
Saud Shakeellbw b Robinson	16	16	24
†Mohammad Rizwanlbw b Robinson	7	20	35
Ali Usmanb Archer	1	13	14
Khurram Shahzadc Brook b Robinson	1	5	6
Mohammad Abbasb Archer	2	19	17
Mohammad Alinot out	3	8	13
Imam-ul-Haqabsent hurt	—
Extras(b 12, lb 1, nb 2, w 5)	20
TOTAL (37.2 overs)	110

Fall of wickets 1-5, 2-16, 3-30, 4-63, 5-91, 6-104, 7-105, 8-106, 9-110. Bowling Robinson 13-6-11-4; Archer 11.2-1-26-3; Tongue 6-2-27-2; Atkinson 7-1-33-0.

ENGLAND Second Innings	R	B	M
B Duckettc Azam b Shahzad	1	6	7
E Gaylbw b Abbas	31	74	128
J Coxlbw b Shahzad	11	9	8
*J Rootlbw b Ali	24	37	72
H Brookc Rizwan b Abbas	34	56	99
D Lawrenceb Abbas	54	70	130
†J Smithc Masood b Abbas	7	13	21
G Atkinsonlbw b Ali	7	21	23
O Robinsonc Rizwan b Abbas	8	15	29
J Archernot out	2	14	27
J Tonguerun out	12	15	17
Extras(b 4, lb 4, nb 4, w 5)	17
TOTAL (54.2 overs)	208

Fall of wickets 1-1, 2-13, 3-60, 4-83, 5-128, 6-149, 7-162, 8-186, 9-187. Bowling Abbas 22-3-57-5; Shahzad 14-3-56-2; Ali 16.2-1-70-2; Usman 2-0-17-0.

PAKISTAN Second Innings	R	B	M
Shan Masoodlbw b Robinson	26	72	150
Azan Awaislbw b Robinson	6	14	20
Abdullah Shafiqueb Robinson	0	3	3
*Babar Azamc Cox b Archer	6	8	10
Saud Shakeelc Brook b Tongue	97	122	192
†Mohammad Rizwanlbw b Robinson	1	9	11
Ali Usmanb Archer	16	44	52
Khurram Shahzadb Tongue	9	13	24
Mohammad Abbasnot out	13	16	23
Mohammad Alic Brook b Tongue	8	5	11
Imam-ul-Haqabsent hurt	—
Extras(b 4, lb 6, nb 1, w 1)	12
TOTAL (50.5 overs)	194

Fall of wickets 1-7, 2-7, 3-14, 4-111, 5-115, 6-146, 7-169, 8-176, 9-194. Bowling Robinson 14-5-24-4; Archer 15-1-73-2; Tongue 8.5-1-46-3; Atkinson 11-2-41-0; Lawrence 2-2-0-0.
Umpires A Paleker (SA) and P Reiffel (Aus). TV umpire C Gaffaney (NZ). Man of the match O Robinson (Eng) ● England lead the three-match series 2-0

average than Bumrah: Robinson's astonishing comeback

32-year-old has acquired a more mature outlook and a broader perspective.

This has led to reverse-engineering on the part of some pundits, who argued England erred in not taking him on the Australia tour, where he might have given them a steadiness with the new ball that was badly lacking. He has given this idea short shrift. "I was nowhere near ready to play," he said.

Robinson had been jettisoned in 2024 partly over concerns about his stamina but chiefly around his speeds, which at about 80mph were deemed unacceptably low for the Test arena. This was probably a genuine concern on the part of the England management but it may not have helped that the Australians had rubbished him for bowling 124kph “nude nuts” and being a “forgettable” cricketer.

If they were swayed by this, England should not have been. Had they done

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Ollie Robinson's Test bowling average is 8.34 since his return to the England side Matches Wickets Average Economy

their homework, they would have known pitch conditions in Australia were so juicy that movement off the pitch — not high pace — was king. They should not have given up on Robinson so easily, on such a prescriptive basis. A more open-minded regime might have adopted a more collaborative approach.

Robinson's recall to the Test side for the New Zealand series in June must have come as a huge relief, but also an enormous boost. He must have gained confidence from knowing his style of bowling was now prized as it had never been before. Not only had others belatedly realised how good Robinson was, he finally grasped this point as well.

The upshot is that he has bowled like someone whose confidence is soaring, someone comfortable in his own skin. The self-belief is evident in the way he varies his position on the crease, the cut he gets on the ball from subtle changes in grip, and his accuracy to right and left-handers alike.

He bounced out Azan Awais in the first innings of this Test but otherwise all his wickets this summer have been with deliveries on or around the stumps. Bowling with the wicketkeeper standing up must have played its part in some of his 11 lbws: eight of his ten wickets to left-handers have fallen this way.

All that said, he has been fortunate with the conditions. The players say the Dukes balls this summer have been harder than those that were in service in 2025, when the India series was plagued with ball changes. The seams appear to be staying prouder for longer and that may have assisted Robinson's degree of movement off the pitch. As the tallest member of England's attack at 6ft 5in, Robinson is likely to extract the greatest "nip" as long as he drives the ball into the surface.

The pitches on which he has played in his three Test appearances this season, two at Lord's and one at Headingley, have all been helpful, with the degrees of movement featuring high on

CricViz's list since data was first gathered in 2006. Only one Lord's Test in that time had more movement than this one. The problems Lord's is having with its square are well recorded.

Had Robinson played against New Zealand at the Oval, when he was sidelined with a knee problem, or at Trent Bridge, when England left him out on the flattest Test pitch of the summer, his figures might look less impressive.

The “degrees of movement” figures need to be taken with a pinch of salt, though. The movement that is being generated does not come just from the pitch but also from the skill of the bowlers, and the new art of wobble-seam has had a significant impact on the balance of power between bat and ball. Robinson has been using wobble-seam for several years, but he is now better at it than ever before. He is an exceptionally good bowler.

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Root: Celebrate like adults

England seal series with 194-run win at Lord's but captain warns side after late-night incidents

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Joe Root said he was “delighted” at securing a win in his first series back as England captain, but urged his players to celebrate in a “grown up and sensible way” after the drink-related incidents that have plagued the team. England wrapped up a 194-run win in the

second Test of the three-match series after another stellar performance from Ollie Robinson, who finished with match figures of eight for 35 in 27 overs.

Pakistan's Saud Shakeel hit a fighting 97 to take the game deep into the fourth day and Mohammad Abbas now has his name on the Lord's honours board after taking a five-wicket haul. England had not won a Test series since the winter of 2024 and Root praised his team for playing some “very good cricket over the last two weeks in very tough conditions”. The returning England captain had started the week admitting he was “hacked off” after preparations for this Test were overshadowed by the seam bowler

Brydon Carse being removed from the squad pending an investigation into an incident in Derby in the early hours of Sunday August 23, when footage emerged of the 31-year-old in handcuffs outside a nightclub. Derbyshire police said Carse had been arrested and then de-arrested, and Root, having Continued on page 50

Everton fans' 'riot' threat forces U-turn

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Everton are trying to sell Iliman Ndiaye to Tottenham Hotspur for £60 million and re-sign Richarlison for £35 million after a tumultuous 48 hours in which the threat of a fans' revolt prompted a U-turn over plans to offload midfielder Harrison Armstrong.

Events over the weekend exposed owner the Friedkin Group's desire to offload players to raise funds for replenishing David Moyes's squad.

The club had been ready to sanction the sale of the homegrown Armstrong, 19, for £35 million to Nottingham Forest. However, that resulted in an outpouring of fury from Everton fans, who chanted that they would “riot” during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth if the deal progressed.

The strength of feeling caused the Americans to back down after realising their error in encouraging Forest's interest. They then turned their attention instead to striking a deal in principle with Tottenham. Ndiaye became an option for Spurs after they missed out on Cody Gakpo, who will join Manchester City if Liverpool can sign a replacement. If everything progresses, Richarlison, 29, would return having been sold to Spurs in 2022.

Everton are also interested in Monaco forward Folarin Balogun, a £9 million deal for Fulham right back Kenny Tete is close, and bringing Jack Grealish back on loan from Manchester City is now the subject of club-to-club talks. Analysis, The Game, page 10

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Giles Yeo and Rose Stokes, hosts of A Matter of Fat

We made a podcast about fatness

And now we're both on the jabs

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Harry, Megs and Fergie too. Watch out, the royals are coming home Polly Vernon

o, they're back, then. Meghan and Harry: fully Megxin! Flew into Birmingham on what I imagine they referred to as a "PJ" — private jet, chartered in

California at a cost of \$12,000 (£9,000) an hour — are residing “indefinitely” in the Cotswolds, holed up in the SH (spare house) of an EWB (extremely wealthy benefactor), who may or may not be hedge fund billionaire, Ian Wace, a longtime friend of the Sussexes and the presumed bankroller of their return to England. It is from this base that Meghan and Harry will find their latest new home, from whence Harry will act as full-time dad, while Archie and Lilibet enter the British schooling system, and Meghan may come and go, between California and here, in the interest of pursuing her career as a... What was it, again?

Jam influencer? Former actress, teetering on the verge of a comeback? Humanitarian?

Oh — one of those!

also, expensive, which is the best kind of bucolic. No wonder Harry — said to be miserable while in Montecito, friendless and purpose-less — is ecstatic about his new circumstances! Wandering round the English countryside, huge grin on his face, reacquainting himself with British songbirds and pubs, not at all missing the neighbours in California, all of whom seem to be leaking like sieves to the UK press. (One, identified as “Susan”, told The Mail on Sunday: “I left a bottle of wine at their gate to welcome them and it was returned, unopened, the following day.” Another, said the Sussexes left Montecito “with a whimper, not a bang”. And a third said: “The general impression is, good riddance.”) But all that’s behind Harry, along with the ignominy of being dropped by Spotify and downgraded by Netflix. He’s back on home turf, from which, all the better to rebuild bridges, his son will play cricket, and... Oh, hang on, though, because how weird!

Despite all that, Harry is not happy. At all. He's "just as angry" as he was when he left the UK six years ago, according to The Mail on Sunday. "Friends who caught up with Harry were expecting to hear noises of contrition and humility," said a source. "Instead, there will be no imminent mea culpa from Harry by the sounds of things. Far from it, in fact. He is still in that Oprah mindset. They were agog [AGOG!] to hear he still feels angry with members of the royal family, is still frustrated by the 'men in grey suits' who surround his father, and still expects an apology."

The shape of Harry's anger is that he feels sure Palace aides are attempting to sabotage his rapprochement with King Charles (because it couldn't possibly be,

a clinic.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Below: Sarah Ferguson

could it, that Harry's own past and pretty recent behaviours make some people — people with entirely legitimate agendas — wonder re the optics of our monarch embracing his youngest son with alacrity, and so soon?), and is equally convinced that those “men in grey suits” are negatively impacting his chances of regaining armed, tax-funded protection by infiltrating Ravec, the board that assesses, appoints — or denies — security.

Ah, that is one heady mix of paranoia and self-pity, isn't it? Rooted, surely, in the death of his mother, Diana

— the anniversary of which is today — then allowed to flourish long beyond a point of it being anything but harmful to him. Enabled by OPM — other people's money, ie the taxpayers' — until six years ago, now that of a wealthy benefactor. Really quite exhausting for all involved: for his family, the estranged and the not-so; for us, his former subjects; presumably, even for his wife... But most of all, for him.

And, because flitting in and out of self-imposed exile seems to be a phase the royals — or rather, people who used to be royal, but circumstances changed — just sort of go through these days, another return! That of Sarah Ferguson, who was Duchess of York until her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was stripped of his title and has spent the months since she and he were booted out of the Royal Lodge at Windsor in a Swiss

chalet in Verbier. But, yes. She's also coming back to the UK.

According to The Sun, Ferguson has rented a six-bedroom property in an as-yet unidentified home county; it's got three bathrooms and a "granny annexe" (is Fergie the granny to be annexed? TBD). It's gated, which, considering revelations regarding Ferguson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein (a convicted child sex offender who, according to private emails she sent to him after that conviction, was her "supreme friend", the "brother" she "always wished for"), is probably for the best. There's a skip in the driveway, broadband has been installed; it all costs a reported £10,000 a month. Given Ferguson is notoriously bad with money and has been moaning to friends about being "broke" while hiding out up mountains, it does rather make you wonder if she too has an extremely wealthy benefactor? Or was left something (very) substantial in her ex-boyfriend Paddy McNally's will?

Will Ferguson's return overshadow that of Harry and Meghan? No, but it might make it look a bit more common — basic, predictable, and so forth.

It might also sully the broader reputation of The Return, given that the Sussexes departed in righteous fury and seem to have returned in the same, while Ferguson, who slunk off in secret and shame with multiple burner phones, seems to be re-entering in a spirit of defiance and with a threatened tell-all TV interview in the works. Oops.

The brutal reality of the graduate job search

It's the toughest employment market on record for those leaving university. Emily Shulman says the struggle to get a job is an increasingly desperate one

ast week I opened my inbox to yet another rejection letter.

“Dear Emily, thank you for taking the time to apply, but due to a very high volume of applicants we cannot

provide you with personalised feedback right now. Please check our LinkedIn for other career opportunities...”

By now, I barely need to read beyond the first line. Whether it's "we've decided to move forward with other candidates", "the standard of applications was exceptionally high" or "we've chosen someone with more relevant experience", the message is always the same, and often written by AI. After applying for more than 100 jobs in the past year, I've become fluent in rejection.

It feels intensely personal but this problem is nationwide. Graduates are facing the worst job market on record, according to a report this week. The recruitment website Adzuna found that from a peak of more than 55,000 graduate posts in 2017, vacancies are now down 85 per cent.

Job applications, interviews and rejection emails have become the main topic of conversation among my friends. Some have had to go back to the retail or hospitality jobs they had as teenagers. Some are still sending out applications more than a year after graduating, while some have taken unpaid internships in the hope that more experience on their CV may finally be enough to secure a paid role.

At university our WhatsApp group chats were filled with plans for nights out, screenshots of dating app conversations and pictures of what everyone was planning on wearing that weekend. Now all I see are screenshots of rejection emails.

“Another one,” someone will send, followed by the familiar opening line thanking them for their application. We’ve started laughing about it because the alternative is just depressing. Between us, we have degrees, master’s degrees, internships and work experience. But what most of us don't have is the one thing all of it was supposed to lead to: a job. And it seems it doesn't matter which sector — the rejections are the same.

Friends who did PGDL law conversions have tried to get training contracts since and been unsuccessful. They are now trying for paralegal roles. Others who are interested in talent management and social media jobs have drawn blanks. Some have done ten-week marketing internships at top companies and then not been offered the graduate scheme at the end. It's not just graduates with arts subjects who are struggling. I have a friend who studied biochemistry who, after failing to find any science-related jobs, has taken temping work at an insurance company.

When I finished my degree in criminology and sociology at the University of Nottingham in 2025, I knew finding work wouldn't be easy so I took a master's in journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London, and tried to build up my CV with work experience placements, thinking I had done enough to really stand out. Turns out I was wrong.

I've applied for jobs in content management, PR, communications and the media and I've only got as far as five interviews. I always ask for feedback, hoping there may be something I can improve, yet the response is predictably polite but vague. The most common is that the role went to someone with "more experience". So how do graduates my age gain that experience when every entry-level role seems to require it already?

Every careers adviser, lecturer and employer gives people like me the same advice: get experience, hone your CV. Yet the more I have built my CV, the further away the finish line seems to move. Roles advertised as “entry level” increasingly ask for one, two or sometimes five years of experience. Internships want previous internships and graduate jobs want graduates who have already done the job. So the answer is always the

Emily Shulman

same... or there's no answer at all.

“The more I have built my CV, the further away the finish line moves

My older sister, who is one year ahead of me, has had a similar experience. After doing a degree in philosophy and politics at the University of Leeds, she did a postgraduate diploma in law at the University of Law. However, despite her having four years of higher education, finding her first legal job proved far harder than she had expected. Eventually she had to move from London to Manchester for a paralegal role, even though the firm she works for has a London office.

I'm now back living with my parents, as are most of my friends. After the freedom of university it has been, let's say, an adjustment. Sometimes I wonder whether my parents quite understand how difficult finding a job has become. My dad tells stories about his peers leaving school at 16, walking into top companies that probably wouldn't even look at my CV today and being offered jobs on the spot.

They will often say: "So-and-so's son works here, why don't you reach out?" But I don't think they realise that while a contact may point you in the right direction, most companies have formal application processes that everyone is expected to go through.

Our social lives have changed too. Spending so much of my time firing off CVs and job applications has left little room for dating. When I open my phone I don't head to Hinge or Tinder any more, I go straight to LinkedIn. Without regular incomes, and with sizeable student loans weighing over us, my friends and I have swapped expensive nights out for cooking at each other's houses or going to the cinema. We joke about being broke and try to raise each other's spirits at the weekends. But during the week we're back on job sites, firing off applications, partly in the hope of starting our careers and partly, we joke, to get our parents off our backs.

We all fear that with the rise of AI, our first step to a job is being made even harder. As AI becomes capable of carrying out some of the research and basic content tasks traditionally given to junior employees, what is there left for us to do? Meanwhile, increases to national insurance contributions and the minimum wage appear to have made employing entry-level staff less appealing to companies.

Perhaps the rejection that hurt most was from Gail's on my local high street. I had walked in with a copy of my CV on the off-chance they needed someone, expecting to hand it over and hear nothing more. Instead, they interviewed me there and then. I left feeling optimistic that perhaps something might finally have clicked. It hadn't. Twenty minutes later I received a phone call saying I didn't have the right experience for that role either. After four years of higher education I didn't have the right experience to serve coffee.

So where am I now? Between applications I take on market research and sell clothes on Vinted to make some extra money. Then I open LinkedIn, Indeed and my inbox and start the process again.

My relationship with rejection has changed too. At the beginning I took every one personally. I would reread the email, wonder what was wrong with my application and convince myself that I should have written my cover letter differently. Now I'm becoming inured to the constant brush-offs — especially those that are clearly generated by AI.

I haven't stopped trying, though. I'll probably send another application tomorrow, and another the day after that. I'll continue rewriting cover letters, searching job boards and hoping that eventually one employer will take a chance on me. Because, despite everything, I still believe someone eventually has to say yes.

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Help! My wife's cat is out to wreck our marriage

He's called Satan. Don't make the mistake of trying to stroke him. By Rob Crossan

CIRCE HAMILTON FOR THE TIMES

When Emma and I started dating five years ago, my wife-to-be issued a warning early on: she owned

a cat who she felt she had no choice but to call Satan. "Cookie [his original name] just didn't seem right after the first few days," she admitted while ushering me into her kitchen for my first encounter with her beloved pet.

Jet black and recovering from a recurring bout of herpes of the eye, Satan was a big lad, looking almost bovine from side on. Emma related to me how this stout-looking brute adored her but he had “issues” with anyone else. This, she claimed, was due to him coming from a “bad home”. Pressing further, I learnt that the owner of the house where Satan’s mother had her kittens left the living room window open, allowing the tom cat father to jump inside and murder one of Satan’s brothers when the litter was a week or two old.

I'm a lifelong cat lover and have owned many over the years but, hard as I tried to bond with Satan, I was dealing with a cat who disliked me and appeared set on destroying my nascent relationship with Emma.

Hissing, scratching me if I went within tail-swishing distance and spitting was the start of his attrition. Satan quickly developed an intuitive ability to injure himself just as we would be due to depart for our holidays. A break in Scotland was cancelled when he managed to trap one leg inside the washing machine. The vet in West Norwood is nowhere near as romantic as a restaurant in Fort William.

Buying a house together and getting married this year has done nothing to diminish Satan's desire to have his owner all to himself. While some cats dream of milk and mice, Satan, I am certain, dreams of decrees absolute.

He has always been uxorious towards Emma but now, when she gets back from her nursing shifts, he follows her like the most sycophantic groupie, pausing only to stare at me with an expression that reads, "Are you still here, Rob?"

Of late, things have got even more out of hand. I realise the cat can't read yet he seems to know which letters are addressed to me. Mail for Emma is left untouched on the doormat while mine is repurposed, first as a scratching post and then, to my horror, a litter tray. Moderately amusing when I received a Lambeth council tax bill, this feline dirty protest became less funny when I couldn't read the new Patrick Radden Keefe hardback I'd ordered due to it being saturated with cat urine.

We're simply not in the economic bracket to afford the luxury of cat psychologists. My only comfort is that Satan hates everyone else too. Our next-door neighbour has been savaged by him in her back garden while various friends have departed our home with plasters on their forearms after committing such heinous crimes as attempting to stroke him (despite our warnings) or simply wanting to pass him in the hallway.

I could never demand that my wife get rid of this four-legged impediment. Emma is sympathetic to the situation but, perhaps because she's Swedish, continues to believe that inherent goodness lurks inside all creatures. "All it takes to find it is a bit more kitty compassion," she told me reassuringly after I had endured another scratching attack. I would have added "gauntlets" to her list but I was too busy looking for antiseptic at the time.

Last month she bought a bow-tie collar in the colours of her national flag to place around Satan's neck, confident that the spirit of tolerance and calm that predominates in her homeland would transfer over to him. It was a forlorn hope. She might as well have stuck a Greenpeace badge on Hannibal Lecter.

However, as Satan embarks on his new early autumn campaign to clamp himself to my study armchair and chew it into bite-sized pieces, I now suspect that his presence in my life is a form of feline comeuppance. This malicious moggy is six years old. How did I behave when I was that age? I was aggressive, didn't listen to anyone and believed I could do exactly as I wanted. Satan is without doubt simply my horrible childhood self reincarnated — with added herpes. Realising this has given me the stoic resolve to endure this third-party threat to my nuptial bliss.

"Hell is other people's cats" is what Sartre, a man who would probably have approved of an awkward domestic ménage à trois, should have written. Still, I suspect even he would have struggled had one of the party been using his post as a litter tray.

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She supported body positivity. He's a top scientist. Both take GLP-1s

Giles Yeo is a world-leading metabolic expert who says excess weight is unhealthy. Rose Stokes advocated for self-acceptance. Now they have each gone on the jabs — and made a podcast together. By Katie Glass

“Obviously I hate being photographed,” says Rose Stokes as she slips another dress over her head, and my

heart sinks. I thought I was meeting a body-positivity campaigner who celebrated curves — and with her a diet scientist who would encourage weight loss free of jabs. But in reality Stokes and her podcast co-presenter, Giles Yeo, are more complex, more human and more honest — and that's why their new podcast about weight, A Matter of Fat, looks set to be so interesting.

They came up with the idea after realising their experiences of weight both conflicted and overlapped. I tease them that they're the Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart of diets, but it's not a wild comparison.

Stokes, 38, has “lived in a body that is deemed to be too big for the majority of my life”. Yeo, 53, is a professor of molecular neuroendocrinology at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit at the University of Cambridge. Between them they bring a sort of combined left-right-brain approach to conversation about size that has never felt more pertinent. As Stokes puts it, the past couple of years “have been a real whiplash scenario”, ricocheting from body-positivity campaigns celebrating curves to GLP-1 weight-loss jabs reviving skinny culture.

Given their podcast is called A Matter of Fat, I wonder what the f-word means to them both. Their answers reveal their differences. For Yeo, “When you say the word ‘fat’, I think about it as a very scientific question. What does it mean to be fat? What is fat? I see the organ. I think of fat as a liver, as a kidney.”

For Stokes — who went on her first diet at 11 — it's far more charged. She prevaricates about whether she finds hearing the word painful. "When you say 'fat', the first thing I think of is my six-year-old self in a playground and things that people have said to me over my life," she begins, but although “It almost felt easier to give in to GLP-1s than to accept myself

she goes on to claim to have let go of her fear of "fat", I notice she doesn't look me in the eye as she says it.

Stokes's first memory of feeling fat was at junior school, when a girl in the lunch queue told her she was. Since then, she feels her weight has been "following me around my entire life, colouring my personal relationships, my experiences of the world, who knows what work opportunities". She has fantasised about "how much less complicated my life would have been if there hadn't been this dominant idea in my head that I was repulsive or I was disgusting".

Has she ever enjoyed her body? Apparently only when pregnant: "I had these two beautiful babies and they were perfect and my body did everything it was supposed to do." Otherwise, she has never loved it. "I've often felt like my relationship with my body is terminal," she says.

It's unsurprising that, around 2012, when the third wave of the body-positivity movement emerged, in some ways for Stokes it felt amazing. "Seeing people in bigger bodies on catwalks and in magazines, all of those things had a really positive effect," she says. She could buy clothes where she wanted, see plus-sized models on runways, follow fat influencers on Instagram and see them in beauty campaigns. "Suddenly I was allowed to post pictures of my body and people were, like, 'Yeah!'" Did it feel good? "It really did." Although — somewhat confusingly — it came at a time when she had lost a substantial amount of weight but was still a curvaceous size 14. "I did feel a large amount of acceptance, and it does make me laugh because some of those people that, when I was a kid, were calling me fat were now following me on social media." She wrote her own fat-positive pieces for publication.

Yeo, who had spent 20 years then (30-plus now) studying the genes influencing childhood obesity, had a different experience of the body-positivity movement. “The people online that hate me the most,” he says, “are first the vegans, second the evangelical carnivores, and then the evangelical body-positive movement.”

Although Yeo is at pains to point out that he has never judged anyone, he stands by “the biological statement that if you carry too much fat, it increases your chance of ill health”.

"I think this is a statement of fact," he says, as if that means anything online these days. But that simple assertion "they just kind of twist into 'you hate fat people'". During the body-positivity moment it was a criticism he heard loudly and repeatedly.

Just as the movement blew up, causing arguments over the merits of putting a size-26 Tess Holliday on Cosmopolitan's cover (Piers Morgan criticised it as “dangerous and misguided”), the conversation twisted again when GLP-I receptor agonists came to the fore.

Stokes quickly noticed the shift. Plus-size models started vanishing. Size-inclusive launches stopped as brands reduced their size ranges. Once-curvaceous celebrities — including Rebel Wilson, Lizzo and the All About That Bass singer Meghan Trainor — started slimming. Stokes, observing all of this, coined the phrase “shrinking girl summer” in an article that quickly went viral. Meanwhile she found herself trying to guess which former body-positivity advocates on Instagram were now fat-jabbing. Was she angry with them? No, she says, rather she saw it as proof that thin culture was powerful and overwhelming: “We were all saying that we totally had let go of this thing, but I think it’s stronger than any of us.”

Yeo was less surprised. “We’ve known about these GLP-1 medications for 20 years,” he says, with a shrug. They were originally licensed for diabetes, but Yeo remembers the landmark study testing semaglutides specifically for obesity that revealed they led to a 15 per cent weight loss over 68 weeks. “The big surprise to everybody, including the people who make the damn drugs, was that no one foresaw the cultural shift that would happen,” he says. “Is there any space in any world five years ago that I would say that one in eight of all Americans are on some version of GLP-1s? That probably a year from now, 10 per cent of all people in the UK will be on some version of these drugs? Are you freaking kidding me?” Now those drugs are a massive weight-loss industry, with the Danish manufacturer of Wegovy, Novo Nordisk, valued at more than \$500 billion.

Stokes was not shocked by the enthusiasm with which fat jabs were taken up. She saw the love affair coming: "I would have predicted it but only because I know how much turmoil this issue puts in people's heads," she says.

Here's the rub: Yeo confesses during our interview that he is now on the jabs. I find it quite shocking. If a metabolism expert can't lose weight without them, does that mean we're all screwed? He shakes his head. "Losing weight is not an information problem. If you ask anyone what is a roughly healthy diet or what you need to do to roughly lose weight, you'll probably get the right answer. It's a biological problem interacting with the world around us."

Giles Yeo and Rose Stokes, hosts of the podcast A Matter of Fat
A Matter of Fat launches on September 15 on all platforms. shows.acast.com/a-matter-of-fat

He has lost 20lb on the jabs so far. Does Stokes feel disappointed? "Look, it genuinely isn't any of my business what other people do with their bodies," she says. "I don't blame anyone for doing whatever they do just to feel good about themselves."

She is, however, “very, very, very concerned about how easy it is for people to get these drugs”. Yeo was prescribed them online, with a BMI of 27, in 22 minutes (he’s a scientist — of course he timed it).

My real surprise comes when Stokes says she's now also on the jabs. "I did go back and forth, mainly because I had been out there saying to people, 'You should accept yourself,'" she says. "I had written quite a lot of body-positivity stuff and I felt worried about being judged, but the truth is that I was the heaviest I'd ever been after my second child was born and I wasn't comfortable. I didn't feel healthy."

Having tried the jabs once and not got on with them, she is taking them again and is honest about her ambivalence. She is torn between the dual demands “to love yourself completely and not want to change ever — or diet culture. And I didn’t want to endorse either of those.”

Despite the joy she found in the body-positivity movement, she also says she couldn't rid herself of the pressure of thin culture, "programming someone's brain from early childhood into this idea that you have to be striving for something different. I never thought it was completely possible to let go of that desire and it almost felt easier to give in to the GLP-Is than to accept myself."

In a way it feels like a “gotcha” moment. Look! Here is proof that the body-positivity movement I always suspected was a sham is as disingenuous as I predicted. But instead, I just feel sad that the beautiful woman before me has never seen herself that way in the mirror.

I ask Stokes and Yeo if perhaps their podcast creates a conundrum: that by talking about weight, even if you're rejecting the notion you should be thin, you're reinforcing the idea that weight is important?

"I think weight is important," Yeo says, "not because it belittles who you are, degrades who you are or anything like that. Weight is important because everyone has weight. And for a lot of people, if you carry too much, it's because of your weight that you are less healthy."

Stokes admits she has wondered if "it was healthy for me to spend so much of my time talking about this subject because actually it has caused me quite a lot of damage in the past", but ultimately she feels the discussion is too important to ignore. "Every single time I've ever spoken about this, there have been so many people that have said, 'Me too.'" Sharing experiences, she says, is a way to take this subject "out of the shame bucket — and try and be a bit normal about it in a less moral, less blamey, less emotionally charged way".

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Priority tills? Free online food deliveries? In France I'm now a VIP mum-to-be

In the UK friends

complain about maternity care and commuters. Here, it's fantastic. By Rachel Hosie

hen my husband and I moved to France for his job immediately after getting

married last year, we weren't sure if we wanted to have a baby abroad. We were both 32 and knew we wanted children but wouldn't we miss having family around? And what about the rites of passage my friends had gone through, like the Mamas & Papas shopping appointments and making mum friends through NCT classes? However, once we settled into our life of croissants and chaotic driving down on the Côte d'Azur, we changed our minds.

As of now I'm about halfway through my pregnancy and just transitioning out of the "is she pregnant or did she just smash a buffet?" phase. And while I expected (and experienced) nausea, weird cravings (chocolate milk and sweetcorn, not together) and an aversion to the smell of the fridge, the one thing I didn't expect was to be treated like a VIP in France.

Back home, pregnant friends complain of commuters who stare at their phones on the Tube instead of giving up their seats and talk of postcode lotteries when it comes to maternity care and packed labour wards. Here, meanwhile, supermarkets and even post offices have dedicated counters, priority tills and queue-jump lanes for pregnant women, disabled people and the elderly. As a pregnant woman, I get free delivery from the supermarket Carrefour provided that we spend €60 (funnily enough, it's never been an issue — growing a baby is hungry work) and the perk lasts for a year.

There's an official priority card too, issued by the French family welfare and social security office to expectant mothers in France that gives them priority not just on public transport but also in public administration offices and museums.

And there's also a general air of goodwill. Recently, while huffing and puffing my way up a hill in the heat, I was buoyed by a woman who wound down her car window to wish me "bon courage" and tell me I would have a "bon bébé". Whether the luck was for the rest of the pregnancy or the hill, I don't know, but I was glad of the encouragement.

In Britain there are headlines about maternal deaths during pregnancy, labour and postpartum being at a 20-year-high and so many accounts of women who feel let down. And while I'm sure it's not as simple as one country good, the other bad, all I've heard so far from new friends who have given birth in France are glowing testimonies about the prenatal care, birth experience and postpartum support. They have waxed lyrical about being in a private room for their entire stay, which is often up to four days to ensure both mother and baby are doing well before they go home.

For most people in the UK, the 12-week scan is the first time you know that your baby is growing safely inside you. In France I was sent for two blood tests to confirm that the pregnancy hormone was rising correctly immediately after seeing that

A woman wound down her car window to wish me 'bon courage'

second line on a test. Since then I've visited my midwife every four weeks and have been able to see our little baby wriggling around on the screen at every appointment (it was more of a blob at six weeks but a blob with a heartbeat). This is on top of the ultrasound I get with a sonographer each trimester.

Every month I'm sent for blood and urine tests to check for various markers but always toxoplasmosis. There is a lot of chat around toxoplasmosis during pregnancy in France (my excuse for avoiding gardening for nine months), which is strange because when I mentioned this to my British friends with babies, they'd never even heard of it.

I am still struggling with pregnancy sickness midway through my second trimester (“morning” sickness is a misnomer — who knew?). However, I’ve been prescribed the miracle anti-sickness drug Xonvea, which I can pick up whenever I need it. In the UK doctors are far less willing to prescribe it

because it's expensive. Someone I know was told to prove she still needed the medication (throw up on cue?) and another woman got so desperate that she has been paying about £250 a month to get the drug privately.

In France healthcare generally is a bit more complicated but pretty generous: 70 to 100 per cent of costs are covered by social security until you reach the sixth month of pregnancy, at which point all costs are 100 per cent covered. This includes the birth but also postnatal visits, perineal rehab sessions and dental check-ups up to 12 weeks afterwards. Expats have a slightly different set-up but I am fortunate to be covered by the health insurance we have through my husband's work.

It's not all better, of course. Eating out is a bit of a minefield, what with the French love of rare meat and unpasteurised cheeses. Despite my greatest efforts, ordering a fully cooked-through burger remains a challenge too tricky to accomplish. A couple of weeks ago a waiter recommended a boozy crème brûlée, assuring me it was fine because the eggs were pasteurised.

Generally, though, I feel in very safe hands in France. I might miss out on the famous NHS post-labour tea and toast but some champagne and a pain au chocolat will do nicely.

Ask Professor Tanya Byron My menopausal niece isn't coping well with her unruly son

My niece and her partner have one child, a 14-year-old son. I am petrified for his future. He spends hours playing games

on his phone, which he uses to talk to the few friends he has (he won't see them in person outside school).

He hates school and throws tantrums in the morning, having stayed up late on his phone. He has poor personal hygiene and spends far too much time with adults as he does not want to attend after-school clubs. I see a teenager with no happy future.

I think his parents give him too much power. He swears at them and hits them if he doesn't get his own way, and it seems there are very few consequences. The parents have been offered online parenting classes, which my niece says she's too tired to do, and her son has been offered counselling at school, which she doesn't know if he has engaged with.

If I try to talk to her son I'm told to "leave him alone". I daren't raise anything like a criticism of her parenting as she'd fly off the handle and accuse me of not understanding as I don't have children.

She has a lot on her plate: an unhelpful partner, she is unhappy at work, and has other caring responsibilities as well. However, I can't ignore that they are raising an unhappy, selfish, unsociable son.

I know I have to raise this with my (menopausal) niece. Can you advise? Sue

You are clearly very worried about your great-nephew. You are also in a very difficult position because while your instinct is to raise

your concerns, attempts seem to be met with resistance.

While I agree that clearer boundaries, united parenting and consistency would be of benefit, your great-nephew's behaviour may be signalling underlying issues that need addressing. Adolescence is a period of enormous neurological, social and emotional change when many teenagers become withdrawn, sleep badly, neglect personal hygiene, retreat online and push boundaries.

While behaviour that goes beyond what we expect developmentally tells us something is wrong, it doesn't tell us what. That needs to be understood before solutions are offered.

He seems to become highly distressed when demands are placed on him. His tantrums before school look like bad behaviour but may indicate a child who finds the social, sensory and educational demands exhausting: is he being bullied, are there neurodevelopmental differences (eg autism, ADHD), is he struggling with clinical levels of anxiety (we don't only avoid — flight — or freeze when anxious, we also fight), does he have learning difficulties? His sleep difficulties and emotional dysregulation could also stem from overwhelm at managing everyday demands.

How can you help? Your urge to intervene must be balanced against your niece's present state. When others are already overwhelmed or feel criticised, our efforts to solve things can inadvertently increase defensiveness, and the harder we push, the more they pull away.

Your great-nephew is spending too much time online, struggling at school, and at home is non-compliant, defiant, aggressive and occasionally violent — none of these are trivial. I am, however, equally struck by your description of his mother. Unhappy at work, menopausal and living with an unhelpful partner: she is an exhausted and overwhelmed parent.

It is well established that chronic stress narrows our capacity to think, plan and tolerate conflict. Also, when we are overwhelmed we instinctively seek ways to

If you would like Professor Tanya Byron's help, email proftanyabyron@thetimes.co.uk quickly reduce distress, even if they create longer-term problems. From a psychological perspective, this includes “accommodation”, eg giving in to avoid an argument, allowing another hour online because we cannot face a battle.

The relief is immediate, but the behaviour is reinforced because parent and child quickly learn that conflict ends when the parent backs down. Over time, parental responses become driven by avoiding confrontation rather than solving problems.

The focus needs to shift from trying to address directly your great-nephew's behaviour to increasing his mother's emotional resources. The stress-vulnerability model helps us to understand how, when life's demands exceed our emotional and practical resources, our ability to think clearly and regulate our emotions diminishes — life becomes much harder, consistent parenting difficult.

Equally relevant is parental self-efficacy: a parent's belief that they are capable of managing their child. Chronic stress can erode that confidence. In her state, your niece may be avoiding the online parenting course because a) stress-vulnerability: she hasn't got the bandwidth to engage with it and b) parental self-efficacy: it reinforces a belief she probably already holds — that she is a bad parent.

I therefore advise that you make your niece your focus rather than her son. First create a supportive and safe relationship. Begin by acknowledging her numerous stressors and the toll they must be taking on her.

If your niece feels understood she is more likely to reflect on what she needs, which gives you an opening to ask how she feels she's coping and what you could do to help. Curiosity lowers defensiveness, while criticism almost always increases it.

Practical support will also be powerful. Rather than offering advice, offer relief: cook a meal, take her out for coffee and let her talk without trying to fix — being listened to often enables us to reach our own solutions. You could provide her with helpful information about the menopause and support her to consult her GP (themenopausecharity.org).

You could offer to do the online parenting programme alongside. You could even research other sources of support for her including the Parents Helpline at youngminds.org.uk and coramfamilylives.org.uk, which offers confidential parenting and family support, including around behaviour.

These gestures may seem small, but by reducing her cognitive and emotional load they can help to restore the emotional bandwidth she needs to accept the help offered.

Of greatest concern, however, is your great-nephew's physical aggression towards his parents. This behaviour, which is clearly communicating that he needs help, could be a safeguarding issue. His aggression therefore needs both boundaries and understanding.

If your niece has been given an online parenting course I suspect the needs of the family have, at some level, been recognised. But the help offered is not enough and that needs to be flagged. I would encourage your niece to speak openly to the pastoral or safeguarding lead at the school.

They could help the family to access local early help: support provided through local authorities and other services when a child or family is struggling, ideally before problems become more serious (search “Early help and early intervention services” at youngminds.org.uk). This isn’t about labelling a 14-year-old but recognising that their family needs more support.

Your great-nephew's future is not being decided by who he is at 14; it will be shaped by what the adults around him do next. Therefore, your most powerful intervention will be a steady, compassionate presence alongside non-judgmental support.

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Jumbo crossword No 1807

Cryptic clues

Across

1 Sell-out of English carrier absorbed in BA deal finally (8)

5 Surf tops end of promenade (6)

9 Reinstate trees damaged outside gate (7)

14 Homework — a chunk exhausted senior already covered (II)

15 Popular core to next seriously thoughtful budget (11)

16 Accepted proposition advanced by Isle of Man (5)

17 Partly cover remaining drink (7)

18 Rough punishment of hard character to a tee? (4,5)

19 What can reproduce staggering hundred with leg repeated? (3,4)

20 In-your-face prisoner, loud, going round trapping some number (15)

22 Deciding trick, key in writing things like this (10)

23 Have in mind fashionable number, band's last (6)

25 Carry little child with little energy (4)

28 Message on cleaner paper (5,9)

30 Note canid put back in native genus of mammals once (8)

32 Itemise at the outset every new expense recorded for auditor (8)

34 Not simple to make out messy pile behind acre (14)

37 Attempt securing win's ending in tie (4)

38 Channel fish eating what's offered by both French and Brits? (6)

39 Sparkling beers a bit after work (10)

43 Law official initially returned for Georgia? (8,7)

45 Improve look of casual ship's officer returning after days (5,2)

47 One looking at body tats Naomi's sporting (9)

49 Interminable missing mates when Friday's wiped out (7)

51 Mature exercise taken in runs home (5)

52 Earl left cross beset by crooked militant (11)

53 It can mean to corrupt (11)

54 Ayatollahs backed for 70 per cent growth (7)

55 Hot and humid outcome that's not concerning railway (6)

56 Live and aware broadcast that is not lacking heart (8)

Down

1 I intend boarding British Eastern aircraft (7)

2 What could go to making Keith musical (3,4,3,1)

3 What can go off in the style of jolly telephone call (5,4)

4 Confession of bent Camden Town geek in possession of pounds (15)

6 Give way about char being suggestive (8)

8 Fair number going topless passed (4-6)

9 Primarily a copy in likeness possessing eerie resemblance — straight up! (7)

10 More than one wrong about uranium cavity (5)

11 Dogmatic old wing nowadays penning extremes of twaddle (11)

12 Watches lecture — it's on crab (8)

20 What may be caught, comparatively lengthy, putting out line? (6)

21 Say in cold seasons when coat is off one? (7)

22 Conservative mess losing millions — hold tight (6)

24 Wife misled badly over moderate fungal infection (5,3,7)

26 Superior canal ends in redesign with Trent (14)

27 Speculate, very involved in current home (6)

29 Unknown island tree — one bearing fruit? (7)

31 Drive off short period after I'd got up (6)

33 Imported plant, a form of Asian Tulipa (11)

35 Joint on dish which is tough to cut through (11)

36 Insubstantial rowing boat stopping in awkward slews (10)

40 Might I put in drained herb? (9)

41 Pardoned robber group trapped in pubs (8)

42 One managing the show for leader supported by king (8)

44 Easy to see identification during incident (7)

46 Author with depression is undecided (7)

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times2 clues

Across 1 Extremely cruel act (8) 5 Refuelling tanker (6) 9 Having uncovered breasts (7) 14 Chance (11) 15 Formal request; sustained effort (11) 16 Form of quartz used as a gemstone (5) 17 Plant's main underground part (7) 18 Expert in financial management (9) 19 Culinary herb (7) 20 Delay, time wasting (15) 22 Administrative area in Japan (10) 23 Tried and tested (6) 25 Thin metal sheet (4) 28 Cultured classes (S, not Z) (14) 30 Salaried worker (8) 32 Design and build; skilfully bring about (8) 34 Up for auction (5,3,6) 37 Soy bean curd (4) 38 Structural rules for language (6)

39 Treater of dirty clothing (3-7)
43 Mutual reliance (15)
45 Swedish city (7)
47 Rotating barrier (9)
49 Stretchy (7)
51 Sound like a steam engine (5)
52 Type of missile or fighter (11)
53 Showing inventiveness (11)
54 Fast-moving stream (7)
55 English county (6)
56 Troubled, nervous (8)

Down

1 Green-fleshed fruit (7)
2 Substitute (11)
3 Establish correspondence between (9)
4 Honest and reliable quality (15)
6 Figure of speech (8)
7 Disorganised, lacking in concentration (14)
8 Restraining personal freedom (10)
9 Capital of Libya (7)
10 Greek philosopher (5)
11 Suitability, fitness (11)

12 Short composition for one or two players (8)
13 Weak and cowardly person (4)
20 Package (6)
21 Plant grown for fodder (7)
22 Shrub used for hedging (6)
24 Processing of large amounts of data (6,9)
26 Leader of a cause or party (8-6)
27 Extreme fear (6)
29 Pleasurable inactivity (7)
31 Go without food (6)
33 Author producing another's book (5,6)
35 Painter of small portraits (11)
36 Not beaten (10)
40 Looking or waiting for something (9)
41 Area of a town or country (8)
42 Tending to intrude (8)
44 Respected, distinguished (7)
46 Liverpool FC stadium (7)
48 Sudden large increase (5)
50 Urban rail vehicle (4)

proms

A sensory rollercoaster

Oslo Philharmonic/ Grazinyte-Tyla Royal Albert Hall, London ★★★★☆

Jennifer Stahl, as Pandora, led the first night cast at the Edinburgh International Festival

It's the sheer spectacle that makes San Francisco Ballet's ambitious AI-inspired production worth the visit, writes Debra Craine

The Oslo Philharmonic is looking for a new chief conductor, after the wunderkind Klaus Makela hung up his baton in May.

For its Prom, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla did the honours, and her rapport with the orchestra was strong and her programme an invitation to listen with fresh ears. Place your bets now.

It began with the burbles, chirrups and twitters of a forest waking up in Symphonic Poem No 1, Forest Morning. This charming soundscape was by a name new to the Proms, Oyvind Torvund. It wasn't so much his fun mimicry of the natural world that proved fascinating, but how he sought out and incorporated its oddly electronic sounds and patterns. We had another taste of that right at the end of the Prom, in a newly orchestrated encore, Starry Night, in which Torvund's blooping sounds flew round the top of the Albert Hall as if they were being emitted by the ceiling mushrooms.

Theatricality of a different sort was on offer in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto, a work that remained aloof despite the violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja's best efforts to bend it to her will. She acted rather than sang through her violin, her edgy tone meaning it wasn't always a comfortable listen. I'm not sure she wanted it to be.

There was plenty of beautiful sound, however, in an entrancing performance of excerpts from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, a reminder that there's much wonderful music in the ballet beyond the swaggering theme everyone knows from The Apprentice. "The Montagues and the Capulets" sounded thrillingly vital — all menace and drama — as played by the Oslo Philharmonic, yet overall it was the lyrical, rapturous, tender playing that made this performance special. Grazinyte-Tyla found the heart of Shakespeare's tragedy, from the ardent strings in the Balcony Scene to the intensity of Juliet's final dying moments. Rebecca Franks

Available on BBC Sounds

dance

Mere Mortals Edinburgh Playhouse (70min) ★★★★☆

A

year after taking over as the artistic director of San Francisco Ballet, Tamara Rojo made her mark with this ambitious and

startling commission. Mere Mortals, which had its world premiere in 2024 and has just received its European premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival (before moving on to London), brings together three powerful elements to reimagine the myth of Pandora for the age of AI.

There's bustling, pulsating choreography from the Canadian choreographer Aszure Barton, the language as spiky as it is graceful. There are dazzling computer visuals from the Barcelona-based Hamill Industries and an alluring score from the British electronics artist Sam Shepherd, known professionally as Floating Points. Coming together in the cavern-like space of the Edinburgh Playhouse, with more than 40 dancers on stage, massive LED screens at the back and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

(joined by Shepherd) in the pit, it declares itself first and foremost as a spectacle.

According to the ancient Greek myth, Pandora was the first human woman. Her crime? To unleash evil and suffering into the world. In Barton's 21st-century vision, the dark negative forces that emerge from Pandora's box are embodied by artificial intelligence. But anyone looking to follow the narrative of her cautionary tale will find it more implicit than explicit. The thematic concept is opaque, and although there are named characters, you would be hard pressed to identify them at first glance (the flimsy EIF programme won't help you here), especially the one called Hope who opens the ballet in a fog of dry ice.

So, not a satisfying dramatic whole then — the ending disappoints too —

“It’s like an army of computer chips marching us to our doom

but certainly a satisfying sensory extravaganza. The sight of so many dancers (enrobed in long black costumes that enhance their anonymity) in thrilling regimentation feels like an enemy army of computer chips marching us to our doom. The score, which combines orchestral breadth with electronic colours, wraps the ballet in a fantasy of aural excitement. The immersive digital artwork evokes images of Promethean fire and cataclysmic storm clouds (a reference to climate change or atomic bomb explosions?)

Leading the first cast in Edinburgh as Pandora was Jennifer Stahl, who threw body and soul into her sleek contortions and sensuously articulated performance, especially in the long romantic intertwining of her pas de deux with Harrison James's Epimetheus (the brother of Prometheus).

Joseph Walsh lurked menacingly as Prometheus (once I figured out who he was), while Wei Wang danced up a storm as Hope. The San Francisco Ballet ensemble were nothing less than heroic.

Sadler's Wells, London, Sep 9-12

classical

Berlin Philharmonic/ Petrenko Usher Hall, Edinburgh ★★★★★

tradingref.com here have been many excellent concerts at this year's Edinburgh International Festival. But it wasn't exactly unpredictable

that the Berlin Philharmonic and Kirill Petrenko would appear on the final weekend (the orchestra's first visit to the festival for 20 years) and simply blow away the memory of pretty well everything that went before.

Not so much, perhaps, with Elgar's Enigma Variations. That was beautifully played, especially by those dark, lustrous lower strings, revelling in the countermelodies rising through the piece like regrets that cannot be repressed. But I don't think the Berliners are quite in their element doing English wistfulness and understatement. And sometimes Petrenko slightly misjudged balances, so that passages became sumptuous textures with no clearly delineated foreground.

Conductor Kirill Petrenko "unleashed power, passion and precision"

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4 was a different matter. Samuel Goldwyn's advice to young film-makers — "start with an earthquake and work up to a climax" — came to mind as Petrenko unleashed power, passion and precision in the scorching outer movements, contrasted with extraordinarily cultured and lyrical playing in the second movement (the principal oboist floating an exquisite solo that seemed to go on for minutes before he took a second breath) and needle-sharp rapport as well as rapier wit in the quickfire instrumental exchanges of the third.

What a remarkably self-regenerating bunch the Berliners are. Many of the faces have changed even since Simon Rattle's day, yet the spirit, daring and overwhelming virtuosity of the orchestra is, if anything, even more impressive under Petrenko's deceptively unfussy direction. There are no gimmicks in his interpretations, no exaggerations for effect. Yet I have never heard this symphony delivered with such an emotional clout. Catch it on Radio 3 when the Berliners take it to the Proms on September 2.

It was very different in the Usher Hall the previous evening, when the Colin Currie Group — steel-fingered instrumentalists powering through minimalist classics under an ace

percussionist — presented a Steve Reich programme. There will doubtless be many concerts celebrating the composer's 90th birthday in October, but this one culminated in a world premiere, the ink still drying. It's titled In All Your Ways, which keen biblical students will recognise as an allusion to the Book of Proverbs ("in all your ways acknowledge him"), information you wouldn't have gleaned from reading the EIF's sketchy printed programme.

Compared with the works played earlier (such ever-evolving complexities as the Double Sextet and the Radiohead-inspired Radio Rewrite), the new piece is far sweeter in harmonies (lots of parallel chords floating over long bass notes) and genial in mood, with serene counterpoints morphing into outright ecstasy. Entering his tenth decade, Reich clearly still has plenty to say. Richard Morrison

What a carve-up! The incredible story of sculpture

herever humans have settled, we have told stories. Stories of beast and bird, man

Millions want a selfie with Michelangelo's David — but it's just one of the astonishing works made during 40,000 years of human history, says Jo Baring

and gods, as we seek to understand the universe and our place within it. Although we can no longer hear those tales, there is something left that, like the legend of a map, gives us a sense of their imaginative terrain. This is sculpture.

The earliest known sculpture is the Lion Man, or Löwenmensch. Carved about 40,000 years ago from a mammoth tusk, it shows the head of a cave lion on a partly human body. Using a flint tool, someone shaped the surface of the tusk with care. We see loosely posed legs twitching with energy, like those of a sprinter waiting for the starting gun. It was found in a cave in the Swabian Jura mountain range of Germany. The oldest sculpture of a fully human form, carved at least 35,000 years ago, is the Venus of Hohle Fels. Weighty breasts fold over a squashy, tactile torso, the fleshiness of her thighs conveyed in static material.

There is an array of suggestions as to why these early carvings were made and what they meant to our ancestors. But we do know one thing: that these were made when mammoths still roamed the Earth, before we could write, before we could inscribe and record our lives, speaks to the importance of sculpture to humans.

One of the 100 cast-iron figures in Antony Gormley's Another Place on Crosby Beach near Liverpool. Right: Michelangelo's David. Below: the 40,000-year-old Lion Man, carved from a mammoth tusk

I have been a curator and art historian, working with sculpture and sculptors, for more than 25 years. Over this time I realised that the importance of sculpture has been overlooked. Although many of us visit sculpture parks every year, or crowd the Accademia for a selfie with David, there is a belief that sculpture is unable to convey emotion as easily as a painting, where brushstrokes can be violent gasps on canvas and where impressions of dappling suns renew our vision. But wherever we look in our history we find sculpture. In the six cradles of civilisation where human life was birthed, archaeologists have discovered sculpture, ranging from giant monoliths to limestone carvings inlaid with shell and lapis lazuli.

Our legends are littered with tales of forges, elemental worlds of air, fire and water, where materials shapeshift and come to life. This suggests that we have long sensed the magic of sculpture, knowing that in the humblest of materials we find the potential for a transformation as astounding as alchemy. Greek mythology gives us the god Hephaestus, within whose smithy the first human being, Pandora, was made. Some versions of the story site his workshop in the liquid bowels of a volcano, giving us a sense of the molten heat with which he works, every strike of his hammer and anvil clanging through the air like a rhythmic heartbeat, conjuring Pandora into life. In many of our origin stories we tell of how we are sculpted into being, shaped by clay drawn from the very fabric of the Earth.

For many sculptures it is their surroundings that matter so much to any meaning we might find. Think of Antony Gormley's Another Place (1997), 100 cast-iron figures set across Crosby Beach in Merseyside.

Would it be the same in the enclosed halls of a gallery? When I visited it was a late afternoon at the end of May, but it felt like the dark slate of a British February. Heavy clouds seemed about to fall from above and the wind brought sand flying towards my face like splinters of glass. A busy shipping channel connecting the River Mersey to the Irish Sea runs parallel to Crosby Beach, and despite the flatness of the day I could see the outlines of colossal containers moving slowly along the horizon. It is no romantic idyll, and that is what attracted Gormley to site his work there.

I have also flown to Utah just after a snowstorm to find a sculpture on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. In that expansive landscape of earth and sky where time hums all round, I drove past the Wasatch, the westernmost range of the Rocky Mountains in Utah, well known for the dinosaur bones discovered near by. Here a flat horizontal line cut along the surface of the mountains like the tidemark left by soapy water in a bath. This was visible even with a heavy layer of snow and is the ancient shoreline of Lake Bonneville, formed about 30,000 years ago. Most of what is now western Utah would have been covered by its waters. I was there to see the American artist Robert Smithson's sculpture Spiral Jetty (1970), made from

“ Early carvings were made when mammoths still roamed the Earth

black basalt and left out in the open for us to find, like the coiled shell of an ammonite fossil.

As I walked along Spiral Jetty, I thought about the temporal aspect of sculpture. Just as sculpture exists

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beyond our short lives, it also survives where we cannot. In 1972 a diver disturbed the sleep of two bronze figures whose home had been the seabed off the coast of Riace in Calabria, Italy, for more than 2,000 years. They are now known as the Riace Bronzes and most experts believe they are rare examples of full-body bronzes made by the ancient Greeks about 460-450BC. As they were brought up, like Neptune rising from the deep, their beards curled in bronze, we saw our fellow man. There's something astounding at coming face to face with a human head sculpted thousands of years ago, a head that has lain undisturbed in the darkest of the sea's fathoms. Our shared humanity glistens across millennia.

Sculpture acts as a connecting thread through time. When I interviewed Bharti Kher about her work Ancestor (2022), which stood in Manhattan, New York, she told me of her connection to the sculpture of the ancient Harappan civilisation. Also known as the Indus civilisation, this was the earliest society to develop in south Asia and famous for its remarkable urban planning. Between 3,300-1,300BC, it extended over most of modern-day Pakistan and northwest India, with settlements growing along the fertile banks of the River Indus and its tributaries. I found some tiny Harappan figurines as part of my research. These silent repositories of past lives are just the right size to hold in your hand. Elaborate headdresses are carefully built up, and tiny dots of terracotta are added to breasts to create dainty nipples. Animal forms such as bulls are decorated with colours now faded, and elephant tusks curve for ever in clay.

I have long believed there is something unknowable about sculpture. Today there is not much space for that which we can sense and feel but for which we have few words, but for 40,000 years we have been carving and moulding, shaping and chiselling, feeling our way and sensing our place in the world.

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DCI Silva still leaves me colder than Svalbard

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Carol Midgley TV review

Vigil BBC1 ★★☆☆☆

A m I the only one who finds DCI Amy Silva a drag? She strikes me as the sort of snippy person you would hide behind a pillar to avoid at the office Christmas party because she'd ask if you had read her round-robin email about leaving dirty mugs in the sink.

Anyway, she's back in Vigil, the series that embraces "dour" like a long-lost friend. It began as a claustrophobic submarine thriller back in 2021, series two was about military attack drones and now here we are in the high Arctic at a bleak, strip-lit science institute in Svalbard — though even Svalbard would struggle to compete with Silva's iciness. And this is in her contented phase now that she is in domestic bliss with her partner, DI Kirsten Longacre, and their two children.

Silva (Suranne Jones) looks a bit miffed when it is not her but Longacre (Rose Leslie) who is chosen by the intelligence services to fly to the Arctic and investigate the murder of an undercover special forces officer, apparently shot dead by Russian soldiers — or was he?

Military personnel aren't supposed to be on Svalbard and the dead man was posing as a civilian. So it may look suspicious if someone as "high profile" as Silva went to deal with it. And let's face it, there are enough cold fish in the Arctic as it is. Though it won't be long before she's pulling on her woolly jumper and boarding a plane.

There is a full 14-minute introduction before the opening credits roll, showing special forces trying to extract a Chinese scientist, and the ensuing shootout between the Brits and some Russians with comedy accents. But all isn't as it seems. The dead man may have been killed in the science institute and his body moved. Is someone trying to provoke Nato into a confrontation with Russia?

This is a dry, knotty, complex story encompassing climate activism, the energy crisis, rare seabed minerals,

Vigil's third series takes Suranne Jones's DCI to the high Arctic

and scientists who seem strangely furtive and wear unattractive clothes.

There is no glamour here but I will say this for Vigil: the dialogue is decent. Such as when a minister says that a climate change activist “won’t be happy until we’re in mud huts knitting clothes from our own hair”. I did laugh at that.

My problem is the same as it was for the previous two series. Though Jones is a very good actress (she was fabulous in Gentleman Jack), Silva isn't charismatic, strong or likeable enough to be the main character and carry the lead role. She has a needlessly brusque way of speaking to people that would be fine if she made up for it in other ways, but she doesn't. She makes me a) frequently wonder if she has a stick up her backside and b) not care when she is nearly killed (again), this time in a lab explosion back in Glasgow. You knew it was a bad blast when it slightly ruffled her bobbed hair. Oh, and killed the professor who had just flown back from Svalbard. Unfortunate.

There are positives: Leslie is convincing and very watchable as Longacre, there is a noncaricatured Russian detective who seems quite nice, and this storyline is more credible than the submarine one, which became frankly ridiculous. But if you're asking me whether I'm dying to know what happens next, I'm afraid the answer would be no.

BBC Proms Radio 3, 7pm

Enchanted — Alan Menken's Music for Disney, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the conductor Sarah Hicks, plus special guests and performers from the National Youth Music Theatre, features work by the hugely popular composer, above, who is one of 22 competitive Egots in the world — someone who has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award. Menken's work tonight includes music from The Little Mermaid, the first Disney film that he scored, as well as Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and Pocahontas, and more recent films including Enchanted and Tangled. Clair Woodward

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Proms Marathon Monday A Prom from August 5 with Kahchun Wong conducting the Hallé. Ravel orch. Colin Matthews (La vallée des cloches); Nadia Boulanger (Fantasy for piano and orchestra); and Rachmaninov (Symphony No 2 in E minor)

1.00pm Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday Linton Stephens presents another chance to hear a Prom from July 27 with Edward Gardner conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Canteloube (Songs of the Auvergne); and Richard Strauss (An Alpine Symphony) 2.15 Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday Another chance to hear a concert at the Royal Albert Hall from August 16 as Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Webern (Passacaglia); Elgar (Cello Concerto in E minor); and Walton (Symphony No. 2) 3.45 Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday Another chance to hear a concert from July 25 in Sunderland as the violinist Maria Włoszczowska directs the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Bacewicz (Divertimento); Mendelssohn (Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings); and Mozart (Symphony No 39) 5.15 Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday Petroc Trelawny presents another chance to hear a concert at the Royal Albert Hall from August 7 as Nil Venditti conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. Respighi (Church Windows); and Rossini (Stabat Mater) 7.00 Choice Live BBC Proms 2026 Katie Derham presents live from the Royal Albert Hall as Sarah Hicks conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert featuring Alan Menken's music for Disney films 9.30 Classical Mixtape 10.00 Night Tracks (r) 11.30 'Round Midnight 12.30am Through the Night

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PICKS OF THE DAY

Tea with Judi Dench Sky Arts/Now, 9pm

After last year's special in which Kenneth Branagh visited Judi Dench, the door to her Surrey home now opens to another great friend, Ian McKellen, who comes round for tea bearing a plant. They range across their careers, from the role the Birmingham Fire Brigade played in the RSC's 1976 production of Macbeth to the fame that comes franchises such as James Bond. McKellen also discusses coming out, his parents and his protest against Section 28, while Dench's parrot Sweetie adds commentary. The topic of death is off the table at Dench's insistence, but otherwise this is an encounter full of life as their candid and insightful conversation moves from stage fright and the insecurities of acting to the importance of never taking success or failure too seriously. Victoria Segal

Judi Dench and Ian McKellen

Fred's Ultimate Hotels Channel 4, 8pm

Fred Sirieix embarks on his own jolly Channel 4 holiday hot on the heels of Richard E Grant's odyssey. His four-part adventure, though, is more like a one-man version of BBC2's Amazing Hotels. Rebranded as a "hospitality expert", the First Dates maître d' inspects a string of pricey retreats (in keeping with the channel's obsession with deluxe hotels and properties), starting with the Royal Mansour in

Marrakesh, Morocco. Like his BBC counterparts, Sirieix puts in a shift helping out behind the scenes at the establishment, but in his case it's as general manager for a day rather than in a humbler role. He's then well placed to assess it according to his "Five Fs" criteria (please don't make up your own): first impressions, facilities, flawless service, fine details and, er, feeling. Later episodes feature five-star stays in South Africa, Singapore and the French Alps. John Dugdale

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7.30 EastEnders Nicola gets a shock when the Hawkins arrive in Walford, and Priya wrestles with her guilt (AD)

8.00 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Jennifer Reoch and JJ Chalmers introduce the Massed Pipes and Drums and an array of international talent in the 2026 tattoo with narration by Richard Rankin. See picks of the day

9.00 Vigil After the kidnap of a government minister, Amy starts connecting the dots between his policy and his abduction as she zeroes in on the kidnapper. Kirsten navigates international agendas in the Arctic in the hunt for a missing Chinese scientist (2/6) (AD)

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10.30 Have I Got News for You Quiz show with panellists Victoria Coren Mitchell, Chris McCausland and Janet Street-Porter (8/10) (r)

11.00 FILM: Four Weddings and a Funeral (15, 1994) A London man's misfortunes in love look set to change when he meets an American beauty. However, the prospect of a transatlantic relationship succeeding seems slim, so the pair go their separate ways – only for him to realise he is unable to get her out of his mind. Richard Curtis's romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, John Hannah, Charlotte Coleman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Simon Callow and James Fleet (AD)

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7.00 Today at the Test England v Pakistan. Action from the fifth and final day of the second Test in the three-match series, held at Lord's Cricket Ground in London

8.00 Only Connect Family trio the Creepy Crawleys take on former work colleagues the Risk Takers

8.30 University Challenge Amol Rajan hosts the academic quiz as Birmingham takes on Leicester

9.00 Surviving 9/11 The stories of 13 people caught up in the events of September 11, 2001, featuring accounts of the two-hour period when terrorists attacked the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The film examines what was it was like for them to be caught in an event they were not able to fully comprehend at the time and which they were still working through years later (r) (AD)

10.30 FILM: The Godfather Part II (18, 1974) Mafia don Michael Corleone sets out to clinch a make-or-break deal with an ageing gangster – but his plans are blown apart by a traitor within the family. Michael's story is intercut with flashback sequences chronicling the early life of his father Vito as he makes the shift from immigrant grocery-store clerk to Mob kingpin. Francis Ford Coppola's drama sequel with Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall (AD)

1.40am Sign Zone: Countryfile Adam Henson meets a young beef and sheep farmer in the Yorkshire Dales, and discovers how the unpredictable conditions have a significant impact on his flock during winter (r) (SL) 2.35-3.35 Emergency 24/7. At Southmead Hospital, Bristol (r) (AD, SL)

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2.00 Dickinson's Real Deal. David Dickinson and the team head to Aerospace Bristol, where the dealers land amazing deals under the wings of Concorde (r) (AD)
3.00 Lingo. A father and son, a competition fanatic and her husband, and a mother and daughter take part in the quiz (r)
4.00 Deal or No Deal. Stephen Mulhern hosts as a contestant tries to open the 22 red boxes in the right order, taking on the infamous Banker for the chance to win a life-changing cash prize (r) (AD)
5.00 Tipping Point. Ben Shephard hosts the arcade-themed quiz show (r)
6.00 Regional News; Weather
6.10 ITV News; Weather
6.30 The Chase Celebrity Special. Bradley Walsh presents as Jayde Adams, Tony Cottee, Naughty Boy and The Vivienne pit their wits against one of the Chasers (r)

7.30 Millionaire Hot Seat New series. Jeremy Clarkson returns with the quiz as six more hopefuls compete for £1 million. See picks of the day

8.00 Emmerdale Serena is taken aback, DS Ramsden announces her plan and Gabby is unable to cope (AD)

8.30 Coronation Street Todd is rocked to learn of Celeste's death. Bernie and Kit wrestle with their discovery (AD)

9.00 Trigger Point Lana and her team spring into action after the previous attack with clues leading them to a boatyard, but the bombers stay one step ahead (2/6) (AD)

10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather

10.20 FILM: Superman Returns (12, 2006) The Man of Steel returns to Earth after an absence of several years to find his lost love Lois Lane has moved on with her life. Meanwhile, arch-villain Lex Luthor is out of jail and about to wreak havoc on the world with technology stolen from Superman's home planet of Krypton. Comic-book adventure from X-Men director Bryan Singer starring Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth and Parker Posey (AD)

12.50am Shop on TV 3.00 The Staircase. Kathleen prepares for a Christmas to remember in 2001 (r) (AD) 4.05 Unwind with ITV 5.10 Dermot's Taste of Ireland. Dermot O'Leary sets off along the Causeway Coastal Route (r) (SL) 5.35-6.00 Gary Barlow's Food and Wine Tour: New Zealand (r) (SL)

Channel 4

6.30am The King of Queens (r) (AD) 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond (r) (AD) 9.10 Frasier (r) (AD)

11.10 Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back. A Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles (r) (AD) 12.05pm Find It, Fix It, Flog It. A repair and upcycling shop in need of help (r) (AD) 1.05 The Great House Giveaway. In Cramlington, Northumberland (r) 2.10 Countdown. With Zoe Lyons 3.00 A Place in the Sun. Laura Hamilton helps a couple seeking a home in the peace and quiet of inland Granada (r) 4.00 The Great B&B Challenge. It is the last week of the competition. After the final four get to see the prize B&B for the first time, the first couple move into it for 24 hours (r) 5.00 Château DIY. A woman makes a rotten discovery under her pool decking (r) (AD) 6.00 A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? New series. In Spain, a fire destroys a pair's B&B hopes, while in Italy, another pair race to finish their boutique B&B

7.00 Channel 4 News

7.30 Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back at homes in Stoke and Newcastle (3/5) (r) (AD)

8.00 Fred's Ultimate Hotels New series.

Fred Sirieix meets the people behind the world's most spectacular hotels. First, he heads to Marrakech to stay at the Royal Mansour — a hotel commissioned by the King of Morocco. See picks of the day (AD)

9.00 24 Hours in A&E A patient has significant burns to her leg after spilling a kettle of boiling water, while a 50-year-old is struggling to walk after injuring her toe. A 22-year-old woman is rushed to Queen's after collapsing while running (AD)

10.00 Love Cheats The case of a man who told his girlfriend his life had been a series of tragedies to earn her trust, before she learned she was the latest in a long line of victims (AD)

11.05 The Murder Detective Documentary telling the inside story of the seven-year-long mission to find out who murdered journalist Lyra McKee in Derry in 2019 and secure justice for her family (1/3) (r) (AD, SL)

12.05am The Murder Detective (r) (AD, SL) 1.55 Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives (r) (AD, SL) 2.50 FILM: Sick of Myself (15, 2023) Drama starring Kristine Kujath Thorp. In Norwegian with subtitles 4.25 Kirstie's House of Craft (r) 4.40 Hollyoaks Omnibus (r) (AD, SL) 5.50-6.30 Countdown (r)

6.00am Milkshake!

9.00 Entertainment News on 5
9.15 Jeremy Vine. The broadcaster discusses the issues of the day
11.30 Storm & Alexis. Discussion presented by Storm Huntley and Alexis Conran
12.30pm Live Snooker: British Open 2026. Katie Shanahan presents coverage of the afternoon session on day one, held at the Centaur in Cheltenham, featuring first-round matches. With analysis from Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty and Joe Perry
5.30 Motorhoming with Merton & Webster. Paul Merton and Suki Webster explore Snowdonia and pitch up at Lake Bala, where they sample some of the watersports available, starting with paddle boarding (r)
6.25 5 News with Dan Walker
6.30 Britain's Greatest Bridges. Rob Bell offers an insight into the history, design and building process of the Britannia Bridge, across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales (r)

6.45 Live Snooker: British Open 2026 Katie Shanahan presents coverage of the evening session on day one, held at the Centaur in Cheltenham, featuring the concluding first-round matches. With analysis from Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty, and Joe Perry

8.00 Street Cops: Catching the Yobs Officers try to track down youths linked to a machete incident, while officers respond to reports of a suspected drug-driver, leading to a tense confrontation (6/6)

9.00 Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law Investigators track a suspected serial fare evader, using travel data and CCTV to intercept him at Ilford Station. TfL bus inspectors tackle concession card misuse, including a passenger unable to prove eligibility for free travel

10.00 Police: Suspect No 1 Detectives face the task of identifying and capturing five masked men who broke into a Scunthorpe household and held the owners at knifepoint before stealing their car (4/5) (r)

11.05 Traffic Cops Officers deal with back-to-back accidents, involving a motorcyclist left with life-changing injuries after being hit by a truck while parked, and a lorry driver trapped in his cab (r)

12.05am Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders (r) 1.30 Cruise TV (r) 2.30 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (r) 3.20 Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles (r) (SL) 4.15 Jane McDonald's Yorkshire: No Place Like Home (r) (SL) 5.00 Entertainment News on 5 5.15-6.00 Children's Shows

Millionaire Hot Seat ITV1, 7.30pm

Fast, punchy, streamlined: as the Hundred is to cricket, so this speedy game show spin-off is to the more venerable Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Jeremy Clarkson returns to test six more contestants against the clock as they aim for the ultimate £1 million prize, answering questions on biology, linguistics or nursery rhymes. There's no "phone a friend", no "ask the audience" — but there is the possibility of a pass for difficult questions to prevent the money being brutally whittled away by wrong answers. VS

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo BBC1, 8pm

The title of this year's military pageant is A Call to Gather, referring to the gatherings of Scottish clans. The assembled clans are Commonwealth or Nato countries, represented by men in uniform: the army or police bands on parade beneath Edinburgh Castle come from Britain, the US, Canada, Germany and New Zealand. Richard Rankin narrates, and the already stirring spectacle is further enhanced by visual effects, fireworks and an RAF flyover. JD

STREAMING CHOICE

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Tubi is bulk-buying TV shows from Disney, AMC, Lionsgate,

NBCUniversal, Sony and Warner Bros and sticking them on their free streaming channel with little fanfare. One of the best recent arrivals is this eerie, hallucinatory southern gothic tale in which the haunted-looking Aden Young plays Daniel Holden, released back into his community after serving 19 years on death row for the murder of his girlfriend. Cryptic, hypnotic and unsettling, it's a slow-burn show that has been waiting a decade for rediscovery. It might be a masterpiece. Andrew Male

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FILM CHOICE

A Fistful of Dynamite (15, 1971) ITV4, 9pm

Set during the 1913 Mexican Revolution, Sergio Leone's epic Zapata western stars James Coburn as John Mallory, an Irish explosives expert who teams up with greedy Mexican bandit Juan Miranda (Rod Steiger). They join forces to rob a bank, but the heist turns out to be a ruse that drags them into the brutal rebellion. (154min) Joe Clay

BBC4

7.00pm The Architecture the Railways Built. Visiting Snowdon's summit station (7/10) (AD) 7.45 The Flying Gardener. Kent 8.00 Archaeology: A Secret History. How archaeological discoveries in the 18th and 19th centuries overturned previous beliefs (2/3) 9.00 Mastermind: 1977. The second heat of the 1977 series of the quiz 9.30 Call My Bluff. From 1981 10.00 Close to Vermeer. Behind the scenes of a Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam 11.20 Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered. Scientific research aimed at finding out the truth about the boy pharaoh's death (AD) 12.20am Nature and Us: A History Through Art. James Fox presents 1.20 The Flying Gardener 1.35 Close to Vermeer 2.50am-3.50 Archaeology: A Secret History (SL)

Sky Arts

6.00am Musical Masterpieces 7.00 Battle of the Irish Dancers 8.00 Artist of the Year: Masterclass (AD) 9.00 Tales of the Unexpected 10.00 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 11.00 Discovering: Charles Laughton 12.00 FILM: The African Queen (PG, 1951) Romantic adventure 2.00pm André Rieu in Dublin 4.30 André Rieu: Live in Maastricht III 7.00 FILM: Six Minutes to Midnight (12, 2020) Thriller (AD) 9.00 Tea with Judi Dench Featuring Sir Ian McKellen. An interview. See picks of the day (AD) 10.00 Discovering: Ian McKellen. Profile of the English actor (AD) 11.00 André Rieu: Live in Bahrain 12.30am Kinky Boots 2.40 Art Traffickers: Treasures Stolen from the Tombs (AD) 3.40 National Trust: National Treasures (AD) 5.00am-6.00 Inside Art (AD)

More4

8.55am Find It, Fix It, Flog It (AD) 10.00 Four in a Bed 12.40pm Come Dine with Me 3.20 Four in a Bed 5.55 Car SOS. Double bill (AD) 7.55 Grand Designs. A couple plan to build a new family home in rural East Sussex almost entirely out of concrete with construction involving cutting-edge technologies conceived in Switzerland (6/7) (AD) 9.00 PopMaster TV. Ken Bruce leads five new players through the fourth heat of the quiz show 10.00 24 Hours in A&E. An 11-year-old is rushed to A&E after being hit by a motorbike (9/11) (AD) 11.05 24 Hours in A&E. A 12-year- old girl needs emergency brain surgery after falling from a cliff near her home in Hastings (11/11) (AD) 12.10am 999: On the Front Line 1.15 24 Hours in A&E (AD) 3.25am-3.50 The Perfect Pitch

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard

Live Test Cricket: England v Pakistan

England v Pakistan
Sky Sports Main Event, 10.15am-6.30pm, Sky Sports Cricket, 10.15am-7pm
Coverage of the fifth and final day of the second Test in the three-match series, in London

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Talking Pictures

6.00am The Vise (b/w) 6.35 FILM: Dublin Nightmare (PG, 1958) (b/w) 7.50 FILM: Emergency (PG, 1962) (b/w) 9.05 Coronation Fair Day 9.10 FILM: Home to Danger (PG, 1951) (b/w) 10.30 Z Cars 11.35 FILM: The Embezzler (PG, 1954) (b/w) 12.50pm Look at Life 1.00 Richard the Lionheart (b/w) 1.35 FILM: The October Man (PG, 1947) (b/w) 3.25 Scotland Yard 4.00 That's My Boy 4.35 FILM: Carrington VC (PG, 1954) (b/w) 6.40 Pete Murray Takes You to Nottingham 7.00 The Footage Detectives 8.00 Maigret. A prostitute is killed 9.50 FILM: Borsalino and Co (18, 1974) French gangster thriller 12.00 FILM: The Stranglers of Bombay (15, 1959) (b/w) 1.40am FILM: Beat Girl (12, 1960) (b/w) 3.25 Film Noir 4.25 The Veil (b/w) 5.00am-6.00 The Man from UNCLE (b/w)

Film4

11.00am Harvey (U, 1950) Comedy starring James Stewart (b/w) 1.10pm Midway (12, 2019) Second World War drama starring Ed Skrein (AD) 3.50 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (PG, 1993) Comedy sequel starring Whoopi Goldberg (AD) 6.00 Titanic (12, 1997) Romantic drama starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio (AD) 9.45 Drive-Away Dolls (15, 2024) Two women cross paths with a group of inept criminals. Action comedy starring Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan 11.30 Carol (15, 2015) Two women from different backgrounds fall in love in 1950s New York, but have to keep their relationship a secret. Romantic drama starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara (AD) 1.50am-4.00 Proxima (12, 2019) Sci-fi drama starring Eva Green

BBC3

2017) The lovable bear's search for the perfect birthday present for his aunt leads to him being framed as a thief. Comedy adventure with the voice of Ben Whishaw (AD) 9.00 The Great British Sewing Bee. The challenges of music week (AD) 10.00 Silent Witness. Part one of two. Leo receives devastating family news from home (1/8) 11.00 Silent Witness. Part two of two. Leo tracks down the man who killed his wife and daughter (2/8) 12.00 Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster (AD) 2.15am Football's New Generation (AD) 3.25am-3.55 Paddy & Molly: Show No Mersey

ITV2

6.00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 6.15 Dinner Date (AD) 7.15 Celebrity Dinner Date (AD) 9.15 The Only Way Is Essex 10.15 FILM: The Croods (U, 2013) Animated comedy (AD) 12.10pm Deal or No Deal (AD) 1.10 Supermarket Sweep 2.10 Wheel of Fortune (AD) 3.10 The Only Way Is Essex 4.10 FILM: Kung Fu Panda (PG, 2008) Animated comedy with the voice of Jack Black 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase (AD) 7.00 Wheel of Fortune (AD) 8.00 The $1\%$ Club (AD) 9.00 The Only Way Is Essex. Jonnie has a tense run in with Freddie 10.00 Family Guy (AD) 11.35 American Dad! (AD) 12.35am Bob's Burgers (AD) 1.30 Plebs (AD, SL) 1.55am-2.20 Deep Fake Neighbour Wars (SL)

ITV3

6.00am George and Mildred 7.05 Classic Emmerdale (AD) 8.05 Classic Coronation Street (AD) 9.10 Agatha Christie's Poirot (AD) 11.30 Heartbeat (AD) 1.35pm Midsomer Murders (AD) 3.35 Classic Emmerdale (AD) 4.40 Classic Coronation Street (AD) 5.50 Heartbeat. Rural police drama (AD) 8.00 Midsomer Murders. Musicians compete for a prestigious award at a music festival – but the winner is murdered and a violin is stolen (AD) 10.00 Lewis. The detective is faced with a difficult case when he investigates the discovery of a body in a well, and he also has to contend with a new boss (AD) 11.50 Agatha Christie's Poirot. The detective investigates when a man is found dead on a golf course (AD) 2.00am-2.30 George and Mildred

Live US Open Tennis

Live US Open Tennis Sky Sports +, Sky Sports Tennis, 3.30pm-12midnight Day two of the Grand Slam in Flushing Meadows, New York

Live MNF: Aston Villa v Arsenal Sky Sports Main Event, 6.30pm-10.00, Sky Sports Premier League, 6.30pm-11.00 (Kick-off 8.00). The Premier League match at Villa Park

Live CPL: Trinbago Knight Riders v Jamaica Kingsmen TNT Sports 2, 9.30pm-1.45am Coverage of the T20 match at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad

11.30pm-2.30am (Start-time 11.40). Action from George M. Steinbrenner Field

ITV4

6.00am Magnum, PI (AD, SL) 7.00 Minder (AD, SL) 8.05 Boon 9.10 Robin of Sherwood 10.20 The Professionals (AD) 11.25 Magnum, PI (AD) 1.30pm The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (AD) 2.40 Boon 3.45 Hornblower (AD) 5.50 FILM: Robin Hood – Prince of Thieves (PG, 1991) An outlawed English nobleman recruits a group of bandits to fight for justice and protect the downtrodden. Action adventure starring Kevin Costner 9.00 FILM: A Fistful of Dynamite (15, 1971) A Mexican bandit and an Irish explosives expert team up to rob a bank, only to become unwitting heroes of the Revolution. Spaghetti Western starring Rod Steiger. See film choice (AD) 12.15am Lost 1.50am-2.45 Motorsport UK. From Thruxton

U&Drama

6.00am Teleshopping 7.30 The Bill 8.25 Doctors 9.35 Classic Holby City 10.55 Casualty (AD) 11.55 The Bill 12.55pm Classic EastEnders 2.15 Classic Neighbours 3.15 Whitstable Pearl (AD) 4.15 Kingdom 5.20 As Time Goes By 6.00 Last of the Summer Wine 8.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries. The boss of Brokenwood agricultural show dies after a ride on the Ghost Train (1/4) (AD) 10.00 New Tricks. The team investigates the unsolved murder of a pornographer (5/10) (AD) 11.20 Copper. Drama set during the 1860s in New York's notorious Five Points neighbourhood 12.20am Lovejoy 1.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries (AD) 2.35 The Chelsea Detective (SL) 3.25 Birds of a Feather 4.00am-6.00 Teleshopping

Variations BBC1 Scotland

6.45pm-7.30 Celebrity Escape to the Country (r) 11.00 Sportscene: SWPL Highlights (r) 11.30 Scotcast (r) 12.00 FILM: Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) 1.55am Weather 2.00am-6.00 BBC News

BBC1 Wales

6.30pm Best of Weatherman Walking 7.00pm-7.30 The Travelling Auctioneers (r)

STV

12.50am-3.00 Shop on TV 4.05am-6.00 Night Vision

BBC Scotland

2.00pm-4.00 Sign Zone 7.00 News 7.30 Sportscene: SWPL Highlights 8.00 The Great Food Guys (r) 8.30 Race Against the Tide 9.00 River City 10.00 River City: The Last Take

11.00 Scotcast 11.30pm-12.00 Gary: Tank Commander (r)

S4C

6.00am Cyw 12.00 Richard Holt: Yr Academi Felys (r) 12.30pm Heno (r) 1.00 Straeon Harri Parri (r) 2.00 News; Weather 2.05 Prynawn Da 3.00 News; Weather 3.05 Miwsig Fy Mywyd (r) 4.00 Awr Fawr: Blociau Rhif (r) 4.05 Sam Tan (r) 4.15 Bendibwmbwls (r) 4.25 Sion y Chef (r) 4.40 Amser Maith Math yn Öl (r) 5.00 Stwnsh: Dennis a Dannedd (r) 5.10 Byd Rwtsh Dai Potsh (r) 5.25 Bwystfil (r) 5.35 He-Man a Meistri'r Bydysawd (r) 6.00 Arfordir Cymru: Sir Benfro (r) 6.30 Lowri Morgan: Her 333 (r) 6.59 News 7.00 Heno

PBS America

2.00 The Great Fire: Death and Destruction 3.05 The Great Fire: A City Rebuilt 4.05 Impossible Peace 7.30 Impossible Peace. By the late 1920s, Europe appeared to have put the economic strife behind them 8.35 Impossible Peace. When the great depression hit, candidates for leadership disappeared

9.40 Impossible Peace. With the US also suffering, Japan took the opportunity to increase their empire 10.50 Impossible Peace. By the mid 1930s, Hitler's ambitions were clear 12.00 Impossible Peace 1.10am-2.00 Weathered: Earth's Extremes

Sky Atlantic

6.00am Fish Town (r) 7.00 The Last of Us (r) (AD) 2.45pm Possession. Supernatural thriller series (r) (AD) 7.45 House of the Dragon. Driven by her faith in Alicent, Rhaenyra positions herself to take King's Landing, while the Triarchy sails to take on Corlys in the Gullet (r) (AD)

11.15 House of the Dragon. Lord Ormund Hightower prepares to invade Tumbleton (r) (AD) 12.20am House of the Dragon (r) (AD) 5.05am-6.00 The Guest Wing. Chillingham Castle (r) (AD)

Sky Docs

U&Yesterday

11.00 The World at War 12.00 Antiques Roadshow 2.00pm Bangers & Cash (AD) 4.00 Churchill's Toyshop 5.00 The World at War 6.00 Antiques Roadshow 7.00 Seven Worlds, One Planet. Life in South America (3/7) (AD) 8.00 Canal Boat Diaries (4/4) 8.30 Canal Boat Diaries (1/4) 9.00 Canal Boat Diaries. Tackling the fast-flowing River Trent (2/4) 9.30 Canal Boat Diaries. Robbie Cumming breaks down (3/4) 10.00 Bangers & Cash (AD) 11.00 Bangers & Cash (AD) 12.00 Bangers & Cash. A Jaguar Mark 2 1.00am Find It, Fix It, Flog It 2.00 Abandoned Engineering (AD) 3.00am-6.10 Teleshopping

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General Knowledge Crossword No 353

Across

1 Oscar-winning British director of Midnight Cowboy (4,11)
9 Rodent not directly related to the superficially similar hedgehog and echidna (9)
10 Form of fungus such as those in the genus Penicillium (5)
11 Ian ---, Australian five-time Olympic swimming gold medallist (6)
12 Fish from which caviar is obtained (8)
13 Bone of the forearm (6)
15 Wide level areas of sediment deposited in estuaries (8)
18 British fashion brand famed for its trench coats (8)
19 Title of the spiritual teacher Gautama Siddhartha (6)
21 Second largest of the Channel Islands (8)
23 Set of racehorses belonging to a particular owner (6)

Last week's solution

26 Textured alternative to plaster, used primarily for ceilings (5)
27 Recent biographical TV drama telling the story of a celebrated Australian tennis player (9)
28 Bird also known as a "yaffle" after its cackling call (5,10)

Down

1 King of the Roman gods (7)
2 Marx brother who never audibly spoke on film (5)
3 Art form associated with Anish Kapoor and Elisabeth Frink (9)
4 Form of icy precipitation (4)
5 Alloy of gold and silver (8)
6 Large Turkish port formerly known as Smyrna (5)
7 Matthias ---, German artist, an almost exact contemporary of Albrecht Dürer (9)
8 Areas into which Yorkshire is traditionally divided (7)
14 Large black insect that drones in flight (3,6)
16 Bakery item with types from Genoa and Dundee (9)
17 Chord whose notes are played in rapid succession (8)
18 Theory of the universe's origin named by Fred Hoyle (3,4)
20 Superhero such as Iron Man, Hulk or Thor (7)
22 Only US president to have resigned from office (5)
24 Acclaimed singer-songwriter born in Reykjavik in 1965 (5)
25 River crossing point (4)

Codeword No 5933

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Every letter in this crossword-style grid is represented by a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded. Saturday's solution, right Cluelines Stuck on Codeword? To receive 4 random clues call 0901 293 6262 or text TIMECODE to 64343. Calls cost £1 plus your telephone company's network access charge. Texts cost £1 plus your standard network charge. For the full solution call 0905 757 0142. If you have an old newspaper and need clues from the past 7 days, call 0905 624 0024. Calls to 0905 cost £1 per minute plus your telephone company's network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5.30pm).

Lexica Easy No 9087
Hard No 9088

Slide the letters either horizontally or vertically back into the grid to produce a completed crossword. Letters are allowed to slide over other letters

Train Tracks No 2958

2	1	2	4	3	7	5	5

Lay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of track go in each row and column. There are only straight sections and curved sections. The track cannot cross itself.

Quintagram® No 2660

Solve all five cryptic clues using each letter underneath once only

1 West Wing is friendly (4)

2 More impulsive sharer in disarray (6)

3 Former partner meeting cheeky pro (6)

4 Lovely butch arm in golden shackles (8)

5 Hold on to rice wine as souvenir (8)

A	A	A	A	C	E	E	E
E	E	E	G	H	H	I	K
K	M	M	N	P	P	R	R
R	R	R	S	S	T	W	X

Winning Move

Challenge your mind with these fiendish word and number puzzles

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White to play. This position is from Haitin-Ponnio, Jyvaskyla 2026.

There is a saying in chess: "When attacking, invite everyone to the party". White has followed this advice to the letter and the queen, two rooks and two bishops have turned up. How did White finish off?

KenKen Easy No 6925
Futoshiki No 5473

All the digits 1 to 6 must appear in every row and column. In each thick-line "block", the target number in the top left-hand corner is calculated from the digits in all the cells in the block, using the operation indicated by the symbol.

Fill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.

Kakuro No 4432

Fill the grid using the numbers 1 to 9 only. The numbers in each horizontal or vertical run of white squares add up to the total in the triangle to its left or above it. The same number may occur more than once in a row or column, but not within the same run of white squares.

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times2 Crossword No 10,249

Across

6 Molars or canines, eg (5)
7 Hold up the journey of (6)
8 Ignite anew (8)
9 Otherwise, instead (4)
10 Ball game (6)
12 Delete, obliterate (6)
13 Paint giving a smooth hard finish (6)

15 Steady, firmly set (6)
17 Type of ear jewellery (4)
18 Small nocturnal primate (8)
20 Superficial appearance (6)
21 Show the way to (5)

Down

1 Middle value in a sequence of numbers (6)
2 Dull sound of an impact (4)
3 Plucking tool (8)
4 First-person reflexive pronoun (6)
5 Controversy of wide public interest (5,7)
6 Immediately, without delay (5,3,4)
11 City of Mozart's birth (8)
14 Enrage, incense (6)
16 Even though (6)
19 Audible expression of sadness or relief (4)

Solution to Crossword 10,248

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Bridge Andrew Robson

"I never wanted to be run of the mill." Barbara Jordan.

This 3NT from a social rubber looks run of the mill. It appears you have three establishable heart tricks to go with four clubs and the ace-king of spades — easy peasy. Plan the play on West's ♠2 lead.

It's tempting to play low from dummy — perhaps you will win your ten (if West has underled ♠QJ) or freeze the suit if East has ♠Q9x/♠J9x (meaning neither defender can profitably continue the suit). After beating East's jack with the king, you lead a heart to the nine.

If East is kind enough to win the ace of hearts on the first round, you can untangle your winners. However, East lets dummy's nine win. You lead a second (low) heart and (although East can defeat you whether he wins or ducks the second heart) East ducks again. He wins your third heart and leads a second spade to the eight and West's nine. Perhaps you duck (it doesn't matter) and win West's third spade with dummy's ace. Now down to needing clubs 3-3, you cross to the king-queen, cash your fourth heart then lead the jack of clubs. With West discarding, there's no point in overtaking with the ace (the suit is not 3-3). You are, in fact, dead, with no way to reach the ace of clubs.

Do you know when you went wrong? It was all the way back to trick one. As soon as you played a low spade from dummy, 3NT was unmakeable (provided East ducked the ace of hearts). The issue is the club blockage, necessitating great care with your communications.

Win trick one with the ace of (1) Showing 15-19, forcing to game.
(2) May show the delayed (three-card) heart support, bidding 3♥ to offer a choice of games. But the 4333 shape argues for 3NT.

Dealer: South, Vulnerability: Neither

Rubber
	♠ A63♥ J92♦ Q102♣ A532
	♠ Q952♥ 865♦ K764♣ 74	N W E S	♠ J74♥ A74♦ A85♣ 10986
		♠ K108♥ KQ103♦ J93♣ KQJ
	S	W	N
	1♥ 2NT(1)	Pass Pass	2♣ 3NT(2)

Contract: 3NT, Opening Lead: ♠ 2

spades (key play) and cross to ♣KQJ, unblocking the suit straight away (note, this would not work if you had already used up your king of spades entry to hand, because East could then duck two hearts to prevent you reaching your fourth heart). Now lead a heart to the nine. East may duck (or not) but you can avail yourself of being in dummy to cash the ace of clubs. You can now drive out the ace of hearts with the king of spades entry (if East ducks his ace until the third round).

Finally, note that if you play a low spade from dummy at trick one then duck East's jack, the defence can switch to diamonds to set up a long card there. Fail to rise with dummy's ace of spades and you'll fail to make the contract. Simples.

andrew.robson@thetimes.co.uk

MindGames

Brain Trainer

EASY34	x 8	+2	-24	x 4	DOUBLE IT	$\div 20$	x 5	+60	$\div 4$		ANSWER
MEDIUM35	$\div 7$	+41	TRIPLE IT	-24	$\div 6$	DOUBLE IT	x 4	-73	x 3		ANSWER
HARDER13	TIMES ITSELF	-27	ADD 50% OF IT	+123	$\div 12$	$+3/7$ OF IT	TIMES ITSELF	$\div 8$	$-5/8$ OF IT		ANSWER

Cell Blocks No 5816

			2	4		2
	4		4
	2				4
		8			2
					2
						3
		10			2

Divide the grid into square or rectangular blocks, each containing one digit only. Every block must contain the number of cells indicated by the digit inside it.

Polygon

Set Square No 4435

From these letters, make words of three or more letters, always including the central letter. Answers must be in the Concise Oxford Dictionary, excluding capitalised words, plurals, conjugated verbs (past tense etc), adverbs ending in LY, comparatives and superlatives. How you rate 15 words, average; 21, good; 25, very good; 30, excellent

Saturday's answers

enter, entrée, erst, ester, leet, lest, nest, nester, nestle, relent, relentless, rent, resent, reset, rest, rete, retell, sent, sente, sleet, steel, steer, stele, stere, stern, streel, teen, tell, teller, tense, teres, tern, terne, terse, tree, treeless, treen, tress

Please note, BODMAS does not apply

Enter each of the numbers from 1 to 9 in the grid, so that the six sums work. We've placed two numbers to get you started. Each sum should be calculated left to right or top to bottom.

Killer Gentle No 10,904

Killer Tricky No 10,905

As with standard Sudoku, fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.

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Solutions

Quick Cryptic 3392

Tredoku 1957

Codeword 5932

Square Routes 391

Kakuro 4430

Train Tracks 2957

Set Square 4433

Cell Blocks 5815
Futoshiki 5471
KenKen 6924

Lexica 9081

Lexica 9082

Sudoku 17,066

1	9	2	8	7	4	3	6	5
8	5	3	6	2	1	4	7	9
7	4	6	3	5	9	1	2	8
4	7	9	5	6	2	8	1	3
2	3	1	4	8	7	9	5	6
5	6	8	1	9	3	7	4	2
6	1	4	2	3	8	5	9	7
3	2	7	9	4	5	6	8	1
9	8	5	7	1	6	2	3	4

Killer 10,903

1	5	7	9	8	6	4	3	2
8	2	6	7	4	3	9	5	1
3	4	9	1	5	2	6	7	8
7	6	2	3	9	5	8	1	4
9	3	1	8	7	4	2	6	5
5	8	4	2	6	1	3	9	7
2	7	3	6	1	8	5	4	9
6	1	5	4	2	9	7	8	3
4	9	8	5	3	7	1	2	6

Today's solutions

Concise Quintagram

Cryptic Quintagram

1 Hit
2 Debit
3 Sunlight
4 Question
5 Free kick

1 Warm
2 Rasher
3 Expert
4 Charming
5 Keepsake

Word watch

Tortfeasor (a) A wrongdoer (OED) Bahuvrihi (b) A type of compound word (Collins) Seg (a) A metal plate in a shoe's sole (Chambers)

Chess — Winning Move

1 Qxg7+! tears open the position and allows the rooks and bishops to finish off: 1 ... Kxg7 2 Rfxg6+ Kf8 3 Rg8 mate.

Sakuro 4834

Brain Trainer Easy 140 Medium 237 Harder 75

Quiz

1 Hedgehog 2 France
3 South America 4 John F Kennedy 5 Horsehair
6 Portsmouth 7 Pipe organ
8 Maria Callas
9 Haemoglobin 10 My Guy
11 Astrolabe 12 Jackalope
13 George Nakashima
14 Harold Wilson
15 Daisy Edgar-Jones

MindGames

Sudoku Easy No 17,067

Difficult No 17,068

Fiendish No 17,069

7			4		1		3
	4	2			7	8
	9			6				2
			5	1		6
		7		4	6
6				5			4
		9	2			1	5
	5		6		8			3

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

	9						3
				2			7
		2		4	3	6
3	4				8		9	5
								6
7	2				6		8	1
		7		5	9	8
				6			4
	3						1

Word watch David Parfitt

Tortfeasor a A wrongdoer b A muscle that twists the neck c A piece of armour for the back

Bahuvrihi
a A believer in the value of all religions
b A type of compound word
c A portable chest for clothing

Seg a A metal plate in a shoe's sole b A clove of garlic c A trigonometrical function

Answers on page 15

The Times Daily Quiz Olav Bjortomt

1 What animal is Max in Dick King-Smith's children's book The Hodgeheg?

2 The Versailles rail accident, on May 8, 1842, was which country's first railway disaster?

3 Cape Horn is a steep rocky headland on which continent?

4 Which US president's yacht, the Honey Fitz, was named after his grandfather, Boston mayor John Francis Fitzgerald?

5 A British judge's wig is traditionally made from what hair?

6 The M275 is one of the busiest strategic routes in which city in Hampshire?

7 TC Lewis built examples of which musical instrument for Southwark Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral?

8 Robert Sutherland (1930-2025) was the last pianist to play for which Greek-American soprano?

9 Sickle cell disease is caused by an abnormality in which oxygen-carrying protein?

10 A 1964 hit for Mary Wells and a 2026 single by Sam Smith share what title?

11 Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a 1391 treatise on which astronomical instrument for his son Lewis?

12 The Frasier character Niles Crane referred to which legendary creature as "Texas's answer to the Minotaur"?

13 Known for his Conoid furniture, which Japanese-American woodworker wrote the 1981 memoir The Soul of a Tree?

14 Which Labour politician was prime minister when England won the 1966 Fifa World Cup?

15 Which star of the 2020 TV drama Normal People is pictured?

Answers on page 15

Sakuro No 4834

Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct

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The Times Quick Cryptic No 3394 by Trelawney

Across
1 Jack, perhaps, confronted outside vehicle (4,4)
5 Superstar not doing anything on the radio (4)
8 Inmate embracing an ordained minister (5)
9 Nice to bypass large farm labourer (7)
11 Counterfeit guys enthralled by child's flower (6-2-3)
13 Show up in a river swimming (6)
14 Loved a party with wine (6)
17 Other artist ruined BBC show (3,8)
20 Fuss with hand luggage (5-2)
21 Make out hidden disadvantage (5)
22 Nobleman almost ahead of schedule (4)
23 Proceed left for travel document (8)

1 Gruff actor conceals truth (4)
2 Discuss hugging one tree (7)
3 Debate County spurning United but welcoming Rovers (11)
4 Reportedly cover Eminem, say (6)
6 Sketched tie and gown ultimately (5)
7 Freedom quietly dropped from trite remark (8)
10 Military screamed for bananas (5,6)
12 Tiny piece of relic apt for redevelopment (8)
15 Some of dinner is Ottoman rice dish (7)
16 Struggle ninja regularly avoided in capital city (6)
18 Fear overlooking leader's mistake (5)
19 Close small cabin (4)

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After breaking Premier League assist record last season, Bruno Fernandes scores hat-trick in 5-2 Manchester United victory over Ipswich Town PAGES 2-3

Thrilling, vulnerable United still dependent on Bruno

MANCHESTER UNITED Fernandes 40, 61 (pen), 68, Greaves 56 (og), Mbeumo 82

IPSWICH TOWN Davis 29, Akpom 90+1

Paul Hirst

Old Trafford

In some ways, this was an afternoon of new beginnings at Old Trafford. A new signing was paraded on the pitch before kick-off, a new squad number adorned the back of Marcus Rashford's shirt and there was a new player in the Manchester United midfield.

Some things never change, though. That uncertain feeling of not knowing what this team will bring to the table endures.

United were off the pace in the first half, devoid of confidence and vulnerable in the full-back positions, but ruthless and thrilling after half-time. They ended the match with 33 shots, the most since the 38 they registered against Burnley ten years ago.

United's reliance on Bruno Fernandes is still the same as ever, too. United last scored five goals at Old Trafford in their first Premier League fixture of the campaign in 2021, against Leeds United. Fernandes scored a hat-trick then too.

Just before half-time here, when United were creaking up against Ipswich Town's electric wingers, Fernandes came to the rescue, lashing the first of his three goals pas Kjell Scherpen to give Michael Carrick his first win of the season.

The Portuguese turns 32 next week, but is showing no signs of wear and tear. Five days after collecting the PFA Player of the Year award at the Manchester Opera House, Fernandes scored two more goals in the second half and set up Bryan Mbeumo for United's final goal of a rain-drenched

Baleba, United's new midfielder, was unveiled before kick-off

MOST POINTS WON AT HOME IN PREMIER LEAGUE IN 2026 Manchester United (Played: 10)

Manchester City (11)

Arsenal (10)

Brighton and Hove Albion (11) 20

Fulham (11)

Liverpool (11)

Leeds United (11)

Sunderland (11)

afternoon, typical in these parts for the end of August, of course.

It was raining goals by the end of the contest — Jacob Greaves diverted Harry Maguire's shot in for United's other goal — and Carrick can take plenty of positives from the display, particularly in the second half.

In the first 45 minutes, Leif Davis put Ipswich ahead with a stunning finish after Abdul Fatawu embarrassed the left back Luke Shaw with a burst of pace down the wing.

Diogo Dalot looked suspect defensively too, underlining the fact that United need to sign a full back before the transfer window closes.

But after Fernandes equalised following a slip by Marcelino Núñez, United turned on the style. Rashford worked

tirelessly, created chances and had a couple of his own on his first start at Old Trafford for nearly two years. Kobbie Mainoo, England's forgotten man at the World Cup, knitted play together well alongside Youri Tielemans, who made his first appearance in a United shirt at Old Trafford.

Every time that

Ipswich tried to play through the middle, Mainoo was there, and his ability to quickly turn defence into attack aided United greatly.

Shortly before Carlos Baleba, the £70 million signing from Brighton & Hove Albion, waved to all four corners of the crowd, Rashford lapped up the applause of the fans in the Stretford End as he completed his warm-up.

Thirteen months on, with the door to Barcelona now seemingly shut, he has a chance to re-establish himself at Old Trafford.

Rashford pressed Ipswich and played a few tricks to impress the fans, jinking one way, then the other to set up Matheus Cunha, who shot over the bar.

A frenetic five minutes followed. Dalot tested Scherpen with a curling shot before Julio Enciso, a menace throughout, steamed clear of Shaw and Mbeumo before shooting straight at Senne Lammens. Cunha then broke away, sending a teasing cross across the face of goal but Rashford left his run just too late.

At the other end, Davis probed the area behind Dalot with a peach of a pass that set Daizen Maeda on a mazy run, but Lammens gobbled up his cross.

United looked just as vulnerable down their left. Fatawu needed little strength, speed or conviction to burn past Shaw and deliver a cross to the back post, where Davis pinged a delicious half-volley past Lammens off the underside of the bar to send the away fans into ecstasy. Davis should have doubled Ipswich's lead but froze when another deep cross landed at his feet and Lammens reacted quickly.

United equalised in the 40th minute in fortunate circumstances. Núñez slipped on the halfway line when he received a pass, which left Cunha and Fernandes with a two-on-one advantage. Cunha measured a lovely pass around the retreating Sasa Lukic, leaving Fernandes with enough space to take one touch before lashing the ball past Scherpen.

Mbeumo should have put United ahead when Rashford hooked Fernandes's delivery across the face of goal but he hit the bar from close range. It did not matter though. Soon after, Maguire stopped Chuba Akpom's attempt to hook the ball clear and drilled a low shot that flew in off Dara O'Shea. Maguire handled the ball in the lead-up but because his original shot was going wide, the goal stood.

SUNDERLAND 1 Isidor 75 FULHAM 0

When Mainoo sent Cunha through on goal, the Brazilian looked set to add a third, but Greaves tripped the forward and Craig Pawson pointed to the spot.

After a shimmy and a prolonged run-up in front of the Stretford End, Fernandes sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to make it 3-1.

There was an element of luck about Fernandes's final goal. Shortly after Mainoo's shot was blocked, the ball fell to Mbeumo, whose own effort was diverted into Fernandes's path and he tapped in from close range.

There was still more time for one more goal contribution from the captain. This time, he carved Ipswich open with a 30-yard pass and Mbeumo lobbed Scherpen.

Enciso picked Lisandro Martínez's pocket as he dawdled on the ball and squared to Akpom, who tapped in to give Ipswich a late consolation. But this was United's — and their captain's — day.

TEAMS

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): S Lammens — D Dalot (L Yoro 74min), H Maguire, L Martínez, L Shaw (N Mazraoui 73) — Y Tielemans, K Mainoo (A Santos 80) — B Mbeumo, B Fernandes, M Rashford (P Dorgu 80) — M Cunha (B Sesko 80). Booked Mbeumo.

Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1): K Scherpen — D O'Shea, I Diop, J Greaves, L Davis — S Lukic (A Ouattara 73), M Núñez (E Palacios 62) — A Fatawu (K McAteer 83), J Enciso, D Maeda (D Furlong 73) — Emersonn (C Akpom 46). Booked Greaves, Lukic, Fatawu.

Referee C Pawson. Attendance 74,148.

Peter Walton

Former Premier League referee

Jacob Greaves' own goal that put Manchester United 2-1 up will have raised a few eyebrows after VAR's intervention. On replay, the ball can

How they stand

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
Man City	2	2	0	0	6	2	4	6
Hull	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	6
Chelsea	2	2	0	0	7	5	2	6
Brentford	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	4
Newcastle	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4
Everton	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4
Leeds	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4
Brighton	2	1	0	1	7	4	3	3
Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	3
Man Utd	2	1	0	1	5	4	1	3
Sunderland	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Ipswich	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	3
Liverpool	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
Bournemouth	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
Nott'm Forest	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
Fulham	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	0
Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
Coventry	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0
Crystal Palace	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5	0
Tottenham	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0

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be seen striking the arm of Harry Maguire, left, before his shot took a deflection that sent it into the goal.

The handball laws state that if the goalscorer handles the ball in the build-up, accidentally or intentionally, then it should be disallowed. After the goal was given, the Premier League's official Match Centre revealed the advice given to the referee. "It's an own goal, and the accidental handball is not punishable, so we recommend you award the goal."

I would argue this interpretation of the handball law adds a further layer of confusion while making the decisions more subjective than they need to be. Maguire may not have ended up being the goalscorer, but his handball led to the own goal. I feel the goal should have been disallowed.

TheGame

From angst to relief for Le Bris after Isidor strike

Martin Hardy Stadium of Light

Shows of emotion from Régis Le Bris, the Sunderland head coach, are rare, so when he fell to his knees in the 71st minute in angst when Wilson Isidor struck a post — with the score still goalless — it spoke of the need for Sunderland to win this game.

Sunderland will wear pink strips away from home this season, part of a collaboration with the Elvis Presley estate (and an extension of the club's supporters singing Can't Help Falling in Love from way back in 1977). It was not quite the dramatic manoeuvre that was made famous by Elvis, but, nonetheless, it was a sheepish Le Bris who spoke of the moment. "I don't remember!" he said. "I need to review the clip. It was so well played so it was just the finish. It was a shame." It was indeed.

The usual double act of Granit Xhaka and Enzo Le Fée were the creators. Xhaka swept a left-footed ball down the Sunderland left, over the shoulder of Le Fée, who cracked a fine, first-time ball across the face of the Fulham area, 14 yards from goal. Isidor came on to it first time and crashed a right-footed shot off the upright. Heads were in hands throughout the stadium, including the grounded Le Bris.

By contrast, four minutes later, when a similar move, except down the Sunderland right this time, ended with the same player, Isidor, latching on to Habib Diarra's cross and firing his shot past Bernd Leno into the Fulham goal, Le Bris barely moved a muscle.

"I was concerned by the offside," he said. "Habib was just in front of me and I thought it was possible to be offside until the bench showed me, it's OK."

Diarra and Isidor, two substitutes, had the desired impact, and this was a huge win after an opening day defeat by Ipswich Town. Optimism filled the Stadium of Light at the game's start and relief filled it at its finish.

There were opportunities for Fulham's Josh King, who shot over midway through the first half, and then when he was blocked by a tackle from Reinildo. Gonzalo García was denied by another last-ditch challenge from Nordi Mukiele early in the second half, when the score was level, and he should have done better. Fulham had plenty of the ball but little penetration with it. They have now lost two from two.

"It wasn't our game for sure," their head coach, Álvaro Arbeloa, said. "We have to have a different mentality. We need to demand more from ourselves."

TEAMS

Sunderland (4-2-3-1): R Roefs — T Meunier, N Mukiele, D Ballard, Reinildo — N Sadiki, G Xhaka — T Hume, E Le Fée (R Mundle 90min), N Angulo (H Diarra 65; C Rigg 83) — B Brobbey (W Isidor 64).

Fulham (4-2-3-1): B Leno - T Castagne (R Sessegnon 68), J Andersen, C Bassey, A Robinson - S Berge (Kevin 83), A Iwobi - O Bobb (S Charles 68), J King, C Palacios (E Smith Rowe 77) - G Garcia. Booked Andersen, Palacios. Referee M Salisbury. Attendance 46,781.

CHELSEA Lavia 4, Neto 14, João Pedro 32, Palmer 74

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION Yalcouyé 35, João Pedro, 63og, Gross 90+6

Peter Rutzler

Stamford Bridge

Xabi Alonso's Chelsea have not started life quietly in the Premier League and these early iterations suggest they might be the division's flawed entertainers. Another goaltest, this time against Brighton & Hove Albion, yielded three more points, but also another blur of fluent, fast-paced attacking play mixed with defensive foibles.

That is 12 goals now in their first two games; box office for a neutral, but Alonso, no doubt, may be seeking a little more calm. Especially if they have designs on the upper echelons of the Premier League.

"I enjoyed quite a lot at the end," Alonso said. "But for sure there are things, moments that we have done really well, other moments where this is a process. We are in the process to keep learning, to keep improving."

Brighton were disappointed that they could not pull off an impressive comeback at Stamford Bridge, though the fact they gave it a good go merits credit, given a swathe of attacking absences. Kaoru Mitoma, Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter, Jack Hinshelwood and Yasin Ayari were all unavailable, but after going 3-0 down inside 32 minutes, thanks to goals from João Pedro, Pedro Neto and Romeo Lavia, Fabian Hürzeler's side fought back.

Malick Yalcouyé, a 20-year-old midfielder recruited two seasons ago but carefully incubated at the Amex talent factory with help from loans at Sturm Graz and Swansea City, was a bright spark and scored a fine first goal for the club, before a João Pedro own goal threw the game wide open.

Diego Gómez could have equalised at 3-2, missing a glorious headed chance, but Cole Palmer went up the other end to take the game beyond the visiting side, even with Pascal Gross's late consolation. Ultimately, they were just picked off too many times in possession; Chelsea willing to sit deep and then strike in transition.

"It's not that easy if you don't play with the same starting XI," Hürzeler said. "In certain elements, we missed this connection, we missed these relationships on the pitch. But they tried as hard as they could and therefore I'm really proud of them."

Alonso is implementing change and has quickly sought to dismantle some prevailing clichés. Signing Emiliano Martínez epitomised that in more ways than one; a new top goalkeeper in one sense, but he was also the first player aged 30 or over to start for the club in the league for 77 consecutive games.

He was unable to stop their run without a clean sheet, which is now 18 games — the club's longest run in a league competition since 1960-61 — but crucially, this was a gaffe-free showing, and the terraces were grateful for that. "[He's a] World Cup winner, experience all around," Alonso said. "Day by day we will feel his presence because he has this charisma, this aura to influence and to have a very positive connection with the rest of the team."

It was revealing that Robert Sánchez was not included at all after his blunder against Fulham last week, with 21-year-old Mike Penders preferred on the bench. It is unlikely that Sánchez will be seen again in a Chelsea shirt.

This is also a different-looking Chelsea. Agonising over possession is gone. They ended the match with 25 per cent

Chelsea have the look of flawed entertainers

of the ball, which follows another low return at Fulham—38 per cent. Alonso says that is because of the bright start and the state of the game, but it does reflect that he is not a high priest of ball dominance. “I don’t say today we need to have 60 per cent or 20 per cent,” Alonso said. “It is about how to prepare, how to be more competitive.”

It has delivered two wins from two, their attack eye-catching again. João Pedro was in his element, with flicks and nutmegs, though he should have had a bigger goal tally, given a sitter he missed in the first half.

Palmer too was guilty of a wince-inducing miss and his afternoon was shaping up to a quiet comedown after his blazing performance at Craven Cottage, all with Thomas Tuchel watching on. His goal, though, was Palmer at his best, surging with the ball in midfield and caressing it coolly into the far corner from the edge of the box.

While their attack can win any game, they are conceding chances and Brighton created a fair few; perhaps with a stronger midfield Chelsea will be steadier. There are concerns about Moisés Caicedo, who was not fit enough to start, and when he was thrown on in the second half he lasted only 14 minutes, before going down again. Alonso said he went off as a precaution.

Malo Gusto started in midfield here, with Enzo Fernández absent once again as his future remains up in the air. Chelsea will not let Fernández go without strengthening their own team, and midfield already has a question mark — even if Lavia scored his first goal for Chelsea after just four minutes.

João Pedro's header from Neto's corner was blocked by Mats Wieffer on the line and just as he went to clear it, Bart Verbruggen grasped for the ball, fumbled it and it fell straight to Lavia.

Chelsea doubled their lead through Neto; Morgan Rogers held off his marker before rolling the ball into the path of the Victor Moses-style wingback to score. João Pedro finished off a lightning counterattack for the third, led by Jorrel Hato, the wingback, galloping 50 yards to assist.

Neto was caught out for Brighton's first goal, Yalcouyé breaking clear, but Charalampos Kostoulas was blocked by Martínez, rushing off his line well, though it fell back to Yalcouyé who scored via a post. João Pedro's own goal came after half-time; a well-worked corner ended with the ball looping beyond Martínez after his team-mate deflected a cross by Gross.

Palmer's injection of quality calmed growing panic and Gross's goal, nodding home late on, was too late to influence the game, but certainly reinforced how Chelsea remain a work in progress.

TEAMS

Chelsea (3-4-2-1): E Martínez — W Fofana (J Acheampong 68min), M Lacroix, L Colwill (P Chavarría 72) — P Neto (M Caicedo 68; V Barco 82), M Gusto, R Lavia (R James 68), J Hato — C Palmer, M Rogers — João Pedro. Booked Fofana.

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1): B Verbruggen — M Wieffer (Costinha 80), L Dunk, L Vuskovic, F Kadioglu — O Boscagli, P Gross — D Gómez, M Yalcouyé (I Osman 74), M De Cuyper — C Kostoulas (P David 80). Booked Dunk, Boscagli, Costinha. Referee M Oliver.

Palmer, main, scores the fourth Chelsea goal in front of Tuchel before
being mobbed by his team-mates while, above, Martínez, on his
debut, can't keep out Brighton's second, a João Pedro own goal

Brentford left to rue wasted chances

LEEDS UNITED Calvert-Lewin 79

BRENTFORD Schade 41

Ian Whittell Elland Road

Daniel Farke once described his personality as “95 per cent coffee and cake on the sofa, five per cent fire beast”. Thankfully, for Leeds United’s first home game of the season, his team managed to summon up five per cent of the latter to convert their first real chance of the game and steal a point.

Until Dominic Calvert-Lewin struck on 79 minutes, Farke's opposite number Keith Andrews looked like he would be guiding Brentford to the top of the table if his team could turn some of their numerous chances into another goal or two, and add to Kevin Schade's opener.

But, with Lukas Nmecha finally offering Leeds a focal point up front and Dan James and Harry Wilson buzzing around midfield, the Elland Road crowd responded before Nmecha latched on to Ethan Ampadu's clever pass and crossed for Calvert-Lewin to slide in and convert from two yards.

"The storm was always going to come," Andrews, the Brentford head coach, said. "We'll learn from the second half. I thought there were moments where we could have controlled it a little bit more, played out of the press a little bit more."

For the opening hour, Brentford's odds of winning looked roughly aligned with the coffee and cake percentage of Farke's personality. Even after Calvert-Lewin's equaliser, there was still a glorious chance for Igor Thiago to restore Brentford's lead but the Brazilian's header, from Dango Ouattara's cross, was well saved by James Trafford.

Brentford's second should really have arrived long before then in a first half in which they had 11 shots and 26 touches in the Leeds area. But all they had to show for it was a 40th-minute goal from Schade, started when the Leeds defender Jaka Bijol unnecessarily lunged in on halfway and opened his team up to a Brentford counter.

Still, any number of his team-mates could have helped as Brentford's attack went through three more phases before Keane Lewis-Potter crossed and Schade reacted superbly to flick in from eight yards. To revisit Farke's quote, for the first goal his team conceded this season, his players were most definitely 100 per cent on the sofa.

Bijol was removed at the break, Farke matched Brentford's 4-2-3-1 formation and, with Nmecha and James adding some more direct play to Leeds' attack, it was a move that paid off. Just before the goal, the former's clever pass played James clean through only for the winger to chip a cross-shot wide.

They did not have to wait much longer for their equaliser and to snatch an unlikely, and perhaps undeserved, point against a team Farke called “an unstoppable bulldozer”.

TEAMS

Leeds United (3-4-2-1): J Trafford — J Rodon (N Elvedi 34min), J Bijol (A Tanaka 46), T Muharemovic — J Bogle (D James 68), E Ampadu, A Stach, J Justin — B Aaronson (H Wilson 46), N Okafor (L Nmecha 68) — D Calvert-Lewin.

Brentford (4-2-3-1): C Kelleher — M Kayode (C Wilson 88), K Ajer, N Collins, K Lewis-Potter (R Henry 88) — M Sangaré, V Janelt — J Anthony (D Ouattara 61), M Damsgaard (Y Yarmoliuk 69), K Schade (A Hickey 88) — I Thiago. Booked Anthony, Ajer, Janelt, Collins.

Referee T Harrington. Attendance 35,794.

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Villa's post-Europe exodus and Hull's unparalleled run

Bill Edgar

Villa's historic break-up Aston Villa will have seen twice as many immediate player departures from a team that

■ departures from a team that had just won a continental final as any previous English club in European history. Ollie Watkins will become the sixth member of the XI that started the Europa League final against Freiburg to leave Villa Park, joining Emi Martínez, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers.

Of the 39 English winners of the various competitions before last season, as many as 23 did not lose a single player from their starting line-up in the following campaign (the measure being whether a player appeared for that same club in the league the next season). A further ten lost only one player, and five had two players depart; that leaves one team with three exits — Chelsea waving off Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and José Bosingwa after the 2012 Champions League final.

Also worth monitoring are Crystal Palace, last season's Conference League winners, who have sold Maxence Lacroix and, before tomorrow's transfer deadline, have doubts over the futures of several others from their XI in the final.

2 Leno in prime position for No 10 link Bernd Leno, the Fulham goalkeeper, is the first player

in league history to have recorded a run of consecutive top-division starts that have come during the tenures of five UK prime ministers. The German began his 152-game sequence in August 2022, just 17 days before Boris Johnson's departure, and has continued while Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer and now Andy Burnham have been in power.

Jordan Pickford (a still unbroken run from Truss to Burnham) and James Tarkowski (Johnson to Starmer) are the only other players to have produced a sequence of successive top-flight starts that have spanned the stints of four prime ministers since the 15-month period up to January 1924, in which David Lloyd George, Bonar Law, Stanley Baldwin and Ramsay MacDonald led the country.

Phil Neal holds the record for most consecutive top-division starts, with 365 for Liverpool from December 1974 to September 1983. Then comes Brad Friedel, with 310 for Blackburn Rovers, Villa and Tottenham Hotspur from 2004; Bobby McKinlay, with 265 for Nottingham Forest from 1959; and David Armstrong, with 256 for Middlesbrough from 1974.

Spurs' travails continue Tottenham have picked up only 60 points in 66 Premier League games since winning

4-0 away to the defending champions Manchester City in November 2024. In that period eight teams from

outside the so-called "big six" have not only beaten Spurs' points tally, they have exceeded it by at least 50 per cent: Villa, Newcastle United, Everton, Palace, Bournemouth, Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford.

Spurs have tried 16 different starting players this season to no avail. After defeats of 3-0 by Brentford and 2-0 by Newcastle United, they are the first side in the Premier League era to have lost each of their opening two games by at least two goals despite making as many as five changes between those matches.

Last season Wolverhampton Wanderers were the top flight's last club alphabetically and finished bottom, and this season's equivalent, Tottenham, are also bottom.

Player fees rocket There are two days remaining in the transfer window and already this summer Premier

League clubs have signed as many as 32 players for a fee of at least £35 million, a huge rise on a decade ago. For a fairer comparison this minimum figure of £35 million was adjusted for inflation to £24.3 million in 2015 rising to £27 million in 2019: the average number of players signed for at least those amounts in the five years from 2015 to 2019 was only 14 per summer, less than half this year's figure. This summer there have also been 60 Premier League signings for a fee of at least £20 million, yet the average from 2015-19 was only 28 per summer, again allowing for inflation.

5 Hull double is a first Hull City's last-day climb into the play-offs followed by a perfect Premier League start

are unprecedented in the play-off era, which began 40 years ago. No other teams have won their opening two top-flight fixtures having risen into the play-off spots in their final match of the previous regular season. Hull beat Norwich City in that initial game, saw off Millwall and Middlesbrough in the play-offs and have defeated Manchester United and Coventry City this term. They are also the first side to have kept clean sheets throughout a successful second-tier play-off campaign and then again in their opening two league games the next season.

Alonso's open opening Chelsea's wins of 3-2 against Fulham and then 4-3 over Brighton & Hove Albion

yesterday have made Xabi Alonso the first top-flight manager since 1958 to have won his opening two league games of a spell despite conceding five goals in the process. The only previous case featured Tottenham's Bill Nicholson recording victories of 10-4 over Everton and 4-3 against Leicester City.

In the space of four days, two south London clubs spent time at the top of the Championship but also lost 5-1.

Millwall were knocked off the summit by a 5-1 defeat against Southampton on Saturday, replaced by a Charlton Athletic side that had been beaten 5-1 by Tottenham in the Carabao Cup last Wednesday.

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Emery is a master of overcoming his own worries, but this may be his toughest test

He's lost key players but Aston Villa boss has built his reputation on beating the odds, writes Charlotte Duncker

In 101 seconds at Aston Villa's Bodymoor Heath training ground before their opening fixture, Unai Emery summed up his feelings about this season with the use of one word: worried.

The 54-year-old repeated the word 15 times in response to a question about whether or not he was concerned given the nature of departures this summer. Fast-forward to 2.40pm on that Sunday afternoon and you could see why those sentiments were justified — 4-0 down and reduced to ten men against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Put into context, Emery's answer was that he is always worried, and has been since he arrived in October 2022, for various different reasons and to varying degrees. Last season he was worried when they were winless in their opening five games yet they went on to finish fourth and win a European trophy. So sometimes that worry has been misplaced, but maybe this time it seems appropriate.

That answer came before losing another three of the spine of his Europa League-winning team in Ezri Konsa, Ollie Watkins and Emiliano Martínez. Gary Neville said that Villa were having their “heart ripped out” but while there may be a bit of worry from Emery, there is certainly no feeling of panic.

The view from within the dressing room was not one of surprise that these players have left. There is an acceptance from all levels, including the squad, that it is a consequence of their success — that “bigger” clubs would come in for their players.

As they watched their team-mates head out of the door, the mood within the camp has still been one of belief. It is understood the players still remain positive despite their poor start against Brighton and the player turnover because there is inherent faith in Emery and his methods. It is not his style to lose his head and scream and shout at his players, even if they are 4-0 down at half-time. It is about thinking, planning and being better — which they must do against Arsenal tonight.

Emery is an old hand at this. He is the second-longest serving manager in the league and has seen nearly all of it before. "I have experienced this. With the changes that I'm doing here,

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I've done it before. In Valencia, Sevilla and even Villarreal, my experience as a coach is in the same direction as we are doing here," he said.

Even during his four years at the club he has regenerated the group after big-name players have been sold. He has been through rebuilds at his previous teams and has achieved more than many expected in his time at Villa Park, but is this his biggest challenge yet?

It is understood that there has been no complaining from Emery to the players about the difficult situation they find themselves in, only more of the same in terms of intense training sessions and detailed, lengthy meetings.

So what about the players that have left? His best player, Morgan Rogers, joined Chelsea in a £117 million deal. Manchester United triggered Youri Tielemans' £35 million release clause, Lucas Digne went back to Paris Saint-Germain for £8.5 million, Konsa departed to Arsenal for £51 million, Martínez has signed for Chelsea for £7.5 million and Watkins moved to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia for about £50 million. This all means that, even without the potential of a couple more smaller exits to come, Villa will have recouped more than £250 million in sales.

Added to that they have lost some of the squad's highest earners from their wage bill, which is necessary given they are still treading a very fine line with Uefa after the "significant breach" of its Squad Cost

Ratio rules which led to the club being fined £19.4 million (£12.9 million of which is suspended if they act to bring it down).

The team that won the Europa League final against Freiburg in Istanbul had reached the end of a cycle. Crowning it with a trophy was the perfect way to cap it off before the launch of Aston Villa 2.0, or the "new" Villa as captain John McGinn called them, and with that the player turnover was expected.

It was Watkins' exit that surprised staff more than the others. Up until the week building up to the first game the feeling was that he was happy at Villa and ready to go again. He called McGinn after their friendly against Bayern Munich saying that he was keen to come back from his holiday early and play a part in the Super Cup against PSG.

Emery encouraged Watkins to take the full four weeks he had been

granted to ensure he was fresh for the rest of the season. But in that time the 30-year-old had his head turned by a life-changing contract offer from Al-Hilal. His decision to go has not been well received by supporters and he did not help himself by training alone before the opening weekend and not being

available for the Brighton game. His apology was accepted by Emery and his team-mates and maybe once the dust settles the supporters will forgive the England international, and remember role he played at the club.

Emery, who cried when saying goodbye to Watkins, said that these exits had been sanctioned because they were in the best interests of the club. So is that the real problem here? That Villa cannot push on, despite winning a European trophy, because the financial restrictions are holding them back? Some of their business and the high wages they have given to certain players have hampered them but their work needs to be focused as much off the pitch as on it.

Emery has had to build a new Villa team after a summer of sales at the club

done at Villa Park to the North Stand to increase the capacity to 50,000 and a crazy summer tour where they took in three countries in ten days and maximised their commercial opportunities will help the club in the long run.

But in the short term the hard work is down to Emery. So far nine players have arrived and there is optimism over the new faces they have got through the door.

There's excitement about the level club-record signing Johan Manzambi can reach, proven experience with Leon Goretzka and Premier League nous with João Gomes, Alejandro Garnacho and Nicolas Jackson. Established first-team players are already talking about 17-year-old Brian Madjo's potential and the impending arrival of Ibrahim Mbaye is another talent for Emery to try and get the best out of.

The Villa manager will prefer it when the transfer window is closed and he knows what he has to work with. Then that meticulous planning can go up another level.

As Emery has said, he has been in this position before and made it work, so why can't he do it again?

Despite everything, you would not bet against him.

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Jesus set for Barcelona move as Alvarez deadline looms

Gary Jacob

Gabriel Jesus is close to a surprise £8.6 million move to Barcelona as part of Arsenal's drive to offload fringe players.

The Catalan club began talks for the 29-year-old forward in the past 24 hours but have signalled that his arrival would not impact their continued pursuit of Atletico Madrid's Julián Alvarez, who is also wanted by Arsenal.

Jesus, his fellow Brazil forward Gabriel Martinelli and midfielder Fábio Vieira are all set to leave the Premier League champions before the deadline tomorrow for a combined total of more than £66 million.

Arsenal will potentially receive bonuses but the deal falls short of the £20 million they wanted for Jesus, who earns about £250,000 a week. A proposed move to Napoli fell through over finances.

Jesus has been omitted from match-day squads and has not been training with the team recently. He has entered the final year of his contract, having scored 32 goals in 123 appearances for

Arsenal since moving from Manchester City for £45 million in 2022.

Martinelli is set to move to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia for more than £50 million and Vieira is to rejoin Hamburg for £7.7 million after a season on loan at the German club. Vieira struggled with the physicality of English football and has made only 49 appearances for Arsenal since joining from Porto for £34.2 million in 2022. The 26-year-old also spent a season on loan at the Portuguese team.

Atletico have set a deadline for Alvarez, the Argentina forward, to decide whether he will stay or join the north London club. He returned to Atletico's training ground yesterday, doing a session on his own after missing three consecutive days of training. He was welcomed by his compatriots Cristian Romero and Juan Musso.

Arsenal have been in talks over a deal worth more than £100 million should

Aston Villa v Arsenal

Tonight, 8pm, Sky Sports Main he give the green light to return to England two years after leaving Manchester City for Spain. Alvarez has stated that his dream is a move to Barcelona and reports suggest that he has concerns about visa regulations which may create a difficulty for his wider family visiting him in England. Atletico have refused to sell to Barcelona, who bid £85 million in June.

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta has called on the Premier League to expand squad sizes to protect player welfare and mental health.

Regulations state that 20 players can be named in a match-day squad, three fewer than in Uefa competitions (23) and six fewer than countries at the World Cup finals (26).

Managers can name nine substitutes for each league match and make five changes, but only at three intervals (plus half-time), under rules introduced for the start of the 2022-23 season.

Arteta, whose side are away to Aston Villa tonight, has 23 outfield players — potentially 24 if Alvarez joins — so may have to omit some key players from some squads.

"To tell somebody you are not even part of this match day, that's really tough," Arteta, the Arsenal manager, said. "It doesn't help anybody, doesn't help the club, doesn't help the valuation of the player. It doesn't help the player feel part of something. It is a real issue that has a simple solution.

"I've been begging the Premier League if we can extend those numbers for the welfare of the players, which is the most important thing, because every squad needs more than 20 outfield players to sustain the level of demand with games and internationals."

"I've done the research with all the top clubs in Europe. Some 90 per cent of them have more players than us."

While Martinelli and Jesus look set to depart, Ethan Nwaneri is likely to stay. The 19-year-old was omitted from the squad for the Community Shield win over Manchester City but returned to the bench for the Premier League opener against Coventry City.

Arteta said Arsenal need to be careful not to sell players who have the potential to develop, and perhaps increase revenue elsewhere.

"We have to sell what we want to sell, not just sell," he said.

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Gakpo can only leave if Liverpool replace him

Paul Joyce, Gary Jacob

Cody Gakpo's proposed £85 million move from Liverpool to Manchester City remains dependent on the Anfield club signing a replacement before tomorrow's transfer deadline.

Ismaila Sarr, the 28-year-old Crystal Palace winger, and Brighton & Hove Albion's Yankuba Minteh, 22, are two options that Liverpool have been considering. Gakpo is ready to move to City

after the impending arrival of £123 million Bradley Barcola, who underwent a medical yesterday to seal a transfer from Paris Saint-Germain that will make him the second-most expensive player in Liverpool's history.

The France international has been earmarked for a role on the left flank which is where Gakpo has spent much of his Anfield career, although he started on the right, and provided an assist for Alexander Isak, in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest.

City have pushed hard for Gakpo in the days leading up to the Forest game and want to add him to their squad after the sale of Sávio to Tottenham Hotspur for £85 million. Omar Marmoush has also moved to Spurs from City on an initial loan, which could become a £60 million permanent transfer.

The Netherlands international Gakpo would face competition for a place in the wide positions at City from Jérémy Doku and Antoine Semenyo among others, but has opted for a new challenge. However, the 27-year-old must wait to see whether Liverpool are successful in recruiting a right winger, a key transfer priority since Mohamed Salah's departure.

Bids of £50 million and £60 million have been rejected by Brighton for the Gambia international Minteh, who is recovering from a leg injury sustained in pre-season and is expected to be absent until at least October.

Liverpool also made an enquiry to Palace for Sarr last week. Palace do not want to sell but there is an acceptance that every player has a price. Sarr is keen to leave Selhurst Park and would potentially be cheaper than Minteh.

Without a replacement, Liverpool will not weaken the head coach Andoni Iraola's wide attacking options, which also include Rio Ngumoha, the summer signing Victor Muñoz and Lewis Koumas. Federico Chiesa remains at the club and although Harvey Elliott has a proposal to join Valencia on loan there has been no progress on that over the weekend.

Gakpo, signed from PSV Eindhoven for an initial £35 million in January 2023, had also been courted extensively by Tottenham Hotspur, who have now moved on to Everton's Iliman Ndiaye.

His compatriot and club captain, Virgil van Dijk, hopes his team-mate stays. "He's a quality player. I think we should keep quality players," he said last week, before the latest developments.

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sell Stefan Bajcetic, the 21-year-old midfielder, to Celta Vigo.

Elsewhere, Juventus are trying to finalise a loan deal for the Tottenham midfielder Pape Matar Sarr with an option to buy of about £26 million. The Nottingham Forest midfielder Omari Hutchinson, 22, was yesterday having a medical with a view to joining AC Milan on loan.

However, the former France defender, below, believes the president's job is no longer tenable

Silvestre celebrates a goal for United with Wayne Rooney in 2006, above. Now 49, he has spent about a decade in his role with Fifa working alongside Infantino, right.

'Infantino must go – we looked away for too long'

Martyn Ziegler talks to Mikaël Silvestre, who could lose his role at Fifa after claim its president can no longer be trusted

Mikaël Silvestre reels off a list of the events that first shook his confidence in Gianni Infantino's leadership — and finally shattered his trust in the Fifa president.

Last year's Fifa Congress in Paraguay when Infantino arrived days later than planned having prioritised a Gulf visit with Donald Trump; the Fifa Peace Prize created for the US president; “insane” World Cup ticket prices; hydration breaks; unexplained decisions to lift World Cup bans for Cristiano Ronaldo and Folarin Balogun and finally, irretrievably, the World Cup sell-off plan.

Silvestre has been working with Fifa for the best part of a decade, with Arsène Wenger, on its talent development scheme as part of the Players Voice Panel which advises on anti-racism initiatives, and as one of the group of Fifa Legends, former players used to promote its events.

The former Manchester United, Arsenal and France defender says he and many others, including former players and people working within Fifa, had bitten their tongue time and again, but the final straw came after The Times had revealed Infantino's scheme to sell off 20 per cent of the World Cup to private investors led by Joshua Kushner, brother of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Infantino has not stepped down despite calls from Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf, which covers north and central America and the Caribbean, and his refusal to budge has prompted Silvestre to speak out.

"It has been a culmination of things," the 49-year-old says from his home in Rome. "I started questioning the direction the leadership was taking, especially Gianni, when he came late to the [2025] congress in Paraguay. We were all waiting, it had been organised for months and everyone is travelling from all around the world and we are waiting because he is spending time with Donald Trump and Qatar and visiting Saudi.

“That was kind of an alarm. The thing that really triggered my discontent was the Peace Prize. Many of us questioned ourselves, saying are we going to put our names to this, but no one was saying anything as they are under contract. When you are supposed to be a non-political organisation and you do this type of thing it goes against the purpose of what it is supposed to represent.

"Then when you see the ticket prices for the World Cup, it's insane. People are looking forward to this tournament, it's the biggest thing every four years and they can't afford it, it's a shame.

"Then there is the red card [ban overturned] for Cristiano. He is my friend, my ex-teammate, but the fact that it's overturned ... we assumed it's to appease the sponsors and broadcasters. If you have one of the main guys, with 'Leo' Messi, not present it changes the dynamic in the conversation."

Then came the decision to lift Balogun's ban for a red card to allow him to play for the USA against

Belgium after a call from Trump to Infantino, who insisted it had been made independently by the disciplinary committee.

“That was the worst so far, literally during the tournament,” Silvestre says. “I spoke with many Fifa employees including at high level and everybody was shocked.

"In the aftermath, you understand what happened, a phone call from the host president to the leader of the organisation."

On July 28, The Times broke the news of the sell-off scheme, with Infantino and others in his close circle standing to personally profit.

"You broke the story and no one knew anything about it," he adds. "That was the cherry on the cake, trying to sell the World Cup to private investors who happened to be family to the leader of the host nation.

"There needs to be accountability and an independent inquiry. It tarnished the image on Fifa. This is too big to be brushed under the carpet. Many of us looked the other way when the Peace Prize was created. We know you have to have close relationships with host governments but to go so far as changing the referee's decision on the field, you can only think about the future, what is going to happen with the next World Cups. You open the door to something that can't happen."

Infantino, says Silvestre, needs to stand aside and Fifa needs to implement reforms including having former player representatives from the men's and women's game on its decision-making council.

"When the trust is broken that much, you can't repair it," he adds. "We have been looking the other way on too many occasions. It needs an independent inquiry otherwise people won't be at peace."

Silvestre admits that speaking out may cost him his Fifa roles, but says that he could not stay quiet any longer. "It's a shame because I had to make a choice, a sacrifice," he adds. "The work we had done with anti-racism was something I was very passionate about — let's see.

"I still would like to be involved. Some federations are in dire need of Fifa's support — the fairytale of Cape Verde couldn't have happened without Fifa's funding — but that shouldn't allow the drift going away from what Fifa should look like as an organisation. The ends do not justify the means."

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De Zerbi's style is supposed to excite. This is walking football

Many of the Spurs fans had left before the end of their team's first home league game – an ominous sign for De Zerbi and his players

Tony Cascarino

There's nothing that grinds my gears more than seeing top sides play walking football. I'm old enough to play that way, but a team

full of prime athletes should not be performing like that. Tottenham Hotspur hired Roberto De Zerbi because of his reputation for a brave, quick and attacking style of play but his Spurs side have started this season slowly in all senses of the phrase.

On Saturday the goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky would stand over the ball, take a few touches, then pass five yards sideways to Micky van de Ven. He would pass to Jan Paul van Hecke and the ball would be moved to the full backs before the cycle repeated. Over and over again.

There is nothing wrong with passing out from the back, but it must be done with zip and conviction. Spurs were focused on moving the ball, but they were not moving Newcastle. Anthony Elanga's goal displayed the benefits of moving the ball with pace. Nico González's pass to Amar Dedic caught Andrew Robertson out of position because it sped up play and did not give the defender time to react, allowing Dedic to head down for Elanga's swivelled finish.

Half a yard is vital at the highest level of football because it gives players that extra bit of time to execute their next action, which can make all the difference.

By comparison, Tottenham's deepest midfielder, Rodrigo Bentancur, repeatedly passed sideways with no real sense of urgency as Newcastle sat in an organised block and denied Spurs spaces. Most of their opportunities came from individual moments rather than the slick passing moves De Zerbi's Brighton & Hove Albion side were known for.

Spurs' performance against Brentford had similar issues and it is surprising considering the profiles of players they have spent nearly £400million on. Omar Marmoush and Sávio are electric and thrive when playing at pace, while Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali are midfielders who provide verticality through their passing and ball-carrying. De Zerbi's side have already conceded five times in their first two matches in the Premier League season but are yet to score. They will need to find a way to move the ball into their attackers much quicker if they are to get the best from their signings.

The consequences of their stale play are not just visible on the pitch, but they can also be felt in the stands. There was a brilliant atmosphere around the ground before kick-off but as the game progressed, life was sucked out of the Spurs fans. When Yoane Wissa scored Newcastle's second, it was like a morgue.

With six minutes still remaining supporters began leaving in their numbers. Normally that comes with swearing, anger and frustration, but the most striking thing was how little resentment there seemed to be. It is as if Spurs fans have become so accustomed to seeing their team play well in patches but ultimately losing that they have become disillusioned with them. That is perhaps the biggest problem De Zerbi has to solve. Jürgen Klopp once criticised Liverpool supporters for leaving matches early because he wanted to create an environment where fans believed something could still happen late in games. Spurs do not have that belief at the moment. There are no waves of attacks, no sustained pressure and no feeling that a goal is coming once they have conceded.

The supporters cannot change that from the stands. The players have to give them something to believe in, and the manager has to give the players a system that allows them to express themselves.

De Zerbi has escaped much of the criticism so far because of the job he did last season, but he is the one responsible for the way Spurs are playing. This was supposed to be a manager who brought an exciting brand of football, but instead Spurs have started both league matches looking sluggish and unprepared while creating very little in either.

When clubs spend a lot of money, it comes with a lot of pressure. De Zerbi has been given the players to work in the system that has built his career, it is now up to him to show the backing was justified. Report, page 10

Hull stay in comfort zone – and make most of big chances

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Gregor Robertson CBS Arena

Two games, two wins, two clean sheets: could Hull City be this season's surprise package? There are 36 games left to play and it would be a stretch to say that Hull were deserving winners on Saturday, but there's no doubt that Sergej Jakirovic's side look comfortable in their own skin.

Hull's share of possession against Manchester United and Coventry

City has been about 30 per cent but, their striker Oli McBurnie admitted, that's how they like it. Hull almost "incite crosses", the Coventry head coach Frank Lampard said, because their back three of Semi Ajayi, John Egan and Nobel Mendy look like they could defend their penalty box all day.

"We've seen a lot of teams who dominate the ball in the Championship come to the Premier League and try to use the same style, and it's difficult for them," McBurnie said. "We're not getting carried away. But we do feel comfortable in that shape, when we're suffering and the other team have a lot of the ball."

Six shots on target, three goals: is it sustainable?

Last season Hull took the fifth-fewest number of shots in the Sky Bet Championship, yet they were the fifth-highest scorers. That is largely because the quality of chances they created were, on average, the third-best in the division, and no team had a better shot conversion rate.

On Saturday it was easy to understand why: as Coventry grew more frustrated in the second half, Hull began to exploit the spaces they left with a quick exchange of passes or a darting forward run.

The speed and incisiveness of their transitions carved out the game's three best moves — one of which led to Liam Millar's 82nd-minute winner. No one thought it was sustainable last season but here they are, still doing their thing, in the Premier League.

Two games, two defeats, no goals: should Coventry be worried? Lampard said football should be about "tactics" as well as "how you apply yourself" and clearly he was unhappy with how his players did the latter.

Coventry were sloppy at times and lacked spark. With last season's top goalscorer Haji Wright missing until November, it is not yet clear where their goals will come from. After losing 3-0 against the champions Arsenal on the opening night of the season, they have now had their pockets picked by the relegation favourites who finished last season with 22 fewer points in the second tier.

It gets worse before it gets better: next up, it is Manchester City at the Etihad. "We have to stay focused; this season was always going to feel very different," Lampard said.

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Weak owners exposed by fans' revolt

Paul Joyce Northern Football Correspondent

Everton's owners are trying to sell Iliman Ndiaye to Tottenham Hotspur for £60 million and re-sign Richarlison for £35 million after a tumultuous 48 hours in which the threat of a fans' revolt prompted a U-turn over plans to offload their homegrown midfielder Harrison Armstrong.

Events over the weekend exposed owner The Friedkin Group's (TFG) desire to first offload players to raise funds to replenish David Moyes's squad. A £9 million deal for the Fulham right back Kenny Tete is close and Jack Grealish's return on loan from Manchester City is the subject of talks.

Yet the lurch in strategy has painted the club's American power brokers to be weak as scrutiny falls on their tenure after 20 months in charge, and raises questions as to why they are not offering greater support to Moyes.

TFG's first misstep was considering selling Armstrong, 19, to Nottingham Forest for £35 million as they sought to top up a modest budget by bringing in money for squad strengthening.

A deal was agreed and at one point it looked as if it would proceed, with Everton using club-to-club discussions to try to sign the Forest right back Ola Aina. However, the strength of feeling from Everton's supporters, who chanted during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Bournemouth that they would "riot" if Armstrong was sold, led to a climbdown on Saturday night.

TFG had promoted Armstrong, who has been in talks over a new contract, as an emblem for the club on social media earlier this year, championing his promise.

From the outset, the notion that a fee of £35 million represented good value for a player who was not sold on a move to Forest and whom Everton believe can go on to play for England felt flawed.

Where TFG has been fortunate is in finding Spurs are willing to do business. A deal has been agreed in principle at club level, although offloading Ndiaye for a deal worth up to £60 million and bringing Richarlison, who is in the final year of his contract, back for up to £35 million would point to the Londoners getting the better of the deal. It seems that making a trading profit of £25 million was the be-all and end-all of from an Everton point of view.

Richarlison was sold to Spurs for £60 million on June 30, 2022, as Everton tried to abide by the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules by sanctioning the Brazilian's exit before the new financial year. They believed at the time he was undervalued.

Richarlison has remained popular with supporters but still has to agree to a return. Everton also had a strong interest in Monaco's Folarin Balogun, the 25-year-old USA World Cup striker, who scored 19 goals for Monaco last season.

As it stands, Tottenham were easier to deal with once they targeted Ndiaye after realising a long-

standing interest in Cody Gakpo would not materialise. The Liverpool winger has agreed to join Manchester City in a deal that could be worth £85 million, only if the Anfield club can sign Brighton & Hove Albion's Yankuba Minteh or Ismaila Sarr from Crystal Palace.

Ndiaye rejected numerous contract offers last season after Everton refused to insert a buy-out clause into any new deal that could be triggered by Champions League clubs across Europe.

Saturday rewind

Ndiaye, left, and Richarlison, right, are set to swap clubs, while Armstrong, inset, will stay at Everton after a fan protest

A key question is what would TFG have done to raise money had Spurs not stepped up when the Forest deal collapsed?

Everton's inability to so far sell Beto, Tim Iroegbunam, Carlos Alcaraz and Nathan Patterson created pressure to sell one of their better players and leaves Moyes's squad weakened.

The club's chief executive, Angus Kinnear, said in an interview that TFG saw the end of last season as a "failure", with Everton dropping out of European contention after not winning any of their last seven Premier League matches. Yet if qualifying for Europe is the aim, why has Moyes not had more backing?

Loan deals for Merlin Röhl and Tyrique George were made permanent for £18 million each, Hayden Hackney was recruited from Middlesbrough for £16.5 million, and Christian Norgaard was signed for £7 million from Arsenal to replace Idrissa Gueye, whose contract expired. Norgaard arrived injured and has not yet played. In addition, Brennan Johnson arrived in a straight swap from Crystal Palace with Dwight McNeil heading to Selhurst Park.

In the absence of anyone from TFG speaking publicly about the situation, Moyes had been left to tread a fine line when fielding questions on transfers. His desire for Everton to push on has led him to repeatedly stress the need for further signings. The pursuit of a right back has been especially troublesome. The collapse of the Armstrong-Forest proposal means Aina is no longer a target and with Strasbourg's Guêla Doué out of reach, attention has turned back to Fulham's Tete.

The 30-year-old was on the cusp of signing for Everton on a free transfer 12 months ago and a medical had been booked. However, he used that interest to renegotiate a deal with Fulham and opted to stay there. Everton had enquired about his team-mate, Timothy Castagne, earlier in the window, but were told he was not available.

Grealish has been linked with a return and it is clear that Manchester City do not want to keep the 30-year-old, who is in the final year of his contract. Everton paid about £12 million to cover his wages last season and have been considering bringing him back on loan, although whether he is what Moyes needs is another issue.

No points, no goals, but time for Tottenham to panic? Not yet

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NEWCASTLE UNITED Elanga 62, Wissa 72

Tom Allnutt Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

For all the focus on Sandro Tonali and the joy of the Newcastle United fans who revelled in his misery, Tottenham Hotspur did not lose Saturday's game in central midfield.

The difference was in attack, where Spurs started with a striker they signed on Thursday, a left winger who is a work in progress, and a right winger who is a World Cup-winning right back — but still a right back. Tottenham had six shots on target and scored none. Newcastle had two shots on target and scored two. Time to panic? Not just yet.

Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa's two deft finishes in the second half sank Roberto De Zerbi's team, who had enough possession (58 per cent) and created enough (17 shots) to win.

But penetration has been the primary problem at Spurs for more than a year, during an attacking decline that can be traced through injuries to Xavi Simons (April), Mohammed Kudus (January), Dominic Solanke (August last year), James Maddison (July last year) and Dejan Kulusevski (May last year), and lack of suitable successor to either Son Heung-min or Harry Kane.

While £380 million has been spent on transfers mostly for defence and midfield, it was never going to be a truly effective transfer window until Tottenham could field a proper attacking trio.

On Saturday Newcastle's Elanga, Wissa and Harvey Barnes made up a superior front three to Mathys Tel, Omar Marmoush and Pedro Porro, just as Dango Ouattara, Igor Thiago and Kevin Schade carried more threat for Brentford than Tel, Richarlison and Mikey Moore did the previous week.

This should improve quickly, with Marmoush and Sávio having arrived from Manchester City while Iliman Ndiaye is set to follow from Everton.

Not every transfer can be completed in time for pre-season and in the case of Sávio, in particular, Tottenham were frustrated at the time the deal took to go through. But the delay has not only cost them points. Two opening defeats without scoring for the first time since 1974 have dampened the optimism and confidence built up over the summer while putting De Zerbi under early scrutiny.

Tottenham actually played quite well for the middle chunk of the match against Newcastle, showing signs of controlling the game and playing out from the back that were non-existent for most of last season.

Early results are an unreliable measure of longer-term trajectory, as Spurs found last season when their nearly disastrous campaign started with back-to-back wins under Thomas Frank, including away to Manchester City.

With everyone available, De Zerbi's offensive options would look very healthy with Ndiaye, Kudus and Kulusevski on the right, Sávio, Tel and Wilson Odobert on the left, Maddison and Simons at No 10, and Marmoush or Solanke up front.

Sávio would have started against Newcastle but the Brazilian's training was disrupted in his last couple of weeks at City and De Zerbi said he suffered from "muscle fatigue" on Friday. Kudus came off the bench against Newcastle for his first appearance since January. Maddison is two or three weeks away from peak fitness while Kulusevski has returned to training but, after more than a year out with a complicated knee problem, the Sweden international will be handled with care. Simons and Odobert are long-term absentees.

Marmoush made a promising debut up front against Newcastle and will offer an alternative to Solanke, whose injuries last season restricted him to Il starts and three goals in the league.

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How Spurs icon killed by lightning became family's dark, buried secret

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International John White dies on golf course

Michael Grant on how story of John White, who died aged 27, has become subject of an Edinburgh stage play

Every afternoon, a room in the centre of Edinburgh becomes Spurs territory for an hour. McEwan Hall on Bristo Square is a grand

building of Italian Renaissance architecture and ornate frescoes, but the audience of mainly middle-aged men, which ambles along for a 2.55pm start, is not showing up for that. For an hour they are in NI7, White Hart Lane, listening to Bill Nicholson, Danny Blanchflower, Jimmy Greaves and, above all, John White and his kid.

Outside, the Edinburgh Festival is a riot of colour and noise. Inside, The Ghost of White Hart Lane is a one-man show where the room is dark except for the brilliant glow from a 1960s Tottenham Hotspur shirt. In one respect the play is the story of White, the outstanding Spurs and Scotland midfielder. White was an ever-present in the 1960-61 Double season and a poster boy of further triumphs at home and in Europe. One football writer dubbed him “The Ghost” because of his elusive and intelligent movement, a will-o'-the-wisp giving opponents the slip.

It is an unbelievable nickname, given what happened on July 21, 1964. White went out to play golf in a storm at Crews Hill Golf Club in Enfield. When conditions worsened he took shelter under a tree and was struck by lightning, dying instantly. He was 27.

Looking around the Edinburgh audience on a weekday afternoon, you sense they know much of this. This is an interface between football and the theatre. As the lights go down there is chatter about Celtic's capitulation in Europe. One fella says he is a Hibernian fan. Another turns to his mate: "So, was he hit by lightning during a match?" Last week there was another Spurs icon in the audience. Steve Archibald was in Edinburgh and took in the show.

But the play is about so much more. The writer-director Martin Murphy based it on the 2011 book of the same name by sports journalist Julie Welch and Rob White, John's son, and so it explores grief, repression, identity, male mental health and Rob's longing for someone he never knew.

He was only five months old when his dad died. The hurt was buried and essentially it became a dark family secret, not to be spoken about. At home there were no pictures of White on the mantlepiece. On stage, actor Callum Lewis Newman plays both John and Rob, each of them as children and adults in a fractured timeline. A central prop is the box of White's belongings — boots, photographs, a Scotland tracksuit top — which was all Rob had of him in real life, up in the attic.

Across runs in Edinburgh and London the play has been seen by more than 5,000 people. If Rob

attends, and anyone realises who he is, he is approached by audience members with an anecdote or affectionate words about his father. Each one feels like a piece building a jigsaw.

A man in his seventies came up and said: "I've been waiting to see you for 60-odd years," before handing him a picture. It showed his dad, looking every inch the footballer, eating an ice cream while surrounded by five schoolboys in blazers. The man in his seventies was one of those boys.

Everything is precious because White's story remains incomplete and foggy. Rob has a small cutting with the origin of the "Ghost" nickname but neither the newspaper nor the journalist are identified. Even the whereabouts of White's ashes are unknown, with unconfirmed suggestions that they were spread at White Hart Lane. The details are lost in the memories of deceased relatives.

Newman, right, has received acclaim among audiences in London and Edinburgh for a play that explores the life of White, above, killed aged 27 on a golf course after helping Spurs to the double. Top, a newspaper cutting about his death

SPURS STAR KILLED BY LIGHTNING

SOCCER international John White, 26, star of the Spurs and Scottish forward lines, was killed by lightning yesterday in a storm which flanked a wide area of Southern England. A flash struck him as he sheltered from the rain under an old oak tree at Crews Hill golf club, Enfield, Middlesex. He had been playing alone—and two grounds—men found him living dead.

White, who was regarded as one of the foot inside forwards of recent years, was sometimes called "The Gold" because of his will-of-the-wip play. He played a vital post in Telprabhams' Ledger and Cup SACRONE and played twenty-two inches, for Scotland. It is rectified that it will cost Spurs an Celsius transfer fire to get a replacement of itsSELORE. Soon after he was found dead, his young with handsy out of the old, and had some one of them. Buton, she attended to pick up her husband to the Little cat, but not be paler officers at the entrance in the rich.

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Newman's performance is warm, energetic, engaging and endearing, no mean feat for an actor from Gloucestershire affecting a Scottish accent in Edinburgh. At times he is Nicholson's Yorkshire and Blanchflower's Belfast, too. "I'll post a little review online because he put his life and soul into that," says Maurice, a Chelsea fan, after the show. "I've actually played the golf course where John White was killed."

There is no museum at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Nowhere for the club to properly honour White. Don't get his boy started on that. Rob drew a blank with Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman, and hopes for eventual progress under his successors. "My partner used to work as a tour guide at the stadium when it first opened and that was one of the biggest questions that people asked: where's the museum?"

He intends to reach out to Tottenham's Scotland international, Andrew Robertson, because he, too, has felt the tragedy of a high-profile footballer losing his life at the peak of his career. There are obvious parallels between the deaths of White and Diogo Jota, Robertson's close friend. While Liverpool were enormously caring after Jota's fatal car crash, the 1960s were a different time. Rob's late mother, Sandra, felt that Spurs did not show enough compassion or support for a young widow left to bring up two young children. Sandra died before the play took the story on.

The Spurs stadium staged the premiere in 2024. White's double-winning team-mate, Cliff Jones, was there along with Spurs ambassador and former defender Gary Mabbutt. So many tickets were sold that a second performance was necessary. Newman remembers it as an emotional night on the 60th anniversary of the lightning strike.

The premiere was not without a scare. There is a moment in the play when White swings a golf club at an imaginary tee. “There was a screen behind us which cost half a million pounds,” Newman says. “They said, ‘If you hit it with that golf club we will invoice you for it’. We had to saw down the golf club so it was half a club, just in case.”

• The Ghost of White Hart Lane, Dairy Room, Underbelly, Bristo Square, Edinburgh. 2.55pm. Last show today

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European football

He's won over locals. Now can Gordon be Barça's next No9?

IAN HAWKEY ON EUROPE

England player has quickly become central to Flick's Nou Camp plan, but could find himself in new role

There's an unassigned locker in the new dressing room at the Nou Camp, where cranes still reach up into the sky and seats are yet to

be bolted on to a vast upper tier. A project is still conspicuously to be completed here, though there is no mistaking the purpose and ambition surrounding a reshaped Barcelona squad and their reconstructed home. There will, the club promise, be barcelonistas filling that broad top level by the end of this season.

Who, if anybody, gets to hang the club's No 9 jersey in the vacant locker over the next nine months remains unclear.

The most fraught piece of desired business of the transfer window, the efforts of Barcelona to bring an eager Julián Alvarez to play in what will be western Europe's largest bespoke football stadium, hit an impasse because of Atletico's reluctance to sell to a direct domestic rival, among other factors.

So there is no No9 — yet. Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus could be arriving shortly to join Barcelona's attempt to win a third successive Spanish league, to finesse a summer of trading geared towards repositioning the club as authentic Champions League contenders.

For all the optimism generated by two wins and seven goals from their opening five days of official competition, there is a deficit here to address. The last wearer of the No 9, Robert Lewandowski, was let go, freed to see out his late 30s in Chicago, having scored 120 goals in 193 matches for Barcelona.

His understudy and sometime partner up front, Ferran Torres, left this month, fresh from scoring the only goal in a World Cup final and 65 goals for Barcelona at a rate of one every 160-odd minutes. Between them, Lewandowski and Ferran scored 40 goals last season. Add the 14 contributed by Marcus Rashford, on loan but now back at Manchester United, and that is a substantial tier of finishing power no longer accessible to Hansi Flick.

It means the head coach has overseen auditions for the role — a false nine carousel — with ever greater intensity since his players reported back from, in many cases, long summers; ten of his most valued footballers had been kept busy at the World Cup into its last weekend.

There are two new signings for front-three roles, both of them plausible but makeshift attacking spearheads in a squad where nobody among the senior players can accurately be categorised as an orthodox centre forward.

Among the contenders is Anthony Gordon, signed from Newcastle United early in the summer and, as it stands, the most costly recruit since Barcelona's last long arm-wrestle with Atletico ended with the €120million acquisition of Antoine Griezmann. That was seven years ago, just before the debt crisis that turned Barcelona, usually among club's football's more extravagant spenders, into the scroungers and borrowers of the marketplace, the make-do-and-menders who, in fallow times, squeezed the likes of Martin Braithwaite and Memphis Depay into the No 9 jersey.

Gordon, whose fee could rise to €80 million (about £68.5 million), has made a fine start. There was one minor hiccup, missing a penalty on his home debut in a friendly against Al-Ahly.

But two assists in six minutes in the 5-0 win away to Elche on match day one of La Liga helped set up the standing ovation he heard from the Nou Camp after his first start for the club on Thursday.

Gordon, wearing No17 and operating mostly from the left wing, had shown, in the 2-0 victory over

Athletic Bilbao, enough speed, tricks and a willingness to take the initiative that by the 80th minute, when he was replaced by fellow newcomer Karim Adeyemi, a significant number of the 62,000 present were moved to rise from their seats to applaud him.

"A new idol," said La Vanguardia newspaper, reaching back more than two decades for a point of comparison.

"He's come here, it seems, in the manner of Henrik Larsson, finding his feet straight away." Larsson, the Sweden striker, joined Barcelona from Celtic in 2004 and would be fundamental, in his second season, in delivering a European Cup.

El País, meanwhile, were won over by Gordon's "lungs" and his "dynamism", El Periodico by a "hyperactive, Tasmanian Devil" of a footballer. Flick agreed: "I've seen the same things other people did. The intensity, the speed. And he's just arrived, with the potential to get better."

Gordon torments Bilbao for Barcelona, who have goals to make up from those who left after last season, including Rashford, right. However, Atletico are reluctant to sell them Alvarez, above

Flick and the club's director of sport, Deco, had put that potential under close analysis through a 2025-26 campaign that had long been assumed to be Lewandowski's last, a year where Raphinha, the first choice on the left, missed significant periods with injury, through which Rashford would prove a more than able deputy.

With succession in mind, Barça's strategists had a close look at Gordon in a trio of direct Champions League matches against them for Newcastle, and in all three meetings the England international started as a central striker. Only Kylian Mbappé and Harry Kane

scored more Champions League goals than Gordon last season; his ten matched the tally of Alvarez, who was involved for longer in the

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competition with Atletico, up to the semi-finals, whereas Gordon and Newcastle were humbled in the last 16 at the Nou Camp.

"As a No 9, you have to start the press and be a good finisher," Flick said. "We have various players who can do that."

His carousel of locum centre forwards will go through its latest whirl this evening, at home to Rayo Vallecano, an opportunity to further explore what Fermin López, Gordon, Dani Olmo or Raphinha can give the role. Or to try out the sharp acceleration of Adeyemi through the middle.

There is always the option, too, of an experiment that shifts Lamine Yamal from the right, the established launchpad for his creativity.

Hamza Abdelkarim, another teenager but one with sufficient promise that Egypt took him to the World Cup, has been promoted from Barça's intermediate ranks to the firstteam squad. He best fits the definition of traditional No 9, and will, Flick promised “be given minutes on the pitch”.

Abdelkarim is 18. He is in the right place. Lamine was one of four 19 year-olds in the team Flick named for the first Nou Camp fixture of Barcelona's defence of their league title, a threshold moment for Gordon, because of his ovation from the crowd but also because, as he stood to attention before kick-off, beneath the cranes, surrounded by an unusually high number of Catalan flags being waved around him, he could scarcely help notice that he is already a senior member of Flick's project.

At 25, he was, jointly with Eric García, the second-oldest player in the line-up.

Gordon may have been hired for Barcelona's long term, but he has been brought in to be adaptable and be a leader very much in the here and now.

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Spluttering Stoke yet to gain single point after £28m spree

Gomes scores the first of his two goals for Wolves against Stoke on Saturday

Potteries club are ready to spend even more in window, despite three defeats in three games, says Dominic Akiboye

Stoke City came to Molineux carrying the expectations that come with one of the Championship's biggest transfer bills. Instead they left with another defeat, a third in three league games, that leaves them bottom of the division after a £28 million summer spending spree that has so far done little to arrest their decline.

Sam Gallagher struck from outside the penalty area after two minutes to offer Stoke the perfect start against Wolverhampton Wanderers, but their lead quickly evaporated as Rodrigo Gomes scored twice by the 23rd minute and Wolves surged. A penalty from Raúl Jiménez and Jordan James's late goal completed a 4-1 defeat to heap further misery on Mark Robins's team.

Stoke have spent heavily in an attempt to change their fortunes after a 17th-place finish last season. They have failed to finish in the top half of the Championship since their relegation from the Premier League in 2017-18, a streak that the owner, John Coates, is desperate to end.

"Pressure is there from me anyway because we want to achieve. The owner deserves it [success] 100 per cent; that's my drive," Robins, the Stoke manager, said when asked about the weight of expectation due to their spending spree.

The summer outlay has been exceeded by only Burnley, Middlesbrough and West Ham United — all teams who are hunting for promotion. Stoke have recruited extensively, with Ethan Galbraith, Milan Smit, Djibril Soumaré, Luke Graham, Svante Ingelsson and Josh Griffiths among their early arrivals. The Ipswich Town duo of George Hirst and Ben Johnson have since added further experience to the squad.

Robins confirmed that Stoke are still in the market for a left back before the transfer window closes tomorrow, with

20-year-old Luca Bombino reportedly close to signing from San Diego FC.

"The owner is just incredible, he's spent a lot of money, and I'm not talking about over time — in this window as well. But we definitely need more," Robins said

There has been evidence of a carefully planned approach from Stoke. Ian Torrance was appointed as the club's head of recruitment last year with a brief to develop a more sophisticated operation, and Stoke's summer has involved significant investment in younger players with potential resale value as well as established Championship players.

Torrance previously worked at Southampton for 13 years before moving to the Italian club Como in 2024, after they were promoted to Serie A.

Four of the new players Galbraith, Soumaré, Hirst and Johnson started against Wolves, but none were able to impose themselves on the match. Galbraith, the most expensive of Stoke's signings, cost £10 million from Swansea City and has shown flashes of quality in midfield since joining. He has been partnered with both of the other midfield reinforcements, Soumaré and Ingelsson, but neither pairing has yet been able to establish control over matches.

"That is something that we need to sort out pretty quickly, because we brought players in who, supposedly, can win tackles and win challenges and be more physical," Robins said of Stoke's defensive frailties.

Hirst, who cost an initial £6 million that could rise to £10 million, is yet to score for his new club and missed the penalty against Hull City that led to their elimination from the Carabao Cup last week.

Robins, however, insists that his players do not need time to bed in, and it is about getting them to show their quality on the pitch more consistently.

"I'm saying to my staff that we're almost really good," Robins said. "It sounds ridiculous, because we are not very good in certain moments that stop you from being really good. However almost good we've been, we're still conceding too many goals."

For all the money Stoke have spent, Robins knows that improvement cannot remain theoretical for much longer. The defeats have exposed a team still searching for cohesion and, more urgently, defensive solidity, while the scale of the investment means patience is unlikely to be unlimited.

Coates has given his manager the resources to reshape the squad; now Robins must show that the gamble can produce results. Three games into the season, Stoke are still waiting for the transformation their spending was supposed to deliver.

Bromley and Luton take a pummelling

Dominic Akiboye

Sheffield Wednesday produced the performance of the weekend in League One as Henrik Pedersen's side demolished Bromley 7-2 at Hillsborough.

Wednesday, who were relegated from the Championship last season and are still rebuilding after a summer takeover, were three goals ahead by half-time and continued their onslaught after the interval.

Callum Slattery opened the scoring in the seventh minute before Mason Burstow doubled the advantage, with Jamal Lowe making it 3-0. Louie Barry then scored twice in four minutes after half-time, Lowe added his second, and Gabriel Otegbayo headed a seventh. Bromley's Victor Adeboyejo and an Otegbayo own goal provided scant late consolation.

Pedersen was particularly pleased with the intensity of his players, rather than simply the scoreline. “We were strong in the duels, we were strong in the second ball, we were strong in the fight in the second ball,” he said.

The head coach said Wednesday showed a “big hunger” after half-time to keep attacking, although he was unhappy with the final stages after Bromley scored twice in the closing minutes.

For a club seeking an immediate response to relegation, the result was emphatic. Wednesday moved on to six points from three games and have now scored nine times in the league. Pedersen also confirmed that the club remains active in the transfer market with the deadline approaching, suggesting the rebuilding process is not yet complete.

Luton Town suffered their first League One defeat this season as Mansfield Town ran riot in a 5-2 victory at the One Call Stadium yesterday.

Nathan Moriah-Welsh scored twice inside the opening half-hour before

Louis Reed made it 3-0 on the stroke of half-time. Jonathan Russell then struck twice in the first 11 minutes of the second half to put Mansfield five goals clear. Nahki Wells scored twice late on, but Jack Wilshere's team had already been blown away — despite enjoying 59 per cent possession.

In League Two, Walsall survived a late scare to beat Accrington Stanley 3-2 and move on to seven points from their opening three matches. Reece Smith opened the scoring before Harrison Burke restored their lead just before half-time after Josh Woods has equalised for the away team, and Aaron Pressley added a third early in the second half. Accrington pulled one back through Stefan Mols, but Walsall held on to remain among the early pacesetters alongside Barnet, who drew 2-2 at home to Cheltenham Town, and York City — last season's National League champions — who beat Exeter City 2-1.

Results and fixtures

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PREMIER LEAGUE

Bournemouth (1) 1		Everton (0) 1
Scott 4111,135		Tarkowski 90+1
Chelsea (3) 4		Brighton (1) 3
Lavia 4Neto 14João Pedro 32Palmer 74		Yalcouyé 35João Pedro 63 (og)Gross 90+6
Coventry (0) 0		Hull (0) 1
31,239		Millar 82
Leeds (0) 1		Brentford (1) 1
Calvert-Lewin 7935,974		Schade 41
Liverpool (0) 2		Nottm Forest (1) 2
Isak 60Muñoz 8260,415		Ndoye 24Gibbs-White 70 (pen)
Man United (1) 5		Ipswich (1) 2
Fernandes40, 61 (pen), 68Greaves 56 (og)Mbeumo 82		Davis 29Akpom 90+174,148
Sunderland (0) 1		Fulham (0) 0
Isidor 75		46,781
Tottenham (0) 0		Newcastle (0) 2
61,025		Elanga 62Wissa 72

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

Blackburn Morishita 4912,905	(0) 1	QPR Smyth 51 Dunne 74	(0) 2
Bolton 21,581	(0) 0	Lincoln City House 66	(0) 1
Bristol City Tolaj 31Knight 56	(1) 2	Portsmouth Milovanovic 90+5 (pen) 24,134	(0) 1
Cardiff Moylan 2Ashford 3821,036	(2) 2	Sheffield Utd Cannon 4 (pen) O'Hare 7	(2) 2
Charlton Grant 56	(0) 1	Preston 17,256	(0) 0
Derby 26,576	(0) 0	Swansea Opoku 2, Eom 44 Pereira Martins 90+1	(2) 3
Middlesbro Lankshear 48, 73Jones 87	(0) 3	West Brom Morgan 65 29,571	(0) 1
Norwich Touré 2, 21Brooks 5, 67Sent off: Laurent (Burnley) 77	(3) 4	Burnley Laurent 27 25,498	(1) 1
Southampton Larín 25, 62Azaz 38Scienza 55 (pen) Fellows 86	(2) 5	Millwall Sykes 15 29,167	(1) 1
Watford Nabizada 1920,976	(1) 1	West Ham Pollock 27 (og)	(1) 1
Wolves Martins Gomes 19, 22Jiménez 55 (pen)James 84	(2) 4	Stoke Gallagher 2 30,334	(1) 1

SKY BET LEAGUE ONE

AFC Wimbledon (0) 1Hippolyte 88	Wigan (0) 07,304
Blackpool (2) 4Williams 19Charles 20Anderson 56Yates 72	Peterborough (0) 09,327
Cambridge U (0) 1Bradshaw 807,041	Huddersfield (0) 2Taylor 82, 89 (pen)
Leyton Orient (0) 1Oyekunle 85	Barnsley (1) 3Kirk 15McGeehan 64 (pen)Cleary 76
MK Dons (0) 016,198	Leicester (0) 0
Mansfield (3) 5Moriah-Welsh 17, 28Reed 45Russell 47, 56	Luton (0) 2Wells 78 (pen), 90+2
Notts County (0) 2Smyth 78, 84 (pen)Sent off: Tilt (Burton Albion) 83	Burton Albion (1) 1Delap 22
Plymouth (1) 2Pieguezuelo 44White 50	Bradford (0) 015,494
Sheffield Wed (3) 7Slattery 7, Burstow 31Lowe 45, 73Barry 46, 49Otegbayo 81	Bromley (0) 2Adeboyejo 85 (pen)Otegbayo 87 (og)30,006
Stevenage (0) 2Magennis 57Sanderson 82	Doncaster (0) 2Senior 70, Bailey 803,139
Stockport (2) 5Wood 16, 23Wootton 56Diamond 61, Mandron 89	Wycombe (1) 1Woodrow 438,774

	P	HOME					AWAY
		W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
▲ 1 Manchester City	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	4	1	4	6
▲ 2 Hull	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	6
▲ 3 Chelsea	2	1	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	3	2	2	6
▼ 4 Brentford	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	4
▲ 5 Newcastle	2	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	4
▼ 6 Everton	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	4
▲ 7 Leeds	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	4
▼ 8 Brighton	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	3
▼ 9 Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
▲ 10 Manchester United	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	3
▲ 11 Sunderland	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	3
▼ 12 Ipswich	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	5	-2	3
▼ 13 Liverpool	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	2
▼ 14 Bournemouth	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	1
► 15 Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	-1	1
▼ 16 Fulham	2	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	-2	0
▲ 17 Aston Villa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
► 18 Coventry	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	-4	0
▼ 19 Crystal Palace	2	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	-5	0
▼ 20 Tottenham	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	-5	0

TOP SCORERS

3 Fernandes (Manchester Utd) 2 Cherki (Manchester City), pictured 2 Elanga (Newcastle) 2 Haaland (Manchester City), pictured 2 Hinshelwood (Brighton) 2 João Pedro (Chelsea) 2 Palmer (Chelsea) 1 Ajayi (Hull) 1 Akpom (Ipswich) 1 Angulo (Sunderland) 1 Barry (Everton) *38 other players have scored 1 goal

	P	HOME					AWAY
		W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
▲ 1 Charlton	3	2	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	9
▲ 2 Wolves	3	1	1	0	6	3	1	0	0	3	1	5	7
▲ 3 Swansea	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	1	4	7
▲ 4 QPR	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	2	3	7
▲ 5 Middlesbrough	3	2	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	6
▼ 6 Millwall	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	3	5	1	6
▼ 7 West Brom	3	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	3	4	1	6
▲ 8 Birmingham	3	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	5
▼ 9 Watford	3	1	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	5
▼ 10 Blackburn	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	1	0	2	2	0	4
▼ 11 Bolton	3	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
▲ 12 Bristol City	3	1	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	2	2	-1	4
▼ 13 Cardiff	3	0	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	2	2	0	3
▲ 14 Sheffield United	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	3
▼ 15 Portsmouth	3	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	4	3	-1	3
▲ 16 Norwich	3	1	0	1	5	3	0	0	1	0	3	-1	3
▲ 17 Lincoln City	3	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	2	-2	3
▲ 18 Southampton*	3	2	0	0	8	2	0	0	1	1	2	5	2
▼ 19 West Ham	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	3	3	-1	2
▼ 20 Wrexham	3	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	-1	2
▼ 21 Derby	3	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	1	1	2	-4	1
▼ 22 Burnley	3	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5	1
▼ 23 Preston	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	1	3	-4	0
▼ 24 Stoke	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	2	7	-6	0

*deducted 4pts for breaching league rules

TOP SCORERS

4 Lankshear (Middlebrough) 4 Larin (Southampton), pictured 2 Arconte (Millwall) 2 Ashford (Cardiff) 2 Brooks (Norwich) 2 Campbell (Charlton) 2 Chair (QPR) 2 Coburn (Millwall) 2 Flemming (Burnley) 2 Gudjohnsen (Blackburn) 2 Jiménez (Wolves) *nine other players have scored 2 goals

Wilson Isidor scores the only goal of the game at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland picked up their

	P	HOME					AWAY
		W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
▲ 1 Blackpool	3	1	1	0	5	1	1	0	0	2	1	5	7
► 2 Huddersfield	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	3	2	4	7
▲ 3 Stockport	3	1	0	1	6	3	1	0	0	3	1	5	6
▲ 4 Sheffield Wednesday	3	1	0	1	7	3	1	0	0	2	1	5	6
▲ 5 Mansfield	3	2	0	0	7	3	0	0	1	1	2	3	6
▼ 6 Bradford City	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	6
▲ 7 Notts County	3	1	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	2	2	1	5
▼ 8 Oxford Utd	2	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	4
▲ 9 Barnsley	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	1	1	4
▼10 Cambridge Utd	3	1	0	1	4	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	4
▼11 Burton Albion	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	3	3	0	4
▲12 Plymouth	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	4
▼13 Luton	3	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	6	8	-2	4
▲14 AFC Wimbledon	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	-2	4
▼15 Bromley	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	3	7	-4	4
▼16 MK Dons	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	3
▼17 Leyton Orient	3	0	0	2	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	-1	3
▼18 Peterborough	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	6	-5	3
►19 Stevenage	3	0	1	1	3	4	0	1	0	1	1	-1	2
►20 Doncaster	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	-1	2
▼21 Leicester	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	1	-1	2
▼22 Wycombe	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	6	-4	2
▼23 Reading	2	0	0	1	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	-1	1
►24 Wigan	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	2	4	-4	0

TOP SCORERS

3 Adeboyejo (Bromley)
3 Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday), pictured
3 Marriott (Reading)
3 Taylor (Huddersfield)
3 Wells (Luton)
2 Barry (Sheffield Wednesday)
2 Collins (MK Dons)
2 Diamond (Stockport)
2 Mandron (Stockport)
2 Moriah-Welsh (Mansfield)
2 Palmer (Luton)
* nine other players have score 2 goals

SKY BET LEAGUE TWO

Barnet (1) 2 Cheltenham (0) 2 Lakin 11 Broom 60 Tshimanga 78 (pen) McCann 64 Colchester (0) 1 Rochdale (0) 0 Williams 87 4,683 Crawley (0) 0 Bristol Rovers (2) 2 4,120 James 23 Kamwa 41 Gillingham (1) 1 Northampton(1) 1 McManus 7 Briggs 36 5,701 Grimsby (1) 2 Fleetwood (1) 2 Doyle 37 Davies 6 Cook 64 Potter 69 7,067 Newport Co (1) 2 Tranmere (0) 2 Gwengwe 11, 90 Okoro 71 4,606 Jones 75 Oldham (1) 3 Swindon (0) 0 Nevitt 41 Kavanagh 84 (pen) Fondop 90+5 Port Vale (0) 0 Crewe (0) 0 8,997 Rotherham (1) 2 Chesterfield (0) 1 Tavares Desidério 12 Mandeville 88 (pen) Mullin 90 9,391 Shrewsbury (0) 1 Salford (0) 0 Boyle 74 Walsall (2) 3 Accrington (1) 2 Smith 8 Woods 12 Burke 45+6 Mols 57 Pressley 53 York (1) 2 Exeter (0) 1 Newby 7 Fitzwater 90+1 Malcolm 76

	P	HOME					AWAY
		W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1 Barnet	3	1	1	0	5	3	1	0	0	3	1	4	7
2 Walsall	3	1	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	0	4	7
3 York	3	2	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	7
4 Colchester	3	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	7
5 Crewe	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	7
6 Oldham	3	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	6
7 Bristol Rovers	3	1	0	0	5	3	1	0	1	4	3	3	6
8 Tranmere	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	3	2	5
9 Fleetwood	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	2	1	5
10 Grimsby Town	3	1	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	5
11 Newport County	3	1	1	0	5	2	0	0	1	3	5	1	4
12 Cheltenham	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	3	4	0	4
13 Rotherham	3	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	4
14 Swindon	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	3	-2	4
15 Exeter	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	3
16 Chesterfield	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	-1	3
17 Crawley	3	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	-2	3
18 Shrewsbury	3	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	2	-3	3
19 Northampton	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	-1	2
20 Port Vale	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	2
21 Gillingham	3	0	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	-3	2
22 Accrington Stanley	3	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	1
23 Salford	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	4	-4	0
24 Rochdale	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	4	-5	0

TOP SCORERS

4 Gwengwe (Newport County), pictured
3 Kavanagh (Oldham)
3 Lakin (Barnet)
3 Newby (York)
2 Boyes (York)
2 Broom (Cheltenham)
2 Caton (Accrington)
2 Cavegn (Bristol Rovers)
2 Fitzwater (Exeter)
2 Kamwa (Bristol Rovers)
2 March (Crewe)
* three other players have scored 2 goals

Sent off: Dunachie (Clyde) 60

first points of the season by defeating Fulham. His previous goal was for Haiti during the World Cup

NATIONAL LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
Sutton Utd	4	4	0	0	7	1	6
Boreham Wood	4	3	1	0	11	5	6
Southend	4	3	0	1	8	5	3
Hornchurch	4	3	0	1	7	5	2
Eastleigh	4	3	0	1	6	4	2
Yeovil	4	2	2	0	7	3	4
Harrogate	4	2	1	1	11	8	3
Fylde	4	2	1	1	8	6	2
Aldershot	4	2	1	1	5	3	2
Kidderminster	4	2	1	1	5	5	0
Boston Utd	4	2	0	2	4	3	1
Hartlepool	4	2	0	2	4	3	1
Worthing	4	2	0	2	7	7	0
Forest Green	4	2	0	2	5	8	-3
Carlisle	4	1	2	1	8	6	2
Scunthorpe	4	1	1	2	6	6	0
Tamworth	4	1	1	2	8	11	-3
Halifax	4	1	0	3	8	9	-1
Altrincham	4	1	0	3	3	6	-3
Gateshead	4	1	0	3	3	6	-3
Woking	4	1	0	3	3	8	-5
Wealdstone	4	0	2	2	4	7	-3
Barrow	4	0	1	3	4	8	-4
Solihull Moors	4	0	0	4	4	13	-9

NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH

Today (3.0): Boston Utd v Hornchurch; Carlisle v Scunthorpe; Eastleigh v Aldershot; Forest Green v Altrincham; Harrogate v Gateshead; Kidderminster v Barrow; Solihull Moors v AFC Fylde; Sutton Utd v Wealdstone; Woking v Southend; Worthing v Boreham Wood; Yeovil v Tamworth. Tomorrow Halifax v Hartlepool (7.45).

TOP SCORERS

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
Hebburn	5	4	1	0	11	5	6
Chester	5	4	1	0	7	2	5
Macclesfield	5	4	1	0	7	3	4
Hereford	5	3	1	1	9	3	6
Oxford City	5	3	1	1	9	5	4
South Shields	4	3	1	0	5	2	3
Scarborough	5	3	0	2	13	7	6
Harborough	5	2	2	1	8	6	2
Spalding	5	2	1	2	5	3	2
Chorley	5	2	1	2	7	6	1
Buxton	5	2	1	2	8	8	0
Merthyr Town	5	1	3	1	7	6	1
Marine	5	2	0	3	6	5	1
Bedford	5	2	0	3	8	10	-2
Worksop	5	2	0	3	5	9	-4
Hednesford	5	1	2	2	8	10	-2
Southport	5	1	2	2	9	12	-3
Brackley	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2
Morecambe	5	1	1	3	4	6	-2
King's Lynn	5	1	1	3	6	11	-5
Spennymoor	5	1	1	3	5	12	-7
Darlington	5	1	0	4	7	11	-4
Radcliffe	5	1	0	4	3	10	-7
AFC Telford	5	0	2	3	6	9	-3

8 Rush (Boreham Wood)
4 Abrahams (Carlisle)
3 Bunker (Aldershot)
3 Broad (AFC Fylde)
3 Donnelly (Tamworth)
3 Gilsenan (Halifax)
3 Kizzi (Hornchurch)
3 McCormick (Yeovil)
3 Wakeling (Solihull)

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
Dagenham & R	5	4	0	1	7	4	3	12
Weston-s-Mare	5	3	1	1	11	4	7	10
Truro	4	3	1	0	7	0	7	10
Maidstone	5	3	1	1	10	6	4	10
Folkestone	4	2	2	0	9	3	6	8
Horsham	5	2	2	1	6	4	2	8
Dorking	5	2	1	2	9	5	4	7
Billericay	4	2	1	1	8	5	3	7
Tonbridge	5	2	1	2	8	6	2	7
Dover	5	2	1	2	11	11	0	7
H Hempstead	5	2	1	2	6	6	0	7
Farnborough	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7
Chesham	5	2	0	3	8	7	1	6
Chelmsford	4	1	3	0	3	2	1	6
Torquay	5	1	3	1	4	5	-1	6
Farnham	5	2	0	3	6	8	-2	6
AFC Totton	4	2	0	2	2	7	-5	6
Maidenhead	5	1	2	2	2	4	-2	5
Salisbury	4	1	1	2	7	4	3	4
Braintree	4	1	1	2	7	11	-4	4
Hampton & R	5	1	1	3	6	14	-8	4
Ebbsfleet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slough	4	0	0	4	6	13	-7	0
Walton & H	5	0	0	5	2	16	-14	0

Bedford 3 Spennymoor 1; Brackley Town A South Shields A; Darlington 1 Macclesfield 2; Hebburn 4 King's Lynn 2; Hereford 1 Chester 1; Marine 2 Radcliffe 0; Merthyr Town 1 Chorley 1; Scarborough 5 Southport 1; Spalding 3 Worksop 1.

TOP SCORERS

5 Cybulski (Spalding)
3 Iwunze (Hereford)
3 Pollock (Oxford City)
2 Assombalonga (Harborough)
2 Burgess (Southport)
2 Evans (Bedford)
2 Harratt (Worksop)
2 Hull (Scarborough)
2 Maddox (Merthyr Town)
2 McLaughlin (Darlington)

OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA

AFC Totton 0 Chesham 4; Billericay 2 Tonbridge 2; Chelmsford 1 Maidenhead 0; Dover 3 Braintree 3; Hemel Hempstead Town 1 Weston-super-Mare 3; Horsham 1 Farnham 2; Maidstone 2 Salisbury 1; Slough 0 Folkestone 2; Torquay 1 Hampton & Richmond 1; Truro 3 Dagenham & Redbridge 0; Walton & Hersham 1 Dorking 4.

TOP SCORERS

4 Tanga (Tonbridge)
3 Bartolo (Salisbury)
3 Lokko (Folkestone)
2 Ash (Weston-super-Mare)
2 Bonne (Billericay)
2 Charles (Maidstone)
2 Evans (Farnham)
2 Fernandez (Hampton & Richmond)
2 Pigott (Folkestone)
2 Rodari (Dagenham & Redbridge)

WILLIAM HILL SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
Celtic	3	3	0	0	8	2	6
St Mirren	3	2	1	0	6	3	3
Hearts	3	2	0	1	7	3	4
Dundee	4	2	0	2	5	3	2
Hibernian	3	2	0	1	5	4	1
Motherwell	3	1	2	0	5	4	1
Rangers	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Dundee Utd	4	1	1	2	5	7	-2
St Johnstone	3	1	0	2	5	6	-1
Aberdeen	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2
Falkirk	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3
Kilmarnock	3	0	0	3	4	13	-9

Aberdeen18,343	(0) 0	RangersShankland 69 (pen)	(0) 1
CelticDurán 4, 29	(2) 2	FalkirkDonovan 72 (og)	(0) 1
DundeeWestley 836,534	(0) 1	HibernianBoyle 25Wright 61	(1) 2
HeartsWilson 9Alic 39 (og)	(2) 2	St JohnstonePaton 4818,714	(0) 1
Kilmarnock5,389	(0) 0	Dundee UtdAgyei 12Sapsford 36 (pen)Ferry 41, Randall 77	(3) 4
St MirrenNsio 39, John 44Ramos 45+45,295	(3) 3	MotherwellMaswanhise Charles-Cook Kanga 90+3	(2) 3

WILLIAM HILL SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
Stenhousemuir	4	3	1	0	8	2	6	10
Partick	4	2	2	0	4	1	3	8
Raith Rovers	4	2	1	1	5	3	2	7
Arbroath	4	2	1	1	3	3	0	7
Livingston	4	2	0	2	4	3	1	6
Ayr	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5
Dunfermline	4	1	2	1	2	3	-1	5
Inverness CT	4	0	3	1	2	4	-2	3
Morton	4	0	1	3	2	6	-4	1
Queen's Park	4	0	1	3	1	6	-5	1

Arbroath (0) 1 Livingston (0) 0 Reilly 48 (pen) 1,624 Sent off: MacPherson (Livingston) 44, Constable (Arbroath) 85

Ayr	(1) 1	Morton	(0) 1
Murphy 44 (pen)		Brophy 63
2,174
Partick	(0) 0	Queen's Park	(0) 0
3,911

LEAGUE ONE

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
Hamilton	5	4	1	0	11	0	11	13
Ross County	4	4	0	0	10	2	8	12
Alloa	5	2	2	1	6	2	4	8
East Kilbride	5	2	1	2	9	9	0	7
Peterhead	5	2	1	2	4	6	-2	7
East Fife	5	1	3	1	3	2	1	6
Montrose	5	2	0	3	6	11	-5	6
Cove	5	1	1	3	3	6	-3	4
Airdrieonians	5	0	3	2	2	8	-6	3
Queen of South	4	0	0	4	2	10	-8	0

Airdrieonians(0) 0996		East Fife	(0) 0
Alloa	(1) 1	Peterhead	(0) 1
Marchant 45+1559		Ross 55
Hamilton	(1) 1	Cove	(0) 0
Ryan 16		812
Montrose	(1) 2	Queen of South	(0) 1
Oliver 3, 54 (pen)561		Clark 49
Ross County (1) 4		East Kilbride	(0) 0
Graham 45+1, 72
McCarvel 48, Lindsay 51

LEAGUE TWO

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
Elgin	5	3	2	0	17	5	12	11
Clyde	5	3	1	1	11	6	5	10
Forfar	5	2	2	1	6	5	1	8
Stranraer	5	2	1	2	6	6	0	7
The Spartans	5	1	3	1	12	11	1	6
Annan	5	2	0	3	6	7	-1	6
Kelty	5	2	0	3	7	10	-3	6
Stirling Albion	5	1	1	3	6	12	-6	4
Edinburgh City	5	2	2	1	7	8	-1	3
Dumbarton	5	1	0	4	2	10	-8	3

Elgin (2) 4 Stirling Albion (0) 0

Girvan 28

Gallagher 39

Colloty 60, Brown 78

Stranraer (2) 2 Kelty (0) 0

Dobbie 21, 37 454

The Spartans(0) 3 Clyde (1) 3

Dinanga 69 Williamson 29, 54 (pen)

Mudie 79 Connell 58

Sonkur 88 434

WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE

Next fixtures

Friday London City v Manchester Utd (7.0). Saturday Chelsea v Aston Villa (12.30).

Sunday Brighton v Arsenal (12.0); Charlton v Liverpool (2.0); Crystal Palace v Everton (2.0); Manchester City v Birmingham (2.30); Tottenham v West Ham (12.0).

WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE 2

Next fixtures

Friday Watford v Burnley (7.30). Sunday (2.0 unless stated): Durham v Southampton (12.0); Ipswich v Nottingham Forest; Newcastle v Wolverhampton; Sheffield Utd v Leicester; Sunderland v Bristol City.

DUTCH EREDIVISIE

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
AZ Alkmaar	4	4	0	0	13	3	10
PSV Eindhoven	4	3	1	0	15	5	10
Feyenoord	4	2	2	0	10	6	4
Ajax	3	2	1	0	8	2	6
Go Ahead Eagles	4	2	1	1	11	9	2
Fortuna Sittard	4	2	1	1	8	7	1
NEC Nijmegen	3	2	0	1	8	4	4
Excelsior	3	2	0	1	7	3	4
Twente	3	2	0	1	7	3	4
Groningen	4	2	0	2	9	10	-1
Heervenveen	4	1	2	1	5	6	-1
Sparta Rotterdam	4	1	1	2	7	7	0
Telstar	3	1	0	2	3	8	-5
PEC Zwolle	4	1	0	3	4	8	-4
Willem II Tilburg	3	0	1	2	4	10	-6
ADO Den Haag	4	0	1	3	4	11	-7
Utrecht	4	0	1	3	6	15	-9
Cambuur	4	0	0	4	4	16	-12

FRENCH LIGUE 1

AZ Alkmaar 5 Go Ahead Eagles 2; Cambuur 1 Twente 4; Excelsior 2 Sparta Rotterdam 1; Feyenoord 2 ADO Den Haag 2; PEC Zwolle 1 NEC Nijmegen 3; Telstar 0 Ajax 4; Utrecht 1 PSV Eindhoven 6; Willem II Tilburg 2 Heerenveen 2.

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
Monaco	2	2	0	0	3	0	3
Paris FC	2	1	1	0	3	0	3
Lille	2	1	1	0	4	2	2
Lyon	2	1	1	0	3	1	2
Rennes	2	1	1	0	5	4	1
Troyes	2	1	1	0	2	1	1
Lens	2	1	0	1	6	4	2
Marseille	2	1	0	1	4	2	2
Angers	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Strasbourg	2	1	0	1	2	5	-3
Brest	2	0	2	0	4	4	0
PSG	2	0	2	0	4	4	0
Le Mans	2	0	1	1	4	5	-1
Lorient	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
Le Havre	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
Toulouse	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2
Nice	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3
Auxerre	2	0	0	2	3	8	-5

Auxerre 1 Angers 3; Brest 2 Toulouse 2; Lorient 1 Troyes 2; Lyon 1 Le Havre 1; Monaco 2 Marseille 0; Paris FC 3 Nice 0; Rennes 3 Le Mans 2; Strasbourg 2 Lens 1.

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPIs
Bayern Munich	1	1	0	0	1	4	3
Freiburg	1	1	0	0	4	1	3
RB Leipzig	1	1	0	0	3	0	3
Augsburg	1	1	0	0	3	0	3
B Dortmund	1	1	0	0	2	0	2
Cologne	1	1	0	0	3	2	1
Elversberg	1	1	0	0	3	2	1
Union Berlin	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
E Frankfurt	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
Paderborn	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Mahnz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Hoffenheim	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1
B Leverkusen	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1
Hamburg	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
Werder Bremen	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3
Schalke	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
B M'gladbach	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
Stuttgart	1	0	0	1	1	5	-4

Augsburg 3 Schalke 0; Borussia Dortmund 2 Hamburg 0; Cologne 3 Hoffenheim 2; Elversberg 3 Bayer Leverkusen 2; Freiburg 4 Werder Bremen 1; Mainz 0 Paderborn 0; RB Leipzig 3 Borussia M'gladbach 0; Union Berlin 3 Eintracht Frankfurt 3.

ITALIAN SERIE A

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
Inter Milan	2	2	0	0	5	1	4
AC Milan	2	2	0	0	4	1	3
Juventus	2	2	0	0	3	0	3
Lazio	2	2	0	0	2	0	2
Udinese	2	1	1	0	4	3	1
Como	2	1	1	0	3	2	1
Roma	1	1	0	0	4	0	4
Lecce	1	1	0	0	2	0	2
Atalanta	1	1	0	0	2	1	1
Frosinone	2	1	0	1	3	1	2
Napoli	2	1	0	1	3	2	1
Sassuolo	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Cagliari	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Bologna	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Torino	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2
Genoa	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3
Parma	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3
Monza	2	0	0	2	3	7	-4
Venezia	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4
Fiorentina	2	0	0	2	0	7	-7

Cagliari 0 Inter Milan 1; Fiorentina 0 Frosinone 3; Juventus 2 Parma 0; Lazio 1 Genoa 0; Monza 2 Udinese 3; Napoli 1 Como 2; Sassuolo 2 Torino 1.

SPANISH LA LIGA

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GDPts
Real Madrid	3	3	0	0	10	2	8
Atlético Madrid	3	2	1	0	7	3	4
Alavés	3	2	1	0	5	1	4
Barcelona	2	2	0	0	7	0	7
Sevilla	3	2	0	1	6	5	1
Real Betis	3	2	0	1	4	5	-1
D A Coruña	3	1	2	0	5	3	2
Osasuna	2	1	1	0	2	1	1
Levante	3	1	1	1	5	5	0
R Santander	3	1	1	1	5	5	0
Espanyol	3	1	0	2	5	4	1
Getafe	2	1	0	1	1	3	-2
Real Sociedad	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3
Villarreal	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1
Rayo Vallecano	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1
Celta Vigo*	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
Valencia	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3
Elche	3	0	1	2	3	9	-6
Málaga	3	0	1	2	1	7	-6
Athletic Bilbao*	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4

*does not include last night's match

Deportivo A Coruña 3 Valencia 1; Levante 5 Real Betis 2; Real Madrid 4 Málaga 0; Real Sociedad 2 Espanyol 1; Sevilla 1 Atlético Madrid 3.

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FIXTURES

Kick-off 7.45 unless stated Today

Premier League Aston Villa v Arsenal (8.0). Enterprise National (3.0): North AFC Telford v Bedford; Buxton v Merthyr Town; Chester v Morecambe; Chorley v Brackley; Harborough v Marine; King's Lynn v Scarborough; Macclesfield v Hebburn; Radcliffe v Darlington; South Shields v Spalding; Southport v Hereford; Spennymoor v Hedesford; Worksop v Oxford City. South Braintree v Farnborough; Chesham v Dover; Dagenham & Redbridge v Slough; Dorking v Truro; Farnham v Torquay; Folkestone v Hemel Hempstead; Hampton & Richmond v Maidstone; Maidenhead v AFC Totton; Salisbury v Billericay; Tonbridge v Walton & Hersham; Weston-super-Mare v Chelmsford.

Tomorrow

Sky Bet Championship Birmingham v Southampton (8.0); Lincoln City v Blackburn; Portsmouth v Derby; Preston v Bristol City; Sheffield Utd v Bolton; Stoke v Norwich (8.0); Swansea v Watford; West Ham v Wolverhampton. League One Bradford City v Cambridge Utd; Bromley v Leyton Orient; Doncaster v Notts County; Huddersfield v Oxford Utd; Leicester v Plymouth; Peterborough v Stevenage; Wycombe v Sheffield Wednesday. League Two Accrington Stanley v Grimsby; Bristol Rovers v Colchester; Cheltenham v York; Chesterfield v Gillingham; Crewe v Walsall; Exeter v Barnet; Fleetwood v Oldham; Northampton v Crawley; Rochdale v Shrewsbury; Salford v Newport County; Swindon v Port Vale; Tranmere v Rotherham.

Wednesday

Sky Bet Championship Burnley v Middlesbrough (8.0); Millwall v Wrexham; QPR v Cardiff; West Bromwich v Charlton. League One Barnsley v Blackpool; Burton Albion v AFC Wimbledon; Luton v Stockport; Reading v Mansfield (8.0); Wigan v MK Dons.

Vertu EFL Trophy Doncaster v Liverpool U21 (7.0).

William Hill Premiership Celtic v Aberdeen; Dundee v St Johnstone; Falkirk v Rangers (8.0); Kilmarnock v St Mirren; Motherwell v Dundee Utd.

Thursday

William Hill Premiership Hibernian v Hearts. Friday

Premier League Ipswich v Liverpool (8.0). Enterprise National Altrincham v Eastleigh. William Hill Championship Livingston v Stenhousemuir (7.30).

Saturday

Kick-off 3.0 unless stated

Premier League Brentford v Sunderland; Brighton v Leeds; Fulham v Crystal Palace; Hull v Aston Villa (5.30); Manchester City v Coventry; Newcastle v Bournemouth (12.30); Nottingham Forest v Tottenham . Sky Bet Championship Burnley v Bristol City; Lincoln City v Southampton (12.30); Millwall v Bolton; Portsmouth v Cardiff; Preston v Blackburn (12.30); QPR v Middlesbrough; Sheffield Utd v Norwich; Stoke v Charlton (12.30); Swansea v Wrexham (8.0); West Brom v Watford; West Ham v Derby. League One Barnsley v Stevenage; Bradford City v Mansfield; Burton Albion v Cambridge Utd; Doncaster v Plymouth; Huddersfield v Notts County; Leicester v Oxford Utd; Luton v Leyton Orient; Peterborough v Sheffield Wednesday (12.30); Reading v Blackpool; Wigan v Stockport County (12.30); Wycombe v MK Dons. League Two Accrington Stanley v Crawley; Bristol Rovers v Rotherham; Cheltenham v Grimsby; Chesterfield v Barnet; Crewe v York; Exeter v Walsall; Fleetwood v Shrewsbury (12.30); Northampton v Newport County; Rochdale v Gillingham; Salford v Port Vale (12.30); Swindon v Colchester; Tranmere v Oldham.

Enterprise National AFC Fylde v Worthing; Aldershot v Halifax (12.30); Barrow v Sutton Utd; Boreham Wood v Carlisle (5.30); Gateshead v Solihull Moors; Hartlepool v Woking; Hornchurch v Forest Green; Scunthorpe v Harrogate; Southend v Yeovil (12.30); Tamworth v Boston Utd; Wealdstone v Kidderminster. North Bedford v Radcliffe; Brackley v Harborough; Darlington v King's Lynn; Hebburn v Chester; Hednesford v South Shields; Hereford v Spennymoor; Marine v Worksop; Merthyr Town v Macclesfield; Morecambe v Buxton; Oxford City v Chorley; Scarborough v AFC Telford; Spalding v Southport. South AFC Totton v Hampton & Richmond; Billericay v Dorking; Chelmsford v Salisbury; Dover v Maidenhead; Farnborough v Tonbridge; Hemel Hempstead v Farnham; Horsham v Dagenham & Redbridge; Maidstone v Weston-super-Mare; Slough v Braintree; Torquay v Folkestone; Truro v Chesham; Walton & Hersham v Ebbfleet. William Hill Premiership Aberdeen v Kilmarnock; Dundee Utd v Falkirk; Rangers v Motherwell; St Mirren v Celtic (8.0). William Hill Championship Arbroath v Dunfermline; Inverness CT v Raith; Partick v Ayr; Queen's Park v Morton. League One Cove Rangers v Alloa; East Fife v Ross County; East Kilbride v Hamilton; Peterhead v Montrose; Queen of South v Airdrieonians. League Two Clyde v Edinburgh City; Dumbarton v Elgin; Forfar v Stranraer; Kelly Hearts v Annan; Stirling Albion v Spartans.

Sunday

Premier League Arsenal v Chelsea (4.30); Everton v Manchester Utd (2.0).
Sky Bet Championship Birmingham v Wolverhampton (12.0).
William Hill Premiership Hearts v Dundee; St Johnstone v Hibernian.

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