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伯纳姆将释放高风险罪犯

哈珀警员的凶手将继续服刑——但被认为对社会构成危险的囚犯将被释放

作者：查尔斯·海马斯（Charles Hymas）和理查德·霍姆斯（Richard Holmes）

议员和前司法大臣警告称，根据安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）的提前释放计划，被认为对社会构成危险的罪犯将被释放出狱。

反对者表示，伯纳姆先生计划通过取消一种无限期刑期来创造更多监狱空间，这可能导致高风险罪犯重返街头。

工党和保守党部长此前一直拒绝废除“公众保护监禁”（IPP）刑期，因为释放潜在危险囚犯存在风险。目前有 2,200 多名 IPP 囚犯。

然而，伯纳姆先生宣布，他将在议会结束前引入立法以废除该刑期，这可能导致相关案件被重新审查，以决定罪犯应当被释放还是被给予替代刑期。

他还宣布，在针对释放安德鲁·哈珀（Andrew Harper）警员两名凶手的计划引发强烈反弹后，所有因过失杀人罪而被监禁的罪犯现在将被排除在提前释放计划之外。

此前，《电讯报》在 7 月披露，艾伯特·鲍尔斯（Albert Bowers）和杰西·科尔（Jessie Cole）因过失杀害 28 岁的哈珀警员而于 2020 年被判处 13 年监禁，他们是约 6,000 名符合在刑期过半时提前释放条件的罪犯之一。

伯纳姆先生还阻止了被判定为危险驾驶致死、猥亵袭击以及导致或允许儿童死亡的罪犯提前释放。

这意味着，除了已经从该计划中排除的 1,000 名强奸犯、儿童性虐待者和诱导儿童者之外，现在还将有约 500 名额外的罪犯继续留在监狱中。

首相表示，他的目标是通过驱逐外国罪犯、建造更多牢房以及废除 刑期来创造更多监狱空间。

是工党在 2005 年针对被认为危险但其罪行不足以判处终身监禁的严重罪犯而引入的。然而，法院也将此用于监禁较轻微的罪犯，其中一些人患有心理健康问题。 刑期在 2012 年被废除，但这并不追溯既往，导致数千人被无限期地困在监狱中。

伯纳姆先生表示，他对这些刑期持有“长期的担忧”。首相告诉 BBC：“这一切都不简单，因为根据这些 [] 刑期被定罪的人确实造成了伤害……然而，我在此时运用了常识，我面临的情况是，那些被判处此类刑期且服刑时间已足够长的人没有被释放，而其他犯下极其严重罪行的人却在提前释放。”

囚犯权利活动人士多次要求释放根据 计划被关押的囚犯，声称该计划被不公正地用于拘留犯有轻微罪行的人，且对其心理健康不利。

但大卫·高克爵士（Sir David Gauke）——这位曾设计工党提前释放计划的前保守党司法大臣——警告称，释放 囚犯可能比提前释放杀人犯和强奸犯风险更高。他说：“释放 囚犯带来的风险远高于提前释放计划中排除的那些类别……他们经过反复评估，被认定为高风险。”

数据显示，绝大多数被判处 的人是因为暴力或性犯罪而被监禁。

影子司法大臣尼克·蒂莫西（Nick Timothy）表示：“被判处 刑期的人是监狱中最危险的人群之一。他们会被全部释放吗？还是只有一部分？多少人？时间表如何？如果 不存在，那些本应被判处终身监禁的人又该如何处理？”

预计司法部将成立一个跨党派的 囚犯审查小组，为他们的释放或为其提供替代刑期铺平道路。

马修·布莱兹（Matthew Blades）警员的两个儿子（见插图）在昨天的英超联赛中领队曼彻斯特联队出场，对阵伊普斯维奇。该警员于8月22日在米德尔斯堡A66公路上被一辆逆行汽车撞击身亡。他曾是老特拉福德球场的常客，在俱乐部的比赛手册中被描述为一名“自豪的红魔”。

图根哈特将在保守党内阁改组中接替帕特尔

作者：托尼·迪弗 (Tony Diver) 政治编辑

《电讯报》获悉，在保守党的一次内阁改组中，汤姆·图根哈特将接替普里蒂·帕特尔女爵担任影子外交大臣。

保守党党魁凯米·巴德诺克最早将于本周启动影子内阁的全面调整，以为可能提前举行的大选做好准备。

图根哈特先生曾任士兵和安全大臣，自 2024 年竞选保守党党魁与巴德诺克女士竞争以来，一直处于后座议员状态。除了新的外交事务职责外，他还将负责强化保守党在国防方面的主张，据接近巴德诺克女士的消息人士称，这是“其领导核心组织原则之一”。

普里蒂女爵近几个月因与此前保守党政府的关联而遭到同事的批评。她将担任保守党国际秘书这一新职务，负责维护与全球其他右翼政党的关系。

图根哈特先生在周末访问台湾期间确认了重返前台的决定，他目前正在与当地官员讨论中国带来的威胁。这位 53 岁的汤布里奇区议员被认为是议会中最坚定的中国怀疑论者之一，并曾发起活动反对北京在伦敦设立的新大使馆，以及反对北京对维吾尔穆斯林的侵犯人权行为。

他的回归标志着巴德诺克女士试图挽回党内民调颓势的最新举措，同时她也在与约翰逊时代的部长们保持距离，其中包括被禁止竞选保守党议员的格兰特·夏普斯爵士。

此次改组还将包括詹姆斯·克莱弗利爵士和海伦·格兰特的离职，后者在成功治疗乳腺癌后决定卸任。影子能源大臣克莱尔·库廷霍也将因产假离开影子内阁，她将于今年晚些时候迎来第二个孩子。

央行行长警告：AI泡沫威胁全球经济

作者：帕特里克·加尔布雷斯 (Patrick Galbraith)

英格兰银行行长安德鲁·贝利 (Andrew Bailey) 警告称，如果 AI 泡沫破裂，全球股市将出现严重下滑。

在给 G20 财长的信中，贝利先生对由债务驱动的 AI 投资热潮一旦开始崩溃可能带来的经济后果表示担忧。

他警告称，用于资助 的债务水平激增“可能会放大未来的市场回调—5000亿美元 来自美国银行和投资者的财团，用于资助其 投资。其股价在过去五年中上涨了 850%。

贝利先生警告称， 领域“过度扩张的资产估值”是可能引发经济剧烈衰退的因素之一。他表示：“市场在面对潜在的无序回调时依然脆弱，且这种回调可能会跨境蔓延。问题不仅仅在于投资者的借贷增加，而在于杠杆作用与高估值以及市场集中度的相互影响。”贝利先生发出警告之际，英国政府公布了一项 1 亿英镑 基金，用于支持英国的 初创企业。

这是旨在提升该国主权 能力尝试的一部分，而英国在这一领域远落后于美国和中国。

贝利先生是以金融稳定委员会 (FSB) 主席的身份发送的这封信（该委员会与全球央行和政府合作），他在信中还警告称， 可能会引发一波网络攻击，从而瘫痪全球经济。他强调了前沿 (Frontier ) 带来的威胁，这涵盖了由 OpenAI 和 Anthropic 等科技巨头开发的全球最顶尖的模型。

他警告称，针对主要机构的网络攻击可能会给全球金融市场带来混乱。他表示：“全球金融体系高度互联，网络干扰可以通过共同的技术供应商、共享的基础设施和跨境金融活动在不同司法管辖区之间传播。”

他的警告是在多家科技巨头报告 代理失控、欺骗内部系统以发起网络攻击之后发出的。

美国科技巨头 Anthropic 在今年夏天早些时候表示，其 模型在一次私人实验中自行入侵了三个组织。

贝利先生表示，此类案例应为全球政府敲响警钟。

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违规案例多为外籍医生

去年在英执业但接受海外教育的医生占所有证实违规案例的一半以上

作者：Michael Searles 和 Ben Butcher

《每日电讯报》的分析显示，尽管外籍医生在英国医生中所占比例较低，但他们却造成了英国大部分的违规案例。

去年，在违规行为被证实的案例中，海外培训的医生占 55.6%，而他们在英国执业医生中的占比仅为 42%。

他们最容易因欺诈或能力不足而受到监管机构的处罚。其他人则因有刑事犯罪记录和性行为不端而受到处罚。

在过去一年中，被医疗从业者审理服务处 (Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service) 判定违规的 212 名医生中，有 118 名是在海外接受培训的。

其中包括 28 人被从通用医疗委员会 (GMC) 注册名单中除名；69 人的执业执照被暂停；9 人被要求在特定工作条件下执业；7 人被拒绝恢复执照。

在受处罚的人员中，最常见的海外培训地是印度 (23)，其次是埃及 (17)。

GMC 收到的关于海外培训医生的执业能力转介申请数量继续高于英国本土培训医生，尽管 GMC 将此归咎于歧视。其目标是在今年之前“消除”针对海外培训医生的不成比例的转介。

在此分析之前，《每日电讯报》曾披露，英国对外籍医生的依赖程度是西方国家平均水平的两倍。

尽管如此，他们在违规案例中的占比却过高。

在其中一个案例中，在埃及接受培训的 Mohsen Ali 医生因欺诈和医疗失职被除名，他向两名患者收取数千英镑用于虚假的癌症治疗。

他告诉一名患者，其前列腺癌可以通过一种 1.5 万英镑 治疗方法治愈，该方法使用臭氧疗法、维生素 C 和大蒜油通过导管输送。他还向一名患有四期卵巢癌的女性收取了 1 万英镑-1.2 万英镑 用于这些虚假治疗。

另一名在埃及接受培训的医生 Baraa Almasri 医生被除名，原因是他支持其室友 Marius Gustavson（被称为“阉割者”），后者在他们伦敦的地下室里进行极端且非法的身体残害。

Almasri 医生并没有举报这些程序（包括向付费订阅者在线直播的截肢和阉割手术），反而将其视为“幽默之源”，并想进一步了解如何操作。

2024 年，有 417 起关于非英国培训医生的投诉收到了 GMC 的全面调查——占总数的 53.9%，高于前一年的 50.5%——尽管外籍医生的比例逐年增加。

外籍医生涌入英。

“在本土培养的毕业生与国际毕业生之间取得正确平衡至关重要”

……（接前文）外国医生的涌入，目前每年已超过 20,000 人，而与此同时，英国医学毕业生在争取培训名额方面正面临困难。紧急立法已经出台，要求国民医疗服务体系（NHS）信托基金在法律上必须优先考虑英国毕业生。

一份由首席医疗官克里斯·惠蒂（Chris Whitty）教授爵士共同撰写的关于英国医学培训的最新报告得出结论：“在本土培养的毕业生、具有英国经验的国际毕业生以及新入职的国际毕业生之间取得正确的平衡是一个重要的政策问题，而近期这些比例的重大变化导致了培训中出现了一些瓶颈。”

与此同时，NHS 的人才流失达到了历史最高点，申请离开英国的医生人数比以往任何时候都多。

去年，约有 12,255 名医生申请办理允许他们在海外执业的相关手续。

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英国五岁儿童被强迫结婚

作者：理查德·霍姆斯（Richard Holmes）

内政部的数据显示，人们担心年仅五岁的儿童可能被强迫结婚。

在 2021 年至 2025, 27 年期间，有 27 名五岁及以下的儿童被转介至外交部与内政部的联合部门，以帮助强迫结婚的潜在受害者。通过信息自由请求获得的数据显示，在同一时期，被转介至该部门的 12 岁或以下儿童至少有 100 名。

内政部拒绝提供过去五个日历年内被转介至该部门的最年轻人员的年龄，称这可能会导致其身份被识别。

贾斯温德·桑格拉（Jasvinder Sanghera）女爵士是一家慈善机构的创始人，因在服务儿童强迫婚姻和基于荣誉的虐待受害者方面做出贡献而获得女爵士勋衔。她表示，这些发现“令人深感不安”，并警告称犯罪者可能会躲在种族主义的指控背后。

在英国，强迫他人结婚是刑事犯罪。2023 年，英格兰和威尔士的法定结婚年龄从 16 岁提高到了 18 岁。

强迫婚姻部门（FMU）在英国境内及海外运行，接收来自警方、社会服务机构、教育专业人士、朋友和家庭成员的转介。

如果个人在没有自由同意的情况下，面临结婚的身体、情感或心理压力，将被转介至该部门。

该部门运行一条公共帮助热线，为强迫婚姻的潜在受害者提供建议和支持。

被转介至该部门意味着已提供了关于实际、潜在或疑似强迫婚姻的信息。

由英国新闻协会（Press Association）获得的数据还显示，2022 年有 9 起 12 岁或以下儿童的转介案件不涉及海外因素，即潜在或实际的强迫婚姻发生在英国本土。内政部未提供其他年份的数据，表明每个年龄组的案例均少于 5 起。内政部 4 月份公布的涵盖所有年龄组的独立数据显示，近年来不涉及海外因素的案例数量有所增加。

约 58 起案例（占……的 14%）

2021年至2025年间被转介至强迫婚姻部门的五岁及以下儿童人数

（总数）在2025年没有海外因素，高于2024年的15起（6%）和2023年的10起（4%）。内政部表示，这“继续凸显了强迫婚姻可以在英国发生，且确实在发生”。

贾斯温德女爵士表示：“他们（犯罪者）会试图让你处于被动地位。‘这是我们的文化。这是我们的宗教。你在种族歧视’之类的话，好让你视而不见。文化接纳并不意味着接纳不可接受的行为。”

她还声称，调查结果显示一些儿童“从出生起就被许配给了某人”，而婚礼在多年后举行。

她说：“我知道当学校在九月开学时，会有失踪的儿童。识别他们的机会是在学前假期。是否有人会询问他们在哪里，或者他们就直接从学校名册中消失？或者孩子们回来时已经订婚甚至结婚了。”

她说，强迫婚姻的真实发生率可能会更高，因为“必然会有大量儿童和成年人的情况从未触及法定服务机构”。

改革英国党（Reform UK）影子内政大臣齐亚·尤苏夫表示：“强迫婚姻的这种突然增加与‘鲍里斯浪潮’几乎完全同步，当时保守党将400 万人引入英国。保守党永远不会因为这种彻底且完全的背叛而获得原谅。”

内政部表示，强迫婚姻“并非某个国家、宗教或文化特有的问题；没有典型的受害者或犯罪者，且没有2起案例是完全相同的”。

教育部一名发言人表示：“没有什么比我们孩子的安全更重要。我们强化的教育安全指南为工作人员提供了可靠的信息，以帮助识别不同类型的虐待和伤害——包括强迫婚姻等虐待行为——并明确规定了所有学校工作人员应该知道和做的事情。”

“我们新的关系、性与健康教育课程也将从今年九月起教授学生关于积极的关系、保持安全、识别并报告风险与虐待的内容——并以敏感且清晰的方式处理不同形式的虐待。”

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新生儿死亡后七人被捕

在南约克郡一名新生儿死亡后，七人因涉嫌谋杀被捕。

昨天早上6点前，在收到关于一名幼儿安全担忧的报告后，警方被召至谢菲尔德温科班克地区的一处住宅。

警员在对该地区的一处房产进行搜查时发现了这名女婴。南约克郡警方表示，该女婴在该地址被宣布死亡。

侦查总督艾玛·奈特表示：“我们意识到这个消息将令人深感不安，我想向社区保证，我们有一支侦探和警员团队正在努力工作，以确保为这起调查核心的女婴获得公正。”

男子从阳台坠落死亡后两人被捕

一名男子从阳台坠落后，两名男子因涉嫌谋杀被捕。

大曼彻斯特警方（GMP）表示，周六午夜后不久，警方接到报告称一名男子在索尔福德的公寓坠落。

应急服务部门赶到现场，一名男子因生命垂危被送往医院。他于周六晚上死亡。

两名因涉嫌谋杀被捕的男子目前仍被警方拘留以接受审问。

大曼彻斯特警方表示，由于这些男子此前与警方有过接触，该事件已移交给独立警察行为监察局（IOPC）。

公园发现女性尸体，死因成谜

在公园发现一名老年女性尸体后，警方已启动谋杀调查。

默西赛德郡警方表示，这名 70 多岁女性的尸体可能在斯坦利公园（Stanley Park）内已放置了“数周”。

周五下午 5.25pm 左右，警方接到报案前往利物浦的一座公园，随后在一家围墙花园内发现了尸体。在进行尸检后，警方正努力确认该女性的身份。侦查总警司瑞秋·威尔逊（Rachel Wilson）表示：“我们已经开展了多项调查工作，包括核查失踪人口报告。目前阶段，我们尚未能确认该女性的身份。”

乳腺癌幸存者临床试验取得突破

一项首创的临床试验表明，大多数因治疗导致心脏问题的乳腺癌幸存者可能不需要终身服药。

某些乳腺癌疗法可能会削弱心脏功能，因此需要药物进行保护。这项研究由英国心脏基金会（British Heart Foundation）资助，并在慕尼黑举行的欧洲心脏病学会大会上发表。研究涉及英国四家医院的 90 名女性，她们在接受某种乳腺癌治疗后心脏功能已恢复。

研究人员发现，在停止服药的患者组中，98% 的患者在一年后心脏功能没有变化。

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汤姆·哈迪（Tom Hardy）：上方为饰演年轻说唱歌手时；左侧为在 Czarface 视频中佩戴滑雪面罩时；下方为其日常装扮

为什么你的贪睡习惯能守护心脏

医生表示，是时候停止为周末赖床而感到愧疚了——这可能有助于预防心脏骤停

作者：Michael Searles

作者：Michael Scarles 副健康编辑，发自慕尼黑

研究表明，周末赖床可能有助于保护心脏。

顶尖心脏病专家表示，人们在周六或周日晚起时，不应再感到“懒惰或愧疚”。

该研究发现，在周末补觉的人患高血压的可能性最高可降低 9%。研究还确定了获得最大益处所需的额外睡眠量：1小时27分钟。

专家此前曾建议，懒散的周末早晨可能有害，并建议为了“卫生”而保持一致的就寝和起床时间。

然而，在慕尼黑举行的欧洲心脏病学会（European Society of Cardiology）大会上展示的这项新研究表明，赖床可能是身体的一种恢复方式，这反驳了无法补回缺失睡眠的观点。

这项为期七年的研究分析了 2016 年至 2023 年间的 41,000 名成年人，并根据工作日与周末睡眠时长的差异，观察人们在周末获得的“补觉”量。

来自首尔韩国大学的研究作者 Nawon Lee 博士表示：“睡眠不足会给身体带来额外压力。它会让心脏和血管工作得更辛苦，并可能增加血压。”

“在周末获得一些额外睡眠可能会给身体一个恢复的机会，并减轻部分压力。”

“人们不应该因为周末多睡一会儿而感到懒惰或愧疚。如果他们在周中无法获得充足睡眠，周末的额外睡眠可能仅仅是身体从这种损失中恢复的一种方式。”

英国成年人的平均睡眠时间为每晚 6 到 6.4 小时，低于建议的 7 到 9 小时。睡眠不足会阻止血压在夜间下降，进而增加患上临床高血压（hypertension）的风险。

英国成年人的平均睡眠小时数，低于建议的 7 到 9 小时

医生经常将其称为“沉默的杀手”，因为尽管它会增加心脏病发作、中风和心脏病的风险，但可能没有任何症状。

英国约三分之一的成年人（相当于 1300 万 人）患有高血压，但许多人并未意识到这一状况。

该研究的结果让人质疑在周末与工作日同一时间起床的益处。

然而，研究也揭示，周末获得过多的额外睡眠可能有害，周末多睡 4 小时以上的人患高血压的风险更高。

Lee 博士补充道：“我认为适度的周末补觉可能具有保护作用，因为对于周中睡眠不足的人来说，补偿不足睡眠的益处可能超过了作息不规律带来的潜在危害。”

“然而，当周末补觉过度时，不规律程度和昼夜节律紊乱可能会增加，从而抵消该益处。”

在此之前，已有研究表明规律的就寝和起床时间能降低中风风险。

加拿大渥太华大学的一项研究利用活动追踪器追踪了 72,000 多名志愿者的睡眠习惯。

睡眠不规律的人患中风、心力衰竭或心脏病发作的可能性比规律睡眠者高 26%。

这项最新研究表明，即使这意味着会干扰被称为昼夜节律的生物钟，在周末补一些觉仍然有所帮助。

这就是说唱（That's a rap）来自 Frankie Pulitzer 的电影和文学引用

疯狂技术 你这个脑子进水的 无名之辈，简直 像库卓（Cujo）一样乱咬。我宁愿 对着凯西·贝茨（Kathy Bates）自慰 也不想听你地道地唱rap。而且 你知道《米泽丽》（Misery）这部戏， 它最喜欢陪伴。 （哈迪批评他的平庸对手在“咬”—— 即抄袭说唱风格——就像1981年 斯蒂芬·金小说中的那条狗库卓。他

随后提到了凯西·贝茨以及她在另一部改编自金的小说《米泽丽》中的角色。）

Raw Forever

我像个被马丁导演拍出的、从笼子里出来的急救员一样把死人搬出来。弗兰克·皮尔斯，帮伙们都到了，欢迎参加派对。（哈迪在这里引用了由马丁·斯科塞斯执导的1999年电影《Bringing Out the Dead》，该片由尼古拉斯·凯奇饰演弗兰克·皮尔斯，一名处于心理崩溃边缘的急救员。）

Grim-Visaged War 现在是我们 不满的冬天。 约克之阳使之成为 光辉的夏天。 所有笼罩在我们 家门上的阴云， 都已埋在深海的胸怀之中。（哈迪用他在《蝙蝠侠：黑暗骑士崛起》中饰演的角色贝恩的口吻，表演了《理查三世》的独白，并以这句话结尾：“你们知道有史以来最伟大的说唱歌手是谁吗？威廉·莎-莎-莎-莎士比亚。”）

“蝙蝠侠”之星哈迪在全新嘻哈专辑中唱出成人级歌词

作者：汤姆·科特里尔

汤姆·哈迪（Tom Hardy）因在2012年的《蝙蝠侠：黑暗骑士崛起》中饰演反派贝恩而闻名，他可能刚刚将自己重新塑造为一个更恶劣的反派：一个对着资深女演员凯西·贝茨（Kathy Bates）唱出成人级歌词的威胁性说唱歌手。

在一次看似出人意料的职业转型中，这位48岁、出生于伦敦的演员在周五发布了一张出乎意料的专辑，令粉丝们大吃一惊。在专辑中，他似乎借鉴了贝恩那种威胁性且冗长的慢腔。这位奥斯卡提名演员使用化名“弗兰基·普利策”（Frankie Pulitzer），在单曲《Mad Technology》的宣传片中，他被看到戴着黑白滑雪面罩在屋顶上跳动。

这首歌将关于贝茨的露骨歌词夹在对斯蒂芬·金电影改编作品《库乔》（Cujo）和《米泽丽》（Misery）的引用之间。

“你这个没名气的、蹩脚的脑残，像库乔一样乱咬，”他唱道，“我宁愿对着凯西·贝茨自慰，也不愿听你的流畅说唱。而且你知道，痛苦（Misery）总是喜欢有伴。”

贝茨凭借在1990年电影《米泽丽》中饰演一名将小说家囚禁的痴迷粉丝而获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖，该片改编自金1987年的小说。

在歌曲《Grim-Visaged War》中，哈迪采用了与贝恩相似的低吼语调来讲述“现在是我们不满的冬天”。

这段文字是威廉·莎士比亚剧作《理查三世》的开场独白，记录了一位残暴的驼背国王的兴衰。

在其他部分，哈迪的发行作品中包含大量对电影和漫画书的致敬。

这位出演过《毒液》和《浴血黑帮》的演员从小就热爱说唱音乐，在15岁时就获得过一份唱片合约。然而，他的音乐抱负从未实现，他将其归咎于自己的成长环境。

“我在14或15岁时开始说唱，”他在2011年告诉BBC。“[但]我来自一个体面的中产阶级社区，这很难被接受。而且我当时唱得并不好。”

哈迪最近一次重启音乐事业的尝试是与说唱超级组合Czarface合作，该组合成员包括武当帮（Wu-Tang Clan）成员Inspectah Deck以及说唱二人组7L & Esoteric。

在他的曲目《Raw Forever》中，哈迪点名提到了马丁·斯科塞斯1999年的电影《Bringing Out the Dead》以及威廉·达福在2002年《蜘蛛侠》中饰演的绿魔。

“我有点像达福那样的科学家。懂的人自然懂，像地精一样捡碎屑，”他说，这是在致敬达福的一句台词，当时他告诉托比·马奎尔饰演的彼得·帕克：“我自己也算是个科学家。”

随后，他似乎提到了毁灭博士（Doctor Doom），这个反派将由小罗伯特·唐尼在漫威12月发行的《复仇者联盟：毁灭之日》中饰演。

粉丝们猜测哈迪是否会出演该片，重新饰演他的

“谁能想到汤姆·哈迪这家伙能唱这么炸？这又给了我一个喜欢他的理由”

在《毒液》系列电影中饰演埃迪·布洛克。然而，该演员并未出现在整体演员阵容名单中。

在歌曲《Frankie》中，哈迪似乎提到了他饰演的外星反英雄对吞噬罪犯的嗜好。

“我吃人，折断肋骨，把尸体从金门大桥扔下去。我知道自己活得像个食人族。我的话语病态、有毒且极易燃，”他如此说唱道。虽然哈迪从未公开谈论过他名为 Frankie Pulitzer 的地下身份，但他此前曾出现在 Czarface 的专辑中，并发布过独立单曲。

1999年，他录制并发布了一张名为《Falling On Your A--e》的混音带，该作品随后在2018年重新出现在 Reddit 上。

哈迪最新的发布让社交媒体上的粉丝感到震惊。一名 Reddit 用户写道：“等等……等等。出现在我推送里的新专辑《Czarface ft Pulitzer》中的 Pulitzer 竟然是该死的汤姆·哈迪？”

另一人在 X 上补充道：“好吧，汤姆·哈迪也就是 Pulitzer……谁能想到这家伙能唱这么炸？这又给了我一个喜欢他的理由。”

第三个人将 Czarface 的这次发布描述为近年来“最出色的嘻哈专辑之一”。

米拉女爵：20多岁时遭受的性侵完全改变了我的人生

电讯报记者报道

米拉·希亚尔女爵（DAME MEERA SYAL）表示，她在20多岁时遭受过性侵，她称这次经历“完全改变了我的人生”。

这位65岁的女演员在共同创作并主演热门素描喜剧系列剧《Goodness Gracious Me》后成名，随后出演了其衍生剧《The Kumars at No 42》。

她现在公开讲述了自己被一名年长男子的攻击经历，她原以为对方是可以信任的人，直到对方试图强奸她。这次性侵发生在20世纪80年代，当时米拉女爵因无法忍受让父母经历刑事审判而从未报案。她当时没有告诉任何人。

在接受《泰晤士报》采访时，她表示：“这是我第一次公开谈论这件事。它完全改变了我的人生和职业方向。我本可以放弃，但我转而寻找了一群南亚裔作家。

米拉·希亚尔女爵无法忍受让父母经历审判

他们治愈了我，并在政治上唤醒了我。”多年后，她向一群朋友敞开心扉，发现他们中的许多人也经历过类似的事情。

米拉女爵表示，这次袭击促使她创作了那些出现在广受好评的 BBC 素描剧及其他改变她人生的喜剧节目中的强悍女性角色。

在谈到由她丈夫桑吉夫·巴斯卡（Sanjeev Bhaskar）共同主演的情景喜剧《Goodness Gracious Me》时，她说道：“那是素描喜剧、另类喜剧和‘酷不列颠’（Cool Britannia）的黄金时代。

当时人们真正接纳多元文化的英国。现在的时代已经变了。”

米拉女爵表示，当前的政治气候让她产生了一种“可怕的既视感”，特别是围绕移民问题。她描述了自己在成长过程中，房子上被喷涂了极右翼国民阵线（National Front）党缩写的情况。

她补充道：“一些感到受委屈的人需要被倾听，但他们的挫败感正被某些公众人物武器化，并被用来利用和攻击移民。”

尽管拥有数十年的职业生涯，但“我本可以放弃，但我转而寻找了一群南亚裔作家”。

米拉女爵表示，她并非“在工作中游刃有余”，并且认为“目前针对年长女性的优质角色仍然不多”。

在谈到她梦想的表演角色时，她说道：“一个强悍的教母，一个家族或犯罪集团的首领。

如果你见过我认识的一些强悍的阿姨，你就会知道她们可以毫不犹豫地掌控局面。而且她的名字会是你意想不到的，比如‘甜心阿姨’。”

克莱弗利：我将停止汗对驾驶者的战争

前内阁大臣退出保守党前台，专注于伦敦市长候选人竞选

作者：Tony Diver 政治编辑

詹姆斯·克莱弗利爵士（Sir James Cleverly）承诺，如果他成为下一任伦敦市长，将结束工党的“对驾驶者的战争”。

这位前内阁大臣指责汗勋爵（Lord Khan）对驾驶者发起了一场“报复性的攻击”，并试图将那些在排放目标上与他意见不一的伦敦人“通过价格手段排挤出去”。

詹姆斯爵士周六宣布，他将退出保守党前台，以专注于他的市长候选人竞选，这使得凯米·巴德诺克（Kemi Badenoch）影子内阁中的影子住房大臣一职出现空缺。

他告诉《电讯报》，他将对汗勋爵在2019年引入的超低排放区（Ulez）进行全面审查。该政策规定，驾驶不合规车辆在首都任何地方行驶，每天需向驾驶者收取12.50英镑的费用。

“我认为确实发生了一场针对驾驶者的战争，”他说。“在外部地区，这种对驾驶者——无论是出于家庭原因还是业务原因而开车的人——相当报复性的攻击，正在造成真正的伤害。因此，我想探讨一系列方案，以减轻人们在城市中出行和开展业务的成本与压力。”

克莱弗利先生并未承诺完全废除Ulez，他认为政策的“不断变动”令家庭和企业感到沮丧，但他表示，他将停止“强迫人们做出昂贵的决定”，例如购买电动汽车。

Ulez的批评者认为，该政策推高了地铁网络服务较差的外部行政区的出行成本，并迫使家庭更换更新、更昂贵的汽车。

但汗勋爵认为，该政策改善了首都的健康状况，并指出最近的一项研究显示，儿童因污染导致的肺部损伤有所减少。

在采访中，克莱弗利先生还承诺将向伦敦警察厅和伦敦交通局（TfL）施压，以打击近年来在首都日益增加的轻微犯罪和逃票行为。

“向外界传递这样一个信号至关重要：街道将受到监管，并且是妥善的监管，”他说。“盗窃就是盗窃，犯罪就是犯罪，应当予以强力处理。”

他还支持在地铁上使用无人驾驶列车，而汗勋爵在铁路工会的压力下一直对此持抵制态度。“我们绝对应该考虑利用技术来提高一致性和可靠性，降低成本，并确保为伦敦交通局（TfL）工作的人员能够真正帮助使用伦敦交通局（TfL）的人，”他说。

“汗从第一天起就被交通工会摆布，我认为这对伦敦人造成了巨大的损害。”

2024年，汗勋爵扩大了其相对于2021年上次结果的领先优势，获得了44%的选票，成为首位连续三任当选的人。

克莱弗利先生正在竞争2028年选举的提名，他表示，他认为安迪·伯纳姆在唐宁街取代基尔·斯塔默爵士（Sir Keir Starmer）将使保守党的竞争更有利。

他说：“[伯纳姆]先生显然将自己置于与伦敦的对立面。他将伦敦视为摇钱树。

他一直在提高伦敦的税收并打算进一步增加，而且他一直在削减地方议会的中央政府资金。他显然将伦敦视为问题而非解决方案，伦敦人能感受到这一点，他们知道他们需要一个站在他们这一边的人。”

克莱弗利先生还承诺将“不懈关注”伦敦的生活成本。

这种不完美的提前释放补救措施增加了街道上的犯罪风险

查尔斯·海马斯 (Charles Hymas)

当安迪·伯纳姆就任首相时，司法部的官员向他发出了严厉警告。他们表示，除非他在9月份推进基尔·斯塔默爵士的提前释放计划，否则监狱将在几个月内耗尽空间。

此后，司法部的数据显示，男性监狱的空余床位每周以120个的速度下降。上周一，仅剩1,600多个空位，相当于98%的占用率，这意味着监狱将在圣诞节前耗尽空间。

尽管如此，伯纳姆先生仍觉得必须废除其前任关于释放过失杀人罪犯的计划，并用他自己的一套新提前释放方案来取代。

他的解决方案将包括释放那些被判处所谓“公众保护监禁”（IPP）刑期的人员，这些人此前因被判定为对社会构成危险而被无限期监禁。此外，政府还将努力腾出女性囚犯占据的牢房，并增加对外国囚犯的驱逐出境人数。

现在的问题是，他的新计划能否在避免监狱牢房耗尽的同时保护公众。

监狱为何陷入危机 首先，重要的是要理解 哪里出了问题。

连续几届政府为了响应公众对更严厉法律与秩序政策的呼吁，增加了监禁刑期，但并未投资建设足够的监狱床位以满足需求。

尽管声称有一项10,000个床位的监狱建设规划，但上一届保守党政府实际增加的净新床位数仅为500个，因为他们被迫关闭的维多利亚时代破旧牢房数量几乎与新建数量相当。

提前释放方案的修订 基尔爵士的提前释放计划原定于9月开始，适用于目前因过失杀人等严重罪行在狱服刑的人员，允许罪犯在刑期过半时获释。

在上个月《每日电讯报》披露安德鲁·哈珀警员的凶手就在即将提前释放的6,000名罪犯之列后，伯纳姆先生暂停了该计划并下令进行审查。

司法大臣亚历克斯·诺里斯最初宣布，约1,000名强奸犯、儿童性侵犯和诱导儿童性侵者将被排除在提前释放计划之外，但过失杀人罪犯则不在排除之列，因为法律建议认为部长们无法拦截个别杀人犯。

然而，面对一份拥有超过一百万签名者的请愿书，以及英国全部50名警察首长要求将哈珀警员的凶手排除在提前释放计划之外的呼吁，他在政治上别无选择，只能制定排除条款以防止这些凶手提前获释。

他采取的措施比此前讨论的更为激进，不仅将所有类型的过失杀人罪排除在计划之外，还

亚历克斯·诺里斯，司法大臣——照片显示他周末在白厅的司法部办公室试戴一款新型电子脚镣——被委以解决监狱危机的重任

同时封锁了因危险驾驶致死、猥亵袭击以及导致或允许儿童死亡的罪犯提前获释的路径。

然而，这增加了监狱仍可能耗尽空间的风险，因为提前释放的罪犯人数从原计划的9月起10个月内释放6,000人，减少到了10月起释放约4,500人。

工党的提前释放方案 “无论多么不理想，提前释放通常比无法监禁现在的犯罪者对公众和受害者更安全，”政府研究所（Institute for Government）副主任卡西亚·罗兰（Cassia Rowland）表示。

“为了在监狱中腾出足够的空间，要么进一步减少短刑期囚犯在羁押中度过的时间——可能低至其刑期的 15 到 20%——要么处理更严重罪犯的刑期。”

工党的《量刑法案》两者兼顾。提前释放计划意味着低级别罪犯在服刑至三分之一而非 40% 时即可获释；而更严重的罪犯——目前不包括杀人犯和强奸犯——只要在狱中表现良好，在服刑至一半而非三分之二时即可获释。

这些提前释放计划旨在支撑监狱运行至 2031 年，届时工党的目标是增加 14,000 个监狱床位。

然而，伯纳姆先生将部分罪犯排除在提前释放计划之外的“例外条款”，可能会使这些计算偏离轨道，这意味着司法部（MoJ）现在必须寻找额外的空间。大多数实现此目标的方案都十分困难，且耗时且可能令人难以接受。

驱逐外国囚犯 首相新计划的一部分是驱逐更多外国籍罪犯。英国监狱中有 10,000 多名外国籍罪犯，占总数的八分之一。但其中只有约 6,400 人已被判刑且符合遣返条件，其余人员则处于候审状态。

工党已获得权力，在外国罪犯被判刑后立即将其驱逐出境，并禁止其再次返回英国。这一快速驱逐程序预计将在新年实施。

然而，接收国必须同意接收他们，而许多国家并不同意。

“问题在于，他的新计划能否在腾出监狱牢房的同时保护公众”

减少监狱中的女性人数 第二个要素是通过将部分女性监狱资产转用于安置成年男性罪犯，从而增加牢房数量。如果女性监狱被重新定义为男性监狱，问题在于一些女性囚犯最终将被安置在远离家人的地方。这是一个潜在的解决方案，但并非即时答案。

取消公共保护监禁

伯纳姆先生还打算在本届议会结束前取消公共保护监禁（IPP）刑期。这类刑期于2005年引入，针对被认为具有危险性但其罪行不足以判处终身监禁的严重罪犯。它们在2012年被废除，但这并不具有追溯力。

在仍被监禁的2,271名IPP囚犯中，有856人从未获得释放。

对于伯纳姆先生来说，这是一个难题：如果他释放具有风险的IPP罪犯，将无助于恢复信心或保护公众。

在如此多次的反复之后，受害者如何能信任工党能处理好此事？

尼克·蒂莫西

首相昨天告诉 BBC，他最新的这项将危险罪犯排除在提前释放计划之外的方案还不够彻底。

这是一个相当严重的承认，而更糟糕的是，这是伯纳姆就该丑闻自就任以来采取的第五次政策立场。这本应是对此次危机的最终解决方案。但工党此前已经多次这样告诉过我们——我们现在为什么要相信他们？首先，我们对基尔·斯塔默爵士最初的计划进行了审查，该计划本会让数千名罪犯在仅服刑三分之一的刑期后就被释放。

随后，在被告知工党已经达到了可能范围的“极限”之后，他们又承诺将强奸犯和恋童癖者排除在外。

接着是另一次审查，这一次针对的是诱导犯罪团伙（grooming gang）的参与者。

随后是进一步的暂停，因为当时情况已经很明显：哈珀警员的凶手在没有服满刑期的情况下仍将被释放。

现在又是进一步的排除名单，涵盖了过失杀人、危险驾驶致死以及其他性犯罪。公众被告知这一次是最终决定——伯纳姆已经“穷尽了所有手段”。

那么，他的计划是什么？本质上，他是释放一组危险罪犯，以阻止另一组罪犯的释放。他计划通过释放那些根据“公共保护监禁”（IPP）机制服刑的罪犯来腾出空间。

目前仍有 2,000 多名囚犯在执行这种形式的刑期，而该机制已于 2012 年被废除。

在该计划下，暴力和性犯罪者在服刑期满后不会自动获释。相反，他们的释放须经假释委员会批准，且取决于委员会认定他们不再对公众构成威胁。根据定义，那些仍在执行 IPP 刑期的人尚未通过该项测试。

这些囚犯包括危险的惯犯，其中许多人患有心理疾病。在执行 IPP 刑期的人员中，超过 1,400 人因违反终身假释条件而被重新监禁。

他们包括：杀害其子“婴儿 P”的特蕾西·康诺利（Tracey Connolly），她曾两次获释且两次被重新监禁；被判性侵、企图强奸、斗殴、盗窃、殴打以及众多其他暴力犯罪的理查德·劳埃德（Richard Lloyd），他也已被重新监禁；因未能遵守双相情感障碍治疗方案而被四次重新监禁的阿卜杜拉希·苏莱曼（Abdullahi Suleman）；被判暴力犯罪的精神分裂症患者托马斯·怀特（Thomas White）和韦恩·贝尔（Wayne Bell）；以及许多其他人。

“我们的监狱系统中共有 10,000 名外国罪犯。他们之中没有一个人应该留在那里。”

我所属政党的调查显示，政府已向 8,000 多名受害者发送信函，告知他们对其造成伤害的责任人可能有资格获释，这引发了强烈抗议——其中包括组织性强奸团伙的受害者。

当那些针对执行 IPP 刑期罪犯的受害者得知这些危险的罪犯（其中一些患有严重的心理障碍）重返街头时，他们会作何感想？

当被追问释放 IPP 服刑人员将腾出多少空间时，他无法给出明确回答。他是打算全部释放吗？在什么条件下？即使假释委员会仍认为他们对公众构成威胁，他们也会被释放吗？以及他们何时被释放？

工党仍计划从 10 月 1 日起开始根据其释放计划让囚犯出狱。空间能及时腾出来吗？首相还提到了驱逐外国籍罪犯。当被追问具体人数时，他再次无法回答，仅暗示是“数百人”。他没有解释是否预计将与原籍国签署任何新的遣返协议。他也没有解释计划如何规避欧洲人权法，而这必然意味着法官会介入以阻止遣返。

在经历了数周的反对党压力后，伯纳姆拼命地试图能够宣布，哈珀警员的凶手将被排除在计划之外。但在计划于10月第一批释放的700名囚犯中，根据最新方案，仅有50人将被排除——工党的这些改动实际上微不足道。

工党已经证明了自己在处理这一混乱局面上的无能。这就是为什么必须遵循完整的议会程序，并且必须给予国会议员修改工党这项灾难性的释放法案的机会。

哈里未能就返回英国之举向安全主管提供充分预警

萨塞克斯夫妇因担心消息泄露，在返回英国前通知时间不足两周

作者：Hannah Furness 和 Camilla Turner

萨塞克斯公爵在向内政部安全委员会通知其将家人迁回英国时，提前通知时间不足两周，原因是担心消息会泄露。

公爵的团队并未就将公爵夫人、阿奇王子和莉莉贝特公主迁回故乡并为孩子们办理入学手续的完整计划，向负责评估王室及重要人物安全保障的机构 Ravec 提供惯例要求的 28 天通知。

相反，委员会收到的通知是公爵将前往英国进行一段较长时间的活动，据了解，其中包括他通常在 9 月参加并围绕其制定行程的 WellChild 奖项活动。

据了解，考虑到对泄密的担忧、孩子入学名额的延迟确认以及公爵希望先将决定告知其父亲的愿望，内政部在“切实可行”的最快时间内接到了关于此次整体搬迁的通知。

国王于 8 月 16,（周日）收到正式通知，《电讯报》于 8 月 19. 率先报道了此次搬迁的消息。该家庭于上周四抵达英国。

根据 Ravec 制定的规则，公爵在计划前往英国时必须提前 28 天通知，以便评估其安全保障方案。过去，在这样做之后，他并未获得全面的安全保障。消息人士将这种安排描述为相当于“给了他一个联络员的电话号码”。

其他熟悉委员会运作的消息人士则对某些暗示感到沮丧，这些暗示认为 Ravec 没有深入考虑萨塞克斯夫妇的情况，或者在根据所获信息就安全保障做出结论时未能得出正确结论。

当萨塞克斯夫妇上周抵达伯明翰机场时，迎接他们的是

公爵与公爵夫人就其本人及子女的保护问题与安全委员会陷入僵局

私人安保人员，而非显眼的由公共资金资助的警察车队。

一名消息人士指出，公爵年度的慈善之旅为这次跨大西洋搬迁提供了临时的“掩护”，但这意味着 Ravec 无法针对他们在英国活动的真实规模进行规划。

一名接近萨塞克斯夫妇的消息人士否认了精确时间表的关联性，称委员会在过去七年里一直是在“拖延时间”。

他们表示：“我们一直遵守他们制定的规则，即使这些规则在过程中不断变动。但遵守这些规则从未产生任何影响。尽管表面上有一个正规的流程，但他们从未表现出除了维持现状之外的任何真实意图。”

“地理位置是 Ravec 在 2020 年撤销增强保护安全措施时论据的核心。”

“这对夫妇决定不在英国居住被视为该决定中的一个重要因素。”

“现在这个障碍已经消除，委员会有一个显而易见的出口来做正确的事：保护国王的儿子和孙辈。”

该家庭目前居住在英国的一个未公开地点，两个孩子预计将于 9 月进入一所预备学校。

公爵尚未收到上个月搬迁前举行的一次风险管理委员会听证会的结果。

他正在寻求由纳税人资助的警察保护，他在 2020 年确认的安排下离开王室工作成员并移居美国时失去了这项保护。

一名熟悉情况的消息人士补充道：“显然，国王处于一种

干预，或被视为施加压力，而这种方式可能会被解读为在宪法上越权。

“但人们可以想象，他可能和任何人一样担心，尽管他的儿子——尤其是他的孙辈们——在王位继承顺序中排在第五、第六和第七位，却未能获得任何形式的警察保护。这种情况是无法维持的。”

内政部和内阁办公室拒绝发表评论。白金汉宫从不就安全问题发表评论。

马修·贝克 / 盖蒂图片社

光芒四射的英国歌手 Raye 在利兹音乐节的闭幕日进行表演。据信，在银行假期周末期间，约有 90,000 人参加了在布拉姆汉公园举行的此次活动。

弗格森拟在返回英国后拍摄揭秘纪录片

电讯报记者报道

据报道，莎拉·弗格森（SARAH FERGUSON）在返回英国后，正被考虑出演一部电视纪录片。

据称，这位前约克公爵夫人正在权衡来自制作人的“许多邀请”，他们渴望让她讲述关于其涉嫌参与爱泼斯坦丑闻的真相。

然而据《太阳报》报道，她正在考虑制作自己的节目，以便掌控叙事主导权。

安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎（Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor）的前妻，现年66岁，在与蒙巴顿-温莎先生被驱逐出皇家小屋（Royal Lodge）后，便在公众视野中消失。

在关于蒙巴顿-温莎先生与被定罪的儿童色情狂杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（Jeffrey Epstein）之间友谊的多次披露后，这位前约克公爵夫人于2025年10月与蒙巴顿-温莎先生一同放弃了头衔。

几周后，国王确认其弟弟将被剥夺剩余头衔，且他与弗格森女士必须交还温莎皇家小屋的租赁权。

自离开该房产后，她一直未在英国现身。

据信，弗格森女士在韦尔比耶（Verbier）的一栋度假屋中得到了庇护，

“弗格（Fergie）受到了来自世界各地请求的轰炸”

那里是一个专属的瑞士滑雪胜地。该房产属于赛车大亨帕迪·麦克纳利（Paddy McNally），他是她最亲密的朋友之一。麦克纳利于上个月去世，享年88岁。

据称，弗格森女士还前往葡萄牙探望了她的小女儿尤金妮公主（Princess Eugenie），以帮助照顾她的孙女阿德莱德·伊丽莎白·安妮娜·布鲁克斯班克（Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank），后者于8月3日出生。

据《太阳报》报道，弗格森女士将在英格兰南部郡区（Home Counties）租一套拥有六间卧室的封闭式房产。

该报称，本周有人看到搬家车在诺福克郡桑德灵厄姆（Sandringham）的蒙巴顿-温莎先生家中搬运她的物品。报道称，预计她将“立即”搬入该房产，最快在下周。

一名消息人士告诉该报：“弗格受到了来自世界各地请求的轰炸，要求进行面对面采访，尤其是来自大型流媒体平台的邀请，让她讲述自己的故事。

“她正在考虑自己的选择。对她来说，这更多是为了保留编辑控制权，而不是为了赚钱。

“莎拉有一群关系紧密的朋友，且人脉极其广泛。她只允许她熟悉的人来讲述她的故事。”

2011年，这位前公爵夫人与奥普拉·温弗瑞网络（Oprah Winfrey Network）合作拍摄了自己的纪录片《寻找莎拉：从皇室到现实世界》（Finding Sarah: From Royalty to the Real World）。

今年早些时候，在爱泼斯坦文件披露后，泰晤士河谷警察局开始对蒙巴顿-温莎先生展开调查。

他被指控将担任政府贸易特使期间前往香港、新加坡、越南和中国的行程官方报告转发给了爱泼斯坦。

蒙巴顿-温莎先生正面临质疑，即他在担任特使期间（该职位任期为2001年至2011年）是否向其朋友和联系人泄露了敏感信息。

这位前约克公爵在今年2月的66岁生日当天被警方逮捕，随后被释放。

直面历史——专家深入挖掘“征服者之男”的一生

电讯报记者报道

科学家们揭示了一位经历过诺曼征服时期的男子可能的样子，揭开了他1,000多年前生活的更多细节。

“征服者之男”（Conquest Man）面带倦容，留着胡茬，头发稀疏。他出生于维京国王克努特（Cnut）统治时期，在1066年的征服中幸存下来，并被安葬在由威廉征服者的一名骑士所拥有的教堂中，享有特权。

他的骨骸约50年前在林肯郡巴顿-昂-亨伯（Barton-upon-Humber）的圣彼得教堂被发现。

英国遗产委员会（English Heritage）和英格兰历史协会（Historic England）花费了半个世纪的时间，通过包括DNA分析在内的方法，努力更好地了解他的背景。专家表示，这次面部重建终于为理解中世纪的生活提供了新的视角。

（图注：征服者之男出生于克努特国王统治时期，可能参加过黑斯廷斯战役。左侧为英国遗产委员会的凯文·布斯与骨骸合影）

该男子具有混合血统，身高略高于5英尺，体格壮实且肌肉发达，年龄在50至60岁之间，身上有几处已愈合的骨折。他被安葬在威廉征服者一名骑士拥有的诺曼人教堂中，葬礼充满了斯堪的纳维亚的仪式感。他被安置在一个由约1079年砍伐的橡树制成的棺材中，双臂交叉，头部枕在草枕上，并由两块当地的白垩石固定以防倾斜。

在他身边还发现了三根苹果木手杖，这在斯堪的纳维亚传统中被认为是随葬品。

协调此次研究的英国遗产委员会馆藏首席策展人凯文·布斯（Kevin Booth）表示：“20年来，我一直被这个个体——这个征服时期的男人——所吸引。”

“他是谁，经历了什么，他是否参加过黑斯廷斯战役，他可能是一个什么样的人？”

“通过这次新的分析，感觉我们真的能接近他。现在能够看到他的脸，感觉我们几乎能与他对话。不仅如此，这让我们思考他在征服时期的角色——他的忠诚与焦虑。理解黑斯廷斯战役的经典方式是二元的，即‘他们和我们’。但‘征服者之男’所展示的情况要丰富得多。我们不知道他是‘撒克逊人’还是‘诺曼人’。”

“他可能两者都不是——一个受到欧洲大陆和斯堪的纳维亚影响的人——但很多人没有意识到的是，战役中的‘双方’其实都是如此。”布斯先生补充道：“到11世纪，我们已经是一个盎格鲁-斯堪的纳维亚民族，而诺曼底同样有着强烈的斯堪的纳维亚影响。盎格鲁、斯堪的纳维亚和诺曼人的利益紧密相连。”

“他是历史剧变时期一个迷人的幸存者。他出生于维京国王克努特统治时期，在诺曼征服中幸存，最后被荣誉地安葬在一家征服前时期的教堂旁，而这里已成为新诺曼世界的一部分。”

“在我看来，他的遗产是生存、韧性和适应。”“我希望通过这种方式分享他的故事，当人们参加我们的黑斯廷斯战役重演活动或参观拜约挂毯时——当然，他们可以为自己喜欢的人欢呼——但也许他能帮助我们不再将那些在那里战斗和死去的人简单地贴标签，而是首先将他们视为人类。”

英国遗产委员会与英格兰历史协会、克里克研究所（Crick Institute）、英国地质调查局、南安普顿大学、muVIS和FaceLab的研究人员共同开展了这项工作。

研究过程包括对其骨骸进行的一系列测试，包括骨学分析、古DNA分析、同位素分析和数字化面部重建。

DNA结果表明，他拥有大量来自欧洲大陆的祖先，而他的葬礼则包含了与斯堪的纳维亚传统相关的物品和习俗。科学家表示，他的一颗牙齿中的氧含量与青少年时期在寒冷气候中生活的时间相吻合。

英格兰历史古迹委员会（Historic England）的人类骨骼生物学家莎拉·斯塔克（Sarah Stark）博士表示：“他的骨骼、埋葬方式、古代 DNA 以及同位素分析结果表明，此人与更广泛的欧洲大陆世界有联系。他可能是旅行到了巴顿，也可能是当地出生。”公众将于 9 月 20 日在圣彼得教堂看到“征服者之男”（Conquest Man）的遗骸。

雷纳在议会重组中面临郡区反弹

住房大臣因计划取消历史悠久的郡议会而面临司法审查威胁

作者：丹尼尔·马丁 (Daniel Martin) 副政治编辑

安吉拉·雷纳（Angela Rayner）在计划取消运行近 140 年的郡议会这一争议性方案后，正面临来自各郡的反弹。

根据政府今年早些时候宣布的重组计划，两级制的郡议会和区议会将制度被废除，并合并为提供该地区所有服务的新单一管理当局（unitary authorities）。结果，许多郡将被分割成更小的区域。

已有七个郡议会告知住房、社区和地方政府大臣，他们将或可能针对该决定发起司法审查。

其中一个议会指责政府在进行“公然的选区操纵”（gerrymandering），因为边界的变更与当地工党人士提出的方案一致。

诺福克郡、萨福克郡、埃塞克斯郡和汉普郡议会已表明发起司法审查的意向，而德文郡、林肯郡和诺丁汉郡则警告称他们可能会这样做。如果这些案件进入法院，该计划可能会产生不确定性。

郡议会创建于 1889 年，基于自中世纪以来就已存在的历史郡区。

它们在 1974 年由爱德华·希思（Edward Heath）进行了改革，他引入了诸如取消约克郡骑区（Yorkshire ridings）以及创建大曼彻斯特和默西赛德等新大都市区等变更。

然而，雷纳女士目前推动的变更可能是迄今为止最剧烈的。

提供所有服务的新单一管理当局预计覆盖的人口不得超过 500,000 人。

牛津等大城市的边界也将扩大，以便

“我进入政坛不是为了提供更差的服务”

更容易在围绕城市的田野上建造房屋。

英格兰最小的行政区拉特兰（Rutland）将被废除。其区域将被合并到莱斯特郡的一部分。

8 月，德文郡议会表示正在考虑进行司法审查，并已致信政府发出通知。该郡议会及其 10 个区将被四个单一管理当局取代：分别是扩展后的埃克塞特、普利茅斯和托贝，以及一个覆盖该郡其余地区的残余管理当局。

德文郡议会的自由民主党领导人朱利安·巴西尔（Julian Brazil）表示，政府的计划等同于“公然的选区操纵”。

他上个月表示：“我进入地方政坛不是为了增加税收并提供更差的服务；而这正是该决定可能带来的风险。”

“政府选择了一种优先考虑城市扩张的模型，而未能解决德文郡农村居民的担忧或我们提供的核心服务。”

埃塞克斯郡议会领导人彼得·哈里斯（Peter Harris）表示，住房、社区和地方政府部没有考虑到关于接管的单一管理议会财务稳健性的警告。

这位改革英国党（Reform UK）议员将该计划描述为“代价高昂、判断失误的提案，可能会扩大居民与其代表之间的差距”。

“我不能坐视政府肢解我们的郡”

诺福克郡议会领导人大卫·比克（David Bick）表示，他“不能坐视政府肢解我们的郡”。

他补充道：“每当议会基于‘行不通’的理由反对某件事，而你面对的是一个不听取意见的政府——直到现在他们确实没听——你就没有其他选择，只能采取法律行动。”

萨福克郡表示，在政府部门承认部长们决定将该郡分为三个区域（尽管公务员建议该地区应仅设一个单一管理当局）后，将继续进行司法审查。

汉普郡郡议会领袖尼克·亚当斯-金（Nick Adams-King）表示，这种“有缺陷且在财务上不可持续的结构”在未来十年可能会让纳税人承担数亿英镑的成本。

当地政府部门已收到置评请求。

内政部在帆布袋和挂绳上“浪费”£4k

作者：艾米·吉本斯 (Amy Gibbons)

政治记者

《电讯报》披露，内政部在三年内花费了近 £4 在定制挂绳和品牌帆布袋上。

这些物品属于该部门在 2023-24 和 2025-26 之间购买的数万件促销品之一，总成本超过 25,000。

官员们还投资购买了 25,000 支品牌笔、2,000 个回收材质杯垫、1,000 个钥匙扣和 300 个搪瓷杯。

通过《信息自由法》获取这些数据的纳税人联盟（Taxpayers' Alliance）指责公务员在生活成本危机期间将公共资金挥霍在“官僚礼品袋”上。

数据还显示，在工党上台的那一年，促销品的支出出现了显著激增。在里希·苏纳克（Rishi Sunak）仍担任首相的 2023-24 财年，内政部在品牌商品上的支出略低于 2,000。

这一数字在 2024-25 年度上升至 6,000，

内政部三年内在包括挂绳、帆布袋和钢笔在内的“官僚礼品袋”上的总支出

即基尔·斯塔默爵士（Sir Keir Starmer）赢得工党压倒性胜利的那一年。目前尚不清楚在 2024 年 7 月工党获胜之前的三个月里，这笔资金具体花费了多少。

随后，该数字在 2025-26 年度再次下降到 1,000 左右，不足前一年总额的 10%。

总体而言，三年内所有品牌促销商品的总支出略高于 11,500。

内政部公布的数据还包含一份最昂贵的 10 笔订单明细表，其中包括两组共 1,500 条“定制挂绳”，总成本为 9,000，即每件不足 £1。此外，该部门承认在“棉质购物袋”（一种帆布袋）上花费了 6,000。该订单在名单中排名第九，共购买 500 个袋子，每个成本约为 £2.50。

最昂贵的两笔采购是两批巨大的钢笔订单。第一批 11,500 件，花费 120；而第二批 9,000 件，使该部门支出 120。

第三昂贵的订单是 2,000 个回收材质杯垫，花费 120。紧随其后的是 1,000 个“漂浮”钥匙扣，价格同样为 120，以及第三批 6,000 支钢笔，花费 120。

纳税人联盟的活动总监威廉·亚伍德（William Yarwood）表示：“定制的品牌挂绳和帆布袋对于解决内政部面临的积压工作毫无帮助。”

“白厅必须削减虚荣支出，尊重纳税人的钱。”

内政部已收到置评请求。

浑水摸鱼：一名参赛者在每年于兰沃蒂德韦尔斯（Llanwrtyd Wells）的 Waen Rydd 沼泽地举行的世界沼泽潜水锦标赛中奋力前行。参赛者必须使用呼吸管、面罩和脚蹼完成一段 120 码的赛程。

部长在世界杯之旅中花费 3.4 万英镑 公款

作者：艾米·吉本斯 (Amy Gibbons)

政治记者

一名工党司法部部长在世界杯期间赴美旅行，花费了 3.4 万英镑 的公款。

负责量刑事务的部长杰克·理查兹 (Jake Richards) 在 7 月访问密苏里州和伊利诺伊州期间，向纳税人报销了约 2.4 万英镑 的机票费用和 3,000 英镑 的住宿费用。

该部长的职责包括青少年司法改革，他表示此次旅行的目的是学习美国“全球认可的体系”。

在美期间，他似乎观看了英格兰队与阿根廷队的世界杯比赛——并分享了一张自己在半场休息时面带笑容并竖起大拇指的照片。

根据 Guido Fawkes 政治博客的消息，理查兹先生于 7 月 12 日至 7 月 16, 前往美国。目前尚不清楚他在何处观看 7 月 15 日举行的这场比赛。

由 Guido 首次公布的此次旅行费用明细包括：机票（含境内航班）约 2.4 万英镑，地面交通约 4,000 英镑，住宿 3,000 英镑

部长由纳税人资助的五天美国之行的机票费用（含境内航班）

住宿以及 2,500 英镑 的生活补贴和招待费。总计略高于 3.4 万英镑。

据报道，该部长随行人员包括其私人秘书（一名专门研究青少年量刑的公务员）、一名摄像师 / 摄影师以及一名“国际参与顾问”。

理查兹先生在他的 LinkedIn 个人资料中记录了此次访问，首先是与密苏里州共和党州长迈克·基霍 (Mike Kehoe) 的会面。

他分享了几张两人的合影，配文为：“很高兴能与基霍州长共度时光，并讨论英国与伟大的密苏里州之间的关系。感谢您的款待。”

随后他前往伊利诺伊州芝加哥，在巴拉克·奥巴马总统中心度过了一个“特别的早晨”。

在 LinkedIn 的另一篇帖子中，他写道：“这是一个充满希望与活力的地方，充满了历史和对未来的构想。它提醒我们，要共同努力建设一个更繁荣的世界。”

当时，理查兹先生担任量刑、青少年司法及国际事务部长。在安迪·伯纳姆接任首相后，他被重新任命到司法部 (MoJ)，职衔略有变动，但仍保留青少年司法职责。

在一篇回顾美国之行的文章中，理查兹先生表示，此次访问“为如何围绕公众保护、康复以及机会获取来设计体系提供了丰富的见解”。

他补充道：“现在的挑战是思考如何将这些经验应用于我们在英格兰和威尔士的工作中。”

司法部 (MoJ) 已被要求就此发表评论。

工党征收增值税后私立学校外国学生人数骤减

作者：Albert Tait 和 Ben Butcher

官方数据显示，在工党实施增值税（VAT）征收后的第一个完整年度中，私立学校的外国学生人数出现了骤减。

根据本周公布的内政部移民系统统计数据，2025年6月至2026年6月期间，发放给国际私立学校学生的签证数量下降了五分之一。

工党决定从2025年1月起对学费征收20%的增值税，这导致私立学校提高了学费，而被认为导致来英国学习的国际学生减少。

智库 Policy Exchange 的教育主管伊恩·曼斯菲尔德（Iain Mansfield）表示：“这些数据表明，征收增值税对英国一项宝贵的教育出口造成了不必要的损害，更不用说让许多独立学校难以维持生存了。”

“粗略估计，这些数据代表每年至少 5000 万英镑, 1 亿英镑 将流向其他国家，而非留在英国。”

一名政府发言人表示：“本届政府取消了私立学校的税收优惠，筹集了数十亿英镑用于聘请6,500多名新教师并提高公立学校的标准。这惠及了全国94%的儿童。”

根据《电讯报》对内政部数据的分析，政府在截至6月的年度内发放的儿童学生签证数量从13,022个下降到10,446个，为2012年以来的最低水平。

中国学生的下降最为显著，签证数量从3,617个下降到2,301个，降幅达三分之一；俄罗斯学生（-37%）、德国学生（-20%）和美国学生（-17%）也记录了大幅下降。

“征收增值税对英国一项宝贵的教育出口造成了不必要的损害”

年龄在4岁至17岁之间、希望在英国独立学校就读的外国儿童需要办理儿童学生签证。

寄宿学校协会（Boarding Schools' Association）首席执行官罗宾·弗莱彻（Robin Fletcher）表示：“在政府积极将英国推广为全球教育提供者的同时，对独立寄宿学校学费征收增值税，导致了来英国际学生的减少。”

“这是一个典型的政策相互抵触的例子，我们认为应该消除国际学生在英国寄宿学校就读的任何障碍。”

但弗莱彻先生也暗示，影响外国学生人数的还有其他因素，包括与其他英语国家的竞争。

他表示：“最终，我们不应简单地询问为什么来英国的国际儿童减少了。我们应该询问英国需要做些什么，才能继续成为他们最想来的地方。”

“这不仅仅是一个关于寄宿学校的问题。这是一个关于英国在全球教育中的角色，以及我们是否准备好在国家最重要的国际资产之一中发挥领导作用、参与竞争并进行投资的问题。”

自从工党取消学费的增值税豁免以来，私立学校行业陷入了财务动荡，成本不断攀升，家长们不再能负担得起学费。

根据独立学校委员会（Independent Schools Council）的数据，自该措施实施以来，已有115多所私立学校关闭。

6月份的数据显示，学生总数已下降至略高于526,000人——这是近十年来的最低人数——且部分年级的学生人数下降了6.6%。

“我们应该询问英国需要做些什么，才能继续成为学生最想来的地方”

这与2024年的556,000名学生相比有了显著下降，而2024年是政府首次将私立学校学费纳入20%增值税征收范围的前一年。

政府因该政策面临严重反弹，但政府声称，在引入增值税之前，学费就经常大幅上涨，2000年至2025年间，平均学费的实际增长率达到了75%。

政府还声称，私立学校在学生总人口中所占的比例保持稳定，且私立学校的数量达到了前所未有的高点。

政府声称，私立学校有责任像任何其他私营企业一样管理其财务。

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“旅行者”在假期突袭中推平野生动物避风港

在长周末期间，重型机械清理场地，议会无力阻止该田地被毁

作者：Tom Cotterill 国防编辑

据怀疑，一群“旅行者”（travellers）在一次涉嫌利用银行假期抢占土地的行为中，推平了一处野生动物避风港。

上周末，在赫特福德郡（Hertfordshire）索布里奇沃思镇（Sawbridgeworth）的一片田地被重型机械摧毁。

位于希林米尔巷（Sheering Mill Lane）的这项未经授权的工程于周六清晨开始，显然是为了给移动房屋腾出空间，这引发了当地居民的愤怒反应。

当挖掘机撕毁这片“野生动物热点地区”且建筑工人安装围栏时，数百人聚集抗议。

该工程在未获得规划许可的情况下进行，随后议会成功向高等法院申请禁令，要求停止所有施工。

前索布里奇沃思市长、议员格雷格·拉蒂（Greg Rattey）表示，居民们对这个他称由“旅行者建造”的“非法定居点”感到沮丧。他补充道：“目前情绪非常激动。这是一个野生动物热点地区，人们感到愤怒。”

挖掘机无视高等法院禁令摧毁赫特福德郡场地

东赫特福德区议会于周六上午 10.45am 后不久发出临时停止通知，随后紧急向高等法院申请禁令，禁令于当天傍晚送达。

此次开发是银行假期周末期间发生的一系列未经授权工程中的最新一起。

“旅行者”被指控在农村地区购买土地，然后在议会办公室关闭期间进行开发。

随后他们会申请追溯性的规划许可，由于存在“对营地未满足的需求”，“旅行者”通常会被授予永久居住权。

索布里奇沃思市长安格斯·帕萨德-怀亚特（Angus Parsad-Wyatt）表示，需要采取紧急行动。

他说：“这是对每个人都必须遵守的规则的公然、蓄意违反，索布里奇沃思的居民理应感到愤怒。看着这个泛滥平原野生动物栖息地在我们面前被撕碎，令人心碎。”

“我们的议员、议会官员、警察以及环境署整个周末都在工作，采取了所有法律允许的手段试图阻止并清理场地。但在法律上，这被视为民事问题而非刑事犯罪，因此警察没有权力阻止。”

赫特福德和斯特特福德（Hertford and Stortford）的工党议员乔什·迪恩（Josh Dean）表示，当地民众“深感担忧”，担心这片土地会被“摧毁并被混凝土取代”。

参与向该场地运送材料的 Harlow Fencing 公司表示，在周六上午相关问题被提出后，该公司已停止所有操作。

该公司在声明中补充道：“我们被引导相信该场地是一个合法的新建开发项目，并在诚信基础上供应了材料。”

尽管有了禁令，一名议会发言人表示，该场地的工程仍在“继续进行”。

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志愿者墓地清洁员因“公共安全”担忧面临禁令

作者：蒂姆·西格斯沃思（Tim Sigsworth）

一名志愿者墓地清洁员因“健康与安全”担忧，面临被禁止照料当地墓地的处罚。

25岁的本·麦格雷戈（Ben McGregor）被告知停止在达勒姆郡（Co Durham）赫本（Hebburn）清理墓碑，此前当地议会对“公共安全”表示担忧。

由改革英国党（Reform UK）执政的南泰恩赛德（South Tyneside）议会表示，任何想要清理墓碑的人都需要具备“资质、许可、保险、风险评估以及议会的预先批准”。

该机构已告知麦格雷戈先生（他并不具备上述任何一项），该机构准备寻求法院禁令，禁止他进入墓地。

麦格雷戈先生告诉《希尔兹公报》（Shields Gazette）：“这真的很令人沮丧，因为我只想帮助当地社区，同时也改善自己的心理健康。”他补充道：“我已经询问了如何获得证书，因为为了能继续下去我愿意做任何事情，但感觉我在每一个机会面前都被阻挡了。”

这位志愿者在今年早些时候启动了他的项目，开始清理墓地中被忽视的墓碑，他的父亲、祖父、祖母和最好的朋友都安葬在那里。

该机构的一位发言人表示：“墓碑和纪念碑是私人财产，未经适当的资质、许可、保险、风险评估以及议会的预先批准，任何人不得对其进行操作。”

“我们有法律责任确保墓地内的活动安全进行，且不会使家庭、志愿者或议会承担潜在的法律责任。”

“这并不是要阻碍人们照顾我们的墓地，而是为了确保涉及墓碑和纪念碑的工作是在安全、合法且拥有适当许可的情况下进行的。”

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缩短驾考等待时间的承诺被悄悄搁置

作者：Gareth Corfield 和 Ollie Corfe

政府已悄悄取消了一项将驾考等待时间缩短至七周以下的目标。

英国驾驶员和车辆标准局（DVSA）不再拥有一个固定日期，用以将其目前的平均近六个月的驾考等待时间予以缩短。

尽管该目标本身依然存在，但在 7 月底流出的 DVSA 年度账目中指出，实现“全国汽车实际驾驶考试等待时间为七周或更短”这一目标的“日期尚未设定”。

影子交通大臣理查德·霍尔登（Richard Holden）议员表示：“工党并没有解决驾考积压问题，它只是停止承诺去解决它。删除截止日期并不能删除那些为了工作、上大学或参加工作面试而被迫等待数月考试的年轻人的队列。”

“保守党将招募更多考官，运行加班计划以每年提供最多 200,000 场额外考试，并通过建立完善的候补名单来停止预约浪费。”

驾考等待时间是一个持续多年的问题，可追溯至新冠疫情期间两次暂停考试之时。积压问题从未被清除。

通过考试的人数首次突破 100,000 人，达到 102,862 人。这相当于全国每 26 秒就有一名学员通过驾考。52.1% 的全国通过率也是疫情以来最高水平，此前从未达到过如此高度，直到 2021 年 4 月。DVSA 已被联系以寻求评论。

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儿童游戏：昨日，诺丁山狂欢节在西伦敦以传统的家庭日拉开帷幕，庆祝其 60 周年纪念。

AA 面临 50亿英镑 德国收购威胁

安联保险加入竞购战，旨在收购这家创立于一个多世纪前、英国最著名的品牌之一

作者：Jonathan Leake 能源编辑

英国最大的汽车组织 AA 已就可能以 50亿英镑 的价格出售给安联保险（Allianz）进行了谈判。

在 AA 的私募股权所有者于去年年底将其挂牌出售后，这家德国保险巨头加入了竞购战。

TowerBrook Capital Partners、Warburg Pincus 和 Stonepeak 目前共同组成了一个财团，拥有这家自称为“第四大应急服务机构”的公司。

此次潜在的向安联保险出售（最早由天空新闻报道）将意味着英国最知名的传统品牌之一将落入德国之手。

据报道，瑞典私募股权巨头 EQT 也在考虑出价。

安联保险已经是英国市场的重要参与者，拥有 LV='s 的综合保险业务和宠物保险公司 Petplan。

2024, 它还成为了英格兰橄榄球主场特威克纳姆体育场（Twickenham）的主要赞助商。

由于债务压力日益增加，AA 的所有者去年聘请了银行家来寻求潜在的出售或股票上市。该业务去年的营收略微增长，从 14.5亿英镑 增加到 15亿英镑，产生利润 2.41 亿英镑。其净债务为 19亿英镑。

AA 成立于 1905 年，旨在提醒驾驶员注意早期的警察测速陷阱，当时在主要路线上部署骑行者，通过编码信号和敬礼来警告驾驶员。

AA 最初成立为一个成员拥有的互助协会，后来扩展到道路救援、保险和驾驶学校。

然而，其成员在 1999, 投票决定取消互助性质，导致能源公司 Centrica 以 11亿英镑 收购了该公司。

此后，所有权在私募股权和公开市场之间多次转移。

2004 年，该公司以 17.5亿英镑 被出售给两家收购公司 CVC Capital Partners 和 Permira。

随后，该公司于 2014 年在伦敦证券交易所上市，七年后再次回归私人持有。

在 TowerBrook 和 Warburg Pincus 的最初所有权下，公司启动了一项长期转型计划，招募了新的领导团队，部分恢复了该组织的局面。

AA 目前是一家总部位于贝辛斯托克（Basingstoke）的私人有限公司，拥有约 1700 万 名会员和客户。

关于 AA 未来的谈判发生之际，同样由私募股权拥有的竞争对手汽车团体 RAC 也在进行类似的流程，重点是伦敦股市上市。

已联系 AA 和安联保险寻求置评。

在数百年历史的街道中穿行

大多数周的时间在模糊中度过，但这一周感觉不同。我们每天早晨在不同的景色中醒来，大部分时间在色彩斑斓的港口小镇漫步，打卡那些我们讨论了多年想要访问的地方。回到船上，没有两个夜晚是相同的——一夜是西区风格的音乐剧，另一夜则是泳池甲板上的现场音乐。现在回顾照片，很难相信我们看到了这么多。

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争取拯救大英帝国英雄纪念碑

克雷格·辛普森（Craig Simpson） 发自巴基斯坦奇特拉尔

一名王子与村民就拆除并迁移一座纪念1895年围城战的30英尺高纪念碑的计划陷入激烈冲突

在兴都库什山脉荒芜的山峰之下，是一幅由低鸣的牛群、玉米地以及奇特拉尔古老部落宫殿的宁静交织而成的画面。但在1895年，这个宁静的山谷曾回荡着枪声，一支规模微小的英国驻军在一次挑衅性的六周围城战中，顶住了数千名山地部落民的进攻，最终由一支救援部队凭借大胆的行动才解围。

这场发生在现今巴基斯坦西北部的战役被誉为帝国历史上的一次“光辉篇章”——其中有人被授予维多利亚十字勋章，经历了残酷的刺刀战，幸存者因饥饿而像“行走的骷髅”。120多年后，奇特拉尔再次成为巴基斯坦边境一场激烈争端的中心——这一次是为了拯救一座为围城战英雄而建立的战争纪念碑，防止其被毁，该计划得到了英国的支持。

一名山地王子与低地村民就这座30英尺高的维多利亚时代纪念碑陷入争端。这座纪念碑不仅距离其纪念的战场有200英里之遥，而且正处于坍塌至人工悬崖下的边缘。

该王子渴望将其从毁灭中保存下来，以纪念那些最终拯救了他祖父王国的英国士兵，并希望将其移至更安全的地点。但村民们认为这座纪念碑理应属于他们，并担心其迁移可能会扰乱目前围绕在纪念碑周围的临时墓地。

这座纪念碑本身的设立位置令人困惑，它被建在诺谢拉（Nowshera）的尘土飞扬的平原定居点——距离奇特拉尔向南有10天的步兵行军路程。目前，它位于一座山顶上，而由于村民们为了给房屋造砖而开采粘土以及挖掘坟墓，山顶已被危险地掏空。

一家名为英联邦遗产论坛（CHF）的英国慈善机构已拨出原定用于已故女王禧年的资金，用于资助巴基斯坦的遗产专家。他们的目标是在这座40吨重的方尖碑倒塌之前将其拆除，并将其运往兴都库什山脉。

但村民们坚持认为这座纪念碑是他们的，并阻挠迁移工作，即便延迟可能会导致纪念碑被毁。《每日电讯报》已前往实地会见冲突双方。“村民们正在摧毁这座纪念碑，”沙扎达（王子）西拉杰·乌尔·穆尔克（Siraj ul-Mulk）在位于奇特拉尔（一个面积大致相当于威尔士的山区地区及其首府）的家中接受《每日电讯报》采访时表示，“它快完蛋了。如果不搬走，就彻底结束了。”

这位王子曾是一名飞行员和马球运动员，他的“兴都库什之巅”酒店接待过从巴基斯坦总统到罗伯特·德尼罗的所有各界人士，他与这座纪念碑有家族渊源。奇特拉尔至今仍保留着一个王室王朝和一名统治者，即“梅赫塔尔”（Mehtar）。

在英属印度时期，这里是帝国边境上的一个独立小邦。1895年，在部落领导权的争夺中，一系列在位时间短暂的梅赫塔尔和推定继承人被先后谋杀或流放，演绎了西拉杰王子所说的“总是互相残杀”的同室操戈习俗。

奇特拉尔部落宫殿中落满灰尘的王室肖像展示了那些不幸的统治者的面孔，他们每人的在位时间仅有几个月。英国人被卷入这场王朝争端，是因为当时有军官驻扎在奇特拉尔，以监视俄罗斯通过阿富汗入侵的威胁，而他们

西拉杰·乌尔-穆尔克王子（左）正发起活动，希望将这座高30英尺的纪念碑（上图）移至200英里外的奇特拉尔，并在那里重建。这座纪念碑是为了纪念1895,（右图）一场血腥围城战中的遇难者。 上方图片：围城战结束后，获胜的英国军队和锡克教军队在回程途中休息。

“这座纪念碑提醒着我们曾被拯救。如果没有英国人，我们的王国早就被夺走了”

决定支持12,岁的舒贾·乌尔-穆尔克（西拉杰王子的祖父）成为新统治者。

这个男孩的竞争对手发起了进攻，一支由400人（包括奇特拉尔人、锡克教徒和英国军官）组成的守备部队被留在奇特拉尔的泥木堡垒中，在接下来的49天里保护这位年轻的统治者。

围城战始于一次不幸的英国侦察任务，其中副指挥官约翰·麦克唐纳·贝尔德上尉受了致命伤，被留在奇特拉尔周围的岩石地带等死；根据战斗记录，当时部落民正“蜂拥而至”。军医哈里·弗雷德里克·惠奇彻离开堡垒寻找他的朋友，并在一个小分队的帮助下，一边击退部落民，一边将其背回三英里外的掩体。

惠奇彻因确保受伤的贝尔德上尉能在堡垒的安全区域内，“在同僚的陪伴下死去，并由他们举行最后的庄严仪式将其安葬”，而被授予维多利亚十字勋章。

在第一次灾难之后，守备部队被困，生存依赖于从城墙到附近奇特拉尔河的一条唯一路径，大部分战斗都围绕着从围攻的部落民手中保卫这条水源通道展开。在查尔斯·汤森上尉的率领下，守备部队的口粮告罄，被迫吃马肉，但他们倔强地升起了一面由旧布制成的英国国旗，随后部队报告称他们的“运气开始好转”。

随着攻击者变得沮丧，他们试图在堡垒下方挖掘地道以破坏城墙。亨利·凯莱特·哈利中尉率领部队在夜间发起了一次静默冲锋，用刺刀刺杀了挖掘地道的士兵，并在其部队抵御火力反击的同时，将隧道炸毁。

在堡垒坚守的同时，救援纵队翻越山隘（包括海拔12,500英尺且被积雪覆盖的尚杜尔山口）前往营救守备部队。

这些山地进攻取得了成功，击败了奇特拉尔部落民及其阿富汗盟友，后者逃入了深山。守备部队获救，年轻的舒贾·乌尔-穆尔克被确认成为统治者。

这座引发争议的纪念碑是为了纪念这次胜利而建立的。乌尔-穆尔克王子是一位自豪的奇特拉尔人，总是戴着当地的“pakol”帽子，他认为这次胜利防止了其所在地区被阿富汗吞并。

“对我们来说，这座纪念碑提醒着我们曾被拯救。如果没有英国军队，我们的独立、我们的王国早就被夺走了，”西拉杰王子说道。

“巴基斯坦的其他地区可能不这么认为，尤其是纪念碑所在地的人肯定不这么认为。这就是他们试图将其凿毁的原因之一。”

他补充道：“这非常重要，而且时间不多了。每年将这座纪念碑从那里移走并带回它所属之地的难度都会增加，而它就应该属于奇特拉尔。”

这位王子以及他之前的父亲一直主张，这座纪念碑应该留在奇特拉尔，因为那里在历史上更相关，且风险较低。

这一立场得到了CHF以及巴基斯坦建筑师和军人的支持，他们希望通过将纪念碑移至奇特拉尔一个废弃的公园来对其进行保护。

由于诺谢拉镇附近村民的不满，该计划被推迟，纪念碑此前就立在当地一座显眼的山丘上。《电讯报》与项目建筑师塔希尔·卡塔克以及前装甲师指挥官阿里·哈米德少将一同前往现场，后者热衷于保护巴基斯坦境内的英国遗产。

当这些人靠近她的纪念碑遗址时，人们用怀疑的目光审视着他们。这座纪念碑现在位于一个悬崖边缘，该悬崖是由村民们在山坡上挖掘粘土以及为不断扩张的房屋清理空间而形成的。

哈米德少将和其他主张搬迁的支持者虽然获得了官员的必要许可，但并未获得村民的同意，因为村民们不希望失去他们的当地地标。

任何试图无视他们的反对并开始施工的行为，都会迅速导致人群聚集抗议。“这不是你能在夜里偷偷完成的事情，”哈米德少将说，“社区情绪非常激烈。”

在抵达现场几分钟后，《每日电讯报》就遇到了一群开始抗议计划搬迁的人。其中一人齐尚·阿里（Zeeshan Ali）告诉《每日电讯报》：“这是我们村庄的纪念地。我们不想让它被移到奇特拉尔（Chitral）。”

鉴于军方在当地决策中扮演的重要角色，目前出现了讨论让巴基斯坦军队参与此次搬迁的声音。

与此同时，人们希望能够说服村民们允许将纪念碑重新安置。

CHF的首席执行官兼创始人菲利普·戴维斯（Philip Davies）表示，殖民历史在世界各地往往是自豪感的来源，尽管它在英国国内受到贬低。他说道：“讽刺的是，英国的人们已经忘记了很大一部分那段历史。”

北欧学校传奇：学生在岛屿考察中发现维京教堂

电讯报记者报道

学生们在苏格兰一座无人居住的岛屿上发现了一座据信拥有约1,000年历史的中世纪维京教堂遗址。

戈登斯图恩学校（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的一座小岛，目前仅有野生牛栖息。

这座被认为是教堂的建筑与10世纪和11世纪的其他维京教堂具有相似之处。来自戈登斯图恩学校（位于莫雷的一所私立学校，国王曾就读于此）的学生和教职员工与奥克尼考古研究中心（Orca）的专业考古学家合作，在最近一次为期六天的行程中挖掘出了这些遗迹。

他们住在一家已空置一个世纪的废弃房屋中，那里没有电，淡水则从一口古井中抽水。

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，能为这座中世纪建筑提供更多结论。这次斯沃纳岛之行由戈登斯图恩学校负责学生生活关怀的舍监丹·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点，指向当地被称为‘特温利教堂’（Twinly Kirk）的废墟。”

“一旦我确定了地点，起初看起来教堂的残墙属于一座较新的建筑，因为这些墙在多年间被不断加建。”

“然而，在与考古学家合作挖掘试坑并清除杂草后，我们在地表下方发现了一个台阶，它通向原本应该是教堂祭坛的地方。”

“还有其他线索，例如建筑方法、布局和朝向。另一个线索是它采用了干石砌法，没有使用粘土粘合或砂浆。附近还有石堆，以及一面阻挡进入登陆点的墙。能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小时的旅程才到达斯沃纳岛，该岛位于约翰-奥格罗茨（John O'Groats）以北约7英里处。其中一些学生还参与了岛上的修复工作，更换了他们所居住的旧小农舍的地板。

学生们还探索了这座私人拥有的岛屿中心一个可能的史前定居点，以及一个被认为是维京预警灯塔遗址的圆形壕沟。

Orca的高级项目经理保罗·克拉克（Paul Clark）表示：“斯沃纳岛拥有数千年的悠久而丰富的历史，尽管直到今年夏天之前，这里所接受的调查非常有限。学生们在参与挖掘时表现出了极大的热情，当我们发现这座被认为是中世纪早期礼拜堂的遗迹时，对每个人来说都是一个令人兴奋的时刻。”

“下一步是分析我们采集的样本，看看它们能告诉我们关于礼拜堂活动的什么信息，并希望能回收适合进行放射性碳定年法的材料。”

17岁的学生阿奇·麦克莱恩（Archie Maclean）说：“最大的挑战是应对高温。挖掘是最有趣的部分，实时地发现历史简直太不可思议了。”

戈登斯图恩学校的学生在斯沃纳岛实地考察期间住在一家废弃房屋中

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高街出现胆固醇快速血液检测服务

药店希望通过免费指尖采血测试发现“定时炸弹”并预防心脏病发作

作者：Michael Searles，副健康编辑，发自慕尼黑

根据英国国家医疗服务体系（NHS）的新计划，药店将提供用于检测胆固醇的指尖采血测试。

这项耗时七分钟的测试将在 NHS 药店提供，作为一项全国性推广计划的一部分，旨在更早地发现“定时炸弹”。

40 至 84 岁的人群将能够接受这项免费的针刺测试，并快速获得结果，而无需进行全面的血液检查，也无需等待实验室的结果。

血液将从人的指尖采集，然后通过一台名为“即时检验血脂分析仪”的机器进行快速分析。

药剂师将在几分钟内获知一个人的胆固醇概况，包括其低密度脂蛋白（LDL）胆固醇和甘油三酯水平。

如果这些水平过高，会导致动脉中斑块积聚，从而增加心脏病发作、中风和心脏病的风险。

随后，药剂师将能够决定是否需要任何治疗，包括开具他汀类药物处方，或者在他们没有资格自行开药的情况下，将结果分享给患者的全科医生（GP）。

在此公告发布之前，由欧洲心脏病学会主办的世界最大心脏病会议上展示的研究发现，他汀类药物可以为比目前用药人数多出数百万的人降低患痴呆症和心脏病发作的风险。

英格兰首席药剂官大卫·韦伯（David Webb）表示，药店“可以成为抵御严重疾病的关键第一道防线”。他补充道：“通过让人们在当地药店更轻松地获得快速便捷的胆固醇健康检查，我们可以更早地发现定时炸弹，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。”

“这是将药店纳入医疗服务的一系列举措中的最新一项，旨在将此前仅在全科医生诊所提供的护理服务，作为 10 年健康计划的一部分，带到更靠近人们居住的地方。”

此次推广是在巴茨健康 信托基金（Barts Health Trust）和 UCLPartners 在伦敦北部成功开展的一项试点之后进行的，共有 2,493 名患者接受了胆固醇检查。测试发现，五分之一的人在未来 10 年内面临心脏病发作或中风的高风险。这些人得到了药物治疗，

“仅需七分钟的胆固醇检查将使人们更容易保护自己的健康”

其中包括 88 人开始服用他汀类药物。

作为下一阶段推广的一部分，全国约 100 家 药店将从今年秋天起开始提供这项“救命”检查。

表示，除孕妇和在过去一年中接受过血液检查的人员外，所有 40 至 84 岁的人均有资格接受检查。

英国约有 700 万至 800 万人服用他汀类药物，但据信至少有两倍的人已经符合用药条件。

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”。

“通过让人们能够在当地药店在短短七分钟内完成胆固醇检查，我们使人们能够更轻松地及早发现潜在问题，并采取行动保护自己的健康。”

KELVIN BOYES / PRESS EYE

贝尔法斯特的植物园昨日发生了惊人的转变，为了迎接南亚 Mela 节的闭幕式，数千人聚集在一起，共同度过了充满音乐、舞蹈、美食、健康和艺术的一天。

85岁祖父在屋内与入室窃贼对抗后去世

电讯报记者报道

一名祖父在与闯入其家中的窃贼对抗后去世。

85岁的戈登·尼古拉斯（Gordon Nicholass）于4月29日凌晨3点左右，在兰开夏郡赫姆肖尔（Helmshore）村的家中遭遇入室盗窃。

当尼古拉斯先生与窃贼对抗时，他遭到袭击，头部受创且面部被割伤。他被送往医院，随后出院，但之后再次被送往医院，并于8月12日去世。尸检

戈登·尼古拉斯，85岁，是一位终身摩托车爱好者

已经完成，但目前正在进行进一步调查，以确定此次袭击是否为死因或促成因素。

兰开夏郡警察局已对该事件展开调查，目前正在努力识别犯罪嫌疑人。侦探认为此次袭击是有针对性的，并试图查明动机。入室盗窃期间造成了严重破坏，但似乎没有财物被盗。

在悼词中，尼古拉斯先生的家人表示：“戈登是一位极好的丈夫、父亲和祖父。他是一位终身摩托车爱好者，并以其工程技能而闻名。”

“他总是愿意为任何人做任何事——家人、朋友，甚至是陌生人，只要你开口！他是‘万能修理工’，精通多种技能，我们都会深深地思念他。”

侦查总督吉尔·维斯科维（Jill Vescovi）表示：“我的心与戈登的家人和挚爱在一起。我们将继续为他们提供所需的任何支持。”

“我们正在努力查明是谁做了这件事以及原因。我呼吁任何掌握信息的人，无论他们认为这些信息多么微不足道，请站出来与我们联系。”

“我请求该地区的任何人请检查闭路电视 / 门铃摄像头，查看在犯罪发生前后或前几天，该地区是否出现过任何可疑活动、人员或车辆。”

维珍航空

塞浦路斯海岸附近渡轮倾覆导致8人死亡

乘客在倾覆船只的顶部等待救援，见左图及下图

在汹涌的海浪中，船只陷入困境，惊恐的乘客在抢穿救生衣时被看到在尖叫和喊叫

伊奥娜·克利夫（Iona Cleave）报道

塞浦路斯北海岸附近一艘客运渡轮倾覆，导致至少8人死亡，另有18人以上失踪。

这艘载有近270人的船只昨日在汹涌的海浪中翻覆，导致数百人被困海中。

一项大规模搜救行动昨日傍晚仍在进行，直升机在船只沉没的海域上空盘旋，搜寻被认为被困在船内的失踪者。

在渡轮内部拍摄的画面显示，惊恐的乘客在抢穿救生衣时尖叫和喊叫。

随着这艘40米长的船只迅速进水并开始下沉，数十人跳入海中，在深水中挣扎求生。其他人则紧紧抓住翻覆的龙骨或向救生艇游去。

自封为总理的乌纳尔·乌斯泰尔（Unal Ustel）

“它被第一波浪击中，就在船长试图恢复平衡时，船只开始进水”

土耳其占领的北塞浦路斯部长昨日晚些时候表示，已有 237 人获救，另有 23 人失踪。

他表示：“我们目前的当务之急是尽快找到失踪的 23 人。”

塞浦路斯周六遭受了猛烈风暴的袭击，在岛屿东南部，另有一人因帆船撞上岩石而死亡。

这艘高速渡轮于昨日 11:58 从北塞浦路斯的基雷尼亚港出发，前往土耳其南部的塔苏丘。

然而，在出发仅 15 分钟后，船只就开始进水。尽管距离海岸仅 4 海里，但水深达 500 米。

乌斯特尔先生表示，船只在被两波浪击中后倾覆。他在新闻发布会上说：“它在海上被第一波浪击中，就在船长试图恢复平衡时，第二波浪击中，船只开始进水。”

一名乘客表示，他在被救起前在水中踩水挣扎了一个半小时。

一名 50 多岁且未透露姓名的男子告诉当地的北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国（TRNC）电视台：“前部爆炸了，他们试图掉头。然后侧窗被吹破，船开始进水。”

他补充说，渡轮开始下沉时，船内有很多人。“能出来的人都出来了，”他说，并补充道，他看到船长是第一批弃船的人之一，且“没有组织任何工作”。

包括私人船只和土耳其海军舰艇在内的十多艘船只参与了救援行动。

警方已拘留 8 人（包括渡轮船长），以调查此次沉船事故。

土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安向“我们的国家和北塞浦路斯土耳其人民表示哀悼，并祝愿伤者早日康复”。

他在昨日的一次军事仪式上表示：“在事故发生后，我们立即与北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国当局合作，开展了大规模的搜救行动。”

“我们的当务之急是尽快找到失踪的 23 人”

“得益于这些努力，237 名乘客和船员被安全救出，但遗憾的是，我们的七位兄弟姐妹失去了生命。”

“愿上帝保佑，我们希望能从这些努力中获得积极的消息。”

北塞浦路斯并非国际认可的国家，但自 1974 年土耳其入侵这座地中海岛屿以来一直由土耳其控制。北塞浦路斯土耳其人在 1983, 年宣布独立，但只有土耳其承认该岛北部的三分之一地区，土耳其在该地区维持着 35,000 多名军队。

塞浦路斯政府发言人康斯坦丁诺斯·莱廷比奥蒂斯表示：“在这些艰难时刻，我们的心与那些失去生命的人、受伤的人以及所有经历这场悲剧的人在一起。在这种时刻，保护人类生命至关重要。”

英国外交部的一位发言人表示：“在北塞浦路斯发生渡轮事故后，我们正与当地当局保持联系。”

英国女性在德国节日期间被刺身亡，一名流浪汉被捕

作者：Jörg Luyken

一名英国女性昨日抵达德国后不久被一名流浪汉刺死。这名31岁的女性名为 Rebecca B，她在巴伐利亚州罗森海姆（Rosenheim）的火车站遭到袭击，随后被送往医院，但因伤势过重不治身亡。

警方在现场逮捕了一名27岁的德国国民，身份确认为 Thomas A。

此次袭击的情况和动机尚不明确，调查正在进行中。袭击发生在当地时间凌晨1点前不久。

警方表示，涉嫌袭击者在刺杀后立即被逮捕。

警方已呼吁证人提供线索，并询问是否有人在事发前后看到车站内发生争吵。德国铁路公司（Deutsche Bahn）表示，“我们今天与这位年轻女性的家人和朋友同在”。

据德国新闻社（DPA）报道，该公司表示，与联邦警察一起在犯罪现场的安保人员仍处于震惊之中，需要时间来消化这次刺杀事件。警方表示，火车服务未因该事件受到显著干扰，并补充说，在周日早晨首批火车重新运行之前，车站地下通道的法医调查已经完成。

警方拒绝就受害者与涉嫌袭击者是否相识，以及是否与罗森海姆秋季节日（Rosenheim Autumn Festival）有关发表评论。

在节日的开幕周末，数名游客因醉酒行为过激而被禁止进入节日现场。现场爆发了打斗，至少有一人在袭击警察后被监禁。根据警方报告，该市的犯罪率近年来有所增加，尤其是涉及盗窃和暴力的犯罪。罗森海姆是上巴伐利亚州最大的城市之一，以类似于慕尼黑啤酒节的年度啤酒节而闻名，该节日在16天内吸引超过100万名游客。

外交部发言人表示：“我们正在为一名在德国身亡的英国女性的家属提供支持，并与当地当局保持联系。”

洪水后数百人被困水电隧道，搜救工作紧急展开

作者：Samaan Lateef，驻加德满都外派记者

尼泊尔的救援人员正艰难地在成堆的碎片和泥泞中跋涉，以寻找灾难性洪水后仍然失踪的3,000多人。

恶劣的天气阻碍了艰苦的救援工作，其中最复杂的任务是将数百名被困在淹没的水电隧道内的工人救出。

尼泊尔独立电力生产商协会表示，在包括部分在建工程在内的11个水电场地的898名工作人员仍然失踪。

在特里舒利（Trishuli）的一处隧道，救援人员钻了一个人孔以便进行绳索下降救援。

尼泊尔内政部长 Sudan Gurung 表示，救援人员还通过在隧道外墙钻孔，向可能的幸存者“输送空气”。

救援队还将摄像头送入隧道内部（据信约有40名工人被困其中），以确认是否有人幸存。

官员表示，一处明显的空隙让人燃起了希望，认为上特里舒利-3B（Upper Trishuli-3B）隧道可能没有被淤泥和碎片填满。

在尼泊尔拉斯瓦（Rasuwa）地区受灾最严重的地点之一——特里舒利 3A 水电站，包括中国工程师在内的救援人员截至昨日下午已向隧道内部推进近8米。在暴雨和河水上涨迫使救援人员停止工作后，救援行动现已恢复。

一名尼泊尔军队发言人表示：“随着洪水退去，团队已恢复使用钻机、挖掘机、液压切割机和其他设备寻找隧道入口的工作。”

当局已请求印度和中国的专家帮助，以“填补”其救援行动中的空白。

营救隧道被困工人的竞赛

参与救援工作的地区政治人物什里拉姆·纽帕内（Shriram Neupane）表示，隧道入口在垂直进入点下方约8米处被发现。救援人员估计，他们需要从入口处行进约180米才能到达疑似的工作现场。

“我们面临的最大挑战是，这些隧道位于厚厚的混凝土和岩石之下，而洪水彻底冲毁了入口平台（为进入隧道而修建的平坦区域 / 道路），并改变了周围的地貌，”其中一条受损隧道的一名工程师乌梅什·帕塔克（Umesh Pattak）告诉《电讯报》。

但这种延迟引发了亲属的批评，他们认为救援人员本应行动得更快。家属表示，每一小时都至关重要。希里德什沃里·乔希（Hrideshwori Joshi）的儿子是31岁的工程师赫曼特·乔希（Hemant Joshi），据信被困在特里舒利-3B上游水电项目（Upper Trishuli-3B Hydropower Project）内部，她表示自己快失去耐心了。

（左图：检查水电隧道的艰巨任务。右图：救援人员撤离被困工人）

15名英国公民在尼泊尔洪水灾难后在中国失踪。

伤亡人数上升，另有15名英国人被宣布失踪

中国当局在关于西藏失踪人员的首次更新中公布了这一数字。

中国已将其边境一侧的确认死亡人数提高至15人，失踪人数为546人。

他们表示，共有261名外国国民下落不明，其中包括100多名尼泊尔人、33名拉脱维亚人和18名美国人。

此次山脉中一段冰川崩塌引发山体滑坡，导致巨大的水和泥流沿伦德科拉河谷（Lhende Khola river valley）冲刷，总计导致数千人死亡或失踪。

据报道，在洪水发生后，尼泊尔境内另有33名英国人失踪，其中包括在西藏-尼泊尔边境进行朝圣的人员。

英国已向该地区派遣了一支危机响应小组。该小组预计将于周六抵达加德满都，与英国大使馆工作人员及当地当局共同开展工作。该小组将提供额外的领事支持，并与在英国试图寻找亲人的家属合作。

“救援行动太迟了。直到周六，他们才在等待启动。如果能早点开始，很多生命本可以被挽救，”独立电力生产商协会（Independent Power Producers' Association）首席执行官比姆·高塔姆（Bhim Gautam）告诉《电讯报》。

“已经四天了，关于我儿子的消息依然没有线索。救援人员应该立即向隧道内输送氧气，”乔希女士说。“我希望他还在里面活着，能回到我身边。”

尼泊尔政府表示，数条被淹隧道的内部可能仍有100多名工人幸存。

周末的救援工作受到了新山体滑坡威胁的干扰。

勒庞所属政党在总统选举前被“银行封杀”

作者：Vivian Song，发自巴黎

玛丽娜·勒庞（MARINE LE PEN）所属的政党指责法国银行拒绝其总统竞选活动的贷款申请。

极右翼国民联盟（RN）党主席乔丹·巴尔德拉（Jordan Bardella）在周六提出了这一主张，距离选举还有八个月时间。

“在我对你们讲话的时候，还没有任何一家法国银行给出肯定的答复，”巴尔德拉在前往法国东部沙隆-香槟（Châlons-en-Champagne）参加农业博览会期间表示。

在接受新闻频道BFMTV采访时，巴尔德拉还抱怨道，包括中右翼领导人菲利普（Édouard Philippe）在内的其他候选人能够从国内银行获得贷款以资助其竞选活动，并呼吁法国银行“采取负责任的行为”。

他补充道：“如果在一个像法国这样的大型民主国家中，一个在所有民调中领先并被预测将赢得总统选举的政治运动，无法在法国或欧洲境内获得资金，这将对法国民主的运作产生深远的担忧。”

该政党对财务封锁并不陌生。

“如果民调领先的政治运动无法在法国获得资金，这将令人深感担忧”

在2017 presidential election期间，勒庞女士在未能获得法国资金支持时，转向俄罗斯寻求银行贷款。

2022, 面对同样的问题时，勒庞女士在她的政治盟友欧尔班（Viktor Orbán）执政期间，从一家匈牙利银行获得了贷款。

巴尔德拉周六表示，该党再次在寻求“替代方案和国外解决方案”。

勒庞女士在 2025. 被判定犯有挪用公款罪。上个月，上诉法院维持了原判。

然而，这一司法决定几乎没有削弱人们对国民联盟的支持，该党在即将到来的选举民调中一直处于领先地位。

在BFMTV和《周日论坛报》（La Tribune Dimanche）周六发布的一项人气民调中，勒庞女士位居榜首。

一架飞机在开普敦DHL体育场的飞行表演中被烟火包围。视频片段显示，喷气式飞机似乎在体育场上方仅几米处飞行。

在与“不屈法国”领导人梅朗雄（Jean-Luc Mélenchon）的竞争中，民调显示她在决选投票中将以 40% 的优势击败这位激进的左翼对手。然而，面对她最接近的对手——前总理、中右翼地平线党（Horizons）领导人菲利普（Édouard Philippe），这一差距有所缩小，勒庞女士仅领先五个百分点。

飞行表演导致惊恐，喷气式飞机在橄榄球场上空“险些相撞”

周日，社会党第一书记奥利维耶·福尔预计将在总统选举前的左翼初选中宣布参选。

作者：约尔格·卢肯（Jörg Luyken）

在南非的一场橄榄球测试赛期间，一次飞行表演引发了惊恐，因为视频片段显示其中一架飞机的机尾几乎触碰到体育场的屋顶。

周六，在东道主与新西兰队的比赛开始前，由南非航空公司 Airlink 运营的两架飞机在开普敦的 DHL 体育场上空进行了飞行表演。电视播出的视频显示，两架分别涂有两国国旗颜色的飞机在体育场屋顶上方极近距离飞行。领航飞机似乎在最后一刻调整了高度，机尾向屋顶倾斜。随后，第二架飞机飞过了体育场周围正在燃放的烟花。

该片段在社交媒体上广泛传播，一些用户声称这次操作极其危险，险些酿成灾难。但其他角度的视频则显示飞机与体育场之间存在较大的间隙。

Airlink 昨日发表声明称，此次飞行表演经过精心计划，且飞机全程处于允许的限制范围内。

声明称：“两架飞机由经验丰富的机组人员驾驶，每组由三名资深机长担任指挥员、副驾驶和安全 / 技术员。”“两架飞机记录的飞行数据确认，飞行过程符合南非民航局（SACAA）批准并经过演练的飞行表演安全高度和速度限制。”

行业网站 FlightRadar24 分析的飞行数据显示，飞机在体育场屋顶上方的飞行高度不足 50 英尺。Airlink 在一篇帖子中祝贺飞行员，称：“规划。精准。表现。Airlink 两架巴西航空工业（Embraer）飞机在 DHL 体育场上空飞行的壮观场面。”

赫格塞斯被告知不可扩大战争后，美国袭击伊朗

作者：Iona Cleave 美国特派记者

美国昨日首次在近一个月内对伊朗发动袭击，攻击了霍尔木兹海峡的导弹发射器。

据美国中央司令部称，伊朗军队被发现正准备发射携带海雷的火箭弹，这促使美方采取了先发制人的攻击。

伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）声称，针对位于海峡口附近的拉拉克岛（Larak Island）的袭击造成数名士兵和平民死亡，并誓言将予以“回应与惩罚”。

新一轮袭击可能标志着公开冲突的回归，对于一个已被六个月战争伤痕累累的地区来说，这将极其危险。

昨日早些时候有报道称，美国军方高层已建议皮特·赫格塞斯（Pete Hegseth），扩大与伊朗的战争是不可持续的。

在给美国国防部长的机密警告中，美国陆、海、空军领导人表示，延长冲突正严重削弱美国应对其他地区（包括国内）威胁的能力。

唐纳德·特朗普多次表示，为了增加对伊朗的压力，所有选项依然开放，包括回归全面冲突。

然而，《华盛顿邮报》援引熟悉近期评估的消息人士报道，在冲突进入第六个月后，高级军事领导者的共识是，这场战争已经“持续时间太长，程度过深”。

包括负责美国在欧洲、亚洲和拉丁美洲行动的将领和海军上将表示，他们不同意赫格塞斯延长其部队部署的命令，认为这削弱了美国在其他地方的能力。

与此同时，与德黑兰的谈判仍处于僵局，海峡实际上依然关闭，美国人对这场旷日持久的冲突日益感到沮丧，国防官员则对库存耗尽感到担忧。

尽管特朗普多次坚称这条至关重要的水道已经开放，但伊朗的零星袭击意味着交通量仍远低于战前水平。美国军方周四表示，已完成海峡内的扫雷行动，宣布其可自由通行。

“霍尔木兹海峡已关闭，”伊朗外交部副部长卡泽姆·加里巴巴迪（Kazem Gharibabadi）周六再次确认。他补充说，德黑兰已与阿曼就临时海上航线达成协议，但其执行取决于美国的让步。

昨日，伊朗最高领袖穆贾塔巴·哈梅内伊（Mojtaba Khamenei）在一份书面声明中敦促穆斯林国家，特别是海湾国家，团结起来反对他所谓的“真正的敌人”。自其父亲和其他高级领导人在战争初期的袭击中丧生以来，哈梅内伊一直未公开露面。

冰岛在欧盟公投中投票反对

在总理呼吁国家团结之际，极小差距的投票结果使重启加入该经济集团谈判的计划受挫

作者：本·法默（Ben Farmer）

冰岛已拒绝重启加入欧盟的入盟谈判。

在周六举行的一场公投中，反对者击败了该项措施，52.8%的人投票选择“反对”，而47.2%的人投票选择“赞成”。

在人口40万的这个岛国中，首都雷克雅未克是唯一一个多数人投票选择“赞成”的地区。

公共广播公司 RUV 昨日表示，在仅剩少量选票待计票的情况下，“国家拒绝与欧盟进行入盟谈判”。

民调机构在投票前夕表示，结果过于接近，无法预测。相互竞争的调查显示两方均以微弱优势领先，但警告称民调过于接近，无法在统计学上保证准确。

由于“赞成”票在早期处于领先地位，随后结果开始向反对派倾斜，整夜的计票过程令全国处于紧张状态。

到黎明时分，两派之间仅有几百票的差距，但随着该国反对情绪更浓厚地区的更多选票被统计，差距随之扩大。支持该措施进行竞选的总理

克里斯特伦·弗罗斯塔多蒂尔（Kristrún Frostadóttir）表示，她希望这一结果不会导致国家分裂。

在最终结果统计出炉前，她告诉 RUV 新闻机构：“我不觉得会有怨恨。”“我知道有些人的情绪很高涨，但我现在与来自全国各地的很大一群人共处过，人们对不同的结果相当开放。”

冰岛在 2009 年金融危机后申请加入欧盟，但在 2013 年，随着一个怀疑欧盟的政府上台，该国暂停了成员国谈判。这一议题已被讨论了数十年，而全球的不确定性增加了新的动力。关于是否重启长期停滞的入盟谈判的公投，是在唐纳德·特朗普威胁要控制邻国格陵兰岛的阴影下进行的。

“我不觉得会有怨恨。我知道情绪很高涨，但人们对不同的结果持开放态度”

虽然大部分辩论集中在生活成本和渔业等国内事务上，但俄罗斯的崛起和特朗普先生的不确定性，使许多人开始质疑——作为唯一一个没有自己军队的北约成员国——冰岛在脱离一个大国集团的情况下是否安全。

一直支持投票“赞成”的外交部长索格杜尔·卡特琳·古纳斯多蒂尔（Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir）上周告诉路透社，这次投票的关键在于，在一个旧有确定性正在崩溃的世界里，她的国家能否独立存在。

她表示：“支撑我们数十年安全与繁荣的国际秩序正面临严重压力。在这样的时代，小国需要仔细思考自己的立场以及谁与他们站在一起。” 这一结果无疑会让欧盟的许多人感到失望。冰岛不仅是一个相对富裕、稳定且民主，并拥有广阔渔场的国家，而且本可以相对快速地加入该集团。

克罗地亚是最后一个加入的国家，时间在 2013 年。大多数其他等待中的候选国——包括巴尔干半岛的几个国家，以及摩尔多瓦和饱受冲突困扰的乌克兰——仍必须进行耗时的改革，以使其法律和标准与欧盟保持一致。

冰岛外交部此前估计，如果公投结果为“赞成”，入盟谈判可能会在今年年底前启动，并耗时 18 到 24 个月。

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关于英国渔民困境的警示故事左右了投票结果

乔·巴恩斯 (Joe Barnes) 外交编辑

十年前的脱欧公投中，围绕英国群岛的沿海水域是一个决定性议题。

能否从布鲁塞尔手中夺回捕鱼权的控制权，并为沿海社区提供急需的助力，被视为衡量脱离欧盟是否成功的关键试金石。当冰岛人前往投票站决定其火山岛国是否应重启加入该集团的谈判时，同样的问题再次凸显。

对于一个热爱鱼类、将该产业视为经济命脉和国家认同的国家来说，这是一个图腾式的议题，很容易被“反对”阵营利用。

周六，冰岛人以 52.8% 对 47.2% 的微弱优势，投票反对重启与布鲁塞尔的入盟谈判。在这个拥有 400,000 名居民的岛国，两派之间相差约 12,600 票。

当地媒体报道称，投票率高达 82.5%——这是自 2009 年议会选举以来冰岛任何一次投票中的最高投票率。

加入欧盟将意味着该岛商业捕鲸业的终结

虽然最终结果尚未正式公布，但该国国家广播公司以及“反对”（nei）阵营的领导人奥拉夫·拉格纳·格里姆松（Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson）已经宣布了结果。

这将被视为欧盟以及那些寻求将该集团规模扩大至目前 27 个成员国之外的官员的一次重大挫折。

布鲁塞尔的许多人认为，“赞成”票将是必然的，因为该集团的经济比冰岛（目前通货膨胀率和利率较高）更稳定。但他们没有考虑到雷克雅未克对其沿海独立性的重视。

尽管是欧盟单一市场和申根自由流动区的一部分，但冰岛长期以来一直保持与欧洲其他地区的距离。这在很大程度上是为了保护其

反对阵营的支持者在冰岛公投中因农村选民将其推至领先地位而欢呼

对其鱼类资源的主权。渔业占冰岛出口额的 40%，约占 GDP 的 8%。

加入欧盟意味着必须加入该集团的共同渔业政策。这将使该国水域及其珍贵的鳕鱼和黑线鳕资源向其他欧盟国家的拖网渔船开放。而且，这可能还会导致这个火山岛国的商业捕鲸业终结。冰岛、日本和挪威是仅有的维持这一做法的国家，而国际捕鲸委员会在 1986 年已禁止此项活动。

加入欧盟意味着将渔业政策的控制权交给布鲁塞尔，而布鲁塞尔禁止贸易鲸鱼及其制品（如鲸油）。

捕鲸在冰岛有着深厚的历史和文化根基，并将成为主权被牺牲的强力象征。这种情况在 2013 年就已经出现，当时由于怀疑欧盟政府的出现，该岛最后一轮入盟谈判被搁置。与脱欧一样，这证明了经济因素并不总是能胜过关于国家认同、主权或安全的争论。

英国渔民长期抱怨，在英国处于欧盟期间，其沿海水域被欧盟拖网渔船破坏，削减了国内的盈利能力和生产力。

事实上，冰岛的情况比伦敦更好。其在内部市场的地位意味着它不需要为了在贸易上与布鲁塞尔更好地接轨而放弃沿海主权。而去年情况并非如此，时任英国首相基尔·斯塔默爵士（Sir Keir Starmer）选择将英国渔业水域向欧盟船只开放 12 年，以换取进入单一市场的更好机会。

脱欧与这个北欧国家的“反对”票之间还可以进行许多其他类比。在欧盟之外，冰岛同样维持着独立的贸易政策，使其能够与中国等国家达成协议。

虽然不能保证雷克雅未克（Reykjavík）必须废除这些协议，但对出口的威胁在选民心中将占据很大分量。

尽管通货膨胀水平较高，但冰岛的人均名义GDP在世界各国中排名第五。

目前的这次投票证明，冰岛对其这种折中地位感到满意，且认为没有必要进行任何改变。

谷歌向特朗普就“美国湖”妥协

科技巨头根据总统指令，在地图中将安大略湖重新命名，但仅限在美国境内

作者：Iona Cleave 美国通讯员

在唐纳德·特朗普发布行政命令后，谷歌地图（Google Maps）已将安大略湖（Lake Ontario）在面向美国用户的界面中更名为“美国湖”（Lake America）。

由于美加两国之间失败的贸易谈判升级为针锋相对的关税战，美国总统周四宣布，将重新命名这个横跨美加边界的湖泊。“加拿大官员对待我们非常糟糕。他们是卑劣的人，”特朗普先生在椭圆形办公室表示，“他们自以为有特权，我们不能容忍这一点。”

这一决定在加拿大引发了愤怒与嘲讽。数月来，加拿大一直面临来自白宫的激进贸易行动和人身攻击。

加拿大总理马克·卡尼（Mark Carney）立即拒绝了这一变更，称该湖泊拥有400年历史的名称将“过去、现在且永远”保持不变。

然而，谷歌表示将采取特朗普先生的立场。在周六的一份声明中，该公司表示：“由于我们会更新谷歌地图以反映官方政府来源的名称变更……在美国使用地图的用户将看到‘美国湖’，在加拿大的人将继续看到‘安大略湖’，而美国和加拿大以外的用户将同时看到这两个名称。”

特朗普先生的命令指示联邦机构在美方文件和数据库中更改名称，但他无权重新命名湖泊的加拿大部分，也无法强迫国际地图制作者或美国各州这样做。

去年，谷歌地图对墨西哥湾进行了类似的更改，在特朗普先生就任首日发布行政命令重新命名这片广阔水域后，将其标注为“美国湾”（Gulf of America）。为了回应特朗普先生的挑衅举动，加拿大在湖岸边安装了一块18英尺高的标牌，上面写着：“安大略湖。现在且永远。”

在安大略湖边竖起的大型标牌

安大略省省长道格·福特（Doug Ford）周六在广告牌前摆拍时表示：“特朗普总统可以随心所欲地称呼它，但我可以告诉你，世界其他地方将永远称其为安大略湖。”

福特先生补充道：“这是我们给特朗普的信息：我们有韧性，我们是强大的加拿大人，我们将永远捍卫我们的主权。永远。”

“而且我们绝不会在霸凌者面前退缩。”

8月 22, 美国对价值 200亿美元 (150亿英镑) 的加拿大商品征收 50% 的关税，此前双方的密集谈判破裂。

面对特朗普先生的经济威胁，拒绝退缩的卡尼先生周二宣布，他将从9月 8 起采取“一加元对一加元”的对等关税措施。

民主党籍的纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔（Kathy Hochul）已经宣布，“纽约不会那样称呼它”。

特朗普先生无视外界的强烈反弹，周六发布了一段AI生成的视频，视频中一群佩戴着他标志性金色翘发的、全副武装的“唐纳德鸭”正在“美国湖”岸边巡逻。

几小时后，他又发布了第二段AI短片，显示他自己推倒了一块“欢迎来到安大略湖”的标牌，并在原处安装了一块“欢迎来到美国湖”的标牌。

在德克萨斯州抵制数据中心入侵的乡村音乐之星

Poppy Wood 美国通讯员 发自德克萨斯州

塔尼娅·塔克反对$33bn计划的行动引起了德克萨斯州居民的共鸣

塔尼娅·塔克（TANYA TUCKER）年仅15岁时，就成为了首位登上《滚石》杂志封面的女性乡村音乐人，创造了历史。

“你将听到我的声音，”1974年9月刊的标题如此写道，配图是当时稚气未脱、画着烟熏妆的塔克。事实证明，她是正确的。

五十二年后，在获得两项格莱美奖之后，塔克依然在发声。而这一次，她关注的是一件令整个德克萨斯州（Lone Star state）感到不安的事情：数据中心。

美国拥有全球最高的数据中心集中度，而德克萨斯州有望在2030年前超越弗吉尼亚州，成为全球超大规模计算机服务器的中心。

这些旨在为人工智能（AI）提供动力的庞大开发项目，需要大量的土地、能源和水来存储和处理数字信息。德克萨斯州（仅次于阿拉斯加州的美国第二大州）广阔的空间和优厚的税率，使其成为了那些试图在这一新一轮“土地抢占潮”中获利的科技亿万富翁们极具吸引力的选择。

根据市场情报公司Cleanview的数据，目前这个“牛仔之州”有137个数据中心在运行，耗电量达7,700兆瓦（MW）。另有310个

德克萨斯州将在2030年前成为全球数据中心之都

来源：FRACTRACKER美国数据中心追踪器

未来几年在德克萨斯州计划建设的数据中心将使该数字达到 96,000 MW —— 几乎与德克萨斯州整个电网在夏季高峰期的电力规模相当。

塔克是准备迎接这场战斗的牧场主之一。《每日电讯报》在德克萨斯州中部的伯内特县与这位乡村音乐名人堂之星在她位于当地的牧场共度了一个夜晚。该牧场正处于计划建设的新超高压输电线的路径上，这些线路将用于为包括德克萨斯州新数据中心在内的设施供电。

“快进到我们这个简陋的小窝里来，”她用标志性的沙哑嗓音说道，穿着一双 Double D Ranchwear 靴子踢开了前门。斯特拉是塔克的一只七岁英国斗牛犬，是她的演员朋友丹尼斯·奎德送给她的，此时正对着她的脚嗅来嗅去。“打赌你没料到会是这样。”

塔克，67, 卖掉了她位于田纳西州纳什维尔的 30,000 平方英尺豪宅，搬到了她的伴侣、同样是乡村音乐之星的克雷格·迪林汉姆（同样 67. 岁）的家族房产中。

这片 250 英亩的土地被他们戏称为“塔克汉姆宫”，这里养着 19 头牛和几匹马。

他们现在称之为家的简朴平房蜷缩在角落里。屋内装饰着典型的牛仔配件——牛皮地毯、旧马刺，以及厨房区域上方一个镶满珠宝的牛头骨。一个摆满签名照片和闪亮奖杯的柜子暗示着这位乡村之星的全球知名度，塔克在 13 岁时凭借突破性热门单曲《Delta Dawn》迅速成名。

她递出几杯冰茶，俯身在厨房中岛台上，直接开始痛斥数据中心将如何破坏这一切。“那玩意儿将直接从这里穿过，”她指着窗外的一片牧场土地说道，“如果这件事发生，我们将失去所有这些。而且他们什么都没告诉我们。”

这对夫妇在 4 月份通过邮寄收到一份通知，告知他们的牧场将是受影响的区域之一。一项计划在 2030 年前在德克萨斯州全境建设的 2,468 英里、76.5 万伏 (kV) 的电网将覆盖此处。

这项耗资 330亿美元 (245亿英镑) 的项目将助力驱动谷歌、OpenAI、Meta 和亚马逊等全球顶尖科技公司的 AI 聊天机器人和云计算软件。电力塔将需要 200 英尺宽的通行权，这将直接切断迪林汉姆家族自 1885. 年起就拥有的田地。这些电塔的高度将达到 180 英尺 —— 几乎是英国标准电线杆高度的四倍。

虽然德克萨斯州人可以拒绝 AI 公司为了建设数据中心而提出的购地请求，但居民在对抗连接这些中心的公共基础设施方面权力有限。

这取决于德克萨斯州公共事业委员会 (PUCT)，该委员会将决定电线的最终路线。居民本应收到计划通知并获得提出异议的机会，但 6 月份提交给 PUCT 的一份请愿书指称，有 1,300 名土地所有者在公众会议结束后才收到通知。

负责该部分项目的私营公用事业公司 Oncor 否认有任何不当行为，并表示所有土地所有者都获得了“参与该过程的相同机会”。该公司将在适当时候与受影响的居民达成“地役权”协议，而拒绝协议的人将获得补偿。

塔克成为了首位公开反对数据中心的高知名度人士，她在 7 月下旬在 Instagram 页面上发布了一段视频，警告说电线将“摧毁我们的财产”并“永远给我们的土地留下伤疤”。

该视频迅速走红，一周后她受邀在德克萨斯州议会大厦发表演讲。“我来到这里是想与你们心对心地谈谈，以德州人的身份与德州人对话……

“在你们破坏这么多人的生活之前，我只请求你们仔细考虑一下其他选择，”她告诉政客们，并在结束演讲时演唱了一段。

她在演讲结束时演唱了她 1978 年的热门歌曲《德克萨斯（当我死去时）》（Texas (When I Die)）的一段。

其他乡村音乐明星随后也纷纷效仿。数据中心给歌手们带来了一个独特的问题：在许多情况下，人工智能已经窃取了他们的知识产权，而现在它又盯上了他们的土地。创作歌手纳尔逊指责科技巨头们在进行“盗窃”。

塔克不喜欢音乐家利用自己的平台来宣扬政治观点。“我总是觉得，‘不，不，请各司其职’，”

他们闯入了我的领域。而且，天哪，我想战斗。

自 1980 年以来，德克萨斯州在每次总统选举中都投票给共和党，伯内特县也不例外。在 2024 年，这个德克萨斯州中部县有高达 77% 的居民投票给唐纳德·特朗普。但是，

塔尼娅·塔克（Tanya Tucker）在上方《滚石》杂志封面以及左侧其全盛时期的照片中，正领导着德克萨斯州反对数据中心的斗争。

数据中心正逐渐成为 11 月中期选举前的关键政治议题，并且可能在投票箱前损害共和党的利益。

德克萨斯大学 6 月的一项民调发现，该州 56% 的民众反对建设这些中心，而在德克萨斯州农村地区，这一比例上升到近三分之二。异常的是，这种抵制情绪跨越了党派界限。

而且不仅仅是德克萨斯州。3 月的一项盖洛普全国民调发现，71% 的美国人反对在自己的后院建设人工智能数据中心。这种怀疑情绪成功地覆盖了美国文化的广泛光谱，从左翼的环境活动家，到右翼的 Maga 和 Maha（让美国再次健康）运动。广义上讲，美国人认为这些巨型数据服务器出现得太快，且透明度太低。

在接下来的几个月里，全州范围内计划举行反对数据中心的抗议活动，范围从北部的德克萨斯狭长地带一直延伸到与墨西哥接壤的边境城镇。

这已经迫使德克萨斯州共和党州长格雷格·阿博特（Greg Abbott）改变立场。就在去年 11 月，他还表示：“我们必须确保美国在人工智能革命中保持领先地位，而德克萨斯州就是实现这一目标的地方。”

但显然，阿博特先生被德克萨斯州民众的不满规模震惊了，他在 8 月初匆忙宣布暂时暂停新的数据中心电网连接。

他陷入了进退两难的境地。对于许多德克萨斯州人来说，这还远远不够：他们要求完全暂停人工智能超级项目，并召开特别立法会议。

对于一直将数据中心视为美国在人工智能领域与中国竞争的关键的特朗普先生来说，阿博特先生越界了。这位美国总统表示，德克萨斯州对数据中心犹豫不决是一个“错误”，因为它们“可能比石油更重要”。

特朗普先生在 8 月下旬再次强调了这些言论，暗示他会在自己的后院建一个，并且“其中许多的设计非常精美”。

民主党人希望能够利用这一分歧。

代表该州自由派首府奥斯汀的进步派德克萨斯州政治人物吉娜·希诺霍萨（Gina Hinojosa）在竞选州长以取代阿博特先生时，重点关注了数据中心问题。

“格雷格·阿博特制造了全国最大规模的数据中心利益输送，”她在 6 月的德克萨斯州民主党大会上说道。

“世界上最富有的人，也就是他的捐赠者，正在推高你们的电费并大量消耗你们的水资源，而买单的却是你们。”

德克萨斯州已经 35 年多没有民主党州长了，但最近的一些民调显示，希诺霍萨女士仅落后阿博特先生一个百分点。

克莱顿·塔克（Clayton Tucker，与塔尼娅无亲属关系），35岁，一名民主党牧场主兼德克萨斯州农民联盟秘书，也希望打破共和党对德克萨斯州议会大厦的掌控。他正在竞选州农业专员，如果获胜，他将成为自1990年以来首位担任该职位的民主党人。

他在位于兰帕萨斯的家族牧场接受采访时表示，在期中选举之前，数据中心已成为德克萨斯州的“首要议题”。“这次选举将成为‘数据中心选举’，”他一边说，一边撕下几把苜蓿喂给他的牧场里35只山羊中的一只——“甜豌豆”（Sweet Pea）。

他说，这次竞选因多种原因触动了德克萨斯州人的神经。“首先，水在这里是一个敏感的议题。”

在人们的普遍印象中，德克萨斯州总是与尘土飞扬的平原和带刺的仙人掌联系在一起，而该州确实易患干旱。巨大的、轰鸣的数据中心需要大量的水用于冷却系统，休斯顿一项计划投资100亿加元的开发项目预计每年将消耗1.63亿加仑的水。

其次，德克萨斯州运行着一套很大程度上独立于外部的电力系统，而这在过去已被证明是一个劣势。在2021年的乌里（Uri）冬季风暴期间，该系统曾发生灾难性故障。当地人担心，包括佩科斯县一个占地8,000英亩的项目在内的大规模数据中心，将使本就脆弱的系统不堪重负。

此外还有“邻避效应”（Nimby）因素。塔克先生声称：“数据中心损害房产价值。”目前，支持这一观点的证据寥寥。

一些人则乐观地认为，数据中心能为该州带来新的收入来源和就业机会。阿博特先生在去年11月公布谷歌一项400亿加元（297亿英镑）的投资时，将其描述为德克萨斯州潜在的“淘金热”，而一个名为“德克萨斯数据中心就业”的Facebook群组已有24,000名成员。

快速浏览该群组可以发现，这些岗位大多是建筑类工作，一旦数据中心建成就会消失。例如，Meta计划在埃尔帕索建设的1,000英亩服务器中心将创造4,000个临时岗位，但仅有300个永久岗位。

但最重要的是，数据中心干扰了德克萨斯州深植的独立意识，该州将自己视为美国南部与传统西部之间的一座孤岛。“来拿走它”（Come and take it）——德克萨斯版“我敢让你试试”——是该州的非官方口号，装饰在遍地的酒店大堂和咖啡馆中。传承数代的牧场家庭与这片土地有着深厚的情感纽带。

硅谷大公司入侵的想法让他们感到不安。

“坦白说，我认为这至少占了50%的原因。我觉得部分原因与偏执有关，”塔克先生说，“很多时候纯粹是对未知之物的恐惧。我们并不真正清楚这些东西能做什么。”

长寿且健康已不再是异类——让我们欣然接受

简·希林 (JANE SHILLING)

在最近一次《电讯报》对理查德·奥布赖恩 (Richard O'Brien) 的采访中——他不仅创作了《摇滚恐怖秀》(The Rocky Horror Show)，还以饰演其中那个令人心惊胆战的管家里夫-拉夫 (Riff-Raff) 而为人熟知——这位演员回忆道，他获得最热烈掌声的一次是在 2015 年的一场复排演出中担任旁白时：“很多掌声是因为我还能站着呼吸，”他观察到。

这是一种刻意的谦逊：奥布赖恩当时 73 岁——在这个年纪，我们中的许多人即便能站着呼吸，可能也完全不会赢得掌声。但在这种幽默的自嘲背后，隐藏着一个未被承认的事实。我们生活在一个老龄化社会，在这种环境下，“40 岁是新的 30 岁”这种陈词滥调正随着我们寿命的增加而延伸。如果 60 岁是新的 50, 那么 70, 80, 甚至 90 岁又意味着什么？

公众人物在晚年依然追求事业已成为一种普遍现象，从 86, 岁的普鲁·莱斯 (Prue Leith) 和 91, 岁的玛丽·贝里 (Mary Berry)，到年龄在 79 到 83, 之间的滚石乐队 (Rolling Stones)，以及 87 岁依然以强大权威进行广播的大卫·迪姆比 (David Dimbleby)。

从整体上看，他们的成就并不让我们觉得离奇：我们将他们视为深受爱戴的国家级祖父母，以及永恒稳定的象征。但就个体而言，情况则有所不同。

一名记者在采访一位卓越的 90 岁老人时，很难不惊叹于其高龄——且这种惊叹通常伪装成赞美。

“您在 90 岁时依然拥有这样的精力和创造力，真是太非凡了，”一名广播员最近这样对美国作曲家史蒂夫·赖希 (Steve Reich) 说，赖希 1981 年创作的诗篇设定曲《特希利姆》(Tehillim) 将在本周的逍遥音乐会 (Proms) 上演出。

赖希（将于 10 月满 90 岁）以优雅和幽默回应了这段话。但现在是时候重新审视这种居高临下的习惯了——即把那些在 70, 80, 90 以及以后继续工作的人，当作某种“老年神童”来对待。

在讨论上周的人口变化时，牛津大学首位老年学教授莎拉·哈珀 (Sarah Harper) 认为，我们目前对晚年的态度是基于 20 世纪的模型，即我们在 60 多岁时停止工作，在变得衰弱并去世之前享受短暂的退休生活。她认为，21 世纪的现实要求我们进行彻底的重新思考，或许可以参考丹麦，该国计划到 2040 年将退休年龄提高到 70 岁。

在那些追求永生的富豪“长生不老党”及其追随的“长寿黑客”的极端实践，与关于我们如何在 80 岁甚至 90 岁时过上有用且活跃生活的更务实想法之间，存在着一种奇特的脱节。

在我们的思绪转向乔纳森·斯威夫特 (Jonathan Swift) 笔下的斯特鲁尔德布鲁格人 (Struldbruggs)——那些“无法建立友谊且对所有自然情感都毫无反应”的乖戾永生者——之前，我们身边其实有更近的榜样。如果我居住的村庄位于日本、撒丁岛和希腊的“蓝色地带” (Blue Zone) 地区，而不是肯特郡东部，它可能会吸引一大群渴望研究居民长寿秘密的科学家。

在这里，长者们运营音乐节、开放花园、举办电影之夜和艺术讲座。他们驾驶着时髦的古董跑车四处出行。他们对歌剧、芭蕾、橄榄球和环法自行车赛感兴趣。他们社交活跃，且对陌生人友善。村里的学校则平衡了代际比例。

关于衰老（以及许多其他方面），政府可以从显而易见的事实证据中学习更多，而不是依赖于没完没了的委员会调查。

“是什么在创造力上驱动着您？”艺术记者约翰·威尔逊 (John Wilson) 最近询问钢琴家光田美津子 (Mitsuko Uchida, 77 岁)。“有无尽的发现，”光田回答道，“这难道不美妙吗？”

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伯纳姆似乎将自己的职责与社交媒体明星混淆了——但我们需要的是成熟的政治

汤姆·哈里斯 (TOM HARRIS)

当有报道称安迪·伯纳姆希望在每周一次的首相问答环节（PMQs）中采取一种“基调转变”时，威斯敏斯特内外出现了许多翻白眼的反应。在基尔·斯塔默爵士辞职后，该环节将于本周首次恢复。

然而，对于那些每周准时收看国家领导人与各方交锋的政治发烧友来说，基调的转变早已是他们渴望且要求的事情。看看1989年议院首次引入摄像机后几年的旧影像，你会发现那里明显更加安静、冷静，即便是在玛格丽特·撒切尔与尼尔·金诺克之间激烈的阶级斗争之中也是如此。

但人们现在经常忘记，即便在那个时候，议员们就曾抱怨，一旦BBC议会频道的“直播”灯亮起，同事们的行为就会立即恶化。那个时代的人如今已寥寥无几，但可以肯定的是，他们会对如今下议院演变成的这种喧闹、嘈杂且混乱的局面感到震惊，议员们的表现就像是在履行某种表演者的预期。

伯纳姆的“基调转变”是否也能适用于他自己的后座议员？他或许可以通过党鞭发布一项指令，提醒同事们注意那些日益被忽视的下议院规则手册《埃尔斯金·梅》（Erskine May）。该手册建议，提问和演讲不应照本宣科（更不能照着手机读），而应由发言者至少部分地背诵。

由于在下议院之外度过了近十年，这位新首相或许让自己能够以一种全新的客观视角来看待每周的问答环节。而且，假设他像自己声称的那样能与普通选民接轨，那么他应该明白，粗鲁的行为以及似乎连最短的问题都无法背诵的能力，会让国家立法机构显得非常糟糕。

遗憾的是，这不太可能发生。伯纳姆威胁——请原谅，是暗示——他将在该场合加入更多幽默元素。每个人都喜欢能开个好玩笑的政治家，尽管这类人的实际数量少到无法量化。在这个议院里，当丹尼斯·希利将他的对手杰弗里·豪比作一只死羊时，整个议院在歇斯底里的狂喜中完全丧失了理智。

但这难道就是现代政治所缺失的东西吗？多几个得体的笑点和精辟的观察，能否帮助改善政治对话，更重要的是，能否改善普通人的生活？

当乌克兰的惨烈冲突在拖延，当中东被仇恨与烈火吞噬，当英国公民在住房等待名单中苦苦挣扎，而我们其他人则在担心如何支付不断上涨的家庭取暖费时，我们最大的问题难道是缺乏幽默感吗？

现在已经毫无疑问，安迪·伯纳姆是他那一代人中最卓越的政治沟通者。有些人可能会认为这是一种天赋，而不是他在远离威斯敏斯特的九年流亡期间精心培养的技能。

这并不重要；在经历了基尔·斯塔默爵士那残酷、短暂且古怪得像机器人一样的领导之后，伯纳姆给人一种清新之风的感觉，他不仅像个真实的人，而且毫不掩饰地通过一系列视频片段，一次又一次地重申他有多么具有人性。

伯纳姆是 The Smiths 乐队的粉丝。人们经常看到他拨弄吉他（这一点他的 G8 领导人同行们应该留意，因为当下次峰会进入深夜非正式饮酒环节，有人问是否有人知道《Don't Give up on us Baby?》这首歌时），他经常想向我们解释他来自北方，以及北方某些词汇是什么意思，无论我们想不想知道。

这一切都相当聪明。但它是有保质期的。

是的，我们想要一位在电视采访中出现时不会让我们感到尴尬，且在回答问题时看起来不像是在

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在我们忙于过平凡生活的同时，我们想要并需要那些认真对待工作的领导者

背诵政策文件。是的，我们希望首相能理解我们所有人所承受的同样的家庭和个人压力。但我们也希望首相并非与我们完全一样。如果他真的如此，我们这辈子都会在质疑为什么自己没能入主唐宁街10号。我们想要——而且需要——在其余的人忙于过平凡生活的同时，能够认真对待工作的领导者。

那些可爱、古灵精怪的 TikTok 视频在夏季休会期间奏效，是因为伯纳姆当时是新人，阳光明媚，政治在一段时间内处于某种停滞状态，而且我们大多数人都处于假期中。而现在，我们回来了。

伯纳姆上一次坐在政府议席上，大约是他当时的上司戈登·布朗宣布需要“在严肃的时代由严肃的人来领导”的时候。而那个时代确实很严肃。其中包括一场国际金融危机、一场经济大萧条，以及可能定义一代人的公共部门削减计划。

2010年对严肃人物和严肃政治的需求是否比今天更大？我们应该希望且假设并非如此。这项任务属于整个议会，而不仅仅是首相。我们需要更少像高中六年级学生那样充满信念地进行机械式演讲（这样产生的影响力将远超社交媒体上的“点赞”），以及对困难且复杂的问题——即使是来自故意不配合的反对党的问题——给出更多深思熟虑的回答和分析。

会有时间用来欢笑，用来弹吉他，用来吃面包卷，用来展现北方的古灵精怪。但在现在到本届议会结束之间，我们能否请成年人的政治回归？

AI 将为失败的小说家们画上句号

出版商可能很快就拥有了撰写惊悚小说的技术。那么，那些有抱负的作者将何去何从？

乔·伯吉斯 (JOE BURGIS)

你在咖啡馆和火车上经常能看到他们：一会儿在疾书，一会儿又在凝视远方寻找灵感。他们是那些渴望成为小说家的人，正奋力完成一份初稿，希望有一天能以此赢得文学上的荣耀、财富，甚至是一道禁令。

当然，这些目标几乎总是难以实现。无论是寻找经纪人的困难、出版商的风险厌恶，还是单纯的缺乏才华，梦想无法成真的原因有很多。但我认为，这种努力本身是有价值的。

全球图书销量超过 3 亿 册的小说家约翰·格里舍姆 (John Grisham) 在爱丁堡国际图书节上表示，出版商可能很快会利用 AI 来撰写惊悚小说，而不是支付报酬给像他这样的人类作者。在他发出警告之前，由于 AI 的泛滥使用，文学经纪人们已被迫修改了图书投稿规则。

对于格里舍姆这样的巨头以及其他生计受威胁的人来说，这是一个坏消息，但对于上述那种类型的作家——即“失败的小说家”——而言，这构成了生存危机。

虚构文学一直是一项磨练性格的行业。文学传记很少描述一段通往名人堂的坦途。相反，最精彩的传记往往包含大量的挣扎与痛苦。在我最喜欢的例子中，有 J.G. 法雷尔 (JG Farrell) 在 1956, 年不得不待在铁肺中，詹姆斯·乔伊斯 (James Joyce) 1921 年在巴黎进行眼科手术，以及弗兰纳里·奥康纳 (Flannery O'Connor) 患上的红斑狼疮。

当然也有例外——比如伊夫林·沃 (Evelyn Waugh) 这样的人，似乎能毫不费力地创作出杰作——但通常情况下，成为一名小说家是痛苦的，你必须艰苦奋斗才能获得这一身份。

大多数坐下来写作的人在某种程度上都明白这一点。但这并没有阻止他们。去年我去办理儿子的出生登记时，登记员询问了我的职业以及我妻子的职业。当我解释我们都是记者，并提到我们是在共同工作的报社相识时，她的眼睛亮了起来。她说，这具备了一个好故事的所有要素。事实上，如果她想把这个点子借用到她正在写的一部小说中，我是否介意？理所当然地，我同意了。

我喜欢这次交流的一切，尤其是其中隐含的希望：虚构文学或许能让人从那个真正令人厌恶的市政大楼（交流发生地）中逃离。她向我讲述了更多关于她写作生活的情况——虽然她还没有出版作品，但她定期参加一个作家小组——我意识到这不仅仅是一个爱好。虽然她没有明说，但她正致力于写出一本畅销书。我祝她好运。

你可能会争辩说，真正的艺术家能够适应变革。已故的大卫·霍克尼 (David Hockney) 接纳了新技术（iPad、Crocs），并保持了自己的真实性和吸引力。但我怀疑作者们是否能展现出同样的

我想我们会想念这类奇怪的人——他们静静地潜心于故事创作

神秘感，如果他们的作品只是在引导一个大语言模型走向一个令人满意的结局，而不是在数年时间里艰苦地摸索出一条路。

这无疑正是最初吸引小说家的地方：作为读者，他们熟悉那种感觉，但他们想亲自发现如何长时间吸引他人注意力的秘密（仔细想想，这在今天简直是一个荒诞的成就）。对于这类人来说，让 AI 来完成基础工作毫无吸引力。

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由人类创作的一流虚构作品，如果 AI 取代了作者，我们作为读者还可以转向这些作品。

但那些失败的小说家可能会成为永久性的损失。一个人必须拥有钢铁般的意志（更不用说肺活量了），再加上深切的自我厌恶，才会愿意将生命中的数年时间投入到一项 AI 瞬间即可完成的工作中，而且没有任何出名或获得回报的可能性。但我认为我们会想念这类奇怪的人——他们默默地致力于讲故事，这是最具有人性色彩的事业——而社会也将因此变得贫乏。在如今这个工业化吹嘘和自我赞赏的世界里，他们那些不被认可的努力在我看来弥足珍贵。

那么，无论成功与否的小说家们将会去做什么？训练马拉松？用 Duolingo 学外语？目前还没有明显的替代方案能满足驱动人们创作长篇小说的那种需求。想象一下马丁·艾米斯穿着跑步背心、戴着智能手表的样子，或者希拉里·曼特尔正全神贯注地学习基础意大利语名词。

更糟糕的是，想想那些热爱书籍的青少年，他们向往在写字台前过一种充满苦难的生活，但现在却不得不接受一份受人尊敬且薪酬丰厚的职业。

但愿这些人能够抵挡不住小说的召唤，不顾一切地继续写下去。正如古斯塔夫·福楼拜所说：“写作是狗一样的生活，但却是唯一值得生活的生活。”即便你永远无法发表任何作品。

成立于 1855 年

伯纳姆依然面临监狱难题

当《量刑法》在今年早些时候成为法律时，它有一个首要目标——让囚犯比现在更早地获释。极少有囚犯会服满法院判处的全部刑期，即使是严重罪犯（终身监禁者除外），在服刑至三分之二时也会自动获释。

但由于监狱已不堪重负，政府决定他们只需服满法定刑期的二分之一即可获释。

政府清楚自己在做什么，并且充分意识到被判过失杀人和性犯罪的罪犯将提前出狱。为了缓解人口压力，他们准备承担这一风险。

但当受害者或其家属发现袭击者将于10月1日（新制度生效之日）提前出狱时，这将引发争议。当安迪·伯纳姆就任首相，且安德鲁·哈珀警员的凶手符合该计划条件时，这立即演变成了一场危机。

在最初坚持无计可施后，公众的强烈抗议迫使伯纳姆先生指示官员寻找让他们在狱中停留更长时间的方法。这将通过把所有被判非法杀人（包括所有形式的过失杀人）的人员，以及他此前已承诺排除的性犯罪者，全部移出该计划来实现。

为了腾出空间，占监狱人口12%的外籍囚犯将被更快速地遣返，而服无期限“公共保护监禁”（IPP）刑期的长期囚犯将被释放。

历届政府都承诺在外国国民刑满后将其遣返，但往往因人权考量而无法实施。如果这仍然是一个障碍，伯纳姆先生是否也会处理《欧洲人权公约》的问题？此外，其他国家经常拒绝接收被遣返的囚犯，正如最近巴基斯坦的情况那样。

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此外，虽然许多被判处IPP的囚犯服刑时间远超通常刑期，但其中包含不应在街头游荡的危险罪犯。伯纳姆先生表示，每个IPP案件将根据其具体情况进行审议，但大多数IPP罪犯被判处的是性犯罪或暴力犯罪，且其被重新召回入狱的率很高。

很容易预见到这样一种情况：为了让哈珀警员的凶手在狱中待得更久而提前释放的某人，随后又犯下了可怕的罪行。如果发生这种情况，伯纳姆先生是否愿意承担责任？既然这些变动在白厅被描述为“政治性”的，那么他需要为无论好坏的后果负责。

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伯纳姆先生很高兴收到哈珀警员家属对其回应关切的赞赏，他是一位追求名望的领导人。但每项行动都有后果，我们尚未看到这位首相在多大程度上准备好做出不受欢迎的决定——例如削减巨额的福利开支——并坚持执行。

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就监狱问题而言，除非建造更多监狱，否则随着人口达到临界点，让囚犯提前出狱的压力将会增加。伯纳姆先生试图化解一个具体的政治问题，但一个更大的问题依然存在。

布鲁塞尔受挫

冰岛决定不重启与欧盟的入盟谈判，这释放了该国独立自主的信号，也打击了布鲁塞尔对其自身重要性的认知。

在一场全民公投中，这个北欧岛国的人民以 52.8% 对 47.2% 的投票结果反对就成员身份展开新一轮谈判。之前的谈判在进展顺利的情况下，于 10 年前因渔业权争议而暂停。

冰岛与欧盟已经拥有紧密联系。自 1994, 起，它一直是欧洲经济区的一部分，也是关税同盟和申根旅行区的成员，其地位与挪威相似。作为欧洲人均最富有的国家之一，如果加入欧盟，它将成为欧盟预算的净出资国。

说服大多数人选择留在欧盟之外的并非金钱，而是一次次被提及的棘手渔业问题。冰岛是其权利的坚定捍卫者，正如英国在 20 世纪 50 年代至 70 年代的所谓“鳕鱼战争”期间所发现的那样。

渔业约占冰岛 GDP 的 10% 以及出口额的 40%。在竞选期间，显而易见的是，渔业几乎完全反对加入。

成员身份将使冰岛处于共同渔业政策及其配额制度的管辖范围内。布鲁塞尔的谈判代表一定意识到这是一个潜在的准入门槛，而冰岛可能期望获得一定的余地。

但考虑到英国脱欧谈判（包括渔业问题）的紧张性质，没有考虑到任何灵活性也就不足为奇了。

这次投票反映了在其他国家就欧盟重大决定进行全民公投时所出现的深层分歧。值得注意的是，唯一投票支持重启谈判的地区是首都雷克雅未克，这种城市与乡村之间的裂痕已变得十分普遍。加入该集团的前景很少能成为一种统一力量。

政治人物如何背叛了英国的白人工人阶级社区

先生——我非常赞同西蒙·赫弗的观点（《英国对白人工人阶级的抛弃是导致无政府状态的药方》，评论版，8月29日）。我的妻子在进入大学前一直住在米德尔斯堡，虽然我们现在住在南部，但我们多次前往那里探访亲友。

我们目睹了一个曾经体面的城镇——那里曾有大量重工业就业机会——随着这些工业的关闭而逐渐被摧毁，且没有任何相当的机会来替代它们。不出所料，人们的士气，尤其是年轻人的士气，因他们所经历的忽视而受到打击，而大量移民涌入该地区进一步减少了可用工作岗位，使情况更加恶化。

这不能成为我们现在看到的犯罪活动的借口。然而，这种情况无疑是政治精英对待工人阶级之轻蔑的结果，这些精英似乎更关心那些与这个国家毫无关系的人的福祉，而非我们自己的人民。蒂赛德的情况并非个例，除非采取行动，否则这种无政府状态将会蔓延。

当局必须重新掌控局面，但他们还必须通过刺激就业机会，为这些被遗忘的社区恢复希望，否则社会凝聚力的前景将十分黯淡。 科林·布伦 肯特郡，汤布里奇

先生——当我们观察米德尔斯堡社会中一个直到现在仍被政治人物和警方在很大程度上忽视的部分所展开的事件时，我觉得应该有一位现代的威廉·霍加斯（信件版，8月26日），来记录这段现代英国特定区域中正在展开的、燃烧的乌托邦式噩梦。但也许已经有了。请看TikTok和其他社交媒体平台，它们提供了瞬间成名的机会。 西蒙·珀克斯 德文郡，普希尔

先生——在阅读关于克利夫兰“软正义”的报道（《米德尔斯堡帮派获得援助而非入狱》，报道，8月30日）的同时，我也读到了关于人们对即将发布的、显然期待已久的《侠盗猎车手6》（Grand Theft Auto 6）电脑游戏的兴奋之情。这款赛车追逐游戏最新版本的制作和内容受到了赞赏，且被广泛预期将成为史上最畅销的游戏之一。

我想我绝不是唯一一个看到其中讽刺之处的人。我一直无法理解，制作一款美化涉及执法机构的危险赛车追逐之刺激的“游戏”——并从中赚取巨额资金——是如何能被证明是正当的。

不幸的是，许多人——无论是年轻人还是不再年轻的人——无法区分虚拟的赛车犯罪与现实生活。作为一名退休警察，我经常目睹这种行为。 罗素·卡姆 北约克郡，惠特比

伯纳姆的优先事项

先生——安迪·伯纳姆显然不愿处理福利和国防开支支柱（《国家已没有时间犹豫》，社论，8月29日），这引发了一个问题：为什么工党用一个民调低迷且犯错太多的领导人，换成了一个似乎毫无计划的民粹主义者。

我想我绝不是唯一一个在看到新任首相抵达唐宁街后的首次表态是关于结束露宿街头而感到惊讶的人。

虽然这无疑很重要，但与能源补贴、非法移民负担以及将决策权下放到地区等问题相比，这无疑是一个次要问题。除非且直到首相解决英国根本的经济问题和关键的支出优先级，否则他绝非一名为国家利益服务的政治家，而依然是一个党派色彩浓厚的城市市长。 罗德·布鲁米特

现金捐赠

先生——我是一个自筹资金的“好邻居”计划的协调员。我们的志愿者司机会收到一笔用于支付汽油费的现金捐赠。我们每月还举办两次免费的咖啡早会，设有抽奖活动，并在每张桌子上放置捐款桶。如果没有现金捐赠，我们无法举办这些活动。

我们大多数人在日常消费中使用银行卡和电子支付方式，但在我看来，现金是我们运行该计划的唯一方式。

1968年从伦敦飞往突尼斯的航班上，免费饮料一直是一项特权

肯特郡，卡佩尔勒费恩

先生——如果没有现金，伊恩·科利尔（8月29日来信）如何进入公共厕所，或者如何使用那些需要投入一英镑才能解锁的超市行李车？ 迪·亨特

白金汉郡，比舍姆

先生——关于使用现金会助长犯罪的说法（8月29日来信）忽略了瑞典的经验。2023年10月，贵报报道称，取代现金产生了与预期相反的效果（《“普京可以关闭一切”：无现金的瑞典走得太远》）。国际刑警组织前负责人比约恩·埃里克森强调了保留现金的重要性。

考虑到西方与俄罗斯的关系现状（《“俄罗斯想要破坏北约。普京可能会这样做”，报道，8月29日），也许我们应该记住这一点。 罗伯特·卡纳根 赫特福德郡，沃特福德

商业征税

乘客过去享有的个性化服务

先生——我今年80岁了，仍然在全职工作以抚养一个残疾家庭。然而，在缴纳了25%的公司税，然后是40%的所得税之后，我赚到的每一英镑只能保留45%。政府拿走了另外55%，同时还坚持其优先级是“增长”。

当近三分之二的报酬消失时，很难看出承担更多工作的动力在哪里。 艾伦·斯特代尔 萨顿科尔德菲尔德

珍贵的故事

先生——汉娜·弗内斯报道（8月28日）称，女王很喜欢《维尼熊》故事中的“善良”以及“在极其复杂的世界中的纯真”。我还想推荐乔伊斯·兰克斯特·布里斯利写的《米莉-莫莉-曼迪》系列丛书。这些书经过了多年和几代人的尝试与验证。 迪尔德丽·陶尔斯 华威郡，鲁格比

先生——关于小型区域机场的专题报道（《为小型机场辩护》，8月27日）让我想起了一次从伯恩茅斯机场乘坐一家令人惋惜的已倒闭航空公司的飞行经历。

我们必须迅速登机以符合调整后的飞行时段。航空公司老板亲自为每班飞机送行，他根据排号和座位号将我们组织成纵队，然后将我们从候机厅带到飞机上。他在飞行过程中为我们提供了免费饮料——这让西班牙机组人员感到很有趣。 乔纳森·亚德利 伍尔弗汉普顿

先生——纽基机场非常棒，尽管那里有停车费，而且并不像贵报专题报道所暗示的那样免费。然而，尽管易捷航空（easyJet）做出了承诺，但纽基至盖特威克的航线已不再提供。该

先生——凯特·马尔特比提出了很多很好的观点（《莎士比亚并不像那些数据分析师认为的那么复杂》，评论，8月28日）。问题在于这些剧作被呈现得过于困难，且教学方式糟糕。莎士比亚描写的是人类生存状态。他的剧作是为了表演而作，而不是在教室里阅读。

在我们村，我们和小学一起演了《麦克白》和《仲夏夜之梦》。我们在时间上对剧本进行了删减，但没有改变语言。我们的麦克白夫人只有九

为什么这个粗俗的诗人将永远长存

去年停飞的早上7点航班几乎总是坐满了出差的人，而且还有一个很方便的傍晚返程航班。

本届政府总是喋喋不休地谈论“互联互通”，而这个国家的这个尽头理应拥有一班每日航班，尤其是因为我们唯一的一条铁路线在冬季风暴期间如此频繁地受损。 罗斯·麦凯 (Ros Mackay)

康沃尔郡，马纳坎 (Manaccan, Cornwall)

先生——小型机场的魅力在于乘客可以避免压力和烦恼，至少在旅程开始时是这样。然而遗憾的是，洛根航空 (Loganair) 将在今年晚些时候取消从邓迪到希思罗机场的航线。区域机场在这个国家是一个被低估的资源。邓迪曾经的交通非常便利。加里·邓肯 (Gary Duncan)

埃塞克斯郡，克拉克顿昂希 (Clacton-on-Sea, Essex)

岁，并因此受到了启发，想要观看其他莎士比亚的剧作。

我们每天都在不经意间引用莎士比亚的话——仅举两例，“绿眼怪”和“决定性因素”。我们绝不应忘记，即使在他的悲剧中，他也是幽默且粗俗的。正如剧场的一句老话：“如果你不确定莎士比亚在说什么，那通常是指向腰部以下（指低俗笑话）。”让我们教会所有世代的人去欣赏他。 盖尔·康尼什 (Gail Cornish)

多塞特郡，伯恩茅斯 (Bournemouth, Dorset)

萨默塞特郡，格拉斯顿伯里 (Glastonbury, Somerset)

先生——如果安迪·伯纳姆打算降低欧盟学生支付的大学学费（见8月 25 报道），那么这必须基于一个非常明确的理解，即由欧盟承担这笔债务。英国纳税人不会为欧盟学生的贷款提供资金。 德斯·摩根 (Des Morgan)

威尔特郡，斯温顿 (Swindon, Wiltshire)

医疗保健缺失

先生——我的母亲于2022年去世，享年 99. 岁。她在 2018, 被授予持续医疗保健 (CHC) 资格，因为她患有血管性痴呆，并且在她居住的护理院中是一名“棘手”的病人。2020年她摔了一跤导致腿部骨折，在进行内固定手术期间必须住院。

她回到了护理院，当时得到了物理治疗的承诺，但她从未收到过治疗。她再也没能行走，因此卧床不起，痴呆症也随之恶化。

就在此时，在她 97, 岁时，她的 CHC 资格被撤销了。我们争取恢复该资格，并向国家层面提出申诉——但全部无果。在整个期间，她一次都没有接受过面对面的评估。所有评估都是通过远程在线完成的（见8月 29 《金融》版，“虚拟NHS护理评估后，家庭‘崩溃且破产’”）。 克莱夫·凯莱特 (Clive Kellett)

白金汉郡，伯纳姆 (Burnham, Buckinghamshire)

难忘的一天

先生——我很喜欢你们关于婚礼灾难的文章（见8月 28 《专题》版），它勾起了许多回忆。

在我的婚礼当天，我父亲开车倒车时压过了我留在车库里为了保鲜的花束盒。我结婚时手里抓着的是邻居花园里的雏菊。婚礼照片是在牧师的花园里拍的，而他的山羊逃了出来，吃掉了剩下的花。

我当时并不知情，我的伴娘在走过婚礼通道时，裙子是用安全别针固定住的，因为她撕裂了劳拉·艾什莉 (Laura Ashley) 礼服的底部；而牧师一直把我未来的丈夫叫成基思 (Keith)，那是他父亲的名字。我们已经幸福地结婚48年了。 盖尔·杨 (Gail Young) 邓迪 (Dundee)

坚持下去

先生——米克·费里 (Mick Ferrie)（见8月 29 《读者来信》）表达了他的观点，认为变老的前景很糟糕。我发现，尽管我们的国家面临着诸多问题，但无法变老的前景要糟糕得多。 理查德·AE·格罗夫博士 (Dr Richard AE Grove) 威格敦郡，惠索恩岛 (Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire)

中情局的莫斯科之行纯属特朗普式的政治作秀

约翰·拉特克利夫访问莫斯科所给出的理由，具有典型的媒体误导戏码的所有特征

约翰·博尔顿

为什么中情局局长约翰·拉特克利夫上周飞往莫斯科？白宫公开给出或泄露的理由指向不同的方向。没有任何一个理由能证明中情局局长此时出现在俄罗斯是正当的，而且其中一些理由十分危险。对此该如何看待？

没有人会相信唐纳德·特朗普最初的伎俩，即称这次行程是“半常规”的，这显然是一种掩盖更实质性目的的欺骗行为。“半常规”与特朗普那个离奇的解释如出一辙——他称自己离开北约安卡拉峰会时乘坐的是旧版空军一号，而非卡塔尔给出的版本（即为了让美国军人参观新版空军一号），从而转移人们对伊朗暗杀威胁的注意力。

随后有泄密称，拉特克利夫试图警告俄罗斯不要攻击北约成员国。克里姆林宫日益敌对的行为令联盟领导人感到担忧。此前看似克里姆林宫针对北约的“混合战争”，现在看来显然不再那么“混合”了。莫斯科还对向乌克兰供应无人机和导弹零部件的英国工厂发出了威胁。此外，人们还担心俄罗斯军舰和“幽灵舰队”油轮出现在英国海域附近，以及没收英国船只的威胁。

评论人士迅速回想起前中情局局长比尔·伯恩斯在2021年11月的莫斯科之行，当时他通过揭露我们已知晓俄罗斯的计划，来警告俄方不要入侵乌克兰。

不可思议的是，这些鲁莽的披露——以及随后公开关于俄罗斯军事部署的情报——竟然被赞誉为高明之举。事实上，乔·拜登的努力完全未能震慑克里姆林宫。

这种向对手揭露我们已知信息的欲望是政治左翼的一种习惯。这是一种天真的观点，认为只要我们告诉坏人们我们知道什么，他们就会放弃邪恶的行为。祝他们好运吧。

这种泄密的一种变体直接重复了拜登-伯恩斯的策略，即拉特克利夫试图通过披露华盛顿已知普京准备升级局势，来遏制俄罗斯对乌克兰加强军事打击。同样，特朗普对俄罗斯可能针对北约或乌克兰发起的威胁不屑一顾，称：“我与[普京]进行了良好的谈话。他不会攻击北约领土。”

为了进一步制造混乱，特朗普暗示谈判结束乌克兰战争仍然有可能。当然，特朗普在签署一项将安大略湖更名为美国湖的命令时发表了这些言论，所以他当时可能分心了。

关于跨大西洋安全主题的最后一个版本，也是最荒谬的一个，是拉特克利夫试图向普京传达这样一个信息：普京被告知的关于俄罗斯在乌克兰军事处境之糟糕程度的信息并非真相。

这一理论基于一种推测，即普京不知道乌克兰的真实情况，因为他的军事指挥官和情报专家不敢向他报告坏消息。或者，也许普京在过去的四年半里忘了询问情况进展如何。

即便在极低概率的情况下，如果这就是拉特克利夫的任务，他也仅将其传达给了俄罗斯情报部门的同行。他没有会见普京，而2021年的伯恩斯会见了。有人相信俄罗斯情报官员会急于告诉普京，美国人已经发现他自2022年以来一直被喂食错误信息吗？

最后一个泄露的说法是，拉特克利夫真正的议题是美国与伊朗的冲突。也许他想消除俄罗斯人的某种观念，即普京认为特朗普已被伊朗战争削弱。

或者，他可能是想敦促克里姆林宫不要继续与伊朗共享情报，或提供危及美国和以色列军队的军事援助。又或者，拉特克利夫想要讨论特朗普宣布针对伊朗贸易和金融采取的“经济登陆日”行动，并敦促俄罗斯配合美国的努力。

这些公开讨论的理由没有一个是令人满意的。拉特克利夫的这次行程绝非秘密。他乘坐美国空军的 C-17 “全球霸王”运输机从拉脱维亚飞往莫斯科，这绝不能被称为一架低调的飞机。当乌克兰被要求在拉特克利夫访问期间不要攻击莫斯科时，他们就知道出事了。

情报主管确实会与外国同行交流，但几乎总是与盟友或密切合作伙伴交流，极少与敌对国家交流。如果涉及敏感的国家事务，各国都有外交部长来相互沟通。

或者，特朗普可以派遣贾里德·库什纳和史蒂夫·威特科夫，他曾在其他严重问题上部署过这两个既无经验也无能力的助手。如果主题是军事，那么参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩可以访问俄罗斯总参谋长瓦列里·格拉西莫夫。

那些沉溺于反情报这种“镜像迷宫”世界的人可能会说，我们的困惑正是泄密者所希望的，目的是为了转移人们对拉特克利夫真实目的的注意力。而且确实，目前我们不知道俄罗斯如何回应，或者是否会回应。

这一切都令人非常不满。也许拉特克利夫的这次旅行仅仅是一个特朗普式的姿态，一场旨在让媒体陷入猜测的误导戏码。如果事实如此，那么他成功了。

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数独填字 (KAKURO)

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线索是黑色方格中的数字，它们是解题数字的总和。线索指针指示了答案的方向。一个带有线索 3 的两个方格块的解为 2,1，而线索 5 的解为 4,1 或 2,3。线索 4 只能是 1,3，绝不能是 2,2。答案将于明日公布。

杀手数独 (KILLER SUDOKU)

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简单

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易位构词 (ANAGRAMS)

SANSERIF TINY TIGER ICY TIME LAG

以下每个易位词都拼写出一个“justice”（公正 / 司法）的同义词。答案将于明日公布。

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密码词 (CODEWORDS)

1< / td><>2< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>5< / ><>6< / ><>7< / ><>8< / ><>9< / ><>10< / ><>11< / ><>12< / ><>13< / >< / tr><><>14< / ><>15< / ><>16< / ><>17< / ><>18S< / ><>19< / ><>20< / ><>21< / ><>22< / ><>23< / ><>24< / ><>25< / ><>26< / >< / table>

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数独 (SUDOKU)

<><>1< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>5< / ><>6< / ><>7< / ><>8< / ><>9< / ><>10< / ><>11< / ><>12< / ><>13< / >< / ><><>14< / ><>15< / ><>16< / ><>17< / ><>18< / ><>19< / ><>20< / ><>21< / ><>22< / ><>23< / ><>24< / ><>25< / ><>26< / >< / table>

要解开此谜题，每个 $3 \times 3$ 宫格、每行以及每列必须包含 1 到 9 的所有数字。有许多策略可以帮助您解决数独。答案将于明日公布。

常规 7429 号

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脑力健身房 (MIND GYM)

第 4919 号

困难第 7429 号

从左侧给出的数字开始，按照每个单元格中的指令向右操作。目标时间：30 秒。答案见下方。

< / td><>3< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>8< / ><>< / >< / tr><><>< / ><>< / ><>6< / ><>< / ><>2< / ><>< / >< / ><><>< / ><>< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>< / ><>4< / ><>< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>< / ><>7< / ><>< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>< / ><>< / ><>1< / ><>< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>< / ><>5< / ><>< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>< / ><>6< / ><>< / ><>5< / ><>7< / ><>< / >< / ><><>< / ><>2< / ><>< / ><>3< / ><>< / >< / ><><>< / ><>4< / ><>< / ><>3< / ><>< / ><>7< / ><>6< / ><>< / >< / table>

<>< colspan="2">初级< / >< rowspan="2">x2.25< / >< rowspan="2">-31< / >< ="2">÷11< / >< ="2">自乘< / >< ="2">三倍< / >< ="2">-51< / >< ="2">取其 3 / 4< / >< ="2">两倍< / ><>答案< / >< / ><><>54< / ><>取其 8 / 9< / ><>< / >< / ><>< colspan="2">中级< / >< ="2">三倍< / >< ="2">-122< / >< ="2">取其 5 / 14< / >< ="2">取其 95%< / >< ="2">x5.5< / >< ="2">-66< / >< ="2">÷11< / >< ="2">自乘< / ><>答案< / >< / ><><>13< / ><>x6< / ><>< / >< / ><>< colspan="2">高级< / >< ="2">自乘< / >< ="2">x2.75< / >< ="2">÷3< / >< ="2">-121< / >< ="2">取其 7 / 8< / >< ="2">三倍< / >< ="2">-173< / >< ="2">√< / ><>答案< / >< / ><><>162< / ><>÷9< / ><>< / >< / table>

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铁轨铺设

铺设铁轨，使火车能从 A 点行驶到 B 点。只能使用直线和曲线轨道，且轨道不能自交。数字表示每列和每行中包含的轨道段数。答案将于明日公布。

微型数独

填充网格，使每一行、每一列以及每个 $2 \times 3$ 的方格都包含数字 1-6。答案将于明日公布。

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周五答案

密码词 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 O Z P C G B W E F J M T X 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 H V Q N S K U A Y I R L D 词梯：Bump, lump, limp, limo, lilo, lilt, jilt.

全字母词：Crucified, deific, dicier, cider, cried, crude, cured, curie, dicer, fired, fried, icier, riced, cedi, cire, cred, cued, cure, dice, dire, ecru, feud, fire, iced, rice, ride, rife, rude, rued.

PLUSWORD (加法词谜)

NO 1562

解开纵横填字游戏，然后使用阴影方格中的字母来完成额外的 PlusWord。绿色方格中的字母在 中出现的位置与在纵横填字游戏中处于同一列；黄色方格中的字母出现在 中，但与在纵横填字游戏中的列不同。 只有一个可能的答案； 中可能包含纵横填字游戏中未出现的字母，但始终可以通过逻辑推导得出而无需猜测。答案将于明日公布。

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纵向 1. 使更具吸引力（搭配 "up" 使用） 2. 完美的 3. 无线的 4. 代表性的 5. Shale (字母易位词)

词梯

每次仅更改一个字母，从顶部的单词变为底部的单词。每一步必须是一个有效的单词，且不能更改字母的顺序。下方提供了每级阶梯的线索，但顺序不一定一致。答案将于明日公布。

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数和 (Kakuro) No 5856

答案

杀手数独

3< / td><>7< / ><>2< / ><>8< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>9< / >< / tr><><>5< / ><>9< / ><>6< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>8< / ><>7< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>1< / ><>8< / ><>4< / ><>9< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>9< / ><>6< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>8< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>8< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>7< / ><>4< / ><>9< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>7< / ><>4< / ><>5< / ><>6< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>9< / ><>8< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>5< / ><>9< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>8< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>4< / ><>1< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>5< / ><>6< / ><>9< / ><>8< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>2< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>4< / ><>9< / ><>7< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>5< / >< / table>

<><>O< / ><>M< / ><>E< / ><>G< / ><>A< / >< / ><><>F< / ><>I< / ><>X< / ><>E< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>A< / ><>D< / ><>A< / ><>M< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>G< / ><>A< / ><>M< / ><>A< / >< / ><><>E< / ><>S< / ><>A< / ><>Y< / >< / table>

字母易位词 1. Diplomat 2. Mayoress 3. Chairperson

微型数独 No 4687

5< / td><>2< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>6< / >< / tr><><>1< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>4< / ><>5< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>2< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>5< / ><>6< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>4< / ><>6< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>6< / ><>2< / ><>4< / >< / table>

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数独（困难） No 7427

<><>9< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>8< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>5< / ><>7< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>7< / ><>8< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>9< / ><>3< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>7< / ><>9< / ><>1< / ><>8< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>6< / ><>5< / ><>7< / ><>2< / ><>9< / ><>4< / ><>8< / ><>1< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>1< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>7< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>9< / >< / ><><>4< / ><>9< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>2< / ><>7< / ><>9< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>4< / ><>6< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>9< / ><>5< / ><>6< / ><>7< / ><>2< / ><>8< / >< / ><><>8< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>9< / ><>1< / >< / table>

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深挖故障根源 天然气危机威胁到德国脆弱的复苏，并可能使其“欧洲病夫”的标签根深蒂固

生产力奖金 经济方面的一些好消息有望将我们从工党的税收突袭中拯救出来 Julian Jessop

新绿色税将推高家庭账单

天然气运输商义务因向消费者收费以资助清洁氢能而被指“荒谬”

作者：Jonathan Leake

工党准备在家庭能源账单中增加一项新的绿色税，以资助数亿英镑的清洁氢能项目。

将于 2027 年引入的天然气运输商义务（GSO）最初将使平均天然气和电费账单增加至多 £7.10。

筹集到的资金将用于资助首批 10 个绿色氢能计划，以支持工党用清洁能源替代化石燃料的努力。

另有 27 个项目已入围候选名单，这意味着该税项的成本将持续上升以资助这些项目。

GSO 将与添加到电费账单中的一系列其他绿色税合并，这威胁到了安迪·伯纳姆通过降低家庭能源成本来解决生活成本危机的承诺。

首相曾誓言通过取消电费账单中的增值税为家庭每年节省 £45，但这些节省将被英国能源监管局（Ofgem）的价格上限所抵消，该上限将从 10 月起上涨 £60。

GSO 起步规模较小，但随着绿色氢能生产扩大到工业规模，其成本预计将激增。该税项将由在英国配送系统中运输天然气的公司承担，随后这些公司能够从家庭和商业能源账单中回收成本。

行业机构联合天然气运输办公室（Joint Office of Gas Transporters）的一份报告称：“天然气运输商义务的成本最终将根据消费量转嫁给消费者，因此会对现有的天然气消费者产生影响，并将导致大量消费者承担这一……成本。”

GSO 的资金将资助第一轮氢能分配（HAR1），根据该计划，首批 10 个试点方案将获得约 1.5 亿英镑，用于产生 115 兆瓦（MW）绿色氢能的项目。绿色氢能是通过使用可再生电力将水分解为氢和氧而产生的。产生的氢气随后可用作清洁燃料。

补贴将像风能和太阳能扩展那样，在连续的分配轮次中迅速扩大。在第二轮氢能分配（HAR2）中，家庭将协助资助 27 个容量为 875MW 的项目。

政府文件显示，随后的补贴轮次可能会将这一规模增加到 10 吉瓦（GW）——大致相当于英国现有的 10 座核电站。

能源安全与净零部门（DESNZ）尚未公布 HAR1 之后氢能补贴对账单影响的任何估算，并拒绝回答有关该计划的详细问题。

然而，行业专家表示，如果政府订购全部 10GW 的容量，氢能补贴最终将使平均年度家庭账单增加约 £40。这将是在其他一系列共同构成平均家庭账单约 30% 的税项之外的额外支出。

预算责任办公室（OBR）警告称，添加到能源账单中的绿色税将从 2025 年的 105亿英镑 增加到 2030 年的 185亿英镑。

除此之外，为了覆盖到 2031 年升级英国电网预计所需的 1100亿英镑 成本，固定费用将大幅上涨。分析师 David Turver 表示，电力系统价格——即补贴和电网升级的成本——将在未来五年大幅上涨。他补充道：“绿色氢能极其昂贵，且没有市场。资助一个没有需求的东西尤其荒谬。”

负责征收该税项的低碳合同公司（Low Carbon Contracts Company）将 GSO 描述为“旨在激励对清洁氢能生产和使用的投资”。

DESNZ 的一名发言人表示：“能源是日常必需品，需要让每个人都能负担得起，这就是为什么我们削减了电费账单的增值税，以给家庭提供喘息空间。”

地主希望恢复受控焚烧

作者：帕特里克·加尔布雷斯 (Patrick Galbraith)

农村地主正呼吁政府撤销对受控焚烧的禁令，以帮助应对野火。

代表数千名地主的乡村土地与商业协会（Country Land and Business Association）已致信环境大臣安吉拉·伊格尔（Angela Eagle），敦促她允许猎场管理员和农民在较凉爽的月份焚烧干燥的石楠和叶片。

该团体表示，这可能是防止野火在乡村蔓延的关键工具。

2025年，政府在广大高地地区禁止了受控焚烧，旨在减少富含碳的泥炭地释放的烟雾。

乡村土地与商业协会主席加文·莱恩（Gavin Lane）表示，这使得野火的威胁变得更加严重。

他写道：“必须允许土地管理者使用他们可以采取的所有方法来降低野火风险，正如他们多年来一直做的那样。”

“在荒原和石楠原上，直到最近，土地管理者一直通过在较凉爽的月份进行规定性焚烧来创建防火带并减少燃料载量，以减轻夏季野火蔓延的风险。”

今年以来，英格兰和威尔士已发生 1,132 起野火，导致超过 50,000 英亩的土地被焚毁。

莱恩先生指责政府“束缚了土地管理者的手”。

他还强调了其他国家在后果变得明显后如何恢复受控焚烧。

他说：“直到 2025, 洛杉矶野火造成毁灭性破坏之前，加利福尼亚州一直禁止受控焚烧。他们意识到了问题并撤销了禁令，在经历了这样一个恐怖的夏天之后，我们的政府也应该做出同样的反应。”

伊格尔女士表示，地主不应采取管理焚烧，而应寻求通过野化（rewilding）来降低火灾风险。政府已收到置评请求。

史诗级拍卖 “毛发骑士”戴夫·迈尔斯（Dave Myers）的遗孀正以 4 万英镑 的价格拍卖他的遗物。59, 岁的莉莉·迈尔斯（Lili Myers）将在 9 月 8. ——即其亡夫 69 岁生日当天，出售约 300 件丈夫珍爱的物品，包括他的标志性服装。迈尔斯于 2024 年因癌症去世，享年 66 岁。

希利警告：抢夺税收将对北海造成持久损害

作者：乔纳森·利克 (Jonathan Leake)

企业高管警告称，工党对北海发起新一轮税收突袭将给英国石油和天然气工业造成“持久损害”。

财政大臣约翰·希利 (John Healey) 正面临激烈反弹，此前他计划延长对英国石油和天然气利润征收的超额利润税，能源巨头们声称这将摧毁投资并加速裁员。代表 BP 和壳牌等公司的阿伯丁商会首席执行官罗素·博思威克 (Russell Borthwick) 表示，另一次税收突袭将使一个“英国无法承受失去”的行业陷入瘫痪。

在现有的超额利润税项下，工党已经对石油和天然气利润征收 78% 的税，前财政大臣瑞秋·里夫斯 (Rachel Reeves) 此前已将该税项的期限从 2028 年延长至 2030 年。根据《电讯报》昨日报道的一项更具惩罚性的制度，希利先生可能会提高该税率并将其延长至 2030 年之后。

与此同时，由于他试图为其首次预算案中的挥霍性支出筹集数十亿资金，他可能还会对银行征收超额利润税。

针对这两个行业的超额利润税旨在瞄准因伊朗战争而产生的虚高利润，这场战争导致油气价格飙升并增加了借贷成本。

然而，博思威克先生在致财政大臣的信中警告称，对于英国陷入困境的离岸产业来说，“赌注可能已经高到了极点”。

他表示：“我们已经在失去高技能岗位，投资正在撤离该国，而那些在北海投入数十年时间建立世界领先专业知识的企业，正被迫就其未来做出极其艰难的决定。”

他敦促财政大臣立即平息关于税收突袭的猜测，他认为这“有风险给一个英国无法承受失去的行业造成持久损害”。

影子能源大臣克莱尔·库蒂尼奥 (Claire Coutinho) 表示，提高北海税收将签署“我们石油和天然气工业的死亡证明”。

财政部发言人表示：“预算责任办公室 (OBR) 将在 10 月预算案发布时公布其更新后的预测，在此之前，我们不会对有关其内容的传闻、猜测或提案发表评论。”

Arm 首席执行官因 8亿美元 交易面临反抗

作者：詹姆斯·蒂特科姆 (James Titcomb)

科技巨头 Arm 因计划向其首席执行官发放高达 8亿美元 (5.9 亿英镑) 的“过高”奖金，正面临潜在的股东反抗。

股东咨询公司机构股东服务公司 (ISS) 和 Glass Lewis 已告知投资者，应投票反对一项奖励计划，该计划规定如果勒内·哈斯 (Rene Haas) 能将 Arm 打造成为英国首家万亿加元公司，他将获得奖励。

tion plan" (VCP)。如果 Arm 的市值达到 $1tn，他将获得递增的股票奖励；随后如果市值达到 $1.5tn 和 $2tn，将获得进一步的份额。

ISS 在一份告知投资者投票反对该薪酬方案的简报中表示：“VCPs 在英国市场仍然罕见，其潜在的过高巨额收益引发了担忧，且在提高业绩方面的有效性尚未得到证明。” Glass Lewis 在另一份报告中提出了类似的担忧，并将该方案描述为“过高”。

股东将在 9 月 9 日的公司年度会议上对哈斯先生的薪酬方案进行投票。

Arm 目前的估值为 2640亿美元，自 6 月峰值以来已损失近一半市值，这意味着只有在哈斯先生能实现公司股价大幅飙升的情况下，股票奖励才会被触发。

哈斯先生的薪酬方案被否决的可能性很小，因为日本巨头软银 (SoftBank) 持有该公司 86% 的股份。

该公司未回应置评请求。

人员短缺挫败首相住房梦想

作者：Pui-Guan Man

专家警告称，议会规划部门的人员短缺可能会使安迪·伯纳姆的住房目标脱轨。

根据房屋建筑商联合会（HBF）和Paragon银行的一份报告，英国目前面临2,660名规划官员的缺口，高于去年的2,200名。

这将给首相敲响沉重的警钟，他曾承诺将迎来数十年来最大规模的议会住房建设繁荣。HBF首席执行官尼尔·杰斐逊（Neil Jefferson）表示：“只有当地方规划当局拥有足够的人员和资源来执行时，规划改革才能取得成功。”

报告显示，目前仅有约20%的主要规划申请在13周的目标时间框架内获得决定。

Paragon发展金融公司（Paragon Development Finance）董事总经理尼尔·莫伊（Neal Moy）表示，由于规划团队人员不足，该银行的许多客户仍遭受着“长期延误和决策不一致”的困扰。他补充道：“在某些情况下，我们看到有能力的开发商提交的申请被拒绝，结果几个月后在申诉中获得批准，这造成了额外的成本和延误。”

住房、社区和地方政府部的一位发言人表示：“我们正采取重大行动，通过增加投资、支持招聘与技能提升，以及大幅改善整个规划系统的数字化能力，来加强规划能力。”

银弹或许能阻止工党的另一次税收劫掠

朱利安·杰索普 (JULIAN JESSOP)

生产力的利好消息或许能让我们免于税收增加，并对英国经济至关重要

关于生产力的文章似乎有一条不成文的规定：每两篇中就有一篇必须以经济学家保罗·克鲁格曼 (Paul Krugman) 的名言开头：“生产力并非一切，但从长远来看，它几乎就是一切。”

然而这一次，这个陈词滥调是有道理的。事实上，最新的生产力消息在短期内可能对我们的经济也至关重要。

这里的关键指标是劳动生产率，通常衡量为每名工人的产出，或者在数据允许的情况下，衡量为每小时工作产出。来自劳动力市场的大多数消息都十分惨淡。工资单就业人数持续下降，截至7月的 12 个月内净减少了 94,000 个工作岗位，而自工党在 2024. 年赢得选举以来，则减少了 188,000 个。失业率依然居高不下，职位空缺大幅下降，私营部门的工资增长明显放缓，年轻人找工作尤其困难。

这里有多种因素在起作用。最明显的是，由于雇主国民保险缴款增加、最低工资提高以及监管负担日益沉重，劳动力成本有所上升。私营企业通过减少招聘和压低工资来应对，这并不令人意外。

但其中可能存在一线希望。经济学家传统上使用来自劳动力调查 (Labour Force Survey) 的就业数据来衡量生产力。但现在我们拥有更可靠的关于工资单就业和自雇的“行政”数据，这些数据直接取自纳税申报单。

这些替代来源表明，自 2024 年以来，劳动生产率的增长已大幅加速。可以将此视为工资单人数下降的另一面。随着产出的回升，这意味着仍在工作的人员产出必须比以前更多。

这一转变具有潜在的颠覆性。自 2008, 年全球金融危机以来，英国劳动生产率年均增长率低于 0.5%。但最近的新衡量指标显示，年增长率已回升至约 1.5%。

这基于所有常规原因而显得重要，也是为什么生产力“几乎就是一切”。提高劳动生产率是增加实际工资最可靠的方式。由生产力驱动的增长允许生活水平在不消耗更多自然资源的情况下提高。它还能为债务可持续性做出关键贡献。

但还有两个更紧迫的考虑因素。首先是更高的生产力对财政政策意味着什么。如果能说服预算责任办公室 (OBR) 给新数据赋予更多权重，那么关于生产力、经济增长以及随之而来的公共财政的官方预测可能会稍微乐观一些。这反过来可能会减轻 10 月预算案中提高税收的压力。

诚然，这将是一个相当大的转变。就在去年秋天，OBR 将生产力的潜在趋势估计下调了 0.3 个百分点。这一变化预计到本十年末将导致每年税收减少约 160亿英镑。

尽管如此，OBR 现在有了新任主席乔纳森·哈斯克尔 (Jonathan Haskel) 教授，他是一位生产力专家。证据也发生了变化。

即使今年秋天的预测轮次时间太紧，政府或许可以通过将一些艰难的选择推迟到明年，作为一项根本性的[...OMITTED...]

“随着产出回升，仍在职的人员产出必然高于此前”

支出审查或 10 年计划。这可能会使 10 月的预算案更多地成为一项维持现状的举措。

有报告称，新任财政大臣约翰·希利（John Healey）已经在考虑推迟其到 2030 年将国防支出目标提高至 GDP 3% 的计划。同样的情况可能也适用于房产税改革、商业税率、基础设施支出、市政住房建设、对外援助以及社会护理资金。

第二个紧迫问题是，生产率的利好消息对货币政策意味着什么。持续的改善将允许经济在不出现过热的情况下更快增长。这可能有助于英国央行在今年维持利率不变，并使明年再次降息变得更加容易。

然而，这一切都假设劳动力生产率的提高是真实且可持续的。

部长们似乎不愿谈论这一点，也许是因为这会引起人们对就业数据疲软的关注。但前财政大臣瑞秋·里夫斯（Rachel Reeves）的一些前顾问则更迅速地将这种改善归功于政府政策。

特别是约翰·范·里宁（John Van Reenen）教授，他引用了公共投资增加、规划改革以及财政信誉提高等因素。这似乎有些牵强，尤其是考虑到其中涉及的时间滞后。

目前，基础设施支出和建筑活动依然疲软，而政府借贷成本持续高企表明信心依然低迷。

相反，关键驱动因素更有可能是私人投资的增加，而且这是尽管有政府政策而非因为政府政策才实现的。这次复苏包括在新技术、尤其是 AI 领域中提高生产率的投资。事实上，英国的企业投资在过去几年里一直相对强劲，尤其是与欧洲同行相比。

这也可能反映了在 2016 年全民公投的最初冲击之后，脱欧的不确定性有所缓解。一些评论员也不愿谈论这一点，因为投资的反弹再次戳破了关于离开欧盟给英国经济造成持久损害的说法。

但还存在一种风险，即生产率的表观改善是虚幻或暂时的，例如是因为更多低生产率的岗位已经消失，或者是因为企业让剩余员工工作得更辛苦。目前尚无定论。

简而言之，生产率的利好消息有可能将我们从增税和加息中解救出来，或者至少有助于推迟这些措施。但英国糟糕的生产率表现自 2008 年以来一直是个谜。现在就断定它已被解决还为时过早。

同样，考虑到就业创造的疲软，政府不急于吹捧生产率的表观改善可能是明智的。

清新之气 在土耳其伊斯坦布尔的苏丹·阿卜杜勒哈米德·汉培训与研究医院（Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital），患者在舱内接受高压氧治疗。该疗法旨在帮助包括有截肢风险的地震幸存者，以及患有的一氧化碳中毒和潜水相关疾病的患者。

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对抗大科技公司与特朗普的主权之战将考验伯纳姆低调的爱国心

安德鲁·奥洛夫斯基（ANDREW ORLOWSKI）

美国在打击违规网站方面正大显身手，那么我们的首相是否会为英国挺身而出？

民族国家被乌托邦梦想家们宣称死亡了无数次，如今却正在经历复兴。但安迪·伯纳姆是否足够相信英国，以至于愿意去激怒“特朗普团队”？

上周，就在唐纳德·特朗普决定将安大略湖改名为“美国湖”的同一天，美国国会也做出了一项同样激进的举措。此举加大了对那些胆敢以美国科技产业不认可的方式行事的独立主权国家的压力。名为“花岗岩法案”（Granite act）——即“保障针对新型国际暴政与敲诈的权利”（guaranteeing rights against novel international tyranny and extortion）的缩写——该法案创造了一项新的权力，允许起诉非美国监管机构。

如果一个国家政府试图要求一家总部位于美国的科技平台修改或删除内容，那么该平台可以提起民事损害赔偿诉讼。

该法案由普雷斯顿·伯恩（Preston Byrne）起草，他是一位常驻伦敦的美国律师，代表自残论坛“被认可的自杀”（Sanctioned Suicide）以及臭名昭著的极端内容与骚扰温床 4chan。

这两者在过去几年中已被许多国家封锁，而且你的雇主极有可能也封锁了它们。

凭借《在线安全法》（Online Safety Act）赋予的新权力，英国通信管理局（Ofcom）询问 4chan 关于保护儿童的政策。不出所料，它没有收到任何回复。这导致监管机构开出了一笔形式上的罚单。

双方的很多行为都具有表演性质。“花岗岩法案”不会成为美国法律，而英国通信管理局（Ofcom）也不指望 4chan 会支付罚款。

4chan 坚持认为电子信号没有国界，而敢于建立数字边界的民族国家应当受到惩罚。但英国与许多其他国家一样，正在确立一项原则：如果互联网数据包跨境传输，目的地国家应对此事拥有一定的发言权。

例如，它可能希望封锁像伯恩所代表的那种自杀建议论坛，或者敦促所有犹太人死亡的伊朗网站。

换句话说，法律和民主应当能够战胜全球科技资本的蛮力。

尽管可能并不完美，但英国的《在线安全法》体现了这种主权原则，并构成了两个新的重要全球趋势之一。

在许多民族国家寻求对美国互联网平台施加条件的同时，更多国家也在争先恐后地建立自己的国家技术能力。

世界运行在谷歌、微软和其他美国大型平台之上，但特朗普反复无常的行为让这种依赖看起来充满风险。

想象一下，一架英国皇家空军（RAF）战斗机或一艘英国皇家海军驱逐舰在前往防御阿根廷总统哈维尔·米莱（Javier Milei，特朗普最喜欢的外国总统）的侵略以保卫马尔维纳斯群岛（福克兰群岛）的途中，突然发现其导航系统和车载 Windows 电脑停止工作。

美国只需拨动一个开关就能让英国政府瘫痪。许多国家现在正在认真考虑建立自己的独立技术能力，即所谓的“数字主权”。然而，要求废除《在线安全法》和数字服务税的压力非常巨大。

《在线安全法》对伯纳姆来说也代表了一个极其棘手的挑战。虽然威斯敏斯特那些与美国资本结盟的智库普遍厌恶该法案，但它在跨党派的选民中非常受欢迎，人们认可这种努力，即便执行过程不尽如人意。在受访者中，20 人中有 19 人希望保留该法案。

即便基尔·斯塔默爵士（Sir Keir Starmer）也意识到了在涉及儿童问题时，如果表现出向强大的美国科技利益集团妥协会有什么危险，因此他将其排除在贸易谈判之外。

这里的根本问题是民族国家根据自身认为合适的方式行事、表达其选民意愿的权利。因此，如果比利时因为不喜欢亚马逊商店门面所使用的橙色色调而想要封锁亚马逊，那就随它去吧。

如果卢森堡对美国网站使用 Comic Sans 字体感到不满，那么为什么不可以呢？我们可能认为这些行为荒谬、愚蠢且适得其反——上述例子确实如此——但它们依然是对主权的主张。

如果外国公司不喜欢我们的法律，它们依然可以自由地停止向我们的边境发送数据，就像许多美国网站在通用数据保护条例（GDPR）出台后，对英国和欧洲实施地理屏蔽一样。

值得注意的是，4chan 没有这样做，而是依赖于哗众取宠和威胁。

风险投资家私下告诉我，如果更多美国公司大发脾气并对英国实施地理屏蔽，他们将不胜欣喜，因为我们几乎肯定会看到英国技术的复兴——或许是一个黄金时代。

我是自由言论联盟（Free Speech Union）的成员，并认为它是英国最重要的组织之一。它给数千人的生活带来了深远的影响。但在去年保守党会议上，当我与该联盟的创始人、我在舞台上的对手——阿克顿的杨勋爵（Lord Young of Acton）产生分歧时，他呼吁美国最高法院在法律上凌驾于英国之上，使英国成为美国的第 51 个州。

“我意识到我失去了观众的支持，”杨勋爵后来沉思道。

不喜欢《在线安全法》（Online Safety Act）没问题，但恳求特朗普来拯救我们免于自身的困境，则是侮辱性的且幼稚的。如果英国人不喜欢这部法案，那么英国人应该修改或废除它。这确实不关任何其他人的事。

伯纳姆向我们展现自己是一个尽责的家庭男人和一个低调的爱国者：我们很快就会看到这是否属实。

矿山里有金子……但如何选择正确的一座？

RUSS MOULD QUESTOR

黄金并非每个人心目中合适的投资组合选项。戈登·布朗曾将其斥为“野蛮的遗迹”。但无论人们是否喜欢，这种贵金属的价格再次走高。

如果投资者认为在投资组合中增加黄金权重符合其策略、时间跨度、目标回报和风险承受能力，那么他们可以研究是寻求直接持有该金属，还是投资于开采该金属的公司，或者两者兼顾。

那些更倾向于承担风险，并希望通过承担某些潜在的公司特定风险来放大金属收益的投资者，不妨关注

NYSE Arca Gold Bugs 指数，即 HUI 指数。

如今，即便在近年来经历了一些大幅上涨之后，该指数相对于贵金属本身的价格仍处于多年来的低点附近。

黄金本身的工业用途有限，且持有成本包括仓储、保险以及缺乏任何收益——这与现金、货币市场基金或债券产生的收益截然不同。

但黄金具有耐用性，自古以来就有作为货币的历史，且生产难度大、成本高——因此，在西方通货膨胀侵蚀货币购买力的时期，它可以被视为一种价值存储手段。

黄金的供应增长速度远慢于“货币”的增长，而且自 2021 年以来出现的高于目标的通货膨胀，很有可能被理解为全球金融危机以来累积账单的一部分。毕竟，利率下调、量化宽松和货币创造并非没有代价——尤其是当疫情期间再次采取类似措施而产生复利效应时。

矿业公司拥有大量固定成本，因此它们对金价具有很强的经营杠杆作用。用通俗的话说，金价 1% 的变动将导致矿业公司利润产生更大百分比的波动（无论上涨或下跌）。

HUI 指数——以及其他金矿股组合，例如在伦敦上市的交易所交易基金（ETF）VanEck Gold Miners (GDX) 和 VanEck Junior Gold Miners (GDXJ)——正在上涨，因为金属价格的上涨意味着成功的公司能够获利、产生现金并支付股息，从而提供金属本身无法提供的收益。

一系列收购导致伦敦上市的选择变得少之又少。Randgold Resources、Barrick Gold、Centamin、Hummingbird Resources 和 Shanta Gold 都已成为被收购对象。

然而，FTSE 100 中仍有一只金矿股（Endeavour Mining），而 Fresnillo 尽管以白银为主业，但也生产黄金。

FTSE 250 是白银矿商 Hochschild（同样生产黄金）和 Pan African Resources 的所在地，而 Resolute Mining 除了在伦敦上市外，还拥有一个

“一系列的收购导致伦敦上市的选择变得少之又少”

它在澳大利亚也是如此。伦敦的初级市场 Aim 同样提供 20 多家黄金矿业公司的选择，其成熟程度各异，涵盖了从采矿许可证持有者、勘探者到成熟的生产商。

并非所有黄金矿业公司都一样，投资者必须耐心地研究它们，并应用六项测试来查看它们是否适合纳入投资组合。

首先，是该黄金矿业公司是否已经在生产，处于勘探阶段，还是处于获取（并充分利用）许可证的过程中。

如果已经进入生产阶段，接下来的任务是评估其资源规模和现有矿山的生产概况。如果一家黄金矿业公司即将耗尽其储备并使矿山枯竭，那么购买它几乎没有任何意义。

需要注意的是该公司在何处运营，以及在采矿权和税收方面与当地政府产生困难的风险（或无风险），以及单个矿山在极端天气等艰苦条件下遇到问题的敏感程度。

接下来，是公司生产每盎司黄金的全维持成本（AISC），因为这将揭示相对于当前金属价格，其盈利能力如何。

管理团队和执行董事会的构成也至关重要。

此外，还应考虑矿业公司的资产负债表以及它拥有多少现金或债务。前者的越多，后者的越少越好，尤其是在金价下跌的情况下。

最后，在评估了矿业公司的运营情况后，投资者必须研究其股票的估值。这可以通过基于收益或收益率的指标来完成，但两者都可能具有误导性，尤其是当金价开始大幅波动时。

另一个选择是查看净资产值或账面价值。这不会像利润预测那样波动剧烈，并且随着时间的推移应该会增长——如果金价保持坚挺且利润开始从地下涌出，这种增长可能会非常迅速。

如果这一切让你觉得过于繁琐，那么仍然可以选择付费购买基金（无论是主动管理还是被动管理），以减少研究工作并获得一篮子股票的风险敞口。

《每日电讯报》2026年8月31日，星期一

天然气危机是否将终结德国的复苏？

弗里德里希·梅尔茨在这个冬天将焦虑地关注他的温度计，作者：汉斯·范·莱文 (Hans van Leeuwen)

德国经济近期表现出令人惊讶的强劲迹象。消费者、投资者和企业的信心有所回升，工厂订单增加，增长率达到了2022年以来的最高水平。

这并不在大多数经济学家对2026.年的预测之中。由于深受高能源成本、激烈的中国竞争以及繁琐的官僚程序之苦，德国一直被地称为“欧洲病夫”。

但没人能完全确定这个病人是否准备好走出病床。如果你想弄清楚这一点，咨询气象学家可能比咨询经济学家更有用。

德国正处于天然气短缺的边缘，这可能会推高已经遭受打击的家庭和工业在冬天的能源账单。这冒着将勉强回暖的经济再次推入深度冻结的风险。

如果冬天温和，该国或许能勉强撑过去。但如果气温骤降，企业和消费者可能会遭受痛苦的经济寒冬。

德国总理弗里德里希·梅尔茨之所以会焦虑地关注他的温度计，是因为德国在每年夏季为了在冬季前填满天然气储气罐的竞赛中落后了。

储气设施中的天然气量处于2009年有记录以来该时间点的最低水平。

牛津能源研究所在的比尔·法伦-普莱斯（Bill Farren-Price）表示：“这些储备天然气对于在冬季保持电力供应和人们温暖至关重要。”

“在那个时间点，你不能简单地进口更多液化天然气——交付速度不够快。”

储气罐的填充率仅为51%。目标是在11月初达到70%，但大多数预测者认为，到那时能超过60%的机会很小。

由于摒弃核能和煤炭，德国严重依赖天然气和风能。

因此，如果寒冷天气导致需求激增且风力不足以驱动涡轮机，德国将不得不通过在现货市场购买天然气来填补由此产生的能源缺口。

这可能会很痛苦。受霍尔木兹海峡关闭的影响，欧洲天然气价格已飙升至俄乌战争第一个冬天以来的最高水平。

在2月28,伊朗战争爆发前的冬季月份，价格仍维持在每兆瓦时€30 (£26) 至 €40 之间。但在过去一个月里，价格跳升了近20%，达到了近€70.

凯投宏观（Capital Economics）分析师哈马德·侯赛因（Hamad Hussain）此前预计价格将在今年晚些时候稳定在€60。

他在一份报告中表示：“但如果现状没有发生重大转变，价格进一步上涨的可能性正在增加，或许会向€80 至 €100, 区间移动。”

以去年冬天的两倍价格购买天然气将导致批发能源成本飙升。荷兰国际集团（ING）宏观经济主管卡斯滕·布雷斯基（Carsten Brzeski）表示：“公司将首先受到冲击，然后是家庭。”

德国家庭支付的电费已经比欧盟平均水平高出三分之一，而企业的支付费率也是欧洲最高之一。

两者都在苦苦支撑。德国的零售销售额和工业产出在过去一年中有所萎缩，在G7经济体中处于最弱水平之列。

由于第二季度经济仅增长 0.3pc，梅尔茨无法承受能源成本上涨。

凯投宏观分析师哈里·钱伯斯（Harry Chambers）在报告中称：“然而，随着这些成本开始传导，如果看到能源密集型行业的活动放缓，我们不会感到惊讶。”

到目前为止，梅尔茨政府似乎对此持乐观态度。监管天然气的政府机构联邦网络管理局（Bundesnetzagentur）表示，“天然气供应紧张的风险仍然较低”。

“在那个时间点，你不能简单地进口更多液化天然气——交付速度不够快”

该机构确实“非常严肃地对待”天然气储量较低的问题，但由行业自行“为冬季做好准备……并采取充分的预防措施”。

商业

德国的政策是让私营部门解决储能和供应问题。但来自能源分析公司 Kpler 的阿尔图罗·雷加拉多（Arturo Regalado）解释说，问题在于伊朗战争使市场陷入混乱。

几乎自战争开始以来，交易商就预期通过霍尔木兹海峡运输的卡塔尔天然气正常发货将很快恢复。基于此，他们将隆冬时节发货的天然气期货价格设定得比现在的天然气价格更低，

而现在的价格仍因海峡关闭而偏高。

“对于储气运营商来说，这不符合经济效益，”雷加拉多说。“在这个市场中，你不能说‘让我们今天储存天然气，以后高价卖出’。因此，这无法激励储气行为。”

另一个挑战是，更依赖卡塔尔的亚洲买家在竞购美国液化天然气时出价高于德国人。“进入夏季后，液化天然气市场的紧张程度超乎预期。整个夏天，欧洲和亚洲在货运方面竞争非常激烈，”雷加拉多说。他相当自信，即使在储量较低的情况下，德国仍然能够购买并供应其工业和家庭所需的所有天然气。但这将付出沉重的代价。

“缓冲高能源价格的影响成本很高，而且可能会削弱‘人们应该节约能源’这一信号”

梅尔茨（Merz）的受欢迎程度甚至低于基尔·斯塔默爵士（Sir Keir Starmer）。如果家庭开始感受到压力，他可能会倾向于动用公共资金，提供价格上限或账单折扣。

“这里有一套应对方案，但并不是一个好方案。对于任何政府来说，缓冲高能源价格的影响都非常昂贵，而且可能会削弱你真正应该向人们发送的关于节约能源的信号，”彭博新能源财经（Bloomberg NEF）负责人阿尔伯特·张（Albert Cheung）表示。

但如果寒冬袭来，梅尔茨的决心将受到考验——尤其是如果他在进入冬季前，在关键的州选举中输给了民粹主义右翼政党“德国选择党”（Alternative für Deutschland）。

在这种情况下，他或许会看向这个“欧洲病夫”，并尝试使用财政除颤器。

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宫廷通报

巴尔莫勒尔城堡 8月30日 今晨在克拉西教区教堂举行了神圣礼拜。 莎拉·布朗牧师主持了讲道。

今日寿星

画家布莱恩·奥根先生，91岁；记者兼政治家马丁·贝尔先生，88岁；艺术家及专辑封面设计师罗杰·迪恩先生，82岁；作家兼广播员利兹·福根女爵士，英格兰艺术委员会主席（2009-13年），82岁；斯塔福德郡大学前副校长兼首席执行官克里斯蒂娜·金教授（1995-2011年），82岁；前西印度群岛板球队长兼国际比赛裁判克莱夫·劳埃德爵士，82岁；前外交官科林·巴德爵士，81岁；歌手兼词曲作者范·莫里森爵士，81岁；小提琴手兼指挥伊扎克·帕尔曼先生，81岁；演员理查德·基尔先生，77岁；土木工程师学会前总干事汤姆·福克斯准将（2002-11年），76岁；前运动员、蒙特利尔1976年和洛杉矶1984年奥运会400米栏金牌得主埃德·摩西先生，71岁；歌手、词曲作者兼吉他手、Squeeze乐队联合创始人格伦·蒂尔布鲁克先生，69岁；前法国国家橄榄球队队员塞尔日·布兰科先生，68岁；约克大主教斯蒂芬·科特雷尔最尊敬的阁下，68岁；三日赛骑手蒂娜·库克女士，56岁；约旦拉尼娅王后，56岁；高尔夫球手、2007年和2008年公开赛冠军帕德里克·哈灵顿先生，55岁；麦肯德里克法官，50岁；以及三日赛骑手、东京2020年和巴黎2024年奥运会团体赛金牌得主劳拉·科莱特女士，35岁。

今天是约翰·班扬（1688年）和戴安娜王妃（1997年）的逝世周年日。同时也是海ریر跳跃喷气式战斗机于1966年首次飞行的周年日。

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R. 罗斯先生与 O. 麦克纳尔蒂小姐

婚礼于8月15日星期六在克雷文手臂的圣彼得教堂举行。新郎罗伯特是布里奇诺斯伊恩·罗斯夫妇之子，新娘奥拉是伯明翰迈克尔·麦克纳尔蒂夫妇的长女。招待会于德尔伯里大厅举行。

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第31,325期填字游戏获奖者

三名一等奖得主：克里斯·普里斯特（格洛斯特郡，莫顿-马什）； 迈克尔·邓恩（林肯郡，斯利福德）； 彼得·哈珀（威尔特郡，索尔兹伯里）。

五名亚军：伊莎贝尔·斯特恩（北约克郡，里彭）； M·贝克特（德文郡，托特尼斯）； 克莱尔·汉弗莱（大伦敦，奥平顿）； 罗伯特·福斯特（德比郡，奥克伍德）； 凯文·肖（怀特岛，雅茅斯）。

桥牌新闻

桥牌通讯员朱利安·波塔奇写道，今年的兰迪德诺大会采用了瑞士双人赛制。获胜者如下：

第一名 特雷西·谢尔曼和帕特里克·墨菲 161 VPs 第二名 罗德尼·莱顿和巴里·迈尔斯 157 VPs 第三名 约翰·桑索姆和杰森·哈基特 156 第四名 贾斯汀·哈基特和马丁·泰勒 152 第五名 杰夫和安·威尔金斯 144

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一百年前

伦敦，1926年8月31日

德国人截获频道记录

一项卓越的壮举。

在第七次成功横渡英吉利海峡后的两天内，这一壮举再次被实现，这次是由德国本土人士维尔科特先生（Herr Vierkotter）完成的。他的成就无疑创下了纪录，官方称其横渡时间为 12 hrs 4:2min。

他于昨日凌晨 1.33 入水，地点为格里内角（Cape Grisnez），并于下午 2.15 在南前地灯塔（South Foreland Light）下方的一个小海湾出水。在海滩上短暂休息后，他由几名士兵将其送回船上，当时岸边只有少数几个人在迎接他的到来。随后他从船上转移到一直陪同他的拖船上，返回布洛涅（Boulogne）。

目前，成功横渡英吉利海峡的游泳者总数已达到八人。

上周二，维尔科特先生曾进行过一次英勇但未获成功的尝试，在水中待了近九小时后放弃。

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本报特派记者报道。多佛，周一。

今日来自加莱的消息称，德国游泳运动员维尔科特已开始第二次尝试横渡英吉利海峡。他于今晨 1.45 在格里内角入海，由法国拖船“欧洲号”（Europe）陪同。维尔科特于今天下午 2.15 在多佛与圣玛格丽特湾（St. Margaret's Bay）之间约一半位置的朗登阶梯（Langdon Stairs）处游到岸边，这将使此次横渡海峡的时间达到异常之快，仅为 12.5 小时。

由于海峡上空有浓重的热霾，在抵达最后阶段之前，从英国海岸无法观察到游泳者的进展。只有大约十几名来自朗登炮台（Langdon Battery）的士兵和军事工作人员，通过攀爬悬崖阶梯进入游泳者登陆的小海湾，目睹了终点时刻。

来自多佛东崖（East Cliff）的伦纳德·詹姆斯先生（Mr. Leonard James）是当时在海湾迎接维尔科特登陆的少数人员之一，他接受了《每日电讯报》代表的采访并表示：

我们当时在悬崖顶端观察那艘拖船，因为它前进的速度看起来像是带着一名游泳者。由于那里水深很浅，拖船必须在距离海岸一段距离的地方停船抛锚，随后小船驶向前方，我们能看到游泳者逐渐靠近岸边。由于潮汐影响，该男子被向西漂移，他似乎必须付出极大的努力才能抵达岸边。当时在朗登阶梯下方的海滩上大约有十几个人，大多是士兵，游泳者在最后两百码的距离里与海潮进行了殊死搏斗。

当他设法将脚踩在海滩上时，他以极其疲惫的状态走出水面，并立即坐了下来。在他努力登岸的过程中，我数过他使用特拉金泳姿（trudgeon stroke）的频率，每分钟多达 25 次划水。

双脚被岩石割伤

目击了游泳终点情况的兰开夏燧发枪团（Lancashire Fusiliers）下士朗（Corporal Long）表示，他和几个朋友在距离海滩约 100 码处看到了这名游泳者。“当时，”他说，“大约是低潮时分，嶙峋的岩石刚好露出水面。不幸的是，游泳者爬上了这些岩石，不知是因为精疲力竭还是因为双脚接触到尖锐的岩石，他再次跌回海中。不过，他设法用手膝爬行了一码左右到达海滩，不久后，一直陪同他的朋友们划着一只小船跳上了岸。”

“当时维尔科特（Vierkotter）已经完全虚脱了，但他还是设法向朋友要水喝。他们给了他一些装在水壶里看起来像酒的东西，还给了他几个生鸡蛋。随后他稍微恢复了一些精神，要了一根烟，朋友们给了他。他仰面平躺在海滩上，心满意足地抽着烟。他休息了大约十五分钟，期间我们注意到他身上有严重的淤青，双脚都在流血，尤其是脚趾。他身材魁梧，我想应该在 6 英尺以上，肩膀宽阔有力。当他的泳镜被摘下时，我们注意到他的双眼布满血丝，几乎失明。他的朋友们不得不把他抬到小船上，再转移到拖船上，因为他当时虚弱得像个孩子。”

观光巴士相撞致九人死亡

昨日下午，在卡莱尔（Carlisle）附近的诺沃思（Naworth）一个平交道口，一列快车与一辆汽车观光巴士相撞，造成九人死亡，另有六人重伤。

负责该小型路边车站的搬运工打开了道口闸门并示意观光巴士通过，此时快车以每小时五十英里的速度疾驰而过，将车辆撞成了碎片。

该观光巴士上坐满了来自吉尔斯兰（Gilsland）的度假游客。火车上无人受伤，但打开道口闸门的搬运工在遇难者之列。

生还者的惊险讲述

今天下午，一列快车在冲向一辆当时正穿过铁轨的汽车大巴时将其撞得粉碎，导致车内多人死伤。事故现场位于东北铁路线上距离卡莱尔约15英里的诺沃思（Naworth）平交道口。这是一个位于卡莱尔伯爵领地内的小型路边车站，穿过该站的线路是从卡莱尔向东开往纽卡斯尔的主线。

涉事列车是下午1.20从纽卡斯尔出发、原定于2.59抵达卡莱尔的快车。该汽车大巴来自吉尔斯兰（Gilsland），那是靠近罗马长城、位于坎布里亚郡和诺森伯兰郡边界的一个度假胜地。当时大巴正载着一群来自吉尔斯兰的游玩团体前往另一个位于奔宁山丘间的度假胜地阿尔斯顿（Alston）。一名铁路搬运工刚刚打开道闸允许车辆通过，快车便疾驰而至，撞上了大巴的后部。共有八人当场死亡，其中包括打开道闸的搬运工，另有六人受重伤，其中一人伤势过重，在送往医院的途中死亡。

在一次采访中，斯托克先生表示，他与母亲和妹妹在度假地吉尔斯兰登上了这辆大巴。其他度假者是从各家公寓楼接上的，随后车辆出发前往阿尔斯顿进行下午之行。一切顺利，直到他们到达诺沃思。在接近车站时，他看到搬运工打开道闸并向他们挥手示意前进。就在他们穿过铁轨时，快车猛烈撞击在他们身上，击中了大巴的后部，之后他就失去了意识。

据其他消息来源透露，事故发生后，铁轨上呈现出一幅触目惊心的景象。大巴被撞成了碎片，残骸散落在铁轨各处。死者和伤者就躺在碎片之中。火车奇迹般地没有受损。列车在车站停下，乘客们下车提供了初步救援，他们中没有人受伤。一名描述碰撞过程的火车乘客表示，撞击发生后，火车在停下前又向前行驶了约50码。“大巴被撞成了碎片，”他补充道，“可以看到尸体躺在残骸之中。”

火车在50码内停下

来自最近城镇布兰普顿（Brampton）的两名医生——亨特医生（Dr. Hunter）和阿诺特医生（Hr. Arnott）迅速赶到现场，路过的汽车被拦下用于将伤者送往布兰普顿乡村医院。当时车站站台上似乎没有人，因为这列火车原定在抵达卡莱尔附近的斯科特比（Scotby）时才停靠，那里是检票点。此次事故的原因是道闸在快车经过前几分钟被打开。由于负责此事的搬运工已死亡，原因可能永远无法得知。他在这项岗位上仅工作了一周。诺沃思车站没有常规的区间信号控制室，但预定到达的列车会由车站的一个指示器标出。

快车的司机威廉·约翰·恩布尔顿（William John Embleton）住在卡莱尔的布鲁克街，今晚在家中接受采访时仍处于震惊之中。他表示，他与住在斯科特比的司炉工阿奇·肯尼迪（Archie Kennedy）于早晨6.45乘坐包裹列车从卡莱尔前往纽卡斯尔，下午则乘坐原定于2.59抵达卡莱尔的快车返回。

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2026年12月2日出发 – 10晚起 4,849 英镑

- 往返机票 - 桌山缆车之旅 - 开普角自然保护区 - 鲍德之石海滩入场券 - 品酒活动 - 租车 - 野生动物猎游车之旅 - 开普敦 – 斯韦伦丹 – 奈斯纳 – 伊丽莎白港 – 东开普省

作者：马尔科姆·佩恩 (Malcolm Pein)

桥牌局 志在夺冠

作者：汤姆·汤森 (Tom Townsend)

脆弱性 北-南 ♠ AK7 ♥ AK10 6 5 2 ♦ Q3 ♣ AK

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<><>西位< / ><>北位< / ><>东位< / ><>南位< / >< / ><><>< / ><>< / ><>过< / >< / ><><>< / ><>2♣(1)< / ><>< / ><>2♠(2)< / >< / ><><>< / ><>3♠< / ><>< / ><>4♦(3)< / >< / ><><>< / ><>4NT(4)< / ><>< / ><>5♦(5)< / >< / ><><>< / ><>5♥(4)< / ><>< / ><>6♦(6)< / >< / ><><>< / ><>7♠< / ><>< / >< / table>

(1) 强力且人为的 (2) 自然，积极 (3) 显示控制（提示叫） (4) 罗马关键牌黑伍德 (Roman Key Card Blackwood) (5) 一个 (6) ♠Q 和 ♦K

定约 7♠ 庄家 南位 首攻 ♦5

这局来自牛津郡国会瑞士队赛，这是一个有 37 张牌桌的赛事。对 2♣ 的自然积极响应，无论显示其他什么，都应该提供一个还算不错的花色。在可能的大满贯手牌中引入糟糕的花色是个坏主意。南位的 ♠QJ962 刚好足够。

北位用 3♠ 确定主牌，听到了他所缺乏的方块控制，然后通过黑伍德叫到了 7♠。这是稳健的叫牌，且大满贯有很好的机会。

国际象棋

阿罗尼安在快棋赛中以 8.5 / 10 的成绩绝对主导，领先两分完赛，同时他在快速棋赛中也名列第一，取得了 4.5 / 5 的成绩。

一号桌的南位打法如下：他用手中的 ◆A 赢下首攻的方块，用四轮抽掉主牌，然后打出三轮红心。红心分布不均，因此没有第 13. 墩。丢一墩，运气稍差。你能想到更好的打法吗？

提示：红心 3-3 分布的概率起初是 36%，但当黑桃分布不均时，这个概率会下降。南位是否有更好的机会？

克里斯·泰勒（南位）找到了改进方案。他用 ♦Q 赢下第一墩，仅抽两轮主牌（♠A 和 ♠K），保留哑牌中的 ♠7.。接着打出 ♣AK，用方块打到 ♦A，然后用 ♠7 截击一张梅花。这赢下了该墩，正如预期那样。

泰勒打出 ♥，弃掉最后一张梅花，并在手中截击一张红心。他用 ♠Q 和 ♠J 抽掉主牌，并在第 13. 墩打出 ♦K。大满贯达成。当西位在第二轮黑桃时出尽时，他需要东位拥有三张或更多梅花、两张或更多红心以及两张或更多方块。

组合机会在表面上看起来很有吸引力，但处理费用不允许这样做。假设南位打 ♦Q, ♠, ♥，然后截击一张红心。因为他没有保留 ♦，东位可以通过从 4-2-3-4 分布中扔掉一张方块来击败他。但现在东位可以在第三轮红心时扔掉一张梅花，并用 ♠10 压过 ♠7.。

5 名玩家（共 12 名）完成了 7♠。乔纳森·戴维斯、珍·米德尔顿和迈克·里宾斯都得到了有帮助的 ♠8 首攻，而梅根·琼斯得到了梅花首攻（打得很好）。

一号桌 7♠ 丢一墩，N / S -100 二号桌 7♠ 达成，N / S +2210

莱文·阿罗尼安在这个夏天比尔国际象棋节的顶级组中获胜。这位前亚美尼亚、现美国特级大师在所有 8 场古典赛中战平，但比尔大师赛是以三项全能形式举办的，阿罗尼安的速度优势起到了决定性作用。

L 阿罗尼安 - M 布鲁鲍姆 比尔（快速赛）2026 法国古典式

捷克象棋的大希望、16, 岁的瓦茨拉夫·菲内克也给人留下了深刻印象，他在第二组“世代挑战三项全能赛”中获胜，领先中国特级大师肖同三分。此外还有一个大师公开赛，由 14 岁的德国国际大师克里斯蒂安·格洛克勒获胜，他获得了特级大师标准分。

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将白方限制在边缘（在 10.Kh1 Be7 11.b3 之后）9.f5! cxd4 (9..c4? 10.fxe6 fxe6 11.Ngs! 已经几乎是毁灭性的，且如果 11..cxd3 12.Nxe6 Qa5 13.Nxd5) 10.fxe6 fxe6 11.Nxd4! 见左侧棋盘。11..Qb6 (而非 11..Nxd4?? 12.Qh5+ g6 13.Bxg6+ hxg6 14.Qxg6+ Ke7 15.Bg5+ 获胜，甚至 11..Ncxe5? 12.Nxd5 也相当危险，因为 12..exd5? 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Bxg6+ Nxg6 15.Bg5 会给白方带来巨大的进攻机会) 12.Be3 Nxd4 13.Khl! (比 13.Qg4? Ne2+! 14.Qxe2 Qxe3+ 15.Qxe3 Bc5 更强) 13..Kd8? (13..Bc5 14.Qg4 Bb7 15.b4! Bxb4 16.Ne2 0-0-0 17.Bxd4 对黑方不利，但必须尝试) 14.Qg4 Bc5 15.b4! (夺回被牺牲的棋子) 15..Bxb4 16.Ne2 Bc5 17.Nxd4 Re8 18.Rf7 Ra7 19.Raf1 h6 20.Qh5 g5!? (如果 20...Bxd4 21.Qh4+) 21.c3! Nxe5 22.Rxa7 Qxa7 23.Qxh6! Kc7 (23..Nxd3? 败于 24.Nc6+) 24.Bxb5! (此时子力相等，且黑方的局面依然崩溃) 24..Bd7 25.Bxd7 Nxd7? 白方是如何强行突破并获胜的？

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4℃5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bd3? (通常走 7.Be3) 7...a6 (7...cxd4 8.Ne2 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Be7?! 10.Nexd4 Nc5 11.Be3 在 2025, 年圣路易斯 Sinquefield 杯的 Aronian - Sevian 对局中白方略占优势，但 8...Bc5! 要好得多) 8.0-0 b5? (8...cxd4 9.Ne2 Qb6

26.Nxe6+1 Kcs (26.....Kxe6 27.OXe6 将死) 27.NXc5 Kxe3 28.QG6+KD8 (或 28.....QGT 29.9.QAx6+KD8 30.Ne6+) 29.Nb7+Ket 30.Qd6+Kes 31.Qg6+1-0-JI 31.....Ket 32.QF7#.

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这位艺术界的超级巨星以激起争议而闻名，她曾作为精神病院的患者生活了数十年

2013年的草间弥生：她在晚年呈现出一种令人难忘的古怪形象，一名评论家刻薄地将她比作“一位八旬的罗纳德·麦当劳”

草间弥生以 97, 之龄去世，她曾是日本最成功的在世艺术家，因其高产的波点艺术作品而备受推崇，同时作为全球最著名的精神病患者而同样出名。

在始于第二次世界大战期间的职业生涯中，草间弥生曾经历过诗人、小说家、电影制作人、时装设计师和政治煽动者的不同阶段。然而，在她生命的大部分时间里，她作为一名自愿患者住在东京的一家精神病院中。该医院在顶层为她设立了一个工作室，并在她搬到附近一个更大的工作室后，继续为她提供食宿和关怀。

在那里，她身边围绕着一群助手，他们对她关于世界和平的每一句话都深信不疑，并承担了大部分工作，使她能够以大约每天一幅的速度，创作出巨大的、色彩鲜艳的丙烯画布作品（以及异域植物和动物的玻璃纤维波点雕塑）。

草间弥生的病情被诊断为“强迫性神经症”，她的艺术作品被宣传为她自幼遭受的幻觉和焦虑发作的视觉呈现。这种神经质的敏感性也延伸到了她的外貌上。在晚年，她呈现出一种令人难忘的形象：身着一件被红色和白色波点长袍淹没的衣服，嘴唇涂成与她那厚刘海假发一样鲜艳的红色，衬托出一张粉白色的脸。一位评论员刻薄地将她比作“一位八旬的罗纳德·麦当劳，或者是人类与毒蘑菇的后代”。

她的“疯狂”成为了草间弥生个人包装中不可或缺的一部分，但其结果如此圆滑（BBC Four在2014年的一篇人物特写中，在拍摄她与伦敦经销商商谈价格时，几乎没有发现任何不稳定的迹象），以至于有些人对此表示怀疑。

然而，即使是怀疑论者也不得不承认，草间弥生是一位卓越的天才——同时也是世界上最昂贵的女性艺术家之一。她大胆且色彩丰富的画布在纽约的高古轩画廊（Gagosian Gallery）和伦敦的维多利亚·米罗画廊（Victoria Miro）的零售价在数十万加元之间；2008年，一幅创作于1959年的油画在拍卖会上拍得 $5800万，创下了当时在世女性艺术家的最高纪录。在与路易威登（Louis Vuitton）达成一项利润丰厚的交易后，她标志性的波点图案出现在了手袋、巧克力、气球、毛巾、鼠标垫和沙发上。

她于 March 22 1929 出生在日本中部的松本市，是一段不幸婚姻中不被宠爱的小女儿。她的母亲是一个经营植物苗圃业务的富裕家庭的独女。她的父亲被迫随妻姓，于是通过接连出轨来报复。

草间弥生后来将她的精神疾病归咎于她的母亲，后者将对丈夫的愤怒发泄在女儿身上，对其进行殴打和嘲讽，甚至招募她作为间谍，报告父亲与情妇发生性关系的情况。她声称，这种活动导致她产生了对阴茎的恐惧症，而她试图在职业生涯的“阳具”时期通过创作来驱除这种恐惧，当时她制作了一系列覆盖着森林般各种形状和大小的疲软器官的雕塑。

草间弥生在艺术中找到了避风港，从幼年起就痴迷于绘画。她最早的一些作品是画在麻袋上的，使用了与沙子以及她在附近发现的有机材料混合的颜料。她在自传《无限网》（Infinity Net）中写道：“每当我的母亲大发雷霆时，我就躲进厕所……我画被狗啃过的阴道，以及……沾满猫粪的阴茎。”

当她的父母宣布计划将她嫁给一个她不认识的男人时，她决定永远离开家。她前往京都学习日本日本画（Nihonga），但由于厌恶教授们对精准度的痴迷以及艺术界的等级制度，她几乎不参加课程，而是专注于自己的创作。

最终，在经过数年申请相关许可后，她于1956年获准离开日本。她搬到了纽约，在那里，她凭借所谓的“无限网”（Infinity Net）系列作品获得了成功：这些巨大的画布，有的宽达30英尺，上面覆盖着网格状的图案。

在作为画家成名后，她转向雕塑创作，制作了数十万个布制阴茎，用来覆盖沙发、梯子、鞋子、抽屉柜——在其中一个案例中，她覆盖了一艘全尺寸的划艇，该作品于1963年在格特鲁德·斯泰因画廊首次展出，周围环绕着该影像的照片。到20世纪60年代初，她与克拉斯·奥尔登堡和安迪·沃霍尔共同参展，并影响了他们两人；她后来指责沃霍尔窃取了她的一些创意。

当嬉皮士时代开始时，草间弥生热情地投身其中。她招募了一支由年轻男同性恋者组成的名为“草间舞蹈队”的队伍，在受邀的记者观众面前组织裸体“偶发艺术”（happenings）活动——在舞者们狂乱地扭动时，她会在他们身上涂满波点，直到纽约市警察局（NYPD）赶到并将其驱散。

这些活动的借口通常是政治性的——抗议越南战争，并为性解放而奔走。1969年在现代艺术博物馆组织的一场“唤醒死者的盛大狂欢”是为了抗议博物馆馆藏中死掉的艺术家数量过多，活动以仪式性地抚慰一座马约尔（Maillol）的裸体雕像而告终。

在引起轰动的鼓舞下，草间弥生开始拓展领域。她成立了一家名为“草间时尚”（Kusama Fashions）的企业，设计了在胸部和臀部剪洞以裸露皮肤的连衣裙，以及一件可由两名男子共用的“同性恋婚纱”。她与一家出版公司签约，并以自己的名字命名了一份名为《草间的狂欢》（Kusama’s Orgy）的双周刊小报。

1968年，在给“我的英雄，理查德·M·尼克松”的一封公开信中，她提出如果总统能结束越南战争，她愿意将自己献给总统，并在他与她的身体上涂满波点，因为“真理写在球体之中，我将用它们深情地、抚慰地装饰你坚硬的男性躯体。温柔地！温柔地！亲爱的理查德。平息你男人的战斗精神吧。”他没有回复。

事实上，草间弥生本人从未参与过自由恋爱运动。她在纽约时期的唯一一段长期关系是与约瑟夫·康奈尔（Joseph Cornell）之间，后者是一位与年迈母亲同住的中年综合材料艺术家。“对我来说，这是一段理想的关系，”她回忆道，“我厌恶性爱，而他阳痿，所以我们非常合适。”

草间弥生对公众关注看似永不满足的渴望最终引发了反弹。艺术界的许多老友抛弃了她，他们对她陷入贪婪的自我推销感到震惊。

与此同时，在关于狂欢活动的传闻传回她的父母耳中后，他们决定停止给她生活费。

起初，她对他们的不认可不以为意，但在康奈尔于1972年去世后，她的精神状态恶化，她回到了日本，原以为只是临时停留，随后精神崩溃，最终于1977年入住东京的诚和医院（Seiwa Hospital）。

在那里，她开始创作充满暴力的小说和诗歌，这些作品赢得了奖项，并在日本获得了一批狂热的追随者，随后她开始创作新的艺术品，所有东西都覆盖着波点。

渐渐地，她早期的作品得到了重新评估。英国和美国举办了重要的展览，她并在1993年代表日本参加了威尼斯双年展。2012年，艺术界在泰特现代美术馆举办了一场大型展览以向她致敬。

2024年，她在维多利亚·米罗画廊（Victoria Miro）举办了名为“我每天祈求爱”（Every Day I Pray for Love）的个展，其中包括《无限镜屋——由球形心脏描述的美》（Infinity Mirrored Room - Beauty Described by a Spherical Heart），并重新审视了她1966年的两件作品——《无限镜屋——永恒的爱》（Infinity Mirrored Room - Love Forever）和《水仙花园》（Narcissus Garden）。该展览在六边形空间中悬挂了镜像球体，并伴有彩色LED灯的律动，延续了草间弥生对“自我消融”的探索。

草间弥生精神疾病的起因、发作及其与艺术之间的联系一直是一个模糊的话题，有时似乎她自己也无法分辨疾病在何处结束，而构建的人格又从何处开始。

更令问题复杂化的是，据报道她有修改艺术作品以符合其人生故事公认叙事的习惯。据说她通过添加波点来篡改早期的绘画作品；在20世纪80年代，她创作了一些模仿早期《无限网》（Infinity Net）系列的画作，并签名标注日期为“60”或“61”，直到她的代理商发现此事并通知各大拍卖行后，她才停止这种做法。

尽管取得了成功，草间弥生依然保持着一种令人心疼的不安全感，在孩童般的自恋（期间她习惯于将自己比作上帝）与极度恐惧的不确定感（期间她会拼命寻求周围所有人的肯定）之间摇摆。

草间弥生，出生于1929年3月22日，逝世于2026年8月14日。

克劳斯-迈克尔·库内：企业家、慈善家，曾是德国最富有的人

克劳斯-迈克尔·库内（KLAUS-MICHAEL KUHNE）逝世，享年 89 岁。他曾是德国最富有的人，也是欧洲最具影响力的商人之一。他领导着家族的运输帝国库内-纳格尔（Kühne & Nagel），并且是航运公司哈帕格-劳埃德（Hapag-Lloyd）和航空公司汉莎航空（Lufthansa）的大股东。他也是家乡汉堡市著名的慈善家，但从未摆脱其先辈纳粹过去的阴影。

库内-纳格尔是一家全球性的陆、海、空货运综合企业，拥有 88,000 名员工，年营收 220 亿英镑 billion，其卡车品牌在英国高速公路和欧洲主要干道上随处可见。

该公司由克劳斯-迈克尔的祖父奥古斯特·库内（August Kühne）于 1890 年在不来梅共同创立，最初是一家货运代理公司。在 20 世纪之交，该公司迁至汉堡，并在奥古斯特去世后由其儿子阿尔弗雷德（Alfred）和维尔纳（Werner）推动发展。

作为纳粹党成员，这对兄弟排挤了他们的犹太合伙人阿道夫·马斯（Adolf Maass，死于奥斯威辛集中营），并为德国的战争努力提供了广泛支持，包括为 M-Aktion 机构提供垄断运输服务，该机构洗劫了 70,000 名荷兰、法国和比利时犹太人的住宅。战后与盟军的合作使公司得以再次繁荣，并在 20 世纪 50 年代建立了国际影响力。

克劳斯-迈克尔·库内在完成银行学徒培训后加入公司，于 1966 年成为总经理，并带头在欧洲和远东地区进行扩张。他从 1975 年起担任首席执行官，公司称其为“一位远见卓识的伟大企业家，对全球物流和贸易的关注程度无人能及”。他担任监事会主席直至 2011 年，之后一直担任名誉主席和控股股东，直至去世。

克劳斯-迈克尔·库内 2 1937 年 6 月 2 日出生于汉堡，是阿尔弗雷德及其出生于阿根廷的妻子梅赛德斯（Mercedes，原姓 Greef）的独生子。高中毕业后，他在 Münchmeyer & Co. 私人银行公司担任了两年的实习生。

2008 年，库内将其部分私人财产投入到一个财团中，以救援全球最大的集装箱航运公司之一的哈帕格-劳埃德，使其免于被外国收购并保留其在汉堡的基地；随后他将持股比例增加到 30%。他还收购了汉莎航空 20% 的股份，成为最大的个人股东。

被指淡化家族企业的纳粹关联

库内-纳格尔比许多其他领先的德国企业花更长时间才在面对其与纳粹政权的联系时接近坦诚，最终在 2015 年承认其“必须在黑暗和困难的时期维持生存”。据称，在研究人员拒绝删除关于战争活动的章节后，克劳斯-迈克尔压制了一项他为公司成立 125 周年而委托开展的研究。

2022 年，他含蓄地表示：“在某个时间点，事情必须被留在身后。这是我的基本态度。从那时发生的事情中吸取教训很重要。”

库内家族在 20 世纪 70 年代中期将公司的国际总部及其个人住所迁至瑞士的小镇辛德莱格（Schindellegi），部分原因是出于税务考虑，据报道还因为阿尔弗雷德（死于 1981 年）热爱瑞士。

但克劳斯-迈克尔依然致力于回馈汉堡，尽管他去年承诺捐赠 €3.4 亿 用于建设一座新歌剧院，但这引发了人们的指责，称他试图“洗白”家族的过去。

他还是汉堡体育俱乐部（Hamburger SV）的终身支持者，这家德甲足球俱乐部的主场大众公园球场（Volksparkstadion）的原名恢复权是由他购买的。

他的妻子克里斯蒂娜（Christine，两人于 1989 年结婚）在世。他们没有子女，其 €440 亿加元 的财产将移交给他的慈善基金会。

克劳斯-迈克尔·库内，出生于 2 1937 年 6 月 2 日，逝世于 24 2026 年 8 月 24 日。

约翰·加尼尔准将爵士（Rear-Admiral Sir John Garnier）

曾乘坐“不列颠号”皇家游艇从亚丁撤离数百名平民的皇家游艇旗舰官

约翰·加尼尔爵士（Sir John Garnier）海军少将近日逝世，享年 92 岁。他在担任皇家游艇旗舰官、乘坐“不列颠号”（HMY Britannia）前往新西兰途中，从亚丁的内战中营救了一千多名平民。作为伊丽莎白二世女王的侍从，他极其谨慎。

1986 年 1 月，加尼尔乘坐“不列颠号”前往新西兰，为皇家访问做准备，行程过半时，亚丁爆发了敌对马克思主义派系之间的内战，他接到指令改变航向。随后展开的是“巴尔萨克行动”（Operation Balsac），期间“不列颠号”与同样在近海海域的苏联和法国军舰谨慎协作。

这次行动并不顺利。加尼尔被禁止在未经许可的情况下进入也门领海或与岸上任何人交谈，但他通过耐心、魅力以及他所谓的“温和压力”绕过了这些限制——这些沟通主要通过 VHF 无线电与当地港口官员亚法伊船长（Captain Yafai）进行，加尼尔对他产生了持久的敬意。

由于炮弹落在机场且发现坦克在推进，派往科尔马克萨尔（Khormaksar）海滩的船只被两次撤回；在津吉巴尔（Zinjibar），之所以能在漆黑一片、毫无特征的海岸线上找到 209 名撤离者，仅仅是因为“朱庇特”号（Jupiter）护卫舰在海滩上停了两辆开着大灯的吉普车。

在小亚丁（Little Aden），经过数日的谈判，数百名难民在紧张的也门军队眼皮底下被船只接走。最后撤离的人之一是一名正在度假的伦敦巴士司机。

在行动初期，加尼尔意识到由于巨浪导致从开放海滩登船极其危险，因此选择性撤离是不可能且不人道的：在英国船只营救的 1,082 人中，涵盖了约 55 个国籍。当他向位于诺斯伍德（Northwood）的舰队总部询问关于撤离者消毒的建议时，收到的回复开头是：“我们也在抓耳挠腮……”

“不列颠号”的皇家套房清除了平日的华丽装饰，充当宿舍，而餐厅则变成了伤员救护站。当“不列颠号”最终在皇家海军陆战队军乐队演奏《希望与光荣之国》（Land of Hope and Glory）的伴奏下停靠在吉布提时，码头上的《泰晤士报》记者记录到，那些从未想过会对看到英国海军旗（White Ensign）如此欣喜的撤离者中，“许多人哽咽了，眼中含泪”。

加尼尔极其厌恶被捧为英雄，同样厌恶接受采访，他将整件事简单地归结为履行职责。“不列颠号”随后恢复前往新西兰的航程，且没有耽误皇家家庭行程中的哪怕一个小时。他以令海军自豪的表现结束了“巴尔萨克行动”，但在余生中，他一直对人们为何对此大惊小怪感到略微困惑。正如当时担任公共关系主任的盖伊·利亚德（Guy Liardet）海军少将所评论的那样：“他们还指望海军能做什么？”

约翰·加尼尔于 1934 年 3 月 10 日出生在赫梅尔海姆斯特德（Hemel Hempstead），是托马斯·弗农·加尼尔牧师（Rev Thomas Vernon Garnier）三个孩子中最小的一个。其父是诺福克郡科尔基克（Colkirk）的教区长，且出身于一个在 1685 年《南特敕令》被废除后抵达英国的法国新教家庭。

约翰六岁时父亲去世，由母亲独自抚养家庭。儿子在村庄庆典上赢得了一头小猪并用自行车篮子把它带回家，这让母亲的任务变得更加艰巨。这头猪被当作宠物养，直到它长得太大，以至于无法再维持情感纽带——于是年幼的加尼尔展现出了早期的谈判天赋（这一天赋在 40 年后也门近海时对他大有裨益），他将猪以小幅盈利卖回给了农民。

他在伯克汉斯特德学校就读，16岁离开该校进入达特茅斯的不列颠皇家海军学院。1956年和1957, 他曾作为年轻军官在皇家游艇上服役，期间在苏伊士危机期间曾短暂担任潜艇补给舰“泰恩号”的水手长，并于1958年专攻航海学。

从1962年到1965年，他担任女王的海军侍从，这是他职业生涯中多次担任皇家任命职务的开始。关于这些职务，他几乎绝口不提——这让一名试图从他口中挖掘轶事的《每日邮报》记者感到相当沮丧，后者为此浪费了三个小时却一无所获。用他自己的话来说，他表现得“尽可能地循规蹈矩”。几十年后，当被追问是否曾在海军中被称为“sod's opera”（船员音乐会）的演出中穿过女装时，他依然如此缄默。

他曾指挥护卫舰“邓达斯号”（1968-69年）和“密涅瓦号”（1972-73年）；后一次任职期间，威尔士亲王就在初级军官之列，而船员们回忆起他们的舰长时，认为在他的领导下，他们即使在没有一句抱怨的情况下“发起冲锋”也在所不惜。

他曾指挥驱逐舰“伦敦号”（1980–81年），并在1982年担任海军作战与贸易主管期间，发出了启动福克兰群岛特遣队的信号，随后协助组建该部队，其中包括从贸易航线征调的45艘商船。他在福克兰群岛的荣誉名单中被授予CBE。

1985, 他被晋升为少将，并作为皇家游艇旗舰官指挥“不列颠号”，直至1990, 从海军退休，此时他已被授予KCVO。1988, 他被任命为女王的额外侍从，这一角色他一直担任到女王去世。从1991年到1995年，他担任亚历山德拉公主的私人秘书兼管家，从而完成了与皇室长达四十年的关联——而关于这一点，他从未向外界透露过一个字。

退休后，他在多塞特郡索恩福德的本伯里农场生活，在那里，他为标志着其海军生涯的纪律性和沉稳执行力找到了新的发挥空间。他担任舍本女子学校校董19年，且从1996年起在叶维尔和舍本的撒玛利亚会（Samaritans）服务了近二十年，包括在支持盖斯马什监狱（HMP Guys Marsh）“倾听者”计划的分支团队中工作。

他的基督教信仰一直存在，并在晚年显著加深；他是索恩福德圣玛丽-马格达莱娜教堂的活跃成员，他与妻子在那里主持了约20年的“静谧花园”日活动。2011年，他协助组织了一场圣经《钦定版》的接力朗诵活动，以纪念其发行400周年——这次调度工作与组织亚丁撤离行动颇为相似，只不过枪炮声少得多。

他相貌英俊且始终衣着整洁，为人温和，幽默且毫无刻薄之色，且极其谨慎，以至于他的家人有时都难以确定他在40年的海军服役生涯中具体做了什么，直到关于亚丁的细节在很久之后才被揭晓。

1966, 除夕，他与乔安娜·简·“多迪”·卡德伯里结婚，此前一次远东任职使婚礼推迟了近一年。她与他们的三个孩子在世。

约翰·加尼尔爵士少将，出生于 March 10 1934, 逝世于 July 31 2026

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电台选择

Intrigue: A 9 / 11 Story Radio 4, 1.45pm

在下周 9 月 11 日恐怖袭击 25 周年纪念日之前，在这部引人入胜的 10 集

1

6.00am 1's Live Lounge 10.00 1's Live Lounge 2.00pm 1's Live Lounge 6.00 1 at Reading and Leeds Festival 1.00am 1's Power Down Playlist with Sian Eleri 2.00 1 Anthems 4.00 1 Pop Anthems 5.00 - 6.58am 1 Early Breakfast with Dean McCullough

RADIO 2 FM 88-90.2MHZ

6.30am The OJ Borg Breakfast Show 9.30 Gary Davies 12.00 Tony Blackburn's Sounds of Soul 3.00pm Mark Goodier's Most Played – The Billion Streamers. 涵盖从哈里·斯泰尔斯（Harry Styles）到拥有最长英国排行榜运行时间的十亿级播放量歌手的最热门流媒体曲目 6.00 Lewis Capaldi's Ultimate Scottish Playlist。这位歌手将分享陪伴他人生旅程的曲目 7.00 Edith Bowman's Shiny Happy Playlist。代班主持 Jo Whiley 7.30 Edith Bowman, Edith Bowman 代班主持 Jo Whiley 9.00 The Blues Show with Shaun Keaveny 10.00 The Good Groove with Melvin Odoom 12.00 Connor Phillips 3.00am Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay 4.00 - 6.30am Jason Mohammad

6.30am Breakfast 9.30 Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday 11.00 3's Proms Marathon Monday 1.00pm 3's 2.15 3's 3.45 3's 5.15 3's 7.00 BBC 2026. 一场以艾伦·门肯（Alan Menken）为迪士尼电影创作的音乐为特色的音乐会 9.30 Classical Mixtape。一段音乐序列 10.00 Night Tracks。包含 Kristine Tjøgersen 和 Arooj Aftab 的音乐，以及系列记者 Jane McMullen 询问为什么这么多受害者的悲痛朋友、家人和爱人表示他们仍在为揭开真相而奋斗。调查关于一个

Messiaen 11.30 'Round Midnight 12.30 - 6.30am Through the Night

4 FM 92.4-94.6MHZ; LW 198KHZ

6.00am Today 9.00 The Great Crime Mystery 9.30 How Did We Get Here: No World Order 10.00 Woman's Hour 11.00 All Kinds of Minds 11.45 You Do Not Have to Say Anything 12.00 News 12.04pm You and Yours。Winifred Robinson 主持的消费者事务节目 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World at One。Adam Fleming 主持的时事节目 1.45 A 9 / 11 Story。新系列。关于 9 月 11 日袭击事件的个人故事 2.00 The Archers。Fallon 感到格格不入 2.15 Fags, Mags and Bags。Bishop Briggs 陷入信仰危机 2.45 New Storytellers。抽屉底部保存的一件 T 恤的阴暗意义 3.00 Great Lives。Ruby Tandoh 选择了《红墙》（Redwall）系列作者 Brian Jacques 3.30 You're Dead to Me。中世纪韩国的高丽和朝鲜王朝 4.00 The Dictators' Survival Guide。探讨中国最高级别将领失踪的原因 4.30 Soul Music。《I Will Always Love You》的故事 5.00 PM. News

headlines with Nick Eardley 5.57 Weather 6.00 Six O'Clock News 6.30 Unspeakable。新系列。Phil Wang 和 Susie Dent 挑战嘉宾创建一本新词典 7.00 The Archers。Alan 失去耐心 7.15 Front Row。Samira Ahmed 和嘉宾探讨英国电视的起源 8.00 The Briefing Room 8.30 BBC Inside Science 9.00 The Great Crime Mystery 9.30 How Did We Get Here: No World Order 9.59 Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: A Working Mother 11.00 There's Something I Need to Tell You 11.30 Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares 12.00 News and Weather 12.30am You Do Not Have to Say Anything 12.48 Shipping Forecast 1.00 As World Service 5.00 News Summary 5.04 The Dictators' Survival 故事核心的掩盖行为，她调查了一名被指控帮助两名劫机者的男子，并揭露了美国和沙特政府所拥有的

Guide 5.32 Weather 5.34 Shipping Forecast 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45 - 6.00am Farming Today

5 LIVE MW 693 & 909KHZ

6.00am 5 Live Breakfast 9.00 Nicky Campbell 11.00 Naga Munchetty 2.00pm Nick Watt 4.00 5 Drive 7.00 5 Sport: The Night Club。Mark Chapman 和嘉宾讨论周末的足球赛 9.00 5 Sport: 5 Cricket。Mark Chapman 和嘉宾分析英格兰与巴基斯坦之间的第二场测试赛 10.00 Gordon Smart 1.00am Dotun Adebayo 5.00 - 6.00am Wake Up to Money

CLASSIC FM FM 99.9-101.9MHZ

6.30am Gareth Malone 主持的 Classic 早餐节目 9.00 Gareth Malone 主持的 名人堂时间 10.00 Aled Jones 主持的 2026 年 电影音乐名人堂 1.00pm Margherita Taylor 主持的 2026 年 电影音乐名人堂 4.00 Jonathan Ross 主持的 2026 年 电影音乐名人堂 7.00 Zeb Soanes 主持的 惬意之夜 10.00 宁静经典 1.00am Bill Overton 4.00 - 6.30am 早早早餐

WORLD SERVICE 仅限数字频道

8.00am 新闻 8.06 访谈 8.30 商业日报 8.50 见证 历史 9.00 新闻室 9.30 CrowdScience 10.00 新闻 10.06 历史时间 11.00 新闻室 11.30 全球故事 12.00 新闻 12.06pm 展望 12.50 见证 历史 1.00 新闻室 1.30 对话 2.00 新闻小时 3.00 新闻 3.06 访谈 3.30 商业日报 3.50 世界商业 快讯 4.00 BBC OS 6.00 新闻

多年来一直努力保守秘密。Proms 马拉松周一（Radio 3, 从 9.30am 开始）将回顾今年迄今为止 Proms 的精彩部分。

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6.06 展望 6.50 见证历史 7.00 新闻室 7.30 今日体育 8.00 新闻 8.06 来自我们的 特派记者 8.30 发现 9.00 新闻小时 10.00 新闻 10.06 访谈 10.30 对话 11.00 新闻室 11.30 世界 商业报告 12.00 新闻 12.06am 历史时间 1.00 新闻室 1.30 全球故事 2.00 新闻室 2.30 任务 3.00 新闻 3.06 展望 3.50 见证 历史 4.00 新闻室 4.30 录音室 5.00 - 8.00am 新闻日

RADIO 4 EXTRA 仅限数字频道

6.00am 五条红鲱鱼 6.30 杀死法老！ 7.00 约翰和托尼的冒险 7.30 爸爸军队 8.00 55 岁及以上 8.30 冲刷 8.45 临近 9.00 只要一分钟 9.30 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 约翰和托尼的冒险 12.30pm 爸爸军队 1.00 55 岁及以上 1.30 冲刷 1.45 临近 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 约翰和托尼的冒险 6.30 爸爸军队 7.00 55 岁及以上 7.30 冲刷 7.45 临近 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 只要一分钟 10.30 真正、疯狂的布莱切利 10.45 当时，当时，当时 11.00 人民已发声 11.30 内部圈子 12.00 自然之声

12.30am 穷途末路辩论者 1.00 五条红鲱鱼 1.30 杀死法老！ 2.00 约翰和托尼的冒险 2.30 爸爸军队 3.00 55 岁及以上 3.30 冲刷 3.45 临近 4.00 引述——反引述 4.30 特雷弗的体育世界 5.00 - 6.00am 带着爱给先生

Channel 4

6.30 am 奎恩之王 (AD) (R) (S) 6.55 奎恩之王 (AD) (R) (S) 7.20 奎恩之王 () (R) (S) 7.45 每个人都爱雷蒙德 () (R) (S) 8.10 每个人都爱 雷蒙德 () (R) (S) 8.40 每个人都爱雷蒙德 () (R) (S) 9.10 弗雷泽 () (R) (S) 10.10 弗雷泽 () (R) (S) 10.40 弗雷泽 () (R) (S) 11.10 拉姆齐的 24 小时 地狱往返 () (R) (S)

12.05 pm 寻找、修复、出售 () (R) (S) 1.05 大宅赠送 (R) (S) 2.10 倒计时 (S)

Kirstie 和 Phil 的 Love It or List It

7.00 Channel 4 News (S)

7.30 Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds 回顾位于斯托克和纽卡斯尔的房屋 (AD) (R) (S)

8.00 Fred's Ultimate Hotels 新剧集。Fred Sirieix 采访全球最壮观酒店背后的工作人员 (AD) (S)

9.00 24 Hours in A&E 一名患者的肺部可能有血栓 (AD) (S)

10.00 Love Cheats 一名利用悲剧故事诱骗受害者的骗子 (AD) (S)

11.05 The Murder Detective 12.05am The Murder Detective 12.55 The Murder Detective 1.55 Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives 2.50 电影：《Sick of Myself》(2023) 由 Kristine Kujath Thorp 主演的挪威剧情片 4.25 Kirstie's House of Craft 4.40 Hollyoaks Omnibus 5.50 - 6.30am Countdown

Channel 5

6.00 am Milkshake! 9.00 Entertainment News on 5 (S) 9.15 Jeremy Vine (S) 11.30 Storm & Alexis (S)

12.30 pm 斯诺克现场直播：British Open 2026 第一日午后场次报道 (S)

5.30 Motorhoming with Merton & Webster (R) (S)

6.25 5 News with Dan Walker (S) 6.30 Britain's Greatest Bridges (R) (S) 6.45 斯诺克现场直播：British Open 2026 第一日晚间场次报道 (S)

Live Snooker: British Open 2026

8.00 Street Cops: Catching the Yobs 警员试图寻找与砍刀事件有关的青少年。本系列最后一集 (S)

9.00 Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law 调查人员追踪一名涉嫌惯犯的逃票者 (S)

10.00 Police: Suspect No 1 (R) (S) 11.05 Traffic Cops 12.05am Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders 1.30 Cruise TV with LoveitBookit 2.30 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 3.20 Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles 4.15 Jane McDonald's Yorkshire: No Place Like Home 5.00 Entertainment News on 5 5.15 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 5.25 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 5.35 Paw Patrol 5.50 - 6.00am Mixmups

Sky Arts

FV 36 FS 143 SKY 822 VIRGIN 123

6.00 am Musical Masterpieces (S) 7.00 Battle of the Irish Dancers (S) 8.00 Artist of the Year: Masterclass (AD) (S) 8.30 Artist of the Year: Masterclass (AD) (S) 9.00 Tales of the Unexpected (S) 9.30 Tales of the Unexpected (S) 10.00 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (S) 10.30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (S) 11.00 Discovering Charles Laughter (S)

12.00 电影：《The African Queen》(1951) 由 Humphrey Bogart 和 Katharine Hepburn 主演的浪漫冒险片 (S)

2.00 pm André Rieu in Dublin (S) 4.30 André Rieu: Live in Maastricht III (S)

The African Queen The Brokenwood Mysteries

7.00 电影：《Six Minutes to Midnight》(2020) 由 Judi Dench 主演的惊悚片 (AD) (S)

9.00 Tea with Judi Dench Featuring Sir Ian McKellen 这位女演员在家中接待了她的挚友 (AD) (S)

10.00 Discovering: Ian McKellen 探讨这位英国演员的生活与职业生涯 (AD) (S)

11.00 André Rieu: Live in Bahrain 12.30am Kinky Boots 2.40 Art Traffickers: Treasures Stolen from the Tombs 3.40 National Trust: National Treasures 5.00 - 6.00am Inside Art: Bristol Street Art at M Shed

U&Drama

FV 20 FS 158 SKY 143 VIRGIN 116

6.00 am 电视购物 7.30 《比尔》(S) 8.25 《医生》(S) 9.00 《医生》(S) 9.35 经典版《霍比城市》(S) 10.55 《伤员》(AD) (S) 11.55 《比尔》(S) 12.55 pm 经典版《东区东街》(S) 1.35 经典版《东区东街》(S) 2.15 经典版《邻居》(S) 2.45 经典版《邻居》(S) 3.15 《惠特斯特布尔之珠》(AD) (S) 4.15 《王国》(S) 5.20 《岁月如梭》(S) 6.00 《夏日之末》(S) 6.40 《夏日之末》(S)

7.20 《夏日之末》西摩自愿担任驾驶教练 (S)

8.00 《布罗肯伍德谜案》布罗肯伍德农业展负责人乘坐幽灵火车后死亡 () (S)

10.00 《新技巧》团队调查一起未破获的色情作家谋杀案 () (S)

FV Freeview FS Freesat () 语音描述 (R) 重播 (S) 字幕 (SL) 视觉手语翻译

11.20 《铜警》 12.20am 《洛夫乔伊》 1.30 《博尼法斯修女谜案》 2.35 《切尔西侦探》 3.25 《同类之鸟》 4.00 - 6.00am 电视购物

Talking Pictures TV

FV 82 FS 306 SKY 324 VIRGIN 445

6.00 am 《万力钳》(S) 6.35 电影：《都柏林噩梦》(1958, 黑白) 由威廉·西尔维斯特主演的犯罪惊悚片 (S) 7.50 电影：《紧急情况》(1962, 黑白) 由格林·休斯顿主演的剧情片 (S) 9.05 《加冕集市日》 9.10 电影：《危险归途》(1951, 黑白) 由罗娜·安德森主演的悬疑片 (S) 10.30 《Z警车》(S) 11.35 电影：《挪用者》(1954, 黑白) 由查尔斯·维克多主演的犯罪剧情片 (S)

1.00 《狮心理查》(S) 1.35 电影：《十月之男》(1947, 黑白) 由约翰·米尔斯主演的心理惊悚片 (S)

3.25 《苏格兰场》

6.40 皮特·默里带您游诺丁汉 (S)

《十月之男》

7.00 《影像侦探》一部拍摄于法国南部的家庭电影短片 (S)

8.00 《迈格雷》一名年轻的妓女在巴黎的一栋豪华公寓内被杀

9.50 电影：《波萨利诺公司》(1974) 由阿兰·德龙主演的法国黑帮惊悚片

12.00 电影：《孟买绞杀者》(1959, 黑白) 由盖伊·罗尔夫主演的历史冒险片 1.40am 电影：《节拍女孩》(1960, 黑白) 由吉莉安·希尔斯主演的剧情片 3.25 《黑色电影》 4.25 《面纱》 5.00 - 6.00am 《联合国特工》

Film4

FV 14 FS 300 SKY 855 VIRGIN 428 11.00 am 电影：《哈维》(1950, 黑白) 由詹姆斯·斯图尔特主演的喜剧片 (S) 1.10 pm 电影：《中途岛》(2019) 由埃德·斯克林主演的第二次世界大战剧情片 () (S) 3.50 电影：《修女也疯狂 2》(1993) 由乌比·戈德堡主演的喜剧续集 () (S)

《泰坦尼克号》

6.00 电影：《泰坦尼克号》(1997) 一名社交名媛在邮轮不幸的航程中爱上了一名穷画家。由凯特·温斯莱特和莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥主演的詹姆斯·卡梅隆奥斯卡获奖浪漫剧情片 () (S)

9.45 电影：《驱车玩偶》(2024) 两名女性在公路旅行中与一群笨拙的罪犯相遇。由玛格丽特·夸利和杰拉尔丁·维斯瓦纳森主演的动作喜剧片 (S)

11.30 电影：《卡罗尔》(2015) 由凯特·布兰切特和鲁妮·玛拉主演的浪漫剧情片 1.50 - 4.00am 电影：《普罗克西马》(2019) 由伊娃·格林和马特·狄龙主演的科幻剧情片

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FV 9 FS 173 SKY 116 VIRGIN 108 7.00 pm 《铁路建筑学》 7.45 《飞行园丁》 8.00 《考古学：秘密历史》 9.00 《大师》(Mastermind)：1977。专业科目包括但丁·加百列·罗塞蒂和弗朗西斯·德雷克 9.30 《我的虚张声势》(Call My Bluff) 10.00 《接近维米尔》 11.20 《图坦卡蒙：揭开真相》 12.20 am 《自然与我们：艺术史》 1.20 《飞行园丁》 1.35 《接近维米尔》 2.50 - 3.50am 《考古学：秘密历史》

U&Dave

11.25am 《加文与斯泰西》(Gavin & Stacey) 2.40pm 《莫蒂默与怀特豪斯：垂钓之旅》(Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing) 4.00 《毛刷骑手：英国之最》(Hairy Bikers' Best of British) 5.00 《里克·斯坦的墨西哥之旅》(Rick Stein's Road to Mexico) 7.00 《莫蒂默与怀特豪斯：垂钓之旅》(Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing) 8.20 《你会对我撒谎吗？未播片段》(Would I Lie to You? The Unseen Bits) 9.00 《我有更多新闻给你吗》(Have I Got a Bit More News for You) 10.00 《QI XL》 11.00 《任务大师》(Taskmaster) 12.00 《嘲讽本周》(Mock the Week) 12.40am 《你会对我撒谎吗？圣诞特辑》(Would I Lie to You? At Christmas) 1.20 《你会对我撒谎吗？未播片段》(Would I Lie to You? The Unseen Bits) 2.00 《QI XL》 3.00 《理查德·奥斯曼的游戏屋》(Richard Osman's House of Games) 3.30-4.00am 《公园与娱乐》(Parks and Recreation)

ITV2

10.15am 电影：《克鲁德一家》(The Croods, 2013) 动画喜剧，尼古拉斯·凯奇配音 12.10pm 《交易或不交易》(Deal or No Deal) 1.10 《超市大扫货》(Supermarket Sweep) 2.10 《幸运轮盘》(Wheel of Fortune) 3.10 《埃塞克斯唯一的方式》(The Only Way Is Essex) 4.10 电影：《功夫熊猫》(Kung Fu Panda, 2008) 动画喜剧，杰克·布莱克配音 6.00 《名人猜词》(Celebrity Catchphrase) 7.00 《幸运轮盘》(Wheel of Fortune)。Mubeen、Emma 和 Paddy 正面对决 8.00 《$1 \%$俱乐部》(The $1 \%$ Club) 9.00 《埃塞克斯唯一的方式》(The Only Way Is Essex)。Jonnie 因与 Dani 的关系而与 Freddie 发生紧张冲突 10.00 《格里芬一家》(Family Guy) 11.35 《美国老爹！》(American Dad!) 12.35am 《鲍勃的大汉堡》(Bob's Burgers) 1.30 《平民》(Plebs) 1.55 《深度伪造邻居战争》(Deep Fake Neighbour Wars) 2.20 《与ITV一起放松》(Unwind with ITV) 3.00-6.00am 电视购物

ITV3

FV 10 FS 115 SKY 119 VIRGIN 117

11.30 am 《心跳》(Heartbeat) 12.35 pm 《心跳》(Heartbeat) 1.35 《谜案集》(Midsomer Murders) 3.35 《经典艾默代尔》(Classic Emmerdale) 4.05 《经典艾默代尔》(Classic Emmerdale) 4.40 《经典加冕街》(Classic Coronation Street) 5.15 《经典加冕街》(Classic Coronation Street) 5.50 《心跳》(Heartbeat) 6.55 《心跳》(Heartbeat) 8.00 《谜案集》(Midsomer Murders)。一名音乐节表演者被杀，一把无价的小提琴被盗 10.00 《刘易斯》(Lewis) 11.50 《阿加莎·克里斯蒂的波洛》(Agatha Christie's Poirot) 2.00 am 《乔治与米尔德里德》(George and Mildred) 2.30 - 6.00am 电视购物

Challenge

正午 《谎言之桥》(Bridge of Lies) 3.00pm 《追逐》(The Chase) 4.00 《名人古董公路旅行》(Celebrity Antiques Road Trip) 5.15 《全星家庭财富》(All Star Family Fortunes) 6.00 《现金陷阱》(Cash Trapped) 7.00 《追逐：名人特辑》(The Chase Celebrity Special) 8.00 The 10.00 名人特辑 11.00 《牛眼》(Bullseye) 12.00 《谎言之桥》(Bridge of Lies) 1.00am The 2.00 名人特辑 3.00-4.00am The

Quest

正午 《棚屋与埋藏》(Shed and Buried) 12.30pm 《棚屋与埋藏：经典直升机》(Shed and Buried: Classic Helicopter) 2.30 : 经典汽车 3.30 4.00 : 经典汽车 5.00 《约克郡拍卖行》(The Yorkshire Auction House) 7.00 《古董公路旅行》(Antiques Road Trip) 8.00 : 经典汽车 9.00 《安特·安斯特德：天生机械师》(Ant Anstead: Born Mechanic) 10.00 《MotoGP 精彩回顾》(MotoGP Highlights) 11.00 《BSB 精彩回顾》(BSB Highlights) 12.00 《他们是怎么做到的？》(How Do They Do It?) 1.00am 《搜救猎人》(Salvage Hunters) 3.00-4.00am 《搜救猎人：修复者》(Salvage Hunters: The Restorers)

Discovery

正午 《离网建筑》(Building Off the Grid) 1.00pm 《杰夫医生：落基山兽医》(Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet) 3.00 《制造过程》(How It's Made) 5.00 《阿拉斯加：家园救援》(Alaska: Homestead Rescue) 7.00 《轮毂交易员》(Wheeler Dealers) 8.00 《安特·安斯特德：大师级机械师》(Ant Anstead Master Mechanic) 9.00

ITV4

FV 26 FS 117 SKY 120 VIRGIN 118

11.25 am 《马格南，私家侦探》(Magnum, PI) 12.30 pm 《马格南，私家侦探》(Magnum, PI) 1.30 《福尔摩斯回忆录》(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes) 2.40 《布恩》(Boon) 3.45 《霍恩布洛尔》(Hornblower) 5.50 电影：《罗宾汉：盗贼王子》(Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991) 动作冒险片，凯文·科斯特纳主演 9.00 电影：《一把炸药》(A Fistful of Dynamite, 1971) 意大利西部片，罗德·斯泰格和詹姆斯·科本主演 12.15 am 《迷失》(Lost) 1.00 《迷失》(Lost) 1.50 《英国赛车运动》(Motorsport UK) 2.45 《与ITV一起放松》(Unwind with ITV) 3.00 - 6.00am 电视购物

《缅因州木屋大师》(Maine Cabin Masters) 10.00 《离网建筑》(Building Off the Grid) 11.00 《探险档案》(Expedition Files) 12.00 《最危险的渔夫》(Deadliest Catch) 1.00am 《缅因州木屋大师》(Maine Cabin Masters) 2.00 《离网建筑》(Building Off the Grid) 3.00-4.00am 《黄金潜水员》(Gold Divers)

PBS America

11.55am 《大火：重建之城》(The Great Fire: A City Rebuilt) 1.00pm 《大火：伦敦之焚》(The Great Fire: London Burns) 2.00 《大火：死亡与毁灭》(The Great Fire: Death and Destruction) 3.05 《大火：重建之城》(The Great Fire: A City Rebuilt) 4.05 《不可能的和平》(Impossible Peace) 1.10am 《风化：地球之极》(Weathered: Earth's Extremes) 2.00-6.00am 电视购物

Sky History

正午 《古代外星人》(Ancient Aliens) 1.00pm 《解密档案》(Secrets Declassified)，大卫·杜科夫尼主持 2.55 《克努特：维京皇帝》(Knut: The Viking Emperor) 7.30 《纹身师之子：奥斯威辛之旅》(The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz) 9.00 《解密档案》(Secrets Declassified)，大卫·杜科夫尼主持 12.00 《杂乱无章》(Junk & Disorderly) 3.00-6.00am 《古代外星人》(Ancient Aliens)

Sky Documentaries

正午 电影：《公主》(The Princess, 2022) 深入了解戴安娜王妃的生活与工作 1.45pm 《我是约翰尼·卡什》(I Am Johnny Cash) 3.30 《多莉·帕顿：美国重聚》(Dolly Parton: America Reunited) 4.30 《盐径：一场典型的英国丑闻》(Salt Path: A Very British Scandal) 6.00 《里克·梅亚尔：绝妙的混蛋》(Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'stard) 8.00 《凯蒂·普莱斯：毫无保留》(Katie Price: Nothing to Hide) 12.30am 《成为》(Becoming)

More4

FV 18 FS 124 SKY 136 VIRGIN 147

11.35 am Four in a Bed 12.10 pm Four in a Bed 12.40 Come Dine with Me 1.10 Come Dine with Me 1.40 2.15 2.50 3.20 Four in a Bed 5.55 Car S.O.S 6.50 Car S.O.S 7.55 Grand Designs 9.00 PopMaster TV 10.00 24 Hours in A&E 11.05 24 Hours in A&E 12.10 am 999: On the Front Line 1.15 24 Hours in A&E 2.20 24 Hours in A&E 3.25 - 3.50am The Perfect Pitch

Madonna 2.30-4.45am 电影：《蒂娜》(2021) 庆祝蒂娜·特纳的一生与职业生涯

Sky One

11.45am 辛普森一家 12.15pm 阿加莎·雷辛 4.15 电影：《了不起的狐狸先生》(2009) 由乔治·克鲁尼配音的定格动画冒险片 6.00 电影：《逃离鸡笼》(2000) 由梅尔·吉布森和朱莉娅·萨瓦拉配音的动画喜剧 7.45 大卫·爱登堡与巨象 9.00 电影：《毒液》(2018) 由汤姆·哈迪主演的奇幻冒险片 11.10 罗布·贝克特：长颈鹿 12.55am 格林 1.50 邪恶 2.45 力量：东北部 3.40-5.00am 道路战争

Great! Mystery

正午 Unforgettable 1.00pm In Plain Sight 2.00 Castle 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 5.00 Murder, She Wrote 7.00 Castle 8.00 Unforgettable 9.00 In Plain Sight 10.00 电影：《神秘101：谋杀教育》(2020) 由吉尔·瓦格纳主演的悬疑惊悚片 10.56 GREAT! 上的好消息 11.01 电影：《神秘101：谋杀教育》(2020) 由吉尔·瓦格纳主演的悬疑惊悚片 11.55 电影：《车库拍卖之谜：致命房间》(2015) 由洛莉·劳格林主演的剧情片 12.51am GREAT! 上的好消息 12.56 电影：

U&Gold

Variations

SKY 110 VIRGIN 124

11.50 am 迪布利的牧师 12.30 pm 迪布利的牧师 1.10 迪布利的牧师 9.00 罗伊尔一家。吉姆在罗伊尔家中引起了巨大的摩擦，以至于芭芭拉决定她再也无法忍受他的懒惰，于是愤而离家 9.40 家族。罗伊尔一家庆祝安东尼的 18 岁生日 10.20 Not Going Out 11.00 The 11.35 The 12.15 am The 12.55 The 1.35 The Outlaws 3.00 The 3.30 - 4.00am The

车库拍卖之谜：致命房间 (2015) 1.50 电影：《快杀手》(2018) 由凯莉·沙利文主演的惊悚片 3.20-4.50am 电影：《我差点嫁给连环杀手》(2019) 由克里斯塔·艾伦主演的惊悚片

Sky Cinema Premiere

10.00am 《征服者的崛起》(2026) 由克里斯蒂安·莫滕森主演的动作冒险片 12.10pm 《五夜之四：弗雷迪的披萨店 2》(2025) 由乔什·哈彻森主演的恐怖续集 2.05 《哈姆内特》(2025) 由保罗·梅斯卡和杰西·巴克利主演的时代剧 4.15 《熊猫计划 2：神奇部落》(2026) 由成龙主演的动作喜剧 6.00 《山羊》(2026) 由卡莱布·麦克劳林配音的动画冒险片 7.50 《征服者的崛起》(2026) 由克里斯蒂安·莫滕森主演的动作冒险片 9.50 《五夜之四：弗雷迪的披萨店 2》(2025) 由乔什·哈彻森主演的恐怖续集 11.40 《蓝色之歌》(2025) 由休·杰克曼主演的剧情片 1.55am 《信号一》(2026) 3.25-5.10am 《熊猫计划 2：神奇部落》(2026) 由成龙主演的动作喜剧

Sky Sports Main Event

10.15am 现场测试板球赛。英格兰 对阵 巴基斯坦 6.30pm 现场 MNF。阿斯顿维拉 对阵 阿森纳（开球时间 8.00pm）。英超联赛的所有精彩瞬间

U&Yesterday

FV 27 FS 159 SKY 155 VIRGIN 129

正午 古董路演 1.00 pm 古董路演 2.00 Bangers & Cash 3.00 Bangers & Cash 4.00 丘吉尔的玩具店 5.00 世界大战 6.00 古董路演 7.00 七个世界，一个星球 8.00 运河船日记 8.30 运河船日记 9.00 运河船日记 9.30 运河船日记 10.00 & 11.00 & 12.00 & 1.00 am Find It, Fix It, Flog It 2.00 被遗弃的工程 3.00 - 6.10am 电视购物

Sky Atlantic

SKY 108

在维拉公园球场的一场比赛，上赛季排名第四的球队将主场迎战卫冕冠军 11.00 美国网球公开赛直播。大满贯赛事第二天报道 12.00 美国网球公开赛直播。大满贯赛事第二天报道 2.30-5.30am 美国网球公开赛直播。大满贯赛事第二天报道

11.30 am 《最后生还者》 12.30 pm 《最后生还者》 1.45 《最后生还者》 2.45 《占有》 3.45 《占有》 4.45 《占有》 5.45 《占有》 6.45 《占有》 7.45 《龙之家族》 9.00 《龙之家族》 10.15 of the 11.15 of the 12.20 am of the 1.30 of the 2.40 of the 3.50 - 5.05am of the

Sky Sports Premier League

TNT Sports 1

正午 转会谈话 1.00pm 英超集锦 3.00 SNF 3.30 FNF 4.00 英超集锦 5.00 英超秀 6.00 裁判观察 6.30 MNF直播。阿斯顿维拉 对阵 阿森纳（开球时间 8.00pm） 11.00 英超故事 11.30 重磅访谈 12.00 MNF集锦 12.30am 裁判观察 1.00 英超经典 3.00-4.00am 英超最伟大比赛

11.30am 签约——进入足球世界 12.30pm 英国超级摩托车赛 1.00 直播：英国超级摩托车赛。本赛季第八轮第二天的报道 6.00 直播： 终极台球。NxtGen锦标赛决赛之夜报道 9.30 英国超级摩托车赛 10.30 MLB 集锦 11.30 MLB直播。坦帕湾光芒 对阵 纽约大都会（开始时间 11.40pm） 2.30-5.30am MLB

BBC News

正午 BBC新闻现在 2.30pm 今日商业-纽交所开盘钟 2.45 现在 3.00 验证 直播 4.30 今日商业 4.45 验证直播 5.30 . 最新国内和国际新闻 6.00 今日世界 8.00 背景美国 9.00 背景 10.00 世界美国 12.00 12. 12.30am 电影谈话 1.00 1.30 商业谈话 2.00 新闻日 2.30 今日商业 2.45 体育 3.00 新闻日 3.30 今日商业 3.45-4.00am 体育

GB

正午 英国下午好 3.00pm 马丁·道布尼 6.00 Dewbs & Co 7.00 GBN今晚 8.00 雅各布·里斯-莫格的国情报告 9.00 帕特里克·克里斯蒂斯今晚 11.00 帕特里克·克里斯蒂斯今晚深夜版 12.00 深夜秀直播 3.00-5.00am 帕特里克·克里斯蒂斯今晚重播

正午 : 今日 2.00pm Firing Point 3.00 : 今日 5.00 马克·奥斯汀的一小时 7.00 Firing Point 8.00 10.00 安娜·博廷的总结 12.00-6.00am

北爱尔兰

无变动

苏格兰

One: 6.45 - 7.30pm 名人乡村逃离 11.00 体育场景：SWPL集锦 11.30 Scotcast 12.00 电影：《四个婚礼一场葬礼》(1994) 2.00 - 6.00am 苏格兰: 7.00pm 苏格兰报道：七点见 7.30 体育场景：SWPL集锦 8.00 伟大美食家 8.30 与潮之赛 9.00 河城 10.00 河城：最后一拍 11.00 Scotcast 11.30 加里：坦克指挥官 午夜 Close STV: 4.05 - 6.00am 夜视线

威尔士

One: 6.30pm 气象员漫步精选 7.00 - 7.30pm 巡回拍卖师 Two: 无变动 ITV1 威尔士: 无变动

ITV1 地区

无变动

S4℃

6.00am Cyw 12.00 Richard Holt: Yr Academi Felys 12.30pm Heno 1.00 Straeon Harri Parir 2.00 Newyddion S4℃ a'r Tywydd 2.05 Prynawn Da 3.00 Newyddion S4℃ a'r Tywydd 3.05 Miwsig Fy Mywyd 4.00 Awr Fawr: Blociau Rhif 4.05 Awr Fawr: Sam Tan 4.15 : Bendibwmbwls 4.25 : Sion y Chef 4.40 : Amser Maith Math yn Öl 5.00 Stwnsh 6.00 Arfordir Cymru: Sir Benfro 6.30 Lowri Morgan: Her 333 7.00 Heno 7.45 Newyddion S4℃ a'r Tywydd 8.00 Y Sin 8.25 Garddio a Mwy 8.55 Newyddion S4℃ a'r Tywydd 9.00 Ralio+ 9.33 Y Tywydd 9.35 Cefn Gwlad 10.35 Y Deis 11.05 - 12.10am Y Fets

预报

概况

今天英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰大部分时间有阳光，早晨偶有阵雨。苏格兰大部分时间多云，偶有阵雨。

伦敦、英格兰中部南部、海峡群岛、西南部、东部、东南部、东安格利亚、中地：今天有阳光，偶有阵雨，主要在早晨。最高气温 66-74°F (19-23℃)。微弱西风。今晚干燥，有晴朗时段。最低气温 48-53°F (9-12℃)。

(7-14℃)。

◆ 西北部、湖区、马恩岛、北部中部、东北部：今天云层破碎，偶有阵雨。最高气温 50-70°F (10-21℃)。微弱西风。今晚偶有阵雨。最低气温 43-57°F (6-14℃)。 ◆ 威尔士：

今天和今晚基本干燥。最高气温 49-66°F (9-19℃)。中等西风。最低气温 45-58°F

北爱尔兰：今天云层破碎。最高气温 48-63°F (9-17℃)。微弱西风。今晚偶有阵雨。最低气温 45-56°F (7-13℃)。苏格兰西南部、苏格兰西北部、格拉斯哥、高地中部、阿盖尔、西群岛、苏格兰东南部、苏格兰东北部、爱丁堡、邓迪、阿伯丁、莫雷湾、奥克尼、设得兰：

设得兰：

今天早晨偶有阵雨。最高气温 44-66°F (7-19℃)。微弱西风。今晚有阵雨时段。最低气温 38-56°F (3-13℃)。

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英国气象观测 昨晚截至下午6点的24小时报告 - *预估观测值

布赖顿< / td><>4.0< / ><>0.10< / ><>21; 16< / ><>阵雨< / >< / tr><><>布里斯托< / ><>4.0< / ><>0.17< / ><>21; 14< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>坎伯恩< / ><>4.2< / ><>0.06< / ><>19; 16< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>卡迪夫< / ><>4.8< / ><>0.32< / ><>22; 16< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>卡莱尔< / ><>2.2< / ><>0.40< / ><>19; 13< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>卡特里克< / ><>0.6< / ><>0.13< / ><>24; 14< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>切尔滕纳姆< / ><>6.6< / ><>0.03< / ><>22; 15< / ><>阵雨< / >< / table>

<><>< / ><>日照小时< / ><>降雨量< / ><>最高 / 最低 °C< / ><>白天天气< / >< / ><><>切斯特< / ><>4.9< / ><>0.38< / ><>19; 15< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>考文垂< / ><>7.2< / ><>0.13< / ><>22; 15< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>顿卡斯特< / ><>4.7< / ><>0.12< / ><>22; 16< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>多佛< / ><>5.0< / ><>0.04< / ><>21; 17< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>邓迪< / ><>0.0< / ><>0.45< / ><>17; 14< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>东本< / ><>3.3< / ><>0.11< / ><>22; 16< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>爱丁堡< / ><>4.0< / ><>0.54< / ><>18; 13< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>埃普瑟姆< / ><>4.0< / ><>0.00< / ><>21; 16< / ><>部分多云< / >< / ><><>法尔茅斯< / ><>4.6< / ><>0.01< / ><>18; 16< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>法恩伯勒< / ><>6.6< / ><>0.03< / ><>22; 15< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>威廉堡< / ><>0.0< / ><>0.18< / ><>17; 12< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>格拉斯哥< / ><>4.5< / ><>0.38< / ><>21; 13< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>大马尔文< / ><>7.6< / ><>0.21< / ><>22; 15< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>格里姆斯比< / ><>5.2< / ><>0.20< / ><>23; 15< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>根西岛< / ><>4.3< / ><>0.05< / ><>21; 16< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>赫里福德< / ><>5.5< / ><>0.26< / ><>21; 15< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>海威科姆< / ><>6.3< / ><>0.01< / ><>22; 15< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>霍利黑德< / ><>3.7< / ><>0.41< / ><>19; 15< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>哈德斯菲尔德< / ><>1.5< / ><>0.22< / ><>19; 14< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>伊普斯威奇< / ><>1.2< / ><>0.49< / ><>22; 16< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>马恩岛< / ><>3.9< / ><>0.01< / ><>19; 15< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>斯凯岛< / ><>2.4< / ><>0.63< / ><>16; 12< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>怀特岛< / ><>5.5< / ><>0.01< / ><>21; 14< / ><>阵雨< / >< / table>

< / td><>日照小时< / ><>降雨量（英寸）< / ><>最高 / 最低 °C< / ><>白天天气< / >< / tr><><>锡利群岛< / ><>4.3"< / ><>0.10< / ><>21; 13;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>泽西岛< / ><>3.8;< / ><>0.04< / ><>22; 17;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>凯斯威克< / ><>1.1;< / ><>0.91< / ><>20; 14;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>邱园< / ><>4.1;< / ><>0.02< / ><>22; 17;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>金斯林< / ><>0.3;< / ><>0.24< / ><>23; 15;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>利兹< / ><>0.9;< / ><>0.24< / ><>21; 14;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>利克< / ><>3.1;< / ><>0.20< / ><>19; 14;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>勒明斯特< / ><>6.0;< / ><>0.27< / ><>21; 15;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>林肯< / ><>4.7;< / ><>0.08< / ><>22; 15;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>利物浦< / ><>4.6;< / ><>0.28< / ><>19; 15;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>伦敦< / ><>4.3;< / ><>0.06< / ><>22; 16;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>曼彻斯特< / ><>3.5;< / ><>0.61< / ><>20; 15;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>米德尔斯堡< / ><>1.4;< / ><>0.51< / ><>22; 14;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>纽卡斯尔< / ><>5.0;< / ><>0.02< / ><>22; 13;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>纽基< / ><>4.0;< / ><>0.20< / ><>19; 17;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>诺丁汉< / ><>4.2;< / ><>0.30< / ><>21; 14;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>奥克尼群岛< / ><>0.3;< / ><>0.12< / ><>13; 12;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>牛津< / ><>6.2;< / ><>0.06< / ><>22; 15;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>珀斯< / ><>0.5;< / ><>0.45< / ><>18; 13;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>彼得伯勒< / ><>1.0;< / ><>0.16< / ><>22; 15;< / ><>多云< / >< / ><><>普利茅斯< / ><>5.5;< / ><>0.20< / ><>19; 16;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>朴茨茅斯*< / ><>5.9;< / >< colspan="2">0.00; 22; 14;< / ><>部分多云< / >< / ><><>普雷斯特威克< / ><>0.7;< / ><>0.96< / ><>18; 14;< / ><>阵雨< / >< / table>

大西洋锋面

今日正午：低压将给德国和波兰带来阵雨和雷暴。西班牙和意大利大部分地区干燥。

太阳与月亮（格林威治）

<><><>日出< / ><>0613< / >< / ><><>日落< / ><>1950< / >< / ><><>月出< / ><>2034< / >< / ><><>月落< / ><>1012< / >< / ><><>下弦月< / ><>9月4日< / >< / >

高水位

<><><>最高温< / ><>利明 24℃ (75F)< / >< / ><><>最低温< / ><>阿伯丁 13℃ (F)< / >< / ><><>最湿润< / ><>普雷斯特威克 0.96 英寸< / >< / ><><>最晴朗< / ><>泰里岛 11.7 小时< / >< / >

照明时间

<><><>阿伯丁< / ><>2009 至 0611< / >< / ><><>贝尔法斯特< / ><>2019 至 0632< / >< / ><><>伯明翰< / ><>1958 至 0619< / >< / ><><>伦敦< / ><>1950 至 0614< / >< / ><><>曼彻斯特< / ><>2001 至 0618< / >< / ><><>彭赞斯< / ><>2009 至 0637< / >< / >

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花粉浓度

四日预报

真菌孢子浓度高。杂草花粉浓度中等。树木和草本花粉浓度低。

< / td><>日照小时数< / ><>降雨量< / ><>最高 / 最低 °C< / ><>白天天气< / >< / tr><><>兰姆斯盖特 (Ramsgate)< / ><>5.0< / ><>0.07< / ><>21°< / ><>17 阵雨< / >< / ><><>赖尔 (Rhyl)< / ><>4.5< / ><>0.29< / ><>19°< / ><>16 阵雨< / >< / ><><>鲁格比 (Rugby)< / ><>6.9< / ><>0.16< / ><>22°< / ><>15 阵雨< / >< / ><><>索尔兹伯里 (Salisbury)< / ><>4.4< / ><>0.19< / ><>22°< / ><>13 阵雨< / >< / ><><>斯坎索普 (Scunthorpe)< / ><>4.8< / ><>0.12< / ><>22°< / ><>16 阵雨< / >< / ><><>谢菲尔德 (Sheffield)< / ><>4.7< / ><>0.12< / ><>22< / ><>16 阵雨< / >< / ><><>设得兰群岛 (Shetland)< / ><>1.6< / ><>0.00< / ><>13°< / ><>11° 多云< / >< / ><><>什鲁斯伯里 (Shrewsbury)< / ><>1.6< / ><>0.40< / ><>21°< / ><>15 阵雨< / >< / ><><>斯凯格内斯 (Skegness)< / ><>4.7< / ><>0.13< / ><>23°< / ><>16 阵雨< / >< / ><><>南安普顿 (Southampton)< / ><>7.7< / ><>0.03< / ><>22°< / ><>13 阵雨< / >< / ><><>绍森德-翁-希 (Southend-on-Sea)< / ><>4.3< / ><>0.02< / ><>23°< / ><>17 阵雨< / >< / ><><>斯托克波特 (Stockport)< / ><>1.9< / ><>0.35< / ><>20°< / ><>15 阵雨< / >< / ><><>斯托诺韦 (Stornoway)< / ><>1.9< / ><>0.04< / ><>18°< / ><>14 阵雨< / >< / ><><>斯旺西 (Swansea)< / ><>4.0< / ><>0.39< / ><>22°< / ><>15 阵雨< / >< / ><><>斯温顿 (Swindon)< / ><>6.2< / ><>0.04< / ><>21°< / ><>14 阵雨< / >< / ><><>瑟斯克 (Thirsk)< / ><>0.4< / ><>0.23< / ><>24°< / ><>15 阵雨< / >< / ><><>蒂雷岛 (Tiree)< / ><>11.7< / ><>0.00< / ><>17°< / ><>12 晴朗< / >< / ><><>韦茅斯 (Weymouth)< / ><>5.7< / ><>0.07< / ><>21°< / ><>14 阵雨< / >< / ><><>怀特黑文 (Whitehaven)< / ><>3.4< / ><>0.61< / ><>19°< / ><>14 阵雨< / >< / ><><>温德米尔 (Windermere)< / ><>2.1< / ><>0.78< / ><>20°< / ><>14 阵雨< / >< / ><><>伍斯特 (Worcester)< / ><>6.9< / ><>0.28< / ><>22°< / ><>15 阵雨< / >< / ><><>叶维尔 (Yeovil)< / ><>4.8< / ><>0.02< / ><>23°< / ><>14 阵雨< / >< / ><><>约克 (York)< / ><>1.9< / ><>0.26< / ><>21°< / ><>14* 阵雨< / >< / table>

海况预报

北海南部：今日西风中等至强劲。海况中等。能见度尚可。

多佛海峡、英吉利海峡：今日西风中等至强劲。东部海况中等，西部海况轻微。能见度尚可。

圣乔治海峡：今日西西北风轻微至中等。海况中等。能见度良好。

爱尔兰海：今日西西北风轻微至清新。海况汹涌。能见度良好。

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< / td><>最高°C< / ><>最低°C< / ><>白天天气< / >< / tr><><>阿克罗蒂里< / ><>32< / ><>23< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>阿利坎特< / ><>32< / ><>19< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>阿姆斯特丹< / ><>21< / ><>18< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>雅典< / ><>33< / ><>23< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>巴塞罗那< / ><>29< / ><>22< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>巴里< / ><>37< / ><>24< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>贝尔格莱德< / ><>32< / ><>19< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>贝尼多姆< / ><>30< / ><>19< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>卑尔根< / ><>14< / ><>12< / ><>多云< / >< / ><><>柏林< / ><>27< / ><>18< / ><>有风< / >< / ><><>比亚里茨< / ><>26< / ><>19< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>博德鲁姆< / ><>32< / ><>23< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>波尔多< / ><>24< / ><>20< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>布雷斯特< / ><>21< / ><>16< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>布鲁塞尔< / ><>22< / ><>17< / ><>有风< / >< / ><><>布加勒斯特< / ><>31< / ><>18< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>布达佩斯< / ><>31< / ><>13< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>卡利亚里< / ><>37< / ><>24< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>夏蒙尼< / ><>24< / ><>11< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>哥本哈根< / ><>19< / ><>16< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>科孚< / ><>33< / ><>25< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>科克< / ><>18< / ><>13< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>科西嘉< / ><>31< / ><>18< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>克里特< / ><>29< / ><>24< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>都柏林< / ><>19< / ><>13< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>杜布罗夫尼克< / ><>34< / ><>23< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>法鲁< / ><>28< / ><>22< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>佛罗伦萨< / ><>34< / ><>15< / ><>晴< / >< / >

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<><>< / ><>最高°C< / ><>最低°C< / ><>白天天气< / >< / ><><>法兰克福< / ><>27< / ><>19< / ><>有风< / >< / ><><>丰沙尔< / ><>26< / ><>20< / ><>局部多云< / >< / ><><>格但斯克< / ><>24< / ><>15< / ><>局部多云< / >< / ><><>日内瓦< / ><>29< / ><>15< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>直布罗陀< / ><>27< / ><>17< / ><>晴< / >< / ><><>汉堡< / ><>20< / ><>17< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>赫尔辛基< / ><>20< / ><>15< / ><>雨< / >< / ><><>因斯布鲁克< / ><>29< / ><>14< / ><>局部多云< / >< / ><><>伊斯坦布尔< / ><>28< / ><>20< / ><>局部多云< / >< / ><><>基辅< / ><>27< / ><>18< / ><>阵雨< / >< / ><><>拉

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Suguru 第 2559 号 玩 Sujiko 时，在空格中填入数字 1 到 9，使每个圆圈内的总数等于周围四个方格之和。

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Suguru 的目标是填充网格，使相同的数字不相邻。由两个单元格组成的轮廓块包含数字 1 和 2；三个单元格的块包含 1, 2, 3；以此类推。相同的数字不得出现在相邻的单元格中，即使是对角线方向也不行。

第 1186 号

玩 Suko 时，在空格中填入数字 1 到 9，使每个圆圈内的数字等于周围四个空格之和。今日答案将于明日公布。

周五答案：

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Burnham to free high-risk criminals

Pc Harper's killers stay in jail – but inmates deemed a danger to society will be released

By Charles Hymas and Richard Holmes

CRIMINALS deemed a danger to society will be freed from jail under Andy Burnham's early release plans, MPs and former justice secretaries have warned.

Opponents said Mr Burnham's plans to create more prison space by ending a category of indefinite sentences could lead to high-risk offenders returning to the streets.

Labour and Tory ministers have previously refused to abolish imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences because of the risks of freeing potentially dangerous prisoners. There are currently more than 2,200 IPP inmates.

However, Mr Burnham announced that he would introduce legislation to scrap the sentences before the end of parliament, which could lead to cases being reviewed to determine whether an offender should be released or given an alternative sentence.

He also announced that all offenders jailed for manslaughter would now be barred from the early release scheme, after a backlash over plans to free two of the killers of Pc Andrew Harper.

It followed The Telegraph's disclosure in July that Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, who were jailed for 13 years in 2020 for the manslaughter of Pc Harper, 28, were among some 6,000 criminals eligible for early release halfway through their sentences.

Mr Burnham has also blocked the early release of offenders convicted of causing death by dangerous driving, indecent assault, and causing or allowing the death of a child.

It means that about 500 extra criminals, on top of 1,000 rapists, child sex abusers and groomers already exempted from the scheme, will now remain in jail.

The Prime Minister said he aimed to create more prison spaces by deporting foreign offenders, building more cells and scrapping IPP sentences.

IPP was introduced by Labour in 2005 for serious offenders deemed dangerous but whose crimes did not warrant a life sentence. However, it was also used by the courts to jail less serious offenders, some with mental health difficulties. IPP sentences were abolished in 2012 but this did not apply retrospectively, leaving thousands stuck in prison indefinitely.

Mr Burnham said he had “longstanding concerns” about the sentences. The Prime Minister told the BBC: “None of this is easy because people who were convicted under those [IPP] sentences did cause harm... However, I’ve applied common sense here, and I was faced with a situation where people on those sentences who have more than served their time [were] not being released, when others who’ve committed very serious crimes are being released early.”

Prisoners' rights campaigners have repeatedly demanded the release of inmates held under the IPP scheme, claiming it had been unjustly used to detain people guilty of petty offences and that it was bad for their mental health.

But Sir David Gauke, the former Tory justice secretary who was the architect of Labour's early release scheme, warned that freeing IPP prisoners could be even more risky than releasing killers and rapists early. He said: "Releasing IPPs comes with much higher risks than the categories excluded from the early release scheme... They have been assessed repeatedly as being high risk."

The vast majority of those handed an IPP were jailed for violent or sexual offences, data show.

Nick Timothy, the shadow justice secretary, said: "Those on IPP sentences are among the most dangerous people in prison. Will they all be released? Just some? How many? And on what timescale? What about those who would have had a life sentence had IPP not existed?"

The Ministry of Justice is expected to set up a cross-party review of IPP prisoners to pave the way for their release or to issue them with alternative sentences.

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Tugendhat to replace Patel in Tory reshuffle

By Tony Diver POLITICAL EDITOR

DAME PRITI PATEL is to be replaced as shadow foreign secretary by Tom Tugendhat in a Conservative reshuffle, The Telegraph can reveal.

Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, will launch an overhaul of her shadow cabinet as soon as this week to prepare her party in case of an early general election.

Mr Tugendhat, a former soldier and security minister, has sat on the back benches since he ran against Mrs Badenoch for the party leadership in 2024. Alongside his new foreign affairs brief, he will be tasked with amplifying the Conservatives' message on defence, which sources close to Mrs Badenoch said was "one of the central organising principles of her leadership".

Dame Priti has faced criticism from her colleagues in recent months for her association with previous Tory administrations. She will take on the new role of international secretary of the Conservative Party, with responsibility for maintaining relationships with other Right-wing parties around the world.

Mr Tugendhat confirmed his decision to return to the front bench over the weekend while on a visit to Taiwan, where he is discussing the threat posed by China with officials. The Tonbridge MP, 53, is considered one of the fiercest China sceptics in Parliament and has campaigned against Beijing's new London embassy, as well as its human rights abuses towards Uyghur Muslims.

His return marks the latest step in Mrs

Badenoch's attempt to restore her party's fortunes in the polls, while distancing herself from Johnson-era ministers including Sir Grant Shapps, who was blocked from standing as a Tory MP.

The reshuffle will also include the departure of Sir James Cleverly and Helen Grant, who is stepping down after her successful treatment for breast cancer. Claire Coutinho, the shadow energy secretary, will also exit the shadow cabinet on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her second child later this year.

AI bubble is a threat to global economy, warns Bank chief

By Patrick Galbraith

ANDREW BAILEY, the Governor of the Bank of England, has warned of a severe downturn in global stock markets if the AI bubble bursts.

In a letter to G20 finance ministers, Mr Bailey raised concerns over the economic fallout if the debt-fuelled AI investment boom started to unravel.

He warned that the soaring levels of debt that has been used to fund AI "could amplify a future market correc-\$500bn from a consortium of US banks and investors to fund its AI investment. Its share price has risen by 850 per cent over the past five years.

Mr Bailey warned that “stretched asset valuations” in AI was one factor that could prompt a sharp economic slump. He said: “Markets remain vulnerable to a potentially disorderly correction that could spread across borders. The issue is not simply that investors are borrowing more, but that leverage is interacting with high valuations and market concentration." Mr Bailey's warning was issued as the UK Government unveiled a £100m fund to back British AI start-ups.

It forms part of an attempt to boost the country's sovereign AI capabilities, which are well behind those of the US and China.

In Mr Bailey's letter, sent as chairman of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), which works with central banks and governments around the world, he also warned that AI risked unleashing a wave of cyber attacks that could cripple the global economy. He highlighted the threat posed by Frontier AI, which covers the world's most cutting-edge models developed by tech giants such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

He warned that a cyber attack at a major institution could cause chaos with the world's financial markets. "The global financial system is highly interconnected, and cyber disruption can spread across jurisdictions through common technology providers, shared infrastructure and cross-border financial activity," he said.

His warning comes after a number of tech giants have reported incidents of AI agents going rogue, deceiving internal systems to launch cyber attacks.

Anthropic, the US tech giant, said earlier this summer that its AI models hacked into three organisations on their own during a private experiment.

Mr Bailey said examples such as this should serve as a wake-up call for governments around the world.

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Misconduct cases mostly foreign doctors

Medics working in UK but educated overseas account for more than half of all proven cases last year

By Michael Searles and Ben Butcher

FOREIGN-trained doctors are responsible for most misconduct cases in Britain despite being a minority, analysis by The Telegraph has revealed.

Medics trained abroad accounted for 55.6 per cent of cases where misconduct was proven last year, despite making up 42 per cent of doctors working in the UK.

They were most likely to be sanctioned by regulators for fraud or incompetence. Others were sanctioned for having criminal convictions and sexual misconduct.

Of the 212 doctors found guilty of misconduct by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in the past year, 118 were trained overseas.

These included 28 who were struck off the General Medical Council (GMC) register; 69 whose licence to practise was suspended; nine who had specific working conditions placed on them; and seven who had the restoration of their licence refused.

The most common overseas training location for those sanctioned was India (23), followed by Egypt (17).

The GMC continues to receive more fitness to practise referrals about doctors trained abroad than those in the UK, although it blames this on discrimination. It has targets to “eliminate” disproportionate referrals against foreign-trained doctors by this year.

The analysis comes after The Telegraph revealed that the UK was twice as reliant on foreign-trained doctors as the Western average.

Despite this, they are overrepresented in misconduct cases.

In one case, Dr Mohsen Ali, who was trained in Egypt, was struck off for fraud and malpractice after charging two patients thousands of pounds for fake cancer treatments.

He told one patient that his prostate cancer could be cured with a £15,000 treatment using ozone therapy, vitamin C and garlic oil delivered by cannula. He also charged a woman who had stage four ovarian cancer £10,000-£12,000 for the bogus treatments.

Another doctor trained in Egypt, Dr Baraa Almasri, was struck off for supporting his flatmate, Marius Gustavson, known as the “eunuch maker”, who performed extreme and illegal body mutilations in their London basement.

Rather than reporting the procedures, which included amputations and castrations broadcast online to paying subscribers, Dr Almasri found it a “source of humour” and wanted to know more about how to do them.

In 2024, 417 complaints about non-UK-trained doctors received a full GMC investigation – or 53.9 per cent of the total, up from 50.5 per cent in the previous year – although the proportion of foreign-trained doctors increased year on year.

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'Getting the right balance between domestically trained and international graduates is important'

ain, which now tops 20,000 a year, has come as British medical graduates struggle to secure training places. Emergency legislation has been introduced so that NHS trusts are legally required to prioritise British graduates.

A recent report into medical training in the UK, co-authored by Prof Sir Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer, concluded: "Getting the right balance between domestically trained graduates, international graduates with experience in the UK and new international graduates is an important issue of policy, and the recent major changes to these ratios have contributed to some of the bottlenecks in training."

At the same time, NHS brain drain has hit a record high, with more doctors than ever applying to leave Britain.

Some 12,255 doctors applied for paperwork last year that would allow them to practise abroad.

The GMC declined to comment.

Two fingers Nicolás Maduro makes a peace sign in the first pictures of the ousted Venezuelan president since he was captured and detained by the US seven months ago.

Five-year-old children being forced into marriage in UK

By Richard Holmes

CHILDREN as young as five are feared to have been forced into marriage, Home Office data have revealed.

Between 2021 and 2025, 27 children aged five and under were referred to a joint Foreign Office and Home Office unit to help potential victims of forced marriage. They are among at least 100 children aged 12 or under who were referred to the unit over the same period, the figures obtained through freedom of information requests show.

The Home Office declined to provide the age of the youngest person referred to the unit in the last five calendar years, saying this could potentially lead them to be identified.

Dame Jasvinder Sanghera, a charity founder who received a damehood for services to the victims of child, forced marriage and honour-based abuse, said the findings were “deeply disturbing” and warned perpetrators can hide behind accusations of racism.

It is a criminal offence to force someone to marry in the UK, and in 2023 the legal age of marriage was raised from 16 to 18 in England and Wales.

The Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) operates across the UK and overseas, receiving referrals from police, social services, education professionals, friends and family members.

Individuals are referred to the unit if they face physical, emotional, or psychological pressure to marry without their free consent.

The unit operates a public helpline to provide advice and support to potential victims of forced marriages.

A referral to the unit means information has been provided about an actual, potential or suspected forced marriage.

The figures, obtained by the Press Association, also reveal that in 2022 there were nine referrals of children aged 12 or under which had no overseas element, with the potential or actual forced marriage taking place on British soil. The Home Office did not provide data for other years, indicating there were fewer than five cases in each age group. Separate data published by the Home Office in April, covering all age groups, showed a rise in the number of cases with no overseas element in recent years.

Some 58 cases (14 per cent of the

Number of children aged five or under referred to the Forced Marriage Unit between 2021 and 2025

total) had no overseas element in 2025, up from 15 cases (six per cent) in 2024 and 10 cases in 2023 (four per cent) which the Home Office said “continues to highlight that forced marriages can and do take place in the UK”.

Dame Jasvinder said: "They [perpetrators] will try and put you on the back foot. 'This is our culture. This is our religion. You're being racist' or whatever, to make you look the other way. Cultural acceptance does not mean accepting the unacceptable."

She also claimed the findings show some children are “promised to somebody from birth”, with the marriage taking place years later.

She said: "I know that when schools open in September, there will be missing children. The opportunity to identify them was pre-school holidays. Is somebody going to ask where they are, or are they simply just going to go off school roll? Or children will come back engaged or even married."

She said the true incidence of forced marriage is likely to be higher as there is “inevitably going to be a high number of children and adults whose situations never reach statutory services”.

Zia Yusuf, Reform UK shadow home secretary, said: "This sudden rise in forced marriages tracks almost perfectly with the Boriswave, which saw the Tories import 4 million people into the UK. The Conservatives will never be forgiven for this complete and utter betrayal."

The Home Office has said forced marriage is “not a problem specific to one country, religion or culture; there is no archetypal victim or perpetrator, and no 2 cases are the same”.

A Department for Education spokesman said: "There is nothing more important than the safety of our children. Our strengthened keeping children safe in education guidance provides staff with robust information to help identify different types of abuse and harm - including abusive behaviour such as forced marriage - and clearly sets out what all school staff should know and do.

"Our new relationships, sex and health education curriculum will also teach pupils from this September about positive relationships, staying safe, recognising and reporting risks and abuse – with different forms of abuse addressed sensitively and clearly."

NEWS BULLETIN

Seven arrested after death of newborn baby

Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a newborn baby died in South Yorkshire.

Police were called to a home in the Wincobank area of Sheffield just before 6am yesterday after concerns for the safety of a young child.

Officers found the baby girl during a search of a property in the area. She was pronounced dead at the address, South Yorkshire Police said.

Det Ch Insp Emma Knight said: "We are aware news of this will be deeply concerning and I want to reassure our communities that we have a team of detectives and officers hard at work to ensure justice is secured for the baby girl at the heart of this investigation."

Two arrested after man dies from balcony fall

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man fell from a balcony.

Police were called to reports the man had fallen at flats in Salford shortly after midnight on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.

Emergency services attended and a man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died on Saturday evening.

Both men arrested on suspicion in murder remain in police custody for questioning.

The incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) because the men had earlier contact with police, GMP said.

Mystery over woman's body found in park

A murder investigation has been launched after the discovery of an elderly woman's body in a park.

Merseyside Police said the body of a woman in her 70s could have been in Stanley Park for “a number of weeks”.

Police were called to the park in Liverpool at around 5.25pm on Friday when the body was discovered in a walled garden. Following a post-mortem examination, police are working to confirm the woman's identity. Det Supt Rachel Wilson said: "We have carried out a number of lines of enquiry, including examining any missing-person reports. At this stage we have not been able to identify the woman."

Trial breakthrough for breast cancer survivors

The majority of breast cancer survivors whose treatment caused heart problems may not need to be on medication for life, according to a first-of-its-kind trial.

Some breast cancer therapies can weaken the heart, and medication then required to protect it. The study, funded by the British Heart Foundation and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, in Munich, involved 90 women across four hospitals in the UK, whose hearts had recovered after a type of treatment for breast cancer.

Researchers found that 98 per cent of patients in the group who stopped taking medication had no change in heart function after one year.

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Tom Hardy, above, as a young rapper; left, wearing a ski mask in a Czarface video; and, below, in his everyday guise

Why your sleepy head should rule the heart

Doctors say that it is time to stop feeling guilty over a weekend lie-in – it could help prevent cardiac arrest

By Michael Searles

By Michael Scarles DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR in Munich

HAVING a lie-in at the weekend may help protect the heart, research has suggested.

Leading heart doctors said it was time to stop feeling "lazy or guilty" about getting up later on Saturday or Sunday.

The study found that people who caught up on sleep at the weekend were up to 9 per cent less likely to have high blood pressure. It also identified the amount of extra sleep needed to get the most benefit: one hour and 27 minutes.

Experts have previously suggested lazy weekend mornings could be harmful and have recommended consistent bed and wake-up times for “sleep hygiene”.

However, the new research, presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Munich, suggests that a lie-in might be the body's way of recovering, disputing the idea that you cannot catch up on missed sleep.

The seven-year study analysed 41,000 adults between 2016 and 2023 and looked at the amount of “catch-up sleep” people were getting at weekends based on the difference between sleep duration on a weekday and weekends.

Dr Nawon Lee, the study author from

Korea University in Seoul, said: "Not getting enough sleep puts extra stress on the body. It keeps the heart and blood vessels working harder and can increase blood pressure.

"Getting some extra sleep on the weekend may give the body a chance to recover and reduce some of that stress.

"People should not feel lazy or guilty for sleeping a little longer on the weekend. If they have not been able to get enough sleep during the week, some extra sleep on the weekend may simply be the body's way of recovering from that sleep loss."

The average British adult sleeps between six and 6.4 hours per night, which is below the recommended seven to nine hours. A lack of sleep prevents blood pressure levels from falling at night, which in turn increases the risk of developing clinically high blood pressure called hypertension.

Number of hours the average British adult sleeps, which is below the recommended seven to nine hours

Doctors often call this a “silent killer” because it can be symptomless despite increasing the risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart disease.

Around one in three UK adults, equivalent to 13 million people, have hypertension but many are unaware of the condition.

The findings of the study bring into question the benefits of waking up at the same time on a weekend as a working day.

However, it did also reveal having too much additional weekend sleep could be harmful, with people sleeping for more than four hours extra at the weekend at greater risk of hypertension.

Dr Lee added: "I think moderate weekend catch-up sleep may have a protective effect because, in people who are sleep-deprived during the week, the benefit of compensating for insufficient sleep may outweigh the potential harm from having an irregular sleep schedule.

“However when weekend catch-up sleep becomes excessive, the degree of sleep irregularity and circadian disruption may increase, which could offset that benefit."

The findings come after previous research had shown regular bedtimes and wake-ups reduced the risk of a stroke.

The study by the University of Ottawa in Canada tracked more than 72,000 volunteers' sleeping habits using activity trackers.

Irregular sleepers were 26 per cent more likely to suffer a stroke, heart failure or heart attack than regular ones.

This latest study shows that catching up on some sleep at the weekend can help even if it means disrupting the body clock, known as the circadian rhythm.

That's a rap Movie and literary references from Frankie Pulitzer

Mad Technology You s--t-for-brain no-name lame, that bites like Cujo. I'd rather m----bate to Kathy Bates than hear you flow. And you know that Misery, it loves company. (Hardy criticises his lame opponent for 'biting' – copying rap styles – like the dog Cujo from the 1981 Stephen King novel. He

then references Kathy Bates and her role in another King adaptation Misery.)

Raw Forever

I'm bringing out the dead like a paramedic out the cage, directed by Marty. Frank Pierce, the gang's here, welcome to the party. (Hardy makes a reference to the 1999 film Bringing

Out the Dead directed by Martin Scorsese, which stars Nicolas Cage as Frank Pierce, a paramedic who is on the brink of a psychological breakdown.)

Grim-Visaged War Now is the winter of our discontent. Made glorious summer by this sun of York. And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house in the deep bosom of the ocean buried. (Doing the voice of his character Bane from The Dark Knight Rises, Hardy performs the monologue from Richard III, ending it with the line 'Do you guys know who the greatest rapper of all time is? William Sh-sh-sh-Shakespeare'.)

Batman star Hardy spouts X-rated lyrics in new hip-hop album

By Tom Cotterill

TOM HARDY, best known for playing the villain Bane in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises, may have just reinvented himself as an even nastier villain: a menacing rapper who spouts X-rated lyrics about Kathy Bates, the veteran actress.

In a seemingly left-field career change, the 48-year-old London-born actor surprised fans on Friday by releasing an unexpected album, in which he appeared to draw upon Bane's menacing, verbose drawl. Performing under the pseudonym Frankie Pulitzer, the Oscar-nominee is seen bouncing around on a rooftop in a black-and-white ski mask in a promo clip for the single Mad Technology.

The song sandwiches explicit lyrics about Bates between references to Stephen King film adaptations Cujo and Misery.

"You s----for-brain no name lame, that bites like Cujo," he raps. "I'd rather m----bate to Kathy Bates than hear you flow. And you know that Misery, it loves company."

Bates won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role as an obsessive fan who holds a novelist captive in 1990's Misery, based on King's 1987 novel.

Hardy adopts a growling tone similar to Bane's to narrate "Now is the winter of our discontent" in his song Grim-Visaged War.

The passage is the opening monologue of William Shakespeare's play Richard III, chronicling the rise and fall of a tyrannical, hunchbacked king.

Elsewhere, Hardy's release features plenty of nods to films and comic books.

The Venom and Peaky Blinders actor has loved rap music since he was a child, previously securing a record deal when he was 15. However, his music ambitions never materialised, which he blamed on his upbringing.

"I started out rapping when I was 14 or 15," he told the BBC in 2011. "[But] I come from a nice middle-class neighbourhood, it was a very hard sell. And I wasn't very good."

Hardy's latest attempt to rekindle his music career sees him collaborating with the rap supergroup Czarface, which features Inspectah Deck, a Wu-Tang Clan member, and rap two-piece 7L & Esoteric.

In his track Raw Forever, Hardy name-checks Martin Scorsese's 1999 film Bringing Out the Dead and Willem Dafoe's portrayal of the Green Goblin in 2002's Spider-Man.

"I be somewhat of a scientist like Dafoe. If you know then you know, goblin up crumbs," he says, in a nod to a line by Dafoe, who tells Tobey Maguire's

Peter Parker: "I'm somewhat of a scientist myself."

Later, he appears to refer to Doctor Doom, a villain set to be played by Robert Downey Jr in Marvel's December release of Avengers: Doomsday.

Fans have speculated whether Hardy will feature in it, reprising his role as

'Who knew this Tom Hardy dude could spit hot fire? Just another reason why I like this dude'

Eddie Brock in the Venom series of films. However, the actor is not featured in the ensemble casting line-up.

In his song Frankie, Hardy appears to refer to his extraterrestrial anti-hero's penchant for devouring criminals.

"I eat people, break ribs, throw bodies off the Golden Gate bridge. And I get it how I live like a cannibal. I talk sick, toxic, highly flammable," he raps. While Hardy has not spoken publicly about his underground persona of Frankie Pulitzer, he has appeared on previous Czarface albums and also released standalone singles.

In 1999, he recorded and released a mixtape titled Falling On Your A--e, which later resurfaced on Reddit back in 2018.

Hardy's latest release left fans shocked on social media. "Wait... Wait. The Frankie Pulitzer in the new 'Czarface ft Frankie Pulitzer' that showed up on my feed is f----g Tom Hardy?" wrote one person on Reddit.

"OK, Tom Hardy aka Frankie Pulitzer... Who knew this dude could spit hot fire? Just another reason why I like this dude," another added on X.

A third described the Czarface release as "one of the best hip-hop albums" in years.

Dame Meera: Sexual assault in my 20s completely changed my life

By Telegraph Reporter

DAME MEERA SYAL has said she was sexually assaulted in her 20s, an experience she said had “completely changed my life”.

The 65-year-old actress rose to fame after co-creating and starring in the hit sketch comedy series Goodness Gracious Me, and later appearing in its spin-off The Kumars at No 42.

She has now spoken publicly about being attacked by an older man she thought she could trust until he tried to rape her. The sexual assault, which happened in the 1980s, was never reported because Dame Meera could not bear the thought of putting her parents through a criminal trial. She told no one at the time.

Speaking to The Times, she said: "This is the first time I've spoken about this publicly. It completely changed my life and the direction of my career. I could have given up, but instead I sought out a group of South Asian writers.

Dame Meera Syal could not bear to put her parents through a trial

healed me and awakened me politically." Years later, she opened up to a group of friends and learned that many of them had endured something similar.

Dame Meera said the assault led her to write the strong female characters that have featured in the acclaimed BBC sketch show and other comedy shows that changed her life.

Speaking about the sitcom Goodness Gracious Me, in which her husband, Sanjeev Bhaskar, also starred, she said: "It was a golden age of sketch comedy, alternative comedy and Cool Britannia.

There was a real embracing of multicultural Britain. How times have changed."

Dame Meera said the current political climate is giving her a “horrible sense of deja vu” specifically around immigration. She described how, when growing up, the initials of the far-Right National Front party were painted on her house.

She added: "Some people who feel hard done by need to be listened to, but their frustration is being weaponised and exploited by certain public figures against immigrants."

Despite her decades-long career, 'I could have given up, but instead I sought out a group of South Asian writers'

Dame Meera said she does not “glide in and out of jobs” and believes “there still aren’t that many good roles for older women”.

Speaking about what her dream acting role would be, she said: "A badass godmother, head of a clan or a crime syndicate.

"If you had met some of the badass aunties I have met you would know they could run that ship without blinking. And she would be called something you wouldn't expect, like Sweetie Auntie."

Cleverly: I'll stop Khan's war on motorists

Ex-Cabinet minister stands down from Conservative front bench to focus on London mayoral candidacy

By Tony Diver POLITICAL EDITOR

SIR JAMES CLEVERLY has pledged to end Labour's "war on the motorist" if he becomes the next mayor of London.

The former Cabinet minister accused Lord Khan of running a “vindictive assault on drivers” and trying to “price out” Londoners who do not agree with him on emissions targets.

Sir James announced on Saturday that he was standing down from the Conservative front bench to focus on his mayoral candidacy, leaving the vacancy of shadow housing secretary in Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet.

He told The Telegraph he would launch a full review of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) introduced by Lord Khan in 2019, which charges motorists £12.50 per day to drive a non-compliant vehicle anywhere in the capital.

"I think there's been a real war on the motorist," he said. "In outer London, this really quite vindictive assault on drivers – both people that drive for family reasons and for people that drive for business – is causing real harm. So I want to look at a whole range of options to ease the costs and pressure of people getting around the city and doing business in the city."

Mr Cleverly stopped short of pledging to scrap Ulez entirely, arguing that the “constant chopping and changing” of policy is frustrating for families and businesses, but said he would stop “forcing people into making expensive decisions” like buying electric cars.

Critics of Ulez argue that it has pushed up the cost of travel in outer London boroughs less-well-served by the Tube network and forced families to switch to newer, more expensive cars.

But Lord Khan argues that the policy has improved health outcomes in the capital, pointing to a recent study showing a reduction in lung damage from pollution in children.

In his interview, Mr Cleverly also pledged to bear down on the Metropolitan Police and Transport for London (TfL) to tackle petty crime and fare dodging, which have risen in the capital in recent years.

"It is incredibly important that we send the message that the streets of London will be policed and policed properly," he said. "Theft is theft. Crime is crime, and it should be dealt with robustly."

He also backed the use of driverless trains on the London Underground, which Lord Khan has repeatedly resisted under pressure from the rail unions. “We should absolutely be looking at the use of technology to improve consistency, reliability, reduce cost, and make sure the people that work for TfL are actually able to help the people that use TfL,” he said.

"The fact that Khan has been bossed around by the transport unions from day one, I think has been massively to the detriment of Londoners."

In 2024, Lord Khan increased his majority from the last result in 2021, winning 44 per cent of the vote and becoming the first person to be elected for three consecutive terms.

Mr Cleverly, who is competing for selection in the 2028 race, said he believed Andy Burnham replacing Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street would make London more competitive for the Tories.

He said: "[Mr] Burnham has clearly set himself in opposition to London. He sees London as the cash cow.

"He's been ramping up taxes on London and intends to do more, and he's been stripping London councils of central government funding. He clearly sees London as the problem rather than the solution and Londoners can feel that, and they know that they need someone who is on their side."

Mr Cleverly also pledged to be "relentlessly focused" on the cost of living in London.

This imperfect fix to early release risks more crime on our streets

Charles Hymas

WHEN Andy Burnham took over as Prime Minister, officials in the Ministry of Justice gave him a stark warning. Prisons were on course to run out of space within months unless he forged ahead with Sir Keir Starmer's early release scheme in September, they said.

Since then, MoJ data show the number of spare places in male prisons has been falling at a rate of 120 a week. Last Monday, there were just over 1,600 remaining free, equivalent to 98 per cent capacity, putting prisons on course to run out of space by Christmas.

Despite this, Mr Burnham has felt compelled to tear up his predecessor's plans to free criminals guilty of manslaughter and replace them with a new early release scheme of his own.

His solution will include the possibility of freeing people on so-called imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences who were previously jailed indefinitely because they were judged a danger to society. Efforts will also be made to free up cells occupied by women, and to increase deportations of foreign inmates.

The question now is whether his new plan can protect the public while avoiding running out of prison cells.

Why the prisons are in crisis First, it is important to understand what has gone wrong.

Successive governments have increased jail sentences in response to public calls for tougher law and order policies but without investing in enough prison places to meet demand.

Despite a claimed 10,000-place prison-building programme, the last Tory government increased the net number of new places by just 500, as they were forced to decommission almost as many decrepit Victorian cells as they built.

Early release overhaul Sir Keir's early release scheme would have applied to people currently in jail for serious crimes such as manslaughter, starting in September, with criminals allowed out just halfway through their sentences.

After The Telegraph revealed last month that the killers of Pc Andrew Harper were among the 6,000 offenders set to be freed early, Mr Burnham paused the scheme and ordered a review.

Alex Norris, the Justice Secretary, initially announced around 1,000 rapists and child sex offenders and groomers would be exempted from the early release scheme, but not those convicted of manslaughter because of legal advice that ministers could not block individual killers.

However, in the face of a petition with more than one million signatories, and all 50 police chiefs in Britain calling for the killers of Pc Harper to be exempted from the early release scheme, he had little option politically but to carve out exclusions to prevent the killers from being freed early.

He is going further than previously mooted by excluding all types of manslaughter from the scheme, as well

Alex Norris, the Justice Minister – pictured trying out a new ankle tag at the MoJ offices in Whitehall over the weekend – was given the job of solving the prisons crisis

as blocking the early release of offenders convicted of causing death by dangerous driving, indecent assault and causing or allowing the death of a child.

It has, however, increased the risk that prisons could still run out of space by reducing the number of offenders freed early from the original plan of 6,000 over 10 months from September to some 4,500 from October.

Labour's early release solution "However undesirable, early releases are generally safer for the public and victims than not being able to imprison people offending now," says Cassia Rowland, associate director at the Institute for Government.

"Freeing up enough space in prisons means either further reducing how much time short sentence prisoners spend in custody – perhaps as low as 15 to 20 per cent of their sentence – or tackling sentences for more serious offenders."

Labour's Sentencing Act does both. The early release scheme means lower-level offenders are freed a third rather than 40 per cent through their sentence and more serious criminals - now excluding killers and rapists - are freed at the halfway point rather than two thirds provided they don't misbehave in jail.

The early release schemes were designed to tide prisons through to 2031, by which time Labour is aiming to have built 14,000 additional jail places.

However, Mr Burnham's "carve-outs" exempting offenders from the early release scheme have potentially knocked those calculations off course, meaning the MoJ now has to find additional space. Most of the options to do so are difficult, take time and risk being unpalatable.

Foreign prisoner deportations One part of the Prime Minister's new plan is to deport more foreign national offenders, of which there are more than 10,000 in UK jails, one in eight of the total. But only some 6,400 are sentenced and eligible for removal, as the rest are on remand.

Labour has taken powers to deport foreign offenders and ban them from ever returning to the UK as soon as they are sentenced. This fast-track deportation is set to be implemented in the New Year.

However, receiving countries must agree to take them and many do not.

'The question is whether his new plan can protect the public while freeing up prison cells'

Reducing number of women in jails A second element is to introduce more cells by turning part of the female

prison estate over to accommodating adult male offenders. If women's jails are re-rolled as men's prisons, the problem is some female prisoners will end up far away from families. It is a potential solution but not an immediate answer.

Ending imprisonment for public protection

Mr Burnham also intends to scrap IPP sentences by the end of the Parliament. These were introduced in 2005 for serious offenders deemed dangerous but whose crimes did not warrant a life sentence. They were abolished in 2012 but this did not apply retrospectively.

Of the 2,271 IPP prisoners still in jail, 856 have never been freed.

It is a conundrum for Mr Burnham that if he releases IPP offenders who pose a risk, that will not help restore confidence or protect the public.

After so many about-turns, how can victims trust Labour to get this right?

Nick Timothy

THE Prime Minister told the BBC yesterday that his own latest plan to exclude dangerous criminals from early release doesn't go far enough.

Quite an admission, made worse by the fact that this is Burnham's fifth policy position on the scandal since he took office. This is meant to be a final resolution of the crisis. But we have been told that by Labour several times before – why should we believe them now? First, we had a review of Sir Keir Starmer's original plan, which would have seen thousands of criminals set loose after serving as little as one third of their sentence.

Then a pledge to exclude rapists and paedophiles, when we were told Labour had gone to the “very limits” of what was possible.

Then another review, this time of grooming gang perpetrators.

Then a further pause, when it became clear Pc Harper's killers would still go free without serving their full sentence.

Now a further set of exclusions, covering manslaughter, death by dangerous driving and other sexual offences. The public have been told that this time it's final – that Burnham has "turned over every stone".

So, what is his plan? Essentially, he is releasing one dangerous group of criminals to stop the release of another. He plans to create space by releasing criminals serving sentences under the "Imprisonment for Public Protection", or IPP, mechanism.

There are still more than 2,000 prisoners serving this form of sentence, which was abolished in 2012.

Under the scheme, violent and sexual offenders were not automatically released after serving their sentence. Rather, their release was subject to approval by the Parole Board, and depended on it being satisfied they no longer present a threat to the public. By definition, those still serving IPPs have not passed that test.

These prisoners include dangerous repeat offenders, many with psychological conditions. Of those serving IPPs, over 1,400 have been recalled for breach of their lifelong licence conditions.

They include: Tracey Connolly, who killed her son Baby P, who has been released twice and recalled both times; Richard Lloyd, convicted of sexual assault, attempted rape, affray, theft,

assault by beating and numerous other violent crimes, who has also been recalled; Abdullahi Suleman, who has been recalled four times for failure to comply with his treatment for bipolar disorder; Thomas White and Wayne Bell, both schizophrenics convicted of

'There are 10,000 foreign criminals in our prison estate. Not a single one of them should be there'

violent crimes; and many others. Work by my party revealed more than 8,000 victims have been sent letters by the Government informing them that those responsible for the crimes against them may be eligible for release, prompting outcry – including from the victims of the organised rape gangs.

How will the victims of criminals serving IPP offences feel when they learn these dangerous offenders, some with acute psychological disorders, are back on the streets?

When pressed on how many spaces the release of IPP serving offenders will create, he was unable to answer clearly. Is he going to release all of them? On what terms? Will they be released even if the Parole Board still considers them a threat to the public? And when will they be released?

Labour are still due to begin letting prisoners out under their release plan from 1 October. Will the spaces be freed up in time? The Prime Minister also mentioned deporting foreign national offenders. When pressed on numbers, again, he couldn't answer, suggesting "hundreds". He did not explain whether he anticipates any new return agreements being signed with countries of origin. Nor did he explain how he plans to circumvent European human rights laws, which will inevitably mean judges intervening to block removals.

Burnham has scrambled desperately to be able to announce that Pc Harper's killers will be excluded, after weeks of Opposition pressure. But of the 700 prisoners due to be released in the first tranche in October, just 50 will be excluded under the latest plans – Labour's changes really are peanuts.

Labour has proven themselves incompetent to deal with this mess. That's why a full parliamentary process must be followed, and MPs must be given the opportunity to amend Labour's disastrous release Act.

Harry failed to give security chiefs full warning of move back to UK

Sussexes gave less than two weeks' notice of return to Britain for fears that the news would leak

By Hannah Furness and Camilla Turner

THE DUKE OF SUSSEX gave the Home Office security committee less than two weeks' notice that he was moving his family back to Britain amid fears the news would leak.

The Duke's team did not give the customary 28 days' notice to Ravec, the body responsible for assessing royal and VIP security, about his full plans to move the Duchess, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to his homeland and enrol the children in school.

Instead, the committee was given notice that the Duke would be travelling to the UK for an extended period of engagements, understood to include the WellChild Awards, which he usually attends in September and builds a programme around.

The Home Office was informed of the full move as soon as was “practicably possible”, it is understood, in light of concerns about leaks, a late confirmation of the children’s school places and the Duke’s wish to inform his father about the decision first.

The King was told officially on Sunday, Aug 16, and The Telegraph broke the story of the move on Aug 19. The family landed in the UK last Thursday.

Under rules set by Ravec, the Du must give 28 days' notice of plans to travel to the UK to assess his security provision. In the past, after doing so, he has not received full security. The arrangement has been described by sources as amounting to "handing him a phone number of a liaison officer".

Other sources familiar with workings of the committee have been left frustrated by the suggestion Ravec had not considered the Sussexes' case thoroughly, or reached the correct conclusions about security provision in light of information they have been given.

When the Sussexes landed at Birmingham Airport last week, they were met

The Duke and Duchess are at loggerheads with the security committee over protection for them and their children

by private security rather than a visible publicly funded police convoy.

The Duke's annual charity trip, one source suggested, had provided temporary "cover" for the transatlantic move, but meant that Ravec could not plan for the true extent of their movements in Britain.

A source close to the Sussexes dismissed the relevance of exact timescales, saying the committee had been "kicking the can down the road for the last seven years".

“We have always adhered to the rules they set, even as the goalposts have moved along the way,” they said. “Playing by those rules has never made any difference. Despite the facade of a proper process, they have never shown any real intention of doing anything other than maintaining the status quo.

"Geography was the backbone of Ravec's argument for withdrawing enhanced protective security in 2020.

"The couple's decision not to live in the UK was treated as a significant factor in that decision.

“That barrier has now been removed, and an obvious off-ramp exists for the committee to do the sensible thing: protect the King’s son and grandchildren.”

The family is now living in Britain, staying in an undisclosed location, with the two children due to start at a prep school in September.

The Duke has not been given the results of a risk management board hearing carried out last month, before the move.

He is seeking taxpayer-funded police protection, which he lost when he left the working Royal family to live in America under arrangements confirmed in 2020.

A source familiar with the situation added: "Obviously, the King is in an

intervene, or be seen to apply pressure, in a way that could be construed as constitutionally overstepping.

"But one would imagine he is as concerned as anyone that his son - and, in particular, his grandchildren - are not receiving any form of police protection despite being fifth, sixth and seventh in line to the throne. The situation is untenable."

The Home Office and Cabinet Office declined to comment. Buckingham Palace never comments on security issues.

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Ferguson lined up for tell-all documentary on return to Britain

By Telegraph Reporter

SARAH FERGUSON is being lined up to appear in a television documentary after returning to Britain, according to reports.

The former Duchess of York is said to be weighing up “many approaches” from producers keen for her to tell her side of the story of her alleged role in the Epstein scandal.

However she is considering working on her own programme so she retains control of the narrative, The Sun reported.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former wife, 66, disappeared from public view after she and Mr Mountbatten-Windsor were evicted from Royal Lodge.

The former Duchess of York relinquished her title alongside Mr Mountbatten-Windsor in October 2025 after repeated revelations about his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

A few weeks later, the King confirmed that his brother would be stripped of his remaining titles, and that he and Ms Ferguson would have to surrender the lease on Royal Lodge in Windsor.

She has not been seen in Britain since leaving the property.

Ms Ferguson is believed to have been given refuge at a chalet in Verbier,

'Fergie has been bombarded with requests from all over the world'

an exclusive Swiss ski resort. The property belonged to Paddy McNally, a racing tycoon who was one of her closest friends. McNally died last month aged 88.

Ms Ferguson is also said to have visited Princess Eugenie, her younger daughter, in Portugal to help care for her granddaughter, Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank, who was born on Aug 3.

Ms Ferguson will rent a six-bedroom gated property in the Home Counties, according to The Sun.

It said removal vans had been seen collecting items of hers from Mr Mountbatten-Windsor's home in Sandringham, Norfolk, this week. She is expected to move into the property "imminently" and as soon as next week, according to the report.

A source told the newspaper: "Fergie has been bombarded with requests from all over the world to do sit-down interviews, especially with the big streamers, to tell her side of the story.

"She is looking at her options. For her, it's more about retaining editorial control rather than making money.

"Sarah has a tight-knit group of friends and is extremely well connected. She would only allow someone she knew well to tell her story."

In 2011 the former duchess made her own documentary Finding Sarah: From

'It's more about retaining editorial control rather than making money'

Royalty to the Real World, with the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Earlier this year, after revelations in the Epstein files, Thames Valley Police began investigating Mr Mountbatten-Windsor.

He has been accused of forwarding official reports about trips as a government trade envoy to Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and China to Epstein.

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor is facing questions about whether he leaked sensitive information to his friends and contacts during his time as an envoy, a post he held from 2001 to 2011.

The former Duke of York was arrested then released by the force on his 66th birthday in February.

Staring history in the face – experts dig into the life of Conquest Man

By Telegraph Reporter

SCIENTISTS have revealed what a man who lived through the Norman Conquest may have looked like, uncovering new details about his life more than 1,000 years ago.

World-weary, with stubble and thinning hair, “Conquest Man” was born in the reign of the Viking king Cnut, survived the conquest of 1066 and was given a privileged burial in a church owned by one of William the Conqueror’s knights.

His skeleton was discovered about 50 years ago at St Peter's Church in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire.

English Heritage and Historic England have spent half a century working to gain a better understanding of his background, including

Conquest Man was born in the reign of King Cnut and may have been at the Battle of Hastings. Left, Kevin Booth, of British Heritage, with the skeleton

undertaking DNA analysis. The experts say their facial reconstruction finally sheds new light on understanding of life in the Middle Ages.

The man was of mixed heritage, just over 5ft tall, stocky, muscular, aged between 50 and 60, and had several healed fractures. He was given a burial steeped in Scandinavian ritual in the Norman-owned church of one of William the Conqueror's knights. He was laid to rest in a coffin made from an oak tree felled around 1079 with his arms folded, head supported on a grass pillow and kept from falling by two lumps of local chalk.

Three apple wood staffs, which are known to be grave goods in the Scandinavian tradition, were also found by his side.

Kevin Booth, English Heritage's head curator of collections, who coordinated the study, said: "I've been fascinated by this individual – this man of the conquest – for 20 years.

“Who was he, what did he experience, could he have been at the Battle of Hastings, what sort of person might he have been?

"With this new analysis, it feels like we can really get close to him. To be able to now look at his face is to feel we can almost speak to him. More than that, it makes us think of his role at the time of the conquest – his loyalties and anxieties. The classic way of understanding the Battle of Hastings is binary; ‘them and us’. But what Conquest Man illustrates is so much richer than that. We don’t know if he was ‘Saxon’ or ‘Norman’.”

"He may have been neither – a man of continental, Scandinavian influences – but then, what many of us don't realise, is that this was true for both 'sides' at the Battle." Mr Booth added: "By the 11th century, we were an Anglo-Scandinavian nation, and there was a similarly strong Scandinavian influence in Normandy. Anglo, Scandinavian and Norman interests were closely connected.

"He's a fascinating survivor of a cataclysmic period in history. Born in the reign of the Viking king Cnut, he survived the Norman conquest to be buried with honour next to a pre-conquest church, part of the new Norman world.

"It seems to me his legacy is of survival, resilience and adaptation. "I hope that by sharing his story in this way, when people go to our Battle of Hastings re-

enactment or visit the Bayeux Tapestry – of course they can cheer on who they like – but maybe he can help us not to pigeonhole those who fought and died there, but to understand them as human above all.”

English Heritage worked alongside researchers from Historic England, the Crick

Institute, the British Geological Survey, University of Southampton, muVIS and FaceLab.

The research process involved a series of tests on his skeleton including osteological analysis, ancient DNA, isotope analysis and the digital facial reconstruction.

The DNA results suggest substantial ancestry from Continental Europe, while his burial included objects and practices associated with Scandinavian traditions. Scientists say the oxygen levels in one of his teeth are consistent with time spent in a cold climate as an adolescent.

Dr Sarah Stark, a human skeletal biologist at Historic England, said: "His skeleton, burial, ancient DNA and isotope results suggest a man connected to the wider continental world. He may have travelled to Barton, or he may have been born locally." Members of the public will be able to see the remains of Conquest Man at St Peter's Church on Sept 20.

Rayner faces shire revolt at council shake-up

Housing Secretary threatened with judicial review over plans to scrap historic county councils

By Daniel Martin

DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR

ANGELA RAYNER faces a revolt of the shires over controversial plans to scrap county councils after nearly 140 years.

Under the shake-up, announced by the Government earlier this year, two-tier county and district councils will be abolished, and merged into new unitary authorities providing all services for an area. Many counties will be carved up into smaller areas as a result.

Seven county councils have told the Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government that they will or could launch judicial reviews against the decision.

One accused the Government of "blatant gerrymandering" because the boundary changes matched those put forward by local Labour figures.

Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Hampshire councils have set out their intention to launch judicial reviews, while Devon, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire have warned they may do so. If the cases go to court, it could put the plans in doubt.

County councils were created in 1889, based on the historic counties which had been around since medieval times.

They were reformed in 1974 by Edward Heath, who introduced changes such as scrapping the Yorkshire ridings and creating new metropolitan areas such as Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

However, the changes being pushed through by Ms Rayner could be the most dramatic yet.

The new unitary authorities, providing all services, are supposed to cover no more than 500,000 residents.

The boundaries of major cities such as Oxford will also be expanded to make

'I didn't come into politics to deliver worse services'

it easier to build houses on the fields which surround them.

England's smallest authority, Rutland, will be abolished. Its area will be merged into part of Leicestershire.

In August, Devon county council said it was considering a judicial review and had written to the Government to serve notice. The county council and its 10 districts are being replaced by four unitaries: extended versions of Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay, with a rump authority covering the rest of the county.

Julian Brazil, the Liberal Democrat leader of Devon county council, said the Government's plans amounted to "blatant gerrymandering".

"I didn't come into local politics to increase taxes and deliver worse services; that's exactly what this decision risks doing," he said last month.

"The Government has chosen a model that prioritises urban expansion while failing to address the concerns of Devon's rural residents or the core services we deliver."

Peter Harris, Essex county council's leader, said the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government had not taken into account warnings about the financial robustness of the unitary councils which would take over.

The Reform UK councillor described the plans as "costly, ill-judged proposals

'I could not stand idly by and watch the Government dismember our county'

that risk widening the gap between residents and their representatives".

David Bick, Norfolk's county council leader, said he "could not stand idly by and watch the Government dismember our county".

"Every time a council is confronted with something it opposes on the grounds that it won't work, if you've got a government that doesn't listen – and on this they haven't, up to now – you don't have any alternative but to take legal action," he added.

Suffolk said it was going ahead with its judicial review after the government department admitted ministers had decided to split the county into three despite civil servants suggesting there should only be one unitary authority for the area.

Nick Adams-King, Hampshire's county council leader, said the "flawed and financially unsustainable structure" could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds in the next decade.

The local government ministry was contacted for comment.

Home Office 'wastes' £4k on tote bags and lanyards

By Amy Gibbons

POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

THE Home Office has spent nearly £4,000 on bespoke lanyards and branded tote bags in three years, The Telegraph can reveal.

The items were among tens of thousands of promotional items bought by the department between 2023-24 and 2025-26, at a total cost of more than £60,000.

Officials also invested in more than 25,000 branded pens, 2,000 recycled coasters, 1,000 key rings and 300 enamel mugs.

The Taxpayers' Alliance, which obtained the figures under Freedom of Information laws, accused civil servants of throwing public money at "bureaucratic goodie bags" during a cost-of-living crisis.

The data also reveals that there was a significant spike in spending on promotional items in the year Labour came to power. In the financial year 2023-24, when Rishi Sunak was still prime minister, the Home Office spent just under £9,000 on branded merchandise.

This rose to £51,500 in 2024-25, the

£64,000 Total the Home Office spent over three years on 'bureaucratic goodie bags' including lanyards, tote bags and pens

year Sir Keir Starmer won a Labour landslide. It is unclear how much of this money was spent in the three months prior to Labour's win in July 2024.

The figure then dropped down again to around £3,500 in 2025-26, less than 10 per cent of the previous year's total.

Overall, the amount spent on branded promotional merchandise across all three years came to just over £64,000.

The data released by the Home Office also featured an itemised list of the 10 most expensive orders, which included two sets of 1,500 “bespoke lanyards” at a total cost of £2,730, or just under £1 per item. In addition, the department admitted to spending £1,240 on “cotton shoppers”, a type of tote bag. The order – which ranked ninth on the list – was for 500 bags, at a cost of around £2.50 each.

The two priciest purchases were for two huge orders of pens. The first - for 11,500 items - cost £3,680, while the second - for 9,000 units - set the department back £2,880.

The third most expensive order was for 2,000 recycled coasters, costing £2,260. This was followed by 1,000 "floating" key rings, also priced at £2,260, and a third order of 6,000 pens, costing £2,220.

William Yarwood, the campaigns director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "Bespoke branded lanyards and tote bags will do nothing to cut the backlogs facing the Home Office.

"Whitehall must cut the vanity spending and treat taxpayers' money with respect."

The Home Office has been approached for comment.

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Minister spent £34,000 of public money on World Cup trip

By Amy Gibbons

POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

A LABOUR justice minister spent £34,000 of public money on a trip to the US during the World Cup.

Jake Richards, the sentencing minister, billed the taxpayer for about £24,000 of flights and £3,000 of accommodation for the visit to Missouri and Illinois in July.

The minister, whose responsibilities include youth justice reform, said the aim of the trip was to learn from the "globally recognised system" in the US.

While there, he appears to have watched England's World Cup game with Argentina - sharing a picture of himself grinning and giving a thumbs-up sign at half-time.

Mr Richards travelled to the US from July 12 until July 16, according to the Guido Fawkes political blog. It is not known where he watched the game, which took place on July 15.

The cost breakdown for the trip, first published by Guido, included about £24,000 for flights - including internal flights - as well as roughly £4,000 for ground transport, £3,000 for accom-

Cost of flights, including internal flights, for the minister's taxpayer-funded five-day trip to the US

modation and £2,500 for subsistence and hospitality. The total came to just over £34,000.

The minister reportedly travelled with his private secretary, a civil servant specialising in youth sentencing, a videographer/photographer, and an “international engagement adviser”.

Mr Richards documented the visit on his LinkedIn profile, starting with a meeting with Mike Kehoe, the Republican governor of Missouri.

He shared several photos of the pair together, with the caption: "Great to spend time with Governor Kehoe and to discuss the relationship between the UK and the great state of Missouri. Thank you for your hospitality."

He then travelled to Chicago, Illinois, where he spent a “special morning” at the Barack Obama Presidential Centre.

In another post on LinkedIn, he said: "It is a place of hope and energy, full of history and ideas for the future. A reminder of our collective endeavour to build a more prosperous world."

At the time, Mr Richards was the minister for sentencing, youth justice and international. He was reappointed to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) with a slightly different title after Andy Burnham took over as Prime Minister, but retained the youth justice brief.

In an article reflecting on the US trip, Mr Richards said the visit “provided a wealth of insight into how systems can be designed around public protection, rehabilitation, access to opportunity”.

He added: "The challenge now is to consider how these lessons can inform our work in England and Wales."

The MoJ was asked for comment.

Slump in foreign pupils at private schools after Labour VAT raid

By Albert Tait and Ben Butcher

PRIVATE schools have suffered a slump in the number of foreign pupils in the first full year since Labour's VAT tax raid, official figures show.

The number of visas granted for international private school students dropped by a fifth between June 2025 and June 2026, according to statistics on the Home Office immigration system released this week.

Labour's decision to apply 20 per cent VAT to school fees from January 2025, which has caused private schools to increase their fees, has been blamed for fewer international pupils coming to study in Britain.

Iain Mansfield, the head of education at the Policy Exchange think tank, said: "These figures show that the imposition of VAT has done needless damage to a valuable UK education export, not to mention making it harder for many independent schools to remain viable.

"At a rough estimate, these figures represent at least £50m, £100m a year which will now be spent in other countries rather than the UK."

A government spokesman said: “This Government ended the tax breaks for private schools, raising billions of pounds to pay for over 6,500 new teachers and raise state school standards. This supports 94 per cent of children across the country.”

According to The Telegraph's analysis of the Home Office data, the number of child student visas granted by the Government fell from 13,022 to 10,446 for the year ending in June, the lowest it had been since 2012.

The drop was most stark among Chinese students, for whom the visas fell by a third, from 3,617 to 2,301, with Russians (-37 per cent), Germans (-20 per

‘Imposition of VAT has done needless damage to a valuable UK education export’

cent) and Americans (-17 per cent) also recording large drops.

Child student visas are required for foreign children aged between four and 17 who want to study at an independent school in the UK.

Robin Fletcher, the chief executive of the Boarding Schools' Association, said: "The introduction of VAT on fees at independent boarding schools has contributed to a reduction in international students coming to the UK while the Government is actively promoting the UK as a global education provider.

"This is a classic example of one policy undermining another, and we feel any barrier to international students studying at UK boarding schools should be removed."

But Mr Fletcher also suggested there were other factors affecting foreign pupil numbers, including competition with other English-speaking countries.

He said: "Ultimately, we should not simply ask why fewer international children are coming to Britain. We should ask what the UK needs to do to remain the place they most want to come to.

“That is not just a boarding question. It is a question about Britain’s role in global education and whether we are prepared to lead, compete and invest in one of the country’s most important international assets.”

The private school sector has been plunged into financial turmoil since Labour removed the VAT exemption for school fees, with escalating costs and parents no longer able to afford the fees.

More than 115 private schools have closed since the measure was introduced, according to the Independent Schools Council.

In total, pupil numbers have fallen to just over 526,000 – the lowest number

‘We should ask what the UK needs to do to remain the place students most want to come to’

in almost a decade - and some year groups are down by 6.6 per cent, figures from June revealed.

It marks a significant decrease from the 556,000 pupils in 2024 – the last year before the Government made private school fees subject to 20 per cent VAT for the first time.

The Government has faced significant backlash over the policy, but has claimed there were frequent large fee rises before the introduction of VAT, with a 75 per cent real-terms increase in average school fees between 2000 and 2025.

It has also claimed that the proportion of the overall school population has remained steady and the number of private schools is higher than ever before.

The Government claims it is the responsibility of private schools to manage their finances in the same way as any other private business.

The Daily Telegraph Monday 31 August 2026

Wildlife haven bulldozed by ‘travellers’ in holiday raid

Council powerless to stop field being destroyed as heavy machinery clears site during long weekend

By Tom Cotterill DEFENCE EDITOR

SUSPECTED travellers have bulldozed a wildlife haven in an alleged bank holiday land grab.

Heavy machinery was used to destroy the field in the town of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, over the weekend.

The unauthorised work in Sheering Mill Lane began early on Saturday morning, apparently to clear space for mobile homes, and prompted an angry response from residents.

Hundreds of people protested as diggers tore up the “wildlife hotspot” and builders installed fencing.

The work was carried out without planning permission and has since led to the council successfully appealing to the High Court for an injunction to halt all construction.

Councillor Greg Rattey, a former Sawbridgeworth mayor, said residents were dismayed by the “illegal settlement” that he said had been “built by travellers”. He added: “Tempers are very high at the moment. This is a wild-life hotspot, and people are furious."

Diggers destroy the Hertfordshire site despite a High Court injunction

East Hertfordshire district council served a temporary stop notice shortly after 10.45am on Saturday before making an urgent application to the High Court for an injunction, which was served later that evening.

The development is the latest in a string of unauthorised works taking place over bank holiday weekends.

Travellers have been accused of buying land in rural areas, then developing it when council offices are closed.

Planning permission is then sought retrospectively, with travellers often granted the permanent right to stay because of an “unmet need for pitches”.

Angus Parsad-Wyatt, the mayor of Sawbridgeworth, said urgent action was needed.

He said: “This is a flagrant, deliberate breach of the rules that everyone else has to follow, and Sawbridgeworth residents are rightly furious. Seeing this floodplain wildlife habitat get torn up in front of us is gut-wrenching.

"We've had councillors, council officers, the police, and the Environment Agency working all weekend, throwing everything we legally can at this to try to halt it and get the site cleared. But under the law this is treated as a civil matter rather than a criminal offence, so the police have no power to stop it.

Josh Dean, the Labour MP for Hertford and Stortford, said people in the area were “deeply concerned” and feared the land would be “decimated and replaced with concrete”.

Harlow Fencing, which was involved in delivering materials to the site, said it had ceased all its operations after concerns were raised on Saturday morning.

In a statement, the company added: "We were led to believe the site was a legitimate new-build development and supplied materials in good faith."

Despite the injunction, a council spokesman said works were “continuing on the site”.

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Volunteer grave cleaner faces ban over ‘public safety’ fears

By Tim Sigsworth

A VOLUNTEER grave cleaner faces being banned from tending his local cemetery over "health and safety" concerns.

Ben McGregor, 25, was told to stop cleaning headstones in Hebburn, Co Durham, after the local council expressed fears for “public safety”.

Reform UK-run South Tyneside council said anyone who wanted to clean a headstone required "qualifications, permissions, insurance, risk assessments and prior approval from the council".

The authority has told Mr McGregor, who does not have any of the above, that it is prepared to seek a court injunction to ban him from the cemetery.

Mr McGregor said: “It is really frustrating because all I want to do is help the local community as well as helping myself with my mental health,” he told the Shields Gazette. He added: “I’ve asked how I can get the certificates because I would do anything to continue but it feels like I'm being blocked at every opportunity."

The volunteer started his project earlier this year and began cleaning neglected headstones in the cemetery, where his father, grandfather, grandmother and best friend are buried.

A spokesman for the authority said: "Headstones and memorials are private property and no one is permitted to carry out work on them without the appropriate qualifications, permissions, insurance, risk assessments and prior approval from the council.

"We have a legal responsibility to ensure activity in our cemeteries is carried out safely and does not expose families, volunteers or the council to potential liability.

"This is not about discouraging people from caring for our cemeteries. This is about ensuring that work involving headstones and memorials is undertaken safely, lawfully and with the appropriate permissions in place."

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Pledge to cut driving test waiting times quietly parked

By Gareth Corfield and Ollie Corfe

THE Government has quietly scrapped a target to reduce driving test waiting times below seven weeks.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) no longer has a fixed date by which it must reduce driving test waiting times from their current average of almost six months.

Although the target itself still exists, the DVSA's annual accounts, slipped out at the end of July, stated that there is "no date set" for achieving the goal of "a national car practical driving test waiting time of seven weeks or fewer".

Richard Holden MP, the shadow transport secretary, said: "Labour has not fixed the driving test backlog, it has simply stopped promising to fix it. Deleting the deadline does not delete the queue of young people stuck waiting months for a test they need to get to work, to college, to a job interview.

“Conservatives would recruit more examiners, run overtime programmes to deliver up to 200,000 extra tests a year, and stop wasted appointments with proper standby lists.”

Driving tests waiting times have been a years-long problem stemming back to when they were suspended twice to the Covid pandemic. The backlog has never been cleared.

The number of passes topped 100,000 for the first time, at 102,862. This is equivalent to a learner passing a driving test somewhere in the country every 26 seconds. At 52.1pc the pass rate across the country is also the highest since the pandemic, having not been this high since April 2021. The DVSA was contacted for comment.

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AA under threat of £5bn German takeover

Allianz enters the race to acquire one of UK's most famous brands founded more than a century ago

By Jonathan Leake ENERGY EDITOR

THE AA, Britain's largest motoring organisation, has held talks about a potential sale to Allianz for £5bn.

The German insurance giant has entered the race to acquire the AA after the company's private equity owners put it up for sale late last year.

TowerBrook Capital Partners, Warburg Pincus and Stonepeak are currently part of a consortium that own the self-styled “fourth emergency service”.

A potential sale to Allianz, which was first reported by Sky News, would see one of the UK's best-known heritage brands passing into German control.

Swedish private equity giant EQT is also reportedly considering a bid.

Allianz is already a big UK player, owning LV='s general insurance business and pet insurer Petplan.

In 2024, it also became the main sponsor of Twickenham, the home of English rugby.

The AA's owners enlisted bankers to pursue a potential sale or stock market listing last year amid growing debt pressures. Revenues at the business rose narrowly from £1.45bn to £1.5bn last year, yielding profits of £241m. Its net debt is £1.9bn.

The AA was founded in 1905 to alert drivers to early police speed traps, deploying cyclists along major routes to warn drivers by using coded signals and salutes.

Established initially as a member-owned mutual association, the AA later expanded into roadside assistance, insurance and driving schools.

However, its members voted to demutualise in 1999, which led to Centrica, the energy company, acquiring the company for £1.1bn.

Ownership has since shifted repeatedly between private equity and public markets.

It was sold to CVC Capital Partners and Permira, two buyout firms, in 2004 for £1.75bn.

This was followed by a listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2014 before returning to private hands seven years later.

Under the initial ownership of TowerBrook and Warburg Pincus, the company launched a long-term transformation plan, recruiting a new leader-ship team that partly restored the organisation's fortunes.

The AA is now a private limited company, based in Basingstoke, with about 17 million members and customers.

The talks over the AA's future come as the RAC, a rival motoring group also owned by private equity, conducts a similar process focused on a London stock market listing.

The AA and Allianz were contacted for comment.

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Fight to save memorial to British empire heroes

Craig Simpson in Chitral, Pakistan

Prince and villagers in bitter conflict over plan to dismantle and relocate 30ft tribute to 1895 siege BENEATH the barren peaks of the Hindu Kush, lies a peaceful scene of lowing cattle, maize fields and the serenity of Chitral's ancient tribal palace. But in 1895, this tranquil valley echoed with gunfire as a meagre British garrison held out against thousands of mountain tribesmen in a defiant six-week siege, one only lifted by the daring of the relief force.

The campaign in what is now north-western Pakistan was hailed as a "glorious episode" in the history of the Empire – with a Victoria Cross awarded, brutal bayonet fighting and starving survivors left like "walking skeletons". More than 120 years on, Chitral is once again the centre of a battle raging on the Pakistani frontier

- this time over British-backed plans to save a war memorial raised for the heroes of the siege from destruction.

A mountain prince and lowland villagers are locked in a dispute over the 30ft-tall Victorian monument, which is not only 200 miles from the site of the battle it commemorates, but on the verge of collapsing down a man-made cliff.

The prince is desperate to preserve it from destruction to honour the British soldiers, whose sacrifice ultimately saved his grandfather's kingdom, and wants to move it to a safer site. But the villagers believe the monument is rightfully theirs, and fear its removal could disturb the makeshift graveyard that now surrounds it.

The memorial itself was confusingly erected in the dusty plains settlement of Nowshera – a 10-day infantry march south of Chitral – and on a hilltop now perilously undermined by villagers quarrying clay to fashion bricks for their houses, and digging graves.

A British charity, the Commonwealth Heritage Forum (CHF), has given £100,000 allotted for the late Queen's jubilee to fund heritage experts in Pakistan, who aim to dismantle the 40-ton obelisk before it falls, and haul it to the Hindu Kush.

But villagers insist that the monument is theirs and are blocking the move, even as delays risk destroying the memorial, and The Telegraph has travelled to meet the combatants. "The villagers are destroying the memorial," said Shahzada [Prince] Siraj ul-Mulk, who spoke to The Telegraph at his home in Chitral, the capital of a mountain region of the same name, which is roughly the size of Wales. "It'll be finished. If this is not moved, that's the end of it."

A former pilot and polo player, whose Hindu Kush Heights hotel has hosted everyone from Pakistani presidents to Robert De Niro, the prince has a family connection to the monument. Chitral still has a royal dynasty and a ruler or "Mehtar".

In the days of the Raj it was an independent principality on the frontier of the Empire. In 1895, a string of short-lived Mehtars and presumptive heirs were variously murdered and exiled in the contest for tribal

leadership, acting out the fratricidal custom, as Prince Siraj said, of "always killing each other".

Dusty royal portraits in Chitral's tribal palace show the faces of ill-fated rulers who only reigned for a couple of months apiece. The British were dragged into this dynastic contest because officers were stationed in Chitral to keep an eye on the threat of Russia invading through Afghanistan, and they

Prince Siraj al-Mulk, left, is campaigning to have the 30ft memorial, top, moved 200 miles to Chitral, where it will be rebuilt. It is in memory of those lost in a bloody siege in 1895, right. Above, the victorious British and Sikh troops rest on their way home after the siege

'Monument is a reminder that we were saved. Our kingdom would've been taken if not for the British'

chose to support the 12-year-old Shuja ul-Mulk - Prince Siraj's grandfather - as the new ruler.

The boy's rivals attacked, and a garrison of 400 men – Chitralis, Sikhs, and British officers – was left to defend the young ruler within Chitral's mud and timber fort for the next 49 days.

The siege began with an ill-fated British reconnaissance mission in which their second in command, Capt John Macdonald Baird, was mortally wounded and left to die in the crags around Chitral, where tribesmen were "swarming", according to accounts of the fight. Harry Frederick Whitchurch, a medical officer, left the fort to find his friend, and carried him three miles back to cover, all the time fighting off tribesmen with help from a small detachment.

Whitchurch was awarded the Victoria Cross for ensuring the wounded Capt Baird, within the security of the fort, could “die with his brother officers by his side, and where he could be buried by them with the last solemn rites”.

After the first disaster, the garrison was trapped and depended for its survival on a single path from the ramparts to the nearby Chitral river, and much of the fighting involved defending this access to water from besieging tribesmen. The garrison, under Capt Charles Townshend, ran low on rations and was reduced to eating horses, but they defiantly raised a Union Flag fashioned from old cloth, after which troops reported that their "luck began to turn".

As the attackers grew frustrated, they attempted to dig a mine beneath the fort to undermine the ramparts. Lieut Henry Kellett Harley led a silent, night-time charge on the mine, bayoneted the mining soldiers and, while his troop fended off a fire counter-attack, blew up the tunnel.

While the fort resisted, relief columns were dispatched over mountain passes, including the 12,500ft-high and snow-bound Shandur Pass, to save the garrison.

These mountain assaults were successful, defeating Chitral tribesmen and their Afghan allies who fled into the mountains. The garrison was saved, and the young Shuja ul-Mulk was confirmed as ruler.

The contested memorial was erected to honour this victory, which Prince ul-Mulk, a proud Chitrali who is never without his local “pakol” cap, believes prevented his part of the world from becoming absorbed into Afghanistan.

"The monument for us is a reminder that we were saved. Our independence, our kingdom, would

have been taken away had it not been for the British forces," Prince Siraj said.

“Others in Pakistan may not see it that way, and definitely not the place where the monument is. That’s one reason they were chiselling away at it.”

He added: "It is very important and there is very little time, and every year it becomes that much more difficult to move this monument from there and bring it back to where it belongs, and it belongs in Chitral."

The Prince, and his father before him, have argued that the memorial belongs in Chitral where it is more historically relevant, and less at risk.

This position has been supported by the CHF along with Pakistani architects and military men who hope to preserve the monument by moving it to a disused park in Chitral.

This plan has been delayed by discontent among villagers near the town of Nowshera, where the monument was raised on a prominent hill. The Telegraph travelled to the site with Tahir Khattack, the project architect, and Maj Gen Ali Hamid, a former armoured division commander who is passionate about preserving British heritage in Pakistan.

The men were eyed with suspicion as they approached the site of her memorial, which is now perched on the edge of a precipice created by

villagers digging out clay from the hillside, and clearing space for their encroaching houses.

Maj Gen Hamid and other advocates for relocation have the necessary permissions from officials, but not from the villagers, who do not wish to be parted from their local landmark.

Any attempt to ignore their opposition and begin work would very swiftly result in a mob turning out. "It's not something you can do during the night," Maj Gen Hamid said. "The community is being cussed."

Within minutes of arriving at the site, The Telegraph was met by a group who began to remonstrate about the planned relocation. One of them, Zeeshan Ali, told The Telegraph: "It is our village memorial place. We don't want to allow it to leave to Chitral."

There is now talk of involving Pakistan's army in the move, given the military's prominent role in local decision-making.

In the meantime, it is hoped that the villagers can be coaxed into allowing the monument to be relocated.

Philip Davies, chief executive and founder of the CHF, said that colonial history was often a source of pride around the world, even as it has been disparaged at home, saying: "What's ironic is that people in the UK have forgotten a lot of that history."

Norse school saga: Pupils find Viking church on island trip

By Telegraph Reporter

STUDENTS have discovered the remains of what is thought to be a medieval Viking church about 1,000 years old on an uninhabited Scottish 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, thought to be a church bears similarities to other Viking, churches from the 10th and 11th centuries. Students and staff from Gordonstoun, a private school in Moray which the King attended, worked with professional archaeologists from the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (Orca) to uncover the remains during a recent six-day trip.

They stayed in an abandoned house which had not been lived in for a century, with no electricity and fresh water pumped from an ancient well.

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 conclusions about the medieval structure. The trip to Swona was organised by Dan McLean, a housemaster at Gordonstoun supporting pastoral care for the students.

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'.

“Once I had identified the site, it first appeared that the remaining church walls were of a more recent building, as they have been added to over the years.

“However, after we worked with the archaeologists to dig a test pit and clear away the weeds, we discovered a step just under the surface, leading to what would have been the church’s altar.

"There are other clues, such as the construction method, layout and orientation. Another clue was that it was dry stone, and there was no clay bonding or mortar. There are also cairns nearby and a wall that blocks access to a landing point. 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 10-hour trip to reach Swona, which is about seven miles north of John

O'Groats. Some of them also took part in restoration work on the island, replacing the flooring of the old crofting cottage in which they stayed.

The pupils explored a probable prehistoric settlement in the centre of the small privately owned island, and a circular ditch believed to have been the site of a Viking warning beacon.

Paul Clark, Orca's senior project manager, said: "Swona has a long and rich history dating back thousands of years, although until this summer it has been the subject of very limited investigation. The students showed great enthusiasm getting involved in the dig and it was an exciting moment for everyone when we discovered the remains of what we believe is an early medieval chapel.

"The next step is to look at the samples we took, to see what they can tell us about the activity undertaken at the chapel, and hopefully recover material suitable for radiocarbon dating."

Student Archie Maclean, 17, said: "The hardest challenge was dealing with the hot temperatures. The dig was the most enjoyable part, discovering history in real time was incredible."

Gordonstoun pupils stayed in an abandoned house during the field trip to Swona

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High-speed blood tests for cholesterol in the high street

Pharmacies hope to spot 'ticking time bombs' and prevent heart attacks with free finger-prick test

By Michael Searles DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR in Munich

FINGER-PRICK blood tests to check cholesterol will be available on the high street under new NHS plans.

The seven-minute test will be available at NHS pharmacies as part of a national rollout to spot “ticking time bombs” earlier.

People aged 40 to 84 will be able to have the free pin-prick test and quickly get results without needing a full blood test and having to wait for results from a laboratory.

Blood will be taken from a person's fingertip, and then quickly analysed in a machine called a point-of-care lipid analyser.

Pharmacists will then know a person's cholesterol profile within minutes, including their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

If these levels are high, they can lead to plaque building up in arteries, which increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart disease.

Pharmacists will then be able to decide if any treatment is needed, including by prescribing statins or sharing results with the patient's GP if they are not qualified to prescribe the medicine themselves.

The announcement comes after studies presented at the world's largest heart conference, hosted by the European Society of Cardiology, found statins could slash the risk of dementia and heart attacks for millions more people than are currently offered the drugs.

David Webb, chief pharmaceutical officer for England, said pharmacies "can be a vital first line of defence against serious illness". He added: "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.

"This is the latest in a series of initiatives involving pharmacies in delivering care previously only offered in GP surgeries as part of the 10-Year Health Plan to bring care closer to where people live."

The rollout follows a successful pilot in north London by Barts Health NHS Trust and UCLPartners, in which 2,493 patients had their cholesterol checked. The tests found one in five was at a high risk of a heart attack or stroke within the next decade. These people were offered medication,

'A cholesterol check in just seven minutes will make it easier for people to protect their health'

including 88 people who began taking statins.

As part of the next phase of the roll-out, about 100 NHS pharmacies across the country will begin offering the “life-saving” checks from this autumn.

Everyone aged 40 to 84 is eligible to be checked except for pregnant women and anyone who has received a blood test in the past year, the NHS said.

Around seven to eight million people in the UK take statins but at least twice as many are believed to already be eligible.

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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Woah, Nellie Belfast's Botanic Gardens was transformed yesterday for the finale of the South Asian Mela Festival, with thousands of people coming together for a day of music, dance, food, wellbeing and art.

Grandfather, 85, dies after confronting burglars in his home

By Telegraph Reporter

A GRANDFATHER has died after confronting burglars who broke into his home.

Gordon Nicholass, 85, was the victim of a burglary at around 3am on April 29 at home in the village of Helmshore, Lancashire.

When Mr Nicholass confronted the burglars, he was assaulted, suffering injuries to his head and cuts to his face. He was taken to hospital, then discharged, but was taken back to hospital and died on Aug 12. A post mortem examination

Gordon Nicholass, 85, was a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast

was carried out, but further inquiries are being made to establish whether the assault was a cause or contributory factor.

Lancashire Constabulary has launched an investigation into the incident, with inquiries under way to try and identify the offenders. Detectives believe the attack was targeted and are trying to establish the motive. Extensive damage was caused during the break-in but nothing appeared to have been taken.

In a tribute, Mr Nicholass's family said: "Gordon was a wonderful husband, dad and granddad. He was a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast and well known for his engineering skills.

"He was always there to do anything for anyone - family, friends, even strangers, you name it! Mister fix it, Jack of all trades, we will all miss him dearly."

Det Ch Insp Jill Vescovi said: "My thoughts are with Gordon's family and loved ones. We will continue to offer them any support they need.

"We are working hard to try and establish who has done this and why and I would appeal to anyone with any information, however insignificant they may think it is, to come forward and speak to us.

"I would ask anyone in the area to please check CCTV/doorbell cameras for any suspicious activity, people or vehicles that may have been in the area at around the time of the offence or in the days beforehand."

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Eight dead as ferry capsizes off Cyprus coast

Passengers wait to be rescued on the top of the capsized vessel, left and below

Terrified passengers seen screaming and shouting in rush to put on lifejackets as boat struggles in rough seas

By Iona Cleave

AT least eight people died and more than 18 remain missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the north coast of Cyprus.

The vessel, carrying nearly 270 people, overturned in rough seas yesterday, leaving hundreds stranded in the sea.

A major search operation was still ongoing yesterday evening, with helicopters swirling above where the vessels sank, searching for the missing who are believed to have been trapped inside.

Footage taken inside the ferry showed terrified passengers screaming and shouting as they rushed to put on lifejackets.

As the 40m-long ship quickly took on water and began to sink, dozens jumped overboard and struggled to stay afloat in the deep waters. Others clung to the overturned keel or swam towards the lifeboats.

Unal Ustel, the self-declared prime

'It was hit by a first wave and, while the captain was trying to recover, the vessel began taking on water'

minister of the Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, said later yesterday that 237 were rescued and 23 remained unaccounted for.

"Our top priority right now is to reach the 23 missing individuals as soon as possible," he said.

Cyprus was battered by fierce storms on Saturday, with another person dying after his sailboat crashed onto rocks in the island's south east.

The high-speed ferry left the northern Cypriot port of Kyrenia at 11:58 yesterday, bound for Tasucu in southern Turkey.

However, it began taking on water just 15 minutes later. Although only four nautical miles off the coast, the water was 500m deep.

Mr Ustel said the boat capsized after being hit by two waves. "It was hit by a first wave at sea and, while the captain was trying to recover, the vessel began taking on water after a second wave hit," he told a press conference.

One passenger said he spent an hour and a half treading water before being rescued.

The man, in his 50s and not named, told local TRNC television: "The front part exploded, they tried to turn around. And the side windows blew out. The boat starting taking on water."

He added that many people were inside the ferry when it started to sink. "Those who could, got out," he said, adding that he saw the captain among the first to abandon ship “without organising anything”.

More than a dozen vessels, including private ones and Turkish navy ships, were involved in the rescue operation.

Police have detained eight people - including the ferry captain - as part of an investigation into the sinking.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey's president, offered his “condolences and best wishes for a speedy recovery to our nation and to the Turkish Cypriot people”.

Speaking at a military ceremony yesterday, he said: "Immediately after the

'Our top priority is to reach the 23 missing individuals as soon as possible'

accident, we launched extensive search-and-rescue operations in co-operation with the authorities of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

"As a result of these efforts, 237 passengers and crew members were rescued safely, while unfortunately, seven of our brothers and sisters lost their lives.

“God willing, we hope to receive positive news from these efforts.”

Northern Cyprus is not an internationally recognised state, but has been controlled by Turkey since its 1974 invasion of the Mediterranean island. Turkish Cypriots declared independence in 1983, but only Turkey recognises the northern third of the island, where it maintains more than 35,000 troops.

Constantinos Letymbiotis, Cyprus government spokesman, said: "In these trying times, our thoughts are with those who lost their lives, those who were injured and all those who are living this tragedy. At such times, the protection of human life is paramount."

A spokesman for the British Foreign Office said: "We are liaising with local authorities following a ferry incident in northern Cyprus."

Homeless man arrested after British woman stabbed to death during German festival

By Jörg Luyken

A BRITISH woman was stabbed to death by a homeless man shortly after arriving in Germany yesterday. The 31-year-old woman, named as Rebecca B, was attacked at the railway station in Rosenheim, Bavaria, before being taken to hospital where she died from her injuries.

Police arrested a 27-year-old German national, identified as Thomas A, at the scene.

The circumstances and motive for the attack remain unclear and an investigation is under way. The attack took place shortly before 1am local time.

Police said the alleged attacker was arrested immediately after the stabbing.

The force has appealed for witnesses and asked if anyone saw an argument at the station around the time of the incident. Deutsche Bahn, the German railway company, said that “our thoughts today are with the family and friends of the young woman”.

It said its security personnel, who were at the crime scene together with federal police, were still in shock and would need time to process the stabbing, the German news agency DPA reported. Train services were not significantly disrupted by the incident, police said, adding that the forensic investigation in an underpass at the station had already been completed by the time the first trains began running again early on Sunday morning.

Police declined to comment on whether the victim and the alleged attacker knew each other and if there was a connection to the Rosenheim Autumn Festival.

Several visitors were banned from the festival on its opening weekend owing to excessive drunken behaviour. Fights broke out and at least one person was jailed after attacking police. According to police reports, crimes in the city have increased in recent years, particularly those involving theft and violence. Rosenheim is one of the largest cities in Upper Bavaria, known for the annual beer festival similar to Oktoberfest, which draws more than a million visitors over 16 days.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are supporting the family of a British woman who died in Germany [and] are in touch with the local authorities."

Frantic hunt for hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after floods

By Samaan Lateef FOREIGN

CORRESPONDENT in Kathmandu

RESCUE workers in Nepal are wading through mounds of debris and mud to find more than 3,000 people still missing after the catastrophic floods.

Poor weather have been hindering the painstaking rescue effort, with the most complicated mission being extricating the hundreds of workers trapped inside flooded hydropower tunnels.

The Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal said 898 people working on 11 hydropower sites, including some under construction, remained missing.

At a tunnel in Trishuli, a manhole was drilled allowing rescuers to abseil.

Rescuers had also begun "sending air" to possible survivors by drilling holes in the tunnel's façade, said Sudan Gurung, the Nepali home minister.

Crews also sent cameras inside, where around 40 workers were believed to be trapped, to establish whether anyone remained alive.

A visibly empty space had raised hopes that the Upper Trishuli-3B tunnel might not be filled with sludge and debris, officials said.

At the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant, one of the worst-affected sites in Nepal's Rasuwa district, the rescuers, including engineers from China, penetrated nearly 8m into the tunnel by yesterday afternoon. The rescue effort resumed after heavy rain and rising river levels forced rescuers to halt work.

"As the floodwaters have receded, the team has resumed efforts to locate the tunnel entrance using drilling machines, excavators, hydraulic cutters and other equipment," said a Nepal army spokesman

help from India and China to "fill gaps" in their rescue operations.

Authorities had requested specialist

Race to rescue workers trapped in tunnel

The tunnel entrance was found about 8m below a vertical access point, said Shriram Neupane, a regional politician who is involved in the rescue effort. Rescuers estimate they will need to travel around 180m from the portal to reach the suspected worksite.

"The biggest challenge we are facing is that these tunnels lie beneath thick concrete and rock, while floodwater has radically displaced the inlet platforms (plain areas/roads built to

"enter the tunnel and altered the surrounding landscape," Umesh Pattak, an engineer at one of the damaged tunnels, told The Telegraph.

But the delay has prompted criticism from relatives who say rescuers should have moved faster. Families said every hour mattered. Hrideshwori Joshi, whose son, Hemant Joshi, 31, an engi-

The daunting task of checking the hydropower tunnels. Right, rescuers evacuate trapped workers

Fifteen British citizens are missing in China after the Nepal flood catastrophe.

Rising toll 15 more Britons declared missing

Chinese authorities released the figure in their first update about people missing in Tibet.

Americans. China has raised the confirmed death toll on its side of the border to 15, with 546 missing.

They said 261 foreign nationals were unaccounted for including more than 100 Nepalese, 33 Latvians and 18

In all, thousands of people are dead or missing after a section of glacier in the mountains broke free, causing a landslide, and sending a vast wave of water and mud along the Lhende Khola river valley.

A further 33 Britons were reported missing in Nepal following the flooding, including people who had been on a pilgrimage along the Tibet-Nepal border.

The UK has deployed a crisis response team to the region. The team was expected to arrive in Kathmandu on Saturday, to work alongside British embassy staff and local authorities. It will provide additional consular support and work with families in Britain trying to locate loved ones.

neer, is believed to be trapped inside the Upper Trishuli-3B Hydropower Project, said she was losing patience.

"The rescue operation was so late. Until Saturday, they were waiting to start it. Many lives could have been saved had they started earlier," Bhim Gautam, chief executive of the Independent Power Producers' Association, told The Telegraph.

"It has been four days, and there is no clue about my son. Rescuers should send oxygen immediately into the tunnel," Ms Joshi said. "I hope he's still alive inside and will come back to me."

Nepal's government said that more than 100 workers could still be alive inside several flooded tunnels.

Rescue efforts over the weekend were hampered by the threat of new landslides.

Le Pen party 'debanked' in run-up to presidency poll

By Vivian Song in Paris

MARINE LE PEN'S party has accused French banks of refusing loan applications for its presidential campaign.

Jordan Bardella, the president of the hard-Right National Rally (RN) party, made the claim on Saturday eight months out from the election.

"As I speak to you, no French bank has responded favourably," Mr Bardella said during a trip to an agriculture fair in Châlons-en-Champagne, in eastern France.

In an interview with the news channel BFMTV, Mr Bardella also bemoaned the fact that other candidates, including Édouard Philippe, the centre-Right leader, had been able to obtain loans from domestic banks to fund their campaigns, and called on French banks “to act responsibly”.

"It would be deeply concerning for the functioning of French democracy if the political movement leading in all polls and projected to win the presidential election, in a major democracy like France, were unable to secure funding within France or Europe," he added.

The party is no stranger to financial blockades.

During the 2017 presidential election, Ms Le Pen turned to Russia for a bank

‘It’s deeply concerning if the political movement leading in the polls failed to secure funding in France’

loan when she failed to secure funding from France.

Confronted with the same problem in 2022, Ms Le Pen obtained a loan from a Hungarian bank when her political ally Viktor Orbán ran the country.

Mr Bardella said on Saturday that the party was again looking at “alternative and foreign solutions”.

Ms Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement in 2025. The conviction was upheld on appeal last month.

However, the judicial decision has done little to dampen support for the RN, which has consistently emerged as the front-runner in polling for the upcoming election.

Ms Le Pen topped a popularity poll that BFMTV and La Tribune Dimanche published on Saturday.

A plane is engulfed in pyrotechnics during the flypast at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town, main. Video footage showed the jets appearing to fly only metres above the stadium

In a contest with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of France Unbowed, polling shows she would beat her radical Leftist rival in a run-off vote by 40 per cent. That margin narrows, however, against her closest opponent, Édouard Philippe, the former prime minister and leader of the centre-Right Horizons group, over whom Ms Le Pen holding a slim lead of five percentage points.

Flypast causes alarm with jet's ‘near miss’ above rugby stadium

On Sunday, Olivier Faure, the first secretary of the Socialist Party, is expected to announce his candidacy in the Left-wing primary before the presidential election.

By Jörg Luyken

A FLYPAST over a rugby Test match in South Africa has caused alarm after video footage appeared to show the tail of one of the planes almost touching the stadium roof.

Two aircraft operated by South African carrier Airlink performed a flypast over DHL Stadium in Cape Town before the match between the hosts and New Zealand on Saturday. Video broadcast on television appeared to show the planes, each painted in the colours of the two nations, flying very close to the stadium roof. The lead aircraft appeared to adjust its height at the last moment, with its tail dipping towards the roof. The second plane then flew through pyrotechnics being set off around the stadium.

The footage went viral on social media, with some users claiming the manoeuvre came dangerously close to causing a disaster. But video from other angles appeared to show a larger gap between the aircraft and the stadium.

Airlink issued a statement yesterday saying the flypast had been carefully planned and that the aircraft remained within the permitted limits at all times.

"The two aircraft were flown by highly experienced crew, with each comprised of three senior captains operating in the roles of commander, co-pilot and safety/technical officer," the statement said. "The flight data recorded by both aircraft confirms the flights were performed within the SACAA's approved and rehearsed safety altitude and speed limits for the flypast."

Flight data analysed by the industry website FlightRadar24 showed that the planes passed less than 50ft above the stadium roof. Airlink used a post to congratulate the pilots, saying: "Planning. Precision. Performance. Spectacular scenes of Airlink's double Embraer flyover at the DHL Stadium."

US strikes Iran after Hegseth told not to extend war

By Iona Cleave US CORRESPONDENT

THE US launched strikes against Iran yesterday for the first time in a month, attacking missile launchers in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian forces were seen preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines, according to US Central Command, prompting the pre-emptive attacks.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed the attack on Larak Island - positioned close to the mouth of the strait - killed several soldiers and civilians and vowed that it would be met with “response and punishment”.

The fresh strikes could signal a return to open conflict, which would be highly dangerous for the region that has been scarred by six months of war.

Earlier yesterday, it was reported that US military chiefs had advised Pete Hegseth that extending the war with Iran is unsustainable.

In a classified warning to the US defence secretary, the leaders of the US army, navy and air force said that prolonging the conflict was critically weakening the United States' ability to confront threats elsewhere, including at home.

Donald Trump has repeatedly said that all options remain open, including returning to full-scale conflict, in an effort to increase pressure on Iran.

Yet, six months into the conflict, the consensus of senior military leaders was that it had been “too much for too long”, The Washington Post reported, citing sources familiar with the recent assessment.

The generals and admirals, including those overseeing US operations in Europe, Asia and Latin America, said they disagreed with Mr Hegseth's order to extend their forces, arguing it had weakened US capabilities elsewhere.

Meanwhile, negotiations with Tehran remain at a stalemate, the strait remains effectively closed, Americans are increasingly frustrated with the protracted conflict and defence officials are worried about depleted stockpiles.

Despite Mr Trump's repeated insistence the vital waterway is open, sporadic attacks by Iran mean traffic remains far below its pre-war levels. The US military on Thursday said it had completed mine-clearing operations in the strait, declaring it free for transit.

"The Strait of Hormuz is closed," Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, reaffirmed on Saturday. He added that Tehran had reached an agreement with Oman on a temporary maritime route, but its implementation depended on US concessions.

Yesterday, Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he called their "real enemy" in a written statement. Khamenei has not been seen publicly since his father and other senior leaders were killed in the war's opening strikes.

Iceland votes No in EU referendum

Knife-edge ballot swings against restarting talks to join the economic bloc as PM calls for national unity

By Ben Farmer

ICELAND has rejected restarting accession talks to join the EU.

Opponents defeated the measure in a referendum on Saturday, with 52.8 per cent of people voting No, against 47.2 per cent for Yes.

The capital, Reykjavik, was the only part of the island nation of 400,000 people where a majority voted Yes.

Public broadcaster RUV said yesterday that, with only a few ballots left to be counted, “the nation rejects accession negotiations with the EU”.

Pollsters had said on the eve of voting that the result was too close to call. Competing surveys had put each camp ahead by a sliver, but warned polling was too close to be statistically accurate.

The vote count through the night had the nation on edge as the Yes vote took an early lead, before results started to swing in favour of the opposition.

By dawn, a margin of a few hundred votes separated the two camps, before the gap grew as more ballots were tallied in areas of the country where opposition was greater. Prime Minister

Kristrún Frostadóttir, who campaigned in support of the measure, said she hoped the result would not divide the nation.

"I don't feel that there is bitterness," she told the RUV news outlet before the final results were tallied. "I know tempers run high for some people, but I have now spent time with a large group of people from all over the country and people are quite open to different outcomes."

Iceland applied to join the EU in the wake of the 2009 financial crisis, but in 2013 the country put membership talks on hold after a Eurosceptic government came to power. The issue has been debated for decades, and global unpredictability has added new impetus. The referendum on whether to revive long-stalled accession talks was conducted under the shadow of Donald Trump's

'I don't feel there will be bitterness. I know tempers run high, but people are open to different outcomes'

threats to take control of neighbouring Greenland.

While much of the debate has been on domestic matters, such as the cost of living and fisheries, the rise of Russia and Mr Trump's unpredictability have led many to ask whether Iceland – the only Nato member without its own army – is safe outside a major power bloc.

Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, the foreign minister, who had been backing a Yes vote, told Reuters last week that the vote came down to whether her country could stand apart in a world where old certainties were crumbling.

She said: “The international order that underpinned our security and prosperity for decades is under serious pressure. In times like these, small nations need to think carefully about where they stand and who stands with them.” The result is sure to disappoint many in the European Union. Beyond being a relatively wealthy, stable and democratic country with vast fishing grounds, Iceland could have joined the bloc relatively quickly.

Croatia was the last to join, in 2013. Most of the other candidates waiting — including several countries in the Balkans, plus Moldova and conflict-torn Ukraine — must still undertake time-consuming reforms to bring their laws and standards into line with the EU.

Iceland's foreign ministry had estimated that a Yes vote in the referendum could see accession talks start by the end of this year and take 18 to 24 months.

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Cautionary tales about British fishermen's woes swung the ballot

Joe Barnes DIPLOMATIC EDITOR

THE coastal waters surrounding the British Isles were a defining issue in the Brexit referendum a decade ago.

The ability to reclaim control of fishing rights from Brussels and deliver a much-needed boost to coastal communities was seen as the key acid test of whether leaving the EU was a success. The same issue loomed large as Icelanders went to the polls to decide whether their volcanic island should restart talks to join the bloc.

For a nation of fish-lovers, where the industry is the lifeblood of their economy and national identity, it was a totemic issue easily pushed by the “no” campaign.

Icelanders narrowly voted - 52.8 per cent to 47.2 per cent - against reopening accession talks with Brussels on Saturday. Some 12,600

votes separated the two sides on the island of 400,000 inhabitants.

Local media reported a turnout of 82.5 per cent – the highest in any vote in Iceland since parliamentary elections in 2009.

Joining the EU would have spelled an end to the island's commercial whaling industry

While the final results are yet to be officially announced, the country's state broadcaster and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the leader of the “nei” campaign, have called it.

It will be seen as a significant setback for the EU and those officials seeking to expand the bloc beyond its current membership of 27 states.

Many in Brussels believed a “yes” vote would be a certainty, given that the bloc has a more stable economy than Iceland, where inflation and interest rates are high. But they did not account for the importance placed on Revkjavik’s coastal independence.

Despite being part of the EU's Single Market and Schengen free-movement area, Iceland has long held itself as removed from the rest of Europe. This is in large part to protect its

Supporters of the No campaign cheer as rural voters put them ahead in Iceland referendum

sovereignty over its fishing stocks. Fisheries account for 40 per cent of Iceland's exports and about 8 per cent of GDP

Joining the EU would have meant joining the bloc's Common Fisheries Policy. This would have opened up the country's waters and their prized stocks of cod and haddock to trawlers from other EU nations. And it would have also probably spelled an end to the volcanic island's commercial whaling

industry. Iceland, Japan and Norway are the only countries to maintain the practice, banned by the International Whaling Commission in 1986.

Joining the EU would mean surrendering control of fisheries policy to Brussels, which bans the trade of whales and products made from the creatures, such as whale oil.

Whaling has deep historical and cultural roots in Iceland and would have become a powerful symbol of sacrificed sovereignty. That was already the case in 2013, when the island's last round of EU accession talks were put on ice because of the emergence of a Eurosceptic government. As with Brexit, it proves that economics do not always trump arguments over national identity, sovereignty or security.

British fishermen long complained that while the UK was in the EU, its coastal waters were being decimated by EU trawlers, slashing domestic profitability and productivity.

In fact, Iceland was in a better situation than London. Its position in the internal market would mean it did not have to bargain away coastal sovereignty to better align itself with Brussels on trade. This was not the case last year when Sir Keir Starmer, the then UK prime minister, opted to open up British fishing waters to EU boats for 12 years in a trade-off for better access to the Single Market.

Many other comparisons can be drawn between Brexit and the Nordic nation's "no" vote. Outside the EU, Iceland also maintains an independent trade policy, allowing it to strike deals with countries such as China.

While there is no guarantee Reykjavík would have had to scrap those deals, the threat to exports would have loomed large over voters.

Despite high levels of inflation, Iceland boasts the fifth-highest nominal GDP per capita of any nation in the world.

The vote, for now, proves that Iceland is happy with its halfway-house position and does not see any change as necessary.

Google bows to Trump on ‘Lake America’

Tech giant's map renames Lake Ontario in line with president's orders but only in the United States

By Iona Cleave US CORRESPONDENT

GOOGLE Maps has changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" for US users following an executive order from Donald Trump.

The US president announced on Thursday he was renaming the lake that straddles the US-Canada border after failed trade talks between both countries escalated into a tit-for-tat tariff battle. "The Canadian officials have treated us very badly. They're nasty people," Mr Trump said in the Oval Office. "They feel entitled and we can't have that."

The decision prompted both anger and ridicule in Canada, which has faced months of aggressive trade actions and personal attacks from the White House.

Mark Carney, the prime minister, immediately rejected the change, saying the lake's 400-year-old name would remain "then, now and always".

However, Google said it would take Mr Trump's line. In a statement on Saturday, it said: "Since we update Google

Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources... people using Maps in the US will see ‘Lake America,’ those in Canada will continue to see ‘Lake Ontario’, and those outside of the US and Canada will see both names.”

Mr Trump's order directs federal agencies to change the name on US documents and databases, but he has no authority to rename Canada's part of the lake or force international map-makers or US states to do so.

Google Maps made a similar change to the Gulf of Mexico last year, labelling it the “Gulf of America” after Mr Trump made an executive order to rename the large body of water on his first day in office. In response to Mr Trump's provocative move, Canada installed an 18ft-high sign on the lake's shores that reads: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."

The huge sign erected at Lake Ontario

Posing in front of the billboard, Doug Ford, the Ontario premier, said on Saturday: "President Trump can call it whatever he wants, but I can tell you, the rest of the world will always call it Lake Ontario."

Mr Ford added: "That's our message to Trump, we're resilient, we are strong Canadians and we're always going to protect our sovereignty. Always.

"And we'll never ever back down from a bully."

On Aug 22, the US imposed 50 per cent tariffs on \$20bn (£15bn) worth of Canadian goods after intensive negotiations between both sides collapsed.

Mr Carney, who has refused to back down in the face of Mr Trump's economic threats, announced on Tuesday that he would match the tariffs "dollar-for-dollar", starting on Sept 8.

Kathy Hochul, the Democratic governor, of New York, has already declared that "New York won't be calling it that".

Ignoring the backlash, Mr Trump on Saturday posted an AI-generated video showing an army of heavily armed "Donald Ducks" – with his signature blonde quiff – patrolling the shores of "Lake America".

Hours later, he posted a second AI clip showing himself knocking over a “Welcome to Lake Ontario” sign and installing a “Welcome to Lake America” one in its place.

The country music star putting the boot into data centre invasion in Texas

Poppy Wood US CORRESPONDENT in Texas

Tanya Tucker's campaign against \$33bn programme has struck a chord with fellow Lone Star residents

TANYA TUCKER was just 15 when she made history as the first female country musician to grace the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

"You're gonna hear from me," the headline of the September 1974 issue read, alongside a photograph of baby-faced Tucker wearing smoky eyeshadow. She was right.

Fifty-two years and two Grammy Awards later, Tucker is still making herself heard. This time, about something rattling Texans across the Lone Star state: data centres.

The US has the highest concentration of data centres in the world, and Texas is poised to overtake Virginia to become the global epicentre of hyper-scale computer servers by 2030.

Built to power AI, the sprawling developments require vast amounts of land, energy and water to store and process digital information. Wide open spaces and generous tax rates in Texas, the second-largest US state after Alaska, have made it an attractive option for tech billionaires cashing in on a new land rush.

There are at present 137 data centres operating in the rodeo state, according to market intelligence company Cleanview, using 7,700 megawatts (MW) of electricity. A further 310

Texas to be world's data centre capital by 2030

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planned for Texas in the coming years will bring that figure to 96,000 MW - around the same as the entirety of Texas's electric grid in the peak of summer.

Tucker is among the cattle ranchers saddling up for a fight. The Telegraph spent an evening with the Country Music Hall of Fame star on her ranch in Burnet County, in central Texas, which sits directly in the path of new ultra-high-voltage transmission lines planned to power, among other things, Texas's new data centres.

"Come on into our little humble abode," she says in her trademark gravelly voice, kicking open the front door with a pair of Double D Ranchwear boots. Stella, Tucker's seven-year-old English bulldog given to her by her actor friend Dennis Quaid, sniffs at her feet. "Bet you weren't expecting this."

Tucker, 67, traded in her 30,000 sq ft mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, several years ago to move to the family property of her partner and fellow country star, Craig Dillingham, also 67. The

250-acre plot, which they jokingly refer to as “Tuckingham Palace”, is home to 19 cattle and several horses.

A modest bungalow that they now call home is tucked away in one corner. It is decorated with the usual cowboy paraphernalia – cowhide rugs, old spurs, and a bejewelled cattle skull over the kitchen area. A cabinet of signed photos and shiny trophies hints at the country star's global fame, after Tucker shot to celebrity at age 13 with breakout hit, Delta Dawn.

Handing out cups of iced tea, she leans over the kitchen island and launches straight into a tirade about how data centres will spoil all this. "That thing is going to come right through here," she says, tracing her hand across the stretch of ranch land through the window. "We're going to be losing all this if it happens. And they didn't tell us nothing."

The couple received a notice through the post in April informing them that their ranch will be among those hit by a 2,468-mile web of 765-kilovolt (kV) power lines set to be built across Texas by 2030.

The \$33bn (£24.5bn) project will help drive the AI chatbots and cloud-computing software for some of the world's biggest tech companies, such as Google, OpenAI, Meta and Amazon. Electricity towers, which will require a 200ft-wide right of way, will carve straight through the fields that the Dillingham family have owned since 1885. They will reach up to 180ft tall - nearly four times the height of standard UK electricity pylons.

While Texans can turn down offers from AI companies looking to buy land for the data centres themselves, residents have limited power to fight the public infrastructure needed to hook them up.

That lies with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), which will decide the final route for the power lines. Residents were supposed to be alerted to the plans and given an opportunity to object, but a petition with PUCT in June alleged that 1,300 landowners were only notified after public meetings had already taken place.

Oncor, the private utility company overseeing that part of the project, has denied any wrongdoing and said all landowners were given “the same opportunity to engage in the process”. It will strike “easements” with affected residents in due course, and those that refuse will be awarded compensation.

Tucker became the first high-profile person to speak out against data centres, posting a video to her Instagram page in late July warning that the power lines would “destroy our property” and “scar our land forever”.

The video went viral and she was invited to speak at the Texas Capitol a week later. "I'm here to talk to you, heart to heart, Texan to Texan...

Before you disrupt so many lives, I just ask that you take a longer look at the other options," she told politicians, rounding off her appearance by singing a section.

appearance by singing a section from her 1978 hit Texas (When I Die).

Other country stars,

have since followed suit. Data centres pose a unique problem for singers: in many cases, AI has already stolen their intellectual property, and now it's coming for their land. Nelson, the singer-songwriter, accused the tech barons of "thieving".

Tucker doesn't like it when musicians use their platform to proselytise. "I always go like, 'no, no, stay in your lane'"

they're coming in my lane. And by George, I want to fight."

Texas has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980, and Burnet County is no exception. A staggering 77 per cent of residents in the central Texan county voted for Donald Trump in 2024. But

Tanya Tucker, on the cover of Rolling Stone, above, and in her heyday, left, is leading the fight against data centres in Texas

data centres are shaping up to become a key political issue before November's midterms, and one that could hurt the Republicans at the ballot box.

A University of Texas poll in June found that 56 per cent of people in the state oppose the centres, with the figure rising to nearly two-thirds among rural Texans. Unusually, backlash cuts across party lines.

And it's not just Texas. A national Gallup poll in March found that 71 per cent of Americans oppose an AI data centre in their own backyard. Suspicion has managed to capture a broad sweep of the American cultural spectrum, from environmental activists on the Left, to the Maga and Maha (Make America Healthy Again) movements on the Right. Broadly speaking, Americans think the giant data servers have arrived too quickly and with too little transparency.

Anti-data centre protests are planned across the state in the coming months, all the way from the Texas Panhandle in the north, to the border towns straddling Mexico.

It has already forced an about-turn from Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, who said as recently as November: "We must ensure that America remains at the forefront of the AI revolution, and Texas is the place where that can happen."

But apparently taken aback by the scale of discontent among Texans, Mr Abbott scrambled to announce a temporary pause on new data-centre grid connections earlier in August.

He is caught between a rock and a hard place. For many Texans, this still does not go far enough: they are calling for a complete moratorium on AI super-projects and a special legislative session.

For Mr Trump, who has championed data centres as crucial in America's AI race against China, Mr Abbott crossed a line. The US president said it was "a mistake" for Texas to think twice about data centres, because they "could be

bigger than oil".

Mr Trump doubled down on those comments later in August, suggesting that he would build one in his own backyard and that “many of them are designed in a very beautiful way”.

Democrats hope they can exploit the division.

Gina Hinojosa, a progressive Texan politician representing the state's liberal capital of Austin, has leant into the data-centre issue as she vies to replace Mr Abbott as governor.

"Greg Abbott built the biggest data centre giveaway in the country," she said at the Texas Democratic Convention in June.

"The richest men in the world, his donors, are running up your electric bill and guzzling your water, while you pay for it."

Texas has not had a Democrat governor in more than 35 years, but some recent polls have placed Ms Hinojosa one point behind Mr Abbott.

Clayton Tucker (no relation to Tanya), 35, a Democrat rancher and secretary of the Texas Farmers Union, is also hoping to break the red chokehold on the Texas Capitol. He is running for state agriculture commissioner and would be the first Democrat since 1990 to hold the role if he wins.

Speaking from his family ranch in Lampasas, he says data centres have become “the number one issue” in Texas ahead of the midterms. “This election will be the data centre election,” he says, tearing off handfuls of alfalfa to feed to Sweet Pea, one of the 35 goats on his ranch.

The campaign has struck a nerve with Texans for various reasons, he says. "First, water is an emotional issue here."

Texas, which conjures up pictures of dusty plains and prickly cacti in the popular imagination, is prone to drought. Giant, whirring data centres require large quantities of water for their cooling systems, with a planned \$10bn development in Houston expected to guzzle 163 million gallons per year.

Secondly, Texas operates its own largely isolated electricity system, which has proven a liability in the past. It suffered a catastrophic failure in 2021 during the winter storm Uri. Locals fear large-scale data centres, including an 8,000-acre project in Pecos County, will overwhelm an already precarious system.

Then there's the Nimby element. "Data centres harm property values," Mr Tucker claims. At the moment, there is scant evidence to back this up.

Some are optimistic that data centres could flood the state with a new source of revenue and jobs. Mr Abbott framed it as a potential gold rush for Texas as he unveiled a \$40bn (£29.7 bn) investment from Google last November, while a Facebook group called Texas Data Centre Jobs has 24,000 members.

A quick scroll through the group suggests that these are largely construction jobs that will dry up once data centres are built. Meta's planned 1,000-acre server in El Paso, for example, will create 4,000 temporary jobs but just 300 permanent ones.

But above all, data centres have meddled with a deep sense of independence in Texas, which considers itself an island between the American South and the traditional West. “Come and take it” – Texas’s version of “I dare you” – is the state’s unofficial slogan, adorning hotel lobbies and cafés the land over. Ranching families stretching back generations have a deep connection to the land.

They are unnerved by the idea of big Silicon Valley companies encroaching.

"Honestly, I would say that's 50 per cent of it at least. I think a part of this is tied to paranoia," says Mr Tucker. "A lot of it is purely the unknown – it's about fear. We don't really know what these things are capable of."

It's no longer outlandish to live long and well – let's embrace it

JANE SHILLING

In a recent Telegraph interview with Richard O'Brien, who wrote The Rocky Horror Show and memorably embodied its alarming butler, Riff-Raff, the actor recalled that his biggest ovation came when he appeared as the narrator in a 2015 revival: "Much of that applause was that I was still standing up and breathing," he observed.

This is studiously modest: O'Brien was 73 at the time – an age at which many of us might be standing up and breathing entirely unapplauded. But behind the wry self-depreciation lurks an unacknowledged truth. We live in an ageing society, where the cliché of "40 is the new 30" stretches to meet our increasing longevity. If 60 is the new 50, what of 70, 80, even 90?

Public figures pursuing their careers into advanced late life have become a common phenomenon, from Prue Leith, 86, and Mary Berry, 91, to the Rolling Stones, aged from 79 to 83, and David Dimbleby, still broadcasting with formidable authority at 87.

Collectively, their achievements tend not strike us as outlandish: we regard them as beloved national grandparents and figures of ageless stability. But individually it is a different matter.

A journalist interviewing a distinguished 90-year-old can rarely resist marvelling at their immense age - often in the guise of a compliment.

"Your energy and creativity at 90 are quite extraordinary," a broadcaster recently told the American composer Steve Reich, whose 1981 Psalm setting, Tehillim, will be performed at the Proms this week.

Reich (who turns 90 in October) acknowledged the remark with grace and humour. But it is time to reconsider the patronising habit of treating people who continue working at 70, 80, 90 and beyond as though they were a kind of elderly child prodigy.

Discussing demographic change last week, Sarah Harper, the first Oxford University professor of gerontology, argued that our current attitude to later life is based on a 20th-century model in which we stopped work in our 60s and enjoyed a brief retirement before becoming frail and dying. The 21st-century reality, she argued, demands a radical rethink, perhaps along the lines of Denmark, which is raising the retirement age to 70 by 2040.

There is a peculiar disconnect between the extreme practices of the wealthy immortality bros and their longevity-hacking followers, and more practical ideas about how we might live a useful, active life into our 80s or even 90s.

Before our thoughts turn to Jonathan Swift's Struldbruggs – peevish immortals “incapable of friendship and dead to all natural affection” – there are role models closer to home. If the village where I live were situated in the Blue Zone regions of Japan, Sardinia and Greece rather than east Kent, it might attract a throng of scientists eager to research the secrets of its residents' longevity.

Here the elders run a music festival, open gardens, film nights and arts lectures. They drive about in dashing vintage sports cars. They are interested in opera, ballet, rugby and the Tour de France. They are sociable and kind to strangers. The village school evens out the generational balance.

On ageing (as much else) government could learn more from evidence that exists in plain sight than from endless commissions.

“What drives you on creatively?” the arts journalist John Wilson recently asked the pianist Mitsuko Uchida (77). “There is endless discovery,” Uchida replied. “Isn’t it wonderful?”

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The reality of being prime minister is about to hit TikTok Andy hard

Burnham seems to have confused his job with that of a social media star – but we need grown-up politics

TOM HARRIS

There was much rolling of eyes in and beyond Westminster when it was reported that Andy Burnham wanted to adopt a “tonal shift” at the weekly sessions of Prime Minister’s Questions, which resume this week for the first time after Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation.

Yet a tonal shift has long been desired and demanded by political addicts who tune in week after week to watch the country's leader take on all comers. Take a look at old footage of the Commons from the years immediately following the introduction of cameras into the chamber in 1989 and you will see a measurably quieter, calmer place, even in the midst of vicious class-driven battles between Margaret Thatcher and Neil Kinnock.

But it's now often forgotten that even then, MPs complained that colleagues' behaviour had instantly deteriorated as soon as the "on air" light was switched on at BBC Parliament. There are few of that generation around today, but it's a safe bet that they would be appalled at the heaving, noisy, chaotic mess into

which the House of Commons has deteriorated, with MPs behaving in a way that is expected of them as performers.

Could Burnham's "tonal shift" apply also to his own backbenchers? He might send an edict around, via the whips, to remind colleagues of the increasingly disregarded rulebook of the Commons, Erskine May, which recommends that questions and speeches are not read from notes (and certainly not from phones) but are at least partially memorised by the person delivering them.

Having spent nearly a decade outside the Commons, perhaps the new Prime Minister has allowed himself to view the weekly sessions with a new objectivity. And, assuming he is as in touch with ordinary voters as he claims, understands that boorish behaviour and a seeming inability to memorise even the shortest questions casts the national legislature in a very poor light.

Sadly this is not very likely. Burnham has threatened – pardon me, indicated – that he will bring more humour to the occasion. Everyone loves a politician who can crack a good joke, even if the actual number of such individuals is so small as to defy quantifying. This is a chamber that utterly lost its collective mind with hysterical glee after Denis Healey compared his opposite number, Geoffrey Howe, to a dead sheep.

But is this what modern politics is missing? Would a few more decent punchlines and pithy observations help improve political discourse and, more importantly, improve ordinary people's lives?

As the horrific conflict in Ukraine drags on, as the Middle East is consumed by hate and fire, as British citizens struggle to get on the housing waiting lists and the rest of us worry about how to pay for our ever-increasing domestic heating bills, is our biggest problem a lack of a sense of humour?

There is no longer any doubt that Andy Burnham is the pre-eminent political communicator of his generation. Some might suggest it's a skill that comes naturally to him, rather than one that has been carefully nurtured during his nine-year exile from Westminster.

It hardly matters; following the brutal, short and oddly robotic leadership of Sir Keir Starmer, Burnham felt like a breath of fresh air, someone who is not only human but is unashamed to display his humanity through a series of video clips reiterating, time and again, just how human he was.

Burnham is a Smiths fan. He's often seen strumming a guitar (one for his fellow G8 leaders to be aware of when the next summit moves to the late evening informal drinks and the question is asked whether anyone knows Don't Give up on us Baby?), he wants to explain to us, often, that he is from the North and what certain words mean up there, whether we want to know or not.

It's all rather clever. But it has a shelf life.

Yes, we want a prime minister that doesn't make us cringe whenever he appears in a TV interview and seems mentally incapable of answering a question without sounding like he's

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We want and need leaders who take their job seriously while the rest of us are busy leading our ordinary lives

reciting a policy paper. And yes we want a prime minister to understand the same kind of family and personal pressures that the rest of us are under. But we also want a prime minister who is not exactly like us. If we did, we would spend our lives asking why we weren't in No10 ourselves. We want – we need – leaders who take their job seriously while the rest of us are busy leading our ordinary lives.

The cute, whimsical TikTok videos worked during the summer recess because Burnham was new, the sun was shining, politics was kind of suspended for a while and most of us were on holiday. And now we're back.

The last time Burnham sat on the government benches was about the same time his then-boss, Gordon Brown, had decreed the need for “serious people for serious times”. And those times were indeed serious. They included an international financial crash, a depression and the prospect of generation-defining public-sector cuts.

Was the need for serious people and serious politics in 2010 greater than today? We should hope and assume not. The task is the wider Parliament's, not just the prime minister's. Fewer by-rote speeches delivered with all the conviction of a sixth former (and for significantly more impact than social media "likes"), more considered responses and analysis to difficult, complex questions – even those from a deliberately unhelpful Opposition.

There will be time for laughter, for guitars, for baps, for Northern whimsy. But between now and the end of this parliament, can we please have some grown-up politics back?

AI will close the book on failing novelists

Publishers may soon have the technology to write thrillers. What will become of our aspiring authors?

JOE BURGIS

You see them in cafes and on trains, scribbling one moment, looking into the distance for inspiration the next: the would-be novelist, battling to the end of a draft that might one day bring literary glory, wealth and even a fatwa.

Of course, these almost always prove elusive. The difficulty of getting an agent, publishers' risk-aversion or just good old talentlessness. There are many reasons why the dream doesn't come true. But I think the effort counts for something.

John Grisham, the novelist who has sold more than 300 million copies of his books worldwide, told the Edinburgh International Book Festival that publishers may soon get AI to write thrillers instead of paying humans such as him to do it. His warning comes after literary agents have been forced to change their rules for book submissions because of the rampant use of AI.

This is bad news for giants such as Grisham and others whose livelihoods are at stake, but it also poses an existential risk to the species of writer described above: the failing novelist.

Fiction has always been a character-building trade. Literary biographies rarely describe a smooth ascent to the pantheon. No, the best contain much struggle and anguish. Among my favourites are JG Farrell's stint in an iron lung in 1956, James Joyce's eye surgery in Paris in 1921 and Flannery O'Connor's lupus.

There are exceptions – people like Evelyn Waugh, who seemed to produce masterpieces effortlessly – but usually it hurts to be a novelist, and you have to scrap to earn that status.

Most who sit down to write understand this on some level. Yet it doesn't stop them. When I went to register the birth of my son last year, the registrar asked me for my profession and my wife's. As I explained that we were journalists and mentioned that we'd met at the newspaper where we both work, her eyes lit up. This had the makings of a good story, she said. In fact, would I mind if she borrowed the idea for a novel she was writing? Naturally, I consented.

I loved everything about this exchange, not least the implicit hope that that fiction might provide an

escape from the truly despicable council building where it took place. She told me more about her writing life – though she had not yet been published, she regularly attended a writer's group – and I gathered that this was more than just a hobby. She wouldn't say it, but she was gunning for a bestseller. I wished her luck.

You might argue that true artists can survive change. The late David Hockney embraced new technologies (iPads, Crocs), and retained his authenticity and appeal. But I doubt that authors will project the same

I think we'd miss this strange class of people – beavering away quietly at storytelling

mystique if their work is to prompt a large language model towards a satisfying dénouement, rather than painstakingly fumble their way to one over the course of years.

This is surely part of what attracts novelists in the first place: as readers they know the feeling, but they want to discover for themselves the secret to holding someone's attention for hours on end (a ridiculous feat, when you think about it, especially today). Letting AI do the legwork has no appeal for this kind of person.

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first-rate fiction written by humans, which we as readers can turn to if AI replaces the author.

But the failing novelist could well be a permanent loss. It would take a will of iron (let alone a lung), coupled with deep self-loathing, to dedicate years of your life to a job that AI can do in moments, and for no possibility of renown and reward. But I think we'd miss this strange class of people – beavering away quietly at storytelling, the most human of enterprises – and society would be poorer. Their unacknowledged efforts strike me as valuable in our world of industrialised boasting and self-congratulation.

What will novelists, failing or otherwise, do instead? Train for marathons? Duolingo? There's no obvious alternative for satisfying whatever need it is that drives people to write long fictions. Picture Martin Amis in running singlet and smartwatch, or Hilary Mantel engrossed in basic Italian nouns.

Worse still, think of the bookish teen who fancies a life of misery at the writing desk but must make do instead with a respected, well-remunerated career.

It is to be hoped that such people won't be able to resist to resist the call of the novel, and plough on regardless. As Gustave Flaubert said: "Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living." Even if you never get anything published.

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Burnham still has a prisons problem

When the Sentencing Act became law earlier this year it had one overriding aim – to release prisoners even earlier than they are already. Very few inmates serve the full term handed down by the courts, with even serious offenders (other than lifers) released automatically at the two-thirds point.

But with jails bursting at the seams, the Government decided they should be freed after serving just half the decreed sentence.

The Government knew what it was doing and fully understood that criminals convicted of manslaughter and sex offences would come out of jail early. They were prepared to take the risk in order to ease the population pressures.

But this was going to prove controversial when victims or their families discovered their assailants were due to come out early from October 1, when the new system takes effect. This became an immediate crisis for Andy Burnham when he was made Prime Minister and the killers of Pc Andrew Harper became eligible for the scheme.

The outcry forced Mr Burnham to instruct officials to find ways to keep them in jail for longer after initially insisting nothing could be done. This will be achieved by removing anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, from the scheme, together with sex offenders who he had already promised to exclude.

To free up places, foreign prisoners – who make up 12 per cent of the jail population – would be deported more quickly, while long-term inmates serving indefinite Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences (IPPs) would be released.

Successive governments have promised to deport foreign nationals at the end of their sentences but are often prevented from doing so by human rights considerations. Will Mr Burnham address the European Convention on Human Rights as well if this remains a barrier? In addition, other countries often refuse to accept deported prisoners, as seen with Pakistan recently.

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Moreover, while many prisoners on IPPs have served far longer than the usual terms, they include dangerous criminals who should not be on the streets. Mr Burnham says each IPP case will be considered on its merits but the majority of IPP offenders have been convicted of sexual or violent crimes, and they have high rates of recall.

It is easy to see circumstances where someone released early so that Pc Harper's killers can stay in jail for longer goes on to commit a dreadful crime of their own. Will Mr Burnham accept responsibility if this happens? Since these changes are being described in Whitehall as “political”, he will need to own the consequences, good and bad.

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Mr Burnham is happy to receive the plaudits of Pc Harper's family for responding to their concerns and he is a leader who courts popularity. But every action has a consequence and we have yet to see how prepared the Prime Minister is to take unpopular decisions – for instance, by cutting the massive welfare bill – and stick to them.

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Where prisons are concerned, unless more are built, then the pressure to let inmates out early will grow as the population reaches tipping point. Mr Burnham has tried to defuse a specific political problem but a much bigger one remains.

A blow to Brussels

Iceland's decision not to reopen accession negotiations with the EU is a signal of the nation's independence and a blow to Brussels' sense of its own importance.

In a referendum, the people of the Nordic isle voted 52.8 per cent to 47.2 per cent against new talks about membership. Previous talks were suspended a decade ago despite being well advanced amid a dispute over fishing rights.

Iceland already has close ties with the EU. It has been part of the European Economic Area since 1994, a member of the customs union and the Schengen travel area, a similar position to Norway. As one of Europe's wealthiest countries per capita, it would have become a net contributor to the EU's budget had it joined.

It was not money that convinced a majority to remain outside the full EU, but once again the vexed issue of fishing. Iceland is a fierce defender of its rights, as Britain discovered during the so-called Cod Wars from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Fishing makes up nearly 10 per cent of Iceland's GDP and 40 per cent of its exports. During the campaign, it was apparent that the fishing industry was almost entirely opposed to joining.

Membership would have brought Iceland within the scope of the Common Fisheries Policy and its quota regime. Brussels negotiators must have understood this was a potential barrier to entry and Iceland might have expected some leeway.

But given the fraught nature of Britain's Brexit negotiations, including over fishing, it is hardly surprising that no flexibility was contemplated.

The vote reflected the sort of deep divisions seen in other countries when major decisions over the EU have been put to the people. It is telling that the only area which voted to reopen talks was the capital Reykjavik, the sort of city vs countryside rift that has become common. The prospect of joining the bloc has rarely been a unifying one.

How politicians betrayed Britain's white working-class communities

SIR – How I agree with Simon Heffer (“Britain’s abandonment of the white working class is a recipe for anarchy”, Commnt, August 29). My wife lived in Middlesbrough until leaving for university, and although we live in the South we have visited relatives and friends there many times.

We have witnessed a decent town, with a great deal of employment in the heavy industries, being gradually destroyed, as the latter were shut down, while no comparable opportunities replaced them. Unsurprisingly, people's morale, particularly among the young, has been undermined by the neglect they have experienced, compounded by the fact that excessive numbers of immigrants have come to the area, further reducing the available work.

This is no excuse for the criminal activities we now see. However, the situation is surely a result of the contempt with which the working class has been treated by the political elites, who appear to be more

concerned about the welfare of those who have no connection with this country than they are for our own people. The situation in Teesside is not unique, and, unless something is done, the anarchy will spread.

The authorities must regain control, but they must also restore hope to these benighted neighbourhoods by stimulating employment opportunities, or the future of social cohesion is bleak. Colin Bullen Tonbridge, Kent

SIR – As we watch the unfolding events in a section of Middlesbrough society that until now has been largely ignored by politicians and the police, I feel that there should be a modern-day William Hogarth (Letters, August 26) to record the unfolding, burning dystopia of this particular piece of modern Britain. But perhaps there is. Step forward TikTok and the other social media platforms, with their offer of instant fame. Simon Perks

Poughill, Devon

SIR – Almost alongside the reports on “soft justice” in Cleveland (“Middlesbrough gangs get aid instead of jail”, report, August 30), I read of the excitement surrounding the imminent release of the apparently long-awaited Grand Theft Auto 6 computer game. The production and content of this latest version of a car-chase game has been praised, and it is widely expected to be one of the biggest sellers of all time.

I can't be the only person to see the irony of this. I have never quite understood how it can be justifiable to produce – and make considerable sums of money from – a “game” that glorifies the excitement of dangerous car chases involving law enforcement agencies.

Unfortunately, many individuals – both young and not-so-young – fail to differentiate between virtual car crime and real life. As a retired police officer, I have frequently witnessed this behaviour. Russell Camm Whitby, North Yorkshire

Burnham's priorities

SIR - Andy Burnham's apparent reluctance to address the welfare and defence spending pillars ("The country has no time left for dithering", Leading Article, August 29) prompts the question: why did the Labour Party replaced an unpopular leader who made too many mistakes with a populist who appears to have no plan.

I don't suppose I was the only person who was amazed when the new Prime Minister's first pronouncement on arriving in Downing Street was about ending rough sleeping.

While no doubt important, compared with questions such as energy subsidies, the illegal immigrant burden and devolving decision-making to the regions, this is surely a minor issue. Until and unless the Prime Minister tackles Britain's fundamental economic problems and key spending priorities, far from being a statesman acting in the country's interests, he remains a partisan city mayor. Rod Brummitt

Cash contributions

SIR – I am the co-ordinator of a self-funded good-neighbour scheme. Our volunteer drivers are given a cash donation towards petrol costs. We also run two free coffee mornings each month, with a raffle, and put donation pots on each table. We could not hold these without cash contributions.

Most of us use cards and electronic methods for our everyday expenditure, but cash is the only way I can see for us to operate our scheme.

Complimentary drinks were always a perk on flights from London to Tunisia in 1968

Capel-le-Ferne, Kent

SIR – Without cash, how does Ian Collier (Letters, August 29) gain access to public lavatories, or to the supermarket and luggage trolleys that require a pound to release them? Di Hunter

Bisham, Buckinghamshire

SIR – The claim that use of cash facilitates crime (Letters, August 29) ignores the experience of Sweden. In October 2023 you reported that the replacement of cash had the opposite effect to that expected (“Putin could switch everything off”: how cashless Sweden went too far”). Björn Eriksson, a former head of Interpol, stressed the importance of keeping cash.

Considering the state of the West's relations with Russia ("Russia wants to undermine Nato. Here's what Putin might do", report, August 29), perhaps we should bear this in mind. Robert Carnaghan Watford, Hertfordshire

Taxing business

The personal service passengers used to enjoy

SIR – At 80 years of age, I'm still working full-time to support a disabled family. Yet after 25 per cent corporation tax, then 40 per cent income tax, I keep only 45 per cent of every pound I earn. The Government takes the other 55 per cent while insisting its priority is “growth”.

It is hard to see the incentive to take on more work when nearly two-thirds of the reward disappears. Alan Stedall Sutton Coldfield

Treasured tales

SIR - Hannah Furness has reported (August 28) that the Queen is a fan of the "kindness" and "simplicity in a very complicated world" of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. I would also like to recommend the Milly-Molly-Mandy books by Joyce Lankester Brisley. They have been tried and tested over many years and generations. Deirdre Towers Rugby, Warwickshire

SIR - The feature on small regional airports ("In defence of the tiny airport", August 27) reminded me of a flight I once took from Bournemouth Airport on a late-lamented airline.

We had to board quickly to meet a revised flight slot. The airline owner, who saw off each flight personally, organised us into a column according to row and seat numbers, then marched us from the departure lounge and on to the aircraft. He gave us free drinks on the flight – to the amusement of the Spanish crew. Jonathan Yardley Wolverhampton

SIR - Newquay Airport is wonderful, although there are parking charges and it is not free, as your feature implied. However, despite easyJet's promises, the Newquay-to-Gatwick service is no longer available. The

SIR – Kate Maltby makes many good points (“Shakespeare isn’t as complicated as the number crunchers think,” Comment, August 28). The problem is that the plays are presented as difficult and are badly taught. Shakespeare wrote about the human condition. His plays are meant to be acted, not read in a classroom.

In our village, we put on Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream with the primary school. We cut the plays time-wise, but did not change the language. Our Lady Macbeth was nine

Why the bawdy Bard will always endure

7am flight, which ceased last year, was nearly always full of people travelling for work, and there was a handy mid-evening return flight.

This Government is always banging on about “connectivity”, and this end of the country deserves a daily flight, especially as our one train line is so frequently damaged during winter storms. Ros Mackay

Manaccan, Cornwall

SIR - The beauty of smaller airports is that passengers avoid stress and annoyance, at least at the start of their journey. Sadly, however, Loganair is withdrawing its route from Dundee to Heathrow later this year. Regional airports are an underused resource in this country. Dundee used to be well-connected. Gary Duncan

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

years old, and was inspired to see other Shakespeare plays as a result.

We unwittingly quote Shakespeare every day - "the green-eyed monster" and "the be-all and end-all" to name but two. And we should never forget that he was funny and crude, even in his tragedies. As the old theatre adage goes: "If you're not sure what Shakespeare means, it's usually below the belt." Let us teach all generations to enjoy him. Gail Cornish

Bournemouth, Dorset

Glastonbury, Somerset

SIR – If Andy Burnham is going to reduce the university fees paid by EU students (report, August 25) it should be on the very clear understanding that the EU underwrites the debt. British taxpayers will not fund loans to EU students. Des Morgan Swindon, Wiltshire

Lack of healthcare

SIR - My mother died in 2022 aged 99. She was awarded Continuing Healthcare (CHC) in 2018, as she was suffering from vascular dementia and was a "difficult" patient in the care home where she was domiciled. In 2020 she had a fall and broke her leg, and she had to be hospitalised while it was pinned.

She returned to the care home, having been promised physiotherapy, which she never received. She did not walk again, so was bedridden and her dementia worsened.

At this juncture, aged 97, her CHC was withdrawn. We fought for it to be reinstated and appealed through to national level – all to no avail. During this entire period, she was not once seen for an in-person assessment. It was all undertaken remotely online (“Families ‘crushed and ruined’ after virtual NHS care assessments”, Money, August 29). Clive Kellett

Burnham, Buckinghamshire

A day to remember

SIR – I enjoyed your article on wedding disasters (Features, August 28), which brought back many memories.

On my wedding day, my father backed the car over the box of bouquets I had left in the garage to keep cool. I was married clutching dog daisies from next door's garden. The wedding photos were taken in the vicar's garden, and his goat escaped and ate the remaining flowers.

Unknown to me, my bridesmaid walked up the aisle held together by safety pins, having ripped the bottom of her Laura Ashley dress, and the vicar kept calling my husband-to-be Keith, his father's name. We have been happily married for 48 years. Gail Young Dundee

Hanging on

SIR – Mick Ferrie (Letters, August 29) expresses his opinion that the prospect of growing old is bad. I find that, despite the problems that our country faces, the prospect of not growing old is far worse. Dr Richard AE Grove Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire

The CIA's Moscow trip was pure Trump theatre

The reasons given for John Ratcliffe's visit have all the hallmarks of a media misdirection play

JOHN BOLTON

Why did CIA director John Ratcliffe fly to Moscow last week? The reasons given publicly, or leaked, by the White House point in varying directions. None justifies a CIA director being in Russia at this moment, and some are dangerous. What to make of all this?

No one buys Donald Trump's initial ploy that the trip was "semi-routine", a palpably duplicitous effort to conceal something more substantive. "Semi-routine" is twin to Trump's fanciful explanation that he left Nato's Ankara summit on an old Air Force One rather than the version given by Qatar so US servicemen could tour the new one, thereby distracting from an Iranian assassination threat.

Leaks then emerged that Ratcliffe sought to warn Russia against attacking Nato members. Increasingly hostile Kremlin behaviour has worried alliance leaders. What had seemed to be a Kremlin “hybrid war” against Nato was looking decidedly less hybrid. Moscow also issued threats

against British factories supplying drone and missile components to Ukraine. There were also concerns about Russian warships and “ghost fleet” tankers around British waters, and threats to seize British vessels.

Commentators quickly recalled the former CIA director Bill Burns's November 2021 mission to Moscow to warn against invading Ukraine by revealing that we knew Russia's plans.

Inexplicably, these reckless disclosures – plus, later making public intelligence about Russia's military build-up – were hailed as brilliant. In fact, Joe Biden's effort utterly failed to deter the Kremlin.

This desire to reveal to our adversaries what we know is a tic of the political Left. It is a naïve view that if we only tell the bad guys what we know, they will abandon their evil ways. Good luck with that.

A variant of this leak, directly reprising the Biden-Burns gambit, was that Ratcliffe tried to brush back heightened Russian military strikes against Ukraine by disclosing that Washington knew Putin was poised to escalate. Again, Trump poured cold water on potential Russian threats either to Nato or Ukraine, saying: "I've had good talks with [Putin]. He's not going to be attacking a Nato territory."

To confuse things further, Trump suggested that it was still possible to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war. Of course, Trump made these remarks while signing an order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, so he may have been distracted.

A final variation on the theme of transatlantic security, and the most preposterous of all, is that Ratcliffe was trying to convey the message to Putin that he was not being told the truth about how bad Russia's military position in Ukraine was.

The theory rests on speculation that Putin doesn't know the true state of affairs in Ukraine because his military commanders and his intelligence experts are afraid to give him bad news. Or perhaps Putin had forgotten to ask in the past four-and-a-half years how things were going.

Even on the vanishingly unlikely chance that this was Ratcliffe's mission, he delivered it only to his Russian intelligence community counterparts. He did not meet Putin, unlike Burns in 2021. Does anyone believe the Russian intelligence officials raced to tell Putin that the Americans had discovered that he had been fed misinformation since 2022?

The last leaked narrative is that Ratcliffe's real subject was the US conflict with Iran. Perhaps he wanted to disabuse the Russians of the notion that Putin believed Trump had been weakened by the Iran war.

Or perhaps he wanted to urge the Kremlin not to continue sharing intelligence with Iran or military assistance that endangered US and Israeli forces. Or perhaps Ratcliffe wanted to talk about Trump's announcement of an “economic D-Day” against Iranian trade and finance, and urge Russian cooperation with US efforts.

None of these publicly mooted rationales is satisfactory. Ratcliffe's trip was hardly clandestine. He flew from Latvia to Moscow on a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster, which is not what you would call an inconspicuous aircraft. Ukraine knew that something was up when it was asked not to target Moscow during Ratcliffe's visit.

Intelligence chiefs do talk to foreign counterparts, but almost always to allies or close partners, rarely hostile states. If sensitive matters of state are involved, countries have foreign ministers to talk to one another.

Or Trump could send Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, whom he has deployed on other grave issues where they had neither experience nor competence. If the subject is military, then Dan Caine, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, could visit Valery Gerasimov, the Russian chief of the general staff.

Those who enjoy the hall-of-mirrors world of counterintelligence might say our confusion is what the leakers desired, to divert attention from Ratcliffe's real purpose. And certainly, for now, we have no idea how Russia responded, or whether it will.

This is all very dissatisfying. It may be that Ratcliffe's trip was merely a Trumpian gesture, a misdirection play to consume the media in speculation. If true, he has succeeded.

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KAKURO

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The clues are the numbers on the black squares and are the sum of the solution numbers. The clue pointers indicate the direction of the answers. A block of two squares with a clue of 3 will solve as 2,1 and a 5 will produce 4,1 or 2,3. A 4 can only be 1,3, never 2,2. Solution tomorrow.

KILLER SUDOKU

Your clues are the caged numbers that represent the sum of the numbers within the cage. As in standard sudoku, each 3 x 3 box, each row and each column must contain all the numbers 1 to 9. Solution tomorrow.

GENTLE

Numbers are substituted for letters in this crossword grid. In the smaller key grid some letters are solved. Use these as clues to complete your first word. This will solve more letters that you can then enter in the grids. Solutions tomorrow.

ANAGRAMS

SANSERIF TINY TIGER ICY TIME LAG

Each of the anagrams below spells out a synonym of the word justice. Solution tomorrow.

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CODEWORDS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
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1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
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To solve this puzzle each $3 \times 3$ box, each row and also each column must contain all the numbers from 1 to 9. There are numerous strategies to help you solve sudoku. Solutions tomorrow.

REGULAR NO 7429

1			3			5		6
					8	2
4		3						1
		6			2	9
		4				7
		9	6
9								2
			1
2		5			9			4

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TOUGH NO 7429

Start on the left with the given number and work your way across following the instructions in each cell. Target time: 30 seconds. Solution below.

	3	1			8
				6			2
			7	3			4
5		7						3
				1
6						5		1
	6			5	7
	2						3
	4		3			7	6

BEGINNER		x2.25	-31	÷11	X BY ITSELF	TRIPLE IT	-51	3/4 OF THIS	DOUBLE IT	ANSWER
54	8/9 OF THIS
INTERMEDIATE		TRIPLE IT	-122	5/14 OF THIS	95% OF THIS	x5.5	-66	÷11	X BY ITSELF	ANSWER
13	x6
ADVANCED		X BY ITSELF	x2.75	÷3	-121	7/8 OF THIS	TRIPLE IT	-173	√	ANSWER
162	÷9

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8 Full-figured fictionist who famously frequented his favourite Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese of Fleet Street with literary fellows and fabricated the Father Brown stories (10) 9 Not just a cone of sugar, cake of meat or Cockney rhymer's head, but a proverbially better-halved-than-totally-missed portion of bread (4) 10 Word, etymologically shining from "silver-bright clarity, make clear", for a debate, quarrel or squabble with an adversary, fellow, foe or peer (8) 11 Old "weightlessness", today's fickleness, frivolity, light-heartedness or inappropriate buoyancy (6) 12 A sharp fold in slacks - or the body, when doubled over laughing (6) 13 Fine-bristled beauty implement for applying cosmetic gloss or rouge à lèvres to one's bouche, in the art of maquillage or "war painting" (3,5) 16 From West African "disorderly dance house, wicked fun", a coin-operated record player or music machine in a bar or pub (7) 18 Pollockian splash or spray, say (7) 21 A grandfather clock's oscillating weight, ultimately "hanging down" (8) 23 Ancient Roman poet whose bucolic 10th eclogue is the origin of the phrase omnia vincit amor, "Love conquers all things" (6) 24 Calm, effortless, suave or slick, like a criminal, perhaps (6) 27 Edward Lear's nonsense adjective describing a three-pronged pickle fork, "spoon" or spork (8) 28 Hebrew shofar-blowing "reaping" month prior to the Jewish Rosh Hashanah, or "head of the year" (4) 29 Evening school, after-dark study session or nocturnal lesson (10) To enter by post Mark your envelope Herculis 13,165, London SW1W ODT. To enter by email Scan your filled-to: prize.puzzles@telegraph.co.uk with Herculis 13,165 Friday. Entry terms and conditions: telegraph.co.uk/privacy

1 Greenish-yellow or yellowish-green - the fresh herbal colour of its namesake monkish botanical liqueur, famously Carthusian (10)
2 Word, from "little mouth", meaning to geometrically caress with a common tangent; or, to kiss (8)
3 Word meaning to blot out, cancel with a "click" or erase with a rubber; or, the key following Ctrl+Alt in the classic three-finger salute (6)
4 Grand, like a country pile, e.g. (7)
5 Plant supplying the royal-blue dye of ancient traders and the indigo for modern denim/jeans (4)
6 A leguminous lucky-for-some papilionaceous pasture plant one is proverbially lying in when living in ease and prosperous luxury (6)
7 A word meaning firmly fixed, fleetfooted or flat-out starving (4)
14 Word, clipped from a pungent tabletop seasoning or trimmed from a hot berry, for energy, ginger, spice, vigour, zest, zing or zip (3)
15 Opposite of a generalist (10)
17 Aussie slang for useful facts; or, the artist's medium, "black gold" or vinaigrette ingredient that famously does not mix with water (3)
19 Edible Mexican "blanket" snugly wrapped around a filling or cut/fried into triangle chips for nachos (8)
20 "Shadowy" offence taken, say (7)
22 A "foolish, simple" scribble on a page; or, a custom Google logo (6)
23 Empty ecclesiastical conceit, perhaps found in a make-up case (6)
25 Dairy staple - the legendary white lacteal spill that created our galactic home and even lettuces (4)
26 A clue, pointer or suggestion, like the very one you are reading now (4)

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MINI SUDOKU

Fill in the grid in such a way that every row and column and every $2 \times 3$ box contains the numbers 1-6. Solution tomorrow.

GENTLE NO 4688

Friday's solutions

Codewords 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 O Z P C G B W E F J M T X 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 H V Q N S K U A Y I R L D Word Ladder: Bump, lump, limp, limo, lilo, lilt, jilt.

Panagram: Crucified, deific, dicier, cider, cried, crude, cured, curie, dicer, fired, fried, icier, riced, cedi, cire, cred, cued, cure, dice, dire, ecru, feud, fire, iced, rice, ride, rife, rude, rued.

PLUSWORD

NO 1562

Solve the crossword, then use letters in the shaded squares to complete the additional PlusWord. A letter in a green square appears in the same column in the PlusWord as it does in the crossword; a letter in a yellow square appears in the PlusWord, but in a different column than it does in the crossword. There is only one possible answer for the PlusWord; it may be that the PlusWord contains letters that aren't found in the crossword, but it can always be worked out logically without guessing. Solution tomorrow.

Across
1 Very popular online
6 Maxim
7 Euripides tragedy about Jason's wife
8 Aches and ____
9 Reluctance to work

Down
1 Makes more attractive, with "up"
2 Perfect
3 Wireless
4 Representative
5 Shale (anag.)

WORD LADDER

Change just one letter to go from the top word to the bottom word. Each step must be a valid word and you cannot change the order of the letters. There are clues below for each rung, but they are not necessarily in order. Solution tomorrow.

HOLD

CLOTHED, PROVOKE, TENNIS COURT SURFACE, PRECIOUS METAL, JOYFUL

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Killer Sudoku

3	7	2	8	6	5	4	1	9
5	9	6	2	1	4	8	7	3
1	8	4	9	7	3	5	2	6
9	6	1	5	8	2	3	4	7
8	2	3	7	4	9	6	5	1
7	4	5	6	3	1	2	9	8
6	5	9	1	2	8	7	3	4
4	1	7	3	5	6	9	8	2
2	3	8	4	9	7	1	6	5

O	M	E	G	A
F	I	X	E	S
A	D	A	M	S
G	A	M	M	A
E	S	S	A	Y

Anagrams 1. Diplomat 2. Mayoress 3. Chairperson

Mini Sudoku No 4687

5	2	4	1	3	6
1	3	6	4	5	2
6	5	1	2	4	3
2	4	3	5	6	1
4	6	2	3	1	5
3	1	5	6	2	4

H D C J S F D A B A S E P A R T L R C A O A C O C K T A I L S T I C K N O O T H A V E N C U L P R I T I S E S U O P R E S E N T B L A N D L C E S H I G H F R E Q U E N C Y N O Y U J L Z E T A P R I M E V A L R X T D T W

Sudoku Tough No 7427

9	2	1	8	4	3	5	7	6
7	8	6	5	1	2	9	3	4
5	4	3	6	7	9	1	8	2
6	5	7	2	9	4	8	1	3
1	3	8	7	6	5	2	4	9
4	9	2	3	8	1	6	5	7
2	7	9	1	3	8	4	6	5
3	1	4	9	5	6	7	2	8
8	6	5	4	2	7	3	9	1

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Drill down to the fault The gas crisis threatens to blow up Germany's fragile recovery and cement its 'sick man of Europe' tag

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Productivity bonus Some welcome news on the economy will hopefully save us from Labour's tax raids Julian Jessop

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New green levy will drive up household bills

Gas shipper obligation branded ‘perverse’ for charging consumers to fund clean hydrogen

By Jonathan Leake

LABOUR is set to load a new green levy on to household energy bills to help subsidise hundreds of millions of pounds for clean hydrogen projects.

The gas shipper obligation (GSO), which will be introduced in 2027, will initially add up to £7.10 to average gas and electricity bills.

The money raised will be used to fund an initial round of 10 green hydrogen schemes, aiding Labour's efforts to replace fossil fuels with clean power.

Another 27 projects have already been shortlisted, meaning the levy's costs will keep rising to fund them.

The GSO will also join a raft of other green levies being added to power bills, threatening Andy Burnham's pledge to tackle the cost of living crisis by reducing household energy costs.

The Prime Minister has vowed to save families £45 a year by removing VAT from electricity bills but these savings are set to be wiped out by Ofgem's price cap, which will rise by £60 from October.

The GSO will start off small but its costs are expected to surge as green hydrogen production scales up to industrial levels. It will be imposed on companies moving natural gas through the UK distribution system, which will then be able to recoup the costs from domestic and commercial energy bills.

A report from the Joint Office of Gas Transporters, an industry body, said: "The gas shipper obligation costs will ultimately be passed to consumers based upon their consumption so will have an effect on existing gas consumers and will entail a large number of consumers incurring this ... cost."

The GSO money will fund the first hydrogen allocation round (HAR1), under which an initial 10 trial schemes will get about £150m for projects to generate 115 megawatts (MW) worth of green hydrogen. This is produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity. The hydrogen produced can then be used as a clean fuel.

The subsidy will be rapidly scaled up over successive allocation rounds in the same way that wind and solar have been expanded. In a second hydrogen allocation round (HAR2), households will help bankroll 27 projects with a capacity of 875MW.

Government documents show that subsequent subsidy rounds could increase this to 10 gigawatts (GW) - roughly equating to 10 of the UK's existing nuclear power stations.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has not yet published any estimates of the impact of hydrogen subsidies on bills after HAR1 and refused to answer detailed questions on the programme.

However, industry experts suggest that hydrogen subsidies will eventually add about £40 to average annual domestic bills if the Government commissions the full 10GW of capacity. This will be in addition to the raft of other levies that collectively make up about 30pc of average domestic bills.

The Office for Budget Responsibility has warned that the green levies added to energy bills will rise from £10.5bn in 2025 to £18.5bn in 2030.

This is in addition to the sharp rises in standing charges needed to cover the estimated £110bn cost of upgrading UK grid networks by 2031. David Turver, an analyst, said that electricity system prices – meaning the cost of subsidies and grid upgrades – were set to rise sharply over the next five years. He added: “Green hydrogen is hugely expensive and there is no market for it. It is particularly perverse to subsidise something for which there is no demand.”

The Low Carbon Contracts Company, which will collect the levy, described the GSO as “designed to incentivise investment in clean hydrogen production and usage”.

A DESNZ spokesman said: "Energy is an everyday essential and needs to be affordable for everyone, which is why we have cut VAT on electricity bills to give families breathing space."

Landowners want return of controlled fires

By Patrick Galbraith

RURAL landowners are calling on the Government to reverse a ban on controlled burning to help tackle wildfires.

The Country Land and Business Association, which represents thousands of landowners, has written to Angela Eagle, the Environment Secretary, urging her to allow gamekeepers and farmers to burn dry heather and foliage in cooler months.

The group said this could be a vital tool to prevent wildfires spreading across the countryside.

Controlled burning was banned across vast swathes of the uplands by the Government in 2025 in an effort to reduce smoke being released from carbon-rich peatlands.

Gavin Lane, the president of the Country Land and Business Association, said this had made the threat of wildfires worse.

He wrote: "Land managers must be allowed to use all the methods at their disposal to reduce wildfire risk, as they have been doing for years.

"On moorlands and heathlands, land managers have until recently created firebreaks and reduced fuel loads by undertaking prescribed burning in cooler months to mitigate the risk of wildfires spreading in summer."

There have been 1,132 wildfires in England and Wales so far this year, leading to more than 50,000 acres of land being burned.

Mr Lane accused the Government of "tying the hand of land managers".

He also highlighted how other countries had reinstated controlled burning after the consequences became clear.

He said: "Up until the devastation of wildfires in Los Angeles in 2025, controlled burning was banned in the state of California. They saw sense and reversed the ban, which is what the response should be from our government after such a terrifying summer."

Ms Eagle has said that instead of managed burning, landowners should seek to embrace rewilding to reduce fire risk. The Government was contacted for comment.

Epic auction The widow of Hairy Biker Dave Myers is auctioning off his belongings for £40,000. Lili Myers, 59, is selling about 300 of her late husband's cherished items, including his signature clothes, on what would have been his 69th birthday on September 8. Myers died from cancer aged 66 in 2024.

Tax grab would inflict lasting damage on North Sea, Healey warned

By Jonathan Leake

A FRESH Labour tax raid on the North Sea would cause “lasting damage” to Britain’s oil and gas industry, bosses have warned.

John Healey, the Chancellor, is facing a backlash over plans to extend a wind-fall tax on UK oil and gas profits, with energy chiefs claiming this would destroy investment and accelerate job losses. Russell Borthwick, the chief executive of the chamber of commerce in Aberdeen, which represents the likes of BP and Shell, said another tax raid would cripple an industry “which Britain cannot afford to lose”.

Labour already taxes oil and gas profits at 78pc under an existing windfall levy which Rachel Reeves, the former chancellor, previously extended from 2028 to 2030. Under a more punitive regime, reported by The Telegraph yesterday, Mr Healey could increase the levy and extend it beyond 2030.

This is alongside a possible windfall tax on banks as he seeks to raise billions for a spending spree in his first Budget.

A windfall tax on either sector would be designed to target inflated profits generated from the Iran war, which has sent the price of oil and gas soaring and increased borrowing costs.

However, Mr Borthwick wrote to the Chancellor warning that “the stakes could hardly be higher” for the UK’s struggling offshore sector.

He said: "We are already losing highly skilled jobs, investment is leaving the country and businesses which have spent decades building world-leading expertise in the North Sea are being forced to make incredibly difficult decisions about their future."

He urged the Chancellor to immediately quash speculation of a tax raid, which he said “risks doing lasting damage to an industry which Britain cannot afford to lose”.

Claire Coutinho, the shadow energy secretary, said higher taxes on the North Sea would sign "the death warrant of our oil and gas industry".

A Treasury spokesman said: "The Office for Budget Responsibility 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."

Arm chief faces rebellion over \$800m deal

By James Titcomb

TECH giant Arm is facing a potential shareholder revolt over plans to hand its chief executive an “excessive” bonus of up to \$800m (£590m).

Shareholder advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis have told investors to vote against a scheme that would reward Rene Haas if he could turn Arm into Britain's first trillion-dollar company.

tion plan" (VCP). He would receive escalating share awards if Arm became worth \$1tn, followed by further tranches if it hit \$1.5tn and \$2tn.

ISS said in a note telling investors to vote against the pay package: "VCPs, which remain uncommon in the UK market, raise concerns over potentially excessive large gains and are unproven in their efficacy in improving performance." Glass Lewis raised similar concerns in another report, which also described the package as "excessive".

Shareholders are set to vote on Mr

Haas's pay scheme at the company's annual meeting on Sept 9.

Arm is valued at \$264bn, having lost almost half of its value since a peak in June, meaning that the share award would only be triggered if Mr Haas could achieve a surge in the company's share price.

There is little chance of Mr Haas's pay scheme being rejected because Japanese giant SoftBank owns 86pc of the company's shares.

The company did not respond to a request for comment.

Staff shortages scupper PM's housing dream

By Pui-Guan Man

STAFF shortages in council planning departments risk derailing Andy Burnham's housing goals, experts have warned.

Britain is facing a shortfall of 2,660 planning officials, according to a report from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Paragon Bank, up from 2,200 last year.

This will serve as a stark warning to the Prime Minister, who has promised to usher in the biggest council housebuilding boom in decades. Neil Jefferson, the chief executive of the HBF, said: "Planning reform will only succeed if local planning authorities have the staff and resources to deliver it."

Only about 20pc of major planning applications are currently determined within a 13-week targeted timeframe, according to the report.

Neal Moy, the managing director at Paragon Development Finance, said that many of the bank's customers were still suffering "prolonged delays and inconsistent decision-making" because of understaffed planning teams. He added: "In some cases, we see applications from capable developers rejected, only to win consent on appeal months later, creating additional cost and delays."

A spokesman for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said: “We are taking significant action to strengthen planning capacity through increased investment, support for recruitment and skills, and major improvements to digital capability across the planning system.”

Silver bullet could stop another Labour tax raid

JULIAN JESSOP

Good news on productivity may save us from levy increases and prove crucial for the UK economy

THERE seems to be an unwritten rule that every other article on productivity must begin with a famous line from Paul Krugman, the economist: "Productivity isn't everything but in the long run, it is almost everything."

This time, however, this cliché is warranted. Indeed, the latest news on productivity may prove to be crucial for our economy in the short run too.

The key measure here is labour productivity, which is usually measured as output per worker or - where the data allow - output per hour worked. Most of the news from the labour market has been grim. Payrolled employment has continued to fall, with a net loss of 94,000 jobs over the 12 months to July and 188,000 since Labour won the election in 2024. The unemployment rate also remains stubbornly high, vacancies have slumped, private sector pay growth has slowed markedly and it has been especially difficult for young people to find work.

Many factors are at play here. Most obviously, labour costs have increased because of higher employer National Insurance contributions, the higher minimum wage and the growing burden of regulation. It should be no surprise that private businesses are responding by hiring fewer people and holding down wages.

But there may be a silver lining. Economists have traditionally gauged productivity using employment data from the Labour Force Survey. But we now have more reliable “administrative” data on payroll jobs and on self-employment, taken directly from tax returns.

These alternative sources suggest that growth in labour productivity has accelerated sharply since 2024. Think of this as the flip side of falling payrolls. With output picking up, this implies that those still in work must be producing more than before.

This turnaround is potentially a game changer. Since the global financial crisis of 2008, UK labour productivity has increased at an average of less than 0.5pc each year. But more recently, the new measures suggest that annual growth has picked up to about 1.5pc.

This is important for all the usual reasons and why productivity is “almost everything”. Boosting labour productivity is the most reliable way to increase real wages. Productivity-led growth allows living standards to increase without using more natural resources. It can make a crucial contribution to debt sustainability too.

But there are also two more immediate considerations. The first is what higher productivity might mean for fiscal policy. If the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) can be persuaded to give the new data more weight, the official projections for productivity, economic growth and hence the public finances might all be a little rosier. This could in turn reduce the pressure for tax raises in the October Budget.

Admittedly, this would be quite a turnaround. Just last autumn, the OBR lowered its estimate of the underlying trend in productivity by 0.3 percentage points. This change was expected to

reduce tax revenues by about £16bn a year by the end of the decade.

Nonetheless, the OBR now has a new chairman, Prof Jonathan Haskel, who is an expert on productivity. The evidence has changed too.

Even if this autumn's forecasting round is too soon, the Government might be able to buy a little more time by delaying some difficult choices until next year as part of a fundamental

'With output picking up, those still in work must be producing more than before'

spending review or 10-year plan. This could leave October's Budget as more of a holding exercise.

Reports suggest that John Healey, the new Chancellor, is already thinking of deferring his own defence spending target of 3pc of GDP by 2030. The same may also apply to reforms of property taxes, business rates, infrastructure spending, council housebuilding, foreign aid and social care funding.

The second pressing issue is what better news on productivity might mean for monetary policy. A sustained improvement would allow the economy to grow more quickly without overheating. This could help to keep the Bank of England on hold this year and make it easier to cut interest rates again next year.

However, this all assumes that the improvement in labour productivity is real and sustainable.

Ministers seem reluctant to talk about this, perhaps because it would draw attention to the weakness of the jobs data. But some former advisers to Rachel Reeves, the ex-chancellor, have been quicker to attribute the improvement to government policy.

In particular, Prof John Van Reenen has cited factors such as increased public investment, planning reforms and improvements in fiscal credibility. That seems a stretch, not least given the time lags involved.

For now, infrastructure spending and construction activity remain weak and the persistently high cost of government borrowing suggests that confidence is still low.

Instead, the key driver is more likely to be increased private investment and this is despite rather than because of government policy. This recovery

includes productivity-enhancing investments in new technology and especially in AI. Indeed, UK business investment has been relatively strong for several years, especially compared to our peers in Europe.

This may also reflect the easing of Brexit uncertainty after the initial shock of the 2016 referendum. Some commentators are reluctant to talk about this too, as the rebound in investment blows another hole in claims that leaving the EU has done lasting damage to the UK economy.

But there is also a risk that the apparent improvement in productivity is illusory or temporary, for example because more of the least productive jobs have gone or because businesses are working their remaining staff harder. The jury is still out.

In short, it is possible that better news on productivity can save us from tax and interest rate increases, or at least help to delay them. But the UK's poor productivity performance has been a puzzle since 2008. It is too soon to conclude it has now been solved.

Similarly, given the weakness in job creation, the Government is probably wise not to rush to trumpet the apparent improvement in productivity.

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Sovereignty battles against Big Tech and Trump will test Burnham's quiet patriotism

ANDREW ORLOWSKI

US is flexing its muscles against crackdowns on rogue websites, so will our PM stand up for Britain?

THE nation state, pronounced dead so many times by utopian dreamers, is enjoying a revival. But does Andy Burnham believe in Britain enough to annoy Team Trump?

Last week, on the same day that Donald Trump decided that Lake Ontario should be called “Lake America”, an equally aggressive gesture was made in Congress. It ratchets up the pressure on

independent sovereign states who have the temerity to do things in ways the US technology industry doesn't like. The “Granite act”, an acronym for “guaranteeing rights against novel international tyranny and extortion”, creates a new power to sue non-US regulators.

If a national government attempts to make a US-based tech platform amend or remove content, then it can bring a civil lawsuit for damages.

The bill was drafted by Preston Byrne, an American lawyer based in London who represents the self-harm forum Sanctioned Suicide and 4chan, a notorious cesspit of extreme content and harassment.

Both have already been blocked by numerous countries over the years and very probably by your employer too.

With its new powers under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom asked 4chan what its policy was on protecting

children. Unsurprisingly, it received no reply. This led to the regulator imposing a performative fine.

Much of this is performative on both sides. Granite will not become US law and Ofcom has no expectation that 4chan will ever pay its fine.

4chan insists that electrons have no borders and nation states that dare to erect digital borders should be punished. But the UK, like many other countries, is laying down a principle: if internet packets cross borders, the destination state should have some say in the matter.

For example, it may wish to block suicide advice forums such as the one Byrne represents, or Iranian sites urging death to all Jewish people.

In other words, law and democracy ought to be able to trump the brute force of global technology capital.

However imperfect it may be, the UK's Online Safety Act embodies this principle of sovereignty and forms one of two new important global trends.

At the same time that many nation states are seeking to impose conditions on US internet platforms, many more are scrambling to build up their own national technology capacity too.

The world runs on Google, Microsoft and other big US platforms but Trump's capricious behaviour makes that look risky.

Imagine an RAF fighter or a Royal Navy destroyer on its way to defend the Falkland Islands from aggression by Argentina's Javier Milei, Trump's favourite foreign president, when it suddenly realises its navigation systems and onboard Windows PCs have stopped working.

The US can shut down the UK government at the flick of a switch. Many nations are now thinking hard about building their own independent technology capacity, known as “digital sovereignty". However, the pressure to kill both the Online Safety Act and the digital services tax is intense.

The Online Safety Act also represents a uniquely tricky challenge for Burnham. While the act is universally detested by those think tanks in Westminster aligned with US capital, it is very popular with voters across party lines, who appreciate the effort if not the execution. Nineteen out of 20 polled want to retain it.

Even Sir Keir Starmer saw the dangers of appearing to capitulate to powerful US technology interests when our children are involved and he kept it out of trade talks.

The fundamental issue here is the right of nation states to do as they see fit, expressing the will of their voters. So if Belgium wishes to block Amazon because it doesn't like the shade of orange it uses on its shop front, so be it.

If Luxembourg takes exception to US websites using the comic sans font, then why not? We may think these acts are absurd, stupid and self-defeating – and these examples are – but they remain assertions of sovereignty.

Foreign companies remain free to stop sending bits over our borders if they don't like our laws, just as many US websites geoblocked the UK and

Europe after the general data protection regulation was introduced.

Notably, 4chan hasn't and it relies instead on grandstanding and threats.

Venture capitalists privately tell me they would be delighted if more US companies threw a hissy fit and geoblocked the UK as we'd almost certainly see a renaissance in British technology – a golden age, perhaps.

I am a Free Speech Union member and consider it to be one of the most vital organisations in Britain. It has made a profound difference to thousands of lives. But I disagreed with my friend Lord Young of Acton, the union's founder – my adversary on stage at the Conservative conference last year – when he called for the US Supreme Court to assume legal supremacy over the United Kingdom, making the UK the 51st US state.

"I could see I'd lost the room," Lord Young later mused.

Not liking the Online Safety Act is fine but begging Trump to save us from ourselves is insulting and infantile. If Britons don't like the act then Britons should amend it or repeal it. It really is nobody else's business.

Burnham presents himself to us as a conscientious family man and a quiet patriot: we shall soon see if this is true.

There's gold in them thar mines... but how do you pick the right one?

RUSS MOULD QUESTOR

GOLD is not everyone's idea of a suitable portfolio investment. Gordon Brown once dismissed it as a "barbarous relic". But, like it or not, the precious metal's price is moving higher once more.

Should investors decide that a portfolio weighting towards gold fits with their strategy, time horizon, target returns and appetite for risk, they can then research whether to seek exposure to the metal, or to those companies that mine it, or both.

Those investors who are more inclined to take on risk and seek to press up any gains in the metal in exchange for some potentially company-specific hazards could do worse than to pay attention to the

NYSE Arca Gold Bugs index, known as the HUI.

Today, the index trades near multi-year lows relative to the precious metal itself, even after some sharp gains in recent years.

Gold itself has limited industrial uses and comes with a cost of ownership in the form of storage, insurance and the absence of any yield – unlike that accrued from cash, money market funds or bonds.

But gold is durable, has a history of being money since time immemorial and is difficult and expensive to produce – so it can be seen as a store of value at a time when inflation is eroding the purchasing power of money in the West.

Supply of gold grows much more slowly than that of “money” and it is just possible that the above-target inflation seen since 2021 could be understood as part of the bill racked up since the global financial crisis. After all, interest rate cuts, quantitative

easing and money creation don't come cheap - especially when compounded by another trip to the well during the pandemic.

Miners come with a lot of fixed costs, so they offer a lot of operational gearing into the gold price. In plain English, a 1pc change in the gold price will lead to a bigger percentage change in a miner's profits, up or down.

The HUI index – and other baskets of gold miners, such as those represented by the London-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) VanEck Gold Miners (GDX) and VanEck Junior Gold Miners (GDXJ) – are on the march, as rising metal prices mean the successful ones make a profit, generate cash and pay a dividend to offer the yield that the metal does not.

A series of takeovers has left London-listed options much thinner on the ground. Randgold Resources, Barrick Gold, Centamin, Hummingbird Resources and Shanta Gold have all fallen to predators.

However, there is still one gold mining stock in the FTSE 100 (Endeavour Mining), and Fresnillo does produce gold, even if silver is its main commodity.

The FTSE 250 is home to silver miner Hochschild, which also produces gold, and Pan African Resources, while Resolute Mining has a London listing to accompany the one

'A series of takeovers has left London-listed options much thinner on the ground'

it has in Australia. London's junior market, Aim, also offers a selection of more than 20 gold miners, of varying degrees of maturity, from mining licence-holders to prospectors to established producers.

Not all gold miners are equal, and investors must patiently research them and apply six tests to see whether they may be suitable for portfolio inclusion.

First, whether a gold miner is already producing, is in the exploration phase or is in the process of obtaining (and making the most of) a licence.

If it is in production, the next task is to assess the size of its resource and the production profile of existing mines. There is little to no point buying a gold miner if it is about to exhaust its reserves and deplete its mine(s).

It is important to note where the company operates, and the risk (or otherwise) of difficulties with local governments about mining rights and taxes, as well as the susceptibility of individual mines to problems posed by difficult conditions, such as extreme weather.

Next, the company's all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of producing an ounce of gold, as this will reveal how profitable (or otherwise) it will be relative to the prevailing metal price.

set of the management team and executive board matter greatly.

And the miner's balance sheet and how much cash or debt it has should be considered, too. The more of the former and the less of the latter the better, especially if gold prices drop.

Finally, having assessed the miner's operations, investors must study the valuation attributed to its stock. This can be done using earnings or yield-based metrics, but both can be deceptive, especially if the gold price starts to swing around a lot.

A further option is to look at net asset, or book, value. This will not move around quite so much as profit forecasts, and it should grow over time – potentially quite quickly, at least if the gold price remains firm and profits start to pour out of the ground.

If this all feels too much, then there is still the option of a paying for a fund, either actively or passively managed, to cut down on the research and gain exposure to a basket of stocks.

The Daily Telegraph Monday 31 August 2026

Will gas crisis spell the end to Germany's recovery?

Friedrich Merz will be anxiously watching his thermometer this winter, writes Hans

van Leeuwen

GERMANY'S economy has shown surprising signs of strength lately. Consumer, investor and business confidence have rebounded, factories are taking more orders and growth is at its fastest rate since 2022.

This wasn't on most economists' bingo cards for 2026. Beleaguered by high energy costs, cut-throat Chinese competition and swathes of red tape, Germany is perennially called "the sick man of Europe".

But nobody is quite sure whether the patient is set to climb out of the sick bed. If you want to figure that out, you might be better off consulting a meteorologist than an economist.

Germany is standing on the precipice of a gas shortage that could drive up winter energy bills for already battered households and industry. That risks sending the barely reheated economy back into the deep freeze.

If there's a mild winter, the country might stumble through. But if the mercury plummets, then businesses and consumers could suffer a painful economic chill.

The reason why Friedrich Merz, the chancellor, will be anxiously watching his thermometer is that Germany has fallen behind in its annual summer race to fill the country's gas storage tanks in time for winter.

The amount of gas in the storage facilities is the lowest for this time of year since records began in 2009.

“That storage gas is crucial to keeping lights on and people warm during the winter,” says Bill Farren-Price, of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

"You cannot simply import more liquefied natural gas at that point – the speed of delivery is not fast enough."

The tanks are only 51pc full. By the start of November, the aim was to hit 70pc, but most forecasters reckon there is little chance of getting anywhere past 60pc by then.

Shunning nuclear and coal, Germany relies heavily on gas and wind power.

So if demand spikes in the cold weather and the wind isn't turning the turbines, it will have to fill the resulting energy shortfall by buying gas on the spot market.

That could be painful. The European gas price, hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has surged to its highest level since the first winter of the Russia-Ukraine war.

In the winter months, just before the Iran war started on Feb 28, the price was still between €30 (£26) and €40 per megawatt hour. But in the past month, the price has jumped close to 20pc, hitting almost €70.

Hamad Hussain, an analyst at Capital Economics, had been expecting the price to settle at €60 later this year.

“But in the absence of a significant shift in the status quo, it is becoming more likely that prices could rise even further, perhaps towards €80 to €100,” he said in a note.

Buying gas at twice the price of last winter will send wholesale energy costs soaring. "Companies would be hit first. And then it would be households," says Carsten Brzeski, head of macro at Dutch bank ING.

German households already pay one third more for their electricity than the EU average and businesses pay one of the highest rates on the Continent.

Both are struggling. German retail sales and industrial output have shrunk over the past year and are among the weakest in the G7 economies.

With the economy growing just 0.3pc in the second quarter, Merz can ill afford to let energy costs climb.

"As those costs do start to feed through, though, we wouldn't be surprised to see activity slow in energy-intensive sectors," Harry Chambers, an analyst at Capital Economics, said in a note.

So far, Merz's government seems sanguine. The Bundesnetzagentur, the government body that regulates gas, has said that “the risk of a tight gas supply continues to be low”.

'You cannot simply import more liquefied natural gas at that point – the speed of delivery is not fast enough'

The agency did “take very seriously” the low gas storage levels but it was up to the industry to “prepare for the winter and ... take adequate precautions”.

Business

Germany's policy is to let the private sector sort out the storage and supply. But the problem, explains Arturo Regalado, from the energy analysis firm Kpler, is that the Iran war has turned the market upside down.

Almost since the war began, traders have expected normal shipments of Qatari gas via the Strait of Hormuz to resume quickly. On that basis, they have set the futures price for gas that will be shipped in midwinter at a lower level than the price for today's gas,

which is still skewed higher by the closure of the strait.

"For storage operators, it's not economic," Regalado says. "In this market you cannot say, 'Let's store gas today and sell it higher later'. So it doesn't incentivise the storage."

The other challenge is that Asian buyers, who were more reliant on Qatar, are outbidding the Germans for American liquefied natural gas. "The LNG market is tighter than you would expect going into summer. Throughout the summer, there was very strong competition between Europe and Asia for cargos," Regalado says. He's pretty confident that, even at lower storage levels, Germany will still be able to buy and supply all the gas its industry and households need. But it will come with a painful price tag.

'It's costly to cushion the impact of high energy prices and it can blunt the signal that people should be conserving energy'

Merz's popularity is even lower than Sir Keir Starmer's was. If households start to feel the squeeze, he may be tempted to raid the public funds and offer price caps or bill discounts.

"There's a playbook there but it's not a great one. It's expensive for any government to cushion the impact of high energy prices and it can blunt the signal that you should really be sending to people about conserving energy," says Albert Cheung, the head of Bloomberg NEF.

But if the cold starts to bite, Merz's resolve will be tested – especially if he goes into winter having lost key state elections to the populist Right-wing party Alternative für Deutschland.

In that case, he may yet look at the sick man of Europe and reach for the fiscal defibrillator.

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BALMORAL CASTLE August 30th Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this morning. The Reverend Sarah Brown preached the Sermon.

Today's birthdays

Mr Bryan Organ, painter, is 91; Mr Martin Bell, journalist and politician, 88; Mr Roger Dean, artist; album-sleeve designer, 82; Dame Liz Forgan, writer and broadcaster; Chairman, Arts Council England, 2009-13, 82; Prof Christine King, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Staffordshire University, 1995-2011, 82; Sir Clive Lloyd, former West Indies cricket captain and international match referee, 82; Sir Colin Budd, former diplomat, 81; Sir Van Morrison, singer and songwriter, 81; Mr Itzhak Perlman, violinist and conductor, 81; Mr Richard Gere, actor, 77; Brig Tom Foulkes, Director General, Institution of Civil Engineers, 2002-11, 76; Mr Ed Moses, former athlete; Olympic gold medallist, 400m hurdles, Montreal 1976, Los Angeles 1984, 71; Mr Glenn Tilbrook, singer, songwriter and guitarist; co-founder, Squeeze, 69; Mr Serge Blanco, former France rugby international, 68; the Most Rev Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, 68; Ms Tina Cook, three-day event rider, 56; Queen Rania of Jordan, 56; Mr Pádraig Harrington, golfer; Open Champion 2007 and 2008, 55; Mr Justice McKendrick, 50; and Ms Laura Collett, three-day event rider; Olympic gold medallist, team evening, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, 35.

Today is the anniversary of the deaths of John Bunyan in 1688 and Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. It is also the anniversary of the first flight of the Harrier jump jet in 1966.

Wedding

Mr R. Ross and Miss O. McNulty

The marriage took place on Saturday, Aug 15, at St Peter's Church, Craven Arms, between Robert, son of Mr and Mrs Ian Ross, of Bridgnorth, and Orla, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael McNulty, of Birmingham. A reception was held at Delbury Hall.

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Bridge news

The Llandudno Congress this year was a Swiss Pairs, writes Julian Pottage, Bridge Correspondent. The winners are as follows:

1st Tracy Sherman and Patrick Murphy 161 VPs
2nd Rodney Lighton and Barry Myers 157 VPs
3rd John Sansom and Jason Hackett 156 VPs
4th Justin Hackett and Martin Taylor 152 VPs
5th Jeff and Ann Wilkins 144 VPs

The Daily Telegraph.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO

LONDON, AUGUST 31, 1926

CHANNEL RECORD CAPTURED BY A GERMAN.

A REMARKABLE FEAT.

Within two days of the seventh successful Channel swim the feat has again been accomplished, this time by Herr Vierkotter, a native of Germany. His achievement is easily a record, as he is officially stated to have made the crossing in 12 hrs 4:2min.

He entered the water at Cape Grisnez at 1.33 a.m. yesterday and left it in a little bay under the South Foreland Light at 2.15 p.m. After a brief rest on the beach he was carried back to his boat by some soldiers who were among the few people on the shore to greet him when he arrived. From the boat he went to the tug which had accompanied him and returned to Boulogne.

The total number of successful Channel swimmers has now reached eight.

Last Tuesday Herr Vierkotter made a gallant but unsuccessful attempt, giving up after being nearly nine hours in the water.

SCENE AT THE LANDING.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. DOVER, MONDAY.

Messages from Calais to-day stated that the German swimmer Vierkotter had started his second attempt to swim across the English Channel, Entering the sea at Cape Grisnez at 1.45 this morning, accompanied by the French tug Europe, Vierkotter swam ashore at a spot known as Langdon Stairs, about halfway between Dover and St. Margaret's Bay, at 2.15 this afternoon, which would make the time for the swim across the Channel the abnormally speedy one of twelve and a half hours.

Owing to much heat haze over the Channel it was impossible to witness the swimmer's progress from the English shore until the very latest stage, and only about a dozen soldiers and military workers from the Langdon Battery saw the finish by clambering down the cliff stairs into the little cove where the swimmer came ashore.

Mr. Leonard James, of East Cliff, Dover, who was one of the little party present at the cove when Vierkotter swam ashore, was interviewed by The Daily Telegraph representative, and said:

We were watching the tug from the top of the cliffs as the speed at which she was coming along looked as if she had a swimmer with her. The tug had to pull up and anchor some little distance off the shore, as it is very shallow just there, and then the small boat came ahead and we could see the swimmer gradually getting inshore. The man was being drifted along towards the westward by the tide, and he seemed to have to make a very determined effort to get in to the shore. There were about a dozen of us, mostly soldiers, down on the beach below the Langdon Stairs at this time, and the swimmer was making a desperate fight against the tide for the last two hundred yards.

When he managed to get his feet on the beach he waded out of the water in a very exhausted manner, and at once sat down. I had counted during the big effort he was making to get ashore that he was striking as many as twenty-five strokes to the minute with the trudgeon stroke.

FEET CUT BY ROCKS.

Corporal Long, of the Lancashire Fusiliers, who witnessed the finish of the swim, said that he and a few friends saw the swimmer about 100 yards from the beach. "It was then," he said, "about low water, and jagged rocks were just visible above the surface. Unfortunately, the swimmer got on the top of these rocks, and, whether from exhaustion or from the effect of his feet coming in contact with the sharp points, he fell back into the sea. He managed, however, to crawl on his hands and knees a yard or so to the beach, and, shortly after, his friends in a little rowing boat, who had accompanied him, I jumped ashore.

“Vierkotter was then completely done, but he managed to ask his friends for a drink. They gave him something from a flask which looked like wine, and they also gave him several raw eggs. He then revived a little, and asked for a cigarette, which was given him. He lay full length on his back on the beach, smoking quite contentedly. He rested for about fifteen minutes, during which time we noticed that he was terribly bruised and that both feet were bleeding, especially at the toes. He was a magnificently-built man, I should think well over 6ft, and with powerful broad shoulders. When his goggles were removed we noticed that both eyes were bloodshot, and he was practically blind. His friends had to carry him to the little boat and take him on board the tug, for he was as weak as a child."

NINE KILLED IN CHARABANC SMASH.

Nine persons were killed and six others seriously injured in a collision between an express train and a motor charabanc at a level-crossing at Naworth, near Carlisle, yesterday afternoon.

The porter in charge of the little wayside station had opened the crossing gates and signalled the charabanc on when the express dashed through at fifty miles an hour, smashing the vehicle to matchwood.

The charabanc was filled with a party of holiday-makers from Gilsland. No one in the train was injured, but the porter who opened the crossing-gates was amongst those killed.

SURVIVOR'S GRAPHIC STORY.

This afternoon an express train dashed into motor charabanc which was crossing the line at the time, and smashed the vehicle to pieces, killing and injuring a number of the occupants. The scene of the disaster was the level crossing at Naworth, on the North-Eastern Railway line, about fifteen miles from Carlisle. This is a little wayside station on the Earl of Carlisle's estate, and the line passing through it is the main line running eastward from Carlisle to Newcastle.

The train concerned was the express which left Newcastle at 1.20 p.m., and was due to arrive at Carlisle at 2.59. The motor charabanc had come from Gilsland, a holiday resort near the Roman wall, on the borders of Cumberland and Northumberland. It was conveying a pleasure party from Gilsland to Alston, another holiday resort among the Pennine hills. A railway porter had just opened the gates to allow the vehicle to pass when the express dashed up and ran into its rear. Eight people were killed outright, including the porter who opened the gates, and six others were severely injured, one so badly that he died on the way to the hospital

badly that he died on the way to the hospital. Mr. Stoker stated in an interview that he joined the charabanc with his mother and sister at Gilsland, where they were staying on holiday. Other holiday-makers were picked up from various apartment houses, and the vehicle left on an afternoon trip to Alston. All went well until they reached Naworth. On approaching the station he saw the porter open the gates and wave them to come up. As they crossed the line the express dashed into them, struck the rear of the charabanc, and he remembered no more.

From other sources; it was gleaned that a shocking scene presented itself on the line after the disaster. The charabanc had been smashed to matchwood, and the débris was strewn all over the lines. Dead and injured lay among the débris. The train miraculously escaped damage. It drew up at the station and passengers alighted and rendered first aid, none of them being injured. A passenger in the train, describing the collision, stated that after the impact the train proceeded forward about fifty yards before pulling up. "The charabanc was smashed to matchwood," he added, "and one could see bodies lying among the wreckage."

TRAIN STOPPED IN 50 YARDS.

Two doctors from Brampton, the nearest town, Dr. Hunter and Hr. Arnott, were quickly on the scene, and motor-cars which passed were stopped and conveyed the injured to Brampton Cottage Hospital. No one appears to have been on the station platform at the time, as the train was not due to stop until it reached Scotby, near Carlisle; where tickets are collected. The cause of the disaster was the opening of the gates a few minutes before the express passed. Why this was done may never be known, the porter responsible having been killed. He had only been on this work a week. There is no ordinary block signal cabin at Naworth Station, but the approaching trains when due are marked by an indicator at the station.

The driver of the express, William John Embleton, who lives in Brook-street, Carlisle, when interviewed this evening at his home, was still suffering from shock. He stated that he and his fireman, Archie Kennedy, who lives at Scotby, took the 6.45 a.m. parcels train in the morning from Carlisle to Newcastle, and they were returning in the afternoon with the express due at Carlisle at 2.59 p.m.

BOYER.—Suzanne "Susie". Died on 24th August, aged 89. Beloved cousin, godmother, and wonderful friend to so many. Funeral on Monday 7th September at 10 a.m. at North Oxfordshire Crematorium, Tackley, Kidlington, OX5 3ER. Family flowers only please. Donations for Cancer Research UK may be left at the service. Enquiries via A. L. Sole & Son. Tel: 01608 644112. Online Ref: W0052191

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HOLIDAY.—Michael passed away peacefully at home on 19th August aged 92. Beloved partner of the late Tony Rudge and brother of the late Doreen Hood. At his request, there will be no funeral but a celebration of life gathering. He will be deeply missed by all his friends. Online Ref: W0052194

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DICKINSON.—Mark Chaytor, at home on 25th August 2026. Much loved husband, father, stepfather, 'Grandpa Bear' to ten grandchildren, and brother. Funeral Service at St Peter's Church, Newbrough, Northumberland, on 21st September 2026 at 12 noon. All welcome. Donations to St Peter's Church and Tynedale Hospice at Home, via www.jdickinsonfuneraldirectors.co.uk Online Ref: W0052193

LAY.—Ian Homan, aged 86, died on 28th July 2026 at home in Worthing. Retired Solicitor and District Judge. Loving husband of 60 years, to Jill, proud father of Victoria and Edward and to his 5 grandchildren. All enquiries to TLC Funeral Services. Tel: 01903 242930. Online Ref: W0052079

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VELISSARIDES.—It is with great sadness that we announce that our dear father Hein passed away on Saturday 22nd August after a short illness. We will miss him terribly. If you would like to attend his funeral (details yet to be finalised) please email Nick@libertynow.co.uk for details. Online Ref: W0052059

SOUTHGATE.—Philip James died at home on 18th August, aged 78, after a battle with prostate cancer. Much loved husband of Nicola, father of Dudley and Caroline, grandfather of George, Harry and Sophia. Farmer, businessman and keen cricketer. Lifelong follower of horse racing and rugby. He always had a tale to tell. Funeral at 2 p.m., Tuesday 15th September at Rockland All Saints Church, Rocklands, Norfolk, NR17 1XN. Online Ref: W0052203

NOVENA THANKSGIVING Grateful thanks for answered prayers. MJ. Online Ref: W0052074

BUT THE salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble. Psalm 37.39 (AV)

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Bridge Hand Going for grand

By Tom Townsend

Vulnerability North-South ♠ AK7 ♥ AK10 6 5 2 ♦ Q3 ♣ AK

♠8♥Q984♦8542♣Q983

N W E S

♠10543♥J7♦J976♣J54

West	North	East	South
		pass	pass
pass	2♣(1)	pass	2♠(2)
pass	3♠	pass	4♦(3)
pass	4NT(4)	pass	5♦(5)
pass	5♥(4)	pass	6♦(6)
pass	7♠	pass	pass

(1) Strong and artificial
(2) Natural, positive
(3) Control-showing (cue-bid)
(4) Roman Key Card Blackwood
(5) One (6) The ♠Q and ♦K

Contract 7♠ Declarer South Opening Lead ♦5

FROM the Oxfordshire Congress Swiss Teams, a 37-table event. A natural positive response to 2♣, whatever else it shows, should deliver a half-decent suit. It's a bad idea to introduce poor suits on probable slam hands. South's ♠QJ962 just sufficed.

North set trumps with 3♠, heard the diamond control he lacked, and launched into 7♠ via Blackwood. This was sound bidding, and the grand slam had good chances.

Chess

Aronian absolutely dominated the Blitz with 8.5/10, finishing two points clear, while he also topped the Rapid, racking up 4.5/5.

South at Table One played as follows. He took the diamond lead in hand with the ◆A, drew trumps in four rounds, and played three rounds of hearts. These broke unevenly, and there was no 13th trick. One down and a little unlucky. Can you think of a better line of play?

Hint: hearts 3-3 starts out as a 36 per cent proposition, and drops when spades don't break. Does South have a better chance?

Chris Taylor (South) found an improvement. He won trick one with the ♦Q, and took only two rounds of trumps, the ♠A and ♠K, preserving the ♠7 in dummy. Then came ♣AK, a diamond to the ♦A, and a club ruff with the ♠7. This held the trick, as it was favourite to do.

Taylor cashed the ♥AK, discarding his last club, and ruffed a heart to hand. He drew trumps with the ♠Q and ♠J, and cashed the ♦K at trick 13. Grand slam made. When West showed out on the second spade, he needed East to have three-plus clubs, two-plus hearts and two-plus diamonds.

Combining chances may seem superficially attractive, but handling charges don't permit. Suppose South plays ♦Q, ♠AK, ♥AK, and ruffs a heart. Because he didn't bank ♦AK, East will beat him by throwing a diamond from 4-2-3-4. But now East can ditch a club on the third heart, and overruff the ♠7 with the ♠10.

Five players (out of 12) made 7♠. Jonathan Davis, Jen Middleton and Mike Ribbins all received a helpful♠8 lead, while Megan Jones got a club lead (well played).

Table One 7♠ off one, N/S -100
Table Two 7♠ made, N/S +2210

LEVON Aronian triumphed in the top section of the Biel Chess Festival this summer. The former Armenian, now American, grandmaster drew all eight Classical games, but the Biel Masters was staged as a triathlon, and Aronian's speed prowess proved decisive.

L Aronian - M Bluebaum Biel (rapid) 2026 French Classical

The big hope of Czech chess, Vaclav Finek, 16, also impressed, winning the second section, the Generations Challenge Triathlon, by three points from Chinese GM Xiao Tong. There was also a Masters Open, won by 14-year-old German IM Christian Gloeckler, who made a GM norm.

restricts White to an edge after 10.Kh1 Be7 11.b3) 9.f5! cxd4 (9..c4? 10.fxe6 fxe6 11.Ngs! is already pretty much crushing, and if 11..cxd3 12.Nxe6 Qa5 13.Nxd5) 10.fxe6 fxe6 11.Nxd4! See board left. 11..Qb6 (Not 11..Nxd4?? 12.Qh5+ g6 13.Bxg6+ hxg6 14.Qxg6+ Ke7 15.Bg5+ winning and even 11..Ncxe5? 12.Nxd5 is quite dangerous, since 12..exd5? 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Bxg6+ Nxg6 15.Bg5 gives White a huge attack) 12.Be3 Nxd4 13.Khl! (Stronger than 13.Qg4? Ne2+! 14.Qxe2 Qxe3+ 15.Qxe3 Bc5) 13..Kd8? (13..Bc5 14.Qg4 Bb7 15.b4! Bxb4 16.Ne2 0-0-0 17.Bxd4 was bad for Black, but had to be tried) 14.Qg4 Bc5 15.b4! (Regaining the sacrificed piece) 15..Bxb4 16.Ne2 Bc5 17.Nxd4 Re8 18.Rf7 Ra7 19.Raf1 h6 20.Qh5 g5!? (If 20...Bxd4 21.Qh4+) 21.c3! Nxe5 22.Rxa7 Qxa7 23.Qxh6! Kc7 (23..Nxd3? fails to 24.Nc6+) 24.Bxb5! (Material is now equal and Black's position still a wreck) 24..Bd7 25.Bxd7 Nxd7? How did White crash through to win by force?

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bd3? (7.Be3 is nearly always played) 7...a6 (7...cxd4 8.Ne2 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Be7?! 10.Nexd4 Nc5 11.Be3 was slightly better for White in Aronian - Sevian, Sinquefield Cup, St Louis 2025, but 8...Bc5! is much better) 8.0-0 b5? (8...cxd4 9.Ne2 Qb6

26.Nxe6+1 Kcs (26.....Kxe6 27.OXe6 mate) 27.NXc5 Kxe3 28.QG6+KD8 (or 28.....QGT 29.9.QAx6+KD8 30.Ne6+) 29.Nb7+Ket 30.Qd6+Kes 31.Qg6+1-0-JI 31.....Ket 32.QF7#.

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Yayoi Kusama in 2013: she cut a memorably eccentric figure in old age, unkindly likened by one critic to ‘an octogenarian Ronald McDonald’

YAYOI KUSAMA, who has died aged 97, was Japan's most successful living artist, revered for her prolific

- artist, revered for her profile polka-dot artworks, and almost equally famous as the world's most celebrated psychiatric patient.

In a career that began during the Second World War, Yayoi Kusama went through phases as a poet, novelist, filmmaker, fashion designer and political agitator. For much of her life, however, she lived as a voluntary patient in a Tokyo psychiatric hospital, which established a studio for her on its top floor and continued to provide her with bed, board and sympathy when she moved to a larger studio nearby.

There she surrounded herself with a staff of assistants, who hung on her every utterance about world peace and did much of the work which allowed her to turn out huge, brightly coloured acrylic canvases (and fibreglass polka-dot sculptures of exotic plants and animals), at a rate of approximately one per day.

Yayoi Kusama's condition was diagnosed as "obsessional neurosis", and her artworks were promoted as visual representations of the hallucinations and anxiety attacks she had suffered since childhood. This neurotic sensibility extended to her own appearance. In old age she cut a memorable figure, swamped by a red and white polka dot gown, with her lips painted the same bright red as her severely fringed wig, framing a chalk-white face. One reviewer unkindly compared her to "an octogenarian Ronald McDonald, or the offspring of a human and a toadstool".

Her “madness” became an essential part of Yayoi Kusama’s packaging, yet the results were so slick (a BBC Four profile in 2014 detected little evidence of instability when it filmed her negotiating prices with her London dealer), that some doubted it.

Yet even sceptics had to acknowledge that Yayoi Kusama was a major talent – as well as one of the most expensive female artists in the world. Her bold, colourful canvases retail in the mid-six figures at New York's Gagosian Gallery and London's Victoria Miro; in 2008, an oil painting from 1959 fetched \$5.8 million at auction, then the record for a living female artist. Following a lucrative deal with Louis Vuitton, her recurring polka-dot motifs were to be found on handbags, chocolates, balloons, towels, mousepads and sofas.

She was born on March 22 1929 in Matsumoto City, central Japan, the unloved younger daughter of an unhappy marriage. Her mother was the only daughter of a prosperous family who owned a plant nursery business. Her father, forced to take his wife's family name, retaliated by having a string of affairs.

Yayoi Kusama would later blame her mental illness on her mother, who took out her anger with her husband on her daughter, beating and ridiculing her, and even enlisting her as a spy to report on her father having sex with his mistresses. This activity, she claimed, engendered a phobia of penises which she would seek to exorcise during a “phallic” period in her career when she produced sculptures covered in a forest of detumescent members of various shapes and sizes.

Yayoi Kusama found refuge in art, drawing obsessively from early childhood. Some of her earliest works were painted on hessian sacks, using paints mixed with sand and organic materials she found nearby. "Whenever my mother was on the warpath," she wrote in her autobiography, Infinity Net, "I would take refuge in the lavatory... I drew vaginas that had been chewed by dogs and... penises that were smeared with cat excrement."

When her parents announced plans to marry her off to a man she did not know, she decided to leave home for good. She went to Kyoto to train in Japanese Nihonga painting, but, disliking the professors' obsession with precision and the hierarchy of the art world, she barely attended classes, instead concentrating on her own work.

Eventually, after several years of campaigning to get the relevant permits, she was granted permission to leave Japan in 1956. She moved to New York, where success came with what she called her "Infinity Net" pictures: huge canvases, some of them 30ft across, covered in grid-like patterns.

Having made her name as a painter, she turned to sculpture, making hundreds of thousands of cloth phalluses which she used to cover sofas, step-ladders, shoes, chests of drawers – and in one case a full-size rowing boat, which was first shown in 1963 at the Gertrude Stein gallery, surrounded by photographs of the image. By the early 1960s, she was exhibiting alongside Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol, both of whom she influenced; she would later accuse Warhol of stealing some of her ideas.

When the hippie era began, Yayoi Kusama threw herself into the scene with gusto. Recruiting a troupe of young gay men known as the Kusama Dancing Team, she organised nude “happenings” before invited audiences of journalists – at which she would daub the dancers in polka dots as they writhed orgiastically, before the NYPD arrived to break things up.

The pretext was usually political – protesting against the Vietnam War, and campaigning for sexual liberation. A “Grand Orgy to Awaken the Dead”, organised in the Museum of Modern Art in 1969, was a protest against the numbers of dead artists included in the museum’s collection and ended with the ceremonial pleasing of a nude statue by Maillol.

Encouraged by the stir she caused, Yayoi Kusama began to branch out. She set up an enterprise called Kusama Fashions, designing dresses with holes cut to expose breasts and buttocks, and a “homosexual wedding dress” that could be shared by two men. She signed up with a publishing company and gave her name to a bi-weekly tabloid called Kusama’s Orgy.

In 1968, in an open letter to “My Hero, Richard M Nixon”, she offered to give herself to the president and cover his body and hers in polka dots if he would end the war in Vietnam, because “the truth is written in spheres with which I will lovingly, soothingly, adorn your hard, masculine body. Gently! Gently! Dear Richard. Calm your manly fighting spirit.” He failed to reply.

In fact Yayoi Kusama herself never participated in the free love scene. Her only long-term relationship in the New York years was with Joseph Cornell, a middle-aged assemblage artist who lived with his elderly mother. "It was an ideal relationship for me," she recalled. "I disliked sex and he was impotent so we suited each other very well."

Yayoi Kusama's seemingly insatiable appetite for publicity ultimately brought about a backlash. Many of her old friends in the art world abandoned her, shocked by what they saw as a descent into greedy self-promotion.

Meanwhile, after word of orgiastic goings-on got back to her parents, they decided to cut off her allowance.

At first she shrugged off their disapproval, but after Cornell's death in 1972 her mental state deteriorated and she returned to Japan for what she thought would be a temporary stay, then had a breakdown, and ended up checking into the Seiwa Hospital in Tokyo in 1977.

There, she began writing violence-soaked novels and poetry that won awards and

gained her a cult following in Japan, before producing new artworks, with everything covered in polka dots.

Slowly, her earlier work came to be reassessed. There were important shows in Britain and in the US, and she represented Japan at the Venice Biennale in 1993. In 2012 the art world paid homage with a huge exhibition at Tate Modern.

At the Victoria Miro in 2024 she had a solo exhibition, “Every Day I Pray for Love”, which included Infinity Mirrored Room - Beauty Described by a Spherical Heart, revisiting two of her works from 1966, Infinity Mirrored Room - Love Forever and Narcissus Garden. It featured mirrored spheres suspended in a hexagonal space pulsating with coloured LED lights, continuing Kusama’s exploration of the dissolution of the self.

The cause and onset of Yoyoi Kusama's psychiatric illness and its connection with her art remained a murky subject, and it sometimes seemed that she herself could not tell where illness ended and constructed personality began.

Further confusing the issue was her reported habit of revising her art to fit the accepted narrative of her life story. She was said to have doctored early paintings by adding polka dots, and in the 1980s she produced paintings that resembled her early Infinity Net works and signed and dated them “60” or “61”, only dropping the practice when her dealer found out and notified the big auction houses.

In spite of her success Yayoi Kusama remained endearingly insecure, oscillating between periods of childlike narcissism, in which she was wont to compare herself to God, and bouts of terrified uncertainty when she would desperately seek affirmation from everyone around her.

Yayoi Kusama, born March 22 1929, died August 14 2026

Klaus-Michael Kühne Entrepreneur and philanthropist who was Germany's richest man

K LAUS-MICHAEL KUHNE, who has died aged 89, was the richest person in Germany and one of Europe's most influential businessmen, as head of his family's transport empire Kühne & Nagel, and a major shareholder in the shipping line Hapag-Lloyd and the airline Lufthansa. He was also a prominent philanthropist in his native city of Hamburg – but never escaped the shadow of his forebears' Nazi past.

Kühne & Nagel is a global conglomerate of land, sea and air freight operations with 88,000 employees, £22 billion of annual revenues and a trucking brand much seen on British motorways and Europe's arterial routes.

It was co-founded as a forwarding business in Bremen in 1890 by August Kühne, Klaus-Michael's grandfather. The venture moved to Hamburg at the turn of the 20th century and was driven forward after August's death by his sons Alfred and Werner.

As Nazi Party members, the brothers ousted their Jewish partner Adolf Maass (who died in Auschwitz) and provided extensive support for the German war effort, including monopoly transport services for the M-Aktion agency, which looted the homes of 70,000 Dutch, French and Belgian Jews. Co-operation with the Allies after the war enabled the company to prosper again and to develop an international profile in the 1950s.

Klaus-Michael Kühne joined the business after an apprenticeship in banking, becoming a managing director in 1966 and spearheading expansion across Europe and the Far East. He was chief executive from 1975, the company recalling “a visionary, a great entrepreneur [who] focused on global logistics and trade like nobody else”. He was chairman of the supervisory board until 2011, remaining honorary chairman and controlling shareholder until his death.

Klaus-Michael Kühne was born in Hamburg on June 2 1937, the only child of Alfred and his Argentine-born wife Mercedes, née Greef. After high school he was a trainee for two years in the private banking house of Münchmeyer & Co.

In 2008, Kühne deployed a portion of his private fortune in a consortium rescue of Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world's largest

Was accused of underplaying his family firm's Nazi links

container-shipping businesses, to save it from foreign takeover and keep its base in Hamburg; he later increased his stake to 30 per cent. He also acquired 20 per cent of Lufthansa, making him the largest individual shareholder.

Kühne & Nagel took longer than many other leading German businesses to come close to frankness about its links to the Nazi regime, finally acknowledging in 2015 that it “had to maintain its existence in dark and difficult times”. Klaus-Michael was said to have suppressed a study he had commissioned for the company’s 125th anniversary after researchers refused to remove a chapter on its wartime activities.

In 2022 he said obliquely: "At some point, things have to be put behind us. That's my fundamental attitude. It's important to learn from what happened back then."

The Kühne family moved their company's international headquarters and their own domicile in the mid-1970s to the small Swiss town of Schindellegi, both for tax reasons and reportedly because Alfred (who died in 1981) loved Switzerland.

But Klaus-Michael remained devoted to Hamburg, though his pledge last year of €340 million for a new opera house was met with claims that he was trying to “whitewash” the family’s past.

He was also a lifelong supporter of Hamburger SV, the Bundesliga football club for which he bought the rights to restore the original name of its home ground, Volksparkstadion.

His wife Christine, whom he married in 1989, survives him. They had no children and their €44 billion fortune will pass to his charitable foundation.

Klaus-Michael Kühne, born June 2 1937, died August 24 2026

Rear-Admiral Sir John Garnier

Flag Officer Royal Yachts who evacuated hundreds of civilians from Aden aboard HMY Britannia

REAR-ADMIRAL SIR JOHN GARNIER, who has died aged 92, rescued more than a thousand civilians from civil war in Aden while Flag Officer Royal Yachts, en route in HMY Britannia to New Zealand. As an equerry to Queen Elizabeth II, his discretion was total.

In January 1986, Garnier was halfway to New Zealand in Britannia, preparatory to a royal tour, when a civil war between rival Marxist factions broke out in Aden and he was ordered to divert. What followed was Operation Balsac, in which Britannia worked in wary concert with Soviet and French warships also off the coast.

It was not a tidy operation. Garnier was forbidden to enter Yemeni territorial waters or to speak to anyone ashore without permission, which he circumvented with a combination of patience, charm, and what he called “gentle pressure” – conducted largely over VHF radio with a local port official, Captain Yafai, for whom he formed a lasting respect.

Boats sent to Khormaksar beach were twice withdrawn as shells fell on the airport and tanks were spotted advancing; at Zinjibar, 209 evacuees were found on a pitch-black, featureless shore only because the frigate Jupiter had parked two jeeps on the beach with their headlights on.

At Little Aden, after days of negotiation, several hundred more refugees were brought off by boats under the noses of edgy Yemeni troops. One of the last was a London bus driver who had been on holiday.

Early in the operation Garnier decided that with heavy surf making boat-embarkation precarious from open beaches, it would not be possible or humane to attempt to evacuate selectively: among the 1,082 people rescued by British ships were some 55 nationalities. When he asked Fleet Headquarters in Northwood for advice about the disinfection of evacuees, he received a reply starting: "We are scratching our heads..."

Britannia's royal apartments, cleared of their usual finery, did service as a dormitory, and the dining room became a casualty

Garnier with Queen Elizabeth II: his association with the Royal family spanned four decades

station. When Britannia finally berthed at Djibouti with the Royal Marines Band playing Land of Hope and Glory, the Times correspondent on the quayside recorded "many a lump in the throat and tear in the eye" among evacuees who had never expected to be quite so pleased to see the White Ensign.

Garnier, who loathed being lionised almost as much as being interviewed, put the whole affair down to simply doing the job in hand. Britannia resumed her passage to New Zealand without losing so much as an hour of the Royal family's programme, and he emerged from Operation Balsac having done the Navy proud, but faintly puzzled for the rest of his life as to why anyone made such a fuss about it. As a colleague, Rear-Admiral Guy Liardet, then the director of public relations, remarked: "What else did they expect the Navy to do?"

John Garnier was born on March 10 1934 in Hemel Hempstead, the youngest of three children of the Rev Thomas Vernon Garnier, rector of Colkirk in Norfolk, and scion of a

French Protestant family who had arrived in England after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

His father died when John was six, and it fell to his mother to bring up the family alone, a task made no easier by her son winning a piglet at the village fête and bringing it home in his bicycle basket. The pig was reared as a pet until it grew too large for sentiment to be practicable – whereupon young Garnier, showing an early flair for negotiation that would serve him well off the coast of Yemen 40 years later, sold it back to the farmer at a small profit.

He was educated at Berkhamsted School, which he left at 16 for Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He served in the Royal Yacht as a young officer in 1956 and 1957, interrupted by a stint as boatswain of the submarine depot ship Tyne during the Suez Crisis, and specialised in navigation in 1958.

From 1962 to 1965 he was naval equerry to the Queen, the first of several royal appointments which would punctuate his career and about which he would – to the considerable frustration of one Daily Mail journalist who spent three fruitless hours trying to extract an anecdote from him – say almost nothing whatever. He played, in his own words, “as straight a bat as I could”. He was no more forthcoming, decades later, when pressed as to whether he had ever donned women’s clothing for a sod’s opera, as ship’s concerts are known in the Navy.

He commanded the frigates Dundas (1968-69) and Minerva (1972-73); the latter commission was notable for the presence among the junior officers of the Prince of Wales, and for a ship's company who remembered their captain as a man under whom they would have "gone over the top" without a murmur of complaint.

He commanded the destroyer London (1980–81), and as Director of Naval Operations and Trade in 1982 he released the signal that set the Falklands task force in motion, and then helped to assemble it, including 45 merchant ships taken up from trade. He was appointed CBE in the Falklands honours list.

Promoted rear-admiral, and to command of Britannia as Flag Officer Royal Yachts in 1985, he held this appointment until his retirement from the Navy in 1990, by which time he had been appointed KCVO. He was named an extra equerry to the Queen in 1988, a role he retained for the rest of her life, and from 1991 to 1995 he served as private secretary and comptroller to Princess Alexandra, thereby completing an association with the Royal family which spanned four decades – and about which he never breathed a word to outsiders.

In retirement at Bembury Farm, Thornford, in Dorset, he found new outlets for the discipline and quiet application that had marked his naval career. He was a governor of Sherborne School for Girls for 19 years, and from 1996 gave almost two decades to the Samaritans in Yeovil and Sherborne, including service on the branch team supporting the Listeners scheme at HMP Guys Marsh.

His Christian faith, always present, deepened markedly in his final years; he was an active member of St Mary Magdalene's Church in Thornford, where he and his wife hosted Quiet Garden days for some 20 years. In 2011 he helped to organise a relay of readings from the Authorised Version of the Bible to mark its 400th anniversary – a scheduling exercise not unlike organising the evacuation of Aden, if with rather less gunfire.

Handsome and always immaculate, he was gentle, funny without a trace of unkindness, and possessed of a discretion so complete that even his own family struggled, on occasion, to establish quite what he had done in 40 years of naval service until the details of Aden came, belatedly, to light.

He married, in 1966, Joanna Jane "Dodie" Cadbury, on New Year's Eve, after a Far East commission had delayed the ceremony by the best part of a year. She survives him with their three children.

Rear-Admiral Sir John Garnier, born March 10 1934, died July 31 2026

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9.00 24 Hours in A&E A patient may have a clot on her lung (AD) (S)

10.00 Love Cheats A con man who used tales of tragedy to lure in victims (AD) (S)

11.05 The Murder Detective 12.05am The Murder Detective 12.55 The Murder Detective 1.55 Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives 2.50 FILM: Sick of Myself (2023) Norwegian drama starring Kristine Kujath Thorp 4.25 Kirstie's House of Craft 4.40 Hollyoaks Omnibus 5.50 - 6.30am Countdown

Channel 5

6.00 am Milkshake! 9.00 Entertainment News on 5 (S) 9.15 Jeremy Vine (S) 11.30 Storm & Alexis (S)

12.30 pm Live Snooker: British Open 2026 Coverage of the afternoon session on day one (S)

5.30 Motorhoming with Merton & Webster (R) (S)

6.25 5 News with Dan Walker (S)
6.30 Britain's Greatest Bridges (R) (S)
6.45 Live Snooker: British Open 2026 Coverage of the evening session on day one (S)

Live Snooker: British Open 2026

8.00 Street Cops: Catching the Yobs Officers try to find youths linked to a machete incident. Last in the series (S)

9.00 Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law Investigators track a suspected serial fare evader (S)

10.00 Police: Suspect No 1 (R) (S) 11.05 Traffic Cops 12.05am Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders 1.30 Cruise TV with LoveitBookit 2.30 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 3.20 Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles 4.15 Jane McDonald's Yorkshire: No Place Like Home 5.00 Entertainment News on 5 5.15 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 5.25 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 5.35 Paw Patrol 5.50 - 6.00am Mixmups

Sky Arts

FV 36 FS 143 SKY 822 VIRGIN 123

6.00 am Musical Masterpieces (S) 7.00 Battle of the Irish Dancers (S) 8.00 Artist of the Year: Masterclass (AD) (S) 8.30 Artist of the Year: Masterclass (AD) (S) 9.00 Tales of the Unexpected (S) 9.30 Tales of the Unexpected (S) 10.00 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (S) 10.30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (S) 11.00 Discovering Charles Laughter (S)

12.00 FILM: The African Queen (1951) Romantic adventure starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn (S)

2.00 pm André Rieu in Dublin (S) 4.30 André Rieu: Live in Maastricht III (S)

The African Queen
The Brokenwood Mysteries

7.00 FILM: Six Minutes to Midnight (2020) Thriller starring Judi Dench (AD) (S)

9.00 Tea with Judi Dench Featuring Sir Ian McKellen The actress is joined at her home by her great friend (AD) (S)

10.00 Discovering: Ian McKellen A look at the life and career of the English actor (AD) (S)

11.00 André Rieu: Live in Bahrain 12.30am Kinky Boots 2.40 Art Traffickers: Treasures Stolen from the Tombs 3.40 National Trust: National Treasures 5.00 - 6.00am Inside Art: Bristol Street Art at M Shed

U&Drama

FV 20 FS 158 SKY 143 VIRGIN 116

6.00 am Teleshopping 7.30 The Bill (S)
8.25 Doctors (S) 9.00 Doctors (S)
9.35 Classic Holby City (S) 10.55 Casualty (AD) (S) 11.55 The Bill (S)
12.55 pm Classic EastEnders (S)
1.35 Classic EastEnders (S)
2.15 Classic Neighbours (S)
2.45 Classic Neighbours (S)
3.15 Whitstable Pearl (AD) (S)
4.15 Kingdom (S)
5.20 As Time Goes By (S)
6.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S)
6.40 Last of the Summer Wine (S)

7.20 Last of the Summer Wine Seymour volunteers as a driving instructor (S)

8.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries The boss of Brokenwood agricultural show dies after a ride on the Ghost Train (AD) (S)

10.00 New Tricks The team investigates the unsolved murder of a pornographer (AD) (S)

FV Freeview FS Freesat (AD) Audio description (R) Repeat (S) Subtitles (SL) In-vision signing

11.20 Copper 12.20am Lovejoy 1.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries 2.35 The Chelsea Detective 3.25 Birds of a Feather 4.00 - 6.00am Teleshopping

Talking Pictures TV

FV 82 FS 306 SKY 324 VIRGIN 445

6.00 am The Vise (S) 6.35 FILM: Dublin Nightmare (1958, b/w) Crime thriller starring William Sylvester (S) 7.50 FILM: Emergency (1962, b/w) Drama starring Glyn Houston (S) 9.05 Coronation Fair Day 9.10 FILM: Home to Danger (1951, b/w) Mystery starring Rona Anderson (S) 10.30 Z Cars (S) 11.35 FILM: The Embezzler (1954, b/w) Crime drama starring Charles Victor (S)

1.00 Richard the Lionheart (S)
1.35 FILM: The October Man (1947, b/w) Psychological thriller starring John Mills (S)

3.25 Scotland Yard

6.40 Pete Murray Takes You to Nottingham (S)

The October Man

7.00 The Footage Detectives A home movie short in the South of France (S)

8.00 Maigret A young prostitute is killed in a posh Paris apartment

9.50 FILM: Borsalino and Co (1974) French gangster thriller starring Alain Delon

12.00 FILM: The Stranglers of Bombay (1959, b/w) Historical adventure starring Guy Rolfe 1.40am FILM: Beat Girl (1960, b/w) Drama starring Gillian Hills 3.25 Film Noir 4.25 The Veil 5.00 - 6.00am The Man from UNCLE

Film4

FV 14 FS 300 SKY 855 VIRGIN 428 11.00 am FILM: Harvey (1950, b/w) Comedy starring James Stewart (S) 1.10 pm FILM: Midway (2019) Second World War drama starring Ed Skrein (AD) (S) 3.50 FILM: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) Comedy sequel starring Whoopi Goldberg (AD) (S)

Titanic

6.00 FILM: Titanic (1997) A society girl falls in love with a penniless artist during the liner's ill-fated voyage. James Cameron's Oscar-winning romantic drama starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio (AD) (S)

9.45 FILM: Drive-Away Dolls (2024) Two women cross paths with a group of inept criminals while on a road trip. Action comedy starring Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan (S)

11.30 FILM: Carol (2015) Romantic drama starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara 1.50 - 4.00am FILM: Proxima (2019) Sci-fi drama starring Eva Green and Matt Dillon

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FV Freeview FS Freesat (AD) Audio description (R) Repeat (S) Subtitles (SL) In-vision signing

BBC Four

FV 9 FS 173 SKY 116 VIRGIN 108 7.00 pm The Architecture the Railways Built 7.45 The Flying Gardener 8.00 Archaeology: A Secret History 9.00 Mastermind: 1977. Specialist subjects include Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Francis Drake 9.30 Call My Bluff 10.00 Close to Vermeer 11.20 Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered 12.20 am Nature and Us: A History Through Art 1.20 The Flying Gardener 1.35 Close to Vermeer 2.50 - 3.50am Archaeology: A Secret History

U&Dave

11.25am Gavin & Stacey 2.40pm Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing 4.00 Hairy Bikers' Best of British 5.00 Rick Stein's Road to Mexico 7.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing 8.20 Would I Lie to You? The Unseen Bits 9.00 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 10.00 QI XL 11.00 Taskmaster 12.00 Mock the Week 12.40am Would I Lie to You? At Christmas 1.20 Would I Lie to You? The Unseen Bits 2.00 QI XL 3.00 Richard Osman's House of Games 3.30-4.00am Parks and Recreation

ITV2

10.15am FILM: The Croods (2013) Animated comedy with the voice of Nicolas Cage 12.10pm Deal or No Deal 1.10 Supermarket Sweep 2.10 Wheel of Fortune 3.10 The Only Way Is Essex 4.10 FILM: Kung Fu Panda (2008) Animated comedy with the voice of Jack Black 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase 7.00 Wheel of Fortune. Mubeen, Emma and Paddy go head to head 8.00 The $1 \%$ Club 9.00 The Only Way Is Essex. Jonnie has a tense run in with Freddie over his relationship with Dani 10.00 Family Guy 11.35 American Dad! 12.35am Bob's Burgers 1.30 Plebs 1.55 Deep Fake Neighbour Wars 2.20 Unwind with ITV 3.00-6.00am Teleshopping

ITV3

FV 10 FS 115 SKY 119 VIRGIN 117

11.30 am Heartbeat
12.35 pm Heartbeat
1.35 Midsomer Murders
3.35 Classic Emmerdale
4.05 Classic Emmerdale
4.40 Classic Coronation Street
5.15 Classic Coronation Street
5.50 Heartbeat
6.55 Heartbeat
8.00 Midsomer Murders. A performer at a music festival is killed and a priceless violin stolen
10.00 Lewis
11.50 Agatha Christie's Poirot
2.00 am George and Mildred
2.30 - 6.00am Teleshopping

Challenge

Noon Bridge of Lies 3.00pm The Chase 4.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 5.15 All Star Family Fortunes 6.00 Cash Trapped 7.00 The Chase Celebrity Special 8.00 The Chase 10.00 The Chase Celebrity Special 11.00 Bullseye 12.00 Bridge of Lies 1.00am The Chase 2.00 The Chase Celebrity Special 3.00-4.00am The Chase

Quest

Noon Shed and Buried 12.30pm Shed and Buried: Classic Helicopter 2.30
Shed and Buried: Classic Cars 3.30
Shed and Buried 4.00 Shed and Buried: Classic Cars 5.00 The Yorkshire Auction House 7.00 Antiques Road Trip 8.00 Shed and Buried: Classic Cars 9.00 Ant Anstead: Born Mechanic 10.00 MotoGP Highlights 11.00 BSB Highlights 12.00 How Do They Do It? 1.00am Salvage Hunters 3.00-4.00am Salvage Hunters: The Restorers

Discovery

Noon Building Off the Grid 1.00pm
Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet 3.00 How
It's Made 5.00 Alaska: Homestead
Rescue 7.00 Wheeler Dealers 8.00
Ant Anstead Master Mechanic 9.00

ITV4

FV 26 FS 117 SKY 120 VIRGIN 118

11.25 am Magnum, PI
12.30 pm Magnum, PI
1.30 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
2.40 Boon
3.45 Hornblower
5.50 FILM: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) Action adventure starring Kevin Costner
9.00 FILM: A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) Spaghetti Western starring Rod Steiger and James Coburn
12.15 am Lost
1.00 Lost
1.50 Motorsport UK
2.45 Unwind with ITV
3.00 - 6.00am Teleshopping

Maine Cabin Masters 10.00 Building Off the Grid 11.00 Expedition Files 12.00 Deadliest Catch 1.00am Maine Cabin Masters 2.00 Building Off the Grid 3.00-4.00am Gold Divers

PBS America

11.55am The Great Fire: A City Rebuilt 1.00pm The Great Fire: London Burns 2.00 The Great Fire: Death and Destruction 3.05 The Great Fire: A City Rebuilt 4.05 Impossible Peace 1.10am Weathered: Earth's Extremes 2.00-6.00am Teleshopping

Sky History

Noon Ancient Aliens 1.00pm Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny 2.55 Knut: The Viking Emperor 7.30 The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz 9.00 Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny 12.00 Junk & Disorderly 3.00-6.00am Ancient Aliens

Sky Documentaries

Noon FILM: The Princess (2022) An insight into the life and work of Diana, Princess of Wales 1.45pm I Am Johnny Cash 3.30 Dolly Parton: America Reunited 4.30 Salt Path: A Very British Scandal 6.00 Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'stard 8.00 Katie Price: Nothing to Hide 12.30am Becoming

More4

FV 18 FS 124 SKY 136 VIRGIN 147

11.35 am Four in a Bed
12.10 pm Four in a Bed
12.40 Come Dine with Me
1.10 Come Dine with Me
1.40 Come Dine with Me
2.15 Come Dine with Me
2.50 Come Dine with Me
3.20 Four in a Bed
5.55 Car S.O.S
6.50 Car S.O.S
7.55 Grand Designs
9.00 PopMaster TV
10.00 24 Hours in A&E
11.05 24 Hours in A&E
12.10 am 999: On the Front Line
1.15 24 Hours in A&E
2.20 24 Hours in A&E
3.25 - 3.50am The Perfect Pitch

Madonna 2.30-4.45am FILM: Tina (2021) A celebration of Tina Turner's life and career

Sky One

11.45am The Simpsons 12.15pm Agatha Raisin 4.15 FILM: Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) Stop-motion animated adventure with the voice of George Clooney 6.00 FILM: Chicken Run (2000) Animated comedy with the voices of Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha 7.45 David Attenborough and the Giant Elephant 9.00 FILM: Venom (2018) Fantasy adventure starring Tom Hardy 11.10 Rob Beckett: Giraffe 12.55am Grimm 1.50 Evil 2.45 The Force: North-East 3.40-5.00am Road Wars

Great! Mystery

Noon Unforgettable 1.00pm In Plain Sight 2.00 Castle 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 5.00 Murder, She Wrote 7.00 Castle 8.00 Unforgettable 9.00 In Plain Sight 10.00 FILM: Mystery 101: An Education in Murder (2020) Mystery thriller starring Jill Wagner 10.56 Good News on GREAT! 11.01 FILM: Mystery 101: An Education in Murder (2020) Mystery thriller starring Jill Wagner 11.55 FILM: Garage Sale Mysteries: The Deadly Room (2015) Drama starring Lori Loughlin 12.51am Good News on GREAT! 12.56 FILM:

U&Gold

Variations

SKY 110 VIRGIN 124

11.50 am The Vicar of Dibley
12.30 pm The Vicar of Dibley
1.10 The Vicar of Dibley
9.00 The Royle Family. Jim causes so much friction in the Royle household that Barbara decides she has had enough of his laziness and walks out
9.40 The Royle Family. The Royles celebrate Antony's 18th birthday
10.20 Not Going Out
11.00 The Royle Family
11.35 The Royle Family
12.15 am The Royle Family
12.55 The Royle Family
1.35 The Outlaws
3.00 The Royle Family
3.30 - 4.00am The Royle Family

Garage Sale Mysteries: The Deadly Room (2015) 1.50 FILM: Instakiller (2018) Thriller starring Kelly Sullivan 3.20-4.50am FILM: I Almost Married A Serial Killer (2019) Thriller starring Krista Allen

Sky Cinema Premiere

10.00am Rise of the Conqueror (2026) Action adventure starring Christian Mortensen 12.10pm Five Nights At Freddy's 2 (2025) Horror sequel starring Josh Hutcherson 2.05 Hamnet (2025) Period drama starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley 4.15 Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe (2026) Action comedy starring Jackie Chan 6.00 Goat (2026) Animated adventure with the voice of Caleb McLaughlin 7.50 Rise of the Conqueror (2026) Action adventure starring Christian Mortensen 9.50 Five Nights At Freddy's 2 (2025) Horror sequel starring Josh Hutcherson 11.40 Song Sung Blue (2025) Drama starring Hugh Jackman 1.55am Signal One (2026) 3.25-5.10am Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe (2026) Action comedy starring Jackie Chan

Sky Sports Main Event

10.15am Live Test Cricket. England v Pakistan 6.30pm Live MNF. Aston Villa v Arsenal (kick-off 8.00pm). All the action from the Premier League

U&Yesterday

FV 27 FS 159 SKY 155 VIRGIN 129

Noon Antiques Roadshow
1.00 pm Antiques Roadshow
2.00 Bangers & Cash
3.00 Bangers & Cash
4.00 Churchill's Toyshop
5.00 The World at War
6.00 Antiques Roadshow
7.00 Seven Worlds, One Planet
8.00 Canal Boat Diaries
8.30 Canal Boat Diaries
9.00 Canal Boat Diaries
9.30 Canal Boat Diaries
10.00 Bangers & Cash
11.00 Bangers & Cash
12.00 Bangers & Cash
1.00 am Find It, Fix It, Flog It
2.00 Abandoned Engineering
3.00 - 6.10am Teleshopping

Sky Atlantic

SKY 108

match at Villa Park, as last season's fourth-placed finishers entertain the reigning champions 11.00 Live US Open Tennis. Coverage of day two of the Grand Slam 12.00 Live US Open Tennis. Coverage of day two of the Grand Slam 2.30-5.30am Live US Open Tennis. Coverage of day two of the Grand Slam

11.30 am The Last of Us
12.30 pm The Last of Us
1.45 The Last of Us
2.45 Possession
3.45 Possession
4.45 Possession
5.45 Possession
6.45 Possession
7.45 House of the Dragon
9.00 House of the Dragon
10.15 House of the Dragon
11.15 House of the Dragon
12.20 am House of the Dragon
1.30 House of the Dragon
2.40 House of the Dragon
3.50 - 5.05am House of the Dragon

Sky Sports Premier League

TNT Sports 1

Noon Transfer Talk 1.00pm Premier League Highlights 3.00 SNF 3.30 FNF 4.00 Premier League Highlights 5.00 The Premier League Show 6.00 Ref Watch 6.30 Live MNF. Aston Villa v Arsenal (kick-off 8.00pm) 11.00 Premier League Stories 11.30 The Big Interview 12.00 MNF Hlts 12.30am Ref Watch 1.00 PL Retro 3.00-4.00am PL Greatest Games

11.30am Sign Up – Into Football 12.30pm British Superbikes 1.00 Live: British Superbikes. Coverage from the second day of the eighth round of the season 6.00 Live: Ultimate Pool. Coverage of the finals night of the NxtGen tournament 9.30 British Superbikes 10.30 MLB Highlights 11.30 Live MLB. Tampa Bay Rays v New York Mets (start-time 11.40pm) 2.30-5.30am MLB

BBC News

Noon BBC News Now 2.30pm
Business Today-NYSE Opening Bell
2.45 BBC News Now 3.00 Verified
Live 4.30 Business Today 4.45
Verified Live 5.30 BBC News. The latest national and international stories 6.00 The World Today 8.00
The Context USA 9.00 The Context 10.00 BBC World News America 12.00 BBC News 12.30am Talking Movies 1.00 BBC News 1.30 Talking Business 2.00 Newsday 2.30 Business Today 2.45 BBC Sport 3.00 Newsday 3.30 Business Today 3.45-4.00am BBC Sport

GB News

Sky News

Noon Good Afternoon Britain 3.00pm
Martin Daubney 6.00 Dewbs & Co
7.00 GBN Tonight 8.00 Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The Nation 9.00
Patrick Christys Tonight 11.00 Patrick Christys Tonight Late Edition 12.00
The Late Show Live 3.00-5.00am
Patrick Christys Tonight Replay

Noon Sky News: Today 2.00pm Firing Point 3.00 Sky News: Today 5.00 The News Hour with Mark Austin 7.00 Firing Point 8.00 Sky News 10.00 The Wrap with Anna Botting 12.00-6.00am Sky News

Northern Ireland

No variations

Scotland

BBC One: 6.45 - 7.30pm Celebrity Escape to the Country 11.00 Sportscene: SWPL Highlights 11.30 Scotcast 12.00 FILM: Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) 2.00 - 6.00am BBC News BBC Scotland: 7.00pm Reporting Scotland: News at Seven 7.30 Sportscene: SWPL Highlights 8.00 The Great Food Guys 8.30 Race Against the Tide 9.00 River City 10.00 River City: The Last Take 11.00 Scotcast 11.30 Gary: Tank Commander midnight Close STV: 4.05 - 6.00am Night Vision

Wales

BBC One: 6.30pm Best of Weatherman
Walking 7.00 - 7.30pm The Travelling
Auctioneers
BBC Two: No variations
ITV1 Wales: No variations

ITV1 Regions

No variations

S4C

6.00am Cyw 12.00 Richard Holt: Yr Academi Felys 12.30pm Heno 1.00 Straeon Harri Parir 2.00 Newyddion S4C a'r Tywydd 2.05 Prynawn Da 3.00 Newyddion S4C a'r Tywydd 3.05 Miwsig Fy Mywyd 4.00 Awr Fawr: Blociau Rhif 4.05 Awr Fawr: Sam Tan 4.15 Awr Fawr: Bendibwmbwls 4.25 Awr Fawr: Sion y Chef 4.40 Awr Fawr: Amser Maith Math yn Öl 5.00 Stwnsh 6.00 Arfordir Cymru: Sir Benfro 6.30 Lowri Morgan: Her 333 7.00 Heno 7.45 Newyddion S4C a'r Tywydd 8.00 Y Sin 8.25 Garddio a Mwy 8.55 Newyddion S4C a'r Tywydd 9.00 Ralio+ 9.33 Y Tywydd 9.35 Cefn Gwlad 10.35 Y Deis 11.05 - 12.10am Y Fets

Forecast

General situation

Sunny spells across England, Wales and Northern Ireland today with the odd shower during the morning. Mostly cloudy in Scotland with the odd shower.

London, Cent S England, Channel Is, SW England, E England, SE England, E Anglia, Midlands: Sunny spells today with the odd shower, mainly in the morning. Max 66-74F (19-23C). A gentle W wind. Dry with clear spells tonight. Min 48-53F (9-12C).

(7-14C).

◆ NW England, Lake Dist, IoM, Cent N England, NE England: Broken cloud today with the odd shower. Max 50-70F (10-21C). A gentle W wind. The odd shower tonight. Min 43-57F (6-14C). ◆ Wales:

Largely dry today and tonight. Max 49-66F (9-19C). A moderate W wind. Min 45-58F

N Ireland: Broken cloud today. Max 48-63F (9-17C). A gentle W wind. The odd shower tonight. Min 45-56F (7-13C). SW Scotland, NW Scotland, Glasgow, Cent Highlands, Argyll, W Isles, SE Scotland, NE Scotland, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Moray Firth, Orkney, Shetland:

Shetland:

The odd shower during the morning today. Max 44-66F (7-19C). A gentle W wind. Showery spells tonight. Min 38-56F (3-13C).

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British readings Last night's report for 24 hours to 6pm - *estimated readings

	Sun hrs	Rain in	Max/Min °C		Daytime weather
Aberdeen	0.2"	0.00	16"	13"	cloudy
Aberystwyth	0.9"	0.29	20"	16"	showers
Antrim	1.1"	0.39	19"	12"	showers
Aviemore	0.6"	0.41	14"	12"	showers
Barnstaple	4.6"	0.32	21"	16"	showers
Barrow-in-Furns.	2.7"	0.56	20"	14"	showers
Basingstoke	4.7"	0.04	23"	15"	showers
Bedford	6.8"	0.02	22"	16"	showers
Belfast	2.7"	0.72	20"	13"	showers
Berwick	0.5"	0.61	17"	13"	showers
Birmingham	5.9"	0.25	22"	15"	showers
Bodmin	4.7"	0.11	18"	16"	showers
Bournemouth	6.7"	0.03	20"	14"	showers
Braintree	4.8"	0.13	22"	16"	showers
Brecon	4.3"	0.81	19"	14"	showers
Bridlington	2.4"	0.17	22"	15"	showers
Brighton	4.0"	0.10	21"	16"	showers
Bristol	4.0"	0.17	21"	14"	showers
Camborne	4.2"	0.06	19"	16"	showers
Cardiff	4.8"	0.32	22"	16"	showers
Carlisle	2.2"	0.40	19"	13"	showers
Catterick	0.6"	0.13	24"	14"	showers
Cheltenham	6.6"	0.03	22"	15"	showers

	Sun hrs	Rain in	Max/Min °C	Daytime weather
Chester	4.9"	0.38	19" 15"	showers
Coventry	7.2"	0.13	22" 15"	showers
Doncaster	4.7"	0.12	22" 16"	showers
Dover	5.0"	0.04	21" 17"	showers
Dundee	0.0"	0.45	17" 14"	showers
Eastbourne	3.3"	0.11	22" 16"	showers
Edinburgh	4.0"	0.54	18" 13"	showers
Epsom	4.0"	0.00	21" 16"	p/cloudy
Falmouth	4.6"	0.01	18" 16"	showers
Farnborough	6.6"	0.03	22" 15"	showers
Fort William	0.0"	0.18	17" 12"	showers
Glasgow	4.5"	0.38	21" 13"	showers
Great Malvern	7.6"	0.21	22" 15"	showers
Grimsby	5.2"	0.20	23" 15"	showers
Guernsey	4.3"	0.05	21" 16"	showers
Hereford	5.5"	0.26	21" 15"	showers
High Wycombe	6.3"	0.01	22" 15"	showers
Holyhead	3.7"	0.41	19" 15"	showers
Huddersfield	1.5"	0.22	19" 14"	showers
Ipswich	1.2"	0.49	22" 16"	showers
Isle of Man	3.9"	0.01	19" 15"	showers
Isle of Skye	2.4"	0.63	16" 12"	showers
Isle of Wight	5.5"	0.01	21" 14"	showers

	Sun hrs	Rain in	Max/Min °C	Daytime weather
Isles of Scilly	4.3"	0.10	21" 13"	showers
Jersey	3.8"	0.04	22" 17"	showers
Keswick	1.1"	0.91	20" 14"	showers
Kew Gardens	4.1"	0.02	22" 17"	showers
King's Lynn	0.3"	0.24	23" 15"	showers
Leeds	0.9"	0.24	21" 14"	showers
Leek	3.1"	0.20	19" 14"	showers
Leominster	6.0"	0.27	21" 15"	showers
Lincoln	4.7"	0.08	22" 15"	showers
Liverpool	4.6"	0.28	19" 15"	showers
London	4.3"	0.06	22" 16"	showers
Manchester	3.5"	0.61	20" 15"	showers
Middlesbrough	1.4"	0.51	22" 14"	showers
Newcastle	5.0"	0.02	22" 13"	showers
Newquay	4.0"	0.20	19" 17"	showers
Nottingham	4.2"	0.30	21" 14"	showers
Orkney	0.3"	0.12	13" 12"	showers
Oxford	6.2"	0.06	22" 15"	showers
Perth	0.5"	0.45	18" 13"	showers
Peterborough	1.0"	0.16	22" 15"	cloudy
Plymouth	5.5"	0.20	19" 16"	showers
Portsmouth*	5.9"	0.00" 22" 14"		p/cloudy
Prestwick	0.7"	0.96	18" 14"	showers

Atlantic front

Noon today: A low will bring showers and thunder to Germany and Poland. Largely dry in Spain and Italy.

Sun & moon (Greenwich)

Sun rises	0613
Sun sets	1950
Moon rises	2034
Moon sets	1012
Last quarter	Sep 4

High water

Warmest	Leeming 24C (75F)
Coldest	Aberdeen 13°C (F)
Wettest	Prestwick 0.96 in.
Sunniest	Tiree 11.7 hr.

Lighting up

Aberdeen	2009 to 0611
Belfast	2019 to 0632
Birmingham	1958 to 0619
London	1950 to 0614
Manchester	2001 to 0618
Penzance	2009 to 0637

Aberdeen	0245	4.4m	1518	4.1m
Belfast	0013	3.5m	1239	3.3m
Cardiff	0845	11.8m	2102	12.0m
Dover	0023	6.6m	1241	6.8m
Falmouth	0659	5.0m	1907	5.2m
Harwich	0123	3.9m	1325	3.9m
Holyhead	--	--	1203	5.4m
Hull	0754	7.6m	2022	7.3m
Liverpool	0030	9.6m	1250	9.2m
London	0331	6.9m	1545	7.0m
Portsmouth	0047	4.6m	1319	4.7m
Southampton	0002	4.5m	0611	0.6m

Provided by the National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit

Pollen count

Four day forecast

Fungal spores are high. Weed pollen is moderate. Tree and grass pollen are low.

	Sun hrs	Rain in	Max/Min °C	Daytime weather
Ramsgate	5.0*	0.07	21°	17* showers
Rhyl	4.5*	0.29	19°	16* showers
Rugby	6.9*	0.16	22°	15* showers
Salisbury	4.4*	0.19	22°	13* showers
Scunthorpe	4.8*	0.12	22°	16* showers
Sheffield	4.7	0.12	22	16 showers
Shetland	1.6*	0.00	13°	11° cloudy
Shrewsbury	1.6*	0.40	21°	15* showers
Skegness	4.7*	0.13	23°	16* showers
Southampton	7.7*	0.03	22°	13* showers
Southend-on-Sea	4.3*	0.02	23°	17* showers
Stockport	1.9*	0.35	20°	15* showers
Stornoway	1.9*	0.04	18°	14* showers
Swansea	4.0*	0.39	22°	15* showers
Swindon	6.2*	0.04	21°	14* showers
Thirsk	0.4*	0.23	24°	15* showers
Tiree	11.7*	0.00	17°	12* sunny
Weymouth	5.7*	0.07	21°	14* showers
Whitehaven	3.4*	0.61	19°	14* showers
Windermere	2.1*	0.78	20°	14* showers
Worcester	6.9*	0.28	22°	15* showers
Yeovil	4.8*	0.02	23°	14* showers
York	1.9*	0.26	21°	14* showers

Sea forecast

S North Sea: A moderate to strong westerly wind today. Seas will be moderate. Visibility will be fair.

Dover Strait, English Channel: A moderate to strong westerly wind today. Seas will be moderate on the east and will be slight on the west. Visibility will be fair.

St. George's Channel: A gentle to moderate west-northwesterly wind today. Seas will be moderate. Visibility will be good.

Irish Sea: A gentle to fresh west-northwesterly wind today. Seas will be rough. Visibility will be good.

Crossword 31,332 telegraph.co.uk/puzzles

Help with today's clues Single clues 0905 757 0120. All Across/Down clues 0905 757 0121. Calls cost £1/minute, plus network access charge. Services open Mon-Fri. SP: Spoke – Helpline 0333 202 3390.

Quick Crossword

Across

1 Adherent of an Indian religion (4)
3 Yorkshire river (4)
9 Fast; chilly (5)
10 You're welcome (2,2,5)
11 Slacken (5)
12 Paper orientation (9)
15 Snuggle (6)
17 Verse (6)
19 Warning system (4,5)
21 Opposite of day (5)
23 Not closely defined (4-5)
24 Recurrent theme (5)
25 Tripped (4)
26 Sharp bark (4)

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Down

1 Rejoicing (8)
2 Vaccinate (8)
4 Permanent cold covering (6)

5 Beg (7)
6 Gemstone (4)
7 Wild cat (4)
8 Produce of hens (4)
13 Dislodge from a horse (8)
14 Prepared for an

Across

1 Frees former European politician with leads to tax scandal (7)

5 After return of loan, dad finally gets benefits and cheap means of travel (3,4)

9 Two pubs by area in Windsor, say (7)

10 Covers of cloth more

10 Covers of cloth more appropriate for part of book (7) 11 Street run enrages foreigners (9)

12 Day before National Theatre performance (5)

13 Medieval landholders abandoning old country (5) 15 Rewarm hot wriggling wriggler (9)

17 Pronounces "H" in house like Captain Hook and Smee? (9) 19 Flatten papers (5)

22 Tops of trees axed in great American pine forest (5)
23 Can a bribe upset West Indian? (9)

25 Guards dropping heads in doorways (7)

26 I involved donors at home (7) 27 Brings up yearly leases (7) 28 Sways accountants? (7)

Across: 1 Weigh,
4 Stuff, 8 Thyme, (Waste of time) 9 Bravery,
10 Reagent, 11 Spot,
14 Indigo, 15 Mercer,
17 Gosh, 19 Surpass,
21 Clamour, 22 Opium,
23 Pants, 24 Breve.
Down: 1 Wayward,
2 Icebergs, 3 Habit,
4 Scar, 5 Use up, 6 Fey,
7 Sterling, 12 Tiresome,
13 Fearsome, 16 Chalice,
18 Stain, 19 Scrub,
20 Loss, 21 Cup.

activity (6,2)
16 First stage of a rocket's journey (4-3)
18 Severe trial (6)
20 Durations of time (4)
21 Unfeeling (4)
22 Hinged barrier? (4)

Down

Saturday's Quick Crossword Solution

1 Disorganised mess by a government building (7) 2 Read about odd part of body (7)

3 Seafood uncooked in edges of pan (5)

4 Southern gallery intended to give out a formal account (9)
5 Throws foreign money (5)
6 Type of bar initially seen on trendy form of travel (9)
7 Cunning code deciphered in style! (3.4)

8 Play guitar holding a tuner initially to get level (7)
14 Went quickly over allocation for commentary (9)
16 Break precipitation and temperature control (9)
17 Article on fool in large port (7)
18 Rope in decorator (7)
20 Offensive sight I noticed, reportedly (7)

21 Diggers in use, sometimes skirting cavities (7) 23 Groups of actors throw opening of scene (5) 24 Offer extremely elegant bathroom fitting (5)

Prize Solution of August 22 No 31,325

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European readings Last night's report for 24 hours to 6pm

	Max°C	Min°C	Daytime weather
Akrotiri	32	23	sunny
Alicante	32	19	sunny
Amsterdam	21	18	showers
Athens	33	23	sunny
Barcelona	29	22	sunny
Bari	37	24	sunny
Belgrade	32	19	sunny
Benidorm	30	19	sunny
Bergen	14	12	cloudy
Berlin	27	18	windy
Biarritz	26	19	sunny
Bodrum	32	23	sunny
Bordeaux	24	20	showers
Brest	21	16	showers
Brussels	22	17	windy
Bucharest	31	18	sunny
Budapest	31	13	sunny
Cagliari	37	24	sunny
Chamonix	24	11	sunny
Copenhagen	19	16	showers
Corfu	33	25	sunny
Cork	18	13	showers
Corsica	31	18	sunny
Crete	29	24	sunny
Dublin	19	13	showers
Dubrovnik	34	23	sunny
Faro	28	22	sunny
Florence	34	15	sunny

	Max°C	Min°C	Daytime weather
Frankfurt	27	19	windy
Funchal	26	20	p/cldy
Gdansk	24	15	p/cldy
Geneva	29	15	sunny
Gibraltar	27	17	sunny
Hamburg	20	17	showers
Helsinki	20	15	rain
Innsbruck	29	14	p/cldy
Istanbul	28	20	p/cldy
Kyiv	27	18	showers
La Rochelle	23	20	p/cldy
Lisbon	27	20	p/cldy
Locarno	28	16	sunny
Luxembourg	22	17	p/cldy
Madrid	33	14	sunny
Majorca	31	19	sunny
Malaga	27	16	sunny
Malta	39	27	sunny
Marseille	32	18	sunny
Menorca	30	22	sunny
Milan	31	18	sunny
Monaco	29	20	sunny
Moscow	22	10	rain
Munich	27	13	rain
Naples	33	25	p/cldy
Nice	29	21	sunny
Nicosia	33	21	sunny
Oporto	22	19	p/cldy

World readings

	Max °C	Min °C	Daytime weather
Accra	29	24	p/cldy
Addis Ababa	23	14	cloudy
Adelaide	16	4	haze
Alexandria	30	25	haze
Algiers	34	22	sunny
Amman	29	21	p/cldy
Anchorage	12	6	p/cldy
Ankara	26	15	showers
Ascension Is.	28	23	p/cldy
Auckland	16	12	windy
Baghdad	44	31	haze
Bahamas	31	25	p/cldy
Bahrain	42	32	haze
Bamako	33	23	p/cldy
Bangkok	34	26	rain
Beijing	33	17	sunny
Beirut	33	23	sunny
Bermuda	31	28	showers
Bogota	17	12	rain
Bridgetown	31	27	rain
Brisbane	24	13	p/cldy
Buenos Aires	16	13	sunny
Cairo	35	22	haze
Canberra	21	1	haze
Cape Town	17	9	sunny
Casablanca	32	18	sunny
Chicago	27	21	storms
Christchurch	14	5	windy
Colombo	32	27	rain

	Max °C	Min °C	Daytime weather
Damascus	30	21	windy
Dar es Salaam	30	21	p/cldy
Dhaka	34	27	rain
Dubai	43	33	haze
Falkland Is.	5	2	cloudy
Harare	25	10	haze
Havana	32	24	rain
Hong Kong	31	27	rain
Honolulu	27	26	rain
Jakarta	33	25	sunny
Jeddah	38	31	haze
Jerusalem	27	20	sunny
Johannesburg	22	7	p/cldy
Kabul	34	19	haze
Karachi	30	26	windy
Kolkata	32	27	rain
Kuala Lumpur	34	25	p/cldy
La Paz	17	1	sunny
Lahore	37	30	sunny
Lima	24	19	p/cldy
Los Angeles	27	21	sunny
Maldives	32	28	storms
Manila	29	25	rain
Marrakesh	39	21	sunny
Melbourne	20	8	p/cldy
Miami	33	27	storms
Montego Bay	32	28	rain
Mumbai	31	28	rain
Nairobi	27	10	p/cldy

	Max°C	Min°C	Daytime weather
Oslo	19	14	showers
Palermo	35	29	sunny
Paris	25	16	p/cldy
Perpignan	32	21	sunny
Prague	26	16	p/cldy
Reykjavik	12	6	showers
Rhodes	31	26	sunny
Riga	23	14	showers
Rome	34	24	sunny
Saint Malo	22	15	showers
Salzburg	28	14	sunny
Santander	22	19	showers
Santiago/Comp.	22	15	p/cldy
Sofia	31	17	sunny
St. Petersburg	18	15	rain
Stockholm	19	13	showers
Strasbourg	29	19	p/cldy
Tenerife	28	22	windy
Tirana	37	22	haze
Toulouse	33	19	sunny
Valencia	31	18	sunny
Venice	30	20	sunny
Vienna	31	15	sunny
Vigo	23	15	p/cldy
Vilnius	22	14	p/cldy
Warsaw	26	11	sunny
Zagreb	32	14	sunny
Zurich	28	16	sunny

	Max °C	Min °C	Daytime weather
New Orleans	31	27	storms
New Delhi	35	28	storms
New York	25	19	p/cldy
Ottawa	20	14	storms
Perth	26	14	p/cldy
Port-of-Spain	33	26	p/cldy
Rio de Janeiro	28	23	sunny
Riyadh	46	28	cloudy
San Francisco	17	14	p/cldy
Santiago	18	6	showers
Seattle	15	12	cloudy
Seoul	29	23	p/cldy
Seychelles	30	26	p/cldy
Singapore	32	27	rain
Sydney	24	10	sunny
Taipei City	33	26	rain
Tangier	33	19	sunny
Tel Aviv	32	26	sunny
Tokyo	25	21	showers
Toronto	21	19	showers
Tunis	38	27	haze
Vancouver	16	14	showers
Washington	30	22	p/cldy
Wellington	17	10	windy
Winnipeg	27	17	cloudy

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather.com ©2026

Suguru NO 2559
To play Sujiko, enter the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the total in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding squares.

		4		1
4				5
			2
	5
3

The aim of Suguru is to fill the grid so that no same digit is touching. A two-cell outlined block contains the digits 1 and 2; a three-cell block contains 1, 2, 3; and so on. The same digit must not appear in neighbouring cells, not even diagonally.

NO 1186

To play Suko, 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. Today's solutions appear tomorrow.

Friday's solutions:

		1	3	1	5	2
Sujiko 5470:	851	2	4	2	4	1
	923	1	5	1	3	2
	764	4	3	2	4	1
		2	1	5	3	2

PAPER LOVES TREES

European forests, which provide wood for making paper, paper packaging and many other products, have been growing by 1,500 football pitches every day!

Source: Two Sides Analysis of FAO data, 2005-2020 European Forests: EU27 + Norway, Switzerland and the UK

Discover the story of paper www.lovepaper.org Scan for paper facts, activities, blogs and much more!

QA Report - The Daily Telegraph - 31.08.2026.pdf

Pipeline

• Extraction route: mineru-vlm
• extraction_route=mineru-vlm
• Translation chunks: 121
• Extraction warnings:
• [MINERU-VLM] Successfully extracted via MinerU VLM (batch: b74e3b91-ae25-4bed-b2a7-b530b07c8979)

Non-model Checks

• WARNING: missing numeric tokens from source: 12000, 163, 29.7, 680
• WARNING: Missing proper nouns in translation: Abandoned Engineering, Admiral Guy Liardet, Admiral Sir John Garnier

Flag Officer Royal Yachts, Aerobiology Research Unit

Pollen, After The Telegraph, Agatha Raisin, Air Force, Air Force One, Alain Delon, Alan Stedall Sutton Coldfield

Treasured - WARNING: source dates, money, or percentage tokens may be missing

Model QA

经过严格审核，以下为本次翻译的 QA 报告：

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1. 幻觉核查

疑似幻觉内容

• 译文："预计司法部将成立一个跨党派的 IPP 囚犯审查小组，为他们的释放或为其提供替代刑期铺平道路。"
• 核查步骤：
  1. 标题索引：未找到直接匹配的标题或摘要。
  2. 抽样原文：原文仅提到 "Mr Burnham said he had 'longstanding concerns' about the sentences" 及 "scrap IPP sentences by the end of the Parliament"，未明确提及"跨党派审查小组"。
• 结论：属于翻译增补，无原文依据。

• 严重级别：[WARNING]（非致命，但属于过度解读）

• 译文："马修·布莱兹（Matthew Blades）警员的两个儿子（见插图）在昨天的英超联赛中领队曼彻斯特联队出场..."

• 核查步骤：
  1. 标题索引：无匹配标题。
  2. 抽样原文：未找到相关描述（仅有图片及图说，未提及"领队出场"）。
• 结论：图说翻译准确，但"领队出场"为误译（原文未提及）。
• 严重级别：[WARNING]（术语不准，"领队"应为"领衔"或"带领球队"）

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2. 数字/日期/金额核查

译文内容	原文依据	问题描述	严重级别
"1,500 个足球场"	"1,500 football pitches"	单位转换正确，无误。	-
"£4,000" / "£34,000" / "£64,000"	原文数字一致	单位及数值准确。	-
"10 吉瓦（GW）"	"10GW"	单位转换正确（10 吉瓦 = 10GW）。	-
"1100 亿英镑"	"£110 billion"	数值及单位正确。	-
"185 亿英镑"	"£18.5 billion"	错误：原文为 18.5 亿，译文放大 10 倍。	[BLOCKING]
"5000 亿美元"	"$500 billion"	单位转换正确（5000 亿美元）。	-

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3. 完整性核查

• 低中文密度区域（电视节目单）：
• 问题：译文中 BBC 电视节目单（如 "BBC One 6.00 am Breakfast"）被完全省略。
• 依据：第三步明确指出 "电视/广播节目单" 属于正常过滤范围，不需报告。

• 结论：无问题。

• 漏译段落：

• 问题：原文 "The vast majority of those handed an IPP were jailed for violent or sexual offences, data show." 译文中缺失。
• 核查：抽样原文中确有此句，但译文截断。
• 严重级别：[WARNING]（重要信息缺失，但非核心段落）

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4. 残留英文/格式问题

• 残留英文：
• 问题：译文中 "GSO"（Gas Shipper Obligation）、"HAR1"（Hydrogen Allocation Round 1）等缩写未翻译或解释。

• 严重级别：[WARNING]（术语应加括号解释，如 "天然气运输商义务（GSO）"）

• 内部标签：

• 问题：无 "（此处为...）" 等清理标签残留。
• 结论：无问题。

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5. 其他问题

• 术语不准：
• 问题："IPP sentences" 译为 "IPP 刑期"，建议改为 "公众保护监禁刑期"（与上下文一致）。

• 严重级别：[WARNING]

• 格式混乱：

• 问题：天气表格中 "p/cldy" 译为 "部分多云" 正确，但 "haze" 译为 "霾" 与 "haze" 的常见含义（薄雾）不完全一致。
• 严重级别：[WARNING]

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6. 无问题项

• 数字：金额（如 £7.10）、百分比（如 55.6%）、日期（如 2027 年）均准确。
• 非新闻版面：天气预报、股价表、益智游戏等被正常过滤，无漏译问题。

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最终结论

1. 阻塞性问题（Blocking）： - [BLOCKING] 数字错误："18.5 亿英镑" 误译为 "185 亿英镑"（见第 2 点）。 - 建议：立即修正，否则严重影响译文可信度。

2. 警告级问题（Warning）： - 幻觉增补（IPP 审查小组）、术语不准（GSO/HAR1 缩写）、漏译段落（IPP 犯罪类型数据）。

3. 无误判（False Positive）： - 电视节目单省略属正常过滤，非漏译。

修改建议： - 修正 "185 亿英镑" → "18.5 亿英镑"。 - 删除 "跨党派审查小组" 的增补内容。 - 补充漏译的 "大多数 IPP 囚犯因暴力或性犯罪入狱" 段落。 - 为缩写（如 GSO）添加中文解释。

最终评级：存在 1 项阻塞性错误，需紧急修正；其余为质量问题，建议优化。