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周一 2026年8月31日 第 4,921 期

游戏与谜题特刊 8页插页

独家报道

民调显示三分之二公众认为哈里应支付在英安保费用

» 绝大多数人反对由纳税人为萨塞克斯公爵夫妇提供安保，该夫妇上周从加利福尼亚返回英国 » 《i报》的一项民调显示，63% 的英国人认为哈里和梅根应私人支付这些安保措施的费用 » 据悉，皇家及重要人物执行委员会 (Ravec) 正计划审查他们申请国家资助保护的请求 » 哈里指责委员会负责人未能告知其关于基地组织的威胁，并希望内政大臣介入

俄罗斯 普京最大的威胁来自其最亲密的盟友 作者：马克·加莱奥蒂

政治

“伯纳姆对伦敦的公然攻击对我来说是一项资产” 克莱弗利谈竞选市长

新闻 矩阵

今日概览

奥利维亚·罗德里戈的新音乐节有什么不寻常之处？见第 15 页

周一 八月

今日金句

也许随着时间的推移，所谓的黑暗时代将被认为也包括我们自己的时代。——格奥尔格·克里斯托夫·利希滕贝格

生日

理查德·基尔，演员，77岁；范·莫里森爵士，创作歌手，81岁；伊扎克·帕尔曼，小提琴家，81岁；约旦拉尼娅王后，56岁；克斯蒂·奥尔索普，主持人，55岁；格伦·蒂尔布鲁克（见下），音乐家，69岁

周年纪念

1798年8月31日，星期五 在让-约瑟夫·昂贝尔将军率领下的法国军队帮助爱尔兰反叛者建立了短暂的康诺特共和国。在反叛者于卡斯尔巴获得胜利后，昂贝尔任命约翰·摩尔为新政府总统。英国军队很快摧毁了该共和国。

索引

观点....16 电视与广播....24 谜题....25 文化....42 财经....44 天气....46

警方

婴儿被发现死亡，七人被捕

一名新生儿死亡，七人因涉嫌谋杀被捕。昨天早晨 6 点前，警方接到报案称谢菲尔德温科班克的一处地址有婴儿安全隐患。警员在霍利韦尔高地的一处房产中搜查，在该处发现了婴儿，并宣布其死亡。

消费者

监管机构称宠物主人面临被宰风险

竞争与市场管理局警告称，宠物主人可能会在不知不觉中被收购兽医诊所的私募股权公司宰客。其针对兽医诊所垄断情况的调查发现，客户在大型兽医集团支付的费用比在独立诊所平均高出 16.6%。

瑞士 警方追捕电音节杀手

瑞士警方昨晚正在搜寻一名枪手，该枪手昨天在阿尔高州的一次电音节上造成一人死亡、五人受伤。警员表示：“可能的动机和具体情况尚不明确。”一名 22 岁的女性在现场死亡，四名男性和一名女性（年龄在 24 至 27 岁之间）受伤。

社会

格拉斯哥抗议活动“威胁到安全”

约翰·斯威尼表示，在格拉斯哥举行的抗议活动已经“威胁到了一些人的安全”。

7月，苏格兰这座最大城市有超过 1,700 人参加了集会，而随之而来的反抗议活动则凸显了分歧。

这位首席部长表示，“我们生活在一个人们能够通过抗议表达观点的人类社会，这一点至关重要”。但他补充说，人们这样做时，“以一种不威胁到任何其他人生安全的方式”同样重要。

斯威尼说：“恐怕我们已经看到了一些威胁到他人安全的行为案例。”

报纸支持回收。2024 年英国报纸的再生纸含量为 37.2%。

文化

尽管有 169 人被捕，狂欢节氛围仍“积极”

苏格兰场表示，昨天在伦敦西部的诺丁山狂欢节上，警方逮捕了 169 人，但整体氛围“绝大多数是积极且具有庆祝性质的”。截至昨晚 7.45pm，逮捕原因包括持有武器和毒品、袭击以及性犯罪。第 21 页

榜单

接送孩子上学途中引发路怒的主要原因

几乎所有家长 (90%) 在接送孩子上学途中都遇到过路怒现象，其中违规停放的车辆、阻塞道路的车辆以及超速是最主要的抱怨点。根据 IAM RoadSmart 的研究，30% 的受访者孩子几乎被其他车辆撞到。接送孩子上学途中最常见的路怒原因是：

1 校门周围车辆过多 (35%) 2 家长匆忙或驾驶时缺乏耐心 (32%) 3 交通长龙 (31%) 4 车辆阻塞道路 (29%) 5 家长突然停车放下孩子 (28%) 6 停放车辆导致视线不佳 (24%) 7 安全接送区域不足 (23%) 8 驾驶员拒绝让路 (22%)

尼日尔

军队重新控制空军基地

昨天，尼日尔军队重新控制了首都尼亚美的一座关键军事空军基地，该基地在周六遭到了叛变士兵的袭击。在军事统治者阿卜杜拉哈曼·蒂亚尼（Abdourahamane Tiani）政府努力遏制圣战分子叛乱之际，此次叛乱成为了其面临的最新挑战。

挪威 宫廷确认国王葬礼日期

挪威王室宫廷昨晚确认，于周五去世、享年 89 岁的哈拉尔五世（King Harald V）国王的国葬将于 9 月 9 日举行。在此公告之前，昨天数万名挪威人聚集在全国各地的教堂，参加为其已故君主举行的追思仪式。第 11 页

美国 华盛顿将数十人驱逐至非洲

美国政府已将数十人驱逐至中非共和国，其中包括 12 名阿富汗人和 8 名伊朗人，以及来自尼泊尔和尼加拉瓜的人员。其中一名阿富汗男子的兄弟曾与美国军队合作。由于担心受到塔利班的迫害，他被授予免于被驱逐回阿富汗的保护。

北爱尔兰 欧尼尔承诺 Sinn Féin 将留任

北爱尔兰首席部长承诺， Sinn Féin（新芬党）“不会离开”斯多蒙特。

米歇尔·欧尼尔（Michelle O'Neill）在做出这一承诺之前，外界猜测她的政党可能在考虑这一举动，此前 的爱尔兰参议员康纳·墨菲（Conor Murphy）警告称，如果没有制度改革，北爱尔兰政府将面临“脱轨的危险”。

作为 的副党魁，欧尼尔昨天在马约郡的巴利纳表示：“离开意味着将我们公共服务的控制权交给英国政府部长。那将是灾难性的， 不会那样做。”

第3页人物档案 克鲁兹·贝克汉姆，步入聚光灯下

他有自己的目标吗？

他的父母数十年来一直活跃在足球和时尚界的最高舞台，但现在，大卫·贝克汉姆爵士和维多利亚·贝克汉姆夫人的小儿子克鲁兹，似乎正享受着属于自己的关注时刻。

这位21岁的青年与他的乐队“克鲁兹·贝克汉姆与破碎者”（Cruz Beckham and the Breakers）在雷丁音乐节进行了演出。

环境 部长被敦促保护海洋碳库

苏格兰政府部长正面临要求，被敦促采取“协调措施”以保护海湖中脆弱的碳存储库。

活动人士表示，需要在部分区域禁止底拖网捕鱼，研究表明，仅一次“单一干扰事件”就可能导致碳的“极速流失”。

可持续近海渔业信托基金（Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust）认为，近期泥炭地（同样存储碳）附近发生的山火凸显了采取行动的必要性。

苏格兰的海湖在存储碳方面发挥着重要作用，否则这些碳将被释放到环境中并加剧气候变化。

在周末首次亮相。他们于周六下午在帐篷式的Canopy舞台进行了30分钟的演出，当克鲁兹抱着吉他出现时，狂欢的人群高喊着他父亲的名字。

大卫爵士和维多利亚夫人（右）在演出期间在侧台自豪地微笑，他们的另外两个孩子罗密欧和哈珀也陪在身边。

大突破

克鲁兹的摇滚乐队今年以自己的名义进行了首次巡演，此前在支持其他艺人演出时使用过不同的名称。“破碎者”乐队上周发行了其EP《磨损》（Wear and Tear）。

周六的演出吸引了相当规模的人群，尽管有人指出这可能是因为人们在躲避室外的雨。尽管如此，《都市报》（Metro）将其唱功描述为“高于平均水平”，吉他技巧“显而易见”。贝克汉姆之子从小就对音乐表现出浓厚兴趣，并在2016年11岁时发行了首支单曲《如果每天都是圣诞节》（If Every Day Was Christmas），所有收益均捐给慈善机构。

“裙带关系之子舞台”

雷丁音乐节今年因取消了此前曾展示过如艾德·希兰（Ed Sheeran）和查莉·XCX（Charli xcx）等新兴艺术家的“BBC Introducing”舞台，而改用Canopy舞台来承接新秀而遭到批评。

但批评者将其戏称为“裙带关系之子舞台”（The Nepo Baby Stage），因为演出阵容中包含了多位与知名人士有关系的艺人。

克里斯·马丁（Chris Martin）的儿子摩西（Moses）在周五演出，利亚姆·加拉格尔（Liam Gallagher）的儿子吉恩（Gene）同样如此。歌手Raye的妹妹Amma在周六演出，Foo Fighters主唱大卫·格罗尔（David Grohl）的女儿薇奥莱特（Violet）则在昨天演出。

弗兰基·利斯特-费尔（Frankie Lister-Fell）

人物

摩根资助新郎在勋爵板球场比赛

皮尔斯·摩根（Piers Morgan）捐赠了1,000 英镑，帮助一名板球运动员租赁直升机，以便他在威尔士举行婚礼后立即前往勋爵板球场（Lord's）参加比赛。彼得·梅尔胡伊什（Peter Melhuish）将在周日的Cawston Press乡村杯决赛中担任布莱克希斯队（Blackheath）的队长，但他的婚礼就在前一天。在梅尔胡伊什表示凌晨5点打车“没什么乐趣”后，一项筹款活动随即启动。

野生动物 受伤游隼获救

一只被发现困在岩石上的受伤游隼已被救出。德文郡布里克斯汉（Brixham）的一名渔民特里斯坦·诺斯威（Tristan Northway）在悬崖附近发现了这只鸟，并将其送往海洋野生动物小组。专家认为，这只一岁大的鸟可能进入了一只强势雌鸟的领地，从而遭到了攻击。

泽西岛

刺猬慈善机构感谢囚犯

一家动物慈善机构感谢囚犯们帮助挽救刺猬的生命。泽西岛拉莫耶监狱（La Moye jail）的囚犯向泽西岛刺猬保护组织（Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group）提供了20个由回收木材制作的巢箱。该组织发言人德鲁·伯顿（Dru Burdon）表示：“如果这能帮助提高木工技能，那就更好了。”

环境 野生动物栖息地工程无视法院指令

尽管高等法院已发布禁令要求停止工程，但昨日仍有人被目击在野生动物栖息地进行挖掘。周六，挖掘机开始拆除赫特福德郡索布里奇沃思的一片原野，随后数百名居民在此举行抗议。

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萨塞克斯公爵夫妇迎来冷淡迎接

萨塞克斯公爵与公爵夫人上周在离开六年之后回到英国，在许多方面，现在的英国与他们 2020 年离开时已截然不同。

在繁忙的市中心，电动自行车占据了道路（以及人行道）；而在公共交通工具上，人们现在似乎可以心安理得地用最大音量播放手机里的任何内容。

社交媒体比十年前更加分裂，且表现得更加随意地残酷。

哈里和梅根可能会忽略这些日常的烦心事。但他们很可能已经察觉到，媒体的部分领域、网络以及整个社会对他们的敌意程度。

这一点或许在 BMG 为《i报》进行的一项新民调中得到了部分体现：仅有 6% 的选民认为纳税人应该为该家庭提供警察保护，而高达 63% 的绝大多数人认为萨塞克斯夫妇应私人承担其安保费用。

自从离开英国以来，哈里王子多次批评王室，他不太可能在任何人气竞赛中获胜。

然而，考虑到他是国王的次子，且因在阿富汗服役十年的英国陆军经历而被盯上，无论他是否放弃了作为职能王室成员的身份，他都已成为基地组织的攻击目标。

随着哈里和梅根带着两个年幼的孩子——七岁的阿奇王子和五岁的莉贝特公主——开始新生活（可能是在科茨沃尔德的一处住所），关于我们作为一个国家欠他们什么样的保护，这一问题看来将继续引发争议。

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塞浦路斯

渡轮在地中海倾覆，至少八人死亡

作者：Daren Butler 和 Michele Kambas 发自尼科西亚

昨日，一艘载有数百名乘客和船员的渡轮在北塞浦路斯附近海域倾覆，造成至少八人死亡。

昨晚，在船只于东地中海翻覆后，有22人失踪。

幸存者在深500米（1,640英尺）的水域中紧紧抓着船体。警方拘留了八人，包括船长和七名船员。

塞浦路斯自封的土耳其共和国总理于纳尔·于斯泰尔（Ünal Üstel）表示，该船在从沿海城镇基雷尼亚（Kyrenia）出发后开始进水，当时船上载有259名乘客和八名船员。

官员们表示，这艘双体船于12.30pm离开港口，随后立即因未知原因开始进水。它当时正前往土耳其南海岸的塔苏丘（Tasucu）港，作为一项常规每日服务。

北塞浦路斯官员表示，已有237人获救，八人死亡，22人失踪。

视频画面显示，穿着救生衣的人们坐在或站在翻覆的船只顶部。

北塞浦路斯总统图凡·埃尔胡尔曼（Tufan Erhurman）表示：“如果船内仍有人，救援工作似乎并不容易。我们正在尝试利用其他技术手段来接触他们。”

塞浦路斯在周六遭受风暴袭击，有1人死亡，其船只在岛屿东南部汹涌的海浪中撞击岩石。

在被问及倾覆原因时，埃尔胡尔曼提到了周六的风暴，但表示昨天的天气适合航行。他补充道：“这里的人们感到极大的震惊。这是我们以前从未经历过的事情。我们深感悲痛。”

1974年，在支持与希腊合并的人员发动政变后，土耳其入侵，导致塞浦路斯在种族上分裂。

许多幸存者紧紧抓着翻覆的双体船，该船当时正前往土耳其，载有近270名乘客。路透社

北塞浦路斯人在1983年宣布独立，但只有土耳其承认北方政权，土耳其在该地区部署了超过35,000名军队。

塞浦路斯在2004年加入了欧盟，但只有国际认可的政府所在地——希腊裔塞浦路人控制的南部地区，享有全部福利。

塞浦路斯发言人康斯坦丁诺斯·莱廷比奥蒂斯（Konstantinos Letymbiotis）表示，南部将协助救援工作。他说：“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。”

土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安（Recep Tayyip Erdogan）表示哀悼，并称其政府正与北塞浦路斯协调。

北塞浦路斯总理于纳尔·于斯泰尔表示：“哪怕是最轻微的疏忽也将被揭露。无论谁负责，无论是否有罪，都绝不会被宽恕。”

节日招牌倒塌致一名牧师丧生，死者姓名公布

作者：Frankie Lister-Fell

在英国规模最大的基督教节日中丧生的一名牧师昨日被确认名为罗伯特·古安科（Robert Guanco）。

这名 41 岁的男子于周五在西萨塞克斯郡斯泰宁（Steyning）附近的“大教会节日”（Big Church Festival）期间，被一块倒塌的招牌击中身亡。另有六人。

古安科（插图）是东萨塞克斯郡东本（Eastbourne）“耶稣活水全球教会”（Jesus the Living Water Worldwide Church）的牧师。该教会将其描述为“上帝忠实的仆人，伊赛（Isay）深爱的丈夫，以及艾莉（Ellie）尽职且关爱的父亲”。

为古安科家人设立的筹款呼吁目前已筹集近 2.2 万英镑。

坎特伯雷大主教莎拉·穆拉利（Dame Sarah Mullally）女士表示，她对此次事件感到“悲痛和震惊”。

“大教会节日”方面表示，对发生的事情感到“心碎”，目前正与当局合作以“查明事件 surrounding 的具体情况”。

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健康

食物搭配可助力营养提升

作者：Clare Wilson 科学记者

科学家表示，当不同类型的食物搭配在一起时，人体能吸收更多某些类型的营养素——随着人们限制饮食种类的情况日益增加，这一点正变得越来越重要。

对于饮食均衡的人来说，这些搭配可能并非至关重要，但对于饮食受限的人来说则更为重要。

这包括素食主义者、纯素食主义者，或因健康原因剔除某些食物组的人群。

Urban Dietitians 临床总监丽贝卡·麦克马纳蒙（Rebecca McManamon）认为，对于这些人来说，“营养素的搭配会变得更加重要”。例如，肉类是铁质的良好来源，因此限制红肉摄入的人可能会出现缺铁问题。

橙汁在共同食用时可提升植物源性铁的吸收率

虽然叶绿蔬菜、坚果和种子等植物性食物中也含有铁，但其形式不同——被称为非血红素铁——且不易被吸收。

但同时食用富含非血红素铁的食物和维生素 C 则有所帮助。

这意味着可以将柑橘类水果或果汁饮料与所选的铁质来源相结合。

健康与食品补充剂信息服务中心（Health and Food Supplements Information Service）的营养学家凯莉·鲁克斯顿（Dr Carrie Ruxton）博士解释道：“维生素 C 只有在同时服用时才有效。”

“一些技巧包括在服用多矿物质补充剂或铁片时，配一杯橙汁或一盘新鲜水果。”

另一个例子是维生素 A、D、E 和 K，它们溶于脂肪或油脂，但不溶于水。这意味着如果是在极低脂肪的饮食中食用，它们将不易被吸收。

对于采取低脂饮食的人，或者在空腹服用维生素片的人来说，这可能会成为一个问题。

与此同时，锌作为一种对细胞生长与修复、免疫防御和生育等无数关键身体功能至关重要的金属，可以通过食用动物性食物中的蛋白质更容易地被吸收。

这些蛋白质含有更多含硫的氨基酸，能够与锌结合并辅助其在人体内的摄取。

相反，植物性食物含有被称为植酸（phytates）的化合物，它们会与锌结合并阻碍其吸收。植酸有时被称为“抗营养素”，它们也会以类似方式阻碍铁和钙的吸收。

但对于不吃肉的人来说，可以通过将豆类、豌豆、鹰嘴豆和扁豆放在潮湿的容器中保存几天来进行“发芽”处理——这一过程可以分解其中的植酸。

维生素 D 缺乏在英国是一个特别严重的问题，因为在冬季，紫外线太弱，无法通过阳光的作用促使我们的皮肤制造维生素 D。

天气

雷暴可能导致银行假期洪水

作者：Erin Donnelly

英国大片地区预计将出现强降雨和雷暴，警告称此次天气可能会在银行假期周末引发洪水，并干扰交通和户外活动。

昨天，气象局针对覆盖整个威尔士、英格兰大部分地区、北爱尔兰以及北至皮特洛克里的苏格兰地区发布了多次雷暴黄色天气预警。

与此同时，针对从苏格兰到英格兰西南部的英国各地的“可能发生洪水”的额外警报也已生效。

负责发布英格兰洪水预警和警报的环境局表示，受强降雨影响最严重的地区将是低洼地带以及河流附近的道路，水位上涨可能会导致闪电洪水。

与此同时，苏格兰环境局在爱丁堡、苏格兰中部和中西部各地区以及边境地区发布了10项洪水警报。

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健康

“社交时差”导致青少年焦虑

作者：Storm Newton

研究人员表示，由学校、工作或业余时间决定的时间表变化可能会产生与时差类似的效应。

专家表示，发表在《睡眠医学评论》（Sleep Medicine Reviews）杂志上的研究结果强调了规律就寝时间的重要性，即使在周末也是如此。

一项研究表明，上学日的早起和周末的赖床可能会加剧青少年的焦虑情绪。

南安普顿大学的研究人员旨在探讨所谓的“社交时差”与12至18岁青少年焦虑之间的关系。

团队发现，经历较高程度社交时差的青少年与较高水平的焦虑之间存在微弱联系。

“但青少年在时间上面临着诸多需求，从早起上学到在线社交，这些都可能剥夺他们的睡眠。”

科学

南安普顿大学的 Sarah Chellappa 博士表示：“在青春期，身体的生物钟通常会向后推迟几个小时，这意味着青少年自然地直到较晚时候才会感到困倦，理想情况下也应该较晚起床。”

紫色被证明是避暑最酷的颜色

作者：Stephen Beech

科学家表示，实验室研发出的一种紫色面料可以对抗酷暑。

实验表明，这种由澳大利亚和中国研究人员开发的冷却材料，可以帮助人们在酷热的夏季保持凉爽，而无需穿着白色衣服。

这种高科技面料在直接暴露于阳光下时，比传统的紫色棉布低至 6.2℃。

研究团队表示，他们发表在《Small》杂志上的研究结果，有可能为开发新一代“凉爽”服装以确保人们在热浪中保持舒适开启大门。

研究人员表示，紫色尤其具有挑战性，因为这种颜色是通过吸收绿光（太阳光谱中最强部分之一）而产生的。

紫色面料可以帮助人们在无需穿着白色衣服的情况下保持凉爽

这一突破源于中国郑州大学和澳大利亚阿德莱德大学的研究人员试图制造能够真正为人体降温的有色服装。

深色会吸收更多的太阳能，因此更难有效地冷却。

大多数被动冷却面料都是白色的，因为它们通过将阳光从身体反射出去来发挥作用。

研究共同作者马骏（Jun Ma）教授表示，研究人员希望证明有效的冷却并不意味着必须放弃颜色。

马教授是阿德莱德大学化学工程学院的一名材料工程师，他表示：“传统上，我们必须在冷却性能和外观之间做出选择。”

“我们的研究表明，两者可以兼得。我们可以制造一种看起来是紫色的面料，但同时能反射大部分太阳能并高效地释放热量。”

监狱

首相宣布：杀害哈珀警员的凶手将被排除在提前释放计划之外

作者：Nina Lloyd, Rob Freeman 和 Jordan Reynolds

在针对该计划适用范围引发强烈抵制后，安迪·伯纳姆宣布了相关变更。根据新规，诱导儿童性侵团伙的犯罪者以及杀人犯（包括对警员安德鲁·哈珀之死负责的人员）将被禁止通过提前释放计划出狱。

首相承诺，通过在本届议会结束前提交的立法，部分被判处无期徒刑（该刑罚已于2012年废除）的罪犯也将获得自由。

此前，根据缓解监狱拥挤的计划，约有5,000名囚犯原定于9月起提前释放；在部长们介入并豁免强奸犯和“严重”儿童性侵犯后，这一数字从6,000人下降至此。

在得知阿尔伯特·鲍尔斯和杰西·科尔（两人于2020年被判定为过失杀害哈珀警员罪）明年起将符合释放条件后，伯纳姆最初抵制进一步限制该计划的呼吁。

但根据昨天宣布的变更，任何被判定为非法杀人（包括所有形式的过失杀人和危险驾驶致死）的人员都将被排除在外。

诱导儿童性侵团伙的犯罪者也将被禁止提前释放。

在2003年性虐待法律变更之前，部分儿童性侵犯被起诉的罪名是猥亵袭击，该罪名现在将被添加到该计划的豁免名单中。

伯纳姆表示，在这些变更之后，将有“数百”名额外人员继续留在监狱中。相关变更将于本周通过次级立法提交议会。

首相表示，将通过驱逐外国囚犯以及释放那些根据“公众保护监禁”（IPP）判决服无期徒刑的囚犯来创造额外的监狱空间。IPP判决是在2005年至2012年期间，针对被认为对公众构成重大风险的犯罪者执行的。

杰西·科尔（左）和阿尔伯特·鲍尔斯，杀害安德鲁·哈珀警员的凶手，在公众抗议后将不再根据该计划获释。 Thames Valley Police / PA

IPP涉及的是犯罪者被判处最低监禁期限但没有最高期限。该制度旨在针对严重且危险的犯罪者，但在实际操作中被更广泛地用于低级别犯罪者。

该制度在2012年被废除，但废除不具有追溯力。截至6月，仍有856名犯罪者在服执行IPP判决的监禁。

工党对IPP的修改可能需要数年时间才能实施，且不会成为缓解拥挤的初步措施的一部分。

伯纳姆表示，释放部分执行此类判决的犯罪者需要采取“非常谨慎”的方法，因为其中一些人仍具有造成伤害的风险。

他表示，将成立一个跨党派小组，研究如何纠正IPP制度的“不公正”之处。该制度导致许多在年轻时被定罪的犯罪者，因其罪行与此前符合提前释放条件的部分人员“严重程度不在同一水平”，而一直被囚禁。

“在涉及公共安全、国家安全以及所有这些问题时，确实需要以一种非常谨慎的方式来处理，”伯纳姆说。

哈珀警员的母亲德比·阿德拉姆表示，她对儿子的凶手不会被提前释放感到“感激”，但他们“回到了我们最初的状态”。

预算

对石油和天然气公司的征税将“加速就业岗位流失”

作者：Connie Dimsdale

能源公司高管警告称，对北海石油和天然气征收超额利润税将加速就业岗位的流失，并导致数十亿英镑的投资流向海外。

代表英国石油公司（BP）和壳牌（Shell）等关键运营商的亚伯丁和格兰皮安商会，在有报道称财政大臣约翰·希利（John Healey）正考虑对石油和天然气公司进行税收突袭后，要求其给出保证。

亚伯丁商会首席执行官罗素·博思威克（Russell Borthwick）致信财政大臣，警告称“延长或增加”目前的超额利润税将给“英国无法承受失去的行业造成持久损害”。

此前，《电讯报》报道称，希利（见插图）正在考虑的一个方案是将现有的石油和天然气公司超额利润税延长至 2030 年之后，并提高税率。

在俄罗斯入侵乌克兰导致能源价格飙升后，英国运营的能源公司在 2022 年开始被征收超额利润税。该税项将利润的总税率提高至 78%，高管们警告称这具有“毁灭性”。

博思威克表示：“投资已经下降，项目陷入停滞，数千个高技能岗位已经流失。”

他表示，一次“早期的政策重置”可以释放 500亿英镑 的投资，并补充道：“你无法对未发生的投资、已停止的生产或已不存在的岗位所产生的收入征税。”

财政部发言人表示，预算责任办公室（OBR）将在 10 月份发布预算案的同时公布其更新后的预测。

选民称：应让护理工作者免于移民打击

移民

作者：Arj Singh 副政治编辑

《i报》的一项独家民调显示，近一半的选民希望已经在英国生活和工作的移民能够免于定居权的严苛改革。

内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德（Shabana Mahmood）希望将移民获得永久居留权——即无限期居留许可（ILR）——的等待期从 5 年增加到 10 年。对于低薪外国工人，这一期限将增加到 15 年，而对于最高技能人才则会缩短。

然而，马哈茂德正面临工党内部针对该计划的重大反弹，反叛者尤其担心她计划将这些变更应用于已经在英国的人员，包括低技能的社会护理和医疗工作者。

由 BMG Research 为《i报》开展的新民调显示，反叛者得到了大多数选民的支持——45% 的人认为已经在英国的人员应免于执行新规定。

沙巴娜·马哈茂德的计划遭到了工党议员的批评

相比之下，三分之一（33%）的人认为这些变更应适用于已经在英国工作的人员。

同样比例（45%）的人认为低技能医疗和护理工作者应获得豁免，而支持马哈茂德计划将其应用于

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司法大臣亚历克斯·诺里斯（Alex Norris，左）周五在伦敦司法部演示电子监控技术，安装了一个 GPS 标签。JORDAN PETTITT / PA

交通

火车司机达成高于通胀的薪资协议

“获得结算”的人数比例将降至 26%。

与此同时，英国正面临护理危机。根据 Skills for Care 的数据，该行业在任何给定日期都有 96,000 个职位空缺。预计到 2040 年，护理行业将需要额外增加 410,000 个岗位。

BMG 最新民调的数据很可能会被工党议员和 Unison 工会利用，后者正呼吁将医疗和护理工作者排除在外。

据了解，马哈茂德（Mahmood）在今年秋季最终确定政策之前，正在考虑是否做出让步，有建议称她可能会豁免护理工作者，或者豁免所有已在英国境内的人员。

据报道，内政大臣还在权衡一项计划，即即使移民在英国获得了永久居留权（ILR），也要让他们在领取福利前等待更长时间。

此举将获得大多数选民的支持，44% 的人表示外国人应在定居后等待三到四年才能领取福利，37% 的人则认为他们一旦获得定居权就应领取福利。

内政大臣预计将在今年秋季宣布一项决定，即她的变更是否将适用于 2026 年至 2030 年间有资格获得永久居留权的 160 万名移民。

作者：Nina Lloyd

包括在伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）所使用的伦敦-曼彻斯特线路上工作的在内的火车司机，将获得 3.6% 的高于通胀的薪资增长。

Avanti West Coast 与 Aslef 工会之间达成的这项薪资协议，是现任首相就任后批准的第一项协议，首相经常乘坐该线路从首都前往北10号（No 10 North）工作。

Aslef 已确保周日获得 1.5 倍薪资，单年薪资增长 3.6%（比最新通胀率高出 0.7%），并且在工作周的第五天到岗可获得最高 £720 的补贴。

此前，该工会宣布计划在接下来的几周内就是否因薪资争议发起罢工对成员进行投票。

Aslef 发言人表示：“我们的职责是改善成员的条款和条件，而这项协议……已被接受。”

交通部发言人表示：“本届政府优先解决铁路工会争议，改善乘客服务，并挽回数亿英镑的收入损失，以减轻纳税人的负担。”

政治

克莱弗利就伦敦“不安全”言论抨击改革英国党

克莱弗利尚未被确认地为保守党市长候选人 AARON CHOWN / PA

作者：Eleanor Langford 政治记者

詹姆斯·克莱弗利爵士（Sir James Cleverly）表示，一名市长候选人如果“显然”讨厌这座城市，就无法“可信地”竞选伦敦市长。这段言论将被解读为是对改革英国党（Reform UK）的抨击。

克莱弗利已宣布辞去住房影子大臣一职，以竞选保守党伦敦市长提名人。在被问及改革英国党市长候选人莱拉·坎宁安（Laila Cunningham）关于首都并不安全的指控时，他发表了上述评论。

坎宁安本周表示，在发生一起刺杀事件后，她的孩子们对前往舍泼德布什（Shepherd’s Bush）感到“恐惧”，并且她经常将伦敦描述为被犯罪笼罩，去年曾告诉《i报》，首都“没有安全的地方”。

在被问及她的言论时，克莱弗利告诉《i报》：“我不是来谈论她的。让她谈论她自己，并让她为自己的言论辩护。”

他认为，首都的犯罪责任在于现任市长萨迪克·汗爵士（Sir Sadiq Khan），并补充说，在他担任内政大臣期间，伦敦在犯罪方面的表现与英国其他地区相比是一个“异类”。

但他随后批评了那些经常将伦敦描绘成深受犯罪之苦的人，并补充道：“我认为，如果你显然讨厌你试图竞选当选的这座城市，你就不能可信地成为伦敦市长候选人。我热爱伦敦，对此我无需道歉。”

一名改革英国党的发言人表示，如果“詹姆斯·克莱弗利认为犯罪在伦敦不是一个问题，那么他比我们最初认为的更加脱离实际”。他们补充道：“伦敦需要一位能现实面对城市所面临问题的市长，而不是一个对此视而不见的人。”

然而，克莱弗利坚持认为，市长之争从根本上是“劳工党与保守党”之间的两方之战。

他否认了改革英国党对其竞选构成严重威胁的说法，并补充道：“我们都能看到，改革英国党早已过了巅峰期。”

克莱弗利转而将火力对准了首相安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham），指责他将伦敦视为“摇钱树”，并通过“从伦敦议会的预算中抽走数亿英镑”而与“伦敦开战”。

克莱弗利暗示，伯纳姆对待首都的方式不仅不会损害他的前景，反而会对他有利： “劳工党，尤其是伯纳姆，他对伦敦的公然攻击，如果我被选为我们的候选人，可能会成为我赢得市长选举的最大资产之一，因为伦敦人能看出来。”

下一次伦敦市长选举预计将于2028年5月举行。

克莱弗利对高调竞争并不陌生，他曾在2024年竞选保守党党魁，但败给了凯米·巴德诺克（Kemi Badenoch）。

他表示，他的重点是确保巴德诺克成为下一任保守党首相，而赢得伦敦将是实现这一目标的一个“非常重要的跳板”。

克莱弗利尚未被确认地为保守党的市长候选人。

巴德诺克表示，她希望找到能够挑战汗（Khan）或劳工党选定之人的最强竞争者，并邀请其他潜在竞争者挺身而出。

政治

布雷弗曼在统一右翼意愿上立场反转

作者：Frankie Lister-Fell

苏埃拉·布雷弗曼（Suella Braverman）此前希望通过改革英国党（Reform UK）与保守党之间的联盟来统一右翼，但现在已对此立场反转。

这位前内政大臣于今年1月脱离保守党加入改革英国党，担任该右翼政党的教育发言人。

尽管对保守党提出了批评，但她此前曾建议两党联手以击败左翼。

而改革英国党领导人奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）在历史上一直希望彻底铲除保守党，但此前对这一建议保持开放态度。当4月份被问及两党是否会达成协议或组建联盟时，他表示“走着瞧”。

但周六，布雷弗曼否认了两党合作的任何可能性。

她告诉《泰晤士报》：“保守党彻底背叛了英国人民。保守党承诺将采取一切必要措施阻止船只（非法移民船）。但船只并未被阻止。”

“现在保守党在很多问题上与我达成一致，无论是禁止仇恨游行、退出《欧洲人权公约》[以阻止小船]，还是削减签证，但基本上保守党反应太慢了。而我比他们更没耐心。”

苏埃拉·布雷弗曼于今年1月脱离保守党加入改革英国党

另一方面，保守党此前已经拒绝了这一想法。上周六，党魁凯米·巴德诺克（Kemi Badenoch）在爱丁堡艺术节接受广播员伊恩·戴尔（Iain Dale）采访时表示，组建联盟将是“极其糟糕的”。

她说这会“在吸引一部分人的同时，让同样多的人反感”，并补充说改革英国党“一直在争吵”。

巴德诺克说：“奈杰尔·法拉奇根据他当天早餐吃了什么来决定他想要什么，他们完全没有章法。我怎么能与这样的人合作？”

布雷弗曼还排除了在下次选举前与右翼竞争对手“恢复英国”（Restore Britain）达成协议的可能性。本月早些时候，法拉奇表示他对与“恢复英国”合作持“开放态度”，后者由去年被逐出改革英国党的鲁珀特·洛（Rupert Lowe）创立。

技术

Snapchat 未能回应关于青少年车祸死亡的警告

独家报道

作者：Caroline Wheeler 政治编辑

在披露社交媒体公司 Snapchat 未能回应验尸官在两名青少年车祸死亡后发出的警告后，该公司正面临关于其在危险驾驶中扮演角色的质疑。

在 16 岁的马蒂尔达·“蒂莉”·塞科姆（Matilda “Tilly” Seccombe）和 17 岁的哈里·珀塞尔（Harry Purcell）于 2023 年在沃里克郡（Warwickshire）的一场车祸中丧生后，验尸官发布了一份正式的“防止未来死亡报告”——这是一种法律警告，旨在死因研讯发现若不采取行动则存在进一步死亡风险时发出。

在 2025 年举行的死因研讯中，证据显示危险驾驶的行为曾被记录并私下分享在 Snapchat 上。

Snapchat 被正式要求在 56 天内做出回应，阐明其已采取或拟采取的行动，以及该行动的时间表。

然而，沃里克郡验尸官办公室确认未收到任何回应。未能回应的问题随后已提交给首席验尸官。

考文垂和沃里克郡代理地区验尸官琳达·卡伦·哈德菲尔德·李（Linda Karen Hadfield Lee）表示，她没有收到关于 Snapchat 是否能够检测或审查危险驾驶内容的信息。

马蒂尔达·塞科姆（16岁）和哈里·珀塞尔（17岁）于 2023 年在一次车祸中丧生；在随后的死因研讯中，验尸官发布了一份防止未来死亡报告。

她补充说，目前没有公开信息显示 Snapchat 是否拥有能够“识别年轻用户中重复出现的不安全行为模式”的保障措施。

她警告称，拍摄并分享高风险驾驶行为可能会“使冒险行为正常化、被鼓励或被强化”。

在此警告发出之前，一辆大众 Passat 在米德尔斯堡（Middlesbrough）附近的 A66 公路逆行并与一辆警车相撞，导致七人死亡。Passat 上的五名乘客（年龄在 17 至 23 岁之间）以及 37 岁的警员马修·布莱兹（Matthew Blades）和 38 岁的警员汤姆·克劳（Tom Clough）全部遇难。

A66 车祸再次引发了人们对一种网络狂热的关注，即年轻人拍摄鲁莽驾驶、警察追捕和其他危险行为并发布在 TikTok、Instagram 和 YouTube 上。

没有证据表明 Snapchat 参与了 A66 车祸。

有报道将一名死去的年轻人——18 岁的马凯·萨丁顿（Makai Saddington）——与显示危险驾驶和早前警察追捕的视频联系起来。然而，克利夫兰警方强调，没有证据表明致命车祸前的活动是为了 TikTok 而拍摄的。

政府已就那些似乎在庆祝或推广逆行驾驶的视频联系了 TikTok 和其他社交媒体平台，同时部长们要求删除此类素材。

Snapchat 拥有一个庞大的“信任与安全”部门，负责调查报告并执行其规则。该公司表示，该部门采取了超过 960 万 次执法行动，包括删除视频和暂停账号。

一名 Snapchat 发言人拒绝就验尸官的警告发表评论，但就上周的车祸表示：“我们对这场悲剧深感悲痛。”

“描绘危险或非法活动（包括鲁莽驾驶）的内容在 Snapchat 上没有生存空间，且被我们的指南所禁止。我们会删除任何被识别为违反我们政策的内容。”

Snapchat 由 Snap Inc 拥有，该公司是由埃文·斯皮格尔（Evan Spiegel）、鲍比·墨菲（Bobby Murphy）和雷吉·布朗（Reggie Brown）创立的美国科技公司。

警察

克利夫兰寻求支持的请求被“忽视”

作者：Frankie Lister-Fell

据报道，在上周米德尔斯堡帮派暴力事件激增之前的两年里，政府忽视了克利夫兰警方多次请求增加援助的请求。

上周末，一辆在追捕中逃逸的汽车在A66公路上逆行并撞上一辆警车，导致两名警员和五名年轻人死亡。周三，该镇的一场房屋火灾导致一名七岁女孩及其姨妈死亡。

尽管犯罪率高于平均水平，但克利夫兰警方仅有 1,500 名警员服务于 590,000 名居民——比 2010 年减少了 12.8%。

《泰晤士报》披露，政府已同意从周边地区派遣 200 名额外警员以帮助管理动荡，但此前一直忽视了求助请求。

克利夫兰警察与犯罪专员马特·斯托里（Matt Storey）自 2024, 年 7 月以来向政府发送了至少七封信函，但仅有两封得到了回复。他表示，该警队的资金“严重不足”。

克利夫兰警方“资金严重不足”，马特·斯托里表示

在今年年初的一封信中，斯托里表示，拟议的 3.3% 预算增长（在英格兰 43 个警队中最低）将导致“警力人数削减”。

他在最近的一次沟通中警告安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham），招聘人数的下降引发了严重的“担忧，即在最需要帮助的时候是否能获得援助”。首相尚未对此做出回复。

内政部表示，依然“感谢克利夫兰警方在极其困难的情况下做出了强有力的反应”。

“该警队将在 2026-27 财年获得高达 1.978 亿英镑m 的资金——现金增长 3.7%。”

A66车祸遇难警员之子担任吉祥物

一名在正面碰撞车祸中丧生的警员之子，在昨日曼联主场对阵伊普斯维奇城的比赛中，作为吉祥物领队出场。

马修·布莱兹（Matthew Blades）警员被描述为一名“自豪的红魔”，他与同事汤姆·克劳（Tom Clough）警员于上周末在米德尔斯堡附近的A66公路上，因与一辆逆行车辆相撞而丧生。

俱乐部对两名警员的去世表示“深切悲痛”，并邀请布莱兹的妻子及其两个儿子——八岁的马克斯（Max）和六岁的卢卡斯（Lucas）观看在老特拉福德举行的英超比赛。

这对兄弟与队长布鲁诺·费尔南德斯（Bruno Fernandes）和守门员塞内·拉门斯（Senne Lammens）一同走在前方，带领球队进入球场。

曼联在声明中表示：“马修是一名自豪的红魔，一名顾家的男人，也是一名致力于帮助他人的警察。对于马特来说，他最快乐的时光就是和儿子们一起观看曼联的比赛。” 曼联

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斯托克波特能为伯纳姆的计划提供哪些启示

繁荣之镇为城市复兴提供“蓝图”。Vicky Spratt 报道

抵达斯托克波特（Stockport）半小时内，就有人背着一个写着“斯托克波特不烂”的帆布袋走过。

不久之后，又出现了一件将这座城镇标榜为“新柏林”的 T 恤。

他振兴全英城镇的计划。

从经济角度来看，斯托克波特无疑是一个成功案例。十五年前，它曾被评为英国空置店铺最多的城镇——但如今情况大不相同。

在截至 2018 年的十年间，其经济增长了 24%，此后一项 20亿英镑 再生项目（英国规模最大的项目之一）还吸引了额外的 6 亿英镑m 私人投资。

而现在，这个曾经的工业中心被安迪·伯纳姆视为

一个实际案例就是斯托克波特的韦尔磨坊（Weir Mill）。这座俯瞰默西河（River Mersey）的前 18 世纪棉纺厂已被改造为 253 套新住宅、一个用于举办音乐会和活动的户外公共庭院，以及据信是全国首家专注于女性体育的体育酒吧。

该 6000 万英镑m 项目，由开发商 Capital and Centric 领导，通过私人投资以及公共部门的拨款和贷款资助，是斯托克波特市中心更广泛再生计划的一部分，伯纳姆将其赞誉为“全英城镇的蓝图”。

这里变革的核心在于项目由一个市长发展公司（MDC）领导。这不仅在支持发展公司的工党政治家眼中是事实，在现任斯托克波特 MDC 主席、前保守党住房大臣巴罗尔男爵（Baron Barwell），以及斯托克波特议会的新任自由民主党领导人马克·罗伯茨（Mark Roberts）看来也是如此。

发展公司在第二次世界大战后建设新城镇的过程中至关重要。近期，为了在 2012 年奥运会前实现伦敦东部斯特拉特福（Stratford）的再生和基础设施建设，也成立了这样一个机构。

这些机构被设定为非政治化的专业公共机构，由政府设立，旨在推动大规模的再生或从零开始的开发。它们被称为“总体规划者”，因为它们可以直接授予规划许可，并强制购买土地，为重大基础设施铺路。

人们在广泛讨论“伯纳姆主义”是否已成为英国统一的治理理论，但在陪同参观市中心期间，罗伯茨在接受《i报》采访时表示，他认为情况更像是“斯托克波特向伯纳姆展示了事情可以如何以不同的方式完成”。

罗伯茨随后指出，这里的议会多年来并非由单一政党控制，这意味着必须组建联合政府。

“我们不得不以一种不同的方式工作，”他强调道。

是伯纳姆在 2019 年签署批准在斯托克波特成立 MDC 的。自那时起，斯托克波特的 MDC 已经建设了 1,200

斯托克波特的“建租房”开发项目受到了一些批评，因为其价格昂贵

新住宅，另有 1,500 套在建，以及一个全新的公共交通枢纽——斯托克波特换乘中心（Stockport Interchange）的创建。

斯托克波特议会副首席执行官保罗·理查兹（Paul Richards）补充道：“安迪以前常开玩笑说，如果[这里]一切都搞砸了，那将全部是他的错；但如果成功了，其他人则会抢功。”

理查兹和罗伯茨表示，计划到 2040 年在镇中心交付 8,000 套新住宅，并在整个镇中心规划 100 万平方英尺的就业空间。

斯托克波特发展公司（MDC）带来的光环效应似乎已经显现。伯纳姆的大曼彻斯特市长继任者贝芙·克雷格（Bev Craig），

该镇拥有一个新的交通枢纽，即斯托克波特换乘中心

地区提供税收返还

安迪·伯纳姆的“北方 10 号唐宁街”正在制定计划，旨在将地方财政收入以“返还”形式交给工人和企业——这与首相此前坚持认为此类方案不可行的立场发生了转变。

伯纳姆上个月宣布，作为 10 号唐宁街所称的“一代人以来”从威斯敏斯特向地区进行的“最大权力转移”的一部分，市长将首次获得所得税和商业税收入的分成。

当该计划首次公布时，部长们淡化了具体关于“返还”的想法，伯纳姆当时表示，权力下放的变革并非是为了将市长变成“某种微型财政大臣”。

但蒂斯谷（Tees Valley）的保守党市长本·霍琴（Ben Houchen）正与“北方 10 号唐宁街”的高级职员合作制定一项正式的“税收返还”方案——将资金直接返还给工人和企业，而非将其重新投资于公共服务。

霍琴建议，只要能证明受雇于蒂斯谷的企业，工人可获得相当于其所得税“1, 2, 3 per cent”的返还。

霍琴还提出了商业税返还方案，他告诉《星期日泰晤士报》：“[如果你是]蒂斯谷的一家企业，你可以向我们申请，例如获得 5 per cent 的商业税返还。”

根据政府自身公布的财政下放政策，市长将从所得税和商业税中获得的这笔资金最初旨在资助住房、交通和技能项目。

现在正在为附近的阿什顿-安德-莱恩（Ashton-under-Lyne，安杰拉·雷纳的选区）建立一家发展公司（MDC）。

开发公司是政府在英格兰各地建设新城镇计划的核心，住房大臣马修·彭尼库克（Matthew Pennycook）已建立了一家开发公司，用于剑桥的扩建，将其作为牛津-剑桥增长走廊的一部分。

斯托克波特的“建租房”开发项目受到了一些批评，因为它们通常很昂贵——在 Weir Mill 的一套两居室公寓每月租金将高达 1,600 英镑。

不过，镇中心目前也在建设社会租赁房以及 Hatters Yard 的“租转买”方案。

然而，并非所有开发过程都一帆风顺。2020 年，斯托克波特议会投票决定退出区域性住房战略——最初名为大曼彻斯特空间框架，后更名为“全民之地”（Places for Everyone）——以保护当地的绿带土地。

自成为首相以来，伯纳姆赋予了地区市长在议会计划拒绝新住房时予以否决的权力。

伯纳姆当然没有创造斯托克波特，也没有启动这座城镇的复兴。但很明显，这塑造了首相通过地区权力下放来推动国家增长的愿景。

邮局

Capture丑闻受害者敦促伯纳姆加快赔付

独家报道

作者：Steve Robson

邮政局 Capture 软件丑闻的受害者告诉安迪·伯纳姆，要求他“信守诺言”，并加快让他们撤销刑事定罪以及获得公正赔偿的进程。

大约 30 名前分局局长及其家属正在等待法院撤销与已被证明有缺陷的 Capture 系统相关的定罪。

该系统于 1992 年引入，在臭名昭著的 Horizon 系统出现之前，已有数千家分局使用过它。而 Horizon 系统导致了 900 多起冤案。

在《i报》的调查之后，政府承认 Capture 财务系统同样存在缺陷，并设立了一项赔偿计划。截至 7 月，该计划已收到至少 279 份申请，商业、创新、科学与贸易部已向损失资金的人员支付了 850 万英镑m 以上。

但一些受害者，例如前分局局长李·鲍尔曼（Lee Bowerman），对赔偿方案表示不满，他们认为这些方案未能反映其损失的全貌。

他被提供的赔偿金额仅为他认为应得金额的 10%。

赔偿小组表示，他们不认为 Capture 系统的资金短缺导致他在南威尔士埃博韦尔（Ebbw Vale）的业务倒闭。

鲍尔曼表示，伯纳姆对邮政局和希尔斯堡（Hillsborough）等丑闻的受害者表现出了“真诚的支持”，但他呼吁伯纳姆履行“为所有因此受苦的人争取公正的承诺”。在伯纳姆于下议院发表的首次演讲中，他提到了邮政局丑闻，称：“我们不能忘记，在这个国家各地服务社区的男局长和女局长们被贴上了小偷的标签，并背负着这种污名多年。”

李·鲍尔曼表示，他获得的赔偿仅为应得金额的 10%

被判定犯有盗窃罪和虚假会计罪的史蒂夫·马斯顿（Steve Marston，左图）表示：“我们希望他能重新审视这种不公正——让被定罪的受害者经历极其痛苦且漫长的程序，必须先经过[刑事案件审查委员会]，然后等待将案件提交至上诉法院。我呼吁伯纳姆展现同情心，引入一项紧急法案来为 Capture 受害者洗清冤屈。”

政府表示：“邮政局局长及其家属终于得到了认可和救济。迄今为止，已向受影响人员发放了 850 万英镑m，我们正不懈努力，确保每位受害者都能尽快获得他们应得的正义和赔偿。”

房产

房东可能会禁止使用插接式太阳能板

作者：亚当·福雷斯特 (Adam Forrest)

《i报》获悉，由于规划规则处于一个“混乱的雷区”，房东可能会禁止租客使用插接式太阳能板。

工党部长们被敦促为房东和租客建立一个清晰的法律框架，以便租客每年可降低高达 £110 的能源账单。

首批可自行安装的太阳能套件于上周上市，售价为 £699。政府已明确表示，是否批准租客使用插接式太阳能的请求，仍由房东业主决定。

部长们已致信全国住宅房东协会（NRLA），明确表示他们希望这些新型太阳能套件能获得“积极”对待。

气候部长凯蒂·怀特（Katie White）今年早些时候表示，如果插接式设备成为租客与房东之间的“摩擦”点，政府可能会“考虑”修改法律。

租客可能因规划规则而无法使用插接式太阳能板

但在修改法规允许此类产品销售后，能源部长马丁·麦克拉斯基（Martin McClusky）上周暗示，他认为没有必要进一步立法。

“我不认为房东有理由无故撤回同意或不提供同意，”麦克拉斯基告诉记者。

全国住宅房东协会（NRLA）的米拉·钦杜罗伊（Meera Chindooroy）告诉《i报》：“对于有责任确保其房产安全且无危险的房东来说，目前缺乏明确的指导意见。”

封面故事

大多数英国民众认为萨塞克斯公爵夫妇应自行支付安保费用

作者：Jane Merrick 政策编辑

《i报》的一项民意调查显示，在萨塞克斯公爵与公爵夫人回到英国后，三分之二的公众反对由纳税人出资为他们提供安保。

BMG的调查显示，63 per cent的英国人认为这对夫妇应自行支付安保费用，而18 per cent的人认为安保应由国家和私人共同承担。

仅有6 per cent的人认为其安保应完全由纳税人资助。其余13 per cent的人表示不知道。

该民调表明，公众对于这对夫妇争取获得与王室高级成员同等级别官方保护（由内政部和伦敦警察厅监督）的诉求几乎没有支持。

哈里王子、梅根以及他们的两个孩子——七岁的阿奇王子和五岁的莉莉贝特公主，于上周三返回英国，在加利福尼亚生活六年之后开始在英国的新生活。目前公众尚不清楚他们将居住在何处。

由于该家庭据称将在英国定居“较长时间”，且孩子们将于9月开始新学期的学业，关于其安保安排的争论再次被引发。

自返回英国以来，他们尚未获得英国警方的保护，但内政部已下令对王子

公爵与公爵夫人自返回以来尚未获得英国警方的保护

In 2012, 一名塔利班发言人宣布了一项杀害或绑架哈里王子的行动；而在 2010 there were threats to shoot down his Apache helicopter and capture him if he returned to Afghanistan.

及其家人面临的风险进行审查。昨日披露的消息显示，王子指责撤销其国家资助安保的委员会负责人未能告知他关于 2023 threat from al-Qaeda.

哈里本月致信内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德（Shabana Mahmood），请求她亲自参与决定其家人是否应获得近身警方保护。

据了解，在他的信函中，其法律团队指称皇家及重要人物执行委员会（Ravec）的主席已知晓基地组织发出的威胁，但并未将此信息传递给他的安保人员或美国当局。

这位曾在阿富汗服役的前士兵此前坚称，在两人于 2020 leave for the US in 2020. 凭借他有权获得的安保级别，将妻子和孩子带回英国过于危险。

据了解，自 2007 since 2007. 塔利班、基地组织或其支持者针对公爵的威胁或阴谋至少有六起。

In late 2023, intelligence was passed to the FBI through Five Eyes - an intelligence-gathering alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US – about an al-Qaeda document referencing the “assassination” of Harry.

据ITV报道，一份安保报告显示，哈里曾是六起恐怖袭击阴谋的目标，其中五起起源于英国。

据称，由Ravec下令进行的一项期待已久的风险评估已于7月完成，但据报道哈里并不知晓结果。

该评估结果将纳入内政部的安保审查。

绝大多数人认为哈里和梅根的安保应完全由私人出资

谁应该支付萨塞克斯公爵夫妇在英国的安保费用？

来源：BMG 为《i报》提供

王室

哈里“接受无法参加无名战士纪念碑仪式”

王子通过接受不被邀请参加，表现出“愿意达成和解”的态度。作者：理查德·帕尔默

尽管拥有军队服役记录，哈里王子仍不情愿地接受他将无法参加在无名战士纪念碑举行的阵亡将士纪念日活动以及其他军事活动。

虽然萨塞克斯公爵及其家人已返回英国，但他们将不再是执行公务的王室成员，因此不会收到参加国家纪念仪式或其他国家活动（如军队阅兵仪式 Trooping the Colour）的邀请。

尽管宫廷助手此前曾表示，他可以申请加入 10,000 名在怀特霍尔大街走过庄严的无名战士纪念碑的退伍军人行列，但这样的出现将带来后勤和安保方面的麻烦。

很明显，在武装部队服役 10 年并在阿富汗执行过两次任务的哈里会希望参加无名战士纪念碑仪式，但他似乎已经接受了向其父亲或任何其他人游说此事是没有意义的——在返回英国后，这一举动可被视为是对其家人采取的一种缓和态度。

这位王位继承顺序第五位的王子可能会在 11 月的阵亡将士纪念日期间以私人方式进行纪念。

公爵 2015 年在无名战士纪念碑前摆放花圈时写的便条

一名接近萨塞克斯公爵的消息人士表示：“他想参加无名战士纪念碑仪式吗？他想在阵亡将士纪念日和停战纪念日以人们通常的方式表达敬意吗？他当然想。”

“他为国家效力，对那些做出最终牺牲的人怀有最深切的感激和敬意。”

哈里在美国的最后一天公开活动包括前往弗吉尼亚州的阿灵顿国家公墓，在无名战士之墓前摆放花圈以缅怀逝者。

但同一消息人士明确表示，萨塞克斯公爵意识到在目前的制度下，参加无名战士纪念碑仪式的王室成员是以君主代表以及他们所担任的军事

赞助人身份出席的。“我认为这在很大程度上是我们所谓的宪制活动，而非家庭聚会，”该人士说道。

基于同样的原因，作为一名没有官方职责的私人个体，据称哈里也接受他、梅根及其子女将不会被邀请参加军队阅兵仪式（Trooping the Colour），即国家每年庆祝国王官方生日的活动。

王室评论员理查德·菲茨威廉（Richard Fitzwilliams）将哈里对现状的明显接受描述为“具有重大意义”，他认为这是一个信号，表明哈里确实希望与家人和解。

“这非常敏感，因为哈里和那位不能提及的人 [安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎] 是仅有的两位曾在冲突中服役的人。”

“这是他非常在意的事情，”菲茨威廉补充道，并回想起 2020 年哈里在家人拒绝其在阵亡将士纪念日以其名义在纪念碑前摆放花圈的请求时所感到的沮丧。

他为国家效力，对那些做出最终牺牲的人怀有最深切的感激和敬意

“这清楚地表明他想要伸出橄榄枝。我认为这是一个缓和信号。”

在过去的几年里，宫廷高级官员已明确表示，哈里及其名声扫地的叔叔蒙巴顿-温莎都不会被邀请参加无名战士纪念碑仪式，因为他们不再代表君主执行官方职责。

但他们可以申请加入数千名退伍军人的行列，在走过纪念碑并在接受一名王室成员的检阅后，于骑兵卫队阅兵场（Horse Guards Parade）结束行进。

申请需提交至团协会和其他军事组织或英国皇家退伍军人协会（Royal British Legion）。

哈里曾晋升至上尉军衔，并担任陆军航空兵的阿帕奇直升机飞行员，他已经错过了申请参加今年游行的截止日期。

《国际名人录》（The International Who's Who）前编辑菲茨威廉斯表示，哈里与其他退伍军人一起在白厅游行可能会掩盖这一天的真正意义。

他补充道：“这在某种程度上，甚至在完全程度上，都会分散人们的注意力。”

消息人士无论如何都排除了这种可能性，认为他以后也很难做到这一点。他说：“安保工作将是一场噩梦。”

安提瓜和巴布达

官员宣誓效忠国王之项被取消

作者：Erin Donnelly

安提瓜和巴布达的官员在就职宣誓时已不再包含对国王的效忠。

该双岛国家的代表和公务员现在宣誓效忠于国家、法律和宪法。

今年早些时候被重新选为总理的 59 岁加斯顿·布朗（Gaston Browne）此前曾表示，这个加勒比国家应该成为一个共和国，认为这是独立后的“自然演进”。

总检察长斯特德罗伊·本杰明爵士（Sir Steadroy Benjamin）表示：“我们将彻底地、最终地不再向身在英格兰的陛下及其继承人和继任者宣誓。”

上周宣布，查尔斯国王和卡米拉王后将于秋季访问该国，出席每两年一次的英联邦政府首脑会议峰会。

届时将就奴隶贸易赔偿，以及那些在保留英联邦成员身份的同时取消国王作为国家元首的岛国之未来问题展开辩论。

人物

国王基金会继续为王后妹妹支付薪酬

作者：Erin Donnelly

据报道，国王旗下的标志性慈善机构一直在为卡米拉王后的妹妹提供资金，此前她已被移出康沃尔公爵领地的薪资名单。

根据《星期日泰晤士报》报道，国王基金会向安娜贝尔·埃利奥特（Annabel Elliot）支付费用，以换取她在“品牌”和“零售”咨询方面对“一系列项目”提供的“专业知识和支持”。

此前，她曾翻修位于康沃尔、威尔士和西西里的皇家小屋，并自 2005 年国王与王后结婚以来一直为他们工作。

2024 年，威廉王子在接管康沃尔公爵领地的第一年，将身为室内设计师和古董商的埃利奥特从这个拥有 700 年历史的地产财务名单中剔除。

此前，该公爵领地在其年度账目的“关联方交易”部分披露了与埃利奥特合作工作的存在及其价值。

然而，这位君主的旗舰慈善机构未能在其相应的部分披露此信息，且尚未解释原因。

在《星期日泰晤士报》报道的一份官方声明中，该慈善机构表示：“虽然我们不对个人咨询协议的细节发表评论，但我们可以确认埃利奥特夫人为我们的零售和品牌团队提供设计专业知识。这一安排并非秘密。”

卡米拉王后的妹妹安娜贝尔·埃利奥特提供了“设计专业知识”

1990 年，国王基金会成立，其基础是查尔斯关于“与自然和谐共处”的基本哲学。

该基金会还表示：“埃利奥特夫人是基金会长期且受重视的顾问，她在室内设计方面的经验为一系列项目提供了专业知识和支持。”

挪威

挪威人为哈拉尔五世国王举行追思仪式

作者：马克·刘易斯（Mark Lewis）

昨日，挪威民众在全国各地的教堂前排起长队，参加已故哈拉尔五世国王的追思仪式。哈拉尔五世于上周五去世，享年 89 岁。

据广播公司 NRK 报道，院长波尔·克里斯蒂安·巴尔斯塔德（Pål Kristian Balstad）在奥斯陆大教堂主持葬礼仪式时表示：“这个星期天与以往不同。哈拉尔国王陛下驾崩了。一个家庭失去了他们的配偶、父亲、祖父和岳父 / 公公。”

王室成员参加了位于首都奥斯陆西南方向的阿斯克教堂（Asker Church）的一场仪式。

自哈拉尔国王于周五上午去世以来，数以万计的挪威人通过在奥斯陆王宫前献花、写卡片和点燃蜡烛来表达哀思，灵柩于当天晚些时候抵达王宫。

葬礼将于 9 月举行。据 NRK 报道，全国正处于哀悼状态，部分民众已将婚礼等庆祝活动推迟至哀悼期结束后。

哈拉尔国王之子、现任国王哈康八世（Haakon VIII）于周六对哈拉尔国王发表了悼词。他表达了对父亲去世的痛苦，并承诺将以同样的奉献精神领导国家。

他说：“我会想念他的。我想念他的笑声，以及他待人接物时那友善的方式。”

他努力忍住泪水，誓言将作为国王为国家“付出一切”。

挪威国王哈康（右）昨日在阿斯克教堂的一场仪式上 路透社

安保

俄罗斯升级对英威胁，担忧无人机工厂可能成为目标

作者：乔纳森·辛格 (Jonathan Singh)

俄罗斯正在升级对英国工厂和基础设施的威胁，试图以此削弱英国对乌克兰的支持。

弗拉基米尔·普京政权发起了一场媒体攻势，警告称可能会对制造乌克兰用于打击俄罗斯目标的无人机之英国工厂采取“半军事”回应。

普京政府的前外交部副部长安德烈·费多罗夫 (Andrei Fedorov) 将英国称为“恶魔 1 号”，并多次威胁俄罗斯声称的合法目标，包括英国境内的无人机和导弹工厂。

克里姆林宫最新的威胁出现在安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 访问首都基辅以增强英国对乌克兰支持的几天之后。

伯纳姆承诺向乌克兰提供英国“风暴阴影” (Storm Shadow) 导弹的蓝图，这些导弹可用于深入打击俄罗斯领土。

英国对乌克兰坚定的政治和军事支持日益激怒克里姆林宫，后者正在寻找反击之策。

费多罗夫表示，普京政府正在考虑采取一种“混合”攻击，以避免引发北约的直接军事回应。

在英国和俄罗斯军队在海上和空中进行了数月的猫鼠游戏军事行动后，伯纳姆作为首相首次出访基辅会见弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基 (Volodymyr Zelensky)，似乎改变了莫斯科方面的考量。

伦敦国王学院的俄罗斯研究员安娜·马特维耶娃 (Anna Matveeva) 表示：“对于俄罗斯来说，当安迪·伯纳姆前往基辅时，他的演讲听起来就像是一声战争号角。”

马特维耶娃说：“人们认为他不仅决心继续之前的支持，而且还准备升级行动。”

虽然法国和德国等其他欧洲国家也支持乌克兰，但马特维耶娃认为英国是普京的主要目标。

她说：“法国和德国当然在尽其职责，但就进攻能力而言，英国绝对是领跑者。”

“英国非常公开地表示，任何对俄罗斯领土的打击都是正当且合法的。”

英国安全和国防官员长期以来一直警告俄罗斯“混合”攻击的威胁。

上个月，政府宣布计划在 2027 年举行数十年来规模最大的演习，以测试针对网络攻击和破坏等威胁的防御能力。

但由于俄罗斯与英国之间的外交和经济关系处于冰封状态，且伊朗政权在波斯湾抵御美国军队后变得更加大胆，最新一轮的威胁可能比以往任何时候都更危险。

伦敦大学学院的安全专家梅兰妮·加森 (Melanie Garson) 表示：“这些并非幻想中的威胁。这不一定必须是对无人机工厂的直接攻击，也可能是这些工厂零部件供应链中的某个环节。”

马特维耶娃说：“如果你一直发出威胁却从未真正采取行动，一段时间后你的威胁就会变得不再可信，因此除非你真的做点什么，否则你不会被视为非常强大。从这个意义上说，我认为这是危险的。”

弗拉基米尔·普京据称正在考虑对英国目标发动“混合”攻击 AP 俄罗斯油轮“Smyrtos”号于 6 月在英吉利海峡被扣押 FINNBARR WEBSTER / GETTY

国防

英国皇家海军开展“密集”行动，在英吉利海峡追踪俄罗斯军舰

By Max Melzer

三艘英国皇家海军军舰在北海和英吉利海峡航行期间，连续三天追踪了两艘俄罗斯海军舰艇和两艘受制裁的货船。

另一艘英国海军舰艇“默西号”（HMS Mersey）在同一海域航行时，也对俄罗斯补给舰“帕申学术号”（Akademik Pashin）进行了监视。

此次行动是旨在阻止俄罗斯所谓“影子舰队”船只通过英国海域的一系列任务中的最新一次。

据皇家海军称，此次行动涉及三艘英国军舰——“邓肯号”（HMS Duncan）、“圣阿尔班斯号”（HMS St Albans）和“塞文号”（HMS Severn），以及一架“美林”直升机。

这些舰船利用雷达追踪了两艘俄罗斯军舰和两艘影子舰队油轮，当时它们正从北海向南航行进入英吉利海峡。

当俄罗斯船只接近多佛海峡时，一架“美林”直升机从“圣阿尔班斯号”起飞，帮助扩展了海军的监视能力。

“默西号”并未参与追踪影子油轮及其护航舰艇，而是在补给舰“帕申学术号”通过英国海域时在其附近航行。

这次为期三天的行动被海军描述为“密集的”，旨在确保英国海域航运的安全，并向俄罗斯规避制裁的企图展示武力。

目前尚未提供关于这些俄罗斯船只的出发地或可能目的地，以及油轮被认为运输何种货物的信息。

第一海务大臣兼海军参谋长格温·詹金斯上将（General Sir Gwyn Jenkins）赞扬了此次行动的成功，但警告称俄罗斯不太可能停止其在北海或英吉利海峡的活动。

他强调了6月份在英吉利海峡成功扣押受制裁影子舰队油轮“斯米尔托斯号”（Smyrtos）的事件，并指出俄罗斯现在被迫转移海军资源以保护类似船只。

“自从那次成功的行动以来，我们看到俄罗斯影子舰队的船只越来越多地被迫改变航线，这给它们的航程带来了巨大的成本和延迟，”第一海务大臣表示。

“这种做法正迫使莫斯科将俄罗斯军舰从其核心用途中转移出来。这是因为俄罗斯知道，如果需要，我们随时准备再次采取行动。”

尽管如此，他警告称“没有自满的空间”，因为影子油轮继续对“海上安全和环境构成不可接受的风险”。

与2025年相比，今年前八个月监测俄罗斯活动的海军行动增加了25%。

一些悬挂俄罗斯国旗的船只还被指控企图破坏海底电缆。

分析

普京病弱且年迈的忠诚者可能会成为其弱点

马克·加莱奥蒂（Mark Galeotti）

上周一，弗拉基米尔·普京签署了一项总统令，该法令在俄罗斯境外几乎没有引起关注，但这一举动却概括了普京如今统治的现实。

在一个建立在不安全感和偏执之上的克里姆林宫中，这指向了这位年迈独裁者可能最严重的弱点之一。

该法令允许权力巨大的调查委员会负责人亚历山大·巴斯特里金（Alexander Bastrykin）继续任职一年。

巴斯特里金（插图）与普京一样，现年 73 岁，属于俄罗斯总统周围那群年迈心腹的一员。这群人将普京与新鲜的声音以及更能适应现代世界的年轻官员隔离开来。

根据俄罗斯法律，国家官员在 70 岁时必须强制退休。若要在此之后继续任职，则需要每年颁布一项特定的总统令。如今，普京经常不得不颁布此类法令，因为他紧紧抓住这圈年迈的“安全官”（具有政治影响力的安全官员），对普京而言，他们的忠诚比他们的健康甚至能力更为重要。

退休。国民警卫队指挥官维克托·佐洛托夫（Viktor Zolotov）现年 72 岁。总参谋长、普京在乌克兰残酷战争的策划者瓦列里·格拉西莫夫（Valery Gerasimov）将军现年 70 岁，且似乎将在整个战役期间继续留任。外交部长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫（Sergei Lavrov）——多年来也一直在请求允许退休——现年 76 岁。

这反映了普京的不安全感。在他直接或间接统治俄罗斯的 26 年里，他不仅与自己的民众疏远，也与他的精英阶层疏远。除了他的私人助手和保镖，他不认识年轻一代的官员，因此他不信任他们。

他曾尝试将后者中的几个人提升到政治角色，但其中只有一个人，即阿列克谢·久明（Alexei Dyumin），能够完成从“挡子弹的人”到政治家的跨越。即便如此，普京似乎认为自己离不开他，尽管久明曾担任国防部副部长，随后担任图拉州州长，但现在他又回到了克里姆林宫担任总统助手。

在幕后有能力出色的接班人在等待，他们急于登场。博尔特尼科夫（Bortnikov）现年 64 岁的副手谢尔盖·科罗廖夫（Sergei Korolev）将军冷酷、能干且野心勃勃。

但普京虽然从 20 世纪 70 年代在克格勃（KGB）共事起就认识博尔特尼科夫，但他不认识科罗廖夫（而且科罗廖夫本身也有一些强大的反对者），并且多年来一直推迟原定于 2022 年进行的权力移交。

同样，格拉西莫夫因在战争中的失策而广受鄙视，而陆军司令安德烈·莫尔德维切夫（Andrei Mordvichev）上将是目前最被看好的继任者。

莫尔德维切夫强悍、能干且深受部下推崇，年仅 50 岁，他不仅被授予俄罗斯联邦英雄称号，还获得了军事功绩勋章，这是典型的“战斗将军”标志。

普京因为害怕提升他不认识的年轻一代安全官而紧抓年迈的心腹，讽刺的是，这反而导致了紧张局势的加剧。

因此，那些六十多岁的人担心失去登顶的机会，从而对他产生怨恨，同时他们又试图压制下方那些渴望机会的五十多岁的人。

这也意味着普京周围环绕的都是苏联 era, 时代的资深人士，这些人的建议回响着他的

偏见，且他们的经验日益脱离时代。这些人沉浸在冷战时期的帝国假设中，那时莫斯科还是全球超级大国的首都。与之形成对比的是

乌克兰，其48岁的总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基拥有一位39岁的国防部长、一位43岁的军事指挥官、一位52岁的安全主管以及一位51岁的外交部长。

在这个地缘政治快速变化、无人机与网络战盛行，且网络模因（memes）和短音频片段能像传统外交一样强大的时代，普京执意依赖其七旬的安全官僚，可能是他最大的弱点之一。

军队每天拒绝200名申请者

军事

作者：埃琳·多内利 (Erin Donnelly)

去年，英国军队每天拒绝超过200名有志成为士兵的申请者——尽管部队人数处于历史低点。

在2024-25年度，军队拒绝了近74,000名申请者，比前一年增加了20,000人。

虽然有超过32,000名申请者因医疗原因被拒绝，但另有360名申请者因拥有纹身和穿孔而被淘汰，尽管过去十年相关规定已经放宽。

英国军队的规模维持在75,000人，是自1790年代以来的最低水平。

据估计，每年需要约11,000名士兵来替换离开武装部队的人员。

自2010年以来，这一目标一直未能实现，在2023-24财年，缺口接近4,000人。

财政大臣约翰·希利 (John Healey) 预计将在10月的首次预算案中宣布，目标到2030年将国防开支提高至GDP的3%。

影子国防大臣詹姆斯·卡特里奇 (James Cartlidge) 表示，英国需要一个“愿意立即致力于资助更多新兵”的政府。

他指责希利无法“承诺他此前曾因此辞职的那个目标”。

调查委员会是俄罗斯最令人畏惧的机构之一，主导了许多最终导致普京批评者被监禁和恐吓的案件。

这就是为什么普京必须让一个他信任的人掌权如此重要，而他知道巴斯特里金 (Bastrykin)——他在20世纪70年代列宁格勒国立大学的大学同学——其显赫地位完全得益于总统的青睐。为了维持这种地位，他将不惜一切代价。

另一个主要的国内安全机构，即联邦安全局 (FSB)，由74岁的亚历山大·博尔特尼科夫 (Alexander Bortnikov) 领导。他不仅年事已高，而且已知患病，经常必须通过视频通话参加会议，且无法在莫斯科市中心的FSB总部工作满一周。据报道，他已请求允许退休，但普京不让他离开。

安全机构其余的领导层同样没有年轻人。对外情报局局长谢尔盖·纳雷什金 (Sergei Naryshkin) 今年71岁，据称他希望在参议院获得一个舒适的半-

讽刺的是，普京通过死守年迈的安全官员，反而导致紧张局势升级

FSB局长亚历山大·博尔特尼科夫（左）与弗拉基米尔·普京2018年在西伯利亚期间。据报道，总统拒绝了他的退休请求 GETTY

简讯

加沙

面包店附近一名成年人和一名儿童丧生

昨日，以色列在加沙的一次空袭造成一名巴勒斯坦男子和一名儿童死亡。

在代尔巴拉赫 (Deir al-Balah) 一家面包店附近发生的这次空袭导致胡萨姆·努赛尔 (Hussam Nusair) 和三岁男孩塔耶姆·哈姆丹 (Tayyem Hamdan) 死亡。

以色列方面表示，努赛尔是一名哈马斯武装分子，曾策划针对以色列军队和平民的袭击。

哈马斯尚未对以色列的指控发表评论。

自去年10月名义上的停火以来，在这个被战争摧毁的飞地中，已有超过1,300名巴勒斯坦人丧生。

昨日，塔耶姆·哈姆丹在代尔巴拉赫的亲属

乌克兰

基辅空袭死亡人数升至38人

在今年俄罗斯对乌克兰最致命的一次空袭中，近40人死亡。

周五晚上，针对基辅西部一个弹药库的袭击引发了巨大的爆炸，摧毁了附近数十栋房屋。

死亡人数昨日升至38人，仍有4人失踪，20人受伤，其中包括两名儿童。

乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基批评了“那些将爆炸物储存在居民紧邻地带的人所犯下的严重疏忽”。

伊朗

美国袭击海峡内的火箭发射器

美国军队昨日袭击了位于霍尔木兹海峡的伊朗火箭发射器，这是一个月以来的首次军事行动。

伊朗半官方新闻机构报道称，在拉拉克岛（Larak island）附近听到了爆炸声。

五角大楼表示，观察到伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）成员正准备向海峡发射火箭弹并投放水雷。

在伊朗国家广播公司发布的一份声明中，伊斯兰革命卫队提到“我们的几名战士和同胞英勇就义并受伤”。

一名救援队成员在尼泊尔努瓦科特区（Nuwakot district）的特里舒利集市（Trishuli Bazar）视察受损情况 MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP

尼泊尔

教师被揭为英雄，通过疏散学校救出1,600名儿童

昨日，随着死亡人数攀升至800人以上且仍有3,000人失踪，亲属们聚集在加德满都确认亲人身份 DANIEL CENG / ANADOLU

作者：Sahana Bajracharya 和 Harry Goodwin

上周，一名教师在尼泊尔致命的山洪中救出了1,600多名儿童。

周三，由冰川崩塌引发的洪水席卷了尼泊尔与中国边境沿线的喜马拉雅山谷。

在尼泊尔和西藏，至少有800人死亡，3,000多人失踪，死亡人数预计还将上升。

在受灾的特里舒利山谷（Trishuli valley），特里布万特里舒利中学（Tribhuvan Trishuli secondary school）的校长拉杰德拉·达达比（Rajendra Dadabi）在接到一名住在上游的朋友通知水势逼近后，立即指示教师们将900名学生从教室中疏散。

他还告知载有另外700名儿童的巴士掉头返回。几分钟后，一道水墙将学校冲毁。

达达比的迅速行动救了1,643名儿童以及除一名教师外的所有教师的生命；该教师是32岁的桑托什·帕里亚尔（Santos Pariyar），他被洪水冲走。

学校原址现在是一片被泥浆覆盖的废墟。

“我还能做什么呢？”达达比在接受《星期日泰晤士报》采访时说道，并否认了自己是英雄的说法。

官员们昨日警告称，可能会有更多洪水袭来。

昨日清晨，一系列洪水预警被发送到当地居民的手机上，与此同时，救援人员正努力清理一条连接加德满都与受灾最严重地区之一的主要公路。

周六，一支来自英国的快速部署团队抵达尼泊尔，为英国公民及其家属提供支持。

在被认为失踪的33名英国国民中，包括两名青少年：一名13岁女孩和一名14岁男孩。

其他与英国有联系的失踪人员包括一名NHS护士、一名来自伦敦南部的、当时正在该地区带领旅行团的印度教祭司，以及一名来自萨里郡、最近刚完成A-Level考试的18岁青年。

周末，数百名身份不明的洪水遇难者被集体掩埋。

尼泊尔外交部长呼吁全球应对气候变化，称尼泊尔承担了不成比例的影响份额。希希尔·卡纳尔（Shisir Khanal）周六表示：“尽管仅贡献了全球排放量的0.1%，但尼泊尔人民却成了气候变化的主要受害者。”

“我们别无选择，必须采取这一步骤，”当地官员加内什·亚里亚尔（Ganesh Aryal）说道。

“我们担心的是尸体快速分解给公共卫生带来的风险。”

每一次掩埋都经过仔细记录，在地下和地面上方都放置了身份标记，并记录了精确的位置数据。

已从身份不明的尸体中采集了DNA样本，以便在与家属匹配后将其挖掘并重新安葬。

在巴拉特普尔（Bharatpur）的一家医院里，大约125具尸体停放在停尸房的地板上，而该停尸房的设计容量不足该人数的一半。

200多人聚集在一个大厅外，预计那里将展示回收尸体的照片，以便进行视觉识别。

“一旦我来这里工作，我就没心思考虑食物，”塔帕（Thapa）说道，他的制服被汗水浸透。“别说吃饭了，我甚至不想喝水。”

在尼泊尔受灾最严重的地区之一达丁（Dhading），一些居民已开始返回他们被毁的家园，看看还能抢救出什么。

“一切都完了。什么都没剩下。连我们的房子也没有了，”达丁居民沙米拉·塔芒（Sharmila Tamang）说道。

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冰岛

选民拒绝欧盟成员国谈判

作者：Johan Ahlander 和 Tom Little 发自雷克雅未克

冰岛人以微弱优势投票决定不加入欧盟。

这个北极岛国拥有 400,000 人口，关于是否加入欧盟的讨论已持续十多年。

此前人们预计，在周六的全民公投中，选民将以微弱优势支持重启成员国谈判。

然而，52.8% 的人投票反对谈判。

许多冰岛人对美国的关税以及吞并格陵兰岛的威胁，以及俄罗斯在北极的野心感到担忧。

今年早些时候，唐纳德·特朗普在谈到他对格陵兰岛的构想时，误将冰岛提及了四次。

但该岛的渔业警告称，加入欧盟将使该国海域面临外国竞争。

渔业是冰岛最大的产业之一，占 GDP 的 15% 和出口收入的 40%。

冰岛总理克里斯特伦·弗罗斯塔多蒂尔（Kristrun Frostadottir，见插图）表示，只要她的中左翼执政联盟在位，这次“反对”票将结束这场争论。

作为一个相对富裕、稳定且民主的国家，冰岛本可以快速加入该集团。

克罗地亚是最后一个加入欧盟的国家，时间是在 2013 年。

德国

英国女性在火车站遇刺身亡

作者：Helen William

警方表示，一名英国女性在昨天凌晨德国的一座火车站被刺身亡。

这名 31, 岁的女性在凌晨 1 点前于罗森海姆（Rosenheim）火车站遭遇持刀袭击，受了“重伤”，随后在医院死亡。

巴伐利亚警方表示，联邦执法人员在袭击发生后不久，逮捕了一名来自菲尔斯滕费尔德布鲁克（Fürstenfeldbruck）地区的 27 岁德国公民。

警方表示，背景和动机正作为刑事调查的一部分被审查。

警方补充称，“在特劳恩施泰因（Traunstein）检察官办公室罗森海姆分部的指导下，一项针对涉嫌杀人罪的调查正在进行中”。

受害者和嫌疑人的姓名尚未公布。

警方呼吁任何可能在凌晨时分看到罗森海姆火车站出现“争吵或肢体冲突”的目击者提供线索。

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作者：Adam Sherwin 艺术与媒体记者

Boom电台，这家旨在吸引对Radio 2不满的听众的电台，正将其节目单扩展至朋克摇滚，试图以此诱导更多BBC的受众。

该电台声称，Boom计划吸引一群“朋克养老金领取者”大军，他们曾留着莫西干发型，随着 The Sex Pistols 的音乐跳 pogo 舞，但其音乐口味已不再被专注于年轻人的 BBC 所满足。

然而，BBC 否认其忽视了朋克爱好者，并指出其推出了一系列关于该流派的新特辑，且朋克音乐一直出现在其播放列表中。

Boom 成立于 2021, 年，已建立起一个由 700,000 名 60, 忠实听众组成的群体，播放 50s 到 70s 的摇摆流行经典曲目，由包括“Diddy” David Hamilton 在内的前 BBC 资深 DJ 主持。自 Boom 启动以来，Radio 2 已流失 200 万听众——尽管它仍是英国听众人数最多的电台，受众达 1240 万。

本周，Boom 开启了新攻势，推出一部纪录片，讲述 Stiff Records 的故事。这家独立厂牌于 1976 年 10 月发行了英国第一张朋克单曲——The Damned 的《New Rose》。

Stiff 成了朋克、另类和新浪潮艺术家的聚集地，包括 Elvis Costello、Madness 和 Ian Dury，以及重金属传奇 Motörhead。

Boom 联合创始人 David Lloyd 告诉《i报》：“随着 BBC 越来越多地针对年轻听众，我们为那些口味跨越数十年的音乐爱好者提供了一个家，无论是摇滚乐、节拍音乐、华丽摇滚，还是现在的——朋克。”

那些因为 BBC 电台转向 50, 听众而放弃 Radio 2，转而再次享受 Cliff Richard 和 The Carpenters 音乐的 Boom 常客们，可能会对这种向粗口朋克的跨越感到震惊。

但 Lloyd 认为 Boom 的听众心态开放，会接纳电台新引入的嘈杂音乐。Lloyd 表示：“我们的受众由广泛的人群组成，他们是在 20 世纪 50 年代、60 年代和 70 年代的音乐熏陶下长大的，我们播放列表的极深广度反映了这一点。”

“而随着那些曾经是青少年朋克迷的人变成朋克养老金领取者，向他们展示那个时代的音乐就完全合理了。”

BBC 在 2020 年推出了 6 Music，以庆祝此前 40 年的“另类音乐”。该电台近期开始加入更多电子和舞曲。

一名 BBC 发言人表示：“6 Music 在整个节目时间表中的各项节目里，经常播放来自所有时代的朋克音乐，艺术家包括 Amyl and the Sniffers, IDLES, Patti Smith, The Slits, Buzzcocks, X-Ray Spex, The Damned, The Stooges, New York Dolls, The Clash, The Ramones 等等。”

Boom 的这一转变是在 BBC Sounds 推出名为 Indie Forever 的新音乐流之后发生的，该流播放 1980 年代到 2010 年代的吉他摇滚经典，跳过了 70 年代后期的朋克突破期。

音乐

罗德里戈在全女性慈善音乐节筹集 1500 万英镑m

作者：Lauren Del Fabbro

美国流行歌星奥利维亚·罗德里戈（Olivia Rodrigo）举办的首届全女性音乐节筹集了近 1500 万英镑m。

这位 23, 的《Driver’s License》歌手发起了 Daisy Chain Fields 筹款音乐节——该活动阵容星光熠熠，包括 Chappell Roan, Doechii, Rachel Chinouriri 和 Stevie Nicks。

该音乐节于周六在加利福尼亚州欧文举行，所得款项将捐赠给倡导女性和女孩权益的慈善机构。

罗德里戈透露，该音乐节基金已筹集 1000万美元 (730 万英镑m)，而美国慈善家梅琳达·弗伦奇·盖茨（Melinda French Gates）的捐款将使该金额翻倍。

她表示：“我深信，赋予女性决定自己未来的工具，并让她们过上没有暴力和歧视的健康生活，是我们改善世界的最高效工具。”

人物

“毛发浓密骑手”遗物将公开拍卖

作者：Ed Chatterton

“毛发浓密骑手”戴夫·迈尔斯（Dave Myers）的遗孀准备将其个人物品拍卖，所得资金将用于4 万英镑——其中还包括他在《舞动奇迹》（Strictly Come Dancing）节目中的演出服。

59岁的莉莉·迈尔斯（Lili Myers，见插图）将出售其已故丈夫的约300件物品。拍卖会将于9月8日举行，那天本应是戴夫69岁的生日。

拍卖品将包括与这位名厨职业生涯相关的纪念品、个人财物，以及他收藏的古董、绘画和艺术品。

戴夫因作为烹饪双人组“毛发浓密骑手”（The Hairy Bikers）的一员而闻名，他于2024年因癌症去世，享年66岁。

莉莉表示：“这次拍卖并不是为了忘记戴夫。”

“而是为了与那些在他整个职业生涯中支持他、并且像我一样爱他的人们，分享他卓越遗产的一小部分。”

五线索隐喻填字游戏 No 4921

答案见第47页

横向

3 Cloak placing National Clearance Hub in mess (6)

4 / 5 American football team keyrings a town can produce (3,4,6)

纵向

1 Some Burgundy in glass that's everlasting (7)

2 Singers beginning to chant before Egyptian god (6)

3 American writer with involuntary habitual response is not prosaic (6)

电影

汤姆·克鲁斯将回归出演《雷霆之日》续集

作者：Ben Sutherland

1990年汤姆·克鲁斯主演的赛车电影《雷霆之日》（Days of Thunder）的续集将于两年后上映——克鲁斯将回归出演，搭档安妮·海瑟薇。

由托尼·斯科特执导的原作中，克鲁斯饰演纳斯卡（Nascar）赛车手科尔·特里克尔（Cole Trickle）。克鲁斯在1987年试驾纳斯卡赛车一天后，亲自发起了这个项目。

在拍摄期间，克鲁斯与女主角妮可·基德曼相识并开始了浪漫关系。

这一次，海瑟薇将担任女主角，饰演一名车队老板兼工程师。该片将由执导过《长镜头》（Long Shot）和《无关先生》（Mr Irrelevant）的乔纳森·莱文执导。

虽然原版《雷霆之日》当时的评价并非特别高，但凭借其原声带（其中包含玛丽亚·麦基的冠军单曲《Show Me Heaven》）在流行文化中占据了一席之地。此后，它成为了纳斯卡赛车迷心中的经典之作。

此次续集的确认是在去年F1电影取得成功之后，在那部电影中，布拉德·皮特饰演一名赛车手，搭档一名才华横溢的女工程师。

上图：汤姆·克鲁斯和安妮·海瑟薇将主演《雷霆之日》。右图：克鲁斯与妮可·基德曼在1990年的原版电影中。

观点矩阵

国内外评论

经济增长

削减福利， 不要向 企业征税

元宇宙结算

法院在履行 政府的 职责

《金融时报》

审判并非解决公共安全问题的最佳方式，但美国的诉讼再次证明，在国家立法者和监管机构失效的情况下，它有能力强制企业改变行为。对于政策制定者来说，问题在于，这类措施是否比试图阻止青少年访问社交媒体更能保障他们的安全。（Peter Bleksley）

《观察家报》 如果伯纳姆和希利通过向财富创造者征收更多税款来扼杀亲增长政策的核心要素，那将是非常愚蠢的。奥尼尔勋爵认为，如果必须筹集资金，应该通过取消国家养老金的三重锁定上调机制以及削减福利开支来实现。这一点很难让人反对。 （社论）

《华尔街日报》

政府一方面称该公司权力过大，另一方面又为其增加新的义务，而这些义务反而需要更大的权力来执行。（罗伯特·H·博克二世）

超额利润税可能不像其他加税措施那样不受欢迎，但经济增长的需求应优先于那些巧妙的政治把戏。（社论）

高街之死

将空置店铺 转化为 住宅

《星期日电讯报》

我们不应试图微观管理店铺的组合，而应专注于增加在城市中心居住、工作和访问的人数——例如，将空置店铺转化为住房，尤其是为老年人提供住房。（罗伯特·科尔维尔）

一个 时机已至的 想法 为了改造我们的 城市，请移除 沥青 尼采 一定会 很喜欢

全民基本收入

《泰晤士报》

为未来提供资金

城市规划

英国的慈善商店正面临压力。据报道，乐施会（Oxfam）正考虑关闭多达100家门店。几十年来，随着传统零售商从市中心消失，慈善商店填补了留下的空白。现在，我们需要更激进地思考高街的用途。（理查德·墨菲）

加拿大事务

加拿大应创建一个独立的、类似于加拿大养老金计划（Canada Pension Plan）的全民基本收入投资基金，为每位居民从出生到死亡每月提供 $2,600 的通用补贴。该计划旨在加强退休保障，简化福利发放并保护儿童的未来。（菲利普·赛尔）

《城市早报》（City AM）

在政治上，这是不可能实现的。向每位英国成年人支付全民信贷（universal credit）的基本额度——每月约 £400 ——每年将花费超过 2000亿英镑，这与整个国民医疗服务体系（NHS）的预算相当。（伊芙·尼科尔森）

《世界报》（LeMonde）

“仙人掌城市”方案主张移除沥青，使地表重新具有渗透性，并最大限度地增加裸露土壤区域，以便雨水能够在当地渗入地下，从而减缓并分散强降雨，降低洪水风险。它创造了与所谓“海绵城市”相反的效果。（菲利普·拉姆）

《对话》（The Conversation）

将掩埋的城市溪流恢复到地表——这种做法被称为“溪流 daylighting（揭露 / daylighting）”——可以帮助管理雨水，恢复栖息地，并创造更绿色、更适合步行的公共空间。（露娜·希尔凡）

CHARLI XCX 在雷丁音乐节演出

《卫报》

在她今年夏天唯一一次参加的音乐节演出中，新专辑得到了亮相，开场曲是具有宣言意义的单曲《Rock Music》——这与《Brat》中彻夜狂欢的能量形成了剧烈转折，是对 Charli 在舞台上自我毁灭冲动的颂歌。矫情吗？有一点。但尼采一定会认同——这是一场她的自我意识与脆弱性之间的宇宙之战，而“强大能量”（Big Dick Energy）在旁注视。（查尔·拉文斯）

《NME》

但愿整场演出都能像《No One Lasts Forever》那充满情感的结尾一样震撼。（里安·戴利）

今日金句

我们 在生命中 漂泊，然后 孤独地死去。但 这段旅程可以 很美丽， 充满奇诡的 景象和 奇异的 生物。

斯图尔特·李（Stewart Lee） 这位喜剧演员在探讨 如何应对生活与 人际关系

ZZ Top 乐队音乐人弗兰克·比尔德（Frank Beard）在 77 岁去世后，被人们缅怀为“最具天赋的创新鼓手之一”。

他也是最谦逊的人之一：“我只想说，我的大部分生活一直是一个愉快的惊喜，这次也是，”在 2004 年见证其乐队入选摇滚名人堂的集会上，他如此告诉在场的人们。“谢谢。”

比尔德 1949 年出生于蕾切尔和约翰·比尔德夫妇家，在达拉斯郊区的欧文就学。年仅 15 岁时，他在沃思的一个俱乐部之夜为另一支乐队担任鼓手，在那里遇到了未来的 ZZ Top 队友达斯蒂·希尔（Dusty Hill）。

希尔邀请比尔德加入 Warlocks 乐队。在 20 世纪 60 年代，两人在多支受披头士（Beatles）、僵尸乐队（Zombies）和约翰·李·胡克（John Lee Hooker）等影响的乐队中担任节奏组。

当比尔德的女友怀孕后，他开始贩卖大麻

简讯

鼓手弗兰克·比尔德

以维持家庭生计。1969, 他搬到休斯顿，在那里遇到了第二位未来的队友比利·吉本斯（Billy Gibbons），并说服对方在 Moving Sidewalks 乐队中给他一个位置。

就这样，鼓手比尔德、主唱吉本斯和贝斯手希尔相遇，ZZ Top 乐队诞生了。

他们在 1971. 发行了首张专辑。1973, 他们的第三张专辑《Tres Hombres》向世界展示了他们的标志性声音，并让他们获得了为滚石乐队（The Rolling Stones）开场的演出机会。

这支布吉摇滚（boogie rock）三人组在 20 世纪 80 年代获得了商业成功，当时他们在经典阵容中加入了合成器。MTV 音乐录影带推动了单曲的流行，ZZ Top 成为美国最畅销的乐队，直到涅槃乐队（Nirvana）和枪花乐队（Guns N' Roses）出现。

然而，他们的生命力比这两支乐队更持久，甚至在 1994 年与 RCA 唱片公司签署了一份价值 3500万美元 的合约。

在数十年的音乐生涯中，该组合在英国凭借《Gimme All Your Lovin》和《Viva Las Vegas》两首单曲进入 top 10，并获得三次格莱美奖提名。

在希尔 2021, 年去世后，贝斯手埃尔伍德·弗朗西斯（Elwood Francis）接替了他的位置，与比尔德和吉本斯共同组成三人阵容。

尽管名字叫比尔德（Beard，意为胡须），但这位音乐人却因是组合中唯一没有胡须的成员而闻名。

比尔德在德克萨斯州里士满的牧场中，在家人的陪伴下去世。

他一生都生活在“孤星之州”（德克萨斯州）。

周二，乐队在 Instagram 上发布了一篇长文悼词，宣布其“伟大的朋友和合作伙伴”比尔德去世。

该帖子包含了一组这位资深摇滚乐手的照片轮播，并配有主唱吉本斯的一段话。文中写道：“今天，

埃尔伍德和我失去了一位伟大的朋友和合作伙伴，而世界失去了一位最具天赋的创新鼓手，以及一位伟大且纯正的德克萨斯之子。

“他标志性的后拍（backbeat）是保持 ZZ 处于顶峰的关键。乐队……将按照他的愿望继续前行。”

他的遗属包括第二任妻子黛比·梅雷迪思（Debbie Meredith）及其双胞胎儿子尼科（Nico）和马克斯（Max），以及第一任妻子所生的一名女儿。PA

出生于 11 June 1949 逝世于 17 August 2026

我的观点

伊恩·比雷尔（Ian Birrell）

尼泊尔灾难揭露卑劣政权 中国审查员删除显示破坏情况的在线视频

那些画面触目惊心：巨大的冰川、泥石和洪水以毁灭性的力量冲击中尼边境的建筑，冲走桥梁和汽车。目击者在震惊中看着房屋崩塌，城镇消失。惊恐的建筑工人被拍到在逃命。难怪这些用智能手机拍摄的令人心碎的视频成为了全球新闻报道的焦点，因为随着情况明朗，这场喜马拉雅悲剧中的数百名失踪者包括来自至少 30 个国家的游客。

然而，在中国，国家广播电视台在周四晚间的报道中，首篇报道的是国家主席习近平新书的出版，这是这位自负的独裁者试图将其阴郁统治神圣化的最新举措。

这个乏味的故事在次日该国最受欢迎的报纸《人民日报》的头版也占据主导地位。在版面底部，读者可以看到一篇关于山体滑坡灾区道路重新开放的报道，并配有一张救援队的照片。官方审查员删除了网上所有的灾难视频。

这为北京的报道定下了基调：淡化死亡人数，聚焦救援工作，宣传政治领导人的作用，并迅速坚称最初的冰川崩塌发生在尼泊尔，尽管存在不同的说法。

在日喀则，救援人员清理通往泥石流灾区的道路，而中国国家控制的媒体未能报道破坏的全部程度 XINHUA / AP

在我撰写本文时，国家媒体仅展示了一张那堵水墙的图片。

社交媒体上被删除的帖子中，典型的一篇是在一个微信账号上短暂出现的一篇文章，其中描述了逃难的人如何被“黑色洪流” “吞没”——随后指出，在边境口岸被冲走的“友谊桥”在去年另一次致命的山洪之后，仅在几个月前才重新开放。

这些致命事件的背后是气候变化的阴影，伴随着冰川退缩、多年冻土融化以及不稳定的山区降雨增加。

在中国统治者试图在其由北京主导的乌托邦式“美丽新世界”愿景中寻求全球霸权之际，中国对这次灾难的初步反应不应被忽视。

我们再次窥见他们如何努力控制叙事，以美化其政权，保护其体制的稳定性，并扼杀

异见——无论这对人类其他部分产生何种影响。

这种情况在新冠疫情期间就曾出现，当时北京掩盖了疫情的爆发——而这场疫情几乎肯定是由其科学家创造的。即便在今天，中国仍在阻挠确定大流行起源的努力。

对于这个可怕的独裁政权的真实面目，人们依然存在令人震惊的自满心理，而该政权正通过水坝、道路、铁路和城市开发改变脆弱的喜马拉雅地区。

看看边境两边的受灾地区。在民主的尼泊尔，外国记者可以进入并与目击者、幸存者和家属自由交谈。但他们被禁止进入西藏，西藏在 20 世纪 50 年代被北京吞并。

这是中国受压制最残酷的地区之一。这里见证了佛教文化的被摧毁，成为了后来由同一共产党首脑强加给穆斯林维吾尔人的洗脑、恐吓和监视等阴险手段的试验场：孩子与家庭分离，宗教被强行置于国家控制之下，他们的语言被赶出家庭和学校。北京在全世界范围内封杀对达赖喇嘛的批评或支持。

这种剧烈镇压所留下的后果，在灾难袭来时可能会导致生命的丧失。“当地居民因害怕受罚，不敢发布关于人们被困地点或受损最严重区域的信息，”国际西藏运动（International Campaign for Tibet）的一位发言人表示。“如果人们不敢分享这些信息，或者他们的帖子被删除，那么潜在的有用的信息可能无法传达到家属、救援人员或更广泛的公众手中。”

这个残酷独裁政权的持续建设正在改变喜马拉雅山脉

一名在北京的澳大利亚记者表示，她看到人们在被中国数字防火墙屏蔽的社交媒体上发布求助请求，并且一个人是通过中国境外的人才发现其亲属工作的建筑工地已被摧毁的。

正如我从一名叛逃的前国家记者那里听到的一样，中国政府如此冷酷，它更关心于推广习近平的个人崇拜，而非保护其人民。

韩在2008年被派往报道四川地震，在那里他看到士兵们将精力集中在营救党内高官身上。“人们在乞求帮助，而他们任由其死去，甚至包括那些本可以被救出的孩子。那么多人死去了，”他说，“我们不知道具体数字，但军队只救党政官员，不救普通人。”

据认为，这场可怕的地震造成了近90,000人死亡，其中包括许多被山体滑坡压垮的劣质学校中被困的孩子。韩表示，外国救援队在一周后才被允许进入，但他声称许多救援人员在看到如此多本可以通过更快进入而获救的尸体时流下了眼泪。

在他回到北京后，武装士兵来到他家中，没收了他所有的笔记和照片。这次经历促使他停止在国家控制的媒体工作，并决定离开中国。16年后，他终于实现了这一目标，与妻子持旅游签证飞往厄瓜多尔。

他表示，从那时起，压制变得更加严重。

“现在没有自由，摄像头无处不在。政府控制我们在社交媒体上说的每一句话。”

因此，即使在灾难中——当人们为生存而战，救援队与破坏搏斗，家属寻找亲人时——这个自私的政权依然屏蔽洪水影像和求助呼吁，担心这可能会在摧毁所有建筑和人员的同时，也将它的统治一扫而空。

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年轻人可以从事夜间工作

我很有兴趣地阅读了哈米什·麦克雷（Hamish McRae）关于青年失业的文章（《i报》，28 August）。他提到，雇主将周日工作限制和雇主国民保险缴款的增加列为创造就业岗位减少的原因。

作为一名职业生涯大部分时间从事朝九晚五工作的人，我长期以来一直对商店在工作日下午5点关门以及部分商店在周日缩短营业时间感到沮丧。

我在周中无法完成任何有用的事情，不得不利用周六上午去药店取处方药、去邮局、当地图书馆，以及购买衣服和家居用品等等。

我们难道不能效仿地中海国家延长营业时间，从而为兼职合同创造晚班机会吗？这些机会可以面向年轻人。

也许政府可以为这些特定的晚班工作向雇主提供一种特殊的国民保险缴款新税率。 西蒙娜·哈钦森（SIMONE HUTCHINSON） 佩斯利， 伦弗鲁郡

巴伯关于移民的观点是正确的

感谢莱昂内尔·巴伯（Lionel Barber）如此精准地揭示了改革英国党（Reform）以及恢复党（Restore）客厅里那头“房间里的大象”（见 iweekend，8月29-30日）。

移民一直以来，并且在未来将越来越多地，不仅为我们国家的文化结构和肌理做出贡献，而且为我们能够继续作为一个民主实体运作提供支持。

厨师已成为抢手人才，并经常成为新闻焦点 路透社

是的，我们必须决定谁可以进入并被允许留在我们的国家，但请不要自欺欺人地认为只有最高素质的技术人才才能推动进步。

虽然我希望越来越多的英国人能学习手艺并选择从事护理行业，但我们必须面对基础人口统计学的数学事实——我们需要移民来帮我们填补人数缺口。 西蒙·希普（SIMON HEAPE） 伯克希尔郡，沃金厄姆

我那一代人都是饮酒者

我很有兴趣地阅读了克里斯蒂安·奥利弗（Christian Oliver）关于不同年龄组饮酒习惯的文章（见 iweekend，8月29-30日）。

我是一名八旬老人，但刚好不属于那 25% 每天饮酒的 80 岁以上人群。我认为我这一代的大多数人会对这篇文章回答：“那又怎样？”

我们成长在一个拥有吸烟和饮酒文化的时代，这其中有很多原因。

我想，如果进行一项关于药物使用的类似调查，数据可能会大致相反。 迈克·吉本斯（MIKE GIBBONS） 北安普顿郡，拉什登

一项健康研究计划发现，年轻人的饮酒量比 40 岁以上的成年人更少，且频率更低。

考虑到高酒精摄入对健康的损害以及引起的行为变化，年轻人避开常规饮酒是一个好消息。

电视节目可以通过改变剧中人物的塑造方式来做出回应。

他们展示人们从工作中回家或从外面回来时，习惯性地打开一瓶酒并喝一大杯。

而我怀疑，在现实中，大多数人其实是去端一杯茶或咖啡。

帕特·布兰德伍德（PAT BRANDWOOD） 多塞特郡，普尔

听从冯内古特关于分号的建议

非常感谢奥利弗·达夫（Oliver Duff）引起人们对分号这个非常重要话题的关注（见编辑信函，8月29-30日）。

多年来，我一直在莱斯特继续教育学院的一个成人英语班担任志愿者。

在尝试提供帮助以及在自己的写作中，我从未理解过分号为何存在。库尔特·冯内古特（Kurt Vonnegut）是对的。 莱斯特郡，西斯顿，莱斯·加洛普（LES GALLOP）

不同族裔必须协作

人们是时候就培养宽容这一议题发声了。我在大学里教授多元文化背景的学生已有 30 年。

我积极地组建由不同性别、种族和宗教成员组成的作业小组。他们学会了不再恐惧差异，而是以宽容的态度去接触。

任何强加不宽容或歧视的国家或信条，我们都必须挺身而出，予以反对。 约翰·埃尔德雷德（JOHN ELDRED）

厨师似乎无所不能

厨师转向电动化，一名厨师离开国家，另一名厨师发行唱片（见 iweekend，8月29-30日）。

当我 20 世纪 60 年代开始从事厨师工作时，电视上一个厨师都没有，更不用说出现在新闻里了。 伊恩·道丁（IAN DOWDING） 东萨塞克斯郡，赫斯特蒙休

请写得体面一些

读者们对正确发音表达了强烈的观点（《您的观点》，28 August），我想主张在保持口语高标准的同时，也应维持书面文字的高标准。

作为一名热爱阅读的人，报纸中出现包含脏话的小说和文章数量日益增加，这令我感到心灰意冷。

也许所使用的词汇并不至于令人深感震惊，数量也不多，但它们破坏了我对原本写得很好的文章或小说的阅读享受。

今年夏天，因为文中含有脏话，我没有读完几本已经开始阅读的小说。

通常这些词语出现的原因似乎是作者懒得去想一个更好的词。 玛丽·怀特（MARY WHYTE） 伦敦

一个特别令人困惑且常见的发音错误是将“sixth”读作“sikth”。

为什么会这样，对我来说是个谜。 玛丽·勒·弗勒夫（MARY LE FLEUVE） 汉普郡，东韦洛（EAST WELLOW, HAMPSHIRE）

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普京的虎鲸寓言是窥视其扭曲内心的一扇窗

AI生成的虎鲸视频是否影响了俄罗斯总统？EMMANUEL GAIFAMI / GETTY

俄罗斯

安妮·麦克尔沃伊 (Anne McElvoy)

弗拉基米尔·普京的内心是一个奇异之地：这里混合着他克格勃间谍背景带来的偏执、关于俄罗斯帝国强权的华丽理论，以及关于其治理的乡土隐喻。

美国中央情报局（CIA）局长约翰·拉特克利夫（John Ratcliffe）上周进行了一次不寻常的莫斯科之行，会见了俄罗斯对外情报部门和国内情报部门的负责人。

此次访问的目的似乎有两个：一是评估俄罗斯如何看待乌克兰战争；二是评估莫斯科与北约之间在“灰色地带”敌对行动（即那些过于模糊、轻微或可否认，以至于未达到战争门槛的敌对行为）中升级的危险。

必然还存在第三个目的：通过与与他密切打交道的人交谈，来完善对克里姆林宫领导人心理状态的心理画像。

普京本周在与实习教师的交谈中提供了一个线索，他引用了一个关于虎鲸杀死北极熊的互联网梗：“虎鲸猎杀这些熊，将它们吞噬得像没事人一样——它们成群结队地袭来，将它们撕碎。”

他说，孩子们应该学习这种“食物链”，这样他们才能明白“我们生活在什么样的世界里，以及为什么我们要进行特别军事行动”。（即乌克兰战争。）

换句话说：孩子们，这是一个虎鲸吃熊的世界。

从理论上讲，虎鲸可以在水中杀死北极熊，但并没有明确证据表明这种情况发生过。这更多地源于虚假的AI视频，而非《国家地理》杂志。

普京对战争的认知已经扩大到将其视为与北约在价值观和安全方面冲突的代理。他一直在发动持续的网络战和其他敌对行动，这些行动正逼近北约第 5 条反击条款的门槛。

正如一名英国前国防武官所暗示的，这表明在喧嚣之下存在着一定程度的现实主义。

关注克里姆林宫网站的官方记录可以发现，自从卷入一场关于俄罗斯远东地区虎鲸被囚禁在恶劣条件下的“鲸鱼监狱”的国内争端后，普京变得痴迷于虎鲸。

然而，这种关注并未延伸到数千名被判处在可怕条件下服刑的政治犯，或像亚历谢·纳瓦尔尼这样被他下令下毒的主要反对者身上。

拉特克利夫和CIA俄罗斯分析中心将调查的另一个方面是，绝对权力在多大程度上仍掌握在普京手中，或者正在流失。

预测终结就在眼前永远是一个错误。

普京在惊人的程度上巩固了权力和恐惧。但弱点迹象已经出现。

白俄罗斯领导人亚历山大·卢卡申科有时会被俄罗斯训斥，但他作为乌克兰邻国，一直在追求自身的利益。

压力也在一个以……为导向的俄罗斯经济内部积聚

他的关注点往往在细枝末节上。他的大部分工作都具有表演性质

……旨在支持战争，这使本就不足的医疗系统承受压力，并导致养老金短缺。储蓄者近期提取了大量资金。

普京的日常关注点往往在相对细微的事情上，从反西方举措到将官方和商业标志恢复为西里尔字母。他的大部分工作都具有表演性质。

当情报部门产生疑虑时，克里姆林宫的绝对权力可能会变得脆弱。他们曾逐渐影响了米哈伊尔·戈尔巴乔夫和鲍里斯·叶利钦的继任。

博弈仍在继续，而且因果循环。

毫无疑问，随着战争的持续，以及不安的公众在思考这一切将如何结束，那些好奇的中央情报局（CIA）访客们也产生了同样的想法。

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在这种气候下，我们必须学会与坑洼共存

汽车

每一个冬天，雨水都会在路面上撑开微小的裂缝，导致英国到处都是坑洼。但这种令驾驶者头疼的噩梦现在也成了夏季现象。

根据 Close Brothers Motor Finance 的数据，坑洼危机每年给驾驶者带来 33亿英镑 的车辆维修损失，近四分之一的驾驶者遭遇了轮胎、轮毂或悬挂系统的损坏——平均费用为 £341,。

酷热的夏季条件正在加剧这一问题。

一旦路面温度达到 $50^{\circ}$ C 至 $60^{\circ}$ C，沥青——这种由碳和氢组成的粘稠黑色混合物，用于将构成道路沥青表面的石头、沙子和碎石粘合在一起——就会开始融化。这增加了重型车辆导致路面崩塌和解体的风险。

欧洲的森林火灾还意味着更多的人选择在英国进行自驾游，进一步增加了道路的磨损。

天气，因为它有助于创造对比，使坑洼更容易被发现。

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你很有可能会撞上坑洼，因此专家建议，当你遇到这种情况时，应停车检查是否有损坏迹象。检查轮胎压力是否突然下降、轮胎是否受损、车辆是否向一侧偏移或出现异常

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保持道路安全——而这正是您在索赔时主张当局未能履行的职责。

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随着英国气象局本周警告明年夏天可能会比今年更热，英国新兴的夏季坑洼现象不太可能消失。

教育

Stefano Hatfield

给家长的六个“返校”建议

在准备我的第七年教师生涯时，我意识到“返校”不仅仅是针对孩子或教师的，对家长来说也是如此。

在一种奇特的年度重启中，人们购买新鞋，给体育课装备贴上标签，而 WhatsApp 群组在经历了六周极其安静的时光后，再次热闹起来。

有一些方法可以产生切实的影响。

第一，建立早晨的常规流程。孩子在可预测的环境中成长得更好。知道几点起床、什么时候吃早餐以及什么时候收拾书包，可以消除 8. 之前许多细小的决策。

第二，减少不必要尴尬的机会。“太新”的鞋子？尺寸过大的西装外套？这些都是琐事——除非你 12 岁。

学校在努力解决欺凌问题，但避免给他人提供容易被羞辱的机会，是一种简单的善意。

第三，重新思考那个臭名昭著的问题：“学校怎么样？”十次中有九次你会听到回答：“还好。”相反，试着侧面询问。在开车时聊天，或者一起洗碗。

研究表明，当眼神接触不再是焦点时，孩子往往会聊得更多。并肩而坐不知为何会降低紧张感。询问什么让他们笑了，有什么让他们感到惊讶，或者他们的老师是谁。较小的问题可以开启更深入的对话。

第四，让他们解决一部分自己的问题。在孩子与学校任何人员沟通之前，教师们就已经收到了家长的电子邮件。

大多数问题可以通过对话解决，而且孩子们在发现自己能够独立应对小挫折时会获得自信。

第五，学校生活令人精疲力竭。孩子们花 7 小时来调节情绪、管理友谊、集中注意力并拼命尝试融入集体。

有时，“不良行为”仅仅是情绪的压力释放。

最后，不要低估对教育本身进行正面评价的力量。学校并不完美，教师当然也不完美。但孩子会吸收他们在家里听到的态度。如果学校被描述为某种必须忍受的东西，那么这也会成为他们的出发点。

成功的校园生活建立在常规、对话、安慰和伙伴关系之上：学生、家长和教师达成一致。

九月不仅是学生的崭新开始，也是成年人重启生活的机会。

狂欢节儿童聚集

昨天，在伦敦诺丁山狂欢节的“家庭与儿童日”活动中，孩子们身着色彩斑斓的服装，沉浸在派对氛围中。

在这场今年迎来 60 周年的加勒比文化年度庆典中，狂欢者们涌向 W10 地区，享受大规模乐队、舞者、化妆舞会服装、美食和音响系统，这些共同构成了欧洲最大的街道节日。成年人之日于今日开始。YUI MOK / PA

文化

“为什么我要顶住反对者的压力，让诺丁山狂欢节留在它该在的地方”

Soca音乐艺术家 Ms Desire 就这场盛大的街头派对以及她参与其中的30年经历，与 Alannah Francis 进行了对话

Ms Desire（左图）穿着她的第一套狂欢节服装；（前中图）与穿着由她设计的服装的化装舞者们在一起

诺丁山狂欢节（Notting Hill Carnival）是欧洲最大的街头派对，也是对加勒比文化的庆祝活动，每年吸引数百万人来到伦敦西部。今年该节日庆祝成立60周年，许多参与者——从化装舞者、食品摊主到组织者和乐队领队——也在纪念他们自己的里程碑。

对于屡获殊荣的 Soca 音乐艺术家兼诺丁山狂欢节服装设计师 Ms Desire（原名 Louise Sterling-Jackman）来说，这次庆典标志着她参与该活动的第30年。

“我最早的记忆大概是在五六岁的时候，”她告诉我，“那是第一年我真正能参与‘mas’（加入化装乐队并穿着服装）的时候，因为我妈妈以前经常去参加狂欢节，而我只能待在旁边观看。”

当时 Desire 穿着一套由她母亲熬夜制作的以《摩登原始人》为主题的服装。而这次从观众转变为积极参与者的经历，开启了她一生的热爱。

“我太喜欢了。那种感觉就像是，‘噢，是的，我终于参与进来了’，”她说，“从那以后，我每年都会参加。”

Desire 表示，作为成年人参与其中让她感到一种“自豪感”，尤其是听到化装乐队卡车上播放的音乐时。

虽然在狂欢节封锁区域内的街道两旁，分布着巨大的音响系统，播放着各种源自黑人文化的音乐，但游行路线上的音乐政策几乎严格限定为 Soca。这是一种起源于特立尼达和多巴哥的高能量音乐流派，并随着加勒比各岛屿开发出各自的版本而演变。

这一元素对 Desire 尤为重要。她在去年的狂欢节音乐比赛中获胜，成为了现任英国 Groovy 之王，并于今年发布了歌曲《Bad All By Myself》回归乐坛。

“并不是每天都能在那样带有重低音和巨型扬声器的庞大卡车上，听到所有你最喜欢的 音乐，”她说。

今年，来自较小岛屿的 音乐将成为中心。拥有巴巴多斯和牙买加血统的 Desire 特别期待听到格林纳达、多米尼克和圣卢西亚艺术家的歌曲，这些艺术家分别以 Jab、Bouyon 和 Dennery Segment 等该流派的独特风格而闻名。

正如 音乐有不同风格一样，诺丁山狂欢节的不同日期也具有截然不同的特质。周六是英国国家全景钢鼓乐队比赛在埃姆斯利·霍尼曼的普莱森斯公园（Pleasance Park）举行之时，钢鼓之声响彻云霄。

昨天，活动从早上6点的 J'ouvert（黎明游行）开始，随后是儿童日游行、dutty（脏 / 趣味）化装游行以及音响系统表演。

而庆典在今天的成人游行中达到高潮。这次游行的特点是“pretty mas”（华丽化装），化装舞者们身着点缀着珠宝的服装、羽毛和亮丽的色彩，以及一些传统服饰，填满了街道。

在花费多年时间调整适合自己的服装后，Desire 决定在化装乐队中推出自己的分区。

知道它源于艰辛，而现在看到它如此美丽，这简直太神奇了

通过 Infinite Mas，在十年的时间里，她为数百人制作了点缀着彩色宝石和羽毛的服装。

该分区隶属于一个大型化装乐队——巧克力之国（Chocolate Nation）。

虽然许多乐队选择使用油漆和粉末，以向历史上的化装根源致敬——最初，被奴役的非洲人使用泥土和油脂来嘲讽奴隶主并掩盖身份——但该乐队在特定时刻为化装舞者提供液体巧克力，让他们互相倾倒。

Desire说道：“我们跟着Puffy（一位来自巴巴多斯的知名DJ）从10开始倒数，然后大家就开始喷洒巧克力并四处投掷。这太棒了，我非常喜欢。”

但尽管狂欢节是快乐的源泉，Desire无法忘记它根植于反抗，与“红树林九人组”（Mangrove Nine）的激进主义相关联——这九人在1971年被指控在一次和平抗议中煽动骚乱，后被宣告无罪；而这一运动源于1959年凯尔索·科克伦（Kelso Cochrane）被种族主义者谋杀的事件。

正因如此，作为狂欢节村信托委员会（Carnival Village Trust Board）的成员，面对那些希望搬迁该活动的批评者，她不得不“一直顶住压力”。

在狂欢节建立后才搬入该地区的居民中的反对者、当地议员，甚至改革英国党（Reform UK）的奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）都希望将其从W1邮编区搬迁至海德公园，理由是对人群规模的担忧。

参与人数已从1966年的约500人增加到200多万，但由于社区准入的重要性及其历史起源，组织者们依然态度坚决。

“我们必须用事实来说话……它起源于诺丁山。关于为什么必须将其留在诺丁山，有太多的历史背景，我们为将其留在那里而奋斗，并为它依然在那里而感到自豪。”

“知道它源自一个奋斗之地，而现在看到这场庆祝活动如此美丽，这简直太神奇了。这种感觉真的能让我流泪，在狂欢节期间经常发生这种情况。”

“有很多时刻，我只是坐在那里或站在其中（思考），‘哇，我竟然是这个文化的一部分。’如果我死后能重生，我每一次都希望以西印度人的身份回来。”

她致力于为后代守护这个狂欢节，并坚信她那三岁和10岁的孩子们会追随她的脚步，她说：“我一定会让他们接触它，就像我母亲让我接触它那样。”

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遗产

学生探险者发现维京教堂

一群学生在苏格兰一个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迹。

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个小岛，岛上仅有野生牛栖息。

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。

戈登斯图恩学校的舍监丹·麦克莱恩（Dan McLean）表示：“能向学生们确认他们帮助揭开了维京历史的一角，这是一个特别的时刻。”

人物

巴迪尔面对父亲失智症的痛苦

喜剧演员大卫·巴迪尔（David Baddiel）讲述了他不得不两次向患有失智症的父亲告知其母亲去世的消息。

在《大议题》（The Big Issue）一本聚焦于失智症的特刊中，他写道：“我从未见过这个一直非常谨慎、充满防御心的男人显得如此脆弱。”

“我们拥抱他，告诉他一切都会好起来的，但 45 分钟后，我们不得不再次告诉他。之后的一年里，这种情况反复发生。”

阿尔茨海默病协会（Alzheimer's Society）首席执行官米歇尔·戴森（Michelle Dyson）表示：“目前英国有 100 万人患有失智症……因此我们知道这将触动许多读者的心。”

动物

山火袭击后稀有蝾螈陷入危机

一家慈善机构表示，在最近剑桥郡的一场山火中，英国稀有的大冠蝾螈失去了“家园的重要部分”。

上周，汉普顿（Hampton）自然保护区约 12 英亩的区域遭到破坏。该保护区不对公众开放，因为这里栖息着大量受保护的该物种。

慈善机构 Froglife 的保护与影响负责人珍妮·策-里昂（Jenny Tse-Leon）表示：“我们担心部分蝾螈可能在火灾中丧生。”

“那些成功逃脱的蝾螈则失去了它们赖以生存的栖息地。”

据信，这场火灾是由意外引起的。

深受英国人喜爱的法国度假胜地已厌倦游客

随着游客涌入以及部分地区因第二套房产引发不满，紧张局势升级。作者：奥利·海恩斯 (Olly Haynes)

旅游

在西班牙各地燃起的反旅游抗议活动可能会蔓延到法国。随着富裕游客推动 Airbnb 激增并在西北部抢购第二套房产，英国人最喜爱的度假目的地之一，其不满情绪正在增长。

在过去一个月里，游客与当地人之间的关系变得尤为紧张，尤其是在布列塔尼西部的菲尼斯泰尔省 (Finistère)，在住房短缺的情况下，这种不满情绪已公开爆发。

8月16日，在菲尼斯泰尔省南部的彭马尔 (Penmarch) 社区发生了两起事件。

据当地媒体报道，一名游客在慢跑时，一名骑自行车的人在她身边擦过，并告诉她“离开这里”，因为她“不是本地人”；同时，墙上出现了“游客回家”的涂鸦。

甚至法国游客也未能幸免——挂有巴黎车牌的汽车遭到了破坏。

在距离此处10分钟路程的地方，普洛班纳莱克-莱斯柯尼尔 (Plobannalec-Lesconil) 的官员表示，一辆车被刻上了“不要巴黎人”的字样，该市市长洛伊克·勒富尔 (Loïc Le Fur) 透露，此类破坏事件已发生四次以上。

与此同时，在沿海小镇普洛戈夫 (Plogoff)，市长发现了一个写着“巴黎人滚出去”的标牌。

除了巴黎和多尔多涅 (Dordogne) 等地区，布列塔尼和诺曼底也是英国人的热门目的地，因为可以通过渡轮便捷抵达。

布列塔尼游客中约 77% 是法国人，但在外国游客中，英国人占比近 20%。该地区最近被《金融时报》称为“北方的戛纳”。

Protourisme 咨询公司的迪迪埃·阿里诺 (Didier Arino) 告诉《费加罗报》，由于南部地区出现剧烈热浪，导致炎热城市地区的人们逃往凉爽的海岸线，使得菲尼斯泰尔省的旅游业激增。

但针对过度旅游的抗议活动也发生在其他地区。

6月，马赛瓦隆-德-奥夫 (Vallon des Auffes) 的居民抗议在他们的渔港开设一家新餐厅，原因是他们这个“适合拍照发 Instagram”的社区过于拥挤且垃圾遍地。

在巴斯克地区，租户团体 Valda 占领了出租给游客的建筑，指控房东未遵守关于旅游租赁的规定。

布列塔尼地理学家、Geobreizh 网站创始人米卡埃尔·博德洛尔-彭莱兹 (Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez) 表示，旅游业导致的住房短缺正驱动着这种不满情绪。

他告诉《i报》：“布列塔尼有许多城镇的第二套房产比例非常高，这意味着房屋在一年中的大部分时间里都是关闭的。”

“这使得当地人难以找到住房，从而推高了该地区的住房成本。”

“而且还有第二种几乎随处可见的现象：季节性租赁，尤其是 Airbnb。”

巴黎索邦大学地理学荣休教授雷米·克纳富 (Rémy Knafou) 表示，布列塔尼的反应与西班牙巴塞罗那或意大利那不勒斯的抗议不同，因为“它们不是一场社会运动，而是个人对住房危机的孤立反应”。

第二套房产与短期

布列塔尼许多城镇的第二套房比例很高，且一年中大部分时间处于关闭状态

用于 Airbnb 的短期租赁导致住房短缺，这在西班牙、希腊和其他欧洲国家引发了反旅游抗议活动。

在法国，2024 年通过的一项法律赋予了地方当局监管 Airbnb 的权力，该法律在今年进行了更新，要求旅游租赁必须持有注册号，从而允许对旅游租赁实施配额限制。

反对 并追踪其在法国数量的“永久居民国家集体”（National Collective of Permanent Residents）成员文森特·奥尔奈（Vincent Aulnay）表示，这些法律在公寓楼中最为有效，因为居民可以通过投票改变其

前往布列塔尼的外国游客中，近 20% 是英国人 GETTY

大楼的规定，以防止邻居将公寓用于 。

一些当局已经实施了针对 的配额限制，2026 年的法律更新使这一操作变得更加容易。

然而，奥尔奈表示，“积极效果在基层尚未真正显现。我们正在抓取 平台的数据，今年法国的房源数量将超过 100 万个。”

克纳富（Knafou）表示，英国度假者无需担心法国会出现广泛的反旅游运动，因为“旅游业在曾经的工业区创造了财富”。

他补充道：“旅游业是一个不能过多干扰的重要部门，因为这可能会产生不利影响，而且很大一部分人口的生活质量依赖于旅游业的水平。”

博德洛尔-彭莱兹（Bodlore-Penlaez）强调，英国游客不太可能成为愤怒当地人的目标。

他表示，“有时会因为游客的粗鲁而发生争执，但这在世界任何地方都可能发生”。

他指出，布列塔尼人的一些愤怒更多地是针对巴黎人的，这是由于布列塔尼强烈的地域认同感以及对法国中央集权当局的不信任，而非对所有游客的普遍仇恨。

在法国外省的其他地区，如巴斯克地区和科西嘉岛，人们有时会觉得被来自巴黎的高收入者轻视，且被其推高房价而挤出市场。

人们拿着城市薪水搬到农村地区，或在第二套房中度过大量时间，这种现象导致他们被冠以“neo-ruraux”或“新农村主义者”之称，并成为了政治讨论的话题。

左翼的不屈法国党（France Unbowed）夏季会议的多个分会场都专门讨论了农村地区的新居民问题。

博德洛尔-彭莱兹表示，人们认为巴黎人很粗鲁：“他们有时来到这个地区，行为举止不恰当。特别是在公民意识方面。

“他们插队或鲁莽超车，只要他们挂着巴黎的车牌，就足以引发反弹。”

加拿大

巨型标牌旨在反击特朗普将安大略湖更名的指令

作者：本·萨瑟兰（Ben Sutherland）

在唐纳德·特朗普上周宣布将把安大略湖（Lake Ontario）更名为“美国湖”（Lake America）后，一块写着“安大略湖 / 始终如一”的大型标牌已在加拿大海岸线安装完毕。

该标牌由安大略省省长道格·福特（Doug Ford）于周六安装。

标牌高度超过 7m，支撑腿高 1.8m，整体高度约相当于一栋两层建筑。

福特表示，特朗普试图给湖泊更名是因为加拿大在“维护自身立场”。

福特说：“在特朗普总统离任很久之后，这里依然会被称为安大略湖。”

特朗普的指令出在与福特之间不断升级的口水战之中。

在本周早些时候的一次采访中，福特表示，罗纳德·里根会对特朗普的关税政策感到“作呕”且会感到“厌恶”。

“安大略湖”这个名字源自休伦原住民的词汇“oniatarí:io”，意为“闪光之水之湖”。

安大略省省长道格·福特的标牌拒绝了“美国湖”的品牌重塑

加拿大总理马克·卡尼（Mark Carney）拒绝了特朗普的噱头，并指出该湖泊的原住民根源，且其名称早于加拿大联邦的成立和美国的《独立宣言》。

特朗普无法要求加拿大采用新名称。

科学

美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）发射新型太空望远镜

作者：克莱尔·威尔逊（Clare Wilson）

美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）昨日成功发射了其下一代旗舰级太空望远镜。

南希·格雷斯·罗曼太空望远镜（Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope）将拍摄数千颗围绕外星恒星运行的行星照片，其中包括一些与地球更相似、可能存在类似生命的行星。

它还将揭示物理学两大最大谜团：暗物质和暗能量。

该航天器正前往一个被称为拉格朗日点（Lagrange point）的位置，在那里，来自地球和太阳的引力结合意味着只需极少燃料即可保持在原位。

罗曼望远镜还携带了一个日冕仪，使其能够遮挡恒星的光芒以观察其行星。莱斯特大学的外行星专家莎拉·凯斯韦尔（Sarah Casewell）博士表示，罗曼望远镜因此有望识别出数千颗在银河系中心拥挤的“凸起”区域运行的行星，她将负责分析该望远镜的图像。

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下午6点

6.00 《早餐》（Breakfast）(S)。9.30 《早晨直播》（Morning Live）(S)。10.45 《英国坑人指南：骗子》（Rip Off Britain: Rogues）(S)。11.30 《房屋拍卖》（Homes Under The Hammer）(R) (S)。12.15 《淘宝猎人》（Bargain Hunt）(S)。1.00 BBC一点钟新闻；天气预报 (S)。1.20 BBC地区新闻；天气预报 (S)。1.30 《无偿资金》（Money For Nothing）(S)。2.15 《巡回拍卖师》（The Travelling Auctioneers）(R) (S)。2.45 《逃离到乡村》（Escape To The Country）(R) (S)。3.45 《花园救援》（Garden Rescue）(S)。4.30 《答案赛》（The Answer Run）(R) (S)。5.15 《毫无意义》（Pointless）(S)。

晚上7点

6.00 BBC六点钟新闻；天气预报 (S)。 6.20 BBC地区新闻 6.30 《名人逃离到乡村》（Celebrity Escape To The Country）(R) (S)。

晚上8点

7.30 《东区东街》（EastEnders）当霍金斯一家抵达沃尔福德时，尼古拉大吃一惊 (S)。

晚上9点

晚上11点

晚上10点

深夜

8.00 《皇家爱丁堡军乐节》 来自爱丁堡城堡的年度盛会 (S)。

9.00 《警觉》艾米搜寻绑架政府部长的凶手 (S)。

10.00 BBC十点钟新闻 (S)。 10.20 BBC地区新闻；天气预报 (S)。 10.30 《我有新闻给你》（Have I Got News For You）(R) (S)。

11.00 电影：《四个婚礼和一个葬礼》（迈克·纽维尔 1994）浪漫喜剧，休·格兰特主演 (S)。

1.00 BBC新闻 (S)。

BBC TWO

6.20 《比奇格罗夫花园》（Beechgrove Garden）(R) (S)。6.50 手语区：《名人名厨》（Celebrity MasterChef）(R) (S)。7.50 《今日比赛》（Match Of The Day）(R) (S)。9.00 BBC新闻 (S)。1.00 理查德·奥斯曼的《游戏之屋》（Richard Osman's House Of Games）(R) (S)。1.30 《边缘》（The Edge）(R) (S)。2.15 《气象员漫步》（Weatherman Walking）(R) (S)。2.45 《动物公园夏季》（Animal Park Summer）(R) (S)。3.30 《塞伦盖蒂 III》（Serengeti III）(R) (S)。4.30 《古董路演经典版》（Vintage Antiques Roadshow）(R) (S)。5.15 《把它卖了！》（Flog It!）(R) (S)。

6.00 理查德·奥斯曼的《游戏之屋》（Richard Osman's House Of Games）(R) (S)。 6.30 《伟大的英国铁路之旅》（Great British Railway Journeys）(R) (S)。

7.00 《测试赛今日动态》英格兰 vs 巴基斯坦 (S)。

8.00 《唯有连接》（Only Connect） “爬行类”队对阵“冒险者”队 (S)。 8.30 《大学挑战赛》（University Challenge）(S)。

9.00 《幸存9 / 11》 讲述13名卷入2001年9月11日事件的人的故事 (R) (S)。

10.30 电影：《教父2》（弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉 1974）奥斯卡获奖剧情续集 (S)。

1.40 手语区：《乡村生活》（Countryfile）(R) (S)。2.35 手语区：《急诊24 / 7》（Emergency 24 / 7）(R) (S)。3.35 《这就是BBC Two》（This Is BBC Two）(S)。

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6.00 Good Morning Britain (S)。10.00 This Morning (S)。1.45 ITV新闻；天气 (S)。1.50 ITV地区新闻；天气 (S)。2.00 Dickinson's Real Deal (R) (S)。3.00 Lingo (R) (S)。4.00 Deal Or No Deal (R) (S)。5.00 Tipping Point (R) (S)。

6.00 ITV地区新闻 6.10 ITV新闻；天气 (S)。 6.30 The Chase名人特辑 (R) (S)。

7.30 Millionaire Hot Seat 新剧集。由杰里米·克拉克森主持的问答节目回归 (S)。

8.00 Emmerdale 盖比无法应对 (S)。 8.30 Coronation Street (S)。

9.00 Trigger Point 线索将拉娜及其团队引导至一个造船厂 (S)。

10.00 ITV十点新闻；天气；天气 (S)。 10.20 电影：《超人归来》(布莱恩·辛格 2006) (S)。

12.50 Shop On TV 3.00 The Staircase (R) (S)。4.05 Unwind With ITV (S)。5.10 Dermot's Taste Of Ireland (R) (S)。5.35 Gary Barlow's Food And Wine Tour: New Zealand (R) (S)。

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6.25 5 News (S). 6.30 英国最伟大的桥梁 (R) (S). 6.45 现场斯诺克：2026年英国公开赛 (S).

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8.00 考古学：一段秘密历史 (S).

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9.45 电影：《逃跑娃娃》(伊桑·科恩 2024) 动作喜剧 (S).

11.30 电影：《卡罗尔》(托德·海因斯 2015) 浪漫剧情片，由凯特·布兰切特和鲁妮·玛拉主演 (S).

1.50 电影：《普罗克西玛》(爱丽丝·温库尔 2019) 科幻剧情片，由伊娃·格林和马特·狄龙主演 (S). 4.00 闭台

itv2

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10.00 Family Guy 布莱恩、彼得和露易丝去度假 (S). 10.35 Family Guy (S).

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横向 11 用糖或糖浆炖煮的水果甜点 (7) 12 在电视剧《幻想岛》中饰演罗克先生的墨西哥演员 (7,9) 15 见 39 16 英国第一位兰开斯特王朝国王 (5,2) 17 在棒球中，由每方一次击球和一次防守组成的游戏分段 (6) 18 ABBA 在 1978 年进入前 10 名的单曲 (6,5,4) 19 英国对 ATM 的称呼 (9) 21 Inner Circle 在 1992 年进入前 10 名、带有副标题 A La La La La Long 的单曲 (5) 22 包含鼠尾草和苦艾属的多年生草本植物 (9) 23 中国的健身与自卫系统 (3,3) 27 由乔治·雅克斯（George Jaques）编剧、导演并制作的 2026 年电影 (5,6) 28 以 1981 年全球热门歌曲《Down Under》而闻名的澳大利亚摇滚乐队 (3,2,4) 32 位于哈里鲁德河畔的阿富汗城市 (5) 33 包含现代西班牙大部分地区的前王国 (7) 35 在 18 和 19 世纪成为市政晚宴象征的菜肴 (6,4) 37 通过攀爬高窗、天窗等进入建筑的窃贼 (3,7) 39 / 15 因《致三位妻子的信》和《关于伊芙的一切》获得奥斯卡最佳导演奖的美国电影制作人 (6,1,10) 40 Saeed ____，右臂离手旋转球投手，他在 2012 年成为最快获得 100 次测试赛三击门的巴基斯坦人 (5) 43 桥牌中赢得全部 13 墩 (5,4) 44 2022 年冬奥会女子冰壶金牌队的队长，现已结束退休状态 (3,8) 49 费利克斯·门德尔松创作的清唱剧，1846 年在伯明翰首演 (6) 50 加拿大创作歌手兼吉他手，与斯蒂芬·斯蒂尔斯共同创立了水牛泉乐队 (4,5) 51 非洲和南亚的一种长腿食肉犬科哺乳动物 (5) 55 描绘水果或花卉等静物的绘画 (5,4) 56 The Lovin' Spoonful 在 1966 年 8 月获得美国冠军的歌曲 (6,2,3,4) 58 在德语单词“über”等元音字母上方标注的符号 (6) 59 在希腊神话中，如忒提斯、安菲特里忒和伽拉忒亚等海仙女 (7) 60 英国电影制作人，作品包括《巴格西·马龙》、《承诺》和《艾薇塔》 (4,6) 61 欧亚多年生草本植物，也被称为颠茄 (6,10) 62 在位君主的丈夫或妻子 (7)

纵向 1 罗马特莱维喷泉中心出现的泰坦 (7) 2 Blue 在 2003 年进入前 10 名的热门单曲 (1,4,2,5) 3 唐·钱德尔和索菲·奥科内多凭借其获得奥斯卡提名的 2004 年电影 (5,6)

4 音乐的守护圣徒 (7) 5 与“横向 50”共同录制了 15 张录音室专辑的美国摇滚乐队 (5,5) 6 争夺斯坦利杯的运动 (3,6) 7 卢瓦尔河谷图赖讷地区生产的干白葡萄酒 (7) 8 / 10 / 46 卡罗尔·金在 1962 年进入前 10 名的热门歌曲 (2,5,2,4,4,5,9) 9 1968 年在埃平创立，到 1988 年已增长至 77 家高街店铺的公司 (7,5) 10 见 8 13 另一种称呼为 cacomistle 的猫科哺乳动物的名称 (8) 14 一种拥有长而直且近乎直立角的非洲大型羚羊 (4) 20 KC and the Sunshine Band 在 1983 年的冠军单曲 (4,2,2) 24 英国演员，电影作品包括《通往毁灭之路》、《冷山》和《贴身》 (4,3) 25 1938 年纳粹德国吞并奥地利的名称 (9) 26 奥逊·威尔斯在 1949 年电影《第三人》中饰演的角色 (5,4) 29 埃布罗河附近生产的红葡萄酒或白葡萄酒 (5) 30 拥有国家赛马场的苏格兰市场城镇 (5) 31 荷属安的列斯群岛最大的岛屿 (7) 34 像 Chauna torquata 这样的一种鹅类水鸟 (8) 36 因《秘密与谎言》和《小嗓门》获得奥斯卡提名的英国女演员 (6,7) 38 酒吧里使用短杆玩的桌面游戏 (3,9) 41 1962 年至 1992 年《今夜秀》的美国主持人 (6,6) 42 The Scaffold 创作的 1968 年圣诞冠军歌曲 (4,3,4) 45 美国演员，在《碟中谍》系列电影中饰演路德·斯蒂克尔 (4,6) 46 见 8 47 被其第四任妻子阿格里皮娜毒死的罗马皇帝 (8) 48 一名共产主义的官员

前苏联负责政治教育的政党 (9) 52 前德国货币单位，价值 1 / 100 德国马克 (7) 53 因该部位血液供应受阻而导致的一块局部死组织 (7) 54 在音乐中，赋格曲中主题与答题紧密结合的部分 (7) 57 由跗骨和跖骨形成的足弓 (4)

答案，第 viii 页

泰式大虾春卷

可制作 10 个春卷

春卷食材

春卷食材 10 张米纸 100 克熟大虾，粗略切碎 1 汤匙淡酱油 1 把泰国罗勒叶，撕碎 1 把新鲜香菜，撕碎 2 枝新鲜薄荷，叶子粗略撕碎 $^{1} / _{2}$ 个冰山生菜，切细丝 1 根胡萝卜，切丝 新鲜辣椒酱花生蘸酱食材 2 汤匙新鲜辣椒酱 2 汤匙碎烤花生 1 茶匙温水（或挤入少量青柠汁），如需调稀可用 食用 额外的新鲜辣椒酱，用于蘸食

将切碎的大虾与酱油拌匀，备用。

将新鲜辣椒酱和碎花生混合。如果你喜欢更稀的稠度，可以加入少许温水或青柠汁。

将香草和蔬菜摆放好，准备组装。

在一个大的浅盘中倒入温水。将一张米纸浸入水中 10 到 15 秒，然后转移到干净的砧板上。在你操作时，它会继续软化。

游戏与谜题

在卷皮的下三分之一处，依次铺上少许生菜、胡萝卜、香草和虾仁，最后淋上酱汁。将两侧向内折叠，然后紧紧卷起。

用剩余的卷皮重复上述步骤。

立即食用，或冷藏最多三小时。若想尝试酥脆的口感，可用花生油或芝麻油将春卷每面轻炸两到三分钟，直至金黄，然后趁热搭配额外的鲜辣椒酱食用。

食谱来自 tracklement.co.uk

PUZZLES 每周六推出全英最佳格挡式纵横字谜

Kakuro（数和）

玩法：填充白色方格，使每一行或每一列连续单元格的总和与该行 / 列起始处的总数一致。你只能使用 1-9 的数字，且在同一组连续单元格中数字不能重复。

Jigsawdoku（拼图数独）

玩法：在每一行、每一列以及粗线勾勒的拼图区域内，分别填入数字 1-9，且每个数字仅出现一次。

Killer Sudoku（杀手数独）

玩法：每一行、每一列以及 3x3 的方格内必须包含数字 1 到 9，且每个数字仅出现一次。灰色线条内所有数字的总和必须与该区域左上角标注的数字一致。在灰色线条形成的区域内，任何数字不能出现两次以上。

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玩法：找出网格中所有的地雷。某些方格中的数字表示其相邻方格（包括对角线接触的方格）中地雷的数量。有数字的方格内不能放置地雷。

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通过遵循“押韵（RHYME）”、“字母（LETTERS）”和“含义（MEANING）”的线索来寻找缺失的单词——例如，一个与“cheek”押韵，与“pear”只有一个字母不同，且含义与“mountain”相同的单词，应该是“peak”。完整规则请见 zygolex.com。答案见第 47 页。

押韵 字母 含义

Futoshiki（不等式数独）

玩法 在每一行和每一列中，将数字 1-5 各填入一次。大于号和小于号（ $>$ 和 $<$ ）表示该单元格与相邻单元格之间的大小关系。

Minesweeper（扫雷）

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Number Square（数字方格）

玩法：在空格中填入数字，使横向和纵向的计算结果与灰色方格中显示的结果一致。1到9的每个数字必须且只能出现一次。计算应从左到右、从上到下依次进行，而非遵循严格的数学运算顺序。

Easier（简单）

在简洁填字游戏中卡住了吗？ 纵向（DOWN）

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Harder（困难）

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密码游戏 No 4473

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简明纵横字谜 No 4921

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单词阶梯

玩法 将阶梯顶部的单词转换为底部的单词，仅使用中间的五个阶梯。在每个阶梯上，您必须填入一个有效的四个字母单词，该单词与上方的单词完全相同，仅有一个字母不同。实现这一目标可能有多种方法。

周六简明纵横字谜答案 横向 1 Huss, 3 Ghee (Husky), 9 Onerous, 10 Adage, 11 Erroneous, 12 Hot, 13 Rhode Island, 17 Car, 18 Matrimony, 20 Offer, 21 Oregano, 22 Sole, 23 Urge. 纵向 1 Hooked, 2 Sheer, 4 Heathen, 5 Event, 6 Joined, 7 Association, 8 Dais, 14 Harmful, 15 Loiter, 16 Bygone, 17 Cross, 18 More, 19 On air.

今日其他益智游戏：隐喻纵横字谜，第 32 页 五线索隐喻字谜，第 15 页；一分钟 Wijuko，第 18 页 益智游戏答案 见第 47 页

idoku Exclusive to i

玩法 每个 1 到 9 的数字必须在构成红色字母 i 的方格中出现（且仅出现一次）。

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数独 简单

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明日：更难

ABC 逻辑

玩法：在每一行和每一列中，字母 A、B 和 C 只能出现一次。每行和每列有两个空格。行 / 列边缘的字母表示该行 / 列中第一个或最后一个出现的字母。

单词轮盘

玩法：利用轮盘中的字母，你能找到多少个单词？每个单词必须包含中心字母且至少包含其他三个字母。每个字母只能使用一次。不能使用外来词、专有名词或复数形式，但可以使用以 's' 结尾的动词形式。至少有一个九字母单词可供寻找。

评分：18个为良好，27个为优秀，34个为卓越，41个为天才

数字金字塔

玩法：数字金字塔中每个方格的值为其正下方两个方格之和。

马之巡游

玩法：一个国际象棋中的马在网格中每个方格恰好访问一次，从 1 开始，在 100 结束（这两个方格已阴影标出）。推导出马的完整路径——其中部分路径已给出——从而完成网格。马的移动方式为：先横向移动两格，然后纵向移动一格；或先纵向移动两格，然后横向移动一格。

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单元格

玩法：将网格划分为正方形或长方形区块，每个区块仅包含一个数字。每个区块包含的单元格数量必须与其中数字所示一致。

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单词填空

玩法：你能将所有单词填入网格以完成谜题吗？有些单词最初可能适合多个位置，但只有一种方式能将所有单词组合在一起以完成网格。

单词方阵

玩法：只需回答网格旁的线索，并将答案写在相应的行中。最终答案在每一行水平阅读的结果必须与在每一列垂直阅读的结果相同。

桥梁 (Bridges)

玩法：将所有岛屿（由圆圈表示）连接成一个互通的整体。为此，请在岛屿之间绘制桥梁。每个圆圈中的数字表示必须连接到该岛屿的桥梁数量。桥梁不能相互交叉，只能水平或垂直绘制，且任意两座岛屿之间最多只能有两座桥梁。

单词搜索 (Word Search)

玩法：经典的单词搜索谜题：在网格中找到所有单词。单词可能水平、垂直或对角线隐藏，且方向可以是正向或反向。

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安特卫普 (ANTWERP) 釜山 (BUSAN) 科隆 (COLON) 广州 (GUANGZHOU) 汉堡 (HAMBURG) 香港 (HONG KONG) 杰贝阿里 (JEBEL ALI) 吉达 (JEDDAH) 巴生港 (KLANG) 洛杉矶 (LOS ANGELES)

马尼拉 (MANILA) 迈阿密 (MIAMI) 名古屋 (NAGOYA) 拿骚 (NASSAU) 鹿特丹 (ROTTERDAM) 桑托斯 (SANTOS) 上海 (SHANGHAI) 深圳 (SHENZEN) 新加坡 (SINGAPORE) 丹吉尔 (TANGIER)

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计算数独 (Calcudoku)

玩法：在每行和每列中各填入一次数字 1-6，并遵守粗线区域内的计算结果。每个区域内的数字表示该区域的总计，符号则显示应对数字执行的运算类型：加法、减法、除法或乘法。数字在粗线区域内可以重复。对于减法，始终用区域内最大的数减去最小的数；对于除法，用最大的数除以最小的数。

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六边形字母阵 (Hexalex)

玩法：将下列每个字母在空白六边形中各填入一次，填入后将其划掉。填入字母的方式应使得通过从一个六边形移动到相邻六边形，能够拼出网格旁列出的所有单词。

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儿童益智游戏

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六边形迷宫 (HEX MAZE)

玩法 从入口箭头进入，寻找走出网格的路径。你必须遵循一条不抄近路、不跳墙且不重复的路径。

路径单词 (ROUTE WORD)

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玩法 解决下面的填字游戏式线索以填充网格，每个方格写一个字母。每个答案的最后一个字母是下一个答案的第一个字母。这些字母已经为你填好，同时整个谜题的首尾字母也已给出。

线索 绊倒 (7) 极好的 (9) 洗澡后使用的物品 (5) 公司标志 (4) 这些用于划船 (4)

寻找匹配鲨鱼 (MATCHING SHARK)

你能找到匹配的鲨鱼吗？

数字交叉 (NUMBER CROSS)

玩法：用列表中给出的数字填充网格。每个数字只有一个位置，且必须恰好填入给定的方格中。

3 180 299 337 616

4 1459 2737 3319 3753 4303 7258 7586 9391

5 11287 17811 26492 37127 72753 74259 78041 83169

8218513 8570083 9382825 9739207

9 328202123 393708958

7 1579327 1687955 2622353 3889438

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找不同 (SPOT THE DIFFERENCE)

玩法：你能发现两幅图之间的六处不同之处吗？

数字金字塔

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玩法 你能在这个网格中找到这些单词吗？它们可能是水平、垂直或对角线排列，且可能是正向或反向书写。

ASTRONAUT（宇航员） BAKER（面包师） BUILDER（建筑工） CHEF（厨师） DOCTOR（医生） LAWYER（律师） NURSE（护士） PAINTER（画家） TEACHER（教师） WRITER（作家）

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单词之塔

玩法

目标是从谜题的起点到达终点。利用金字塔每一步旁边的线索来帮助你，同时请记住，下一个答案是前一个线索加上一个新字母后的字母异位词。

字母填充

我们去购物吧

数字方格

玩法 圈出下面的硬币，以显示购买这个鸟屋需要多少钱。然后你必须计算出你的资金中还剩多少找零。

玩法 将 1 - 9 的数字在谜题网格中各填入一次，以完成网格中横向和纵向的数学计算。计算顺序为从左到右，从上到下。

玩法 用列表中给出的单词填充网格。每个单词只有一个位置，且必须恰好填入给定的方格中。

10 个字母 Round Table（圆桌）

求和寻找者+

玩法 下方方框中的三个数字相加等于 93。但你能算出这三个数字分别是什么吗？

形状匹配

玩法 你能找到三个颜色和大小完全相同的匹配形状吗？形状可以旋转。

单词构建者

玩法 每个线索的答案仅包含网格中的字母，长度为五个字母，且必须包含中心字母。

- Not before（并非在此之前） - Floating wooden structures（漂浮的木质结构） - Additional（额外的） - Gaze at fixedly（凝视）

动物数学

玩法 从“起点”到“终点”计算各项算式，以完成最终等式。

多米诺骨牌

玩法 从 0-0 到 6-6 的全部 28 块多米诺骨牌已全部放入网格中，每块仅出现一次。你能算出每块骨牌的位置吗？

在数字之间按 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4 这样的顺序移动，从灰色的 1 开始，在灰色的 4. 结束。每一步你可以向任何方向（包括对角线）移动一格。你必须形成一条连续的路径，且每个格子必须且只能访问一次。

火车轨道

路径寻找

外部的数字表示 A 和 B 之间的轨道在每行和每列中经过的格子数量。轨道要么直接穿过一个格子，要么在该格子内成直角转弯。

二进制

完成网格，使每行和每列都包含五个 0 和五个 1。在任何行或列中，相同的数字不能连续出现超过两个格子。在完成的谜题中，每行的 0 和 1 序列必须与其他任何行不同，每列 likewise。

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链环

在每行、每列以及由链条连接的每组格子中填入数字 1-6。

数字六边形

每个六边形被分为六个三角形。这六个三角形的和始终为 25. 在每个空白三角形中填入 1-9 的数字以完成谜题：同一个六边形内不能重复使用数字。

每日测验

1. 肾上腺分泌的主要帮助身体应对压力的激素名称是什么？

2. 斯坦街 (Stane Street) 是英格兰南部的一条罗马大道，它将港口城市诺维奥马古斯·雷吉诺鲁姆 (Noviomagus Reginorum，现为西萨塞克斯郡的奇切斯特) 与哪里连接起来？

3. 小说家安东尼·巴克里奇 (Anthony Buckeridge) 系列教室故事中的主角是谁？

4. 大西洋占全球总水量的百分之多少——24 per cent, 28 per cent 还是 32 per cent？

答案，第 47 页

寻路者

从一个字母移动到相邻字母，你能创建一条连续的路径，访问每个格子一次，并拼出网格右侧列出的所有单词吗？从阴影格子开始。

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海战 (Battleships)

玩法：在网格中找到下方列出的每艘船的位置。边缘的数字表示谜题中每行和每列包含的船只片段数量。船只的所有方向（包括对角线）都被水包围。

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A 到 Z (A to Z)

玩法：必须将 A-Z 的每个字母分别填入空格中，以完成一个填满的纵横字谜网格。

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

三明治数独 (Sandwich Sudoku)

玩法： 在每行、每列以及 3x3 的粗线方格中，分别填入数字 1-9。此外，网格边缘的数字表示每行和每列中位于数字 1 和 9 之间的所有数字之和。

单词查找 (WordFinder)

玩法：根据显示的四次之前的猜测，你必须找出一个没有重复字母的通用五个字母单词。在之前的猜测中，白色背景表示该字母不出现在答案词中；灰色背景表示该字母出现在答案中但位置不同；黑色背景则表示该字母在答案中的位置完全正确。

雪花数独 (Snowflake Sudoku)

玩法：在网格的每行、每列以及 4x2 的粗线矩形中，分别填入数字 1-8。

形状分割 (Shape Split)

玩法：将色块分割成四个完全相同的形状。形状可以旋转。

箭头数独 (Sudokarrow)

玩法：与传统数独相同，但箭头路径上的数字之和必须等于每个箭头顶端圆圈内的数字。

数独 X (Sudoku X)

玩法：在每行、每列以及 3x3 的粗线方格中，分别填入数字 1-9。此外，数字 1-9 必须在两条灰色标记的主对角线中各出现一次。

隐喻纵横字谜 第 4857 号 作者：TEES

横向

1 检索猎物的者：一名新的加拉塔萨雷球员 (8) 5 带着装满烈酒的瓶子的矮个子女人？ (6) 9 在离婚法庭案件中提出的要求？ (8) 10 为了观众而激发理解力 (6) 12 最后一位教皇及其在教会中不安的角色 (11) 15 王牌团队在原则上需要秩序 (5) 17 成功进入礼堂的流行明星 (9) 18 北方地点的喷气流 (9) 19 湖的远端很阴森 (5) 20 被法国导演搞得厌烦的学校歌手 (11) 24 偶尔放在出件盘中的更多工作量 (6) 25 仪式中作为食物烹饪的一只西藏动物 (8)

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26 当球被扔出时，比赛中来自左侧的分数？ (6) 27 时间利用支撑的贪婪法国足协 (8)

纵向

1 来自希腊的明星，其性格在服装圈之上 (5,5) 2 美国人带着波兰人在训练中击败了意大利人 (10) 3 也许是G8领导人在月份之后结束谈判 (5) 4 外星人的答案是保留的，但已提前计划 (12) 6 6 1-0领先：坚定的支持者扼杀了红军球迷？ (9) 7 鸟类单次出现第二次 (4) 8 大量秒数中加入了牛肉并安置到位 (4) 11 听闻皮尔森啤酒干扰了好色之徒 (12) 13 拒绝音符被围绕在曾经被剥夺权力的俄罗斯城市周围 (10)

完整条款与条件请参阅第 27 页

14 数学专家的拉格啤酒账单被重新计算 (10) 16 粗制滥造的时尚服装 (9) 21 在巴黎，这里的君主更加冷漠 (5) 22 依然避开东部沙漠 (4) 23 填满披萨的区域没有卡路里 (4)

周六加密填字游戏答案

沸水，与此同时 22 岁的克莱尔在跑步时晕倒被紧急送往女王医院。在收到令人担忧的血液检测结果后，医生担心她的肺部可能有血栓，并预约了紧急 CT 扫描。

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《爱情骗局》(Love Cheats) 晚上10点，Channel 4

这是一个男人的案例，他告诉女友他的生活是一连串的悲剧，从姐姐死于癌症到父亲死于遗传性心脏病，而他随后也患上了这种病。然而，（你猜到了），当她借给他数千英镑时，他突然失踪了，她很快发现自己只是长长受害者名单中的最新一人。

电影推荐 劳伦斯·费兰 (LAURENCE PHELAN)

今日电影 《卡罗尔》(Carol)

晚上11.30，Film4 (托德·海因斯，2015)

导演海因斯对帕特里夏·海史密斯小说《盐的价格》(The Price Of Salt) 进行了时代改编——这是一个关于女同性恋爱情的故事，讲述了 1950 年代曼哈顿一家百货商店的年轻店员（鲁妮·玛拉，左）与一位年长、经验更丰富、更迷人但婚姻不幸的上流社会女性（凯特·布兰切特）之间的一次邂逅。影片的剪裁与风格完美，且呈现方式极其精湛。但它同样令人心醉，即便激情受到克制，其感受依然强烈。而且，这部电影并不总是遵循那些关于在不那么开明的时代禁忌之恋的故事通常遵循的路径，这赋予了它一种额外的颠覆性快感。

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《功夫熊猫》(Kung Fu Panda) 晚上4.10点，ITV2

(马克·奥斯本，约翰·史蒂文森，2008) 杰克·布莱克在这一部向旧武术电影致敬的作品中为讨喜的英雄配音：一只被预言将击败邪恶雪豹的过重熊猫。片中没有展现人类的运动能力，但动画师的精湛技艺令人赞叹。

《教父2》(The Godfather Part II) 晚上10.30点，BBC Two

点播

(弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉，1974) 这部宏伟的黑帮电影在原作的基础上继续讲述迈克尔（阿尔·帕西诺）巩固其作为科里昂家族新教父地位的故事。同时通过倒叙，展现其移民父亲（罗伯特·德尼罗）最初是如何投身犯罪的。

《未讲述的Raygun：糟糕的突破》(Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly) Netflix

关于奥运选手瑞秋·冈恩 (Rachel Gunn) 的纪录片。

《暗物质》(Dark Matter) Apple TV+

詹妮弗·康纳利和乔尔·埃哲顿在这部科幻剧的第二季中回归。

Possession Now

一部探讨牙买加奴隶制后果的超自然剧集。

6.00 《乔治与米尔德里德》(S)。6.35 《乔治与米尔德里德》(S)。7.05 《经典艾默代尔》(S)。7.35 《经典艾默代尔》(S)。8.05 《加冕街》(S)。8.40 《加冕街》(S)。9.10 《阿加莎·克里斯蒂的波洛》(S)。11.30 《心跳》(S)。12.35 《心跳》(S)。1.35 《谜案集》(S)。3.35 《艾默代尔》(S)。4.05 《艾默代尔》(S)。4.40 《加冕街》(S)。5.15 《加冕街》(S)。5.50 《心跳》(S)。

6.55 《心跳》 史蒂夫监督一项户外冒险课程 (S)。

8.00 《谜案集》一名音乐节表演者被杀，一把无价的小提琴被盗 (S)。

10.00 《刘易斯》当井中发现尸体时，侦探展开调查 (S)。

11.50 《阿加莎·克里斯蒂的波洛》 一名男子在哥尔夫球场被发现遇害 (S)。

2.00 《乔治与米尔德里德》(S)。2.30 电视购物

6.00 《Hollyoaks》(S)。6.30 《Hollyoaks》(S)。6.55 《Rude(ish) Tube》短片 (S)。7.00 《情侣来我家吃饭》(S)。8.00 《拉姆齐的厨房噩梦：美国》(S)。9.00 《拉姆齐的厨房噩梦：美国》(S)。10.00 《美国最搞笑家庭录像》(S)。11.00 《美国最搞笑家庭录像》(S)。12.00 《辛普森一家》(S)。12.30 《辛普森一家》(S)。1.00 The (S)。1.30 The (S)。2.00 《戈德堡一家》(S)。2.30 《戈德堡一家》(S)。3.00 《摩登家庭》(S)。3.30 《摩登家庭》(S)。4.00 《摩登家庭》(S)。4.30 《摩登家庭》(S)。5.00 The (S)。5.30 The (S)。

6.00 The 另一组惊悚故事 (S)。 6.30 The (S)。

7.00 《Hollyoaks》一段新友谊导致史蒂复吸 (S)。 7.30 《布鲁克林九九》(S)。

8.00 《伦敦名媛：新统治》 玛莎举办了一场以《窈窕淑女》为主题的野餐 (S)。

9.00 《Below Deck Down Under》厨房里爆发了一场争吵 (S)。

10.00 《Gogglebox》评论员点评《加冕街》和英国版《闪婚》(S)。

11.00 《First Dates》 嘉宾包括一名前任们往往会与他人结婚的女性 (S)。

12.05 《Naked Attraction》(S)。1.10 《Below Deck Down Under》(S)。2.10 《伦敦名媛：新统治》(S)。3.00 《拉姆齐的厨房噩梦：美国》(S)。3.55 The (S)。4.20 《戈德堡一家》(S)。

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8.55 《寻找、修复、出售》(S)。10.00 《四人一床》(S)。10.35 《四人一床》(S)。11.05 In A (S)。11.35 In A (S)。12.10 In A (S)。12.40 《来我家吃饭》(S)。1.10 《来我家吃饭》(S)。1.40 《来我家吃饭》(S)。2.15 《来我家吃饭》(S)。2.50 《来我家吃饭》(S)。3.20 In A (S)。3.50 In A (S)。4.20 In A (S)。4.50 In A (S)。5.20 In A (S)。5.55 《汽车 S.O.S》(S)。

6.50 《汽车 S.O.S》蒂姆和法兹修复了一辆凯旋 TR4 (S)。

7.55 《宏伟设计》 一对夫妇计划在东萨塞克斯乡村建造一座新的家庭住宅 (S)。

9.00 《PopMaster TV》肯·布鲁斯带领五名新选手参加第四轮预赛 (S)。

10.0024 《急诊室24小时》一名11岁儿童在被摩托车撞击后被紧急送往急诊室 (S)。

11.05 24 《急诊室24小时》一名12岁女孩在从悬崖坠落后需要紧急脑手术 (S)。

12.10 999 《999：前线》(S)。1.15 24 《急诊室24小时》(S)。2.20 24 《急诊室24小时》(S)。3.25 《完美音高》(S)。3.50 Close

sky ONE

6.00 电影：《Playmobil: The Movie》（Lino DiSalvo 2019）动画冒险喜剧 (R) (S)。7.45 特里·普拉切特《Going Postal》(R) (S)。9.45 《辛普森一家》(R) (S)。10.15 《辛普森一家》(R) (S)。10.45 《辛普森一家》(R) (S)。11.15 《辛普森一家》(R) (S)。11.45 《辛普森一家》(R) (S)。12.15 《阿加莎·雷辛》(R) (S)。2.15 《阿加莎·雷辛》(R) (S)。4.15 电影：《了不起的狐狸先生》（Wes Anderson 2009）定格动画冒险片，乔治·克鲁尼配音 (R) (S)。

6.00 电影：《逃离鸡笼》（Peter Lord, Nick Park 2000）动画喜剧 (R) (S)。

7.45 大卫·爱登堡与巨象 (R) (S)。

9.00 电影：《毒液》（Ruben Fleischer 2018）奇幻冒险片，汤姆·哈迪主演 (R) (S)。

11.10 罗布·贝克特：《长颈鹿》喜剧演员在伦敦帕拉第姆剧院的单口喜剧表演 (R) (S)。

12.55 《格林》(R) (S)。1.50 《Evil》(R) (S)。2.45 《The Force: North East》(R) (S)。3.40 《Road Wars》(R) (S)。4.30 《Road Wars》(R) (S)。5.00 《Highway Patrol》(R) (S)。5.30 《Highway Patrol》(R) (S)。

6.00 《Fish Town》(R) (S)。7.00 《最后生还者》(R) (S)。8.15 《最后生还者》(R) (S)。9.20 《The Of Us》(R) (S)。10.25 《The Of Us》(R) (S)。11.30 《The Of 》(R) (S)。12.30 《The Of 》(R) (S)。1.45 《The Of 》(R) (S)。2.45 《Possession》(R) (S)。3.45 《Possession》(R) (S)。4.45 《》(R) (S)。5.45 《》(R) (S)。

6.45 《》克劳迪娅必须接纳她的传承以击败夏洛特的灵魂 (R) (S)。

7.45 《龙之家族》雷妮拉部署力量准备夺取君临城 (R) (S)。

9.00 《龙之家族》艾莉森不惜一切代价以履行她的协议 (R) (S)。

10.15 《Of The》(R) (S)。

11.15 《Of The》雷妮拉被逼入绝境 (R) (S)。

12.20 《Of The》(R) (S)。1.30 《Of The》(R) (S)。2.40 《Of The》(R) (S)。3.50 《Of The》(R) (S)。5.05 《The Guest Wing》(R) (S)。

Radio

BBC Radio 1

6am 1's Live Lounge 10.00 1's Live Lounge 2pm 1's Live Lounge 6.00 1 At Reading And Leeds Festival 6.30 1 At Reading And Leeds Festival 7.00 1 At And 7.30 1 At And 8.00 1 At And 9.00 1 At And 10.00 1 At And 11.00 1 At And 12mdn't 1 At And 1.00 1's Power Down Playlist With Sian Eleri 2.00 1 Anthems 4.00 1 Pop Anthems 5.00 1 Early Breakfast With Dean McCullough

BBC 1Xtra

6am Throwback Thursday 7.00 1Xtra Salutes Carnival 10.00 1Xtra Salutes Carnival 12noon 1Xtra 3.00 1Xtra 6.00 1Xtra 8.00 1Xtra 10.00 1Xtra 11.00 1Xtrais After Hours 12mdn't 1Xtrais After Hours 1.00 1Xtra's R&B Show With Chuckie 2.30 1Xtra's R&B Slow Jamz Mix With Chuckie 3.00 1Xtra : Giveon 4.00 1Xtra's Rave Show With Jeremiah Asiamah 4.30 Throwback Thursday 5.30 1Xtra's Throwback Party

BBC 2

6.30am The OJ Borg Breakfast Show 9.30 Gary Davies 12noon Tony Blackburn's Sounds Of Soul 3.00 Mark Goodier's Most Played - The Billion Streamers 6.00 Lewis Capaldi's Ultimate Scottish Playlist 7.00 Edith Bowman's Shiny Happy Playlist 7.30 Edith Bowman 9.00 The Blues Show With Shaun Keaveny 10.00 The Good Groove With Melvin Odoom 12mdn't Connor Phillips 2.30 One Hit Wonders With Connor Phillips 3.00 Dance Sounds Of The 90s With Vernon Kay

BBC 3

6.30am Breakfast 9.30 3's Proms Marathon Monday 11.00 3's Proms Marathon Monday 1pm 3's 2.15 3's 3.45 3's 5.15 3's 7.00 BBC 2026 9.30 Classical Mixtape 10.00 Night Tracks 11.30 'Round Midnight 12.30am Through The Night

BBC Radio 4

早上6点 《今日》(Today) 9.00 《伟大的犯罪之谜》(The Great Crime Mystery) 9.30 《我们是如何走到这一步的：没有世界秩序》(How Did We Get Here: No World Order) 10.00 《女性时间》(Woman's Hour) 11.00 《各种各样的思想》(All Kinds Of Minds) 11.45 《你不必地说任何话》(You Do Not Have To Say Anything) 中午12点 新闻 12.04 《你和我》(You And Yours) 12.57 天气 1.00 《一点钟的世界》(The World At One) 1.45 《9/11故事》(A 9/11 Story) 2.00 《阿彻斯》(The Archers) 2.15 《烟草、杂志与包包》(Fags, Mags And Bags) 2.45 《新故事讲述者》(New Storytellers) 3.00 《伟大的生活》(Great Lives) 3.30 《对我而言你已死去》(You're Dead To Me) 4.00 《独裁者生存指南》(The Dictators' Survival Guide) 4.30 《灵魂音乐》(Soul Music) 5.00 《下午》(PM) 5.57 天气 6.00 《六点新闻》(Six O'Clock News) 6.30 《不可言说》(Unspeakable) 7.00 《阿彻斯》(The Archers) 7.15 《前排》(Front Row) 8.00 《简报室》(The Briefing Room) 系列最后一集。 8.30 《BBC内部科学》(BBC Inside Science) 最新科学研究。 9.00 《伟大的犯罪之谜》(The Great Crime Mystery) 公众对犯罪率的看法。系列最后一集。 9.30 《我们是如何走到这一步的：没有世界秩序》(How Did We Get Here: No World Order) 特里斯坦·雷德曼 (Tristan Redman) 及嘉宾讨论俄罗斯入侵乌克兰。系列最后一集。 10.00 《今夜的世界》(The World Tonight) 10.45 《睡前书：一位职场母亲》(Book At Bedtime: A Working Mother) 11.00 《有些事我想告诉你》(There's Something I Need To Tell You) 11.30 《一切都是假的且没人关心》(Everything Is Fake And Nobody Cares) 系列最后一集。 午夜12点 新闻与天气 12.30 《你不必地说任何话》(You Do Not Have To Say Anything) 12.48 航运预报 1.00 BBC世界服务 5.00 新闻摘要 5.04 《独裁者生存指南》(The Dictators' Survival Guide) 5.32 天气 5.34 航运预报 5.43 今日祷告 5.45 今日农业

BBC Radio 4 Extra 早上6点 《五条红鲱鱼》(Five Red Herrings) 6.30 《杀死法老！》(Kill The Pharaoh!) 7.00 《约翰与托尼的冒险》(The Adventures Of John And Tony) 7.30 《爸爸军队》(Dad's Army) 8.00 《55岁及以上》(55 And Over) 8.30 《冲刷》(Flush) 8.45 《离岸》(The Offing) 9.00 《就一分钟》(Just A Minute) 9.30 《一所学校的秘密历史》(The Secret History Of A School) 9.45 每日礼拜 10.00 《自然之声》(Sounds Natural) 10.30 《穷困辩论者》(Down And Out Debaters) 11.00 《五条红鲱鱼》(Five Red Herrings) 11.30 《杀死法老！》(Kill The Pharaoh!) 中午12点 《约翰与托尼的冒险》(The Adventures Of John And Tony) 12.30 《爸爸军队》(Dad's Army) 1.00 《55岁及以上》(55 And Over) 1.30 《冲刷》(Flush) 1.45 《离岸》(The Offing) 2.00 《引用-反引用》(Quote - Unquote) 2.30 《特雷弗的体育世界》(Trevor's World Of Sport) 3.00 《致老师的爱》(To Sir With Love) 4.00 《自然之声》(Sounds Natural) 4.30 《穷困辩论者》(Down And Out Debaters) 5.00 《五条红鲱鱼》(Five Red Herrings) 5.30 《杀死法老！》(Kill The Pharaoh!) 6.00 《约翰与托尼的冒险》(The Adventures Of John And Tony) 6.30 《爸爸军队》(Dad's Army) 7.00 《55岁及以上》(55 And Over) 7.30 《冲刷》(Flush) 7.45 《离岸》(The Offing) 8.00 《引用-反引用》(Quote – Unquote) 8.30 《特雷弗的体育世界》(Trevor's World Of Sport) 9.00 《致老师的爱》(To Sir With Love) 10.00 喜剧俱乐部：《就一分钟》(Just A Minute) 10.30 喜剧俱乐部：《真正地、疯狂地、布莱切利》(Truly, Madly, Bletchley) 10.45 喜剧俱乐部：《当当，当当，当当》(Quando, Quando, Quando) 11.00 喜剧俱乐部：《民众已发声》(The People Have Spoken) 11.30 喜剧俱乐部：《内部圈子》(The In Crowd) 午夜12点 《自然之声》(Sounds Natural) 12.30 《穷困辩论者》(Down And Out Debaters) 1.00 《五条红鲱鱼》(Five Red Herrings) 1.30 《杀死法老！》(Kill The Pharaoh!) 2.00 《约翰与托尼的冒险》(The Adventures Of John And Tony) 2.30 《爸爸军队》(Dad's Army) 3.00 《55岁及以上》(55 And Over) 3.30 《冲刷》(Flush) 3.45 《离岸》(The Offing) 4.00 《引用-反引用》(Quote – Unquote) 4.30 《特雷弗的体育世界》(Trevor's World Of Sport) 5.00 《致老师的爱》(To Sir With Love)

BBC Proms (BBC 逍遥音乐会) 2026年 晚上7点，BBC Radio 3 凯蒂·德汉 (Katie Derham) （见上图）在皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅 现场主持，由莎拉·希克斯 (Sarah Hicks) 指挥 BBC the Philharmonic 管弦乐团演出迪士尼 电影配乐音乐会。

BBC 5 Live

早上6点 5 Live早餐节目 9.00 尼基·坎贝尔 (Nicky Campbell) 11.00 纳加·蒙切蒂 (Naga Munchetty) 下午2点 尼克·瓦特 (Nick Watt) 4.00 5 Live驾驶节目 7.00 5 Live体育：周一之夜俱乐部 9.00 5 Live体育：5 Live板球 10.00 戈登·斯马特 (Gordon Smart) 凌晨1点 多顿·阿德巴约 (Dotun Adebayo) 5.00 财富觉醒 (Wake Up To Money)

BBC 6 Music

早上7点 尼蒙 (Nemone) 10.00 劳伦·拉文 (Lauren Laverne) 下午1点 克雷格·查尔斯 (Craig Charles) 4.00 扎基亚·塞维尔的下午茶时段 (Zakia Sewell's Teatime Session) 7.00 每日新音乐指南 9.00 莱利与科 (Riley & Coe) 11.00 6 Music驻场艺术家 午夜12点 Pet Shop Boys 在 BBC 1.00 Pet Shop Boys 现场 2.00 Pet Shop Boys 纪录片 3.00 Pet Shop Boys 纪录片 4.00 Pet Shop Boys 播放列表 5.00 艾米·拉梅 (Amy Lamé)

Classic FM

早上6.30 加雷斯·马龙 (Gareth Malone) 主持的 Classic FM 早餐节目 9.00 加雷斯·马龙主持的 Classic FM 名人堂之小时 10.00 亚利德·琼斯 (Aled Jones) 主持的 2026 Classic FM 电影音乐名人堂 下午1点 玛格丽塔·泰勒 (Margherita Taylor) 主持的 2026 Classic FM 电影音乐名人堂 4.00 乔纳森·罗斯 (Jonathan Ross) 主持的 2026 Classic FM 电影音乐名人堂 7.00 泽布·索恩斯 (Zeb Soanes) 主持的放松之夜 10.00 宁静经典 凌晨1点 比尔·欧弗顿 (Bill Overton) 4.00 早期早餐

Absolute Radio 早上6点 本·伯雷尔 (Ben Burrell) 10.00 莱奥娜·格雷厄姆 (Leona Graham) 下午1点 丹妮尔·佩里 (Danielle Perry) 4.00 与布什和里奇共度回家时光 (Hometime With Bush & Richie) 7.00 邻里周末最佳精选 10.00 杰伊·劳伦斯 (Jay Lawrence) 凌晨1点 丹·诺布尔 (Dan Noble)

Z世代是首个智商低于父母的一代——课堂上的技术是否应为此负责？

过度依赖数字化学习可能会对学生造成伤害。作者：Genevieve Roberts

“Z世代是历史上首个认知发育程度低于其父母一代的人群，”

新书《数字化幻想》（The Digital Delusion）的作者贾里德·库尼·霍瓦斯（Jared Cooney Horvath）告诉我。这位教师兼神经科学家微笑着补充道：“我绝不会说他们‘更笨’，我只说‘认知发育程度较低’，因为也许还存在一些我们尚未知晓的其他因素。”

他表示，直到2010年，每一代人的认知能力都优于其父母。其原因在于学校和学生教育一直在持续改进。他解释道：“教育的黄金时代大约是从1996年到2010年。”但自那时起，全球范围内的智商得分一直在下降。他认为这与屏幕在学校的普及直接相关。“人类在生物学结构上并不适合通过技术高效学习：我们天生是通过其他人类来学习的，”他说。

教育技术是一门巨大的生意。根据教育部的数据，在英国，教育技术每年产生约£6.5bn的营业额；而在美国，这一数字接近\4000亿美元，且88%的学生拥有自己的学校笔记本电脑。这听起来像是为孩子们装备数字化时代能力的一件好事，但霍瓦斯认为，这是人类将“工具”误认为“技能”的典型案例。

“原则是：先学习技能，然后使用工具来使其变得更简单。如果你一开始就使用工具，你将永远无法培养出这项技能，”他说。“如果你知道如何排版文章以及如何拼写某些单词，那么我们现在引入文字处理软件。但如果你从文字处理软件开始，你将永远依赖于这个工具。如果我们在你理解算术之前就给你计算器，你将永远被计算器束缚。”

霍瓦斯（见插图）认为，我们集体犯了一个错误，

即认为创造力、批判性思维和沟通能力等高阶技能与知识是分离的。“人们认为我们现在可以通过互联网或AI获取知识，所以我们只需要培养这些技能，孩子们的[智力]就会爆发式增长，”他说。“但创造力和批判性思维源于知识。我们学习得越多，就越有创造力。而我们教给孩子的越少，他们的创造力和批判性就越低。”

“2018年，新加坡在科学、数学和阅读方面的学术表现全球最佳，且在所有创造力衡量指标上表现最好。在两项指标中均排名第二的都是日本。这基本上是[学术能力与创造力之间]的完美正相关。”日本在课堂上采用技术的速度较慢，平板电脑直到2019年才推广，

这比瑞典晚了近十年。而瑞典在早期采用教育技术后，现在已经增加了基于纸质的学习并减少了屏幕时间。

相比之下，新加坡是技术的早期采用者：目前该国正在支持教师使用AI，但政府的技术政策明确指出“教师是导航员”，并警告称“过度依赖AI可能会阻碍批判性思维和解决问题能力的发展”。

国际数学与科学趋势研究（TIMSS）国际评估的负责人认为，正是教学质量以及被视为优先事项的教育地位，使得新加坡在国际排行榜上名列前茅。

霍瓦斯发现，新加坡。

AI 可能会阻碍批判性思维和解决问题能力的发展

学生在技术推广较慢的国家表现更好

在他对比的所有国际测试中，日本、韩国和中国均名列前茅，这些测试包括国际计算机与信息素养研究（ICILS）、在线学习国际研究（ISOL）以及国际学生评估项目（PISA）。

人们经常问他，为什么这些科技大国没有经历同样的成绩下滑。他坚持认为，这些是“世界上技术教育程度最低的四个国家”。他解释道：“他们意识到，必须先学习才能让计算机发挥作用。直到新冠疫情期间，他们才因为被迫而开始引入技术。疫情后，他们保留了这些技术，而现在他们的分数正在下降，”他说道。

他认为，在学校中使用 AI 是“确保（学生）永远无法弄清楚如何独立完成任何事情的最快途径”。他说，这就像是“卸载”与“外包”的区别：前者是在我们拥有审核答案的专业知识后，为了让生活更轻松而减轻负担；而后者则是当你无法审核任何内容时将其外包。

伦敦大学学院（UCL）教育学院教育评估荣休教授迪兰·威廉（Dylan Wiliam）认为情况并非如此简单。“目前学校使用的许多技术质量低下，但设计良好的软件可以增强学生的学习。关键问题不在于技术的数量，而在于它是在帮助学生进行更多还是更少的认知挑战性工作，”他表示。

霍瓦斯本人并不认为应该在学校全面禁止技术：在学习计算机技能方面，他认为这非常契合。但他认为技术不应成为默认的学习工具。“我们需要回溯到 2008 年左右的做法，然后将其作为新的跳板，在没有技术的情况下向前推进。这时我们可以说：‘我们以前不懂。现在我们懂了；所以现在我们要做得更好。’ 关键在于重新掌控技术，并有意识地决定如何使用它，”

教育部的一位发言人表示：“我们明确，技术应当增强而非取代深层思考、创造力和批判性参与，而这些正是有效学习的基石。我们正与教师共同设计下一代安全的 AI 辅导工具，以帮助弱势学生获得公平竞争的机会，并投资 2300 万英镑m 以了解哪些技术在学校中影响最大，以及如何最有效地使用它们。”

至于 Z 世代，霍瓦斯希望他们感到愤怒。“尽管我谈到了他们的认知发育不良，但这并非他们的错，而是被强加在他们身上的。他们从未要求我们在学校时将屏幕怼在他们脸上。所以我希望随着他们长大，他们会感到愤怒。”

由贾里德·库尼·霍瓦斯博士（Dr Jared Cooney Horvath）撰写的《数字幻象：课堂技术如何损害孩子的学习以及如何帮助他们重新成长》（'The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning and How to Help Them Thrive Again'）由企鹅随机屋出版。

全景

用 10 个故事 环游世界

巴基斯坦

护士因从医院火灾中救出婴儿而获表彰

作者：Munir Ahmed 发自伊斯兰堡

一名护士将获得巴基斯坦最高荣誉之一，此前她从一场导致另外14名新生儿死亡的育婴室火灾中救出了一名婴儿。

这场致命大火于周三吞噬了伊斯兰堡的一家政府运营医院。

监控录像显示，护士拉齐亚·诺林（Razia Noreen）冲进起火的育婴室，八秒后抱着一名新生儿走出。

她试图再次进入火场救出更多婴儿，但被滚滚火焰和浓烟阻挡。

根据一份政府报告，育婴室在“大约两分钟内发生了灾难性的恶化”。

“我这么做不是为了奖励，”诺林在昨天的电视采访中含泪说道，“我热爱孩子，照顾他们是我的热情所在。”

诺林表示，那些未能救出的婴儿在她记忆中挥之不去。“我无法入睡。那些孩子不让我睡觉。”

该护士将获得“Sitarai-Khidmat”（即“服务之星”）勋章，该奖项旨在表彰卓越的公共服务或对巴基斯坦国家的杰出贡献。她还将获得约 26,573 英镑。

火灾发生时，三楼的育婴室共有15名新生儿在接受护理。

巴基斯坦政府面临着越来越大的压力，要求为这些婴儿及其家属伸张正义。

已有八名官员被停职，巴基斯坦总理谢巴兹·谢里夫（Shehbaz Sharif）表示，责任人必须面临刑事诉讼。

谢里夫表示，诺林冒着生命危险救出新生儿，展现了非凡的勇气和对职责的奉献。

此次灾难促使巴基斯坦全国范围内的医院对消防安全措施进行更广泛的审查。

活动人士周四在现场举行了烛光守夜活动。他们坐在医院的地板上，鲜艳的手写标语牌反映出他们的悲痛与愤怒。

其中一块标语写道：“调查人员，不要让我们的孩子再增加坟墓。”一名女性强忍泪水，部分参与者高喊：“我们要正义。”

此次火灾是巴基斯坦最严重的儿童悲剧之一。今年6月，拉合尔一家辅导中心屋顶坍塌导致14名儿童死亡。美联社（AP）

澳大利亚

极右翼“一国党”赢得关键席位

作者：Sam McKeith 发自悉尼

一个极右翼政党在澳大利亚的一次地区选举中取得了里程碑式的胜利。

“一国党”（One Nation）在西澳大利亚州首府珀斯的一个郊区赢得了该州议会的一个席位。

秘密港（Secret Harbour）席位自1989年以来一直由在全国执政的工党持有。

今年6月，该党在民调中首次超过工党，而在此一个月前，它刚刚赢得了议会下院的首个席位。

“一国党”成立于1997年，长期处于政治边缘。但党魁保琳·汉森（Pauline Hanson）在移民问题上的强硬立场在公众不满情绪中赢得了支持。

“一国党”接下来的挑战将是今年晚些时候在维多利亚州举行的选举。

“一国党”在珀斯的候选人卢克·赫德根（Luke Herdegen）表示，他的胜利“传递了一个信号，即在这个州或这个国家，没有工党的绝对安全席位”。

赫德根以57%的得票率击败了一名工党新人。路透社（REUTERS）

香港

因销售“煽动性书籍”被迫关闭的书店告别仪式

作者：Joyce Zhou 发自香港

香港市民排起长队，与一家因销售“煽动性”书籍而被强制关闭的独立书店告别。

昨天，在香港繁华商业中心九龙的 Have Nice Stay 书店（见插图）外，排起了蜿蜒的长队。

这家面积为 600 平方英尺的书店每次仅允许 20 人进入。

Have Nice Stay 上个月遭到警方搜查。

几天后，其店主表示将因“经营业绩不佳”而关闭书店。

自从中国在 2020 年在该市实施严厉的“国家安全”法以来，香港曾经繁荣的独立书店迅速减少。

许多书店提供的政治和社会类书籍比主流零售商更广泛。它们通过举办书籍讲座和工作坊，成为了公民社会的重要空间。

Have Nice Stay 在上个月的一份在线声明中表示：“我们不再有能力，或者或许不再有勇气，继续履行利用书籍分享来自多元视角的知识这一使命。”

“政府官员已明确表示，他们不会具体说明哪些书可以销售，哪些不能。”

声明补充道：“我们无法阅读每一本书，因此我们无法检测出哪些书可能会被认为是有问题的。”

该书店由一群在安全法实施后失业的前独立记者于 2022 年创办。

今年早些时候，警方针对另外三家被指控展示或销售具有煽动意图出版物的书店采取了行动。路透社

意大利

摄影师 弗兰科·丰塔纳 享年 92 岁

作者：Alvise Armellini 发自罗马

意大利摄影师弗兰科·丰塔纳（Franco Fontana）去世，享年 92 岁。他以通过对色彩、几何形状和阴影的精湛运用将风景转化为抽象图像而闻名。

丰塔纳在 60 年代开始其职业生涯，帮助开创了彩色摄影，并深受画家马克·罗斯科（Mark Rothko）的影响。

他最著名的作品以鲜明、亮丽的色彩展现意大利的海滩或乡村，有时仅出现一棵树、一朵云或一个阴影。

丰塔纳在 2014 年的一篇随笔中写道：“现实有点像一块大理石。你可以用它做一个烟灰缸，也可以做出米开朗基罗的《圣母怜子像》。”

丰塔纳于 1933, 12 月 9 日出生在摩德纳，他从未离开家乡，在为美国版《Vogue》工作期间拒绝了搬到纽约的邀请。

他是一名辍学者，在服兵役期间产生了对摄影的兴趣。路透社

文学“巨人们”的巡游

在 8 月 29 日圣彼得堡举行的“Velikantsy”（巨人们）表演中，描绘俄罗斯作家（从右至左）亚历山大·普希金、尼古拉·果戈理和费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的傀儡在游行。OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP

厄瓜多尔

俄罗斯女子被指“携带加拉帕戈斯群岛鬣蜥”

作者：哈里·古德温 (Harry Goodwin)

一名俄罗斯女子被指控试图从加拉帕戈斯群岛走私至少 32 只海鬣蜥。

周六，在厄瓜多尔的基多机场，警方在一个行李箱内的八个塑料容器中发现了这些鬣蜥。警方表示，该女子当时正前往冰岛。

兽医将这些“虚弱且脱水”的鬣蜥送往了一个保护中心，它们将在那里停留直到健康状况改善。

如果被判定犯有野生动物贩运罪，该女子可能面临最高三年的监禁。

海鬣蜥是加拉帕戈斯群岛众多特有物种之一，其中包括巨龟。

这些岛屿属于厄瓜多尔，位于该国西侧太平洋 620 英里处。美联社 (AP)

明信片来自…… 科罗拉多州

马特·埃里科 (Matt Errico) 坐在马桶上时，听到他位于科罗拉多州格兰比 (Granby) 的家中传出异响。

这名屋顶工站起身，发现两只体型约等于金毛寻回犬的熊崽正站在他的走廊里。在对视了一会儿后，它们冲出了大门。

他说：“我绝对没听说过熊会进到别人家里。”

这两只熊崽随后在格兰比的一家电子烟店中被发现。它们是成千上万只以创纪录数量进入美国西部城镇和城市的熊类中的一部分。

在新墨西哥州的圣达菲，有熊在学校附近徘徊；在丹佛，有熊爬上了农贸市场附近的一棵树；此外，它们还以无数种方式惊吓人类。

一只熊站在丹佛一个住宅区的一棵树上

专家表示，记忆中最干燥的冬季摧毁了构成熊类 90% 饮食的植物、草类、浆果和坚果。

熊惊人的嗅觉吸引它们寻找人类食物，这导致某些州的熊类死亡人数创下纪录。

在与人类的互动过程中，数百只熊被实施安乐死、被车撞死、被枪击甚至被电击死亡。

如果该地区的冬季变得过于温暖，熊甚至可能停止冬眠。

黑熊专家乔恩·贝克曼 (Jon Beckmann) 表示：“这在一种它们从未经历过的方式上考验着这些熊。”

开发建设也使人们搬入了熊类觅食的区域。

与此同时，内华达州等地的熊类种群有所回升，而一个世纪前它们在这些地方几乎被灭绝。

黑熊现在是全球八个熊种中最健康的。

据州政府当局称，仅在科罗拉多州就有 17,000 到 20,000 只黑熊。

在过去 50 年里，该州的人口增加了一倍多，导致住宅区向科罗拉多斯普林斯 (Colorado Springs) 和韦尔 (Vail) 等城市周边的熊类领地扩张，使得该州承受了最严重的冲突压力。路透社 (REUTERS)

安德鲁·海 (Andrew Hay)

对立派系同意举行投票

利比亚

作者：艾哈迈德·埃卢马米 (Ahmed Elumami) 发自的黎波里

利比亚的对立派系已同意在两年内举行长期推迟的选举。

自 2011 年一场由北约支持的起义推翻独裁者穆阿迈尔·卡扎菲 (Muammar Gaddafi) 以来，这个北非国家一直陷入内战。

目前，不同的民兵组织分别控制着西部的的黎波里和东部的班加西。原定于 2021 年 12 月举行的选举因派系间的争端而崩溃。

但利比亚的政党昨日就全国选举的时间表达成了一致。

该国所有主要的政治参与者此前都曾呼吁进行投票。

但许多利比亚人怀疑，他们是否会允许一次自由投票，因为这可能会将大多数通过暴力夺权的人赶下台。路透社 (REUTERS)

莱索托

男性助产士助力抗击孕产妇死亡

作者：Mogomotsi Magome，发自莱索托

男性助产士正帮助莱索托抗击孕产妇死亡。

在这个拥有200万人口的南部非洲王国，助产工作仍被视为女性的工作。但随着该国试图降低高企的产后死亡率，越来越多的男性加入了这一职业。

每100,000名活产婴儿中约有530名女性死亡，而全球平均水平约为200名。

Ntlhane Sehloho是约300名男性助产士之一，他表示，通过讲述自己20年的从业经验以及贫苦的农村童年，他克服了孕妇及其家属的质疑。

他原本想成为一名护士，但在政府的一项运动引导下进入了助产领域。

联合国人口基金的Blandina Motaung表示，莱索托的许多女性认为男性助产士更加温柔，且不那么严厉。

Ntlhane Sehloho是莱索托约300名男性助产士之一

一名21岁的准妈妈Bonolo Tebello表示，她从未觉得由男性助产士治疗有问题。

她说：“我很乐意接受男性的治疗，因为他们提供的护理水平是一样的。”

“即使有人迟到检查，他们对待你的方式也和准时到达的人一样。”

世界卫生组织表示，在全球助产士中，男性占比不足1%。美联社（AP）

南非

潜在疱疹病毒株可能导致沙丁鱼死亡

作者：Michelle Gumede，发自约翰内斯堡

一种疱疹病毒可能是导致南非大量死鱼和濒死沙丁鱼被冲上岸的原因。

本月沿西海岸和南海岸发生的这场“大规模死亡事件”令科学家们感到困惑。

由于死沙丁鱼堵塞了一个阀门，南非唯一的核电站不得不将其一个反应堆的功率降低50%。

目前在这些鱼类中检测到了沙丁鱼疱疹病毒（PHV）。它是人类患有的性传播疱疹病毒的远亲，曾在90年代与澳大利亚两次沙丁鱼大规模死亡事件相关联。

科学家们还在考虑有害藻类或低温海水是否可能是原因。

生物学家Dalene Vosloo表示：“多种因素共同导致此次死亡事件的可能性依然存在。”美联社（AP）

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英国目前是全球最令人兴奋的葡萄酒产地。我们本土的葡萄酒领域充满活力，现在是探索我们海岸线所能提供之物的绝佳机会。

从屡获殊荣的起泡酒到清爽的泳池风桃红酒，以及其间一些极其时尚的霞多丽和黑皮诺，目前生产的风格非常广泛。那种酸度高到脱皮的日子已经过去了——更温暖的夏天和植入葡萄藤的成熟意味着我们正在生产具有真正品质和精致感的葡萄酒。

而且看来我们都开始注意到这一点，不仅在独立商店，在超市的种类也在增加。Waitrose 报告称，英国起泡酒的销量增长了 10%，英国桃红酒的销量增长了 16%，令人印象深刻。这些令人鼓舞的统计数据表明了人们对我们本土产品的胃口，而且这种趋势很可能会进一步增长。

是的，英国葡萄酒的价格较高。这是多种因素共同作用的结果，包括高昂的土地成本、支付公平的劳动力报酬，以及大多数葡萄酒是以精品、小规模生产的事实。

但这个价格带来了质量保证，以及拥抱“少而精”信条的机会。那么，为什么不来一次葡萄酒度假，将您熟悉的饮品换成英国的替代品呢？

1 将您的新西兰长相思换成... Waitrose Blueprint 英国白葡萄酒 £10.25, 酒精含量 (ABV) 11% 如果您喜欢长相思那种清新、像刚剪过的草坪般的香气，您一定会爱上英国的巴克斯 (Bacchus) 葡萄。它就像初夏之日盛开的接骨木花篱墙，清新且令人振奋，带有新鲜柑橘的韵味和令人垂涎的酸度。

2 喜爱优质勃艮第白葡萄酒？请关注埃塞克斯丘陵 (Côte d'Essex)

Danbury Ridge 葡萄酒庄, 霞多丽, 埃塞克斯, 2023 Berry Bros, £40, 酒精含量 (ABV) 13.5% 作为一名自豪的埃塞克斯女孩和霞多丽爱好者，我非常激动埃塞克斯成为了全球最热门的

可以替代你心头好的英国葡萄酒——包括香槟

罗莎蒙德·霍尔（Rosamund Hall）写道，今年夏天的热浪虽然带来了不利影响，但至少让英国的酿酒业迎来了一个绝佳年份。

霞多丽（Chardonnay）和黑皮诺（Pinot noir）——没错，真的可以。丹伯里岭酒庄（Danbury Ridge Wine Estate）是英国最优秀的生产商之一，而这款口感浓郁的霞多丽恰恰证明了这一点。它充满了蜂蜜般的白桃味、阳光亲吻过的橙花香、淡淡的榛子气息以及温暖的香草余味，这一切在充满活力的酸度中融为一体，收尾结构清晰、悠长且轻盈。

3 放弃普罗塞克（prosecco），改为享受这款：M&S Bramble Hill 英国起泡酒，肯特郡，非年份（NV）

M&S / Ocado，£15，11 per cent ABV 这款由才华横溢的 Silverhand Estate 酿造的 Bacchus、霞多丽、皮诺梅奈（Pinot meunier）和黑皮诺混酿酒，其酿造方式与普罗塞克完全相同（即夏尔马法 Charmat method，葡萄酒在钢制罐中进行二次发酵，而非在瓶中进行——后者是香槟和许多英国起泡酒采用的传统方法）。这是一款活泼的起泡酒，迸发出接骨木花、新鲜青苹果和柠檬皮的香气。

4 将时髦的橙酒换成英国替代品

M&S / Ocado，£15, 11 per cent ABV 橙酒是通过将白葡萄品种与果皮一起发酵以提取金色色调而制成的；这款酒采用了古老的酿酒技术——在双耳瓶（amphora）中陈酿。这款酒具有极佳的质感抓力，带有血橙、阳光熟成杏子、新鲜香草和淡淡的碎孜然味。将其冷藏，并搭配丰盛的野餐小食一起饮用，因为它与食物的适配度极高。

5 如果你热爱桃红香槟，请将其更换为这款……

Waitrose，£35, 12 per cent ABV 对我来说，没有什么比一杯桃红起泡酒更能代表夏天了。这款由国际知名酒庄 Wiston Estate 酿造的葡萄酒精准度极高，呈现出层层叠叠的夏季软莓果味，仿佛烘烤在温暖的布里欧修面包中，并伴有新鲜打发奶油和柑橘皮的旋律。

6 将法式美食桃红酒换成真正的“英国玫瑰”：The Disobedient Pale Rosé, The Heretics, Essex, 2025

The Heretics / The Great Wine Co，£32, 13 per cent ABV 忘掉你对桃红酒的所有认知，迎接这款真正具有开拓精神的葡萄酒，它既令人兴奋又美味。这款酒采用 100% 来自埃塞克斯郡卓越的克劳奇谷（Crouch Valley）的黑皮诺酿造，是一款极其精致、优雅的葡萄酒，充满了红色浆果、橘皮、红葡萄柚和恰到好处的熟树莓味。鲜明、充满活力且令人欲罢不能。

7 喜欢夏布利（Chablis）？在海峡这一侧寻找快乐：Simpsons Gravel Castle 霞多丽，肯特郡，2024

The Wine Society，£18, 12.5 per cent ABV

卓越的 Simpsons Wine Estate 所在的肯特郡北唐斯（North Downs）白垩地带，与我们的法国邻居拥有相同的地质结构。这款酒清爽且充满活力，如果你热爱矿物质感驱动的夏布利，这是一个绝佳的替代选择。这款酒质感优美，层叠着新鲜青苹果、柑橘皮的转折以及果园花朵的芬芳，会让你梦见在夏日斑驳的树荫下躺卧。

8 将可冷藏的博若莱（Beaujolais）换成肯特郡的黑皮诺：M&S Balfour 英国黑皮诺，肯特郡

M&S / Ocado，£22, 12.5 per cent ABV 一款色泽淡雅的黑皮诺，带有鲜嫩的酸樱桃色调以及明亮的红莓果味。这杯来自“英格兰花园”的喜悦之酒，由 Balfour Estate 才华横溢的费格斯·埃利亚斯（Fergus Elias）酿造。稍微冷藏后饮用，是夏季完美的红葡萄酒选择。

霍尔写道：“那种能刷掉牙菌斑的酸度时代已经过去了。”

9 代替您池畔普罗旺斯桃红葡萄酒的佳选：Simpsons Estate 黑皮诺桃红葡萄酒，肯特郡

Waitrose 销售，£13.50，酒精含量 12.5% 查尔斯和露丝·辛普森最初在法国南部找到了他们的葡萄种植方向，并在那里生产出令人惊叹的桃红葡萄酒。他们将同样的热情和知识应用于肯特郡埃尔汉谷（Elham Valley）的酿酒，生产出真正优质的葡萄酒。这款平衡精妙的桃红葡萄酒充满了新鲜夏季浆果、野草莓和令人垂涎的新鲜感。随您喜欢的方式冰镇饮用（即使是加一块冰块）——在这个夏天，无需顾虑任何禁忌！

10 用这款被低估的起泡酒升级您最爱的 Crémant：Sainsbury's “Taste the Difference” 系列 Ellercombe 英国起泡酒

Sainsbury's 销售，持 Nectar 卡至明日前 £18，之后 £22，酒精含量 12% 这款由极具声望的英国生产商酿造的经典黑皮诺、霞多丽和莫尼耶皮诺混酿酒，作为最好的自有品牌起泡酒之一，Ellercombe 表现日益出色。它充满了明亮新鲜的苹果味、温暖的黄油吐司味，以及一抹可爱的清新柑橘味，使口感保持活泼。（我的建议：留意它是否包含在“六瓶混装”优惠中——这种情况在银行假期前后经常发生，届时您将能买到真正的实惠之选。）

11 想尝试年份香槟但不喜欢其价格？Leckford Estate Blanc de Blancs，汉普郡，2015年

Waitrose 销售，£35，酒精含量 12% 即使在没有折扣时，这款极其精致的葡萄酒也堪称物超所值。这款 100% 霞多丽葡萄酒完全产自汉普郡斯托克布里奇（Stockbridge）的 Leckford Estate，充满了细腻感；其细腻的气泡带来了层层叠叠的烤金苹果、春花蜂蜜以及令人心动的酥脆黄油饼干气息。我无法想象有哪款年份香槟能在该价位提供如此高的品质。它太棒了。

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Tesco 购物清单：在大型超市里该买什么……以及该避开什么

Sophie Morris 表示，Clubcard 的巨大影响力至关重要——而且有些产品确实很棒

Tesco 是英国最大的零售商，一直让我感到有些压力。凭借 28% 的杂货市场份额和在全国 4,000 多家门店，我从未觉得它需要我的光顾。

我当地的门店面积达 120,000 平方英尺，由于我不习惯其布局，在那里购物感觉更像是在跑障碍赛，而不是一次补货之旅。

尽管如此，我最近增加了光顾频率，并以开放的心态寻找——有时确实能发现——意想不到的产品和折扣。

嘲笑 Clubcard 价格很容易，但想要避开它们却很难。

Tesco 在 2019 年推出双层定价机制时颠覆了会员卡制度，在如此广泛的产品范围内提供巨额折扣，以至于每位购物者最终都可能感到不得不加入。

以下是我最近的一些发现：

Torchon 火腿

200克 £3.50

切片火腿是我家人喜欢在冰箱里看到的产品，但其中很多产品淡而无味得令人心惊。

在 Tesco，我发现了一个专门销售熟食的走道，并选中了这款——200克厚实多汁、带有香料揉搓风味的火腿售价 £3.50。

将其堆在柔软的面包或法棍中，配上优质黄油，堪称完美。

超大号购物

一公斤花生酱 £5.50 起 对于一个三口之家，我很少需要超大号产品，但我确实会按公斤购买花生酱，并订购五升装的洗衣产品补充桶。

在 Tesco，我注意到大包装产品具有极高的性价比，例如一公斤装的 Nutella 售价 £6.90，大瓶 Rowse 挤压蜂蜜售价 £3.60，以及 Meridian 花生酱售价 £5.50。

精品苹果酒

£3.20起

如果你在寻找一种新的饮品，特易购（Tesco）有一些很棒的酒款可以让你尝试：从 Showerings Triple Vintage 苹果酒（£3.75 / 375毫升，来自一家向米其林星级餐厅供货的萨默塞特家族企业），到来自知名萨福克生产商的 Aspall Premier Cru（£3.20 / 500毫升）。

如果你迷上了苹果酒，可以尝试 Fine Cider Company 以获得更多品种。

Penguin 饼干

每包 75p

每包七块仅售 75p，简直让人忍不住想买上一包（或四包）Penguin 饼干。

当然，这是该超市著名的 Clubcard 会员价，由于购物者经常讨论在没有会员卡的情况下在特易购购物几乎是不可能的，这成为了许多网络迷因（meme）的来源。

特易购顶级（Tesco Finest）桶陈菲塔奶酪

£4.40 / 250克（£17.60 / 公斤）

我在之前的口味测试中尝试过这款产品，给我留下了深刻印象。

它通过酸爽、果香和奶油感的结合，集齐了一款优秀菲塔奶酪的所有标志性特点。寻找高质量菲塔奶酪的一个技巧是寻找那些保存在塑料桶盐水中的产品。

特易购顶级（Tesco Finest）鸡肉帕尔马芝士披萨 £4.85 / 450克

在最近一次超市披萨口味测试中，我写过关于我对披萨挑剔的看法，但为了履行职责，我降低了标准，勇敢地尝试了这款特易购顶级鸡肉帕尔马芝士披萨。

结论是？我不讨厌它！我给它打的分数与 M&S 的披萨一样——3 / 5 分，尽管两者截然不同。

校服

我尝试在 Vinted 上购买大部分校服，那里是寻找新品或几乎没穿过的衣物的绝佳来源。

即便如此，我也为特易购便捷的小工具点赞——一个简单的纸板架，上面标有与特易购尺码相对应的身高测量值，以及一个量脚指南。

抽出时间买齐所有校服是一回事，但不得不退回错误的尺码则令人恼火。

我没买的东西……

凭借巨大的预算和创新能力，特易购经常能迅速跟进食品趋势。

我总是很感兴趣看看它能想出什么，并期待尝试它的巧克力酸面包烤饼（chocolate sourdough crumpets）。

冰淇淋三明治永远能吸引我，而将一个特易购顶级双樱桃巧克力冰淇淋棒塞进杏仁牛角面包的食谱建议将很难被超越。

即便如此，本月的日式炸鸡波浪形薯片、龙舌兰腌洋葱以及 Nutella 夹心甜甜圈和玛芬蛋糕并不能吸引我。

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凭借美食餐饮、超大套房以及巴黎市中心的绝佳住宿体验，一个新的河 cruise 品牌正以其价格竞争力地提供超越预期的服务。作者：Jeannine Williamson

我正坐在诺曼底大卫·格尔内（David Goerne）米其林星级餐厅的厨房里，距离近到能听到锅中黄油的滋滋声，并看到火焰从炉灶上短暂跃起。在我周围，厨师们以熟练的精准度地移动着，俯身在工作台上为摆盘精美的菜肴进行最后的点缀。这里的香气令人陶醉——刚出炉的温暖布里欧修面包、正在浓缩的沸腾酱汁，以及被切碎的园林新鲜香草。

“您将品尝到今年第一批黄瓜，”大卫说道，随后他在坐落在塞纳河之上的 19 世纪塔楼式雷蒂瓦庄园（Manoir de Rétival）中，将第一道菜（共八道）呈到我面前。这位出生于汉堡的厨师热爱法国料理，自 2009 年起便在庄园工作，他不仅负责创作美食，还亲自提供服务。

当他解释每道菜的组成部分及其搭配的葡萄酒时，这感觉不像是在餐厅用餐，而更像是一场幕后的烹饪表演，以及与这位亲切的厨师及其团队的私人会面。

这同样是一次沉浸式的美食体验，通常费用约为 £240，但我离开时无需支付账单。千万不要误会——我并非在逃单，而是因为这已包含在 Viva Beyond 号的 10 间 Beyond 套房客人的船票费用中。Viva Beyond 是 Cruises 新高端品牌 Boutique 的首艘船。在奢侈通常意味着高昂价格的河 cruise 市场中， Boutique 正在尝试一种不同的模式。它提供升级的体验，并包含许多周到的额外服务。

以艺术、美食和文化为主题的塞纳河一周行程，每晚起价相当于 £282，其价值很快便显现出来。所有餐饮和娱乐活动均已涵盖，且船只停靠在步行即可到达埃菲尔铁塔的距离，无需额外支付酒店住宿费用。行程中包含在巴黎的一夜住宿和一整天游览，感觉就像是将 cruise 和城市度假这两个假期合二为一。

船只本身是另一个

香气令人陶醉——刚出炉的温暖布里欧修面包

令人愉快的惊喜。 Beyond 号并非新船，但在经过全面翻新后，感觉焕然一新。柔和的腮红调色、优雅的家具和现代风格营造出一种精致而不刻板的氛围。

一半的住宿由套房组成——这在河 cruise 船只中并不常见——包括我的

一场由船长和酒店经理主持的专属鸡尾酒招待会增强了仪式感。

汤、蜗牛、法式烤奶酪三明治和红酒炖牛肉。船上的美食活动还庆祝当地风味，包括一次品尝淡彩色法式糕点的下午茶，以及在某日晚餐前举办的生蚝、鞑靼牛肉和香槟之夜。

船上仅能容纳 112 名乘客，因此客人们和船员之间很快就能认出彼此。服务热情且周到，每个舱房内配备的戴森（Dyson）吹风机等高端设施进一步强化了精品酒店的氛围。

当我们沿着塞纳河蜿蜒前行，直到河流流入英吉利海峡的勒阿弗尔（Le Havre）时，对真实体验的关注也延伸到了岸上。

延伸到了岸上。一项面向所有客人的包含在内的游览活动将我们带到了孔夫朗（Conflans），这里是前往瓦兹河谷省欧韦尔（Auvers-sur-Oise）的门户。在那里，质朴的茅草屋、起伏的小麦田和历史悠久的圣母院教堂被文森特·梵高在他生命最后的几个月里定格成了永恒。

“ Beyond”号精致而不刻板，并设有自己的餐厅

美食是这里的重点，而且不仅仅针对套房客人。最出色的场所是 Moments，一家俯瞰船尾的私密餐厅，每位乘客在每次航行中至少可以免费用餐一次。这份七道菜的菜单由大卫·格恩（David Goerne）创作，其中包含他的招牌菜——酥皮肉派（pâté en croute），由小牛肉、猪肉和鸭肉酱配以干果和开心果制成（另提供素食选择）。

除了主餐厅 Riverside 之外，第三个用餐选择是一家休闲小酒馆，供应法式经典美食，例如洋葱

其他岸上观光项目为可选项目，这意味着您无需为那些可能永远不会参加的行程预先付费。大多数河 cruise 航线将观光行程包含在票价中，如果您决定跳过其中几项，可能会让您觉得浪费了钱。

实力派演员杰森·沃特金斯告诉尼克·杜尔登，他正沉浸于能够真正充实一个主角的机会之中

杰森·沃特金斯是当今最炙手可热的配角演员之一，因此，他非常享受在《游戏》（The Game）中回归的角色，原因非常关键：他是主角。或者说，看起来是这样。

“好吧，让我们准确地说，”他说，“我是共同主演。是我和罗布森·格林。”

当然，他说得对。《游戏》是一部充满心机、心理博弈且略带肥皂剧色彩的 5 集剧集，其核心围绕着沃特金斯和格林展开。前者饰演的休·米勒是一名刚退休的侦探，渴望过平静的生活，但到第二季第一集结束时，这种生活将被永远剥夺；而格林饰演的帕特里克·哈博特则是一名在狱中的连环杀手，即便身处囚室，仍能对他人施加心理控制（可以想象成没有蚕豆的汉尼拔·莱克特）。

沃特金斯在视频通话中告诉我，他并非轻率地决定投身于这样一个分量十足的角色。“当你扮演一个配角时——我做过很多次；比如在演员表上排第五，之类的情况——那么你并不一定需要承担整个剧组的重担，”沃特金斯说。

“这意味着你可以随性而为，享受其中。但当你处于核心位置，就像我现在和罗布森一样，你就有时间去充实你的角色，并充分利用你所获得的机会。”

为了说明这一点，他补充道：“想象一下，有人请你画一张穆罕默德·阿里的肖像，而另一个人只让你画手套。你会选哪个？你肯定想画整幅画，对吧？因为这两者之间有巨大的区别。”

那么，在演员名单中排第 1 位比排第 5 位更好？他思考了一会儿，最终露出了灿烂的笑容，光芒四射。“噢，绝对如此。”

虽然看起来完全不像，但杰森·沃特金斯很快就要年满 64 岁了。“我确实看起来更年轻，”他点点头说，“没必要在这方面撒谎。”

他摸了摸前额，感受着那里宽阔的额头。“我已经秃了这么多年了——这件事在很早之前就解决了——但除此之外，我的状态一直相当稳定。我可以演五十岁出头的人，不是吗？”

他出生于什罗普郡，在伍尔弗汉普顿长大，小时候痴迷于体育，曾是一名相当出色的足球运动员，但最终发现自己更倾向于艺术。22 岁时，他从皇家戏剧艺术学院（Rada）毕业。

“在成长过程中，我热爱像

“在演员名单中排第 1 位要好得多”

《歌唱侦探》（The Singing Detective）、《赤裸的公务员》（The Naked Civil Servant）这样的剧集，以及鲍勃·霍斯金斯和约翰·赫特这样的演员，”他说，“我觉得我想做那样的工作，以角色为导向。我不确定自己是否真的想成为一名明星——我只是想做一些有趣的工作。”

随后他确实做到了。从 20 世纪 80 年代后期开始，他在《东区东街》（EastEnders）等节目中出演。

我认为，在我年轻的时候，我并不真正知道名声意味着什么，或者我是否非常渴望它

此后，他出演了 140 部以上的电影和电视作品，并在舞台上广泛表演，最近一次是在 2025 年复排的契诃夫剧作《海鸥》中与凯特·布兰切特共同出演。

但正是凭借在电视喜剧中的角色，他变得越来越出名且深受喜爱。在 2011 年至 2018 年间，他在 Sky 频道一部温馨且非常幽默的以超市为背景的情景喜剧《Trollied》中担任主演；2014 年，他加入 BBC 出色的自嘲剧《W1A》，饰演一名挂着工作证的高管。

他也出演了许多正剧，在《王冠》中饰演哈罗德·威尔逊，并在《克里斯托弗·杰弗里斯的失落荣誉》中带来了获得英国电影学院奖（Bafta）的精彩演出，这是一部关于一名被指控犯下未曾实施之罪的男子的真实犯罪剧集。

他的成功不仅在于才华，还在于——就像他最常被比较（且被混淆）的演员托比·琼斯一样——他拥有令人愉悦的普通人面相，这意味着他几乎可以在任何作品中饰演任何人。不过，从根本上说，是他散发出的亲和力，使得 5 更有可能让他饰演一名焦虑的侦探，而非一个阴险的杀手。

杰森·沃特金斯在最新一季《The Game》中（主图及上方）以及喜剧《Trollied》中（下方）的剧照 5 / SKY1

在《The Game》中，他将自己的警察角色塑造得极其容易犯错且充满人性。普通的电视侦探往往倾向于强势、自满，且经常是严重的酗酒者，而沃特金斯饰演的角色则紧张、不确定且容易在判断上出错。在家里，他很自然地听从妻子和女儿的意见；而在监狱探视期间面对格林的心理变态杀手时，他明显地在发抖。

“嗯，我当时在尝试触及他真实的情感，”他告诉我，“当你接触这样一个角色时，你会思考自己在类似情况下会如何行动。我不能简单地认为‘好吧，他是个警察，他会表现得很冷静’，因为我认为他不会。他只是一个普通人。”

就在沃特金斯获得《Trollied》中关键角色前短短三个月，他两岁的女儿莫德因败血症突然去世。他和妻子克拉拉都公开谈论过这种疾病，希望能提高人们的认识，防止其他家庭经历类似的创伤。

2023 年，他们为 ITV 拍摄了一部纪录片《杰森与克拉拉：纪念莫迪》。我问他，以这样一个感人的主题，以真实身份出现在电视上，是否需要经过深思熟虑？

“嗯，这是一个有趣的观点，”他说，“后来确实有人走过来对我说，在看了这部关于失去孩子的如此坦诚的节目后，他们不知道现在是否还能相信我饰演的侦探。但也有许多其他人走过来感谢我，所以……”

尽管这部纪录片令人心碎，但它 nevertheless 使沃特金斯变得更加亲切，成为了一个既能讲述自己的故事，又能消失在他人故事中的演员。

“我认为，在我年轻的时候，我并不真正知道名声意味着什么，或者我是否非常渴望它，”他沉思道，“但如果我现在还抱怨我所获得的这种认可，那我一定是脑子出问题了。”

如今，沃特金斯与克拉拉以及他们的两个孩子住在北伦敦，继续高产地工作——他很快将在《The Joy of Sex》中与科林·费斯和朱丽安·摩尔共同出演，该片讲述了 1972 年一本引起轰动的性爱指南出版的故事。

但沃特金斯希望在表演之外拓展领域。“我想一直保持创造力，”他说。为此，他目前正在创作一部小说。此外，他还有其他的追求。

“我最近和演员大卫·休利斯合作过，”他说。“我们年龄相仿，而且有很多共同兴趣。大卫写过一部小说，他还从事绘画和摄影，这两项我也很热爱。我觉得他非常具有启发性，所以我现在的目标是像他那样尝试。”

“显然，我想继续从事演员工作，因为我热爱它——但我也想在不同的领域探索一段时间。”

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剧场

两部库珀剧目齐现，双倍惊喜

真是典型的巧合，不是吗？你苦苦等待一部向英国国民喜剧瑰宝致敬的剧目，结果两部同时出现了。

已故的伟大艺人汤米·库珀（Tommy Cooper，右图）的遗产将在今年秋季通过两种形式得到庆祝：一部是在南威尔士上演的、由该艺人家人及其遗产管理机构认可的大型音乐剧盛宴；另一部是由英国顶尖的库珀模仿艺人开展的全国小型场馆巡演。

《库珀：音乐剧》（Cooper: the Musical）将于 9 月 15 日至 19 日在斯旺西大剧院（Swansea Grand Theatre）上演。这是一部大胆且富有想象力的新作，由编写该剧的斯特凡·佩吉奇（Stefan Pejic）带来精彩表演。

这部音乐剧通过库珀长期受苦的经纪人米夫·费里（Miff Ferrie）的视角展开，揭开了戴着菲斯帽（fez）男人的神秘面纱，揭示了笑声背后的压力以及他在魔术背后的私人挣扎。

与此同时，致敬秀《汤米·库珀：我还有时间再来点吗？》（Tommy Cooper: Have I Got Time for More?）由菲尔·霍伊尔斯（Phil Hoyles）饰演库珀（《舞台》（The Stage）杂志将其描述为“外貌、声音和幽默感的翻版”）。该剧将于 9 月 11 日在韦斯顿-超级马尔（Weston-super-Mare）开启 31 场巡演，并于 10 月 10 日在谢菲尔德结束——沿途每一站的门票销售收入都将用于支持当地慈善机构。 swanseagrand.co.uk brandnewtommycooper.co.uk

舞台剧

《血腥运动：特洛伊的海伦之后》（Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy） 伦敦斯特拉特福德东区剧院（Stratford East, London） 9 月 3 日至 10 月 10 日 艾娃·皮克特（Ava Pickett）将特洛伊海伦的神话重新改编，背景设定在现代埃塞克斯郡，由米歇尔·多克里（Michelle Dockery）和劳拉·艾克曼（Laura Aikman，下图）主演。海伦从一场以她的名义进行了十年的战争中归来。但当她的丈夫在庆祝时，她的好朋友希（Cee）却并不认同。

即刻预订

约塔姆·奥托伦吉：《同样简单》——现场巡演，9 月 6 日至 12 月 9 日 为了推广其新书，这位以色列裔英国主厨将开启全球巡演，在舞台上现场烹饪，分享他最新的以蔬菜为主的餐点、烤盘菜和甜点——所有菜品的设计目标均是在 30 分钟内完成。他的英国巡演日期包括曼彻斯特、约克、爱丁堡、伦敦、伊利和巴斯。 ottolenghi.co.uk / pages / live

本周专辑... 摇滚

《现场！》（Live!） Pulp 乐队

Pulp 乐队用一张演唱会专辑记录了他们职业生涯中的一个里程碑时刻。该专辑录制于 2025 年 6 月在伦敦 O2 体育馆举办的两场售罄演出，而就在同一周，他们 24 年来的首张专辑《More》在英国登顶 No 1。专辑涵盖了粉丝最喜爱的曲目，如《Common People》、《Disco 2000》和 1992 年的热单《O.U.》，以及较新的素材，如充满快感且带有民谣风格的结尾曲目《A Sunset》。Rough Trade 出版

《我一定是在做梦》（I Must Be Dreaming）

Alabama Shakes 乐队

这是 Alabama Shakes 自 2015 年以来的首张新专辑，它扩展了其第二张 LP《Sound and Color》中不受拘束的探索，倾向于一种充满原始冲击力的迷幻灵魂乐形式。这张在纳什维尔录制的专辑《I Must Be Dreaming》延续了他们标志性的情感强度，但其歌曲经常游走在更华丽、更超凡脱俗的领域，展现出对氛围和空间的更精准掌控。Island 出版

即将到来

巡演，10月31日至11月28日 The Stylistics 组合将在这个秋天把他们标志性的费城灵魂乐之声带到英国各地的场馆，成员包括原班成员 Herb Murrell 和 Airrion Love，以及新加入的 Jason Sharp。该声乐组合的 22 场巡演将在卡迪夫的新剧院（New Theatre）拉开帷幕。

频道切换

《Rafa》，Netflix 现正播出 这部极具个人色彩的纪实迷你剧记录了拉斐尔·纳达尔在获得 22 个大满贯冠军后，因职业生涯中一直困扰他的严重足部病症，在 2024 年做出退役的艰难决定。

经济

美国将敦促 G20 领导人缩小贸易失衡

作者：David Lawder

美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特（Scott Bessent）本周将面临其经济外交能力的考验。他将敦促 G20 主要经济体的财政领导人缩小全球贸易失衡、促进增长并切断与伊朗的商业联系，同时试图缓解人们对美国债务上升和债券收益率的担忧。

在去年南非的二十国集团（G20）进程中选择回避后，贝森特正寻求在北卡罗来纳州蓝岭山脉城市阿什维尔（Asheville），在美国的领导下对其进行改革，以推行特朗普政府的世界观。

今天和明天举行的财政部长及央行行长会议，正值特朗普政府下一步关税举措充满巨大不确定性、其与密切盟友加拿大之间贸易战持续恶化，以及因伊朗战争导致能源和商品价格高企之际。

这场尚未解决的冲突导致霍尔木兹海峡关闭，削弱了几乎所有 G20 经济体的增长。

贝森特警告称，如果各国继续购买伊朗石油或促进与德黑兰的其他交易，将面临美国的二级制裁。

这些压力的结合，可能会在这个成员构成极其多样化的论坛中增加更多不和谐因素，该论坛包括中国和俄罗斯，在很大程度上忽略乌克兰战争等地缘政治紧张局势的同时，很难在任何集体行动上达成一致。

在另一项贸易调查中，16 个美国主要贸易伙伴（其中一半以上是 G20 成员）将面临更多关税，以抵消所谓的工业产能过剩。

大西洋理事会（Atlantic Council）国际经济主席乔什·利普斯基（Josh Lipsky）表示：“贝森特部长会希望将伊朗问题放在核心位置，讨论加强对伊朗的制裁，而 G20 谈判桌上的许多国家则想讨论其他任何事情，他们想讨论关税。”

在最高法院 2 月根据国家紧急状态法废除特朗普总统广泛的全球关税后，其政府一直在不同的法律授权下重建这些征税措施。

所有 G20 国家和欧盟都在 7 月受影响的 60 个经济体之列，因涉嫌对强迫劳动禁令执行不力，被征收 10% 或 12.5% 的美国关税。

斯科特·贝森特，美国财政部长，将威胁实施制裁

这些关税是特朗普政府努力减少全球贸易失衡的核心手段。一名财政部高级官员表示，贸易失衡是那些“阻碍公平竞争”的政府经济政策导致的结果，这将成为阿什维尔会议的主要讨论议题。

今日金句

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约克及北约克郡市长大卫·斯凯斯（David Skaith）与 SeaGrown 员工劳拉·罗宾逊（Laura Robinson）和韦夫·克鲁克斯（Wave Crookes）

环境

昆布助力北海项目取得成功

作者：Charlotte Gapper

一家公司正通过一种创新的北海海藻和贝类养殖方法，在创造就业机会的同时保护环境。

SeaGrown 启动了一项项目，用于处理其在斯卡伯勒（Scarborough）近海 25 公顷水下农场生产的海藻。

其 SeaSwell 计划开启了支持该地区食品和农业产业的潜力。

该计划还能减少碳排放、净化海洋并支持生物多样性，并赢得了约克和北约克郡工党市长大卫·斯凯斯（David Skaith）的支持。

该风险投资由约克和北约克郡联合管理局（York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority）资助。

斯凯斯最近与 SeaGrown 团队一同乘坐其工作船“亮蓝号”（Bright Blue）出海，考察其 Kelpedo 装置。这些装置能够同时生长海藻和贝类，目前正在距离斯卡伯勒 4 英里海域生长昆布。

SeaSwell 项目使 SeaGrown 能够雇佣包括见习船员和科学家在内的员工。

斯凯斯表示：“我们拥有景观、海岸线、专业知识以及超越英格兰任何其他地区、在 2040 年前成为首个负碳地区的雄心。”

“通过我的负碳挑战基金，我们正通过支持最前沿的项目，向我们的目标迈出重大步伐。”

这项 680 万英镑m 的基金旨在支持致力于该地区脱碳、同时刺激增长并支持企业的本地项目。

休闲

环球影城英国度假区“将带动周边郡县”

作者：Alex Leys

随着环球影城英国度假区（Universal UK resort）开发项目的推进，贝德福德郡（Bedfordshire）将不是唯一受益的郡县。

一位专家表示，该景点预计将于 2031, 年在该郡开业，将“极大地增强”邻近郡县的经济。

西北安普特郡议会（West Northamptonshire Council）已支持相关努力，以确保该地区能从该度假区预计为英国经济带来的 500亿英镑 收益和 28,000 个就业岗位中获益。

北安普特郡当地访客经济伙伴关系主席理查德·克林顿（Richard Clinton）告诉 BBC，预计于 2031 年开业的该开发项目是就业和旅游业的巨大机遇。他补充道：“它将产生这种涟漪效应。”

克林顿补充说，该郡已经拥有“极佳的资产”，且诸如一级方程式大奖赛（Formula 1 Grand Prix）等活动为周边北安普特郡城镇带来了游客。

议会领导人马克·阿努尔（Mark Árnull）表示：“[该项目]有潜力创造数千个就业岗位，吸引全球游客，并为我们的当地经济提供持久的利益。”

阿努尔和首席执行官马丁·亨利（Martin Henry）在本月早些时候在贝德福德与环球目的地与体验公司（Universal Destinations and Experiences）参加了 1 场圆桌会议，讨论更广泛的地区如何最大化经济利益。

阿努尔表示：“该度假区具有真正的变革潜力，我们期待在塑造其为我们社区带来的积极影响方面发挥积极作用。”

养老日记

我是一名 BDSM 表演者。我的七处房产将成为我的养老金

在我们的“养老金日记”系列报道中，我们采访了英国各年龄段的人群，以了解他们为退休生活储备了多少（或多么少）资金，以及为未来存钱的现实情况。

本周，我们采访了 ARIEL ANDERSSEN，她是一名 BDSM 表演者兼作家，与丈夫 Hywel Phillips 居住在威尔士。

49 岁的 Ariel 通过工作、写作和房产投资组合，年收入超过 20 万英镑。她透露自己永远不想退休，但希望确保在年老时有足够的钱，以防健康状况出现问题。

请讲述一下你的早年生活 我在西萨塞克斯郡霍舍姆一个严格的耶和华见证人家庭中长大。耶和华见证人相信世界即将终结。

我在 20 世纪 80 年代成长时，他们预言世界将在 90 年代初终结。所以我当时认为自己不会长大，或者永远不需要工作。我当然没觉得我需要养老金。

在我 13 岁时，我的父母决定脱离耶和华见证人。那是一段令人困惑的时光，因为我的父母不再相信他们一生以来所相信的事情——所以我也需要停止相信。

我突然不得不面对一个事实：我需要一份职业。在我成年早期的很多时间里，我都在努力应对这种冲击，并在这个我原以为不会存在的世界中挣扎着为自己创造生活。

你接受过什么样的教育？ 我在学校的表现真的很差，尤其是 GCSE（英国中考）考试。到了高中六年级准备 A-level 考试时，我的学术能力有所提升，成绩也变好了。

当时我还没有被诊断出来，但后来发现我有计算障碍（dyscalculia），这导致我在理解和处理数字方面存在困难。

我被一家戏剧学校的音乐剧课程录取，准备学习舞蹈。但在入学前的那个夏天，我的背部受伤了，于是转到了表演课程。

毕业后，我开始担任古典演员。我参加了许多莎士比亚剧作的巡演，直到 25 岁之前几乎没赚到钱。

我当时勉强维持生计，之所以能住在伦敦，是因为我和当时的男朋友合租一套单间公寓。

你是如何进入 行业的？ 我开始从事模特工作是因为经济压力。在担任模特的第一个星期，我接到了五个工作，其中一名合作摄影师邀请我参加一个 （束缚、调教、施虐与受虐）展览。

我突然意识到，有很多人对同样的事情感兴趣，并将其转化为艺术。在那之前，我甚至没想过 可以成为我个人生活的一部分。我一直认为这是一个必须永远对任何人保密的、令人感到愧疚的秘密。

我开始为束缚摄影师以及制作束缚和 电影的制作人工作。

回想起来，挺奇怪的是，我当时在现实生活中从未尝试过这些东西，但却很乐意在镜头前表演。这成了我认清自己性取向的同时赚到生活费的好方法。

描述你的 工作

我是一名服从者（submissive），所以我想要探索扮演“落难少女”的想法。我已经从事这项工作 25 年了。

我发现有些制作公司在拍摄包含打屁股情节的长篇电影。我走遍世界各地，参与各种项目。

新冠疫情发生后，我不得不停止旅行，于是我开始在家里拍摄自己的电影。偶然之间，我通过为口味非常独特的客户制作私人定制电影，创造了一份被动收入。

这些需求可能非常小众且古怪，但不一定令人震惊。最近，我扮演一名瑜伽教练，她变成了一只

我曾认为 是一个必须永远对任何人保密的、令人感到愧疚的秘密

狼人，开始嚎叫并脱掉所有衣服！对于一个有戏剧背景的人来说，这真的很有趣。

你的收入是多少？

我通过模特和 BDSM 工作每年赚大约 20 万英镑 到 22.5 万英镑。我还通过写作获得收入。

我的第一本书《Playing To Lose》讲述了我完整的人生故事，但我意识到书中缺失了很多关于将此作为职业的有趣细节，因此我的第二本书《Dirty》（将于 11 月出版）将聚焦于我作为一名 BDSM 表演者的一年生活。

我还以有限公司的形式经营一家房地产公司。在我 29 岁时，我在伦敦买了第一套公寓。不久之后，我遇到了现在的丈夫 Hywel，他是一名 BDSM 摄影师，我们一起买了一栋房子。

我保留了那套公寓以防万一，从而意外地成为了房东。十年后，那套公寓的价值上涨了 10 万英镑。于是我决定购买更多房产，现在在英国不同地区拥有七处房产。

我完全不理解传统的养老金，因为我觉得数字太繁琐且令人生畏。我 3.5 万英镑 Ariel 的七处房产每年带来的收入

我理解房产和租金，因为这比一堆数字更容易理解，而养老金给我的感觉就是一堆数字。

所以房产就是我的退休计划，我的目标是继续出租它们以获取收入。目前，我的七处房产每年带来约 3.5 万英镑 的收入。我的计划是在 55 岁之前至少再买三处，每年赚大约 7 万英镑。希望如果需要的话，这将足够用于退休。

你对退休有什么梦想？ 我永远不想退休，因为我热爱我的工作。但我确定我不可能永远像现在这样工作，因为我可能不会一直拥有这样的精力。

但如果我想象自己 70 岁时的样子，我希望仍然能够每周为那些想要我身体能够胜任的内容的客户拍摄几段定制视频。

然而，我希望能够负担得起退休，因为我的工作对体力要求很高，而且在进行束缚模特拍摄时需要身体灵活。

口述给 Aasma Day

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环境

西南水务位列环境破坏最严重公司之首

作者：Alex Leys

“地球之友”（Friends of the Earth）揭晓了其认为对环境造成最大损害的水务公司。

该活动组织的分析显示，西南水务（South West Water）对环境造成的损害超过了英格兰任何其他水务公司，在德文郡、康沃尔郡、多塞特郡和萨默塞特郡排放的污水量高于其他任何地区。

“地球之友”从六个类别分析了水务公司的环境表现：污水溢出、游泳场所的水质、游泳场所的污染事件或警告、游泳场所污水污染的严重程度、河流生态健康评级低于标准的百分比，以及账单的可负担性。

业务覆盖德文郡、康沃尔郡以及多塞特郡和萨默塞特郡部分地区的西南水务，在六个类别中的四个类别里均位列表现最差的前三名。

自2024年以来，该公司污水溢出事件的总时长最高，年均达574,323小时。

塞文特伦特水务（Severn Trent）和约克郡水务（Yorkshire Water）分别排名第二和第三，但仍被西南水务甩开近200,000个溢出小时。

西南水务指定的游泳场所记录到的污染事件和警告也最多，仅在2025年就记录了666起。

西南水务的集水区内共有157个官方游泳场所。如果一个场所被指定，环境局将在游泳季节监测水质，以保护公众健康。

该公司的一位发言人告诉《卫报》：“我们管理着英格兰超过三分之一的指定游泳水域，因此提高水质是我们的重中之重。”

“尽管降雨量显著增加，但我们已经看到了进展，过去一年中，雨水溢流溢出量下降了17%，溢出时长下降了25%。”

“我们还有望在2030年前达到新的《环境法》游泳水质标准，比国家截止日期提前五年。”

西南水务的污水溢出事件总数最高

空气污染指数 空气污染水平 低 (1) 极高 (10) uk-air.defra.gov.uk

今日天气

北部和西南部有阵雨，英国大部分地区多云。东部和东南部大部分时间多云，偶尔有阳光。

英国各地

今日最高气温

今日最低气温

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月相

城市 / 温度 / 天气 / 降水量 / 风速 :--- urham / 19 / C / 1.5 / 2.5 伊斯特本 / 19 / C / 4.5 / 4.4 爱丁堡 / 16 / R / 10.8 / 2.8 埃斯克代尔缪尔 / 16 / C / 8.3 / 1.1 格拉斯哥 / 18 / C / 17.8 / 1.5 霍利黑德 / 17 / C / 2.7 / 3.9 霍夫 / 20 / R / 2.7 / 4.8 赫尔 / 22 / C / 4.4 / 3.2 亨廷顿 / 22 / C / 10.6 / 4.1 伊普斯威奇 / 21 / C / 21.0 / 2.8 马恩岛 / 16 / R / 4.1 / 1.9 怀特岛 / 20 / C / 1.7 / 4.6 金洛切韦 / 18 / SH / 0.7 / 2.2 柯克沃尔 / 13 / C / 0.3 / 1.2 利兹 / 20 / C / 8.5 / 3.5 勒威克 / 13 / C / 0.0 / 2.2 卢查斯 / 15 / R / 3.6 / 1.3 林肯 / 21 / C / 4.0 / 3.4 利物浦 / 21 / C / 6.4 / 4.2 伦敦 / 21 / C / 5.3 / 4.1 曼彻斯特 / 20 / C / 5.2 / 2.8 马盖特 / 22 / C / 9.9 / 5.3 米尔福德 / 3.7 什鲁斯伯里 / 18 / C / 2.8 / 3.7 斯凯格内斯 / 20 / C / 5.4 / 3.2 绍森德 / 22 / C / 10.5 / 4.2 斯托克 / 17 / C / 6.9 / 3.0 斯托诺韦 / 16 / C / 1.6 / 2.4 斯旺西 / 19 / C / 3.0 / 4.4 提里岛 / 16 / C / 2.0 / 5.1

全球

城市 / 温度 (in °C) / 天气 :--- 阿布扎比 / 42 / S 阿布贾 / 28 / C 阿利坎特 / 30 / S 阿姆斯特丹 / 20 / SH 雅典 / 31 / S 曼谷 / 33 / C 巴塞罗那 / 28 / S 北京 / 31 / S 柏林 / 26 / F 布鲁塞尔 / 21 / C 布达佩斯 / 30 / S 芝加哥 / 26 / F 德里 / 32 / S 迪拜 / 43 / S 都柏林 / 19 / TH 法兰克福 / 25 / C 日内瓦 / 27 / S 赫尔辛基 / 18 / C 香港 / 29 / TH 伊斯坦布尔 / 28 / F 约翰内斯堡 / 19 / S 里斯本 / 24 / S 洛杉矶 / 29 / F 马德里 / 29 / S

日出

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图例：C=多云, DR=毛毛雨, F=晴朗, FG=雾, H=冰雹, M=薄雾, R=雨, S=晴, SH=阵雨, SL=雨夹雪, SN=雪, SS=沙尘暴, TH=雷阵雨

总体情况：今日低压区影响英国，带来多变天气。苏格兰和北爱尔兰将出现阵雨和阴天。英格兰和威尔士大部分时间多云，偶尔有阳光。英格兰西北部、东北部以及西南部预计有阵雨。爱尔兰共和国维持多云但干燥。各地区风向普遍为西风。

伦敦、英格兰东南部、东安格利亚、海峡群岛：今日开始大部分时间多云，偶尔有阳光。进入下午后，预计云层将持续，尽管在傍晚时分可能会稍微消散。有小雨威胁，尤其是在最西部的地区。气温温和，伴有轻微的西风。最高气温：22℃。今晚，小雨，有风。最低气温：13℃。

英格兰南部、英格兰西南部、英格兰中部、南威尔士、北威尔士：

苏格兰东南部、英格兰东北部、英格兰东部：早晨大部分时间多云，偶尔有阳光，气温温和。进入下午后，预计会有阵雨，主要集中在最东部地区。到傍晚，天气将变得干燥，全天吹温和的西风。最高气温：20℃。今晚，晴朗且寒冷。最低气温：12℃。

英格兰西北部、苏格兰西南部、北爱尔兰、爱尔兰共和国、马恩岛：今天大部分时间多云，有阵雨机会，尤其是早晨。下午将继续阴天，

、南威尔士、北威尔士。早晨最西部地区有阵雨且云层浓厚，气温较低。到下午，云层将覆盖更东部地区，不过预计降雨量会减少。傍晚将保持多云，仍有轻微阵雨威胁，并伴有中等强度的西风。最高气温：20℃。今晚，轻微降雨，有风。最低气温：12℃。

气温感觉温和。到傍晚，天空将保持多云。最北部地区可能会有阵雨，而其他地区则较为干燥，伴有少量阳光。最高气温：18℃。今晚，天空晴朗，寒冷。最低气温：12℃。 苏格兰西北部、苏格兰东北部、西群岛、北群岛：今天该地区大部分时间多云。预报早晨开始天空阴沉，最东部地区有阵雨威胁。到下午，云层依然存在，最西部地区可能会有轻微降雨。全天温度温和。最高气温：18℃。今晚，轻微降雨，有风。最低气温：12℃。

日落

五日天气预报

周二 苏格兰和北部岛屿有雨，南部地区多云，东部地区有晴间多云，北部和西部大部分地区干燥。

周三 北部地区以雨为主，西部地区多云并伴有阵雨，南部和东部地区有小雨。

周四 北部和西部地区有雨且多云，东部和南部大部分时间多云，伴有晴间多云。

周五 西部地区有阵雨，南部地区大部分时间多云，伴有晴间多云，气温温和，全境有微风。

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天气形势分析 一个低压系统中心位于苏格兰东北部，正逐渐向东移动，给苏格兰和北爱尔兰带来阵雨和阴天。一个高压脊从海峡群岛延伸，使得英格兰南部和威尔士的天气更加稳定，并伴有偶尔的晴天。

最高与最低气温 （周六，截至晚上11点）

最高温：蒙茅斯郡，乌斯克，24℃。

最低温：唐郡，凯茨布里奇，8℃。

最湿润：伦斯特，托马斯敦 22.40mm。

最晴朗：内赫布里底群岛，蒂里岛，8.8hrs。

黑夜时长

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周六 局部多云伴有晴间多云，西部地区有雨，气温温和，有轻微西南风，南部地区大部分干燥。

曲棍球

斯特鲁特霍夫关键进球助德国队登顶世界之巅

作者：本·桑德斯 (Ben Saunders)

米歇尔·斯特鲁特霍夫 (Michel Struthoff) 在第三节打入的一球足以帮助德国男子球队以 1-0 击败西班牙，连续第二次夺得世界杯冠军。

在昨日于比利时举行的决赛中，这位 23 岁的球员在第 44 分钟将球拨入空门，德国队重现了 2023 年的成功。

随着在瓦夫尔 (Wavre) 的 Belfius 曲棍球竞技场赢得此次决赛，德国队（Die Honomas）也与巴基斯坦一起，成为该赛事历史上最成功的球队，共获得 4 次冠军。

本场最佳球员克里斯托弗·吕尔 (Christopher Rühr) 表示，他们计划在整个下周进行庆祝。

他说：“[这意味着] 比其他任何事情都重要得多。每个人都说，‘啊，今年的德国队，不，他们没戏的’。但我们证明了我们的能力。”

米歇尔·斯特鲁特霍夫庆祝他在男子世界杯决赛中的制胜球

英格兰队在周五于阿姆斯特丹的第五名争夺战中 2-0 输给澳大利亚，最终排名第六；爱尔兰队排名第 10，威尔士队排名第 15。

周六，在荷兰首都的 Wagener 体育场举行的女子决赛中，阿根廷队通过点球大战获胜，终结了荷兰队创造历史的机会。

伊比·詹森 (Yibbi Jansen) 为“橙衣军团”打入本届赛事的第八个进球并取得领先。但玛丽亚·格拉纳托 (Maria Granatto) 将比分扳平，从而进入点球大战，最终“雌狮队” (Las Leonas) 以 3-1 获胜，阻止了荷兰队赢得前所未有的连续第四届世界杯冠军。

不过，本次赛事并非没有争议，比利时队在 1-0 负于邻国荷兰队的半决赛中，一个潜在的绝平球被判定无效。

贾斯汀·拉西尔 (Justine Rasir) 在接受比利时 RTL 电视台采访时称她的球队被“抢劫”了，并质疑“裁判拿了多少钱”，因此被禁赛，无法参加“红豹队” (Red Panthers) 击败澳大利亚的铜牌赛。

英格兰队排名第九，苏格兰队第 11，爱尔兰队第 13。

谜题答案

多米诺骨牌 (Dominoes) 旅程寻找者 (Journey Finder)

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二进制 (Binary)

数字六边形 (Number Hexagon)

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未击球球员：伊玛目·乌尔·哈克 (Imam ul Haq)。

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尽管比赛被终止，沃伦仍对伊陶马保持信心

作者：邓肯·贝奇 (Duncan Bech)

弗兰克·沃伦 (Frank Warren) 坚持认为，如果莫塞斯·伊陶马 (Moses Itauma) 选择在周六于 O2 体育馆被菲利普·赫格罗维奇 (Filip Hrgovic) 在第九回合击停后重新起步，那么接下来的几个月将是对他真正的考验。

在经历了这场争夺 IBF 世界空缺冠军头衔的艰苦挑战后，这位 21 岁的拳手在接受预防性医疗检查后于昨日出院。比赛结束时，他被担架抬出了拳击场。

这位英国拳手在利用手速和移动主导其 15 场职业生涯中最艰巨的任务时表现惊人，但在第八和第九回合开始互换进攻，最终导致他在精疲力竭中在拳击场上踉跄。

这是他第一次参加超过六回合的比赛，且在赛前采访中透露，他在训练中从未进行过完整的 12 回合实战演习——而这正是该场比赛的预定长度。

尽管表现勇敢，但他还是被赫格罗维奇智胜，后者在挺过最初的猛攻后发挥了其经验优势。

在围绕这位英国最令人兴奋的新星所营造的炒作戏剧性地破灭后，沃伦不愿保证伊陶马何时回归，并表示如果他想要登顶，就需要重新审视战术。

“现在做这些决定还太早，你得先和他谈谈，而且他必须自己想做，我相信他会想的，”Queensberry Promotions 的老板沃伦说道。“你会发现一个人的成色。这完全取决于心态以及他们所处的状态。你应该从这样的经历中学习，我相信他也会。目前，那种不可战胜的光环已经消失了。人们会注意到这一点，也许这会让为他安排比赛变得更容易。”

板球第二场测试赛

英格兰在罕见的系列赛胜利中找到了更多测试赛的平衡点

英格兰 劳伦斯 (Lawrence) 54; 阿巴斯 (Abbas) 5-57

290 & 208

巴基斯坦 萨乌德 (Saud) 97; 罗宾逊 (Robinson) 4-24

110 & 194

英格兰以 194 分获胜

Chris Stocks

板球驻勋章球场记者

面对像巴基斯坦这样糟糕的对手，赢得一场测试赛系列赛并不足以引起狂欢。然而，对于一支近两年未能取得此类胜利的英格兰队来说，这是一个重要的一步。

这意味着乔·鲁特（Joe Root）的第二次队长任期得到了完美的开始。但比这场第二场测试赛的胜利更重要的事实是，英格兰队似乎在球队阵容的平衡方面偶然找到了一个获胜方案。

这在今年夏天早些时候，鲁特的前任本·斯托克斯（Ben Stokes）令人震惊地宣布退役后，一直是一个巨大的挑战。

缺乏高质量的全能球员是一个影响许多球队的问题。但英格兰队找到的解决方案——加强击球端，放弃一线旋转球手，并采用四人快球攻击线——在迎接明年夏天决定时代的主场灰烬杯（Ashes）系列赛时，将对他们大有裨益。

英格兰队将面临比巴基斯坦大得多的挑战——首先是今年冬天面对现任世界测试赛冠军南非队。

勋章球场计分板

英格兰队以 194 分之差击败巴基斯坦队 巴基斯坦队赢得抛硬币

英格兰队 – 第一局 290 (Smith 61, Cox 55, Abbas 4-73)

巴基斯坦队 – 第一局 110 (Robinson 4-11) 英格兰队 – 第二局 177-7 第二局续

	得分	6分球	4分球	球数	分钟
D W Lawrence b Abbas	54	2	7	70	130
O E Robinson c Rizwan b Abbas	8	0	1	15	29
J C Archer 未出局	2	0	0	14	27
J C Tongue 被跑出局	12	0	2	15	17
额外分 (b4 lb4 w5 nb4)	17
总计(542 轮)	208

出局顺序: 1-1, 2-13, 3-60, 4-83, 5-128, 6-149, 7-162, 8-186, 9-187

投球: Mohammad Abbas 22-3-57-5, Khurram Shahzad 14-3-56-2, Mohammad Ali 16.2-1-70-2, Ali Usman 2-0-17-0.

巴基斯坦队 – 第二局

巴基斯坦第二局
	得分	6分球	4分球	球数	分钟
Shan Masood lbw b Robinson	26	0	2	72	150
Azan Awais lbw b Robinson	6	0	1	14	20
Abdullah Shafique b Robinson	0	0	0	3	3
*Babar Azam c Cox b Archer	6	0	1	8	10
Saud Shakeel c Brook b Tongue	97	2	13	122	192
M Rizwan lbw b Robinson	1	0	0	9	11
Ali Usman b Archer	16	0	2	44	52
Khurram Shahzad b Tongue	9	0	1	13	24
Mohammad Abbas 未出局	13	1	0	16	23
Mohammad Ali c Brook b Tongue	8	0	2	5	11
额外分 (b4 lb6 w1 nb1)	12
总计(50.5 轮)	194

出局顺序: 1-7, 2-7, 3-14, 4-111, 5-115, 6-146, 7-169, 8-176, 9-194. 投球: O E Robinson 14-5-24-4, J C Archer 15-1-73-2, J C Tongue 8.5-1-46-3, G A P Atkinson 11-2-41-0, D W Lawrence 2-2-0-0. 裁判: A Paleker 和 P R Reiffel.

但鲁特的球队只能击败眼前的对手，而他们到目前为止的两场表现令人印象深刻。虽非完美，但尤其是投球方面的表现足以表明，这支英格兰队有潜力发展成为一支强队。

没有人知道一支老龄化的澳大利亚队在明年夏天抵达这里时会处于什么状态。他们将面临与南非、新西兰和印度之间潜在的惨烈系列赛。

然而，英格兰不能依赖澳大利亚队的混乱来坐享其成。胜利必须通过艰苦努力地赢得。去年冬天在澳大利亚遭遇的灰烬杯惨败给了我们这个教训。

不过，在自2024年12月以来首次赢得系列赛后，球队信心大增，目前的状况比两个月前斯托克斯离队以及教练布伦登·麦卡勒姆被解雇时要好得多。

混乱已被希望取代，质疑已被梦想取代。在鲁特和即将上任的教练斯蒂芬·弗莱明的指导下，他们有机会成就一番非凡的事业。

弗莱明直到12月的第一周才会正式就职，届时英格兰队将前往德班进行热身赛，随后在约翰内斯堡进行对阵南非队的第一场测试赛。

不过，他在本系列赛期间一直与鲁特保持密切联系，因此这支球队的运作方式既带有弗莱明的烙印，也带有其队长的烙印。

不再在每场测试赛前24小时公布首发11人（这在“Bazball”的Alpha时代已成为常态），这是一个微妙但显著的变化。引导这支新英格兰队的是智慧，而非鲁莽。

尽管近期发生了布赖登·卡斯争议，但取消午夜宵禁也是一个基于常识的成熟决定。

选择乔丹·考克斯和丹·劳-

斯诺克：英国公开赛 5, 下午12:30 网球：美国公开赛 天空体育网球频道，下午3.30 足球：阿斯顿维拉 对阵 阿森纳 天空体育英超频道，下午6.30 足球：巴塞罗那（由安东尼·戈登出战，

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英超联赛 切尔西 (3)....4 拉维亚 4, 佩德罗·内托 14 若昂·佩德罗 32, 帕尔默 74 利兹 (0)....1 卡尔弗特-刘因 79

布莱顿 (1)....3 亚尔库耶 35 J·佩德罗 63(乌龙球), 格罗斯 90 布伦特福德 (1)....1 沙德 41 观众 35.974 伊普斯维奇 (1)....2 戴维斯 29 阿克波姆 90 观众 74.148 富勒姆 (0)....0 观众 46.781

曼联 (1)....5 费尔南德斯 40, 61 (点球), 68 格里夫斯 56 (乌龙球) 姆贝乌莫 82 桑德兰 (O)....1 伊西多尔 75

SKY BET 第一级别联赛：AFC温布尔登 1-0 威根；曼斯菲尔德 5-2 卢顿。

威廉希尔苏格兰超级联赛：阿伯丁 0-1 游骑兵；邓迪 1-2 希伯尼安；圣米伦 3-3 马瑟韦尔。

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郡冠军赛 - 第一组 萨里 对阵 埃塞克斯，切姆斯福德：萨里 183 (53.2 轮) & 298-8 宣布结束 (99 轮；B·福克斯 12 不出局)。埃塞克斯 279 (85 轮；D·埃尔加 113；R·查哈尔 6-80)。埃塞克斯 (12分) 与萨里 (11分) 战平。

汉普郡 对阵 格拉摩根，索菲亚花园：汉普郡 162 (40.2 轮；J·莱曼 51 不出局) & 300-8 宣布结束 (69.3 轮；T·阿尔伯特 64；B·凯拉韦 4-78)。格拉摩根 161 (60 轮；B·凯拉韦 57；S·贝克 4-34) & 21-3 (13.5 轮)。格拉摩根 (11分) 与汉普郡 (11分) 战平。

萨默塞特 对阵 萨塞克斯，霍夫：萨默塞特 202 (58 轮；H·克罗科姆 5-56) & 350-9 宣布结束 (97.2 轮；T·拉蒙比 93)。萨塞克斯 250 (69.4 轮；C·欧弗顿 4-66) & 62-1 (14 轮)。萨塞克斯 (12分) 与萨默塞特 (11分) 战平。

诺丁汉郡 对阵 华威郡，埃德巴斯顿：诺丁汉郡 325-8 宣布结束 (88.1 轮；J·克拉克 150)。华威郡 185 (54.1 轮；O·斯通 5-49)。华威郡 (10分) 与诺丁汉郡 (13分) 战平。 约克郡 对阵 莱斯特郡，斯卡伯勒：约克郡 263 (76.4 轮；J·沃顿 70, G·希尔 62)。莱斯特郡 84-0 (35.3 轮)。约克郡 (9分) 与莱斯特郡 (11分) 战平。

高尔夫

哈斯夸纳英国大师赛，萨顿科尔德菲尔德，最终轮（除非另有说明，均为英格兰及爱尔兰：274 J·迪恩 67 73 71 63；277 I·埃尔维拉 (西班牙) 65 71 72 69；N·诺尔高 (丹麦) 71 68 67 71；D·希利尔 (新西兰) 69 66 69 73；J·斯科夫·奥莱森 (丹麦) 67 72 67 71。

网球

美国网球公开赛，纽约法拉盛公园：首轮部分赛果，男子组：(7) D 梅德韦杰夫 (俄) 6-4 6-2 6-4 击败 H 加斯顿 (法)；D 梅里达·阿吉拉尔 (西) 6-4 6-4 6-2 击败 M 富克索维奇 (匈)；(18) J 莱赫茨卡 (捷克) 6-1 7-6 (7-5) 5-6 6-2 击败 P 卡雷诺-布斯塔 (西)；(20) T 保罗 (美) 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 6-3 6-3 击败 C 王 (港)。女子组：(3) J 佩古拉 (美) 6-3 6-2 击败 E G 鲁塞 (罗)；(31) L 费尔南德斯 (加) 6-3 6-2 击败 S 张 (中)；(19) J 帕奥里尼 (意) 6-3 3-6 6-4 击败 V 埃尔亚韦茨 (斯洛文尼亚)。

今日赛程 英超

阿斯顿维拉 对阵 阿森纳 (8).... 国家企业联赛 (下午3点)：波士顿联 对阵 霍恩丘奇，卡莱尔 对阵 斯坎索普，伊斯特利 对阵 奥尔德肖特，森林格林 对阵 奥尔特林查姆，哈罗盖特镇 对阵 盖茨黑德，基德明斯特 对阵 巴罗，索利赫尔莫茨 对阵 AFC 费尔德，萨顿联 对阵 韦尔德斯通，沃金 对阵 绍森德，沃辛 对阵 博雷汉伍德，叶维尔 对阵 塔姆沃思。

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奥利·罗宾逊在本场比赛中表现出色，拿下了八个三柱门 GETTY

本系列赛的参考，国家选拔员马库斯·诺斯也应为此获得赞赏，这是对郡级比赛的一次令人欣慰的认可。

两名在本场测试赛中凭借勇气砍下半个世纪得分的击球手，回报了人们对他们的信任，并且在冬季到来时很可能继续留队。这是因为目前这支球队的平衡状态运行良好。

奥利·罗宾逊、乔弗拉·阿彻、乔什·汤格和古斯·阿特金森截然不同的技能组合，似乎足以给比巴基斯坦更强的球队制造麻烦。

罗宾逊自夏季初重返球队以来的数据——以 8.34 的平均分拿下 23 个三柱门——简直像是来自 19 世纪。更甚者是他本场比赛 35 分拿 8 个三柱门的表现。他出色地领导了这次进攻，再加上阿彻的速度（在本场测试赛中触及 95 英里 / 小时），英格兰拥有了一个势不可挡的新球搭档。

汤格在每场比赛中都在进步，他的速度、弹跳以及对三柱门的渴望是任何球队都渴望的资产。阿特金森在投球单元中发挥了自己的作用，让这个脆弱的巴基斯坦击球阵容没有任何喘息之机。

这次进攻阵容应该是明年夏天对阵澳大利亚的人选。这应该被视为其本来面目——一次冷酷且成熟的表现，为未来提供了一个令人兴奋的蓝图。

鲁特敦促球员以“理智且成熟”的方式庆祝

作者：罗里·多拉德 (Rory Dollard)

乔·鲁特 (Joe Root) 告诉他的英格兰队，要享受在对阵巴基斯坦队时重回胜轨的喜悦——但在经历了一个充满不愉快头条新闻的夏天后，他提醒球员们要以“成熟的方式”庆祝。

在本·斯托克斯 (Ben Stokes) 震惊外界地宣布退役后，鲁特重新接任队长。连续两场胜利意味着英格兰队自 2024 年 12 月以来首次赢得一个多场比赛的系列赛。

英格兰队全新的四人快球攻击线在勋章球场 (Lord's) 将客队击溃，使其仅得 194 分；英格兰队最终以同样的分差获胜，确保了 2-0 的绝对领先优势，让鲁特得以细细品味这一时刻。

然而，由于本周伊始他就要求结束过去一年一直困扰球队的酒精相关事件，他迅速警告球员们，没有过度纵容的空间。

“绝对重要的是我们不要再讨论那些事情，”他说。

“赢得测试赛很难，赢得测试系列赛更难，所以请享受并庆祝，但要以一种理智、成熟的方式。”

“我们在本周开始时谈到……不一定是关于板球的……这就是我所说的。这是一群将在球队中长期共事的人，无论在场上还是场下，他们都有真正的机会去影响并塑造球队。”

“到目前为止，我们展现出的两次表现是向正确方向迈出的非常好的一步。你唯一能做的就是抓住机会，而队员们到目前为止表现出色。这是两场精彩的比赛，也是这支新球队一个非常好的开始。”

人们对这四位快球手——奥利·罗宾逊 (Ollie Robinson)、乔弗拉·阿彻 (Jofra Archer)、乔什·汤格 (Josh Tongue) 和古斯·阿特金森 (Gus Atkinson) ——充满乐观情绪，他们配合完美，让巴基斯坦队难以招架。

鲁特曾依赖詹姆斯

到目前为止是两场精彩的比赛，也是这支新球队一个非常好的开始

在担任队长的前五年里，鲁特依赖于安德森 (Anderson) 和斯图尔特·布罗德 (Stuart Broad) 的顶尖水准，而他对最新的攻击线寄予厚望。

“[安德森和布罗德]是我们有史以来最伟大的两名投球手，”他说。“第一次担任队长时能领导他们是我的荣幸，但最令人兴奋的是，这些年轻人有机会创造属于他们自己的传奇。”

“他们都拥有能够在全球不同环境下发挥的技巧。只要他们继续努力工作，并保持目前的表现，一切都触手可及。没有理由他们不能在英格兰快球投手的历史上写下自己的篇章。”

这一次，鲁特本人的贡献微乎其微，两局比赛共仅得 28 分。

鲁特表示：“我知道我是一名优秀的球员，我想相信高分就在不远处。”

乔·鲁特笑容满面，尽管他在击球方面的贡献有限

郡级板球

诺丁汉郡的奥利·斯通 (Olly Stone) 为领头羊球队拿下了五个三击 wicket

雨天导致全场平局，榜首竞争激烈

在与华威郡战平后，诺丁汉郡在第一组领先萨默塞特郡 4 分，位居榜首。

由于赛程受到雨天严重影响，所有五场顶级联赛均以平局告终。

在乔·克拉克 (Joe Clarke) 以 150 分出局后，诺丁汉郡在 325 分 8 个三击 wicket 时宣布停止击球。

奥利·斯通以 49 分拿 5 个三击 的成绩，将排名第三的华威郡击溃（总分 185 分），诺丁汉郡因此获得了最高投球分。

在霍夫 (Hove) 对阵萨塞克斯郡的比赛中，汤姆·拉蒙比 (Tom Lammonby) 以 93 分成为全队最高分，萨默塞特郡最终达到 350 分 9 个三击 。

萨塞克斯郡被留给了一个无法实现的目标 303 分，最终以 62 分 1 个三击 结束。

本·福克斯 (Ben Foakes) 贡献了 120 分且未被出局，帮助萨里郡在对阵埃塞克斯郡的比赛中化解了败北威胁。

在汉普郡于卡迪夫设定 302 分获胜目标后，格拉摩根队也确保了一场平局。

排名垫底的汉普郡在雨势到来前已将格拉摩根队压制在 21 分 3 个三击 。

由于在斯卡伯勒 (Scarborough) 无法进行比赛，约克郡和莱斯特郡战平。

第二组领头羊达勒姆队仅用 6 个球就以 10 个 的优势击败了格洛斯特郡。

自行车赛

马斯在冲刺中击败昂利，进一步巩固环西赛红衫领先地位

作者：Chiranjit Ojha

西班牙车手恩里克·马斯（Enric Mas）在攀登艾塔纳高地（Alto de Aitana）的最后阶段发起进攻，赢得了环西班牙自行车赛第九赛段的冠军。这位来自移动之星车队的车手保住了总成绩领先地位及红衫。

马斯在塔代伊·波加查（Tadej Pogacar）周六因摔车退出后接管了领先地位。他充分发挥了红衫的优势，赢得了自2018年以来首个大环赛赛段冠军。他在整个山地骑行过程中有效地保存体力，并完美地执行了最后的进攻。

英国车手奥斯卡·昂利（Oscar Onley，来自Netcompany Ineos车队）紧随马斯进入最后一公里，但在终点前的冲刺中落败，最终获得第二名。总成绩排名第二的斯洛文尼亚车手普里莫日·罗格利奇（Primoz Roglic，来自Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe车队）获得第三名。

四次环西冠军得主罗格利奇在总成绩榜上落后马斯1分18秒。当天获得第四名的费利克斯·加尔（Felix Gall）依然排名总成绩第三。

“现在我理解塔代伊·波加查了，红衫能让你插上翅膀，”马斯说道，“今天早上我像个小男孩一样兴奋。穿着红衫获胜感觉非常特别。”

在第九赛段开始前几个小时，罗格利奇的同胞波加查在Instagram上发布了一张自己在医院病床上的照片，配乐是Bee Gees乐队1977年的歌曲《Stayin’ Alive》。

马斯在周六波加查摔车后曾拒绝庆祝或穿着红衫，但这次在跨过终点线时终于庆祝了起来，他向欢呼的观众举起手臂，昂利紧随其后。

在今天的休息日之后，比赛将于明天继续，从阿尔卡拉斯（Alcaraz）到埃尔切-德-拉-谢拉（Elche de la Sierra）进行一段184.7公里的丘陵骑行。

环西赛领先者恩里克·马斯（右）、奥斯卡·昂利（左）和普里莫日·罗格利奇在昨日第九赛段攀登艾塔纳高地 GETTY

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联盟橄榄球（RUGBY LEAGUE）

本地英雄：约克队新东家将向俱乐部投资数百万英镑

独家报道

作者：约翰·戴维森（John Davidson）

在约克橄榄球联盟俱乐部（York RLFC）被一家本地所有权集团收购后，新东家预计将在场内和场外投资数百万英镑。

由大卫·迪克森（David Dickson）及其家人和妻子领导的财团已从主席克林特·古德查尔德（Clint Goodchild）手中买下了这家超级联赛俱乐部。迪克森的妻子萨拉（Sara）是约克谢泼德（Shepherd）家族的一员，该家族被认为是约克郡最富有的家族之一，估值约为130 万英镑bn。

总经理尼尔·古利弗（Neil Gulliver）已被任命为首席执行官，他告诉《i报》，俱乐部近年来一直处于上升轨道，此次收购将有助于加速这一更广泛的增长。

他说：“我们接下来的方向、已制定的计划以及我们可以做的事情，对于这座城市以及整个地区来说，真的可能会非常特别。这将使我们能够获得一些额外的资源，从而让我们能够实施一些措施，以提高可持续性。”

“我们可能会在卓越中心以及其他一些方面取得进展，这将有助于提高场外表现，帮助我们培养球员并继续推动俱乐部的增长。”

“我们拥有一个出色的训练场地，并且有计划对其进行改进。我们正在开展儿童活动，我们的基金会也在做一些不可思议的事情。”

“在约克，这项运动的参与人数可能达到了历史最高，而我们试图做的是扩大覆盖范围。这就是为什么我们要前往塞尔比（Selby）、斯卡伯勒（Scarborough）等地方，让更多的人参与其中。”

“机会就在那里，我知道新东家非常看重社区这一方面。他们热爱这种对生活产生的影响。”

我们能做的事情可能对这座城市和该地区来说非常特别

骑士队（The Knights）今年升入了超级联赛，这是自1990年以来首次进入顶级联赛。

就在八年前，该俱乐部还处于League 1，但自2018年以来已两次升级，去年他们以冠军身份结束了冠军联赛（Championship）赛季。

约克队是今年薪资上限支出最低的球队之一，仅获得了橄榄球联盟（Rugby Football League）一半的中央分配资金，但预计在收购后将加大在转会市场的活动并增加更多员工。

古利弗说：“在进入超级联赛的第一年，当你从兼职转为全职，且随之而来如此多的额外成本时，只有一半的资金支持，这是一个挑战。对于任何新加入的人来说这都是挑战，但在我们的资金状况下完成这一切并非易事。”

古利弗确认，如果骑士队在2027, 年仍留在超级联赛，他们将获得全额分配资金，今年的全额分配金额为130 万英镑m。

他说：“当你只有一半分配资金，却试图进入市场寻找球员时，情况会很困难。至少现在，虽然我们动作可能慢了一点，但事实上我们已经在超级联赛中了。所以你不再是在向人们讲述一个白日梦。你现在就在其中，你就在谈判桌前，而且我们表现得相当不错。谁能想到在这个赛季阶段我们能拿到14分？”

明年的超级联赛构成尚未最终确认，但古利弗有信心约克队在IMG评分系统下能留在顶级联赛。

他说：“我们被告知在IMG评分下将有14支球队，所以这很不错。我们了解比赛规则。就我们的评分而言，我们在几乎每个领域都得到了加强。如果你看我们的上座率，今年的上座率可能增长了约三倍。我们的社交媒体得分在今年也爆表了。”

“我不知道最终我们在整个联赛积分榜中会排在什么位置，但我有信心我们会进入那14强，而且我们已经在其中了。我们展望未来；我们绝对不是在向下看，而是在向上看，因为那是我们前进的方向。”

网球 美国公开赛

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佩古拉轻松晋级，但克雷奇科娃爆冷出局

作者：艾米·特内里（Amy Tennery）

在法拉盛草地公园

在今年的最后一个大满贯赛事开幕之际，排名最高的美国选手杰西卡·佩古拉（Jessica Pegula）轻松晋级美国公开赛第二轮，而27号种子巴博拉·克雷奇科娃（Barbora Krejcikova）则惨遭淘汰。

在比赛开始前很久，数十名持票观众就已排起长队。主场观众得到了回报，世界排名第3的佩古拉在标志性的亚瑟·阿什体育场的第一场比赛中，以6-3, 6-2击败了罗马尼亚的埃莱娜-加布里埃拉·鲁塞（Elena-Gabriela Ruse）。

这位2024年的决赛选手将与外卡选手维纳斯·威廉姆斯（Venus Williams）和索菲亚·肯宁（Sofia Kenin）这两位美国选手的对决胜者交手，她们原定于今天凌晨进行比赛。

“我太紧张了，”佩古拉说，“我一直在发送表达我感受的GIF动图。”

“那是人们惊慌失措之类的GIF。大满贯的第一轮总是伴随着巨大的紧张感。”

2届大满贯冠军克雷奇科娃成为今年赛事首位出局的种子选手，她在被乌兹别克斯坦的卡米拉·拉希莫娃（Kamilla Rakhimova）以7-6, 6-2击败前，曾挽救了6个赛点。

拉希莫娃此前从未在大满贯赛事中进入第三轮，她将与今天下午日本选手伊藤葵（Aoi Ito）和西班牙选手奥克萨娜·塞莱赫梅特娃（Oksana Selekhmeteva）之间比赛的胜者对阵。

意大利选手贾斯敏·保利尼（Jasmine Paolini）在路易斯·阿姆斯特朗体育场的首场比赛中惊险过关，以6-3, 3-6, 6-4击败了斯洛文尼亚的维罗妮卡·埃尔亚韦茨（Veronika Erjavec），她击出了36个制胜球，而她的对手仅有13个。

这位2024年温布尔登和法网的决赛选手将与她的同胞兼资格赛选手卢克雷齐亚·斯特凡尼尼（Lucrezia Stefanini）和乌克兰选手达亚娜·亚斯特雷姆斯卡（Dayana Yastremska）之间比赛的胜者交手，后者于昨晚进行比赛。

在绝佳的比赛条件下，观众们涌入法拉盛草地公园，赛事进入了其

尼考·威廉姆斯和约克骑士队正享受一个充满竞争的赛季 GETTY

西里奇和鲁德成为长长的退赛名单上的最新成员

作者：什里瓦特萨·斯里达尔（Shrivathsa Sridhar）

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前冠军马林·西里奇（Marin Cilic）和2022年亚军卡斯珀·鲁德（Casper Ruud）昨日均因伤退出美国公开赛。

西里奇在12年前于法拉盛草地公园赢得了职业生涯唯一的大满贯冠军，他由幸运失败者奥托·维尔塔宁（Otto Virtanen）接替，后者将面对23号种子安德烈·鲁布列夫（Andrey Rublev）。

维尔塔宁此前在资格赛第三轮对阵格里戈尔·迪米特洛夫（Grigor Dimitrov）的比赛中因伤退出。

组织者并未具体说明37岁的西里奇所受的伤势。这位老将加入了一个日益增长的退赛名单，像扬尼克·辛纳（Jannik Sinner）、杰克·德雷珀（Jack Draper）、若昂·丰塞卡（Joao Fonseca）和霍尔格·鲁内（Holger Rune）今年都缺席了本次赛事。

鲁德，曾是卡洛斯（Carlos）的亚军

前亚军卡斯珀·鲁德一直饱受背伤困扰

瓦夫林卡很高兴能在最后一刻延长职业生涯

主场希望杰西卡·佩古拉在昨天的比赛中早早击败了埃琳娜-加布里埃拉·鲁塞 路透社

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这是采用 15 天赛制（首轮比赛现分三天进行）的第二年。

捷克选手、18 号种子吉里·莱赫茨卡在 Grandstand 球场率先出击，以 6-1, 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 击败了西班牙选手帕布洛·卡雷尼奥·布斯塔。

由于多年来门票需求巨大，组织者在 2025 年的赛程中增加了一天。美国网球协会首席执行官克雷格·泰利表示，8000 万英镑m 的奖金池是该项运动历史上最高的一次，旨在让球员公平地分享收入。

4 号种子、24 次大满贯冠军诺瓦克·德约科维奇原定于 Ashe 球场开启夜场比赛，对阵阿根廷选手马里亚诺·纳沃内。

由于扬尼克·辛纳缺席本次赛事，且卫冕冠军卡洛斯·阿尔卡拉斯在长期伤停后才来到纽约，今年的赛事为这位 39 岁的塞尔维亚人提供了一个绝佳机会，使其能够再增加一座大满贯奖杯，并超越玛格丽特·考特的 24 个冠军头衔，成为大满贯赛事的绝对领先者。

四年前的阿尔卡拉斯是另一位早早退赛的高知名度球员，他的首轮名额将由幸运失败者亚瑟·盖亚接替。这位法国人首战将对阵胡安·曼努埃尔·塞伦多洛。

27 岁的鲁德在本月早些时候与克里斯托弗·奥康奈尔在辛辛那提公开赛的第二盘比赛中退赛，并表示其背伤未能及时痊愈。

“不幸的是，我的背伤恢复速度没有我们预想的那么快，”鲁德在 Instagram 上表示。

“我们曾乐观地认为我能及时康复，但我的

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斯坦·瓦夫林卡透露，上周当他得知自己获得美网最后一刻的外卡时，他正身在瑞士山区。

这位将在赛季末退役的 41 岁选手原以为自己在第一批外卡名单中被忽略后，已经失去了参加最后一次大满贯赛的机会。

这是一个颇具争议的决定，因为这位深受喜爱的瑞士球星曾是美网冠军，曾在 2016 年的决赛中击败诺瓦克·德约科维奇。

但上周三，获得外卡的一名美国选手帕特里克·凯普森因伤退赛，使得美国网球协会（USTA）做出了戏剧性的反转。

“这确实像坐过山车一样，因为我周一晚上刚从纽约回到家，”瓦夫林卡说。“所以对我来说，我的大满贯职业生涯在意识中已经结束了。”

“我很想来到这里，所以我必须接受没有获得外卡时的那种情绪，而且我也能接受。”

“我想是在周三晚上或下午，我在瑞士山区时接到了电话。所以当然我很开心——然后我必须迅速组织行程回到这里。”

瓦夫林卡今天将在一场备受瞩目的首轮比赛中对阵意大利选手马特奥·贝雷蒂尼。

斯坦·瓦夫林卡准备在今天下午参加他的最后一次大满贯赛

团队和我决定，我们需要考虑长期计划，给我的身体所需的时间。我非常遗憾地宣布，我必须退出今年的美网单打赛事。

“错过大满贯（赛事）永远不容易，但我知道这是正确的决定。我会花时间好好恢复，然后以更强的状态回归。”

鲁德上周参加了改制后的混双比赛，搭档是戴安娜·施耐德。两人在四分之一决赛中被鲁布列夫和米拉·安德烈耶娃击败。

足球 苏格兰超级联赛

金明洙首秀及艰苦获胜终于让麦金内斯露出笑容

阿伯丁

格拉斯哥流浪者 尚克兰点球 69

作者：罗尼·埃斯普林

在皮托德里球场

在经历了苏超赛季的三场比赛和两次欧战出局后，德里克·麦金内斯承认他终于能够享受一场流浪者的表现。

这位流浪者主帅在从哈茨队转会而来后的七场比赛中仅获两胜，其中包括在欧联杯和欧协联中出局，因此承受着巨大压力。

麦金内斯引入了12名球员，其中包括首秀球员金明洙（Kim Min-su），这位20岁的韩国边锋是以约850 万英镑m的价格从赫罗纳签下的，他在下半场被替换之前表现出色。

然而，在杰迪·加萨马被击倒后，队长劳伦斯·尚克兰的点球为他们锁定了首场苏超胜利。

曾任阿伯丁主教练的麦金内斯表示：“这可能是本赛季我第一次真正享受观看球队比赛。”

“强有力的表现，应得的胜利。我认为我们在比赛中表现不错。我觉得我们看起来像一支球队，一种我希望我们成为的球队感觉。”

“明洙在进攻端增加的质量是非常必要的。我们已经寻找这种特质一段时间了，所以能把他签下来真是太好了。”

“出于显而易见的原因，今天的任何形式的胜利都至关重要。”

劳伦斯·尚克兰庆祝通过点球打入绝杀球

“所以事实就是，我们赢得了一场艰难的客场比赛，而且是实至名归。”

流浪者队被认为与波特兰伐木者的委内瑞拉前锋凯文·凯尔西有密切联系，而比利时中场尼古拉斯·拉斯金在关于其未来的猜测中再次缺席。

麦金内斯说：“目前确实没有收到关于尼科的报价。我们非常渴望签入我们想要的前锋。”

阿伯丁主教练斯蒂芬·罗宾逊对裁判马修·麦克德米德在1-0落后时的决定不以为然，后者判定队长凯文·尼斯比特在流浪者禁区内推搡杜琼·斯特林，从而取消了其进球。

这位北爱尔兰人表示：“你们都看了比赛，我唯一能评论的是，我不知道谁来评判力量的大小。”

奥尼尔希望球员能尽快恢复到最佳体能状态

作者：加文·麦卡弗蒂

凯尔特人主教练马丁·奥尼尔承认，在球员恢复到最佳体能状态之前，全队需要“坚持下去”。

在周六2-1战胜法尔基克的比赛中，奥尼尔缺少了患病的卡勒姆·麦格雷戈以及受伤的卡斯帕·霍格、阿里斯泰尔·约翰斯顿和玲央·旗手（Reo Hatate）——以及长期缺阵的若塔——赛后基兰·蒂尔尼和卡勒姆·奥斯曼德的体能状况也出现了新的担忧。

但在凯尔特人上周二对阵LASK崩盘后，经常出场球员的体能也受到了质疑。

蒂尔尼、科尔比·多诺万和卡梅伦·卡特-维克斯等球员在奥地利比赛期间因疑似抽筋而离场。

当被问及体能问题时，奥尼尔说：“我们在季前赛去葡萄牙时，很多资深球员因为各种原因没有在场。”

“我们有卡勒姆、卡特-维克斯，大概四个人，基本上都是像年轻的[利亚姆]·肯尼迪这样的青年球员。”

“虽然他们从季前赛中获益匪浅，但对于那些从世界杯任务中回归的球员来说，这并没有好处。我们必须坚持下去。我们真的必须坚持，直到这些球员获得真正的体能，完整的体能。”

这场胜利归功于卡米洛·杜兰的双击，但法尔基克在半场后重新回到比赛中，并在第72分钟通过多诺万的乌龙球扳回一球。

“小羊队”（Bairns）主教练约翰·麦格林说：“很多球员是第一次在凯尔特人公园球场比赛，并沉浸在这种氛围中，这只会对他们产生极大的好处。”

阿斯顿维拉 v 阿森纳

阿尔特塔相信孔萨在维拉将感受到爱

作者：Philip Duncan

米克尔·阿尔特塔希望埃兹里·孔萨在阿斯顿维拉不会受到敌对的对待，因为这位英格兰后卫正准备在对阵前东家的比赛中迎来他的阿森纳首秀。

在阿尔特塔的球队今晚前往维拉公园球场之际，这位中后卫将在其£55m的转会后迎来他在枪手队的首次亮相。

孔萨在维拉度过了七年时间，并帮助俱乐部赢得了欧联杯并进入前四。

但这位28岁的球员——在今年夏天离开维拉的大批球员之中，奥利·沃特金斯昨天刚以5100 万英镑m完成向阿尔希拉尔的转会——今晚可能会成为主场球迷攻击的目标。

当被问及孔萨是否应该受到热烈欢迎时，阿尔特塔回答道：“我希望如此。我相信埃兹里考虑到他为俱乐部所做的一切，也会这么想。但这不由我们决定。从第一天起我对埃兹里的观察，以及了解他的性格，并通过与他共事过的人，我对他在那里比赛没有任何担忧。他训练状态良好，可以出战。”

阿森纳在明天转会窗口关闭前仍渴望加强阵容，马德里竞技前锋胡利安·阿尔瓦雷斯仍在他们的关注范围内——尽管达成交易的可能性似乎不大。

“这是一种自然的反应，因为我们总是想要更多，”阿尔特塔补充道。“但我们已经拥有很多优秀的球员。我们一直在寻求加强。但主要目标是专注于我们现有的球员。”

“今天，我对[阵容]感到满意。我希望在窗口关闭时，我会更加满意，因为我将更加确信球队在对阵维拉的比赛中表现出色并获胜，而我们处于最佳可能的局面。”

巴塞罗那正接近签下阿森纳前锋加布里埃尔·热苏斯，一项860 万英镑m的交易即将完成。加布里埃尔·马蒂内利也将加盟阿尔希拉尔，因为枪手队已与这家沙特阿拉伯球队就一项5500 万英镑.7m的转会达成一致。

埃兹里·孔萨可能会在对阵前东家的比赛中迎来他的阿森纳首秀

利物浦 2-2 诺丁汉森林

范戴克赞誉安菲尔德的吸引力，巴尔科拉接近达成交易

作者：Andy Hampson

维吉尔·范戴克毫不怀疑利物浦依然是世界足球最大的吸引力之一，因为他们正接近签下布拉德利·巴尔科拉。

据了解，红军已与巴黎圣日耳曼就法国国脚巴尔科拉（右）达成一项价值高达1.23 亿英镑m的协议，他是利物浦今年夏天的首要转会目标。

该交易预计将立即完成，在明天转会截止日期之前，布莱顿的扬库巴·明特和水晶宫的伊斯梅拉·萨尔也可能紧随其后被签下。

考文垂城 0-1 赫尔城

范戴克承认利物浦仍处于完善过程中，周六与诺丁汉森林的平局连续第二周凸显了他们的不足，但他对发展方向充满信心。

这位利物浦队长表示：“我认为毫无疑问，像利物浦这样的俱乐部正在吸引非常、非常优秀的球员。如果有人对此表示怀疑，那他们只是在试图表现得有点愤愤不平。”

“利物浦仍然是世界上最伟大的俱乐部之一。显然我们都知道我们正在经历一个过渡期，你要么想成为其中的一部分，要么不想。”

雅基罗维奇：转会窗口快让我头炸了

赫尔市主帅塞尔盖·雅基罗维奇表示，在接下来的几天里他仍将追求更多签约，但承认他迫切希望转会窗口在明天关闭。

这支英超新军在这个夏天已经引入了12名球员，其中最新加盟的穆罕默德-阿里·乔在周六战胜老对手英冠考文垂城的比赛中替补登场，完成了首秀。

赫尔在CBS竞技场比赛的绝杀球功臣、加拿大国脚利亚姆·米勒是那些未来存在不确定性的球员之一，雅基罗维奇明确表达了在处理持续不确定性时的沮丧之情。

“我等不及要结束这个转会窗口了，因为这是我的头痛之源，我的头快要炸了，”这位波斯尼亚人说道。“有太多的流言蜚语，而我必须准备我的球队。例如，如果一名球员在周五来找你问‘怎么回事？’因为他对自己[的未来]一无所知，这就是专注力等方面出现的问题，而我还期望他在场上表现正常？我们拭目以待。我们正在追求一些球员，我希望我们能引进2或3名。”

当被问及是否还会有更多球员离开时，他补充道：“一切皆有可能。”

考文垂主教练弗兰克·兰帕德承认，他的球队仍在适应英超联赛。

当被问及球队是否存在紧张情绪时，他表示：“也许吧。我不喜欢找借口。我们必须习惯这一点，而且要快。如果确实如此，那么我们就得面对它。”

伯恩茅斯 1-1 埃弗顿

斯科特称“樱桃军团”仍在适应罗斯的执教方法

在与埃弗顿的一场令人沮丧的平局之后，伯恩茅斯中场亚历克斯·斯科特承认，适应新任主教练马尔科·罗斯的方法需要时间。

由于瑞安·克里斯蒂和马库斯·塔夫尼尔之间出现配合失误，导致詹姆斯·塔科夫斯基扳平比分，这使得“樱桃军团”连续第二周在比赛末段丢失领先优势。

上周末，德国教练罗斯在对阵曼城的比赛中本有望以胜利开局，但他的球队在最后阶段两次丢球，最终1-2落败。

斯科特（上图）在对阵“太妃糖”的比赛中为伯恩茅斯取得领先，他表示：“这是高压迫足球，对球迷来说很刺激，但需要几周时间来适应。”

“差别不大，但我们正在学习。”

“他是一位顶尖的主教练，拥有顶尖的教练团队。我们非常享受他在这里的这几周，并期待着这个赛季。”

伯恩茅斯的欧联杯赛程包括10月22日主场对阵意大利巨头AC米兰。

罗斯表示：“这就是球队、俱乐部以及这里的每个人一直在等待的，就是面对这样的对手。AC米兰是欧洲最大的俱乐部之一——这听起来和感觉起来都像欧洲赛场。”

托特纳姆热刺 0-2 纽卡斯尔联

安东尼·埃兰加和纽卡斯尔联加剧了热刺早期的担忧 路透社

热刺只有两个问题：进攻和防守

肖恩·沃尔什撰文：热刺3 亿英镑m的重建至今进展不顺

2026年的热刺大重建目前尚未按计划进行。尽管在本转会窗口的支出已超过3 亿英镑m，但热刺在英超开局的两场比赛中全部落败，且在未进球的情况下被对手攻入五球。同样令人担忧的是，他们在两场比赛中的表现都并不出色，而那些比分绝非偶然。

在周六负于纽卡斯尔联之前的球队名单公布时，人们普遍认为这支经过大改的球队需要再次大改。在连续两年排名第17位之后，如果你认为他们仍需补充更多球员，那么你的猜测是正确的。

最令人担忧的领域是进攻端，右后卫佩德罗·波罗不得不首发出场担任边锋。更令人不安的是，热刺在比赛中表现最好的时段，恰恰是他们采用这种非正统打法的时候。

在0-0平局时，他们确实在场面上压制了纽卡斯尔。随后，安东尼·埃兰加在另一端通过一次灵巧的个人表演破门，主队随即陷入了他们的恶习之中。

在纽卡斯尔领先之后，他们未能组织起一次有意义的进攻。马蒂斯·特尔那次滑稽的任意球直接飞向了英格兰最高单层看台的Z排，引发了一阵沉重的叹息，其能量足以驱动一台风力涡轮机（万一热刺需要另一种电力来源或收入渠道的话）。

在埃兰加首开纪录六分钟后，热刺将球员放回了原位：波罗回到防线，而伤缺八个月后复出的穆罕默德·库杜斯填补了边锋位置。又过了四分钟，纽卡斯尔通过一次角球由约安·维萨攻入第二球。

尽管热刺仍有足够的时间尝试追分，但英超新帅马蒂亚斯·雅斯莱在比赛时间流逝时很少感到紧张。

这位德国教练在纽卡斯尔处于混乱之中时抵达。令人惊讶的是，埃迪·豪在季前赛进行到一半时辞职，期间发生了一系列高调的球员出售，包括以1 亿英镑m将桑德罗·托纳利卖给热刺。他们本不被看好能为英超赛季做好准备，但却在对阵利物浦和热刺的精彩表现中拿到了四分。

那么，那位被给予“空白支票”作为将其从降级边缘救回奖励的所谓顶尖教练罗伯托·德泽比表现如何？

除了从世界杯晚归的球员和最近的转会新援，这位意大利教练与这支球队共同度过了完整的季前赛。考虑到在一起的时间，即使是质量较低的球员也应展现出一定的凝聚力，但他们看起来依然像陌生人。热刺在无球状态下的结构是其最糟糕的特质之一，没人能确定自己应该站在哪里。

热刺夏季转会活动的逻辑是仅从其他英格兰俱乐部购买球员，旨在让这群软弱的球员变得强硬并经受磨练，从而适应英超的严酷环境。

上周在布伦特福德遭遇惨败的借口是，那是一套可能永远不会再次出场的临时阵容。在单一事件中这尚可接受，但当波罗、米基·范德文以及首秀的奥马尔·马尔穆什进入首发名单后，这种说辞这次就失效了。

周六开球前，球场播报员保罗·科伊特试图用一段激昂的演讲来鼓舞观众：“我们投入了，投入了又投入。我们回来了。我们要大展宏图。我们规模宏大。”人们很难摆脱这样一种感觉：热刺的高层也在沿着同样的思路思考。

董事会对“尽量不像丹尼尔·列维”这件事过于痴迷，以至于他们似乎从雄心勃勃变成了鲁莽。在首场主场联赛之前，除了利物浦首发科迪·加克波，德泽比的所有首选目标都得到了支持。正如红军去年所证明的那样，花费最高昂的转会窗口并不一定是最成功的。

于是热刺陷入了目前的局面，在已经投入超过 3 亿英镑m 的情况下，却背负着一支既不能防守也无法进攻的球队。

勒布里斯在超级替补伊西多绝杀后表示，他想要那些“全身心投入”的球员

桑德兰 伊西多 75

威尔逊·伊西多在昨日桑德兰的胜利中打入了唯一进球 GETTY

富勒姆

作者：David Charlesworth 发自光明球场

雷吉斯·勒布里斯（Régis Le Bris）愿意增加桑德兰的阵容，但这位“黑猫”主教练希望球员能够对他试图实现的目标“全身心投入”。

勒布里斯认为，在昨日的比赛中这一点得到了体现。凭借威尔逊·伊西多（Wilson Isidor）在下半场的进球，这支来自威尔河畔的球队以微弱优势击败富勒姆，取得了本赛季英超联赛的首场胜利。

伊西多与几名队友一起在桑德兰签署了新合同。桑德兰在本转会窗口引入了后卫托马斯·梅尼尔（Thomas Meunier）、达扬·梅塔利（Dayann Methalie）以及中场球员朱尔斯·阿霍卡（Jules Ahoka）。

虽然勒布里斯愿意加强这支上赛季排名第七、并在53年来首次获得欧洲赛事资格的队伍，但这位桑德兰主教练正在寻找特定的特质。

在被问及明天截止日期前潜在的新援时，勒布里斯表示：“我们将拭目以待。最重要的是我们在（对阵富勒姆的比赛中）在核心球员群体中看到的情况，那是非常出色的。”

“球员们都全身心投入了。如果你不全身心投入，并且与俱乐部的计划紧密结合，你就无法在那个水平上比赛。如果我们能增加一两个签约球员，我们会这么做。”

本周与桑德兰续约至2030年的伊西多，在队友兼替补哈比卜·迪亚拉（Habib Diarra）的助攻下破门得分；就在此前几分钟，他在一次类似的绝佳机会中击中了立柱。

在错失机会时，勒布里斯蜷缩在教练席上，但在伊西多打破僵局时几乎没有做出反应。他随后承认，他认为迪亚拉在沿边路冲刺接球时可能处于越位位置。

勒布里斯补充道：“（伊西多）有很好的前景。他必须一次又一次地努力工作，但他展现出了非常优秀的素质。这很重要，而且球员们现在对阵容轮换非常清楚。他们都想成为首发，但这不可能，而团队内部联系紧密。”

“你可以看到他们在替补席上时会感到沮丧，但他们知道自己会有机会。”

虽然桑德兰从上周赛季揭幕战负于伊普斯维奇的低迷中反弹，但富勒姆在继上周一晚上被切尔西击败后，在新任主教练阿尔瓦罗·阿尔贝罗拉（Alvaro Arbeloa）的带领下，目前已输掉了两场英超比赛。

桑德兰

富勒姆

换人：

换人： 桑德兰：伊西多（替换布罗比，64），迪亚拉（替换安古洛，65），里格（替换迪亚拉，83），蒙德尔（替换勒费，90）；富勒姆：塞塞尼翁（替换卡斯塔涅，68），查尔斯（替换博布，68），史密斯-罗（替换帕拉西奥斯，77），凯文（替换贝尔格，83）。

“我们远未达到自己的水平，”阿尔贝罗拉说。“我们需要在比赛的许多方面做出改进。我们需要对自己要求更高。”

“我们正与俱乐部在转会窗口期间共同努力。我们知道还有几天时间，我们正致力于增强阵容。”

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主教练称对转会窗末期行动持开放态度

作者：西蒙·皮奇 (Simon Peach)

迈克尔·卡里克表示，曼联在转会截止日期前可能会采取行动；同时他认为马库斯·拉什福德感觉就像一名新援，这位回归的前锋在昨天的比赛中帮助球队以 5-2 击败了伊普斯威奇镇。

在英超赛季开局遭遇赫尔城爆冷击败后，红魔在面对另一支升班马时克服了不稳定的开局，在老特拉福德取得了一场急需的胜利。

莱夫·戴维斯曾帮助伊普斯威奇取得领先，但曼联利用对方的一次失误由布鲁诺·费尔南德斯扳平比分，随后哈里·马奎尔的射门在触碰到雅各布·格里夫斯后入网，在经过 VAR 检查后判定其手球在先的情况成立（未被判罚）。

队长费尔南德斯完成了帽子戏法，并助攻布莱恩·姆贝莫进球，为这场比赛增色；比赛结束前，楚巴·阿克波姆打入一球，为对方挽回颜面。

拉什福德已经抛开了因巴塞罗那未将其租借转为永久转会而产生的沮丧情绪，他在 90 周以来首次在老特拉福德亮相便给人留下了深刻印象。

在被问及转会动态时，主教练卡里克表示：“在剩余时间如此之少的情况下，很难给出定论。”

“对于我们目前所处的情况以及我们已经完成的交易，我感到满意。我们现在是一个更好的群体，一支更好的阵容，潜在地也是一支更好的球队。”

“马库斯的加入感觉就像签下了一名新球员，所以在这方面我们很开心。如果还有其他可以补充的人员，我们始终持开放态度，我不会将其排除。但我们将拭目以待。”

伊普斯威奇在失利后可能会进行人员补充，而格里夫斯在马奎尔手球后的乌龙球是比赛的关键时刻。

当被问及为何 VAR 没有对该手球进行处罚（因为其射门偏离目标）时，主教练加里·奥尼尔感叹道：“这是一个奇怪的规则。而且对于裁判来说也很难判定。我可以接受，反正比赛结果已经如此，但进球者明显发生了手球。”

Marcus Rashford 在这场胜利中抓住了证明自己的机会

拉什福德的复苏让卡里克有信心保持冷静并继续前行

曼联 费尔南德斯 40, pen 61, 68, 格里夫斯 (og) 56, 姆贝莫 82

伊普斯威奇镇 戴维斯 29, 阿克波姆 90

丹尼尔·斯托里 (Daniel Storey)

首席足球记者 驻老特拉福德报道

曼联的进攻在之前的周末对阵赫尔城时显得如此死气沉沉，但一旦伊普斯维奇镇被动地陷入主队拉开阵势的节奏，这场进攻便变得华丽起来。原本等待被惊艳的观众在看到有理由产生信心后，反应积极。下半场，老特拉福德球场上空爆发了一场风暴。有时，大自然会为你写好比喻。

曼联在赛季开局面对升级球队连续遭遇失利的危机，但他们对此付之一笑。忘掉赫尔城吧，赛季现在才真正开始。迈克尔·卡里克承诺，开赛首个周末并不意味着一切都崩塌了。至少在这一点上，我们必须相信他。

关于卡里克时代（正式版）最紧迫的问题是，他能否避免那个

在他执教米德尔斯堡期间产生缺陷，即 他的球队丢掉 太多绝佳机会， 而且通常只需要 一两次穿过中场的传球 就能创造出这些机会。

就目前而言，这一点尚无定论。伊普斯维奇通过一次反击得分。胡利奥·恩西索在上半场错失了一次单刀机会。在前场伊普斯维奇领先之前，前田大然也险些破门。对于一支升级球队来说，这是一套全新的进攻面貌。卡里克（见上图）必须警惕这成为一种模式。

但正如在米德尔斯堡时那样，目前的理论是，卡里克的球队拥有足够的威胁来掩盖这些缺陷。他们擅长在关键时刻得分，并在比赛的某些阶段变得势不可挡，甚至达到无法抑制的地步。我们在老特拉福德也看到了这一点。

“这是一场混乱的比赛，

机会无处不在，因为比赛打得非常开放，”卡里克在 2023 年，当时他刚来到蒂赛德地区不久时曾这样说道。

这就是这类比赛的自然风格：像篮球一样两端快速转换，而瞬间的卓越表现决定了结果。

你可以理解这一点。选择科比·梅努和尤里·蒂莱曼斯作为中前卫，布鲁诺·费尔南德斯在他们前面，你可以肯定在控球时会有很多值得称赞的地方，但压迫感则不如理想状态那么强。值得称赞的是，梅努的抢球能力在大部分时间里都非常出色，绝对超过了托马斯·图赫尔对他评价的程度。

从上演帽子戏法的费尔南德斯在公开比赛中的创造力中能学到的不多，但从马库斯·拉什福德在左翼的活跃表现中能学到更多。他试图挑战达拉·奥谢的意图与这位英格兰前锋的自信心成正比——我们知道当事情不顺心时，他倾向于转身回传。

在失去球权时，出现了一些完全新鲜的东西。长期以来，人们对他的一种指责是，拉什福德在回追和防守工作上的投入不足以抵消其进攻回报，尤其是在当今时代，顶尖翼卫要么超级高效，要么攻守兼备。

这带来了另一个新开始的希望。拉什福德的 3 次抢断在曼联球员中仅次于一人。上半场有一个瞬间，这位 28 岁的球员在与阿卜杜勒·法塔武的对抗中失去球权，后者迅速摆脱了他。拉什福德紧追其后，当一名曼联队友迫使法塔武减速时，正是他抢走了球。老特拉福德球场爆发出的欢呼声仿佛进球一般。

两场比赛：一场糟糕透顶，一场包含 45 分钟的欢呼与喝彩。我们可能应该习惯这种曼联常态：一支参与混乱遭遇的球队，偶尔击败更强的对手，偶尔输给更弱的对手。我不知道这是否足够好，我也不知道你们是否知道。但探索这个答案的过程将会非常有趣。

布鲁诺·费尔南德斯昨日在打入首球后发力庆祝，帮助曼联扳平比分 PA

曼联

伊普斯维奇镇

换人：

曼联：马兹拉维（肖，73），约罗（达洛特，74），桑托斯（麦努，80），多尔古（拉什福德，80），塞什科（库尼亚，80）；伊普斯维奇镇：阿克波姆（埃默森，半场），帕拉西奥斯（努涅斯，62），瓦塔拉（卢基奇，73），弗隆（前田，73），麦基蒂尔（法塔武，83）。

法尔克半场调整助利兹收获关键一分

利兹联 卡尔弗特-勒温 79

布伦特福德 沙德 41

作者：马克·沃克

在埃兰路球场

丹尼尔·法尔克表示，在战术调整帮助利兹联在对阵布伦特福德的比赛中挽回一分后，他为自己的球员感到自豪。

凯文·沙德的精彩射门让表现出色的“蜜蜂军团”在半场时领先，而法尔克的球队在赛季首个主场比赛中一度陷入被动，但多米尼克·卡尔弗特-勒温在第79分钟的扳平进球确保了他们的反击成果。

利兹联在半场前在中场人数处于劣势且被对方掌控局面，这促使法尔克用田中碧和哈里·威尔逊替换了雅卡·比约尔和布伦登·亚伦森，并将阵型从三后卫切换为平行的四后卫。

法尔克表示：“这对我们来说绝对是一个不错的分数。正如我们预期的那样，这是一场非常困难且复杂的比赛。布伦特福德目前状态火热。”

“他们在上半场表现出色。他们完全配得上半场领先。他们是更强的一方。”

布伦特福德在经历了上周首轮战胜热刺后，排名上升至第四位；而利兹联在战胜诺丁汉森林后，同样积四分，排名第八。

“我为我的球员们的反应感到非常自豪，因为我今天要求很多，”法尔克补充道。“布伦特福德展现了实力，并且打出了那样一个上半场。质量如此之高，让我们感到很困难。”

“然后在下半场，我对球员们提出了很多要求，因为我们在半场时改变了基础阵型。”

“我们换上了新球员，重新夺回了控制权，但没能找到突破对方并创造机会的方案，所以我们在最后再次改变了基础阵型，找到了突破口并扳平了比分。”

切尔西 拉维亚 4, 内托 14, 佩德罗 32, 帕尔默 74

布莱顿霍夫阿尔比恩 亚尔库耶 35, 佩德罗 (OG) 63, 格罗斯 90

作者：罗伯特·奥康纳

在斯坦福桥球场

在哈维·阿隆索的执教下，切尔西延续了开局连胜的势头，在一场激烈的比赛中战胜了布莱顿霍夫阿尔比恩。

切尔西进攻端光芒掩盖后防漏洞

蓝军再次展现了令人心潮澎湃的进攻足球。凭借罗密欧·拉维亚、佩德罗·内托和若昂·佩德罗的进球，他们本应在半小时内就锁定胜局，但随后由于防守笨拙，他们几乎被勇敢反击的布莱顿瓦解。

马利克·亚尔库耶为“海鸥军团”打入了个人首球，在阿根廷门将埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯的首秀中击败了对方；随后佩德罗的乌龙球让切尔西处于尴尬崩溃的边缘。

正如往常一样，他们求助于科尔·帕尔默，后者横扫中场，为球队轰入第四球。

问题依然在于，只要蓝军的防线如此“慷慨”，挑战冠军是否可行。最令人担忧的不是布莱顿将比分追至仅差一球，而是球队在承受压力时失去控制的情况。

即便在伤停补时深处已经锁定胜局，帕斯卡尔·格罗斯仍获得了足够的时间和空间，头球顶入一个轻松的安慰球。

切尔西的阵容中没有恩佐·费尔南德斯的位置，他在明天转会截止日期前离队的可能性很大；随着马丁内斯的到来，门将罗伯特·桑切斯也未入选。

主队开局迅速。第四分钟，佩德罗将内托的角球顶向门前，马茨·维费尔在门线上挡住了球，但被巴特·费布鲁根阻挡未能将球解围，费布鲁根笨拙的挥击给了拉维亚机会，后者打入首球。

14分钟后，比分变为2-0。摩根·罗杰斯绕过卢卡·武斯科维奇，他的回传找到了内托，内托抢在费尔迪·卡迪奥卢之前触球并完成射门。

随后罗杰斯的一次精妙传球找到了约雷尔·哈托，哈托沿左路冲刺后横传，佩德罗将球射入底角。

布莱顿在查拉兰波斯·科斯图拉斯的一次 ef-

科尔·帕尔默卷曲射门打入最终成为切尔西制胜球的进球 GETTY

利兹联

布伦特福德

换人：

换人： 利兹联：埃尔韦迪（罗顿，34），田中（比约尔，半场），H·威尔逊（亚伦森，半场），詹姆斯（博格尔，68），恩梅查（奥卡福，69）；布伦特福德：瓦塔拉（安东尼，61），亚尔莫柳克（达姆斯高，69），亨利（刘易斯-波特，88），C·威尔逊（卡约德，88），希基（沙德，88）。

多米尼克·卡尔弗特-刘因为利兹联打入扳平比分的进球 REUTERS

布伦特福德主帅基思·安德鲁斯在球队主导了前45分钟后表示：“有一丝失望，但这里并不是一个容易拿分的地方。”

他补充道：“我认为我们在上半场凭借现有条件本可以做得更多。”

fort 被马丁内斯化解，而亚尔库耶将反弹球抽向门柱并入网。目前切尔西已经连续18场联赛未能零封对手。

佩德罗的乌龙球给了布莱顿希望，随后帕尔默用一次精妙的弧线球射门越过了费布鲁根。

格罗斯最后的头球对于“海鸥军团”来说稍微晚了一点。

布莱顿霍夫阿尔比恩

换人：

切尔西：阿切安庞 (替换 弗法纳, 68), 詹姆斯 (替换 拉维亚, 68), 凯塞多 (替换 内托, 68), 查瓦里亚 (替换 考尔威尔, 72), 巴尔科 (替换 凯塞多, 82)；布莱顿霍夫阿尔比恩：奥斯曼 (替换 亚尔库耶, 74), 科斯蒂尼亚 (替换 维费尔, 80), 大卫 (替换 考斯图拉斯, 80)。

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主导局面的多米尼克 卡尔弗特-刘因在对阵布伦特福德的比赛中为利兹联挽回一分

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阿隆索：切尔西已为费尔南德斯离队做好准备

作者：罗伯特·奥康纳

在斯坦福桥球场

哈维·阿隆索表示，在恩佐·费尔南德斯昨天再次被排除在名单之外，缺席了主场 4-3 战胜布莱顿霍夫阿尔比恩的比赛后，切尔西正针对该中场球员的未来准备“所有方案”。

蓝军失去了一场看似在半小时内就已胜券在握的比赛。在缺乏这位世界杯冠军中场的情况下，一场让他们领先三球的精彩进攻表演最终陷入了混乱。

曼城对费尔南德斯的兴趣以及球员希望在明天转会截止日期前离开的意愿，意味着阿隆索连续第二场比赛选择不让他出场。当被问及这位阿根廷人是否已经为切尔西踢完了最后一场比赛时，主教练表示：“我们将拭目以待。我们希望对球队最有利，这就是为什么我们在[上周四]对阵卢顿以及今天的比赛中做出这个决定。”

“我们必须关注到周二为止会发生什么。我们正在为所有方案做准备。”

问题仍然在于，在他们的防线如此慷慨的情况下，挑战冠军是否可行。

罗密欧·拉维亚、佩德罗·内托和若昂·佩德罗的进球让他们取得了领先，但这一优势几乎被马利克·亚尔库耶和一个佩德罗的乌龙球给瓦解。

切尔西在平局看似不可避免的情况下摇摇欲坠。随后科尔·帕尔默猛烈抽射破门，阿隆索沿着边线奔跑庆祝。

“这很正常，”阿隆索在谈到球队状态下滑时说。“在许多共同协作了很多场比赛的球队中都会发生这种情况。我们正处于这个过程中。我确信在未来我们可以更好地掌控这个结果。”

埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯在确认从阿斯顿维拉转会后完成了首秀。他没有为任何一个失球负责，但未能阻止联赛连续 18 场没有零封的记录。

罗伯特·桑切斯在上周一战胜富勒姆时的低级失误促使俱乐部采取行动，他未进入大名单，其未来现在充满不确定性。

“一位世界杯冠军，[周三] 34 岁，拥有全面的经验，”阿隆索补充道。“我对他的首次影响感到满意。日复一日，我们将感受到他的存在，因为他拥有这种魅力，这种光环。”

布莱顿主教练法比安·许策勒在球队遗憾落败后表达了他的沮丧：“令人沮丧的部分是我们掌控了比赛，在客场打入三球并拥有很多机会，但却输了。我们没能在掌控比赛和防守稳健之间找到平衡。差距非常小。”

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Seven people held as baby is found dead

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Watchdog says pet owners face rip-offs

Pet owners could be unknowingly ripped off by private equity firms that have bought vet clinics, the Competition and Markets Authority has warned. Its inquiry into the monopolisation of vet practices found clients paid an average 16.6 per cent more at large vet groups than at independent practices.

SWITZERLAND Police hunt killer who struck at rave

Swiss police were searching last night for a gunman who killed one person and wounded five others at a rave in the canton of Aargau yesterday. Officers said: "Possible motives and the exact circumstances remain unclear." A 22-year-old woman died at the scene and four men and a woman, aged between 24 and 27, were hurt.

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Glasgow protests 'threatened safety'

Protests held in Glasgow have “threatened the safety” of some people, John Swinney has said.

More than 1,700 people took part in rallies in Scotland's largest city in July, with counter-protests highlighting divisions.

The First Minister said it was “important we live in a society where people are able to express their views in protest”. But he added that it was also important that people did this “in a manner that doesn’t threaten the safety of anybody else”.

Swinney said: “I am afraid we have seen some examples of behaviour that have threatened the safety of other people.”

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Carnival ‘positive’ despite 169 arrests

Police made 169 arrests at Notting Hill Carnival in west London yesterday but the mood was “overwhelmingly positive and celebratory”, Scotland Yard said. As of 7.45pm last night, arrests had been made for possession of weapons and drugs, assaults and sexual offences. PAGE 21

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Top causes of road rage on school run

Nearly all parents (90%) have encountered road rage during the school run, with irresponsibly parked cars, vehicles blocking the road and speeding among the biggest gripes. According to the research from IAM RoadSmart, 30% of respondents' children have almost been hit by another vehicle. The most common road rage causes on the school run are:

1 Too many cars around the school gates (35%)
2 Parents rushing or driving impatiently (32%)
3 Long queues of traffic (31%)
4 Vehicles blocking the road (29%)
5 Parents stopping suddenly to drop off children (28%)
6 Poor visibility because of parked cars (24%)
7 Not enough safe drop-off areas (23%)
8 Drivers refusing to give way (22%)

NIGER

Army regains control of air base

Niger's army regained control of a key military air base in the capital, Niamey, yesterday after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers on Saturday. The rebellion was the latest challenge to military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani as his government struggles to contain a jihadist insurgency.

NORWAY Palace confirms king's funeral date

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UNITED STATES Washington deports dozens to Africa

The US government has deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including 12 Afghans and eight Iranians, as well as people from Nepal and Nicaragua. One of the Afghan men's brothers collaborated with the US military. He was granted protection against deportation to Afghanistan due to fears of persecution by the Taliban.

NORTHERN IRELAND Sinn Féin is staying, pledges O'Neill

Sinn Féin “is not walking away” from Stormont, Northern Ireland’s First Minister has promised.

Michelle O'Neill's made her pledge amid speculation that her party could be considering the move after Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy, an Irish senator, warned that there was “a danger the wheels could come off” Northern Ireland's government without institutional reform.

O'Neill, who is Sinn Féin's deputy leader, said in Ballina, Co Mayo, yesterday: "Walking away would mean handing control of our public services over to British Government ministers. That would be disastrous and Sinn Féin is not going to do that."

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A goal of his own?

His parents have spent decades gracing the biggest stages in the worlds of football and fashion, but now Sir David and Lady Victoria Beckham's youngest son, Cruz, seems to be enjoying his own time in the limelight.

The 21-year-old performed with his band Cruz Beckham and the Breakers at Reading Festival

ENVIRONMENT Ministers urged to protect sea carbon

Scottish ministers are facing calls to introduce “coherent measures” to protect vulnerable carbon stores contained in sea lochs.

Campaigners say a ban on seabed trawling in some areas is needed, with research showing that just a “single disturbance event” can lead to “very rapid losses” of carbon.

The Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust argued that recent wildfires near peatlands, which also store carbon, highlighted a need for action.

Scotland's sea lochs play an important role in storing carbon which would otherwise be released into the environment and contribute to climate change.

for the first time at the weekend. They played a 30-minute Saturday afternoon set on the tented Canopy stage, where revellers chanted his father's name as Cruz appeared with his guitar.

Sir David and Lady Victoria (right) smiled proudly from the wings during the show alongside two more of their four children, Romeo and Harper.

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Cruz's rock band staged their first tour under their own name this year, having previously used different

monikers while supporting other acts. The Breakers released their EP "Wear and Tear" last week.

Saturday's set attracted a sizeable crowd, although wags noted

that this could be due to people avoiding the rain outside. Still, Metro newspaper described his vocals as “better than average” and guitar skills as “evident”. Beckham Jnr showed a keen interest in music

from an early age and released his first single, "If Every Day Was Christmas" in 2016 when he was 11, with all proceeds donated to charity.

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But critics dubbed it “The Nepo Baby Stage” after the line-up featured artists with connections to several other famous names.

Chris Martin's son Moses performed on Friday, as did Liam Gallagher's son Gene. Singer Raye's sister Amma played on Saturday, and Foo Fighters' frontman David Grohl's daughter Violet yesterday.

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Morgan helps groom to play at Lord's

Piers Morgan has donated £1,000 to help a cricketer hire a helicopter so he can play at Lord's straight after his wedding in Wales. Peter Melhuish will captain Blackheath in the Cawston Press Village Cup final on Sunday, but his wedding is the day before. A fundraiser was set up after Melhuish said taking a taxi at 5am “wouldn’t be much fun”.

WILDLIFE Injured peregrine falcon rescued

An injured peregrine falcon found stranded on rocks has been rescued. Tristan Northway, a fisherman in Brixham, Devon, discovered the bird near cliffs and took it to a marine wildlife team. Experts said they thought the year-old bird had moved into the territory of a dominant female which may have attacked it.

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Hedgehog charity thanks prisoners

An animal charity has thanked prisoners for helping to save hedgehogs' lives. Convicts at La Moye jail in Jersey have given Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group 20 nesting boxes that they made from reclaimed timber. Its spokesman, Dru Burdon, said: "If it helps with carpentry skills, so much the better."

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Social media is more divided, and casually crueller, than it was at the turn of the decade.

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This is perhaps partly reflected in a new poll for The i Paper by BMG, in which only 6 per cent of voters think the taxpayer should fund police protection for the family, while a significant majority of 63 per cent believe the Sussexes should fund the cost of their security privately.

Having criticised the Royal Family several times since leaving Britain, Prince Harry is unlikely to win any popularity contests.

Yet given his status as the King's second son and a premium on his head because of the decade served with the British Army in Afghanistan, he has become a target for al-Qaeda regardless of him surrendering his position as a working royal.

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By Daren Butler and Michele Kambas southern coast as part of a regular daily service.

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At least eight people were killed when a ferry carrying hundreds of passengers and crew capsized off northern Cyprus yesterday.

Twenty-two people were missing last night after the boat overturned in the eastern Mediterranean.

Survivors were left clinging to the hull in 500m-deep (1,640ft) waters. Police detained eight people, including the captain and seven crew.

Ünal Üstel, the prime minister of the self-proclaimed Turkish republic on Cyprus, said the vessel was carrying 259 passengers and eight crew members when it began taking on water after departing from the coastal town of Kyrenia.

The catamaran left the port at 12.30pm and immediately started taking on water for unknown reasons, officials said. It was heading for the port of Tasucu on Turkey's

Turkish Cypriot officials said 237 people had been rescued alive, eight had died and 22 were missing.

Video footage showed people in life-jackets sitting or standing on top of the overturned vessel.

"If there are people still inside the vessel, reaching them does not appear easy," said the Turkish Cypriot President, Tufan Erhurman. "Efforts are being made using other technologies to reach them as well."

Cyprus was battered by storms on Saturday, with one person dying after his boat crashed onto rocks in rough seas in the island's south-east.

Asked about the cause of the cap-size, Erhurman noted the storm on Saturday but said the weather yesterday was suitable for travel. "There is a great sense of shock here," he added. "This is not something we have experienced before. We are extremely saddened."

Cyprus split ethnically in 1974 when Turkey invaded after a coup by supporters of union with Greece.

Many of the survivors clung to the overturned catamaran, which was en route to Turkey and carrying nearly 270 passengers REUTERS

Turkish Cypriots declared independence in 1983, but only Turkey recognises the north, where it has more than 35,000 troops stationed.

Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004 but only the Greek Cypriot south, where the internationally recognised government is seated, enjoys full benefits.

Konstantinos Letymbiotis, a Cypriot spokesman, said the south would help in rescue efforts. "Our thoughts are with those who lost their lives, those who were injured and all those who are living this tragedy," he said. "At such times, the protection of human life is paramount."

Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, offered condolences and said his government was co-ordinating with northern Cyprus.

“Even the slightest negligence will be revealed,” said Ünal Üstel, the prime minister of North Cyprus. “Whoever is responsible, whether they are guilty or not, will not be spared.”

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Pastor killed byfalling sign atfestival named

By Frankie Lister-Fell

A pastor killed at the UK's biggest Christian festival was named yesterday as Robert Guanco.

The 41-year-old died when he was struck by a falling sign at the Big Church Festival near Steyning, West Sussex, on Friday Six others.

Guanco (inset) was the pastor of the Jesus the Living Water Worldwide Church in Eastbourne, East Sussex. It described him as “a faithful servant of God, a loving husband to Isay, a devoted and caring father to Ellie”

A fundraising appeal set up for Guanco's family has raised nearly £22,000 so far.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, said she was “sad and shocked” by the incident.

The Big Church Festival said it was “heartbroken” by what happened and working with authorities to “establish the circumstances surrounding the incident”.

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HEALTH

Pairing food can help provide nutrition boost

By Clare Wilson

SCIENCE WRITER

More of certain types of nutrients are absorbed by the body when different types of food are paired – something that is becoming increasingly important as people restrict what foods they consume, scientists have said.

These pairings may not be crucial for those who are getting a balanced diet, but they matter more for people who have restricted diets.

This includes vegetarians and vegans, or those who cut out certain food groups for health reasons.

For these people, “pairing of nutrients can become more important” according to Rebecca McManamon, clinical director at Urban Dietitians. For example, meat is a good source of iron, so iron deficiency can be a problem those who limit red meat.

Orange juice can boost absorption of plant-based iron when eaten together

While iron is also found in plant-based foods like leafy greens, nuts and seeds it is in a different form - called non-heme iron - that is less easily absorbed.

But consuming vitamin C alongside non-heme iron-rich foods can help.

This could mean combining something like citrus fruit or a juice drink with your chosen source of iron.

“Vitamin C is only effective when you take it at the same time,” explained Dr Carrie Ruxton, dietitian with the Health and Food Supplements Information Service.

"Hacks include taking a multimineral supplement or iron tablet with a glass of orange juice or a platter of fresh fruit."

Another example is vitamins A, D, E and K, which are soluble in fat or oil, but not water. That means they are less easily absorbed if consumed within a very low-fat meal.

This could become a problem for someone on a low-fat diet, or if they take a vitamin tablet on an empty stomach.

Meanwhile zinc, a metal vital for countless crucial bodily functions including cell growth and repair, immune defences and fertility, can be absorbed more easily through consuming proteins found in animal-based foods.

These proteins have more amino acids containing sulphur, which bind to zinc and aid its uptake in our bodies.

Conversely, plant foods contain compounds called phytates, which bind to zinc and block it from being absorbed. Phytates, which are sometimes called “anti-nutrients”, also block the absorption of iron and calcium in a similar way.

But for those who do not eat meat, beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils can be “sprouted” – a process which breaks down their phytates – by keeping them in a moist container for a few days.

Vitamin D deficiency is a particular problem in the UK because during winter, UV rays are too weak for our skin to manufacture vitamin D through the action of sunlight.

WEATHER

Thunderstorms could bring bank holiday flooding

By Erin Donnelly

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast for large swathes of the UK, with warnings that the weather could cause flooding and disrupt travel and outdoor events over the bank holiday weekend.

Yesterday the Met Office issued multiple yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms covering all of Wales, the majority of England and Northern Ireland, and Scotland as far north as Pitlochry.

Meanwhile, additional alerts for “possible flooding” were put in place for various parts of the UK, stretching from Scotland to southwest England.

The Environment Agency, which issues flood warnings and alerts for England, said the locations most affected by heavy rainfall will be low-lying land and roads near rivers, where rising water levels may lead to flash flooding.

Meanwhile, 10 flood alerts were issued by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in Edinburgh and various parts of Central and West Central Scotland as well as the borders.

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Music lovers braved the rain as downpours turned this year's Reading festival into a muddy affair SIMONE JOYNER/GETTY

HEALTH

'Social jet lag' causing anxiety in teenagers

By Storm Newton

The change in schedules dictated by school, work or free-time may have a similar effect to jet lag, according to researchers.

The findings, published in the journal Sleep Medicine Reviews, highlight the importance of regular bedtimes, even at weekends, experts said.

Early starts on school days and lie-ins at the weekend could be worsening anxiety in teenagers, a study has suggested.

Researchers at the University of Southampton aimed to explore the relationship between so-called “social jet lag” and anxiety in youngsters aged 12 to 18.

The team found a small link between teenagers experiencing greater levels of social jet lag and higher levels of anxiety.

“But teenagers also face demands on their time, from early school starts to socialising online, which can rob them of sleep.”

SCIENCE

Dr Sarah Chellappa, of the University of Southampton, said: "During puberty, the body's internal clock usually shifts back by a few hours, meaning teenagers naturally don't start feeling sleepy until later and would ideally wake up later too.

Purple proves to be coolest colour in beating the heat

By Stephen Beech

A purple fabric has been developed in a laboratory that could beat soaring heat, scientists have said.

Experiments suggest the cooling material, developed by Australian and Chinese researchers, may help people stay cooler during scorching summer days, without having to wear white.

generation of “cool” clothing to keep people comfortable in heatwaves.

The high-tech fabric was shown to stay up to 6.2°C cooler than conventional purple cotton when exposed to direct sunlight.

The research team said their findings, published in the journal Small, potentially opens the door to a new

The researchers say purple is particularly challenging because the colour comes from absorbing green

The purple fabric can help people stay cool without having to wear white

The breakthrough came when researchers from Zhengzhou University in China and Adelaide University, Australia, looked at making coloured clothing that actually cools people down.

Darker colours absorb more of the sun's energy, making them much harder to cool effectively.

Most passive cooling fabrics are white because they work by reflecting sunlight away from the body.

light, one of the strongest parts of the solar spectrum.

Study co-author Professor Jun Ma said the researchers wanted to prove effective cooling did not have to mean giving up colour.

Prof Ma, a materials engineer from Adelaide University's school of chemical engineering, said: "We have traditionally had to make a choice between cooling performance and appearance.

"Our research shows that we can have both. We can make a fabric that looks purple, but at the same time reflects most of the sun's energy and releases heat very efficiently."

PRISONS

PC Harper's killers are blocked from early release scheme by PM

By Nina Lloyd, Rob Freeman and Jordan Reynolds

Grooming gang perpetrators and killers, including those responsible for PC Andrew Harper's death, will be blocked from early prison release under changes announced by Andy Burnham following a backlash over the scope of the scheme.

Some offenders serving indefinite jail sentences, which were abolished in 2012, will also be freed through legislation to be brought forward by the end of this Parliament, the Prime Minister pledged.

About 5,000 prisoners had been due to be released early from September under plans to ease jail overcrowding, down from 6,000 after ministers intervened to exempt rapists and “serious” child sex offenders.

Burnham initially resisted calls to limit the scheme further after it emerged that Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, who were convicted of the manslaughter of PC Harper (insert) in 2020, would be eligible from next year.

But under changes announced yesterday, anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter and death by dangerous driving, will be excluded.

Grooming gang perpetrators will also be blocked from early release.

Indecent assault, an offence for which some child sex offenders were prosecuted before changes to sexual abuse laws in 2003, will be added to the list of exemptions to the scheme.

Burnham said “hundreds” of extra people will remain in prison following the changes, which will be laid in Parliament through secondary legislation this week.

The Prime Minister said extra space in prisons would be created by deporting foreign prisoners and releasing inmates who are serving indefinite sentences under imprisonment for public protection sentences (IPPs), which were given to offenders considered a significant risk to the public between 2005 and 2012.

Jessie Cole (left) and Albert Bowers, the killers of PC Andrew Harper, will no longer be freed under the scheme after an outcry THAMES VALLEY POLICE/PA

IPPs involved offenders getting a minimum jail tariff but no maximum. They were designed for serious and

dangerous offenders, but were used much more widely for low-level offenders.

They were scrapped in 2012, but the abolition was not retrospective and 856 offenders remained behind bars serving IPP sentences as of June.

Labour's changes to IPPs

could take years to implement and will not be part of the initial measures to ease overcrowding.

Burnham said releasing some offenders on these sentences would require a “very careful” approach because some will still pose a risk of harm.

A cross-party group will be set up to look at how to correct the “injustice” of the IPP system, which has led to many offenders convicted when they were young remaining in jail for crimes that are “not at the same level of seriousness” as some of those who were previously eligible for early release, he said.

“It does need to be done in a very careful way with regard to public safety, national security and all of those issues,” Burnham said.

PC Harper's mother, Debbie Adlam, said she is "grateful" her son's killers will not be released early, but they "are back at where we were to start with".

BUDGET

Tax on oil and gas companies 'would accelerate job losses'

By Connie Dimsdale

A windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas would accelerate job losses and drive billions of pounds of investment overseas, energy bosses have warned.

Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, which represents key operators such as BP and Shell, has demanded assurances from the Chancellor, John Healey, following reports that he is considering a tax raid on oil and gas companies.

Russell Borthwick, the chief executive of the chamber of commerce in Aberdeen, has written to the Chancellor

warning that “extending or increasing” the current levy on excess profits would inflict “lasting damage to an industry which Britain cannot afford to lose”.

It comes after The Telegraph reported that one option Healey (inset) is considering is to extend the existing windfall tax on oil and gas companies beyond 2030 and increase the levy.

Energy firms operating in the UK are subject to a windfall tax that was introduced in 2022 when energy prices soared following

Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The levy takes the overall tax rate on profits to 78 per cent, which bosses warn is “crippling”.

“Investment has fallen, projects have stalled and thousands of highly skilled jobs have already been lost,” Borthwick said.

He said an “early policy reset” could unlock £50bn of investment”, adding: “You cannot tax revenues from investment which does not happen, production which has ceased or

workers whose jobs no longer exist."

A Treasury spokesperson said the Office for Budget Responsibility would publish its updated forecast alongside the Budget in October.

Excuse care workers from crackdown on migrants, say voters

IMMIGRATION

By Arj Singh

DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR

Almost half of voters want migrants who already live and work in the UK to be exempt from tough reforms on settlements, exclusive polling for The i Paper shows.

The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, wants to double the waiting period for immigrants to qualify for permanent residency – indefinite leave to remain (ILR) – from five years to 10 years. This would rise to 15 years for lower-paid foreign workers, and shorten for the most skilled.

However, Mahmood is facing a major Labour revolt over the plans, with rebels particularly anxious that she plans to apply the changes to those already in the UK, including lower-skilled social care and health workers.

New polling, conducted by BMG Research for The i Paper, shows the rebels are backed by more voters than not – with 45 per cent saying people already in the UK should be exempt from the new rules.

Shabana Mahmood's plans have been met with criticism from Labour MPs

This compares with a third (33 per cent) who believe the changes should apply to those who already work in the UK.

A similar proportion (45 per cent) believe lower-skilled health and

care workers should be exempt, with the number of voters supporting Mahmood's plan to apply her

GPS tag, you're fitted

The Justice Secretary, Alex Norris, (left) demonstrates electronic monitoring technology by being fitted with a GPS tag at the Ministry of Justice in London on Friday. JORDAN PETTITT/PA

TRANSPORT

Above-inflation pay deal agreed by train drivers

“earned settlement” changes to these people falling to 26 per cent.

It comes as the UK faces a care crisis, in which 96,000 vacancies are available in the sector on any given day, according to Skills for Care. The care sector is forecast to need an additional 410,000 posts by 2040.

The figures from BMG's latest poll are likely to be seized upon by Labour MPs and Unison, which is calling for health and care workers to be exempt.

Mahmood is understood to be considering whether to make a concession before finalising the policy this autumn, with suggestions she could either exempt care workers, or all of those already in the UK.

The Home Secretary is also reportedly weighing up a plan to make immigrants wait longer to access benefits even after they are granted ILR in the UK.

The move would be backed by more voters than not, with 44 per cent saying foreigners should wait for three to four years after settlement before accessing welfare, and 37 per cent saying they should get benefits once they get settlement.

The Home Secretary is expected to announce a decision this autumn on whether her changes will apply to 1.6 million immigrants who are set to qualify for ILR between 2026 and 2030..

By Nina Lloyd

Train drivers including those operating the London-Manchester line used by Andy Burnham are set to receive an above-inflation pay rise of 3.6 per cent.

The wage deal between Avanti West Coast and the Aslef union is the first to be approved under the Prime Minister, who frequently travels on the line up from the capital to work at No 10 North.

Aslef has secured time-and-a-half pay on Sundays, a single-year wage rise of 3.6 per cent – 0.7 per cent higher than the latest inflation rate – and up to £720 for turning up to work on a fifth day of the working week.

It comes after the union announced plans to ballot members in the following weeks on whether to launch strikes in a dispute over pay.

An Aslef spokesperson said: “Our job is to enhance our members’ terms and conditions and this deal... has been accepted.”

A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “This Government has prioritised resolving the rail union disputes, improving services for passengers and saving hundreds of millions in lost revenue to ease the burden on taxpayers.”

POLITICS

Cleverly takes aim at Reform over ‘unsafe’ London claims

Cleverly has not yet been confirmed as Tory mayor candidate AARON CHOWN/PA

By Eleanor Langford

POLITICAL REPORTER

Sir James Cleverly has said a mayoral candidate cannot “credibly” stand for election to run London while “obviously” hating the city, in remarks that will be interpreted as a swipe at Reform UK.

Cleverly, who has announced he is stepping down as shadow housing secretary to bid for the Conservative nomination for London mayor, made the comments when asked about claims from Reform's mayoral candidate, Laila Cunningham, that the capital is unsafe.

Cunningham said this week that her children are “petrified” to visit Shepherd’s Bush following a stabbing, and has frequently characterised London as gripped by crime, telling The i Paper last year that there are “no safe parts” in the capital.

Asked about her comments, Cleverly told The i Paper: “I’m not here to talk about her. Let her talk about her and let her justify her statements.”

He argued responsibility for crime in the capital lay with the current Mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan, adding that London's performance on crime had been “an outlier” compared with the rest of the UK during his time as home secretary.

But he went on to criticise those who often depict London as afflicted by crime, adding: “I don’t think you can credibly be the candidate for mayor of London if you obviously hate the city you’re trying to get elected for. I love London. I’m unapologetic about that.”

A Reform UK spokesperson said that if “James Cleverly thinks that crime is not an issue in London then he’s even more out of touch than we originally thought”. They added: “London needs a mayor that is realistic about the issues that the city faces, not one that will turn a blind eye to them."

Cleverly, however, insisted the mayoral contest was fundamentally a two-way fight “between the Labour Party and the Conservatives”.

He dismissed suggestions that Reform posed a serious threat to his campaign, adding: “We can all see that Reform is well past their peak.”

Cleverly instead turned his fire on Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who he accused of treating London as a “cash cow” and “going to war with London” by “taking hundreds of millions of pounds out of London council’s budgets.”

Rather than damaging his prospects, Cleverly suggested Burnham's

The next London mayoral election is due to take place in May 2028.

approach to the capital would work in his favour: “The Labour Party, and particularly Burnham, with his blatant attack on London, is probably going to be one of my greatest assets in winning the mayoral election if I’m selected as our candidate, because Londoners can see it.”

Cleverly is no stranger to high-profile contests, having unsuccessfully run against Kemi Badenoch for Conservative leader in 2024.

He said his focus was on ensuring Badenoch became the next Conservative prime minister, and that winning in London would be “a really important stepping stone” towards that goal.

Cleverly has not yet been confirmed as the Conservative candidate for mayor.

Badenoch has said she wants to identify the strongest possible challenger to Khan, or whoever Labour selects, and has invited other potential contenders to come forward.

POLITICS

Braverman U-turns on desire to unite right

By Frankie Lister-Fell

Suella Braverman has U-turned on her desire to unite the right with a coalition between Reform UK and the Conservatives.

The former home secretary defected to Reform in January this year, joining the more right-wing party as education spokesperson.

Despite criticising the Tories, she had proposed for the two parties to join forces to defeat the left.

And Reform leader Nigel Farage, having historically wanted to wipe out the Conservatives, kept the suggestion open as a possibility. When questioned on whether the parties would form a pact or coalition in April, he said “let’s see”.

But on Saturday, Braverman denied any chance of the two parties working together.

She told The Times: "The Conservative Party utterly betrayed the British people. The Conservative Party promised to do whatever it would take to stop the boats. The boats were not stopped.

"There's so many issues that the Conservative Party now agrees with me on, whether it's banning the hate marches, leaving the European Convention on Human Rights [to stop the small boats], cutting visas, but it basically takes the Conservative Party too long to get it. And I'm more impatient than that."

Suella Braverman defected to Reform UK in January this year

The Tories, on the other hand, had already rejected the idea. Last Saturday, party leader Kemi Badenoch said during an interview with broadcaster Iain Dale at the Edinburgh Fringe festival that a coalition would be “monstrous”.

She said it would “put as many people off as it gains”, adding that Reform is “fighting all the time”.

Badenoch said: “Nigel Farage dictates what he wants depending on what he had for breakfast that day, and they’re all over the place. How do I work with people like that?”

Braverman had also ruled out making a deal with right-wing contenders Restore Britain before the next election. Earlier this month, Farage said he was “open-minded” about working with Restore, which was founded by Rupert Lowe who was kicked out of Reform last year.

TECHNOLOGY

Snapchat failed to respond to warning over teen crash deaths

Exclusive

By Caroline Wheeler

POLITICAL EDITOR

Snapchat is facing questions over its role in dangerous driving, after it emerged that the social media company failed to respond to warnings from a coroner following the crash deaths of two teenagers.

The coroner issued a formal prevention of future deaths report – a legal warning made when an inquest identifies a risk of further deaths unless action is taken – after the deaths of Matilda “Tilly” Seccombe, 16, and Harry Purcell, 17, who were killed in a crash in Warwickshire in 2023.

At their inquests, held in 2025, evidence was heard that dangerous driving had been recorded and shared privately on Snapchat.

Snapchat was formally required to respond within 56 days, setting out what action it had taken or proposed to take, together with a timetable for that action.

However, Warwickshire coroner's office confirmed that no response was received. The failure to respond has since been raised with the chief coroner's officer.

Coventry and Warwickshire acting area coroner Linda Karen Hadfield Lee said she had received no information about whether Snapchat could detect or review dangerous-driving content.

Matilda Seccombe, 16, and Harry Purcell, 17, died in a crash in 2023; at the subsequent inquest, the coroner issued a prevention of future deaths report

She added that there was no publicly available information showing whether Snapchat had safeguards capable of “identifying repeated patterns of unsafe conduct among young users”.

She warned that filming and sharing high-risk driving could “normalise, encourage or reinforce risk-taking behaviour”.

The warning comes after seven people died when a Volkswagen Passat travelled the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough and collided with a police car. The five occupants of the Passat, aged between 17 and 23, and PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were killed.

The A66 crash has brought renewed attention to an online craze in which young people film reckless driving, police pursuits and other dangerous behaviour to post on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

There is no evidence that Snapchat was involved in the A66 crash.

Reports have linked one of the young men who died, 18-year-old Makai Saddington, to videos showing dangerous driving and an earlier police pursuit. Cleveland Police has stressed, however, there is no evidence that activities before the fatal crash were filmed for TikTok.

The Government has contacted TikTok and other social media platforms over videos appearing to celebrate or promote wrong-way driving, while ministers have demanded that such material be removed.

Snapchat has a large “trust and safety” operation responsible for investigating reports and enforcing its rules, which it says took more than 9.6 million enforcement actions, including removing videos and suspending accounts.

A Snapchat spokesperson declined to comment on the coroner's warning but said of last week's crash: "We are deeply saddened by this tragedy.

“Content depicting dangerous or illegal activity, including reckless driving, has no place on Snapchat and is prohibited by our guidelines. We remove any content we identify that violates our policies.”

Snapchat is owned by Snap Inc, the US technology company founded by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown.

POLICE

Cleveland's pleas for support 'ignored'

By Frankie Lister-Fell

The Government ignored repeated requests for more assistance from Cleveland Police for two years before gang-related violence surged in Middlesbrough last week, it has been reported.

Last weekend, two police officers and five young men died when a car fleeing a pursuit smashed into a police car while travelling the wrong way down the A66. On Wednesday, a seven-year-old girl and her aunt died in a house fire in the town.

Despite a higher-than-average crime rate, Cleveland Police has only 1,500 officers serving 590,000 residents – 12.8 per cent fewer than in 2010.

The Government agreed to send

200 extra officers from neighbouring areas to help manage the unrest, but it has ignored previous pleas for help, The Times revealed.

Cleveland's police and crime commissioner, Matt Storey, has sent at least seven letters to the Government since July 2024, but only two received a response. He said the force was “woefully underfunded”.

Cleveland Police was 'woefully underfunded', said Matt Storey

In a letter sent at the start of the year, Storey said the proposed 3.3 per cent budget increase – the lowest of England's 43 police forces – would cause “cuts in policing numbers”.

His most recent communication warned Andy Burnham that declining recruitment was raising serious “concern about whether help will be there when it is needed most”. The Prime Minister has not yet replied.

The Home Office said it remained “grateful to Cleveland Police, who have delivered a robust response in very difficult circumstances”.

"The force will receive up to £197.8m in funding in the 2026-27 financial year – a 3.7 per cent uplift in cash."

Sons of A66 crash PC serve as mascots

The young sons of a police officer killed in a head-on crash led out Manchester United as mascots for the side's home match against Ipswich Town yesterday.

PC Matthew Blades, described as a “proud Red”, and his colleague PC Tom Clough died in a collision with a vehicle being driven the wrong way down the A66 near Middlesbrough last weekend.

The club expressed “great sadness” at the deaths of the two constables and invited Blades’s wife and two sons – Max, eight, and Lucas, six – to their Premier League match at Old Trafford.

Walking with captain Bruno Fernandes and goalkeeper Senne Lammens, the brothers led the team on to the pitch.

Manchester United said in a statement: "Matthew was a proud Red, a devoted family man and a police officer who dedicated his life to helping others. For Matt, some of his happiest times were spent watching United with his boys." MANCHESTER UNITED

HOUSING

What Stockport can tell us about Burnham's plans

Boom town offers ‘a blueprint’ for rejuvenation. Vicky Spratt reports

Within half an hour of arriving in Stockport, someone sporting a tote bag that reads

"Stockport isn't shit" walks past.

Shortly after that, a T-shirt branding the town as “the new Berlin” appears.

his plans to rejuvenate towns across Britain.

In economic terms, Stockport is certainly a success story. Fifteen years ago, it was named as the town with the most empty shops in Britain – but things are very different today.

Its economy boomed by 24 per cent in the decade to 2018, and since then a £2bn regeneration project

- one of the largest in the UK – has also attracted an additional £600m in private investment.

And now, this former industrial heartland is considered by Andy Burnham as the blueprint for

An example of this in action is Stockport's Weir Mill. The former 18th century cotton mill overlooking the River Mersey has been transformed into 253 new homes, an outdoor communal courtyard for gigs and events and what is believed to be the country's first sports bar focused on women's sports.

The £60m project, led by developer Capital and Centric but funded through private investment and public sector grants and loans, is part of the wider regeneration of Stockport town centre, which Burnham has hailed as a “blueprint for towns across the UK”.

Central to the changes here is the fact that a Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) led the project. That is true not just in the eyes of Labour politicians who favour

development corporations but also former Tory housing minister Baron Barwell, who is now chair of Stockport's MDC, and the new Liberal Democrat leader of Stockport's council, Mark Roberts.

Development corporations were crucial to the building of new towns after the Second World War. More recently, one was set up to deliver regeneration and infrastructure in east London's Stratford ahead of the 2012 Olympics.

These bodies are supposed to operate apolitically as specialised public bodies established by the Government to drive large-scale regeneration or development from scratch. They are known as “master planners” because they can grant planning permission directly and compulsorily purchase land to clear the way for major infrastructure.

There is much talk of whether “Burnhamism” is now the unifying governing theory for Britain, but, speaking to The i Paper during a tour of the town centre, Roberts said he thinks it is rather the case that “Stockport showed Burnham how things can be done differently”.

Roberts then pointed out that the council here was not controlled by one party for years, meaning that there had to be a coalition.

“We have had to work in a different way,” he emphasises.

It was Burnham who signed off on establishing an MDC in Stockport in 2019. Since then, Stockport's MDC has built 1,200

There has been some criticism of Stockport's build-to-rent developments, because they are expensive

new homes with another 1,500 on the way, as well as the creation of a new public transport hub, Stockport Interchange.

Paul Richards, deputy chief executive at Stockport council, added: “Andy used to joke that if it all went wrong [here] it would all be his fault but, if it didn’t, everybody else would be all over it.”

Richards and Roberts said the plan is to deliver 8,000 new town centre homes planned by 2040 and one million sq ft of employment space planned by 2040 across the town centre.

The reflected glory of Stockport's MDC seems to have taken hold. Burnham's successor as Mayor of Greater Manchester, Bev Craig,

The town has a new transport hub, the Stockport Interchange

Regions offer tax rebates

Andy Burnham's No 10 North is working on plans to hand workers and firms tax “rebates” from local revenue – a shift from the Prime Minister's previous insistence that such a scheme would not be possible.

Burnham announced last month that mayors would be given a share of income tax and business rates revenue for the first time, as part of what No 10 called the “biggest transfer of power” from Westminster to the regions “in a generation”.

When the plans were first unveiled, ministers played down the idea of rebates specifically, with Burnham saying the devolution changes were not about turning mayors into “a sort of mini-chancellor of the exchequer”.

But Ben Houchen, the Conservative Mayor of Tees Valley, is working with senior staff at No 10 North on a formal “tax rebate” scheme – handing money straight back to workers and firms rather than reinvesting it in public services.

Houchen has suggested a rebate worth “1, 2, 3 per cent” of a worker's income tax, provided they can prove they are employed by a Tees Valley business.

Houchen has also floated a business rates rebate, telling The Sunday Times: "[If you're] a business in Tees Valley, you can apply to us to get, say, 5 per cent back on your business rates."

The pot of money mayors are set to receive from income tax and business rates was originally intended to fund housing, transport and skills projects, according to the Government's own announcement of the fiscal devolution policy.

is now establishing an MDC for nearby Ashton-under-Lyne, Angela Rayner's constituency.

Development corporations are central to the Government's plan to deliver new towns across England, and housing minister Matthew Pennycook has established a development corporation for the building out of Cambridge as part of the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor.

There has been some criticism of Stockport's build-to-rent developments, because they are often expensive – a two-bedroom flat at Weir Mill will set you back £1,600 a month.

However, homes for social rent as well as “rent to buy” schemes at Hatters Yard are also currently being built in the town centre.

However, it has not all been pro-development plain sailing. In 2020, Stockport council voted to withdraw from the region-wide housing strategy – initially the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and later renamed Places for Everyone – to protect local green belt land.

Since becoming Prime Minister, Burnham has given regional mayors the power to overrule councils if they plan to reject new housing.

Burnham certainly did not create Stockport. Nor did he kick-start the town's renaissance. But it's clear that it has shaped the Prime Minister's vision for national growth fuelled by regional devolution.

POST OFFICE

Victims of Capture scandal tell Burnham to speed up payouts

Exclusive

By Steve Robson

Victims of the Capture software scandal at the Post Office have told Andy Burnham to “stand by his words” and speed up their attempt to have their criminal convictions overturned and proper compensation awarded.

About 30 former sub-postmasters and their families are waiting for courts to quash convictions related to the discredited Capture system.

It was introduced in 1992 and used by thousands of branches before the notorious Horizon system that led to more than 900 wrongful convictions.

After investigations by The i Paper, the Government accepted that the Capture accounting system was also faulty and set up a compen-

sation scheme. By July, had received at least 279 applications and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade has paid out more than £8.5m to those who lost money.

But some victims, such as former sub-postmaster Lee Bowerman, are unhappy with offers that they say do not reflect the full extent of their losses.

He has been offered 10 per cent of the amount he believes he is due.

The compensation panel said it did not believe Capture shortfalls led to the loss of his business in Ebbw Vale, south Wales.

Bowerman said Burnham had shown “genuine support” for victims of scandals such as the Post Office and Hillsborough, but called on him to honour “his commitment to do right by all who suffered as a result”. In his first speech in the Commons, Burnham referenced the Post Office scandal, saying: “We cannot forget that postmasters and mistresses serving communities up and down this country were branded as petty thieves, and carried that stigma with them for years.”

Lee Bowerman says he was offered 10 per cent of what he should get

Steve Marston (left), who was convicted of theft and false accounting, said: "We are hoping he might take a fresh look at how unfair it is to put convicted victims through the torturous and lengthy process of having to go through the

[Criminal Cases Review Commission], followed by the wait to put our cases to the Court of Appeal. I would call on Burnham to show compassion and introduce an emergency bill to exonerate Capture victims."

The Government said: “Postmasters and their families are finally receiving recognition and redress. To date, £8.5m has been awarded to people affected and we are working tirelessly to make sure every victim gets the justice and compensation they deserve as soon as possible.”

PROPERTY

Landlords may block plug-in panels

By Adam Forrest

Landlords could block tenants from using plug-in solar panels because of a “messy minefield” around planning rules, The i Paper has been told.

Labour ministers have been urged to create a clear legal framework for both landlords and renters so tenants can cut their energy bills by up to £110 a year.

The first self-install solar kits went on sale last week for £699. The Government has made clear that decisions on whether to approve tenants' requests to use plug-in solar are still a matter for landlord-owners.

Ministers have written to the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), making it clear that they expect the new solar kits to be looked on “favourably”.

Climate minister Katie White said earlier this year that the Government could “consider” changes to the law if plug-in becomes a “friction” between tenants and landlords.

Tenants may not be able to use plug-in solar panels due to planning rules

But having changed regulations to allow the products to be sold, energy minister Martin McClusky suggested last week that he did not think further legislation would be necessary.

“I don’t see a reason why a landlord should needlessly withdraw consent or not provide consent,” McClusky told reporters.

The NRLA's Meera Chindooroy told The i Paper: “There is no clear guidance for landlords who have a duty to ensure their properties remain safe and free from hazards.”

COVER STORY

Most Britons say Sussexes should pay for own security

By Jane Merrick

POLICY EDITOR

Two-thirds of the public oppose taxpayer-funded security for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex now that they are back in Britain, a poll for The i Paper has revealed.

The BMG survey shows that 63 per cent of Britons believe the couple should pay for the measures themselves, while 18 per cent say the protection should be partly state-funded and partly private.

Just 6 per cent believe their security should be fully funded by the taxpayer. The remainder, 13 per cent, said they did not know.

The poll shows that there is very little public support for the couple's campaign to have the same levels of official protection, overseen by the Home Office and Metropolitan Police, that is assigned to senior working members of the Royal Family.

Prince Harry, Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, returned to the UK last Wednesday to begin a new life in the UK after six years living in California. It is not yet publicly known where they will live.

With the family said to be settling in Britain for an “extended period” of time, and the children starting the new school term in September, a fresh debate has been sparked over their security arrangements.

They have had no UK police protection since their return to the country but the Home Office has ordered a review of the risks the Prince

The Duke and Duchess have had no UK police protection since their return

In 2012, a Taliban spokesman announced an operation to kill or kidnap Prince Harry, while in 2010 there were threats to shoot down his Apache helicopter and capture him if he returned to Afghanistan.

and his family face. It emerged yesterday that the Prince has accused the head of the committee that revoked his state-funded security of failing to inform him about a 2023 threat from al-Qaeda.

Harry wrote to the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, this month asking her to take a personal role in determining whether his family receive close police protection.

In the letter, his legal team is understood to have alleged that the chair of the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) was aware of a threat made by al-Qaeda but did not pass this to his security staff or to the authorities in the US.

The Prince, a former soldier who served in Afghanistan, previously insisted it was too dangerous to bring his wife and children to the UK with the security he was entitled to after the couple stepped down as working royals and left for the US in 2020.

It is understood there have been at least six threats or plots concerning the Duke from the Taliban, al-Qaeda or their supporters since 2007.

In late 2023, intelligence was passed to the FBI through Five Eyes - an intelligence-gathering alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US – about an al-Qaeda document referencing the “assassination” of Harry.

ITV has reported that Harry has been the focus of six terrorist plots, five of which originated in the UK, according to a security report.

A long-awaited risk assessment, ordered by Ravec, is said to have taken place in July, but Harry reportedly does not know the result.

The assessment will feed into the Home Office's review of security.

Big majority believe Harry and Meghan's security should be funded entirely privately

Who should pay for the Sussexes' security in the UK?

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ROYAL FAMILY

Harry ‘accepts he cannot attend Cenotaph ceremony’

Prince ‘shows willingness to be reconciled’ by resigning himself to not being invited to participate. By Richard Palmer

Prince Harry has reluctantly accepted that he will be unable to attend Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph and

other military events, despite his Army record.

Although the Duke of Sussex and his family have returned to the UK, they will not be working royals and therefore will not receive invitations to attend the national remembrance service or other state events such as Trooping the Colour.

And while Palace aides have previously said that he could apply to join the 10,000 veterans marching down Whitehall past the imposing Cenotaph war memorial, such an appearance would cause a logistical and security headache.

It is clear that Harry, who spent 10 years in the Armed Forces and did two tours of duty in

Afghanistan, would want to attend the Cenotaph but he appears to have accepted there is no point lobbying his father or anyone else about it – a move that could be seen as a conciliatory approach towards his family after his return to Britain.

The fifth in line to the throne is likely to mark Remembrance Sunday in November privately.

The Duke's note on a wreath he laid at the Cenotaph in 2015

A source close to the Duke of Sussex said: “Would he like to attend the Cenotaph? Would he like to pay his respects in the proper way that people do on Remembrance Sunday and on Armistice Day? Of course he would.

"He served his country and has the deepest gratitude and respect for those who made the ultimate sacrifice."

Harry's final day of public appearances in the US included a trip to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and honour the fallen.

But the same source made it clear that the Duke of Sussex recognises that under the current system, members of the Royal Family attending the Cenotaph are there in their capacity as representatives of the monarch and the military

patronages they hold. “I think that’s very much what we would call a constitutional event rather than a family occasion,” they said.

For the same reason, as a private individual with no official responsibilities, Harry is said to also accept that he, Meghan and their children will not be invited to Trooping the Colour, the state's annual celebration of the King's official birthday.

Harry's apparent acceptance of the situation was described as “significant” by the royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, who suggested it was a sign that he really did want to be reconciled with his family.

"This is really sensitive because Harry and he who cannot be named [Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor] are the only two who have served in a conflict.

"It's something he feels very strongly about," Fitzwilliams added, recalling Harry's upset in 2020 when his family refused a request for a wreath to be laid at the memorial in his name on Remembrance Sunday.

He served his country and has the deepest gratitude and respect for those who made the ultimate sacrifice

"It clearly shows he wants to reach out. I think this is an emollient message."

For the past few years, senior Palace officials have made it clear that neither Harry nor his disgraced uncle, Mountbatten-Windsor, would be invited to attend the Cenotaph because they no longer undertake official duties on behalf of the monarchy.

But they could apply to join the thousands of veterans who walk past the memorial and end their march in Horse Guards Parade after parading past a member of the Royal Family taking the salute.

Applications are submitted to regimental associations and other military organisations or the Royal British Legion.

Harry, who reached the rank of captain and served as an Army Air Corps Apache helicopter pilot, has missed the deadline to apply to march in the parade this year.

Fitzwilliams, a former editor of The International Who's Who, said Harry marching in Whitehall with other veterans could overshadow the day.

“It would be a partial if not a total distraction,” he added.

The source ruled it out anyway, arguing it would be difficult for him ever to do that. “Security would be a nightmare,” he said.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Oath of loyalty to King ditched for officials

By Erin Donnelly

Allegiance to the King has been dropped by officials being sworn in by Antigua and Barbuda.

Representatives and civil servants now pledge loyalty to the state, laws and constitution of the twin nation.

Gaston Browne, 59, who was re-elected as Prime Minister earlier this year, has previously said the Caribbean state should be a republic, believing it to be a “natural progression” from independence.

Sir Steadroy Benjamin, the attorney general, said: “We will once and for all finally not be swearing to His Majesty in England, his heirs and successors.”

Last week it was announced that King Charles and Queen Camilla will be visiting in the autumn for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting biennial summit.

Debates are due to be held on slave-trade reparations and the future of islands that remove the King as head of state while remaining within the Commonwealth.

PEOPLE

King's Foundation keeps Queen's sister on payroll

By Erin Donnelly

The King's signature charity has been financing Queen Camilla's younger sister since she was removed from the Duchy of Cornwall payroll, it has been reported.

The King's Foundation pays Annabel Elliot for her "expertise and support on a range of projects" in "branding" and "retail" consultancy, according to The Sunday Times.

Previously, she renovated royal cottages in Cornwall, Wales and Sicily, and has worked for the King and Queen since their marriage in 2005.

In 2024, Prince William withdrew Elliot, an interior designer and antiques dealer, from the 700-year-old estate's finances in his first year in charge of the Duchy of Cornwall.

Before, the Duchy had disclosed the existence and value of its collaborative work with Elliot in the “related party transactions” section of its annual account.

However, the monarch's flagship charity has failed to reveal this information in its equivalent section and is yet to explain why.

In an official statement reported in The Sunday Times, the charity said: "Whilst we would not comment on the detail of individual consultancy agreements, we can confirm that Mrs Elliot provides design expertise to our retail and brand team. This arrangement is not secret."

Queen Camilla's sister Annabel Elliot has provided 'design expertise'

In 1990, the King's Foundation was launched and founded upon Charles's fundamental philosophy of "harmony with nature".

The foundation also said: “Mrs Elliot is a long-standing and valued consultant at the foundation and her experience across interior design provides expertise and support on a range of projects.”

NORWAY

Norwegians hold memorial services for King Harald V

By Mark Lewis

Norwegians lined up in front of cathedrals and churches across the country yesterday for memorial services held for the late King Harald V, who died on Friday aged 89.

"This Sunday is different. His Majesty King Harald is dead. A family has lost their spouse, father, grandfather, father-in-law," said Dean Pål Kristian Balstad as he opened the funeral service in Oslo Cathedral, broadcaster NRK reported.

The royal family attended a service at Asker Church, south-west of the capital Oslo.

Since Harald's death on Friday morning, tens of thousands of Norwegians have expressed their grief by laying flowers, writing cards and lighting candles in front of the royal palace in Oslo, where the coffin arrived later the same day.

The funeral will take place on 9 September. The country is in a state of mourning and some people have postponed celebrations such as weddings until after the mourning period has passed, NRK reported.

Harald's son, who has become King Haakon VIII, eulogised Harald on Saturday. He expressed his pain over the death of his father and promised to lead the country with the same dedication.

“I’m going to miss him,” he said. “I’ll miss his laughter. His good-natured way of dealing with people.”

Trying to hold back tears, he vowed to “give everything” for the country as its king.

Norway's King Haakon (right) at a service at Asker Church yesterday REUTERS

SECURITY

Fears drone factories could be targeted as Russia steps up UK threats

By Jonathan Singh

Russia is stepping up threats to UK factories and infrastructure to try and undermine British support for Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin's regime has launched a media offensive warning that there could be a "semi-military" response against British factories that build drones used by Ukraine to hit Russian targets.

Andrei Fedorov, a former deputy foreign minister in Putin's government, has called Britain “evil No 1” and repeatedly threatened sites that Russia claims are legitimate targets including drone and missile factories in the UK.

The latest Kremlin threats come days after Andy Burnham boosted British support for Ukraine with a visit to the capital Kyiv.

Burnham promised to provide Ukraine with the blueprints for British Storm Shadow missiles which could be used to strike deep into Russian territory.

Britain's staunch political and military support for Ukraine is increasingly angering the Kremlin, which is looking for a way to hit back.

Fedorov said Putin's government was considering a “hybrid” attack to avoid a direct military response from Nato.

After months of cat-and-mouse military operations at sea and in the air between British and Russian forces, Burnham's first overseas visit as Prime Minister to meet Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv appears to have shifted the calculations being made in Moscow.

“For Russia, when Andy Burnham went to Kyiv, his speech really sounded like a war cry,” said Anna Matveeva, a Russia researcher at King’s College London.

“It was perceived that he’s not only determined to continue the previous support, but that he’s also prepared to escalate,” Matveeva said.

While other European countries such as France and Germany have stood by Ukraine, Matveeva believes Britain is Putin's main target.

“France and Germany are certainly doing their bit, but in terms of offensive capabilities Britain is absolutely the front runner,” she said.

“Britain is saying very openly any hits on Russian territory are justified and legitimate.”

UK security and defence officials have long warned of the threat of Russian “hybrid” attacks.

Last month, the Government announced plans for the biggest exercise in decades to test defences against threats such as cyber attacks and sabotage, to be held in 2027.

But with diplomatic and economic relations between Russia and Britain in the deep freeze and an Iranian regime emboldened by holding off American forces in the Gulf, the latest round of threats could be more dangerous than ever before.

"These are not fantasy threats," University College London security expert Melanie Garson said. "It doesn't necessarily have to be a direct attack on a drone factory, it could be somewhere in the supply-chain of parts for these factories."

If you make threats all the time and you never actually do anything, after a while your threats become less credible, so unless you actually do something, you are not going to be seen as very formidable," Matveeva said. "In that sense, I think it's dangerous."

Vladimir Putin is said to be considering a 'hybrid' attack on British targets AP
The Russian oil tanker 'Smyrtos' was seized in the Channel in June FINNBARR WEBSTER/GETTY

DEFENCE

‘Intense’ operation by Royal Navy tracks Russian warships in Channel

By Max Melzer

Three Royal Navy warships have tracked two Russian naval vessels and two sanctioned cargo ships for three days as they navigated the North Sea and English Channel.

A separate British naval vessel, HMS Mersey, also shadowed the Russian resupply ship Akademik Pashin as it transited the same waters.

The operation was the latest in a series of missions aimed at deterring Russian vessels belonging to its so-called “shadow fleet” from transiting UK waters.

According to the Royal Navy, the operation involved three British warships, HMS Duncan, HMS St Albans and HMS Severn and a Merlin helicopter.

The vessels used radar to track two Russian warships and two shadow fleet tankers as they navigated south from the North Sea into the Channel.

A Merlin helicopter was deployed from HMS St Albans as the Russian vessels approached the Strait of Dover, helping to extend the Navy's surveillance capabilities.

HMS Mersey was not involved in tracking the shadow tankers or their escorts, but instead sailed close to the Akademik Pashin, a resupply ship, as it navigated UK waters.

The three-day operation, described as “intense” by the Navy, was intended to ensure the safety of shipping in British waters and as a demonstration of force against Russia's efforts to circumvent sanctions.

No information was provided on the origin or likely destination of the Russian ships, or what cargo the tankers were believed to be transporting.

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, hailed the success of the operation, but warned Russia was unlikely to cease its activities in the North Sea or the English Channel.

Highlighting the successful seizure of the sanctioned shadow fleet oil tanker Smyrtos in the Channel in June, he noted Russia was now being forced to divert naval resources in order to protect similar vessels.

“Since that successful operation, we have seen Russian shadow fleet vessels increasingly forced to change their routes, imposing significant cost and delays to their journeys," the First Sea Lord said.

"This approach is forcing Moscow to divert Russian warships away from their core purpose. That is because Russia knows we stand ready to act again, should it be required."

Despite this, he warned “there is no room for complacency”, with shadow tankers continuing to pose “an unacceptable risk to maritime security and the environment”.

Navy operations to monitor Russian activity are up 25 per cent over the first eight months of the year compared to 2025.

Some Russian-flagged vessels have also been accused of attempting to sabotage undersea cables.

ANALYSIS

Putin's ill and ageing loyalists could prove to be a weakness

Mark Galeotti

On Monday last week, Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree that was little remarked upon outside Russia, yet

the move encapsulated the reality of Putin's rule today.

In a Kremlin built on insecurity and paranoia, it pointed to what could prove to be one of the ageing dictator's most serious weaknesses.

The decree allowed Alexander Bastrykin, head of the powerful Investigative Committee, to stay in office one more year.

Bastrykin (inset), like Putin, is 73, and is part of the ageing collection of cronies the Russian President has surrounded himself with, isolating him from fresh voices and rising officials more attuned to the modern world.

Under Russian law, state officials face mandatory retirement at 70. To serve beyond then requires a specific presidential decree to be issued every year. These days, Putin is frequently having to issue them, as he clings to the ageing circle of “securocrats” (politically influential security officials) whose loyalty is more important to him than their health or even their competence.

retirement. The commander of the national guard, Viktor Zolotov, is 72. General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff and the architect of Putin's brutal war in Ukraine, is 70, and seems likely to remain in post for the duration of the campaign. The foreign minister Sergei Lavrov

- who has also for years asked for permission to retire – is 76.

This is a reflection of Putin's insecurity. Over his 26 years in direct or indirect rule over Russia, he has withdrawn not just from his own people, but his elite. He doesn't know the younger generation of officials, with the exception of his personal aides and bodyguards, so he doesn't trust them.

He has tried elevating several of the latter into political roles, but only one of them, Alexei Dyumin, has been able to make the jump

from bullet-catcher to politician. Even so, Putin seems to have decided he can't do without him, and although he has served as deputy defence minister and then governor of Tula region, he is now back in the Kremlin as a presidential aide.

There are able understudies waiting in the wings, impatient for their time on stage. Bortnikov's 64-year-old deputy, General Sergei Korolev, is ruthless, able and ambitious.

But while Putin has known Bortnikov since they were in the KGB together in the 1970s, he doesn't know Korolev (who, in any case, also has some powerful detractors) and has for years delayed a handover that was anticipated in 2022.

Likewise, Gerasimov is widely despised for his mishandling of the war, and Colonel-General Andrei Mordvichev, commander of the ground forces, is the current favourite as a successor.

Tough, competent and well-regarded by his troops, at only 50, Mordvichev has not only been made a hero of the Russian Federation, but is also a recipient of the order of military merit, which is a typical mark of a “fighting general”.

By clinging on to his ageing cronies out of fear of elevating a younger generation of securocrats whom he doesn't know, Putin is ironically causing growing tensions.

Consequently, the sixty-somethings, fearing they will lose their chance at the top, come to resent him, while they try to keep down the hungry fifty-somethings below them.

It also means that Putin has surrounded himself with fellow veterans of the Soviet era, men

whose advice echoes his

prejudices and whose experiences are increasingly out of time. These are men steeped in the imperial assumptions of the Cold War, when Moscow was the capital of a global superpower. Contrast that with

Ukraine, where 48-year-old President Volodymyr Zelensky has a 39-year-old defence minister, a 43-year-old military commander, a 52-year-old security chief, and a 51-year-old foreign minister.

In an age of rapidly changing geopolitics, of drone and cyber warfare, and where online memes and sound bites can be as powerful as traditional diplomacy, Putin's determination to cling on to his septuagenarian securocrats may be one of his greatest weaknesses.

Army rejects 200 applicants every day

MILITARY

By Erin Donnelly

More than 200 aspiring soldiers were rejected by the British Army every day last year – despite troop numbers trailing at a historic low.

Almost 74,000 applicants were declined by the army in 2024-25 – an increase of 20,000 from the previous year.

While more than 32,000 applicants were rejected on medical grounds, another 360 applicants were discarded for having tattoos and piercings, despite relaxed rules in the past decade.

At 75,000, the size of the British Army remains at its lowest since the 1790s.

It is estimated that around 11,000 soldiers are needed annually to replace troops leaving the armed forces.

This figure has not been met since 2010 and was missed by almost 4,000 in the 2023-24 financial year.

John Healey, the Chancellor, is expected to announce a target of spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030 in his first Budget in October.

James Cartlidge, the shadow Defence Secretary, said Britain needs a government “willing to commit to funding more recruits right now”.

He called out Healey's inability “to commit to the very target that he previously resigned over”.

The Investigative Committee is one of the most feared institutions in Russia, leading many of the cases that end up with Putin's critics imprisoned and intimidated.

That is why it is so important for Putin to have someone he trusts in charge and he knows that Bastrykin, a university classmate of his at Leningrad State University in the 1970s, owes his prominence to the President's favour. He will do whatever it takes to retain it.

The other main domestic security agency, the federal security service (FSB), is run by the 74-year-old Alexander Bortnikov. He is not just old, but known to be ill and often has to attend meetings by video call, as well as not being able to put in a full week in the FSB's headquarters in central Moscow. He has reportedly asked to be allowed to retire, but Putin is not letting him go.

The rest of the security apparatus leadership is no more youthful. Sergei Naryshkin, the head of the foreign intelligence service, is 71 and known to be hoping for a seat in the senate as a comfortable semi-

By clinging to ageing securocrats, Putin is ironically causing growing tensions

The head of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov (left), with Vladimir Putin in Siberia in 2018. The President has reportedly refused his requests to retire GETTY

News in brief

GAZA

Man and child killed near bakery

An Israeli air strike in Gaza yesterday killed a Palestinian man and a child.

The air strike near a bakery in Deir al-Balah killed Hussam Nusair and Tayyem Hamdan – a three-year-old boy.

Israel said Nusair was a Hamas militant who had plotted attacks against Israeli forces and civilians.

Hamas has not yet commented on Israel's claim.

More than 1,300 Palestinians have been killed in the war-shattered enclave since a nominal ceasefire in October last year.

Relatives of Tayyem Hamdan in Deir al-Balah yesterday

UKRAINE

Kyiv air strike death toll up to 38

Nearly 40 people have been killed in the deadliest Russian air strike on Ukraine this year.

The strike on an ammunition warehouse west on Kyiv on Friday night sparked massive explosions which tore through dozens of nearby homes.

The death toll rose to 38 yesterday, with four people still missing and 20 injured, including two children.

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's President, criticised the “terrible negligence on the part of those who stored explosives right next to people”.

IRAN

US attacks rocket launchers in strait

US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz yesterday in the first military action in a month.

Semi-official Iranian news outlets reported the sounds of explosions near Larak island.

The Pentagon said members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had been observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait.

In a statement carried by Iran's state broadcaster, the IRGC noted “the martyrdom and injury of several of our fighters and compatriots”.

A rescue team member surveys the damage at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal's Nuwakot district MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP

NEPAL

Teacher revealed as hero who saved 1,600 children by evacuating school

Relatives gather to identify loved ones in Kathmandu yesterday as the death toll climbs above 800 and 3,000 people remain missing DANIEL CENG/ANADOLU

By Sahana Bajracharya

and Harry Goodwin

A teacher saved more than 1,600 children from deadly flash floods in Nepal last week.

Floods triggered by a collapsed glacier swept through Himalayan valleys along Nepal's border with China on Wednesday.

At least 800 people have been killed and more than 3,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet, and the death toll is expected to rise.

Rajendra Dadabi, the head teacher of Tribhuvan Trishuli secondary school in the flood-hit Trishuli valley, immediately told teachers to evacuate 900 pupils from their classrooms after a friend living upstream told him the waters were approaching.

He also told buses carrying another 700 children to turn back. Minutes later, a wall of water swept the school away.

Dadabi's quick action saved the lives of 1,643 children and all the school's teachers except one, 32-year-old Santos Pariyar, who was washed away.

The site of the school is now a mud-covered ruin.

“What else could I do?” Dadabi told the Sunday Times, dismissing the suggestion he is a hero.

Officials yesterday warned that more floods could be on the way.

A series of flood warnings were sent to locals' phones early yesterday morning as rescue crews worked to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas worst hit by the floods.

On Saturday, a rapid deployment team from the UK arrived in Nepal to provide support for Britons and their families.

Two teenagers, a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, are among the 33 British nationals believed to be unaccounted for.

Others with links to the UK who are missing include an NHS nurse, a Hindu priest from south London who was leading a tour in the region and an 18-year-old from Surrey who had recently finished his A-Levels.

Hundreds of unidentified victims of the floods were interred in mass burials over the weekend.

Nepal's foreign minister has called for a global response to climate change, saying Nepal was bearing a disproportionate share of its impact. "Despite making only 0.1 per cent contribution to the global emissions, people of Nepal have become major victims of climate change," Shisir Khanal said on Saturday.

“We were left with no other option and had to take this step,” local official Ganesh Aryal said.

"Our concern was the risk to public health posed by the rapid decomposition of the bodies."

Every burial has been carefully recorded, with identification markers placed both above and below ground and precise location data logged.

DNA samples have been collected from the unidentified bodies, so they can be exhumed and reburied if they are matched to a family.

At one hospital in Bharatpur, about 125 bodies lay inside on the floor of a mortuary designed to handle less than half that number.

More than 200 people gathered outside a hall where photographs of recovered bodies were expected to be displayed to allow visual identification.

“Once I come here to work, I am unable to think about food,” Thapa said, his uniform drenched with sweat. “Forget eating, I don’t even feel like drinking water.”

In Dhading, one of the worst-hit regions in Nepal, some residents have started returning to their ruined homes to see what can be salvaged.

“Everything is finished. Nothing is left. Not even our home,” Sharmila Tamang, a Dhading resident, said.

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ICELAND

Voters reject talks on EU membership

By Johan Ahlander and Tom Little IN REYKJAVIK

Icelanders have narrowly voted to stay out of the European Union.

The Arctic island's population of 400,000 has debated whether to join the EU for more than a decade.

Voters had been expected to narrowly back reopening membership talks in a referendum on Saturday.

Instead, 52.8 per cent voted against the talks.

Many Icelanders have been alarmed by America's tariffs and threats to annexe Greenland and by Russian ambitions in the Arctic.

Earlier this year, Donald Trump mistakenly named Iceland four times while speaking about his designs on Greenland.

But the island's fishing industry warned that joining the EU would open the country's waters to foreign competition.

The industry is one of Iceland's biggest, making up 15 per cent of GDP and 40 per cent of export revenue.

Kristrun Frostadottir (inset), Iceland's Prime Minister, said the “no” vote would end the debate for as long as her centre-left coalition is in power.

A relatively wealthy, stable and democratic country, Iceland could have joined the bloc quickly.

Croatia was the last country to join the EU, in 2013.

GERMANY

British woman dies after train station stabbing

By Helen William

A British woman has died after being stabbed in the early hours of yesterday at a railway station in Germany, police have said.

The woman, 31, suffered “severe injuries” in the knife attack at the Rosenheim train station just before 1am and died in hospital.

Bavarian Police said the federal officers arrested a 27-year-old German citizen from the Fürstenfeldbruck district soon after the attack.

The background and motive are being looked at as part of a criminal investigation, the force said.

It added that “under the direction of the Traunstein public prosecutor’s office, Rosenheim branch, an investigation is under way on suspicion of homicide”.

The names of the victim and suspect have not been released.

Officers are asking for any witnesses who may have seen “an argument or physical altercation” at the Rosenheim train station in the early hours to come forward.

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BROADCASTING

Never mind the BBC... Boom targets older punks

By Adam Sherwin

ARTS AND MEDIA CORRESPONDENT

Boom Radio, the station targeting disaffected Radio 2 listeners, is adding punk rock to its line-up in a bid to lure more of the BBC's audience.

Boom plans to sweep up an army of “punk pensioners”, who once sported mohicans and pogoed to The Sex Pistols, but whose musical tastes are no longer being served by a youth-focused BBC, the station claims.

However, the BBC denied it is neglecting punk lovers, pointing to a series of new specials about the genre and its continued presence on its playlists.

Launched in 2021, Boom has built an audience of 700,000 loyal listeners over 60, playing the swinging

Ian Dury will feature in a new Stiff Records documentary on Boom

pop classics from the 50s to the 70s, introduced by veteran ex-BBC DJs including “Diddy” David Hamilton. Since Boom’s launch, Radio 2 has lost two million listeners – although it is still the UK's most-listened to station with an audience of 12.4 million.

Boom this week launches a new front with a documentary telling the story of Stiff Records, the independent label which released the first UK punk single, ‘New Rose’ by The Damned, in October 1976.

Stiff became home to punk, alternative and new wave artists including Elvis Costello, Madness and Ian Dury as well as heavy metal legends Motörhead.

Boom co-founder David Lloyd told The i Paper: "As the BBC increasingly targets younger listeners, we're providing a home to music lovers whose tastes span decades, whether that be rock'n'roll, beat, glam rock or now – punk."

Boom regulars who abandoned Radio 2 to once again enjoy the likes of Cliff Richard and The Carpen- ters, following the BBC's station's shift to listeners under 50, might be shocked by the leap towards foul-mouthed punk.

But Lloyd believes Boom listeners are open-minded and will embrace the station's noisy arrivals. "Our audience is made up of a breadth of folk who were weaned on music in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and the vast depth of our playlist reflects that," Lloyd said.

“And as those who were young teenage punk fans become punk pensioners, it makes total sense for us to illustrate the music from that time.”

The BBC launched 6 Music in 2020 to celebrate the previous 40 years of “alternative music”. The station has recently started to include more electronic and dance music.

A BBC spokesperson said: “6 Music regularly plays punk from all eras by artists such as Amyl and the Sniffers, IDLES, Patti Smith, The Slits, Buzzcocks, X-Ray Spex, The Damned, The Stooges, New York Dolls, The Clash, The Ramones and many more on shows across the schedule.”

Boom's shift follows the launch of a new BBC Sounds music stream Indie Forever, playing guitar rock classics from the 1980s to the 2010s, bypassing the punk breakthrough of the late 70s.

MUSIC

Rodrigo raises £15m at all-women charity festival

By Lauren Del Fabbro

US pop star Olivia Rodrigo's inaugural all-women festival has raised nearly £15m.

The “Driver’s License” singer, 23, was behind the fundraising event Daisy Chain Fields festival – which featured a star-studded line-up including Chappell Roan, Doechii, Rachel Chinouriri and Stevie Nicks.

The proceeds from the festival – which took place on Saturday in Irvine, California – will be donated to charities advocating for women and girls.

Rodrigo revealed the festival fund – which had raised \$10m (£7.3m) – was to be doubled by a donation from US philanthropist Melinda French Gates.

She said: “I really believe that giving women the tools to decide their own futures and live healthy lives free of violence and discrimination is the most effective tool we have at changing the world for the better.”

PEOPLE

Hairy Biker's belongings for sale

By Ed Chatterton

The widow of Hairy Bike Dave Myers is set to sell his personal belongings at auction for £40,000 - including his Strictly Come Dancing outfit.

Lili Myers (inset), 59, is parting with around 300 of her late husband's items in a sale to be held on what would have been his 69th birthday on 8 September.

The auction will include ephemera relating to the celebrity TV chef's career, personal possessions as well as antiques, paintings and works of art he collected

Best known for being one half of the cooking double act The Hairy Bikers, Dave died from cancer aged 66 in 2024.

Lili said: "This auction is not about letting go of Dave.

"It is about sharing a small part of his remarkable small part of his remarkable legacy with those who supported him throughout his career and loved him as much as I did."

The Five-Clue Cryptic Crossword No 4921

Solution, page 47

Across

3 Cloak placing National Clearance Hub in mess (6)

4/5 American football team keyrings a town can produce (3,4,6)

Down

1 Some Burgundy in glass that's everlasting (7)

2 Singers beginning to chant before Egyptian god (6)

3 American writer with involuntary habitual response is not prosaic (6)

FILM

Cruise to return for 'Days of Thunder' sequel

By Ben Sutherland

A sequel to the 1990 Tom Cruise motor racing film Days of Thunder is to be released in two years' time – with Cruise to return, opposite Anne Hathaway.

The original, directed by Tony Scott, featured Cruise as Nascar driver Cole Trickle. Cruise created the project himself after a day testing Nascar vehicles in 1987.

It was during filming that Cruise met and began a romantic relationship with his co-star Nicole Kidman.

This time, Hathaway will be the female co-star, playing a team owner and engineer. The film will be directed by Jonathan Levine, who made Long Shot and Mr Irrelevant.

While the original Days Of Thunder was not especially well-received, it took its place in pop culture due to its soundtrack, which featured the No1 hit “Show Me Heaven” by Maria McKee. It has since become something of a cult favourite with fans of Nascar racing.

Its confirmation follows the success of last year's F1 movie which saw Brad Pitt playing a racing driver opposite a gifted female engineer.

Above: Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway will star in the 'Days of Thunder'. Right, Cruise with Nicole Kidman in the 1990 original

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COMMENT FROM HOME AND ABROAD

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Cut welfare, don't tax businesses

META SETTLEMENT

Courts doing work of government

Financial Times

Trials are not the best way to resolve public safety issues, but US litigation has again shown its capacity to force changes in corporate behaviour where the country's legislators and regulators have failed. The question for policymakers is if such steps can be better at keeping teens safe than attempting to block their access to social media. (Peter Bleksley)

The Observer It would be foolish of Burnham and Healey to crush that essential ingredient of a pro-growth policy by taxing the wealth creators more. Lord O'Neill argues that, if money has to be found, it should come from ending the triple-lock uprating of the state pension and from savings in the welfare bill. It is hard to disagree. (Editorial)

The Wall Street Journal

The company is too powerful, the government says, then loads it up with new obligations that require more power. (Robert H Bork Junior)

A windfall levy may be less unpopular than other tax rises, but economic growth needs to be prioritised over clever political wheezes. (Editorial)

DEATH OF HIGH STREET

Turn empty shops into homes

The Sunday Telegraph

Rather than trying to micromanage the mix of shops, we should focus on upping the numbers who live in, work in and visit urban centres – for example, by converting empty shops into housing, not least for elderly people. (Robert Colvile)

An idea whose time has come
To adapt our cities, remove the asphalt
Nietzsche would have loved it

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME

The Times

Funding the Future

URBAN PLANNING

Britain's charity shops are under pressure. Oxfam is reportedly considering closing up to 100 stores. For decades, charity shops have filled the gaps left as traditional retailers disappeared from town centres. Now, we need to think more radically about what a high street is for. (Richard Murphy)

Canadian Affairs

Canada should create a standalone Canada Pension Plan-style universal basic income investment fund that pays a universal monthly top-up of \$2,600 (£1,381) to every resident from birth to death. It would be designed to strengthen retirement security, simplify welfare delivery and protect children's futures. (Philippe Cyr)

City AM

Politically, it is impossible. Paying every UK adult the basic rate of universal credit – around £400 a month – would cost over £200bn a year, comparable to the entire NHS budget. (Eve Nicholson)

LeMonde

The “cactus cities” approach calls for removing asphalt, making surfaces permeable again and maximising areas of exposed soil so that rainwater can seep into the ground locally, slowing and spreading out heavy rainfall and reducing the risk of flooding. It creates the opposite of a so-called “sponge city”. (Philippe Rahm)

The Conversation

Restoring buried urban streams to the surface – a practice known as stream daylighting – can help manage storm water, restore habitats and create greener, more walkable public spaces. (Luna Khirfan)

CHARLI XCX AT READING

The Guardian

In her only festival appearance of the summer, the new album gets an airing, starting with mission statement single “Rock Music” – a hard pivot from Brat’s all-night rave energy and an ode to Charli’s onstage urge to self-destruct. Pretentious? A bit. But Nietzsche would have got on board with it – a cosmic battle between her ego and her vulnerabilities, watched over by Big Dick Energy. (Chal Ravens)

NME

If only the whole set could have landed quite as hard as the emotional ending of "No One Lasts Forever". (Rhian Daly)

Quote of the day

We drift through life and die alone. But the journey can be beautiful, full of weird sights and strange creatures

Stewart Lee The comedian on navigating life and relationships

ZZ Top musician Frank Beard has been remembered as “one of the most naturally innovative drummers” following his death aged 77.

He was also one of the most humble: "All I have to say is that most of my life has been a pleasant surprise, and so is this," he told those gathered to witness his band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. "Thank you."

Born in 1949 to Rachel and John Beard, Beard went to school in Irving, a suburb of Dallas. At the age of just 15 he met future ZZ Top bandmate Dusty Hill at a club night in Fort Worth while playing drums in another band.

Hill invited Beard to join the Warlocks. Through the 1960s, the two played rhythm section in a series of bands inspired by the Beatles, Zombies and John Lee Hooker amongst others.

When Beard's girlfriend became pregnant, he started dealing cannabis

Life In Brief

DRUMMER FRANK BEARD

to fund his family. In 1969, he moved to Houston where he met second future bandmate Billy Gibbons, whom he convinced to give him a spot in his band the Moving Sidewalks.

And thus drummer Beard, vocalist Gibbons and bassist Hill met and ZZ Top was born.

They released their first album in 1971. In 1973, their third album Tres Hombres delivered their signature sound to the world and led to opening gigs for The Rolling Stones.

The boogie rock trio found commercial success in the 1980s, when they added synthesisers to their classic line-up. MTV videos propelled their singles forward and ZZ Top became the biggest-selling band in the US until Nirvana and Guns N' Roses.

However, they endured beyond these two bands and even in 1994 signed a \$35m deal with label RCA.

Throughout their decades of music, the group achieved two top 10 hits in the UK with “Gimme All Your Lovin” and “Viva Las Vegas”, and received three Grammy nominations.

Bassist Elwood Francis replaced Hill after his death in 2021, joining Beard and Gibbons in the three-piece line-up.

Despite his name, the musician was famous for being the only member of the group without a beard.

Beard died at his ranch in Richmond in Texas surrounded by his family.

He had lived his whole life in the Lone Star state.

The group shared a lengthy tribute to Instagram on Tuesday as they announced the death of their “great friend and collaborator” Beard.

The post included a carousel of photographs of the veteran rocker, and was captioned with a quote from frontman Gibbons. It said: "Today,

Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas.

"His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band... is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished"

He is survived by his wife from his second marriage, Debbie Meredith, and their twin sons Nico and Max, as well as a daughter from his first marriage. PA

Born 11 June 1949 Died 17 August 2026

My View

Ian Birrell

Nepal disaster exposes a vile regime China's censors removed online footage showing devastation

The footage was horrific: a massive wave of ice, mud and floodwater smashing into buildings on the border between

China and Nepal with devastating force, sweeping away bridges and cars. Stunned onlookers watched as homes crumpled and towns disappeared. Terrified construction workers were seen fleeing for their lives. No wonder the distressing videos, snatched on smartphones, led global news reports as it emerged that the hundreds of missing people in this Himalayan tragedy included tourists from at least 30 nations.

However, in China, the state broadcaster led its Thursday evening report on the launch of a new book by President Xi Jinping, the latest instalment in this egotistical dictator's efforts to canonise his dismal reign.

This tedious tale also dominated the front page of People's Daily, the country's most popular newspaper, the following day. At the bottom, readers could find a report about roads being re-opened in the landslide-stricken region, illustrated with a picture of rescue teams. Official censors removed any disaster footage online.

This set the tone for Beijing's coverage: downplaying fatalities, focusing on rescue efforts, promoting the role of political leaders and rapidly insisting the initial glacier collapse occurred in Nepal, despite differing claims.

Rescuers clear a road leading to the mudslide-hit areas in Xigaze as China's state-controlled media fails to report on the full extent of the devastation XINHUA/AP

As I write, only a single image of that wall of water has been shown on state media.

Typical of the posts scrubbed from social media was an article briefly seen on a WeChat account describing how fleeing people were “swallowed up” by “the black torrent” – then pointing out that the “Friendship Bridge” swept away at the border crossing had re-opened just a few months ago following another fatal flash flood last year.

Behind these deadly events lies the spectre of climate change, with retreating glaciers, thawing permafrost and more rain in precarious mountain areas.

China's initial response to this catastrophe should not be ignored as its rulers seek global hegemony in their dystopian vision of a brave new world dominated by Beijing.

Once again, we glimpse how they strive to control narratives to glorify their regime, protect their system's stability and suffocate

dissent – regardless of any impact on the rest of humanity.

This was seen with Covid, when Beijing covered up the outbreak – almost certainly created by its scientists. Even today, China frustrates efforts to determine origins of the pandemic.

There remains astonishing complacency over the true face of this gruesome dictatorship, which is transforming the fragile Himalayan region with dams, roads, railways and urban developments.

Look at the afflicted areas on both sides of that border. In democratic Nepal, foreign journalists enter to speak freely with witnesses, survivors and families. But they are barred from Tibet, annexed by Beijing in the 1950s.

This is one of China's most brutally repressed regions. It has seen its Buddhist culture crushed, a testbed for the sinister tactics of indoctrination, intimidation and surveillance later inflicted by the same Communist Party chieftain on Muslim Uyghurs: children separated from families, religion forced under state control, their language driven from homes and schools. Beijing silences criticism or support for the Dalai Lama worldwide.

The legacy of such intense repression can be lost lives when disaster strikes. “Local residents, afraid of punishment, are not posting about where people are trapped or where damage is the worst,” said a spokesman for the International Campaign for Tibet. “If people are afraid to share that information, or if their posts are removed, potentially useful information may not reach families, relief workers or the wider public."

This gruesome dictatorship's constant building is transforming the Himalayas

An Australian journalist in Beijing said she saw people posting requests for help on social media blocked by China's digital firewall, and how one person discovered that a building site where a relative was working had been destroyed – from people outside China.

Such is the callousness of the Chinese government, which is far more concerned with promoting the cult of Xi Jinping than protecting its people, as I heard from a former state journalist who defected.

Han was sent to report on the Sichuan earthquake in 2008, where he saw soldiers focus efforts on saving party dignitaries. “People were begging for help and they let them die, even children who could have been rescued. So many people died,” he said. “We don’t know the numbers but the army just saved party officials, not ordinary people.”

It is thought almost 90,000 people were killed in this terrible earthquake, including many children trapped in badly-built schools crushed by landslides. Han said foreign rescue teams were allowed in after a week but claimed many aid workers were in tears at seeing so many corpses that could have been saved with faster access.

After he returned to Beijing, armed soldiers came to his home to take all his notes and photographs. The experience led him to stop working for state-controlled media and determine to leave China, which he finally achieved 16 years later by flying to Ecuador with his wife on a tourist visa.

Since then, he says repression has grown worse.

"Now there is no freedom and cameras are everywhere. The government controls everything we say on social media."

So even in a disaster – as people fight for lives, rescue teams battle devastation and families search for loved ones – this selfish regime blocks footage of flood waters and pleas for help, fearing that it might help to sweep away its rule along with all those buildings and people.

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Young could work night jobs

I read Hamish McRae's article on youth unemployment with interest (The i Paper, 28 August). He mentions that employers cite Sunday working limits and the increase in employer's national insurance contributions as reasons for creating fewer jobs.

As someone who's worked a nine-to-five most of my career, I've long been frustrated that shops close at 5pm on weekdays and some have reduced hours on Sundays.

I can't get anything useful done during the week and have to use my Saturday mornings for things like trips to my pharmacy for prescriptions, the post office, the local library, clothes and housewares shopping, and so on.

Could we not follow the Mediterranean countries in opening late, and thereby creating evening shift opportunities for part-time contracts? Which could be aimed at young people.

Perhaps the Government could offer employers a special new rate for national insurance contributions for those particular evening shift jobs. SIMONE HUTCHINSON PAISLEY, RENFREWSHIRE

Barber is right on immigration

Thank you, Lionel Barber, for so perfectly illuminating the elephant in Reform's (and Restore's) living room (iweekend, 29-30 August).

Immigrants have always been, and will increasingly be, not only contributors to our nation's cultural fabric and texture but to our ability to continue to function as a democratic entity.

Out of the frying pan... chefs have become hot property and are regularly served up as news REUTERS

Yes, we must decide who enters and is allowed to remain in our country but please don't let us kid ourselves that only the highest qualified technical minds will allow progress.

While I hope an increasing numbers of Brits will learn trades and choose to work in caring professions, we must face up to the maths of elementary demographics – we need immigrants to help us make up the numbers. SIMON HEAPE WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE

My generation were drinkers

I read with interest the article (iweekend, August 29-30) by Christian Oliver, regarding the drinking habits of different age groups.

I am an octogenarian, but fall just outside the 25 per cent of over-80s who have a drink every day. I think that the majority of my generation would reply "so what?" to the article.

We grew up in an era with a smoking and drinking culture, and there are many reasons for that.

I would imagine that if a similar survey was carried out in regard to drug usage the figures would be more or less reversed. MIKE GIBBONS RUSHDEN, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Young adults are drinking smaller quantities and less regularly than adults who are over 40, a health research programme has found.

Given the damage to health and the changes in behaviour caused by high consumption of alcohol it is good news that younger people are eschewing regular drinking.

Television programmes could respond by changing the way that they portray characters in plays and films.

They show people returning home from work or outside, as routinely opening a bottle of alcohol and having a large drink.

Whereas, in reality, most people reach for a cup of tea or coffee, I suspect.

PAT BRANDWOOD POOLE, DORSET

Heed Vonnegut on semi-colons

Many thanks to Oliver Duff for drawing attention to the very important subject of the semi-colon (Letter from the Editor, 29-30 August).

I have volunteered for many years in an English class for adults at Leicester College of Further Education.

In my attempts to help there, and in my own writing, I have never understood why it exists. Kurt Vonnegut was right. LES GALLOP SYSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE

Ethnicities must work together

It is time people spoke out on the issue of nurturing tolerance. I have taught multicultural students in universities for 30 years.

I actively forged assignment groups from different genders, race and religion. They learned not to fear difference but engage with tolerance.

Any country or creed that imposes intolerance or discrimination we have to stand up to, and oppose. JOHN ELDRED

Chefs seem to do everything

Chefs going electric, a chef leaving the country and another one bringing out a record (iweekend, 29-30 August).

When I started out as a chef back in the 1960s there wasn't a single chef on the television, let alone in the news. IAN DOWDING HERSTMONCEUX, EAST SUSSEX

Write with some dignity, please

Readers have expressed strong opinions about correct pronunciation (Your View, 28 August), I would like to argue for maintaining high standards for the written word as well as the spoken word.

As an avid reader, I am disheartened by the increasing volume of novels and articles in newspapers which contain swear words.

Maybe the words used are not deeply shocking and not abundant, but they spoil my enjoyment of what would otherwise be a well-written article or novel.

This summer, I have not finished reading novels that I have started because of swear words in the text.

Often the words seem to be there because the author cannot be bothered to think of a better word. MARY WHYTE LONDON

One particularly baffling and common mispronunciation is "sikth" for "sixth".

Why this should be, is a mystery to me. MARY LE FLEUVE EAST WELLOW, HAMPSHIRE

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Putin killer whale tale is window into a warped mind

Have AI orca videos influenced Russia's President? EMMANUEL GAIFAMI/GETTY

RUSSIA

Anne McElvoy

Vladimir Putin's mind is a bizarre place: a mixture of the paranoia of his KGB spy background, ornate theories of

Russian imperial might, and folksy metaphors about its governance.

CIA director John Ratcliffe made an unusual trip to Moscow to meet the heads of Russia's foreign and domestic intelligence services last week.

The aim seems to have been twofold: to assess how Russia is thinking about the war in Ukraine; and assess the danger of escalation in “grey zone” hostilities (that is, hostile actions too ambiguous, minor or deniable to cross the threshold into war) between Moscow and Nato.

There is inevitably a third purpose: to fill out the psychological profile of the Kremlin leader's

mental state by talking to people who deal closely with him.

Putin gave a clue this week in conversation with trainee teachers, citing an internet trope of killer whales killing polar bears: "Orcas hunt these bears devouring them as if they were nothing – they descend in packs and tear them apart."

Children, he said, should learn about this “food chain” so they understand “what kind of world we’re living in and why we are carrying out the special military operation”. (That is, the war in Ukraine.)

In other words: it is an orca-eats-bear kind of world, kids.

Theoretically, an orca can kill a polar bear in water but that there is no clear evidence it has happened. It owes more to fake AI videos than National Geographic.

Putin's concept of the war has widened into regarding it as proxy for a clash of values and security with Nato. He is waging constant cyber war and other hostilities which edge toward the threshold of Nato's retaliatory Article 5.

That, as one former UK defence attaché suggests, indicates a degree of realism beneath the noise.

Following Putin's house journal of the Kremlin website shows that he has become obsessed by orcas since getting involved in a domestic spat about a “whale prison” of the creatures being held in poor conditions in the far east of Russia.

No such concern extends to the thousands of political prisoners condemned to appalling conditions or major opponents like Alexei Navalny, poisoned on his orders.

The other aspect Ratcliffe and the CIA's Russia analysis centre will be probing is the extent to which

raw power is still with Putin, or seeping away.

It's always a mistake to predict the end is just around the corner.

Putin has consolidated power and fear to a remarkable extent. But there are signs of weakness.

Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian leader who has at times been slapped down by Russia, has pursued its own interests as a neighbour of Ukraine.

Pressures are also building up inside a Russian economy geared

His focus is often on minor things. An awful lot of his job is performative

towards supporting the war, straining an inadequate health system and causing shortfalls in pensions. Savers have taken out large amounts of funds recently.

The day-to-day focus of Putin is often on relatively minor things, from anti-Western moves to the return of official and commercial signs to Cyrillic script. An awful lot of his job is performative.

Absolute power in the Kremlin can prove fragile when the intelligence services harbour doubts. Gradually, they influenced the succession of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.

There is still manoeuvring, and what goes around, comes around.

No doubt, as war grinds on and an uneasy public wonders how it will end, that thought has occurred to the curious CIA visitors too.

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In this climate, we have to learn to live with potholes

AUTOMOTIVE

Every winter, rainwater opens up tiny cracks in road surfaces and leaves Britain pockmarked by potholes. But this bane of motorists' lives is becoming a summer phenomenon as well.

The pothole crisis already costs motorists £3.3bn a year in vehicle repairs, with nearly one in four drivers suffering damage to their

finance tyres, wheels or suspension – at an average cost of £341, according to Close Brothers Motor Finance.

The blistering summer conditions are accelerating the problem.

Once the surface temperature of a road reaches $50^{\circ}$ C to $60^{\circ}$ C, bitumen – the sticky, black mixture of carbon and hydrogen that glues together the stone, sand and gravel that make up the asphalt surface of the road

- starts to melt. This increases the risk that heavy vehicles will make the road crumble and disintegrate.

Wildfires in Europe also meant that more people opted for driving holidays in the UK, further increasing wear and tear.

weather, because it helps create the contrast that makes potholes easier to spot.

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So to minimise the risks, one easy win, according to the MotorEasy website, is to keep your tyres pumped up properly. That way, they will absorb more of the impact of pothole collisions, supporting the tyre itself as well as protecting the wheel and suspension.

If dodging a dip isn't an option, reduce the force of impact by slowing down, but avoid braking altogether, as keeping your tyres rolling helps distribute the shock more evenly and minimises damage.

Overinflated tyres can be too stiff, making them liable to blow out, so check your tyre pressure and keep it within the manufacturer's recommended range.

Keep your eyes on the road and look out for cracks or darker patches. Dipped headlights are better than full beams, even in bad

If you suffer damage you can claim compensation. While there's no explicit sentence in law that covers claiming for potholes, there are laws that force authorities to

keep the roads safe – and that's what you'll be claiming the authorities have failed to do.

If it's a local road, you make your claim with the council, while National Highways looks after most A roads and motorways.

It's a good idea to take photos of the pothole with a ruler or coin for scale, where safe (it is illegal to trespass on motorways), and also of the damage done to your vehicle. To qualify as a pothole, it usually needs to be at least 4cm deep – about the height of two 20p coins.

With the Met Office warning this week that next summer could be even hotter than this one, the UK's emerging summer pothole phenomenon isn't likely to go away.

EDUCATION

Stefano Hatfield

Six 'back to school' tips for parents

Preparing for my seventh year as a teacher, I've realised "back to school" isn't just for children or teachers, it is for parents too.

In a strange annual reset, new shoes are bought, PE kits labelled and WhatsApp groups roar back to life after six blissfully quiet weeks

There are some ways to make a tangible difference.

First, establish a morning routine. Children thrive on predictability. Knowing what time to get up, when breakfast happens and when bags are packed removes so many tiny decisions before 8.30am.

Second, reduce chances of unnecessary embarrassment. "Too-new" shoes? Over-sized blazer? Trivial things – unless you're 12.

Schools try hard to tackle bullying, but avoiding easy opportunities for humiliation is a simple kindness.

Third, rethink that infamous question: “How was school?” Nine times out of 10 you’ll be told: “Fine.” Instead, ask sideways. Chat while driving, or wash up together.

Research shows that children often talk more when eye contact isn't the focus. Sitting side by side somehow lowers the stakes. Ask what made them laugh, did anything surprise them, or who their teachers are. Smaller questions can unlock much bigger conversations.

Fourth, let them solve some of their problems. Teachers receive emails from parents long before the child has spoken to anyone at school.

Most issues can be resolved with a conversation, and children gain confidence from discovering that they can navigate minor setbacks independently.

Fifth, school is exhausting. Children spend seven hours regulating emotions, managing friendships, concentrating and trying desperately to fit in.

Sometimes “bad behaviour” is simply emotional decompression.

Finally, don't underestimate the power of speaking positively about education itself. School isn't perfect and teachers certainly aren't. But children absorb attitudes they hear at home. If school is described as something to endure, that becomes their starting point too.

Successful school lives are built on routines, conversations, reassurance and partnership: pupils, parents and teachers being aligned.

September isn't just a fresh start for pupils, it's an opportunity for adults to reset as well.

Carnival kids flock together

Children donned their colourful costumes and got into the party spirit as part of Families' and Children's Day at the Notting Hill Carnival in London yesterday.

At the annual celebration of Caribbean culture, which turns 60 this year, revellers descend on W10 to enjoy the massed bands, dancers, masquerade costumes, food and sound systems that make up Europe's largest street festival. Adults' day gets underway today. YUI MOK/PA

CULTURE

'Why I am fighting the naysayers to keep Notting Hill Carnival where it belongs'

Soca artist Ms Desire talks to Alannah Francis about the huge street party – and her 30-year involvement

Ms Desire, left, in her first carnival costume and, front centre, with masqueraders in costumes that she has designed

Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street party and celebration of Caribbean culture, which brings millions

to west London, is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and many of those involved – from masqueraders and food stall owners to organisers and band leaders – are marking their own milestones too.

For award-winning soca music artist and Notting Hill Carnival costume designer Ms Desire, born Louise Sterling-Jackman, the festivities will mark 30 years of taking part.

"My earliest memory, I was probably five or six," she tells me. "It was the first year that I actually got to play 'mas' [join a masquerade band in costume] because my mum used to go to carnival all the time, and I used to have to just stay at the sides and watch."

Desire wore a Flintstones-themed costume her mother stayed up all night to make. And her experience of transitioning from spectator to an active participant sparked a lifelong affair.

"I loved it. It was like a feeling of, 'Oh yeah, I've arrived,'" she says. "Then ever since that, I've just been going every single year."

Desire feels a “sense of pride” participating as an adult, especially hearing the music playing from the mas band trucks.

While various kinds of music of black origin blast from sizeable sound system speakers dotted around the streets within the carnival cordon, the music policy on the parade route is almost strictly soca, a high-energy genre that originated in Trinidad and Tobago, and evolved as Caribbean islands developed their own versions.

This element is especially important to Desire, who is the reigning UK Groovy Soca Monarch after winning last year's carnival music competition, and returned to music this year with the release of her song "Bad All By Myself".

"It's not every day that you get to hear all your favourite soca music on a massive truck with the bass and the speakers like that," she says.

This year, soca from smaller islands is set to take centre stage, with Desire, who has Bajan and Jamaican heritage, particularly looking forward to hearing songs by Grenadian, Dominican and St Lucian artists, known for their own styles of the genre – Jab, Bouyon and Dennery Segment, respectively.

Just as there are different styles of soca, the days of Notting Hill

Carnival have distinct identities. Saturday was when the sounds of steel pan rang out from Emslie Horniman's Pleasance Park as the UK national panorama steel band competition took place.

Yesterday, kicked off from 6am with J'ouvert, followed by the children's day parade, dutty (dirty)/fun mas, and sound systems.

And festivities reach their climax with today's adults' parade, characterised by pretty mas, when masqueraders adorned in bejewelled costumes, feathers and bright colours, as well as some traditional garments, fill the roads.

After spending years adapting costumes to suit her, Desire decided to launch her own section within a

To know it comes from a place of struggle to now see how beautiful it is, it's just amazing

mas band. Through Infinite Mas, she's made costumes adorned with colourful gems and feathers for hundreds over the span of a decade.

The section is housed within a large mas band, Chocolate Nation.

While many bands opt for paint and powder as an homage to historic masquerade roots – originally, enslaved Africans used mud and oil to mock their enslavers and conceal their identities – it provides its masqueraders with liquid chocolate to pour over one another at a certain point.

Desire says: “We count down with Puffy [a renowned DJ from Barbados] from 10, and then everyone sprays the chocolate and throws it around. It’s great. I love it.”

But while the carnival is a source of joy, Desire cannot forget it's rooted in resistance, linked to the activism of the Mangrove Nine who were acquitted in 1971 of inciting a riot on a peaceful protest, and came to be following the racist murder of Kelso Cochrane in 1959.

It's why as a member of the Carnival Village Trust Board, she's had to "push back all the time" in response to critics who want to move the event.

Naysayers among residents who moved into the area after the carnival was established, local councillors and even Reform UK's Nigel Farage want it moved from its W1 postcode to Hyde Park, citing concerns over crowd sizes.

Attendances have risen from around 500 in 1966 to more than two million but organisers have remained defiant because of the importance of community access and the historical origins.

"We have to argue the facts... it stemmed from Notting Hill. There is so much historical context of why we have to keep it at Notting Hill, and we fight to keep it there, and we're proud that it's still there.

"To know it comes from a place of struggle to now see how beautiful the celebration is, it's just amazing. It's literally a feeling that can bring me to tears, and it happens a lot during carnival.

"There's a lot of moments that I just sit and stand in it [and think], 'Wow, I'm actually a part of this culture.' If I died and came back, I would want to come back West Indian every single time."

She is committed to safeguarding the carnival for future generations, and is confident her own children, aged three and 10, will follow in her footsteps, saying: "I would definitely expose them to it, the way my mum exposed me to it."

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HERITAGE

Student explorers find Viking church

A group of 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.

Dan McLean, a housemaster at Gordonstoun, said: "It was a special moment to confirm to the students that they had helped to uncover a piece of Viking history."

PEOPLE

Baddiel's anguish at father's dementia

Comedian David Baddiel has told how he had to tell his father, who had dementia, about his mother's death twice.

In a special issue of The Big Issue focused on dementia, he wrote: "I have never seen this very guarded, defensive man look so vulnerable.

“We hugged him, told him it would be all right, and 45 minutes later we had to tell him again. And then again, for about a year.”

Michelle Dyson, chief executive of Alzheimer's Society, said: "One million people are currently living with dementia in the UK... so we know it will touch many readers."

ANIMALS

Rare newts in peril after wildfire blow

Britain's rare great crested newts lost “an important part of their home” during a recent wildfire in Cambridgeshire, a charity has said.

Around 12 acres were damaged last week at the Hampton nature reserve, which is not open to the public because it is home to a large population of the protected species.

“We’re concerned some may have been killed in the fire,” said Jenny Tse-Leon, head of conservation and impact at the charity Froglife.

"Those that managed to escape have lost the habitat they rely on."

The fire was believed to have started accidentally.

French holiday spot loved by the British is sick of tourists

Tension has risen as visitors flood in and second homes cause resentment in some regions. By Olly Haynes

TRAVEL

Anti-tourism protests that have ignited across Spain could be coming to France. Resentment is growing

in one of Britons' favourite holiday destinations as wealthy tourists drive a surge in Airbnbs and snap up second homes in the north-west.

The situation between tourists and locals has become particularly tense over the last month in Finistère in western Brittany, where resentment has spilled out into the open amid a housing shortage.

In Penmarch, a community in the south of Finistère, two incidents occurred on 16 August.

A tourist was out jogging when a man on a bicycle brushed by her and told her to “get out of here” because she wasn’t “from round here”, while “tourists go home” was found graffitied on a wall, local media reported.

Not even French visitors have escaped – with cars that have Paris number plates vandalised.

Ten minutes away, officials in Plobannalec-Lesconil said that a vehicle had been scratched with the words “No to Parisiens”, with its mayor Loïc Le Fur revealing that there had been more than four incidents of such vandalism.

Meanwhile, in the coastal town of Plogoff, the mayor discovered a sign reading “Parisiens out”.

Alongside Paris and areas including the Dordogne, Brittany and Normandy are among Britons' top destinations thanks to easy access via ferries.

Some 77 per cent of Brittany visitors are French, but nearly 20 per cent of foreign visitors are British. The region was recently dubbed the “Cannes of the north” by the Financial Times.

Finistère has experienced a surge in tourism because of intense heatwaves further south, which push people in hot urban areas to escape to the cooler coast, Didier Arino, of the Protourisme consultancy, told Figaro newspaper.

But protests against overtourism have also occurred in other regions.

In June residents of Vallon des Auffes in Marseille protested against a new restaurant in their fishing port because of overcrowding and litter in their “instagrammable” neighbourhood.

In the Basque Country, tenants group Valda occupied buildings rented to tourists, alleging landlords had not complied with regulations around tourist lets.

Resentment is being driven by housing shortages caused by the tourism sector, according to Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez, a geographer from Brittany and founder of the Geobreizh website.

"There are many towns in Brittany with a very high proportion of second homes, meaning houses remain closed for a lot of the year," he told The i Paper.

"This makes it difficult for local people to find housing, thus driving up housing costs in the area.

"And there's a second phenomenon that's also found pretty much everywhere: seasonal rentals, especially Airbnb."

Rémy Knafou, professor emeritus of geography at the Sorbonne in Paris said reactions in Brittany were different to protests in Barcelona in Spain or Naples in Italy, because “they are not a social movement, but the isolated reactions of individuals to the housing crisis”.

Second homes and short-term

Many towns in Brittany have a high proportion of second homes that remain closed a lot of the year

rentals for Airbnbs, causing housing shortages, have fuelled anti-tourism protests in Spain, Greece and other European countries.

In France, a 2024 law was passed giving local authorities powers to regulate Airbnbs, which was updated this year to require tourist lets to carry a registration number, allowing the imposition of quotas on tourist lets.

Vincent Aulnay, a member of the National Collective of Permanent Residents, which campaigns against Airbnb and tracks their numbers in France, said the laws were most effective in apartment buildings where residents could vote to change the rules of their

Nearly 20 per cent of foreign visitors to Brittany are British GETTY

block to prevent neighbours using their flats for Airbnb.

Some authorities have implemented quotas against Airbnbs, which has been made easier by the 2026 update to the law.

However, Aulnay said the “positive effects aren’t really being felt on the ground yet. We’re scraping the Airbnb platform for data and we are going to exceed one million listings in France this year.”

British holidaymakers need not fear a widespread anti-tourism movement in France, said Knafou, because “tourism creates wealth in areas that were once industrial”.

He added: “Tourism is a sector which is important not to mess with too much because it could have adverse effects, and a big part of the population owes their quality of life to the level of tourism.”

Bodlore-Penlaez stressed that it was unlikely for British tourists to be targeted by angry locals.

He said that “an altercation can sometimes happen because of rudeness from tourists, but that can happen anywhere in the world”.

Some of the anger from Bretons was directed more towards Parisians, he said, due to Brittany's strong regional identity, which distrusts French centralised authority, rather than a generalised hatred of all tourists.

Others in provincial France, in areas like the Basque Country and Corsica, sometimes felt looked down upon and priced out by high-earners from Paris.

The phenomenon of people moving to rural areas with city salaries, or spending a lot of time there in second homes, has led to them being dubbed “neo-ruraux”, or “new ruralists”, and is a topic of political discussion.

Multiple sessions at the left-wing France Unbowed party's summer conference were dedicated to discussing the new inhabitants of rural areas.

Bodlore-Penlaez said that there was a perception of rudeness from Parisians: “They can sometimes come to the area with behaviours that are inappropriate. Particularly in terms of civic-mindedness.

“They cut queues or overtake recklessly, and all it takes is for them to have a Paris number plate for it to trigger a reaction.”

CANADA

Huge sign takes aim at Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario

By Ben Sutherland

A large sign that reads “Lake Ontario / Now and Always” has been installed on the Canadian shoreline after Donald Trump declared last week he would change its name to “Lake America”.

The sign was installed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Saturday.

The sign is more than 7m high and stands on legs 1.8m high, making it about the same height as a two-storey building.

Ford said Trump was trying to rename the lake because Canada was “standing up for ourselves”.

“Long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario,” Ford said.

Trump's order came amid an escalating war of words with Ford.

In an interview earlier this week, Ford said Ronald Reagan would be “throwing up” over Trump’s tariff policies and would be “disgusted”.

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Huron Indigenous people's word “oniatarí:io”, which means “lake of shining waters”.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's sign rejects the 'Lake America' rebranding

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected Trump's stunt, noting the lake's Indigenous roots and that the name predates both the Canadian Confederation and the US Declaration of Independence.

Trump cannot require Canada to adopt the new name.

SCIENCE

Nasa launches new space telescope

By Clare Wilson

Nasa successfully launched its next flagship space telescope yesterday.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will take pictures of thousands of planets under alien stars, including ones more like Earth, which might be home to similar life.

It will also shed light on two of physics' biggest enigmas: dark matter and dark energy.

The craft is headed for a spot

called a Lagrange point, where the

combination of gravity from Earth and the Sun mean very little fuel is needed to stay in place.

Roman also carries a coronagraph, which lets it block out a star's light to see its planets. Roman is therefore set to identify thousands of planets orbiting stars in the gal-

axy's crowded "bulge" area at its centre, said Dr Sarah Casewell, an exoplanet expert at the University of Leicester, who will analyse the telescope's images.

Television Bank Holiday Monday

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PICK OF THE DAY

Tea With Judi Dench Featuring Sir Ian McKellen 9pm, Sky Arts

Dame Judi Dench's chinwag with fellow thespian Kenneth Branagh was one of the unsung delights of last Christmas's TV schedules. This time the 91-year-old Dame Judi (left) is visited by Sir Ian McKellen, 87, the pair having acted together several times, including in Trevor Nunn's Macbeth. They have decades of lore to share as they take tea at Dench's idyllic 17th-century farmhouse. With Dench's scene-stealing pet parrot, Sweetie, acting as an unofficial chorus, they reminisce about fame, stage fright, and starring in the Bond and Lord of the Rings franchises. McKellen also discusses his regrets about not coming out as gay earlier.

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Millionaire Hot Seat 7.30pm, ITV1

Jeremy Clarkson returns with the spin-off from Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Six hopefuls compete for £1m, with only one player at a time able to take a place in the Hot Seat and answer multiple-choice questions to work the way up the Money Ladder. Each question needs to be answered within 15 seconds, and if a player gets one wrong, they are eliminated, the top prize drops, and the next player takes their place.

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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

8pm, BBC One

Jennifer Reoch and JJ Chalmers introduce the Massed Pipes and

Drums, who are joined by the RAF's Massed Military Bands to perform the 2026 tattoo, with narration by Rebus star Richard Rankin. The international line-up includes the United States Army Field Band, celebrating the US's 250th anniversary,

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Fred's Ultimate Hotels 8pm, Channel 4

Fred being, of course, Fred Sirieix, the First Dates chaperone now getting to check in at some of the world's most exclusive hotels (file under “nice work if you can get it”). First, he heads to Marrakech to stay at the Royal Mansour, a hotel commissioned by the King of Morocco. After breakfast in a hot air balloon and an exclusive off-the-radar luxury retreat in the Agafay desert, he swaps life as a

guest to take over as general manager for the day.

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Vigil

9pm, BBC One

Both Trigger Point (9pm, ITV1) and Vigil continue their new runs. In the latter Amy (Suranne Jones) starts to connect the dots between the policy of the kidnapped minister and his abduction. Meanwhile, on the Norwegian island of Svalbard, Kirsten (Rose Leslie) navigates international agendas in the Arctic in the hunt for a missing Chinese scientist.

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24 Hours in A&E 9pm, Channel 4

Emma has significant burns to her leg after spilling a kettle of

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7.30 EastEnders Nicola gets a shock when the Hawkins arrive in Walford (S).

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11.00 FILM: Four Weddings And A Funeral (Mike Newell 1994) Romantic comedy, with Hugh Grant (S).

1.00 BBC News (S).

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6.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R) (S). 6.30 Great British Railway Journeys (R) (S).

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6.00 A New Life In The Sun: Where Are They Now? New series (S).

7.00 Channel 4 News (S). 7.30 Kirstie And Phil's Love It Or List It: Brilliant Builds (R) (S).

8.00 Fred's Ultimate Hotels New series (S).

9.00 24 Hours In A&E A patient may have a clot on her lung (S).

10.00 Love Cheats A con man who used tales of tragedy to lure in victims (S).

11.05 The Murder Detective The investigation into the murder of Lyra McKee (R) (S).

12.05 The Murder Detective (R) (S). 1.55 Secret Lives Of Gypsy Wives (R) (S). 2.50 FILM: Sick Of Myself (Kristoffer Borgli 2023) (S). 4.25 Kirstie's House Of Craft (R) (S).

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6.00 Milkshake! 9.00 Entertainment News On 5 (S). 9.15 Jeremy Vine (S). 11.30 Storm & Alexis (S). 12.30 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 (S). 6.30 Britain's Greatest Bridges (R) (S). 6.45 Live Snooker: British Open 2026 (S).

8.00 Street Cops: Catching The Yobs 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 Officers deal with back-to-back accidents (R) (S).

12.05 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders (R) (S). 1.30 Cruise TV With LoveitBookit (R) (S). 2.30 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R) (S).

BBC FOUR

Jeremy Clarkson hosts a second series of the quiz show spin-off ‘Millionaire Hot Seat’ 7:30pm, ITV1

7.00 The Architecture The Railways Built (S). 7.45 The Flying Gardener (S).

8.00 Archaeology: A Secret History (S).

9.00 Mastermind: 1977 (S). 9.30 Call My Bluff With Elizabeth Knight, Patrick Lichfield and Anna Ford (S).

10.00 Close To Vermeer Behind the scenes of a Vermeer exhibition in Amsterdam (S).

11.20 Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered (S).

12.20 Nature And Us: A History Through Art (S). 1.20 The Flying Gardener (S). 1.35 Close To Vermeer (S). 2.50 Archaeology: A Secret History (S). 3.50 Close

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Amy (Suranne Jones) hunts for a kidnapper 9pm, BBC One

6.00 FILM: Titanic (James Cameron 1997) Romantic drama, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio (S).

9.45 FILM: Drive-Away Dolls (Ethan Coen 2024) Action comedy (S).

11.30 FILM: Carol (Todd Haynes 2015) Romantic drama, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara (S).

1.50 FILM: Proxima (Alice Winocour 2019) Sci-fi drama, starring Eva Green and Matt Dillon (S). 4.00 Close

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6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase With Guz Khan, Angela Scanlon and Joel Corry (S).

7.00 Wheel Of Fortune Mubeen, Emma and Paddy go head to head (S).

8.00 The 1% Club Quiz, hosted by Lee Mack (S).

9.00 The Only Way Is Essex Jonnie has a tense run in with Freddie over his relationship with Dani (S).

10.00 Family Guy Brian, Peter and Lois go on holiday (S). 10.35 Family Guy (S).

11.05 Family Guy Lois runs for mayor (S). 11.35 American Dad! (S).

12.05 American Dad! (S). 12.35 Bob's Burgers (S). 1.05 Bob's Burgers (S). 1.30 Plebs (S). 1.55 Deep Fake Neighbour Wars (S). 2.20 Unwind With ITV (S). 3.00 Teleshopping

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Thai prawn spring rolls

MAKES 10 ROLLS

For the spring rolls

For the spring rolls 10 rice paper wrappers 100g cooked king prawns, roughly chopped 1tbsp light soy sauce 1 handful Thai basil leaves, torn 1 handful fresh coriander, torn 2 sprigs fresh mint, leaves roughly torn $^{1}/_{2}$ iceberg lettuce, finely shredded 1 carrot, julienned For the fresh chilli jam and peanut sauce 2tbsp fresh chilli jam 2tbsp crushed roasted peanuts 1 tsp warm water (or a squeeze of lime juice) to loosen, if required To serve Extra fresh chilli jam, for dipping

Toss the chopped prawns with the soy sauce and set aside.

Mix together the fresh chilli jam and crushed peanuts. Add a splash of warm water or lime juice if you prefer a looser consistency.

Arrange the herbs and vegetables ready to assemble.

Fill a large shallow dish with warm water. Dip one rice paper wrapper into the water for 10 to 15 seconds, then transfer to a clean board. It will continue to soften as you work.

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Layer a little lettuce, carrot, herbs and prawns, topped with the sauce, across the lower third of the wrapper. Fold the sides in, then roll up tightly.

Repeat with the remaining wrappers.

Serve immediately, or chill for up to three hours. For a crispy alternative, lightly fry the rolls in groundnut or sesame oil for two to three minutes on each side until golden, then serve warm with the extra fresh chilli jam.

Recipe from tracklements.co.uk

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Kakuro

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Jigsawdoku

How to play Place the numbers 1-9 once in each row, column and bold-lined jigsaw region.

Killer Sudoku

How to play Each row, column and 3 by 3 box must contain each number (1 to 9) only once. The sum of all numbers contained within grey lines must match the number printed in its top-left corner. No number can appear more than once in an area formed by grey lines.

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How to play Find all the mines in the grid. Numbers in certain squares indicate how many mines there are in the neighbouring squares, including diagonally touching squares. Mines cannot be placed in squares with numbers.

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RHYME LETTERS MEANING

Futoshiki

How to play Place the numbers from 1-5 exactly once in each row and column. The greater than and less than signs ( $>$ and $<$ ) indicate where one cell is greater/less than the adjacent cell indicated.

Minesweeper

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Number Square

How to play Fill the empty squares with numbers that will make the across and down calculations produce the results shown in the grey squares. Each numeral from 1 to 9 must only appear once. The calculations should be performed from left to right and top to bottom, rather than in strict mathematical order.

Easier

Stuck on the concise crossword?
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Codeword No 4473

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How to play The numbers in the grid correspond to the letters of the alphabet. Solve the puzzle and fill in the letters in the key as you discover them. Three letters are provided to give you a start. The solution will be printed in tomorrow's paper, the solution to Saturday's codeword is on page 47.

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Concise Crossword No 4921

1 Pastry dish (3) 3 Destroyed ships (6) 9 Weepy (7) 10 Tea cake (5) 11 Say (5) 12 Letter (7) 13 Indulge in buffoonery (4,3,4) 18 Not deep (7) 20 Latin American dance (5) 22 Place in a row (5) 23 Teach (7) 24 Sweet (6) 25 Unit of weight (3)

1 Inconvenienced (3,3) 2 Precise (5) 4 Flowers (5) 5 Spicy Spanish sausage (7) 6 Impale (6) 7 Breach of the peace (6) 8 Seafood dish (4,7) 14 Inclination (7) 15 Well-known (6) 16 Academy Awards (6) 17 Rule (6) 19 Solitary person (5) 21 Intended (5)

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Word Ladder

How to play Convert the word at the top of the ladder into the word at the bottom of it, using only the five rungs in between. On each rung, you must put a valid four-letter word that is identical to the word above it, apart from a one-letter change. There may be more than one way of achieving this.

Solution to Saturday's Concise Crossword ACROSS 1 Huss, 3 Ghee (Husky), 9 Onerous, 10 Adage, 11 Erroneous, 12 Hot, 13 Rhode Island, 17 Car, 18 Matrimony, 20 Offer, 21 Oregano, 22 Sole, 23 Urge. DOWN 1 Hooked, 2 Sheer, 4 Heathen, 5 Event, 6 Joined, 7 Association, 8 Dais, 14 Harmful, 15 Loiter, 16 Bygone, 17 Cross, 18 More, 19 On air.

Today's other puzzles Cryptic Crossword, page 32
Five-Clue Cryptic, page 15; One-Minute Wijuko, page 18
Puzzle solutions See page 47

idoku Exclusive to i

How to play Each numeral from 1 to 9 must appear (once only) in the squares forming the red letter i.

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Sudoku Easier

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Tomorrow: Harder

ABC Logic

How to play Place the letters A, B and C only once in each row and column. Each row and column has two blank cells. The letters at the edge of a row/column indicate which of the letters is the first/last to appear in that row/column.

Word Wheel

How to play How many words can you find using the letters in the wheel? Each must use the centre letter and at least three others. Letters may be used only once. You may not use foreign words, proper nouns or plurals though you may use verb forms ending in 's'. There is at least one nine-letter word to be found.

How you rate 18 good, 27 very good, 34 excellent, 41 genius

Number Pyramid

How to play The value of each square in the number pyramid is the sum of the two squares directly under it.

Knight's Tour

How to play A chess knight visits each square of the grid exactly once, starting at 1 and ending at 100 (these squares are shaded). Deduce the whole path of the knight – some of which is already given – and thus complete the grid. The knight moves either two squares horizontally followed by one square vertically, or two squares vertically followed by one square horizontally.

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	64	77	100	69		17		21	54
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Cells

How to play Divide the grid into square or rectangular blocks, each containing one digit only. Every block must contain the number of cells indicated by the digit inside it.

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Word Fit

How to play Can you fit all the words into the grid to complete the puzzle? Some words may initially fit in more than one place, but there is only one way to fit all the words together to complete the grid.

Word Square

How to play Simply answer the clues alongside the grid, writing the answers in the respective rows. The solution must read the same horizontally in each row as it does vertically in each column.

Bridges

How to play Connect every island (represented by circles) into a single interconnected group. To do this draw bridges between islands. The number in each circle states how many bridges must be connected to that island. Bridges cannot cross each other, can only be drawn horizontally or vertically, and there can be a maximum of two bridges between any pair of islands.

Word Search

How to play The classic word-search puzzle: find all the words in the grid. Words may be hidden horizontally, vertically or diagonally and in either a forwards or backwards direction.

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MANILA MIAMI NAGOYA NASSAU ROTTERDAM SANTOS SHANGHAI SHENZEN SINGAPORE TANGIER

Solutions: page 47

Calcudoku

How to play Place the numbers 1-6 once in each row and column, obeying sums in bold-lined regions. The number in each region indicates the total for the region, and the symbol shows which type of operation should be applied to the numbers: addition, subtraction, division or multiplication. Numbers may repeat within bold-lined regions. With subtraction always take the lower numbers away from the highest number in a region, and with division divide the highest number by the lower numbers.

4-	48×			10+	9+
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3-		3×	20×
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Hexalex

How to play Place each of the letters below once into the empty hexagons, crossing them off as you do so. Enter the letters in such a way that it is possible to find all the words listed alongside the grid by moving from hexagon to adjacent hexagon to spell out each word.

BOP CARVED GAZEBO GRAZE HILT JAG JOB KILT LIFT OWN SUM SURVEY

CHILDREN'S PUZZLES

Two pages of brain teasers for young minds

HEX MAZE

How to play Find your way out of the grid, entering at the entrance arrow. You must follow only one path which does not cut corners, jump walls or repeat itself.

ROUTE WORD

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How to play Solve the crossword-style clues below to fill the grid, writing one letter per square. The last letter of each answer is the first letter of the next answer. These have been written in for you, along with the first and last letter of the whole puzzle.

CLUES Trip and fall over (7) Superb (9) Item used after a bath (5) Company symbol (4) These are used to row a boat (4)

MATCHING SHARK

How to play Can you find the matching shark?

NUMBER CROSS

How to play Fill the grid with the numbers given in the list. Each number only has one position and must fit exactly in the given squares.

3 numbers 180 299 337 616

4 numbers 1459 2737 3319 3753 4303 7258 7586 9391

5 numbers 11287 17811 26492 37127 72753 74259 78041 83169

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9 numbers 328202123 393708958

7 numbers 1579327 1687955 2622353 3889438

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

How to play Can you spot the six differences between the two pictures?

NUMBER PYRAMID

WORD SEARCH
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How to play Can you find the words in the grid? They may be written horizontally, vertically or diagonally, and either forwards or backwards.

ASTRONAUT BAKER BUILDER CHEF DOCTOR LAWYER NURSE PAINTER TEACHER WRITER

More children's puzzles, page 30 >>

CHILDREN'S PUZZLES

TOWER OF WORDS

How to play

The aim is to get from the start to the end of the puzzle, using the clues that appear alongside each step of the pyramid to help you, together with the knowledge that the next answer is an anagram of the previous clue plus one new letter.

LETTER FIT

LET'S GO SHOPPING

NUMBER SQUARE

How to play Circle the coins below to show how much you will need to buy the birdhouse. Then you must work out how much change will be left over from your funds.

How to play Enter the numbers from 1 - 9 once each into the puzzle grid, so as to complete the maths sums that read across and down the puzzle grid. Perform sums from left to right and top to bottom.

How to play Fill the grid with the words given in the list. Each word only has one position and must fit exactly in the given squares.

10 letters Round Table

SUM FINDER+

How to play Three of the numbers in the box below add up to 93. But can you work out what those three numbers are?

SHAPE MATCH

How to play Can you find three matching shapes that are identical in colour and size? Shapes can be rotated.

WORD BUILDER

How to play Answers to every clue contain only the letters in the grid, are five letters long and include the central letter

- Not before - Floating wooden structures - Additional - Gaze at fixedly

ANIMAL MATHS

How to play Solve the sums from 'Start' to 'End' to complete the equation.

Dominoes

How to play All of the 28 domino pieces from 0-0 through to 6-6 have been placed once into the grid. Can you work out where each of them is placed?

How to play Move between the numbers in order 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4 and so on, starting with the grey 1 and ending with the grey 4. On each step you may move one square in any direction (including diagonally). You must form a continuous path that visits every square exactly once.

Train Tracks

Journey Finder

How to play Numbers around the outside indicate how many squares in each row and column the track passes through between A and B. The track either passes straight through a square or turns at right angles in it.

Binary

How to play Complete the grid so that each row and column contains five 0s and five 1s. The same number cannot appear in more than two consecutive squares in any row or column. In the finished puzzle, each row must have a different sequence of 0s and 1s to any other row, and likewise for each column.

Solutions: page 47

Chain Link

How to play Place the numbers 1-6 in each row, column and along each series of squares linked by the chain.

Number Hexagon

How to play Each hexagon is divided into six triangles. The sum of these six triangles is always 25. Place a number from 1-9 in each empty triangle to complete the puzzle: you cannot repeat a number within a hexagon.

Daily Quiz

1. What is the name of the primary hormone produced by the adrenal glands that helps the body to manage stress?

2. Stane Street was a Roman road in southern England which linked the port city of Noviomagus Reginorum (now Chichester in West Sussex) to where?

3. Who was the main character in a series of schoolroom stories by the novelist Anthony Buckeridge?

4. The Atlantic Ocean holds what percentage of the world's total water volume – 24 per cent, 28 per cent or 32 per cent?

Answers, page 47

Pathfinder

How to play Moving from letter to adjacent letter, can you create a continuous path that visits every square once and spells out all the words listed to the right of the grid? Start on the shaded square.

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Battleships

How to play Locate the position of each of the ships listed below in the grid. Numbers around the edge tell you the number of ship segments in each row and column of the puzzle. Ships are surrounded on all sides by water, including diagonally.

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A to Z

How to play Each letter of the alphabet from A-Z must be placed once into the gaps to complete a filled crossword grid.

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Sandwich Sudoku

How to play Place the numbers from 1-9 once in each row, column and 3x3 bold-outlined box. In addition, digits around the edge of the grid indicate the sum of the digits placed between the 1 and 9 in each row and column.

WordFinder

How to play Based on the four previous guesses shown, you must find a common five-letter word with no repeat letters. In the previous guesses, a white background indicates a letter does not appear in the answer word. A grey background means it appears in the answer but in a different position, while a black background means the letter appears in the answer in that exact position.

Snowflake Sudoku

How to play Place the numbers 1-8 once in each row, column and 4x2 bold-lined rectangle in the grid.

Shape Split

How to play Split the blocks into four shapes that are exactly the same as one another. The shapes can be rotated.

Sudokarrow

How to play As traditional sudoku, but numbers along the path of an arrow must also add up to the circled square at the top of each arrow.

Sudoku X

How to play Place the numbers 1-9 exactly once per row, column and 3x3 bold-lined box. In addition the numbers 1-9 must appear exactly once in the two main diagonals, marked in grey.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No 4857 BY TEES

ACROSS

1 One retrieving game: a new Galatasaray player (8) 5 Little woman with bottle full of spirit? (6) 9 Demand made in divorce court case? (8) 10 Stimulate understanding for an audience (6) 12 Last pope and his troubled role in the Church (11) 15 Ace team needs order in principle (5) 17 Pop star one entering auditorium successfully (9) 18 Jet stream in northern location (9) 19 Far side of the lake is spooky (5) 20 School crooner bored by the French director (11) 24 More work's work one placed in out-tray occasionally (6) 25 One Tibetan animal in rite cooked as food (8)

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26 Score from left in play when ball's thrown out? (6) 27 Voracious French FA in time exploit backing (8)

DOWN

1 Star from Greece with character there above dress circle (5,5) 2 American with Pole in for training beat Italian (10) 3 Maybe G8 leaders to end talks after month (5) 4 Answer for alien's reserved but planned in advance (12) 6 1-0 up: hard supporter's throttled Reds fan? (9) 7 Bird single for second time (4) 8 Seconds in plenty with beef put in place (4) 11 Heard Pilsner interfered with randy men (12) 13 Decline note taken round Russian city once denied power (10)

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14 Maths expert's lager tab is recalculated (10) 16 Rough and ready fashion garment (9) 21 Here in Paris monarch is more aloof (5) 22 Still avoiding eastern desert (4) 23 Area of filled pizza having no calories (4)

Solution to Saturday's Cryptic

boiling water, while 22-year-old Claire is rushed to Queen's after collapsing while running. After receiving worrying blood test results, a doctor is concerned she may have a clot in her lung and books an urgent CT scan.

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Love Cheats 10pm, Channel 4

The case of a man who told his girlfriend his life had been a series of tragedies, from his sister's death from cancer to losing his father to a hereditary heart condition that he in turn had developed. However, (you've guessed it), when she lent him thousands of pounds, he suddenly disappeared, and she soon discovered she was just the latest in a long line of victims.

FILM CHOICE LAURENCE PHELAN

FILM OF THE DAY Carol

11.30pm, Film4 (Todd Haynes, 2015)

Director Haynes's period adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price Of Salt – a lesbian love story about an encounter between a young shop assistant in a 1950s Manhattan department store (Rooney Mara, left) and an older, more experienced, more glamorous but unhappily married socialite (Cate Blanchett) – is perfectly manicured and styled, and exquisitely mounted. But it is swoony too, the passions no less keenly felt just because they are subject to restraint. And the film doesn't always stick to the path that stories about forbidden love in less enlightened times usually follow, which gives it an added subversive thrill.

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Kung Fu Panda 4.10pm, ITV2

(Mark Osborne, John Stevenson, 2008) Jack Black voices the likeable hero in this homage to old martial arts flicks: an overweight panda prophesied to defeat an evil snow leopard. There's no human athleticism on show, but the animators' virtuosity dazzles.

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The Godfather Part II 10.30pm, BBC Two

ON DEMAND

(Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) This magisterial mafia movie moves on from the original to watch Michael (Al Pacino) consolidate his position as the new godfather of the Corleone family. And backwards, to see his immigrant father (Robert De Niro) first turn to crime.

Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly Netflix

Documentary about Olympian Rachel Gunn.

Dark Matter Apple TV+

Jennifer Connelly and Joel Edgerton return in season two of the sci-fi drama.

Possession Now

The consequences of slavery in Jamaica explored in a paranormal drama.

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6.55 Heartbeat Steve oversees an outdoor adventure course (S).

8.00 Midsomer Murders A performer at a music festival is killed and a priceless violin stolen (S).

10.00 Lewis The detective investigates when a body is found in a well (S).

11.50 Agatha Christie's Poirot A man is found murdered on a golf course (S).

2.00 George And Mildred (S). 2.30 Teleshopping

6.00 Hollyoaks (S). 6.30 Hollyoaks (S). 6.55 Rude(ish) Tube Shorts (S). 7.00 Couples Come Dine With Me (S). 8.00 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S). 9.00 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S). 10.00 America's Funniest Home Videos (S). 11.00 America's Funniest Home Videos (S). 12.00 The Simpsons (S). 12.30 The Simpsons (S). 1.00 The Simpsons (S). 1.30 The Simpsons (S). 2.00 The Goldbergs (S). 2.30 The Goldbergs (S). 3.00 Modern Family (S). 3.30 Modern Family (S). 4.00 Modern Family (S). 4.30 Modern Family (S). 5.00 The Simpsons (S). 5.30 The Simpsons (S).

6.00 The Simpsons Another selection of spooky stories (S). 6.30 The Simpsons (S).

7.00 Hollyoaks A new friendship leads Ste to relapse (S). 7.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S).

8.00 Ladies Of London: The New Reign Martha hosts a My Fair Lady-themed picnic (S).

9.00 Below Deck Down Under An argument breaks out in the galley (S).

10.00 Gogglebox The critics review Coronation Street and Married At First Sight UK (S).

11.00 First Dates Guests include a woman whose exes tend to marry someone else (S).

12.05 Naked Attraction (S). 1.10 Below Deck Down Under (S). 2.10 Ladies Of London: The New Reign (S). 3.00 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S). 3.55 The Simpsons (S). 4.20 The Goldbergs (S).

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8.55 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (S). 10.00 Four In A Bed (S). 10.35 Four In A Bed (S). 11.05 Four In A Bed (S). 11.35 Four In A Bed (S). 12.10 Four In A Bed (S). 12.40 Come Dine With Me (S). 1.10 Come Dine With Me (S). 1.40 Come Dine With Me (S). 2.15 Come Dine With Me (S). 2.50 Come Dine With Me (S). 3.20 Four In A Bed (S). 3.50 Four In A Bed (S). 4.20 Four In A Bed (S). 4.50 Four In A Bed (S). 5.20 Four In A Bed (S). 5.55 Car S.O.S (S).

6.50 Car S.O.S Tim and Fuzz restore a Triumph TR4 (S).

7.55 Grand Designs A couple plan to build a new family home in rural East Sussex (S).

9.00 PopMaster TV Ken Bruce leads five new players through the fourth heat (S).

10.0024 Hours In A&E An 11-year-old is rushed to A&E after being hit by a motorbike (S).

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12.55 Grimm (R) (S). 1.50 Evil (R) (S). 2.45 The Force: North East (R) (S). 3.40 Road Wars (R) (S). 4.30 Road Wars (R) (S). 5.00 Highway Patrol (R) (S). 5.30 Highway Patrol (R) (S).

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6.30am Breakfast 9.30 Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday 11.00 Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday 1pm Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday 2.15 Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday 3.45 Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday 5.15 Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday 7.00 BBC Proms 2026 9.30 Classical Mixtape 10.00 Night Tracks 11.30 'Round Midnight 12.30am Through The Night

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A true fan catalogues Trojan war

Natalie Raw, Leeds Museums and Galleries' curator of costume, holds a 350-year-old folding hand fan depicting the Judgement of Paris, a fateful mythical moment which saw the Trojan prince choose which of three ancient goddesses - Hera, Athena, or Aphrodite - was the most beautiful, which sparked the Trojan war.

The fan is among more than 400 cared for at Leeds Discovery Centre, where the precious collection is being carefully catalogued ANNABEL LEE-ELLIS/PA

EDUCATION

Gen Z is the first generation with lower IQs than their parents - is tech in the classroom to blame?

An over-reliance on digital learning could be causing harm to pupils. By Genevieve Roberts

“G en Z is the first generation in history to be less cognitively developed than their parents' generation,"

Jared Cooney Horvath, author of newly published book The Digital Delusion, tells me. “I would never say ‘stupider’,” the teacher and neuroscientist adds with a smile. “I just say less ‘cognitively developed’ because maybe there’s something else going on that we don’t know.”

He says that until 2010, e generation was cognitively superior to their parents. The reason for this was that school and education for students were consistently improving. “The golden age of education was from about 1996 to 2010,” he explains. But since then, IQ scores worldwide have been going down. He believes this is linked directly to screens becoming widespread in schools. "Human beings are not biologically wired to learn very well from tech: we're built to learn from other humans," he says.

Ed-tech is big business, generating an annual turnover of around £6.5bn in the UK, according to the Department for Education and closer to \$400bn in the US, where 88 per cent of all students have their own school laptop. It might sound excellent for equipping children for the digital age, but Horvath believes it is a case of humans mistaking tools for skills.

"The rule is: learn the skill first, then use the tool to make it easier. If you use the tool to begin with, you'll never develop the skill," he says. "If you know how to format an essay and spell certain words, now we'll bring in word processing. But if you start on a word processor, you will forever be dependent on the tool. If we give you a calculator before you understand arithmetic, you will forever be tied to the calculator."

Horvath (inset) believes that we have, en masse, made a mistake

believing that higher order skills of creativity, critical thinking and communication are separate from knowledge. "People thought that we now have knowledge from the internet or AI, so all we need to do is build those skills and kids'

[intelligence] is going to explode," he says. "But creativity and critical thinking emerge from knowledge. The more we learn, the more creative we are. And the less we teach our kids, the less creative and critical they will be."

"In 2018, Singapore had the best academic performance worldwide on science, maths and reading and the best performance on all measures of creativity. Number two, in both, was Japan. It's basically a perfect correlation [between academics and creativity]." Japan has been slow to adopt technology in classrooms, with tablets rolled out in 2019,

almost a decade after Sweden, which, after adopting ed-tech early, has now increased paper-based learning and reduced screen time.

In contrast, Singapore has been an earlier adopter of technology: it is currently supporting teachers to use AI, but the Government's technology policy is clear that “teachers are navigators” and cautions that “over-reliance on AI could potentially hinder the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.”

Directors of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study international assessments believe that it is the quality of teaching and status of education, which is considered a priority, that means Singapore tops leaderboards internationally.

Horvath finds that Singapore,

AI could potentially hinder the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Students perform better in countries where tech has been rolled out slowly

Japan, Korea and China come top in all the international tests he compares, including International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS), International Study on Online Learning (ISOL) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

People often ask him why these big tech countries haven't experienced the same downturn in results. He maintains that these are “the four least tech-educational countries in the world.” He explains: “They realise you’ve got to learn in order to make the computer useful. It wasn’t until Covid that they started to bring tech in because they had to. Post-Covid, they held on to the tech, and now their scores are dropping,” he says.

Using AI in schools, he believes, is “the quickest route to make sure [pupils] never figure out how to do anything”. He says it’s the difference between offloading, to make lives easier once we have expertise to vet the answers, and outsourcing, when you can’t vet anything.

Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor of educational assessment at the UCL Institute of Education, thinks it's not so clear-cut. "Much tech currently used in schools is poor quality, but well-designed software can enhance student learning. The crucial issue is not the amount of tech, but whether it is helping pupils do more or less cognitively demanding work," he says.

Horvath himself doesn't believe technology should be wholesale banned in schools: when it comes to learning computer skills, he believes it's a natural fit. But he doesn't think it should become the default learning tool. "We need to backtrack to what we were doing in about 2008, and then use that as our new stepping stone to push forward without tech. Here's where we say: 'We didn't know any better. We now know better; and so now we're going to do better.' It's about taking control of tech again and being very intentional with how we use it,"

A spokesperson for the Department for Education said: "We are clear that technology should enhance, not replace, the deep thinking, creativity and critical engagement that underpin effective learning. We are co-designing the next generation of safe AI tutoring tools with teachers to help level the playing field for disadvantaged pupils and investing £23m to understand which technologies have the greatest impact in schools and how they can be used most effectively."

As for Gen Z, Horvath hopes they feel angry. “As much as I talk about their cognitive maldevelopment, this was done to them. It’s not their fault. They never asked us to shove a screen in front of their face at school. So I hope as they get older, they get mad.”

'The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning and How to Help Them Thrive Again', by Dr Jared Cooney Horvath, is published by Penguin Random House

Panorama

Around the world in 10 stories

PAKISTAN

Nurse honoured for saving baby from hospital fire

By Munir Ahmed

IN ISLAMABAD

A nurse will receive one of Pakistan's top honours after she rescued a baby from a nursery fire that killed 14 other newborns.

The deadly blaze engulfed a gov- ernment-run hospital in Islamabad on Wednesday.

CCTV footage showed nurse Razia Noreen running into the burning nursery and emerging eight seconds later with the newborn in her arms.

She tried to go back in to save more babies, but was stopped by billowing flames and smoke.

The nursery “deteriorated catastrophically within approximately two minutes”, according to a government report.

“I did not do it for a reward,” Noreen said in a tearful TV interview yesterday. “I love children, and caring for them is my passion.”

Noreen said she was haunted by her memories of the babies she was unable to save. "I cannot sleep. Those babies do not let me sleep."

The nurse will receive the Sitarai-Khidmat, or Star of Service, which recognises distinguished public service or exceptional contributions to the Pakistani nation. She will also receive about £26,573.

Fifteen newborns were being cared for in the third-floor nursery when the fire broke out.

Pakistan's government faces mounting pressure to deliver justice for the babies and their families.

Eight officials have been sus-

ended, and Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said those responsible must face criminal proceedings.

Sharif said Noreen displayed exceptional courage and devotion to duty by risking her life to save the newborn.

The disaster has prompted a broader reviews of fire-safety measures at hospitals across Pakistan.

Activists held a candlelight vigil at the scene on Thursday. They sat on the hospital floor, their grief and anger reflected in brightly coloured, handwritten placards.

“Investigators, no more graves for our babies,” one read. A woman fought back tears as some participants chanted: “We want justice.”

The fire is among Pakistan's deadliest children's tragedies. In June, 14 children were killed when a tutoring centre roof collapsed in Lahore. AP

AUSTRALIA

Far-right One Nation wins key seat

By Sam McKeith

IN SYDNEY

A far-right party has scored a landmark victory in an Australian regional election.

One Nation has won a seat representing a suburb of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, in the state's parliament.

The Secret Harbour seat has been held since 1989 by Labor, which is in power nationally.

The party overtook Labor in polls for the first time in June, a month after it won its first seat in the lower house of parliament.

Founded in 1997, One Nation has long occupied the political fringe. But leader Pauline Hanson's hard line on immigration has drawn support amid public frustration.

The next challenge for One Nation will be an election in Victoria state later this year.

Luke Herdegen, the One Nation candidate in Perth, said his victory “sends a message that there are no safe Labor seats in this state or in this country”.

Herdegen beat a Labor newcomer with 57 per cent of the vote. REUTERS

HONG KONG

Farewell to bookshop forced to close for ‘seditious sales’

By Joyce Zhou IN HONG KONG

Hong Kongers have queued to say goodbye to an independent bookshop forced to shut for selling “seditious” books.

A long, winding queue formed

yesterday outside Have Nice Stay (inset) in Kowloon, Hong Kong's bustling commercial core.

Only 20 people were allowed in the 600 sq ft bookshop at a time.

Have a Nice Stay was raided by police last month.

Days later, its owners said they would shut it because of “poor business performance”.

Hong Kong's once-flourishing independent bookshops have rapidly dwindled since China imposed a draconian “national security” law in the city in 2020.

Many offered a broader range of political and social titles than mainstream retailers. They became important spaces for civil society through book talks and workshops.

"We no longer have the ability, or perhaps the courage, to continue fulfilling the mission of using books to share knowledge drawn from a diversity of perspectives," Have

a Nice Stay said in an online statement last month.

“Government officials have made it clear that they will not specify which books may or may not be sold.”

It added: "We can not read every book, you are we able to detect

mine which books may be considered problematic."

The shop was opened in 2022 by a group of former independent journalists who lost their jobs following the imposition of the security law.

Earlier this year, police targeted three other bookshops accused of displaying or selling publications with seditious intent. REUTERS

ITALY

Photographer Franco Fontana dead at age 92

By Alvise Armellini

IN ROME

Franco Fontana, an Italian photographer famous for turning landscapes into abstract images through the masterful use of colour, geometry and shadows, died at the age of 92.

Starting his career in the 60s, Fontana helped pioneer colour photography and was deeply influenced by the painter Mark Rothko.

His best-known pictures showed Italian beaches or countryside in stark, bright colours, sometimes featuring a single tree, cloud or shadow.

"Reality is a bit like a block of marble," Fontana said in a 2014 essay. "You can use it to make an ashtray, or Michelangelo's Pieta."

Born in Modena on 9 December 1933, Fontana never left his hometown, turning down a move to New York while working for US Vogue.

A school dropout, he developed an interest in photography during military service. REUTERS

A parade of literary 'Giants'

Puppets depicting Russian writers (from right) Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Fyodor Dostoevsky promenade in the 'Velikantsy' ('The Giants') performance in Saint Petersburg on 29 August. OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP

ECUADOR

Russian 'caught with Galapagos Islands iguanas'

By Harry Goodwin

A Russian woman is accused of trying to smuggle at least 32 marine iguanas from the Galapagos Islands.

The iguanas were found in eight plastic containers inside a suitcase at Quito airport in Ecuador on Saturday. The woman was on her way to Iceland, police said.

Vets took the “feeble and dehydrated” iguanas to a conservation centre, where they will stay until their health improves.

The woman could face up to three years in prison if she is convicted of wildlife trafficking.

Marine iguanas are one of many species unique to the Galapagos Islands, including giant tortoises.

The islands, which belong to Ecuador, are located 620 miles west of the country in the Pacific ocean. AP

Postcard From... Colorado

Matt Errico was sitting on the loo when he heard noises in his Granby, Colorado home.

The roofer got up and found two bear cubs about the size of golden retrievers standing in his hallway. After a staring match, they bolted out the door.

He said: “I’ve definitely never heard of bears inside someone’s house.”

The cubs were also spotted in a vape shop in Granby. They are among thousands heading in record numbers into towns and cities across the American West.

Bears have wandered near a school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, climbed a tree near a farmers' market in Denver, and startled humans in myriad other ways.

A bear stands on a tree in a residential area in Denver

The driest winter in memory has wiped out plants, grasses, berries and nuts that form 90 per cent of bears' diet, according to experts.

Bears' incredible sense of smell is drawing them to human food which is leading to record bear deaths in some states.

Hundreds of bears have been euthanised, run over, shot or even electrocuted during interactions with humans.

If winters become too warm in the region, bears may even stop hibernating.

"It's testing the bears in a way that they've never been tested before," black bear expert Jon Beckmann said.

Development has also moved people into areas where bears forage for food.

At the same time, bear populations have rebounded in states like Nevada, where they were largely wiped out over a century ago.

Black bears are now the healthiest of the world's eight bear species.

Between 17,000 and 20,000 live in Colorado alone, according to state authorities.

The state is bearing the brunt of encounters after its human population more than doubled in the last 50 years, pushing homes into bear country around cities like Colorado Springs and Vail. REUTERS

Andrew Hay

Rival factions agree to hold vote

LIBYA

By Ahmed Elumami

IN TRIPOLI

Libya's rival factions have agreed to hold long-delayed elections within two years.

The North African country has been engulfed in a civil war since a Nato-backed uprising in 2011 brought down the dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Different militias now dominate Tripoli, in the west, and Benghazi, in the east. An election scheduled for December 2021 collapsed after disputes between the factions.

But Libya's political parties yesterday agreed a timetable for national elections.

All of the country's major political players have previously called for a vote.

But many Libyans doubt they would permit a free vote that could oust most of them from power they won through violence. REUTERS

LESOTHO

Male midwives help fight against pregnancy deaths

By Mogomotsi Magome IN LESOTHO

Male midwives are helping Lesotho fight against pregnancy deaths.

Midwifery is still viewed as women's work in the southern African kingdom, home to two million people. But a growing number of men have joined the profession as the country tries to bring down its high rate of childbirth-related deaths.

About 530 women die for every 100,000 live births, compared with the global average of about 200.

Ntlhane Sehloho, one of about 300 male midwives, said he overcomes scepticism from pregnant women and their families by describing his 20 years of experience and his own poor rural childhood.

He wanted to be a nurse, but was steered into midwifery as part of a government campaign.

Blandina Motaung of the UN Population Fund said many women in Lesotho find male midwives to be more gentle and less strict.

Ntlhane Sehloho is one of about 300 male midwives in Lesotho

One mother-to-be, 21-year-old Bonolo Tebello, said she has never had a problem being treated by a male midwife.

“I’m happy to be treated by a male because they still provide the same level of care,” she said.

“Even when one arrives late for a check-up, they treat you like any other person who arrived on time.”

Men make up less than one per cent of midwives worldwide, said the World Health Organisation. AP

SOUTH AFRICA

Potential herpes strain could be killing sardines

By Michelle Gumede IN JOHANNESBURG

A form of herpes may responsible for masses of dead and dying sardines washing up in South Africa.

The “mass mortality event” along the west and south coasts this month has baffled scientists.

South Africa's only nuclear power plant had to cut power by 50 per cent at one reactor after dead sardines clogged up a valve.

Pilchard herpesvirus, or PHV, has now been detected in the fish. A distant relative of the sexually-transmitted herpes suffered by humans, it was linked to two mass sardine mortality events in Australia in the 90s.

Scientists are also considering whether harmful algae or cold sea temperatures may to be blame.

Biologist Dalene Vosloo said: “It remains possible that multiple factors contributed to the mortality event.” AP

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Britain is the most exciting place for wine in the world right now. Our home-grown wine scene is fizzing with energy, and there has never been a better opportunity to discover what our shores have to offer.

From award-winning sparkling wines to refreshing poolside-style rosés and some supremely chic Chardonnays and pinot noirs in between, there's a real breadth of styles now being produced. Gone are the days of plaque-stripping acidity – warmer summers and the maturity of the vines planted mean that we are producing wines of real quality and finesse.

And it seems we're all starting to take notice, as ranges increase not only in independent shops but at supermarkets too. Waitrose has reported a 10 per cent rise in sales of English sparkling wines, and an impressive 16 per cent increase in sales of English rosés. These encouraging statistics show the appetite for our domestic produce, and it is only likely to grow further.

Yes, English wines come with a premium price. This is down to a combination of factors including high cost of land, labour that is actually paid fairly, and the fact that most wines are made on a boutique, small scale.

But that price does come with an assurance of quality, and a chance to embrace the “less but better” mantra. So why not have a wine staycation and swap your familiar tipple for an English alternative instead?

1 Swap your New Zealand Sauvignon blanc for... Waitrose Blueprint English White £10.25, 11 per cent alcohol by volume (ABV) If you enjoy the zesty, fresh-cut grass aromas of Sauvignon blanc, you'll love the English grape Bacchus. It's like an elderflower hedgerow in full bloom on an early summer's day, fresh and uplifting with twists of fresh citrus and mouth-watering acidity.

2 A lover of a fine white Burgundy? Look to the Côte d'Essex

Danbury Ridge Wine Estate, Chardonnay, Essex, 2023
Berry Bros, £40, 13.5 per cent ABV
As a proud Essex Girl and Chardonnay lover, I couldn't be more thrilled that Essex is one of the world's hotspots for

English wines that could replace your favourites - including champagne

This summer's heatwaves may have brought downsides, but at least they made it an excellent year for British winemaking, writes Rosamund Hall

Chardonnay and Pinot noir – yes, really. Danbury Ridge Wine Estate is one of the finest UK producers and this, full-bodied Chardonnay shows exactly why. It's full of honeyed white peaches, sun-kissed orange blossom, hints of hazelnut and a warming vanilla lick, all tied together with vibrant acidity, and a structured, long and lifted finish.

3 Pass on the prosecco and enjoy this instead M&S Bramble Hill English Sparkling, Kent, NV

M&S/Ocado, £15, 11 per cent ABV Made in exactly the same way as prosecco (the Charmat method, where the wine undergoes a second fermentation in a steel tank, rather than in the bottle, which is the traditional method used in champagne and many English sparkling wines), this blend of Bacchus, Chardonnay, Pinot meunier and Pinot noir by the brilliant Silverhand Estate is a lively fizz bursting with elderflowers, fresh green apples and a zest of lemon.

4 Swap trendy orange wine for the English alternative

M&S/Ocado, £15, 11 per cent ABV Orange wines are made by fermenting white grape varieties with their skins to extract the golden-hued colour; this has then been aged in an amphora, an ancient winemaking technique. The wine has a lovely textural grip with notes of blood orange, sun-ripened apricots, fresh herbs and a hint of crushed cumin. Chill and serve with an abundant picnic of picky bits as it is supremely food-friendly.

5 If you love a rosé champagne, switch it for this...

Waitrose, £35, 12 per cent ABV To me, nothing quite says summer like a sparking rosé. Made at the internationally regarded Wiston Estate, this beautifully precise wine delivers layers of soft summer berries baked into a warming brioche and a swirl of freshly whipped cream and citrus zest.

6 Switch Gallic gastronomic rosé for a true English rose The Disobedient Pale Rosé, The Heretics, Essex, 2025

The Heretics/The Great Wine Co, £32, 13 per cent ABV Forget everything you know about rosé, and embrace a truly pioneering wine that is in equal measures thrilling and delicious. Made from 100 per cent Pinot noir sourced from the outstanding Crouch Valley in Essex, this is a supremely sophisticated, elegant wine that's alive with red-berried fruits, twists of tangerine zest, ruby grapefruit and just-ripe raspberries. Vivid, vital and utterly moreish.

7 Love Chablis? Find joy on this side of the Channel Simpsons Gravel Castle Chardonnay, Kent, 2024

The Wine Society, £18, 12.5 per cent ABV

The chalky North Downs of Kent, where the brilliant Simpsons Wine Estate is located, shares the same geology as our French neighbours. Lean and energetic, this is a superb switch if you love a mineral-driven Chablis. A beautifully textured wine layered with fresh green apples, turns of citrus peel and a fragrant lift of orchard blossom, which will leave you dreaming of lying in dappled shade on a summer day.

8 Change chillable Beaujolais for a Kentish Pinot noir M&S Balfour English Pinot Noir, Kent

M&S/Ocado, £22, 12.5 per cent ABV A beautifully pale Pinot with a juicy sour-cherry tinge alongside bright red berries, a joyful glass from the Garden of England made by the talented Fergus Elias of the Balfour Estate. Serve it a little chilled for a summer-perfect red.

'Gone are the days of plaque-stripping acidity,' writes Hall

9 Pour this instead of your poolside Provençal rosé Simpsons Estate Pinot Noir Rosé, Kent

Waitrose, £13.50, 12.5 per cent ABV Charles and Ruth Simpson first found their vine-growing groove in the south of France, where they produce a stunning rosé. They have used the same passion and knowledge to produce truly fine wines in the Elham Valley in Kent. This delicately poised rosé is a glassful of fresh summer berries, wild strawberries and mouth-watering freshness. Served it chilled in whichever way you want (even if that means with a cube of ice) – there's no summer judgement here!

10 Upgrade on your favourite Crémant with this under-appreciated sparkler Sainsbury's "Taste the Difference" range Ellercombe English Sparkling Wine

Sainsbury's, £18 with a Nectar card until tomorrow, then £22, 12 per cent ABV A classic blend of Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot meunier, made by a very reputable English producer, the Ellercombe goes from strength to strength as one of the best own-label sparklers. It's brimming with bright, fresh apples, warm buttery toast and a lovely dash of fresh citrus to keep things lively. (My tip: look out for this when it's part of the mixed-six deal – which often happens around the bank holiday, as you will secure a real bargain.)

11 Love to try a vintage champagne but don't like the price tag? Leckford Estate Blanc de Blancs, Hampshire, 2015

Waitrose, £35, 12 per cent ABV Even when not on offer, this incredibly refined wine is a steal. Made exclusively at the Leckford Estate in Stockbridge, Hampshire, this 100 per cent Chardonnay is oozing with finesse; its fine mousse delivers layers of baked golden apples, spring-blossom honey and a crumbly-buttery biscuit note which is so enticing. I cannot imagine a vintage champagne delivering such quality for the price. It's superb.

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Tesco tick list: what to buy in the major supermarket... and what to avoid

The Clubcard's colossal clout counts for a lot – and some stuff is just great, says Sophie Morris

Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, has always somewhat intimidated me. With 28 per cent of the grocery market share and more than 4,000

shops in the country, I've never quite felt it needs my custom.

My local store is 120,000 sq ft and, as I'm not used to the layout, a shop there can feel more like an obstacle course than a trip to restock.

Nevertheless, I've been making more frequent visits and with an open mind, looking for – and sometimes finding – unexpected products and discounts.

It's easy to poke fun at Clubcard prices, but harder to avoid them.

Tesco shook up loyalty cards when it launched two-tier pricing in 2019, offering huge reductions across such a wide range of products that every shopper might, eventually, feel compelled to join.

Here are some of my recent finds:

Torchon ham

£3.50 for 200g

Sliced ham is a product other members of my family like to find in the fridge, and so much of it is alarmingly insipid.

In Tesco, I found a whole aisle devoted to charcuterie and picked this out – £3.50 for 200g of thick, juicy ham flavoured with its herb rub.

Perfect piled into soft bread or baguette with great butter.

Super-size shop

A kilo of peanut butter from £5.50 With a family of three, I rarely need to super-size, but I do buy peanut butter by the kilo and have five-litre refill tubs of laundry products delivered.

At Tesco I noticed great value prices on larger products, such as kilo jars of Nutella for £6.90, huge bottles of Rowse squeezy honey for £3.60 and Meridian peanut butter for £5.50.

Fine cider

From £3.20

If you're looking for a new tipple, Tesco has some great bottles to start you off, from Showerings Triple Vintage cider (£3.75/375ml), from a Somerset family business that supplies Michelinstarred restaurants, to Aspall Premier Cru (£3.20/500ml) from the well-known Suffolk producer.

If you get the cider bug, try the Fine Cider Company for more variety.

Penguin biscuits

75p per pack

Impossible not to p-p-p-pick up a pack-et (or four) of Penguin biscuits at only 75p for a pack of seven.

This, of course, is one of the store's fabled Clubcard prices, the source of many a meme as shoppers discuss the impossibility of doing a Tesco shop without a loyalty card.

Tesco Finest barrel-aged feta

£4.40/250g (£17.60/kg)

I was really impressed with this when I tried it for a previous taste test.

It manages to bring together all the hallmarks of a great feta by being tangy, fruity and creamy. A tip for finding the better quality feta is to look for those preserved in brine in a plastic tub.

Tesco Finest chicken parmigiana pizza £4.85/450g

I wrote about my pizza snobbiness during a recent taste test of supermarket pizzas, lowering my standards in the line of duty to gamely try the Tesco Finest chicken parmigiana pizza.

The verdict? I didn't hate it! I awarded it the same score - 3/5 - as an M&S pizza, though they are very different.

School uniform

I try to buy most school uniform on Vinted, a great source of new or barely-worn items.

That said, I applaud Tesco for its handy widget – a simple cardboard stand, illustrated with height measurements that are matched to Tesco sizing as well as a foot-measuring guide.

Finding time to buy every last bit of uniform is one thing, having to return the wrong size is infuriating.

What I left behind...

With its huge budgets and innovation, Tesco can often jump on a food trend.

I'm always interested to see what it dreams up, and looking forward to trying its chocolate sourdough crumpets.

An ice cream sandwich will always win me over, and the recipe suggestion of shoving a Tesco Finest double cherry and chocolate ice cream lolly into an almond croissant will take some beating.

Even so, this month's Japanese fried chicken crinkle-cut crisps, tequila-pickled onions and Nutella-filled doughnuts and muffins don't do it for me.

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With gourmet dining, oversized suites and a front-row Paris stay, a new river cruise brand punches above its price point. By Jeannine Williamson

I'm sitting in the kitchen of David Goerne's Michelin-starred restaurant in Normandy, close enough to hear the hiss of butter in a pan and watch flames briefly leap from the stove. Around me, chefs move with practised precision, bending over the worktop to add a final flourish to exquisitely plated dishes. The aromas are intoxicating – warm brioche straight out of the oven, bubbling sauces reducing and garden-fresh herbs being chopped.

“You’re having the first of this year’s cucumbers,” says David as he places the opening course – one of eight – before me at the 19th-century turreted Manoir de Rétival, perched above the Seine. The Hamburg-born chef, who fell in love with French cuisine and has been at the manor since 2009, not only creates the food but serves it.

As he explains every component and the wines paired with each course, it feels less like a restaurant meal and more like a behind-the-scenes culinary performance and private audience with the affable chef and his team.

It's also an immersive gastro- nomic experience that normally costs about £240, but I leave without paying the bill. Not – per- ish the thought – that I'm doing a runner, but because it's included in the fare for guests staying in one of the 10 Beyond Suites aboard Viva Beyond, the first vessel in Viva Cruises' new premium brand, Viva Boutique. In a river cruise market where luxury usually comes with high prices, Viva Boutique is attempting something different. It offers an elevated experience, with plenty of thoughtful extras.

Week-long Seine itineraries themed around art, food and culture start from the equivalent of £282 a night and the value soon becomes apparent. All meals, drinks and entertainment are covered and the ship moors within walking distance of the Eiffel Tower, without the added cost of a hotel stay. With an overnight and full day in Paris built into the itinerary, it feels like two holidays, a cruise and city break, rolled into one.

The ship itself is another

The aromas are intoxicating – warm brioche straight out of the oven

pleasant surprise. Viva Beyond isn't new, but, following a comprehensive renovation, it feels fresh. Soft blush tones, elegant furnishings and contemporary styling create an atmosphere that's sophisticated without being stuffy.

Half the accommodation consists of suites – unusual for river vessels – including my

An exclusive cocktail reception with the captain and hotel manager adds to the sense of occasion.

soup, snails, croque monsieur and boeuf bourguignon. Onboard food events also celebrate local flavours, including an afternoon tea of pastel-hued French pastries, and an oyster, steak tartare and champagne evening one night before dinner.

There's capacity for just 112 passengers, so familiar faces quickly emerge among both guests and crew. Service is warm and attentive, and posh amenities, such as Dyson hairdryers in every cabin, reinforce the boutique feel.

As we meander along the Seine as far as Le Havre, where the river flows into the Channel, the focus on authentic experiences extends ashore.

ences extends ashore. An excursion that's included for all guests takes us to Conflans, gateway to Auvers-sur-Oise, where the rustic thatched cottages, rolling wheat fields and historic Notre-

Beyond Suite. These are the largest in the Viva fleet, and I particularly like the dressing room, surprise gifts, bottomless minibar, in-room breakfast and boiling water tap for my morning cuppa. An exclusive cocktail r

Dame church were immortalised by Vincent van Gogh during the last months of his life.

The ‘Viva Beyond’ is sophisticated not stuffy and features is own restaurants

Food is a major focus, and not just for suite guests. The standout venue is Moments, an intimate restaurant overlooking the stern, where everyone dines at least once each sailing at no additional cost. The seven-course menu has been created by David Goerne, and features his signature dish, pâté en croute, made using veal, pork and duck pâté with dried fruit and pistachios (vegetarian alternatives are available).

As well as the main Riverside restaurant, the third dining option is a casual brasserie serving French favourites such as onion

Other shore tours are optional, which means you avoid needing to pay upfront for trips you might never take. Most river lines include excursions in the fare, which can make you feel like you're wasting money if you decide to skip a few.

Travel essentials

The writer was a guest of Viva Boutique, which offers the seven-night A Journey From Impressionism to Modernism round-trip Paris cruise from £1,975pp (from £3,995pp in a Viva Beyond suite), departing 9 June 2027. Includes all meals, drinks, Wi-Fi and one excursion. Fly or take the Eurostar to Paris. viva-cruises.com

How to do it

Here, the overall cost is kept down by separating excursions from the cruise price, so you're only paying for the experiences you actually want.

I opt to do my own thing in Rouen, wandering around the soaring Gothic cathedral that was one of Monet's favourite subjects, and Le Havre, with its stark urban landscape that rose from the ashes of the Second World War and is now recognised by Unesco.

The ship's restaurants include Moments, with a seven-course menu

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In Paris, Viva partners with a company offering sightseeing trips in classic Citroën 2CVs. Folding myself into the back seat, I sway from side to side in sync with the infamously soft suspension as the insightful driver and guide Nico navigates corners and expertly circles the Arc de Triomphe. It offers a charmingly different perspective on familiar landmarks, costing £143pp for a two-hour drive.

Climbing out, with a degree of difficulty, I straighten up and reflect on a fun-filled, culture-rich and foodie week. Viva Boutique manages to serve up something different that feels both indulgent and good value.

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Judi Love The comedian on discovering she was dyslexic at 23

Everyman actor Jason Watkins is relishing the chance to play a main character he can truly flesh out, he tells Nick Duerden

Jason Watkins is one of the most in-demand supporting actors at work today, and so he is relishing his returning role in The Game for one very pertinent reason: he is the lead. Or so it would seem.

“Well, let’s be correct about this,” he says. “I’m co-starring. It’s me and Robson Green.”

He's right, of course. The Game – a cagey, psychological and only slightly soapy 5 drama – revolves very much around Watkins and Green. The former plays Huw Miller, a recently retired detective desperate for a quiet life that, by the end of the first episode of series two, will be forever denied him, while Green's Patrick Harbottle is an imprisoned serial killer who still manages to exert psychological control over people from within the confines of his prison cell (think Hannibal Lecter without the fava beans).

Watkins, speaking on video call, tells me he did not take the opportunity to throw himself into such a meaty role lightly. "When you're playing a supporting character - which I have done a lot of; number five on the call sheet, that kind of thing - then you are not necessarily taking on the burden of the whole production," says Watkins.

"This means you can have fun with it, enjoy yourself. But when you're in the middle of it, as I am here, with Robson, then you have time to flesh out your character, and to make the most of the opportunities you've been given."

To illustrate his point, he adds: "Imagine somebody asks you to paint a portrait of Muhammad Ali, while someone else only wants you to paint the gloves. Which would you rather? You'd want to paint the whole thing, right? Because there's a big difference."

And so being No 1 on the cast list is better than being No 5? He considers this for a moment but the eventual smile is big, the wattage dazzling. "Oh, absolutely."

Though he doesn't at all look it, Jason Watkins is soon to turn 64. "I do look younger," he says, nodding. "There's no point being false about that."

He touches his forehead, and the wide expanse he finds there. “I’ve been bald like this for many years now – I got that out of the way really early on – but otherwise I’ve sort of stayed pretty consistent. I could get away with playing early fifties, couldn’t I?”

Born in Shropshire, and raised in Wolverhampton, he was obsessed with sport as a child and made for a pretty skilful footballer, but ultimately felt himself gravitating towards the arts. By 22, he had graduated from Rada.

“Growing up, I loved dramas like

'It's much better being No 1 on the cast list'

The Singing Detective, The Naked Civil Servant, and actors like Bob Hoskins and John Hurt," he says. "I felt that I wanted to do that kind of work, character-led. I'm not sure I ever really wanted to be a star – I just wanted to do interesting work."

He went on to do just that. Starting in the late 1980s with turns on programmes such as EastEnders,

I don't think, when I was younger, I knew what fame meant, or if I wanted it very much

he has since clocked up more than 140 film and television appearances, and has also acted widely on stage, most recently in a 2025 revival of Chekhov's The Seagull, alongside Cate Blanchett.

But it was for his roles in television comedy that he became increasingly known and beloved. Between 2011 and 2018, he starred in Trollied, a lovely and very funny supermarket-set sitcom on Sky, and in 2014 he joined the cast of the brilliant BBC self-spoof W1A, as a lanyard-toting executive.

He's done plenty of drama, too, appearing as Harold Wilson in

The Crown, and to Bafta-winning effect in The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, a true crime series about a man accused of a crime he didn't commit.

His success is down not just to his talent but the fact that – like Toby Jones, the actor to whom he is most often compared (and confused for) – he possesses pleasing every-man features that mean he could be pretty much anyone, in pretty much anything. Fundamentally, though, it's the likeability he radiates that makes, say, 5 more likely to cast him as an anxious detective than a sinister killer.

Jason Watkins in the latest series of 'The Game' (main and above), and in comedy 'Trollied' (below) 5/SKY1

In The Game, he plays his policeman as eminently fallible and thoroughly humane. Where your average TV detective tends towards the bullish, the self-satisfied, and is often a raging alcoholic, Watkins' is nervy, uncertain and prone to making errors of judgement. At home, he readily defers to his wife and daughter, and when faced with Green's psycho killer during a prison visit, he visibly quakes.

“Well, I was trying to access his true emotions,” he tells me. “When you’re approaching a role like this, you do wonder how you yourself would act in a similar situation. I couldn't just go, 'Well, he's a policeman; he's going to be cool about it', because I don't think he would be. He's just a human being."

A mere three months before Watkins landed his pivotal role in Trollied, his two-year-old daughter Maud died suddenly from sepsis. Both he and his wife Clara have spoken publicly about the illness in the hope of raising awareness and preventing other families from going through similar trauma.

In 2023 they made a documentary, Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie, for ITV. I ask whether he had to think hard about appearing on television with such an emotive subject, as himself?

“Well, that’s an interesting point,” he says. “Someone did come up to me afterwards saying they didn’t know whether they could believe me as a detective now, having made such an honest show about losing a child. But many other people have come up to thank me, so...”

Harrowing as the documentary was, it nevertheless made Watkins even more relatable, someone who could both tell his own story and disappear into somebody else's.

"I don't think, when I was younger, I really knew what fame meant, or if I wanted it very much," he muses. "But if I were to complain, now, about the kind of recognition I do have, then I'd have to have a screw loose."

Today, Watkins, who lives with Clara and their two children in north London, continues to work prolifically – he'll soon be seen in The Joy of Sex alongside Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, about the publication of a scandalous sex manual in 1972.

But Watkins wants to branch out from acting. “I want to be creative all the time,” he says. To this end, he’s currently working on a novel. There are other pursuits, too.

“I worked with the actor David Thewlis recently,” he says. “We’re the same age, and have many of the same interests. David has written a novel, and he also paints and does photography, both of which I love, too. I find him very inspiring, and so my ambition now is to do similar.”

"I want to keep working as an actor, obviously, because I love it – but I also want to travel in different worlds for a bit."

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Theatre

Double trouble as two Cooper shows appear

Typical, isn't it? You wait ages for a show paying tribute to one of Britain's national comedy treasures – then two come along at once.

The legacy of the late, great Tommy Cooper (right) is being celebrated this autumn with a full-blown musical extravanganza in South Wales, endorsed by the entertainer's family and estate, and a tour of smaller venues across the nation by one of the UK's leading Cooper impersonators.

Cooper: the Musical, playing from 15 to 19 September at Swansea Grand Theatre, is a bold and imaginative new production with a standout performance from Stefan Pejic, who wrote the show.

Told through the eyes of Cooper's long-suffering manager Miff Ferrie, the musical lifts the lid on

the man behind the fez, revealing the laughter; the pressure and the private struggles behind his magic.

Meanwhile, the tribute show Tommy Cooper: Have I Got Time for More? features Phil Hoyles (described by The Stage magazine as “a carbon copy in look, voice

and humour") as Cooper. It starts a 31-date tour in Weston-super-Mare on 11 September and ends in Sheffield on 10 October – with ticket sales supporting local charities at every stop along the way. swanseagrand.co.uk brandnewtommycooper.co.uk

On stage

Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy Stratford East, London, 3 September to 10 October Ava Pickett's revamp of the Helen of Troy myth, set in modern-day Essex, stars Michelle Dockery and Laura Aikman (below). Helen has returned from the decade- long war fought in her name. But while her husband celebrates, her best friend Cee does not. stratfordeast.com

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Yotam Ottolenghi: Simple Too – Live Touring, 6 September to 9 December To promote his new book, the Israeli-British chef is off on a world tour to cook live on stage, sharing his latest vegetable-focused meals, tray-bakes

and desserts – all designed to be made in less than 30 minutes. His UK dates include Manchester, York, Edinburgh, London, Ely and Bath.

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Albums of the week... Rock

Live! Pulp

Pulp document a landmark moment in their career with a concert album recorded across two

sold-out nights at London's O2 Arena in June 2025, in the same week that their first album in 24 years – More – reached No 1 in the UK. It brings together fan favourites like “Common People”, “Disco 2000” and the 1992 banger “O.U.” through to newer material such as the euphoric, folky closing track “A Sunset”. Rough Trade

I Must Be Dreaming Alabama Shakes

The Stylistics

The first new Alabama Shakes album since 2015 expands on the unfettered exploration of their

second LP Sound and Color, leaning towards a viscerally charged form of psychedelic soul. Recorded in Nashville, I Must Be Dreaming sustains their signature emotional intensity but its songs often wander into more lush and otherworldly terrain to reveal a more exacting command of atmosphere and space. Island

Coming soon

Touring, 31 Oct to 28 Nov The Stylistics, featuring original members Herb Murrell and Airrion Love alongside newer addition Jason Sharp, will bring their unmistakable Philadelphia soul sound to venues across the UK this autumn. The vocal group's 22-date tour opens at Cardiff's New Theatre. thestylistics.org

Channel hopping

Rafa Netflix, streaming now This deeply personal fly-on-the-wall miniseries chronicles Rafael Nadal's difficult decision to retire from tennis in 2024 after 22 Grand Slam wins and a painful foot condition that plagued him during his career.

ECONOMY

US to press G20 leaders to shrink trade imbalances

By David Lawder

The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, faces a test of his economic diplomacy skills this week as he presses finance leaders from the G20 major economies to shrink global trade imbalances, boost growth and sever business ties to Iran, while trying to calm worries about rising US debt and bond yields.

After shunning the Group of 20 process last year in South Africa, Bessent is seeking to revamp it under US leadership to push the Trump administration's world view in the Blue Ridge mountains city of Asheville, North Carolina.

The meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors today and tomorrow comes at a time of massive uncertainty over the Trump administration's next tariff moves, its festering trade war with close ally Canada, and high energy and commodity prices due to the Iran war.

The unresolved conflict has kept the Strait of Hormuz closed, sapping growth from nearly all G20 economies.

Bessent has warned that countries face secondary US sanctions if they continue to buy Iranian oil or facilitate other transactions with Tehran.

The combination of pressures adds up to potentially more discord in the widely diverse forum that in-

Sixteen top US trading partners – more than half of them G20 members – are in line for more tariffs to counteract alleged excess industrial capacity under a separate trade probe.

cludes China and Russia and has a hard time agreeing on any collective action while largely ignoring geopolitical tensions such as the war in Ukraine.

“Secretary Bessent will want to put Iran front and centre and talk about tightening sanctions on Iran, and many countries around the G20 table will want to talk about anything else,” said Josh Lipsky, international economics chair at the Atlantic Council. “They’ll want to talk about tariffs.”

After the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's broad global tariffs in February under a national emergencies law, his administration has been rebuilding the levies under different legal authorities.

All of the G20 countries and the European Union were among 60 economies hit in July with 10 per cent or 12.5 per cent US tariffs for allegedly lax enforcement of forced labour bans.

Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, will threaten sanctions

The tariffs are central to the Trump administration's effort to reduce global trade imbalances, which a senior Treasury official said were the result of government economic policies “that prevent fair competition” and that would be a major discussion topic at the Asheville meetings.

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The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith, with SeaGrown staff Laura Robinson and Wave Crookes

ENVIRONMENT

Help for kelp swells North Sea project success

By Charlotte Gapper

A company is creating jobs and protecting the environment using an innovative approach to cultivating seaweed and shellfish in the North Sea.

SeaGrown has launched its a project to process seaweed from its 25-hectare underwater farm off Scarborough.

Its SeaSwell scheme opens up the potential for supporting food and agricultural industries in the area.

It also reduces carbon, cleans up the ocean and supports

biodiversity, and has won the support of the Labour Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith.

The venture is funded by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Skaith recently headed out with the SeaGrown team on its workboat, Bright Blue, to see how its Kelpedo units, which enable both seaweed and shellfish to be grown, and which are growing kelp four miles off Scarborough.

The SeaSwell project has enabled SeaGrown to take on staff including trainee marine crew and scientists.

Skaith said: “We’ve got the landscape, coastline, expertise and the ambition to go further than any other region in England and become the first carbon-negative region by 2040.

"With my carbon-negative challenge fund, we are taking big steps towards our goal by backing our most pioneering projects."

The £6.8m fund supports local projects working to decarbonise the region while stimulating growth and supporting businesses.

LEISURE

Universal UK resort 'will boost nearby county'

By Alex Leys

Bedfordshire will not be the only county to get in on the act as the Universal UK resort development gathers momentum.

The attraction, expected to open in the county in 2031, will “supercharge the economy” in a neighbouring county, according to an expert.

West Northamptonshire Council has backed efforts to ensure the area benefits from the £50bn and 28,000 jobs the resort is set to generate for the UK economy.

Richard Clinton, chair of the Northamptonshire Local Visitor Economy Partnership, told the BBC the development, due to open in 2031, is a huge opportunity for employment and tourism. He added: “It will have this ripple effect.”

Clinton added there are already “fantastic assets” in the county and events such as the Formula 1 Grand Prix bring tourism into surrounding Northamptonshire towns.

Mark Árnull, leader of the council, said: “[The project] has the potential to create thousands of jobs, attract visitors from across the globe and provide lasting benefits for our local economy.”

Arnull and chief executive Martin Henry joined a round table with Universal Destinations and Experiences in Bedford earlier this month to discuss how the wider region could maximise the economic benefits.

Arnull said: “The resort has the potential to be truly transformational, and we look forward to playing an active role in shaping the positive impact it can have for our communities.”

PENSION DIARIES

I'm a BDSM performer. My seven properties will be my pension

In our Pension Diaries series, we speak to people of all ages in the UK to find out how much or how little they have saved for retirement and the realities of putting money aside for your future.

This week, we speak to ARIEL ANDERSSEN, a BDSM performer and author, who lives in Wales with her husband, Hywel Phillips.

Ariel, 49, earns over £200,000 a year through her work, writing and property portfolio. She reveals she never wants to retire but hopes to make sure she has enough money for older age in case her health ever lets her down.

Tell me about your early life I grew up in a strict Jehovah's Witness household in Horsham, West Sussex. Jehovah's Witnesses believe the world is about to end.

When I was growing up in the 1980s, they were predicting the end of the world to be in the early 90s. So I didn't think I was going to grow up or that I would ever need a job. I certainly didn't think I needed a pension.

When I was 13, my parents decided to come out of Jehovah's Witnesses. It was a baffling time as my parents stopped believing the things they had believed all my life – so I needed to stop believing it too.

I suddenly had to confront the fact that I was going to need a career. I spent a lot of my early adult life trying to cope with that shock and scramble to make a life for myself in a world I didn't think was going to exist.

What education did you have? I really underperformed at school, especially for my GCSEs. By the time I was in sixth form doing my A-levels, I was academically able and got good grades.

I wasn't diagnosed at the time, but it turns out that I have dyscalculia, which is a difficulty in understanding and working with numbers.

I got a place at a drama school on a musical theatre course to do dancing. But I injured my back the summer before I started, so transferred to the acting course.

I graduated and started working as a classical actress. I did lots of touring Shakespeare and made virtually no money until I was 25.

I was scraping by and only managing to live in London because I was sharing a studio flat with my boyfriend at the time.

How did you get into BDSM work? I started modelling out of financial necessity. In my first week as a model, I got five jobs and one of the photographers I worked with invited me to a BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism) exhibition.

I suddenly realised there were a whole load of people into the same stuff and making art of it. At that point, I didn't even think BDSM could be part of my personal life. I thought it was a very guilty

secret that I must never share with anyone.

I started working for bondage photographers and producers making bondage and BDSM films.

Looking back, it is rather odd that I hadn't tried any of this stuff in real life, but was happy to do it on camera. It was a good way to come to terms with my sexuality and earn a living at the same time.

Describe your BDSM work

I am a submissive so I wanted to explore the idea of being a damsel in distress. I have been doing it for 25 years.

I discovered there are production companies making full-length movies with spanking involved. I travelled the world working on all sorts of projects.

When Covid happened, I had to stop travelling, so I started producing movies at home filming myself. By accident, I created a passive income making privately commissioned movies for customers with very unusual tastes.

These can be very niche and unusual, but not necessarily shocking. Recently, I was playing a yoga instructor who turns into

I thought BDSM was a very guilty secret that I must never share with anyone

a werewolf, starts howling and takes off all her clothes! This is really fun for someone with a theatre background.

How much do you earn?

I am making around £200,000 to £225,000 a year from my modelling and BDSM work. I also make an income from writing.

My first book, Playing To Lose was my whole life story, but I realised it was missing a lot of the fun detail about doing this as a job so my second book, Dirty, which will be out in November, is a zoomed-in look at a year in my life as a BDSM performer.

I also run a property corporation as a limited company. When I was 29, I bought my first flat in London. Quite soon afterwards, I met my now husband, Hywel, who is a BDSM photographer and we bought a house together.

I kept my flat in case things didn't work out and became an accidental landlord. Ten years later, the flat had gone up £100,000 in value. So I decided to buy more properties and now have seven in different parts of the UK.

I don't understand traditional pensions at all as I find numbers overwhelming and frightening. I £35,000 The income Ariel's seven properties bring in per year

understand properties and rent as it is more comprehensible than a pile of numbers, which is what a pension feels like.

So properties are my retirement plan and my goal is to carry on renting them out to bring in an income. At the moment, my seven properties bring in around £35,000 a year. My plan is to buy at least three more by 55 and make about £70,000 a year. Hopefully, this

will be enough for retirement if needed.

What are your dreams for retirement? I don't ever want to retire as I love my job. But I am sure I won't be able to do as much as I do now for ever, because I might not always have the energy.

But if I imagine myself being 70, I would love to still be able to shoot a couple of custom videos a week for clients who want stuff I am physically able to do.

However, I want to be able to afford to retire because my job is physically demanding and I need to be flexible for bondage modelling.

As told to Aasma Day

Would you like to be featured in Pension Diaries? Email: Aasma. Day@theipaper.com

ENVIRONMENT

South West Water tops list of worst offenders

By Alex Leys

Friends of the Earth has revealed which water company it believes is doing the most harm to the environment.

The campaign organisation's analysis showed that South West Water is doing more harm than any other water company in England, with more sewage discharged in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset than anywhere else.

Friends of the Earth analysed water companies' environmental performance in six categories: sewage spills, water quality at bathing sites, pollution incidents or warnings at bathing sites, severity of sewage pollution at bathing sites, the percentage of rivers rated below the standard for good ecological health, and the affordability of bills.

South West Water, which operates across Devon, Cornwall and parts of Dorset and Somerset, was among the top three worst performers in four out of the six categories.

The water company had the highest total duration of sewage spill events since 2024, averaging 574,323 hours annually.

Severn Trent and Yorkshire Water came second and third respectively but were outstripped by South West Water, by almost 200,000 spill hours.

South West Water's designated bathing sites also recorded the most pollution incidents and warnings, with 666 recorded in 2025 alone.

There are 157 official bathing sites in South West Water's catchment. If a site is designated, the Environment Agency will monitor water quality during the bathing season to protect people's health.

A spokesperson for the company told The Guardian: "We manage more than a third of England's designated bathing waters, so improving water quality is a huge priority for us.

“We’re already seeing progress, with storm overflow spills down 17 per cent and spill duration down 25 per cent over the past year, despite significantly higher rainfall.

“We're also on track to meet new Environment Act bathing water standards by 2030, five years ahead of the national deadline.”

South West Water had the highest total of sewage spill events

Air Pollution Index Air pollution levels Low (1) Very high (10) uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Today's Weather

Rain showers in north and south-west, with cloud prevailing across the UK. Mostly cloudy in the east and south-east, occasional sunny spells.

Around Britain

Today's high

Today's low

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Moon Phase

City	Temp(1pm yesterday)		Rain(mm)	Sun(hrs)
Aberdeen	15	C	0.3	1.6
Aberporth	18	R	4.2	3.7
Aberystwyth	19	R	3.5	3.5
Aviemore	16	R	0.4	1.0
Belfast	19	C	5.8	1.2
Birmingham	20	C	3.6	3.8
Bournemouth	20	C	2.1	4.5
Bridlington	20	C	7.6	2.8
Bristol	19	C	9.3	6.2
Cardiff	21	C	8.0	5.5
Cromer	20	C	9.9	2.6
Durham	19	C	1.5	2.5
Eastbourne	19	C	4.5	4.4
Edinburgh	16	R	10.8	2.8
Eskdalemuir	16	C	8.3	1.1
Glasgow	18	C	17.8	1.5
Holyhead	17	C	2.7	3.9
Hove	20	R	2.7	4.8
Hull	22	C	4.4	3.2
Huntingdon	22	C	10.6	4.1
Ipswich	21	C	21.0	2.8
Isle of Man	16	R	4.1	1.9
Isle of Wight	20	C	1.7	4.6
Kinlochewe	18	SH	0.7	2.2
Kirkwall	13	C	0.3	1.2
Leeds	20	C	8.5	3.5
Lerwick	13	C	0.0	2.2
Leuchars	15	R	3.6	1.3
Lincoln	21	C	4.0	3.4
Liverpool	21	C	6.4	4.2
London	21	C	5.3	4.1
Manchester	20	C	5.2	2.8
Margate	22	C	9.9	5.3
Milford Haven	18	R	3.6	4.8
Morecambe	20	C	11.2	2.4
Newcastle	20	C	0.8	2.0
Norwich	21	C	14.8	1.9
Nottingham	21	C	4.8	2.8
Okehampton	19	C	2.9	5.4
Oxford	21	SH	11.0	5.6
Plymouth	20	C	2.6	4.2
Portland	20	C	1.7	5.5
Portsmouth	20	C	2.4	4.8
Prestwick	17	C	7.9	2.1
Rhyl	19	C	10.1	4.2
Sheffield	22	C	8.3	3.7
Shrewsbury	18	C	2.8	3.7
Skegness	20	C	5.4	3.2
Southend	22	C	10.5	4.2
Stoke	17	C	6.9	3.0
Stornoway	16	C	1.6	2.4
Swansea	19	C	3.0	4.4
Tiree	16	C	2.0	5.1

Global

City	Temp (in °C)	Cond
Abu Dhabi	42	S
Abuja	28	C
Alicante	30	S
Amsterdam	20	SH
Athens	31	S
Bangkok	33	C
Barcelona	28	S
Beijing	31	S
Berlin	26	F
Brussels	21	C
Budapest	30	S
Chicago	26	F
Delhi	32	S
Dubai	43	S
Dublin	19	TH
Frankfurt	25	C
Geneva	27	S
Helsinki	18	C
Hong Kong	29	TH
Istanbul	28	F
Johannesburg	19	S
Lisbon	24	S
Los Angeles	29	F
Madrid	29	S

Sunrise

City	Temp (in °C)	Cond
Miami	31	TH
Milan	29	S
Moscow	19	F
Mumbai	32	SH
Munich	25	F
New York	23	S
Nice	28	S
Palma	30	S
Paris	23	C
Prague	24	F
Reykjavik	11	SH
Rio	35	S
Rome	33	S
Stockholm	20	C
Strasbourg	24	R
Sydney	19	S
Tenerife	28	S
Tokyo	24	C
Toronto	23	S
Vancouver	18	S
Vienna	28	S
Warsaw	25	S
Washington	27	S
Wellington	16	S

Key: C=Cloudy, DR=Drizzle, F=Fair, FG=Fog, H=Hail, M=Mist, R=Rain, S=Sunny, SH=Showers, SL=Sleet, SN=Snow, SS=Sandstorm, TH=Thunderstorm

GENERAL SITUATION: An area of low pressure influences the UK today, bringing varied weather. Scotland and Northern Ireland will see rain showers and cloudy skies. England and Wales will experience mostly cloudy conditions with occasional sunny spells. Rain showers are expected in north-west and north-east England, as well as south-west England. The Republic of Ireland remains cloudy but dry. Winds are generally westerly across the regions.

London, SE England, East Anglia, Channel Islands: The day begins mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells. As we move into the afternoon, expect the cloud to

persist, though it may lift slightly towards evening. There is a threat of light rain, particularly in the most western areas. Temperatures will be mild with a gentle westerly breeze. Max temp: 22C. Tonight, light rain, breezy. Min temp: 13C.

Cen S England, SW England, Midlands, S Wales, N Wales: The

SE Scotland, NE England, E England: The morning will start mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells, bringing mild temperatures. As we head into the afternoon, expect some rain showers, predominantly in the most eastern parts. By evening, conditions will become drier with gentle westerly winds throughout the day. Max temp: 20C. Tonight, clear and cold. Min temp: 12C.

NW England, SW Scotland, N Ireland, Republic of Ireland, IoM: Today will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, particularly during the morning. The afternoon will remain overcast, with

Muditus, S Wates, N Wates. The morning starts with rain showers and heavy cloud in the most western areas, keeping temperatures cool. By afternoon, cloud cover will dominate further east, although less rain is expected. The evening will remain cloudy with a continued threat of light showers and moderate westerly winds. Max temp: 20C. Tonight, light rain, breezy. Min temp: 12C.

temperatures feeling mild. By evening, skies will remain cloudy. In the most northern parts, rain showers are likely, while elsewhere it stays drier with some sunny spells. Max temp: 18C. Tonight, clear skies, chilly. Min temp: 12C. NW Scotland, NE Scotland, W Isles, N Isles: Today will be mostly cloudy across the region. The morning is forecast to begin with overcast skies, and there is a threat of rain showers developing in the most eastern parts. By afternoon, cloud cover remains with light rain likely in the most western areas. Temperatures will be mild throughout. Max temp: 18C. Tonight, light rain, breezy. Min temp: 12C.

Sunset

Five-day outlook

TUESDAY Rain in Scotland and northern isles, cloudy in southern regions, sunny spells in eastern areas, mostly dry in the north and west.

WEDNESDAY Rain dominates northern regions, cloudy with occasional rain in western areas, while southern and eastern areas see light rain.

THURSDAY Rain and cloudy spells across northern and western areas, mostly cloudy with sunny spells in the east and south.

FRIDAY Rain showers across western areas, mostly cloudy with sunny spells in southern regions, mild temperatures and breezy throughout.

Region	Today	Tomorrow
Highlands	2	2
North East Scotland	2	2
Central Scotland	2	2
Scottish Borders	2	2
Northern Ireland	1	2
North West & Mersey	2	2
North East	2	2
Yorkshire & Humber	2	2
North Wales	2	2
West Midlands	2	2
East Midlands	2	2
South Wales	2	2
South West	2	2
South East	2	2
Eastern	2	2
Greater London	2	2

SYNOPTIC PRESSURE A low-pressure system is centred over north-east Scotland, gradually moving eastward, bringing rain showers and cloudy skies to Scotland and Northern Ireland. A ridge of high pressure extends from the Channel Islands, leading to more settled conditions in southern England and Wales, with occasional sunny spells.

HIGHS AND LOWS (Saturday, up to 11pm)

Warmest: Usk, Monmouthshire, 24C.

Coldest: Katesbridge, County Down, 8C.

Wettest: Thomastown, Leinster 22.40mm.

Sunniest: Tiree, Inner Hebrides, 8.8hrs.

HOURS OF DARKNESS

Aberdeen	20.09-06.10
Birmingham	19.57-06.18
Bristol	19.58-06.22
Cardiff	20.01-06.25
Glasgow	20.13-06.21
Hull	19.54-06.09
Inverness	20.17-06.16
Liverpool	20.04-06.20
London	19.49-06.13
Manchester	20.01-06.18
Stornoway	20.28-06.24
Swansea	20.04-06.28
York	19.57-06.12

SATURDAY Patchy cloud with sunny spells, rain in western areas, mild temperatures, light south-west winds, mostly dry in southern regions.

HOCKEY

Struthoff pops up to put Germans on top of world

By Ben Saunders

Michel Struthoff's third-quarter goal was enough to win a second straight World Cup title for Germany's men as they beat Spain 1-0.

The 23-year-old popped the ball into an empty net in the 44th minute as Germany repeated their 2023 success in yesterday's final in Belgium.

Die Honomas also joined Pakistan as the most successful sides in the history of the competition with their fourth title after winning the final at the Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre.

Player of the match Christopher Rühr said his side were planning to celebrate all of next week.

"[This means] much more than anything else," he said. "Everyone said, 'Ah, the Germans this year, nah, they won't be there'. But we showed what we're capable of."

Michel Struthoff celebrates his winner in the men's World Cup final

England finished sixth after losing the fifth-place match 2-0 to Australia in Amsterdam on Friday, while Ireland were 10th and Wales 15th.

Argentina ended the Netherlands' chances of making history by winning the women's final on a shootout at the Wagener Stadion in the Dutch capital on Saturday.

Yibbi Jansen had given the Oranje the lead with her eighth goal of the tournament. But Maria Granatto levelled to set up a shootout that Las

Leonas won 3-1 to prevent the Netherlands winning an unprecedented fourth successive World Cup.

The tournament was not without controversy though as Belgium had a potential last-gasp equaliser disallowed in their 1-0 semi-final defeat by their Dutch neighbours.

Justine Rasir was banned from the Red Panthers' bronze-medal match win over Australia for telling Belgian TV station RTL that her team had been “robbed” and questioning “how much the referee got.”

England finished ninth, Scotland 11th and Ireland 13th.

Puzzle solutions

Dominoes
Journey Finder

4	4	5	0	1	4	0	1
6	3	3	0	5	3	6	6
6	6	3	1	1	2	2	1
0	2	1	0	6	2	4	2
5	2	6	2	0	5	0	6
5	3	3	5	3	4	0	5
1	5	4	3	4	4	2	1

Binary

Number Hexagon

Train Tracks

Zygolex

1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1

LEFT TO RIGHT: tripe; lie; wire; fix; wipe; fib; dab; crab; crib; dad; cot; bad; shot; father; cox.

Daily Quiz

Number Square

Word Wheel

1. Cortisol
2. London
3. Jennings
4. 24 per cent

Saturday's Codeword 4598

NINE-LETTER WORD FORMALITY

Word Ladder

OTHER WORDS airy, amity, amyl, army, arty, aryl, atomy, fairly, fairy, family, filmy, firmly, fitly, flay, flirty, floaty, foamy, foray, forty, frailty, fray, laity, limy, loamy, lofty, lory, malty, matily, mayor, miry, moly, morality, moray, mortify, oily, ramify, ratify, rimy, riyal, roily, royal, tray, trimly, troy, tyro.

Jumbo General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS 11 Compote, 12 Ricardo Montalban, 16 Henry IV, 17 Inning, 18 Summer Night City, 19 Cashpoint, 21 Sweat, 22 Artemisia, 23 T'ai chi, 27 Sunny Dancer, 28 Men at Work, 32 Herat, 33 Castile, 35 Turtle soup, 37 Cat burglar, 39/15 Joseph L Mankiewicz, 40 Ajmal, 43 Grand slam, 44 Eve Muirhead, 49 Elijah, 50 Neil Young, 51 Hyena, 55 Still life, 56 Summer In The City, 58 Umlaut, 59 Nereids, 60 Alan Parker, 61 Deadly nightshade, 62 Consort.

Killer Sudoku
Minesweeper

Jigsawdoku

Sudoku

Number Pyramid

idoku

Calcudoku

1	6	2	7	3	9	5	8	4
9	7	4	5	1	8	2	6	3
3	8	5	2	4	6	9	1	7
2	3	6	9	8	4	1	7	5
4	9	8	1	7	5	6	3	2
5	1	7	3	6	2	8	4	9
7	4	9	8	2	1	3	5	6
6	2	1	4	5	3	7	9	8
8	5	3	6	9	7	4	2	1

Kakuro

	B	A	B	A
A		A	B		C
B	B		C		A
	C			A	B
B		B	A	C
A	A	C		B
	A	C		B	B

Word Fit

6	9	5	3	4	1	8	7	2
3	2	4	7	5	8	6	9	1
1	7	8	6	2	9	3	5	4
4	3	1	9	8	7	5	2	6
2	6	9	1	3	5	7	4	8
8	5	7	2	6	4	9	1	3
7	8	6	5	1	2	4	3	9
5	4	2	8	9	3	1	6	7
9	1	3	4	7	6	2	8	5

ABC Logic
Wijuko

4	5	14	9
12	12
8	7	13	6
9			9
1	2	5	3

Down 1 Oceanus, 2 U Make Me Wanna, 3 Hotel Rwanda, 4 Cecilia, 5 Crazy Horse, 6 Ice hockey, 7 Vouvray, 8/10/46 It Might As Well Rain Until September, 9 Clinton Cards, 13 Ringtail, 14 Oryx, 20 Give It Up, 24 Jude Law, 25 Anschluss, 26 Harry Lime, 29 Rioja, 30 Kelso, 31 Curaçao, 34 Screamer, 36 Brenda Blethyn, 38 Bar billiards, 41 Johnny Carson, 42 Lily the Pink, 45 Ving Rhames, 47 Claudius, 48 Commissar, 52 Pfennig, 53 Infarct, 54 Stretto, 57 Arch.
Word Square Cells

Knight's Tour
Hexalex

Pathfinder

Futoshiki

M	R	E	T	T	E	R	U	O	M
U	O	B	U	P	M	E	S	P	A
T	C	S	E	R	R	U	L	A	F
T	S	S	B	E	R	C	M	P	E
A	L	F	R	L	Y	S	N	A	E
R	R	E	A	E	C	L	E	T	T
E	E	C	T	E	H	I	N	E	S
V	N	Y	O	O	A	K	G	O	N
A	I	C	N	P	R	N	S	T	E
C	C	L	E	S	T	I	K	E	L

65	74	59	14	67	18	57	16	53	20
60	13	66	73	58	15	68	19	56	51
75	64	77	100	69	72	17	52	21	54
12	61	70	81	78	99	94	55	50	85
63	76	11	32	71	80	91	86	95	22
10	31	62	79	82	87	98	93	84	49
37	6	33	88	39	92	83	90	23	96
30	9	38	41	34	89	26	97	48	45
5	36	7	28	3	40	43	46	1	24
8	29	4	35	42	27	2	25	44	47

Battleships

Sudoku X
Five-Clue Crossword

Bridges
Chain Link
Sandwich Sudoku

Across: 3 Po-NCH-0, 4/5 New York Giants*
Down: 1 undy-in-g, 2 C-Horus, 3 Poe-tic

Snowflake Sudoku

Shape Split

Word Search

A to Z

Word Finder

FIVE-LETTER WORD MEANT

Sudokarrow

Did Not Bat: Imam ul Haq.

BOXING

Warren retains faith in Itauma despite stoppage

By Duncan Bech

Frank Warren insists the coming months will be the true test of Moses Itauma if he chooses to rebuild in the wake of Saturday's ninth-round stoppage by Filip Hrgovic at The O2.

Itauma left hospital yesterday after undergoing precautionary medical checks in the wake of his gruelling challenge for the vacant IBF world title, which ended with the 21-year-old being carried out of the ring on a stretcher.

The Briton looked sensational while using his hand speed and movement to dominate by far the toughest assignment of his 15-fight career, but began to trade in the eighth and ninth rounds, eventually leading to him staggering around the ring in exhaustion.

It was the first time he had boxed beyond the sixth round and in interviews pre-fight it was revealed he had not sparred for a full 12 rounds – the scheduled length of the bout – in training.

For all his bravery he was outsmarted by Hrgovic, who brought his experience to bear having survived the initial onslaught.

Warren was unwilling to guarantee that Itauma will be back after the hype that had built around Britain's most exciting prospect deflated spectacularly, saying he needs a tactical rethink if he is to reach the top.

"It's too early to be making those decisions, you want to talk to him first and he will have to want to do it, which I'm sure he will," Queensberry Promotions boss Warren said. "You find out the calibre of a guy. It's all about the mindset and where they're at. You should learn from something like this and I'm sure he will. That aura of invincibility, at the moment, is gone. People will look at that and maybe it will make it easier to make fights for him."

CRICKET SECOND TEST

England find the balance for more tests with rare series win

ENGLAND Lawrence 54; Abbas 5-57

290 & 208

PAKISTAN Saud 97; Robinson 4-24

110 & 194

England win by 194 runs

Chris Stocks

CRICKET CORRESPONDENT AT LORD'S

Winning a Test series against opposition as poor as Pakistan is no cause for wild celebration. Yet this was an important step for an England team who had not achieved one for close to two years.

It means Joe Root's second spell as captain has got off to the perfect start. Yet more important than victory in this second Test is the fact England seem to have stumbled across a winning formula in terms of the balance of their team.

This was always going to be the big challenge after the shock retirement of Root's predecessor, Ben Stokes, earlier in the summer.

The lack of a quality all-rounder is a problem that affects so many teams. But the solution England have found – bolstering the batting, eschewing a frontline spinner and picking a four-pronged seam attack – is one that can serve them well, heading into next summer's era-defining home Ashes series.

There will be far greater challenges for England than Pakistan – starting with South Africa, the current World Test champions, this winter.

Lord's scoreboard

England beat Pakistan by 194 runs Pakistan won toss

ENGLAND – First Innings 290 (Smith 61, Cox 55, Abbas 4-73)

PAKISTAN – First Innings 110 (Robinson 4-11) ENGLAND – Second Innings 177-7 Second Innings Contd

	Runs	6s	4s	Bls	Min
D W Lawrence b Abbas	54	2	7	70	130
O E Robinson c Rizwan b Abbas	8	0	1	15	29
J C Archer not out	2	0	0	14	27
J C Tongue run out	12	0	2	15	17
Extras (b4 lb4 w5 nb4)	17
Total(542 overs)	208

Fall: 1-1, 2-13, 3-60, 4-83, 5-128, 6-149, 7-162, 8-186, 9-187

Bowling: Mohammad Abbas 22-3-57-5, Khurram Shahzad 14-3-56-2, Mohammad Ali 16.2-1-70-2, Ali Usman 2-0-17-0.

PAKISTAN – Second Innings

PARISIAN Second Hlings
	Runs	6s	4s	Bls	Min
Shan Masood lbw b Robinson	26	0	2	72	150
Azan Awais lbw b Robinson	6	0	1	14	20
Abdullah Shafique b Robinson	0	0	0	3	3
*Babar Azam c Cox b Archer	6	0	1	8	10
Saud Shakeel c Brook b Tongue	97	2	13	122	192
M Rizwan lbw b Robinson	1	0	0	9	11
Ali Usman b Archer	16	0	2	44	52
Khurram Shahzad b Tongue	9	0	1	13	24
Mohammad Abbas not out	13	1	0	16	23
Mohammad Ali c Brook b Tongue	8	0	2	5	11
Extras (b4 lb6 w1 nb1)	12
Total(50.5 overs)	194

Fall: 1-7, 2-7, 3-14, 4-111, 5-115, 6-146, 7-169, 8-176, 9-194.
Bowling: O E Robinson 14-5-24-4, J C Archer 15-1-73-2, J C Tongue 8.5-1-46-3, G A P Atkinson 11-2-41-0, D W Lawrence 2-2-0-0.
Umpires: A Paleker and P R Reiffel.

But Root's team can only beat what is in front of them and their two performances so far have been impressive. Not perfect. But there has been enough, particularly in the bowling department, to suggest that this England can develop into a serious team.

Nobody knows what shape an ageing Australia will be in when they arrive on these shores next summer. Potentially bruising series against South Africa, New Zealand and India await them.

Yet England cannot rely on Aussie dysfunction to hand them the urn. It will have to be earned. The hard way. Last winter's Ashes debacle Down Under taught us that.

Yet with confidence high after winning a series for the first time since December 2024, this team is in a far better place than they were two months ago following the departure of Stokes and sacking of coach Brendon McCullum.

Chaos has been replaced by hope. Doubts replaced by dreams. And under the guiding hands of Root and incoming coach Stephen Fleming, there is an opportunity to achieve something special.

Fleming will not officially start his job until the first week of December, when England travel to Durban for a warm-up match ahead of the first Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.

He has, though, been in constant contact with Root during this series and so the way this team is operating has the fingerprints of Fleming as well as those of his captain's.

Not naming the XI 24 hours before each Test, as became the norm during the Alpha era of Bazball, is a subtle but significant change. Brains, not bravado, guide this new England.

Scrapping the midnight curfew, despite the recent Brydon Carse controversy, was also a grown-up decision rooted in common sense.

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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP - DIVISION ONE Surrey v Essex, Chelmsford: Surrey 183 (53.2 overs) & 298-8dec. (99 overs; B Foakes 12ono). Essex 279 (85 overs; D Elgar 113; R Chahar 6-80). Essex (12pts) drew with Surrey (11pts).

Hampshire v Glamorgan, Sophia Gardens: Hampshire 162 (40.2 overs; J Lehmann 51no) & 300-8dec. (69.3 overs; T Albert 64; B Kellaway 4-78). Glamorgan 161 (60 overs; B Kellaway 57; S Baker 4-34) & 21-3 (13.5 overs). Glamorgan (11pts) drew with Hampshire (11pts).

Somerset v Sussex, Hove: Somerset 202 (58 overs; H Crocombe 5-56) & 350-9dec. (97.2 overs; T Lammonby 93). Sussex 250 (69.4 overs; C Overton 4-66) & 62-1 (14 overs). Sussex (12pts) drew with Somerset (11pts).

Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston: Nottinghamshire 325-8dec. (88.1 overs; J Clarke 150). Warwickshire 185 (54.1 overs; O Stone 5-49). Warwickshire (10pts) drew with Nottis (13pts). Yorkshire v Leicestershire, Scarborough: Yorkshire 263 (76.4 overs; J Wharton 70, G Hill 62). Leicestershire 84-0 (35.3 overs). Yorkshire (9pts) drew with Leicestershire (11pts).

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HUSQVARNA BRITISH MASTERS, SUTTON COLDFIELD, Final Round (GB & Irl unless stated: 274 J Dean 67 73 71 63; 277 I Elvira (Sp) 65 71 72 69; N Noergaard (Den) 71 68 67 71; D Hillier (NZ) 69 66 69 73; J Škov Olesen (Den) 67 72 67 71.

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Ollie Robinson shone with eight wickets across the match GETTY

rence for this series, for whom national selector Marcus North must also be credited, was a welcome nod to the county game.

Both batters, who scored gutsy half-centuries in this Test, have repaid the faith shown in them and are likely to remain come the winter. That is because the balance of this team right now works.

The contrasting skillsets of Ollie Robinson, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson appear capable of troubling far better teams than Pakistan.

Robinson's numbers since coming back into the team at the start of the summer – 23 wickets at 8.34 – are like something from the 19th century. Even more his 8 for 35 in this match. He has led this attack superbly and alongside the pace of Archer, who touched 95 mph during this Test, England have a relentless new-ball partnership.

Tongue improves with every game and his pace, bounce and hunger for wickets are commodities any team would crave. Atkinson has played his part in a bowling unit that has not given this fragile Pakistan batting line-up any respite.

This attack should be the one to take on Australia next summer. This should be taken for what it is

- a ruthless, accomplished performance that offers an exciting blueprint for the future.

Root urges players to celebrate in ‘sensible and grown-up’ style

By Rory Dollard

Joe Root told his England side to enjoy their return to winning ways against Pakistan – but reminded them to celebrate in a “grown-up way” after a summer of unwanted headlines.

Root returned to the captaincy in the aftermath of Ben Stokes' shock retirement and back-to-back victories mean England have now won a multi-match series for the first time since December 2024.

England's new-look four-man pace attack skittled the tourists for 194 at Lord's, winning by the same number of runs to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead and leave Root savouring the moment.

But, having started the week by demanding an end to the alcohol-related incidents that have dogged the side over the past year, he was quick to caution his players that there was no room for over-indulgence.

“It’s important we’re not talking about that, absolutely,” he said.

"It's hard to win Test matches, hard to win Test series, so enjoy it and celebrate it, but in a sensible, grown-up way.

"When we spoke at start of the week... not around the cricket necessarily... that's what I said. This is a group of players that's going to be around the team for a long period of time, and both on and off the field they have a real opportunity to influence and shape it.

"The two performances we've put forward so far have been a really good step in the right direction. All you can do is take the opportunities as they come to you and the guys have been excellent so far. It's two brilliant games and a really good start to this new team."

Optimism is building around the quartet of quicks who have proved too hot for Pakistan, Ollie Robinson, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson dovetailing perfectly.

Root leaned on the class of James

It's two brilliant games so far and a really good start to this new team

Anderson and Stuart Broad in his first five years as captain and has high hopes for his latest attack.

"[Anderson and Broad] are two of the greatest bowlers we've ever had," he said. "I was blessed to captain them first time around, but the most exciting thing is these guys have the opportunity to create their own legacy.

"They've all got skills that travel around the world in different conditions. It's all there for them if they keep working hard and keep performing in the manner they are currently. There's no reason they can't write their own chapter in English fast-bowling history."

For once, Root's own contribution has been negligible, with just 28 runs across both innings.

Root said: “I know I’m a good player and I’d like to think there’s a big score around the corner.”

Joe Root is all smiles despite a modest contribution with the bat

COUNTY CRICKET

Nottinghamshire's Olly Stone took five wickets for the leaders

Tight at top after rain forces draws all round

Nottinghamshire lead Somerset by four points at the top of Division One after their draw at Warwickshire.

All five top-flight games were drawn after the programme was heavily impacted by rain.

Notts declared on 325 for 8 after Joe Clarke was out for 150.

Olly Stone took 5 for 49 as third-placed Warwickshire were bowled out for 185 and Nottinghamshire picked up maximum bowling points.

Tom Lammonby top-scored with 93 as Somerset reached 350 for 9 against Sussex at Hove.

Sussex were left with an unfeasible target of 303 and finished on 62 for 1.

Ben Foakes made an unbeaten 120 as Surrey staved off the threat of defeat against Essex.

Glamorgan also secured a draw after Hampshire set them 302 to win in Cardiff.

Bottom-placed Hampshire had reduced Glamorgan to 21 for 3 when the rain arrived.

Yorkshire and Leicestershire drew after no play was possible at Scarborough.

Division Two leaders Durham took just six balls to beat Gloucestershire by 10 wickets.

CYCLING

Mas outsprints Onley to strengthen grip on Vuelta red jersey

By Chiranjit Ojha

Spain's Enric Mas made a late attack on the climb to Alto de Aitana to win stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana as the Movistar rider retained his overall lead and the red jersey.

Mas, who took the lead after Tadej Pogacar crashed out on Saturday, lived up to the red jersey as he won his first Grand Tour stage since 2018, preserving his energy throughout the mountainous ride and flawlessly executing the final attack.

Briton Oscar Onley (Netcompany Ineos) followed Mas into the final kilometre but lost the sprint to the finish line and had to settle for second place. Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), who is second in the overall standings, came in third.

Four-time Vuelta winner Roglic trails Mas by a minute and 18 seconds in the general classification. Felix Gall, who finished fourth on the day, remained third overall.

"Now I understand Tadej Pogacar, the red jersey gives you wings," said Mas. "This morning I was as excited as a little boy. Winning while wearing the red jersey is very special."

Hours before the ninth stage began, Roglic's compatriot Pogacar had posted a picture of himself in a hospital bed on Instagram, set to the 1977 song “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees.

Mas, who had refused to celebrate or wear the red jersey on Saturday after Pogacar's crash, finally celebrated as he crossed the finish line, raising his arm to cheering spectators, with Onley just behind him.

After a rest day today, the race continues tomorrow with a hilly 184.7km ride from Alcaraz to Elche de la Sierra.

Vuelta leader Enric Mas (right), Oscar Olney (left) and Primoz Roglic make their way up Alto de Aitana during stage nine yesterday GETTY

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RUGBY LEAGUE

Local heroes: York's new owners set to invest millions in club

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By John Davidson

York RLFC's new owners are expected to invest millions of pounds, both on and off the field, after the club was acquired by a locally based ownership group.

A consortium headed by David Dickson, his family and wife, has bought the Super League club from chairman Clint Goodchild. Dickson's wife, Sara, is a member of the York-based Shepherd family, regarded as one of the richest in Yorkshire, and worth an estimated £1.3bn.

General manager Neil Gulliver has been appointed CEO and he told The i Paper that the club has been on an upward trajectory in recent years and the takeover will help accelerate that wider growth.

"Where we're going to next and the plans that are in place and the things that we can do could be pretty special for this city, really, and for the region," he said. "What it'll just allow us is to probably have a little bit of extra resource, so we're able to put in place a few things to give us a bit more sustainability.

“We’ll probably be able to kick on with our centre of excellence and a few other things that will just help performances off the pitch, help us develop players and continue the growth of the club.”

"We've got a training venue that is outstanding and we've got plans to improve that. We've got kids' activities going on, we've got a foundation that's doing unreal stuff.

"The game's probably never had so many participants in York, and what we're trying to do is extend the reach. That's why we're going to Selby, Scarborough, places like that, and getting more people playing.

"The opportunity is there, and I know the new owners, they're keen for that community side. They love how that impacts lives."

The things that we can do could be really special for the city and the region

The Knights were promoted into Super League this year, entering the top tier for the first time since 1990.

Just eight years ago, the club were in League 1 but have been promoted twice since 2018 and last year they finished top of the Championship.

York are one of the lowest salary cap spenders this year, and received only half the central distribution from the Rugby Football League, but are expected to ramp up their activity in the transfer market and add more staff after the takeover.

“Having half funding in your first year in, when you change from part-time to full-time, and there’s so many extra costs that come in with that, it’s a challenge,” Gulliver said. “It’d be a challenge for anybody coming in, but to do it with our funding has not been the easiest thing.”

Gulliver confirmed that should the Knights be in Super League in 2027, they will receive a full distribution, which this year was £1.3m.

"It's difficult when you're on a half distribution and you're trying to go to the market and find the players," he said. "At least now, maybe we're a bit slow with it, but actually we're in Super League. So you're not even telling people a pipe dream. What you're doing is you're in there, you're at the table and we're going quite well. Who'd have thought we'd be on 14 points at this stage of the season?"

The make-up of Super League for next year has yet to be confirmed, but Gulliver is confident York will stay in the top flight under the IMG grading system.

“We’ve been told it’s 14 teams with IMG on the grading, so that’s cool,” he said. “We know the rules of the game. And in terms of our grading score, well, we’ve strengthened in pretty much every area. If you look at our attendances, our attendances have probably gone up by about threefold this year. Our social media scores are off the charts this year.

“I don’t know where we’ll finish in the whole league table eventually, but I’m confident we’ll be in the 14 and we’re in it. We’re looking forward; we’re certainly not looking down, we’re looking up because that’s the direction we’re headed.”

TENNIS US OPEN

Pegula cruises through but Krejcikova suffers upset

By Amy Tennery

AT FLUSHING MEADOWS

Highest-ranked American Jessica Pegula cruised into the US Open second round but 27th seed Barbora Krejcikova crashed out, as the year's final major got under way.

Dozens of ticketholders were lined up long before the action began and the home crowd was rewarded as world No 3 Pegula beat Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 6-2 in the first match at the showpiece Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The 2024 finalist will play the winner of the all-American meeting between wildcards Venus Williams and Sofia Kenin, who were due to play in the early hours this morning.

“I was so nervous,” Pegula said. “I was sending GIFs of what I felt like.”

It was GIFs of people freaking out and stuff. The first round of a slam, there's always a ton of nerves."

Two-time slam winner Krejcikova became the first seeded player to exit this year's tournament, saving six match points before succumbing to Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova 7-6, 6-2.

Rakhimova, who has never made it past the third round at the majors, will play the winner of this afternoon's match between Japan's Aoi Ito and Spain's Oksana Selekhmeteva.

Italian Jasmine Paolini survived a scare to get past Slovenia's Veronika Erjavec 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the opening match at Louis Armstrong Stadium, firing off 36 winners to just 13 from her opponent.

The 2024 Wimbledon and French Open finalist will play the winner of a match between her compatriot and qualifier, Lucrezia Stefanini, and Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, who were in action last night.

Guests piled into Flushing Meadows under pristine playing conditions, as the tournament entered its

Nikau Williams and York Knights are a enjoying a competitive season GETTY

Cilic and Ruud are latest on long list of withdrawals

By Shrivathsa Sridhar

IN NEW YORK

Former champion Marin Cilic and 2022 runner-up Casper Ruud both pulled out of the US Open with injuries yesterday.

Cilic won the only major title of his career at Flushing Meadows 12 years ago and is replaced by lucky loser Otto Virtanen, who will face No 23 seed Andrey Rublev.

Virtanen had pulled out of his third round match during qualifying, against Grigor Dimitrov, with injury.

Organisers did not specify what the injury to the 37-year-old Cilic was. The veteran joins a growing list of withdrawals with the likes of Jannik Sinner, Jack Draper, Joao Fonseca and Holger Rune all skipping the tournament this year.

Ruud, the runner-up to Carlos

Former runner-up Casper Ruud has been struggling with a back injury

Wawrinka happy to extend career – at last minute

Home hope Jessica Pegula was an early winner over Elena-Gabriela Ruse yesterday REUTERS

By Andy Sims

second year in a 15-day format with the first round now played across three days.

Czech Jiri Lehecka, the 18th seed, kicked off the action on the Grandstand with a 6-1, 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 win over Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta.

Organisers added an extra day to the schedule in 2025 following years of huge demand for tickets and US Tennis Association chief executive Craig Tiley said that the £80m purse, the largest in the sport's history, was aimed at giving players a fair share of the revenue.

The 24-time slam winner Novak Djokovic, seeded fourth, was due to kick off the night session on Ashe against Argentine Mariano Navone.

With Jannik Sinner out of the tournament and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz coming to New York after a long injury lay-off, this year's event presents a prime chance for the 39-year-old Serb to add one more major trophy to his haul and surpass Margaret Court's 24 titles to become the outright leader in major championships.

Alcaraz four years ago, was another high-profile player to pull out earlier and his place in the opening round will be taken by lucky loser Arthur Gea. The Frenchman meets Juan Manuel Cerundolo first up.

The 27-year-old Ruud had retired during the second set of his Cincinnati Open meeting with Christopher O'Connell earlier this month and said his back injury had not recovered in time.

"Unfortunately, my back hasn't healed as quickly as we had hoped," Ruud said on Instagram.

"We've been optimistic that I would recover in time, but my

IN NEW YORK

Stan Wawrinka revealed he was in the Swiss mountains when he discovered that he had been handed a last-minute wild card into the US Open last week.

The 41-year-old, who is retiring at the end of the season, thought he had missed out on the chance to play at one last grand slam after being overlooked in the initial batch of wild cards.

It was a controversial decision given the popular Swiss star is a former US Open winner, having beaten Novak Djokovic in the 2016 final.

But last Wednesday American Patrick Kypson, who had got a wild card, withdrew through injury, allowing the USTA to made a dramatic U-turn.

"It was a bit of roller coaster, of course, because I came back home Monday night from New York," said Wawrinka. "So for me, it was in my mind the end of my grand slam career.

"I would have loved to be here, so I had to accept those emotions by not having the wild card, and I was OK with that.

"I got the call, I think, [on] Wednesday night or afternoon when I was in the Swiss mountains. So of course I was happy – and then I had to quickly organise to be back here."

Wawrinka plays Italian Matteo Berrettini in an eye-catching first-round match today.

Stan Wawrinka prepares to compete in his final grand slam this afternoon

team and I have decided that we need to think long term and give my body the time it needs. I'm very sad to announce that I have to withdraw from this year's US Open singles event.

"It's never easy to miss a grand slam [tournament], but I know this is the right decision. I'll take the time I need to recover properly and come back stronger."

Ruud competed in the revamped mixed doubles tournament last week when he partnered Diana Shnaider. the pair were beaten in the quarter-finals by Rublev and Mirra Andreeva.

FOOTBALL SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP

Kim debut and gritty win finally put smile on McInnes' face

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RANGERS Shankland pen 69

By Ronnie Esplin

AT PITTODRIE

After three games of the Scottish Premiership season and two European exits, Derek McInnes admits he has finally been able to enjoy a Rangers performance.

The Gers boss was under pressure after just two wins in seven matches since moving from Hearts, including exits from the Europa League and Conference League.

McInnes has brought in 12 players, including debutant Kim Min-su, the 20-year-old South Korean winger signed from Girona for around £8.5m, and he showed up well before he was replaced in the second half.

However, it was skipper Lawrence Shankland's penalty that clinched their first Premiership win after Djeidi Gassama was brought down.

McInnes, a former Aberdeen manager, said: "Probably for the first time this season, I've really enjoyed watching the team.

“Strong performance, deserved win. I thought we were good in the game. I thought we looked like a team, a sense of the team that I would like us to be.

"The added bit of quality from Min-su at the top of the pitch was much needed. We've been looking for that for a while now, so it's great that we managed to get him in.

“Any sort of win today was vitally important for obvious rea-

Lawrence Shankland celebrates scoring the winner from the spot

sons. So the fact of the matter is we've won a tough away game, and deservedly so."

Rangers have been strongly linked with Venezuela striker Kevin Kelsy from Portland Timbers, while Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin was absent again amid speculation about his future.

McInnes said: “There’s certainly not been any offers for Nico. We are really keen to get a striker in that we want.”

Aberdeen boss Stephen Robinson was unimpressed by referee Matthew MacDermid's decision, at 1-0 down, to chalk off a goal by skipper Kevin Nisbet for a push on Dujon Sterling inside the Rangers box.

The Northern Irishman said: “You all saw the game and the only thing I can comment on is I don’t know who judges the amount of force.”

O'Neill hopeful players can soon get up to full fitness

By Gavin McCafferty

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill admits the squad will need to "hang in there" while they get up to full fitness.

O'Neill was without the ill Callum McGregor and injured Kasper Hogh, Alistair Johnston and Reo Hatate for Saturday's 2-1 win over Falkirk – along with long-term absentee Jota – and there were fresh fitness concerns for both Kieran Tierney and Callum Osmand afterwards.

But the fitness of players who are regularly featuring has also come under scrutiny following Celtic's collapse against LASK last Tuesday.

Players such as Tierney, Colby Donovan and Cameron Carter-Vickers went off in Austria after appearing to suffer from cramp.

When asked about the fitness issues, O'Neill said: "When we went to Portugal in pre-season, a lot of the senior players weren't there for one reason or another.

"We had Callum, Carter-Vickers, maybe four, and essentially it was the youth lads like young [Liam] Kennedy and people like that.

“And while they got a great benefit out of the pre-season, it wasn’t beneficial for those boys who were coming back from World Cup duty. We’ve got to hang in there. We really have got to hang in until these boys get really true fitness, proper fitness.”

The victory came courtesy of Camilo Duran's double but Falkirk came back into the game after half-time and pulled one back in the 72nd minute through Donovan's own goal.

Bairns manager John McGlynn said: "There's a lot of players playing at Celtic Park for the first time and savouring that kind of atmosphere, and that's only going to do them the world of good."

ASTON VILLA v ARSENAL

Arteta confident Konsa will feel the love at Villa

By Philip Duncan

Mikel Arteta is hopeful Ezri Konsa will not receive a hostile reception at Aston Villa as the England defender prepares for his Arsenal debut against his former club.

The centre-back is set for his first Gunners appearance following his £55m transfer as Arteta's men head to Villa Park this evening.

Konsa spent seven years at Villa and helped the club win the Europa League and finish in the top four.

But the 28-year-old – among a plethora of players to leave Villa this summer, with Ollie Watkins yesterday completing a £51m move to Al Hilal – could be targeted by home supporters tonight.

When asked if Konsa should receive a warm welcome, Arteta replied: "I hope so. I'm sure Ezri will think the same way for what he's done for the club. But this is not down to us. The way I've seen Ezri since day one, knowing his personality, and through people that worked with him, I have no concern about him playing there. He has trained well and will be available."

Arsenal remain keen to strengthen their squad before the transfer window closes tomorrow, with Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez still on their radar – although a deal appears unlikely.

"It's a natural reaction because we always want more," added Arteta. "But we already have a lot of great players. We're always looking to strengthen. But the main aim is to focus on the ones that we have.

“Today, I’m satisfied [with his squad]. I hope when the window closes, I am even more satisfied because I will be more convinced the team put in a great performance against Villa and won, and we are in the best possible scenario.”

Barcelona are closing in on Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus, with a £8.6m deal nearing completion. Gabriel Martinelli is also set to join Al Hilal after the Gunners agreed a £55.7m move with the Saudi Arabia side.

Ezri Konsa could make his Arsenal debut against his former employers

LIVERPOOL 2-2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Van Dijk hails Anfield's allure as Barcola closes in on deal

By Andy Hampson

Virgil van Dijk has no doubt Liverpool remain one of the biggest attractions in world football as they close in on the signing of Bradley Barcola.

The Reds are understood to have agreed a deal worth up to £123m with Paris Saint-Germain for France international Barcola (right), their top transfer target this summer.

That deal is expected to be concluded imminently and he could be followed by other signings before tomorrow's transfer deadline with Brighton's Yankuba Minteh and Crystal

COVENTRY CITY 0-1 HULL CITY

Palace's Ismaïla Sarr also linked. Van Dijk accepts Liverpool are a work in progress, with Saturday's draw against Nottingham Forest highlighting their shortcomings for a second successive week, but he is confident about the direction of travel.

The Liverpool captain said: "I don't think there's any doubt that a club like Liverpool are attracting very, very good players. If

someone's doubting that, then they're just trying to be a little bit bitter.

“Liverpool are still one of the biggest clubs in the world. Obviously we all know that we’re going through a transition and you either want to be part of it or you don’t.”

Jakirovic: Transfer window is making my head explode

Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic said he is still chasing more signings in the next few days but admitted he cannot wait for the transfer window to close tomorrow.

The Premier League new boys have already brought in 12 players this summer, with the most recent of them – Mohamed-Ali Cho – coming off the bench to make his debut in Saturday's win over old Championship rivals Coventry City.

Hull's matchwinner at the CBS Arena, Canada international Liam Millar, is among the players with questions over their future and Jakirovic made clear his exasperation at dealing with ongoing uncertainty.

"I can't wait to finish this transfer window because this is my headache, my head will explode," the Bosnian said. “There’s a lot of gossip and rumours, and I have to prepare my team. For example, if a player comes to you on Friday and asks ‘What’s going on?’ because he doesn’t know anything [about his future], this is the problem with concentration and everything, and I am expecting him to be normal on the pitch? We will see. We are chasing some players. I hope we will bring two or three.”

Asked if more players might leave, he added: "Everything is possible."

Coventry manager Frank Lampard admits his side are still getting used to the Premier League.

Asked if there was a nervousness to his side, he said: "Maybe. I don't like the excuse. We'll have to get used to that and quickly. If that is the case then we have to deal with that."

BOURNEMOUTH 1-1 EVERTON

Cherries are still growing into Rose's methods, says Scott

Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott admits it will take time to adapt to the methods of new head coach Marco Rose following a frustrating draw with Everton.

The Cherries surrendered a winning position late on for the second week in a row after a mix-up between Ryan Christie and Marcus Tavernier allowed James Tarkowski to equalise.

Last weekend, German coach Rose was on course to start with victory at Manchester City before his side conceded twice in the closing stages to lose 2-1.

Scott (above), who put Bournemouth ahead against the Toffees, said: "It's high-pressing football, exciting football for the fans, and it's going to take a few weeks to get used to.

"It's not much different but we are learning.

"He's a top manager, he's got top coaching staff. We've really enjoyed the weeks he's been here and we're looking forward to the season."

Bournemouth's Europa League fixtures include a home clash against Italian giants AC Milan on 22 October.

Rose said: “That’s what the team, the club and everyone around here was waiting for, to see opponents like this. AC Milan are one of the biggest clubs in Europe – it sounds like and smells like Europe.”

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0-2 NEWCASTLE UNITED

Anthony Elanga and Newcastle United increased Tottenham's early worries REUTERS

Spurs have only two problems: attacking and defending

Tottenham's £300m rebuild is not going well so far, writes Sean Walsh

The great Tottenham Hotspur rebuild of 2026 has not gone to plan just yet. Despite now passing £300m in outgoings this transfer window, Spurs have lost both of their opening Premier League games, conceding five times without reply. What is equally alarming is they did not play particularly well in either match and that those scorelines were hardly flukes.

When team news dropped prior to Saturday's defeat by Newcastle United, there was a prevailing thought that this overhauled team was in need of another overhaul. And after finishing 17th two years on the spin, you'd be correct for presuming they still require more parts.

The main area of concern was in attack, where right-back Pedro Porro had to start on the wing. Even more concerning was that Tottenham's best spells in the game came when they played this unorthodox hand.

At 0-0, they did look to have the better of Newcastle. Then Anthony Elanga went down the other end, scored with a piece of trickery, and the hosts lapsed back into their bad habits.

They did not create a meaningful attack once Newcastle had taken the lead. Mathys Tel's comedic

free-kick into row Z of England's tallest single-tier stand got a round of meaty groans that could have powered a wind turbine (just in case Spurs needed another source of power and/or revenue).

Tottenham put their round pegs back in round holes six minutes after Elanga's opener, Porro heading back into defence and Mohammed Kudus, marking his return from eight months out, slotting in on the wing. Within another four minutes, Newcastle had their second, through Yoane Wissa, from a corner.

Premier League newbie Matthias Jaissle would seldom have been nervous as the clock ran down, despite Spurs having enough time to try to claw their way back.

The German arrived at Newcastle with the club in flames. Eddie Howe had surprisingly stood down halfway through pre-season amid a flurry of high-profile sales, including Sandro Tonali's to Tottenham for £100m. They were

Tel's free-kick into row Z got a round of groans that could have powered a wind turbine not expected to be ready for the Premier League campaign, yet have taken four points from impressive shows against Liverpool and Spurs.

But what about Roberto De Zerbi, the supposedly elite coach handed the blank cheque as reward for saving Spurs from relegation?

The Italian had a full pre-season with this team, save for the late returns from the World Cup and their most recent transfers. Even the players of inferior quality should show some cohesion given the time they have spent together, yet still they look like strangers. Spurs' structure off the ball is among their worst qualities, with nobody too sure where they should be standing.

The rationale behind Spurs' summer activity, buying exclusively from other English clubs, was that it would harden and embattle a weak group to be ready for the rigours of the Premier League.

The excuse for the previous week's humbling at Brentford was that it was a makeshift XI that would probably never be fielded again. That was fine in isolation, but that line does not wash this time after the likes of Porro, Micky van de Ven and debutant Omar Marmoush stepped into the lineup.

Prior to kick-off on Saturday, stadium announcer Paul Coyte tried to whip up the crowd with a rousing speech. "We've spent and we've spent. We're back. We're going places. We're huge." It is hard to shake the feeling that the Tottenham hierarchy have been thinking along the same lines.

The board have been so obsessed with trying not to be Daniel Levy that they seem to have strayed from ambitious to reckless. De Zerbi had been backed with each of his top targets, bar Liverpool starter Cody Gakpo, before this first home league game. As demonstrated by the Reds last year, the most expensive windows are not necessarily the most successful.

So here Spurs are, already more than £300m deep, lumbered with a team that can not defend or attack.

Le Bris wants players who are ‘all in’ after winner from super-sub Isidor

SUNDERLAND Isidor 75

Wilson Isidor scores the only goal of Sunderland's victory yesterday GETTY

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By David Charlesworth AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT

Régis Le Bris is receptive to adding to his Sunderland squad but the Black Cats head coach wants players who are “all in” on what he is trying to achieve.

Le Bris believes that was on show yesterday as the Wearsiders claimed their first Premier League win of the season by edging out Fulham thanks to Wilson Isidor's second-half goal.

Isidor has joined several teammates in signing new contracts at Sunderland, who have brought in defenders Thomas Meunier and Dayann Methalie and midfielder Jules Ahoka in this transfer window.

While Le Bris is open to bolstering an outfit that finished seventh last season, earning a spot in European football for the first time in 53 years, the Sunderland head coach is on the hunt for specific qualities.

Asked about potential arrivals before tomorrow's deadline, Le Bris said: "We'll see. The most important is what we saw [against Fulham] in the core of the group, which was very good.

"The players are all in, you can't play at that level if you are not all in and so well-connected with the project of the club. If you can add one or two signings, we will do it."

Isidor, who this week committed to Sunderland until 2030, fired home after being teed up by fellow substitute Habib Diarra, just a few minutes after hitting the post from a similar gilt-edged chance.

Le Bris was on his haunches at the miss but barely reacted to Isidor breaking the deadlock, admitting afterwards he thought Diarra might have been offside when racing down the flank to collect the ball.

Le Bris added: “[Isidor] has a good future. He has to work hard again and again but he showed really good qualities. It’s important and the lads are really clear now about the rotation of the squad. They all want to be a starter but it's not possible and the group is well-connected.

“You see they are frustrated when they are on the bench but they know they will have opportunities.”

While Sunderland bounced back from last week's season-opening defeat at Ipswich, Fulham have now lost both Premier League matches under new head coach Alvaro Arbeloa after being beaten by Chelsea last Monday night.

Sunderland

Fulham

Substitutions:

Substitutions: Sunderland Isidor (Brobbey, 64), Diarra (Angulo, 65), Rigg (Diarra, 83), Mundle (Le Fée, 90); Fulham Sessegnon (Castagne, 68), Charles (Bobb, 68), Smith Rowe (Palacios, 77), Kevin (Berge, 83).

“We were far from our level,” Arbeloa said. “We need to improve in many things of our game. We need to demand more from ourselves.

“We are working with the club over the transfer window. We know we have some days and we are working to improve the squad.”

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By Simon Peach

Michael Carrick says Manchester United could be active before the transfer deadline and that Marcus Rashford feels like a new signing after the returning forward helped secure yesterday's 5-2 win against Ipswich Town.

Having kicked off their Premier League campaign with a shock loss at Hull City, the Red Devils overcame a shaky start against another promoted side to roar to a much-needed Old Trafford victory.

Leif Davis put Ipswich ahead but United capitalised on a slip to level through Bruno Fernandes, before Harry Maguire survived a VAR check for handball when his effort went in off Jacob Greaves.

Skipper Fernandes completed a hat-trick and set up Bryan Mbeumo to add gloss on a day that ended with Chuba Akpom scoring a late consolation.

Rashford has parked any frustration about Barcelona not making his loan permanent, impressing on his first Old Trafford showing in 90 weeks.

Asked about transfer activity, head coach Carrick said: "It's always difficult to say, when there's so little time left.

"The situation we're in, the business we've managed to do, I'm pleased. We're a better group, a better squad, potentially a better team.

"Adding Marcus feels like a new signing, so in that respect we're happy. We're always open if there's something else to be able to add, I wouldn't shut that down. But we'll wait and see."

Ipswich may make additions after a loss when Greaves' own goal after a Maguire handball was a key moment.

Asked about the handball not being punished by the VAR due to his shot being off target, manager Gary O'Neil lamented: "It's a strange rule. Difficult rule to ref, as well. I can accept it, and the game transpires to be what it is after anyway, but the scorer makes a blatant handball."

Marcus Rashford grabbed his chance to impress in the victory

Rashford's revival gives Carrick the confidence to keep calm and carry on

MANCHESTER UNITED Fernandes 40, pen 61, 68, Greaves (og) 56, Mbeumo 82

IPSWICH TOWN Davis 29, Akpom 90

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Manchester United's attack, so lifeless at Hull City the previous weekend, was sumptuous once Ipswich Town were forced to match the hosts' stretching of the game. A crowd that waited to be impressed reacted positively once there was evidenced reason for faith. The second half included a storm erupting over Old Trafford. Sometimes nature writes your metaphors for you.

United stared consecutive defeats against promoted clubs to start a season in the face and laughed in it. Forget Hull, the season starts now. Michael Carrick promised that the opening weekend did not mean everything was broken. On that point at least, we must believe him.

The most pressing question about the Carrick era (permanent edition) is whether he can avoid the flaw

that undermined his Mid dlesbrough tenure, namely that his teams concede too many clear chances and that it often takes only one or two passes through a midfield to create them.

At best the jury is still out on that point. Ipswich scored from one counter attack. Julio Enciso missed another one-on-one in the first half. Daizen Maeda came close to scoring before Ipswich took the lead. This is a new-look attack for a promoted club. Carrick (above) must guard against it becoming a pattern.

But the theory, as it was at Middlesbrough, is that Carrick's teams are threatening enough to overshadow those flaws. They excel at scoring in clutches and they become rampant during periods of matches to the point of irrepressibility. We saw that at Old Trafford too.

"It was a chaotic game with

chances everywhere because it was such an open game," said Carrick back in 2023 when he was relatively new on Teesside.

That is the natural style of these matches: end-to-end basketball affairs during which excellence in the moments cience in the moments determine the outcome.

You can see the point. Pick a central midfield of Kobbie Mainoo and Youri Tielemans with Bruno Fernandes ahead of them and you can be certain that there will be lots to purr over in possession and less pressing than is ideal. To his credit, Mainoo's recovery of the ball was exceptional for the most part, certainly beyond what Thomas Tuchel gives him credit for.

There is little to be learned from hat-trick man Fernandes' creativity in open play, but far more from how Marcus Rashford flourished on the left wing. There was an intent to take on Dara O'Shea that is directly proportional to the England forward's confidence – we know how he tends to turn back to pass when things are not going his way.

Without the ball, there was something entirely new. The accusation – long-term in its application – is that Rashford offers insufficient tracking back and defensive work to account for the attacking returns, in an age when the best wingers are either super-productive or do both attacking and defending.

This gave hope of another new start. Rashford's three tackles were only bettered by one United player. There was a moment in the first half where the 28-year-old lost possession in a duel with Abdul Fatawu, who sprinted away from him. Rashford ran with him and, when a United team-mate forced Fatawu to slow down, it was he who nicked the ball away. Old Trafford roared as if it were a goal.

Two games: one wretched, one involving 45 minutes of cheers and whoops. We should probably get used to that United norm, a team involved in chaotic encounters who occasionally beat a better team and occasionally lose to a worse one. I don't know if that will be good enough and I don't know how you can either. But it is going to be great fun finding out.

Bruno Fernandes powers in his opening goal to bring Manchester United level yesterday PA

Manchester United

Ipswich Town

Substitutions:

Manchester United Mazraoui (Shaw, 73), Yoro (Dalot, 74), Santos (Mainoo, 80), Dorgu (Rashford, 80), Sesko (Cunha, 80); Ipswich Town Akpom (Emersonn, h-t), Palacios (Nunez, 62), Ouattara (Lukic, 73), Furlong (Maeda, 73), McAteer (Fatawu, 83).

Farke's half-time changes net valuable point for Leeds

LEEDS UNITED Calvert-Lewin 79

BRENTFORD Schade 41

By Mark Walker

AT ELLAND ROAD

Daniel Farke said he was proud of his players after tactical changes resulted in Leeds United salvaging a point against Brentford.

Kevin Schade's brilliant finish put the impressive Bees up at the interval as Farke's side were left chasing shadows in their first home game of the season, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin's 79th-minute equaliser sealed their fightback.

Leeds were outnumbered in mid-field and outmaneuvered before half-time, prompting Farke to replace Jaka Bijol and Brenden Aaronson with Ao Tanaka and Harry Wilson as they switched from a back three to a flat back four.

Farke said: “It is definitely a good point for us. A very difficult, complicated game, like we expected. Brentford are in red-hot form.

"They were excellent in the first half. They fully deserved to lead at half-time. They were the better side."

Brentford climbed up to fourth after last week's opening-day win against Tottenham while Leeds sit eighth, also on four points, following their victory at Nottingham Forest.

“I’m very proud of my boys’ reaction because I’ve asked a lot today,” Farke added. “Brentford showed up and played such a first half. So much quality, it was difficult for us.

“And then in the second half, I was asking a lot for my players because we changed the base formation at half-time.

“We brought new players in, got control back, but didn’t find a solution in order to open them and create, so we changed again the base formation in the end and found a way to open them and equalise.”

CHELSEA Lavia 4, Neto 14, Pedro 32, Palmer 74

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION Yalcouyé 35, Pedro og 63, Gross 90

By Robert O'Connor

AT STAMFORD BRIDGE

Chelsea's winning start to life under Xabi Alonso continued with a pulsating win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Brilliance in attack papers over frailties at back for Chelsea

It was another display of electrifying attacking football from the Blues, who should have had the game won inside half-an-hour with goals from Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro, before they were almost dismantled by a brave Brighton fightback and clumsy defending.

Malick Yalcouyé scored his first goal for the Seagulls, beating goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez on the Argentine's debut, then Pedro's own goal had Chelsea teetering on the edge of an embarrassing collapse.

As so often, they turned to Cole Palmer who bulldozed through mid-field to lash in his team's fourth.

The question remains whether a title challenge is plausible while the Blues' defence remains this obliging. Most alarming was not that Brighton pulled back to within one goal, but the loss of control the team suffered when they came under pressure.

Even with the game won deep in stoppage time, Pascal Gross was given time and space to nod in another easy consolation goal.

There was no place in the Chelsea squad for Enzo Fernandez, whose departure before tomorrow's transfer deadline appears likely, nor goalkeeper Robert Sanchez following the arrival of Martinez.

The hosts made a fast start. In the fourth minute, Pedro flicked on Neto's corner, Mats Wieffer stopped the ball on the line but was prevented from clearing it by Bart Verbruggen, whose clumsy swipe presented Lavia with the opening goal.

After 14 minutes it was 2-0. Morgan Rogers skimmed around Luka Vuskovic and his cutback found Neto, arriving to beat Ferdi Kadioglu to the ball and finish.

A beautiful pass from Rogers then released Jorrel Hato, who charged down the left before squaring for Pedro to finish into the corner.

Brighton cut the deficit when Charalampos Kostoulas had an ef-

Cole Palmer curls home what ended up being Chelsea's winning goal GETTY

Leeds United

Brentford

Substitutions:

Substitutions: Leeds United Elvedi (Rodon, 34), Tanaka (Bijol, h-t), H Wilson (Aaronson, h-t), James (Bogle, 68), Nmecha (Okafor, 69); Brentford Ouattara (Anthony, 61), Yarmoliuk (Damsgaard, 69), Henry (Lewis-Potter, 88), C Wilson (Kayode, 88), Hickey (Schade, 88).

Dominic Calvert-Lewin scores the equaliser for Leeds REUTERS

Brentford boss Keith Andrews said “there was a tinge of disappointment, but it’s not an easy place to come and get a point” after his side had dominated the first 45 minutes.

He added: “I thought we could have done more with what we had in the first half.”

fort well saved by Martinez and Yalcouyé lashed the rebound against a post and in. It is now 18 league matches since Chelsea last kept a clean sheet.

Pedro's own goal gave Brighton hope before Palmer sent a delightful curling finish past Verbruggen.

Gross's late header came marginally too late for the Seagulls.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Substitutions:

Chelsea Acheampong (W Fofana, 68), James (Lavia, 68), Caicedo (Neto, 68), Chavarria (Colwill, 72), Barco (Caicedo, 82); Brighton & Hove Albion Osman (Yalcouyé, 74), Costinha (Wieffer, 80), David (Kostoulas, 80).

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Alonso: Chelsea are prepared for Fernandez exit

By Robert O'Connor

AT STAMFORD BRIDGE

Xabi Alonso said Chelsea are preparing for “all scenarios” regarding Enzo Fernandez’s future after the midfielder was left out again yesterday, missing the 4-3 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

The Blues lost control of a match that they seemingly had won inside half an hour, a scintillating attacking display that had them three goals up disintegrating into chaos in the absence of their World Cup winner in midfield.

Manchester City's interest in Fernandez and the player's desire to leave before tomorrow's transfer deadline meant that for the second game in a row Alonso opted not to involve him and, asked whether the Argentinian had played his last game for Chelsea, the manager said: "We'll see. We want the best for the team and that's why we took the decision against Luton [last Thursday] and today.

“We have to be aware [until] Tuesday what is going to develop. We are preparing for all scenarios.”

The question remains whether a title challenge is plausible while their defence remains this obliging.

Goals from Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro opened up a lead that was almost dismantled by Malick Yalcouyé and a Pedro own goal.

Chelsea teetered on the edge as an equaliser looked inevitable. Then Cole Palmer lashed in to send Alonso down the touchline in celebration.

“It’s quite normal,” Alonso said of his team’s drop-off. “It happens in many teams that have worked many games together. We are in this process. I am sure that this result, in the future we can manage it better.”

Emiliano Martinez made his debut after his move from Aston Villa was confirmed. He was not at fault for any goal but was unable to prevent the run of games without a league clean sheet stretching to 18.

Robert Sanchez, whose blunders in last Monday's win at Fulham prompted the club to move, was not in the squad, with his future now in doubt.

"A World Cup winner, 34 [on Wednesday], experience all around," added Alonso. "I'm happy with his first impact. Day by day we will feel his presence because he has this charisma, this aura."

Brighton head coach Fabian Hürzeler revealed his frustration after his team fell short: “The frustrating part is we controlled the game, scored three away and had [a] lot of chances but lost. We didn’t find the balance between controlling the game and being good defensively. It was small margins.”

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