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赋予女性更大话语权的资金支持

北爱尔兰的一家慈善机构获得了北爱尔兰事务部提供的10 万英镑资金支持，旨在增强女性的声音。女性资源与发展机构将开展一项计划，鼓励女性参与影响社区决策的论坛。

法院

两人承认移民罪名

伯明翰的两名男子承认了移民罪行。52岁的扎希德·汗（Zahid Khan）在伯明翰皇家法院承认两项共谋协助非法移民的罪名，而51岁的卡齐·拉齐克（Qazi Raziq）则承认了一项相同罪名。两人在一辆载有33名移民的重型货车于2月4日在多佛被拦截后被捕。

北爱尔兰

部长寻求与财政大臣会谈

北爱尔兰财政部长呼吁与财政大臣约翰·希利（John Healey）举行“紧急会议”。斯托蒙特的部长们尚未就本财年预算达成一致，自4月以来各部门一直依靠临时预算运作。执政联盟的四党部长们一再强调，他们需要财政部提供更多资金。

约翰·奥多德（John O'Dowd）坚称，只有在就“公平且可持续的”斯托蒙特资金达成协议后，才能敲定预算。奥多德呼吁在这一问题上“取得紧急进展”。

清单

十个让你哭笑不得的企鹅笑话

企鹅图书（Penguin Books）和麦维他企鹅饼干（McVitie's Penguin biscuits）推出了一本限量版精装书，收录了企鹅饼干包装纸上的笑话，以纪念2026年全国阅读年。最佳笑话如下：

• 1 企鹅为什么用鱼当书签？因为她不想丢了位置
• 2 为什么企鹅最擅长团体活动？因为他很会抱团
• 3 企鹅为什么会想家？因为没有比家更好的地方
• 4 企鹅妈妈送孩子上学时说了什么？祝你们冰（开心）的一天，宝贝们
• 5 企鹅是怎么在足球比赛中作弊的？他总是假摔
• 6 你怎么称呼一只笑个不停的企鹅？笑企鹅（pen-grin，谐音“penguin”）
• 7 企鹅最喜欢的家庭成员是谁？南极姑妈（Aunt Arctica）
• 8 企鹅为什么戴眼镜？为了帮助冰（视）力
• 9 一群企鹅是怎么做决定的？他们抛鳍（flipper）硬币
• 10 为什么企鹅是优秀的赛车手？因为他们总是占据杆位

人物

《星球大战》超级粉丝的“原力”花园

《星球大战》粉丝切斯特·沃尔什（Chester Walsh）在自家花园里打造了一艘受电影系列启发的太空飞船，内部还配有酒吧。这位科幻迷花费了9,000 英镑，在北安普敦郡的家中用三个月时间建造了这艘飞船。最终成品是一艘长7米、宽3米的太空飞船复制品。

中国

热带风暴袭击东部引发洪水

热带风暴“海豚”昨日登陆中国东部，带来强降雨并引发局部洪水。此前一天，“海豚”以台风强度登陆。当局警告部分地区面临严重洪水和山体滑坡风险。“海豚”登陆时最大持续风速为65公里 / 小时（40英里 / 小时），但下午已减弱。

国防

韩国与美国推进联合军演

韩国和美国军队将于下周开始年度联合军演，以加强对朝鲜威胁的戒备，此前朝鲜恢复了被联合国禁止的弹道导弹试射活动。

军演将持续11天，规模与往年相近，约有18,000名韩国士兵参与。美国军方发言人瑞安·唐纳德表示，通过纳入“近期冲突的经验教训”等现实威胁，此次演习将进一步强化联盟的战备能力和作战水平。

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第3版人物专访

亚历山德里娅·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯 冷冻卵子

掌控自己的人生 美国政治家亚历山德里娅·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯表示，她已开始冷冻卵子，同时考虑个人生活和下一步的政治生涯。

这位36岁的纽约民主党人在Instagram上透露了这一决定，称其计划是为了“更好地掌控自己的人生”。

奥卡西奥-科尔特斯（广为人知的昵称是AOC）是民主党进步派的重要人物，她未说明是否计划生育子女。

但她承认公开讨论这一话题存在“政治风险”，因外界仍在猜测她是否会在2028年寻求更高职位。

保留选择空间……

奥卡西奥-科尔特斯表示，她尚未排除竞选总统或在2028年挑战民主党参议院领袖查克·舒默的纽约席位的可能性。

在ABC《本周》节目中，她表示希望让女性在职业和个人生活中面临的选择更加常态化。

奥卡西奥-科尔特斯还将这一决定与美国更广泛的生殖权利辩论联系起来，批评唐纳德·特朗普政府的堕胎政策。

未来的使命？

特朗普反对堕胎权，其首任期内的最高法院任命帮助形成了多数意见，推翻了2022.年宪法赋予的堕胎权。他还在2025年签署了一项行政命令，旨在降低试管婴儿（IVF）治疗的成本。

奥卡西奥-科尔特斯尚未直接回应是否计划竞选总统。

爱丽丝·利利

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土耳其

议会辩论武装分子特赦法案

土耳其议会已开始辩论一项草案，拟对该国数千名库尔德武装分子实施有条件特赦。

此举将为他们提供类似赦免的机制，以推进政府与其叛乱组织的和平倡议。

去年，库尔德斯坦工人党（PKK）结束了其对土耳其政府长达数十年的武装斗争，宣布解除武装并解散，作为和平努力的一部分。

此举是响应其被囚禁领导人阿卜杜拉·厄贾兰的号召。

报纸支持回收利用。 2024年英国报纸的再生纸含量为37.2%。

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电视

冬奥选手加盟《舞动奇迹》阵容

冬奥选手塔比莎·“塔比”·斯托克（Tabitha "Tabby" Stoecker）成为BBC One《舞动奇迹》（Strictly Come Dancing）最新参赛者。现年25,岁的斯托克是一名钢架雪车运动员，在今年的冬奥会上夺得金牌。她还是世界杯赛事冠军、两届世锦赛奖牌得主和欧锦赛奖牌得主。

自然

在威尔士被发现的海龟踏上回家路

一只在威尔士海滩被发现的海龟将被空运5,000英里，返回其位于墨西哥湾的家乡水域。这只肯氏鳞龟于2023年12月被发现，此后一直在安格尔西海洋动物园（Anglesey Sea Zoo）接受照料。这只动物被发现时已濒临死亡。保育人员现已制定安全计划，将其送回家乡。

西班牙

游泳者误将金枪鱼当作鲨鱼

西班牙一处海滩的游泳者们纷纷冲出水面逃避鲨鱼——结果发现他们逃离的不过是一条大金枪鱼。这条重达650磅（296公斤）的金枪鱼在马贝拉的埃尔安孔海滩浅滩搁浅后，被拍到在水中剧烈挣扎。惊慌失措的游泳者们纷纷试图远离它。

音乐

博伊·乔治警告乐队必须演唱歌曲

歌手博伊·乔治表示，他将解雇不愿演唱其支持以色列歌曲《We Will Dance Again》的乐队成员。这位歌手录制这首歌是为了声援2023.10月7日袭击事件的受害者。这首歌因歌词“有人说是种族灭绝，我说是战争”而受到批评。

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极端天气可能成为夏季新常态

安迪·伯纳姆的内阁成员面临压力，需解释英国将如何应对气候变化引发的日益极端的天气状况。

目前，英格兰7个地区和整个威尔士都处于干旱状态，部分地区正准备迎来今夏史无前例的第六波热浪。

东米德兰兹、林肯郡和北安普敦郡、肯特和东萨塞克斯以及索伦特和南丘陵地区成为最新正式进入干旱状态的地区。

虽然英国部分地区，尤其是苏格兰和北爱尔兰，在阳光过于强烈时可以心安理得地用水管降温，但许多地区的水资源短缺已成为严重问题。

约有4500万人生活在干旱地区，2700万用户面临浇水禁令，因河流和水库水位过低。农民警告称，在难以获取足够水源的情况下，今年收成将“极为惨淡”。

在最坏情况下，水务公司可发布“紧急干旱”令，限制家庭用水时长——如1976年夏季所发生的那样。

当120多名消防员被派往新森林国家公园扑灭一场“毁灭性”野火时，炎热干燥天气的破坏性影响变得更加明显。

近日在田野和公园中出现的“尘卷风”是极端天气带来的另一奇特现象。

但随着气候变化在未来几年愈发显著，我们可能不得不习惯这些奇怪的景象和体验。

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新闻

健康

英国监管机构批准新型减肥药

作者：爱丽丝·利利

英国成为欧洲首个批准每日服用减肥药的国家，该药物可能帮助人们在停用Mounjaro和Wegovy等注射剂后保持体重。

Foundays由美国公司礼来（Eli Lilly）生产，已获英国药品和保健品监管局（MHRA）批准用于治疗肥胖症和2型糖尿病。

这种仅凭处方可获得的药片，又名orforglipron，通过作用于GLP-1受体来减少食欲，与流行的减肥注射剂作用机制相似。

试验发现，服用该药物的人平均减轻了约12%的体重。

与注射剂不同，Foundayo每日服用1次，可随时吞服，不受食物或饮水限制。

专家还表示，药片的生产、运输和储存成本低于注射剂，因其无需冷藏。

Foundayo最初将通过私人处方提供，而制造商礼来计划申请将其纳入英国国民保健服务（NHS）的减肥治疗推荐药物。

英国目前有200万人使用减肥注射剂，但分析师预测，药片的问世可能意味着1年内使用GLP-1药物的人数将增至700万。

研究发现，Foundayo还能防止体重反弹，这是停用减肥注射剂后人们面临的最大问题之一。

一项涉及376名曾使用Mounjaro或Wegovy的受试者的试验发现，改用该药片后，他们在一年内保持了之前减重的75%。

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警方

北伦敦一女子死亡后六人被捕

作者：萨姆·霍尔和汤姆·杰弗里斯

北伦敦一名女子死亡后，四名女性和两名男性因涉嫌谋杀被捕。

伦敦警察厅表示，上周四上午9.33，警方接到报警，称伊斯灵顿区Bolinder Place一住宅内一名女子的安危受到关注。

警方与伦敦救护服务处人员一同到场，发现一名25岁女子无反应。

尽管医护人员努力抢救，该女子仍在现场被宣布死亡。

在现场，警方逮捕了四名女性（年龄分别为20、21、23和26岁）和两名男性（年龄分别为21和24岁），均涉嫌谋杀。目前他们均已保释候查。警方仍在努力联系该女子的近亲。

负责当地警务的总警司杰森·斯图尔特表示：“这是一起悲剧事件，我们的思念与这位年轻女子的家人和朋友同在。

“我们理解，此类事件的消息会引发当地社区的担忧。

“当地警员将继续在该地区保持高可见度，并随时与有疑问或担忧的居民交流。”

负责该调查的侦缉总督察保罗·沃勒表示：“我们的调查正在快速推进，侦探们正努力查明该女子死亡前的具体情况。

“现场逮捕了数人，目前他们已保释候查，调查仍在继续。”

他补充道：“我们希望听到任何可能有助于调查的信息。

“无论看起来多么微不足道，我都敦促知情者主动与我们联系。”

如有线索，请拨打101报警电话，并引用参考号3700 / 06AUG。

也可通过独立慈善机构Crimestoppers匿名提供信息，电话：0800 555 111。

犯罪

酒店袭击事件受害者讲述创伤经历

作者：伊兹·阿迪森（Izzie Addison）

一名在 Travelodge 酒店房间内遭遇袭击的女性表示，这是她一生中“最为创伤”的夜晚之一。

这名家暴受害者（身份未公开）去年 10 月入住伦敦一家 Travelodge 酒店，原本希望借此“远离恐惧”，却在房间内遭到袭击。据她称，施暴者是由前台工作人员放行进入的。她向 BBC 透露：“他走进酒店，告诉前台接待员他的女友在楼上癫痫发作。”

“他询问我住在哪个房间、哪一层。”

她补充道，工作人员随即将房卡交给了他，并指引他前往她的房间。

进入房间后，施暴者对她进行了人身攻击，并试图抢夺她的手机，受害者称。

她设法说服对方离开，但他随后返回并变得更加暴力。

Travelodge 发言人表示：“我们对顾客经历的巨大痛苦深表歉意。”

“顾客的安全与保障始终是——并将继续是——我们的首要任务。”

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天际之羽

动物园工作人员黛比·詹宁斯-奥维亚特（Debbi Jennings-Oviatt）正在欣赏将于今年秋季在爱丁堡动物园展出的 500 多盏巨型灯笼。这些灯笼是苏格兰皇家动物学会（Royal Zoological Society of Scotland）太空狩猎主题灯光步道回归的一部分。

灯笼由中国自贡的专家团队制作，将于 11 月 13 日（周五）至明年 2 月 21 日（周日）展出。

简·巴洛 / PA

简讯

广播

电台误报国王死讯

一家电台因意外播报国王死讯而违反了英国通信管理局（Ofcom）的规定。

今年 5 月，Radio Caroline 在《巴里·马什秀》（The Barry Marsh Show）节目中播放了相关消息，其中一条称：“我们暂停正常节目播出，以表达对查尔斯三世陛下逝世的哀悼。”

随后播放了国歌，并保持了约 16 分钟的静默，主持人才道歉称：“这是技术问题，对此我们深表歉意。”

文物保护

HS2 隧道内为布鲁内尔家族墓碑揭牌

一块蓝色纪念牌（如下图）被安装在距地面 40 米深的隧道内，标志着 HS2 铁路线从布鲁内尔家族墓地下方穿过。

该纪念牌安装在尤斯顿隧道（Euston Tunnel）的墙壁上，该隧道正由两台盾构机从伦敦西部的老橡树公地（Old Oak Common）向市中心的尤斯顿站掘进。

隧道从肯萨尔绿地公墓（Kensal Green Cemetery）下方穿过，这里安葬着马克·伊桑巴德·布鲁内尔爵士（Sir Marc Isambard Brunel）及其子伊桑巴德·金德姆·布鲁内尔（Isambard Kingdom Brunel）。马克爵士设计了泰晤士河下的泰晤士隧道，该隧道于 1843 年开通。

其子的工程项目包括威尔特郡的博克斯隧道（Box Tunnel），当时是世界上最长的铁路隧道。

警方

警员驾驶价值 370 万英镑 法拉利前往扣车场

一名警员有机会驾驶一辆价值 370 万英镑 的敞篷法拉利穿越伦敦，该车因涉嫌违规被警方扣押。

上周末，警方在肯辛顿、切尔西、海德公园和梅菲尔地区开展打击无保险、反社会或危险驾驶行动，共查扣 90 辆车辆，总价值超过 900 万英镑。

其中一辆被扣押的车辆是迪拜注册的法拉利 Monza SP2，该车型全球仅生产 499 台，且仅在英国停留了一天。

视频画面显示，一名戴着墨镜的警员驾驶这辆法拉利穿过梅菲尔，前往警方扣车场。

文化

贝尔法斯特音乐节吸引逾160万游客，成为该市“分水岭时刻”

作者：爱丽丝·利利

逾160 万人前往贝尔法斯特参加为期八天的爱尔兰音乐与文化庆典。

今年夏天，北爱尔兰首府首次举办了Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann传统爱尔兰音乐节。

这一年度活动是全球规模最大的传统爱尔兰音乐庆典，包含比赛、音乐会、舞蹈及即兴表演。

今年，Fleadh（音乐节）让贝尔法斯特焕然一新，小提琴手、长笛手和舞者占据了街道、酒吧和废弃建筑。

贝尔法斯特旅游局负责人格里·列侬称Fleadh是一个“分水岭时刻”，让该市登上了全球舞台。组织者表示，音乐节将贝尔法斯特不同社区凝聚在一起。

“我们将每一个社区聚集在一起，所有人都非常喜爱它，”组织者尼尔·麦克莱恩补充道。“贝尔法斯特大放异彩，世界来到我们家门口，带来了Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann有史以来最多的观众。”

人流监测摄像头记录到，8月2日至9日期间，市中心共迎来1,653,999人次访问，是原先预计800,000人次的两倍以上。周六当天吸引了289,560人次访问，成为贝尔法斯特今年最繁忙的一天。

相比之下，去年爱丁堡艺穗节在近四周内共售出约260 万张门票，而为期一周的威尔士国家诗歌音乐节通常吸引约175,000名游客。

本届Fleadh共举办了200多场活动，但许多活动无需节目单或门票。孩子们在人行道上晒太阳，人群围绕着自发的小提琴和锡笛演奏聚集，狂欢者在临时封闭的街道上加入合唱。

废弃建筑被用作临时酒吧和音乐场地，音乐家们还在火车站举行即兴演奏。活动汇聚了忠诚派与共和派传统，以及少数族裔社区的表演。

列侬表示：“整个Fleadh期间，游客们由衷赞叹我们的热情好客、文化活力以及这座城市的一切。”

该地区公共交通运营商Translink在音乐节期间记录了逾170 万次公交和铁路出行，比去年同期多出620,000人次。

消费

能源公司呼吁民众在日食期间避免用电

作者：爱丽丝·利利

英国最大的能源供应商呼吁客户在明天的日食期间避免用电。

Octopus Energy已要求民众在傍晚6点至8点之间推迟使用洗碗机、洗衣机和插电设备。

预计月球将遮挡高达95%的阳光，届时人们下班回家，用电需求将上升。

英国国家能源系统运营商（负责运营英国电网）表示，日食可能导致供电减少约1.4吉瓦，足以满足50万户家庭的用电需求。

其他电力来源将需要增加，包括燃气发电站以弥补部分减少的供应。

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此次日食将是自1999年以来英国可见的最大规模日食

目前尚无日食可能引发停电的担忧，但Octopus表示，建议民众减少用电以限制对燃气发电的需求。

该公司为在日食期间减少用电的客户提供日食后免费用电。

英国西部地区的能源系统受影响最大，包括威尔士、德文郡和康沃尔郡的太阳能发电场。

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政策

市议会将获得权力阻止不受欢迎的商店进驻商业街

作者：阿尔吉·辛格 副政治编辑

根据安迪·伯纳姆宣布的计划，如果当地存在强烈担忧，市议会将获得更大权力，阻止电子烟和博彩店在商业街开业。

首相将废除托尼·布莱尔时代的“许可目标”规则，该规则限制了地方当局拒绝新博彩店和24小时老虎机场所的能力。

所有通宵游戏场所和销售电子烟的商店也将需要规划许可，以便选民能够决定是否允许其开业。

根据基尔·斯塔默政府首次宣布的提案，警方还将能够关闭“可疑”的理发店、电子烟店和美甲店，最长可达12个月。

所谓的“关闭令”最长期限将从六个月延长至12个月，以便警方有更多时间调查与有组织犯罪相关的场所。

伯纳姆表示，他一系列所谓的“日常修复”措施的最新举措旨在解决人们的担忧，即商业街正在被“掏空”，并在数十年的衰退中变得“面目全非”。

他援引的统计数据显示，自2016年以来，英国已失去近1,800家酒吧和酒吧，而根据社会正义中心的分析，电子烟和烟草店的数量已增至2,200家。

人们对博彩场所在较贫困地区扎堆的现象表示担忧，伦敦布伦特区拥有超过80家博彩场所。

官员表示，政府还将为商业街店面设计制定更明确的期望，以改善外观，并预先防止对“花哨霓虹灯招牌”和“过大标识”的投诉。

“许可目标”政策是在布莱尔工党政府时期推出的，当时伯纳姆担任部长，并于2005年放宽了博彩法。

伯纳姆本月正在全国各地以“倾听模式”旅行，以了解如何改善选民的生活。他昨日表示：“对许多人来说，他们成长过程中熟悉的商业街已经被掏空，并在数十年的衰退中变得面目全非。

“电子烟店、博彩店和不法经营者的增加，取代了人们迫切需要的商店、服务和社区空间。

“这绝对不行。我说过我们会改善英国的商业街，而这正是我们正在开始做的。我们正在将控制权交还给社区，让当地民众真正有权决定商业街上开设什么。地方议会将获得所需的权力，以遏制不受欢迎的商店，让城镇中心重获生机。

“本届政府致力于恢复我们的商业街，并为整个英国带回希望。”

博彩与游戏理事会对任何暗示博彩店无节制扩散的说法表示异议，并坚称商业街面临的真正威胁是“更多空置单位和更少的本地就业机会”。

该行业机构的发言人表示：“自2019年以来，博彩店数量已减少三分之一以上。约有3,000家商店关闭，超过15,000个工作岗位流失。

“将受到严格监管的合法博彩店与不法或犯罪企业混为一谈是错误的。博彩店仍然支持37,500个就业岗位，为邻近企业带来重要客流，对许多顾客来说，它们是受重视的社区中心。”

影子社区大臣詹姆斯·克莱弗利爵士表示：“工党的商业税上涨掏空了我们的商业街，将人们想要的商店赶走，留下空置单位，让剩下的任何人填补。”

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英国电子烟和烟草店的数量已增至2,200家

边境

一艘“超载”橡皮艇创纪录载230人横渡英吉利海峡

国防

英国皇家海军无人机摄像头向中国系统发送信号

作者：克里斯托弗·麦基翁

英国皇家海军无人机上的摄像头曾连接至中国的一个系统。

据《每日电讯报》报道，海军K3 Scout监视无人机上的设备被发现向中国的一个设备发送所谓的“心跳通信”。

这些信息仅包含确认摄像头正常运作的内容，但此次事件已引发对无人机组件安全性的担忧。

英国国防部（MoD）发言人表示，这些传输是在对K3无人机进行“例行网络漏洞评估”时发现的。

他们补充道：“彻底调查未发现任何国防部数据或系统被访问、泄露或外传的证据。”

皇家海军已购买20架K3无人机，作为其无人机项目“蜂巢行动”的一部分。

K3 Scout（见插图）由总部位于汉普郡法勒姆的英国公司Kraken Technology Group生产。

但据了解，摄像头由一家第三方供应商提供，该供应商曾就其安全性做出保证。

这些无人驾驶舰艇预计将执行包括监视、部队保护和精确打击在内的多项任务，助力海军向融合更多无人机的“混合”模式转型。

今年5月，国防部宣布，这些无人机将作为潜在部署的一部分，在该地区实现持久停火后保护霍尔木兹海峡的航运安全。

海军目前已使用无人机监视英国水域周边的俄罗斯活动。

上月，监视俄罗斯活动的海军行动较去年同期增加了25%，俄罗斯军舰多次穿越多佛尔海峡和北海。

俄罗斯利用其老旧船只组成的“影子船队”规避国际对其石油的制裁，为乌克兰战争提供资金。

作者：乔治·利思戈

一艘载有创纪录230名移民的充气船在穿越英吉利海峡时“严重变形”，可能酿成悲剧，法国救援人员表示。

驻扎在贝尔克-叙尔-梅尔的法国救生艇船员称，这艘充气船长15米（498英尺），在被发现驶向海滩接载更多乘客时，已搭载约50名乘客。

这一乘客人数打破了7月创下的165人成功穿越的纪录。

人口走私者不断增加船只搭载的移民人数，英国政府谴责这一做法“鲁莽且危险”。

法国海上国家救援协会（SNMS）救生艇团队（相当于英国皇家全国救生艇协会）表示，周日下午5点左右，约30人在争相登船时落水。1部分人被潮水切断，需紧急救援。

这艘拥挤的充气船在驶向英国时被形容为“在涌浪中严重变形”。

船上原有232名移民，后有2人请求救助，被送往加来。

救援人员的声明补充道，他们的努力“避免了一场悲剧”。

影子内政大臣克里斯·菲尔普表示，法国当局本应阻止这艘充气船出发。

“如今这已超出玩笑范畴，”他说道，“法国当局本可轻易阻止如此大小的船只在浅水区出发。”

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78岁英国遗孀在瑞典生活20年后被勒令离境

爱丽丝·利利 撰

一名在瑞典生活了二十多年的英国遗孀被告知必须离开该国，原因是她错过了英国脱欧后的居留申请截止日期。

78岁的退休护士乔伊斯·托马斯（Joyce Thomas）21年前移居瑞典，与丈夫格温（Gwynne）共同生活，两人结婚55年后，格温于2023年因癌症去世。她如今与爱犬同住在哈马勒（Hammarö）的一套公寓里，附近有她的儿子、孙辈及丈夫的墓地。

但瑞典当局裁定她在英国脱欧后申请居留身份的时间过晚，并下令她离境。

托马斯对《卫报》表示：“在我这个年纪，在一个国家生活了这么久，却因为完全没有做错任何事而被赶走，简直难以置信。”

托马斯和丈夫直到2022年才发现需要正式申请在瑞典的居留权。

英国与欧盟达成的脱欧协议允许基于“合理理由”逾期申请，但瑞典当局于2024年驳回了她的申请。随后的再次申请也未获批准。

她现已在免费提供法律援助的律师帮助下，将案件上诉至更高一级法院。

托马斯表示，在78岁的年纪被迫重建生活，将使她陷入“难以承受的不确定状态”。

英国前商务大臣彼得·凯尔（Peter Kyle）呼吁瑞典当局重新考虑此案。

自英国脱欧以来，已有约2,500名英国公民被瑞典勒令离境，占欧盟各国发出此类离境令总数的三分之一。

在瑞典提交的14,200份脱欧后居留申请中，近4,000份被拒，拒签率达27.5%，而欧盟平均拒签率仅为3%至4%。

瑞典移民局表示，不了解截止日期不足以成为逾期申请的充分理由。

政治

无法招募经济学家或将损害伯纳姆的财政公信力

作者：威尔·黑兹尔 白厅记者

专家警告称，未能招募三名高级经济学家进入政府，将损害安迪·伯纳姆的经济公信力，并可能推高英国的借贷成本。

据悉，前高盛高管吉姆·奥尼尔勋爵、英格兰银行前首席经济学家安迪·霍尔丹以及前预算责任办公室主席理查德·休斯均曾为伯纳姆入主唐宁街10号提供经济建议。

然而，三人至今均未在政府中担任正式职务。有消息称，奥尼尔（接近）迟迟未同意加入的原因之一，是他对财富税持保留态度——而唐宁街拒绝排除增设此税的可能性。

经济学家警告称，若伯纳姆未能成功任命三人中至少一人，将削弱首相的经济公信力，并可能增加政府的借贷成本。

经济事务研究所的朱利安·杰索普表示：“顶级经济学家不愿在政府中担任正式职务并不令人意外，因为这可能限制他们从事其他工作的能力。但若外界认为这是因为他们担心自己的合理建议会被忽视，这将损害公信力。

“这可能加剧投资者在10月预算案前的紧张情绪，并有助于维持英国相对较高的借贷成本。”

潘缪尔·利伯伦姆首席经济学家西蒙·弗伦奇表示：“我认为这可能成为政府的一个问题。在首相交接期间，伯纳姆点名奥尼尔、霍尔丹[和]休斯作为顾问，确实提升了公信力。如果三人均未到任，且障碍被解读为税收问题……那么这种公信力将受到侵蚀。”

弗伦奇补充道，尽管英国相较于其他发达经济体的债务“溢价”目前“稳定”，“但仍容易受到滞胀担忧的影响”。

财富管理公司deVere集团首席执行官奈杰尔·格林表示：“政府无法仅凭三位受人尊敬的经济学家的背书就承诺财政公信力，却连其中一人都未能正式引入。”

不过，并非所有人都持相同意见。潘西恩宏观经济学首席英国经济学家罗布·伍德表示：“我认为顾问的具体人选不会成为市场的首要关切，只要所选人员被视为与伯纳姆先生在当前财政规则框架内的计划相契合。”

一位接近伯纳姆唐宁街团队的消息人士称，即使奥尼尔未在政府中担任正式职务，伯纳姆仍能从其建议中获益：“我了解吉姆，他总是会在安迪提出请求时提供非正式帮助。

“无论吉姆是否是正式顾问，这会让安迪更不愿意听取他的意见吗？不会。”

该消息人士表示，奥尼尔在伯纳姆近期提出的“财政权力下放”声明中发挥了关键作用，该声明将向地方市长下放部分所得税分成。首相官方发言人拒绝就潜在任命发表评论。

投资者“假设”税收最坏情况

作者：威尔·黑泽尔

首相拒绝排除征收财富税的可能性，其官方发言人昨日再次强调了这一点。

当被问及财富税的可能性时，唐宁街10号助手表示：“我不会在财政活动之外对任何此类措施发表评论——这始终是我们的立场。”

此前，安迪·伯纳姆在前足球运动员加里·莱因克尔的播客节目中曾表示，他“可能在某个时候不得不要求多征收一点”税。

deVere集团的奈杰尔·格林表示：“伯纳姆每拖延一周不就财富税表态，持有英国股票、礼品或商业资产的国际投资者就被迫默认最坏情况，因为这是对唐宁街真正沉默的唯一理性回应。”

“伯纳姆有一个狭窄的时间窗口来解决这个问题，否则市场将替他做出决定。”

“最近我亲眼看到法国宪兵站在一旁无所作为，而非法移民在齐膝深的水中登上一艘小船。”

此次险情发生在本月早些时候，一艘载有173人的小船在英吉利海峡因发动机起火而倾覆之后。

内政部发言人表示：“这一最新事件表明，组织这些偷渡活动的犯罪团伙采用了鲁莽而危险的手段，他们不断将越来越多的人塞进不适合航海的船只，继续将生命置于危险之中。”

“我们正在取得进展，今年小船偷渡人数有所下降，7月份的记录人数是2020年以来最低的。”

根据官方数据，今年通过小船偷渡英吉利海峡的人数总体下降了42%。

安迪·伯纳姆的官方发言人表示：“我们看到……一些令人震惊的画面，幼婴被放进这些不适合航海的船只。”

“这些画面令人震惊，它们揭示了无情的走私团伙为牟利而不惜冒生命危险的真相。”

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观点

法拉奇有12个月时间证明自己能成为首相

莱昂内尔·巴伯

Nigel Farage（奈杰尔·法拉奇）曾是英国政坛不可阻挡的力量。他的叛逆政党改革英国党（Reform UK）在5月的地方选举中击败工党和保守党，赢得了超过1,000个席位。意气风发的法拉奇开始思考不可思议的事情。

“我这辈子从未想过，也从未立志成为首相，”他告诉Axel Springer集团老板兼《每日电讯报》所有者Mathias Döpfner。“但现在我认为只有我们能实现变革……我相信我是唯一有胆量站出来做这件事的人。”

然而，由于一位离岸加密货币亿万富翁提供的500万英镑“礼物”，加上与亲信兼已定罪欺诈犯“Push”George Cottrell相关的政党资金争议，法拉奇如今被视为过气人物。

在这两个极端之间，存在一个更平淡的现实：法拉奇受损但并未致命。这场资金争议之所以影响深远，是因为这位“平民老顽童”看起来与他毕生抨击的贪婪精英并无二致。

他可能会在本周的克拉克顿补选中轻松获胜，但由于缺乏强有力的对手（抱歉，Binface伯爵），法拉奇的胜利将是徒有其表的。

然而，只要其根本原因依然存在，法拉奇主义将继续蓬勃发展。这些原因虽老生常谈，但值得重申：移民问题、生活成本危机，以及对保守党和工党这两个主导英国政坛一个多世纪的主流政党的普遍幻灭。

安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）深谙此理。他的首要目标是将流向改革英国党的工党叛逃者争取回来。因此，他前往多佛视察监控英吉利海峡小船偷渡的指挥中心；为酒吧、俱乐部和现场音乐场所提供税收减免“诱饵”；并承诺将权力下放至各地区，包括颇具噱头的“北唐宁街”。

迄今为止，成效看似乐观。工党支持率为26%，虽仍低于历史水平，但已与改革英国党不相上下。法拉奇的个人评价大幅下滑，而工党则出现“伯纳姆反弹”。保守党领袖Kemi Badenoch（凯米·巴德诺赫）的表现也有所改善，但该党支持率仍徘徊在20%左右。

然而，民调仅是竞选马拉松的一个瞬间，距离下次大选还有近三年时间，前提是伯纳姆不会提前举行大选。政治格局依然分裂且动荡；同样的经济制约因素——增长乏力、生产率低下、失业率高企及历史性的高债务与GDP比——依然存在。

改革英国党是否已达巅峰，取决于其能否超越忠实核心支持者。这不仅关乎法拉奇的个人魅力，还关乎改革英国党能否从运动顺利过渡为政党。

从一家股东持股的私人有限公司（法拉奇持多数股权，对资产、任命等拥有绝对控制权）转型为由富豪捐助者和会员资助的非营利组织，这一过程至少可以说是困难重重。

改革英国党声称拥有超过270,000名付费会员，但政党的专业化建设仍在进行中。除了资金流向存疑外，还有一个问题是：有多少心怀不满的前内阁大臣（如苏拉·布雷弗曼、罗伯特·詹里克和纳迪姆·扎哈维）加入后，改革英国党会变成一个由保守党“翻新”成员组成的政党。

法拉奇的优势在于能够洞察民意，无论是关于脱欧、文化战争、身份政治还是移民问题。他的一些批评虽合理，但往往旨在煽动而非解决问题。尽管他抱怨媒体偏见，但GB News已成为他的囊中之物，《电讯报》、《泰晤士报》和《每日邮报》在不同程度上也对其事业表示同情。

移民问题作为一个关键议题，形势正在发生变化。在沙哈娜·马哈茂德（Shahana Mahmood）的领导下——伯纳姆明智地将其留任内政部——通过小船横渡英吉利海峡的移民人数已大幅下降，与一年前相比减少了多达一半。越来越多的移民正通过与法国达成的“一人入境、一人遣返”协议被遣送回国。

为了重新掌握主动权，改革英国党（Reform）提出了一项名为“堡垒行动”的疯狂计划，拟由英国皇家海军拦截小船，并在必要时将移民遣送至比利时和法国海岸。该计划充满外交和法律障碍，可能仅仅是一种转移注意力的手段。批评者认为，此举旨在保护该党受鲁珀特·洛（Rupert Lowe）的“恢复党”（Restore party）威胁的右翼阵地，后者主张大规模驱逐非法移民。

只要根本性问题依然存在，法拉奇主义将继续盛行

第二个关键议题是经济不安全感。超过三分之二的英国成年人认为，他们的子女生活水平将不如父辈。中产阶级的困境已持续20年。

低收入家庭更是难以维持生活水平。民粹主义者——无论是绿党还是改革英国党——都在利用这种脆弱性。

人工智能革命可能使情况进一步恶化。在美国，科技巨头正投入数千亿加元争夺通用人工智能（AGI）的竞赛，届时机器将匹敌甚至超越人类技能。曾经备受追捧的服务业工作——会计、银行、保险、管理咨询、软件服务——正面临风险。亚马逊的杰夫·本斯（Jeff Bezos）等科技大亨宣称，人工智能将开启创业的黄金时代。但公众对为人工智能提供动力的数据中心的反对声浪日益高涨。在最近的美国之行中，一位顶级民调专家自信地告诉我：“2028（下届总统选举）将是首场‘人工智能选举’。”

与大多数政治浪潮一样，这一波也将跨越大西洋。值得称赞的是，伯纳姆（及内阁秘书安东尼娅·罗密欧）已意识到政府需要集中掌控人工智能的开发与部署，尤其是在公共部门——英国国民保健服务（NHS）、公务员系统和地方政府雇佣了超过450 万人。这可能成为改革英国党的沃土。

有人试图论证民粹主义注定会自食其果。按照这种说法，民粹主义依赖冲突而生存。在某个时刻，它会反噬盟友，或被对手超越。

法拉奇（见插图）已尝到自酿的苦果，洛敦促他合作。目前，他打算按兵不动。此前他曾被斥为“疯子”。脱欧让他确信自己站在历史的正确一边。他坚称，改革英国党是一个全国性政党，具有持久力。未来12个月将决定他是否正确。

莱昂内尔·巴伯，2005年至2020年任《金融时报》主编

安全

改革英国党领导人称该党受到“区别对待”

乔治·汤普森与威尔·米金-杜兰特报道

奈杰尔·法拉奇昨日表示，在安·威德科姆遇害前，改革英国党（Reform UK）曾被安全官员“与其他所有人区别对待”。

但这位改革英国党领导人表示，在针对其住宅涉嫌纵火弹袭击事件的调查重启后，他仍对警方抱有信心。

法拉奇称，伦敦警察厅和反恐警务（CTP）决定将自身提交独立警察行为监察局（IOPC）监管，这一举动表明“反恐部门犯了一些错误”。

调查威德科姆（见插图）死亡案的反恐警察已重启一年前对法拉奇位于伦敦南部住宅涉嫌纵火弹袭击事件的调查。

《每日电讯报》报道称，一枚“合格的燃烧装置”据称被投入法拉奇的信箱。警方表示，该案于2025年4月报案。

CTP称其调查了一起“未遂入室盗窃”案，但未逮捕任何人，案件在等待新线索后被暂时结案。

IOPC目前正在调查一名CTP伦敦工作人员的“行为”。

法拉奇表示：“我知道这是前所未有的举动，是的，这与安·威德科姆的谋杀案直接相关。

“恐怕现阶段我无法透露更多细节。”

这位改革英国党领导人补充道：“在那之前，我们一直受到与其他所有人截然不同的对待。

“令人极为痛心的是，英国安全部门直到安遇害后，才终于认真对待改革英国党政客和重要人物的安全问题。”

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与改革英国党结盟需排除“极端主义”规条

作者：威尔·黑泽尔 《i报》西敏寺记者

奈杰尔·法拉奇表示，改革英国党（Reform UK）只有在其领导人鲁珀特·洛与被指控宣扬极端主义的支持者保持距离的情况下，才会考虑与“恢复英国党”（Restore Britain）达成协议。

法拉奇是在昨天发表上述言论的。此前，“恢复英国党”联合创始人兼竞选总监查理·唐斯被犹太团体指控在一则攻击法拉奇的社交媒体帖子中宣扬反犹太主义陈词滥调。

本月初，洛曾通过在线发布视频信息，向法拉奇伸出橄榄枝，呼吁两人“搁置分歧”，“为国家利益合作”。

洛此前曾是改革英国党议员，但在2025年因欺凌指控被开除出党，他本人对此予以否认。今年年初，他创立了极右翼政党“恢复英国党”，与改革英国党展开竞争。

在视频信息中，洛提出了与改革英国党结盟的条件，包括禁止清真和犹太屠宰方式，并就恢复死刑举行全民公投。

然而，法拉奇昨天在回应中提出了反条件——即洛的“核心圈子”中有一些人他无法与之合作。

在伦敦市中心举行的改革英国党监狱政策新闻发布会上，法拉奇表示：“我总是乐于与人会面和交谈——在合理范围内。”

“但是……在那个党的高层圈子里，有一两个人，如果我坐下来与他们交谈，我认为我们的成员和选民会对我的行为感到震惊。”

“所以我们可以与鲁珀特·洛交谈——这没问题。但当你的联合创始人发布我称之为‘老一套理论’的内容……而你还有其他公开支持的人要求将所有犹太人驱逐出境时，情况就不同了。”

法拉奇提到的联合创始人指的是唐斯。近日，唐斯因在网上暗示法拉奇“被犹太支持者收买”而受到犹太团体批评。唐斯还曾表示，穆斯林“不如基督徒英国化”。

至于“要求将所有犹太人驱逐出境”的言论，则是指“恢复英国党”支持者史蒂夫·劳斯。劳斯倡导对非基督徒实施“全面再移民”政策。

洛此前曾表示，劳斯“不参与‘恢复英国党’的决策过程”，但“非常欢迎”他支持该党。

法拉奇说：“我提出的条件是，这些人必须退出核心圈子。”

在法拉奇举行新闻发布会之前，洛已排除了将解雇唐斯作为与改革英国党结盟的条件。

洛昨天上午在社交媒体上发文称：“‘恢复英国党’仍然对善意对话持开放态度，前提是双方都理解我们面临的残酷选举现实。”

目前已联系唐斯置评。

苏格兰

绿党议员因“强奸恶魔化”言论道歉

作者：Rachel Keenan 和 Craig Meighan

多个女性慈善机构批评了一名苏格兰绿党政客，后者声称存在“对强奸的恶魔化”。

Q Manivannan 今年当选为该党爱丁堡和洛锡安东部选区的苏格兰议会议员，去年在《主观空间》（The Subjective Space）播客节目中发表了上述言论，这些言论在本周末再次在网上传播。

在近一小时的访谈中，使用 they / them 代词的非二元性别议员 Manivannan 表示，强奸是“一个谱系”。

（见插图）补充道：“其中任何一种都不比其他更糟或更轻，但这是构成这个同质化词语‘强奸’的一个谱系。”

该议员还提出，存在“不同模式”的同意和强奸。

进一步表示，认为强奸犯是“高大魁梧的男人”的想法“并非毫无根据”，但称这种看法“被误解了”，因为“任何人都有可能”实施强奸。

在苏格兰强奸危机联盟（Scottish Rape Crisis Alliance）发出公开信后， 道歉。该联盟表示“不存在强奸等级”，并警告该议员不要“淡化”性暴力。

公开信称：“‘我的强奸是否足够严重？’这一问题永远不应成为幸存者需要自问的问题。”信中还写道：“我们要求苏格兰绿党及所有政治代表明确表态。

“不要淡化强奸。不要将性暴力常态化。不要制造伤害的等级。不要要求幸存者缩小自身经历，以使政治讨论更加轻松。

“也不要忽视讨论核心的那个人——她往往是一名女性或女孩。

“她不是一个理论概念。她不是一个统计数字。她不是政治棋子。”

昨日在声明中表示：“我对我的言论被选择性编辑以误导他人并歪曲我的形象感到震惊。

“但我也承认，我的表述一开始就过于抽象，对此我承担全部责任并表示歉意。

“在访谈中，我明确表示，在任何情境下，强奸都是同样严重和有害的。

“访谈的这一部分被恶意剪辑，其余部分则被断章取义地广泛传播。

“我将始终与受害者和幸存者站在一起。”

保守党呼吁苏格兰绿党暂停 的职务。苏格兰儿童部长、工党和自由民主党也对这些言论提出批评。

此前曾因其高级职位的资格问题引发争议。 在印度泰米尔纳德邦长大，以学生签证来到英国，当选苏格兰议会议员时尚未获得永久居留权。

调查

财政部“促成”自杀

作者：Alice Lilley

一项调查裁定，财政部对一名 26 岁雇员的调查处理方式促成了其自杀。

Chloe Moffat 是财政部一名主管的私人助理，去年 5 月 20 日在经理告知其被指控泄露同事敏感信息的第二天自杀身亡。

她否认了这些指控，但询问自己是否会被解雇，并被告知管理层无法预测结果。

萨里郡助理验尸官 Anna Crawford 认定，财政部“实质性促成”了 Moffat 女士的死亡，因为未能说明即使指控属实，可能的处罚也只是书面警告而非解雇。

财政部发言人表示：“我们仍在哀悼 Chloe 的离世，她既是同事也是朋友。

“我们极为重视验尸官的关切……正在仔细考虑调查结果。”

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新闻

封面故事

4500万人在英国面临干旱

作者：埃莉诺·兰福德 政治记者

在经历了有记录以来最干旱的7月之一后，英国约有4500万人正生活在干旱条件下。

英国国家干旱小组表示，英格兰全境面临水资源短缺——农业和环境受影响尤为严重。整个威尔士也处于干旱状态，苏格兰部分地区在7月干旱后，直到近期降下大雨才缓解水资源短缺。

英格兰和威尔士有2700万人受到软管禁令影响，部分地区还面临禁止商业场所洗车、浇灌室外植物以及填充公共游泳池的禁令。

该小组由水务公司、环境署、气象局和政府组成，警告称由于8月初的干燥天气，情况将进一步恶化。

政府表示，另有四个地区已进入官方干旱状态——东米德兰兹、林肯郡和北安普敦郡、肯特和东萨塞克斯，以及索伦特和南唐斯。

东北部和约克郡已进入持续干旱天气阶段，即干旱前的状态，这意味着英格兰已无任何地区处于正常状态。

这种异常干燥的状况被描述为“骤发性干旱”——由于极低降雨量和高温的共同作用，干旱发展迅速。最新公告显示，英格兰71.3%的地区处于干旱状态。

前景依然不容乐观。英国气象局环境与能源主管莎拉·戴维斯表示，7月是“英国气候记录中最不同寻常的月份之一”，英格兰和威尔士经历了自1836年有记录以来最干燥和最晴朗的7月，英国整体则为有记录以来第三干旱的7月。

她表示，8月剩余时间及9月的天气预测显示，干燥天气可能持续，“没有强烈迹象表明会出现大范围持续降雨”。

包括洗车行和游泳池在内的商业机构可能最早于今日面临用水限制，汉普郡和怀特岛地区的南方水务公司已申请实施“非必要用水禁令”——这是继软管禁令后的下一阶段措施。这将是20年来首次采取该措施。

英国国家干旱小组发布的一系列严峻数据显示，水库水位仅为69%，比往年同期预期值低11.6%，且仅在7月就下降了16%，创下至少30年来该月最大降幅。

农业是受影响最严重的行业之一，损失可能导致未来供应紧张和成本上升。农民报告称今年收割时间为20年来最早，产量下降，畜牧业农民因牧草生长不良已开始动用冬季饲料储备。

英国环境署战略干旱负责人、国家干旱小组主席托尼·格雷林表示，情况“正在恶化，并将持续恶化，直到出现大量持续降雨”。

“我们知道炎热干燥的天气正对农业造成实质性影响，并将对环境产生长期影响，”他说，“我们需要每个人共同努力，减少用水，确保现有水资源储备能够维持。”

英国全国农民联合会副主席保罗·汤普金斯表示，在未来几周内没有明显降雨预测的情况下，农民和种植者面临的形势“日益令人担忧”。

“许多农民已完成有记录以来最早的收割，全国部分地区的主要作物产量报告不佳，”他说。

唐宁街发言人为政府今夏应对热浪和野火的举措辩护，坚称政府既关注应急响应，也重视提升长期应对气候极端事件的韧性。

自由民主党议员阿利斯泰尔·卡迈克尔警告称，由于整个欧洲持续的极端高温对供应链造成连锁影响，购物者今年晚些时候在结账时可能需要支付更高的食品价格。

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自然

气候变化使英国历史公园面临风险

作者：艾米莉·博蒙特

一份报告警告称，历史悠久的绿地正面临气候变化带来的日益严重的威胁。

英国国家彩票遗产基金会和英国历史建筑保护组织表示，英国各地的公园、花园和墓地容易受到干旱、强降雨、严重风暴和在温暖条件下繁衍的害虫的破坏。

这些由气候变化驱动的问题影响着从树木和植物收藏到小径、露台和湖泊的方方面面。

报告称，包括奇西克宫及花园、邱园、伦敦皇家公园以及爱丁堡的王子街花园（插图）在内的历史公园和花园雇用了超过 32,000 人，每年仅国际游客就为英国经济贡献 £2.9 亿英镑。

但它们已经受到气候变化导致的极端天气日益严重的影响。

报告指出，小径和排水系统无法适应当前的条件，树木因干旱和强风而流失，整个植物群可能因影响黄杨、白蜡树、欧洲栗和橡树的疾病而消失。

报告发现，许多公园和花园管理者尚未做好应对气候变化严重影响的准备，并警告称资金不足正阻碍他们进行适应性调整。

各地正在采取行动，如改变植物物种的范围，减少对易受影响植物的依赖。报告称，英格兰东南部的园丁主要担心干旱压力和树木死亡。

北部地区则担忧强降雨、洪水和风暴破坏，而西南部则同时受到这两种极端天气的影响。

环境

水库水位逼近极度低位

作者：亚当·福里斯特

随着英国最干旱地区面临第 6 波热浪，英格兰和威尔士几乎所有水库的水位都已降至正常水平以下。

由于夏季剩余数周时间且预报降雨极少，更多水库也正在达到极度低位——包括目前有 5 座被认定为“异常低位”。

专家警告，这增加了进一步实施软管禁令和其他用水限制的可能性，还可能影响农民的作物产量，因为他们面临“残酷”的收获季。

甚至有人担心，由于新水库建设速度无法跟上夏季热浪日益增多的步伐，未来可能出现全国性断水。

今年的干旱让人想起 1976 年夏季水库干涸、地面龟裂的情景。

当时缺水情况严重到不得不在部分地区实行定时供水。

英国环境署目前将 5 座水库归类为“异常低位”——包括萨默塞特的温布尔球水库（蓄水量 50%）和布拉格登水库（蓄水量 54%）。

埃塞克斯郡的亨宁菲尔德水库蓄水量为 60%，德比郡的多夫水库群和威尔士中部的克莱韦多水库也处于异常低位。

另有 7 座水库水位“显著偏低”——包括斯塔福德郡的布利什菲尔德水库、德比郡的德文特河谷水库以及伦敦附近的下泰晤士水库群。

英格兰水库蓄水情况

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高温迫使购物者远离商业街

作者：乔西·克拉克

数据显示，在零售商普遍低迷的7月，对凉爽服装和园艺配件的消费需求成为一抹亮色，而持续高温则对零售业造成了冲击。

根据英国零售商协会和毕马威的数据，上个月英国零售总销售额同比增长1.3%，低于12个月平均1.8%的水平。

英格兰队晋级世界杯半决赛推动食品销售增长1.8%，高于12个月平均3.4%的水平。

但非食品销售额较去年7月下降0.7%，因购物者避开炎热的商业街。

服装成为积极增长的领域，受益于对平价夏季必备单品的需求。

购物者推迟了家具和电脑等大额消费。

休闲

主题公园因主水管爆裂关闭

作者：汤姆·杰弗里斯

伦敦一家主题公园在暑假期间因主水管爆裂被迫关闭一天。

位于伦敦西南部的切辛顿探险世界表示，门票将“重新生效”而非退款，意味着顾客可在九个月内的指定日期重新使用。

为该主题公园供水的泰晤士水务公司表示，通往公园道路上的一条主水管爆裂，影响了KT9邮编区域的用户。

切辛顿的顾客被拒绝进入停车场，主题公园将保持关闭，直至问题解决。

泰晤士水务公司表示：“我们对切辛顿地区目前断水的用户及计划前往切辛顿探险世界度假村的游客表示歉意。”

自23日起，泰晤士水务用户已实施软管禁令。

天气

英格兰多地发布琥珀级高温健康警报 预计气温将达36℃

作者：埃米莉·比门特

英格兰大部分地区已发布琥珀级高温健康警报，预计本周气温将再次飙升至30多度。

警报将从今天上午9点起至周五晚上9点，覆盖东米德兰兹、英格兰东部、约克郡和亨伯、伦敦、西北部、东南部、西南部和西米德兰兹地区，东北部则发布黄色高温健康警报。

英国气象局表示，预计本周晚些时候气温将攀升至30多度，部分地区周四最高气温将达36℃。

英国气象局首席预报员贾森·凯利表示：“本周高温将逐步加剧，英格兰和威尔士大部分地区将迎来广泛的热浪，气温将升至30多度。

“本周高温的主要驱动因素是高气压，未来一两天内将占据主导地位，带来充足的阳光，并使气温逐日上升。

“南风或东南风还将带来欧洲大陆的炎热空气，这意味着本周许多人将面临显著高温，预计周四达到峰值。”

英国气象局称，周末较冷空气将从西北部扩散，减弱的高气压可能使阵雨或持续降雨短暂影响英国部分地区。

但任何降雨都无法弥补近几周和几个月的降水不足。

英格兰和威尔士经历了自1836年有记录以来最干旱的7月，初步统计显示，英格兰19个郡整月滴雨未下。

英国气象局数据显示，英格兰南部经历了有记录以来最炎热的7月，威尔士则与历史最高纪录持平，英国和英格兰均为有记录以来第二炎热的7月。

大规模野火已袭击彭奈恩山脉、苏格兰凯恩戈姆山、南威尔士朗达山谷的兰沃莫伊、萨福克郡邓尼奇希思等地区。

今夏极端干旱天气与多轮热浪叠加，包括5月和6月创下同期高温纪录，导致超过2,800例超额死亡。

在发布琥珀级高温健康警报之际，英国卫生安全局公共卫生代理顾问波莉·阿什莫尔呼吁民众采取简单措施确保安全。

“高温天气可能对老年人及有既往健康问题的脆弱群体造成严重健康后果，”她表示。

“我们敦促卫生和社会护理服务部门做好准备，确保所有人了解天气预报并遵循必要的建议。”

水道

运河与河流信托基金表示，为节约用水，已暂时取消对无固定停泊地船只每14天至少移动一次的要求。

警方

少年海中遇难

作者：安希塔·霍塞因-普尔

一名18,岁男子在东萨塞克斯海域遇险后身亡。

萨塞克斯警方表示，周日晚间近7点接到报警，称有三人在坎伯沙滩下水后遇险。

搜救行动展开后，三人中的两人——一名16岁少年及一名24岁男子——安全上岸。

但第三人，年仅18岁，于晚上7点30分左右被救出水面。

警方称：“遗憾的是，尽管现场医护人员全力抢救，他仍在不久后被宣告死亡。”

三人相互认识，结伴从伦敦前往该海滩。

“此事无可疑情况。”发言人表示。

该事件发生于周日晚间东萨塞克斯的坎伯沙滩

近几周来，水库蓄水量持续下降，降至69%，比该季节长期平均水平低12%。

纽卡斯尔大学气候变化影响学教授海莉·福勒此前警告：“我们正进入一个水资源极端时代：冬季洪水增多，夏季干旱加剧——而储水设施不足以弥合缺口。”

“如果现在不采取行动，1976年干涸的水龙头可能再次干涸。”

水利大臣埃玛·哈迪表示，政府正“加大对农民的支持力度”，包括简化现场灌溉水库的建设审批，并“推动水务行业的长期变革，减少漏损，建设九座新水库及水资源调配工程，以确保供应”。

在最坏情况下，水务公司可发布“紧急干旱”令，限制水龙头的供水时长。

东南水务公司本月早些时候表示，部分地区的水资源“极度紧缺”，并警告客户若需求不降，可能面临断供。

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泰晤士水务因100万英镑“签约金”遭批评

作者：霍莉·威廉姆斯

唐宁街批评泰晤士水务向其首席财务官发放了延迟的100 万英镑百万英镑“签约金”。

该公司还同意向多名高管支付数笔留任款项，以确保其财务未来。

泰晤士水务目前背负着超过£2十亿英镑的创纪录债务负担，该公司披露，上月底已向史蒂夫·巴克支付了这笔签约金。

在上周寄给环境、食品和农村事务（Efra）委员会的信中，泰晤士水务主席阿德里安·蒙塔古爵士表示，这笔款项是招募巴克（见插图）的“必要激励”。

巴克于去年4月加入公司，但该款项在更广泛的留任款项被暂停后推迟发放。据了解，该公司在获得法律意见后支付了这笔款项。

泰晤士水务在信中还表示，尽管去年年底引发轩然大波，但公司已与十几名高管以及两名已离职的高管就其所谓的“留任款项”达成了个人协议。

这些款项的细节曝光之际，泰晤士水务正努力争取其高级债权人提出的救助协议，以避免破产并被政府暂时国有化。

这些款项还进一步证明，该行业能够规避去年通过的《水务（特别措施）法》，该法禁止向损害客户和环境的公用事业公司高管发放绩效奖金。

泰晤士水务和其他水务公司因一系列重大泄漏和过量排放污水事件而引发公愤。

唐宁街发言人表示：“当公司本应专注于改善业绩和重建公众信任时，表现最差的水务公司之一却向高管发放巨额款项，这是不可接受的。

“我们已禁止向污染水务公司高管发放奖金。我们期望各公司遵守规则的字面和精神。

“我们期待（水务监管机构）Ofwat的审查结果，该审查将评估是否以及如何加强这些规则。”

自由民主党奥克尼和设得兰议员阿利斯泰尔·卡迈克尔担任Efra委员会主席，他敦促大臣们概述防止公司规避奖金禁令的计划。

他说：“政府明确表示希望制止这种行为。显然他们没有成功。我们需要听取他们打算如何应对。”

泰晤士水务去年12月同意暂停向21名高管支付246 万英镑百万英镑的留任款项。

该公司拒绝就信中详述的款项发表评论。但据了解，这些款项低于最初提议的金额。

信中确认，在寻求法律意见后，这些款项将在“未来几周”内敲定。蒙塔古在信中表示：“我理解，对于那些认为自己理应获得更好服务的客户来说，高层领导获得高额补偿是不公平的。

“然而，我们需要这些领导留任，以继续推进扭亏为盈的进展。”

河流行动组织（River Action）的活动负责人艾米·费尔曼表示：“将泰晤士水务置于特别管理之下，并重建其服务客户而非奖励失败的机制。”

泰晤士水务上月发布的年度财务报告显示，该公司支付了超过400 万英镑百万英镑的奖金，并将首席执行官的薪酬提高至100 万英镑.2百万英镑。

新森林大火威胁珍稀野生动物

作者：本·米切尔（Ben Mitchell）与马蒂尔德·格朗让（Mathilde Grandjean）

昨天，超过120名消防员在英格兰南部的新森林国家公园内扑救一场发生在珍稀荒原上的火灾。

这场野火于周日由A31公路（靠近灵伍德段）上一辆货车起火引发，目前过火面积已相当于140个足球场大小。

新森林国家公园首席护林员吉莉·莫兰德（Gillie Molland）表示，该区域栖息着英国全部6种爬行动物、多种昆虫、植物及鸟类，如达特福莺和欧夜鹰等珍稀物种。

另据报道，威尔士布莱瑙格温特郡朗格尼德水库附近的野火仍在持续。火灾于周六发生，现已被定性为重大事件。

天气

“尘卷风”随夏季高温频现

通常与非洲相关的现象可能将长期伴随我们，报道：

亚当·福里斯特（Adam Forrest）

在今夏创纪录的高温下，英格兰部分地区出现了类似小型龙卷风的尘土、草屑和干草柱旋转现象。

这种被称为“尘卷风”（有时也称“旋风”）的现象通常仅在沙漠高温环境中出现。但气候变化意味着英国在热浪期间将更频繁地遭遇尘卷风。

“通常只能在卡拉哈里或塞伦盖蒂等地看到的景象，如今可能出现在你家后院——尽管没有狮子或斑马。”英国气象服务公司创始人吉姆·戴尔（Jim Dale）表示。

近日，肯特郡、萨福克郡、北安普敦郡及伦敦东南部的格林尼治公园均有尘卷风目击报告。周日，一股旋风被拍到从日光浴者和野餐者身边掠过。

另一场旋风在达特福德的一家体育俱乐部将桌椅卷入空中，而一架空中救援直升机则拍下了肯特郡乡村田野上盘旋的尘卷风。

尽管外观类似小型龙卷风，但尘卷风的威力远不及后者。龙卷风自上而下形成，而尘卷风则是从地面向上生成。

“地表极端高温会形成旋转的空气柱，卷起尘土、草屑、干草或碎屑。”戴尔解释道，“由于上方冷空气试图平衡已形成的低压区，这种现象通常仅持续数分钟。”

虽然威力不及龙卷风，但尘卷风已知会造成财产损失。

周五，一股尘卷风掠过肯顿的农田

“它们能卷起轻型物体，但总体而言危险性不大，无法与龙卷风相提并论。”戴尔表示，“通常你可以轻松避开，但若不慎遭遇，应遮住眼睛、耳朵和嘴巴，并蹲下身体。”

气象专家警告称，未来数年热浪频发将使尘卷风成为英国夏季的常见现象。

“这种现象通常出现在干旱气候的自然纪录片中，如今在英国看到虽令人惊讶，但考虑到今夏的天气状况，或许也不足为奇。”戴尔说道。

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军事

乌克兰无人机袭击俄罗斯腹地石油枢纽 致13人死亡

文：汉娜·阿日罗娃

乌克兰昨日对俄罗斯中部鞑靼斯坦共和国的一个石油枢纽发动袭击，造成13人死亡、75,人受伤，这是四年战争期间俄罗斯境内最致命的袭击之一。

乌克兰军方表示，其打击了下卡姆斯克的一座炼油厂，该地距乌克兰边境以东750英里，人口约240,000人。

俄罗斯官员未说明无人机袭击的具体目标，但该市拥有两座炼油厂和一座石化厂。

近几个月来，乌克兰几乎每天都使用远程无人机袭击俄罗斯的石油设施。

此次行动已导致俄罗斯燃料短缺，削弱其炼油能力，并扰乱民心。

此外，昨日乌克兰多架无人机在西西伯利亚秋明地区的一座工业厂区引发火灾。上月，乌克兰无人机袭击了秋明地区的一座炼油厂，该地距边境以东超过1,500英里。

乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基表示，基辅正试图迫使俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京回到谈判桌。

乌克兰总参谋部称，其部队袭击了下卡姆斯克的塔涅科（Taneco）炼油厂，引发火灾。

鞑靼斯坦新闻处负责人鲁斯塔姆·明尼哈诺夫表示，该市遭遇“密集”无人机袭击，目标为工业和民用设施。

官员称，其中一架无人机击中了一处宿舍，造成9人死亡，包括乌兹别克斯坦和吉尔吉斯斯坦公民，另有75,人受伤。

乌兹别克斯坦驻鞑靼斯坦领事办公室表示，有7名该国公民遇难。

昨日鞑靼斯坦宣布哀悼日。

目前无法独立核实双方的说法。

对俄罗斯而言，修复炼油厂面临复杂挑战。

乌克兰的袭击已损坏了常需进口的专用设备，因需规避国际制裁寻找替代方案或变通措施，修复工作耗时且成本高昂。

俄罗斯外交部发言人玛丽亚·扎哈罗娃称，此次袭击击中了工业设施和住宅楼。

她指责基辅蓄意袭击平民，尽管乌克兰和俄罗斯均多次表示不会以非战斗人员为目标。

另据报道，昨日俄罗斯一枚滑翔炸弹袭击了乌克兰南部城市扎波罗热，造成24人受伤。

世界卫生组织欧洲办事处表示，其位于乌克兰中部第聂伯罗地区的一个仓库在不到24小时内两次遭袭。

袭击摧毁了原本用于前线医疗设施的紧急物资。未报告人员伤亡。

乌克兰自主研发的远程无人机已能飞抵俄罗斯腹地更远距离。

中东

特朗普称伊朗应赔偿其受害者

作者：巴尔加夫·阿查里亚（Bhargav Acharya）与伊斯梅尔·沙基尔（Ismail Shakil）

唐纳德·特朗普昨日表示，他将要求伊朗为“他们杀害和伤害的所有人”支付赔偿，以回应德黑兰就美国和以色列袭击造成的损失寻求赔偿一事。

伊朗表示，正与阿曼接近达成协议，就霍尔木兹海峡的新航道进行定义——但重申，在该水道重新开放之前，美国必须满足包括赔偿、解除制裁和停止军事威胁在内的3项条件。

“这是一个有趣的想法，因为现在我也同样要求伊朗赔偿他们用路边炸弹和6次冲突杀害和严重伤害的4人，”美国总统（插图）说道。

特朗普还提及并要求伊朗为2000年在也门港口发生的美国海军驱逐舰“科尔”号（USS Cole）致命爆炸事件支付赔偿。

美国联邦调查局（FBI）将该爆炸事件归咎于基地组织。

特朗普补充称，德黑兰还应向1月反政府抗议活动中遇难的49人家属支付赔偿。

周日，伊朗外长阿巴斯·阿拉盖希（Abbas Araghechi）表示，与阿曼的协议已进入“最后阶段”，但强调德黑兰不会重新开放该海峡，除非美国满足德黑兰提出的7项要求。

伊朗与美国未进行直接对话。

特朗普随后表示：“我们只是在与他们半谈判。我们只是在观察伊朗，看它通胀高达6,6%，且资金匮乏。”

五条线索纵横字谜 No 4904

横向

3 夹住一个孩子（6） 4 无法记住未穿球衣的西曼（7） 5 鸭子吃某种多刺植物的外层部分（6）

纵向

1 野生动物与蔬菜一起吃的契约（7） 2 / 3 悲惨的跑步最终变成某种身份证明（6,6）

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新闻

教育

AI“在A-level课程作业中越来越难被发现”

作者：亚历克萨·菲利普斯 教育记者

英格兰考试监管机构负责人警告称，在A-level课程作业中检测人工智能正变得“越来越难”，历史和英语等科目最容易受到作弊影响。

英格兰资格及考试监管办公室（Ofqual）首席监管官伊恩·鲍克姆爵士表示，监考考试是确保学生作业真实性的“最可靠保障”。

他还担心，从纸笔考试转向屏幕考试可能会影响来自弱势背景的学生。鲍克姆表示，可以采取“机制”降低大规模作弊的可能性，但Ofqual正在考虑完全取消扩展写作课程作业。

在周四A-level成绩公布日前夕，鲍克姆发表上述言论之际，教育大臣露西·鲍威尔批评英格兰的学习“仍由纸笔主导”，并表示将对课程和评估体系进行改革，使其“适应职场需求”。

Ofqual负责人为考试制度辩护，称需要采取保障措施防止作弊。

他表示：“AI变得越来越聪明，也越来越擅长隐藏自己，因此用老式抄袭检测方法变得相当困难。

“我说的‘老式’，是指两年前还完全有效的方法，现在已经过时了。

“开发能真正检测出作业是否由AI撰写的软件变得越来越难。”鲍克姆补充说，大量依赖写作的课程作业科目，特别是英语语言、英语文学、历史和地理，最容易受到作弊影响。

扩展写作课程作业在英语语言、英语文学、历史和地理的A-level评估中占20%，并在许多其他科目中也被广泛使用。

监管机构表示，此类课程作业“对于保证学生作业的真实性相当不利”。Ofqual和考试委员会正在制定保障措施应对这一问题，可能包括更详细的引用来源要求，以及增加“检查点”，让教师分阶段审核课程作业，并与学生进行更详细的讨论。

针对用屏幕考试取代纸笔考试的呼吁，鲍克姆表示，数字化考试引发了“系统内所有人公平性的关键问题”，因为部分学生在家中获取技术的机会较少。

社会

男子在“末日”级燃气爆炸中受重伤

作者：哈里·古德温

一名男子在疑似燃气爆炸中受重伤，爆炸摧毁了一栋平房。

这名男子在周日早上米尔顿凯恩斯附近的牛顿朗维尔发生的爆炸后被送往医院。爆炸将砖块、屋顶瓦片和玻璃碎片抛向空中，损坏了邻近房屋。

燃气公司StiN表示，附近居民在工程师进行安全检查期间被疏散。

燃气工程师格雷厄姆·富勒表示，他听到一声“巨大的爆炸”，并将街上的碎片比作“末日景象”。

“邻居已经设法抓住了房屋的住户，”富勒先生告诉BBC。

“他严重烧伤，处于休克状态，我们在一片混乱中试图对他进行救治。”

该男子被送往医院后，其病情尚未公布。据报道，他的狗也受了伤。

恐龙入侵伦敦东区

昨天，通勤者在伦敦东区金丝雀码头附近的蒙哥马利广场迎来了一件1,200平方英尺的20艺术品。这件作品由3D Joe和Max艺术家团队耗时三周创作，还包括一个被解剖的电话亭和一辆黑色出租车，重现了新片《橡树街尽头》中的场景。这部科幻电影由安妮·海瑟薇和伊万·麦克格雷格主演，将于周五上映。JOE PEPLER / PAPER / ISANS

社会

八月酒驾事故比冬季更严重

作者：尼尔·兰斯菲尔德

研究发现，八月是一年中酒驾事故最严重的月份，因为夏季活动为人们在饮酒后驾车创造了“更多机会”。

RAC的分析显示，在2014年至2024年间，八月平均有721人在酒驾事故中受伤或死亡。

这一数字超过了七月，后者在11年间平均有704人伤亡。

相比之下，通常与酒驾相关的12月，平均伤亡人数为663人。

RAC政策主管西蒙·威廉姆斯表示：“酒驾常被视为圣诞节期间的问题，但我们的分析显示，涉及酒精超标驾驶员的碰撞事故在夏季实际上更为常见。

“温暖的天气、更长的夜晚，以及假期、节日庆典和烧烤聚会，都为人们饮酒后驾车创造了更多机会和诱惑。

“因此，在每年的这个时候加强对酒驾法律的执法，对于保障每个人的安全极为重要。7.”

法庭

男子被控从演员处盗窃价值10 万英镑的手表

作者：萨姆·霍尔

一名男子在法庭上被控从电影演员亚历山大·约翰逊处盗窃一块价值10 万英镑的百达翡丽手表。

27岁的拉希德·布希布恩被指控于2024年6月10日在伦敦市中心的威斯敏斯特抢劫约翰逊。

39岁的约翰逊曾出演过克里斯汀·斯图尔特的《水的编年史》及与裘德·洛合作的政治惊悚片《克里姆林宫的巫师》。

拉希德·布希布恩昨日在威斯敏斯特治安法庭

布希布恩在庭上确认了自己的姓名、地址和出生日期。

约翰逊告诉《镜报》，这块手表是百达翡丽Aquanaut系列。

在昨日简短的听证会上，未进行答辩，法庭也未提及进一步细节。

家住伦敦北部霍恩西的布希布恩被还押候审，将于9月7日在绍斯沃克皇家法院出席答辩及审前准备听证会。

治安法官艾伦·伊莱亚斯表示，布希布恩被控的一项“严重指控”涉及盗窃一件“价值极高”的物品。

人物

双簧管被盗“如同失去一肢”

作者：哈里·古德温

英国顶尖双簧管演奏家表示，他珍贵的乐器被盗“如同失去一肢”。

38岁的彼得·费瑟是英国领先的室内乐团不列颠交响乐团的首席双簧管演奏家。

费瑟于6月14日晚上7.30在圣潘克拉斯火车站外，正从伦敦为前双簧管老师举办的退休派对返回途中。

他的双簧管被一名窃贼趁一名年轻男子向他问路时分散注意力时偷走。

“他们根本不明白音乐家对乐器的情感依恋，”费瑟告诉《泰晤士报》。

“这就像失去一肢。当他们偷走这样的东西时，造成的心理伤害远比金钱或职业上的不便更严重。

“也许他们应该多些同情心，仅仅出于这个原因就归还乐器。”

费瑟那把使用了3年的双簧管由可可豆木制成，配有银质键。

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安全

“如果袭击得逞，死亡人数可能超过9·11”

一起被挫败的恐怖主义阴谋，20年后仍在影响着航空旅客。

2006年8月10日，度假者抵达英国机场时，发现数以千计的航班被取消，安检陷入混乱。

新规立即生效，要求所有手提行李必须托运，乘客仅可携带装有护照和钱包等必需品的透明袋。

除经验证的婴儿奶粉和处方药外，所有液体均被禁止。希思罗机场的混乱程度之高，以至于英国红十字会志愿者被派往协助数千名滞留旅客。

这场混乱源于一起企图用伪装成软饮料的液体炸药炸毁跨大西洋航班的恐怖阴谋，炸弹将通过改装的一次性相机引爆。

20年后，其影响仍在持续，机场正努力引入技术，以确保类似袭击无法再次发生。

挫败2006年阴谋的警方最初并不清楚恐怖分子的野心规模。

时任伦敦警察厅反恐部门负责人的彼得·克拉克回忆称，该阴谋背后的成员最初属于一个庞大的、与“基地”组织有关联的网络，这些网络在美国9·11事件和2005年7月伦敦爆炸案后受到监控。

“当时我们和安全部门关注的个人有数百甚至数千人，”克拉克告诉《i报》。“2006年初，当我们开始关注这个特定团伙时，不得不严肃对待。”

在主谋阿卜杜拉·艾哈迈德·阿里与一名“基地”组织袭击策划者在巴基斯坦会面后，警方对阴谋正在进行的怀疑加剧。

监控显示，阿里与一名同谋多次前往一处两人均不居住的东伦敦公寓，并购买了一系列可疑物品。

军情五处在公寓内安装了窃听设备后，听到两人正在排空并改装软饮料瓶，并录制“殉教”视频。

显然，该团伙正在策划一起爆炸袭击，但具体计划仍是个谜，直到监控小组跟踪阿里到一家网吧，发现他正在研究并记录从希思罗飞往美国和加拿大的航班时刻表。

克拉克表示，调查人员“最合理的推测”是7个航班将成为目标。

军情五处的窃听设备听到他们改装软饮料瓶——并录制“殉教”视频

“我们说的是机上数千人，”他补充道。“如果袭击按他们预想的那样进行，死亡人数很可能超过9·11的11人。”

代号为“公开行动”的阻止袭击行动，是当时军情五处和伦敦警察厅历史上规模最大的监控行动。

调查揭示，这个由驻巴基斯坦的“基地”组织高级成员训练和指挥的恐怖团伙，设计了一种新颖的方法：在软饮料瓶上钻孔，注入液体炸药，并通过改装的电池和一次性相机引爆。

在用食用色素和胶枪进行实验后，阴谋者发现他们可以将装置伪装成未开封的Oasis和Lucozade饮料。

当警方和军情五处开始计划逮捕该团伙时，显然，揭露飞机可能被液体炸药击落的可能性，将对航空安全产生重大影响。

2006年8月9日晚，警方展开抓捕行动时，紧急行李限制措施已制定完毕，航空旅行即将发生长期变化，其影响之深远超出任何人的预料。

翌日，英国的恐怖威胁等级被提升至“危急”，意味着即时袭击被认为极有可能发生，全球范围内的航班随即实施了手提行李限制。

次年发布的一份议会报告发现，仅英国航空一家就因应对初期的延误取消了1,283个航班，影响超过100,000名乘客。航空公司损失了数百万英镑。

在达成一项安全妥协方案——即透明塑料袋内仅允许不超过100毫升的液体——后，混乱局面有所缓解，机场和乘客逐渐适应了新常态。然而，在此后的20年间，对手提行李限制措施的执行仍不时引发不满。

对克拉克而言，这场动荡是值得付出的代价。

“当你看到他们试图实施的计划有多么复杂，以及可能造成的影响时，”他说道，“如果当时不采取与各方一致的应对措施，那将是完全不负责任的。”

外交

英国“阻止打捞沉船黄金计划”

作者：哈里·古德温

据报道，英国为避免在直布罗陀问题上与西班牙发生对抗，阻止了打捞直布罗陀附近一艘装满黄金的沉船的计划。

英国政府在21世纪初放弃了打捞被认为是皇家海军旗舰HMS Sussex的计划，该船在三个多世纪前于直布罗陀附近沉没。

HMS Sussex当时正运送多达10吨金币——按今日价值计算高达55亿英镑——这些金币原本是为萨伏依公爵维克多·阿玛迪斯二世筹集的，用于资助其在九年战争期间对抗法国路易十四的军事行动。

然而，1694年2月，该船在直布罗陀锚地遭遇风暴，沉入地中海海底。

2001年，英国与美国深海打捞公司“奥德赛海洋探索”达成协议，计划打捞这艘沉船，但因西班牙方面的反对，英国政府最终改变了主意。

据报道，西班牙官员告知英方，该沉船位于西班牙水域，符合西班牙对直布罗陀的主权声索。

历史

皇家海军战舰在怀特岛附近被发现

作者：本·米切尔

一艘118年前沉没、导致半数以上船员丧生的皇家海军战舰，近日被一群潜水员在怀特岛附近发现。

HMS Tiger于1808年在一次训练演习中误入另一艘战舰的航线，被拦腰撞断后沉没。

该鱼雷驱逐舰的57名船员中，生还者不足半数。

在夜间演习中，HMS Tiger来不及采取规避动作，避免与巡洋舰HMS Berwick相撞。

“探索项目”（ProjectXplore）的潜水员和历史学家团队花费了五年时间，通过档案资料确定了Tiger的沉没地点。

此前，英国政府正在考虑赋予新权力，以保护军事沉船。

根据《武装部队法案》，一旦发现军事沉船遗骸，将被指定为“受保护地点”加以保护。

“探索项目”潜水员正在记录HMS Tiger的船首部分

法律 企图炸毁飞机的嫌犯申请获释

三名参与策划在跨大西洋航班上引爆液体炸弹的男子，已提出获释申请。

阿西法尔·瓦希德·汗（Arsifal Waheed Khan）、瓦希德·扎曼（Waheed Zaman）和易卜拉欣·萨旺特（Ibrahim Savant）（从左至右）将于今年晚些时候面临假释听证会。

这三名来自伦敦的男子因2006年的犯罪行为被判处终身监禁，并被告知至少需服刑20年。

假释委员会将决定

他们曾构成的威胁是否能在狱外得到安全管控。

在审判中，伍尔维奇刑事法庭获悉，他们意图杀害“数量不确定但可能众多的无辜男女和儿童”。

审判法官霍尔罗伊德（Holroyd）先生表示：“你们每个人都同意与他人共谋，意图通过充当自杀式炸弹袭击者来杀害公众成员及你们自己。

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社会

自然有助于人们应对悲伤

作者：埃莉·克拉布

一项调查显示，大多数丧亲者表示，在大自然中度过的时光帮助他们处理悲伤，但四分之一的人认为自己无法充分获得花园或绿地的使用权。

委托进行这项调查的慈善机构玛丽·居里表示，约70%的英国丧亲者表示，户外时光帮助他们缅怀逝者并处理悲伤。

在接受调查的5,000名英国成年人中，78%的人认为在大自然中度过时光对他们有所帮助，但四分之一的人觉得自己居住地附近的花园或绿地不足。

《唐顿庄园》明星吉姆·卡特是该慈善机构的大使，他呼吁人们今年夏天多去开放花园参观，并强调绿地在困难时期对他帮助很大。

“我是个热情的园艺爱好者，”他说，“我热爱我的花园，也一直明白自己能随时进入这片小绿洲是多么幸运。

“最近我的私生活中发生了一件事，让我更加意识到拥有户外空间的重要性。我的一位朋友患有阿尔茨海默病，交流对她来说越来越有压力。

“我发现和她相处的最简单方式，就是并肩坐在我们当地公园的玫瑰园里，静静感受大自然的景色、声音和气息。

“我能感受到她身上渐渐弥漫的放松，也能看到大自然在发挥它的魔力。同样的魔力也适用于丧亲者和悲痛欲绝的人。

“每个人都应该在艰难时刻轻松获得绿地，尤其是在这些时刻。”

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对于丧亲者而言，自然和户外空间尤为重要，玛丽·居里表示。

该机构发现，在接受调查的丧亲者中，近一半（46%）的人表示会在悲伤时刻前往户外空间缅怀亲人，68%的人表示户外时光能显著帮助他们应对悲伤。

玛丽·居里已与“国家花园计划”合作30年，该计划允许游客进入英格兰、威尔士、北爱尔兰和海峡群岛的3,000多个私人花园。

该慈善机构表示，通过门票和茶点销售，该计划自1996年以来已为玛丽·居里筹集了超过1,200万英镑。

玛丽·居里的丧亲咨询师简·默里表示：“我亲眼见证了在大自然中度过时光所具有的恢复力……

“花园可以成为强大的治愈空间，为那些在面对绝症诊断或丧亲后需要处理情绪的人提供宁静的庇护所。”

国民保健服务（NHS）

产科因人手不足关闭

作者：哈里·古德温

英格兰最偏远的医院之一因暂停产科服务而受到批评。

从今日起，巴恩斯特珀尔的北德文区医院将不再接收自然分娩的产妇，原因是“医护人员配备水平不安全”。

最近的产科医院位于埃克塞特和汤顿，两地均需一个多小时车程。

怀孕34周的哈丽雅特·奈特表示，随着预产期临近，她正考虑动用所有积蓄在埃克塞特租住临时住所。

“目前感觉没有安全的选择，”她告诉《卫报》。

“这让北德文郡的孕妇陷入了非常可怕的境地。”

当地自由民主党议员伊恩·鲁姆表示：“婴儿将在路边出生，可能会有人因此丧生。”

皇家德文大学国民保健信托基金会的首席护理官卡罗琳·米尔斯表示，暂停服务是一个“极其艰难”的决定。

她说：“不幸的是，我们已达到无法安全提供北德文区医院所需医疗保障水平的地步。”

监管

“我在这里杀人也能回国找到工作”：护士被吊销执照

作者：帕特·赫斯特

一名外籍护士因对同事称：“我在这里杀了人，回国后依然能找到工作”而被禁止从业。

英国护理和助产委员会（NMC）获悉，在坎布里亚工作的注册护士尼米·乔治（Nimmy George）未能识别出一名已故患者无需进行观察记录。

乔治此前已因不当行为被NMC健康与执业能力小组暂停执业资格。

但在上周的另一场听证会后，该小组决定将其从医疗注册名单中除名，并禁止其从事护士工作。

在一次发现患者死亡的情况下，乔治大声说道：“根据我的观察，5号床的患者已经死亡。”

NMC健康与执业能力小组的其他调查结果还包括：缺乏药物知识、在交接班时未能专注听取同事汇报、未能正确记录医疗记录、未核查医疗档案、未核实患者身份以及混淆不同患者的医疗记录。

健康

英格兰有望成为全球首批消除丙型肝炎的国家之一

作者：埃拉·皮科弗

卫生官员表示，英格兰“即将”成为全球首批消除丙型肝炎的国家之一。

急诊科验血、全科医生注册检测及免费居家检测等举措帮助发现了此前未确诊的病例。

全球卫生领导人已制定在2030年前消除丙型肝炎的计划。

英格兰国民保健署（NHS England）表示，该国是全球少数已超越世界卫生组织（WHO）治疗80%已知病例基准的国家之一。

过去10年间，该病毒导致的死亡人数下降了36%。

丙型肝炎通过接触受感染的血液传播。许多感染者无症状，但若不治疗，可能导致严重且危及生命的肝脏损伤。

8至12周的抗病毒药物疗程可治愈超过95%的病例。

NHS England表示，自2015年以来，已有超过100,000人被诊断并接受丙型肝炎治疗。

NHS国家医疗总监弗兰基·斯沃兹教授表示：“英格兰正在引领全球消除这一疾病的使命，并有望提前实现WHO的2030年目标。

“丙型肝炎在超过9例中有10例可治愈，我们致力于找到并治疗每一位需要帮助的人。”

丙型肝炎信托基金会首席执行官雷切尔·霍尔福德表示：“我们即将实现我国公共卫生史上最重大的成就之一。”

卫生官员呼吁有丙型肝炎未确诊风险的人群——包括在国外纹身、从东欧某些国家移居英格兰或目前 / 曾经使用注射毒品的人——订购保密的居家检测包。

卫生大臣伊薇特·库珀表示：“我们正在引领全球消除这一疾病。

“这正是我们希望NHS提供的预防性、前瞻性医疗服务。”

英国卫生安全局的塞玛·曼达尔博士表示：“自2015年以来病例数量的急剧下降，显示了扩大检测和持续获得现代治愈性治疗的影响，以及英格兰各地卫生服务和社区合作伙伴的承诺。

“在短短10年内治疗超过100,000人是一项非凡的成就，使英格兰比以往任何时候都更接近成为全球首批消除这一疾病公共卫生威胁的国家之一。”

上世纪70年代至90年代初，英国有超过10,000人因输注受污染的血液和血液制品而感染艾滋病毒和丙型肝炎。

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安德烈·波切利 男高音，谈及明年在加的夫“歌之国度”的演出

观点矩阵

来自国内外的评论

囚犯释放

应受苦的是罪犯，而非公众

《批评家》

坦率地说，如果必须在通过增加囚室人数来降低囚犯生活质量，或通过释放更多罪犯到街头来降低守法公众的生活质量之间做出选择，我相信公众每次都会选择让社会中的杀人犯、入室盗窃犯和毒贩来承受痛苦。（戴维·斯宾塞）

《独立报》

即使在前所未有的监狱危机中，仍有人被不公正地判处了实际的终身监禁。（社论）

“敲诈”英国

日常琐事耗尽你的财力

《卫报》

在现代生活中，每一场“促销”似乎都带有星号。消费者合同往往会以超出预期的方式增加成本。太多公司希望你在几秒钟内签约，却让你感觉无法脱身。我认为这不公平。我们希望建立一个让人感到公平的国家。（安迪·伯纳姆）

《旁观者》

伯纳姆声称，我们每年在不需要的东西上浪费了共计1.6英镑。但他不应忽视英国最大的敲诈行为，而这正是他自己负责的：公共部门。（罗斯·克拉克）

贾森·阿代辞职

我们都会编造故事来美化形象

《每日电讯报》

我们美化自己的生活以逃避痛苦的现实——我在剑桥求学时确实如此。贾森·阿代最大的罪过是给了太多人借口提起他们也曾就读剑桥。所有人都坚称这种事在他们的时代不会发生。所有人都错了。（蒂姆·斯坦利）

《自由新闻》

几天前，我与一位杰出的学者共进午餐，他在博士后的“候场屋”里度过了多年，如今已准备放弃。我们必须问问，贾森·阿代的成功让谁付出了代价？（朱元一）

特朗普的行为

反复无常的做法正在追上他

《金融时报》

唯一真正令人惊讶的是，他的缺陷花了这么长时间才追上他。但清算似乎已经到来。特朗普的言辞和反复无常的决策所产生的影响，已经从安全领域扩展到经济领域。而这可能会带来长期后果。（吉迪恩·拉赫曼）

《华盛顿邮报》

伊朗战争泥潭有诸多原因。其中之一是特朗普精神分裂式的做法。他时而和解，时而对抗，一会儿称赞伊朗领导人“理性”，一会儿又斥责他们为“人渣”。（马克斯·博伊德）

中东防务协定

协议表明美国影响力正在减弱

《世界报》

尽管该协议涉及三个华盛顿的盟友[沙特阿拉伯、巴基斯坦和土耳其]，但最终反映了美国在该地区影响力下降的愿望。特朗普必须反思其批评联盟及其所谓负担的言论所带来的后果。（社论）

《半岛电视台》

该协定并不标志着美国主导秩序的终结。它标志着为更多元化秩序做准备的开始——一个区域大国自行提供安全而非依赖进口的体系。（哈立德·阿尔-贾比尔）

《权力的游戏》

舞台版冗长且拖沓

《泰晤士报》

皇家莎士比亚剧团对乔治·R·R·马丁作品的戏剧改编拖沓，特效廉价，演技也存在疑问。虽然有足够多的《权游》粉丝能让票房保持运转，但只有最忠实的粉丝才有精力熬过这场马拉松。（多米尼克·卡文迪什）

《苏格兰每日邮报》

像我这样的新手——分不清“战争贩子”和“换皮者”——只能抓住一些有用的救命稻草。这部剧节奏从未拖沓，其当代共鸣被精心设计，以吸引新一代观众走进剧院。（乔治娜·布朗）

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KAVINSKY 法国音乐人

法国音乐制作人兼DJ Kavinsky，本名文森特·贝洛热（Vincent Belorgey），以其2010年的歌曲《Nightcall》闻名。该曲被用于尼古拉斯·温丁·雷弗恩2011年新黑色犯罪电影《极速驾驶》（Drive）的开场字幕，由瑞恩·高斯林主演，并在2024年巴黎奥运会闭幕式上演出。

据音乐识别应用Shazam称，这首歌在演出后流媒体播放量激增，并打破了单日搜索量的纪录。

Kavinsky在2000年代随着以Daft Punk为代表的法国电子音乐界崛起而成名——《Nightcall》由该组合成员盖-马努埃尔·德霍姆-克里斯托（Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo）联合制作。其阴郁的电影化音效使其成为《极速驾驶》的完美搭配。

贝洛热于50岁时去世，他为首张专辑《OutRun》（以一款赛车电子游戏命名）创造了Kavinsky这一角色，该专辑于2013年发行。专辑大量借鉴了1986年的合成器音效，讲述了一名年轻人于1986年驾驶法拉利Testarossa发生车祸后，于2006年以僵尸形态复活并制作电子音乐的故事。

他的第二张专辑《Reborn》于近十年后的2022年发行，但未能复制《OutRun》的成功。

与“法国触感”音乐界的许多同行一样，Kavinsky并不追求曝光。他在2013年《OutRun》发行后表示，享受远离聚光灯的时光。在公开DJ表演时，他总是戴着墨镜。

法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙称他为“法国永远的骄傲”。法国文化部长凯瑟琳·佩加尔补充道：“法国失去了最独特的声音之一。”

Kavinsky出生于巴黎的巴贝斯街区，在首都郊外的塞纳-圣但尼长大。

他辍学后对嘻哈文化产生兴趣，在听美国说唱音乐的同时在巴黎街头涂鸦。他后来成为演员，并在2006年之前开始音乐生涯。

他的音乐制作始于偶然——一位朋友（Mr Oizo，曾凭借1999年的单曲《Flat Beat》登上英国榜首第1名）本打算扔掉一台旧Macintosh电脑，却将其送给了贝洛热。

“当时我非常痴迷电子游戏，然后他就把那台电脑给了我。从那一刻起，我就开始用它制作音乐，这就是一切的开始。”贝洛热在2013年接受《Vice》杂志采访时说道。

Kavinsky于2006年发行了首张EP《Teddy Boy》，封面上是一个红眼僵尸形象的早期角色，身穿标志性的美国大学生夹克。

他曾与Daft Punk、美国乐队The Rapture以及电子音乐人Justice和SebastiAn一同巡演。他还与The Weeknd合作，后者在其歌曲《Odd Look》中献声，并称Kavinsky是“包括我在内的许多人灵感的源泉”。

出生：1975年7月31日 去世：2026年7月28日

乔纳森·哈伍德

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减税可能为首相埋下隐患

伯纳姆应对生活成本的计划正中巴德诺克下怀

安迪·伯纳姆本周开始的英国巡回之旅有两个目标。首先是形象展示。领导人只有有限的时间来塑造自己的声誉，他希望与自己现在治下的民众见面。但即便如此也存在风险——尖锐的质问者让政客难堪的能力早有案例可循。

然而，更具挑战性的是他所带来的信息。这不仅仅是“安迪·伯纳姆体验之旅”，而是一场“生活成本之旅”。

伯纳姆认为生活成本对数百万英国人来说是首要问题，这一点是正确的。在上任后的几周内，他对公众优先事项的理解已经超过了基尔·斯塔默两年来的表现。

因此，他早早宣布了降低公交车票价和暂时削减电费增值税的计划，并将其作为为选民创造“缓冲空间”的方式。

此后，我们看到了更多类似举措：最近，新政府加快了斯塔默原计划对“订阅陷阱”的限制，即阻止消费者取消不再需要的订阅。

此类措施总比用尖棍戳眼睛好。但它们也有局限性；部长们表示，订阅规则（以及其他针对的“敲诈”商业行为）预计每年将为公众节省 4 亿英镑 万英镑。这笔钱数目不小，不容小觑，但实际上只能为部分人增加少量可支配收入，并不能对数百万人面临的整体挑战造成重大影响。

伯纳姆的危险在于，他既然承诺要解决生活成本问题，可能会发现自己对此无能为力。

虽然确实存在敲诈行为，但对那些怀疑私营部门大肆敛财的左倾政客来说，一个令人不安的事实是，大部分实体经济在竞争环境下运营的利润空间极为有限。

这一点在影响家庭预算的最大因素中尤为明显。新任财政大臣约翰·希利上任伊始便警告超市，如果在“加油泵或收银台”进行“价格欺诈”，将面临严重后果。但实际上，大型超市的利润率仅为 3%，正是因为它们之间竞争激烈。

即便如此，它们仍面临来自折扣商的压力，后者进一步压缩了它们的利润空间。当然，折扣商这样做是为了盈利，但对我们所有人来说，其效果是尽可能保持食品和其他购物的价格低廉。而且它们在此过程中缴纳了大量税收。

伯纳姆在能源增值税方面的举措更具启发性。国家支出占经济总产值的 £45 / 每100英镑，政府本身对生活成本的影响力显然不亚于任何其他因素。

显然，首相也意识到了这一点。当他希望提供“缓冲空间”时，便通过为我们所有人减免六个月的家庭用电和照明税来承认这一点。

抛开增值税不谈，能源账单中相当大的一部分是由政府征收的绿色税收和其他政策构成的。除了能源，£100 的税收直接或间接地影响着人们的钱包，监管也是如此。

如果他想找到减轻家庭预算压力的方法，首相应该从身边入手。

从理论上讲，这对希望兑现承诺的政客来说是个好消息。至少问题的一部分在他可控范围内，他并非只是境外事件的受害者。

另一方面，这对工党来说提出了一个具体挑战——

伯纳姆已表明，政治领导人可以通过减轻税收负担来提供帮助

首相正试图引导一个受挫且幻灭的政党重振士气。

斯塔默政府并非仅仅因为缺乏想象力，才在“敲诈性商业”问题上采取边缘政策。（部分原因，但非全部。）它同样缺乏意愿或权威，无法对公共支出进行大刀阔斧的改革，以减轻每年从民众口袋中流出的逾万亿英镑税收。即便在相对较小的规模上尝试，也导致其议员严重流失，进而摧毁了政府。

这预示着危险。安迪·伯纳姆已明确承认，国家成本是生活成本问题的一部分。他已采取行动——尽管是暂时性的——证明政治领导人可以通过减轻税收负担来提供帮助。但他可能无法自由行动，将这一原则贯彻到底，真正为选民带来持久、实质性的减负。

税收或许属于财政政策，但如今已成为重大的消费者问题。首相具备零售型政治家的技能与形象，并向选民承诺这是他能够调控的杠杆。若他无法抓住这一机会，那么凯米·巴德诺克理应接过这一重任。

她的政党长期将财政管理和经济增长视为其最强议题之一。巴德诺克的本能是成为日常常识的捍卫者，致力于打破那些认为“更多政府干预即万能药”的盲目教条。

新任首相已亲自提出这一论点，将生活成本问题置于核心位置，并利用税收体系作为缓解途径。因此，若他未能兑现承诺，巴德诺克或将代之接过这一邀约。

更多的钱留在你的口袋里。通过削减最大的账单来降低生活成本。工作、养家、规划未来。这曾是保守党的核心阵地——如今可以重新夺回。

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我强烈反对洛林·凯利的观点（《英国的新“第一夫人”很棒——让这个职位正式化》，8月8-9日）。玛丽-弗朗斯·范·希尔确实很出色，也拥有成功的事业，但我们并没有选举她，也不是她参与了竞选。

长期以来，我对那些妻子们挽着丈夫的手、像是“伟人”附属品的场面感到厌倦。我认为这非常倒退，妻子本身就是独立的女性。

将这一职位正式化会强化配偶的必要性，这并不平等——并非所有人都有配偶，也不是所有伴侣关系都长久，有些还是同性关系。这些人并未谋求公职，不应被推到聚光灯下。梅拉尼娅的做法才是正确的！

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尼克松知道自己不称职

我曾有机会进入华盛顿特区的水门酒店，那是在理查德·尼克松辞职很久之后。如今我们有一位可怕的总统，他不关心美国人民，只在乎自己的财富，身边围绕着毫无经验的阿谀奉承之徒。

他无法做出有利于绝大多数美国人的决定。他愚蠢到不顾后果就发动中东战争。至少尼克松知道自己不适合当总统。吉莉安·兰德尔 萨里

同情“三明治照护者”

过去，男性通常会领取“家庭工资”，而女性则常被期望放弃工作照顾孩子（《职场父母如今比以往更艰难？》10日《i报》），无论她是否愿意。

如今，随着生活成本上涨和高昂的育儿费用，父母双方都需要全职工作。但千万别让孩子给雇主或同事带来不便！

我真心同情职场父母。不过，我更同情那些照顾患有痴呆症的父母、并经历老年社会照护卡夫卡式难题的“三明治照护者”。

他们无法得到祖父母帮忙照顾孩子。他们如何应对，我真的不知道。我们需要政府对此做出明智的回应。

卢辛达·哈德森 泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔

媒介不是信息

哦天哪。埃德·鲍尔错误地认为《泰德·拉索》是关于足球的（《泰德·拉索是对英格兰足球的侮辱》，5日《i报》），因此批评它不够真实。我不确定他期待的是什么。

这部剧讲述的是爱、希望、救赎、宽恕，即普世主题，而足球只是传递信息的媒介。

作为一名狂热的足球迷，我经历过每一位真正球迷的喜悦与绝望，但从未期望这部剧去探讨这些问题。

也许埃德更希望看到球场内外的下流口号和斗殴，以增加“真实感”？

《泰德·拉索》用心、用情、不乏幽默地呈现了它想表达的内容。我喜欢它的风格，不像我的

一位读者建议采用人工降雨技术，如哈萨克斯坦此处所示 鲁斯兰·佩尼科夫摄

足球队。我的妻子是《拉索》和伊普斯维奇的球迷，她完全同意以上观点。西蒙·埃文斯 西约克郡哈德斯菲尔德

国有化并非万全之策

在关于贪婪低效的水务公司的喧嚣中，似乎没有人注意到，在传奇般的1976年夏天，当人们不得不在街头的临时供水管前排队取水时，水务公司还是国有的。

罗伯特·加顿 剑桥郡，奥弗

政府似乎正在认真考虑将具有国家重要性的私营企业，如水务、钢铁和铁路行业重新置于公共或合作社控制之下。

这将面临极大挑战，因为他们需要与不愿放弃股份和收入潜力的私人股东斗争。

关于在北海钻探更多石油和天然气的新许可证的磋商（见《i报》8月10日）刚刚结束。此前的政府曾鼓励并提供财政支持，推动化石燃料行业向低碳替代能源转型，但这一项目显然已经失败。

上周有报道称，BP现在希望出售其在北海的资产，那么政府此时介入接管BP的资产，并推动化石燃料转型，难道不是正当其时吗？

显然，英国当前对天然气和石油仍有需求，因此在可预见的未来，由公共或合作社控制的英国油气行业可以满足部分此类需求（减少进口并提高韧性），并利用北海化石燃料销售的财政收益加速低碳替代能源发展，包括在苏格兰进行长期投资，如抽水蓄能水电项目。伊恩·杰克逊 德比郡

考虑人工增雨技术

近期有关于干旱及应对措施的讨论。应考虑云催化技术——向云层中添加微小颗粒以促进降雨。

这一技术已在世界各地成功应用。它不是万灵药，但在当前极端条件下可能有所帮助。约翰·克拉特巴克 牛津郡，威特尼

丹麦的对比令人痛心

西蒙·凯尔纳（《丹麦捡垃圾者给我的启示》，8月8日）发现丹麦的社会认同感与英国相比令人耳目一新。

而关于诺福克郡塞特福德反移民抗议引发骚乱的报道则形成了鲜明对比。此时此刻，两个欧洲国家展现出截然不同的面貌。我们陷入了何等可悲的境地。迈克·马克罗夫特 谢菲尔德

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在Boardmasters音乐节期间，像我一样在纽基（Newquay）度过一天，你很快就会听到抱怨。道路拥堵——尽管今年有所改善——超市人满为患，停车更是一场噩梦。

约有58,000名音乐节参与者涌入康沃尔的冲浪之都，在这几天里，这个小镇似乎属于他们。

与音乐节场地之外的商家交谈，几位表示这是他们最糟糕的夏季周。乍一看，这似乎不合理。难道额外的50,000人不利于生意吗？但当这些人大部分时间都待在音乐节内，在里面消费食物和饮品，晚上再返回营地时，情况就不同了。大部分消费并未流入纽基的商业街。

表面上的繁荣可能让独立商家怀疑这一切热闹究竟有何意义——因为其他游客在这一周会选择避开。

Boardmasters音乐节是康沃尔更广泛困境的缩影。旅游业既是其最大的资产，也是紧张的根源。没有理智的人会认为康沃尔不需要游客。他们支撑着数以千计的就业岗位，维持着企业和景点的运营，并帮助小镇保持活力。纽基本身正从上一代衰落的度假胜地中复苏。

再生投资改变了部分地区的面貌。它变得更加时尚、更有自信。但成功也带来了挑战。

问问当地人关于住房的问题。年轻家庭难以在成长的地方购房。支撑当地经济运转的工人被迫迁往内陆，因为度假租赁已将房价推至无法承受的高度。道路和公共服务在季节性需求下不堪重负。这在康沃尔并非独有，但在康沃尔，这种情况

Boardmasters音乐节是康沃尔更广泛困境的缩影 GETTY

感觉像是英国的未来正在迅速到来——通过盖特威克机场的易捷航空新航班。

气候变化加剧了这些压力。随着南欧准备应对常态化的40°C高温，英国西南部看起来相当有吸引力。康沃尔的海滩、微风和气温正成为地中海夏季酷热的越发诱人的替代选择。这对旅游业是好消息，但对康沃尔来说却是挑战。

需求已经很大，而且可能只会增加。危险在于让受欢迎程度压垮这个地方。地方当局面临着艰难的平衡。他们需要投资创造重要的就业机会，但也需要负担得起的住房、合理的规划和能够同时服务居民和游客的基础设施。康沃尔有成为自身成功受害者的风险。在我们街对面俯瞰菲斯特拉尔海滩（Fistral Beach）的地方，有一个灾难性的未完工开发项目——在前开发商破产后一直荒废着。

美丽的海岸线在许多地方都有。康沃尔的魅力在于它仍然保留着拥有自身传统和特色的社区。失去这一点，不仅会让居民失望，也会削弱游客所追求的体验。

看着人群涌入Boardmasters音乐节，我们看到了未来的模样——不仅是纽基的未来，也是英国大部分海岸线的未来。问题不在于是否会有更多人想分享康沃尔的一部分，而在于当他们到来时，康沃尔是否还能保持康沃尔的样子。

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说“我懒得理”其实是一种健康的反应

社会 普纳姆·克里尚医生

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最近我发现自己越来越常说一句话：“我就是懒得理。” 这并不是因为我不开心。我依然热爱我的工作、家人和朋友。改变的是我对现代生活节奏的耐受度。无休止的WhatsApp群聊和社交活动似乎比以前更让人感到疲惫。

每当我和朋友们提起这个话题时，通常会得到这样的回应：“我也是！”在诊所里，我也经常听到类似的对话。三十多岁、四十多岁和五十多岁的女性常常告诉我，她们感觉与当下的生活方式格格不入。她们依然渴望目标、联系和乐趣，但许多人不再像从前那样渴望保持忙碌。

围绝经期常被归咎

每当女性描述这些变化时，围绝经期往往成为众矢之的，而激素变化确实是其中的一部分。随着雌激素水平波动，许多女性会注意到睡眠、情绪、专注力和情绪调节能力的变化。焦虑感可能会增加，曾经觉得可控的事情突然变得更加吃力。

这背后有充分的生理原因。雌激素会影响多个神经递质系统，这些系统在情绪、动力和应对压力的反应中都扮演着重要角色。

随着雌激素水平波动，大脑需要付出更多努力才能维持相同的情绪平衡。睡眠也会受到干扰，哪怕只是轻微的睡眠不足，也会影响专注力、情绪调节能力和应对需求的能力。

但到了中年，我们中的许多人都经历过改变世界观的经历。

对我来说，去年被诊断出乳腺癌改变了我与时间的关系。它让我更加意识到时间和精力的宝贵。在诊所里，我听到许多女性也有同感。许多人发现自己变得更加挑剔，更加谨慎地选择如何度过自己的时间。

心理学家可能会提到

社会情感选择理论，该理论认为，随着年龄增长，我们对时间的感知会发生变化。我们越来越意识到时间是有限的，因此开始将更多时间投入到那些在情感上有意义的人和体验中。

亲密关系比拥有大量泛泛之交更为重要。花时间做让我们恢复精力的事情，比保持忙碌更为重要。

另一个原因是，人生的这个阶段往往伴随着巨大的责任。事业通常处于最繁忙的时期。孩子仍然需要我们。父母可能需要更多支持。也许在某个时刻，我们自然而然地开始问自己，什么才是真正值得我们投入时间的。

如果可以选择，我更愿意晚上读书，而不是拿起手机。我更喜欢小型聚会，而不是大型活动。这些选择并不让我觉得受限，反而让我事后感到更加快乐。

也许说“我懒得理”并不总是意味着有什么问题。有时，这只是反映出我们在如何选择投入时间、精力和注意力上变得更加有意识。

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君主制

艾米莉·沃特金斯

事实证明，皇室成员无法被驱逐

根据最新披露的政府计划，尽管安德鲁王子已失势，但仍有资格享受国葬待遇。该计划提前多年制定了王室成员的葬礼安排，2026,。

我内心的阶级斗士情绪已按捺不住。因为如果因涉嫌公职不当行为被捕（尚未提出指控）、与一名亿万富翁恋童癖者关系密切，更不用说被指控对未成年人实施性侵，都不足以将安德鲁从名单上除名，那么什么才够格？安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎本人否认一切不当行为。

看来，皇室成员确实无法被驱逐出其高高在上的位置。也许我们不该感到惊讶。在对待安德鲁的问题上，查尔斯国王的立场一直软弱无力。诚然，他于去年 11 月剥夺了安德鲁的头衔，

并于今年早些时候将其逐出皇家小屋，迫使他搬到桑德灵厄姆庄园内一栋仅有 5 间卧室的马什农场居住。这远称不上铁腕手段。

他仍有资格享受此类葬礼，这一事实证明，归根结底，他仍被视为王室成员。国葬本质上是一种国家尊重的象征。

如果说有什么能揭示君主制的荒谬，那么这就是——一个令人厌恶的个体仅凭其父母的身份，就被赋予了至高无上的荣誉。

也许查尔斯意识到，在 2026 年，这一做法显得多么格格不入，因此他才公开表态惩罚其弟弟。然而，这些决定完全由查尔斯做出，这一事实揭示了一个令人不安的真相：安德鲁的特权从来不是我们可以撤销的。

查尔斯做出回应公众愤怒的姿态，但让我们相信自己的意见至关重要，这符合王室的最大利益。否则，我们可能会看清这场闹剧的本质，并推翻整个体制。

讽刺的是，维护这种持续的善意的重要性，可能最终导致安德鲁被从国葬名单上除名。这完全正确：虽然这种排场和仪式可能是他的与生俱来的权利，但这正是我们应坚持将其撤销的更充分理由。时不时提醒那些高高在上的人，谁才是真正的掌权者，这一点很重要。

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娱乐

安德森称《盐之路》电影被指捏造的说法“令人难受”

作者：皮耶拉·威利斯

吉莉安·安德森表示，在出演根据同名书籍改编的电影后，《盐之路》引发的争议“令人难受”。

《盐之路》是雷纳·温（Raynor Winn）2018年回忆录的改编作品，去年在英国上映。

影片讲述了温和丈夫莫斯（Moth）在失去家园后，沿着西南海岸步道徒步的故事。

回忆录还记录了莫斯被诊断出神经系统疾病的经历。

但《观察家报》去年报道称，温可能歪曲了导致夫妇失去家园的事件，且专家对莫斯是否患有皮质基底节变性（CBD）存疑。

报道还披露，夫妇的法律姓名实为萨莉和蒂莫西·沃克。

下个月，该片将由Radio Distribution在美国发行。

安德森和联合主演杰森·艾萨克首次就困扰英国上映的争议发声。

安德森在接受《广播时报》采访时表示，有关回忆录内容被捏造的报道“令人难受”。

她说：“这非常不幸。电影在英国的表现非常出色——超出了我的预期。

“我想我们本该在报道刊发的那一周与索尼经典影业签约美国发行，所以这很令人难受，现在依然如此。”

她继续说道：“尽管如此，还是有很多人喜欢这部电影，它本身就很特别。

吉莉安·安德森和杰森·艾萨克在《盐之路》中，该片改编自雷纳·温的回忆录（小图）

希望观众能将其视为独立的作品，不受真相与否或争议的影响。”

上周，在《盐之路》中饰演莫斯的艾萨克也谈及了这本书的内容争议。

他在《克莫德谈电影》播客中表示：“我问过，‘你们确定要我们做宣传吗？’他们回答，‘绝对确定！’”

这位演员表示支持这一决定，因为这是一部“美丽的电影”，“其中的大部分内容仍然完全站得住脚”。

他补充道：“显然，有些内容受到了质疑。[因此]这将是一次有趣的体验。”

在《盐之路》中，这对夫妇因一笔糟糕的商业投资而失去房屋。

但《观察家报》报道称，夫妇失去家园的真正原因是温被指控从雇主处盗窃数千英镑。

报道还称，其采访的医学专家对莫斯是否患有CBD持怀疑态度。

当时，出版商企鹅出版社表示，已“进行了所有必要的出版前尽职调查”，包括与作者签订关于事实准确性的保证合同，并进行了法律审查。

人物

《The Dukes of Hazzard》明星琼斯去世，享年84岁

作者：皮耶拉·威利斯

《The Dukes of Hazzard》明星本·琼斯去世，享年84岁。

琼斯因在1979年至1985年播出的动作喜剧系列剧中饰演库特·达文波特而闻名。

他的妻子阿尔玛·维亚托宣布了他的死讯，称他于周日因心脏病发作去世。

琼斯的前联合主演汤姆·沃帕特——饰演卢克·杜克——在Instagram上致敬道：“《The Dukes of Hazzard》今天又失去了一位核心演员。本·琼斯是一位挚友，也是娱乐行业中我们能提供的所有美好事物的坚定倡导者。”

琼斯出生于北卡罗来纳州，在弗吉尼亚州长大，在北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校求学期间开始接触表演。

1975年，他被选中饰演库特·达文波特，即表兄弟博和卢克·杜克的机械师搭档。

琼斯几乎出演了该剧的每一集，但随后将重心转向政治。

剧集结束一年后，他竞选国会议员。首次竞选失利，但于1988年作为民主党人赢得席位。

他身后留下了妻子维亚托及两个孩子，沃克和雷切尔·琼斯。

剧集结束后，琼斯成为民主党国会议员

阿特伍德称“微调整”让她终身留疤

作者：哈里·古德温

电视主持人奥利维娅·阿特伍德表示，整容“微调整”让她终身留下了疤痕。

35岁的阿特伍德曾是ITV真人秀《爱情岛》的参赛者，之后转型为纪录片主持人。

她的最新系列节目《奥利维娅·阿特伍德：完美的代价》探讨了整容手术行业。

阿特伍德表示，自己曾在20岁时接受过3,000 英镑“隆胸手术”，导致她出现背痛。27岁时，她缩小了乳房植入物，却因此终身留疤。

她还溶解了嘴唇填充物，称其“丑陋”。

“我已经学会不把自己的身体当作更换衣橱那样对待，”阿特伍德告诉《泰晤士报》。

“社交媒体记录女性体型的变化，仿佛这和换裙子一样简单，但事实并非如此。”

但阿特伍德表示，尽管在纪录片中探讨了这些手术的危害，她仍会继续使用美容程序。

美国

卡戴珊家中闯入者被捕

作者：哈里·古德温

一名男子因涉嫌入室盗窃真人秀明星金·卡戴珊的住宅并偷走她的一辆汽车而被捕。

警方于周日下午3.45 pm接到报警，称位于洛杉矶门禁社区隐山庄的一处拥有八间卧室的住宅发生入室盗窃未遂。

警方在现场发现一名男子并将其拘留。当时房内无其他人。

这名未透露姓名的嫌疑人据称被发现将物品从房内搬上一辆疑似属于卡戴珊的汽车。

去年，有八人因持枪抢劫卡戴珊在巴黎一家酒店的房间而被判有罪。

多米尼加共和国

英国青少年假期游船事故身亡

作者：伊齐·阿迪森、埃莉诺·斯托里

一名16岁的“美丽”啦啦队教练在多米尼加共和国度假时发生游船事故身亡，各界纷纷表示哀悼。

来自威尔特郡斯温顿的阿比·莱因顿据信在加勒比海岛屿海岸附近乘坐一艘观光船时，船只于7月27日突然起火。

她被送往医院，但三天后因伤势过重身亡，《太阳报》报道。据该报称，她的两名兄弟姐妹也在事故中受伤，目前仍在医院接受治疗。

阿比（见插图）曾在斯温顿闪电啦啦队俱乐部担任运动员教练，也是青少年音乐剧团Tanwood表演艺术学校的前学生。

英国外交部发言人表示，正在为其家人提供领事支持，并协助其他受此事件影响的英国公民及其家属。

在为阿比的家人设立的筹款页面上，这名青少年正与朋友们享受暑假，并期待着收到GCSE成绩。Tanwood表演艺术学校在Facebook上写道：“我们对这一令人心碎的消息感到震惊……你将永远留在我们心中。”

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我们立即在医院投入工作。我们治疗了大量烧伤和创伤患者，大多数是爆炸中受伤的人。其中有很多孩子。我从未在一个地方见过这么多烧伤患者。

一些孩子营养不良，显然许多人没有得到正常饮食。对于术后护理来说，患者必须有良好的饮食以帮助组织愈合，但由于食物短缺，这根本无法实现。

我们每天接诊约180名患者。我们没有能力将所有人送入手术室——一些手术不得不在病房进行。

作为麻醉师，我的职责之一是改善疼痛管理。由于医疗物资短缺，在这场冲突中，许多人在没有麻醉的情况下接受了手术。这种情况难以想象，但确实发生了。

有些患者让我难以忘怀。有一个九岁的女孩，她的家被炸毁时受伤，失去了部分下颌。她和母亲是家中仅存的幸存者。我每隔几天为她更换一次敷料，并为她进行抗生素治疗。有一天，她拥抱了我，问我是否还能恢复正常。我无法回答她。重建手术会对她有很大帮助，但在加沙没有这样的医疗服务。

加沙的局势正在恶化，人们的医疗需求不断增加。有人不得不在没有麻醉的情况下接受手术，这种情况是野蛮的。这是一种不人道的境况。

然而，尽管充满暴力和恐怖，无国界医生医院却是一片宁静的绿洲。加沙工作人员的韧性令我印象深刻。许多人失去了家人，住在帐篷里，但他们仍然每天坚持工作，帮助他人。

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美国

我母亲对特朗普的热爱让我看清了美国人的真实想法

斯托米·丹尼尔斯 表示，我一生中认识的人都愿意无视真相

我母亲和继父最近去世后，家中发现了大量特朗普纪念品，包括一张他们与美国总统纸板人像的合影。

这凸显了我母亲一直以来多么乐于无视真相。

我没有参加她的葬礼。自从她在2018年将关于我的虚构故事卖给小报后，我就与她断绝了联系。此前我曾透露，2006年我与唐纳德·特朗普有过一夜情。

她试图将（甚至不是我的）婴儿照片卖给一部纪录片的制作人。她甚至说，希望我当初能更好地把握机会，这样总统可能会成为她的女婿。

我母亲并不是唯一不愿接受现实的美国人——但人们怎么能视而不见？当事实就摆在眼前时，怎么能接受明显的谎言（包括通过隐瞒真相的谎言）？

我们都知道这场精简战争并不是特朗普承诺的“短暂行动”——它没有迅速结束，反而造成了经济混乱——然而超过三分之一（34%）的“铁杆”支持者仍然认为，即使会加剧通胀，战争也应该继续。

我们都知道爱泼斯坦档案尚未完全公开，涉嫌参与的知名人士也未被绳之以法，但受害者却被忽视。

我们都看到账单和购物小票，发现生存变得越来越艰难，而我们的领导人却在个人敛财数十亿。油价在上涨。就连稳定的中产阶级如今也在挣扎。

然而，人们不仅仅是对总统的行为听之任之——许多人仍然积极支持他。

特朗普已经明确表示什么对他最重要。他更热衷于发布冒犯性的迷因、给任何静止的东西涂上金漆，以及为罪犯辩护，而不是帮助人民和兑现竞选承诺。

但更令我震惊的是，我一生中认识或自以为认识的人，竟然愿意纵容这些侮辱。我所爱的人，包括家人，都乐于无视关于总统的真相，以及他对这个国家的所作所为。

整整两年前，我向特朗普的律师支付了近$650,000（49 万英镑）的律师费，此前一名法官驳回了我2018年对他的诽谤指控。此前我曾讲述2011年在停车场遭一名男子威胁，迫使我对与总统的那次邂逅保持沉默，而特朗普则在推特上称我的说法是“彻头彻尾的骗局”。

他称我是骗子，但我从未得到过在法庭上为自己辩护的机会。是的，我在2024年5月作证了，但那只是作为传唤证人，在一起关于伪造商业记录的案件中，特朗普被判34项重罪，涉及“封口费”支付。

E·琼·卡罗尔在一起诽谤案中获得了超过$80m的赔偿，此前陪审团认定特朗普在90年代中期于曼哈顿一家百货商店性侵了这位杂志专栏作家。我为此感到高兴，但我试图证明他诽谤我的努力却让我付出了超过$600,000的代价。

人们不仅仅是接受总统的行为——许多人仍在积极支持

当我的故事被披露时，他是一位在任总统；而我是一名成人电影演员。

得益于我的前巡演经理发起的 GoFundMe 众筹，法律费用已于 2024 年 7 月全额支付。令我万分惊讶、如释重负且心怀感激的是，成千上万的陌生人慷慨解囊，纠正这一不公。

在向特朗普的法律团队支付这笔款项的过程中，他们试图再次收买我。提议是：如果我签署另一份保密协议（禁止我参加任何演讲活动，包括我的脱口秀巡演、电视主持工作，甚至这篇文章），他们将减少支付金额。我当即拒绝了这一提议，法院裁定的 4840 美元全额支付。

由于担心再次被指责没有及时发声，我向全球新闻机构提供了所有证据（包括电子邮件和电话录音视频）。但这则报道在很大程度上被忽视了。也许是因为记者们心有余悸——此前，《华尔街日报》一名记者在报道爱泼斯坦档案后，因总统提起的诽谤诉讼，其家庭住址在法庭文件中被公开。她被迫带着家人搬迁。

就在上个月，这位总统坐在台上，对那名记者在白宫记者晚宴上领奖时嗤之以鼻。

那些选择视而不见的公民是在自欺欺人。真相被忽视，谎言却被广泛接受。

但随着中期选举临近，美国人应当警惕：即使历史被抹去，它仍可能重演。

纵横字谜 No 4840 作者：LACCARIA

横向

• 7 揭示旋转的方向 (6)
• 8 上网搜索，可能是在找游戏 (2.6)
• 10 他必须付钱给年轻女士，随口说出岩石 (6)
• 11 残破的船体在（非英籍）潜艇上，停靠港口 (8)
• 12 共和党人装傻，插话提修正案，例如？ (1.1)
• 17 可怕的骗子被革命王子囚禁 (7)
• 19 见 29
• 20 见 29
• 25 与这只壳超大的忍者神龟打赌 (8)
• 26 也许你旅行时需要全身着装... (2.4)
• 28 此人疲惫不堪，精疲力竭，跋涉千里 (8)
• 29 / 19A20 不幸的是，这不是一种宏大的方式来标记戏剧性开场 (2.3, 1.4, 3.6, 5)

纵向

• 1 节日日期：围绕圣玛丽娜？ (9)
• 2 停止燃烧存根！ (4)
• 3 刺探某种剧本，被拒 (6)
• 4 演员金斯利和考特尼，也许，骑车去伯里 (6)
• 5 任性的船员是造成破坏的人 (8)
• 6 古代教皇在罗斯威尔——美国——被发现 (5)
• 9 城市解散营销狂热 (4)
• 13 出题者的母亲为祈祷领袖起身 (4)
• 14 换手：威士忌加苏打？ (3)
• 15 尖锐物的尖端被年轻仆人抓住 (4)
• 16 我领导暴动：柱子受损 (9)
• 18 玻璃花瓶碎了，儿子掉在这里，你敢打赌！ (3.5)

• 19 约束第一个失去头脑的人 (3)

• 21 朱丽叶不在旁提醒罗密欧：他是个稳重的人 (6)

• 22 红衣主教偶尔使用古老入口 (6)
• 23 遮住脸的上部和鼻尖 (5)
• 24 勇气笨拙得要命，丢了手稿 (4)
• 27 除了其他人，还复活死者 (2.2)

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电视星期二 8 月 11 日

评论家之选

杰拉德·吉尔伯特

今日精选

《野蛮山峰》 晚上9点，Sky纪录片频道

挪威登山者克里斯汀·哈里拉（Kristin Harila）从相对的新人迅速成为打破世界纪录的登山家，她与搭档Tenjen Lama Sherpa（左图，与哈里拉合影）仅用92天便完成了攀登世界上所有14座最高峰的壮举。然而，当他们的成就登上头条时，K2峰的画面引发了激烈争议——视频显示哈里拉在冲击纪录时跨过了一名受伤濒死的巴基斯坦搬运工，将她推至关于野心与道德的辩论中心。社交媒体上的一条留言称：“人们不会记住你的成就，而是你的冷血无情。”而哈里拉本人则表示：“整件事简直是一场噩梦。”

《英国缝纫大赛》 晚上8点，BBC Two

本季是否出现了“摇摆底边”的新版“Boke Olf式‘烂底’”？无论如何，剩下的八位参赛者迎来了运动周，而我开始为其中七位感到惋惜，因为他们中似乎有一位绝对的天才。实际上，她的一件作品让帕特里克·格兰特（Patrick Grant）赞不绝口：“太棒了，我想把它挂在墙上。”本期任务包括制作男士泳裤、将冲浪帆改造成两件套服装，以及缝制绣花保龄球衫。格兰特与埃斯梅·扬（Esme Young）将现场点评作品，苏菲·威兰（Sophie Willan）担任主持，比赛进入中场阶段。

《冷案法医：血迹之谜》 晚上9点，ITV1

本系列的最后一集中，法医科学家安吉拉·加洛普（Angela Gallop）及其团队揭示了血迹中的线索如何帮助破解两起骇人罪案，其中包括2000年11月震惊社会的10岁男孩达米奥拉·泰勒（Damilola Taylor）被刺杀的重大案件。

《与罗伯·林德和露丝·古德曼一起探索罗马》 晚上9点，第5频道

这对搭档深入探讨公元122年，当时哈德良皇帝对罗马不列颠进行了一次戏剧性的访问，这一时刻改变了富人与穷人的命运。林德追踪罗马伦敦城（Londinium）的权势核心人物，而古德曼则调查普通民众在罗马统治下的生活。哈德良究竟是何许人也？

乔与大卫的魔幻情景喜剧之旅

晚上9点，U&Gold频道

这次轮到乔·威尔金森（Joe Wilkinson）为他的朋友大卫·厄尔（David Earl）带来与《弗尔蒂旅馆》（Fawlty Towers）相关的惊喜。这些活动包括参观BBC录制部分剧集的摄影棚，以及前往托基（Torquay）的公路之旅，探访激发约翰·克里斯（John Cleese）创作这部情景喜剧杰作的酒店原址——他们还在那里遇到了一位在70年代曾在此工作的女士。但对这对显然受宠若惊的二人组来说，最大的惊喜莫过于一次Zoom通话。

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喜剧恐怖片，梅根·福克斯主演（S） / 11.05 《恶搞之家》：洛伊丝发现自己是犹太人（S） 11.35 《美国老爹！》（S） / 深夜 / 12.40 BBC 新闻（S） / 12.45 手语节目：《诡异》（重播）（S） 1.45 本台节目：《BBC Two 精选》（S） / 12.55 电视购物 3.00 《夏日》（重播）（S） 3.50 ITV 休闲时光（S） 5.05 《寻亲记：失踪之星》（重播）（S） / 12.55 《裸约》（重播）（S） 4.00 《拉姆齐的酒店地狱》（重播）（S） 1.20 《自然周刊：与红毛猩猩同行》（重播）（S） 2.45 电影：《小侦探大冒险》（埃文·摩根 2020） 喜剧剧情片（S） / 12.05 《连环杀手的妻子们》（重播）（S） 1.00 《爱之巡航电视》（重播）（S） 2.00 《爱斯坦穆兹曼尼克周》（S） 2.10 《全科医生：幕后故事》（重播）（S） 3.00 《城堡》（重播）（S） 3.50 《老友记》（重播）（S） 4.10 《老友记》（重播）（S） / 12.00 《宇宙极端天气：地平线》（S） 1.40 《美丽方程式》（重播） 2.00 《飞翔园丁》（S） 2.15 《阿达尔·奥汉隆：古墓丽影》（S） 3.15 结束 / 1.20 电影：《B 计划》（娜塔莉·莫拉莱斯 2020） 喜剧，凯尔文·弗恩主演（S） 3.35 结束 / 12.05 《美国老爹！》（S） 12.35 《鲍勃汉堡店》（S） 1.45 《鲍勃汉堡店》（S） 1.30 《公寓》（S） 1.55 《深渊命运：邻里战争》（S） 2.20 ITV 休闲时光（S） 3.00 电视跳蚤市场

数独谜题（Calcudoku）

玩法：在每行和每列中分别填入数字1-6各一次，遵循粗线框内的运算规则。每个区域内的数字表示该区域的总和，符号则指示应进行的运算类型：加法、减法、除法或乘法。同一区域内的数字可以重复。减法运算时，始终用区域内最大的数减去较小的数；除法运算时，则用最大的数除以较小的数。

六边拼词（Hexalex）

玩法：将下列每个字母各填入一个空白六边形中，填入后将其划去。填入字母时，需确保能通过相邻六边形拼出列表中的所有单词。

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31

与约翰·克里斯本人交流，他显然乐于谈论自己钟爱的喜剧作品的诞生过程

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《神风特攻：不为人知的历史》 s0pm，BBC Four

二战太平洋战场末期，日本帝国军队派出装载炸弹的飞机发动攻击，飞行员无生还希望。近 4,000 名日本飞行员因此丧生，近 7,000 名盟军官兵遇难，数千人受伤。这一切是如何发生的？大岛孝之的纪录片利用 15 年间对美日老兵的深度访谈，探究一场疯狂如何席卷整个国家。

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《失踪》 晚上9点，Film4

尼古拉斯·D·约翰逊、威尔·梅里克，2023

这部惊悚片讲述一名少女（斯托姆·里德饰，左）在寻找被绑架的母亲时，通过数字侦探手段展开调查。影片采用“屏幕生活”叙事手法，所有情节均通过电脑屏幕、短信气泡、行车记录仪及门铃摄像头画面呈现。这种叙事方式在某些情节上需要观众暂时放下怀疑，但回报是一系列以冷峻风格呈现的戏剧性转折，令人毛骨悚然。而最可怕的是，一个普通人在数字世界中留下的痕迹竟如此之多。

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《全金属外壳》 晚上8点，天空影院剧情频道

（斯坦利·库布里克，1987） 库布里克这部犀利的军国主义题材剧情片中，前美国海军陆战队员 R·李·厄梅饰演的教官对新兵进行系统性去人性化训练，随后将他们投入 1988 年西贡的混乱战场。

《BJ单身日记》 下午 5.20，BBC Three

（莎伦·马奎尔，2001） 蕾妮·齐薇格在片中饰演一个略显神经质但极具共鸣的自嘲型媒体人，她正步入三十岁，并努力应对生活中的种种挑战。齐薇格的表演幽默且毫不矫揉造作，使这个角色格外讨喜。

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《蓝色警探》

Apple TV+ 第二季以一名政治活动家的死亡为开端，展开这部女性主导的警匪剧。

《穆里尼奥》

Netflix 这部纪录片系列由“特别的那一个”本人参与制作，聚焦这位足球教练的生涯。

《未宣之战》

Channel 4 《网络恐怖主义》间谍剧的续作，西蒙·佩吉主演。

iiv3

6.00 《乔治与米尔德里德》（第1集） 6.25 《乔治与米尔德里德》（第1集） 7.00 《经典艾默戴尔农庄》（第1集） 7.35 《经典艾默戴尔农庄》（第1集） 8.10 《加冕街》（第1集） 8.40 《加冕街》（第1集） 9.10 《阿加莎·克里斯蒂的波洛》（第1集） 10.25 《阿加莎·克里斯蒂的波洛》（第1集） 11.10 《心跳》（第1集） 12.25 《心跳》（第1集） 1.25 《仲夏麦克戴尔》（第1集） 2.25 《艾默戴尔农庄》（第1集） 4.05 《艾默戴尔农庄》（第1集） 5.50 《加冕街》（第1集） 5.50 《心跳》（第1集）

6.55 《心跳》 一名武装劫匪袭击拍卖行（第5集）

8.00 《薇拉》 两人在偏远乡村别墅遇害（第5集）

10.00 《格兰彻斯特》 格尔迪与新任牧师初次见面不欢而散（第5集）

11.00 《格兰彻斯特》 一户人家在乡村庄园地下室被发现（第5集）

11.50 《审判与报复》（第5集）

1.20 《阿加莎·克里斯蒂的波洛》（第1集） 2.20 《ITV轻松时刻》（第1集） 2.30 Tebaltopping

6.00 《霍利奥克斯》（第1集） 6.30 《霍利奥克斯》（第1集） 6.55 《鲁道夫·图拉短片》（第1集） 7.00 《情侣来我家用餐》（第1集） 8.00 《拉姆齐的厨房噩梦（美国版）》（第1集） 9.00 《拉姆齐的厨房噩梦（美国版）》（第1集） 10.00 《全美最搞笑家庭录像》（第1集） 11.00 《地中海游艇：地下》（第1集） 12.00 《辛普森一家》（第1集） 12.20 《辛普森一家》（第1集） 1.00 《The》（第1集） 1.30 《The》（第1集） 2.00 《布鲁克林九九》（第1集） 2.30 《布鲁克林九九》（第1集） 3.00 《摩登家庭》（第1集） 3.30 《摩登家庭》（第1集） 4.00 《摩登家庭》（第1集） 4.30 《摩登家庭》（第1集） 5.00 《The》（第1集） 5.20 《The》（第1集）

6.00 《The》 由托尼·布莱尔和J·K·罗琳配音（第5集） 6.30 《霍利奥克斯》（第5集）

7.00 《霍利奥克斯》（第5集） 7.30 《The》 莉萨对镇上新来的女孩心生嫉妒（第5集）

8.00 《范德庞普法则》 莉萨庆祝SUR餐厅20周年派对（第5集）

9.00 《地下游艇：澳洲》（第5集）

8.55 《终结它、流感它、标记它》（第1集） 10.00 《四人同床》（第1集） 10.35 《四人同床》（第1集） 11.05 《In A》（第1集） 11.35 《In A》（第1集） 12.10 《In A》（第1集） 12.40 《来我家用餐》（第1集） 150 《来我家用餐》（第1集） 2.50 《来我家用餐》（第1集） 3.10 《In A》（第1集） 3.50 《In A》（第1集） 4.00 《In A》（第1集） 4.50 《In A》（第1集） 5.00 《In A》（第1集） 5.50 《汽车与B S》（第1集）

6.50 《汽车S.O.S》 蒂姆和富兹接手一辆1973年款轿车，这辆车在尘封的谷仓里已沉睡数十年（第5集）

7.55 《宏伟设计》 一对特立独行的夫妇想在伍斯特郡建造一座库尔式山顶别墅（第5集）

8.00 《野生动物》 一只镀金动物引发瘟疫爆发恐慌（第5集）

9.00 《奥蒂与理查德的南非奥德赛》 本系列最终集（第5集）

6.00 《早间节目》（第4集） 6.30 《早间节目》（第4集） 7.00 《早间节目：里奇与弗罗斯特》（第1集） 7.30 《早间节目：里奇与弗罗斯特》（第1集） 8.00 《斯塔吉斯SG-6》（第1集） 9.00 《斯塔吉斯SG-6》（第1集） 10.00 《威尔与格蕾丝》（第1集） 11.00 《The》（第1集） 11.20 《The》（第1集） 12.10 《明窗：澳大利亚的清洁奇迹》（第1集） 2.00 《夏威夷特勤组》（第1集） 3.00 《反恐特警组》（第1集） 5.00 《The》（第1集） 5.20 《The》（第1集）

6.00 《动物管控》（第1集） 6.30 《动物管控》 艾米莉因斯特里特与黛西的朋友约会而情绪失控（第1集） 7.00 《荷马》 发明新饮品（第1集） 7.30 《The》（第1集）

8.00 《坏医术》 一只镀金动物引发瘟疫爆发恐慌（第5集）

5.00 《别在意那些蜂鸣声》 嘉宾：苏菲·威廉姆斯、解放者乐队、DJ塔吉特和哈丽雅特·肯姆斯利（第1集） 50 《别在意那些蜂鸣声》 嘉宾：苏菲·威廉姆斯、解放者乐队、DJ塔吉特和哈丽雅特·肯姆斯利（第1集） 5.00 《别在意那些蜂鸣声》 嘉宾：苏菲·威廉姆斯、解放者乐队、DJ塔吉特和哈丽雅特·肯姆斯利（第1集）

10.00 《J的急诊室24小时》 一名51岁男子从梯子上摔下第20英尺（第5集）

11.05 《J的急诊室时刻》（5） 11.00 《动物管控》（1）11.30 《动物管控》艾米莉在街头与黛西的朋友陷入困境（1）11.05 《J的急诊室时刻》（5）

12.05 《99秒前线》（1）1.10 《J的急诊室时刻》（1）1.15 《J的急诊室时刻》（1）2.20 《阳光下的家园》（1）2.45 结束

6.00 《烈焰》（4）6.30 《烈焰》（4）7.00 《烈焰：里奇与弗罗斯特》（1）7.30 《烈焰：里奇与弗罗斯特》（1）8.00 《斯塔吉斯SG-6》（1）9.00 《斯塔吉斯SG-6》（1）10.00 《威尔与格蕾丝》（1）10.00 《威尔与格蕾丝》（1）11.00 《辛普森一家》（1）11.20 《辛普森一家》（1）12.10 《明道：澳大利亚的净土奇迹》（1）2.00 《夏威夷神探》（1）2.00 《夏威夷神探》（1）2.00 《反恐特警组》（1）3.00 《反恐特警组》（1）5.00 《辛普森一家》（1）5.20 《辛普森一家》（1）

6.50 《龙之家族：权力游戏》主演帕迪·康斯丁（1）6.50 《龙之家族：权力游戏》主演帕迪·康斯丁（1）

8.00 《龙之家族》拉姆莉在御前会议上越权（1）8.00 《龙之家族》拉姆莉在御前会议上越权（1）

9.00 《黑手党：起源》富伊特拉与伊莫面对前夜发生的一切（5）

10.00 《黑手党：起源》富伊特拉与伊莫面对前夜发生的一切（5）

11.00 《龙之家族》拉姆莉部署夺取君临（1）11.00 《龙之家族》拉姆莉部署夺取君临（1）

12.15 《龙之家族》（1）1.20 《亿万风云》（1）2.15 《亿万风云》（1）2.45 《贵宾之翼》（1）3.45 《贵宾之翼》（1）4.35 《有点儿》（1）5.05 《贵宾之翼》（1）5.05 《贵宾之翼》（1）

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6:15 Newsbeat 7.00 1 《早餐秀》与格雷格·詹姆斯 11.00 罗宾、梅尔文与查理 12.45 Newsbeat 1.00 马特与杰里 3.30 3.33 《与维克、凯特和杰米一起回家》 1.5-45 8.00 1.5 《杰克·桑德斯的音乐秀》 8.00 1.5 《斯坦·埃伯特的未来艺人》 10.00 1.5 《斯坦·埃伯特的强力下线歌单》 11.00 马丁的 1.00 1 《舞曲鼓与贝斯混音》 1.20 1 《舞曲鼓与贝斯混音》 2.00 1 《舞曲鼓与贝斯混音》 3.00 1 Airthorax 4.00 1 Pop Airthorax 5.00 1 《迪恩·麦卡洛的早间早餐秀》

BBC 1Xtra

6.30 1Xtra歌单 7.00 1 《1Xtra早餐秀》与纳迪亚·简 10.00 索斯·约翰逊 12.45 1.00 凯莉·戈尔丁 4.00 雷米·伯吉尔 5.45 6.00 雷米·伯吉尔 7.00 DJ Target 9.00 1 《1Xtra另类精选》与考尔德伦 11.00 DJ Sports 1.00 1 1Xtra Salutist，牙买加 2.00 1Xtra Salutist，牙买加 3.00 1Xtra Salutist 4.00 1 《1Xtra R&B慢速混音》与查基 4.30 周四怀旧 5.30 1Xtra怀旧派对

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6.30 《萨拉·坎的早餐秀》 9.30 弗农·凯 12.00 杰里米·文斯 2.00 DJ Sports 4.00 乔尔·布拉梅尔 7.00 伊迪丝·鲍曼的《闪亮快乐歌单》 7.30 伊迪丝·鲍曼 9.00 《杰米·科林森的爵士秀》 10.00 《梅尔文·奥多姆的好节奏》 12.00 1Xtra DJ宾 2.00 《弗农·凯的喷气机舞曲之声》 4.00 欧文·温·唐恩

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6.30 早餐秀 3.30 《经典必听》 1.00 《古典现场》 4.00 《本周作曲家：蒙哥马利》 5.00 《悼念》 6.00 2020年逍遥音乐会：佩妮·伍德漫步音乐会报道 8.00 2020年逍遥音乐会：莫顿·费尔德曼《裁剪交响曲》演出 10.15 2020年逍遥音乐会：跨流派节目，从沃恩·威廉斯到电台司令 11.45 《午夜轮值》 12.30 《通宵节目》

4

6:00 《今日》 9.00 《不可避免的高跟鞋》 9.30 《不可避免的健康》 12.00 《女性时间》 12.00 Screendorf 13.45 《本周图书：<广岛>》 8.15 《最后的女人》 12.00 新闻 10.00 J&J，《正义之心》 12.00 天气 1.00 《世界大同》 1.45 《人类智能》 2.00 《弓箭手》 2.15 广播剧，《克莱尔》 3.00 Lady On Trial With Lucy Worsley 3.30 《心灵与灵魂》 4.00 Above And Below: The Battle To Save Britain's Hohostars: 4, Art 4.30 What's Up Deck? 5.00 《火》 7.27 Vaughan 6.00 《六点新闻》 8.30 保罗·辛哈的《完美酒吧点》 7.00 《弓箭手》 7.15 《前线》 8.00 After ExxonChat 丹尼·肖调查埃克森聊天行动是否减少了毒品供应 8.40 In Touch：为被捕或视力受损人士提供的新闻 9.00 Crossing Continents，听众向官员报告以保护维多利亚瀑布 9.30 《诈骗秘密》 10.00 《今夜世界》 10.45 《睡前图书：<威克菲尔德的牧师>》 11.00 NO Outside 12.30 《好路》 12.00 1 新闻与天气 12.30 《本周图书：<广岛>》 8.15 《最后的女人》 12.45 购物预报 1.00 BBC国际频道 5.00 新闻摘要 5.04 BBC国际科学 5.20 天气 5.36 购物预报 5.43 《今日祈祷》 5.45 《今日农业》

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6:00 《等待游戏》 6.30 《萨姆森的伙伴》 7.00 《两分钟》 7.30 《米迪根文件》 8.00 《贝比·简·奥斯汀怎么了？》 8.30 阿德里安·梅斯的《卡布奇诺岁月》 8.45 《小岛》 9.00 《与大卫·塞达里斯相遇》 9.30 《追踪火星入侵》 9.45 《每日礼拜》 10.00 《好路》 10.30 《我们忘记记住的事》 11.00 《等待游戏》 11.30 《萨姆森的伙伴》 12.00 1 《第一怪兽》 12.30 《米迪根文件》 1.00 《贝比·简·奥斯汀怎么了？》 1.30 阿德里安·梅斯的《卡布奇诺岁月》 1.45 《小岛》 2.00 《心》 2.30 约翰·林登 3.00 Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement Of Giorgio Vasari 4.00 《好路》 4.30 《我们忘记记住的事》 5.00 《等待游戏》 5.30 《萨姆森的伙伴》 6.00 《两分钟》 6.30 《米迪根文件》 7.00 《贝比·简·奥斯汀怎么了？》 7.30 阿德里安·梅斯的

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工党在林肯郡波士顿的观众中进行一系列问题，打造一场完美的酒吧问答

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6am 5直播早餐 5 诺伊里·坎贝尔 11.00 艾玛·维罗妮 2.00 马特·切斯利 4.00 5直播驾车秀 7.00 体育直播 8.45 田径 10.00 约翰尼·韦泽 1.00 奇辛·阿比达耶 5.00 《醒来赚钱》

BBC 5音乐台

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古典调频

6.30am 《古典调频早餐》与Tim Lherras 8.00 《古典调频名人堂时刻》与Tim Lherras 10.00 亚历克·琼斯 1.00 新闻：Marci Merhal 4.00 玛格丽塔·泰勒 7.00 《黄昏时分》与约翰·布鲁宁 9.00 《古典调频作曲家审查》与约翰·布鲁宁 今日主题：费利克斯·门德尔松 10.00 Gabe Classics 1.00 BBC Shenton 4.00 早间早餐

绝对电台

6am 戴夫·贝里 10.00 卢阿娜·格雷厄姆 1.00 汤姆·谢里尔 4.00 《家庭时光》与布什和里奇 7.00 丹妮尔·佩里 10

心动电台

6.30am 《心动早餐》与Jamie Thalalchro和阿曼达·霍尔登 10.00 兰登·克里斯塔 1.00 马特·威尔金森 4.00 JK与凯莉·布洛克 7.00 《心动美好周末》与德夫·格里芬 10.00 唐·阿特金森 8.00 1.00 1st House 14.00 《第一早餐》与林赛·拉塞尔

谈话体育台

6am 《谈话体育早餐：女孩老爸》 8.00 Nox Scott & Darragh McAnthony 1.00 《新闻节拍与雅各比》 3.00 1 《谈话体育驾车秀》 7.00 《转会入侵》 10.00 《体育酒吧》 1.00 《柯蒂斯时间》与保罗·罗斯 9.00 早间体育早餐

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新闻

全景

环游世界的10个故事

哥伦比亚

地震夷平建筑 至少100人遇难

作者：曼努埃尔·鲁埃达（Manuel Rueda）与阿斯特丽德·苏伊韦斯（Astrid Suivez） 波哥大报道

哥伦比亚西部多个城市在昨天发生的7.4级强烈地震中，已造成超过100人死亡，数十座建筑被毁。

地震将居民困在废墟下，多人伤亡，迫使民众远至首都波哥大疏散。

美国地质调查局（USGS）和哥伦比亚相关机构报告称，震中位于乔科地区圣何塞德尔帕尔马尔社区，该社区约有4,800名居民，距波哥大以西约250英里。

USGS表示，地震发生在66英里深处，邻国厄瓜多尔也有震感。

哥伦比亚新任总统阿韦拉多·德拉埃斯普列利亚（Abelardo de la Espriella）昨晚表示，已确认111人死亡。

官员证实，里萨拉尔达地区至少有40人死亡，瓦列德尔考卡地区（哥伦比亚第三大城市卡利所在地）有27人死亡。

城市马尼萨莱斯也有2人遇难。地震发生在7.3公里深处，佩雷拉（插图）、基布多、卡利和马尼萨莱斯等城市遭到严重破坏，居民在倒塌建筑的废墟中搜寻。

地质部门称这是“过去十年来震级最高的地震”，并表示随后发生了两次2.8级和4.8级余震。多个航班被取消。

佩雷拉市长毛里西奥·萨拉萨尔（Mauricio Salazar）在电台节目中表示，该市至少有18人死亡，另有多人被困在“坍塌的建筑物”下。

在附近的咖啡产区山城马尼萨莱斯，一座新哥特式大教堂的塔楼倒塌。

卡利是一座拥有200万人口的城市，市长亚历杭德罗·埃德尔（Alejandro Eder）表示，至少有19座建筑物倒塌，居民被困其中。

哥伦比亚中部和西部常发生小型地震，但6.0级以上的地震较为罕见。1999年，亚美尼亚市附近发生的6.2级地震造成1,100多人死亡。

委内瑞拉6月发生的两次7.2级和7.5级地震共造成5,000多人死亡。美联社

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加拿大航班因儿童拒绝坐下而取消

作者：基里亚科斯·佩特拉科斯（Kyriakos Petrakos）

加拿大波特航空（Porter Airlines）一架航班因一名幼童拒绝坐下并系好安全带，被迫返回登机口，导致航班延误至机场跑道关闭时间之后。

这家总部位于多伦多的航空公司表示，家长和机组人员多次尝试让孩子坐好，但未能成功，最终将飞机返回不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚国际机场的登机口，将家长和孩子请下飞机。

航空公司在声明中表示，这名幼童曾“站在座位上”，导致起飞条件不安全。

波特航空表示，移除家长、孩子及其行李后，原定飞往多伦多的周四航班延误至机场12.30am跑道关闭时间之后，迫使剩余乘客下机。

波特航空向其他乘客致歉，并为他们重新预订了次日的航班。

一名乘客阿里耶·科鲁赫（Aryeh Koruch）表示，孩子显然很害怕，并说：“他们一直躲在座位下。”美联社

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别出心裁的书店……

中信书店（Zhongshuge）连锁店近期在北京海淀区开设了一家新店，占地超过1,000平方米，分为两层，通过一座精心设计的螺旋楼梯连接，这座楼梯同时也是一个巨大的书架。安迪·王（Andy Wong）摄

泰国

前政客在直播中坦白杀人

文：Jintamas Saksornchai 于曼谷报道

一名前政客据称在一场金钱纠纷中枪杀了一名地方政府官员，随后拨入一档政治YouTube直播节目坦白。

前暖武里府议员差龙·里瓦朗（Chalong Riewraeng）告诉节目主持人安查丽·派拉拉克（Anchalee Paireerak），他于昨日在前警官通猜·延帕瑟（Thongchai Yenprasert）的办公室外将其枪杀。

警方称，通猜面部和颈部中枪，送医后不治身亡。其司机也受了伤。

此事发生在泰国最严重的大规模枪击事件——2022年以来——仅数日之后。当时一名14岁男孩在家中和学校开枪，造成至少8人死亡，随后疑似自杀。

差龙被捕后，

（插图）获准在警察局举行新闻发布会。

他表示，自己与通猜因借款问题发生争执。他称自己跟随通猜至其车旁，随后拔出武器。

他表示并非有意射杀通猜，但司机也拔枪指向他，迫使他开火。

“向暖武里府的民众道歉，”他说，“我并无意图。我们是朋友，本想好好谈谈，但他不愿与我交谈。”

BBC报道称，当差龙拨入安查丽的YouTube节目坦白时，这位政治评论员说：“他死了吗？你得在那儿等警察……哪儿也别去。”

泰国是亚洲枪支拥有率第二高的国家，仅次于巴基斯坦。AP

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美国

船长被控致两人死亡船只倾覆

文：Alice Lilley

纽约港一艘倾覆的船只造成一对母女死亡，船长面临刑事指控，当局正调查该船是否为非法包租。

这艘22英尺长的Bayliner快艇于周六晚10.25pm左右在自由岛（自由女神像所在地）附近倾覆。

警方赶到前，12人获救。警方潜水员随后发现一名27岁女子和一名5个月大的女婴。

两人被送往医院后宣告不治。

死者后来被确认为皇后区居民萨拉·桑切斯（Sara Sanchez）及其女儿安东内拉·加西亚（Antonella Garcia）。

据海岸警卫队称，另外12人仅受轻伤。

现年46岁的纽约人曼努埃尔·埃尔南德斯（Manuel Hernandez）被控13项鲁莽危害罪。AP

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印度

阿萨姆邦洪灾死亡人数升至100

文：Wazbir Hussain 于高哈蒂报道

官员称，印度东北部阿萨姆邦的洪灾危机昨日依然严峻，一夜之间又有2人死亡，死亡人数升至100。

多条河流仍处于警戒水位以上，脆弱地区面临新一轮洪水风险。

连日季风暴雨导致河水泛滥，淹没社区，破坏生计，损毁基础设施。

官员称，布拉马普特拉河淹没村庄，冲毁房屋，迫使近300,000人进入救灾营地。

自上月洪灾开始以来，已有超过700,000人流离失所，大片农田被淹，道路受损。AP

来自坎帕拉的明信片

一位乌干达政治家正在竞选下一任联合国秘书长，成为继其他六位候选人之后的最新参选者，他们都希望在今年年底接替安东尼奥·古特雷斯的职位。

乌干达常驻联合国代表阿多尼亚·阿耶巴雷表示，奥拉拉·奥通努正在纽约“会见各国代表团，并与联合国大会和联合国安理会进行互动对话”。

但阿耶巴雷表示，奥通努不得不寻求签证协助，因为乌干达人目前被禁止进入美国，这是防止埃博拉病毒传播的措施之一。

![乌干达人奥拉拉·奥通努希望成为下一任联合国秘书长](

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75岁的奥通努是联合国系统的资深人士，自2011年竞选乌干达总统失败后一直处于退休状态。

1997年，他曾被视为接替埃及人布特罗斯·布特罗斯-加利出任联合国秘书长的热门人选，但遭到如今提名他的乌干达当局阻挠。当时担任纽约国际和平研究所所长的奥通努与总统约韦里·穆塞韦尼政府关系不睦。最终，加纳的科菲·安南赢得了这一职位。

安南任命奥通努为联合国副秘书长兼儿童与武装冲突问题特别代表。奥通努于1997年至2005年间担任该职务，并在2005年获得悉尼和平奖。

奥通努曾就读于牛津大学和哈佛法学院，于1980年至1985年间担任乌干达驻联合国代表，并曾在安理会担任一年主席。他还在20世纪80年代短暂担任过乌干达外交部长。

联合国秘书长的选举由15个成员国组成的安理会决定，尤其是其中拥有否决权的五个常任理事国——美国、俄罗斯、中国、英国和法国。最终需经由193个成员国组成的联合国大会批准。美联社

罗德尼·穆胡穆扎

新西兰

呼吁选民在投票前登记

作者：夏洛特·格雷厄姆-麦克莱 于惠灵顿报道

新西兰选举委员会发起了一项活动，呼吁国内外的新西兰人登记投票或更新其系统中的个人信息。

在11月大选前的一项法律修改意味着选民必须提前登记。

政府于去年12月通过的措施遭到反对派批评，该措施取消了允许18岁及以上新西兰人在选举日当天登记的政策。

新西兰人现在必须在选举日前13天完成登记并更新其地址等个人信息，否则将被拒绝进入投票站。

今年的登记截止日期为10月25日，大选将于11月7日举行。美联社

南亚

克什米尔地区选举因冲突延期

作者：穆哈谢尔·布哈里

巴基斯坦管辖的克什米尔地区第三轮地方选举昨日因延误和安全隐患受阻，此前该地区爆发致命抗议活动，当局随即实施了全面限制措施。

该地区的冲突导致道路封闭和互联网中断，给巴基斯坦带来挑战。巴基斯坦批评新德里在印度管辖的克什米尔地区处理异议的方式，但如今在其自身控制的领土上也面临民众愤怒。

昨日原定为三轮选举的最后一轮投票。

但当局上周晚些时候宣布，在审查一份关于治安状况的报告后，将剩余11个选区中的7个选举推迟至未定日期。当地选举委员会官员拉贾·沙基尔表示。

执政的巴基斯坦穆斯林联盟已在前几轮投票中赢得34个席位中的24个，并有望组建地区政府。

但该党面临操纵选举的指控，主要竞争对手巴基斯坦人民党也提出了质疑。

7月首轮投票后，在拉瓦拉科特镇附近与安全部队的冲突中，有超过30人丧生。

该镇的道路和互联网接入目前仍基本处于中断状态。路透社

台湾

岛内“限速”互联网进行军演

作者：本·布兰查德、李易牧 地点：台中

台湾昨日在年度军演期间首次对岛内中部地区的移动互联网进行“限速”，模拟中国大陆攻击或自然灾害导致的通信中断。

民主治理的台湾长期面临中国大陆入侵的威胁，每年都会举行空袭演习和军事演习，要求民众在30分钟内撤离街道。

在以台中市为中心的互联网“限速”演习中，仅基本移动电话服务可用，但自动取款机、交通信号灯和固定互联网服务不受影响。

相同演习将于周四在台湾北部地区（包括首都台北）重复进行。路透社

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干涸的运动场，老年人困守室内——但啤酒节和当地旅游业却因此受益。

萨德布·奥沙利文 采访见证气候“转折点”的居民

8月的第一个周一上午10.30am，希斯顿休闲场（Cambridgeshire村庄的网球、滚球、板球和足球设施所在地）一片荒芜。今天的天气预报原本预测为26℃且多云，但一夜之间发生了变化，如今这片尘土飞扬、枯黄的运动场再次在烈日下炙烤。为数不多前来锻炼的居民早已汗流浃背，纷纷躲在阴凉处避暑。

希斯顿是剑桥北部的一个小村庄，去年被《泥泞高跟鞋》（Muddy Stilettos）评为Cambridgeshire最宜居的地方之一，每年有1,300人从伦敦迁居于此。但截至上月底，希斯顿还获得了一个极具2026年特色的“荣誉”：英国最干旱的村庄。

根据Cambridgeshire气象站的数据，该地区自1月1日以来仅记录到203.6mm的降雨量，203.超过了埃塞克斯郡的Shoeburyness（216.2mm）和诺福克郡的Weybourne（219.2mm）。

难怪上周，Cambridgeshire成为英格兰七个被环境署宣布进入干旱状态的地区之一。而度过这个历史性炎热干燥的夏季，本身已成为一场耐力考验，尤其是对最脆弱的群体而言。

萨莉·史密斯（Sally Smith）是当地慈善机构HI Friends老年人服务团队的负责人，该机构为各年龄段居民提供服务和活动。其工作重点之一是通过座椅健身课、午餐俱乐部和每周购物之旅等活动，减少老年人的孤独感并保持他们的活力。但她解释说，高温直接限制了他们的工作能力。

“我们服务的对象大多是八九十岁的老人，还有几位100,岁老人，他们极易受到极端高温的影响。但取消午餐俱乐部等活动的连锁反应是，他们的孤独感会加剧，他们非常想念这些活动和朋友。”

孤独会严重影响老年人的身心健康，但在这样的条件下避免孤独却十分困难。“天气预报似乎每小时都在变化——气温再次飙升，有预测称今天可能达到34℃（实际最高为31℃）：我们不得不取消活动。幸好今天还不至于那么极端，所以我们还能继续——暂时如此。”

“高温影响了社区的方方面面，”HI Friends慈善机构经理兼教区议员尼尔·戴维斯（Neil Davies）表示，“我们看到老年居民真的不愿离开家中舒适的环境，充满担忧。”

周一，在休闲中心内，12名居民冒着酷暑参加了在唯一一间有空调的房间举办的“Stronger4Longer”课程。居民们告诉我，他们只是在熬时间度日。87,岁的伊莱恩·布莱克本（Elaine Blackburn）说：“我们下午都会睡觉，瘫在沙发上。”97,岁的芭芭拉·奈伊（Barbara Nye）附和道：“高温耗尽了我所有的精力。我的花园里什么也长不出来。”

话题不可避免地转向1976,年的热浪作为对比。“但即使当时和现在一样热，如今的影响要大得多，”92.岁的琼·戈斯（Joan Goss）补充道。虽然1976年的夏季高温持续时间更长，但今年出现了更多强烈的热浪。

根据气象局的说法，今年的湿度以及因此导致的耐热能力要差得多。“与1976年不同，当时的空气普遍更干燥，2026年的高温源于来自大西洋的空气……即使峰值气温相当，感受到的热度和相关影响

健康风险在2026年往往更为严重。” 虽然这些场地在技术上仍可使用，但人们担心禁用软管浇水的禁令将影响其未来的可用性。

“休闲场地不得不为体育赛事进行调整——我们只能浇灌那些可能引发健康和安全问题的区域，”希斯顿和因普顿教区议会的一名工作人员解释道，他提到板球投球区和网球场出现的裂缝。

“我们担心足球赛季，除非很快迎来持续降雨，否则场地将不再安全，无法进行比赛。”

菲尔·马伦在剑桥组织残疾人足球训练，包括为帕金森病患者开设的步行足球课程，这些活动仍在酷暑中坚持进行。他希望尽可能长时间地保持训练，因为这对当地人非常有益——并已开始实施强制补水休息以应对高温。

尼尔指出，当比较这些场地与剑桥市内私立学校的场地时（据报道，一些私校利用漏洞保持场地葱郁，尽管学校已放暑假），会让人感到有些紧张。但由于软管禁令，他们也无能为力：“我们只能继续坚持。”

朱莉是一名五十多岁的理发师，正在希斯顿的六家酒吧之一“红狮酒吧”躲避阳光。她想出了一个新颖的方法来应对软管禁令。

“拥有一个大花园并试图让它保持生机一直很困难。显然，所有草坪都已枯黄，我也不会浇水，但盆栽和昂贵的植物必须保持活力，我们只能用水桶来浇水。”她组织了“浇水派对”，邀请朋友们过来喝酒，同时帮她浇花。

她补充说，一个意想不到的副作用是灰尘增加对大家肺部的影响。“所有泥土都变成了灰尘，草坪也成了稻草。我们都发现自己咳嗽得更厉害了。许多哮喘患者的情况更加糟糕。”

除了花园，这场天气还给她带来了经济上的损失。当气温达到35℃时，一天内有七位客人取消了预约。虽然其他当地商家正在考虑收取取消费，但她选择不这样做，因为她的客户大多是老年人。

希斯顿这座最干旱的村庄让唐·凯利有些谨慎的欣喜。作为当地啤酒节的主席，他希望为期七天的活动能解大家的渴。

“漫长的夏日夜晚非常适合吸引人们外出，来参加啤酒节。”

这对当地旅游业也是一大利好。迈克尔·沃森拥有“The Fold”私人乡村庄园，提供豪华套房。他表示，尽管庄园开业仅几个月，但生意比他们预期的要忙碌得多——

菲尔·马伦（左）在帕金森步行足球训练中增加了补水休息

上图：希斯顿溪；左图：阿比农场；当地居民担心天气对农业的影响 基思·明德姆摄影

所有的泥土都已化为尘埃，草坪也变成了稻草。我们都咳嗽得厉害

预期中的天气影响：“我们有不少人选择不去国外度假，因为他们听说那里太热了。

“我们还接待了一些觉得伦敦在这么热的天气里让人感到有些压抑的人，他们想来乡村，但又不想走太远。”

除了支持他的生意，游客的增加也为当地经济带来了好处：“住在我们这里的人会去村里，在户外活动，在酒吧花园消费。”

他承认，这种天气也有很多负面影响，尤其是对周边的农业地区。他形容他们的草坪和草地看起来像“非洲大草原”，并担心这对自家的古老草地

以及更广泛的农业造成的影响。例如，The Fold旁边的小麦田今年收割得非常早，这意味着土地会变得非常坚硬，导致犁地和播种下一季作物的能力严重受限。

“你不会立刻看到问题，但明年可能会看到作物无法真正生长，实际上会推高小麦的价格。”

但总体而言，迈克尔认为作为一个国家，我们应该拥抱这些积极面。“我们真的应该更多地接受成为人们真正的度假目的地这一理念。我们国家有很多地方曾经这样宣称过，比如破败的海滨小镇等等，我认为如果我们真正投入精力，就能迎来复兴，在这里打造出类似地中海的生活方式。”

35岁的心理学家劳拉·波茨对此表示赞同。她四年前从伦敦搬到希斯顿生孩子，此后再也没有回头——即使在炎热的天气里。“晚上比较困难，因为孩子们要很久才能入睡……而且禁用水管意味着不能用充气游泳池。但希斯顿确实是个非常宜居的地方。”

在娱乐中心的另一条路上，四周是茅草屋顶和木制长椅，村庄绿地同样干枯萧瑟。

但如果你站在小桥上俯瞰小溪，可能根本不会意识到有干旱，因为周围长满了茂盛的芦苇和绿叶树木。迈克尔的家族已经在这个村庄生活了七代人，他解释说，这里之所以能保持生机，是因为大约30年前安装了植物和固土设施来加固河岸。

这启发了他在The Fold的下一步计划：“我正计划在我们的一片草地上挖一个小池塘，这对环境非常有益。就像希斯顿的村庄绿地一样，尽管有干旱，池塘边缘仍然会有茂盛的植物生长。”

他说，当初在小溪周围安装这些植物时曾遭到抗议——人们不喜欢改变的想法。最近宣布在芬斯建造新水库时，同样的反对声音再次出现——居民们表示他们可以像往常一样依赖其他水库。

快速事实 干旱数据 英格兰和威尔士经历了有记录以来最干旱的7月，英格兰南部更是创下了有史以来最干旱的月份记录。英格兰的降雨量仅为6.毫米，威尔士为9.毫米 剑桥经常被列为英国最干旱的城市之一，降雨量约为全国平均水平的一半 拟建的芬斯水库容量为5e+06万美元升，将为约250,000户家庭供水，目前处于最终规划阶段 希斯顿与其姐妹村因平顿交织在一起，历史可追溯至《末日审判书》完成之前的1986年

但今年热浪的强度和严重程度改变了当地人的态度，并促使他们采取更长远的视角：“作为一个国家，我们需要……真正提前规划，就像30年前在小溪边种植芦苇的那个人一样，”迈克尔说，“他们当时可能并没有预料到干旱，但我们现在确实看到了它带来的好处。”

在希斯顿，更多的未来规划已经在进行中。“今年是一个转折点，”教区议员伊冯娜·默里说，“我们正在制定一个更结构化的应对方案，明确规定何时采取行动、如何保护民众以及如何安全管理我们的环境。我们正在应对，正在学习，并为今年经历的这种情况做好准备。”

与此同时，他们怀念着上一次下雨的时刻，并尽可能保持凉爽。随着又一个酷热月份的临近，居民们仍然感激他们的社区、带空调的超市和六家酒吧。

正如珍妮·法斯马拉哈赫牧师所说：“希斯顿可能是英国最干旱的村庄，但我们决心不让精神也变得干涸。”

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选择法国夏令营解决托儿难题

孩子们在学习语言和玩耍中获益，而家长们也能享受片刻放松。Genevieve Roberts 表示，这是双赢的选择

我经常抱怨英国的托儿费用之高，尤其是与其他欧洲国家相比。但一些聪明的家长并没有止于抱怨，而是充分利用欧洲的价格优势——将孩子送到法国和比利时的假期俱乐部，而不是在英国。

根据儿童慈善机构 Coram 的数据，英国暑期托儿费用平均每周为 £191，在东南部地区更是高达 £226，而法国的价格则接近每周 £60 至 £80。大多数营地还提供三餐。

与此同时，家长们可以在欧洲大陆远程工作或休息，许多人将俱乐部与自家的度假结合起来。最大的好处是，孩子们回家时已掌握了出色的语言技能。

Claire Crowley 是一位传播专家，也是一位独自抚养孩子的单亲妈妈，她与 14 岁的儿子 Dominic 和 5 岁的女儿 Henrietta 住在伦敦。自儿子两岁时起，她每年夏天都会带孩子们去国外的假期营地。

“孩子们非常喜欢这些俱乐部，”她说，“他们可能觉得自己是在参加体育俱乐部或外出探索，但在我看来，这是一场为期一周的法语课程——而且大多数只需 £80 一周。”他们乘坐私人巴士参观了城堡、博物馆、水族馆和葡萄园，还去了溜冰场和游泳池，并有表演艺术家来开展专题研讨会。“每天都有非常明确的安排和节奏，伙食也非常棒，”她说。

她儿子最喜欢的是由巴黎圣日耳曼足球俱乐部开设的为期一周的足球课程，通过一家名为 Urban Soccer 的公司预订。Claire 表示，虽然价格更高，但大约只有英国巴黎圣日耳曼营地或英超球队在英格兰开设的营地价格的四分之一。“每个孩子到达时都会收到一套印有自己名字的装备；孩子们还参观了体育场并拍了集体照，”她说。

Claire 的儿子在法国生活了生命中的前两年，后来他们搬回伦敦，她希望 5 岁的女儿也能有同样的机会学好法语。

在过去的四年里，他们开始在夏天前往比利时，本周她的孩子们正在布鲁塞尔的一家俱乐部。费用为 £105 一周，每天从 7:30 到 17:30。与提供餐食的法国营地不同，家长需要为孩子准备健康的午餐盒。“他们要求带三明治、新鲜水果和蔬菜——不希望孩子们带薯片来，”她说。

她的儿子正在享受学习佛兰芒语，而她的女儿则从来自欧洲各地的孩子们那里学习多种语言。“我自己没有学过第二语言，所以我觉得我的两个孩子都能学会真的是太酷了，”她说。本周他们参加的是游泳营。“我最小的孩子在水里已经比跟我在一起时自信多了，不仅能在水面游泳，还能潜水。”

这意味着暑假变得更轻松、更有趣，也更便宜。“每年我们要么住在朋友家，要么趁朋友外出时借住他们的空房，或者住 Airbnb，这样我们也能有时间聚聚。我们会将其与家庭度假结合起来。否则，仅凭每年 25 天的年假，根本无法覆盖 30 天的暑假。”

Claire 表示，在比利时的营地，他们通常只需提供家庭住址，而在法国的营地则需要更多文件，包括身份证明、免责保险和医疗文件。

纳塔莉·巴尔内切（Nathalie Barnetche）和罗布·鲍威尔（Rob Powell）住在霍夫，是我的好朋友，他们也非常喜欢法国的假期营地，通常称为“centre de loisirs”。他们正在培养孩子雷米（7岁）、伊内丝（5岁）和奥代塔（1岁）学习法语，并在探亲期间带着两个大孩子参加了法国的营地。

“太棒了，而且非常实惠，作为游客每天只需支付12英镑，从早上8点到下午6点，”纳塔莉回忆道，“当地家庭享受补贴，每天约9欧元。我们已经参加过两次，一次是雷米上学前的那个夏天，另一次是伊内丝上学前的夏天。我觉得这是一个很好的方式，让他们开始接触学校的结构。”

“第一年非常棒，孩子和工作人员只用法语与雷米交流，这正是我们想要的。午餐他吃了三道菜，还说所有食物都很美味。操场上有很多体育活动，还有去海滩的旅行和沿着自行车道的外出活动。我还非常喜欢他们对巴斯克文化的重视，比如玩‘佩洛塔’（一种巴斯克球类运动），每个地区的玩法都不一样。”

他们的第二次体验则有些复杂。“伊内丝和雷米还有她的两个表亲一起去了。当年轻的夏令营工作人员发现他们会说英语时，就想练习自己的英语，结果适得其反，他们反而没怎么说法语——但你也不能要求面面俱到。所有工作人员都尽力确保孩子们感到被包容，对他们非常热情。”她说，他们只需要提供当地的地址和责任保险，以防孩子打碎别人的眼镜等意外。

我希望英国政府能借鉴海外经验，认识到父母在儿童托育方面获得的支持有多大。

不过，英国也为享受免费校餐的家庭提供了一些支持：政府通过“HAF（假期活动与食品）”项目提供免费假期俱乐部名额，并提供午餐。但这一支持并未惠及所有在职父母。因此，对于有能力出国的家庭来说，去国外参加这种模式可能是解决英国父母每年面临的暑假难题的一个绝佳方案。

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观点 16-22

电视 26-31

生活 34-37

儿童 38-41

猴子 42-45

体育 46-50

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家庭

我的哥哥患有唐氏综合征——我要直面那些嘲笑他的人

我一直压抑着替他感到的痛苦。内心深处有一股愤怒，作者迈特蕾娅·冈瑟如是说

28岁的迈特蕾娅·冈瑟（Maitreyah Guenther）与患有唐氏综合征的哥哥卡亚（Kayah，31岁）一同长大——说唱歌手艾奇（Aitch）的新Netflix纪录片《别害怕》（Don't Be Afraid）刚刚将这一经历带到数百万观众的屏幕前。本月，迈特蕾娅和卡亚将在爱丁堡边缘艺术节上讲述他们自己的故事——《玻璃孩子》（Glass Child），一部以舞蹈和戏剧形式呈现他们之间纽带的作品。

在此，迈特蕾娅讲述了作为卡亚的妹妹成长过程中的喜悦、愤怒与炽烈的爱。由奥利维娅·帕拉蒙泰恩（Olivia Palamountain）记录。

我九岁时，父母把我们几个孩子叫到一起，宣布卡亚患有唐氏综合征。在那之前，他只是我的哥哥——那个风趣、热爱音乐的男孩，总是和我一起在家里随着迈克尔·杰克逊的音乐起舞。我从未意识到他对世界的感受与我不同；他就是我的“正常”。

起初，我只知道有些事情变了。渐渐地，一些我从未质疑过的事情开始变得合理：为什么人们总是盯着我们看，以及后来为什么学校对他如此残酷。

我的父母相识于为唐氏综合征青年提供支持的工作中，那时的照护往往意味着将他们送入机构。因此，当卡亚出生时，他们坚定地选择在家中抚养他。我们家有三个孩子——卡亚、排行中间的哥哥，还有我——家庭生活是一个团队的努力：我们必须紧密团结，因为外界很难找到帮助与治愈。父母从一开始就全力支持卡亚，我们其他人也紧随其后。

学校是我对人性失去信心的地方。有一段时间，我们就读于一所另类的华德福学校，那里的孩子们可以按照自己的节奏学习——你本以为这样的地方会包容。然而，对卡亚来说，那里却糟糕透顶。一天晚上，妈妈去亲吻他道晚安时，他对她说：“我想死。没有人喜欢我。”这成了最后一根稻草；父母把我们三个都转了学。

后来，我们进入同一所高中，他被安排在支持班，被推到角落里。曾有一个女孩把他推进垃圾桶。人们经常使用“弱智”、“痉挛”这样的词，我每天都要面对这种语言。我记得毕业典礼上站在舞台上，只是庆幸再也不用听到那些话了。

我是个非常安静的女孩，有时我后悔没有更多地为卡亚挺身而出。但欺凌往往发生在我不在场的时候，我只能事后才听说——

卡亚曾告诉我有人朝他泼水，但他不知道对方的名字。他口吃，难以为自己发声；你必须费力才能从他口中问出事情经过。我学会了成为他的声音。

舞蹈一直是我们共同的语言。十几岁时，我们为学校表演编排小舞蹈，15岁时，我们遇到了澳大利亚舞蹈戏剧公司The Farm的加文·韦伯（Gavin Webber）和凯特·哈曼（Kate Harman）——他们最初是我们的导师，如今则是《玻璃孩子》的导演和联合创作者。

这部作品源于一个简单的愿望：将我们的生活转化为艺术形式。将我们的故事呈现给世界，希望观众看过后能有所收获。

是我父亲偶然发现了“玻璃孩子”这个术语：指的是残障人士的兄弟姐妹，他们的需求常常被忽视或搁置。是的，卡亚总是优先。他学会走路和说话的时间比较晚，在大多数孩子轻松掌握的事情上需要额外帮助——他的需求比我更迫切。我接受这一点，因为我从未有过其他体验。

如果我曾感到沮丧，我会提醒自己：他永远无法开车或拥有自己的家庭，而这些是我将来能做的事。与卡亚一起成长的艰难之处从来不是卡亚本人。而是如何应对人们的恶劣行径——眼睁睁看着自己所爱的人被这个世界虐待。

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在节目筹备的某个阶段，这个词语对我来说完全颠倒了过来。我意识到，凯亚让我看到了自己不曾被看到的1面，我也同样让他看到了他自己。我们都是“玻璃孩子”。我们是彼此的镜子。

关键在于：凯亚拥有一种我从未在其他地方体验过的天使般的爱，而且他对这种爱毫不吝啬。人们不明白他有多聪明、多善于接纳。他的记忆力惊人，且极富智慧——我总说他早已觉悟。他会从网上收集励志名言，拼凑成卡片送给我；不知为何，这些话总能说到点子上。他还总是谈论如何成为更好的人。但大多数人只看到他的外表，然后刻板印象便占据了上风：他们看到的是别人教他们看的东西，而不是他内在的人。

当我提到我和患有唐氏综合征的弟弟一起表演时，人们的第一反应通常是：“哇，这太可爱了。”但如果这些人来看演出，他们绝不会用这个词。事实上，情况恰恰相反。演出中有很多愤怒，也有大量的爱、温柔的时刻和凯亚的喜剧天赋。

这种愤怒由来已久。我记得六七岁时，在学校看到一群孩子从某人身边跑开——走近后才发现是凯亚。他们知道他永远追不上他们。我压抑了太多替他感到的痛苦。

大多数人只看到我安静、礼貌的一面，但内心深处却藏着愤怒——多年来背负的包袱。我通过写作找到了治愈的途径——诗歌，以及我正在创作的1本书——将痛苦化为文字，化为舞蹈。创作这部作品让我如释重负。终于，我将这一切转化成了美好的东西。

舞台上有个瞬间，我会说出人们曾用过的所有贬损词语，以及这些词带来的伤害，恳求世界真正看到凯亚的本质。听到这些并不容易，观众会陷入死一般的寂静。我想对社会说的话很简单：请教育你们的孩子了解残障。太多的残忍源于缺乏认知。

我总是保持警惕。最近一次旅行中，在瀑布顶端，一群男孩开始嘲笑凯亚；我们离开时我才知道。你以为这种事会随着毕业结束；但并没有。

不过我也在改变。如今，我有了直面他人、指出其行为的勇气——年纪越大，我越变得“孤傲”（lonesay）。尽管如此，那些目光和言论仍比凯亚更沉重地压在我的心头。他什么都看在眼里，却总是选择原谅。

最近我问凯亚，他对这个世界有什么期望，他的回答很简单：希望人们看到我们——我们的愤怒和爱——并感受到我们的痛苦。这其实是我们俩一直以来的共同愿望。不是被注视，不是被忽视，而是被真正看到。

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我们的歌曲《America》差点送不出去

约翰尼·博雷尔和安迪·伯罗斯向肖恩·柯伦讲述，Razorlight的标志性热门歌曲在即将迎来20周年之际，差点无法问世的故事

如果当初约翰尼·博雷尔如愿以偿，Razorlight可能永远不会录制他们最大的热门歌曲。2005年，博雷尔和乐队新加入的鼓手安迪·伯罗斯当时正在创作一首名为《迷失在美国》的歌曲，这首受比利·乔尔启发的作品是他们在俄亥俄州巡演时开始创作的。博雷尔喜欢这首歌，但觉得它的节奏不太符合Razorlight的风格。

于是他有了一个想法。「我当时觉得效仿王子会很酷，」他笑着说，指的是希妮德·奥康纳录制并让王子的歌曲《Nothing Compares 2 U》走红的故事。

「我当时有点自以为是。我想，『我们可以把这首歌送给某个艺人，让他们走红，多年后他们会发现是我们写的，那会超级酷。』」但结果却无人问津。「我们把它交给了出版商，但他们没能找到人选。」

于是，这首小样——刚刚为庆祝其20周年而特别发行——被搁置了数月，而Razorlight则乘着2004年首张专辑《Up All Night》及其热门单曲《Golden Touch》和《Somewhere Else》的成功东风继续前行。

直到有一天在录音室，博雷尔重新翻出了这首歌，并决定加入一段混响吉他riff作为前奏，向红辣椒乐队的约翰·弗鲁西安特致敬。这段riff来自他创作的第一首歌。「我又一次自作聪明了，」他笑着说。

这段riff彻底改变了这首歌。「然后乐队成员到了，我们只用了20分钟就完成了录制。这种事有时会发生。」Razorlight的冠军单曲和代表作《America》就此诞生。「录完后，我自己也成了它的粉丝，」博雷尔说。「我记得当时骑着小摩托车到处转，还唱着这首歌。它确实很上口，对吧？」

评论界的反应褒贬不一：这首史诗般的民谣因其宏大的音效和被认为陈词滥调的歌词而引发争议。但公众却爱上了它。这首歌于2006年10月发行，此前他们于同年7月发布了同名第二张专辑。「发行前一天，唱片公司打电话告诉我们，『这首歌绝对不可能登上榜首』，」伯罗斯说。博雷尔转过头笑了。「我可没收到这条消息。」

但Razorlight最终还是成功了。博雷尔是在一家中餐馆里和当时的女友及其母亲一起得知这一消息的。「我当时反应平平。是啊，冠军单曲，没人能抢走这个头衔。但我已经在想，『好的，接下来呢？』」

在回忆往事时，博雷尔和伯罗斯正坐在伦敦科文特花园一家酒店的沙发上。整整20年前，Razorlight达到了商业巅峰：一首冠军单曲和一张销量超过160 万的榜首第二张专辑，其中包括热门歌曲《In the Morning》和《When I Fall to Pieces》。

在一波「垃圾独立」乐队将这一场景变成笑柄之前，Razorlight与The Libertines和Franz Ferdinand一起，成为千禧年代英国吉他音乐爆发的核心。

但成功也给博雷尔带来了困扰。他说自己并不适合主流。「我不是那种会突然去参加《The Voice》并拥抱温馨电视世界的人，」他表示，这话可能是在暗讽凯撒酋长乐队的里基·威尔逊。「我一直觉得自己更适合以黑马的身份出现。所以这确实让我个人处境有些尴尬。」

他成了小报的常客，随之而来的是一切相关的麻烦：有人翻他的垃圾桶，狗仔队拍下他的每一个举动。他大声思考着自己是如何应对的。

「我不知道，也许我完全失控了。你觉得呢？」他问伯罗斯。「我不觉得你失控了，」伯罗斯说。「我只是觉得你并不享受我们当时那么火爆。」

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你可能会以为博雷尔会爱上成名。他总是表现得像个摇滚明星；他喜欢说些荒唐的话，并宣扬自己的天才，这让他既有魅力又常被人嘲笑。当时，剃刀光芒乐队完全是约翰尼·博雷尔的个人秀：2006年，吉他手比约恩·奥格伦抱怨说，乐队被视为“约翰尼·博雷尔和三个傻瓜”。

也许这部分解释了为何乐队关系紧张，且矛盾日益公开化。2006年10月，博雷尔和伯罗斯在卡姆登的霍利武器酒吧大打出手（伯罗斯如今承认是自己的责任）。

功能失调是从何时开始的？“它是与生俱来的，”博雷尔说，“早就存在了。”巨大的成功是否加剧了这种情况？“不，我认为成功实际上让我们维持的时间比原本可能的更久。”博雷尔说。

剃刀光芒乐队的巅峰之作是2007年在雷丁和利兹音乐节担任压轴演出。后台时，他们坚持要四间独立的化妆室，并消耗了价值150英镑的酒水。

博雷尔承认当时对乐队已失去了专注。“很艰难，那时我正在和弗洛伦斯·韦尔奇合作，我对那个项目更感兴趣。我当时想，‘行吧，我会露面演唱那些超级热门歌曲，但我更关注这个新项目。’我那时太自以为是了。”

接下来的几年里，剃刀光芒乐队逐渐解体。到2011年，博雷尔成了唯一留下的成员。伯罗斯于2009年率先离开：他和博雷尔之后11年几乎没有交流，除了偶尔在媒体上互相抨击。

“回想起来，我有点后悔离开乐队，”伯罗斯说，“我本该暂时休息，而不是直接退出。”

“同样，我也应该在六个月后给你打电话，”博雷尔转向伯罗斯，语气相当温和地说。

“然后说，‘兄弟，行了，你已经表达了你的观点，现在回来了。’也许当时时机不对。但我认为，悲哀的是，我们当时都采取了几乎注定会将对方推向完全错误方向的行动。

“但这往往就是生活的方式。二十多岁的年纪，全是学习如何处理人际关系。而在高压环境下，这真的很难做到。”

看到他们如今相处融洽，让人感到欣慰。今晚晚些时候，两人将在附近为150名铁杆粉丝举办一场原声演唱会，包括詹姆斯·柯登——这是一个温馨、轻松且振奋人心的夜晚。他们正在创作新歌，并将于11月为第二张专辑发行20周年进行巡演。剃刀光芒乐队似乎处于一个良好的状态。

“这将是一场经典的剃刀光芒演出，”博雷尔说，“不会有伴奏带，没有节拍器，每晚的演出都将是独一无二的。而且，”他转向伯罗斯，“你将听到摇滚史上最伟大的鼓手之一的演奏。”

《迷失美国》（Lost in America）现已发行。剃刀光芒乐队将于11月开始为其同名专辑发行20周年进行巡演。

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明年，格拉斯哥将举办一场关于比利·康诺利爵士生平的大型展览。

"比利·康诺利的小小展览"将于2027年6月在该市的凯文格罗夫美术馆举行。门票将于2027年初开售。

康诺利表示，展览将回顾他的一生、他的服装和他的喜剧，并称该场馆是一个"让我非常心动的地方"。今年早些时候，这位83岁的喜剧演员和演员——被称为"大个子"（Big Yin）——为美术馆录制了一段语音导览。

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《我有多幸运》 克里斯蒂安·沃森（Christian Watson）

不满足于征服Instagram的"斯凯利先生"（Mr Skelly）——这位由艺术家克里斯蒂安·沃森创作的动画骷髅——如今已登上纸质书。在这本充满正能量且插图精美的书中，这位社交媒体红人探讨了生活的起伏，以及什么才是有意义的

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Boyzlife 巡演，2027年5月

Boyzlife——由Boyzone成员基思·达菲（Keith Duffy）和Westlife成员布莱恩·麦克法登（Brian McFadden）组成的组合——宣布将于2027年春季举办12场新巡演，接续他们秋季的英国巡演。二人将于5月在曼彻斯特、因弗内斯、索尔兹伯里等地演出。

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莎拉·坎宁安：午夜太阳 诺丁汉当代艺术中心 2027年10月9日至2027年1月10日

英国著名艺术家莎拉·坎宁安的首场英国机构个展将在她的家乡举行，地点是她曾工作过的画廊。坎宁安于2024年去世，享年31岁。

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《纯粹奉献》 Overmono

这支本年代最具代表性的舞曲组合的第二张专辑，是他们迄今最具野心的作品。从他们不断变化的精彩现场演出开始，经过一系列意外和故障的演变，最终诞生了《纯粹奉献》。强劲的节拍和震撼的低音构成了坚硬的外壳，而优美柔和的和弦则是其内核——这种声音语言已成为Overmono的独特标志。

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2020年8月11日 星期四

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格里尔斯不是救世主——他只是个有问题的无聊之人

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乔恩·奥布莱恩

“人生的巅峰固然伟大，但塑造我们的是低谷。”在《与贝尔·格里尔斯同行荒野中的“蒙选之人”》中，他带领这部基督教圣经剧的演员们穿越荒野——这再次表明，这位探险家正迅速滋生救世主情结。类似的陈词滥调——“灵性智慧”的墙面艺术——还有很多。

曾几何时，格里尔斯只是个讨人喜欢的生存专家，将罗斯·坎普巅峰时期略显夸张的男子气概与战时将军般的“乐观绅士”热情融为一体。

即使他被曝光在节目中欺骗观众——一边声称在大自然最严酷的环境中艰苦求生，一边却住在酒店——他也能全身而退，安然度过风波。

但近年来，他却屡陷争议。2019年，他与印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪的特别节目遭到批评，被反对者视为纯粹的政治宣传。

四年后，在采访乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基——一位领导国家抵抗超级大国入侵的领袖时，他却花大量时间吹嘘自己的军旅经历。

此外，格里尔斯还因身着童子军总领队制服在保守党大会上发表演讲引发争议，这对一个以无党派自豪的组织而言是绝对禁忌（他后来辞去了该职务）。

去年，贝尔·格里尔斯一本正经地宣称，他的福音书改编作品《有史以来最伟大的故事：目击者叙述》将仅次于《圣经》和《古兰经》，成为有史以来传播最广的书籍。

还有那次臭名昭著的事件：在喜剧演员拉塞尔·布兰德被指控历史性性犯罪后不久，格里尔斯在泰晤士河为他“施洗”。

在这档节目中，格里尔斯偶尔似乎在影射这些争议，同时让《蒙选之人》的六位演员——也就是那部“没人看过的最大节目”（2.8 亿观众）——接受他一贯的探险套路。“爱邻如己，而非只爱与你想法相同的人”，他在讨论不同信仰时，颇有针对性地对第二位参与者帕拉斯·帕特尔说道。

比起教一群演员如何穿越犹他州的莫哈韦沙漠，格里尔斯或许更热衷于将自己塑造成模范基督徒。

他一度声称，这是他最接近实现梦想节目的一次……“与耶稣同行荒野”。

过去十年间，他的大多数节目都未能撑过一个季度，这也暗示观众已逐渐厌倦他那过度亢奋、且与其“一切皆有可能”的说辞截然相反的——高度设计感的套路。

《与贝尔·格里尔斯同行荒野中的“蒙选之人”》仍然是那种可有可无的电视节目，一种懒惰的填充内容，表明格里尔斯对

《荒野求生：挑战者》绝非必看电视

这是懒惰的致命罪过。节目试图通过惯用的壮阔风景镜头和激昂的电影配乐来注入紧张感，但观众能看到名人半推半就地从悬崖上绳降的次数终究有限，新鲜感迟早会消失殆尽。

每段体能挑战结束时，参与者都会泪流满面，这种刻意的情感宣泄略显操纵意味——仿佛格里尔斯的陈词滥调能唤醒某种被压抑的情绪，而实际上，他们不过是被这场美化版的"户外生存挑战"折腾得筋疲力尽。

这位自封的荒野勇士已经在这条路上走了整整20年。或许是时候让他远离我们的屏幕了。

《荒野求生：挑战者》现已在Prime Video播出

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动机与商业

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拉胡尔·坎纳（Rahul Khanna） 安联全球海事风险咨询主管，谈及北极航线交通量增加

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约翰·刘易斯高管离职，市场前景"极为严峻"

作者：亨利·塞克-克拉克

约翰·刘易斯百货公司常务董事彼得·鲁伊斯（Peter Ruis）已宣布离职，数日前该集团主席刚刚警告称，未来市场将面临"极为严峻"的局面。

接替鲁伊斯的是前高街零售商River Island和The White Company的首席执行官威尔·克南（Will Kernan），他将成为该公司自2007年以来的第六任掌舵人。

母公司约翰·刘易斯合伙公司表示，鲁伊斯将于9月卸任约翰·刘易斯业务常务董事一职。

该公司称，鲁伊斯离职是为了"追求新的项目"。

上周，同时拥有维特罗斯超市的集团主席杰森·塔里（Jason Tarry）对员工表示，零售商正在为"销售下滑和成本上升"做准备。

鲁伊斯（见插图）自2024年1月起领导品牌开展重大转型计划，此前他曾在该集团担任采购总监。

他还主导了品牌"绝不故意低价"承诺的重新推出，并监督了8 亿英镑万门店投资计划的启动。

克南现任约翰·刘易斯合伙公司董事会非执行董事，将于"9月中旬"接任常务董事一职，以应对圣诞节前的销售旺季。

鲁伊斯表示："经过近三年的大规模投资和现代化改造，公司目前基础已大为巩固。我为我们取得的成就深感自豪，未来还有更多发展空间。

"感谢我们的顾客、合作伙伴、品牌和供应商给予的巨大支持，并祝威尔好运。"

克南表示："在董事会任职三年来，我对约翰·刘易斯的业务有了清晰的理解，并对合伙公司的价值观和员工所有制模式深表认同。

"我们拥有巨大的增长潜力，我期待领导团队确保约翰·刘易斯继续成为全国最值得信赖和最受喜爱的零售商。"

合作社集团高层变动

合作社集团（Co-op Group）宣布，董事会主席黛比·怀特（Debbie White）即将离任。

这是该公司近期一系列高层离职中的最新一例。合作社集团在英国拥有超过2,300家食品商店和800家殡仪馆。

怀特于2023年首次加入合作社集团董事会。

合作社集团表示，资深独立董事梅尼·曼宁斯（Meni Mannings）将出任临时主席。

怀特任期内，合作社集团经历了动荡时期，去年曾遭受网络攻击。

今年早些时候，合作社集团在有报道称高层管理人员抱怨公司内部存在“恶劣”环境后，为公司文化及管理层行为进行了辩护。

该公司还推进了今年削减2亿英镑成本的计划。

这一变动发生在合作社集团更广泛的领导层调整期间，首席执行官希琳·库里-哈克（Shirine Khoury-Haq）已于3月离职。

她的职位由临时首席执行官凯特·阿勒姆（Kate Allum）接替，后者目前继续领导集团。

伦敦的“鸡肉宫殿”（The Chicken Palace）是众多推动增长的门店之一。图片来源：Jeffrey Greenberg / Universal Images Group / Getty

餐饮业复苏：炸鸡店引领快餐业回暖

作者：亨利·塞克-克拉克（Henry Saker-Clark）

最新数据显示，由于炸鸡店需求强劲，快餐店6月客流量出现反弹，但酒吧客流量表现不佳，尽管世界杯带来了提振。

来自Meaningful Vision的餐饮业客流数据显示，在今年消费者支出面临更大压力的背景下，快餐运营商成功避免了行业大部分领域出现的下滑趋势。

数据显示，快餐店6月客流量较去年同期增长了0.3%，这是今年以来的首次增长。

不过，2026年上半年快餐店的客流量仍较去年同期下降了0.9%。

炸鸡店推动了这一增长，上半年客流量增长了10.5%，而汉堡餐厅则出现下滑。

研究还指出，在劳动力成本上升和消费者情绪低迷的背景下，今年以来酒吧行业持续承压。

Meaningful Vision的数据——该数据跟踪了60,000家门店的客流量、定价和开业情况——显示，6月酒吧客流量下降了4.8%。

Meaningful Vision首席执行官玛丽亚·瓦尼法托娃（Maria Vanifatova）表示：“世界杯开赛为酒吧带来了情绪提振，五场比赛期间酒吧客流量增加，但这一提振不足以扭转行业整体下行趋势。”

贸易

预测市场推动 Plus500 业绩增长

作者：霍莉·威廉姆斯

进军蓬勃发展的预测市场帮助交易平台公司 Plus500 实现了三年来上半年最高营收。

这家在富时250指数上市的企业表示，其于2月进军预测市场领域，随后在6月推出体育赛事预测，预计该部门的年化营业额将达到约1.6亿加元（1037亿英镑）。

预测市场允许交易者买卖与现实世界事件结果挂钩的股份，其中体育是交易最活跃的类别。

Plus500 于6月底推出了体育预测市场产品，正值世界杯足球赛开赛之际。

公司希望预测市场能成为其主要增长动力之一，随着产品线的扩展，这一业务将持续发力。

集团整体营收在截至6月30日的六个月内增长了12%，达到4629亿加元，创下三年来最高中期业绩。

税前利润增长较为温和，从去年的1818亿加元微升至1832亿加元。

Plus500 宣布了1825亿加元的股东回报计划，其中包括1亿加元的股票回购和8250万加元的总股息。

由于集团维持今年盈利和营收预期不变，此前曾多次上调预期，公司股价在早盘交易中上涨了4%。

Plus500 首席执行官戴维·兹鲁亚（David Zruia）称赞公司上半年表现“卓越”。他表示：“整体而言，2026年上半年标志着我们美国业务的真正转折点。”

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友情专栏 2026年8月13日

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房产

像我一样砍下梦想新家的价格

如今的卖家很少能得到他们要的价格。菲尔·斯宾塞知道买家如何达成交易

有些人喜欢讨价还价的激烈交锋，另一些人则觉得尴尬、有压力，只想赶快结束。无论你对砍价的感受如何，这都是购房过程中必不可少的一环。而且总是值得一试。砍价得当，你可能省下数千英镑，用于搬家或装修新家。

我以砍价为生。以下是我帮你以合适价格买到心仪房屋的建议。

巧妙运用强势地位 首先要记住，要价只是卖方（以及房产中介——别忘了，中介是为卖方工作的）想要的价格。

在当前市场中，卖家很少能如愿以偿。房产中介机构Propertymark的数据显示，如今有84%的房屋最终售价低于最初要价。其中一些降价是卖家为吸引买家而主动调整，另一些则是买家成功砍价的结果。

无论如何，市场上房源过剩使买家占据优势。据房产门户网站Zoopla统计，当前市场上的房源比一年前增加了15%。

这是一个买方市场，这意味着卖家通常愿意谈判。但这并不意味着你可以随意报价，期望卖家照单全收。

像专业人士一样做好准备

作为买家，你需要做好功课，了解要价是否合理，并摸清卖家的动机。理解这两点将帮助你提出卖家可能接受的报价，或说服他们选择你而不是竞争对手。

首先要做个侦探。房产门户网站会显示附近类似房产的挂牌价，但要准确评估你感兴趣的具体房屋价值，还需考虑其他因素，如学区、当地犯罪率、运营成本和宽带速度。

要更精确地评估，你可以使用Move IQ房产报告，了解房产及其周边情况，从而精准调整报价。与房产中介交谈时，试着套出卖家出售房屋的原因，并询问房屋在市场上的挂牌时间。

有两个关键迹象需要留意：卖家是否急于出售，或是否难以收到认真的报价。

例如，如果卖家离异，或其中一方在外地找到理想工作，他们很可能愿意成交以尽快搬迁。

中介必须告知你是否有其他报价（尽管不会透露金额），但不妨试着询问具体数字。

如果有报价被拒绝，设法了解原因。如果长期没有报价，尤其是卖家开始焦虑时，你可能拥有更大的谈判筹码。

让自己成为“可成交”的买家

以最优价格买到梦想家园，不仅仅取决于你的出价金额，还在于让自己成为最具吸引力的买家。

40%的房产中介表示，从报价被接受到交易完成至少需要17周。在这段时间里，卖家会担心交易可能失败。这使得确定性成为一种宝贵的筹码。

我经常看到卖家拒绝以要价甚至高于要价的价格出价，只因为买家尚未准备好出售自己的房屋。在出价前就将所有财务事宜安排妥当的买家，即使出价较低，成功的可能性也要大得多。

诀窍在于成为房产中介所说的“可成交”买家。

最理想的买家是能全额现金支付且无需贷款的人。只有4名买家中有1名有幸处于这种境地。如果你不在此列，务必确保已从抵押贷款机构获得“原则性贷款同意”，确认他们愿意借给你足够的资金。

为了更有优势，不妨提前安排好律师，处理购房的法律事宜。

通过证明自己是认真、准备充分且不会让卖家失望的买家，你的出价将被优先考虑。

低价出价

即使你是通过电话向卖家的房产中介提出报价，也务必通过电子邮件跟进，解释你的出价依据，并阐明理由。

展现你的理性。如果房屋需要装修，或你的调查发现了问题，或该房屋相较于同区域类似房产定价过高，要求折扣是完全合理的。如果你能证明自己做足了功课，而非仅仅是碰运气，成功的可能性会更大。

最重要的是，向卖家和房产中介证明你是可靠的。确保所有财务安排到位并保持条理，可能会让你赢得交易——尤其是当卖家急于出售或曾被他人耽误过时。

菲尔·斯宾塞是房产专家，也是4频道节目《地产买卖》的联合主持人。他还是Move IQ的创始人。

40%

的房产中介表示，从另一方接受报价到完成交易至少需要17周。

消费者

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汽车

阿斯顿·马丁发布新车型

阿斯顿·马丁将推出三款定制新车型。这些车型将在加利福尼亚州蒙特雷汽车周上亮相，基于品牌全新的 DB12 S 打造，并从阿斯顿·马丁 1861 年的赛车中汲取灵感。阿斯顿·马丁尚未公布这批特别版车型的价格，但常规版 DB12 S 的起售价为 21.1 万英镑。

能源

E.On 高管呼吁调整政策成本

英国 E.On 首席执行官呼吁政府减轻能源政策成本对企业的压力，以帮助英国企业发展。英国能源公司 E.On 的克里斯·诺伯里表示，将政策成本转移至一般税收将有助于激发投资，并支持向可再生能源的过渡。

银行业

卡文迪什聘请顾问应对收购

在金融服务业掀起并购浪潮之际，卡文迪什投资银行已聘请企业咨询公司 Teneo 的顾问，协助其抵御潜在的收购要约。该行去年聘请 Teneo 专家，以在“充满不确定性的时期”提供“潜在收购防御支持”。

金融

英国金融行为监管局支持五家初创企业

英国金融监管机构计划为五家英国初创企业提供额外支持，以减轻快速成长企业的负担。Zilch、Clearscore、Modular、Teya 和 Urban Jungle 成为首批获得英国金融行为监管局（FCA）专属联络人的公司，以协助其在发展过程中解答疑问。

并购

Vimto 收购 VitHit 饮料品牌

由前橄榄球运动员加里·莱文创立的 VitHit 饮料品牌已被 Vimto 母公司尼科尔斯以 700 万欧元（6400 万英镑）收购。莱文将在出售品牌后离任。该品牌于 25 年前在都柏林推出，作为含糖运动饮料的健康替代品，去年实现利润 410 万欧元。

建筑业

Vistry 受保险担忧拖累

英国房地产开发商 Vistry 的股价昨日再度下跌，此前有报道称，英国最大的贸易信用保险商之一可能削减对其供应商的承保额度。据悉，安联贸易（Allianz Trade）已通知客户，可能将 Vistry 供应商的新交易信用额度最高削减 70%。

零售业

阿什利或收购 Harvey Nichols

据悉，迈克·阿什利的弗雷泽集团（Frasers Group）有望收购百货公司 Harvey Nichols。该零售商警告称，若无新投资注入，将无法再撑过一年。这家连锁店的香港所有者迪克森·潘（Dickson Poon）已于 6 月将其挂牌出售。

酒类

碧昂丝全资收购威士忌品牌

碧昂丝已从法国奢侈品集团 LVMH 手中全资收购其两年前创立的威士忌品牌。这位美国流行巨星曾与酩悦轩尼诗（Moët Hennessy）合作，于 2024 年推出 SirDavis 威士忌。该威士忌以其曾祖父戴维斯·霍格的名字命名，后者是一位“moonshime”。

市场行情

富时 100 指数收跌 38.59 点，报 10,862.50 点。涨幅最大的个股包括弗雷斯尼约（Fresnillo），上涨 99 便士，报 2,963.0 便士；嘉能可（Glencore）上涨 11.7 便士，报 568.7 便士；斯派拉克斯集团（Spirax Group）上涨 150 便士，报 1,650 便士。跌幅最大的个股包括可口可乐希腊瓶装（Coca-Cola HBC），下跌 236 便士，报 4,724 便士；英美烟草（British American Tobacco）下跌 132 便士，报 4,226 便士；帝国品牌（Imperial Brands）下跌 127 便士，报 2,661 便士。

法国 CAC 40 指数收涨 0.13%。德国 DAX 指数仅小幅上涨。布伦特原油价格升至每桶 86.72 加元。

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英镑对加元和欧元双双走强，收盘时分别上涨 0.29 美分和 0.34 欧分，报 1.3525 加元和 1.1705 欧元。

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新闻 5-33

观点 18-22

电视 25-31

生活 34-37

文化 38-41

理财 43-46

体育 49-56

2026 年 8 月 13 日 星期四

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《银行大亨戴夫》

我的回答：房产还是养老金？

选择可能取决于你的风险承受能力，戴夫·菲什威克说道

曾经有一段时间，我拥有几十套出租房产。刚开始工作时，我投资房产是因为这让我觉得自己能理解。

所以当人们在我的当地咖啡馆问我：“我应该买房产而不是投资养老金吗？”我能理解他们的想法。

我二十出头时买了第一套两上两下的排屋，花了4,600 英镑，每周出租收取65英镑。很快我就有了两套房子，然后是三套，依此类推。

我买下房子，装修后出租。我遇到过最好的租客是在兰开夏郡的一处房产。他们非常完美——直到他们把房子后部烧毁。整条街都不得不疏散。

这只是我不再从事出租业务的原因之一。从理论上看，拥有一套“购房出租”房产的想法非常诱人。那套特定的房子当时的购买成本约为1.6 万英镑（这是90年代初），我又花了3 万英镑进行装修，然后每周收取约100英镑的租金。

但纸面上的数字并未考虑到有人可能烧毁你的房子——或其他更常见的问题。

你需要睁大眼睛看清楚。至少会有装修成本——油漆、新地毯——而且总是会比你预想的多一倍。

然后是维护成本——修理锅炉、办理许可证（如果需要的话）、房产中介费用。这还不包括税收和法规。

我曾遇到过不得不更换所有管道的情况，因为铜价上涨导致管道被盗，或者租客入狱后你才发现，因为租金没付。

经过这一切，在很多地方，作为房东实际上很难赚到钱。

当然也有优点。租金收入很有帮助，房产价值有望上涨，保险可以保护你免受部分损失。

好的中介也能帮你省去很多麻烦。很多人通过这种方式变得非常富有。

撇开租客的种种问题不谈，很多人考虑房产而非养老金的原因之一是过去30年里房价的大幅上涨。

但关键在于：没有快速致富的方法。你只能慢慢变富——对很多人来说，养老金是实现这一目标的绝佳方式。

首先的一个主要好处是缴款的税收减免。这相对于房产来说是一个巨大优势，因为房产的相关规定可能不那么慷慨。

如果你是受雇人员，你的公司也会缴纳一定金额。如果你每月能往养老金里存一点钱并忘记它，这就像种下一棵树——经过20或30年，它会成长。

房产看起来很有吸引力，因为它是你可以开车经过、可以触摸的东西

不要过于复杂化。选择一个低成本、多元化的指数基金——投入资金后就不要再看。

但存在很多不确定性。人们担心国家养老金的未来，或者规则是否即将改变——他们不知道该怎么办。

前几天在我的咖啡馆里，75岁的斯蒂芬问我，政府是否会在未来动用他的养老金来支付护理费用。卡伦问她是否应该从养老金中提取资金，还是继续投资。他们不知道去哪里寻找答案，所以来找我。

面对这些不确定性，房产看起来很有吸引力：它是你可以触摸的东西。

“房产还是养老金？”这是一个艰难的选择。答案将取决于你的目标、财务状况和风险承受能力。不一定非此即彼。

但重要的是不要忽视养老金随时间增长财富的潜力——这可能比依赖房价上涨或应对噩梦般的租客更可预测。

戴夫·菲什威克是伯恩利储蓄贷款银行（Bank of Dave）的创始人。他的故事已被改编为两部Netflix电影。

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总体天气情况 英国受高压脊控制，整体天气平静且稳定。苏格兰、北爱尔兰及英格兰北部地区多云，但全天保持干燥。东英吉利亚、伦敦、英格兰东南部和西南部、南威尔士及海峡群岛将迎来晴朗天空和阳光，伴有微弱的东南风。

伦敦、英格兰东南部、东英吉利亚、海峡群岛： 全天晴朗，阳光普照，南部地区气温最高。上午天气晴好，午后持续阳光明媚。傍晚天空大致晴朗，东风微弱，西部地区略有微风。最高气温25℃。今晚晴朗，夜间寒凉。最低气温12℃。

科克斯3区英格兰、英格兰西南部、中部地区、南威尔士、北威尔士： 多数地区清晨晴朗，南部天空晴朗。随着时间推移，北部地区可能云量增多，但仍保持干燥。全天气温宜人，持续微弱东南风。最高气温29℃。今晚大雨，有风。最低气温12℃。

苏格兰东南部、英格兰东北部、英格兰东部

英格兰：早晨北部地区预计以多云天气开始，阳光有限。云层将持续整个下午，气温温和。傍晚时分，最东部地区可能会有所放晴，其余地区仍为阴天。全天东风微弱。最高气温28℃。今晚，小雨，微风。最低气温11℃。

英格兰西北部、苏格兰西南部、北爱尔兰、爱尔兰共和国、意大利：早晨以多云天气为主，偶有阳光穿透。下午云层持续，但气温温暖。傍晚时分，最北部地区天空仍为阴天，而最西部地区则享有较为晴朗的天空。南风微弱。最高气温25℃。今晚，小雨，微风。最低气温11℃。

苏格兰西北部、苏格兰东北部、西部群岛、北部群岛：早晨多云，云层较高，偶有小雨。随着时间推移，下午仍为阴天，气温温和。傍晚云层持续，东南风微弱，北部地区有短时阵雨的可能。最高气温20℃。今晚，多云伴有毛毛雨。最低气温10℃。

关键指标：3024

近岸：气压单位为毫巴

暖锋

冷锋

锢囚锋

天气形势：一股强大的高压脊从东英吉利亚横跨英国，确保天气平静稳定。西部群岛附近的低压导致苏格兰和北爱尔兰云层较多，但天气仍保持干燥。南部地区在高压脊影响下天空晴朗。

高低温（周日，截至晚上11点）

最热：大伦敦泰丁顿布希公园，33℃

最冷：锡尔迪金郡Swydd97ynnon，6℃

降水最多：高地Achnagart，18.00毫米

日照最长：奥维什埃克塞特机场2号，13.29'3

夜间时长

Aberdeen / 21.00-05.28

Birmingham / 20.40-05.45 Bristol / 20.40-05.51 Cardiff / 20.42-05.53 Glasgow / 21.02-05.42 Hull / 20.39-05.34 Inverness / 21.09-05.33 Liverpool / 20.48-05.46 London / 20.31-05.41 Manchester / 20.45-05.43 Stornowsky / 21.22-05.41 Swansea / 20.46-05.56 York / 20.42-05.36

未来五日展望

周三：北部地区多云，偶有阳光；南部地区天空晴朗。

周四：南部地区晴空万里，阳光普照；北部地区可能有雨，多云。

周五：北部地区多云，北部群岛有阵雨；南部地区气温较高，多云为主。

周六：南部地区阳光间断，偶有云层；北部地区多云，偶有阳光。

周日：大部分地区多云，西部地区有阵雨；南部地区阳光间断，气温温暖。

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《i报》

他们想要你的愤怒。

我们想要你的信任。

谜题答案

多米诺骨牌

旅程寻找者

轨迹连线

数字方阵

Idoku

数和

Wijuko

二进制

ABC逻辑

Zygolox

从左至右： moth（蛾）、bench（长凳）、clots（凝块）、 view（景观）、cloth（布）、pew（教堂长椅）、 towel（毛巾）、dowel（木钉）、peg（钉子）、 tower（塔）、leg（腿）、mast（桅杆）、limb（肢体）、 power（力量）、tea（茶）

每日问答

1. 马略卡岛
2. 格洛斯特的威廉王子
3. 碎蛋白酥皮
4. 《哈瓦那特派员》

词梯

数独

拼图数独

数字六边形

周一密码字 4581

字母轮盘

九字母单词：BALANCING（平衡）

其他单词：alga（藻类）、align（对齐）、anal（肛门的）、anginal（心绞痛的）、ball（球）、baling（打包）、banal（平庸的）、binal（双重的）、blag（骗取）、blain（脓疱）、blanc（白色的）、bling（闪亮饰品）、cabal（阴谋集团）、cabling（布线）、canal（运河）、cannibal（食人族）、clan（氏族）、clang（叮当声）、cling（紧贴）、gala（庆典）、glib（油嘴滑舌的）、lacing（系带）、lagan（弃货）、laic（俗人）、lain（躺卧）、lanai（凉台）、lancing（刺穿）、lang（倦怠）、liana（藤本植物）、linac（直线加速器）、ling（鳕鱼）、nail（钉子）。

杀手数独

扫雷

数字金字塔

计算数独

词语方阵

骑士巡游

路径寻找者

链接环

不等式

六角拼字

词语填充

细胞填色

战舰

桥梁

单词搜索

五线索填字游戏

横向：3 Nipper（小孩）、6 Amnes-1-a、5 Tea-e-e-l 纵向：1 Ap-pease-e、2 Serial number、3 Serial number

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体育

橄榄球联合会

本赛季观看每项赛事可能需花费高达1,068 英镑

休·戈德温为沙发球迷算算账

每当电视上宣布一项新的橄榄球联盟赛事——本周是天空电视台播出的全黑队（All Blacks）南非之旅——忧心忡忡的球迷总会提出同样的问题。

额外订阅要花多少钱？我还需要订阅多少平台才能观看心爱的运动？

要精确计算在英国观看橄榄球联盟的成本几乎是不可能的。

我花了一整天时间尝试计算最优套餐的价格，却发现根本无法完成，因为订阅、限时优惠和不同平台与流媒体服务的套餐组合实在太过复杂，涉及的提供商包括：ITV、BBC、S4℃、TNT Sports / HBO Max、Premier Sports、Sky、RugbyPass，以及直到不久前的Prime Video。

数字时代不仅大大增加了观看方式——电视、电脑、笔记本电脑和手机——也增加了付费方式。

最终，我得出的结论是，如果想观看所有主要橄榄球队和赛事，每年的总花费将远超 £180。

具体构成为：英国电视牌照费 £180（包含BBC、ITV和S4℃），Sky体育套餐 £420，TNT Sports £312，Premier Sports £156——需要注意的是，除电视牌照费外，其他费用均可能因合同和入门优惠而有所不同。

此外，还需加上观看内容所需的平台费用，如宽带套餐或Sky机顶盒。

为了更准确地反映实际成本，还应计入电视、电脑或手机设备以及电费。

Sky目前正在以 £1.6 亿英镑的价格收购ITV和流媒体频道，这可能会对两家机构的体育报道产生重大影响，因为免费播出的ITV近年来对国际橄榄球赛事做出了重大承诺。

有一点很明确——橄榄球总是与其他体育项目和内容捆绑销售，因此“只为想看的内容付费”的数字梦想尚未实现。

那么，是否可以考虑一个橄榄球“一站式”平台，只需单一订阅即可观看？这甚至可行吗？要做出判断，橄榄球联盟的管理机构和电视公司需要公布合同细节及所有收视数据。但这种情况鲜有发生。

总部位于都柏林的Premier Sports首席执行官理查德·斯威尼表示，单一提供商不太可能出现，甚至可能让情况变得更糟。

“我们是橄榄球市场的参与者之一，”斯威尼在接受《i报》采访时表示，“我们拥有大量版权，未来几天还会有更多消息公布。

“Premier Sports每月只需 £12.99，就能观看 10 个月的橄榄球赛事，共 600 场比赛，性价比很高。我本想拿下Sanzaar（南半球赛事，最近被Sky续约）的版权，但我们的竞标未能成功。我们的Premier橄榄球频道已在维珍媒体的 1, 200万家庭中落地，我希望能进一步扩大覆盖范围。

“通过对EPCR（欧洲橄榄球）和UBC的估值，我才能参与竞购法国的Top 14联赛。如果单独竞购，可能无法成功。如果只有一个橄榄球订阅频道，消费者可能需要支付更高的费用，这对消费者来说并不公平。

“市场上是否会出现只有一家运营商的情况？有可能，因为这是一个开放的市场。ITV现在的免费橄榄球赛事非常有意思，这对这项运动的推广非常有利，但 12.

电视体育节目

斯诺克：中国公开赛 TNT Sports 1，7 点，12.30 点

田径：欧洲锦标赛（劳伦斯·奥科耶，下图） BBC One，10.30 点 & 晚上 8 点 BBC Two，7 点 10.

板球：超级巨人 vs 日出者（女子组）

Sky Sports Cricket，2. 30 点

板球：超级巨人 vs 日出者（男子组） Sky Sports Cricket，晚上 6 点

网球：加拿大公开赛 Sky Sports Tennis，晚上 9 点 2.

[版面噪声，已略]

当Premier Sports两年前购买橄榄球冠军杯和挑战杯的转播权时，这对现有的威尔士和苏格兰订阅用户来说是件好事，但对于像英格兰的登顿这样想观看萨拉森斯队欧洲比赛的用户来说，额外的费用却让人难以承受。

有些人会通过使用他人登录信息或可疑的“火棍”设备来钻空子，但这会破坏整个体系。

“随着生活成本不断上涨，他们这是在杀掉下金蛋的鹅。”

谁在播什么？

ITV 拥有英格兰男子队的所有直播比赛，以及整个国家锦标赛和 2027 年世界杯，还有部分英超联赛的比赛。BBC 拥有其他六国锦标赛的转播权，并播出重点女子比赛。费用 通常被描述为“免费收看”。ITV、BBC 和 5qC 可供支付英国电视牌照费的用户观看，每年费用为 £180。

TNT Sports 拥有英超联赛和英女超联赛的转播权。上赛季他们直播了 14, 14.6 场比赛。

费用 12 个月套餐为每月 £25.99，或可随时取消的每月 £30.99。

Premier Sports 上赛季转播了所有英仕投资冠军杯、153 场 URC 联赛、法国 Top 14 联赛、美国 MLR 联赛和日本联赛一级联赛。费用 在英国起价为每月 £11.99 per。

Sky Sports 上周宣布了全黑队（All Blacks）南非之旅，延续了与 Sanzar 的长期合作。不过，目前尚不清楚 Sky 是否将拥有下一次不列颠及爱尔兰雄狮队的巡回赛转播权。

费用 在多种付费方案中，橄榄球联合会的三种核心选择为：新客户 £25 a month 包含 Essential TV，24 个月合约；现有 客户每月 £29 可在 24 个月合约中加入体育频道；或通过 NOW 观看，每月 £27.99，最低 12 个月合约。

另一个问题是在不确定供应商未来计划的情况下订阅。

例如，目前尚不清楚 是否将拥有明年不列颠及爱尔兰雄狮女子队的巡回赛转播权，或 2029 年男子队的巡回赛转播权。

“如果有一家供应商能提供所有橄榄球比赛，并且价格合理，那将更加合理，”Denton 说。

“你知道你会命中核心市场。技术上完全可以建立一个独立频道。目前的情况是，总会有人在某个地方吃亏 1。”

Sweeney 认为，整体来看，订阅比按次付费更合理。

“总会有人表示他们只想看一场比赛，而不是整个赛季，”他说，“但这归根结底是经济问题。上周我们转播了阿森纳对皇家贝蒂斯的比赛，观众人数很多。我敢保证其中很多人也是橄榄球爱好者。”

Sweeney 还提到了法国足球甲级联赛与 Dazn 的合同“灾难”，作为预测可能出错的例子。

“说到底，”Sweeney 说，“我们的订阅费用支付了版权费用，这些费用又回流到橄榄球运动中。我们还在人才和制作上投入了大量资金。这不仅仅是版权问题。”

目前看来，橄榄球迷在财务规划上需要像顶级传接球手一样灵活。

田径

亨特接过阿什-史密斯的接力棒，夺得金牌

保罗·马丁 报道 于伯明翰

埃米·亨特以一场惊人的胜利加冕为英国短跑新女王，击败了迪娜·阿什-史密斯，赢得欧洲100米金牌。

这位24岁的选手以11.00秒的成绩强势夺冠，斩获个人首枚重大赛事金牌，并为东道主开启了本周的奖牌账户。

阿什-史密斯作为卫冕冠军参赛，但此次仅获得第五名。

“银牌已经让我厌烦了，”亨特说道，她曾在英联邦运动会决赛中获得亚军。“能在主场夺冠，感觉太特别了。”

英国队的首枚奖牌来得更早，在混合4x400米接力赛中，本·杰弗里斯、夏洛特·亨里希、托比·哈里斯和耶米·玛丽·约翰组合获得银牌，仅次于挪威队。挪威队以3分09.62秒的成绩打破了锦标赛纪录。

这是北欧国家在开幕之夜的第二枚金牌。此前，雅各布·英格布里格森以惊人的冲刺表现成功卫冕5000米欧洲冠军。

英格布里格森在2026年首次复出参赛，此前他接受了跟腱手术。他在最后的直道上发力冲刺，保持了在这一赛事中的不败纪录。

这是他连续第四次夺得5000米金牌，超越了莫·法拉赫在此项目上的成就，也使他的欧洲金牌总数达到七枚。

“在还有600米时，我就知道自己会赢，”他说。“我只是希望自己不会太累。

“能重返赛场，并感觉自己恢复了状态，这是我过去一年左右一直努力的目标。我非常开心。”

首枚金牌由荷兰队获得，女子铅球项目中杰茜卡·席尔德完成欧洲三连冠，队友约琳德·范克林肯紧随其后。

埃米·亨特在亚历山大体育场庆祝夺金

在男子铅球项目中，斯科特·林肯再次与奖牌擦肩而过，表情失落。

这位12次英国冠军在本次大赛中第四次获得第四名，最好成绩为20.81米。意大利选手莱昂纳多·法布里夺得金牌。

马克斯·伯金在男子800米预赛中以1:45.80的成绩晋级周三的半决赛，赛后他表示：

“来之前我并不确定会有什么表现。但一切顺利，我对自己的发挥很满意。我很高兴自己还保留着冲刺能力——平时很少用到，但知道自己还有这一手总是好的。这是一次不错的热身。”

Novuna是英国田径官方金融合作伙伴，并自豪地赞助英国及北爱尔兰田径队。从日常目标到世界级梦想，Novuna支持英国数百万人的雄心壮志——无论是助力英国企业和个人规划，还是推动英国田径在全球舞台上大放异彩。了解更多请访问www.novuna.co.uk

板球

莫伊恩希望明年努力争取教练角色

作者：罗里·多拉德

莫伊恩·阿里渴望在2024年获得英格兰教练资格认证，以实现其执教国家队的“终极梦想”。

这位全能球员于2024年从国际板球赛场退役，并于今年2月在阿拉伯联合酋长国担任英格兰雄狮队（England Lions）的导师，成为安德鲁·弗林托夫幕后团队的一员。

现年39岁的他依然活跃于国内赛场，今夏为约克郡队出战T20爆炸联赛，并为南部勇士队（Southern Brave）参加The Hundred联赛。

任命新西兰人斯蒂芬·弗莱明执掌英格兰测试队表明，本土教练人选仍然匮乏。

英格兰板球管理总监罗布·基承诺未来将为本土教练提供更多机会。

莫伊恩表示：“经常有人问我是否愿意参与雄狮队的工作，但我在继续打球期间确实很难分身。我想明年我会有更多时间投入其中。

“无论是雄狮队、U19青年队，还是他们需要的任何角色，我都非常期待。我希望积累经验。

“当然，执教英格兰队是终极梦想，但我知道在此之前还有很多工作要做。”

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体育

流浪者队

埃布罗克斯高层坚称麦金尼斯是克洛普式主帅

作者：罗尼·埃斯普林

流浪者队首席执行官吉姆·吉莱斯皮透露，德里克·麦金尼斯的聘用是看中其“克洛普式”的管理风格。

这位新任流浪者主帅上赛季在哈茨队执教期间，球队在苏超联赛最后一轮客场不敌凯尔特人，痛失冠军，而凯尔特人则在过去15个赛季中第14次夺冠。

这位前流浪者中场球员被选中接替丹尼·勒尔，后者在带队获得季军后离任。但麦金尼斯上任后的前三场比赛尚未取得一胜，这位前圣庄士东、阿伯丁和基尔马诺克主帅的开局并不顺利。

在流浪者队股东大会上，吉莱斯皮回应了关于选择麦金尼斯的考量因素，并提及了前利物浦主帅、现任德国队主帅克洛普以及前曼城主帅瓜迪奥拉。

他表示：“道理很简单。主教练有两种类型——克洛普式和瓜迪奥拉式。

“就流浪者队的比赛模式和球迷期望而言，我们需要一位克洛普式的主帅，即积极进攻、创造机会并进球的主帅。

“德里克·麦金尼斯正是克洛普式的主帅。除此之外，他所追求的战术体系、过往的成功经历、哈茨队上赛季展现的精神面貌、他的个人特质、在苏格兰的执教经验——他已执教超过500场比赛。”

吉莱斯皮透露，早在赛季结束前，麦金尼斯的名字就已进入讨论范围，当时勒尔仍在任，这是俱乐部“应急”规划的一部分。

“我们始终有一份符合球队和比赛模式的主教练名单，”他说，“当主教练任命提上日程时，只有一个名字完全符合我们的要求，那就是德里克。

“我们坚信——尽管近期战绩不佳——德里克将为俱乐部带来成功。

“这并非‘直接选择德里克·麦金尼斯’。早在4月，我们在西班牙集训时就已讨论过主教练人选，因为你永远无法预料：如果球队表现出色，可能会有其他俱乐部挖角；如果表现糟糕，就必须换帅。

“因此，我们必须始终做好应急准备，而德里克·麦金尼斯长期以来一直是名单上的热门人选。”

凯尔特人队

霍格帽子戏法向球迷、队友和奥尼尔致敬

作者：加文·麦卡弗蒂

卡斯帕·霍格认为，凯尔特人球迷的支持将帮助他发挥出最佳水平。

周日，在凯尔特人以5-1战胜基尔马诺克的比赛中，这位夏季从博多 / 格林特（右）加盟的球员在上半场完成帽子戏法，首次为凯尔特人进球，客场球迷高呼这位丹麦球员的名字。

霍格表示：“我试图听懂，但我的苏格兰语不太好。

“不过我听到他们喊出了我的名字，所以在球场上听到时我笑了。

“这是巨大的支持。当我听到他们欢呼，还有我们进其他1个球时，我真的非常开心。你可以在球场上看到这一点。”

这位25岁的球员头球梅开二度，还有一次直接射门得分，助攻分别来自阿尔内·恩格尔斯、本杰明·尼格伦和卡米洛·杜兰。

他说：“队友们送出了几次精彩的助攻。第一个球几乎已经进了，我只需要到位就行。他们都是非常出色的球员。”

球员们在酒店接受了主教练马丁·奥尼尔的赛前动员，奥尼尔因周中住院正在康复，未能前往拉格比公园球场。

霍格说：“见到他真好。”

埃弗顿

太妃糖新右后卫人选或成难题

马克·道格拉斯 蒙哥马利维尔通讯员

埃弗顿正在推动在未来7至10天内最终签下一名右后卫，引人注目的夏季引援行动即将达到高潮。

太妃糖在这个夏窗期的运作颇为出色，早早敲定了海登·哈克尼的交易，内部人士认为他有潜力进入英格兰队的讨论范围。

克里斯蒂安·诺尔高是伊德里萨·盖耶的理想替代者，且转会费和薪水水平合理，使俱乐部能够在英超新的球队成本比率（SCR）规则下保留可观的支出空间。

埃弗顿与水晶宫的直接交换交易也让他们占据上风，布伦南·约翰逊（下图右）和德怀特·麦克尼尔——两人昨日已在各自新俱乐部完成体检——将互换东家。

但消息人士承认，他们希望在下赛季争夺欧战资格的阵容中仍存在缺口，这意味着转会窗口的最后阶段可能会“直到最后一刻”才能尘埃落定。

俱乐部希望这一描述不会适用于他们引进右后卫的行动，这也是当前最紧迫的优先事项。

埃弗顿有充足的预算来解决这一问题，但——

杰克·格拉利什的二次租借预计将拖到转会窗口最后一刻

找到一位各方都认可的合适人选，且价格合理——这并非首次——已成为一个令人沮丧的难题。

凯尔特人队的阿利斯泰尔·约翰斯顿上周成为优先目标，但由于约500 万英镑的估值分歧，交易遇阻。

这笔交易尚未完全破裂，但俱乐部不得不继续寻找其他解决方案，以应对这一长期存在的问题。

西汉姆联的阿隆·万-比萨卡是另一个选项。然而，由于其薪资要求过高，目前这笔交易被视为不可能。

布伦特福德的布鲁克·诺顿-卡菲（下图左）在转会委员会内部拥有支持者，但并非所有人都赞成这笔交易，因此埃弗顿似乎准备按下其他尚未公开的目标的按钮。

《i报》了解到，俱乐部希望能在下周六对阵水晶宫的赛季揭幕战前签下一名后卫。

如果他们能成功引进一名右后卫，俱乐部内部认为他们将以相当不错的阵容迎接新赛季。

随着泰勒·迪布林开始展现潜力，梅林·勒尔在季前赛中脱颖而出，球队的平衡性确实有所改善。

再加上杰克·格拉利什的可能加盟——埃弗顿将把这笔交易拖到转会窗口的最后一周，以期从曼城争取到最大利益，可能是二次租借——希尔·迪金森球场内部也有理由保持乐观。

其他引援可能更多是抓住市场机会。

另一名前锋和一名边锋也是可能的选择，但仅限于有合适机会出现，或伊尔曼·恩迪亚耶的某位追求者愿意支付7000 万英镑的要价。

据悉，对伯恩茅斯的马库斯·塔弗尼尔的兴趣不会有任何结果。

樱桃队在上赛季与他续约，并决定在今夏不出售任何核心球员，这位27岁的球员是南海岸被视为不可出售的球员之一。

所有这些努力都在一个引人关注的主教练局势背景下展开，大卫·莫耶斯进入合同的最后一年，并成为苏格兰国家队主教练的热门人选。

虽然在引援目标上存在分歧，但他上赛季结束时离开的可能性微乎其微。

长期留任可能需要莫耶斯和新援们迅速进入状态。

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观点 18-22

电视 26-31

生活 34-37

文化 38-41

猴子 42-45

体育 49-56

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这个赛季我将走遍全国——你可以投票决定我讲述的故事

英格兰足球金字塔是这个国家最伟大的文化资产。它脆弱且太容易被视为理所当然。

我们应当抨击那些增加其崩塌风险的事物，并大声疾呼珍视一切值得珍视的东西。

两年前，我开始了“挑战92”（Doing The 92）项目，期间我走访了英格兰足球联赛（Football League）的全部92家俱乐部，观看了一场比赛，并撰写了详细的专题报道。

这是我一生中最引以为傲的事情之一。当你（希望）年老发白、回顾自己在这世上的80多年时，某些记忆会格外突出。“挑战92”将是其中之一。

那个项目最棒的部分在于，球迷们在关注这段旅程（我很幸运能在途中与许多球迷交流），而对于许多英甲和英乙俱乐部来说，他们感谢这份深度报道，因为它远不止于蜻蜓点水。

流浪者

因此，这个赛季，我们将球迷参与与旅程精神结合，推出《流浪者》栏目。整个赛季中，我每周至少会发起一次投票（10月可能会休假——告我啊），由你们读者决定我下一站的目的地。

届时会有一个WhatsApp群组，你可以加入投票，并获取我的最新动态。你知道的那种：球场照片、小视频、我在五小时车程后疲惫不堪的样子。

通常我喜欢用一份详尽到令人崩溃的电子表格规划整个赛季行程。但这个赛季，将由你们来选择我的路线。

运作方式

没有边界限制。整个赛季中，我将提供英超、英格兰足球联赛、非职业联赛、苏格兰联赛及更广泛的欧洲比赛选择。其中会有一些“体验式”报道、一些危机报道（毕竟这是英格兰足球）、一些公路旅行，

以及一些对表现出色的俱乐部的赞扬。唯一的规则是：得票最多的俱乐部将被选中。

因此，在本周末英格兰足球联赛开赛之际，我们可能会提供以下选项： ● 莱斯特城：冷酷的现实 ● 谢菲尔德周三：终于回归正常 ● 布里斯托尔城的新时代 ● 哈茨、沃特·弗兰肯（左）与艰难的第二赛季

你需要做什么

显然，我希望你订阅我的作品。你将获得我所有的作品、我们体育团队的所有内容，以及这份报纸的所有其他内容，我认为这物超所值。

我知道，对某些人来说，为新闻付费是个难题，但实地采访、做好报道是需要成本的。我永远不会敷衍了事或半途而废，因为：a）这不是我的风格；b）去足球俱乐部是件乐事。我希望这是你可以信赖的足球写作。

从世界杯回国后，我对国内赛季的热情前所未有

除此之外，请积极参与投票！思考你想阅读什么故事，哪个故事值得报道（落选的选项可能会再次出现，也可能不会），以及哪个最具故事性。我只会提供我认为能做好的选项。

我将制作的内容

作为回报，我将在接下来的一周内前往俱乐部，并撰写一篇专题报道。希望你们已经了解，这篇文章将经过深入调研，并在适当情况下进行采访，采访对象可能包括俱乐部员工或主要球迷代表。

此外，本赛季我还将在Instagram上制作短小的比赛视频博客。这些视频会有些傻气和趣味，不必太当真。但希望你们也会喜欢。目标是记录一个赛季中报道80-100场比赛的整体体验。

我感到非常兴奋。正如我在过去20天里多次对同事所说的那样，不知为何，从世界杯回家后，我对国内赛季的期待程度超过了以往任何时候。

知道下一站去向何方会让人感到安心。而对下周去向一无所知则让人感到自由。至少我是这样告诉自己的。

国际足联

各足联呼吁独立审查

续前页

拥有有意义的竞争机会。

因凡蒂诺为其提议创建国际足联前进企业（FFE）以管理国际足联赛事的商业和运营方面的计划道歉，并计划将约20%的股份出售给私人投资者。

但欧足联、亚足联和中北美及加勒比海足联的负责人联合签署的一封公开信敦促国际足联对因凡蒂诺的计划进行独立审查，信中并未直接点名这位瑞士人的名字。

信中写道：“足球领导力不是一种占有。它不是关于掌握——或要求——权力。它是对信任足球大家庭的一种服务责任。当信任因欺骗而破裂，当个人将自己置于授权给他的集体之上时，这种责任就被抛弃了。

“在压缩的时间表内推进一项提案，未经充分协商，并在成员协会能够适当审查其条款之前设定截止日期，这不是疏忽的产物——而是旨在限制审查的设计产物。

“它并未承认该提案本身存在根本性错误。仍然没有认识到试图出售国际足联世界杯的股权是判断力的严重失误——这不仅仅是程序上的失误，而是对国际足联本应服务的机构的根本性背叛。

“国际足联还承诺将就这些事件向国际足联理事会提交一份完整报告，但再次未能认识到，在面对如此严重的判断失误时，适当的治理应要求由完全独立的第三方进行审查，而不是由国际足联本身、其工作人员或足球界的任何利益相关者进行。国际足联行政部门不应在审查中发挥任何作用。”

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利物浦

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贝佐斯集团接近收购红军股份 阿劳霍租借敲定

作者：菲尔·布兰奇

据报道，亚马逊创始人杰夫·贝佐斯参与的财团即将达成协议，收购利物浦的少数股权。

据悉，由阿米特·巴蒂亚（钢铁大亨拉克希米·米塔尔的女婿，曾在女王公园巡游者俱乐部最动荡时期担任主席）领导的财团将收购该俱乐部约三分之一的股份。

贝佐斯是全球最富有的人之一，估计身家达192亿英镑，将与爱德华多·萨维林共同参与投资。

巴西人萨维林是Facebook的联合创始人之一，曾于2022年参与收购切尔西的财团竞标，但未能成功。

罗纳德·阿劳霍昨日身着新训练装备亮相梅尔伍德训练基地

自2010,年以来一直控股安菲尔德俱乐部的芬威体育集团（FSG）可能将于本周宣布相关消息。

FSG于2023年将利物浦的少数股权出售给投资公司Dynasity，并于上月确认巴蒂亚的财团已与其接洽。

红军预计将在9月1日转会窗口关闭前积极运作。

新任主帅安德尼·伊拉奥拉在周日连续第二场季前热身赛中看到球队在2球领先的情况下被逆转后表示，利物浦“无法在整场比赛中保持我们想要的水准”。

在安菲尔德以3-2不敌摩纳哥之前，利物浦在美国巡回赛中曾以2-0领先利兹联，最终被对手4-2逆转。

红军昨日完成了1笔新签约，27岁的乌拉圭国脚罗纳德·阿劳霍确认租借加盟后表示，这是一次“理想的转会”。

这位27岁的乌拉圭国脚为促成转会接受了降薪，利物浦拥有以预先约定的价格（据信为4700万英镑）买断的选项。

据悉，利物浦不会支付租借费，但将承担这位中后卫（也可出任右后卫）的工资。

“在职业生涯的这个阶段，这是一次理想的转会。这是我必须做出的决定，”阿劳霍说。

“一听到利物浦的兴趣，一切进展得非常迅速。能来到这里我非常高兴，迫不及待想要开始。”

曼彻斯特联

拉什福德再次陷入悬而未决的境地 需要给予空间

欧足联

索马里裁判阿尔坦为“非常艰难的时期”感到遗憾

作者：卡尔·马克汉姆

奥马尔·阿尔坦——这位被美国拒绝入境的索马里世界杯裁判——称这是“非常艰难的时期”，而这本应是他职业生涯的高光时刻。

这位24岁的裁判于6月在迈阿密机场被拒绝入境，因为索马里是美国旅行禁令名单上的12个国家之一。

国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺表示，他无力推翻唐纳德·特朗普政府的决定。

但欧足联随后任命他为首位执法欧洲超级杯决赛的非欧洲裁判，阿斯顿维拉和巴黎圣日耳曼将于明日在萨尔茨堡交锋。

“这是一段非常艰难的时期，”阿尔坦说，“很多人同情我，因为当一个人多年努力工作，本应做某件事却无法实现时，这非常具有挑战性。

“不过，我非常感激全世界给予我的支持。欧洲和奥地利有庞大的索马里社区，他们对我能执法这样的比赛感到欣喜若狂。”

故事才刚刚开始。在训练场上还未开球，马库斯·拉什福德再次登上头条。

而原因何在？这位成为小报攻击目标的足球明星又卷入了什么劲爆丑闻？原来，不过是他在回归曼联工作前几天还敢去度假。

拉什福德在法国里维埃拉度假时的欢乐照片被认为具有新闻价值，这让他的家人再次意识到，如果他在未来几周内无法转会至另一支欧洲顶级球队，等待他的将是什么。

在加泰罗尼亚的一年无忧无虑的匿名生活已不复存在。在幕后，老特拉福德的普遍看法是，拉什福德已经结束了作为曼联球员，甚至可能是顶级前锋的职业生涯，因为他在过去几年里多次被外借。足球总有办法让人们重聚，并提供最不可能的第二次机会。

曼联球迷对此意见不一，但如果拉什福德能在巴塞罗那拯救职业生涯的赛季基础上，帮助球队重返积分榜前列——他完全有能力做到这一点——那么我们将迎来最温暖人心的故事。

在他有机会再次疏远曾经狂热的拥趸之前，拉什福德理应得到一些空间，而不应被那些本该从上次将他逼出国门的事件中吸取教训的人不公平地抨击。

这位28岁的球员本周在都柏林与队友会合，并将在远离媒体关注的情况下，与同样在英格兰世界杯征程后获得额外假期的科比·梅努开始季前训练。

主教练迈克尔·卡里克（右）几乎肯定不会让他参加明天在克罗克公园对阵利兹联的友谊赛，但审视很快会加剧，因为本周末的下一场比赛是与两年前开始将他排斥在外的教练——现AC米兰主帅鲁本·阿莫林——的重逢。

除此之外，一切尚未可知。《i报》了解到，计划是让拉什福德像从未离开过那样回归曼联，迎接一个充满挑战的赛季，届时球队将重返欧冠，阵容也将捉襟见肘。

多个消息源表明，这场风波可能尚未结束。尽管拉什福德身边的人坚称他无意加盟另一支英超球队，但据悉至少有5支球队表达了兴趣。

阿斯顿维拉和托特纳姆热刺一直在积极追求，但有消息人士称阿森纳和切尔西可能会在最后时刻出手，加强他们的锋线。

问题依然在于，他所有潜在的追求者可能只会同意租借，而这并非曼联愿意考虑的选项。

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伊尼奥斯（Ineos）作为联合所有者，希望将拉什福德的周薪（32.5 万英镑英镑，使他成为曼联最高薪球员）从账面上彻底移除，而非暂时性调整。

费内巴切和沙特阿拉伯的俱乐部已准备提出报价，但拉什福德方面明确表示这绝无可能。

此外，据悉曼联不太可能批准他转会至直接竞争对手，因为此举可能在未来成为隐患。无人质疑——拉什福德仍具备进球能力。

若皇家马德里或拜仁慕尼黑在转会窗口末期提出附带转会费的租借报价，各方或许会重新考虑。在这个Prime Video摄像机全程记录的赛季，曼联是否需要拉什福德带来的不必要媒体关注？这名球员是否愿意再次冒险遭受自家球迷的嘘声？

就目前情况而言，各方别无选择。若拉什福德离队，曼联需找到替代者，但似乎尚未确定任何可行人选。

唯一可能的结局是：尽管他犯过错误——哪个年轻的千万富翁球员没有？——拉什福德从未做过任何应被提前放弃的事。他曾有过高光时刻，那些更忠诚的曼联支持者也准备再次团结在他身边，并未忘记他的过往。为了所有人，不妨给这个圆满结局一个机会。

阿森纳

吉奥凯雷斯警告：自己的状态比上赛季更佳

作者：爱德华·埃利奥特

维克托·吉奥凯雷斯表示，自己目前的身体状态比一年前以 6400 万英镑 身价加盟阿森纳时要好得多。

这位 28 岁的前锋在去年夏天从里斯本竞技加盟枪手，此前曾在为该俱乐部出战的 102 场比赛中打入 97 球，但在酋长球场的首个赛季表现不尽如人意。

吉奥凯雷斯在部分比赛中的表现曾受到批评，在 36 场英超联赛中仅首发 26 次。

不过，他在上赛季的 55 场各项赛事中打入 21 球，帮助阿森纳时隔 22 年再次夺得联赛冠军，并闯入欧冠决赛。

周日，吉奥凯雷斯在酋长杯决赛中为阿森纳主罚命中一记下半场点球，但球队最终以 3-2 不敌多特蒙德。

“相比去年的季前赛，我现在的感觉要好得多，”他说道，“现在我有了更多时间，2 周前就开始准备了，身体状态非常非常好。”

阿森纳在多特蒙德比赛前向球迷介绍了新援布鲁诺·吉马良斯，队长马丁·厄德高也在季前赛中首次亮相。

枪手主帅米克尔·阿尔特塔预计，在球员们参加完世界杯后，全队将于昨日重返俱乐部训练基地。

“能够回归并感受到现场气氛，再次见到球迷，这感觉太棒了，但我们当然也希望能取得好成绩，”这位瑞典国脚吉奥凯雷斯说道。

“我们正处于一个良好的阶段，大家都在从世界杯归来，相信我们会为即将到来的一切做好准备。”

阿尔特塔表示，右后卫尤里恩·廷贝尔在腹股沟手术后仍需“1-2 周”时间才能复出，而中后卫威廉·萨利巴在代表法国队比赛时背部受伤，目前处于“休息模式”。

阿森纳将在明日迎战由前枪手中场塞斯克·法布雷加斯执教的意大利球队科莫，随后于周日在加的夫社区盾杯中对阵足总杯冠军曼城。

他们的英超卫冕之旅将于 2025 年 8 月 15 日主场对阵弗兰克·兰帕德执教的新升班马考文垂城拉开帷幕。

曼彻斯特城

马雷斯卡：马尔穆什需自行决定未来

作者：菲尔·布兰奇

恩佐·马雷斯卡坚称，奥马尔·马尔穆什将自行决定是否留在曼彻斯特城。

自 2025 年 1 月从法兰克福加盟曼城以来，马尔穆什在英超联赛中鲜有首发机会，总共仅出场 22 次，其中 15 次为替补登场。

这位 27 岁的埃及前锋在联赛中打入 10 球，但始终屈居埃尔林·哈兰德之下。

马尔穆什在周日 3-1 战胜马德里竞技的首尔友谊赛中梅开 2 度，马雷斯卡随后将他的处境与上周因缺乏首发机会转投利兹联的门将詹姆斯·特拉福德进行了比较。

马雷斯卡表示：“我的回答与之前关于詹姆斯·特拉福德的回答类似。球员们每天都在努力训练，他们渴望上场，当无法上场时，他们会感到不快。

“奥马尔去年上场时间不多，因此他可能希望获得更多出场时间。

“这并不意味着他在这里无法获得更多出场时间，但这也取决于他自己的决定。”

哈兰德、罗德里和拉扬·谢尔基因参加世界杯缺席了亚洲之行，英格兰三人组埃利奥特·安德森、马克·盖比和尼科·奥赖利同样缺席。

但马雷斯卡表示：“我非常高兴，尤其是因为球员们自训练开始以来一直保持开放心态。

“这是一条巨大的提升之路。但我能看到我们正在尝试训练中的内容，并且在这方面有所进步。”

托特纳姆热刺

罗伯逊：我们不会再为保级而战

作者：爱德华·埃利奥特

安迪·罗伯逊表示，托特纳姆热刺队内有一种决心，要确保上赛季英超降级危机不再重演。

热刺上赛季仅以 2 分优势保级，在赛季最后一天以 1-0 战胜埃弗顿后才确保了顶级联赛的席位。

这家北伦敦俱乐部在 2024-25 赛季也仅排名第 17 位，尽管他们领先降级区 13 分。

前利物浦左后卫罗伯逊今夏以自由转会方式加盟罗伯托·德泽尔比的球队，作为重建计划的一部分，中后卫马科斯·塞内西、扬·保罗·范海克以及中场桑德罗·托纳利和马特乌斯·费尔南德斯也相继加盟。

“显然，心态在足球中非常重要，”他说道。“自从我来到这家俱乐部……球员们非常坚定。他们有着非常强大的心态。他们必须团结一致，尤其是在（上赛季）最后阶段新主帅到来时。

“他们将这种决心带入了夏季，决心不让俱乐部再次陷入那种境地。

“新加入的球员需要为此贡献力量。希望我也能成为其中重要的一部分，努力为这里带来获胜的心态，帮助球队向前迈进。希望我们能做到这一点，那么我们将拥有一个美好的赛季。”

在解雇托马斯·弗兰克和伊戈尔·图多尔后，托特纳姆聘请了前布莱顿主帅德泽尔比，并在上赛季最后 6 场比赛中拿下 11 分，最终以牺牲西汉姆联的代价保级。

苏格兰队长罗伯逊坚称，在新赛季即将于下周六在布伦特福德开始之际，德泽尔比的球队并不缺乏天赋。

“如果你为托特纳姆效力，你就拥有技术和能力，”这位 32 岁的球员说道。“我们的阵容中充满了这样的球员。我们必须继续在心态上下功夫。我们一直在努力，试图培养获胜的心态，即使是在训练中。”

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体育

《i报》

2016 年 8 月 21 日

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足球

为什么拉什福德值得休息——而且不止一个原因

橄榄球联盟

观看每项赛事需要多少钱？（剧透：很多）

流浪者

你如何影响丹尼尔·斯托里的赛季——以及《i报》的报道

欧洲、北美和亚洲就分裂赛事展开谈判

三大联合会发表公开信，指责国际足联主席因凡蒂诺“欺骗”

作者：戴维·查尔斯沃思

在对饱受争议的国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺的反对声浪中，欧足联及另外两个联合会已就自行组织赛事展开初步谈判。

欧洲足球管理机构欧足联，加上亚洲足球联合会（AFC）和负责加勒比海、北美及中美洲足球事务的中北美洲及加勒比海足球协会（CONCACAF），指责因凡蒂诺在将男子世界杯及其他国际足联赛事股权出售给私人投资者的失败计划中存在“欺骗”行为。

尽管据了解，他们希望给予因凡蒂诺辞职的机会，让其体面离任，而不寻求在明年 3 月的选举中连任，但这三个机构希望将自身与正在发生的危机隔离开来。

欧足联此前曾威胁抵制国际足联赛事，其与AFC和CONCACAF就协调自行举办赛事展开初步讨论，是为了确保其管辖范围内的球员

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PROPERTY

Phil Spencer

How to haggle down the price of your dream home

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CULTURE

Bear Grylls is not the Messiah - he's a problematic bore

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POLITICS

Record 230 migrants cross Channel in 'mega-dinghy'

» Buckling boat 'could have led to tragedy' » Smugglers transporting larger numbers per boat despite 42% drop overall this year

FAMILY

La vie en rose

The simple solution to summer childcare? Send them to France for £60 a week

P36

45 million people in the UK now living in drought

Three-quarters of England, and all of Wales, now officially in drought, with 36°C forecast this week after the driest July since records began in 1836

» Heat warnings issued and 12 reservoirs at risk of running out of water as 71% of England in 'flash drought' - with no sustained rain on horizon » 27 million living under water use restrictions » 120 firefighters try to stop New Forest wildfire the size of 140 football pitches from spreading » £1m 'golden hello' for water boss at failing firm responsible for major leaks, excess sewage-dumping and record debt

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OPINION

Lionel Barber

Farage has 12 months to prove he can actually be a prime minister

WORLD

Stormy Daniels

My mother adored Trump - despite everything

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TUESDAY

AUGUST

Quote of the day

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Birthdays

Chris Hemsworth, actor. 43 Ashley Jensen, actress. 57 Steve Wozniak, tech entrepreneur. 76 Sophie Okonedo, actress. 58 Ian McDiarmid (below), actor/ director. 82 Joe Jackson, musician. 72 Viola Davies, actress. 61

Anniversaries

Monday 11 August 1919 German President Friedrich Ebert signs the Weimar Constitution, creating the legal foundation of a new democratic republic. The constitution introduced expanded voting rights and civil liberties, but the republic later faced severe economic and political crises that contributed to the rise of Nazism.

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POLICE

Man, 18, dies in sea at East Sussex beach

An 18-year-old man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea in East Sussex. Emergency services were called to Camber Sands beach just before 7pm on Sunday following reports three people had got into difficulty after entering the water. A 16-year-old boy and a man, 24, safely got out of the water. PAGE 11

CRIME

Police officer held over suspected rape

A student police officer has been arrested on suspicion of rape and kidnap. The man, 23, serving with Greater Manchester Police, was detained in West Yorkshire while off duty after a pursuit. A 999 call was received in which a woman was heard in distress in the Manchester area and the phone number was traced.

BORDERS

£200m of cocaine found at Essex port

Cocaine said to be worth more than £200m has been found hidden in banana bones. The National Crime Agency said Border Force officers seized the 2.9-tonne shipment at London Gateway Port in Essex. The haul has an estimated street value of £232m and was found hidden in bananas from South America.

SOCIETY

Funding boost to give women a better say

A charity in Northern Ireland has been given a £100,000 funding boost from the Northern Ireland Office to empower female voices. The Women's Resource and Development Agency will run a programme encouraging participation in forums where decisions are made that affect communities.

COURTS

Two plead guilty to immigration charge

Two men from Birmingham have pleaded guilty to immigration offences. Zahid Khan, 52, admitted two counts of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration, while Qazi Raziq, 51, pleaded guilty to one count at Birmingham Crown Court. The pair were arrested after a HGV carrying 33 migrants was intercepted at Dover on 4 February.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Minister seeks talks with Chancellor

Northern Ireland's Finance Minister has called for an "urgent meeting" with the Chancellor, John Healey. Stormont ministers have been unable to agree a budget for the current financial year, with departments operating on contingency budgets since April. Ministers across the four-party Executive have consistently made the point that they need more money from the Treasury.

John O'Dowd insisted that a budget can only be struck when agreement is reached for "fair and sustainable funding" for Stormont. O'Dowd called for "urgent progress" on the matter.

The List

Ten penguin jokes to make you groan

Penguin Books and McVitie's Penguin biscuits have launched a limited-edition hardback featuring Penguin wrapper jokes. It was created for the National Year of Reading 2026. The top jokes are:

• 1 Why did the penguin use a fish as a bookmark? She didn't want to lose her place
• 2 Why was the penguin best at group activities? He was good in a huddle
• 3 Why do penguins get homesick? There's snow place like home
• 4 What did mummy penguin say as her kids left for school? Have an ice day dears
• 5 How did the penguin cheat at football? He was always diving
• 6 What do you call a penguin who can't stop smiling? A pen-grin
• 7 Who is a penguins favourite family member? Aunt Arctica
• 8 Why do Penguins wear glasses? To help their ice-sight
• 9 How do a group of penguins make a decision? They flipper coin
• 10 Why are penguins good racing car drivers? They are always in pole position

PEOPLE

The force is with 'Star Wars' superfan

Star Wars fan Chester Walsh has built a film franchise-inspired spaceship in his garden, complete with its own bar. The sci-fi superfan spent £9,000 building the structure at his home in Northamptonshire over a three-month period. The end result is a 7m-long and 3m-wide replica spaceship.

CHINA

Tropical storm brings floods to east

Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China yesterday, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon the previous day. Authorities warned of risks of severe flooding and landslides in some areas. Dolphin had maximum sustained winds of 65kph (40mph) but weakened in the afternoon.

DEFENCE

South Korea and US go ahead with drills

South Korean and US troops will begin their annual exercises next week to beef up readiness against North Korean threats, days after North Korea resumed ballistic missile testing activities that are banned by the UN.

They will run for 11 days and their scale will be similar to previous years with about 18,000 South Korean soldiers participating. US military spokesman Ryan Donald said by incorporating realistic threats including "lessons from recent conflicts", the exercise will serve as an opportunity to further strengthen the alliance's readiness and capabilities.

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ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, FREEZING HER EGGS

Taking control of her life US politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she had started freezing her eggs as she considers both her personal life and her next move in politics.

The 36-year-old New York Democrat revealed the decision on Instagram describing her plan as a way to 'feel more in control of my life'.

Ocasio-Cortez, widely known as AGC and a prominent figure on the Democratic Party's progressive wing, did not say whether she planned to have children.

But she admitted discussing the subject publicly carried a 'political risk' as speculation continued about whether she could seek higher office in 2028.

Keeping her options open...

Ocasio-Cortez said she had not ruled out running for president or challenging Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer for his New York seat in 2028.

Speaking on ABC's This Week, she said she wanted to make conversations about the choices women face in their professional and personal lives more normal.

Ocasio-Cortez also linked her decision to the wider debate over reproductive rights in the US, criticising President Donald Trump's administration over its abortion policies.

A future mission?

Trump has opposed abortion rights and his first-term Supreme Court appointments helped form the majority that overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022. He also signed an executive order in 2025 aimed at reducing the cost of IVF treatment.

Ocasio-Cortez has not commented directly on whether she plans to run for president.

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TURKEY

Parliament debates amnesty for militants

Turkey's parliament has opened a debate on a draft bill that would introduce a conditional amnesty for thousands of Kurdish militants in the country.

The move would offer them a pardon-like mechanism in a bid to advance the government's peace initiative with their insurgent group.

Last year, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, ended its decades-long armed campaign against the Turkish state, declaring a decision to disarm and disband as part of the peace effort.

That came in response to a call from its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan.

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TELEVISION

Winter Olympian joins 'Strictly' cast

Olympian Tabitha "Tabby" Stoecker is the latest contestant to join BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. Stoecker, 25, a skeleton racer, won gold at this year's Winter Olympic Games. She is also a World Cup race winner, a double World Championship medallist and a European Championship medallist.

NATURE

Turtle found in Wales on way home

A turtle that was found on a beach in Wales will be flown 5,000 miles to its home waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The Kemp's ridley turtle was found in December 2023 and cared for since at the Anglesey Sea Zoo. The animal was close to death when found. Conservationists have come up with a safe plan to return it home.

SPAIN

Swimmers mistake tuna for a shark

Swimmers on a Spanish beach rushed out of the water to escape a shark - only to realise they were fleeing a large tuna fish. The 650lb (296kg) tuna was filmed thrashing about off Marbella's El Ancón beach after getting stranded in the shallows. Punicked swimmers were seen trying to get away from it.

MUSIC

Boy George warns band to play song

Singer Boy George has said he will fire members of his band who do not want to perform his pro-Israel song "We Will Dance Again". The singer recorded it to show support for victims of the 7 October attacks in 2023. The song was criticised for lyrics including: "You say genocide, I say war."

Letter from the Scotland Correspondent Adam Forrest s@thepaper.com

Extreme conditions likely to be the new normal for summer

Andy Burnham's ministers are under pressure to explain how the UK is going to cope with the increasingly extreme conditions fuelled by climate change.

Almost three-quarters of England and all of Wales are now in drought as parts of the country prepare for an unprecedented sixth heatwave of the summer

The East Midlands, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Kent and East Sussex and Solent and the South Downs are the latest areas to officially move into drought.

While parts of the UK, particularly Scotland and Northern Ireland, can hose themselves down with a clear conscience if the sun gets a bit much, there are widespread areas where water shortages are a serious concern.

Around 45 million people are in drought-stricken areas, with 27 million customers under hosepipe bans as rivers and reservoirs run low. Farmers have warned of a 'brutal harvest' amid the struggle to access enough water

In the worst-case scenario, water companies can issue 'emergency drought' orders and limit the hours that households' taps can be turned on - as happened during the summer of 1976

The damaging impact of hot and dry conditions became even more clear when more than 120 firefighters were sent to tackle a 'devastating' wildfire in New Forest National Park.

The 'dust devils' spotted whirting across fields and parks in recent days are among the weirder consequences of the extreme weather.

But we may have to get used to strange sights and experiences as climate change hits home in the years ahead.

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HEALTH

New weight-loss pill approved by UK regulator

By Alice Lilley

Britain has become the first country in Europe to approve a daily weight-loss pill which could help people stay slim after coming off injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy.

Foundays, made by the US company Eli Lilly, was approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes.

The prescription-only tablet, also known as orforglipron, works by targeting GLP-1 receptors to reduce appetite in a similar way to popular weight-loss injections.

Trials found people taking the drug lost about 12 per cent of their body weight on average.

Unlike injections, Foundayo is taken once a day and can be swallowed at any time, with no restrictions around food or water.

Experts also said tablets were cheaper to manufacture, transport and store than injections as they did not need refrigeration.

Foundayo will initially be available privately on prescription, while manufacturer Eli Lilly plans to apply for it to be recommended as an NHS weight-loss treatment.

Two million people in the UK use weight-loss injections, but analysts predicted the arrival of tablets could

mean seven million people are taking GLP-1 drugs within a year.

Research found that Foundayo could also prevent people from regaining the weight, one of the biggest for people who stop weight-loss injections.

A trial involving 376 people who had taken Mounjaro or Wegovy found switching to the pill helped them maintain 75 per cent of their previous weight loss over a year.

Foundayo could also prevent people from regaining weight

POLICE

Six arrested after death of woman in north London

By Sam Hall and Tom Jeffreys

Four women and two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in north London.

Scotland Yard said that officers were called at 9.33am last Thursday following concerns for the welfare of a woman at a residential address in Bolinder Place, Islington.

Police attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and found an unresponsive 25-year-old woman.

She was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of medical professionals.

At the scene, officers arrested four women – aged 20, 21, 23 and 26 – and two men – aged 21 and 24 – on suspicion of murder. They have all since been released on bail while inquiries continue. Efforts are ongoing to trace the woman's next of kin.

Chief Superintendent Jason Stewart, who leads on policing in the local area, said: "This is a tragic incident and our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the young woman who has lost her life.

"We understand that news of an

incident like this will cause concern within the local community.

"Local officers will continue to be visible in the area and are available to speak with residents who have questions or concerns."

Detective Chief Inspector Paul Waller, who is leading the investigation, said: "Our investigation is progressing at pace and detectives are working to establish exactly what happened in the time leading up to this woman's death.

"A number of people were arrested at the scene and have since been released on bail while enquiries continue."

He added: "We are keen to hear from anyone who may have information that could assist our investigation.

"No matter how insignificant it may seem, I would urge anyone with information to come forward and speak with us."

Anyone who can help is urged to contact police on 101, quoting reference 3700/06AUG.

Information can also be provided anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

CRIME

Woman reveals trauma after attack in hotel

By Izzie Addison

A woman who was allegedly attacked in her Travelodge hotel room after reception staff handed her abuser a key has described it as one of the most "traumatic nights" of her life.

The domestic violence victim, who has not been named, was staying at a Travelodge in London in October last year when she was attacked in her room. She had booked a room at the hotel for a "night away from the fear" after a period of abuse.

But her attacker was allegedly given access by reception staff. The woman told the BBC: "He walked into the hotel and told the receptionist that his girlfriend was upstairs having a seizure.

"He asked what room I was in and what floor I was staying on."

Staff handed him a key and directed him to her room, she added.

Once inside, he physically attacked her and tried to grab her phone, the woman said.

She managed to convince him to leave, but he returned and became more aggressive.

A Travelodge spokesperson said: "We are deeply sorry for the significant distress experienced by the customer.

"Customer safety and security is – and remains – a priority for us."

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Birds of a celestial feather

Zoo worker Debbi Jennings-Oviatt admires some of the more than 500 giant lanterns which will be installed at Edinburgh Zoo for the return of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's space safari-themed trail this autumn.

The lanterns were created by a team of specialists from Zigong, China, and will run from Friday 13 November until Sunday 21 February next year.

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News in brief

BROADCASTING

Radio station said that King was dead

A radio station has been found to have broached Ofcom rules when it accidentally announced that the King had died.

Radio Caroline apologised in May after the messages were played on The Barry Marsh Show, one of which said: "We have suspended our normal programmes until further notice as a mark of respect following the passing of His Majesty King Charles III."

The messages were followed by the national anthem and about 16 minutes of silence before the presenter apologised for the error.

He said: "It's a technical issue, and of course we apologise."

HERITAGE

Plaque for Brunels placed in HS2 tunnel

A blue plaque (below) has been installed 40m below ground to mark where the HS2 rail line passes beneath the Brunel family tomb.

It has been fitted on the wall of Euston Tunnel, which is being dug by two machines travelling from Old Oak Common in west London to Euston in the centre of the capital.

The tunnel runs beneath Kensal Green Cemetery, where Sir Marc Isambard Brunel and his son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, are buried. Sir Marc designed the Thames Tunnel below the River Thames, which opened in 1843.

His son's engineering projects included the Box Tunnel in Wiltshire, which at the time was the world's longest rail tunnel.

POLICE

Officer drives £3.7m Ferrari to car pound

A police officer had the chance to drive a £3.7m open-top Ferrari through London after it was seized.

Ninety vehicles worth more than £9m were seized during a crackdown on uninsured, anti-social or dangerous driving in the Kensington, Chelsea, Hyde Park and Mayfair areas at the weekend.

One of the vehicles seized was a Dubai-registered Ferrari Monza SP2 - one of only 499 made by the Italian company. It had only been in the UK for a day.

Footage showed a police officer wearing sunglasses as he drove the Ferrari through Mayfair to a police pound.

CULTURE

Belfast festival draws over 1.6 million visitors in 'watershed moment' for city

By Alice Lilley

More than 1.6 million people have visited Belfast for an eight-day celebration of Irish music and culture.

This summer is the first time that Northern Ireland's capital has hosted Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, a traditional Irish music festival.

The annual event is the world's largest celebration of traditional Irish music and involves competitions alongside concerts, dancing and impromptu performances.

This year, the Fleadh (festival) transformed Belfast with fiddlers, flautists and dancers taking over streets, pubs and derelict buildings.

Gerry Lennon, the head of Visit Belfast, described the Fleadh as a "watershed moment" which had put the city on the global stage. Organisers said the festival brought different Belfast communities together.

"We've brought every single community together and everybody has absolutely loved it," added or-

Lilly Rose Grant, 13, and her brothers Daithi, nine, and Pauric, four, perform at the festival

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ganiser Niall McClean. "Belfast has shone, the world has come to our doorstep, bringing the biggest numbers ever seen for a Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann."

Footfall cameras recorded 1,653,999 visits to the city centre between 2 and 9 August, more than double the 800,000 originally predicted. Saturday brought 289,560

visits, making it Belfast's busiest day of the year.

In comparison, the Edinburgh Fringe issued around 2.6 million tickets across nearly four weeks last year, while the week-long National Eisteddfod of Wales typically attracts around 175,000 visitors.

More than 200 Fleadh events took place, but many events did not re-

quire a programme or a ticket. Children basked on pavements, crowds gathered around spontaneous fiddle and tin-whistle sessions and revelers joined singalongs in streets temporarily cleared of traffic.

Abandoned buildings were used as pop-up bars and music venues, while musicians also struck up impromptu sessions in railway stations. There were performances from loyalist and republican traditions and from ethnic minority communities.

Lennon said: "Visitors throughout the Fleadh have spoken with genuine enthusiasm about the warmth of our welcome, the vibrancy of our culture and everything our city has to offer."

The region's public transport operator, Translink, recorded more than 1.7 million bus and rail journeys during the festival, 620,000 more than during the same week last year.

CONSUMER

Energy firm urges people not to use power during eclipse

By Alice Lilley

Britain's biggest energy supplier has urged customers to avoid using electricity during tomorrow's solar eclipse.

Octopus Energy has asked people to delay use of dishwashers, washing machines and plug-in devices between 6pm and 8pm.

The Moon is expected to block up to 95 per cent of sunlight as people

return home from work, causing electricity demand to rise.

The solar eclipse could cut supply by around 1.4 gigawatts, enough electricity to power half a million homes, the National Energy System Operator, which runs Britain's electricity grid, said.

Other sources of electricity will have to be increased, including gas-fired power stations to make up for some of the reduction.

The eclipse will be the largest that can be seen from Britain since 1999

There is not believed to be concerns that the eclipse could trigger power cuts, but Octopus said it was suggesting that people use less energy to limit the need for gas power.

The company has offered customers free electricity after the eclipse if they reduce their output during it.

Energy systems in western parts of the UK will be the most affected, including solar farms in Wales, Devon and Cornwall.

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POLICY

Councils to get powers to block unwanted shops on high streets

By Arj Singh

DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR

Councils will be given more power to block vape and betting shops from opening on high streets if there are strong local concerns, under plans announced by Andy Burnham.

The Prime Minister will scrap a Sir Tony Blair-era "aim to permit" rule that restricts the ability of authorities to refuse new betting shops and 24-hour slot machine venues.

Planning permission will also be required for all-night gaming venues and outlets selling e-cigarettes to give voters a say in whether they open.

Under proposals first announced by Sir Keir Starmer's government, police will also be able to shut down "dodgy" harbers, vape shops and nail salons for up to a year.

The maximum length of so-called "closure orders" will be extended from six months to 12, to give officers more time to investigate premises linked to organised crime.

Burnham said the latest in his series of so-called "everyday fixes" is designed to address people's concerns that high streets are being "hollowed out" and becoming "unrecognisable over decades of decline".

He highlighted statistics which showed that while Britain has lost nearly 1,800 pubs and bars since 2016, the number of vape and tobacco shops increased to almost 2,200, according to Centre for Social Justice analysis.

Concerns have been raised about the clustering of gambling prem-

Britain's number of vape and tobacco shops has increased to 2,200

ises in more deprived areas, with the London borough of Brent home to more than 80 gambling venues.

Officials said that the Government would also set clearer expectations for the design of high-street shop fronts, to improve the appearance and pre-empt complaints about "garrish neon signs" and "oversized logos".

The "aim to permit" policy was introduced when Blair's Labour government, in which Burnham was a minister, liberalised gambling laws in 2005.

Burnham, who is spending August travelling the country in "listening mode" to find out how he can improve voters' lives, said yesterday: "For many people, the high streets they grew up with have been hollowed out and become unrecognisable over decades of decline.

"The rise of vape shops, betting shops and rogue operators have replaced the shops, services and community spaces that people are crying out for.

"That's not on. I said we would improve Britain's high streets, and that's exactly what we are starting to do. We're putting communities back in control and giving local people a real say over what opens on their high street. Local councils will be given the powers they need to rein in unwanted shops and bring town centres back to life.

"This Government is committed to restoring our high streets and bringing back hope across Britain."

The Betting and Gaming Council disputed any suggestion that betting shops were spreading unchecked and insisted the real threat to high streets was "more empty units and fewer local jobs".

A spokesman for the industry body said: "Betting shop numbers have fallen by over a third since 2019. Around 3,000 shops have closed and over 15,000 jobs have been lost.

"It is wrong to lump highly regulated, licensed betting shops together with rogue or criminal businesses. Betting shops still support 37,500 jobs, bring vital footfall to neighbouring businesses and, for many customers, are valued community hubs."

The shadow Communities Secretary, Sir James Cleverly, said "Labour's business rates hikes have hollowed out our high streets, driving out the shops people want and leaving empty units for whoever is left standing to fill."

BORDERS

Record 230 cross Channel in one 'buckling' dinghy

DEFENCE

Cameras on Royal Navy drones sent signals to system in China

By Christopher McKeon

Cameras on Royal Navy drones were connected to a system in China.

Devices on the Navy's K3 Scout surveillance drone were found to be sending so-called "heartbeat communications" to a device in China, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph.

The information only included confirmation that the camera was functioning normally, but the breach has sparked concern about the security of drone components.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the transmissions were found during a "routine cyber vulnerability assessment" of the K3 drones.

They added: "A thorough investigation found no evidence of MoD data

or systems being accessed, compromised or transmitted externally."

The Royal Navy has bought 20 of the K3s as part of its drone project, Operation Beehive.

The K3 Scout (inset) is produced by Kraken Technology Group, a British company based in Fareham, Hampshire.

But the cameras are understood to have been provided by a third party that gave assurances about their security.

The uncrewed vessels are expected to perform a range of tasks including surveillance, force protection and precision strike roles as the Navy moves to a "hybrid" model that incorporates more drones.

In May, the MoD announced that the drones would form part of a potential deployment to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz in the event of a lasting ceasefire in the region.

The Navy is already using drones to track Russian activity around UK waters.

Naval operations to monitor Russian activity increased 25 per cent last month compared with the previous year, with Russian warships making repeated voyages through the Dover Strait and North Sea.

Russia uses its shadow fleet of ageing vessels to evade international sanctions on its oil and fund the war in Ukraine.

By George Lithgow

An inflatable boat which crossed the English Channel carrying a record 230 migrants was "buckling" in the water and could have led to a tragedy, French rescuers have said.

The French lifeboat crew based at Berck-sur-Mer said the dingy was 15m (498) long, and already carrying around 50 passengers when it was spotted heading towards a beach to pick up more.

The number of passengers breaks the previous record from July when 165 people successfully made the crossing.

People smugglers have been increasing the number of migrants crammed into boats, a tactic the Government has condemned as "reckless and dangerous".

The SNMS lifeboat team, the equivalent of the UK's RNLI, said that about 30 people ended up in the water during the rush to climb on board at around 5pm on Sunday. Part of the group became cut off by the tide and had to be rescued.

The crowded dinghy was described as "buckling under the swell" as it headed towards the UK.

It was carrying 232 migrants until two people asked for assistance and were taken to Calais.

Rescuers' efforts "helped avert a tragedy", the statement added.

The shadow Home Secretary, Chris Philp, said French authorities should have stopped the dinghy.

"This is now beyond a joke," he said. "The French authorities could easily have stopped a vessel this size from embarking in shallow waters.

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PEOPLE

British widow, 78, ordered to leave Sweden after 20 years

By Alice Lilley

A British widow who has lived in Sweden for more than two decades has been told to leave the country after missing a post-Brexit residency deadline.

Joyce Thomas, a 78-year-old retired nurse, moved to Sweden 21 years ago and built her life there with her husband Gwynne, who died of cancer in 2023 after 55 years of marriage. She now lives with her dog in a flat in Hammarö, near her son, grandchildren and her husband's grave.

But Swedish authorities ordered her to leave after ruling she had applied too late for the residency status required following Brexit.

"It is unbelievable at my age to be chucked out after being in a country for so long, when you've done absolutely nothing wrong," Thomas told The Guardian.

Thomas and her husband only discovered in 2022 that they needed to make a formal application to remain in Sweden.

The UK's withdrawal agreement with the EU allows late applications on "reasonable grounds", but Swedish authorities rejected her application in 2024. A subsequent application also failed.

She has now taken her case to a higher court with the help of lawyers working for free.

Thomas said being forced to rebuild her life again at 78 would leave her in "unbearable limbo".

The former business secretary Peter Kyle urged Swedish authorities to reconsider the case.

About 2,500 British nationals have been ordered to leave Sweden since Brexit, around a third of all such orders issued across the EU.

Almost 4,000 of 14,200 applications for post-Brexit status in Sweden were refused, a refusal rate of 27.5 per cent, compared with an EU average of around 3 to 4 per cent.

Sweden's migration authority said being unaware of the deadline was not sufficient justification for a late application.

POLITICS

Failure to recruit economist 'could harm Burnham's fiscal credibility'

By Will Hazell

WHITEHALL CORRESPONDENT

A failure to recruit three senior economists to government would hit Andy Burnham's economic credibility and could push up the UK's borrowing costs, experts have warned.

Lord Jim O'Neill, a former Goldman Sachs executive, the Bank of England's former chief economist Andy Haldane and the former chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes are all understood to have provided Burnham with economic advice in his preparation for No 10.

However, none of the three has yet taken an official role in the Government. It has been suggested that one reason why O'Neill (near) has yet to agree a move is because of his reservations about wealth taxes – a tax increase which Downing Street has refused to rule out.

Economists warned that if Burnham did not secure the appointment of at least one of the three men, it would undermine the Prime Minister's economic credibility and could increase the Government's cost of borrowing.

Julian Jessop, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: "It is not necessarily a surprise that top economists are reluctant to take formal roles in government, which might limit their ability to do other things. But the suggestions that this is because they fear their sound advice will be ignored are damaging for credibility.

"This could add to investor nervousness ahead of the October Budget and help to keep UK borrowing costs relatively high."

Simon French, the chief economist at Panmure Liberum, said: "I think this could become an issue for the Government. It was definitely

lent credibility during the PM transition by name-checking O'Neill, Haldane [and] Hughes as advisers. If none of these land, and barriers are interpreted as being on tax... then that credibility erodes."

French added that while the "premium" the UK pays on its debt compared to other advanced economists is "stable", "it is still susceptible to renewed stagflation concerns".

Nigel Green, the chief executive of deVere Group, a wealth management company, said: "A government cannot promise financial credibility on the back of three respected economists and then fail to bring a single one of them through the door."

Not everyone agrees, however. Rob Wood, the chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said: "I don't think the precise choice of advisers will be a first-order issue for the market, as long as the staff chosen are seen as fitting in with the plans of Mr Burnham for working within the current fiscal rules."

A source close to Burnham's Downing Street operation said that Burnham would be able to benefit from O'Neill's advice even if he did not have an official role in government: "Jim I know has always given Andy whatever help he's asked for informally.

"Whether or not Jim is an official adviser, will that mean that Andy is any less likely to listen to him? No."

The source said O'Neill was instrumental in Burnham's recent 'fiscal devolution' announcement giving regional mayors a share of income tax. The Prime Minister's official spokesman refused to comment on potential appointments.

TREASURY

Investors 'assume' worst on taxes

By Will Hazell

The Prime Minister's refusal to rule out wealth taxes was underscored yesterday by his official spokesman.

Asked about the possibility of wealth taxes, the No 10 aide said he "wouldn't make any comment about any measure of that kind outside a fiscal event – that's always been the position".

It follows Andy Burnham's recent comment on a podcast with ex-footballer Gary Lineker

that he may have "to ask for a little more" tax at some point.

Nigel Green, of deVere Group, said: "Every week Burnham goes without ruling a wealth tax in or out, international investors holding UK equities, gifts or business assets are forced to assume the worst case by default, because that is the only rational response to genuine silence from Downing Street.

"Burnham has a narrow window to settle this before markets settle it for him."

"I recently saw for myself French gendarmes standing by and doing nothing while illegal immigrants boarded in knee-deep water."

The near-miss comes after a dinghy carrying 173 people capsized in the Channel when its engine caught fire earlier this month.

A Home Office spokesperson said: "This latest incident demonstrates the reckless and dangerous tactics employed by the criminal gangs facilitating these crossings, who continue to put lives at risk by cramming ever greater numbers of people onto unseaworthy vessels.

"We are making progress, with the number of small boat crossings down this year and the lowest number recorded for the month of July since 2020."

The overall number of people making Channel crossings in small boats has fallen by 42 per cent this year, according to official figures.

Andy Burnham's official spokesman said: "We have seen... some appalling images of young babies being put into these unseaworthy craft.

"They are shocking images and they show the reality behind the ruthless smuggling gangs that are prepared to risk human lives for profit."

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OPINION

Farage has 12 months to prove that he can actually be a prime minister

Lionel Barber

Nigel Farage was once the irresistible force in British politics. His insurgent party Reform UK thumped Labour and the Conservatives in the May local elections, gaining more than 1,000 seats. An ebullient Farage began to think the unthinkable.

"I've never wanted in my life, never aimed to be prime minister," he told Axel Springer boss and Daily Telegraph owner Mathias Döpfner. "But I now think only we can achieve change... I believe I'm the only person with the halls to actually stand up and do it."

Now, thanks to a £5m "gift" from an offshore crypto billionaire, compounded by a party funding controversy linked to close aide and convicted fraudster "Push" George Cottrell, Farage finds himself written off as a has-been.

Between these two extremes lies a more prosaic reality: Farage is damaged but not mortally wounded. The funding controversy cuts through because the cheeky chappy man of the people looks like he's no different from the money-grubbing elite he's spent a lifetime savaging.

He will probably win this week's Clacton by-election handsomely, but in the absence of serious opposition (apologies, Count Binface), Farage's victory will be pyrrhic.

Yet Faragism will continue to thrive as long as its underlying causes remain. These are familiar but worth restating: immigration, the cost of living crisis and widespread disillusionment with the Conservative party and Labour, the two mainstream parties which have dominated British politics for more than a century.

Andy Burnham grasps this. His overriding goal is to win back Labour defectors to Reform. Hence, the visit to Dover to inspect the command hub monitoring small boats crossing the Channel; the tax relief "hung" to pubs, clubs and live music venues; and the promises to devolve power to the regions, including the admittedly gimmicky "Downing Street North".

So far, the results look promising. At 26 per cent, still low by historical standards, Labour has moved within a whisker of Reform in the polls. Farage's own ratings have slumped, while Labour has had a "Burnham bounce". The Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, is also faring better, though the party is still stuck around 20 per cent.

Polls, however, are only a snapshot of a horse race which still

has almost three years to run until the next general election, assuming Burnham does not call a snap election. The political landscape remains fragmented and volatile; the same economic constraints – anaemic growth, low productivity, worklessness and historically high debt to GDP – still apply.

Whether Reform has peaked will depend on Reform's ability to connect beyond its loyal core. That turns not just on one-man-hand Farage but Reform's awkward transition from movement to party.

The shift from a private limited company with shareholders (where Farage held a majority stake, with absolute control over assets, appointments and more) to a non-profit organisation funded by wealthy donors and membership has been fraught, to say the least.

Reform claims to have more than 270,000 paid-up members but professionalising the party remains a work in progress. Aside from questionable money trails lies the question of how many disgruntled ex-Cabinet ministers (Suella Braverman, Robert Jenrick and Nadhim Zahawi) can come on board before Reform looks like a party of Tory retreads.

Farage's strength is an ability to read the public mood, whether on Brexit, culture wars, identity politics or immigration. Some of his criticisms are legitimate, though often designed to inflame rather than solve problems. Despite complaints about media bias, he has GB News in his breast pocket, The Telegraph, Times and Daily Mail have to varying degrees been sympathetic to the cause.

On immigration, a touchstone issue, the tide is shifting. Under Shahana Mahmood, whom Burnham wisely kept in place at the Home Office, the number of migrants crossing the Channel on small boats has fallen dramatically, as much as half compared to a year ago. A small but growing number of migrants are being sent back under a "one in, one out" deal with France.

Desperate to regain the initiative, Reform has floated a madcap scheme dubbed "Operation Fortress", whereby the Royal Navy would intercept small boats and if necessary dump migrants on the shores of Belgium and France. The

Faragism will continue to thrive as long as its underlying causes remain

plan is laden with diplomatic and legal difficulties and may simply be a distraction. Critics say it aims to protect the party's right flank threatened by Rupert Lowe's Restore party, which supports mass deportation of illegal immigrants.

The second touchstone is economic insecurity. More than two-thirds of UK adults believe their children will be worse off than their parents. The middle-class squeeze has been going on for high 20 years.

Lower income families are struggling even more to maintain living standards. The populists – both Greens and Reform – feed off this vulnerability.

The AI revolution is likely to make matters worse. In the US, the Big Tech companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars in the race to artificial general intelligence, when machines will match or surpass human skills. Once coveted jobs in the service sector – accountancy, banking,

insurance, management consultancy, software services – are at risk. Tech titans such as Amazon's Jeff Bence declare that artificial intelligence will power a golden age of entrepreneurialism. But public opposition to the data centres needed to power AI is growing. On a recent trip to the US, a top pollster told me, confidently that '2028 (the next presidential election) will be the first AI election".

Like most political waves, this one is going to cross the Atlantic. To his credit (and Cabinet Secretary Antonia Romeo's), Burnham has grasped the need for Government to get a central handle on AI development and deployment, especially in the public sector which employs more than 4.5 million people in the NHS, Civil Service and local government. This is potentially fertile territory for Reform.

It is tempting to argue that populism is doomed to eat itself. In this telling, populism thrives on conflict. At some point, it will turn on its friends or find itself outflunked by rivals.

Farage (inset) has had a taste of his own medicine courtesy of Lowe, who has urged him to work together. For now, he intends to sit tight. He's been dismissed as a swivel-eyed loon before. Brexit convinced him he was on the right side of history. Reform, he insists, is a nationwide party with staying power. The next 12 months will determine whether he is right.

Lionel Barber was the editor of the 'Financial Times' from 2005 to 2020

SECURITY

Reform was treated 'differently', says leader

By George Thompson and Will Meakin-Durrant

Nigel Farage said yesterday that Reform UK "had been treated very differently to everybody else" by security officials before the killing of Ann Widdecombe.

But the Reform leader said he still had confidence in the police after an inquiry into an alleged firebomb attack at his house was reopened.

Farage said the decision by the Met Police and Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) to refer themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog showed "counter-terrorism made some mistakes".

Counter-terror police investigating the death of Widdecombe (inset) have reopened a year-old inquiry into an alleged firebomb attack at Farage's home in south London.

A "fit incendiary device" was allegedly posted through Farage's

letterbox, The Telegraph reported. Officers said that the case was reported in April 2025.

The CTP said it investigated an "attempted burglary", but no arrests were made and the case was closed pending any new lines of inquiry.

The IOPC is now investigating the "conduct" of a CTP London staff member.

Farage said: "I understand this is a completely unprecedented move, and yes, this is directly linked to the murder of Ann Widdecombe.

"I'm afraid I just can't tell you any more than that at this stage."

The Reform UK leader added: "Up until that moment, we had been treated very differently to everybody else.

"It's a great, great tragedy that it took the death of Ann for the security services in Britain to finally take seriously the safety and security of Reform politicians and Reform prominent figures."

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Restore 'extremism rules out pact with Reform'

By Will Hazell WESTERALL CORRESPONDENT

Reform UK will only do a deal with Restore Britain if its leader, Rupert Lowe, distances himself from supporters accused of promoting extremism, Nigel Farage has said.

He made the remark yesterday after the co-founder and campaigns director of Restore, Charlie Downes, was accused by Jewish groups of promoting an antisemitic trope in a social media post attacking Farage.

Earlier this month, Lowe extended an apparent olive branch to Farage by posting a video message online suggesting the two men should 'put our differences aside' and 'co-operate for the good of the country'.

Lowe had previously been a Reform MP but was kicked out of the party in 2025 following bullying allegations which he continues to deny. At the beginning of this year he launched Restore as a hard-right party to rival Reform.

In his video message, Lowe set out

conditions for a pact with Reform - including outlawing halal and kosher slaughter and holding a referendum on reintroducing the death penalty.

However, Farage responded yesterday by setting out counter conditions - namely that there were people in Lowe's 'inner circle' he could not do business with.

At a press conference in central London on Reform's prison policy, Farage said: 'I'm always happy to meet people and talk to people - within reason.'

'But... there are one or two people in the orbit of the upper echelons of that party who, if I sat down and talked to, I think our members and our voters would be utterly shocked that I'd done it.

'So we can talk to Rupert Lowe - that's fine. But when you have co-founders putting out what I would call the 'old theory'... and you have other adjacent publicly-supportive people demanding that all Jews be removed from the country.'

The co-founder reference related

to Downes, who has been criticised by Jewish groups in recent days for implying online that Farage had been 'bought' by Jewish supporters. Downes has also said that Muslims are 'less British' than Christians.

The comment on people 'demanding that all Jews be removed' was a reference to Steve Laws, a Restore supporter who campaigns for 'total remigration' of non-Christians.

Lowe has previously said that Laws plays 'no part' in Restore's 'decision-making process' but is 'very welcome' to support the party.

Farage said: 'The condition I would put on it is those people would have to be out of the inner circle.'

Before Farage's press conference, Lowe ruled out sacking Downes as a condition for a pact with Reform.

Lowe posted on social media yesterday morning: 'Restore Britain remains open to good faith talks where both parties understand the brutal electoral reality we are facing.'

Downes has been contacted for comment.

SCOTLAND

Greens MSP apologises for 'demonisation of rape' remarks

By Rachel Keenan and Craig Meighan

Women's charities have criticised a Scottish Greens politician who claimed that there was a 'demonisation of rape'.

Q Manivannan, who was elected as the party's MSP for the Edinburgh and Lothians East region this year, made the remarks on The Subjective Space podcast last year, before they re-emerged online at the weekend.

During the nearly hour-long exchange, Manivannan, a non-binary MSP who uses they/them pronouns, said rape was 'a spectrum'.

Manivannan (inset) added: 'None of which is any worse or less or more worse, but it is a spectrum of things that constitute that one homogenised word, rape.'

The MSP also suggested that there were 'different modes' of consent and rape.

Manivannan went on to say that the idea of a rapist being a 'big, big, burly man' was 'not necessarily unfounded' but said it was 'misconstrued' because 'any individual is capable' of rape.

They apologised after an open letter from the Scottish Rape Crisis Alliance said there was 'no hierarchy of rape' and warned the MSP not to 'minimise' sexual violence.

'Was my rape serious enough?' should never be a question a survivor has to ask themselves,' the letter said, adding: 'We are asking the Scottish Green Party, and all political representatives, to be unequivocal.

'Do not minimise rape. Do not normalise sexual violence. Do not

create hierarchies of harm. Do not ask survivors to make their experiences smaller so political conversations can be made more comfortable.

'And do not lose sight of the person, more often than not a woman or girl, at the centre of the discussion.

'She is not a theoretical concept. She is not a statistic. She is not a political pawn.'

In a statement yesterday, Manivannan said: 'I am horrified that my comments were selectively edited in order to mislead people and misrepresent me.

'But I also accept that my language was abstract in the first place and I take full responsibility and am sorry.

'During the interview, I categorically stated that rape in every context is equally serious and harmful.

'This section of the interview was maliciously left out of clips - with the rest being misrepresented and widely shared out of context.

'I will always stand with, and for, victims and survivors.'

The Conservatives called for the Scottish Greens to suspend Manivannan. The comments were also criticised by Scotland's children's minister, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Manivannan was at the centre of a previous controversy over their eligibility for high office. Manivannan, who grew up in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, came to Britain on a student visa and did not have permanent residency when they were elected to the Scottish Parliament in May.

INQUEST

Treasury 'contributed' to suicide

By Alice Lilley

The Treasury's handling of an investigation into a 26-year-old employee contributed to her suicide, an inquest has ruled.

Chloe Moffat, a personal assistant to a Treasury director, took her own life on 20 May last year, a day after managers told her that she was accused of sharing sensitive information about colleagues.

She denied the allegations but asked whether she would be dismissed and was told managers could not predict the outcome.

The assistant coroner for Surrey, Anna Crawford,

concluded that the Treasury 'materially contributed' to Ms Moffat's death after it failed to explain that, even if the allegations were proven, the likely punishment was a written warning rather than dismissal.

A Treasury spokesman said: 'We continue to mourn Chloe's passing as a colleague and friend.

'We take the coroner's concerns extremely seriously... We are now considering the findings carefully.'

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45 million people in UK now living

By Eleanor Langford

POLITICAL REPORTER

Around 45 million people are living in drought conditions in the UK after one of the driest Julys on record.

The National Drought Group said all areas of England were facing water shortages – with farming, and the environment particularly affected. The whole of Wales is also in drought conditions and in Scotland some regions suffered water scarcity until heavy rain after a dry July.

Hose pipe bans are affecting 27 million people in England and Wales and some regions are facing bans on washing cars, watering outdoor plants on commercial premises and filling public swimming pools.

The group, made up of water companies, the Environment Agency, the Met Office and government, has warned that conditions will get worse after a dry start to August.

Four new areas have moved into official drought status, the Government said – the East Midlands, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Kent and East Sussex, and Solent and the South Downs.

The North East and Yorkshire have moved into prolonged dry weather, the stage before drought, meaning no part of England now remains in normal status.

The exceptionally dry conditions are described as a flash drought – one which develops very quickly because of a combination of very low rainfall and high temperatures – and the latest announcement means 71.3 per cent of England is in drought.

And there is little relief in sight. Sarah Davies, head of environment and energy at the Met Office, said July had been “one of the most remarkable months in the UK’s climate record”, with England and Wales recording their driest and sunniest July since records began in 1836. It was the third driest July for the UK.

Forecasts for the rest of August and into September suggest plenty more dry weather is likely, she said, with “no strong signal for a sustained period of widespread rainfall”.

Businesses such as car washes and swimming pools could have restrictions placed on their water usage as early as today after Southern Water, which covers Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, applied for a Non-Essential Use Ban – the next stage after a hose pipe ban. It would be the first time the measure has been used in 20 years.

A series of stark statistics from the National Drought Group showed that reservoir levels are at 69 per cent – 11.6 per cent lower than ex-

pected for the time of year, having dropped 16 per cent during July alone, the greatest such fall recorded for that month in at least 30 years.

Farming is among the sectors feeling the effects most acutely, with the losses raising the prospect of tighter supplies and higher costs further down the line. Farmers have reported their earliest harvests in 20 years, with reduced yields, and livestock farmers are already drawing on winter forage stocks because of poor grass growth.

Tony Grayling, strategic drought lead at the Environment Agency and chair of the National Drought Group, said conditions were “worsening and will continue to do so until we see significant and sustained rainfall.”

“We know the hot and dry weather is taking a real toll on farming and there will be long-lasting impacts on our environment,” he said. “We need everyone’s help in using a little less water to make sure our current water reserves last.”

Paul Tompkins, deputy president of the National Farmers’ Union, said the situation facing farmers and growers was “increasingly concerning” with no meaningful rain forecast in the coming weeks.

“Many farmers have completed the earliest harvest on record, with poor yields in key crops reported in some areas of the country,” he said.

A Downing Street spokesman defended the Government’s response to the heatwaves and wildfires this summer, insisting it was focused on both the immediate response and long-term resilience to increasing climate extremes.

Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael warned shoppers should expect to pay more for their food at the checkout later in the year as extreme heat throughout Europe has a knock-on effect on supplies.

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A couple at Chesil beach in Portland, Dorset, where drought has been declared

NATURE

Climate change puts historic UK parks at risk

By Emily Beaumont

Historic green spaces are under increasing threat from climate change, a report warns.

Parks, gardens and cemeteries across the UK are vulnerable to damage from drought, intense rainfall, severe storms and pests which can thrive in warmer conditions, the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England said.

These problems, driven by climate change, affect everything from trees and plant collections to paths, terraces and lakes.

The report said historic parks and gardens, including Chiswick House and Gardens, Kew, and the Royal Parks, in

London, and Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh (inset), employ more than 32,000 people and contribute £2.9bn to the UK economy each year from international visitors alone.

But they are already being hit by increasingly extreme weather caused by climate change.

Paths and drainage systems are not fit for current conditions, trees are lost to drought and high winds, and entire groups of plants could be lost to diseases affecting box, ash, sweet chestnut and oak, the report said.

The report found many

park and garden managers are unprepared for the severe effects of climate change and warned that a lack of funding is preventing them from adapting.

Sites are taking actions such as altering the range of plant species and reducing their reliance on vulnerable plants. Gardeners in the South East are mainly concerned about drought stress and trees dying, the report said.

Those in the North are worried about heavy rainfall, flooding and storm damage, and those in the South West are being hit by both extremes.

ENVIRONMENT

Reservoirs edging towards critically low water levels

By Adam Forrest

Almost all of England and Wales’s reservoirs have dropped to below-normal water levels, as the most parched parts of the UK face a sixth heatwave.

With several weeks of summer left to go and minimal rain forecast, more reservoirs are also reaching critically low levels – including five now deemed “exceptionally low”.

It raises the chances of further hosepipe bans and other water restrictions, and could also affect farmers’ crop yields as they face a “brutal” harvest, experts have warned.

There are even fears that the nation’s taps could run dry in future, amid concerns that new reservoirs will not be built quickly enough to deal with an increasing number of summer heatwaves.

This year’s aridity has brought back memories of the cracked ground at empty reservoirs during the summer of 1976.

Shortages got so bad that water had to be rationed in places, with taps turned off for certain periods.

Five reservoirs are now classed as being “exceptionally low” by the Environmental Agency – including the Somerset sites of Wimbleball, which is 50 per cent full, and Blagdon at 54 per cent full.

Hunningfield reservoir in Essex is at 60 per cent and the Dove group of reservoirs in Derbyshire and Clywedog in mid-Wales also have exceptionally low water levels.

Another seven reservoirs have “notably low” levels – including Blishfield in Staffordshire, Derwent Valley in Derbyshire and the Lower Thames group near London.

Reservoir storage across England

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CONSUMER

Heat drives shoppers away from high streets

By Josie Clarke

Consumer demand for cool clothes and garden accessories was a bright spot in an otherwise glum July for retailers as the relentless heat took its toll, figures show.

Total retail sales across the UK were up 1.3 per cent year on year last month, below the 12-month average of 1.8 per cent, according to data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG.

England's progress to the semifinals of the World Cup helped drive a 1.8 per cent increase in food sales, above the 12-month average of 3.4 per cent.

But non-food sales were down 0.7 per cent on last July as shoppers avoided the heat of the high street.

Clothing was a positive sector, driven by demand for affordable summer essentials.

Shoppers delayed big-ticket purchases including furniture and computing.

LEISURE

Major theme park closes due to burst main

By Tom Jeffreys

A theme park in London has been forced to close for the day during the middle of the school summer holidays because of a burst water main.

Chessington World of Adventures, in south-west London, said tickets would be "revalidated" rather than refunded, meaning customers can reuse them within nine months on selected dates.

Thames Water, which supplies the theme park's water, said a burst main on the road into the park was affecting customers in the KT9 postcode.

Chessington customers have been turned away from the car park and the theme park will remain closed until the matter is resolved.

Thames Water said: "We're sorry to customers in the Chessington area who are currently without water, and to anyone whose plans to visit Chessington World of Adventures Resort have been affected."

A hosepipe ban has been in place for Thames Water customers since 23 July.

WEATHER

Amber heat health alerts issued as 36°C expected in England

By Emily Beament

Amber heat health alerts have been issued for most of England as temperatures are forecast to soar into the mid-30s again this week.

The alerts will be in place for the East Midlands, East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, London, North West, South East, South West, and West Midlands, along with a yellow heat health alert for the North East, from 9am this morning until Friday at 9pm.

The Met Office said it was expecting temperatures to climb to the mid 30s later in the week, peaking at 36°C in some spots on Thursday.

Met Office chief forecaster Jason Kelly said: "Heat will gradually build this week, with temperatures reaching into the mid-30s Celsius in what will be a fairly widespread heatwave for England and Wales.

"The driver for this week's heat is high pressure, this becoming dominant over the next day or so, bringing plenty of sunshine and allowing temperatures to build day by day.

"Southerly or south-easterly winds will also tap into the hot conditions over Europe, meaning we're looking at notable heat for many this week, likely peaking on Thursday."

Cooler air will spread from the north-west over the weekend, and weakening high pressure may allow showers or longer spells of rain to spread across parts of the UK for a time, the Met Office said.

But any rain that falls will not make up for the shortfall in recent weeks and months.

England and Wales have had their driest July in records dating back

On the waterways, the Canal and River Trust said it has temporarily suspended the requirement for boats without a home mooring to move at least every 14 days as part of efforts to conserve water

to 1836, with 19 counties of England having no rain for the entire month, provisional statistics have shown.

Southern England also had its hottest July on record, while it was the joint hottest July on record for Wales, and the UK and England had their second hottest July, Met Office figures show.

Major wildfires have hit areas such as the Pennines, the Cairngorms in Scotland, Llanwomoi in the Rhondda Valleys, South Wales, and Dunwich Heath in Suffolk.

The extreme dry conditions this summer have combined with multiple heatwaves, including record-breaking heat for the time of year in May and June that led to more than 2,800 excess deaths.

As the amber heat health alerts were issued, Polly Ashmore, acting consultant in public health at the UK Health Security Agency, urged people to take simple steps to stay safe.

"For vulnerable groups including older adults and those with existing health conditions, warmer weather can result in serious health outcomes," she said.

"We urge health and social care services to ensure they are prepared and to make sure everyone is aware of the forecast and follows the necessary advice."

POLICE

Teenager dies after entering sea

By Anshita Hossein-Pour

An 18-year-old man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea in East Sussex.

Sussex Police said emergency services were called to Camber Sands beach just before 7pm on Sunday following reports three people had got into difficulty after entering the water.

A search was carried out and two of the three people, a 16-year-old boy and 24-year-old man, safely got out of the water.

But a third person, aged 18, was pulled from the water at around 7.30pm.

Police said: "Sadly, despite lifesaving attempts by paramedics at the

scene, he was pronounced deceased a short while later."

The three were known to each other and had travelled to the beach together from London.

"There are no suspicious circumstances," a spokesperson said.

The death occurred at Camber Sands in East Sussex on Sunday evening

has continued to decline in recent weeks, falling to 69 per cent – which is 12 per cent below the long-term average for this time of year.

Hayley Fowler, a professor of climate change effects at Newcastle University, previously warned: "We're entering an era of water extremes: more floods in winter, more droughts in summer – and not enough storage to bridge the gap.

"If we don't act now, the taps that ran dry in 1976 could run dry again."

The water minister, Emma Hardy, said the Government was "stepping up support" for farmers, including making it easier to build on-site irrigation reservoirs, and was "delivering long-term change in the water industry to reduce leaks and deliver nine new reservoirs and water transfer schemes to secure supplies".

In the worst-case scenario, water firms can issue "emergency drought" orders and limit the number of hours that taps can be turned on.

South East Water said earlier this month that water supplies in some areas were "critically low", warning customers they could lose supply unless demand dropped.

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Thames Water criticised for £1m golden hello

By Holly Williams

Downing Street has criticised Thames Water for handing a delayed £1m "golden hello" to its chief financial officer.

The firm has also agreed several retention payouts to executives as it battles to secure its financial future.

Thames Water, which is sinking under a record debt pile of more than £2bn, disclosed that it had made the signing on payment to Steve Buck at the end of last month.

In a letter sent to the Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee last week, the chairman of Thames Water, Sir Adrian Montague, said the payment was a "necessary incentive" to recruit Buck (inset).

He joined the business in April last year, but the payment was deferred

when wider retention payments were put on hold. It is understood that the payout was made after the firm took legal advice.

Thames Water also said in the letter that it had agreed individual settlements over what it calls "retention payments" for a dozen bosses, plus two who have now left the business, despite a furore over them late last year.

Details of the payments have emerged as Thames Water is fighting to secure a rescue deal proposed by its senior creditors to avoid collapse and being placed in temporary nationalisation by the Government.

The payouts also add to growing evidence that the sector is able to sidestep last year's Water

(Special Measures) Act banning performance-related bonuses for bosses at utilities falling customers and the environment.

Thames Water and other water firms have sparked anger over a series of major leaks and excess sewage-dumping cases.

A Downing Street spokesman said: "It's unacceptable that one of the worst-performing water companies is handing out huge payments to its executives when it should be focusing on improving performance and rebuilding public trust.

"We have banned bonuses for polluting water bosses. We expect companies to follow both the letter and the spirit of the rules.

"We look forward to the outcome

of (water regulator) Ofwat's review, which will assess if and how these rules should be strengthened."

Alistair Carmichael, the Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, who chairs the Efra committee, urged ministers to outline plans to prevent firms making payments that evade the bonus ban.

He said: "The Government were clear that they wanted this to stop. It is obvious they have not succeeded. We need to hear from them about what they intend to do about it."

Thames Water agreed in December to pause £2.46m of retention payments to 21 senior executives.

The firm declined to comment on the payouts detailed in the letter. But it is understood that the payments are less than originally proposed.

The letter confirmed that the payments will be finalised in the "coming

weeks" after seeking legal advice. Montague said in the letter: "I understand that for customers who believe, rightly, that they have not received the service they deserve, it feels unjust that senior leaders receive significant compensation.

"However, we need those leaders to remain in post to continue the progress made on the turnaround."

The head of campaigns at River Action, Amy Fairman, said: "Put Thames Water into special administration and rebuild it to serve its customers, not reward failure."

It emerged in Thames Water's annual financial report last month that it paid more than £4m in bonuses and boosted its chief executive's pay to £1.2m.

ENVIRONMENT

New Forest blaze threatens rare wildlife

By Ben Mitchell and Mathilde Grandjean

More than 120 firefighters were tackling a blaze on rare heathland in the New Forest in southern England yesterday.

The wildfire, which started after a van caught alight on the A31 near Ringwood on Sunday, has since scorched an area the size of 140 football pitches.

Gillie Molland, the national park's lead ranger, said it was home to rare species including all six of the UK's reptiles, insects, plants and birds such as Dartford warblers and nightjar.

Separately, fire crews in Wales are still tackling a wildfire near Llangynidr Reservoir in Blaenau Gwent. The blaze started on Saturday and has been declared a major incident.

WEATHER

'Dust devils' more common as summers heat up

Phenomenon usually associated with Africa is likely to stay with us, says

Adam Forrest

Columns of dust, grass and hay resembling small tornadoes have been spotted whirling across parts of England in the record summer heat.

Known as a "dust devil" – sometimes referred to as a "willy willy" – the phenomenon usually happens only in the heat of deserts. But climate change means the

UK will experience dust devils much more often during heatwaves.

"Things normally seen in places such as the Kalahari or Serengeti could happen in your backyard – without the lions or zebras," said Jim Dale, the founder of British Weather Services.

In recent days, dust devils have been spotted in Kent, Suffolk, Northamptonshire and at Greenwich Park in south-east London, where one vortex was caught on camera sweeping close to sunbathers and picnickers on Sunday.

Another whirlwind whipped tables and chairs up in the air at a sports club in Dartford and footage of a dust devil spiralling across a

field in rural Kent was captured by an air ambulance crew.

Though they resemble mini-tornadoes, they are not nearly so powerful. Unlike tornadoes, which grow downward, dust devils form from the ground up.

"The extreme heat intensity on the ground's surface can create a rotating column of air that picks up dust, grass, hay or debris," said Dale.

"The phenomenon typically lasts only a few minutes because cool air from above tries to compensate for the low-pressure cell that has been created."

Although not as powerful as a tornado, dust devils have been known to cause property damage.

A dust devil travelling across farmland in Kenton on Friday

"They can lift up light objects, but for the most part they're not overly dangerous and not comparable to a tornado," Dale said.

"Usually, you can easily move away in order to avoid them, but if you are caught out then cover your eyes, ears and mouth and crouch down into a ball."

Weather experts have warned that more frequent heatwaves in the years ahead mean dust devils could become common during the British summer.

"It's something we usually see in nature documentaries within arid climates, so it's striking to see it here, though perhaps not so surprising given the summer to date," said Dale.

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Ukraine drone attack on oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13 people

By Hanna Azhirova

Ukraine attacked a petroleum hub in central Russia's Tatarstan region yesterday, killing 13 people and injuring 75 others in one of the deadliest attacks in the country during the four-year-old war.

The Ukrainian military said it struck an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, which is 750 miles east of the Ukrainian border and has a population of about 240,000.

Russian officials did not say what the drones targeted, but the city is home to two refineries and a petrochemical plant.

Ukraine has targeted Russian oil facilities with long-range drones almost daily in recent months.

The campaign has caused fuel shortages in Russia, eaten into its

refining capacity and unsettled the population.

Also yesterday, several Ukrainian drones sparked a fire at an industrial plant in the Tyumen region of western Siberia.

Last month, Ukrainian drones hit a refinery in Tyumen, more than 1,500 miles east of the border.

Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said Kyiv is trying to force the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to the negotiating table.

Ukraine's general staff said that its forces struck a Taneco oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, starting a fire.

The city came under a "massive" drone attack targeting industrial and civilian facilities, according to Rustam Minnikhanov, the head of Tatarstan's press service.

One of the drones struck a hostel,

killing nine people, including Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan citizens, and injuring 75, officials said.

Uzbekistan's consular office in Tatarstan said seven of its nationals were killed.

Yesterday was declared a day of mourning in Tatarstan.

It was not possible to independently verify either side's claims.

Repairing the refineries is complicated for Russia.

Ukraine's attacks have damaged specialised equipment that is often imported, making repairs time-consuming and expensive as workarounds or replacements are sought by evading international sanctions.

Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, said the strike hit industrial facilities and residential buildings.

She accused Kyiv of deliberately attacking civilians, even though Ukraine and Russia have repeatedly said they do not target non-combatants.

Separately, a Russian glide bomb struck the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, injuring 24 people, authorities said yesterday.

The World Health Organisation's European office said that one of its warehouses in the central Dnipro region of Ukraine was hit twice in less than 24 hours.

The attacks destroyed emergency supplies intended for frontline health facilities, it said. No casualties were reported.

Ukraine's domestically developed long-range drones have flown increasing distances deep inside Russia.

MIDDLE EAST

Iran should compensate its victims, says Trump

By Bhargav Acharya and Ismail Shakil

Donald Trump said yesterday he would demand that Iran pays compensation for "all of the people that they have killed and wounded" in response to Tehran seeking compensation for the damage it has incurred from US and Israeli attacks.

Iran said it was nearing a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz - but repeated that the US must meet conditions including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats before the waterway is reopened.

"It is an interesting idea because now I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts," the US President (inset) said.

Trump also referenced and claimed compensation from Iran for the deadly bombing of the US Navy destroyer USS Cole at a Yemeni port in 2000.

The FBI has attributed that bombing to al-Qaeda.

Trump added that Tehran should also pay compensation to the families of the thousands of people killed during anti-government protests in January.

On Sunday, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghehi, said an agreement with Oman was in its "final stages" but stressed that Tehran would not reopen the channel unless the US met certain demands made by Tehran.

Iran and the US are not engaged in direct talks.

Trump later said: "We are only semi-negotiating with them.

"We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money."

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EDUCATION

AI 'now harder to spot in A-level coursework'

By Alexa Phillips

EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT

Detecting artificial intelligence in A-level coursework is getting "harder and harder", making history and English among the subjects most vulnerable to cheating, the head of England's exam regulator has warned.

Sir Ian Bauckham, the chief regulator of Ofqual, said supervised exams were "the most secure guarantee" of students' work.

He said he was also concerned that moving from paper to on-screen exams could affect students

from disadvantaged backgrounds. Bauckham said "mechanisms" can be put in place to reduce the likelihood of large-scale malpractice, but that Ofqual is considering scrapping extended writing coursework altogether.

Speaking ahead of A-level results day on Thursday, Bauckham's remarks come after the Education Secretary, Lucy Powell, criticised learning in England for being "dominated by pen and paper" and said she would make changes to the curriculum and assessment system so it is "fit for the world of work".

The Ofqual chief defended

the exam system and said safeguards were needed to protect against cheating.

He said: "AI is getting so clever. It's also getting very clever at hiding itself, so it's pretty difficult for old-fashioned plagiarism detection.

"When I say old-fashioned, [I mean] it was perfectly good two years ago, so it's as old-fashioned as that.

"It's getting harder and harder to build software that really can detect when work has been written

by AI." Bauckham added that subjects with a lot of writing-dependent coursework, particularly English and history, are most vulnerable to cheating.

Extended writing coursework makes up 20 per cent of the assessment for A-levels in English language, English literature, history and geography, and is also used fairly extensively in many other subjects.

The regulator said such coursework is "quite bad for guarantee-

ing authenticity" of students' work. Ofqual and exam boards are working on safeguards to tackle the problem, which could include more detailed requirements for referencing sources and more "checkpoints" where teachers review the coursework in stages and have more detailed discussions with students.

Responding to calls for pen-and-paper exams to be replaced with on-screen ones, Bauckham said digital exams raised the "critical issue of fairness for everybody in the system", because some students have poorer access to technology at home than others.

SOCIETY

Man injured in 'Armageddon' gas explosion

By Harry Goodwin

A man has been seriously injured after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a bungalow.

The man was taken to hospital after the blast in Newton Longville, near Milton Keynes, on Sunday morning. The explosion sent bricks, roof tiles and shards of glass high in the air, damaging neighbouring homes.

People living nearby were evacuated from their homes while engineers carried out safety checks in the area, gas company StiN said.

Graham Fuller, a gas engineer, said he heard a "massive explosion" and compared the debris in the street to "Armageddon".

"My neighbour had already managed to grab hold of the occupant of the property," Mr Fuller told the BBC.

"He was badly burnt, in shock, and we were trying to treat him while all the chaos was going on."

No information about the man's condition has been released since he was taken to hospital. His dog was also reportedly injured.

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SOCIETY

August worse than winter for drink-driving

By Neil Lancefield

August is the worst month of the year for drink-drive crashes as summer events create "more opportunities" to get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol, research found.

RAC analysis revealed an average of 721 people were injured or killed in drink-drive crashes in August between 2014 and 2024.

That was ahead of July, which had an average of 704 casualties over the 11-year period.

By contrast, December, which is often associated with drink-driving, had an average of 663 casualties.

The RAC's head of policy, Simon Williams, said: "Drink-driving is often seen as more of a Christmas issue, but our analysis shows collisions involving drivers who have consumed illegal levels of alcohol are actually far more common during the summer.

"Warmer weather, longer evenings as well as holidays, festivals and harbecues all create more opportunities and temptation for people to drink, then get behind the wheel.

"Enforcement of the drink-drive law at this time of year is therefore extremely important in keeping everyone safe."

COURTS

Man accused of stealing watch worth £100,000 from actor

By Sam Hall

A man has appeared in court accused of stealing a Patek Philippe watch worth £100,000 from film actor Alexander Johnson.

Rachid Bouchibne, 27, is charged with robbing Johnson on 10 June 2024 in Westminster, central London.

Johnson, 39, has appeared in films including Kristen Stewart's The Chronology of Water and the politi-

Rachid Bouchibne at Westminster magistrates' court yesterday

cal thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin, alongside Jude Law.

Bouchibne spoke to confirm his name, address, and date of birth.

Johnson told The Mirror the watch was a Patek Philippe Aquanaut.

No pleas were entered at the brief hearing yesterday and no further details were mentioned in court.

Bouchibne, of Hornsey, north London, was hailed and will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on 7 September for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

The magistrate Alan Elias said Bouchibne was accused of a "serious charge" involving the taking of an item of "significant high value".

PEOPLE

Theft of oboe 'was like losing a limb'

By Harry Goodwin

One of Britain's top oboists has said the theft of his rare instrument was like "losing a limb".

Peter Facer, 38, is the principal oboist in Britten Sinfonia, one of the UK's leading chamber orchestras.

Facer was outside St Pancras station at 7.30pm on 14 June, on his way back from a retirement party in London for his former oboe teacher.

His oboe was taken by a thief while a young man distracted him by asking him for directions.

"They have no idea the sentimental attachment that musicians have to their instruments," Facer told The Times.

"It's like losing a limb. When they steal something like that it's psychologically damaging, which is far worse than the monetary or career inconvenience.

"And maybe they should find some compassion and just return the instrument for that reason."

Facer's three-year-old oboe dancers is made from cocoholo wood with silver keys.

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THURSDAY 31 AUGUST 2026

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SECURITY

'If the attack had gone ahead, it could have killed more than 9/11'

A foiled terrorist plot is still affecting air travellers 20 years later.

On 10 August 2006, holidaymakers arrived at British airports to find thousands of flights cancelled and security checks in chaos.

New rules imposed with immediate effect required all hand baggage to be taken into aircraft holds and for passengers to carry nothing apart from transparent bags containing essentials like their passports and wallets.

Liquids, apart from verified baby milk and prescription medicines, were banned. The disruption caused at Heathrow Airport was so extreme that British Red Cross volunteers were deployed to assist thousands of stranded travellers.

The upheaval was the consequence of a terror plot to take down transatlantic flights using liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks, and detonated using adapted disposable cameras.

Two decades later, its impact is still being felt as airports struggle to bring in technology designed to ensure a similar attack cannot be attempted again.

The police who foiled the 2006 plot did not immediately know the scale of the terrorists' ambitions.

Peter Clarke, who at the time was the head of the Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist branch, recalled how the men behind it were initially in a large pool of al-Qaeda-linked networks being monitored in the wake of 9/11 in the US and the July 2005 London bombings.

"There were hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals that we and the Security Service were interested in," Clarke told The i Paper. "When in early 2006 we started looking at this particular group, we had to take it very seriously."

Suspicious that a plot was under way intensified after ringleader Abdulla Ahmed Ali, met with an al-Qaeda attack planner

Crowds at Gatwick's South Terminal on 20 August 2006, the day a transatlantic bomb plot was foiled CARL DE SOUZA/APP

in Pakistan. Surveillance revealed his links to a fellow plotter, their repeated visits to an east London flat where neither of them lived, and a series of suspicious purchases.

After MI5 installed bugging devices in the flat, they overheard the pair draining and modifying soft drink bottles – and recording 'martyrdom' videos.

It was clear the group were planning a bombing, but the precise nature of their plot was a mystery until a surveillance team tracked Ali to an internet café and saw him researching and recording flight timetables for planes from Heathrow to the US and Canada.

Clarke said the investigators' 'best guess' is that seven flights would have been targeted.

MI5 bugging overheard them modifying soft drink bottles – and recording 'martyrdom' videos

"We're talking about thousands of people on board," he added. "If it had gone ahead as they intended it to, it could well have resulted in more deaths than 9/11."

The operation to stop the attack – codenamed 'Overt' – was at the time the largest surveillance operation in the history of MI5 and the Metropolitan Police.

It revealed that the terror cell, trained and directed by senior al-Qaeda members based in Pakistan, had devised a novel method of drilling holes into soft drink bottles and refilling them with explosive liquid that could be ignited using modified batteries and a disposable camera.

After experimenting with food colouring and glue guns, the plotters found they could make their devices appear to be unopened bottles of Oasis and Lueozade.

As the police and MI5 began to make plans to arrest the group, it became apparent that revealing

the potential for planes to be downed using liquid explosives would have a significant impact on aviation security.

By the time police swept in to arrest the would-be bombers on the night of 9 August 2006, emergency baggage restrictions had been drawn up and air travel was about to change for longer than anyone could have foreseen.

The following day, the UK's terror threat level was upgraded to 'critical', meaning an immediate attack was deemed highly likely, and restrictions on hand baggage were imposed on flights across the world.

A parliamentary report issued the following year found that British Airways alone had cancelled 1,283 flights, affecting over 100,000 passengers, because of delays in the immediate aftermath. Airlines had lost millions of pounds.

Disruption eased after a security compromise was agreed – liquids of no larger than 100ml in a transparent one-litre plastic bag – and airports and passengers gradually adjusted to the new routine. But frustrations over the application of the hand baggage restrictions have continued over the ensuing 20 years.

For Clarke, the upheaval is a price worth paying.

"When you see the sophistication of what they were trying to do and what the impact would have been," he said, "to have done anything other than go down the route which everybody did would have been completely irresponsible."

DIPLOMACY

UK 'blocked plan to salvage shipwreck gold'

By Harry Goodwin

Britain reportedly blocked plans to salvage a gold-filled shipwreck near Gibraltar to avoid a confrontation with Spain over the territory.

Ministers scrapped a plan in the early 2000s to salvage what is believed to be HMS Sussex, a Royal Navy flagship lost off Gibraltar more than three centuries ago.

HMS Sussex was transporting as much as 10 tonnes of gold coins – worth up to £5.5bn at today's values – destined for Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, to fund his military campaign against Louis XIV of France during the Nine Years' War.

But a storm struck as it was anchored in Gibraltar in February 1694, sinking it to the bottom of the Mediterranean.

In 2001 the UK struck a deal with American deep-sea firm Odyssey Marine Exploration to recover the wreck, but ministers U-turned after objections from Spain.

Spanish officials reportedly told their British counterparts that the wreck was in its waters, in line with Spain's claim over Gibraltar.

HISTORY

Royal Navy warship found off Isle of Wight

By Ben Mitchell

A Royal Navy warship which sank 118 years ago, killing more than half of its crew, has been discovered by a group of divers off the Isle of Wight.

HMS Tiger sank in 1808 after it strayed into the path of another warship during a training exercise, and was sliced in two.

Fewer than half of its 57-strong crew survived.

The torpedo boat destroyer had no time to take evasive action to avoid colliding with the cruiser HMS Berwick, during night manoeuvres.

The ProjectXplore group of divers and historians spent five years working through the archives to pinpoint Tiger's resting place.

It comes as ministers are considering new powers to protect military shipwrecks.

Under the Armed Forces Bill, military shipwrecks would be safeguarded as a 'protected place' once the remains had been found.

ProjectXplore divers documenting the bow section of HMS 'Tiger'

Legal Would-be bombers launch bid for freedom

Three men involved in the plot to detonate liquid bombs on transatlantic flights have launched bids to be freed from jail.

Arsifal Waheed Khan Waheed Zaman and Ibrahim Savant (pictured left to right) will face parole hearings later this year.

The trio, from London, were sentenced to life in prison and told they would serve minimum terms of 20 years for the 2006 crime.

The Parole Board will decide

whether the danger they once represented can safely be managed outside prison.

At their trial, Woolwich Crown Court heard they wanted to kill

'an uncertain but potentially large number of innocent men, women and children'.

Trial judge Mr Justice Holroyd said: 'Each of you agreed to join with others in this conspiracy, intending that you would kill members of the general public and yourselves by acting as a suicide bomber.

'Each of you recorded a suicide video in which you described yourself as being blessed by the opportunity to take part.'

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THURSDAY 11 AUGUST 2026

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SOCIETY

Nature can help people dealing with grief

By Ellie Crabbe

Most bereaved people say spending time in nature has helped them to process their grief, but one in four believe they do not have adequate access to gardens or green spaces, a survey suggests.

About 70 per cent of Britons who have been bereaved told the survey spending time outdoors helped them remember someone that died and process their grief, said the charity Marie Curie which commissioned the poll.

While 78 per cent of the 5,000 UK adults surveyed agreed spending time in nature helped them, a quarter felt they did not have enough access to gardens or green spaces where they lived.

Downton Abbey star Jim Carter, an ambassador for the charity, has urged people to visit open gardens this summer, highlighting how green spaces helped him in difficult times.

"I'm a passionate gardener," he said. "I love my garden and have always understood how lucky I am to have instant access to my own little oasis.

"A recent event in my private life has showed just how important it is to have access to outdoor spaces. A friend of mine has Alzheimer's disease and is finding communication more stressful.

"I find the easiest way to be with her is to sit side by side in the rose garden of our local park and just absorb the sights, sounds and smells of nature.

"I can feel relaxation washing over

'Downton Abbey' star Jim Carter is encouraging people to visit gardens, which can help with grief MATT ALEXANDERIPA

her and can see nature working its magic. The same magic works for the bereaved and the grief stricken.

"Everyone deserves easy access to green spaces, especially in tough moments."

For people who have been bereaved, nature and outdoor spaces are particularly important, Marie Curie said.

It found that almost half (46 per cent) of bereaved people it surveyed

said they have visited outdoor spaces to think about loved ones during moments of grief, and that 68 per cent said spending time outside significantly helps them to cope.

Marie Curie has partnered with the National Garden Scheme, which gives visitors access to more than 3,000 private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, for 30 years.

Through entry fees and tea and

cake sales, the scheme has raised more than £12m for Marie Curie since 1996, the charity said.

Jane Murray, a bereavement counsellor at Marie Curie, said: "I've seen first hand the restorative power spending time in nature can have...

"Gardens can be a powerful healing space, offering a quiet sanctuary for people to process their feelings after a terminal diagnosis or bereavement."

NHS

Maternity unit closes due to lack of staff

By Harry Goodwin

One of England's most remote hospitals has been criticised for suspending its maternity services.

From today, the North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple will not accept women in spontaneous labour, because of "unsafe levels of medical staffing".

The nearest maternity units are in Exeter and Taunton, both more than an hour's drive away.

Harriet Knight, who is 34 weeks pregnant, said she is considering spending all her savings on temporary accommodation in Exeter as her due date approaches.

"It feels there is no safe option at the moment," she told The Guardian.

"This has left pregnant mothers in north Devon in a really scary situation."

"Babies are going to be born in laybys," local Liberal Democrat MP Ian Roome said. "There may be deaths."

Carolyn Mills, chief nursing officer at Royal Devon University NHS Trust, said suspending services was an "exceptionally difficult" decision.

She said: "Unfortunately, we have now reached the point where we cannot safely provide the level of medical cover required to continue births at North Devon District Hospital."

REGULATION

'I could kill and still get a job': nurse struck off

By Pat Hurst

A foreign nurse has been banned from the job after telling colleagues: "I could kill someone here and I would still get a job at home."

Nimmy George, a registered nurse working in Cumbria, also failed to recognise a dead patient did not require their observation to be taken, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) heard.

George was already suspended from practicing as a nurse by an NMC fitness to practise panel over misconduct.

But the panel decided she should be struck off the medical register and banned from working as a nurse, following another hearing last week.

On one occasion, upon discovering that a patient was deceased, George said in a loud voice: "It's my observation that the patient in bed five is dead."

Other findings by the NMC fitness to practise panel included a lack of knowledge about medicines, failing to pay attention to colleagues during handover, take proper medical notes, check medical records, check patients' identities and mixing up different patients' medical notes.

HEALTH

England on course to be one of first countries to eliminate hepatitis C

By Ella Pickover

England is "on the cusp" of becoming one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, health officials have said.

Initiatives including A&E blood tests, GP registration testing and free at-home tests have helped to find people who were previously undiagnosed.

Global health leaders have set out plans to eliminate hepatitis by 2030.

NHS England said the nation is one of a handful of countries globally to have already exceeded the World Health Organisation (WHO) benchmark of treating 80 per cent of all known cases.

Deaths from the virus have gone down by 36 per cent in the past 10 years.

Hepatitis C is spread through contact with blood infected with the

virus. Many people have no symptoms but if it is not treated it can cause serious, and potentially life-threatening, liver damage.

A course of antiviral drugs for eight to 12 weeks cures more than 95 per cent of cases.

NHS England said that since 2015, more than 100,000 people have been diagnosed and treated for hepatitis C.

Professor Frankie Swords, NHS national medical director, said: "England is now leading the world in the mission to eliminate this disease and on course to beat the WHO's 2030 target.

"With hepatitis C curable in more than nine out of 10 cases, we are committed to finding and treating everyone who needs support."

Rachel Halford, chief executive of the Hepatitis C Trust, said: "We are on the cusp of one of the most significant public health achievements in our country's history."

Health officials have urged people at risk of undiagnosed hepatitis C – including people who have had a tattoo abroad, people who have moved to England from certain Eastern European countries or those who use or have previously used injectable drugs – to order a confidential home-testing kit.

The Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper, said: "We are leading the world in wiping out this disease.

"This is exactly the kind of preventative, forward-looking healthcare that we want the NHS to deliver."

Dr Sema Mandal, from the UK Health Security Agency, said: "The sharp fall in cases since 2015 shows the impact of expanded testing and sustained access to modern curative treatments, and the commitment of health services and community partners across England.

"Treating over 100,000 people in just 10 years is a remarkable achievement and brings England closer than ever to becoming one of the first countries in the world to eliminate this disease as a public health threat."

More than 10,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after they were given contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s.

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COMMENT FROM HOME AND ABROAD

RELEASE OF PRISONERS

Criminals, not the public, should suffer

The Critic

Frankly, if there is a trade-off to be made between reducing the quality of life of prisoners by increasing the number in a cell or reducing the quality of life of the law-abiding public by releasing more criminals on to the street, I am sure that the public would vote for society's killers, burglars and drug dealers to be the ones to suffer every time. (David Spencer)

The Independent

Even in the midst of an unprecedented prisons crisis, there are still people incarcerated with an effective life sentence they did not deserve. (Editorial)

'RIP-OFF' BRITAIN

Everyday hassles drain your finances

The Guardian

In modern life, every 'sale' seems to come with an asterisk. Consumer contracts often find a way of costing more than expected. Too many companies want you to sign up in seconds, but then make it feel impossible to leave. I don't think that's right. We want to build a country that feels fair. (Andy Burnham)

The Spectator

Burnham claims we waste a collective £1.6bn a year on stuff we don't really want. But he shouldn't lose sight of Britain's single biggest rip-off, which he is in charge of himself: the public sector (Ross Clark)

JASON ARDAY RESIGNATION

We all tell tales to boost our image

The Telegraph

We embellish our lives to avoid painful reality – I certainly did while studying at Cambridge. Jason Arday's greatest crime is giving so many people an excuse to mention that they, too, went to Cambridge. All insist it wouldn't have happened in their day. All are wrong. (Tim Stanley)

The Free Press

A few days ago I had lunch with an exceptional scholar who, having spent years in the hallway house of the postdoctoral world, he is ready to throw in the towel. We must ask who lost out for Jason Arday to win? (Yuan Yi Zhu)

TRUMP'S CONDUCT

Erratic ways are catching up with him

Financial Times

The only real surprise is that it has taken so long for his flaws to catch up with him. But the reckoning seems to have arrived. The effect of Trump's rhetoric and erratic decision-making is extending beyond security into economics. And there are likely to be long-term consequences. (Gideon Rachman)

Washington Post

There are many reasons for the Iran war quagmire. One is Trump's schizophrenic approach. He veers between conciliation and confrontation, praising Iranian leaders as 'rational' or denouncing them as 'scum'. (Max Boyd)

MIDDLE EAST DEFENCE PACT

Accord signals US influence is weakening

Le Monde

Even though the accord involves three allies of Washington [Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey], it ultimately reflects a desire for the diminishing sway of the US in the region. Trump has to reflect on the consequences of his rhetoric criticising alliances and the burden they supposedly placed on his country. (Editorial)

Al Jazeera

The pact does not mark the end of the US-led order. It marks the start of preparation for a more pluralistic one – a system in which regional powers produce security rather than import it. (Khalid Al-Jaber)

'GAME OF THRONES'

Stage version is hefty and plodding

The Times

The RSC's theatre adaptation of the George R.R. Martin tales is plodding, with cheap-looking effects and some questionable acting. There are more than enough GoT devotees to keep the box office ticking over, but only the most dedicated of them will have the energy for this marathon. (Dominic Cavendish)

Scottish Daily Mail

Novices like me – who don't know a 'warg' from a 'skinchanger' – will clutch at helpful straws. The pace never flags and the contemporary resonance is calculated to attract a new generation to theatre. (Georgina Brown)

Life In Brief

KAVINSKY FRENCH MUSICIAN

The French music producer and DJ Kavinsky, whose real name was Vincent Belorgey, was best known for his 2010 track 'Nightcall', which was used in neo-noir crime movie Drive and which he performed at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The song soared in streams after that and broke the record for the most Shazam searches in a day, according to the music-identification app.

Kavinsky rose to fame in the 2000s as the French electronic music scene pioneered by bands such as Daft Punk took off – 'Nightcall' was co-produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of the duo. Its brooding cinematic sound made it the ideal fit for the opening credits of Nicolas Winding Refnis 2011 thriller, Drive, starring Ryan Gosling.

Belorgey, who has died aged 50, developed the character Kavinsky for his first album, OutRun – named after

a racing video game – in 2013. Leaning heavily on 1980s synth sounds, it told the story of a young man who crashed his Ferrari Testarossa in 1986 and returned from the dead in 2006 as a zombie who produces electronic music.

His second album, Reborn, was released almost a decade later, in 2022, but struggled to match the success of OutRun.

But Kavinsky, like many others in the 'French touch' music scene did not court publicity. He said after the release of OutRun that he had enjoyed his time out of the spotlight. During public appearances for DJ sets, he always wore sunglasses.

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, described him as 'a source of French pride for ever'. France's culture minister, Catherine Pégard, added: 'France has lost one of its most unique voices.'

Kavinsky was born in the Barbès neighbourhood of Paris and grew up in Seine-Saint-Denis just outside the capital.

He dropped out of school and became interested in hip-hop culture. He would tag the streets of Paris while listening to American rap music. He later worked as an actor before launching his music career in the early 2000s.

He began producing music by chance, when a friend – Mr Oizo, who himself had a UK No 1 single with 'Flat Beat' in 1999 – was about to throw out an old Macintosh computer but instead gave it to Belorgey.

'I was really into video games and then he just gave me that computer. And from that I just started to make music with it, so that was the start of everything,' Belorgey told Vice magazine in a 2013 interview.

Kavinsky released his first EP, Teddy.

Boy, in 2006, which featured an early incarnation of the character on the cover as a red-eyed zombie, wearing his trademark US varsity jacket.

He toured with Daft Punk, US band The Rapture and fellow electronic artists Justice and Sebaël. He also worked with the The Weeknd, who featured on his song 'Odd Look'. He described Kavinsky as 'an inspiration to so many, including myself'.

Born 31 July 1975

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My View

Mark Wallace

Tax cuts could spell danger for PM

Burnham's plan to tackle cost of living plays into Badenoch's hands

Andy Burnham's summer tour of the United Kingdom, which begins this week, has two goals. The first is presentational. Leaders only have limited time to determine their reputation and he wants to meet the people he now governs. But even that presents risks – the capacity of a pithy heckler to deflate politicians is well-documented.

Far more challenging, however, is the message he brings with him. That this isn't just the Andy Burnham Experience, it's a "Cost of Living Tour".

Burnham is right that the cost of living is a high priority to millions of Britons. He has also already displayed more understanding of the public's priorities in his first couple of weeks than Sir Keir Starmer managed in two years.

Hence early announcements about plans to reduce bus fares and temporarily cut VAT on electricity bills, which he presented to the electorate as a way to create "breathing space".

Since then we've seen more along similar lines: most recently the new Government accelerated Starmer's planned restrictions on "subscription traps", where consumers are stopped from cancelling subscriptions they no longer want.

Such measures are better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. But they also have their limits; ministers say the subscriptions rules (among other "rip-off" business practices being targeted) will save the public an estimated £400m a year. That's a lot of money, and not to be sniffed at, but in practice it amounts to a small increase in disposable income for some, not a major dent in the overall scale of the challenge for millions of people.

The danger for Burnham is that having committed himself to overcoming the cost of living problem, he may find himself unable to do very much about it.

While there are rip-offs out there, the uncomfortable truth for left-leaning politicians who suspect the private sector of stuffing its pockets with gold is that most of the real economy operates on tight margins in a competitive environment.

That's particularly true of some of the biggest influences on household budgets. The new Chancellor, John Healey, began his tenure by warning supermarkets of dire consequences

Andy Burnham is about to embark on a journey across the UK that has been called the 'Cost of Living Tour' JACK TAYLOR/POOL PHOTOMAP

if they commit "price gouging", "at the [petrol] pump or the till". In truth, major supermarkets run at margins as low as 3 per cent, precisely because they compete intensely with one another.

Even then, they face pressure from discounters who squeeze their profit margins even lower. They do so to make a profit, of course, but the effect for all of us is to keep food and other shopping as affordable as possible. And they pay a lot of tax along the way.

Burnham's energy VAT action is more instructive. With the state spending £45 for every £100 generated by the economy, the Government itself surely has as much influence over the cost of living as anyone.

Evidently the Prime Minister realises this. When he wanted to give "breathing room", he acknowledged it by giving us all a six-month cut in tax on powering and lighting our homes.

Look beyond VAT, and you find a sizeable chunk of energy bills are made up of green levies and

other policies imposed by the Government. Beyond energy, tax hits people in the pocket directly and indirectly, as does regulation.

If he wants to find ways to alleviate the pressure on household budgets, then the Prime Minister should look close to home.

In theory, that's good news for a politician hoping to make good on his promises. At least there are factors within his reach which are part of the problem, and he isn't just the victim of events well beyond our borders.

On the other hand, it poses a specific challenge to a Labour

Burnham has shown that political leaders can help by reducing the tax burden

Prime Minister, trying to shepherd a bruised and disillusioned party back into good spirits.

The Starmer government wasn't wheedling around the edges with a policy to take on "rip-off businesses" solely because it lacked imagination. (Partially, but not solely.) It also lacked the desire or the authority to make the drastic changes to public spending necessary to reduce the more than a trillion pounds which comes out of people's pockets in tax every year. When it tried, even on a relatively small scale, it lost its MPs so badly that it destroyed the government.

This spells danger. Andy Burnham has acknowledged, explicitly, that the cost of the state is a cost of living issue. He has acted, albeit temporarily, to show that political leaders can help by reducing the tax burden. But he may not have the freedom of action to follow the principle through to its end conclusion and actually bring lasting, material relief to voters.

Tax may be fiscal policy, but it is now a major consumer issue. The

Prime Minister has the skills and persona to be a retail politician, and has told voters that this is a lever he can pull. If he cannot capitalise on that opportunity then Kemi Badenoch certainly should.

Her party has long viewed financial management, and the growth of the economy, as among its strongest topics. Badenoch's instincts are to be the champion of everyday common sense, out to smash the thoughtless dogmas of those who believe more government is the answer to everything.

The new Prime Minister has made the argument himself, by putting the cost of living front and centre and using the tax system as a route to alleviate it. So if he fails to follow through then Badenoch may take up the invitation in his place.

More of your money, in your pocket. Cut the cost of living by cutting your biggest bill. Your work, funding your family and your future. This was once core Tory territory – it can be again.

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First Lady idea is sexist rubbish

I profoundly disagree with Lorraine Kelly ('Britain's new First Lady is great – let's make the job official,' 8-9 August). Marie-France van Heel is indeed great and has a flourishing career, but we did not elect her and it was not her who stood for election.

I have long been fed up with the parading of wives holding on to their husband's hands looking like accessories to the 'great man' I find it very retrograde, a wife is a woman in her own right.

Making the job official would bake in the need for a spouse, which is not very egalitarian – not everyone has one, not all partners are permanent and some are the same sex. These people did not seek office and should not be thrust into the limelight. Melania has the right idea!

ARMINEL FENNELLY LONDON

Nixon knew he was unfit for job

I once had occasion to enter the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC, a long time after the Richard Nixon saga for which he stepped down. Now we have an appalling President who cares nothing for the American people but only for his own wealth, so surrounds himself with inexperienced sycophants.

He is incapable of making decisions that benefit the vast number of Americans. He is foolish enough to start a Middle East war without thought of consequences to the rest of the world. At least Nixon knew he wasn't fit to be president. GILLIAN RANDALL SURREY

Sandwich carer sympathy note

In years gone by, the man

was paid a 'family wage' and the woman was often expected to give up work to care for the children ('Have working parents got it harder than ever before?' The i Paper 10 August), whether she wished to or not.

Nowadays with the rising cost of living and high childcare costs, both mother and father need to work full-time. But perish the thought that your children should inconvenience your employer or co-workers!

I genuinely feel sorry for working parents. However, I feel more sympathetic to those dealing with parents' dementia and going through the Kafkassque hoops of elderly social care. The so-called sandwich carers.

No grandparent help with childcare for them. How they cope, I really do not know. We need an intelligent government response to this.

LUCINDA HUDSON NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE

The medium is not the message

Oh dear. Ed Power wrongly assumes Ted Lasso is about football ('Ted Lasso is an insult to English football,' 5 August) so berates it for not being authentic. I'm not sure what he was expecting.

It's about love, hope, redemption, forgiveness, in other words universal themes and uses football as the medium for the message.

As a keen football fan I have lived the joy and despair of every true supporter, but in no way expected the series to address those issues.

Maybe Ed would prefer some obscene chanting and fighting in and around the ground to add authenticity?

What Ted Lasso does it does with heart, affection and no little humour. I like its style, unlike my

One reader suggests using cloud seeding to engineer rain, as here in Kazakhstan RUSLAN PENNIKOVAPP

football team. My wife, a Lasso and Ipswich fan, concurs with all the above. SIMON EVANS HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE

Going public is not a certain fix

Nobody seems to have noticed amid all the hullabaloo about the greedy inefficient water companies, but during the fabled summer of 1976 when people were having to queue for water at standpipes in the street, the water companies were publicly owned.

ROBERT GATTON OVER, CAMBRIDGESHIRE

The Government appears to be seriously considering bringing private enterprises of national significance such as the water, steel and rail industries back under public or co-operative control.

This is going to be very challenging as they battle with the private shareholders

who don't want to hand over their shares and income potential.

A consultation on new licences to drill more gas and oil in the North Sea (The i Paper, 10 August) has just been concluded. Previous governments have encouraged and financially supported fossil-fuel industries to transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon alternatives, a project that has clearly failed.

It was reported last week that BP now wants to sell its North Sea assets, therefore isn't it the right time for the Government to step in, take on the BP assets and deliver the transition away from fossil fuels?

We clearly have demand for gas and oil in the UK today, so for the foreseeable future

a British gas and oil industry under public or co-operative control could meet some of this demand (reducing imports and improving resilience) and use the financial gain of the North Sea fossil-fuel sales to accelerate the low carbon alternatives, including long-term investments such as pumped storage hydropower in Scotland. IAN JACKSON DERBYSHIRE

Consider the art of cloud seeding

There has been correspondence on drought and what to do about it. Cloud seeding – adding tiny particles into clouds to encourage them to produce rain – should be considered.

It has been used successfully around the world. It's not a panacea, but might help in current extreme conditions. JOHN CLUTTERBUCK WITNEY, OXFORDSHIRE

Danes offer a painful contrast

Simon Kelner ('What a Danish litter picker taught me', 8 August) found social identity in Denmark refreshing compared to the UK.

The report of unrest in Thetford in Norfolk over anti-migrant protests contrasts horribly. They couldn't show a more contrasting view of two European nations at this time. What a sorry mess we are in. MIKE MARCROFT SHEFFIELD

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Cornwall is becoming a victim of its own success

TOURISM

Stefano Hatfield

Spend a day in Newquay, like I have, during the Boardmasters festival week and you soon hear the complaints. The roads are jammed – although they are much improved this year – supermarkets are rammed and parking is a nightmare.

Around 58,000 festivalgoers have descended on Cornwall's surfing capital and, for a few days, the town belongs to them – or so it seems.

Talk to people who run businesses beyond the festival site. Several said this is their worst summer week. At first, that makes no sense. Surely 50,000 extra people is good for trade? Not when those people spend most

of their time inside the festival, where they pay for food and drink before returning to campsites at night. Much of the spending never reaches Newquay's high street.

What feels like boom time can leave independent businesses wondering what all the fuss was about – because other tourists stay away for this week.

Boardmasters is a microcosm of Cornwall's wider dilemma. Tourism is both its greatest asset and source of tension. No sensible person would argue that Cornwall doesn't need visitors. They support thousands of jobs, sustain businesses and attractions and help keep towns alive. Newquay itself is rebounding from the faded, tough resort of a generation ago.

Regeneration investment has transformed parts of it. It feels smarter, more confident. But success brings challenges.

Ask locals about housing. Young families struggle to buy where they grew up. Workers who keep the local economy functioning are forced inland because holiday lets have driven prices beyond reach. Roads and services strain under seasonal demand. This is not unique to Cornwall, but in Cornwall it

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feels like Britain's future is arriving fast – on the new easyJet flights from Gatwick.

Climate change heightens these pressures. As southern Europe braces for regular 40°C temperatures, Britain's South West looks rather attractive. Cornwall's beaches, breezes and temperatures are an increasingly compelling alternative to the Med's summer

heat. That's good news for tourism, but challenging for Cornwall.

Demand, already intense, is only likely to increase. The danger lies in allowing popularity to overwhelm place. Local authorities face an unenviable balancing act. They need investment for vital jobs and opportunity, but they also need affordable homes, sensible planning and decent infrastructure that

It feels like Britain's future is arriving fast – on easyJet flights from Gatwick

serves residents and visitors alike. Cornwall risks becoming a victim of its own success. Across the street from us overlooking Fistral Beach is a disastrous unfinished development – languishing, after its former developer went bankrupt.

Beautiful coastlines exist in many places. Cornwall's appeal is that it still has communities with their own traditions and character. Lose that and you don't just fail residents, you diminish the experience visitors seek.

Watching the crowds pour into Boardmasters, we saw what the future looks like – not just for Newquay, but for much of Britain's coastline. The question isn't whether more people will want a slice of Cornwall. It's whether Cornwall can remain Cornwall once they arrive.

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Why saying 'I can't be bothered' is healthy response

SOCIETY Dr Punam Krishan

There's a phrase I've found myself saying more lately: "I just can't be bothered." It isn't because I'm unhappy. I still love my work, my family and friends. What has changed is my appetite for the pace of modern life. The endless WhatsApp groups and social commitments seem far more draining than they once did.

Whenever I bring it up with friends, I'm usually met with: "Me too!" It's a conversation I have in the clinic as well. Women in their late thirties, forties and fifties often tell me they feel out of step with the way life is now. They still want purpose, connection and fun, but many no longer feel the same pull to be constantly busy.

Perimenopause is often blamed

whenever women describe these changes and hormones are certainly part of the picture. As oestrogen levels fluctuate, many women notice changes in sleep, mood, concentration and emotional regulation. Anxiety can increase and things that once felt manageable can suddenly feel much more demanding.

There are good physiological reasons for this. Oestrogen influences several neurotransmitter systems which all play a role in mood, motivation and our response to stress.

As levels fluctuate, the brain has to work harder to maintain the same emotional balance. Sleep also becomes disrupted and even modest sleep deprivation affects concentration, emotional regulation and our ability to cope with demands.

But by midlife many of us have also lived through experiences that change the way we see the world.

For me, being diagnosed with breast cancer last year changed my relationship with time. It made me much more aware that time and energy are precious. In the clinic, I hear this from so many women. Many find themselves becoming much more selective about how they spend their time.

Psychologists might point to

socio-emotional selectivity theory, which suggests that, as we get older, our perception of time changes. We become more aware that time is finite and begin investing more of it in the people and experiences that feel emotionally meaningful.

Close relationships become more important than having lots of acquaintances. Time spent doing things that restore us starts to matter more than keeping busy.

The other thing is that this stage of life also tends to come with an enormous amount of responsibility. Careers are often at their busiest. Children still need us. Parents may need more support. Perhaps it's only natural that, somewhere along the way, we start asking ourselves what really deserves our time.

Given the choice, I'd often rather spend an evening reading than picking up my phone. I enjoy smaller gatherings far more than large events. None of those choices feels limiting. They simply leave me feeling happier afterwards.

Perhaps saying "I can't be bothered" isn't always a sign that something is wrong. Sometimes it's simply a reflection that we've become much more intentional about where we choose to spend our time, energy and attention.

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Here's proof that you can't oust a royal

No longer prince Andrew is still in line for a ceremonial funeral despite his disgrace, according to newly revealed government plans, wherein funeral arrangements for members of the Royal Family are set out years in advance.

The class warrior in me is frothing at the mouth. Because if an arrest for alleged misconduct in public office (no charges have been made), plus established chumminess with a billionaire paedophile, let alone accusations of sexual assault against a teenager, aren't enough to knock Andrew off that list, then what is? For his part, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor denies any wrongdoing.

Seems you really can't oust a royal from their lofty perch. Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised. When it comes to Andrew, King Charles's position has always been limp. Sure, he stripped him of his titles

in November and ejected Andrew from Royal Lodge earlier this year, forcing him to make do with Marsh Farm, a mere five-bedroom home on the Sandringham Estate, instead. Hardly an iron fist.

The fact that he is still eligible for this kind of funeral is proof that he's still considered a royal when all is said and done. A ceremonial funeral is, by its very nature, a mark of national respect.

If anything were ever enough to illuminate the madness of monarchy, surely this is it - an odious individual granted the utmost honour, just because of who his parents were?

Perhaps Charles is aware of how out of step that seems in 2026, hence his public-facing bids to punish his brother. Yet, the fact that such decisions were left to Charles at all reveals the uncomfortable truth: Andrew's privilege was never ours to retract.

Charles has made a show of responding to public outcry, but then, allowing us to believe that our opinion matters is in the Crown's best interests. Otherwise, we might see the nonsense for what it is and overturn the whole business.

Ironically, the importance of that continuing goodwill means this revelation will probably result in Andrew being struck off the ceremonial funeral list after all. Quite right too: while such pomp and ceremony might be his birthright, that's all the more reason to insist on it being retracted. It's important, from time to time, to remind those at the top who's really in charge.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Anderson says claims that 'The Salt Path' movie was fabricated 'sucked'

By Pierra Willis

Gillian Anderson has said the controversy surrounding The Salt Path 'sucked' after she starred in a film adaptation of the book.

An adaptation of Raynor Winn's 2018 memoir, The Salt Path was released in the UK last year.

It told of how Winn and her husband, Moth, walked the South West Coast Path after losing their home.

The memoir also recounted how Moth was diagnosed with a neurological condition.

But The Observer reported last year that Winn may have misrepresented events that led to the couple losing their home and that experts had doubts over Moth having corticobasal degeneration (CBD).

It also revealed the couple's legal names were Sally and Timothy Walker.

Next month, the film will be released across the US by Radio Distribution.

Anderson and her co-star Jason Isaacs have now spoken for the first time about the controversy that clouded its UK release.

Speaking to Radio Times, Anderson – who plays Winn – said the reports indicating that claims in the memoir were fabricated 'sucked'.

She said: 'It's very unfortunate. The film was doing really well in the UK – beyond my expectations.

'I think we were about to sign with Sony Classics for the United States the week when the article came out, so it sucked, and continues to suck.'

She continued: 'A lot of people were enjoying it, regardless, and it is special in its own right.

Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in 'The Salt Path' adapted from the memoir by Raynor Winn, inset

'I hope people are able to experience it as its own entity, separate from what may or may not be true or whatever controversy there is.'

Last week, Isaacs, who plays Moth, also spoke about the dispute over the book's content.

Speaking on the Kermode On Film podcast, he said: 'I said, 'Are you sure you want us to do publicity?' They went, 'Absolutely!'

The actor said that he supported the decision as it was a 'beautiful film' and 'much of it is still completely valid'.

He added: 'Obviously, some of the things have been questioned. [So] it's going to be an interesting experience.'

In The Salt Path, the couple lose their house due to a bad business investment.

But The Observer reported that the

couple lost their home after an accusation that Winn had stolen thousands of pounds from her employer.

It also said that it had spoken to medical experts who were sceptical about Moth having CBD.

At the time, publishing house Penguin said it 'undertook all the necessary pre-publication due diligence', including a contract with an author warranty about factual accuracy, and a legal read.

PEOPLE

'The Dukes of Hazzard' star Jones dies at 84

By Pierra Willis

The Dukes Of Hazzard star Ben Jones has died aged 84.

Jones was best known for playing Cooter Davenport in the action comedy series, which ran from 1979 to 1985.

The American actor's death was announced by his wife Alma Viator, who said that he died of a heart attack on Sunday.

Jones's former co-star Tom Wopat – who played Luke Duke – paid tribute, writing on Instagram: 'The Dukes of Hazzard lost another integral part of their cast today. Ben Jones was a fine friend and a fierce advocate of all the best things we can offer in the entertainment business.'

Born in North Carolina but raised in Virginia, Jones picked up acting while studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In 1975, he was cast in the role of Cooter Davenport, the sidekick mechanic of cousins Bo and Luke Duke.

Jones appeared on nearly every episode of the series, but then turned his focus to politics.

A year after the show ended, he made a bid to be elected to Congress. He lost his first run but won a seat as a Democrat in 1988.

He is survived by Viator and his two children, Walker and Rachel Jones.

After the show ended Jones went on to become a Democrat congressman

PEOPLE

Attwood says 'tweakments' have left her scarred for life

By Harry Goodwin

Television presenter Olivia Attwood has said cosmetic 'tweakments' have left her with scars for life.

Attwood, 35, was a contestant on ITV reality show Love Island before pursuing a career as a documentary presenter.

Her latest series, Olivia Attwood: The Price of Perfection, is about the cosmetic surgery industry.

Attwood said she has herself undergone procedures including a £3,000 'boob job' at the age of 20, which left her with back pain. Attwood had her breast implants reduced at the age of 27, leaving her with scars for life.

She has also had her lip filler dissolved, calling it 'grotesque'.

'I've learnt not to treat your body

Olivia Attwood had breast implants reduced and lip filler dissolved

like a wardrobe change,' Attwood told The Times.

'Social media documents changes in women's physiques as if it's as simple as changing a dress, and it's not.'

But Attwood said she still uses beauty procedures despite exploring their dangers in her documentary.

UNITED STATES

Intruder arrested at Kardashian's home

By Harry Goodwin

A man has been arrested on suspicion of burgling a home owned by reality star Kim Kardashian and stealing one of her cars.

Police were called to the eight-bedroom home in Hidden Hills, a gated suburb of Los Angeles, at 3.45pm on Sunday, after security reported an attempted burglary.

They found a man inside the home and took him into custody. No one else was inside the property at the time.

The unnamed suspect was allegedly seen loading items from the house into a car, thought to belong to Kardashian.

Last year, eight people were found guilty of robbing Kardashian at gunpoint in a Paris hotel room.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

British teenager dies after boat accident on holiday

By Izzie Addison and Eleanor Storey

Tributes have been paid to a 'beautiful' 16-year-old cheerleading coach who has died in an boat accident while on holiday in the Dominican Republic.

Abbie Lainton, from Swindon, Wiltshire, is understood to have been travelling on a tourist boat off the coast of the Caribbean island when it burst into flames on 27 July.

She was taken to hospital but died from her injuries three days later, The Sun reported. Her two siblings were also injured and remain in hospital, according to the paper.

Abbie (inset) coached athletes at

the Swindon Lightning Cheerleading Club and was a former pupil at Tanwood School for Performing Arts, a youth musical theatre group.

A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said it is providing consular support to her family and assisting other British nationals and their families affected by the incident.

According to a fundraising page set up for Abbie's family, the teenager was enjoying the summer with friends and was looking forward to receiving her GCSE results. Writing on Facebook, Tanwood School for Performing Arts said: 'We are all in complete shock at this heartbreaking news... You will always be in our hearts.'

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Some children were malnourished, and it was clear many were not eating properly. With post-operative care, it's vital that patients have a good diet to assist with tissue healing, but due to food shortages that just wasn't happening.

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NEWS

NEW! 5-31

OPINION 10-22

TV 25-31

LIFE 16-37

CULTURE 18-31

HONEY 42-48

SPORT 49-56

TUESDAY 11 AUGUST 2026

25

UNITED STATES

My mother's love of Trump showed me how Americans really think

People I've known all my life are willing to ignore the truth, says Stormy Daniels

After my mother and stepfather died recently, a plethora of Trump memorabilia was found at their home, including a photo of them with a cardboard cutout of the US President.

It underlined how happy my mother has always been to ignore the truth.

I was not at her funeral. I had no contact with her after she sold made-up stories about me to tabloids in 2018 following my revelations that I had slept with Donald Trump in 2006.

She tried to sell baby photos (that weren't even of me) to the producers of a documentary. She even said she wished I had played my cards better so the President might have been her son-in-law.

My mother was not the only American who won't accept reality - but how is it possible to just look the other way? How is it possible to accept obvious lies (including those by omission of truths) when the facts are right there?

We all know the lean war is not the "excursion" Trump promised - it did not end quickly and is wreaking economic havoc - yet more than a third of his Mags base

still say it should continue even if it increases inflation.

We all know the Epstein files have still not been released in full, and that prominent figures allegedly involved have not been brought to justice, and yet victims are being ignored.

We all look at our bills and grocery receipts and see it is getting harder to survive while our leader is personally raking in billions. Gas prices are rising. Even the established middle class are struggling now.

And yet people are not just being complacent and accepting the President's behaviour - many still actively support it.

Trump has been clear about what matters to him. He is more interested in posting offensive memes, slapping gold paint on anything that will stand still and defending criminals than with helping the people and keeping the promises made during campaign speeches.

But more shocking, for me is that people I have known, or thought I knew, my whole life are willing to condone these insults. People that I love, including family members, are happy to ignore the truth about

Stormy Daniels says Donald Trump memorabilia was found at the home of her late mother and stepfather KALF HIRSCHBERGER/DRAUFF

who the President is and what he is doing to the country.

Exactly two years ago, I paid nearly $650,000 (£490,000) in attorney's fees to Trump's lawyers after a judge dismissed my 2018 defamation claim against him. It came after I had recounted how a man threatened me in a car park in 2011 to force me to keep quiet about my encounter with the President, and Trump had tweeted that my account was a "total con job".

He called me a liar, but I never got my day in court. Yes, I testified

in May 2024, but that was as a subpoenaed witness in a case about falsification of business records, when Trump was guilty on 34 felony counts relating to a "hush money" payment.

E Jean Carroll was awarded more than $80m in a defamation case against Trump, after a jury found that he sexually abused the magazine columnist in a Manhattan department store in the mid-90s. I am happy about this, but my attempt to prove that he defamed me cost me more than $600,000.

People are not just accepting the President's behaviour - many still actively support it

He was a sitting president when my story came out; I was an adult actress.

The legal fees were paid in full in July 2024 thanks to a GoFundMe created by my former tour manager. To my complete shock, immense relief and gratitude, tens of thousands of strangers contributed to rectify the injustice.

While this payment to Trump's legal team was being finalised, they attempted another pay-off. The offer was to reduce the amount if I would sign another non-disclosure agreement prohibiting me from doing any speaking events (which would have included my stand-up tour, TV hosting gig and even this piece). I immediately declined the offer and the court ordered amount was paid.

Afraid of being accused of not speaking up soon enough for a second time, I provided all the proof (including emails and video of a phone call) to news outlets around the world. The story was largely ignored. Perhaps journalists were afraid, after a Wall Street Journal reporter's home address was released in court filings for a defamation lawsuit brought by the President following her article about the Epstein files. She was forced to relocate with her family.

That same President sat on stage last month and snirked at that reporter as she received an award at the White House correspondents' dinner.

The citizens looking the other way are fooling themselves. Stories are being ignored, and lies are being widely accepted.

But as the midterms approach, Americans should beware: even if history is erased, it can still be repeated.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No 4840 BY LACCARIA

ACROSS

• 7 Revealing orientation of spin (6)
• 8 Searching internet possibly, looking for game (2.6)
• 10 He has to pay young lady, coming out with rock (6)
• 11 Wrecked hull on U-boat (not British) docking at port (8)
• 12 Republican playing silly, interrupting to propose amendment, for instance? (1.1)
• 17 Awful liar imprisoned by revolutionary prince (7)
• 19 See 29
• 20 See 29
• 25 Have a wager with this Mutant Turtle with outsize shell (8)
• 26 Fully clothed is perhaps what you need to be, to travel... (2.4)
• 28 Like this person, weary, shattered, covering a great distance (8)
• 29/19A20 Unfortunately, this isn't a grand way to mark dramatic opening (2.3, 1.4, 3.6, 5)

DOWN

• 1 Festival date: around Saint Marina? (9)
• 2 Stop burning counterfoil! (4)
• 3 Spying some type on script rejected (6)
• 4 Actors Kingsley and Courtenay, maybe, cycled to Bury (6)
• 5 Unruly boat user is one causing damage (8)
• 6 Ancient Pope discovered in Roswell - in USA (5)
• 9 City dismisses marketing fever (4)
• 13 Setter's mother rises for leader at prayers (4)
• 14 Changing hands: whiskey and soda? (3)
• 15 Sharp object's point grasped by young servant (4)
• 16 I led a riot: damaged column (9)
• 18 Glass vase broken, son dropped here, you bet! (3.5)

• 19 Restrain the first man to lose his head (3)

• 21 Juliet isn't there to nudge Romeo: he's a stable chap (6)

• 22 Cardinal uses ancient entry occasionally (6)
• 23 Shade upper part of face and tip of nose (5)
• 24 Grit is terribly clumsy, having mislaid manuscript (4)
• 27 Raising dead besides others (2.2)

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Television Tuesday 11 August

CRITIC'S CHOICE

GERARD GILBERT

PICK OF THE DAY

Savage Mountain 9pm, Sky Documentaries

Norwegian climber Kristin Harila rose from relative newcomer to world-record-breaking mountaineer, after she completed all 1st of the world's highest peaks in just 92 days alongside her partner, Tenjen Lama Sherpa (left, with Harila). But as their achievement made headlines, footage from K2 sparked intense controversy as it showed Harila stepping over an injured and dying Pakistani porter in her rush to break the record: placing her at the centre of a debate about ambition and ethics. "You won't be remembered for your achievement but for your inhumanity," as one social media message put it, while Harila herself says that "it's been a hell of a nightmare, the whole thing."

The Great British Sewing Bee

8pm, BBC Two

Is a 'wobble bottom hem' becoming this series version of Boke Olf's "soggy bottom"? In any case, it's Sports Week for the remaining eight sewers, and I've started to feel rather sorry for seven of them because there seems to be an out-and-out genius among them. Indeed, one of her creations has Patrick Grant gushing that "it's brilliant, I'd like to put it on my wall". The tasks include creating men's swimming shorts, transforming a surf sail into a two-piece outfit and making an embroidered bowling shirt. Alongside Grant, Esme Young will be on hand to offer thoughts on the creations, with Sophie Willan on presenting duties, as the competition reaches the halfway point.

Cold Case Forensics:

In The Blood 9pm, ITV1

In this concluding episode of the series, forensic scientist Angela Gallop and her team reveal how clues in blood traces helped solve two terrible crimes, including the high-profile killing of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor, who was stabbed to death in a shocking crime November 2000.

The Romans With Rob Rinder And Ruth Goodman

9pm, 5

The duo delve into AD122, when the Emperor Hadrian made a dramatic visit to Roman Britain, a moment that would change the fortunes of rich and poor alike. Rinder follows

the powerful figures at the heart of Roman Londinium, while Goodman investigates the lives of ordinary people living under Roman rule. And just who was this Hadrian anyway?

Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour

9pm, U&Gold

This time it is Joe Wilkinson's turn to Jay on Fawlty Towers-related treats for his friend David Earl. These include a visit to the BBC studio where some of the episodes were filmed, and a road trip to Torquay to see the site of the hotel that first inspired John Cleese to write his sitcom masterpiece—and where they meet a lady who worked there in the 70s. But the biggest treat of all for the clearly overawed pair is a Zoom call.

	ONE	TWO	itv1	4	5	FOUR	6	itv2
Daytime	6.00 Breakfast (S) 9.30 Animal Park (R) (S) 10.00 Track Track, Get My Car Back (R) (S) 10.30 European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026 Coverage of the opening season on day one (S) 1.15 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 1.40 BBC Regional News; Weather (R) 1.30 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 2.00 Money For Nothing (R) 2.45 Escape To The Country (R) (S) 3.30 The Repair Shop (R) (S) 4.30 The Answer Run (R) 5.15 Pointless (R) (S)	6.15 Homes Under The Hammer (R) (S) 7.15 Money For Nothing (R) (S) 8.00 Sign Zone: The Great British Sewing Bee (R) (S) 9.00 BBC News (S) 10.30 Antiques Road Trip (R) (S) 11.15 Homes Under The Hammer (R) (S) 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R) (S) 1.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R) (S) 1.30 The Finish Line (R) (S) 2.15 Do You Know Your Place? (R) (S) 2.45 The Farmers' Country Showdown (R) (S) 3.30 Spy In The Down (R) (S) 4.30 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R) (S) 5.15 Flag M! (R) (S)	6.00 Good Morning Britain (S) 10.00 This Morning (S) 1.30 ITV News; Weather (S) 1.55 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 2.00 Dickinson's Real Deal (R) (S) 3.00 Deal Or No Deal (R) (S) 3.85 ITV Regional Weather (S) 4.00 Tipping Point (R) (S) 5.00 The Chase (R) (S)	6.30 The King Of Queens (R) (S) 6.55 The King Of Queens (R) (S) 7.20 The King Of Queens (R) (S) 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S) 8.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S) 8.40 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S) 9.10 Freeze! (R) (S) 11.10 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) (S) 12.15 Channel 4, News Summary (R) 12.10 Find It, Fix It, Plug It (R) (S) 1.10 The Great House Giveaway (R) (S) 2.10 Countdowns (S) 3.00 A Place In The Sun (R) (S) 4.00 Saving Country Houses With Penelope Keith (R) (S) 5.00 Chateau DIY (R) (S)	6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine (S) 11.30 Storm & Akucia (S) 12.45 5 News At Lunchtime (S) 12.50 Matt Allwright (S) 2.20 FILM: Danger Rocks The Cradle (Rosanna Bussett 2022) Thriller starring Kevin Eastleton (S) 4.00 Castle (R) (S) 4.55 Love Nature (R) (S) 5.00 5 News With Dan Walker (S)	6.00 City of California: The Clues in No. 1}+ 6.00 City of California: The Clues in No. 2}+ 6.00 City of California: The Clues in No. 3+	6.00 Bayou's Gallop: Hacks the Clues in No. 4+	6.00 Backyard Builds (S) 6.30 Dress To Impress (S) 7.30 The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City (S) 8.20 The Real Housewives Of Orange County (S) 9.05 The Only Way Is Easas (S) 10.15 Pleasant Creek (S) 11.10 Charmed (S) 12.10 Deal Or No Deal (R) 1.10 Supermarket Sweep (S) 2.10 The Floor USA (S) 3.10 The Only Way Is Easas (S) 4.10 The Real Housewives Of Potomac (S) 5.00 The Real Housewives Of Orange County (S) 5.55 Celebrity Catchphrase (S)
6pm	6.00 BBC News At Six; Weather (S) 6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather (S)	6.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R) (S) 6.30 Bear Grylls: Wild Reckoning (R) (S)	6.00 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 6.30 ITV News; Weather (S)	6.00 American Pickers: Mike Wolfe falls for the greatest Ford pick-up he has ever seen (R) (S)	6.00 Corfu: Jewel Of The Med (R) (S) 6.55 5 News Update (S)	6.00 Standardizing: How it has changed the Roman emperor had on a virtual billions (R)	6.00 Daytime: Sophie Willan is back with the Sewing Bee (R) (S) 7.00 Daytime: Sophie Willan is back with the Sewing Bee (R) (S) 8.00 BBC Two	7.00 Daytime: Sophie Willan is back with the Sewing Bee (R) (S) 8.00 BBC Two
7pm	7.00 The One Show (S) 7.30 EastEnders Jeans concerns grow about Lily (S)	7.00 European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026 (S)	7.30 Inside The Langham: Britain's First Grand Hotel (S)	7.00 Channel 4 News (S)	7.00 The Yorkshire Vet: At Home With The Greens (R) (S) 7.55 5 News Update (S)	7.00 Architecture: The Railways Built (S) 7.40 The Flying Gardener (S) 7.55 To The Manor Born (S)	7.00 Film & Interview Programmes: Talking Film 7.05 FILM: See How They Run (Tom George 2022) (S)	7.00 The Floor Game show hosted by Rob Brydon (S)
8pm	8.00 European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026 Coverage of a meeting (S)	8.00 The Great British Sewing Bee The season, tackle the wide world of sport (S)	8.00 Emmerdale (S) 8.30 Coronation Street Tim and Sally reel from the news of Richie's murder charge (S)	8.00 Dover 24/7: Britain's Busiest Port Last in the series (S)	8.00 Inside Longleat Comers follow a bat conservation team and a group of moth enthusiasts (S)	8.30 Keeping Up Appearances republish plans to turn Richard into an executive (S)	8.00 The 1% Club Quiz hosted by Lee Mack (S)	8.00 The 1% Club Quiz hosted by Lee Mack (S)
9pm		9.00 Bloody Mary: Lucy Worstay Investigates Last in the series (R) (S)	9.00 Cold Case Forensics: In The Blood Last in the series (S)	9.00 Celebrity Hunted Two of the celebrities find themselves surrounded at a country hotel (S)	9.00 The Romans With Rob Rinder And Ruth Goodman (S)	9.00 Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider Exploring major archaeological finds in Ireland's history (S)	9.00 FILM: Missing (Nicholas D Johnson, Will Merrick 2023) Premiere Thriller, starring Storm Reid (S)	9.00 Olivia Attwood: The Price Of Perfection (S)
10pm	10.00 BBC News (S) 10.30 Regional News 10.40 FILM: The Boys In The Boat (George Clooney 2023) (S)	10.00 Live At The Apollo With Emmanuel Sutuila, Trey Hawke and Olga Koch (R) (S) 10.30 Newsnight (S)	10.00 ITV News (S) 10.30 ITV Regional News (S) 10.45 FILM: The Spy Who Loved Me (Lewis Gilbert 1977) (S)	10.00 Gogglebos: The households opinions on Celebrity Race Across the World and The 7% Club (R) (S)	10.30 The Bomb On The Boat: The Murder Of Lord Mountbatten (R) (S)	10.00 Kamikaze: An Untold History (S)	10.00 Family Guy: Brian tries to get his friends to care more about the lives of dogs (S) 10.30 Family Guy (S)	10.00 Family Guy: Brian tries to get his friends to care more about the lives of dogs (S) 10.30 Family Guy (S)
11pm		11.05 The Vampire Lester: Interview With The Vampire (S)		11.05 Secret Lives Of Gypsy Wives Thewley clashes with her older sisters over a night out (R) (S)		11.30 The Sky At Night Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mysteries of black holes (S)	11.15 FILM: Jennifer's Body (Karyn Kasama 2009) Comedy horror, starring Megan Fox (S)	11.05 Family Guy: Lois discovers she is Jewish (S) 11.35 American Dad! (S)
Late	12.40 BBC News (S)	12.45 Sign Zone: Uncanny (R) (S) 1.45 This is BBC Two (S)	12.55 Shop On TV 3.00 The Summer (R) (S) 3.50 Unwind With ITV (S) 5.05 Long Lost Family Stars Without Trace (R) (S)	12.55 Naked Attraction (R) (S) 4.00 Ramsay's Hotel Hell (R) (S) 1.20 Levious Week: Walking With Orangetans (R) (S) 2.45 FILM: The Kid Detective (Evan Morgan 2020) Comedy drama (S)	12.05 Serial Killer Wives (R) (S) 1.00 Cruise TV With LoveilBook (R) (S) 2.00 Estamuzmanic Week On (S) (S) 2.10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R) (S) 3.00 Castle (R) (S) 3.50 Friends (R) (S) 4.10 Friends (R) (S)	12.00 The Wildest Weather in The Universe: Horizon (S) 1.40 Beautiful Equations (R) 2.00 The Flying Gardener (S) 2.15 Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider (S) 3.15 Close	1.20 FILM: Plan B (Natalie Morales 2020) Comedy starring Kelvin Verne (S) 3.35 Close	12.05 American Dad! (S) 12.35 Bob's Burgers (S) 1.45 Bob's Burgers (S) 1.30 Flats (S) 1.55 Deep Fate: Neighbour Wars (S) 2.20 Unwind With ITV (S) 3.00 Teleskepping

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Games&Puzzles

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?

5	0	0	5	0	6	5	0
6	4	4	0	1	1	2	2
2	2	5	4	4	3	1	6
1	0	3	5	2	6	2	2
6	3	4	3	4	0	1	3
6	3	0	1	3	1	5	5
4	5	1	4	2	3	6	6

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

Journey Finder

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.

1	2	3	4	3	4
2	4	1	1	2	1
3	2	3	2	1	4
3	4	1	4	3	2
1	4	3	1	3	2
2	3	4	2	1	4

Making Tracks

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.

						1
0			0					0
0				1		0
						0		1
		1			0			1
	0				0
				1			1	1
	1						1	1
		0			1
			0		0

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.

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.

Q	O	F	N	D	I	T	I	C	I	Bandit
U	O	B	A	S	I	D	T	C	L	Caddie
I	P	T	U	P	D	D	P	O	E	Cathedral
D	S	E	E	H	I	A	E	V	H	Cope
R	C	S	D	T	E	C	B	I	S	Detract
E	G	U	R	A	C	S	E	B	O	Dispute
E	E	N	A	L	D	T	A	I	K	Elicit
P	S	F	C	A	E	T	L	T	E	Gunfire
R	U	I	T	R	T	U	O	I	S	Kibosh
O	F	R	E	R	E	B	P	P	O	Opposite
										Profuse
										Quad
										Rebuttal
										Scree
										Spoof
										Vibes

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.

Chain Link

How to play Place the numbers 1-6 in each row, column and along each series of squares linked by the chain.

Daily Quiz

1. Which Mediterranean island is served by Son Sant Joan Airport?
2. Which member of the Royal Family was killed in an air crash in 1972 at the age of 30?
3. A traditional Eton mess dessert consists of strawberries, whipped cream and what else?
4. Which Graham Green satirical novel features James Wormold, a vacuum cleaner salesman?

Answers, page 49

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Bavette's onion tartlette with chicory recipe

MAKES ONE 12CM TART, OR FOUR 6CM

• For the shortcrust pastry
• 300g plain flour
• 125g butter, sliced, cold
• 1 egg yolk
• 1tbsp cold water
• For the filling
• 3 onions, sliced
• 6 sprigs thyme
• 75g butter
• 350ml double cream
• 2 yolks
• 1 egg

To make the shortcrust pastry, mix the flour and butter. Add the yolk and water. Bring together to form a dough, but don't overwork it. Rest in the fridge in a flat round shape for 30 minutes.

Roll out on a well-floured work surface and line your tray(s), while reserving extra pastry. Blind bake for 30 minutes until lightly coloured. Fill any holes with reserved pastry. Egg wash and cook for two further minutes.

To make the filling: sweat onions very slowly in butter. Cook until soft and translucent. Add a splash of water if they colour before they are soft. This should take 30 minutes.

Once soft, turn up the heat to colour and add thyme. Mix cream and eggs. Add onions into cream and eggs and mix well. Evenly fill your tray(s). Cook in the oven at 150°C/130°C fan/gas mark 2 until there is a light wobble, usually 25 minutes. Allow to lightly cool.

Delicious served with mustard, heavy salad or chicory.

Recipe from Bavette Bistro, bavettebistro.com

PUZZLES The country's best barred crossword every Saturday

Games&Puzzles

Kakuro

How to play Fill the white squares so that the total in each across or down run of cells matches the total at the start of that run. You must use the numbers from 1-9 only and cannot repeat a number in a run.

	3	21		15	8		6	3
12			3			3
34			13			4
12					4
4			9		33
		3	9			10	28
		8	13			8
	3			6	10
3			32
5			8			11

Jigsawdoku

How to play Place the numbers 1-9 once in each row, column and bold-lined jigsaw region.

	7	5					9
			4		9
	6	8					2
8	9
						6	8
3					7	9
		9		7
5					2	1

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.

16		15	12		10	6	16
10				16			22
	13	8			12			8
5			31			8
	9					14		5
11	9		10			14	10
	10			16				19
19		12	15		8
				7			11

Zygolex® In The i Paper every day

Find the missing words by following the RHYME, LETTERS and MEANING links – eg. a word that rhymes with 'cheek', has one letter different from 'pear' and has the same meaning as mountain, would be 'peak'. Full rules at zygolex.com. Solution, page 49

Futoshiki

How to play Place the numbers from 1-5 exactly once in each row and column. The greater than and less than signs ('x' and 'c') indicate where one cell is greater/less than the adjacent cell indicated.

Minesweeper

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.

			3	5				1		1
2	5				3	0	0
2	4	2		6				2		0
1		4	3			2		1
		3			5	4			1	1
	3	3		4	3	2		0		2
0				1		1
1	3		3		2					5
1			3	2			5		5
		2		2	3			3	3	3
	0	0						4		2
3				0		1				1

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NEW! 5-33

OPINION 18-22

TV 25-31

LIFE 35-37

CULTURE 38-41

MONKEY 42-45

SPORT 46-50

TUESDAY 11 AUGUST 2025

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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

3	+		×		63
-		×		+
	×		×	1	18
-		×		×
	×		-		36
-14		60		32

Harder

3	×		+		29
×		+		-
	×		-		13
×		-		+
	+		+		15
15		7		3

Codeword No 4582

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 Monday's codeword is on page 49

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

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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.

FELT
PEKE

RILL
RUSH

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.

6						2
		8	4		7
	4	6			5
					2		8
3							9
8	1
	5			7	9
	6		5	3
	9						4

Sudoku Harder

4			6		3		1
	9			3		5
7		5	8
			2	7		9	4
	4	8	1		7
3	2		4	9
				5	8		3
	8		2			5
5		1				8	7

Tomorrow: Easier

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? We've found 34, including one nine-letter word. Each word 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 'i'.

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Concise Crossword No 4904

ACROSS

1 Astern (3) 3 Irritate (3) 5 Inheritor (4) 9 Study of fossils (13) 10 Bashful (3) 11 Come to light (9) 12 Greeting (4,7) 16 Dental pain (9) 19 Furrow (3) 21 Gem (8,5) 22 Action (4) 23 Plaything (3) 24 Unhappy (3)

DOWN

1 Savoury jelly (5) 2 Hunting cry (5-2) 3 Mationless (5) 4 Unofficial tribunal (8,5) 6 Image in electronic messages (5) 7 Poems (6) 8 Relative (6) 13 Flowering plant (6) 14 Apprehensive (7) 15 Foolish (6) 17 Extremely fat (5) 18 Written composition (5) 20 Step (5)

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Solution to yesterday's Concise Crossword

ACROSS 1 Baar, 3 Wring (Boring), 7 Stubborn, 8 Deem, 9 Cashier, 11 Bliss, 12 Saxophone, 16 Earth, 17 Echelon, 19 Free, 20 Progress, 22 Dates, 23 Help. DOWN 1 Batman, 2 Alb, 3 Wand, 4 Indolence, 5 Grease, 6 Bidero, 10 Heartfelt, 13 Hector, 14 Sacred, 15 Gossip, 18 Opus, 21 Rue.

Today's other puzzles Cryptic Crossword, page 25

Five-Clue Cryptic, page 13, One-Minute Wipuko, page 20

Puzzle solutions See page 49

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GAMES & PUZZLES

Children's Corner 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.

		42			19		27
	68	45		39	80	47
16	43			70	63	28		22
89	84		64				50
				82		60			51
85				37				31	24
14		86		72		100	77		75
	6	11	36						32
8	13		1	58	55		93
	2				98	57			94

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.

	5		3			2
			6
4		3			2
2				3		6
				4	4
				5

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.

4 Letters Airs Envy Laze

5 Letters Croon Gorge Morph Movie

6 Letters Author Chalky Comedy Finish Vanish

7 Letters Cheaply Decimal Heading Nucleus Taverna

8 Letters Flamenco Handicap

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.

Ages Speed contest Maple genus Belgrade native

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.

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

ARM BANDS	GOGGLES
BACKSTROKE	KICKBOARD
BREASTSTROKE	MEDLEY
BUTTERFLY	PULL BUOY
DIVING	RELAY
DOGGY PADOLE	SNORKEL
DOLPHIN KICK	SWIMSUIT
FINS	SYNCHRONISED
FREESTYLE	TUMBLE TURN
FRONT CRAWL	WATER POLO

Solutions: page 49

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.

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.

A C D F G I J K M N O T U V X Y

BALM BAYS DOUGH FLY FOX GODLY JUGS RICK TAB VEND ZIP

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with Cleese himself, who appears only too happy to discuss the genesis of his beloved comedy

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Kamillazze: An Untold History s0pm, BBC Four

On the Pacific front towards the end of the Second World War, Japan's imperial armed forces launched aircraft laden with bombs. There was no hope of returning alive, and close to 4,000 Japanese airmen died and nearly 7,000 Allied military personnel were killed and thousands more were injured by the attacks. How could this happen? Utilising 15 years' worth of extensive interviews with US and Japanese war veterans, Takayaki Oshima's film delves into the mechanism of how a madness swept through an entire nation.

FILM CHOICE

LAURENCE PHELAN

FILM OF THE DAY

Missing 9pm, Film4

Nicholas D Johnson and Will Merrick, 2023

This thriller about a teen's (Storm Reid, left) digital detective work while searching for her kidnapped mother is a 'screenlife film', meaning every bit of action occurs on computer screens, in text message bubbles, in dash- and doorbell cam footage, and so on. It's commitment to this narrative device does require some willing suspension of disbelief in places, but the payback is a number of dramatic effects and twists delivered with an implacable coolness that makes them extra spine-chilling. The scariest thing about it all, though, is how much digital trace an ordinary person plausibly leaves behind them.

***

Full Metal Jacket 8pm, Sky Cinema Drama

(Stanley Kubrick, 1987) Kubrick's piercing drama about militarism, in which former US Marine R Lee Ermey gives a towering performance as a drill instructor systematically dehumanising his new recruits before they are let loose amid the chaos of 1988 Saigon.

***

Bridget Jones's Diary 5.20pm, BBC Three

(Sharon Maguire, 2001) Renée Zellweger gives a brilliant, vanity-free comic performance as the somewhat neurotic but very relatable self-deprecating media war her navigating her thirties, and makes the character entirely likeable.

ON DEMAND

Women In Blue

Apple TV+

The death of a political activist kick-starts series two of the female-led police drama.

Mourinho

Netflix

The Special One himself contributes to this docu-series about the football manager.

The Undeclared War

Channel4

A sequel series to the cyber-terrorism spy drama starring Simon Pegg.

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Art 4.30 What's Up Deck? 5.00 Fire 7.27 Vaughan 6.00 Six O'Clock News 8.30 Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Spot 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 8.00 After ExxonChat Danny Shaw investigates whether the ExxonChat operation reduced the supply of drugs 8.40 In Touch: News for people who arrested or partially sighted 9.00 Crossing Continents, his audience reported officers to protect Victoria Falls 9.30 Scam Secrets 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book All Bedtime: The Vicar Of Wakefield 11.00 NO Outside 12.30 A Good Road 12.00 1 News And Weather 12.30 Book Of The Week, Hiroshima 8.15 The Last Woman 12.45 Shopping Forecast 1.00 On BBC World Service 5.00 News Summary 5.04 BBC World Science 5.20 Weather 5.36 Shopping Forecast 5.43 Prayer For The Day 5.45 Farming Today

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NEWS

Panorama

Around the world in 10 stories

COLOMBIA

At least 100 are killed as quake levels buildings

By Manuel Rueda and Astrid Suivez IN BOGOTÁ

More than 100 people have been killed and dozens of buildings destroyed in cities across western Colombia after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the country yesterday.

The quake trapped residents under debris, leaving many injured and forcing people to evacuate their homes as far as the capital, Bogotá.

The epicentre was in San José del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 250 miles west of Bogotá, the US Geological Survey (USGS) and Colombia's counterpart reported.

The USGS said the quake struck at a depth of 66 miles and was also felt in neighbouring Ecuador.

Colombia's new President, Abelardo de la Espriella, said last night that 111 people were confirmed dead.

Officials confirmed that at least 40 people were killed in the Risaralda area and 27 people in Valle del Cauca, home to Colombia's third-biggest city, Cali.

Two people also died in the city

of Manizales. The quake, which struck at 7.3-km left Pereira (inset), Quibdo, Cali and Manizales - ravaged and residents picking through the rubble of collapsed buildings.

The geological service said it had been "the highest magnitude earthquake in the last decade" and that it was followed by two 2.8- and 4.8-magnitude aftershocks. Many flights were suspended.

Pereira's mayor, Mauricio Salazar, told a radio station that at least 18 people had died in the city and that many more were trapped under "collapsed buildings".

In nearby Manizales, which is nestled in the coffee-producing mountains, one of the towers of a neo-Gothic cathedral collapsed.

In Cali, a city of two million people, the mayor Alejandro Eder said residents were trapped in at least 19 collapsed buildings.

Small earthquakes are common in central and western Colombia, but those above 6.0 magnitude are rare. In 1999, a 6.2-magnitude quake near the city of Armenia killed more than 1,100 people.

Two 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes in Venezuela in June killed more than 5,000 people. AP

CANADA

Flight halted by child refusing to sit

By Kyriakos Petrakos

A Porter Airlines flight in Canada was cancelled after a young child refused to sit down and buckle up, forcing the plane back to the terminal and delaying it past the airport's runway closure.

The Toronto-based airline said the parent and crew repeatedly tried unsuccessfully to secure the child in the seat before returning the plane to the terminal in Victoria International Airport in British Columbia to remove the parent and child.

In its statement, the airline

said the young child had been "standing in their seat" - creating unsafe conditions for take-off.

Porter said removing the parent and child and their baggage delayed the Toronto-bound flight on Thursday past the airport's 12.30am runway closure, forcing the remaining passengers to disembark.

Porter apologised to the other passengers, who were rebooked on a flight the following day.

One passenger, Aryeh Koruch, said the child was evidently scared, adding: "They just kept hiding under their seat." AP

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THAILAND

Ex-politician confesses to killing during livestream

By Jintamas Saksornchai IN BANGKOK

A former politician allegedly shot and killed a local government official in a row over money before dialing into a political YouTube livestream to confess.

Chalong Riewraeng, the former MP for Nonthaburi, told the show's host, Anchalee Paireerak, that he had shot Thongchai Yenprasert outside the former police official's office yesterday.

Police said that Thongchai was shot in the face and neck and died in hospital. His driver was also injured.

It comes days after a 14-year-old boy killed at least eight people in the same province after opening fire at his home and school, before apparently taking his own life, in Thailand's worst mass shooting since 2022.

Following his arrest, Chalong

(inset) was permitted to hold a press conference at a police station.

He said that he was arguing with Thongchai over money he had lent him. He said he followed Thongchai to his car before drawing his weapon.

He said he did not intend to shoot Thongchai, but the driver also drew a gun and pointed at him, prompting him to open fire.

"I wanted to apologise to the people of Nonthaburi," he said. "I had no intention. We were friends and I thought we could talk it out, but he wouldn't talk to me."

The BBC reported that when Chalong called into Anchalee's YouTube show to confess, the political commentator said: "Did he die? You need to wait there for the cops... Don't go anywhere."

Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in Asia, second only to Pakistan. AP

UNITED STATES

Captain charged after two killed as boat capsizes

By Alice Lilley

The captain of a boat that capsized in New York Harbour, killing a mother and her infant daughter, is facing criminal charges and authorities are investigating whether the vessel was an illegal charter.

The 22ft Bayliner speedboat overturned at around 10.25pm on Saturday near Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty.

Twelve people were rescued from the water before police arrived, and police divers later found a 27-year-old woman and five-month-old girl.

Both were taken to a hospital where they were pronounced dead.

They were later identified as Queens resident Sara Sanchez, and her baby daughter, Antonella Garcia.

According to the Coast Guard the other 12 people survived with minor injuries.

Manuel Hernandez, 46, of New York, has been charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment. AP

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INDIA

Flooding death toll in Assam rises to 100

By Wazbir Hussain IN GOWAHATI

The flood crisis in north-eastern Assam state remained critical yesterday, with the death toll reaching 100 after two more people died overnight, officials said.

Several rivers remain above danger levels, raising the risk of fresh flooding in vulnerable areas.

Days of heavy monsoon rain have caused rivers to overflow, inundating communities while disrupting livelihoods and damaging infrastructure.

The Brahmaputra river flooded villages, swept away homes and forced nearly 300,000 people into relief camps, officials said.

The floods that began last month displaced more than 700,000 people, submerged vast stretches of farmland and damaged roads. AP

Postcard From... Kampala

A Ugandan statesman is in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, the latest entrant in a contest that includes six others who want to succeed António Guterres at the end of this year.

Olara Otunnu is travelling in New York "to meet delegations and engage in interactive dialogue" with the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council, said Adonia Ayebare, Uganda's permanent representative to the UN.

But Otunnu had to get visa assistance, with Ugandans currently barred from entering the US as part of measures to prevent the spread of Ebola, Ayebare said.

Ugandan Olara Otunnu wants to be next secretary-general of the UN

Otunnu, 75, is a veteran of the UN system who has been in retirement since unsuccessfully contesting the Ugandan presidency in 2011.

He was once seen as a favourite to replace the Egyptian Boutros-Boutros Ghali as UN secretary-general in 1997, but was blocked by the Ugandan authorities now nominating him. Then the president of the International

Peace Institute in New York, Otunnu was not on good terms with the government of President Yoweri Museveni. Ghana's Kofi Annan won the job.

Annan named Otunnu a UN under-secretary-general and his special representative for children and armed conflict. Otunnu served in that role between 1997 and 2005, the year he won the Sydney Peace Prize.

Educated at Oxford and Harvard Law School, he was Uganda's representative to the UN between 1980 and 1985, serving for a year as president of the Security Council. He also briefly served as Uganda's foreign minister in the 1980s.

The selection is made by the 15-nation Security Council, especially its five veto-wickling members including the US, Russia, China, UK and France. The 193-member General Assembly must give final approval. AP

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NEW ZEALAND

Voters urged to enrol before polls

By Charlotte Graham-McLay IN WELLINGTON

The Electoral Commission has launched a campaign urging New Zealanders at home and abroad to register to vote or update their details in the system.

A legal change ahead of November's general election means voters must be enrolled in advance.

Measures enacted by the government in December and criti-

cised by their opponents removed a policy allowing New Zealanders aged 18 and older to enrol on election day.

New Zealanders must now be registered and have their addresses and other details updated in the system 13 days before election day, or they will be turned away from polling places.

This year's enrolment deadline is 25 October ahead of the 7 November election. AP

SOUTH ASIA

Kashmir regional ballot delayed after clashes

By Muhasher Bukhari

The third round of regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir was marred by delays and security concerns yesterday, weeks after deadly protests erupted in the region and authorities imposed sweeping restrictions.

Clashes in the region have led to road closures and an internet blackout, posing a challenge for Pakistan, which criticises New Delhi's handling of dissent in Indian-administered Kashmir but is now facing anger in the territory under its own control.

Yesterday's vote was supposed to be the final of three election rounds.

But authorities postponed polls in seven of the 11 remaining constituencies late last week to an undetermined date "after reviewing a report about the law-and-order situation," said Raja Shakeel, a local election commission official.

The ruling Pakistan Muslim League has already won 24 of the

People cast their votes at a polling station in the city of Bagh

34 seats contested in earlier rounds of voting and is on course to form the regional government.

But it has faced accusations of rigging, including by chief competitor the Pakistan People's Party.

After the first round of voting in July, more than 30 people were killed around one town, Rawalakot, in clashes with security forces.

Road and internet access to the town remains largely cut off. REUTERS

TAIWAN

Island 'throttles' internet in war games drill

By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee IN TAICHUNG

Taiwan slowed mobile internet in central parts of the island yesterday for the first time during annual war games, simulating communication disruption in the event of a Chinese attack or natural disaster.

Democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own, has long lived with the threat of a Chinese invasion and holds air raid drills along with its war games every year, clearing people from the streets for 30 minutes.

During the internet "throttling" drill, centred on the city of Taichung, only basic mobile phone services worked, though other functions including cash machines, traffic signals and fixed internet services were not affected.

The same exercise will be repeated on Thursday in northern Taiwan, including the capital Taipei. REUTERS

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'Life won't be the same'

I went to the driest village in the UK – and saw our future

Parched playing fields, older people stuck indoors – but boosts for the beer festival and local tourism.

Sadhbh O'Sullivan meets residents witnessing a 'turning point' for the climate

It's 10.30am on the first Monday in August and Histon Recreation Ground, home to the Cambridgeshire village's facilities for tennis, bowls, cricket and football, is looking barren. Today's forecast was originally predicted as 26°C with cloud cover, but it has shifted overnight and now the dusty, yellowed sports field is once again baking in full sunshine. The few residents there to exercise are already sweating and sheltering in the shade while they still can.

Histon, a small village just north of Cambridge, was voted one of the best places to live in Cambridgeshire by Muddy Stiletos last year, with 1,300 people making the move from London every year. But as of the end of last month, Histon is also the bearer of a very 2026 accolade: the driest village in the UK.

According to the Cambridgeshire weather station, the area has only recorded 203.6mm of rainfall since 1

January – heating out Shoeburyness in Essex (216.2mm) and Weybourne in Norfolk (219.2mm).

It's no wonder, then, that last week, Cambridgeshire was one of the seven regions across England declared to be in drought by the Environment Agency. And getting through every day of this historically hot and dry summer has become something of an endurance sport itself, especially for the population's most vulnerable.

Sally Smith manages the Older People's Team for the local charity HI Friends, which provides services and activities for residents of all ages. One of the charity's focuses is to support older people by reducing isolation and keeping them active with seated fitness classes, lunch clubs and weekly shopping trips. But, as she explains, the heat directly limits their ability to do that.

"We have people who are mostly in their eighties and nineties and a few who are 100, and they are very at risk

from extreme heat. But the knock-on effect of us cancelling activities like lunch club is that their isolation increases and they really miss their activities and their friends."

Isolation can seriously affect the physical and mental wellbeing of older people, but avoiding it in such conditions is difficult. "The forecast seems to change hourly – the temperature is spiking again and there were suggestions it might reach 34°C today [it topped at 31°C]: we'd have had to cancel. It's luckily not that extreme so we're OK to keep going – for now."

"It's affected all aspects of the community," agrees Neil Davies, parish councillor and charity manager for HI Friends, "and we've seen a real reluctance and a concern from our older residents not to go out of the comfort of their homes."

Inside the recreation centre on Monday, 12 residents braved the heat for their Stronger4Longer

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class hosted in the one room with air conditioning. Residents tell me they're simply hiding their time to get through it. Elaine Blackburn, 87, says: 'We all just go to sleep in the afternoon and flop on the sofa.' Barbara Nye, 97, agrees: 'The heat has sapped all my energy. And nothing is growing in my garden.'

Conversation, inevitably, turns to the heatwave of 1976 as a comparison point. 'But even if it was as hot, it affects us much more these days,' adds Joan Goss, 92. While the high temperatures in the summer of '76 were more persistent, this year has had more intense bursts of heat.

The humidity, and therefore the ability to cope with the heat, is much worse this time, according to the Met Officer. 'Unlike in 1976, where the air was generally drier, the 2026 heat developed from air originating over the Atlantic... Even where peak air temperatures were comparable, the perceived heat and associated

health risks were often greater in 2026.' While the grounds are technically still usable, there are concerns around the impact the hosepipe ban will have on future usability.

'The recreation ground has had to adapt for its sporting fixtures – we are only watering the areas that would cause a health and safety issue,' a staff representative from the Histon and Impington Parish Council explains – referencing the cricket wicket strip and tennis courts that have emerging cracks.

'We are concerned about the football season, unless we get some persistent rain soon, as the ground as it would not be safe to play on.'

Phil Mullen runs disability football sessions in Cambridge, including the walking football for people with parkinson's session, that are braving the heat. He wants to keep everyone training as long as possible because it's so valuable for locals – and has started instituting mandatory hydration breaks to cope with the heat.

Neil points out that there's a bit of tension when you compare the grounds with those of private schools in the city of Cambridge (some are reportedly using loopholes to keep their grounds lush, despite them being closed for summer). But there is little they can do, especially with the hosepipe ban: 'We just have to get on with it.'

Julie, a hairdresser in her fifties who is hiding from the sun in The Red Lion (one of Histon's six pubs), has come up with a novel way to weather the hosepipe ban.

'It's been quite difficult having a large garden and trying to keep it alive. Obviously all the lawns are just straw and I'd never water them, but the pots and expensive plants have got to be kept alive, which we're having to do with water butts.' She's been having 'watering parties' where friends come round, drink wine and water her pots.

One unanticipated side effect, she adds, has been how the increase in dust is affecting everyone's lungs. 'All the mud has turned to dust and the lawns to straw. All of us are noticing that we're coughing quite a lot. A lot of people who have got asthma are struggling more.'

Beyond her garden, the weather has also caused a financial hit. When the temperatures hit 35°C, she had seven clients cancel their hair appointments in one day. While other local businesses are now considering cancellation fees, she's opted not to as her clients are mostly older people.

One person who is tentatively happy about Histon being the driest village is Don Kelly. As chairman of the local beer festival, he's hoping that the seven-day event will quench everyone's thirst.

'Long summer evenings are just great for attracting people out and getting people to come to the beer festival.'

It's been a boon, too, for local tourism. Michael Watson owns The Fold, a private country estate with luxury suites. He says that despite only being open a couple of months, they are far busier than they ex-

Phil Mullen (left) has added hydration breaks to his Parkinson's walking football sessions

Histon Brook, above, and Abbey Farm, left; local residents are worried about the weather's effect on agriculture KEITH MINDHAM PHOTOGRAPHY

All the mud has turned to dust and the lawns to straw. All of us are coughing a lot

pected to be, because of the weather: 'We've had quite a few people make the choice to not vacation abroad because they've heard it's too hot.

'We're also getting people who find London a little bit too oppressive in this hot weather, want to come to the countryside but don't want to travel too far.'

As well as supporting his business, this increase in visitors benefits the local economy: 'The people staying with us are going into the village, spending time outdoors and money in pub gardens.'

He acknowledges that there are plenty of negatives, particularly on the surrounding agricultural areas. He describes their lawns and meadows as looking like 'the African savannah' and is worried about the effect both on his ancient meadows

and on the wider agriculture. For example, the wheat field next to The Fold was a very early harvest this year, meaning the ground is going to be so hard that the ability to plough and sow the next crop will be severely curtailed.

'You won't see the problem immediately, but you will see the problem next year potentially with crops not really being established, effectively putting up the price of wheat.'

But in general Michael thinks that as a nation we should embrace the positives. 'We really should lean in more to this whole concept of becoming a real holiday destination for people. We've had so many parts of the country that would have claimed that, rundown seaside towns and so on, and I think we can get a renaissance if we really put our energy into creating that similar Mediterranean-type lifestyle here in the UK.'

Laura Potts, a 35-year-old psychologist, agrees. She moved to Histon from London four years ago to have her children and hasn't looked back – even in the heat. 'The evenings are difficult because it takes a long time for them to go to sleep... And the hosepipe ban means that you can't use the paddling pool. But Histon is just a really nice place to live.'

Down the road from the rec centre, surrounded by thatched roofs and wooden benches, is an equally parched and drab village green.

But if you were to stand on the bridge looking over the brook, you wouldn't necessarily know there was a drought at all as it is surrounded by thriving reeds and green-leaved trees.

Michael, whose family has lived in the village for seven gener-

FAST FACTS DRYNESS STATS England and Wales have had their driest July on record, with southern England having its driest month ever recorded. England recorded just 6.5mm of rainfall and Wales had 9.3mm Cambridge is regularly cited as one of the driest cities in the UK, receiving about half the national average rainfall The proposed Fens reservoir will have a capacity of 50,000 million litres, will supply around 250,000 homes and is in the final planning stages Histon is entwined with Impington, its sister village, and has roots dating to before the Domesday Book, completed in 1986

ations, explains that this is because of the plants and boxes that were installed about 30 years ago to shore it up.

It's inspired his next steps at The Fold. 'One of the things I'm planning to do is create a small pond in one of our meadows, which will be great for the environment. Just as with the village green in Histon, you have luscious growing plants around the edge of a pond despite the drought.'

He says there were protests about installing those plants around the brook – people didn't like the idea of the change. Those same voices of dissent arose more recently with the announcement of a new reservoir being built in the Fens – residents said they could just rely on other reservoirs as usual.

But the intensity and severity of this year's heatwaves have changed locals' tunes and encouraged a longer term view: 'As a country we need to... really plan ahead, like the person who planted those reeds around the brook did 30 years ago,' Michael says. 'They may not have done it anticipating a drought but we're certainly seeing the benefits of it now.'

In Histon, more plans for the future are already under way. 'This year has been a turning point,' says Yvonne Murray, a parish councillor. 'We're shaping a more structured response for the future, a clear plan that sets out when we act, how we protect people and how we manage our environment safely. We're responding, we're learning and we're preparing for conditions like those we've experienced this year.'

In the meantime, they are looking back fondly on the last time it rained and keeping cool however they can. With another month of heat looming, residents remain grateful for their community, their air-conditioned supermarkets and six pubs.

As Reverend Jenny Fathmarajah puts it: 'Histon may be the driest village in Britain, but we're determined not to become dry in spirit'

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The parents using French summer camps for childcare

Youngsters benefit from language skills and playtime while the adults get some downtime. It's a win-win, says Genevieve Roberts

I frequently grumble about the price of childcare in the UK, especially compared with other European countries. But rather than complaining, some smart parents are simply making the most of European prices – by taking their children to holiday clubs in France and Belgium, rather than here.

While UK summer holiday childcare costs families an average of £191 weekly, rising to £226 in the South East, according to figures by children's charity Coram, the price in France is closer to £60 to £80 for a week. Most camps include three course meals, too.

Meanwhile, parents get to spend time in mainland Europe while working remotely or taking a break themselves. Many combine clubs with their own family holidays. The huge plus is that their children return home with excellent language skills.

Claire Crowley, a communications specialist and solo mum who lives in London with her son Dominic, almost 14, and daughter Henrietta, who is five, has been taking her children to holiday camps abroad each summer since her son was two.

"My kids really enjoy the clubs," she says. "They might think they're doing a sports club, or going out to explore, but in my mind it's a week-

The children and staff spoke to Rémy only in French, which was what we wanted

Claire Crowley says she thinks of the summer holiday camps as essentially being a week-long French lesson

long French lesson – and most of them only cost £80 per week." They've visited chateaux, museums, aquariums and vineyards by private coach, been ice skating and swimming, and had performing artists come in for specialist workshops. "It's always really structured with a clear rhythm to the day. The food is extraordinary, too," she says.

Her son's favourite was a week-long football course run by Paris Saint-Germain, booked through a company called Urban Soccer. Claire says it was more expensive but approximately a quarter of the price of UK-based Paris Saint-Germain camps and those run by other Premier League teams in England. "There was a kit on arrival with each child's name; the children had a tour of the stadium and team photos," she says.

Claire's son spent the first two years of his life living in France before they moved home to London and she wanted her five-year-old daughter to have the same chance to become fluent.

Over the past four years, they have started travelling to Belgium in the summer and this week her children are at a club in Brussels. It costs £105 for the week and runs from 7.30am to 5.30pm each day. Unlike the French camps which provide meals, parents send their children in with a healthy packed lunch. "They ask you to bring a sandwich, fresh fruit and veg – they're not expecting children to arrive with crisps," she says.

Her son is enjoying learning Flemish and her daughter is picking up multiple languages from the children who come from across Europe. "I didn't grow up speaking another language and I think it's so cool that both my children are," she says. This week they have been doing a swim camp. "My youngest is already far more confident in the water with me, swimming under water as well as above."

It all means that the summer holidays feel easier, more fun and much

cheaper. "Each year we either stay with friends, at another friend's empty flat when they're away or at an Airbnb so we can overlap and catch up too. We combine it with a family holiday. Otherwise, it would be impossible to cover the 30-day summer holiday with our annual leave, which is 25 days for the entire year."

Claire says that for the camps in Belgium, they usually request the address where the family are staying, while in France camps often require more documentation, including ID, indemnity insurance and medical papers.

Nathalie Barnetche and Rob Powell, who live in Hove and are good friends of mine, are also big fans of French holiday camps, commonly known as centre de loisirs. They are bringing up their children Rémy, seven, Inès, five, and Odetta, one, to speak French and have taken the eldest two to camps while visiting family in France.

"It was brilliant and so affordable

at £12 a day, from 8am to 6pm, for us as tourists," Nathalie remembers. "Local families are subsidised at around €9 a day. We've done it twice, once the summer before Rémy started school and once the summer before Inès started. I thought it was a nice way to start introducing them to a school structure.

"The first year it was brilliant, the children and staff spoke to Rémy only in French, which was exactly what we wanted. He ate a three-course meal at lunch and said all the food was delicious. There were lots of sports in the playground, trips to the beach, journeys out along cycle paths. I also really liked the emphasis on Basque culture, with games of pelota [a Basque ball sport], which would be different in each region."

Their second experience was slightly more mixed. "Inès went with Rémy and her two cousins. When the younger summer staff realised they spoke English, they wanted to practice their language, so it backfired

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Nathalie Barnetche has nothing but praise for the French camps, the activities that are on offer and how her children are treated there

a bit as they didn't speak much French – but you can't have it all. All the staff went out of their way to make sure the children felt included and they were very warm to them." She says all they needed was an address in the local area and indemnity insurance in case the child breaks someone else's glasses, for example.

I hope that the UK Government looks overseas to realise how much childcare support parents are given.

However, there is some support here for families who receive free school meals: the Government offers free holiday club places, with lunch provided, through the HAF (holiday activities and food) programme. But this is not extended to all working parents. So for those who can afford to travel, the going abroad model could be one brilliant solution to the stressful summer holiday juggle that British parents face each year.

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My brother has Down's syndrome – I confront people who laugh at him

I've suppressed so much of the pain felt on his behalf. There is an anger in me, says Maitreyah Guenther**

Maitreyah Guenther, 28, grew up alongside her big brother Kayah, 31, who has Down's syndrome – an experience rapper Aitch's new Netflix documentary Don't Be Afraid has just brought to millions of screens. This month, Maitreyah and Kayah tell their own story in Glass Child, a dance-theatre show about their bond, at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Here, Maitreyah describes the joy, the rage and the fierce love of growing up as Kayah's little sister. As told to Olivia Palamountain.

I was nine when my parents sat us kids down to announce that Kayah had Down's syndrome. Until that moment, he was simply my big brother – the funny, music-loving boy who danced around the house with me to Michael Jackson. I didn't know his experience of the world was different from mine; he was just my normal.

At first, all I understood was that something had shifted. Slowly, things I had never thought to question began to make sense: why people stared at us and, later, why school was so cruel to him.

My parents met while working as support workers for young people with Down's syndrome, back when care too often meant an institution. So when Kayah was born, they were unwavering about raising him at home. There are three of us – Kayah, our middle brother, then me – and family life was a team effort: we had to be tight-knit, because help and healing were hard to find in the outside world. My parents championed Kayah from the start, and the rest of us followed suit.

School is where I lost some faith in humanity. For a while, we went to an alternative Steiner school, where children learn at their own pace – exactly the sort of place you would expect to be inclusive. Instead, it was so horrible for Kayah that one night, when Mum went to kiss him goodnight, he told her: "I want to die. Nobody likes me." That was the final straw; my parents pulled all three of us out.

Later, we attended the same high school, where he was in the support unit, shoved in a corner. A girl once pushed him into a bin. People regularly used words like "retard" and "spas", and I struggled with that language day in, day out. I remember standing on the stage at graduation, just grateful I'd never have to hear those things again.

I was a very quiet girl, and there are times I regret not standing up for Kayah more. But often the bullying happened when I wasn't there, and I would only hear about it afterwards

– Kayah once told me someone had thrown water over him but he didn't know their name. He has a stutter and struggles to speak up for himself; you have to pry things out of him. I've learnt to be his voice.

Dance has always been our shared language. As teenagers we choreographed little routines for school performances, and when I was 15 we met Gavin Webber and Kate Harman of Australian dance-theatre company The Farm – mentors first, and now the directors and co-creators of Glass Child.

The show grew from a simple desire: to turn our lives into an art form. To offer our story to the world and hopefully leave people better for having seen it.

It was my dad who came across the term "glass child": the sibling of someone with a disability, whose own needs are often looked through or set aside. And yes, Kayah came first. He learnt to walk and talk later, and required extra help with things that come easily to most children – his needs were simply greater than mine. I accepted this as I'd never known any different.

And if I ever felt frustrated, I'd remind myself: he will never drive a car or have a family of his own, things I'll get to do. The hard part of growing up with Kayah was never Kayah himself. It was coping with how awful people could be – watching someone you love treated badly by the world.

Somewhere in the making of the show, that term flipped upside down for me. I realised Kayah helps me to be seen in ways I'm not, and I do the same for him. We are both the glass child. We are a mirror for each other.

Here's the thing: Kayah has an angelic love I've never experienced anywhere else, and he is so generous with it. People don't realise how smart and receptive he is. His mem-

ory is astounding and he is deeply wise – I always say he's already enlightened. He writes me cards by gathering inspirational quotes from the internet and joining them together; somehow they always make sense. And he is forever talking about how to become a better man. But most people see the face, and the stereotype takes over: they see what they've been told to see, not the human inside.

When I mention I perform with my brother who has Down's syndrome, the first reaction is usually, "Oh, that's so cute." If those people came to the show, that's not the word they'd use. In fact, it's quite the opposite. There's a lot of rage in the show, plus plenty of love, gentle moments and Kayah's comedic side.

The rage goes back a long way. I remember being six or seven, at school, watching a group of kids running away from someone – and realising, as I got closer, that it was Kayah. They knew he was never going to catch them. I suppressed so much of the pain I felt on his behalf.

Most people only see the quiet, polite me, but there is an anger underneath – baggage I had been carrying for years. I found healing in writing – poetry, and a book I'm working on – putting my pain into words and into dance. Making the show brought a sense of relief. Finally, I was turning it all into something beautiful.

There is a moment on stage where I say all the derogatory words people have used and the pain they have caused, imploring the world to see Kayah for who he is. It's not easy to hear and the audience goes dead silent. What I want to say to society is simple: teach your children about disability. So much of the cruelty comes down to a lack of awareness.

I'm always on guard. We were travelling recently and, at the top of a waterfall, a group of young boys started mocking Kayah; I only found out as we walked away. You think it ends with school; it doesn't.

But I'm changing, too. These days I have the confidence to confront people and call out their behaviour – the older I get, the more lonesay I'm becoming. Still, the stares and the comments weigh heavier on my heart than on Kayah's. He notices everything, and yet he is forgiving.

I asked Kayah recently what he wanted from the world, and his answer was simple: for people to see us – our anger and our love – and to feel our pain. That is all either of us has ever wanted, really. Not to be looked at, or looked through, but seen.

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Maitreyah Guenther and her brother Kayah created the show 'Glass Child'

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We couldn't give our song 'America' away

Johnny Borrell and Andy Burrows tell Shaun Curran how Razorlight's anthemic hit almost never happened as they prepare to celebrate its 20th anniversary

If Johnny Borrell had his way, Razorlight would never have recorded their biggest hit. In 2005, Borrell and the band's newest recruit, drummer Andy Burrows, had been working on a song that was then called "Lost in America", a Billy Joel-inspired track they'd started writing on tour in Ohio. Borrell liked it, but felt the rhythm wasn't quite Razorlight.

So he had an idea. "I thought it would be really badass to do a Prince," he smiles, referring to how Sinead O'Connor recorded, and made famous, his song "Nothing Compares 2 U".

"I was a little ahead of myself. I thought, 'We'll give it to some artist, they can have a hit with it, and then years later they'll find out that we've written it, and it'll be super cool.'' Except there were no takers. "We gave it to the publishers, and they found nobody."

Instead, the demo – which has just been given a special release to celebrate its 20th anniversary – lay dormant for months while Razorlight rode the success of their 2004 debut album, Up All Night, and its hits like "Golden Touch" and "Somewhere Else".

Then one day in the studio, Borrell dug out the song and decided to add a reverber's riff as an intro, channeling John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was the riff from the first song he had ever written. "Again, I was ahead of myself," he smiles.

It transformed the song. "And then the band turned up, and we had a really good 20 minutes. Sometimes that happens." "America", the band's No 1 hit and signature tune, was born. "Once we'd recorded it, I was a fan of it," Borrell says. "I remember going around on my scooter back then and singing it. It was a catchy song, right?"

Critical consensus was mixed: the anthemic ballad was divisive for its big sound and supposed platitudinous lyrics. But the public loved it. It was released in October 2006 after their self-titled second album that July. "The day before, the label rang us to say, 'There's no way this song's going to number one'," Burrows says. Borrell turns and smiles. "That message didn't get to me."

But Razorlight prevailed. Borrell found out in a Chinese restaurant with his then-girlfriend and her mum. "I was underwhelmed. Yeah,

number one single, no one's taking that away from you. But I was already like, 'OK, so what's next?''

As they reminisce, Borrell and Burrows are sitting on a sofa in a hotel room in London's Covent Garden. It was exactly 20 years ago that Razorlight reached their commercial peak: a No 1 single and chart-topping second album, with hits "In the Morning" and "When I Fall to Pieces", that sold more than 1.6 million in the UK alone.

Before a wave of "landfill indie" bands turned the scene into a parody, Razorlight, with The Libertines and Franz Ferdinand, were at the centre of the noughties UK guitar explosion.

But success brought issues for Borrell. He says he wasn't built

for the mainstream. "I'm not the guy who's gonna suddenly go on The Voice and embrace cuddly TV world," he says, which may or may not be a dig at Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson. "I've always felt I do a bit better coming in as the underdog. So it did put me in a weird place personally."

He became a tabloid fixture, with everything that entails: people going through his bins and paparazzi snapping his every move. He thinks aloud about how he dealt with it.

"I don't know, maybe I totally lost it. What do you think?" he asks

Burrows. "I don't think you lost the plot," Burrows says. "I don't think you enjoyed us being that big."

You'd have thought Borrell would have taken to fame. He always presented as a rock star; his penchant for saying ludicrous things and proclaiming his own genius made him both a magnetic presence and a figure of ridicule. Back then, Razorlight was very much the Johnny Borrell Show: in 2006, guitarist Björn Ågren complained that the band were seen as "Johnny Borrell and the Three Stooges".

Perhaps that's partly why things were fraught, and the band's testy relationships were becoming increasingly public. In October 2006, Borrell and Burrows had a fistfight in the Hawley Arms in Camden (Burrows takes responsibility for it today).

When did the dysfunction start? "It was baked in," Borrell says. "It was already there." Did the huge success exacerbate it? "No, I think

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the success actually kept us going longer than we would have done otherwise," Borrell says.

The Razorlight campaign culminated in headlining 2007's Reading and Leeds Festival. Backstage, they insisted on having four separate dressing rooms and went through £1,000 worth of house.

Borrell admits he was losing focus on Razorlight. "It was tough, I was working with Florence [Welch] at that point, and I was excited by that. And I was like, 'Yeah, I'll turn up and do my mega hits, but I'm kind of more interested in this project.' I was up my own ass."

Over the next few years, Razorlight gradually disintegrated. By

Left: Johnny Borrell and Andy Burrows (far left and centre left) with Razorlight in 2006 and, main, today @INCESETTY

2011, Borrell was the last man standing. Burrows was the first to leave in 2009: he and Borrell didn't speak for 11 years, besides sporadic back-biting in the press.

"On reflection, part of me regrets having left the band," Burrows says. "I should have called a personal time-out rather than quitting."

"Likewise, I should have called you up six months later," Borrell says, turning to Burrows rather sweetly.

"And said, 'Dude, OK, you've made your point, and you're back now.' Maybe it was too soon at that point. But I think, tragically, we were both probably taking the exact actions that were almost guaranteed to push each other in completely the wrong direction.

"But that is very often the way. Your twenties is all about learning how to negotiate relationships. And it's really tough to do that in a high-pressure situation."

It's heartening to see them get on so well today. Later tonight, the pair will play an acoustic gig just around the corner to 150 hardcore fans, including James Corden – a warm, loose and uplifting evening. They are working on new songs, and in November will tour their second album for its 20th anniversary. Razorlight seem in a good place.

"It'll be a classic Razorlight show," Borrell says. "There will be no backing track, no click track and a completely unique show every night. And," he turns to Burrows, "you get to hear one of rock and roll's greatest drummers."

'Lost in America' is out now. Razorlight are touring the 20th anniversary of their self-titled album from November

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Comedy

Big Yin reveals his Big Wee Exhibition

A major exhibition about the life and times of Sir Billy Connolly is to be held in Glasgow next year.

Billy Connolly's Big Wee Exhibition will be held at the city's Kelvingrove Art Gallery from next June. Tickets will go on sale in early 2027.

Connolly said the show would

take a look at his life, his clothes and his comedy, and described the venue as a place that is "very dear to my heart". Earlier this year, the 83-year-old comedian and actor – known as the Big Yin – recorded an audio guide for the gallery.

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Reading list

How Lucky Am I

Christian Watson

Not content with conquering Instagram. Mr Skelly, the animated skeleton created by the artist Christian Watson, has made it into print. In this life-affirming and beautifully illustrated book, the social media sensation explores the ups and downs of existence and what makes a meaningful

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Boyzlife

On tour, May 2027

Boyzlife, the collaboration between Boyzone's Keith Duffy and Westlife's Brian McFadden, have announced 12 new tour dates for spring 2027, following on from their autumn.

UK tour. The duo will perform throughout May, visiting Manchester, Inverness, Salisbury and more

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Midnight Sun

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9 October to 10 January 2027

The first UK institutional solo exhibition of acclaimed British artist Sarah Cunningham, who died in 2024, aged 31, is to be held in her home town, at the gallery where she once worked.

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What started as their spectacular and ever-changing live show has evolved – through a series of happy accidents and malfunctions – into Pure Devotion. Pummelling beats and chest-rattling basslines provide the hard exterior for beautifully tender chords – a sonic language which has become unmistakably Overmono.

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Grylls is not the Messiah – he's a problematic bore

COMMENT

Jon O'Brien

"The summits in our life are great, but it's the valleys that build us." There's plenty more trite

wall art slogans – sorry, spiritual words of wisdom – to be found in The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls, in which he leads the cast of the Christian biblical drama through the wilderness – again indicating that the expeditioner is fast developing a Messiah complex.

There was a time when Grylls was simply a likeable survivalist, blending the slightly OTT machoism of prime Ross Kemp with the "jolly good chap" enthusiasm of a wartime general.

Even when he was exposed as misleading audiences – by staying in hotels while purporting to be roughing it in nature's harshest terrain – he managed to weather the storm unscathed.

But in the past few years, he has jumped from controversy to controversy. He drew criticism

for a 2019 special with the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, which was viewed by opponents as pure propaganda.

Four years later, he spent much of his interview with Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, a man leading his country's resistance against a superpower invasion, boasting about his own military experiences.

Elsewhere, Grylls also caused contention by delivering a Tory conference speech in his chief scout uniform, a strict no-no for an organisation that prides itself on being apolitical (he later stepped down from the role).

Last year, Bear Grylls claimed with an entirely straight face that his gospel retelling, The Greatest Story Ever Told: An Eiewitness Account, would place just behind the Bible and the Quran as the furthest-reaching book of all time.

Then there's the infamous moment he "haptised" Russell Brand in the Thames shortly after the comedian was accused of historic sexual offences.

Here, Grylls occasionally seems to allude to this controversy while subjecting six cast members from The Chosen – aka the biggest show no one you know watches (280 million

Bear Grylls with 'The Chosen' participant Luke Dimyan PRIME VIDEO

viewers) – to his usual explorer shtick. "It's love your neighbour, not love somebody who thinks the same way as you," he tells second participant Paras Patel, rather pointedly, in a discussion on differing beliefs.

Grylls is perhaps more interested in presenting himself as the model Christian than showing a bunch of actors how to navigate Utah's Mojave Desert.

At one point he claims this is the closest he's come to achieving

his dream show... "Running Wild with Jesus".

The fact that most of his shows over the last decade have failed to last beyond a single season also implies audiences are growing tired of his over-excitable and – contrary to his "anything can happen" spiel – heavily choreographed formula.

The Chosen in the Wild is still the opposite of must-see TV, the kind of lazy filler that suggests Grylls is fine with committing

"The Chosen in the Wild" is the opposite of must-see TV

the deadly sin of sloth. It desperately tries to inject some tension into proceedings with the usual sweeping landscape shots and booming cinematic strings. But there's only so many times you can watch a semi-relactant celeb tentatively abseil down a cliff before the appeal wears off.

There's something slightly manipulative about how each physical journey is capped off with an outpouring of tears, as though Grylls's banal platitudes have unlocked some repressed emotion when they're no doubt simply exhausted from all the glorified Go Aping.

The self-appointed wilderness warrior has been at it for a good 20 years now. Perhaps it's time he starts preaching away from our screens.

'The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls' is on Prime Video now

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Motives & Business

Quote of the day

Vessels and shipowners see it as an opportunity, first to save a lot of time and cost [and also] take out geopolitical chokepoints

Rahul Khanna The global head of marine risk consulting at Allianz on the increase in traffic through the Arctic

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RETAIL

John Lewis boss quits amid 'really tough' trading fears

By Henry Saker-Clark

The managing director of John Lewis, Peter Ruis, has quit the department store chain, days after the group's chair warned of 'really tough' trading ahead.

He will be replaced by Will Kernan, the former boss of high street retailers River Island and The White Company, who will be the firm's sixth leader since 2007.

Parent group the John Lewis Partnership said Ruis will step down as managing director of the John Lewis business in September.

The company said he was leaving 'to pursue new projects'.

Last week, Jason Tarry – chair of the group, which also owns Waitrose – told staff that the retailer was bracing for 'lower sales and higher costs'.

Ruis (inset) has led the brand

through its major turnaround programme since January 2024, having rejoined the group where he had earlier been a buying director.

He also led the reintroduction of the brand's Never Knowingly Understold price promise and has overseen the start of an £800m store investment plan.

His replacement will now be tasked with helping Tarry return the group to profit despite a challenging backdrop.

Kernan currently sits on the John Lewis Partnership board as a non-executive director and will take up the managing director role in 'mid-September', ahead of the run-up to Christmas.

Ruis said: 'After nearly three years of significant investment and mod-

ernisation, the business is now on a much stronger footing. I'm so proud of what we've achieved and there is so much more still to come.

'I would like to thank our customers, partners, brands and suppliers for their incredible support and I wish Will the best of luck.'

Kernan said: 'Having served on the partnership's board for three years, I have a clear understanding of the John Lewis business and a huge appreciation for the partnership's values and employee-ownership model.

'We have significant headroom for growth and I'm looking forward to leading the team to ensure John Lewis remains the country's most trusted and loved retailer.'

Co-op Shake-up at the top

The Co-op Group has said chairwoman Debbie White is to step down.

It is the latest in a string of departures from the company which runs more than 2,300 food stores and 800 funeral homes across the UK.

White first joined its board of directors in 2023.

Meni Mannings, a senior independent director of the Co-op, will become interim chairwoman, the company said.

White oversaw a turbulent period for the company, which was knocked by a cyber attack last year.

Earlier this year, the Co-op defended its culture and the behaviour of its bosses after reports said senior managers had complained of a 'toxic' environment.

It is also pushing ahead with plans to cut £200m this year.

It comes in the midst of a shake-up across its wider leadership team, with Shirine Khoury-Haq departing as chief executive in March.

She was replaced by interim boss Kate Allum, who is continuing to lead the group.

The Chicken Palace, London, is one of many stores powering growth JEFFREY GREENBERG UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP GETTY

HOSPITALITY

Chicken shops drive fast food sector recovery

By Henry Saker-Clark

Fast food venues experienced a footfall rebound in June because of strong demand for chicken shops but pubs suffered weaker customer numbers despite the boost from the World Cup, according to the latest figures.

Hospitality industry footfall data from Meaningful Vision showed that fast food operators managed to avoid the downturn affecting large parts of the sector this year, as consumer spending comes under further pressure.

It showed that fast food footfall increased by 0.3 per cent in June compared with the same month a year earlier, representing the first increase so far this year.

Foot traffic for fast food was nevertheless 0.9 per cent lower for the first six months of 2026, compared with a year earlier.

Chicken shops have driven the growth, with a 10.5 per cent increase for the half year, while burger restaurants reported a period of decline.

The research also highlighted continued pressure on the pub

sector so far this year, amid a backdrop of higher labour costs and weak consumer sentiment.

The Meaningful Vision data – which tracks customer visits, pricing and openings at 60,000 outlets – showed that footfall fell by 4.8 per cent at pubs in June.

Maria Vanifatova, chief executive of Meaningful Vision, said: 'The start of the World Cup provided a sentiment boost and filled pubs for five screenings, but the uplift was not strong enough to reverse the broader downward trend for the sector.'

TRADE

Prediction markets drive lift for Plus500

By Holly Williams

A move into booming prediction markets has helped trading platform firm Plus500 deliver its highest first-half revenues for three years.

The FTSE 250-listed business said its launch into the prediction markets sector in February, followed by sporting events in June, is set to drive annualised turnover from the division of around $160m (£103.7m).

Prediction markets allow traders to buy and sell shares tied to the outcome of real-world events, with sport the most heavily traded category.

Plus500 launched its sports prediction markets offering at the end of June, just as the World Cup football tournament began.

It is hoping prediction markets will be one of its main growth drivers as the offering expands.

Revenues overall across the group lifted 12 per cent to $462.9m in the six months to 30 June, marking its highest interim result for three years.

Pre-tax profits growth was more muted, edging up to $183.2m from $181.8m a year ago.

Plus500 announced $182.5m of shareholder returns, with $100m of share buybacks and total dividends of $82.5m.

Shares lifted 4 per cent in early trading as the group kept its annual earnings and revenues outlook unchanged, following a number of upgrades earlier this year.

David Zruia, chief executive of Plus500, hailed an 'notatanding' first half for the firm. He said: 'Collectively, the first half of 2026 marked a genuine step-change for our US business.'

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PROPERTY

How to haggle down the price of your dream new home like I do

Today's sellers rarely get what they are asking for. Phil Spencer knows how buyers can seal a deal

Some people love the cut and thrust of negotiating. Others find it awkward, stressful and just want to get it over with. However you feel about haggling, it's an essential part of buying a home. And it's always worth trying. Do it well and you could save thousands of pounds, which you can put towards the cost of moving or doing up your new home.

I haggle for a living. Here are my tips for getting the home you want at the price that's right for you.

PLAYING A STRONG HAND WELL The first thing to remember is that the asking price is just that – it's what the seller (and the estate agent, who, don't forget, is working for the seller) is asking for.

In the current market, sellers rarely get what they want. The estate agents' body Propertymark says 84 per cent of homes now sell below the original asking price. Some of these reductions are made by sellers who need to attract buyers, others at the behest of buyers who negotiate well.

Either way, the glut of homes for sale stacks the odds in favour of buyers. According to the property portal Zoopla, there are 15 per cent more homes on the market than there were a year ago.

It's a buyer's market, which means sellers are often willing to negotiate. But it doesn't mean you can pluck a figure out of the air and expect the seller to knock it off the price.

PREP LIKE A PRO

As the buyer, you need to do your homework to get a handle on how realistic the asking price is and to figure out the seller's motivation. Understanding these two things will help you make an offer the seller is likely to accept, or persuade them to choose you over a rival buyer.

Start by playing detective. Property portals will show the prices advertised for similar

Buyers who get all their financial ducks in a row before making an offer are much more likely to succeed

Haggling is all part of the process: just make sure to confirm your case in writing and give sensible reasons GETTY

properties nearby, but to get a fix on the value of the specific home you're interested in, consider other factors like the school catchment area, local crime rate, running costs and broadband speed.

To get granular, you can use a Move IQ Property Report to understand the property and its surrounding area, allowing you to calibrate your offer accurately. When you speak to the estate agent, try to tease out of them the seller's reasons for putting it up for sale and ask how long the property has been on the market.

Two key telltales to look out for are any signs the seller is in a hurry or if they have been struggling to get serious offers.

For example, if the sellers have split up, or one has landed a plum job elsewhere, there's a good chance they will be willing to do a deal in order to move quickly.

Agents have to tell you if other offers have been made, albeit not the amount, but it is worth asking for the numbers just in case.

If offers have been rejected, try to find out why. And if no offers have been made, especially for a while, you may have more leverage if the buyer is getting anxious.

MAKE YOURSELF 'PROCEEDABLE'

Landing your dream home at the best price isn't just about how

much money you offer. It's about making yourself the most attractive buyer too.

Forty per cent of estate agents say it takes at least 17 weeks between an offer being accepted and a sale completing. Throughout that time, the seller will be worried the deal might fall through. This makes certainty a valuable currency.

I can't tell you how often I've seen sellers reject an offer made at or even above the asking price because the buyer wasn't ready to sell their own home. Buyers who get all their financial ducks in a row before making an offer are much more likely to succeed, even if the figure they offer is lower.

The trick is to be what estate agents call "proceedable".

The best buyer of all is someone who is paying cash and does not need a mortgage. Only one in four buyers is lucky enough to be in this position. If you're not, make sure you have an "agreement in principle" from a mortgage lender confirming that they are willing to lend you enough money.

For bonus marks, get a solicitor lined up to handle the legal part of the purchase too.

By providing evidence that you're a serious, well-prepared buyer who won't let the seller down, your offer will go to the top of the pile.

MAKING A LOW OFFER

Even if you make your offer to the seller's estate agent over the phone, always follow up with an email to explain how you came up with the figure and make your case.

Show yourself to be reasonable. It's perfectly fair to ask for a discount off the asking price if the home needs doing up or your research has revealed an issue, or because the place is overpriced compared to similar homes in the area. You are most likely to

succeed if you show you have done your homework and are not just taking a cheeky punt.

Above all, show the seller and estate agent that you are reliable. Having all your finances in place and being organised could win you the day – especially if the seller is in a hurry or has been messed around before.

Phil Spencer is a property expert and co-presenter of Channel 4, show 'Location, Location, Location'. He is also the founder of Move IQ

40%

of estate agents say it takes at least 17 weeks from another having accepted the sale completing

CONSUMER

Mortgage rates edge back up to June levels

By Vicky Shaw

A wave of mortgage rate hikes in July wiped out reductions available the previous month, according to analysis of average rates on the market.

The average new mortgage rate at the start of August was 5.59 per cent – 0.12 percentage points higher than at the start of July – Moneyfacts said.

This took the average mortgage rate back to what it had been at the start of June.

Moneyfacts said the average new mortgage rate is calculated from on-sale, "core" market fixed and variable tracker mortgages.

It excludes deals such as adverse credit, shared ownership only and standard variable rate (SVR) mortgages.

By the start of August, the average shelf life of a mortgage on the market was just 11 days, down from 14 days at the start of July, Moneyfacts said.

This was the lowest typical time period since April, when the average length of time a mortgage deal was on the market before being withdrawn was eight days, according to the financial information website, which analysed the market at the start of each month for the research.

Despite the mortgage merry-go-round spinning faster as products appear and disappear, the overall availability of deals remains strong, Moneyfacts found.

It counted 7,357 products available at the start of August, jumping from 7,171 at the start of July.

Rachel Springall, finance expert at Moneyfacts, said that, amid the conflict in the Middle East, persistent concerns over the future outlook of interest rates have led to volatility in swap rates, which are used by lenders to price mortgages.

She said: "Due to the swift action of lenders to re-price their ranges last month, the average shelf life of a mortgage dropped to 11 days, now its lowest recorded since April, when mortgage turmoil pushed the lifespan of a mortgage down to just eight days."

Springall added: "In positive news, mortgage product availability rose for a fourth consecutive month."

The average mortgage rate at the start of August was 5.59 per cent

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BUSINESS

FTSE 100 down 0.38% at 10862.5

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Absorben Group	2502.2	-0.65%	265.0	177.5	Eleven	568.7	+2.10%	707.2	281.5	MSLK	2609.0	-0.69%	3692.0	1931.0
AB Foods	2083.0	-2.23%	2353.0	1729.5	CDK	1927.5	-1.68%	2282.0	1298.6	Renhold Initial	380.3	+0.06%	507.0	329.6
Admiral	3794.0	-2.26%	4006.0	2624.0	Nelson	305.2	-1.14%	418.1	274.4	Rio Tinto	7510.0	-0.24%	9117.0	4438.5
Arctic Africa	322.4	-2.13%	438.2	306.0	Nahna	3730.0	-1.74%	4902.0	3354.0	Rally Boyes	1540.0	+0.05%	1580.0	990.0
Alliance Witan	1386.0	+0.14%	1291.0	1178.0	House	1807.0	-1.20%	1904.0	1257.2	Salisbury(2)	351.2	-0.54%	380.3	252.3
Anglo-Amer	4042.0	+0.50%	4239.0	2115.0	Hawkes Jelebry	831.0	-1.07%	981.0	713.0	Schroders	562.0	-0.26%	1043.0	304.6
ArthroSports	4016.0	+0.88%	4479.0	2978.5	HSBC/MLgs	1539.4	-0.18%	1810.0	927.7	Scoti Mart Inv Tot	1458.4	+0.07%	1563.0	1015.7
ArthroStereo	11390.0	+0.79%	15732.0	5852.0	SKI	436.1	-1.38%	692.9	332.7	Sagro	544.6	-1.56%	847.4	603.0
Automaker Group	5201.0	-0.19%	838.4	438.6	ICS	2832.0	-0.49%	2540.0	1424.9	Severn Trust	3096.0	-1.40%	3335.0	2381.0
Avion	707.0	-0.79%	717.4	550.6	IG Group	1360.0	+1.27%	1856.0	1016.0	Shell	3208.0	+0.63%	2758.0	2551.8
Babcock Intl	11307.5	+0.34%	1527.0	902.4	J&I	3142.0	+0.19%	3150.0	2205.0	Smith&Kings	1105.5	-0.67%	1641.5	1050.0
B&E Systems	2244.0	+1.08%	2385.0	3539.0	Imperial Brands	2663.0	-4.55%	3622.0	2613.0	Smiths Up	2676.0	-0.82%	2754.2	2088.0
Barrison	518.0	+0.39%	554.1	352.5	Informa	890.2	-1.57%	1000.0	713.0	Spirax Group	7600.0	+2.00%	8050.0	5950.0
Barnett Redman	315.4	-1.53%	410.2	235.4	Intl.Ind.Wills	11005.2	-1.78%	13305.1	8550.0	S&S	2078.0	-0.50%	2767.5	1597.0
Beasley	5242.5	+0.15%	1296.0	700.0	InterPro	1840.0	-5	1855.0	3510.4	Stan Chart	2234.0	+0.68%	2379.0	1245.0
BF	5246.5	+1.43%	6054.7	369.4	Brandon	6761.0	+0.37%	6803.0	459.4	Standard Life	932.5	-0.98%	948.5	615.0
British Tobacco	4238.0	-1.57%	5326.0	3677.0	JS Sports Fashion	94.2	-0.86%	108.2	64.0	St. James's Place	1143.0	-0.81%	1579.5	1038.8
British Land	436.6	-1.04%	451.4	314.6	Kingfisher	326.1	-2.23%	372.3	240.3	Tecro	486.6	-1.37%	510.4	400.9
BT	330.0	-2.16%	242.1	173.0	Land Inc	710.5	-0.56%	724.0	522.5	The Sage Gra	1044.0	-0.47%	1290.0	771.7
Brand	2626.0	-1.53%	2846.0	1981.0	Logan & Lee	511.2	-1.84%	518.1	257.2	Triton Big Bee	183.8	-1.62%	179.0	132.2
Burberry	11711.0	+0.56%	1376.5	876.0	Line Finance	12500.0	+0.48%	12580.0	6765.0	Unilever	4657.0	-0.71%	5542.1	3044.0
Centena	153.7	-0.39%	220.3	151.4	Lynchville Ga	114.7	-0.43%	117.9	77.4	United Utilities	1415.0	-1.46%	1497.0	1072.0
Coca-Cola & Impac	7860.0	-1.10%	8545.0	6240.0	LondonMetrix Prop	153.5	-0.77%	218.2	175.3	Weldstone	136.8	-3.07%	131.1	83.4
Coca-Cola HBC	4724.0	-4.79%	5139.0	3170.0	Lee Shech Co	6939.0	-0.50%	10140.0	6684.0	West Group	2758.0	+1.52%	3580.0	2254.0
Compass	2375.7	-0.49%	2581.1	2300.0	M&I	362.4	-6.37%	367.1	247.9	Whiterose	2460.0	-2.26%	3302.0	2098.0
Compasscenter	4852.0	+0.50%	4962.0	2234.0	M&I	403.5	-1.27%	418.3	302.1
Comedoc	253.6	+0.52%	259.3	193.0	Melrose Ind	489.4	+0.82%	589.0	409.9
Crosswell	3293.0	+0.83%	3392.0	2418.6	Mellon Energy	4293.9	+1.22%	4484.7	2843.8
DCC Energy	6375.0	-1	6740.0	4188.0	National Grid	1175.1	-2.04%	1428.5	1000.0
Shapiro	1792.0	+0.11%	2142.0	1255.5	NatWest Group	711.8	-0.06%	726.0	500.2
Diploma	7580.0	-1.56%	7783.0	4970.0	Next	15630.0	-0.35%	15300.0	10120.0
Embassner Mining	4074.0	+0.69%	5620.0	2590.0	Pearson	1217.5	-0.55%	1537.0	879.6
Exxon	542.0	-0.55%	557.4	502.4	Pending Square	3912.0	-5	5030.0	3636.0
Experian	2476.0	-0.72%	3987.0	2203.0	Pendemon	1143.1	-1.97%	1552.0	947.4
F&L Inv Trust	342.0	-0.41%	1332.0	525.6	Polar CapTech	660.0	-0.60%	743.0	364.0
Fresnillo	2963.0	+3.46%	4472.0	1617.0	Prudential	5042.5	-0.19%	5238.0	565.2

Markets

FTSE 100	10862.5	-0.35%
FTSE 250	24744.5	-0.44%
FTSE AB Share	5855.3	-0.36%
FTSE EuroDiv 2000	2640.7	+0.06%
Dow Jones*	53942.6	-0.17%
S&P 500*	7752.5	-0.06%
Nestley*	26632.31	-0.22%
DAX	26323.9	+0.02%
CAC 40	8726.0	+0.13%
Hang Sone	25937.5	+1.05%
Nikkei	66970.2	+2.08%

C-1705

EURO/POUND

$1.525

DOLLAR/POUND

$4,362.7

GOLD Per they ounce. London pre fix

$86.7

OIL Brent crude per barrel.

AUTOMOTIVE

Aston Martin launches models

Aston Martin is launching three new bespoke models. Set to be showcased at Monterey Car Week in California, the three cars are based on the brand's new DB12 S but take inspiration from Aston Martin's racing cars of 1861. Aston Martin has not disclosed a price for the special-editions, but the regular DB12 S starts from £211,000.

ENERGY

E.On boss urges shift of policy cost

The boss of E.On UK has called on the Government to ease pressure from energy policy costs on businesses to help UK firms. Chris Norbury from the UK energy company said shifting policy cost into general taxation would help spark investment and support the transition to renewables.

BANKING

Cavendish calls in the consultants

Cavendish has drafted in advisers from a corporate consultancy to help it fend off takeover bids amid a wave of consolidation in financial services. The investment bank hired specialists at Teneo last year to "support potential bid defence" during "a period of uncertainty".

FINANCE

FCA to support five scale-ups

The UK's financial watchdog is to offer extra support to five British scale-ups as it seeks to ease the burden on fast-growing firms. Zilch, Clearscore, Modular, Teya and Urban Jungle are the first companies to be given a dedicated Financial Conduct Authority contact to help with questions as they grow.

ACQUISITIONS

VitHit drinks bought by Vimto

The VitHit drinks brand founded by former rugby player Gary Levin has been bought by Vimto owner Nichols for €7km (£64m). Levin will step down after the sale of the brand, which he launched in Dublin 25 years ago as a healthy alternative to sugary sports drinks. It made profits of €4.1m last year.

CONSTRUCTION

Vistry hit by insurance fears

Housebuilder Vistry's share price fell again yesterday after reports one of the UK's largest trade credit insurers could cut cover for suppliers. Allianz Trade has reportedly informed clients it could reduce credit limits for Vistry's suppliers by as much as 70 per cent on new trading agreements.

RETAIL

Ashley may buy Harvey Nichols

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group is said to be the frontrunner to buy the department store Harvey Nichols. The retailer has warned it will not be able to survive another year without new investment. The Hong Kong-based owners of the chain, Dickson Poon, put it up for sale in June.

DRINK

Beyoncé buys out whiskey brand

Beyoncé has taken full control of the whiskey brand she established two years ago from the French luxury goods group LVMH. The US pop star collaborated with Moët Hennessy to create SirDavis in 2024. The whiskey was named after her great-grandfather Davis Hogue, a "moonshime".

the markets

The FTSE 100 closed down 38.59 points at 10,862.50. The biggest risers were Fresnillo, up 99p at 2,963.0p. Glencore, up 11.7p at 568.7p, and Spirax Group, up 150p at 1,650p. The biggest failers were Coca-Cola HBC, down 236p at

4,724p. British American Tobacco, down 132p at 4,226p, and Imperial Brands, down 127p at 2,661p. In France, the CAC 40 closed up 0.13 per cent. In Germany the DAX rose only marginally. The price of Brent crude rose to $86.72 a barrel.

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The pound gained ground on both the dollar and euro, rising by 0.29 cents to be worth $1.3525, and by 0.34 cents to be worth €1.1705, at the close in London.

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A THURSDAY 13 AUGUST 2026

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BANK OF DAVE

My answer to the question: property or pension?

The choice might come down to your tolerance for risk, says Dave Fishwick

At one point, I had dozens of rental properties. When I started work, I invested in them because it felt like something I understood.

So when people ask me in my local cafe: "Should I buy property rather than invest in a pension?" I can understand where they're coming from.

I was in my early twenties when I bought my first two-up, two-down terrace for £4,600 and rented it out for £65 a week. Soon I had two houses and then three and so on.

I'd buy them, do them up and rent them out. The best tenants I had was in a property in Lancashire. They were perfect - until they burnt down the back of the house. The street had to be evacuated.

That's just one reason I don't

really do rentals any more. On paper, the idea of owning a buy-to-let looks amazing. That particular house cost about £16,000 to buy at the time (this was the early 90s) and I spent another £30,000 doing it up, then drew about £100 from rent.

But the numbers on paper don't take into account the chance of someone burning down your house - or other problems that are a bit more common.

You need to go in with your eyes open. At the least, there will be decorating costs - paint, new carpets - and it will always be double what you think.

Then maintenance costs - fixing the boiler, getting a licence if you need one, estate agent fees. And that's before tax and regulations.

I've had times where I've had to

replace all the pipes after they were stolen because the copper price had gone up, or when a tenant has gone to prison and you only find out when the rent isn't paid.

After all that, it's actually very difficult to make money as a landlord in a lot of places.

There are pros, of course. The rental income is helpful, there will hopefully be a rise in the property value and insurance can protect you against some losses.

A good agent will also take a lot of hassle off your plate. A lot of people have become very rich doing it.

Tenant dramas aside, the thing a

lot of people think about a property over a pension is how much prices have gone up in 30 years.

But here's the thing: there's no way to get rich quickly. You get rich slowly - and, for a lot of people, a pension is a great way to do that.

The first major benefit is the tax relief on contributions. This is a huge advantage over property, where rules can be less generous.

If you are employed, your firm will put a certain amount in as well. If you can put just a little bit into a pension every month and forget about it, it's like planting a tree - over 20 or 30 years, it will grow.

Property can seem appealing because it's something you can drive past, that you can touch

Don't overcomplicate. Choose a low-cost, well-diversified tracker fund - put money in and don't look.

But there is a lot of uncertainty. People are worried about what will happen to the state pension or if the rules are about to change - and they don't know what to do.

In my cafe the other day, Stephen, 75, asked me whether the Government would take his pension to cover care costs in future. Karen asked whether she should withdraw money from her pension or leave it invested. They don't know where to go for answers, so they come to me.

Against that uncertainty, property can seem appealing: it's something you can touch.

"Property or pension?" is a difficult one. The answer will depend on your goals, financial situation and tolerance for risk. It doesn't have to be one or the other.

But it is important not to overlook the potential of a pension to grow wealth over time - and it can be a more predictable way to do that than banking on house price growth or dealing with nightmare tenants.

Dave Fishwick is the founder of Burnley Savings and Loans, or the Bank of Dave. His story has been turned into two Netflix films

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Today's Weather

Cloudy in the north with some sunny spells. Clear skies and sunshine dominate the south with East Anglia and London enjoying bright, sunny weather

Today's high

Today's low

Moon Phase

Sunrise

Sunset

29°

10°

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Around Britain

City	Temp (cpm)	Cond (m³/h)	Rain (m/s)	Sun (h/s)
Aberdeen	16	C	0.2	8.1
Aberporth	19	C	0.0	10.8
Aberystwyth	20	C	0.1	10.7
Ackemore	16	C	0.5	8.8
Balliard	18	C	2.6	6.1
Birmingham	21	C	0.0	10.4
Beachamouth	26	C	0.0	14.7
Bridlington	19	C	1.2	8.7
Bristol	22	S	0.0	11.3
Cardiff	22	S	0.0	11.7
Cromier	19	C	0.5	9.2
Durham	19	C	2.5	7.5
Eastbourne	26	C	0.0	13.8
Edinburgh	18	C	1.0	10.8
Edinbarnton	17	C	0.5	7.5
Glasgow	18	C	1.2	9.1
Hillchreel	16	C	0.5	6.0
Hope	25	S	2.6	14.1
Hull	21	C	0.3	9.5
Huntingdon	23	C	0.0	11.5
Ipswich	22	C	0.0	11.0
Isle of Man	26	C	0.8	9.1
Isle of Wright	35	S	0.0	14.3
Kensington	14	C	2.1	5.8
Kirkwall	12	C	0.7	7.2
Leeds	21	C	0.3	8.9
Lowock	12	C	1.1	8.0
Lauchert	19	C	0.2	10.6
Lincoln	21	C	0.0	10.6
Liverpool	19	C	0.8	8.6
London	26	C	0.0	12.5
Manchester	21	C	0.5	8.9
Margate	22	C	0.0	13.8
Milford-Haven	21	C	0.0	10.8
Morecambe	18	C	2.1	7.0
Newcastle	19	C	7.0	6.8
Norwich	22	C	0.0	9.3
Nottingham	22	S	0.0	10.1
Okehampton	21	C	0.0	11.7
Oxford	23	C	0.0	12.5
Plymouth	35	S	0.0	13.6
Portland	22	S	0.0	14.4
Portsmouth	26	C	0.0	14.2
Prestwick	17	C	2.1	7.6
Rhyl	17	C	0.4	6.4
Sheffield	30	S	0.6	10.7
Shrewsbury	20	C	0.0	9.8
Skegness	19	C	1.9	8.9
Southend	42	C	0.0	11.9
Stoke	20	C	0.1	9.3
Stornowsky	16	C	0.5	7.3
Swansea	22	S	0.0	12.3
Time	35	C	0.3	9.8

Global

City	Temp (cpm)	Cond (m³/h)	City	Temp (cpm)	Cond (m³/h)
Albu Dhabi	45	S	Miami	32	S
Alnqa	27	C	Milan	33	S
Alcanete	32	F	Moscow	22	S
Amsterdam	23	F	Manitow	20	TH
Athens	33	S	Munich	35	S
Bangkok	32	TH	New York	31	S
Barcelona	32	F	Nice	30	S
Beijing	31	S	Palma	28	F
Boron	30	F	Paris	28	S
Brussels	25	F	Prague	32	S
Budapest	32	S	Reykjavik	34	S
Chicago	28	SH	Roi	29	F
Delhi	31	SH	Rome	33	S
Dubai	46	S	Stockholm	42	C
Dublin	32	S	Strasbourg	32	S
Frankfurt	32	F	Sydney	45	SH
Grenae	30	S	Toronto	30	S
Helsinki	22	F	Tokyo	30	C
Hong Kong	26	S	Toronto	27	S
Holland	30	S	Vancouver	40	F
Johannesburg	35	SH	Vienna	33	F
Lisbon	28	S	Warsaw	28	S
Los Angeles	26	F	Washington	32	S
Madrid	33	S	Wellington	34	S

Key: C=Cloudy, SH=Shuttle

F=Fair, F=Fring, H=Hot, M=Most, R=Rain,

S=Sunny, SH=Showers, SL=Short, SH=Shore,

SS=Sandstorm, TH=Thunderstorm

Air Pollution Index

Air pollution levels Low 20 Very high 500 air-bridging risk

Region	Today	Tomorrow
Highlands	2	2
North-East Scotland	2	2
Central Scotland	2	3
Scottish Borders	2	3
Northern Ireland	2	2
North West & Murray	2	3
North East	2	3
Yorkshire & Humber	2	3
North Wales	2	3
West Midlands	2	3
East Midlands	2	3
South Wales	2	3
South West	2	3
South East	2	3
Eastern	2	3
Greater London	2	3

GENERAL SITUATION A ridge of high pressure dominates the UK, ensuring mostly calm and settled conditions. Cloudy skies persist across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and parts of northern England, but it will remain dry throughout the morning and afternoon. Clear skies and sunshine are expected in East Anglia, London, south-east and south-west England, south Wales and the Channel Islands, with a gentle south-east breeze.

London, SE England, East Anglia, Channel Islands: Clear skies and sunshine dominate the day with comfortable temperatures, warmest in the most southern areas. The morning is forecast to begin bright,

remaining sunny through the afternoon. By evening, skies stay largely clear. Light easterly winds, a touch breeze in the most western areas. Max temp 25C. Tonight, clear skies, chilly. Min temp 12C.

Cox 3 England, SW England, Midlands, S Wales, N Wales: The day will start bright and sunny for many, with clear skies in the most southern areas. As the day progresses, the most northern parts will potentially experience more cloud cover, though it will remain dry. Temperatures will be pleasantly warm throughout, with gentle south-easterly winds persisting. Max temp 29C. Tonight, heavy rain, windy. Min temp 12C.

SE Scotland, NE England, E

England: The morning is expected to start off cloudy in northern regions with limited sunshine. Cloud cover will persist through the afternoon, keeping temperatures mild. By evening, some clearing is possible in the most eastern parts, while the rest remains overcast. Light winds from the east throughout. Max temp 28C. Tonight, light rain, breezy. Min temp 11C. NW England, SW Scotland, N Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Italy: The morning begins mostly cloudy, with some sunny spells peaking through. Into the afternoon, the cloud cover remains, though temperatures will be warm. By

evening, skies stay overcast in the most northern parts, while the most western areas enjoy clearer skies. Gentle southernly breezes prevail. Max temp 25C. Tonight, light rain, breezy. Min temp 11C. NW Scotland, NE Scotland, W Isles, N Isles: The morning begins cloudy with high cloud cover and a slight chance of light rain. As the day progresses, the afternoon will remain overcast with mild temperatures. By evening, cloud cover persists, and a gentle south-easterly breeze continues, with the threat of brief showers in northern parts. Max temp 20C. Tonight, cloudy with drizzle. Min temp 10C.

Key: 3024

Inshore: air pressure in milliliters

Warm front

Cold front

Occluded front

SYNOPTIC PRESSURE A dominant ridge of high pressure stretches from East Anglia across the UK, ensuring calm and settled weather. Low pressure near the Western Isles contributes to cloudier skies in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but conditions remain dry. Southern regions enjoy clearer skies under the influence of the ridge.

HIGHS AND LOWS (Sunday, up to 11pm)

Warmest: Teddington, Bushy Park, Greater London, 33C

Coldest: Swydd97ynnon, Ceredigion, 6C

Wettest: Achnagart, Highland, 18.00mm

Sunniest: Exeter Airport No.2, Orvish, 13.29'3

HOURS OF DARKNESS

Aberdeen	21.00-05.28
Birmingham	20.40-05.45
Bristol	20.40-05.51
Cardiff	20.42-05.53
Glasgow	21.02-05.42
Hull	20.39-05.34
Inverness	21.09-05.33
Liverpool	20.48-05.46
London	20.31-05.41
Manchester	20.45-05.43
Stornowsky	21.22-05.41
Swansea	20.46-05.56
York	20.42-05.36

Five-day outlook

WEDNESDAY Northern regions will experience mostly cloudy conditions with some sunny spells, while southern regions will enjoy clear skies

THURSDAY The day will bring clear skies and sunshine across southern regions, while the northern regions experience possible rain and cloudiness.

FRIDAY Northern regions experience cloudy conditions, rain showers in Northern Isles. Southern regions will be warmer with mostly cloudy skies.

SATURDAY Southern regions enjoy sunny spells with some cloud, while northern areas are mostly cloudy with occasional sunny intervals.

SUNDAY The day will be mostly cloudy with rain showers in western areas, while southern regions experience sunny spells and warm temperatures.

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49

The Sport Matrix

The day's action at a glance

England all-rounder Nat Sciver-

Brunt timed her introduction to perfection as 12 off 19 balls batting down the order secured Trent Rockets' progress to the final of The Hundred with a seventh successive win. Chasing 13.5 Sciver-Brunt came in at No 7 with the score on 66 for 5 and with 15 balls left - Ashleigh Gardner having top-scored with 37- and her experience avoided further drama.

GOLF

Koepka: Failure to make FedEx Cup is pathetic

Brooks Koepka called his failure to make the FedEx Cup playoffs "pathetic" after his return to the PGA Tour

hit a new low.

The five-time major champion (above) shot a final-round 70 at the Wyndham Championship to finish tied 67th in the last 2026 regular season event.

That left him 94th in the FedEx Cup standings and well outside a top-70 spot required for the first play-off event.

"It's pretty pathetic that I can't get through," Koepka said. "It's just all on the greens.

"I don't know what the deal is. Got zero confidence, can't putt. There's going to be a lot of changes here soon."

FOOTBALL

Chelsea to face Luton as Forest take on Leeds

Five-time winners Chelsea have been handed a home draw against League One Luton Town in the second round of the Carabao Cup.

Fellow Premier League side Tottenham have also benefited from a home draw, against Championship opponents Charlton.

Fulham host League One Wimbledon, Brentford have a potentially tricky away day at second-tier Birmingham while Ipswich host Leicester.

In the northern section, the headline fixture sees last season's Europa League semi-finalists Nottingham Forest host fellow top-flight opposition in Leeds.

New Newcastle head coach Matthias Jaissle has been given a home draw against West Brom while Everton boss David Moyes will return to Preston, where he was a player and manager.

RUGBY UNION

Fourie has spring in his step to be back with Boks

Three years after his last cap for South Africa and two years after an ACL injury he thought would

end his career, Deon Fourie is back with the Springboks.

Fourie (above), who turns 40 next month, was summoned yesterday and is set to join the squad today in Johannesburg to prepare for the four-Test series against New Zealand starting a week on Saturday.

Coach Bassie Erasmus was swayed to recall Fourie after he rolled back the years for the Stormers in New Zealand's tour opener in Cape Town on Friday.

Fourie scored the first try, grabbed two turnovers and made three tackles in 15 seconds.

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RUGBY UNION

It could cost up to £1,068 to watch every competition this season

Hugh Godwin crunches the numbers for armchair fans

Every time a new rugby union offering on TV is announced – this week it's the All Blacks' tour to South Africa on Sky – the same questions pop up from worried supporters.

How much will the extra subscription cost me? And how many more providers do I need to watch my favourite sport?

Working out a precise figure for the cost of watching rugby union in the UK is almost impossible.

I spent a day trying to price up an optimum package, and it defeated me, such is the complexity of subscriptions, one-off offers and bundles of the different platforms and streaming services from a multitude of providers: ITV, BBC, S4C, TNT Sports/HBO Max, Premier Sports, Sky, RugbyPass and, until recently, Prime Video.

The digital age has not only dramatically increased the number of ways to view – on your TV, PC, laptop and mobile phone – but also the number of ways we pay to view.

In the end, I came up with a total of well over £1,068 a year if you want to watch all the main rugby teams and competitions.

That's made up of £180 for the

UK TV licence (including BBC, ITV and S4C), £420 for a Sky Sports package, £312 for TNT Sports and £156 for Premier Sports – bearing in mind all of those except the TV licence can vary according to contract and introductory offers.

You must then add the costs of the platforms you need to view the content, such as a broadband package or a Sky box.

And to gain an even truer picture, lob in the cost of your TV, computer or phone equipment, and electricity.

Sky are in the process of buying ITV and streaming channels for £1.6bn, and the impact on the two organisations' sports coverage could be significant, with the free-to-air ITV having made a major commitment to international rugby in recent years.

One thing is clear – rugby is always bundled with other sports and content, so the digital dream of paying only for what you want has yet to be delivered.

So would a one-stop shop for rugby, with a single subscription, be a good idea, and is it even possible? To even begin to make a judgement would require rugby union's governing bodies and the TV companies to publish the details of

their contracts, plus all the viewing figures. This rarely happens.

Richard Sweeney, the chief executive of Dublin-based Premier Sports, says a single provider is unlikely, and might actually make the situation worse.

"We are one of the players in the rugby market," Sweeney told The iPaper, "and we have a significant number of rights, with some further news coming in the next few days.

"You can get Premier Sports at £12.99 a month, and we have 10 months of rugby, 600 matches, and

If there was a one-subscription channel, people could be paying more for it

that's good value. I would love to have got Sanzaar [the southern-hemisphere deal recently extended by Sky], but we weren't successful in that bid. We have a Premier rugby channel available to two million homes on Virgin, and I'd like to get more availability on that side.

"By valuing EPCR [European rugby] and UBC, I am able to then go in and purchase Top 14 [in France]. If I tried to do that on its own, it probably wouldn't work. If there was a one-subscription rugby channel, people could be paying more for it. That becomes unfair for the consumer.

"Is there ever a stage where just the one player may come up? It can happen, because it's an open market. ITV now is quite interesting, in their free-to-air rugby, which is great for the

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consumer, and who knows what's going to happen in the future, with Sky buying ITV.

"But whether one broadcaster has room to cover everything is always quite difficult, especially with clashes of competitions. Why is there not just one movie streaming company? In the nature of the world we live in, it is probably not going to happen."

As Joe Denton, the co-founder of the Saracens pod Ficnost points out, we have come a long way from the days of three TV channels and the occasional live Five Nations match plus BBC's "Rugby Special" on a Sunday afternoon. But Denton also sums up the feelings expressed by many upset fans.

"I've got HBO Max for the Prem," Denton told The i Paper. "That means I can watch the cycling too, and I happen to love the Tour de France, so that's good.

"But then I like cricket as well, and I'm not going to see half as much cricket unless it's The Hundred [on BBC], which is a bit of a joke. I like motorsport, but you've got endurance cars on one channel, motorbikes on another, F1 on another.

"And my wife will tell you I'd happily watch tiddly winks if it was on the telly, because I love my sport. But I can't say I'll pay £32 for HBO Max, and other family members have Amazon and Apple, and now let's pay £45 for Sky. We're already paying close to £100 a month.

"I can understand the

administrator of a sport who goes out for the best deals that might mean you're going to get X amount for this, X amount for that and X from another, and not go to one supplier who says they want to give 75 per cent of what you'd get from all three.

"I just don't know whether those who run sports in this country have seen pound signs being thrown in front of them, and they're not really thinking about the people, because at some point they're going to kill the goose that lays the golden egg, with the cost of living going up."

Rugby has also come and gone on Prime Video, while Netflix had two series of the Six Nations "Full Contact" documentary, now cancelled – meaning some oval-ball fans had subscriptions they no longer need.

When Premier Sports bought the rights to rugby's Champions Cup and Challenge Cup two years ago, it was good for existing Welsh and Scottish subscribers, but not for the likes of Denton in England who hauled at the additional cost to watch Saracens in Europe.

Some people find loopholes like using others' logins or dodgy fire sticks, but that undermines the whole system.

They're going to kill the goose that lays the golden egg, with the cost of living going up

Who shows what?

ITV have all England's men's matches live, plus the entire Nations Championship and 2027 World Cup, plus selected Prem matches. BBC have other Six Nations rights and show the prominent women's games. The cost Routinely described as "free to air". ITV, BBC and 5qC are available to those who pay the UK licence fee, at £180 a year.

TNT Sports have the Prem and Premiership Women's Rugby. They showed 14.6 live matches last season.

The cost £25.99 a month for 12 months, or £30.99 a month cancellable.

Premier Sports last season showed all of the Investec Champions Cup, 153 URC matches, the French Top 14, MLR in the USA and Japan League One. The cost Available in the UK starting at £11.99 per month.

Sky Sports last week announced the All Blacks' tour of South Africa, extending a long-time link with Sanzar However, it is not yet known if Sky will have the next British & Irish Lions tours.

The cost Amid a multitude of payment plans, three core options for rugby union are £25 a month including Sky Essential TV for new customers on a 24-month term, existing Sky customers £29 a month to add the sports channels on a 24-month contract, or watch via NOW at £27.99 per month with a 12-month minimum term.

Another problem is signing up for a supplier when you are not sure of their future plans.

For instance, it is not yet known if Sky will have next year's British & Irish Lions women's tour, or the men's Lions in 2029.

"If you had one provider to just do everything rugby, and you could pay a reasonable amount for that, it would make so much more sense," Denton says.

"You know you'd be hitting your core market. The technology is there to have a standalone channel. At the moment, somebody's going to lose out somewhere."

Sweeney reckons, on balance, a subscription makes more sense than pay-per-view.

"There will always be someone who says they just want one match, not a whole month," he says. "But it is down to economics. Last week we showed Arsenal against Real Betis and we got big numbers. And I guarantee a lot of them would be rugby supporters."

Sweeney also cites the "disaster" of France's Ligue 1 football contract with Dazn as ways in which projections can go wrong.

"At the end of the day," Sweeney says, "our subscriptions pay for the rights which go back into rugby. We invest a significant amount of money in our talent and our production, too. It's not just rights."

For now, it seems, the rugby fan needs to be as light on their feet in their financial planning as any top fly-half.

ATHLETICS

Hunt discovers gold to take the baton from Asher-Smith

By Paul Martin IN BIRMINGHAM

Amy Hunt crowned herself the new queen of British sprinting by dethroning Dina Asher-Smith and landing European 100m gold.

The 24-year-old stormed home in 1100sec to land her first major individual gold and open the host nation's account for the week.

Asher-Smith arrived as the defending champion but could only manage fifth this time around.

"I was getting fed up of silver," said Hunt, who finished second in the Commonwealth Games final. "It is so special to do this at home."

Great Britain's first medal had arrived moments earlier in the mixed 4x400m relay as Ben Jefferies, Charlotte Henrich, Toby Harries and Yemi Mary John combined for silver behind Norway, who set a Championship record of 3min 09.62sec.

It was a second gold of the opening night for the Nordic nation after Jakob Ingebrigtsen retained his 5000m European title in staggering fashion with a thrilling sprint finish.

Ingebrigtsen was racing for the first time in 2026 after Achilles surgery but surged up the home straight to maintain his incredible unbeaten record at this event.

His fourth consecutive 5000m gold took him past Sir Mo Farah's haul over this distance and marked his seventh European gold in all.

"With 600 metres to go, I knew I was going to win," he said. "I was just hoping and hoping that I wasn't going to get too tired.

"Being back racing and feeling somewhat like myself is something I've really worked towards over the last year or so. I'm very happy."

The first gold went to the Netherlands with a one-two in the women's shot put as Jessica Schilder completed a European hat-trick ahead of compatriot Jorinde van Klinken.

Amy Hunt celebrates with her gold medal at Alexander Stadium

In the men's event, Scott Lincoln cut a dejected figure after narrowly missing out on a medal once more.

The 12-time UK champion finished fourth for the fourth time at a major championships with a best throw of 20.81m. Italy's Leonardo Fabbri claimed gold.

Max Burgin won his men's 800m heat, clocking 145.80 to advance into Wednesday's semi-finals at a virus.

"I wasn't sure what to expect coming into this," he said. "But it went well and I was happy with how I run it. I'm happy with my kick finish – it's always good to know I've still got one as I don't often get any use out of it. It was a good run-out."

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CRICKET

Moeen wants to work hard for coaching role next year

By Rory Dollard

Moeen Ali is eager to earn his coaching badges in the England pathway next year, as he works towards his "ultimate dream" of leading the national side.

The all-rounder retired from international cricket in 2024 and worked as a mentor to the England Lions as part of Andrew Flintoff's backroom staff in the United Arab Emirates in February.

At 39 he is still in demand domestically, turning out for Yorkshire in the T20 Blast and Southern Brave in The Hundred this summer.

The decision to put New Zealand-

er Stephen Fleming in charge of the Test team showed that there is a lack of homegrown options.

Managing director Rob Key has vowed to offer increased opportunities to English coaches in the future.

Moeen said: "I've been asked about doing Lions stuff quite often but it's been pretty difficult while I'm still playing. I think next year I'll be a lot more available to do that.

"Whether it's the Lions, under-19s, whatever they want, it's something I'm really looking forward to doing. I want to gain my experience.

"The ultimate dream is to coach England, of course, but I know there is a lot of work to put in before that."

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RANGERS

Ibrox chief insists McInnes is a Klopp style of manager

By Ronnie Esplin

Rangers chief executive Jim Gillespie revealed Derek McInnes was hired for his Jürgen Klopp style of management.

The new Gers boss missed out on winning the Scottish Premiership title with Hearts last season on the final day when the Jambos lost at Celtic, where the home side made it 14 title wins in 15 seasons.

The ex-Rangers midfielder was chosen as Danny Röhl's replacement after the German departed following a third-placed finish, but the start of the season has not gone well for former St Johnstone, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock boss McInnes, who has yet to win in three games.

Speaking at a Rangers shareholders' meeting, Gillespie replied to a question about the factors involved in selecting McInnes, and referenced former Liverpool and new Germany

Derek McInnes has not won in his first three games as Rangers boss

coach Klopp and ex-Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

He said: 'It's very simple. There are two different types of managers - you get a Klopp-type manager and you get a Guardiola-type manager.

'In terms of Rangers' game model and what fans' expectations are, we wanted a Klopp-type manager who was on the front foot and played aggressive football and created chances and scored goals.

'Derek McInnes is a Klopp-style manager. Underneath that is the structure that he wants to play, the conversations about how successful he has been. He is just off the back of a great season at Hearts, and the character the Hearts team showed and some of the characteristics that he has, his Scottish experience - he has managed over 500 games.'

Gillespie revealed McInnes had been spoken about well before the end of the season, while Röhl was still in post, as part of ongoing 'contingency' planning.

'We have always got a list of managers who we believe fit our squad and game model,' he said. 'When the managerial appointment came about, there was only one name that ticked all the boxes for us to go and get and it was Derek.

'We have strong beliefs - I know we have had difficult results - that Derek will bring success to the club.

'It wasn't just 'get Derek McInnes'. In April, when we were away in Spain, we were talking about managers because you just don't know when, if you're playing really well, someone will come in and take them and if you're doing really badly, you have to make a change.

'So you always have to have the contingency and Derek McInnes was high on the list for a long time.'

CELTIC

Hat-trick Hogh pays tribute to fans, teammates and O'Neill

By Gavin McCafferty

Kasper Hogh believes the support of the Celtic fans will help bring out the best in him.

The travelling fans chanted the Dane's name as he got off the mark in a Celtic jersey with a first-half hat-trick in a 5-1 win at Kilmarnock on Sunday.

The summer signing from Bodo/Glint (right) said: 'I try to recognise it, but I'm not the best at Scottish.

'But I hear they shouted some of my name, so I smiled on the pitch when I heard it.

'It's a massive support. When I heard they were screaming and also when we scored the other

goals, I was just so happy. And you could see it on the pitch.'

The 25-year-old netted two headers and a first-time finish with the assists coming from Arne Engels, Benjamin Nygren and Camilo Duran.

'There were some great assists from the boys,' he said. 'The first one was almost in the goal, so I just had to be there. They are some good footballers.'

The players were given a pre-match team talk at their hotel from manager Martin O'Neill, who was absent at Rugby Park as he recovers from a midweek hospital stay.

'It was so nice to see him,' Hogh said.

EVERTON

Toffees' new right-back looks like sticking point

Mark Douglas

MONTGOMERYFIREVILLE CORRESPONDENT

Everton are pushing to finally sign a right-back in the next seven to 10 days as an intriguing summer recruitment drive builds to a crescendo.

The Toffees have done smart work in the close season, striking an early and exciting deal for Hayden Hackney, who insiders believe has the potential to be part of the England conversation.

Christian Norgaard is a good replacement for Idrissa Gueye and at a decent price and wage level, allowing the club to retain significant spending power under the Premier League's new squad cost ratio (SCR) rules.

It also feels like Everton have got the better end of the straight swap deal with Crystal Palace which will see Brennan Johnson (below, right) and Dwight McNeil - who both underwent medicals at their new clubs yesterday - trade places.

But sources admit there remain gaps in the squad they hope will challenge for European football next season, and that means a busy end to a transfer window that could go 'down to the wire'.

The club hope that description will not apply to their move for a right-back, which is the most pressing of their priorities.

Everton have got a sizeable budget to address it but

A second loan spell for Jack Grealish is set to be left until the last minute

finding the right man at the right price that everyone agrees has - not for the first time - proved a frustrating problem.

Celtic's Alistair Johnston emerged as a priority last week but the move hit a stumbling block over a difference in valuation of around £5m.

It is not totally dead but the club have had to keep other plates spinning in their bid to solve a long-standing problem.

West Ham's Aaron Wan-Bissaka is another option. However, that move is considered a non-starter at the moment

If they do manage to bring in a right-back, there is a feeling they would be in decent shape

due to his wage demands being considered too high.

Genus's Brooke Norton-Cuffy (below, left) has fans within the transfer committee though there is not universal support for a move, so Everton appear ready to press the button on other targets yet to emerge publicly.

The i Paper understands there is hope a defender can be added before the season opener against Palace on Saturday week.

If they do manage to bring in a right-back, there is a feeling inside the club that they would be in decent shape heading into the new campaign.

There is certainly a better balance to the squad with Tyler Dibling starting to show signs of what he is capable of and Merlin Röhl emerging as one of the breakout stars of pre-season.

Add into the mix the likely signing of Jack Grealish - that will be left until the last week of the transfer window as Everton look to extract maximum value from Manchester City over a probable second loan spell - and there is some reason for optimism inside Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Other moves would likely be more a case of jumping on market opportunities.

Another forward and a winger are possible, but only if something presents itself or one of Ilman Ndiaye's suitors coughs up the £70m asking price for the mercurial winger.

It is understood that mooted interest in Bournemouth's Marcus Tavernier will not come to anything.

The Cherries renewed his contract last season and have opted to follow a policy of not selling any of their established players this summer, with the 27-year-old part of a group considered untouchable on the south coast.

All of these efforts are playing out against the backdrop of an intriguing managerial picture, with David Moyes entering the final year of his contract and in the conversation for the Scotland national team job.

There have been tensions over targets but there was never any chance of him leaving at the end of last season.

A longer-term stay may require Moyes and the new arrivals to hit the ground running.

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I am travelling across the country this season – and you can vote for the stories I tell

The English football pyramid is this country's greatest cultural asset. It is fragile and taken too easily for granted.

We should rail against things that increase the risk of it crumbling and shout from the rooftops about everything worth cherishing.

Two years ago I embarked upon Doing The 92, a project during which I visited, watched a game at and wrote a detailed feature on every club in the Football League.

It was one of the things of which I am most proud in my life. When you're hopefully old and grey and reminiscing about your 80-odd years on this earth, certain memories stand tallest. Doing The 92 will be one of mine.

The greatest element of that project was the sense that football supporters were following the journey (and I was lucky enough to speak to lots of them along the way) and, in the case of many League One and League Two clubs, thankful for the in-depth coverage that did more than scratch the surface.

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So this season, we're combining the fan involvement and the odyssey

Daniel Storey outlines his project for the upcoming campaign – and how you can shape our coverage

nature with The Journeyman. At least once a week across the season (I may have a holiday in October – sue me), I will ask you, the readers, to vote in a poll that decides where I head next.

There will be a WhatsApp group that you can join, both to vote and to get updates on my progress. You know the sort of thing: pictures of grounds, little videos, me broken after a five-hour drive home.

Normally I like to have a firm idea of my season schedule mapped out in a cripplingly detailed spreadsheet. This season, you will choose my path.

How it works

There are no boundaries. I will offer up Premier League, EFL, non-league, Scottish and wider European matches during the course of the season. There will be some “experience” features, some crisis reporting (this is English football after all), some road trips

and some championing of good clubs getting things right. The only rule is that the club that receives the most votes gets picked.

So for the start of the EFL season this weekend, we might offer you: ● Leicester City in the cold, hard reality

Sheffield Wednesday, finally normal

The new age of Bristol City Hearts, Wouter Vrancken (left) and the difficult second season

What you need to do

Obviously I want you to subscribe to my work. You get everything I do, everything that our sports team does and everything else the entire paper does and I think it's great value for money.

I know that paying for journalism is a hard sell for some, but doing stuff on the ground, properly, costs money. I'm never going to phone it in or do half a job because a) it's not really my style and b) going to football clubs is a joy. I would like to think that it is football writing you can trust.

I go home from the World Cup and was more pumped for a domestic season than ever

Other than that, please engage and vote! Think about what you would like to read, which story you think merits coverage (the losing choices may well come back around, but also might not) and the one that makes for the best story. I'm only giving you options that I think I can nail.

What I'll produce

In return, I'll visit the club and write a feature over the course of the next week. I hope you know this by now, but that piece will be researched and involve interviews where appropriate, either with club employees themselves or leading fan voices.

In addition, this season I'm producing short match vlog videos on Instagram. These will be silly, fun and should not be taken too seriously. But I hope that you like those too. The aim is to detail the general experience of covering 80-100 matches in a season.

I'm hugely excited. As I've told multiple people at work over the last fortnight, for some reason I got home from the World Cup and was immediately more pumped for a domestic season than I can ever remember.

There's something about knowing where you're going next that is comforting. There's something about having no clue where you'll be next week that is liberating. Or at least that's what I'm telling myself.

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Independent review called for by confederations

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have meaningful opportunities to compete.

Infantino apologised for his proposal to create Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), to run the commercial and operational aspects of Fifa's tournaments, with an idea to sell off about 20 per cent to private investors.

But an open letter signed by the heads of Uefa, AFC and Concacaf has urged Fifa to hold an independent review into Infantino's scheme, while not naming the Swiss directly.

"Leadership in football is not a possession," the letter said. "It is not about holding – or demanding – power to be held. It is a duty of service to the football family that entrusts it. When trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned.

"A proposal advanced on a compressed timeline, without meaningful consultation, and pushed toward a deadline before member associations could properly review its terms is not the product of an oversight – it is the product of a design intended to limit scrutiny.

"It did not acknowledge that the proposal itself was inherently wrong. There remains no recognition that attempting to sell an interest in the Fifa World Cup was a profound failure of judgment – not just a procedural misstep, but a fundamental breach of trust with the very institutions Fifa exists to serve.

"Fifa has also committed to presenting a full report on these events to the Fifa Council, once again failing to recognise that proper governance in the face of such a profound lack of judgment would require that such a review be conducted by a fully independent third party, not by Fifa itself, its staff, or by any stakeholder within football. The Fifa administration should play no role in conducting the review."

Gianni Infantino had apologised for his plans to sell off the World Cup

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Bezos group closes in on Reds as Araujo loan is sealed

By Phil Blanche

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is part of a consortium closing in on a deal to buy a minority stake in Liverpool, according to reports.

It is understood that the consortium led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and a former chair at Queens Park Rangers during one of the most tumultuous times at the club, will buy around one third of the club.

Bezos, one of the world's richest men with an estimated fortune of £192bn, will be part of an investor group alongside Eduardo Saverin.

Brazilian Saverin was one of the co-founders of Facebook and part of an unsuccessful consortium bid to acquire Chelsea in 2022.

Ronald Araujo pictured in his new training gear at Melwood yesterday

Fenway Sports Group (FSG), the Anfield club's controlling shareholder since 2010, could make an announcement this week.

FSG sold a minority stake in Liverpool to investment firm Dynasity in 2023 and confirmed last month that Bhatia's group approached them.

The Reds are expected to be busy in the transfer market before the window closes on 1 September.

New manager Andoni Iraola said Liverpool "cannot sustain the level we want for all of the game" after watching his side lose a second consecutive pre-season friendly on Sunday after holding a two-goal lead.

The 3-2 defeat to Monaco at Anfield came on the back of Leeds overturning a 2-0 deficit on Liverpool's American tour to win 4-2.

The Reds made one of those new signings yesterday and Ronald Araujo believes he has made an "ideal move" after his season-long loan from Barcelona was confirmed.

The 27-year-old Uruguay international has taken a pay cut to facilitate the move, for which the club has an option to buy for a pre-agreed price - believed to be £47m.

It is understood Liverpool will not pay a loan fee but will cover the wages of the centre-back, who can also play at right-back.

"It was the ideal move for me at this stage in my career. It was a move that was necessary for me to take," Araujo said.

"As soon as I heard that interest from Liverpool, everything went into action really, really quickly. I'm super-happy to be here and excited to get started."

MANCHESTER UNITED

Rashford needs to be given space after he's left in limbo yet again

UEFA

Somali referee Artan left to rue 'very tough period'

By Carl Markham

Omar Artan - the Somali World Cup referee refused entry to the United States - has called it a "very tough period" in what should have been the highlight of his career.

The 24-year-old was denied entry at Miami airport in June as Somalia is one of 12 countries on America's travel ban list.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino suggested he was powerless to overrule president Donald Trump's administration.

But Uefa then appointed him as the first non-European to officiate

the Super Cup final, with Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain meeting in Salzburg tomorrow.

"It was a very tough period," said Artan. "A lot of people have sympathy for me, because when someone has been working a lot of years and is supposed to do something and then can't do it, it's very challenging.

"I really appreciate the support I received throughout the world, though. I'm so grateful.

"There's a big Somali community in Europe and in Austria, and they are over the moon with me officiating a match like this."

And so it begins. Before a ball has been kicked on the training ground, Marcus Rashford is back on the front pages.

And for what? What salacious scandal has the footballing target of the tabloids' ire become embroiled in now? Well, having the nerve to be on holiday days before he was due back to work at Manchester United.

Photographs of Rashford fall of joie de vivre on the French Riviera being deemed that newsworthy provided his family with a reminder of what is to come if a move to another top European side does not materialise in the coming weeks.

A year of blissful Catalonian anonymity is no more. Behind closed doors, the overriding feeling at Old Trafford was that Rashford was finished, as a United player and perhaps an elite-level forward, as he headed out on various loans over the past few years. Football has a

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funny way of bringing people back together and providing the most unlikely of second chances.

United supporters are torn, but if Rashford builds on a career-saving season at Barcelona to fire the club back up the table again - which he is more than capable of doing - then we have the most heartwarming tale on our hands.

And before he has had an opportunity to alienate his former fervent following for a second time, Rashford deserves some space, without being unfairly vilified by those who should have learned lessons from the last time they hounded him out of the country.

The 28-year-old linked up with

teammates in Dublin this week and will begin pre-season training alongside Kobbie Mainso, also granted extended leave after England's World Cup endeavours, away from the media's glare.

Manager Michael Carrick (right) will almost certainly not pick him to feature against Leeds United in tomorrow's friendly at Croke Park, but the scrutiny will quickly intensify, as next up at the weekend is a reunion with the coach who began the ostracization process two years ago - now AC Milan manager Ruben Amorim.

Beyond that is anyone's guess. The i Paper understands that the plan is for Rashford to return to the United setup like he never left, ahead of a challenging season that will see a stretched squad return to the Champions League.

Several sources have indicated that the saga may not be over yet. While those closest to Rashford

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insist he holds no aspirations to play for another Premier League club, there are understood to be at least four teams interested.

Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur have been the most active in their pursuit, but one source suggested Arsenal and Chelsea could make a late swoop to bolster their strike forces.

The issue remains that all of his potential suitors are only likely to sanction a loan move, which is not what United want to entertain.

Co-owner Ineos is keen to get Rashford's wages - £325,000-a-week, making him United's top earner - off the books, but not temporarily, again.

Fenerbahce and Saudi Arabian clubs are prepared to make an offer, but the Rashfords have been clear that is a non-starter.

It is also understood that United are unlikely to sanction a move to a direct rival, given how it could come back to haunt them. Nobody is

doubting that Rashford retains the ability to score plenty of goals.

If Real Madrid or Bayern Munich come in with a late loan offer where a fee is attached, it would give everyone something to think about. In a season where the Prime Video cameras are always watching,

do United need the drama Rashford's unfair media attention brings? Does the player want to risk being hooed by his own again?

As it stands, nobody has a choice in the matter. United would need to replace Rashford if he goes, and do not appear close to even identifying a feasible alternative.

That leaves only one scenario left to play out. While he has made mistakes - what young millionaire footballer hasn't? - Rashford has never done anything to be written off before he has had a chance to let his magic feet do the talking. He has previous. And those more loyal United supporters, ready to rally round one of their own again, have not forgotten. Give the happy ending a chance, for everyone's sake.

ARSENAL

Gyokeres warns he is in even better shape than last season

By Edward Elliot

Viktor Gyokeres says he feels in far better physical shape than when he signed for Arsenal a year ago.

The 28-year-old forward joined the Gunners in a £64m deal last summer after scoring 97 goals in 102 games for Sporting Lisbon before experiencing a mixed first season at the Emirates Stadium.

Gyokeres came in for criticism over some of his performances and started only 26 of the 36 Premier League games in which he featured.

However, he finished the campaign with 21 goals in 55 appearances in all competitions as Arsenal won their first league title in 22 years and reached the Champions League final.

Gyokeres converted a second-half penalty on Sunday as Arsenal were beaten 3-2 by Borussia Dortmund in the Emirates Cup final.

"I feel much, much better than probably last pre-season," he said. "I've had more weeks now and it feels very, very good physically."

Arsenal introduced new signing Bruno Guimaraes to fans ahead of kick-off against Dortmund, while captain Martin Odegaard made his first appearance of pre-season.

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta expected to have his full squad back at the club's training ground yesterday following players' involvement in the World Cup.

"It was amazing to be back and to feel the atmosphere and see the fans again but of course we wanted a result as well," said Sweden international Gyokeres.

"We're in a good stage, everyone is coming back now from the World

Victor Gyokeres converted a penalty in Arsenal's defeat by Dortmund

Cup so I'm sure we're going to be ready for everything that comes."

Arteta said right-back Jurrien Timber is still "weeks away" from being available following groin surgery, while centre-back William Saliba is in "rest mode" after suffering a back injury with France.

Arsenal host Italian side Como - managed by former Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas - tomorrow in another pre-season friendly before facing FA Cup holders Manchester City on Sunday in the Community Shield in Cardiff.

Their Premier League title defence begins at home to Frank Lampard's newly-promoted Coventry City on Friday week.

MANCHESTER CITY

Marmoush needs to decide about his future, says Maresca

By Phil Blanche

Enzo Maresca insists Omar Marmoush will decide if his future lies at Manchester City.

Marmoush has struggled for Premier League starts since joining City from Eintracht Frankfurt in January 2025, making only 22 in total with 15 appearances from the bench.

The 27-year-old Egyptian striker has scored 10 league goals but has played second fiddle to Erling Haaland.

Marmoush scored twice in Sunday's 3-1 friendly win over Atletico Madrid in Seoul, with Maresca later comparing his situation to goalkeeper James Trafford, who left for Leeds last week after being starved of first-team opportunities.

Maresca said: "The answer has to be similar to the one I answer

about James Trafford. Players work every day, they want to play so when they don't play, they are not happy.

"Omar did not play a lot last year so his desire is probably to play more minutes.

"It doesn't mean that he isn't going to play more minutes here but it's also his decision and he needs to decide."

Haaland, Rodri and Rayan Cherki have missed the trip to Asia, as have England trio Elliot Anderson, Marc Guébi and Nico O'Reilly, following their involvement at the World Cup.

But Maresca said: "I'm very happy, especially because the players since we started have been open-minded.

"The path is a huge path to improve things. But I can see we are trying what we do in training, and we are getting better at that."

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Robertson: We won't be in battle to avoid the drop

By Edward Elliot

Andy Robertson says there is a determination among Tottenham Hotspur's squad to ensure last season's Premier League relegation scare is not repeated.

Spurs survived by just two points last term, securing their top-flight status on the final day of the season with a 1-0 victory over Everton.

The north London club also finished 17th in the 2024-25 campaign, although they were 13 points clear of the drop zone.

Former Liverpool left-back Robertson joined Roberts De Zerbi's side on a free transfer this summer as part of a major rebuild, with centre-backs Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke and midfielders Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes also arriving.

"Obviously, mentality is a big thing in football," he said. "Since I've been at this club...the lads are so determined. They've got a real strong mentality. They all had to come together, especially in the last part (of last season) when the new manager came in.

"They've carried that into the summer, a determination to not get the club in that position again.

"It's up to the new lads to come in and help with that. Hopefully I can be a big part of that and try and help bring a winning mentality here, just help drive the boys forward. Hopefully we can do that, then we'll have a good season."

After recruiting former Brighton boss De Zerbi following the sackings of Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor, Tottenham took 11 points from their final six games of last season to stay up at the expense of West Ham United.

Scotland captain Robertson insists there is no shortage of talent in De Zerbi's squad ahead of the new campaign, which begins at Brentford a week on Saturday.

"If you play with Tottenham, you've got the skill and the ability," said the 32-year-old. "Our squad is full of that. We have to keep working on the mentality. We've been doing that, trying to bring a winning mentality, even in training."

Andy Robertson joined Tottenham after nine seasons with Liverpool

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Europe, North America and Asia open talks on breakaway tournaments

Three confederations publish open letter accusing Fifa boss Infantino of 'deception'

By David Charlesworth

Uefa and two other confederations have held initial talks about organising competitions themselves amid the backlash against embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

European football's governing body, plus the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Concacaf, which oversees football in the Caribbean, North and Central America, have accused Infantino of "deception" following his doomed plan to sell off stakes in the men's World Cup and other Fifa competitions to private investors.

While it is understood they want to give Infantino the chance to resign and leave his position with dignity without seeking re-election in March next year, the three bodies want to insulate themselves from the unfolding crisis.

Uefa has previously threatened a boycott of Fifa competitions and its decision to hold preliminary discussions with AFC and Concacaf about coordinating their own tournaments is to make sure the players under their jurisdictions

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