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After living with MND for 12 years, Phil Newby makes a plea to the Prime Minister

LET'S TALK ABOUT

ASSISTED DYING, MR BURNEAM

...WHILE I

STILL CAN'

EXCLUSIVE

BY HANNA GEISSLER

Health Editor

TERMINALLY ill dad Phil Newby has asked the Prime Minister to meet him to talk about assisted dying — while Phil still can.

Phil was diagnosed with motor neurone disease 12 years ago and is becoming paralyzed.

He has campaigned for assisted dying for seven years, even taking his case to the High Court and Court of Appeal. The same

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Dozens of Parliament artworks missing

WORKS of art, including one of Benjamin Disraeli, are among those missing from the Houses of Parliament, it can be revealed.

A portrait photo of Queen Victoria's favourite Prime Minister is one of dozens of pieces which authorities are looking for, along with a 19th-century engraving of William Wilberforce who led the slavery abolition movement.

More than 65 artworks have been misplaced since the start of 2026, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

A photo of Britain's first female Foreign Secretary, Labour peer Baroness Margaret Beckett is absent. Art may have been lost while moving during works on the estate, and none of

BY HARRY TAYLOR

the items listed has been "written off". Among those lost from living creators is a cartoon by activist Martin Rowson from the 1995 Conservative Party leadership election.

Mr Rowson said the issue of cartoons getting swiped was not uncommon. He said a

Times lampoon on the Foreign Office

Christmas Party in 2004, sent to junior minister

Denis MacShane, "never got beyond reception".

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Photo of Benjamin Disraeli, above, and print of William Wilberforce

Power station shut by hackers despite alert

A CYBER-attack by hackers affiliated with the Iranian regime shut down a small UK power plant last month.

It followed warnings about disruption by state and non-state actors.

The incident lasted four days, according to reports, which added that it coincided with computer assaults on US water infrastructure in July.

The government said that a "small-scale energy generator" was affected and the wider energy system had not been put at risk,

But ministers did not disclose which site was affected.

The Department for Energy Security

BY HELEN CORBETT

and net zero briefed energy bosses and wrote to companies with advice in response to the attack.

The government said: "The UK has a highly resilient energy system.

"We work closely with the energy sector to protect infrastructure and ensure the highest security standards.

"This story refers to an incident impacting a small-scale energy generator, and at no point was there a risk to the wider energy system."

The incident was reported to the National Cyber Security Centre, an

arm of GCHQ, which is the intelligence and agency handling cyber security, The Telegraph reported.

It is understood the NCSC did not receive any reports of outages in relation to the cyber-attack.

NCSC chief Richard Horne warned earlier this year that hostile states, including Russia, China and Iran, were increasingly targeting the UK's infrastructure with web assaults.

Iran has been accused for years of cyber-attacks on countries, including one causing a massive power outage in Turkey in 2015 and breaches of Israeli government websites in 2022.

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FAMILY'S UNITED FRONT

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Royals in their Sunday best

A SMILING Princess Catherine set the mood yesterday as the royals put on a united front to go to church.

It appeared to be business as usual for the family, despite last week's shock news that Prince Harry will be returning to the UK.

Catherine and her three children - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis - were driven to the service by husband Prince William.

They followed a car carrying King Charles and Queen Camilla, while Princess Anne, her husband Sir Timothy Laurence and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, could be seen in a third vehicle,

BY JAN DISLEY

alongside Edward's daughter, Lady Louise. The royals enjoyed the traditional Sunday service at Crabble Kirk, near their Balmoral estate in Scotland.

Troops from Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, provided a guard of honour as the family arrived.

The royals' annual summer break at Balmoral began earlier this week and offers a welcome rest from their official duties. But how to handle Harry and wife Meghan's surprise return in the next couple of weeks must be a major topic of conversation.

BID TO SAVE FIELDS NEAR KING'S HOUSE REJECTED

BY TOM BEVAN

PLANS to block a large housing development close to the King's Highgrove House have been thrown out.

Residents failed in a bid to turn fields bordering the royal residence into public outdoor spaces after developers earmarked the land for 135 new homes.

The housing scheme was met with public fury when it was first revealed, and developers were accused of profiteering, over fears they would destroy the wildflower meadows and charge a premium to be "the King's neighbour".

Rejected

The fields on the outskirts of Tetbury, Glos, have been described as a nature lover's paradise, with some of the hedges even planted by the King himself.

But the residents' bid to thwart any development and change the use of the agricultural land into areas or places for outdoor sport or recreation has been rejected by Cotswolds District Council. Buckingham Palace declined to comment.

Meghan 'axed' from new acting role after backlash

Casting in Netflix's The Gentlemen 'withdrawn'

A POTENTIAL role for the Duchess of Sussex in Netflix series The Gentlemen has reportedly been axed following a backlash.

Meghan, 45, was said to have been in talks to join the third season of the Guy Ritchie comedy-drama as she and husband Prince Harry plan to return to the UK.

But ex-Tatler and Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown claims to have learned the US actress's casting has been withdrawn due to the furious backlash in Britain. She wrote on Substack: "This does not bode well for Meghan's acting comeback in the UK."

The Gentlemen, starring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario, was created by British filmmaker Ritchie and is a spin-off from his 2019 film of the same name.

Meghan, who made her name as Rachel

BY JAN DISLEY

Zane in the TV drama Suits, stepped away from acting when she and Harry got engaged in 2017. She was said to be in talks to join the third season of The Gentlemen, which has yet to be green-lit.

If it got the go-ahead and Meghan had landed the role, sources suggest it could have earned her well over £1million.

The claims came after it emerged last week that she and Harry are planning to return to the

UK six years after leaving for the US. They and their two children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are expected to move to a "non-royal" property outside London within days.

Some reports claim Meghan's prospective new job in The Gentlemen was a key factor in their decision to relocate.

Last year the pair signed a downgraded deal with Netflix, which ended its partnership with Meghan's lifestyle brand, As Ever.

Guy Ritchie's agent and the Sussexes have been approached for comment.

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CAMPAIGNER'S PLEA

Dear Prime Minister,

I'm 56, with two university-age daughters, and I've had motor neurone disease for 12 years. By MND standards, I'm very lucky to have lived so long and to have seen my girls grow up, but the relentless illness is destroying me. More and more of me is paralysed, and my voice is failing.

Whilst I still can, will you meet me to talk about assisted dying and palliative care?

Your recent words show that you understand what needs to be done. Your empathy and compassion are obvious, as is your respect for both sides of the argument on an end-of-life choice for terminally ill people.

Thinking about palliative care and assisted dying together hits the nail on the head. Both urgently need fixing, and neither is good enough without the other.

What we all need is a PM with the political courage and the ambition to do it. Not as a perhaps and maybe, but as a single plan to be delivered within five years. We fought and won a world war in less time.

You will surely know that independent polling shows that the large majority of people — be they young or old, religious or not, disabled or not — want to see a law change with a choice for the terminally ill people in their last months.

Parliament is so close to delivering this part of the bargain, and everyone in this country would applaud the fixing of the many shortfalls in our palliative care.

A plan for both in the same timeframe is the catalyst that is needed. Right now, there is a risk of getting neither.

No Prime Minister has ever had the circumstances so well set up to solve this problem from both ends, by finally creating a choice for the terminally ill and a palliative care system to be proud of.

Every one of us deserves a good death. Right now, in one way or another, so many people are failed at the last.

Would you please give a moment of your time to meet with me?

Yours sincerely,

Phil Newby

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age as Andy Burnham, Phil hopes the PM will be persuaded to sit down with him for "a rational, sensible discussion by two people who happen to be 56 years old".

He added: "One is poorly, the other has a great deal of potential power to solve something really important. We both have kids of a similar age.

Opportunity

"I hope he will understand my life position, and probably what is to come, and that I can see the opportunity available for him."

The Express is urging the Prime Minister to meet Phil before September 11 – the date when the next crucial Commons debate on assisted dying is due to take place.

If MPs back the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill for a second time, the House of Lords will not be able to block it again.

Mr Burnham recently sparked concern among campaigners when he suggested palliative and social care should be fixed before

ANDY Burnham will have been inundated with requests for meetings from campaigners since arriving in Downing Street.

Phil Newby's letter is undoubtedly one of the most important invitations to land on his doorstep.

The new Labour leader may be wary of delving into the complex debate around assisted dying, but the fact is that this issue is not going away.

After almost two years of fierce debate and

COMMENT

HANNA GEISSLER

Health Editor

scrutiny, Parliament has come closer than ever before to changing the law.

Terminally ill people who support this bill deserve to feel that the new Prime Minister has understood their reasons for wanting

greater choice at the end of life. If Mr Burnham is willing to hear them out, I can think of no better person for him to speak to than Phil.

Phil is perhaps the most knowledgeable and eloquent terminally ill campaigner I have met in more than four years of leading the Express's Give Us Our Last Rights crusade.

Having taken his own fight for choice all the way to the High Court and Court of Appeal, he has a deep understanding of the law and past

any debate about assisted dying takes place.

His comments did not acknowledge the dozens of days Parliament has already spent considering this issue, or the urgent plight of many terminally ill people who want the option to die with dignity.

Phil believes improving palliative care and legalising assisted dying should happen in parallel. He said: "I think that if the Prime Minister, through his health minister and junior minister, actually develops a really

good, funded plan for palliative care, that would move a lot of the wavering MPs."

In an open letter to the PM asking for a meeting on the issue, he tells Mr Burnham: "Thinking about palliative care and assisted dying together hits the nail on the head. Both urgently need fixing, and neither is good enough without the other.

"What we all need is a PM with the political courage and the ambition to do it. Not as a perhaps and maybe, but as a single

plan to be delivered within five years. We fought and won a world war in less time."

Phil, who lives in Rutland, East Midlands, with his wife Charlotte, was diagnosed with MND in May 2014 after suffering from muscle cramps.

He was bluntly told that patients typically live for two to three years, and he should begin preparing for the end of his life.

Phil has outlived that prognosis, giving him the opportunity to see his daughters

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'Every one of us deserves a good death... In one way or another, so many are failed at the last'

Picture: STEFAN ROUSSEAUIPA

Assisted dying campaigner Phil Newby says MMO is destroying him

attempts to change it. While firm in his views, Phil is also deeply respectful of those with different opinions, as shown on his podcast. He hopes that a friendly discussion would help the Prime Minister understand his position and why fixing palliative care and introducing assisted dying concurrently is the way forward.

I urge Mr Burnham to pay Phil a visit – and show that he is listening to those most affected by this important issue.

Sasha, 23, and Jess, 21, grow up.

But he is now increasingly short of breath, reliant on a ventilator every afternoon, evening and night, and battling multiple health problems.

Phil said: "I talk less well. I breathe less well. I have less ability to function. I have more problems, so there are always too

many fires to put out. One thing climbs on top of another – all the results of a really horrendous, unpleasant disease."

During the years since his diagnosis, Phil has contemplated how he might hasten his death if his suffering becomes too much to bear. But his escalating loss of function means it would be almost impossible for him to take his own life without assistance.

As his symptoms progressed in 2020 Phil launched a High Court bid for a judicial review of the law against assisted dying. The case went to the Court of Appeal but was dismissed after 18 months.

He has continued campaigning in the years since, producing a 10-episode podcast in which he discussed aspects of the debate with guests, including former Lib

Dignity in Dying's Davina Hehir

Dem leader Sir Vince Cable and Phil Friend, a leading disability rights activist from Not Dead Yet, a group strongly opposed to assisted dying.

Phil Newby has argued in favour of disabled and terminally ill people's voices being put at the heart of the debate, which he fears is too often dominated by vocal campaigners with polarised views.

Courageous

Having kept track of the bill's progress, he said: "I think [Labour MP] Kim Leadbeater [who introduced the bill in 2024] was incredibly courageous, and the people who want to bring down this bill did every single thing in their power to disrupt, distort and damage the bill, to torpedo it, to nibble away support for

it. It's a bit like a criminal trial when you have to prove everything beyond reasonable doubt. The other side picks away, introducing half-truths and distortions just to get to wavering MPs. I think what happened in the Lords was a kind of democratic disgrace."

Davina Hehir, of Dignity in Dying, urged the Prime Minister to make time for this important conversation.

She said: "MPs have already voted twice to back a change in the law.

"On September 11, they get the chance to finish what they started.

"This isn't abstract politics; around 20 people a day die with suffering that even the best palliative care can't reach, while others are forced to take matters into their own hands, at home or abroad, with no safeguards at all.

"I would urge the PM to meet Phil and other terminally ill or bereaved families, because fixing care, vital as that is, won't remove dying people's need for choice too."

No 10 declined to comment for this story.

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CORRUPTION DRAINS CASH

Takings up in impersonation scams

Fakers stole £188k from pensioner in gold bar ruse

BY VICKY SHAW

IMPERSIONATION scam victims lost £3,516 on average in the past year, marking a 10% annual rise, according to Lloyds data.

But one pensioner lost £188,000 to fraudsters pretending to be police, the bank said.

In that case, an 85-year-old woman was persuaded to make eight purchases of gold across five months.

The gold was then collected by someone she believed to be an undercover police officer involved in a probe.

Fraud increased from those pretending to be banks, police, HM Revenue and Customs, and broadband and mobile providers.

Impersonation scams often start with a phone call, text, email or social media message. In police and bank scams, victims may be told their money is at risk and they are asked to move it to a "safe account".

Rush

In some cases, criminals tell victims their own bank is involved in fraud, then coach them to lie if a genuine member of bank staff asks why they are moving money.

HMRC cons can involve messages about tax refunds to persuade people to click on a link and enter personal or financial details.

Victims of such fraud lost £2,288 on average over the past year, Lloyds said.

Broadband and mobile provider scams involve claims of issues with a bill, contract or internet connection, before asking for personal details or payment. The average loss from that type of crime is £1,169, Lloyds said.

Liz Ziegler, a fraud prevention director at the bank, said: "Fraudsters know money is often at the top of people's minds and use convincing stories about account issues, refunds or urgent payments to pressure people into acting quickly.

"A scam message is designed to rush you.

"It will make you feel you need to act straight away or keep things secret."

NHS at risk of £1.35billion of fraud per year

THE stopparing aspect of the report is not the amount of fraud the NHS catches, but the amount of money experts believe is at risk.

The eye-watering admission is not that £1.35billion is being pocketed by deception but that almost three-quarters of one per cent of the entire NHS budget is vulnerable to fraud, bribery and corruption.

Every pound lost to fraud is a pound that cannot be used to employ frontline staff, buy a drop, perform an operation, or provide care.

The health service is desperately stretched and after a devastating recent round of strikes is still struggling to keep its head above water – despite what ministers might want you to believe.

The prolonged period of hot weather has seen record demand for care and placed staff working in high temperatures is outdated buildings under immense strain.

In a few short weeks, winter will bite. The climate might change, but the problems remain the same.

The contents of the Strategic

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GILES SHELDRICK

Chief Reporter

Intelligence Assessment make for informed reading

The £1.35bn figure represents 0.72% of the NHS budget, which is an amount equal to the annual running costs of a large hospital

'The climate might change but the problems remain the same'

trust. In percentage terms – and against the £1900m annual costs for Europe's biggest employer – it might sound small fry but it has raised questions as to how fraud-proof the NHS is.

The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (CFA) identifies risks including

bribery, collusion, manipulated tenders, undeclared conflicts, inflated agency costs, fraudulent suppliers and payment-diversion fraud.

The biggest exposure to the NHS is not patients finding prescriptions or staff falsifying overtime.

It is procurement and commissioning fraud at £392.5m against £35.5bn of expenditure.

And it matters new because of the huge structural changes afoot – including NHS England being used and absorbed into the Department of Health and Social Care, the Introduction of the St. Paul Health Plan, and Integrated Care Systems consolidation.

This could provide ripe opportunities for fraud – particularly in the areas of procurement and commissioning.

It is why some might find it strange that at a time when ministers are searching for ways to make massive savings, you are being lost and consequently as is oversight – potentially making it far easier to defraud the NHS.

THE NHS is at risk of losing £1.35billion to fraud every year, it can be revealed.

Prescription fraud is among the areas at greatest risk, particularly with regard to weight-loss jobs.

Misuse of NHS services by overseas patients is another, along with staff falsifying shifts.

But the biggest risk is procurement and commissioning fraud, according to the latest Strategic Intelligence Assessment from the NHS Counter Fraud Authority.

This includes collusion, manipulated tenders, undeclared conflicts, inflated agency costs, and dodgy suppliers.

The health service warned every pound defrauded from the NHS is a pound that cannot be used to employ frontline staff, buy drugs, perform operations, or provide routine or emergency care.

Data manipulation, community pharmacy contractor fraud, GP contractor fraud and optical fraud

BY GILES SHELDRICK

Chief Reporter

are also among the areas of concern raised in the SIA.

The total annual loss is roughly 0.72% of the entire NHS budget

The NHSCFA said: "Losses at this scale can mean fewer staff – such as doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, porters and discharge staff – working in hospitals.

Bribery

"It can also mean older equipment, fewer outpatient appointments and fewer operations, an every pound lost to fraudsters is a pound lost from patient care.

"Fraud, bribery and corruption can also mean unsafe care for patients."

The SIA lays bare how the "healthcare landscape continues to evolve rapidly" and comes at a time when the knife is being taken to

layers of management, potentially leaving the service more vulnerable to fraudsters.

In the five years from 2019/20 to 2023/24 ministers confirmed £101m was lost to fraud.

But the overall potential liability, as laid out in the SIA – equal to the annual running cost of a large hospital trust – has raised questions as to how fraud-proof Europe's biggest employer is.

The revelation comes just two months before the Budget, with the CFA warning that the abolition of NHS England and its merger into the Department of Health and Social Care, coupled with a requirement for Integrated Care Boards to slash costs by half, could affect procurement and commissioning processes.

Former Health Secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt

It means the NHS is reducing managerial and administrative capacity at precisely the moment that it needs strong systems and controls to scrutinise enormous flows of money.

DHSC has set itself a target to prevent, detect or recover £600m between 2026 and 2029, placing emphasis on analytics, AI, better risk assessment and designing fraud controls into systems rather

than trying to recover money after the event.

However, there is concern that such an approach simply accepts that fraud will continue to grow, and that investigators hope to catch more of it.

Former Health Secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt said: "The structures in the NHS mean there is not enough

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focus on careful use of money. Managers are hired and fired on the basis of monthly operational targets, and all too often, looking after taxpayers' funds is an afterthought."

Alex Rothwell, chief executive of the NHSCFA, said £1.35bn "could supply the NHS with so much – including doctors, nurses, ambulances and equipment to enable the NHS to move from analogue to digital, hospital to community and sickness to prevention – helping save lives and making a difference to people's health."

One insider told the Express: "The important figure isn't the amount of fraud the NHS catches. It is the amount of money it believes is at risk.

"The NHS budget is very stretched and currently growing as slowly as it did under 2010s austerity, all while trying to deliver ambitious reforms which

range from improving access to GPs in poorer areas, to totemic pledges like reducing hospital waiting lists. So any avoidable waste, including from fraud, is still the last thing it needs during one of the toughest periods for funding in its history.

"The encouraging thing is that counter-fraud work appears to pay for itself many times over.

Leaking

"So before the Treasury reaches for another efficiency target, it might first ask how much money is leaking out of the system and whether investing a little more in stopping it would save considerably more."

Health minister Baroness Gillian Merron said: "It is utterly despicable that criminals defraud the NHS – every pound stolen is

money taken away from patients and the care they need.

"We have already prevented, detected and recovered more than £500m through

tougher action, but we're going even further by harnessing the power of AI to spot and stop fraud before it happens. We will not tolerate criminals exploiting our health service.

"Money recov-

Baroness Gillian Merron

£392m

lost to procurement and commissioning fraud

Every pound lost to NHS fraud is a pound that cannot be spent on crucial patient care

ered from fraudsters will be reinvested in cutting waiting lists, improving care and building an NHS fit for the future."

David Williams, deputy director of policy at the NHS Alliance, said: "NHS organisations – like businesses and individuals – are sadly not immune to the risk of

fraud, and at a time

when the NHS budget is already very stretched, health services leaders know only too well how vital it is to make sure that every available pound is spent on improving performance and delivering first-class care."

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£230m is vulnerable to exemption fraud

Prescription medication is targeted for onward trade

BY GILES SHELDRICK

ANALYSTS say £230.2million is vulnerable to patients abusing the NHS through exemption fraud.

Services such as prescriptions, dentistry and ophthalmology require payment up front, but one area of concern is the onward sale or supply of prescribed medication.

The prescription charge in England is £9.90, but an NHS Prescription Prepayment Certificate costs £32.05 for three months or £114.50 for 12 months.

The PPC covers all drugs for a set price, meaning massive savings if someone is dispensed more than three items in three months, or 11 items in 12 months.

The NHS Counter Fraud Authority warns: "The onward trade of prescription medication for personal gain remains highly likely in this area. This can involve selling unwanted or unused medications as well as intentionally obtaining controlled medications via deception [by] feigning illness or injury to obtain and sell prescribed items for profit, particularly in lucrative markets abroad.

"An emerging trend identified was the onward trade of prescriptions relating to weight-loss."

Evasion

Theft of identity to register for NHS services or medication is "highly likely", the CFA warns, saying: "This modus operandi is most commonly linked to individuals who have entered the UK unlawfully using false identities, stolen identities or identities of their friends or family who have legal status in order to avoid detection.

"There have been several noted links in using repeated false identities or addresses to claim for state benefits...and claiming or registering for NHS services.

"Patient charge evasion remains highly likely in this area. This involves patients deliberately and intentionally avoiding charges for services which require payment in the NHS, like prescriptions, dentistry and optical costs.

"The NHS offers a low-income scheme as a means-tested assessment for patients to demonstrate low income and gain an exemption from NHS charges.

"However, it is a realistic possibility that some patients withhold some information to qualify for the scheme."

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BY MARTYN BROWN

Political Editor

RUSSIA has withdrawn its ambassador from Britain amid rising tensions between London and Moscow.

Andrei Kelin left under a shroud of secrecy last month after more than seven years in the role and no replacement been appointed.

This has prompted fears of a complete breakdown in communication between Moscow and London.

Tensions increased as Russia threatened the UK with “consequences” last week after British-made drones were used to strike Russian territory for the first time.

A spokesman for the Russian Embassy claimed Mr Kelin had made “considerable efforts to preserve contacts and channels of communication” with London, and warned that the government was choosing a “path of confrontation” with Russia.

Dialogue

The spokesman added: “He left Britain in the hope that a more constructive and respectful dialogue could eventually be restored, should the UK reconsider its policies towards our country.”

Withdrawing an ambassador is a formal way of expressing displeasure with a country without completely severing diplomatic ties.

The ambassador’s departure was announced internally at the embassy during a party for Russia Day on June 11.

However, no formal announcement or statement about the move was made to the public.

It comes as Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine this morning for

his first overseas visit as Prime Minister. Co-chairing a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing today

he is set to pave the way for SCALP long-range missiles – the French version of the UK’s Storm Shadow

– to be developed on Ukrainian assembly lines.

Ahead of the visit, on Ukraine’s independence day, Mr Burnham said: “On Ukraine’s 35th anniversary of independence, the Ukrainian people should be in no doubt: the UK is behind you today and for as long as it takes.

“I am proud of the contribution our country has made to Ukraine, and I want the Ukrainian people to hear it directly from me that our

support will not waver. After all, Ukraine’s security is our security.

“The friendship between our two countries will long outlast Russia’s illegal war.

“In both the fight and in the rebuilding to come, we will stand with Ukraine and deliver opportunities for people across both our countries.

“Russia should be in no doubt... We will not back down until there is a just and lasting peace.”

Making our way through centuries-old streets

Most weeks pass by in a blur, but this one felt different. We woke up to a new view every morning, spent most days wandering colourful harbour towns and ticking off places we’d talked about visiting for years. Back onboard, no two evenings felt the same – one night it was a West End-style musical, the next, live music on the pool deck. Looking back through the photos now, it’s hard to believe how much we saw.

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Mountain of dumped waste

Officials to get tough on serial flytippers

BY ALEXANDER BROWN

ROGUE traders face being driven out of the waste sector as part of a fresh crackdown on crime.

They will no longer be able to dodge the rules by buying up a legitimate waste business, thanks to new powers blocking criminals from getting a permit in the first place.

Criminals' access to dumping grounds will also be limited, with the length of restriction notices extended to at least seven days, while restriction orders will last at least 12 months.

Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle said: "Criminals have been playing the system for too long, using fake IDs to move waste or operating under shell companies.

"That has meant they have evaded detection and made easy money.

Toxic

"Legitimate waste operators have had to compete with criminals who cut corners, dodge taxes and dump toxic waste in our communities.

"By tightening who can hold a permit and who can be stopped from getting one, we are bearing down on the criminal gangs turning over millions of pounds at the expense of our environment and honest businesses."

The National Crime Agency is also expected to play a key role, with enhanced intelligence sharing, mentoring and specialist support with the Environment Agency.

Last week, the PM announced fines for criminals who illegally dump mountains of rubbish will shoot up from £300 to £5,000.

Grieving families pay tribute to police heroes

PCs called to help before wrong-way crash killed seven

LOVED ones of two police officers killed in a crash with a car in which five young men also died paid tribute to them yesterday.

PC Tom Clough, 38, and PC Matthew Blades, 37, died when their marked armed response vehicle was involved in a collision with a Volkswagen Passat being driven in the wrong direction.

The devastating crash happened on the A66 in Teesside near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday.

PC Clough's family said: "He was our hero with a fantastic sense of humour. Jumped into action whenever needed, willing to help anyone for any reason.

"Proudly fought for his country to make the world a better place. Always on public duty throughout his short life.

"We as a family and Tom's partner would like to express our sincere gratitude for the overwhelming support and condolences."

The heartbroken wife of PC Blades said: "No words

BY ANDY LINES

will ever feel like the right words to honour our Matt – my beloved husband, my best friend, and the most devoted father to our two young boys.

"He was loved beyond words by all his family and friends, and his loss has left a space that can never be filled.

"He gave his life in the line of duty, protecting and serving others with courage, dedication and selflessness. The pain of losing him is beyond words, and our lives will never be the same. Neither will the love he gave us ever fade."

Anna Turley, MP for Redcar, said the whole community was reeling at

the loss. Cleveland police and crime commissioner Matt Storey said: "It is a small place, and the force is a really tight-knit family, and I think it will have a big impact on them."

Friends of the five who died in the other vehicle – Cole Worthy, 17, Theo Rae, 17, Makai Saddington, 18, and 23-year-olds Michael Cahill and Jacob Matusiak – also spoke of their shock and grief.

Pursuit

The two officers had been called to the area to help search for a suspicious VW Passat, authorities revealed last night. Other officers had just aborted their pursuit of the vehicle, which was believed to be

using cloned plates. Around 10 seconds later, the Passat crashed head-on into their vehicle in South Bank at around 3.39am.

Last night it emerged some of the five men who died had reportedly previously posted videos of reckless driving on social media.

The incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, who said PC Blades and PC Clough were not involved in the original pursuit, but had been ordered to assist.

Cleveland Police had received intelligence linked to a Passat, the IOPC said. The watchdog will be looking at videos posted on social media.

IOPC director of engagement Derrick Campbell said: "We recognise the devastating impact the incident has had on those in the force, and offer our condolences. We have obtained initial accounts of officers involved in the pursuit, the incident log and in-car footage. Work is ongoing to obtain additional material."

From left, Theo Rae, Cole Worthy, Michael Cahill, Jakub Matusiak and Makai Saddington died in crash

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Safety fears blamed for 3 days of strikes

BY ALAN JONES

TRAIN staff will strike across the bank holiday weekend over safety.

East Midlands Railway (EMR) members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out for 48 hours on Sunday, August 30, and for 24 hours on September 16. Union members refuse to work on Class 810 trains over fault fears.

RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: "RMT is demanding these trains be taken out of service."

The company said: "EMR is working with Hitachi Rail to ensure concerns are being addressed."

Power cut decimates train links

CrossCountry rail chaos

CROSSCOUNTRY rail services were cancelled "across almost all routes" yesterday, causing chaos following a power cut.

The train operator said an outage in Birmingham affected its control centre, resulting in many of the systems used to manage the railway being unavailable.

Most services were cancelled until further notice – including popular routes linking Glasgow to Edinburgh, Manchester to Birmingham, Cheltenham to Cardiff and Newcastle to Edinburgh.

A near-normal service was expected between Peterborough, Cambridge and Stansted Airport "due to the impact of planned engineering work", the company said.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was "concerned" to hear about the power outage, which would be "very frustrating to passengers".

Many customers complained about the disruption on social media. Jeff Prestridge, a semi-retired editor from Wokingham, Berks, had planned to travel to the West Bromwich Albion v Burnley game on Sunday, but his journey was cancelled.

Mr Prestridge, who has been a West Brom season ticket holder for 30 years, said the CrossCountry service was "sub-standard". He added: "It's so frustrating, I mean, the number

BY CLARA MARGOTIN

of cancellations on it, and also the number of times that I've got on it when it's been packed because they have only run a set of four coaches. It's dreadful."

A CrossCountry spokesman said: "While we will run as many trains as possible, passengers should expect significant reductions to services and cancellations across almost all CrossCountry routes.

"We are sorry to passengers affected by this significant and unforeseen disruption."

Earlier this month, another power outage caused delays on Cross-Country services across the Midlands and north-west England.

Buses replaced trains

In June, Cross-Country was told to improve after receiving the worst score in a Watchdog Transport Focus survey of more than 100,000 passengers.

Record-breaking heat has led to a fifth of England's railways being at risk of derailment, warns nature investment fund Rebalance Earth.

They said around 20% of the nation's tracks have been built on top of clay soils, which become very hard when dry and can shrink and crack, which means anything built on top of them can move or subside.

It comes after two recent derailments in East Sussex and Essex.

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Tory leader Kemi Badenoch

Kemi snubs 'monstrous hybrid' of Reform deal

BY MARTYN BROWN

KEMI Badenoch has ruled out doing a 'monstrous' deal with Nigel Farage's Reform UK – even if there was a hung parliament at the next general election.

The Tory leader also blasted defectors who left her party for her right-wing rivals as 'some of the most dishonest people' she has ever met.

She lashed out with polls showing a three-way split between the leading political parties.

Reform lead on 24%, with Labour on 22% and the Conservatives on 19%, according to a recent YouGov survey.

Speaking at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, she warned 'the country is going to be in a pretty bad place' if the Conservatives fail to win next time. And she insisted she wanted to 'win on my own terms'.

Destroyed

Mrs Badenoch said: 'Nigel Farage dictates what he wants depending on what he had for breakfast that day. They are all over the place, they announce one policy, they forget it the next day.'

'How do I work with people like that when I am making carefully curated plans?'

'How do you work with a man who has fallen out with every single person he has ever had to work with in every single party that he has started?'

'What I want is a Conservative government, not a monstrous Reform/Conservative hybrid.'

And she ruled out taking back politicians who have left the Tories for Reform, insisting that she does 'not want drama queens'.

Reform said: 'Reform UK has zero interest in propping up a dying, clapped-out Conservative brand.'

'Nor looking to do deals with a party that collapsed the economy, destroyed voter trust and trails in third place.'

'Reform will give British workers and veterans council housing priority'

BY MARTYN BROWN Political Editor

BRITISH workers below the age of 35 will be first in line for council housing, Reform UK will promise today.

They will be given priority along with married couples with children and military veterans.

Nigel Farage's party has already promised to remove foreign nationals from social housing, pledging to evict them after a short grace period.

The move is expected to free up hundreds of thousands of properties.

Reform estimates that 540,000 social homes are currently occupied by foreign nationals. Of the 1.3 million people currently on waiting lists, 15% – some 195,000 households – were born overseas.

Deputy leader Richard Tice will unveil the shake-up, as well as laying out the party's plans to build 50,000 affordable social homes a year.

Party's promise to reward young grafters

Reform insists the investment required for the scheme will be 'fiscally neutral', requiring no new taxes or borrowing.

Mr Tice said: 'There are now 1.3 million people waiting for social housing in Britain. The vast majority of them do not have jobs.

Strangers

'In terms of the social houses we have, less than half of households are in work and over half a million social homes are currently occupied by foreign nationals.

'Meanwhile, young British men and women, who are working hard, can't afford to move out of their family home, and when they do often find

themself sharing a house with strangers, with no realistic prospect of forming a family or getting on.

'It is time for us to prioritise young British workers, and that is what our policy is about.'

The Tories also recently announced plans to ban foreigners from getting council houses, with tens of thousands of existing tenants evicted.

Nearly 300,000 socially rented properties have a foreign national as a lead tenant, data shows.

Plans from the Conservatives mean those legally considered to be single, and who do not hold UK, Irish or EU citizenship, would lose their property.

Under Kemi Badenoch's plans, some 228,144 council homes would be emptied, with tenants losing the

right to stay there. Those properties would then be given to British citizens on the social homes waiting list.

The Labour Party blasted Reform's 'unserious and unworkable plans'.

A spokesperson said: 'Access to social housing is already tightly controlled. Illegal migrants, asylum seekers and migrants on student or work visas are not eligible for social housing. This policy would go after long-term UK residents who have contributed to our country but are not British citizens, including NHS staff.

'It would leave more families at risk of homelessness and drive up the use of temporary accommodation at the taxpayers' expense. It would also mean renegotiations with the EU, resulting in years of wrangling.'

Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson

Johnson: Mahmood must stay tough on migrants

SHABANA Mahmood must ignore Labour backbench grumblings and press ahead with her immigration crackdown, a party grandee has said.

Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson insisted his successor must stop the pull factor attracting migrants.

Ms Mahmood's tougher measures, drawn up under Sir Keir Starmer, plan to double how long migrants have to wait to obtain indefinite leave to remain from five years to 10. She has said it would be applied retrospectively to people already

here to prevent a flood of claims from the wave of migrants who arrived following the pandemic.

But the plans have sparked unease among many Labour backbenchers.

Mr Johnson said: 'When you're doing something that really needs to be done, particularly on illegal immigration, you always get a kickback, and she's got to carry on.' Mr Johnson made the remarks in a Policy Exchange report,

which includes interviews with 14 Home Secretaries. In it Lord Kenneth Clarke, who was Home Secretary under John Major, hits out at Priti Patel's term.

He said: 'It was Priti Patel, as Home Secretary, who introduced a visa scheme which was so lax and so generous that we suddenly increased the population of the country by 900,000 people in one year.'

Lord Clarke praised one of her successors, Sir James Cleverly, for getting it 'sorted out'.

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Campaigners like Phil send powerful message

WE have reached a point where doing nothing would represent a gross abdication of responsibility on the issue of assisted dying.

The majority agree the right to end a life should rest with a terminally ill individual and are looking to Andy Burnham to uphold this wish. Parliament thinks it has settled the matter but would do well to remember this is a fight that centres squarely on the relief of profound human suffering and therefore it would be inappropriate to stifle further discussion.

There is overwhelming public support for Parliament to find a way to achieve what people facing an often painful ending say they want. Despite a grassroots movement to put this issue at the top of the political agenda there remains an inequity at the heart of the debate: MPs and Lords who might not want an assisted death do not need to have one – but they should not deny those who do.

This is the point that terminally ill father Phil Newby, who lives with motor neurone disease, will make to the Prime Minister if he gets the chance to talk to him.

His ask is simple: that those in the same helpless situation – now and in the future – be allowed an assisted death not to shorten their lives, but to shorten their suffering.

There is real and widespread anger, not to say a deepening sense of injustice, that a proposed law ran out of time in the House of Lords after MPs voted in favour of it.

But supporters, including Mr Newby, have vowed to continue the battle. And Mr Burnham would do well to remember that in the immovable army of those who back a law change he faces a formidable opponent.

Fraud making NHS sick

THE NHS works wonders every day but it remains a grossly inefficient, bloated, and bureaucratic behemoth.

The astronomical amount the organisation admits it is at risk of losing to fraud, bribery, collusion, and corruption will anger even those who are long used to its many failings.

Former Health Secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt admits taxpayers are very often an afterthought in the running of the NHS. We agree.

But what will surprise many is not the amount of fraud the NHS catches, it is the amount of money it thinks it is at risk of losing: £1.35bn – 0.72% of the NHS budget.

While it may not sound much as a percentage, this is equal to the annual running costs of a large hospital trust. This matters because every pound lost to fraud is a pound that cannot be used to employ frontline staff, buy a drug, perform an operation, or provide frontline or emergency care.

Politicians bleeding arts

MPS have long been accused of being careless with taxpayers' cash and now it seems the same can be said of priceless pieces of art.

More than 65 have gone missing in Parliament in just two years including those of former Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and a 19th century print of William Wilberforce, who led the movement to abolish the slave trade, So who is in the frame?

Our seaside towns are not washed up but they need help

ASWE wait and wonder what plan our Prime Minister has for the country, Mr Burnham needs to look beyond his urban comfort zone and consider what he can do to support our coastal communities and seaside resorts.

Not a week goes by without a report appearing that lists the UK's worst seaside towns – which is frankly depressing and demeaning to some of our once-great coastal locations.

A recent Which? Travel survey decreed Bognor Regis, in West Sussex, is the worst seaside town in the UK – a claim that is as insulting as it is incorrect.

The conclusion was reached by 3,872 panellists reporting on 8,952 coastal trips across 11 categories – including value for money, shopping, parking, food and drink, scenery, tourist attractions, peace and quiet, and quality of the seafront.

Bognor Regis scored the lowest across the range of categories and therefore has been branded the worst.

Now, I have skin in the game, as Bognor Regis is just along the coast from where I have lived for over 20 years – I have also previously worked as a local journalist and radio presenter in the area and once organised a "Bognor Is Beautiful" campaign.

The town does have its challenges but then so do the other locations that received poor rankings on the list that only seems to exist to enforce negative stereotypes. Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Blackpool, Fleetwood, Bangor, Skegness, Clacton-on-Sea and Burnham-on-Sea all received a walloping.

BRITAIN'S seaside towns have long been let down by politicians despite solid local attempts to reinvigorate them. The situation has not been helped by government departments and outside local authorities using them as a dumping ground for tenants with antisocial behaviour or

Bognor Regis, in West Sussex, was unfairly labelled the UK's worst seaside town

Duncan Barkes

Guest columnist

addiction issues. It is no coincidence that an Office for National Statistics report last year found that Blackpool has the lowest life expectancy for men in the UK with an average of 73.7 years – compared to Hart, in Hampshire, with 83.4 years.

But this 10-year life expectancy gap is not about the kind of north/south divide our Prime Minister seems keen to address – the government's own Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government research reveals that Hastings, on the south coast in East Sussex, is home to some of the most deprived areas of the UK.

Social and health disparities aside, Labour must take responsibility for how their recent policies have damaged seaside towns trying to entice visitors and investment.

Businesses that operate in the tourism sector and until recently would hire staff on a

casual basis along seasonal requirements now face less flexibility and more red tape due to the Employment Rights Act. The last two budgets drawn up by then-Chancellor Rachel Reeves saw the minimum wage go up and an increase in employers' national insurance

These additional costs, along with added bureaucracy, have made it even tougher for small businesses that rely on tourism.

Alison Griffiths is the MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton – the latter a town that also scored poorly in the Which? Travel survey.

She said: "People in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton are fiercely proud of our coast, and with good reason. Tourism gives our towns their character and supports local jobs, from family attractions and hotels to cafes, pubs and guesthouses. Yet Whitehall still treats seaside economies as an afterthought."

Alison added: "Andy

'Labour have made it harder for firms in the tourism sector'

Burnham says he wants growth in every postcode – he should start by recognising that a coastal economy is not an urban high street with a beach attached."

HILE he continues his carefully managed tour of the

UK, the PM must visit our seaside towns in various parts of the country, not just the North.

If he is genuinely committed to changing the country in its entirety, then he needs to hear from those living and working in these locations.

And the solution is not just about giving more money to these communities – something our country can ill-afford.

He can start off by working with his Chancellor on ways to help employers in resorts to hire more people and invest in their firms, thereby creating vital employment opportunities for local people and enhancing their offering to tourists.

When not preparing for his first Prime Minister's Questions next week in the Commons, Mr Burnham needs to be heading to beaches without his bucket and spade, to ensure that our seaside towns do not get left behind forever.

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No cloud for Andy on Cote d'Azur

NOW let's have it right. Andrew, formerly known as Prince, has reportedly been enjoying himself in the South of France, and I think that is a terrible optic.

Yes, while the disgraced former Duke of York remains under an enormous cloud over his past associations and allegations which he has consistently denied, apparently Andy has been busy sunning himself on the Côte d'Azur.

According to royal biographer Andrew Lownie, Andy was spotted wearing a red baseball cap, white trousers, Timberland shoes and Ray-Bans, accompanied by two women in their forties – one blonde, the other with red hair.

He's even said to be looking for a property in the region. How lovely for him.

But instead of sipping a chilled glass of rosé and browsing French villas, perhaps Andrew could make himself useful for the first time in his life and finally answer some serious questions.

US lawmakers have called for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to cooperate with a congressional committee examining Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.

They want him to speak to them about what he knew and his relationship with the convicted sex offender. They even said he could do it via Zoom, so why hasn't he?

Andrew has consistently denied wrongdoing and he is entitled to do so. But cooperating with investigators is not the same thing as admitting guilt.

If he genuinely has nothing to hide, surely answering questions is the best way to demonstrate it?

Time's up for all those latecomers

A PERSON I work with is always late. I find it the height of rudeness and, rightly or wrongly, take it as a personal offence.

Being late isn't a personality trait – it's rude. Chronic lateness has somehow been rebranded as some lovable quirk.

My mum had a phrase that I still live by: to be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be late, and to be late is unacceptable!

We've lost the plot, as rape case shows

WELL we finally have some good news on immigration. The removal of foreign criminals, immigration offenders and people with no legal right to be in Britain has reportedly reached its highest level since 2016, with more than 80,000 returns since Labour came to power. Well done, Labour!

Returns are said to be up 52% compared with the equivalent two-year period before the 2024 General Election.

If you have no right to be here, you should be removed. If you come to Britain and repay our hospitality by committing serious crimes, I have zero sympathy for you. But we need to go much further, because for every encouraging set of figures there seems to be another case that makes you wonder whether our immigration system has lost the plot.

Take Hendrix Ekwen. He is an Italian national who was convicted of raping a woman who was drunk, unconscious and vulnerable here in Britain. The details are appalling. At his criminal trial he was found to have demonstrated a sense of sexual entitlement and attempted to place responsibility for the rape on his victim.

Yet Ekwen has now succeeded in an immigration case allowing him to remain in Britain after eventually accepting responsibility for what he did, nine years after the attack. Apparently, among the things he told the tribunal was that he would never wish such an experience upon his sisters. How charming and touching. I'm sure his victim will be delighted to hear that.

This is where ordinary people become completely exasperated with the immigration system. We seem to spend an enormous amount of time considering the rights, rehabilitation and personal circumstances of people who have committed horrendous crimes, while the rights of their victims barely seem to get a look in.

Where are her human rights? Where is her right to feel safe knowing the man who raped her hasn't been kicked out of her country? And where is our right, as a nation, to say, "you were welcomed into Britain, you committed a serious crime here, and therefore you have forfeited the privilege of remaining?"

Ekwen is Italian, and last time I checked Italy was a safe, democratic European country. We're not talking about sending somebody into a war zone or handing them over to a brutal dictatorship. Being an EU citizen doesn't automatically protect someone from deportation either. Foreign nation-

Think positive, this could be for the best...

HARRY and Meghan are coming home! I said on our Daily Express podcast last week that Harry would start spending more time back to Britain, although I thought it would be without Meghan. So I get half of it right, because reports suggest the whole family are keeping back.

Naturally, there are a million questions. Have they secured the armed protection Harry has been fighting for? Where exactly will they live? What are they going to do for work?

And, perhaps most importantly, why have they chosen to move back now? But actually, I don't think the "why" matters.

Harry is from these shores and has every right to live here with his wife and children. Of course, there are some enormous bridges to rebuild with the Royal Family, especially with William and Catherine who must be feeling slightly peeved that the Montezata circus is coming to town. Plus winning over the sections of the British youth who cannot stand the Sussexes ain't gonna happen overnight.

But on the whole I think this could be positive. Welcome home, H.

als, including Italians, can be deported following serious criminality, and so they should be.

So why is it still so difficult? The government deserves credit for increasing removals, but now it needs to tackle the legal maze that allows cases like this to happen because immigration control isn't simply about numbers on a spread-

sheet or boasting about how many people have been put on planes. It is about whose interests the British state puts first.

When somebody who isn't British commits one of the most serious crimes imaginable, protecting the public and standing with the victim should be at the very top of that list.

DON'T PICK ON BRITAIN... IT'S BLOOMING MARVELLOUS!

I REALLY dislike people running Britain down. Yes, we've got problems and things could be better. But we're still incredibly fortunate to live in one of the greatest countries in the world. Sometimes we need to stop

moaning and celebrate our wins, even the small ones.

Which brings me, strangely, to Aldi. The supermarket has already sold more than 100 million British-grown flower stems this year, with demand up 10%.

It expects to sell 108.5 million by the end of

2026, while sales of its Truly British bouquet are up a whopping 51%. That's fantastic!

So well done to our horticulturists and shoppers choosing home-grown flowers. Britain isn't perfect – nowhere is – but there's still plenty happening on these shores to be proud of.

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CRITICS of Donald Trump often ponder whether he could be some type of foreign intelligence asset, but if he were, he would not be so damaging to the United States, writes Conor Wilson. It is not a view that I have ever subscribed to but events of the last month or so have left me wondering if he would do less damage if Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping did have kampromat on him.

However, if the leader of the free world was a secret agent of a rogue state, he would at least have to attempt to look like he is acting in the interests of the US and its allies and Trump seems not to be inclined to even try to maintain that pretence.

Last week, he was fawning over Kim Jong Un, a man responsible for the execution of around 400 officials and elites, thousands of his own citizens, a prison gulag system of around 130,000 and the oppression of millions.

So desperate was Don to impress the murderous dictator, that he scaled back annual military exercises with South Korea in a desperate attempt to curry favour. "North Korea poses us no threat," he told reporters, who perhaps forgot to ask what it was that the North Koreans test fired on Thursday.

His comments in the Oval Office demonstrated an ignorance both of US foreign policy and the role American military presence plays in maintaining the country's status as a superpower, one that would be laughable if it weren't so serious.

In a separate theatre of Trump stupidity, his mishandling of the ongoing Iran crisis saw the USS George Washington set sail for the Middle East to relieve the belea-

Soldiers dig fire breaks to stop the spread of wildfires in Wales

'Red carpet for Putin while Zelensky left by the service door'

guered USS Abraham Lincoln that has been at sea on deployment for nine months.

Its redeployment leaves Asia with no American carrier strike group at a time of mounting fears of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Xi Jinping must be licking his lips.

Looking back further on Trump's second presidency, we see the red carpet rolled out for Putin while Zelensky is shown out of the servants' entrance.

We see intelligence withheld from Kyiv, giving Russia the momentum in a war that affects every democratic nation around the world.

We see Nato undermined at every opportunity and a US president threatening to take an ally's territory by force.

We see propaganda spewed by Trump and his acolytes about civilisational decline in the West, serving not to spread truth but to undermine trust and sow political division.

Despite all of this, I don't subscribe to the view that Donald Trump is in the pocket of a foreign intelligence service. But even if he was, would he really do very much differently?

LOGISTICIANS, aircrew and engineers of the British Army were among those involved in supporting crews tackling wildfires in South Wales last week.

It amazes me how effective soldiers can be when deployed at short notice to assist civil authorities. Whether it is flood relief, ambulance driving, vaccinations, disaster relief or tackling wildfires, soldiers always step up to the plate, bringing their vast transferable skills to benefit society.

It saddens me that when soldiers leave for civvy street, they can face ignorant employers who reject them due to "a lack of experience".

In a crisis, the response is "call in the Army" because we understand that the skills inherent in the forces can be applied effectively to a range of tasks. Perhaps we should remember it when supporting veterans moving into their post-service life.

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DOMESTIC pressure is mounting on Volodymyr Zelensky, perhaps one of the most influential leaders this century. It is only right that Ukraine suspended elections as it fought for existence - Britain did not have an election for almost a decade due to the outbreak of war in 1939. Ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov wants wartime elections in the face of a corruption scandal that has hit Ukrainian elites. This could be a decisive time for their domestic politics, but parties must be sure not to get caught up in internal battles that may impede the fight in the east.

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Warnings of 'frantic Friday' on the roads

BY NEIL LANCEFIELD

DRIVERS are being told to expect a "frantic Friday" as the summer bank holiday getaway is expected to be the busiest on the roads in more than a decade.

The RAC estimates 20 million leisure trips will be made by car between this Friday and Monday August 31, the highest figure since its analysis began in 2015.

RAC breakdown spokeswoman Harriet Hernando said: "It looks like Brits are buoyed by the warm and dry weather and are more confident in making plans for the late summer bank holiday weekend – which is quite often a washout.

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"Drivers should be ready for frantic Friday and think about setting off before 10am if they can."

There are 4.1 million leisure journeys predicted for Friday, 3.8 million for Saturday, 3.1 million for Sunday, and 3.4 million for Bank Holiday Monday.

A further 5.5 million trips will be spread across the period, with drivers unsure when exactly they will hit the road.

The impact on oil prices from the conflict in the Middle East means filling a typical 55-litre family car with petrol costs about £89 compared with £74 a year ago.

A tank of diesel is approximately £100, up from £79 in August 2025.

A survey of 2,939 drivers by FindOutNow for the RAC showed 13% have scrapped bank holiday travel plans because of higher prices at the pump.

'We need more niceness in the world, so I'm grateful for all the support'

Office star Lucy's first appearance since cancer post

ACTRESS Lucy Davis gave thanks for audience support in her first public appearance since revealing she has incurable breast cancer.

The Office star revealed earlier this month the disease had spread to her bones since diagnosis 18 months ago.

The 53-year-old star spoke to fans as she appeared at the For The Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi convention at Excel London, on Saturday, to talk about the 2004 zombie-comedy Shaun of the Dead, in which she played Dianne.

Talking on a headline panel alongside the film's director, Edgar Wright, and Simon Pegg, who played the film's eponymous main character, Davis told hundreds in the audience she was grateful for the support.

Prior to the panel, Davis spent time signing autographs and posing for photographs.

The actress, whose father is comedian Jasper Carrott, said: "It's like this whole second family you never knew you had. Every-

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one is like a community, friendly, supportive of not only us but you guys and each other.

"We need a bit more niceness in the world, so I'm grateful."

Davis, who needed assistance to get on and off the stage for the 30-minute appearance, was not asked directly about her health.

But the actress, who is best known for playing receptionist Dawn Tinsley in Ricky Gervais's hit BBC series The Office, was given a round of applause when asked for advice about getting into the film industry. In her response she said:

"Don't let anyone tell you you can't do or be anything you want to do or be.

"We grow up with a different life with a different world telling us we have limitations. None of us do, our only limitations are things that we think are limiting. We can do anything, or be anybody, and don't apologise for that."

Davis thanked fans two days after she announced her condition, which has spread to her spine, right hip and ribs, was "too late" for chemotherapy.

In a post on Instagram, she said: "Ok, the last two days have been overwhelming, I had zero idea my

cancer post would have the attention it did.

"Truly, I am in shock. Thank you to everyone for the tremendous amount of kindness and support you have sent me. Good grief it was emotional."

Fans asking questions on Saturday told the actress "I love you so much" and heard stories of her time filming Shaun of the Dead with a cast which included Nick Frost and Dylan Moran.

She spoke of being driven home in Los Angeles by Quentin Tarantino and being recognised after The Office first aired.

When asked for her favourite memories on set, she said: "Camaraderie. In terms of actually filming, I loved when we all pretended to be zombies and walked across the square; it was like being naughty school kids.

"It was a fun time, we went a bit mad!"

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Time is called on Soho bar popular with actors, artists... and criminals

ONCE the infamous haunt of Princess Margaret and David Bowie, it was the seedy Soho drinking den where a young Daniel Craig used to pull pints.

A magnet for artists, actors and a heady mix of highlife and lowlife, the Colony Room Club earned a reputation as the most notorious watering hole in London – and the most fun.

Opened in 1948, it survived decades of debauchery before closing in 2008, then reopening in 2023. Now, three years after it was gloriously brought back to life in a new venue, the doors have closed once again.

Few people know the place better than Darren Coffield, the artist behind the 2023 revival and author of Tales From The Colony Room: Soho's Lost Bohemia. He first climbed the stairs in 1988 as an art student.

Darren said, "What fascinated me was it was living history.

"It was a tiny, cramped, smoky room at the top of a dingy staircase – but no-one went there for the decor.

"The colour was in the people. You'd sit in there and you'd start chatting to a journalist who worked on the Profumo affair with Christine Keeler. Or, another afternoon, Francis Bacon might walk in, or John Hurt."

The Colony had been attracting royalty and gangsters, artists and actors since it opened.

At the height of his fame in Doctor Who, Tom Baker would arrive in the trademark hat and scarf, a toothbrush in his top pocket to signal he

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was looking for a bed for the night. Once he wandered out of the Colony in the full costume, and was stopped in the street by three Japanese tourists. Darren said: "He always carried a stack of publicity photos, so he whipped a couple out, signed them, and handed them over. But it was quite clear they had no idea who he was. They just wanted to get to Oxford Street."

The whole spirit of the place flowed from one woman, owner Muriel Belcher, who was once described as "the rudest person in England".

Comedian Barry Humphries, better known as Dame Edna Everage, said: "It provided an atmosphere of delectable depravity for the select company of alcoholics and would-be artists who managed to win the reluctant approval of Muriel, the Gorgon-like proprietrix."

Jazz singer George Melly was a founder and said: "Muriel was a benevolent witch, who managed to draw in all London's talent up those filthy stairs."

Inside those famous green walls, the normal rules did not apply. David Edwards recalled a particularly memorable moment involving Bacon.

He said: "One afternoon Francis walked in the club, annoyed and pulling his collar.

"What's wrong, Francis?" 'Harrods, I'm never going back there again'.

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He'd bought a lot of clothes, but when he got home he'd decided he didn't like any of them. 'I bought so many suits and shirts and threw the lot in the dustbin.' You'd never seen the club empty so quickly. The next day everyone was up the club parading around in their new suits and shirts from Francis' dustbin.'

Then there was the lost property cupboard, catalogued by member Michael Clark. He said: "Vacuuming the carpet one morning, a front tooth was found. It had been knocked out the night before. It was returned later that afternoon."

PETER O'Toole did a shift behind the bar the night before he took on the play Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell, named after the Spectator columnist and Colony regular. Darren said: "At that stage he wasn't drinking any more. He was just pouring drinks.

"Over the years people were so drunk it was easier to lock them in. They weren't going to drink any more, they were paralytic. So they just locked them in with the booze, which would never happen in the Groucho Club, would it?"

For all the laughter, the room could be merciless. Nothing stayed secret within its walls for long.

"It was such a small room, all the seating faced inwards, so it was almost like a gladiatorial arena,"

Darren said. "It wasn't the kind of place you'd go to and pour your heart out, because within five minutes everyone in the room knew what was going on in your personal life, and you'd become the subject of learned discussion."

When Muriel died in 1979 the club passed to barman Ian Board, and on his death in 1994 to Michael Wojas.

Under Michael it became the unlikely clubhouse of the Young British Artists. Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh drank there, The Clash drank there, and the likes of future Bond star Daniel, model Kate Moss and artist Tracy Emin were coaxed into unpaid stints behind the bar.

The guest list down the decades was just as loaded, taking in Noel Coward, EM Forster, Ian Dury, Ian Fleming, and even the Kray Twins. However, by 2008, the money had run out, and the doors shut.

But in 2023, Darren rebuilt it in a basement just off Regent Street, tracking down the original fittings. The green walls returned, along with the 2008 drink prices. And the stars came with them.

"People came from all over the world to see it," Darren said. "Lisa Stansfield came back and drank there. Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream came down. Even half of Blondie turned up one night."

This year, the owners closed it once more and changed the locks.

"It's gone. They shut it down. They gave us eight days' notice," Darren said. "But we'll rebuild again."

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'It's really important for us to keep that classic taste'

"Before the KitKat, chocolate was mainly sold in big, solid blocks - so this lighter, snackable format was a real game changer," explains Rob Jackson, a product and process specialist at Nestlé.

Having worked on KitKat for the past four and a half years, there's little he doesn't know about the much-loved chocolate bar, and his passion for the product shines through.

Rob is based at Nestlé's York factory, where the KitKat was invented 91 years ago - and which today produces more than 1.2 billion KitKat bars a year.

First hitting shelves in 1935 as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp, KitKat now comes in over 300 flavours and formats, and is sold in more than 85 countries around the world.

But when it comes to product innovation, it's not just about new flavours, shapes and sizes. Sustainability and the sourcing of, where possible, regeneratively farmed British ingredients are now a big focus. It's an aspect the job that Rob finds particularly rewarding.

"I've always been interested in sustainability, and I do what I can at home - I make my own compost and do all the stuff you can do on an individual scale. But to be given the opportunity to work on something that can make a real difference is really exciting," he says.

"Developing a new flavour and seeing it on the shelves is a thrill, but our sustainability initiatives are something that can have a real, lasting impact - not just on KitKat, but on the future of climate change and the environment."

As one of Nestlé's most popular products, KitKat has been at the forefront of some key sustainability projects. In 2003, it became one of the first brands to benefit from the com-

Over 1.2bn KitKat bars are produced a year at York

pany's partnership with British farmer-owned dairy co-operative First Milk. Since then, all Kit-Kats made in York have used milk from regenerative farms in Ayrshire.

Then in 2016 KitKat became the first brand to source all its cocoa from the Nestlé

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aimed at improving the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families, enhancing farming practices, and producing sustainable cocoa.

This year, Rob has been instrumental in KitKat's new partnership with pioneering regenerative food and farming business Wildfarmed - who this year began supplying British-grown wheat for the KitKat wafers.

For KitKat's legions of loyal fans, the really good news is that - thanks to Rob and the team - their favourite snack will always retain the qualities that make

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it special.

"People love KitKat - they know what they want from it and they don't want us to change that," he says "So it's really important for us to keep that classic KitKat taste." He

goes on to explain that on-boarding a new ingredient involves months of careful tests and trials.

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about today - whether we're developing new products or look at where we position ourselves in the market. It's really become the essence of what KitKat is.

"We've kept the quality, we've kept the crucial snap, we've kept the great flavour, but now KitKat has all of the good bits that come from the regenerative agriculture behind it."

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Star shows off his new look wearing a T-shirt with a picture of his old-style locks

ERLING Haaland shows off a new close-cropped look – and the Manchester City striker will be hoping chopping off his long locks won't have an impact on his goalscoring powers.

The 26-year old – who claimed the Premier League Golden Boot with 27 goals last season – unveiled his short hair ahead of City's season opener yesterday against Bournemouth.

Haaland posted an image on social media with the comment: "New season, new trim." And in another he showed off the various stages of cutting off his famous long

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blonde locks, declaring: "Short hair don't care."

Last month Haaland revealed he had kept his long hair on the advice of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, another prolific long-haired Scandinavian striker. He said: "Zlatan – you know what he told me? 'Never cut your hair because the strength is in the hair'."

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Power grumbles surging this year

ENERGY complaints taken on by an industry watchdog soared 16% in the first half of this year.

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Billing disputes made up 58% of complaints in the first half and were 15% higher at 27,006.

It comes as Ofgem is expected on Wednesday to announce an increase in the energy price cap from October 1. The latest forecasts point to a 4% rise, just as many households will turn on their heating.

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THE hot, dry summer is ending in a false autumn, with hedgerow fruit ripening before strawberry season has finished and leaves crunching under sandalled feet.

Leaves turning gold and falling early is a survival response to this summer's many heatwaves. Meanwhile blackberries,

BY MATTHEW DOOLEY

elderberries and hawthorn have accelerated fruiting.

Foragers have been picking them since schools broke up for the summer, while traditionally they would be a treat for the shorter days when it's time to think about putting the heating on again.

Independent rates review of 'vital' pubs

THE Treasury has enlisted an expert to review how business rates are calculated for pubs and hotels and to make recommendations for reforming the system.

Jerry Schurder, former business rates policy lead at the advisory firm Newmark UK, will lead the independent review of valuations and report back to the Treasury by the end of March next year.

The government is also launching a call for evidence from landlords, brewers, hoteliers and business owners. It comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a 20% cut to business rates bills to ease cost pressures on pubs, social clubs and live music venues from April.

Rethink

The move was largely welcomed, but there were calls to extend the relief to a wider range of businesses and to pursue broader changes to the system.

No10 has said it will look to set out further reform, including small business rates relief, at the Budget.

James Murray, financial secretary to the Treasury said: "Pubs and hotels are vital for communities and bringing growth to every postcode. Last month, we announced tax cuts

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for pubs to give them the breathing room they need.

"Today we're going further with a rethink of valuations – so that we can build a fairer system for the future."

Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, said: "For years, pubs have paid a disproportionately higher business rates bill, which has ground down their ability to keep the doors open, so this review is sorely needed and hugely welcome."

Neal Jones, EMEA president at hotel firm Marriott International, said: "The current valuation methodology creates a significant burden for hotels. And it is right that the system is being examined to ensure it is fair, transparent, and reflective of today's market realities."

Allen Simpson, chief executive at UK Hospitality, said: "Business rates remain a significant burden for

hospitality businesses and the system needs to better reflect the trading realities for the sector. "Comprehensive review and reform can address these challenges, while also supporting investment and growth."

The sector has called for reform of business rates and a cut in VAT to protect jobs and help overcome rising costs.

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Fox creeps into house and bites sleeping baby

Mum shocked as infant wounded

Jobs market 'is in reverse'

JOB vacancies fell in July for the first time in four months, according to researchers.

There were fewer roles in healthcare, nursing, hospitality and logistics, but travel, teaching and construction positions were on the increase.

Jobs site Adzuna suggested a recovery reported over the spring was now in reverse.

The firm's Andrew Hunter said: "July's numbers are a step backwards, not a blip."

A HORRIFIED mum has told how a fox sneaked into her home and bit her three-month-old baby daughter's head as the pair slept.

Carly Clarkson had dozed off while feeding little Josephine, only to be woken with a shock by the animal sniffing her face – before noticing blood around her baby lying by her.

Mum-of-two Carly, 37, screamed and then realised the full horror as she saw four bloody puncture wounds on her baby's head.

She snatched up Josephine and chased the fox up the stairs, before darting to her one-year-old daughter's room to check she was OK.

Carly, who had left the back door open to their home in Watford, Herts, said: "Imagine waking up, and your child's blood is next to you. It was absolutely horrifying."

She said the four puncture wounds on Josephine's head "looked like a dog had bitten a football".

She rushed to Watford General Hospital at around 9.45pm on Thursday where it was confirmed there were no fractures to Josephine's skull or concerns around the baby's brain.

Carly fears the fox may have been trying to pull her daughter away with it. Now she is scared to use her garden or leave doors open with her daughters around.

She added: "I feel absolutely violated, I don't feel safe in my

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home with two young children." CCTV footage from the garden shows what they believe is the animal moments before it enters.

Carly said: "I was very lucky we came away with just needing some tetanus shots and some antibiotics.

"I would hate to find out that in a week or in a few weeks' time someone else isn't so lucky."

Vulnerable

Trevor Williams, founder of The Fox Project, says incidents like this are extremely rare and there has not been one in well over a decade.

He added: "It's pretty clear to me that this incident involves a young cub. Experienced adult foxes would never behave in this way and will always avoid putting themselves in such a vulnerable position."

He advised people to keep doors closed and use non-toxic repellents.

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SHE was once described as the "yang to Bob Dylan's yin" and one of the finest singer-songwriters of her time, beloved by the likes of Madonna, Elton John and Dylan himself. Then a brain aneurysm a decade ago left her unable to sing and play her guitar.

So Joni Mitchell, now 82, sat in a chair, incapable of walking or talking, listened to her favourite songs, and watched old videos of herself performing. Slowly she relearned how to play guitar and sing all over again.

Against the odds she returned to live performing and gave her first ever performance at the Grammys two years ago.

Now the woman who brought us Big Yellow Taxi, Both Sides Now, River and Woodstock is the subject of a new book.

River of Words, written by author, journalist and BBC World Service presenter Tom Hagler, is based on Joni's performances and interviews at the BBC over five decades and offers new insights into her artistry.

"She was completely written off by the medical establishment in America after her aneurysm but music brought her back," says Tom, a fan of the folk jazz singer since he was a teenager.

"Joni Mitchell is a hugely talented, unique female artist who has been somewhat overlooked but is easily as talented as Bob Dylan.

"I wrote the book not particularly for her fans but for people who may only know the odd song of hers and not realise what a fascinating musician and person she is."

Nothing about Joni Mitchell has ever been conventional or easy.

Born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada in 1943, she wanted to play the guitar as a youngster but her mother associated the instrument with country music and disapproved of its hillbilly associations so Joni initially settled for the ukulele.

In autumn 1952 at the age of nine, she contracted polio during the worst recorded outbreak of the disease in US history. Joni spent months in hospital recuperating.

"The little boy opposite her died so she saw death and suffering from a very young age," says Tom. "The polio not only affected her physically but must have affected her mentally too."

The infection permanently weakened her left hand, making standard guitar playing difficult but she eventually taught herself to play by devising alternative tunings to compensate.

IN 2023 Rolling Stone ranked Joni ninth in their all-time Top 100 guitarists – ahead of Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. But it is for her lyrics she is perhaps most admired. Tom describes her songs as "introspective, confessional songs that became touchstones of the singer-songwriter genre".

Yet Joni felt like she struggled to compete in the male dominated world of songwriting in the Sixties and Seventies.

She said: "People thought that it was too intimate. I think it upset the male singer-songwriters.

"They'd go, 'Oh no. Do we have to bare our souls like this now?' I think it made people nervous."

Despite her obvious talents as a singer-songwriter and guitar-

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ist, Joni was often referred to in terms of her relationships with famous men.

"One music magazine even listed all her lovers," Tom explains to illustrate the sexism in the industry she faced. "There was Leonard Cohen, James Taylor, David Crosby, Graham Nash, but not Stephen Stills, although he was infatuated with her," he says.

"Then weirdly she was with Warren Beatty for a while,

which you wouldn't have thought of as being each other's type but she was just so interesting."

Many of her songs are about her relationships. I Had A King was written about her first husband Chuck Mitchell, capturing the breakdown of their marriage. Rainy Night House and A Case Of You were inspired by her brief and intense romance with Leonard Cohen. Coyote chronicles her affair with the playwright Sam Shepard in 1975, while My Old Man and Willy are reflections on her time with musician Graham Nash.

That Song About the Midway is about her romance with David Crosby, who produced her debut album, while See You Sometime is widely believed to be about James Taylor.

Tom himself first fell for Joni as a 13-year-old after he bought her bestselling album

Blue, released in 1971. "I bought it about ten years after that at a time when I was listening to Joy Division and The Cure.

"She sat on the cover like this Greek goddess in a sea of blue. The album was so atmospheric and strange and poetic. She felt like a total one-off, a bit like Kate Bush is, incredibly hard to define."

Tom, who also wrote Bowie at the BBC: A Life in Interviews published in 2023, felt that Joni was an equally worthy subject, based on her concerts and interviews on BBC TV and radio over the years.

"Programmes like the John Peel Show and the Old Grey Whistle Test were so far reaching back then and it is undoubtable that many British fans' first contact with her would have been through the BBC."

One particular BBC interview with Trevor

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Journalist Tom Hagler discovered Joni Mitchell's bestselling 1971 album when he was 13. Now he's written a book celebrating the pioneering star, looking back at her performances and interviews with the BBC

Joni's unique yet simple style, main, and, right, in 2023 at Corps Amphitheatre in Washington

Dann on Greater London Radio on September 6, 1990 saw Joni talk for the first time about the baby daughter she had given up for adoption in 1965 when she was 21.

The singer bumped into her at the Mariposa Folk Festival a few years later in what seems to have been an orchestrated rather than accidental meeting. In the interview, a full three years before the story was "exposed" in the newspapers, Joni described meeting "a small, curly-haired blonde girl – my child had thick, thick curly hair – with her fingers in the fence".

The little girl calls Joni "Kelly", the name Joni gave her daughter – named Kelly Dale on the adoption papers.

After an awkward silence with the

Joni with Graham Nash at Hustings in 1969, being recording in Los Angeles with James Taylor in 1971

huge revelation came spilling out," recalls Tom. "It was typical of Joni to be so frank and honest.

"The Canadian official looking after her was shouting 'destroy the tape, destroy the tape' but Joni was always unapologetically honest."

During the interview Joni explained that she was penniless and single when she got pregnant adding: "I was not the right person to raise this child.

"It was impossible under the circumstances. I had no money when she was born, none. Imagine. I mean none of the music would have come out."

Her daughter's father was Canadian artist and photographer Brad MacMath. The pair met when they were art students in Calgary. Joni fell pregnant in 1964 when she was 20, with MacMath leaving for California before the birth.

"Today an interview with such a shockingly personal revelation like having an adopted daughter would have been pounced on," says Tom.

"Joni's private and public life have always been one and the same thing. She writes about her life and love with brutal honesty.

"They are lyrics with real heart and are more pointed and personal to me than Dylan or Cohen."

JONI has been married twice, to American folk singer Chuck Mitchell from 1965 to 1967 and to producer Larry Klein, with whom she collaborated. They married in 1982 and divorced in 1994.

The pioneering songstress is hugely admired by many other icons of the industry. Madonna, Bjork and Prince classed themselves as fans in the past and cited Joni's influence on them.

Many adolescents struggling with angst and alienation continue to identify with Joni's painfully honest lyrics.

But it is her UK fanbase that Joni has spoken most highly about in the past.

"I always thought the British were very, you know, loyal to me and insightful," she once said.

"Perhaps it's because of the stiff upper lip thing – they made observations regarding my art that I thought were intelligent, that might perhaps be missed in the win/lose syndrome of the Americans. I always imagined the British audiences having knowledge of and an interest in subtleties that lie between success and failure."

In a music industry dominated by men, money and the latest trends, Joni Mitchell has, in her own unique way, undoubtedly been a success for music lovers.

● River of Words: Joni Mitchell at the BBC by Tom Hagler is published on September 3 (Welbeck, £25) through major online music and book retailers

parents Joni left, adding: "All of a sudden this shiver went up my spine. I turned around and they were gone. So, I've always suspected that that was her."

In 1997 Joni was finally reunited with her daughter, then aged 32, who confirmed the story.

Kilauren Gibb, as she later became known, used information from a fan's Joni Mitchell homepage to trace her biological background and contact the singer's management.

They finally met in Los Angeles, allowing the musician to connect with her daughter and her young grandson.

That same year Joni was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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FOUR puppeteers joined forces at the weekend in a rare event for the 10th anniversary of one of the last remaining daily Punch And Judy seaside shows.

Joe Burns, who is in his 10th year at Swanage, Dorset, was joined by William Vaughan, who plays at nearby Sandbanks, Eastbourne's James Arnott, and expert David Wilde.

Delighted Joe, who this year set a record of more than 40 consecutive days of shows, said the event showed "just how varied puppetry can be".

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Experts hail 6 new chicks

THE rarest breeding bird in the UK has nested at a secret location for the second year running – and successfully reared six chicks, conservationists said.

Last year, a pair of Montagu's harriers raised four young in the first successful breeding for the bird of prey since 2019.

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This year, the male – who was ringed in Wiltshire in 2016 and is known as "AU" – managed to mate with two new females with two nests a short distance apart.

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adding: "We are doing our absolute utmost to save this iconic species in the UK and are delighted with six flying juveniles this year."

Montagu's harriers winter in Africa and return to Europe to nest, often in fields. Numbers have declined from a high of nine successful nests in 2011.

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Don't stick your head

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TOOK THE INITIATIVE Will Mellor

Actor Will Mellor got checked-out as research shows that too many men prioritise the wellbeing of others and wait for a crisis. MATT NIXSON reports

TOO many British men are still putting their lives and wellbeing at risk by ignoring health symptoms, according to new research. A study on behalf of not-for-profit healthcare provider Benenden Health revealed that seven in 10 have disregarded symptoms – with many admitting they prioritise the wellbeing of loved ones over their own health.

The research, conducted among 2,000 working men, aged 30-55 across the UK, highlights a widespread pattern of men delaying, downplaying or deprioritising health concerns, often until a significant “wake-up call” forces them to reassess.

Benenden Health's member data also shows that men are significantly less likely than women to engage with key health services – accounting for just 24% of usage compared to 76% among female members – across areas of support such as health coaching, GP services and mental health.

The issue of “health ostriching” appears to be rife as more than two thirds of men surveyed admitted they have ignored symptoms or health concerns they were worried about, while more than a quarter said they had done this on multiple occasions. Meanwhile, 76% agreed they tend to prioritise the

health of loved ones and others over considering and managing their own. Two fifths of men who delayed seeking help said this was because they hoped the issue would disappear, while 28% said they didn't think the concern was serious enough to warrant medical attention.

WAKE-UP CALL

According to the research, 66% of men have experienced a health-related “wake-up call” that made them think more seriously about their health.

For many, these moments were deeply personal. The most common trigger was their own health scare (35%), followed by a health scare or diagnosis involving someone else (32%), the death of someone close to them (25%), or a family member becoming ill (23%).

The good news is that, despite previously delaying action, the vast majority of men who experienced a wake-up call did take steps to improve their health. Nearly two thirds said they acted immediately, while a further 34% admitted they only took action after some time.

Actor Will Mellor, who has teamed up with Benenden to encourage men to be proactive about their health, says: “As men, we generally put things off. Or we'll go, I'm sure it'll be

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fine, we'll just leave it.' Or we put other people before ourselves and our family. And that's the worst thing you can do. Since I turned 50, I've realised that I have lost quite a few people in my life, especially people I grew up with, who are of similar age to me. And I thought, 'What if something's going on and I don't know about it?' So, I've had a full check-up done, had my prostate checked and everything else.

"Because ignoring it is the worst thing you can do."

Dr Cheryl Lythgoe, Nurse Consultant at Benenden Health, says: "For many men, putting off getting help can feel easier at the time. Some hope symptoms will go away on their own. Others tell themselves the problem is not serious enough to speak to a doctor or nurse. But waiting can mean missing the chance to spot and deal with health problems early.

"What stood out most from the research was that many men only rethink their health after a big 'wake-up call'. Two-thirds said they had been through one. This could be their own health scare or the illness or loss of someone close to them.

"The good news is that most men do take action once that wake-up call comes. As a clinician, I do not want men to wait for a crisis before they start taking their health seriously.

"Looking after your health does not have to mean making big changes overnight. It can be as simple as booking a check-up, talking about symptoms, going to routine screenings or getting support for your mental health. Small steps, taken early, can make a big difference later on.

"Looking after your health is not selfish. It is one of the most important things you can do for the people who rely on you. The message for men is simple: do not wait for a wake-up call.

"If something does not feel right, get advice early. Your future self, and people who love you, will thank you."

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CHRIS'S STORY

Chris McDonald, 49, a father-of-three from Staffordshire who works in law enforcement, says: "For a long time, I'd go to work, come home, be a dad, pay the bills and repeat it all the next day. Somewhere along the way, I lost myself.

"Looking back, I was in a pretty dark place. I felt stuck and sometimes thought that if something serious happened to me, I'd feel relieved to escape.

"As a man, you tell yourself, 'You can push through this.' You ignore things and hope they'll pass. But if something doesn't feel right, physically or mentally, listen to your body and get it checked. My wake-up call came when I was rushed to hospital with a burst appendix.

"What I expected to be a routine operation became serious very quickly. Spending weeks in hospital gave me time to think about my life.

"Afterwards, I developed a painful hernia and was told I would wait months for surgery. Through my Benenden Health membership, I had the operation within weeks, which made a huge difference to my recovery.

"Having lost my mum and brother at young ages, I realised how much life I still had ahead of me. A quote about how 'you only see what you're looking for in life' stayed with me: if you don't seek opportunity, you won't find it.

"I look at life differently now. I'm exercising, taking care of myself physically and mentally, and I've even had a promotion. I can now say I'm the happiest I've been in a very long time. Give your inner self a voice – and listen to it."

JOHN'S STORY

John Walsh, 36, an aerospace product manager and community leader for the Bedford branch of mental health support group The ManCave UK, says:

"Seeing my cousin go through melanoma and then my dad's prostate cancer diagnosis made me realise how important it is not to take your health for granted, and that I needed to do more to look after my own health.

"My cousin was really fit and worked on a golf course. After he had a seizure, doctors initially thought he was dehydrated but further checks revealed melanoma.

"Even during treatment, he was still out walking every day and getting on with things. Seeing his attitude made me think there was no reason why I couldn't look after myself and stay active too.

"Life's too short and I want to make sure I'm the healthiest version of myself I can be. Physical and mental health are closely linked but looking after yourself doesn't have to mean running a marathon. For some people it might simply be a walk in the park; movement can really help both mentally and physically.

"As men, we tend to put things off until the last minute. If we have a health concern, we often bottle it up. I think many men assume they have to be tough, so they don't talk about their physical or mental health and hope the problem will just pass if they do nothing. Often, getting checked is quick and causes no real detriment to your day, but a lot of men overthink the scenario.

"One of the things we talk about at The ManCave UK is 'just do it. Be uncomfortable and get it done'. There are no negatives – you are reassured or find out early that something needs attention."

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Sick amount of your medicine going to waste

Every year, £480m of prescription medication goes unused and we owe it to ourselves to get organised

Every year, giant quantities of prescribed medicines go unused. As an NHS GP, I sometimes see large stocks of medicines when carrying out home visits. The National Pharmacy Association estimates medicines wasted annually in England amount to around 3,400 tons, enough to fill 75 swimming pools. The cost to the NHS was £480million.

But the problem is about more than just money. Medicines have to be manufactured, packaged, transported and disposed of. When they are not used, these resources are wasted. Incorrect disposal can also allow medicines to enter the environment.

The scale of the problem may be even greater than these estimates suggest.

Some unused medicines remain in people's homes, while others may be put in household rubbish rather than returned via pharmacies.

WHY DO MEDICINES GO UNUSED?

Medicine waste is not simply the result of patients being careless. Our population is ageing, which means more people need treatment for long-term health problems. The NHS is also treating conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes more actively.

But people's health changes. A medicine that was appropriate when it was prescribed may later be stopped or replaced. Some people may also stop taking a medicine because they experience side-effects or have concerns about it.

Meanwhile, repeat prescriptions can continue to be ordered, allowing supplies to accumulate.

The important principle is that prescribing should reflect what people actually need and take. The aim should be the right medicines, in the right quantities, for as long as they are needed.

WHAT CAN PATIENTS DO?

One of the simplest steps is to order only the medicines you need. If you have enough of one of your regular medicines at home, there is generally no need to order another supply simply because it appears on your repeat prescription. Ordering medicines "just in case" can also increase the likelihood that they will eventually be wasted.

It is important to tell a healthcare professional if you are not taking a medicine you have been prescribed. People stop medicines for many reasons. You might be experiencing side-effects, be unsure why you need the treatment, or not want to take it.

Your doctor or pharmacist needs to know this. If a medicine is causing side-effects, for example, there may be an alternative. Continuing to issue prescriptions for a medicine that someone is not actually taking benefits nobody.

NHS RESPONSIBILITIES

Reducing waste cannot be left to patients alone. The NHS needs to make it straightforward for people to have their medicines reviewed and to ask questions about them.

People with long-term medical conditions are offered reviews of their health, which provide an opportunity to discuss their medication and whether treatments are still required.

People taking many medicines may also be offered a more detailed structured medication review.

Doctors and other prescribers can help by explaining why a medicine is being started, what benefit it is expected to provide and what problems to look out for.

If patients understand why they are taking a medicine and have an opportunity to discuss their concerns, problems can be identified before unused supplies start accumulating.

ASK YOUR PHARMACIST

Community pharmacists are an important source of advice. They can explain why medicines are needed, how to take them and how much to order. They can communicate with the patient's general practice too.

So if you find yourself with several unopened hours at home or are uncertain about which medicines you should be taking, ask your pharmacist rather than simply continuing to order the same quantities.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

Medicines returned by patients cannot simply be handed out to someone else, even when a packet is unopened and its seal is intact. They have to be disposed of appropriately.

Nor should unwanted medicines be put into ordinary household waste. They should be returned to a pharmacy for safe disposal. Incorrect disposal can create environmental hazards, including the risk of medicines entering water supplies.

Returning medicines also provides useful

information. If you regularly have medicines left over, discussing this with your pharmacist can help identify whether your prescriptions need reviewing.

Safe disposal, however, deals with medicines only after they have been wasted. It is better to prevent unnecessary supplies accumulating in the first place. That requires action from both patients and the NHS: prescribing carefully, reviewing medicines regularly, making it easy for people to raise concerns, and ordering only what is actually needed.

With hundreds of millions of pounds being spent each year on medicines that are never used, even modest reductions in waste could make a difference to the NHS.

The goal is not simply fewer medicines. It is the right medicines, in the right quantities, for as long as they are needed.

Dr Azeem has been a GP for more than 30 years and is also a professor of primary care and public health at Imperial College London's School of Public Health

ANSWERS TO SIX BIG QUESTIONS ON WEGOVY TABLETS

EXPERTS at Boots have identified and answered the six most frequent questions associated with new

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Lead for weight loss at Boots Online Doctor, answers them. Can I switch from weight loss injections to a pill?

"Yes, but this transition must be managed under clinical supervision. As both the Wegovy injection and the new Wegovy tablet contain the same active ingredient (semaglutide), switching is possible but dependent on the dose you're using, how long you've been using it for and any side-effects."

Will my appetite come back?

"It's possible some patients will notice a slight increase in appetite but significant weight gain is unlikely if the transition is managed correctly. During this phase, which usually lasts a couple of weeks, some patients report a temporary increase in appetite or a brief plateau in their weight loss."

How much does the tablet cost?

"At Boots Online Doctor, pricing for the Wegovy tablet starts from £79 for eligible new customers using a first-order discount code."

Is the pill as effective as injections and what are the side-effects?

"Studies have shown that at its highest dose, the pill is as effective as the injection. The most common side-effects are nausea, constipation, diarrhoea, and vomiting, similar to the injection and typically mild to moderate."

How do I take the tablet?

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Can it be a long-term option?

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by MIKE WARD TV critic

Pick of the day

MARTIN & ROMAN'S IRISH ROAD TRIP, C4, 8PM

MASTERMIND, BBC2, 7.30PM, BBC4, 9PM

SORRY if I'm fixating on this, but I'm loving the contrast each week between the questions Clive Myrie is asking the modern-day Mastermind contestants and those with which we later see Magnus Magnusson grilling competitors from 1977.

Specialist subjects from tonight's archive episode include ancient Egypt and London history from Roman times. Specialist subjects chosen by the contemporary lot include Beatle George Harrison and Virgil's The Aeneid. The latter – how lazy is this? – is just one poem! Admittedly, it's one that takes 12 hours to read. Or longer, if you accidentally buy it in Latin.

CELEBRITY HUNTED, C4, 9PM

OF THE 12 celebs who initially went on the run, seven are still at large. So Hunted HQ have their work cut out, because tomorrow's episode is the last.

"Put the biscuits down, we've got fugitives to catch," chief Ray Howard tells his team.

One pair of runaways are holed up at a pal's pub in Milton Keynes, so can they now keep the hunters off the scent? Yes, possibly, but that's not the plan.

Instead, for "a laugh", the plan is to actually lure them there. "I'd like to see the whites of their eyes," the older one chuckles. "I've got a really good disguise." Weirdly, he only seems to be drinking Diet Coke.

FATHER AND SON ARE BREAKING BRAD

BARNEY and Bradley Walsh need to up their game. Given the success of their Breaking Dad show for ITV, I never imagined I'd be saying this – I never imagined I'd give two hoots – but I reckon the Walshes have been outperformed lately by the Spandau Ballet bloke and that lad of his with the DIY haircut, whose own father-son road trip ends tonight.

I do appreciate that programmes such as these – part-travelogue, part-bonding exercise – are seen by some as universally naff, and that debating their relative merits might be deemed a waste of energy.

But at their best, I'd argue (although I couldn't be bothered to have a fight about it) that they can have a proper warmth and

charm to them. And that's where I reckon Martin and Roman now have the advantage.

It's still marginal – possibly only on goal difference at this stage – and obviously the Walshes are still very likeable as well, but this Irish Road Trip thing has felt so much less contrived than Bradley and Barney's series.

Unlike the latter, it hasn't been just a succession of dares, with the son forever trying to push his old man out of his comfort zone. The Irish mythology theme has given it a proper thread.

Don't get me wrong, Roman has enjoyed testing his own dad's limits. There's a bit tonight where they've been invited to take a dip in the bitterly cold sea on the Causeway Coast, to help them connect with the local

selkie mythology. The only reason Martin agrees to this, it's clear, is to prove something to his son.

Which he does. He proves he's not afraid to back out of a bonkers idea.

"My body told me, 'What the hell are you doing?' just a little bit earlier than yours," he tells Roman afterwards, having spent barely 10 seconds in the water.

Roman, on the other hand, has thrown himself into it with gusto.

When he emerges from the water, he does look as if he's covered in revolting seaweed, but on closer inspection I realise these are his tattoos. It turns out Roman Kemp's tattoos cover a lot more of him than I'd have guessed, had I been asked to, which admittedly would have been weird.

BEST REALITY

LADIES OF LONGSOK, THE NEW REIGN C4, 8PM

The series following socialites, British blue bloods and ambitious American social climbers in one of the world's busiest cities is rebranded as it returns for a new run.

BEST DOC

BURIED WITH MICHAEL SHEEH BBC2, 9PM

Continuing his investigation into toxic chemicals, the actor heads to Ruabon in north Wales where locals have voiced concerns about high instances of cancer.

BEST SOAP

CORONATION STREET TRY, 8.30PM

Tim makes a confession to Lucy (above) while Todd discovers Celeste's connection to Bernie. Ben competes with Ollie and Bethany does her best to reassure Sarah.

BEST QUIZ

ONLY CONNECT BBC2, 8PM

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another first-round match as teachers the Six Sevens take on Meat and Two Veg, who consist of two vegans and a carnivore.

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FILM RATINGS *** BRILLIANT *** VERY GOOD *** GOOD *** AVERAGE *** SAD (R) REPEAT	6.00am Breakfast News headlines. 9.30 Morning Live: Top Tips and Best Bits Highlights. 10.30 Garden Rescue (R). 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer In Cornwall, Tyne and Wear and the West Midlands. (R) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt Charlie Ross has two cheeky challenges for the teams at Ardingly antiques fair. 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 2.00 Money for Nothing Jacqui Joseph is at Athiricham Recycling Centre in Greater Manchester, where she restores a dated rocking chair. 2.45 Escape to the Country Nicki Chapman helps Jules and Sharlean swap suburban life for rural Cheshire and fresh countryside walks. 3.30 The Repair Shop Experts restore a ring, a mechanical doll, a 1920s banner and a wooden whirlig. (R) 4.30 The Answer Run Quiz. (R) 5.15 Pointless Quiz show. (R) 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 Regional News; Weather	6.15am The Answer Run Quiz. (R) 7.00 Sign Zone: The Repair Shop A 1966 World Cup mascot. (R) 8.00 Match of the Day (R) 9.00 BBC News Headlines. 1.00pm Richard Osman's House of Games Quiz show. (R) 1.30 The Edge Gameshow. (R) 2.15 Do You Know Your Place? (R) 2.45 Animal Park Summer lists perform surgery on a zebra. (R) 3.30 Serengeti II The great river crossing begins. (R) 4.30 Vintage Antiques Roadshow From Redruth. (R) 5.15 Flog It! Revisiting historic venues from the series. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman's House of Games Previous winners Jimi Famuresus, Hamet Kemsley, Colin Murray and Sara Pascoe take part in the quiz show. (R) 6.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys Michael Portillo travels across north-west France, beginning in the former shipyards of Nantes and a port in Lorient from where the Nazis directed the Battle of the Atlantic. (R)	6.00am Good Morning Britain A lively mix of news, current affairs and lifestyle features. 10.00 This Morning Topical daily magazine, featuring a mix of celebrity chat, showbusiness news, advice and discussion. Including Local Weather. 1.30pm ITV News; Weather 1.55 Regional News; Weather 2.00 Dickinson's Real Deal David Dickinson and the team are in Oldham to hunt for items, with Alison Chapman coming across a ring that brings back family memories. (R) 3.00 Deal or No Deal Stephen Mulhern hosts as contestant Alicia tries to open the 22 red boxes in the right order, taking on the infamous Banker for the chance to win a cash prize. (R) 3.59 Regional Weather 4.00 Tipping Point Quiz, hosted by Ben Shephard. (R) 5.00 The Chase Jack, Laura, Alex and Tony take part. (R) 6.00 Regional News; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News A round-up of the headlines; Weather	6.30am The King of Queens (R) 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond Triple bill of the sitcom. (R) 9.10 Frasier Four episodes. (R) 11.10 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon Ramsay helps an Indian restaurant in New York. (R) 12.05pm Channel 4 News Summary Headlines. 12.10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Staffordshire. (R) 1.10 The Great House Giveaway Complete strangers Sarah and Paige transform a crumbling house bought at auction. (R) 2.10 Countdown With Richie Anderson in Dictionary Corner. 3.00 A Place in the Sun A mother and son search for a holiday home near La Duquesa. (R) 4.00 The Great Ball Challenge The second week begins, and new couples take the keys. (R) 5.00 Chelsea DIY Julia attempts a Mad Hatter's tea party. (R) 6.00 American Pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz unleash a sleek '67 Jaguar. (R)	6.00am Milkshake! Children's TV. 9.15 Jeremy Vine Discussion. 11.30 Storm & Alexis Discussion and debate, with Storm Huntley and Alexis Conran. 12.45pm 5 News at Lunchtime 12.50 Matt Allwright Debate on the day's biggest stories, and consumer advice to help viewers save money. 2.20 FGM A View to Kill For (2023, PS) Molly's family relocate when she inherits her estranged father's mansion, but a stranger breaks in and leaves a warning. Thriller, with Tiffany Montgomery. ★★★ 4.00 Castle The author poses as a college professor so he can investigate the gruesome murder of a student. (R) 4.55 Love Nature Sea salt. (R) 5.00 5 News with Dan Walker 6.00 Motorboning with Merton & Webster Paul Merton and Suki Webster head to Cornwall, home to crystal-clear waters, picturesque fishing villages and beautiful beaches (R); 5 News Update
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7	7.00 The One Show Roman Kemp and Lauren Lawren present topical stories and chat. 7.30 EastEnders The Fox-Trueman's continue their efforts to find a stern cell match for Denise and Priya and Jean join forces.	7.00 Global Eye Investigations from BBC, correspondents all over the world, revealing secrets, rooting out injustice and exposing crime. 7.30 Mastermind Clive Myrie invites four more contestants to brave the black chair.	7.30 Fletchers' Family Farm The family gather in their flock of sheep as they carry out a worming treatment, Marnie and Milo go exploring in the barns and find bat boxes, while Liz and Kelvin have a go at working with sheepdogs. (R)	7.00 Channel 4 News A round-up of all the latest headlines, in-depth interviews and analysis of political developments and current affairs. Plus, the day's leading sports stories and up-to-the-minute weather reports.	7.00 Cycling: Vuelta a Espana 2025 Rebecca Charlton presents action from stage three of the Grand Tour race, a 17.4km mountain route from Gruissan in southern France to a formidable summit finish near Font-Romeu; 5 News Update
8	8.00 Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon Stacey and a team of experts help the Applespids, a family of six, declutter their three-bedroom home and let go of half of their belongings to pave the way for a reorganised future. (R)	8.00 Only Connect Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another first-round match in the quiz show as the Six Sevens take on Meat and Two Veg. 8.30 University Challenge Pembroke College, Cambridge takes on St Andrews.	8.00 Emmerdale It is Joe and Dawn's wedding day, Caleb is delighted and Jimmy feels bitterly betrayed. 8.30 Coronation Street Tim makes a confession to Lucy, while Todd discovers Celeste's connection to Bernie.	8.00 Martin & Roman's Irish Road Trip Martin and Roman Kemp head to snowy Northern Ireland, diving into Selkie myths, vampire legends, hurling, haunted hotels and Derry's Halloween festival. Last in series.	8.00 Street Cops: Catching the Yoke A rapid response unit of armed officers are called to Northampton high street after a frustrated bank customer takes his rage out on passing street cops. Narrated by Philip Glenister.
9	9.00 Death in Paradise A prestigious chess match ends in murder, while the Commissioner is confronted with his past by the very last person he was expecting to see. Caribbean-set detective drama, starring Ralf Little. (R)	9.00 Buried with Michael Sheen Part two of two. The presenter's search leads him to Ruabun in north Wales, where many locals have voiced concerns about what they believe is a high incidence of cancer in the community.	9.00 Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace – What Happened Next Davina and Campbell find out what happened to Natasha and her full sister Lee-Ann, who were left in hospitals as babies less than two years apart.	9.00 Celebrity Hunted In tonight's edition, one fugitive heads north to Loch Lomond and a pair on the run make a high-risk appearance at Bristol Pride. An audacious prank in a Milton Keynes pub threatens to backfire badly.	9.00 Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law In north London, TIL investigators prepare to track down a suspected serial fare evader accused of using a blocked card to rack up more than £2,000 in unpaid fares in a month.
10	10.00 BBC News at Ten 10.30 Regional News; Weather 10.40 Have I Got News for You Stephen Mangan hosts the satirical current affairs quiz, with comedy writer Andy Hamilton and comedian Chloe Petts joining Ian Hislop and Paul Merton to poke fun at the week's headlines. (R)	10.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Paul and Bob head to a lake deep in the Surrey Hills and set their hearts on catching a big carp, while Dr Anand Patel joins Bob for a chat about weight. (R) 10.30 Newsnight; Weather 11.05 FGM Jaws 2 (1978, PS) The seaside resort of Amity is terrorised once again by a man-eating great white shark. While police chief Brody struggles to alert the townsfolk to the magnitude of the danger, a group of teenagers – including Brody's two sons – is a shift at sea in waters hunted by the shark. Thriller sequel, starring Roy Scheider and Lorraine Gary. ★★★ 12.55am Sign Zone: Countryfile (R) 1.50 Sign Zone: Bergerac (R) 2.45-6.30am This is BBC Two	10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather 10.30 Regional News; Weather 10.45 FGM Rush Hour (1998, 12) A Hong Kong detective is sent to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, but the local authorities worry that his presence in America might spark an international incident, and assign a loud-mouthed and troublesome cop to keep an eye on him. However, the new partnership proves an explosive combination. Comedy adventure, starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Ken Leung, Tom Wilkinson and Chris Perrin. ★★★ 12.25am Shop on TV 3.00 The Starcase. An 8-fided Thanksgiving leaves Kathleen stressed and Margaret with questions about her past, while Sophie launches her investigation five years later. (R 4.00 Unwind with ITV 5.10-6.00am Dickinson's Real Deal (R)	10.00 Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives Trewley's sister Pearly tries on wedding dresses. Trewley rebels against traditional roles by going on a date, and faces a moral dilemma over a six-figure deal. Last in series. 11.05 Celebrity Gogglebox Some of Britain's best-loved personalities – including Rylan, Jennifer Saunders, Danny Dyer, Zoe Ball, Clare Balding and Jane McDonald – join forces to critique the week's biggest TV. (R) 12.05am Emergency Helicopter Medics (R) 1.00 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 1.55 FGM Dirt Music (2019, 15) Drama, starring Kelly Macdonald. ★★★ 3.40 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R) 3.45 Couples Come Dine with Me (R) 4.40 Hallysole Omnibus (R) 5.50-6.30am Countdown (R)	10.00 Police Interceptors: Taking Down the Shoplifting Gangs PC Elijah must collate intelligence from 23 police forces across the country before putting evidence to two people suspected of being tied to UK-wide shop thefts. (R) 11.05 Traffic Cops In Yorkshire, officers are out in force protecting Jerry drivers and their cargoes as organised gangs target trucks travelling through the courts. Plus, a suspicious story is spotted on an industrial estate. (R) 12.05am Police Interceptors (R) 1.00 Cruise TV with Love@bookt (R) 2.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R) 2.50 Castle (R) 3.35 Friends: double bill (R) 4.35 The Highland Net (R) 5.25 Entertainment News on I 5.35 Paw Paint (R) 5.45-6.00am The Adventures of Paddington (R)
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6.00am Backyard Builds 6.30 Dress to impress 7.30 The Real Housewives of Potomac 8.20 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 9.15 The Only Way Is Essex 10.15 Dawson's Creek 11.10 Charmed 12.10pm Deal or No Deal 1.10 Celebrity Supermarket Sweep 2.10 The Floor 3.10 The Only Way Is Essex 4.10 The Real Housewives of Potomac 5.00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase Gameshow. 7.00 The Floor The nine remaining contestants battle it out in the final.

8.00 The 1% Club Rollover The first of five special editions of the quiz show.

9.00 The Only Way Is Essex Juried's outburst after the engagement leaves Lauren questioning their friendship.

10.00 Family Guy Animation triple bill. 11.35 American Dad! Double bill.

12.35am Bob's Burgers 1.30 Plebs 2.00 Deep Fake Neighbour Wars 2.25 Unwind with ITV 3.00-6.00am Teleshopping

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6.00am Teleshopping 7.25 Top Gear 8.20 Border Force: America's Gatekeepers 10.20 Rick Stein's India 11.20 Yukon Gold 12.20pm Top Gear 2.20 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing 3.00 Guy's Garage 4.00 Hairy Bikers' Best of British 5.00 Rick Stein's India: double bill

7.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Bob and Paul head to Norfolk.

7.40 Would I Lie to You? The Unseen Bits Previously unseen material.

8.20 Would I Lie to You? At Christmas With Bill Bailey, Ruth Jones and Jo Brand.

9.00 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 10.00 QI XL With Alan Davies, Gyles Brandreth, Lulu and Emmanuel Slocubi.

11.00 Taslamaster Nish Kumar pretends.

12.00m't Mock the Week 12.40 Would I Lie to You? The Unseen Bits. Panel show. 1.20 Would I Lie to You? At Christmas 2.00 QI XL 3.00 Richard Osman's House of Games 3.30 Parks and Recreation. Sitcom. 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping

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6.00am Hollycaks 6.55 Rude(sin) Tube Shorts 7.00 Couples Come Dine with Me 8.00 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 10.00 America's Funniest Home Videos 11.00 Below Deck: Mediterranean 12.00noon The Simpsons: four episodes 2.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3.00 Modern Family 5.00 The Simpsons: four episodes

7.00 Hollycaks Vicky's family support her. 7.30 The Simpsons Homer goes to college.

8.00 EVO Ladies of London: The New Reign Glamorous fresh blood makes an impact on London's elite social scene.

9.00 Below Deck Down Under A new romance blossoms on a crew night out.

10.00 Gogglebox Opinions on recent TV.

11.00 First Dates Cake-maker Fiona is paired with recruitment consultant Rakim.

12.05am Naked Attraction 1.10 Below Deck Down Under 2.10 Ladies of London: The New Reign 3.00 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 3.55 The Goldbergs 4.45-6.00am Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Variations & S4C

WALES As BBC1 except: 1.35-1.45pm BBC Wales Today: Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC Wales Today: Weather 9.00-10.00 Buried with Michael Sheen. Part two of two. Michael's search leads him to Rusbon in north Wales. 10.30-10.45pm BBC Wales Today: Weather

WALES As BBC2 except: 9.00-10.00pm Death in Paradise. Detective Sheila.

MERIDIAN As ITV1 except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Meridian; Weather: The latest headlines. 6.00-6.30 ITV News Meridian; Weather 10.30-10.45pm ITV News Meridian; Weather

CENTRAL As ITV1 except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Central; Weather 6.00-6.30 ITV News Central; Weather: The latest headlines. 10.30-10.45pm ITV News Central; Weather

ITV WALES As ITV1 except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather 6.00-6.30 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather 10.30- 10.45pm ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather

WEST As ITV1 except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News West Country; Weather 6.00-6.30 ITV News West Country; Weather 10.30-10.45pm ITV News West Country; Weather

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9.00am Deal or No Deal 10.00 Tipping Point 1.00pm Celebrity Catchphrase 2.00 Tenable 3.00 The Chase Celebrity Special 4.00 Riddoulous 5.00 Deal or No Deal. Stephen Mulhern hosts.

6.00 Lingo Triple bill. Taking part are couple Kate and Stu from Worcestershire, and two teams from Wiltshire in the form of couple Robbie and Aimee, and Debs and her son Ben; Adil Ray welcomes sisters Ann and Jan, Daniel with mum Lynn, and Sandra with mum Sasha; Saffron and Marcel, Beth and Margaret, and Stephanie and Catherine take part.

9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Celebrity Special Anton Du Beke and Fred Sirieix attempt to answer 15 questions correctly in the hope of winning one million pounds for charity.

10.00 Tipping Point Triple bill. Ben Shephard hosts the arcade-themed quiz.

12.55am Tenable 1.50 Riddoulous 2.40 Unwind 3.00-6.00am Teleshopping

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6.00 Last of the Summer Wine Triple bill. 8.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries An ex-finance boss responsible for the loss of many elderly people's life savings is found floating in a swimming pool with a samurai sword in his back.

10.00 New Tricks The team reopens the case of a murdered palaeontologist after learning he was opposed to his museum's dealings with a fuel company.

11.20 Luther Part two of two. Luther is forced to put himself and new colleague Emma into the heart of danger to try and stop the cannibalistic killer. With Idris Elba.

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7.55 Grand Designs Kevin McCloud visits a couple building a home that looks like a work of art overlooking a Devon valley.

9.00 PepMaster TV Keri Bruce hosts the second heat of the music quiz, with more contestants battling it out to see who can top the charts and secure their place on the leaderboard.

10.00 24 Hours in A&E Double bill. An 81-year-old cyclist is brought to St George's after being hit by a car; a train driver is rushed in with fractured ankles after falling from a tree.

12.10am 999. On the Front Line. Documentary series. 1.15 24 Hours in A&E 3.20-3.50am The Perfect Pitch

ANGLIA As ITV1 except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Anglia; Weather 6.00-6.30 ITV News Anglia; Weather: The day's headlines so far. 10.30-10.45pm ITV News Anglia; Weather

WESTCOUNTRY As ITV1 except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News West Country; Weather 6.00-6.30 ITV News West Country; Weather: A round-up of the day's headlines. 10.30-10.45pm ITV News West Country; Weather

S4C 6.00am Cyw 12.00noon Newyddon S4C a'r Tywydd 12.05pm Richard Holt: Yr Academy Felyx 12.30 Heno 1.00 Straxon Harri Parri 2.00 Newyddon S4C a'r Tywydd 2.05 Prornawn Da 3.00 Newyddon S4C a'r Tywydd 3.05 Vใหญ่LYi Mynydd Aafl Awr Fawr 5.00 Shwish 6.00 Arfordir Cymru: Sir Benfro 6.30 Lowri Morgan: Her 333 6.59 Newyddon S4C 7.00 Heno 7.30 Newyddon S4C a'r Tywydd 8.00 Sgwrn Dary i Llore 8.25 Garddo a Mwy. Menir Edwarda plants bulbs that will bring autumn colour to her garden. 8.55 Newyddon S4C a'r Tywydd 9.00-9.58 Cefn Gwlad. Mari Lougneen troweiki to North Island, New Zealand to hear the inspirational story of Marc and Nia Jones. 10.05 Y Deis 10.35-11.40pm Y Fets

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7.00pm The Catch Up Headlines. 7.05 Deadly 60 Double bill. Endangered animals. Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia.

8.00 The Great British Sewing Bee The sewers makes tutus, cuddly toys and superhero costumes.

9.00 Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond assist with the making of The Sweeney, while James May tests the Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring and Fiat Panda.

10.00 Silent Witness Double bill. The team investigates a rail crash; the team stages a reconstruction to identify the mysterious corpse

11.55 PALM Monkey Man (2024, 18) A man unhearten a campaign of vengeance against the men who killed his mother. Action thriller, starring Dev Patel. ★★★★

1.50am The Trouble with Kanye Documentary. 3.05-4.00am Vigil

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7.00pm The Architecture the Railways Built Tim Dunn follows his family's roots by exploring Metroland.

7.45 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw investigates a couple's extraordinary lawn designs.

8.00 Archaeology: A Secret History 9.00 Mastermind The second heat.

9.30 Call My Bluff With Robin Kroya Johnston, Pamela Harlech, Michael Jayston and Francesca Annis.

10.00 John Betjeman: The Last Laugh – Reputations A 2001 profile of the former Post Laureate.

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11.05 Metroland Documentary.

12.45am A Passion for Churches 1.35 The Flying Gardener 1.50 John Betjeman: The Last Laugh – Reputations 3.00-3.55am Archaeology: A Secret History

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SKY SPORTS MAIN EVENT

6.00am Sky Sports Catch Up 7.00 Sky Sports Breakfast 9:00 Good Morning Transfers 10.00 Sky Sports FC 11.00 Hat Watch 12.00noon Transfer Talk 1.00 Lunchtime Live 2.00 The EFL Show 3.00 Sports Desk 4.00 15.00 US Open Tennis Coverage of day one of the qualifying event for the Grand Slam, which takes place at the UEFA Bille Jean King National Tennis Center in Rushing Meadows, New York. 6.30 15.00 MNF Fulham v Chelsea Isick-07 6.00pm. Coverage of the Premier League match at Craven Cottage, as the opening round of fixtures draws to a close. Goals by Raul Jimenez and Harry Wilson gave Fulham a 2-1 win over their London rivals in last season's corresponding fixture. Both players left the club on free transfers in the summer, while the Blues have once again been busy in the market, signing the likes of Morgan Rogers. Maximum Levels and Jordan Henderson. The two teams also start this season with new managers at the helm, with the Cottagers led by Alvaro Arbela and Jack Alonso taking the wins at Chelsea after both against at the final Madrid last term 11.00 PGA US Open Tennis Coverage of day one of the qualifying event for the Grand Slam, which takes place at the UEFA Bille Jean King National Tennis Center in Rushing Meadows, New York. 2.00 6.00am PGA Tennis The ATH Winston-Salem Open and WTA Monterey Open. The ATP 250 and WTA 500 events staged in the USA and Mexico.

SKY SPORTS CRICKET

6.00am International 720 Cricket 6.30 Nepal Climbing Cricket's Mountain 7.00 Test Cricket 1.00pm International 720 Cricket 3.30 Nepal Climbing Cricket's Mountain 4.00 Test Cricket 8.00 One-Day International Cricket 10.00 One-Day International Cricket 11.00 One-Day International Cricket. England v Pakistan. 12.00m International 720 Cricket 12.30 Nepal Climbing Cricket's Mountain 1.00 Women's ICC World 720 Cricket 1.30 International 720 Cricket 2.00 The Hundred 5.15 Best of ICC WT20 5.45-6.00am The Hundred Blessics

SKY SPORTS SPORTS

6.00am EFL League One Goals 6.30 EFL League Two Goals 7.00 EFL Highlights 10.00 EFL League One Goals 10.30 EFL League Two Goals 11.00 EFL 1.00pm The Greatest Games 1.15 EFL Highlights 2.00 The EFL Show 3.00 EFL League One Goals 3.30 EFL League Two Goals 4.00 EFL Highlights 6.30 Bundesliga Preview 7.30 EFL League One Goals 8.00 EFL League Two Goals 8.30 EFL Highlights 8.45 EFL Highlights 9.00 EFL Highlights 9.15 EFL Cup Highlights 9.45 EFL Highlights 10.00 EFL Highlights 10.15 EFL Highlights 10.30 EFL Highlights 10.45 EFL Highlights 11.00 Bundesliga Preview 12.00m1 EFL 3.00 SIFL Highlights 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.00-6.00am Races League One

SKY SPORTS GOLF

6.00am Nick Dougherty's Tee Time Tips 7.00 Playing Lessons 7.30 CIF World Tour Golf 11.00 PGA Tour Golf 5.00pm LPGA Tour Golf 7.00 PGA Tour Golf 8.00 CIF World Tour Golf 8.30 Hotel/Banner Tour Golf Highlights 9.00 PGA Tour Golf 10.00: Legends Tour Golf 11.00 Women in Golf: Breaking with Tradition 12.00m1-6.00am PGA Tour Golf

TNT SPORTS 1

1.30pm EGA La Vuelta Men Coverage of stage three of the Grand Tour race, a 11-Rim-Hountain route from the town of Gooseon to a summit finish near the Spanish border in Fort-Romeu. 5.00 15pm Up - into Football: Favourite interviews. 6.00 15.00 Ultimate Pool Coverage of the Finals Play of the Champion League tournament. 9.30 UFC: The Ultimate Pilgrim. MMA fighters train and complete against each other for a contract with the UFC. 10.30 MLB Highlights 11.30 UFC 14.30 Miami Madrid v Ekston Red Sox (Start time 11.45pm). The nine league match at hardback park, in the first of three games. 2.30am MLB Classic: Home Runs. 3.45 CPL Highlights 4.15 Test Cricket Highlights 5.15-1.30pm LGE Test Cricket Sri Lanka v India. Coverage of the three of the second Test.

TNT SPORTS 2

6.00am La Vuelta Men. Highlights from stage two. 7.00 15.00 Snooker Wuhan Open Coverage of the first season from round one of the tournament 10.00 The WFC Magazine 10.30 Women's Cycling World Tour 11.30 Men's Cycling World Tour 12.30pm LGC Snooker Wuhan Open Coverage of the season from the fourth session from round one of the tournament at the Optics Valley Gymnasium. Featuring University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China. 3.30 UFL Highlights 4.00 UEFA Champions League - Stories of the Finals 5.00 Serie A 7.00 Test Cricket Highlights 8.00 UCI Mountain Bike World Series Review 8.30 UEFA Champions League - Stories of the Finals 8.45 The Gruppette 9.00 Failing: On the Bank 10.00 Snooker Wuhan Open 12.00m1 Test Cricket Highlights 1.00 LIF Golf 2.30 UCI Mountain Bike World Series Review 3.00 Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks 4.00-6.00am NWSL

Entertainment & Festival

ITV3

6.00am George and Michael 7.00 Classic Emmeriesale 8.00 Classic Coronation Street 9.10 Kupitia Christina Priest 11.30 Heartbeat 1.30pm Midcomer Murders 3.30 Classic Emmeriesale 4.40 Classic Coronation Street 5.00 Heartbeat 8.00 Midcomer Murders 10.00 Lovers 11.00 Trial & Retribution 1.45am George and Michael 2.15-2.30am Howard with ITV

ITV4

6.00am Magnum. 7.15 8.00 Rotten of Sherwood 9.10 Short 10.15 The Professionals 11.25 Rotten of Sherwood 12.30pm Magnum. 11.2.30 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 3.45 Bloom 4.50 The Professionals 5.50 Moran 7.20 River Monsters 8.00 The Motorbike Show 9.00 L2021 On Bullen (2012) 7.15 ★★★ 11.20 Benidorm 12.30am Lunt 1.15 Motorsport UK 2.10-3.00am Midmillots

ASTA1

6.00am Gorgan Loving Bites in the Sun 10.00 Nightmare Transmis, Slum Landlords 11.00 Trolls: Corps 2.00pm Police Interceptions 5.00 Car Round Corps 6.00 Interim and News 7.00 CIFs: Behind Closed Doors 8.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts 9.00 Ambulance: Costs from 10.00 A&E After Dark 11.00 Skin A&E 12.00m1 9/00 Killer on the Ice 3.00 Cold Case Killers 2.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts 2.45 Skin A&E 3.35-4.00am Friends

REALLY

6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Cruise TV with Lowellboard 8.00 Escape to the Country 9.00 Salvage Hunters 12.00noon Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House 2.00 The Repair Shop 3.00 Salvage Hunters 5.00 Long Last Farms 6.00 The Repair Shop 7.00 The Yorkshire Auction House 8.00 Ambuses Road Trip 9.00 The Repair Shop 10.00 The Yorkshire Auction House 11.00 Hard My House Is Haunted 2.00am Teeknapping 4.00-6.00am Salvage Hunters

ACTION

9.00am Trucking Hell 9.55 Police Interceptions 10.55 Gunmines 11.55 JESS Warpath (1951-12) ★★★★ 1.00 Tied Five Card Stud (1969-75) ★★★★ 4.00 Highway Thru Hell 5.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders 6.00 Police Interceptions 8.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders 9.00 Police Interceptions 10.00 Highway Thru Hell 11.00 The X-Files. Part two of two: 12.00m1 World's Deadliest Weather: Caught on Camera 1.05 Carback Truckers 2.00 Trucking Hell 3.55-4.00am Entertainment News on 5

SKY ARTS

6.00am Musical Misbehaviors 7.00 Battle of the Irish Dancers 8.00 Artist of the Year: Misbehaviors 9.00 Tales of the Unexpected 10.00 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 11.00 Discovering Order Find 12.00noon The Art of Film with Ian Nathan 1.00 Tales of the Unexpected 2.00 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 3.00 The Nineties 4.00 Discovering: Game Order 3.00 Portrait Artist of the Year 2023 6.00 Tales of the Unexpected: double bill 7.00 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: double bill

Live MNF Sky Sports Main Event, 6.30pm There is a West London derby at Craven Cottage tonight as Fulham host Chelsea, Morgan Rogers (left) will be looking to make an impact for the Blues after signing for them in the summer.

8.00 Andre Reau: The Flying Dutchman 10.30 HMS Phooles with ENO 12.30am Mozarts Women: A Musical Journey 2.00 National Theatre Live: Much Addr About Nothing 4.30 Inside Art: Van Gogh at the Courtauld Gallery 5.00-6.00am The Art of the Left Ian Nathan

USGO 4

7.25am Don't Wait Up 7.55 Ever Decreasing Circles 8.30 Only Fools and Horses 9.15 The Green Green Grass 9.55 Are You Being Served? 10.30 Last of the Summer Wine 11.10 Ever Decreasing Circles 12.25pm Only Fools and Horses 1.00 Keeping Up Appearances 1.40 Daz's Army 2.20 The Green Green Grass 3.00 Are You Being Served? 3.40 Ever Decreasing Circles 4.30 Daz's Army 5.00 Last of the Summer Wine 6.20 Keeping Up Appearances 7.00 Only Fools and Horses 7.40 Daz's Army 8.20 Are You Being Served? 9.00 Fawlty Towers 9.40 The Office 10.20 Not Going Out 10.55 Mrs Brown's Boys 11.35 Fawlty Towers 12.20am The Office 1.00 Not Going Out 1.35 Mrs Brown's Boys 2.25 Don't Wait Up 2.55 Fawlty Towers 3.30-4.00am Not Going Out

UAYESTEROAT

6.10am Abandoned Engineering 8.00 Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics 10.00 Secret Nazi Bases 11.00 The World at War 12.00noon Ambuses Roadshow 2.00 Bangers & Cash 4.00 Secret Nazi Bases 5.00 The World at War 6.00 Ambuses Roadshow 7.00 The Blue Planet 8.00 Canal Best Dairies 10.00 Bangers & Cash 12.00m1 Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics 1.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 2.00-3.00am Abandoned Engineering

USAHTE

7.10am Murdoch Mysteries 9.00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators 10.00 The Mentalist 11.00 Hudson & Rev 12.00noon Body of Proof 1.00 Death in Paradise 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries 4.00 The Mentalist 5.00 Hudson & Rev 6.00 Body of Proof 7.00 Private Eyes 8.00 Mr. Lile Is Murder 9.00 Father Brown 10.00 Death in Paradise 11.00 Private Eyes 12.00m1 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators 1.00 My Life Is Murder 2.00-4.00am Murdoch Mysteries

SKY ONE

6.00am Mornings 6.30 Mornings. News and current offers: 7.00 More than with Ridge and Frost 7.30 Mornings with Ridge and Frost 8.00 Gorgate 9.0-1 10.00 La Brea

11.00 The Simpsons 12.00noon Africa's Hunters 1.00 Hawaii Free 0.5.00 S.W.A.T 5.00 The Simpsons 6.00 Rob & Ronesh vs Country Music 7.00 The Simpsons 8.00 Shark: British Isles Special with Steve Backshall 9.00 Haven Mind the Buzzcocks 10.00 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 10.45 Rob Backshall: Wallop 12.00m1 Grimm 1.00 Exit 2.00 Best Medicine 2.00 Hawaii Free 0.4.00-6.00am S.W.A.T

SKY ATLANTIC

6.00am The Quest Wing 8.00 Millions 10.15 House of the Dragon 12.45pm Homicide: Life on the Street 2.30 Millions 4.40 Cargo 6.35 House of the Dragon 9.00 2.00 Nightshower 2.01-4.15 Crime World: starring Jake Oskersaal and Rene Ruass. ★★★★ 11.30 Possession 12.05am Dune: Prophecy 2.00 House of the Dragon 4.15-6.00am Urban Secrets

CANADA 1

6.00am Sun, Sea and A&E 7.00 Border Patrol 8.00 UK Border Force 9.00 The Force: Manchester 10.00 Motorway Patrol 10.30 Caught Red HavISH 12.00noon TD 2.00 The Rookie 3.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 4.00 Nothing to Dislike 6.00 Caught on Darkroom 9.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 10.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 11.00 The Rookie 12.00m1 FBI 3.00 FBI: International 3.00 FBI: Most Wanted 4.00 Motorway Patrol 5.00-6.00am Border Security: Canada's Front Line

SKY COMEDY

6.00am Will & Grace 9.00 Sort Of 10.00 Avenue 5 11.30 Will & Grace 12.25pm Upright 1.40 Avenue 5 3.00 Will & Grace 4.00 Two Weeks to Live 5.00 Community 6.00 Will & Grace 7.00 The Office 5.15 8.00 Animal Control 9.00 Real Time with Bill Maher. The day's events. 10.10 Warmers' Jones 11.10 The Reluctant Landlord 12.10am Animal Control 1.10 Community 2.10 Avenue 5 4.00-5.00am Sort Of

DISCOVERY

6.00am How It's Made 7.00 The Aquarium 9.00 Gold Rush 11.00 Building Off the Grid 1.00pm Dr Jeff: Poppy Mountain Net 3.00 How It's Made 5.00 Aisleks: Homestead Rescue 7.00 Wheeler Dealers 8.00 Ant Anstead Master Mechanics 9.00 Maine Cabin Masters 10.00 Building Off the Grid 11.00 Expedition X 12.00m1 Deadliest Catch 1.00 Maine Cabin Masters 2.00 Building Off the Grid 3.00 Gold Covers 4.00-5.00am Moorishness: Master Smiller

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

6.00am Air Crash Investigators 10.00 Engineering by Catastrophe 11.00 Car S.O.S 12.00noon Ultimate Airport Dubai 1.00 Air Crash Investigators 2.00 Haiz Megastructures 4.00 Lost Treasures of Egypt 5.00 Destructive: Decoded 6.00 Haiz Megastructures: Battle Reads 7.00 Air Crash Investigators 8.00 9-11 Inside the Pentagon 9.00 9-11 Reunited 10.00 Air Crash Investigators 12.00m1 Inside Sydney Airport 1.00 Northwoods Sunvax 2.00 Mysteries of Around Medicine 2.55 Money Meltdown 3.30 Food Factory 4.10-5.00am When Brakha Attack and Why

C1010E

All Kinds Of Minds

Radio 4, 11am

Author and mental health academic: Nathan Filer explains neurodivergence. The first episode looks at how the language of neurodiversity - how we listen, understand and care. Although the languages has evolved, offering a sense of belonging for many, it raises difficult questions about diagnosis.

RBC RADIO 4

1.4 92.4-94.6MHz 6.00am Today 9.00 The Great Crime Mystery 9.30 How Did We Get Here: No World Order 10.00 Woman's Hour 11.00 All Kinds of Minds 11.45 Book of the Week. All the Beauty in the World 12.00noon News 12.04 You and Yours 12.27 Weather 1.00 The World at One 1.45 Human Intelligence 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Faps, Mops and Days 2.45 Opening Lines 3.00 Great Lives 3.30 You're Dead to Me 4.00 The Whistling Underground 4.30 Soul Music 5.00 FFS 5.57 Weather 6.00 News 6.30 Just a Minute 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 8.00 The Briefing Room 8.30 BBC: Inside Science 9.30 The Great Crime Mystery 9.30 How Did We Get Here: No World Order 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Mr Sidhu's Post Office 11.00 There's Something I Need to Tell You 11.30 Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares 12.00m1 News

12.30 Book of the Week. All the Beauty in the World 12.40 Shipping Forecast 1.00-5.00am As BBC World Service

BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

6.00, 9.00kHz 6.00am 5 Live Breakfast 9.00 Rima Ahmed 11.00 Emma Verdy 2.00pm Nick Wark 4.00 Live Drive 7.00 5 Live Sport: The Monday Night Club 9.00 5 Live Sport: 5 Live Cricket 10.00 TBA 1.00-5.00am Dofun Adebayo

BBC RADIO WALES

1.4 94.6MHz 6.00am News: Wales News Update 6.05 Wake Up with Radio Wales 6.31 Radio Wales Arts Show 7.00 Radio Wales Breakfast 9.00 Boronwn Lewis 12.00noon The Physis In 2.00 Elen Sion 5.00 Radio Wales Drive 6.30 How Emily Makes an Effort 7.00 How Stephen 10.00 Lois Cernyve 12.00m1 Relax with Radio Wales 1.00-6.00am As Radio 5 Live

CLASSIC FM

1.10-10.0MHz 6.30am Classic FM Breakfast with Dan Walker 9.00 The Classic FM Hall of Fame Hour with Dan Walker 10.00 Aled Jones 1.00pm Anne Marie Minhal 4.00 Margherita Taylor 7.00 History of Evenings with Zob Soares 10.00 Calm Classics 1.00-4.00am Old Dowling

ABSOLUTE RADIO

DAB 6.00am Dave Bvery 10.00 Claire Burgess 1.00pm Ben Burrell 4.00 Hymetime with Bush & Richie 7.00 Danielle Perry 10.00 Jay Lawrence 1.00-5.00am Dan Noble

Movies

FILM4

11.00am Charade: Fled's Pop Romantic thriller, starring Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthews and James Coburn. ★★★★ 1.15pm Howards 6.00 (1992-95) Parrot drama, starring Anthony Hopkins. ★★★★ 4.05 Shenandoah (1985-95) American Civil War western, starring James Stewart. ★★★ 6.25 Moonfall (2022-12) Sci-fi thriller, starring Hate Berry and Patrick Wilson. ★★★ 9.00 Public Enemies (2009-15) Fact-based crime drama, starring Johnny Depp. ★★★★ 11.45-3.10am Hawk (1995-15) Thriller, starring Al Frazier and Robert De Men. ★★★★

SKY CINEMA PREMIERE

7.05am Charlie the Wonderdog (2025-PG) See 4.30pm. ★★★ 8.45 Signal One (2026-15) See 3.25am. ★★★ 10.25 Five Nights All Feedsy's 2 (2025-15) See 9.40pm. ★★★ 12.15pm H柯南 (2026-15) Horror, starring Hugh Grant and Sophie Thatcher. ★★★★ 2.15 Summer (2025-15) See 11.30pm. ★★★★ 4.30 Charlie the Wonderdog (2025-PG) Animated adventure, featuring the voices of Owen Wilson and Vincent Tong. ★★★ 6.15 Twinkies (2025-15) Dark comedy, starring Dylan O'Brien and Lauren Graham. ★★★★ 8.00 Nemeal (2025-15) A temporary small town law enforcer uncovers dark mysteries after a local bank robbery. Action comedy, starring Ruis Odankie and Henry Winkler. ★★★★ 9.40 Five Nights All Feedsy's 2 (2025-15) Horror sequel, with adult Hutchinson. ★★★ 11.30 H柯南 (2025-15) French drama, starring Paul Meece and Jackie Buckley. ★★★★ 1.40am Twinkies (2025-15) See 6.10pm. ★★★★ 3.25 Signal One (2026-15) Sci-fi thriller, starring Isabelle Fuhrman and Dennis Quastl. ★★★ 5.05-5.40am Seven Snippers (2026-15) Thriller, with Radha Mitchell and Terry. ★★★

SKY CINEMA DRAMA

5.40pm Harnest (2025-12) Drama, starring Paul Meece and Jackie Buckley. ★★★★ 8.00 Lost in Translation (2003-15) Sofa: Colgate's comedy drama, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. ★★★★ 9.40 Don't Let's Go to the Dog: Tonight (2025-15) Drama, with Lexi Venter. ★★★★ 11.30 Law (2023-15) Drama, starring Kate Winslet and Andy Samberg. ★★★★ 1.35am The Swimmer (2023-15) Drama, with Omar Pankman Strike and Asaf Jonas. ★★★ 3.05 Wish You Were Here (2023-15) Drama, starring Isabelle Fuhrman. ★★★ 4.05-5.30am Widow Disquiet (2023-15) Drama, with Haley Bennett. ★★★

SKY CATCHE ANITY

4.00pm Spies the Hedgehog 3 (2024-PG) Fantasy adventure, with Ben Schwartz. ★★★ 6.00 Jumapil (1995-PG) Fantasy adventure, starring Robin Williams and Martin Dunst, a Bumie Hunt and Bradley Pierce. ★★★★ 7.45 Flame (2025-PG) Family adventure, with Nelly Belle Wright and Martin Freeman. ★★★ 9.30 The Magenta Take Manhattan (1984-13) Fugud comedy, with Liza Minnuk. ★★★★ 11.15 Megamore from Bower (1988-13) Family comedy, starring F Mumya Abraham. ★★★★ 12.45am Small Sodians (1988-09) Children's adventure, with Kirsten Dunst. ★★★ 2.40 The Portable Doom (2022-PG) Fantasy adventure, starring Christoph Waltz. ★★★★ 4.40-6.00am Jackie Chero's The Tuxedo (2002-12) Comedy adventure, starring Jordan Chen and Jennifer Love Hewitt. ★★★

TALKING PICTURES TV

4.00pm That's My Boy (Starring Mollie Sugden 4.35 Blessies Fury (1998-5) Drama, starring Valerie Hobson and Stewart Granger. ★★★★ 6.35 The History of Singapore in Chichester 1954 A history of the Singapore Pirate Company, established in Chichester in 1705. 7.00 The Footage Detectives Archive clips. 8.00 Megavit Detective drama series. 9.55 Mort D'un Poum! (1977-12) Crime thriller, starring Alan Deion and Ornella Mutt. ★★★ 12.25am Sea of Sand (1958-12) Second World War adventure, with John Gregson. ★★ 2.25 Sverigall (1954-PG) Period melodrama, with Donald Smith and Hatsegatta Neff. ★★ 4.25 The Veil Starring Boris Krafoff. 5.00-6.00am The Man from ONCE

GREAT MYSTERY

4.00pm Singapore Murder: Headless drama. 5.00 Murder, She Wrote Double bit 7.30 Cradle: American crime drama. 8.00 Unforgettable Poppy Montgomery stars. 9.00 In Plain Sight (Also McCormick stars. 10.00 Mystery 1951 Playing Dead (2019-PG) Crime drama, starring Jill Maguire. ★★ 11.50pm Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness (2019-PG) Broadcast, starring Taylor Cole and Stephen Husza. ★★★ 1.50am Killer In Red (2018-PG) Thriller, starring Tammin Suncle and Allison Page. ★★★ 3.25-6.00am I Do, Or Do: A Killer Arrangement (2020-PG) Crime thriller, starring Ana Golja and Eric Osborne. ★★

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ICELAND & THE NORTHERN LIGHTS

WITH PETE LAWRENCE

Departs 2, 6 November 2026 & 26 February 2027

Flying from Heathrow, Manchester or Glasgow

Iceland, the newest country on earth, is raw nature at its very best. Discover the fascinating capital of Reykjavik before heading into the great wilderness and remoteness of natural Iceland. See where the European and American Tectonic plates are slowly moving apart. Marvel at the spectacular Gulfoss Waterfall and experience the bubbling muds and spectacle of the exploding Geyser. Walk behind mighty waterfalls and gaze upon black sands. As if this is not enough, Iceland is also perfectly placed to witness the spectacular Northern Lights and, unlike tours based in more light-polluted areas, we have the opportunity of watching out for them from the comfort of our hotel.

For those wishing to learn more about the Northern Lights and the night sky or master the art of taking impressive photos of them, Pete Lawrence from the BBC's The Sky at Night will be travelling with us to offer a helping hand.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE

Witness the Northern Lights direct from our cosy secluded hotel | Included presentation on astrophotography & night sky viewing with Pete Lawrence | Golden Circle Tour | South Iceland Tour | Visits to the Urnðafoss Waterfall & Hveragerði

So much included...

• Return flights to Kaflavik
• 1 night at a selected 3♦ hotel in Reykjavik with breakfast
• 2 nights at the 3♦ Hotel Laakur, Hella with dinner & breakfast
• 1 night at the 3♦ Konvin Hotel, Kaflavik Airport with breakfast
• Full day Golden Circle Tour with an English-speaking guide
• Full day South Iceland Tour with an English-speaking guide
• Visits to the Urnðafoss Waterfall, Hveragerði & Reykjavik with an English-speaking guide
• 2 presentations and astrophotography guidance by Pete Lawrence
• 2 nights watching for the Northern Lights with Pete Lawrence
• Airport taxes & luggage allowance (one piece of checked-in hold luggage per person)
• Airport & hotel transfers in Iceland
• Services of a tour manager

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This four-day concert break to France's elegant capital promises cultural discoveries, intimate moments by the Seine, and a special concert from André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra. Travel from London to Paris by Eurostar and waste no time making the most of the French capital followed by a full day at leisure to explore under your own steam.

On Friday evening you'll settle in for a night like no other with the 'Waltz King of Europe' at the Accor Arena. An included sightseeing cruise the next day showcases some of Paris' most impressive landmarks, and you can continue your exploration with the rest of the afternoon at leisure or transfer back to the hotel to unwind.

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• Three nights' bed and breakfast four-star accommodation at Hotel Rosalie, Paris
• A Category 4, €73 face-value, seated ticket to see André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra live at the Accor Arena (upgrades available)
• Explore the French capital under your own steam with a full day at leisure

• Soak up the City of Light's most recognisable sights on a panoramic Seine river cruise

• Return Eurostar rail travel from London St Pancras to Gare du Nord in Paris

• Local coach travel throughout, including hotel and transfers between the venue
• The services of a friendly, experienced tour manager
• Local taxes and applicable fees

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TODAY: Monday August 24, 2026

ON THIS DAY

Green pen-pushers putting women's safety in jeopardy

THE latest harebrained initiative by naive bureaucrats is to issue leaflets telling illegal migrants ("Don't rape or beat up women when in Britain", August 20).

Words fail me. These individuals have no regard for our laws or culture, as evidenced by a continual stream of offences.

My 30 years as a serving police officer showed me what real life is like. People who have never worked at the coal face should not make decisions about human behaviour.

These ineffective pieces of paper will just end up as litter. The government must stop them from coming here in the first place.

Steve Turpin, Exminster, Exeter

Clown guidance not worth the paper it's written on

HOW comforting to know that asylum seekers have been instructed not to rape or beat up women. Does this guidance extend to robbery, murder and drug dealing? It reminds me of the lyrics in the Judy Collins song, "Where are the clowns?" Now we know – they are all in our government.

Peter Hattersley, Wakefield

Dangerous men should not be allowed to walk streets

POLITICIANS claim their first duty is to protect citizens, so why allow illegal migrants to apply for asylum? Is the Home Office really naive enough to believe a booklet will change the attitudes of these young men? They fail to see the danger of allowing them to freely wander streets in a society totally alien to them.

Women and girls no longer feel safe in their homeland due to successive government failures. The Home Office booklet states men and women are equal – it needs to practice what it preaches.

Kathryn Hill, Queniborough, Leics

Misogynist migrants show no respect to our country

WHAT has this country come to when asylum seekers are given booklets advising them not to rape or beat up women?

This proves that some of these arrivals cannot fit into our culture or respect how we live.

We need leaders to address the unrelenting numbers of illegal migrants pouring into our country, rather than focusing elsewhere.

Geraldine Walsh, Cardiff

'Alpha male' invasion is a catastrophe in waiting

I WONDER at the naivety of our Home Office and political elite. Do they honestly believe a nine-page document will change generations of cultural differences?

We are allowing a demographic catastrophe to take place in plain view. Thousands of young men with an ideological conditioning of male dominance are entering our country at will. There seems to be a

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Government's leaflet for migrants about rape is a joke

Carole is so right about sex attacks

I COMPLETELY agree with Carole Malone ("Government must put our rights before those of illegal migrants", August 22).

For two years this government and the police have hidden the horrific scale of sex crimes against women by illegal migrants.

The government even issued a handbook advising men from alien cultures not to commit rape. This is absolute proof they know what is happening, yet they put migrants rights before women's safety.

A mere pamphlet will not deter anyone. It is a joke! We must stop all illegal immigration now by changing laws. Failing to act insults the suffragettes who fought for women to be able to walk our streets safely.

Julie Foster, Burnley, Lancs

total capitulation into political apathy. What is the finite number we can absorb, and when will the final boat turn the lamb into a lion?

Syd Vaughan, Birmingham

What next, 'please don't kill' advice to murderers?

BY ISSUING pamphlets asking illegal migrants not to assault women, the Home Secretary may have stumbled upon a solution to prison overcrowding.

Similar booklets could be produced for murderers, thieves, drug dealers and paedophiles as an alternative to prison.

Roy Daniels, Kingsclere, Hants

Fingers crossed gruesome twosome live a quiet life

THE "gruesome twosome" have decided to honour us with their return to the UK ("Back in the fold but not in the Firm", August 21).

For Harry to treat his elderly, sick father with such disdain – just as his pushy wife treats her own father – is beyond the pale. Let's hope they keep to themselves and stay clear of public appearances. They have a lot to answer for.

Sheila Moon, Weymouth, Dorset

Is Team Sussex back just to gather new material?

I WOULD be amazed if Team Sussex received any welcome upon returning to the UK.

Clearly, their time in the US has failed and previous business ties are abandoned. No doubt another "tell-all" book is on the horizon once they settle in and gather new royal gossip.

Taking either of them into anyone's confidence will be a grave mistake. They will need thick skins to weather the inevitable public backlash, as they will find little empathy here.

This move will do the Royal Family no good and will prove to be a real issue over time.

Anthony Richardson, Stirling

Prodigal son's cheek to show face after betrayal

I CANNOT believe the arrogance of Harry and his wife announcing their return to settle in the UK after making a fortune constantly criticising the Royal Family. Princess Diana would never have believed her son could be so bitter and pig-headed.

Do they expect to be welcomed with open arms? Their poor

children will grow up learning how their parents behaved on the world stage. They should absolutely not retain their Duke and Duchess titles. Harry was a well-liked person before he married – why do people change like this?

Jennifer Laing, Penrith, Cambria

Harry and Meghan must pay their own security bill

PRINCE Harry has often complained that he couldn't bring his family to the UK due to security and privacy issues. Yet now he looks to relocate here with his family, potentially including his mother-in-law, and educate his children here.

If they want security and privacy, they should pay for it themselves.

Anne Jones, Stalybridge, Cheshire

Keep taxpayers in the loop over huge protection costs

DESPITE government assurances to the contrary, the financial arrangements for Harry and Meghan's security are most certainly not a confidential matter. It involves taxpayer money – yours and mine. The government needs to be open about these costs.

Mike MacRory-Wilson, Brighton

BACK NIGEL FARAGE AND REFORM TO MAKE BRITAIN GREAT AGAIN

I'MWRITING to voice my opinion that Nigel Farage is our only hope to return to Margaret Thatcher's "Great Britain" ("Nigel the only one who can lead us back to greatness", Letters, August 18)

Opponents will try anything to stop him, including inventing rumours of infighting

within Reform UK. Nigel fought as an MEP for years to achieve Brexit, and he succeeded. As an older lady, I urge people to send £5, or whatever they can afford, to support his campaign to become PM and make Britain great again.

Mary Brennan, Lyndhurst, Hants

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94 years ago (1932) Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly non-stop across the US from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in about 19 hours. She was also the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. But in 1937 Earhart, and her navigator Fred Noonan, went missing over the central Pacific after losing radio contact with the US coast guard during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe.

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LEO JULY 24-AUG 23

You're in the mood to be seen, heard and adored, which is perfectly reasonable. Everyday tasks brighten when you bring flair to them, and romance could bloom through the simplest exchange. If an old disagreement still has teeth, deal with it honestly. Stop waiting for someone else to make it better. Your heart knows the way, so follow it.

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Your ambitions are impossible to ignore now, and quite right too. You've put enough heart into your efforts to deserve a bit of clarity about where things are heading. Talk to a friend about future plans. Their insight could be surprisingly useful. This isn't just about success. It's about finding a way forward that excites you and actually means something.

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TAURUS APRIL 21-MAY 21

Your creative side is wide awake and it wants more than the usual plod through the day. Cook, make, write, flirt, redecorate, do something that reminds you you're alive. A warm conversation with someone special lifts your spirits. Home should feel like a sanctuary, not a storage cupboard for old moods. Beauty and comfort matter more than you admit.

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CANCER JUNE 22-JULY 23

Relationships are speaking loudly, so pay attention. A heartfelt conversation could reveal more than you expected, and that's not a bad thing. At work, ambition is bubbling but don't get ahead of yourself. Patience, not panic, gets results. Balance long-term aims with what feels right in your gut. Home comforts will steady you if the world starts feeling too noisy.

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VIRGO AUG 24-SEPT 23

Pleasure, romance and creative joy are all calling your name, so don't sit there pretending spreadsheets are enough. Something wants to bloom, whether in love, art, or how you express yourself. Work matters may also reveal a useful truth if you stay alert. Old feelings could resurface, but that's not a setback. It's a chance to heal properly.

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CAPRICORN DEC 22-JAN 20

You're coming out of your shell, blinking at the light, and realising you know exactly what needs addressing. Personal relationships ask for more honesty now, and yes, that includes the bits you'll rather package neatly and ignore. Speak plainly. Home and ambition can coexist if you stop acting as though feeling something is a design flaw.

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LIBRA SEPT 24-OCT 23

Home life needs a bit of honesty and a bit of heart today. You're seeing more clearly what supports you and what simply drains your charm by the bucketful. Friendships and career both demand attention, but don't neglect your inner life while juggling everyone else's expectations. Creative expression helps. So does telling the truth.

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AQUARIUS JAN 21-FEB 19

Something under the surface is trying to get your attention, and pretending otherwise won't work. Emotional truths, hidden motives and the real state of a friendship are all easier to see now if you're willing to look. Balance your needs with what others ask of you. Trust your instincts. They're exposing what matters and what's just noise.

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SCORPIO OCT 24-NOV 22

Friendships, teamwork and shared goals are more important than usual, and the right conversation could change a lot. Speak openly. You don't always have to brood in a corner and call it depth. Home matters may need a rethink too. Trust your instincts. They're guiding you towards stronger bonds and more solid ground.

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PISCES FEB 20-MARCH 20

Relationships are full of feelings, and that can be glorious if you stay honest. Work and money matters may need a closer look too, especially if security has been nagging at you lately. A conversation with a friend could lift your mood and offer the insight you need. Let people in. Your emotional sensitivity is not a burden today. It's the key to a breakthrough.

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SENORITA BONITA marked her Group One debut with a devastating win over male opposition in the Prix Morny at Deauville - and is now 8-1 for next year's LOQ Guineas.

Pacemaking rank outsider Curry The Flag still held a six-length advantage entering the final quarter-mile of the six-bidong juvenile test.

But Senorita Bonita, on whom Oisin Murphy carried the colours of her Bahraini Victorious Forever ownership enterprise, came with a power-packed wage from the mar to collar the leader 150 yards from the finish and career away for a four-length win.

"Her acceleration is incredible," said joint-trainer

Simon Crisford, whose filly suffered her only defeat in four outings when second in the Queen Mary Stakes.

"Her turn of foot is electric and she finished the race remarkably well.

"She will now head to the Cheveley Park Stakes [at Newmarket on September 26] and I hope she can also have a very good three-year-old campaign. You can certainly imagine her developing into a Classic filly."

Crisford trains the winner in tandem with his son Ed, who will leave Britain to train in Dubai in October.

Nassau Stakes winner Diamond Necklace suffered a shock defeat – the first of her career – when beaten by Aventure in the Group One Prix Jean & Louis Romanet.

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E3.768 (6) 6f 12yds (9)

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E3.768 (6) 5f 21yds (9)

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GOSSIP FROM THE GALLOPS

Landscape: NASILA SUN (5-48 Windsor)

Newsmarket: YON KRIGLOCK (3-30 Brighton)

North: THE RESDEV SCNOLAR (3-45 Musselburgh)

Water: CERVION ROAD

(4-30 Brighton)

Road to victory

CRIMSON ROAD (4.00,

neat) can have the

towards every end again at Brighton today.

The first-year-old is on a hat-trick after a pair of Chepstow wins, having been sparked back to the car, a switch to John and Rhys Flint.

It is not plenty up his sleeve last time and a die rise to a mark of 6/5 in the Ian Carnegie 2/0 Years Of Sponsorship Handicaps Made a thin range for a resurgent horse who has won off 6/5 in the past.

MAJOR COOKTWICE LOOKING through enough on his racecourse debut to make him of interest in the Cognitive Law

By The Scout

(Melissa Jones)

EBF Maiden Stakes. The Morn team's practice was third to a couple of useful-looking previous winners - the Center-up has since placed at Listed over - and we have learned plenty from the experience.

And Richard Haenen has a smart two-year-old on his hands joking by CAMANDA 6/5 (5-49, trill stylish debut win at Elysia).

He slickened clear in the style of a good one and can follow up in the Juddments EBF Restricted Novice Stakes at Vinedo.

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RACING: REST OF TODAY'S CARDS

MUSSELBURGH RTY

THE SCOUT

2.25 The Mean Fiddler 3.45 Sissupersonic 2.45 Period Berry 4.25 New Mary 3.35 Notawoured 4.45 Roshitty

2.15 IRISH EBF MAIDER STAKES ZYD

$15,940 (Class 439 fyds (8 decares))

2 (8) 1 PARMESETI 5' Larcier 9'7... J Wheatley 2 (8) 1 PIVOTAL STAR (10) W & C Cederby 9'7... B Garrity 3 (5) 25 ● THE MOOR FORGER (25) J & S Dunn 9'7... J Hart 3 (5) 25 BP JOHN BRACE (25)T5 F & P Fahey 9'2... Dude (8r) 3 (5) 40 CALD' (10) 5'7 (Class 4 5)... B Kellman 4 (6) 1 GLADSTONE (10)T5 1' Cederby 9'2... S B Kirman 7 (7) 1 LA FLOR GROBARA (10)T5 F & P Fahey 9'2... C Hardie 8 (7) 1 SABLE NOW (42) 4' Kiser 9'2... T Eaves

HIKOS No. 5

W-Factor: The Mean Fiddler (8/4): Chief (7T): By Jean Grace (7R). SP FORECAST: 9:10 The Mean Fiddler, 10:9 (2/4): E Haples, 9:10 John Dole, St. Clairfield, W & The Grimble, St. Prevalal Star, 50 Table Non.

2.45 BURSNEY ZYD

$3,664 (6) 1m 2yds (7)

1 (6) 1/2 ● FOREST BOBBY (7) @ 25 (6) ● Precast 10 Slips

2 (7) 1/2 BOLD OF THE ASSETY (10)T1 1' Cederby 9'4... J Hart 4 (6) 1/4 BLORITHM LADY (7) (5) Philip Mates 9'2... P Nutrvenor 5 (6) 1/4 THE MUSEH WEAST (7) W & C Cederby 9'7... B Garrity 5 (7) 1/4 BIRLISOR BELLIE (10)T1 9' (Class 4 5)... MP Sheehy 6 (6) 1/2 LE GRAND STIRLE (4)1 1' (Class 4 5)... A Mates 7 (5) 1/2 ASTRAL CALLING (12) 1-9 Burke 9'7... J Nicholls(3)

BUNKERS: No. 3 CHECK PRICES: No. 2 HOOS: No. 5

W-Factor: La Grand Dude (7R): Bluestone Lady (7R):

Rule Of The Agency (6R)

SP FORECAST: 9:10 Forest Berry, 9:2 Bluestone Lady, 10 The Minden House, 10 Rule Of The Agency, Adrial Calling, W Bonyan Belle, La Grand Dude.

3.15 STILLING HANDICAP

£4,281 (5) 1m 20dyds (11)

2 (9) 1/2 BORMONDER (27) @ 5'1' Cederby 9'0.5... J Brakes(3) 2 (9) (25) BORMONDERFAGON (7) 1' Davidson 4'9'2... J Hart 3 (9) (17) THINK YARD (25)T5 1' (Class 4 9'2...) P Nutrvenor 4 (9) (17) SIMPLE STAR (7) (2) Larry McDermott 8'9... S James 5 (4) 8/4 TITANSON (10) 5' User 9'7... D Snyomore

6 (6) 1/2 MAYOR OF MAGNERA (4) (1) (2) 4 W Smith 4'9'2...

7 (7) 2/2 FALCON NINE (7) (1/2) 1' Gordon 6'9'4... Dude (6r) 8 (6) 1/2 PRINCESS MYAL (4) (1) 1' (Class 4 9'2...) T Eaves 9 (5) 1/4 ● WISYNAARD (4) 1' (2) 4' 9'2... P Nutrvenor 10 (5) 1/2 KINZES CAMEL (7) (1/2) 25 5 (Class 4 5) 1.5 MP Sheehy 11 (5) 1/2 CANSTON MOLD (2) (1) 4 (Class 7 8 9)... C Hardie

BUNKERS: Nos. 2, 7 TONGUE STRAY: Nos. 3, 4, 10

CHECK PRICES: Nos. 4, 6, 8, 9

W-Factor: Notawoured (7T): Water Of Magenta (7R): Thame Harte (7R). SP FORECAST: 9:4 Fermanstown, 10:5 Falcon Nine, 9:2 Thame Park, 7:1 Motawoured, 8:4 Rombomontagum, 10: Waves, Camden, 12:7 Eastman, 14:1 Previous Hicks, 20 Others.

TRACK FACTS: 6,000: Good, Right Handed. TOP TRACK JOCKEY (25)2/7/8. 1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

3.45 HANDICAP ZYD

£6,281 (6) 1/2 7dyds (10) 1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

2 (6) 1/2 THE CONNAVAGED (4) (1) 1' (Class 4 9'2...) Dude (6r) 4 (9) 1/2 BLARSTILL (9) (1/2) 1' (Class 4 9'2...) J Hart 5 (10) 1/2 VELVET BATTAM (24) (2) 1' (Class 4 9'2...) C Hardie 6 (7) 2/0 ● SISSUPERSONIC (7) (2) 1' (Class 4 9'2...) S James 7 (6) 1/2 BITTING THE BAR (22) (2) 5'1 Cederby 9'2... P Nutrvenor 8 (5) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

HOOS: No. 6

W-Factor: Carmel Valley (9): The Marden Scholar (9)2: Ny Spirit (8R). SP FORECAST: 7:8 Bursnell, 7:6 The Connaustians, 7:4 The Bristow Scholar, 6:1 Robert Rhyton, 5:2 Sissupersonic, 10:1 Ryan, 12:1 Beyond The Bar, 14:1 Carmel Valley, Light The Night Up, 10:7 Ny Spirit.

4.15 HANDICAP

£3,664 (6) 5f 3yds (10)

1 (7) 8/9 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

Jovens Nason

5 (6) 4/6 SUICIDE (4) (1/2) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

6 (6) 1/4 SMITH TURNER (10) 5' 3 (1) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

6 (6) 1/4 SMITH TURNER (10) 5' 3 (1) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

6 (6) 1/4 SMITH TURNER (10) 5' 3 (1) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

6 (6) 1/4 SMITH TURNER (10) 5' 3 (1) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

6 (6) 1/4 SMITH TURNER (10) 5' 3 (1) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

6 (6) 1/4 SMITH TURNER (10) 5' 3 (1) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

6 (6) 1/4 SMITH TURNER (10) 5' 3 (1) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

6 (6) 1/4 SMITH TURNER (10) 5' 3 (1) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

4.45 WATCH ON RACING TV HANDICAP

£3,664 (6) 1m 2yds (13)

1 (6) 1/2 ELIZABETH BAY (66) 4' (1) 1/2 4' 9'9... J Hart

2 (6) 4/6 THATS MY BOY LINE (26) (2) 1' Cederby 5'9'4

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

3 (5) 4/9 ● MIDCISLEY (14) (8) 8' (2) 4' 9'9... Javens Nason

4 (4) 7/9 JEWEL MAKER (10) (2) 5' 1' Cederby 9'9'4... P Farchman

5 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

6 (5) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

6 (5) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

7 (10) 1/2 JOURNAL DREAM (14) J Gable 4'9'2... P Nutrvenor

8 (5) 4/2 WISEMERALD (25) 1' (Class 4 9'2...) A Scott

9 (10) 7/1 CALEDONIAN DREAM (16) John Dawson 4'9'2... A Mates

10 (5) 3/2 ADJ MYAL (30) (2) 5'1, Morgan 6'9'4... B Garrity

10 (5) 9/5 HARRY SCOTTS & Brown 4'9'9... T Eaves

12 (5) 1/4 SOYVER (30) John Dawson 4'9'0... C Hardiey

13 (5) 6/15 SCREMETT: GORMISE (100) 5' 4, Brown (85) 5' 9'8...

Elye Elliott(5)

BUNKERS: No. 2 VISOR: Nos. 3, 5, 10 CHECK PRICES: Nos. 7, 8, 9.

W-Factor: Worsenaker (65): John Royer (62): Thame Harte (64) (1/2).

SP FORECAST: 7-4 Worsenaker, 10-5 Hadders, 9-2 Gail Requist, 8-3 Hark

9c (No.) John Ruptowitz, Dade, 12 Jewel Mates, 25 Mac Avail, 25

Barts, 10 Others.

TUES: Paul Warrenson (9/6) Dude calls TOP TRACK TRANCE (25)2/7/8(6)

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

1 (6) 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

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BY JOSH McALLISTER

SAM BURGESS hailed Warrington's character after they survived a second-half fightback from Huddersfield to pile the pressure on Super League's top two.

The Wolves made it five straight wins, securing their place in the top six with just three regular rounds remaining.

Warrington came through a hectic spell of four games in 15 days and now have their sights firmly set on a semi-final spot against leaders Leeds Rhinos or Wigan Warriors, while the eliminator play-offs are scheduled for September 18 and 19.

Huddersfield struck first in this Round 24 clash through Sam Halsall, but the Wolves turned the game on its head with a devastating 12-minute spell.

Danny Walker, James Bentley, Sam Powell and George Williams all crossed

Matty finish seals it as Wolves half fightback

WARRINGTON HUDDERSFIELD

to put Warrington 22-4 ahead at the break. But the Giants, chasing a fifth consecutive victory of their own, refused to go quietly.

Halsall grabbed his second after the restart before Sam Hewitt and Connor Wrench cut the deficit to just eight points at 28-20.

Arron Lindop had also crossed for Warrington during the second-half action. With the comeback threatening

to become a reality, Matty Ashton finally put the result beyond doubt with nine minutes remaining, crossing in the corner for his side's sixth try. Jacob Gagai added a late consolidation for the visitors.

"Today was going to be a tough day for a number of reasons, and I'm very proud," Burgess (inset) said. "The team has come together and embraced the challenge of four games in 15 days.

"We've got a six-game turnaround this week, so we're not out of it yet."

Burgess also revealed a major blow for Warrington, confirming that Toafofoa Sipley has suffered a fractured leg and will miss the rest of the season.

The Wolves boss also provided an update on teenage prospect Ewan Irwin, saying: "Toafofoa Sipley has fractured his leg, so he'll miss the rest of the season, which is a big loss.

"Ewan is a day-by-day thing. He's not moving too well at the moment."

Huddersfield boss Jim Lenihan admitted he genuinely believed his side could complete the comeback when former Warrington man Wrench crossed to make it 28-20.

"We had a patch with three tries against us in eight minutes. We played well in parts, but that little section hurt us.

"I honestly thought there was a chance we could win it in the end, but it wasn't to be."

LUMB LEAVES YORK RUMB

LEEDS returned to the summit of August to argue after cruising to a comprehensive victory over York Knights.

Riley Lumb scored three tries and Chris Hकोstrom added two of his own, as well as four conversions, as the Rhinos responded instantly to Wigan moving above them on Friday night.

Källum Watkins, Mikolaj

York 16 Leeds 66

Gladys B. Lachie Miller, Matt Lodge, Ryan Hall, Brodie Croft and Ash Handley were levels' other try-scorers, while Jake Connor added another quartet of conversions and Miller one.

Sam Woolf, Jon Bennison, who also converted two tries, and

David Hokudama bagged the Knights' points, but going into the dressing room 36-0 down at half-time meant they were only ever going to be consolidation scores.

Leeds head coach Brad Arthur said: "We didn't come here expecting to score 86 points, so I'm pretty happy with this. "I thought we started with a really good intensity

level and I thought our mentality was really really good."

Asked about reclaiming top spot, he added: "We have worked hard to get there and see hope, but to work even harder to stay there.

"The boys are not saying away from that, and we know that, but we would much rather be in our position."

RESULTS & EXHIBITS

Premier League

BRIGHTON (4) — 4 ASTON VILLA (6) — 0

Linland B (sg)

De Gagar (3)

Bourdecoyne (6) 30, 31

MAN CITY (8) — 2 BOURNENTH (1) — 1

Austin (4) Oggmear (2)

Goodwin (4) AHL (4) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL (6) AHL

NEWCASTLE (1) — 2 LIVERPOOL (6) — 2

Elanga 5 Sutton (5)

Wilkach 57 Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5) Sutton (5)

Sky Bet Championship

WEST BIRM (1) — 3 BURKLEY (1) — 1

Whitfield 18 Skyles B (sg)

Price 46, 65 (pen)

CRICKET

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION

ONE — Hampshire v Yorkshire (The

Rose Bowl) Yorkshire 173 (61.2

overs) R J Abbott 4-17) and 301 (98.1

overs) A Lyle 10) F S Oligan 4-59);

Hampshire 197 (98.0 overs) J (2.4 (4))

5-29) and 238 (98.2 overs) T J Albert

57) D M Bess 5-103); Yorkshire

(2pts) (4) Hampshire (2pts) by 39 runs.

Leicestershire v Glamorgan (Leicester-

ter) Leicestershire 151 (62.5 overs)

and 257 (74.2 overs) S S E Gunlins

93) Glamorgan (53 (50.1 overs) R W

M Mike 4-38) I G Holland 4-30) and

214 (86.0 overs) A S Carlaun 99) I G

Holland 5-19). Leicestershire (2pts)

near Glamorgan (2pts) by 42 runs.

Somerset v Essex (Trafford) Somerset 469 (127.0 overs) J F Thomas

110, H M Nicholls 96, J E R Row

7-6vs. T B Mast 65; S J Cook 4-92) and

103-2 (19.2 overs). Essex 158 (42.4

overs) M J J Critchley 50; M J Leach

4-37) and 412 (36) 1 overs. C M J Al-

toun 114, M J J Critchley 94; D Elgar

56; M J Leach 5-81). Somerset (2pts)

near Essex (2pts) by 8 wickets.

DIVISION TWO — Massachusetts v

Massachusetts (Greensboro) Massachusetts 150-10 (59.5 overs) T W Bear-

man 60; S M J Allison 5-19; M J Warte

3-43) and 285-7 (124.0 overs) J R Be-

ey 127; D J Price 77; M A H Hammond

57; B Swanepool 4-49); Massachusetts

267 (0) (85.2 overs) S L O'Gweiss 83; B

M Epsolath 63; M S A Williams 3-52; R

S Kishore 4-76) and 281-2 (55.1 overs)

D H Latagan 3-44; J D Little 107vs).

Massachusetts won by 8 wickets.

Lancashire v Northamptonshire (Old

Trafford) Northamptonshire 284

(89.2 overs) G A Bartlett 92; G P

Batterson 4-70) and 208-4avs. (64.0

overs) R Vasconcelos 100; Saif Zabi

55vs). Lancashire 137 (47.4 overs) B

W Sanderson 4-39) and 129 (52.2

overs). Northamptonshire (2pts) near

Lancashire (3pts) by 326 runs.

Middlesex v Kent (Northwood) Kent

250 (35.2 overs) S A Northeast 87; Z

Crowley 82; T S Robert-Jones 5-71)

and 254 (68.4 overs) B G Compton

65; T Mueney 84). Middlesex 249

(55.4 overs) M E Miners 5-53; M R

Quinn 4-52) and 309 (73.4 overs) J B

Cracknell 85vs). Kent (2pts) near

Middlesex (2pts) by 48 runs.

SECOND TEST MATCH — Australia v

Bangladesh (Mackay) Bangladesh 54-

10 (34.0 overs) and 95 (0) (38.3 overs);

Australia (33.0) (52.3 overs); Australia

set by 30 wickets and 52 runs.

SECOND TEST MATCH — Sri Lanka v

India (Colombo) India 3(50.0 - 495.0)

Ivanis 3 (49.2 overs) A Giff 92; A M

Fernando 3-46); Sri Lanka yet to bat.

CYCLING

VIALTA A ESPANA — Maga 2 (Mina-

ch) Manapani, 214 (34m) J M Bran-

ner (28) Team Vialta J Leake 3 (Rex-

4h 47m 47s, 2 P Miquel Delgado (Spa)

Battner Victorious, 3 T Poglazer (9b)

(3d) Team Vintorious (6b).

UCJ WOMEN'S WORLD TOUR TOUR

OF BRITAIN — Maga 6 (Royal Leam-

ington Spa - Royal Leamington Spa,

123 (8cm) 1 L Watkins (3wd) Team 92)

Massachusetts (9m) (2pts) (2pts) by 2

L Gillesque (4) UAE Team 1 (9AD), S P

Georgi (2m) Team Frank Prudtle, at at

same time.

GOLF

OF WORLD TOUR NEWS CHAMPION-

SHIP (Tunny International Golf Links,

Aberdeen) — Final Round 120: A 14

other game (4) 72) 2 (9) 4 (4) 4

sun 70-71 (69-67, 279 M J Jordan 72-69

68-70, 281) A Sullivan 73-73 (69-68.

RUGBY LEAGUE

Bartford Regent League

SATURDAY

CATALAND 0 — 30 REG — 27

HELL K 8 — 12 TOLLINGS — 12

ST HELENS — 16 COCCUPIERS — 12

TUESDAY

WARRINGTON — 34 WORKSFIELD — 24

Washington—B Boston, Boston, Detroit,

Chicago, Chicago, Jackson, Miami (5).

Huddersfield—B Holland (3), Holm, Wrench,

Logan, W Yamagari (2).

YORK 16 LEEDS 66

York—B Wood, Bennington, Bethlehem, W

Burlington (2).

Leeds—F Leake (3), Hardenham (2), Watkins,

Oakley, Miller, Lodge, Hall, Croft, Hendley, W

Central (5), Hardenham (3), Miller.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

Leeds—24 28 6 5 888 362 28

Milan 24 28 10 5 715 659 26

Warrington 24 28 10 5 686 612 26

Richfield 24 28 6 8 637 448 32

Leigh 24 28 10 8 576 438 32

Hall 24 28 10 8 708 435 32

St Helens 24 14 9 10 584 539 28

Catalan 8—24 9 6 11 475 739 18

Sullivan 8—24 9 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

Sullivan 8—24 9 10 429 752 14

Hall 24 28 10 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Sullivan 8—24 9 10 425 767 12

TODAY'S DIARY

Premier League

Fulham 1 (Village) (6pm)

(Live on Sky Sports Main Event)

CRICKET

Second Test Match — Day 2 of 5:

Sri Lanka v India (Colombo,

5.30am).

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DET

FORMULA ONE: DUTCH GRAND PRIX

Le Court

completes comeback

CYCLING

BY LAURA HOWARD

REDEMPTION was sweet for Kim Le Court as she banished the ghosts of last year's Lloyds Tour of Britain to claim overall victory.

The Mauritian delivered a controlled ride on the final stage in Royal Leamington Spa to secure her first UCI Women's World Tour success and become the first African rider to win this race.

After crashing out last year, Le Court had sworn never to return to the British tour - now she is glad she did.

"I can finally say I feel like I have redeemed myself," the AG insurance-Soudal rider (above) said.

"I came here to finish on a high and that's exactly what I did."

Lorena Wiebes came out on top in the final stage, while Scot Lauren Dickson won the Queen of the Mountains jersey.

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Brennan's big finish

MATTHEW BRENNAN

delivered a strong finish to win the second and longest stage of the Vuelta a Espana ahead of race leader Tadej Pogacar.

The 21-year-old Brit capitalized on good work from Visma-Lease a Bike team-mate Wout van Aert in a sprint to go ahead of Pau Miquel and Pogacar.

"Hopefully it's not the last one," said Brennan of his first stage win in a Grand Tour, a 133-mile hilly trek in southern France.

"We thought there was a nice opportunity to attack. I was super-happy."

Pogacar - bidding to become just the ninth rider to win all three Grand Tours - tops the overall standings with Van Aert nine seconds behind and Brennan a second further back in third.

ZANDVOORT RESULTS

1 L Norris (Gbr) 210.4.44.40.00 2 K Antonelli (Ita) 11.5.004 3 G Russell (Gbr) 15.0004 4 L Hamilton (Gbr) 16.7701 5 C Leclerc (Man) 17.2108 6 O Plaziri (Aus) 12.3.52 7 L Lawson (Riz) 9m.19.005 8 N Hohenberg (Ger) 1 lap 9 F Alenox (Spw) 1 lap 10 P Gasly (Pra) 1 lap 11 Y Tsuneda (Jon) 1 lap 12 A Lindblad (Gbr) 1 lap 13 G Bortoletto (Bss) 1 lap 14 F Coudelito (Arg) 2 lap 15 S Pavini (Mos) 2 lap

DRIVERS' STANDINGS

1 Antonelli (Mercedes) 243pts 2 Russell (Mercedes) 182 3 Hamilton (Ferrari) 183 4 Norris (McLaren) 199 5 Leclerc (Ferrari) 155 6 Verstappen (Red Bull) 112 7 Plaziri (McLaren) 104 8 Hedjar (Red Bull) 68 9 Lawson (RB) 49 10 Gasly (Alpine) 44

CONSTRUCTORS

1 Mercedes GP 427pts 2 Ferrari 238 3 McLaren 263 4 Red Bull 195 5 RB 68 6 Alpine 63 7 Haas F1 21 8 Audi 16 9 Williams 11 10 Aston Martin 3 11 Cadillac 0

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FROM SCOTT HUNT in Zandvoort LANDO NORRIS breathed further life into his title defence with a brilliant victory as Max Verstappen's final home race at Zandvoort ended with him walking away from an opening-lap crash.

World champion Norris made it back-to-back wins with a brilliant drive at the Dutch Grand Prix, allowing him to execute a superb McLaren strategy that reeled in title leader Kimi Antonelli.

Norris, whose victory last time out in Budapest was the first of a difficult title defence, admitted he has not lost hope

of retaining his crown despite a hefty deficit – this win still leaves him 83 points adrift.

But the manner of his win will raise belief, Norris outgunning Mercedes duo Antonelli and George Russell in qualifying and the race in his upgraded McLaren.

Russell (right) boosted his own title hopes by clinching sprint race victory on Saturday but he was asked to allow his team-mate and championship rival Antonelli through in the closing stages.

That allowed Antonelli to claim second, while Russell then had to fend off Lewis

Hamilton to secure third – with the British pair now level, 59 points adrift of Antonelli.

The past five races at Zandvoort – which was staging its final race on the F1 calendar

– have been won from pole position, claimed by Norris after a brilliant qualifying display on Saturday.

Heavy rain swept in 45 minutes before lights out in the seaside town but the track was dry enough for the entire field to start on slick tyres.

Norris started well but Russell made an awful getaway

from second, sliding out of his grid box, which allowed Antonelli to breeze past.

Verstappen was engaged in an elbows-out tussle with team-mate for the weekend Liam

Lawson during the opening exchanges but, having won that duel, his race soon came to a shuddering halt.

The four-time world champion appeared to dip a wheel on to the kerb on the inside of the 18-degree banked final bend before sliding across the track and into the barriers. His Red

Bull wreckage bounced back across the track ahead of Pierre Gasly and Arvid Lindblad, while his left-rear tyre flew off.

Verstappen confirmed he was OK as the race in the dunes was red-flagged, and said: "Yeah that's it. Ah, I'm sorry guys."

Almost simultaneously, Gabriel Bortoletto spun, his tyres throwing up a cloud of smoke through which Audi team-mate Nico Hulkenberg drove – narrowly avoiding a collision.

A delay of 30 minutes followed before Antonelli and Norris went wheel-to-wheel at turn one, Antonelli forcing his way past the reigning world

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champion. Russell was then caught out by a brave move from McLaren's Oscar Piastri as the Australian dived up the inside to go third.

Ferrari were engaged in a tense radio battle as Hamilton urged them to let him past Charles Leclerc, with the team telling the Monegasque to pit.

Leclerc was unhappy with that plan, ultimately pitting a lap later. "Great way of wasting time guys, good job," said Hamilton sarcastically.

Norris made his final stop seven laps later than Antonelli in a bid to close in on the leader and it was a perfect strategy call

as he charged after the Italian, ultimately blasting past on the outside of turn one on lap 54.

Antonelli, Hamilton and Leclerc all chose to pit under the virtual safety car, lifting Russell to second but with those behind on fresher rubber.

The Brit was soon under fire, with Antonelli the first on his gearbox. Mercedes were quick to intervene, asking Russell to make way for his championship rival.

For Antonelli, he walks away having extended his lead but Norris has moved up to fourth and is putting himself back in the title conversation.

FROM SCOTT BENT

LANDO NORRIS insists he is doing a better job than every other driver after a superb win at the Dutch Grand Prix.

"The 56-year-old reeled in championship leader Wim Antonelli at Zandvoort to clinch back-to-back wins and further raise hope that he could yet defend his title."

Norris leaves the Dutch seaside track having moved fourth in the standings but still 83 points behind the Italian - with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton 69 points back from the leader.

"Mercedes are wary of the looming threat from McLaren's Norris, with Antonelli (right) branding them the new fastest team on the grid and Russell admitting they are the ones to beat.

"But Norris said: 'They are not going to say themselves are they? I can't think it's true. Mercedes have a better all-round performing call. I also know how good of a job I'm doing behind the wheel.

"For once I will give myself a little bit of credit that I feel I am doing a better job than everyone. I think that can make a difference.

"We have a car now capable of beating them. We didn't win (Saturday A) sprint race and we didn't change much but I worked a lot on my driving - I want to believe more than everyone else.

"I make one mistake we are P4, P5. So the fact that I am doing a good job is the reason why people are saying it."

Real meet again with Xab and Al

FOOTBALL Fulham v Chelsea Tonight, 8pm, Sky Sports BY BOBBY VINCENT IN THE weird way that football sometimes works, Real Madrid's two managers from last season go head-to-head in a west London derby this evening.

After Los Blancos decided not to continue with Xabi Alonso less than eight months into his tenure, the Spanish giants went with Alvaro Arbeloa until the end of last season.

Arbeloa left this summer and has since taken over at Fulham.

Having only managed Real Madrid's first team for a few months and a spell with their 'B' side, Arbeloa comes into his first Premier League managerial job as something of an unknown quantity.

New Chelsea manager Alonso knows plenty about Arbeloa, though. The two first became close friends as Liverpool team-mates in 2007.

Alonso even followed Arbeloa to Real in 2009. Once they had retired from playing, both enrolled into Real's academy coaching system.

"Of course you can have a relationship, but once on the pitch, no friends, no past," said Alonso on coming up against Arbeloa.

"It's just the 90 minutes that we are playing, fighting for each club and after it's another thing."

Alonso has impressed everyone involved at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues players have taken to the Spaniard's hands-on approach in training and one source described the mood as "the best it's been for a while".

The fans are also united on Alonso. And that is rare among Chelsea's support, particularly in BlueCo's tenure.

Fulham (probable): Leno; Castagne; Cuenca; Barore; Robinson; Berge; Iwobi; Bobb; King; Palacios; Garcia.

Chelsea (probable): Sanchez; James; Lacroix; Colwell; Neto; Calcedo; Fernandez; Lavia; Rogers; Palestra; Joao Pedro.

Referee: John Brooks.

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WARDING

Josko's last-gasp hit

delivers winning Enz

HAD Pep Guardiola master-minded this comeback win, he would have been hailed a genius yet again.

But Enzo Maresca still has a long, long way to go before earning comparisons to the bloke he has replaced as Manchester City boss.

In the meantime, Maresca (inset) will just be relieved to have got his first positive result on the board, however difficult it was to get.

For more than 84 minutes, City appeared to be heading towards the kind of defeat that would have raised serious questions about Maresca's ability to fill the gigantic shoes of Guardiola.

Marcus Tavernier had put Bournemouth ahead before half-time, sending most of the Etihad into silence.

And despite dominating possession, City offered little in the way of a fightback, aside from some bad misses from Erling Haaland and Marc Guehi.

But thanks to a bit of luck and the introduction of Rayan Cherki, Maresca's men somehow snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Guehi's deflected header from Cherki's corner levelled the scores, before the Frenchman's clever pass allowed Josko Gvardiol to snatch the winner in stoppage time.

And breathe, Enzo.

Fresh off a thrashing from Arsenal in the Community Shield, City began their league campaign knowing the visit of Bournemouth carried a bit more significance.

Starting with a home defeat to a team youll trounced by an aggregate score of 34-6 in nine previous

BY JEREMY CROSS

home wins was unthinkable. Not least when Maresca had rolled the dice and picked two of his stars in unorthodox positions, with Guehi operating as a defensive midfielder and Nico O'Reilly starting in the No.10 role.

Visiting boss Marco Rose was also starting a new job, and handed a debut to Antonio Silva following his arrival from Benfica.

City started well and ripped into their opponents.

Haaland tore through midfield to help create a chance for Rico Lewis, but his shot was well saved by Dorde Petrovic.

O'Reilly had a free header from the resulting corner, but sent it on to the roof of the net, before Phil Foden had a shot blocked.

Haaland then blew a golden chance, fluffing a cross from O'Reilly after the England international had charged half the length of the field before picking him out.

The blunder looked even worse in the 26th minute when Rose's men went ahead.

It was their first real attack of the game, but a clinical one.

City failed to deal with a long ball forward, allowing Rayan to turn sharply and pick out Evanilson, who delivered a sublime cross that Tavernier converted at the back post.

Cue silence in most parts of the

City land £85m teen whizz Bouaddi

BY JEREMY CROSS

MANCHESTER CITY have signed Morocco superstar Aryoub Bouaddi from Lille in a deal costing up to £85m.

Both clubs agreed the fee following extensive talks, with Bouaddi (left) signing a five-year-deal at the Etihad with the option of an extra 12 months.

The move takes City's summer spending through the £200m barrier so far.

Midfield ace Bouaddi, 18, has emerged as one of the most talented and exciting teenagers in world football.

City chief's kept close tabs on his progress at this summer's World Cup, especially once it became clear Rodri would be leaving to join Barcelona.

New boss Enzo Maresca is still keen to sign a direct replacement for holding midfielder Rodri, but talks with Chelsea about a deal for Enzo Fernandez have continued to stall.

ground. It took a crucial interception from Gvardiol to stop Rayan from having a clear run on goal, as City continued to wobble.

Petrovic scrambled to his left to keep out a header from Haaland, but the visitors were looking the most dangerous.

Tavernier curled a strike just wide and City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma did well to deny Justin Kluivert.

A rumps on the stroke of half-time summed up City's frustrations.

That feeling got worse when Guehi missed an absolute sitter from close range when it looked easier to score.

City needed a spark and England defender Guehi provided one.

His equaliser with six minutes remaining helped make amends, before Gvardiol completed the fightback.

But it could still promise to be a long season for Maresca.

Provided he survives to the end of it, of course.

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Maresca's men leave it so late

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Maresca back for

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And he said: "It's the

perfect day, to be

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"I was pleased,

because we gave the

fans the joy of three

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was quite emotional."

The win was soured by the sight of record signing Elliot Anderson limping off in the second half.

But Maresca, who made the shock decision to start Guehl in midfield, praised his team's fighting spirit.

The Italian added: "I always thought he would be a good midfielder.

"It was a good performance from him, and he now gives us a solution for the future.

"The spirit was fantastic. We missed some chances but we deserved the result."

Gvardiol insisted the result was all-important.

The left-back said: "Everyone is proud in the moment. We need to enjoy this, because we deserved it.

"The most important thing is that we won."

Cherries boss Marco Rose (above) said: "In the end, how the game went was quite unlucky.

"I thought we had the momentum in the second half. But City have a lot of quality and a game lasts 90 minutes not 80."

Infantino hits back at critics

GIANNI INFANTINO

stressed his wish to "grow football in every corner of the world" despite the beleaguered FIFA president facing a further blow in his bid to cling onto power.

The six Nordic Football Associations - Denmark, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Finland, Norway and Sweden - announced they had "lost confidence" in Infantino in a joint statement.

But Infantino fired back at his critics during a visit to the Dominican Republic, stressing FIFA's commitment to correct the game's global power balance - a comment that may be perceived as a swipe at UEFA, one of the three confederations to have come out against him.

Speaking as he met Caribbean Football Union members at an international under-14 event organised by FIFA Forward, Infantino said: "We need to narrow this gap between the big, big countries and all the others. We need to give a chance to all the others."

DEFIANT Infantino

Hibs land Devaney

MANCHESTER UNITED

teenager Jacob Devaney has joined Hibernian on a season-long loan.

Hibs also have an option to make the 19-year-old midfielder's move to Easter Road permanent.

Devaney signed his first professional contract with United in 2023 and played a part in the senior side's pre-season, coming off the bench and scoring against Rosenborg last month.

The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international spent the second half of last season on loan with Scottish Premiership side St Mirren.

Hibs boss David Gray said: "We're really pleased to bring Jacob to the club.

"He's a technically talented young footballer who is keen to learn and develop and we'll look to get him settled in as quickly as possible."

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EMOTIONAL AND LOUD FOR KEEGAN ... A LEGEND AT NEWCASTLE & KOP

BY JOHN CROSS

THE giant life banner, entitled 'King Kev', was unfarted just before kick-off.

And when they pumped out David Gawers' 'Keros,' inside St James' Park, the whole stadium was in unison for a real legend of the game.

That song could have been written for him. Kevin Keegan was a great for Liverpool and a hero as player and manager for Newcastle - and this was a fitting tribute.

This was hairs-on-the- back-of-your-neck stuff. It was incredible, powerful, and moving. Fittingly, they did a period of apolucite rather than a minute's silence before kick-off (King Kev life, above).

You get the impression the last thing Keegan would have wanted was silence - he thrived off, hoole, atmosphere and the love of the crowd.

It was so appropriate these two clubs should meet on the opening weekend of the season.

Keegan died last month, aged 75, and we have had over a month of tributes.

Outside, before kick-off, there were half-and-half Keegan scarves and, on this rare occasion, even Richard fans could be forgiven for

buying one. Another stall was doing a roaring trade in T-shirts emblazoned with "I would just love it if we beat them today".

And, of course, Newcastle fans had Alexander Isak - the former Toon Army hero making his first return to St James' Park - in their slights. But this day was also all about Keegan.

Newcastle are a classy club and on each seat they had a poster with wonderful words of gratitude from the Keegan family.

The pay-off line at the bottom came from the great man himself: "I want people to dream about their football club. We should all be dreamers at heart."

Keegan was always a dreamer. He dreamed of glory playing the beautiful game, and his memory lives on in all of our hearts.

He was a real Ray-of-the- Rovers figure who brought glory to Anfield in the 1970s and helped make Newcastle the club they are today.

And the emotion before kick-off just felt so fitting as it set up an incredible, draftening atmosphere at St James' Park in front of $2,680 fans (below). King Kev would have loved it. And this stadium still loves him. As tributes go, it was the best.

LOW NIK

Kop star Szoboszlai breaks Toon hearts

NEWCASTLE 2 LIVERPOOL 2

Gakpo St. Szoboszlai (pmt 90-9)

BY JOHN CROSS

IT WAS never going to end quietly - and on a stage made for heroes and villains, Dominik Szoboszlai rescued Liverpool on 99 minutes.

As endings go, it was cruel and dramatic in equal measure.

Szoboszlai crashed a penalty into the roof of the net before Liverpool's players celebrated their smash-and-grab point with the travelling fans up in the gods at St James' Park.

For the second year running, the Reds broke Newcastle hearts deep into added time after Rio Ngumohua snatched a 100th-minute winner last year.

This time, it was in the 99th minute with barely time for the restart which was so tough on Toon boss Matthias Jaissle and his new-look team.

Newcastle have sold half the squad this summer, changed managers and yet they have not lost their soul or character because they fought and showed so much courage.

Twice Newcastle led and they reveiled in making Alexander Isak the pantomime villain on his first return to St James' Park. Nothing went Isak's way.

The Toon Army booed Isak's every touch and

they will never forgive his treachery

• but in Jaissle they have found an

inspirational leader. They scrapped, made life hard for the visitors and, for so long, it looked like Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola would get off to a losing start in his first competitive game in charge.

Liverpool did look disjointed, the squad still needs a lot of work before the transfer window shuts and you can be certain they will be better in the weeks ahead.

But whether Liverpool will be among the title challengers remains to be seen and may depend on their transfer business because they look short at the moment.

The bigger fear was for Newcastle after their mass exodus of all their big names and, after so many

pre-match tributes for Kevin Keegan, you can be sure that the late, great legend of both clubs would have been looking down and enjoying such a dramatic game.

Newcastle could - and maybe should - have won but the Kop side stayed fighting until the end, even if they were way below their best.

It was loud, highly-charged and emotional even before kick-off and then erupted after just five minutes.

Even in their wildest dreams, the Toon Army could not have expected such a dream start.

Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch charged forward, a shooting chance opened up but he overran the ball and allowed one of Newcastle's army

of new signings, Amar Dedic, to clear. Newcastle forward Will Osula led the attack, played in Anthony Elanga and the jet-heeled Sweden forward's cross-shot beat Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker.

Liverpool came back and it took a sensational save from Newcastle's new keeper Lukas Hornicek to keep out Florian Wirtz's shot. The new signings are promising.

But Liverpool's pressure was building and they levelled after half time. Gravenberch fed the ball into Cody Gakpo and the Liverpool forward arrowed a low shot into the bottom corner from outside the box.

At that moment, the visitors had the momentum.

But Jaissle made two changes - Jacob Ramsey and Joe Willock came on - and, in keeping with everything else on his first day in charge, he proved himself to be a tactical genius. His enthusiasm is so infectious.

Newcastle forward Yoane Wissa led a brave counter- attack, used all his strength to hold off Liverpool defenders and then fed Willock who scored with a low shot. The whole place erupted again.

Wissa had two chances to kill the game and make it 3-1. One was a sitter. But Liverpool just kept going and never gave up even if they lacked some quality in the final third.

In added time Reds sub Victor Munoz charged into the box. Defender Lewis Hall made a clumsy challenge (above).

Referee Stuart Attwell pointed to the spot and Hall just hung his head in despair. Szoboszlai made no mistake.

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HUGE BLOW It was a poor opening day for Robertson

Andy has warning for Spurs

BY STEVE JUDGE

ANDY ROBERTSON has warned his new Tottenham team-mates they need to "get better quick" after their shocker at Brentford.

For the first time in nine seasons two-time Premier League winner Robertson kicked-off a season in a shirt that did not have the Liverpool badge on it.

And this was far from the debut of dreams for the left-back who moved south on a free in the summer.

The Bees sent Spurs to their worst opening-day defeat since losing 3-0 at Manchester United in 2011, despite Igor Thiago missing a second-half penalty.

Robertson was one of five summer signings to make their debuts, with talk that the club will take their spending above £300million this week.

He admitted: "Brentford's always a difficult away game, but you always want to do better."

"We didn't do that, so it doesn't matter if we've got new players in, old players in, whatever it is, it just wasn't a good performance.

"I'm excited to be here and excited about what's coming our way.

"But we have to get better quick."

Spurs are understood to have agreed an £85m fee for Manchester City's Savinho and are also linked with his team-mate Omar Marmoush plus Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo.

But Robertson believes boss Robert De Zerbi already has a squad to contend at the top half of the table when the likes of Pedro Porro and Micky van de Ven return from injury.

He added: "I'm not talking about new signings because that's not on me to talk about.

"But you're missing your captain, your vice-captain and Mo Kudus. James Maddison's just back, Dom Solanke's just back.

"So all of a sudden, if we make no signings, then they automatically make your squad better.

"We didn't have the full power of that at Brentford."

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Verstappen in a lucky escape as Norris wins

FROM SCOTT HUNT in Zandvoort

MAX VERSTAPPEN'S final home race ended with a huge high-speed crash at the end of the first lap at Zandvoort.

He quickly confirmed that he was fine from inside the wreckage (left), with Lando Norris (right) going on to win.

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Jaissle

BY JOHN CROSS

NEWCASTLE boss Matthias Jaissle was involved in a penalty row after Liverpool snatched a last-gasp draw at St James' Park.

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai slammed home a spot-kick in the ninth minute of stoppage time, but new Toon boss Jaissle insisted referee Stuart Attwell should not have given the decision.

The Magpies were denied a precious win after sub Victor Munoz was brought down by Lewis Hall. Jaissle said: "For me, it was no

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ENZO MARESCA hailed his "perfect day" after seeing Manchester City produce a thrilling comeback to hand him an opening league win.

City looked like crashing to a shock defeat following Marcus Tavernier's first-half goal for Bournemouth at the Etihad.

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		6	1		2	7
7		1						8
5						6	7
8		2	6		9			3
	1	3		5	7		9	4
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SMALL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Very large mammals (9) 7 Part of the neck (6) 9 Noise made by a snake (4) 10 More recent (5) 12 Blackthorn fruit (4) 13 Records (9) 14 Fencing sword (4) 16 Of sound or hearing (5) 18 Ripped (4) 19 Scandinavian country (6) 20 Tended nap (anag.) (9)

DOWN

1 Extremely delicate or refined (8) 2 Gaelic (4) 3 Mail distributor, informally (6) 4 Without effort (5,4) 5 Immediately (3)

6 Speculative idea (6) 8 Curved shape (8) 11 Social standing (6) 12 Expressed in words (6) 15 Fizzy drink (4) 17 Slight decline (3)

Solution tomorrow

For today's solution call:

0907 181 2582

KAKURO

Fill each sequence of blank squares using the numbers 1-9. Each sequence - across and down - must total the number in the shaded box at the beginning or top of each line. A number may be repeated in each line but NOT in a sequence.

Solution tomorrow

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BIG MONDAY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 'Long white' city of ancient Latium said to have been the birthplace of Romulus and Remus (4,5) 5 Savoury Provencal spread or dip traditionally made from capers, olives and anchovies (8) 9 Fourth prophetic book of the Old Testament, attributed to 'the son of Buzi' (7) 10 Lead single from the 1979 ABBA album Voulez-Vous, charting at No. 2 in the UK (10) 11 The world's only sovereign island city-state, in SE Asia at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula (9) 12 Left-bank tributary of the Rhône River after which a department of SE France is named (5) 13 Jan Hendrik ___, (1900-1992) Dutch astronomer whose eponymous cloud of frozen comet nuclei orbits the sun beyond Pluto (4) 15 Unicellular fungi of Saccharomyces and related genera, capable of fermenting sugars and other carbohydrates (5) 17 Africa's Adamsonia digitata, also known as the monkey breast tree (6) 19 Spongy inner tissue of a leaf, between the upper and lower layers of the epidermis (9) 21 Eighth emperor of Rome (AD 69-79), who founded the Flavian dynasty (9) 22 'Love is a ___ all compact of fire' (Shakespeare, Venus And Adonis) (6) 23 Fresco painting technique in which pigments are applied to dry rather than wet plaster (5) 27 Second-brightest star in the northern hemisphere after Arcturus, in the constellation of Lyra (4) 28 Part of the body whose features include the olecranon and the cubital fossa (5) 29 Spotted American horse breed developed in the 18th century by the indigenous Nez Perce people (9) 33 English author (1775-1817) whose final novel was the uncompleted Sanditon (4,6) 34 See 31 Down 35 Synthetic substance that emits light when exposed to electromagnetic radiation, especially one used to coat the screen of a cathode-ray tube (8) 36 Red crab who serves as advisor and court composer to King Triton in the 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid (9)

DOWN

1 Oscar-nominated 1992 legal drama film starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore and Jack Nicholson (1,3,4,3) 2 Historical term for a South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent; from Dutch, 'farmer' (4) 3 Totalitarian superstate overseen by Big Brother in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) (7) 4 Pen name of US cartoonist Alfred Gerald Caplin, noted for the 1934-1977 comic strip L'I Abner (2,4) 5 Germany's oldest city, founded by the Romans as Augusta Treverorum circa 16 BC (5) 6 Papal name of twelve popes, most recently Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1939-1958) (4) 7 Character who marries Count Pierre Bezukhov in Leo Tolstoy's War And Peace (1869) (7,7) 8 Genus of poisonous flowering plants of the nightshade family (Solanaceae) commonly known as the thorn apples (6) 11 Small pointed projection of the temporal bone of the human skull, located just below the ear (7,7) 14 Jellyfish or other cnidarian that is sessile (permanently attached), as opposed to a tree-swimming medusa (5) 16 Pale yellow semi-hard cheese named after its town of origin in East Prussia (6) 17 Greek god of the north wind, equivalent to the Roman Aquila (6) 18 One of the three English winners of golf's US Open between 1924 and 2013, in 1970 (4,7) 20 Largest of the constellations, whose brightest star is the orange giant Alphard (5) 24 Acute bacterial infection of the small intestine named from the Latin for 'bile' (7) 25 Solution of sodium hypochlorite (less commonly, hydrogen peroxide) used for whitening, sterilising etc. (6) 26 Official and spiritual sister city of Beverly Hills, California, on the Mediterranean coast of SE France (6) 30 Tsar of all Russia from 1682 to 1721 and first Emperor of Russia from 1721 to 1725, known as the Great (5) 31 & 34 Across English crime writer noted for the 24-novel series featuring Chief Inspector Wexford (4,7) 32 Latin-derived prefix denoting a tenth part (4)

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Solution next Monday

0907 181 2908

YOUR PIN No.

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ARROW-WORD

Arrow-words are like crosswords, but the clues are printed inside squares on the grid. Write your answers in the blank squares in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Solution tomorrow

WORDSEARCH

BRIDGES

Find all the terms listed below in the grid.

Solution tomorrow

AROUCA ● BROOKLYN ● CHENGYANG FORTH ● GOLDEN GATE ● HELIX ● HUMBER KHAJU ● LONDON ● LUPU ● MILLENNIUM NANPU ● ORESUND ● SEVERN ● SUNNIBERG SYDNEY HARBOUR ● TAMAR ● TOWER

FRIDAY'S SOLUTIONS

THE ALPHABEATER

Black squares: 1, 5, 10, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 29, 32, 33, 38, 39. Across: Music, Lover, Dwarf, Livestock, Jib, Exalt, Chum, Aged, Enjoy, Wax, Jambalaya, Queen, Seize, Fends. Down: Mawkish, Gaped, Emu, Influx, Gazed, Involuntary, Flush, Opaque, Pay, Mercy, Erasers.

THE ALPHAPUZZLE

Across: Mown, Aqualung, Invoice, Plain (clue), Tench, Scenic, Injury, Helmet, Impair, Tuber, Allot, Bonfire, Bedecked, Fern. Down: Maintain, Daub, Woven, Jumbled, Cipher, Attic, Queasy, Treble, Ample, Extend, Uranium, Baize, Gang, Sturgeon.

TV CROSSWORD

Across: 1 Hoobs, 6 Home, 8 Ann droid, 10 Madge, 11 Kelly, 12 Waring, 15 Reid, 16 Meaden, 17 With, 19 Natasha, 21 Spin, 22 Kenny. Down: 2 Once, 3 Sawyer, 4 Crow, 5 Eddington, 6 Heather, 7 Eye, 9 Nesbitt, 13 Game, 14 Clarkson, 17 Wars, 18 Hahn 20 The.

TV show: Hit Point

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ARROW-WORD

Across: Wilson, Titles, Hem, Joe, Blab, Wore, Eek, Foe, Anne, Arty, Eaglets, Bee, Eager, Ray, Sandshoe, Its, Forge, Laos, Ada, Gut, Deny, Baa, Due to, Rep, Cats, Rebel, Tut, Ole. Down (left to right): Kiwi, ABBA, One day, The Wedge, Nor, Nut, Istle, Lead, Gayest, Embrace, Sued, Onus, Len, Tech, Abort, NASA, Oil, Beer, Greta Garbo, Thea, Sou, Eel, Kay, Rye, Staple. Shaded letters: LeFou

WORDS

BRAIN

MUDDLESOME

Britt Eklund Caroline Munro Denise Richards

CLOCK-WISE

Nada, Dane, Need, Eddy, Dyed, Edna

QUIZ OF THE WEEK

1 Tuesday, 2 Head, 3 Universal remedy, 4 Sir Cliff Richard, 5 1960s, 6 Denise Welch, 7 Pork, 8 Aladdin, 9 Top Of The Pops, 10 Sir Keir Starmer.

DITLOIDS

1 6 Balls in a Cricket Over, 2 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, 3 8 Leps on a Spider, 4 3 Witches in Macbeth, 5 7 Dwarves in Snow White, 6 4 Leaves on a Lucky Clover

TRIVIA WORDSEARCH

1 Tom Baker, 2 Colorado, 3 Aardman, 4 Hercules, 5 The Dam Busters, 6 Trilby, 7 North-westerly, 8 Tony Orlando, 9 Lexington, 10 Bill Clinton

SUMTHING

3x7=21, 6+4=10, 9+3=12

SMALL CROSSWORD

Across: 1 Bombastic, 7 Urge, 8 Photo, 10 Des, 11 Ceases, 13 Armadillo, 14 Pigeon, 16 Eve, 18 Egret, 19 Beau, 20 Resilient. Down: 1 Buccaneer, 2 Orders, 3 Bets, 4 Shy, 5 Toddler, 6 Cosmonaut, 8 Predict, 9 Campers, 12 Slogan, 15 Gobi, 17 Lei.

CROSS DOUBT

Across: TYPES Down: TREES

SUDOKU EASY

5	2	9	4	3	7	8	1	6
3	8	7	6	1	5	9	2	4
6	1	4	9	8	2	7	5	3
1	7	6	3	9	8	5	4	2
2	5	3	1	7	4	6	9	8
4	9	8	5	2	6	3	7	1
8	6	1	2	5	9	4	3	7
7	3	5	8	4	1	2	6	9
9	4	2	7	6	3	1	8	5

BATTLESHIPS

QUICK CROSSWORD

Across: 4 Screech, 8 Poetry, 9 Infidel, 10 Entrap, 11 Orchid, 12 Slothful, 18 Redeemed, 20 Impact, 21 Adorer, 22 Related, 23 Crocus, 24 Because. Down: 1 Appease, 2 Festoon, 3 Breach, 5 Consoled, 6 Evince, 7 Cleric, 13 Fir trees, 14 Embrace, 15 Address, 16 Ampere, 17 Banana, 19 Endure.

SUDOKU MEDIUM

5	4	6	1	3	2	7	8	9
2	1	3	9	8	7	6	5	4
9	8	7	4	6	5	3	1	2
3	5	8	7	9	1	4	2	6
7	2	4	3	5	6	1	9	8
1	6	9	2	4	8	5	3	7
4	7	1	5	2	9	8	6	3
8	9	5	6	7	3	2	4	1
6	3	2	8	1	4	9	7	5

KAKURO

5	4	5	2	3	1	5	1	5
2	8	9	1	7	3	4	1	5
1	9	5	1	8	2	1	3	1
5	5	1	1	6	2	1	1	1
9	1	5	7	9	5	5	1	5
3	2	1	8	5	1	3	1	3
5	3	6	9	4	5	2	1	1
5	5	4	5	1	2	3	5	1

SUDOKU DIFFICULT

5	4	7	9	1	2	8	3	6
1	6	3	7	8	4	5	9	2
8	2	9	5	3	6	1	4	7
2	5	4	3	9	8	6	7	1
9	7	8	1	6	5	3	2	4
3	1	6	2	4	7	9	5	8
7	8	1	4	5	3	2	6	9
6	3	2	8	7	9	4	1	5
4	9	5	6	2	1	7	8	3

KEIJO

4	3	2	1
2	4	1	3
1	2	3	4
3	1	4	2

TARGET

MACHINATE ache acme acne aitch anaemic aitic came cane cant cent chain chant chat cheat chime chin china chine chit cinema cite each echt enact etch ethic ethic inch itch mace MACHINATE machine maniac manic match mica mince natch nice niche teach tech tench

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Puzzles

CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Relish a tricky situation (6) 4 Native hero greeting answer, and what a strange answer! (8) 10 Friend also included commission (7) 11 Doctor should identify dryness (7) 12 Thor desperate to include crowd (5) 13 Regret taking English students to be revolting (9) 14 Last possible moment before midnight (8,4) 18 Ridiculous homework, moving roses out (12) 23 Mostly fruit with a nut recipe for an ape (9) 24 Stop woman getting an instrument (5) 25 A city dome designed to be fashionable (1,2,4) 26 Charge hospital department with corrosion (7) 27 Poverty making secret agent take wrong stair (8) 28 Husband, given a drink outside, complained (6)

DOWN

1 Parking by the lamp, manoeuvre is circular (8) 2 Tin sign displaying birds (8) 3 If you don't mind, don't start contact (5) 5 Comprehensive point in one dimension (2-5) 6 Behold employment behind club for crustacean (9) 7 Marked keys in wrong date (6) 8 Perceptive statue design (6) 9 Rummage around for a hunter of rabbits (6) 15 European man promises to be appalling (9) 16 Drop feathers and spin (8) 17 Mixed, when arranged (8) 19 Doctor sees him as slow to get angry (7) 20 Resign unexpectedly as a vocalist (6) 21 Frenchman taking exams on ethics (6) 22 Graduate gets double sodium from fruit (6) 24 Mismanage contents of robot character (5)

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN

TO ENTER: Col 0904 161 3700 (calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company's network access charge) and leave your answer and details, or text EXCRUS followed by a space, your answer, name and address details to 88833 (texts cost £1.50 plus your standard network rate). Lines close at midnight Saturday. Or send your grid containing the answer in the shaded squares by posting it to: Crusader Crossword, August 24, PO Box 8694, Derby DE1 9TW. Entries must be postmarked by August 25 at the latest. For any postal enquiries, call helpline number. SP: Spoke - 0333 202 3390.

An extra day is given for postal entries during bank holidays.

● One weekly winner will be the first random correct entry drawn from all entry routes after the closing date of midnight Saturday. Competition runs Sunday to Saturday. The Editor's decision is final.

NEED HELP? Call 0904 161 1609 for 5 extra clues! Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company's network access charge.

NAME

ADDRESS

POSTCODE

LAST THURSDAY'S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Bona fides, 6 Shed, 10 Cream, 11 Flatterer, 12 Shellac, 13 Penguin, 14 Inappropriate, 17 Shareholdings, 21 Deanos, 22 Teenage, 24 Alienator, 25 Roast, 26 Rays, 27 Reporters.

DOWN: 1 Backspin, 2 Niece, 3 Family planning, 4 De facto,

5 Scamper, 7 Herculean, 8 Daring, 9 Standard-bearer,

15 Austerity, 16 Asbestos, 18 Eventer, 19 Outcrop, 20 Eclair,

23 Adage. Prizeword: Salinate

TARGET

● The Target cast words in the main body of Chambers 2hf Century Dictionary (999 edition)

HOW many words of four letters or more can you make from the letters shown here?

In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each must contain the centre letter and there must be at least one nine-letter word. No plurals. Verb forms ending in 5 permitted.

TODAY'S TARGET

Good 19; very good 29; excellent 38 (or more). Solution tomorrow

Call 0907 181 2585

for today's Target solution

BATTLESHIPS

FIND where the fleet of ships shown is hidden in the grid. The numbers to the right of and below the grid indicate how many of the squares in that row are filled in with ships or parts of ships. The ships do not touch each other, even diagonally. Some squares have been filled in to start you off.

Solution tomorrow

1 x Battleship

3 x Destroyer

2 x Cruiser

4 x Submarine

THE ALPHABEATER

TARGET TIME:

6 minutes

CAN you crack the Alphabeater? Each grid number represents a letter - or black square. As in Alphapuzzle, every letter of the alphabet is used. But you have to complete the grid tool Use the given letters and black squares below the grid to start. The grid is 'rotationally symmetrical' - in other words, it looks the same if you turn the page upside down.

Solution tomorrow

Extra letter clues 0907 181 2560

Overall (three minutes for each extra clue letter heard)

Full solution

0907 181 2558

A	18	31	27	23	5	40	30	18	31	21	11	31	29
C	21	4	8	25	4	39	5	19	21	17	34	20	11
D	31	26	36	10	38	3	23	32	34	26	18	14	24
E	8	38	15	17	11	20	5	30	20	35	22	10	15
F	1	28	3	8	12	11	40	31	32	34	11	38	3
G	14	10	7	35	3	4	31	17	4	20	5	30	25
H	29	21	8	38	15	20	38	39	2	23	24	22	31
I	30	25	5	7	16	30	36	16	11	7	19	14	17
J	38	34	11	3	15	31	32	31	31	5	38	16	2
K	37	19	34	28	17	16	11	4	9	25	3	9	23
L	8	35	8	10	6	8	37	31	38	28	23	30	36
M	40	39	21	14	22	20	3	28	19	7	1	35	8
N	31	32	38	8	3	33	26	38	13	22	31	8	21
O	1	7	1	8	1	9	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
P	22	23	24	25	26	28	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Q	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
R	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

● Alternatively, for six Extra Letter clues to your mobile, text DXBEAT to 64343. Texts cost £1 plus standard network rate.

WORD BUILDER

Answer the clues so that each word contains the same letters as the previous word, plus or minus one.

Solution tomorrow

1 Fury 2 Ascend 3 Sobs 4 Remains 5 Cut 6 Wingless insects 7 Frozen water

THE ALPHAPUZZLE®

Alphapuzzle® tests logic and word power. Each grid number stands for a letter. Every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter or letters - below the main grid - to start. Solution tomorrow

DIFFICULTS: 7Y2 TARGET: 23 mins; CLUE: Kick up dirt, becoming rancid.

A	8		20		3		25				2
B	26	4	26	17	9	19	26		3	9	24	5
C	25		11		18		13		19		22
D	18	1	12	19		18	21	3	19	2	7	9
E	9						9		13		13
F	16	13	1	23	2	19		3	1	13	20	26
G				1					9
H	16	9	19	13	2	8		14	26	16	10	21
I		24		23		13
J	11	2	23	26	11	1	24	15		6	12	15
K		3		2		6		14		2		9
L	17	1	3	19		3	16	12	24	24	26	13
M		24				21		15		8		19
N	7	2	11	14	5	6	7	10	9	10	11	12
O	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
P						T

EXTRA LETTER CLUES: 0907 181 2568*

Hear up to six Extra Letters, deduct two minutes for each clue letter heard. If you have an old newspaper and would like to hear six extra letters from the last seven days, call 0905 789 0020*

FULL SOLUTION: 0907 181 2565*

ACROSS ONLY: 0907 181 2561 / DOWN ONLY: 0907 181 2562

Alternatively, for six extra letter clues direct to your mobile, text DXALPHA to 64343. Texts cost £1 plus standard network rate.

Alphapuzzle® ©2026 Acorn Editorial Ltd. All words appear in Chambers Dictionary.

THE DAILY EXPRESS 30-SECOND CHALLENGE

TODAY'S ANSWERS: BEGINNER = 58; INTERMEDIATE = 224; ADVANCED = 86.

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ALL THE BEST ACTION, REACTION AND ANALYSIS

HEROES AND

VILIANS

Seagulls swoop as Emery's men have an off day

MIXED

FORTUNES

Throughs black

Hershenwood

celebration felt a

red card for

Jesse Gormer

bright added to

VILLA nature

BRIGHTON 4

ASTON VILLA 0

REPORT: PAGES 2-3

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SHAW: UNITED MUST LEARN FROM 'SMACK IN FACE' - PAGES 8-9

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AROUND EUROPE...

SUPER KANE TOPS

VOTE IN GERMANY

DORTMUND

BAYERN MUNICH

German Supercup

HARRY KANE has been voted Germany's player of the year 2026 and Vincent Kompany won the coach's accolade after another outstanding season for Bayern Munich.

Kane scored 61 goals across all competitions, including the German Supercup for Bayern last season, helping the team defend its Bundesliga title and win the German Cup, where he scored a

hat-trick in the final. The striker also helped Bayern win the new season's German Supercup (above) with a 2-1 win at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

The England captain gathered more votes (272) than team-mate Michael Olise (203) in the yearly poll of 659 members of the Association of German Sports Journalists (VDS) organised by Kicker magazine.

Kompany received nearly half the votes for the coach's award.

TURKEY SHOOT'S

STARTED FOR MO

TRABZONSFOR

IST BASAKSSEHR

Turkish Super Lig

MO SALAH scored his first goals for Trabzonspor with a double in their win over Istanbul Basaksehir.

The former Liverpool forward joined the Super Lig side on a two-year deal at the start of August and made his debut for the club from the bench in their 11-draw at Kasimpasa last week.

Salah started against Basaksehir and made an instant impact, opening

the scoring in the eighth minute.

Basaksehir levelled in the 19th minute when Eldor Shomurodov slotted home from a penalty, but Salah (above) restored his side's lead just three minutes into the second half with what proved to be the winner.

Salah has secured a huge £14.5 million annual salary with the Turkish club and will receive a 20 percent share from products sold under his name, plus conditional bonuses each season.

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BEN'S STRONG WORDS AFTER 'HUMBLING'

MILLWALL 3

NORWICH 0

Championship

BEN CHRISENE did not want to admit Norwich were bullied - let's just say the Canaries had their feathers well and truly ruffled at the Den.

It was men against boys as Millwall maintained their perfect start thanks to a Taryk Arconte double and a late third from substitute Luke Cundle.

Jose Cordoba's second-half red card left Norwich with a mountain which they never looked likely to climb, leaving them without a point so far this season.

Full-back Chrisene (above, left) said: "It's a humbling experience and really disappointing.

"It's evident we haven't been good enough and it's an eye-opener for the team.

"We'll learn from it and that's all we can do, because we can't sit here and feel sorry for ourselves. The worst thing you can do is to dwell on things.

"I don't want to say we got bullied, but in this league you've got to be stronger when you come up against teams like that. You've got to show fight, you can't just play pretty football and expect to do well. It would be nice to hit the ground running but it might take a few games."

Alex Neil's Premier League hopefuls have scored five goals without reply in their two matches as they bid to erase the memory of last season's play-off agony.

Jenson Metcalfe has caught the eye since his £2 million summer move from Bradford. Despite the impressive start, the midfielder, 21, insists everyone is keeping their feet on the ground.

He said: "You don't want to get too ahead of yourself, you want to take each game as it comes and I think the results echo the whole team from back to front.

"The defence is outstanding with two clean sheets, and the goals scored are the attackers doing their job. The whole outfit across the team is just on it."

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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PACK'S RELIEVED NOT TO SIN!

LINCOLN CITY 1

PORTSMOUTH 3

Championship

MARLON PACK insists he is not telling porkies after claiming plenty of teams will draw a Sincil blank this season.

John Mousinho's men had too much for the Championship newcomers as goals from Ryan Kavumar-McQueen, Adrian Segecic and Ebou Adams secured a

much-needed three points. Mousinho rang the changes after shipping six goals in back-to-back defeats to launch the campaign and veteran midfielder Pack (right) admitted: "I could lie and say it doesn't really matter this early in the season, but it's great to have that first win on the board.

"We knew Lincoln would be a tough place to come and they showed that. I really liked what I saw from this

team because we defended our box well against a side that is relentless in what they do. Credit to the boys because we know how unforgiving this league can be and we have to enjoy it because a lot of sides will come unstuck at this ground during the season."

Imps' Scottish midfielder Conor McGrandles admitted: "It feels like a missed opportunity for our first game at home."

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BRENTFORD TOTTENHAM

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BY STEVE JUDGE

ROBERTO DE ZERBI is confident that Tottenham will become "a danger to everyone" once they find their soul.

The Spurs boss knows the cash he has thrown around this summer will not, on its own, solve the problems that have resulted in back-to-back 17th-place finishes.

But the last Italian manager to do any soul-searching at Spurs did not enjoy what he found under the bonnet.

Antonio Conte had been in the job for 16 months when he declared, "We are not a team" after a 3-3 draw at Southampton in March 2023.

Now, three years later, De Zerbi was using the same phrase after an opening-day defeat at Brentford.

At least he did not spend the next 10 minutes railing against "selfish players" and a club culture of accepting mediocrity before finishing with the ominous warning: "They can change the manager, a lot of managers, but the situation cannot change. Believe me."

Luckily for Spurs, De Zerbi is only five months into his tenure and remains optimistic about what can be achieved at the club after escaping relegation last season.

A £230million - and rising - summer spree has fuelled the belief that the essence of 'Spursy' described by Conte is finally giving way to something new.

De Zerbi has also invested in the past, inviting 22 former players - including icons Glenn Hoddle, Les Ferdinand and Steve Perryman - to help promote the importance of family and find the team's "soul".

But he admitted: "We have to fight to become a team.

"And to become a team, in my opinion, there are two big conditions - the soul and the style of play.

"We didn't show the soul and we didn't show the quality of the play with

the ball and without the ball. When we find these two conditions, I think we can become dangerous for everyone."

If, and when, De Zerbi finds the soul of this team it is unlikely to be one full of youthful exuberance.

De Zerbi gave a pass to newboys Marcos Senesi, Jan Paul van Hecke and Sandro Tonali for not being fully fit yet.

But not 20-year-old midfielder Lucas Bergvall. The Swede failed to track Mamadou Sangare when he set up Keane Lewis-Potter for the Bees' opening goal.

And it was Bergvall's soft attempt to tackle Mathias Jensen which led to Vitaly Jarrett doubling the hosts' lead that concerned his boss, with Michael Kayode adding a third from a corner.

De Zerbi said: "I knew before the game, Lucas Bergvall in this type of game, maybe he could suffer more than Rodrigo Bentancur, and Lucas, 20.

"I think he didn't play badly, even though I substituted him at half-time.

"But Lucas Bergvall, in the next two seasons, in the next two years, he will not lose that ball in that moment of the game."

Bergvall, Archie Gray, who became Spurs' youngest-ever captain aged 20, and 19-year-old Mikey Moore, who wasted a trio of second-half chances, represent the future more than the present in De Zerbi's eyes.

And even though he continually insisted it is going to take time to turn the players he has into a top team, he did at least promise there will be an immediate response against Charlton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

De Zerbi added: "We need time. But I think we are much better than we showed today.

"From Wednesday, we can show our qualities and we can show who we are."

BRENTFORD (4-2-2-7): Keleher; Kayode (Hickey 76), Collins, Ajer, Lewis-Potter; Sangare (Damsgaard 76), Janett; Ouattara (Anthony 68), Jensen (Yarmolika 68), Schade; Thiago (Milgore 83)

TOTTENHAM (4-2-2-7): Kinsley; Gray (Gidoge 86), Van Hecke; Senesi, Robertson; Tonali, Bergvall (Bentancur 46); Moore (Maddison 68), Gallagher (Fernandes 46), Tet; Richardson (Sakarike 68)

We carry a big sting now insists Bees star Keane

BY STEVE JUDGE

KLAVIS LEWIS POTTER believes the arrival of Mamadou Sangare shows the days of being "little old Brentford" as a thing of the past.

The Bees' record signing could have stayed at bobs and played in the Champions League this season.

But instead he put pen to paper on a 2-2-3-prime switch to West London and was outstanding on his debut against Tottenham.

Lewis-Potter (above, with Sangare) said: "It shows where we're at as a club and where we want to go. We'll strive every day until we accomplish that.

"There's a lot of people who still look at us as little old Brentford. But that's just not true. We deserve to get the credit we get." One area

where the Bees may still not get the credit they deserve. Is that they perform in open play, due largely to the perception of them being one of the keynote's Leagues top off-place sides.

Keith Andrews is keen to play a field style and give his full-backs licence to them as he aims to make his side unpredecessor when they attack.

Both Lewis-Potter and right-back Michael Kayode were on target against Tottenham.

The left-back side: "It's about being fluid, playing without the handbones, and that's what the end Michael try to do.

"This season, me and Michael both want to get more credit, more assists and be involved more in attacking situations."

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Italian manager still confident for future despite their 'Spursy' opening-day defeat

MANNING PUT

ON THE SPOT

BY HIS SAINTS

SOUTHAMPTON 3

STOKE CITY 1

Championship

RYAN MANNING proved his penalty prowess to avoid being the butt of endless dad gags.

Southampton's Republic of Ireland full-back (above) opened his account for the campaign with a stoppage-time spot-kick to seal victory against 10-man Stoke.

The 30-year-old was stunned to be nominated as the taker but knew he couldn't fluff his lines with his proud parents watching from the stands.

After Svante Ingelsson saw red for bringing down Sam Edozie in the box, Manning revealed: "I looked over at the bench just trying to help out and see how to sort out the boys who were arguing to take it.

"I thought me and the skip might get involved and say, 'Alright, he's taking it', and they said it was me!

"I've taken a few, but it's been a few years since I've taken one.

"My mum and dad are over so I had to pick out the bottom corner otherwise I'd have heard all evening from the old man about missing pens.

"We huffed and puffed and I think everyone's relieved to get that first win of the season.

"It was one of those games where it was about getting the result more than the performance, so the three points was most important.

"We dominated and created lots of chances and we've got players coming off the bench that can impact the game."

Ethan Galbraith cancelled out Cyle Larin's opener with his first Stoke goal since a summer move from Swansea. Former Potters loanee Divin Mubama fired Saints back in front on his home debut.

After back-to-back defeats Stoke midfielder Galbraith said: "It's good to get off the mark but it's a disappointing result.

"There are plenty of positives to take but we've got to be better.

"It's a bit of a kick in the teeth and really disappointing with how the game finished."

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OPD 0 BOLTON 0

Championship

JACK BONHAM admitted he "lost count" after saving the day for Bolton.

The 'butter's' impressive start to life back in the Championship-gathered pace as they added a hard-earned point on the road in West London to the opening-day win over neighbours Preston. Much of that has been

down to the fine form of Bonham, and after his first league shut-out since March, the 32-year-old former Stoke keeper (right) said: "I lost count of the saves I made, I was just focused on keeping that clean sheet.

"The desire to keep the ball out of the net from everyone was outstanding. "We weren't at our best in the final third, but when you come away in the Championship, you need that

doggedness and we'll take a point and move on."

Harvey Vale reckoned Rangers missed a big chance to make it back-to-back wins, with the former Chelsea midfielder saying: "We're disappointed.

"These are the games we want to win because we performed well. We just have to put away those chances. "It could have been two or three nil and it would have been happy days."

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STRIKE TWO

Anton Stach finds his range after missing an earlier free-kick

NOTIM FOREST LEEDS

0 1

BY ISAAC JOHNSON

ANTON STACH says an earlier free-kick attempt led to his decision to try a near-post effort for his match winner.

The midfielder - whose four direct free-kick goals since his arrival is more than any other Premier League player - powered an 88th-minute dead-ball past a sprawling Matz Sels to send the travelling Leeds fans into dreamland.

The result marked the first time since 1996 that Leeds have won an opening-day Premier League fixture away from home.

Stach had attempted to steer home a wide-angle free-kick earlier in the game but missed the target, leading Daniel Farke (inset) to turn and shake his head.

But having tried that effort, it gave the German the confidence to go for the jugular in the dying minutes.

He said: "The first one was not too bad, it was just past the far post.

"Then I thought I'll go first post and just try it, it's nearly last minute. And it went in - (it was a) crazy feeling in front of the fans."

Stach took longer to get going in pre-season due to a deep-cut ankle injury sustained in the final home game of last season.

This has impacted him reaching top tilt and he admitted that he felt the pace of the game.

Stach added: "You saw it and I felt it also, my first half was not the best.

"But we keep going and have adapted to the Premier League and

we can win these games." On the game overall, Stach said: "It's so important, a good start.

"Such a difficult away game - a lot about duels, winning second balls, and it's really nice we won the game at the end.

"We watch (the season progress) from game to game. You can't say anything now. We want to start

good, keep going good, win as many points as possible as fast as possible.

"The new signings settled in very well in a quite difficult game.

"I hope we keep going, keep our chemistry."

Farke says he was considering taking Stach off before the midfielder struck the winner.

The Leeds boss said: "I was thinking about it because he had also not had the easiest pre-season due to his injury.

"He was struggling a bit and perhaps the first weeks of pre-season were not so impressive.

"But he was way better the last 10 days, and so I was sure 65 minutes he could perhaps play. But then I was also thinking if I should take him off.

"It was sometimes perhaps not his tidiest game, but he also brings a physicality and defensive awareness and strength with his capability to win the ball back.

"So we didn't want to lose it during the game, and, yeah, in addition to that, he always has a moment of magic. That was the right decision, to

keep him on the pitch."

NOTIM FOREST (3-4-2-1): Sels; Jair Cunha, Murillo (Kalimuendo 90), Milenkovic; Aina (Netz 74); Sangara McAtee (Schlager 74); Williams; Gibbs White; Ndoye (Wood 62); Igor Jesus. LEEDS (4-2-3-1): Stafford; Bijol, Rodon, Muharemovic, Bogle; Stach, Ampadu; Justin, Aaronson (Longstaff 82), Wilson (Okafor 66); Calvert-Lewin.

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EAMES AIMS TO TAKE HIS BIG CHANCE

WREXHAM

WATFORD

1

Championship

ALBERT EAMES admitted it was worth the wait after his first Watford appearance for more than two years.

The Hornets full-back came off the bench before the break to help grind out a valuable point as Alessio Dionisi's men kept up their unbeaten start.

Eames' only other senior appearance came as a teenager in May 2024 when coming on as a last-minute sub in a final-day defeat at Middlesbrough.

The 20-year-old has spent time on loan at Chelmsford City and admits he was on a high after being rewarded for his patience – even getting a special cheer from travelling fans for a full-blooded second-half challenge as Watford stood strong against the big-spending Welshmen.

Eames, who joined the Hornets aged nine, said: "It's good to finally play some more minutes.

"The head coach just said, 'Keep it simple, talk to the other boys and build yourself into the game'. You don't really have much time to think about it, but it was a good experience and hopefully there's more to come.

"It was nice to get a loud cheer and hopefully, as I play more, there will be more moments for the crowd to cheer as well.

"We had to dig in all together and the most important thing was we got the point."

Danny Imray's strike cancelled out Luca Kjerrumgaard's opener to maintain Wrexham's unbeaten start, but Ben Whiteman (above) admitted his home debut was tinged with frustration at being unable to bag all three points.

The former Preston midfielder said: "We were the better team by far and I can't remember them having too many chances.

"We just needed to be a bit more clinical and put a chance away. We're in a good place, the fans can see the effort we're all putting in and the signs are really positive that we can have a successful season."

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BLUEBIRD IS CIAN TO GET RUTHLESS

DERBY 2

CARDIFT 2

Championship

CIAN ASHFORD admitted Cardiff lacked a ruthless streak after a double Ram raid cost them a chance to take all three points.

The Bluebirds led twice but had to settle for a second point of the campaign after Derby fought back to level.

Yousef Salech added to an early opener from Ashford for promoted City and the Wales Under-21 forward (above) said: "It's disappointing to lose the lead twice and we know it's about keeping that ruthlessness about us in each game.

"It's a shame we couldn't hold on, but in the Championship every game is tough and teams will punish you if you make a mistake. If you give them a chance to get back into the game, they will [take it].

"It's good to come away with a point, so there are lots of positives to take.

"We've got high hopes that we can go on and have a good season together as a team."

Bobby Clark hauled Derby level a second time after Carlton Morris levelled before the break with his first goal since April.

The striker, 30, felt it was two points dropped as County were left searching for a first win of the campaign after the opening day defeat by Charlton.

Morris said: "We're disappointed not to come away with more from the game, so we have to make sure that we learn, do the work in midweek and see where we can get better.

"We've got each other's back. We're never going to give up under any circumstances and we've got that fight; we've got that bite in us.

"It's a stinging feeling right now because we feel like we had a lot of chances and the game could have been out of sight in the first 10 minutes, because we started like a house on fire."

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LEFT IN SHOCK

Luke Shaw can't believe it as United struggled in their opening game

LUKE SHAW

Shaw's pieces of advice after United suffer bloody nose in Hull of a start

HULL CITY MAN UNITED 2 0

BY SIMON PEACH

LUKE SHAW has promised Manchester United will bounce back from their "smack in the face" at promoted Hull and go on to have a successful season.

Michael Carrick's men arrived in East Yorkshire as heavy favourites but left with a bloody nose as centre-backs Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy scored from first-half set pieces.

United lacked the guile and cutting edge required to get back into the game against

play-off winners Hull, whose first top-flight match since 2017 ended in a first Premier League win against the Red Devils.

Shaw, the club's longest-serving player in the squad, said: "We felt like we were in a really good place and then, of course, it's a smack in the face, really."

Carrick's side were a far cry from the team that finished third last term but Shaw is convinced Saturday lunchtime will be forgotten by the end of a positive season.

"We had the exact same hope [as the fans]," the left-back said.

"We have the exact same feeling, even now after the

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game. It will be a very good season from us, I'm sure of it. We'll be up there.

"Of course, this is a little blip. It's not nice to happen at the start of the season when our expectations are high and we should be starting the season strong, showing everyone we're here this season.

"Not meant to be. But one game won't define us. We'll regroup, we'll go again and I promise it'll be a good season from us."

Another promoted side, Ipswich, lie in wait at Old Trafford next Sunday, when Carrick's side will have to be far better than in their meek MKM Stadium defeat. Set pieces certainly need work in

the build-up, with Wayne Rooney, the club's all-time top scorer, slamming Shaw for what he called "schoolboy" defending for Hull's second goal, where Nobel headed in Regan Slater's free-kick.

"We have to do, as a whole team, much better," the England defender said before Rooney made those comments.

"Even leading up to the game, we need to prepare better on what their strengths are and of course that's set plays.

"But, of course, it's disappointing. Manchester United should be coming to Hull and winning the game, and we haven't done that. But

no excuses at all. Congratulations to them and we go back, refocus, got another big game next week at Old Trafford."

Put to Shaw that United would have known Hull would come with intensity from the outset and a focus on set pieces, he said: "We knew what we were coming into.

"A newly-promoted side, first game back in the Premier League.

"There's going to be a lot of passion, hunger. The atmosphere is going to be extremely good.

"Before the game in the changing room, we felt ready, we were positive.

"Two goals to set-plays. It destroys the momentum but

at half-time I felt like we could come back and win this game.

"We believed but I think we were lacking that little bit in the final third as well with finishing opportunities.

"But of course, no way is there any excuses. But it's better to happen now, right at the start of the season, so we can refocus, refresh, and go again next week."

HULL (5-4-1): Tosiakis; Coyle

(Dramen 70); Ajayi (McNair 64); Egan, Wendy (Herrington 64); Giles (Targett 85); Belkums; Crooks, Slater, Stroud (Millar 70); McBurnie.

MAIN UTD (4-2-3-1): Lammers; Mazzaoui (Gaird 80); Maguire; Heaven, Shaw; Fellemans (Malinco 67); Santos (Gosko 67); Mbeums; Fernandes, Dorgu (Rashford 46); Cunha (Lacey 80).

Carrick shows plenty of bite

BY ROSS JACKSON

MICHAEL CAVRICK snapped back at a former Premier League striker who questioned the passion shown by his Manchester United team in their defeat by Hull.

Semi Ajayi put the home side ahead before Nolan Mandy made it 2-0 just before the break.

Carrick insisting his side did "a lot of good things" but struggled to keep his coal when asked about the passion his side showed.

When it was put to him by reporter Jain Aagey Yarrish that United lacked fight in the opening 48 minutes of the contest, Carrick said: "Oh come we, that is ridiculous! You played football. You understand.

"That's a ridiculous thing to say. Just because you got heat doesn't mean you don't care about it.

"The two goals came from set plays. Other than that, we had opportunities. That was where the game was. I don't think it was passion or anything to do with that."

Carrick (Seison) had warned his side in the build-up that it would not be a comfortable afternoon and the

MART Stadium at the same fairs favoured their side's first top flight game since 2012.

Despite his side being second-best on Humberside and conceding from two set pieces, Carrick gave a measured response when asked to reflect on the defeat.

"It's their first game at home, and we've seen it many times before," he said. "We certainly won't get carried away with the positives of the negatives."

'Tigers targets will sign now'

BY BARRY COOPER

SERGEJ JAKIROVIC believes Hull's stunning win against Manchester United can prove to be a huge boost for the Tigers in the transfer market.

"My secured set is a primary victory in their first match back in the top flight thanks to goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mandy.

Six of their 11 summer signings featured and the Tigers still hope to add more new faces before the transfer window closes next week.

Manager Jakirovic feels these players waiting to see how the opening weekend went before committing will now be desperate to sign.

"They will come, 200 percent now," Jakirovic said of potential new arrivals. "I don't have any doubts."

"On his wizze, it with just over a week to go before the deadline, manager Jakirovic said: "Two strikers, two wingers, one or two midfielders, and it depends now on the defence line, so it will be busy."

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THE SILENT ASSASSIN IS UP FER TITLE

PRESTON

WOLVES

Championship

SILENCE was old golden for Fer Lopez.

The Spanish striker (above) made it three goals for the season with a clinical double to fire Wolves to their first league away win in 489 days.

And the 22-year-old wants to bounce straight back into the Premier League as champions after his double either side of an Adam Armstrong strike saw the men in the famous old gold shirts built on the opening-day draw with Blackburn.

Lopez, a £19 million arrival last summer from Celta Vigo, starred in Wolves' first victory on the road since beating Manchester United in April last year.

He said: "I liked it a lot when I scored and the stadium fell into silence. I know I need to shoot more like the coach tells me, so I'm happy to score and now I think our aim is to win the league.

"Winning was the main thing after our dodgy start, because in this league every game is hard.

"If you look at the results, West Ham lost at home to Charlton. We drew at home with Blackburn and it was the end of the world and they've beaten a very good Middlesbrough team, so it shows it's a tough division."

Jordan Thompson grabbed a stoppage-time consolation as Preston showed off their newly-relaid £15m Deepdale pitch.

At this rate it's going to be the best surface in League One next season and after starting the campaign with back-to-back defeats, boss Paul Heckingbottom said: "We huffed and puffed but we would need everything 100 percent right to beat Wolves.

"Sometimes teams with quality don't play with the intensity and hunger, but they did. The quality they're bringing on and the depth, it's a little bit different to us."

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SWAN DRIVE IDEAL FOR WELSH

SWANSEA CITY

SHEFF UNITED

Championship

SWANSEA CITY'S Welsh wanderer is having a whale of a time in Wales.

Summer import Stephen Welsh insists he's loving life in the Championship after making the move south from Scottish champions Celtic.

The centre-back, 26, helped blunt the Blades as the Swans kept a first clean sheet of the

season to maintain their unbeaten start. Welsh (right) said: "I've really enjoyed the experience so far.

"We want to make this a tough place to come and Sheffield United probably found it tough so, in the end, we're disappointed we didn't get the three points."

United put the potential threat of a 12-point deduction to one side to chalk-up a third clean sheet of the season. After a second

stalemate to start the league campaign, Chris Wilder reckons he has his critics' number. The Bramall Lane boss said: "We lost a couple of lads before the game and had to change our shape, but statistically we outperformed the opposition.

"We got beat up a bit last week [against Birmingham], in terms of the numbers that came out, and hopefully those same people will be looking at the numbers today."

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Toffees scorer Kiernan is off to a flyer but wants to be 'complete midfielder'

WONDERGOAL

NO COMFORT FOR BALLARD

BIRMINGHAM CITY 2

BRISTOL CITY 2

Championship

DOM BALLARD opened his Bristol City account with a spectacular strike he reckoned should have been the winner.

Both sides were left frustrated with a point as Blues twice came from behind to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.

Sam Tickle's own goal cancelled out the opener from City midfielder Scott Twine before Ballard came off the bench to grab his first goal since a summer switch from Layton Orient with an audacious backheel volley.

Demarai Gray rescued a point with a disputed stoppage time penalty and Ballard (above) said: "We're really disappointed because we were the better side. There were some poor refereeing decisions and we're gutted.

"Maybe we should have controlled the game better but big decisions change matches.

"We thought we had that first win in the bag, we really need it. Everyone played their role and I don't think I've scored many better goals. When you come to a new club, you want to hit the ground running. It didn't happen last week, so to get it against a good side was lovely."

Ballard's disappointment was echoed by Gray and, after his first goal since December, the Jamaica winger said: "We showed a lot of character to come back but the main emotion is frustration.

"We know the performance wasn't to our standards and that's something to look at.

When it's not perfect it's about having a good spirit and we showed that. When the penalty came, I was calm. I picked my spot to get a good contact. It was important, I was happy to step up and I always will be."

"It's good to have games coming up to try to make our performances better but we're disappointed we didn't give the fans the three points."

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BY CHRIS BEESLEY KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL fired Everton's first goal of the season and is hoping there are plenty more to come.

David Moyes' men got their campaign off to a flyer, with Dewsbury-Hall putting them ahead on 42 minutes, before a header from Thierno Barry on 53 minutes wrapped up the points.

Following his £25million transfer from Chelsea last August, Dewsbury-Hall netted eight goals last term in the Premier League - a career high - so he was delighted to hit the ground running

for the Toffees this time around and outlined how he wants to up his levels.

Reflecting on his strike, he laughed: "It was all right, a bit of a shank, wasn't it? No, a good finish.

"I know I have that quality. I work on it every day, every week, so when I'm in that position I only had one thought and, as soon as I hit it, I thought, 'It's got a chance' - and luckily it went in. I'm hoping I score a fair few more.

"My personal ambition is to do better than last year, simple as that. I

had a good year but I want to be better. I know I can be better.

"I'm happy to get off to a good start and happy the team won the first game, which we haven't for a couple of years, so it lifts the mood a bit and gets us going into the week feeling confident. Hopefully we can continue the form."

With six assists also to his name last season, Dewsbury-Hall made 14 goal contributions in total but he reckons he can elevate those figures this time around as he looks to improve.

He said: "It is my all-round game. Of course I want to keep scoring and assisting, that's a big part of my game, but I want to help influence games without that as well, on and off the pitch.

"There are always things I can improve on, there was a lot of stuff I could have done a lot better last year and it's nice to start well.

"That was my first 90 minutes pretty much and I was flagging towards the end, but I'm happy I got that in my legs, so heading into the next game, I'll be fresh. I haven't got a specific target in my head but I want to be better than

last season. That's not just goals and assists, it's my overall play in the game.

"A couple of years ago I probably wasn't getting goals and assists but was very influential in play, and I want to mix that together, and when you do that, that's when you become a complete player, a complete midfielder.

"That's what I'm working towards and I know I have the ability to do it. I know in my heart I can do more in games, whether that is scoring and assisting, dominating games, doing more off the ball causing problems, I just believe there is more to come.

"That's why for me last season is done and this season is a complete new chapter, a new slate, and it's about being better."

Playing in the No.10 role as Everton's most advanced central midfielder, Dewsbury-Hall, who has swapped his No.22 start for No.8, had a rookie partnership behind him in the engine room.

While Idrissa Gueye and James Garner were the regular combination last term, the Senegal international has left the club and the Blues' Player of the

Season is only just returning from groin surgery, coming on as a late substitute.

However, Dewsbury-Hall had plenty of praise for Everton's home-grown hero Harrison Armstrong.

He added: "Harrison was exceptional. He plays well beyond his years and he has that Everton spirit, which I love, and he has an engine on him, he runs all day. If he keeps playing like that it will be hard to take him out of the team"

BARRY BLUE

Thierno shows his delight after he grabbed Everton's second goal against Palace

SAGE: EAGLES FACING BIG CHALLENGE

CRYSTAL PALACE head coach Pierre Sage admits there are a number of things for his players to learn after defeat at Everton.

"It's difficult to take a lesson when you lose. The players need time to adjust to defeat and to analyze the performance and we will speak with them about that," said Sageเติมรัมย์.

"We have to convert our opportunities and keep this idea of play

during all the game. For me, it is a big challenge for us in the week but it will come. We didn't play with too much energy, we didn't play quick."

Manhood centre-back Chadi Hlad could be out for some time after he was carried off to a stretcher.

"I hope it will be better than we think," Sage added. "We will do the medical test on Monday and await this information."

EVERTON (4-2-3-0): Pickford; Mykolenko; Branthwaite; Tankowski; Rohl; Hackney (Garner 79); Armstrong; George (Johnson 84); Dewsbury-Hall (Alcaraz 94); Mdaye; Barry (Bello 79) PALACE (3-4-2-0): Henderson; Riad (Tomiyasu 72); Richards; Carved; Mitchell; Kamada; Wharton; Munoz (Khalali 55); Nikifiah (Pino 55); McNeil (Guessand 63); Mateta (Strand Larsen 63)

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LEAGUE ONE ROUND-UP

Martin sees red as tame Foxes falter

LEICESTER boss Russell Martin said he will not stand for a repeat performance for the rest of this season after a 2-1 home defeat by BURTON and a red card for midfielder Oliver Skipp.

The Foxes had laboured to a 1-1 draw at Notts County in their opening league game after dropping down to the third tier.

Leicester were behind against the Brewers to an early goal from Matthew Dennis, with Kgaogelo Chauke doubling the visitors' lead in the 25th minute.

Skipp then saw red for a late challenge on Curtis Tilt, before Wes Burns reduced the deficit ahead of the break.

"We've already watched the goals back as a group and highlighted bits that we don't want to be us," said Martin (top). "We have to make sure that is our worst 25 minutes of the season."

LUTON boss Jack Wilshere was glad his players were annoyed to have managed only a point from their 2-2 draw with NOTTS

COUNTY at Kenilworth Road.

"However, my message to them was, 'We are not going to win every single game. This league is demanding'," said the former Arsenal and England midfielder.

HUDDERSFIELD also continued their unbeaten start with a 1-1 draw at MK DONS, which puts them second.

An early goal from Joe Taylor was eventually cancelled out by Aaron Collins' fine second-half strike for the Dons. New OXFORD boss Aaron Ramsey got his first league win, 2-1 at STEVENAGE.

A late goal from Victor Adeboyejo saw BROMLEY snatch a 1-1 draw against CAMBRIDGE.

WIGAN sit bottom without a point after a 2-0 home defeat by ORIENT. PETERBOROUGH beat MANSFIELD 2-1 through Harry Leonard's stoppage-time strike,

WYCOMBE and PLYMOUTH played out a 1-1 draw, while BLACKPOOL won 2-1 at

STOCKPORT. DONCASTER finished goalless against

BARNSLEY, as did WIMBLEDON versus READING.

DAYST

JACK TITE

DIPDER

Clarke stuns his old pals then Town crier roars 'bring on Man United!'

IPSWICH SUNDERLAND 2 1

BY IAN BAKER

JACK CLARKE gave Ipswich Premier League lift-off - and then roared: Bring on United!

The Tractor Boys have now matched their tally of home wins from their last top-flight campaign after this victory against Sunderland.

Now hero Clarke - whose late winner nearly took the roof off Portman Road - has backed his men to add to Michael Carrick's early-season woes at Old Trafford next Sunday.

The winger said: "This proves we can do it at this level, after all that work last season.

"It's a brilliant day for the club. Hopefully this gives us momentum and self-belief for the coming games.

"When you play the big boys you get fewer opportunities and a lot of people might write us off before we even get there.

"But we have a lot of belief that we can stay in the game and if we stay in the game and get opportunities, who knows?"

"Manchester United are a good team. But they lost at Hull and there could be opportunities.

"We will want to replicate this game and maybe even up the levels and see where that takes

us. We've gone from being a big fish in a small pond to a small fish in a big pond.

"It's always nice to be an underdog. When things are not expected of you, then, you can play with freedom."

Ipswich were relegated by 16 points two years ago, but you sense things could be different this time around.

Town have a new boss in Gary O'Neil and have spent £150m on new players, naming seven of them in their Saturday starting eleven.

Two of them are South Americans Julio Enciso and Emersonn, who starred.

Paraguayan Enciso is in his second spell at the club and set up Brazilian Emersonn (inset) for a 24th-minute tap-in.

A wonderful free-kick from Nilson Angulo (far right) levelled matters 12 minutes later.

The game appeared to be heading towards a draw when Sasa Lukic set up sub Clarke for a winner he described as a "trademark finish".

The 25-year-old tried to stay cool against his former club, but added: "It's sort of bittersweet.

"I thought I'd try to be as respectful as possible if I scored. But I don't know if the adrenalin or moment took over, but it is what it is.

"I've probably not heard a roar like that for a while.

"It was a big moment. It was

more relief. Enciso, a former loanee, produced a stylish performance on his return in the wake of a £30m switch from Strasbourg.

And he is likely to play a big part in Ipswich's bid to stay in the Premier League as long as he can stay fit, hobbling off to be replaced by Clarke against the Black Cats.

Clarke said: "Everyone could feel his display. When you bring in a player of that calibre, you are stronger.

"We saw that for the first goal. We hope he can stay fit and continue to do that."

IPSWICH (4-2-3-1):

Scherpen; O'Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis; Nunez (Egelli 80), Lukic; Fatawu (McAlteer 66), Maeda (Ouattara 80), Enciso (Clarke 71); Emersonn (Akpom 66).

SUNDERLAND (4-2-

3-1): Roefs; Meunier; Ballard; O'Nein (Alderete 67),

Mandaue; Sadiki, Xhaka; Hume (Rigg 80), Le Fee (Diarra 80), Angulo (Tatbi 59);

Brobbey (Isidor 67).

HEARING AID

Jack Clarke cups his ears, with support, after winning the match

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MEUNIER BLINDSIDED

BY IAN BAKER

THOMAS MEUNIER was left stunned by a disappointing Sunderland debut.

The Belgian right-back, a summer signing from Lille, did not see the loss at Ipswich coming.

Meunier (inset) said: "I'm very disappointed, I didn't expect this at all. We trained very well during the week but didn't play well in the game.

"Maybe this is new for me - you never know what to expect in the Premier League and you cannot underestimate anyone. I hoped for something better.

"We have to create many more chances. We cannot say we played really bad, we had some good moments, but at the end we had two

or three good chances. We were dangerous but need to be more dangerous to score a goal."

Errors - stray passes while under pressure - from Luke O'Nien and his replacement Omar Alderete contributed to Ipswich's goals.

There must be fears of second-season syndrome after the

Wearsiders' showing last term, Regis Le Bris' men finished seventh to qualify for the Europa League in their first season back in the Premier League.

Meunier knows they need to cut out the errors, but remains positive for a far better experience when they host Fulham on Sunday.

The former PSG and Borussia Dortmund man said: "I hope this was just an off day and against Fulham we will show another face."

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Dean loves Bee-ing all in together

BARNET boss Dean Brennan claimed his players are all in it together after they maintained their 100 per cent start with a 3-1 win at SHREWSBURY to go top.

Jake Reeves' early opener for the Bees was cancelled out by Josh Davison, but Charlie Lakin and Tom Knowles struck excellent goals late on to seal their second win of the season.

Brennan (top) said: "It was our work-rate, our togetherness, how we kept stepping forward, the substitutions and the big impact from them."

Shrewsbury slipped to bottom and boss Gavin Cowan was left fuming after Will Boyle's second-half effort was chalked off by referee William Davis.

Cowan said: "We had a goal ruled out ridiculously. I think the referee has to be accountable, so does the linesman."

CREWE boss Lee Bell said his side will improve after Josh March's second-half goal sealed a 1-0 home win over

NORTHAMPTON. Bell, whose side sit second having won both their opening matches, said: "As long as we are winning that's all that matters."

ROCHDALE'S first home game since promotion back to the EFL ended in a 2-1 defeat to CRAWLEY and a second straight loss, but manager Ian Watson saw plenty of improvement.

Watson said: "We played with a lot more belief from last week. I asked them to believe in themselves. Nobody hid and collectively we were a lot better."

YORK are unbeaten following promotion, coming from behind to draw 1-1 at ROTHERHAM after Alex Newby cancelled out Ewan Otoo's opener for the hosts.

Bobby Kamwa scored against his former club as BRISTOL

ROVERS beat NEWPORT 5-3 at the Memorial Stadium. WALSALL sit third after a 0-0 home draw with GRIMSBY. SWINDON saw off CHELTENHAM 2-1 at the County Ground. SALFORD lost 1-0 at home to CHESTERFIELD and are also still pointless.

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AYLING ALARM

AFTER BORO FEEL THE BURN

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MIDDLESBROUGH 1

Championship

LUKE AYLING admits Middlesbrough must wake up after their Ewood Park alarm call.

Kim Hellberg's promotion hopefuls failed to build on Jeremy Sarmiento's eye-catching early opener to suffer a first defeat of the season, to former boss and Boro legend Tony Mowbray.

Skipper Ayling (above) insists the Teessiders will come good, but said: "It's a bit of a wake up call. We played well in spells but we haven't put a full game together and we should have done better.

"We were poor and second to every ball and conceded two sloppy goals. We don't feel like we've played our best football over these first two games of the season. We've got players coming back from injury but we can't use that as an excuse and we've got a lot to learn.

"We haven't been good enough but there's still time to learn and to put things right. We know we will

put a full game out there soon."

Blackburn captain Todd Cantwell grabbed the second-half winner after Andri

Gudjohnsen's third

goal of the campaign hauled Rovers level to maintain the impressive start under Mowbray as his side continue to confound the critics.

The Iceland striker (above) said: "There has been some outside noise and you hear what's being talked about regarding the squad, but I've never really cared about what other people say.

"I've just focused on what we can do and put the rest to one side. We've shown that we can beat anyone in this league.

"Turning Ewood into a fortress and making it really difficult for teams to come and play against us is going to be crucial. Teams should come to our home and have a really tough time. We're more than capable of reaching the play-offs this season if we can keep everyone fit and focused."

BAGGIES' SMELL

OF SUCCESS

Morrison sensed Burnley couldn't cope with his side's intensity

WEST BROM

BURNLEY

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JAMES MORRISON claimed Burnley couldn't handle West Brom's intensity after they came from behind to beat the promotion favourites.

But the Bagges head coach then insisted his side must "stay humble" as they continued their 100 percent start to the season with a third straight win in all competitions.

"I felt it was a top performance," said Morrison. "I enjoyed it at times for the intensity with the lads willing to run for each other.

"We did the basics really well – we won tackles, and when we lost the ball, we ran back and when the opportunities were given to us, we took advantage.

"I felt like Burnley couldn't handle our intensity really, and I could smell that at half-time, so the message was to up the intensity."

But Morrison (below, left) is aware it is very early days, adding: "We enjoy competing against the so-called bigger teams and we competed really well. We don't want to get carried away. We have to keep our feet on the ground, keep work-

ing hard and stay humble." Burnley head coach Nicky Hayen said: "We didn't have the energy, desire and hunger of the home team.

"You also have to give credit to West Brom. You can always say we played a bad game but they had the structure, a lot of good energy, hunger and desire.

"We had problems and no solutions. I didn't expect this – it was an eye-opener for everyone, myself included.

"We didn't play as a team – more like individuals. We have to go back to basics like last week [2-2 draw against West Ham]. We played at slow motion."

Hayen said star striker Zian Flemming missed the game with a calf injury amid speculation of a move and could be available next week.

Burnley led after Callum Styles put into his own net in the eighth minute from Jacob Braun Larsen's cross. But Harry Whitwell equalised on 18 when he slotted home low to Max Weiss's left from 12 yards for the 20-year-old's first Albion League goal.

Isaac Price put Albion ahead for the first time, in the 46th minute. The Northern Ireland midfielder curled the ball beyond Weiss, who had strayed five yards off his line, into the far corner of the net.

Albion struck next to effectively seal it, after Bashir Humphreys upended Whitwell for a clear penalty in the 65th minute.

Price made no mistake from the spot, firing low to Weiss's right, sending the keeper the wrong way.

PRICE IS RIGHT

Isaac Price is mobbed by Jayson Molumby after scoring (far right)

CHAMPIONSHIP

WEST BROM BURNLEY

5TH PROGRESSIVE

7 SHOTS ON TARGET 3

2 SHOTS OFF TARGET 2

3 COMPLEX 5

6 OFFERED 5

0 FOOLS 15

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SIXTEBRANDS 10

READING (1)

ATT: 8,334

Whitehouse: McDonald, Eggenbein, Seaveng, Johnson, Vicky, Nelson (Macario 15), S. Smith, Appleton, Gonsalves, Nili, Seddon, Branson, Christian Glass (63), Booked: Haggard, M. Johnson (5), Reading: Perkins, Gadsell-Madlin, O'Connor, Mark, Malachi (Williams 97), Wray, Brownshala (Sausage 43), Liake (Brown 94), Makel, Ciarillo (5), Stevenson, Cune (5), Marrish, Booked: O'Connor (9), Brownshale (8), Sarsage (6), Bell: Michael Barnes

BROMLEY (1)

CAMBRIDGE VTD (1)

Adelange M Knight 47, ATT: 4,930 Bromley: George, Hill, Sweeney, Gault, Moody (Hodgman 46), Nelson, Adelange (15), Cundin, Bredwinsberg, F. Francis (Archer 15), Thompson (McKernan 46), Cheek (Huland 14), Booked: Houghman (5) Cambridge Vtd: Caldwell, John, Wolfe, Perry (Rutchton 85), Bennett, Hall, McLaughlin (Baldie 45), Watkins, Knight (Bryant 73), Scott (McClelland 64), Appleton (Lowry 15), Booked: Ball (5, Lowry 15, Bell 1), J. Roberts

BORGESIDE 10

BARNSETT (1)

ATT: 10,268

Borgeside: Carlisle, Barry, Byrne, McGurk, Senior, Golby, Thomas, Cunnell (3), Bailey, Bongard, Hutchinson (6), Johnston (McCann 17), Wig, William, B. Brown (5), B. Brown (5)

Barnsley: Rosenthal, Nystle, Gale, Earl, Kay, McGurkian, Cunnell, Allan (Salyer 15), B. Brabham, Kirk (Sayer 68), Booked: Earl (5), B. Brabham (5)

EGESTIDE (1)

NORTON ALBION (2)

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THIS WEEK'S

LIVE TV PART BALL

TODAY: Premier League: Fulham v Chelsea, 8pm, Sky Sports

TOMORROW: EFL Trophy Grp Stg: Bristol Rovers v Chelsea U21, 7pm, Sky Sports+. Carabao Cup 2nd rnd: Cardiff v Norwich,

7pm, Doncaster v Middlesbrough, 7.30pm, Barnsley v Crewe, 7.45pm, Blackburn v Sheff Utd, 7.45pm, Blackpool v

Lincoln, 7.45pm, Cambridge v Millwall, 7.45pm, Fleetwood v Shrewsbury, 7.45pm, Ipswich v Leicester,

7.45pm, Plymouth v Coventry, 7.45pm, Sheff Wed v Wolves, 7.45pm, Southampton v West Ham, 7.45pm, Stevenage v

Reading, 7.45pm, Stoke v Hull, 7.45pm, Walsall v Leyton Orient, 7.45pm, Watford v Peterborough, 7.45pm, Birmingham v Brentford, 8pm, Sky Sports+. Nottingham Forest v Leeds, 8pm, ITV, STV, Sky Sports.

Champions League play- offs: TNT, LASK v Celtic, 8pm, Amazon Prime.

WEDNESDAY: Carabao Cup 2nd rnd: Bradford v Burnley, 7.45pm, Newcastle v West Brom, 7.45pm, Tottenham v Charlton, 7.45pm, Sky Sports+. Preston v

Everton, 8pm, Sky Sports. THURSDAY: Carabao Cup, 2nd rnd: Chelsea v Luton, 7.30pm, Fulham v AFC Wimbledon, 8pm, Sky Sports+.

FRIDAY: Premier League: Crystal Palace v Manchester City, 8pm, Sky Sports. Championship: Wrexham v Birmingham, 8pm, Sky Sports.

SATURDAY: Premier League: Liverpool v Nottingham Forest, 12.30pm, TNT.

Championship: Middlesbrough v WBA, 12.30pm, ITV, STV, Sky Sports. Derby v Swansea, 12.30pm, Wolves v Stoke,

12:30pm, Sky Sports+. League One: Blackpool v Peterborough, 12.30pm, MK Dons v Leicester, 12.30pm, Sky Sports+. League Two: Barnet v

Cheltenham, 12.30pm, Port Vale v Crewe, 12.30pm, Sky Sports+. Prem: Sport v Newcastle, 5.30pm, Sky Sports.

SUNDAY: Scottish Prem: Aberdeen v Rangers, 12pm, Sky Sports. Prem Lge: Chelsea v Brighton, 2pm, Leeds v Brentford, 2pm, Sky Sports. Sunderland v Fulham, 2pm, Sky Sports+. Manchester United v Ipswich, 4.30pm, Sky Sports.

THAT WAS A SAVAGING, ADMITS BOSS ROBBIE

ROBBIE SAVAGE reckons BOREHAM WOOD can make up for last season's play-off heartache after they romped to a 3-0 win at FOREST GREEN.

Wood's £2million-rated forward Abdul Abdulmalik was left out as Swedish side Djurgardens close in on a move for the 23-year-old, who played a major part in last season's march to the Wembley promotion final shootout defeat to Rochdale. Rovers boss Savage

NON LEAGUE ROUND-UP

(right) admitted: "Let's be fair, Boreham Wood could have scored more and they were by far the superior side.

"They were 30 seconds from getting into the league in May and they've continued that form, without arguably one of the best players in the division."

Kieron Dyer was critical of

SOUTHEND despite a 3-1 victory at bottom club SOLHULL MOORS maintaining the National League leaders' 100 percent start.

The Roots Hall boss said: "At one stage I booted a ball in disgust. I'm really disappointed with the performance, I hated the second-half because we didn't really have any control of the game. It wasn't a performance I enjoyed and it's a real wake up call but deep down inside I'm doing

cartwheels."

SUTTON are the only other team with a perfect record after a 2-1 win at home to HARTLEPOOL.

Head coach Chris Aquiter said: "My wife hasn't come today so as I'm really superstitious moving forward she can't come to any game of football! It was great to celebrate with the fans after the game after I got told off for doing it at Woking."