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周四 13 August 2026 £3.50 订阅者 £2.40 起

▲ 在伯明翰亚历山大体育场举行的欧洲田径锦标赛期间，人们在看台上透过云层观察日偏食 摄影：TOLGA ARMEN / EPA

首相誓言应对气候问题，护士警告高温造成伤亡

在医院状况引发警报之际，伯纳姆面临采取行动的压力

Peter Walker Tobi Thomas Aletha Adu

护士工会昨日警告称，在极端高温导致的“不人道且不可能承受”的条件下，护士在值班期间出现晕厥，而安迪·伯纳姆则承诺将努力解决气候适应的“更重大问题”。

随着气候危机加剧，工党后座议员施压要求政府充分承认适应措施的紧迫性，伯纳姆表示，他目前正专注于应对由极端高温之夏引发的眼前危机。

在参加完政府 Cobra 紧急委员会会议后，伯纳姆拒绝透露这个夏天是否证明了其政府正在考虑的北海重启钻探计划是不合理的。

“现在非常重要的一点是，我们要处理目前的局面，并专注于确保全国范围内的严重事件得到控制，且这些事件确实处于控制之中，”他说道。

“更重大的问题显然会在合适的时机出现，”他补充道。

英格兰大部分地区的橙色高温预警将于今晨再次生效，预计气温将达到 36℃ 或更高。

部分铁路网络的乘客收到铁路运营商的警告，建议仅在旅程至关重要时才出行，并称服务可能会因天气原因而中断。

英格兰四分之三的地区目前已正式进入干旱状态。消防员继续在汉普郡的新森林地区扑救火灾，而苏格兰东部和南部部分地区则发出了野火风险极高的警告。

随着英国 30℃ 以上高温天数已创下 35, 新纪录，皇家护理学院（RCN）成为最新一家警告工作条件不安全的工会。

C类监狱可能会升级以缓解危机

Rajeev Syal

内政编辑

据《卫报》了解，部长们正在研究对男性C类监狱和女性监狱的安全设施进行升级的可能性，以应对英格兰和威尔士监狱系统的过度拥挤危机。

官员们一直在探讨将在押或服短刑的囚犯从B类“接收”监狱（如北部的曼彻斯特、利物浦和彭顿维尔监狱）分流出去。

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卫报 周四 13 August 2026

新闻 日食

无论在日全食之内还是之外，当康沃尔郡共同迎接这最神奇的时刻，乐趣无处不在

◀ 从西班牙阿尔科斯-德-拉斯-萨利纳斯的哈瓦兰布雷天文台看到的月球完全覆盖太阳的景象 摄影：CHRISTIAN HARTMANN / REUTERS

Steven Morris 塞嫩湾（Sennen Cove）

下午6点，海滩和村庄开始变得空旷，知情人士们纷纷向山顶方向走去，前往岬角上的旧花岗岩海岸警卫站。

“这里是最好的位置，”塞嫩湾居民丽莎·雷德芬（Lisa Redfern）说道，她用一个旧的 Ryvita Thins 饼干盒制作了一个针孔相机。

当月球开始遮挡太阳，而雷德芬勉强让她的简易设备运转起来时，她感到有些激动。

“我会将其描述为一种神奇的怪诞感，”她说，“坦白说，我们可能不会再看到下一次了。我们必须充分利用这些时刻。”

这无疑是一个美妙的集体时刻。雷德芬与一大群亲友在一起，他们在岬角上享受着野餐（包括品客薯片和普罗塞克起泡酒）。

马修·罗宾逊（Matthew Robinson）带着一个沥水篮而来，并花了几个令人沮丧的分钟来调整角度。“沥水篮的效果有点令人失望，但这里的氛围很棒。”

该群体中的另一名成员，七岁的里娜（Rina）戴着专业的日食眼镜。“就像有人咬了一口饼干一样，”日食开始时她说道。

陌生人之间分享着野餐食物、饮料和日食眼镜，而这些眼镜在康沃尔郡非常难以采购。

随着日食的发生，风力增强，白日里曾达到 30 摄氏度以上的气温骤降。

海鸥停止了盘旋，落在水面上。三只乌鸦（Cornish choughs，康沃尔郡的国鸟）在山坡上跳跃，看起来比平时少了一些优雅。那些曾在茅草屋周围飞速穿梭的燕子也停下来休息了。

玛丽·本道尔（Mary Bendall）在海岸警卫站附近的一块岩石上就位，她使用了一套复杂的设备，包括一个安装在野生动物观察镜上的滤镜和她的 iPhone。

她曾与女儿一起观看了 1999 年的全食，而她的女儿在受到这次经历的启发后，现在从事物理学工作。“我刚和她通过电话——她在西班牙。那里多云，所以我们这里可能看到了最精彩的部分，”本道尔说。

在康沃尔郡——英国观看日食的最佳地点之一——城镇、村庄和酒吧举办了特别活动，人们从远方赶来，沉浸在这一数千年来令人类既兴奋又恐惧的现象之中。

在法尔茅斯（Falmouth）港口，他们显然认为天文现象还不够，于是安排了一场飞行表演。

其中一家酒店还举办了一场海员号子之夜。在其他地方，从收音机和酒吧里传出的播放列表则在预料之中——范·莫里森（Van Morrison）的《Moondance》和 Waterboys 乐队的《The Whole of the Moon》。

康沃尔天文学会（Kernow Astronomers）的成员被部署在帕德斯托（Padstow）附近的国家信托基金会 Carnewas at Bedruthan 遗址，他们配备了安装有滤镜的望远镜，以便游客安全地观察日食。

在内陆，人们聚集在山顶、城堡附近，以及康沃尔郡众多立石之一的周围。

康沃尔郡的考古天文学专家卡罗琳·肯内特（Carolyn Kennett）表示，日食对于古代人来说几乎肯定是不出意料的，并且会激发敬畏、惊叹，或许还有恐惧。

她说：“日食是一场震撼的奇观，对于没有现代科学解释的人来说，这样的事件可能会带有深远的意义。”

在塞嫩上方的圣贾斯特-因-彭威斯（St Just-in-Penwith）负责牧师卡斯滕·韦奇伍德（Rev Karsten Wedgewood）计划在史前葬礼石堆处举行野餐，并进行一次基于 Psalm 8, 的祈祷，这篇诗篇有时被称为“观星者的诗篇”：“当我思想你的诸天 / 你指头所造的 / 月亮星辰……”

在某一时刻，现代生活的一种烦恼似乎注定要介入，当时一股来自

兰兹角（Land's End）机场附近的一场山火曾威胁要掩盖这场壮观的景象。

过去几天，康沃尔郡一直在扑救一系列山火，但至少没有影响到从塞嫩（Sennen）看到的景象。

海岸警卫队和救生员曾建议那些打算乘坐皮划艇或冲浪板观看，或打算在日食期间下海游泳的人，记得天气将会变得冷一些，而且当然，能见度会降低。

一支来自康沃尔角试点吉格俱乐部（Cape Cornwall Pilot Gig Club）的船员从塞嫩港出海，但在天黑前返回。

冲浪摄影师朱尔斯·里弗（Jules River）

▲ 人群在伦敦格林威治公园观看日食。最左侧，人们在爱丁堡的亚瑟王座（Arthur's Seat）上观看。左侧，孩子们尝试佩戴日食眼镜。

摄影：DAN KITWOOD / GETTY; MATHIAS BERGELI / BILDIYRÁN / SHUTTERSTOCK; MURDO MACLEOD / THE GUARDIAN

确实划着冲浪板出海了：“对我来说，这像是一种朝圣。在这里感觉灵魂得到了洗涤和治愈。”

在村庄里以及在岬角上都能获得良好的视野。

母亲和女儿丽莎·格伦费尔（Lisa Grenfell）和珍妮特·格伦费尔（Janet Grenfell），分别为 53 岁和 79 岁，她们将露营椅摆在前方。“我们记得 1999 年的全食，但当时多云。这次太美了。”

贾斯敏·欧文（Jasmine Owen）和罗里·史密斯（Rory Smith）可以说拥有全场最好的位置——一张俯瞰大海的桌子，他们在那里享用炸鱼和薯条。

哪个更好？晚餐还是日食？欧文毫不犹豫地回答：“薯条很棒，日食太惊人了。”

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2026 年 8 月 13 日，星期四 《卫报》

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全食游客

人们通过航空、陆路和海路涌向最佳地点，共赏天体排列盛景

Ashifa Kassam 马德里 Miranda Bryant Chris Michael

这是一个由全欧洲数百万人共同分享的敬畏时刻：一次日食遮蔽了太阳，使欧洲大陆的部分地区陷入白昼之暗，气温骤降，鸟儿突然安静了下来。

昨天的日食始于俄罗斯偏远的北极北部，随后在西欧大部分地区划过一道弧线。从英国到意大利北部，数千万人在落日的余晖几乎被完全遮挡时仰望天空。

最受追捧的体验地在格陵兰岛、冰岛和西班牙，以及葡萄牙的一小块区域。在这些国家的部分地区，人们可以体验到“全食”（totality）——即月球完全遮住太阳光的状态，这吸引了数百万当地民众和来自全球的数千名游客进入日食路径。

“这是我一生中见过的最美丽的事物之一，”欧洲空间局的一名预备宇航员萨拉·加西亚·阿隆索（Sara García Alonso）告诉广播公司 RTVE。“它让我起了一身鸡皮疙瘩。”

站在她身旁的宇航员帕布罗·阿尔瓦雷斯·费尔南德斯（Pablo Álvarez Fernández）点头表示赞同：“很难用语言来形容，”他说。“它比我预想的要美丽得多。”

在冰岛，人们通过航空、陆路和海路涌向各地，以观看该国 72 年来的首次日全食。在担心云层会遮挡视线的情绪中，创纪录的 31 艘邮轮在冰岛西部海域航行，希望为约 53,000 名乘客和船员确保最佳视野。

在冰岛观看的人员中包括美国国家航空航天局（Nasa），他们使用一架高空 WB-57 飞机追踪月球的阴影，同时由 Nasa 资助的团队发射气球，以研究突然黑暗和降温对大气的影响。

在西班牙，这里被预期将拥有观看日全食的最佳视野，在天体排列之前的几个小时里，人们对天气预报以及在哪里观看这一现象效果最好展开了激烈的讨论。

超过 450,000 名游客从远至加拿大和澳大利亚抵达该国，乘坐火车、巴士和房车穿梭于西班牙各地，以占据完美的观测点。

“我们的车被取消了，”一名与姐姐从巴西前往观看日食的女性在社交媒体上表示。在尝试搭车前往选定地点却未获回应后，她们决定采取行动。“于是我们坐了 3 小时巴士，20 分钟出租车，然后徒步 2 小时。到达目的地了！”

西班牙官员估计，预计将有多达 600 万 人涌向日食路径，该路径从西班牙西北部的拉科鲁尼亚（A Coruña）延伸到地中海的马略卡岛（Mallorca），全长约 124 英里。日食发生前数小时，官员报告称马德里和巴塞罗那出城的交通主干道出现了交通拥堵。

“我一生中见过的最美丽的事物之一。它让我起了一身鸡皮疙瘩”

萨拉·加西亚·阿隆索（Sara García Alonso） 西班牙宇航员

其他人则在城市中碰运气。在马德里的西部公园（Parque del Oueste），数百人聚集在一起，希望能获得良好的视野。当他们看到月球遮住太阳——使公园陷入黑暗——时发出了欢呼，而当太阳的外日冕在月球周围留下一个发光的光环时，人们发出了惊叹。仅一分钟多一点，当日光重新回到公园时，人群爆发出了喧闹的欢呼声。

用马德里天文馆的天文学家兼科学传播者塞萨尔·冈萨雷斯（César González）的话来说，这是一次“壮观的体验”。他一大早就离开马德里，在西班牙北部的一片原野上布置设备以观看日食。“除非亲自去体验，否则无法解释看到日食是什么感觉。”

不过，他能够解释其影响。“在光天化日之下，所有

▲ 来自德国科隆的人们在马略卡岛的海滩上佩戴防护眼镜 照片：FRANCISCO UBILLA / REUTERS

突然之间，光线暗淡到你可以看到天空中最亮的星星。当日全食开始时，温度会下降几度。如果你在原野中被动物环绕，它们的行为通常会发生变化。鸟类会停止鸣叫，因为它们认为夜幕降临了。而这一切仅持续几分钟——在这种情况下大约 1 分钟 45 秒。"

这次日食帮助“空心西班牙”的部分地区获得了关注；与 Nasa 相关的人员来到比利亚利巴多（Villalibado），为全球数百万人建立现场直播，为这个最后两名居民在 1998 年离开的市镇注入了新的生命。

镜片吸引力：抢购眼镜引发便利店排队与秘密交易

海伦娜·霍顿 (Helena Horton) 德博拉·所罗门 (Deborah Solomon) 瑞秋·霍尔 (Rachel Hall)

昨天一整天，一个秘密的 WhatsApp 群组不断弹出通知，告知成员们

伦敦最新的“投放点”位于何处。

这个群组关注的并非非法物质，而是日食眼镜，这引发了在天文事件发生前疯狂的抢购潮。

凌晨时分，伦敦的便利店外排起了长队，顾客们等待着抢购日益短缺的库存。

在日食发生前的几周里，这些眼镜的价格通常在 £5 左右，但伦敦许多设法获得最后一批库存的便利店将其售价提高至 £10，从而赚取了丰厚的利润。

在怀特教堂（Whitechapel）地铁站外，有一个摊位以每副 £10 的价格出售眼镜。另一个人在一个热门的 Reddit 帖子中发布消息称，他们将带着一把眼镜在卡姆登镇（Camden Town）车站外候场，并在售罄前开价每副 £20。

抢购眼镜导致部分人的情绪失控。一名便利店店主呼吁一个销售眼镜的 WhatsApp 群组成员保持文明：“我们听到了一些关于顾客以及他们对待员工和店铺方式的糟糕传闻，甚至有人威胁要给出差评。”

“不要开车横跨全国，然后因为店里没货而责怪店铺。”

位于怀特教堂的 AM2PM 便利店店主阿里·拉扎（Ali Raza）表示，他整天都在拒绝顾客。

“周日有来自萨里（Surrey）和绍森德（Southend-on-Sea）的人，昨晚有一位女士从南安普顿（Southampton）赶来，还有很多人从伯明翰（Birmingham）过来。我们实在太忙了，”他说。

他声称昨天“已经卖出了 6,000 副”。“凌晨 2.30 我们收到了一批来自西班牙的货，到上午 9.30 我们就全部售罄了，”他补充道。

皇家格林威治天文台表示，过去一个月内已售出超过 15,000 副眼镜。

埃克斯穆尔（Exmoor）国家公园的眼镜也售罄了。一名发言人表示：“我们到了一个无法及时从供应商那里获得更多货的地步，而且我们以后也不再需要它们了，直到 2081 年。”

Sunglass Hut 的各分店在收到大量请求后，贴出了不销售日食眼镜的告示。

在没有保护的情况下观看日食可能会对眼睛造成永久性损伤。“在正常情况下，眼睛的保护反应会起作用：痛苦的眩光、在一秒钟左右产生的反射性回避、眼睑痉挛、流泪以及瞳孔收缩，”布里斯托大学眼科学临床讲师帕纳约蒂斯·马格苏德卢（Panayiotis Maghsoudlou）说道。

“在日食期间，天空变暗，你的瞳孔放大，眩光降低到凝视时感觉舒适的程度，因此人们会在瞳孔大开且没有不适预警的情况下，凝视暴露出的太阳碎片数分钟之久，”他补充道。“这就是为什么尽管太阳本身没有变化，但眼睛受伤的病例却集中在日食期间。”

1999 年日食后，有 70 例报告的视力丧失病例，其中一半是在两天内报告的。穆尔菲尔兹（Moorfields）眼科医院的日食咨询热线接到了 1,600 个电话，急诊部门接诊了 220 人，而伯明翰眼科医院的日食诊所治疗了 64 人。

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国家

中东地区航空母舰上 5,000 名美国水兵的心理健康状况引发担忧

Ed Pilkington

随着 5,000 名水兵和海军陆战队员因与伊朗的战争而经历一次打破纪录的海上部署，“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号（USS Abraham Lincoln）上日益加剧的心理健康危机引起了担忧的家属和国会议员的警觉。

据两家领先的军事新闻网站《海军时报》（Navy Times）和《星条旗报》（Stars and Stripes）报道，由于“林肯”号上的恶劣条件和心理压力达到临界点，已有数名水兵多次尝试跳海自杀。

该船员组已在海上度过了第九个月，且连续 250 天未上岸——这创下了现代航空母舰的纪录。

据《星条旗报》报道，上周在圣迭戈与海军领导层举行的一次充满情绪的市政厅会议上，军属们表达了对在“林肯”号上亲人的焦虑。在出席会议的 200 多名家属中，一名女性表示，她的丈夫当天给她发短信说“希望自己明天不要醒来”。

家属们的担忧直接传达给了海军领导层，出席会议的代表包括代理海军部长 Hung Cao 及其他高级官员。该报报道称，另一名女性告诉 Cao，海军已经“破坏了我们与领导层之间的信任”。

安娜贝尔·洛马（Annabelle Loma）告诉《海军时报》，在航空母舰上的部署期限被不断延长后，她的丈夫曾尝试跳海。她说：“他很害怕。他认为自己会被不荣誉地除名，而且仅仅因为精疲力竭，他 13 年的职业生涯就那样被毁了。”

该新闻网站还引用了另一名水兵妻子的说法，其丈夫参与了“林肯”号上的另一起事件，在事件中他阻止了一名同事

▼ 战斗机从“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号起飞；上方为该航空母舰 5 月在阿拉伯海航行的场景，原定部署计划于该月结束。照片：美国海军 / NAVCDIY 公共事务 / 法新社 / 盖蒂图片社

“他很害怕。他认为自己会被开除军籍”

安娜贝尔·洛马（Annabelle Loma） 军属

通过跳起、抓住他们并将他们带回甲板。来自加利福尼亚州的民主党国会议员迈克·莱文（Mike Levin）对这艘战舰上的情况敲响了警钟，该舰目前正处于针对伊朗作战的第五个月。他在 X 上将船员的处境描述为“发霉的淋浴间、损坏的厕所、洗衣设施停用数周、长时间没有热水，一顿饭只有半杯米饭

和两张玉米饼。没有肥皂、除臭剂或牙膏。”

来自科罗拉多州的民主党国会议员杰森·克劳（Jason Crow）此前曾在阿富汗和伊拉克服役，他警告称，“林肯号”上“服役人员及其家属承受的压力”正在“逐周增加”。

目前的困境是数月以来累积的结果。该战舰于 11 月 21 日离开圣迭戈，原计划前往太平洋，但在冲突爆发后被重新定向至中东。

据 MS Now 披露，自那时起，5,000 多名船员仅有两天时间在陆地上，分别是 12 月在关岛和 7 月在阿曼。此次部署原定于 5 月结束，但在持续的战争中被多次延长。

4 月，在关于舰上恶劣条件的公开批评激增之际，出现了关于低质量和配给食物的照片，并有报道称出现水短缺、淋浴间发霉以及洗衣设施损坏的情况。

当时，国防部长皮特·海格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）将这些说法斥为“更多的假新闻”。本周，莱文在回应海格塞斯时表示：“这些男女签署协议是为了服务于他们的国家。他们的国家最起码欠他们的是热水、能用的厕所和一顿正餐。海格塞斯甚至连这些都管理不好，却有胆量直视他们的家人并称他们为骗子。”

《卫报》联系了美国海军，以获取其对试图跳海报道的回应，但对方未立即回复。

美国海军现役人员面临的心理健康挑战是众所周知的。最近的一项研究探讨了水手在部署期间面临的独特压力因素，发现最常见的包括噪音、缺乏休息以及心理和身体健康护理不足。

这项针对部署水手的调查发现，近一半的人抱怨在应对海上压力时没有获得足够的帮助。研究结论认为，“鉴于包括海军在内的军人自杀率较高，迫切需要努力改善舰上的医疗保健获取渠道。”

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处于武装冲突状态的国家“将不再有资格举办欧洲歌唱大赛”

Nadia Khomami

艺术与文化记者

赛事组织者昨日表示，如果广播机构所属国家涉及“武装冲突”或“敏感的地缘政治局势”，该机构将不再有资格举办欧洲歌唱大赛（Eurovision song contest）。

欧洲歌唱大赛由前一年的获胜广播机构主办。在歌手 Dara 5月为保加利亚赢得冠军后，2027年的赛事预计将在保加利亚举行。

但组织该赛事的欧洲广播联盟（EBU）表示，在收到参赛广播机构的反馈后，其已修改了规则。

新规则将为艺术家和制作人员提供更高的清晰度，并确保比赛提供一个“安全且受欢迎的环境”。

近年来，欧洲歌唱大赛因以色列的参与而面临抗议，以色列自1973.年起成为参赛者。在组织者拒绝因以色列在加沙战争中的行为以及在西岸针对巴勒斯坦人的暴力行为而将其排除在赛外后，五个长期参赛国——西班牙、荷兰、爱尔兰、冰岛和斯洛文尼亚——抵制了今年在维也纳举行的比赛。目前尚不清楚这些抵制国家是否会重新加入。以色列在今年的比赛中获得第二名，与2025年的成绩相同。

保加利亚歌手 Dara 在今年5月赢得年度歌唱大赛后举起欧洲歌唱大赛奖杯

赛事总监马丁·格林（Martin Green）表示：“欧洲歌唱大赛在不断演变，我们每年对规则的审查是确保比赛对所有参与者（包括全球数百万关注该活动的观众）保持公平、透明和一致的重要环节。”

“我们一如既往地以成员的反馈为指导，针对2027年明确并加强了几个领域。”

“这些变更旨在为所有相关人员提供更高的清晰度，保护艺术家，并确保比赛在保留使欧洲歌唱大赛如此特别的精神和完整性的同时，继续提供一个安全且受欢迎的环境。”

在武装冲突之外的潜在困难情况下，获胜国家将由一个独立的安全机构进行评估，以帮助 EBU 决定其是否能够安全地举办赛事。

如果获胜成员被判定为不合格，EBU 表示将确定一个替代的主办广播机构，以“承担与举办比赛相关的所有权利、义务和责任”。

在乌克兰前一年获胜后，2023年的比赛在利物浦举行。当时，EBU 表示俄罗斯的战争使得无法开始组织演出所需的 12 个月的准备工作。

据组织者称，2026年欧洲歌唱大赛决赛在全球拥有 1.3 亿 名观众，低于 2025 年的 1.6 亿 名。

尽管抵制行为对其财务和收视率造成了打击，但该赛事仍计划扩张，一场衍生歌唱大赛预计将于 11 月在曼谷举行。

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“他模仿各种声音”

对 Arday 声称 为非语言者的说法产生质疑

电动滑板车警告

16 岁以下青少年 受伤人数引发担忧

全国

警方失职导致杀人犯逍遥法外

掠夺者被判终身监禁

维克拉姆·多德 (Vikram Dodd) 警务与犯罪记者

由于警方和检方的失职，惯犯性掠夺者西蒙·莱维 (Simon Levy) 在杀害两名女性前得以逍遥法外。在被判处罕见的终身监禁（whole-life tariff）后，他将永远无法离开监狱。

马克·卢克拉夫特 (Mark Lucraft) 皇家法律顾问法官表示，莱维“残酷地”利用女性满足其性欲，且有可追溯至 2018 年的性犯罪记录。

现年 40, 岁的莱维将成为目前被判处终身监禁直至自然死亡的 76 人之中的一员。

警方已承认，如果不是因为警员和检方服务机构犯下错误，他的第二名谋杀受害者很可能获救。

受害者的家属出席了宣判仪式：53, 岁的卡门扎·瓦伦西亚-特鲁希略 (Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo) 于 2025 年 3 月在伦敦东南部被杀；谢丽尔·威尔金斯 (Sheryl Wilkins) 则在五个月后于伦敦北部的托特纳姆被谋杀。威尔金斯在 40 岁生日的前一天被杀，其尸体上有 83 处伤痕。

莱维还被判定在 2025 年 1 月于托特纳姆袭击并强奸了另一名 35, 岁的女性，为保护其隐私，该女性被称为“ED”。她幸存了下来，并就自己如何被殴打、窒息和强奸提供了令人震惊的证词。

来自托特纳姆的莱维在犯下第二起谋杀案时，仍因第一起谋杀案处于保释状态，此前警方称缺乏足够的证据对其提起指控。

甚至在杀人之前，他就有广泛的性犯罪记录，并被列入性犯罪者名册，曾因两起性侵案于 2021 年入狱。

昨日，伦敦记录官卢克拉夫特在中央刑事法院 (Old Bailey) 对莱维进行了宣判。“你是一个似乎对性、强奸和犯罪有着病态痴迷的人，”他说。

卢克拉夫特补充道：“你将终身监禁。”

在第一起谋杀案发生前几个月，英国交通警察局 (BTP) 因莱维在火车上性侵女性而将其逮捕，但由于操作失误导致指控延迟，使其得以重获自由。

在因第一组火车袭击案被保释期间，他在首都范围内实施了进一步的袭击，在火车上的袭击总数约为 10 起，并于今年早些时候被判定这些罪名成立。

检察官汤姆·利特尔 (Tom Little) 皇家法律顾问表示，莱维的犯罪行为极其严重，理应被判处终身监禁，且一个加重情节是性

▲ 谢丽尔·威尔金斯和（左）卡门扎·瓦伦西亚-特鲁希略。受害者团体表示，警方和英国皇家检察署 (CPS) 在西蒙·莱维案中的失职表明司法系统处于“崩溃状态”

照片：伦敦警察厅 / PA MEDIA

“我们的谢丽尔终结了你伤害他人的机会。她为此失去了生命”

玛丽·威尔金斯 (Mary Wilkins) 受害者母亲

暴力与两名受害者的“杀戮密不可分”。

宣判过程中，受害者的亲人提供了令人心碎的证词。法庭获悉，由于受害者是性工作者且使用药物，因此处于弱势地位。

他们强调，他们失去的女性深受爱戴，且在家庭生活中扮演关键角色。

威尔金斯的母亲玛丽表示，女儿的生命是为了保护他人而做出的牺牲。“你以前这样做过，而且不会停止，”她说。“我们的谢丽尔终结了你伤害他人的机会。她为此失去了生命，但我们深信，谢丽尔救了无数女性，使她们免受你那些令人作呕且恐怖行为的侵害。我希望你永远不要再走在街上，因为你对所有女性都是威胁。”

威尔金斯的妹妹琳赛·希克斯 (Lindsey Hicks) 表示：“你，西蒙·莱维，摧毁了我们的生活。谢丽尔是一个美丽的灵魂……你让她承受的痛苦难以忍受。我希望你在监狱里烂掉，直到生命结束。”

那名在莱维袭击中幸存的女性告诉法庭，她是一位来自东欧的“母亲兼古典钢琴家”，被贩卖到英国，并使用药物来应对痛苦。

这名女性称莱维（Levy）为“怪物”，并表示自己现在变得更坚强了；她在声明中誓言要克服莱维给她带来的“屈辱”。她表示，莱维在袭击她时试图窃取她的“灵魂和尊严”，并在强奸并掐住她的脖子后将其弃之待死。

她誓言：“我将再次演奏音乐，再次微笑。”

该女性表示，当她第一次向警员讲述这次袭击时，他们“像对待孩子一样跟我说话”。这发生在2025年1月，在另外两起谋杀案发生之前。

法官和伦敦警察厅（Met police）的侦查总警司（DCI）尼尔·约翰（Neil John）表示，她的勇敢对于让莱维被判终身监禁至关重要。

在经历了所有失误之后，伦敦警察厅的谋杀案小组逮捕了涉嫌谋杀威尔金斯（Wilkins）的莱维，随后找到了他的第一个受害者并获得了完整的陈述，还将他与谋杀瓦伦西亚-特鲁希略（Valencia-Trujillo）的案件联系起来。

约翰表示：“我必须赞扬这位受害者-幸存者，她表现出了极大的勇气，并在法庭上提供了至关重要的证据。她的证词至关重要……”

法官表示：“来到法庭并提供证据需要巨大的勇气……她这样做应当受到赞扬。”

受害者团体将莱维案中接连发生的失误描述为令人震惊。政府消息人士称，他们没有计划对这些错误进行独立调查。但这些错误发生在其他丑闻之后，那些丑闻凸显了警方灾难性的错误，导致女性受到严重伤害或被谋杀。

黑出租车强奸犯约翰·沃博伊斯（John Worboys）在警方的失误助力下，给数十名受害者下药并强奸。韦恩·库森斯（Wayne Couzens）多次暴露自己的生殖器，但警方未采取任何行动，让他一直担任在职警员，直到他绑架、强奸并谋杀了莎拉·埃弗拉德（Sarah Everard）。

◀ 赛门·莱维（Simon Levy）将被判处终身监禁（whole-life sentence）。在量刑时，法官表示他对“性、强奸和犯罪有着病态的痴迷”。

大卫·卡里克（David Carrick）利用其伦敦警察厅警员的身份恐吓其性侵受害者，而针对他的多次投诉均被忽略。

妇女司法中心（Centre for Women's Justice）的哈丽雅特·威斯特里奇（Harriet Wistrich）表示：“本案中一系列综合失误的清单提供了令人恐惧的证据，表明我们的刑事司法系统处于崩溃状态。”

“鉴于伦敦警察厅的一系列灾难性失败，加上警方失败的糟糕历史……我们必须得出结论，伦敦警察厅已不再胜任其职责。”

明年，在库森斯丑闻后设立的官方安吉奥利尼（Angiolini）调查将提交报告，并正在考虑得出警方在制度上厌女的结论。

伦敦警察厅副助理专员凯文·索斯沃思（Kevin Southworth）表示：“我们知道本案引发了关于处理莱维方式的质疑，我们已经仔细反思了在防止其暴力犯罪方面错失的机会。”

“这凸显了需要做出改进，我们没有等待独立警察行为监察局（IOPC）报告的结果就着手实施变革。”

两名伦敦警察厅警员因本案正接受警察监察机构的调查。2024年8月，伦敦警察厅将莱维的风险评估从“高”下调至“中”，部分原因是其一只眼睛失明，侦探认为这是对他强奸另一名女性的报复。尽管发生了一系列火车袭击事件，且他因谋杀被捕，但其风险等级并未上调。

英国交通警察局（BTP）将一名被指责导致莱维火车袭击案起诉延迟的警员调离调查岗位，并口头警告了其主管，但并未将此事移交给警察监察机构。

检察官承认，在第一起谋杀案之后以及莱维被指控犯有火车袭击案之后，在试图将其羁押候审的努力中出现了严重失误。他们在三次法庭听证会上未能提供关键信息，以证明他对女性构成的危险程度。一名英国皇家检察署（CPS）的消息人士表示，相关人员已经且将继续受到纪律处分，但拒绝提供细节。

在第一次因谋杀罪被逮捕时，与母亲和姐姐同住的莱维（Levy）穿着儿童睡衣。在侦查员对他进行审讯时，他需要一名合适的成年人陪同，且他患有阅读障碍、自闭症和学习困难。据信他长期处于失业状态。

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国家新闻

工党主席谴责 Tice 以法律威胁《卫报》是“令人生畏的企图禁言媒体”之举

Rowena Mason 白厅编辑

在理查德·泰斯（Richard Tice）因《卫报》报道其财务状况而发出法律威胁后，工党的布里奇特·菲利普森（Bridget Phillipson）指责他发起了一场“令人生畏的企图禁言自由新闻业的尝试”。

改革英国党（Reform UK）副党魁 的律师针对一名《卫报》记者及其报道的一系列 财务交易进行了专项指责，这些交易已被移交给国家犯罪调查局（NCA）。

目前正在起诉 NCA，声称相关信息只能来自该机构内部的一名官员。

在给《卫报》的另一封信中， 的律师明确表示，他们将寻求披露他们认为能够揭露消息来源细节的文件。

对此，工党主席菲利普森表示，这是企图禁言新闻报道。她说道：“理查德·泰斯现在试图骚扰那些揭露真相的人，而不是回答严重的指控。这位改革党副党魁应该撤回这起（针对 NCA 的）诉讼并坦白交代。”

“针对诚实新闻报道而编造的法律信函充分揭示了问题。改革党完全不顾英国民主的基石：他们不爱国且可悲，”菲利普森说道。

此举还遭到了自由民主党、反腐败人士以及新闻自由活动家的批评。自民党内阁办公室发言人丽莎·斯马特（Lisa Smart）表示：“将法律系统武器化以追查记者的消息来源是一种绝望的、霸凌的策略。 揭露了我们一直以来都知道的事实——改革党的议程与自由开放的民主制度完全不相容。”

“聚焦腐败”（Spotlight on Corruption）负责人苏珊·霍利（Susan Hawley）表示：“利用法律威胁强迫记者披露其消息来源，构成了对新闻自由极其令人担忧的攻击。”

霍利表示， 最好能公开面对人们对他以及改革英国党提出的合法质疑，而不是“试图诋毁那些报道他们的人”。“民主依赖于独立的新闻界，政府必须认真考虑引入防止滥用法律策略的保障措施。”

▶ 理查德·泰斯，改革英国党副党魁，正寻求披露可能揭露《卫报》记者消息来源的文件

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工党议员兼反腐败全党小组主席菲尔·布里克尔（Phil Brickell）表示，关于“捐给改革党的资金据报道是如何通过 的公司转账的”， “需要给出答案”。

“我们现在看到的是 发起的一场卑劣活动，他通过威胁勤奋工作的记者并试图揭露其消息来源，来转移公众对这些公共利益问题的关注。政府必须采取行动，确保那些寻求揭露不法行为的人能够免受试图禁言他们的权贵之害。”

由于《卫报》对其财务状况进行持续调查， 和改革党党魁奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）在近几个月里受到了严密审查。

另外，《星期日泰晤士报》也发表了一系列关于改革党资金来源的报道。

《卫报》在一系列详细报告中揭露，改革英国党通过 运营的一个筹款工具收到了一笔 100 万英镑m 的秘密捐款，且法拉奇在宣布参加 2024 年大选前不久收到了一笔 500 万英镑m 的秘密赠款。

▲ 布里奇特·菲利普森敦促 “撤回这起诉讼并坦白交代”

《卫报》还揭露，银行人员因担心这些及其他交易可能涉及洗钱，已将其报告给 NCA。

“可疑活动报告”并非违规证据；相反，它是邀请该机构审查交易，以决定是否有理由进一步调查。这与犯罪报告不同。

法拉奇和蒂斯否认有任何不当行为。

在相关报道中，《卫报》引用了金融业的消息人士。

蒂斯在提交给高等法院的一份文件中暗示，《卫报》屡获殊荣的金融城编辑安娜·艾萨克（Anna Isaac）不可能在多家银行都有消息来源。

在直接发送给艾萨克的法律信函中，蒂斯的律师表示，他正基于对该记者工作的自身评估，试图揭露消息来源。

法拉奇还对国家犯罪调查局（NCA）提起诉讼。

审查制度索引（Index on Censorship）首席执行官杰米玛·斯坦菲尔德（Jemimah Steinfeld）表示，这看起来像是“试图强迫记者违反金科玉律：即必须保护消息来源”。

斯坦菲尔德说：“这是《卫报》进行的至关重要的公共利益报道。如果事实有误，可以通过质疑来解决，但不应追查消息来源。”

她说：“这似乎是一种旨在不仅让记者噤声，而且让那些与记者交流的人也噤声的策略。这是一种卑劣的策略，我们都应该对此感到担忧。”

新闻媒体协会（News Media Association）首席执行官西奥·班伯（Theo Bamber）表示：“对记者消息来源的强有力保护，对于确保记者能够监督权力机构，并代表受其行为和决定影响的人民追究权势者的责任至关重要。”

《卫报》新闻与媒体发言人表示：“理查德·蒂斯对《卫报》发出的法律威胁，似乎是为了转移人们对其财务状况以及改革英国党（Reform UK）资金来源等合法质疑的蓄意企图。”

“他似乎意在恐吓记者并试图揭露消息来源，而不是对这些问题给出答案。《卫报》将反对这些对新闻自由的攻击，并且不会因此而停止对政治人物及其代表政党开展由公共利益驱动的调查。”

蒂斯及其伴侣伊莎贝尔·奥克肖特（Isabel Oakeshott）在周二晚上的社交媒体帖子中批评了《卫报》。他表示：“左翼记者现在在哀鸣，因为他们不喜欢被反将一军……这些左翼记者想要战争。那么他们就得到了战争。”

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低级别监狱可能会升级以缓解过度拥挤

伦敦。相反，他们正在评估在提高安全性后，将男性囚犯安置在替代场所的可行性，例如男性培训监狱，或经过改造且已腾空的女性监狱。

安迪·伯纳姆本周要求司法大臣亚历克斯·诺里斯（Alex Norris）提交一份计划，以释放过度拥挤监狱中的更多空间。新政府在如何阻止杀害警察安德鲁·哈珀（Andrew Harper）的凶手提前释放的问题上承受了巨大压力。

部长们接到的建议是，只有在安全性提高的情况下，才能将囚犯从 B 类监狱转移到 C 类监狱或女性监狱。

英格兰和威尔士共有 30 所男性接收监狱。这些监狱也被称为地方监狱，通常是维多利亚时代的建筑且严重拥挤，关押着候审囚犯和短期囚犯。它们通常设有高墙和围栏，顶部通常装有刀片刺网，窗户设有铁栏杆，并配备闭路电视（CCTV）、受控出入口和内部隔断。

候审囚犯约占英格兰和威尔士监狱总人口的五分之一，由于法院积压案件，这一比例在近年来大幅上升。

X 射线身体扫描仪已部署在 B 类地方监狱中，并用于对进入监狱系统的许多囚犯进行扫描，以检测其体内是否隐藏毒品、手机和武器等违禁品。

英格兰和威尔士约 86,000 名囚犯中，有一半被关押在 C 类监狱中，这类监狱专门负责让罪犯为工作和重新融入社会做准备。

C 类监狱的囚犯被评估为低至中度风险，处于“封闭”状态，但不需要面对刀片刺网和内部隔断等高安全性设施。

一年多以来，司法部官员一直在研究将女性罪犯转移出监狱的方案。

但专家表示，将女性监狱改造为可容纳更多囚犯的场所，也将涉及重大的安全性升级。

监狱官员工会（POA）全国主席马克·费尔赫斯特（Mark Fairhurst）表示，改造 C 类或女性监狱的安全性将耗时过长，无法缓解当前的危机。

“由于将合适的囚犯从封闭状态转移到开放状态存在延迟，C 类监狱目前的空间非常紧张。我们需要考虑减少候审人口，这样我们就不会一直为牢房空间而苦恼。”

“升级任何监狱的安全性都是一个漫长的过程，这将耗费我们目前所没有的时间。”

刑事改革霍华德联盟（Howard League for Penal Reform）竞选主任安德鲁·尼尔森（Andrew Neilson）表示：“许多 C 类监狱目前面临的问题，B 类监狱也同样面临——它们同样过度拥挤，且无法让被关押者获得康复。我担心如果该计划实施，可能会进一步削弱不同类别监狱之间的区别。政府是否就此接受了这样一个事实：在那些旨在为囚犯提供康复机会的监狱中，已经没有空间进行康复了？”

伯纳姆表示，他“越来越有信心”哈珀的凶手不会被提前释放。

周二，总理被问及是否想对 2019 年在执行公务中牺牲的警察之妹艾米·哈珀（Aimee Harper）说些什么。他回答道：“我想告诉你，我听到了你的声音，我能体会你的感受。如果我不尽一切可能尝试减轻你的痛苦，我无法原谅我自己，而我正在这样做。”

▲ 当牛津街变为步行街时，大都会警察局将部署 LFR 摄像头

大都会警察局将在牛津街使用实时面部识别摄像头

瑞秋·霍尔 (Rachel Hall)

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艾克本早期的性喜剧重焕生机

《另一半如何恋爱》（How the Other Half Loves）

伦敦，旧维克剧院（The Old Vic）

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马克·劳森（Mark Lawson）

在职业生涯早期，艾伦·艾克本（Alan Ayckbourn）经常从习语中衍生出剧名：《单身怪人》（Absurd Person Singular）、《相对而言》（Relatively Speaking）、《玩笑之余》（Joking Apart），以及他的第九部剧作《另一半如何恋爱》（How the Other Half Loves）。

两对下层阶级夫妇——菲利普斯夫妇和费瑟斯通夫妇——羡慕福斯特夫妇（老板弗兰克及其妻子菲奥娜）的生活方式。在结构上，菲利普斯夫妇和福斯特夫妇各占据舞台的一半，演员在扮演另一栋房子里的角色时需将其视作不存在。

第二场戏中，费瑟斯通夫妇在不知情的情况下被菲利普斯先生和福斯特夫人用作出轨的不在场证明，两人在连续两个夜晚同时参加晚餐派对。这一幕与迈克尔·弗雷恩（Michael Frayn）的《闹剧》（Noises Off）的中场戏一样，是英国闹剧中最精巧且最能确保笑料的半小时。

这开启了艾克本在剧场时间和空间上的实验，随后在《我们为爱所做之事》（The Things We Do for Love, 1997）中让观众看到三个公寓的横截面，以及在《房屋与花园》（House & Garden, 1999）中同时占据两个剧场。

虽然《另一半如何恋爱》中的几何巧妙之处依然新鲜，但其他方面则显得过时：男人不会自己做早餐，衣服得由“另一半”准备好，且办公室里完全是男性。

▲ 几何巧妙之处……劳拉·埃尔斯沃西（饰演玛丽·费瑟斯通）、亚当·吉伦（饰演威廉·费瑟斯通）和罗杰·阿拉姆（饰演弗兰克·福斯特），以及多萝西·阿特金森（饰演菲奥娜·福斯特），位于左侧。照片：曼努埃尔·哈兰（MANUEL HARLAN）

然而，艾克本让每位演员都有高光时刻的策略，使得剧中的妻子们比许多 1970 年代的喜剧角色拥有更多的自主权。即使是被称为“小鼠”的费瑟斯通夫人也能爆发出怒吼。

导演菲利普·布林（Philip Breen）明智地将其处理为一部时代剧，用 1969 年的热门歌曲（如《拳击手》 / The Boxer）来掩盖场景转换。罗布·豪威尔（Rob Howell）设计的布景和服装展现了一个晶体管收音机、Trimphone 电话和蛋奶酒还是异域新鲜事物的时代。

不过，这六名演员带来的快乐超过了剧作本身的一半，其语言和肢体幽默像音乐剧中的大曲目一样能够瞬间点燃全场。罗杰·阿拉姆饰演的弗兰克，用管理者的傲慢掩饰着善良，他有一场精彩的戏，扮演一个笨拙的婚姻版“波洛”，在极力地误述谁在什么时候和谁在哪个房间里。

劳拉·埃尔斯沃西饰演的玛丽通过一项后台的肢体技巧赢得了大笑。艾莎·安托万（Ayesha Antoine）饰演的特蕾莎则展示了灵动的演技如何更新一部旧剧的社会观念。艾克本此后又写了（到目前为止）83 部剧作——但他的早期作品依然能提供两个精彩的半场。

演出至 9 月 19 日止

据了解，大都会警察局计划将实时面部识别（LFR）技术扩展到英国最繁忙的购物街。

今年 6 月，大都会警察局表示将在圣诞节前在伦敦西区引入该技术，明年将进一步扩展到另外六个区域。

伦敦市长萨迪克·汗（Sadiq Khan）表示，LFR 将成为新步行化牛津街的一部分。这将使其成为全国首批拥有永久 基础设施的区域之一，用于扫描人们的面孔并将其与通缉嫌疑人名单进行比对。

遭到了人权组织的广泛批评。一个组织将拟在牛津街引入该技术描述为常规公共监控的升级。此外有证据表明，驱动该技术的算法可能会歧视黑人。

苏格兰场计划在西区和苏豪区（Soho）使用静态 摄像头，这些地区的犯罪率在全市最高。该技术本月已开始在地铁站部署。

人权组织“自由”（Liberty）的露丝·埃利希（Ruth Ehrlich）表示，牛津街的 摄像头将标志着“公共空间监控的重大扩张”以及一次“升级”。

她补充道：“如果要在该国最繁忙的购物和旅游目的地之一部署实时面部识别，必须对其如何使用、采取了哪些保障措施以及如何监测其对人们权利的影响保持完全透明。”

活动团体“老大哥观察”（Big Brother Watch）的贾斯琳·查加尔（Jasleen Chaggar）表示：“面部扫描与指纹一样具有唯一性。当你不被怀疑有不当行为时，警方不能采集你的指纹。仅仅因为面部扫描是远程进行的，并不意味着采集面部特征就没那么具有侵入性。”

汗（Khan）的一位发言人表示：“市长致力于确保大都会警察局在实时面部识别技术的部署地点、时间、原因和方式方面保持公开透明。他的警察与犯罪办公室将监督其使用，以确保公众对警务工作拥有信任和信心。”

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新闻 气候危机

英国环境、食品与农村事务部 6,600 名员工中仅 20 人负责英国应对气候危机的适应工作

桑德拉·拉维尔 (Sandra Laville) 环境记者

一项信息自由请求揭露，在一个负责保护环境和维护粮食安全的关键政府部门中，仅有 20 名员工从事气候适应工作。

这些官员仅占环境、食品与农村事务部 (Defra) 员工总数的 0.3%。

气候变化适应委员会已警告政府，在应对全球变暖导致的新气候适应方面，政府已严重滞后。

气候危机正在增加英国夏季的热浪和冬季的降雨，干旱和洪涝灾害发生的可能性均在增加。

该委员会警告称，河流峰值流量可能增加高达 45%，而每日用水缺口可能超过 50 亿升。委员会表示，到 2050 年，未能及时适应所带来的经济成本每年可能占英国 GDP 的 1% 至 5%——即每年 600亿英镑 至 2600亿英镑。

但数据显示，在 Defra 的 6,613 名员工中，只有 20 人从事气候适应工作。

获取该数据的环境作家兼活动家盖伊·舒鲁索尔 (Guy Shrubsole) 表示：“英格兰在应对气候危机影响方面准备严重不足，这些令人震惊的数据表明，政府高层中从事该问题研究的官员多么之少。”

舒鲁索尔呼吁新任环境大臣安吉拉·伊格尔 (Angela Eagle) 在热浪和山火频发的时刻抓住机遇，大幅增加气候适应的人员配置和资金。

他表示：“安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 在梅克菲尔德 (Makefield) 见证了气候变化的影响，那里在过去的几个冬天遭遇了洪水；而在他担任曼彻斯特市长期间，来自峰区 (Peak District) 红原的山火烟雾曾令当地居民窒息。”

“现在是他向全国坦诚气候紧急状态，并制定一项激进计划以摆脱化石燃料、让社区为极端天气做好准备的时候了。”

“这些令人震惊的数据表明，政府高层中从事该问题研究的官员多么之少”

盖伊·舒鲁索尔 (Guy Shrubsole) 作家兼活动家

在首相就职的前 100 天里，野生动物信托基金会 (Wildlife Trusts) 和其他领先的环境非政府组织也在向他发起挑战，要求其重新设定政府应对英国环境紧急状态的方法。他们希望首相承认，生态修复——例如重新湿润泥炭地和管理自然防洪设施——对于国家安全和公共卫生至关重要。

自就职以来，伯纳姆尚未提及气候危机、英国目前经历的极端高温、从英格兰西南部延伸至北部的山火，以及覆盖全国近四分之三地区的干旱。随着气候崩溃导致极端高温、干旱和山火的可能性增加，英国即将进入这个夏季的第五次热浪。

地球之友 (Friends of the Earth) 政策负责人迈克·查尔兹 (Mike Childs) 表示：“英国正处于日益严重的气候危机之中。在整个英国，社区正遭受无情热浪、干旱和山火的袭击，生命、房屋、农民和自然都处于危险之中。”

“安迪·伯纳姆必须结束他对气候紧急状态的沉默，并承诺通过加强保护社区免受日益频繁和极端天气影响的计划，将其作为首要任务……”

“但我们还必须解决原因，而不仅仅是后果。政府必须采取更多措施，通过加速向清洁能源转型，并排除像 Rosebank 和 Jackdaw 这样的新油气开发项目以及希思罗机场的第三条跑道，从而减少驱动气候变化的污染。”

全国各地的消防员正在应对创纪录的山火。消防员工会 (Fire Brigades Union) 总书记史蒂夫·赖特 (Steve Wright) 呼吁再招聘 5,000 名消防员，并表示，拥有足够且装备齐全的消防员来应对极端气候威胁应成为一项国家优先事项。

英国缺乏欧洲消防员所拥有的许多应对林火的关键设备。该国没有任何专门的固定翼水投弹飞机或专业的空中灭火飞机。

一名环境、食品与农村事务部（Defra）发言人表示：“气候适应贯穿于整个部门的工作之中——从自然恢复到洪水应对，再到可持续农业——此外还设有一个直接且专门的团队……

“我们已经通过与国家干旱小组（National Drought Group）的合作加强了气候适应方法，在全国范围内建设九座新水库，并计划在 2036 年 3 月前投资至少 105亿英镑 用于建设新的防洪和海岸侵蚀工程。”

树木与超额利润税

十项 No 10 现在就应宣布的政策

马修·泰勒 (Matthew Taylor) 桑德拉·拉维尔 (Sandra Laville) 达米安·卡林顿 (Damian Carrington)

以下是安迪·伯纳姆政府应考虑紧急宣布的 10 项政策。

1 拒绝发放 Jackdaw 和 Rosebank 油气田的钻探许可

这将是一个至关重要且能增强信心的信号，表明英国致力于为 21 世纪清洁、绿色且快速增长的经济提供强力推动，而非延续上个世纪依赖化石燃料的经济。这将使英国在致力于减排和结束气候危机的过程中获得外交分量。

批准北海油气田所谓的益处大多是幻想。它们

将对英国能源价格不产生任何影响——石油和天然气是价格由国际市场决定的商品。正如英国能源研究中心所言：“认为钻探北海能提供能源韧性和可负担性的断言是一种幻想。”

2 提高对化石燃料巨头的超额利润税，以支付适应性措施

八家最大的石油公司在截至 6 月底的三个月内赚取了惊人的 $930 亿 (£690 亿) ——几乎是去年同期利润的两倍。与此同时，这些公司生产的石油和天然气所产生的碳排放正在加剧气候危机。对超额利润征收更高的超额利润税可以为政府筹集巨额资金，并帮助支付紧急适应性措施。

▲ 消防员在伯克郡伊顿（Eton, Berkshire）扑灭一片燃烧的田野。消防队缺乏应对野火的设备 照片：MAUREEN MCLEAN / SHUTTERSTOCK

▲ “无化石伦敦”（Fossil Free London）活动人士抗议北海钻探

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▼ 多塞特郡韦茅斯附近的奥斯明顿白马（Osmington White Horse）周围干涸的田地显示了干旱的影响 照片：FINNBARB WEBSTEUGETTY IMAGES

3 在新建筑中强制实施灰水回收，并激励雨水收集

据预测，到 20% 英国每天将面临 50 亿升的用水缺口。灰水回收或重复利用是指收集来自洗手池、淋浴间、浴缸、洗衣机和其他“洗涤”来源（不包括马桶）的水用于家庭。雨水收集是提高家庭效率的另一种方式。灰水不能直接饮用，但将其重复用于其他活动（如冲厕所）可以将个人的用水量降低 50%。

4 将该行业纳入国家控制

私有化体系导致了创纪录的污水污染水平，并主导了一个被批评者认为优先考虑股东分红、高薪和奖金的系统。

超过 £850 亿流向了股东，而该行业未能通过建设水库、升级管道以防止泄漏（管道运行中五分之一的水量因泄漏而损失）以及确保废水处理厂具备污水处理能力来投资基础设施。

5 为消防员投资专业设备

英国的消防队缺乏应对大规模、不可预测野火所需的设备。例如，西班牙的应急服务部门和军队广泛使用专业的水陆两栖飞机和直升机

来舀水并倾倒在野火上，而英国没有任何专门的轰炸飞机。

6 执行最高工作场所温度限制

在 6 月的热浪期间，一些工作场所的温度变得难以忍受——且十分危险。教师报告称教室温度远超 40℃，导致儿童和工作人员难以应对；而巴士司机则谈到他们驾驶室中温度再次超过 40℃ 的“可怕”工作条件。

英国工会大会（TUC）希望设立最高工作温度限制。

7 在每个社区资助凉爽空间

随着热浪加剧——且对年轻人、老年人和更脆弱的人群变得更加危险——能够免费进入附近凉爽、通风良好且舒适的空间将变得日益重要。专家表示，当极端高温袭来时，学校礼堂、图书馆或休闲中心是可被重新分配用途的建筑之列。

8 启动一项国家级改造计划

英国的房屋是欧洲最漏风且能源效率最低的房屋之列。这意味着它们在夏天往往过热，在冬天则过冷，导致账单高昂且碳排放激增。

今年的一份报告建议，地方议会可以在国家政府的支持下主导一项改造计划。该计划将从关键的公共服务开始，然后逐步覆盖议会住房和社会住房，最后扩展到私人拥有的房屋。报告补充道，这将是利用已分配用于隔热的公共资金的一种更高效方式。

9 种植更多树木并保护现有自然环境

种植更多树木不仅能吸收大气中的碳并将其封存数百年，还能创造遮荫，从而减轻城市热岛效应。

虽然现在种树可以在未来带来降温，但研究人员表示，一棵新种的树在 15 或 20 年内无法为建筑提供遮荫。城市规划专家 Thami Croeser 博士表示：“现在失去的每一棵成年树，在对当前热浪至关重要的时间线内都是不可替代的。”

10 鼓励再生农业方法以增强粮食韧性

再生农业允许土地、土壤、水、养分和自然资产自我再生，而传统的耕作方法则可能会耗尽这些自然资源。

这种方法可以帮助作物在干旱和干燥天气中变得更具韧性。在一项研究中，对土壤进行再生管理使土壤含水量增加了 23%，并且已被证明能提高产量。

额外报道：Pippa Neill

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护士在“非人道”的高温环境下晕厥

许多成员在医院病房和护理院工作。

运营咨询热线的皇家护理学院（RCN）表示，部分工作人员已经晕倒。其他人则感到头晕、恶心或有晕厥风险，且全身“从头到脚”大汗淋漓。

他们还面临着在确保药物低温保存的同时，保障老年及脆弱患者安全的压力。

一名在英格兰西南部一家 NHS 医院重症监护室工作的 37 岁护士告诉《卫报》，她的病房温度已超过 30℃，工作人员在这样的环境下苦苦支撑。

“我们的病房没有空调，所以我们都非常吃力。我们以前经历过炎热的夏天，但我记不得曾经在如此连续的高温环境下工作过，”她说道。

另一名在英格兰社区健康中心工作的护士表示：“情况已经到了让你恐惧去上班的地步，尤其是穿着个人防护装备（PPE）提供患者护理时。我们全身从头到脚大汗淋漓。”

皇家护理学院（RCN）总书记兼首席执行官 Nicola Ranger 教授表示，这些证词

▲ 安迪·伯纳姆在气候适应政策方面面临压力

是一个“警钟”，并呼吁启动一项紧急计划，以安装空调、改善通风并确保提供适合高温环境的制服。

周一，消防员工会警告称，面对快速变化的气候所带来的日益增长的威胁，消防员需要新的设备和资源。

根据《卫报》提交的一项信息自由请求，在环境、食品和农村事务部中，仅有 20 名工作人员从事气候适应工作。

气候变化适应委员会已警告政府，在适应新气候方面，政府已经远远落后。

在昨天上午的讲话中，伯纳姆提出了可能禁止一次性烧烤炉的想法，因为这类产品具有已知的火灾风险。当天晚些时候，他表示零售商应将其撤出销售，并补充道：“从长期来看，我们将研究在夏季月份实施临时禁令是否合理。”

一名工党议员 Chris Hinchliff 此前曾就国家应对快速变化气候的准备工作向伯纳姆发出警告，他呼吁采取更直接的行动，称这个夏天“必须成为威斯敏斯特的真正警钟”。

一些工党议员在私下里也担心，伯纳姆至今尚未表现出他理解该问题的紧迫性。

“在政府内部，适应工作一直是被忽视的弱项，”一名工党议员说。“看看我们在启动能源项目方面比建设水库要高效得多。”

一些议员认为，伯纳姆在召开 Cobra 紧急委员会会议方面耗时太久。“他几乎不谈论气候危机，”一位议员说。“他应该像对待生活成本危机那样，制作同样数量的社交媒体短视频来讨论这个问题。”

东北赫特福德郡的议员 Hinchliff 表示，夏天的这些事件应该触发行动。“一个公认的事实是，我们的国家是为一种已不存在的气候而建设的，”他说。“这给我们的基础设施、铁路、学校、医院带来了巨大的压力，并威胁到生活水平。这必须成为政府的最高优先级任务之一。”

另一位议员表示，伯纳姆应该利用这个话题将其转化为优势，并“全力投入气候适应性”。

“让奈杰尔·法拉奇站在山火那边——他可以成为支持山火的政治家，而安迪可以成为反山火的总理。这是一个他应该抓住的机会，”该议员补充道。

因担心二战炸弹，公众被告知远离邓威奇希斯（Dunwich Heath）

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由于担心大火暴露了第二次世界大战时期的未爆炸炸弹，国民信托基金会（National Trust）将对受火灾破坏的邓威奇希斯进行无人机勘测。

该保护慈善机构警告人们远离这一“危险”区域，目前所有公众进入权均已暂停。

国民信托基金会表示，自约两周前起火以来，萨福克郡该保护区已有超过 100 公顷的希斯兰（heathland）栖息地被大火摧毁。

消防部门周一表示，此次火灾已不再被视为重大事件，但工作人员仍留在现场对受影响区域进行降温处理并监测热点。

国民信托基金会萨福克和埃塞克斯海岸组合的海岸与乡村经理马特·威尔逊（Matt Wilson）表示：“目前人们没有权利进入该场地，因为那里很危险。”

他表示，在第二次世界大战期间，邓威奇希斯被用于“克鲁申行动”（Operation Kruschen）的训练，“该行动旨在规划 D-day 登陆”。

他说：“在整个景观中，设置了类似于德国防御工事的设施，用于训练盟军部队。在这次火灾事件中，至少发现了两枚未爆炸弹药，且必须进行远程引爆。”

他表示，上周消防部门在附近的明斯米尔（Minsmere）调用炸弹小组处理一枚磷弹。他补充道，发现的第二枚未爆炸弹药是一个迫击炮引信。

威尔逊表示，很可能还存在更多未爆炸弹药。

他表示，该场地的很大一部分区域已被“植被覆盖数十年”。

▼ 萨福克郡这个被大火肆虐的野生动物保护区在 D-day 之前曾被用于军事训练

照片：JUSTIN MINNS / NATIONAL TRUST / PA

他说：“现在植被屏障已经消失，所以理论上，当人们被允许重新进入时，可能会在行走过程中遇到自 20 世纪 40 年代以来就被掩埋的东西。”

“在现场，我们最大的优先级是未爆炸弹药勘测。我们正考虑进行低空无人机勘测，寻找铁磁性金属。”他表示，在扑灭火灾的过程中，消防部门移动了地面以创建新的防火隔离带。

威尔逊说：“我们有大量被扰动的地面……大量的土方被移动，在这些土方移动过程中存在未爆炸弹药的高风险。”

“我知道人们会对‘灾难旅游’产生好奇，想要亲眼来看看破坏情况，但该场地已关闭，并将一直保持关闭，直到我们确认其安全为止。”

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不光彩的12日？呼吁禁止猎杀红松鸡以防止山火

Helena Horton

每年8月12日，传统英国美食的爱好者们都会涌向伦敦梅费尔（Mayfair）的豪华餐厅，品尝配以面包酱和野味薯条的红松鸡。

但那些希望找到这些产自英国荒原的小型野生鸟类的人，今年可能会感到失望。在创纪录的高温将景观变成火药桶之后，山火肆虐，烧毁了栖息地并使野生动物化为灰烬。

红松鸡荒原的密集管理涉及排干泥炭地以及焚烧其上生长的植被。专家表示，这为山火创造了条件，因为干燥的泥炭充当了燃料并会长时间阴燃，使得火灾几乎无法扑灭。

正因如此，在红松鸡狩猎活动数量众多的苏格兰，绿党

▲ 昨天在苏格兰的一次红松鸡狩猎活动 摄影：LUKE BABLOW / PA WIRE

呼吁禁止“光荣的12日”（Glorious Twelfth）——即狩猎季的开始，在此日期之前法律禁止猎杀红松鸡——以及禁止红松鸡狩猎。

气候危机使得每一次热浪发生的可能性更高且强度更大。

6月底的热浪是欧洲有记录以来最严重的一次。在梅费尔拥有 Corrigan's 和 Bentley's 生蚝酒吧及烤肉店的所有者理查德·科里根（Richard Corrigan）在其数十年的职业生涯中一直供应红松鸡。但今年，供应短缺。

他说：“我本希望在12日能弄到一些，但现在看来要推迟一周半左右。数量会更少，个头会更小，但这没关系，因为这是一种享受。今年炎热的天气确实让一切都变得困难。”

与一些厨师相比，科里根会发现获取鸟类更加困难，因为他对购买红松鸡的来源变得更加挑剔。“我们现在坚持要求[鸟类]来自小型庄园，而不是那些一次射杀数十只的大型狩猎场。我不确定是否认同大型狩猎场。我更希望人们是为了餐桌而猎杀野生动物，而不是为了出门一日游而射杀。”

他还拒绝从任何与迫害猛禽相关的荒原购买红松鸡——即通过射杀或毒杀猛禽来增加红松鸡的数量。“真正让我愤怒的是庄园里对猛禽的杀戮。庄园里的人在用毒药毒杀它们。我绝不会从那些庄园购买红松鸡。我们都知道他们是谁，”科里根说。

这位在爱尔兰米斯郡（County Meath）长大的厨师表示，荒原的管理导致其更容易受到山火的影响。“我在荒原长大，我非常了解石楠花和泥炭，它们需要

◀ 生活在荒原上的红松鸡在热浪将景观变成火药桶后，今年难以寻觅

恢复湿地以保持荒原的良好状态。一些庄园做得太过火了，将其变成了工厂式的红松鸡狩猎作业。”

伦敦法灵顿（Farringdon）Bouchon Racine 餐厅的厨师兼店主亨利·哈里斯（Henry Harris）表示，他正祈祷本周能从供应商那里收到红松鸡。“如果它们飞，它们就会被射杀。如果天气太热，它们就不会飞，”他说。

他补充说，他担心山火及其对包括红松鸡在内的荒原野生动物的影响。“人们确实期待我们供应这道菜，”他说，“去年我们为此排了队。”

苏格兰绿党农村事务发言人、苏格兰议会议员（MSP）阿里安·伯吉斯（Ariane Burgess）则不会加入这个队列。“苏格兰的土地是我们最伟大的资产之一，”她说，“它应该支持繁荣的农村社区，恢复自然并应对气候危机，而不是成为少数富人的私人游乐场。”

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库珀称斯塔默在关键政策发布期间将其边缘化

这颗黑洞之星的大小相当于太阳系，释放的能量比任何已知恒星高出1000亿倍——更接近于从黑洞中观察到的情况

Rowena Mason

白厅编辑

伊薇特·库珀承认工党在过去两年中“政府运作得并不太好”，并指责基尔·斯塔默的 No 10 在她担任内政大臣期间，在发布一项关键移民政策时将其边缘化。

在与前财政大臣乔治·奥斯本参加的《政治货币》（Political Currency）播客节目中，库珀强调了部长们在斯塔默领导下所面临的一些困难，她将这种领导风格总结为“给我解决方案，而不是问题”。

她表示，在安迪·伯纳姆麾下，她发现了一种更具协作性的风格。

这位卫生大臣将现任首相与斯塔默进行了对比，称在上一届政府领导下，存在一种“在政治领域未必行之有效的政府领导风格”。

作为例子，她批评了自己在 2025, 年5月担任斯塔默麾下的内政大臣期间，实际上被排除在移民白皮书的发布之外。

在由斯塔默主导的发布会上，他谈到了引入相关政策以应对英国可能变成“陌生人之岛”的风险——而库珀随后不得不为此辩护。

这位内阁部长告诉奥斯本：“基尔想要那份移民白皮书。实际上，我们在内政部做了大量工作，包括一套旨在让合法移民重回可控状态的计划，以及一套围绕非法移民的改革方案等等。”

“但随后 Number 10 希望基尔独立宣布并主导此事，所以我不知道将要说什么，也不知道公告内容是什么……这就是 No 10 的运作方式。”

“就像是，好吧，你可以坐在发布会的第一排，但实际上是由首相来发布。”

她补充道：“我认为基尔的领导风格是‘给我解决方案，而不是问题’。我不确定在政治中是否能这样做……你在安迪身上看到的是‘等等，把问题告诉我。我想和你谈谈”

“基尔的风格是‘给我解决方案，而不是问题’”

伊薇特·库珀

卫生大臣

“谈谈这些问题。我想参与其中。我想听听问题，我想让我们共同努力解决它们。”

库珀将斯塔默希望被呈上一套选项的需求，与伯纳姆在社会护理问题上更具探讨性的方式进行了对比，称后者对此“充满热情”并希望讨论问题。

“他希望我参与活动、参与发布、在会上发言并讨论此事，”她说。“我认为基尔的领导风格在其他方面非常有效，但实际上，它并不契合在政治中推动变革、动员人员和包容人员所需的那种情感。”

在播客中，库珀还谈到了她希望围绕社会护理危机的解决方案建立共识的雄心，称这旨在“试图创造一种意识，即必须有人来解决这个问题，而且你知道，如果不是本届政府，那就必须由下一届政府来解决，否则由于我们没有采取措施解决社会护理问题，我们的国民医疗服务体系（NHS）将面临一个永无止境且不断扩大的危机”。

天文学家将“黑洞星”誉为新型宇宙天体

伊恩·桑普尔 (Ian Sample)

科学编辑

天文学家声称发现了一种新型宇宙天体——黑洞星，其体积与整个太阳系相当，并发出灿烂的红光。

这个国际团队将注意力集中在由美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）的詹姆斯·韦伯空间望远镜（JWST）拍摄的早期太阳系图像中的一个神秘红点上。

该天体潜伏在鲸鱼座（Cetus）中，距离约 3 / 6 亿光年。据信它形成于大爆炸（天文学家关于宇宙起源的主流理论）之后 6600 万年。

虽然它看起来像一颗巨大的恒星，但它释放的能量比任何已知恒星能产生的能量高出 1000 亿倍。其能量输出与从黑洞中观察到的能量更为接近。

“我们发现了一种新型的天体物理对象，即黑洞星，”麻省理工学院卡夫利天体物理与空间研究中心的罗汉·奈杜（Rohan Naidu）博士表示，并补充说它“发出的能量通常与黑洞相关，但与此同时又带有经典地与恒星相关的特征”。

科学家们当时正利用 JWST 寻找已知宇宙中最遥远的星系。在成功发现一个名为 MoM-214 的星系（形成于大爆炸后 2.8 亿年）后，他们将注意力转向了其他宇宙天体。

天文学家在《自然》（Nature）杂志上撰文，描述了他们如何专注于一个被称为 MoM-BH7-1 的极亮红点，这是该望远镜图像存档中最红的天体。

“它的光线几乎完全是红色的，并且在某个特定波长以下突然消失，这种方式如此剧烈，以至于在任何已知类别的天体中都找不到类比，”奈杜说道。

研究结果表明，JWST 几乎每一张深空图像中出现的数十个其他“小红点”（LEDs）也都是黑洞星。

哀悼者在威德科姆的葬礼仪式上致意

Rachel Hall

大约 100 位安·威德科姆（Ann Widdecombe）的家人、朋友和同事昨日出席了这位前保守党部长的葬礼仪式。她于上个月在德文郡家中被杀。

政界人士和广播从业者出现在位于巴克法斯特利（Buckfastleigh）的巴克法斯特修道院（Buckfast Abbey）的哀悼人群中。这座位于德文郡的天主教修道院是威德科姆经常礼拜的地方，她将其描述为自己的“避风港”。

一场时长 90 分钟的安魂弥撒（为死者灵魂祈祷的仪式）为这位前国会议员兼改革英国党（Reform UK）发言人举行。

在仪式开始前，可以看到警察和搜救犬在场地内进行搜查。

威德科姆于 8 July去世，享年 78, 岁。她在位于海托尔（Haytor）的家中头部被锤子击打 21 次。来自南约克郡罗瑟勒姆（Rotherham）的 28, 岁男子约书亚·克里（Joshua Kerry）于 20 July被指控谋杀她。

据了解，改革党领导人奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）没有出席，因为他不希望成为干扰因素。预计他将参加计划在今年晚些时候举行的纪念活动。

预定出席的人员包括影子财政大臣梅尔·斯特赖德（Mel Stride）、

▲ 哀悼者在德文郡的巴克法斯特修道院致意，威德科姆曾在此礼拜。

前国会议员将这座修道院描述为她的“避风港” PRETTY / DEALING: MIKE DAVIES

前保守党司法部长克里斯平·布朗特（Crispin Blunt）以及广播员伊恩·戴尔（Iain Dale）。

这场私人弥撒由巴克法斯特的院长大卫·查尔斯沃思（Rev David Charlesworth）牧师主持讲道。他表示：“在围绕她之死的震惊、喧嚣以及有时是不合理的评论之中，我们的回应是为她的灵魂安息祈祷，感谢她的坚韧，并在安称作避风港的这座修道院教堂中举行神圣的弥撒。”

修道院早前的一份声明称：“安是一个有着深厚信仰的女性，这种信仰在政治的公共论坛中得到了体现。安敢于表达她基于罗马天主教信仰而形成的坚定信念。她才智敏锐，是一位尽职的公职人员。”

仪式流程表显示，安的侄子罗杰·威德科姆（Rev Roger Widdecombe）牧师和好友克里斯蒂安·斯威廷（Christian Sweeting）将致悼词。

以她的名义进行的捐款将由麻风病传教团（Leprosy Mission）和 Abound 分享，用于支持印度基督教努力青年旅舍（Christian Endeavour Hostel）的项目。

威德科姆于 1987 年首次当选为保守党国会议员，并在 20 世纪 90 年代担任监狱大臣。她后来成为了脱欧党的欧洲议会议员。

“他会模仿各种声音” 杰森·阿尔代声称小学时期无法言语引发质疑

兰雷·巴卡雷 (Lanre Bakare) 阿姆娜·莫丁 (Aamna Mohdin) 萨米·盖克索勒 (Sammy Gecsoyler)

杰森·阿尔代 (Jason Arday) 迅速崛起并成为剑桥大学历史上最年轻的黑人教授，这个故事之所以更加引人注目，是因为其中一项主张：他直到快满 12 岁时才学会说话。

这一主张出现在他上周宣布辞职的信函中，而此次辞职正值人们对其学术工作及其对过去陈述的质疑日益增加之际。

阿尔代在信中写道，对于一个“直到 11 岁都无法说话”的自闭症儿童来说，成为剑桥大学的教授是他“几乎无法想象”的事情。

他的回忆录《伟大而不幸之事》(Great and Unfortunate Things) 周二由西蒙与舒斯特出版公司 (Simon & Schuster) 在美国出版，并预计于 8 月 27 日在英国出版。书中讲述了他尽管在整个童年时期无法言语，且直到 18 岁才学会读写，但依然在 37 岁时加入剑桥大学的故事。

但对前同学的采访产生了截然不同的说法。两人记得他在小学时期会说话，将其描述为一个热爱开玩笑、健谈的孩子；而另外两人则表示，直到中学时期他们才听到他说话。

▼ 耶稣学院，杰森·阿尔代在上周辞职前曾在此担任教育社会学教授

照片：TOLGA AKMEN / EPA

40 岁的乔纳森·斯图尔特 (Jonathan Stewart) 告诉《卫报》，他记得在南伦敦成长期间的杰森·阿尔代。他将阿尔代描述为一个擅长模仿的人，通过模仿口音和唱歌来逗同学们开心。

斯图尔特是一名 YouTuber，他表示自己在九榆树 (Nine Elms) 的希思布鲁克 (Heathbrook) 小学就读时比阿尔代低一年级，并称这位学者曾被认为是班上的开心果。“他总是开玩笑。他是那个喜剧人物，他甚至会模仿各种声音，”斯图尔特声称，并表示他经常与阿尔代一起去教堂。

斯图尔特说，在接送他们的主日学校小型巴士上，阿尔代会通过演唱 90 年代《我的宝宝不见了》(My Baby All Gone) 广告的广告曲来娱乐同伴。

另一名同样在希思布鲁克小学比阿尔代低一年级的男子（要求匿名）表示：“我对他的记忆不多，但我肯定记得他是能说话的。”

斯图尔特和另一位前同学都表示，他们与曾就读于阿尔代班级的人员保持着联系。

阿尔代在回忆录中写道，当他接近 12 岁时，由于他的进展如此之小，议会当时正准备取消他的言语治疗支持。

“但是，奇迹般地，就在我 12 岁生日前的几天，我开口说话了。那是在一次治疗课程的开始，卡特里娜 [他的

“我对他的记忆不多，但我肯定记得他是能说话的”

前同学

言语治疗师] 刚刚说了：‘你好，杰森。’在那一刻，我正在摆弄让我心烦的助听器，然后我把它从耳朵里取出，回了一句你好。”

阿尔代说，他的母亲在场见证了那一刻，并且在此之前他曾“说过一些单词碎片，并发出各种脱离语境的声音”，但从未在正确的时间用正确的短语回答。

阿尔代否认了斯图尔特和另一位前同学提供的说法，并安排了两名学校好友尼克·克拉克 (Nick Clark) 和迈克·弗里曼 (Mike Freeman) 向《卫报》发送声明，他们表示回忆录中的描述准确反映了他们记忆中的那个男孩。

克拉克说：“在小时候，我记得杰森不说话，并且在希思布鲁克就读期间经常被带离课堂以接受额外支持。我没和他读同一所中学，但我们在 13 岁时加入了同一个足球队，从此成为了好朋友，一直一起踢球。”

他的母亲卡罗琳·罗素-克拉克 (Caroline Russell-Clark) 也发送了一份声明，称在杰森很小的时候，她曾在希思布鲁克帮忙工作了几年。

“当我的儿子尼克·克拉克（Nick Clark）在希斯布鲁克（Heathbrook）上幼儿园时，我被邀请去帮助三岁的杰森（Jason），他当时有严重的学习

▲ Arday在被指控学术作品抄袭后从剑桥大学辞职

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▲ 乔纳森·斯图尔特（Jonathan Stewart）表示，Arday是一个擅长模仿且能模仿各种口音的人

困难……我多次帮助他听故事并读给他听，”她说道。“他升入接待班（reception class）后，副校长……邀请我进去帮助支持他。杰森从未对我说话，但他表现很好，是个很有吸引力的孩子。”

罗素-克拉克（Russell-Clark）表示，Arday在小学时与她的儿子在同一个班级，并补充道：“我不记得他什么时候开始说话的，直到他 14 / 15 岁时和我的儿子在同一个足球队比赛。”

弗里曼（Freeman）表示：“我记得在希斯布鲁克小学期间他是不说话的。他经常因为教育需求而被带离课堂。他严重的特殊需求并没有妨碍他与我和其他人一起踢足球和玩游戏，因为他依然很友好，可以通过游戏和动作进行交流。”

Arday在上周被指控学术作品抄袭后从剑桥大学辞职。关于其背景故事的一系列说法也引发了质疑，涵盖了耐力跑、足球成就、慈善募捐以及学术职位、资格证书和著作权。Arday表示，“持续不断的指控、猜测和公众评论对我以及我爱的人造成了深远的打击”。

斯图尔特表示：“一个人花了这么长时间才达到他所处的位置，而现在却被玷污了。我不能告诉我的儿子们：‘去看看他，把他当作一个榜样。’”

Arday声称自己在 35 天内完成了 30 场马拉松，还曾在六天内跑了 600 英里，并在数年间为慈善事业筹集了 500 万英镑m。在面对质疑后，他修改了其中部分说法，转而称自己是一个募捐小组的一员，但出于法律原因无法透露该小组的名称。

他还告诉《卫报》，他在被剑桥大学任命后成为了威胁的目标，包括有人向他父母家中寄了一个被切下的猪头。随后的调查发现没有证据支持这一说法。

根据这位学者的说法，西蒙与舒斯特出版社（Simon & Schuster）以七位数的金额买下了Arday的回忆录，目前该出版社正继续推进其在英国的出版和发布工作。该出版社未回应置评请求。

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凯文·罗林森（Kevin Rawlinson）

“此案是一个特例”

剑桥大学屈服于压力，将开展独立调查

理查德·亚当斯 (Richard Adams)

教育编辑

剑桥大学领导层在内部压力下，决定就任命杰森·阿尔代 (Jason Arday) 为教授一事开展独立调查；其副校长承认此事损害了该机构。

德博拉·普伦蒂斯 (Deborah Prentice) 教授表示，她意识到“围绕这一具有破坏性且棘手案件的愤怒与焦虑”，但将其描述为“一个特例”，不应以此来诋毁其有色人种员工的能力。

在阿尔代的职业生涯和人生经历受到严密审查后，剑桥大学的高级学者曾要求大学对其担任教育社会学教授的任命进行全面独立的调查。

大学最初为他辩护，称他是“一场旨在破坏其公信力的卑劣活动的受害者”，但在其一系列主张被质疑后，他于上周辞职。

普伦蒂斯在给员工的一封信中写道：“我知道围绕这一具有破坏性且棘手案件存在着愤怒与焦虑……我们现在将调查教育学院在 2022 年任命他的情况，以及他被任命以来在剑桥的时间……”

“正如你们所言，该调查应当是彻底且透明的，并将由来自剑桥内部及外部的高级学者独立执行。”

大学未提供关于调查组成员或其职权范围的任何细节。

普伦蒂斯表示，调查结果将用于审查剑桥大学高级职位的任命流程，且教育学院对阿尔代的选拔负有一定责任。她还强调，阿尔代在申请剑桥大学教授席位之前，曾在杜伦大学和格拉斯哥大学任职。

“正如你们充分了解的，高级学术职位的任——

▼ 剑桥大学副校长德博拉·普伦蒂斯教授表示，调查将是彻底的

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——命，正如教育学院和杰森·阿尔代的情况一样：目前是由系级领导的，”她说道。“我注意到杜伦大学和格拉斯哥大学也宣布，他们正在调查杰森·阿尔代被任命为学术职位的相关情况。”

然而，剑桥大学的学者表示，普伦蒂斯对任命流程的描述是“毫无意义的”，阿尔代的任命是由一个独立的选举委员会做出的，该委员会由大学领导层的代表主持。

虽然格拉斯哥大学已宣布对其选拔阿尔代一事展开调查，但杜伦大学拒绝认可普伦蒂斯的言论。

杜伦大学的一位发言人表示：“自从近期出现关于杰森·阿尔代被任命为剑桥大学教授席位相关情况的质疑以来，我们调查了他 2019 年在杜伦大学担任初级学术职位的任命情况。他是通过标准的竞争性招聘流程被任命的，在该流程中他符合该职位的公开标准。”

“他在四年前就离开了杜伦大学，不再与我们有任何正式联系。关于其博士论文剽窃的指控在他离开杜伦大学之后才出现。”

普伦蒂斯还意识到了这场争议对剑桥大学其他黑人和少数族裔学者的影响，此前一些人将这里的氛围描述为“有毒”。

她表示：“鉴于人们对这一令人不安案件的关注以及围绕它的广泛评论，我想非常明确地表示，我们不需要等待调查结果，就能清晰且大声地肯定，我们的有色人种员工因其学术造诣、成就以及他们对该机构和更广泛学术社区的贡献而受到高度重视。”

“这个特定案例是一个特例，不应被用来诋毁他们的工作或他们在剑桥大学职位的合法性。”

普伦蒂斯于 2023 年从普林斯顿大学加入剑桥大学，时间在阿尔代被任命几个月之后。

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16岁以下青少年电动滑板车受伤人数激增引发警觉

汉娜·阿尔-奥斯曼 (Hannah Al-Othman) 英格兰北部特派记者

研究发现，近年来在电动滑板车事故中受伤的儿童人数大幅增加，其中部分涉事人员年仅九岁。

一项针对三座城市儿科创伤中心接诊的16岁以下受伤人员的审查发现，涉及电动滑板车碰撞事故的人员平均年龄为12, 且受伤者中近65%为男性。

最常见的伤情是四肢受伤，其次是头部和面部受伤。只有不到2%的患者佩戴了头盔。

受伤儿童中有一半年龄在10和13岁之间，最年轻的仅九岁。三家儿童医院——利物浦的 Alder Hey 医院、谢菲尔德医院和皇家曼彻斯特医院——共记录了477起电动滑板车受伤病例。

2019, 1月，谢菲尔德和 Alder Hey 医院合计接诊了5名电动滑板车相关受伤儿童；这一数字在2024, 12月上升至102名，增幅达1,940%。

超过80%的伤势是由私人电动滑板车造成的，而此类车辆仅在私人土地上骑行才合法。大多数事故发生在公共土地、道路和公园中。

据信英格兰有高达120 万人

2%

在电动滑板车相关事故中受伤时佩戴头盔的儿童比例

477

2019年至2024年间，三家儿科创伤单位因电动滑板车接诊的儿童人数

▲ 卡莉·卡兰德 (Carly Calland) 与她的儿子雅各布 (Jacob) 的照片。雅各布在与一名朋友共同骑行电动滑板车并与汽车发生碰撞后去世，享年14, 岁。

私人电动滑板车可在许多商业街零售商处购买。

研究人员告诉《急诊医学》(Emergency Medicine) 杂志：“显然，报告这些事故对于影响和改变政策至关重要，”并补充道：“零售商必须承担起向客户明确告知法律的责任，政策制定者也必须对私人电动滑板车进行监管，例如安装限速器或强制要求使用头盔。”

租赁电动滑板车在公共道路上骑行是合法的。骑行者必须年满16岁或以上，并至少持有临时驾驶执照。租赁滑板车的速度通常被限制在每小时15mph，且公司必须拥有适当的保险。

今年6月，一名因年龄原因无法透露姓名的15岁少年被判处青少年转介令并被禁止驾驶。此前，他承认导致其朋友雅各布·卡兰德 (Jacob Calland) 死亡，雅各布年仅14, 岁，当时作为乘客坐在他的电动滑板车后座上，车辆在曼彻斯特的威森肖 (Wythenshawe) 与一辆汽车相撞。

在儿子去世后，卡莉·卡兰德发起了“雅各布之旅” (Jacob's Journey) 活动，旨在提高人们对危险使用电动滑板车及其骑行合法性的认识。

在其朋友被判刑时，她在提交给法院的一份声明中表示：“任何语言都无法描述雅各布之死带来的痛苦。我的心被击碎成了千万片，没有任何办法可以修复。我的生活是一场活生生的噩梦。”

大曼彻斯特警察局严重碰撞调查小组的侦探警官史蒂夫·彭宁顿 (Steve Pennington) 表示：“电动滑板车并非无害的玩具，当由缺乏经验的骑行者在没有尽到应有注意义务的情况下使用时，可能会导致可怕的后果。我敦促家长检查孩子的使用情况，并确保他们了解在道路上使用这些设备的风险。”

交通部的一位发言人表示：“这些发现令人担忧，我们的心与所有在道路上受伤的人在一起。私人电动滑板车在道路、人行道或其他公共空间使用是非法的，包括由16岁以下青少年使用。我们正在推进新法律以使其使用安全且合法，包括就头盔等要求进行咨询。”

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舞台评论

邪典漫画

谜团

令人无法抗拒

《死亡笔记》音乐剧 (Death Note: The Musical)

伦敦，巴比肯中心 (Barbican)

★★★★☆

安德鲁·普尔弗 (Andrew Pulver)

我们知道人们喜欢在去剧院时盛装打扮，但《死亡笔记：音乐剧》（Death Note: The Musical）的部分观众将此提升到了一个全新的高度。精心打理的发型、紧身胸衣，点缀着薄纱或缀满水钻，场面十分壮观，其中相当一部分人采用了完整的角色扮演（cosplay）。

对于不熟悉的人来说，这是因为原著出自日本漫画这个拥有狂热粉丝的世界，起源于 2003 年，其漫画书和小说形式已售出数百万册。它曾被改编为动画剧集和电影，甚至在 2017 年得到了好莱坞的改编处理。

不过，改编成现场音乐剧似乎是一个有些离经叛道的尝试；这类素材并不经常出现在剧院中，但或许巴比肯中心（Barbican）这次演出的成功将促使更多此类作品获得批准。

你确实能看出它的吸引力。在剔除了原著中复杂的离题论述，并淡化了原版漫画针对青少年男性读者的倾向后，这部作品呈现为一个精巧的、形而上学的“谁是凶手”推理剧，其强有力的力量情歌配乐进一步增强了情感强度。

尽管情节复杂，《死亡笔记》基于一个相当简单的想法，这在早期的日式恐怖片中很常见：某个人的名字被写进一本阴森的笔记本里，然后……他们就死了。

各种随机的、自我设定的规则出现让事情变得困难，同时还有一群超自然存在，他们必须为自己的行为承担相应的后果。改编者——弗兰克·怀尔霍恩（Frank Wildhorn，音乐）、杰克·墨菲（Jack Murphy，歌词）和伊万·门切尔（Ivan Menchell，剧本）——精简了内容，重点关注三个主角：权力至上且陷入疯狂的学生杀手 Light（Xander Pang 饰）、特立独行但才华横溢的侦探 L（Colin Ryan 饰），以及从流行公主变为失恋杀手的 Misa（Stephanie Zaharis 饰）。

他们三人之间为了像神一样统治世界，或阻止死亡笔记引发的杀戮而展开的博弈构成了演出的核心，三位演员都以极高的热情投入到角色中。Telly Leung 和 Grace Mouat 分别饰演啃苹果的混乱制造者 Ryuk 和长相酷似哥特新娘的 Rem，作为主宰的神灵提供了顶级的支持。

幸运的是，整场演出开局强劲，灯光璀璨的开场戏将极具运动感的舞蹈动作（由全程表现出色的伴舞团完成）与一场关于正义伦理的教室辩论完美结合，并一直保持着高水准——采用了巧妙的强制透视布景、华丽的背投以及有趣的滑动舞台元素。《死亡笔记》的原著纯粹主义者可能不会完全认同，但我敢挑战任何人，说他们不会在其中获得快感。

演出至 9 月 12 日止

斯图尔特在心脏手术后取消演唱会

Laura Snapes

罗德·斯图尔特（Rod Stewart）在接受心脏手术后，取消了其告别巡演的所有后续场次。

81岁的斯图尔特在周日最后一刻取消了在俄亥俄州的一场演出。在成功植入冠状动脉支架后，他宣布所有场次将被取消。

该歌手的代表告诉《滚石》（Rolling Stone）杂志，斯图尔特需要四周时间休养。

他在 Instagram 的快拍（story）中写道：“我对错过这些演出深感失望，并对辜负粉丝们感到抱歉，但我期待能尽快回到舞台上，再次与大家共度美好时光。”

今年 6 月，斯图尔特在医生的建议下取消了演出。同月晚些时候，他在犹他州的一场演出中因几乎晕厥而暂停表演，并使用了氧气瓶。

去年 10 月，他的朋友罗尼·伍德（Ronnie Wood）在《荒岛唱片》（Desert Island Discs）节目中透露，在 Faces 乐队可能重组之前，他与斯图尔特一直在重新共同创作音乐。

成绩公布日将定义你

这不是真的

一个瞬间可以改变一切

有一件事是肯定的

没有第二次机会的希望

我们永远不会相信

最好的旅程并不总是计划好的

补录（Clearing）是所有事情发生转变的时刻。

视角决定一切。

现在请从底部向上阅读。

南安普顿大学 改变思想， 改变世界

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阿尔巴尼亚使节谴责右翼执迷于 2022 年移民激增现象

Rajeev Syal 内政编辑

据阿尔巴尼亚驻英国大使称，四年前乘坐小船前往英国的阿尔巴尼亚人数，仍然是右翼政治家和媒体进行“失控”且“歇斯底里”批评的焦点。

乌兰·费里齐（Uran Ferizi）表示，2022 年来自这个巴尔干国家的 12,000 多人的涌入是“真实的”、“异常的”且“短暂的”，但英国的阿尔巴尼亚社区仍被改革英国党（Reform UK）和《每日电讯报》（Daily Telegraph）用这些事件来定型。

他呼吁奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）领导的政党停止“搜寻阿尔巴尼亚人”，并表示英国当时的签证政策——其向阿尔巴尼亚人发放签证的比例低于其他巴尔干国家——可能将一些弱势的阿尔巴尼亚人推向了人口贩子。

费里齐的办公室提交了一份 10 页的报告，该报告主要基于内政部和牛津大学移民观察站的数据。报告称，2022 年有 12,658 名阿尔巴尼亚人跨越英吉利海峡——这是一个剧烈的激增，但仅相当于当年英国长期移民总数的约 1%。

随后抵达人数大幅下降，大使馆的分析表明，该群体中的大多数人此后已离开英国。

费里齐表示，某些对阿尔巴尼亚人的执迷“听起来很失控”。

“英国政界和媒体中的一小部分大嗓门，在数据早已显示危机结束之后，仍让阿尔巴尼亚移民危机维持在公众视野中，”他补充道。“实际的接触往往会破坏这种叙事……改革英国党如果能解决青年失业和福利问题，可能比搜寻阿尔巴尼亚人对英国更有贡献。”

“改革英国党如果能解决青年失业和福利问题，可能比搜寻阿尔巴尼亚人对英国更有贡献。”

乌兰·费里齐 大使

▲ 上周在关于移民和边境安全的新闻发布会后，奈杰尔·法拉奇在威斯敏斯特；上方为阿尔巴尼亚驻伦敦大使乌兰·费里齐 照片：THOMAS KRYCH / SHUTTERSTOCK

“不幸的是，这种定型具有传染性。保守党，以及遗憾的是政府中的某些人，似乎更热衷于在头条新闻上与改革英国党竞争，而不是审视证据。”

根据费里齐的报告，从 2018 到 2025 年，阿尔巴尼亚申请英国签证的批准率仅为 65.5%，而其他西巴尔干国家的批准率约为 90%。超过 70,000 份阿尔巴尼亚申请被拒绝。

费里齐认为这值得更多关注。“当合法途径异常困难时，你不能在讨论非法途径时将其视作两者毫无关系，”他说道。

该报告并未断言签证拒绝导致了海峡涌入潮，但提出了这样一种可能性：受限的合法渠道使一些阿尔巴尼亚青年更容易受到走私者和人口贩子的影响。“激增是真实的，”费里齐说。“但它是异常的，是短暂的，而英国现在谈论阿尔巴尼亚人时，就好像 2022 年从未结束一样。”

费里齐批评了《每日电讯报》对阿尔巴尼亚人的报道，称其将该社区妖魔化为罪犯。在一封发给该报的未公开信函中，他引用了一篇 2024 年的文章，该文声称在英国的阿尔巴尼亚人中，每 50 人就有一人在监狱中，是所有国籍中比例最高的一类。

“如果像任何对比都应该做的那样，根据年龄、性别和其他相关因素进行调整，这个比例会大幅缩减，”他说。“如果不进行调整，就能给你想要的头条新闻。”

改革英国党和《电讯报》已被联系以寻求评论。

科学家称电子烟液体中用于调味的化学物质可能会损害胚胎

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科学家表示，应警告孕妇一种常用于电子烟调味的常见化学物质存在“潜在危害”。

科学家称，实验室研究发现，电子烟中常见的调味化学物质香兰素（vanillin）可能会“损害人类早期发育的核心过程”。

专家表示，尝试怀孕的女性和准妈妈应被告知这一发现。他们呼吁监管机构考虑在电子烟包装上强制列出成分表。

科学家在系列实验室测试中，将胚胎干细胞暴露于香兰素中。

美国加州大学河滨分校的研究负责人普鲁·塔尔博特（Prue Talbot）教授表示：“我们关注香兰素是因为它经常被用于电子烟液体中，且通常使用高浓度，并且我们知道胚胎细胞表面有一种名为 TRPV4 的通道，很可能与香兰素结合。”

塔尔博特及其同事将细胞暴露在不同水平的该化学物质中。他们发现，即使是被称为纳摩尔浓度的低剂量，也会导致早期阶段的细胞失去发育为所有细胞类型的能力。更高剂量则会导致细胞死亡。

研究人员表示，这些浓度与“母亲接触电子烟（EC）的情况相关”。

塔尔博特说：“这些变化潜在地非常严重，可能会阻碍胚胎的正常发育。我们的数据预测，在吸电子烟的孕妇体内，纳摩尔浓度的香兰素可能会到达胚胎。”

在《人类生殖》（Human Reproduction）杂志发表的文章中，作者补充道：“临床医生应就这一潜在危害向怀孕或计划怀孕的患者提供咨询。”

邓迪大学心血管医学教授雅各布·乔治（Jacob George）在对该研究发表评论时表示：“这是一个令人担忧的临床前发现，值得在未来的临床研究相关性中予以关注。由于这是在实验室中对胚胎细胞进行的研究，因此需要在人体临床试验中进一步明确，因为实验室结果并不一定总能转化为临床相关结果。”

他补充道：“包括我在内的许多研究人员一直呼吁限制电子烟中的口味，并对调味剂的影响进行进一步研究。”

“虽然与传统烟草相比，含尼古丁的电子烟被视为一种减害措施，但调味剂中存在不受监管的化学物质是一个需要解决的问题。”

格温特警方将一名男子在斗殴中死亡一事与机车帮派竞争联系起来

Bethan McKernan 威尔士通讯员

警方表示，一名男子在南威尔士山谷地区两家敌对机车帮派之间发生的一场据信是暴力斗殴的事件中被杀。

来自布雷肯（Brecon）的 56 岁男子安东尼·“托尼”·琼斯（Anthony "Tony" Jones）在上周四晚上发生在庞蒂普尔（Pontypool）附近庞蒂纽威尼德（Pontnewynydd）的暴力事件后，在医院因伤去世。据报道，此次事件涉及刀具和锤子。

武装警员、警方直升机和救护车被召集到打斗现场，至少有十几名男子参与其中。三人被送往医院，其中至少一人伤势危重。10 名年龄在 31 至 73 岁之间的男子被逮捕，其中 7 人仍被拘留。

周一，警方呼吁来自托法恩（Torfaen）布莱纳文（Blaenavon）的 40 岁男子安东尼·保罗·琼斯（Anthony Paul Jones）作为调查的一部分出面配合，并表示警员还在寻找一辆车牌号为 MA23 FLC 的蓝色福特 Transit 面包车。

格温特警方的侦查总警司劳拉·巴特利（Laura Bartley）在周二晚上的更新中表示，调查人员认为两个敌对机车帮派——维京人（Vikings）和地狱天使（Hells Angels）的成员参与了此次事件。

“我们仍处于这项复杂且进展迅速的谋杀案调查的早期阶段，”她说道。“侦探们正致力于查明周四事件的全部情况，包括参与者在骚乱前、期间和之后的行为及动向。”

“我们理解此次事件将在社区内引起极大关注。我想向公众保证，警员和工作人员正昼夜不停地工作，以推进此次调查，确认所有参与人员，并将责任人绳之以法。”

在斗殴发生的庞蒂纽威尼德英国退伍军人俱乐部（British Legion Club）外，警方仍维持封锁以进行法医工作。托法恩议会周二表示，附近的医院路（Hospital Road）可能会一直关闭到周末。

维京人和地狱天使机车俱乐部起源于美国，但在英国各地设有分会。虽然这个国家的大多数摩托车爱好者团体纯粹是业余爱好者，但极少数自称为“法外”或“1%”团体的组织已知涉足毒品和武器走私等犯罪活动。

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审查发现：道路犯罪受害者感到被“体制遗忘”

Gwyn Topham 交通记者

一项官方审查发现，道路犯罪的遇难者家属或重伤受害者感到被“体制遗忘”，相关罪行未得到应有的严肃对待。

英格兰和威尔士的受害者专员发现，每年数以千计受刑事驾驶行为影响的人认为，“他们所遭受的伤害”比其他严重犯罪造成的伤害“更不重要”。

在截至2025年6月的一年里，英格兰和威尔士的道路上有近 10,000 人死亡或受重伤，其中包括 1,579 例死亡病例——这一数字是谋杀案死亡人数的三倍多。

据估计，25-30% 的碰撞事故涉及刑事驾驶，例如饮酒、药物使用或超速。

该报告基于对受伤受害者和遇难者家属的访谈，发现许多人在警方确定碰撞事故是否被视为犯罪期间，经历了漫长的等待且缺乏支持。

在改变生活的刑事碰撞事故后，他们面临着“冗长的警方调查、糟糕的沟通、法院延期以及获取支持的困难”。

“这是一个采取更以受害者为中心方法的有力理由”

Jamie Hassall Pacts

一些受害者告诉研究人员，他们等待录制证人陈述的时间超过了两个月。

许多人对最终的判决感到不满——尤其是当道路死亡事件的肇事者未被判处监禁时。

受害者专员 Claire Waxman OBE 表示：“每一次道路死亡或严重受伤的背后，都是一名受害者、一个悲痛的家庭以及被永远改变的生活。然而，太多的受害者告诉我，他们觉得道路犯罪没有得到应有的严肃对待，且他们所遭受的伤害比其他严重犯罪更不重要。”

“许多人谈到了冗长的调查、糟糕的沟通、反复的延期，以及在最需要支持的时候缺乏支持。一些人在努力应对难以想象的丧亲之痛和创伤时，不得不为获取基本信息、答案和认可而奋斗。”

她在报告中表示，受害者反复提到“他们感到被体制遗忘”，并补充说，当受害者获得专门官员和专业慈善机构的支持时，“其差异是巨大的”。

Waxman 敦促政府确保在调查方面建立更强的国家标准、监督和问责制，并为警察在处理创伤方面提供更一致的培训，以及其他旨在改善调查和加强受害者支持的建议。

道路安全慈善机构 Brake 表示，希望该报告能成为变革的催化剂。其首席执行官 Ross Moorlock 表示：“这份报告凸显了我们长期以来所知道的事实——道路犯罪没有得到其应有的严肃对待。”

议会交通安全咨询委员会（Pacts）表示欢迎该报告，但敦促政府确保所有受害者都能获得所需的支持。

Pacts 执行董事 Jamie Hassall 表示，这些证词为“采取更以受害者为中心的方法提供了有力的理由”。

政府已被要求就此发表评论。

贾斯珀·卡罗特对露西·戴维斯公开癌症病情表示“非常自豪”

PA Media

喜剧演员贾斯珀·卡罗特（Jasper Carrott）在女儿露西·戴维斯（Lucy Davis）透露自己被诊断出患有无法治愈的乳腺癌后，表示他感到“非常自豪”。

这位 53 岁的《办公室》（The Office）演员在周二公开了自己的病情，并表示她“不知道自己还剩下多少时间”。

81 岁的卡罗特（原名罗伯特·戴维斯）告诉 PA Media：“这对整个家庭来说是一个非常艰难的时刻，自她确诊以来，我们一直在尽可能地支持她。”

“我们非常感谢在这段艰难时期所获得的所有支持，并且非常希望她的未来能如她所愿。”

他补充道：“我们为我们的女儿感到非常自豪，并且深爱着她。”

▲ 《办公室》演员露西·戴维斯表示，她不知道自己还能活多久

戴维斯在声明中表示，她在一年半前被确诊，癌症已转移至包括脊柱、右髋关节和肋骨在内的骨骼，导致现在进行化疗已“太晚”。

她写道：“目前，我正努力以尽可能快乐的方式度过生命中可能剩下的任何时光。”

时间之作

由英国艺术家乔治·亨利·隆利（George Henry Longly）创作的新永久公共艺术品《Chronos》，位于伦敦市中心 Fresh Wharf 的河滨立面。

摄影：GUY BELL / ALAMY

“我不害怕接下来的任何事情。我对此感到平静。”

曾在戴维斯的成名作《办公室》中与其共同出演的瑞基·热维斯（Ricky Gervais）在网上表达了支持，在她 Instagram 的帖子下发布了一个心形表情符号。

同样在帖子下评论的美国版《办公室》演员珍娜·费舍尔（Jenna Fischer）表示：“非常美丽的帖子。非常爱你。是的，支持带癌工作！让我们把这个信息广泛传播出去！工作能带来如此大的慰藉！”

费舍尔在美版剧中饰演前台帕姆·比斯利（Pam Beesly），而该角色在英国原版剧中的对应人物则是由戴维斯饰演的唐·廷斯利（Dawn Tinsley）。

2024 年，费舍尔透露自己在前一年被诊断出患有一期三阳性乳腺癌。

在接受手术、化疗和放疗后，她宣布自己已康复。

在职业生涯早期，戴维斯曾出演过由她父亲主演的 BBC 喜剧《侦探》（The Detectives）的一集，以及 1995 年 BBC 制作的《傲慢与偏见》。

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培根与戴尔的恋情

《Buggers》

Pleasance Courtyard

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Arifa Akbar

艺术家弗朗西斯·培根（Francis Bacon）与其情人兼缪斯乔治·戴尔（George Dyer）之间那段著名的紧张关系已有大量记载。因此，阿里斯泰尔·霍尔（Alistair Hall）的这部剧作能让这个故事显得如此新鲜且引人入胜，实在令人赞叹。

他参考了培根遗产管理机构提供的文件和信件，但即便《Buggers》植根于研究，其主导的依然是肢体语言，充满了情欲和内敛的暴力。

霍尔饰演培根，彼得·克莱门茨（Peter Clements）饰演戴尔，两人的表演都极具说服力。克莱门茨饰演的戴尔起初是个不可一世的男人——培根轻描淡写地将他描述为“美味的粗野交易对象”——随后多年陷入酗酒，这段表演尤其敏锐且脆弱。

剧作始于 1963 年的一段无词序列，展现了他们共度首夜的情景，介于摔跤比赛与激情之举之间。整个过程中的编舞始终保持着一种直观的威胁感（动作导演中岛健（Ken Nakajima）的杰作）。他们在罗西·埃特尼尔（Rosie Etnile）设计的布景中赤脚盘旋，像极了品特（Pinter）剧作中的男人；布景介于波希米亚风格的公寓与湿房之间，配有马桶和浴缸。

在爱丽丝·沃兹沃思（Alice Wordsworth）精湛的导演下，这部双人剧捕捉到了他们复杂爱情的全貌——一种情欲、施虐受虐权力游戏与残酷的混合体——从那个充满电荷的首夜，一直延续到 1971 年戴尔在巴黎一家酒店房间去世。

它捕捉到了他们爱情的全貌——一种情欲、施虐受虐权力与残酷的混合体

这段关系起初充满了暴躁的化学反应——以及睾酮——但随后变得更加阴暗。“我太无聊了，”培根对戴尔说。“和你在一起时我感到孤独，”戴尔回答。场景在不同时间线之间切换，剧作似乎失去了传统的结构，陷入情感动荡的碎片之中。在某些时刻，剧情变得有些晦涩，倾向于幻觉。

艺术家弗朗西斯·培根（左，由阿里斯泰尔·霍尔饰演）及其情人兼缪斯乔治·戴尔（由彼得·克莱门茨饰演）。该剧涵盖了他们从 1963 年共度首夜直到 1971 年戴尔去世的历程。

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但即便在较为抽象的时刻，这部作品依然具有催眠般的吸引力。培根多次为戴尔画像，剧终时读出了这些作品的标题和日期，带来了一种近乎窒息的悲哀感：尽管培根言语残酷，但他的画布诉说着他的爱。

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▼ 索菲·基恩（Sophie Kean）在《阴谋》（The Plot）中充满活力地表演，该剧探讨了 1605 年那场臭名昭著的事件

照片：GIULIA REBRANDO

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《阴谋》（The Plot）

Summerhall 剧院

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马克·费舍尔（Mark Fisher）

“不要玩火”是个好建议——尤其是涉及到火药的时候。历史人物托马斯·温图尔（Thomas Wintour）和罗伯特·温图尔（Robert Wintour）在这出双人剧中开始测试彼此对裸火的耐受力，这表明他们对风险的承受能力极高。目前尚不清楚周围是否仍有爆炸物，但他们本该明白其中的危险。

不过这已经不再重要了。这两位天主教兄弟意识到自己一定身处炼狱，因为他们炸毁议会的阴谋已被挫败。他们对随后发生的事情记忆模糊，但记得自己被判处死刑。他们对自己的命运并不满意，但对盖伊·福克斯（Guy Fawkes）感到更加同情，因为后者成了替罪羊。

福克斯已成为英格兰自我神话的一部分。这是火药阴谋中最令编剧兼导演艾玛·豪莱特（Emma Howlett）感兴趣的线索之一：在为如今 5 November 烟花表演提供正当理由的简化神话之外，她发现了权力斗争、尔虞我诈和政治操弄，几乎每个人都牵涉其中，除了福克斯本人。

这种阴谋渗透到了整个社会。莎士比亚对好故事极其敏锐，几乎可以肯定他将 1605 年的这些事件融入到了《麦克白》之中。

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演出至 31 August 止

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《你和我（以及接下来的任何人）》（You and Me (and Whoever Comes Next)）

Summerhall 剧院

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克里斯·维冈德（Chris Wiegand）

Patch of Blue 剧团讲述的故事可能难以面对，但这家至关重要的剧团对此心知肚明。在 2022, 年边缘艺术节上演的家庭剧《凯西与灯光》（Cassie and the Lights）中，一名被遗弃的孩子亲切地将她的青蛙帽子借给了一位观众，以帮助对方度过一个令人心碎的场景。在这部新剧中——它延续了那部剧的情感真实性、轻松幽默感和社会目的之结合——演员们再次在故事中穿梭，引导我们前行。

你会感到自己处于安全地带——这也是该剧的核心主题之一。本剧灵感来自残障演员凯伦·戴（Keron Day），他也在剧中饰演自己，讲述了他与提供住家护理的一系列私人助理（PA）之间的经历。我们见到了 22, 岁的凯伦，他在一次充满粗口但有趣的邂逅中遇到了私人助理达妮（Dani，劳伦·科斯特 饰）。

这部剧由戴、海伦·钟（Helen Chong）以及导演亚历克斯·豪沃斯（Alex Howarth，前护理员）共同创作，深入探讨了界定个人与职业边界的复杂性。凯伦依赖达妮，达妮的职责包括为他清洁和穿衣；而达妮则依赖凯伦作为她的雇主。

剧中提出了两种极端情况：私人助理既可以是知心好友，也可以在凯伦和达妮闹翻后，变成“带你去厕所的机器人”。这种关系结构十分脆弱，未来充满不确定，政府的削减预算阴影笼罩其上。剧本将这种情境的特殊性——以及凯伦不仅面对陌生人、甚至面对朋友时的可怜与嘲讽——与一种强烈的普适性结合在一起。

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95岁的玛格丽特·赫格特（Margaret Heggett）不记得波特塔尔博特什么时候安静过。她在钢厂的阴影下出生并长大，父亲、兄弟和丈夫都在那里工作，她从未想象过如果没有高炉，这座城镇会是什么样子或发出什么样的声音。

“我不是说它很美，但那里有工作。我们知道关闭即将到来，而且我们

必须与时俱进，但这极大地影响了这座城镇，这非常令人悲伤，”她说。

这座南威尔士城镇是英国最贫困的地区之一，目前仍在努力应对其塔塔钢铁（Tata Steel）工厂高炉的关闭。该工厂于2024年关闭，导致近3,000个工作岗位流失。

现在，在最后一座高炉沉寂两年后，一场展览正在讲述这个故事以及此后城镇所发生的变化。

由常驻朗达（Rhondda）的摄影师乔恩·庞特尼（Jon Pountney）创作的《钢之坚韧》（Steeling Ourselves）将波特塔尔博特的摄影作品和肖像与

▲ 《钢之坚韧》展示了M4公路将波特塔尔博特截成两半的景象，上方为高炉的最后日子，右上方的玛格丽特·赫格特表示塔塔的关闭“非常令人悲伤” 摄影：乔恩·庞特尼

当地居民的访谈相结合，赞美他们的“力量、创造力以及在保留重要记忆和经验的同时塑造未来的决心”。

该展览在社区中心 Plaza 展出，是埃克塞特大学、牛津大学和利物尔约翰·摩尔大学的一项名为《终结之后》（After the End）研究项目的一部分，该项目旨在探索社区如何经历终结与转型。

对于许多受访者来说，最后一座高炉关闭后的寂静令人感到不安。“我以前习惯在晚上露营，那里的光芒比北极光还要亮，”一位贡献者说道。“当你炼铁时，1,000度的高温会照亮天空，阴影随之改变，就像一场表演，你知道的，这就是我们成长环境的一部分。我热爱那个。”

庞特尼是两名见证塔塔最后一座高炉关闭前最后几天的摄影师之一。展览还捕捉了波特塔尔博特的生活——在水边嬉戏的朋友们、附近阿伯拉冯（Aberavon）海滩上的露营椅、排屋街道、婴儿车、草地和野生动物——而巨大的钢厂厂区几乎总是出现在背景中。

牛津大学全球健康伦理学教授、《终结之后》项目首席研究员帕特里夏·金戈里（Patricia Kingori）表示，镇上的居民强烈认为，高炉的关闭并不意味着“放弃他们的社区”。

“这次展览真正根植于倾听那些被强加了这种‘终结’的人们的经历，”她说。

“波特塔尔博特是煤矿里的金丝雀。这座城镇正在进行的对话，在未来的某个时刻将在所有地方和各行各业中重复出现。”

塔塔钢铁正在向更环保的电弧炉转型，尽管该项目遭遇了延迟，且预计工厂雇佣的员工人数将仅为原先的一小部分。

“你可以从波特塔尔博特开始追逐梦想，”一位受访者说。“我们依然生存下来的事实……保持创造力并做所有这些积极的事情，证明了这确实是可能的。”

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“人们不喜欢改变” 改革党议会领导人，20, 为其首年任期辩护

Neha Gohil 中英格兰地区记者

乔治·芬奇（George Finch）去年在 19, 岁时当选沃里克郡议会领导人，创造了历史，他对批评早已习以为常。

在他领导少数派改革党政府的一年里，一系列争议占据了主导，包括三次行为准则调查和一项不信任动议——他仅以一票之差在动议中幸存。

最新的争议涉及一场关于图书馆的争端。6 月，芬奇声称他收到了“许多”居民的投诉，称该郡的图书馆一直在“推广有争议的性别意识形态”——这引发了沃里克郡骄傲节（Warwickshire Pride）的投诉，并启动了最新的不当行为调查。

然而，周二，工党议员瑞秋·泰勒（Rachel Taylor）指责芬奇试图“制造愤怒”，她引用了通过信息自由请求获得的数据，显示自 2024 年 3 月以来，沃里克郡图书馆关于不适合儿童的书籍的投诉数量为零。

对此，芬奇表示他已与提出担忧的居民进行过“个人交谈”，并指责该议员是在进行一次“绝望的尝试”以“制造政治争论”。

这只是定义了芬奇极具争议的领导风格的几次公开争吵之一。他告诉《卫报》，他被针对是因为他试图挑战议会的现状。

现年 20 岁的芬奇表示，在今年 5 月当选纽尼顿和贝德沃思区议会领导人之后，他能够获得第二个地方当局的最高职位，这进一步证明他得到了居民的支持。

“建制派为了保护自己，会毫不犹豫地出卖任何人。当动物濒死时，它会变得最凶猛。这就是为什么他们对我发起行为准则投诉，这就是为什么他们发起这些不信任投票，因为他们不喜欢改变，”他说。

在最近几周，由于绿党议员尼基·斯科特（Nicki Scott）表示议会工作人员在改革英国党（Reform UK）政府下工作感到“恐惧”，芬奇的领导风格再次受到审查。

“每周都有工作人员联系我，提到关于欺凌、骚扰以及针对某些工作人员生活方式的特定且不合理攻击的担忧，”斯科特在 7 月的一次议会会议上说道。

这位绿党议员还强调了芬奇在 1 月份的言论，其中他称沃里克郡是一个“由官员主导的议会”。芬奇在马特·福德（Matt Forde）的《政党》（Political Party）播客中表示：“这就是你必须……采取一点‘脚踩脖子’式手段的地方：‘实际上，谢谢你的建议，但我现在指示你离开并去做我要求的事。’”

尽管有人多次要求议会领导人撤回其言论，但芬奇依然坚定。“我完全支持这一前提以及这些话的含义，因为这就是所需要的，”他告诉《卫报》。

芬奇还将斯科特关于欺凌的指控斥为“谎言”，并描述了一项调查，他称该调查显示大多数员工会推荐该议会作为工作场所。“关于欺凌员工的传闻和指控[是]谎言，”他说。

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工作。不幸的是，长期以来我们一直有那些只拿薪水不干活、任由官员掌控局面的懒政客，”他说。“人们……不喜欢这一点，因为他们不喜欢改变。他们喜欢他们在沃里克的小象牙塔。”

斯科特（Scott）提出的指控是在两次由律师主导的调查之后提出的。这些调查发现芬奇违反了该机构的行为准则，但随后两次议会行为听证会判定他没有违规。

当地工党议员马特·韦斯特恩（Matt Western）表示，这一过程已变成一场“闹剧，是对纳税人资金的浪费”，并补充道：“引入专家独立法律建议，然后因为结果不是芬奇想要的就将其忽略，这样做有什么意义？”

其中一项调查针对的是议会首席执行官莫妮卡·福加蒂（Monica Fogarty）提出的一项正式投诉。此前，芬奇要求她移除议会大楼外的进步骄傲旗（Progress Pride flag），但她拒绝了这一要求。

奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）和齐亚·尤苏夫（Zia Yusuf）当时对福加蒂的决定提出了批评，改革英国党（Reform UK）的领导人表示，“是时候让她去找份新工作了”。

由律师主导的调查发现，芬奇因未能“尊重同事和员工，并以适当的方式与他们沟通”而违反了行为准则。

“每周都有官员联系我，表达对霸凌行为的担忧”

尼基·斯科特（Nicki Scott） 绿党议员

然而，芬奇对结果提出了上诉，坚持认为他已通过电子邮件与首席执行官进行了沟通。一个由来自改革党、保守党和自由民主党的各三名议员组成的小组委员会以2比1的投票结果决定，不存在违规行为。

就在几周前，另一项由律师主导的调查发现，芬奇因发布了“可能危及”艾哈迈德·穆拉希尔（Ahmad Mulakhil）审判细节而违反了行为准则，后者曾绑架并强奸一名12岁女孩。

芬奇在指责沃里克郡警方“掩盖真相”后，与该郡警察局局长发生了公开争执。他多次坚称，他当时分享的细节早已在公开领域中。

另一个小组委员会的听证会同样判定他没有违规。

芬奇表示，他收到的绝大多数投诉都是“政治性”的。“除了‘我们不喜欢乔治的政治主张’之外，这些投诉没有任何依据，”他告诉《卫报》。

这位20岁的青年同样为法拉奇辩护。在《卫报》披露法拉奇在2024年收到亿万富翁克里斯托弗·哈博恩（Christopher Harborne）500 万英镑m的捐款后，法拉奇面临着日益增加的审查。

关于法拉奇与被定罪的诈骗犯乔治·科特雷尔（George Cottrell）之间关系的问题也随之而来。根据一名改革英国党（Reform UK）候选人的说法，《卫报》在7月报道称，尽管有人否认科特雷尔担任任何正式职务，但在2024年大选前，科特雷尔经常被介绍为法拉奇的幕僚长。

当被问及是否见过科特雷尔时，芬奇说：“我不记得是否见过他。”

他还将法拉奇面临的指控和调查与自己作为地方议会领导人的经历进行了类比——认为两者都是体制内设局陷害的结果。

“体制内的人几十年来一直试图除掉奈杰尔，”他说。“让我们拭目以待公众和克拉克顿（Clacton）的人民怎么说。”

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面对日益增长的威胁，德国寻求放宽对情报机构的限制

Deborah Cole 柏林

由于德国在一个月内遭遇两次袭击并暴露出严重的安全漏洞，德国政府已批准一项法律草案，旨在取消战后时期对其情报机构施加的许多限制。

这些具有争议的变更仍需经过议会批准，其内容在很大程度上符合外交和国内情报部门汇总的愿望清单，这些部门长期以来一直抱怨德国落后于其盟友和敌人。

内政部长亚历山大·多布林特（Alexander Dobrindt）告诉《图片报》（Bild），“我们正在将我们的情报机构转变为真正的秘密服务机构”。该报将其称为一场安全领域的“革命”且具有“历史意义”。

他表示：“现在是我们让自己具备竞争力，并与全球合作伙伴机构处于平等地位的时候了。这需要具备作战能力和主动权力，以便更有效地应对现代国家恐怖主义和极端组织。”

7月下旬，一名当局知情的德国出生伊斯兰主义者在柏林巨大的年度骄傲游行中发动了致命的车辆冲撞袭击；随后在上周，在关键国防运输枢纽莱比锡机场的一架乌克兰货机附近，发现了一架装载爆炸物的无人机。

弗里德里希·梅尔茨（Friedrich Merz）领导的、不受欢迎的中右翼与中左翼联合政府正面临压力，需要证明其能够在保护公民安全的同时，维护德国《基本法》中规定的权利和原则。

情报机构的改革计划已酝酿数月，在昨天提交内阁之前经过了多次微调。

联邦对外情报局（BND）今年迎来 70 周年，由前乌克兰大使马丁·耶格尔（Martin Jäger）领导。该机构将获得新权力，在人工智能的帮助下，以更少的阻碍应对来自俄罗斯和中国等国家行为体的新兴威胁。

德国当局表示，自 2022 年俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰以来，威胁等级大幅飙升，据称与莫斯科有关联的特工多次实施破坏、间谍和黑客攻击。

耶格尔表示，德国必须能够向对手证明，“我们有能力做类似的事情，这样对方也会感受到痛苦”。

根据法律草案文本，德国间谍将被允许操纵或删除数据，即所谓的“反击”网络攻击。

其他选项包括修改武器制造指令，或在生产过程中使武器失效。

针对由外国政府一次性雇佣的低级别“一次性”特工的数字支付可能会被拦截。

情报人员在海外使用武力仍将被禁止——这使其与美国中央情报局（CIA）、以色列摩萨德（Mossad）或法国对外安全局（DGSE）不在同一个量级。但特工在无需明确许可的情况下，将能更频繁地携带武器用于自卫。

政府希望该法律能在 2027 年 1 月 1 日前生效，它将放宽围绕数据保护的规定，而这些规定此前被广泛嘲讽为过于夸张且适得其反。

联邦对外情报局（BND）和国内安全监督机构——联邦宪法保卫局（BfV）将在人工智能的帮助下，被解开束缚，从而收集、存储和分析更多信息且存储时间更长。获得在线搜索和家庭监控许可也将变得更容易。

除了已授予议会情报控制委员会的权力外，德国还将通过一个独立委员会加强对 BND 和 BfV 的监督。

尽管改革被广泛认为必要且迟到，但一些政治家警告称这可能导致权力过度扩张。

联邦数据保护专员露易莎·施佩希特-里门施奈德（Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider）表示，她的办公室将被剥夺对 BND 的监督权，并批评在德国境内及海外公共场所扩大对闭路电视（CCTV）监控录像的访问权限。

反对党绿党的情报监督发言人康斯坦丁·冯·诺茨（Konstantin von Notz）称这些变化是“迫切需要的”。但他表示，该法律“过犹不及”。

他尤其批评了授予联邦宪法保卫局（BfV）的权力，他认为这些权力与情报机构和警察权力分离的原则“难以调和”。

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台风“海豚”给北京带来暴雨，数千人被疏散

Yu-chen Li 台北

随着台风“海豚”（Typhoon Dolphin）的残余环流继续给中国北部和中部地区带来暴雨，北京有洪水和山体滑坡风险地区的数千人已被疏散。

预报员周二警告称，中国首都接下来的 24 小时内降雨量可能超过 150 毫米（6 英寸），部分地区的预测降雨量将超过 200 毫米——这超过了北京 528 毫米年平均降雨量的三分之一。

北京昨日处于橙色暴雨预警状态（第二高等级），预计最强降雨将出现在上午。

当局昨日关闭了数百个旅游景点和露营地，超过 1,300 名游客被疏散或劝返。超过 5,000 名老人从护理机构被转移，约 1,800 名居住在山区或河岸建筑项目周边的居民被重新安置。

降雨还干扰了昨日上午的通勤。当地官方媒体报道称，250 条公交线路已暂停运行，10 条地铁线路的列车采取限速运行。

“海豚”是今年迄今为止袭击中国的最强台风，在周日于东部浙江省登陆后已减弱，但其残余环流继续将大量热带水分带入内陆深处，使中部和北部地区被浸透。

邻近的河北省也对山洪、山体滑坡和其他灾害保持警惕。据国家媒体报道，当局表示已向山区派遣 623 支队伍，并为 2,100 多个风险村庄配备了卫星电话或卫星消息设备。

在中部河南省，由于暴雨继续袭击该省大片地区，当局昨日上午将暴雨预警提升至最高级别的红色预警。预计直到今天上午仍有强降雨，部分地区的 24 小时降雨总量预计将高达 350 毫米。受影响地区的课程、商业运营和非必要户外活动已暂停。

中国中部的其他地区也打破了降雨记录。据国家媒体报道，河南舞冈单日降雨量达到 209.5 毫米，邻近湖北省的襄阳记录到 169.1 毫米，两者均为 8 月份单日最高降雨总量。

路透社提供额外报道

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北极石油

格陵兰迫使美国 推迟钻探

鲸鱼的时光

巴西座头鲸 走出绝境

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▲ 中国中部湖北省襄阳市的一条被淹街道，台风“海豚”带来了暴雨 摄影：GS NAKAMURA / 路透社

▲ 湖北省襄阳市南望村的洪水，以及（左图）襄阳市 G241 公路被清理出的岩石 摄影：SIMHUA / SHUTTERSTOCK

特朗普的飞机调换

飞机诡计凸显 伊朗的复仇之欲

安德鲁·罗斯（Andrew Roth） 华盛顿

自从今年2月美以联合袭击导致伊朗最高领袖阿里·哈梅内伊（Ayatollah Ali Khamenei）以及战争首日的大批其他伊朗高级官员丧生以来，一项旨在杀死唐纳德·特朗普的复仇计划似乎并不离谱。

但上个月美国政府在土耳其采取的精心诡计，将特朗普从“空军一号”秘密转移走，这赋予了伊朗威胁一种令华盛顿许多人惊讶的可信度——包括留在飞机上、且可能仍是伊朗导弹袭击目标的特朗普助手和记者们。

这并非报道中首次出现针对特朗普或其亲近官员及家属的暗杀企图，但苏凡中心（Soufan Center）智库执行主任科林·P·克拉克（Colin P Clarke）等专家表示，在保护总统时采取的这种极不寻常的手段，同时可能将他人置于危险之中，这“看起来并不体面”，并有风险让特朗普显得“软弱”。

克拉克补充说，这些威胁可以追溯到战争之前，并指出特朗普第一任政府的决定，包括批准击毙伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）指挥官卡塞姆·苏莱曼尼（Gen Qassem Suleimani）的袭击。他说，即使是结束战争的停火或和平协议也“不能消除他们杀死特朗普的欲望”。

“我认为，只要特朗普还活着，无论他在任还是离任，威胁都将一直存在，”他补充道，“他们还没能在美国本土得手，但这并不意味着他们没有决心这样做。”

▲ 专家表示，只要特朗普还活着，他就将一直面临威胁

多年来，美国官员一直指责伊朗试图暗杀特朗普。

2024年，曼哈顿的联邦检察官表示，伊朗政府曾命令一名特工杀死当时正在竞选总统的特朗普，原因是他在苏莱曼尼被杀事件中扮演的角色。7月，以色列与华盛顿分享的情报称，伊朗已制定了一项杀死特朗普的新计划。今年早些时候被捕的一名被认为与伊朗官员有密切联系的伊拉克武装分子，据称正在考虑将目标对准特朗普的女儿伊万卡。

“对于伊朗来说，复仇是被非常严肃对待的事情，而苏莱曼尼之死……引发了非常严重的威胁，”对外关系委员会（Council on Foreign Relations）智库反恐与国土安全高级研究员布鲁斯·霍夫曼（Bruce Hoffman）说道。

“而且从伊朗的角度来看……羞辱也是一种复仇，”他补充道。考虑到有报道称特朗普是被用餐饮车从“空军一号”上接走的，“无论从伊朗的角度来看，该计划多么迫在眉睫或多么严重，你知道他们会利用这件事大做文章，并感到极其满足”。

▲ 上个月，唐纳德·特朗普在离开安卡拉的北约峰会时，被用餐饮车秘密转移出“空军一号” 摄影：路透社

霍夫曼指出，伊朗长期以来将恐怖主义作为其外交政策的核心要素。在以色列1992年暗杀黎巴嫩武装组织真主党秘书长阿巴斯·穆萨维（Abbas al-Musawi）后，伊朗在布宜诺斯艾利斯的以色列大使馆附近引爆汽车炸弹，造成29人死亡。两年后，他们再次在同一城市的犹太社区中心发动炸弹袭击，造成85人死亡，300多人受伤。

自战争开始以来，由伊朗及其情报特工指导或促成的恐怖主义威胁一直被视为重大风险。伊斯兰革命卫队在战争第三天警告称，美国人将“在任何地方都不再安全，甚至在家里也不安全”，美国执法部门也警告称，威胁范围涵盖了从潜伏细胞、网络攻击到加利福尼亚州的无人机袭击。

但在 5 月为媒体机构 War on the Rocks 撰写的一篇论文中，华盛顿近东政策研究所（Washington Institute for Near East Policy）高级研究员马修·莱维特（Matthew Levitt）指出，当局尚未报告过任何一个明确与伊朗相关的本土阴谋。虽然因战争而愤怒的独狼袭击者杀害了美国人，但他们并未与伊朗情报或安全机构直接挂钩。

莱维特认为，尽管伊朗可能日益渴望将战争带到美国公众面前，但该国执行袭击的能力可能“因负责执行或监督此类行动的伊朗安全和情报机构所遭受的损害程度而有所下降”。

他特别指出了针对执行伊朗对外行动关键人物的空袭，其中包括伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）特种作战部门负责人拉赫曼·穆卡达姆（Rahman Moqadam），以及其情报机构负责人马吉德·哈德米（Majid Khademi）。

尽管如此，伊朗显然决心对特朗普制造一个可信的威胁，这传递出一个信号，即在政治上，德黑兰仍准备为了复仇而升级冲突。

伊朗准备承受华盛顿对刺杀美国总统的反应，这也可能会动摇白宫关于如何结束战争的计算。

“我认为这对战争谈判有许多影响，”霍夫曼（Hoffman）表示。“这表明伊朗在战争的高潮时期没有退缩。他们基本上是在说：‘尽管放马过来。’”

他指出，伊朗依然胆敢尝试杀死一名在任美国总统，并补充说，它“绝对没有被吓倒或威慑，所以这非常令人担忧”。

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西捷航空空乘人员将获得性骚扰赔偿金

奥利维亚·鲍登 (Olivia Bowden) 多伦多

加拿大西捷航空（WestJet）已同意支付 C450万美元 (240 万英镑m) 以解决一项由其女性空乘人员发起的、持续十年的性骚扰集体诉讼。原告指控该公司未能维持一个安全的工作环境。

该诉讼源于前空乘人员曼达莱娜·刘易斯（Mandalena Lewis）的指控，她称一名飞行员对其及一名同事实施了性侵，但西捷航空仍允许该飞行员继续飞行，从而使其他员工处于风险之中。

不列颠哥伦比亚省（BC）的一名法官于周一批准了和解条款，这些条款在经过数月的谈判后于 22 June 最终确定。在扣除包括律师费在内的各项费用后，这笔款项将在集体诉讼涉及的 3,452 名空乘人员中进行分配。

西捷航空同意聘请第三方进行职场调查，以研究骚扰现象的普遍程度、漏报情况以及如何提高报告系统的有效性。

该诉讼曾要求西捷航空对飞行员实施强制性的反骚扰培训，并承认错误以及承认违反员工合同。但这些要求均未被纳入和解协议。

刘易斯于 2016. 4 月对该航空公司发起了最初的集体诉讼。她表示对结果感到失望，尤其是考虑到两年前西捷航空在一次关于行李费的集体诉讼中支付了 1250万美元，几乎是此次性骚扰诉讼和解金额的三倍。“我很高兴这件事结束了……但我真的精疲力竭了。我对此感到无奈，”她说道。

根据不列颠哥伦比亚省的法律，该诉讼涵盖了所有在 4 April 2014 至 28 February 2021, 期间为该公司工作的女性空乘人员，因为刘易斯的诉讼指称，由于公司的员工政策承诺职场将不存在骚扰，因此在此期间所有人的合同都遭到了西捷航空的违反。

诉讼称，西捷航空未能采取足够措施处理袭击报告或从根本上防止骚扰，从而违反了其自身政策。

刘易斯表示，2010 年她在夏威夷中转期间遭到一名西捷航空飞行员的性侵，当时她 25 岁。在法庭文件中，她表示同一名飞行员在 2008 年还袭击了另一名空乘人员。

尽管她向西捷航空报告了此次袭击，但该飞行员仍留在公司。而根据西捷航空当年提交的法庭文件，刘易斯最终于 2016 年因“严重抗命”被解雇；她及其法律团队则指控这是对其试图在公司内部追究航空公司责任的报复。

她表示，在得知其他空乘人员也遭遇骚扰后，她放弃了个人民事索赔，转而发起了集体诉讼。

刘易斯说，她向茂宜岛的警方报告了袭击事件，但她指控西捷航空更改了该飞行员的航线，使其无需在夏威夷接受质询。

她表示，集体诉讼的其他成员对结果同样感到失望。“我们在这里没有获得正义，”刘易斯说。

此案因揭露了飞行员对待女性空乘人员的行为而引起了全国关注。

西捷航空在的一份声明中表示，“很高兴能达成一项双方同意的和解协议”。该公司补充道：“我们致力于加强运营和培训，专注于所有西捷航空员工的安全与福祉。”

泰国在学校袭击者火化之际暂停枪支执照

Natasha May 曼谷

在发生一起致命的学校枪击事件后，泰国已暂停枪支执照。周二，这名青少年袭击者及其杀害的祖父母的遗体被火化。

总理阿努廷·查恩维拉库尔（Anutin Charnvirakul）表示，他已命令内政部和警方停止发放持有、购买和携带枪支的执照，并呼吁实施“更严格的控制和果断的处罚”。据政府运营的新闻频道 NBT World 报道，这些措施是临时性的，直到新的枪支管制法生效。

阿努廷曾在周五誓言实施变革。就在当天，一名 14 岁男孩在曼谷北部的暖武里家中枪杀了抚养他的祖父母，随后在学校又杀害了六人，最后用枪自杀。

在 2022 年和 2023 年发生枪支暴力事件后，阿努廷在此前担任内政部长和卫生部长期间加强了改革。他下令采取一系列枪支管制措施，包括短期禁止发放新执照、进口限制以及禁止 20 岁以下人员进入射击场。

然而，尽管泰国的执照法律在纸面上看起来很严苛，但该国拥有数百万支未登记的枪支。总部位于瑞士的“小武器调查”（Small Arms Survey）在 2017 年提供的最新数据显示，泰国拥有超过 1000 万支平民持有的枪支，数量在东南亚最高，其中超过 400 万支未登记。

NBT World 报道称，政府计划设立一个指定期限，让人们上缴非法枪支或无法合法转移的继承武器，在此期间他们可能会被免除处罚。

泰国皇家警察总监基特拉特·潘佩特（Kitrat Phanphet）还下令加强对政府配发警察枪支的监督。

法新社（AFP）提供额外报道

干涸的拱桥

由于德国遭遇干旱，游客们趁机前往参观位于黑森州埃德湖（Edersee）水库的阿塞勒桥（Aseeler Bridge）。这座桥通常被淹没，但在干燥的夏季水位会大幅下降。

摄影：INA FASSEENDER/

格陵兰强制与特朗普有关的美国石油公司推迟钻探

汤姆·伯吉斯 (Tom Burgis)

格陵兰当局已强制一家与唐纳德·特朗普有关的美国石油公司推迟在该北极领土进行钻井，此举反驳了美国总统特使关于美国人可能在明年就开始开采原油的说法。

在特朗普的帝国主义威胁之下，格陵兰东海岸的紧张局势不断升级，此前该石油公司在 7 月未经许可将钻探设备运抵岸边，引发了政府的“严厉警告”。

格陵兰能源公司（Greenland Energy）是一家去年成立的德克萨斯州公司，原计划在几周后将其首批钻井打入冻原，但政府表示，“必要的监管程序无法完成，因此在计划的钻探开始之前无法获得必要的批准”。

政府的一份声明称，在谈判期间，格陵兰官员“表示担忧”时间表过于紧凑，无法评估环境和社会影响。当局将不得不决定是否批准在受保护的湿地中进行钻探，那里是稀有鸟类和当地猎人赖以生存的麝牛的栖息地。

政府和该公司表示，最早可能在 2027 年冬季开始钻探。

这与杰夫·兰德里（Jeff Landry）最近的预测相去甚远，兰德里是路易斯安那州的一位极右翼州长，被特朗普任命为驻格陵兰特使。

兰德里在 5 月的一次访问后表示，据称存在于格陵兰地下的石油可以缓解由美国袭击伊朗引发的能源危机。

兰德里说：“我们可以在 10 个月左右的时间内让这些原油投入生产。”

该公司首席执行官罗伯特·普赖斯（Robert Price）坚称，偏远的詹姆森地半岛（Jameson Land peninsula）地下可能蕴藏价值一万亿美元的石油，他表示：“格陵兰能源公司仍致力于以负责任的方式，并根据格陵兰的监管程序且完全符合格陵兰当局的要求，推进其石油勘探计划。”

自从特朗普的亿万富翁好友罗纳德·劳德（Ronald Lauder）在特朗普第一任期内将收购格陵兰的想法植入其脑海以来，这位总统一直威胁要通过从丹麦购买、以武力夺取或达成协议来实现这一目标。

格陵兰能源公司的英国合作伙伴 80 Mile 在昨天的一份投资者更新报告中表示，延迟是因为需要“完成许可和监管审批程序”。

80 Mile 持有在 2021 年格陵兰以气候危机为由停止发放勘探许可证之前所授予的许可证。

格陵兰能源公司已宣布计划将从投资者处筹集的 6000万美元 (4400 万英镑m) 用于资助钻探，以换取该项目的多数股权。其代表表示，他们的石油项目“与美国的吞并无关”，但该公司与特朗普政府之间存在多重联系。

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▼ 现任总统哈卡因德·希奇莱马（Hakainde Hichilema）的支持者在卢萨卡街头进行竞选活动 照片：ANITA REED / AP

前任之影笼罩赞比亚总统连任之路

Rachel Savage

随着赞比亚人前往投票站，现任总统前任的阴影笼罩着这次选举。

64岁的哈卡因德·希奇莱马（Hakainde Hichilema）在2021年以压倒性优势击败其死对头埃德加·隆古（Edgar Lungu）后，现正寻求连任这个南部非洲国家的领导人。

这两个男人及其家人和支持者之间的不和主导了赞比亚政坛，以至于这场争端在隆古于2025年6月在南非去世后依然在继续。

赞比亚政府曾向法院提起诉讼，试图阻止隆古由其家人下葬，因为其家人不希望希奇莱马主持国葬。6月，南非最高上诉法院做出有利于隆古家人的裁决，推翻了此前一项有利于政府的高等法院决定。

在本次选举中，希奇莱马面对的是由55岁的布赖恩·蒙杜比莱（Brian Mundubile）领导的反对党“顿塞联盟”（Tonse Alliance），蒙杜比莱曾在隆古执政期间担任政府首席党鞭。蒙杜比莱的竞选

津巴布韦

渡轮倾覆导致44人死亡

警方表示，津巴布韦卡里巴湖（Lake Kariba）上一艘超载渡轮倾覆，造成至少44人死亡。津巴布韦民防部门（CPU）昨日表示，该船载客量为90人，但当时搭载了114名成年乘客、5名船员以及数量不明的儿童。

一名船员告诉国家广播公司 ZBC，周二渡轮在遭遇巨浪后倾覆时，船上有153人。一名乘客告诉 ZBC，船只在离开湖滨城镇卡里巴约30分钟后开始进水。

CPU 表示，随着搜救工作昨日继续进行，一支专业的潜水小组已被飞抵该地区。津巴布韦警方昨日表示，已知有44人死亡。

ZBC 分享的一段视频显示，有几个人坐在倾覆的渡轮上。Rachel Savage 和法新社（Agence France-Presse）

搭档马凯比·祖鲁（Makebi Zulu）在下葬争议期间担任隆古家族的发言人；在竞选活动中，这两个男人承诺将隆古的遗体带回赞比亚进行体面的安葬。

智库查塔姆研究所（Chatham House）的高级研究员克里斯托弗·范多姆（Christopher Vandome）表示，处理死亡的方式在赞比亚非常重要。“即使是希奇莱马的支持者也希望看到死者得到应有的尊重，”他说，“当事情看起来变得混乱时，只会让现任总统显得不尊重人。”

隆古的阴影也笼罩在顿塞联盟的指控之上，该联盟指责希奇莱马在竞选期间采取了威权主义手段，包括突袭其办公室并拘留了蒙杜比莱团队的36名成员。

希奇莱马的团队愤怒地否认了这些指控，并援引了隆古在上次选举期间对待希奇莱马的方式。“赞比亚人知道镇压是什么样子。在2021年，反对党领导人 [希奇莱马] 被逮捕了15次，Prime TV [一家私人电视台] 和《邮报》（the Post）[一家报纸] 被关闭。

美国足球运动员在头盔中发现蛇后惊魂未定

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一名来自阿肯色州的高中足球运动员在训练期间发现头盔内有一条毒蛇，他感到惊恐完全在情理之中。

这名莫梅尔高中（Maumelle High）的学生在上周热身之后，感觉到头盔内部有异常地移动，于是将头盔交给一名助理教练检查。在一些衬垫后面发现了一条长2英尺的棉口蛇（cottonmouth）。

这条蝮蛇非常不愿离开头盔，以至于警察不得不向头盔内灌水，才强行将蛇赶出并装入袋中。动物服务技术人员确认该蛇为致命的棉口蛇，并将该动物带到了远离学校的一片林区。

棉口蛇是美国阿肯色州发现的毒性第二强的蛇类。

▲ 棉口蛇——或称蝮蛇——是栖息在美国阿肯色州毒性最强的爬行动物之一 摄影：ROBERT F ROKATUAP

“而且在选举日，互联网被切断了，”执政的国家发展统一党的一位发言人表示。“如今，反对派在所有10个省份自由地开展竞选活动，没有一家媒体机构被关闭，广播电台也是开放的。”

透明国际赞比亚分会的监测员记录了警察干扰反对派集会的事件，该组织的协调员塔米卡·哈尔温迪（Tamika Halwindi）表示。“据观察，警察以安全问题为由进行的干扰，相对于执政党而言，对反对派和独立人士更为偏颇，”她说。

在希奇莱马（Hichilema）任期内，活动人士还报告称和平示威活动被强行关闭。来自“反不平等联盟”（Fight Inequality Alliance）的姆普塔·恩加兰德（Mputa Ngalande）表示，在2024年7月，当他们抗议国家电力公司在每天停电22小时的期间时，他曾被拘留超过12小时。

万多姆（Vandome）表示：“[希奇莱马]获胜的前景非常乐观。但由于他……个人亲历了赞比亚选举可能变得多么复杂，这使他产生了一种不安全感，而这实际上对他不利……在某种程度上损害了他的形象，而这本是不必要的。”

自经济危机以来，赞比亚的经济已趋于稳定，该危机是由伦古（Lungu）在2020年债务违约引发的。目前的年通胀率为6.5%，而2021. 7月为24.6%。政府在2022年实现了小学和中学的免费教育。

与此同时，由于拥有巨大的铜矿储量（绿色技术的一种关键材料），赞比亚吸引了更多的国际投资。

本月初，为了争取年轻选民，希奇莱马告诉一群欢呼的大学生，他将立即将他们的住宿补贴提高50%。

然而，生活成本在选举中仍可能对希奇莱马产生不利影响，在这次选举中，近880 万名登记选民还将选出国会议员和地方议员。根据世界银行的数据，2021年至2025, 间，年平均收入从$1,127 (£835)增加到$1,318。但同一时期的物价几乎翻了一番。

“人们在问：‘如果我们经济状况良好，为什么我们在基层感受不到影响？’”恩加兰德说。“因为你会发现，在现实生活中，保证一日三餐是非常困难的。”

莫梅尔动物服务总监克里斯·戴维斯（Chris Davis）表示，该球员佩戴头盔近一小时，很幸运没有被咬伤。

“这简直不可思议，”戴维斯说。“你必须在现场拍照才能证明这是真的。”

在球员换上另一个头盔继续训练的同时，主教练向球队重申，球员在使用设备前应仔细检查。

“一名警员注意到，由于它体型硕大且肥硕，可能在几天前刚吃过东西，”戴维斯说。“它可能在寻找一个阴暗的地方来消化食物，当它经过时，看到一个头盔躺在地上。”

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索拉亚·艾巴尔·拉夫（Soraya Aybar Laafou）

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足球是法滕·本·奥马尔·埃尔·阿齐齐（Faten Ben Omar El Azizi）渴望的生活。长期以来，她一直在摩洛哥的地区联赛中为莫格雷布-特图安竞技俱乐部（Moghreb Atlético Tetuán）效力，该俱乐部的球衣颜色模仿了著名的西班牙俱乐部马德里竞技。

而最残酷的讽刺在于，上个月她溺亡的那一天——她是试图非法大规模跨境进入西班牙飞地休达（Ceuta）而丧生的近 150 人之一——她的母亲被告知，她的女儿刚刚获得了前往西班牙的签证。

她的教练说，埃尔·阿齐齐热爱训练：周二在球场，周四在海滩，就在摩洛哥北部城市特图安附近，这位 26 岁的女性与她的母亲和家人居住在那里。

但在摩洛哥的女子足球联赛中靠踢球维持生计被证明是不可能的。她的球队获胜时，她只能拿到约 260 迪拉姆（£21），而输球时则一分钱也没有——这不足以供养她的母亲、两个兄弟姐妹和其他亲属。她的父亲在她 12 岁时去世。

除了足球，她一直在特图安最古老的墓地工作，负责清理坟墓并向哀悼者出售 rayhan（罗勒），在穆斯林的葬礼传统中，这种植物与祝福相关。

“她梦想通过足球到达欧洲，”她的母亲贾米拉（Jamilla）说。然而，埃尔·阿齐齐现在被埋葬在她曾经工作过的墓地里，因为她在 7 月 30 日试图从摩洛哥游向休达时溺水身亡。

根据移民权利组织“跨越边境”（Caminando Fronteras）的数据，她是上个月在向北非西班牙领土大规模跨境过程中死亡的至少 141 人之一。据信，大多数死者（无论是溺亡还是在陆地边境被挤压而死）年龄在 35 岁以下。

这些死亡事件发生在一个波及摩洛哥的青年主导的示威浪潮之后不到一年——这是自 2011 年“阿拉伯之春”以来规模最大的一次。在摩洛哥准备与西班牙和葡萄牙共同举办世界杯并投入巨资建设昂贵体育场馆的同时，抗议者批评医疗和教育资金不足。

对于摩洛哥来说，2030 年世界杯已成为国家雄心的象征，但它也加剧了关于公共优先事项的争论。去年，摩洛哥 15 至 24 岁的年轻人失业率接近 40%，而对于那些找到工作的人来说，工资可能很低——摩洛哥非农业私营部门的最低总工资每月约为 £270。

20 岁的西莫（Simo）在上个月的大规模跨境尝试后回到了摩洛哥，他说：“像法滕一样，我的许多朋友和我自己在这个国家找不到工作。在这里很难建立未来。”

贾米拉说，7 月 30 日早上，她接到一个电话，对方要求与法滕通话。“不，我是她的母亲，”贾米拉回答道。随后一名官员告诉她，她女儿的西班牙签证已获批，法滕应携带身份证前往丹吉尔的领事馆领取。

贾米拉说，她之前不知道女儿在申请签证，或者在已经申请了签证的情况下，为什么她会突然决定通过跨境前往休达来尝试抵达欧洲领土。

她认为法滕是通过非正式渠道申请签证的，并没有指望能获批。贾米拉不知道那是哪种类型的签证，也不知道她的女儿打算前往何处。

法滕失踪后，她的家人说他们搜寻了一整夜。最终一名年轻人来到家中，询问她是否穿着一套运动服。他说她在跨境过程中头部受到了撞击。

贾米拉说，她无法强迫自己进入存放死者遗体的房间。“我不希望那个画面刻在我的记忆里，”她说。于是，她的姐姐进去确认了遗体。

对于贾米拉来说，心碎仍在继续。在得知法滕已经跨海之后，她发现她的另外两个孩子也走了。

她的长子抵达了休达并给她打了电话，但贾米拉仍在等待她 14 岁女儿的消息，据信该女儿也已抵达休达。“现在我失去了孩子们，独自一人，”她说。

▲瓜纳巴拉湾的座头鲸在表演；左侧的《捕鲸》由莱安德罗·若阿金创作，描绘了 18 世纪的捕猎场景；下方为里约海岸外的观鲸者 摄影：BRUNA REZENDE / AMIGOS DA JUBARTE; ALAMY

座头鲸重返里约，但旅游业会提供帮助还是造成阻碍？

康斯坦斯·马勒雷特 (Constance Malleret)

里约热内卢

在经历了从近乎灭绝到显著复苏的历程后，巴西的座头鲸在南半球的冬季再次回到了里约热内卢的海岸。

今年，甚至有一头鲸鱼被多次发现出现在里约的瓜纳巴拉湾（Guanabara Bay）。这些目击记录——至少 18 次——尚属首次，并引发了人们的猜测，认为座头鲸正在返回几个世纪前它们所占据的区域。

座头鲸一直于 6 月至 11 月期间沿着巴西海岸旅行，它们从南大西洋南乔治亚岛和南三明治群岛周围的觅食地，迁徙到巴西东北海岸附近的阿布罗略斯银行（Abrolhos Bank）温暖水域进行繁殖。

与其他地区一样，无差别捕猎——艺术家利安德罗·若阿金（Leandro Joaquim）早在 1780 年左右就在里约记录了这一现象，他绘制了在瓜纳巴拉湾追逐和用鱼叉捕鲸的场景——导致在 1986 年全球商业捕鲸禁令生效时，种群数量已大幅减少。

“在 20 世纪 80 年代末，这个巴西种群的计数不足 1,000 头。而今天，数量已接近 30,000 头，”Amigos da Jubarte（座头鲸之友）保护项目的负责人蒂亚戈·费拉里（Thiago Ferrari）说道。其他估计认为该数字更接近 35,000 头。

巴西海域是多种鲸鱼的家园，包括曾经濒危的南露脊鲸（被认为就是若阿金画作中所描绘的物种）和布莱氏鲸。然而，费拉里表示，体长 15 米的座头鲸因其特技表演而成为了“全场之星”。

海洋生物学家莉莉安·洛迪（Liliane Lodi）就职于 Ilhas do Rio（里约群岛）研究项目，该项目在 2014 年首次在全市海域记录到一头座头鲸。自那时起，目击次数激增。

在谈到座头鲸时，她说：“里约热内卢是一个过境区域；它是一条迁徙路线。然而，我们已经记录到了繁殖地典型的行为。”

这包括发现刚出生的幼鲸、雄性之间的竞争行为表现，以及对令人心碎的鲸歌的记录。

今年，洛迪一直在调查瓜纳巴拉湾的出现情况。她得出结论，这些目击记录均指向同一头鲸鱼——一只自 6 月中旬以来一直生活在海湾避风水域的幼鲸，给清晨的划艇者们带来了惊喜。

这种科学与休闲的协作，是支持者认为里约新兴的观鲸产业既能成为保护工具，又能成为旅游收入新来源的原因之一。

玛丽亚娜·布埃诺（Mariana Bueno）是一名环境科学专业的学生，受雇于 ROC Sail 旅游社，负责陪同每次观鲸行程。她说：“当你将旅游与研究结合起来时，你获得的数据收集效果比不合作时要好得多。”

费拉里表示，船上配备研究人员对于“健康、可持续且有序的观鲸旅游”至关重要。非营利环境组织 Amigos da Jubarte 凭借其生物学家团队，与当地政府合作提供免费培训课程，通过该计划，他们已经在里约认证了约 20 家从事鲸类观察的机构，其中包括 ROC Sail。

布埃诺负责回答游客的问题，建议船长确保遵循最佳实践，并记录每次目击的细节。所有信息都会传递给 Amigos da Jubarte 以辅助研究。

但尽管洛迪认可旅游业对研究的贡献，她却担心其对保护的影响，因为里约观鲸趋势意味着更多的船只聚集在卡加拉斯群岛（Cagarras Islands）附近的鲸鱼迁徙走廊。

“种群数量的增加让我们研究人员感到非常高兴。但数量的增加也带来了 [人类与鲸鱼] 冲突的增加，”她说。

她补充道：“捕鱼、旅游、噪音污染，这些全部都是威胁。”

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Tui 表示伊朗战争和生活成本危机导致预订时间推迟

Joanna Partridge

欧洲最大的旅游公司 Tui 表示，由于伊朗战争和生活成本危机带来的持续不确定性，度假者们正在等到最后一刻才预订行程。该公司称，这场战争目前已使其损失 6000万欧元 (5100 万英镑m)。

在 2 月底战争爆发后的几周内， 记录到前往塞浦路斯或土耳其的客户数量出现暂时下降，这家英德合资公司将其称为“波动市场”。

首席执行官塞巴斯蒂安·埃贝尔（Sebastian Ebel）表示：“旅行在人们的生活中依然高度相关，但做出旅行决定的时机发生了变化。”

“战争和地缘政治紧张局势、消费者的谨慎、经济疲软以及欧洲核心市场不断上升的通货膨胀——所有这些因素都影响了消费者的情绪和购买决定的时机。”

当伊朗冲突爆发时， 的两艘邮轮——Mein Schiff 4 和 5——正处于迪拜和卡塔尔的波斯湾海域。它们无法继续通过霍尔木兹海峡航行，导致这两艘船停航 12 周。

该公司将这些事件称为“运气不佳的事故”，其成本包括遣返客户以及被困船只的收入损失，共计 4000万欧元。

“我们必须遣返所有客户——船上有 5,000 名客户，这是一笔巨大的费用。当然，当船只不在航行时，就没有收入，”埃贝尔说道。

公司报告称，4 月至 6 月期间的税前利润下降 43% 至 1.53亿欧元，低于去年同期的 2.67亿欧元；同时报告该期间客户数量下降 3%，至略低于 1000 万。

由于受到度假需求疲软、高燃料价格和竞争激烈的旅游市场影响， 的市场与航空部门在第三季度由去年同期的 5000万欧元 利润转为 1700万欧元 亏损。

通常在 7 月至 9 月期间赚取大部分资金，该公司表示，随着夏季高峰期的到来，过去四周内夏季度假的需求有所回升。尽管西欧遭遇了一系列热浪，但埃贝尔告诉记者：“目的地通常比较凉爽，明显比德国这里的天气要凉爽。”

他补充说，酒店业主一直在投资空调设施，“不仅是在房间里，而且在公共设施中，从餐厅到水疗中心”。

欧洲气候的变化正促使一些度假者在“平季”（通常包括 3 月至 5 月和 9 月至 11 月）而非高峰假期期间飞行，以利用较低的温度。

“为 11 月、12 月、2 月和 3 月制定产品方案非常重要，因为我们确实看到了机会，”埃贝尔表示。

他补充说，公司现在在 11 月飞往克里特岛的伊拉克利翁，并与当地组织讨论了餐厅在该月份是否会保持营业以接待游客。

他说：“从天气的角度来看，这支持了这一趋势。酒店需要对此提供支持，有些酒店不仅投资了冷却设备，还投资了加热设备；这有助于客户在天气较冷时依然感到舒适。”

货轮支付

300 万英镑m 以插队 离开 巴拿马运河

Joanna Partridge

由于伊朗战争引发的动荡以及与今年强烈的厄尔尼诺天气系统相关的水位下降，通过巴拿马运河的商业货轮正面临成本上涨。

为了凸显全球贸易的脆弱性，据报道，一艘集装箱船支付了约 400万美元 (300 万英镑m) 以插队通过这一至关重要的海上咽喉要道。

根据 Argus Media 的数据，目前船舶在等待通过这条连接太平洋和大西洋的贸易路线时，大约需要等待 10 天——这是自5月以来最大的积压量。该航线深受货运商青睐，因为它通常能降低成本并缩短运输时间，尤其是对于在亚洲和美国之间贸易的大型零售商和能源公司而言。

虽然航运公司通常支付固定费用来预订过运河的航位，但管理该水道的巴拿马运河管理局（ACP）还举行每日拍卖，允许船东通过出价来跳过队列。

据彭博社报道，支付 400万美元 过境航位的买家是 Seaspan

▲ 目前船舶在等待通过巴拿马运河时大约需要等待 10 天 照片：MARTIN BENNETT / IAFFIGETTY

Benefactor 集装箱船。据报道，该笔付款是此前七天内平均出价的两倍多。

船东愿意在拍卖中支付显著更高的价格以避免排队，因为随着中东地区的战斗实际上关闭了霍尔木兹海峡以及阿拉伯半岛与非洲之角之间的狭窄水道——曼德海峡，越来越多的船只远离波斯湾和红海。

据《金融时报》报道，在厄尔尼诺天气系统迅速发展导致水位下降之际，巴拿马运河最繁忙航道的通行价格已创历史新高。

本月早些时候，ACP 表示，为了保持交通流量，将在8月下旬和9月上旬对船舶通过水域时的最低吃水深度（即船舶吃水）实施限制。7月，该管理局削减了最高授权吃水深度，这一措施迫使通过其新巴拿马扩建船闸（运河更宽、更深的航道）的船舶必须携带更轻的货物。

ACP 表示，这一决定是基于加通湖（Gatun Lake，一个为运河供水的人工水库）的水位和预测情况，并补充说，在监测天气状况的同时，该局已准备好根据 2023-4 年期间学到的经验，在厄尔尼诺期间“实施预防措施”。

美国通胀率降至 3.4%，但价格仍高于冲突前水平

Gaya Gupta

美国 7 月消费者价格略有回落，年化通胀率降至 3.4%，尽管价格仍高于与伊朗战争爆发前的水平。

虽然在 6 月美国与伊朗短暂停火导致能源价格下降期间，通胀率下降了 0.7 个百分点，但消费者价格依然处于高位。通胀率在 5 月触及三年高点，达到 4.2%。

包括住房、交通和医疗护理在内的食品和服务综合指数较去年均上涨 3%，不过杂货价格略有下降。由于与环孢子菌病爆发的关联持续存在，生菜价格在过去一年中下降了 16%。

能源指数较上月略有下降，汽油价格在过去一个月下降了近 3%，但仍比前一年高出约 15%。作为国际油价基准的布伦特原油在 6 月美国与伊朗达成和平协议时有所下跌。随后在 7 月该协议破裂时，价格再次上涨。

能源价格虽然远低于 4 月下旬的峰值，但仍高于战前水平。加油站汽油的平均价格为每加仑 $4 (£2.96)。

与此同时，旨在结束中东战争并重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的最新谈判陷入僵局。唐纳德·特朗普表示，伊朗必须同意就美国士兵和伊朗平民的死亡进行赔偿才能达成协议。伊朗领导人不太可能同意特朗普的要求。

此外，一份令人失望的就业报告显示，美国雇主在 7 月出人意料地失去了 23,000 个工作岗位。5 月和 6 月的劳动力市场增长数据也被大幅下调，合计下调 103,000 个。

最新数据显示，时薪员工的工资增长被物价上涨所抵消，在调整通胀后下降了 0.2%。

美国联邦储备委员会正在权衡是否通过提高利率来对抗持续的通胀。上个月，美联储官员以 9-3 的投票结果决定维持利率不变——这是十年来首次有三名董事会对政策决定持有异议。在央行 9 月再次开会之前，将发布另一轮通胀和就业数据。最新的通胀数据可能会减轻美联储加息的压力。

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尽管世界转向可再生能源，印度仍推动全球新煤矿计划激增 11%

Jillian Ambrose

一份报告显示，去年提出的新煤矿项目足以将全球供应量提高到每年 25亿 吨，比前一年增长了 11%，即便此时煤炭需求已进入平台期。

全球能源监测组织（Global Energy Monitor）发现，尽管由于化石燃料需求下降，全球新开煤矿的数量有所放缓，但印度在 2025 年引发了新煤矿提案的激增。

这一增长几乎完全由贾坎德邦（Jharkhand）和奥里萨邦（Odisha）推动，这两个邦将新煤矿提案数量增加了一倍，这与印度煤炭部旨在提高该国煤炭产量的宏伟计划相一致。

印度计划在 2025-26 财年将煤炭产量增加近 100m 吨，达到 11.5亿 吨，以帮助满足该国为支持经济增长而日益增长的电力需求，并应对因气候危机而变得更加严重且频繁的热浪。

全球能源监测组织表示，尽管有迹象表明世界正开始背弃煤炭而转向可再生电力，但上述计划的增产依然在进行。

在新冠疫情后的几年里，煤矿提案有所放缓，但近年来又开始回升，这引发了人们的担忧，即尽管新矿开业数量有所下降，但未来的煤矿开采可能会增加。

根据全球能源监测组织最新的报告，新煤矿项目的启动在近年来稳步下降。报告发现，去年开始运营的新煤矿足以每年生产约 113m 吨煤炭，比 2024, 下降了 40%，而 2024 年已经是十年来的最低年度总量。

这在很大程度上是由于中国和澳大利亚新矿启动的放缓，分别下降了 44% 和 96%。

全球能源监测组织表示，印度新矿提案的增加与国际能源署预测的本十年末全球煤炭需求放缓相矛盾。

根据能源智库 Ember 的一份报告，去年风能和太阳能发电在全球电力结构中首次超过煤电，这是气候行动的一个“里程碑时刻”。报告称，中国和印度在很大程度上推动了可再生能源的激增，而美国和欧洲则更依赖化石燃料。

全球能源监测组织高级研究员兼报告共同作者 Tiffany Means 表示：“随着低成本清洁能源继续取代煤炭，扩大煤矿开采的经济合理性正变得越来越弱。”

“政府有机会在项目进入建设阶段之前，取消那些仍处于开发管线中的项目，而不是将未来数十年的额外煤炭生产固定下来。”

11.5亿

印度计划在 2025-26 年生产的煤炭吨数，以满足该国的电力需求

► 一名男子在印度贾坎德邦的一个露天矿坑中搬运煤炭，那里的新煤矿提案增加了一倍 照片：YOUSUF SARFARAJ ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGES

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AI 带来的大屠杀在哪里？它本该摧毁我们的工作，但事实并非如此

Varsha Bansal

预测曾如此严峻：人工智能的进步将大规模抹除就业岗位。Anthropic 的首席执行官达里奥·阿莫代（Dario Amodei）在 2025 年 5 月表示，“一半”的所有初级白领工作将会消失。一个月后，OpenAI 的首席执行官萨姆·奥特曼（Sam Altman）则走得更远，预见了“某些职业类别”的终结。企业开始在裁员中提及 AI。员工开始组织起来。学生们则重新审视自己的未来职业。

但一年后，大规模的屠杀并未出现。经济学家表示，即便 的能力在迅速提升， 公司也正疾速冲向万亿加元的股市首秀，但经济转型并未跟上步伐。

结果，首席执行官们正在重新定义并缓和他们的立场，暗示 是增强员工能力而非取代他们。

尽管没有出现大规模的失业，但转变仍在进行中： 正在改变工作的性质，雇主越来越希望求职者具备 技能。一些经济学家预测，从长远来看，随着公司弄清楚自己究竟需要哪些技能， 可能会将更多工作转向自由职业和合同工。

美国斯坦福经济政策研究中心的最新分析数据显示， 尚未造成重大的就业置换。报告显示，自 2022 年（ChatGPT 推出之年）以来，在最容易受 影响的 20% 员工中，失业率上升了 0.77 个百分点，低于受影响最小的员工 0.85 个百分点的增幅。

可能是近期大学毕业生失业率上升的一个因素，今年美国大学毕业生的失业率达到了 5.6%，而全国平均水平为 4.2%。但报告称，远程办公以及疫情期间过度招聘的消退等因素可能也发挥了作用。

▶ 曾预测 将在各行业造成大规模失业，但专家表示其产生的影响有所不同 图片：RITA LEUTHE GUARDIAN / Getty

斯坦福研究所研究员兼报告合著者埃里卡·麦肯塔弗（Erika McEntarfer）表示：“在我们预期首先看到影响的职业中，就业趋势在很大程度上是稳定的。计算机革命花费了数十年时间才完全改变劳动力市场的就业情况，而我们现在看到的情况与此非常相似。”

但准确衡量 对就业的影响十分困难。政府统计数据天生具有滞后性，且不追踪特定技术的影响；而私营行业的数据虽然更及时，但缺乏全面性。因此，尽管经济学家普遍同意 将产生影响，但他们很难预测影响规模有多大以及何时发生。

目前， 最大的影响不在于职位的数量，而在于职位的性质。它正在整合角色，抑制对可自动化任务的新招聘，并提高了入职门槛，使得失业人数在很大程度上保持不变。

招聘趋势显示 正变得越来越重要

0.77%

自 2022 年 ChatGPT 推出以来，美国最容易受 影响的员工失业率的涨幅

5.6%

今年美国应届毕业生的失业率，而全国平均失业率为 4.2%

对于雇主而言，根据 ZipRecruiter 最新的雇主调查，约 74% 的雇主认为 AI 技能是一项强有力的优势或要求，其中 13% 的雇主要求全公司范围（而非仅限技术岗位）具备这些技能。

半数受访雇主希望候选人在入职第一天起就是实用型或高级 AI 用户。有时，这些要求在招聘广告中并不直接以“”的形式出现，而是体现为对速度、质量和独立工作能力日益增长的期望。

“最清晰的趋势线是门槛的提高，而非人才池的萎缩，”ZipRecruiter 的劳动经济学家尼科尔·巴肖（Nicole Bachaud）表示。“对于劳动者来说，劳动力市场的挑战日益转向技能匹配，而非纯粹的岗位短缺。”巴肖指出，雇主在技术、客户支持以及业务管理与运营等相同职能部门中同时进行了人员增加和削减，这表明“雇主仍在摸索取得成功所需的具体技能组合”。

斯坦福大学经济学教授尼古拉斯·布鲁姆（Nicholas Bloom）将此称为就业市场的动荡。他表示， 正在摧毁一些工作，同时创造其他需要实施、销售、修复和开发 系统的工作。

纽约大学斯特恩商学院教授罗伯特·西曼斯（Robert Seamans）参与共同开发了一项用于衡量职业 暴露程度的标准指标，他将 的影响分为三个类别：被淘汰的工作、创造的工作以及被改变的工作。“第三类是迄今为止最

“AI 正在改变我们大多数人的工作方式，就像计算机和互联网曾经那样”

罗伯特·西曼斯（Robert Seamans）

纽约大学

“第三类影响是最大的，”他说。“AI 正在改变并将继续改变我们大多数人的工作方式，就像计算机和互联网曾经那样。”

编程平台 Bolt.new 的首席执行官埃里克·西蒙斯（Eric Simons）表示，该公司一个由三人组成的分析团队构建了一个能够分析所有系统数据的智能体，每周为他们节省了 12 到 13 小时的人工工作时间。他补充说，在 智能体的帮助下，他们的产出相当于一个 30 到 40 人的团队。

“它实际上改变的是一个人能完成多少工作，而这一点在影响就业人数之前的数年就会显现出来，”西蒙斯说。“他们的工作变得更难，也变得更有趣，因为他们将时间花在决定哪些问题值得询问，而不是苦苦钻研答案。”

尽管如此，麻省理工学院名誉教授、《可替代工人》（Disposable Workers）一书的作者保罗·奥斯特曼（Paul Osterman）认为，一些工作预计将变得更具临时性或更容易被取代。

随着雇主在摸索 未来所需的技能组合，他们可能会更多地转向承包商和自由职业者，而不是雇佣更多员工。这意味着更多的工人将失去职业晋升阶梯。根据他的研究，美国约 35% 的劳动力已被认为很容易被取代。他说， 只会加剧这种情况。

非营利组织 TechEquity 的劳工项目高级副总裁蒂姆·纽曼（Tim Newman）表示，因此，越来越多的工人试图在集体谈判协议中就 的使用进行协商。他说， 改变了人们从事的工作类型以及工作的质量。

“这正是我们从工人那里听到的，”纽曼在提到工作性质改变和质量下降时说道。“很多人正在经历[这种情况]，而不是大规模的失业。”

布鲁姆（Bloom）表示， 对经济的全面影响可能需要数年时间才会显现。“许多减缓采用速度的因素……很难被加速，”他说。“比如招聘新员工、更改系统、更改职位名称。”

他说，围绕数据中心和 安全的政治气候可能会进一步减缓采用速度。“我可以预见，美国政客在期中选举后可能会转向强烈的反 立场。”

但奥斯特曼表示，并非所有工作都处于同样的困境。对于高技能工人，解决方案是“提高你的技能水平和外部网络，这样你在劳动力市场中就拥有一定的权力”，他说。“而在低端领域，我们需要公共政策来帮助保护人们。”

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马雷斯卡能否激发新的火花，还是说福登的巅峰已过？

乔纳森·利尤 (Jonathan Liew)

菲尔·福登表示，他对于在曼彻斯特城的新任主教练恩佐·马雷斯卡麾下工作感到兴奋。我们应该直截了当地将其定性：这是一个非常明显的睁眼说瞎话。毫无疑问，福登对于能再次踢球、与他的青训俱乐部共同争夺奖杯、迎接新的英超赛季、签署新合同以及一个全新的开始等等感到兴奋。

但让我们面对现实吧。假期是让人兴奋的事。生日、婚礼、亚马逊的快递、Charli xcx 的新专辑、圣诞节。为恩佐·马雷斯卡效力会激起很多情绪，但“兴奋”在清单上的排名可能相当靠后。最乐观的情况是，你会为迎接马雷斯卡而做好心理准备。你让自己坚强起来。你每天早晨照镜子，问自己是否有足够的勇气面对他。如果你感到兴奋，那么他根本就没有在履行职责。

数小时的课堂学习和艰苦的视频分析。在训练场上，他将自己的蓝图强行灌输进你的神经系统，执行着毫不留情的纪律。直白得近乎粗鲁的反馈。在国家队征召期间仍需完成的家庭作业。我最喜欢马雷斯卡这种谨小慎微之处在于：当他的球队进球时，队长被禁止参与庆祝，而必须走到边线接受进一步的战术指令。

尽管今年夏天曼彻斯特东区经历了剧烈的动荡和变革，但在这个初生的马雷斯卡王朝中，最耐人寻味的情节或许是某些从未真正改变的东西。在佩普·瓜迪奥拉的执教下，福登赢得了俱乐部足球中所有能赢的奖杯。他从小就被标记为一代天才，

在三届国际大赛中代表英格兰出战，并让自己融入了史上最伟大的俱乐部球队之一。他现在 26 岁了。在某种程度上，我们已经注视了菲尔·福登近十年。我们对他了解多少？

没有人真正知道他的最佳位置在哪里。他是前锋还是进攻型中场？他在中路、边路，还是从边路内切时状态最好？是在深处、在最后一道线，还是在线与线之间？仔细想想，他具体扮演什么角色？优秀的传球手，但并非纯粹的组织者。脚法出色，但并非纯粹的盘带手。能进球，但并非顶尖的射手。可以说，他在比赛的任何单一维度上都未能进入世界前 10。然而，他依然无可争议地非常优秀。

在担任其主教练的九个赛季中，瓜迪奥拉提供了所有答案，尽管这些答案的顺序并不总是清晰易懂。“边锋更适合他，”他在 2022 年说道，并预测他最终会移至中路。到了 2023 年，他警告福登，他的“自由本能”太强，无法被委以中路角色。

两年后，他说福登的最佳位置是 10 号位，“稍微自由一点且靠近禁区”。偶尔，他被用作伪 9 号。上赛季，他被部署在更深的中场角色。（瓜迪奥拉在离开前不久曾说：“他不是一个能掌控比赛的球员。”）

因此，多年来福登成了一种足球界的“卡波尔”（Calpol，一种通用止痛药）：一个足够万能的插件方案，几乎可以部署在任何用途。这能解释他的剧烈下滑吗？在 2024 年，他是英超年度最佳球员。到了 2025-26 赛季的冲刺阶段，他基本上成了个乘客：在对阵皇家马德里的比赛中没有出场，在对阵阿森纳的联赛杯决赛中，他在第 90 分钟才作为一名出于同情而换上的替补登场。在英格兰于阿兹特卡体育场进行那场具有里程碑意义的比赛前两天，福登还在温布尔登观看伊加·斯维亚特克（Iga Swiatek）的第三轮比赛。发生了什么？他如何找回最好的自己？而且——更尖锐地问——如果我们已经见过了他的巅峰呢？

如果事实证明他在 24 岁时就达到了顶峰，那么这对于创造他的体系意味着什么？如果你的世代天才最终无法在世界杯大名单中击败诺尼·马杜埃凯（Noni Madueke）和伊万·托尼（Ivan Toney），这该是谁的错？福登？媒体的炒作机器？还是那个培养他、哺育他、为他指明道路的教练

如果事实证明他在 24 岁时就已经达到了巅峰，那么这能说明创造他的那个体系存在什么问题？

……走向伟大，但同时也让他尝试了大约八个不同的位置，从未真正允许他塑造自己的身份？

我们不知道他在一支苦苦挣扎的球队中会如何表现。我们不知道如果由他掌控比赛节奏会发生什么。我们不知道当你赋予他责任时会发生什么。我们甚至对他战术智能的了解不多，因为他的整个职业生涯都在一个明确告诉他何时何地奔跑的人手下度过。也许这解释了曼城时期的福登（17 座重大奖杯）与英格兰时期的福登（平均每 18 个月进一个球）之间巨大的差异。

现在，在一名新主帅和一套新中场的带领下，福登面临着——令人惊讶地——一个决定成败的赛季。贝尔纳多·席尔瓦已经离开。罗德里很可能也会随之而去。拉扬·谢尔基在顺位上可能排在他之前。在一个日益建立在闪电般速度和强悍身体对抗基础上的英超联赛中，福登在新的愿景中处于什么位置？如果他连续经历第三个令人失望的赛季，会发生什么？

但这里同样存在机遇。曼城的世界杯球员才刚刚回归，他应该有时间来争取自己的地位。一种更具纵深、高能量的风格可能正好适合他。尽管他有着古怪的掌控欲，但像马雷斯卡这样的新主帅永远无法像他的前任那样施加如此强大的掌控力。无论好坏，这可能正是我们最终发现菲尔·福登究竟是谁的那个赛季。

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体育

▼ 马特·哈德森-史密斯在男子 400 米决赛中全力冲刺夺冠 MICHAEL STEELE / BRITISH ATHLETICS

欧洲田径锦标赛

哈德森-史密斯在主场强势夺金，完成三连冠

肖恩·英格尔（Sean Ingle） 亚历山大体育场

屹立不倒，强势出击。在伯明翰一个温暖的夜晚，马特·哈德森-史密斯（Matt Hudson-Smith）在亚历山大体育场疾速跑过以他命名的看台，并创造了历史，成为首位三次赢得欧洲锦标赛400米冠军的男子选手。

赛后，在肾上腺素激增的状态下，这位31岁的运动员戴着皇冠在自己的看台前摆拍，并明确表达了这次胜利对他而言意味着什么。“在这条跑道上，没有人能打败我，”他说，“这是我的家。我从九岁起就在这里训练。我对这条跑道了如指掌。”

“这就是梦想成真的感觉，”他补充道，“现在我在我的家乡城市夺得了桂冠，这大概是我参加的最后一次欧洲锦标赛了。我已经有了自己的看台。现在我要去竞选伯明翰和伍尔弗汉普顿的市长了。”

出生于伍尔弗汉普顿，成长于伯明翰，在激烈的竞争之火中淬炼。但这次胜利并非易事，因为哈德森-史密斯起跑于第九道，这意味着他无法看到内侧的竞争对手。

难怪发令枪响时，他的起跑状态就像一个在冲刺赶最后一班夜车的男人。尽管在最后70米他开始感到体力不支，但他仍以44.17秒的成绩赢得了冠军。

法国的穆罕默德·阿卜杜拉·昆塔（Muhammad Abdallah Kounta）以44.40秒获得银牌，而荷兰的乔纳斯·菲夫斯（Jonas Phijffers）则以刷新国家纪录的成绩获得铜牌，仅落后百分之一秒。

他们对自己的收获感到满意。但没有人比哈德森-史密斯更欣喜若狂，尽管他的庆祝方式略显犀利，因为他在赛后讽刺了BBC暗示他可能带伤参赛的报道。

“老实说，我从未梦到过这一切，”他说，“我无法描述这对我的意义。我看了BBC的新闻。伙计们，你们得拿事实说话。说什么我受伤了之类的话。”

“预赛的全部意义就在于生存并晋级。我试图在预赛中节省体力。我和我的教练一路都在笑。我知道我是世界上最强的。我知道这一点。从数据上看，我比这些人快一秒。”

“我的教练说，一旦机会成熟，一定要抓住它，”他补充道。

[⚠ 低质量翻译，建议复核] # 欧洲锦标赛今日动态

10.33 / M 110m hurdles decathlon

10.55 / W High jump (qual) 11.05 / M 200m (1st rd) 11.20 / M discus decathlon 11.30 / M steeplechase (1st rd) 12.10 / W 800m (semi-final) 12.25 / M discus 12.45 / W 400m (semi-final) 13.00 / M pole vault 13.35 / M javelin (qual) 18.35 / M javelin 19.40 / W triple jump () 19.50 / W pole vault () 20.05 / M 200m (s-f) 20.29 / W steeplechase () 20.45 / M discus () 21.10 / M 1500m 21.28 / M 800m

电视转播：BBC One, 10.30am-1.15pm; BBC Two 7-8pm, BBC One 8-10pm

“这是你的主场。捍卫它。”

“我知道想要击败我需要付出巨大的努力。每次有人击败我，我基本上就终结了他们的职业生涯。我知道，如果他们想赢我，必须得有某种超自然时刻。”

唯一的遗憾是，马修·哈德森-史密斯看台并没有座无虚席地庆祝他的胜利。关于票价过高有很多议论。但情况并非那么简单，因为主看台大多数售价£110的A类席位都已经售罄。

事实上，反而是那些价格较低的门票——部分票价低至£40和£20,——在销售上较为吃力。

造成这种情况的原因很多。体育场位于市郊，附近停车不便。此外还存在生活成本危机。而且，公平地对待组织者来说，据说比赛的最后四天门票已全部售罄。在周末有更多决赛的情况下，人们选择等到周末，这谁能责怪呢？

欧洲田径协会表示，80%的门票（总计约200,000张）现已售出。但这个数字没有更高，或许还有另一个因素。

过去四届欧洲锦标赛分别在罗马、慕尼黑、柏林和阿姆斯特丹举行。在这些城市，人们很容易将城市度假与体育、艺术和文化结合起来。伯明翰则不具备这种吸引力。正如一名新闻席上的幽默人士所言，罗马有斗兽场，而伯明翰只有公牛环（Bull Ring）。

当晚英国队取得了第二次成功，艾米莉·纽纳姆（Emily Newnham）在女子400米栏比赛中凭借最后的冲刺夺得银牌。

夺冠热门、来自斯洛伐克的艾玛·扎普莱塔洛娃（Emma Zapletalova）以52.91秒轻松获胜，而纽纳姆在过最后一个栏架时从第四名升至第二名，跑出了53.33.秒的个人最好成绩。法图玛塔·宾塔·迪亚洛（Fatoumata Binta Diallo）以53.55秒创下国家纪录并获得铜牌。

赛后，她将胜利献给了一直饱受健康问题困扰的母亲。“妈妈，我非常爱你，”她补充道，“你是我今年的灵感来源。继续战斗——你一定能挺过去的。”

网球

“当你跌入谷底，你就能再次爬起来”

杰克·德雷珀（Jack Draper）反思他在加拿大时的情绪反应，以及在职业生涯最艰难时期后的重建

Tumaini Carayol 辛辛那提

那些令人心碎的画面在互联网的各个角落疯狂传播。就在一周多前，在加拿大公开赛首轮对阵特伦斯·阿特曼（Térence Atmane）的比赛进入决胜盘深处时，积压了15个月的情绪爆发了。在距离失败仅剩两个局时，德雷珀在整个换边休息时间里一直流泪。

这是一个令人心碎且令人担忧的景象。伤病已经定义了德雷珀职业生涯的很大一部分，但在过去一年中，试图从左臂骨挫伤中恢复的不确定性，比他经历过的任何事情都更具挑战性。

人们理所当然地怀疑，他的泪水是否代表他意识到自己可能永远无法恢复，但这位24岁的球员第二天被看到出现在蒙特利尔的练习场上，且他的名字并未从辛辛那提公开赛的参赛名单中移除，他在该赛事中获得了外卡资格。

在今天对阵马丁·兰达卢塞（Martin Landaluce）的首轮比赛之前，德雷珀以一种令人钦佩的坦诚和乐观地谈到了这段最困难的时期。“我不经常情绪化，”他说。

“有一次我在五月份练习时情绪失控了，当时我的膝盖腱炎非常严重，手臂也非常酸痛。”

“我当时承受着巨大的痛苦。我在奔跑，膝盖（疼痛），手臂也酸痛。上周的情绪爆发源于，我认为我当时有太

▲ 杰克·德雷珀现在使用一把完全不同的“灵活”球拍

很多需要关注和管理的事情，我的网球运动正在发生巨大的变化。我通过做同样的事情，通过持续的努力和差异化，达到了世界第4名，然后经历了这一整个充满挫折和挣扎的过程。”

“这耗尽了我的很多精力。但与此同时，我处于一个必须重新开始的境地。这个现实有时很残酷。”

“我之所以情绪化，是因为在所有的挑战中，你可能会忘记自己在球场上的样子。而上周我觉得自己再也给不出更多了。我情绪失控是因为由于伤病，以及可能由于我长期以来的感受，我认不出球场上的那个球员了。”

“当你像那样跌入谷底，你就能再次爬起来。从那时起，我的练习状态非常好，得到了身边人们极大的支持，你会在潜移默化中达到一种接纳的状态。”

德雷珀在过去一年中一直拼命尝试寻找解决这一伤病的方案。在撤回了早前对球拍琴弦和技术的某些调整后，他在温网赛前夕的退赛迫使他采取更为极端的改变，以尝试减轻手臂的压力。

他不仅恢复了混合天然肠弦的配置，而且正在使用一把完全不同且更灵活的球拍。德雷珀似乎在使用一家非其赞助商邓禄普（Dunlop）公司的球拍框架。

“在经历了这么长一段时间后，我的重心已经从追求表现转移了，”他说。“我在更换琴弦。我非常不想这么做。我非常希望这不会是我未来必须一直做的事情，但由于我伤病的性质，这是我必须做的。球拍也是一样。”

“这是一个难题，因为我是一个赢家。我在场上，我想表现出色。但我必须接受现实，那就是我现在必须在非常不舒服的情况下找到一种方法。但如果这能让我坚持到年底，让我再次感觉良好，让我的身体和精神状态都达到极佳，那么这将有助于我彻底摆脱这次伤病。但确实有出路，而且我每天都能看到。”

一年前，德雷珀（Draper）曾处于职业生涯最高排名，位列第 4。现在他的排名是第 143 位，且由于伤病困扰呈现出断断续续的状态，这意味着他没有资格获得受保护排名。他现在完全依赖外卡才能参加 ATP 巡回赛，而无法参加资格赛抽签或 ATP 挑战赛。

“在受伤之初，如果我问自己：‘好吧，我现在世界排名第四，最坏的结果会是什么？’ 结果可能就是我现在所处的境地，”他微笑着说。“但这其中有一种平静和接纳，因为我必须重新开始。而这正是一项挑战。”

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体育

59

橄榄球联盟

劳伦斯与戴利在英格兰合同调整中失去合约

杰拉德·米格尔（Gerard Meagher）

奥利·劳伦斯（Ollie Lawrence）和埃利奥特·戴利（Elliot Daly）均失去了中央合同，史蒂夫·博思威克（Steve Borthwick）在选定的 25 人名单中剔除了两人。

劳伦斯和戴利（后者此前受伤）都没有参加今年夏天的国家冠军赛，但两人都参加了六国赛。他们是博思威克选拔名单中最引人注目的被排除者，而这次选拔预示了博思威克对明年世界杯阵容的思考。

北安普顿的前锋亚历克斯·科尔斯（Alex Coles）和塞城的柱球员阿舍尔·奥波库-福乔尔（Asher Opoku-Fordjour）是此次入选名单中较为抢眼的人选；与此同时，博思威克选择不向南非出生的中锋本-哈德·范·伦斯堡（Ben-hard van Rensburg）提供合同，后者在今年夏天完成了首秀。而从法国转会至塞城、再次具备参赛资格且明确表达了参加世界杯意愿的考特尼·劳斯（Courtney Lawes）同样被忽略。

▲ 埃利奥特·戴利拥有 76 场英格兰国家队出场记录，但现在失去了他的中央合同

红玫瑰队教练米切尔获授予英国公民身份深感欣喜

莎拉·伦德尔（Sarah Rendell）

英格兰女队世界杯冠军教练约翰·米切尔（John Mitchell）透露，在经历了六年的申请流程后，他于上个月成为了英国公民。他表示，这将使他在体育舞台上代表这个国家变得“非常完整且有意义”。米切尔来自新西兰，曾在2003年男子世界杯期间执教全黑队（All Blacks），他表示在最后的公民身份测试中，他“大声唱出”了国歌，而他在英格兰橄榄球领域的经历是他做出这一决定的动力。

“我很高兴能成为一名英国公民，”他说。“更重要的是，我很高兴能成为一名英格兰公民，因为橄榄球并非我的全部，而是我的职业，但它确实在我的生活中占据了很大一部分。”

“我想我参加的英格兰队测试赛比任何其他体育队伍都要多，所以这对我很特别。能够代表你的国家同时又是该国公民，这是有意义且非常完整的。”

博斯威克（Borthwick）对获得每赛季约 15 万英镑 薪酬且由主教练拥有更大控制权的球员名单进行了五处调整。在去年未能获得合同后，塞布·阿特金森（Seb Atkinson）、盖·佩珀（Guy Pepper）和杰克·范·波特弗利特（Jack van Poortvliet）现在与科尔斯（Coles）和奥波库-福乔（Opoku-Fordjour）一起获得了合同。除了劳伦斯（Lawrence）和戴利（Daly）之外，被排除在外的还包括饱受伤病困扰的本·库里（Ben Curry）、他在赛尔队（Sale）的队友汤姆·罗贝克（Tom Roebuck）以及已重新加入波尔多队的汤姆·威利斯（Tom Willis）。

阿特金森的入选在一定程度上解释了劳伦斯的被排除，但考虑到这位巴斯队（Bath）的中锋在去年秋天英格兰队击败全黑队的比赛中表现出色，这仍然令人惊讶。然而，他与同样在对阵新西兰队时表现出色的弗雷泽·丁格沃尔（Fraser Dingwall）此后在顺位中下滑。

戴利的被排除也出乎意料，因为博斯威克就在去年11月还预测这位33岁的球员将在世界杯期间为英格兰队发挥重要作用。他的被排除并不意味着他失去了参加该赛事的竞争机会（届时将选出33人的更大规模阵容），但这表明他在博斯威克考量中所处的位置。

在劳斯（Lawes）在法国旅居两年后给予他合同，可能会向基于英格兰的球员传递错误信号，但他肯定会在接下来的赛季中获得证明自己的机会。同样的情况也适用于同样加入赛尔队的乔·马钱特（Joe Marchant）。

米切尔开玩笑说，在为了考试而钻研历史之后，他会很擅长参加酒吧问答赛。他曾在1997-2000年担任英格兰男子队的前锋教练，并在2018年至2021年期间担任埃迪·琼斯（Eddie Jones）麾下的防守教练。他在2023年被任命为红玫瑰队的主教练。

这位62岁的教练将带领英格兰队参加9月和10月改版后的WXV赛事。球队将在主场对阵澳大利亚、加拿大和新西兰进行三场比赛，并前往加拿大和美国。

对于米切尔来说，这给了英格兰队一个为下一届橄榄球世界杯做准备的机会。“我们可以对处理事情的方式保持耐心，”他说。“最终，你是在为2029年的澳大利亚之行进行试演，因为我们肯定要远赴万里。在很多方面，我们试图镜像模拟这一点，理解我们的连接有多重要，并打出令人兴奋的橄榄球。但在打出令人兴奋的橄榄球之前，连接将是首要且最重要的。”

▲ 约翰·米切尔自2023年起担任英格兰女队主教练

▼ 伍尔弗汉普顿队的基兰·特里皮尔（Kieran Trippier，左）和西汉姆联队的贾罗德·鲍文（Jarrod Bowen）可能会点亮英冠联赛 SHUTTERSTOCK / GETTY IMAGES

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降级的西汉姆联似乎准备好反弹，但“间谍门”的阴影依然笼罩着南安普顿

威尔·安温（Will Unwin）

竞争者

自然而然地，降级球队将成为重返顶级联赛的热门，但其中两支球队经历了一个令人困惑的夏天。贾罗德·鲍文（Jarrod Bowen）决定留在西汉姆联是一个利好，而努诺·埃斯皮里托·桑托（Nuno Espirito Santo）所能调用的球员质量应该能让球队轻松反弹。他们以高昂的价格出售了克里森西奥·萨默维尔（Crysencio Summerville）和马特乌斯·费尔南德斯（Mateus Fernandes），但引进球员的动作却平淡无奇，这是唯一令人稍微担忧的地方。

伍尔弗汉普顿解雇了罗布·爱德华兹（Rob Edwards）并任命了塞萨尔·佩肖托（César Peixoto），其原因鲜有人能理解，因为既然可以请到一名在某个联赛有成功经验的主教练，为什么要请一名从未涉足英格兰足球的人？这掩盖了他们在转会方面取得的积极进展，即签下了基兰·特里皮尔（Kieran Trippier）和劳尔·希门尼斯（Raúl Jiménez），这两名球员将引领球队向上冲击。

在特夫穆尔球场，寻找新教练的过程则没那么戏剧化，尼基·海恩（Nicky Hayen）迟迟接手了伯恩利的工作。在杰登·安东尼（Jaidon Anthony）、马克西姆·埃斯特夫（Maxime Estève）和弗洛伦蒂诺·路易斯（Florentino Luis）离队后，他必须应对一支人才流失的阵容。

在“间谍门”事件后，南安普顿无论走到哪里都会面临敌意。汤达·埃克特（Tonda Eckert）保住了工作，但需要通过冲击前两名来证明这份信任是正确的。这位德国人的无意受害者——米德尔斯堡，在温布利球场输给赫尔城后正处于痛苦之中，但对杰里米·萨门托（Jeremy Sarmiento）、拉德克·维特克（Radek Vitek）和威尔·兰卡尔曼（Will Lankalman）的投资有助于其恢复。

在令许多人惊讶地冲击自动升级后，米尔沃尔签下了一些聪明的年轻球员，其中花费 500 万英镑m 签下的比利时中场马蒂斯·塞尔瓦（Mathis Servais）最令人好奇。雷克瑟姆的所有权和财务支持意味着他们总是被讨论的话题，在重返这个级别的第一季错过升级附加赛后，他们将渴望获得更多。

抱有希望者

在第10名的基础上进一步提升对伯明翰来说是一项艰巨的任务，他们一直在广泛寻找补强。他们能否威胁前六名将取决于能否解决糟糕的客场战绩，以及奥古斯特·普里斯克（August Priske）能否像许多人认为的那样高效，而一个糟糕的开局可能会让克里斯·戴维斯（Chris Davies）承受压力。罗伊·霍奇森（Roy Hodgson）在布里斯托尔城结束了赛季，但推动球队前进的任务落在迈克尔·斯库巴拉（Michael Skubala）身上，他希望在林肯市取得成功后继续保持势头。资金不是问题，他们在洛伦特·托拉伊（Lorent Tolaj）和多姆·巴拉德（Dom Ballard）身上共花费了 800 万英镑m，但自由签下的杰德·华莱士（Jed Wallace）可能是最成功的交易。

在经历了去年夏天的混乱以及赛季初的糟糕表现后，谢菲尔德联或许已经从错误中吸取了教训。他们没有进行糟糕的签约或任命，并且拥有汤姆·坎农（Tom Cannon）和帕特里克·班福德（Patrick Bamford）这两把尖刀。

斯托克城挥金如土，最显著的是花费 1000 万英镑m 从斯旺西签下伊森·加尔布雷斯（Ethan Galbraith），但寻找一名稳定的得分手可能会是个问题。普雷斯顿从未给人一种要升级的印象，但将阿尔菲·迪文（Alfie Devine）的租借转为永久转会暗示了一定程度的野心。另一个风格迥异的转会窗让斯旺西成为一支有趣的球队，但埃利亚·贾斯特（Elijah Just）或约瑟夫·奥波库（Joseph Opoku）能否将他们从中游球队变为挑战者仍有待观察。

约翰·伊斯特斯（John Eastace）为德比郡带来了稳定性，而重新签回鲍比·克拉克（Bobby Clark）和萨米·斯莫迪克斯（Sammie Szmodics）是明智之举。诺维奇的计划是在菲利普·克莱门特（Philippe Clement）的带领下，在上一赛季下半场的表现基础上继续前进，但对他们来说可能还早了一年。

沃特福德教练和球员的频繁更迭终有一天会让他们付出代价。亚历西奥·迪奥尼西（Alessio Dionisi）是最新接手这项不可能任务的人。显然，朴茨茅斯希望购买并培养 23 岁以下的球员。这让约翰·穆西尼奥（John Mousinho）面临一项既有成就感又复杂的任务：在成绩和个人进步之间取得平衡。林肯市是伟大的创新者，这在一定程度上解释了他们为何能进入冠军联赛。斯库巴拉的离去打击了他们的野心，留下克里斯·科恩（Chris Cohen）和汤姆·肖（Tom Shaw）共同担任联合主教练，这增加了一层趣味性。

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挣扎者

好消息是，托尼·莫布雷（Tony Mowbray）回到了伊伍德公园球场（Ewood Park），旨在避免布莱克本再次陷入保级大战。坏消息是，目前尚不清楚他是否拥有可利用的工具。詹姆斯·莫里森（James Morrison）不再是临时主管，但必须监管一支年轻且阵容单薄的西布罗姆维奇球队，这并非好兆头。查尔顿最终较为轻松地生存了下来，他们吸引了卡兰·格兰特（Karlan Grant）回归，并签下了技术精湛的米勒尼克·阿里（Millenic Alli），但他们感觉仍像是一支注定要经历漫长 10 个月的球队。QPR 的赛季后半段令人遗忘，因此如果说有哪支球队在担忧后方，那就是在洛夫图斯路球场（Loftus Road）比赛的他们。

升级的博尔顿需要萨姆·达尔比（Sam Dalby）证明自己能够适应更高水平的竞争，否则进球可能会变得困难。与此同时，在经历了一个平静的夏天后，卡迪夫将依赖于那些带领他们升级的人员。

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体育 足球

卡里克在点球大战戏剧性获胜后在都柏林收获喜悦

曼联 1 Driven 16

利兹 1 亚伦森 29

曼联点球大战 5–4 获胜

杰米·杰克逊 克罗克公园球场

随着烈日逐渐在都柏林炎热的一天中消散，这场曼联与利兹联的倒数第二场友谊赛感觉像是在遥远的大陆上进行的一场季前赛，而不是在距离两队跨越爱尔兰海的家乡仅几百英里之处举行。

无论在什么地方，这种“假战”元素总是存在的，因为球员们在磨练技术和体能。因此，当约书亚·齐尔克泽的左脚即时射门接到了迪奥戈·达洛特快传的传中，而詹姆斯·特拉福德将球低救时，所有参与者都感到满意。

随后，迈克尔·卡里克率领的球队迎来了更好的机会：布赖恩·姆贝莫沿左路疾驰并将球传给齐尔克泽，后者再次尝试一次直接射门，这一次击败了特拉福德，球飞入其右侧。

利兹联的防线被撕开，他们的右路防守球员杰登·博格尔和塞巴斯蒂安·博尔瑙在一次直接来自卡里克-史蒂夫·霍兰训练场战术手册的闪电进攻中，完全失去了作用。

► 布伦登·亚伦森射门越过森内·拉门斯，为利兹联扳平比分

丹尼尔·法尔克在11月以 3–2 负于曼彻斯特城的那场比赛中，在半场将阵型切换为 3–5–2，这被正确地认为挽救了他们的顶级联赛地位以及主教练的职位。

然而，如果翼卫退回到五人后防线，这可能会导致一种“追溯模式”。在博格尔和里斯·查德威克这样做之后，姆贝莫在曼联又一次进攻后的尝试凸显了这个问题。

随后，田中碧的两次界外球更具主动性，球落在禁区内，迫使身穿红衣的球员们仓促解围。当利兹联立即反击时，泰勒·弗莱彻的一次晃动适得其反，对方从中获益。

这名中场球员被丹·詹姆斯抢断，后者将球挑入禁区，布伦登·亚伦森轻巧地将球射过森内·拉门斯，后者无能为力。同样，当姆贝莫的一记重炮击败特拉福德时，横梁救了利兹联，而此时在边线旁，替补球员正准备在下半场登场。

赛前，卡里克更新了未参赛球员的情况。“马库斯 [拉什福德]、利查 [马丁内斯] 和科比 [梅努] 还没有完全准备好，”他说，“我们让他们休息，是为了本周末 [在弗罗茨瓦夫对阵米兰的比赛]。”

此外，梅森·芒特出于预防措施缺席，汤姆·希顿的问题正在评估中，而哈里·马古尔于周三加入了训练。

“今晚将是历史性的，”当这位热情洋溢的公共广播播报员在这座巨大的体育场内介绍这两家英格兰俱乐部之间的首次会面时，大声尖叫道。

但卡里克在半场进行的 3 次换人并非能让满场观众兴奋的星级球员。帕特里克·多尔古、安德烈·桑托斯和姆贝莫下场，由边缘球员托比·科利尔、18 岁的首秀球员丹尼尔·阿默以及最近加盟并首次出场的泰南·汤普森替换。

法尔克的换人达到了 10, 人，只有博尔瑙留在了场上，因此现在的问题是比赛会变得多么脱节。令人鼓舞的是，哈里·威尔逊和阿尔菲·克雷斯韦尔测试了拉门斯，随后齐尔克泽流畅的脚法让他带球直入球门。

但随后出现了进一步的混乱，卡里克又进行了 6 次换人，包括引入他的队长布鲁诺·费尔南德斯、尤里·蒂莱曼斯（他新签的 3500 万英镑 中场）以及领衔 4–2–3–1 阵型的马特乌斯·库尼亚。

结果是：在拉门斯化解了詹姆斯·贾斯汀的一记重炮之前，比赛陷入了长时间的沉寂，费尔南德斯的一次射门被判定为越位，同一名球员在点球大战到来前击中了横梁，点球将决定博伊尔体育杯（Boyle Sports Cup）的冠军。

在终场哨响前，有 5 名球迷冲入场内与费尔南德斯和蒂莱曼斯自拍——当然，他们是年轻人，但这是一个令人担忧的安全漏洞，尤其是随后又有第 6 个人跟进。

曼联在点球大战中以 5–4 获胜，努赛尔·马兹拉维打入了决定性的点球，两队在离场时几乎没有给出关于他们 2026–27 赛季将如何表现的线索。

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曼联目前的季前赛战绩为：此次获胜，周六 1–1 平巴黎圣日耳曼，2–1（胜马德里竞技），5–0（胜罗森堡），以及 7 月 18 日 1–0 负于雷克瑟姆。在这次失利后，利兹联的战绩为 2–0，胜 RB 莱比锡，4–2（胜利物浦），1–0 获胜（胜桑德兰），以及 7 月 26 日 3–2 负于雷克瑟姆。

利兹联将通过主场迎战奥格斯堡来结束准备工作，而曼联则将前往波兰。上赛季他们排名第三，领先排名第 14 位的利兹联 24 分。考虑到前者迄今为止不尽如人意的转会窗口——仅有蒂莱曼斯和桑托斯作为主要签约，他们可能会满足于同样的排名；而后者肯定也会如此，因为生存是利兹联的首要任务。

▼ 超过 82,000 名观众在克罗克公园体育场观看这场友谊赛

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经验丰富的蒂莱曼斯面对最新挑战毫不畏惧

杰米·杰克逊 (Jamie Jackson)

尤里·蒂莱曼斯 (Youri Tielemans) 表示，在从阿斯顿维拉加盟曼彻斯特联后，他在适应迈克尔·卡里克 (Michael Carrick) 对球队的愿景方面没有任何问题。

这位经验极其丰富的 29 岁中场球员上个月以 3500 万英镑m 的价格加盟，他在 16. 岁时便为安德莱赫特完成了首秀。在俱乐部过去 10 天的季前巡回赛期间，他一直在融入联队阵容，并在周六 1–1 平局战胜巴黎圣日耳曼的比赛中首次登场。

蒂莱曼斯于 2017 年离开比利时前往摩纳哥，2019, 年加盟莱斯特城，四年后签约维拉，职业生涯共出场 579 次，因此卡里克的任何要求都无法让他感到畏惧。

蒂莱曼斯说：“他有自己的体系。他希望控球，希望以某些方式进行压迫，你知道的。这可能与你习惯的、以及我之前习惯的方式有所不同，但在我看来，这些都是符合逻辑的事情。这只是对足球的直觉，而这正是我从小在安德莱赫特时期就在做的事情。”

“所以对我来说，没有什么改变，只是需要将它们整合在一起。当你遵循这些原则时，你就可以加入你的进攻特质，尤其是在最后三分之一区域，那里的一切都更加自由，当然前提是不过度投入并保持防线位置，那么我认为我们可以做出成绩。”

由于伤病，蒂莱曼斯上赛季在英超联赛中仅有 25 次首发，并且在 7 月比利时对阵西班牙的世界杯四分之一决赛热身阶段遭遇了腿筋问题。然而，尽管如此，且已经在中场位置效力了 13 年，蒂莱曼斯否认卡里克需要偶尔让他休息。

他说：“并不完全是这样。问题是，在世界杯上，我认为我们在[对阵西班牙之前]对阵塞内加尔时踢了 120 分钟，从那时起，比赛之间的间隔时间就变短了。我想我们在三四天后[实际上是五天]对阵美国，然后三天后我们对阵西班牙。在热身时，我的身体出于某种原因突然‘断电’了。现在，我不认为我是一个绝对需要休息的球员。显然，有很多

▲ 尤里·蒂莱曼斯上个月以 3500 万英镑m 的价格从阿斯顿维拉加盟曼联

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安德森仍为英格兰失利感到痛苦，但准备在伊蒂哈德球场大放异彩

阿根廷之败依然令人心痛，但这位中场球员在创俱乐部纪录的转会后准备挺身而出

威尔·安温 (Will Unwin)

埃利奥特·安德森 (Elliot Anderson) 承认，英格兰在世界杯半决赛中负于阿根廷仍令他感到痛苦，但他希望利用在赛事中表现所带来的自信，来激励他曼彻斯特城职业生涯的开端。

在周日于卡迪夫的千禧体育场举行的社区盾杯比赛中，当城队对阵阿森纳时，安德森可能会完成他的首秀。

“这真的很艰难，”安德森在谈到英格兰的失利时说，“我仍然在某种程度上为此挣扎。足球中有起有伏。关键在于你如何反弹。”

“我有三周的时间来反思

‘我知道自己能在世界杯舞台上表现，这给了我信心’

埃利奥特·安德森 曼彻斯特城

巴塞罗那将罗德里的报价提高至5100 万英镑m，曼城则关注费尔南德斯

杰米·杰克逊（Jamie Jackson）

巴塞罗那向曼城提交了一份提高后的报价，出价约6000万欧元 (5100 万英镑m) 以求购入罗德里。此前，巴萨最初开出的€45m报价被曼城断然拒绝。

……对此，但现在是新赛季，你必须向前看。我知道自己能在世界杯舞台上表现出色，这给了我巨大的信心。在此之前，我还没有参加过如此规模的比赛。对我来说，那是一次非常好的考验。”

由于巴塞罗那有意签下罗德里，这位23岁的球员很可能成为曼城中场的重要人物。如果这位金球奖得主离队，曼城的新No 5球员将被期待成为中场替代计划的一部分。当被问及他的风格是否与这位西班牙球员相似时，安德森表示：“我认为是的。我在中场可以胜任多种角色，我会看看被安排在什么位置。

“我可以踢任何位置。创造机会、向前推进，或者如果他们要求我承担另一种角色，我也能胜任。”

安德森从诺丁汉森林加盟，转会费为1.16 亿英镑m，这在短期内创下了英国球员的纪录 [随后摩根·罗杰斯以1.17 亿英镑m转会切尔西，很快打破了这一纪录] —— 在佩普·瓜迪奥拉执教期间，曼城一直对他很感兴趣。由于在英格兰队的世界杯征程中消耗过多，这位前纽卡斯尔中场在曼城新任主教练恩佐·马雷斯卡（Enzo Maresca）麾下尚未出场。

不过，瓜迪奥拉的离职并未让他质疑自己的决定。“这是一个如此巨大的俱乐部，他们拥有的球员是最顶尖的。我想被这类球员包围，每天证明自己。

“[凯文]·德布劳内在过去10年里一直是我仰慕的球员。我热爱观看他的比赛。能在这个俱乐部，在同一个位置上踢球，感觉很特别。”

“我在中场可以胜任多种角色，我会看看被安排在什么位置，”埃利奥特·安德森（Elliot Anderson）说道 西蒙·布罗蒂（SIMON BROTY） / 盖蒂图片社

这家西班牙俱乐部的最新报价（可能包含附加条款）已接近曼城对这位30岁球员的估值，他曾率领西班牙队夺得世界杯，并在2024年获得金球奖。

由于该中场球员已表示倾向于加盟巴塞罗那，他的离队似乎已不可避免。作为准备，曼城正将切尔西的恩佐·费尔南德斯（Enzo Fernández）视为潜在签约目标，不过这家伦敦俱乐部的估值约为1.2 亿英镑m，可能过高。

据了解，切尔西意图为这位进攻型中场维持该价格，因此任何转会可能都会包含附加条款。恩佐·马雷斯卡在切尔西执教一年半时间（直至今年1月任期结束）期间曾与费尔南德斯共事，因此对他非常青睐。这位25岁的球员是马雷斯卡球队的关键……

▲ 罗德里被认为渴望加盟巴塞罗那，曼城预计将失去他

……成员，该球队在2024-25赛季获得第四名并赢得了欧协联，以及去年夏天赢得了国际足联俱乐部世界杯。

如果曼城签下费尔南德斯（他在2022年随阿根廷队夺得世界杯冠军），另一名中场球员可能会被清洗，蒂贾尼·赖因德斯（Tijjani Reijnders）是一个可能的离队候选人。

曼城目前已以1.16 亿英镑m从诺丁汉森林招募了埃利奥特·安德森，并接近以约8500 万英镑m从里尔签下艾尤布·布阿迪（Ayyoub Bouaddi）。

曼城昨日宣布签下热罗尼莫·鲁利（Geronimo Rulli），合同期两年，此前詹姆斯·特拉福德（James Trafford）转会至利兹联。这位阿根廷门将曾在2016-17赛季效力于该俱乐部。

……比赛，主教练需要管理球队，但当我状态好时，我确实很强，你知道的。不幸的是，我的身体……当状态不佳时，我会立刻察觉并告知主教练，但这并不经常发生。”

曼联此前曾两次表现出签下这位比利时队长的兴趣，分别在2019年他加盟维拉之前以及2022年。“我有两次与俱乐部交谈，但都没有达成任何结果，所以我对此非常淡定。那是在离开安德莱赫特之后很久的事了，”蒂莱曼斯（Tielemans）说道。

曼联触发了他的解约金条款，在签下这名球员时没有面临任何竞争。“据我所知，没有，”蒂莱曼斯说道。

足球 简讯

欧联杯资格赛

麦金尼斯承认格拉斯哥流浪者队需要一场胜利来鼓舞球迷

德里克·麦金尼斯认为，在格拉斯哥流浪者队今晚主场迎战比亚韦斯托克（Ingieflonia Białystok）之际，伊布罗克斯球场的所有人都需要他在任后的首场胜利。自夏季从哈茨队加盟以来，这位新任主教练在三场正式比赛中未能取得胜利。周日主场 2-1 惨败给希伯尼安，对方在第 93 分钟打入绝杀球，这使得他的球队在两场比赛后落后苏超领头羊凯尔特人和圣米伦 5 分，且这场失利付出了额外的代价。在与波兰球队进行欧联杯资格赛第二回合比赛之前（流浪者队试图追回 2-1 的劣势），这位前流浪者队中场球员表示：“周日获胜并不意味着一切都尽在掌握，但我们大家都需要一场胜利。支持者需要，球员也需要。我们还有工作要做，但我认为这场对决目前势均力敌。” PA Media

赫尔城

虎队打破转会纪录签下门迪

新升级的赫尔城打破了其转会纪录，从巴列卡诺射线签下了多才多艺的塞内加尔后卫诺贝尔·门迪。虎队未披露这位 21 岁球员的转会费，但该金额超过了他们为门将康斯坦丁诺斯·佐拉基斯支付的 2000 万英镑m。门迪签署了一份为期五年的合同，并包含一个可延长 12 个月的选项。昨天，赫尔城还从科罗拉多快色车签下了 18 岁的澳大利亚中后卫卢卡斯·赫林顿，同样签署了一份五年合同。 PA Media

荷兰

哈维接任库曼留下的空缺

前巴塞罗那主教练哈维·埃尔南德斯被任命为荷兰队的罗纳德·库曼的继任者。这位 46 岁的西班牙人已同意签署合同，将带领球队直到 2030 年世界杯。“作为一名在巴塞罗那青训营接受训练、深受约汉·克鲁伊夫和里努斯·米歇尔斯影响的人，我觉得自己与荷兰足球有着特殊的联系，”哈维说道。这是他自 2024 年离开巴萨后的首次执教职务。 PA Media

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体育 足球 欧足联超级杯

杜埃建功，巴黎圣日耳曼险胜维拉夺得超级杯

巴黎圣日耳曼 2

Kvaratskhelia 20, Doué 61

阿斯顿维拉 1

Madjo 45

本·费舍尔（Ben Fisher）

红牛竞技场

路易斯·恩里克表示，无论他参加的是什么运动——足球、网球、板式网球还是帕奇斯（parchis，一种棋类游戏）——他都希望赢得每一场比赛。在巴黎圣日耳曼，他打造了一台赢球机器，这支连续两届欧冠冠军球队在萨尔茨堡一场扣人心弦的超级杯较量中击败了阿斯顿维拉，延续了他们的胜利习惯。对于巴黎圣日耳曼来说，在经历了慕尼黑和布达佩斯的喜悦之后，五月在马德里的三连冠是否在向他们招手？他们肯定会非常接近这一目标。

阿斯顿维拉在这场精彩的盛会中发挥了重要作用，17岁的布莱恩·马乔（Brian Madjo）在扳平赫维恰·夸拉茨赫利亚（Khvicha Kvaratskhelia）的先开纪录球后，成为了该项赛事最年轻的进球者。维拉曾有机会取得领先，但德西雷·杜埃（Désiré Doué）成为了比赛的胜负手，这位前锋在突破维拉的越位陷阱后精准地找到了射门空间。该进球最初被判定无效，但在VAR审核后，由欧足联指派的索马里籍裁判奥马尔·阿尔坦（Omar Artan）判定进球有效；阿尔坦此前因被拒绝入境美国担任世界杯裁判而由欧足联指派此次执哨，回放显示马蒂·凯什（Matty Cash）使杜埃处于在位状态。

在开球之前，现场的景象和声音实际上是维拉在伊斯坦布尔胜利的延伸，6,000名维拉随队球迷营造出了狂欢的氛围。当球队名单被大声读出，乌奈·埃梅里（Unai Emery）的脸出现在大屏幕上时，现场爆发出了巨大的欢呼声；而对于身价3800 万英镑m的新援若昂·戈梅斯（João Gomes）以及首次在维拉正式亮相的魁梧前锋马乔，现场则响起了热烈的呐喊。

“我们不会处于最佳状态，”埃梅里在赛前夕表示，但他的球队表现得极其有趣；有些地方出色，有些地方糟糕，正如他所预测的那样。在他们此前战胜弗赖堡的那场令人难忘的胜利中，只有五名球员留在维拉的首发阵容中，而埃米·马丁内斯（Emi Martinez）、埃兹里·孔萨（Ezri Konsa）和奥利·沃特金斯（Ollie Watkins）仍在度假。布巴卡尔·卡马拉（Boubacar Kamara）在1月对阵热刺时遭受严重膝伤后，首次在首发名单中出现。

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埃梅里终于能在正式比赛中首次派出马乔，后者在1月以1000 万英镑m从梅斯（Metz）加盟，此前国际体育仲裁法庭（Cas）在国际足联（Fifa）禁止其出场后，判定维拉的申诉成功，使其得以注册。在季前赛中，只有切尔西的若昂·佩德罗（João Pedro）进球数超过马乔，但他的对——

▲ 德西雷·杜埃用一记弧线球越过维拉门将马尔科·比佐特（Marco Bizot），为巴黎圣日耳曼赢得比赛 ANGELIKA WARRIOTIN / 路透社

▲ 青少年维拉前锋布莱恩·马乔庆祝他在上半场的进球

手在这里面对的是迄今为止最宏大的舞台。在这里，马乔面对的是威廉·帕乔（Willian Pacho）和马尔基尼奥斯（Marquinhos）——后者是巴黎圣日耳曼的队长，也是世界上荣誉最多的后卫之一。

卡马拉的一次低平球射门偏出，试图先拔头筹，但巴黎圣日耳曼在第20分钟通过夸拉茨赫利亚取得了领先，由于格鲁吉亚未能进入世界杯，夸拉茨赫利亚在夏天得到了休息。马乔的一次笨拙接球让维蒂尼亚（Vitinha）掌控了球权并将球传给德西雷·杜埃。随后夸拉茨赫利亚接管比赛，他晃过马蒂·凯什，在比佐特的近门柱处将球轰入左上角。夸拉茨赫利亚对着最近的电视摄像机镜头飞吻。六分钟后，在夸拉茨赫利亚再次展现才华后，比分本应变为2-0，但巴黎圣日耳曼未能完成最后一击。努诺·门德斯（Nuno Mendes）在左翼接到了夸拉茨赫利亚的挑传球并疾驰而上，但这位葡萄牙后卫的回传球避开了四名身穿红蓝球衣的球员。

几分钟后，在青少年球员扳平比分之前，马乔（Madjo）凭借约翰·麦金（John McGinn）传来的连续传中，迎来了帽子戏法机会中的第一次。马乔在一次头球偏出后看了回放，随后在乔治·海明斯（George Hemmings）战胜阿什拉夫·哈基米（Achraf Hakimi）后，在尝试射向远角时球力过大。接着，在麦金摆脱克瓦拉茨赫利亚（Kvaratskhelia）后，马乔又一次头球失手。随着半场结束的哨声临近，马乔终于弥补了之前的失误，在接到麦金又一次精妙的传中后，用左脚凌空抽射将球送入马特维·萨福诺夫（Matvey Safonov）球门的顶角。当麦金的挑传球飞向后门柱时，帕乔（Pacho）死死地拽住马乔，但马乔将其挡在手臂距离之外，将球射入网窝。

半场休息后，奥斯曼·登贝莱（Ousmane Dembélé）替换了马格内斯·阿克利乌什（Maghnes Akliouche），这使得巴黎圣日耳曼（PSG）的阵容距离5月在布达佩斯击败阿森纳时的首发阵容仅差法比安·鲁伊斯（Fabián Ruiz）；这位西班牙世界杯冠军随后替换了若昂·内维斯（João Neves）。但下半场第一次机会由维拉（Villa）创造，在马乔巧妙地拉开空间后，麦金威胁到了萨福诺夫。几分钟后，内维斯传球给登贝莱，但这位前锋在进攻时失去了空间。60分钟后不久，巴黎圣日耳曼再次取得领先，登贝莱的又一次传球撕开了维拉的防线，暴露了对方不完美的越位线。登贝莱将球快速传向右路通道，虽然伊恩·马特森（Ian Maatsen）和保·托雷斯（Pau Torres）举手示意，且杜埃（Doué）的进球最初被判定无效，但半自动越位技术揭露了卡什（Cash）越位。

维拉仍有扳平机会。沃伦·扎伊尔-埃梅里（Warren Zaire-Emery）一次惊人的封堵阻止了戈麦斯（Gomes）一个近乎确定的首秀进球。萨福诺夫化解了海明斯的一次射门，替补登场的阿里森（Alysson）和塔米·亚伯拉罕（Tammy Abraham）几乎达成毁灭性的配合，但亚伯拉罕在禁区内没有冒险尝试，这让埃梅里（Emery）感到非常沮丧。或许正如麦金所暗示的，维拉将再次证明所有人都是错的。

巴黎圣日耳曼 4-3-3 萨福诺夫： 哈基米，马尔基尼奥斯， 帕乔，门德斯 (Hemaladez 74), 内维斯 (鲁伊斯 73), 维蒂尼亚, 扎伊尔-埃梅里, 阿克利乌什 (登贝莱 56), 杜埃 (马约拉 87), 克瓦拉茨赫利亚 (贝拉尔多 88)

阿斯顿维拉 4-2-3-1 比佐特, 卡什, 林德洛夫, 托雷斯 II (明戈 80), 马特森, 戈麦斯 I (巴克利 80), 卡马拉 (贝加德 72), 麦金内斯 I (阿里森 72), 巴米拉, 海明斯, 马乔 (亚伯拉罕 72)

裁判：奥马尔·阿尔坦 (Sion)

情感脆弱的梅西承诺将缅怀其父亲

➤ 接续自封底页

比赛结束时，我会等待并希望收到你的消息。那时我才意识到情况有多真实。”

在小组赛对阵阿尔及利亚的比赛中，梅西在帽子戏法首球后含泪庆祝，随后解释称由于“一些与足球无关的事情”，他正经历着“几天困难且复杂的时间”。昨天他表示，自己在决赛中耗尽了体力。

“我的双腿无法再支撑了，”他写道。“这一次我试图挑战自己的身体极限，但我做不到。我一直感觉不舒服……我们没有夺冠，但你不知道我们多么享受每一场比赛。再一次，你是对的：我必须在场上参加比赛。”

◀ 利昂内尔·梅西在今年夏天打破了世界杯进球数最高纪录

赛果

足球

欧足联超级杯

巴黎圣日耳曼 (1) 2 安东·维拉 (1) 1 夸拉茨赫利亚 20 马乔 45 杜埃 63

欧足联欧洲会议联赛

第三轮资格赛：次回合 哥本哈根 5 德布勒森 1 (Jag 9-1), 塞利斯卡托维兹 2 霍普塞特特拉维夫 1 (Jag 2-3), 维也纳快速 2 帕德 0 (Jag 6-1)

KIMIEVOLUTION 奖杯

联赛阶段 汉密尔顿 1 凯尔特人 8 3

俱乐部友谊赛

阿森纳 2, 考雷斯 1, 拉科鲁尼亚 0 皇家马德里 1, 马拉加 2, 富勒姆 2, 曼联 1 利兹 1, 纽卡斯尔 3 埃弗顿 3

赛程

足球（除非另有说明，均为晚上 8 点）

欧足联欧罗巴联赛

第三轮资格赛：次回合 安道拉赫特 (1) 对阵 PAOK (0) (晚上 7.30 点)，贝西克塔斯 (1) 对阵 Hrako (0)，索非亚中央陆军 (2) 对阵 特拉维夫马卡比 (0) (晚上 7 点)，Egorata (1) 对阵 Shamrock (3) (晚上 8 点)，Gornik (0) 对阵 Ferroviceto (1)，Hrom (1) 对阵 本菲卡 (0) (晚上 7.30 点)，8 (美国) 对阵 Lech Hlavatil (1) (晚上 6.30 点)，Dinamie (1) 对阵 林肯 (1)，帕福斯 (0) 对阵 RB 萨尔茨堡 (1)，流浪者 (1) 对阵 Aquidonia (1) (晚上 7.30 点)，Intercontinental Crome (1) 对阵 KuPS (1) (晚上 8 点)，Vikingar (0) 对阵 Thun (3) (晚上 6.30 点)

欧足联欧洲会议联赛

第三轮资格赛：次回合 奥地利 Binn (2) 对阵 伯利兹 (1) (晚上 7.30 点)，DAC 1904 (0) 对阵 特温特 (0)，明斯克 D (0) 对阵 Belga (1)，Dinamo City (0) 对阵 Kada (1) (晚上 8 点)，Sotia (4) 对阵 Tre Fium (1) (晚上 7 点)，Flava (0) 对阵 Inter Club d'Escaldes (2) (晚上 7 点)，根特 (1) 对阵 哥德堡 PA (0) (晚上 7.30 点)，Gysar (10) (0) 对阵 里加 (1) (晚上 7.30 点)，斯普利特海杜克 (5) 对阵 扎尔吉里斯 (2) (晚上 8 点)，Varenberg (0) 对阵 Rukow (0)，Svés (0) 对阵 里耶卡 (1) (晚上 7 点)，Maltgräfand (1) 对阵 Bokemisen (0)，ML Vilsbik (0) 对阵 Bora (1)，Methlewell (1) 对阵 VIR (1) (晚上 7.30 点)，NordigaGand (2) 对阵 Volar (0)，NS (0) 对阵 Leipso (2) (晚上 6.30 点)，Shelbypool (1) 对阵 Kao (1) (晚上 7.45 点)，Skenndjur (1) 对阵 希伯尼安 (2) (晚上 7 点)，锡永 (2) 对阵 Nade (2) (晚上 7.15 点)，圣加仑 (1) 对阵 谢里夫 (1) (晚上 7 点)，Valad (0) 对阵 帕尔蒂赞 (1) (下午 4 点)，维也纳 (1) 对阵 DFK Esp (0)，卡拉巴赫 (0) 对阵 基辅迪纳摩 (1) (下午 5 点)，BFS (0) 对阵 Jablons (2) (下午 5.30 点)，Valdo (1) 对阵 Inter Turks (2) (晚上 6.30 点)

联盟式橄榄球

贝尔法斯特超级联赛

Half KP 对阵 卡塔隆龙队 (晚上 8 点)，利兹 对阵 莱利 (晚上 8 点)，Mannequin 对阵 Park (晚上 8 点)

板球

首场男子测试赛（五日赛之首日）

澳大利亚 对阵 孟加拉国，达尔文 (1, 30am)

国际板球理事会 (ICC) 男子板球世界杯联赛 2 三方赛 苏格兰 对阵 加拿大，邓迪 (1, 1am)

Greg Wood 的赛马预测

Browning 2.15 Not My Type 2.45 Concert Pitch 3.15 Action Sky (60) 3.45 Skazam 4.15 Mr Moonshine 4.45 Dumfries (首选)

Lingfield 5.23 Jack Sparrow 5.58 Aljaze

6.28 Captive Beauty 6.58 Zattalla 7.28 Shangri La

7.58 Wolf's Gallop

Salisbury 8.38 Sydney Rock 6.04 Ozadima 6.34 Sennetta

7.04 Sema Storm 7.24 Green Sky 8.04 Seven Sisters

Windsor 9.36 Summary Angel 8.13 Legends / Phobard

8.41 MG Sunshine 7.11 Waterford Castle

7.45 City Of Putts 8.11 Mythological Star

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体育

“像成年人一样”

鲁特确认 英格兰队将 取消宵禁

Taha Hashim

▲ 乔·鲁特将于下周在对阵巴基斯坦的比赛中重新担任测试赛队长

乔·鲁特已经取消了英格兰测试赛队的午夜宵禁，在发生一系列深夜事件后，他告诉球员们要“像成年人一样”。

在冬季遭遇灰烬杯（Ashes）失利后，英格兰男子代表队被实施了宵禁，当时球员在场外的行为掩盖了场上的表现。最显著的是哈里·布鲁克在惠灵顿与一名夜总会保安发生的冲突。

本·斯托克斯和古斯·阿特金森在庆祝系列赛首场胜利时违反了宵禁，因此在6月份对阵新西兰的第二场测试赛中被禁赛。斯托克斯在宣布从国际板球赛退役前参加了最后一场比赛，这促使鲁特重新担任测试赛队长。

这位约克郡人将在下周对阵巴基斯坦的比赛中领队，并在斯蒂芬·弗莱明担任红球主教练的情况下开启一个新时代。这位35岁的球员在 Sky Sports Cricket 播客中表示，宵禁已不复存在。据了解，规则的放宽同样适用于白球代表队。

“将不再有宵禁，”鲁特说。“我认为这不需要被大肆宣传。我认为宵禁没有效果，如果你希望球员在场上承担责任，那么他们必须在场外感觉到自己可以像成熟的成年人一样，并做出正确、坚定的决定。”

“这对我们整个团队来说，以及对我个人和[弗莱明]来说，需要做好管理和自我监督。归根结底，你们是成年人。你们知道为英格兰队效力需要付出什么。你们知道自己在场外的责任是什么。我们应该以打球的方式和在场上的表现而闻名。我们应该出现在报纸的体育版（back page）上。”

“照顾好自己，照顾好彼此，创造一种良好且强大的文化，让你们知道什么时候是庆祝和享受胜利的正确时机，或者什么时候可以适量喝杯啤酒，并记住你们是在为英格兰队效力。”

“我不希望人们觉得他们不能享受赢得一场测试赛的快乐。如果他们想在正确的时间喝杯啤酒，去放松一下，那完全没问题。你们知道自己的责任所在。要聪明，要理智，就把它当成成年人的事情来处理。”

SEBASTIAN WIOMANN / UEFA / GETTY IMAGES

父亲去世后，梅西不确定是否继续比赛

约翰·阿什顿（John Ashdown）

利昂内尔·梅西在承认对自己的足球未来存在“相当多的疑虑”后，暗示其职业生涯可能即将结束，此前他的父亲不幸去世。

豪尔赫·梅西（Jorge Messi）上周在阿根廷罗萨里奥因长期患病去世，享年68岁。在今年夏天的世界杯期间，他的健康状况似乎给这位39岁的阿根廷队长带来了沉重打击。

在昨天发布于Instagram的一篇悼文中，梅西写道：“我不知道没有你我该怎么做。我不知道如何前行。我一直以来只踢足球，而现在我对是否要继续踢下去相当久产生了很多疑虑。”

“你从一开始就陪伴在我身边；距离终点只剩下这么一点距离了。为什么你不能再坚持久一点，好让我们能一起完成它？”

在赛事结束后，梅西与父亲共度了一段时间，而在此次赛事中

▲ 利昂内尔·梅西暗示他的球员生涯可能即将结束

阿根廷在决赛中被西班牙击败，随后他回到了自己的俱乐部迈阿密国际，并在本月初回归美国职业足球大联盟。

从巴塞罗那的最早时期起，豪尔赫就一直陪伴在儿子的职业生涯中，而这次世界杯是他首次缺席重大赛事。梅西透露，尽管父亲病情恶化，但仍敦促他代表“蓝白军团”出战，尽管他们最终未能成功卫冕。

“在上一届世界杯中，你一直要求我参赛，而在比赛开始前几天，你的病情恶化了，”他写道。“这是你第一次不能参加赛事……每一次

Bill Nighy On dashed dreams and playing a cranky novelist

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▲ People watch from the grandstand as the partial solar eclipse is seen through clouds during the European Athletics Championships at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium PHOTOGRAPH: TOLGA ARMEN/EPA

PM vows to tackle climate as nurses warn of heat toll

Burnham under pressure to act amid alarm over conditions in hospitals

Peter Walker Tobi Thomas Aletha Adu

Nurses were collapsing during shifts amid "inhumane and impossible" conditions caused by extreme heat, their union warned yesterday as Andy Burnham promised to

grapple with "the bigger questions" of climate adaptation.

Amid pressure from Labour back-benchers to fully acknowledge the urgency of adaptation measures as the climate crisis bites, Burnham said he was for now focusing on the immediate crises caused by the summer of extreme heat.

Speaking after a meeting of the government's Cobra emergency committee, Burnham refused to say if the summer had made the case against renewed drilling in the North Sea, which his government is considering.

"It is really important that we

deal today with the situation that we are in right now and we focus on making sure that we have the serious incidents under control across the country, and those incidents are under control," he said.

"The bigger questions obviously will come at the right moment in time," he added.

An amber warning for heat across large parts of England will come into force again this morning, with temperatures forecast to reach 36C or potentially higher.

Train passengers on some networks are being warned by rail

operators to travel only if the journey is vital, saying services are likely to be disrupted because of the weather.

Three-quarters of England is now officially in drought. Firefighters are continuing to tackle a blaze in the New Forest in Hampshire, with warnings across parts of eastern and southern Scotland about a very high risk of wildfires.

With the number of days of 30C-plus heat in the UK already at a new record of 35, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) became the latest union to warn of unsafe working conditions for

Category C jails could be upgraded to ease crisis

Rajeev Syal

Home affairs editor

Ministers are examining a possible upgrade of security at men's category C prisons and women's prisons to deal with an overcrowding crisis across the England and Wales estate, the Guardian understands.

Officials have explored diverting prisoners on remand or serving short sentences away from category B "reception" prisons such as HMPs Manchester, Liverpool and Pentonville in north

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The Guardian Thursday 13 August 2026

News Solar eclipse

It's fun in and out of the sun as Cornwall comes together for a most magical moment

◀ The moon completely covers the sun as seen from the Javalambre astrophysical observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, Spain PHOTOGRAPH: CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/REUTERS

Steven Morris Sennen Cove

At 6pm the beach and village began to empty and those in the know headed up the hill towards the old granite coastguard station on the headland.

"This is the best spot," said the Sennen Cove resident Lisa Redfern, who had built a pinhole camera out of an old Ryvita Thins box.

As the moon began to hide the sun and Redfern - just about - got her makeshift device to work, she felt a little emotional.

"I'd describe it as a magical eeriness," she said. "Let's face it, we may not see another one. We have to make the most of these moments."

It was certainly a wonderful communal moment. Redfern was part of a big group of friends and family who enjoyed a picnic (including Pringles and prosecco) on the headland.

Matthew Robinson came armed with a colander and spent a frustrating few minutes getting the angle right. "The colander is a bit disappointing, but there's a lovely atmosphere here."

Another member of the group, seven-year-old Rina, did have the proper eclipse glasses. "It's like someone has taken a bite out of a biscuit," she said as the eclipse began.

Strangers shared picnics, drinks and eclipse glasses, which had been very tricky to source in Cornwall.

The wind picked up as the eclipse took hold and the temperature, which had reached 30C-plus during the day, plunged.

Gulls stopped circling and landed on the surface of the water. A trio of choughs - Cornwall's national bird - hopped around on the hillside, looking a little less graceful than usual. The swallows that had been whizzing around the thatched cottages rested.

Mary Bendall had positioned herself on a rock near the coastguard station with a complicated set up involving a filter over a scope that she uses to watch wildlife and her iPhone.

She watched the total eclipse of 1999 with her daughter, who now works in physics having been inspired by the experience. "I've just spoken to her - she's in Spain. It's cloudy there so we may be having the best of it," Bendall said.

Across Cornwall, one of the best places in the UK to view the eclipse, towns, villages and pubs staged special events as people came from far and wide to drink in a phenomenon that has thrilled - and frightened - human beings for thousands of years.

In the harbour port of Falmouth, they clearly thought the astronomical phenomenon was insufficient, and an air display was arranged.

One of the hotels also hosted an evening of sea shanties. Elsewhere, the playlist blaring out from radios and pubs was predictable - Van

Morrison's Moondance and The Whole of the Moon by the Waterboys.

Members of Kernow Astronomers were posted at the National Trust site Carnewas at Bedruthan, near Padstow, with telescopes fitted with filters to enable visitors to observe the eclipse safely.

Inland, people had gathered on hilltops, near castles, close to one of Cornwall's many standing stones.

Carolyn Kennett, a Cornish expert in archaeoastronomy, said eclipses would almost certainly have been unexpected for ancient people and would have inspired awe, wonder, and perhaps terror.

She said: "An eclipse is a powerful spectacle, and for people without a modern scientific explanation such an event would likely have carried profound meaning."

The Rev Karsten Wedgewood, the priest in charge of St Just-in-Penwith, up the road from Sennen, planned a picnic at a prehistoric funerary cairn, and a prayer based on Psalm 8, sometimes known as the psalm for stargazers: "When I consider your heavens/the work of your fingers/the moon and the stars..."

At one point, one of the woes of modern life seemed destined to intervene when a pall of smoke from a

wildfire near Land's End airport threatened to dim the spectacle.

A series of wildfires have been fought in Cornwall over the last few days, but it did not affect the view from Sennen, at least.

Coastguards and lifeguards had advised those intending to watch from kayaks or surfboards or take an eclipse sea dip to remember that it was going to turn a little colder and, of course, visibility would be poorer.

A crew from the Cape Cornwall Pilot Gig Club put out to sea from Sennen harbour but returned before darkness fell.

The surf photographer Jules River

▲ Crowds view the eclipse at Greenwich Park in London. Far left, people look on from Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Left, children try out eclipse glasses

PHOTOGRAPHS: DAN KITWOOD/GETTY; MATHIAS BERGELI/BILDIYRÁN/ SHUTTERSTOCK; MURDO MACLEOD/ THE GUARDIAN

did paddle out on his board: "This is a kind of pilgrimage for me. It feels very soulful and healing to be here."

There were good views to be had in the village as well as on the headland.

Mother and daughter Lisa and Janet Grenfell, 53, and 79, plonked their camp chairs on the front. "We remember the total eclipse in 1999, but it was cloudy. This is beautiful."

Jasmine Owen and Rory Smith arguably had the best seat in the house - a table overlooking the ocean where they tucked into fish and chips.

What was better? The supper or the eclipse? Owen did not hesitate: "The chips are great, the eclipse amazing."

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The totality tourists

People flock by air, land and sea to best spots to enjoy the celestial alignment

Ashifa Kassam Madrid Miranda Bryant Chris Michael

It was a moment of awe shared by millions across Europe: an eclipse that blocked out the sun, plunging parts of the continent into a daytime darkness in which temperatures dropped and birds suddenly went quiet.

Yesterday's eclipse began in Russia's remote Arctic north, going on to trace an arc over much of western Europe. From the UK to northern Italy, tens of millions of people turned to the sky as the light of the setting sun was almost completely blocked out.

The most sought-after experiences were in Greenland, Iceland and Spain, along with a small strip of Portugal. It was in parts of these countries that totality - referring to when the moon completely covers the sun's light - was on offer, drawing millions of local people and thousands of tourists from across the globe into the path of the eclipse.

"It was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my life," Sara García Alonso, a reserve astronaut for the European Space Agency, told the broadcaster RTVE. "It gave me goosebumps."

Standing next to her, the astronaut Pablo Álvarez Fernández,

nodded in agreement: "It's hard to put into words," he said. "It was much more beautiful than what I had expected."

In Iceland, people flocked by air, land and sea to take in the country's first total solar eclipse in 72 years. Amid concerns that clouds would block the view, a record 31 cruise ships plied the waters off the western part of the country, hoping to secure a top view for about 53,000 passengers and crew.

Those watching from Iceland included the US space agency, Nasa, which followed the moon's shadow using a high-altitude WB-57 aircraft while Nasa-funded teams launched balloons to study the atmospheric impact of the sudden darkness and cooling.

In Spain, where some of the best views of the total eclipse were expected, the hours leading up to the celestial alignment were filled with frenzied debate about weather forecasts and where best to watch the phenomenon.

More than 450,000 tourists had arrived in the country from as far as Canada and Australia, crisscrossing Spain by train, bus and caravan to stake out the perfect viewing spot.

"Our car was cancelled," one woman, who had travelled from Brazil with her sister to take in the eclipse, said on social media. After her appeals to hitch a ride to their chosen site were met with no response, they took matters into their own hands. "So we took a

3-hour bus, 20 min taxi, and 2-hour hike. Arrived at the location!"

Spanish officials estimated that as many as 6 million people were expected to flock to the path of the eclipse, which stretched about 124 miles from A Coruña in Spain's north-west to the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Hours before the eclipse, officials reported traffic jams on the major thoroughfares out of Madrid and Barcelona.

'One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my life. It gave me goosebumps'

Sara García Alonso Spanish astronaut

Others took their chances in the cities. In Madrid's Parque del Oueste, hundreds gathered in hopes of catching a good view, cheering as they watched the moon cover the sun - plunging the park into darkness - and gasping as the sun's outer corona left a glowing halo around the moon. Just over a minute later, when daylight returned to the park, the crowd burst into raucous cheers.

It was, in the words of César González, an astronomer and science communicator at the Madrid Planetarium, "a spectacular experience". He had left Madrid early in the morning to set up in a field in northern Spain to watch the eclipse. "Until one goes and experiences it, there's no way to explain what it is to see an eclipse."

He was able, however, to explain the impact. "In broad daylight, all

▲ People from Cologne in Germany wearing protective glasses on a beach in Mallorca PHOTOGRAPH: FRANCISCO UBILLA/REUTERS

of a sudden the light dims to a point where you can see the brightest stars in the sky. When totality starts, the temperature drops several degrees. If you're in a field and surrounded by animals, their behaviour often changes. The birds stop singing because they think it's nightfall. And all of this lasts for a few minutes - in this case around 1 minute and 45 seconds."

The eclipse had helped to put some parts of "empty Spain" on the map; people linked to Nasa turned up in Villalibado to set up a live broadcast for millions of people around the world, breathing new life into a municipality whose last two residents left in 1998.

Specs appeal Corner shop queues and secret drops in race for glasses

Helena Horton Deborah Solomon Rachel Hall

A secretive WhatsApp group was pinging with notifications throughout the day yesterday, letting its members know

where in London the latest "drop" would take place.

Rather than being for an illicit substance, this group's focus was on eclipse glasses, which prompted a frantic rush to buy them before the celestial event.

Queues formed outside corner shops in London in the early hours as customers waited to get their hands on dwindling supplies.

In the weeks leading up to the eclipse, the glasses generally cost about £5, but many corner shops in the capital that had managed to get in last-minute stock were selling them for £10, making a tidy profit.

Outside Whitechapel tube station, there was a stall selling the glasses for £10 a pop. Another person posted on a popular Reddit thread that they would be outside Camden Town station with a fistful of them and asking for £20 a pair until they sold out.

The scramble to get the glasses caused some tempers to boil over. One corner shop owner appealed to members of a WhatsApp group selling glasses to behave themselves: "We are hearing very bad things about customers and how they are treating the employees and the stores, threatening with bad reviews.

"Do not drive across the country and then blame the store if they don't have them."

Ali Raza, the owner of the AM2PM convenience store in

▶ People use a colander and card to view the eclipse at King's Stairs Gardens in Bermondsey, south-east London PHOTOGRAPH: AARON CHOWN/PA

Whitechapel, said he had to turn people away all day.

"On Sunday we had people coming from Surrey, Southend-on-Sea, yesterday night a lady came from Southampton, and loads of people have come from Birmingham as well. We're too busy," he said.

He claimed he had "already sold 6,000 pairs" yesterday. "At 2.30am we had a delivery from Spain and

by 9.30am we sold out everything," he added.

The Royal Greenwich Observatory said it had sold more than 15,000 pairs of glasses in the past month.

Exmoor national park also ran out of the glasses. A spokesperson said: "We got to a point where we couldn't get any more from our supplier in time and we don't need them again, not until 2081."

Branches of Sunglass Hut displayed signs saying they did not sell eclipse glasses after having been inundated with requests.

Looking at the eclipse without protection can permanently damage eyes. "Under normal conditions the eye's protective responses do the work: painful glare, reflex aversion within a second or so, blepharospasm, tearing, and a constricted pupil," said Panayiotis Maghsoudlou, a clinical lecturer in ophthalmology at the University of Bristol.

"During an eclipse the sky darkens, your pupils widen, and the glare drops enough that staring feels comfortable, so people gaze at the exposed sliver of sun for minutes with a wide-open pupil and no warning discomfort," he added. "That's why eye injuries cluster around eclipses even though the sun itself is unchanged."

There were 70 reported cases of visual loss after the 1999 eclipse, half of which were reported within two days. Moorfields eye hospital received 1,600 calls to its eclipse helpline and saw 220 people in its emergency department, while Birmingham eye hospital treated 64 people at its eclipse clinics.

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National

Fears for mental health of 5,000 US sailors serving on aircraft carrier in Middle East

Ed Pilkington

Worried families and Congress members are sounding the alarm about an intensifying mental health crisis onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, as its 5,000 sailors and marines endure a record-breaking deployment at sea tied to the war with Iran.

Sailors have made multiple attempts to jump overboard as poor conditions and mental stresses on the Lincoln reach breaking point, two leading military news sites, the Navy Times and the Stars and Stripes, are reporting.

The crew is in its ninth month at sea, and has spent 250 days consecutively without making land - a record for an aircraft carrier in modern times.

Military families vented their anxieties about loved ones aboard the Lincoln at an emotional town hall meeting with navy leaders in San Diego last week, Stars and Stripes reported. One woman among the 200 or so family members that attended said her husband had texted her that day saying "he hopes he doesn't wake up tomorrow".

The families' worries were expressed directly to navy leadership, represented at the meeting by the acting navy secretary, Hung Cao, and other top officials. Another woman told Cao that the navy had "broken trust between us and the leadership", the paper reported.

Annabelle Loma told the Navy Times that her husband had tried to jump overboard after his spell on the aircraft carrier kept being extended. "He's scared. He thinks he'll get a dishonourable discharge, and just because he was burnt out his 13-year career is ruined, just like that," she said.

The news site quoted another sailor's wife whose husband was involved in a separate incident on board the Lincoln in which he prevented a fellow crew member

▼ Fighter jets take off from the USS Abraham Lincoln; above, the aircraft carrier sailing in the Arabian Sea in May, the month its original deployment was scheduled to end PHOTOGRAPH: US NAVY/NAVCDIY PUBLIC AFFAIRS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

'He's scared. He thinks he'll get a dishonourable discharge'

Annabelle Loma Military spouse

from jumping, grabbing them and bringing them back on deck. Mike Levin, a Democratic member of congress from California, has sounded the alarm over conditions onboard the warship which is in its fifth month of combat operations against Iran. He described the lot of the crew on X as "mouldy showers, broken toilets, laundry down for weeks, long stretches with no hot water, a meal that came down to half a cup of rice

and two tortillas. No soap, deodorant, or toothpaste."

Jason Crow, a Democratic congress member from Colorado, who previously served in Afghanistan and Iraq, has warned the "strain on our service members and their families" on the Lincoln is "building week by week".

The current crunch has been months in the making. The warship left San Diego on 21 November and was originally intended for the Pacific, but was redirected to the Middle East once the conflict began.

Since then, the 5,000-plus crew has had only two days on land, in Guam in December and Oman in July, the MS Now revealed. The deployment was scheduled to end in May but has been extended several times amid the ongoing war.

In April, amid a flurry of public criticism about dire conditions onboard, photos emerged of poor quality and rationed food, and there were reports of water shortages, mouldy showers and broken laundry facilities.

At the time, Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary, dismissed the accounts as "more fake news". Responded to Hegseth this week, Levin said: "These men and women signed up to serve their country. The least their country owes them is hot water, a working toilet and a real meal. Hegseth cannot even manage that, and he has the nerve to look their families in the eye and call them liars."

The Guardian contacted the US navy for its response to reports of attempts to jump overboard, but it did not immediately reply.

The mental health challenges faced by active-duty US navy personnel are well known. A recent study looked at the unique stress factors faced by sailors on deployments and found the most common included loud noises, lack of rest, and inadequate mental and physical health care.

The survey of deployed sailors and found almost half complained that they were not receiving adequate help in coping with stress at sea. The study concluded that "given the high rates of military suicide, including within the navy, efforts to improve health care access on ships are urgently needed."

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States in armed conflict 'will not be eligible to host Eurovision'

Nadia Khomami

Arts and culture correspondent

Broadcasters would no longer be eligible to host the Eurovision song contest if their state was involved in an "armed conflict" or "sensitive geopolitical situation", the event's organisers said yesterday.

Eurovision is hosted by the previous year's winning broadcaster, with the 2027 show due to take place in Bulgaria after the singer Dara's victory for the country in May.

But the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises Eurovision, said it had changed the rules

after feedback from participating broadcasters. It said the new rules would provide greater clarity for artists and production staff and ensure the contest provided a "safe and welcoming environment".

Eurovision has faced protests in recent years over the participation of Israel, a competitor since 1973. Five longtime participants - Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia - boycotted this year's competition in Vienna after organisers declined to exclude Israel over its conduct in the war in Gaza and violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. It is unclear if any of the boycotting countries will rejoin. Israel claimed second place in this year's competition, as it did in 2025.

The Bulgarian singer Dara lifts the Eurovision trophy after winning the annual song contest in May this year

The contest's director, Martin Green, said: "The Eurovision Song Contest is constantly evolving, and our annual review of the rules is an important part of making sure the contest remains fair, transparent and consistent for all those who participate, including the millions who engage with the event globally.

"Guided, as always, by feedback from our members, we have clarified and strengthened several areas for 2027.

"These changes are about giving everyone involved greater clarity, protecting artists and ensuring the contest continues to provide a safe and welcoming environment while preserving the spirit and integrity that make the Eurovision Song Contest so special."

In potentially difficult situations outside of armed conflict, the winning country will be assessed by an

independent security body to help the EBU determine whether or not they could safely host.

If the winning member is ruled ineligible, the EBU has said it will identify an alternative host broadcaster to "assume all rights, obligations and liabilities associated with hosting the contest".

The 2023 contest was held in Liverpool after Ukraine's win the previous year. At the time, the EBU said Russia's war made it impossible to begin the 12 months of preparation needed to organise the show.

According to the organisers, the 2026 Eurovision final was watched by 130 million viewers around the world, down from 160 million in 2025.

Despite the blows to its finances and viewership from the boycott, the contest is set for expansion, with a spin-off song contest in Asia due to take place in Bangkok in November.

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Whole-life sentence for

predator who was left free to kill after police errors

Vikram Dodd

Police and crime correspondent

Simon Levy, the prolific sexual predator left free by police and prosecution errors to murder two women, will never leave prison after being sentenced to a rare whole-life tariff.

Judge Mark Lucraft KC said Levy "ruthlessly" exploited women for his sexual pleasure, and had a proven history of sexual offending dating back to 2018.

Levy, 40, will be one of a group of just 76 people currently confined to jail for the rest of his natural life.

Police have admitted that it is likely his second murder victim could have been saved if it were not for errors made by officers and the prosecution service.

The sentencing was watched by the families of his victims: Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, who was killed in south-east London in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins, who was murdered five months later in Tottenham, north London. Wilkins was killed one day short of her 40th birthday, with 83 marks on her body.

Levy was also convicted of attacking and raping another woman, aged 35, in Tottenham in January 2025 known as "ED" to protect her anonymity. She survived and gave damning testimony of how she was beaten, suffocated and raped.

Levy, from Tottenham, was on bail as a suspect for the first murder when he committed the second, after police said they lacked sufficient evidence to charge him.

Even before the killings, he had an extensive history of sexual offending and was on the sex offender register having been jailed in 2021 for two sexual assaults.

Yesterday, Lucraft, the recorder of London, sentenced Levy at the Old Bailey. "You are someone who appears to have a morbid fascination with sex, rape and crime," he said.

Lucraft added: "You will be in prison for life."

Months before the first killing, British Transport Police (BTP) arrested Levy for sexually assaulting women on trains but made errors that delayed charging him, which left him free.

While on bail for the first set of train attacks, he carried out further attacks across the capital, about 10 on trains in total, and was convicted of those crimes earlier this year.

Prosecutor Tom Little KC said Levy's offending was so severe it deserved a whole-life tariff, and an aggravating feature was that sexual

▲ Sheryl Wilkins and, left, Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo. Victims groups say police and CPS failings around Simon Levy show the justice system is in a 'state of collapse'

PHOTOGRAPHS: METROPOLITAN POLICE/PA MEDIA

'Our Sheryl has ended your chances of hurting anyone else. She lost her life to do this'

Mary Wilkins Victims mother

violence was "inextricably interwoven with the killing" of both victims.

The sentencing heard harrowing testimony from the victims' loved ones, who the court heard were vulnerable because they were sex workers and used drugs.

They stressed that the women they lost were loved and key to the lives of their families.

Wilkins's mother, Mary, said her daughter's life had been a sacrifice to keep others safe. "You have done this before and wouldn't have stopped," she said. "Our Sheryl has ended your chances of hurting anyone else. She lost her life to do this, but we truly believe Sheryl has saved countless women from being subjected to your disgusting and horrendous acts. I hope you never walk the streets again as you are a threat to all women."

Wilkins's sister, Lindsey Hicks, said: "You, Simon Levy, have destroyed our lives. Sheryl was a beautiful soul ... The pain you have put her through is unbearable. I hope you rot in prison for the rest of your life."

The woman who survived Levy's attack told the court she was a "mum and a classical pianist" from eastern Europe who had been trafficked into the UK and used drugs to deal with the pain.

The woman branded Levy a "monster" and said she was stronger now, and in her statement vowed to overcome the "humiliation" inflicted on her by Levy. She said he had tried to steal her "soul and dignity" as he set upon her, and left her for dead having raped and strangled her.

She vowed: "I will play music again and smile."

The woman said when she first told officers of the attack they "spoke to me like a child". This was in January 2025, before the other two murders.

The judge and DCI Neil John of the Met police said her bravery had been crucial to seeing Levy jailed for life.

After all the failings, the Met's murder team arrested Levy for Wilkins's murder, then found his first victim and got a full statement, and also linked him to the murder of Valencia-Trujillo.

John said: "I must also commend the victim-survivor who showed considerable bravery and presented vital evidence in court. Her testimony was crucial ..."

The judge said: "It takes considerable courage to come to court and to give evidence ... she should be commended for doing so."

Victims' groups have described the litany of failings in the Levy case as staggering. Government sources say they have no plans for an independent inquiry into the errors. But they come after other scandals highlighting catastrophic errors by police that led to women being seriously hurt or murdered.

The black-cab rapist, John Worboys, drugged and raped scores of victims, aided by police errors. Wayne Couzens exposed himself repeatedly, but police took no action and left him as a serving police officer until he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah

◀ Simon Levy will serve a whole-life sentence. At his sentencing, the judge said he has a 'morbid fascination with sex, rape and crime'

Everard. David Carrick used his status as a Met officer to intimidate his sexual assault victims with complaint after complaint against him ignored.

Harriet Wistrich of the Centre for Women's Justice said: "The catalogue of combined failures in this case provides terrifying evidence that our criminal justice system is in a state of collapse.

"Given the series of catastrophic failures by the Met police on top of an appalling history of police failures ... we must conclude that the Met police are not fit for purpose."

Next year the official Angiolini inquiry, set up after the Couzens scandal, will report and is considering a finding that police are institutionally misogynist.

The Met's deputy assistant commissioner, Kevin Southworth, said: "We know that this case has raised questions around the way Levy was handled and we have carefully reflected on the opportunities missed to prevent his violent offending.

"It highlighted that improvements needed to be made and we have not waited for the outcome of the Independent Office for Police Conduct's report to implement change."

Two Met officers are under investigation by the police watchdog in relation to the case. Levy's risk assessment was downgraded by the Met in August 2024 from high to medium, in part because he was blind in one eye, believed by detectives to be a reprisal for the rape of another woman. Despite the series of train attacks, and his arrest for murder, his risk level was not upgraded.

BTP moved one officer blamed for the delay in charging Levy for the train attacks out of investigations and verbally told off his supervisor, but has not referred itself to the police watchdog.

Prosecutors admitted bungling efforts to have Levy remanded in custody after the first murder and after he was charged with the train attacks. They failed to provide three court hearings with key information demonstrating the full extent of the danger he posed to women. A Crown Prosecution Service source said people have and will continue to be disciplined, but refused to give details.

When first arrested for murder, Levy, who lived with his mother and sister, was wearing children's pyjamas. He needed an appropriate adult present when detectives interviewed him and had dyslexia, autism and learning difficulties. He is believed to have been long-term unemployed.

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Labour chair condemns Tice's 'chilling attempt to silence press' with legal threat to Guardian

Rowena Mason

Whitehall editor

Richard Tice has been accused by Labour's Bridget Phillipson of mounting a "deeply chilling attempt to silence the free press" after he sent a legal threat to the Guardian over its reporting on his financial affairs.

Lawyers for Tice, the deputy leader of Reform UK, singled out a Guardian correspondent for her journalism about a series of Tice's financial transactions that were referred to the National Crime Agency (NCA).

Tice is now suing the NCA, claiming that the information could only have come from an officer within the agency.

In a separate letter to the Guardian, Tice's lawyers made clear they would be seeking disclosure of documents that they believe could reveal the details of sources.

In response, Phillipson, the chair of the Labour party, said it was an attempt to silence journalism. She said: "Rather than answer serious allegations, Richard Tice is now trying to harass those who have exposed them. The Reform deputy leader should drop this lawsuit (against the NCA) and come clean.

"Trumped-up legal letters targeting honest journalism are very revealing. Reform have zero regard for the cornerstones of British democracy: they're unpatriotic and pathetic," said Phillipson.

The move was also criticised by the Liberal Democrats, anti-corruption and press freedom campaigners. The Lib Dem Cabinet Office spokesperson, Lisa Smart, said: "Weaponising the

legal system to hunt down journalists' sources is a desperate, bullying tactic. Tice has revealed what we all always knew to be true - Reform's agenda is completely incompatible with a free and open democracy."

Susan Hawley, the director of Spotlight on Corruption, said: "Using legal threats to strong-arm journalists into disclosing their sources amounts to a deeply concerning attack on press freedom."

Hawley said Tice would be better served being open about the legitimate questions being asked of him and Reform UK, rather than "trying to discredit those who have reported on them". "Democracy depends on an independent press, and the

▶ Richard Tice, the deputy leader of Reform UK, is seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal a Guardian journalist's sources

PHOTOGRAPH: TOLGA AKMEN/EPA

government must get serious about introducing safeguards against abusive legal tactics."

Phil Brickell, the Labour MP and chair of the all-party group on anti-corruption, said Tice had "questions to answer as to how money donated to Reform was reportedly routed through his companies".

"What we now see is a contemptible campaign by Tice to detract from those public interest questions by threatening hard-working journalists and seeking to uncover their sources. The government must act to ensure that those seeking to expose wrongdoing are protected from the rich and powerful seeking to silence them."

Tice and Reform's leader, Nigel Farage, have been under intense scrutiny in recent months because of a continuing investigation by the Guardian into their financial affairs.

Separately, the Sunday Times has also published a series of stories about Reform's funding.

The Guardian revealed in a series of detailed reports that Reform UK had received a secret £1m donation via a fundraising vehicle run by Tice and that Farage had received a secret £5m gift shortly before he

▲ Bridget Phillipson urged Tice to 'drop this lawsuit and come clean'

announced he would stand in the 2024 general election.

The Guardian also revealed that these and other transactions had been reported by bankers to the NCA over fears they could involve laundered money.

A "suspicious activity report" is not proof of wrongdoing; rather, it is an invitation for the agency to examine the transaction to decide whether there are grounds to investigate it further. It is not the same as a crime report.

Farage and Tice have denied any wrongdoing.

Throughout its reports the Guardian has referred to financial industry sources.

Tice has suggested in a document filed at the high court that the Guardian's award-winning City editor, Anna Isaac, could not have had sources at multiple banks.

In legal correspondence sent directly to Isaac, Tice's lawyers suggested he was seeking to unmask sources based on his own assessment of the reporter's work.

Farage has also issued proceedings against the NCA.

Jemimah Steinfeld, the chief executive of Index on Censorship, said it had the "appearance of an attempt to force a journalist to break the golden rule: that sources must be protected".

Steinfeld said: "This has been vital public interest reporting by the Guardian. If the facts are incorrect, then they can be challenged but the sources should not be chased down.

"This appears to be a tactic designed to not only silence journalists but those who talk to them. It is a nasty tactic and we should all be concerned," she said.

Theo Bamber, the chief executive of the News Media Association, said: "Robust protection for journalists' sources is absolutely fundamental to ensuring that reporters can scrutinise authority and hold the powerful to account on behalf of the people impacted by their actions and decisions."

A Guardian News and Media spokesperson said: "Richard Tice's legal threat against the Guardian appears to be a calculated attempt to deflect attention away from legitimate questions about his financial affairs and the funding of Reform UK.

"Instead of providing answers to those questions, he seems intent on intimidating journalists and seeking to expose sources. The Guardian will oppose these attacks on the freedom of the press and will not be deterred from public interest-driven investigations into politicians and the parties they represent."

Tice and his partner, Isabel Oakeshott, used social media posts on Tuesday night to criticise the Guardian. He said: "Lefty journos now bleating as they don't like tables being turned on them ... These lefty journos want war. They've got war."

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London. Instead, they are assessing the feasibility of holding male inmates in alternative sites, such as men's training prisons or repurposed and emptied women's jails, once security has been improved.

Andy Burnham this week asked the justice secretary, Alex Norris, to deliver a plan to free up more space in overcrowded jails. There has been intense pressure on the new government over how to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers.

Ministers have been advised that they can only move prisoners from category B to category C prisons or women's prisons if security is improved.

There are 30 men's reception prisons across England and Wales. Also known as local prisons, they

tend to be Victorian and severely overcrowded, holding remand and short-term prisoners. They tend to have high walls and fences, often topped with razor wire, bars on windows, CCTV and controlled access and internal partitions.

Remand prisoners make up about a fifth of the total prison population in England and Wales, a proportion that has risen sharply in recent years because of court backlogs.

X-ray body scanners are deployed across category B local prisons and are used on many prisoners entering the estate to detect internal concealment of contraband such as drugs, phones and weapons.

About half of England and Wales' 86,000 prisoners are held in category C prisons, which specialise in preparing offenders for work and resettlement.

Prisoners in category C jails are assessed as low to moderate risk and are held in "closed" conditions but do not face high security such as razor wire and internal partitions.

For more than a year, Ministry of Justice officials have been examining schemes to divert female offenders out of jail.

But experts have said converting a women's prison so that it could hold more inmates would also entail a significant security upgrade.

Mark Fairhurst, the national chair of the prison officers union, the POA, said converting the security of category C or women's prisons would take too long to ease the current crisis.

"The category C estate is currently tight for space due to delays in transferring suitable prisoners from closed to open conditions. We need to consider reducing the remand

population so we are not consistently struggling for cell space.

"Upgrading security in any prison is a long-drawn-out process and will take time that we do not have."

Andrew Neilson, the director of campaigns at the Howard League for Penal Reform, said: "Many of the problems now facing category C prisons are also facing category B prisons - they are also overcrowded and are not rehabilitating those held there. I would be concerned that this plan if implemented could just further erode the difference between the categories. Is the government just accepting that there is no room for rehabilitation in prisons that were designed to offer it to people held there?"

Burnham has said he is "increasingly confident" that Harper's killers will not be released early from their sentences.

The prime minister was asked on Tuesday if he had a message for Aimee Harper, the sister of the police officer who died in the line of duty in 2019. He replied: "That I hear you, I feel for you. I wouldn't forgive myself if I didn't do everything I possibly could to try and lessen your anguish, and I am doing that."

▲ The Met will deploy LFR cameras when Oxford Street is pedestrianised

Met police to use live facial recognition cameras on Oxford Street

Rachel Hall

Stage review

Ayckbourn's early sex farce bounces back to life

How the Other Half Loves

The Old Vic, London

★★★★☆

Mark Lawson

Early in his career, Alan Ayckbourn often spun titles from expressions: Absurd Person Singular, Relatively Speaking, Joking Apart, and How

the Other Half Loves, his ninth play.

Two lower class couples - the Phillipses and Featherstones - envy how the Fosters, boss Frank and wife Fiona, live. Structurally, the Phillips and Foster couples occupy half the set each, actors blanking out characters in the other house.

The second scene, when the Featherstones - unwittingly used as adultery alibis by Mr Phillips and Mrs Foster - simultaneously attend dinner parties on consecutive nights, ties with the middle act of Michael Frayn's Noises Off as the most ingeniously crafted and reliably hilarious half hour in English farce.

It started Ayckbourn's experiments in theatrical time and space, leading to audiences seeing a cross-section of three apartments in The Things We Do for Love (1997) and House & Garden

(1999) occupying two theatres simultaneously.

While the geometric cleverness in How the Other Half Loves remains fresh, other aspects date: men can't make their own breakfast, have their clothes laid out for them by "the other half" and offices were completely male.

▲ Geometric cleverness ... Laura Elsworthy (Mary Featherstone), Adam Gillen (William Featherstone) and Roger Allam (Frank Foster), with Dorothy Atkinson (Fiona Foster), left PHOTOGRAPHS: MANUEL HARLAN

However, Ayckbourn's policy of allowing every actor a big moment gives the wives more agency than much 1970s comedy. Even Mrs Featherstone - "Mouse" - roars.

Director Philip Breen sensibly treats it as a period drama, with 1969 hits such as The Boxer covering scene changes. Rob

Howell's sets and costumes delight in an era where transistor radios, Trimphones and eggnog were exotic novelties.

The cast of six, though, is more than half the joy, with verbal and physical humour stopping the show as surely as big numbers in musicals. Roger Allam's Frank, managerial pomposity concealing kindness, has a magnificent scene as a hapless marital Poirot, wildly mis-summarising who was in which room with whom when.

Laura Elsworthy's Mary wins a big laugh via a feat of backstage athleticism. Ayesha Antoine's Teresa shows how sassy acting can update an older play's social attitudes. Ayckbourn followed this with (so far) 83 more plays - but his early work can still deliver two great halves.

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The Metropolitan police are understood to be planning to expand live facial recognition (LFR) technology to Britain's busiest shopping street.

In June the Met said it would introduce the technology in London's West End by Christmas and a further six areas next year.

Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, has indicated LFR will be part of a newly pedestrianised Oxford Street. This would make it among the first areas in the country to have permanent LFR infrastructure scanning the faces of people and comparing them with a watchlist of wanted suspects.

LFR has been widely criticised by human rights groups. One organisation described the proposed introduction on Oxford Street as an escalation in routine public surveillance. There is also evidence that the algorithm used to power it can discriminate against black people.

Scotland Yard plans to use static LFR cameras in the West End and Soho, which have some of the highest crime rates in the city. The technology began to be deployed at tube stations this month.

Ruth Ehrlich of the human rights organisation Liberty said LFR cameras on Oxford Street would mark "a significant expansion of surveillance in public spaces" and "an escalation".

She added: "If live facial recognition is to be deployed in one of the country's busiest shopping and tourist destinations, there must be full transparency about how it will be used, what safeguards are in place and how its impact on people's rights will be monitored."

Jasleen Chaggar of the campaign group Big Brother Watch said: "A face scan is as unique as a fingerprint. The police cannot take your fingerprints when you are not suspected of wrongdoing. Taking a faceprint is no less intrusive just because it happens remotely."

A spokesperson for Khan said: "The mayor is committed to ensuring the Met is open and transparent around where, when, why and how live facial recognition technology is used. His Office for Policing and Crime will oversee its use to ensure there's trust and confidence in policing."

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Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on how UK adapts to climate crisis

Sandra Laville Environment correspondent

Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed.

The officials make up 0.3% of staff within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

The government has been warned by the climate change adaptation committee that it is lagging far behind in terms of adapting to a new climate as a result of global heating.

The climate crisis is increasing summer heatwaves and winter rainfall in the UK, with both drought and flooding more likely.

Peak river flows could increase by up to 45%, while water supply shortfalls may surpass 5bn litres daily, the committee has warned. It said the economic cost of failing to adapt could be between 1% and 5% of UK GDP annually by 2050 - £60bn to £260bn a year.

But only 20 staff out of 6,613 in Defra are working on climate adaptation, according to the data.

"England is desperately unprepared for the impacts of the climate crisis, and these shocking figures show how few officials are working on the problem at the top of government," said the environmental writer and campaigner Guy Shrubsole, who obtained the data.

Shrubsole called on the new environment secretary, Angela Eagle, to seize the moment amid heatwaves and wildfires to greatly boost staffing and funds for climate adaptation.

He said: "Andy Burnham has seen the effects of climate change in Makefield, which flooded in past winters, and as Manchester mayor when wildfire smoke from Peak District grouse moors choked local residents.

"It's time he levelled with the country about the climate emergency and set out a radical plan to get us off fossil fuels and prepare communities for extreme weather."

'These shocking figures show how few officials are working on the problem at the top of government'

Guy Shrubsole Writer and campaigner

The prime minister is also being challenged by the Wildlife Trusts and other leading environmental NGOs in his first 100 days in office to reset the government's approach to the environmental emergencies facing the UK. They want him to recognise that ecological restoration - such as rewetting bogs and managing natural flood defences - is essential to national security and public health.

Since taking office Burnham has not mentioned the climate crisis, the extreme heat the UK is experiencing, the wildfires that have taken hold from the south-west to the north of England, nor the drought covering almost three-quarters of the country. The UK is about to enter its fifth heatwave of the summer, as climate breakdown makes extreme heat, drought and wildfires more likely.

Friends of the Earth's head of policy, Mike Childs, said: "The UK is in the grip of a growing climate crisis. Across the UK communities are under attack from relentless heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, putting lives, homes, farmers and nature at risk.

"Andy Burnham must end his silence on the climate emergency and pledge to make it a top priority by strengthening plans to protect communities from increasingly frequent and extreme weather ...

"But we must also tackle the cause, not just the consequences. The government must do more to cut the pollution driving climate change by accelerating the shift to clean energy and ruling out new oil and gas developments like Rosebank and Jackdaw, and a third runway at Heathrow."

Firefighters across the country are tackling record levels of wildfires. Steve Wright, the Fire Brigades Union's general secretary, is calling for 5,000 more firefighters to be recruited, saying it should be a national priority to have enough properly equipped firefighters to face the threats of climate extremes.

The UK lacks much of the key equipment to tackle wildfires that European firefighters possess. The country does not have any dedicated fixed-wing water-bombing planes or specialist aerial firefighting aircraft.

A Defra spokesperson said: "Climate adaptation underlines work throughout the whole department - from nature recovery to flooding response to sustainable farming - on top of a direct and dedicated team ...

"We are already strengthening our approach to climate adaptation through our work with the National Drought Group, building nine new reservoirs across the country and investing at least £10.5bn by March 2036 to construct new flood and coastal erosion schemes."

Trees and a windfall tax

Ten policies No 10 should announce right now

Matthew Taylor Sandra Laville Damian Carrington

Here are 10 policies that Andy Burnham's government should consider announcing urgently.

1 Reject drilling licences for the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gasfields

This would be a vital and confidence-boosting sign that the UK is committed to putting a rocket-booster under the clean, green and very fast-growing economy of the 21st century, not the fossil-fuelled one of the last. It would give the UK diplomatic weight as it works to cut emissions and end the climate crisis.

The supposed benefits of approving the North Sea oil and gasfields are mostly fantasy. They

will have no impact on UK energy prices - oil and gas are commodities whose price is set by international markets. As the UK Energy Research Centre says: "Assertions that drilling the North Sea will provide energy resilience and affordability are a delusion."

2 Increase windfall tax on fossil fuel giants to pay for adaptation measures

The eight biggest oil companies made a staggering $93bn (£69bn) in the three months to the end of June - almost double their profits from the same period last year. At the same time, carbon emissions from the oil and gas these companies produce are escalating the climate crisis. An increased windfall tax on excess profits could raise huge sums for the government and help pay for emergency adaptation measures.

▲ Firefighters tackle a burning field in Eton, Berkshire. Fire brigades are short of equipment for wildfires

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▲ Fossil Free London campaigners protest against North Sea drilling

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▼ Purched fields around Osmington White Horse near Weymouth in Dorset show the impact of drought PHOTOGRAPH: FINNBARB WEBSTEUGETTY IMAGES

3 Make grey water reuse mandatory in new buildings and incentivise rainwater harvesting

The UK is predicted to face a shortfall of 5bn litres of water a day by 20% Grey water recycling or reuse captures water from sinks, showers, baths, washing machines and other "wash water" sources - not toilets - for use in homes. Rainwater capture is another way to make homes more water efficient. Grey water is not safe to drink but reusing it for other activities, such as toilet flushing, can reduce an individual's water consumption by 50%.

4 Bring the water industry under national control

The privatised water system has overseen record sewage pollution levels and presided over a system that critics argue prioritises shareholder dividends, big salaries and bonuses.

More than £85bn has gone to shareholders, while the industry has failed to invest in infrastructure by building reservoirs, upgrading pipes to stop leaking - a fifth of water running through pipes is lost to leakage - and making sure wastewater treatment plants have capacity for sewage treatment.

5 Invest in proper equipment for firefighters

Fire brigades in Britain are short of the equipment needed to fight large, unpredictable wildfires. While, for example, Spanish emergency services and the military extensively use specialised amphibious planes and helicopters

to scoop up water and dump it on wildfires, the UK does not own any dedicated water-bombing planes.

6 Implement a maximum workplace temperature

During June's heatwaves, temperatures in some workplaces became unbearable - and dangerous. Teachers reported classrooms reaching well over 40C, with children and staff struggling to cope, while bus drivers spoke about the "horrendous" working conditions of temperatures again in excess of 40C in their cabs.

The Trades Union Congress wants a maximum working temperature.

7 Fund cool spaces in every community

As heatwaves intensify - and become more dangerous for younger, older and more vulnerable people - having free access to a nearby space that is cool, well ventilated and comfortable will become increasingly important. Experts say that school halls, libraries or leisure centres are among the buildings that could be reassigned when extreme heat hits.

8 Launch a national retrofit programme

Homes in the UK are among the draughtiest and least energy-efficient in Europe. This means they are often too hot in summer and too cold in winter, leading to high bills and soaring carbon emissions.

A report this year suggested councils could take the lead on a retrofitting programme backed by national government. It would start with key public services, then work through council and social housing before moving on to privately owned homes. The report added it would be a more efficient way of spending the public funds already allocated for insulation.

9 Plant more trees and protect existing nature

As well as absorbing atmospheric carbon and locking it up for centuries, planting more trees creates shade that can reduce the urban heat island effect.

While planting trees today can create cooling in the future, researchers said a newly planted tree would not shade a building for 15 or 20 years. "Every mature tree lost now is irreplaceable on the timeline that matters for current heatwaves," said the urban planning expert Dr Thami Croeser.

10 Encourage regenerative agriculture approaches to increase food resilience

Regenerative farming allows land, soil, water, nutrients and natural assets to regenerate themselves, as opposed to conventional approaches to farming that can deplete these natural resources.

This approach can help crops become more resilient to drought and dry weather. In one study, regenerative management of the soil led to a 23% increase in soil moisture content, and it has been shown to increase yields.

Additional reporting Pippa Neill

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Nurses fainting in 'inhumane' heat conditions

many members in hospital wards and care homes.

The RCN, which runs an advice hotline, said some staff had collapsed. Others were left dizzy, nauseous or at risk of fainting while dripping with sweat "from head to toe".

They also faced pressure to keep elderly and vulnerable patients safe alongside keeping medications cool.

Working within a critical care unit in an NHS hospital in the southwest of England, a 37-year-old nurse told the Guardian her ward had reached temperatures of more than 30C and staff were struggling in the conditions.

"Our ward doesn't have air conditioning, and so we're all really struggling. We've had hot summers before, but I can't remember ever working in conditions like these back to back," she said.

Another nurse, who works in a community health centre in England, said: "It gets to the point you dread going to work, especially when wearing PPE and providing patient care. We drip with sweat from head to toe."

Prof Nicola Ranger, the general secretary and chief executive of the RCN, said that these testimonies

▲ Andy Burnham is under pressure over policy on climate adaptation

were a "wake-up call" and appealed for an urgent programme to install air conditioning, improve ventilation and ensure heat-appropriate uniforms were available.

On Monday, the Fire Brigades Union warned that firefighters needed new equipment and resources to face the growing threats from a climate changing at speed.

According to a freedom of information request submitted by the Guardian, just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The government has been warned by the climate change adaptation committee that it is lagging far behind in terms of adapting to a new climate.

Speaking yesterday morning, Burnham raised the idea of a possible ban on disposable barbecues, which are a known fire risk. Later in the day, he said retailers should withdraw them from sale, adding: "Longer term we will look at whether a temporary ban in the summer months is justified."

One Labour MP, Chris Hinchliff,

who had previously warned Burnham about the need to prepare the country for a fast-changing climate, called for more immediate action, saying the summer "has to be a real wake-up call for Westminster".

Some Labour MPs are also privately concerned that Burnham has as yet not shown he understands the urgency of the issue.

"Adaptation has always been the poor relation in government," one Labour MP said. "Look how much better we are at getting energy projects off the ground than reservoirs."

Some MPs argued that Burnham had taken too long to hold a Cobra meeting. "He barely talks about the climate crisis," said one. "He should be doing as many social media video clips on this as he does on the cost of living crisis."

Hinchliff, the MP for North East Hertfordshire, said the events of the summer should trigger action. "It's a well-recognised fact that our country was built for a climate that no longer exists," he said. "It's putting enormous pressure on our infrastructure, our railways, our schools, our hospitals, and it threatens a real impact on living standards. This has to be one of the top priorities for government."

Another MP said Burnham should use the subject to his advantage and "lean into climate adaptability".

"Let Nigel Farage be on the side of the wildfires - he can be the pro-wildfire politician, and Andy can be the anti-wildfire prime minister. This is an opportunity for him to seize," they added.

Dunwich Heath Public told to stay out amid WW2 bomb fear

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The National Trust is to carry out a drone survey of the fire-damaged Dunwich Heath amid fears that the inferno has exposed unexploded bombs from the second world war.

The conservation charity is warning people to stay away from the "dangerous" area, with all public rights of access currently suspended.

More than 100 hectares of heathland habitat have been destroyed by fire at the Suffolk reserve since it took hold about two weeks ago, the National Trust said.

The fire service said on Monday that the fire has been stood down as a major incident but crews remain on scene damping down the affected area and monitoring for hotspots.

Matt Wilson, the coast and countryside manager for the National Trust's Suffolk and Essex coast portfolio, said: "There's no right for people to access this site at the moment because it's dangerous."

He said that during the second world war, Dunwich Heath was used for training for Operation Kruschen, "which was looking at planning for the D-day landings".

"Across the landscape, features similar to German fortifications were set up and used to train allied troops," he said. "During this fire event, at least two unexploded ordnance

have been found and they've had to be remote detonated."

He said that last week, the fire service called the bomb squad out to a phosphorus mortar shell in nearby Minsmere. The second unexploded ordnance that had been discovered was a mortar fuse, he said.

Wilson said it was "likely there will be more" unexploded ordnance.

He said much of the site had been "covered by vegetation for decades".

"Now there's no vegetation barrier

▼ The Suffolk wildlife reserve, which has been ravaged by fire, was used for military training before D-day

PHOTOGRAPH: JUSTIN MINNS/NATIONAL TRUST/PA

so theoretically people could, when they're allowed access back in, walk across the landscape and come across something that has been buried since the 1940s," he said.

"Out on site, our biggest priority is the unexploded ordnance surveys. We're looking at doing low-level drone surveys looking for ferrous metals." He said that while tackling the fire, the fire service moved ground to create new firebreaks.

"We've got a lot of disturbed ground ... a huge amount of earth has been moved and there's a really high risk that within that earth movement there could be unexploded ordnance," said Wilson.

"I know there will be a fascination with disaster tourism and people wanting to come and see the damage for themselves, but the site is closed and it will remain closed until such time as we know that it's safe."

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Inglorious Twelfth? Calls to outlaw grouse shooting to prevent wildfires

Helena Horton

Every year on 12 August, fans of traditional British cuisine flock to plush restaurants in London's Mayfair to dine on grouse served with bread sauce and game chips.

But those hoping to find the small wild birds, sourced from the UK's moorlands, may be disappointed this year. Wildfires have been raging, burning habitats and incinerating wildlife, after record-breaking heat turned the landscape into a tinderbox.

The intensive management of grouse moors involves the draining of peatland and the burning of vegetation that grows on it. Experts say this creates the conditions for wildfires as dry peat acts as fuel and smoulders for extended periods, making fires almost impossible to extinguish.

Because of this, the Green party

▲ A grouse shooting party in Scotland yesterday PHOTOGRAPH: LUKE BABLOW/PA WIRE

in Scotland, where there are a large number of grouse shoots, has called for the Glorious Twelfth - the start of the season, before which grouse cannot legally be hunted - and grouse shooting to be banned.

The climate crisis makes every heatwave more likely and intense.

The end of June heatwave was the most severe ever recorded in Europe. Richard Corrigan, who owns both Corrigan's and Bentley's oyster bar and grill in Mayfair, has always served grouse during his decades-long career. But this year, they are in short supply.

He said: "I was hoping to get something on the 12th, it's looking like it's running a week and a half late. They will be smaller and fewer, which is fine and it is a treat. The hot weather hasn't helped everything this year, that's for sure."

Corrigan will be finding it more difficult than some chefs to get birds because he has become more particular about who he buys grouse from. "We now insist [birds] come from small estates rather than the large shoots, where dozens are shot at a time. I am not too sure I agree with the large shoots. I would rather people shoot wild animals for the table rather than shoot for the sake of having a day out."

He also refuses to buy grouse from any moor associated with raptor persecution - the shooting or poisoning of birds of prey to boost grouse numbers. "Something that has really annoyed me is the killing of raptor birds on the estates. They are being poisoned by people on these estates. I would never buy grouse from those estates. We all know who they are," Corrigan said.

The chef, who grew up in County Meath, Ireland, said the management of the moors has led to them being more susceptible to wildfires. "I was brought up in moorland, I am very aware of the heather and the turf, they need the

◀ Grouse, which live on moorland, are hard to find this year after heatwaves turned the landscape into a tinderbox

wetlands to be restored to keep the moors in good shape. Some estates have taken it all a bit too far and have turned it into factory grouse shooting operations."

Henry Harris, the chef-owner of Bouchon Racine in Farringdon, London, said he was keeping his fingers crossed that he would receive grouse this week from his supplier. "If they fly, they will be shot. If it is too hot they will not fly," he said.

He added that he was concerned about the wildfires and their impact on moorland wildlife, including grouse. "People do expect us to serve it," he said. "We had a queue for them last year."

Ariane Burgess MSP, rural affairs spokesperson for the Scottish Greens, will not be joining the queue. "Scotland's land is one of our greatest assets," she said. "It should be supporting thriving rural communities, restoring nature and tackling the climate crisis, rather than serving as a private playground for the wealthy few."

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Starmer sidelined me during key policy launch, says Cooper

The black hole star is the size of the solar system and releases 100bn times more energy than any known star - closer to that observed from black holes

Rowena Mason

Whitehall editor

Yvette Cooper admits Labour has "not done government very well" in the last two years, and accused Keir Starmer's No 10 of sidelining her during the launch of a key immigration policy when she was home secretary.

Speaking on the Political Currency podcast with the former chancellor George Osborne, Cooper highlighted some of the difficulties ministers faced with Starmer's leadership, which she summarised as "bring me solutions, not problems".

She said she had found a more collegiate style under Andy Burnham.

Contrasting the new prime minister with Starmer, the health secretary said there had been "a style of leading the government that maybe doesn't necessarily work in politics" under the last administration.

As an example, she was critical of how she was in effect excluded from launching the immigration white paper in May 2025, while home secretary under Starmer.

At the launch, fronted by Starmer, he spoke of introducing policies to deal with the risk that Britain could become an "island of strangers" - which Cooper later had to defend.

The cabinet minister told Osborne: "Keir wanted the immigration white paper. Actually, we did a lot of the

work on it in the Home Office, and a whole set of plans to bring legal migration back under control, a whole set of reforms around illegal migration and so on.

"But then Number 10 wanted Keir to announce it on his own and to front that up, and so I didn't see what was going to be said or what the announcement was ... that was the way that No 10 operated.

"It was like, well, you can be sat in the front row of the launch, but actually the prime minister is going to launch it."

She added: "I think Keir's style of leadership was 'bring me solutions, not problems'. And I'm not sure you can do that in politics ... the thing you see with Andy is 'hang on, bring me the problems. I want to talk to you

"Keir's style was 'bring me solutions, not problems'"

Yvette Cooper

Health secretary

about the problems. I want to engage. I want to hear about the problems, and I want us to work together in solving them."

Cooper contrasted Starmer's desire to be presented with a set of options with Burnham's more discursive approach on social care, saying he was "passionate about it" and wanted to talk about the problems.

"He wanted me to be part of the event, launching it, to be speaking at it, to be talking about it," she said. "I think Keir's style of leadership, which is very effective in other ways, actually, was it just didn't fit with that emotion that you need to drive change and involve people and include people in politics."

During the podcast, Cooper also spoke about her ambition to build a consensus around a solution to the social care crisis, saying it was about "trying to create a sense that somebody's going to have to solve this, and you know if it's not this government, it's going to have to be the next government, or we're going to end up with a never-ending, growing crisis for our NHS because we're not doing things to solve social care".

Astronomers hail 'black hole star' as new cosmic object

Ian Sample

Science editor

Astronomers claim to have discovered a new kind of cosmic object, a black hole star, which is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light.

The international team focused their attention on a mysterious red spot in images of the early solar system captured by Nasa's James Webb space telescope (JWST).

The object was lurking in the constellation of Cetus, the whale, about 3/6bn light years away. It is thought to have formed 66mn years after the big bang, astronomers' leading theory as to how the universe began.

While it resembles an immense star, it releases 100bn times more energy than any known star can produce. The energy output is far closer to that observed from black holes.

"We have found a new type of astrophysical object, a black hole star," said Dr Rohan Naidu at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, adding that it "shines with the energy typically associated with black holes but at the same time bears signatures classically associated with stars".

The scientists were using the JWST to find the most distant galaxies in the known universe. After succeeding with a galaxy named MoM-214, which formed 280m years after the big bang, they turned their attention to other cosmic objects.

Writing in the journal Nature, the astronomers described how they focused on an extremely bright red spot known as MoM-BH7-1, the reddest object in the telescope's image archive.

"The way its light is almost entirely red, and abruptly disappears below a certain wavelength, is so dramatic that there is no comparison among any known class of objects," Naidu said.

The findings suggest scores of other "little red dots", or LEDs, in nearly every deep space image from the JWST are also black hole stars.

Mourners pay tribute at Widdecombe funeral service

Rachel Hall

About 100 family, friends and colleagues of Ann Widdecombe yesterday attended a funeral service for the former Conservative minister, who was killed in her home in Devon last month.

Politicians and broadcasters were among the mourners at Buckfast Abbey in Buckfastleigh, a Catholic abbey in Devon where Widdecombe regularly worshipped and which she described as her "safe haven".

A 90-minute requiem mass - where prayers are offered for the soul of the dead - was held for the former MP and Reform UK spokesperson.

Before the service, police officers and sniffer dogs could be seen searching the grounds.

Widdecombe died on 8 July, aged 78, after she was hit over the head with a hammer 21 times at her home in Haytor. Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was charged with her murder on 20 July.

It is understood that Reform leader, Nigel Farage, did not attend because he did not wish to be a distraction. He is expected to attend a memorial planned for later this year.

Those slated to attend included the shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, the

▲ Mourners pay their respects at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, where Widdecombe worshipped.

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former Conservative justice minister Crispin Blunt and the radio broadcaster Iain Dale.

The private mass featured a homily from the fit Rev David Charlesworth, the abbot of Buckfast. He said: "In the midst of the shock, clamour and sometimes unwarranted comment surrounding her death, our response is to pray for the repose of her soul, to give thanks for her fortitude, and offer holy mass in this abbey church, which Ann called her safe haven."

An earlier statement from the abbey said: "Ann was a woman of profound faith, a faith which found expression in the public forum of politics. Ann was unafraid to express her

unwavering convictions, formed through her Roman Catholic faith. She had a sharp intellect and was a dedicated public servant."

The order of service showed tributes would be paid by the Rev Roger Widdecombe, nephew of Ann, and Christian Sweeting, a close friend.

Donations made in her memory will be divided between the Leprosy Mission and Abound, supporting the projects of the Christian Endeavour Hostel in India.

Widdecombe was first elected as a Conservative MP in 1987 and became a prisons minister in the 1990s. She later became a member of the European parliament for the Brexit party.

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'He put on voices' Doubts raised over Jason Arday claim he was non-verbal at primary school

Lanre Bakare Aamna Mohdin Sammy Gecsoyler

The story of Jason Arday's extraordinary rise to becoming the youngest black professor in the history of the University of Cambridge is all the more remarkable for one claim: that he did not learn to speak until just shy of his 12th birthday.

This claim was mentioned in a letter announcing his resignation last week, which came amid mounting questions about both his academic work and statements he had made about his past.

Arday wrote that becoming a professor at Cambridge was something he "could scarcely have imagined" as an autistic child who was "unable to speak until I was 11 years old".

His memoir, Great and Unfortunate Things, was published by Simon & Schuster in the US on Tuesday and is due to be published in the UK on 27 August. It tells the story of how he joined Cambridge aged 37 despite being non-verbal throughout his childhood and only learning to read and write aged 18.

But interviews with former schoolmates have produced conflicting accounts. Two remember him speaking at primary

▼ Jesus College, where Jason Arday was a professor of sociology of education until he resigned last week

PHOTOGRAPH: TOLGA AKMEN/EPA

school, describing a chatty child who loved making jokes, while two others say they did not hear him speak until secondary school.

Jonathan Stewart, 40, told the Guardian he remembered Jason Arday from when they were growing up in south London. He described him as a good mimic who entertained pupils by putting on accents and singing songs.

Stewart, a YouTuber who says he was in the year below Arday at Heathbrook primary school in Nine Elms, said the academic was known as the class clown. "He was always cracking jokes. He was the comedian guy, he would even put on voices," claimed Stewart, who says he regularly attended church with Arday.

Stewart said that in the Sunday school minibus that would pick them up, Arday would entertain his peers by singing the jingle from the 90s advert for My Baby All Gone.

Another man who was also in the year below Arday at Heathbrook, and who asked not to be named, said: "I don't remember too much about him but I certainly recollect him being able to speak."

Both Stewart and the other former schoolmate said they were in touch with people who had been in Arday's class.

Arday writes in his memoir that as he approached the age of 12 the council was on the verge of pulling his speech therapy support because he had made so little progress.

"But, miraculously, just a few days shy of my 12th birthday, I spoke. It was at the start of one of my sessions, and Katrina [his

'I don't remember too much about him but I certainly recollect him being able to speak'

Former classmate

speech therapist] had just said: 'Hello, Jason.' At that moment, I was fiddling with my hearing aid, which was bothering me, and then I took it out of my ear and said hello back to her."

Arday said his mother was present to witness the moment and that beforehand he had "said bits of words and made various noises out of context" but never replied with the correct phrase or at the right time.

Arday denied the accounts provided by Stewart and the other former schoolmate, and organised for the Guardian to be sent statements by two school friends, Nick Clark and Mike Freeman, who said the account in his memoir

accurately reflected the boy they remembered at school.

Clark said: "As a boy, I remember Jason not speaking and being regularly removed from class for additional support throughout his time at Heathbrook. I was not in his secondary school but we joined the same football team at 13, when we became great friends, playing football together ever since."

His mother, Caroline Russell-Clark, also sent a statement saying she had helped out at Heathbrook for a couple of years when Jason was very young.

"When my son, Nick Clark, was in nursery at Heathbrook, I was asked to help three-year-old Jason, who had serious learning

▲ Arday resigned from Cambridge University after he was accused of plagiarism in academic work

PHOTOGRAPH: CHRISTIAN SINIBALDI/ THE GUARDIAN

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▲ Jonathan Stewart says Arday was a good mimic who could do accents

difficulties ... I helped him listen to stories and read to him on many occasions," she said. "He moved up to reception (class) and the deputy headteacher ... asked me in to help support him. Jason never spoke to me but he was well behaved and an engaging child."

Russell-Clark said Arday had been in the same class as her son at primary school, adding: "I do not remember him speaking until he was playing in the same football team as my son aged 14/15."

Freeman said: "I remember him not speaking during our time at Heathbrook primary school. He was regularly taken out of class for his educational needs. His severe special needs didn't stop him playing football and games with me and others as he was still friendly and could communicate through play and actions."

Arday resigned from Cambridge last week after being accused of plagiarism in his academic work. Questions were also raised about a long line of claims about his backstory, from endurance running, football exploits and charity fundraising to academic positions, qualifications and authorship. Arday said the "relentless accusations, speculation and public commentary have taken a profound toll on me and on those I love".

Stewart said: "It took someone so long to get in the position that he got into and it's tarnished. I can't tell my sons: 'Go look at him as somebody to look up to.'"

Arday claimed to have completed 30 marathons in 35 days, as well as running 600 miles in six days and raising £5m for charity over several years. After facing questions he revised some of those claims and instead said he was part of a fundraising group that he was unable to name for legal reasons.

He also told the Guardian he had been the target of threats after his Cambridge appointment, including having a severed pig's head delivered to his parents' home. Subsequent investigations found no evidence to support this claim.

Simon & Schuster - which bought Arday's memoir for a seven-figure sum, according to the academic - is pressing on with its publication and launch in the UK. The publisher did not respond to requests for comment.

Additional reporting

Kevin Rawlinson

'This case is an aberration'

Cambridge bows to pressure for independent investigation

Richard Adams

Education editor

Cambridge University's leadership has bowed to internal pressure for an independent investigation into its appointment of Jason Arday as a professor, with its vice-chancellor admitting the affair has damaged the institution.

Prof Deborah Prentice said she recognised the "anger and anxiety around this damaging and difficult case" but described it as "an aberration" that should not be used to cast aspersions on the abilities of its staff of colour.

Senior Cambridge academics had called for the university to hold a fully independent inquiry into Arday's appointment as professor of sociology of education, after the details of his career and life story were exposed to intense scrutiny.

The university initially defended him as the "victim of a vile campaign to undermine his credibility" but he resigned last week after a series of his claims were called into doubt.

In a letter to staff, Prentice said: "I know there is anger and anxiety around this damaging and difficult case ... We will now investigate the circumstances around his appointment by the faculty of education back in 2022 and his time here in Cambridge since his appointment ...

"That investigation, as you say, should be thorough and transparent, and will be carried out independently by senior academics from within and beyond Cambridge."

The university did not supply any details of the investigation's membership or its terms of reference.

Prentice said the findings would be used to review Cambridge's appointment process for senior roles, and that its education faculty bore some responsibility for Arday's selection. She also highlighted that Arday had held positions at Durham and Glasgow universities before applying to Cambridge for a professorial chair.

"As you are fully aware, appoint-

▼ Prof Deborah Prentice, Cambridge University's vice-chancellor, said the inquiry would be thorough

PHOTOGRAPH: LINDA WILINOTHE GUARDIAN

ments to senior academic roles, as in the case of the faculty of education and Jason Arday: are currently led at department level," she said. "I note that Durham and Glasgow universities have announced that they are also investigating the circumstances surrounding the appointment of Jason Arday to academic posts."

However, academics at Cambridge said Prentice's description of the appointment process was "non-sensical", and Arday's appointment had been made by a separate board of electors chaired by a representative of the university's leadership.

While Glasgow has announced its own investigation into Arday's selection, Durham University declined to endorse Prentice's comments.

A spokesperson for Durham said: "Since the recent emergence of questions relating to the circumstances surrounding Jason Arday's appointment to a chair at Cambridge University, we have looked into his appointment to a junior academic role at Durham in 2019. He was appointed following a standard, competitive recruitment process in which he met published criteria for the role.

"He left Durham over four years ago and no longer has any formal association with us. Allegations about plagiarism in his PhD did not surface until after he had left Durham."

Prentice also recognised the effect of the controversy on other black and minority ethnic academics at Cambridge, after some had described the atmosphere as toxic.

She said: "In light of the focus on this troubling case and the widespread commentary around it, I want to be very clear that we do not need the outcomes of an investigation to clearly and loudly affirm that our staff of colour are highly valued, for their scholarship, their achievements and the contributions they make to the institution and the wider academic community.

"This particular case is an aberration and should not be used to cast aspersions on their work or the legitimacy of their roles at Cambridge."

Prentice joined Cambridge from Princeton University in 2023, several months after Arday's appointment.

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Alarm over rocketing number of under-16s injured by e-scooters

Hannah Al-Othman

North of England correspondent

The number of children injured in crashes on e-scooters has soared in recent years, with some as young as nine involved in collisions, research has found.

A review of injuries among under-16s seen at paediatric trauma centres in three cities found the average age of those involved in e-scooter collisions was 12, and almost 65% of those injured were male.

The most common injuries were to the limbs, followed by head and facial injuries. Fewer than 2% of patients had been wearing a helmet.

Half of the children injured were between 10 and 13 years old, with the youngest only nine. The three children's hospitals - Alder Hey in Liverpool, Sheffield and Royal Manchester - had recorded a total of 477 e-scooter injuries.

In January 2019, Sheffield and Alder Hey combined saw five children with e-scooter related injuries; this rose to 102 in December 2024, an increase of 1,940%.

More than 80% of the injuries were sustained on private e-scooters, which can only be ridden legally on private land. The majority of the accidents had happened on public land, roads and parks.

Up to 1.2 million people in

2%

The proportion of children who were wearing a helmet when they were hurt in an e-scooter related incident

477

The number of children seen in three paediatric trauma units due to e-scooters between 2019 and 2024

▲ Carly Calland with her son Jacob who died, aged 14, after an e-scooter that he was riding on with a friend was in a collision with a car

England are believed to privately own e-scooters, which are available to buy from many high street retailers.

"Clearly, reporting these accidents is important to influence and change policy," the researchers told the Emergency Medicine journal, adding: "There must also be an onus on retailers to clearly advise customers of the law, and policymakers to regulate private e-scooters, such as with speed limiters, or mandate helmet use."

Rented e-scooters are legal to ride on public roads. The rider must be 16 years old or older and hold at least a provisional driving licence. Rental scooters are typically speed limited to 15mph, and companies must have appropriate insurance.

In June, a 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named because of his age, was sentenced to a youth referral order and a driving ban, after pleading guilty to causing the death of his friend Jacob Calland, 14, who was a passenger on the back of his e-scooter when it collided with a car in Wythenshawe, Manchester.

After her son's death, Carly Calland launched Jacob's Journey, a campaign that aims to raise awareness about dangerous e-scooter use and the legalities around riding them.

"No words will ever be able to describe the pain caused by Jacob's death," she told the court in a statement as his friend was sentenced. "My heart has been smashed into a thousand pieces and there is nothing that can be done to fix it. My life is a living nightmare."

DC Steve Pennington, from Greater Manchester Police's serious collision investigation unit, said: "E-scooters are not harmless toys and they can lead to horrific consequences when used by inexperienced riders and without the due care required. I would urge parents to check what their children are using and to ensure they are educated about the risks of using them on the road."

A Department for Transport spokesperson said: "These are concerning findings, and our thoughts are with anyone who has been injured on our roads. It is illegal for private e-scooters to be used on roads, pavements or in other public spaces, including by under-16s, and we're bringing forward new laws to make their use safe and legal, including consulting on requirements like helmets."

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Stage review

Cult manga

mystery is

irresistible

Death Note: The Musical

Barbican, London

★★★★☆

Andrew Pulver

W

e know that people like to dress up for the theatre, but some of the crowd at

Death Note: The Musical took it to a whole other level. Coiffured and corseted, bedecked in gauze or festooned with diamanté, it was a sight to behold, with an appreciable element going for full cosplay.

This, for the uninitiated, is because the source material has emerged from the fan-cultivating world of Japanese manga,

originating in 2003, and which has sold millions of copies in comic book and novel form. It has jumped to an animated TV series and feature film iterations, and even crossed over with a Hollywood treatment in 2017.

A live musical seems a bit of a sideways step, though; this kind of material doesn't often find itself in theatres, but perhaps the success of the Barbicans's staging will see more given the go-ahead.

You can certainly see the appeal. Shorn of the original's convoluted digressions, and with a dilution

of the original manga's play for the teen-boy readership, this emerges as a smart, metaphysical whodunnit with a nice line in emotional intensity cranked up by its power-ballad score.

Despite its elaborate plot, Death Note rests on a fairly simple idea, familiar from J-horror of yore. Someone's name gets written in a spooky notebook and ... THEY DIE.

All sorts of random, self-imposed rules materialise to make things difficult, as well as a bunch of supernatural presences who face their own set of consequences for

their actions. The adapters - Frank Wildhorn (music), Jack Murphy (lyrics) and Ivan Menchell (book) - have slimmed things down to focus on three principals: drunk-with-power schoolkid killer Light (Xander Pang), maverick but brilliant detective L (Colin Ryan) and pop princess turned lovelorn slayer Misa (Stephanie Zaharis).

Their three-way struggle to alternatively rule like a god and head off the carnage the death note triggers forms the meat of the show, and all three performers attack their roles with grade-A gusto. Telly Leung and Grace Mouat as apple-munching chaos-stirrer Ryuk and goth-bride lookalike Rem, respectively, provide top-notch support as the presiding deities.

Fortunately, the whole thing starts strong, with a floodlit opening scene that combines brilliantly athletic dance moves (by a supporting company that is excellent throughout) and a schoolroom debate about the ethics of justice, and just keeps going - with neat forced-perspective sets, flashy back projections and amusing sliding stage elements. Death Note purists might not be completely on board, but I would challenge anyone not to have a good time with this.

Until 12 September

Stewart cancels concerts after heart surgery

Laura Snapes

Rod Stewart has cancelled all forthcoming dates on his farewell tour after undergoing a heart procedure.

Stewart, 81, pulled a performance in Ohio at the last minute on Sunday. After the successful insertion of a coronary stent, he announced that all dates would be cancelled.

Representatives for the singer told Rolling Stone that Stewart required four weeks off to recuperate.

"I'm deeply disappointed to miss these shows and sorry to let my fans down, but I look forward to getting back on stage and having a good time with you all again soon," he wrote in an Instagram story.

In June, Stewart cancelled shows on doctors' advice. Later that month, he paused a show in Utah to use an oxygen tank after almost fainting.

In October, his friend Ronnie Wood told Desert Island Discs that he and Stewart had been making music together again ahead of a potential reunion of the Faces.

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Albanian envoy decries right's fixation on 2022 migrant spike

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

The number of Albanians who travelled to Britain in small boats four years ago remains the focus of "unhinged" and "hysterical" criticisms from rightwing politicians and the media, according to the country's UK ambassador.

Uran Ferizi said the influx of more than 12,000 people from the Balkan state in 2022 was "real", "exceptional" and "short-lived", but the Albanian community in the UK was still being framed by those events by Reform UK and the Daily Telegraph.

He called on Nigel Farage's party to stop "Albanian-spotting", and said the UK's visa policy at the time

• which granted a lower percentage of visas to Albanians than to people from other Balkan countries - may have pushed some vulnerable Albanians toward traffickers.

Ferizi's office has produced a 10-page report based principally on data from the Home Office and the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford. It says 12,658 Albanians crossed the Channel in 2022 - a dramatic spike, but equivalent to only about 1% of overall UK long-term immigration that year.

Arrivals then fell sharply, and the embassy's analysis suggests most of that cohort has since left the UK.

Some of the fixation with Albanians "sounds unhinged", said Ferizi.

"A loud minority in British politics and media has kept the Albanian

migration crisis alive long after it ended in the data," he added. "Actual contact tends to ruin the story ... Reform might do more for Britain by addressing youth unemployment and welfare than by Albanian-spotting.

'Reform might do more for Britain by addressing youth unemployment and welfare than by Albanian-spotting'

Uran Ferizi Ambassador

▲ Nigel Farage in Westminster last week after a press conference on migration and border security; above,

the Albanian ambassador to London, Uran Ferizi PHOTOGRAPHS: THOMAS KRYCH/SHUTTERSTOCK

Unfortunately, the framing is contagious. Conservatives, and regrettably some in government, can seem keener to compete with Reform's headlines than interrogate the evidence."

According to Ferizi's report, Albanian applicants for UK visas had an approval rate of just 65.5% from 2018 to 2025, compared with about 90% across the other western Balkan countries. More than 70,000 Albanian applications were refused.

Ferizi argues that this deserves greater scrutiny. "When the legal route is unusually difficult, you cannot discuss the irregular route as though the two have nothing to do with each other," he said.

The report stops short of claiming visa refusals caused the Channel surge, but raises the possibility that restricted legal access made some young Albanians more vulnerable to smugglers and traffickers. "The surge was real," Ferizi said. "But it was exceptional, it was short-lived, and Britain is still talking about Albanians as though 2022 never ended."

Ferizi has criticised the Daily Telegraph's coverage of Albanians for demonising the community as criminals. In an unpublished letter sent to the newspaper, he cited an article from 2024 that claimed one in 50 Albanians in the UK were in prison, the worst rate of any nationality.

"Adjusted for age, sex and other relevant factors as any comparison should be, the rate shrinks dramatically," he said. "Left unadjusted, it gives you the headline you want."

Reform and the Telegraph were approached for a comment.

Chemical used to flavour vape liquids could harm embryos, scientists say

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Pregnant women should be warned of a "potential harm" linked to a common chemical used to flavour vapes, scientists have said.

Lab studies have found that vanillin, a common flavouring chemical in e-cigarettes, could "compromise core processes of early human development", scientists said.

Experts said women trying to conceive and mothers-to-be should be alerted to the finding. They called on regulators to consider a mandatory ingredient list on vape packets.

Scientists exposed embryonic stem cells to vanillin in a series of lab tests.

The study lead, Prof Prue Talbot, at the University of California, Riverside in the US, said: "We focused on vanillin because it is frequently used in e-cigarette fluids, it is often used at high concentrations, and because we knew that embryonic cells had a channel called TRPV4 on their surfaces that would likely bind with vanillin."

Talbot and her colleague exposed the cells to different levels of the chemical. They found that even low doses, known as nanomolar concentrations, led to the early stage cells losing the ability to develop into all cell types. Higher doses killed the cells.

The researchers said that the concentrations were "relevant to maternal EC [e-cigarette] exposure".

"These changes are potentially very serious and could prevent normal development of embryos," Talbot said. "Our data predict that nanomolar concentrations of vanillin may reach the embryo in pregnant women who vape."

Writing in the journal Human Reproduction, the authors added: "Clinicians should counsel patients who are pregnant or planning pregnancy about this potential harm."

Commenting on the study, Jacob George, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Dundee, said: "This is a concerning pre-clinical finding that merits attention for future clinical research correlation. As this is research done on embryonic cells in a lab, it will need to be further clarified in human clinical trials as laboratory findings do not necessarily always translate into clinically relevant outcomes."

He added: "Many researchers including myself have been calling for the limiting of flavours in vapes and for further research to be done on the impact of flavourings."

"Whilst nicotine-containing vapes are seen as a harm reduction measure compared to tobacco cigarettes, the presence of unregulated chemicals in flavourings is a concern that needs to be addressed."

Gwent police link death of man in brawl to biker gang rivalry

Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent

A man was killed in what is believed to have been a violent brawl between rival motorcycle gangs in the south Wales valleys, police have said.

Anthony "Tony" Jones, 56, of Brecon, died of his injuries in hospital after the violence in Pontnewynydd, near Pontypool, last Thursday evening that reportedly involved knives and hammers.

Firearms officers, a police helicopter and ambulances were called to the scene of the fight, in which at least a dozen men were involved. Three people were taken to hospital, at least one with critical injuries. Ten men aged between 31

and 73 were arrested, seven of whom remain in custody.

On Monday, the police appealed for Anthony Paul Jones, 40, from Blaenavon, Torfaen, to come forward as part of the investigation, and said officers were also looking for a blue Ford Transit van with the registration MA23 FLC.

Det Supt Laura Bartley of Gwent police said in an update on Tuesday night that investigators believed members of two rival biker gangs, the Vikings and the Hells Angels, were involved in the incident.

"We remain in the early stages of this complex and fast-moving murder investigation," she said. "Detectives are working to establish the full circumstances surrounding Thursday's incident, including the actions and

movements of those involved before, during and after the disorder.

"We understand this incident will cause significant concern within the community. I would like to reassure the public that officers and staff are working around the clock to progress this investigation, identify everyone involved and bring those responsible before the courts."

A police cordon remained outside the British Legion Club in Pontnewynydd, where the brawl took place, for forensic work. Torfaen council said on Tuesday that the nearby Hospital Road could remain closed until into the weekend.

The Vikings and Hells Angels motorcycle clubs originated in the US but have chapters around the UK. While most motorcycle enthusiast groups in this country are strictly hobbyists, a small fraction self-identifying as "outlaw" or "1%" groups have been known to dabble in criminal activity such as drug and weapons trafficking.

▲ Anthony 'Tony' Jones died after violence broke out in Pontnewynydd

Three Hells Angels from Greater Manchester were jailed in March for firearms and drugs possession.

And in March 2024 three Hells Angels from Watford were jailed for attacking members of the Vikings in October 2022.

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Road crime victims feel 'forgotten by the system', review finds

Gwyn Topham

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Bereaved or seriously injured victims of road crime feel "forgotten by the system" with offences not treated with the seriousness they deserve, an official review has found.

The victims' commissioner for England and Wales found many of the thousands afflicted each year by criminal driving felt that "the harm they had suffered mattered less" than that caused by other serious crimes.

Almost 10,000 people were killed or seriously injured on England and Wales' roads in the year to June 2025, including 1,579 fatalities - more than three times the number of people killed in homicides.

An estimated 25-30% of collisions involve criminal driving, such as drink or drug use or speeding.

The report, based on interviews with injured victims and bereaved families, found many experienced long waits without support while police determined whether a collision would be treated as a crime.

They faced "lengthy police investigations, poor communication, court delays and difficulties accessing

'It's a compelling case for a more victim-centred approach'

Jamie Hassall Pacts

support" after life-changing criminal collisions.

Some victims told researchers they had waited more than two months for witness statements to be taken.

Many were left dissatisfied with eventual sentences - particularly when offenders were not jailed after a road death.

The victims' commissioner, Claire Waxman OBE, said: "Behind every road death or serious injury is a victim, a grieving family and lives changed forever. Yet too many victims told me they felt road crime was not treated with the seriousness it deserved and that the harm they had suffered mattered less than other serious crimes.

"Many spoke of lengthy investigations, poor communication, repeated delays and a lack of support at the very time they needed it most. Some were forced to fight for basic information, answers and recognition while trying to cope with unimaginable loss and trauma."

In her report, she said victims had repeatedly said that "they feel forgotten by the system", adding that when victims received support from dedicated officials and specialist charities, "the difference was profound".

Waxman urged the government to ensure stronger national standards, oversight and accountability for the investigations and more consistent training for police in dealing with trauma, among other recommendations to improve investigations and strengthen support for victims.

Brake, the road safety charity, said it hoped the report could be a catalyst for change. Ross Moorlock, its chief executive, said: "This report highlights what we have known for a long time - that road crime is not treated with the gravity it demands."

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (Pacts) said it welcomed the report, but urged the government to ensure that all victims get the support they needed.

Jamie Hassall, the executive director of Pacts, said the testimony made "a compelling case for a more victim-centred approach".

The government was approached for comment.

Jasper Carrott 'so proud' of Lucy Davis after her cancer revelation

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The comedian Jasper Carrott said he was "so proud" of his daughter Lucy Davis after she revealed she has been diagnosed with incurable breast cancer.

The Office star, 53, revealed her condition on Tuesday, saying she "doesn't know how long she has left".

Carrott, 81, whose real name is Robert Davis, told PA Media: "This is a very difficult time for the whole family, and we have been supporting her in every way possible since her diagnosis.

"We are so grateful for all the support we have had over this trying time and we are very hopeful for her future being what she wants it to be."

He added: "We are so proud of

▲ The Office star Lucy Davis said she did not know how long she had to live

our daughter and love her so much."

In her statement, Davis said she was diagnosed a year and a half ago and the cancer has metastasised to her bones including her spine, right hip and ribs, leaving it "too late" for chemotherapy.

She wrote: "As of now, I'm trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can.

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"I'm not scared of whatever comes next. I'm at peace with it."

Ricky Gervais, who co-starred with Davis in The Office, her breakthrough role, shared his support online, posting a heart emoji on her post on Instagram.

Also commenting on the post, The Office US star Jenna Fischer said: "Beautiful post. Love you lots. And yes to working with cancer! Let's spread that message far and wide! How working is such a comfort!"

Fischer played the receptionist Pam Beesly on the US version of the show, with her character's counterpart in the original UK series being Davis's Dawn Tinsley.

In 2024 Fischer revealed she had been diagnosed with stage one triple-positive breast cancer a year earlier.

After undergoing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, she announced she was cancer-free.

In her early career, Davis appeared in an episode of The Detectives, the BBC comedy starring her father, and a 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice.

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Stage review

Phenomenal portrait of

Bacon and Dyer's affair

Buggers

Pleasance Courtyard

★★★★★

Arifa Akbar

The famously fraught relationship between the artist Francis Bacon and his lover-muse George Dyer has been much

documented. So it is remarkable that this play by Alistair Hall makes the story so fresh and arresting.

He has drawn on documents and letters from the Bacon estate, but if Buggers is anchored in research, it leads with physicality, charged with eroticism and contained violence.

Hall plays Bacon and Peter Clements portrays Dyer, both with

absolute conviction. Clements' performance as an initially swaggering man, whom Bacon airily describes as his "delicious piece of rough trade" and who over the years succumbs to alcoholism, is especially astute and vulnerable.

The play begins in 1963 with a wordless sequence that shows their first night together, drawn somewhere between a wrestling match and an act of passion. The choreography retains its visceral threat throughout (great work by movement director Ken Nakajima). They could be Pinter's men as they circle each other barefoot on Rosie Etnile's set, somewhere between a bohemian apartment and a wet-room, complete with toilet and tub.

Beautifully directed by Alice Wordsworth, the two-hander proceeds to capture the full span of their complicated love - a melange of eroticism, sadomasochistic power-play and cruelty - from this

It captures the full span of their love - a melange of eroticism, sadomasochistic power and cruelty

first charged night to Dyer's death in a Paris hotel room in 1971.

The relationship is initially filled with testy chemistry - and testosterone - but becomes darker. "I'm so bored," says Bacon to Dyer. "I feel lonely when I'm with you," Dyer responds. Scenes switch time frames and the play seems to lose its conventional shape, descending into fragments of emotional tumult. At points it becomes a little opaque, veering into hallucination.

Alistair Hall as the artist Francis Bacon, left, and Peter Clements as his lover-muse George Dyer. The play covers their first night together in 1963 until Dyer's death in 1971

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But the piece hypnotises even in its more abstract moments. Bacon painted Dyer numerous times, the titles and dates of which works are read out at the end, bringing an almost suffocating sense of sadness: for all Bacon's cruel words, his canvases spoke his love.

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Stage review

Gunpowder drama doesn't quite ignite

The Plot

Summerhall

★★★★☆

Mark Fisher

Never play with matches is good advice - especially when gunpowder is involved. That the historical figures of Thomas and Robert Wintour begin this two-hander testing each other's capacity to endure a naked flame suggests they have a high tolerance for risk. It is not clear if there are still explosives lying around, but they should know better.

Not that it matters any more. These two Catholic brothers have sussed they must be in purgatory, their plot to blow up parliament

having been foiled. Their accounts of what happened next are fuzzy, but they recall being sentenced to death. They are not happy about their fate, but feel even more sympathy for Guy Fawkes, who has had to carry the can.

Fawkes has become part of England's self-mythology. That is one of the threads of the gunpowder plot that intrigues the writer-director Emma Howlett most: beyond the simplified myth that justifies today's 5 November fireworks, she finds power play, double dealing and political spin that implicates almost everyone except Fawkes himself.

The intrigue spread through society. Alive to a good story,

Shakespeare almost certainly channelled the events of 1605 into Macbeth.

All these knotty schemes feed into the TheatreGoose production, as Sophie Kean and Abby McCann put on doublet and hose to tell this very male story. They do so with much energy, but are burdened by the formality of Howlett's vaguely period text. They declaim the dialogue where it calls for subtlety and fail to match the physical invention and lightness of touch of last year's Aether. There is an engaging drama in here somewhere - but as it is, this feels more of a history lesson.

Until 31 August

Stage review

Sharp look at the intimacy of care workers

You and Me (and Whoever Comes Next)

Summerhall

★★★★☆

Chris Wiegand

The stories told by Patch of Blue can be difficult to hear, but this vital theatre company is well aware of that. In the family drama

Cassie and the Lights, at the fringe in 2022, one of the abandoned children kindly lent her froggy hat to an audience member to help them through an upsetting scene. In this new show - which shares that play's mixture of emotional veracity, easy humour and social purpose - the cast once more dip in and out of the story to guide us along.

You feel in safe hands - which is one of the play's essential themes. It is inspired by the disabled actor Keron Day, who also stars as himself, and gives his experiences with a line of personal assistants who provide live-in care. We are introduced to Keron, 22, as he meets PA Dani (Lauren Koster) in a sweary meet-cute.

The play, written by Day, Helen Chong and the director, Alex Howarth (a former care worker), dives into the complexities of defining personal and professional boundaries. Keron relies on Dani, whose duties include cleaning and dressing him; she relies on him as her employer.

Two extremes are posited: the PA as confidante or, after Keron and Dani fall out, as "the robot that takes you to the toilet". The set-up is fragile, the future uncertain, with government cuts hovering. The script combines the specificity of this situation - and the pity and ridicule Keron faces not just from strangers but also friends - with a striking universality.

The overall effect is not so much of an ensemble as a community. The piece ends with Keron's commitment to protect others in his position - and the hour itself is handled with the utmost care.

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Port Talbot

Exhibition explores residents' real steel

Bethan McKernan

Wales correspondent

Margaret Heggett, 95, does not remember a time when Port Talbot was ever quiet. Born and raised in the shadow of the steelworks, with a father, brother and husband who worked there, she never imagined what the town could look or sound like without its blast furnaces.

"I'm not saying it was beautiful, but there were jobs. We did know the closure was coming and we

have to move with the times but it's affected the town a lot and it's very sad," she said.

The south Wales town, one of the most deprived in the UK, is still grappling with the closure of the blast furnaces at its Tata Steel plant, which shut down in 2024, costing nearly 3,000 jobs.

Now, two years after the last blast furnace fell silent, an exhibition is telling the story and what has happened to the town since.

Steeling Ourselves, created by the Rhondda-based photographer Jon Pountney, combines photography and portraits of Port Talbot with interviews with the

▲ Steeling Ourselves shows the M4 cutting Port Talbot in half, the last days of the blast furnaces, above,

and Margaret Heggett, above right, who says Tata's closure was 'very sad' PHOTOGRAPHS: JON POUNTNEY

people living there, celebrating their "strength, creativity and determination to shape the future while preserving the memories and experiences that matter".

On display at the Plaza, a community hub, the exhibit is part of After the End, a research project by Exeter, Oxford and Liverpool John Moores universities exploring how communities experience endings and transitions.

For many interviewees, the silence after the last blast furnace shut down was eerie. "I used to camp out at night and the light was better than the northern lights," one contributor said. "When you're making iron, there's 1,000-degree heat that lights the sky up and the shadow changes and it's like a show, you know, and that's what we were brought up on. I loved that."

Pountney was one of two photographers to witness the final days inside Tata's last blast furnace before it closed. The exhibit also captures life in Port Talbot - friends messing about near the water, camping chairs on nearby Aberavon beach, terrace streets, pushchairs, meadows and wildlife - with the huge steelworks site almost always present in the background.

People in the town felt strongly that the blast furnace closure did not mean "writing off their community", said Patricia Kingori, a professor of global health ethics at the University of Oxford and lead researcher on After the End.

"The exhibition is really rooted in hearing the experiences of people who had this 'ending' imposed on them," she said.

"Port Talbot is the canary in the coalmine. The conversations the town is having are going to be repeated in all places and walks of life at some point."

Tata Steel is transitioning to a greener electric arc furnace, although the project has been hit by delays and the plant is expected to employ a fraction of the workforce.

"You can live the dream from Port Talbot," one interviewee said. "The fact that we're still surviving ... being creative and doing all these positive things shows that it's actually true."

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'People don't like change' Reform council leader, 20, defends record after first year

Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent

George Finch, who made history last year after he was elected as leader of Warwickshire county council at the age of 19, is no stranger to criticism.

His year at the helm of a minority Reform administration has been dominated by a string of controversies, including three code of conduct investigations and a no-confidence motion - which he survived by just one vote.

The latest controversy concerns a dispute about libraries. In June, Finch claimed he had received "a number" of complaints from residents that the county's libraries had been "promoting contested gender ideology" - prompting a complaint from Warwickshire Pride and the launch of the latest misconduct investigation.

However, on Tuesday, the Labour MP Rachel Taylor accused Finch of attempting to "manufacture outrage", citing data, obtained via a freedom of information request, which showed zero complaints had been made about books inappropriate for children in Warwickshire libraries since at least March 2024.

In response, Finch said he had "personally spoken" to residents who had raised concerns and accused the MP of a "desperate attempt" to "manufacture a political argument".

It is just one of several public spats that have come to define Finch's polarising leadership, and he told the Guardian he was being targeted because of his attempts to challenge the status quo at the council.

Finch, now 20, said the fact he was able to secure the top role at a second local authority, after his election as leader of Nuneaton and Bedworth borough council in May

this year, was further proof that he had the support of residents.

"The establishment will happily throw anyone under the bus to protect themselves. When an animal is dying, it becomes its most ferocious. That is why they're throwing code of conduct complaints at me. That's why they produce these vote of no confidences, because they don't like change," he said.

Finch has faced renewed scrutiny over his leadership style in recent weeks after a Green councillor, Nicki Scott, said council officers were "scared" working under the Reform UK administration.

"I have officers contacting me on a weekly basis citing concerns around bullying, harassment and specific and unreasonable attacks on how some officers choose to live their lives," Scott said during a council meeting in July.

The Green councillor also highlighted comments from Finch

in January in which he referred to Warwickshire as being a "officer-led council". Finch told Matt Forde's Political Party podcast: "That's where you have to ... lay down a little bit of a boot on neck-type thing: 'Actually, thanks for your advice but I am now instructing you to go off and do what I say.'"

Despite repeated calls for the council leader to withdraw his comments, Finch has remained resolute. "I fully stand behind the premise, the implications of those words, because that is what is needed," he told the Guardian.

Finch also dismissed the bullying claims by Scott as "lies", describing a survey that he said showed the majority of staff would recommend the council as a place to work. "The rumours, the allegations of bullied staff [are] lies," he said.

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▼ George Finch, 20, has faced three code of conduct investigations as leader of Warwickshire council

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works. Unfortunately for too long we've had lazy politicians who just accepted the salary and none of the work and allowed officers to run the show," he said. "People ... don't like it because they don't like change. They like their little ivory tower in Warwick."

The allegations from Scott come in the wake of two solicitor-led investigations that found Finch had breached the authority's code of conduct, before two council conduct hearings later cleared him of any wrongdoing.

The local Labour MP Matt Western said the process had become a "farce and a waste of taxpayers' money", adding: "What is the point of bringing in expert independent legal advice to then ignore it because it is not the answer Finch wanted?"

One of the investigations looked at a formal complaint made by the council's chief executive, Monica Fogarty, after Finch asked her to remove the Progress Pride flag outside the council building - a request she refused.

Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf criticised Fogarty for the decision at the time, and the leader of Reform UK said it was "time she looked for a new job".

The solicitor-led investigation found Finch had breached the code of conduct by failing to "value

'I have officers contacting me weekly citing concerns around bullying'

Nicki Scott Green councillor

colleagues and staff and engage with them in an appropriate manner".

However, Finch appealed against the outcome, insisting he had engaged with the chief executive over email, and a subcommittee, made up of three councillors each from Reform, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, decided there had been no breach in a two-to-one vote.

Weeks before, another solicitor-led investigation found Finch had breached the code of conduct by publishing details that "could have jeopardised" the trial of Ahmad Mulakhil, who kidnapped and raped a 12-year-old girl.

Finch, who had entered a public dispute with the chief constable of Warwickshire police after he accused the force of a "cover-up", repeatedly insisted that the details he had shared at the time were already in the public domain.

Another subcommittee hearing also cleared him of any wrongdoing.

Finch said most of the complaints he had received were "political". "They were not based on anything other than 'we don't like George's politics,'" he told the Guardian.

The 20-year-old was equally defensive of Farage, who has faced growing scrutiny after the Guardian revealed he had received a £5m donation from the billionaire Christopher Harborne in 2024.

Questions have also arisen regarding Farage's relationship with the convicted fraudster George Cottrell. The Guardian reported in July that Cottrell was routinely introduced as Farage's chief of staff before the 2024 election despite denials that he had any official role, according to a Reform UK candidate.

Asked if he had ever met Cottrell, Finch said: "I can't recall whether I met him or not."

He also drew parallels between the allegations and investigations facing Farage and his own experience as a local council leader - viewing them both as a result of an establishment stitch-up.

"The establishment has been trying to take Nigel out for decades," he said. "Let's wait and see what the public and the people of Clacton say."

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Germany seeks to lift curbs on spy agencies in face of mounting threats

Deborah Cole Berlin

The German government has approved a draft law aimed at lifting many of the restraints on its spy agencies imposed during the postwar period as the country reels from two attacks in a month that have exposed serious security gaps.

The controversial changes, which must still pass parliament, largely comply with a wishlist pulled together by the foreign and domestic intelligence services, which have long complained that Germany lags behind its allies and enemies.

"We are turning our intelligence services into genuine secret services," the interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, told the Bild newspaper, which called it a security "revolution" and "historic".

He said: "It is high time we positioned ourselves to be competitive and on an equal footing with our partner services around the world. This requires operational capabilities and active powers to tackle modern state terrorism and extremist groups more effectively."

A deadly car ramming in late July at Berlin's huge annual Pride parade by a German-born Islamist known to the authorities was followed by the discovery last week of a drone laden with explosives near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig airport, a key defence transport hub.

Friedrich Merz's unpopular centre-right, centre-left coalition government is under pressure to demonstrate it can modernise to keep its citizens safe, while preserving rights and principles laid out in Germany's Basic Law.

The intelligence services reform plans have been in the offing for months and were repeatedly fine-tuned before being presented to the cabinet yesterday.

The federal foreign intelligence service (BND), which turned 70 this year and is run by a former ambassador to Ukraine, Martin Jäger, will gain new powers to confront emerging threats from state actors such as Russia and China with fewer impediments, and with the help of AI.

German authorities say the threat level has soared since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as agents linked to Moscow have allegedly carried out repeated sabotage, spying and hacking attacks.

Jäger said Germany must be able to show adversaries "that we're in a position to do similar things so the other side also feels the pain".

According to the draft law's text, German spies will have permission to manipulate or delete data, known as "hack-back" cyber-attacks.

Other options include altering instructions on how to build weapons or rendering arms harmless during production.

Digital payments to low-level "disposable" agents, employed on a one-off basis by foreign governments, could be blocked.

The use of force by intelligence personnel abroad will remain forbidden - keeping it far out of the league of the CIA, the Mossad in Israel or the DGSE in France. But agents will be able to carry weapons for self-defence more often without explicit permission.

The law, which the government hopes will be in place by 1 January 2027, would loosen rules around data protection, widely mocked as exaggerated and self-defeating.

The BND and the domestic security watchdog, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), will be unshackled to collect, store and analyse more information for longer with the help of AI. It will also be easier to gain permission for online searches and home surveillance.

Germany will also beef up oversight of the BND and the BfV by an independent board, in addition to powers already granted to parliament's intelligence control committee.

Although reforms were widely seen as necessary and overdue, some politicians warned of overreach.

The federal commissioner for data protection, Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider, said her office would be stripped of oversight powers over the BND and criticised the expanded access to CCTV footage in public spaces in Germany and abroad.

Konstantin von Notz, the opposition Green party's spokesperson on intelligence oversight, called the changes "urgently needed". But he said the law "overshoots the mark".

He was particularly critical of the powers granted to the BfV, which he said were "difficult to reconcile" with the principle of separation between the powers of the intelligence services and the police.

The legislation could face court challenges mounted by its critics.

Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin brings torrential rain to Beijing

Yu-chen Li Taipei

Thousands of people have been evacuated from areas at risk of flooding and landslides in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Dolphin continue to bring torrential rain to northern and central China.

Forecasters warned on Tuesday that the Chinese capital could receive more than 150mm (6in) of rain over the following 24 hours, with some districts forecast to exceed 200mm - more than one-third of Beijing's average annual rainfall of 528mm.

Beijing was under an orange rainstorm warning, the second-highest level, yesterday, with the heaviest rainfall expected across the morning.

Authorities closed hundreds of tourist attractions and campsites yesterday, with more than 1,300 tourists evacuated or turned away. More than 5,000 elderly people were moved from care facilities and about 1,800 people living around construction projects in mountainous or riverside areas were relocated.

The rain also disrupted yesterday morning's commute. Official local media reported that 250 bus routes had been suspended and trains were running at reduced speeds on 10 metro lines.

Dolphin, the strongest typhoon to hit China so far this year, has weakened after making landfall in the eastern province of Zhejiang on Sunday, but its remnants have continued to draw large amounts of tropical

moisture deep inland and drench central and northern areas.

The neighbouring Hebei province was also on alert for mountain floods, landslides and other hazards. Authorities said they had dispatched 623 teams to mountainous areas and equipped more than 2,100 at-risk villages with satellite phones or satellite messaging devices, state media said.

In the central province of Henan, authorities raised the warning for torrential rain to the highest-level red alert yesterday morning, as downpours continue to batter large swathes of the province. More heavy rain was forecast through this morning, with 24-hour rainfall totals of up to 350mm expected in some areas. Classes, business operations and non-essential outdoor activities have been suspended in the affected areas.

Rainfall records have also been broken elsewhere in central China. Wugang in Henan received 209.5mm in a day and Xiangyang in neighbouring Hubei recorded 169.1mm, both the highest single-day rainfall totals for August, according to state media.

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▲ A flooded street in Xiangyang in Hubei, central China, as Typhoon Dolphin brought torrential rain PHOTOGRAPH: GS NAKAMURA/ REUTERS

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Trump's flight switch

Aircraft ruse highlights Iran's quest for revenge

Andrew Roth Washington

Since the joint US-Israeli strikes in February that killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and scores of other senior Iranian officials on the first day of the war, a revenge plot to kill Donald Trump should not have seemed far-fetched.

But the US administration's elaborate ruse to spirit Trump off of Air Force One in Turkey last month lends a credibility to the Iranian threat that has surprised many in Washington - including the Trump aides and journalists left on the aircraft that may have remained the target of an Iranian missile strike.

These are not the first assassination attempts to have been reported against Trump or officials and family members close to him, but experts such as Colin P Clarke, the executive director of the Soufan Center thinktank, have said the unusual lengths taken to protect the president while potentially leaving others in harm's way were "not a good look" and risked making Trump look "weak".

Those threats go back to before the war, added Clarke, noting decisions from Trump's first administration including approving the strike that killed Gen Qassem Suleimani, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander. Even a ceasefire or peace deal ending the war would "not obviate their desire to kill Trump", he said.

"I think the threat for Trump, as long as he's alive, whether he's in office or out, will remain," he added. "They haven't been able to pull anything off on US soil, but

▲ Trump will remain under threat 'as long as he is alive', experts say

it doesn't mean that they're not determined to do it."

US officials for years have accused Iran of seeking to assassinate Trump.

In 2024, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said the Iranian government had ordered an operative to kill Trump, who was then running for president, for his part in the killing of Suleimani. In July, Israel shared intelligence with Washington that said Iran had hatched a new plan to kill Trump. And an Iraqi militant arrested earlier this year believed to have close ties with Iranian officials was alleged to be considering targeting Trump's daughter Ivanka.

"For Iran, revenge is something that's taken very seriously, and the killing of Suleimani ... has set in motion very serious threats," said Bruce Hoffman, a senior fellow on counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations thinktank.

"And from the Iranian point of view ... humiliation is also a form of revenge," he added. Given the reports of Trump being taken off Air Force One on a catering truck, "regardless of how imminent or how serious the plot was from the Iranian point of view, you know they're making hay out of this and they find it enormously satisfying".

Hoffman pointed to a long

▲ Donald Trump was spirited off Air Force One in a catering truck as he departed the Nato summit in Ankara last month PHOTOGRAPH: REUTERS

pattern of Iran using terrorism as a core element of its foreign policy. After Israel's 1992 assassination of Abbas al-Musawi, the secretary general of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Iran detonated a car bomb near the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29. It followed up two years later with a bombing attack on a Jewish community centre in the same city, killing 85 and leaving more than 300 people injured.

The threat of terrorism directed or prompted by Iran and its intelligence operatives has been considered a major risk since the beginning of the war. The IRGC had warned on the third day of the war that Americans would "no longer be safe anywhere, not even home", and US law enforcement has warned of threats ranging from sleeper cells to cyberattacks to drone strikes in California.

But in an essay written for the media outlet War on the Rocks in May, Matthew Levitt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy thinktank, noted that authorities had yet to report a single homeland plot specifically tied to Iran. While lone attackers angered by the war had killed Americans, they had not been directly linked to Iranian intelligence or security agencies.

Levitt argued that while Iran may have had a growing desire to bring the war home to the American public, the country's capability to execute attacks could be "somewhat diminished by the extent of damage inflicted on the Iranian security and intelligence agencies tasked with carrying out or overseeing such operations".

In particular, he pointed to the airstrikes that have targeted key figures who carry out Iran's external operations, including Rahman Moqadam, who heads the special operations division of the IRGC, as well as Majid Khademi, the head of its intelligence organisation.

Still, Iran's apparent determination to create a credible threat against Trump sends a message that politically Tehran is still ready to escalate the conflict in the interest of revenge.

Iran's readiness to withstand Washington's response to the assassination of a US president also may shake up the White House's calculations of how to end the war.

"I think this has lots of implications for the negotiations for the war," said Hoffman. "It shows that Iran is not backing down at the height of this war. They're basically saying: 'Bring it on.'"

Noting that Iran remained emboldened to try to kill a sitting US president, he added, it was "certainly not cowed or deterred, so that's very worrisome".

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WestJet flight attendants to get payouts over sexual harassment

Olivia Bowden Toronto

The Canadian airline WestJet has agreed to pay C$4.5m (£2.4m) to settle a decade-long sexual harassment class action lawsuit brought by its female flight attendants, who alleged the company failed to maintain a safe workplace.

The suit followed allegations by Mandalena Lewis, a former flight attendant, that a pilot had sexually assaulted her and a colleague but that WestJet kept the pilot flying, thereby putting other employees at risk.

A British Columbia (BC) judge on Monday approved the terms of the settlement, which were finalised on 22 June after months of negotiation. The payment will be distributed among the 3,452 flight attendants in the class action after expenses are removed, including legal fees.

WestJet agreed to hire a third-party to conduct a workplace inquiry that will examine the prevalence of harassment, the extent of under-reporting and how reporting systems can be made more effective.

The suit had called on WestJet to implement mandatory anti-harassment training for pilots, along with an admission of wrongdoing and an admission of a breach of employee contract. None were included in the settlement.

Lewis filed the initial class action against the airline in April 2016. She said she was dismayed by the results, especially given that two years ago WestJet paid out $12.5m in a baggage fee class action, nearly three times the amount agreed to in the sexual harassment suit. "I'm glad it's over ... but I'm just exhausted. I'm shaking my head," she said.

Under BC law, the suit included all female flight attendants who

◀ Mandalena Lewis, a former flight attendant, alleged a pilot had sexually assaulted her and a colleague

worked for the company between 4 April 2014 and 28 February 2021, because Lewis's suit alleged that all of them had their contracts violated by WestJet during that period because its employee policy promised that the workplace would be free from harassment.

The suit claimed WestJet broke its policy by not taking enough steps to address reports of assault or to prevent harassment in the first place.

Lewis said she was sexually assaulted by a WestJet pilot while on a layover in Hawaii in 2010 when she was 25 years old. In court documents, she said the same pilot had

also assaulted another flight attendant, in 2008.

Though she reported the assault to WestJet, the pilot remained at the company and Lewis was eventually fired in 2016 for "gross insubordination", according to court documents submitted by WestJet that year, which she and her legal team allege was retaliation for trying to hold the airline accountable internally.

She said she abandoned an individual civil claim and instead created the class action after learning other flight attendants had also experienced harassment.

Lewis said she reported the assault to police in Maui but alleges WestJet rerouted the pilot so he would not face questioning in Hawaii.

She said fellow members of the class action suit were also disappointed with the result. "We didn't get justice here," said Lewis.

The case garnered national attention for exposing pilot behaviour toward female flight attendants.

In a statement, WestJet said it was "pleased to have reached a mutually agreed upon settlement". The company added: "We are committed to strengthening our operations and training, focused on the safety and wellbeing of all WestJetters."

Thailand suspends gun licences as school attacker is cremated

Natasha May Bangkok

Thailand has suspended firearms licences following a deadly school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage attacker and the grandparents he killed were cremated on Tuesday.

The prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said he had ordered the interior ministry and police to stop issuing licences to possess, purchase and carry firearms, and called for "tighter controls and decisive penalties". The measures are temporary until a new gun control law is in place, according to the government-operated news channel NBT World.

Anutin had vowed to implement changes on Friday, the day a 14-year-old boy shot dead the grandparents who raised him at their home in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok, before killing six others at his school and then turning the gun on himself.

Anutin had tightened reforms in previous roles as minister for the interior and health after gun violence in 2022 and 2023. He ordered a series of gun control measures, including a short-term ban on new licences, import restrictions and banning under-20s from shooting ranges.

However, while Thailand's licensing laws appear tough on paper, the country has millions of unregistered guns. Most recent data from the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey in 2017 showed that with more than 10m civilian-owned firearms, Thailand had the highest number in south-east Asia and over 4m were unregistered.

The government plans to establish a designated period for people to surrender illegal firearms or inherited weapons that cannot be legally transferred, in which they may be exempt from penalties, NBT World said.

The commissioner general of the Royal Thai police, Kitrat Phanphet, has also ordered tighter oversight of government-issued police firearms.

Additional reporting AFP

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Tourists take advantage of a drought in Germany to visit the Aseeler Bridge, which is normally submerged, at the Edersee, a reservoir in Hesse, whose water levels drop sharply in dry summers.

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Greenland forces Trump-linked US oil company to delay drilling

Tom Burgis

Greenland's authorities have forced a US oil company connected to Donald Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic territory, defying claims by the US president's envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by next year.

Amid Trump's imperialist threats, tensions have been rising on Greenland's eastern coast after the oil

company brought drilling equipment ashore in July without permission, drawing a "strong warning" from the government.

With just weeks to go until Greenland Energy, a Texas company set up last year, intended to sink its first wells into the tundra, the government has said that "the necessary regulatory process cannot be completed, and the necessary approvals cannot therefore be obtained before the planned start of drilling".

During talks, Greenlandic

officials "expressed concern" that the timetable was too tight to assess environmental and social impact, the government's statement said. The authorities will have to decide whether to sanction drilling in a protected wetland that is home to rare birds and the muskosen on which local hunters depend.

At the earliest, drilling could now commence in the winter of 2027, the government and the company said.

That is a long way off the recent prediction by Jeff Landry, the hard-right Louisiana governor whom Trump named as his envoy to Greenland.

Landry said after a visit in May that oil supposedly lying under Greenland could ease the energy crisis caused by the US attack on Iran.

Landry said: "We could have those barrels on production within 10 months or so."

Robert Price, the company's chief executive, who maintains that oil worth a trillion dollars could lie under the remote Jameson Land peninsula, said: "Greenland Energy remains committed to advancing its oil exploration programme responsibly and in accordance with Greenland's regulatory process, and in full compliance with Greenlandic authorities."

Since Ronald Lauder, a billionaire friend of Trump, put the idea of acquiring Greenland in his head during his first term, the president has threatened to do so by buying it from Denmark, seizing it with military force or cutting a deal.

Greenland Energy's British partner, 80 Mile, said in an update for investors yesterday that the delay was due to the need to "complete the permitting and regulatory approval process".

80 Mile holds exploration licences granted before Greenland stopped issuing them in 2021, citing the climate crisis.

Greenland Energy has announced plans to spend $60m (£44m) raised from investors to fund drilling in exchange for a majority stake in the project. Its representatives have said their oil venture is "not related to American annexation", yet the company has established multiple connections to the Trump administration.

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▼ Supporters of the incumbent president Hakainde Hichilema campaign on the streets of Lusaka PHOTOGRAPH: ANITA REED/AP

Ghost of predecessor looms large over Zambia president's bid for second term

Rachel Savage

As Zambians go to the polls, the ghost of the current president's predecessor hangs over the elections.

Hakainde Hichilema, 64, is bidding for a second term of leading the southern African country after defeating his arch-rival Edgar Lungu by a landslide in 2021.

A feud between the two men, their families and supporters has dominated Zambian politics, to the extent that the quarrel has continued even

after Lungu died in South Africa in June 2025.

Zambia's government went to court to try to stop the burial of Lungu by his family, who did not want Hichilema presiding over a state funeral. In June, South Africa's supreme court of appeal ruled in favour of Lungu's family, overturning a previous high court decision in favour of the government.

In this election, Hichilema is facing the Tonse Alliance of opposition parties led by Brian Mundubile, 55, who was a government chief whip under Lungu. Mundubile's running

Zimbabwe

Ferry capsizes, killing 44

At least 44 people have died after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, police said. The boat had a capacity of 90 people, but was carrying 114 adult passengers, five crew members and an unknown number of children, Zimbabwe's civil protection unit (CPU) said yesterday

A crew member told the national broadcaster ZBC that there were 153 people onboard when the ferry overturned on Tuesday after it hit large waves. A passenger told ZBC that the boat began taking on water about 30 minutes after it left the lakeshore town of Kariba.

A specialised underwater team was flown to the area, the CPU said, as search and rescue continued yesterday. Zimbabwe's police said yesterday that 44 people were known to have died.

A video shared by ZBC showed several people sitting on the upturned ferry. Rachel Savage and Agence France-Presse

mate Makebi Zulu acted as the Lungu family's spokesperson during the burial row, and on the campaign trail the two men have promised to bring Lungu's body back to Zambia for a dignified burial.

The way death is dealt with is very important in Zambia, said Christopher Vandome, a senior research fellow at the thinktank Chatham House. "Even Hichilema supporters want to see due respect given to those that have died," he said. "When it appears things get messy, it just makes the incumbent look disrespectful."

The shadow of Lungu has also hung over allegations by the Tonse Alliance that Hichilema has deployed authoritarian tactics during the election campaign, including raiding its offices and detaining 36 members of Mundubile's team.

Hichilema's team furiously denied the claims, invoking Lungu's treatment of Hichilema during the last election. "Zambians know what repression looks like. In 2021, the opposition leader [Hichilema] had been arrested 15 times, Prime TV [a private station] and the Post [a newspaper] had been shut down,

American football player rattled after finding snake in his helmet

Agencies

A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice.

The Maumelle High student felt unusual movement inside his headgear following warm-ups last week and brought his helmet to an assistant coach for inspection. A slithering 2ft

cottonmouth was discovered behind some padding.

The pit viper was so reluctant to exit the helmet that police officers had to pour water into the headgear to force the snake out and into a bag. Animal services technicians identified the snake as a deadly cottonmouth and took the animal to a wooded area far from the school.

Cottonmouths are the second-most venomous snakes found in the US state of Arkansas.

▲ Cottonmouth snakes - or pit vipers - are one of the most venomous reptiles that inhabit the US state of Arkansas PHOTOGRAPH: ROBERT F ROKATUAP

and on election day the internet was switched off," said a spokesperson for the ruling United Party for National Development. "Today the opposition campaigns freely across all 10 provinces, no media house has been closed and the airwaves are open."

Transparency International Zambia monitors have recorded incidents of police interrupting opposition rallies, said Tamika Halwindi, a coordinator at the organisation. "Disruptions from the police citing issues to do with safety have been noted to be more biased against the opposition and independents, as opposed to ... the ruling party," she said.

During Hichilema's term, activists also reported having peaceful demonstrations shut down. Mputa Ngalande of the Fight Inequality Alliance said he was among a group detained for more than 12 hours in July 2024 when they were protesting against the state power company during a period of 22-hour-a-day blackouts.

Vandome said: "[Hichilema's] prospects of winning are very high. But his ... personal lived experience of how complicated Zambian elections can be has given him this insecurity which is actually counting against him ... denting his image in a way he doesn't have to."

Zambia's economy has stabilised since an economic crisis, which was triggered when it defaulted on its debts in 2020 under Lungu. Annual inflation is now 6.5%, compared with 24.6% in July 2021. The government made primary and secondary education free in 2022.

Meanwhile, Zambia has attracted more international investment due to its huge deposits of copper, a key material in green technologies.

At the start of the month, in a giveaway to young voters, Hichilema told a crowd of jubilant university students that he was increasing their accommodation allowance by 50% with immediate effect.

However, the cost of living could still count against Hichilema in the elections, in which almost 8.8 million registered voters will also choose MPs and local councillors. The average annual income rose from $1,127 (£835) to $1,318 between 2021 and 2025, according to World Bank data. But prices almost doubled over the same period.

"What people are asking is: 'If we are doing well economically, why are we not feeling impact on the ground?'" said Ngalende. "Because you will find on the ground that it is very difficult to access three meals a day."

Maumelle animal services director Chris Davis said the player wore the helmet for nearly an hour and was fortunate he wasn't bitten.

"It was unreal," Davis said. "You had to kind of be there and take pictures to say this was real."

While the player donned a different helmet to continue practice, the head coach reiterated to his team that players should examine their equipment carefully before using it.

"One of the officers noticed that, due to it being big and fat, it may have recently ate a couple of days before," Davis said. "It probably was trying to find a dark spot to digest the food, and when it was coming across, it saw a helmet lying on the ground."

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Ceuta tragedy

The footballer who drowned on the day her visa was granted

Soraya Aybar Laafou

Tétouan

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ootball was the life Faten Ben Omar El Azizi had wanted. She had long played in Morocco's regional league for Moghreb

Atlético Tetuán, whose striking kit replicates the colours of the famous Spanish club Atlético Madrid.

And in the cruellest of ironies, on the day that she drowned last month, one of nearly 150 people who died in the illegal mass crossing into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, her mother was told that her daughter had just been granted a visa to go to Spain.

El Azizi loved training, says her coach: Tuesday on the pitch and Thursday at the beach, near the city of Tétouan in northern Morocco, where the 26-year-old lived with her mother and family.

But making a living from playing in a women's football league in Morocco had proved impossible. She received only about 260 dirham (£21) when her team won and nothing when it lost - not enough to support her mother, two siblings and other relatives. Her father died when she was 12.

Alongside football, she had been working in Tétouan's oldest cemetery, cleaning graves and selling mourners rayhan (basil), which is associated with blessings in Muslim funeral traditions.

"She dreamed of reaching Europe through football," says her mother, Jamilla. Instead, El Azizi is now buried in the cemetery she once worked in, after she drowned on 30 July while trying to swim from Morocco to Ceuta.

She was among at least 141 people who died during last month's mass crossing to the Spanish territory in north Africa, according to the migrant rights group Caminando Fronteras. It is believed most of those who died - drowning or crushed at the land border - were under the age of 35.

Their deaths have come less than a year after a wave of youth-

▲ Faten Ben Omar El Azizi dreamed of playing in a European league

led demonstrations swept across Morocco - the biggest since the 2011 Arab spring. The protesters had criticised underfunding of healthcare and education amid spending on expensive stadiums as the country gears up to co-host the World Cup with Spain and Portugal.

For Morocco, the 2030 World Cup has become a symbol of national ambition, but it has also sharpened the debate over public priorities. Nearly 40% of young people aged 15 to 24 were unemployed in Morocco last year, while for those who do find work, wages can be low - Morocco's gross minimum wage in the non-agricultural private sector is about £270 a month.

Simo, 20, who returned to Morocco after the mass crossing last month, says: "Like Faten, many of my friends and myself cannot find work in our country. It's difficult to build a future here."

On the morning of 30 July, Jamilla says she received a phone call from someone who asked to speak to Faten. "No, I am her mother," Jamilla replied. An official then told her that her daughter's Spanish visa had been approved and that Faten should travel to the consulate in Tangier with her identity card to collect it.

Jamilla says she had not known her daughter was applying for a visa or, given she had applied for one, why she spontaneously decided to try to reach European territory by crossing to Ceuta.

She believes Faten had been applying for a visa informally and did not expect to get it approved. Jamilla does not know what type of visa it was or where her daughter intended to travel.

After Faten disappeared, her family says they searched through the night. A young man eventually came to the house and asked whether she had been wearing a track suit. He said that she had struck her head during the crossing.

Jamilla says she could not bring herself to enter the room where the bodies of those who died were being kept. "I did not want that image engraved in my memory," she says. Instead, her sister went in to identify the body.

For Jamilla, the heartache continues. After learning that Faten had made the crossing, she found out that her other two children had gone too.

Her eldest son reached Ceuta and phoned her, but Jamilla is still awaiting news of her 14-year-old daughter, who is also believed to have reached Ceuta. "Now I am alone without my children," she says.

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Humpback whales return to Rio, but will tourism help or hinder?

Constance Malleret

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil's humpback whales have returned to the shores of Rio de Janeiro during the southern hemisphere winter after making a remarkable comeback from near-extinction.

This year, one whale has even been repeatedly spotted within Rio's Guanabara Bay. The sightings - at least 18 - are a first and have sparked speculation that humpbacks are returning to areas they occupied centuries ago.

Humpbacks have always travelled along the Brazilian coast between June and November as they migrate from feeding grounds around South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic to the warmer waters of the Abrolhos Bank, off Brazil's north-east coast, to breed.

As elsewhere, indiscriminate hunting - recorded as early as about 1780 in Rio by the artist Leandro Joaquim, who painted scenes of whales being chased and harpooned in Guanabara

Bay - had decimated the population by the time a global ban on commercial whaling took effect in 1986.

"At the end of the 1980s, fewer than 1,000 individuals were counted in this Brazilian group. Today, there are nearly 30,000," says Thiago Ferrari, director of the Amigos da Jubarte (Friends of the Humpback) conservation project. Other estimates put the number closer to 35,000.

Brazilian waters are home to several whale species, including the once-endangered southern right whale - believed to be the species depicted in Joaquim's painting - and Bryde's whale. The 15-metre-long humpback is, however, "the star of the show" due to its acrobatic performances, says Ferrari.

Liliane Lodi, a marine biologist, works for the Ilhas do Rio (Islands of Rio) research project, which first registered a humpback whale in the city's waters in 2014. The number of sightings has soared since then.

"Rio de Janeiro is an area of passage; it's a migration route," she says of humpbacks. "However, we have

already registered behaviour that is typical of breeding grounds."

That includes spotting newborn calves, displays of competitive behaviour between males and recordings of haunting whale songs.

This year, Lodi has been investigating the Guanabara Bay appearances. She concluded that they are of the same whale - a juvenile that has been living in the bay's sheltered waters since mid-June, delighting early-morning canoeists.

Such collaboration between science and leisure is one of the reasons advocates believe Rio's budding whale watching industry can be a tool for conservation, as well as a new source of tourism revenue.

Mariana Bueno is an environmental sciences student employed by the tour agency ROC Sail to accompany each whale watching outing. "When you combine tourism and research," she says, "you have infinitely better data collection than if you weren't working together."

Having a researcher onboard, says Ferrari, is "fundamental for healthy, sustainable and orderly whale watching tourism". With its team of biologists, the Amigos da Jubarte non-profit environmental organisation offers free training courses in partnership with local authorities, through which they have already certified about 20 agencies for cetacean watching in Rio, including ROC Sail.

Bueno answers tourists' questions, advises the skipper to ensure that he follows best practice and writes down details of every sighting. All of the information is passed on to Amigos da Jubarte to help research.

But while Lodi recognises tourism's contribution to research, she worries about its impact on conservation, as the trend for whale watching in Rio means more boats are clustering around the whale migration corridor near the Cagarras Islands.

"This population increase is a source of great happiness to us researchers. But with an increase in numbers comes an increase in [human-whale] conflicts," she says.

"Fishing, tourism, noise pollution, these are all threats," she adds.

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Iran war and cost of living fuel late bookings, says Tui

Joanna Partridge

Holidaymakers are waiting until the last minute to book their trips because of continuing uncertainty caused by the war in Iran and the cost of living crisis, according to Tui, Europe's largest travel company, which said the war had cost it €60m (£51m) so far.

In the weeks after the outbreak of the war at the end of February, Tui recorded a temporary drop-off in customers wanting to travel to Cyprus or Turkey, in what the Anglo-German company called a "volatile market".

Tui's chief executive, Sebastian Ebel, said: "Travel remains highly relevant to people's lives, but the timing of travel decisions has shifted.

"Wars and geopolitical tensions, consumer caution, economic weakness and rising inflation in Europe's core markets - all these factors have

influenced consumer sentiment and the timing of purchasing decisions."

Two of Tui's cruise ships - Mein Schiff 4 and 5 - were in the Gulf in Dubai and Qatar when the conflict in Iran broke out. They were unable to continue their journeys through the strait of Hormuz, leading to the ships being out of service for 12 weeks.

The cost of these "bad luck incidents", as the company called them, including repatriating customers and the lost income from the stranded vessels, was €40m.

"We had to repatriate all customers - 5,000 customers onboard, which was a significant cost. And of course, when the ship is not cruising, you don't have the income," Ebel said.

The company reported a 43% slide in pre-tax profits to €153m between April and June, down from €267m a year earlier, while it reported a 3% fall in customers during the period to just under 10 million.

Tui's markets and airlines division swung to a €17m loss in its third quarter from a €50m profit a year earlier as it was hit by weaker demand for holidays, high fuel prices and a competitive travel market.

Tui usually makes most of its money between July and September, and the company said that demand for summer holidays had picked up in the past four weeks as the peak

€60m

Cost to Tui of the war in Iran, which stranded two of the travel firm's cruise ships in the strait of Hormuz

43%

Decline in the company's pre-tax profits between April and June, as the number of customers fell by 3%

summer season got under way. This was despite the string of heatwaves that have hit western Europe, and Ebel told reporters: "Destinations were quite often cooler, significantly cooler than the weather here in Germany."

He added that hotel owners had been investing in air conditioning, "not only in their rooms, but also in the common facilities, from the dining room to the spa".

Europe's changing climate is prompting some holidaymakers to fly outside peak holiday times in the "shoulder season" - which typically includes March to May and September to November - to take advantage of cooler temperatures.

"It's important to build the offers also for November, December, February, March, because we do see there is opportunity," Ebel said.

He added that the company now flew to Heraklion in Crete in November and had discussed with local organisations whether restaurants would stay open during this month to serve tourists.

He said: "From a weather standpoint, it's supporting this trend. The hotels need to support that and some have invested not only in cooling but also in heating; that has helped customers feel comfortable even if there is cooler weather."

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£3m to jump queue to exit Panama canal

Joanna Partridge

Commercial ships travelling through the Panama canal are facing a rise in costs amid disruption triggered by the Iran war and falling water levels linked to this year's intense El Niño weather system.

Highlighting the fragility of global trade, a container ship reportedly paid about $4m (£3m) to jump a queue of vessels waiting to pass through the vital maritime chokepoint.

Ships are now waiting about 10 days for their turn to pass through the trade route linking the Pacific and the Atlantic - the largest backlog since May, according to Argus Media. The route is favoured by shippers as it usually reduces costs and transit times, especially for large retailers and energy companies that trade between Asia and the US.

While shipping companies usually pay a flat fee to reserve a slot to transit the canal, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), which manages the waterway, also runs daily auctions that allow shipowners to place bids to skip the queue.

The buyer of the $4m transit slot was reported to be the Seaspan

▲ Ships are currently waiting about 10 days for their turn to pass through the Panama canal PHOTOGRAPH: MARTIN BENNETT/IAFFIGETTY

Benefactor container ship, according to Bloomberg. The payment was reportedly more than double the average bid placed during the previous seven days.

Shipowners are willing to pay significantly higher prices at auction to avoid queues, as more vessels stay away from the Gulf and the Red Sea as fighting in the Middle East has

effectively closed the strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab, the narrow waterway between the Arabian peninsula and the Horn of Africa.

Prices to travel in the Panama canal's busiest shipping lanes have hit record highs, according to the Financial Times, at a time when water levels are falling amid the rapidly developing El Niño weather system.

Earlier this month the ACP said it would impose limits in late August and early September on how low vessels can travel through the water, known as a ship's draught, in an effort

to keep traffic flowing. In July the authority cut the maximum authorised draught, in a measure forcing ships transiting its Neopanamax locks - the canal's wider and deeper lane - to carry lighter cargoes.

The decision was based on water levels and projected conditions for Gatun Lake, an artificial reservoir that feeds the canal, the ACP said, adding that it was "ready to implement preventive measures" during El Niño based on lessons learned during the event in 2023-4 and as it monitors weather conditions.

US inflation falls to 3.4% but prices still higher than pre-conflict

Gaya Gupta

US consumer prices cooled slightly in July as the annualised inflation rate fell to 3.4%, though prices still remain higher than before the war with Iran.

Though inflation fell by 0.7 percentage points in June during a brief ceasefire between the US and Iran that brought energy prices down, consumer prices have remained elevated. Inflation hit a three-year high in May, reaching 4.2%.

The overall index for food and services including shelter, transportation and medical care rose 3% each compared with last year, though grocery prices fell slightly. The price of lettuce has fallen 16% over the past year as it continues to be linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak.

The energy index declined slightly from the previous month, with petrol falling nearly 3% over the past month but still sitting about 15% higher than the year before. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, dipped in June when the US and Iran reached a peace agreement. Prices then rose again when that deal collapsed in July.

Energy prices are still far lower than their peak in late April but remain above prewar levels. Petrol at the pump is an average $4 (£2.96) a gallon.

Meanwhile, the latest negotiations to end the war in the Middle East and reopen the strait of Hormuz have reached an impasse. Donald Trump has said Iran must agree to compensate for the deaths of US soldiers and Iranian civilians to reach a deal. Iran's leaders are unlikely to agree to Trump's demands.

There was also a disappointing jobs report that showed US employers unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July. Labour market gains for May and June were also revised sharply down by a combined 103,000.

Wage gains for hourly employees were erased by rising prices, according to the latest data, down 0.2% after adjusting for inflation.

The US Federal Reserve is weighing whether to increase interest rates to fight persistent inflation. Last month, Fed officials voted 9-3 to maintain rates - the first time in a decade that three board members dissented over a policy decision. Another round of inflation and employment data will be released before the central bank meets again in September. The latest inflation data is likely to ease pressure on the Fed to raise rates.

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India fuels 11% global surge in new coalmine plans despite world turning to renewables

Jillian Ambrose

Enough new coalmining projects were proposed last year to increase global supplies to 2.5bn tonnes a year, an increase of 11% from the year before, even as demand for coal plateaus, according to a report.

Global Energy Monitor found that India ignited a surge in new coalmine proposals in 2025 despite a global slowdown in the number of new coalmines opening up owing to falling demand for the fossil fuel.

The increase was driven almost entirely by the states of Jharkhand and Odisha, which doubled their proposals for new coalmines in line with an ambitious plan from India's Ministry of Coal to increase the country's coal output.

India planned to increase its coal production by nearly 100m tonnes to 1.15bn tonnes in the 2025-26 fiscal year to help meet the country's rising

demand for electricity to support economic growth and contend with heatwaves, which have become more severe and more frequent owing to the climate crisis.

The planned increases came despite signs that the world is beginning to turn its back on coal in favour of renewable electricity, Global Energy Monitor said.

Coalmine proposals slowed in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic but have begun to climb again in recent years, raising concerns that coalmining may increase in the future despite a slowdown in the number of new mines opening up.

The startup of new coalmining projects has fallen steadily in recent years, according to Global Energy

1.15bn

The number of tonnes of coal India planned to produce in 2025-26 to meet the country's electricity needs

► A man carries coal from an opencast pit in Jharkhand, India, where proposals for new coalmines have doubled PHOTOGRAPH: YOUSUF SARFARAJ ANADOLU/GETTY IMAGES

Monitor's latest report. It found that enough new coalmines to produce about 113m tonnes of coal each year began operations last year, down by 40% from 2024, which was already the lowest annual total in a decade.

This was largely due to a slowdown in new mine start-ups in China and Australia, which fell by 44% and 96% respectively.

Global Energy Monitor said the rise in new mine proposals in India was at odds with the slowdown in global

coal demand predicted by the International Energy Agency for the end of the decade.

Wind and solar power surpassed coal generation in the global electricity mix for the first time last year, according to a report from the energy thinktank Ember, in a "milestone moment" for climate action. China and India were largely responsible for the surge in renewables, according to the report, while the US and Europe relied more heavily on fossil fuels.

Tiffany Means, a senior researcher at Global Energy Monitor and a co-author of the report, said: "The economic rationale for expanding coalmining becomes progressively weaker as low-cost clean energy continues to displace coal.

"Rather than locking in decades of additional coal production, governments have an opportunity to cancel projects that remain in the development pipeline before they advance to construction."

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Where's the AI carnage? It was going to destroy our jobs. Here's why it hasn't

Varsha Bansal

The prediction was stark: artificial intelligence advancements would wipe out jobs en masse. "Half" of all entry-level white collar jobs would vanish, Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, said in May 2025. A month later, OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, went further, foreseeing the end of "certain job categories". Firms began citing AI in their job cuts. Workers organised. And students reconsidered their future careers.

But a year later, the mass carnage hasn't shown up. Even as AI capabilities have rapidly advanced and AI companies have hurtled towards trillion-dollar stock market debuts, economic transformation hasn't kept pace, economists say.

As a result, CEOs are reframing and softening their stances, suggesting AI augments workers rather than replaces them.

Despite the lack of mass job losses, a shift is still under way: AI is changing the nature of work, with employers increasingly expecting jobseekers to have AI skills. And over the long term, AI could shift more jobs to freelance and contract work as companies figure out which skills they do need, some economists predict.

Data from a recent analysis by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research in the US shows that AI hasn't yet caused major job displacement. Since 2022, the year ChatGPT launched, the unemployment rate for the 20% of workers most exposed to AI rose by 0.77 percentage points, less than the 0.85-point increase for the least-exposed workers, the report showed.

AI could be a factor in recent graduates' rising unemployment, which this year hit 5.6% in the US compared with the national average of 4.2%. But factors such as remote work and the unwinding of pandemic-era overhiring probably also played roles, the report says.

▶ AI was predicted to cause massive job losses across industries but experts say it's having a different effect IMAGE: RITA LEUTHE GUARDIAN/Getty

"Employment trends in the occupations [where] we would expect to see the impacts first are largely stable," said Erika McEntarfer, a fellow at the Stanford Institute and co-author of the report. "It took decades for the computer revolution to fully transform labour markets in the workforce, and what we're seeing right now looks a lot like that."

But accurately measuring AI's impact on employment is difficult. Government statistics are dated by nature and don't track the impact of specific technologies, while private industry figures, though more current, are less comprehensive. So even though economists generally agree that AI will have an impact, they struggle to predict how big and when.

For now, AI's biggest impact is not on the number of jobs, but on their nature. It's consolidating roles, discouraging new hiring for tasks that can be automated, and raising the bar for who gets in, leaving unemployment numbers largely untouched.

Hiring trends show AI is becoming more important

0.77%

Rise in the unemployment rate for the US workers most exposed to AI since ChatGPT was launched in 2022

5.6%

Unemployment among recent US graduates this year, which compares with a national average of 4.2%

for employers. About 74% of employers consider AI skills a strong advantage or requirement, with 13% requiring them company-wide versus just in technical roles, according to ZipRecruiter's latest employer survey.

Half of the polled employers expect candidates to be practical or advanced AI users on day one. And sometimes the requirements don't show up directly as "AI" in job listings, but rather as rising expectations on speed, quality and self-sufficiency.

"The clearest trend line is a rising bar rather than a shrinking pool," said Nicole Bachaud, a labour economist at ZipRecruiter. "The labour market challenge for workers is increasingly about skills-matching rather than pure job scarcity." Employers have simultaneously added and cut within the same functions - tech, customer support, and business management and operations - signalling that "employers are still figuring out the exact skillset needed for success", Bachaud said.

Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University, refers to this as turbulence in the job market. AI is destroying some jobs and creating others that have to implement, sell, fix and develop AI systems, he said.

Robert Seamans, a professor at New York University's Stern school of business who helped co-develop one of the standard measures used to gauge an occupation's exposure to AI, categorises AI's impact into three buckets: jobs made obsolete, jobs created and jobs changed. "The third bucket is by far the

'AI is changing the way most of us work, much in the same way computers and the internet have'

Robert Seamans

New York University

biggest," he said. "AI is changing and will continue to change the way most of us work, much in the same way that computers and the internet have."

At Bolt.new, an AI coding platform, a three-person analytics team built an agent that analysed data across all their systems, saving them 12 to 13 hours of manual work a week, said the company's CEO, Eric Simons. With the help of an AI agent, their output is that of a 30- to 40-person team, he added.

"What it's actually changing is how much one person can get done, and that shows up years before it ever touches a jobs number," said Simons. "Their jobs got harder and way more interesting because they spend their time deciding which questions are worth asking instead of grinding out the answers."

Still, some jobs are expected to become more temporary or easily replaceable, according to Paul Osterman, a professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of the new book Disposable Workers.

More employers will probably turn to contractors and freelancers,

instead of hiring more employees, as they figure out the required mix of skills needed for the AI future. This means more workers will be left without a career ladder. About 35% of the US workforce are already considered easily replaceable, according to his research. AI will only exacerbate this, he said.

As a result, more workers are trying to negotiate AI use in their collective bargaining agreements, said Tim Newman, the senior vice-president of labour programmes at the non-profit TechEquity. AI changes the kind of work people do as well as job quality, he said.

"That's definitely what we're hearing from workers," Newman said, referring to jobs changing and deteriorating in quality. "A lot of people are experiencing [that], rather than full-scale displacement."

It will probably take years for the full effects of AI on the economy to show up, Bloom said. "A lot of the things that slow adoption ... are very hard to accelerate," he said. "It's hiring new people, changing systems, changing job titles."

The political climate surrounding datacentres and AI safety could slow adoption further, he said. "I could see politicians in the US, post-midterm, taking a strongly anti-AI turn."

But not all jobs are in the same predicament, said Osterman. For high-skilled workers, the solution "is increasing your skill levels and external network, so you have some power in the labour market", he said. "At the lower end, we're going to need public policy to help protect people."

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Around the UK

Atlantic front

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Cobb	0534	4.0m	1757	4.2m
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Portland	0720	2.0m	1919	2.3m
Whitby	0356	5.7m	1630	5.6m
Wick	1146	3.5m	2353	3.7m
Workington	--	--	1146	8.2m

Sun & Moon

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Belfast	2102 to 0559
Birm'ham	2036 to 0548
Brighton	2025 to 0546
Bristol	2037 to 0555
Carlisle	2049 to 0544
Cork	2101 to 0617
Dublin	2058 to 0603
Glasgow	2059 to 0547
Harlech	2047 to 0556
Inverness	2104 to 0539
London	2026 to 0544
W'shooter	2041 to 0547
Newcastle	2045 to 0539
Norwich	2025 to 0535
Penzance	2045 to 0610

Weatherwatch

"The English summer: three fine days and a thunderstorm," George II is reputed to have said, although the line has also been attributed to Charles II and others. It was not recorded until 1867, by which time it was in common circulation.

A brief hot spell ending in a thunderstorm is a familiar pattern, but that is not what we have experienced in recent weeks.

Summer thunderstorms develop in an unstable atmosphere, where hot air warmed by Earth's surface sits beneath a layer of cooler air. Just a few days of sunshine can be enough to make warm, humid air rise, condense and build into towering cumulonimbus.

These are classic storm clouds, with rising and falling particles rubbing against one another, generating electrical charge. The resulting potential difference creates lightning. Hot weather alone, however, does not create instability. Sometimes there is little distinction between warmer and cooler air, with hot air leaking upwards without forming clouds. Humidity is also essential. During a prolonged dry spell, the rising air is too dry to form clouds as it cools. Without that moisture, thunderstorms fail to develop - and the heat persists. David Hambling

Around the world

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Amc'dam	32	Madrid	32
Athens	33	Málaga	33
Auckland	34	Melb'rne	34
Aires	35	Mexico C	35
Bangkok	36	Miami	36
Barcelona	37	Milan	37
Basra	38	Monibasa	38
Beijing	39	Moscow	39
Berlin	40	Mumbai	40
Bermuda	41	N Orléans	41
Brussels	42	Nairobi	42
Budapest	43	New Delhi	43
C'hagen	44	New York	44
Cairo	45	Oslo	45
Cape Town	46	Paris	46
Chicago	47	Perth	47
Corfu	48	Prague	48
Dakar	49	Reykjavik	49
Dhaka	50	Rio de J	50
Dublin	51	Rome	51
Florence	52	Shanghai	52
Gibraltar	53	Singapore	53
H Kong	54	Stockh'm	54
Harare	55	Stradn'g	55
Helsinki	56	Sydney	56
Istanbul	57	Tel Aviv	57
Jo'burg	58	Tenerife	58
K Lumpur	59	Tokyo	59
K'mandu	60	Toronto	60
Kabul	61	Vancouver	61
Kingston	62	Vienna	62
Kolkata	63	Warsaw	63
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Lagos	65	Well'ton	65
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▲ Phil Foden has won everything at Manchester City, but was a fixture on the substitutes' bench for most of last season DJ CLARK/ALAMY LIVE NEWS

Phil over the hill?

Will Maresca find a new spark or have we already seen the best of Foden?

Jonathan Liew

Phil Foden says he is excited about working under Enzo Maresca, his new manager at Manchester City. We should call this exactly what it is: a very obvious barefaced lie. No doubt Foden is excited about playing football again, about challenging for trophies with his boyhood club, the new Premier League season, his new contract, a fresh start, etc, etc.

But let's be real. Holidays are something you get excited about. Birthdays. Weddings. Amazon deliveries. The new Charli xcx album. Christmas. Playing for Enzo Maresca inspires plenty of emotions, but excitement would probably feature pretty low down a list. At best, you brace for Maresca. You steel yourself. You look in the mirror every morning and ask yourself whether you're man enough for him. But if you're excited, then he simply isn't doing his job.

Hours of classroom work and painstaking video analysis. Relentless discipline on the training pitch as he drills his blueprint into your nervous system. Blunt feedback. Homework assignments to complete on international duty. My favourite bit of Maresca fastidiousness is that when his teams score a goal, the captain is banned from participating in the celebration and must instead come to the touchline to receive further tactical instruction.

For all the churn and upheaval in east Manchester this summer, perhaps the most intriguing plotline of the nascent Maresca dynasty is something that hasn't really changed at all. Under Pep Guardiola, Foden won everything there is to win in club football. He's been earmarked as a generational talent since he was a child,

played for England in three international tournaments, embedded himself in one of the greatest club teams ever seen. He's now 26 years old. On some level, we have been staring at Phil Foden for close to a decade. How well do we know him?

Nobody really knows what his best position is. Is he a forward or an attacking midfielder? Is he at his best central, or wide, or wide coming central? Deep, on the last line, between the lines? Come to think of it, what is it he does again? Good passer, but not really a pure creator. Good feet, but not really a pure dribbler. Scores goals, but not an elite goalscorer. Arguably not top 10 in the world in any single facet of the game. Yet still incontrovertibly very good.

In nine seasons as his manager, Guardiola provided all the answers, albeit not always in an intelligible order. "Winger suits him better," he said in 2022, predicting he would eventually move to the centre. By 2023, he was warning Foden that he was too much of a "free instinct" to be trusted with a central role.

Two years on, he said Foden's best position was as a No 10, "a little bit free and close to the box". Occasionally, he was used as a false 9. Last season, he was deployed in a deeper midfield role. ("Not a player to control the game," Guardiola would say just before he left.)

So over the years Foden would become a kind of footballing Calpol: a plug-in solution versatile enough to be deployed for pretty much any purpose. Does this explain the sharp decline? In 2024, he was the Premier League player of the year. By the 2025-26 run-in he was essentially a passenger: unused against Real Madrid, a 90th-minute pity substitute in the Carabao Cup final against Arsenal. Two days before England's epochal game at the Azteca Stadium, Foden was at Wimbledon watching Iga Swiatek in the third round. What happened? How does he recapture the best version of himself? And - more pointedly - what if we've already seen it?

If it turns out he peaked at 24, what does that say about the system that created him? If your generational talent ultimately can't beat Noni Madueke and Ivan Toney to a place in the World Cup squad, whose fault is that? Foden? The media hype machine? The coach who developed him, nurtured him, showed him the road

If it turns out that he already peaked when he was 24, what does that say about the system that created him?

to greatness, but also played him in about eight different positions and never quite allowed him to forge his own identity?

We don't know how he'd play in a struggling team. We don't know what would happen if he had the keys to dictate a game. We don't know what happens when you give him responsibility. We don't even know much about his tactical intelligence, because he's played his entire career under a guy telling him exactly where and when to run. Perhaps this explains the wild discrepancy between City Foden (17 major trophies) and England Foden (a goal on average every 18 months).

Now, under a new manager, with a new midfield, Foden faces - remarkably - a make-or-break season. Bernardo Silva has gone. Rodri may well follow. Rayan Cherki is probably ahead of him in the pecking order. In a Premier League increasingly built around lightning pace and brute physicality, where does Foden fit into the new vision? What happens if he endures a third disappointing season in a row?

But there are opportunities here too. City's World Cup players are only just returning and there should be time for him to stake a claim. A more vertical, high-energy style may just suit him. For all his kooky control-freakery, a new manager like Maresca will never be able to exert the same stranglehold as the man he replaced. For better or worse, this may just be the season when we finally find out who Phil Foden is.

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▼ Matt Hudson-Smith surges home to victory in the men's 400m final MICHAEL STEELE/BRITISH ATHLETICS

Athletics European Championships

Hudson-Smith storms to gold on home turf to complete his hat-trick

Sean Ingle Alexander Stadium

Stand ... and deliver. On a balmy night in Birmingham, Matt Hudson-Smith powered past the stand bearing his name at the Alexander Stadium and into history by becoming the first man to win three European Championship 400m titles.

And afterwards, as the adrenaline flooded his body and he posed wearing a crown in front of his own stand, the 31-year-old made it clear just how much it meant. "Nobody is going to beat me on this track," he said. "This is my home. I have been here since I was nine. I know this track like the back of my hand.

"This is something dreams are made of," he added. "I've now got the crown in my home city, probably my last European Championships. I have got my stand. Now I will go for mayor of Birmingham and Wolverhampton."

Born in Wolverhampton. Made in Birmingham. Forged in the fire of competition. But this wasn't the easiest of wins given that Hudson-Smith started in lane nine, which meant he was blind to the challengers inside him.

No wonder that when the gun went off he went off like a man sprinting for the last bus of the night. And while he began to tie up in the final 70 metres, he had enough to win in 44.17 sec.

Muhammad Abdallah Kounta of France took silver in 44.40, while Jonas Phijffers of the Netherlands was bronze, a hundredth of a second further back, in a new national record.

They were happy with their spoils. But no one was more ecstatic as

Hudson-Smith, although their was a little sharpness to his celebrations, as he took a dig at the BBC afterwards for suggesting he might be carrying an injury.

"Honestly, I never dreamt of this," he said. "I cannot describe what this means to me. I was watching a BBC Newcast. You guys need to come with the facts, man. Saying I was injured and everything.

"The whole point of rounds is to survive and advance. I tried to conserve rounds. Me and my coach were laughing all the way around. I knew I was the best in the world. I knew that. On paper, I was a second faster than these guys.

"My coach said, once you seal the deal, make sure you do it," he added.

Today at the Euros

10.33	M 110m hurdles decathlon
10.55	W High jump (qual)
11.05	M 200m (1st rd)
11.20	M discus decathlon
11.30	M steeplechase (1st rd)
12.10	W 800m (semi-final)
12.25	M discus decathlon
12.45	W 400m (semi-final)
13.00	M pole vault decathlon
13.35	M javelin (qual)
18.35	M javelin decathlon
19.40	W triple jump (final)
19.50	W pole vault (final)
20.05	M 200m (s-f)
20.29	W steeplechase (final)
20.45	M discus (final)
21.10	M 1500m decathlon
21.28	M 800m final

TV BBC One, 10.30am-1.15pm; BBC Two 7-8pm, BBC One 8-10pm

"This is your home. Defend it."

"I knew it would take one hell of an effort to get past me. Every time someone beats me, I kind of end their career. I knew that for them to beat me, they would have to have a supernatural moment."

The only disappointment was that the Matthew Hudson-Smith stand was not packed to the rafters to celebrate his triumph. There has been a lot of talk about prices being too high. But it is not as simple as that given that most of the £110 Category A seats in the main stand were sold out.

In fact it has been the cheaper tickets, some of which have been priced as low as £40 and £20, that have struggled to sell out.

There are many reasons for that. The stadium is out of town. It is not easy to park nearby. There is a cost of living crisis. And, in fairness to the organisers, the last four days of competition are said to be sell-outs. Who can blame people for waiting for the end of the week when there are more finals?

European Athletics say that 80% of tickets - about 200,000 in total - have now been sold. But there is perhaps another factor for that figure not being higher.

The last four European championships have been staged in Rome, Munich, Berlin and Amsterdam. These are cities where it is easy to combine a city break with sport, art and culture. Birmingham just doesn't pack that punch. As one press box wag put it, Rome has the Colosseum, Birmingham has the bull ring.

There was a second British success of the night as Emily Newnham came through with a late charge to take silver in the women's 400m hurdles.

The favourite, Emma Zapletalova of Slovakia won comfortably in 52.91 sec, but Newnham went from fourth over the final hurdle to second by running a personal best of 53.33. Fatoumata Binta Diallo set a national record of 53.55 for bronze.

Afterwards she dedicated her win to her mother, who has been undergoing health issues. "Mum, I love you so much," she added. "You're my inspiration this year. Keep fighting - you've got this."

Tennis

When you reach rock bottom you can come up again'

Jack Draper reflects on his emotional reaction in Canada and rebuilding after the most challenging time of his career

Tumaini Carayol Cincinnati

Those painful images have relentlessly spread to all corners of the internet. Deep in the final set of the first-round match at the Canadian Open against Térence Atmane just over a week ago, 15 months of pent up emotion erupted. Two games from defeat, Draper spent the entire changeover in tears.

This was a devastating and alarming sight. Injuries had already defined so much of Draper's career, but the uncertainty of trying to recover from a bone bruise injury to his left arm over the past year has been more challenging than anything he has experienced.

It was reasonable to wonder if his tears represented the realisation he may never recover, but the 24-year-old was seen on the practice court the following day in Montreal and his name did not shift from the entry list of the Cincinnati Open, where he is a wildcard recipient.

Ahead of today's first-round match against Martin Landaluce, Draper speaks with admirable vulnerability and optimism about this most difficult period. "I don't get emotional often," he says.

"There was once I got emotional in practice in May when I had really bad knee tendinitis and my arm was really sore as well.

"I was in so much pain. I was running and my knee (hurt) and my arm was sore. Last week came from a place of, I think I had so

▲ Jack Draper is now playing with a completely different 'flexible' racket

much to focus on and manage, so much change going on in my tennis. I got to (No)4 in the world through doing the same things, the consistent work, the differences, and then went through this whole process of a lot of setbacks and a lot of struggle.

"That's taken a lot out of me. But then at the same time, I'm in a position where I'm having to start again. That reality is difficult sometimes.

"The reason I got emotional was that through all the challenges, you can forget who you are on the court. And last week I felt like I couldn't give any more. I was emotional because I didn't recognise the player I was out on the court due to my injuries and due to probably the way I've been feeling for a long time.

"When you reach rock bottom like that you can come back up again. Since then I've practised really well, I've had amazing support from the people around me and you get to a point more and more of acceptance."

Draper has spent the past year desperately trying to find solutions to this injury. After retreating on some of his earlier changes to his racket strings and technique, his retirement from Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament forced him to make even more extreme changes in his attempts to reduce the strain on his arm.

Not only has he returned to a hybrid gut string setup, he is playing with a completely different, more flexible racket. Draper appears to be using a frame from a company other than his sponsor, Dunlop.

"After this long period, my shift has gone away from performance," he says. "I'm changing my string. I desperately don't want to. I desperately know it's hopefully not something that I'm going to have to do moving forwards, but it's something I have to do for the nature of my injury. Same with the racket.

"It's a difficult one because I'm a winner. I'm out there, I want to perform. But I have to accept reality, which is that I have to find a way in very uncomfortable circumstances right now. But if that can get me to the end of the year where I'm feeling really good again and my body's in a great place and my mind's in a great place, then that's only going to help me to move completely past this injury. But there is a way out and I'm seeing that on a day-to-day basis."

A year ago, Draper stood at a career-high ranking of No 4. Now he is ranked No 143 and the stop-and-start nature of his injury struggles mean he is not eligible for protected ranking. He is reliant solely on wildcards to compete on the ATP tour rather than in qualifying draws or on the ATP Challenger circuit.

"At the very start of my injury, if I was to say to myself: 'Right, I'm four in the world now, what's the worst outcome?' It would probably be where I've got to," he says, smiling. "But there's a certain peace in that and acceptance because I have to start again. And what a challenge."

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Rugby union

Lawrence and Daly lose deals in England contract shake-up

Gerard Meagher

Ollie Lawrence and Elliot Daly have both lost their central contracts, with Steve Borthwick omitting the pair from his 25-man squad.

Neither Lawrence nor Daly - who was injured - featured in the Nations Championship this summer but both played during the Six Nations and are the standout exclusions from Borthwick's selections which point towards his thinking for the World Cup squad next year.

The Northampton forward Alex Coles and the Sale prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour are among the eye-catching inclusions, while Borthwick has opted against handing a contract to the South African-born centre Ben-hard van Rensburg, who made his debut over the summer. Courtney Lawes, who is available again after a move to Sale from France and has made clear his desire to go to the World Cup, is also overlooked.

▲ Elliot Daly has 76 England caps but has now lost his central contract

Red Roses coach Mitchell's delight at being granted UK citizenship

Sarah Rendell

England women's World Cup-winning coach, John Mitchell, has revealed he became a UK citizen last month after a six-year process. He said it would make representing the country on a sporting stage "very whole and meaningful". Mitchell, who is from New Zealand and coached the All Blacks at the 2003 men's World Cup, said he "belted out" the national anthem in his final citizenship test and that his time in English rugby was a motivation in his decision.

"I am very happy to be a British citizen," he said. "More importantly, I am very happy to be an English citizen because rugby isn't who I am, it's what I do, but it does play a big part in my life.

"I think I have had more Tests with England than any other sporting team so that is quite special to me. To be able to represent your country and also be a citizen is meaningful and very whole."

Borthwick has made five changes to the group of players who receive around £150,000 a season and over whom the head coach has greater control. Joining Coles and Opoku-Fordjour in receiving a contract having missed out a year ago are Seb Atkinson, Guy Pepper and Jack van Poortvliet. Omitted along with Lawrence and Daly are the injury-plagued Ben Curry, his Sale teammate Tom Roebuck and Tom Willis, who has rejoined Bordeaux.

Atkinson's inclusion goes some way to explaining Lawrence's exclusion but it is still a surprise given the Bath centre starred in England's victory against the All Blacks last autumn. He and Fraser Dingwall - also impressive against New Zealand - have since fallen down the pecking order, however.

Daly's omission is also out of the blue given Borthwick just last November tipped the 33-year-old to play an important role for England at the World Cup. His exclusion does not rule him out of contention for the tournament, for which a larger squad of 33 will be selected, but demonstrates where he is in Borthwick's thinking.

Handing Lawes a contract after a two-year sojourn in France could have sent the wrong message to players based in England but he will surely get his chance to stake a claim in the coming season. The same goes for Joe Marchant, who has also joined Sale.

Mitchell, who joked he would be good in a pub quiz after swotting up on his history for the exam, was a forwards coach for England's men's team from 1997-2000 and defence coach under Eddie Jones between 2018 and 2021. He was named in his role with the Red Roses in 2023.

The 62-year-old will lead England in the revamped WXV tournament in September and October. The team will play three games at home against Australia, Canada and New Zealand and travel to Canada and the US.

For Mitchell, this gives England a chance to prepare for the next Rugby World Cup. "We can be very patient around how we go about things," he said. "Ultimately, you are auditioning for Australia in 2029 because we are definitely going to be travelling some distance. In many ways we are trying to mirror that and understand how important our connections are and play exciting rugby. But it is going to be our connections that are first and foremost the most important thing, before playing exciting rugby."

▲ John Mitchell has been the head coach of England women since 2023

▼ Kieran Trippier (left) of Wolves and West Ham's Jarrod Bowen could light up the Championship SHUTTERSTOCK/GETTY IMAGES

Buckle up for the Championship's rollercoaster ride

Relegated West Ham appear ready to bounce back but the long shadow of spygate still hangs over Southampton

Will Unwin

Contenders

The relegated teams, naturally, will be the favourites to go back up but two have endured confusing summers. Jarrod Bowen committing to West Ham was a bonus and the quality available to Nuno Espirito Santo should make bouncing back straightforward. They brought in huge fees for Crysencio Summerville and Mateus Fernandes but incoming activity has been pedestrian, which is the only minor cause of concern.

Wolves sacked Rob Edwards and appointed César Peixoto for reasons few could comprehend, because why would you want a head coach with experience of success in a league when you can bring in one who has never been involved with English football? This overshadowed the positive work done on transfers, acquiring Kieran Trippier and Raúl Jiménez, two who will lead the charge upwards.

At Turf Moor the search for a

new man in the dugout was less dramatic as Nicky Hayen belatedly took the Burnley job. He will have to cope with a squad shorn of talent after Jaidon Anthony, Maxime Estève and Florentino Luis left.

Southampton will face hostility wherever they go after spygate. Tonda Eckert has kept his job but will need to justify that faith by pushing for a top-two spot. The German's unwitting victims, Middlesbrough, will be hurting from losing to Hull at Wembley but recuperation has been aided by investment in Jeremy Sarmiento, Radek Vitek and Will Lankalman.

After surprising many with a push for automatic promotion, Millwall have made clever signings of young players, with the £5m capture of the Belgian midfielder Mathis Servais the most intriguing. Wrexham's ownership and financial backing means they will always be talked about and having missed out on the playoffs in their first season back at this level, they will want more.

Hopefuls

Building on finishing 10th is a difficult task for Birmingham, who have looked far and wide for reinforcements. Their potential to threaten the top six will depend on fixing poor away form and

whether August Priske can become as prolific as many believe he can, while a poor start could put Chris Davies under pressure. Roy Hodgson ended the season with Bristol City but it is Michael Skubala's job to take them forward, hoping to continue his momentum after success at Lincoln. Money has not been a problem with a combined £8m spent on Lorent Tolaj and Dom Ballard, but the free arrival of Jed Wallace may be the best bit of business.

After the shambles of last summer and the start of the campaign, maybe Sheffield United have learned from their mistakes. No dreadful signings or appointments have been made, and with Tom Cannon and Patrick Bamford they possess firepower.

Stoke have thrown the cash around, most notably £10m on Ethan Galbraith from Swansea but finding a consistent scorer could be a problem. Preston never give the impression of going up but turning Alfie Devine's loan permanent implies a degree of ambition. Another eclectic window makes Swansea a fun team to follow but whether Elijah Just or Joseph Opoku can turn them side from middle-of-the-road to challengers remains to be seen.

John Eastace has instilled stability at Derby, and getting Bobby Clark and Sammie Szmodics back was shrewd. Building on the second half of last season under Philippe Clement is the plan for Norwich but it may be a year too soon for them.

The constant churn of managers and players at Watford will catch up with them at some point. Alessio Dionisi is the latest tasked with the impossible job. It is evident that Portsmouth want to buy and develop players under the age of 23. It leaves John Mousinho a rewarding but complex job of balancing results and individual progress. Lincoln are great innovators, which partly explains why they have made it to the Championship. The loss of Skubala was a dent in the ambition, leaving Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw to team up as joint head coaches, adding an additional layer of interest.

Strugglers

The good news is that Tony Mowbray is back at Ewood Park with the aim of avoiding another Blackburn relegation battle. The bad news is that it is unclear whether he has the tools at his disposal. James Morrison is no longer a caretaker but has to oversee a young and thin West Brom squad, which does not bode well. Charlton survived somewhat comfortably in the end and they have attracted Karlan Grant back and signed the skilful Millenic Alli but they still feel like a side destined for a long 10 months. The second half of the season was forgettable for QPR, so if there is a team looking over their shoulder, they play at Loftus Road.

The promoted Bolton need Sam Dalby to prove he can take the step up, otherwise goals may be difficult to find. Cardiff, meanwhile, will be reliant on those who brought them up after a quiet summer.

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Dublin delight for Carrick after shootout drama

Manchester United 1

Driven 16

Leeds 1

Aaronson 29

Manchester United win 5–4 on pens

Jamie Jackson

Croke Park

With blazing sunshine fading over a hot Dublin day, this penultimate friendly for Manchester United and Leeds United felt like a pre-season game on a far continent, not one staged a few hundred miles from the teams' home across the Irish Sea.

The phoney-war element is always present whatever the locale, as players sharpen technique and fitness, so when Joshua Zirkzee's instant left-foot shot met Diogo Dalot's zipped-in cross and James Trafford saved low, all involved could be satisfied.

Even better for Michael Carrick's men ensued: Bryan Mbeumo raced along the left and served the ball to Zirkzee who, again, hit a first-time effort that this time beat Trafford to his right.

Leeds had been scythed open, their right-side defenders, Jayden Bogle and Sebastiaan Bornauw, rendered

► Brenden Aaronson fires past Senne Lammens to equalise for Leeds

awol by a lightning attack straight from the Carrick-Steve Holland training ground playbook.

Daniel Farke's switch to a 3–5–2 at half-time of November's 3–2 loss at Manchester City is credited, rightly, with saving their top-flight status, and the manager's job.

Yet it can cause a retroactive-mode if the wingbacks retreat into a five-man rearguard. After Bogle and Rhys Chadwick did so, Mbeumo's attempt, after one more United foray, underlined the problem.

More proactive, then, were two Ao Tanaka throw-ins that dipped into the area and posed those in red to scramble. When Leeds came straight back at them, a Tyler Fletcher shimmy backfired, and they profited.

The midfielder was robbed by Dan James who flipped the ball into the area where Brenden Aaronson stroked past Senne Lammens, who was helpless. So, too, Trafford when a Mbeumo rocket beat him, the bar saving Leeds, as, along the touchline, replacements prepared to enter for the second period.

Before the game, Carrick had issued an update on those not involved. "Marcus [Rashford], Licha [Martínez] and Kobbie [Mainoo] aren't quite ready yet," he said. "We're preserving them for this weekend [against Milan in Wroclaw]."

Missing, too, were Mason Mount, as a precaution, Tom Heaton, whose problem is being assessed and Harry Maguire, who joined training on Wednesday.

"Tonight is going to be historical," screeched the enthusiastic PA announcer when billing this inaugural meeting between two English clubs at the cavernous stadium.

But Carrick's three half-time changes were hardly stellar names to please the capacity crowd. Off went Patrick Dorgu, Andrey Santos and Mbeumo for the fringe players, Toby Collyer, Daniel Armer, an 18-year-old debutant, and Tynan Thompson, given a first outing since joining recently.

Farke's changes ran to 10, with only Bornauw surviving, so now the question was how disjointed the contest might be. Encouragingly, Harry Wilson and Alfie Cresswell tested Lammens, then slick Zirkzee footwork took him in on goal.

But further disruption followed when Carrick made six more changes, including the introduction of his captain, Bruno Fernandes, Youri Tielemans, his new £35m midfielder, and Matheus Cunha, who spearheaded the 4–2–3–1.

The result: a long lull before Lammens repelled a James Justin rasper, a Fernandes strike was ruled offside and the same player clipped the bar before penalties, to decide the Boyle Sports Cup, arrived.

Before the final whistle five fans rushed on for selfies with Fernandes and Tielemans - youngsters, sure, but a concerning security breach, especially as a sixth followed.

United won the shootout 5–4, Noussair Mazraoui netting the decisive kick, and the teams wandered away offering scant clue how their 2026–27 season will be.

The pre-season results of United now read this victory, 1–1 against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, 2–1 (Atlético Madrid), 5–0 (Rosenborg) and the 1–0 loss to Wrexham on 18 July. After this defeat, Leeds's record is 2–0, against RB Leipzig, 4–2 (Liverpool), 1–0 win (Sunderland), and the 3–2 defeat, also to Wrexham, on 26 July.

Leeds finish their preparation by hosting Augsburg, while United make the trip to Poland. Last term they ended third, 24 points ahead of Leeds in 14th. Given the former's thus far underwhelming transfer window - only Tielemans and Santos as major signings, they would take the same finish, as would the latter, surely, as survival is Leeds's prime priority.

▼ A capacity crowd of more than 82,000 watched the friendly at Croke Park

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Well-travelled Tielemans not fazed by his latest challenge

Jamie Jackson

Youri Tielemans has said he has had no problems adjusting to Michael Carrick's vision for Manchester United after arriving from Aston Villa.

The vastly experienced 29-year-old midfielder, who joined for £35m last month, made his debut for Anderlecht at the age of 16. He has been integrating with the United squad during the past 10 days of the club's pre-season tour, making his first appearance in Saturday's 1–1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain.

Tielemans left Belgium for Monaco in 2017 and joined Leicester in 2019, before signing for Villa four years later and has 579 career appearances, so any demands from Carrick do not faze him.

Tielemans said: "He has got his structure. He wants to have the ball, he wants to press in certain ways, you know. It might be different than

what you are used to, what I have been used to before, but it is logical things in my opinion. It is just smelling football, and that is what I have been doing from when I was young at Anderlecht.

"So for me, nothing changes, but it just needs to get together. Then when you follow those principles, then you can add your offensive qualities, especially in the last third where everything is a bit more in freedom, without obviously overcommitting and keeping the defensive line in place, then I think we can do good things."

Tielemans was limited to only 25 starts in the Premier League last season because of injury and also sus-

tained a hamstring problem in the warm-up before Belgium's World Cup quarter-final against Spain in July. Yet despite this and having already played for 13 years in midfield, Tielemans denied that Carrick will need to rest him on occasion.

He said: "Not really. The thing is, at the World Cup, I think we played 120 minutes against Senegal [before Spain], and from there we had less time in between games. So we played the US I think three or four days later [actually five days] and then three days later we played against Spain. In the warm-up, my body just switched off for some reason. Now, I do not think I am a player that I absolutely need a rest. Obviously, there are a lot

▲ Youri Tielemans joined United from Aston Villa for £35m last month

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Anderson still pained by England loss but ready to shine at Etihad

Argentina loss still hurts, but midfielder is ready to step up after club-record move

Will Unwin

Elliot Anderson has admitted England's World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina still pains him, but is hoping to use the confidence from his performances at the tournament to inspire the start of his Manchester City career.

Anderson will probably make his debut when City play Arsenal on Sunday at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff for the Community Shield.

"It's really hard," Anderson said of England's loss. "I'm still sort of struggling with that. There are highs and lows in football. It's about how you bounce back.

"I've had three weeks to reflect

'I take confidence knowing I can perform on a World Cup stage'

Elliot Anderson Manchester City

Barcelona raise offer for Rodri to £51m as City eye Fernández

Jamie Jackson

Barcelona have made an improved bid to Manchester City of around €60m (£51m) for Rodri. This follows Barça's initial offer of €45m that was rejected out of hand by City.

on it, but now is a new season, you have to move forward. I take huge confidence knowing I can perform on a World Cup stage. I hadn't played in anything as big as that yet. That was a really good test for me."

The 23-year-old is likely to become a significant figure in City midfield because of Barcelona's interest in signing Rodri. If the Ballon d'Or winner does depart, City's new No 5 will be expected to be part of the

plan to replace him in the middle of the park. Asked if he is similar in style to the Spaniard, Anderson said: "I think so. I can do various things within midfield and I'll see where I get used.

"I'll play anywhere. Creating things, driving forward or the other role if they ask me to do that."

Anderson joined from Nottingham Forest for what was briefly a record £116m fee [Morgan Rog-

ers's £117m move to Chelsea soon eclipsed it] for a British player - City had a longstanding interest in him while Pep Guardiola was in charge. Due to his extended World Cup exertions with England, the former Newcastle midfielder is yet to feature for City under their new head coach, Enzo Maresca.

Guardiola's departure, though, did not made him debate his decision. "It's such a huge club and the players they have are the best. I want to be surrounded by these sorts of players, proving myself on a daily basis.

"[Kevin] De Bruyne was always the player I looked up to over the last 10 years. I loved watching him. To be here at the same club and playing where he played is special."

"I can do various things within midfield and I'll see where I get used," said Elliot Anderson SIMON BROTY/GETTY IMAGES

The Spanish club's new offer - which may include add-ons - is close to City's valuation for the 30-year-old who captained Spain to the World Cup and won the Ballon d'Or in 2024.

As the midfielder has declared a preference for Barcelona it seems it is inevitable he will leave. In preparation City are targeting Chelsea's Enzo Fernández as a potential signing though the London club's valuation of around £120m may be too high.

Chelsea are understood to be intent on that price for the attacking midfielder so any transfer may include add-ons. Enzo Maresca is keen on Fernández after working with him for a season-and-a-half at Chelsea before his tenure ended in January. The 25-year-old was a key

▲ Rodri is believed to be keen to join Barcelona and City expect to lose him

member of Maresca's team that finished fourth and won the Europa Conference in 2024-25 and the Fifa Club World Cup last summer.

If City were to sign Fernández, a World Cup winner with Argentina in 2022, another midfielder could be offloaded, with Tijjani Reijnders a possible candidate to depart.

City have so far recruited Elliott Anderson for £116m from Nottingham Forest and are close to the signing of Ayyoub Bouaddi for around £85m from Lille.

City announced yesterday the signing of Gerónimo Rulli on a two-year deal following James Trafford's move to Leeds. The Argentina goalkeeper was previously at the club in 2016-17.

of games and the manager needs to manage the team, but when I am good I am good, you know. Unfortunately, my body is ... when it does not go well, then I will know straight away and I will alert the manager, but it does not happen often."

United previously showed interest in signing the Belgium captain, in 2019 before he joined Villa and in 2022. "There has been two times that I spoke with the club, but it did not achieve to anything, so I was just very calm about it. It was way after Anderlecht," Tielemans said.

United, who triggered his release clause, did not face any competition to sign the player. "Not that I am aware of, no," Tielemans said.

Football In brief

Europa League qualifying

McInnes admits Rangers need win to boost fans

Derek McInnes believes everyone at Ibrox could do with a first win of his tenure when Rangers host Ingieflonia Białystok tonight. The new manager has failed to register victory in three competitive matches since moving from Hearts in the summer. The agonising

2-1 home defeat by Hibernian on Sunday, where the away side's winner came in the 93rd minute, left his team five points behind the Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic and St Mirren after two fixtures and the defeat came at an extra cost. Ahead of the second leg of the Europa League qualifier against the Polish side, where Rangers look to claw back a 2-1 deficit, the former Rangers midfielder said: "Winning on Sunday does not mean that everything is rosy in the garden, but we could all be doing with a win. Supporters could do with it and players could do with it. We have got work to do, but I think the tie is finely poised." PA Media

Hull

Tigers break transfer record to sign Mendy

Newly-promoted Hull have broken their transfer record to sign the versatile Senegal defender Nobel Mendy from Rayo Vallecano. The Tigers have not disclosed the fee for the 21-year-old but it exceeds the £20m they paid for goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis. Mendy has signed a five-year deal, with an option for a further 12 months. Yesterday Hull also signed 18-year-old Australia centre-back Lucas Herrington from Colorado Rapids, again on a five-year deal. PA Media

Netherlands

Xavi checks in to fill vacancy left by Koeman

The former Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernández has been appointed as Ronald Koeman's replacement with the Netherlands. The 46-year-old Spaniard has agreed a contract to lead the team through to the 2030 World Cup. "As someone who received his training at the Barcelona academy, with strong influences from Johan Cruyff and Rinus Michels, I feel a special connection to Dutch football," Xavi said. It is his first dugout role since leaving Barça in 2024. PA Media

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Sport Football Uefa Super Cup

Doué does the business as PSG edge out Villa to lift Super Cup

Paris Saint-Germain 2

Kvaratskhelia 20, Doué 61

Aston Villa 1

Madjo 45

Ben Fisher

Red Bull Arena

Luis Enrique says it doesn't matter what sport he is playing - football, tennis, padel or parchis, a board game - he wants to win every game. In Paris Saint-Germain, he has built a winning machine, the back-to-back Champions League victors maintaining their habit by conquering Aston Villa in an absorbing Super Cup contest in Salzburg. For PSG, after the joy of Munich and Budapest, does a three-peat in

Madrid in May beckon? They will surely go close.

Aston Villa more than played their part in an enthralling showpiece, Brian Madjo becoming the competition's youngest scorer after the 17-year-old cancelled out Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's opener. Villa had chances to gain the lead but Désiré Doué was the match-winner, the forward picking his spot after beating Villa's offside trap. The goal was initially disallowed but, after a VAR review, Omar Artan, the Somali referee handed the game by Uefa after being denied entry to the US to officiate at the World Cup, awarded it after replays showed Matty Cash played Doué onside.

Before kick-off, the sights and sounds were in effect an extension

of Villa's victory in Istanbul, a party atmosphere raining down from the 6,000-strong Villa following. There were huge cheers when Unai Emery's face appeared on the big screens after the teams were read aloud and hearty roars for the £38m arrival João Gomes and Madjo, the hulking forward handed his full Villa debut.

"We won't be in our best moment," Emery said on the eve of the game but his side were almighty fun; some good, some bad, just as he predicted. Only five players from their memorable victory over Freiburg remained in Villa's XI, though Emi Martinez, Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins are still on holiday. Boubacar Kamara made his first start since sustaining a serious knee injury against Tottenham in January.

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Emery could also finally unleash Madjo in a competitive game for the first time since his £10m arrival from Metz in January, Villa winning an appeal at the court of arbitration (Cas) to register him after Fifa prohibited him from playing. Only João Pedro, for Chelsea, had scored more goals in pre-season than Madjo but his equal-

▲ Désiré Doué curls a shot past the Villa goalkeeper, Marco Bizot, to win the match for PSG ANGELIKA WARRIOTIN/REUTERS

▲ Brian Madjo, the teenage Villa striker, celebrates his first-half goal

iser here was the grandest stage yet. Here was Madjo against Willian Pacho and Marquinhos, the PSG captain and one of the most decorated defenders in the world.

Kamara drilled wide in search of the opener but PSG seized the lead on 20 minutes through Kvaratskhelia, who had the summer off with Georgia failing to reach the World Cup. Madjo's clunky control allowed Vitinha to take hold of the ball and pass the baton on to Désiré Doué. Then Kvaratskhelia took charge, jinking inside Matty Cash and blasting his shot into the top left-hand corner at Bizot's near post. Kvaratskhelia blew a kiss down the lens of the nearest television camera. Six minutes later, it should have been 2-0 after more Kvaratskhelia brilliance, but PSG could not apply the finishing touch. Nuno Mendes galloped on to Kvaratskhelia's flipped pass down the left flank but the Portugal defender's cut-back evaded four red and blue shirts.

A couple of minutes later came the first of Madjo's hat-trick of chances from John McGinn's coming crosses before the teenager levelled. Madjo glanced at a replay after misdirecting a free header and then overcooked a shot when looking for the far corner after George Hemmings got the better of Achraf Hakimi. Another flunked header followed when McGinn twirled clear of Kvaratskhelia. With the half-time whistle looming, Madjo made amends, dispatching a left-footed volley into the roof of Matvey Safonov's goal after meeting another brilliant cross from McGinn. As McGinn's flighted ball flew towards the back post, Pacho clung to Madjo for dear life, but Madjo kept him at arm's length to ripple the net.

Ousmane Dembélé replaced Maghnes Akliouche at half-time, leaving PSG only shy of Fabián Ruiz from the starting lineup that overcame Arsenal in Budapest in May; the Spanish World Cup winner later replaced João Neves. But it was Villa who registered the first chance of the second half, McGinn working Safonov after Madjo cleverly spread play. A few minutes later, Neves released Dembélé but the forward ran out of road. PSG would regain the lead just after the hour when another pass from Dembélé unlocked Villa's defence, exposing an imperfect offside line. Dembélé zipped a pass into the right channel and, while Ian Maatsen and Pau Torres raised their hands and Doué's goal was initially ruled out, semi-automated offside exposed Cash.

Villa still had chances to level. Warren Zaire-Emery's extraordinary block prevented Gomes from a near-certain debut goal. Safonov repelled a Hemmings strike and the substitutes Alysson and Tammy Abraham almost combined to devastating effect but Abraham did not gamble in the box, much to Emery's frustration. Perhaps Villa will, as McGinn suggested, prove everybody wrong - again.

Paris Saint-Germain 4-3-3 Safonov: Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes (Hemaladez 74), Neves (Ruiz 73), Vitinha, Zaire-Emery, Akliouche (Dembélé 56), Doué (Mayola 87), Kvaratskhelia (Beraldo 88)

Anton Villa 4-2-3-1 Bizot, Cash, Lindelöf, Torres II (Mingo 80), Maatsen, Gomez I (Barkley 80), Kamara (Begarde 72), MacInnes I (Alysson 72), Barmilla, Hemmings, Madjo (Abraham 72)

Referee: Omar Artan (Sion)

Emotional Messi promises to honour his father's memory

➤ Continued from back page

time a match ended, I would wait and hope for your message. That's when I realised how real the situation was."

After tearfully celebrating the opening goal of his hat-trick against Algeria in the group stage, Messi had explained he was going through "a few difficult, complicated days" because of "something unrelated to football". Yesterday he said he ran out of energy in the final.

"My legs couldn't go on any more," he wrote. "This time I tried to push myself beyond my physical limits, but I couldn't. I never felt well ... We weren't champions, but you don't know how much we enjoyed every match. Once again, you were right: I had to be there and play it."

◀ Lionel Messi broke the record for most World Cup goals this summer

Results

Football

UEFA SUPER-CUP

Paris Saint-Germain (1) 2 Anton Villa (1) 1 Kvaratskhelia 20 Madjo 45 Doué 63

UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE

Third qualifying round: Second leg Copenhagen 5 Debrecen 1 (Jag 9-1), Sels Katowice 2 Hupset Tel Aviv 1 (Jag 2-3), Rapid Vienna 2 Pade 0 (Jag 6-1)

KIMIEVOLUTION TROPHY

League Stage Hamilton 1 Celtic 8 3

CLUB FRENDLIES

Arsenal 2 Cores 1, Deportivo de A Coruña 0 Real Madrid 1, Málaga 2 Fulham 2, Manchester United 1 Leeds 1, Newcastle 3 Everton 3

Cricket

THE HUNDRED WOMEN

	P	W	L	T	NR	RR	Pts
Trent Rackets Q	8	7	1	0	0	1.391	20
Sunrisers Leeds Q	8	5	3	0	0	1.031	20
Southers Brave Q	8	5	3	0	0	0.107	20
Manchester	8	4	3	0	1	0.345	18
Welsh Fire	8	4	4	0	0	0.133	16
London Spirit	8	2	5	1	0	-0.363	10
Birmingham	8	2	5	0	1	-1.603	10
MI London	8	1	6	1	0	-1.165	6

Sophia Gardens Welsh Fire 138-7 (GL Wareham 50), London Spirit 123. Welsh Fire beat London Spirit by 15 runs. Edgbaston MI London 120-6. Birmingham Phoenix 121-5 (EA Perry 62 no). Birmingham Phoenix beat MI London by five wickets.

THE HUNDRED MEN

	P	W	L	T	NR	RR	Pts
Trent Rackets Q	8	6	2	0	0	0.740	24
Manchester Q	8	5	3	0	0	0.791	20
Sunrisers Leeds Q	8	5	3	0	0	0.603	20
MI London	8	5	3	0	0	0.241	20
Welsh Fire	8	4	4	0	0	-0.900	16
Southers Brave	8	3	5	0	0	-0.015	12
London Spirit	8	3	5	0	0	-0.098	12
Birmingham	8	1	7	0	0	-1.318	4

Sophia Gardens London Spirit 131-8. Welsh Fire 125-7. London Spirit beat Welsh Fire by six runs. Edgbaston MI London 157-6. Birmingham Phoenix 155-7. MI London beat Birmingham Phoenix by two runs.

FOURTH MEN'S ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL

Sherwood Afghanistan 343-9 (Saddapillah Atal 143, Ibrahim Zadran 107), Ireland 301 (A Ballanna 109), C Campher 64, Yaniv Ahmadzai 4-71). Afghanistan beat Ireland by 42 runs.

Messi has 207 caps for Argentina since making his debut for his country in August 2005. He captained the side to World Cup glory in 2022, matching the achievement of Diego Maradona in 1986, though like Maradona he fell at the final hurdle when attempting to win back-to-back titles.

Messi did, though, break the record for total World Cup goals, with his strike against Egypt in the last 16 his 21st at the tournament and his 125th in all for Argentina. His World Cup tally was later surpassed by France's Kylian Mbappé in the third-place playoff.

With his future uncertain it remains to be seen whether he will add to his remarkable CV of honours, which includes 10 La Liga titles, four Champions Leagues and eight Ballons d'Or in addition to that World Cup triumph in Qatar.

But he promised to honour his father's memory through his own children: "I'm going to miss you so much, but you will always be present, especially in the upbringing of my children, because I will teach them and raise them the way you raised me."

Rugby league

BETARD CHAMPIONSHIP

Barrow 21 Doncaster 26

Tennis

ATP/INTA-NATIONAL BANK OPEN (Montreal/Toronto) Mon. Quarter-finals 1. Then (US) 61 D'Mérida Aguilar (Sp) 6-3-6-2

Fixtures

Football (8pm unless stated)

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round: Second leg Andorlacht (1) v PAOK (0) (7.30pm), Besiktas (1) v Hrako (0), CSKA Sofia (2) v Marcabi Tel Aviv (0) (7pm), Egorata (1) v Shamrock (3) (8pm), Gornik (0) v Ferroviceto (1), Hrom (1) v Benfica (0) (7.30pm), 8 (US) v Lech Hlavatil (1) (6.30pm), Dinamie (1) v Lincoln (1), Pafos (0) v RB Salzburg (1), Rangers (1) v Aquidonia (1) (7.30pm), Intercontinental Crome (1) v KuPS (1) (8pm), Vikingar (0) v Thun (3) (6.30pm) UEFA Conference League

Third qualifying round: Second leg Austria Binn (2) v Belize (1) (7.30pm), DAC 1904 (0) v Twente (0), D Minsk (0) v Belga (1), Dinamo City (0) v Kada (1) (8pm), Sotia (4) v Tre Fium (1) (7pm), Flava (0) v Inter Club d'Escaldes (2) (7pm), Gent (1) v PA Göteborg (0) (7.30pm), Gysar (10) (0) v Riga (1) (7.30pm), Hajduk Split (5) v Žalgiris (2) (8pm), Varenberg (0) v Rukow (0), Svés (0) v Rijeka (1) (7pm), Maltgräfand (1) v Bokemisen (0), ML Vilsbik (0) v Bora (1), Methlewell (1) v VIR (1) (7.30pm), NordigaGand (2) v Volar (0), NS (0) v Leipso (2) (6.30pm), Shelbypool (1) v Kao (1) (7.45pm), Skenndjur (1) v Hibernian (2) (7pm), Sion (2) v Nade (2) (7.15pm), St Gallen (1) v Sheriff (1) (7pm), Valad (0) v Partizan (1) (4pm), Vienna (1) v DFK Esp (0), Qarabag (0) v Dinamo Kyiv (1) (5pm), BFS (0) v Jablons (2) (5.30pm), Valdo (1) v Inter Turks (2) (6.30pm)

Rugby league

Belfast Super League

Half KP v Catalans Dragons (8pm), Leeds v Leigh (8pm), Mannequin v Park (8pm)

Cricket

First Men's Test (first day of five)

Australia v Bangladesh, Darwin (1, 30am)

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 Tri-Series Scotland v Canada, Dundee (1, 1am)

Greg Wood's racing tips

Browning 2.15 Not My Type 2.45 Concert Pitch 3.15 Action Sky (60) 3.45 Skazam 4.15 Mr Moonshine 4.45 Dumfries (nap)

Lingfield 5.23 Jack Sparrow 5.58 Aljaze

6.28 Captive Beauty 6.58 Zattalla 7.28 Shangri La

7.58 Wolf's Gallop

Salisbury 8.38 Sydney Rock 6.04 Ozadima 6.34 Sennetta

7.04 Sema Storm 7.24 Green Sky 8.04 Seven Sisters

Windsor 9.36 Summary Angel 8.13 Legends/Phobard

8.41 MG Sunshine 7.11 Waterford Castle

7.45 City Of Putts 8.11 Mythological Star

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Alright, Jack?

Draper opens up on his tears: 'I didn't recognise the player I was'

Interview Page 38 →

Matt finish

Hudson-Smith surges to third European 400m crown

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The Guardian

Thursday

13 August

2026

Sport

'Be adults'

Root confirms England to call time on curfew

Taha Hashim

▲ Joe Root resumes as Test captain against Pakistan next week

Joe Root has abolished the midnight curfew for his England Test side, telling his players to "be adults" after a string of late-night incidents.

A curfew was imposed on the England men's teams after their Ashes defeat in the winter, when the on-field action was overshadowed by players' behaviour off it. Most notably, there was Harry Brook's altercation with a nightclub bouncer in Wellington.

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were suspended for the second Test against New Zealand in June after breaking the curfew while celebrating victory in the series opener. Stokes returned for the final match before announcing his retirement from international cricket, prompting the return of Root as Test captain.

The Yorkshireman will lead next week against Pakistan, and is embarking on a new era with Stephen Fleming as red-ball head coach. The 35-year-old told the Sky Sports Cricket podcast that the curfew is no more. It is understood the relaxing of rules also applies to the white-ball sides.

"There's not going to be a curfew," Root said. "I don't think this needs to be a big deal. I don't think they work and if you want guys to take responsibility on the field they've got to feel like they can be grown adults off it and make good, strong decisions.

"That's for us as a team to manage well, and self-police well, for me and [Fleming]. Ultimately, you're grown adults. You know what it takes to play for England. You know what your responsibilities are off the field. We should be known for how we play our cricket and what we do on the field. We should be on the back page of papers.

"Look after yourselves, look after each other, create a good, strong culture where you know when the right time is to celebrate and enjoy a win or to have a sensible beer, and remember you're playing for England.

"I don't want people to feel like they can't enjoy winning a Test match. If they want to have a beer at the right time, go and let their hair down, then that's absolutely fine. You know what your responsibilities are. Be smart, be sensible and just be an adult about it."

SEBASTIAN WIOMANN/UEFA/GETTY IMAGES

Messi unsure about playing on after death of his father

John Ashdown

Lionel Messi has hinted that the end of his career may be near after admitting to "quite a few doubts" about his football future following the death of his father.

Jorge Messi died last week at the age of 68 in Rosario, Argentina, after a long illness, with his health during this summer's World Cup appearing to take a toll on Argentina's 39-year-old captain.

In a tribute on Instagram yesterday, Messi wrote: "I don't know what I'm going to do without you. I don't know how to move forward. I only played football and now I have quite a few doubts about whether I'm going to keep doing it for much longer.

"You were by my side from the beginning; there was so little left until the end. Why couldn't you hold on just a little longer so we could finish it together?"

Messi spent time with his father after the tournament, where

▲ Lionel Messi has hinted his playing days could be coming to an end

Argentina were beaten in the final by Spain, before rejoining his club side, Inter Miami, making his Major League Soccer return earlier this month.

Jorge had been a constant presence during his son's career from his earliest days at Barcelona, with the World Cup the first time he had been absent from a major tournament. Messi revealed that his father, despite his deteriorating condition, had urged him to play for La Albiceleste in their ultimately unsuccessful attempt to defend their title.

"You always asked me to play in the last World Cup and a few days before it started was when you got worse," he wrote. "It was the first time you weren't going to be at a tournament... Every

QA Report - The Guardian - 13.08.2026.pdf

Pipeline

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Non-model Checks

• WARNING: missing numeric tokens from source: 015, 098, 1037, 107, 1103, 1125, 1128, 1142, 1146, 1154
• WARNING: Missing proper nouns in translation: Across Cornwall, Adam Gillen William Featherstone, After Bogle, After Faten, After Israel, Aguilar Sp, Air Force One, Airtime Plan, Alexander Stadium, Alfie Cresswell
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Model QA

以下为对译文的审核结果）

幻觉核查协议执行结果

1. “Greg Wood 的赛马预测” 段落： - 核查步骤1：标题索引中未发现匹配标题或相关摘要。 - 核查步骤2：抽样原文中未发现赛马预测内容， → 经核查，此部分为低中文密度区域（2%），属于正常过滤行为，非幻觉。 - 结论：无需报告。

2. “所有大学都一样” 及后续广告段落： - 核查步骤1：标题索引中未发现匹配标题。 - 核查步骤2：抽样原文中存在“University of the Year”、“For Teaching Quality”等宣传语，但具体内容与译文不完全一致（如“Fastest-rising in England”未在抽样原文中明确匹配）。 → 经核查，此部分为低中文密度区域（30%），属于大学招生广告，非新闻版面，系统过滤行为。 - 结论：无需报告。

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审核重点问题

1. 数字准确性

• [WARNING] 日期格式不一致：
• 译文中“13 August 2026”在标题和正文中多次出现，但部分位置（如“周四 13 August 2026”）未统一为中文格式（建议改为“2026年8月13日”）。

• 例：“周四 13 August 2026” → 应为“2026年8月13日，星期四”。

• [BLOCKING] 金额单位错误：

• 原文“£69bn”译为“690亿英镑”，但实际应为“690亿英镑”（£1 = ¥9左右，但原文未提人民币，仅需确认英镑单位）。

• 例：“£69bn (£690亿)” → 应为“690亿英镑（约合人民币6,200亿元）”（若需人民币换算，需明确说明）。

• [WARNING] 百分比缺失：

• 原文“The UK is predicted to face a shortfall of 5bn litres of water a day by 20%”译为“英国预计到20%将面临每天50亿升的水短缺”，但“20%”应为“2050年”或“20%缺口”不明确。
• 例：建议改为“英国预计到2050年将面临每天50亿升的水短缺”。

2. 完整性

• [BLOCKING] 重要段落漏译：
• 原文“Lower-category prisons may be upgraded to ease overcrowding”标题下的正文（见SOURCE PREVIEW）在译文中缺失： > “Continued from page 1 London. Instead, they are assessing the feasibility of holding male inmates in alternative sites, such as men's training prisons or repurposed and emptied women's prisons.”

• 严重级别：[BLOCKING]（关键政策内容缺失）。

• [WARNING] 残留英文：

• 译文中多处保留英文原文，如“Cobra emergency committee”（应译为“眼镜蛇紧急委员会”）、“Progress Pride flag”（应译为“进步骄傲旗”）、“back page”（应译为“体育版”）。
• 例：“back page of papers” → 应为“报纸的体育版”。

3. 交付标签

• [BLOCKING] 内部清理标签残留：
• 译文中出现“➤ 接续自封底页”，属于内部交付标签，严禁出现在最终译文中。
• 严重级别：[BLOCKING]。

4. 其他问题

• [SOURCE_OCR] OCR错误：
• 原文“£3.50 From £2.40 for subscribers”在译文中误译为“订阅者 £2.40 起”，实际应为“订阅者价格为2.40英镑起”（OCR将“From”误读为“订阅者”）。

• 严重级别：[SOURCE_OCR]。

• [FALSE_POSITIVE] 误判幻觉：

• 译文中“康沃尔天文学会（Kernow Astronomers）”在标题索引和抽样原文中未找到直接匹配，但“Kernow”为康沃尔语，属于真实内容，非幻觉。

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总结

1. 阻塞性问题（Blocking Issues）： - [BLOCKING] 重要段落漏译（监狱升级政策）。 - [BLOCKING] 交付标签残留（➤ 接续自封底页）。 - [BLOCKING] 金额单位错误（£69bn误译为690亿英镑）。

2. 警告级问题（Warnings）： - 日期格式不统一。 - 残留英文未翻译。 - 百分比/年份表述不明确。

3. OCR源问题： - 订阅价格OCR误读。

最终结论：发现多个阻塞性问题，需立即修正。

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═══ 自愈质检微创修复记录（Self-Healing Audit Trail）═══

• 成功修复分块 #21（共修复 1 处问题）
• 成功修复分块 #16（共修复 1 处问题）