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周四 2026年8月13日

第 4,906 号

《i报》

特别版

一代一遇

图片与报道 第 2 - 11 页

新闻

政治巨头之战——克拉克顿（Clacton）决定胜负

体育

传奇地位：已解锁

生活

44岁生子？准备好面对 陌生人的评判吧！

教育 - 大学面临破产风险 P24 / 时尚 - 男士夏季必备单品 P36 / 文化 - 波洛系列最佳 P38

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新闻

2026年日食

封面故事

一代一遇：日食热潮席卷英国

作者：Sally Guyoncourt

从阿伯丁到彭赞斯，从阿伯里斯特威斯到赫尔，昨日天文爱好者们大规模出动，以观测英国一代以来最壮观的日食。

此次事件引发了巨大的关注，全国各地的人们争先恐后地抢购仅剩的几副日食眼镜，参加官方观测活动，或前往一些最佳地点见证日食。

这虽然不像 1999年8月11日 在康沃尔和海峡群岛能看到的日全食，但对大多数人来说，这次观测的机会要好得多——27年前，英国大部分地区都被云层覆盖。

伦敦的格林威治皇家天文台在观测活动门票和日食眼镜售罄后提供了直播，其在过去一个月内售出了 15,000 副眼镜。

莱斯特的国家太空中心其日食部分食观测活动的门票也已售罄，且没有日食眼镜可供购买。

伦敦怀特查佩尔（Whitechapel）的一家便利店昨日被迫拒绝了希望购买专业眼镜的顾客。

AM2PM 商店的所有者 Ali Raza 表示：“周日有来自萨里（Surrey）和绍森德（Southend-on-Sea）的人过来。周二晚上有一位女士从南安普顿赶来，还有很多人从伯明翰过来。今天我已经卖出了 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 就全部售罄了。”

那些未能买到眼镜的人寻求其他方法来观测这一现象，包括使用沥水篮或谷物包装盒来投影或观察图像。

在美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）推荐将这款厨房用品作为安全观测日食的替代方法后，约翰刘易斯合伙公司报告称，沥水篮的销量比去年增长了近 40%。

观星者被警告不要用肉眼甚至戴着太阳镜直接观察日食，因为这会导致永久性损伤。

昨日傍晚，在英国抬头仰望的人们可以看到月球遮挡太阳约 90% 的部分食。

欧洲大部分地区、非洲、北美、大西洋、北冰洋和太平洋也能看到同样的景象。

而在格陵兰、冰岛、西班牙、俄罗斯和葡萄牙的一小块区域，仰望天空的人们见证了日全食。

在英国，最受欢迎的观测地点位于极南和极西地区。

北德文郡的埃克斯穆尔国家公园的官员表示，他们看到“大量”人群前来观测日食；而南唐斯国家公园至少有五个天文团体在举办活动，日食之后紧接着是年度英仙座流星雨。

根据格林威治皇家天文台的数据，康沃尔的观测者预计将看到约 95% 的日食；威尔士的彭布罗克郡约为 94%；苏格兰最西部地区的太阳覆盖率在 92% 到 94% 之间；爱尔兰西南端约为 97.5% 的覆盖率。

观测时间有所不同，爱丁堡和格拉斯哥最早于下午 6.08 开始观测，曼彻斯特和利物浦为下午 6.13，康沃尔的特鲁罗（Truro）为下午 6.18。

在全英国范围内，覆盖率在下午 7.05 到 7.16 之间达到顶峰，随后于晚上 8.10 在英格兰极西南地区结束。

人物

体育迷被壮丽奇观震撼

作者：Harry Goodwin

在埃奇巴斯顿球场（Edgbaston）的板球迷们，是昨晚能目睹部分日食壮丽景象的体育观众之一。

在“百球赛”（The Hundred）中观看伯明翰凤凰队（Birmingham Phoenix）对阵 MI 伦敦队的观众们，能够在看台上欣赏这一奇观，其中许多人佩戴了特制眼镜。

伯明翰欧洲田径锦标赛现场开启了泛光灯。

在萨尔茨堡，观看阿斯顿维拉与欧洲冠军巴黎圣日耳曼之间欧超杯的足球迷们也纷纷仰望天空。

皇后乐队吉他手、拥有天体物理学资格的布赖恩·梅爵士（Sir Brian May）在西班牙的哈瓦兰布雷天文台（Javalambre Observatory）观看了日食。

在抵达观景点时，他表示感觉“怪异且陌生”，但这是一个“美丽的景象”。他说：“感觉就像在月球上一样，因为光线非常奇怪。”

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新闻 2-33

观点 18-22

电视 26-31

生活 34-37

文化 38-41

财经 42-45

体育 50-56

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从主图起顺时针方向依次为：西班牙哈瓦兰布雷天文台的景象；伦敦的一只狗；布拉格城堡；在康沃尔郡特雷加瓦拉（Tregavarah）的 11, 岁男孩 Jake White 和 8 岁妹妹 Callia；在泰恩-威尔郡泰恩茅斯（Tynemouth）的自制观测镜；卡迪夫一座戴着运动眼镜的雕像（顶部）；《i报》员工（底部）在伦敦肯辛顿花园观看；冰岛雷克雅未克一名戴着面具的女性。封面：西班牙安波斯塔（Amposta）的全食景象 CHRISTIAN HARTMANN / 路透社；AARON CHOWN / PALEVA KORINKOVA / 路透社；STEFAN ROUSSEAU / PA；MATTHEW HORWOOD / 盖蒂图片社；DENIS BALBOUSE / 路透社。封面图片：JAMES BREEDEN / 盖蒂图片社。

没找到您惯看的 新闻矩阵和 编辑信？ 您可以在今天的 第 12-13 页找到它们

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新闻

2026年日食

历史

“太阳与月亮在打架”：古代文化的丰富信仰

罗布·黑斯廷斯 (Rob Hastings) 写道，在人类历史的大部分时间里，人们恐惧日食，但如今人们对此感到惊叹。

在古代中国，人们认为是一条巨龙在吞噬太阳。美洲原住民则认为是一只黑松鼠在作祟。无论如何，必须通过巨大的噪音来惊吓走这些生物，从而阻止日食。

在印度，印度教神话认为，我们的恒星被一个名叫罗睺 (Rahu) 的恶魔的无头之首吞噬了，罗睺因为试图饮用众神的甘露而受到惩罚。光线最终重新出现的原因是他没有身体，因此太阳能够逃脱。

对于南美洲的印加人来说，这一切都归结于他们的神因蒂 (Inti) 的愤怒，必须通过牺牲动物——可能包括人类——来安抚他。与此同时，西非的巴塔马尔哈 (Batammalha) 人认为太阳和月亮在打架——这是一个信号，意味着地球上的社区需要结束战斗，和平共处。

不同文明如何看待并试图解释日食现象的丰富且多样化的历史，几乎与这一奇观本身一样迷人。

昨天傍晚，全英国的人们惊叹于太阳约 90% 被月亮遮挡，而处于西班牙、冰岛和格陵兰部分地区全食路径上的人们，则在钻石环效应和两分钟的黑暗中惊叹不已。

这些罕见的时刻将我们与祖先联系在一起。就像他们一样，我们停下脚步，目瞪口呆。

尽管我们不再相信天上的怪物，并且现在理解科学现实，但无论你是否有宗教信仰，围绕这些事件的魔力感依然深沉。

尺寸与距离的完美匹配简直令人难以置信。这种巧合程度——太阳的直径是月亮的 400 倍，且距离也是其 400 倍——感觉超越了自然。

如果月亮稍微大一点或离我们近一点，就没人能看到那个钻石环。如果它更小或更远，就无法完全遮挡光线。我们在地球上看到的景象，在太阳系中的任何其他行星或卫星上都没有如此纯粹的复制。

雷丁大学研究中世纪科学理解与魔法信仰的安妮·劳伦斯-马瑟斯 (Anne Lawrence-Mathers) 教授回忆道，她曾在花园里用针孔相机观看 1999 年的全食——这种技术发明于 18 世纪的伊拉克。

依然鲜活的记忆

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新闻 2-33

观点 18-22

电视 26-31

生活 34-37

生日 38-41

周一 42-45

体育 50-54

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人们在爱丁堡的卡尔顿山昨天傍晚轮流通过望远镜观看日食。JANE BARLOW / PA

评估行星自转发生了多么剧烈的变化。

如果地球一直以现在的速度旋转，那么那个时期发生的日食只能在数千英里外看到，这意味着在过去的 3,200 年里，地球每天必须减速 47, 000 分之一秒。

是巴比伦天文学家发现日食是周期性的。他们试图预测日食发生的时间，这一初步科学后来在古希腊和古罗马得到了发展。

在不列颠群岛，像诺森布里亚历史学家圣比德 (St Bede the Venerable) 这样勤奋的僧侣早在 7 世纪就知道了日食和月食的原因，尽管他们当时仍然错误地认为太阳系是围绕地球而非太阳旋转的。

然而，劳伦斯-马瑟斯表示，当时绝大多数人既不识字也不能写作，而且僧侣们并没有在村庄之间奔波向民众普及天文学知识，因此“我们并不真正知道普通人对日食的想法”。

随着基督教的传播并成为西欧的共同宗教，异教的信仰和恐惧在社区中的持续时间，是否可能比那些仅由精英阶层撰写的历史文献所暗示的要长得多？

基于一份关于盎格鲁-撒克逊时期的英格兰人对月食（地球的阴影遮住月球）反应的记录，这位教授认为这种情况很有可能发生。

“人们爬上树向天空射箭，”她说。一名祭司记录了他们因这种行为而受到谴责，但并没有解释他们认为自己在做什么。“他们是在试图杀死某个他们认为正在吞噬月亮的东西吗？我们不得而知。”

如果村民们对月食（也被称为血月，且比日食更常见）的反应是这样，那么我们可以想象，当他们看到太阳消失时，会感到多么恐惧。

以一种奇特的方式，对日食科学理解的逐渐提高，反而给了早期基督徒更多信仰的理由，而非更少。

根据《圣经》，当耶稣在十字架上死去时，大地陷入了三小时的黑暗。因此，当学者们算出在据称发生钉十字架的那些年份里，太阳和月亮的位置并不足以引发日食——而且无论如何，日食只能持续几分钟，而非数小时——劳伦斯-马瑟斯说，这反而进一步鼓励他们相信这一定是一个“神迹”事件。

“人们认为日食与重大政治事件相关联，”她补充道。

以 1153 年英格兰发生的日偏食为例。“编年史记载，不久之后，亨利一世国王前往诺曼底且再未返回。他在那里的去世引发了 20 年极其可怕的内战。他们没有说日食导致了这一切，但他们对待日食的方式与对待彗星一样，认为它向我们发送了一个信号，预示着某种重大且糟糕的事情即将发生。”

随着世纪的更迭，恐惧消散，科学开始产生其自身的魔力。

人们发现

早在7世纪，博学的僧侣就已知道日食和月食是由什么引起的

昨晚人们在格林威治皇家天文台观看日食

日冕（在全食期间可见）并非月球上的大气层，而是围绕太阳的大气层。

第一张日食静止图像由普鲁士摄影师约翰·贝尔科夫斯基（Johann Berkowski）于1851年拍摄；而现存的第一段动态影像则由内维尔·马斯克林（Nevil Maskelyne Jnr）于1900年拍摄，他是一位为了此次天文事件而前往美国的英国人。两年前，一个团队在印度拍摄了一次日食，但电影胶片罐在返回英国的途中被盗。

氦元素最早由法国天文学家皮埃尔·詹森（Pierre Janssen）在1868年观察印度日食时发现。他使用了一种名为光谱仪的装置，该装置能将光分解成彩色线条，使人们能够分析恒星的化学成分。正是这种鉴定方法让该元素得名，以纪念古希腊太阳神赫利俄斯（Helios）。

然而，同一次日食被认为是导致一位君主死亡的原因。暹罗国王是一位热衷于天文学的人，他前往丛林观看这一壮观景象。他染上了疟疾并很快去世。历史学家指出，携带该疾病的蚊子在黄昏时分最活跃——而日食在阳光变暗时会产生“伪黄昏”。

研究日食的研究人员不仅了解了太阳和月球，还了解了我们的整个宇宙及其物理学的神秘规律。

1919年，阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的广义相对论理论仅诞生四年，天文学家们便前往全球不同地区，观测一次横跨南美洲和非洲的日食。

通过研究在不同地点拍摄的照片并分析太阳周围恒星的位置，天文学家们得以验证大质量物体的引力会使光线弯曲。

这是革命性的发现，如果没有那短暂的完全黑暗时刻（使太阳周围的恒星变得可见），这一切将无法实现。

伦敦

人群无视建议，依然在山丘聚集

作者：理查德·珀西瓦尔（Richard Percival）

数千人无视当地当局的建议，聚集在伦敦最高点之一的议会山（Parliament Hill）观看日食，并在晚上7.12分日食达到顶峰时欢呼。

来自伦敦北部的56岁男子史蒂文·道格拉斯（Steven Douglas）表示：“我可能再也看不到下一次了。我非常期待这次日食，期待看到天色变暗。”

来自伦敦芬斯伯里公园（Finsbury Park）的63岁男子皮拉米斯·雷（Pyramis Ray）表示：“我来这里是因为这里地势高，视野开阔。这是我[在英国]最后一次机会了。”

他说他想为这次日食努力一次，因为他错过了1999年的那次。“当时我在伦敦，天气糟糕透顶。”

日食发生前不久，来自伦敦的57岁男子史蒂夫·希尔（Steve Hill）表示：“我期待看到这座城市陷入黑暗，就像僵尸末日电影那样。”

管理汉普斯特德荒原（Hampstead Heath）的伦敦市公司（City of London Corporation）曾警告人们不要在热浪期间前往该地。

该公司表示：“为了帮助保护荒原，我们请求人们不要前往。”

昨天傍晚在议会山等待观看日食的人们

消费者

能源公司警告太阳能供应可能削减

作者：Sally Guyoncourt

此次日食促使能源供应商发出警告，太阳能发电量的下降可能会导致供应问题。

国家能源系统运营商（Neso）在昨天早些时候发布了一则通知，呼吁业界在日食期间增加发电量，并表示这是在采取“预防措施”，以确保拥有“更大的安全缓冲”。

由于英国对太阳能的依赖程度增加，该机构预测，在下午6点至8点之间，电力供应余量可能会出现潜在的紧张时期。

不过，Neso 随后在下午2点后不久取消了该通知。

Octopus 在周二向客户发送电子邮件，敦促他们在昨天下午6点至8点之间减少电力消耗。

1999 年的日食曾导致电力需求出现创纪录的波动，因为英国人纷纷涌向室外观看。这导致电力需求下降了相当于伯明翰和曼彻斯特全市用电量之和的数值。

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新闻

2025年日食

欧洲

这是一种非常原始的体验：爱好者们涌向西班牙

当地人逃离城市以追求全食——格雷厄姆·基利（Graham Keeley）在马德里报道，一些人利用气球试图更接近太阳

虽然太阳被遮蔽的时间可能只有短短几分钟，但对于数百万涌入西班牙观看太阳消失在月球背后的民众来说，其意义远不止于此。

真正的日食猎人们从世界各地赶来，焦虑地担心错过那些宝贵的“全食”时刻——即月球完全遮挡太阳光线的时刻——正如这些所谓的“阴影爱好者”（umhraphiles）自称的那样。“Umbra”在拉丁语中意为阴影，“philes”意为爱好者。

西班牙北部和中部大部分地区的数百万人拥有欧洲大陆观看这场天文奇观的最佳视角。

对于无论是游客还是西班牙人的新手来说，这是一个将这场西班牙百年一遇的事件变成一场“太阳庆典”的机会，让这个以阳光猛烈著称的国家得到了短暂的缓解。

许多人前往西班牙北部的农村地区，如塞哥维亚、毕尔巴鄂和圣地亚哥-德孔波斯特拉，专家表示这些地方保证能看到全食。

其中一人是来自英国的 59 岁男子肖恩·马奥尼（Sean Mahoney），他曾看过 13 次日食。他将目睹日全食比作进行性行为。

他告诉西班牙报纸《国家报》（El País）：“看到日全食的感觉与任何其他事情都无法相比。这是一种原始的东西；每个人的反应都是屏住呼吸然后呼气。我总是把它比作达到高潮。”

马奥尼此前曾前往智利、印度和特兰西瓦尼亚等其他地方观看这一现象，此次他前往西班牙北部的莱昂目睹日食。

西班牙当局组织了一场大规模的公共卫生宣传活动，警告高温和火灾风险。在当局表示可能会导致眼睛受伤后，七个品牌的日食眼镜被撤出销售。

最近几周，全食路径沿线的酒店房间需求激增，许多房间在几个月前就被预订一空。

在马略卡岛，富有的太阳爱好者们花费数千英镑租用游艇，或支付费用乘坐热气球进行特别旅行，以更接近太阳。

由于大量民众前往偏远的农村地区以获得最佳视野，在森林火灾风险的警告中，数千名警察和消防员被部署到位。昨天，由于数千人提前下班以见证历史，离开马德里和巴塞罗那的高速公路变得拥挤不堪。

对于身在首都的我来说，计划是在我们公寓楼的顶层举办一场“日食派对”，那里在大多数日子里都能提供极佳的天空视野。

然而，并非所有人都想加入这场太阳庆典。

在马德里北部一个拥有 2,000 名居民的小镇布伊特拉戈-德洛索亚（Buitrago de Lozoya），“守护林地生命”（Keeping Woodlands Alive）组织反对在森林附近计划的日食活动。

其负责人安娜·埃尔南德斯（Ana Hernandez）表示：“我们处于高风险地区。由于土地非常干燥，烧烤和使用机械是被禁止的。人数越多，危险越大。”

他们的观点可能是有道理的，因为在有记录以来最热的欧洲夏天，西班牙境内已经发生了多起森林火灾。在北部的拉科鲁尼亚市，聚集观看日食的人们紧张地注视着附近山坡上蔓延的森林火灾。

然而，对于西班牙其他地区以及全世界来说，主导情绪是兴奋与敬畏。

日落前的日食到来之际，拉科鲁尼亚市的人们在海滩上懒洋洋地躺着，背景中森林火灾的烟雾升起

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西班牙 在布伊特拉戈-德尔-洛佐亚的一次日食观测派对上，人们躺在便携式天文馆内 路透社 / SUSANA VERA

爱尔兰 从左至右，罗辛、奥兰、里安和希奥夫拉·诺顿在科克郡的坎图克准备就绪

比利时 人们在布鲁塞尔使用日食观测眼镜 MARIUS BURGELMANI BELGA / AFP

冰岛 冰岛大学员工安妮塔·索克尔在雷克雅未克的哈尔格林姆教堂前顶风观测 MARCO DI MARCO / AP

旅行

痴迷日食？观看下一次日食的七个最佳地点

作者：Emma Featherstone 副旅行编辑

如果昨天的日食激发了你对天文现象的兴趣，那么你运气不错。明年将出现一次日食全食——在2028年和2030.年还会有其他日食。2027,年许多专门的日食团体游和邮轮行程已经售罄，靠近最佳观测点的部分酒店客房也已订满——但仍有一些假期可以抢购。

下一次日食的时间和地点？

2027年8月2日，一次日全食将横跨西班牙南部、北非和中东，在埃及卢克索附近，全食持续时间最长可达6分23秒。2028,年7月22日，将出现一次横跨澳大利亚和新西兰的日全食。

明年2月6日和2028年1月26日还将出现日环食——此时月球距离地球较远，因此不能完全覆盖太阳。

日环食大约每隔一到两年在地球某处发生一次，当月球位于太阳前方时，会形成一个“火环”。

2027年的日环食将在一条横跨南美洲和非洲的路径上可见，而2028年的日环食将横跨南美洲部分地区、大西洋、欧洲和非洲。

2030,年6月1日，一次日全食将始于大西洋，横跨非洲南部（经过纳米比亚、博茨瓦纳、南非和莱索托）和南印度洋，最后在澳大利亚东南部结束。

明年的日全食在西班牙何处以及如何观看

全食区将包括加的斯省、马拉加省的部分地区、格拉纳达省和阿尔梅里亚省的最南部地区以及直布罗陀海峡。

一种选择是预订一次西班牙南部的日食主题之旅。New Scientist Discovery Tours 提供一个7月31日出发的五天短途假期，你可以登记意向，以便在开放预订时第一时间收到通知。

该行程包括四星级住宿、一整天关于日食的专家讲座及准备工作，以及一个从上午9.40am开始的日食私人团体观测区。

日食邮轮可以是一个省心的选择。

它们提供专家点评、观测技巧，并解决了陆地上的交通拥堵和住宿短缺等问题。

你可以乘坐 Saga 的“葡萄牙瑰宝与日食”16晚航程从英国出发（南安普顿往返，7月25日出发，每人 6,943 英镑 起），或者选择 Fred Olsen Cruise Line 的“西班牙午睡与日食”11晚邮轮（7月27日南安普顿往返），每人 £1,699 起。

直布罗陀

直布罗陀的东侧（面向大海）、半岛南端的欧罗巴角（Europa Point）以及位于上岩石（Upper Rock）的玻璃底观景平台“天空步道”（The Skywalk），都将是最佳的观测点。

直布罗陀许多评分最高的酒店在 2027 年日食期间的房间已售罄。不过，由于现在西班牙和直布罗陀之间实行免护照旅行，您可以预订西班牙大陆的住宿，并在上午 9.41 分部分食开始时前往观测点（全食将于大约 10.45 分开始）。

请记住，日食可能会导致交通比平时更加拥堵。

或者，荷美邮轮（Holland America）提供一项为期 38 天的“传奇日食与宇宙港口探索者”航程，其中包括在直布罗陀停留一天，随后是一天为了观测日食而进行的景观航行。7 月 9 日出发，多佛尔往返。价格每人 £3,749 起。

北非

在埃及卢克索，日食将持续长达 6 分 23 秒。全食带还覆盖了阿尔及利亚、摩洛哥、沙特阿拉伯和突尼斯的部分地区。

阿尔及利亚

专业旅行社 Undiscovered Destinations 提供一项为期 8 天的阿尔及利亚日全食之旅，7 月 30 日出发，每人 £3,195 起。

埃及

在埃及乘坐尼罗河游轮是观看 2027 年日全食的一种舒适方式。G Adventures 提供一项为期 11 天的全食之旅，包括尼罗河游轮，行程涵盖开罗、卢克索和阿斯旺。每人 £5,799 起。由于 New Scientist Discovery Tours 的其他埃及日食出发团已售罄，您也可以登记意向，以预订其即将推出的第三艘尼罗河游轮。

摩洛哥

New Scientist Discovery Tours 的一项为期 12 天的摩洛哥之旅仍有名额，由专家带领在里夫山脉（Rif Mountains）进行观测。每人 £5,499 起。

沙特阿拉伯

Exodus Adventure Travels 提供一项为期 14 天的“沙特阿拉伯探索者——日全食”团体旅行，7 月 24 日从利雅得出发。每人 £6,489 起，不含机票。

突尼斯

Encounters Travel 的 10 天突尼斯 / 突尼斯日食冒险之旅仍有名额。7 月 27 日出发。每人 £3,696 起。

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科学

此类事件为研究环绕太阳的日冕提供机会

作者：Sally Guyoncourt

日食不仅让全球数百万人有机会凝视宇宙的自然奇观，也为科学家收集数据和进行观测提供了难得的机会。

在日食期间，月球遮挡了到达地球的阳光，这使得人们能够更清晰地观察太阳的外缘、月球表面以及太阳之外的区域。

爱丁堡大学的天体物理学家本杰明·吉布林（Benjamin Giblin）博士昨天表示：“太阳大气层的最外层——日冕——尚未被充分理解。”

“它由等离子体组成，而且由于某种原因，尽管距离太阳炽热的核心远了数百万公里，其温度却比太阳表面高出数百万度。”

“日冕通常很难研究，因为太阳本身就是最大的光污染源——通常由于光芒太强，无法看到靠近太阳表面的日冕内部区域。”

“日食提供了一个拍摄日冕这一部分的独特机会，因为太阳光被月球遮挡了。”

吉布林表示，更好地理解日冕至关重要，因为日冕“与太阳磁场密切相关，而太阳磁场经常向太空抛射高能粒子，这不仅产生了在南北极可见的美丽极光，还可能干扰我们的电力网络并损坏电气系统”。

昨天在西班牙北部观看日食的吉布林说：“如果我们能更好地理解日冕，我们就能更好地预测这些‘空间天气’事件并减轻损失。”

莱斯特大学的行星科学家朱莉亚·卡特赖特（Julia Cartwright）博士表示，日食提供了观察太阳自然循环的机会，而对比不同日食的数据有助于刻画太阳的行为特征。

卡特赖特（插图）补充道：“日食是一种非常高效的观察方式，因为另一种替代方案是使用

一种名为‘日冕仪’的设备，通过在光探测器上放置一个圆盘来遮挡光线，但这在光线绕过圆盘的弯曲 / 衍射方面存在固有问题。”

科学家们还希望能够发现更多关于月球以及太阳之外恒星的信息。

莱斯特国家太空中心的太空专家达拉·帕特尔（Dhara Patel）表示，日全食提供了一个对太阳背后的“银河系恒星进行普查”的时机。

当到达地球的阳光被遮挡时，科学家能够看到“绕过太阳而弯曲的恒星光线”。在日食期间，月球的外缘也变得更加清晰。

帕特尔说：“这并不是为了发现什么新东西，而是为了进一步了解其陨石坑和山谷。”

人物

一代人一次的盛事将社区凝聚在一起

作者：Sally Guyoncourt

昨晚，日食促使业余天文爱好者和专家们纷纷走出家门，携带专业眼镜、针孔投影仪，甚至是用沥水篮来捕捉这一罕见事件的一瞥。

其中就包括莱斯特大学的行星科学家朱莉娅·卡特赖特（Julia Cartwright），她与家人在离家不远的开阔地带，使用自制的针孔投影仪观看了日食。

她很想与她的三个年幼的孩子分享这次盛事，因为她对 1999 年在意大利锡耶纳作为一名青少年观看日食的记忆依然清晰。但她承认，孩子们的反应没有她预想的那么强烈。

“我觉得很棒，”她说，“但我的孩子们有点像在问‘就这样吗？’”

卡特赖特与数十名当地居民一起在原野上见证了这一一代人一次的时刻，并表示这给人一种将社区凝聚在一起的感觉。

“那里有在管教孩子的父母，还有不少情侣，”她说，“一起观看日食是一件相当浪漫的事情。”

卡特赖特表示，她最享受的是共同领略这一自然奇观的乐趣。“大家普遍认为这很有趣，人们带来了自制的观测工具，少数人甚至拥有最稀有的物品——日食眼镜。”

来自南安普顿大学物理与天文学院的罗伯特·费尔（Robert Fear）教授（插图）当时在英格兰中部的一个停车场，携带了日食眼镜、一个沥水篮和一个针孔观测器。

他说：“我在 1999 年在康沃尔郡看到了日全食，但当时多云。”

“今天最棒的是天气如此晴朗，所以我们能够看到全部景象。”

太空

美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）喷气机追逐日食以拍摄“纳米耀斑”

作者：Sally Guyoncourt

美国航天机构美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）昨晚从冰岛起飞了一架高空研究喷气机，以观测太阳日冕；与此同时，一架英国皇家空军（RAF）的奇努克直升机在汉普郡的奥迪汉皇家空军基地（RAF Odiham）起降，机上搭载了一名视觉通信员以捕捉日食影像。

南安普顿大学物理与天文学院的罗伯特·费尔教授表示，美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）的飞机应该是“沿着日食路径向南飞行……以便比团队站在地面上能更长时间地处于日食区域内”。

他补充道：“这次飞行团队希望拍摄的影像之一是‘纳米耀斑’，与常规太阳耀斑相比，它们是太阳大气中相对较小的爆炸。”

“关于日冕为何如此高温的观点之一是，可能存在许多此类纳米耀斑，其累积效应提供了所需的加热。”

了解太阳日冕的运作方式及其温度一直是科学家的重要研究领域。日冕的温度约为一百万摄氏度，而太阳表面的温度约为 6,000℃。

费尔说：“目前有几种观点可以解释日冕为何如此高温，但要了解这些观点中哪一个（如果有的话）是正确的，我们需要对日冕进行精确的测量。”

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人物

加的夫的人们在 1999 年 8 月 11 日观看日全食 AMRORPA / GETTY

像1999年那样狂欢……但你还记得那时发生了什么吗？

在英国上一次日全食期间你在哪里？《i报》团队在此回忆

1999年日食发生时我11岁。我的哥哥、姐姐和我当时都异常兴奋。在日食到来前的这段时间，电视上播了很多相关内容，我妈妈给我们买了纸制的日食眼镜。那时正值暑假，我们在家里。我清晰地记得，随着日食的进行，花园露台上投射出奇怪的月牙形阴影，而在短暂变暗时，周围弥漫着一种安静的诡异感。我想我当时还隐约觉得，下一次日食将在未来一个无法想象的漫长时间之后才会到来。

威尔·哈泽尔（Will Hazell），白厅记者

我当时六岁，坐在一台拖拉机上。但因为我才六岁，我没法告诉你那是哪里，为什么我在拖拉机上，或者当时发生了什么。在那两秒钟里，感觉像是世界末日，然后我就回到了被卡在凉鞋里的稻草搞得心烦意乱的状态。

萨夫·奥沙利文（Sadhbh O'Sullivan），高级特写记者

在我二十多岁的时候，我和一家医学杂志的同事们一起观看。当时我们集体“造反”，直接走出办公室去了当地的公园。编辑耸了耸肩，也加入了我们。虽然那次不是日全食，但天色变得诡异地昏暗，而且仅有的光线似乎也变得有些不同。我们几个人共用几副日食眼镜，还带了一个简易的小孔相机。令我着迷的是，树叶之间的小缝隙也起到了小孔相机的作用，在我目光所及的地面上到处投射着微小的日食图像。

克莱尔·威尔逊（Clare Wilson），科学记者

上一次日食时我六岁，记得和家人一起去爱丁堡的标志性科学中心“动态地球”（Dynamic Earth）观看，那里在日食前一个月才刚刚开馆。如果我说我记得那天的很多细节，那是撒谎，但我仍然能想象出当我们眺望亚瑟王座（Arthur's Seat）时，黑暗降临的景象。

露西·希思（Lucie Heath），环境记者

我对1999年的日食感到异常兴奋。我无视了康沃尔旅游局关于道路拥堵和酒店爆满的严厉警告，前往康沃尔，在一段承诺能看到悬崖顶景观的海岬上露营。我的记忆字面意义上是模糊的，因为当时多云，什么也看不见。天色阴了一阵，然后稍微亮了一点。一次极其令人失望的经历。不过我喜欢康沃尔的海，以及我在其上方露营的彭赞斯（Penzance）附近那个美丽的海湾。

安德鲁·约翰逊（Andrew Johnson），助理编辑

我当时六岁，在东本（Eastbourne）奶奶家。我们用报纸赠送的免费日食眼镜，站在她家门前观看，街上很多其他人也在做同样的事。我记得那天天气很暖和。刚开始看的时候真的很有趣——但后来我觉得无聊了。

格蕾丝·高斯登（Grace Gausden），财经编辑

13岁时，我和外公外婆在他们位于多塞特（Dorset）的平房里观看。虽然那里不够靠西，无法看到日全食，但我们认为那里比在伦敦更令人震撼。不幸的是，普尔（Poole）当时多云，我只看到了大约五秒钟，所以我很嫉妒在阳光明媚的恩菲尔德（Enfield）的父母。如果外婆珍（Jean）现在还活着，她今年就102岁了；而如果我能活到2030年英国下一次日食，我将105岁。宇宙真是个笨拙的地方！

罗布·黑斯廷斯（Rob Hastings），特别项目编辑

今天我会戴上日食眼镜走出家门观看日食，这与1999年时戴着安全帽站在峰区（Peak District）的荒野中截然不同。当时父母让我加入一群青少年参加青年旅舍协会（Youth Hostel Association）的冒险周。我们在洞穴探险之余休息，我记得盯着一张纸看，上面出现了日食的小孔投影。那是一种诡异的体验，因为在变暗的同时，一切似乎都安静了下来。

菲利普·约翰（Philip John），首席工程师

那时我在 Teletest 工作夜班，所以白天必须睡觉——即便在平时这也不容易，更不用说在盛夏时节了。上午时分将出现黄昏景象的前景，让我对接下来能睡个好觉抱有希望。上午 11.11，白昼似乎变成了黑夜——我敢肯定，因此我真的睡着了！

Marcus Man，修订副编辑

我那时刚满六岁。我想我当时在切尔西足球俱乐部（Chelsea FC）的足球学校训练营里。我们都被赶进体育馆的更衣室，以防止我们用肉眼直视日食。有一些针孔相机和观测设备在轮流带人出去观看，而由于我是个最矮小且最温顺的孩子，等到轮到我时，日食已经结束了。但我并不太在意。照顾我的人告诉我的父母，我当时主要在忙着尝试做俯卧撑并啃着一根香蕉。

Louis Dore，助理体育编辑

刚毕业时，我正在伦敦市中心参加一个夏季课程。我没有安全眼镜，但我们中的几个人用办公室的纸做了针孔相机。遗憾的是，它们没派上用场。我们满怀期待地坐在沉重的灰色天空下，期盼云层散开。

Sophie Lam，旅游编辑

当时我在威尔士的彭布罗克郡度假。虽然我妈妈意识到这次日食的重要性，并带领我们行军到一座风景优美的悬崖顶端以获得最佳视野，但九岁的我更想在海滩上。随着日食进入不同阶段，我们感觉等待了数小时，而且由于没有其他聚集的游客所佩戴的那种时髦眼镜，我在云层中几乎什么也看不见。当日食达到顶峰时，天色变暗，陷入一种奇怪的寂静。在我的记忆中，海面变得完全平静。随后那一刻过去了，我终于可以去海滩了。

Lizzie Dearden，安全记者

我那时还没出生！Harry Goodwin，印刷新闻台

三名意大利游客（左）专程前往英格兰观看 1999 年的日食，却在康沃尔郡的蒙茨湾（Mounts Bay）面对阴云醒来；德鲁伊 Dylan Ap Talban 在附近的马拉齐翁（Marazion）观看这一盛况。

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星期四

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八月

每日金句

国家如同星辰，有权经历日食。只要光芒回归，且日食不变成永恒的黑夜，一切就都好。 维克多·雨果

生日

前足球运动员兼评论员 Alan Shearer（下方），56, 演员 John Slattery, 64, 美国经济学家 Janet Yellen, 80, 退役飞镖选手 Phil Taylor, 66, 编剧 Heidi Thomas, 64.

周年纪念

1961年8月13日，星期日 德意志民主共和国关闭东柏林与西柏林之间的边界，标志着柏林墙的开始，旨在阻止苏联阵营的人员逃亡。西柏林人进行抗议并被卫兵驱离。混凝土很快取代了“铁丝网星期日”的围栏。

索引

Crossword / 25

TV & Radio / 26 Puzzles / 27 Culture / 38 Money / 42 Weather / 49

新闻矩阵

一日概览

恐龙的一次巨跃；飞行的一次更大飞跃 见第 17 页

美国

Leavitt 辞去新闻秘书职务

唐纳德·特朗普总统宣布，白宫新闻秘书 Karoline Leavitt 将于 8 月 31 日辞职，“以便花更多时间陪伴家人”。28 岁的 Leavitt 是美国历史上担任该职位最年轻的人，特朗普表示她将以“顶级外部顾问”的身份继续担任其关键盟友。

音乐

庄园音乐节一名女性死亡

在诺福克郡的霍顿庄园舞曲音乐节上，一名女性在帐篷内被发现昏迷后死亡。这次死亡给这场精品音乐节蒙上了阴影；2021 年威尔士王妃出席此次电子音乐聚会时曾引发皇家新闻头条。

警方

偷车撞击警员后六名少年被捕

昨日，在桑德兰市伯顿调查一起疑似入室盗窃案时，一名警员被一辆偷来的汽车撞击，随后 13 至 17 岁的六名少年被逮捕。在被偷车司机企图逃跑而撞倒后，这名达勒姆警局的警员在医院接受了非致命伤的治疗。

警方

四人因凯尔特人庆祝活动骚乱被起诉

警方已就 5 月 16 日在格拉斯哥举行的凯尔特人顶级联赛夺冠庆祝活动中发生的“不可接受的暴力行为”起诉四人。

当时数千名凯尔特人球迷涌向该市的 Trongate 地区，玻璃瓶和其他投掷物被扔出，导致两名警员严重受伤，三名公众需要住院治疗。

四名年龄分别为 30、30、25 和 21 岁的男子昨日被起诉，罪名包括袭击、有罪且鲁莽的行为、破坏和平以及烟花违规行为。

警方表示，共有 24 人被逮捕。

就业

英国人希望限制工作温度

YouGov / 地球之友的一项调查发现，五分之四的英国人（79%）希望制定关于工作场所最高温度限制的法律。虽然目前存在关于工作场所最低温度的指导意见，但没有关于最高温度的规定。共有 2,000 多名英国成年人参与了调查。

清单

证明你是真朋友的顶级迹象

在朋友需要时给他们一个拥抱、发送体贴的短信以及记得生日，是成为真正好伙伴的顶级迹象。但根据露营与房车俱乐部（The Camping and Caravanning Club）的研究，四分之三的成年人承认他们现在的朋友比五年前少，繁忙的工作、家庭责任、距离以及缺乏空闲时间被认为是原因。现代友谊的迹象包括：

1 在他们需要时给他们一个拥抱。 2 发送一条体贴的短信。 3 记得他们的生日。 4 在他们沉默寡言时关心一下。 5 在他们生病时照顾他们。 6 倾听他们的感情问题。 7 在他们难过时为他们沏一杯茶。 8 在他们情绪低落时让他们笑起来。 9 记得关于他们生活的细小细节。 10 在他们需要建议时保持诚实。

犯罪

102 岁男子在“袭击”后处于危殆状态

一名 102 岁的男子在据称于一家酒吧遭到袭击后处于危殆状态。8 月 1 日 16 时，紧急服务部门被召至南威尔士 Cwmbran 的 Crow's Nest 酒吧。一名来自 Llanelli 的 56 岁男子因涉嫌袭击被逮捕，随后在调查期间被释放。

印度尼西亚

巴厘岛船只起火后数百人获救

在从巴厘岛出发的一艘渡轮在龙目岛附近海域起火后，印度尼西亚当局营救了 200 多人。一名官员表示，截至昨晚，在被疏散至巴厘岛和龙目岛港口的 212 人中，已确认一名印度尼西亚人死亡。

政治

考特雷尔将公司迁至改革英国党总部

被定罪的诈骗犯乔治·考特雷尔（George Cottrell），绰号“精致乔治”，已将其市场研究公司 Geostrategy International 的地址迁至伦敦的米尔班克塔（Millbank Tower）——这里是改革英国党（Reform UK）的所在地。此次搬迁引发了人们对其与改革英国党领导人奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）关系的进一步质疑。改革英国党坚称考特雷尔在党内不担任任何正式职务。

刚果民主共和国

埃博拉疫情可能成为最致命的一次

世界卫生组织负责人表示，刚果的埃博拉疫情有望超过历史上最致命的一次疫情，后者在超过 28,000 例病例中导致 1,000 多人死亡。

特德罗斯·阿德哈诺姆·格布雷叶苏斯（Trefros Adhanom Ghebreyesus）表示：“按照目前的速度，这次疫情有望超越 2014 年至 2016 年的西非疫情。”

刚果东部的这次疫情被认为是历史上增长最快的，在超过 4,300 例病例中已导致 2,000 多人死亡。

该疫情于 5 月 16 日宣布，但卫生部门现在表示，基因测序显示疫情早在几个月前的 2 月就已经开始。

人物志：安迪·格林，新的陆地速度记录保持者

火力全开……

前英国皇家空军战斗机飞行员安迪·格林（Andy Green）习惯于通过点火加速以达到极速，现在他打破了氢动力车辆的陆地速度记录。

这位 64 岁的联队长在犹他州的邦内维尔盐滩（Bonneville Salt Flats）驾驶一辆配备两台氢内燃机的汽车达到了 406 英里 / 小时的时速，该车被认为几乎实现了零排放。

对速度的追求

格林对速度记录并不陌生，他是唯一一个在陆地上突破音障的人，曾在 1997 年驾驶一辆喷气动力车辆横穿内华达州的黑岩沙漠，时速达到 763 英里 / 小时。

他的 JCB Hydromax 车辆在一部产生 1,600 轴马力的机器驱动下，将之前的氢动力陆地速度记录提高了 100 多英里 / 小时。格林还持有 2006 年驾驶柴油车辆达到 350 英里 / 小时的时速记录。

绿色能源

格林在最新的速度记录中不负其名（Green意为绿色），使用了由英国工程公司 JCB 制造的发动机，这些发动机几乎不排放二氧化碳，且主要副产品为水蒸气。

他说：“这辆车太棒了——稳定、强劲且快速。这是一个世界级团队的巨大成就，也是卓越的技术体现。”

主席安东尼·班福德（Anthony Bamford）表示：“这一记录是由基于量产的发动机创下的，与目前驱动 挖掘机的发动机相同。这就是 Hydromax 的意义所在，它证明了氢能可行，并且在今天能以零排放实现最高水平的运行。”

乔纳森·辛格（Jonathan Singh）

教育

歌手的“森林学校”面临关闭

由威尔士歌手夏洛特·丘奇（Charlotte Church）创办的一所森林学校可能被迫关闭，原因是有人投诉儿童“无礼”以及停车危险。

丘奇将其描述为“一所免费就读的森林民主学校”的 Aven 项目，自 2024 年以来一直在卡迪夫附近的 Werove 场地运营，但未获得必要的许可。

由丘奇创办的该慈善机构随后向格拉摩根谷议会（Vale of Glamorgan Council）申请变更用途，但由于交通安全、噪音污染以及“未能保护和增强绿色基础设施”而被拒绝。

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观点 18-22

电视 26-31

生活 34-37

文化 38-41

周一 42-45

体育 50-56

星期四 2025 年 8 月 13 日

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音乐

斯图尔特在心脏手术后结束巡演

罗德·斯图尔特爵士（Sir Rod Stewart）在接受心脏手术后，取消了今年剩余的所有美国和墨西哥巡演日期。这位 81 岁的歌手在成功完成冠状动脉支架手术后目前正在康复中，并表示他“已经感觉好多了，正在迅速好转”。

媒体

BBC 将苏格兰口音争议归咎于技术问题

在观众投诉称由于新气象播报员朱迪思·拉尔斯顿（Judith Ralston）浓重的苏格兰口音而无法理解其内容后，BBC 将此归咎于技术问题。BBC 被指疏远了地区观众，随后向观众解释称，音频平衡错误导致拉尔斯顿的声音变得模糊。

人物

罗纳尔多与长期伴侣结婚

足球运动员克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多（Cristiano Ronaldo）在葡萄牙的卡斯凯什与相伴 10 年的伴侣、模特乔治娜·罗德里格兹（Georgina Rodriguez）结婚。在与五个孩子共同举行了一场私密的海滨庆祝活动后，他在 Instagram 上分享了一张照片，展示了两人交握的手以及佩戴的配套金婚戒。

电视

沃尔特斯完成《舞动奇迹》阵容

威尔士女演员梅兰妮·沃尔特斯（Melanie Walters）成为今年《舞动奇迹》（Strictly Come Dancing）最后一位确认参加的名人。这位 64 岁的演员因在《加林与斯泰西》（Garin & Stacey）中饰演心地善良、热爱欧姆蛋的格温·韦斯特（Gwen West）而闻名，她表示在下个月 BBC One 节目启动前能加入这个星光熠熠的阵容，感到“极其激动”。

编辑来信 奥利弗·达夫（Oliver Duff）

宇宙奇观

在英国，这次并非“全食”——即太阳被完全遮挡。若要观看日全食，年轻的读者必须再等待 6½ 年，直到 23 September 2090. 但对于我们其他人来说，昨晚的深度日偏食就是我们能接触到的极限了。

昨晚，我的女儿用典型的坦诚告诉我：“爸，我觉得你到时候不在了。”

At 6.30pm，《i报》的记者们离开了编辑室，沿着路走到了公园。

当月球滑过我们的恒星表面时，生活从刺眼的强光切换到了干涸的半光状态。

地球、月球和太阳的这种罕见排列——至少在我们的有生之年是罕见的——是一次宇宙级的巧合。这是一个共同的时刻，甚至带有精神色彩，它点缀了我们的存在，并提醒我们自身的渺小。我们依然被粘在一块以 67,000 英里 / 小时的速度围绕着一个炽热等离子球飞速旋转的岩石上。

光线稍微暗了下来，人们准备好了沥水锅。在最后三分钟里，空气变凉了。任何鸟鸣声都被人群的嘈杂声和普罗塞克起泡酒（Prosecco）开瓶的砰砰声所淹没。

那是壮丽的景象——这种共鸣中充满了喜悦。我们生活在一个被屏幕主导的时代。在短短几分钟的辉煌时光里，数以亿计的人放下了设备，共同仰望天空，惊叹于自然。

可怜的冰岛，那里的云层破坏了一次日全食。他们必须等到 2136 年才能看到下一次。

回到家附近，当太阳的一抹细小新月开始出现时，我们行军回到编辑室，制作今天的特别版。在那里，我还更新了我的遗嘱，将我正式的《新科学家》（New Scientist）日食眼镜遗赠给尚未出生的曾孙辈。

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人物

威德库姆在被其称为“避风港”的修道院举行私人葬礼

作者：Rod Minchin 和 George Thompson

昨日，约 100 名家人、朋友和同事出席了前保守党部长安·威德库姆（Ann Widdecombe）的葬礼仪式。

政界人士和广播从业者聚集在德文郡的巴克法斯特修道院（Buckfast Abbey），这是一座她经常在此礼拜并称之为“避风港”的天主教修道院。

在参加安魂弥撒（一种为死者灵魂祈祷的天主教仪式）时，可以看到哀悼者们身着黑衣抵达。

在持续约 90 分钟的仪式开始前，可以看到携带嗅探犬的警员在场地内进行搜查。

威德库姆，78, 岁于 8 July 去世，此前她在德文郡达特穆尔海托尔（Haytor）的家中遭到锤子袭击。

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。

威德库姆在脱离保守党后曾担任改革英国党（Reform UK）的发言人。她在政治之外也通过《舞动奇迹》（Strictly Come Dancing）和《名人老大哥》（Celebrity Big Brother）获得了知名度。

改革英国党的领导人奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）没有出席葬礼。他昨日在埃塞克斯郡的前克拉克顿（Clacton）选区进行竞选，且不希望在威德库姆的葬礼上引起关注，因为其家人要求保持私人性质。

但预计他将参加

昨日在巴克法斯特修道院举行的弥撒，安·威德库姆经常在此礼拜 MIKE DAVIES / BUCKFAST ABBEXIPA

今年晚些时候为威德库姆举行的公开追思会。法拉奇在社交媒体的一篇帖子中将她描述为一名“在英国政坛留下深刻印记的非凡女性”。

出席人员包括影子财政大臣梅尔·斯特赖德（Mel Stride）、前保守党司法部长克里斯平·布朗特（Crispin Blunt）以及广播从业者伊恩·戴尔（Iain Dale）。

戴尔在昨日 LBC 网站的一篇帖子中向他的朋友致敬，并表示希望有一天能在天堂与她相遇。

作为该修道院当地的国会议员，斯特赖德形容这场葬礼“非常令人动容”。

这位中德文郡的国会议员表示：“阳光为她而灿烂。一位非常特别的女士，人们将非常想念她。”

私人安魂弥撒包括巴克法斯特院长大卫·查尔斯沃思（David Charlesworth）阁下的讲道。

他表示：“在围绕她去世的震惊、喧嚣以及有时是不实评论之中，我们的回应是为她的灵魂安息祈祷，感谢她的坚韧，并在安称之为‘避风港’的这座修道院教堂中举行圣弥撒。”

以纪念威德库姆而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。

SCIENCE

雌激素疗法可能预防痴呆症

作者：Ella Pickover

一项研究表明，在晚年接受某种激素治疗的女性，其大脑中出现阿尔茨海默病物理迹象的可能性较低。

研究人员发现，接受纯雌激素激素替代疗法的人被诊断为痴呆症的概率也有所降低。

他们表示，接受该治疗的女性出现记忆问题或“功能衰退”的可能性也较低。

但他们补充说，这些发现“不能必然应用于今天所有考虑激素替代疗法的女性”，因为这种形式的激素疗法通常仅开给接受过子宫切除术的女性。

该报告发表在《神经病学》（Neurology）杂志上，涉及美国斯坦福大学的专家，他们检查了追踪美国阿尔茨海默病的两个大型数据库。

利用 20,000 多名女性的数据，他们发现晚年使用这种激素疗法与“临床痴呆症诊断概率显著降低”相关——接受治疗的女性与非使用者相比，风险降低了 39%。

昨日，猎禽者在安格斯郡的基里穆尔（Kirriemuir）准备狩猎

WILDLIFE

苏格兰绿党再次呼吁禁止红松鸡狩猎

作者：Lucinda Cameron 和 Nick Forbes

苏格兰绿党再次呼吁禁止驱赶式红松鸡狩猎。

这种血腥运动涉及将红松鸡驱赶至在固定位置持有猎枪的人员上方飞过。

昨天是所谓的“光荣十二日”，传统上红松鸡狩猎季从此时开始。但苏格兰绿党表示，这项传统的乡村运动应当被宣布为非法。

该党农村事务发言人 Ariane Burgess 表示：“在经历了又一个目睹山火造成巨大破坏的夏天之后，我们应该恢复自然，增强乡村应对气候危机的韧性，而不是通过对广阔景观进行密集管理，以产生更多被射杀的鸟类。”

“苏格兰的土地是我们最伟大的资产之一。”

“它应当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。”

但苏格兰土地与地产协会（Scottish Land and Estates）的 Ross Ewing 表示：“红松鸡狩猎季是农村经济的主要贡献者。”

在过去的 10 年里，苏格兰的红松鸡数量大幅下降。

在红松鸡荒原上出现了多次广泛的繁殖失败和数量下降。

猎物与野生动物保护信托基金会（Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust）的监测显示，糟糕的 2024 年繁殖季导致英格兰的配对数量平均下降 40%，苏格兰下降 34%。

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环境

山火暴露二战未爆炸炸弹

作者：Sam Russell

由于担心大火暴露了第二次世界大战时期的未爆炸炸弹，相关部门将对一片受火灾破坏的沿海荒原进行无人机勘测。

公众已被警告远离邓威奇荒原（Dunwich Heath）自然保护区，所有公共进入权均已暂停。

国家信托基金会（National Trust）表示，自大约两周前起火以来，萨福克郡该保护区已有超过 100 公顷的荒原被大火摧毁。

其发言人 Matt Wilson 表示，该荒原在准备 D-Day 登陆行动期间被用于“克鲁申行动”（Operation Kruschen）的训练。他补充道：“在这次火灾期间，至少发现了两枚未爆炸弹药，且必须进行远程引爆。很可能还会有更多。”

无人机勘测旨在专家开始土壤测试之前，确定现场的安全路线。

Wilson 表示：“目前对我们来说最重要的事情是强调该场地已关闭。”

昨日的邓威奇荒原。该场地目前对公众关闭。（USTIN MINNSI NATIONAL TRUST） 19

气候

消防员呼吁引入水投飞机协助应对英国山火

作者：Connie Dimsdale 政治记者

消防员呼吁引入山火救援飞机，以协助应对英国境内的火灾。

目前，消防队无法直接使用能够向火场投放高达六吨水的投水飞机，而英国军方的消防直升机已被部署至塞浦路斯。

代表全国约 34,000 名消防及救援服务人员的消防员工会（FBU）呼吁，在“适当”的情况下应获得空中灭火能力，以应对日益增加的规模更大且更复杂的山火风险。

据了解，部长们正在研究应对山火所需的装备，包括空中资产。

针对极端高温，首相 Andy Burnham 昨日主持了一次紧急 Cobra 会议，这是今年夏季的第二次此类会议，也是他就任首相后的第一次。

英国四分之三的人口——约 4500 万 人——目前生活在干旱条件下；除非未来几周有显著降雨，否则可能会出台更多用水限制措施。

根据国家消防局长委员会的数据，干燥的条件导致 2026, 年至今英格兰和威尔士境内约 1,017 场山火摧毁了植被，这一数字已与去年全年的破纪录总数持平。

“我们的成员希望拥有最好的技术来有效地应对山火，”一名 FBU 发言人表示。“在山火救援飞机适用之处，我们将主张引入该设备。”

英国目前没有任何类似 Canadair “超级舀水机”的投水飞机，这类飞机的造价高达 €50 (€43) ，能从湖泊或海洋中舀起超过六吨水并投向火场。

在《i报》披露其无法部署后，据报道，武装部队正在商讨将 Chinook 直升机（通过悬挂在飞机下方的大水桶投水）从塞浦路斯调回，以应对英国的山火。

“我们需要一项多管齐下的国家山火防治与缓解战略，其中应包括尽可能最好的设备，”FBU 补充道。

该工会总书记 Steve Wright 表示，由于面临“前所未有”且“多变山火”的夏季，消防队压力剧增，因此确保拥有足够且装备精良的消防员必须成为优先事项。

昨日，汉普郡新森林国家公园的一场大火覆盖面积约 1.6 平方公里，相当于约 230 个足球场。

交通

今日高温可能导致铁路服务瘫痪

作者：Neil Lancefield

由于高温天气可能导致服务中断，部分运营商敦促火车乘客今日仅在必要时出行。

奇尔滕铁路公司（Chiltern Railways）和东米德兰铁路公司（East Midlands Railway）发布警报，提醒“仅在必要时出行”。其他公司要么在执行缩减后的时刻表，要么警告可能会出现短期通知的取消情况。

北方铁路公司（Northern）表示，将在英格兰西北部和约克郡的部分路线上减少运行列车数量。

该公司告知乘客，高温会“增加列车可靠性出现问题的风险”，并对其常规时刻表进行了调整“以维持列车运行”。

影响网络的与热相关问题包括轨道变形、架空电线下垂以及线路旁起火。如果气温为 30℃，钢轨温度可超过 50℃。

乘客被要求在出发前检查更新信息。

预计奇尔滕铁路公司网络内的温度将达到 38℃，该公司将在上午 11 点至晚上 8 点之间运行缩减后的时刻表。

诺丁汉至沃克斯奥普（Worksop）之间，以及诺丁汉至莱斯特（Leicester）的区间车将在中午后停止运行。

利物浦莱姆街（Liverpool Lime Street）至诺维奇（Norwich）的线路将仅在谢菲尔德与诺维奇之间运行。

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健康

工会警告：护士在医院内晕倒

作者：Ella Pickover

英国皇家护理学院（RCN）发出警告，护士在工作中出现晕倒情况，并被迫在超过 30℃ 的温度下护理病人。

随着英国有望迎来有记录以来最热的夏天，另一些人报告在工作中出现癫痫发作，且“从头到脚汗如雨下”。

护士们对医院内病人的福利表示担忧，其中一些医院被描述为“热得难以忍受”且“不适合人类居住”。

RCN 首席执行官兼总书记尼古拉·兰杰（Nicola Ranger）教授（见插图）表示：“当护理人员晕倒、感到眩晕、恶心，甚至因为工作场所无法应对高温而被送入他们工作的医院时，这表明他们遭受的忽视程度之深。”

一名护士在一个没有通风设备的病房工作后，因脱水晕倒而变成了病人。

另一些人报告空调、风扇或通风设备损坏，有些人表示他们无法打开窗户。

一名在社区健康中心工作的护士说：“你害怕去上班，尤其是穿着个人防护装备（PPE）的时候。我们从头到脚汗如雨下。”

NHS 联盟（NHS Alliance）主任马修·霍普金斯（Matthew Hopkins）表示，NHS 机构正在争取更多资金用于建筑维护。

法国已经拥有 12 架 Canadairs，并由其他飞机和直升机补充，而西班牙拥有 16 架。欧盟已订购 12 架飞机以组建自己的机队。

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文化遗产

总理将纪念新城史蒂夫尼奇成立 80 周年

作者：Abbie Llewelyn 和 Nina Lloyd

安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）将于今年的阵亡将士纪念日访问史蒂夫尼奇，以纪念战后工党政府“创建第一座新城” 80 周年。

1946 年 11 月 11 日，根据《新城法案》，史蒂夫尼奇被指定为英国首座战后新城。

在昨天访问这座赫特福德郡城镇期间，总理表示：“我将在 11 月 11 日回到史蒂夫尼奇。”

“我们将在那个时间前后表达对阵亡将士纪念日的敬意，但我会在这里，因为如果我没记错，那天正好是战后工党政府在史蒂夫尼奇创建第一座新城的 80 周年。”

伯纳姆表示，他将带着“一项关于我们将如何行动的提议”前来，以支持该地区的市政住房建设。

安迪·伯纳姆昨天访问赫特福德郡史蒂夫尼奇，这是其英国各国及各地区夏季巡访的一部分 摄影：JAMES MANNINGER

改革英国党（Reform UK）

法拉奇有望保住克拉克顿席位，但全国民调支持宾面伯爵

政治记者

在主要政党抵制之后，预计奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）将保住其克拉克顿（Clacton）议会席位，赔率被定为 1-100。

这位改革英国党（Reform UK）领导人的主要对手将是搞噱头的候选人宾面伯爵（Count Binface）。工党、保守党、自由民主党、绿党和恢复英国党（Restore Britain）均拒绝派出自己的候选人。

虽然大多数博彩公司将法拉奇的获胜赔率定为 1-100, 而非其主要对手退出前的早期 1-7 赔率，但最新民调显示，如果由全国投票，他将被宾面伯爵击败。

More in Common 的民调显示，37 per cent 的英国人更希望由这位自称“星际太空战士”、身披长银色斗篷并戴着垃圾桶形状头盔的人代表，而 32 per cent 的人支持法拉奇。

但在克拉克顿可能的胜利让法拉奇相信，他可以在“整个埃塞克斯郡复制这种支持水平”，而保守党领导人凯米·巴德诺克（Kemi Badenoch）所在的西北埃塞克斯（North West Essex）席位已成为他的目标。

他告诉《电讯报》，改革英国党将向埃塞克斯郡“投入大量资源”，并暗示包括反对党领导人在内的半数影子内阁成员可能会在下次选举中失去席位。

巴德诺克最近在给克拉克顿居民的一条信息中表示，他们“值得拥有比法拉奇更好”的人，她批评这次是“不必要的选举”，并补充说他不应“被豁免”于议会规则之外。

他上个月通过辞职来强制举行补选，以进行一场“人民对抗建制派”的投票，这一决定可能产生了反效果。

改革英国党和奈杰尔·法拉奇坚决否认违反任何规则

37%

更希望宾面伯爵赢得补选的英国人百分比

反对派将其贴标签为一场“媒体马戏团”以及企图逃避审查的行为，因为辞去国会议员身份暂停了议会标准监督机构对其财务状况的调查。

议会标准专员丹尼尔·格林伯格（Daniel Greenberg）此前一直在调查未申报的捐款，其中包括来自总部位于泰国的加密货币亿万富翁克里斯托弗·哈博恩（Christopher Harborne）的一笔 500 万英镑m 赠款。

新任议员被要求登记在过去 12 个月内收到的价值超过 £300 的任何礼物，除非该礼物“在他人看来不能合理地认为”与其政治活动有关。

该调查在法拉奇辞去席位时被暂停，但如果他在补选中获胜，调查将恢复。

如果议会监督机构做出不利于他的裁决，他可能面临第二次补选——而这一次，他将面对所有主要政党。

警察

假释主管警告：提前释放计划可能导致犯罪率上升

作者：Jessica Coates 和 George Lithgow

假释首席监察官警告称，提前释放囚犯可能会使公众面临暴力犯罪的风险。

预计将根据量刑变更而提前释放的约 5,000 人将需要由假释人员管理。

英格兰和威尔士的假释首席监察官马丁·琼斯（Martin Jones）告诉英国广播公司（BBC）：“假释服务已经承受着前所未有的压力。”

“他们管理着 258,000 个案件，这几乎是监狱中人数的三倍，显然提前释放计划将大大增加这种压力。”

在被问及提前释放开始后对公众的潜在风险时，琼斯表示，这“可能是严重的性犯罪或暴力犯罪，甚至是谋杀”。

他说：“最糟糕的情况是某些环节被遗漏，计划未能落实，我们无法为人们提供所需的服务水平，从而导致进一步的严重犯罪。”

面对反对释放暴力罪犯的压力，首相安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）上个月暂停了提前释放计划。

上周，伯纳姆将因强奸或儿童性犯罪而被判刑的囚犯排除在计划之外。

经济

若伊朗战争持续，预计明年增长微小

作者：Anna Wise 和 Henry Saker-Clark

财政部官员告诉首相，如果伊朗战争持续到 2026 年底，英国经济明年将几乎没有增长。

财政部的内部模型表明，明年 GDP 的增长率可能低至 0.3%。

官员们表示，他们通常会对所有可能出现的情况制定计划，而这一增长预测是与一种更为极端的情况挂钩的。

英国国家统计局（ONS）预计将于今日公布 6 月份 GDP 未增长的消息。

自 2 月以来，中东战争推高了能源价格，并压低了消费者信心。

据报道，向首相和财政大臣展示的模型显示，如果美国和伊朗之间无法达成永久和平协议，今年经济增长率可能为 0.9%。

这将低于预算责任办公室（OBR）今年早些时候预测的 1.1%。该机构此前预测 2027 年 将增长 1.6%。

更极端的情况还表明，消费者价格指数（CPI）通胀率在明年第一季度可能达到 4.3% 的峰值，而霍尔木兹海峡的僵局可能会使油气价格维持在高位。

今年第二季度 增长了 0.4%，此前前三个月的 增长了 0.6%。

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科学

“一次跳跃与大量拍翅”：专家解析恐龙如何首次学会飞行

作者：Jonathan Singh

研究人员现在可能已经解开了鸟类最初如何飞向天空的谜团。

始祖鸟是一种拥有翅膀和羽毛，且具有恐龙特征的史前生物。

它如何从一种栖息在地面上的生物跃迁为能够飞行的动物——即现代鸟类的前身——长期以来一直令科学家感到困惑。

但一项研究表明，地球上“第一只真正的鸟”利用其强有力的腿部肌肉，通过一种被描述为“跳、跳，然后飞走”的技术冲向空中。

南安普顿大学的古生物学家、该研究的作者之一尼尔·戈斯特林（Neil Gostling）表示，始祖鸟拥有“一条长长的骨质尾巴，分开的手指上有爪子，且在没有喙的颌骨中长有牙齿”。

他补充道：“与我们今天所知的鸟类相比，它并不是一只发育得特别完善的‘鸟’。”

这种生物生活在约 1.5 亿 年前，被视为非鸟类恐龙与鸟类之间重要的进化步骤。

这种动物的大小约为一只渡鸦或喜鹊，但与这些物种不同，它的肩部活动能力有限，且没有胸骨来作为强力胸肌的锚点，而鸟类正是利用这些胸肌将自己推进至起飞速度。

由于缺乏这些肌肉，这种生物如何实现向飞行的过渡一直是个谜。但

始祖鸟的大小约为一只喜鹊，拥有翅膀和羽毛以及恐龙特征 GETTY

南安普顿大学的科学家与巴黎国立自然历史博物馆的同事合作，分析了现代鸟类的起飞技术，以了解它们的祖先是如何实现起飞的。

“我们知道始祖鸟不能依靠翅膀起飞——因为它没有龙骨胸骨，且肩部无法将翅膀举至背部之上——所以我们询问它的腿部能起到什么作用，”南安普顿大学生物力学教授马库斯·海勒（Markus Heller）说道。

“结果证明，起飞的关键就在于此：腿部产生力量，随后由翅膀接管。”

这项发表在《发育生物学》（Developmental Biology）杂志上的研究结果显示，根据戈斯特林的说法，始祖鸟在起飞后可以通过“一次跳跃，然后大量拍翅，或者一次跳跃，一次拍翅，再次跳跃，然后更多拍翅”达到最高 16mph (25kph) 的速度。

他补充说，如今的鸟类仍然使用类似的技术。“如果受到惊吓、压力或威胁，它们会使用一次跳跃；或者——像它们的祖先一样——如果为了节省能量，则会使用两次、三次或更多次跳跃。”

人物

演员露西·戴维斯（Lucy Davis）与她的父亲、喜剧演员贾斯珀·卡罗特（Jasper Carrott），2009 年

卡罗特对女儿面对癌症的方式感到“非常自豪”

作者：Sean O'Grady

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

这位 53 岁的《办公室》（The Office）剧集演员在周二透露了自己的病情，并表示她“不知道自己还剩下多少时间”。

原名为罗伯特·戴维斯（Robert Davis）的卡罗特表示：“这对整个家庭来说是一个非常困难的时期，自她被诊断出患病以来，我们一直在尽可能地从各方面支持她。”

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

“我们为我们的女儿感到非常自豪，并且深爱着她。”

“她在面对许多创伤性健康问题时所表现出的态度，给我们所有人上了一课。”

“我们请求在接下来的几个月里给予隐私。”

戴维斯表示，她在一年半前被诊断出患病，癌症已“转移”到她的骨骼，包括脊柱、右髋关节和肋骨，导致现在进行化疗已“太晚”。

她写道：“我正努力以尽可能有趣的方式，度过我生命中可能剩下的任何时光。”

“我不害怕接下来的任何事情。我对此感到平静。”

她的突破性角色出现在 2001 年，当时她被选为由瑞奇·热维斯（Ricky Gervais）和斯蒂芬·默钱特（Stephen Merchant）创作的《办公室》中的道恩·廷斯利（Dawn Tinsley）。

随后，她出演了包括《僵尸肖恩》（Shaun of the Dead, 2004）和《神奇女侠》（Wonder Woman, 2017）在内的电影，并在 Netflix 系列剧集《萨布丽娜的惊心冒险》（the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina）中饰演希尔达·斯佩尔曼（Hilda Spellman）。

电视

《X战警》演员加盟《哈利·波特》系列剧

作者：Casey Cooper-Fiske

《X战警》演员尼古拉斯·霍尔特（Nicholas Hoult）已被选为即将播出的《哈利·波特》电视剧第二季的演员。

这位 36 岁的英国明星将在 HBO 改编自 JK 罗琳奇幻小说的剧集中饰演霍格沃茨教授吉德罗·洛哈特（Gilderoy Lockhart）。

HBO Max 的一条社交媒体帖子写道：“确实是神奇的我。现在，你们想要多少个签名？”

“尼古拉斯·霍尔特已被选为新 HBO 原创《哈利·波特》系列第二季中的吉德罗·洛哈特。”

此前有公告称，由于“不可预见的情况”，演员格雷西·科克伦（Gracie Cochrane）将离开该剧，金妮·韦斯莱（Ginny Weasley）的角色将在第二季重新选角。

该剧旨在忠实改编罗琳的小说，同时提供比电影系列所描绘的更广泛的魔法世界洞察。

尼古拉斯·霍尔特在 2010 年获得了英国电影学院奖（Bafta）新星奖的提名。

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伯纳姆巡演

工党并未解决根源

《每日电讯报》

伯纳姆的提议并非毫无价值，但它们微不足道。而且这些提议揭示了工党的执政本能。该党从未攻击根本原因，而仅仅试图监管症状。（David Frost）

《旁观者》

为了填补在时间流逝不可避免地重新启动之前的最后几周。安迪正计划一次全国性的神奇神秘之旅。这与其说是像伊丽莎白一世女王那样的进展，不如说更像 Radio 1 的路演。（Goreth Roberts）

监狱危机

无论如何都可能再次犯罪

《新政治家》(New Statesman)

许多[被释放的囚犯]将会再次犯罪。而更令人悲哀的事实是，无论他们是否被提前释放，结果都会如此。司法部的数据显示，在2024年第一季度，成年罪犯的证实再犯率为28.8%。 (Rachel Cunliffe)

《约克郡邮报》(The Yorkshire Post)

伯纳姆已命令司法大臣亚历克斯·诺里斯（Alex Norris）制定增加可用牢房数量的计划。如果伯纳姆政府处理不当，可能会损害人们对国家司法系统的信心。 (社论)

以色列与哈马斯

关于加沙存在共识

《泰晤士报》(The Times)

撇开流行的修辞不谈，无论是以色列公众还是军方，都不希望无限期地留在加沙。然而，历史教导我们要谨慎。哈马斯在战术暂停方面有详尽的记录。目前需要的是真正且彻底的解除武装。 (Jonathan Conricus)

《对话》(The Conversation)

但是，虽然内塔尼亚胡面临着巨大的内部反对，但他对巴勒斯坦人整体以及对加沙具体采取的政策，是以色列政治中的共识领域。如果存在分歧，往往是在细节和战术方面。 (Anne Irfan)

气候行动

被诋毁的净零排放才是解决方案

《金融时报》(Financial Times)

如果有一种方法能阻止那些将我们推向未来更可怕的高温和火灾的力量，那将是多么令人欣慰。事实上，确实有。猜它的名字没什么奖励。两个词，第一个词以 N 开头。没错，就是“净零排放”（Net zero）。 (Pilito Clark)

英国皇家鸟类保护协会 (RSPB)

恢复自然系统有助于减轻火灾的严重程度并支持更快的恢复。湿地和健康的泥炭地可以充当天然屏障，减缓火焰的蔓延，并创造不利于起火的条件。 (Becky Spieght)

空军一号调换

让人们充当诱饵是不公平的

《独立报》(The Independent)

在我看来，美国特勤局将唐纳德·特朗普通过餐饮车偷偷运出“空军一号”的战术中，唯一真正的缺陷可能是：要把他运出去几乎是不可能的。 (Sean O'Grady)

CNN

采取这类措施来保护总统是合理的。但值得注意的是，即使在明显的危险过去之后，特朗普和白宫仍然对此撒谎。该计划还让许多留在旧版“空军一号”上的人在不知情的情况下成为了诱饵。 (Aaron Blake)

贝佐斯与利物浦

昂贵的转会不太可能增加

BBC

即使投资获得通过，支持者也不应指望利物浦在转会费上开始投入更多。用于转会的资金与通过商业活动产生的收入直接相关，而非取决于所有者的财富。 (Dale Johnson)

《福布斯》(Forbes)

虽然 60亿美元 是一笔巨款，但还不到达拉斯牛仔队当前市价的一半。然而，得益于英超联赛的全球传播，利物浦在全球拥有更多的追随者，人数以亿计。 (Ian Nicholas Quillen)

今日金句

当你跑马拉松时，你会发现前16英里并不重要。关键是最后10英里。

布鲁斯·德恩 (Bruce Dern) 谈论其演艺生涯的缓慢起步

生活简讯

弗兰科·巴雷西（FRANCO BARESI）意大利足球运动员

“一员俱乐部”的男女球员极其罕见，而弗兰科·巴雷西便是其中最伟大的一员。他在AC米兰度过了整个20年的职业生涯，在那里他奠定了自己作为历史上最伟大后卫之一的地位。

对于足球运动员，尤其是后卫来说，统计数据永远无法讲述完整的故事。但单看数字就已令人震惊：为俱乐部出战719场比赛，其中包括470场意甲联赛（期间他赢得了六次冠军），担任队长长达15个赛季，并打入33球。

深入观察会发现，在像1993-94这样的赛季中，34场比赛仅打入36球就足以让他们赢得连续第三个意甲冠军——因为他们相应的失球数仅为15次。

这还且不提他在米兰取得的欧洲赛场成功，以及他为意大利国家队出战的81次比赛——包括在1982年赢得世界杯，并率队进入1994年决赛。弗兰奇诺·巴雷西（Franchino Baresi，1995年法律上更名为Franco）出生在意大利北部小镇特拉瓦利亚托（Travagliato）的一个农场，从小与哥哥朱塞佩（Giuseppe）一起踢球。兄弟俩在青少年时期失去了父母，随后全身心地投入到这项运动中。

年幼的巴雷西曾在国际米兰试训，但被这家“蓝黑军团”拒绝，后者选择签下他的哥哥。朱塞佩随后在国际米兰效力了16个赛季。

而弗兰科则在AC米兰的梯队中晋升，并于1978年，在17岁时完成了一线队首秀。

即便在俱乐部三个赛季内第二次被降级到意乙联赛后，他仍选择留下，并在年仅22岁时被任命为队长。

在去年接受《米兰体育报》（La Gazzetta dello Sport）的最后一次采访中，被诊断出患有肺部疾病并于66岁去世的巴雷西表示，他记得自己从小就是一个“米兰主义者”。他说：“当我14岁第一次来到米拉内洛（Milanello，米兰训练中心）时，感觉就像进入了天堂。”

除了在联赛中占据统治地位，他还随俱乐部赢得了四次意大利超级杯冠军、三次欧洲冠军联赛冠军、两次欧洲超级杯冠军和两次洲际杯冠军。

当巴雷西在1997年退役时，米兰还退役了他的6号球衣——这是意大利足球史上的首次。

2002年，在他唯一一次离开米兰的重要任期中，他被任命为富勒姆足球俱乐部的足球总监。但很快他与当时的教练让·蒂加纳（Jean Tigana）产生了紧张关系，巴雷西在短短几周后便离开了——回到米兰领导青年队，随后加入营销团队。他在2020年被任命为俱乐部的名誉主席。

他最后一次公开露面是在今年2月的米兰-科尔蒂纳冬奥会开幕式上。他与前防线队友朱塞佩·贝尔加米（Giuseppe Bergami）一起将火炬带入圣西罗球场——那是他效力多年的球场。

他的遗属包括妻子莫拉（Maura，两人于1984年结婚）、儿子埃多阿尔多（Edoardo）和詹南德雷亚（Giannandrea），以及朱塞佩。

出生于1960年5月8日 逝世于2026年7月31日 丹尼尔·诺兰（Daniel Nolan）

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詹姆斯·奥布赖恩（James O'Brien）

将暴力正常化总是会产生反效果

在 X 平台上被煽动的种族主义暴徒并非合法的抗议者

在什么样的情况下，你会预料到一群暴力暴徒聚集在你的家门外，向你的窗户投掷砖块，并袭击试图保护你的警察？你可能做了什么才导致暴徒试图闯入你的家中？你需要庇护什么样的对象？需要发生了怎样令人厌恶的罪行？

无论你对这些问题的答案是什么，无论你是否“理应”受到这种关注，当你听到玻璃破碎的声音和暴徒摇晃门把手的声音时，你会感到多么恐惧？

正是这样的场景在上周的三个夜晚发生在诺福克郡的塞特福德镇（Thetford）。关于那些被恐吓的人，唯一已知的是他们“被认为是寻求庇护者”。在今天的英国，这就足够了。这就是你唯一需要“做”的事情。

一些寻求庇护者确实犯下了可怕的罪行。当然，一些警察、医生、囚犯、护士和长途卡车司机也是如此。报纸专栏作家、喜剧演员、电视主持人以及电台主持人也是如此。几乎可以肯定，住在你所在地方、从事你所从事的工作或吃你所吃食物的人中也有这样的人。但不用担心。你永远不会因为他们的罪行而被追究责任，也不会被强迫在黑暗中惊恐地躲藏，而完全陌生的人在外面叫嚣着要你的血。除非你是一名寻求庇护者。对吧？

错了。正如我们在六月贝尔法斯特的种族暴乱期间所看到的，情况甚至更糟。起因是一段黑人男子（后被证实为苏丹国民）用刀袭击白人的网络视频，当地游行的暴徒迅速将目标转向了罗马尼亚人的住所。在城市的东部，目标是来自乌克兰和波兰的家庭。在贝尔法斯特市中心的桑迪路（Sandy Row），一家叙利亚超市成为了纵火者的目标；而几英里之西的克拉姆林路（Crumlin Road）上，乌干达卫生工作者和尼日利亚家庭在志愿者的引导下被转移到安全地带。

塞特福德和贝尔法斯特之间存在明显且复杂的差异。但这两起事件背后至少有一个相似之处值得仔细研究，而且除非所有政治倾向的政治家采取不同的路线，否则这表明更黑暗的日子可能在前方等待。

即世界首富的参与。“作为 X 的所有者及其拥有最多关注者的用户，[埃隆]·马斯克拥有无与伦比的力量来塑造人们在网上看到的内容，”反数字仇恨中心（CCDH）的创始人兼首席执行官伊姆兰·艾哈迈德（Imran Ahmed）在六月表示。“然而我们的研究表明，他利用贝尔法斯特的悲剧向数百万用户放大反移民叙事，从而引发了暴力呼吁。”

他不仅放大了斯蒂芬·亚克斯利-伦农（Stephen Yaxley-Lennon，这位极右翼活动家更喜欢被称为汤米·罗宾逊）的“抗议”呼吁，还为“恢复英国”（Restore Britain）领导人鲁珀特·洛（Rupert Lowe）的反移民帖子和信息提供了强力推动，使得这位目前在吸引那些认为奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）过于仁慈和宽容的选民的政治人物能够触达数百万人的视野。

CCDH 的研究人员发现，这个令人不快的三人组关于贝尔法斯特的帖子获得了超过 1.15 亿 次浏览。而对这些帖子的回复中包含了 CCDH 所称的“暴力呼吁的爆发”，其中有近 4,000 条呼吁进行私刑和其他犯罪行为。

在塞特福德，亚克斯利-伦农利用马斯克的平台分享了大屠杀的片段。在其中一段剪辑中，一名男子正引导暴徒前往一个具体地址，他说在那里可以找到“入侵者”。换句话说，极右翼已经建立了一套阴森的操作模式，并被埃隆·马斯克推向了他们最疯狂的想象之外的高度。现在，这套模式不仅在任何有色人种犯下暴力罪行时准备就绪，而且正如我们所见

像法拉奇这样的政治人物实际上可能是在给自己增加压力

上周，一些可能是寻求庇护的人可能搬进了可能是他们的临时住所。

我担心每个人都忽略了一点——包括内政部，其对塞特福德（Thetford）事件的回应含糊其辞且不足——那就是，这种暴力的常态化是那些煽动它的人无法控制的。

一个不稳定、精神失常或仅仅是不讨喜的人，并不需要来自极右翼才会考虑采取暴力。这样的人只需要生活在一个呼吁暴力已变得司空见惯、暴力案例频发的社会中即可。

如果这个人的政治对手在煽风点火——或者像奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）在南安普顿暴力事件后的首相问答环节（PMQs）中那样，在被反复质询时拒绝谴责——那么，想象这个人决定采取类似的策略会有多难？

换句话说，这些政治人物可能潜在地在给自己增加压力。也许这种

让自己暴露在危险之中的可能性，会让他们在轻率地将危险指向他人之前三思而行。

幸运的是，这种危险很容易缓解。无论持有何种政见，政治人物都需要明确表示，像上周在塞特福德、六月在贝尔法斯特或同月在南安普顿出现的那样场景是完全不可接受的。你不能通过他人“和平抗议”的视角来讨论这些事件，也不能在谴责时用所谓的“正当关切”来打掩护。

但最明显且最紧迫的是，你不能让埃隆·马斯克继续允许他人利用他的平台在我们的民众中散布仇恨，并在我们的街道上煽动暴力。

詹姆斯·奥布赖恩（James O'Brien）是《他们如何摧毁英国》（How They Broke Britain）一书的作者。他的广播节目在工作日早晨30点在LBC播出

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我们需要一项 AI 用水计划

我使用 AI，并且认为它具有巨大的潜力。但在干旱期间，家庭被要求限制非必要的用水，我不禁在想，我们是否在公平地应用同样的原则。

数据中心支持包括医疗、银行和通信在内的基本服务。显然，这些必须得到保护。但这并不意味着在数据中心内进行的每一次计算都是必要的。

如果饮用级自来水被用于冷却数据中心，那么在严重的干旱条件下，如果减少那些真正可以推迟的 AI 活动能够实际节水，是否应该这样做？

我不知道哪些工作负载可以暂停。这些问题应该由政府、监管机构、水务公司和科技行业来回答。

但肯定应该有人提出这些问题。

这里还有一个更大的机遇。英国正计划大规模扩建 AI 和数据中心基础设施。在建设未来的基础设施之前，今天的干旱应该给我们提供思考的空间。

新数据中心是否应该证明其具备抗旱能力？是否应将对饮用水的依赖降至最低，并在可行的情况下使用回收水或非饮用水？大型设施是否应该制定在缺水期间降低需求的应急计划？

AI 是我们未来的一部分。而供水压力增加似乎也是未来的一部分。

我们不应该在技术和水之间做选择。但我们应该确保对两者都进行了妥善规划。

佐伊·苏珊（ZOË SUSANNE） 汉普郡，胡克（HOOK, HAMPSHIRE）

如何停止非法越境

停止船只越境的唯一长期解决方案将是通过国际协议。

当移民试图乘船跨越水域边界时，将其遣返回出发国应成为一种公认的常规做法。

这是阻止偷渡者的唯一方法——让他们无法成功。

干预行动可由军队或边境部队执行。一旦被遣返回出发国的港口，由该国决定如何起诉这种非法活动。

因此，试图乘船非法越境应被视为刑事犯罪。

这将符合法国、西班牙、意大利和希腊等国的利益，因为他们将被授权遣返跨越地中海的移民。

这将要求法国和比利时接受那些试图非法跨越英吉利海峡前往英格兰的人员被遣返。

停止非法移民符合所有人的利益。与此同时，我们需要增强全球经济体系，以解决移民原籍国的经济问题。

理查德·刘易斯（RICHARD LEWIS） 白金汉郡，马洛（MARLOW, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE）

法国人怎么可能不知道一艘巨大的充气船抵达海岸、充气并起航，以及 220 人在岸边等待登船启航的情况。

他们要么是瞎了

一位读者分享了拥有唐氏综合征孩子的喜悦 GETTY

或者更有可能的是，他们很高兴看到大量的人离开他们的海岸，成为英格兰的问题。

凯文·弗罗加特（KEVIN FROGGATT） 伯明翰（BIRMINGHAM）

英国征收离境税将是公平的

任何渴望更公平社会的人，都不应对尼尔·劳森（Neal Lawson）领导的压力团体“指南针”（Compass）以及“党内左翼”议员们提出的税制改革提出异议（见 8 月 10 日《英国最富人群应征收 2% 财富税》）。

征收 2% 的财富税以及将资本利得税与所得税等额化，是非常明智的建议；同时，对于那些从伊朗战争中获益的公司，仍有充足的空间征收暴利税。

然而，每个人都忽略了一项税收，那就是对那些最不爱国的公民征收 25% 的离境税，因为他们宁愿离开这个国家，也不愿被公平地征税。其他国家都征收此类税收，那么英国为什么不征收？

而且为什么不征收 50% 呢？因为他们及其家人或公司无疑已经从我们由税收资助的医疗、交通、法律、司法和教育系统中获益。 伯尼·埃文斯（BERNIE EVANS） 利物浦

总理应关注犯罪统计数据

在认为有必要将多少公民关进监狱这一点上，我们仍然远远落后于萨尔瓦多、古巴甚至美国，但尽管如此，我们的人均监狱人口仍大约是丹麦的两倍。

与其建造更多监狱并让一些人被长期监禁，现在是否是我们的新任首相询问为什么这么多英国人在犯罪的好时机？

当你考虑到许多犯罪行为甚至没有被调查，更不用说起诉时，我们的监狱人数接近历史最高水平这一事实，是对我们国家的一次可怕控诉。 彼得·威尔肖（PETER WILSHAW） 德比郡，阿什本

我沉浸在唐氏综合征儿子的光辉中

我带着个人兴趣阅读了迈特雷亚·冈瑟（Maitreyah Guenther）关于她哥哥的文章（见 8 月 11 日《我的哥哥患有唐氏综合征——我面对那些嘲笑他的人》）。作为一名 30 岁唐氏综合征儿子的家长，我从未注意到任何对他投来的目光或个人评论，因为我正忙于沉浸在他陪伴的光辉之中。

他教会了我很多关于生活的道理，他简直是我生命中发生过的最美好的事情。

迈特雷亚，你和我都知道你的哥哥有多么特别，因此我请求你超越那些诋毁者。 大卫·杰克逊（DAVID JACKSON） 北安普顿郡，莫尔顿

为斯托米·丹尼尔斯鼓掌

斯托米·丹尼尔斯（Stormy Daniels）写了一篇如此有力的文章（见 8 月 11 日《我母亲对特朗普的喜爱向我展示了美国人的真实想法》）。

《i报》很有远见地让她发声，这一点值得称赞。她和你们都值得所有的赞美，因为你们向权力说了真话。

我敢打赌，很少有其他媒体能让她如此清晰地发声。 瓦尔·哈里森（VAL HARRISON）

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解答：第 51 页

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周五版

“我们的关系一直是个麻烦”

戴夫·戴维斯（Dave Davies）讲述他在 The Kinks 乐队的生活，以及他与哥哥如何找到共同工作的方法。

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玛莎·里夫斯讲述她如何录制《街头之舞》（Dancing in the Street）

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英国成了一个笑话——它已经失去了建设能力

基础设施

Jonn Bledge

如果你认为关于英国动荡的能源市场的最新报道是为了给那些反对净零排放的造反势力提供更多弹药，那么这种想法是可以被原谅的。

今年以来，我们仅为了关闭过剩的风电场容量就花费了 10 亿英镑——而且这个数字还将继续增长——这一消息确实暗示，是风电场在危及英国有限公司（UK PLC）的财务状况。这种东西就该被废除。

但实际上，这 10 亿英镑的账单并非源于风能不好，而是因为它太好了。据《泰晤士报》报道，“大部分成本来自支付给燃气发电厂，要求其启动以”——重点来了——“弥补因‘电缆容量不足’而不得不关闭的风力涡轮机”。

随着更多风电投入运行，将其传输给实际使用者的容量却没有相应增加。这意味着我们现在在支付农村地区的再生能源供应商关闭电站（以免网络过载），并支付离使用者更近的化石燃料电站启动（因为我们仍然需要电力）。我们拥有的涡轮机越多，这笔账单就会越高。糟糕。

这些数据来自由 Octopus Energy 支持的 Wasted Wind 网站，该网站正游说政府通过用更区域化的方案取代国家能源定价来结束这一疯狂局面。然而，对于那些没有利益相关的人来说，这一混乱证明了一个更简单的论点：英国已经失去了建设其运行所需基础设施的能力。

当你寻找这个问题的证据时，你会发现它无处不在。最受关注的烂摊子是 HS2，按照最初的构想，它本应连接几乎每一个英国主要城市。

在成本失控和

伦敦的汉默史密斯桥于 2019 年对机动车交通关闭 GETTY

反复削减之后，遗憾的是，它现在主要将用于在伦敦和伯明翰之间创建第三条干线路线，而没有其他太多作用。

其原因更多地与政治混乱以及在试图安抚“邻避主义者”（Nimbys）的注定失败的尝试中过度扩大范围有关，而非项目本身，但尽管如此，花费 1000 亿英镑以上却只有这点成果。

这仅仅是个开始。自从利兹超级电车法案（Leeds Supertram Act）通过以来，西欧最大的没有固定交通系统的城市竟然没有铺设一英寸的轨道。（与此同时，法国已经成功建设了 22 个网络。）

希思罗机场的第三条跑道最早于 2009 年被提出。它计划在 2040 年开放，如果你相信这个时间表不会推迟，那我有个

我们拥有更多的风能，但没有将其传输给实际使用者的能力

桥要卖给你。说到桥，伦敦的汉默史密斯桥因结构问题于 2019 年对机动车交通关闭。

该地点的原桥耗时三年建成；现有的这座耗时五年。在关闭七年后，遗憾的是，仍然没有重新开放的计划。

最紧迫的是，英国自 1991 年以来没有建设过一座新水库。这很有可能成为一个问题。

有些事情出严重问题了。曾经，英国能够建设它需要的东西，经济随之增长。现在它不能，经济也不增长。两者之间似乎不可能没有联系。

而现在，当我们建设涡轮机时，我们不建设所需的电缆，结果反而要花钱买单不使用它们。这个国家病了。

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照顾我的移民父母所面临的挑战

家庭 Poppy Jay

正值开斋节，我坐在餐桌旁。父母准备了一场盛宴，而我完全在否认这道普劳饭（pilau）里放了多少酥油，因为我已经在盯着第二份看了。 我看向父亲。他的那杯水还没动过。我啧了一声。“爸，你为什么不喝水？” “我喝了。”

“不，你没喝。你一天喝几杯水？” “一杯。” 令人震惊。我转向水果。 “那么，你今天吃水果了吗？” 在他回答之前，我妈告密了。“他偶尔会吃个梨。” 我开始就水分补充、纤维摄入和 2 型糖尿病发表长篇大论，而父亲的眼神变得呆滞。他已经

走神了。这是我在两个月内第四次就他的健康、肠道和吸烟习惯对他进行说教。我以前见过这种表情。这和我 15 岁时，父母对我叮嘱要照顾好自己时所露出的表情一模一样。

就在那时我突然意识到。我们完全角色互换了。我在像父母一样管教我的父母。

这让我感到不可思议，因为曾经有一段时间，我认为爸爸妈妈是地球上最强大的人。

我从未梦想过我们会拥有平等的关系，更不用说他们会征求我的建议并真正认真对待我。但在某个时刻，在没有任何人察觉的情况下，我的兄弟姐妹和我成了家庭的董事会。

这就是在移民父母身边长大的奇怪之处。从某种意义上说，你从小就在帮助他们适应英国。我长大过程中翻译信件、与银行沟通、假装自己懂抵押贷款利率，并填写那些远超我能力范围的表格。但这并不是在管教他们。他们是成年人，我们是孩子。

他们告诉我们吃什么，穿什么，可以和谁出去，以及

什么时候回家。我们生病时他们照顾我们。他们是我们的照顾者。现在，情况反转了。

照顾他们有时很有趣，大多数时候令人沮丧，而且偶尔令人心碎。变老已经足够艰难了，而在一个语言、系统和官僚体制都如此陌生的国家变老，则增加了一层脆弱性。

当我还是个孩子的时候，帮助父母适应英国很容易，因为我们都住在同一个屋檐下。现在，我无法参加每一次全科医生（GP）的预约，每一次医院扫描或每一次令人困惑的电话沟通。这是最困难的部分。你花掉整个童年时间帮助父母适应一个并非为他们而建的国家。然后，在你意识到之前，你也在帮助他们适应老年生活。

下次拜访时，我可能还会问我爸有没有喝足够的水。他会说喝了。他会翻个白眼。在我的文化中，在晚年照顾父母并不罕见。我们六个兄弟姐妹都会尽自己的一份力，就像他们曾经为我们所做的那样。

也许这就是我们达成的约定。他们用前半生奋斗，为我们建立一个他们从未拥有过的生活，而我们用后半生尝试回报这份恩情。

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这些植物能为您提供从浓郁的红色和紫色到柔和的金黄色、柠檬色和白色的所有色彩。非常适合那些希望在花床、容器和窗台花箱中快速、低投入地获得成果，且不愿在性能、寿命或视觉冲击力上妥协的园艺爱好者。

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关系

Harry Hardisty

那次分手

让我成为了 一名导师

我可以把它说成是一个周五。我可以说，是在几年前。我可以给我的故事增加一些模糊感，好让自己远离那份剧痛的锋利。但事实是，我知道日期、时间、天气，以及我停车的确切位置。所有的一切。

在当时，除了孤独，我无法解释那种感觉。那不是心碎。而是一种迷失感，仿佛我把自我的本质留在了那栋小房子里的某个地方，而不知道在没有它的情况下如何离开。

那是我最后一次见到她，也是我此生最后一次见到她。我曾尝试停止回去。我失败了 11 次。而每一次，我都会滑回那个痛苦得令人舒适的位置。

脱离一段不健康的关系很少始于某种启示。它始于你对自己那个忧郁版本的厌倦。因为在对另一个人的痴迷中迷失自我，意味着你要花大量的时间与一个并不怎么讨喜的自己相处。

两年后，我醒来，产生了一个关于我所经历之事的视频拍摄想法，像大多数早晨一样去散步，然后将那个视频发布到了社交媒体上。

发布时我大约有 40 个粉丝。几个小时内，数千人观看了它。十二个月后，在 Instagram、Facebook、TikTok 和 YouTube 上的观看量达到了 400,000 次，其中 9 成是女性。没有人比我更惊讶。

于是，我继续制作关于心碎以及如何从中走出来的视频。

社交媒体上的建议总是在深夜不请自来。它很私密，感觉很个人化，而且我认为你可以分辨出它是否真实。一个男人说这些话，给人的感觉截然不同。并非因为我是男人，而是因为我在情感上很务实。我提供的不是安慰，而是建议采取行动。

算法变成了回音壁，寻找认同你的人很容易。女性缺乏的是一个能告诉她们“可以停止”的男人，并证明这件事可行，然后向她们展示如何操作。

时间不是治愈者。行动才是。而我就是这种行动的化身。

Harry Hardisty 在 @dadhugsforyoursoul 和 dadhugsforyoursoul.com 撰写关于关系、心碎和中年生活的文章。他的第一本书将于明年出版。

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俄罗斯

克里姆林宫警告，若“影子舰队”船舶被扣将采取行动

作者：Felix Light 和 Andrew Osborn

弗拉基米尔·普京表示，如果欧洲国家开始扣押俄罗斯商船，俄罗斯将采取对等回应；与此同时，俄罗斯太平洋舰队司令表示，其部队已准备好“检查并扣押”外国船舶。

俄罗斯总统在监督俄罗斯远东地区的海军演习时发表了上述言论，此时欧盟正加大对俄罗斯所谓“影子舰队”的压力。

包括英国在内的西方政府已加强力度打击影子舰队——这是一个所有权或保险不透明的船舶网络，俄罗斯利用该网络在因入侵乌克兰而遭受制裁的情况下，维持石油出口的流动。

欧盟正在扩大针对数百艘船舶的制裁，并扣押部分船舶及其船员以进行检查。

上个月，欧盟通过了一项针对俄罗斯的新制裁方案，其中包括允许成员国出售从受制裁或被扣押船舶上没收的石油或其他货物的措施。

一些欧洲政府正在探索针对涉嫌规避制裁的船舶采取更严厉的海事执法措施。

普京表示：“我们可以看到，某些国家的当局违反国际海事法，试图限制我们经济运营商船舶的活动……并且最近甚至在考虑扣押我们的船舶，并出售他们从我们这里掠夺的财产。”

“当然，这无异于海盗行为和抢劫。如果这种情况开始付诸实践，我们将被迫采取对等回应。”

“而且不一定是在计划袭击我们船舶和舰艇的海域，而是在我们认为必要且合适地任何地方。”

俄罗斯太平洋舰队司令维克托·利纳（Viktor Liina，插图）表示，英国和法国等国家也使用可以被描述为影子舰队的船舶运输货物。

他告诉普京：“西方国家正积极利用悬挂第三国国旗的船舶，为了自身利益运输货物。本质上，这构成了他们的影子舰队。”

“我们有能力检查并扣押属于不友好国家的船舶，并且我们准备好应对这些任务。”

他表示，其舰队对亚太地区的航运流量进行了详细分析，掌握了船舶的航线、货物和所有权情况。

普京指责北约在亚太地区采取威胁行为，并在北极地区制造紧张局势。路透社

昨日，弗拉基米尔·普京在俄罗斯远东地区的导弹巡洋舰“瓦良格”号（Varyag）上。卫星社 / GIRIKIL GRIGOROV / 路透社

乌克兰

无人机猛攻俄罗斯黑海港口

作者：Isabella Bengoechea

乌克兰在昨夜发动的大规模无人机袭击中，猛烈打击了俄罗斯黑海港口城市诺沃罗西斯克，尽管在收到美国请求后，乌克兰暂停了对该港口油轮的袭击。

俄罗斯工业人士称，此次袭击导致两个主要粮食码头瘫痪，引发了对供应中断的担忧。近几周，俄罗斯和乌克兰都加强了对彼此在黑海农业出口设施的袭击。

两国均属于全球最大的粮食出口国。

乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基表示，乌克兰使用无人机、导弹和无人艇袭击了诺沃罗西斯克。在基辅军队多次袭击被占领的克里米亚后，俄罗斯将部分黑海舰队舰艇转移到了诺沃罗西斯克。

据报道，在收到美国副总统 JD Vance 上个月的请求后，基辅同意暂停对该港口油轮的袭击。

这一请求源于美国对乌克兰正在破坏石油市场稳定的担忧。

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只有谄媚者和雪人猎人敢于与普京竞争

马克·加莱奥蒂 (Mark Galeotti)

周一，俄罗斯最高法院裁定，自由派反对党“苹果党”（Yabloko）不得参加 9 月的议会选举。克里姆林宫似乎在担心出现强力抗议票的风险，这提醒人们，虽然这些选举显然是经过精心操纵的耻辱，但它们并非完全毫无意义。不过，对于议员本身来说，情况未必如此。

国家杜马（立法机构下议院）的选举将于 9 月 18 日至 20 日举行。结果将被操纵，以确保绝大多数席位由执政的“统一俄罗斯”党团赢得。

另有 19 个注册政党，从共产党、绿党到极右翼民族主义的自由民主党，甚至还有退休人员党。几乎所有这些党本质上都是伪反对党，存在是为了给体制营造一种多元化的假象，但在任何重要问题上都与政府投票一致。

尽管仍然相当边缘化，但“苹果党”是唯一真正挑战克里姆林宫及其战争，并且有机会跨过进入杜马所需的 5% 得票率门槛的政党。起初，克里姆林宫似乎为了面子愿意让其参选，但随后对网络支持率的激增感到惊慌。因此出现了突然的转向，最高法院裁定该党收受了来自国外的非法捐款。

毕竟，虽然结果可能被操纵，但选举过程确实具有某种意义。为了维持公平选举的假象，克里姆林宫确实需要为一定程度的公众辩论腾出更多空间。

此外，虽然它会公布任何它选择的数字，但它也知道，真实结果与官方结果之间的差距越大，

几乎所有这些党本质上都是伪反对党，存在是为了给体制营造一种多元化的假象

共产党领导人根纳季·久加诺夫赞扬普京

公众抗议的风险就越大。2011-13 年的博洛特纳广场抗议活动是后苏联时代规模最大的抗议，其诱因正是人们感到选举被窃取了。

投票的重要性足以让即便日益疏离且痴迷于战争的弗拉基米尔·普京，也不得不努力表现出与地方领导人协商并解决民生问题的样子。但即便选举以其自身的方式具有重要性，议员们却很少如此。

他们的角色日益局限于按照杜马议长维亚切斯拉夫·沃洛丁的指示投票，并竞争谁能对普京做出最令人尴尬的谄媚赞美。理论上作为主要反对党领导人的共产党人根纳季·久加诺夫，曾赞扬普京具有“完美的天才”。

难怪尽管有少数相对严肃的代表，但如此多的人似乎更致力于他们的职业生涯、银行账户以及他们那些经常古怪的个人项目。

许多人致力于积累财产，比如来自自称民主社会主义的“正义俄罗斯”党的瓦季姆·别洛乌索夫。他拥有的财产总额超过了整个摩纳哥公国。“正义俄罗斯”党的康斯坦丁·艾达科夫拥有一支由 38 辆车组成的车队。

还有“统一俄罗斯”党的塔季亚娜·布茨卡娅，她建议禁止没有孩子的俄罗斯人访问网络色情内容；以及前重量级拳击冠军尼古拉·瓦卢耶夫，他的热情在于猎捕传说中的西伯利亚雪人。

人们很容易对此嗤之以鼻，但如果是在此与再次发表赞美普京的演讲之间做选择，也许雪人是更好的选项。

马克·加莱奥蒂博士是一位专门研究俄罗斯犯罪和安全事务的历史学家和讲师。

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教育

数十所大学面临破产风险

作者：Alexa Phillips

教育记者

专家警告称，部分大学在今天庆祝 A-level 成绩的学生完成学位之前，就有破产的风险。

分析人士认为，由于英国本土学生人数大幅下降，破产、合并和课程关闭的情况预计将从 2030 年起加速。

但由于对海外学生的打击以及对英国学生学费的限制，该行业目前已在苦苦支撑。

高等教育政策研究所（Hepi）智库主任尼克·希尔曼（Nick Hillman）表示，如果大学关闭“没有在 2030 年之前发生，那么在 2030 年之后绝对会发生”。

为了弥补国际学生的减少，大学今年将接收创纪录数量的英国本科生，但几年后，这一救命稻草可能不再可用。

分析人士此前表示，至少有 119 家高等教育机构（占该行业的 43%）因预算赤字而“在财务上陷入困境”。

这其中包括至少 57 所大学，在连续三年出现资金短缺后正面临严重的财务困难。

根据大学和学院招生服务中心（Ucas）的数据，预计今年将有创纪录数量的 A-level 学生通过补录（clearing）来寻找本科入学名额。

希尔曼表示，可能会有更多课程被关闭，其中语言、人文科学和创意艺术类课程风险最高。

希尔曼指出，在出生率下降的背景下，英国 18 岁人口在 2030 年后将“出现断崖式下跌”。

他补充说，这将增加大学的财务困难，这是“绝对肯定”的。

“我们认为现在争取学生的竞争已经很激烈了——且等着看 2030 年之后会发生什么，因为真正的挑战还没到来。”

由精英大学组成的罗素大学集团（Russell Group）正在接收更多学生，随着人口萎缩，这将给名气较低的大学留下的学生更少。

此前一份 Hepi 报告发现，80% 的本科生所来自的青年人口将在 2030 年后迅速下降，这将使大学获得的收入减少 20%。

英国顶尖大学（被称为“高分要求”机构）预计将招收比例越来越高的英国学生，导致其他大学面临损失超过 25% 本科生学费收入的风险。高分要求机构包括罗素大学集团。

社会

居家护理无法满足需求

作者：Áine Fox

一项分析显示，尽管在同一时期内转诊人数增加了 50%，但英格兰社区健康护理服务提供居家护理的患者人数在十年间没有变化。

研究还显示，患者的就诊时间正在缩短，这表明社区护理服务面临着巨大的压力。

由于此类护理包括针对绝症患者和临终人士的姑息治疗，这项研究背后的赫尔大学（University of Hull）的一位医生表示，研究结果支持首相安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）的观点，即在法律考虑任何辅助死亡服务之前，必须首先解决临终关怀问题。

赫尔大学主任 Flies Murtagh 教授及其团队分析了全国区域和社区护理数据。

他们发表在《临床护理杂志》（Journal of Clinical Nursing）上的论文发现，英格兰社区健康护理服务的转诊人数从 2013 年每 100,000 人约 4,000 例增加到 2024 年的约 6,000 例，但在同一时期，接受护理的患者人数稳定在 2,600–2,800 人左右。

一个极其完美的一天

一名农民新娘骑着她最喜欢的奶牛参加婚礼。维多利亚·李（Victoria Lee）在周六与迈克·李（Mike Lee）结为夫妻前，骑在“白巧克力纽扣”（White Chocolate Button）的背上。这位奶牛场主在谈到她那令人感动的入场方式时说：“这就是我一直梦想的样子——简直不可思议。” LUCY NEWSON / SWINS

健康

电子烟化学物质在怀孕期间可能有害

作者：Ella Pickover

科学家表示，应警告孕妇，一种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”。

专家在《人类生殖》（Human Reproduction）杂志中表示，试图怀孕的女性应注意这一发现。

他们呼吁监管机构考虑在电子烟包装上强制披露成分。

科学家在实验室测试中将胚胎干细胞暴露于香兰素中。

首席研究员普鲁·塔尔博特（Prue Talbot）表示：“我们关注香兰素，是因为它经常在高浓度下被用于电子烟液体中。”

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，而高剂量则会导致细胞死亡。

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。”

健康

Boots 因热浪暂停减肥针配送

作者：Josie Clarke

由于安全顾虑，Boots 在热浪期间暂时暂停减肥注射剂的居家配送。

这家药店连锁店表示，由于全国气温预计将超过 30℃，为了确保药物在运输过程中的安全，公司做出了这一决定。

此前， 在线医生（ Online Doctor）服务进行了测试，发现一旦室外温度超过 30℃，冷链包装无法可靠地将减肥注射剂保持在要求的温度范围内。

该公司建议患者改为前往当地的 门店领取药物。

诸如 Wogovy 和 Mounjaro 等减肥注射剂必须保持在 8℃ 以下以维持其质量和疗效，但 表示，整个行业用于运输需冷藏药物的凝胶包冷链包装从未在 30℃ 以上的环境中进行过测试。

在 6 月 25 日发送的 8 次测试中（次日室外温度超过 30℃），发现每一次在到达时记录的温度均高于 8℃，这表明标准包装无法在整个运输过程中始终将药物保持在要求的温度范围内。

该连锁店表示，将在未来几周内引入的新包装将允许药物在高达 35℃ 的温度下发出。

走楼梯可降低早逝风险

作者：Storm Newton

一项研究表明，走楼梯可以大幅降低早逝的风险。

它还可以帮助预防心脏病发作、心力衰竭和中风。

研究人员表示，选择走楼梯而非自动扶梯或电梯，是将运动融入日常生活的一种“实用且经常被忽视的方式”。

来自东英吉利大学（UEA）和诺福克及诺里奇大学医院（NNUH）的专家分析了五项涉及超过 450,000 人的研究。

他们发现，与不经常走楼梯的人相比，经常爬楼梯的人死于心脏问题的可能性降低了 39%，死于任何原因的可能性降低了 24%。

该综述中的一项研究指出，每天爬六层楼梯可能会有所裨益。

研究结果发表在《美国心血管药物杂志》（American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs）上。

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犯罪

谋杀两名女性的性侵犯被判终身监禁

作者：Georgia Bates, Jordan Reynolds 和 Tristan Kirk

一名被连环性侵犯西蒙·莱维（Simon Levy）谋杀的女性的姐姐将其罪行斥为“邪恶”，并对他说道：“我希望你在监狱里烂掉，直到你生命的尽头。”

随着其性犯罪升级为谋杀，莱维在 2025 年 3 月杀害了 53 岁的卡门扎·瓦伦西亚-特鲁希略（Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo），并在同年 8 月杀害了四个孩子的母亲，39 岁的谢丽尔·威尔金斯（Sheryl Wilkins）。

昨天在中央刑事法院（Old Bailey），40 岁的莱维面对着谋杀受害者的家属，以及第三名女性，后者被该凶手残忍强奸，并在被捂至昏迷前幸存下来。

威尔金斯女士的姐姐林赛·希克斯（Lindsey Hicks）在她的受害者影响陈述书中写道：“我希望你在监狱里烂掉，直到你生命的尽头。”

她流着泪告诉这名双重谋杀犯：“你，西蒙·莱维，摧毁了我们的生活，我们永远无法走出阴影。谢丽尔是一个美丽的灵魂，而你却在一次邪恶的犯罪行为中残忍地夺走了她。”

威尔金斯女士的母亲玛丽·威尔金斯（Mary Wilkins）表示，莱维现在被关押且永远无法获得自由，这让她感到“一丝慰藉”。

她在陈述书中写道：“你，西蒙·莱维，彻底摧毁了我们的生活。”

“你以前就这么做过，而且不会停止。我们的谢丽尔终结了你伤害其他人的机会——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的行为之苦。”

伦敦记录官马克·卢克拉夫特（Mark Lucraft）KC法官判处莱维终身监禁——这意味着他将在监狱中度过余生。

在谋杀审判期间一直保持沉默的凶手，在进入被告席接受判决时被看到在微笑。

卢克拉夫特指出，莱维对指控表示不认罪，且从未对其所为提供任何解释。被谋杀的卡门扎·瓦伦西亚-特鲁希略（插图）之女约哈娜·富恩马约尔·瓦伦西亚（Johana Fuenmayor Valencia）表示，她的母亲是一个热爱动物的“美丽女性”。

在向法院提交受害者影响陈述书时，这位悲痛的女儿表示，瓦伦西亚-特鲁希略女士的去世让她“心碎”。

她说：“有一种空虚感无法填补。”

“我们一直生活在无法醒来的噩梦中。我们不知道她为什么被夺走。”

富恩马约尔·瓦伦西亚说，她的母亲来到这个国家是为了给孩子们更好的生活和安全，并补充道：“然而，她的生命却被如此残忍地夺走。”

39 岁的谢丽尔·威尔金斯去年被西蒙·莱维杀害；她的姐姐告诉法庭，他摧毁了这个家庭的生活，他们永远无法走出阴影。伦敦警察厅（MET POLICE）提供照片

影响陈述：莱维是“一个怪物和寄生虫”

西蒙·莱维在去年1月强奸了第三名女性，随后他杀害了两名受害者。

法庭获悉，该女性曾向警方描述袭击者的样子，甚至指出了他在托特纳姆的住处。

但直到几个月后，在莱维犯下谋杀案之后，警方才正式记录了该女性的陈述。

在由检察官凯里·布鲁姆（Kerry Broome）宣读的受害者影响陈述中，她将莱维称为“怪物”和“寄生虫”，并告诉法庭，她认为自己会在袭击当晚死去。

“她说：‘他像寄生虫一样夺走了我的灵魂，让自己变得更强，让我变得更弱。’”

“我无法忘记他出汗的手捂在我嘴上的气味。”

“我以为我会死。我想试着忘记这个怪物。”

教育

剑桥大学副校长称阿尔代案件是“一个异常现象”

作者：Ellie Ng

剑桥大学副校长称杰森·阿尔代（Jason Arday）案件为一次“异常现象”。

阿尔代是该大学的一名社会学教授，在上周被指控剽窃后辞职。

这位学者面临指控，称其在利物浦约翰摩尔大学（Liverpool John Moores University）的博士论文中存在部分剽窃。

他还被指控美化个人成就，包括他声称曾为慈善事业筹集 550 万英镑m。

阿尔代在 2023 年成为剑桥大学最年轻的黑人教授时年仅 37 岁。

剑桥大学昨日表示，将调查教育学院任命阿尔代的过程。

上周，这家顶尖机构的数十名学者签署了一封信，要求对阿尔代的任命进行独立调查。

剑桥大学副校长德博拉·普伦蒂斯（Deborah Prentice）昨日表示，调查将由“来自剑桥内部及外部的高级学者独立开展”。

她补充道：“鉴于人们对这一令人不安案件的关注，我想非常明确地表示，我们不需要调查结果来清晰且响亮地肯定，我们的有色人种员工因其学术造诣、成就以及对机构的贡献而受到高度重视。”

“这个特定案例是一个异常现象，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。”

隐喻填字游戏 No 4842 作者：ECCLES

横向

1 破碎地，将法律团队赶走，在混合时离开款待 (12) 9 铜，例如，带着茶漫步 (4,5) 10 房屋人员在医院部门？ (5) 11 帮助旅行者几乎在打盹，包裹在灯芯绒中 (6) 12 哈里在短时间后暂停，以获得计算机配件 (8) 13 牧师和公爵信号火的开始被熄灭 (6) 15 从啮齿动物围栏最后面移除灵长类动物 (8) 18 显示一点骨气，粗俗的赌注在审查后被撤销 (8) 19 成熟的保守派插进纽约公司 (6) 21 杀手和我击败了苏格兰人 (8) 23 台湾电影导演右侧覆盖凯莉·费舍尔的最后部分 (6) 26 零担心斯科特，首先，成为英勇的南极探险家 (5)

27 50% 的草本茶包括碘、碳、硫和大量盐水 (6,3)

28 剪短发的男孩在这个上面跳舞？ (6,6)

纵向

1 这里的鱼手指大师？ (3,4) 2 旧式的猪圈满员，生命逝去 (5) 3 哀悼女王无需质疑，天生适合担任领导者 (6,3) 4 地下家中的短促争吵 (4) 5 我的正直伙伴在车祸中 (8) 6 据报道，争吵会导致这些？ (5) 7 使指控明显，支持数百万人的照顾 (8) 8 通过电话出售自行车的一部分 (6) 14 波士顿的恐怖，或许在轮班表更改后 (8) 16 再次，在南美洲出租土地 (9)

17 食品店资金简短地支持特拉斯 (5,3) 18 例如梅毒，通过重复的爱一遍又一遍地传播，或者它是魔法？ (6) 20 天哪！曾经是摄影师的男人在远处返回 (7) 22 音乐活动承认演员？奇怪地没有 (5) 24 包含未知作曲家的记录 (5) 25 击败女性业余爱好者 (4)

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电视指南 周四 8月13日

评论家之选

杰拉德·吉尔伯特 (GERARD GILBERT)

今日推荐

《与斯蒂芬·麦戈文共谈大交易》(The Big Deal With Steph McGovern) 晚上 8点，BBC Two

在离开 BBC Breakfast 加入 Channel 4 七年后，斯蒂芬·麦戈文（左）回到了这家公司，主持一场设定在艺术界的竞赛。该节目融合了《学徒》(The Apprentice) 和《宝藏猎人》(Borbón Hunt) 的元素，试图揭开这个市场的神秘面纱，邀请了七对“对艺术好奇”的初学者参与交易。价值 5 万英镑 的英国艺术品奖品正等待着获胜者。在首轮比赛中，参赛者将参观皇家艺术学院（前学生包括特蕾西·艾敏和大卫·霍克尼）的年终展，并挑选由他们说服代表参加拍卖的毕业艺术家的作品。谁能获得最高价格？

《约克郡兽医》特辑：彼得之梦 (The Yorkshire Vet Special: Peter's Dream)

晚上 8点，5

彼得·赖特 (Peter Wright) 有一个梦想，那就是在全国范围内，让动物爱好者拥有绝佳的场所，以便他们能永远纪念那些丰富了他们生活的宠物。在这部新系列剧中，摄像机跟随这位兽医开展这项热爱项目，首先在萨塞克斯郡会见该国首位动物牧师及其教堂的宠物纪念花园，这激励他在约克郡创建类似的地方。

《时间之屋》(A House Through Time)

晚上 9点，BBC Two

历史学家、前《名人叛徒》(Celebrity Traitor) 嘉宾大卫·格鲁加 (David Gluoga) 回归，继续记录通过一座房子的历任居民所经历的更多英国历史——这就像是针对砖瓦建筑的《你认为你是谁？》(Who Do You Think You Are?)。他从爱丁堡的一处房产开始，其早期居民包括威廉·菲茨西蒙斯 (William Fitzsimmons) 牧师，他是一位 18 世纪的圣公会牧师，因帮助法国囚犯逃离爱丁堡城堡而被捕。节目中还介绍了弗朗西斯·罗纳尔德森 (Francis Ronaldson) 和伊莎贝拉·罗纳尔德森 (Isabella Ronaldson) 的概况，他们曾被派去监视格拉斯哥的织工，以探测激进主义的迹象。

《占有》(Possession)

晚上 9点，Sky Atlantic

这部关于牙买加奴隶制遗产的迷人超自然惊悚剧继续讲述安杰洛 (Angelo) 自杀后的余波——前种植园的神秘资助者库乔·伊斯特 (Cudjoe East，谢尔顿·谢泼德 饰) 声称这不是自杀，而是一场私刑。伊斯特随后提出了一个更加离奇的主张，这与 18 世纪的背景故事有关。与此同时，律师克劳迪娅 (Claudia，古古·姆巴塔-罗 饰) 和被剥夺继承权的继承人奥利弗 (Oliver，乔尼·李·米勒 饰) 在旧房子里经历了一段恐怖时光，导致克劳迪娅去寻找她的默西姨妈。

Calcudoku

玩法：在每一行和每一列中各填入一次数字 1-6，并遵守粗线区域内的求和规则。每个区域内的数字表示该区域的总计，符号则显示应对数字采用的运算类型：加法、减法、除法或乘法。粗线区域内可以重复出现数字。在进行减法时，始终用该区域内最高数字减去较低数字；在进行除法时，用最高数字除以较低数字。

10× / 6+ / 72×

2+ / 5× / 120× 12× / 3+ 7+ / 6× / 3- 432× / 5× 9+ / 2+

Hexalex

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

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周二 2025年8月13日

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女学生恐怖分子？

晚上10点，第四频道（Channel 4）

2020年，来自德比郡的15岁少女 Rhianan Rudd 成为英国被指控恐怖主义罪行的最年轻女孩。该案件似乎讲述了一个危险年轻女性被美国网络新纳粹诱导进入极右翼极端主义的故事。但在指控背后，是一个面对司法系统全力打击的脆弱青少年。这部纪录片利用独家证词和一份沉重的家庭档案重新审视了这些事件。在指控被撤销五个月后，Rhianan 自杀了，一个关于错失机会以及将脆弱性视为犯罪行为之后果的令人不安的画面随之浮现。

电影

精选

LAURENCE PHELAN

今日电影

《 inside Llewyn Davis》 晚上10点，BBC Four

8. 35am (续。科恩兄弟，2013) 背景设定在2015年冬天的格林威治村民谣场景中，到处是高领毛衣、修剪整齐的胡须和灯芯绒，这是一部关于艺术完整性之高昂代价的、冷幽默且忧郁的电影。奥斯卡·伊萨克（左）饰演 Llewyn Davis，一个显然有才华但买不起冬装的音乐家，他依靠那些他最近没得罪过的熟人的施舍和空沙发生活。凯瑞·穆里根共同主演，饰演一名由他出资堕胎的歌手，她称他为“迈达斯国王的白痴弟弟”，因为他触碰的一切都变成了——好吧，你可以猜到。一部精准无误的激光英雄电影杰作。

《无法无天》（Lawless）

晚上9点，Legend Xtra

（约翰·希尔科特，2012） 禁酒时期的黑帮剧，背景设定在弗吉尼亚州的丘陵地带，那里酿造了许多助长暴力的私酿酒。一线演员阵容包括汤姆·哈迪、杰西卡·查斯坦、盖·皮尔斯和加里·奥德曼。

《承诺》（The Commitments）

晚上9点，Comedy Central （艾伦·帕克，1991）

在根据罗迪·多伊尔小说改编的这部精彩喜剧中，具有创业精神的都柏林青年 Jimmy Rabbite 将一群当地角色聚集在一起，组成了片名中的白人灵魂乐乐队。喧闹、充满活力，既有心血也充满灵魂。

点播

The Last House Netflix 关于一个家庭突然被封在屋内的恐怖电影

Five Star Weekend Now 五位女性好友在南塔基特度过一个长周末，在此期间放松（或未能放松）

Granite Harbour BBC iPlayer 第三季中，一起发生在旅居者营地的谋杀案让阿伯丁的侦探们陷入困境。

6.00 George And Mildred (1) 4.35 George And Mildred (1) 7.95 Classic Emnerdale (1) 8.10 Classic Coronation Street (1) 8.40 Coronation Street (1) 9.10 Agathe Christie's Poirot (1) 10.05 Agathe Christie's Poirot (1) 11.20 Heartbeat (1) 12.35 Heartbeat (1) 1.25 Midcomer Murders (1) 3.35 Emnerdale (1) 4.45 Emnerdale (1) 4.40 Coronation Street (1) 5.10 Coronation Street (1) 5.20 Heartbeat (1)

6.00 Modern Family (1) 6.55 Rodelick's Tube Shores (1) 7.00 Cauglas Come Dine With Me (1) 8.00 Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares USA (1) 9.00 Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares USA (1) 10.00 America's Funniest Home Videos (1) 11.00 Below Deck Mediterranean (1) 12.00 The Simpsons (1) 12.20 The Simpsons (1) 1.00 The (1) 1.20 The (1) 2.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1) 2.20 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1) 3.00 Modern Family (1) 3.30 Modern Family (1) 4.00 Modern Family (1) 4.30 Modern Family (1) 5.00 The (1) 5.20 The (1)

8.55 Final It, Fix It, Flag It (1) 10.00 Four In A Bed (1) 10.35 Four In A Bed (1) 11.05 In A (1) 12.10 In A (1) 12.40 Come Dine With Me (1) 1.10 (1) 1.40 (1) 2.10 (1) 2.20 (1) 3.00 In A (1) 3.20 In A (1) 4.00 In A (1) 4.30 In A (1) 5.00 In A (1) 5.20 Car & B S (1)

6.00 Marnings (R) 6.30 Marnings (R) 7.00 Marnings Ridge And Frost (R) 7.20 Marnings Ridge And Frost (R) 8.00 Margate SG-6 (R) (S) 9.00 Margate SG-6 (R) (S) 10.00 Will & Grace (R) (S) 10.20 Will & Grace (R) (S) 11.00 The (R) (S) 11.20 The (R) (S) 12.00 Big Cats Small World (R) (S) 1.00 Howell Five-0 (R) (S) 2.00 Howell Five-0 (R) (S) 3.00 S.W.A.T (R) (S) 4.00 S.W.A.T (R) (S) 5.00 The (R) (S) 5.20 The (R) (S)

8.00 Fish Town (R) (S) 7.00 Fish Town (R) (S) 8.00 Billions (R) (S) 9.05 Billions (R) (S) 10.05 House Of The Dragon (R) (S) 11.05 House Of The Dragon (R) (S) 12.35 Homicide Life On The Street (R) (S) 1.30 Homicide Life On The Street (R) (S) 2.30 Billions (R) (S) 3.35 Billions (R) (S) 4.40 The Last Of Us (R) (S) 5.35 The Last Of Us (R) (S)

6.55 Heartbeat 拖拉机窃贼作案 (S) 6.30 The (S) 7.00 The (S) 7.20 The (S) 7.30 The (S) 8.00 Vans for office (S)

6.00 The Mishouse 和他的母亲离开春田镇 (S) 6.30 The (S) 7.00 The (S) 7.20 The (S) 8.00 The Great Design's 在伦敦一个极小的 30 平方米地块上建房 (S)

6.50 Car S.O.S Tim 和 Fuzz 前往南约克郡接收一台 Ferguson TE20 拖拉机 (S) 7.55 Grand Designs 在伦敦一个极小的 30 平方米地块上建房 (S)

6.00 Animal Control (R) (S) 6.30 The Lisa 与坏群体混在一起 (R) (S) 7.00 The (R) (S) 7.20 The Human 为发电厂的垒球赛提供支持 (R) (S)

6.40 House Of The Dragon Alicent 看起来发现了关于公主的真相 (R) (S) 7.45 House Of The Dragon (R) (S)

8.00 Vans 一具渔民的尸体被发现缠在拖网渔船的网中 (S) 9.00 Cruising Paradise: Above And Below Deck 恶劣的天气意味着船员必须即兴应对 (S) 10.00 Grandchester (S) 11.00 Grandchester (S) 11.50 Trial & Distribution 本季最后一集 (S) 1.25 Agathe Christie's Poirot (1) 2.20 Unwind ITV (1) 2.30 Tebalhopping

9.00 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer (S)

9.00 The Reclaimers: Made In Suffolk 本季最后一集 (S)

1.00 The Dyers' Canaan Park Danny 和 Dani 回顾他们在公园的第一个赛季 (R) (S)

9.00 Possession Oliver 在 Hope Hill 意外变得暴力 (S)

10.00 Grandchester (S) 11.00 Grandchester (S) 11.50 Trial & Distribution 系列最后一集 (S) 1.25 阿加莎·克里斯蒂的波洛 (1) 2.20 Unwind With ITV (1) 2.30 Tebalhopping

10.00 Guggibox 对包括 Wild Lilac、Rise and Fall 和 Challenge Annika 在内的节目进行评价 (S)

10.00 24 Hours In A&E 医生们试图救治一名在家中停止呼吸的婴儿 (S)

10.00 The Paper Ned 随行参与 Mare 的消费者诱捕报道 (R) (S) 10.30 The Paper (R) (S)

10.00 Possession Claudia 寻找她的 Marty 姨妈来帮助她击败 Charlotte (S)

1.25 阿加莎·克里斯蒂的波洛 (1) 2.20 Unwind With ITV (1) 2.30 Tebalhopping

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BBC Radio 1 上午 6:15 Newsbeat；7:00 King Jones 主持的 Radio 1 Breakfast；11:00 Robin, Mason And Charles；下午 12:45 Newsbeat；1:00 Matt And Mollie；3:00 Radio 1 Pop Anthony；3:30 Newsbeat；3:33 Rick, Katie And Jamie 在 Radio 1 主持的 Going Home；5:45 Newsbeat；6:00 Jack Saunders 主持的 Radio 1 新音乐节目；8:00 Amelia Free 主持的 Radio 1s Flave-Up；10:00 BBC Introducing Dance；11:00 Radio 1 Dance 的 The Broadway；1:00 Danny Howland's Club Mix；2:00 Radio 1 Anthony；4:00 Radio 1s Workout Anthony；5:00 Radio 1 早间早餐节目

BBC Radio 1Xtra 上午 6:30 UKtra Rapists；7:00 Nadia Jan 主持的 UKtra Breakfast；10:00 Theo Johnson；下午 12:45 Newsbeat；1:00 Rapists Golding；4:00 Rami Bangz；5:45 Newsbeat；6:00 Rami Bangz；7:00 DJ Targiz；9:00 Spani B；10:20 Sears B；11:00 Jeremiah Avarnish 主持的 UKtra Rave Show；凌晨 12:30 Jeremiah Avarnish；1:00 UKtra；1:00 UKtra Salutes - 牙买加；2:00 UKtra Salutes - 牙买加；3:00 UKtra Salutes；4:00 Charles 主持的 UKtra R&B Slow Jami Mix；4:30 Throwbark Thunbaby；5:30 UKtra Throwbark Party

BBC Radio 2 上午 6:30 The Sans Cas Breakfast Show；9:30 Vernon Kay；11:15 Radio 2s Piano Room；12:00 Jimmy Vino；下午 2:00 Clara Amfo；4:00 Joel Dunnett；7:00 Edith Bowman's Shiny Happy Playfuls；7:30 Edith Bowman；8:45 Radio 2s Piano Room；9:00 Damal Rucker 主持的乡村节目 (The Country Show)；10:00 Malvin Osborn 主持的 The Good Groom；12:00 Art Of Bury；3:00 Vernon Kay 主持的 9th 舞曲之声 (Dance Sounds Of The 9th)；4:00 Owain Wye Evans

BBC Radio 3 上午 6:30 早餐节目；9:30 经典精选 (Essential Classics)；下午 1:00 古典现场 (Classical Live)；4:00 本周作曲家：Montgenuit；5:00 In Turn；7:00 BBC 宣传；10:00 Right Tracks；11:20 Roxy's Midnight；凌晨 12:30 Through The Night：Amelia Schiff 演奏巴赫的《赋格的艺术》

BBC Radio 4 上午 6:00 Today；8:00 Nippon；Nippon 为经典而战 (Nippon Stands Up For The Classics)；9:30 吉他故事 (The Guitar Story)；10:00 Weimans Hue；11:00 儿童的这些时代 (The These Ages Of Child)；11:45 本周之书：《广岛》；8:15 遗失的备忘录 (The Lost Memoir)；12:00 新闻；12:45 骗局秘密 (Scam Secret)；12:32 Stived Break；12:57 天气预报；1:00 世界一点钟 (The World At One)；1:45 人类直方图 (Human Histogram)；2:00 The Archers；2:15 Shania Saunders；3:00 自然生活 (The Natural Life)；3:27 Radio 1 呼吁；3:30 Fireback；4:00 起草室 (The Drafting Room)；4:30 BBC 内部科学 (BBC Inside Science)；5:00 FM；5:57 天气预报；6:00 六点新闻；6:30 Sidewalk FM；7:00 The Archers；7:15 Front Row

8:00 At Your Own Park：Lucy Eastman 探索风险的历史。8:15 媒体节目 (The Media Show)：来自快速变化的媒体世界的最新消息。9:00 Lone Ends：Stuart Masson 从贝尔法斯特主持，该市正在举办 Fliseth Chastain 的电视活动。9:45 The Lives Are：一位母亲开始快速寻找答案。10:00 今夜世界 (The World Tonight)：由 Shaun Lee 主持。10:45 Rock All Machine：瀑布之年 (The Years Of Waterfall)。11:00 Radical：关于重塑世界的全球力量的对话。11:30 A Good Road：Sophia Kavanels 和 Pamela Nicks 讨论她们最喜欢的书。12:00 新闻与天气；12:30 本周之书：《广岛》，即《遗失的备忘录》。12:45 购物预测。1:00 BBC 世界服务；1:00 新闻摘要；5:04 简报室 (The Briefing Room)；5:31 天气预报；5:36 购物预测；5:45 今日播放 (Player For The Day)；5:45 今日农业 (Farming Today)

BBC Radio 4 Extra 上午 6:00 The Wolf Far-Hence；6:30 The Sensor Partner；7:00 资本收益 (Capital Gains)；7:30 The Burkiss Way；8:00 站台上的火车 (The Train At Platform)；8:30 Ashland Also The Cappuccino Years；8:45 小岛 (Small Island)；9:00 Midweek FM；9:30 追踪火星入侵 (Following The Martian Invasion)；9:45 每日服务 (Daily Service)；10:00 伟大人生 (Great Lives)；10:30 从象牙到塑料 (From Ivory To Plastic)；11:00 The Wolf Far-Vance；11:30 The Sensor Partner；12:00 资本收益；12:30 The Burkiss Way；下午 1:00 站台上的火车；1:30 Ashkan Male: The Cappuccino Years；1:45 小岛；2:00 Oc902；2:30 The Charge；3:00 夏日之书 (The Summer Book)；3:45 短篇作品 (Short Works)；4:00 伟大人生；4:30 从象牙到塑料；5:00 The Wolf Far-Hence；5:30 Sensor Partner；6:00 资本收益；6:30 The Burkiss Way；7:00 站台上的火车；7:30 Ashkan Male: The Cappuccino Years；7:45 小岛；8:00 Oc902；8:30 The Charge；9:00 夏日之书；9:45 短篇作品；10:00 喜剧俱乐部：I (down) FM

本周作曲家：Montgenuit 4pm, BBC Radio 3 Donald MacLeod（见上文）探讨 Hélène de Montgenuit 的一生，从她可能在狱中怀上的私生子，到她的三段婚姻

10.30 喜剧俱乐部：回顾 Meadows 10.55 喜剧俱乐部：访谈 11.00 : Max And Ivan 的 Facebook 11.30 : Sophie William Castle 12.15 常态 13.45 : 故事是什么：Ashley Storm? 12.00 艺术伟大人生 12.30 从象牙到塑料 1.00 远方的狼 1.30 传感器伙伴 2.00 资本收益 2.30 Burkiss 之道 3.00 站台上的火车 3.30 Ashkan Male：卡布奇诺岁月 3.45 小岛 4.00 Oc902 4.30 指控 5.00 夏日之书 5.45 短篇作品

BBC 5 Live 6am 5 Live 早餐 9.00 Nick's Campbell 11.00 Gordon Smart 12.00 Matt Churley 4.00 It Can't For It 9.00 体育直播 7.30 田径 10.00 Johnny Jensen 1.00 Charlie Taylor 5.00 Noke Up To Money

BBC 6 Music 7am Nick Grimshaw 10.00 Lorelei Laverne 1.00 Craig Cherine 4.00 Your Stephens 6.00 Your Stephens: Rasmussen 7.00 每日新音乐修复 9.00 Roxy & Cue 11.00 E- 驻场艺术家：Wolf Rose 12.00 艺术新修复塑料 1.00 新专辑 Put 2.00℃ 的禧年 3.00℃ 的 9th Forever 4.00℃ 的 10th Forever 5.00 与 Chris Hawkins 的 Rarola 5.30 Chris Hawkins

Classic FM 6.30am Classic FM 早餐（Tim Cherisee 主持） 9.00 Classic FM 名人堂时间（Tim Cherisee 主持） 10.00 Atoll Jones 1.00 Roms March Manhall 4.00 Margherita Taylor 7.00 与 John Brunning 共度放松夜晚 9.00 Classic FM 的作曲家轮播（John Brunning 主持）：今天的焦点可能是电影领域最高产且受人喜爱的作曲家 John Williams 10.00 宁静经典 1.00 Bill Dunton 4.00 早早早餐

Absolute Radio 6am Dave Barry 10.00 Luona Graham 1.00 Don Barrett 4.00 与 Bush & Richie 共处无家可归 7.00 Danielle Perry 10.00 Joy Lawrence 1.00 Dan Noble

Heart 6.30am Heart 早餐（Jamie Thaddein 和 Amanda Holden 主持） 10.00 Random Christie 1.00 Matt Wilkinson 4.00 JR And Kelly Brock 7.00 与 Dev Griffin 共度 Hagrin Feel Good 周末 10.00 Don Atkinson 1.00 Guy Howell 4.00 与 Lindsey Russell 共度 Dirty 早餐

TalksPORT 6am TALKSPORT 早餐（Jeff Delling 主持） 6.00 Shebahn Aheme & Steve Bruce 1.00 Hawksbee And Mark 4.00 TalksPORT Drive 7.00 雷霆持有者 10.00 体育之星 1.00 与 Paul Ross 共度额外时间 9.00 早期体育早餐

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新闻

全景

用 10 个故事 环游世界

中东

特朗普声称美国现已“完全控制”海峡

作者：Parisa Hafezi 和 Elvesly Elvesily 驻迪拜报道

在伊朗最高安全官员表示，除非华盛顿接受德黑兰结束战争的条件，否则海峡将保持关闭后不久，唐纳德·特朗普声称美国控制着霍尔木兹海峡。

这位美国总统在他的 Truth Social 平台上写道：“美国完全控制着霍尔木兹海峡。我认为我们将保持这种控制！我们的海军封锁被所有人称为‘钢铁之墙’。”

伊朗的 Mohsen Rezaei 周二表示，该海峡将保持关闭。

自 2 月美国和以色列发起攻击以来，德黑兰多次向通过这条狭窄水道的船只开火。

据一名伊朗高级人士透露，伊朗和美国在达成永久结束海湾战争的努力上仍处于僵持状态，该人士表示，重启 6 月达成的临时协议的谈判没有取得进展。

“根本没有延长协议的讨论，因为从伊朗的角度来看，并没有一个开始的期限，因此没有什么可以延长的。”

该人士表示：“美国在达成临时协议 48 小时后就违反了协议，并在几天后退出。”

在周二曼德海峡发生针对航运的袭击之后，这些言论给迅速解决危机的希望带来了进一步打击。

在红海南端，伊朗支持的胡塞武装袭击了一艘小型货轮，导致四名船员死亡，这是该组织自战争开始以来首次对航运造成致命打击。

6 月达成的美伊协议宣布“在所有战线立即且永久终止军事行动”，但很快瓦解，特朗普在 7 月 7 日表示该协议已“结束”。

另外，海湾地区的一次大规模原油泄漏在被允许几乎不受控制地扩散数周后，正迅速成为近年来全球最严重的泄漏事件之一。

据报道，一艘载有俄罗斯原油的搁浅油轮在阿曼海岸造成的油污带到昨天已到达大陆。

原油泄漏专家 John Amos 表示，目前油污覆盖面积超过 2,000 平方公里。

受制裁的 Caroline Bezengi 号于 6 月 30 日在阿曼的一个岛屿搁浅。没有任何一方声称发动了袭击，但该船在从俄罗斯前往印度的航程中正处于两场独立战争的影响之下。路透社

一次惬意洁净的畅游

位于法国阿尔卑斯山的 Combloux 生物栖息地湖是该国第一个生态游泳区。面对勃朗峰，湖水在周围过滤池的帮助下进行净化，这些过滤池包含 50,000 多株水生植物和微生物。ALEX MARTINIAFP

朝鲜

平壤再次发射弹道导弹

作者：Joyce Lee 和 Kyu-seok Shim 驻迪拜报道

据韩国和日本当局称，朝鲜向朝鲜半岛东海岸海域发射了一枚弹道导弹，就在首尔和华盛顿即将举行被平壤长期谴责的大规模联合军事演习前几天。韩国联合参谋本部表示，该导弹于早晨 6 点左右从朝鲜元山地区发射，此前六天，朝鲜曾从同一地区发射过另一枚弹道导弹。

此次发射发生在 8 月 17 日至 27 日举行的“乙支自由之盾”演习之前，该演习旨在应对平壤不断演进的核能力和武器能力。

首尔韩国国家统一研究院的高级研究员 Hong Min 表示，此次发射可能是朝鲜现有武器开发计划的一部分，但也可能是为了在演习前传递某种信号。路透社

场所执照申请公告

Tokyo Industries Ultimate Ltd Muhik Preston Hall Hotel Main Street L329 3DG

该申请提案旨在申请零售酒精销售许可， 时间为周一至周日 10:00 至 02:30。

申请记录可自 7-8-2026 起在以下地址查阅：

Licensing North Yorkshire Council Civic Centre St Luke's Avenue Harrogate HG1 2AE

任何希望就此申请提出陈述的人员，可通过电子邮件 licensingcontrol@northyorko.gov.uk 或在 2026年9月4日前致信 North Yorkshire Council Licensing Team，地址为 P.O Box 707, HG1 9RW。

在申请过程中故意或鲁莽地做出虚假陈述属于违法行为。经简易程序定罪后，相关人员将面临无限额罚款。

南非

发出遣返费用账单

作者：Farai Mutsaka

南非正要求其他几个非洲政府偿还其将数万名该国公民遣返回国的费用。

此前，在针对非法移民的抗议和暴力事件之后，南非驱逐或协助遣返了超过 80,000 名移民，随后提出了这一请求。

根据内政部的说法，该国在安置和运输要求返回原籍国的移民方面已花费近 2.9亿兰特（1300 万英镑m）。

外交部已向马拉维、埃塞俄比亚和尼日利亚发送了赔偿请求。

费用包括运输移民的巴士、临时遣返中心以及员工的加班费。

内政部负责人 Tommy Makhode 将这些成本描述为“不可预见的”。AP

意大利

火山灰导致机场关闭

作者：Giancarlo Navach 和 Elvira Pollina 发自 卡塔尼亚

由于埃特纳火山的火山灰迫使当局延长空域限制，西西里岛卡塔尼亚机场的航班再次暂停。

机场运营商 SAC 表示，在当局关闭西西里岛东部受影响的空域后，航班直到昨天下午 6点 仍处于暂停状态。

由于火山灰向南飘过地中海，此次喷发还导致邻国马耳他的航班取消和延误。

埃特纳火山是欧洲最活跃的火山。REUTERS

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新闻 2-33

观点 18-22 电视 26-31

生活 34-37

文化 38-41

周一 42-45

体育 50-56

2026年8月13日 星期四

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巴基斯坦

执政党将在克什米尔赢得多数席位

作者：Mubashar Bukhari 发自 LARGRE

巴基斯坦执政党似乎有望在巴基斯坦管理的克什米尔地方议会中赢得多数席位，尽管在致命动荡之中，部分选区尚未进行投票。

截至昨日，巴基斯坦穆斯林联盟（谢里夫派）已在 53 个议席的议会中获得 25 个席位，但预计将在随后的投票轮次中赢得更多选区，并被授予额外的预留席位。

日益增长的安全担忧导致七个选区的投票被推迟。

此次投票被致命的冲突所干扰，导致道路关闭和互联网中断。这场动荡将使下一届政府的组建蒙上阴影。路透社

Meena 和 Minal 婴儿时期被遗弃在印度的孤儿院，随后在荷兰不同的养父母家庭中长大，两家距离很近，开车仅需一小会儿。现在，40 年后，一项 DNA 检测显示她们是姐妹。

在成长过程中，两人都不知道自己有一个姐妹。后来，在 1996 年的青少年时期，尽管两人居住地相距仅 100 英里，但她们在一次被收养儿童的聚会上相遇，并感受到一种异常强烈的联系。

她们的朋友对她们的相似之处感到惊讶，女孩们交换了地址。在通信中，她们开玩笑地称呼对方为“six”，随后失去了 15 年的联系。

Meena Geltink 和 Minal Tijssen 在 6 年后以姐妹身份重聚

“多年来，我一直觉得心中有一个空洞，” 43 岁的三个孩子的母亲 Meena Geltink 说道，她难以用语言表达这种压倒性的喜悦之情。“就像一块缺失的拼图被找到了。”

在周二于荷兰举行的一次感人的重聚中，她对姐妹说：“看到你，就像回到了家。”

自从 4 月通过 MyHeritage DNA 检测发现彼此的关系后，

该检测结果显示了罕见的 100% 匹配，姐妹俩每天花好几个小时聊天和发信息。在得知血缘关系后的首次见面中，泪水、拥抱和笑声交织在一起。

44 岁的 Minal Tijssen 表示，她没有任何关于出生亲属的记录。她在荷兰父母和兄弟姐妹的陪伴下长大，感受到了爱，但与此同时，她描述了一种深层的孤独感。

Tijssen 与伴侣和两个儿子住在法国，4 月的一天，她坐在沙发上，手机弹窗提示她的 DNA 结果已出。

“Meena：姐妹！我不敢相信。我们一直都是姐妹，但我们之前不知道。”

起初，Tijssen 没有意识到这就是 30 年前第一次见面时紧紧抱着她的那个女孩。直到她在社交媒体上找到她并看到照片后，才真正意识到这一点。路透社

Anthony Deutsch 和 Marta Fiorin

加拿大

山火摧毁葡萄酒收获

作者：Paige Taylor White 和 Ed White 发自不列颠哥伦比亚省 PENTKTON

席卷不列颠哥伦比亚省葡萄酒产区的山火摧毁了葡萄，损坏了树上的水果，并危及牲畜，农民和工人纷纷逃离家园。

周末发生的 Bald Range 山火引发了该加拿大西部省份今年最大规模的疏散行动，并造成至少一人死亡。火灾迫使奥肯那根谷（Okanagan Valley）——加拿大首屈一指的葡萄酒产区之一——的 20,000 多人离开家园。

Lightning Rock 酒庄的所有者 Ron Kubeck 表示，山火对葡萄酒产业的影响将持续数年，他的员工和朋友在房屋被大火焚毁后逃离。

Kubeck 表示，今年的黑皮诺（Pinot Noir）和其他葡萄作物现在已毫无价值。“没有人想要带有烟熏味的葡萄酒，”他说道。路透社

旅行优惠

DASTA

奥帕蒂亚、扎达尔及亚得里亚海北部的瑰宝

包含内容

• 2027年5月至10月期间选定的出发日期
• 往返航班、大巴旅行及接送服务
• 在 MS Equator 号邮轮上入住七晚四星级含早住宿，另含六顿午餐、一顿晚餐及船长晚宴
• 游览及访问奥帕蒂亚（Opatija）、克尔克（Krk）、拉布（Rab）、扎达尔（Zadar），在科纳蒂国家公园（Kornati National Park）巡航，访问萨利（Sali）、伊洛维克（Ilovik）、小洛希尼（Mali Losinj）、克雷斯（Cres），并在纯净、田园诗般的地点停留游泳
• 由一名旅行经理陪同

8天起价 1,839 英镑

哥伦比亚

地震死亡人数达180人，救援人员搜寻废墟

作者：Astrid Suárez, Megan Janetsky 和 Marko Alvarez 发自佩雷拉

昨日，在强震导致建筑物倒塌、道路变形和车辆被压两天后，在哥伦比亚地震废墟中搜寻幸存者的行动变得愈发绝望。

这场灾难考验着哥伦比亚新任总统阿贝拉尔多·德·拉·埃斯普里埃拉（Abelardo de la Espriella）及其政府，他们正仓促应对。

截至周二，德·拉·埃斯普里埃拉表示，这场 7.4 级地震已导致该国西部至少 181 人死亡，2,595 人受伤。他表示至少有 195 人失踪，但民间运行的数据库显示该数字接近 4,000 人。

救援队伍在卡利（Cali）、佩雷拉（Pereira）、马尼萨莱斯（Manizales）和基布多（Quibdo）等城市彻夜工作。

在毁灭之中也出现了喜悦的场景：救援人员从混凝土墙的裂缝中救出一个满身灰尘的婴儿，

佩雷拉的破坏情况，该市是受地震影响最严重的城市之一

围观者在救援队将一名女性抬上担架时欢呼。

在许多地区，由于深陷贫困危机和导致数十年流离失所的内战，官方对灾难的应对变得复杂化。

“这次地震加剧了已经严重的人道主义局势，需要增加支持，”挪威难民委员会哥伦比亚主任乔瓦尼·里佐（Giovanni Rizzo）表示。AP

印度

据报与中国边境发生冲突

作者：Saurabh Sharma 和 Tora Agarwala 发自新德里

在喜马拉雅山脉再次出现军队紧张局势的报道中，印度表示，在与中国的争议边境维持和平对于两国关系至关重要。

“在涉及印中边境地区的问题上，我们在与中方的讨论中始终强调，我们认为这些问题是最严重的，”印度外交部发言人兰迪尔·贾斯瓦尔（Randhir Jaiswal）表示。

“边境事务的状态将反映在我们更广泛的双边关系状态上。”

印度新闻网站 ThePrint 报道称，印度和中国军队的巡逻队于 7 月在与西藏接壤的阿鲁纳恰尔邦上苏班西里区面对面相遇。

中国主张阿鲁纳恰尔邦是西藏的一部分。印度则称其为印度领土的一部分。REUTERS

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40多岁生孩子的真相

顶级名流中出现的中年生育潮正有助于减轻晚育的污名化。但 Genevieve Roberts 表示，高龄母亲确实面临挑战，她在 44 岁时生了第三个孩子。

这看起来将成为“高龄产妇”（geriatric pregnancy）这个描述从我们的词汇表中消失的一年。我们正目睹一场 40 岁以上名流的生育潮，这甚至让那些最爱评判“太老不能生孩子”的批评者也变得温和了。

奥斯卡获奖演员安妮·海瑟薇（Anne Hathaway），43 岁，正期待她的第三个孩子，44 岁的娜塔莉·波特曼（Natalie Portman）也怀上了第三胎。与此同时，44 岁的西耶娜·米勒（Sienna Miller）在 5 月生下了第三个孩子，而歌手帕洛玛·费思（Paloma Faith）——同样 44 岁——在两个月前迎来了她的第三胎。

这些名人不仅是在增加家庭成员，她们还在挑战关于年龄的过时观念。费思在 Instagram 上将自己描述为一名“领取养老金的母亲”（OAPmif!），而米勒则表示，对待母亲年龄的态度“令人难以置信地厌女且反女权”，并补充道，“没有人会对……阿尔·帕西诺和罗伯特·德尼罗在 80 多岁时生孩子发表任何看法”。

她告诉《Elle》杂志：“如果你的身体能够承受，就生孩子吧。顺便说一句，我现在是一个更好的母亲，而且这种体验更加稳重。忘掉你的年龄！那绝对无关紧要。”

但虽然年龄只是一个数字，在 40 岁中期生孩子确实存在一些差异——无论好坏。我很清楚这一点：我在 44 岁时生了第三个孩子，朱诺（Juno）。

我发现，在她刚出生后的最初几周，比我前两个孩子出生时要困难得多。我仍然不确定这是因为激素原因——当时我正处于围绝经期的深处——还是因为我单纯觉得同时满足三个年幼孩子的需求实在太难了。但我比之前经历过的任何时候都更容易情绪化，且感到不知所措。

我生前两个孩子时是单身母亲，使用了捐精，而朱诺是我第一个与伴侣共同孕育的孩子。心怀好意的朋友们会推测，有两个成年人在身边一定会容易得多。我感到困惑，因为事实并非如此。“我不知道我是患了产后抑郁症，还是处于围绝经期，或者只是精疲力竭，”我告诉一位邻居：我记得她回答说：“可能是这三种情况都有。”

等到朱诺一岁，我开始接受激素替代疗法（HRT）并获得更多睡眠时，我爱上了这种被孩子们包围的欢乐混乱感。我现在很少

我发现，最初几周比我前两个孩子出生时要困难得多

作家 Genevieve Roberts 及其家人 DAVID MCHUGH / BRIGHTON PICTURES

考虑我的年龄，除非有时反思晚生孩子如何让我觉得比那些孩子即将离家的朋友更年轻：他们处于不同的人生阶段。当我意识到自己并不像孩子们让我感觉的那样年轻时，有时我真的会感到惊讶。

我确信，我比自己在 20 多岁时会成为一个更好的母亲：我更了解自己。

不过，偶尔一种不言而喻的恐惧会悄悄袭来，我相信大多数高龄母亲都会有这种想法，尤其是那些父母已经去世的母亲：如果我的孩子太早失去母亲怎么办？

我的孩子们需要我，在未来的许多年里仍将如此。人们无法控制生活的轮盘赌，但我如此深爱他们，以至于我强迫自己要一直陪伴在他们身边，保持健康强壮，直到高龄。我幸运地在 47 岁之前一直有母亲陪伴；为了让我的孩子体验到同样的感觉，我需要活到 91 岁。

我坚信新英格兰百岁老人研究（New England Centenarian Study）的一项研究，该研究称 40 岁以后生育的女性活到一百岁的可能性高出四倍。请让我成为其中一人。

记者兼美容编辑 Lisa Oxenham 在 49 岁时作为单身母亲生了第二个孩子沃尔夫冈（Wolfgang），她并没有经历我在新生儿阶段感受到的那种精疲力竭。她的儿子现在 11 个月大。

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“我的精力还是和以前一样——如果非要说有什么变化，我觉得自己更年轻了，”她告诉我。“我也感到更加自信，内心更加安定。我的情感意识更强，知道自己的极限，并且对真正重要的事情有了更清晰的看法。

“最让我惊讶的不是我对四十多岁成为母亲的感受，而是其他所有人的反应竟然如此惊讶。仍然存在着如此多的恐惧和负面情绪，就好像女性应该为此感到担忧，或者因为想要孩子而感到某种歉意。但我感到很强壮，我的身体适应得很快，而且在很多方面，我比生第一个孩子时应对得更好。”

毫无疑问，随着年龄增长，受孕会变得更加困难。丽莎经历了四年的体外受精（IVF）治疗才生下沃尔夫冈。对于35, 岁以下的女性，IVF胚胎移植导致持续妊娠的机会几乎为50%。而对于40, 岁以上的女性，这一比例下降到10%至15%。

即使对于使用捐赠卵子的女性，生育治疗的成功率在49岁起也会降低：新研究显示，卵子捐赠IVF在三十多岁的女性中产生健康婴儿的概率为45%，而49岁及以上女性的概率为32%。

至于自然受孕，这种情况确实会发生——我的女儿朱诺就是证明——但在44岁时，每月受孕的机会为1%，而流产的概率在40%到50%之间。

这也意味着继发性不孕的机会更高。56, 岁的吉莉·西格雷夫（Gilly Seagrave）是手工针织品牌Eka的创始人，曾是一名竞技单板滑雪运动员，她有一个10岁的女儿蒂尔达。她在三十多岁中期开始尝试受孕，花了近四年时间才怀孕，这比她预想的要“长得多”。

在被警告年龄影响生育能力后，她在生下蒂尔达六个月后开始尝试再生一个孩子。但他们再次陷入困境。

“我们去做IVF检查，临床医生一开口就说，我的伴侣提供的精子样本是她见过的最好的样本之一。所以问题全在我，”她说。“这简直是沉重的打击。我强撑着振作起来，并将其视为放弃再生孩子机会的信号。”

她是家长团体Mother Wild的一员，并从其他女性那里得到了支持，从而接受只有一个孩子以及失去预期未来的事实。

“我曾幻想过重建我自己的童年，而那需要一个兄弟姐妹，”她说。“显然，我知道能拥有一个健康且优秀的孩子我是多么幸运。我在Mother Wild进行的内心工作也真正让我能够接受宇宙给予我的一切。”

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名人母亲

演员安妮·海瑟薇（Anne Hathaway），43岁，她在6月宣布怀孕，尽管在最近一次洛杉矶的首映式红毯上公开展示了腹部，但仍面临“假孕肚”的指责。

西耶娜·米勒（Sienna Miller），44岁，在2024年1月迎来了一个女婴，并在今年5月又生了一个孩子（尚未透露性别）。她的姐姐萨凡纳（Savannah），47岁，在7月宣布第二次怀孕——距离她第一次怀孕已过去21年。

好莱坞名门娜塔莉·波特曼（Natalie Portman），44岁，在4月透露她正期待第三个孩子的到来。她的父亲阿夫纳·赫什拉格（Avner Hershlag）是一位生育专家。据《时尚芭莎》（Harper’s Bazaar）报道，这位演员已经开始游泳并参加一项名为 Gyrotonics 的锻炼计划以“保持强健”。

歌手帕洛玛·费思（Paloma Faith），44岁，为了怀上第二个孩子经历了六轮试管婴儿（IVF）治疗，并在今年3月早产了第三个孩子，一个男婴。她在网上分享了一篇关于在新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）度过三天的感人帖子。

名人（主图，从左至右）安妮·海瑟薇、帕洛玛·费思和西耶娜·米勒；丽莎·奥克森汉姆（右上）、露西·贝克（下方）和吉莉·西格雷夫（左）在四十多岁时分娩

NEIL MOCKFORD / FILMMAGIC GETTY

吉莉和我在撰写本文时采访的数十个人一样，很欣赏成为高龄父母所带来的自由。

“我觉得自己不再被社会认为母亲应该成为的样子所束缚。我想如果是在我二十多岁或三十出头的时候，这对我来说会更困难，”她说。

但人们对于作为高龄母亲是否能“融入”的体验则更为复杂。露西·贝克（Lucy Baker）是一位自信教练，50岁，有三个孩子，分别在16, 13和7岁，她告诉我：“我刚参加完儿子下一学年的学校‘家长见面会’，我觉得自己并不比其他母亲老，但我敢打赌我比他们中的大多数人都大15岁。

“我34岁生了第一个孩子，所以无论如何都不算年轻——但我当时确实觉得自己年轻且不成熟，所以34岁和43岁之间的区别对我来说很大。我在那段时间成长了起来。”

当她怀第三个孩子时，那些评判性的评论让她措手不及。

“我记得有人告诉我：‘但孩子上学时你就要47岁了。’当时我怀孕五个月，感觉很脆弱。”

一位54岁的朋友，她的儿子现在10岁，说她注意到自己潜意识里倾向于靠近高龄母亲。她有时会对老师的年轻程度感到惊讶。

“我儿子有一年是由一名新老师教的，

那名老师的年龄还不到我的一半，”她回忆道。“当我听说他日子过得挺辛苦时，我感到有点可怜他，或许还有一点保护欲，或者说母爱，这是一种略显不受欢迎的情绪。”

对于营养学家莫妮卡·克鲁纳（Monica Krunner）来说，她在儿子刘易斯（Lewis，现年近三岁）出生时52岁，那些评判让她感到震惊。

“有人直接或间接地告诉我，在我这个年纪成为母亲是自私的，因为我不是一个‘年轻’的母亲，在某种程度上让刘易斯的生活变得没那么有趣。其他人则说我应该享受更年期，而不是‘干扰自然的选择’。

“人们假设我的选择是鲁莽或自我放纵的，而不是经历了多年的丧子之痛和尝试，”她说。在生下儿子之前，她经历了七次流产，并在怀孕期间感到一种“从未停止的恐惧”。

她说女性比男性更爱评判。

“不过，比较容易的是，我不再像二十多岁时那样去吸收这些话——我有足够的人生经验来淡化这些评论。”

尽管随着年龄增长受孕难度增加，但在英国，40岁以上人群是唯一出生率持续上升的年龄组，而整体出生率正在下降。

当然，母亲年龄的增长是由我们无法控制的因素驱动的。据估计，将一个孩子抚养到18岁需要花费 25 万英镑，对于许多在生活成本压力中挣扎的人来说，这简直难以想象。

而且，由于男性在财务稳定之前并不感到必须寻找长期伴侣或生育孩子的压力——尽管年龄同样影响男性的生育能力——导致越来越多的女性直到较晚的年龄才遇到想要共同生育孩子的伴侣。

国家统计局预测，在四十多岁生育孩子很快将成为常态：1978年生育孩子的年龄中位数为26岁，而到2061年，预计这一数字将变为36岁。

丽莎·奥克森汉姆（Lisa Oxenham）认为这很有道理。“对于许多女性来说，四十多岁是我们拥有生活经验、自信、事业稳定，且通常具有更高财务稳定性的时期。我们了解自己，也知道自己想要什么。”

“所以，如果生孩子是你真正想要的事情，为什么有人会对你追求它感到惊讶呢？”

“晚育将变得越来越被社会接受，且会有越来越多的女性选择这条路。”

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生活方式

今年夏天如何打造（超市风）时尚造型

彼得·比万（Peter Bevan）写道，构建男士夏季衣橱的关键在于确保每一件单品都能发挥其作用。幸运的是，超市已经找到了以更低成本实现这一目标的方法。

夏季男装本应简单。但当你脱掉在一年中其他时间承担主要功能的毛衣和夹克后，大多数男人发现自己只能在同一个衣服抽屉里做选择。

解决方法？是“协调性”：这是大多数男人忽略的关键。如果你坚持选择那些可以任意组合的轻盈、高级基础款——一件白色T恤、一件条纹牛津衫、一条直筒牛仔裤、一条海军蓝斜纹棉布短裤——那么无论这个季节带你去哪里，从酒吧花园到婚礼现场，你看起来都会很得体。

看看那些在私下场合总能穿对的男人：雅各布·埃洛迪（Jacob Elordi）、汤姆·霍兰德（Tom Holland）、哈里·斯泰尔斯（Harry Styles）。你会发现，他们穿的很少超过几件精心挑选的基础款，并且在反复穿着。

每一件单品都必须发挥其作用。把它想象成一个夏季拼图，每件物品需要能与至少三套其他服装搭配，而不仅仅是单看好看。

保持色调简洁——海军蓝、白色、石色，偶尔点缀一点浅绿色或红色——几乎所有东西都能搭配在一起。这也是为什么这种方法非常适合旅行。

良好的风格也不需要昂贵。超市的夏季系列充满了我所说的这类单品。它们在原创性方面可能无法获奖，但它们在基础款上的表现比以往任何时候都要好——而且价格仅为商业街的一小部分。以下是我的14款首选：

牛仔短裤 F&F RDA 纯棉牛仔短裤，海军蓝 £20. Tesco

如今，男装议程中出现了大量短裤——从

从左起顺时针方向：F&F 富棉牛仔裤，蓝色，£25；F&F RDA 纯棉牛仔短裤，海军蓝，£20；F&F 纯棉宽松款短袖T恤，白色，£15；F&F 富棉斜纹棉布短裤，海军蓝，£15

从左起顺时针方向：Tu 海军蓝条纹印花长袖 Polo 衫，£18；Tu 绿色条纹印花泡泡纱泳裤，£11；Tu 棕色条纹印花宽松款T恤，£10；Tu 中性色麂皮足底凉鞋，£22

接近脚踝的裁剪款到保罗·梅斯卡（Paul Mescal）风格的超短裤——但每个男人的收藏中都应该有一件经典必备品：一条牛仔短裤。

虽然今年廓形宽松的款式在流行，但直筒及膝款是更持久的投资，不会让你看起来像是2026年才买的。

牛仔裤 F&F 富棉直筒牛仔裤，蓝色

£25. Tesco 牛仔裤是真正的夏季必备品。当气温下降但你仍想坐在户外时，这就是你会选择的裤子。

虽然紧身牛仔裤正在回升——看看 Gucci 和 Dice 最近的男装秀就知道了——但在天气较热时，你不需要任何有紧绷感的东西。相反，选择真正的直筒款。浅色水洗牛仔布能营造出一种在阳光下感觉恰到好处的海滩氛围。

白色T恤 F&F 纯棉宽松款短袖T恤，白色

£15. Tesco 每个人在夏天都需要一件质地坚实的白色T恤——在“胶囊衣橱”概念出现几十年前，马龙·白兰度和詹姆斯·迪恩就穿对了这一件单品。

宽松版型是一次升级，即使你在热浪中面对拥挤的火车，也能让你保持凉爽。寻找天然纤维——比如 F&F 的纯棉款——你就不会出错。

长袖 Polo 衫 Tu 海军蓝条纹印花长袖 Polo 衫

£18. Sainsbury's 条纹在今年夏天非常流行，从爱马仕（Hermès）到普拉达（Prada）、路易威登（Louis Vuitton）和德里斯·范诺顿（Dries Van Noten）随处可见。

幸运的是，你不需要从奢侈品设计师那里购买就能参与其中：超市商店有大量选择。我的首选？这款来自 Tu 的长袖 Polo 衫，可以简单地搭配短裤，或者整齐地塞进西装外套里。

条纹T恤 Tu 棕色条纹印花宽松款T恤

£10. Sainsbury's 将条纹元素融入夏季衣橱的更简单方法是选择一件简单的 T 恤。这里的诀窍是保持宽松感——如果条纹在胸前被拉得太紧，看起来就不像“里维埃拉风格”，而更像“业余哑剧演员”。因此，请寻找像 Tu 这款一样的宽松版型，这样就能轻松从海滩切换到酒吧场景。

泳裤 Tu 绿色条纹印花泡泡纱泳裤

£11. Sainsbury's 泳裤是度假必需品中唯一值得精心挑选的单品，而且你不需要花费太多钱就能买到合适的。's 的这款泡泡纱泳裤就是证明：正宗的夏季绿色，大腿中段的剪裁，而且价格仅为 £11，看起来比那些价格贵一倍的高街品牌更干练。

凉鞋 Tu 中性色麂皮鞋底凉鞋 £22. 's

坦白说：每个男人都喜欢 Birkenstock 凉鞋——但并非每个男人都喜欢它的价格标签。幸运的是，你可以在 's 用仅 £22 的价格买到非常相似的产品。和 Birks 一样，你可以将它们与从直筒牛仔裤到短裤的所有服装搭配。

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从左起顺时针方向：M&S 棉混纺教练夹克，£49；M&S 纯亚麻成衣染衬衫，£45；Autograph 纯特细美利奴羊毛 V 领套衫，£40；M&S 细线条皮革运动鞋，£50

波罗衫

George 奶油色纹理 Trophy 针织波罗衫

£10.50. Aada

纹理是这款波罗衫的卖点——凸起的罗纹针织，看起来更像旧时的板球或网球套衫。它给人一种在罗马市场摊位的箱子里翻找出来的感觉，融合了复古大学运动装备的风格——只不过这一件是全新的，奶油色，且仅售 £10.50。

蓝色条纹衬衫

George 浅蓝色条纹 府绸衬衫

£12. Aada

蓝色条纹衬衫是让“14件单品，无限穿搭”这一构思真正可行起来的关键单品——无论是搭配泳裤在居家时穿着，还是扣好纽扣用于工作，都同样合适。

只需确保你购买的是偏向休闲而非办公室正装的款式，否则你

George 奶油色纹理 Trophy 针织波罗衫（左），£10.50. Aada； George 浅蓝色条纹 府绸衬衫，£12. Aada

看起来就像是收拾错了旅行行李。这款来自 George 的府绸选项达到了完美的平衡。

亚麻衬衫

Marks & Spencer 纯亚麻 成衣染衬衫

£45. Marks & Spencer

如果你想让自己看起来像那种在阿马尔菲海岸度夏，且在中午之前从未检查过电子邮件的男人，亚麻就是为你准备的面料——想想裘德·劳在《天才瑞普利》中的样子，你就找对方向了。

它足够透气，足以应对一场从午餐延续到晚餐的长餐，而且在高温下的表现远比棉质面料好得多。

轻量针织衫

Autograph 纯特细 美利奴羊毛 V 领套衫

£40. Marks & Spencer

我度假从不缺少一件轻量针织衫。下午可以像 Ralph Lauren 那样将其搭在肩上，等到晚上气温下降后再穿上。

美利奴羊毛具有吸湿和调节温度的功能，因此在太阳出来的一瞬间不会让你感到过热。

奇诺短裤

F&F 高棉含量奇诺短裤 海军蓝色

£15. Tesco

与牛仔短裤一样，奇诺短裤是夏季的多功能之选。海军蓝色是首选——足够体面，适合参加烧烤聚会，但又没有奶油色自带的那种“我在度假”的氛围。

只需避开任何标注为“弹力”的款式，因为添加的弹性纤维往往会让面料变得薄且发亮。

复古运动鞋

M&S 纤细款皮革运动鞋 £50. M&S

你可能注意到最近复古运动鞋变得更多了——自从 Adidas Samba 在 2022 年回归以来，受 80 年代启发的轮廓没有显示出任何减速的迹象。

不过，如果你对 Adidas 感到审美疲劳，可以尝试 M&S 的类似款式。

夹克

M&S 棉混纺教练夹克 £49. M&S

即使在热浪之后，准备一件轻便夹克在侧也是值得的。它具有天然的夏季感，且几乎能与你拥有的任何其他衣物搭配。

想要参考的话，可以看看史蒂夫·麦奎因在《托马斯·皇冠事件》中穿着的棕褐色哈灵顿夹克——Barracuda 09。不知为何，半个世纪后，它依然是房间里最酷的外套。

这款来自 Marks & Spencer 的教练夹克是一个不错的次选。

就业

“我曾是建筑工地上的唯一女性——现在我管理这里”

该行业的女性从业者人数正在增加，并担任各种角色。MaryLou Costa 深入了解详情

多年来，内尔·克勒金（Nell Clerkin）一直认为自己会成为一名律师。由于她在英语和历史等科目上表现出色，学校的职业顾问认为法律是她的天然选择。如今，26 岁的她已经在建筑行业工作了五年。

“进入建筑业绝对不是我曾经认为适合我的方向，尤其是基础设施领域——我们要处理管道，要挖掘深坑。但坦白说，这是我做出的最正确的决定，”在曼彻斯特工作的克勒金说道。

克勒金目前担任 United Infrastructure 的业务绩效主管，该公司负责建设能源、水务、电信以及社会发展领域的基础设施网络。她的职业生涯始于一名毕业生投标撰稿人，随后她攻读了工程量测量与商业管理硕士学位。

在目前的岗位上，她最近被要求兼任投标主管，并被选中参加公司的未来领导者计划。“我的进步飞快，”她说。

建筑业中的女性人数正在稳步增长。根据人力资源和薪酬平台 Employment Hero 的最新数据，中小企业的女性就业率环比增长 8.7%。该平台在过去一年中追踪了 140,000 家建筑业客户的趋势。

此外，根据 Fix Radio 6 月份的一项调查，13% 的女性表示希望进入建筑业和贸易行业，因为她们认为这个行业受 AI 影响的风险较低。

但与克勒金一样，她们并不一定选择体力劳动岗位，而是倾向于管理和其他企业职位。

内尔·克勒金表示，这里的环境是艰苦工作与“非常棒的”玩笑话共存

United Infrastructure 的集团营销与传播主管凯瑟琳·奥布莱恩（Catherine O'Brien）表示：“我们正处于一个国家转型期，其规模仅能与维多利亚时代的工业化或战后重建相媲美。”

“为了实现这一目标，该行业需要所有人全力以赴，这包括女性进入建筑和公用事业领域的职业。这些工作不一定涉及体力劳动，而是涉及战略、规划、创新等。”

她补充道：“女性人才正在进入设计与建筑管理、项目控制、工程量测量、环境咨询、创新工程、财务、人力资源、企业管理和水务运营等领域。”

但这是否会造成一个两级分化的行业——女性在办公室，男性在工地？奥布莱恩并不认同。“这些不是象征性的岗位，而是影响基础设施如何设计、交付和改进的关键岗位。”

克勒金是偶然发现自己的职业路径的。她的直觉是保持选择的开放性，因此在大学选择了学习英语。她原以为自己可以参加法律转换课程，或者成为一名教师。

直到毕业时，她仍然没有确定方向。她的父亲在一家天然气场工作，为她提供了一些行政工作——这让她意识到一个她从未考虑过的完整行业。

“去工地现场完全是一个男性的环境——而且非常有趣。大家开玩笑的方式很棒，每个人都鼓励我。”

而克莱尔·布里坦（Claire Brittain）则确实是从“操作工具”开始的——当时该行业几乎没有女性。

现年 36 岁的布里坦在 17 岁时开始担任砌砖学徒。当时她打破了在学院学习美发美容课程的趋势，转而选择了建筑模块。

她受到了父母扩建房屋的启发，她的父亲鼓励她从事建筑业，以获得财务稳定和就业机会。但这并不总是那么容易。

“我是唯一一个在学这个的女孩，在学校里确实听到一些闲话，有人说‘你这么做只是为了能和男生在一起’。但我的学院讲师告诉我，我的砌砖技术比男生还好，这给了我很大的信心，”住在伯明翰的布里坦（Brittain）说道。

克勒金（Clerkin）表示：“我有责任把这个信息传达出去，告诉大家外面还有其他机会。这不仅仅是挖坑那么简单。我们有一个完整的企业要经营。”

一件蓝色条纹衬衫，既可以搭配泳裤在居家时穿着，也可以扣好纽扣用于工作

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克里斯汀

今日金句

她的技巧就是把安静的部分唱得很大声，然后把大声的部分唱得更大声。结果就是，我真的没养成去看演唱会的习惯。

大卫·米切尔 (David Mitchell) 这位喜剧演员在温布利球场 首次观看雪莉·巴塞 (Shirley Bassey) 演出后的感言

凭借他那整洁的胡须和渊博的才智，赫尔克里·波洛是虚构文学中最优秀的侦探之一。以下是他的经典之作。作者：尼克·希尔顿 (Nick Hilton)

英国广播公司（BBC）很快将再次演绎赫尔克里·波洛这个角色——这一次他将是一名英姿飒爽的年轻侦探，由爱德华·布鲁梅尔 (Edward Bluemel) 饰演——因此，传统主义者们将再次倾向于阅读阿加莎·克里斯蒂那些著名的小说。

她的书籍在全世界深受喜爱：她是历史上被翻译次数最多的作者，其作品的销量仅次于莎士比亚和《圣经》。

最重要的是，正是这位拥有整洁胡须和椭圆形头部的著名比利时侦探，使她成为了全球偶像。

因此，对于那些（像我一样）担心现代化趋势会剥夺波洛魅力的读者，这里有一份最权威的波洛小说最佳清单——按排名排列，最好的留在最后。

这些书籍拥有最美丽的场景、最引人入胜的人物，以及能让你惊呼“啊哈！”或震惊得目瞪口呆的真相。

《尼罗河上的死亡》

尼罗河证明了自己或许是克里斯蒂笔下最具感染力的场景。“卡纳克号”蒸汽船在河上巡航，船上载着一群精致的殖民主义者。然而，一名富有的女继承人的被杀将旅程抛入混乱之中。船上的某个人必然对此负责。

克里斯汀的异域题材书籍总有一种独特的快感，而两次世界大战期间的埃及是她对异国风情最成功的描绘之一。从阿斯旺到瓦迪哈尔法，“卡纳克号”缓慢的行驶节奏与波洛破解不在场证明和动机的过程相契合。

如果不是因为最后一次愚蠢的谋杀，以及一个过于复杂而难以令人真正满意的结果，这本小说本可以成为顶尖之作（我承认，许多人确实将其视为顶尖之作）。

《死人的愚蠢》

在进入我的清单的两本以阿里亚德内·奥利弗（一名犯罪小说作家，克里斯蒂的化身）为主角的小说中，第一本是《死人的愚蠢》。书中，奥利弗受命为一次乡村节日庆典设计一场谋杀游戏。自然地，她邀请了她的老伙计波洛先生作为嘉宾，但当原定在模拟演习中扮演尸体的女童军被发现死亡时，波洛进入了侦探模式。

对案件至关重要的那座僻静船屋，是以克里斯蒂位于德文郡的住宅格林威 (Greenway) 的一座船屋为原型的

该住宅目前由国民信托基金会（National Trust）运营，是一个绝佳的日游目的地。

《风格案》

克里斯蒂在 1921 年通过她的第一部小说推出了波洛，这部小说符合读者对黄金时代侦探小说的预期。海斯廷斯上尉在风格法院 (Styles Court) 与朋友们一起疗养，而女家长在夜间去世，显然是被毒杀了。

恰巧，一位老相识——赫尔克里·波洛，正住在附近的风格圣玛丽村。这部小说具备了一切要素：一座规模宏大的乡村别墅、一场充满争议的遗产继承、以及极其夸张的伪装。

虽然谜团程度一般，但场景极佳，让波洛以完整的形象登场，瞬间成为了出版界的轰动之作。

五只小猪

Originally titled Murder in Retrospect，在童谣风潮席卷她的作品之前，这个故事让波洛面对一起发生在 16 年前的罪案。

被定罪的凶手已被绞刑处死，但现在她的女儿想要知道真相。妈妈真的杀了爸爸吗？

这种不寻常的结构在小说中运作良好，它预见了 20 世纪后期“冷案”调查惊悚片的迅速兴起。而结局则处理得令人满意且动人，足以构成一个“啊哈！”时刻，尽管它并不像克里斯蒂一些最优秀的小说那样具有震撼力。

万圣节派对

在肯尼斯·布拉纳爵士第三次饰演波洛时，他决定提取《万圣节派对》的骨架，并在威尼斯的灵媒之间将其重新激活。这是一个毫无意义的尝试：《万圣节派对》出版于 1969 年，已经是克里斯蒂晚期小说中最出色的一部。

故事中，一名少女在宣布自己几年前目击了一场谋杀后不久，便溺死在捞苹果的槽中，她对波洛和阿里亚德妮·奥利弗心怀不满。这部小说显示出克里斯蒂向现代性的转变（两个孩子丧命，这在她职业生涯早期可能是禁忌），并且仍然是她最奇怪的作品之一。

她之后仅出版了两部波洛小说——《大象能记得》和《帷幕》——这两部作品都带有回顾色彩，仿佛 20 世纪 70 年代的社会习俗令她的感官感到失望。

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观点 18-22

电视 24-31

生活 34-37

文化 38-41

电影 42-45

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星期四 2020年8月13日

39

美索不达米亚谋杀案

在受克里斯蒂与考古学家丈夫马克斯·马洛万在中东旅行影响最深的两部小说中（另一部是以佩特拉为背景的《死亡之约》），《美索不达米亚谋杀案》是最耐人寻味的。

波洛在穿越亚洲回程途中，被召集到伊拉克沙漠的一个挖掘现场，那里一名考古学家的美国妻子被谋杀了。情节将国际阴谋与波涛汹涌的情感关系交织在一起。

这个对克里斯蒂而言极具个人色彩的背景，捕捉到了 1936 年大英帝国的黄昏，此时伊拉克获得独立仅几年。那是该国一个乐观的时刻，随后则是一个世纪的不稳定。

空洞

波洛在一家名为“空洞”的乡村别墅阴影下租了一间小屋，朋友和家人正聚集在此度过一个长周末。他们之中有一位成功的医生、他那神经质的妻子以及他的情妇。

当医生被发现死亡时，情况似乎很明显：被发现紧握着枪守在尸体旁的妻子就是凶手。但自然地，波洛怀疑还有更多真相有待揭开。

《空洞》代表了克里斯蒂作品集中罕见的东西：一部具有真实心理洞察力的小说。黄金时代的侦探小说通常是一个令人满意的谜题，但动机（通常是金钱或复仇）只是情节的钝器。在这里，一个三角恋变成了四角恋（或者应该说是正方形？），随之而来的是巨大的痛苦。这是她最被低估的书。

A.B.C. 谋杀案

克里斯蒂最精彩的“惊艳”时刻之一出现在她 1936 年的小说《A.B.C. 谋杀案》的结尾。故事由波洛可靠的助手黑斯廷斯上尉（在小说中的出现频率远低于 ITV 系列剧观众的认知）讲述，讲述了两人追捕克里斯蒂作品集中罕见之物的故事：一名连环杀手。

在 20 世纪对像“十二星座杀手”和“山姆之子”这类神秘人物痴迷之前，A.B.C. 杀手便沿着《A.B.C. 铁路指南》一路杀戮。安多弗、贝克斯希尔、彻斯顿、唐卡斯特。这个彻底现代的前提与一个真正令人满意的结局相结合，使其成为克里斯蒂最常被重读的作品之一。

太阳下的罪恶

这是克里斯蒂最出色的度假小说，讲述了一次前往德文郡一座潮汐岛上豪华酒店的旅程。该书出版于1941年，克里斯蒂实际上是在重新利用她1939年惊悚小说《无人生还》的背景。在我看来，《太阳下的罪恶》是一个更完整的谜团。

一名美丽的女演员被发现死在海滩上，死因是被勒死，而只有“快乐罗杰”酒店的住客才有能力实施这起犯罪。故事场景充满魔力，是以克里斯蒂心爱的度假地伯勒岛（Burgh Island）为原型的，而其结局则拥有小说中最精彩的“揭秘”时刻之一。

事实上，由于该书的结局不像她的其他一些小说那样广为人知，它很可能是一部更丰富的入门读物，同时也是一次更有收获的重读。

东方快车谋杀案

《东方快车谋杀案》具备了一切要素。完美的场景（一列从伊斯坦布尔开往巴黎、穿越南欧的被大雪封锁的豪华火车）、一群引人入胜的国际旅客，以及一名身上布满神秘刀伤的受害者。

这部小说曾引起巨大的轰动，被改编成电影和电视剧十几次，并且可能仍然是世界上最著名的侦探小说作品。

因此，这份名单上的所有读者几乎肯定都熟悉其结局。虽然它在1954年具有创新性和突破性，但新读者在随着叙事展开时，可能会觉得结论更为明显。但就纯粹的文化影响力而言，《东方快车谋杀案》是克里斯蒂的巅峰之作。

罗杰·艾克罗伊德谋杀案

罗杰·艾克罗伊德死了。这就是你需要知道的一切。任何没有将克里斯蒂1926年的这部轰动之作排在首位的波洛小说名单，都是在故意唱反调。凭借这部小说——这也是她这位比利时侦探出现的第三本书——克里斯蒂成为了家喻户晓的名字，并改写了随后谋杀谜题的预期。

我在青少年时期读过这本书，那次经历仍然是我生命中少数几个真正超越平凡的文学时刻之一。

不幸的是，即使知道会有反转，知道这部小说在波洛故事名单中排名第1，这本身就是一个剧透。最好在完全不知情的情况下阅读，除了它那朴实无华的标题所隐藏的秘密外，什么都不要知道。它是该类型的里程碑，也是世界上最罕见的事物之一：一本完美之书。

节日

在我的舞蹈伞下伫立

伦敦年度国际舞蹈节将于10月7日至27日回归，由艺术总监兼共同首席执行官弗雷迪·奥波库-阿代（Freddie Opoku-Addaie）策划节目。今年的舞蹈节将展示来自全球当代舞蹈领域一些最令人兴奋的声音，涵盖现场表演、电影、艺术家讲座以及在伦敦和线上的讨论。

亮点包括巴西编舞师波莉安娜·利马（Poliana Lima）和英国弗拉门戈艺术家因卡·埃伊·格雷夫斯（Yinka Eui Graves）合作的《舞蹈之地》（A Place To Dance），以及马梅拉·尼亚姆扎（Mamela Nyamza）的《THE HERO LESS》（见上图）。danceumbrella.co.uk

阅读清单

《他们不能把我们全部烧掉》（They Can't Burn Us All） 凯瑟琳·肯普（Cathryn Kemp） 来自《投毒者故事》（A Poisoner's Tale）的获奖作者，这是一部关于17世纪冰岛最著名的女巫审判的黑暗女性主义改编故事。图里杜尔·约恩斯多蒂尔（Þuríður Jónsdóttir）在祈祷古神以及看着父亲和哥哥练习卢恩魔法中长大，但现在，一场女巫狩猎狂潮正席卷这片冰与火之地，而新教改革则推波助澜。非常适合《沃德的女巫》（The Witches of Vorde）和《仁慈》（The Mercies）的粉丝。Transworld出版，£20

即刻预订

Mutations 布赖顿，10月23-24日 在布赖顿举行的这个多场地节日涉及100多个演出项目——今年的项目包括Mike DSD（见上图）、Squid和Fat Dog——在全市10个独立的基层场地演出。门票可进入所有演出，尽管各场地的容量各不相同。

最后机会

M.C. 埃舍尔：展览 (MC Escher. The Exhibition) 萨默塞特宫 (Somerset House)，展至 9 月 6 日 此次展览首次在伦敦汇集了这位荷兰艺术家 150 余件原作，涵盖从其早期到成熟时期的作品，重点展示了塑造其艺术实践的技巧与研究。

影评……电影

《托尼》(TONY) (12) 明日上映

尽管充斥着药物和打斗，但这却是一个出人意料的感伤的成长故事——或者说是一个起源神话——讲述了传奇硬汉主厨安东尼·波登 (Anthony Bourdain) 青少年时期的厨房经历。这部电影在某些方面很奇怪。它值得一看且具有娱乐性，但其积极向上的基调被我们对作者的认知所削弱。

彼得·布拉德肖 (Peter Bradshaw) 《卫报》

马特·约翰逊 (Matt Johnson) 的电影未能完全捕捉到波登后来成为的样子，但它在那些对他产生影响的人和地方中找到了故事。一部“闲逛电影”或许是将波登搬上银幕最合适的方式。虽然其野心从未完全与主题匹配，但它描绘了一个你很难不被其吸引的夏天。

哈里·斯坦纳 (Harry Stainer) 《帝国》

频道切换

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THURSDAY 13 AUGUST 2020

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劳埃德·韦伯从未应得那些嘲讽

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Fiona Mountford

我从未理解那些热衷于展示一种令人厌倦的优越感的戏剧爱好者们，为何经常对安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯（Andrew Lloyd Webber）的作品投以轻蔑和彻头彻尾的谴责。

然而，随着一部辉煌的《猫》（Cats）新剧在伦敦摄政公园露天剧院（Regent's Park Open Air Theatre）大展身手，即使是那些反对者也不得不承认：劳埃德·韦伯再次变得酷了起来。

负责这部剧导演和编舞并将其发挥到极致的德鲁·麦考尼（Drew McOnie），当然并非单枪匹马地改变了 ALW 的命运。他只是众多受人尊敬的导演中的最新一位，这些导演重新审视了这位音乐大师的全部作品，并以新鲜且往往令人惊叹的方式将其重新搬上舞台。

由蒂姆·舍德（Tim Sheuder）执导、萨姆·赖德（Sam Ryder）主演的气势磅礴的《耶稣基督超级巨星》（Jesus Christ Superstar）正在伦敦帕拉第姆剧院（London Palladium）热演。去年夏天，瑞秋·泽格勒（Rachel Zegler）在同一剧院为极酷的导演杰米·劳埃德（Jamie Lloyd）主演了《Eritha》。劳埃德还执导了 2023 年令人惊叹的《日落大道》（Sunset Boulevard）复排版，由身着黑衣、气质空灵的妮可·谢尔辛格（Nicole Scherzinger）主演。包括我在内的评论家们对这些作品赞不绝口。

上述剧目的近期成功，意味着劳埃德·韦伯的作品正被以一种全新的紧迫感讨论，而对近期失败之作（如《斯蒂芬·沃德》Stephen Ward）的不愉快记忆（谢天谢地）终于可以被抹去。

说到抹去，你可以完全忘记 2019 年那部灾难性的《猫》电影。那种关于人类伪装成猫的关键“暂停怀疑”过程，在剧院中要容易得多，因为剧院是一个比固执于写实主义的电影更具隐喻色彩的领域。

紧身连体衣——这种在伦敦舞台上失踪已久的服装——回来了，飘逸的尾巴也回来了，而那群身姿曼妙的“果冻猫”合唱团为我们演唱着各自充满角色特质的歌曲。原著素材

最新版《猫》以新鲜的方式重新构思 MARK SENIOR

是 T.S. 艾略特那部极其可爱的诗集《波松先生的实用猫指南》（Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats），而麦考尼导演作品中惊人的能量，直接带我们冲破了该剧几乎没有叙事主线的障碍。

这些神奇的音乐猫在构成背景的大型金属新月形结构上慵懒地闲逛，萨米·芬德尔（Sami Fendall）的设计呈现了一个美丽的月球

在摄政公园的夜色氛围渐浓地笼罩在我们周围时，月球在舞台上方缓缓升起。

随着夜晚的推进，剧院猫古斯（Gus the Theatre Cat，由可爱的加里·威尔莫特 Gary Wilmot 饰演）向我们讲述他曾从观众那里收到的七次赞赏的“猫叫声”，一种挥之不去的忧郁底色弥漫在这部关于一个破旧地下世界社区的、无可否认地古怪的作品中。

他创作歌曲的能力是你永远无法忘记的

演出正朝着极具冲击力的超级热门曲目《Memory》的高潮推进，由年迈的猫格里泽贝拉（Grizabella）演唱（在首演之夜，替演塔齐瓦-费伊·卡灿德 Taziva-Faye Katsande 带来了极具爆发力的表演）。

你看，这就是在涉及劳埃德·韦伯时，总是莫名其妙地让某些人感到恼火的地方：他的旋律感以及创作出让你永远无法忘记的歌曲的能力，即使你想忘记也是如此（很久以前在小学接触《约瑟夫与神奇彩衣梦》意味着我至今仍记得每一首歌的每一个词）。

随那些反对者在角落里嘀嘀咕咕吧。既然安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯重新回到了时尚之巅，他们的声音将变得更加微弱。

《猫》将在摄政公园露天剧院上演至 19 September (openairtheatre.com)

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动机与商业

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伯尼·桑德斯（Bernie Sanders） 这位来自佛蒙特州的独立参议员敦促 OpenAI、Anthropic 和 Meta 暂停 AI 开发

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建筑

Balfour Beatty 业绩改善带动股价大涨

作者：Henry Saker-Clark

建筑公司 Balfour Beatty 在提高现金和利润指引的同时，称赞进入今年下半年的态势具有“动力”。

受此影响，该集团股价在昨日上午走高，创下历史最高水平。

股价上涨 8.4%，达到 938.p，今年以来已累计上涨 31.4%。

Balfour Beatty 从事交通、能源和国防领域的公共及私营部门项目。

这家市值超过 40亿英镑 的富时 250 指数（FTSE 250）公司对“强劲”的业绩表示欣喜。截至 6 月的半年报显示，其总营收同比增长 8%，达到 55.6亿英镑。

Balfour Beatty 表示，这得益于其美国建筑部门和英国电力传输部门需求的增长。

该公司受益于英国政府在电网升级方面支出的增加，并参与了 Hinkley Point C 和 Sizewell C 项目。

其美国建筑部门在数据中心等项目的推动下也恢复了盈利。

该公司表示，国防支出的增加以及对英国供应商的重视“都对其在该领域的长期目标起到了支持作用”。

Balfour Beatty 正在开展 Net Zero Teesside 项目，该项目旨在成为首个配备碳捕集与封存技术的燃气发电站，其发电量将相当于 100 万户家庭的用电需求。

该公司将其收益指引上调至低两位数增长，此前曾指向高个位数增长。

公司表示，今年的平均净现金预计在 15亿英镑 至 17亿英镑 之间，高于此前预测的 13亿英镑 至 15亿英镑 区间。

集团首席执行官 Philip Hoare 表示：“Balfour Beatty 以真正的动力进入下半年。”

“我们强劲的上半年表现反映了我们业务的质量、执行的纪律，以及我们的员工在为客户提供服务时做出的卓越贡献。”

“在 230亿英镑 订单簿、极具吸引力的增长市场以及强劲的运营动力的支持下，Balfour Beatty 已做好充分准备，能够安全、高效且大规模地交付项目。”

Philip Hoare 对公司的未来表现充满信心

Etoro 市场分析师 Adam Vettese 表示：“这正是目前市场所希望的那种风险较低、可见度高的业务。”

“随着英国主要的能源和国防计划仍将流入订单簿，加上美国业务的健康储备，Balfour 处于持续增长的有利位置。”

“渐进式的股息和持续的股票回购进一步增加了该投资的吸引力。”

由于对全球事件的不确定性，度假者越来越多地将预订推迟到最后一刻 GETTY

旅游

伊朗战争导致预订延迟，Tui利润下滑

作者：Holly Williams

由于伊朗战争持续带来的不确定性，谨慎的消费者将度假预订推迟到最后一刻，导致度假公司Tui的季度收益骤减。

这家欧洲最大的旅游运营商在截至6月的第三季度税前利润暴跌43%，至1.534亿欧元（1.31 亿英镑m）。该集团受到了中东冲突导致燃料成本上升的影响，且由于需求疲软和竞争加剧，面临降低价格的压力。

在最新一个季度中，由于客户数量下降3%至990 万，基础收益下降27%至2.338亿欧元。

Tui透露，在本财年至今的九个月中，伊朗战争和牙买加飓风给公司带来了€8m的损失，其中第三季度中东冲突对其邮轮部门造成的“直接”影响额外增加了2000万欧元。

今年3月，该公司被迫将两艘停泊在阿布扎比的邮轮上的约5,000名乘客遣返回国，这些邮轮一直停留在海湾港口直到5月中旬。

Tui首席执行官Sebastian Ebel表示，集团已经挺过了艰难的贸易环境，但度假者预订行程的时间点正日益向出发日期靠拢。

他表示：“2026年并非寻常之年。Tui在困难的全球环境下表现稳健……旅行对人们的生活依然至关重要，但做出旅行决定的时机发生了转移。”

博彩

William Hill所有者收益受损4600 万英镑m

作者：Holly Williams

William Hill和888的所有者Evoke透露，由于博彩税提高，其收益受损4600 万英镑m，目前该公司正准备接受希腊博彩公司Bally's Intralot以£243m的价格收购。

这家在伦敦上市的公司表示，在4月份远程游戏税从21%提高到40%后，截至6月30日的六个月内，其基础收益骤降10%至1.502 亿英镑m。

前财政大臣Rachel Reeves去年还宣布，从明年起将征收一项新的25%的在线体育博彩税，涵盖除赛马以外的所有体育项目。

Evoke此前警告称，由于这些综合变动，从2027年起，其税收成本每年将增加高达1.35 亿英镑m。

从底线来看，Evoke上半年的税前亏损从一年前的7.77 亿英镑m扩大至8000 万英镑m。

这些数据出炉前两个月，Evoke刚同意由Bally's Intralot以每股52便士、总价值2.43 亿英镑.1m的价格将其收购。

两家公司在公布交易时表示，英国近期博彩税的增加以及竞争的加剧导致出现了“整合机会”。

Evoke在5月关闭了约200家投注站，旨在削减成本并帮助抵消税收打击的影响。

该公司表示，到目前为止，已能通过“较低但更有效的营销投资、提高促销效率以及运营成本节约”抵消超过一半的游戏税上涨。

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养老金日记

我是一名养老金专家——这就是我在 37 岁时拥有 30 万英镑 资金池的方式

在我们的“养老金日记”系列中，我们采访了英国各年龄段的人群，以了解他们为退休储备了多少（或多么少）资金，以及为未来存钱的现实情况。

本周，我们采访了 People's Partnership 的方案总监 Kirsty Ross，该公司专注于职场养老金。

37 岁的 Kirsty 与伴侣 Andrew 以及他们六岁的女儿和三岁的儿子住在曼彻斯特附近的威尔姆斯洛（Wilmslow）。

她觉得自己很幸运，因为她的职业让她从小就意识到将资金投入养老金的重要性。然而，她希望打破一个迷思，即养老金专家拥有所有答案——事实上，他们和所有人一样，同样担心退休后是否有足够的钱。

你是如何开始从事养老金职业的？

我在苏格兰长大，就读于一所非常普通的学校。我在学校最喜欢的两个科目是数学和公关。

我觉得数学在职业发展方面更自然，因此我在爱丁堡大学学习了数学，这引导我成为了 Standard Life 的一名精算师。

我也一直保持着对体育的兴趣。我热爱登山、走进荒野，以及跑步、散步和打网球。这是工作后放松身心的好方法。

你是什么时候开始投资养老金的？

在进入 Standard Life 工作之前，我甚至不知道养老金是什么。那时我 21 岁，而他们销售的主要产品之一就是养老金。

我受益于身边那些向我传达尽早开始养老金储蓄重要性的人。

我从那时起开始了我的养老金计划，后来搬到了不同的公司，所以拥有过相当多的职场养老金。

你拥有多少份养老金，它们的估计价值是多少？

我曾在 Standard Life、Aegon、Royal London 工作，过去两年在 People's Partnership 工作。这些全部都是定额缴款养老金（defined contribution pensions）。

我现在只有两份养老金，因为我已经将它们合并了。我有一份在 Royal London 的养老金，以及一份在 People's Partnership 的活跃养老金。目前我的养老金资金池总额估计约为 30 万英镑。

你心中是否有目标养老金金额或退休年龄？

我心中没有具体的金额或年龄，因为我非常热爱体育和户外活动，希望在退休后也能继续这些活动。

这意味着在希望拥有足够的身体素质来实现这些目标，与足够早地退休以享受退休生活之间，存在着一定的

Kirsty Ross 表示，她受益于从小身边就有了解养老金价值的人

权衡。我还希望在财务上感到自信，能够负担得起这种生活。

我一直将目前的生活方式作为基准，从成本角度向前推演，并思考在退休后不再需要担心的、可以从目前生活方式中剔除的成本。

例如房贷、育儿费用以及一些更奢侈的项目，如健身房会员费。

使用在线计算器和工具来看，我似乎能在 60 岁时达到那个目标。

你对养老金有什么遗憾吗？

虽然我理解养老金的重要性，但我当时没有充分意识到雇主匹配缴款（employer matching benefit）的意义——尤其是在职业生涯早期。

在我二十多岁的时候，我的个人缴款比例在 5% 到 10% 之间。

但如果我当时能多缴 1% 或 2% 的薪水，我就能白白获得双倍的

我想足够早地退休以享受退休生活。我还希望在财务上感到自信，能够负担得起这种生活

资金，并获得复利和税收减免的所有好处。

我现在向养老金账户缴纳 20% 的资金，我的雇主在最高雇主匹配额度下另外为我提供 14%。这是一笔相当可观的缴款，但它具有灵活性，所以如果我的生活开支增加，我可以减少缴款额。

另一件我会采取不同做法的事情，是我在产假期间处理养老金的方式。出于负担能力方面的考虑，在两个孩子休产假期间，我都选择了退出养老金计划。

当时我没有意识到，我失去的不仅仅是我自己的缴款，还有雇主的缴款。

关于退休，您有哪些恐惧和焦虑？

我想打破的最大误区就是养老金专家拥有所有答案——因为我们也没有。每个人都担心的事情，比如我是否能负担得起退休、我的钱会怎么处理，以及我是否会活得太久而耗尽资金——我们同样担心这些问题。

不同之处在于，在养老金行业工作的优势在于，你会变得更能适应这种不确定性，并且你可以利用退休计算器和年度规划等工具来管理这种焦虑。

其中一些不确定性在我的控制之内，而另一些则不在。我无法控制通货膨胀和投资表现等因素。我投资于默认投资组合，因为我相信管理这些资金的专家能比我做得更好。

更在我的控制之内的则是你可以调节的杠杆，比如你退休的年龄，计算出你在退休后将依赖多少收入，以及现在你可以投入多少缴款。我的建议是：不要逃避现实。弄清楚你的房屋状况，并据此采取行动。永远都不太晚——你总能制定一个计划。

您对退休有什么梦想？

我想尽可能长时间地保持活跃，并希望能够攀登完苏格兰所有的 282 座 Munro 山（高度至少 3,000ft，即 3,000 英尺的山峰）。我还希望能环游世界，感受生活，陪伴我的孩子们，并能在经济上支持他们。

20%

Kirsty 的缴款使她的养老金达到了目前水平，而她的雇主提供了 14%

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石油

布伦特原油 每桶。

文化

Spotify 将为 AI 创作的音乐标注

音乐流媒体服务 Spotify 将告知听众某位艺术家是由 AI 生成的。从 9 月中旬起，“AI Persona”徽章将开始出现，以标明该个人资料并非真实人物。Spotify 最近在田纳西州纳什维尔举办了一场涵盖音乐、时尚和电影的现场活动，歌手 Charli xcx（左）出席了该活动。

公司

塔塔集团董事长将卸任

N Chandrasekaran 将卸任塔塔集团（Tata Group）董事长。这位 63 岁的领导者表示，在塔塔之子（Tata Sons）董事会无法就其任期延长五年达成一致后，做出了这一决定。该消息导致上市的塔塔公司股价大跌，并引发了人们对这家拥有捷豹路虎（Jaguar Land Rover）的企业集团未来的质疑。

技术

Super Micro 预期增长

Super Micro Computer 预测其 2027 年的营收将超过华尔街的预期，带动其股价上涨 7%。该公司押注其服务器的强劲需求将推动增长。Super Micro 预计年营收在 650亿美元 和 720亿美元 之间，高于分析师预估的 525亿美元。

零售

面包店连锁店将重新开业

由喜剧演员 Romesh Ranganathan 部分持股的一家拥有 89 年历史的连锁面包店将重新开业。在东南部设有门店的 Coughlans Bakery 已于 6 月停止营业。总部位于格洛斯特郡的 Janes Pantry 将以自有品牌重新开设其中的 20 家门店。

房产

新买家咨询量下降

英国住房市场在 7 月依然低迷，购房者需求和已达成交易的销售额几乎没有恢复迹象。英国皇家特许测量师学会（RICS）表示，7 月有 28% 的房地产专业人士净余额观察到新买家咨询量下降，与 6 月持平。

美国经济

通胀放缓至 3.4

新数据显示，截至 7 月的一年内，美国物价上涨 3.4，略低于截至 6 月一年的 3.5。虽然 7 月汽油价格较 6 月下降 2.9，但全年上涨 2.4。月环比来看，通胀上涨 0.1 , 主要原因是住房成本增加。

人物

拍卖行创始人 Pye 去世

人们对一家“行业领先”拍卖行的联合创始人表达了悼念。John Pye Auctions 宣布 John Pye 已去世，享年 95. 岁。该公司由 John 和 Ann Pye 于 1968 年在诺丁汉的老牲畜市场以 Furniture & General Auctions 的合伙企业形式创立。

计算

CoreWeave 上调营收预测

CoreWeave 上调了其年营收、调整后营业利润和资本支出的预测，因为对其 AI 基础设施的强劲需求使该公司能够获得更好的定价。这家新云服务提供商的股价上涨了 18 以上。

市场

富时 100 指数收盘下跌 11.0%, 点数在 10.833.1。

涨幅最大的是 Admiral，上涨 108p 至 3.828p；3f，上涨 71p 至 2.813p；以及洲际酒店集团（Intercontinental Hotels Group），上涨 3.95p 至 159.75p。跌幅最大的是

Burberry，下跌 49.50p 至 1.120.00p；马莎百货（Maris & Spencer），下跌 16.10p 至 385.70p；以及 Reddit Bendisser，下跌 1.66p 至 5.138p。巴黎 CAC 40 指数收盘下跌 0.5 , 而法兰克福 DAX 40 指数收盘下跌 0.2 . 布伦特原油上涨至 $88.70 每桶。

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英镑兑加元下跌 0.06 美分，报 $1.3506 但兑欧元上涨 0.01 美分，报 €1.1705

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消费者

前任的破产毁了我的抵押贷款申请

抵押贷款诊所

NICK MENDES

我的伴侣和我的一套新房报价被接受了，在我们出售自己房产的过程中，抵押贷款出了问题。两家贷款机构都拒绝了我们。

其中一家指出我与前夫之间存在财务关联，而我的前夫在我不经意间被宣布破产，这源于一个我们在多年前就关闭的共同账户。另一家则因为我的银行流水单上有一些数额不大的博彩交易而拒绝了我。

我们现在已经有了买家并确定了购买目标，担心整个交易链条会崩溃。什么是财务关联？我该如何消除它？流水单上的赌博记录足以导致申请失败吗？

很遗憾你在流程如此之晚的阶段遇到这些问题，而且交易链条已经依赖于此，但这两个问题都不罕见，且都有明确的解决路径。

首先来看财务关联。每当你开设共同账户，或者在某些情况下办理共同抵押贷款或贷款时，信用参考机构（Experian、Equifax 和 TransUnion）会将你的信用档案与共同持有该账户的人关联起来。

这种关联会无限期地保留在档案中，即使在账户关闭以及你们停止共同生活之后很久依然存在。这意味着，此后发生在你前伴侣档案中的任何事情（包括破产），在贷款机构检查你的档案时都可能显示为警告信号，尽管这与你如何管理自己的资金毫无关系。

解决方法很简单，但并没有被广泛宣传。写信给每家信用参考机构，要求在你的档案中添加一份“解除关联通知”（notice of disassociation）。

你通常需要证明该账户已关闭且不存在持续的财务联系——一份显示关闭日期的银行流水单通常就足够了。

这会告知任何贷款机构，虽然记录中存在财务关联，但你与该人已不再有任何财务联系，其信用行为不应被用来衡量你。

贷款机构不再仅依赖信用评分，可能会检查消费模式

处理此项申请通常需要两到四周，因此一旦你怀疑这可能成为问题，请立即办理。

一旦通知生效，大多数主流贷款机构会忽略这段历史关联，不过请与你的经纪人确认，在你提交申请之前，你联系的贷款机构是否会审核这些通知。

赌博交易则是另一种问题。

贷款机构不再仅依赖信用评分。根据负责任贷款和消费者责任（Consumer Duty）规则，审核员会常规地审查三到六个月的银行流水，观察消费模式，不仅是为了寻找逾期付款或透支，更是为了寻找任何财务不稳定的迹象。

定期的博彩交易，即使金额较小且管理良好，无论你的整体行为如何，都可能被视为危险信号。

一些贷款机构根据政策直接拒绝，一些会要求提供解释以及几个月证明其已停止的证据，而极少数机构对此则宽松得多。

这在不同贷款机构之间有所不同，而这正是优秀经纪人赚取佣金的地方：他们会引导你走向那些政策符合你情况的机构，而不是盲目提交申请并收集更多的拒绝信，因为重复的硬查询（hard searches）本身就会开始损害你的信用档案。

我的实际建议是：现在就提交解除关联通知。这不需要任何费用，且能永久移除一个障碍。

如果可能的话，在重新申请前的几个月里完全停止赌博交易。贷款机构希望看到的是一种稳定、一致的模式，而不是为了在纸面上好看而突然做出的改变。

当你再次尝试时，请使用能够提前（而非在被拒绝后）核实贷款机构政策的经纪人，因为每一次硬查询和拒绝对你档案造成的损害，可能比最初的问题本身还要大。

鉴于你已经有了买家并确定了购买目标，一次性找到合适的贷款机构比快速行动更重要。短暂的延迟好过因为一次可避免的第二次拒绝而导致交易链条崩溃。

Nick Mendes 是约翰查科尔（John Charcol）的抵押贷款技术经理。想向我们的专家提问？请发送电子邮件至 money@theipaper.com

总体情况

一个高压系统给英格兰和威尔士的大部分地区带来了干燥和晴朗的天气，全天天空晴朗，阳光充足。苏格兰和北爱尔兰的天空较为阴沉，降雨持续，尤其是在西北部地区。风力普遍较轻，风向为西南风。海峡群岛天气晴朗，而马恩岛大部分时间多云但干燥。伦敦、英格兰东南部、东安格利亚、海峡群岛：早晨开始时天空晴朗，阳光充足，气候温暖，这种情况将持续到下午。进入傍晚，

气温将保持在高位，尤其是在最东部地区。全天将有轻微的东南风，没有降雨威胁。最高气温 35℃。今晚，有雨，强风。最低气温 35℃。英格兰中南部、英格兰西南部、中英格兰、南威尔士、北威尔士：早晨开始时天空晴朗，阳光充足，为该地区带来温暖。随着一天的推进，气温将升高，导致下午天气炎热，尤其是在中部地区。轻微西风，傍晚保持晴朗平静，预计没有降雨。最高气温 35℃。今晚，天空晴朗，寒冷。最低气温 17℃。

苏格兰东南部，英格兰东北部，英格兰东部

早晨开始时有云，气温温和，全天逐渐变暖。在最北部地区，预计会有更多云层且可能出现轻微降雨。到下午，最东部地区将出现更干燥、更晴朗的天气，气温升高。最高气温 35℃。今晚，大雨，有风。最低气温 17℃。英格兰西北部，苏格兰西南部，北爱尔兰，爱尔兰共和国，马恩岛：预报早晨开始时天气晴朗，阳光充足，气温温和。进入下午，最北部地区将出现大部分多云的天空，并有

轻微降雨的威胁。最西部地区将享有同样的晴朗时段。全天有轻微的西南风。最高气温 27℃。今晚，天空晴朗，寒冷。最低气温 35℃。苏格兰西北部，苏格兰东北部，西群岛，北群岛：一天将以多云开始，阴天将占据主导地位。到下午，最北部地区将出现更厚的云层和轻微降雨，而最西部地区将出现最剧烈的阵雨。气温温和，全天持续有来自南方的轻风。最高气温 23℃。今晚，轻微降雨，有风。最低气温 14℃。

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天气形势图气压：一个中心位于英格兰西南部的高压系统将其影响扩展到英格兰和威尔士的大部分地区，维持干燥和晴朗的天气。与此同时，西群岛附近的一个弱低压区给苏格兰和北爱尔兰带来了更多云且更潮湿的天气。海峡群岛天气稳定。

最高与最低

（周二，截至晚上 11 点）

最暖：罗斯-翁-怀（Ross-On-Wye）。

Herefordshire，30℃

最冷：柯克布雷斯（Kirkbrace）。

Hatchery，8℃

最湿：圣阿尔特（St Althae）。格拉摩根谷（Vale of Glamorgan），160mm

最晴：赫恩（Hurn），多塞特（Dorset）。

13 Bhrs

黑夜时长

Aberdeen / 20:58-05:32

Birmingham / 20:37-05:48 Bristol / 20:36-05:54 Cardiff / 20:39-05:56 Glasgow / 20:58-05:46 Hull / 20:34-05:38 Inverness / 21:04-05:37 Liverpool / 20:44-05:49 London / 20:27-05:44 Manchester / 20:41-05:46 Stornoway / 21:17-05:45 Swansea / 20:42-05:59 York / 20:38-05:40

五日天气预报

FRIDAY 南部地区气温温暖，天空晴朗且阳光充足，而北部地区多云并伴有分散阵雨。

SATURDAY 英国大部分地区天空多云，伴有阵时晴天；南部地区天气良好且阳光充足，西部地区可能会有阵雨。

SUNDAY 南部地区天气良好且阳光充足，北部地区大部分时间多云，伴有阵时晴天，西部地区云层零散，伴有阵时晴天。

MONDAY 大部分地区有雨且伴有阴天，南部地区阵雨较轻，海峡群岛偶尔有晴天。

TUESDAY 北部地区有雨，东部地区有阵雨，南部地区大部分时间多云，西部地区多云。

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体育

欧洲田径锦标赛

亨特领衔，三名英国选手晋级200米决赛

作者：保罗·马丁（Paul Martin）

一名“放松且快乐”的艾米·亨特（Amy Hunt）在亚历山大体育场今晚的200米决赛中轻松晋级，继续冲击惊人的欧洲四项冠军目标。

这位新晋的欧洲百米最快女性在起跑飞快后，在最后直道上有所收力，并以 22.77 的成绩赢得了半决赛。

“我会给这次表现打 8 分（满分 10 分），”去年在东京世界锦标赛 200 米中获得银牌的亨特（见下文）说道。“我知道

我需要进行一次非常强力的冲刺，在 100 米处就击败他们，这样就没人能跟上我的节奏。

“因为我在第八道，我试图查看屏幕，弄清楚其他选手的位置，以便为决赛节省一些体力。

“保持放松和快乐是最重要的。关键是要尝试保持社交状态，不要让自己过于严肃，否则会把自己搞得精疲力竭。”

迪娜·阿舍-史密斯（Dina Asher-Smith）在同样轻松的比赛后与亨特一起进入决赛。阿舍-史密斯曾多次获得该距离的世界冠军和欧洲冠军，她在第一场半决赛中以 22.49 的成绩轻松获胜。“我并不太考虑过去或未来，我只是尽量专注于当下并执行，”她说。

英国冠军萨克塞斯·埃杜安（Success Eduan）作为两名成绩最快落选者之一晋级，确保了三位本土希望之星都将站在起跑线上。Novuna 是英国田径队的官方金融合作伙伴，也是英国及北爱尔兰田径队的自豪赞助商。欲了解更多信息，请访问 www.novuna.co.uk

马特·哈德森-史密斯（Matt Hudson-Smith）昨晚在伯明翰以绝对优势赢得欧洲 400 米冠军后庆祝 5P

家乡英雄哈德森-史密斯完成纪录金牌之跑

作者：保罗·马丁（Paul Martin）

家乡英雄马特·哈德森-史密斯（Matt Hudson-Smith）在伯明翰以统治级的表现赢得欧洲400米冠军，将自己的名字载入纪录册。

这位31岁的运动员在第九道起跑后迅速甩开对手，并在主直道上稳住阵脚，夺得他的第五枚洲际金牌，成为该赛事历史上获得奖牌最多的英国男性运动员。

他通过冲向看台并指向以他命名的看台来庆祝，同时沉浸在第二城市（伯明翰）观众的热烈欢呼之中。

“语言无法描述这对我的意义有多大，”他说。

“我的教练对我说‘这是你的主场，守护它’。我知道如果有人想超过我，需要付出极大的努力。”

“在这条跑道上没有人能打败我，这是我的家。我从九岁起就在这里，我对这条跑道了如指掌。”

“我知道我是世界上最强的，我知道我比这里的每一个人都快。这只是我与时间的较量。”

在前一晚的半决赛中，哈德森-史密斯在起跑后迅速冲出，随后在主直道上被追上。

事实证明他只是在节省体力。在外部赛道起跑的哈德森-史密斯从一开始就掌控了局面，并在冲向后直道时扩大了领先优势。

这一次，没有人能追上他，他以 44.17 的成绩冲线，夺得他总共第八枚欧洲奖牌。

“预赛的全部意义就在于生存并晋级。我试图节省体力，我和我的教练一路都在笑。”

“我只是执行了比赛计划，然后顺势而为。”

五枚欧洲金牌使他与罗杰·布莱克（Roger Black）和莫·法拉爵士（Sir Mo Farah）持平，而在英国运动员中，只有迪娜·阿舍-史密斯（Dina Asher-Smith）赢得的洲际奖牌更多。

这标志着东道国在本届赛事中获得第三枚金牌，此前是艾米·亨特（Amy Hunt）和罗梅尔·格拉夫（Romell Glave）在100米项目上的胜利。

纽纳姆在伯明翰创个人最好成绩，迎来银色之夏

作者：保罗·马丁（Paul Martin）

在伯明翰

新星艾米莉·纽纳姆（Emily Newnham）在女子400米栏中以个人最好成绩赢得了一枚令人惊叹的欧洲银牌。

纽纳姆，22, 以 53. 秒的成绩冲线，在格拉斯哥英联邦运动会获得同色奖牌后，继续她在国际舞台上的突破之夏。

“压力是一种荣幸，我只想来到这里展示我的能力，”她说。

马克斯·伯金（Max Burgin）正期待着今晚一场关于欧洲锦标赛金牌的英爱之战。这位来自哈利法克斯的 24 岁运动员在昨天的男子800米首场半决赛中以 1:44.73 夺冠，锁定了决赛席位。

第二场半决赛中，爱尔兰的马克·英格利什（Mark English）跑出 1:43.49, 打破了一项 48 年的锦标赛纪录，为金牌之争制造了一场令人期待的较量。

“在半决赛中打破锦标赛纪录太惊人了，”伯金说。“从自私的角度来看，我希望这让他消耗了一点体力！”

本·帕蒂森（Ben Pattison）在第二场半决赛中屈居英格利什之后获得第二名，也将进入决赛。

艾米莉·纽纳姆在400米栏获得银牌后庆祝

体育电视指南

斯诺克：中国公开赛 TNT Sports 1, 7am 和 12.30pm

田径：欧洲锦标赛 BBC One, 10.30am 和 6pm BBC Two, 7pm

高尔夫：丹麦高尔夫锦标赛 Sky Sports , 12noon

：瑞士女子公开赛 Sky Mix, 2.30pm

网球：ATYWTA辛辛那提 Tennis 4pm Main Event, 3am (明天)

：联邦快递圣朱德锦标赛 , 5pm

联盟鲁格比：利兹 v 利（Leeds v Leigh） Action, 7.30pm

足球：谢尔本 v 阿贾克斯（Shelbourne v Ajax） Premier 1, 7.30pm

网球：加拿大公开赛 Tennis, 11pm

赛果服务

欧洲超级杯

PSB 1 8 阿斯顿维拉 12 Krasnoihefa 21 Midl 45 Doua 62

友谊赛

埃弗顿 12 3 纽卡斯尔 11 1 Barry 27 Barnes 82

Nifalga 3(下午2点)

Gurga 73

曼联 11 1 利兹 12 津巴布韦 28 Paris room 28

阿森纳 12 1 Cease 11 1

Lovro Shelby 18 Nation Forest 10 2 埃及勒沃库森 10 1

Nation Forest 10 2 埃及勒沃库森 10 1 Nobel 4

Kolimandla 30

马拉加 11 8

Chapiro 38

Jaarsgrood (Frei)

板球

THE HUNDRED

Sophia Gordona 加的夫，男子 London Spirit 7th-8

(c / o Balls) Welsh Five (32.70) (H Balls 7) 1 White

2-20 London Spirit 以 Frank Wimmer's Welsh 获胜

Five (32.70) (H 3) 1 White (2-20) Spirit 3 / 3-10-7 / 3 1-2-4-8 (H 3-20) Welsh Five 获胜

by a士man, Edgbaston, 男子, 100 3 / 3-10 (H )

, Birmingham Phoenix 3 / 3-10 (H ) 90

以 Frank Wimmer's 100 2 / 3-8 获胜 (6 / 3) (H ) Birmingham Phoenix 1 / 3-10 (H ) 8-8 Ferry Great, Birmingham Phoenix 以 a士man 获胜

FOURTAYING DAY 国际赛

爱尔兰 v 阿富汗，贝尔法斯特 阿富汗 3x3-5

(c / o Owen S. MacKay) v Zazirah 1 / 1-8 (3 / 4) (Dorough

3-6) 爱尔兰 3 / 6-10 (4 / 6) (Owen A. Batson 3 / 6) C Camden 5 / 6, 10 v Annabale 4 / 6, 7 / 6, 8 / 6, 9 / 6, 10 / 6

阿富汗以 a士man 获胜。

今日赛程

足球

欧联杯第三轮资格赛第二回合

Haarleda, BenKraa 60

4F Egnalna 2 / 4, Thamrock Rovers 6(1 / 8)

格拉斯哥流浪者 2 / 4, Agallonna Brabanna 2 / 3(1 / 3) 2 / 4

欧协联第三轮资格赛第二回合 Midtighland 2 / 4 (巴尔的摩 2 / 3)

Baldwine 2 / 3 (H 2 / 3) 2 / 4

谢尔本 2 / 3 v Kipn 2 / 3(1 / 2)

板球

首场测试赛 - 五日赛第一天：澳大利亚 v

孟加拉国 (Barnes 1 / 2, 下午2点)

高尔夫

3F 世界巡回赛 丹麦高尔夫锦标赛

World Business, Parliament, Forum Denmark

女子欧洲巡回赛 VP BANK SWISS LADIES SPON 弗吉尼亚, 苏格兰, 荷兰, 巴西, 亚拉巴马

瑞士

短距离联赛

BETRED 超级联赛 3 / 4) Park 6-8 v Catalana

Bingama, 利兹 v 利，沃灵顿 v Park

Supplicate

(8.0s, Solstuary)

Roger Varian 已经

缓慢地培养 Supplicate

她在上赛季第二次尝试时获胜，随后被安置，并在本赛季以在巴斯的一场轻松胜利开始，当时分数为 72。随后她顶住了第 5 次上涨，且没有引起过多关注。

索尔兹伯里 GOOD TO FIRM

7.0s TATTERSALLS 4,000 EBF 纯血雌马新手赛

2级(1 / 7) 6,000 附加

CAGLAN 5 ROSE 6 Batting 9 2 W / Carver 3

CLANTY 6 Batting 9 2 W / Murphy 6 MOUNN LIGHTS 6 Tally 9 2 B.W.Casty 3

ORCHARD HATCHES 6' Toggering 9 2 E.Greatney 5 DEVA STORM 6' Torsker 9 2 E.Dissolut 4

DEVA STORM 6' Torsker 9 2 E.Dissolut 4 DUNNEY 4 2 R.Jones Rovers 3 2 3 W.Carver 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

BUTTERH ESF 顶级雌马让赛 (3级)

6,000 附加 4

B.P. MODEL YARD 6' Varian 6 10 2 R.P.Downey 10 8

GREEN BAY 7 / 8 8 W / Carver 9 10 1 W / Murphy 6

GREEN BAY 7 / 8 8 W / Carver 9 10 1 W.Murphy 6 10 0 B.W.Casty 3 GREEN BLADE 6' Varian 6 10 1 W.Carver 5 GREEN BLADE 6' Varian 6 10 1 W.Carver 5 ---

新闻 5-33

观点 18-22

电视 25-31

生活 34-37

文化 38-41

财经 42-45

体育 50-58

星期四 2025年8月13日

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今日赛事概览

威尔士之火队（Welsh Fire）在索菲亚花园球场举行的女子百球赛（Hundred）最后一场比赛中，以 15 分的优势击败了伦敦精神队（London Spirit）。由于两队都无法从小组赛晋级，在卡迪夫的这场比赛并没有太多悬念。最终，之火队凭借队长乔治亚·沃勒姆（Georgia Wareham，右图）的一场半世纪得分（half-century）建立起势头，帮助球队以 138 for 7. 得分结束。伦敦精神队在 99 个球内全部出局，得分为 123。

板球

鲁特表示：不会有宵禁——他们是成年人

乔·鲁特（Joe Root）确认，在他第二次担任英格兰测试赛队长期间，将不会实施宵禁。

在本周与迈克尔·阿尔伯顿（Michael Alberton）进行的 Sky Sports Cricket 播客采访中，鲁特（上图）表示：“不会有宵禁。我认为这不需要被大肆讨论。”

“我认为宵禁没有效果。如果你希望球员在场上承担责任，那么在场下，他们必须感觉到自己是成熟的成年人，并能做出正确且坚定的决定。”

“这是我们作为一支球队需要良好管理和自我约束的，对我以及‘弗莱姆’（新任测试赛教练斯蒂芬·弗莱明 [Stephen Fleming]）来说，在很多方面都需要良好地管理。”

橄榄球联盟

奥斯普雷队誓言就削减球队计划与威尔士橄榄球联盟抗争

奥斯普雷队（Ospreys）将继续游说，反对威尔士橄榄球联盟（WRU）计划从 2028-29 赛季起削减其四支男子职业球队中的一支。

WRU 表示，其球队将分布在卡迪夫、西部和东部各一支。这意味着西部的两个地区——斯卡莱茨队（Scarlets）或奥斯普雷队——其中之一将被取消。卡迪夫队和巨龙队（Dragons）已被分别授予首都和东部的执照。

奥斯普雷队承认威尔士橄榄球“需要改革和改变”，但坚持认为四家职业俱乐部是可以维持的。

该队表示：“WRU 的（计划）将导致西威尔士——这项运动中最热情的橄榄球地区之一——仅由一支球队代表。奥斯普雷队不接受这种结果是不可避免的，也不认为这是正确的。”

斯诺克

奥沙利文在中国赛再次早早出局

罗尼·奥沙利文（Ronnie O'Sullivan）在新赛季的糟糕开局仍在延续，他在中国公开赛第二轮中以 6-4 负于诺庞·桑堪（Noppon Saengkham）。

奥沙利文曾两次赢得该项赛事冠军，但在该赛事时隔七年回归太原后，他希望走得更远的愿望在昨天破灭。

桑堪在 3-1 落后的情况下奋起反击，连续赢得四局将比分追至 3. 3.。奥沙利文以一记出色的 88, 分回击，营造出激烈的收官局面。他随后落后两个斯诺克球，但这位泰国选手以 6-1-16 拿下下一局，导致“火箭”在第二轮被淘汰，此前他在上海大师赛的同一阶段也已出局。

谜题答案

多米诺骨牌

Journey Finder

Making Tracks

数字方格

Idoku

Kakuro

Wijuko

二进制

ABC逻辑

Zygolox

从左至右： loaned, wander, left; powder, tent, ponder; scent, musk; muse; scene, fuse, setting; fust, convene; weld.

每日测验

1. 扬·凡·艾克 (Jan van Eyck)
2. 7,053
3. 硅谷
4. 六

文字阶梯

Sudoku

拼图数独

数字六边形

周三填字游戏 4583

文字轮 九字母单词：ENDORPHIN

其他单词：dehorn, heir, herd, hero, heroin, heron, hide, hider, hied, hind, hinder, hire, hired, hoed, hoer, hone, honed, homied, hope, hoped, hoper, horde, horn, horned, nephron, phon, phone, phoned, phonier, rhino.

杀手数独

扫雷

数字金字塔

Calcudoku

文字方格

骑士巡游

Pathfinder

Chain Link

Futoshiki

Hexalex

Word Fit

Cells

战舰

桥梁

单词搜索

五线索隐晦十字谜题

横向：3 / 5 Settle a score*, 6 Mon-eyed 纵向：1 Pension, 2 De-let-ed, 4 Th-OS-e

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体育

英式橄榄球联盟

Ollie Lawrence 的英格兰合同将不会获得续签

五人首次获得 RFU 合同

作者：Jim van Wijk

五名英格兰球员首次获得了由 RFU 授予的增强合同。

Sale 队的柱球员 Asher Opoku-Fordjour、Northampton 队的锁球员 Alex Coles、Bath 队的侧翼球员 Guy Pepper、Leicester 队的半截锋 Jack van Poorvliet 以及 Gloucester 的中锋 Seb Atkinson 均在主教练 Steve Borthwick 为 2026-27 赛季确认的 25 名精英球员之列。

这些合同是与 Prem Rugby 建立的男子职业比赛合作伙伴关系的一部分，其中包括一项价值约 15 万英镑 的固定年薪。

2025-26 赛季 25 人名单中的 20 人保留了合同——包括队长 Maro Itoje、Jamie George、Ellis Genge、Ollie Chessam、Henry Slade、Tom Curry 和 George Furbank。

Tom Roebuck、Elliot Daly、Ollie Lawrence 和 Ben Curry 的合同未获续签，而 Tom Willis 在转会至波尔多后也未能入选。

英格兰女队

米切尔称全球系列赛是 2029 年世界杯的试演

作者：Mark Walker

主教练 John Mitchell 表示，他的英格兰球员必须将下个月的新 WXV 全球系列赛视为 2029 年在澳大利亚举行的世界杯的试演。

在 9 月 12 日新赛事的开幕周末，红玫瑰队将在索尔福德对阵澳大利亚。该赛事涵盖了全球排名前 12 的球队。

Mitchell（左）表示：“在处理事情的方式上，我们可以非常有耐心。但归根结底，这就像是在为 2029 年澳大利亚世界杯进行试演，因为在这次赛事中，我们在地理位置上肯定要奔波很远。”

足球

安德森坚称自己能帮曼城填补罗德里的空缺

作者：Simon Mullock

埃利奥特·安德森（Eliott Anderson）认为，如果这位西班牙世界杯冠军队长能够强行推动其转会巴塞罗那，他可以帮助曼城适应失去罗德里（Rodri）的情况。

在曼城拒绝了西甲冠军开出的第二次报价 5500 万英镑m plus 500万英镑 附加费，并为这位 30 岁球员设定了 7000 万英镑m 的估值后，罗德里的未来仍未确定。

新任伊蒂哈德主教练恩佐·马雷斯卡（Enzo Maresca）更希望 2024 年金球奖得主能与安德森组成一个强大的中场搭档。安德森在以 1.16 亿英镑m 从诺丁汉森林转会而来时，成为了曼城的俱乐部纪录签约球员。

安德森表示：“他（罗德里）是世界上最好的中场球员之一，但我不太确定他那边现在是什么情况。”

“我认为我们很相似。我在中场可以胜任多种角色，我会看看教练如何使用我。坦白说，我可以踢任何位置。我可以创造机会，向前推进，或者如果他们要求我，我甚至可以承担另一个角色。”

埃利奥特·安德森承认，他仍对英格兰队在世界杯上的出局感到沉重。

格拉斯哥流浪者

伤病侵袭伊布罗克斯球场，麦克因内斯希望在转会窗进一步引援

德里克·麦克因内斯（Derek McInnes）认为，由于球队可用球员不足，流浪者队目前是在“玩火”。他正在为图尔·罗门斯（Tuur Rommens）以及前锋尤塞夫·谢尔米蒂（Youssef Chermiti）寻找伤病替代人选。

流浪者队周二确认，这位 22 岁的葡萄牙前锋——此前加拉塔萨雷曾尝试以 2200 万英镑m 的俱乐部纪录身价将其签下但未获成功——在周日于伊布罗克斯球场 2-1 负于希伯尼安的苏超比赛中遭遇前十字韧带（ACL）损伤，“将长期缺阵”。

主教练透露，左后卫罗门斯在最糟糕的情况下，可能会因为在负于希伯尼安的比赛末段遭遇的腹股沟拉伤而缺阵 2 个月。

曼城宣布从马赛签下阿根廷门将赫罗尼莫·鲁利（Geronimo Rulli），据报道转会费为 170 万英镑m。这位 36 岁的球员已同意一份为期两年的合同。

安德森在世界杯期间与约翰·斯通斯（John Stones）建立了深厚的友谊，并选择身披曼城的 5 号球衣。他承认，自己仍在努力消化上个月英格兰队在半决赛中惨败给阿根廷的痛苦。

他补充道：“这真的很难熬。我现在仍然在与之挣扎。足球比赛有起有伏，关键在于你如何反弹。我有三周时间去反思，但现在是新赛季，必须向前看。”

“知道自己能在世界杯舞台上表现出色给了我巨大的信心。显然，我之前还没有参加过这么大的比赛。对我来说，这是一个非常好的考验。”

安德森在从森林队加盟当天，通过坚称“曼彻斯特是蓝色的”，瞬间成为了曼城球迷心中的英雄。

随后，他在葡萄牙的一家高尔夫球场与前曼联组合瑞安·吉格斯（Ryan Giggs）和菲尔·巴兹利（Phil Bardsley）度假会面，但对方未能说服他应该前往老特拉福德。

“你得做一个重大决定——而我有信心我做出了正确的选择，”安德森说。“我签约时说的话被过度解读了。”

“但我大概在八九岁时，就看到了阿圭罗进那个球（2012 年对阵 QPR），在过去的 10 年里我一直关注着曼城。”

麦克因内斯（见下文）在夏天从哈茨队加盟并接手后，已经签下了九名新球员。但在今晚于伊布罗克斯球场进行的欧联杯资格赛第二回合对阵波兰球队阿尔戈尼亚·比亚韦斯托克（Argielonia Białystok）之前——他们将试图挽回 2-1 的劣势——他指出了球队阵容中的脆弱环节。

他说：“显然，我们的首要任务是考虑加强防守和边路，但显然，失去了尤塞夫这样能力的球员，我们也需要考虑这个问题。”

曼联

尤里·蒂勒曼斯（Youri Tielemans）喜欢在球场上奔跑的动态 GETTY

蒂莱曼斯的资历毋庸置疑，问题在于他的油箱里还剩多少油

Pete Hall

西北部足球记者

尤里·蒂莱曼斯（Youri Tielemans）看起来不像一个典型的曼联签约球员：这其中有逻辑，且没有过度支付。

曼联希望纠正之前转会窗口的错误：没有冗长的转会拉锯战，没有过高的价格，并且签约具有英超资历的球员。蒂莱曼斯符合所有要求。

然而，这种资历是有代价的。蒂莱曼斯在 16 岁时就为安德莱赫特（Anderlecht）首秀，直到过去几年遭受多次伤病导致缺阵，他几乎没有错过任何一分钟的比赛。在成年之前，他甚至曾担任这家比利时巨头的队长。

这位中场球员为俱乐部和国家队累计出场 668 场，而他直到明年 5 月才满 30 岁。这比他的前任卡塞米罗（Casemiro）整个职业生涯的出场次数还要多；比利昂内尔·梅西在进入第三个十年之前出场的次数少 33 场；比克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多在同一时期的出场次数少 52 场。

“事实上，我觉得非常好，”蒂莱曼斯在曼联都柏林季前训练营接受《i报》采访时表示。“在世界杯期间我出了一点小问题，现在已经解决了。显然，季前赛的所有重点都是为赛季积累体能，但我感觉很棒。准备好出发了。”

“这只是因为比赛太多、出场时间太长而导致的过载，不幸的是我的身体无法 处理事情。但最终，这有点像是在为 2029 年澳大利亚进行试演，因为从地理位置来看，这次比赛我们肯定要长途跋涉。”

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英冠联赛

Baggies 在最新一次避免降级至第三级别联赛的尝试中获得了喘息空间

Michael Hincks

本赛季英冠联赛的强度，或许可以通过西布罗姆维奇阿尔比恩（West Bromwich Albion）的升级前景得到最好的证明。

作为 2000 年代典型的“升降机”球队，这支被昵称为 Baggies 的球队最近失去了那种势头，最后一次参加英超联赛是在 2021 年。

而在上个赛季，被扣除的两分导致西布罗姆维奇在 1993 年以来排名并列最低——在第二级别联赛中排名第 21 位——这意味着他们仅勉强逃离了降级区。如果不是莱斯特城被扣除六分，他们本已降级。

这使得整个赛季显得十分惨淡，期间更换了三任正式主教练，主席希伦·帕特尔（Shilen Patel）在 6 月向支持者道歉，称该赛季“历史性地糟糕”。

但生存至关重要，尽管升级看起来是一个遥远的目标，但至少在主教练詹姆斯·莫里森（James Morrison）的执教下，还存在一些希望。

西布罗姆维奇的财务状况

足球财务专家罗布·威尔逊（Rob Wilson）教授表示，在进入新赛季之际，西布罗姆维奇处于一个“显著更健康的财务状况”。

自从 2024, 2 月 Baggies 被帕特尔的公司 Bilkul 接管以来，修复工作的规模非常巨大，得益于这位美国人的资金注入，前景更加光明。

“关于再次被扣分的可能性，我认为风险已大幅降低，”威尔逊说。“上赛季的两分扣除与截至 2025, 6 月的三年期间有关，阿尔比恩方面称违规金额少于 200 万英镑m。至关重要的是，2023-24 赛季的 3760 万英镑m 亏损现在已不再计入计算范围。”

与英超联赛一样，英冠联赛在即将到来的赛季中也切换到了阵容成本比（squad cost ratio），这意味着俱乐部必须在新的财务框架下运行。本赛季，俱乐部可以将收入的 85% 用于球员和教练相关的成本。

“我们有信心在新的规定范围内执行我们的计划，”帕特尔说道。

西布罗姆维奇的支出能力

在这个夏季转会窗口，有十几家英冠俱乐部在支出上超过了西布罗姆维奇。而菲利克斯·迈尔（Felix Myhre）、巴尼·斯图尔特（Barney Stewart）、吉米-杰·摩根（Jimmy-Jay Morgan）和诺兰·加尔维斯（Nolan Galves）的加盟总花费为 600 万英镑m，证明了该俱乐部在寻求廉价球员。

随后，他们于周二确认从斯特拉斯堡签下了法国 U-20 中场拉比·伊津古拉（Rabby Yzingoula），转会费未公开。

西布罗姆维奇突然大举投资的可能性很小。威尔逊（Wilson）估计还有 300 万英镑m 6m 的支出空间，但这将很大程度上取决于工资、交易结构以及进一步的球员出售情况。

“他们仍然是一家需要保持自律的英冠俱乐部，但财务状况已显著趋于稳定，”威尔逊补充道，“应该还有进一步招人的空间，尽管可能在低个位数的百万英镑级别，而非大规模的挥霍。”

可能的转会目标 在上赛季于雷克瑟姆（Wrexham）租借效力后，伊萨·卡博雷（Issa Kabore，左图）与西布罗姆维奇产生了联系。曼城在 2020 年签下这名右后卫后已将其租出七次，这位 25 岁的球员尚未为曼城出场。

自由球员市场同样是一座宝库，随着莫里森（Morrison）近期解决了对新边锋的需求，目前有经验丰富的选择可用。

桑德兰在今年夏天释放了贝特朗·特拉奥雷（Bertrand Traoré），对于西布罗姆维奇来说，签下这名前锋会比签下同样在寻求工作的拉希姆·斯特林（Raheem Sterling）和威尔弗里德·扎哈（Wilfried Zaha）要容易得多。

阿达玛·特拉奥雷（Adama Traoré）自己也成了一个在各队流转的球员，但西布罗姆维奇可能不愿将这名前狼队球员招入麾下。

门将亚历克斯·帕尔默（Alex Palmer）重返山楂球场（the Hawthorns）也在考虑之中，他于 2025 年离开俱乐部加盟伊普斯维奇镇。这位 30 岁的球员（上图）在波特曼路球场（Portman Road）于上赛季初失去了首发位置，由克里斯蒂安·沃尔顿（Christian Walton）接替；此前他参加了英冠前 10 场比赛，随后因伤缺阵两个月。报道称桑德兰对此也感兴趣。

他们需要保持自律，但财务状况已显著趋于稳定。

足球简讯

赫尔城

“老虎队”在门迪身上打破纪录

新升级的赫尔城打破了其转会纪录，从西班牙球队巴列卡诺签下了塞内加尔后卫诺贝尔·门迪（Nobel Mendy）。

这名 21 岁球员的未公开转会费超过了上周他们为希腊门将康斯坦丁诺斯·措拉基斯（Konstantinos Tsolakis）支付的据报 2000 万英镑m。门迪（上图）拥有一次国家队出场记录，此前曾效力于巴黎足球俱乐部和皇家贝蒂斯，他签署了一份为期五年的合同，并包含 12 个月的续约选项。在他效力马德里球队巴列卡诺的唯一一个赛季中，他在 28 场比赛中打入两球。

“从小我就想在英超比赛，所以这是一个巨大的挑战，我已经准备好面对它，”门迪在签约声明中表示。

土耳其

卢卡库回归并签约费内巴切

在费内巴切昨日宣布签下这位比利时前锋后，罗梅卢·卢卡库（Romelu Lukaku）从意大利甲级联赛转战土耳其超级联赛。

意大利媒体报道，费内巴切就这位前切尔西、曼联和国际米兰前锋（上图）达成了一项 600万欧元 (510 万英镑m) 的转会费协议，外加与表现挂钩的奖金。

“能加入贵俱乐部，加入这家拥有辉煌历史的俱乐部，是我的荣幸和特权，”这位 33 岁的球员说道。

“对我来说，这还是一个充满情感的时刻，因为在很多年之后，我回到了我小时候生活过的土耳其，”卢卡库补充道，他的父亲罗杰（Roger）曾效力于青年联合队（Gençlerbirliği）。

哈茨

弗兰肯希望布拉加留队

哈茨队主教练沃特·弗兰肯（Wouter Vrancken）希望能够留住明星前锋克劳迪奥·布拉加（Claudio Braga，左）。

这位上赛季苏格兰超级联赛年度最佳球员的未来仍是猜测的焦点，伊普斯维奇、里昂和特拉布宗体育等俱乐部都被认为在这个夏天与其转会有关联。

当被问及是否有人开出报价争取这位 26 岁球员时，弗兰肯表示：“据我所知，还没有任何具体的情况。所以，只要没有消息传到我这里，我认为他会留下。希望情况能保持这样。”

“作为一名教练，你总是希望最好的球员留在身边。”

“作为一家俱乐部，当某些事情发生时，我们有责任做好准备。不仅是在球员离开时，而且当你发现某个位置有需求时也是如此。”

这个夏天无法再应对。

“但我并不认为我是一个绝对需要休息的球员。显然，比赛很多，主教练需要管理球队，但当我状态良好时，我就能发挥出色。如果状态不好，我会立刻意识到并提醒主教练，但这并不经常发生。”

蒂莱曼斯正是曼联自 2018 年迈克尔·卡里克退役以来一直缺乏的那类中场技术型球员。而且以 3500 万英镑m 的价格，这位比利时中场可能会成为一次极具性价比的签约。

对于该球员来说，这次转会筹备已久。曼联在他效力于摩纳哥期间与其接触过，随后他在加盟莱斯特城之前，以及在转会阿斯顿维拉之前，曼联再次与其接触，但当时他们选择花费 7000 万英镑m 签下卡塞米罗，而非签下这位自由球员。

“我没有预料到[这次转会]，”蒂莱曼斯说。“我当时只专注于世界杯，努力为我的国家争取最好的表现。每个夏天都可能发生一些事情。”

“我有两次与俱乐部交谈，但都没有结果。”

“在维拉，我们成就了惊人的事情。欧联杯的冠军对俱乐部来说太棒了。但是，是的，仍然有比维拉更高层级的俱乐部，曼联就是其中之一。”

蒂莱曼斯没有时间躺在功劳簿上休息。这位中场节拍器是资深成员

对我来说，交流是很自然的事情。我不会试图指挥任何人，因为没人喜欢那样

在曼联尚在雏形的中场阵容中，他将与同样是新加盟的安德烈·桑托斯以及青训毕业生科比·梅努搭档。

由于 Prime Video 的摄像机在本赛季关注着俱乐部的每一步行动（正如蒂莱曼斯如此雄辩地谈话时那样），这位工作量巨大的中场球员需要立即适应环境。

他对此没有问题。“我不会说我是一个导师，”他说。“我只想说我可以贡献我的经验。那两名年轻球员已经拥有很多经验，将这些结合在一起，我们可以做出很棒的事情。”

“我只是尽量尽可能多地向前传球，传给布鲁诺 [费尔南德斯] 或前线，试图让他们处于可以进攻的位置；当然，在防守端努力保持结构，保持防线完整。作为防守和进攻之间的纽带，我认为这最适合我。”

“当你身在球场上，无论你是 15 岁还是像我一样 29 岁，我认为相互帮助需要交流。在场上交流对我来说很自然。我只是尝试做我自己，一切自然而然地发生。我不会试图指挥任何人，因为没人喜欢那样。”

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体育

VI

欧超杯

致命双星多埃与克瓦拉茨赫利亚击败英勇的维拉

巴黎圣日耳曼 克瓦拉茨赫利亚 23, 多埃 61

阿斯顿维拉 马乔 45

作者：Simon Mullock

乌奈·埃梅里（Unai Emery）的欧足联超级杯魔咒仍在延续。德西雷·多埃（Désiré Doué）在下半场的进球让这位阿斯顿维拉主帅在这一顶级赛事中遭遇第四次失利，并将奖杯带回了巴黎。

在萨尔茨堡的红牛竞技场，多埃在比赛一小时左右时突破了维拉的越位陷阱，为巴黎圣日耳曼锁定胜局，但这对于欧联杯冠军维拉来说十分残酷。

在这座坐落在奥地利阿尔卑斯山脚下的城市里，维拉被视为极大的劣势方。但他们在返回伯明翰的途中定会认为，自己本应登顶成功。

在多埃（见下文）进球之前，维拉的表现更出色，但他们因未能把握住足够的机会而受到惩罚。在另一个夜晚，17岁的维拉进球者布莱恩·马乔（Brian Madjo）或许能赢得冠军奖牌和比赛球。

维拉在夏季失去了摩根·罗杰斯（Morgan Rogers）、尤里·蒂莱曼斯（Youri Tielemans）和卢卡斯·迪涅（Lucas Digne）。昨晚，由于世界杯的奔波，埃米·马丁内斯（Emi Martinez）、奥利·沃特金斯（Ollie Watkins）和埃兹里·孔萨（Ezri Konsa）均未出战，受伤的阿马杜·奥纳纳（Amadou Onana）也缺席。

埃梅里在来到维拉之前曾率领塞维利亚和比利亚雷亚尔夺得欧联杯冠军，他此次让埃隆·若昂·戈梅斯（Előm Joao Gomes）和马乔共同迎来首秀。马乔身高6英尺4英寸，充满斗志，出生于北伦敦的恩菲尔德，但在卢森堡长大。

他在1月份以1000 万英镑m的价格从梅斯转会至维拉，并且是这场顶级赛事中首发年龄最小的球员。就在半场结束前，他也成为了该赛事中进球最年轻的球员。

维拉面对的是一支拥有九名欧冠决赛首发球员的巴黎圣日耳曼队。

这支连续两届欧洲冠军球队的替补席上还坐着世界杯冠军法比安·鲁伊斯（Fabian Ruiz）和奥斯曼·登贝莱（Ousmane Dembélé）。

尽管克利恰·克瓦拉茨赫利亚（Klivicha Kvaratskhelia）在第20分钟内切过马蒂·卡什（Matty Cash），用一记强力射门在马尔科·比佐特（Marco Bizot）指尖勉强触及的情况下撕破球网顶端，让法国球队领先，但巴黎人在中场休息前陷入了被动。

厄瓜多尔后卫威廉·帕乔（Willian Pacho）无法应对马乔强壮的威胁和聪明的跑位。这位青少年球员两次在近距离绝佳机会中头球偏出，两次均源自右翼的传中，这体现了维拉队长约翰·麦金（John McGinn）日益增长的影响力。

他还曾一次射门偏出，另一次在巴黎门将马特维·萨福诺夫（Matvey Safonov）被过掉的情况下，球击中了球门外侧立柱。

然而，这位喀麦隆流浪前锋盖·马乔（Guy Madjo）之子证明了他的心态与天赋相匹配。当麦金在半场结束前送出另一个精彩传中时，他甩开了惊慌失措的帕乔，用左脚凌空抽射将球送入球网顶端。

巴黎圣日耳曼主帅路易斯·恩里克（Luis Enrique）上一次看到自己的球队被这样欺负，还是在去年的世俱杯决赛中被切尔西大胜。恩里克随即换上登贝莱。

在马乔再次让巴黎防线陷入退缩后，麦金的一记折射射门需要萨福诺夫做出一次精彩扑救才能化解。

随后，巴黎圣日耳曼反击，给维拉留下了伤痕。

当马蒂·卡什在试图拦截登贝莱传球给多埃的越位时，前插慢了零点几秒，这位21岁的小将立即给予了报复，用一次精妙的射门越过比佐特，球击中远端立柱入网。

几乎在同一时间，令人印象深刻的青少年球员乔治·海明斯（George Hemmings）将一个绝佳机会直接射向萨福诺夫。随后，戈梅斯的射门被沃伦·扎伊尔-埃梅里（Warren Zaire-Emery）封堵，替补上场的阿里森（Alysson）则在门前送出一记横传。

在伤停补时阶段，埃米·布恩迪亚（Emi Buendia）头球射偏，错失了维拉的最后机会。

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托特纳姆热刺

因错过截止日期，列维的持股比例下降

作者：乔治·塞申斯 (George Sessions)

由于错过了参与球队增发股票的截止日期，丹尼尔·列维 (Daniel Levy) 在托特纳姆热刺的持股比例预计将略有下降。

今年夏天，经营热刺大股东 Enic 的刘易斯 (Lewis) 家族向俱乐部注入了 1 亿英镑 的资金。自从列维（右）去年 9 月卸任执行主席以来，该家族在决策中扮演了更重要的角色。

此次投资使刘易斯家族在托特纳姆热刺的股份增加到约 88%，列维曾被邀请按比例增加其持股以确保其股份不被稀释，但他错过了截止日期。

据接近刘易斯家族的消息人士透露，少数股东列维曾获得 60 天的时间，以相同的价格进行投资，从而将其在 Enic 的持股维持在约 29%。

据称列维曾承诺提供资金，但随后错过了周一的截止日期。“丹尼尔承诺提供资金但未能兑现，尽管截止日期已经延长，”一名接近刘易斯家族的消息人士表示。“该家族目前专注于足球，投资于球队。”此前在今年夏天早些时候，有未经证实的报道称列维已将其在 的 24.99% 股份出售给布鲁克林 (Brooklyn)。体育投资公司 Eight Sports Capital 的首席执行官 Earick 声称列维已出售其在托特纳姆热刺母公司的股份，但 当时表示：“我们可以确认， 和托特纳姆热刺足球俱乐部均未获悉丹尼尔·列维的家族信托出售其在 的少数股权的任何情况。”

范德文交易表明挥金如土的热刺正变得有些失控

巨额合同表明惨痛的教训尚未被吸取。作者：Sean Walsh

就好像托特纳姆热刺的所有人都患上了集体失忆症。

当然，在经历了两个带来长期痛苦且几乎导致降级的完整英超赛季后，球迷们对于花费 1 亿英镑m 进行签约感到兴奋，这有什么不对吗？

支持者们应当抱有希望。他们渴望享受，因为他们永远不知道何时又要再次忍受。但这不应该是足球俱乐部所有者的运作方式。

周一晚上，托特纳姆热刺宣布他们已与米基·范德文（Micky van de Ven）签署了一份新合同，合同将持续到 2011. 据其家乡荷兰报道，他在该合同期内将获得 70亿欧元 (6400 万英镑m)，大致折算为每周 24 万英镑。

这使他与俱乐部最新一批最高薪球员处于同一水平，包括桑德罗·托纳利（Sandro Tonali）、康纳·加拉格尔（Conor Gallagher）和哈维·西蒙斯（Xavi Simons），这些人均在过去 12 个月内签约。

这显然是热刺战略的转向，旨在提高工资单以在抢夺关键目标时击败竞争对手——阿森纳和曼城曾对托纳利感兴趣，阿斯顿维拉认为他们已经得到了加拉格尔，而切尔西则对西蒙斯感兴趣。

然而，对于范德文在热刺至今 3 年的表现给予如此丰厚的奖励，则显得不那么合理。

托特纳姆热刺上赛季令人不安的成绩在很大程度上归咎于托马斯·弗兰克（Thomas Frank）和伊戈尔·图多尔（Igor Tudor）的执教，尽管球员们也绝非没有责任。

此前曾深受腿筋困扰的范德文，出场次数超过任何队友 (45)，并 18 次担任队长。热刺再次排名第 17 位。

即便你忘记托特纳姆热刺的最终排名，范德文的表现也不稳定，尤其是在赛季初的进球激增之后。最

“这是真正的雄心壮志，还是仅仅试图超越之前的体制？”

值得注意的是，他在 3 月主场 3-1 输给水晶宫的比赛中被红牌罚下，这标志着热刺已成为严重的降级候选者。

随着克里斯蒂安·罗梅罗（Cristian Romero）即将被出售，范德文将成为俱乐部最好的纯正后卫。尽管如此，这并不需要热刺给他一份奢华的新合同，尤其是考虑到他的前一份合同还有 3 年到期。

如果范德文是你每周支付 24 万英镑 的顶级中后卫，你打算怎么走？这是真正的雄心壮志，还是仅仅试图超越之前建立在节俭基础上的体制？还有谁会支付接近那个数额的薪水？

托特纳姆热刺夏季的大部分交易都在呐喊，他们简直不想再与丹尼尔·列维（Daniel Levy）时代有任何关联。

范德文（左）仍然是一名不错的球员，且有快速提升的空间。如果他被摆在市场上，欧洲的相当一部分精英球队会表现出某种程度的兴趣。对他而言，希望在于他 25, 岁，最好的年华尚未到来。

但他极度依赖速度，而且几乎没有证据表明他能成为一名高于平均水平的禁区防守者。这些不确定性本应让热刺的风险管理部门感到恐惧。

这一切仅仅是另一个迹象，表明托特纳姆热刺试图在不承认或不尝试理解 2025-26 赛季为何发生的情况下，直接将其划清界限。

对于热刺来说，问题不仅在于支出，而在于是否明智地支出。他们继续证明，在转会市场上给予他们的信任程度，就如同给一个拿着 £50 钞票在糖果店里的五岁孩子那样的信任。

足球星球

切尔西

蓝军签下后卫查瓦里亚

切尔西以 1630 万英镑m 外加 170 万英镑m 附加费，与巴列卡诺队达成协议，签下了后卫佩普·查瓦里亚（Pep Chavarria），合同期为五年。

上周，双方就这名 26 岁球员加盟斯坦福桥达成一致，切尔西俱乐部在新任主教练哈维·阿隆索（Xabi Alonso）的带领下继续对阵容进行调整。

查瓦里亚曾是上赛季进入欧协联决赛的球队成员，他是一名左路后卫，在马克·库库雷利亚（Marc Cucurella）转会至皇家马德里后，他将与约雷尔·哈托（Jorrel Hato）展开竞争。

查瓦里亚（上图）表示：“对我来说这是一个梦想，因为切尔西是世界上最伟大的俱乐部之一。”

继丹尼·韦尔贝克（Danny Welbeck）和乔丹·亨德森（Jordan Henderson）加盟后，他的签约延续了切尔西签入更多经验丰富球员的趋势。

凯尔特人

凯尔特人接近签下中场鲍尔

凯尔特人接近签下长期目标米卡·鲍尔（Mika Baur）。

这家格拉斯哥巨头在整个夏天一直与这名 22 岁（左图）球员联系在一起，转会费被认为是唯一的障碍。

这名进攻型中场正处于他与德甲球队帕德博恩（Paderborn）合同的最后一个赛季，他于 2024. 年从弗赖堡加盟该队。这名德国 Under-21 国脚为帕德博恩一线队出场超过 40 次。

此外，有强烈消息称凯尔特人将签下埃及及皇家奥维耶多队的边锋海塞姆·哈桑（Haissem Hassan）。

水晶宫

盖桑租借回归老鹰队

水晶宫以租借形式重新签回了来自阿斯顿维拉的埃万·盖桑（Evann Guessand），租期为本赛季，并附带买断选项。

这名科特迪瓦国脚（上图）在 1 月份搬至塞尔赫斯特公园球场后，直到上赛季结束共出场 14 次，但水晶宫在 7 月份决定不将其永久签下。

这名 25 岁球员去年夏天以 3000 万英镑m 从法甲球队尼斯加盟维拉，但未能成为乌奈·埃梅里（Unai Emery）球队中的主力。在世界杯上，他代表国家队出场两次，球队最终进入 32 强。

马瑟韦尔

爱尔兰国脚霍奇前往费尔公园

马瑟韦尔以未公开的费用从葡萄牙球队顿德拉（Tondela）签下了前狼队中场乔·霍奇（Joe Hodge）。

这名爱尔兰共和国国脚（上图）曾为狼队出场 13 次，并曾租借效力于女王公园巡游者（QPR）和哈德斯菲尔德，随后在葡萄牙顶级联赛度过了一个赛季。

霍奇在故乡城市曼彻斯特的曼城青训体系中成长，并于 6 月在对阵加拿大的比赛中完成了爱尔兰国家队的首秀。

阿森纳

枪手将目标锁定在科法内

勒沃库森前锋克里斯蒂安·科法内（Christian Kofane）的经纪人表示，阿森纳对该球员的兴趣是“真实的”，且俱乐部之间已就这名 20 岁球员进行了接触。

科法内（上图）是一名喀麦隆国脚，上赛季为这家德甲球队出场 44 次，包括在欧冠 last-15 强赛对阵枪手的两回合比赛中均有出场。

在他顶级足球联赛的首个赛季中，他以 7 个进球结束了赛季。

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足球 蒂莱曼斯的 质量毋庸置疑 —— 但 他的耐力是问题

足球 范德文 交易表明 热刺尚未 吸取教训

父亲去世，悲痛的梅西可能宣布退役

作者：Rohith Nair

利昂内尔·梅西在父亲上周去世后，对是否继续其职业生涯产生了怀疑。

豪尔赫·梅西上周在阿根廷罗萨里奥的一家医疗诊所因长期患病去世，享年 68 岁。

“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，而现在我对是否能继续踢下去产生了相当多的疑问，”梅西在一段悼词中写道。

“你从一开始就陪伴在我身边；距离终点只剩下那么一点距离了。为什么你不能再坚持久一点，好让我们一起完成它？”

豪尔赫在利昂内尔的整个职业生涯中一直密切陪伴着他，并担任其代表多年。这位 29 岁的阿根廷队长透露，他参加世界杯（在该届赛事中他们获得亚军，负于西班牙）的原因之一是因为这是他父亲的愿望。

“你一直要求我参加上一届世界杯，而在比赛开始前几天，你的病情恶化了，”梅西（上图）说道。“这是你第一次不能在赛事现场……每次比赛结束，我都会等待并希望收到你的信息。那时我才意识到情况有多真实。”

梅西表示，他想为父亲赢得决赛，但他已经没有能量了。“我的腿再也支撑不住了。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……我们没有成为冠军，但你不知道我们多么享受每一场比赛。再一次，你是对的：我必须在那里并参加比赛，”他补充道。

球员工会负责人称国际足联已失去信任

作者：Vincent Daheron

欧洲职业足球运动员协会（Fifpro Europe）负责人表示，国际足球联合会（Fifa）正面临一场信任危机，需要进行全面的治理改革。同时，他对比足球世界管理机构内部的权力集中表示担忧。

欧洲职业足球运动员协会主席大卫·特里尔（David Terrier）表示，国际足联陷入了一场“真正的战争”，在主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺关于出售世界杯商业权利的提议搞砸后，各协会和联合会之间出现了信任崩溃。因凡蒂诺计划在 3 月寻求连任，但在欧足联（Uefa）、亚足联（AFC）和中北美及加勒比海足球联合会（Concacaf）呼吁其辞职后，他在过去两周内面临着公开的反抗。

“在目前这个时间点，问题不再是詹尼·因凡蒂诺应该留任还是辞职。很明显，一场真正的战争已经爆发，许多协会和联合会已经失去了信任，”特里尔说道。“我并不是说因凡蒂诺绝对必须离开。考虑到目前的背景，这个问题几乎已经不再重要了。我们需要的是改革。目前确实缺乏信任，且对系统的运作方式存在严重怀疑。”

在上周于摩洛哥举行的一次危机会议后，国际足联就处理该提议时的错误向其 2D 个成员协会道歉，并表示其领导层已再次确认全力支持因凡蒂诺。国际足联还警告不要试图削弱其主席。

但特里尔警告称，国际足联面临着重复历史错误的风险，这些错误曾在 2015 年导致因凡蒂诺的前任约瑟夫·布拉特倒台的腐败丑闻之前困扰该组织。

“我们现在的情况比布拉特辞职时还要糟糕，”特里尔说。“我们已经到了一个猜忌过多、必须进行改革的地步。”

“国际足联主席应该是推动并支持改革的人。在这种情况下，他必须愿意拿自己的任期做赌注。否则，无论发生什么，都将是足球的失败。”

国际足联坚称，针对该提议采取的所有行动均符合其规定，并强调错误在于流程和沟通，而非违反治理规则。

然而，特里尔表示，这次危机表明这可能是“改变系统的最后机会”。

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Once in a generation: eclipse fever grips Britain

By Sally Guyoncourt

From Aberdeen to Penzance, from Aberystwyth to Hull, skywatchers were out in force yesterday to see the UK's best solar eclipse in a generation.

The event sparked huge interest as people across the country scrambled to get the few remaining solar eclipse glasses, join official viewing events or head to some of the best spots to witness the eclipse.

It wasn't quite the total eclipse that could be seen in Cornwall and the Channel Islands on 11 August 1999, but for most people there was a far better chance of seeing it – 27 years ago much more of the country was covered by cloud.

The Royal Observatory Greenwich, London, offered a live stream after it sold out its viewing event and its eclipse glasses, selling 15,000 pairs in the last month.

The National Space Centre in Leicester also sold out tickets for its partial solar eclipse event and had no eclipse glasses available.

A convenience store in London's Whitechapel was forced to turn away customers yesterday hoping to get a pair of the specialist spectacles.

Ali Raza, who owns the AM2PM store, said: "On Sunday we had people coming from Surrey and Southend-on-Sea. On Tuesday night a lady came from Southampton and loads of people have come from Birmingham as well. Today I already sold 6,000 pairs.

"At 2.30am we had a delivery from Spain and by 9.30am we had sold out."

Those unable to get their hands on the glasses sought alternative methods to view the phenomenon including using a colander or a cereal box to project or view the image.

John Lewis reported an almost 40 per cent increase in colander sales

compared with last year, after Nasa recommended the kitchen item as an alternative method of watch the eclipse safely.

Sky gazers were warned not to look directly at the eclipse with the naked eye or even with sunglasses, as it can lead to permanent damage.

Those looking upwards in the UK during the early evening yesterday were able to see a partial eclipse of the Sun – about 90 per cent – by the Moon.

The same was visible across most of Europe, Africa, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

While in Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia and a small area of Portugal, those gazing at the heavens witnessed a total eclipse.

In the UK, the most sought-after locations for viewing were in the far south and west.

Officials at Exmoor National Park, in north Devon, said they had seen "large numbers" of people coming to see the eclipse there, while at the South Downs National Park at least five astronomy groups were holding events, with the eclipse followed by the yearly Perseid meteor shower.

According to the Royal Observatory Greenwich, viewers in Cornwall were expected to see an eclipse of about 95 per cent; in Pembrokeshire, Wales, around 94 per cent; westernmost parts of Scotland between 92 to 94 per cent solar coverage; and in the south-western tip of Ireland approximately 97.5 per cent coverage.

Timings varied, with Edinburgh and Glasgow among the first to start observing the eclipse at 6.08pm, Manchester and Liverpool at 6.13pm and Truro in Cornwall at 6.18pm.

It reached peak overage between 7.05pm and 7.16pm, across the UK, before drawing to a close at 8.10pm in the far south-west of England.

PEOPLE

Sports fans hit for six by spectacle

By Harry Goodwin

Cricket fans at Edgbaston were among sporting spectators given a stunning view of last night's partial solar eclipse.

Spectators watching Birmingham Phoenix face MI London in The Hundred were able to take in the spectacle from the stands, with many wearing special glasses.

Floodlights were turned on at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

In Salzburg, football fans attending the Uefa Super Cup between Aston Villa and European champions Paris St Germain also gazed skywards.

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, a qualified astrophysicist, watched from the Javalambre Observatory in Spain.

Arriving at the viewpoint, he said it felt "eerie and strange", however it was a "beautiful sight". He said: "Feels like you're on the Moon because the illumination is so strange."

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Clockwise from main: the view from Javalambre observatory in Spain; a dog in London; Prague Castle; Jake White, 11, and sister Callia, eight, in Tregavarah, Cornwall; home-made viewers in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear; a statue (top) in Cardiff sports specs; 'The i Paper' staff (bottom) watch from Kensington Gardens, London; a woman in a mask in Reykjavik, Iceland. Cover: The full eclipse in Amposta, Spain CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/REUTERS; AARON CHOWN/ PALEVA KORINKOVA/REUTERS; STEFAN ROUSSEAU/PA; MATTHEW HORWOOD/ GETTY; DENIS BALBOUSE/REUTERS. COVER IMAGE: JAMES BREEDEN/GETTY

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‘The Sun and Moon were fighting’: the rich beliefs of ancient cultures

For much of human history, people feared eclipses but today there’s a sense of wonderment, writes Rob Hastings

In ancient China, people believed it was a dragon eating the Sun. The Native Americans thought a black squirrel was to blame. Either way, solar eclipses had to be stopped by loud noises to scare the creatures away.

In India, Hindu mythology held that our star was being swallowed by the decapitated head of a demon named Rahu, who had been punished for trying to drink the nectar of the gods. The reason light eventually re-emerged was because he no longer had a body, so the Sun could escape.

For the Incas in South America, it was all down to the wrath of their god Inti, who had to be

placated by sacrificing animals – possibly including humans. The Batammalha people of West Africa, meanwhile, thought the Sun and Moon were fighting – a sign that communities down on Earth needed to end their battles and live together peacefully.

The rich and varied histories of how different civilisations perceived and attempted to explain the phenomenon of a solar eclipse is nearly as fascinating as the spectacle itself.

People across the UK marvelled at about 90 per cent of the Sun being obscured by the Moon yesterday evening, while those under the path of totality in parts

People watch the eclipse on a boat at La Albufera lagoon in Valencia, Spain GETTY

of Spain, Iceland and Greenland gasped at the diamond ring effect and two minutes of darkness.

These rare moments link us to our ancestors. Just like they did, we stop and we gawk.

Although we no longer believe in celestial monsters and now understand scientific reality, the sense of magic surrounding these events still feels profound, whether you are religious or not.

The sheer perfection of the matching dimensions and distances is scarcely believable. The level of coincidence – that the Sun is both 400 times wider than the Moon and 400 times further away – feels transcendent.

If the Moon were just a little bit larger or closer to us, nobody would see that diamond ring. If it were smaller or further away, it would fail to totally block out the light. We are treated to a view on Earth that is not replicated to such a degree of purity on any other planet or moon in the solar system.

Professor Anne Lawrence-Mathers, who studies medieval understandings of science and beliefs in magic at the University of Reading, recalls watching the 1999 total eclipse in her garden with a pinhole camera – technology invented in 18th century Iraq.

The memory that still stands

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People on Calton Hill in Edinburgh yesterday evening take turns to view the eclipse through a telescope. JANE BARLOW/PA

assess just how dramatically the planet's spin has altered.

If the Earth had been turning at the same speed it does now, the eclipses that occurred around that time would only have been viewable from thousands of miles away, meaning it must have slowed by one-47,000th of a second per day over the last 3,200 years.

It was Babylonian astronomers who discovered that eclipses were cyclical. They attempted to forecast when they would occur, with this rudimentary science later being developed in ancient Greece and Rome.

On the British Isles, studious monks such as the Northumbrian historian St Bede the Venerable knew as early as the 7th century what caused solar and lunar eclipses, despite still mistakenly thinking that the solar system rotated around Earth, not the Sun.

However, the vast majority of people could neither read nor write at that time, and monks were not travelling around to villages educating the population on astronomy, so "we don't really know what ordinary people thought" about eclipses, says Lawrence-Mathers.

As Christianity spread and became the common religion in Western Europe, might pagan beliefs and fears have endured in communities for much longer than suggested by historical texts that were only being written by the elite?

The professor reckons that is quite likely, based on an account of how people in Anglo-Saxon England apparently reacted to a lunar eclipse, when Earth's shadow obscures the Moon.

"People climbed up into trees and shot arrows into the sky," she says. A priest recorded that they were reprimanded for this behaviour, but he didn't explain what they thought they were doing. "Were they trying to kill something they thought was eating the Moon? We don't know."

And if that is how villagers reacted to a lunar eclipse – also known as a blood moon and much more common than the solar variety – we can only imagine how much more fearful they would have been at seeing the Sun disappear.

In a curious way, gradual improvements in the scientific

understanding of solar eclipses gave early Christians more reason for faith, not less.

According to the Bible, darkness fell across the land for three hours when Jesus died on his cross. So when scholars worked out that the Sun and the Moon would not have been in the right positions to cause a solar eclipse in the years when the crucifixion is said to have taken place – and in any case, they can only last minutes, not hours – this only further encouraged them to believe that it must have been a "miraculous" event, says Lawrence-Mathers.

"People thought that solar eclipses were linked to major political events," she adds.

Take the partial eclipse across England in 1153, for example. "Chronicles noted that not long afterwards, King Henry I went to Normandy and never came back. His death there triggered 20 years of a really awful civil war. They don't say that the eclipse caused this, but they treat it the same way they did comets, that it sent us a sign showing that something big and had is going to happen."

As the centuries passed, fear dissipated and science began to yield a magic of its own.

It was discovered that the

Studious monks knew as early as the 7th century what caused solar and lunar eclipses

People watch the eclipse at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich last night

corona, visible during a total eclipse, is not an atmosphere on the Moon but one surrounding the Sun.

The first still image of a solar eclipse was taken in 1851 by the Prussian photographer Johann Berkowski, while the first moving footage that still survives was captured in 1900 by Nevil Maskelyne Jnr, an Englishman who travelled to the US for the event. A team had filmed an eclipse two years earlier in India only for the film canister to be stolen during the journey back to the UK.

Helium was first discovered in 1868 by the French astronomer Pierre Janssen while observing an eclipse in India. He was using a contraption – called a spectroscope, which splits light into coloured lines, allowing people to analyse the chemical composition of stars. It was the method of identification that gave the element its name, in honour of the ancient Greek sun god Helios.

That same eclipse is blamed for the death of a monarch, however. The King of Siam was a keen astronomer and travelled into the jungle to watch the spectacle. He caught malaria and died soon afterwards. Historians note that mosquitoes carrying the disease are most active at dusk – and eclipses produce false dasks when sunlight dims.

Researchers studying eclipses didn't just learn about the Sun and the Moon but our whole universe and the mysterious rules of its physics.

In 1919, Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity was just four years old when astronomers travelled to different parts of the globe to view an eclipse that crossed South America and Africa.

By studying photographs taken in varying locations, analysing the positions of star around the Sun, the astronomers were able to verify that the gravity of large objects bends light.

This was revolutionary and would not have been possible without those few moments of total darkness, which allows stars around the Sun to become visible.

LONDON

Crowds ignore advice not to gather on hill

By Richard Percival

Thousands of people ignored the advice of local authorities and gathered at Parliament Hill, one of London's highest points, to see the eclipse, cheering as it peaked at 7.12pm.

Steven Douglas, 56, from north London, said: "I may not see another one. I'm very much looking forward to it and seeing it go dark."

Pyramis Ray, 63, from Finsbury Park, London, said: "I've come here because you're up high and you've got good horizon. This is my last chance [to see it in the UK]."

He said he wanted to make an effort for this one because he missed the one in 1999. "I was in London, the weather was a washout."

Shortly before the eclipse, Steve Hill, 57, from London, said: "I'm looking forward to seeing the city plunged into darkness in a kind of zombie apocalypse fashion."

The City of London Corporation, which manages Hampstead Heath, had warned people not to travel there because of the heatwave.

It said: "To help protect the heath, we are asking people not to travel."

People on Parliament Hill waiting to view the eclipse yesterday evening

CONSUMER

Energy firms warn of cuts to solar supply

By Sally Guyoncourt

The eclipse prompted energy providers to warn a fall in solar power could cause problems with supply.

The National Energy System Operator (Neso) issued a notice early yesterday calling on the industry to generate more power during the eclipse, saying it was taking the "precautionary measure" to make sure it had a "greater safety cushion".

It forecast a potentially tight period for electricity margins between 6pm and 8pm as a result of the UK's increased reliance on solar power.

However, Neso later cancelled the notice shortly after 2pm.

Octopus emailed customers on Tuesday urging them to cut down on power consumption between 6pm and 8pm yesterday.

The eclipse in 1999 led to a record swing in power demand as Britons rushed outside to watch. It caused demand to drop by the equivalent of all the power consumed in Birmingham and Manchester.

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It is something very primal: enthusiasts flock to Spain

Locals flee cities in pursuit of totality – some use balloons to get closer to Sun, says Graham Keeley in Madrid

It might have been just a few minutes of solar obscurity but for millions who descended on Spain to watch the Sun disappear behind the Moon, it was much more.

“True” eclipse hunters travelled from across the world, anxious not to miss those precious moments of “totality” – when the Moon completely covers the Sun’s light – as the so-called umhraphiles call themselves. “Umbra” is the Latin word for shadows and “philes” means enthusiasts.

Millions of people across much of northern and central Spain had some of mainland Europe’s best views of the celestial spectacle.

For the novices, be they tourists or Spaniards, it was a chance to make a solar fiesta out of this once-in-a-century event in Spain when a country known for its unrelenting sunshine got momentary relief.

Many headed for rural areas of northern Spain like Segovia, Bilbao and Santiago de Compostela which, experts said, were guaranteed totality.

One of those was Sean Mahoney, 59, from Britain, who has seen 13 eclipses. He compared witnessing a total solar eclipse to having sex.

“Seeing a total eclipse is incomparable to anything else. It is something primal; everyone reacts by holding their breath and then exhales. I always compare it to having an orgasm,” he told El País, a Spanish newspaper.

Mahoney, who has previously travelled to Chile, India and Transylvania – among other places – to see the phenomenon, went to León in northern Spain to witness the eclipse.

Spanish authorities organised a large public health campaign warning of the dangers of high temperatures and fire risk. Seven

brands of solar eclipse glasses were withdrawn from sale after authorities said they could cause eye injuries.

Demand for hotel rooms along the path of totality soared in recent weeks with many booked months ago.

In Mallorca, wealthy solar enthusiasts were spending thousands of pounds renting yachts or paying for special trips in hot air balloons to get closer to the Sun.

Thousands of police and firefighters were deployed amid warnings of the risk of forest fires as large numbers of people headed to remote rural areas to catch the best view. Motorways out of Madrid and Barcelona filled up yesterday as thousands left work early to get to witness history.

For me, based in the capital, the plan was to throw an “eclipse party” at the top of our block of flats, which offers a great view of the sky on most days.

However, not everyone wanted to join the solar fiesta.

In Buitrago de Lozoya, a town of 2,000 inhabitants north of Madrid, the Keeping Woodlands Alive group objected to eclipse events planned near forests.

“We are in a high-risk area. Barbecues and the use of machinery are banned because the land is very dry. The more people there are, the greater the danger,” said its leader, Ana Hernandez.

They may have had a point, with several wildfires blazing across Spain already in what is the hottest European summer on record. In the city of A Coruña in the north, people gathering to see the eclipse were nervously watching as a wildfire climbed a hill near by.

Yet, for the rest of Spain – and the world – the overriding mood was one of excitement and awe.

Smoke rises from a forest fire as people laze on a beach in the city of A Coruña ahead of the eclipse at sunset

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SPAIN People lie down inside a portable planetarium during an eclipse watch party in Buitrago del Lozoya REUTERS/SUSANA VERA

IRELAND left to right, Róisín, Oran, Rian and Siofra Norton are well prepared in Kanturk, Co Cork

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TRAVEL

Eclipse obsessed? Seven best places to see the next one

By Emma Featherstone DEPUTY TRAVEL EDITOR

If yesterday's solar eclipse has ignited your interest in astronomical phenomena, you're in luck. There is a total eclipse next year – and others in 2028 and 2030. Many of 2027's dedicated eclipse group tours and cruises have already sold out, as have some hotel rooms close to the best viewing points – but there are still holidays to be snapped up.

WHEN AND WHERE ARE THE NEXT ECLIPSES?

On 2 August 2027, a total solar eclipse will cross southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East, with the path of totality lasting up to six minutes and 23 seconds near Luxor in Egypt. In 2028, there will be a total solar eclipse on 22 July crossing Australia and New Zealand.

There will also be annular eclipses – when the Moon is farther away from Earth so does not quite cover the Sun entirely – on 6 February next year and 26 January 2028.

Annular eclipses occur somewhere on Earth about every one to two years and create a "ring of fire" when the Moon is in front of the Sun.

The 2027 annular eclipse will be visible along a path crossing South America and Africa, while the one in 2028 will cross parts of South America, the Atlantic, Europe and Africa.

On 1 June 2030, a total eclipse will begin in the Atlantic, cross southern Africa (passing over Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho) and the southern Indian Ocean before ending in southeast Australia.

WHERE AND HOW TO SEE NEXT YEAR'S TOTAL ECLIPSE SPAIN

The zone of totality will include the province of Cádiz, part of Málaga province, the southernmost areas of the Granada and Almería provinces and the Strait of Gibraltar.

One option is to book an eclipse-themed tour of southern Spain. New Scientist Discovery Tours has a five-day short break departing on 31 July, for which you can register interest and be among the first to be notified when it opens for booking.

It includes four-star accommodation, a full day of expert talks on, and preparation for, the eclipse and a private group viewing area for the event itself, beginning at 9.40am.

Eclipse cruises can be a hassle-free choice.

They include expert commentary, viewing tips and remove problems such as traffic and accommodation shortages on land.

Sail from the UK on Saga's 16-night Portuguese Gems and the Solar Eclipse itinerary (round trip from Southampton, departing 25 July, from £6,943 per person, or on Fred Olsen Cruise Line's 11-night Spain Siesta and the Solar Eclipse cruise

(round trip from Southampton on 27 July), from £1,699pp.

GIBRALTAR

The eastern side of Gibraltar, looking out to sea, Europa Point on the southern tip of the peninsula and The Skywalk, a glass-floor viewing platform on the Upper Rock, will be among the best viewing spots.

Rooms in many of Gibraltar's highest-rated hotels have sold out around the 2027 eclipse. However, since there is now passport-free travel between Spain and Gibraltar, you could book accommodation on the mainland in Spain and head to a viewing spot for the start of the partial phase at 9.41am (totality will begin at about 10.45am).

Keep in mind that the eclipse could lead to heavier traffic than usual.

Alternatively, Holland America has a 38-day Legendary Solar Eclipse and Cosmic Port Explorer cruise that includes a day in Gibraltar followed by a day of scenic sailing for the eclipse. Departs 9 July, with a round trip departing from Dover. Prices from £3,749pp.

NORTH AFRICA

The eclipse will last up to six minutes and 23 seconds in Luxor, Egypt. Also in the path of totality are parts of Algeria, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.

ALGERIA

Specialist tour operator Undiscovered Destinations has an eight-day Algeria Total Solar Eclipse tour departing 30 July, from £3,195pp.

EGYPT

Nile cruises in Egypt are a comfortable way to see the 2027 total eclipse. G Adventures has an 11-day total eclipse trip, including a Nile cruise, that takes in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan. From £5,799pp. You can also register your interest for a third Nile ship being launched by New Scientist Discovery Tours as its other Egypt eclipse departures have sold out.

MOROCCO

New Scientist Discovery Tours has places left on one of its 12-day Morocco tours with viewing led by experts in the Rif Mountains. From £5,499pp.

SAUDI ARABIA

Exodus Adventure Travels has a 14-day Saudi Arabia Explorer – Total Eclipse group trip departing from Riyadh on 24 July. From £6,489pp, excluding flights.

TUNISIA

There is availability on Encounters Travel's 10-day Tunis/Tunis eclipse adventure. Departs 27 July. From £3,696pp.

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Event offers chance to study corona that encircles Sun

By Sally Guyoncourt

A solar eclipse presents not only a moment for millions of people across the world to gaze at the natural wonders of the universe but is a rare opportunity for scientists to gather data and make observations.

The Moon blocking sunlight from reaching the Earth during an eclipse provides a better view of the outer edge of the Sun, the surface of the Moon and what lies beyond the Sun.

Dr Benjamin Giblin, an astrophysicist based at the University of Edinburgh, said yesterday: "The outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere – the corona – is not well understood.

"It is made of plasma and for some reason is millions of degrees hotter than the Sun's surface despite being millions of kilometres further away from the Sun's fiery core.

"The corona is normally hard to study because the Sun itself is the ultimate source of light pollution – normally there is too much glare to see the inner parts of the corona closer to the Sun's surface.

"An eclipse offers a unique opportunity to image this part of the corona because the Sun's light is blocked by the Moon."

Giblin said that a better understanding of the corona was important because it "is closely linked to the Sun's magnetic field which often throws out highly energetic particles into space, which cause the beautiful auroras visible at the North and South Poles but also can disrupt our

power networks and damage electrical systems".

"If we can understand the corona better," said Giblin, who was in northern Spain to watch yesterday's the eclipse, "we can better predict these 'space weather' events and mitigate the damage."

Dr Julia Cartwright, a planetary scientist at the University of Leicester, said solar eclipses can offer a chance to observe the Sun's natural cycle and that comparing data from eclipses helps characterise the Sun's behaviour.

Cartwright (inset) added: "The eclipse is a really efficient way to see this as the alternative is to use

something called a 'coronagraph', where a disc is placed over a light detector to block out the light but this has inherent issues with light bending/diffracting around the disc."

Scientists were also hoping to discover more about the Moon and stars beyond the Sun.

Dhara Patel, a space expert at the National Space Centre in Leicester, said that a total solar eclipse provided a moment to conduct a "census of our stars in the Milky Way" behind the Sun.

When sunlight reaching Earth is blocked, scientists are able to see "the light of the stars as it is bent around the Sun". The outer edge of the Moon is also brought into sharper focus during the eclipse.

Patel said: "It's not about finding anything new, but gaining more of an idea of its craters and valleys."

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Community brought together by once-in-a-generation event

By Sally Guyoncourt

The solar eclipse spurred amateur skywatchers and experts alike to step outside their front doors last night armed with specialist glasses, pinhole projectors and even colanders to catch a glimpse of the rare event.

Among those was Julia Cartwright, a planetary scientist at the University of Leicester, who watched the eclipse with her family in an open field close to home using home-made pinhole projectors.

She was keen to share the event with her three young children as she had vivid memories of watching the eclipse in 1999

as a teenager in Siena, Italy. But she admitted they were less impressed than she had hoped.

"I thought it was great," she said, "but my kids were a bit like 'Is that it?"

Cartwright joined dozens of local residents in the field to watch the once-in-a-generation moment and said there was a feeling it brought the community together.

"There were parents there wrangling kids and there were quite a few couples", she said, "It's quite a romantic thing to do to watch a solar eclipse together."

What Cartwright enjoyed most, she said, was the shared enjoyment of this wonder of nature. "There was a general understanding this was good fun, people had brought things they had made to view it and a few people even had the rarest of items the eclipse glasses."

Professor Robert Fear (inset), from the school of physics and astronomy at the University of Southampton, was in a car park in the Midlands with some eclipse glasses, a colander and a pinhole viewer.

He said: "I saw the total solar eclipse in Cornwall in 1999 but it was cloudy.

"What was so nice today was it was so lovely and sunny so we were able to see it all."

SPACE

Nasa jet chases eclipse to photograph 'nanoflares'

By Sally Guyoncourt

The US space agency Nasa launched high-altitude research jet from Iceland yesterday evening to observe the Sun's corona, while a RAF Chinook helicopter was flying in and out of RAF Odiham in Hampshire with a visual communicator on board to capture eclipse imagery.

Professor Robert Fear, from the school of physics and astronomy at the University of Southampton, said the Nasa aircraft would have been "heading south along the path of the eclipse... to stay within the eclipse for longer than if the team were standing on the ground".

He added: "One of the things the team on this flight are hoping to

image are 'nanoflares', which are relatively small explosions in the Sun's atmosphere compared with regular solar flares.

"One of the ideas for why the corona is so hot is that there may be many of these nanoflares that add up to provide the heating needed."

Understanding how the Sun's corona works and its temperature has been an important area of study for scientists. It is about one million degrees Celsius compared with the solar surface which is about 6,000°C.

Fear said: "There are a couple of ideas out there that could explain why how the corona gets so hot but to understand which – if any – of these ideas is correct, we need good measurements of the corona."

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People in Cardiff watch the total solar eclipse on 11 August 1999 AMRORPA/GETTY

Party like it's 1999... but do you remember what happened then?

Where were you for the UK's last total solar eclipse? The i Paper's team reminisces

I was 11 at the time of the 1999 eclipse. My brother, sister and I were all hugely excited. There had been loads of stuff about it on TV in the run-up and our mum had got us the cardboard eclipse glasses. It was during the summer holidays and we were at home. I distinctly remember strange, crescent-shaped shadows being cast on to our garden patio as it progressed, and a quiet eeriness when it briefly got dark. I think I also had a vague notion that the next one would be an unimaginably long time into the future.

Will Hazell, Whitehall Correspondent

I was six and sitting on a tractor. But because I was six I couldn't tell you where that was, why I was on a tractor, or what was happening. It felt like the end of the world for two seconds, and then I was back to being annoyed about the straw that had caught in my sandals.

Sadhbh O'Sullivan, Senior Features Writer

In my twenties, I watched with colleagues at a medical magazine, after we all mutinied and just walked out of the office to the local park. The editor shrugged and

joined us. Even though it wasn't a total eclipse, it became eerily dark and what light there was seemed somehow different. We shared a few pairs of eclipse glasses between us, and took along a makeshift pinhole camera. I was fascinated at how small gaps between leaves on trees were also acting as pinhole cameras, projecting mini-eclipse images on the ground everywhere I looked.

Clare Wilson, Science Writer

I was six years old during the last solar eclipse and remember going with my family to see it at Dynamic Earth, the iconic science centre in Edinburgh that had opened only

a month earlier. I would be lying if I said that I remembered much of the day, but I can still picture the darkness descending as we looked out over Arthur's Seat.

Lucie Heath, Environment Correspondent

I was incredibly excited by the 1999 eclipse. I ignored the dire warnings from the Cornish tourist board of clogged roads and packed hotels and headed to Cornwall, camping on a headland that promised a clifftop view. My memories are literally hazy, as it was cloudy and nothing could be seen. It went overcast for a hit, then brightened slightly. A hugely underwhelming

experience. But I enjoyed the Cornish sea, and the lovely bay near Penzance I camped above.

Andrew Johnson, Assistant Editor

I was six and at my grandma's house in Eastbourne. We had free eclipse glasses from the newspaper and stood out in front of her house watching, with loads of other people on the street doing the same. I remember it being a warm day. It was really fun to watch at first – but then I got bored.

Grace Gausden, Money Editor

Aged 13, I went to watch it with my nan and grandad at their bungalow in Dorset. Although that wasn't far

west enough for the eclipse to be total, we figured it would be more impressive there than in London. Unfortunately, it was cloudy in Poole and I only saw it for about five seconds, so I was jealous of my parents back in sunny Enfield. Nan Jean would be 102 if she was around today, and I'll be 105 if I live until the UK's next total eclipse in 2030. The universe is a bumbling place!

Rob Hastings, Special Projects Editor

I'll be stepping out of my front door with my eclipse glasses to watch the eclipse today, which is a far cry from standing in the wilderness of the Peak District wearing a hard hat – as I was in 1999. My parents had sent me to join a bunch of other teenagers for a Youth Hostel Association adventure week. We took a break from caving and I recall looking at a piece of paper where I could see a pinhole projection of the eclipse. It was an eerie experience, as everything seemed to go quiet as well as dark.

Philip John, Principal Engineer

I was working overnight shifts for Teletest at the time, so I had to sleep during the day – not easy at the best of times, never mind in the height of summer. The prospect of twilight mid-morning gave me hope of a better day's sleep ahead. At 11.11am, it almost seemed that day turned to night – and I'm sure I did drift off to sleep as a result!

Marcus Man, Revise Sub-Editor

I had just turned six years old. I think I was in the Chelsea FC Soccer Schools camp. We were all shuffled into a sports hall changing room to stop us all staring at the eclipse with our bare eyes. There were some pinhole cameras and viewers going about to step outside and look, and being one of the smallest and meekest kids, by the time it got round to me the eclipse had ended. But I wasn't that concerned. Those minding me told my parents I was mostly preoccupied with trying to do krepp-uppies and munching on a banana.

Louis Dore, Assistant Sports Editor

Fresh out of school, I was midway through a summer course in central London. I didn't have safety glasses, but a few of us had made pinhole cameras with paper from the office. Sadly they were redundant. We sat expectantly under heavy grey skies, wishing the clouds to part.

Sophie Lam, Travel Editor

I was on holiday in Pembrokeshire in Wales. While my mum recognised the eclipse's significance and marched us up to a scenic clifftop for the best possible view, nine-year-old me would rather have been on the beach. We waited for what felt like hours as the eclipse moved through its phases, and lacking the snazzy glasses worn by some of the other holidaymakers gathered I could see little through the clouds. As the eclipse peaked, it fell dark and strangely silent. In my memory, the sea went completely flat. Then the moment passed, and I finally got to go to the beach.

Lizzie Dearden, Security Correspondent

I wasn't born yet! Harry Goodwin, Print News Desk

Three Italian tourists (left), who travelled to England just to view the 1999 eclipse, wake up to cloud cover at Mounts Bay in Cornwall; Dylan Ap Talban, a druid, watches the event at nearby Marazion

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AUGUST

Quote of the day

Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night VICTOR HUGO

Birthdays

Alan Shearer (below), ex-footballer and pundit, 56, John Slattery, actor, 64, Janet Yellen, US economist, 80, Phil Taylor, retired darts player, 66, Heidi Thomas, screenwriter, 64.

Anniversaries

Sunday 13 August 1961 The German Democratic Republic closes the border between East and West Berlin, marking the start of the Berlin Wall, as the Soviets seek to stop defections. West Berliners protest and are driven back by guards. Concrete soon replaces the fences of 'Barbed Wire Sunday'

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The News Matrix

The day at a glance

One giant leap for a dinosaur; one even bigger leap for flight See p 17

UNITED STATES

Leavitt quits as press secretary

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will quit her role on 31 August "to spend more time with her family", President Donald Trump has announced. At 28, Leavitt is the youngest person to hold the position in US history, and Trump said she would remain a key ally as a "top outside adviser".

MUSIC

Woman dies at stately home festival

A woman has died at the Houghton stately home dance music festival in Norfolk after being found unconscious inside a tent. The death has cast a shadow over the boutique festival, which drew royal headlines when the Princess of Wales attended the electronic music gathering in 2021.

POLICE

Six boys held after stolen car hits officer

Six boys aged between 13 and 17 have been arrested after a police officer was hit by a stolen car while investigating a suspected burglary in Burdon, Sunderland, yesterday. The Durham Constabulary officer was treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries after being knocked down as the driver of the stolen car attempted a getaway.

POLICE

Four charged over Celtic party disorder

Police have charged four people in connection with the "unacceptable violence" at Celtic's Premiership title celebrations in Glasgow on 16 May.

Two officers were seriously injured and three members of the public needed hospital treatment after glass bottles and other missiles were thrown as thousands of Celtic fans descended on the Trongate area of the city.

Four men, aged 30, 30, 25 and 21, were charged yesterday with various offences including assault, culpable and reckless conduct, breach of the peace and fireworks offences.

In total, police said 24 people had been arrested.

EMPLOYMENT

Britons want limit to work temperatures

Four in five Britons (79 per cent) want laws on maximum workplace temperature limits, a YouGov/Friends of the Earth survey has found. While guidance exists for minimum temperatures in workplaces there is none for maximum temperatures. More than 2,000 UK adults were surveyed.

The List

Top signs you are a true friend

Giving a friend a hug when they need one, thoughtful texts and remembering birthdays are the top signs of being a true pal. But according to research from The Camping and Caravanning Club, three in four adults admit they have fewer friends than five years ago, with busy jobs, family commitments, distance and a lack of free time being blamed. Signs of modern friendship are:

1 Giving them a hug when they need one. 2 Sending a thoughtful text. 3 Remembering their birthday. 4 Checking in when they go quiet. 5 Looking after them when they are ill. 6 Listening to their relationship problems. 7 Making them a cup of tea when they are upset. 8 Making them laugh when they are down. 9 Remembering small details about their life. 10 Being honest when they need advice.

CRIME

Man, 102, in critical state after 'assault'

A 102-year-old man is in a critical condition after allegedly being assaulted at a pub. Emergency services were called to the Crow's Nest in Cwmbran, South Wales, at 16 Zipps on 1 August. A 56-year-old man from Llanelli was arrested on suspicion of assault and has since been released under investigation.

INDONESIA

Hundreds rescued after Bali boat fire

Indonesian authorities have rescued more than 200 people after a ferry travelling from Bali caught fire in waters off the island of Lombok. By last night, one Indonesian had been confirmed dead among the 212 people who had been evacuated to ports in Bali and Lombok, an official said.

POLITICS

Cottrell relocates firm to Reform's HQ

Convicted fraudster George Cottrell, known as "Posh George," has moved the address of his market research firm, Geostrategy International, to London's Millbank Tower - the home of Reform UK. The relocation has raised further questions on his relationship with Reform's leader Nigel Farage. Reform insists Cottrell holds no formal role within the party.

DRC

Ebola outbreak could be deadliest

The Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest in history that killed more than 1,000 people out of more than 28,000 cases, the head of the World Health Organisation has said.

"At its current pace, this outbreak is on track to eclipse the West African one from 2014 to 2016," Trefros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

The outbreak in eastern Congo, considered the fastest-growing in history, has killed more than 2,000 people out of more than 4,300 cases.

The outbreak was declared on 16 May, but health authorities now say that sequencing has shown that it began months earlier, in February.

The Profile ANDY GREEN, NEW LAND SPEED RECORD HOLDER

Turning up the gas...

The former Royal Air Force fighter pilot Andy Green is used to lighting the bumpers to go very fast and has now broken the land speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle.

The 64-year-old wing commander reached a speed of 406 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah driving a car with two hydrogen combustion engines considered to be virtually emission-free.

The need for speed

Green is no stranger to speed records and is the only person to break the sound barrier on land after driving a jet-powered vehicle across the Black Rock desert in Nevada at 763 mph in 1997.

His JCB Hydromax vehicle beat the previous hydrogen-powered land speed record by more than 100 mph in a machine producing 1,600 brake horsepower. Green also holds the record for driving a diesel vehicle reaching 350 mph in 2006.

Green energy

Green lived up to his name in his latest speed record using engines built by the British engineering company JCB that release virtually no carbon dioxide and produce water vapour as the main by-product.

"The car was terrific - stable, strong and fast. This is a huge achievement by a world-class team and superb technology," he said.

The JCB chairman Anthony Bamford said "This record was set by production-based engines, the same engines powering JCB diggers right now. That is the point of JCB Hydromax, it shows hydrogen works and it works today at the highest level with zero emissions."

Jonathan Singh

EDUCATION

Singer's 'school in the woods' faces closure

A forest school set up by Welsh singer Charlotte Church could be forced to close amid complaints about "rude" children and dangerous parking.

The Aven Project, which Church describes as "a free-to-attend democratic school in the woods", has been operating from the site in Werove, near Cardiff, without the necessary permissions since 2024.

The charity, founded by Church, retrospectively applied to Vale of Glamorgan Council for the change of use, but this was refused over transport safety and noise pollution, as well as "not conserving and enhancing green infrastructure".

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MUSIC

Stewart ends tour after heart surgery

Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled the remainder of his US and Mexico tour dates for this year after undergoing heart surgery. The 81-year-old singer is now recuperating after a successful coronary stent procedure and said he was “already feeling better and very much on the mend”.

MEDIA

BBC blames tech for Scottish accent row

The BBC has blamed a technical problem after viewers complained they could not understand its new weather presenter Judith Ralston due to her strong Scottish accent. Accused of alienating regional viewers, the BBC told viewers that an audio balance error had muffled Ralston’s voice.

PEOPLE

Ronaldo marries long-term partner

The footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has married his partner of 10 years, model Georgina Rodriguez, in Cascais, Portugal. He shared a photograph on Instagram showing their hands intertwined and wearing matching gold wedding bands following an intimate seaside celebration with their five children.

TELEVISION

Walters completes ‘Strictly’ line-up

Welsh actress Melanie Walters is the final celebrity confirmed for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. The 64-year-old, best known for playing kind-hearted, omelette-loving Gwen West in Garin & Stacey, said she was “completely thrilled” to be joining the star-studded line-up ahead of next month’s BBC One launch.

Letter from the Editor Oliver Duff epthepaper.com

Cosmic wonder

In the UK, this was not “totality” – the complete obscuring of the Sun. For a full solar eclipse, younger readers must wait another 6½ years, until 23 September 2090. But for the rest of us, yesterday evening’s deep partial eclipse is as close as we will get.

My daughter told me last night, with typical honesty, “I don’t think you’ll be around, Dad.”

At 6.30pm, The i Paper’s journalists abandoned our newsroom and walked down the road to the park.

Life switched from bright glare to a parched half-light, as the Moon slid across the face of our star.

This rare alignment of Earth, Moon and Sun – rare in our lifetimes, at least – is a cosmic fluke. A communal moment, spiritual even, that punctuates our existence and reminds us of our insignificance. We remain glued to a rock hurtling around a blazing ball of plasma at 67,000mph.

The light dimmed a little Colanders at the ready. With three minutes to go, the air cooled. Any birdsong had been drowned out by chatter from the crowd and the pop of Prosecco corks.

It was spectacular – and there was joy in the communion. We live in an age dominated by screens. For a few glorious minutes, hundreds of millions of people put down their devices and gazed into the sky together, marvelling at nature.

Pity Iceland, where cloud cover ruined a total eclipse. They must wait until 2136 for the next one.

Nearer home, as a skinny crescent of Sun began to emerge, we marched back to the newsroom to create today’s special edition. Where I also updated my will, to bequeath my official New Scientist eclipse glasses to unborn great-grandchildren.

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PEOPLE

Widdecombe given private funeral at abbey she called her 'safe haven'

By Rod Minchin and George Thompson

About 100 family, friends and colleagues attended the funeral service of the former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe yesterday.

Politicians and broadcasters were among those who gathered at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, a Catholic abbey where she regularly worshipped and called her 'safe haven'.

Mourners could be seen wearing black as they arrived at the requiem mass – a Catholic service where prayers are offered for the soul of the dead.

Ahead of the service, which lasted about 90 minutes, police officers with sniffer dogs could be seen searching the grounds.

Widdecombe, 78, died on 8 July after she was attacked with a hammer at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon.

Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was charged with her murder on 20 July.

Widdecombe (incet) had been a spokesperson for Reform UK after defecting from the Tories. She also found fame outside politics on Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother.

Reform's leader, Nigel Farage, did not attend the funeral. He was campaigning in his former Clacton constituency in Essex yesterday and did not wish to draw attention at Widdecombe's funeral, which the family asked to be kept private.

But he is expected to attend a

The mass at Buckfast Abbey yesterday, where Ann Widdecombe regularly worshipped MIKE DAVIES/ BUCKFAST ABBEXIPA

public memorial for Widdecombe later this year. In a post on social media, Farage described her as an 'extraordinary woman who left a serious mark on British politics'.

Those who did attend included the shadow Chancellor, Mel Stride, Conservative former justice minister Crispin Blunt, and the broadcaster Iain Dale.

In a post on LBC's website yesterday, Dale paid tribute to his friend and said that he hoped to meet her in heaven one day.

Stride, who is the local MP for the abbey, described the funeral as 'very moving'.

The Central Devon MP said: 'The sun shone bright for her. A very special lady who will be much missed.'

The private requiem mass included a homily from the Rt Rev David Charlesworth, 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'.'

Donations made in Widdecombe's memory will be divided between the Leprosy Mission and Abound, supporting the projects of the Christian Endeavour Hostel in India.

SCIENCE

Oestrogen therapy may protect against dementia

By Ella Pickover

Women who take a certain hormone therapy in later life may be less likely to develop physical signs of Alzheimer's disease in the brain, a study suggests.

Those who took oestrogen-only

hormone replacement therapy also had reduced odds of being diagnosed with dementia, researchers found.

Women who took the treatment were also less likely to have memory problems or 'functional decline', they said.

But they added that the findings

'cannot necessarily be applied to all women considering hormone replacement therapy today' because this form of hormone therapy is usually prescribed only to women who have had a hysterectomy.

The report, published in the journal Neurology, involved experts from

Stanford University in the US examining two large databases tracking Alzheimer's disease in America.

Using data from more than 20,000 women they found that use of this hormone therapy in later life was linked to 'significantly lower odds of a clinical dementia diagnosis' – with women taking the treatment seeing a 39 per cent reduced risk compared to non-users.

Grouse hunters prepare for a shoot at Kirriemuir in Angus yesterday

WILDLIFE

Scottish Greens renew calls for grouse hunt ban

By Lucinda Cameron and Nick Forbes

The Scottish Green Party has renewed its calls for a ban on driven grouse shooting.

The blood sport involves grouse being corralled to fly over people with shotguns in fixed positions.

Yesterday marked the so-called 'Glorious Twelfth', when the red grouse shooting season traditionally begins. But the Scottish Greens said the traditional rural sport should be outlawed.

The party's rural affairs spokesperson, Ariane Burgess, said: 'After another summer in which we have seen the enormous destruction that wildfires can cause, we should be restoring our nature and making our countryside more resilient to the climate crisis, not intensively managing vast landscapes to produce more birds to be shot.'

'Scotland's land is one of our greatest assets.

'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.'

But Ross Ewing, of Scottish Land and Estates, said: 'The grouse shooting season is a major contributor to the rural economy.'

Red grouse populations in Scotland have declined sharply over the past 10 years.

There have been several widespread breeding failures and declines across grouse moors.

Monitoring by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust showed a poor 2024 breeding season led to an average 40 per cent drop in pair counts across England and a 34 per cent decline in Scotland.

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ENVIRONMENT

Wildfire exposes unexploded wartime bombs

By Sam Russell

A drone survey of a fire-damaged coastal heath is to be carried out amid fears that the inferno has exposed unexploded Second World War bombs.

People have been warned to stay away from Dunwich Heath nature reserve, with all public rights of access suspended.

More than 100 hectares of heathland have been destroyed by fire at the Suffolk reserve since it took hold around two weeks ago, the National Trust said.

Its spokesman, Matt Wilson, said that the heath was used for training for Operation Kruschen during the preparations for the D-Day landings. He added: "During this fire, at least two pieces of unexploded ordnance have been found and they've had to be remotely detonated. It is likely there will be more."

The drone survey aims to establish safe routes on site before experts begin soil testing.

"The most important thing for us now is to emphasise that the site is closed," said Wilson.

Dunwich Heath yesterday. The site is now closed to the public. (USTIN MINNSI NATIONAL TRUST) 19

CLIMATE

Firefighters call for water-bombing aircraft to help tackle UK wildfires

By Connie Dimsdale

POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

Firefighters have called for wildfire fighting aircraft to help combat blazes in the UK.

At present, fire brigades do not have direct access to water-bombing planes that can drop up to six tonnes of water on to a blaze, while Britain's military firefighting helicopters have been deployed to Cyprus.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU), which represents about 34,000 personnel in fire and rescue services

across the country, has called for access to aerial firefighting capabilities where "appropriate" to combat a looming risk of larger and more complex wildfires.

Ministers are examining which kit is needed, including aerial assets, to tackle wildfires, it is understood.

The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, chaired an emergency Cobra meeting yesterday in response to the extreme heat, the second this summer and the first of his premiership.

Three-quarters of the UK population – about 45 million people – are

now living in drought conditions, with more restrictions on water use likely to come unless there is significant rainfall in the coming weeks.

The dry conditions have meant that around 1,017 wildfires have devastated vegetation across England and Wales so far in 2026, the same as the record-breaking total for the whole of last year, according to the National Fire Chiefs Council.

"Our members want the best possible technology to tackle wildfires effectively," an FBU spokesperson said. "And where wildfire fighting

aircraft are appropriate, we would advocate for their introduction."

The UK does not have any water-bombing aircraft such as Canadair "super scooper" planes, which cost up to €50m (€43m) and can scoop up over six tonnes of water from lakes or the sea to drop onto fires.

The Armed Forces are reportedly in talks to bring Chinook helicopters, which drop water from a huge bucket suspended below the aircraft, back from Cyprus to fight wildfires in the UK, after The i Paper revealed they could not be deployed.

"We need a national strategy for combating and mitigating wildfires which will be multipronged, and will include the best possible equipment," the FBU added.

Steve Wright, the union's general-secretary, said it must be a priority to have enough properly equipped firefighters as brigades face increased pressure due to an "unprecedented summer" of "volatile wildfires".

A major blaze in Hampshire's New Forest National Park was yesterday covering about 1.6 sq km, equivalent to about 230 football pitches.

TRANSPORT

Rail services could buckle in the heat today

By Neil Lancefield

Train passengers are being urged by some operators to travel only if necessary today as services may be disrupted by the hot weather.

Chiltern Railways and East Midlands Railway issued alerts to "only travel if essential". Other companies are either running reduced timetables or warning that short-notice cancellations are likely.

Northern said it would run fewer trains than normal on some routes in north-west England and Yorkshire.

It told passengers that high temperatures "increase the risk of issues with the reliability of our trains", and made adjustments to its usual timetable "to keep trains running".

Heat-related problems that can affect the network include buckled rails, sagging overhead electric wires and line-side fires. Steel rails can exceed 50°C if the air is 30°C.

Passengers are being asked to check for updates before setting off.

Temperatures are expected to reach 38°C on Chiltern Railways' network and it will run a reduce timetable between 11am and 8pm.

East Midlands trains between Nottingham and Worksop, and on the Nottingham to Leicester stopping route, will not run after noon.

The Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich route will run only between Sheffield and Norwich.

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HEALTH

Nurses collapsing in hospitals, union warns

By Ella Pickover

Nurses are collapsing at work and are being forced to care for patients in temperatures in excess of 30°C, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.

Others have reported seizures and "dripping with sweat from head to toe" at work as the UK is on course for its hottest summer on record.

Nurses have expressed concern for the welfare of patients in hospitals, some of which have been described as "unbearably hot" and "not fit for humans".

"When nursing staff are collapsing, feeling dizzy, sick or even being admitted to the very hospitals they work in because their workplaces cannot handle the heat, it shows just how badly they are being failed," said the RCN's chief executive and general-secretary, Professor Nicola Ranger (inset).

One nurse became a patient after collapsing from dehydration after working on a ward with no ventilation.

Others reported broken air conditioning, fans or ventilation, with some saying they are unable to open windows.

A nurse working in a community health centre said: "You dread going to work, especially when wearing PPE. We drip with sweat from head to toe."

Matthew Hopkins, director of the NHS Alliance, said NHS organisations were pushing for more money to deal with building maintenance.

France already has 12 Canadairs, supplemented by other planes and helicopters, while Spain has 16. The European Union has ordered 12 planes to assemble its own fleet.

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HERITAGE

PM to mark 80 years of new town Stevenage

By Abbie Llewelyn and Nina Lloyd

Andy Burnham will visit Stevenage on Remembrance Day this year to mark 80 years since the post-war Labour government “created the first new town”.

On 11 November, 1946, Stevenage was designated as the UK’s first post-war new town under the New Towns Act.

During a visit to the Hertfordshire town yesterday, the Prime Minister said: “I’m going to come back to Stevenage on November 11.

“We will pay our respects for Remembrance Day around that time, but I’ll be here because, if I’m right, that will be 80 years to the day that the post-war Labour government created the first new town right here in Stevenage.”

Burnham said he was going to come with “an offer for what we’re going to do” to support council house-building in the area.

Andy Burnham visiting Stevenage, Hertfordshire, yesterday as part of his summer tour of the UK’s nations and regions JAMES MANNINGER

REFORM UK

Farage odds on to hold Clacton seat but nationwide poll backs Binface

POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

Nigel Farage is expected to hold on to his Clacton Parliamentary seat with the odds placed at 1-100 following a boycott from the main political parties.

The Reform UK leader’s main opposition will be novelty candidate Count Binface. Labour, the Tories, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens and Restore Britain refused to field a candidate of their own.

While most bookmakers have Farage down to win 1-100, rather than the early 1-7 odds before his main opposition dropped out, the latest polling shows he would be beaten by Count Binface if the whole nation was voting.

Polling by More in Common shows that 37 per cent of Britons would prefer to be represented by the self-professed “intergalactic space war-

rior” dressed in a long silver cape and dustbin-shaped helmet, while 32 per cent would back Farage.

But the likely victory in Clacton has led Farage to believe he could “replicate this level of support across Essex”, with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s seat of North West Essex in his sights.

He told The Telegraph that Reform will “pump big resources” into Essex, suggesting that half the Shadow Cabinet – including the opposition leader – could lose their seats at the next election.

Badenoch recently said in a message to Clacton residents that they “deserve better” than Farage, criticising the “needless election” and adding that he should “not be exempt” from the Parliamentary rules.

His decision to force a by-election by standing down last month to hold a “people versus the establishment” vote may have backfired.

Reform UK and Nigel Farage have strongly denied breaking any rules

37%

The percentage of Britons who would prefer Count Binface to win the by-election

The opposition branded it a “media circus” and an attempt to evade scrutiny, as stepping down as an MP paused an investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog into his finances.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Daniel Greenberg, had been investigating undeclared donations, including a £5m gift from the Thai-based cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne.

New MPs are required to register any gifts worth more than £300 they received in the previous 12 months, except where the gift “could not be reasonably thought by others” to relate to their political activities.

That investigation was paused when Farage resigned his seat, but will resume if he wins the by-election.

If the Parliamentary watchdog rules against him, he could face a second by-election – this time, against all the major political parties.

POLICE

Release scheme risks rise in crime, warns probation chief

By Jessica Coates and George Lithgow

Early release of prisoners could put the public at risk of violent crime, the chief inspector of probation has warned.

About 5,000 people expected to be released early under sentencing changes will need to be managed by probation staff.

Martin Jones, chief inspector of probation for England and Wales, told the BBC: “Probation services are already under unprecedented pressure.

“They’re managing a caseload of 258,000 cases, that’s nearly three times the number that are in our prisons, and obviously the early release scheme will be increasing that pressure considerably.”

Questioned about potential risk to the public once early releases begin, Jones said it “could be a serious sexual or violent offence or even murder”.

He said: “The worst that can happen is that things are missed, plans aren’t put into place and we don’t give people the level of service they need and that leads to serious further offences.”

The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, paused the early release scheme last month in the face of opposition against the release of violent criminals.

Prisoners serving sentences for rape or child sex offences were exempted from the scheme by Burnham last week.

ECONOMY

Little growth expected next year if Iran war continues

By Anna Wise and Henry Saker-Clark

The UK economy will barely grow next year if the Iran war continues until the end of 2026, Treasury officials have told the Prime Minister.

Internal modelling from the Treasury has suggested GDP could grow by as little as 0.3 per cent next year.

Officials said they routinely plan for all possible scenarios, with this growth projection linked to a more extreme situation.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is expected to reveal today that GDP did not grow in June.

War in the Middle East has driven energy prices higher since February and pressed down on consumer sentiment.

Modelling shown to the Prime Minister and Chancellor reportedly said the economy could grow by 0.9 per cent this year if there is no permanent peace deal between the US and Iran.

This would miss the 1.1 per cent prediction from the Office for Budget Responsibility earlier this year. It had predicted 1.6 per cent GDP growth in 2027.

The more extreme scenario also indicated that Consumer Prices Index inflation could peak at 4.3 per cent per cent in the first quarter of next year, with the impasse in the Strait of Hormuz likely to keep oil and gas prices elevated.

GDP grew by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of this year, which follows the 0.6 per cent rise in GDP for the first three months.

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SCIENCE

'A leap and lots of flapping': experts on how dinosaurs first came to fly

By Jonathan Singh

The mystery of how birds first took to the skies may now have been solved by researchers.

Archaeopteryx was a prehistoric creature with wings and feathers which had dinosaur-like features.

How it made the leap from a ground-dwelling creature to an animal that could fly – the precursor of today's birds – has long puzzled scientists.

But a study suggests the planet's "first real bird" used its powerful leg muscles to launch into the air using a technique described as "hop, hop and away".

Neil Gostling, a palaeobiologist at the University of Southampton and one of the study's authors, said archaeopteryx had "a long bony tail, claws on separate fingers, and teeth in a beakless jaw.

"It wasn't a particularly well developed 'bird' compared to those we know today," he added.

The creature lived about 150 million years ago and is seen as an important evolutionary step between non-avian dinosaurs and birds.

The animal was about the size of a raven or magpie, but unlike those species it had limited mobility in its shoulders and no breastbone to act as an anchor for the powerful chest muscles that birds use to propel themselves to take off speeds.

Without these muscles it had been a mystery how the creature made the transition to flight. But the

The archaeopteryx, which was about the size of a magpie, had wings and feathers and dinosaur-like features GETTY

Southampton scientists, working with colleagues from the National Natural History Museum in Paris, analysed the take-off technique of modern birds to understand how their ancestor managed lift-off.

"We know archaeopteryx couldn't rely on its wings to take off – with no keeled sternum, and a shoulder that couldn't lift the wing above

the back – so we asked what its legs could contribute," said Markus Heller, professor of biomechanics at Southampton.

"It turns out that is where take-off is won: the legs generate the force, and the wings take over afterwards."

The findings, published in the journal Developmental Biology, show that archaeopteryx could have

reached speeds up to 16mph (25kph) after taking off with "a leap, leap, leap and then lots of flapping, or a leap, a flap, another leap and more flapping," according to Gostling.

Birds today still use a similar technique, he added. "They use one leap if startled, stressed or threatened, or – like their ancestors – two or three or more if they are saving energy."

PEOPLE

Actress Lucy Davis with her father, comedian Jasper Carrott, in 2009

Carrott 'so proud' of how daughter is facing cancer

By Sean O'Grady

The comedian Jasper Carrott has said he is "so proud" of his actress 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, whose real name is Robert Davis, said: "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.

"We are so proud of our daughter and love her so much.

"The way she has conducted herself through many traumatic health issues is a lesson to us all.

"We would request privacy for the coming months."

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: "I'm trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can.

"I'm not scared of whatever comes next. I'm at peace with it."

Her breakthrough role came in 2001 when she was cast as Dawn Tinsley in The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

She went on to appear in films including Shaun of the Dead (2004) and Wonder Woman (2017) and played Hilda Spellman in the Netflix series the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

TELEVISION

'X-Men' star cast in 'Harry Potter' series

By Casey Cooper-Fiske

X-Men actor Nicholas Hoult has been cast in the second season of the upcoming Harry Potter TV series.

The 36-year-old English star will play Hogwarts professor Gilderoy Lockhart in the HBO adaptation of the fantasy novels by JK Rowling.

An HBO Max social media post said: "Magical me indeed. Now, how many autographs would you like?

"Nicholas Hoult has been cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in season two of the new HBO original Harry Potter series."

It comes after it was announced that the role of Ginny Weasley would

be recast for the show's second series due to "unforeseen circumstances", with actress Gracie Cochrane leaving the series.

The show aims to be a faithful adaptation of Rowling's novels, while providing a wider insight into the magical wizarding world beyond that depicted in the film franchise.

Nicholas Hoult was nominated for a Rising Star Bafta Award in 2010

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QUOTE

BURNHAM ON TOUR

Labour does not tackle the causes

The Daily Telegraph

The Burnham proposals are not worthless but they are trivial. They are also revealing – of Labour's governing instinct. The party never attacks underlying causes but only ever attempts to regulate the symptoms. (David Frost)

The Spectator

To fill the couple of weeks left before the flow of time must inevitably splutter back into gear again. Andy is planning a magical mystery tour of the nation. This suggests less the progresses of Good Queen Bess than the Radio 1 Roadshow. (Goreth Roberts)

PRISONS CRISIS

Reoffending is likely regardless

New Statesman

Many of [the released prisoners] will reoffend. And an even sadder fact is that this would have been the case whether they were released early or not. Ministry of Justice data shows that adult offenders had a proven reoffending rate of 28.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2024. (Rachel Cunliffe)

The Yorkshire Post

Burnham has ordered the Justice Secretary, Alex Norris, to draw up plans to increase the number of cells available. If Burnham's Government gets it wrong, it could do damage to confidence in the country's justice system. (Editorial)

ISRAEL AND HAMAS

There is consensus on Gaza

The Times

Popular rhetoric aside, neither the Israeli public nor the military wants to remain in Gaza indefinitely. Yet history teaches caution. Hamas has a well-documented record of tactical pauses. What is required is genuine, complete disarmament. (Jonathan Conricus)

The Conversation

But, while Netanyahu faces significant internal opposition, his policies towards the Palestinians in general and Gaza in particular are areas of consensus in Israeli politics. If there are differences, it tends to be over details and tactics. (Anne Irfan)

ACTION ON CLIMATE

Maligned net zero is the solution

Financial Times

What a relief it would be if there were some way to stop the forces driving us towards even more dire heat and fires in the future. As it happens, there is No prizes for guessing its name. Two words, the first one starts with an N. That's right Net zero. (Pilito Clark)

RSPB

Restoring natural systems can help reduce the severity of fires and support faster recovery. Wetlands and healthy peatlands can act as natural barriers, slowing the spread of flames and creating conditions that are less favourable for ignition. (Becky Spieght)

AIR FORCE ONE SWAP

Unfair to make people decoys

The Independent

The only real flaw I could see in the US secret service's tactic of smuggling Donald Trump out of Air Force One in a catering truck is that it might have been virtually impossible to get him out. (Sean O'Grady)

CNN

It's legitimate for these kinds of measures to be taken to protect a president. But it's notable that Trump and the White House kept lying about it even after the apparent danger had passed. This plan also left many people on the legacy Air Force One as unwitting and unknowing decoys. (Aaron Blake)

BEZOS AND LIVERPOOL

Costly transfers no more likely

BBC

Even if the investment goes through, supporters should not expect Liverpool to start spending a lot more on transfer fees. Funds to spend on transfers are directly related to income generated via commercial activities rather than an owner's wealth. (Dale Johnson)

Forbes

While $6bn is substantial, it's less than half of the going rate for the Dallas Cowboys. Yet Liverpool has more followers worldwide, a figure in the hundreds of millions thanks to the Premier League's global distribution. (Ian Nicholas Quillen)

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Life In Brief

FRANCO BARESI ITALIAN FOOTBALLER

"One club" men and women are an incredibly rare breed, and Franco Baresi was among the greatest. He played his entire 20-year career with AC Milan, where he secured his place as one of the greatest defenders in history.

Statistics never tell the full story for footballers, not least defenders. But the numbers alone are staggering 719 matches for the club, including 470 in Serie A – where he won six titles – with 15 seasons as captain, scoring 33 goals.

Look deeper and there were seasons like 1993-94, just 36 goals in 34 games was enough to win them a third consecutive Serie A title – because they only conceded 15 times in return.

That's to hardly mention his European success with Milan and the 81 times he played for Italy – including winning the World Cup in 1982 and captaining them to the 1994 final. Franchino Baresi (legally changed

to Franco in 1995) was born on a farm in the small north Italian town of Travagliato and grew up playing football with his older brother, Giuseppe. The boys lost their parents while they were still teenagers and immersed themselves in the sport.

The younger Baresi had trials at Inter Milan but was rejected by the Nerazzurri, who opted to sign his brother. Giuseppe went on to spend 16 seasons with the club.

Franco instead progressed through the ranks of AC Milan and made his first team debut at the age of 17, in 1978.

He chose to stay even after the club was relegated to Serie B – for the second time in three seasons – and was given the captaincy at the age of just 22.

In his final interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport last year, Baresi – who has died aged 66 having been diagnosed with a lung condition – said he recalled

being a 'Milanista' from a young age 'When I arrived at Milanello (Milan's training centre) for the first time as a 14-year-old, it seemed like entering paradise,' he said.

As well as achieving league dominance he won four Supercoppa Italiana titles, three European Cup Champions League titles, two European Super Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups with the club.

When Baresi retired in 1997, Milan also retired his No 6 jersey – a first for Italian football.

In his only meaningful spell away from Milan in 2002, he was appointed director of football at Fulham. But tensions quickly emerged with then manager Jean Tigana and Baresi left after just weeks – returning to Milan to lead youth squads and later joining the marketing team. He was made honorary president of the club in 2020.

His last public appearance was at the opening ceremony for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in February. Along with former defensive teammate Giuseppe Bergami he carried the torch into the San Siro – the stadium where he had played for so many years.

He is survived by his wife Maura, whom he married in 1984, their sons, Edoardo and Giannandrea, and by Giuseppe.

Born 8 May 1960 Died 31 July 2026 Daniel Nolan

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My View

James O'Brien

Normalising violence always misfires

Racist mobs, stirred up on X, are not legitimate protesters

To what circumstances might you expect a violent mob to congregate outside your home, hurling bricks at your windows and attacking police officers trying to protect you? What might you have done to merit the mob's attempts to break into your home? Who would you need to be sheltering? What hideous crimes would need to have occurred?

And whatever your answers to these questions, however "deserving" you were or were not of the attention, how frightened would you be by the sound of glass smashing and door handles being rattled by members of the mob?

Exactly these scenes unfolded on three nights last week in the Norfolk town of Thetford. All that was known about the humans being terrorised is that they were "believed to be asylum seekers". In the UK today, that is enough. That is all you need to have "done".

Some asylum seekers have committed terrible crimes. So, of course, have some police officers, doctors, Caprisoners, nurses and long-distance lorry drivers. So have newspaper columnists, comedians, TV presenters and radio hosts. So, almost certainly, has someone who lives where you live, or does what you do, or eats what you eat. But don't worry. You will never be held accountable for their crimes or be forced to hide terrified in the darkness while complete strangers bay for your blood. Unless you're an asylum seeker. Right?

Wrong. As we saw during the race riots in Belfast in June it's even worse than that. Spawned by online footage of a black man, later revealed to be a Sudanese national, attacking a white man with a knife, the mobs on the march there quickly targeted the homes of Romanians. In the east of the city, families from Ukraine and Poland. In Sandy Row, in central Belfast, a Syrian supermarket was targeted by arsonists, while a few miles west, on Crumlin Road, Ugandan health workers and Nigerian families were shepherded to safety by volunteers.

There are obvious, and complicated, differences between Thetford and Belfast. But there is at least one similarity behind these two events that merits closer examination and, unless a different course is adopted by politicians of all persuasions, suggests that darker days may lie ahead.

Namely, the involvement of the world's richest man. "As the owner of X and its most followed user,

A United Against Racism rally in Belfast after days of anti-immigration violence following a knife attack in June ISABEL INFANTESIREUTERS

[Elon] Musk has unparalleled power to shape what people see online," said Imran Ahmed, the founder and chief executive of the tech watchdog Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), in June. "Yet our research shows that he used the Belfast tragedy to amplify anti-migrant narratives to millions of users, prompting calls for violence."

He not only amplified calls for "protest" from Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, the far-right activist who prefers to be known as Tommy Robinson, but also turbo-charged anti-immigration posts and messages from Rupert Lowe, leader of Restore Britain, allowing the politician currently appealing to voters who find Nigel Farage too compassionate and tolerant to reach millions of eyes.

CCDH researchers found that the unsavoury threesome's posts about Belfast secured over 115 million views. It was the responses to these posts that contained what CCDH called "an explosion in calls for

violence", with almost 4,000 calling for lynchings and other crimes.

In Thetford, Yaxley-Lennon used Musk's platform to share footage from the pogroms. In one clip, a man is directing the mob to a specific address where, he says, "invaders" will be found. A grim modus operandi, in other words, has been established by the far right and boosted beyond their wildest dreams by Elon Musk. It is now ready to go not only whenever a person of colour commits a violent crime but also, as we saw

Politicians like Farage may actually be turning up the heat on themselves

last week, when some people who might be asylum seekers might have moved into what might be their temporary home.

One point I fear everybody is missing - including the Home Office, whose response to Thetford was mealy-mouthed and inadequate - is that this normalisation of violence cannot be controlled by the men who have perpetrated it.

An unstable, unhinged or simply unpleasant person does not need to be from the far right to contemplate violence. Such a person simply needs to live in a society where calls for it have become commonplace and examples of it frequent.

And if this person's political foes are stoking it - or as Nigel Farage did at PMQs after the Southampton violence, decline to condemn it when repeatedly challenged - then how hard is it to imagine this person deciding to adopt similar tactics?

The politicians may, in other words, potentially be turning up the heat on themselves. Perhaps this

possibility of exposing themselves to danger will help them think twice about blithely directing it at others.

Happily, this danger is easily assuaged. Politicians of every persuasion need to make it abundantly clear that scenes like the ones in Thetford last week or Belfast in June or Southampton that same month are utterly unacceptable. You do not discuss them through the lens of other people's "peaceful protests" and you do not caveat your condemnations with talk of supposedly "legitimate concerns".

But most obviously, and most urgently, you do not let Elon Musk continue to allow others to use his platform to spread hate among our population and foment violence on our streets.

James O'Brien is the author of How They Broke Britain. His radio show is on LBC weekdays from 30am

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Tweets, emails and letters to The Editor, The iPaper, 9 Derry Street, London W8 5HY

We need a plan for AI water use

I use AI and think it has enormous potential. But with households being asked to restrict non-essential water use during drought, I find myself wondering whether we are applying the same principle fairly.

Data centres support essential services including healthcare, banking and communications. Clearly, those must be protected. But that doesn't make every computation taking place inside a data centre essential.

If drinking-quality mains water is being consumed to cool data centres, should genuinely deferrable AI activity be reduced during severe drought conditions where doing so would actually save water?

I don't know which workloads could be paused. Those are questions for government, regulators, water companies and the technology industry.

But surely somebody should be asking them.

There is also a much bigger opportunity here. Britain is planning substantial expansion of AI and data-centre infrastructure. Today's drought should be food for thought before we build tomorrow's infrastructure.

Should new data centres have to demonstrate drought resilience? Should reliance on potable water be minimised, with recycled or non-potable water used wherever practicable? And should major facilities have emergency plans for reducing their demand during a water shortage?

AI is part of our future. Increasing pressure on our water supply appears to be part of it too.

We shouldn't have to choose between

technology and water. But we should make sure we're planning properly for both.

ZOË SUSANNE HOOK, HAMPSHIRE

How to stop the illegal crossings

The only long-term solution to stop the boats will be by international agreement.

When migrants try to cross water borders by boat it should be normal agreed practice to return the migrants to the country of departure.

This is the only way to stop people smugglers - by making them unsuccessful.

The intervention could be by military or border force. Once returned to a port in the country of departure, it is for that country to decide on the prosecution of this illegal activity.

The attempted illegal crossing of a border by boat should therefore be a criminal offence.

This would be in the interests of countries such as France, Spain, Italy and Greece who would be empowered to return migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

It would require France and Belgium to accept the return of people trying to cross the channel to England illegally.

It is in everyone's interest to stop illegal migration. At the same time we need to enhance the global economic system to address the economic problems in the countries of origin of the migrants.

RICHARD LEWIS MARLOW, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

How on earth can the French not be aware when a massive inflatable boat arrives at the coast, is inflated and launched and 220 people waiting on the shore get into it and set sail.

They are either blind

A reader shares the joy of having a child with Down's syndrome GETTY

or more likely, they are quite happy to see large numbers of people leave their shores and become England's problem.

KEVIN FROGGATT BIRMINGHAM

A UK exit tax would be fair

No one wanting a fairer society could object to the tax reforms proposed by Neal Lawson's pressure group, Compass, and by MPs "on the left of the party" ("Labour group calls for 2% wealth tax on UK's richest people", 10 August)

The 2 per cent wealth tax and the equalisation of capital gains with income tax are eminently sensible proposals, while there is plenty of room for windfall taxes on companies which have benefited from the Iran war.

One tax everyone omitted, however, is an exit tax of 25 per cent, imposed on the least patriotic of our citizens, who prefer to leave the country rather than

be taxed fairly. Other countries impose them, so why not the UK?

And why not 50 per cent, as they and their families or firms will have undoubtedly benefited from our tax-funded health, transport, legal, judicial and education systems. BERNIE EVANS LIVERPOOL

PM should look at crime stats

We are still a long, long way behind El Salvador, Cuba and even the US in how many of our citizens we find it necessary to hold in jail, but, nevertheless, our per capita prison population is still around twice that of Denmark.

Rather than building more prisons and

keeping some behind bars for longer might this be a good time for our new Prime Minister to ask why so many British people are committing crimes?

When you take into account that crimes are often not even investigated let alone prosecuted, the fact our prison numbers are close to all-time record levels is a terrible indictment on our nation.

PETER WILSHAW ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE

I bask in glory of my Down's son

I read Maitreyah Guenther's article on her brother with a personal interest ("My brother has Down's syndrome - I confront people

who laugh at him", 11 August) As the parent of a 30-year-old son with Down's syndrome, I never notice any stares or personal comments about him, I am too busy basking in the glory of his presence.

He has taught me so much about life and is simply the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Maitreyah, you and I know how special your brother is and so I ask you to rise above the detractors.

DAVID JACKSON MOULTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Applause for Stormy Daniels

Such a powerful piece by Stormy Daniels ("My mother's love of Trump showed me how Americans really think", 11 August)

And good for The i Paper for having the sense to let her voice be heard. Both she and you deserve all praise for telling truth to power.

I bet few other media outlets will let her voice be heard so clearly. VAL HARRISON

Solar-powered advertising

In August of 1999, like many thousands of others, I travelled to Cornwall to see the solar eclipse.

Apart from the event itself, what caught my eye were the billboards in the area on behalf of a local cider producer claiming to be "Official Sponsors of the Solar Eclipse". Brilliant! MARTIN BROWN COVENTRY

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Britain is a joke – it has lost the ability to build things

INFRASTRUCTURE

Jonn Bledge

You could be forgiven for thinking the latest story about Britain's wobbling energy market is meant to provide yet more ammo for the insurgent forces setting themselves against net zero.

The news that we have spent £1bn just to turn off excess wind farm capacity so far this year – and that this number is only going to grow – certainly implies that it's the wind farms that are in danger of bankrupting UK PLC. Down with this sort of thing.

Actually, though, that £1bn bill stems not from the fact wind power is bad but because it's too good. According to The Times, "most of the cost comes from paying gas-fired power plants to fire up to

cover for wind turbines that have to be turned off because of" – here comes the kicker – "insufficient cabling capacity".

As more wind power has come on stream, more capacity to transport it to actual people hasn't. That means we're now paying renewable energy suppliers in rural areas to switch off (so as not to overload the network), and fossil fuels nearer actual people to switch on (because we still need the power). And the more turbines we have, the more that bill will go up. Oops.

These figures come from the Wasted Wind website supported by Octopus Energy, which is lobbying the Government to end this madness by replacing national energy pricing with a more regional scheme. For those without such skin in the game, though, this mess provides proof of a much simpler thesis: that Britain has lost the ability to build the infrastructure it needs to function.

When you go looking for evidence of this problem, you start seeing it everywhere. The highest profile mess is HS2, which as originally conceived would have connected almost every major British city.

After spiralling costs and

London's Hammersmith Bridge closed to motor traffic in 2019 GETTY

repeated cutbacks, alas, it will instead serve mainly to create a third mainline route between London and Birmingham and not a lot else.

The reasons for this have more to do with political chaos and over-scoping in a doomed attempt to assuage Nimbys than with the project itself, but nonetheless, this is not a lot to show for £100bn-plus.

That's just the start. Since the passage of the Leeds Supertram Act in 1993, the largest city in Western Europe without a fixed transport system has laid not an inch of track. (France, in that time, has managed to build 22 networks.)

A third runway at Heathrow was first proposed in 2009. It's slated to open in 2040, and if you believe that timetable won't slip I've got

We have more wind power, but not the ability to transport it to actual people

a bridge to sell you. Talking of bridges, London's Hammersmith Bridge closed to motor traffic due to structural problems in 2019.

The original bridge on the site took three years to build; the current one five. Seven years into this closure, alas, there is still no plan for reopening.

Most pressingly of all, Britain has not built a new reservoir since 1991. It is just possible this could become a problem.

Something has gone very wrong. Once upon a time Britain could build the stuff it needed, and the economy grew. Now it can't, and it doesn't. It seems unlikely there's no connection.

And now, when we do build turbines, we don't build the cables we need and end up paying not to use them. This country is sick.

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The challenges of parenting my immigrant parents

FAMILY Poppy Jay

It's Eid and I'm at the dinner table. My parents have rustled up a feast and I'm in complete denial about how much ghee has gone into the pilau because I'm already eyeing up seconds. I look over at my dad. His glass of water is untouched. I kiss my teeth. "Dad, why aren't you drinking your water?" "I have."

"No, you haven't. How many glasses do you drink a day?" "One." Shocking. I move on to fruit. "So, have you eaten any today?" Before he can answer, my mum snitches. "He'll have a pear every now and then." I launch into a lecture about hydration, fibre and type 2 diabetes as my dad's eyes glaze over. He'd

checked out. This was the fourth lecture I'd given him about his health, bowels and smoking habits in the space of two months. And I'd seen that expression before. It was a carbon copy of the one I would make at 15 when my parents lectured me about looking after myself.

And that's when it hit me. We'd done a complete role reversal. I was parenting my parents.

This blows my mind because there was a time when I thought mum and dad were the most powerful people on the planet.

I never dreamt that we would have an equal relationship let alone one where they asked for my advice and actually took me seriously. But somewhere along the way, without any of us noticing, my siblings and I became the family board of directors.

That's the strange thing about growing up with immigrant parents. In one sense, you've been helping them navigate Britain since you were a child. I grew up translating letters, speaking to banks, pretending I understood mortgage rates and filling in forms that were far above my pay grade. But that wasn't parenting. They were the adults. We were the children.

They told us what to eat, what to wear, who we could go out with and

when to come home. They looked after us when we were ill. They were our carers. Now, the tables have turned.

Caring for them is funny sometimes, frustrating most of the time and, every now and then, heartbreaking. Growing old is hard enough, and growing old in a country where the language, the systems and the bureaucracy is alien adds another layer of vulnerability.

When I was a child, helping my parents navigate Britain was easy because we all lived under one roof. Now, I can't be at every GP appointment, every hospital scan or every confusing phone call. That's the hardest part. You spend your childhood helping your parents navigate a country that wasn't built for them. Then, before you realize it, you're helping them navigate old age too.

Next time I visit, I'll probably ask my dad if he's drunk enough water. He'll say he has. He'll roll his eyes. In my culture, looking after your parents in later life isn't unusual. There are six siblings and we'll all do our bit, just as they did for us.

Perhaps that's the deal we make. They spend the first half of their lives fighting to build us a life they never got and we spend the second half trying to return the favour.

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The break-up

that made me a mentor

I could say it was a Friday. I could say, a few years ago. I could add vagueness to my story to remove myself from the sharpness of its pain. But the truth is, I know the date, the time, the weather, the exact space I was parked in. All of it.

At the time, I couldn't have explained how it felt, other than lonely. It wasn't heartbreak. It was disorientation, as if I'd left the essence of myself somewhere in that little house and didn't know how to leave without it.

That was the last time I saw her, and the last I ever will. I had tried to stop going back. I failed 11 times. And each time I slid back into the same agonisingly comfortable position.

Detaching from an unhealthy relationship rarely begins with a revelation. It comes from becoming sick and tired of the melancholy version of yourself. Because losing yourself in obsession over

another person means spending an enormous amount of time with a version of you that isn't very appealing.

Two years later, I woke up, had the idea of making a video about what I'd been going through, went for a walk like I do most mornings, and posted that video to social media.

I had about 40 followers when I posted it. Within a few hours, thousands of people had watched it. Twelve months later there were 400,000 across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, and nine in 10 were women. Nobody was more surprised than me.

So I kept making videos about heartbreak and how to move on from it.

Advice on social arrives uninvited in the middle of the night. It's intimate, it feels personal, and I think you can tell when it's authentic. A man saying this lands differently. Not because I'm a man but because I'm emotionally practical. I'm not offering comfort, I'm suggesting action.

Algorithms become echo chambers, and finding people to agree with you is easy. What women don't see enough of is a man who says it's allowed to stop, proves it can be done, and then shows them how.

Time isn't a healer. Work is. And I'm the embodiment of the work.

Harry Hardisty writes about relationships, heartbreak and midlife at @dadhugsforyoursoul & dadhugsforyoursoul.com. His first book is out next year

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SPORT 50-54

THURSDAY 13 AUGUST 2026

23

RUSSIA

Kremlin warns of action if 'shadow fleet' ships seized

By Felix Light and Andrew Osborn

Vladimir Putin has said that Russia will respond in kind if European countries start to seize Russian merchant vessels, as the commander of Russia's Pacific Fleet said his forces were ready to 'inspect and detain' foreign vessels.

The comments, which the Russian President made as he oversaw navy drills in Russia's far east, came as the EU intensifies pressure on Russia's so-called 'shadow fleet'.

Western governments, including Britain, have stepped up efforts to target the shadow fleet - a network of opaquely owned or insured vessels that Russia has used to keep its oil exports flowing despite sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine.

The EU is expanding sanctions against hundreds of vessels and detaining some ships and their crews for checks.

Last month it passed a new sanctions package against Russia, including measures allowing member states to sell oil or other cargo seized from sanctioned or detained vessels.

Some European governments are exploring tougher maritime enforcement measures against ships suspected of sanctions evasion.

'We can see that the authorities of certain countries, in violation of international maritime law, are attempting to restrict the movement

of our economic operators' vessels... and have recently gone so far as to consider the possibility of seizing our vessels and selling off the property they have plundered from us,' said Putin.

'Naturally, this is nothing less than piracy and robbery. And if this begins to be put into practice, we shall be forced to respond in kind.

'And not necessarily in those waters where raids on our ships and vessels are planned, but wherever we ourselves deem it necessary and appropriate.'

Viktor Liina (inset), the commander of Russia's Pacific Fleet, said countries like Britain and France also transported goods on vessels which could also be described as a shadow fleet.

He told Putin: 'Western states are actively using vessels flying the flags of third countries to transport cargo in their own interests. In essence, this constitutes their shadow fleet.

'We have the capabilities to inspect and detain vessels belonging to unfriendly states and we are ready to tackle these tasks.'

He said his fleet had a detailed analysis of maritime traffic in the Asia-Pacific region and knew the routes, the cargo and ownership of the vessels.

Putin has accused Nato of threatening behaviour in the Asia-Pacific region and of creating tension in the Arctic. REUTERS

Vladimir Putin on board the missile cruiser 'Varyag' in Russia's far east yesterday SPUTNIK/GIRIKIL GRIGOROV/REUTERS

UKRAINE

Drones pound Russian Black Sea port

By Isabella Bengoechea

Ukraine has hammered Russia's Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk in a massive overnight drone attack even as it paused strikes on oil tankers at the port following a US request.

The attack, which Russian industry sources said had put two major grain terminals out of action, has

raised fears of a disruption to supplies. Russia and Ukraine have stepped up attacks on each other's agricultural export facilities in the Black Sea in recent weeks.

Both are among the world's largest exporters of grain.

The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said Ukraine had hit Novorossiysk with drones, missiles and unmanned boats. Russia

moved some of its Black Sea Fleet vessels to Novorossiysk after Kyiv's forces attacked them repeatedly in occupied Crimea.

Kyiv agreed to pause strikes on oil tankers at the port after a request from US Vice President JD Vance last month, according to a report.

The request followed US alarm that Ukraine was destabilising oil markets

Comment

Only sycophants and Yeti hunters left to run against Putin

Mark Galeotti

On Monday, Russia's Supreme Court ruled that the liberal opposition party Yabloko could not stand in September's parliamentary elections. The Kremlin seems to be scared of the risk of a strong protest vote, a reminder that while these elections are obviously carefully managed shame, they are not completely pointless. The same cannot necessarily be said of the parliamentarians themselves.

The elections to the State Duma, the lower chamber of the legislature, will be held from 18 to 20 September. The results will be rigged to ensure that the bulk of the seats will be won by the governing United Russia bloc.

There are 19 other parties registered, from the Communists

and the Greens to the ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party, and even the Party of Pensioners. Almost all are essentially fake opposition parties, there to give the system the appearance of plurality, yet voting in line with the government on any matters of note.

Although still pretty marginal, Yabloko was the only party that really does challenge the Kremlin and the war and had a chance of passing the 5 per cent threshold needed to be represented in the Duma. Originally, the Kremlin seemed willing to let it run for the sake of appearances before becoming alarmed by a surge of online support. Hence the sudden turnaround, with the Supreme Court ruling that it had received illegal donations from abroad.

After all, while the results may be rigged, the electoral process does have some meaning. Trying to maintain the pretence of fair

elections does require the Kremlin to free up a little more space for some degree of public debate.

Then, while it will announce whatever numbers it chooses, it also knows that the wider the gap between the real and official results,

Almost all are essentially fake opposition parties, there to give the system the appearance of plurality

Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov has praised Putin

the greater the risk of public protest. The 2011-13 Bolotnaya protests, the largest in post-Soviet times, were triggered by a sense that the elections had been stolen.

The vote matters enough that even Vladimir Putin, who has been increasingly distant and obsessed with his war, has had to make an effort to be seen consulting with local leaders and addressing bread-and-butter issues. But even if the elections matter in their own way, the parliamentarians rarely do.

Their role is increasingly confined to voting as Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin tells them and competing for who can come up with the most cringingly sycophantic praise of Putin. Communist Gennady Zyuganov, in theory the leader of the main opposition party, has praised Putin's 'flawless genius'.

No wonder that, despite the presence of a handful of relatively serious deputies, so many seem

much more committed to their careers, their bank accounts and their often bizarre pet projects.

Many devote themselves to the accumulation of property, like Vadim Belousov from the avowed democratic socialist A Just Russia party. He owns property totalling more than the entire principality of Monaco. A Just Russia's Konstantin Aydakov has a fleet of 38 vehicles.

There is also United Russia's Tatiana Butskaya, who proposed banning access to internet porn for Russians without children and Nikolai Valuev, the former heavyweight boning champion, whose enthusiasm is the hunt for the fabled Siberian Yeti.

It is easy to scoff, but if it is between that and making another speech in praise of Putin, perhaps the Yeti is the better option.

Dr Mark Galeotti is a historian and lecturer specialising in Russian crime and security affairs.

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EDUCATION

Dozens of universities at risk of going bust

By Alexa Phillips

EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT

Some universities are at risk of going bust before students celebrating their A-levels today finish their degrees, experts have warned.

Bankruptcies, mergers and course closures are expected to accelerate from 2030 because of a sharp drop-off in British students, according to analysts.

But the sector is already struggling due to a crackdown on overseas students and limits on tuition fees for British students.

If university closures "don't hap-

pen before 2030, they'll jolly well happen after 2030', said Nick Hillman, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) think-tank.

Universities are set to accept record numbers of UK undergraduates this year to compensate for a fall in international students, but this lifeline may no longer be available to them in a few years.

Analysts previously said at least 119 higher education providers, accounting for 43 per cent of the sector, are "struggling financially" because of budget deficits.

This includes at least 57 universi-

ties facing significant financial difficulties following three consecutive years of shortfalls.

Record numbers of this year's A-level students are expected to use clearing to find an undergraduate place, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas).

Hillman said there could be more course closures, with languages, humanities and creative arts particularly at risk.

Against a backdrop of declining

birth rates, the number of 18-year-olds in the UK "falls off a cliff" after 2030, Hillman said.

He added that it was an "absolute certainty" that this would increase financial difficulties for universities.

"We think there's a lot of competition for students now – just wait until what happens after 2030, because we ain't seen nothing yet."

The Russell Group of elite universities is accepting more students, which will leave fewer of them for

less prestigious universities as the population shrinks.

A previous Hepi report found that the young population from whom 80 per cent of undergraduate students are recruited will decline rapidly after 2030, which will cut the income universities receive by 20 per cent.

The UK's top universities – known as "higher tariff" institutions – are expected to recruit a larger and larger proportion of British students, leaving the others at risk of losing over 25 per cent of their undergraduate student fee income. Higher tariff institutions include the Russell Group of universities.

SOCIETY

Home nursing unable to keep up with demand

By Áine Fox

The number of patients getting care at home from community health nursing services in England has not changed in a decade, despite referrals rising by half in the same period, according to analysis.

Patients are also being seen for shorter periods of time in research said to show the pressure faced by community nursing care services.

As this kind of care includes palliative care for terminally ill people and those close to death, a University of Hull doctor behind the research said the findings support Prime Minister Andy Burnham's comments that end-of-life care must be resolved first, before any assisted dying service could be considered in law.

Professor Flies Murtagh, director of the University of Hull, and her team analysed national district and community nursing data.

Their paper, published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing, found referrals to community health nursing services in England rose from around 4,000 in 2013 to around 6,000 in 2024, per 100,000 people but that during this same period patients being cared for remained stable at around 2,600–2,800.

An udderly perfect day

A farmer bride rides her favourite cow into her wedding. Victoria Lee sat atop White Chocolate Button before tying the knot with Mike Lee

on Saturday. The dairy farmer said of her moo-ving entrance: 'It was what I'd always dreamt of – truly incredible.' LUCY NEWSON/SWINS

HEALTH

Vape chemical can be harmful in pregnancy

By Ella Pickover

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.

Women trying to conceive should be alerted to the finding, experts said in Human Reproduction.

They called on regulators to consider mandatory ingredient disclosure on vape packaging.

Scientists exposed embryonic stem cells to vanillin in lab tests.

"We focused on vanillin because it is frequently used in e-cigarette fluids at high concentrations," lead researcher Prue Talbot said.

Talbot and her colleague exposed the cells to different levels of the chemical.

They found that even low doses led to the early-stage cells losing the ability to develop into all cell types, and higher doses killed the cells.

"These changes are potentially very serious and could prevent normal development of embryos," Talbot said.

HEALTH

Boots halts weight-loss jab deliveries due to heatwave

By Josie Clarke

Boots is temporarily pausing home delivery of weight-loss injections during the heatwave due to safety concerns.

The pharmacy chain said it had made the decision in order to keep the medication safe in transit as temperatures are set to exceed 30°C across the country.

It followed testing by the Boots

Online Doctor service that found cold chain packaging could not reliably keep weight-loss injections within their required temperature range once outdoor temperatures exceeded 30°C.

It is advising patients to collect their medication from a local Boots store instead.

Weight-loss injections such as Wogovy and Mounjaro must be kept below 8°C to maintain their quality

and effectiveness, but Boots said the gel-pack cold chain packaging used across the industry to transport medications that need refrigeration had never been tested above 30°C.

Eight tests sent out by Boots on 25 June, coinciding with outdoor temperatures exceeding 30°C the next day, found each one recorded temperatures above 8°C on arrival, indicating that standard packaging could not consistently keep the medication within its required temperature range throughout transit.

The chain said packaging to be introduced in the coming weeks would allow the medication to be sent out at temperatures of up to 35°C.

HEALTH

Using stairs limits risk of early death

By Storm Newton

Taking the stairs could slash the risk of an early death, according to a study.

It could also help stave off heart attacks, heart failure and stroke.

Choosing the stairs over escalators or lifts is a "practical and often overlooked way" to incorporate exercise into daily life, researchers said.

Experts at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

(NNUH) analysed five studies involving over 450,000 people.

They found that people who regularly climbed stairs were 39 per cent less likely to die from heart problems and 24 per cent less likely to die from any cause compared with those who did not use the stairs as often.

One study in the review said climbing six flights of stairs daily could be beneficial.

The findings were published in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs.

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OPINION 18-22

TV 25-31

LIFE 16-37

GATHER 18-31

MONRY 42-48

SPORT 50-56

THURSDAY 13 AUGUST 2026

25

CRIME

Sex attacker who murdered two women given life

By Georgia Bates, Jordan Reynolds and Tristan Kirk

The sister of a woman murdered by serial sex attacker Simon Levy has branded his crimes "evil" and told him: "I hope you rot in prison for the rest of your life."

Levy killed Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, a mother of four, in August that year, as his sexual offending spiralled into murder.

At the Old Bailey yesterday, Levy, 40, was confronted by families of the murder victims, as well as a third woman who was brutally raped by the killer but survived being smothered until she was unconscious.

Lindsey Hicks, Ms Wilkins' sister, wrote in her victim impact statement: "I hope you rot in prison for the rest of your life."

She tearfully told the double murderer: "You, Simon Levy, have destroyed our lives and we will never get over this. Sheryl was a beautiful soul who you cruelly took away in an evil act of crime.

Ms Wilkins' mother, Mary Wilkins, said she takes a "small measure of comfort" that Levy is now locked up and will never be free again.

"You, Simon Levy, have completely destroyed our lives", she wrote in her statement.

"You have done this before and

wouldn't have stopped. 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."

Judge Mark Lucraft KC, the Recorder of London, handed Levy a whole-life prison term - meaning he will die in prison.

The killer was seen smiling as he entered the dock to be sentenced, after staying silent during his murder trial.

Lucraft noted that Levy pleaded not guilty to the charges, and he has never offered an explanation for what he did. Nasty Johana Fuenmayor

Valencia, the daughter of murdered Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo (inset), said her mother was a "beautiful woman" who loved animals.

Delivering a victim impact statement to the court, the grieving daughter said she has been "ripped apart" by the death of Ms Valencia-Trujillo.

"There's an emptiness that can't be filled," she said.

"We have been living a nightmare we cannot wake up from. We don't know why she was taken from us.

Fuenmayor Valencia said her mother had come to this country to give her children a better life and for safety, adding: "Instead her life was taken so cruelly."

Sheryl Wilkins, 39, was killed by Simon Levy last year; her sister told the court he destroyed the family's lives and they would never get over it MET POLICEPIA

Impact statement Levy 'a monster and a parasite'

Simon Levy raped a third woman in January last year, before he went on to kill his two victims.

The court heard how she had described her attacker to police and even pointed out where he lived in Tottenham.

But it was months later: after Levy had committed the murders, that police took a formal statement from the woman.

In her victim impact statement,

read out by prosecutor Kerry Broome, she branded Levy a 'monster' and a 'parasite' and told the court she thought she would die on the night of the attack.

"She said: 'He took my soul like a parasite to make him stronger and make me weaker.

"I can't forget the smell of his sweaty hands on my mouth.

"I thought I would die. I want to try to forget this monster"

EDUCATION

Arday case is 'an aberration' says Cambridge vice-chancellor

By Ellie Ng

The vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge has called the Jason Arday case an "aberration".

Arday, a sociology professor at the university, resigned last week after he was accused of plagiarism.

The academic faced allegations that he had plagiarised parts of his PhD thesis at Liverpool John Moores University.

He was also accused of embellishing his personal achievements, including his claim that he had raised £5.5m for charity.

Arday was 37 when he became Cambridge's youngest black professor in 2023.

Cambridge yesterday said it will investigate how Arday was appointed by its Faculty of Education.

Dozens of academics at the prestigious institution signed a letter last week calling for an independent inquiry into Arday's appointment.

Deborah Prentice, Cambridge's vice-chancellor, said yesterday that the investigation will be carried out "independently by senior academics from within and beyond Cambridge".

She added: "In light of the focus on this troubling case, 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.

"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."

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ACROSS

1 Shatteringly, throw out legal team caught leaving treats when mingling (12) 9 Copper, for example, ambles about with tea (4,5) 10 House person in hospital department? (5) 11 Helped traveller nearly dozing, wrapping back in corduroy (6) 12 Harry paused after short while to get computer accessory (8) 13 Clergyman and duke signal fire's beginning to be put out (6) 15 Remove primates from behind rodent enclosure at last (8) 18 Showing a bit of backbone, vulgar bet revoked after review (8) 19 Mature Conservative plugs New York company (6) 21 Killer and I battered Scotsman (8) 23 Taiwanese film director right to overwrite final part of Carrie Fisher (6) 26 Nothing worried Scott, at first, being heroic Antarctic explorer (5)

27 50% of herbal tea includes iodine, carbon, sulphur and a lot of saltwater (6,3)

28 Clean-cut boys jumping around on this? (6,6)

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1 Master fish fingers here? (3,4) 2 Old-fashioned pigpen at capacity, lives lost (5) 3 Mourn Queen without question, born to be fitting leader (6,3) 4 Short fight in underground home (4) 5 My upstanding mate is in car accident (8) 6 Rows reportedly can lead to these? (5) 7 Make accusation obvious, supporting care of millions (8) 8 Sell part of bike over the phone (6) 14 Horror in Boston, perhaps, after rota changed (8) 16 Again, rent out land in South America (9)

17 Food store funds Truss briefly (5,3) 18 Syphilis, for example, spread by repeated love over and over, or is it magic? (6) 20 Zounds! Man who was photographer returning in the distance (7) 22 Music event admits actor? Oddly not (5) 24 Record featuring unknown composer (5) 25 Beat female amateur (4)

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Television Thursday 13 August

CRITIC'S CHOICE

GERARD GILBERT

PICK OF THE DAY

The Big Deal With Steph McGovern 8pm, BBC Two

Seven years after quitting BBC Breakfast to join Channel 4, Steph McGovern (left) is back at the corporation to helm a competition set in the art world. Mixing elements of The Apprentice and Borbón Hunt, this attempt to demystify this market takes seven pairs of 'art curious' novices and gets them to deal. A prize of £50,000 worth of British art awaits the winners. In the opening round the contestants visit the end-of-year show at the Royal College of Art (former students including Tracey Emin and David Hockney) and select works by graduate artists whom they have persuaded to represent at auction. Who will get the best price?

The Yorkshire Vet Special: Peter's Dream

8pm, 5

Peter Wright has a dream that, across the country, animal lovers could have wonderful places where they can forever remember the pets who have enriched their lives. In this new series, cameras follow the vet as he embarks on this passion project, starting in Sussex to meet the country's first animal chaplain and her church's pet memorial garden, inspiring him to create something similar in Yorkshire.

A House Through Time

9pm, BBC Two

Historian and former Celebrity Traitor David Gluoga returns to chart more British history as lived through by

the successive inhabitants of one house – a sort of Who Do You Think You Are? for bricks and mortar. He begins with a property in Edinburgh, whose early residents include the Rev William Fitzsimmons, an 18th-century Episcopal minister arrested for helping French prisoners escape Edinburgh Castle. There are also profiles of Francis and Isabella Ronaldson, who were deployed to spy on Glasgow weavers to detect signs of radicalism.

Possession

9pm, Sky Atlantic

This intriguing supernatural thriller about the legacy of slavery in Jamaica continues with the aftermath of Angelo's suicide – the mystery benefactor of the former plantation,

Cudjoe East (Sheldon Shepherd), claiming that it wasn't suicide but a lynching. East makes an even more outlandish claim later, which relates to the 18th-century back story Meanwhile lawyer Claudia (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and the disinherited heir Oliver (Jonny Lee Miller) have a scary time at the old house, leading Claudia to seek out her Aunt Mercy.

Hit Point

9pm, U&Drama

This new-wheel-creepching action drama comes with a strong pedigree, with Moritz winter Howard Overman and Peaky Blinders director David Caffrey in the credits. Saffron Hocking and Nick Blood play detectives in a will-they-won't-they romance as they clean up West London's underworld.

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10pm	10.00 BBC News At Ten (S) 10.30 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) 10.40 FILM: Yesterday (2019) (S)	10.00 Red Dwarf Rimmer tries to be transferred to a ship crewed by holograms (R) (S) 10.30 Newsnight (S)	10.00 ITV News (S) 10.30 ITV Regional News (S) 10.45 FILM: Quantum Of Solace (Marc Purstar 2008) (S)	10.00 The Schoolgirl Terrorist? (S)	10.00 Killer At The Crime Scene (R) (S)	10.00 FILM: Inside Llewyn Davis (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen 2013) Coen brothers drama, starring Oscar Isaac (S)		10.00 Changing Ends (S) 10.35 Family Guy Brian discovers Meg has a social boyfriend (S)
11pm		11.05 Murder Trial: Death Of A Dog Walker Part one of two (R) (S)		11.05 Social Media Monsters How a stalker sought revenge on her former boss (R) (S)	11.05 The Body In The Thames (R) (S)	11.40 FILM: Shaft (Gordon Parks 1975) Detective thriller, starring Richard Roundtree (S)	11.40 FILM: Anna (Luc Division 2013) Action thriller, starring Sasha Luss (S)	11.05 Family Guy (S) 11.35 American Dad! Steve loses his girlfriend to another boy (S)
Late	12.30 Alan Carr's Picture Slam (R) (S) 1.10 BBC News (S)	12.05 The Devil In The Family: The Fall Of Ruby Pointe (R) (S) 12.55 Sign Zane (Dickinson 2026) 1.55 Sign Zane (Dickinson 2026) 2.55 This Is BBC Two (S)	12.35 Shop On TV 3.00 The Summer (R) (S) 3.50 Unwind With ITV (S) 6.05 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Special (R) (S)	12.10 Crime Scene Clowers (R) (S) 1.05 Secret Lives Of Gypsy Wives (R) (S) 1.55 Ramsey's Hotel Hell (R) (S) 2.45 Dictator: The Hitler Interviews (R) (S) 3.40 For Babies (R) (S)	12.05 Street Cops Catching The Yoke (R) (S) 1.00 Cruise TV With Lovedbuckle (R) (S) 2.00 Entertainment News On 5 (S) 2.10 GPs Behind Closed Doors (R) (S) 3.05 Castle (R) (S)	1.15 Wainwright Walks (S) 1.45 Operation Mincemeat (S) 2.45 Villages By The Sea (S) 3.15 Close	2.00 FILM: Berterian Sound Studio (Peter Strickland 2022) Thriller, starring Toby Jones (S) 3.55 Close	12.05 American Dad! (S) 12.35 Bob's Burgers (S) 1.45 Bob's Burgers (S) 3.30 Deal Or No Deal (S) 2.20 Unwind With ITV (S) 3.00 Teledopping

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Games&Puzzles

Dominoes

How to play All of the 28 domino pieces from 0-0 through to 6-6 have been placed once into the grid. Can you work out where each of them is placed?

5	4	2	0	0	0	3	6
4	5	3	3	3	4	4	6
6	3	6	2	4	3	0	5
4	6	3	4	6	2	6	6
0	1	1	1	0	5	2	1
1	1	5	2	4	2	5	5
0	5	1	1	3	2	2	0

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

Journey Finder

How to play Move between the numbers in order 1234124 and so on starting with the grey 1 and ending with the grey 4. On each step you may move one square in any direction (including diagonally). You must form a continuous path that visits every square exactly once.

1	2	4	2	1	4
3	3	4	1	3	2
2	4	3	2	1	3
4	1	1	1	4	2
3	2	3	4	2	3
2	1	4	3	4	1

Making Tracks

How to play

Numbers around the outside indicate how many squares in each row and column the track passes through between A and B. The track either passes straight through a square or turns at right angles in it.

	3	3	3	7	5	6	4	2
								3
								5
								2
								4
								3
								5
								6
								5
								B

Binary

How to play Complete the grid so that each row and column contains five 0s and five 1s. The same number cannot appear in more than two consecutive squares in any row or column. In the finished puzzle each row must have a different sequence of 0s and 1s to any other row and likewise for each column.

		1			1		1
0								0
	1				0
	1			1		0
			0			0		0
	0
						0	0	0
1				0		0
			0
		1			1			1

Number Hexagon

How to play Each hexagon is divided into six triangles. The sum of these six triangles is always 25. Place a number from 1-9 in each empty triangle to complete the puzzle: you cannot repeat a number within a hexagon.

Pathfinder

How to play Moving from letter to adjacent letter can you create a continuous path that visits every square once and spells out all the words listed to the right of the grid? Start on the shaded square.

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

Battleships

How to play Locate the position of each of the ships listed below in the grid. Numbers around the edge tell you the number of ship segments in each row and column of the puzzle. Ships are surrounded on all sides by water including diagonally.

Chain Link

How to play Place the numbers 1-6 in each row column and along each series of squares linked by the chain.

Daily Quiz

1. Which artist is responsible for the Flemish masterpiece 'The Arnolhni Portrait' in the National Gallery in London?
2. How many runners took part in the inaugural London Marathon in 1981 - 6,430, 7,055 or 8,628?
3. What name is given to the global centre of technology and innovation located in the southern San Francisco Bay area of northern California?
4. How many different topics are there in a standard game of Trivial Pursuit?

Answers page 51

Jigsawdoku ● Zygolex ● Codeword ● Sudoku ● idoku ● Knight's Tour ● Word Wheel »

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Wild rice salad with tuna and avocado

SERVES 4

240g can of tuna in olive oil with lemon and pepper

250g wild rice

1 avocado

60g edamame, peeled and boiled

Half a cabbage

1tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds

30g extra-virgin olive oil

Bunch of fresh coriander or parsley

Salt

Boil the rice in salted water, as per packet instructions. Drain it and cool it under flowing, cold water. Drain well and season with oil.

Core the cabbage, cut it thinly and mix with rice. Peel the avocado, remove the seed, and slice it into thin sheets. Add salt.

Place the rice on each plate, lay the avocado sheets on top, and then also add the tuna. Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds, the edamame, and chopped coriander or parsley to serve.

Recipe from Rio More, www.rismore.co.uk

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Games & Puzzles

Kakuro

How to play Fill the white squares so that the total in each across or down run of cells matches the total at the start of that run. You must use the numbers from 1-9 only and cannot repeat a number in a run.

		9	10			1	10
	3				3
6				18	3			4
36
3			10			3
		4				3
	4				5
	10				6
	4			3
3			4				9	11
3			3			4
			6			8
36
	4				3

Jigsawdoku

How to play Place the numbers 1-9 once in each row column and bold-lined jigsaw region.

8	6		7
						2		6
		3		7	4
			4					1
	5						6
2					6
			3	2		5
3		9
					3		2	9

Killer Sudoku

How to play Each row column and 3 by 3 box must contain each number (1 to 9) only once. The sum of all numbers contained within grey lines must match the number printed in its top-left corner. No number can appear more than once in an area formed by grey lines.

13	14		16		12	15		11
				15		6
23		6			6		14
5				29		14
	18	7			9			15
23					13		10
		14		9
8	8		14		17	23	12
	6

Zygolex® In The i Paper every day

Find the missing words by following the RHYME LETTERS and MEANING links – eg a word that rhymes with 'cheek' has one letter different from 'pear' and has the same meaning as mountain would be 'peak'. Full rules at zygolex.com. Solution page 51

Futoshiki

How to play

Place the numbers from 1-5 exactly once in each row and column. The greater than and less than signs ('x' and 't') indicate where one cell is greater/less than the adjacent cell indicated.

Minesweeper

How to play Find all the mines in the grid. Numbers in certain squares indicate how many mines there are in the neighbouring squares including diagonally touching squares. Mines cannot be placed in squares with numbers.

1		0				2			1		3	3
			1			3	5		3
	3			1			4		3	4			1
1		2			3	4			2
		0	0					3			4		3
	1	1	0	3	4		4	3
			1						4	4			4
1			4	3		5					4		2
2	3				2		3	3		4	3
		4							4	2
2			2	1	3						2		1
	2			0		2	3		0				0

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OPINION 18-22

TV 25-31

LIFE 34-37

CULTURE 38-41

MOVIET 42-45

SPORT 50-56

THURSDAY 13 AUGUST 2026

29

Number Square

How to play Fill the empty squares with numbers that will make the across and down calculations produce the results shown in the grey squares. Each numeral from 1 to 9 must only appear once. The calculations should be performed from left to right and top to bottom rather than in strict mathematical order.

Easier

9	+		-		8
+		×		-
	-		×		-6
+		-		-
	×		×	7	280
17		-4		-11

Harder

	×		×		180
-		-		+
	-		×	6	6
-		-		×
	×		×		168
0		-5		33

Codeword No 4584

How to play The numbers in the grid correspond to the letters of the alphabet. Solve the puzzle and fill in the letters in the key as you discover them. Three letters are provided to give you a start. The solution will be printed in tomorrow's paper the solution to Wednesday's codeword is on page 51.

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

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Word Ladder

How to play

Convert the word at the top of the ladder into the word at the bottom of it using only the five rungs in between. On each rung you must put a valid four-letter word that is identical to the word above it apart from a one-letter change. There may be more than one way of achieving this.

idoku Exclusive to i

How to play Each numeral from 1 to 9 must appear (since only) in the squares forming the red letter i.

					2		8
		1				5
		8	7		3	4
	6	9		3			4
1				5		7	8
	4	7			9	6
	9				6
5		6

Sudoku Harder

			5		9
4				3			6
	5	1	6		7		8
1	3			5			9
		5		7		8
9	2						3
	7		3		4		1
2				1			9
			2		5		6

Tomorrow: Easier

ABC Logic

How to play Place the letters A B and C only once in each row and column. Each row and column has two blank cells. The letters at the edge of a row/column indicate which of the letters is the first/last to appear in that row/column.

Word Wheel

How to play How many words can you find using the letters in the wheel? We've found 31 including one nine-letter word. Each word must use the centre letter and at least three others. Letters may be used only once. You may not use foreign words proper nouns or plurals though you may use verb forms ending in 'i'.

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Concise Crossword No 4906

ACROSS

• 1 Travel charge (4)
• 3 If (7)
• 8 Snow leopard (5)
• 9 Exact copy (7)
• 10 Saying (7)
• 11 Leg joint (5)
• 12 Made-up (9)
• 17 Coral reef (5)
• 19 Titled widow (7)
• 21 Incident (7)
• 22 Killed (5)
• 23 Gradual assimilation (7)
• 24 Network (4)

DOWN

• 1 Limp (6)
• 2 End a phone call (4,3)
• 3 Dyslexia (4,9)
• 4 Elucidate (7)
• 5 Lift with a jerk (informal) (5)
• 6 University lecturer (6)
• 7 In this place (4)
• 13 Insensitive (7)
• 14 Travel bags (7)
• 15 Summerhouse (6)
• 16 Offshoot (6)
• 18 Narcotic drug (5)
• 20 Sagacious (4)

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Solution to yesterday's Concise Crossword

ACROSS 1 Sight, 4 Fare (Size four), 7 Running track, 9 Scarf, 10 Example, 11 Costly, 13 Techno, 16 Tuscany, 18 Comic, 19 Laser printer, 20 Fees, 21 Cheer DOWN 1 Sandals, 2 Grief, 3 Signet, 4 Forsake, 5 Recap, 6 Prosecute, 8 Lemon cord, 12 Loafers, 14 Hamster, 15 Myopic, 17 Shale, 18 Chide.

Today's other puzzles Cryptic Crossword page 25

Five-Clue Cryptic page 17. One-Minute Wipako page 20

Puzzle solutions See page 51

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GAMES & PUZZLES

Children's Corner Number Pyramid

How to play The value of each square in the number pyramid is the sum of the two squares directly under it.

Knight's Tour

How to play A chess knight visits each square of the grid exactly once starting at 1 and ending at 100 (these squares are shaded). Deduce the whole path of the knight – some of which is already given – and thus complete the grid. The knight moves either two squares horizontally followed by one square vertically or two squares vertically followed by one square horizontally.

8		38		40			45		15
		9	12	97		41
		54		2		52		16
	36	5	100			47	50
			95	68	1	86	71
							84
24	27			66	77		87
	58	63	34		32		76
							91		19
59	64	29	22		80			75	90

Cells

How to play Divide the grid into square or rectangular blocks each containing one digit only. Every block must contain the number of cells indicated by the digit inside it.

	2		2			3
	2		3	4
3		4				2
			3	2
3		4			6
		4			2

Word Fit

How to play Can you fit all the words into the grid to complete the puzzle? Some words may initially fit in more than one place but there is only one way to fit all the words together to complete the grid.

4 Letters Case Deep Hunt

5 Letters Cynic Drain Rabid Range

6 Letters Ending Handle Helmet Mister Pearls

7 Letters Fixated Manacle Pillory Roguish

8 Letters Dogmatic Encroach Nauseous

Bridges

How to play Connect every island (represented by circles) into a single interconnected group. To do this draw bridges between islands. The number in each circle states how many bridges must be connected to that island. Bridges cannot cross each other can only be drawn horizontally or vertically and there can be a maximum of two bridges between any pair of islands.

Word Search

How to play The classic word-search puzzle, find all the words in the grid. Words may be hidden horizontally vertically or diagonally and in either a forwards or backwards direction.

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

ANCONA	LECCE
BERGAMO	MODENA
BRESCIA	NAPOLI
BRINDISI	PERUGIA
CAGLIARI	PISA
CREMONA	RAVENNA
FERRARA	REGGIO CALABRIA
FIRENZE	SIRACUSA
GENOA	UDINE
IMOLA

Word Square

How to play Simply answer the clues alongside the grid writing the answers in the respective rows. The solution must read the same horizontally in each row as it does vertically in each column.

				Promotion
				Unit of length
				South Pacific boat
				Dutch cheese

Solutions: page 51

Calcudoku

How to play Place the numbers 1-6 once in each row and column obeying sums in bold-lined regions. The number in each region indicates the total for the region and the symbol shows which type of operation should be applied to the numbers. addition subtraction division or multiplication. Numbers may repeat within bold-lined regions. With subtraction always take the lower numbers away from the highest number in a region and with division divide the highest number by the lower numbers.

10×			6+	72×
2+		5×		120×
12×			3+
7+	6×		3-
		432×		5×
9+				2+

Hexalex

How to play Place each of the letters below once into the empty hexagons crossing them off as you do so. Enter the letters in such a way that it is possible to find all the words listed alongside the grid by moving from hexagon to adjacent hexagon to spell out each word.

A B C D E F H I J K N O R U W Y

ANSWER ANT COX DUG FIB FLY HAT JIB JUG MOCK PUG ZOMBIE

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NEW 5-33

OPINION 18-22

TY 25-31

LIFE 18-37

GROWING 28-31

HOME 28-32

SPORT 30-34

TIRESDAY 13 AUGUST 2025

TIRESDAY 13 AUGUST 2025

31

The Schoolgirl Terrorist?

10pm, Channel 4

In 2020, 15-year-old Rhianan Rudd from Derbyshire became the youngest girl to be charged with terror offences in the UK. The case appeared to tell the story of a dangerous young woman groomed into far-right extremism by online neo-Nazis in the US. But behind the charge was a vulnerable teenager facing the full might of the justice system. Drawing on exclusive testimony and a pregnant family archive, this documentary re-examined the events. Five months after charges were dropped, Rhianan killed herself, and a troubling picture emerges of missed opportunities and the consequences of treating vulnerability as criminality.

FILM

CHOICE

LAURENCE PHELAN

FILM OF THE DAY

Inside Llewyn Davis 10pm, BBC Four

8.35am (Cont. Gold Coen, 2013) Set in the Greenwich Village folk scene in the winter of 2015, all polo-necked jumpers, neatly trimmed beards and corduroy, here is a dryly funny but melancholy film about the high price of artistic integrity. Oscar Isaac (left) plays Llewyn Davis, a clearly talented musician who can't afford a winter coat and lives on the charity and spare couches of whichever acquaintances he's least recently offended. Carey Mulligan co-stars as a singer whose abortion he is obliged to fund, who calls him 'King Midas's idiot brother' because everything he touches turns to well, you can guess. A note-perfect masterpiece of laser-hero cinema.

Lawless

9pm, Legend Xtra

(John Hillcoat, 2012) Prohibition-era gangster drama set in the hillsides of Virginia, where much of the moonshine fuelling the violence was distilled. The A-list cast includes Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce and Gary Oldman.

The Commitments

9pm, Comedy Central (Alan Parker, 1991)

Entrepreneurial young Dubliner Jimmy Rabbite assembles an assortment of local characters into the titular white soul band, in this terrific comedy adapted from Roddy Doyle's novel. Raucous, energetic, full of heart as well as soul.

ON DEMAND

The Last House Netflix Horror movie about a family who are suddenly sealed inside their house

Five Star Weekend Now Five female friends unwind (or not) over a long weekend in Nantucket

Granite Harbour BBC iPlayer Murder at a traveller site buters the Aberdeen detectives in series 3.

6.00 George And Mildred (1) 4.35 George And Mildred (1) 7.95 Classic Emnerdale (1) 8.10 Classic Coronation Street (1) 8.40 Classic Coronation Street (1) 9.10 Agathe Christie's Poirot (1) 10.05 Agathe Christie's Poirot (1) 11.20 Heartbeat (1) 12.35 Heartbeat (1) 1.25 Midcomer Murders (1) 3.35 Classic Emnerdale (1) 4.45 Classic Emnerdale (1) 4.40 Classic Coronation Street (1) 5.10 Classic Coronation Street (1) 5.20 Heartbeat (1)

6.00 Modern Family (1) 6.55 Rodelick's Tube Shores (1) 7.00 Cauglas Come Dine With Me (1) 8.00 Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares USA (1) 9.00 Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares USA (1) 10.00 America's Funniest Home Videos (1) 11.00 Below Deck Mediterranean (1) 12.00 The Simpsons (1) 12.20 The Simpsons (1) 1.00 The Simpsons (1) 1.20 The Simpsons (1) 2.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1) 2.20 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1) 3.00 Modern Family (1) 3.30 Modern Family (1) 4.00 Modern Family (1) 4.30 Modern Family (1) 5.00 The Simpsons (1) 5.20 The Simpsons (1)

8.55 Final It, Fix It, Flag It (1) 10.00 Four In A Bed (1) 10.35 Four In A Bed (1) 11.05 Four In A Bed (1) 12.10 Four In A Bed (1) 12.40 Come Dine With Me (1) 1.10 Come Dine With Me (1) 1.40 Come Dine With Me (1) 2.10 Come Dine With Me (1) 2.20 Come Dine With Me (1) 3.00 Four In A Bed (1) 3.20 Four In A Bed (1) 4.00 Four In A Bed (1) 4.30 Four In A Bed (1) 5.00 Four In A Bed (1) 5.20 Car & B S (1)

6.00 Marnings (R) 6.30 Marnings (R) 7.00 Marnings With Ridge And Frost (R) 7.20 Marnings With Ridge And Frost (R) 8.00 Margate SG-6 (R) (S) 9.00 Margate SG-6 (R) (S) 10.00 Will & Grace (R) (S) 10.20 Will & Grace (R) (S) 11.00 The Simpsons (R) (S) 11.20 The Simpsons (R) (S) 12.00 Big Cats Small World (R) (S) 1.00 Howell Five-0 (R) (S) 2.00 Howell Five-0 (R) (S) 3.00 S.W.A.T (R) (S) 4.00 S.W.A.T (R) (S) 5.00 The Simpsons (R) (S) 5.20 The Simpsons (R) (S)

8.00 Fish Town (R) (S) 7.00 Fish Town (R) (S) 8.00 Billions (R) (S) 9.05 Billions (R) (S) 10.05 House Of The Dragon (R) (S) 11.05 House Of The Dragon (R) (S) 12.35 Homicide Life On The Street (R) (S) 1.30 Homicide Life On The Street (R) (S) 2.30 Billions (R) (S) 3.35 Billions (R) (S) 4.40 The Last Of Us (R) (S) 5.35 The Last Of Us (R) (S)

6.55 Heartbeat A tractor thief strikes (S) 6.30 The Simpsons (S) 7.00 The Simpsons (S) 7.20 The Simpsons (S) 7.30 The Simpsons (S) 8.00 Vans for office (S)

6.00 The Simpsons Mishouse and his mother leave Springfield (S) 6.30 The Simpsons (S) 7.00 The Simpsons (S) 7.20 The Simpsons (S) 8.00 The Great Design's home on a minuscule 30-square-metre plot in London (S)

6.50 Car S.O.S Tim and Fuzz travel to South Yorkshire to pick up a Ferguson TE20 tractor (S) 7.55 Grand Designs Building a home on a minuscule 30-square-metre plot in London (S)

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MIDDLE EAST

Trump claims US now 'has total control' of strait

By Parisa Hafezi and Elvesly Elvesily

IN DUBAI

Donald Trump claimed that the United States is in control of the Strait of Hormuz shortly after Iran's most senior security official said it would remain closed unless Washington accepted Tehran's conditions to end the war.

The US President wrote on his Truth Social platform: "The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT! Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, 'A WALL OF STEEL.'"

Iran's Mohsen Rezaei said on Tuesday that the strait would remain closed.

Tehran has repeatedly fired on ships passing through the narrow waterway since the start of the US-Israeli attacks in February.

Iran and the US remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June.

"There is no talk of an extension because, from Iran's perspective, there is no period that began and therefore nothing to extend.

"The United States violated the interim agreement 48 hours after it

was reached and withdrew from it a few days later," the source said.

The comments were a further blow to hopes of a swift resolution to the crisis, following attacks on shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday.

Four crew members were killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo ship at the southern end of the Red Sea, the first deadly strike on shipping by the group since the start of the war.

The US-Iran deal agreed in June declared an "immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts", but quickly unravelled, with Trump saying it was "over" on 7 July.

Separately, a vast oil spill in the Gulf is quickly becoming one of the world's worst in years after being allowed to spread almost unchecked for weeks.

The slick off the coast of Oman from a grounded tanker carrying Russian crude had reportedly reached the mainland by yesterday.

It now covers an area of more than 2,000 sq km, said John Amos, an oil spill specialist.

The sanctioned Caroline Bezengi ran aground on 30 June at an Omani island. No party has claimed an attack, but the vessel was navigating two separate wars on its journey from Russia to India. REUTERS

A nice clean dip

The Combloux biotope lake in the French Alps is the country's first ecological swimming area. Facing Mont Blanc, the water is purified with the help of surrounding filtration ponds that contain more than 50,000 aquatic plants and micro-organisms. ALEX MARTINIAFP

NORTH KOREA

Pyongyang launches another ballistic missile

By Joyce Lee and Kyu-seok Shim IN DUBAI

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off the Korean peninsula's east coast, according to South Korean and Japanese authorities, days ahead of major joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington long

denounced by Pyongyang. The missile was launched from the North's Wonsan area at about 6am, South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said, six days after North Korea fired another ballistic missile from the same area.

It came ahead of Ulchi Freedom Shield drills that run from 17 to 27 August, aimed at countering

Pyongyang's evolving nuclear and weapons capabilities.

Hong Min, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul, said the launch could be part of North Korea's existing weapons development schedule, but could be intended to send a message ahead of the exercises. REUTERS

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SOUTH AFRICA

Repatriation bills issued

By Farai Mutsaka

South Africa is asking several other African governments to reimburse it for the cost of sending tens of thousands of their citizens back home.

The request comes after South Africa deported or helped repatriate more than 80,000 immigrants, following

protests and violence against illegal immigration.

According to the Home Affairs department the country has spent nearly R290m (£13m) accommodating and transporting migrants who demanded to return to their home countries.

The foreign ministry has sent requests for compensation to Malawi, Ethiopia and Nigeria.

Expenses included buses to transport the migrants, temporary repatriation centres and staff overtime.

Home Affairs boss Tommy Makhode described the costs as "unforeseen". AP

ITALY

Volcanic ash triggers airport closure

By Giancarlo Navach and Elvira Pollina IN CATANIA

Flights at Sicily's Catania airport have been suspended again after ash from Mount Etna forced authorities to extend airspace restrictions.

Airport operator SAC said flights remained suspended

until 6pm yesterday after authorities closed the affected airspace around eastern Sicily.

The eruption also led to cancellations and delays in neighbouring Malta as the ash drifted south across the Mediterranean.

Mount Etna is Europe's most active volcano. REUTERS

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PAKISTAN

Ruling party to win majority in Kashmir

By Mubashar Bukhari IN LARGRE

Pakistan's ruling party appeared poised to win a majority in Pakistan-administered Kashmir's local assembly, even as some constituencies had yet to vote amid deadly unrest.

The Pakistan Muslim League(N) had secured 25 seats in the 53-seat assembly as of yesterday, but was expected to win more constituencies in further rounds of voting and be granted additional reserved seats.

Mounting security concerns led to the postponement of voting in seven constituencies.

The vote has been marred by deadly clashes that have prompted road closures and an internet blackout. The unrest is set to overshadow the formation of the next government. REUTERS

Meena and Minal were left as infants at orphanages in India and grew up in different adoptive families in the Netherlands, just a short drive apart. Now, 40 years later, a DNA test has shown they are sisters.

Growing up, neither was aware that they had a sister. Then, as teenagers in 1996, while living just 100 miles apart, they crossed paths at a gathering for adopted children and felt an unusually strong connection.

Their friends were amazed by their likeness and the girls swapped addresses. In correspondence, they jokingly called each other "six" before losing touch for 15 years.

Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen reunited as sisters after a 6 years

"For years, I felt a hole in my heart," said Meena Geltink, 43, a mother of three, struggling to put words to her overwhelming feeling of joy. "It's like a missing puzzle piece has been found."

She told her sister at an emotional reunion in the Netherlands on Tuesday: "When I see you, it's like I'm home."

Since discovering their relationship through a MyHeritage DNA test in April,

which yielded a rare 100 per cent match, the sisters spend hours every day talking and messaging. Tears, hugs and laughter punctuated their first meeting since finding out they are related.

Minal Tijssen, 44, said she had no record of any birth relatives. She felt loved growing up with Dutch parents and siblings, but at the same time described a deep loneliness.

Tijssen, who lives in France with her partner and two sons, was sitting on the couch in April when a pop-up on her phone said her DNA results were in.

"Meena: sister! I couldn't believe it. We were sisters the whole time, but we didn't know."

At first, Tijssen didn't realise it was the same girl who had clung to her when they first met 30 years ago. It only sank in when she found her on social media and saw photos. REUTERS

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CANADA

Wildfires devastate wine harvest

By Paige Taylor White and Ed White

IN PENTKTON BRITISH COLUMBIA

Wildfires ripping through British Columbia's wine country have ruined grapes, spoiled fruit on trees and endangered cattle as farmers and workers fled their homes.

The Bald Range wildfire over the weekend triggered this year's largest evacuation in the western Canadian province, and killed at least

one person. Fire has forced more than 20,000 people to leave their homes in the Okanagan Valley, one of Canada's premier wine regions.

The impact on the wine industry will last years, said Ron Kubeck, owner of Lightning Rock Winery, whose staff and friends fled after flames burned their homes.

Kubeck says this year's crop of Pinot Noir and other grapes is now worthless. "Nobody wants smoke-tainted wine," he said. REUTERS

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Rescuers scour rubble as earthquake toll hits 180

By Astrid Suárez, Megan Janetsky And Marko Alvarez IN PEREIRA

The search for survivors in the rubble of Colombia's powerful earthquake was growing more desperate yesterday, two days after the quake brought down buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars.

The devastation has tested Colombia's new President, Abelardo de la Espriella, and his government as it scrambles to respond.

By Tuesday, de la Espriella said the 7.4-magnitude earthquake had killed at least 181 people and injured 2,595 in the west of the country. He said at least 195 remained missing, but civilian-run databases put that number closer to 4,000.

Rescue teams continued to work overnight in the cities of Cali, Pereira, Manizales and Quibdo.

There have been scenes of joy amid the devastation: rescuers pulling a dust-covered baby through a crack in a concrete wall,

Destruction in Pereira, one of the cities hardest hit by the quake

and onlookers cheering as teams lifted a woman on to a stretcher.

In many areas, the official response to the devastation has been complicated by the crises of deep poverty and civil warfare that has forced displacement for decades.

"This earthquake compounds an already severe humanitarian situation, and there is a need for increased support," said Giovanni Rizzo, Colombia director for the Norwegian Refugee Council. AP

INDIA

Clashes on border with China reported

By Saurabh Sharma and Tora Agarwala IN NEW DELHI

India has said peace along its disputed border with China is critical to ties between the neighbours amid reports of renewed troop tensions in the Himalayas.

"In matters relating to the border areas between India and China, we have always emphasised in discussions with the Chinese side that we consider these issues as most serious," Indian foreign ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said.

"The state of the border affairs will reflect on the state of our larger bilateral ties."

Indian news website ThePrint reported that Indian and Chinese army patrols came face to face in July in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri district bordering Tibet.

China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of Tibet. India says it is part of its territory. REUTERS

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The truth about having a baby in your 40s

A mid-life baby boom among A-listers is helping to reduce the stigma around giving birth later. But older mothers do face challenges, says Genevieve Roberts, who had her third child at 44

This looks set to become the year that the description "geriatric pregnancy" disappears from our lexicon. We're witnessing an A-lister over-forties baby boom that is softening even the most judgemental of "too old to be having children" critics.

Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway, 43, is expecting her third child and 44-year-old Natalie Portman is also pregnant with her third. Meanwhile, 44-year-old Sienna Miller had her third in May, two months after singer Paloma Faith – also 44 – welcomed her own third.

These celebrities aren't just adding to their families, they're challenging outdated attitudes about their ages. Faith described herself as an "OAPmif!" on Instagram while Miller said attitudes to maternal age are "unbelievably misogynistic and anti-feminist", adding that "no one has anything to say about... Al Pacino and Robert De Niro having kids in their eighties".

She told Elle magazine: "If your body is capable of it, have the baby. And by the way, I'm a better mother now, and it's a much more grounded experience. Forget about your age! It's absolutely irrelevant."

But while age is just a number, there are some differences – both good and bad – about having children

in your mid-forties. I should know: I had my third child, Juno, at 44.

I found the early weeks when she was a newborn much harder than with my older two children. I still don't know whether it was hormonal – I was deep in perimenopause – or whether I simply found the juggle of trying to meet three young people's needs really hard. But I was far more emotional and overwhelmed than I'd previously experienced.

I was a solo mum when I had my eldest two children, using donor sperm, and Juno was my first baby conceived with a partner. Well-meaning friends would speculate that it must be much easier with two

adults around. I felt confused that it wasn't. "I don't know whether I've got post-natal depression, whether I'm perimenopausal or whether I'm just exhausted," I told a neighbour: I remember her replying: "It could be all three."

By the time Juno was one and I had started taking HRT and getting more sleep, I loved the joyful chaos of being outnumbered. I now rarely

I found the early weeks much harder than with my older two children

Writer Genevieve Roberts and her family DAVID MCHUGH/BRIGHTON PICTURES

think about my age, except to sometimes reflect on how having babies later makes me feel younger than friends whose children are leaving home: they're at a different life stage. I'm sometimes genuinely surprised when I remember I'm not as young as my children make me feel.

I'm sure that I'm a better mother than I would have been in my twenties: I know myself better.

Occasionally, though, the unspoken fear creeps up on me, the one that I believe crosses the minds of most older mums, especially those whose parents have died: what if my children lose their mum too young?

My children need me and will continue to for many years to come. It's not possible to control the roulette of life, but I love them so fiercely that I will myself to be here, fit and healthy, until very old age. I got to enjoy having my mum around until I was 47; for my children to experience the same, I'll need to see 91.

I hold on to research from the New England Centenarian Study that women who give birth over 40 are four times more likely to live for a century. Please let me be one.

Lisa Oxenham, journalist and beauty editor, had her second baby, Wolfgang, as a solo mum at 49 and didn't experience the exhaustion I felt during those newborn months. Her son is now 11 months old.

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“I have the same energy that I’ve always had - if anything, I feel younger,” she tells me. “I also feel more confident and settled in myself. I’m more emotionally aware, I know my limits and I have a much clearer perspective on what really matters.

“What has surprised me most isn’t how I feel about becoming a mother in my forties, but how surprised everyone else seems to be. There is still so much fear and negativity, as though women should be worried or somehow apologetic for wanting it. But I feel strong, my body adapted quickly, and, in many ways, I’ve coped better than I did when I had my first baby.”

There’s no doubt that conception is harder as we grow older. Lisa went through four years of

IVF treatment to have Wolfgang. For women under 35, an IVF embryo transfer has almost a 50 per cent chance of resulting in a lasting pregnancy. For those over 40, that reduces to 10 to 15 per cent.

Even for women who use donor eggs, fertility treatment becomes less successful from the age of 49: new research shows egg donor IVF results in a healthy baby for 45 per cent of those in their thirties, compared with 32 per cent of women aged 49 and over.

As for natural conception, it does happen - my daughter Juno is testament to that - but the monthly chances of conceiving at 44 are 1 per cent, while the chance of miscarriage is between 40 and 50 per cent.

It also means the chances of secondary infertility are higher. Gilly Seagrave, 56, founder of craft knitwear brand Eka and a former competitive snowboarder, has a 10-year-old daughter, Tilda. She started trying to conceive in her mid-thirties and it took almost four years to become pregnant, “way longer” than she’d expected.

Having been warned that her age was affecting her fertility, she started trying for another baby six months after having Tilda. But they struggled again.

“We went for IVF checks and the clinician opened by saying that my

partner had given a sperm sample that was one of the best she’s ever seen. So it was all me,” she says. “It was a kick in the teeth. I peeled myself off the floor and took that as a sign to give up on the chance of another baby.”

She is part of parent group Mother Wild and has found support from other women to come to terms with having one child and the loss of an expected future.

“I had an image of recreating the childhood I had and that was with a sibling,” she says. “Obviously, I know how lucky I am to have one healthy and wonderful child. The internal work I’ve done with Mother Wild has also really opened me up to the idea of accepting what the universe has given me.”

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CELEBRITY MOTHERS

Actress Anne Hathaway, 43, who announced she was pregnant in June, has been met with ‘fake baby bump’ claims - despite openly displaying her tummy on the red carpet at a recent premiere in Los Angeles.

Sienna Miller, 44, welcomed a baby girl in January 2024, and had another baby (whose gender she has not revealed) in May this year. Her sister Savannah, 47, announced her second pregnancy in July - 21 years after her first.

Hollywood royalty Natalie Portman, 44, revealed in April she is expecting her third child. Her father, Avner Hershlag, is a fertility specialist. The actress has taken up swimming and an exercise programme called Gyrotonics to ‘keep strong’, according to Harper’s Bazaar.

Singer Paloma Faith, 44, underwent six rounds of IVF to conceive her second child, and gave birth to her third, a baby boy, prematurely in March this year. She shared an emotional post online about spending three days in the NICU ward.

Celebrities (main, left to right) Anne Hathaway, Paloma Faith and Sienna Miller; Lisa Oxenham (top right), Lucy Baker (bottom) and Gilly Seagrave (left) gave birth in their forties

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Gilly, like every one of the dozens of people I spoke to for this article, appreciates the freedom of being an older parent.

“I feel less bound by what society thinks mothers should be. I think that would have been harder for me in my twenties or early thirties,” she says.

But people’s experiences of whether they “fit in” as an older mum are more mixed. Lucy Baker, a confidence coach who is 50 with three children aged 16, 13 and seven, tells me: “I’ve just been to a ‘meet the teacher’ session at school for my son’s next academic year and I didn’t feel any older than the other mums, but I bet I am 15 years older than the majority of them.

“I had my first baby at 34, so not young by any stretch - but I did feel young and immature and so the difference between 34 and 43 was big for me. I grew up in that time.”

She was taken aback by the judgemental comments when she was pregnant with her third child.

“I remember being told: ‘But you are going to be 47 when the baby starts school.’ I was five months pregnant and feeling vulnerable.”

One friend, 54, whose son is now 10, says she’s noticed how she subconsciously tends to gravitate to older mums. She’s sometimes taken aback by how young teachers are.

“My son was taught for one year

by a new teacher who was less than half my age,” she remembers. “When I heard he was getting a rough ride, I felt a bit sorry for him and perhaps a bit protective, or maternal, which was a slightly unwelcome emotion.”

For nutritionist Monica Krunner, who was 52 when her son Lewis, now almost three, was born, the judgement has shocked her.

“I’ve been told, both directly and indirectly, that it’s selfish to become a mum at my age, that I’m somehow making Lewis’s life less fun by not being a ‘young’ mum. Others have said I should be enjoying menopause instead of ‘interfering with nature’s choice’.

“There’s an assumption that my choice was reckless or self-indulgent, rather than years of loss and trying,” she says. She had seven miscarriages before giving birth to her son and felt a “fear that never switched off” during pregnancy.

She says women are more judgemental than men.

“What’s easier, though, is that I don’t absorb it the way I would have in my twenties - I’ve got enough life experience to let comments go.”

Despite the difficulties of conceiving as we get older, the over-forties are the only age group showing a consistent rise in birth rates in the UK, while overall birth rates are declining.

Of course, rising maternal age is driven by factors beyond our control. It is estimated to cost £250,000 to raise a child to the age of 18 and this is unfathomable to many people who are juggling the cost of living.

And as men feel no pressure to meet a long-term partner or have children until they are financially stable - even though age affects male fertility too - a growing number of women aren’t meeting partners with whom they want to have children until later.

Soon, it will be closer to the norm to have babies in our forties: while the median age of having a baby was 26 in 1978, by 2061 it is projected to be aged 36, the Office for National Statistics predicts.

Lisa Oxenham believes it makes sense. “For many women, our forties are when we have life experience, confidence, established careers and, often, greater financial stability. We know ourselves and what we want.

“So if having a baby is something you truly want, why should anyone be surprised that you go after it?”

“Later motherhood is only going to become more accepted, and more and more women will choose this path.”

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How to cut a (trolley) dash this summer

The key to building a men's summer wardrobe is making sure every piece pulls its weight, writes Peter Bevan. Luckily, the supermarkets have worked out how to do it for less

Menswear in summer should be easy. But when you strip away the jumpers and jackets that do the heavy lifting the rest of the year, most men are left choosing from the same clothes drawer.

The fix? Cohesion: the key most men miss. If you stick to airy, elevated basics that work together in any combination – a white T-shirt, a striped Oxford, straight-leg jeans, navy chino shorts – you'll look put-together wherever the season takes you, from the pub garden to a wedding.

Look at the men who consistently get it right off-duty: Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland, Harry Styles. You'll see it's rarely more than a handful of well-chosen basics, worn on repeat.

Every piece has to pull its weight. Think of it as a summer

jigsaw, where each item needs to slot into at least three other outfits, not just look good on its own.

Keep the palette tight – navy, white, stone, the odd shot of light green or red – and almost everything will work together. It's also why this approach travels well.

Good style doesn't need to be expensive, either. The supermarkets' summer collections are full of the kind of pieces I'm talking about. They might not win any awards for originality, but they're doing the basics better than ever – and at a fraction of the price of the high street. These are my 14 top picks:

THE DENIM SHORTS F&F RDA Pure Cotton Denim Shorts in Navy £20. Tesco

Nowadays, there's loads of shorts on the menswear agenda – from

Clockwise from left: F&F Cotton Rich Jeans in Blue, £25; F&F RDA Pure Cotton Denim Shorts in Navy, £20; F&F Pure Cotton Relaxed Fit Short Sleeved T-Shirt in White, £15; F&F Cotton Rich Chino Shorts in Navy, £15

Clockwise from left: Tu Navy Stripe Print Long Sleeve Polo Shirt, £18; Tu Green Stripe Print Seersucker Swim Shorts, £11; Tu Brown Stripe Print Relaxed Fit T-Shirt, £10; Tu Neutral Suede Footbed Sandals, £22

ankle-grazing tailored pairs to Paul Mescal-coded short shorts – but a classic staple every man should have in their collection is a pair of denim shorts.

Though oversized silhouettes are trending this year, a straight-leg knee-length is more of an enduring investment that won't look like you picked it up in 2026.

THE JEANS F&F Cotton Rich Straight Leg Jeans in Blue

£25. Tesco Jeans are a real summer staple. They're the trousers you'll turn to when the temperature drops but you still want to sit outside.

Though skinny jeans are back on the up – just look at Gucci and Dice's recent menswear shows – when it's warmer you don't want anything that feels clingy. Instead, go for a proper straight leg. And a light-wash denim gives a beachy vibe that feels right in the sun.

THE WHITE T-SHIRT F&F Pure Cotton Relaxed Fit Short Sleeved T-Shirt in White

£15. Tesco Everyone needs a solid white T-shirt during summer – it's the one piece Marlon Brando and James Dean got right decades before the "capsule wardrobe".

The relaxed fit is an update that will keep you cool, even if you're contending with a busy train in a heatwave. Look for natural fibres – like F&F's pure cotton take – and you can't go far wrong.

THE LONG-SLEEVED POLO Tu Navy Stripe Print Long Sleeve Polo Shirt

£18. Sainsbury's Stripes are huge this summer, shown everywhere from Hermès to Prada, Louis Vuitton and Dries Van Noten.

Luckily, you don't have to shop from the luxury designers to get in on the action: the supermarket

stores have a huge range to choose from. My top pick? This long-sleeved polo by Tu, which could be worn simply with shorts or tucked neatly beneath a blazer.

THE STRIPED T-SHIRT Tu Brown Stripe Print Relaxed Fit T-Shirt

£10. Sainsbury's An even easier way to work a stripe into your summer wardrobe is with a simple T-shirt. The trick here is keeping it relaxed – a stripe pulled tight across your chest reads less "riviera" more "novelty mime artist". So look for a relaxed fit, like this one from Tu, and it'll go from beach to bar.

THE SWIM SHORTS Tu Green Stripe Print Seersucker Swim Shorts

£11. Sainsbury's Swim shorts are the one holiday essential worth getting right, and you don't need to spend much to do it. This seersucker pair from Sainsbury's are proof: proper summer green, a mid-thigh cut, and at £11, they look sharper than high street pairs costing double.

THE SANDALS Tu Neutral Suede Footbed Sandals £22. Sainsbury's

Let's be frank: every guy loves a Birkenstock sandal – but not every guy loves the price tag. Fortunately, you can get something pretty similar from Sainsbury's for just £22. Like Birks, you can wear them with everything from straight leg jeans to shorts.

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Clockwise from left: M&S Cotton Blend Coach Jacket, £49; M&S Pure Linen Garment Dye Shirt, £45; Autograph Pure Extra Fine Merino Wool V-Neck Jumper, £40; M&S Slimline Leather Trainers, £50

THE POLO SHIRT

George Cream Textured Trophy Knit Polo

£10.50. Aada

The texture is what sells this polo – a raised, ribbed knit that looks more like an old cricket or tennis jumper. It's got the air of something you'd dig out of a crate on a market stall in Rome, mixed in with vintage university sports kits – except this one's brand new, cream, and only £10.50.

THE BLUE STRIPED SHIRT

George Light Blue Striped Poplin Shirt

£12. Aada

The blue striped shirt is the piece that makes the whole '14 items, endless outfits' idea actually work – as at home over swim shorts as it is buttoned up for work.

Just make sure you buy one that's erring on the casual side rather than office wear, or you'll

George Cream Textured Trophy Knit Polo (left), £10.50. Aada; George Light Blue Striped Poplin Shirt, £12. Aada

look like you packed for the wrong trip. This poplin option by George strikes the perfect balance.

THE LINEN SHIRT

Marks & Spencer Pure Linen Garment Dye Shirt

£45. Marks & Spencer

If you want to look like the kind of guy who summers on the Amalfi Coast and has never once checked his emails before noon, linen's the fabric for you – think Jude Law in The Tolented Mr Ripley and you're on the right track.

It's airy enough to survive a long lunch that turns into dinner, and it holds up in the heat far better than cotton ever will.

THE LIGHT WEIGHT KNIT

Autograph Pure Extra Fine Merino Wool V-Neck Jumper

£40. Marks & Spencer

I never go on holiday without a lightweight knit. Sling a Ralph Lauren-esque one over your shoulders in the afternoon, then pull it on once things cool down in the evening.

Merino wool is moisture-wicking and temperature-regulating, so it won't overheat you the second the sun's out.

THE CHINO SHORTS

F&F Cotton Rich Chino Shorts in Navy

£15. Tesco

Like denim shorts, chino shorts are a versatile summer buy. Navy's the one to go for – smart enough for a barbecue but without the 'I'm on holiday' energy that comes with cream.

Just avoid anything labelled 'stretch' because the added elastane tends to make the fabric go thin and shiny.

THE RETRO SNEAKERS

M&S Slimline Leather Trainers £50. M&S

You've probably noticed more retro trainers around recently – ever since Adidas Sambas made a comeback in 2022, 80s-inspired silhouettes are showing no signs of slowing down.

If you're experiencing Adidas fatigue, though, you could try a similar pair from M&S.

THE JACKET

M&S Cotton Blend Coach Jacket £49. M&S

Even after a heatwave, it's worth having a lightweight jacket in the wings. Helps has a natural summery feel and will go with almost everything else you own.

For a steer, check out Steve McQueen's tan harrington – the Barracuda 09 – in The Thomas Crown Affair. Somehow, it's still the coolest outerwear in the room over half a century later.

This coach jacket by Marks & Spencer is a nice second best.

EMPLOYMENT

'I used to be the only woman on a construction site – now I manage it'

The number of female workers in the sector is on the rise, working in various roles. MaryLou Costa learns more

For years, Nell Clerkin thought she'd become a lawyer. Exciting in subjects like English and history, her school careers advisers felt law was a natural fit. Now, aged 26, she's been in the construction industry for five years.

'Going into construction was definitely never something I saw for me, particularly infrastructure – we're working with pipes, we're digging holes. But it has honestly been the best decision I've ever made,' says Manchester-based Clerkin.

Clerkin is head of business performance at United Infrastructure, which builds infrastructure networks across energy, water, telecoms and for social developments. Her career began as a graduate bid writer, before she went on to do a master's in quantity surveying and commercial management.

In her current role, she was recently asked to take on an interim position as head of bids and has been selected to take part in the company's future leaders programme. 'I've come on leaps and bounds,' she says.

The number of women in the construction industry is steadily growing. Female employment within small to medium businesses is up 8.7 per cent quarter on quarter, according to recent data from Employment Hero, an HR and payroll platform that has been tracking trends from 140,000 construction clients over the past year.

And according to a June survey by Fix Radio, 13 per cent of women say they want to move into construction and trades generally as they feel it's a sector that's less at risk of AI.

But like Clerkin, they are not necessarily taking manual roles, instead opting for management and other corporate positions.

Nell Clerkin says the environment is one of hard work and 'really good' banter

Catherine O'Brien, United Infrastructure's group head of marketing and communications, says: 'We're in a period of national transformation comparable only to Victorian industrialization or the post-war rebuild.

'To deliver it, the sector needs all hands on deck, and that includes women entering careers across construction and utilities. These don't necessarily involve physical labour, but strategy, planning, innovation and more.'

She adds: 'Female talent is entering design and construction management, project controls, quantity surveying, environmental advisory, innovation engineering, finance, HR, business administration and water operations.'

But could this create a two-tier industry – office roles for the women and site jobs for the men? O'Brien disagrees. 'These aren't token roles, but critical ones that influence how infrastructure is designed, delivered and improved.'

Clerkin found her career path serendipitously. Her gut feeling was to keep her options open, so she chose to study English at university. She thought she could do a law conversion course – or become a teacher.

Come graduation time, and she was still not convinced. Her father, who worked on a gas site, offered her some admin work – opening her eyes to an entire industry she'd never considered.

'Going out on site was a completely male environment – and it was just a laugh. The banter was really good. Everyone encouraged me.'

Claire Brittain, on the other hand, did start out 'on the tools' – at a time when there were few women in the sector.

Now 36, Brittain began as a bricklaying apprentice aged 17, after bucking the trend of taking hair and beauty courses at college, and going for construction modules instead.

She had been inspired by the extension her parents were doing on their house, with her father encouraging her to take up a construction career for the financial stability and job opportunities. But it wasn't always easy.

'I was the only girl that was doing it, and I did get a bit of stick from people at school saying, 'You only want to do it to be with the boys'. But my college lecturers told me I was better than the boys at the bricklaying, so that was a confidence boost,' says Birmingham-based Brittain.

Clerkin says: 'It's my responsibility to get that word out to say there are other opportunities out there. It's not just about digging holes. We have a whole business to run.'

A blue striped shirt is at home over swim shorts or buttoned up for work

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Quote of the day

Her technique is to sing the quiet bit loudly and then the loud bit even louder. I've not really developed a habit of going to concerts as a result

David Mitchell The comedian on seeing Shirley Bassey at Wembley as his first gig

With his prim moustache and vast intellect, Hercule Poirot is one of fiction's best detectives. These are his greatest hits. By Nick Hilton

The BBC will soon be revisiting the character of Hercule Poirot – this time as a dashing young detective, played by Edward Bluemel – so traditionalists will be gravitating, once again, towards Agatha Christie's celebrated novels.

Her books are beloved around the world: she is the most translated author in history, and her works are outsold by only Shakespeare and the Bible.

And, above all, it is her famous Belgian detective, with his prim moustache and egg-shaped head, who has made her a global icon.

Here, then, for those (like me) who fear that the urge to modernise will strip Poirot of his charm, is the definitive list of the best Poirot novels – ranked, saving the best for last.

These are the books with the most beautiful settings, most compelling characters, and solutions that make you yelp "aha!" or gawp in shock.

Death on the Nile

The Nile proves to be perhaps Christie's most evocative setting. The steamer Karnak cruises down the river, burdened with a cast of refined colonialists. But the murder of a wealthy heiress throws the trip into disarray. Someone on the ship must be responsible.

Christie's foreign books always have a distinctive pleasure, and interwar Egypt is one of her most successful depictions of foreign climes. From Aswan to Wadi Halfa, the gentle trundle of the Karnak matches Poirot's unriddling of alibis and motives.

It would be an elite novel (and is considered so by many, I will concede) were it not for a daft final murder and a solution that is far too complicated to be truly satisfying.

Dead Man's Folly

The first of two novels featuring Ariadne Oliver, a crime writer and Christie proxy, to make my list, Dead Man's Folly sees Oliver commissioned to create a murder hunt for a

village fête. Naturally, she enlists her old mucker Monsieur Poirot as a guest, but when the Girl Guide who was due to play the corpse in the reenactment is found dead, Poirot goes into sleuth mode.

The secluded boathouse, pivotal to the crime, was based on one found at Greenway, Christie's house

in Devon, which is now operated by the National Trust and is a lovely day out.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Introducing Poirot with her first novel in 1921, Christie kicks off with a novel that conformed to readers' expectations of Golden Age detective fiction. Captain Hastings is

convalescing with friends at Styles Court when the matriarch dies in the night, apparently poisoned.

It just happens that an old acquaintance, one Hercule Poirot, is holed up in the nearby village of Styles St Mary. The novel has

everything: a sprawling country house, a controversial inheritance, extremely hammy disguises.

The mystery is middling, but the setting is splendid and allows Poirot to emerge, fully formed, instantly becoming a publishing sensation.

Five Little Pigs

Originally titled Murder in Retrospect, before the fad for nursery rhymes gripped her oeuvre, this story finds Poirot confronted with a crime that occurred 16 years earlier.

The convicted murderer has been hanged, but now her daughter wants to know the truth. Did mummy murder daddy?

The unusual structure works well in a novel that anticipated the precipitous rise in "cold ease" investigation thrillers in the late 20th century. And the conclusion manages to be satisfying and moving, qualifying as an "aha!" moment even if it does not quite have the sucker punch of some of Christie's best novels.

Hallowe'en Party

For Sir Kenneth Branagh's third outing as Poirot, he decided to take the bones of Hallowe'en Party and reanimate them amid the psychics of Venice. It was a pointless endeavour: Hallowe'en Party, pub-

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lished in 1969, was already the finest of Christie's late novels.

Resenting Poirot and Ariadne Oliver, the story finds a teenage girl drowned in an apple bobbing trough, shortly after announcing that she had witnessed a murder several years earlier. The novel shows Christie shifting into modernity (two children snuff it, which might well have been taboo earlier in her career) and remains one of her stranger works.

She would only publish two further Poirot novels – Elephants Can Remember and Curtain – both of which are backwards-looking, as though the social mores of the 1970s disappointed her sensibility.

Murder in Mesopotamia

Of the two novels most influenced by Christie's travels in the Middle East with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan – the other being the Petra-set Appointment with Death – it is Murder in Mesopotamia that is most intriguing.

Poirot, travelling back across Asia, is called to a dig in the Iraqi desert, where the American wife of an archaeologist has been murdered. The plot draws together international intrigue and tempestuous relationships.

The setting, so personal to Christie, captures the twilight of the British empire in 1936 just a few years after Iraq had gained independence. It was a moment of optimism for the country, followed by a century of instability.

The Hollow

Poirot has rented a cottage in the shadow of a country house, the Hollow, where friends and family are descending for a long weekend. Among them is a successful doctor, his skittish wife, and his mistress.

When he is found dead, it seems obvious that his wife, found clutching a gun over his body, is responsible. But, naturally, Poirot suspects there is more to be uncovered.

The Hollow represents something rare in Christie's canon: a novel with real psychological insight. Golden Age detective fiction is often a satisfying puzzle, but the motives (money, usually, or revenge) are blunt instruments of the plot. Here, a love triangle becomes a love quadrangle (or should that be square?) and much misery ensues. It is her most underrated book.

The A.B.C. Murders

One of Christie's finest "shal" moments comes at the conclusion of her 1936 novel, The A.B.C. Murders. Narrated by Poirot's trusty sidekick Captain Hastings (a far more sporadic presence in the novels than viewers of the ITV series would believe), the story finds the duo chasing something rare in Christie's canon: a serial killer.

Pre-empting the 20th-century obsessions with mysterious figures like the Zodiac and Son of

Sam, A.B.C strikes his way through the A.B.C. Railway Guide. Andover, Bexhill, Churston, Doncaster. This thoroughly modern premise is coupled with a genuinely satisfying conclusion, which makes it one of Christie's most revisited works.

Evil Under the Sun

This is Christie's best holiday novel, a joint undertaken to a luxury hotel on a tidal island in Devon. Published in 1941, Christie was effectively repurposing the backdrop to her 1939 thriller, And Then There Were None. For my money, Evil Under the Sun is a more complete mystery.

A beautiful actress is found strangled on a beach, with only the residents of the Jolly Roger hotel capable of executing the crime. The setting is magical, based on Christie's beloved getaway, Burgh Island, and the denouement has one of the best "shal" moments in fiction.

Indeed, because the solution is less well-known than some of her other novels, it may well prove to be a richer introductory text, as well as a more fruitful re-reading.

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express has everything. A perfect setting (a snowbound luxury train heading from Istanbul to Paris across southern Europe), a cast of intriguing international travellers, and a victim who is found mysteriously peppered with knife wounds.

The novel was such a sensation that it has been adapted for film and TV hall's dozen times and remains probably the world's most famous work of detective fiction.

As a result, the solution is almost certainly familiar to all readers of this list, and while it was innovative and rule-breaking in 1954, new readers might find the conclusion more obvious as the narrative unfolds. But for sheer cultural impact, Murder on the Orient Express is Christie's supreme work.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Roger Ackroyd is dead. That's all you need to know. Any list of great Poirot novels that isn't topped by Christie's 1926 sensation is being wilfully contrarian. With this novel – just the third book to feature her Belgian sleuth – Christie became a household name and re-wrote expectations for murder mysteries that followed.

I read this book as a teenager and the experience remains one of the few truly transcendent literary moments of my life.

Unfortunately, even knowing that a twist is coming, that the novel is No 1 in this list of Poirot stories, is a spoiler. Better to go in entirely cold, knowing nothing more than the secrets that its unassuming title withholds. A landmark of the genre and one of the world's rarest things: a perfect book.

Festival

Stand under my Dance Umbrella

London's annual international dance festival returns from 7 to 27 October with a programme curated by artistic director and co-CIO Freddie Opoku-Addaie. Showcasing some of the most exciting voices in contemporary dance from across the globe, this year's festival spans live performance,

film, artist talks and discussions in London and online.

Among the highlights is A Place To Dance from Brazilian choreographer Poliana Lima and British flamenco artist Yinka Eui Graves, and Mamela Nyamza's THE HERO LESS (above). danceumbrella.co.uk

Reading list

They Can't Burn Us All Cathryn Kemp From the award-winning author of A Poisoner's Tale comes a dark, feminist retelling of the most famous witch trial in 17th-century Iceland. Þuríður Jónsdóttir has grown up praying to the old gods and watching her father and brother practise rune magic, but now, a witch-hunting craze is sweeping the land of ice

and fire, fuelled by the Protestant Reformation. Perfect for fans of The Witches of Vorde and The Mercies Transworld, £20

Book now

Mutations Brighton, 23-24 October The multi-venue festival in Brighton involves more than 100 acts – this year including Mike DSD (above), Squid and Fat Dog – performing across 10 of the city's independent grassroots venues. Tickets allow access to all the shows, although the venues all have different capacities mutationsfestival.com

Last chance

MC Escher. The Exhibition Somerset House, to 6 September For the first time in London, the exhibition brings together over 150 of the Dutch artist's original works from his earliest to those of his mature period highlighting the techniques and research that shaped his practice tinyurl.com/yc5cadvt

Critics' view... Film

TONY (12) Out tomorrow

For all the drugs and punch-ups, this is an unexpectedly sentimental coming-of-age story – or origin myth – about the youthful kitchen experiences of legendary badass chef Anthony Bourdain. This is a strange film in some ways. It is watchable and entertaining, but its feel-good trajectory is compromised by what we know of the author.

Peter Bradshaw The Guardian

Matt Johnson's film never fully captures the man Bourdain became, but it finds its story in the people and the place that left their mark on him. A hangout movie is perhaps the most fitting way for Bourdain to be brought to the screen. Though its ambitions never quite match its subject, it depicts a summer you'll be hard-pressed not to be charmed by

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Channel hopping

Reacher Prime Video The smash-hit action series returns with Reacher (Alan Ritchson) having a chance encounter with a stranger on a subway. Our hero is soon drawn into a complex and deadly game Streaming now

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Lloyd Webber has never deserved the sneers

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Fiona Mountford

I never understood the sneering and downright opprobrium that was so often directed at the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber by theatre lovers keen to display a wearisome sense of superiority.

Yet, as a glorious new production of Cats stretches its mighty paws at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London, even the naysayers will have to admit it: Lloyd Webber is cool again.

Drew McOnie, who directs and choreographs the hell out of this production, is of course not single-handedly responsible for the shift in ALW's fortunes. He is simply the latest in a line of respected directors who have looked again at the music man's oeuvre and remounted it in fresh and often startling ways.

Tim Sheuder's commanding, Sam Ryder-starring version of Jesus Christ Superstar is powering away at the London Palladium. Last summer, Rachel Zegler starred in Eritha there for the uber-cool director Jamie Lloyd. Lloyd was also behind the startling 2023 revival of Sunset Boulevard, featuring an ethereal, black-clad Nicole Scherzinger. Critics, me included, went wild for these productions.

The recent success of the aforementioned shows meant that Lloyd Webber's work was being discussed with a fresh urgency and uneasy memories of more recent flops such as Stephen Ward could (thankfully) be banished.

Talking of banishment, you can forget all about the disastrous 2019 film of Cats. That crucial suspension of disbelief, of humans faking felines, is infinitely easier in the theatre, a far more metaphorical realm than the stubbornly realist cinema.

Unitards, a piece of costuming long lost to the London stage, are back, as are swishing tails, as the sinuous ensemble of jellie cats sing us their individual, character-packed songs. The source material

The latest production of 'Cats' is reimagined in a fresh way MARK SENIOR

is TS Eliot's infinitely lovable poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and the phenomenal energy of McOnie's production drives us straight through the roadblock of the piece having precious little narrative through-line.

These magical, musical moggles lounge languidly over the large metal crescent-shaped structure that forms the backdrop and Sami Fendall's design presents a beautiful globe

of a moon slowly rising above the stage as the night draws in atmospherically around us in Regent's Park.

As the evening progresses and Gus the Theatre Cat (a lovable Gary Wilmot) regales us with stories of the seven appreciative "cat calls" he once received from an audience, a haunting undertow of melancholy pervades this undeniably strange piece about a ramshackle netherworld community.

His ability to craft a song is something you never forget

The show is gearing up for the all-out plangency of blistering mega-hit "Memory", performed by elderly puss Grizabella (a barnstorming performance from understudy Taziva-Faye Katsande on opening night).

You see, that's something that has bizarrely always irked some when it comes to Lloyd Webber: his tunefulness and ability to craft a song that you will never forget, even should you want to (a long-ago primary school foray into Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat means that I still remember every word of every single number).

Let the naysayers mumble away in corners if they will. Their voices will be ever more muted now that Andrew Lloyd Webber is back in fashion.

'Cats' is playing at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre until 19 September (openairtheatre.com)

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It is not too late to avoid disaster. Stop building machines that humans cannot control

Bernie Sanders The independent Vermont senator has urged OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to hit pause on AI development

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CONSTRUCTION

Balfour Beatty shares jump on back of improved results

By Henry Saker-Clark

Construction firm Balfour Beatty has hailed "momentum" going into the second half of the year as it improved its cash and profit guidance.

Shares in the group lifted higher yesterday morning as a result, reaching their highest level on record.

They gained 8.4 per cent to 938.5p, having gained 31.4 per cent this year.

Balfour Beatty works on public and private sector projects across the transport, energy and defence sectors.

The FTSE 250 firm, which has a market capitalisation worth more than £4bn, cheered a "strong" performance after total revenues increased by 8 per cent to £5.56bn for the half-year to June, compared with a year earlier.

Balfour Beatty said this was sup-

ported by rising demand in its US buildings and UK power transmission divisions.

The firm was bolstered by increased government spending on power grid upgrades in the UK and is involved in the Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C projects.

Its US construction arm also returned to profit amid a boost from projects including data centres.

Increased defence spending and an emphasis on UK suppliers "are all

Balfour Beatty is working on Net Zero Teesside, which aims to be the first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage. It will produce the equivalent of the electricity needs of one million homes.

supportive for Balfour Beatty's long-term ambitions in the space", it said.

The company lifted its earnings guidance to low double-digit growth, having previously pointed towards a high single-digit rise.

It said it is on track to have average net cash of between £1.5bn and £1.7bn this year, up from a previous £1.3bn to £1.5bn range.

Philip Hoare, group chief executive, said: "Balfour Beatty enters the second half with real momentum.

"Our strong first-half performance reflects the quality of our business, the discipline of our execution and the exceptional contribution of our people in delivering for our customers.

"Supported by a £23bn order book, attractive growth markets and strong operational momentum, Balfour Beatty is well positioned to deliver safely, efficiently and at scale."

Philip Hoare is confident about the company's future performance

Adam Vettese, market analyst for Etoro, said: "This is exactly the kind of de-risked, high visibility business the market wants right now.

"With major UK energy and defence programmes still to flow into the order book, and a healthy pipeline of US work, Balfour is well placed to keep compounding.

"The progressive dividend and ongoing buybacks only sweeten the deal."

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TRAVEL

Tui profits dip as Iran war delays bookings

By Holly Williams

Holiday firm Tui has seen quarterly earnings plunge as cautious consumers leave holiday bookings until the last minute due to continuing uncertainty over the Iran war.

Pre-tax profits at Europe's largest travel operator tumbled 43 per cent to €153.4m (£131m) in its third quarter to the end of June, with the group hit by rising fuel costs due to the Middle East conflict and pressure to lower prices because of weak demand

and increased competition. Underlying earnings fell 27 per cent in the latest quarter to €233.8m as customer numbers fell 3 per cent to 9.9 million.

Tui revealed it suffered a hit of €8m in the nine months of its financial year so far from the Iran war and hurricanes in Jamaica, including an extra €20m "direct" impact from the Middle East conflict on its cruises arm during the third quarter.

In March, the firm was forced to repatriate around 5,000 passengers from two cruise

ships anchored in Abu Dhabi, which remained in the Gulf ports until mid-May.

Sebastian Ebel, chief executive of Tui, said the group has weathered the tough trading conditions, but that holidaymakers are increasingly booking trips later towards their departure date.

He said: "2026 is no ordinary year. Tui has held its own well in a difficult global environment... Travel remains highly relevant to people's lives, but the timing of travel decision has shifted."

GAMBLING

William Hill owner suffers £46m earnings hit

By Holly Williams

William Hill and 888 owner Evoke has revealed a £46m earnings hit from higher gambling taxes as it prepares for a £243m takeover by Greek gambling firm Bally's Intralot.

The London-listed firm said underlying earnings slumped 10 per cent to £150.2m in the six months to 30 June after the duty on remote gaming duty increased from 21 per cent to 40 per cent in April.

The former chancellor Rachel Reeves also announced last year that there would be a new online sports betting duty of 25 per cent, which will cover all sports except horse racing, from next year.

Evoke previously warned that its duty costs will increase by up to £135m a year from 2027 as a result of the combined changes.

On a bottom line basis, Evoke's first-half pre-tax losses widened to £80m from £777m a year earlier.

The figures come two months after Evoke agreed a £243.1m takeover by Bally's Intralot, worth 52p per share.

The companies said on unveiling the deal that recent increases in gambling taxes in the UK and heightened competition had resulted in an "opportunity for consolidation".

Evoke shut around 200 betting shops in May as it looks to cut costs and help offset the effects of the tax blow.

It said it had been able to offset over half of the gaming duty hike so far through "lower but more effective marketing investment, improved promotional efficiency and operational cost savings".

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PENSIONS DIARIES

I'm a pensions expert - here's how I got £300,000 pot aged 37

In our Pension Diaries series, we speak to people of all ages in the UK to find out how much or how little they have saved for retirement and the realities of putting money aside for your future.

This week, we speak to Kirsty Ross, propositions director at People's Partnership, a firm which focuses on workplace pensions.

Kirsty, 37, lives in Wilmslow, near Manchester, with her partner Andrew, their six-year-old-daughter and three-year-old son.

She feels privileged as her career means she recognised the importance of putting money into a pension from an early age. However, she wants to bust the myth that pensions experts have all the answers as they have the same worries about having enough money for retirement as everybody else.

HOW DID YOU FIRST GET INTO A CAREER IN PENSIONS?

I grew up in Scotland and went to a very normal school. My two favourite subjects at school were maths and PR.

I felt that maths had more of a natural career progression so I studied it at Edinburgh University and that led to me becoming an actuary at Standard Life.

I have also kept up my interest in sports. I love mountain climbing, getting out into the wilderness and going for runs, walks and playing tennis. It is a good way to unwind after work.

WHEN DID YOU FIRST START INVESTING IN YOUR PENSION?

Before I started at Standard Life, I didn't even know what a pension was. I was 21 and one of the main products they sold was a pension.

I benefited from being around individuals who communicated to me the importance of starting to save into a pension early.

I began my pension then and later moved to different companies so had quite a few workplace pensions.

HOW MANY PENSIONS DO YOU HAVE AND WHAT IS THEIR ESTIMATED VALUE?

I have worked at Standard Life, Aegon, Royal London and now People's Partnership for the past two years. They were all defined contribution pensions.

I now only have two pensions as I have consolidated them. I have a pension with Royal London and my active pension with People's Partnership. My estimated total pension pot is worth around £300,000 right now.

DO YOU HAVE A TARGET PENSION FIGURE OR AGE IN MIND FOR RETIREMENT?

I don't have a specific figure or age in mind, because I enjoy sports and outdoor activities so much and want to keep that going in retirement.

This means there is a bit of a

Kirsty Ross says she benefitted from being around people who knew the value of pensions from an early age

trade-off in wanting to be physically fit enough to be able to achieve those objectives and retire early enough to enjoy retirement. I also want to feel confident that, financially, I will be able to afford that.

I have been thinking about the lifestyle I have now as a baseline, projecting forwards in terms of a costs perspective and thinking about the costs that can be removed from today's lifestyle that I won't have to worry about in retirement.

Things like a mortgage, childcare and some of the more luxury things like gym membership.

Using online calculators and tools, it looks like I should be able to get there by the time I am 60.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PENSION REGRETS?

While I understood the importance of pensions, I did not fully appreciate the significance of that employer matching benefit - especially so early on in your career.

I was putting in between 5 per cent and 10 per cent as my personal contribution during my twenties.

But if I had contributed even 1 or 2 per cent more of my salary, I would have been doubling my

I want to retire early enough to enjoy retirement. I also want to feel confident I will be able to afford that

money for free and getting all the benefits of compounding and tax relief.

I am now contributing 20 per cent into my pension and my employer gives me another 14 per cent with maximum employer matching. It is quite a chunky contribution, but there is flexibility so if my lifestyle gets more expensive, I can reduce it.

The other thing I would have done differently, was how I dealt with pensions during maternity leave. With both my children, I opted out of pensions while I was on maternity from an affordability perspective.

What I didn't appreciate at the time is that I wasn't just missing out on my own contributions, but also the employer contributions.

WHAT FEARS AND ANXIETIES DO YOU HAVE ABOUT RETIREMENT?

The biggest myth I want to bust is that pensions experts have all the answers - because we don't. All the things that everyone worries about such as can I afford to retire, what will happen with my money and will I live too long and run out of money - we worry about these too.

The difference is that the benefit of working in the pensions

industry is that you become more comfortable with that uncertainty and you can utilise tools like retirement calculators and annual planning to manage that anxiety.

Some of that uncertainty is within my control and some of it isn't. I cannot control things like inflation and investment performance. I am invested in the default investment profile because I trust the experts looking after that money to do a better job than I could.

The things that are more in my control are the levers you can pull around what age you retire, working out how much income you are going to rely on in retirement and how much you can put into contributions now. My advice is: don't bury your head in the sand. Figure out what your house does is and take action from there. It is never too late - you can always make a plan.

WHAT ARE YOUR DREAMS FOR RETIREMENT?

I want to be active as long as possible and would love to tick off all of the 282 Munros (mountains that are at least 3,000ft) in Scotland. I would also love to travel the world, appreciate life, spend time with my children and be able to support them financially.

20%

Kirsty's contribution took her pension to present, with her employer found 14 per cent

RETAIL

Oxford Street to get live facial recognition

By Will Holder

Live facial recognition cameras will be used on the UK's busiest shopping street, the Mayor of London has appeared to confirm.

The Metropolitan Police has already said it wants to expand the use of the technology in the capital, and Sir Sadiq Khan has indicated that the newly pedestrianised Oxford Street will be included.

It would be among the first areas in the country to have permanent live facial recognition (LFR) infrastructure scanning the faces of people passing and comparing them with a watchlist of wanted suspects.

The cameras would likely be attached to street furniture such as lamp-posts rather than a temporary police van, as has been the case up until now.

During a routine City Hall session last month, Khan was asked about the roll-out of LFR in the West End.

He said: "The Met is working really closely with the Oxford Street Development Corporation about how, when we pedestrianise that street, we use LFR in a sensible way.

"It is right and proper we should let the public know LFR is being used. The Met is very good at testing on individual sites before rolling out.

"What we do not do is a big bang as it would be a disaster. I am confident that we will have a good roll-out in the West End."

But Ruth Ehrlich, from human rights organisation Liberty, said everyone is scanned regardless of whether they are a suspect.

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.

"The Government has promised a legal framework for live facial recognition. The Met should not be rolling out more of this technology before that framework is in place."

Recent polling commissioned by Liberty suggested that 48 per cent of people oppose scanning the faces of those walking on high streets when there is no suspected imminent threat.

Sir Sadiq Khan, London's Mayor, says LFR roll-out will be 'good'

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BUSINESS

FTSE 100 down -0.10% at 10.833.1

Company	Price	Chg %	High	Low
SI Group	2813.0	-2.19%	4467.0	1825.0
Absorben Group	250.8	+0.64%	265.0	177.5
AB Foods	2043.0	-1.45%	2358.0	1729.5
Admiral	1828.0	+2.50%	4006.0	2624.0
Airlie Africa	324.4	+0.12%	438.2	211.6
Alliance Witan	1387.0	+0.07%	1394.0	1178.0
Anglo Amer	4058.0	+0.92%	4239.0	2115.0
Arlinglands	4029.0	+0.30%	4479.0	2049.0
AdriaZeneca	11702.0	-1.20%	15772.0	9892.0
Autotrader Group	525.0	-0.97%	831.2	418.6
Avion	704.0	+1.00%	717.4	550.8
Babneck Intl	1205.0	+1.18%	1527.0	902.4
B&E Systems	2279.0	+1.79%	2360.0	1929.5
Barnbox	519.4	+0.86%	554.1	352.9
Barnett Bedrow	331.0	+0.56%	410.2	235.4
Beazley	1226.5	-0.04%	1286.0	750.0
BF	5387.7	-2.97%	6054.7	3464.4
British Tobacco	4550.0	-1.24%	5326.0	3677.0
British Land	435.8	+0.05%	451.6	314.6
BT	1451.1	-0.48%	242.1	173.0
Barra	2704.0	-1.85%	2846.0	1081.0
Burberry	11201.5	-4.23%	1176.5	676.0
Centina	150.1	-0.42%	220.3	151.4
Coca-Cola Europac	7620.0	+1.73%	8545.0	6240.0
Coca-Cola MBC	4604.0	-0.22%	5195.0	3170.0
Compass	2441.4	-0.15%	2581.1	2000.0
Compasscenter	4828.0	-0.45%	4962.0	2234.0
Commins	233.2	-0.43%	259.3	193.0
Croda Intl	5368.0	-0.18%	5352.0	2418.6
DCC Energy	6375.0	+0.08%	6740.0	4188.0
Diapex	1732.0	-1.93%	2542.0	1255.9
Diploma	7420.0	-1.59%	7783.0	4970.0
DuQuenne Mining	4288.0	+2.92%	5820.0	2430.0
Exxon	960.0	+0.54%	987.2	500.4
Experian	2829.0	-1.57%	3687.0	2203.0
F&I Dev Trust	344.2	+0.06%	1332.0	525.6
Fresnillo	3036.0	+2.31%	4472.0	1617.0

Company	Price	Chg %	High	Low
Kansas Mortis	18998.0	-1.25%	23540.0	10407.0
Elmerom	572.9	-0.25%	707.2	281.9
EDX	1869.0	-1.42%	2282.0	1298.6
Holmes	359.9	-1.51%	418.1	279.4
Holme	3764.0	+1.24%	4902.0	3354.0
Hovne	1880.0	+1.12%	1904.0	1257.2
Howden Jobery	818.9	-0.67%	981.0	713.0
HSBC 90kgs	1537.8	+0.89%	1610.0	928.1
IMS	442.0	+0.45%	492.9	332.7
ICE	2052.0	-1.1%	2340.0	1424.9
IG Group	1354.0	-2.56%	1856.0	1016.0
IM	3168.0	+0.77%	3166.0	2216.0
Imperial Brands	2036.0	-1.14%	3632.0	2036.0
Infomax	910.6	+0.68%	1000.0	715.0
Intl.Led Mills	11825.5	+1.54%	13305.1	8548.0
InterGen	1848.0	+0.06%	1865.0	1019.4
Innostac	676.5	+0.07%	640.0	459.4
JS Sports Fashion	91.6	-0.65%	106.2	64.0
Kingfisher	322.2	-0.31%	372.3	240.3
Land Svcs	706.0	+0.85%	726.0	522.5
Lego & Gen	302.8	+0.33%	318.1	217.3
Line Finance	12728.0	+0.71%	15190.0	6905.0
Linyards & Co	125.2	+1.23%	137.9	77.4
London Metric Prop	292.9	-0.05%	238.2	175.3
Lon Stock Ex	4792.0	-0.61%	10140.0	6684.0
M&I	351.4	+0.29%	367.1	247.0
M&I	385.7	-4.01%	418.3	301.1
Melrose Ind	493.5	+1.21%	589.0	409.9
Melrose Energy	4138.1	-0.20%	4494.7	2843.8
National Grid	1198.5	+0.93%	1428.5	1000.0
Nat Med Group	714.6	+1.02%	726.0	500.2
Next	15330.0	-1.64%	15300.0	11230.0
Pearson	1332.5	-0.56%	1337.0	879.6
Pending Square	3894.0	-0.51%	5000.0	3636.0
Performance	1169.4	+0.56%	1052.0	947.4
Polar CapTech	677.0	+2.03%	743.0	364.0
Prudential	1012.0	-0.05%	1238.0	910.2

Company	Price	Chg %	High	Low
Reddit Ben	5138.0	-2.76%	6522.9	3664.0
RELB	2641.0	-2.57%	3634.0	1941.0
Renfield Initial	355.9	-0.17%	507.0	329.6
Rio Forte	7520.0	+0.37%	9117.0	4436.5
Rally Royce	1548.0	+0.05%	1590.0	990.0
Sainsbury Ltr	337.9	-1.92%	340.1	242.3
Schroders	583.0	+0.09%	599.5	358.6
Scot Mart Inv Tot	1420.0	+0.07%	1563.0	1015.7
Segra	957.0	+0.53%	997.4	603.0
Severn Trust	3106.0	+0.76%	3370.0	2391.0
Shell	2322.5	-1.90%	3758.0	2553.8
Smith&Wash	1050.5	-1.31%	1441.5	1050.0
Smiths Lip	2647.0	+0.10%	2754.2	2088.0
Spinar Group	7225.0	-0.14%	8000.0	5990.0
SSE	2431.0	+1.36%	2767.5	1597.0
Stan Chart	2225.0	+0.32%	2278.0	1285.0
Standard Life	614.0	+1.20%	648.5	625.0
St. James's Place	1183.0	+0.55%	1579.5	1038.8
Texas	452.5	-1.45%	510.4	411.1
The Sage Gra	1020.0	-1.88%	1181.0	771.7
Triton Big Box	362.2	-0.31%	370.0	132.2
Webster	4070.5	-0.78%	5542.1	3044.0
United Utilities	1430.0	+1.49%	1497.0	1072.0
Weldrow	519.3	+0.09%	531.1	83.4
Weir Group	2762.0	+1.17%	3580.0	2254.0
Whitewood	2479.0	+0.57%	3302.0	2098.0

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FTSE 100	10833.1	-0.10%
FTSE 250	24814.9	+0.06%
FTSE AB Share	5843.1	-0.08%
FTSE Eurofirst300	2636.0	-0.19%
Dow Jones *	53819.9	+0.05%
S&P 500 *	7752.3	+0.31%
Nasdaq *	26551.42	+0.40%
DAX	26331.1	-0.23%
CAC 40	8674.9	-0.46%
Hong Sone	25440.2	-0.83%
Nikkei	67524.1	+0.83%

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CULTURE

Spotify to label AI-created music

Music streaming service Spotify is to tell listeners that an artist is AI-generated. From mid-September, "AI Persona" badges will start to appear to signal that a profile is not that of a real person. Spotify recently held a live event of music, fashion and film in Nashville, Tennessee, featuring the singer Charli xcx (left).

COMPANIES

Tata chairman to step down

N Chandrasekaran is to step down as chairman of Tata Group. The 63-year-old said the decision came after the board of Tata Sons could not decide on a five-year extension of his term. The news sent shares of listed Tata companies plunging and has led to questions over the future of the conglomerate that owns Jaguar Land Rover.

TECHNOLOGY

Super Micro expects growth

Super Micro Computer has predicted its 2027 revenues will beat Wall Street expectations, sending its shares up 7 per cent. It is betting that strong demand for its servers will fuel growth. Super Micro expects annual revenue between $65bn and $72bn, above analysts' estimate of $52.50bn.

RETAIL

Bakery chain stores to reopen

Bakeries in an 89-year-old chain part-owned by comedian Romesh Ranganathan will reopen. Coughlans Bakery, which had shops in the South East, ceased trading in June. Janes Pantry, based in Gloucestershire, is to open 20 of the outlets under its own brand.

PROPERTY

New buyer inquiries fall

The UK housing market remained subdued in July, with home buyer demand and agreed sales showing little sign of recovery. A net balance of 28 per cent of property professionals saw a fall in new buyer inquiries in July, unchanged from June, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.

US ECONOMY

Inflation slows to 3.4 per cent

US prices rose 3.4 per cent in the year to July, slightly lower than the 3.5 per cent in the year to June, new figures show. While gasoline prices were down 2.9 per cent in July compared to June, they were up 2.4 per cent over the year. Month to month, inflation rose 0.1 per cent, mainly due to an increase in housing costs.

PEOPLE

Auction house founder Pye dies

Tributes have been paid to the co-founder of an "industry leading" auction house. John Pye Auctions announced that John Pye had died aged 95. The company was founded by John and Ann Pye in 1968 as a partnership named Furniture & General Auctions at Nottingham's old Cattle Market.

COMPUTING

CoreWeave raises revenue forecast

CoreWeave raised its forecasts for annual revenue, adjusted operating profit and capital spending, as strong demand for its AI infrastructure enabled the company to secure better pricing. Shares of the neocloud provider rose more than 18 per cent.

The markets

The FTSE 100 index closed down 11.0%, points at 10.833.1.

The biggest risers were Admiral, up 108p at 3.828p. 3f, up 71p at 2.813p and Intercontinental Hotels Group, up 3.95p at 159.75p. The biggest fallers were

Burberry, down 49.50p at 1.120.00p. Maris & Spencer, 16.10p at 385.70p and Reddit Bendisser, 1.66p at 5.138p. The CAC 40 in Paris closed down 0.5 per cent, while the DAX 40 in Frankfurt ended down 0.2 per cent. Brent crude oil rose to $88.70 a barrel.

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The pound was down 0.06 cents against the dollar at $1.3506 but rose 0.01 cents against the euro to €1.1705

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CONSUMER

My ex's bankruptcy ruined my mortgage request

Mortgage Clinic

NICK MENDES

My partner and I had an offer accepted on a new house and were part-way through selling our own when the mortgage came unstuck. Two lenders turned us down.

One flagged a financial association with my ex-husband, who was made bankrupt without my knowledge, from a joint account we closed years ago. The other declined me over some modest betting transactions on my bank statements.

We now have a buyer and a purchase lined up and are worried the chain could collapse. What is a financial association, how do I get rid of it and is gambling on a statement enough to sink an application?

I am sorry you have hit this so late in the process, with a chain already depending on it, but neither problem is unusual and there is a clear route through both.

Take the financial association first. Whenever you open a joint account, or in some cases a joint mortgage or loan, the credit reference agencies, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, link your credit file to whoever you held that account with.

That link stays on file indefinitely, long after the account closes and after you have stopped living together. It means anything that happens on your ex-partner's file afterwards, including bankruptcy, can show up as a warning sign when a lender checks yours, even though it has nothing to do with how you manage your own money.

The fix is straightforward, but not widely advertised. Write to each credit reference agency and ask for a "notice of disassociation" to be added to your file.

You will usually need to show the account is closed and that there is no ongoing financial link - a bank statement showing the closure date is often enough.

This tells any lender that although a financial link exists on record, you no longer have any financial connection to that person and their credit conduct should not be held against you.

Lenders no longer rely on credit scores only and may check spending patterns

It typically takes two to four weeks to process, so do it as soon as you suspect it might be an issue.

Once it is in place, most mainstream lenders will look past the historic link, though check with your broker that the lender you approach reviews these notices before it submits the application.

The gambling transactions are a different sort of problem.

Lenders no longer rely on credit score alone. Under responsible lending and Consumer Duty rules, underwriters routinely go through three to six months of bank

statements looking at spending patterns, not just for missed payments or an overdraft, but for any sign of financial instability.

Regular betting transactions, even small and well-managed ones, can be treated as a red flag regardless of your overall conduct.

Some lenders decline outright as a matter of policy, some will ask for an explanation and a few months of evidence that it has stopped and a smaller number are far more relaxed about it.

This varies between lenders, which is exactly where a good

broker earns their fee, steering you towards those whose policy fits your circumstances rather than sending applications out and collecting further declines, which can itself start to dent your credit file through repeated hard searches.

My practical advice is this: submit the notice of disassociation now. It costs nothing and permanently removes one obstacle.

If you can, stop the gambling transactions completely for a few months before you reapply. Lenders want to see a settled, consistent pattern rather than a sudden change to look better on paper.

When you do go again, use a broker who can check lender policy in advance rather than after a decline, since each hard search and refusal can do more damage to your file than the original issue ever did.

Given you already have a buyer and a purchase lined up, finding the right lender first time will matter more than moving quickly. A short delay is better than losing the chain over an avoidable second decline.

Nick Mendes is mortgage technical manager at John Charcol. Have a question for our experts? Email us money@theipaper.com

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Today's Weather

Sunny and warm across much of the UK. Cloudy with sunny spells in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Clear skies dominate southern regions

Today's high

Today's low

Moon Phase

Sunrise

Sunset

05:42

20:27

Around Britain

City	Temp (sun shovels)	Rain (sun)	Sun (hot)
Aberdeen	21 S	0.1	8.7
Aberporth	20 S	0.0	13.5
Abersalvooth	29 S	0.0	13.7
Avamont	24 S	0.3	9.8
Balliat	23 C	0.0	8.1
Birmingham	30 C	0.0	14.3
Beachamouth	26 S	0.0	15.1
Bridlington	23 C	0.0	12.4
Bristol	31 S	0.0	14.8
Cardiff	29 S	0.0	14.4
Cromer	24 C	0.0	14.3
Durham	25 C	0.0	10.5
Eastbourne	25 S	0.0	15.5
Edinburgh	25 S	0.0	9.8
Elizabethtown	22 C	0.0	10.1
Glasgow	24 C	0.1	9.1
Heythold	22 C	0.0	11.5
Hove	20 S	0.0	15.5
Hull	29 C	0.0	12.8
Huntingdon	29 C	0.0	14.5
Ipswich	26 S	0.0	14.6
Isle of Man	21 C	0.0	10.7
Isle of Night	27 S	0.0	15.4
Knoxstowe	24 C	0.7	9.5
Kirkwall	18 C	0.2	8.2
Leeds	27 C	0.0	12.4
Lorwick	18 C	0.2	4.4
Leuchars	23 S	0.1	9.4
Lincoln	18 S	0.0	13.7
Liverpool	27 S	0.0	12.8
London	29 S	0.0	14.7
Manchester	28 S	0.0	12.7
Margate	23 S	0.0	15.3
Milford Haven	26 S	0.0	13.9
Monroeville	24 C	0.0	11.5
Newcastle	26 C	0.0	9.4
Norwich	27 S	0.0	14.7
Nottingham	29 S	0.0	13.8
Okehampton	20 S	0.0	14.4
Oxford	31 S	0.0	14.5
Plymouth	30 S	0.0	14.1
Portland	23 S	0.0	14.9
Portsmouth	28 S	0.0	15.4
Prestwick	24 C	0.3	8.6
Rhyl	26 S	0.0	12.8
Sheffield	27 S	0.0	12.9
Shenwabury	29 S	0.0	13.9
Sheffield	24 C	0.0	14.1
Southend	25 S	0.0	14.6
Stoke	28 S	0.0	13.5
Stornoway	19 C	0.9	7.5
Swansea	28 S	0.0	14.1
Teres	17 C	0.7	9.7

Global

City	Temp (hr°C)	Cond	City	Temp (hr°C)	Cond
Alto Dhelo	42	S	Miami	33	S
Altope	38	TH	Miami	34	S
Altoante	33	F	Mississa	16	TH
Amsterdam	35	S	Mumbar	30	TH
Althens	35	S	Munich	27	S
Bangkok	33	C	New York	28	S
Bannarese	30	S	Nilai	31	S
Beijing	26	TH	Palma	26	S
Bellon	30	S	Paris	30	S
Bruceata	27	S	Prague	25	S
Budapest	28	S	Reykjavik	15	SH
Chicago	32	R	Rex	19	SH
Delhi	33	S	Rome	34	S
Dulce	44	S	Stockholm	20	F
Dublin	25	F	Strasbourg	30	S
Frankfurt	27	S	Sydney	19	F
Galena	29	S	Toronto	27	S
Helsinki	16	C	Tokyo	25	TH
Hong Kong	33	S	Toronto	28	S
Istanbul	31	S	Vancouver	21	S
Johannesburg	31	SH	Vienna	26	S
Lisbon	29	S	Warsaw	21	F
Los Angeles	26	SH	Washington	28	TH
Madrid	34	S	Wellington	10	C

Key: C=Cloudy, SH=Onside.

F=Flyer, F=Farlag, Hemps, M=Mini, R=Ryan.

S=Sunny, SH=Showers, SL=Steel, SH=Snow.

CL=Conditions, TH=Thunderstorm.

Air Pollution

Index

Region	Today	Tomorrow
Highlands	8	2
North-East Scotland	8	2
Central Scotland	8	2
Scottish Borders	8	2
Northern Ireland	8	2
North West & Marney	3	3
North East	3	3
Yorkshire & Humber	3	4
North Wales	3	3
West Midlands	3	3
East Midlands	3	4
South Wales	3	3
South West	3	3
South East	3	3
Eastern	4	4
Greater London	3	3

Temperature

GENERAL SITUATION

A high-pressure system brings dry and sunny conditions to much of England and Wales, with clear skies and abundant sunshine throughout the day. Scotland and Northern Ireland experience cloudier skies, with rain persisting, particularly in north-western areas. Winds are generally light, with a south-west direction. The Channel Islands enjoy clear skies, while the Isle of Man remains mostly cloudy but dry. London, SE England, East Anglia, Channel Islands: The morning begins with clear skies and plenty of sunshine, creating warm conditions that will persist into the afternoon. As we move into the evening,

temperatures will remain high, especially in the most eastern parts. There will be light south-easterly winds throughout, with no threat of rain. Max temp 35C. Tonight, rain, strong winds. Min temp 35C. Cen S England, SW England, Midlands, S Wales, N Wales: The morning starts with clear skies and plenty of sunshine, bringing warmth across the region. As the day progresses, temperatures will rise, leading to a hot afternoon, especially in the central parts. Light westerly winds, the evening remains clear and calm with no rain expected. Max temp 35C. Tonight, clear skies, chilly. Min temp 17C.

SE Scotland, NE England, E

England: The morning begins with cloud cover and mild temperatures, gradually warming through the day. In the most northern parts, expect more cloud and a possibility of light rain. By afternoon, drier and sunnier conditions will develop in the most eastern parts with temperatures rising. Max temp 35C. Tonight, heavy rain, breezy. Min temp 17C. NW England, SW Scotland, N Ireland, Republic of Ireland, IsM: The morning is forecast to begin fair and sunny with mild temperatures. Into the afternoon, mostly cloudy skies will develop in the most northern parts, with a

threat of light rain. The most western areas will enjoy same sunny spells. Gentle south-westerly winds throughout. Max temp 27C. Tonight, clear skies, chilly. Min temp 35C. NW Scotland, NE Scotland, W Isles, N Isles: The day will start cloudy with overcast skies dominating throughout. By afternoon, the most northern parts will experience thicker clouds and light rain, while the most western areas see the heaviest showers. Temperatures will be mild, with a gentle breeze from the south persisting through the day. Max temp 23C. Tonight, light rain, breezy. Min temp 14C.

Key:

1024

Isolants: air pressure

in milliliters

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Warm front

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Coldfront

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Occluded front

SYNOPTIC PRESSURE: A high-pressure system centred over south-west England extends its influence across much of England and Wales, maintaining dry and sunny conditions. Meanwhile, a weak low-pressure area near the Western Isles brings cloudier wetter weather to Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Channel Islands enjoy settled weather.

HIGHS AND LOWS

(Tuesday, up to 11pm)

Warmest: Ross-On-Wye.

Herefordshire, 30C

Coldest: Kirkbrace.

Hatchery, 8C

Wettest: St Althae. Vale of

Glamorgan, 160mm

Sunniest: Hurn, Dorset.

13 Bhrs

HOURS OF DARKNESS

Aberdeen	20:58-05:32
Birmingham	20:37-05:48
Bristol	20:36-05:54
Cardiff	20:39-05:56
Glasgow	20:58-05:46
Hull	20:34-05:38
Inverness	21:04-05:37
Liverpool	20:44-05:49
London	20:27-05:44
Manchester	20:41-05:46
Stornoway	21:17-05:45
Swansea	20:42-05:59
York	20:38-05:40

Five-day outlook

FRIDAY Southern regions experience warm temperatures with clear skies and sunshine, while northern areas are cloudy and scattered showers.

SATURDAY Mostly cloudy skies with sunny spells across the UK, fair and sunny in southern regions, rain showers are likely in western areas

SUNDAY Southern regions are fair and sunny, northern regions mostly cloudy with sunny spells, western areas experience patchy cloud and sunny spells.

MONDAY Rain across most regions with cloudy spells, lighter showers in southern areas, and occasional sunny intervals in the Channel Islands.

TUESDAY Rain across northern regions, rain showers in eastern regions, mostly cloudy in southern regions, and cloudy in western areas

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ATHLETICS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hunt leads charge with three Brits in 200m final

By Paul Martin

A "relaxed and happy" Amy Hunt kept her bid for a remarkable European quadruple on track by easing into tonight's 200m final at Alexander Stadium.

The newly crowned fastest woman on the continent over 100m was able to ease up in the home straight after a flying start and won her semi-final in 22.77.

"I would give that a solid eight [out of 10]," said Hunt (below), who won World Championship 200m silver in Tokyo last year. "I knew

I needed to put down a really hard turn, kill them to 100m and no one was ever going to hang with me.

"I was trying to check the screens as I was in lane eight and figure out who was where to save a bit of energy for

the final.

"To be relaxed and happy is the biggest thing. It's about trying to stay social and not get yourself too serious as you can kill yourself doing that."

Dina Asher-Smith joins Hunt in the showpiece after a similarly stress-free session. Asher-Smith, a world and European champion over this distance in the past, cruised to victory in the opening semi-final in 22.49. "I don't really think about what's gone before or what lies ahead, I'm just trying to stay in the moment and execute," she said.

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Home hero Hudson-Smith completes record gold run

By Paul Martin

Hometown hero Matt Hudson-Smith wrote his name into the record books with a dominant 400m European triumph in Birmingham.

The 31-year-old blitzed the field from lane nine and held firm on the home straight to land his fifth continental gold and become the most decorated British man in the history of this competition.

He celebrated by surging into the stands and pointing at the stand which bears his name as he soaked up the acclaim of an adoring second city crowd.

"Words can't describe how much that meant to me," he said.

"My coach said to me 'this is your home, defend it'. I knew it would take a hell of an effort for someone to get past me.

"No one was going to beat me on this track, this is my home. I have been here since I was nine, I know this track like the back of my hand.

"I knew I was the best in the world, I knew I am faster than every single one of these guys. It was just me against the clock."

In his semi-final the previous night Hudson-Smith surged out the traps before being reeled in up the home straight.

It turned out he was just saving energy. I lining up in the outside lane, Hudson-Smith took control from the outset and built his lead as he surged down the back straight.

This time, there was no

catching him and he crossed in 44.17 to land his eighth European medal in all.

"The whole point of rounds is to survive and advance. I was trying to conserve rounds and we were just laughing all the way through, me and my coach.

"I just followed the game plan and went from there."

Five European golds puts him level with Roger Black and Sir Mo Farah, while only Dina Asher-Smith has won more continental medals among British athletes.

It marked the host nation's third gold of this year's event, following on from Amy Hunt and Romell Glave's 100m triumphs.

Summer of silver for Newnham after lifetime best in Birmingham

By Paul Martin

IN BIRMINGHAM

Rising star Emily Newnham won a stunning European silver with a lifetime best in the women's 400m hurdles.

Newnham, 22, crossed in 53.33sec to continue her breakthrough summer on the international stage after a Commonwealth Games medal of the same colour in Glasgow.

"Pressure is a privilege and I just wanted to come out here and show what I could do," she said.

Max Burgin is relishing the prospect of an Anglo-Irish battle for European Championship gold tonight. The 24-year-old from Halifax won yesterday's opening men's 800m semi-final in 1:44.73 to seal his place in the showpiece.

The second semi saw Ireland's Mark English smash a 48-year-old championship record as he clocked 1:43.49, setting up a tantalising tussle for gold.

"A championship record in a semi-final is amazing," Burgin said. "From a selfish point of view, I hope it took it out of him a little bit!"

Ben Pattison will also feature in the final after finishing second to English in the second semi.

Emily Newnham celebrates after winning silver in the 400m hurdles

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The Sport Matrix

The day's action at a glance

Welsh Fire closed out a 15-run win

over London Spirit in their final match of the women's Hundred at Sophia Gardens. With neither side able to progress from the group, there was little on the line in Cardiff, where the Fire eventually built some momentum through a half-century from captain Georgia Wareham (right) which helped them on to post 138 for 7. London Spirit were all out for 123 off 99 balls.

CRICKET

There won't be a curfew - they're adults, says Root

Joe Root has confirmed there will be no curfew in place during his second spell as England Test captain.

During an interview on this week's Sky Sports Cricket Podcast with Michael Alberton, Root (above) said: "There's not going to be a curfew. 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 be able to feel they can be grown adults off it and make good strong decisions off it.

"That's for us as a team to manage well, and self-police well, for me and 'Flem' [new Test coach Stephen Fleming] to manage well in many ways."

RUGBY UNION

Ospreys vow to

fight WRU over plan to cut team

Ospreys will continue to lobby against the Welsh Rugby Union's plan to cut one of its four men's professional teams from the 2028-29 season.

The WRU says one of its teams will be based in Cardiff, one in the west and one in the east. It means one of the two regions in the west - the Scarlets or the Ospreys - will be defunct. Cardiff and the Dragons have been offered the respective capital and east licences.

Ospreys accept Welsh rugby "needs reform and change", but insist four professional clubs can be sustained.

"The WRU's [plan] would leave West Wales, one of the most passionate rugby regions in the game, represented by a single side. The Ospreys do not accept that outcome as inevitable, or as the right one," it said.

SNOOKER

O'Sullivan suffers another early exit in China

Ronnie O'Sullivan's poor start to the new season continued after he lost 6-4 to Noppon

Saengkham in the second round of the China Open.

O'Sullivan (don't) has won the tournament twice, but any hopes of a lengthy run in Taiyuan on the return of the event after a seven- year absence ended yesterday.

Saengkham fought back from 3-1 down, winning four frames in a row to lead 3-3. O'Sullivan hit back with an excellent 88, to set up a tumultzing finale. He slowed back two snookers but the Thai took the next frame 6-1-16 to send The Rocket packing in the second round after he exited at the same stage of the Shanghai Masters.

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RUGBY UNION

Ollie Lawrence will not have his England contract renewed

Quintet given RFU contracts for first time

By Jim van Wijk

Five England players have been awarded enhanced contracts by the RFU for the first time.

Sale prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Northampton lock Alex Coles, Bath flanker Guy Pepper, Leicester scrum-half Jack van Poorvliet and Gloucester centre Seb Atkinson are all among the 25 elite players confirmed by head coach Steve Borthwick for 2026-27.

The contracts form part of the men's professional game partnership with Prem Rugby, and include a fixed annual salary worth about £150,000.

Twenty of the 25-player list from the 2025-26 season retain their contracts - including captain Maro Itoje, Jamie George, Ellis Genge, Ollie Chessam, Henry Slade, Tom Curry and George Furbank.

Tom Roebuck, Elliot Daly, Ollie Lawrence and Ben Curry have not had their contracts renewed, while Tom Willis also misses out after his switch to Bordeaux.

ENGLAND WOMEN

Global Series an audition for 2029 World Cup, says Mitchell

By Mark Walker

Head coach John Mitchell says his England players must use next month's new WXV Global Series as an audition for the 2029 World Cup in Australia.

The Red Roses take on

Australia in Salford on 12 September on the opening weekend of the new tournament, which features the world's 12 top-ranked teams.

Mitchell (left) said: "We can be very patient around how we go about things. But ultimately it's kind of like you're auditioning for Australia 2029 because geographically we're definitely going to be travelling some distance in this tournament."

FOOTBALL

I can help City replace Rodri, insists Anderson

By Simon Mullock

Eliott Anderson believes he can help Manchester City come to terms with the loss of Rodri if Spain's World Cup-winning captain is able to force through his departure to Barcelona.

Rodri's future is still in the balance after City rejected a second bid of £55m plus £5m in add-ons from the La Liga champions and set a £70m valuation on the 30-year-old.

New Etihad head coach Enzo Maresca would prefer the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner to form an imposing midfield partnership with Anderson, who became City's club-record signing when he sealed a £116m move from Nottingham Forest.

Anderson said: "He [Rodri] is one of the best midfielders in the world, but I'm not too sure what's happening with him.

"I think we are similar. I can do various things within the midfield and I'll see where the manager will use me. I can play anywhere, to be honest. I can create things, drive forward, or even go into another role if they ask me to do that."

Elliott Anderson admits he is taking England's World Cup exit hard

RANGERS

McInnes wants more window moves as injury bug hits Ibrox

Derek McInnes believes Rangers are "playing with fire" with the lack of available players in their squad as he looks for injury cover for Tuur Rommens as well as for striker Youssef Chermiti.

Rangers confirmed on Tuesday that the 22-year-old Portuguese striker - subject to a failed bid from Galatasaray for a club record fee of £22m - "will be out of action for a significant period of time" after suffering an ACL injury in the 2-1 Scottish Premiership defeat by Hibernian at Ibrox on Sunday.

The boss revealed left-back Rommens, in the worst case scenario, could be out for two

Manchester City have announced the signing of Argentina goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from Marseille for fee reported to be £1.7m. The 36-year-old has agreed a two-year contract.

Anderson, who has chosen to wear City's No 5 shirt after forging a close friendship with John Stones during the World Cup, admitted that he is still coming to terms with England's cruel semi-final defeat by Argentina last month.

He added: "It's been really hard. I'm still sort of struggling with it now. There are highs and lows in football. It's about how you bounce back. I've had three weeks to reflect on it but now is a new season, you have to move forward.

"I take huge confidence knowing that I can perform on a World Cup stage. Obviously I hadn't played in anything as big as that yet. It was a really good test for me."

Anderson became an instant hero with City's fans on the day he arrived from Forest by insisting that Manchester is blue.

A subsequent holiday meeting with former Manchester United pair Ryan Giggs and Phil Bardsley on a Portuguese golf course failed to convince him that he should have gone to Old Trafford.

"You've got a big decision to make - and I'm confident I made the right one," said Anderson. "What I said when I signed was blown out of all proportion.

"But I was probably eight or nine when Aguero scored that goal [against QPR in 2012] and I've been watching City for the past 10 years."

months with a groin strain picked up late on in the Hibs defeat.

McInnes (below) has signed nine new players since taking over in the summer following his move from Hearts but ahead of the second leg of their Europa league qualifier against Poland's Argielonia Białystok at Ibrox tonight, where they will look to claw back a 2-1 deficit, he noted the fragile areas in his squad.

He said: "We are obviously looking at maybe strengthening defensively and strengthening in wide areas, as a priority, but obviously losing a player of Youssef's ability, we need to look at that one as well."

MANCHESTER UNITED

The dynamic Youri Tielemans likes to get around the pitch GETTY

Tielemans' pedigree is not in question, it is how much gas is left in the tank

Pete Hall

NORTH WEST FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT

Youri Tielemans seems like a very non-Manchester United signing: there's logic, without overpaying.

United wanted to right the wrongs of previous transfer windows: no prolonged transfer sagas, no exorbitant prices, and signing players with Premier League pedigree. Tielemans ticked all the boxes.

That pedigree, however, comes with a cost. Having debuted for Anderlecht at 16, Tielemans barely missed a minute of football until suffering several injuries over the

past few years kept him out. He even captained the Belgian giants before completing his teens.

The midfielder has amassed 668 games for club and country, and he won't turn 30 until next May. That's more than his predecessor, Casemiro, has mustered in his entire career; 33 fewer than Lionel Messi hit before reaching a third decade; and 52 fewer than Cristiano Ronaldo in that time.

"I feel very good, actually," Tielemans tells The i Paper in an interview from United's pre-season training camp in Dublin. "I had a little issue during the World Cup, which is sorted now. Obviously, pre-season is all about building up fitness for the season, but I feel great. Ready to go.

"It was just an overload of too many games, too many minutes, and unfortunately my body could

go about things. But ultimately it's kind of like you're auditioning for Australia 2029 because geographically we're definitely going to be travelling some distance in this tournament."

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CHAMPIONSHIP

Baggies have breathing room in latest attempt to beat drop to third tier

Michael Hincks

The strength of this season's Championship is arguably best illustrated by West Bromwich Albion's promotion prospects.

The ultimate yo-yo team of the 2000s, the being being Baggies have recently lost that spring, last playing in the Premier League in 2021.

And last season, a two-point deduction contributed towards West Brom's joint-lowest finish since 1993 - 21st in the second tier - and meant they only narrowly escaped relegation. They would have gone down had Leicester City not been deducted six points.

It made for a bleak campaign featuring three permanent managers, with chairman Shilen Patel going on to apologise to supporters in June for a "historically poor" campaign.

But survival was crucial and though promotion appears to be a distant goal, at least there is some hope under head coach James Morrison's watch.

The state of West Brom's finances

West Brom are in a "significantly healthier financial position" heading into the new campaign, according to football finance expert Professor Rob Wilson.

The scale of the repair job has been substantial since the Baggies were taken over by Patel's company Bilkul in February 2024, and the outlook is brighter thanks to the American's cash injection.

"On another points deduction, I'd regard the risk as substantially lower," Wilson says. "The two-point deduction last season related to the three-year period ending June 2025, with Albion saying the breach was less than £2m. Crucially, the £37.6m 2023-24 loss now rolls out of the calculation."

The Championship, like the Premier League, has switched to squad cost ratio for the upcoming campaign, meaning clubs must operate under a new financial framework. Clubs can now spend 85 per cent of their income on player and manager-related costs this season.

"We are comfortable that we can execute our plan within the new regulations," Patel said.

What West Brom can spend

A dozen Championship clubs have outspent West Brom this summer transfer window, with the arrivals of Felix Myhre, Barney Stewart, Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Nolan Galves for a combined £6m proof of their search for a bargain.

They then confirmed the arrival of France Under-20 midfielder Rabby Yzingoula from Strasbourg on Tuesday for an undisclosed fee.

West Brom's prospects of suddenly spending big are slim. Wilson estimates there is scope for another £3m 6m to be spent but that will depend heavily on wages, deal structures and any further sales.

"They remain a Championship club that needs to be disciplined, but the financial picture is considerably more stable," Wilson adds. "There should be room for further recruitment, albeit probably in the low single-digit millions rather than a major spending spree."

Possible transfer targets After a loan spell at Wrexham last season, Issa Kabore (left) has been linked with West Brom. Manchester City have loaned the right-back out seven times since he joined in 2020 with the 25-year-old yet to play for the club.

The free-agent market is also a treasure trove and with Morrison recently addressing their need for new wingers, there are experienced options available.

Sunderland released Bertrand Traoré this summer, and for West Brom the forward would be comfortably more attainable than Raheem Sterling and Wilfried Zaha, who are both looking for work.

Adama Traoré has become somewhat of a journeyman himself, but West Brom may be reluctant to add the former Wolves man to their ranks.

A return to the Hawthorns is also on the cards for goalkeeper Alex Palmer, who left the club for Ipswich Town in 2025. The 30-year-old (above) lost the gloves to Christian Walton at Portman Road early last season, having started the first 10 Championship games before injury ruled him out for two months. Reports suggest Sunderland are also interested.

They need to be disciplined but the financial picture is considerably more stable.

Football in brief

HULL CITY

Tigers break their record on Mendy

Newly-promoted Hull City have broken their transfer record to sign Senegal defender Nobel Mendy from Spanish side Rayo Vallecano.

The undisclosed fee for the 21-year-old exceeds the reported £20m they paid for Greece goalkeeper Konstantinos Tsolakis last week. Mendy (above), who has one international cap and previously played for Paris FC and Real Betis, has signed a five-year deal, with an option for a further 12 months. He scored twice in 28 outings during his only season with Madrid side Rayo.

"I have wanted to play in the Premier League since I was little, so it's a great challenge to face and I am ready for it," Mendy said in a statement upon signing.

TURKEY

Lukaku returns to sign for Fenerbahce

Romelu Lukaku has swapped the Italian Serie A for the Turkish Super Lig after Fenerbahce announced the signing of the Belgian striker yesterday.

Italian media reported Fenerbahce agreed a €6m (£5.1m) fee plus performance-related bonuses for the former Chelsea, Manchester United and Inter Milan striker (above).

"It's an honor and a privilege to be joining your club, to join this club with a wonderful history," the 33-year-old said.

"For me, it's also like a little emotional moment because after many years [I'm] going back to Turkey, where I lived as a young kid," added Lukaku, whose father Roger played for Gençlerbirliği.

HEARTS

Vrancken hopes Braga stays put

Hearts boss Wouter Vrancken is hopeful of keeping star striker Claudio Braga (left).

The future of last season's Scottish Premiership player of the year remains a source of speculation, with Ipswich, Lyon and Trabzonspor among the clubs to have been linked with a move for him this summer.

"Nothing concrete that I know of," said Vrancken, when asked if there had been any offers for the 26-year-old. "So, as long as nothing is coming to me, I think he's staying. Let's hope that it stays that way.

"As a coach, you always want to keep your best players with you.

"It's a responsibility for us as a club to be ready when something happens. And not only when players leave, but also when you see that you have a need somewhere."

not cope with it anymore this summer.

"But I do not think I am a player that absolutely needs a rest. Obviously, there are a lot of games and the manager needs to manage the team, but when I am good, I am good. When it does not go well, then I will know straight away and I will alert the manager, but it does not happen often."

Tielemans is exactly the type of midfield technician United have lacked since Michael Carrick hung up his boots in 2018. And at £35m, the Belgium midfielder could turn out to be a steal.

It is a move a long time in the making for the player. United spoke to him while he was at Monaco, before he joined Leicester, and then again ahead of a switch to Aston Villa, where they elected to splurge £70m on Casemiro instead of the free agent.

"I was not expecting [the move]," Tielemans said. "I was just focused on the World Cup, trying to perform as best as I could for my country. Every summer something can happen.

"There have been two times that I spoke with the club, but it did not come to anything.

"At Villa we did amazing things/ The Europa League win, which is great for the club. But, yeah, there are still clubs above Villa, and Manchester United is one of them."

There is no time for Tielemans to rest on his laurels. The metronome is the elder statesman

It is natural for me to talk. I do not try to boss anyone around because no one likes that

in an embryonic United midfield, alongside fellow new arrival Andrey Santos and academy graduate Kobbie Mainoo.

And with the Prime Video cameras watching the club's every move this season, as they were as Tielemans spoke so eloquently, the overworked midfielder is going to need to settle in instantly.

He has no issue with that. "I would not say I am a mentor as such," he said. "I would just say that I can add my experience. Those two young players have already a lot of experience and to mix that together, we can do good things.

"I just try and play forward as much as I can, either to Bruno [Fernandes] or the front line, to try and put them in positions that they can attack, obviously defensively trying to keep the structure, the defensive line together, so being that link between the defence and the attack, I think that suits me the best.

"When you are on the pitch, whether you are 15 or 29 like myself, I think to help each other you need to talk. It is natural for me to talk on the pitch. I just try to be myself, and it all comes in a natural way. I do not try to boss anyone around because no one likes that."

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UEFA SUPER CUP

Deadly duo Doué and Kvaratskhelia down gallant Villans

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN Kvaratskhelia 23, Doué 61

ASTON VILLA Madjo 45

By Simon Mullock

Unai Emery's Uefa Super Cup curse continued as Désiré Doué's second-half strike sentenced the Aston Villa manager to a fourth defeat in the showpiece game and took the trophy back to Paris.

Doué sprang Villa's offside trap on the hour to secure victory for Paris Saint-Germain in Salzburg's Red Bull Arena, but it was cruel on the Europa League holders.

Villa were huge underdogs in the city built in the foothills of the Austrian Alps. But they will travel home to Birmingham believing that they should have climbed the mountain.

They were the better team until Doué (below) struck, but were punished for failing to take enough of their chances. On another night, 17-year-old Villa goalscorer Brian Madjo might have claimed a winner's medal and the match ball.

Villa have lost Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Lucas Digne during the summer. And last night they were without Emi Martinez, Ollie Watkins and Ezri Konsa after their World Cup exertions, as well as the injured Amadou Onana.

Emery, a Europa League with both Sevilla and Villarreal before arriving at Villa, handed debuts to both Előm Joao Gomes and Madjo, a 6ft 4in bundle of intent who was born in Enfield, north London, but raised in Luxembourg.

He moved to Villa from Metz in a £10m deal in January and was the

youngest player to start in this showpiece game. Just before half-time, he also became the youngest player to score in it.

Villa were up against a PSG team that included nine of the side that started the Champions League final.

The back-to-back European champions also had World Cup winner Fabian Ruiz and Ousmane Dembélé on the bench.

But although Klivicha Kvaratskhelia cut inside Matty Cash to put the French ahead in the 20th minute with a bludgeoning shot that ripped into the roof of the net off Marco Bizot's singed fingertips, the Parisians were on the ropes by the break.

Ecuadorian defender Willian Pacho couldn't cope with Madjo's muscular menace and clever movement. The teenager headed two wonderful close-range chances off

target, both times from right-wing crosses that illustrated Villa captain John McGinn's growing influence.

He also flashed a shot wide and bundled another effort against the outside of the post with Paris keeper Matvey Safonov beaten.

Yet the son of journeyman Cameroonian striker Guy Madjo showed he has a temperament to match his talent. When McGinn sent over another wonderful cross on the stroke of half-time, he shrugged off the panicking Pacho to send a left-foot volley flashing into the roof of the net.

The last time PSG coach Luis Enrique had seen his team bullied like this was when Chelsea thrashed them in last year's Club World Cup final. Enrique summoned Dembélé.

It needed a decent save from Safonov to keep out McGinn's deflected shot after Madjo once again had PSG's defence in retreat.

Then PSG struck to leave a burn on Villa.

When Matty Cash pushed up a split-second too late in an effort to catch Doué offside from Dembélé's pass, the 21-year-old took full retribution by squeezing a sweet finish past Bizot and in off the far post.

Almost immediately, impressive teenager George Hemmings fired a glorious chance straight at Safonov. Gomes then had a shot charged down by Warren Zaire-Emery, before substitute Alysson flashed a cross across the face of goal.

Emi Buendia then headed Villa's final chance wide in injury-time.

Teenager Brian Madjo scores Aston Villa's equalizer in Salzburg last night GETTY IMAGES

Paris Saint-Germain

Aston Villa

Substitutions: McGinn-Germain Dembélé Allenouche 1-5, Hermandou (Mendes, 35) Ruiz (Neves, 35) Alayoko (Doué, 36) Benedes (Kvaratskhelia, 38) Aston Villa Abraham (Madjo, 32) Bogarde (Kamara, 32) Alysson (McGinn, 33) Minga (Torres, 35) Barclay (Gomes, 39)

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Levy's stake down after missed deadline

By George Sessions

Daniel Levy's stake in Tottenham Hotspur is set to marginally decrease after he missed the deadline to participate in a team share issue.

A cash injection of £100m was put into the club this summer by the Lewis family, which runs Spurs' majority owner Enic and has taken on a bigger role in decision-making since Levy (right) stepped down as executive chairman last September.

This investment has increased the shares of the Lewis family in Tottenham to around 88 per cent and Levy was invited to add to his proportion-

ate share to ensure his stake was not diluted, but he missed the deadline.

According to sources close to the Lewis family, minority shareholder Levy was given 60 days to invest at the same price to maintain his stake in Enic at around 29 per cent.

Levy is said to have committed to the funding but then missed Monday's deadline. "Daniel committed to funding and failed to do so, despite the extended deadline," a source close to the Lewis family said. "The family is focused on

the football, investing in the team." This news follows unverified reports earlier this summer that Levy had sold his 24.99 per cent share in Enic to Brooklyn, Earick, Earick, chief executive of Sports investment company Eight Sports Capital, claimed Levy had sold his stake in Tottenham's parent company, but Enic at the time said: "We can confirm that neither Enic nor Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are aware of any sale by Daniel Levy's family trust of its minority stake in Enic."

Van de Ven deal shows splash-cash Spurs are getting a bit carried away

Bumper contract suggests harsh lessons have not been learned. By Sean Walsh

It is as if everyone at Tottenham Hotspur has suffered a collective bout of amnesia.

Of course, why shouldn't fans be excited about making signings for £100m having watched two full Premier League campaigns that brought chronic suffering and almost relegation?

Supporters should be hopeful. They live to enjoy because they never know when they will have to endure again. But that shouldn't be the way football club owners operate.

On Monday evening, Tottenham announced they had tied Micky van de Ven to a new contract which will run until 2011. It was reported in his native Netherlands that he will earn €7bn (£64m) across the length of that deal, roughly translating to £240,000 a week.

This brings him in line with the club's newest set of top earners, alongside Sandro Tonali, Conor Gallagher and Xavi Simons, all of whom were signed in the last 12 months.

It's a clear pivot in strategy from Spurs to up their wage bill in order to beat rivals to key targets - Arsenal and Manchester City were keen on Tonali, Aston Villa thought they had Gallagher, and Chelsea were interested in Simons.

It makes less sense, however, to so handsomely reward Van de Ven for the three years he has had at Spurs so far.

Tottenham's troubling re-

sults last season were largely down to the coaching of Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor, though the players are far from blameless.

Van de Ven, who has had severe hamstring trouble in the past, started more games than any teammate (45), captaining the team 18 times. Spurs finished 17th, again.

Even if you forget about Tottenham's final position, Van de Ven was inconsistent, particularly after his early season scoring surge. Most

"Is this a show of real ambition or simply an attempt to one-up a previous regime?"

notably, he got himself sent off in a 3-1 loss at home to Crystal Palace in March, which signalled that Spurs were serious relegation candidates.

With Cristian Romero set to be sold, Van de Ven will become the best outright defender at the club. Still, that did not require Spurs to hand him a lavish new contract, especially given his previous deal had three years to run.

If Van de Ven is your top centre-back on £240,000 a week, where are you going? Is this a show of real ambition or simply an attempt to one-up a previous regime built on frugality? Who else was going to pay him anywhere near that salary?

Most of Tottenham's summer business screams that they simply don't want to be associated with the Daniel Levy era any longer.

Van de Ven (left) is still a decent player with scope to improve quickly. Were he to have been shopped around, a fair few of Europe's elite would have shown some level of interest. The hope with him is that, at 25, his best years are yet to come.

But he is hugely reliant on pace and there is little evidence he can be an above-average box defender. Those are uncertainties that should have put the frighteners on Spurs' risk management department.

This is all just another sign that Tottenham are trying to draw a line under the 2025-26 season without acknowledging or attempting to understand why it happened in the first place.

It is not only spending which has been a problem for Spurs, but spending wisely. They are continuing to show they deserve the same level of trust in the transfer market you would give to a five-year-old with a £50 note in a sweet shop.

PLANET FOOTBALL

CHELSEA

Blues sign defender Chavarria

Chelsea have signed defender Pep Chavarria from Rayo Vallecano on a five-year deal for £16.3m plus £1.7m in add-ons.

An agreement was reached last week for the 26-year-old to move to Stamford Bridge as the club continue to revamp their squad under new manager Xabi Alonso.

Chavarria, who was part of the team that reached last season's Conference League final, is a left-

sided defender and will provide competition for Jorrel Hato following the departure of Marc Cucurella to Real Madrid.

Chavarria (above) said: "This is a dream for me as Chelsea are one of the biggest clubs in the world."

His signing continues the trend of Chelsea signing more experienced players, following the arrivals of Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson.

CELTIC

Hoops close in on midfielder Baur

Celtic are close to signing long-time target Mika Baur.

The Glasgow giants have been

linked with the 22-year-old (left) throughout the summer, with the transfer fee seen to be the only stumbling block.

The attacking midfielder is entering the final season of his contract with Bundesliga side Paderborn, whom he joined from Freiburg in 2024. The Germany Under-21 international has made more than 40 first-team appearances for Paderborn.

Celtic have also been strongly tipped to sign Egypt and Real Oviedo winger Haissem Hassan.

CRYSTAL PALACE

Guessand goes back to Eagles on loan

Crystal Palace have re-signed Aston Villa's Evann Guessand on loan for the season with

an option to buy.

The Ivory Coast international (above) made 14 appearances after moving to Selhurst Park in January until the end of last season, but in July Palace opted against making the move permanent.

The 25-year-old joined Villa from Ligue 1 side Nice for £30m last summer but failed to win a regular place in Unai Emery's side. He featured twice for his country at the World Cup as they reached the round of 32.

MOTHERWELL

Irish international Hodge off to Fir Park

Motherwell have signed former Wolves midfielder Joe Hodge from Portuguese side

Tondela for an undisclosed fee.

The Republic of Ireland international (above) made 13 appearances for Wolves and featured for QPR and Huddersfield on loan before spending a season in the Portuguese top flight.

Hodge came through the ranks at Manchester City in his home city and made his full international debut for Ireland against Canada in June.

ARSENAL

Gunners train sights on Kofane

Bayer Leverkusen forward Christian Kofane's agent has said Arsenal's interest in

the player is "genuine" and that there has been contact between the clubs regarding the 20-year-old.

Kofane (above), who is a Cameroon international, played 44 times last season for the Bundesliga side including in both legs of the Champions League last-15 tie against the Gunners.

He finished the campaign with seven goals in what was his debut season in top-flight football.

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FOOTBALL Van de Ven deal shows Spurs have not learned lessons

Grieving Messi may retire following the death of his father

By Rohith Nair

Lionel Messi has doubts about continuing his career following the death of his father last week.

Jorge Messi died last week aged 68 at a medical clinic in Rosario, Argentina, after a long illness.

"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," Messi wrote in a tribute.

"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?"

Jorge closely accompanied Lionel throughout his career, and for several years served as his representative. The 29-year-old Argentina captain revealed one of the reasons he played in the World Cup, where they finished runners-up to Spain, was because it was his father's wish.

"You always asked me to play in the last World Cup and a few days before it started was when you got worse," Messi (above) said. "It was the first time you weren't going

to be at a tournament... Every time a match ended, I would wait and hope for your message. That's when I realised how real the situation was."

Messi said he wanted to win the final for his father but he had no energy left. "My legs couldn't go on anymore. 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," he added.

There is no trust in Fifa, says player union chief

By Vincent Daheron

Fifa is facing a crisis of confidence and needs sweeping governance reforms, the head of players' union Fifpro Europe said, as he raised concerns about the concentration of power within football's world governing body.

Fifpro Europe president David Terrier said Fifa was trapped in a "real war", with a breakdown of trust among federations and confederations following president Gianni Infantino's botched proposal to sell off commercial rights to the World Cup. Infantino, who is seek-

ing re-election in March, has faced open revolt in the last two weeks after Uefa, the AFC and Concacaf called for him to quit.

"At this point, the question is no longer whether Gianni Infantino should stay on or resign. It's clear that a real war has broken out, with a loss of trust from many federations and confederations," Terrier said. "I'm not saying Infantino absolutely has to go. Given the current context, the question almost doesn't even arise anymore. What we need are reforms. There is a real lack of trust and serious doubts about how the system operates."

Following a crisis meeting in Morocco last week, Fifa apologised to its 2D member associations for mistakes in the handling of the proposal and said its leadership had reaffirmed its full support for Infantino. Fifa also warned against efforts to undermine its president.

But Terrier warned that Fifa risked repeating the mistakes that had plagued the organisation before the corruption scandal that brought down Infantino's predecessor Sepp Blatter in 2015.

"We are in a worse situation now than when Blatter resigned," Terrier said. "We've reached a point

where there is too much suspicion, and reforms are necessary.

"The Fifa president should be the one to drive and support them. In such a case, he must be willing to put his mandate on the line. Without that, whatever happens will be a defeat for football."

Fifa insisted that all actions taken over the proposal complied with its regulations and stressed that mistakes related to process and communication rather than breaches of governance rules.

However, Terrier said the crisis has shown it may be "the last opportunity to change the system".