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将父亲们逼至 自杀
触犯严重失误，毁掉诚实父母的生活
特别调查
作者：Tom Kelly 和 Taro Kaneko
《每日邮报》的一项调查显示，许多父母在被课以“虚构的”儿童抚养费后，陷入了“经济瘫痪”并被逼至自杀。据怀疑，计算机故障是对导致超过 24,000 起过度收费案件的部分原因，导致 £4.3 million 从分居配偶的口袋中被不公正地夺走。 这些大幅虚高的费用在某些案例中每月高达数千英镑，导致部分父母失去了住所。至少有 2 位
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5 天天气预报
今日英国：今日起初温和且晴朗，有轻微的西北风。下午云量增加，大部分地区天空多云。风力增强，维持西风。最高气温 28c。
今日天气
| 9am | 12noon | 3pm | 6pm | 9pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伦敦 | 20c | 25c | 28c | 27c | 22c |
| 普利茅斯 | 19c | 23c | 24c | 23c | 19c |
| 加的夫 | 19c | 21c | 21c | 20c | 19c |
| 伯明翰 | 19c | 23c | 24c | 23c | 20c |
| 曼彻斯特 | 18c | 19c | 19c | 19c | 18c |
| 纽卡斯尔 | 18c | 19c | 20c | 21c | 18c |
| 格拉斯哥 | 15c | 17c | 18c | 18c | 15c |
| 亚伯丁 | 17c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 16c |
| 贝尔法斯特 | 16c | 16c | 18c | 19c | 17c |
| 周日 | 周一 | 周二 | 周三 | 周四 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伦敦 | 26c | 28c | 31c | 33c | 31c |
| 普利茅斯 | 23c | 24c | 24c | 25c | 25c |
| 加的夫 | 23c | 24c | 26c | 26c | 27c |
| 伯明翰 | 22c | 26c | 29c | 29c | 28c |
| 曼彻斯特 | 19c | 22c | 26c | 25c | 25c |
| 纽卡斯尔 | 20c | 21c | 24c | 24c | 22c |
| 格拉斯哥 | 18c | 18c | 20c | 19c | 20c |
| 亚伯丁 | 16c | 19c | 22c | 21c | 19c |
| 贝尔法斯特 | 18c | 20c | 22c | 20c | 19c |
今日 c f 明日 c f 欧洲预报
今日 c f 明日 c f
| 今日 | 明日 | |
|---|---|---|
| 阿姆斯特丹 | 晴 24 75 | 晴朗 28 82 |
| 布鲁塞尔 | 雷阵雨 20 68 | 雷阵雨 22 72 |
| 法兰克福 | 晴朗 28 82 | 晴朗 32 90 |
当地时间正午 昨日全球天气
天气 c f 天气 c f 天气 c f
| 城市 | 天气 | 温度 |
|---|---|---|
| 阿尔及尔 | 晴朗 | 35 95 |
| 阿姆斯特丹 | 多云 | 20 68 |
| 雅典 | 晴朗 | 30 86 |
| 奥克兰 | 晴朗 | 16 61 |
| 巴林 | 晴朗 | 47 117 |
| 巴塞罗那 | 晴朗 | 32 90 |
| 巴士拉 | 晴朗 | 46 115 |
| 北京 | 晴朗 | 29 84 |
| 贝鲁特 | 晴朗 | 29 84 |
| 贝尔法斯特 | 多云 | 19 66 |
| 贝尔格莱德 | 晴朗 | 22 72 |
| 柏林 | 晴朗 | 20 68 |
| 比亚里茨 | 晴朗 | 25 77 |
| 布里斯班 | 晴朗 | 21 70 |
| 布鲁塞尔 | 多云 | 21 70 |
| 布加勒斯特 | 晴朗 | 25 77 |
| 布达佩斯 | 晴朗 | 23 73 |
| 开罗 | 晴朗 | 34 93 |
| 开普敦 | 晴朗 | 16 61 |
| 卡萨布兰卡 | 晴朗 | 25 77 |
| 哥本哈根 | 多云 | 17 63 |
| 科孚 | 雨 | 29 84 |
| 迪拜 | 晴朗 | 42 108 |
| 都柏林 | 晴朗 | 18 64 |
| 杜布罗夫尼克 | 晴朗 | 26 79 |
| 法鲁 | 晴朗 | 28 82 |
| 佛罗伦萨 | 晴朗 | 31 88 |
| 日内瓦 | 晴朗 | 25 77 |
| 直布罗陀 | 晴朗 | 26 79 |
| 根西岛 | 晴朗 | 24 75 |
| 赫尔辛基 | 晴朗 | 20 68 |
| 香港 | 晴朗 | 32 90 |
| 因斯布鲁克 | 晴朗 | 23 73 |
| 伊斯坦布尔 | 晴朗 | 25 77 |
| 泽西岛 | 晴朗 | 23 73 |
| 拉纳卡 | 晴朗 | 32 90 |
| 拉斯帕尔马斯 | 晴朗 | 26 79 |
| 里斯本 | 晴朗 | 25 77 |
| 伦敦 | 晴朗 | 26 79 |
| 洛杉矶 | 晴朗 | 26 79 |
| 卢克索 | 晴朗 | 41 106 |
| 马德里 | 晴朗 | 32 90 |
| 马拉加 | 晴朗 | 38 100 |
| 马耳他 | 晴朗 | 34 93 |
| 墨尔本 | 多云 | 12 54 |
| 墨西哥城 | 晴朗 | 23 73 |
| 迈阿密 | 晴朗 | 32 90 |
| 米兰 | 晴朗 | 27 81 |
| 蒙特利尔 | 晴朗 | 22 72 |
| 莫斯科 | 多云 | 21 70 |
| 孟买 | 雷阵雨 | 29 84 |
| 奈鲁比 | 晴朗 | 21 70 |
月亮与太阳
最高温：罗斯-翁-怀 (Ross-On-Wye)，29c。 最低温：斯维德芬农 (Swyddffynnon)，6c。 最高降水量：雷萨拉克 (Resallach)，3.20mm。 最长日照：维恩湖2号站 (Lake Vyrnwy No 2)，13.6hrs。 高潮 伦敦桥：11.54pm 利物浦：9.28pm
月出：6.50pm，月落：12.43am 日出 伦敦：5.14am，日落：8.59pm 曼彻斯特日出：5.13am，日落：9.16pm
| 城市 | 今日 | 明日 |
|---|---|---|
| 日内瓦 | 雷阵雨 29 84 | 雷阵雨 27 81 |
| 里斯本 | 晴朗 27 81 | 晴朗 30 86 |
| 马德里 | 晴 30 86 | 晴 32 90 |
| 巴黎 | 晴 31 88 | 雨 24 75 |
| 罗马 | 晴 32 90 | 雷阵雨 31 88 |
| 城市 | 天气 | 温度 |
|---|---|---|
| 新德里 | 雷阵雨 | 30 86 |
| 纽约 | 晴朗 | 24 75 |
| 尼斯 | 晴朗 | 31 88 |
| 奥斯陆 | 晴朗 | 24 75 |
| 帕尔马 | 晴朗 | 32 90 |
| 巴黎 | 晴朗 | 25 77 |
| 珀斯 | 晴朗 | 18 64 |
| 布拉格 | 多云 | 20 68 |
| 罗得岛 | 晴朗 | 29 84 |
| 里加 | 雷阵雨 | 19 66 |
| 罗马 | 晴朗 | 33 91 |
| 新加坡 | 晴朗 | 31 88 |
| 斯德哥尔摩 | 晴朗 | 22 72 |
| 斯特拉斯堡 | 晴朗 | 25 77 |
| 悉尼 | 晴朗 | 15 59 |
| 丹吉尔 | 晴朗 | 25 77 |
| 特拉维夫 | 晴朗 | 32 90 |
| 特内里费 | 晴朗 | 30 86 |
| 东京 | 晴朗 | 33 91 |
| 多伦多 | 晴朗 | 24 75 |
| 突尼斯 | 晴朗 | 37 99 |
| 温哥华 | 晴朗 | 23 73 |
| 威尼斯 | 晴朗 | 27 81 |
| 维也纳 | 晴朗 | 22 72 |
| 华沙 | 多云 | 20 68 |
| 惠灵顿 | 雨 | 12 54 |
极端天气（截至周四晚上11点 24 小时内）
亲属告诉《每日邮报》，在难以偿还由儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 强加的账单后，一些父亲选择了自杀。一名母亲表示，她觉得政府在“偷”她的钱，并且对她的财务进行了“强制控制”。
那些通过法院争取撤销过高收费的父母表示，这并未能阻止 CMS 对他们的纠缠，他们依然处于“持续的噩梦”之中。
根据《每日邮报》看到的文档，该机构的主管们在私下承认，其门户网站名声不佳，以“无法运行”著称。
这些揭露出的情况引发了人们将其与邮政局Horizon IT丑闻进行对比，在那起丑闻中，数百名分局局长被错误起诉。
昨晚，自由民主党领袖埃德·戴维爵士表示，CMS 正让“各方的家庭都承受失败”，父母们被“追讨并不欠缺的款项”。
他补充道：“无论如何，最终买单的是孩子们。政府需要停止拖延，履行其承诺的改革。”
CMS 是英国就业与养老金部 (DWP) 的一个分支机构，在其前身——儿童抚养局 (CSA) 出现广泛问题后，于 2012 年启动。
目前有超过 800,000 名父母通过 CMS 向前配偶支付款项。该机构旨在确保当关系结束且孩子与其中一方父母共同生活的时间超过一半时，孩子能够获得适当的供养。
大多数支付抚养费的父母必须支付其收入的 12 到 19 百分比。
都陷入困境”
进入财政大臣府而“愤怒”
作者：James Tapsfield
一名工党盟友昨天声称，埃德·米利班德在被安迪·伯纳姆否决财政大臣一职后感到“愤怒且失望”。
埃德·鲍尔斯认为，这位前工党领袖定会坚持要求米亚塔·法恩布雷接任他之前的净零排放秘书长一职，以此作为他服从安排的“代价”。
候任首相在周一出任前国防大臣约翰·希利为财政大臣府（唐宁街11号）负责人，这一举动震惊了威斯敏斯特——此前数周一直有猜测认为米利班德或沙巴娜·马哈穆德将获得该职位。
工党左翼一直在极力推动米利班德上任，但这一前景在商界和工会中引起了警觉。他最终被任命为外交大臣，而马哈穆德则继续担任内政大臣。
在与前保守党财政大臣乔治·奥斯本共同主持的《政治货币》 (播客) 中，鲍尔斯表示，米利班德“一定会感到愤怒且失望”，并补充道：“我确信，他将米亚塔接替他的工作以延续其事业，作为同意该安排的代价。”
鲍尔斯表示，他的下——
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崩溃与贫困
收入（主要通过英国税务海关总署记录计算），直到其子女完成全日制教育或培训，或年满 20 岁，以 whichever 发生者为准。
但我们的调查发现，至少有 24,400 起父母被多收费用的情况——实际数字可能远高于此。
儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 可以自动从银行账户或直接从工资单中扣除现金。在某些情况下，父母被迫交出其月收入的一半以上。《每日邮报》采访了 85 位父母，他们表示该机构严重高估了他们欠款的金额。
他们说，在尝试纠正错误时，他们被拒绝或被简单地“无视”，导致他们“在经济和情感上都陷入瘫痪”。
许多人将其归咎于 IT 问题，他们在同一周甚至同一天收到多封要求缴纳截然不同金额抚养费的信函——在其中一个案例中，金额在每月 £180 到 £3,500 之间。
其他人则指出人员流动率高，导致他们的案件在一名工作人员与另一名工作人员之间被推来推去。
儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 公开吹嘘其支付评估的准确率高达 99%。
被冷落：埃德·米利班德
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作者：Claire Ellicott 财政大臣 约翰·希利 (John Healey) 已承诺，对于仅靠 国家养老金维持生计的 养老金领取者，将 无需缴纳所得税。 由于个人税收免税额 冻结，原预计将有 数千名养老金领取者 从明年起首次被纳入 缴税范围。 国家养老金 需缴纳所得税，但
目前的状况是，直到 伯纳姆先生接管的 后期，现任首相的盟友 一直与米利班德先生的 团队“共同”制定政策。 他补充道：“突然之间， 这种情况停止了。” 埃德·鲍尔斯 (Ed Balls) 在 米利班德先生担任领袖 期间担任影子财政大臣， 现正呈现
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每周 230.25 英镑， 目前低于 每年 12,570 英镑的 个人税收免税额。但 预计养老金明年将 升至该水平之上。 不过，财政部 发言人表示：“任何 仅领取全额国家养老金 的人员均无需 缴纳所得税。”
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关于如何阻止船只的 发言为 0
作者：David Churchill
安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 昨晚 面临着打破移民问题 沉默的巨大压力，因为 据披露，在他上任的 第一周内，有 500 多名 乘小船而来的移民抵达。 消息人士称，其中一艘 橡皮艇长度惊人，达 12 米， 载有 165 人；本周共计 六艘横跨海峡的船只被 戏称为“伯纳姆之船”。 昨天在海峡中又发现了 更多移民，这意味着 一夜之间人数将达到 约 600 人。 令这位新首相尴尬的是， 内政部的数据是在他 在 300 英里外的曼彻斯特 揭晓其“噱头”项目—— “首相府北迁” (No10 North) 时公布的。 批评者表示，安迪·伯纳姆 应花更多时间尝试 阻止船只，并对他 在担任首相的第一周内 一次未提及移民问题 而予以痛批。 尽管这一问题在近期 的一系列选民民调中 排名首位。 到目前为止，他讨论的是 降低账单和公交票价， 并于昨天启动了 “首相府北迁”项目—— 称其为“我人生中 最美好的一天”。但公众 对其保障英国边境的 计划仍一无所知。
有罪：Dilgash Adil
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斯塔默任期内 最后的跨海次数
英国改革党领袖 奈杰尔·法拉奇 (Nigel Farage) 表示： “‘开放边境的伯纳姆’ 不会采取任何行动来阻止 对我国的非法且危险的 入侵，他甚至不会 提及此事。只有 改革党能阻止船只。” 保守党的影子内政大臣 克里斯·菲尔普 (Chris Philp) 表示： “在基尔·斯塔默 (Keir Starmer) 任内跨越海峡的非法 移民数量比任何一位 首相任内都要多。 ‘而现在，我们经历了 一个糟糕的开始——出现了 “伯纳姆之船”，以及 昨天载有 165 名非法 移民的史上最大规模 橡皮艇跨境。只有 保守党才有计划去”
18岁少女被判入狱，两人曾为其灌酒
两名叙利亚移民因强奸一名在夜店结识的醉酒青少年而被判入狱。法院获悉，难民迪尔加什·阿迪勒（Dilgash Adil），32岁，给这名18岁少女灌酒，直到她醉到“站立不稳”。切斯特刑事法院（Chester Crown Court）获悉，在强奸她之后，他“邀请”他的朋友、寻求庇护者迪亚尔·穆罕默德·阿卜杜勒萨尔姆（Diyar Mohammed Abdulsalm），28岁，也这样做。
这名年轻女性在袭击过程中多次失去意识。袭击发生在2025年12月21日凌晨，地点位于柴郡温斯福德（Winsford, Cheshire）的阿卜杜勒萨尔姆住所。
法院获悉，这两个男人曾提出开车送她和一名男性朋友
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从柴郡的夜店回家。该男性朋友在快到家时下车，此时叙利亚男子在乘客车门打开且青少年仍在车内的情况下驾车驶离。
早上6点后不久，受害者给母亲打电话，语气“极度不安”，称她不知道自己发生了什么。两名被告于当天晚些时候被逮捕。
在受害者影响陈述中，该女性告诉法院，她不再感到安全，遭受惊恐发作，难以入睡，且在陌生人面前感到焦虑。两名男子否认强奸，并声称该女性同意进行性行为，但经过审理，两人于上月被定罪。
阿迪勒在叙利亚内战前是一名牧羊人，2020年来到英国后被授予难民身份，他被裁定一项强奸罪名成立。
阿卜杜勒萨尔姆于2023年在英国申请庇护，犯罪时其移民身份仍在评估中，他被裁定两项强奸罪名成立。
法官西蒙·伯克森（Simon Berkson）将两人均判处11年监禁，并表示：“坦率地说，她当时的状态完全无法对任何事情做出同意，意识处于模糊状态。”
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“绝对 令人愤慨”
作者：James Tozer
2026 年至今 13,007
伯纳姆执政后的 首次跨境抵达
通过退出《欧洲人权公约》（ECHR）并在一周内将所有非法移民驱逐出境，来结束穿越英吉利海峡的现象。” 工党贵族格拉斯曼勋爵（Lord Glasman）——右翼组织“蓝色工党”（Blue Labour）的创始人——呼吁安迪·伯纳姆（Mr Burnham）在海峡危机上采取更“激进”的立场。
他说：“这里发生的事情绝对令人愤慨。长期以来，我一直支持将皇家海军部署在海峡，实实在在地拦截船只……我们必须对法国政府采取更为激进的政策。”
这些抵达者是在数据显示去年小船移民仅占驱逐出境人数的7%之后出现的，这表明大多数人并未被驱逐。
周三记录到172名移民乘坐三艘船抵达，周四的总数则为366人，同样是三艘船。这意味着周四每艘船上平均挤了122人，数量惊人。但内政部消息人士称，其中一艘船上竟有165人，打破了此前128人的纪录。
自2024年7月工党赢得大选以来，已有超过77,000名移民在穿越海峡后抵达英国。自2018年开始记录以来，已有超过200,000人抵达。
虽然今年迄今为止的抵达人数（超过13,000人）比去年下降了40%以上，但专家认为跨境人数可能会再次上升。周三的跨境抵达是自7月10日以来首次记录到，专家表示部分原因是大风天气和海面波涛汹涌。
内政部发言人表示：“小船移民的遣返处于历史最高水平，庇护申请减少了12%。”
作者：Andy Jehring 首席驻外记者
唐纳德·特朗普已警告中国和俄罗斯，如果他们武装伊朗，结果将对他们“非常糟糕”。在美国向其两个最强大的对手发表的严厉声明中，这位美国领导人表示，这样做“绝对不符合他们的最佳利益”。
特朗普坚称，习近平主席和弗拉基米尔·普京都向他保证，他们没有武装伊朗，也没有“参与”战争。
西方情报报告在今年早些时候声称，俄罗斯向伊朗发送了无人机、食物和药品。据美国媒体报道，中国据信曾考虑向该国运送防空系统。
在昨天的一篇社交媒体帖子中，特朗普表示：“习近平主席在我们在北京的最近一次会面中告诉我，他绝不会在任何情况下向伊朗伊斯兰共和国提供或出售武器。”
他补充道：“同样地，普京总统尽管乌克兰正在进行惨烈的战争，也告诉我他不会向伊朗出售武器。”
他总结道：“人们经常在谈论伊朗时提到的两个大国，在我看来，并没有参与其中。如果他们参与了，对他们来说将非常糟糕——绝对不符合他们的最佳利益。”
他的这些言论发表之际，伊朗伊斯兰共和国上个月处决了超过 100 人，其中包括三名女性，而人权组织警告该政权正在加大镇压力度。
德黑兰在 3 月与美国和以色列爆发战争数周后重新启动死刑，以镇压抗议活动。
已有超过 50 人因参加这些示威活动而被杀——这是自 1979 年穆拉掌权以来规模最大的一次。
现在专家担心，在停火方案破裂后，绞刑数量将会增加。
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鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）的愤怒并非伪装。在审视一节被俄罗斯飞行炸弹撕碎的乌克兰火车车厢残骸时，得知这次袭击蓄意针对乌克兰前线士兵的妻儿，他愤怒至极。
“这是彻头彻尾的恐怖主义，”他说。“你很难想象普京及其将军们认为通过袭击这样的无辜平民能达到什么样的目的。因为他们让自己看起来像野蛮人。”
这位前首相兼《每日邮报》专栏作家正与《每日邮报》的同行记者理查德·彭德尔伯里（Richard Pendlebury）和杰米·怀斯曼（Jamie Wiseman）在战火纷飞的乌克兰东部深处拍摄一部 90 分钟的纪录片——《鲍里斯·约翰逊：进入乌克兰杀戮区》（Boris Johnson: Into Ukraine’s Kill Zone），该片由新成立的《每日邮报》原创新作（Daily Mail Originals）制作部门打造。
处于火力线中：前首相鲍里斯·约翰逊与《邮报》记者理查德·彭德尔伯里在乌克兰，拍摄新纪录片
该片于昨晚晚上 9 点在 Channel 5 (并将于明天晚上 11.05pm 重播)，这与以往西方政治人物所进行的任何出访都截然不同。
战争记者理查德和资深摄影师杰米自 2022 年 2 月俄罗斯入侵以来，已报道这场战争超过四年。在此期间，他们一直为《每日邮报》的 YouTube 平台制作定期的《前线》（Frontline）和《交火》（Crossfire）战斗纪录片，在全球范围内观看次数已超过 40 million 次。
他们的工作极其危险。对于生活在“杀戮区”（即 850 英里前线紧后方区域）的每一个人来说，危险是多么地持续存在，在这部电影的拍摄过程中变得令人心惊地清晰。
在扎波罗热——一座位于第聂伯河畔并多次成为俄罗斯攻击目标的城市——鲍里斯彻夜难眠，听着无人机袭击附近的建筑物。
“就在凌晨四点前，”他说，“我被一阵巨大的轰鸣声惊醒。然后是 4.07, 又是一声巨响，结果发现是两次 Shahed [伊朗无人机] 袭击。事实是，如果它直接穿过我们的窗户进来，我们根本不会察觉到任何事情。”
在经过一个名为科米舒瓦哈（Komyshuvakha）的村庄时，那里许多农舍建筑已几乎化为废墟，公寓楼侧面冒着烟的巨大破洞触目惊心，他钻进了一家依然倔强营业的超市。
一阵持续的“哔哔”声跟随在他身后，像一个不安的盖革计数器。一名来自附近营队的军官担任《每日邮报》团队的安保人员，正扫描天空，寻找无人机逼近的迹象。
突然，设备的响声增强。一枚滑翔炸弹正在逼近。撤离建筑的命令让鲍里斯和其他记者迅速奔向车辆，随后疾速驶出村庄。
在某些时刻，这位 62 岁的前首相显得，
无私的勇气 如此非凡 以至于实现了 不可思议的事。它让 鲍里斯无言以对
用他喜欢的那种学生气 的措辞来说，就是被吓得 屁滚尿流。 在《每日邮报》那辆绰号为“黛西”的陈旧陆地巡洋车的后座上，离开首都基辅时，当理查德告诉他： “现在有一种观点认为 记者不应该 佩戴蓝色头盔。他们应该 穿迷彩服——因为 俄罗斯人会将记者作为目标。” “哦，真的吗？”他回答道，语气中传达出的含义远不止这些话语本身。 但鲍里斯身上有一种容易分心的特质，使他无法长时间保持严肃。 即使在他愤怒、震惊或情绪激动时，他的注意力也很容易被新奇或琐碎的事物吸引。 在扎波罗热，由于当地酒店经常遭到俄罗斯攻击，以阻止西方记者报道战争，他及其同事住在一家私人租赁的公寓里。所有身份识别细节都被模糊处理，以防止俄罗斯的报复。 理查德和杰米犯了一个错误，没把食物藏好。第二天早上，他们醒来发现一块奶酪和两根士力架不见了。 “那是没人看管的，”这位前财政部第一大臣恳求道。随后他做出了部分否认：“我没吃你的奶酪。”
在基辅郊外的一处防空炮兵总部，地面结着厚厚的霜，他很感兴趣地查看了一架被重机枪击落的 Shahed 无人机的残骸，这种机枪与二战时期对抗纳粹时使用的机枪相似。 “你们 真 干 得 漂亮，” 他向炮手们表示祝贺。“你们把那玩意儿给打烂了。我知道你们为什么能击败拿破仑以及其他所有人了。” 那些夜以继日地操守炮位的中年士兵，看起来精疲力竭，几乎快支撑不住了。 但当他们向这位从冲突第一天起就支持他们事业的英国政治家展示射击视频时，他们像小男孩一样自豪地微笑起来。视频中，他们像击打杀人飞盘一样，将飞行炸弹从空中精准击落。 在户外，因为无视了穿保暖内衣的建议（“我真该穿上那该死的长内裤”），鲍里斯在寒风中发抖，但他还是忍不住爬上一辆移动防空炮的后部去检查武器。 “用 100 多年前设计的设备来试图保护他们所爱的人，”他惊叹道。“他们是英雄，但我们没有尽更多力量去帮助他们，这是一种耻辱。” 这是他反思的恒久主题，在访问后拍摄的采访中，他直接面对镜头地谈论，这些片段被插入到他旅程的不同阶段之间。 尽管面临着压倒性的火力，乌克兰的抵抗之志如此坚定，以至于西方国家开始将其视为理所当然。“我认为，乌克兰的成功让我们陷入了一种虚假的安全感中，”他说。 新闻镜头很少像这部与 DM Originals 合作拍摄的电影那样，展示这种“成功”所付出的代价。在“杀戮区”的道路几乎空无一人，路边布满了像蜘蛛网一样的电线，以阻碍无人机攻击极少数行驶的车辆。 驾驶员们将油门踩到底，以 90 英里的时速绕过坑洼，这样俄罗斯的无人机操作员就更难将他们锁定在视线内。 F
曾经构成“欧洲粮仓”一部分的田野，现在布满了自制的塑料地雷，包括微型“趾部爆破雷”——旨在使战斗人员伤残，并迫使敌人投入更多人力来救援和治疗受伤士兵。在各个方面，这是一场难以言表、极其残酷的冲突。
被战争折磨得疲惫不堪的乌克兰人将继续战斗，因为他们知道如果投降，在俄罗斯统治下的命运会更加糟糕。一名名为达莎（Dasha）的 24 岁女性志愿者告诉鲍里斯，当她参军时，她的父亲非常愤怒，好几个月不理她。她父亲本身也是一名士兵，他奋斗是为了保护家人的安全——如果达莎坚持前往前线，他就无法做到这一点。她无私的勇气如此非凡，以至于实现了不可思议的事情，令鲍里斯哑口无言。
残酷的事实是，英国已经无法像达莎及其同胞捍卫乌克兰那样捍卫自己。本周的一项 YouGov 民调显示，面对“迫在眉睫的入侵”，只有 6% 的英国人愿意志愿参战。
这使得阻止俄罗斯变得 더욱 紧迫。乌克兰是抵御欧洲潜在战争的堡垒。鲍里斯·约翰逊理解这一点，并且拥有演说家的措辞能力来让其他人也理解这一点。“我认为我从未见过如此清晰的正邪之分、善恶之别，”他说，“我深信他们将会获胜。如果我们能给他们一些需要的东西，我们可以帮助他们更快地获胜。”
在防空炮阵地与炮手们站在一起时，他向镜头竖起了两个大拇指。“Slava Ukraini!”他大喊道。乌克兰必胜！
疏散：度假者抵达阿尔卡雄镇 与烈火搏斗：一名消防员面对吉伦特省山火 炼狱：一辆水罐车抵达，此时一场
吉伦特省 山火
末日 景象
作者：Sabrina Penty, Imogen Garfinkel 以及 James Fielding
数以万计的游客在一场“末日般”的山火中，乘船从一个法国度假胜地逃生。 法国西南部的 Lege-Cap-Ferret 地区——一个被称为“法国汉普顿”的高端旅游景点——已有数千公顷的森林被焚毁，别墅化为灰烬。 随着法国对抗山火的行动升级，法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙已请求欧盟提供帮助。 昨日早晨的图像显示，大批居民在被疏散时登上船只，而一段法国电视报道在气罐爆炸引发的冲击中被中断。 居民将这场大火描述为“超级火灾”和“末日景象”，且几乎没有逃生手段。 但有一对心态悠闲的夫妇在穆奇克 (Moutchic) 海滩的安全地带观察烟雾在水面上翻滚时，表现出了真正的“随缘”态度。
15 英里
穆奇克 海滩
安德诺-莱班 (Andernos-les-Bains)
大火已 切断 卡普费雷 (Cap Ferret) 半岛
比斯卡罗斯 (Biscarrosse)
拉卡诺 (Lacanau)。在吉伦特 (Gironde) 地区，火焰已焚毁超过 10,000 公顷的土地，至少 40,000 人从卡普费雷半岛疏散。来自伦敦西南区汉普顿的罗斯·菲茨西蒙斯 (Ross Fitzsimmons) 及其妻子娜塔莎 (Natasha) 周四被迫离开他们位于克劳伊 (Claouey) 村的度假别墅。 菲茨西蒙斯先生说：“我们吃早餐时，灰烬从天而降。很明显我们可能需要迅速转移。” 根据新阿基坦 (Nouvelle Aquitaine) 地区的省长索菲·布罗卡斯 (Sophie Brocas) 的说法，吉伦特省的 53 栋房屋和一家露营地被摧毁，她表示火势依然“不可预测”。在西南小镇比斯卡罗斯拍摄的画面捕捉到了混乱场景，显示几辆汽车在道路上疾驰，试图逃离逼近的火焰。 另一段视频显示，当巨大的黑色烟云吞没小镇时，马匹在街道上惊恐地奔跑。 在 Lege-Cap-Ferret，一名消防员在一家燃烧房屋中的气瓶爆炸后受伤。 内政部长洛朗·努涅斯 (Laurent Nuñez) 表示，比斯卡罗斯的火势“难以控制”，并补充说大约 100 栋房屋被焚毁或受损。 露营者伊丽莎白·卡伦 (Elizabeth Carron) 说，她在吃晚餐时看到了火焰。“天空变成了红色。黑色和红色。然后渐渐地，我们闻到了味道。” 法国东南部地区昨晚也受到严重袭击，在历史名村科蒂尼亚克 (Cotignac) 周边，密斯特拉风 (Mistral wind) 助长了数十处火灾，官员称那里约有 25 栋房屋被摧毁。 两名消防员（法国《西南报》指名为 Anthony Berthome 和 Wilfried Schmitter）于周二在扑救波尔多机场附近另一场大火时牺牲。与此同时，在西班牙，政府已宣布马德里地区进入紧急状态，那里已有超过 19,000 人被疏散。 马德里大区主席伊莎贝尔·迪亚斯-阿尤索 (Isabel Díaz Ayuso) 称其为“该地区历史上最严重的一次火灾”。 18 个消防单位正在努力控制托莱多 (Toledo) 市附近的大火，那里靠近另一场周三迫使村庄疏散的山火。数百名消防员和部队仍在努力控制瓜达拉哈拉 (Guadalajara) 省（马德里东北部）一场规模大得多的火灾。 与此同时，在阿维拉 (Avila) 省的纳瓦卢恩加 (Navaluenga)，戴着口罩的居民在周四晚间观看消防直升机从镇上的河流中取水。
沙, 海, 以及... 烟雾：这对夫妇显得非常放松，因为他们
消防员试图扑灭火焰
在 Moutchic 海滩观察猛烈的野火
西班牙首相 佩德罗·桑切斯 (Pedro Sanchez) 昨天表示，“西班牙及其邻国”由于西欧各地同时蔓延的大规模火灾，正处于一个“戏剧性的局面”之中。 “森林火灾正在摧毁数千公顷的土地，并影响了许多城镇和村庄，”这位
西班牙领导人在 X 上写道。 在意大利，数千名应急工作人员在西西里岛和卡拉布里亚地区与数十处火灾作斗争。一名官员在当地表示，疯狂的纵火犯通过将浸有易燃液体的碎布绑在流浪猫的尾巴上来引发火灾。 调查人员还发现了蜡烛和“延迟点火装置”。
毁灭：被 Lege-Cap-Ferret 火灾摧毁的建筑物 夷为平地：一辆法国露营车的残骸
不要在这里 排另一个 欧盟的队？
作者：Cameron Charters
渴望在国外快速开始夏季假期的度假者们，由于布鲁塞尔那些笨拙的官僚，正面临着机场和英吉利海峡港口的噩梦。 在学校暑假开始之际，数百万想要出游的英国人因为欧盟新的入境检查而等待数小时。 尽管入境出境系统 (EES) 已于 4 月推出，该系统在英国人度假前检查指纹，但其运行并不顺畅，多佛 (Dover) 和希思罗 (Heathrow) 的管理层担心会出现最糟糕的情况。 新系统的目的是通过扫描乘客的护照照片和指纹来记录通过边境安检的人员——但出现了延迟。 多佛港首席执行官道格·班尼斯特 (Doug Bannister) 警告说，今年 5 月曾发生过 8,500 名司机被扣留数小时的“关键事件”，本周末可能会重复该情况。 在今年早些时候与国会议员的一次会议上，班尼斯特先生表示，除非欧盟高层改变规则，否则边境管制将“面临重复发生的严重拥堵”。 随着 6.3million 名司机计划在未来一周
“没有人想 在长队中等待”
走陆路出行，且预计有数万人将前往英吉利海峡隧道，等待时间已经在增加。 与此同时，由于东南英格兰气温预计将达到 30°C (86°F) 的高点，昨晚发布了新的黄色天气警报。由于边境延迟，多佛的轮渡也被耽搁了一个小时。 与此同时，希思罗机场的 EES 检查也在耽搁度假者。首席执行官托马斯·沃尔德拜 (Thomas Woldbye) 告诉《标准报》 (The Standard)： “该系统的运行不够流畅，欧盟需要为此承担责任。当然，我们正鼓励英国政府和欧盟尽可能地提高灵活性。没有人想在进入并开始假期时在长队中排队。” 但瑞安航空 (Ryanair) 总裁迈克尔·奥利里 (Michael O’Leary) 警告乘客，对于那些困在漫长边境队伍中的人，该航空公司“不会等待任何人”，并表示航班将照常起飞。 这些导致延迟长达三小时的新检查，也在特内里费、帕尔马、阿利坎特和马拉加、米兰、克拉科夫以及巴黎的机场引发混乱。
那些被儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 混乱的失能状态 逼至自杀、精神崩溃 和贫困的父亲们
当乔纳森·奥尼尔 (Jonathan O’Neill) 收到一封信函，称他还欠有 £4,200 的额外儿童抚养费欠款时，他以为这只是个简单的错误，很快就能解决。毕竟，他持有工资单，清楚地显示他向前任伴侣支付了正确的金额，以帮助抚养他们的幼女。
但尽管他拨打了政府儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 的电话，并提供证据证明该局将其收入虚增了高达 £10,000，该局依然开始每月额外收取 £350，这意味着他支付的金额超过了实际欠款的两倍。
尽管被告知计算结果“应当予以审查”，但奥尼尔先生在深陷债务和抑郁的泥潭中，被迫花费数年时间恳求该机构撤销这一错误。
他的姐姐乔安娜·史密斯 (Joanna Smith) 表示：“他无法很好地应对。他在工作中加班越多以赚取更多钱，CMS 从他那里拿走的就越多，因为该局是按工资百分比扣除的。他告诉我，这让他几乎崩溃。”
最终，在 2021年11月18日，在与不准确的账单斗争了四年且处于绝望的精神状态下，他在 Facebook 上发布消息称，CMS “即将夺走又一条生命”。
几小时后，这位 41 岁的男子被紧急从家中送往医院，并于次日凌晨在医院去世。
他仍处于悲痛中的姐姐将这场悲剧描述为“难以置信的创伤”。但遗憾的是，居住在哈德斯菲尔德 (Huddersfield) 的工程师奥尼尔先生所遭受的折磨并非个例。
数以千计的中产阶级家长——主要是父亲——由于 CMS 的计算错误和强制执行行动，陷入了与该局的持久战中。
他们的经历如此凄惨，以至于其遭受的折磨引发了人们将其与邮政局Horizon IT丑闻相类比。
一项《每日邮报》的调查显示，家长们在被课以“虚构”的儿童抚养费费用后，正面临“经济瘫痪”，失去房产，甚至被逼自杀。
金子太郎 (Taro Kaneko)
已经发现。数以万计的人 被多收了费用——其中有些每月 多出数千英镑—— 这是由于该政府机构长期存在的 缺陷所致。 许多人为摆脱被严重夸大的 支付费用，花费多年时间进行 如同卡夫卡小说般荒诞的斗争—— 而且即便在裁决者或法院做出 对其有利的裁定后，他们依然 受到儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 的 纠缠，他们将其描述为一场 “持续的噩梦”。 一些父母因此精神崩溃，或 不得不放弃他们再也无法负担 的住所，被迫搬离子女，前往 更便宜的地区生活。 另一些人则因为压力而不得不 放弃成功的事业，最终只能 依靠食物银行的救济生存。 最糟糕的是，这种剧变以及 巨大的经济和情感压力，往往 伤害了该系统旨在保护的 孩子——尤其是使他们与 父母分离。 《每日邮报》现已采访了 85 位 正与该机构进行绝望正义之战的 父母，以查明问题出在哪里—— 以及原因何在。 儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 是 英国就业与养老金部 (DWP) 的 一个分支机构，在其前身—— 儿童抚养局 (CSA) 出现广泛问题 后，于 2012 年成立。 目前，有超过 800,000 位 父母由 CMS 管理向其前伴侣 支付的费用——每年总额达 £1.6billion。 该服务的目的是确保在关系 结束且孩子更多时间与一方 生活时，孩子能得到适当的抚养。 大多数父母被要求交付其收入 的 12 至 19% 不等，具体取决于 他们拥有多少个孩子。该金额 主要根据英国税务海关总署 (HMRC) 的记录计算，且必须支付至 孩子满 20 岁或完成 A-level 课程为止。 CMS 网站上的在线计算器允许 父母根据其收入及其他相关 因素查看应支付的金额。 但在这一严苛的制度下， 如果父母拒绝支付他们认为 被夸大的要求，CMS 有权 自动从其银行账户中扣除 现金，或直接从其工资单中 扣除薪水——即便他们正在 对该决定提出申诉。 该机构还可以冻结银行账户， 导致部分父母被禁止提取 储蓄，无法支付家庭中 突发的紧急开支。 国家审计局对其财务的一项 审查发现，到 2022 年，共有 24,466 起案例中，父母被 CMS 总共多收了 £4.3million。 英国就业与养老金部 (DWP) 表示， 其已尝试联系所有多缴款者， 并且截至 2024 年 2 月， 已退还 £2.7million。 在我们采访的父母中，有 西蒙·沃德 (Simon Ward)，一名 前皇家工程兵准尉。 在 2024 年 5 月因病退伍后， 沃德先生依靠每年 £15,800 的 军政退休金生活。 尽管他告知了 CMS 其降低后的 新收入，但该局仍继续使用他 此前 £52,000 的军队薪水 来计算他为三个孩子应支付的 抚养费。这意味着，
经济上的 崩溃”
他每月被收取的费用是 £419， 而不是 £36.40，且这笔钱 直接从他的退休金中扣除。 现年 45 岁、居住在赫里福德郡 朗顿 (Longtown) 且曾在伊拉克 和阿富汗服役的沃德先生表示， 他知道这些数字“对不上”， 但几乎不可能在 CMS 找到 能向他解释款项的人。 “我当时压力很大，很恐慌，” 他回忆道。“我不知道该如何 维持自己的住所。” 在当地国会议员的帮助下， 沃德先生设法使支付——
他欠款 £77,OOO
款项在去年5月被削减至正确金额。但五天后，儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 再次提高了金额——先是增加到 £92，然后是 £218，最后增加到每周 £312——显然是因为他们仍在根据他之前的收入进行计算。 当他打电话给儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 投诉时，在经历了没完没了的电话等待后，沃德先生最终被告知： “你应该抚养你的孩子。” 他说：“我想，‘这到底是怎么回事？他们应该是专业人士才对’。” 沃德先生被迫使用食物银行并依靠亲戚支持。
他补充道：“我想留在孩子附近，但我可能需要离开，搬回家人那里住。我在经济和情感上都快崩溃了。 “我是一名自豪的退伍军人。我想为孩子们支付费用，但这必须是平衡且公平的。” 沃德先生的案例引发了一个许多家长认为导致该问题的主要问题：儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 员工的高流动率。这意味着案件会在不同官员之间被转交。一项信息自由请求显示，仅在 2025 年 1 月至今年 3 月期间，儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 就有 12% 的员工——在 4,200 名工作人员中共有 500 人——离职。 儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 表示，其员工流动率对于该规模的服务机构而言处于预期水平。 另一个问题——这再次与邮政局Horizon IT丑闻产生类比——是该机构计算机系统疑似存在故障。该系统旨在自动计算并发出付款要求。 2018 年一次儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 董事会议的会议记录显示，他们讨论了“IT问题”，并指出他们的门户网站有“无法正常运行的声誉”。 该机构此后停止了记录这些会议的纪要，因此无法发现
冻结 银行账户”
如果这些问题一直存在。 但根据《每日邮报》收集到的信息，个别案例强烈表明情况确实如此。家长们描述称，他们每周都会收到多封来自儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 的信件——每一封要求的金额都不同。 一名父亲甚至在一天之内收到了六封信，全部称他欠款金额不一。 一名母亲则描述该机构似乎是凭空“捏造”了数字。 经营一家建筑清洁公司的贝尔祖安·泽卡 (Belzuan Zeka) 自 2018 年起就在与儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 斗争，因为该局高估了他的薪水。 当政府的独立案件审查监督机构 (ICE) 认定儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 在三年内将其收入虚报了 £35,000 时，这位两个孩子的父亲以为他的折磨终于结束了。 但他在 2025 年圣诞节前的一周里陷入了“恐慌”
因为他收到了四份不同的付款通知，每月要求支付的金额从 £180 到 £3,500 不等。“我根本无法支付那笔 [£3,500] 的款项。而且他们说，如果我不支付，他们就会冻结我的银行账户，这将影响我的生意以及偿还房贷的能力，”他说道。“如果那样发生，我将无法支付孩子的费用，也无法养活自己。”泽卡先生致电儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS)，在《每日邮报》听到的一段录音电话中，一名员工告诉他，“计算机系统出了问题”且“彻底崩溃了”。尽管该局据称拥有一个防止此类错误的“故障安全”机制。该儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 工作人员补充道：“计算机系统是破烂的。我不应该笑，但它创建了一个绝对荒谬的付款计划。”泽卡先生补充道：“我平均每月收到 15 封信，每一封的付款金额都不同。‘由于他们的系统随机更改数字，几乎不可能准时完成正确的付款。‘对于一个拥有如此大权力政府机构来说，感觉实际上没有任何问责制。’” 另一个遭受这些波动巨大的欠款评估影响的家长是来自北安普尔郡德斯伯勒 (Desborough, Northamptonshire) 的卡尔·利弗雷特 (Carl Leverett)， 48 岁。在 2024 年，经过与儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 三年的斗争，一名法官裁定该机构将这位 IT 顾问的薪水多计算了 £25,000。在此期间，尽管利弗雷特先生提供了大量证据证明他的收入低于申报金额，但该机构仍直接从他的薪水中扣除了数千英镑。这使得他难以支付房租，或在休息日和假期带孩子出去玩。随后，在裁决出台七个月后，儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 给他发了另一封信，要求他每月支付 £8,600，并声称他欠款 £77,000。几个月后，利弗雷特先生又收到了一封信，催促他每月支付 £20,000。这位绝望的父亲每天给儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 打电话，询问其付款数字的来源
接前页
但被告知忽略信函中的金额。 然而，该机构继续每月从他那里扣除 £1,500，并声称他欠款 £42,000。这让 Leverett 先生担心他可能不得不搬离孩子所在的地区，才能负担得起住房。 儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 否认其 IT 系统存在重大问题。 如果无法从父母的银行账户或工资中扣除资金，该机构可以向法院申请责任令以实施更严厉的强制执行。这包括没收护照和驾驶执照，或强制出售房产或其他资产。 在极端情况下，父母可能会被送入监狱——这种情况已发生过多次。 但父母们表示，法律禁止他们在这些法律听证会上对 CMS 的“错误”计算提出质疑。 伦敦家庭法律事务所 Dawson Cornwell 的合伙人 Jessica Reid 表示，立法“显著限制了”法院调查疑虑或“指称错误”的能力，CMS 的评估实际上被“直接采信”。 CMS 表示，治安法院的作用是确认债务以及该债务涉及哪位家长——因此在这些听证会上没有理由对计算结果产生争议。
丑闻相似”
它补充说，只有在尝试安排自愿付款失败后，才会启动强制执行措施。 被多收钱的家长可以将案件提交给独立案件审查员 (Independent Case Examiner) 监管机构，就像 Zeka 先生那样。该机构负责调查针对英国就业与养老金部 (DWP) 及其下属机构的投诉。 在过去两年中，CMS 是被投诉至 ICE 最多的机构。 在这些申诉期间必须继续付款，CMA 表示这是为了防止欠款累积，并确保在整个过程中孩子的需求得到满足。 但一名父亲由于被错误评估，每月被多收了 £1,000，他在八年期间被禁止将案件提交给 ICE，因为他必须首先等待 CMS 对其最初的投诉做出回应。 在此期间，CMS 直接从他的薪金中扣款，导致他难以支付账单和房贷。 这位不愿透露姓名的专业人士父亲表示，他向该机构发送了真实收入的证明，但被对方忽略——《每日邮报》看到的内部案件记录支持了这一说法。 “出于天真，我认为既然是政府部门，他们会予以纠正。但他们继续忽略，”他说道。 在 CMS 终于回应他的投诉后，ICE 发现该机构错误地从他的工资中扣款。 但对于这位将 CMS 描述为“令人作呕”的父亲来说，这在当时几乎没有安慰作用。 他说：“这与邮政局丑闻有相似之处。” “这是一个与极难联系的组织之间进行的一场持久战，而当你好不容易联系到某人时，又没有人能理解你的案件。” “看来他们从未在任何时刻考虑过孩子的福利。” 在 2024/ 5. 年度，ICE 正式调查的 693 起案件中，有三分之二被维持原判或部分维持原判。然而，CMS 指出，有更多投诉并未进入正式调查阶段。 关于付款要求或收入数字的投诉也可以提交给社会保障和儿童抚养审判庭。 该审判庭在 2025 年处理了 3,500 起申诉——其中 41% 的案件中，法官命令儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 推翻其决定。 但一些家长表示，尽管法官做出了有利于他们的裁决，CMS 仍不承认法院的调查结果，并在接下来的几个月里继续使用其自身的数字。一名家长
根本不在乎”
被法院告知，法院“无权”强制 CMS 执行其决定。 当被发现错误时，CMS 通常不退还多收的款项，而是建议付款家长向其前-
因为该机构持续 索要现金
一名教师在儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 莫名其妙地要求他为已经 20 多岁的大孩子支付 £19,000 抚养费后，陷入了自杀倾向并生活在贫困之中。 约翰·哈蒙德 (John Hammond) 表示，当该机构毫无征兆地向他发出这笔巨额账单时，他被迫与该机构进行了一场为期五年的“卡夫卡式”法律斗争。 在此期间，他赢了两场法庭诉讼——其中一场他甚至面临入狱威胁——但每次在几天或几周后，CMS 仍继续发出新的催款要求。 他目前正在服用抗抑郁药，并患有复杂性创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD)，这种病通常与曾在战区服役的退伍军人相关。 “这是一个你永远、绝对无法获胜的官僚噩梦，”他说。“你知道的，你只会一直在原地打转。” 哈蒙德先生在剑桥郡彼得伯勒的一所中学教授数学和 IT，他说在 2019. 首次收到账单时，他“在发抖”。到那时，他的大孩子已经长大并完成了学业，他已经好几年不需要支付抚养费了。 他说道：“对我来说幸运的是，我保存了从 1999. 起的所有记录。于是我把它们寄了过去。但他们直接无视这些证据。五年以来一直如此。” 在 2019, 年圣诞节，由于担心自己将无法抚养两个年幼的孩子——一个青春期的女儿和一名与新伴侣在一起并与他同住的继女——他在电话中恳求 CMS 纠正这一错误。 当对方拒绝时，他说：“我彻底崩溃了。我说，‘那么，我就自杀了’。然后我发出了一声尖叫。” 他补充道：“我开始用头撞厨房橱柜和那里的一切东西……我擦了擦脸，以为自己在哭，但那不是眼泪，是血。救护车人员赶到时，那是
前伴侣追回现金。 在发现这一情况而感到恐惧的受害者中， 有一位建筑行业的 高级经理。 尽管她的一个儿子已经离开了 全日制教育， 她仍被逼每月支付 £600 的抚养费。 当 2022 年 10 月一名法庭法官确认她被错误收费时，CMS 表示她必须从其前伴侣那里追回这笔钱。 这位不愿透露姓名的女性表示，这让她觉得政府在“偷”她的钱，并补充道：“这是对我财务的强迫控制。” 令人难以置信的是，尽管存在所有这些问题，CMS 仍公开吹嘘其支付评估是公正的，且准确率高达 99.5 百分比。 该机构承认，这一基于定期抽样得出的数字，仅适用于父母收入信息准确的情况——而显然
我第一次因为自己的经历而质疑我的心理健康。” 次年 10 月，CMS 直接从他的银行账户中扣除了 £19,000。哈蒙德先生说：“我想，‘那我以后怎么付钱买东西？’” 他被迫放弃了房屋的装修工程，导致全家在 18 个月的时间里没有厨房和水电设施。“没煤气，没电，没热水。简直太可怕了，”他说。 “CMS 旨在让孩子们摆脱贫困，而他们却直接让两个孩子陷入了贫困。” 随着法律斗争的继续，他的心理健康进一步恶化，并尝试自杀。随后他
“他们让孩子们 陷入了贫困”
获得了专业帮助。“我必须同意每天见一次医生，否则他们就要强制将我住院。” 今年早些时候，他终于收到一封来自儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 的信函，称该案件已结案且他无需支付任何费用。然而，信中并没有承认错误。 此前一名法官曾命令儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 退还 £19,000，但在将款项退还后，该机构仍继续向他追讨资金。 汉蒙德先生表示：“所以你就这样陷入了迷茫，心想：‘那么过去五年左右的时间里，这一切到底是怎么回事？我是否在六个月或一年后又会收到他们的消息？’ ‘我患有复杂的创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD)。我在服用抗抑郁药，因为我晚上总是醒来想到这些事情。我的体重从开始时的 11.5 stone 增加到了 17.5 stone。我的女儿在看到我的照片时，她直接哭了，因为她认不出眼前的父亲。’ ‘一切都停滞了。真的停滞了，因为你必须处理这些事情。否则，他们就直接会查封你的银行账户。’”
在许多情况下并非如此。而且，《每日邮报》通过《信息自由法》提交的请求也揭示了不同的情况。 儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 在 2023/4 年度的内部审计发现，随机抽取的案例中四分之一——在 1,916 例中占 558 例——包含至少一项错误。这一比例在 2024/25, 年度上升至三分之一，在 1,594 例抽样案例中，有 514 例存在错误。 尽管这些数字触目惊心，但它们并未完整揭示这些行政失误所造成的极其惨痛的人身代价。 乔纳森·奥尼尔的姐姐乔安娜说，即便在现在，她仍会拿起电话想打给他，“但随后我才想起他已经不在了”。 在最后一次残酷的转折中，尽管她将哥哥的死亡证明寄给了儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS)，但该服务机构在随后的几个月里仍继续发出新的付款要求。 “感觉他们根本不在乎，完全不关心，”乔安娜说，“但这已经把我们的生活撕成了碎片。”
真是令人失望：在波思村，一辆轮胎瘪了的 LaFerrari Aperta
它的最高时速可达 215 英里，据说价值 £500万。 但戈登·拉姆齐的法拉利在英国的坑洼路面前也无能为力。 这位 59 岁的电视厨师本周被拍到从他的珍珠白 LaFerrari Aperta 中爬出，此前他在康沃尔郡的一条乡村路上撞到坑洞导致轮胎没气。 在康沃尔郡拥有多处房产的拉姆齐不得不停在波思村，将这辆超级跑车拖走。 一名目击者表示：“周二晚上，我路过他在波思停靠的车辆，当时他正从车里出来，轮胎被扎破了。车子在晚上 8.30 左右被一辆大拖车拉走了。”
由 Shaun Wooller 健康编辑
在由于缺陷的人造膝关节植入物导致许多人疼痛并需要进一步手术后，有 50 多名患者正在采取法律行动。 在出现 Zimmer NexGen 膝关节系统问题后，有些人甚至失去了行动能力，并对止痛药产生依赖。 当数据表明其失效率比其他膝关节置换高出五倍时，这些植入物被召回。但此时距离最初对可靠性提出质疑已经过去了八年。现在，Irwin Mitchell 的医疗过失律师表示，已有 56 人
“痛苦与不确定性”
站出来采取行动，其中 24 起案件已在高等法院起诉。 该律师事务所鼓励其他人对其案件进行评估。 《每日邮报》去年报道称，在 10,000 多名接受过膝关节置换手术的患者被植入由美国 Zimmer Biomet 公司生产的 NexGen Complete Knee Solution 植入物后，NHS 启动了审查。数百名患者因为植入物移位而需要进行第二次手术——每次修正手术给 NHS 带来的费用在 £10,000 到 £30,000 之间。 律师表示，这些案件集中在 NexGen 膝关节置换中被称为“胫骨组件”的部分。 国家关节登记处在 2015 年提醒制造商，某些植入组合显示出高于预期的失效率。 进一步研究指出，部分患者出现了早期失效的模式。尽管如此，
这些植入物仍继续被使用，直到 2022 年 12 月被召回。 Irwin Mitchell 的 Tim Annett 表示：“这些案件的核心在于一些重要问题：患者是否可能暴露在更高的失效风险之中，以及人们是否充分了解这些植入物的性能表现。” 预计明年春天将举行高等法院听证会，以确定案件的下一阶段。 来自赫特福德郡索布里奇沃思的 80 岁老人 Lydia Osborne 在两只 NexGen 膝关节置换出现问题后，陷入了“持续的疼痛”且行走困难。 她在 2016 年进行了左膝置换，次年进行了另一侧膝关节置换以治疗骨关节炎。“生活在那种程度的疼痛和不确定性中，真的极其艰难，”她说道。 Zimmer Biomet 此前坚称“绝大多数患者的结果是积极的”，但在收到相关疑虑后，该公司已“迅速且负责任地将胫骨组件从市场上撤除”。
由 Ed Holt
当地人对这辆法拉利被开到康沃尔崎岖的道路上感到惊讶。有人说这辆车“非常适合那些狭窄的乡村小巷……或者偶尔被巴士或白色货车司机刮蹭”。 拉姆齐是第一批购买 LaFerrari Aperta 的人之一，该车在 2016 年售价为 £1.6百万。该型号非常罕见——仅生产了 200 辆用于销售。 幸运的是，这位《厨房噩梦》明星不会缺乏豪华座驾——感谢他拥有的 94 辆时髦车收藏，其中包括一辆迈凯伦 Senna 和一辆法拉利 308。
56 名患者因“缺陷” NHS 膝关节植入物 导致极度痛苦而准备起诉
厨师白衣：戈登·拉姆齐和他的超级跑车
肥猫高管 尽管奖金 被禁仍获 加薪
作者：Shannon McGuigan
尽管人们对污染和账单上涨感到愤怒，但水务公司的高管在过去一年中获得了数百万英镑的加薪。在涨幅最大的人员中，包括United Utilities的首席执行官Louise Beardmore，她今年的收入为£2.5million——比她去年的薪水多出一百多万英镑。
Anglian Water的首席执行官Mark Thurston获得了令人瞠目的£1.9million报酬——其中包含一笔£500,000的“留任付款”，尽管政府禁止发放奖金。
根据对公司账目的分析，水务公司报告的首席执行官和首席财务官在截至3月底的一年中的总薪酬为£25.3million，高于前一年的£24.9million。这已经是连续第二年，尽管奖金禁令在实施，高管薪酬依然上涨。
在某些情况下，公司给予高管的奖励被其声称并非“与绩效相关的付款”或奖金，因此他们认为这些款项不受禁令约束。
Anglian Water表示，其将受到奖金禁令的约束，但仍给了Thurston更多报酬。该首席执行官的大部分薪酬是通过Anglian的母公司支付的，其中包括一笔£500,000的“留任付款”。
一名Ofwat发言人表示：“重建公众对水务行业的信任至关重要，这也是我们关于高管薪酬规定的核心。”
《每日邮报》已要求Water UK、Northumbrian Water、Anglian Water、Thames Water、Wessex Water、United Utilities和Yorkshire Water对此发表评论。
11月 空间耗尽”
一项关于提前释放计划审查的策划者警告称，如果没有该计划，监狱将在11月耗尽空间。
曾领导量刑独立审查的前保守党司法大臣Sir David Gauke表示，除非该计划继续实施，否则英格兰和威尔士的监狱“将在11月耗尽容量”。
他去年领导了一项针对司法系统的审查，其中建议采用一种“赚得晋升模式”（earned progression model），如果囚犯表现良好，在服刑期满三分之一后，可以更快地转移到“出狱后”阶段。
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当我去年4月在卡伦·卡特（Karen Carter）被谋杀后抵达法国这座名为特雷莫拉（Tremolat）的小村庄时，我接触到的第一个人就是玛丽-劳尔·奥特福（MARIE-LAURE Autefort）的哥哥。菲利普·蒙里博（Philippe Monribot）将他的面包车停在石砖结构的乡村会堂（Salle des Fetes）旁的停车场里，正在张贴他组织的花卉节海报。我们谈话才开始几分钟，他突然坦白，一名因涉嫌杀死卡伦而被捕的 69 岁女性正是他的姐姐。他说，玛丽-劳尔在经过 40 小时的审讯后被释放，并逃往巴黎投奔朋友，她绝不可能在夜晚一个黑暗、偏僻的车道上捅一个人一刀，更不用说捅八刀了。“她的胳膊就像这样，”他一边说，一边用拇指和食指比了一个圆圈，“她没有力气。她一直很怕黑。那样的人能割断一个女人的喉咙吗？她做不到，她太胆小了。”然而，在 65 岁的卡伦惨死一年多后，现年 70 岁的玛丽-劳尔正式被一名法官列入“预谋谋杀”调查——这在法国法律中等同于被起诉。本周的戏剧性进展给这个法国西南部最田园诗般的村庄之一带来了巨大的冲击。中世纪风格的特雷莫拉仅有 600 人的人口，是英国侨民非常喜爱的地方，许多人在这里购置了房产。随着卡伦的遇害给社区留下了深远且可怕的阴影，关于其谋杀动机的猜测甚嚣尘上，人们认为这可能与她与退休商人让-弗朗索瓦·格里埃（Jean-Francois Guerrier）的地下情有关。她在参加格里埃在村庄另一端举办的品酒之夜返回家中后遭到袭击。玛丽-劳尔·奥特福从未掩饰过她对 75 岁的格里埃的爱，但她当晚不在宾客之列。在过去的 14 个月里，我多次回到特雷莫拉，与认识卡伦的人交谈，同时也采访了这起阴冷案件中现任首席嫌疑人的哥哥。
—— 我可以独家披露，离异且育有三个孩子的母亲玛丽-劳尔本周被发现开车在村里出没。当地人对此感到震惊，这位受人尊敬的前医院手术室护士和护理人员现在正式被“mise en examen”（司法审查），因为据警方称，她去年向宪兵队提供的不在场证明存在“重大漏洞”。
稍后将详细报道她告诉其哥哥以及警方的当晚行踪。此外，还将揭露她童年时期一段诡异的经历：她在一部 60 年代的邪典恐怖片中担任群众演员，该片在特雷莫拉拍摄，讲述的是一个用刀刺杀女性的连环杀手。
因为在这段令人震惊的传奇故事中又出现了一个转折：卡伦的一位亲密朋友本周告诉我，卡伦和玛丽-劳尔甚至互不认识，虽然卡伦听说过她的“情敌”，但她一生只见过对方一次——就在她被杀前的六天。
据这位朋友说，两人是在村庄咖啡馆（Cafe Village）——一个热门的社区中心兼酒吧——偶遇的，当时玛丽-劳尔进行了一次出人意料的拜访。
【图注】迷局：左侧为玛丽-劳尔·奥特福，以及与受害者卡伦维持关系的让-弗朗索瓦·格里埃
在村庄咖啡馆 (Cafe Village) 可能播下了 六天后 谋杀卡伦 (Karen) 的种子
参加了受欢迎的周三 社交之夜，该活动以现场 音乐、舞蹈以及 “多尔多涅炸鱼薯条车” (Dordogne Chippy) 的到访为特色。 除了卡伦，盖里耶 (Guerrier) —— 他是村庄咖啡馆委员会的成员， 经常在吧台服务 —— 当时也在场。 “我们已经一年多没在 村庄咖啡馆见到玛丽-劳尔 (Marie-Laure) 了，” 这位朋友说道。“当她带着 大约六个朋友出现时，我们都惊呆了。 她没有走过来，但卡伦察觉到了 紧张的气氛。她说，
“怎么了？出什么事了？”我告诉她 玛丽-劳尔在场，于是她 让我指给她看。 “众所周知， 玛丽-劳尔爱上了 让-弗朗索瓦 (Jean-Francois)。她简直是 向所有人大肆宣扬。” 有趣的是，虽然村里的 消息来源称玛丽-劳尔的迷恋是 单方面的，但她的哥哥 向我声称两人之间确实存在 某种关系。 “他带她去了卢瓦尔河谷看城堡， 去了巴黎，去了高级餐厅等等，” 他去年告诉我。“她的钱 很少。她爱上了他，而一旦他意识到 这一点，他就抛弃了她。” 他还补充说，他姐姐的 被捕是一次“陷害”。 “直接逮捕她太简单了，” 在特雷莫拉 (Tremolat) 经营青年俱乐部的 菲利普 (Philippe) 说道。 “她并不掩饰自己 爱上盖里耶的事实。她在特雷莫拉 告诉每个人， ‘我爱他。我爱他。’ ” 但盖里耶的一位朋友 本周告诉我，关于 两人有关系的说法是“不可信的”。 “很明显她是迷恋 他的，”这位朋友说道。“我问他 是否曾与她有过关系，他说，‘什么？不！ 当然没有。’我确定 他们之间没有任何关系。” 关于卡伦和 盖里耶保持谨慎的一种解释是，她 当时仍与艾伦·卡特 (Alan Carter) 维持婚姻， 这位 66 岁的老人是她四个成年子女的父亲， 在卡伦去世时，他正身处 这对夫妇位于南非的家中。 虽然卡特先生去年在电话中向我承认， 他怀疑卡伦和盖里耶 在搞婚外情，但他表示她
恐怖现场：主图为卡伦·卡特 (Karen Carter)，她被杀害在家门外，见插图
否认了这一点。虽然卡伦决定在法国开始新生活，据说还要求他离婚，但他告诉我，他一直希望他们能找到方法挽救这段 30 年的婚姻。
那么，玛丽-劳尔 (Marie-Laure) ——一名拥有两个成年儿子和一个女儿、受当地人尊敬的女性——是如何发现卡伦与格里埃 (Guerrier) 的私情的？虽然特雷莫拉 (Tremolat) 是一个关系紧密的社区，但秘密几乎不可能被守住；而且，正如我每次访问时所发现的，在田园风光的表面之下，紧张局势深藏不露。
玛丽-劳尔的哥哥菲利普 (Philippe) 谈到了围绕“村庄咖啡馆” (Cafe Village) 的“糟糕情绪”，暗示自该咖啡馆五年前作为一项志愿者运营的社会倡议成立以来，“英国人” (Les Anglais) 占据了原本应属于当地人的场所。
“我们想要一个可以互相交谈的村庄咖啡馆，”他说，“一个像我这样的人，猎人和渔民，可以穿着靴子走进去的地方。但现在不被允许。这里不再是给特雷莫拉当地人准备的了。”
玛丽-劳尔与格里埃一起，在咖啡馆设立于一家旧肉铺之初就深度参与其中。格里埃来自巴黎，在退休搬到特雷莫拉之前，曾在富士通 (Fujitsu) 工作，并在萨里郡的坎伯利 (Camberley) 居住了数年。他在山坡上拥有一座巨大的改建农舍，可以俯瞰整个村庄。据当地消息人士称，尽管玛丽-劳尔与她声称深爱的那个男人一起在委员会任职，但她经常与其他志愿者发生争执。“刚开始的时候她非常热情，”另一名在那儿工作过的人说，“她一直都在，忙前忙后。她觉得自己非常重要。然后一旦发生什么事，她就会愤而离去并说：‘行了，就这样。我辞职。我再也不回来了。’然后她又会回来，几个月后又会再次发生。就这样反反复复。”
“她非常敏感。你跟她说话时总是如履薄冰。”然后她在大约两年前完全退出了。“我最后一次和她交谈是在一年一度的村庄夏季集市上。我说：‘嗨，玛丽-劳尔，你好吗？’她回答道：‘你他妈的管我干什么？’”
玛丽-劳尔来自当地一个历史悠久的农耕家庭，在特雷莫拉是个知名人物，也是一名热心的业余历史学家，曾共同撰写了一本关于该村历史的书。12 岁时，她曾出演过邪典恐怖片《屠夫》(Le Boucher – The Butcher) 的群众演员，该片 1969 年在该村拍摄，起用了数十名当地人担任群众演员。2018 年，她告诉当地一家广播电台，她出现在一个葬礼场景中，当时当地消防员用软管向人群和他们的雨伞喷水，以营造下雨的效果。克劳德·夏布罗尔 (Claude Chabrol) 这部电影的一幅装裱海报就挂在村庄咖啡馆的墙上。
在去年 4 月 29 日周二，也就是卡伦被杀害当天，格里埃在自家举办的品酒会上，她不在受邀的 15 位宾客之列。一名出席活动的宾客告诉我，他直觉地感到他们“正被监视”。 K
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卡伦在晚上 10 点左右离开了活动现场，说她需要把新买的小狗 Haku 带回家安顿好。她开着她的 Dacia Duster 汽车返回 Les Chouettes，那是她 16 年前买的一栋有 250 年历史的度假屋，车程仅需五分钟。
在短小的车道上停稳后，她走下车，步行几米来到正门，开锁并打开室内灯，然后返回车内接小狗。
凶手就在她伸手去后座够小狗时发动了袭击。一名病理学家将这次袭击描述为“极端的暴力”，展现了“杀人的欲望”。
第一击击中了她的背部，随后她转身面对袭击者。
伤口是由锐器造成的——据信凶器是一把长刃刀，但至今未被找到——随后的伤口穿透了她的肝脏、肾脏和脊椎。另一处伤口切断了她的主动脉。她的右臂几乎被截断。格里耶（Guerrier）告诉警方，他在品酒活动后锁好家门，开车去和卡伦共度一夜，随后他在车道上的血泊中发现了她。他告诉一位朋友，他所看到的一切“简直就是血腥之极”。
玛丽-洛尔（Marie-Laure）在次日被捕，但在为当晚的行踪提供不在场证明后被释放。
去年，她的哥哥告诉我，谋杀案发生时，玛丽-洛尔正“在某人家里用餐”。
“所以她不可能既去杀了人，又同时在那个人的家里吃饭。那位女士作证说她确实做了一顿饭，并确认我姐姐没有偷偷溜出去杀人然后再回来。”
他说，在姐姐被释放出拘留所后，她受到了创伤。她告诉他：“人们对我说了很多坏话。”一名本周向《每日邮报》透露消息的调查人士表示：“她的不在场证明核心是在特雷莫拉（Tremolat）帮他人照顾起居，看起来非常可信。”
“她在成年后的大部分时间里从事护理工作，在社区中享有很高的声望，没有犯罪记录。”
“除此之外，她似乎不具备实施如此暴力袭击的体力，因此最初被释放。”
“在警方核查她的说法后，矛盾之处才暴露出来，而这花了很多时间。”
玛丽-洛尔实际上被指控“预谋谋杀”卡伦的消息，本周在特雷莫拉引起了剧烈震动，即便在审判之前她仍被推定为无罪。
“这是一个非常令人不安的消息，”一位 70 多岁的法国当地退休商人说，“玛丽-洛尔一直非常善良且乐于助人。她卷入其中几乎是不可能的。我们更希望凶手是特雷莫拉以外的人。”
另一位 70 多岁的法国邻居女性说：“我认识她几十年了。她是个正经人。这简直是一场噩梦。当你读到犯罪细节时，她不可能犯下如此残暴的罪行。”
其他人则质疑，她到底是如何在不留下任何 DNA 痕迹或线索——更不用说任何凶器迹象——的情况下完成如此血腥的犯罪的。警方带着警犬花费数日搜索了她的汽车和住所（从卡伦家穿过田野步行 10 分钟即可到达），以及她土地上的古洞穴。尽管进行了广泛检测，但对于在卡伦车门上发现的一处未知痕迹，始终未能找到匹配项。
一名来自 Cafe Village 的消息人士补充道：“她会有那么聪明，能策划这样一个罪行并掩盖所有痕迹吗？这场谋杀是一场血洗。她性格很散漫。她生活在某种幻想世界里，尤其是在涉及让-弗朗索瓦（Jean-Francois）的事情上，但这并不能让她变成杀手。”
目前，笼罩在特雷莫拉之上的阴影依然存在。
作者：James Tapfield
安迪·伯纳姆在昨日于曼彻斯特开设临时“首相府北区”办公室时，将其称作“我人生中最美好的一天”。 首相在乘坐政府专机从苏格兰飞行 38 分钟抵达后对该项目表示赞赏，他周四晚上在苏格兰出席了英联邦运动会的开幕式。 面对关于这次“噱头”活动和大规模安保行动将令纳税人背负巨额账单的担忧，他对此不屑一顾，说道：“每次需要就某事进行辩论开会时，所有人都得奔赴伦敦，那得花多少钱？” 他与内阁办公厅大臣露易丝·海格 (Louise Haigh)、内阁秘书安东尼娅·罗密欧女爵士 (Dame Antonia Romeo) 以及财政大臣约翰·希利 (John Healey) 在一扇伪造的首相府门前合影。 伯纳姆先生在大力宣传他决定一周有部分时间驻在曼彻斯特的决定，他的家人就住在那里，且他曾任该市市长。 这位所谓的“北方之王”希望将此安排作为他推动权力从威斯特敏斯特下放的象征。 然而，预定作为首相在市内基地的场地尚未动工，直到 2032 年才会投入运行。 相反，伯纳姆先生目前使用的是 Heron House，这是一栋位于市中心的政府办公室，由政府通信总部 (GCHQ)、一家酒吧和一个登记处共用——昨日可见一个婚礼派对进入该建筑。 该建筑的安保已大幅加强，工作人员正忙于翻新附近的阿尔伯特广场。 首相府坚持认为纳税人不会承担额外费用，但专家警告称，为首相加固办公室并提供 24 小时武装警察的费用将令人咋舌。 唐宁街和白厅的大部分政府地产是对公众关闭的。 昨日在曼彻斯特办公室对员工发表讲话时，伯纳姆先生说：“我无法用语言表达此刻我的自豪感。我想这可能是我人生中最美好的一天。” “我没开玩笑。我知道你们觉得我在开玩笑，但我没有。事情终于在此时画了一个圆，在这个相当忙碌的一周结束之时的这个周五早晨，能和你们所有人一起在曼彻斯特的心脏地带，对我来说就是一切。” “因为距离我作为一个刚毕业的年轻人离开这座城市、在市内找不到工作，已经快 35 年了。那时……”
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一份报告披露，建设 300,000 套新的社会租赁房将导致政府支出计划出现 £8billion 的缺口。 首相安迪·伯纳姆曾誓言要监督自第二次世界大战后“规模最大的议会住宅建设规划”。 但在昨日公布的一项研究中，智库 Resolution Foundation 发现，到 2036 年交付 300,000 套房屋将耗资 £47billion。 这比政府为期十年的“社会与可负担住宅计划”(SAHP) 目前可用的 £39billion 资金多出了 £8billion。报告指出：“如果所有 £39billion SAHP 资金都分配给社会租赁房，到 2036 年仅能交付略低于 250,000 套房屋，这远高于 2011-12 年以来我们看到的社会租赁房数量，但远低于 20 世纪 90 年代中期。” “为了实现 300,000 套社会租赁房（即 SAHP 目标建设的可负担住房数量），我们估计在该计划的十年寿命期内，每年需要额外增加 £800million 的资金。”
赞成 —— 这是对伦敦主导地位的一次受欢迎的突破
13% 反对 —— 这是毫无意义的自我膨胀，完全是在浪费钱
看它是否能兑现 7% 80%
可以说，那时处于一个相当糟糕的状态。 “80年代变成了90年代。 没什么机会。” “那确实是我从未忘记的一段经历。我这一代在这里长大的人——全国各地的许多地方都是如此——为了在生活中出人头地，你必须离开你生长的地方，因为这里没有机会。” 他补充说，首相府北翼 (No10 North) 是一个“将权力分配到每个邮政编码区域，以便人们能够”的例子。
文件披露，安吉拉·雷纳 (ANGELA Rayner) 在离开政府的“休假一年”期间额外赚取了 £182,376。 这位工党议员本周被新任首相安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 召回内阁，她在休假期间通过公开演讲赚取了 £104,000，以及一份即将出版的回忆录预付款 £61,500。 根据其财务利益披露，报酬最高的活动包括为德意志银行 (Deutsche Bank) 举行的一次演讲，报酬为 £20,000；以及为房地产行业贸易组织 Propertymark 举行的一次两小时演讲，报酬同样为 £20,000。
作者：埃莉诺·曼 (Eleanor Mann)
这笔钱是在国会议员基本年薪之外赚取的，该年薪在 2026 年 4 月从 £93,904 涨至 £98,599。 这位住房、社区和地方政府大臣还表示，她不会退还去年秋天因一笔 £40,000 的印花税欠款而离开部长职位时收到的 £16,876 遣散费——尽管她在不到一年后就回到了同一职位。
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夕阳正落在迪兹伯里板球俱乐部（Didsbury Cricket Club）的一场周中比赛上。商业街上的葡萄酒吧和美食酒吧里，早早开始饮酒的人们正嗡嗡地议论着。这种景象使得该地区被贴上了曼彻斯特“诺丁山”的标签，尽管它是伦敦原版的更绿意盎然的版本，而后者正是保守党著名的“诺丁山圈子”（Notting Hill Set）的诞生地。
考虑到安迪·伯纳姆现在正带领着英国的政治精英沿M6高速公路前往“Number 10 North”开始办公，我们可能很快就会听到关于一个新的“迪兹伯里圈子”的讨论。但如果听听他坚定的盟友兼邻居露西·鲍威尔（Lucy Powell）的看法，情况可能并非如此，伯纳姆先生已任命她为新任教育大臣。
鲍威尔女士在迪兹伯里出生长大，至今仍住在这一曼彻斯特南郊，她更希望我们将城市的这个部分视为一个靠自身努力才勉强摆脱贫困的烂摊子。
不过，露西·鲍威尔生活故事中的相当多方面确实对不上号。
首先，她声称在那个据称贫困的天主教高中（sixth form college）里，她当年是唯一一个考入牛津大学的人。
“在那所规模很大的高中里，2,000 人中只有我一个人在那一年考上了牛津。收到录取通知书那天我哭了，因为我不想去，”这位曼彻斯特中心区的议员去年告诉 BBC 的尼克·罗宾逊（Nick Robinson）。《金融时报》随后发现，根据萨维里安学院（Xaverian College）至少两名同窗的说法，事实显然并非如此。
事实上，当时有几个人成功考入了牛剑。校友们回忆道，老师们曾竭尽全力地帮助他们的明星学生准备入学考试和面试。
迪兹伯里圈子：露西·鲍威尔在淡化她的过去
鲍威尔女士的一名发言人现在表示，“她非常乐意接受纠正”，且“绝非在贬低他人的成就”。
我抵达萨维里安学院（目前正值暑假关闭），发现校园相当精美，中心有一个漂亮且维护良好的绿色四方庭院。有些建筑是维多利亚时代的，有些则是全新的。整个地方散发出一种目标明确的感觉，其网站也刻意强调前途无量。我想，现在的教职员工可能并不太高兴看到教育大臣将这里记忆为一个只有一颗闪亮之星——鲍威尔女士本人——的落后地区。
对于她进入牛津大学萨默维尔学院（Somerville College）学习化学的这张“通行证”，她也远未感到感激。她在那里待了一年，随后以精英主义氛围为由，转学到了伦敦国王学院。
“对于一个来自北方的、学习数学和化学的国立学校女孩来说，牛津并不适合。我就像一只离水的鸭子，”她告诉《泰晤士教育增刊》。
那么，玛格丽特·撒切尔——另一个在萨默维尔学习化学的北方国立学校女孩——在 1943 年入学时是如何生存下来的呢？
鲍威尔女士的说法遭到了其他在同一时期就读于牛津大学的北方国立学校女孩的嗤之以鼻。
“每个人刚来时都觉得自己像一只离水的鸭子。然后你就开始游泳了。当时学习科学的北方女孩要多得多……”
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低级错误：鲍威尔女士的帖子引起了保守党对手的关注
比伊顿学院的学生更[苦]，米兰达说道，她是一位在邻近学院就读的曼彻斯特人，后来成为一名成功的伦敦律师。
鲍威尔女士，51岁，还抱怨过她早期遇到的“男性说教”男人，尽管在索默维尔学院这不会是个问题。该学院直到她离开后的第二年才开始招收男性。
首批进入该学院的人之一是萨姆·吉马（Sam Gyimah）。可以说，他可能比鲍威尔女士更感到格格不入，因为他不仅是男性，而且还是少数族裔。
他也来自公立学校，但此前在加纳长大。吉马先生设法坚持了下来，后来被选为牛津大学联盟（Oxford Union）的主席，并且像鲍威尔女士一样，随后被选入议会（他现在从事金融业）。
没有人能指责牛津大学是保守党权贵的右翼堡垒。毕竟，它因英国历史上第一位女首相的保守党身份而臭名昭著地拒绝授予她荣誉学位。
鲍威尔女士关于在迪兹伯里（Didsbury）成长经历的故事中也存在类似的漏洞，而迪兹伯里现在已成为中产阶级体面的代名词。鲍威尔女士简单地将其回忆为“撒切尔时代的曼彻斯特”，一个学校“资源匮乏”的地方。她说，“那时候那里没有那么高端。”
我采访的所有居民都承认，迪兹伯里多年来一直处于社会地位上升期，而年长者则表示，那里起初就没那么糟糕。
“如果你想打架，你会去市中心。如果你想喝酒，你会来迪兹伯里，”退休测绘员弗兰克·奥布赖恩（Frank O’Brien）在回忆 20 世纪 80 年代和 90 年代时说道。“他们过去会稍微提高这里的价格，以把那些社会底层的人拒之门外。”
鲍威尔女士就读的第一所中学是帕尔斯伍德高中（Parrs Wood High School），那里应该不怎么糟糕，因为同样在该校就读的还有内阁大臣丽莎·南迪（Lisa Nandy）。
事实上，它最近被《曼彻斯特晚报》称为“新伊顿”。
鲍威尔女士出身于无可挑剔的中产阶级教育贵族家庭。《泰晤士报教育增刊》报道称，她的母亲是一名领导多学院信托基金的校长，而一位祖父、两位姑姑和一位舅舅也曾担任校长（其中一位姑姑被授予 CBE 勋章）。
她承认她的父亲（一名社会工作者）得益于文法学校教育的“社会流动性”，尽管她现在当然坚决反对文法学校。
鲍威尔女士曾开玩笑谈到自己的中产阶级身份。“我嫁给了一名医生，你知道的——没有什么比这更中产阶级了！”她告诉 BBC（她有两个学龄孩子和一个成年继子）。
她也是英国最大的年度中产阶级盛会的忠实粉丝，告诉《Vogue》杂志她已经参加了 23 次格拉斯顿伯里音乐节。
她与英国内城贫困街区之间相隔多远，在去年 Radio 4 时政节目《任何问题》（Any Questions）中一个著名的傲慢回应中得到了凸显。当时，一名来自改革党的嘉宾提到了诱拐团伙对年轻女孩的性虐待。
“噢，我们现在想吹这个小号了，是吗？”鲍威尔女士反击道。“行吧，好吧，把那个‘狗哨’拿出来吧。”
在保守党和改革党立即要求将其从内阁领导职务上撤职后
在议会中，她次日表达了歉意。她坚称，她的价值观依然是由她的工人阶级根源所塑造的：“我的母亲是爱尔兰移民的女儿。我的父亲在只有两间房且厕所在室外的简陋房子里长大。我拥有由此而来的伦理感和自豪感，即保持尊重和礼貌，而不是我所谓的‘肮脏的中产阶级’——你越显贵，就越不顾及他人。”
那么，与她的前任、对独立教育部门穷追猛打的沉闷者布里奇特·菲利普森相比，她会如何？目前看来，意识形态上似乎并没有太大的改变。
这位曾在 2022 年曼彻斯特骄傲游行中自豪地穿着一件印有“从未吻过保守党人”T恤的女性此前表示，她认为私立学校不应仅仅被征收增值税，而应完全取消任何慈善机构的身份。
而且，对于文学素养标准的预兆也并不乐观。她的保守党对手迅速抓住了她在新职位的第一条社交媒体帖子中的低级错误：“Absolutely thrilled the [sic] be appointed Education Secretary.”（极其激动[此处有误]被任命为教育秘书长。）
在贬低自己的过去时，她当然是在忠实地呼应安迪·伯纳姆的信条，即英国北部一直受到“威斯敏斯特”/“白厅”/“南方”的欺压。这是鲍威尔女士自己的叙事，如果她更倾向于被视为一名受害者，而非一名令人鼓舞的曼彻斯特成功人士，那就随她吧。
但如果能对那些指引她走上正轨的所有教师表达一点点感激之情，倒也不为过。
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儿童抚养费服务局 (CMS) 的混乱规模如此之大，以至于人们很难知道从何说起。《每日邮报》对 CMS 的调查揭露了一种令人不安的模式：许多尽责的中产阶级父母被要求支付他们无需承担且无力支付的款项。显然，这家由政府运行的机构一直以来都存在糟糕的管理历史；该机构每年处理 800,000 名英国父母向其前伴侣支付的共计 £1.6billion 款项。国家审计署的数据显示，到 2022 年——即 CMS 启动十年后——共有 24,466 起父母被多收费用案件。目前尚未查明造成这种不可原谅的混乱的原因。许多受影响者指出，CMS 显然存在较高的人员流动率，导致案件在工作人员之间被频繁地转接。
在与邮政局丑闻惊人相似的一点上，疑似电脑故障也被认为是导致问题的主要因素之一。无论根本原因是什么，令人难以置信的是，在解决这一危机方面似乎几乎没有采取任何行动——尤其是考虑到一名父亲在一天之内收到了六封信，每封信都声称他欠款金额不一。毋庸置疑，对于某些人来说，持续受到错误付款通知轰击的影响早已超出了沮丧或恼怒的程度。我们的调查发现了导致毁灭性债务、抑郁、精神崩溃、职业丧失、弃家以及自杀的案例。41 岁的乔纳森·奥尼尔 (Jonathan O’Neill) 的案例尤为悲惨，他为了一份不准确的账单进行了长达四年的斗争，并在去世前不久在 Facebook 上发帖称 CMS “即将夺走又一条生命”。
任何国家机构——更不用说一个有权掠夺人们薪水并冻结其银行账户的机构——以如此低效且轻率的方式运作，这当然是令人愤慨的。这种情况绝不能再继续下去。负责该机构的就业与养老金部部长帕特·麦克法登 (Pat McFadden) 必须立即启动审查，以免另一个可怜的人被逼向绝路。并且在 CMS 应当保护的那些孩子遭受进一步的情绪折磨之前采取行动。
噱头与沉默
随着在英国各地的走马观花式巡访以及一项项待宣布的让利措施，安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 这一周确实非常繁忙。但这是否产生了一丁点成效，则极具争议。
首相可能向内阁下达了严格指示，要求在项目资金方面保持透明，但他自己似乎不愿以身作则。如果他拒绝透露资金来源，那么那些承诺低廉公交票价和降低电费的宣传噱头就几乎没有任何意义。
伯纳姆先生也没有就选民真正希望他解决的两个问题在公开场合发表任何看法——即永无止境的英法海峡船只危机，以及来自失控 AI 模型日益恐怖的威胁。
考虑到如果谈论这些话题，他可能实际上必须说一些有实质性内容的话，或许我们对他在这两个主题上的沉默并不感到意外。
短期来看，用烟雾弹般的把戏来蒙蔽公众显然是一个简单得多的选择。
距离特朗普总统与以色列勾结发起对伊朗的战争，现在已经过去了五个月。
他所取得的成果微乎其微——除了对德黑兰政权韧性的挫败感不断增加；美国在海湾地区及其他地方盟友的绝望；摇摇欲坠的全球经济；美国加油站不断上涨的汽油价格；以及比美国弹药消耗速度下降得更快的个人支持率。
当美国和以色列的空袭在2月下旬开始轰炸伊朗时，特朗普声称一切将在几周内结束。伊朗政权将被驯服，甚至可能被推翻。其导弹和无人机库将被摧毁，开发核武器的能力将被削弱一代人，甚至可能是永远失去。
周一将标志着自 27, 2月以来已过去 150 天，当时唐纳德·特朗普下令执行“史诗之怒”行动（Operation Epic Fury）。自那时起，上述所有野心均未实现。该政权确实遭受了重创且伤痕累累，但它依然屹立不倒——且比以往任何时候都更加强硬。
伊朗的军事资源有所下降。但它依然能够向美国军事基地及该地区的美国盟友倾泻导弹和无人机。德黑兰开发核武器的能力遭受了严重挫折，但如果它心决定，依然有能力重新开始。
无论是在战场上还是在停火谈判中，都没有取得任何能够确保伊朗放弃其核野心的进展，而这据称正是最初发动战争的根本原因。
如今，伊朗拥有了一些或许比核弹更珍贵的东西，一种在战争爆发前并不具备的东西：对霍尔木兹海峡的掌控。这里是全球经济最关键的扼候点，在敌对行动爆发前，大量的石油、天然气、化肥和其他必需商品曾由此流动。德黑兰拒绝放弃对这条重要水道的控制，是迄今为止所有和平努力均告失败的主要原因。
这场战争不仅在消耗特朗普的总统任期，也在损害总统本人。在最近一次椭圆形办公室的会议上，他对着伊朗领导人大发雷霆，在一段充斥着脏话的谩骂中称他们为“人渣”和“疯子”。人们对他身体健康和心理稳定状态的担忧与日俱增。
“唐纳德就在我们眼前地每况愈下，”本周在华盛顿，一位经常见到他的亲信告诉我的。“他的身心健康都在衰退。身边的人不知道该怎么办。情况只会越来越糟。他 80 岁了——这一点很明显。”
但这不仅仅是年龄问题——或者那些进入九十岁阶段的人可能会遭受的认知能力下降。特朗普由于面对当前缺乏任何良好选择而感到挫败，正向所有人大发脾气。
德黑兰的强硬派现在如此傲慢，以至于本周他们甚至拒绝了美国一次试图让和平进程重回正轨的秘密尝试。
因此，白宫正在升级措辞——据称特朗普处于“复仇模式”——总统本人的语气也显得愈发好战，周四表示他“接近”决定进行一次“大规模攻击”。
甚至白宫的高级助手们也不知道
这意味着什么。在华盛顿，认为即使增加空袭——在我撰写本文时，美国对伊朗的袭击已连续第14个夜晚重启——也能让伊朗屈服的影响力人士如今已寥寥无几。事实上，特朗普身边没有人真正知道接下来该怎么做——或者他将会怎么做。
本周，两份新的情报报告呈到了他们的办公桌上，加深了他们的绝望——而这种绝望感因他们担心总统对此关注甚少而进一步增加。报告的内容显然不可能改善他的心情。
第一份报告基于美国各情报机构的分析并由中央情报局（CIA）汇总，结论是：伊朗政权不会因为美国增加空袭而受诱导重新加入和平谈判。报告称，美国低估了伊朗的“生存能力”——更猛烈地打击伊朗并不可能使其变得更加“顺从”。目前的风险是处于和平与战争之间“无期限的停滞状态”。换句话说，就是陷入僵局，又一场低强度的“持久战”，而这正是特朗普当选旨在避免的。
或者更直白地说，用将近 50 年前越南战争期间的术语来描述，这是一个泥潭。
第二份情报报告涉及美国和以色列的情报，结果更加令人沮丧。通过大量的卫星图像，报告揭示伊朗重建被摧毁的导弹和无人机基地的速度远快于美国或以色列的预期。导弹军械库正在山体内部重新组建。桥梁、港口和军事生产设施正在迅速修复。甚至连俄罗斯向伊朗输送援助的北部补给线——以色列原以为已经将其切断——也已被“恢复”。以色列情报报告称，伊朗展现出了“令人印象深刻的重建其军事能力的能力”。
白宫再次传出了战争鼓点声。媒体正在接收关于美国军队再次向海湾地区“增兵”的简报。该地区已有 17 艘美国军舰，包括两个航母打击群和一个海军陆战队远征群。更多的战斗机和特种部队正在加入其中。驻扎在美国和英国基地的轰炸机再次进入高度戒备状态。甚至有 150 名医护人员被紧急派往德国的一个处理中东伤员的基地。总计，包括该地区的美国基地，从二月份战争启动时的部署加上最新的增兵，美国目前在该地区拥有超过 50,000 名士兵。
但目的是什么？本周在美国，我听了几位接近特朗普的有影响力人物讨论各种选项。他们的假设是，某种形式的地面入侵不可避免。这无疑是目前华盛顿传出的新风向。他们谈到了占领海湾北岸的伊朗领土，以从德黑兰手中夺取霍尔木兹海峡的控制权。他们再次提出了入侵哈格岛（Kharg Island）的可能性，伊朗大部分石油出口都从此岛发出。
谢天谢地，没有人谈到像 2003 年入侵伊拉克那样的大规模进攻。伊朗的面积是伊拉克的四倍，人口多得多，且有一支纪律严明、武装精良的 190,000 人卫队支持政权，地形更是为游击战而生。任何可以想象的美国部署都无法长期镇压伊朗。
但更令人担忧的是，有人谈到使用战术核武器向德黑兰“传递信号”，并使其在和平问题上“集中注意力”。这让我大吃一惊。
“这样做，”我厉声说道，“你们将毁掉美国在这个世纪剩余时间里的声誉和地位。你们还为普京总统在乌克兰采取同样行动铺平了道路。”
回应我的是一片沉默。目前充斥着许多绝望的讨论
身体和 精神健康状况 正在明显下降 ——而且关于地面入侵的 讨论也越来越多。 150 天后，他在 伊朗困局中已 没有好的选择
特朗普这些天在打转。事实上，我不认为特朗普会诉诸核武器。我甚至不确定他是否会发起一次大规模的“地面部队”升级，即使这是华盛顿日益增长的共识。美军当然可以攻占哈格岛。但之后呢？他们将成为伊朗导弹和无人机袭击的活靶子。
占领霍尔木兹海峡北侧将是一项艰巨得多的任务，所需的兵力将超过美国目前在该地区集结的规模。当地的地形有利于伊朗进行游击战。穿过海峡的船只仍将容易受到从更深内陆发起的导弹和无人机攻击。
美军随后可能会被诱导去攻击这些地点。这就是如何
你会被卷入一片泥潭。 令人惊讶的是，目前美国向该地区派遣的增援部队并没有大幅增加兵员，而大规模地面进攻是需要大量兵员的。这就是我对其进行大规模地面入侵仍持怀疑态度的一个原因。另一个原因是美国国内政治。越南战争在六年时间里才变得像特朗普对伊朗的战争在不到六个月内就变得那样不受欢迎。越南战争在六年时间里，随着伤亡人数不断增加且看不到尽头，净支持率降至负 30 %。而特朗普的战争已经拥有同样的负支持率——而且还没有出现大量尸袋的惨状。
到目前为止，在目前的战争中只有 18 名美国军方人员丧生。当然，每一个人都是一场个人和家庭的悲剧。即便如此，这已经是美国开始进行民调以来最不受欢迎的战争。它没有得到哪怕一丝一毫的跨党派支持。在注册民主党选民中，其净支持率为负 84 %，在独立选民中为负 52 %。
令人惊讶的是，尽管 MAGA 共和党人蔑视“无休止的战争”，但他们对这场战争的支持率仍高达 72 %。不过，其中超过一半的人仅表示“ somewhat”（在某种程度上）支持，而非“strongly”（强烈）支持。我预计，如果电视新闻开始充斥尸袋的画面，这种温吞的支持将会烟消云散。
这场战争已经损害了特朗普的人气。近三分之二的选民不认可他处理战争的方式，仅有三分之一的人表示认可。超过 60 % 的人认为他与伊朗达成的任何停战协议都无法维持。近 80 % 的人希望他现在就结束战争。特朗普目前的整体工作支持率已低于 40 % 且在下降。事实证明，伊朗问题严重拖累了他的声望。在或许是最重要的政治衡量指标——他对经济的掌控方面——他的支持率低于 30 %，处于劣势。
这在很大程度上反映了加油站的汽油价格现在再次超过每加仑 $4 的事实，由于夏季驾驶季节已经开始，这给美国人带来了特别大的影响。当停战协议达成、霍尔木兹海峡看来再次开放贸易时，汽油价格曾有所下降。现在，价格可能会朝着 $5 或更高攀升——这一前景令共和党管理层在 11 月初国会中期选举前感到恐惧，届时特朗普对众议院和参议院的控制权将面临考验。
敌对行动的重启实际上关闭了霍尔木兹海峡。自 7 月 15. 日以来，那里的航运几乎完全停滞。因此，油价开始再次飙升。布伦特原油基准价在周四达到了每桶 $100。价格可能会进一步走高。本周，在伊朗资助者的敦促下，也门胡塞武装在红海袭击了两艘装载原油和石油产品的沙特油轮。
沙特一直通过管道将石油输送到红海港口延布（Yanbu），以绕过霍尔木兹海峡。如果这条逃生路线现在也陷入危险，那么油价将进一步飙升。
事实上，真正令人担忧的不是原油价格，而是原油精炼后的产品价格——柴油、汽油、航空燃料。这三者的价格已经在飙升。例如，在欧洲和美国，航空燃料的价格约为每桶 $150，几乎是这场错误战争开始之前的两倍。
全球经济现在处于重大能源挤压的边缘。到目前为止，这种情况尚未发生，是因为美国、中国、日本和韩国等主要经济体动用了其战略石油储备。
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绕过霍尔穆兹海峡的路线（例如通往延布的管道）已被启用。中国将原油进口量削减了近五分之二。所有这些缓冲措施现在都已耗尽。而且问题不仅仅在于特朗普的伊朗冒险之举。该举措使波斯湾每天供应的精炼产品减少了约 3million 桶 (b/d)，而欧洲的柴油和航空燃料正依赖于此。除此之外，乌克兰的无人机又摧毁了 2million b/d 的俄罗斯炼油能力，而中国为了节省自身供应，可能将精炼产品的出口量进一步削减了 3million b/d。这对全球经济而言相当于三重打击，一场完美的风暴——也是未来关键精炼产品将出现严重短缺的预兆，而这一点目前仅被模糊地意识到。如果正如华盛顿传闻的那样，特朗普开始轰炸伊朗的发电厂和民用基础设施——而德黑兰不可避免地通过打击海湾各国的管道、港口甚至脱盐厂（这些国家完全依赖这些工厂获取水源）进行报复——那么，“泥潭”这个词将不足以形容我们在今年下半年将面临的局面。我的结论与开篇一致：特朗普没有好的选择。如果他试图从自己制造的烂摊子中悄悄溜走，无论他地动摇多少自负的修辞，都掩盖不了一个事实，即他在任期间经历了现代美国最大的耻辱。但如果他执迷不悟，通过大规模军事升级鲁莽地提高赌注，他面临的风险仅仅是让情况变得更糟——对他自己、对他所在的政党、对美国、对海湾地区、对全球经济以及对我们所有人而言。特朗普对伊朗的战争现在面临着定义其总统任期的风险，就像许多年前的越南战争定义了林登·约翰逊一样。这不是任何一位总统应该希望效仿的遗产。然而，由于愚蠢与虚张声势的结合，特朗普看起来正打算这么做。而我们所有人都将因此变得更加贫困。
Harper警官的 遗孀致敬， 她让首相 因蒙羞而 被迫掉头
某些画面 深深地刻在我们的 集体记忆中。 比如那张快乐的 Lissie Harper在与 心爱的Andrew Harper警官 结婚后的照片。 他在执行公务期间 殉职后，她公布了这张照片。 我们也无法忘记那段 网络视频：她丈夫的 两名凶手Jessie Cole和 Albert Bowers（2020年时两人均为17岁）， 在被判处每人13年 过失致死罪时， 竟然在发笑。 PC Harper响应关于 一辆被盗全地形车的 报警电话时，两人才结婚 短短四周。在伯克郡， 当两名青少年和车辆 驾驶员逃离时，他被一辆车 在乡村小路上拖行而死。 因此，当Lissie得知 她丈夫的凶手将根据 工党的“进步”监狱政策 被提前释放时，她发出的 愤怒与痛苦的呐喊如此 原始，在全国范围内 引起了共鸣。我们都感同身受。 她谴责该决定“令人卑劣”， 指责政治家们“在办公桌后 做出的决定，将给受害者 以及像我这样的家庭带来 真实且持久的后果”。
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MEGHAN发布了孩子们的 背影照，照片拍摄于他们 在英国旅行期间，当时他们 正走在一条被认为是 Althorp的林荫大道上， 那里埋葬着哈里的 母亲戴安娜。 照片显示爸爸和Archie 拿着花束，而拍摄时间 巧合地发生在Kate发布 纪念乔治王子13岁生日 照片的第二天。 梅ghan是不是忍不住 想在Instagram上胜过Kate—— 尤其是通过遮住孩子们的脸， 暗示他们比乔治 更重要，且面临 更高的安全风险？
÷ 即使在Robbie Williams在 世界杯上表现得像棵 弱不禁风的小草之后， 这位歌手仍表示希望 明年能获得Glastonbury 传奇时段的演出机会。 “如果他们看到我那样表演， 肯定会对我大发雷霆，” 他说。Robbie，大多数人 大概会直接睡着。
（续前文） 对于Lissie来说，唯一的 小小慰藉是该车驾驶员 Henry Long被判处更长的 刑期，且目前不具备 提前释放的资格。 工党在两名共犯服刑 未满一半时，就准备 将其释放。然而， 安迪·伯纳姆在就任后 本可以立即终结 这种提前释放的念头。 直到Lissie释放出 她的痛苦与鄙夷， 他才注意到。她让他感到 羞愧，从而迫使其执行 政策掉头，他随即宣布 在审核完成之前， 将暂缓执行提前释放计划。 正如Lissie本周所说： “英国公众理应拥有一个 让他们可以信赖的司法体系。” 除非伯纳姆接纳她的 诉求，否则他本周在 首相府承诺的“希望”， 将证明不过如此。
他天生就是干这个的
在电影 《奥德赛》 上映后， 男人们都想要 “马特·达蒙式的手臂”。 天哪，自2002年 他在《谍影杀手》（The Bourne Identity） 中脱掉衣服以来， 竟然过了二十多年 大家才意识到……
在凯文·基根去世后， 人们充满了怀旧之情， 朋友们回忆起他在体育领域的 天赋和正直。我呢？ 我记得他是那个在 七十年代让“泡泡” 发型流行起来的人
意识到 他被 宰得有多惨？ 无论如何，马特 需要强壮的 手臂来搬运他 分得的 $303百万美元——这是 电影在第一周的 票房 总额， 预计本周末 还将增长 $70百万美元。
烫发——我以前很喜欢足球 烫发。凯夫 说这让他觉得自己有六英尺 高，像个冷溪卫队士兵， 不过当他的妻子看到 发型时，她连续笑了 20 分钟。
多年来与安 · 威德科姆 (Ann Widdecombe) 共事， 在她惨遭谋杀后， 我唯一的 慰藉是，这位坚定的罗马 天主教徒的信仰 意味着，即使 在袭击者下手的那一刻， 她也会坚信她在 地球上的最后一段 旅程将是进入 充满爱的基督的怀抱。
÷ 面对禁用水管浇水的 禁令，我的一位精明但 关系疏远的 熟人认为他找到了 解决办法。将水管 插入洒水壶中，然后 在假装定期 重新注水的同时 给植物洒水—— 尽管我绝不会 赞同这种行为。
55 岁的 Amanda Holden 是否在与 61 岁的 Liz Hurley 竞争 “Ins比基尼女王”的称号？ 她在希腊的一艘游艇上 发布了身穿极小比基尼的 照片，这位幸福的 两个孩子的母亲开玩笑说： “就这样开始了
麦德琳 (MADELEINE) · 麦肯的哥哥 Sean，21 岁（在姐姐 失踪时他才两岁）， 讲述了他如何获得代表 苏格兰参加 英联邦 运动会游泳比赛的机会。 他在八岁时开始 参加竞技体育且 从未停止，大多数早晨 4 点起床， 每周训练超过 20 小时，同时 在大学学习。 许多孩子在经历 失去兄弟姐妹的痛苦后， 可能永远无法在情感上 康复。 因此，Sean 证明了 凯特 (Kate) 和盖里 (Gerry) 麦肯 的力量。
÷ 安迪·伯纳姆 (ANDY Burnham) 的 团队计划在一年多前 就对基尔·斯塔默 (Keir Starmer) 下手——这 现在让约翰·希利 (John Healey) 以及他被“意外”任命为 财政大臣一职 显得可疑。 作为伯纳姆终身的 盟友，正是希利 通过在国防预算问题上 将当时的 首相推下台并促使其 “光彩”地辞职， 从而触发了斯塔默的离职， 时间是在 6 月 11 日。 然后，在短短 一个多月后，他拿到了 财政大臣府 (No 11) 的钥匙。 所以他毕竟如此“光彩”吗？
在被自己的电视节目 解雇后， 凡妮莎·费尔茨 (Vanessa Feltz) 振作起来， 重新整顿，并将 在 YouTube 上播出于 她的新节目《与凡妮莎在一起》(At Home With Vanessa)， 在她的卧室里采访 名人。祝你好运， 女孩，虽然你天生 具有生存能力，但你 必须意识到， 现在你 64 岁且 单身，很难 诱惑任何人进入 你的卧室。
÷ 很高兴看到查尔斯国王 在与卡米拉一起乘坐 塔迪斯 (Tardis) 参加 英联邦运动会开幕式时， 尽显他古怪的幽默感。 虽然这还不如伊丽莎白女王 在 2012 年伦敦 奥运会开幕式上， 与饰演詹姆斯·邦德的 丹尼尔·克雷格 (Daniel Craig) 一起 从直升机上“跳下”那么震撼， 但依然令人心生微笑。 对凶手 Axel 转移的愤怒
令三名被其谋杀的 女孩家属 绝望的是， 南端口凶手 Axel Rudakubana——他被 判处 52 年监禁—— 已从贝尔马什 (Belmarsh) 监狱 转移至布罗德穆尔 (Broadmoor) 精神病
年度比基尼照片 攻势——你 已被警告！ 我赌 Amanda 赢， 因为与 Liz 不同， 她很接地气， 拥有自嘲的幽默感， 而且女性 真的很喜欢她。
医院，因为担心 他及其他人的安全。 现在他将逃脱 他在贝尔马什 囚犯那里本该得到的 真正正义—— 即使是最凶残的囚犯 也鄙视杀害儿童的人。
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临时过渡人物。但现在我认为她 将成为我们的下一任首相
我必须承认，当凯米·巴登诺克（Kemi Badenoch）在 2024 年 11 月被选为保守党党魁时，我脑海中浮现的是“临时替代品”这个词。她就像迈克尔·福特（Michael Foot）、伊恩·邓肯·史密斯（Iain Duncan Smith）或杰里米·科尔宾（Jeremy Corbyn）那样；是一个你不需要太在意的人物，因为她永远不可能赢得选举。
她的角色应该是让她的政党温和地维持运转，直到政府变得如此不受欢迎，以至于保守党政府再次成为一个现实的可能性——到那时，一个更强大的角色将取代她成为保守党党魁。
当然，在巴登诺克的情况下，存在一种严重的可能性，即她甚至无法维持保守党的生存。在 2024 年底到 2025, 期间，真正的反对党领袖似乎是奈杰尔·法拉格（Nigel Farage）。
我记得巴登诺克在早期的几次亮相中表现相当糟糕，在不相关的话题之间漫无目的地游走，未能给斯塔默（Starmer）带来有效打击。
但无论如何，这几乎不重要。
斯塔默拥有 160 个议席的多数优势，且具备顶尖律师的沉稳气质，似乎可以执政十年。一些前保守党部长也得出了同样的结论，转而投奔英国改革党（Reform UK），冷酷地计算出这是复兴其政治生涯的唯一机会。
现在，巴登诺克在党内前排的任职时间超过了斯塔默，这一切突然显得截然不同。她可以反思，自己在他的垮台中扮演了角色，因为她就曼德尔森（Mandelson）事件对他进行了猛烈抨击。
与此同时，改革党在最近 2 场备受关注的补选中明显失利——戈顿和登顿（Gordon and Denton）输给了绿党，梅克菲尔德（Makerfield）输给了工党——而他们原本预期会获胜。
法拉格因捐款问题而陷入困境，包括来自一名被定罪诈骗者的多次捐款，以及来自一名加密货币亿万富翁的 £5million。而他决定在其克拉克顿（Clacton）选区引发一场
陷入困境
补选的决定，正演变成一场闹剧。
巴登诺克，尽管在一年前难以想象，但上周 Opinium 的一项民调显示，她是全国最受欢迎的政党领袖，其支持率高于即将上任的首相——得分 + 2，而安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）为 - 3。
周五，YouGov 的一项民调让她的气球泄了气，给予她的净好感度评分为 - 11，而伯纳姆为...
不要低估她：凯米·巴登诺克将在下议院复会时攻击工党
作者：Ross Clark
……ham 加上 3，但仍然远高于法拉奇（Farage）令人震惊的负 46。
我们是否能开始想象之前看来不可能的事情：到了 2029 年，凯米·巴德诺克（Kemi Badenoch）将成为首相？当然，还有很长一段路要走。根据 YouGov 的数据，保守党目前的得票率仅为 21%。但考虑到工党为 20%，英国改革党（Reform UK）为 23%，一切仍有变数。
保守党不需要太大的反弹就能重回领先地位，并成为真正的竞争者。而且，他们目前拥有上升势头。
我们还不知道工党在伯纳姆（Burnham）的领导下能获得多少反弹，以及这种反弹是暂时的还是持久的。伯纳姆是一名比斯塔默（Starmer）优秀得多的演说家，且在政治上更为精明。
他敏锐地察觉到，选民最关心的议题是生活成本。然而，巴德诺克对他那些关于能源账单增值税和巴士票价等微不足道的“大肆挥霍”式让利行为的攻击——称其“表现得就像他还是曼彻斯特市长一样”——引起了共鸣。正如她本周所说：“他现在是联合王国的首相，他需要开始像个首相一样行动。”
政府正走向悬崖边缘，而伯纳姆在挽回局势方面显得能力严重不足。
国家统计局上周报告称，截至 6 月底，英国公共部门净债务为 £2.989 万亿，相当于每户家庭承担 £100,000。
本月，该数值几乎肯定会突破 £3 万亿大关。这意味着政府目前欠下的债务相当于整个英国经济的总值，即 GDP。
但目前看来，工党议员们并未意识到英国可能会遭受严重财政危机的真实危险，这种危机可能与 2010 年希腊所经历的危机相当，后者导致了欧盟的救助。
那些在毫无异议的情况下将伯纳姆推举为工党领导人的议员，正是去年 7 月阻止蕾切尔·里夫斯（Rachel Reeves）在失控的个人独立付款（PIPs）预算中进行哪怕是适度的 £6 亿削减的人——PIPs 是一项非资产调查类福利，由患有 ADHD 等疾病的人士申请。
值得注意的是，伯纳姆选任的国家第一秘书路易丝·海格（Louise Haigh）正是那些抗议活动的领导者。
而且他知道，如果他敢于……
可能需要 国际货币基金组织 (IMF) 救助
由于他威胁要削减福利、医疗保健或其他服务。伯纳姆不太可能遵守任何财政纪律。他本人曾提出建立国家护理服务的想法，每年耗资 £19billion。想通过加税来资助该计划，祝他好运。经合组织 (OECD) 和国际货币基金组织 (IMF)——后者财政大臣 约翰·希利 可能不得不像他的 1970 年代同名前辈那样去寻求救助——最近都警告称，英国的税收和支出过高。如果试图进一步榨干资源，随着企业和富裕个人迁往海外，税收收入很可能会下降。
这给巴登诺克提供了一个巨大的机会。一旦债券市场的“狼群”出现在英国政府门前，政治辩论将彻底改变。到那时，我们讨论的将不再是可以在某项或另一项事务上增加多少支出，也不会将一切归咎于多年的“保守党紧缩政策”。一旦英国糟糕的财政状况成为共识，辩论将围绕政府必须如何削减支出以维持国家偿付能力而展开。我们将回到 2010, 年，当时的大选是在破产的雅典发生骚乱的背景下举行的。大卫·卡梅伦和尼克·克莱格组建了一个以公共财政为首要任务的联合政府，扭转了戈登·布朗在财政上失控的岁月。
巴登诺克已经在许多领域精明地进行了布局，从摒弃英国毁灭性的净零排放政策，到威胁退出《欧洲人权公约》，以便我们最终能够制定自己的移民法律，而不是由斯特拉斯堡的激进法官强加给我们。她现在需要在公共支出问题上采取同样行动。她应该每周攻击政府的挥霍无度，同时主张建立一个真正平衡的预算。这将涉及为保守党在最后几年的执政记录道歉。她还需要为保守党在移民问题上的惨痛失败道歉，因为就在我们本应重新掌控边界时，移民人数却飙升至新高。
但作为一个相对新鲜的面孔——她曾是里希·苏纳克的商务大臣——巴登诺克在处理这些问题上应该没有困难。伯纳姆如果低估她将是不明智的，更应警惕像斯塔默那样以傲慢的态度对待她。讽刺的是，工党从早到晚都在吹嘘平等，但直到现在还没有选出第一位女性领导人，而保守党已经有过四位。我还没有把赌注押在上面，但我正在密切关注政治市场。虽然伯纳姆将享受短暂的蜜月期，但我开始认为，他的首相继任者将是那位在九月份准备在下议院演讲台前与他针锋相对的女性。
图片：ELLIOTT FRANKS
导致 5 名警察受伤
训练演习：泰晤士河上的一艘海洋警务部门船只
昨日，一艘警察巡逻艇撞击西敏桥，导致 5 名警员受伤，其中数人被抛入泰晤士河。该巡逻艇搭载伦敦警察厅海洋警务部门的一支团队，于下午 3.45 左右在高速行驶时撞上大桥。
据称，被抛入水中的警员在救援人员抵达前在水中停留了大约十分钟。一名警察发言人表示：“我们正在等待关于他们伤势程度的最新消息。”
“目前，我们认为没有公众卷入或受伤。”桥梁上俯瞰议会的一段区域已被封锁。
见证者 Cecilia Lusevic（56 岁）和 Mateo Bilis-Lusevic（12 岁）当时正乘坐游览船在桥北侧，听到了一声巨响。
Mateo 表示：“两艘船在水面上飞快行驶。突然，我看向那艘船，听到一声巨响。然后三个人飞进了水里，其中一个人伤得很重。”
来自马萨诸塞州格洛斯特的 Jim Bagley 表示：“在我看来，[那艘船]陷入了刚刚通过桥梁的另一艘船的尾波中，然后猛烈撞击在对面侧的墙上。”
“我们没看到撞击发生的瞬间，但我们听到了爆炸声……接下来我们看到三个人在水里，顺流而下。”
他补充道：“我们在想，他们起初为什么要高速行驶。”
警方尚未能确认导致该充气艇撞击的具体原因。
海洋警务部门与专业枪械指令部合作，处理泰晤士河上的武装响应行动。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 回收：一艘消防局船只拖走相撞的船只
作者：Elizabeth Haigh 和 Shannon McGuigan
加满油的费用 将再次达到 £100
作者：David Churchill
由于伊朗战争升级导致油价持续飙升，家庭轿车加满油的费用预计将在几天内再次达到 £100。
在短短两周多时间内，柴油价格上涨了约每升 9 便士——对于普通家庭轿车来说，每桶油增加了近 £5。汽油平均价格上涨了约每升 6 便士——即每桶油增加约 £3。
这意味着目前加满柴油约需 £95，加满汽油约需 £86。随着本月和平协议破裂，中东战火再次燃起，柴油每桶 £100 的大关预计将在几天内被突破。
在伊朗支持的胡塞武装声称本周击中了两艘沙特油轮后，市场情绪尤为恐慌。这意味着向西方供应的石油面临进一步被截断的风险。
一名 RAC 发言人表示：“除非敌对行动尽快结束，否则很难不预见到汽油价格将达到一个伊朗战争期间的新高。”
上一次油价达到 £100 是在 4 月，这是自 2022 年以来首次出现这种情况，此前美伊冲突于 2 月 28 日首次爆发。
在签署离婚协议时 ‘被 Xanax 药物镇静’ 现要求 £5m 赔偿
作者：Isabella Machin
一名 Airbnb 前高管正与其前妻争取 £5million 离婚赔偿金的请求作斗争——此前该前妻表示，她在签署一份数额较低的协议时，服用了足以‘镇静一匹马’的 Xanax 药物。
Martin Reiter 曾协助主导这家度假租赁公司的国际扩张，他于 2012 年与室内设计师 Caroline Bauer-Reiter, 41, 结婚。两人育有两个女儿，但于 2018, 分手，并在德国签署了一份财务协议。该协议使得 Bauer-Reiter 女士无法分享前夫 £17.3million 的财产，且在 2028 之后无法获得任何个人财务支持。
自那时起，这位离婚女性发起了一项法律申请以废除该协议，声称该协议‘极其不公正’。她表示，签署协议时她患有严重的精神疾病，且她的医生为她提供了高剂量的 Xanax（一种用于治疗焦虑的镇静剂）。
她的律师还主张，由于精神和身体健康问题，包括 Ehlers-Danlos 综合症（‘一种罕见的致残性遗传病’），她无法工作。
这些指控遭到了 Reiter 先生的反驳，他认为她的社交媒体帖子（包括舞蹈视频）表明她的健康状况良好。
尽管家庭法院的一名法官去年同意了实质性——
‘精神疾病严重’
离婚：卡罗琳·鲍尔-赖特 (Caroline Bauer-Reiter)、马丁·赖特 (Martin Reiter) 及其在伦敦价值 £11.5million 的新住宅
全球领先的AI芯片背后的亿万富翁在生下私生子后，被判支付 £483million 的离婚费用。
在当地媒体称为“世纪离婚案”的诉讼中，大亨 Chey Tae-won 与结婚 35 年的妻子 Roh Soh-yeong 陷入了一场史诗般的法庭之争，后者是韩国前总统之女。
争端的焦点在于 Chey 先生在 SK 集团持有的股份，由于该公司的微芯片被世界领先的AI公司英伟达 (Nvidia) 所采用，其价值大幅飙升。
这对夫妇 1988 年在首尔总统府举行婚礼，新娘的父亲卢泰晤 (Roh Tae-woo) 曾在 1988 年至 1993 年期间领导该国。
但 2015 年，Chey 先生承认与情妇生了一个孩子，婚姻随即破裂。Chey 先生于 2018 年提起离婚诉讼。
关于资金的法庭之争直到五年后才正式开始。自 2015 年以来，SK 的股价上涨了三倍。
昨日，首尔最高法院裁定， 65, 岁的 Roh 女士有权获得两人婚后财产三分之一的现金赔付—— £483million。
但同样 65, 岁的 Chey 先生可能会将其视为一场胜利——因为在 2024 年的一项法院裁决中，他被要求向前妻支付 £700million。双方均可对最新裁决提出上诉。
作者：Neil Sears
（接上文）...实质性增加她的结算金额。 她被授予 £2.55million 的一笔过款项， 14 年内每年 £96,000 的生活费，以及超过 £1million 的法律费用，此外还包括子女抚养费。她现在希望将这笔一笔过款项翻倍，而她的前夫则在努力推翻其律师所称的“完全过高的供养”，并恢复原先的德国协议。
上诉法院本周获悉，两人在奥地利结婚，但于 2016. 年定居柏林。根据德国的离婚协议，Reiter 先生同意支付前妻在柏林的房租直到 2028 年，以及每月 £1,800 的个人生活费直到 2024 年 8 月，以及子女抚养费。
他于 2023 年 3 月再婚，并与新婚妻子搬进位于伦敦西区荷兰公园 (Holland Park) 一栋价值 £11.5million 的住宅中。两个月后，Bauer-Reiter 女士也搬到了伦敦。
代表 Reiter 先生的律师 Michael Horton KC 认为，家事法院法官的行为已远远超出了仅仅是对德国协议的修改。
他表示，Bauer-Reiter 女士因搬到伦敦而导致的生活成本增加属于“人为创造的需求增长”，法官“错误地允许以此为由增加供养额”。他称 Reiter 先生的净资产此后已“恶化”至 £5million 以下。
代表 Bauer-Reiter 女士的 Rebecca Carew Pole KC 对这一财富骤减提出了质疑，并认为鉴于其整体财富，其委托人被授予的 £2.55million 是“不足为奇”的。
她表示，签署德国协议时，“妻子正处于严重的精神健康问题期，且处于脆弱状态并服用大量药物”。
她声称在签署过程中，Bauer-Reiter 女士“非常痛苦……并发生了恐慌发作”，并在会议前及会议期间由当时的精神科医生为其开具了 Xanax（安定）。
法官 Sir Andrew McFarlane、Lord Justice Moylan 和 Lord Justice Lewis 在经过一整天的听证后宣布保留裁决，将在日后公布。
作者：Joshua Haining
一名在“非法的报复行为”中撞击一名骑偷窃电动车的青少年的杀手司机被判处终身监禁。 Terrence King，60岁，在去年7月22日撞上了Devon Simmonds-Caines，15岁；后者在曼彻斯特米德尔顿（Middleton）的现场死亡。 法庭获悉，这辆价值£3,000的电动车是在当天早些时候，在另一名青少年的帮助下，将车主“拽”下来后被偷走的。 法庭观看了视频片段，画面显示Devon在街道上骑行，然后转向人行道。随后，King驾驶他的沃克斯豪尔（Vauxhall）汽车“高速”地“蓄意”追击该青少年，随后猛打方向将其撞击。 法庭听取证词，King声称他只是想把电动车“堵住”，并没有打算伤害Devon。他
“他本有完整的一生在前方”
最初于1月受审，但陪审团未能达成裁决，King随后承认误杀罪。 经过重新审理，King被裁定谋杀罪成，本周被判处最低监禁16年零一天。 法官Maurice Greene在明舒尔街刑事法院（Minshull Street Crown Court）表示： “这是一种非法的私人报复行为。偷窃电动车是错误的，但这并不意味着你可以伤害任何人。法律不允许将愤怒、恐慌或误导性的忠诚转化为暴力。” Devon的父亲Thomas表示： “他本有完整的一生在前方。他是个非常有天赋、聪明的孩子。我的儿子离开我得太早了。”
昨日凌晨，四名20多岁的男子在汽车撞上灯柱的事故中丧生。 这辆黑色Seat Cupra车辆在默西赛德郡（Merseyside）休顿（Huyton）地区凌晨2点前突然偏离道路并发生碰撞。两名23岁的男子以及两名年龄分别为24和26岁的男子被宣布在现场死亡，其近亲已接获通知。 第五名男子，27岁，被紧急送往医院，目前情况稳定。 一名目击者告诉《每日邮报》，他在凌晨时分醒来，看到了“惨状”。 他表示，汽车“裂成两半”，车辆其他零件散落在道路上。 警监Paul Holden表示：“对于他们的家人和挚爱来说，这是一个极其沉痛的时刻，我们现在的首要任务是为他们查明碰撞是如何发生的。”
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他们在 2023, 年于北伦敦购入该房产，并计划将其改造为被描述为“极致热爱项目”的住宅。 助力这些计划的是 Cat 令人兴奋且获利丰厚的新角色——她在 2024, 年接替 Holly Willoughby，与 Ben Shephard 共同担任《This Morning》的共同主持人，据称其年薪约为 £600,000。 然而两年后，这些梦想——就像他们的婚姻以及这座房子的绝大部分一样——都化为了碎片。 在 49, 岁的 Cat 和 55, 岁的 Pat 宣布震惊世界的的分手几乎整整一年后，这对前任夫妇决定“停止施工”，并将房子重新投放回市场。由于从未在那里度过一个夜晚，且工程远未完工，此次出售将导致巨大的个人损失。 我被告知，最初两人之间曾就谁来接手这个项目进行过一番争执，但最终他们两人都意识到，单独继续下去是不可行的。
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当 Cat Deeley 和 Patrick Kielty 购买这座价值 £5 million 的“待装修”房产作为他们回国项目的一部分时，他们梦想这里将成为他们完美的永久之舍。 在洛杉矶生活了十多年（Cat 在那里是真人秀节目《So You Think You Can Dance》的当红主持人）之后，他们于 2020, 年搬回英国，兴奋地准备与两个幼子在大西洋的这一侧开启新生活。 做出这个激进决定的原因是一次恐怖事件：当时 Patrick 和他们四岁的大儿子 Milo 在洛杉矶一家购物中心遭遇重大枪击恐慌，被迫进入紧急封锁状态。 Cat 回忆道：“他们关闭了中心。我接到 Paddy 的电话，他说：‘他们正带我们走消防通道出去，但没人能走到车那里。如果我们走到路口，你能来接我们吗？’” 她意识到，她根本无法在美国抚养她的家人。 于是他们搬回英国，并在汉普斯特德（Hampstead）买下了这座破旧的 20 世纪 50 年代房产。
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RIENDS（朋友们）表示，这座房子以及关于如何处理它的巨大头痛之源，‘增加’了这对前任夫妇之间的问题。 “Cat 和 Patrick 是带着沉重的心情决定停止工程的，”一位好友说道。“这太令人心碎了。他们投入了大量时间，不仅对房子将呈现的样子有着惊人的愿景，还希望孩子们能在那里长大。” “回英国在很多方面都是一种煎熬，但拥有一座非常‘加州风格’的房子，是让全家人都感到兴奋的事情。这一切本该如此完美。” “就在工程进行到一半时，他们停止了施工，并将按现状出售。他们离完工还差得远。想到他们投入了这么多心血，真是太令人心碎了。他们倾注了血汗与泪水，两年来这里一直是他们生活的中心，但最终却化为泡影。” “最初双方都声称想要继续，但与分手的对象一起装修房子并不是理想的选择。” “既然他们现在没有计划共度余生，继续下去似乎没有什么意义。最终他们决定将其处理掉。” 据了解，他们知道自己注定会亏钱。目前其市场价为 £5.25 million ——
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比他们在 2023 年支付的 £4.9 million 购买价高出 £350,000，但据称他们在工程上的投入超过了这个数额。 这处房产位于风景如画的汉普斯特德荒野（Hampstead Heath）边缘，且与前 One Direction 歌手 Harry Styles 正在翻新以打造为一座超级豪宅的两栋住宅位于同一条路上，目前由 Savills 房产中介挂牌销售。 该房产被描述为“在距离伦敦西区仅 4 英里之遥的地方，提供专属感与宁静感”。 但销售简介补充道，这座“面积约 410 平方米（4,418 平方英尺）、分布在两层楼的独立五居室房屋”目前处于“糟糕状态”。 当《每日邮报》本周访问该房屋时，在锁闭的安全围栏后看不到任何正在进行的建筑工程迹象。由于外墙上靠着一堆腐烂的胶合板，车道上散落着电缆，这里给人的感觉像是一栋废弃建筑。 然而，对于 Cat 和 Pat 来说，一切的开始非常美好。两人在 2000 年代初主持 BBC 才艺节目《名校》（Fame Academy）时成为了朋友。 他们最终的浪漫故事读起来像一部浪漫喜剧的剧情：他们多年没有联系，直到 2012, Pat 向同事 Gabby Logan 坦白他仍然对 Cat 存有情愫，而 Gabby 鼓励他采取行动。 于是，Pat 兴起之下从北爱尔兰的一家酒吧飞往比佛利山庄酒店，在 Cat 的生日早午餐会上给她一个惊喜，并表白自己的爱。 九个月后的风风火火中，他们在罗马结婚，随后儿子 Milo 和 James 的出生为这个故事画上了完美的句号。 事实上，他们在向巴尼特议会（Barnet Council）提交梦想家庭房产的建筑规划时，充分考虑到了孩子们的需求。 规划包括对房产布局的大幅度调整，包括一个双层挑空的开放式起居空间、扩建的卧室和露台，以及新增的保姆套房、儿童游戏室、男女分立的衣帽间、家庭酒吧和办公室。 为了符合他们重建“洛杉矶氛围”的计划，屋顶也计划进行改造，以便让核心生活区域获得更多自然光。他们还考虑打造一个“更宏伟”的入口大厅。 这对夫妇还获得了移除树木和进行挖掘工程以重塑后花园的许可。 Cat 在 2024 年在 Instagram 上分享了翻新进度，发布了一段显示室内大部分已被拆除的视频，配文道：“房子没剩多少，全是空气。” Patrick 也在周六早晨向 Five Live 的听众讲述他自己的经历。 两人都很兴奋，但据称他们也用“非常讽刺的口吻”谈论他们承担的这项工程。 “他们曾开玩笑说这会把两人都搞死，”一位朋友说，“虽然没把他们搞死，但确实搞垮了他们的婚姻。” 朋友们表示，玩笑之余，翻新带来的压力绝对在他们关系的破裂中起到了作用。 他们说，这给原本就岌岌可危的局面带来了“巨大压力”。 由于 Patrick “一周的大部分时间”都住在爱尔兰主持 RTE 的旗舰节目《Late Late Show》，大量工作落在 Cat 身上。 在决定突然离开洛杉矶后，这对夫妇已经经历了一段时间的分居，这意味着 Cat 在履行主持《So You Think You Can Dance》的合同期间，需要进行为期一年的跨大西洋通勤。 “这对 Patrick 来说很艰难，”一个消息人士说，“Cat 过着跨大西洋的生活，而他一个人在伦敦照顾两个男孩。” 永久迁往伦敦本应标志着一个新开始，但一年前，当他们宣布分开时，震惊了整个娱乐圈。 在 Cat 从《This Morning》开始夏季假期几天后发布的声明中，他们
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Cat 和 Pat 婚姻的 破裂
声明道：“我们已经决定 结束我们的婚姻，目前 已经分居。没有其他第三方 参与其中。我们将继续 共同担任孩子们的慈爱父母， 因此恳请尊重我们家庭的 隐私。我们将不再发表 进一步评论。” 事实上，双方都没有 就这次分开发表更多言论， 但一些熟悉这对夫妇的人 暗示，他们之间的关系并不像 表面上看起来那样文明。 有迹象表明，一定发生了某种 “剧烈的”且“突然的”变故， 因为就在宣布分居的 四个月前，他们仍在进行 房屋装修，据向我描述， 当时进展得“相当顺利”。 或许，值得关注的是， 就在 2025 年 3 月左右， Patrick 的母亲 Mary 去世了， 他回到北爱尔兰的家乡 Dundrum 参加葬礼。 照片显示，在亲友的簇拥下， 他帮着将母亲的灵柩抬进 圣心教堂，但令人心酸的是， Cat 并不在场。她的公关人员 表示，她在家里照顾两个年幼的 孩子，在他们上下学期间陪伴。 但她出人意料的缺席 引发了诸多猜测，认为这 可能是导致关系破裂的 转折点之一。自两人分开后， Cat 曾被拍到与婚纱设计师 Charlie Brear 出席社交活动， 不过人们认为他们之间 仅仅是好朋友关系。 两周前，有消息称 Cat 与一位 英俊的电影高管 Charlie Coleman 在伦敦海德公园的一场 Lewis Capaldi 音乐会上共度了一个“亲密的 约会之夜”。 一名目击者告诉一家周日 报纸，“两人全程笑容满面， 大笑并兴奋地聊天”，并补充道： “在某个时刻，Charlie 亲昵地 触碰了 Cat 的裸背，而她在 喝纸杯饮料时也与他有 身体接触。他们在一起时 显得非常放松，并分享了 几个笑话。 ‘她在他的耳边低语， 他们随着音乐点头律动。’” H
然而，与此报道相关 的知情人士否认了 两人出游具有浪漫色彩的 可能性，其中一人表示： “他们没有牵手或亲吻， 看起来一点也不像约会。” 与此同时，另一位消息人士 告诉我：“他不是她的类型。” Patrick 依然在伦敦和爱尔兰 之间分担时间，目前没有 出现任何新恋情的迹象。 现在看来，Cat 对伦敦新生活 的憧憬并非唯一破灭的事物， 这已变得令人心痛地明显。 因为除了婚姻的结束和 梦想之家的破灭，业内人士 指出，Cat 几乎没有享受到 其前任 Holly Willoughby 那样的 成功。 Cat 因为“太好莱坞”且与 Ben 之间“毫无化学反应”而遭到 节目观众的抨击，而她与 Ben 目前共同创造了该节目 史上最低的收视率记录。 当 Holly 和共同主持人 Phillip Schofield 主持该节目时， 他们能吸引 200 万至 300 万 观众。而如今，Cat 和 Ben 勉强才能达到 500,000 人。 “这与预期不符，”一位与 《This Morning》相关的人士 表示。“Cat 是 ITV 领导层 想要的好莱坞魅力，但 效果并不像他们希望的那样。” 就像在 Hampstead 的装修工程一样， ITV 的消息人士向我暗示， 他们预见到她在节目中的 角色可能很快就会戛然而止。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 待售：这对夫妇的豪宅 装修工作似乎已停止
作者：Shaun Wooller 健康编辑 “醉酒”士兵的 肆虐破坏行为
涉嫌“盗窃 陆军车辆”
作者：安迪·多兰 (Andy Dolan)
两名士兵已被逮捕，此前一名“坦克”据称从陆军基地被盗，并被用于一次价值 £100,000 的疯狂飙车——沿途留下一连串被撞毁的汽车。 视频画面显示，一名据称醉酒的工兵在昨天凌晨 1am 左右撞上一辆停放的面包车和一辆 SUV 后，驾驶着这辆 15 吨重的“斗牛犬” (Bulldog) 车辆驶入一条狭窄的进入道路。 消息人士称，这些部队在返回威尔特郡的蒂德沃思营地 (Tidworth Camp) 之前在营地外饮酒，并
“在破坏性赛车后 整齐地停放”
盗走了这辆最高时速为 32 英里的装甲运兵车 (APC)。 在一段显然是从楼上窗户拍摄的视频中，这名据称醉醺醺的驾驶员在车辆冲向停满士兵私家车的进入道路时，难以维持“斗牛犬”车辆的直线行驶。
随后，镜头显示一辆被撞扁的沃克斯豪尔 (Vauxhall) 面包车被撞到了前面的银色 SUV 上，部分车身处于草地上。 该 SUV 的后部和前翼子板有可见的面板损坏，据认为是一辆中国制造的 MG ZS 电动汽车——价值约 £30,000——《太阳报》报道称，由于存在被监视的风险，士兵们已被警告不要在车内进行敏感对话。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 狂欢飙车：被圈出的“斗牛犬”车辆在官方行动中留下一路破坏，上方图
在这次破坏性赛车之后，照片显示该装甲运兵车被整齐地停放在附近区域未受损的车辆之间。 蒂德沃思营地是第 26 工程团、第 1 医疗团以及国王皇家骠骑兵团等部队的驻地。 “斗牛犬”车辆至少需要两名乘员，由一台 240 马力的劳斯莱斯发动机驱动。它的宽超过 9 英尺，长 17 英尺，旨在让部队在泥泞的战场上移动。据悉，无人受伤，且“斗牛犬”车辆未受损。 据称驾驶该车辆的士兵在战友发现营地内的破坏后，于黎明时分在房间内被皇家军事警察逮捕。第二名士兵也被逮捕。一名
陆军发言人表示：“我们期望我们的工作人员保持最高标准。今早在珀汉唐 (Perham Down) 发生一起事件后，两名士兵已被皇家军事警察逮捕。我们不会对此发表进一步评论。” “斗牛犬”车辆最多可搭载 10 名乘客，能够防御轻武器和炮火袭击，并装备有一挺机枪。
袭击欧洲 度假胜地
世界卫生组织警告称，潜在致命的西尼罗河病毒正在英国游客喜爱的欧洲国家蔓延。 官员们敦促度假者采取预防措施，避免被蚊子叮咬，蚊子通过吸食受感染鸟类的血而携带该疾病。 目前没有疫苗，也没有特效药，治疗仅限于缓解症状。 在病毒感染中枢神经系统的严重病例中，需要住院治疗。 希腊的病例增长最快，截至周三已有 21 例确诊——其中 14 例仅在过去一周内出现。除一名患者外，所有患者都出现了攻击神经系统的疾病，包括脑炎和
“由蚊子传播”
脑膜炎，其中 13 人仍在住院。意大利的地理分布最广——截至 7 月 15, 的最新可用数据显示，17 个地区共有 21 例病例。 西班牙、罗马尼亚和北马其顿也报告了本地感染病例。 该病毒可导致发烧、颈部僵硬、意识混乱、震颤、抽搐、肌肉无力、瘫痪或昏迷。大多数感染者是通过被受感染的蚊子叮咬而得病，但通过器官移植、输血、怀孕和哺乳传播的情况也已有记录。 官员表示，大多数感染情况较轻，但大约每 150 人中就有一个感染者会发展为严重疾病。
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一名黑衣男子遮住面孔，在风景优美的萨福克郡乡村的一片田野里发射了一架无人机。在他身边，第二个神秘的伪装身影挥舞着一面巨大的圣乔治旗，而该小组的其他成员则在灌木丛中潜行，观察在一家气派的乡村庄园举办的一场盛会中近 15,000 名穆斯林的活动情况。这些由一个自称“英国安全项目”（British Security Project）的新兴右翼组织拍摄的无人机视频和静止图像被发布在社交媒体上，标题具有挑衅性：“在他们停止之前，我们不会停止。”志愿者拍摄的这段看似平静的节日片段在 The White Stripes 乐队的摇滚名曲《Seven Nation Army》的伴奏下上传。视频显示，在两周前于宏伟的灌木地大厅（Shrubland Hall）举行的英国“Ijtema”（阿拉伯语，意为“集会”）活动中，身着传统长袍的男子在长排帐篷间行走。英国安全项目的志愿者选择“监测”这次由极端正统伊斯兰教派 Tablighi Jamaat 组织的活动——该运动在多个国家被禁止，其欧洲总部是位于西约克郡杜斯伯里的一个高耸的“超级清真寺”。在无人机飞行后的 24 小时内，反恐警官便以涉嫌“右翼恐怖威胁”为由突袭了英国安全项目。正如早有准备的 BBC 迅速报道的那样，在 7 月 12 日和 7 月 13 日期间，从萨里郡到曼彻斯特，全国各地的住址遭到搜查，随后戏剧性地发生了不少于 12 起逮捕行动。报道急促地透露，有 8 名男子被“根据 2000 年恐怖主义法案拘留”，另外 3 人涉嫌共谋谋杀，一名女性则因涉嫌协助犯罪被讯问。这听起来非常严重——尤其是在 7 月 12 日周日，Ijtema 集会为了“保护”参会者而提前关闭时。持枪反恐警官在附近道路部署，以确保信徒们回家路上的安全。周末结束后，内政大臣 沙巴娜·马哈穆德 站在下议院，用最强烈的措辞赞扬警方迅速且强力地响应，称警官们“毫无疑问地挽救了生命”。她在网上的一份声明中断然补充道，Ijtema 集会提前结束是因为“出现了针对现场人员生命的、可靠的极端右翼恐怖主义相关威胁”。
马哈穆德接着说：“我感谢萨福克郡警方、反恐警察部门以及组织者，他们迅速且有效的响应毫无疑问 [原文如此] 挽救了生命……我知道这对英国穆斯林来说是令人深感不安的消息。我们必须共同抵制仇恨。”即将离任的首相基尔·斯塔默（Keir Starmer）赶紧附和她的观点，表示：“感谢警方的迅速行动，没有人受伤。我不会容忍任何针对我们穆斯林社区的袭击或任何形式的反穆斯林仇恨。”
安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham），此时距离他被任命为首相仅在之咫，也加入了其中，称：“这太可怕了。针对穆斯林的仇恨在我们的国家没有生存空间。我决心将其根除。”
英国国家机器的所有强大力量都被动用了。被捕的 12 人——其中 3 人后来被证实与英国安全项目完全无关——被投入牢房，有些人被关押了整整 6 天，远长于大多数嫌疑人的拘留时间。其他人声称，他们的逮捕过程极其粗暴，他们惊恐的孩子们目睹了武装反恐警察冲进自家的前门。然而，几天之内，所有恐怖主义指控都被撤销了。“我们已经……”
“监测”节日：英国安全项目志愿者出现在社交媒体片段中，右图为无人机在活动上方盘旋
以此转移人们对安·威德科姆 (Ann Widdecombe) 谋杀案的关注
进行了广泛调查，但目前尚未发现...与指称的威胁相关”，伦敦反恐警务负责人海伦·弗拉纳根 (Helen Flanagan) 指挥官在 7 月 18 日的一份简短声明中如是表述。
必须明确指出，本周该群体的一员达伦·布朗 (Darren Brown) 在雷丁治安法庭因承认武器犯罪而被判处六个月缓刑。布朗在埃塞克斯郡的巴西尔登 (Basildon) 驾驶其白色福特 Transit 面包车时被拦截，车内被发现有一把电击枪和一根可伸缩警棍，家中还发现第二根警棍。
显然，他因这项罪行而受罚是正确的。但事实依然是，所有针对英国安全项目 (British Security Project) 的恐怖主义指控都已被撤销——而且警方的反应看来极其严厉，而工党政治人物急于喊出“恐怖主义”的行为明显是条件反射式的。
毋庸赘言，那些匆忙指称险些发生某种极右翼 9/11 事件的警方或工党人士尚未道歉。那么这里到底发生了什么？
请记住，这一丑陋的插曲发生时，英国民众正对 78 岁安·威德科姆被残忍杀害的调查感到愤怒，而该调查显然是随意且混乱的。安·威德科姆曾任保守党移民大臣，近期则是奈杰尔·法拉奇 (Nigel Farage) 领导的改革党发言人。
在 7 月 9, 星期四上午 11. 40，她的尸体在德文郡家中厨房的一滩血泊中被发现，身体遭受重创。起初，当地警方迅速表示，她的被杀事件可能与恐怖主义或政治动机无关。相反，有暗示认为这可能是一起抢劫失败事件。
随后，改革党政治人物要求重新审视威德科姆女士的死亡。反恐警察被抽调介入，导致一名男子被逮捕，起初是以谋杀罪名，两天后又增加了“涉嫌实施、准备或煽动恐怖主义行为”。此后，他被指控谋杀。与此同时
大规模集会：由极正统伊斯兰教派 Tablighi Jamaat 在萨福克郡乡村组织的英国 Ijtema 集会
庄严场景：伊普斯威奇附近的 Shrubland Hall 是此次节日的举办地，期间英国安全项目（British Security Project）的成员被逮捕
沙巴娜·马哈穆德在下议院就 Widdecombe 女士发表了声明，据称后者头部被锤子击打了 21 次。内政大臣表示：“警方目前已将一名嫌疑人拘留：一名 28 岁的白人英国男子。”她严肃地补充道：“警方已警告不要对此案进行猜测。”
而就在同一天，马哈穆德正匆忙地声称（用她自己那拙劣的措辞），在那次事实上似乎完全没有发生任何事故的大规模伊斯兰集会上，“无疑挽救了生命”。她进一步以煽动性语言毫无根据地声称，存在“一个可信的极右翼恐怖主义相关威胁，危及在场人员的生命”。
现在，人们理所当然地产生疑问：为什么工党政府的高层人物，包括两任现任或前任首相以及内政大臣本人，如此迅速地声称几个监视伊斯兰节日的个体即将实施某种可怕的暴行——而与此同时，他们又严厉命令公众不要猜测围绕 Widdecombe 女士死亡的情况，或者她的死后是否潜藏着政治或恐怖动机。
在我们等待 28 岁的 Joshua Kerry 受审期间（这名罗瑟汉男子被指控谋杀 Widdecombe 女士，他被拒绝保释并被还押候审），《每日邮报》调查了英国安全项目背后的个人。其网站称，它是一家“英国专业安保公司，致力于在对国内恐怖主义和暴力担忧增加的情况下增强公共安全”。
该组织补充称，它也是一个“旨在保护宗教场所的基督教和天主教团体”，声称在三年期间，“据报道发生了约 200 起针对教堂的纵火袭击，以及 9,000 多起记录在案的包括纵火、破坏和损坏在内的犯罪行为”。
该组织声称拥有约 400 名成员，曾支持 Henry Nowak 的请愿，后者是一名南安普顿青少年，在被其锡克教凶手诬陷为“种族主义者”后，在警方手铐中失血过多而死。它还在多佛尔发起了反移民抗议，那里成千上万主要来自第三世界的穆斯林男性的非法抵达继续引发当地愤怒。
尽管看起来相当业余，但英国安全项目本周发表了一份简短声明，平静地反对当局对其的处理方式。在对其成员的恐怖主义指控被撤销后，该团体表示：“公众的指控传播速度比纠正速度快。一旦一个团体被……贴上‘极右翼恐怖分子’的标签，这种措辞就会凝固成公认的事实，即使底层事实存在争议或不完整。”
它继续写道：“对九名英国安全项目志愿者关于恐怖主义共谋、谋杀共谋和死亡威胁等严重指控的错误指控，引发了关于法律保护和问责制的紧急问题……基尔·斯塔默和沙巴娜·马哈穆德等政治人物的鲁莽言论加剧了这些[对人身安全和名誉损害的]风险”。该团体目前显然在考虑采取法律行动。
那么 Tablighi Jamaat 又是怎样的组织？这个成立于 1926 年印度的强硬派教派在 180 个国家拥有多达 1 亿名追随者，目前是世界上最大的教派之一。它指示其信徒在最微小的细节上模仿穆罕默德的生活，甚至避用床铺和牙刷。
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该教派在沙特阿拉伯被禁止，当地部长将其宣布为“对社会的危险”以及“恐怖主义的入口之一”。中亚地区的情况亦然：哈萨克斯坦、塔吉克斯坦、土库曼斯坦和乌兹别克斯坦，由于都有理由对日益高涨的伊斯兰主义感到担忧，均已宣布该组织是对其公民世俗生活的威胁。但在英国却并非如此，在这个国家，这一充满争议的运动被欢迎租用我们最美丽的 stately homes（庄园大宅）来举办其私人活动。
2005年7月7日伦敦自杀式炸弹袭击事件的策划者穆罕默德·西迪克·汗（Mohammad Sidique Khan），在火车和地铁爆炸中导致 52 人死亡，据报道他曾前往其家乡杜斯伯里（Dewsbury）的 Tablighi Jamaat 欧洲总部巨型清真寺。
该教派的主要倡导者之一、自封为“学者”的伊布拉希姆·兰古尼（Ebrahim Rangooni）——他曾在英国生活——曾宣称，该运动的目的是将穆斯林从“犹太人、基督徒以及[其他]伊斯兰教敌人的文化和文明”中拯救出来。
据悉，该组织首位英国“amir”（领导人）伊沙克·帕特尔（Ishaq Patel）在麦加朝圣期间，接到了该组织时任首领赋予的一项长期任务，即要让“整个英国皈依伊斯兰教”。
那么，为什么要采取如此强硬的警察搜查？尽管对于活动的一些参与者来说，瞥见上方盘旋的无人机可能会令人不安，但事实仍然是，谢天谢地，他们从未处于任何身体危险之中。
与此同时，任何关注这些事件的人都应该思考，为什么工党政府的高层人士急于宣布一个不存在的“极右翼恐怖阴谋”已被挫败——而与此同时却敦促其他人对一名右翼政治家被谋杀一事保持沉默。
伏击：约翰·库尔希特拍摄照片 指挥：前卫号核潜艇 (HMS Vanguard)
一名前核潜艇指挥官因对一名被灌醉且使用药物的初级水手进行“有计划且具有掠夺性”的性袭击而被判刑。
海军少校约翰·库尔希特 (John Cursiter) 在普利茅斯一个酗酒之夜，给这名 20 岁的英国皇家海军潜艇学员提供了大量酒精和可卡因。
随后，他邀请该员回到德雷克号 (HMS Drake) 的军官餐厅酒吧，并在该年轻水手醉酒睡着时为其拍照。
46 岁的库尔希特强行将该年轻人引导至自己的舱室并实施了袭击，受害者直到在
“受害者发出了凄厉的惨叫”
其上级的床上醒来并发现两人的手在接触时，才意识到情况的严重性。库尔希特是位于克莱德法斯莱恩 (Faslane, Clyde) 的英国核潜艇基地的执行官，曾任核潜艇前卫号 (HMS Vanguard) 的指挥官，他于昨日在耻辱中被带离法庭，开始为期 33 个月的监禁。
在 5 月的一次军事法庭审理中，卡特里克军事法庭 (Catterick Military Court) 获悉，服役 22 年的库尔希特最初拒绝让这名困惑的年轻潜艇员离开他的住所，随后才勉强同意。
当该员离开时，听到他发出了“凄厉的惨叫”，并告诉基地的一名工作人员： “我想我被强奸了。”
受害者告诉法庭：“我是个异性恋，我已经和我的伴侣在一起很多年了，而且我之前只和约翰·库尔希特说过话”
在伦敦夜总会发起袭击
歌手克里斯·布朗（Chris Brown）昨日就一项在伦敦夜总会使用瓶子对一名音乐制作人进行“残暴且无端袭击”的扰乱治安罪名认罪。 在他承认两次击中前好友头部几分钟后，这位美国R&B之星在南华克刑事法院（Southwark Crown Court）门外为粉丝签名。
布朗（右图）曾在2009年因殴打前伴侣、流行歌星Rihanna而被定罪。他原定就2023年在梅费尔（Mayfair）Tape私人会员俱乐部发生的袭击事件接受审判。但在当天，针对亚伯拉罕·迪亚（Abraham Diaw）造成实际身体伤害的指控被撤销，
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以及持有攻击性武器和企图造成严重身体伤害的指控也被撤销。 布朗的声乐教练奥莫洛卢·阿金洛卢（Omololu Akinlolu），40岁，同样就扰乱治安罪认罪，两人将于10月26日被量刑。 皇家检控局（Crown Prosecution Service）表示，在这次“残暴且无端袭击”中，布朗用一个龙舌兰酒瓶两次击中迪亚先生，随后阿金洛卢对其进行挥拳殴打。 两名男子均获保释。保释条件允许布朗离开英国，但他必须在10月25日——即量刑前一天返回。
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在他在床上醒来时，让我觉得我不信任他。我穿着内裤、袜子和一件T恤醒来，所有事情都对不上号。” 这名年轻男子表示，他怀疑自己被喂了药，这一点在随后的毒理学测试中得到了证实，并担心会被海军开除。 关于可卡因，他说：“我知道如果他把药混在饮料里给我喝，它就会进入我的系统，但我完全不记得那是怎么发生的。海军是我的首选，我的次选，也是我的最后选择，这是我从小就思考的事情。我一生从未吸过毒。” 他在2022年11月的事件后不久离开了海军。 在昨日读给法庭的一份声明中，他补充道：“在接受治疗之前，我能想到的只有我本可以做些什么来改变那个夜晚的结果……这是一场伏击。 “我对责任人仍然感到很多愤恨、愤怒和仇恨。 “我正在学习不让这件事影响我的生活，因为我的生活感觉不再属于我自己，而是属于他。它永远地摧毁了我的个人、社交和私密生活。” 在军事法庭审理后，来自邓巴顿郡巴洛赫（Balloch, Dunbartonshire）的库瑟特（Cursiter）被裁定犯有性侵、非法禁锢以及持有可卡因罪（可卡因在逮捕时在其外套口袋中被发现）。 在对库瑟特量刑时，军事法官爱德华·莱加德（Edward Legard）表示：“显而易见，这是一起由高级军官在自己舱房的关闭门后，对低级士兵策划的掠夺性袭击。”
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为金牌而泳，McCann这个姓氏 终于与悲剧以外的事情联系在一起
在麦凯恩一家在没有找回心爱的玛德琳的情况下从葡萄牙返回几个月后，凯特·麦凯恩带着她的幼儿双胞胎——肖恩和阿梅莉去当地泳池上游泳课。 在四年后出版的她的回忆录中，她讲述了那是多么痛苦。 这就是玛德琳（当时三岁）在仅一年前学习游泳的同一个泳池。她知道自己会被失踪的长女——一个真正的“水之子”，戴着“她的小黄帽子”的画面所侵袭。 然而她也知道，即便在极度的痛苦中，生活对于仅比姐姐小 12 个月的肖恩和阿梅莉来说必须继续前行。 然而，泳池边出现了一场意外的骚动。 当阿梅莉已经准备好跟随游泳教练时，肖恩却不愿如此。他流着泪紧紧地 clings 在母亲身边。 “我该怎么办？”凯特回忆道。“选择简单的方案，把他带走？他总有一天会学会游泳的——不一定非要是现在。还是把他留在教练那里，尽管他心碎地哭喊着‘我要妈妈’？” “那太可怕了。我意识到其他所有家长都在通过泳池边的窗户观察这场闹剧。他们会因为我把儿子留在那里哭而对我产生不好的看法吗？‘那个凯特·麦凯恩，真是个狠心的女人……’ ” “最后我恳求地看着教练，[教练说]：‘把他交给我，然后走开。’ ” 她照做了，祈祷自己做的是正确的决定，且有一天不会被透过玻璃看到的‘我的小肖恩，脸涨得通红，满是泪斑，正在抽泣’的景象所困扰。 人们只能想象，当那个受惊的小男孩——如今一名 21 岁的青年——走向格拉斯哥一个大得多的泳池边缘时，凯特·麦凯恩这周末会有怎样的感受。 因为她的“肖恩”不仅在那些最初困难的课程之后学会了游泳，而且还投身于这项运动。在父母的鼓励下——以及他们愿意在凌晨 4 点起床开车送他去训练——他悄悄地成为了一名精英距离自由泳选手。他现在已被选中代表苏格兰参加英联邦运动会，他是通过在格拉斯哥出生的父亲盖里获得参赛资格的。 在他成年国际赛事的开端，他将参加男子 400 米、800 米和 1500 米自由泳比赛。他希望下一站是以英国队的身份参加 2028 年的洛杉矶奥运会。 近 20 年来，我们一直将凯特和盖里·麦凯恩视为失踪的玛德琳的父母。那个幼儿于 2007. 年 5 月在葡萄牙普拉亚达卢斯的一次家庭度假中失踪。但他们出现在英联邦运动会现场将是一个强有力的且令人动容的提醒：他们也一直以来都是肖恩和阿梅莉的父母。 正在大学就读的阿梅莉本身也是一名出色的运动员，经常参加铁人三项比赛。据信她也将出现在格拉斯哥，为她的双胞胎兄弟加油。 本周，肖恩教练组的一名成员告诉《每日邮报》，一个“非常有动力且绝不走捷径”的年轻人，加上父母的全力支持，使他成为了一名强者，而他的故事则是一种鼓舞。 在青少年时期，肖恩的父母会开车送他去布劳恩斯通休闲中心参加训练，那里距离他们位于莱斯特郡罗斯利的家有 20 分钟车程。在那里，他每周会进行八到九次每次两小时的游泳训练，外加两到三次艰苦的健身房锻炼。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 水之子：肖恩在 2023 年英联邦青年运动会上的样子，以及（圈出部分）与双胞胎阿梅莉、玛德琳及其父母在一起。
“凯特和盖里‘鼓励孩子们，但没有强迫他们’，”这位在肖恩年幼时指导过他的业内人士说。 他记得这个年轻人当时专注于 2023 年在特立尼达举行的英联邦青年运动会，随后决定他想代表苏格兰以及代表英国参加公开水域赛事——因此为了在竞技游泳中参赛，他将国籍改为苏格兰。 “对于英联邦运动会，我很幸运地在伦敦的预选赛期间看到了他的比赛。观看这场比赛真是太棒了”
和他交流，在准备期间， 成为其中一部分并见证他的 成长历程。” 对于在拉夫堡大学学习化学工程的肖恩（Sean）来说，这确实是一段非凡的旅程——选择这所大学是因为其无与伦比的体育设施。 公开水域游泳是一项残酷的运动。然而，了解肖恩职业生涯的人将其描述为稳步且坚定的进步，即使在疫情封锁期间，他也会在泳池之外，在家中与同样热爱游泳的阿美莉（Amelie）一起训练。 在 2023 年英联邦青年运动会上，他进入了 400 米和 1500 米自由泳决赛，并随后获得了代表英国参加欧洲公开水域游泳锦标赛的资格。肖恩本人本周表示，他对未来的挑战感到“非常兴奋”。“这真的是巅峰——代表苏格兰参加英联邦运动会，尤其是主场比赛。我在格拉斯哥有很多亲戚，这让比赛变得更加特别。2014 年时我还是个孩子，在现场观看，所以现在，12 年后能够参赛，真的是一个圆满的时刻。” “这是我第一次参加成年组比赛，所以我很期待能代表苏格兰并竭尽全力。我通常倾向于起跑较慢，然后逐渐在比赛中提升速度。这就是我喜欢的配速方式。” 但真正令人赞叹的，是他父母引导他走到今天这一步的方式。作为一名……
成为精英运动员可能会让人全身心地投入，但在他们同样经历地狱般痛苦的时刻，凯特和杰里提供了一个充满支持的家庭背景。直到今天，他们依然不知道玛德琳——现在应该是 23 岁了——是生是死。人们或许可以原谅他们完全无法起床，更不用说在凌晨4点起床了。然而，回看凯特 2011 年的那本回忆录，依然令人着迷。在当时，书中内容令人心碎；而现在看来，最闪光的一点是，即使在悲伤和丧失的早期阶段，麦凯恩夫妇已经开始营造一个环境，让他们剩下的孩子能够茁壮成长、专注并坚毅地前行——同时他们依然记得玛德琳（他们每年依然庆祝她的生日），并希望她能安全返回。体育在麦凯恩家中一直占据核心地位。有一张著名的照片，记录了玛德琳用她那小小的双臂尽可能多地抱着网球，那是她家人与她共度的最后一天。那次度假的地点——普赖亚-达-卢什的海洋俱乐部度假村——部分是因为那里拥有极佳的体育设施而选定的。凯特和杰里在担任初级医生时相识，但他们因为对体育的共同热爱而建立起深厚的联系，而且体育一直支撑着他们的生活。杰里曾是一位天才的中距离跑者，一度是苏格兰同年龄组 800 米最快的人。在他们的第一次约会中，他建议一起跑步。凯特略有犹豫——后来她常拿他即使在社交场合也坚持穿着亮黄色跑步背心这件事开玩笑——但她接受了他的挑战。对于她来说，跑步或游泳不仅是爱好，更是一种应对压力机制。凯特在那本回忆录中透露，两人曾一度难以受孕。在结婚之初，当第一轮体外受精（IVF）失败时，她“进行了一次高强度的快速奔跑，试图排解掉我内心的一部分痛苦、悲伤和愤怒”。当她怀上玛德琳时，她每隔一天就游泳一次，直到分娩前一天。小玛德琳也是一个地道的“水宝宝”，跳进泳池时毫无畏惧。在 2007 年那个命运多舛的假期的第一天，他们几乎还没来得及拆行李，玛德琳就说服妈妈带她去游泳。凯特回忆道，水温出乎意料地冷，当她小心翼翼地下水时，她对另一位度假
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daymaker：“我们为孩子所做的一切。” 我们都知道接下来的事情：玛德琳失踪的恐怖经历，以及随后在公众高度关注下展开的调查。在事发之初，有些人感到不解，凯特——她为那次度假买了新跑鞋——依然坚持在街道上奔跑。批评者问，在遭遇如此严重的家庭悲剧时，什么样的母亲还会去跑步？正如她在回忆录中所解释的，一步接一步地奔跑是她防止自己发疯的方式。她还回忆起在那些痛苦环境下，水对她有着一种本能的吸引力。“我产生了一种强烈的冲动，想要尽可能努力且快速地游向大海；不停地游，直到我游到很远的地方，精疲力竭，就这样让自己被水淹没，从而解脱这种煎熬。” 回到英国后，她继续跑步和游泳，并且一直坚持至今——她瘦小的身影经常出现在他们家乡村庄的街道上。凯特经常在附近的健身中心参加室内单车课程和普拉提。格里，现在是一位资深心脏科顾问，仍然经常骑车上班。他们的大部分体育活动都是作为家庭活动来开展的，这似乎是他们生存的关键。亲近他们的人说，麦康一家一直以来就是那种大部分时间都非常忙碌的家庭。2023年，凯特的叔叔、已退休的校长布莱恩·肯尼迪开玩笑说，其实很难见到他们，因为他们总是在奔波，但他告诉本报，体育运动“帮助他们保持脚踏实地和专注”。对于麦康一家来说，这个新篇章并非没有困难。19年来，凯特和格里竭尽全力保护他们的双胞胎，使他们免受公众的审视。然而，这个周末，所有人的目光都将集中在肖恩身上，因为他将在世界舞台上完成成年后的首次亮相，而他自豪的父母在为他加油。所有人都希望，麦康这个名字最终能因为其他事情而闻名。
没有好莱坞编剧敢写这样一个如此离谱且令人难以置信的情节。一个移民后代，在南伦敦的市政房区长大，在童年大部分时间里不能说话、阅读或写作，却克服了如此惊人的困难，在37岁时成为了剑桥大学最年轻的黑人教授。自此，以荣誉学位和学术赞誉为形式的人生辉煌奖项接踵而至，杰森·阿戴也随之获得了大量且崇高的赞美。然而本周，一位同行教授通过一篇对阿戴的工作和人格进行激烈抨击的文字，将这些成就彻底推翻——详情稍后讨论。阿戴教授是一位社会学家，三岁时被诊断出患有一种自闭症谱系障碍，在剑桥大学副校长的评价中，他是“一名在种族、不平等和教育领域出色的学者”。《书商》（The Bookseller）杂志对其任命表示赞赏，指出他是“在牛津剑桥近1,000年历史上，被任命为教授席位最年轻的学者之一”。不仅是学术界对他这位曾被职业顾问预测成年后将生活在辅助养老机构并需要终身支持的人物推崇备至。2023年夏天，他被任命为电视播出的“英国骄傲”（Pride Of Britain）奖项的评委。同年圣诞节，他与美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）负责人尼古拉·福克斯、畅销书作家哈尼夫·库雷希，以及因被冤屈地监禁17年指控强奸的英国男子安德鲁·马尔金森一起，被选为广播4台（Radio 4）《今日》（Today）节目的重量级客座编辑。但这名41岁男子的简历中还写有更多成就和个人里程碑：他是2012年伦敦奥运会的火炬手，他还声称已为70多家慈善机构筹集了超过£5.5百万资金——对于一个人来说，这是一笔巨额资金
他并不是一个家喻户晓的人物。 他还领导了一场覆盖整个伦敦的无家可归者援助行动，为露宿者设立了流动汤厨房和移动洗涤设施。这一切都令人印象深刻，尤其是对于一个在孩童时期被专家判定为“非语言”而放弃的人来说。
但他的成就并不仅限于慈善事业。在 2010 年，他说他在 35 天内跑了 30 场马拉松，并在三天内跑了 300 英里，这是一项需要极强毅力、更不用说体能的壮举，他对此解释道：“只要你有意志，它将永远超越技巧。”
下个月，当他的自传《伟大且不幸之事》(Great And Unfortunate Things) 由西蒙与舒斯特出版社 (Simon & Schuster) 出版时，无疑会有更多夸张的赞誉。
前述的《书商》(Bookseller) 杂志在评价这部即将出版的回忆录时，热情地写道：“那个被频繁使用的词汇‘鼓舞人心’，在描述他这段关于勇气与韧性的不可思议的故事时，显得完全不足。”
与此同时，Arday 教授的英国编辑克里斯·多伊尔 (Kris Doyle) 则赞叹道：“在编辑过程中，面对这本非凡的书，我多次地大笑并流泪。我可以向你保证，你从未读过这样的故事……杰森是一个谦逊的人，但他拥有一颗慷慨的心，并且是他不厌其烦地倡导挖掘每个人独特潜能的人。”
“这本书将开启一些急需的对话，并引起许多人的共鸣。”
然而，这样一个对话已经开始了。因为书中声称，尽管他经历了值得赞赏的奋斗——杰森·阿尔代 (Jason Arday) 称他与他的三个兄弟姐妹沟通且
资深特约编辑
……通过手语与父母交流，直到他 11 岁才开始说话——现在应该对他学术研究工作的质疑，特别是他在利物浦约翰摩尔大学攻读哲学博士学位期间，于 2015 年提交的论文。
网络上爆发了一场激烈的争论，阿尔代教授被指责为“剽窃者和编造者”。这些是极其严重且具有影响力的指控，公平地说，这些指控已被坚决否认。
尽管如此，这些主张也引发了人们对他生活其他方面的质疑。其中一项是他 2023 年在接受《卫报》（他的最强力支持者之一）采访时所声称的——他“在过去的 15 年里几乎没有睡觉”，因为他“大多数夜晚都在工作，通常是从事学术和慈善工作，但有时仅仅是为了维持生计”。
当你考虑到这段时间必然包括他参加耐力马拉松赛跑时，你可能会觉得这更加令人惊叹。
为此，昨晚有消息披露，阿尔代在安格利亚鲁斯金大学的个人简介页面似乎已被悄悄修改。在 2 月 28 日，该页面似乎声称他为了慈善事业在六天内跑了“600 英里”。到昨天，这已被修改为在“12 天”内完成了同样的距离。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 面临指控：剑桥大学教授杰森·阿尔代（Jason Arday），右图
仿佛预料到了即将到来的批评，阿尔代在书中写道，“关于我某种程度上不配获得成功的说法，将一次又一次地被强加在我身上”。
“直到今天，”他继续写道，“我所做的一切都受到审视和质疑，而这种情况几乎从未发生在我白人同事身上。”
但处于风暴中心的并非他的肤色，而是其学术工作的严谨性——即关于剽窃的指控。
在本周之前，关于阿尔代涉嫌学术造假的唯一公开记录存在于退休学者戴夫·哈里斯博士（Dr Dave Harris）的个人网站上，他直到近期为止仍是普利茅斯马琼大学休闲与教育专业的名誉教授。
在哈里斯博士的指控中，包含了一段两人之间非同寻常的通信。在通过电子邮件向阿尔代指出其发表作品中的差异后，这位剑桥教授回复道：“请不要再给我发邮件。如果您有闲暇时间，我邀请您将资源投入到其他地方。您进一步的任何行为都将被视为霸凌和骚扰。”
即便在充满嫉妒和尔虞我诈的学术界，这样的回应也令人侧目。
但本周，另一位人物加入了战局，并投下了一枚学术“定时炸弹”。此人是内森·科夫纳斯（Nathan Cofnas），一名言论自由倡导者。他去年因在 Substack 上发表帖子而被剑桥大学埃马纽埃学院解雇，随后他被指控持有“令人厌恶的种族主义”观点并歧视黑人学生。
剑桥大学最古老的学生报纸《大学报》（Varsity）将其描述为“一个疯子生物学家和种族主义者”。然而，针对他的投诉随后被驳回。
现在，在一段冗长的帖子中，目前就职于比利时根特大学的科夫纳斯表示，杰森·阿尔代从“可以说是英国最弱势的群体成员”蜕变为“精英学者-运动员-慈善家”的故事，“即使是华特·迪士尼听到也会感到惊讶”。
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在仔细研读 Arday 的简历后，他详细描述了这位父母来自加纳的社会学家是如何在种族主义、教育和不平等研究领域“迅速攀登学术阶梯”的”。
他赞赏地补充道：“在三年时间里，他从罗汉普顿大学的高级讲师 (2018) 变成了杜伦大学的副教授 (2019)，随后成为了格拉斯哥大学的教授 (2021)。多所常春藤盟校曾试图招揽他，但他一心向往牛津或剑桥。他是牛剑两校历史上最年轻的持讲席教授的人选之一，无论其种族为何。”
（事实上，在那篇极尽赞美之能事的《书商》人物简介中，文中提到 Arday 曾在他父母位于克拉彭卧室的墙上写下了一系列个人目标）
家。其中一条写道：“有一天，我将在牛津或剑桥工作。”） 在引用 Arday 本人的话时，Cofnas 写道：“如果一个 18 岁时还不能读写的小孩在 30 岁之前就获得了博士学位，这难道不是有史以来最荒诞的故事吗？” 对此，Cofnas 补充了一个关键的限制条件：“但‘有史以来最荒诞的故事’中究竟有多少是真的？” 令出生于芝加哥的 Cofnas 感到恼火的一点是，Arday 离开学校时只持有两门 GCSE（英国中等教育通用证书）成绩，分别是体育和纺织。 Cofnas 指出，尽管这些是职业科目，但这些资格认证仍然“需要具备读写能力”。 在承认 Arday 可能获得了“特殊安排”的情况下，他承认 Arday 可能被允许在一名助手或“代笔员”的陪同下参加考试。 尽管如此，Cofnas 补充道：“他即将出版的回忆录的介绍中写道，他‘离开中学时名下只有两门 GCSE 成绩，且仍然几乎无法阅读或写作’，这可能是在回避他最初讲述的故事。” 但正如 Cofnas 所承认的，如果没有更多证据，无法证明或反驳 Arday 的传记主张。因此，他将法医式的注意力转向了关于其学术成果的问题。 他特别仔细审查了这位教授的论文，并声称：“Arday 常将他人的文字和观点冒充为自己的。如果将记录中显然抄袭的材料删除，就几乎没有真正的学术贡献了。” 为了证明自己的观点，Nathan Cofnas 将 Arday（现为教育社会学教授）2015 年的论文通过 Copyleaks（一款在线剽窃检测软件）进行了检测。 检测发现，他关于学生教师之间同伴指导的论文，与另一位教育工作者 Paula Zwozdiak-Myers 在 2009 年提交的一篇论文之间存在惊人的相似之处。 Cofnas 声称，Arday 大量依赖于布鲁内尔大学（米德尔塞克斯郡）学者 Zwozdiak-Myers 的“观点和论证”。“许多段落被原样照搬，编辑极少，有时甚至保留了原始来源中的编辑错误。”他在博客中列举了大量逐字抄袭、风格修改和改写性抄袭的例子。 相似之处从一开始就出现了。两篇论文中一个完全相同的段落如下：“学生教师是独特的个体，他们在个人传记和先前经验、探究倾向、认知与感知能力、沟通、人际交往技巧、适应能力、价值观和信仰体系方面各不相同。” 他列举了数十个段落作为“抄袭”的例子，包括使用了来自其他同伴相关研究的完全相同的参考文献。他说 Arday 还
复制了 Zwozdiak-Myers 的语法错误，例如在复数形式 “teachers” 中使用了不必要的撇号。
这让我们回到了对戴夫·哈里斯（Dave Harris）的批评。哈里斯是“批判种族理论”（critical race theory）的专家且出版过相关著作，这一极具争议的意识形态将黑人性视为受害者身份，将白人性视为压迫。这种理论已在许多英国教育机构（包括剑桥大学）中根深蒂固。三年前，他就一些论文向 Arday 教授写信，承认对其提供的数据感到“困惑”。他尤其关注一篇 2022 年关于学生心理健康的论文，其中 Arday 引用了一位 38 岁的拉美裔学者讲述她学习英语的艰辛。根据哈里斯博士的说法，该学者使用了许多与他在一项 2018 年研究中引用的亚洲本科生相同的词汇。两人都谈到了对被“大量用药”的恐惧。
在其他地方，哈里斯博士注意到“几处不规范的拼写和语法结构”，例如将 “border”（边界）误写为 “boarder”（寄宿者），将 “curricular”（课程的）误写为 “curricula”（课程单数形式的复数）。他承认其中一些不一致之处可能是由语音识别软件引起的，但认为 Arday 的同行评审员未能发现这些问题，因此在很大程度上“辜负”了 Arday。
在这些“古怪之处”被指出后，几家期刊的管理人员对 Arday 的部分资料发布了更正。而作者本人对此并不感冒。在给哈里斯博士的一封电子邮件中，他写道：“你没有把时间花在试图消除种族主义和能力歧视上，而是花了我估计有数小时的时间梳理我的作品以寻找错误，然后将它们报告给各个机构。我不反对建设性的批评，但你的邮件语气不友善且具有敌意。”
他称自己为一名“患有全球发育迟缓和严重阅读障碍的黑人自闭症男子”，并补充道：“你证明了我们生活在一个语法高于公平的社会。如果所有学者在争取平等方面的勤勉程度能像你关注我的拼写那样，那就好了。”
与此同时，在面对被指控“明确为了推进种族多样性事业”而雇用 Arday 的指责时，剑桥大学也对他进行了强有力的辩护。该机构长期处于涉及言论自由和“觉醒主义”（wokeism）的所谓“文化战争”前沿；据称，校方在一年多前就已经知道有关 Arday 的指控。
一名大学发言人告诉我：“Arday 教授一直是一场旨在破坏其公信力的卑劣活动的受害者，这种情况必须停止。关于其论文和期刊出版物的剽窃指控已由相关机构和涉事期刊进行了彻底调查。调查结果显示，Arday 教授没有任何不当行为。”
记者已联系 Jason Arday 寻求评论。
总而言之，这些指控无疑将大大增加这位教授新书的热度。而且谁知道呢，或许最终真的能拍成电影。
模特 Caprice Bourret 并不害怕尝试那些听起来很可怕的美容程序。“CO2点阵激光是一个非常棒的疗法，它改变了我的生活，”这位 54 岁的加州出生企业家宣布。该疗法涉及使用激光去除皮肤的整个表层，费用超过 £3,000。 “太神奇了，”Caprice 说。“一周时间里你看上去像个怪物，但我不在乎。 “你会红大约一个月。它能紧致皮肤并去除皱纹。简直是奇迹之作。 “据说效果能维持五年。结果会让你震惊的。”
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激光：Caprice 在美容疗程后的样子
长子兼继承人 Peregrine Pearson 可能已经重启了他与《权力的游戏》明星 Sophie Turner 的浪漫情缘。 但第四代 Cowdray 子爵 Michael Pearson 正在证明，即便在 82 岁的高龄，他依然拥有与 31 岁的“Perry”一样旺盛的精力。在放纵的青年时代，他曾深受众多美女的追捧——其中包括尼日利亚女演员 Minah Bird 和 Peter Sellers 的前妻 Miranda Quarry。 Perry 之前已经与希腊的 Maria-Olympia 公主有过一段两年的情缘，他在 2024 年 Sophie 与美国流行歌手 Joe Jonas 离婚后，首次与这位女演员建立起联系。 而据我所知，Cowdray 爵士现在正与另一位女演员进展迅速。对方在与 Sir Michael Caine 以及美国喜剧天才 Steve Martin 共同出演电影期间，曾获得金球奖和艾美奖的提名——且她曾是 Martin 的第一任妻子。 “Michael 正在与 Victoria Tennant 约会，”一位好友告诉我。他补充道，75 岁的 Victoria 在与 Martin 共同出演电影《全心全意》(All Of Me) 后于 1986 年与其结婚；预计她本应陪在 Michael 身边参加上周日的 Cowdray 金杯赛决赛。该赛事是马球赛季的顶峰，每年在西萨塞克斯郡 16,500 英亩的 Cowdray 庄园举行。 但她和 Michael 都明显缺席了——据告知，这是由于接连发生的两起最后时刻的意外造成的。“周末 Michael 摔了一跤，弄断了手臂，而且...”
在担任了数十年的著名工党支持者之后，莫琳·利普曼女爵（Dame Maureen Lipman）现在全力支持凯米·巴德诺克（Kemi Badenoch），并宣布她打算首次投票给保守党。这位 80 岁的明星最初在埃德·米利班德（Ed Miliband）领导期间开始反对工党，随后成为杰里米·科尔宾（Jeremy Corbyn）的激烈批评者——但此后她自身的政党政治立场一直不明确。然而，现在她确认道：“我是凯米·巴德诺克（Kemi Badenoch）的支持者。我认为她非常出色。她绝对是一位诚实的政治家，而我这辈子从未投票给保守党。”在确认将在下次选举中投票给保守党的同时，莫琳女爵在谈到这位保守党党魁时补充道：“她的口才很好……在斯塔默（Starmer）执政期间，她对他进行了问责。” “她有魅力，她深思熟虑，她很聪明。我喜欢她。”
约会：Cowdray 和 Tennant
“维多利亚（Victoria）病了，”这位好友解释道，“这原本应该是他们作为情侣的‘出柜’时刻。”Cowdray 拒绝发表评论。但朋友们很高兴，在经历了动荡的一两年后，他似乎即将获得全新的满足感。 就在 2023 年夏天，我透露了他的第二任妻子玛丽娜（Marina）在结婚 37 年并育有五个孩子后离开了，并在一个脊椎按摩师那里找到了慰藉。朋友们将这次分手描述为“极其激烈”。 去年情况似乎好转了，正如我所披露的，迈克尔（Michael）与菲利帕·德瓦斯（Philippa Devas）建立了一段萌芽中的友谊，后者是一位比他小 17 岁的迷人金发女郎，在职业生涯中跨足室内设计和心理治疗领域。 那段关系未能长久，所以让我们希望迈克尔与维多利亚的运气会更好。不过，或许其中存在一点小障碍。维多利亚似乎仍与她的第三任丈夫——美国律师柯克·斯坦布勒（Kirk Stambler）维持婚姻关系，两人育有两个孩子。对方未回应我的查询。
桑迪爵士重返岗位
很少有老兵期待在步入 80 岁大关时被重新召回服役，但桑迪·马尔科姆准将爵士（Colonel Sir Sandy Malcolm）正在示范如何做到。 为了不让这位下个月就满 70 岁的男爵之友担心他被空降到德黑兰，我应当向他们保证，他回归的是另一个性质的“热点”——草地俱乐部（Turf Club）。这家绅士俱乐部是最活跃的，其充满活力的会员名单中包括鲁特兰公爵、博福特公爵、布里斯托尔侯爵以及许多佩戴勋带的伯爵。 桑迪爵士最近才从俱乐部秘书一职退休，并被举办了一场欢送会，会上不仅对他任职于草地俱乐部期间的贡献表示赞赏，还回顾了他年轻时作为威尔士卫队军官在南阿马（South Armagh）近距离观察排的经历。“桑迪的继任者情况不顺利，”我被告知，“所以他同意回来撑场面。”草地俱乐部拒绝发表评论。
哈里王子（PRINCE Harry）本周在谈到英格兰足球运动员在对阵阿根廷并以 1-0 领先之后心态不对时，贡献了他的专业见解。 然而，他此前曾承认自己“讨厌”这项美丽的运动。 在热门 YouTube 节目《宫廷机密》（Palace Confidential）的新一集中，《每日邮报》王室编辑丽贝卡·英格利什（Rebecca English）回顾了哈里在 2014 年世界杯期间访问巴西时的言论。 “我知道他不喜欢足球，”她说道，“我的同事在 [行程] 回来后感到非常震惊，因为哈里全程在诋毁足球和足球运动员。” “他讨厌这项运动，热爱橄榄球，并认为足球运动员是薪酬过高的divas（傲慢之辈）。” 她补充道，消息人士表示：“他们对于他在世界杯期间表现得如此缺乏分寸感到非常惊讶。” “因此，看到他突然把自己塑造成一名 1 号足球迷，确实让我感到惊讶。”
我才刚刚透露，戴安娜王妃曾经常去的一家切尔西餐厅 La Famiglia，因为一名投诉者对花园里的夜晚闲谈大发雷霆而陷入困境，随后 Kirstie Allsop 便雷厉风行地加入了这场战斗。
“有些人就是不循规蹈矩，”这位主持人告诉我，“浪费了地方当局大量的时间。”Kirstie 补充道，“伦敦有许多街道数英里内都没有一家酒吧或餐厅”，她同时指出，那名反对 La Famiglia 的居民是选择在隔壁租房的。她和丈夫 Ben Andersen 对此深有体会。在修复了西伦敦的一家酒吧 The Latimer 后，他们雇来经营该店的人在早上 6 点被议会官员叫醒。
“有个女人诬称他们没有居民停车许可，”Kirstie 嗤之以鼻，“简直不可思议。”
本周在洛杉矶舞台上表演的 SUKI Waterhouse，在过去几年里一直与她的好莱坞明星未婚夫 Robert Pattinson 生活在美国。
但这位 34 岁的歌手兼演员承认，她很难想象自己会在那里长期定居。
“我知道我迟早会回到伦敦，大概最后会住在离我成长的地方较近的某个地方，”Suki 解释道。她在 Chiswick 长大，与《蝙蝠侠》明星、同样在西伦敦长大的 40 岁未婚夫育有一个两岁的女儿。
“我意识到我现在所处的人生阶段是短暂的，”Suki 补充道，“比如，你有个年幼的孩子；你可以到处走动。我和我的伴侣生活中都有很多事情要处理。”
“但我展望未来，知道此时此刻是转瞬即逝的，我想我会回去住在泰晤士河畔。”
据称，在结束了与同样是前《Made In Chelsea》明星 Hugo Taylor 七年的婚姻后，单身的 Millie Mackintosh 将参加迪士尼+（Disney+）即将推出的一档电视约会节目。而且，从她的度假照来看，她在吸引潜在追求者方面应该不会有太大困难。
36 岁的 Millie 与 40 岁的 Hugo 育有两个女儿，人们可以看到她在克里特岛旅行期间，身着白色比基尼在酒店阳台上摆拍。
她说，度假帮助她疗愈了破碎的心：“早晨不再是以生存模式开启，而且有空间能真正听到自己的想法。”
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新惊悚小说 令人惊艳
这是鲍德里克只能在梦中企及的财富。《黑adder》主演托尼·罗宾逊爵士的作家女儿劳拉·谢泼德-罗宾逊（Laura Shepherd-Robinson），在20家竞争对手生产公司展开的一场竞标战后，将其新侦探惊悚小说的荧幕改编权卖给了奥斯卡奖得主好莱坞工作室 A24。 故事围绕伦敦塔发生的一起现代谋杀案展开——这是300年来的首次斩首事件。《We Are The Dead》引入了伦敦警察厅特别调查组负责人布朗特·海耶斯（Bronte Hayes）指挥官。 在经过16方拍卖后，企鹅旗下的 Transworld 抢下了这部三部曲小说的出版权，第一部小说预计将于明年春天出版。“这个故事和这个系列在我心中酝酿了很久，它将我对历史的热情、我对现代世界面临问题的深切关注，以及我对快节奏犯罪故事的喜爱结合在一起，”谢泼德-罗宾逊说道。
■伯尼·埃克莱斯顿（BERNIE Ecclestone）的女婿山姆·帕尔默（Sam Palmer）承认，即使在对方父母告知他孩子不耐受的情况下，他仍给孩子的朋友喂食含有乳糖和麸质的产品。 “有这么多孩子被送到我家，他们对麸质和乳糖不耐受，但我给他们喂了，他们都没事，”这位一级方程式赛车继承人佩特拉·埃克莱斯顿（Petra Ecclestone）的丈夫宣称。 这位房地产经纪人承认：“好吧，鱼类和坚果过敏，我承认，那是真正的病症。” 他补充道：“给孩子喝点牛奶，吃点面包，他们会没事的。”
见证科斯塔悲剧
在《A Place In The Sun》中向英国人介绍度假屋的开朗主持人劳拉·汉密尔顿（Laura Hamilton）在西班牙见证了恐怖的一幕。 “昨天我在海滩上目睹了一名19岁青年不幸去世，”这位44岁的电视明星透露。“我刚拍完戏就前往海滩。当我到达那里时，现场相当混乱。” “他们试图抢救他……但他去世了。我无法想象那个可怜孩子的家人现在在想什么，感觉如何。” “进入大海时，请务必留意洋流。”
每日邮报，2026年7月25日，星期六
他到达时恐惧得浑身发抖——他认为自己撑不过今晚……
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格伦·基欧 (Glen Keogh)
当亨利·诺瓦克（HENRY NOWAK）失血过多而死时，基兰·考尔（Kiran Kaur）拿走了她儿子用来刺死他的刀，并跑回家将其藏起来，将证据从犯罪现场移走。 后来，她的辩护方称，这一令人不齿的行为是出于“保护孩子的本能欲望”。 好吧，这位53岁的女性现在无法保护他了，而他也保护不了她。 如今，考尔与23岁的维克鲁姆·迪格瓦（Vickrum Digwa）相隔300英里，且被并非一座，而是两座高安全级别的监狱之墙隔开。 两人曾共同居住在南安普敦的一栋半独立式住宅中，而如今，这位在近三十年前为了逃避印度“艰苦”生活而移居英国的五个孩子的母亲，被囚禁在布朗兹菲尔德监狱（HMP Bronzefield）。 这座萨里郡监狱的其他囚犯包括贵族和杀婴犯康斯坦斯·马滕（Constance Marten）、露西·莱特比（Lucy Letby）以及贝纳什·巴图尔（Beinash Batool）。莱特比因被判定在切斯特伯爵夫人医院谋杀七名婴儿并企图谋杀另外七名婴儿而被判处15次终身监禁。 巴图尔因谋杀十岁的继女萨拉·沙里夫（Sara Sharif）而被判处终身监禁，最低刑期为33年。 考尔在过去的七个月里一直与她们一起在看守所羁押。因被判定协助罪犯，上周她被判处三年监禁，预计在她获释前将继续留在欧洲最大的女性监狱——布朗兹菲尔德监狱。 但这可能会在年底前发生。根据
严酷的体制：位于达勒姆郡的弗兰克兰监狱（HMP Frankland），维克鲁姆·迪格瓦被囚禁于此
随着工党将在 9 月引入颇具争议的新量刑规则，某些此前需要服刑一半刑期的囚犯，现在可能仅需服刑三分之一。 虽然该计划目前正处于暂停审查阶段，但如果最终实施，考虑到她在看守所羁押的时间，考尔 (Kaur) 可能在圣诞节前就能回家。 在被请求置评时，司法部表示他们不会详细讨论个人案件，且无法确认她将服刑多久。但对于 18 岁学生诺瓦克先生的家人来说，这将是又一次沉重的打击；他们当时在法庭上目睹考尔被判刑，随后对刑期的短暂表示“难以置信的失望”。 虽然在布朗兹菲尔德 (Bronzefield) 的生活并非野餐般惬意，但据了解，考尔在在那里的时间大多平静无事——部分原因是，在犯罪者的心态中，像她那样向家人表现出“忠诚”被认为可以原谅任何形式的不法行为。女子监狱，即便那些关押最危险罪犯的监狱，狱友之间的暴力事件也比男子监狱少。 相比之下，她儿子的狱中经历则完全不同。 迪格瓦最初被羁押在 B 类温彻斯特 (Winchester) 监狱，上个月因谋杀诺瓦克先生被判处终身监禁，最低服刑 21 年后，他被转移到了达勒姆郡 (County Durham) 的富兰克林 (Frankland) 监狱。 高安全级别的富兰克林监狱关押着英国一些最危险、最暴力的囚犯。 狱友包括恐怖分子迈克尔·阿德博拉乔 (Michael Adebolajo)——他在 2013 年参与谋杀了伦敦东南部的一名士兵李·里格比 (Lee Rigby)；连环杀手列维·贝尔菲尔德 (Levi Bellfield)——其受害者包括 13 岁的学童米莉·道勒 (Milly Dowler)；以及谋杀萨拉·埃弗拉德 (Sarah Everard) 的凶手韦恩·库森斯 (Wayne Couzens)。 抵达时，计划将迪格瓦安置在 A 楼区——这里曾关押过索汉 (Soham) 杀手伊恩·亨特利。亨特利曾因谋杀 10 岁的霍莉·韦尔斯 (Holly Wells) 和杰西卡·查普曼 (Jessica Chapman) 被判终身监禁。这位 52 岁的男子在今年 2 月被一名狱友在监狱车间内用金属棒打死。 一名消息人士表示：“他被告知要被分到 A 楼区，他知道那里就是亨特利被杀的地方，于是说：‘不’。” 相反，迪格瓦请求将他安置在隔离区以确保自身安全。
这导致他即便在每天一小时的户外活动时间里也与其他囚犯隔离，被关在封闭的笼子里，由四名监狱管理人员陪同。 至于他在谋杀 18 岁诺瓦克先生当晚表现出的那种虚张声势——当时他厚颜无耻地向警方撒谎，谎称亨利袭击了他——如今已荡然无存。 一名监狱服务部门的消息人士本周告诉《每日邮报》：“迪格瓦到达富兰克林时被吓坏了。” “我的意思是真的在发抖。他处于极度恐惧之中——完全没有你在警方摄像头里看到的那种傲慢。我想他以为自己撑不过第一个晚上。” 《每日邮报》获悉，在隔离数周后，迪格瓦现在已被移回楼区——但由于他面临的风险，仍处于严密监督之下。 一名人士表示：“由于富兰克林监狱近期发生了谋杀案，他被列入特别监视名单，因为他的犯罪性质以及他目前是一名备受关注的囚犯，这使他处于危险之列。”
被定罪者：Vickrum Digwa（上图）及其母亲 Kiran Kaur。右图：谋杀被害人 Henry Nowak
来源。‘弗兰克兰监狱（Frankland）里有些囚犯会对他下手的，无论是身体上还是言语上，因为他的身份，这样他们就能吹嘘自己是那个把他揍得半死的人。’ ‘不幸的是，他的肢体语言让他看起来有点像受害者。他的眼神中充满了恐惧。’ ‘我不知道他在监狱外是否是个狠角色，但在弗兰克兰，他大部分时间看起来都惊恐万分，这很容易招来攻击。’ ‘他只能适应监狱生活，并接受由于他的罪行，他在很长一段时间内都不会过得轻松。’ 近期频发的监狱杀人事件中，像 Huntley 以及摇滚乐队 Lostprophets 的恋童癖主唱 Ian Watkins 这样的被定罪性犯罪者成为了目标。Watkins 去年 10 月在韦克菲尔德监狱（HMP Wakefield）的囚室中被刺死。 虽然囚犯们将虐童者和性犯罪者视为最低层的人，但监狱内部人士表示，有一类囚犯很可能会因为 Digwa 罪行的特殊性质而将其作为目标。在南安普敦皇冠法院的审理过程中，陪审团听取了南安普敦大学学生 Nowak 先生在去年 12 月 3 日深夜回家途中与两人相遇的经过。 Digwa 的脖子上挂着一把 8 英寸长的匕首套，他声称作为一名锡克教徒，他有权出于宗教原因携带此物。 双方发生口角后，Digwa 拔出刀并在 Nowak 先生的胸部捅了一刀。为了确保万无一失，他又追加了四处伤口，其中两处是在 Nowak 先生试图逃跑时捅在他的背上。 随后，Digwa 开始编造故事，将这名青少年描绘成醉酒的攻击者，而将自己描绘成一场卑劣种族主义攻击的受害者。当警察抵达现场时，Digwa 和他的兄弟向警员讲述了他的版本。 在这样做时，他忽略了一个关键事实——他多次刺伤了 Nowak 先生。 警方的执法记录仪捕捉到了这名青少年弥留之际的画面，当时他被 Digwa 及其家人地包围着。 可以看到 Nowak 先生躺在地上，告诉警员他被捅了，并恳求他们说他无法呼吸。 一名警员——目前正接受警察监察机构的调查——回应道：‘我觉得你没有，伙计。’ 在一名警员意识到他已失去反应之前，Nowak 先生被告知了他的权利。他被宣布在现场死亡。 D
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IGWA 被指控谋杀和在公共场合携带刀具，而他的母亲被指控协助罪犯。在 5 月份为期两周的审判后，两人均被判定有罪。虽然警方的失职以及 Digwa 懦弱的行为和谎言引发了广泛且可以理解的愤怒，但这次谋杀也被极右翼利用来散播反移民情绪。尽管 Nowak 先生的家人恳请不要将他的死亡政治化，且 Digwa 出生在英国，但情况依然如此。活动人士及极右翼煽动者 Tommy Robinson 在南安普敦及全国范围内组织了一系列集会，而英国改革党（Reform UK）领导人 Nigel Farage 则号召公众对所谓的“双轨制执法”（即人们认为少数族裔比白人获得更好的待遇）产生“纯粹、冰冷的愤怒”。这与现在的 Digwa 有什么关系？在监狱中，就像在
社会中，有些人对极右翼持有同情心理。被关在法兰克兰监狱（Frankland）的人员中，就包括新纳粹分子托马斯·梅尔（Thomas Mair），他在 2016. 年谋杀了工党国会议员乔·考克斯（Jo Cox）。那里还会有其他持有类似观点的人。截至 2025, 年 9 月，英国有 254 人因恐怖主义及相关罪行而被监禁。在被羁押的人员中，虽然 60% 被归类为持有伊斯兰极端主义观点，但有 30% 持有极端右翼意识形态。凡妮莎·弗雷克-哈里斯（Vanessa Frake-Harris）曾在监狱服务部门工作了 27 年，身为前监狱长，她认为迪格瓦（Digwa）有很多需要担心的事情。“像维克鲁姆·迪格瓦（Vickrum Digwa）这样高关注度的囚犯永远是目标，”她说。“法兰克兰监狱里有很多人没什么可失去的，但可以通过某些行为获得极高的声望。”“他的谋杀案关注度很高，引起了社会的愤怒。这种愤怒很可能会跟随他进入法兰克兰监狱（HMP Frankland）。”迪格瓦还会因为他的宗教信仰而显得格格不入。
在整个监狱体系中，被囚禁的锡克教徒仅有 600 人。本周一名前往法兰克兰监狱探视囚犯的亲属在提及迪格瓦的胡须和头巾时告诉《每日邮报》，狱友们知道他在监狱里，并且在留意他的行踪。“这小伙子因为外貌而非常显眼，这对他未来来说可能会是个问题，”该人士说。法兰克兰监狱中其他弱势囚犯通过与穆斯林囚犯结盟来寻求保护，而穆斯林在监狱中的影响力近年来已成为一个日益令人担忧的问题。“法兰克兰监狱里有很多穆斯林，包括一些信仰非常虔诚但极其暴力的帮派，”该监狱消息人士表示。“他们经常接触像迪格瓦这样处于风险中的囚犯并提供保护，但前提是必须皈依伊斯兰教。”“迪格瓦是否愿意这样做取决于他自己。监狱服务部门的任何人都不会在这方面向他提供建议。”选择这一方案的人之中包括列维·贝尔菲尔德（Levi Bellfield），他在 2008 年因谋杀被判处终身监禁后不久便皈依了伊斯兰教——现在以尤苏夫·拉希姆（Yusuf Rahim）之名为人所知。
该消息人士补充道：“迪格瓦受到了其他囚犯的一些辱骂——比如‘他妈的杀人犯’之类的话，但这在预料之中。他现在在某个翼楼，正在慢慢积累特权，以便很快能拥有电视和电子游戏——这有助于防止许多相对年轻的囚犯陷入抑郁。”“他正在去健身房，而且据所有说法，他希望能找到某种工作。他将有机会参加某种学术课程，可能是开放大学（Open University）的课程。但他对此没有表现出真正的兴趣。”“他相当聪明，但显然存在一些需要解决的性格问题。监狱可能是非常危险的地方。如果收到任何他面临被袭击的情报，他将被转移，或者潜在的加害者会被转移。”
迪格瓦将在监狱中度过多久尚不明确。今年 6 月，他的判决被认为“过于宽容”，已被提交至上诉法院重新审查。M
与此同时，Digwa 已针对其定罪和量刑同时提出了上诉。 他还面临进一步的刑事指控。 他与 27 岁的兄弟 Gurpreet Digwa 以及 52 岁的父亲 Moga Singh 一起，被指控在他们位于南安普敦的家中非法持有 55 件武器库——包括三把砍刀、37 把剑、三把忍者剑、两把弹簧刀或重力刀以及八件指虎。 三人均否认所有指控，预计将于明年 9 月接受审判。 在 Digwa 定罪后，南安普敦发生了暴力事件，其父亲和兄弟为了自身安全被迫逃离住所。 在当时接受《每日邮报》的独家采访中，Kiran Kaur 的母亲 Bimla Kaur 声称，此案不仅摧毁了 Nowak 先生的家庭，也摧毁了她的家庭。 “我们都生活在恐惧之中，”她说。 而这种状态，她的孙子在未来的几年里将会变得非常熟悉。
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一名法学专业的学生在驾驶一辆载有“高度复杂”炸弹的汽车前往北爱尔兰时被抓获。 在一次由情报主导的突击行动中，爱尔兰特别侦查单位在卡里克马克罗斯（Carrickmacross）拦截了该车辆——此处距离边境约六英里。 警员通知了爱尔兰国防军 EOD（爆炸物处理）小组，该小组于周三对车辆进行了检查。 该小组发现了一枚含有疑似军用级炸药的炸弹。 警方确认该
装置具有“复杂性”，并怀疑该装置是由一名新 IRA 成员在都柏林交给 25 岁的伊莎贝拉·佩里·沙利文（Isobella Perrie Sullivan）的。 驾驶员在现场被捕。她被指控持有爆炸物，并在昨日于特里姆地区法院（Trim District Court）出庭后获准保释。另一名嫌疑人，一名 40 多岁的男子，随后被逮捕，目前被关押在都柏林地区的一个警局内。 自 1998 年《贝尔法斯特协议》（Good Friday Peace Agreement）签署以来，北爱尔兰的激进团体一直 sporadically（零星地）发动袭击，通常是企图实施汽车炸弹袭击。该协议在很大程度上结束了爱尔兰民族主义者与阿尔斯特联盟主义者之间长达数十年的冲突。 Garda 警务专员贾斯汀·凯利（Justin Kelly）将此次最新的缴获描述为“极其重大”。 他补充道：“令人担忧的是，仍有一小部分共和派异见分子没有将武器和爆炸物销毁。我并不惊讶被捕的女性在 20 多岁，因为年轻人正被恐怖分子激进化，而且不仅仅是在共和派圈子里。” “我们正与 PSNI（北爱尔兰警察局）以及英国情报部门密切合作，以应对这一威胁。”
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凶手被转移至 布罗德摩尔医院 “是在操纵 体制”
被阿克塞尔·鲁达库巴纳 (Axel Rudakubana) 杀害的三名女孩的家属指责，在被转移至布罗德摩尔 (Broadmoor) 医院后，这名索斯波特凶手试图“操纵体制”。
本周，在认定其在监狱环境下无法被安全管理后，他从贝尔马什 (Belmarsh) 监狱被转移至该安全精神科病房。
鲁达库巴纳，19 岁，在承认刺杀 7 岁的 Elsie Dot Stancombe、6 岁的 Bebe King 和 9 岁的 Alice da Silva Aguiar 后，于 2025 年 1 月被判终身监禁，并被命令至少服刑 52 年。
他还企图谋杀另外 8 名儿童，以及在 2024 年 7 月 29 日的泰勒·斯威夫特主题舞蹈课上试图为其缴械的教练 Leanne Lucas 和商业领袖
“是对死者的 侮辱”
John Hayes。
家属的律师克里斯·沃克 (Chris Walker) 在谈到此次转移时表示：“可以肯定的是，无论何时听到这个消息都会让他们心碎，但在我们接近 [谋杀案] 两周年之际发生这件事，在我们看来是 [鲁达库巴纳] 的又一次举动，他似乎再次试图操纵体制。”
此次转移发生在 2025 年 5 月，鲁达库巴纳在贝尔马什监狱 (HMP Belmarsh) 用其囚室水壶中的沸水向一名狱警泼洒之后。
司法部 (MoJ) 坚称，他在剩余的刑期内将一直被关在锁门之后，且“不太可能被
作者：Rory Tingle
释放”。但监狱官员协会 (Prison Officers Association) 的马克·费尔赫斯特 (Mark Fairhurst) 表示：“这个卑劣的罪犯操纵了体制，现在将享受安全精神病院中精神病患者所拥有的自由。我的成员将在没有监狱工作人员所享有的保护的情况下处于风险之中。”
艾玛·韦伯 (Emma Webber) 的儿子巴纳比 (Barnaby) 是 2023 年诺丁汉刺杀案中被精神病患者瓦尔多·卡洛坎 (Valdo Calocane) 杀害的三人之一，她告诉《每日邮报》：“体制再次为一个已经证明过会袭击监狱工作人员的儿童杀手低三下四。”
“阿克塞尔·鲁达库巴纳操纵手段进入了安全医院……这是对死者的侮辱，是对生者的背叛。”
卡洛坎在承认基于责任减轻的误杀罪后，被判处不定期医院监禁令。韦伯夫人补充道：“我的儿子被一个当局已知危险的男人宰杀了。现在我们看着同样的软弱、破碎的体制在奖励另一个怪物。”
鲁达库巴纳转移至布罗德摩尔将显著增加纳税人的成本。高安全等级精神病院的床位每年费用超过 £300,000，而监狱仅为 £60,000。
司法部坚称布罗德摩尔并非“自由之地”，并表示鲁达库巴纳将“尽快被送回监狱”。
但保守党领袖凯米·巴德诺克 (Kemi Badenoch) 昨晚表示，如果事实确实如此，鲁达库巴纳不应该“能够操纵体制”。
她补充道：“我相信监狱是有效的，我希望看到犯下恐怖罪行的人在监狱中服刑。”
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昨天，一家工业单位发生火灾并引发剧烈爆炸，震动了整个埃塞克斯 (Essex) 的民居。
据报道，爆炸声最远可传至 12 英里外。
数十名消防员在切姆斯福德 (Chelmsford) 以南约五英里的地方全力扑救这场大火，浓烟滚滚席卷整个郡。
在东汉宁菲尔德 (East Hanningfield) 和雷滕登 (Rettendon) 附近的居民描述称，在昨天下午 6 点前，该地区听到了一声巨大的轰鸣。
他们已收到应急部门的警告，要求关闭门
作者：Francine Wolfisz
窗；同时，埃塞克斯消防救援局建议人们避免前往该地区。
消防局的一位发言人表示：“100 多名消防员正在努力扑灭索森德路 (Southend Road) 的火灾。”
“请继续避开该区域，如果您住在附近，请保持窗户和门关闭。”
目前尚未收到任何确认的伤亡报告。
位于西伦敦的皇后俱乐部 (The Queen’s Club) 是全球最顶尖的私人会员俱乐部之一。首先，新成员在承诺每年支付 £2,000 订阅费之前，需要先缴纳 £15,000。当然，饮食和访客通行证需额外付费。然而，仅有钱是不够的。这家拥有 28 个室外草地球场的网球与球类俱乐部，在 2019 年关闭了其长达 15 年的候补名单。换句话说，这家历史悠久的体育俱乐部是其 4,500 名会员的专属领地，会员包括贵族、电影明星、首席执行官和政治家。
威尔士亲王与王妃在此打球，电视节目主持人安斯利·哈里奥特 (Ainsley Harriott)、西区之星伊莱恩·佩吉 (Elaine Paige) 以及美国亿万富翁投资者乔治·索罗斯 (George Soros) 也是如此。但现在，这个高端的避风港陷入了混乱。这家以创始人赞助人维多利亚女王命名、简称“皇后”的俱乐部，在草地网球委员会单方面决定解雇两名最受喜爱的网球教练后，发现自己陷入了 140 年历史上最恶劣的丑闻之一。
据信 61 岁的弗洛伊德·威廉姆斯博士 (Dr Floyd Williams) 和 57 岁的安德烈·扬科夫 (Andrej Jankov) 均曾从事职业网球运动，且在皇后俱乐部执教时间合计 36 年。他们于上个月被告知，俱乐部不再欢迎他们在此授课。
会员们对此感到同样沮丧——会员名单中包括演员休·格兰特 (Hugh Grant) 和“恢复英国” (Restore UK) 领导人鲁珀特·劳 MP (Rupert Lowe MP)——他们已发起请愿，要求恢复这两名教练的职务。
反抗的会员声称，此前被描述为“自愿离职”的情况“实际上是解雇”，目前要求俱乐部撤销决定，并委托进行“一项关于该决定如何做出及沟通的独立审查”。
《每日邮报》看到了一批触目惊心的电子邮件往来，这些邮件是在皇后俱乐部会员（包括一些《每日邮报》同意不点名的名人和工业巨头）与草地网球主管 (HOLT) 李·查尔兹 (Lee Childs) 之间发送的。在信中，会员们对这次解雇表示难以置信，部分人甚至指责存在种族主义和年龄歧视。
一名会员写道：“作为会员，我们的财力足以让我们敏锐且强大到能决定自己想与谁打球以及由谁执教。”那么，为什么这家伦敦最古老的俱乐部及其极其富有的会员群体，会因为一对网球教练被解雇而如此愤怒不安？
根据该俱乐部的官方网站，这家位于巴伦斯法院 (Barons Court)、占地 14 英亩的俱乐部成立于 1886 年，是“全球首个建成且多功能的体育综合体”。
如今，它最著名的是承办温布尔登草地网球赛的“前哨战”赛事，目前称为汇丰冠军赛 (HSBC Championships)。今年，英国常年寄予厚望的艾玛·拉杜卡努 (Emma Raducanu) 在女子决赛中被美国挑战者阿曼达·阿尼西莫娃 (Amanda Anisimova) 以直落两盘击败。
除了体育，皇后俱乐部在某种程度上也是一个社交隐匿地。会员们在历史悠久的凉亭里啜饮金汤力 (G&T)，或者在餐厅里点一份每份 £52 的“烤比目鱼”，这些场景与他们在球场上挥汗如雨一样常见。
该俱乐部此前由体育管理机构全英草地网球协会 (Lawn Tennis Association) 拥有，会员于 2007 年以 £35million 的价格获得了该设施为期 120 年的租赁权，使其首次实现了完全由会员所有。作为企业的股东，他们现在理所当然地认为自己有权参与日常管理——包括员工的聘用与解雇。
“我从小就是会员，”一位先生宣称。
由于担心危及他那价值不菲的会员资格，他要求匿名。“从那时起，会员构成发生了变化。现在这里到处是拥有巨额财富且习惯于随心所欲的人。
‘他们认为自己在所有事情上都最懂，从选择哪种香槟、吧台后面摆放什么酒，直到头条赞助协议。’”
这场最新的风波始于 5 月 16 日。根据网球委员会会议记录，钱德斯先生（Mr Childs）确认他已开始年度教练审核，并希望在月底前完成该流程。
会议记录进一步解释称，“委员会对 HOLT 的方案表示支持，该方案旨在提升向会员提供的教练服务”。
在委员会会议之后，弗洛伊德·威廉姆斯（Floyd Williams）和安德烈·詹科夫（Andrej Jankov）在 6 月 23 日均收到了一封终止合同信，通知他们在八周后将不再被允许进入俱乐部。随后该期限被缩减至仅四周，这意味着 7 月 21 日是他们在岗的最后一天。这一决定是
一周后的 6 月 30 日才通知会员。 Queen's 俱乐部并不直接雇用网球教练，而是允许大约 12 名持证教练根据“设施许可协议”的条款，以自雇分包商的身份使用设施，教练为此每月向俱乐部支付 £650。
正是这份协议被俱乐部终止，导致了弗洛伊德（Floyd）和安德烈（Andrej）的离职——不过，由于两人通常每周在该处工作五天，将其等同于解雇是合理的。
7 月 7 日，教练安德烈给一些客户写信，告知他们俱乐部决定让他离开。 “给出的理由是‘我的教练水平不高’，”他在《每日邮报》看到的一封此类电子邮件中解释道。但需要强调的是，两名教练均未同意就本文发表评论或直接提供资料。
教练即将离职的消息引发了会员们表达的大量不满。 “我曾多次接受弗洛伊德和安德烈的指导，我完全支持他们的教学技巧，”一名代表俱乐部参加竞技网球赛的女士宣称，“我在人生如此之晚才接触这项运动，他们帮我纠正了风格并提高了表现。没人能说他们不是优秀的教练。”
另一位人士写道，他们被“安德烈卓越的勤勉和专业精神所打动，只要他没有被预约，几乎任何时间都能提供服务……经常在仅提前半天通知的情况下就同意与我或我的孩子一起打球”。
许多其他人都表达了同样的看法。一名会员暗示，俱乐部“其他一些网球教练”并不总能展现出安德烈那样的专业精神。
另一个普遍的抱怨是，该决定是在“没有经过充分咨询”的情况下做出的。一位极度沮丧的人士表示：“我想对着房顶大喊：会员的观点很重要。”
然而，这股呼声显然没有引起重视。 因为在 7 月 17 日，即教练试用期结束前的短短 4 天，Queen's 俱乐部主席艾伦·吉登斯（Alan Giddens）没有表现出任何让步的迹象。 他在给会员的电子邮件中写道：“虽然显然在与会员沟通方面有教训需要吸取，但大多数董事会成员仍然认为这是一个正确的决定。”
在另一封泄露的电子邮件中，俱乐部首席执行官罗斯·尼兰德（Ross Niland）声称：“俱乐部能容纳的教练数量有限，向教练发放合同是基于李（Lee）对现有各类教练的范围和质量的评估。”
这究竟是首席执行官试图将责任推给草地网球主管李·柴尔兹（Lee Childs），还是可能存在某种更阴暗的解释？
在《每日邮报》看到的一封具有煽动性的往来信件中，出现了一个令人不安的新理论。“面对所有支持信以及对教练技能的确认，”一名会员在给管理层的邮件中写道，“现在得出这样一个结论并非不合理：在他们被终止合同的背后，极有可能存在其他不可言说的原因……
遗憾的是，人们可以理解为什么弗洛伊德——一名黑人、一名资质极高且资深的教练，以及安德烈——一名受欢迎的 LTA 4 级东欧人，”
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现在强烈认为他们是因为种族背景而成为了被针对的目标。” 这种指控足以让皇后俱乐部 (The Queen’s Club) 的董事会成员感到背脊发凉。但提出该主张的会员并未就此止步。
“看看皇后俱乐部的教练团队，任何人都能清楚地看到，无论怎么想象，这都不能反映出伦敦这个种族多样化社会的现状，而且随着安德烈 (Andrej) 和弗洛伊德 (Floyd) 的离职，代表性将进一步降低。
“我认为，不公正且毫无理据的解雇、无视会员的观点，以及可能暴露在种族歧视指控及其相关负面宣传中的风险——这可能给俱乐部带来灾难性后果，例如失去赞助商等——让我别无选择，只能将此事直接呈交给董事会和信托理事会。
“皇后俱乐部不能让自己陷入长期传统被玷污的境地。”
另一位会员发来的一封电子邮件甚至暗示，“在没有定性评估过程的证据情况下，你们的行为似乎包含某种年龄歧视成分”。
关于种族歧视和年龄歧视的指控在私人信函中均被否认。然而，在《每日邮报》接触时，皇后俱乐部拒绝置评。
但这起事件是否还隐藏着进一步的危机？因为尽管这些教练在官方定义上是自雇人士，但如果此案提交至劳动法庭，在法律层面上，他们可能会被视为俱乐部的直接雇员。
这里有一个先例，即 2021 年的 Uber 诉 Aslam 案，当时最高法院裁定，自雇的 Uber 司机实际上是“工作者”而非承包商。
鉴于这两名网球教练在俱乐部定期工作，同样的原则是否适用于他们？如果适用，他们可能有权获得赔偿，甚至可以起诉不当解雇。
解雇教练的决定现在看来像是一个“非强制性失误”。现在的问题是，这两位教练是否会被复职，或者皇后俱乐部在处理这两人的案件中，是否会被判定为犯了“双发球失误”。
因此，我唯一想要的就是让他承认自己做了什么。他确实曾向我承认过一次，但随后又向我母亲否认。从那时起，我母亲就把我看作一个骗子和麻烦制造者。 当我生下长子时，我突然变得非常愤怒——因为我如此爱他，她怎么能让这种事发生在自己的孩子身上？她应该注意到我是如何回避那个男人的。 既然她曾是一名教师，她本该看出那些证据。 最终，我与已故的第二任丈夫找到了巨大的幸福。现在是夏天，就在几年前，那是我的爱人去世时那个美丽的季节。 那种丧亲之痛（以及我所有糟糕的回忆）感觉更加沉重，因为我努力从事各种工作以维持生计，但依然无法赚到足够的钱。 好的一面是，我的小女儿在几个月前生了一个可爱的宝宝。下周我要去见他们——我的儿子、女儿和四个孙辈。都很可爱。所以我并不绝望。 只是有时候我会为此感到悲伤。我从未接受过心理咨询来尝试与过去达成和解（我负担不起）。至少在这里我把心里的积郁排解了出来，而且我还有一个是精神科医生的好朋友。你不觉得有时候和朋友聊天更好吗？一瓶葡萄酒和一包烟通常就管用…… —— DEIRDRE
他的这封信带给我的希望，比任何政治家发表的又一次陈词滥调的演说都要多。 为什么？因为你提供了一个关于一个非常重要真理的本质例证——那就是，虽然我们可能无法改变生活的环境，但我们绝对能够掌控自己如何应对这些环境，无论过去还是现在。 这意味着能够从经验中汲取意义，并超越痛苦的真相。这就是你的信向我揭示的——对此我深感钦佩。 读到你的童年经历让我感到惊骇。尽管有丰盛的餐点，但你母亲对你的行为并不像个母亲，不是吗？ 请相信我，你绝不是唯一一个描述过如此童年的读者。 我推测她当时如此迷恋她的情夫，以至于拒绝注意到他对她女儿的性吸引力。同样，这种否认的情况比你想象的要普遍得多。当然，也有可能她没有意识到——但更有可能的是，因为她被那个男人控制了，所以选择视而不见。 读到她是一名教师确实令人震惊，但我并不完全意外。我接触过很多教师，也与其中一位关系密切，并记得他们的
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混乱的私人生活，以及对人性缺乏直觉的奇怪现象。考虑潜在的后果令人不安。 而你已经在这种后果中生活了一辈子。 有趣的是，你使用了“伤害”这个词，但你的邮件语气却像是一个幸存者。你描述了刻在身体和灵魂上的可怕伤疤——但随即立刻寻找反击这些伤疤的手段。 我多么希望更多的人能像那样。这就像在挥舞着两把
亲爱的贝尔： 我年过七旬，独居。我的老朋友（同样是一位祖母，但年纪比我大）住在数百英里外。我们通过电话保持联系，聊天内容涵盖日常生活、家庭、健康和政治。 现在她对一个脸书（Facebook）上的凯文·科斯特纳粉丝页面赞不绝口。她说她和凯文已经建立了情感纽带，且对方要求她在WhatsApp上发消息给他。理所当然地，我警钟大作，但由于她表现得像个小女孩一样兴奋，我就随她说了。 她接着说，可怜的凯文在情感和财务上都陷入了困境，并非由于他自身的过错，导致无法完成一部电影。我试图委婉地处理，但不得不警告她这是一个骗局。 我告诉她不要再与之接触，不要提供个人详情，尤其是千万不要汇款。她变得愤怒起来，说我太愤世嫉俗而无法理解，随后挂断了电话。 我给她发了一个其他伪造的凯文·科斯特纳脸书粉丝页面的链接，但一直没有收到回复。这似乎是一个所有年龄段的人都会遇到的问题。 一旦涉及情感，很难说服一个深信自己与名人的在线接触是真实的人。您有什么建议吗？
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每天我们都能看到互联网如何让生活变得如此糟糕的例子。 是的，对于我们大多数人来说，它极其有用，现在很难想象没有它该怎么生活——但它真的让生活变得更好了吗？对我而言，结论尚未定论。您举的一个例子，就像是我们掀开互联网这块石头，观察下面爬行之物时所见的一角。 欺骗轻信的女性，当然与每秒钟在各地传播的色情、暴力、变态、自杀诱导、谎言和仇恨相比根本不算什么。 尽管如此，那些不道德的个人竟然费心建立虚假身份来欺骗和敲诈……真是令人作呕。 您那可怜的朋友可能感到很孤独。也许她记得《与狼共舞》或《公牛之都》中英俊的凯文，或者更近期的《黄石》中的约翰·达顿。许多人
用坚定的手指抚平过去的痛苦，并说道：“那些糟糕的事情发生在我身上，但现在我拥有这一切。” 你避免使用像“创伤”这样的词汇，但承认悲伤。感谢这种诚实和智慧。 尽管在与第二任丈夫共同生活期间找到了巨大的幸福，但你依然深刻地感受到丧亲之痛。在这个时候，你可能渴望得到母亲的支持。 但重要的是，你与两个孩子关系亲密，并为孙辈们感到高兴。你似乎总是追求“积极的一面”，而且（读完你较长的信后）我相信你有力量找到它。
你应该和你母亲和继父谈谈吗？ 那有什么意义呢？你曾听过他一次承认，然后不得不忍受她（母亲）的否认和辱骂，这一定让你的痛苦加倍了。为什么要让自己再次陷入那种境地？
听起来你并不恨她，所以我会建议不要干预。 有时接受心理治疗会有所帮助。但同样地，最好的方法通常是看着镜子对自己说：“该行动起来了，姑娘！”这似乎是你的风格，尽管生活并不尽如人意。 是的，珍惜美好之物并与朋友交流。我想不出有什么比和你分享一瓶酒和一包烟（好吧，烟就不用了）更让我向往的了，迪尔德丽。这对我同样有效。
人们会对明星产生幻想。许多人还渴望关注——以及光彩照人的生活。这些情感和梦想很容易被理解——但她那种极端的天真则难以理喻。显然，她不想听到真相。
我怀疑这可能是因为她已经向“凯文”捐款，以帮助他度过难关。当她收到那些网站是骗局的证据时，或许她感到尴尬且愚蠢。这只是最好的打算。
如果我是你，我会尝试再次给她打电话，并强调你的观点。不要放弃。
如果她仍然不听，你甚至可能得通过干预来牺牲这段长久的友谊，即便她说再也不想和你说话。
我会尝试联系她的家人之一，提醒他们发生了什么。不能让她成为邪恶骗子和窃贼的猎物，因为这对她的生活水平和健康可能会产生可怕的影响。
祝你这次帮助她的使命好运。
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最近我在休假前签发消息时说：“我希望能放松一下。” 那是一次活动丰富、充满运动气息的家庭旅行，我很快将在《每日邮报》的励志旅游版面中为大家详细讲述。但我现在可以高兴地报告，我确实放松了——整个星期除了和女儿一起闲逛、喝鸡尾酒，以及读完尼茜·弗伦奇 (Nicci French) 出色的弗里达·克莱恩 (Frieda Klein) 系列小说中的四本书之外，什么都没做。简直太幸福了！ 我们通常的度假选择与文化相关。我需要艺术、历史和教堂——越多越好。虽然我不喜欢走路，但如果终点有一个美术馆，我总是愿意多走一英里。 所以这次旅行提醒了我，改变习惯是多么令人心旷神怡。我知道这是一个陈词滥调，但它比我想象的更有用。 这让我思考起打破习惯的好处。 正如营养专家所说，如果你一直习惯在早上吃早餐麦片，那么尝试做出这一个改变（例如，试着吃个简单的鸡蛋，或者水果和酸奶），这不仅对你的健康更有利，还会让你感到精力充沛。 去散散步，把手机留在家里。在度假村，不要只是在泳池边懒散地躺着，去了解当地情况并去看看某些东西——任何东西都行。读本书！买份报纸！ 如果你总是重复以往的行为，那么你可能会面临让自己感到厌倦的风险。所以，尝试在本周做出一个改变。 总之，我带着焕然一新的心情回来了，看到了你们温暖的来信。感谢你们对我的同情，对我的工作的认可，以及对我因安·威德康伯 (Ann Widdecombe) 被谋杀而感到的悲伤和愤怒的共鸣。我非常感谢所有这些同情心。
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ECKY 的堕落始于她交往数年的伴侣——两个孩子（分别为三岁和五岁）的父亲——为了另一个女人离开她。 “孤独感和悲伤随之而来，”这位 28 岁的执业护士解释道。 她开始酗酒，大多数夜晚会喝掉高达四分之三瓶白兰地，但由于她在医疗保健行业的轮班模式，这意味着她不能冒着带着酒气出现在工作岗位的风险。 因此，她转向使用氯胺酮，因为她的上司更难察觉，她在酒吧偶然遇到一个她曾帮其解决医疗问题的人后，第一次购买了这种药。 “我想找一种东西，能在休息日让我彻底昏迷，但不会留下气味，也不会在基础的工作场所筛查中被发现，”她说。
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hat Becky 在服用那批氯胺酮时并不知情的是，该药被掺入了名为medetomidine（美得咪唑）的潜在致命镇静剂，这是一种兽医使用的药物。这种镇静剂的威力比另一种更常混入氯胺酮的镇静药 xylazine（赛拉嗪）强 200 倍，且药效持续时间更长。 她是某种极其令人不安的新趋势的受害者，这种趋势正让大量年轻人处于危险之中。因为越来越多的氯胺酮批次——这种药本身就具有高度危险性和成瘾性，且 16 至 24 岁人群的使用率自 2016 年以来增长了三倍多——被掺入了 medetomidine，并在街头销售，通常被称为“Rhino Ket”或“Rhino Tranq”。 曼彻斯特大学对此进展深感担忧，以至于最近的一份学生新闻……
该信函发出了严厉警告：它指出，在药物检测研究机构 Mandrake 的实验室中，已确认在该市流通的“多份样本”的氯胺酮（ketamine）中被污染了美托咪定（medetomidine）。 该简讯补充道：“Mandrake 表示，美托咪定是一种兽医用于大型动物的强效镇静剂……当它与氯胺酮结合时，可能会导致极端且持久的镇静状态，甚至可能致命；同时它还会让你处于极度脆弱的状态，增加遭受性侵犯或抢劫的风险。”
同样，位于默西赛德郡威勒半岛（Wirral）的药物与酒精服务机构 Wirral Ways 也发布了警报，警告当美托咪定与氯胺酮混合时，会导致极端镇静、呼吸困难，以及更高的药物过量和死亡风险。 贝基（Becky）对这种新药的恐怖经历，只是日益增加的案例中的一个。
马克（Mark），20岁，来自大曼彻斯特郡阿尔特林查姆（Altrincham）的一名实习会计师，就职于“六大”会计师事务所之一。他的情况虽然不同，但同样具有代表性：对于这位雄心勃勃的年轻专业人士来说，药物而非酒精，已成为一个狂欢社交圈中心照不宣的通行货币。 “在我的世界里，在我的朋友们之间，已经发生了从喝酒到吸毒的大规模转变，”马克说。“这纯粹是一个后勤选择。你不会宿醉，第二天早上还能在办公桌前正常工作，而且警察不会拦你，因为你身上没有酒味。”
他之前使用过可卡因和摇头丸，并认为自己足够“精明”，知道自己的底线。后来，他在海尔（Hale）的一次夜生活中接触到了“犀牛氯”（Rhino Ket）——海尔是曼彻斯特一个富裕的郊区，深受英超球员喜爱。这种药的价格与普通氯胺酮相同（每克约 £10-£20）。“我以为这只是街头夸张的说法，”他说。 但事实并非如此。马克在一家酒吧服用了该药，然后开车准备载自己和两名朋友回家。 “我甚至没能开出那个区域，”他说。“它像大锤一样击中了我。我能身体地感觉到我的大脑在关闭，逐渐陷入昏迷。”
他在方向盘前昏厥。汽车偏离道路，撞穿一道树篱进入一片田野，撞击导致挡风玻璃破碎，他的脸上留下了深深的撕裂伤。 他的朋友们担心呼叫救护车意味着要接受警方的药物检测，从而导致他的职业生涯在开始之前就宣告结束，于是他们没有报警，而是叫来另一名朋友，在急救服务人员到达前几分钟，将马克失去意识的身体从残骸中拖出并将其载走。 他昏迷不醒地在朋友家的地板上度过了一个晚上。“我可能就那样死在他的地毯上，而没有人知道该怎么做，”他说。“我以为我是一个聪明的中产阶级孩子，可以玩弄系统，努力工作，尽情玩乐。我才20岁，却差一点让 £10 的药粉把我埋进地下。”
第二天早上，他走回被撞毁的汽车旁，此时周围已被警察包围，他谎称有一只鹿突然冲到路上。 “脸上的伤口加上我颤抖的双手，我看起来像个精神崩溃的人，但不知怎么的，他们竟然让我离开了，”他说。 直到他的父母注意到情况不对劲，马克才崩溃并告诉了他们真相。 他们当天就联系了位于兰开夏郡的心理治疗师兼成瘾顾问史蒂夫·波普（Steve Pope）——并发现他正在治疗一批“犀牛氯”的受害者。
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在整个郡范围内。其中就包括之前提到的护士贝基 (Becky)，她曾与史蒂夫 (Steve) 在专业领域共事，在兰开夏郡 (Lancashire) 为其他成瘾者提供支持。 “这真是极大的讽刺，”她说。“现在，我成了坐在办公桌另一边的人。” 她现在每周与他见面两到三次，共同应对
不仅是成瘾问题，还有创伤，以及意识到她和她的孩子们可能遭遇什么后果时那种惊恐的认知。 至于马克 (Mark)，他说分销商在分发这种致命混合物时极其冷酷。 “这种药简直就是个真实的轮盘赌，”他说。“它没有标准。分销商可能知道他们有一批超强效的货，但他们不在乎谁生谁死。”他在治疗过程中了解到，在曼彻斯特 (Manchester) 和布莱克浦 (Blackpool)，氯胺酮市场日益被阿尔巴尼亚和罗马尼亚的犯罪集团控制。有传闻称，成瘾者的家庭住所因欠款区区几百英镑而被投掷燃烧弹；还有一对夫妇恳求当地分销商停止向他们的儿子贩药——结果第二天晚上，他们家里的所有窗户都被砸碎了。 直到去年年底，“犀牛氯胺酮”病例几乎从未被提及。然而，史蒂夫·波普 (Steve Pope) 在兰开夏郡仅一个角落记录的确认病例数现已超过 60。 “它在呈指数级增长，”他说。“不再是缓慢蔓延，而是迅速且恐怖的。” 随着世界杯的到来，这种增长进一步加速，因为比赛期间醉醺醺的群体聚会成为了该药物的新爆发点。这一趋势中最令人心惊的元素之一是许多受害者的年龄之小——史蒂夫处理的一些最严重的病例涉及完全不知道自己在服用什么的青少年。 E
玛 (EMMA) 是利瑟姆圣安妮斯 (Lytham St Annes) 一名成绩优异的 11 年级学生，立志成为一名兽医护理师。今年 4 月，她在公园里与三名朋友分享了一小袋她认为是氯胺酮的东西，购买价格不到 £10. 其中 掺入了 异美地妥 (medetomidine)。 “它的药效简直强了数百倍，”史蒂夫说。“每人仅吸了一小条——价格与氯胺酮相同，外观也相同——但艾玛和她所有的朋友都陷入了类似昏迷的状态。” 艾玛不记得自己是如何与朋友分开的，而她的朋友们也都陷入了同样的失能状态。 “她在公园的角落里醒来，裤子褪到了脚踝，”史蒂夫说。 “她的朋友们不在那里——大概也被这东西击昏了。她之前是处女，没有任何性经验。” 艾玛醒来时衣衫不整，全身布满瘀伤，在公园里对袭击过程没有清晰的记忆，也无法确认当时谁在她身边。她的父母选择不报案，而是寻求史蒂夫称之为“一种更具疗愈性、更温和的过程”，通过私人治疗来解决。 三个月后，她仍然会经历闪回和恐慌发作。“仅仅一条药就让我的生活破碎，我的未来化为乌有，”她说。另外两起青少年病例说明了这种药物传播的毫无选择性。 来自附近莱兰 (Leyland) 的 16 岁少女安娜 (Anna)，大约一年来一直从同一名分销商那里购买氯胺酮且未出意外——直到圣诞节前的一批受污染药物对她产生了剧烈影响，以至于她完全不记得自己在街上袭击一名陌生人的事情，并因此被逮捕。 上个月，第二批受污染药物让她彻底失去了意识，她在没有任何记忆的情况下从家中的二楼窗户跳下；她目前在布莱克浦维多利亚医院 (Blackpool Victoria Hospital) 康复中，两只手臂骨折，脚踝骨折。 “这东西就像火箭燃料，”她说。“任何在外面吸氯胺酮的人必须知道这东西”
就在此时。这根本就不是酮。” 还有瑞安，年仅 14 岁，他原以为自己在朋友的聚会上服用的是纯酮胺。 他完全不记得自己是如何离开的。凌晨 2 点，人们发现他在 M55 高速公路的硬路肩上徘徊，直到一名经过的司机停下来陪他，直到救援人员到达。这种药物也在专业阶层中产生影响。 “仅在过去几个月里，就有两名会计师、一名律师实习生和四名半职业足球运动员被送来，”史蒂夫说道。 他还见过武装部队和护理行业中的病例，因为这种药物正深深植根于他所称的“中产阶级郊区，那里的人不知道这种药有多强。极少量的药就能让人瘫在地上。” 此外还有两名医学生——他补充说，这尤其令人担心：“他们了解化学知识，认为这能让他们在一定程度上掌控药物。” “但它让这些人陷入瘫痪的方式完全一样——我们发现他们陷入昏迷，脸朝下趴在人行道上。” 美得妥咪定（Medetomidine）最初在英国出现时是作为海洛因、芬太尼和赛拉嗪的掺剂，随后进入了酮胺的供应渠道，现在被混入其中以增加产品体积并增强其镇静效果。
至关重要的是，纳洛酮（naloxone）无法逆转它的效果，而纳洛酮是急救人员用来抢救阿片类药物过量患者所依赖的药物——这意味着在史蒂夫看来，服用过量的人已“无法救治”。 1 月，政府确认已接受建议，将美得妥咪定列为 C 类管制药物。然而，史蒂夫·波普表示，C 类分类还远远不够。“被定为 C 类而非 A 类，意味着犯罪团伙认为风险较低，而且对于那些想要追求快感但又不想承担 A 类药物风险的娱乐性使用者来说，它更具市场吸引力。” 药物意识与健康服务机构告知那些坚持服用酮胺的用户，在服用前应先进行检测——从英国药物检测公司（UK Drug Testing）购买检测酮胺中是否含有美得妥咪定的试剂盒价格约为 £15。但正如史蒂夫指出的，“花 £5 或 £10 买一袋药的孩子们不会花钱买那些试剂盒的”。 他警告说，这确实是一个日益严重的危机。“最令我震惊的是，无论年龄或背景如何，美得妥咪定似乎能如此迅速地摧毁一个人的生活，”他说。“预期的好成绩、体面的工作、漂亮的房子——这些都不能保护你。” “这种药物剥夺意识，摧毁判断力，抹除记忆，并制造出一种在几分钟内就可能被利用的脆弱状态。当许多人意识到发生了什么时，保护自己的机会已经失去了。我们知道雪崩即将到来。”
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Hanrahan——他在埃塞克斯郡布伦特里（Braintree, Essex）的家中留下了一位年轻的妻子Roseann和一个一岁大的女儿——曾是一个“流动骗子诈骗团伙”的成员，并在被拒绝发放签证后非法进入美国。联邦调查局（FBI）目前正领导一个联邦特别工作组来打击这些罪犯，他们认为来自不列颠群岛的残酷“牛仔建筑商”所带来的威胁非常严重——这些人已赚取了数百万美元——因此将他们指定为“跨国组织犯罪集团”。 此类团伙由爱尔兰或英国国民组成，他们非法进入美国，或持有旅游签证但逾期停留。这些团伙已运作多年，但往往未能被察觉。 与他们相关的法庭文件将“爱尔兰旅居者”（Irish Travelers）描述为“一个传统上以游牧为生的爱尔兰本土少数民族，与大多数爱尔兰人口有所区别”。
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退休消防员乔治·巴尔（George Barr）位于费城家中外墙上的乙烯基覆板目前仅完成了一半，这成为了业主与建筑商之间关系突然且灾难性破裂的 stark 证明。 现在两人都无法完成这项工作。巴尔是一位最近丧偶的 75 岁越南战争退伍军人，独自居住在该屋内，目前正身陷囹圄，面临谋杀指控。 而萨利斯·汉拉汉（Salis Hanrahan），一名被巴尔雇佣安装覆板的爱尔兰旅居后裔英国国民，现已死亡。据称，在7月 8 日一次关于金钱的激烈冲突后，另一名男子将其枪杀。 据报道，巴尔在该房子里住了 45 年，他绝不是房屋装修史上第一个与工人闹翻的人，但据所有说法，这段关系注定会以悲剧收场。 美国国土安全部表示，20 岁的
据美国司法部称，这些骗子——他们隐藏在无数假名和虚假公司背后——在城镇和州之间穿梭，将老年人或其他弱势房主作为目标。 他们的作案手法是通过提供低价的小修小补来获得进入家门的切入点，并利用一名曾代表其中部分人员的律师所称的“爱尔兰花言巧语”（Irish blarney）——一种迷人的友好与巧妙的奉承，这曾令一代又一代的美国人倾心。 随后，他们会升级所谓的维修需求——而所有这些需求都是欺诈性的——以便从受害者身上榨取尽可能多的钱，有时一次就高达数十万美元。 受害者表示，如果与他们产生冲突，这种魅力往往会转变为侵略性和威胁。 他们实际的建筑工作将不合格且是不必要的——有时甚至是在修复他们自己偷偷造成的损坏。一旦全额付款，他们就会在工作未完成的情况下离开。 当然，这种无证骗子在英国是一个长期存在的隐患。但现在看来，其中一人以最残酷的方式发现，在一个枪支拥有率全球最高的国家采用同样的欺骗手段，存在着事态恶化到灾难性后果的风险。 据报道，巴尔——其妻子安吉拉（Angela）去年去世
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62 岁——用一支枪口安装了刺刀的步枪在屋内枪杀了 Hanrahan——这可能是他当年在越南服役时的遗物。警方表示，Hanrahan 及其团队当时正在这座位于所谓“兄弟之爱之城”罗克斯伯勒区、面积 1,200 平方英尺、价值 £190,000 的简陋房屋上安装乙烯基覆面板。下午 2 点左右，在工人们听到屋内传出愤怒的争吵声后不久，Hanrahan 踉踉跄跄地走出房外。他胸部中弹，倒在人行道上，随后在医院被宣布死亡。费城警局队长 James Kimrey 表示，工人们“听到屋内有争吵或某种骚动，然后他们发现了老板在外面”。一名目击者（最初认为口中滴血的 Hanrahan 是被钉枪误伤）表示，在 Hanrahan 躺在地上时，Barr 离开了家并带着他的狗去散步。他在返回时被逮捕。警方在房屋外发现了血迹，并在屋内发现了摆在显眼位置的一支步枪和弹药。据报道，他们还发现了一张金额为 $70,000 (£52,350) 的建筑商发票。此类房屋覆面板安装的典型费用估计为 £12,000。一名邻居告诉《每日邮报》，Barr 被 Hanrahan 收取了 $5,000 的定金，而后者随后“每天”都要要求更多钱。该邻居表示，当这位养老金领取者发现屋顶有不明原因的损坏时，紧张局势进一步升级。“他几天前给哥哥打电话说（工人们）在他的屋顶弄了个洞，他哥哥告诉他把这些人赶出房产，我想争执就在那时发生了，”该邻居说。“他在这里住了 45 年，和任何人都没有矛盾。他是个非常好的人。他大约一年前失去了妻子。他很友善。”另一位邻居说，Barr 待人亲切但极其低调，很少让任何人进入家中。一位朋友告诉《邮报》：“他所做的一切就是遛狗、帮助邻居以及参加社区活动。
指控：George Barr 涉嫌在费城的房产内将建筑商枪杀，随后离开
在美国，飞越大西洋针对老年人的团伙已被指定为“跨国组织犯罪团体”——而其中一名头目被一名挥舞着带刺刀步枪的越南战争老兵“枪杀了”。
他是个平和的人，却陷入了糟糕的境地。” 上周五，Barr 因涉嫌谋杀、持有犯罪工具和鲁莽危及他人而被传唤出庭。目前尚不清楚他是否已提交抗辩，但他可能会在周一的听证会上这样做。他的家人和律师拒绝讨论此案。Hanrahan 的遗体被运回英国，本周二 100 多名吊唁者聚集在西伦敦的一家殡仪馆，在遗体抵达时释放气球和信号弹，并举着写有“安息吧 Salis”的标牌。 网上对 George Barr 的同情和支持之情不出所料地激怒了 Hanrahan 的朋友和亲人。Hanrahan 的姐姐 Lisa-Marie 在网上发布了 Barr 的照片并写道： “夺走我宝贝弟弟的渣滓，主啊，请告诉我为什么是我们。” 一名亲戚 Paddy Hanrahan 在 Facebook 上写道：“请看看他[sic]脸上的邪恶。他甚至不能给出他为什么”
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非法入境美国：萨利斯·汉拉汉（Salis Hanrahan），他留下了上方照片中的妻子罗赞娜（Roseann）和一名一岁大的女儿。
就这样做了。他冷酷地杀了他，而且毫无理由。” 在请愿网站 Change.org 上，他的支持者要求为死者寻求“迅速的美国司法公正”。 该请愿书写给唐纳德·特朗普总统和 JD·万斯副总统，称：“萨利斯只是在那里经营他的家族生意，履行一项合同，”并声称汉拉汉是反罗姆人歧视的受害者。 该请愿书质疑巴尔（Barr）是否曾在越南服役或担任过消防员，指责媒体忽略了他 1981 年因加重袭击和简单袭击而被判定犯有重罪的记录。 然而，费城消防员工会副主席汤米·麦基南（Tommy McKiernan）表示，巴尔是一名资深消防员——于 1989 年入职，2015. 年退休。他说：“他是一名优秀的消防员，这次 [枪击事件] 与他的性格完全不符。我不知道他是否被诊断出患有越南战争后的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD），但这很可能是身为消防员所导致的，或者两者兼而有之。 “我从未见过他愤怒或好争论。他一直很克制。发火或产生对抗并不符合他的性格。”
麦基南说，他唯一一次看到巴尔生气是在一名消防员同事在工作中丧生时。《每日邮报》能够确认巴尔在 1969 年至 1971 年间在正规军服役，并在预备役和国民警卫队中又服役了 11 年。汉拉汉案揭露了一场诈骗活动。纽约国防律师托德·斯波德克（Todd Spodek）曾代表半打被指控为旅居者（Traveller）骗子的被告，他表示这种诈骗在美国已变得“非常猖獗”，涉及“数百”名罪犯。他说，他的几位客户被指控通过这种诈骗敛财数百万美元。他告诉《每日邮报》，骗子将目标锁定在美国东北部各州，因为该地区有大量爱尔兰裔美国人，他们天然地容易被口音浓重的旅居者吸引，特别是当这些人带着来自“故乡”的礼物出现时。他说，这些诈骗手段十分复杂，需要时间筹备。虽然这些团伙有时会通过冷启动电话向潜在受害者提供房屋维修的“免费估价”，但他们也会建立充满好评（全部是伪造的）的网站，等待房主因为屋顶漏水或楼梯损坏而找上门来。“爱尔兰文化给人一种非常有魅力且亲切的感觉，尤其是对于老年人来说，”他说。“你可以想象一个第三代美国人但拥有爱尔兰血统的人，现在突然出现这样一个极具魅力的承包商，手里拿着三叶草，带着六瓶装的吉尼斯啤酒。而且对方还了解他们家乡的城镇，并对他们说：‘你让我想起了我的奶奶’，没完没了。你知道，这招很管用。”联邦调查局（FBI）调查人员表示，除了使用诸如夸大地基微小裂缝危险性等典型的“牛仔建筑商”（cowboy builder）伎俩外，骗子有时还会采取更极端的措施，例如从宠物店购买死老鼠并将其扔进房屋的爬行空间，以制造不存在的虫害问题。斯波德克说，骗子通常会熟练地完成一项初步的小型建筑工作，这不仅是为了建立与房主的信任，而且因为如果他们被起诉，“如果实际做了工作，那么将这些案件辩称为仅仅是施工质量低劣会容易得多——而这并不构成犯罪”。这些骗子过去一直难以捉摸，因为他们不断迁移，并成功掩盖了自己的真实身份。
他们的收入。他们喜欢通过购买金饰、钻石和极其昂贵的劳力士手表，来洗白从美国人那里骗取的巨额资金，然后将这些物品走私回爱尔兰和英国。他们的家庭成员甚至被发现在网上炫耀这些不义之财。
然而，美国当局正逐步将他们绳之以法。去年11月，29 岁的英国男子伊莱贾·加文（Elijah Gavin）在从北爱尔兰的一所监狱潜逃至美国后，因参与一个骗取受害者超过 $1 million 的流动骗子团伙而被判处四年监禁。
加文被其律师描述为爱尔兰旅行者（Irish Travellers）家庭的一员，此前曾有暴力和盗窃前科，且在北爱尔兰正等待一项诈骗指控的审判。他在美国的受害者包括一家纽约教堂，以及一名 78 岁的罗德岛州寡妇，后者被“诱导诈骗”支付了超过 $850,000 用于“不必要的地基和地下室维修”。
同月，都柏林人约翰·奥布莱恩（John O’Brien），28, 在被指控骗取新英格兰房主至少 $1.5million 后，同意在罗德岛州法院对诈骗罪名认罪。
大学教授莱斯利·舒斯特（Leslie Schuster）在雇佣他修理前台阶后，差一点成了他的受害者。他很快告诉她，她的房子正在下沉。她告诉《波士顿环球报》：“我是一个拥有博士学位的女性，但他还是骗到了我。压力真的很大——那是对我房子的威胁。”
但是，在咨询了一位信誉良好的建筑商并被告知无需采取任何措施后，她拒绝了奥布莱恩提出仅用 $30,000 修理部分地下室的方案。
今年3月，马萨诸塞州的一家民事法院命令两名爱尔兰国民——迈克尔·麦金尼（Michael McInerney）和克里斯特尔·奥赖利（Crystel O’Reilly）——没收 $70,000 现金和两块劳力士手表，这些财物是警方在 2024. 1月的交通拦截中在他们的车内发现的。现金被塞在两只白袜子里。
法院还发现他们非法在美国逗留，且根本没有驾驶执照。
警员已将麦金尼确定为一名涉嫌流动骗子诈骗团伙的成员，随后发现一名 75 岁的当地男子给了他近 $200,000 用于一项从未完工的房产工程。
一名 78 岁的居民表示，麦金尼向他收取了 $80,000 的建筑工程费，而该工程本应仅花费 $30,000。
斯波德克（Spodek）认为，萨利斯·汉拉汉（Salis Hanrahan）的悲惨结局并不能威慑这个“流动骗子诈骗团伙”的其他成员，并将其描述为一次“异常情况”。
然而，这可能会让美国人在下次需要进行房屋维修时，更加意识到潜在的危险。
相关报道： 丹尼尔·贝茨（Daniel Bates）
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体验变得更加触手可及。由船长带领的包船服务通常每周起价约为 £7,500（如果是包含厨师在内的全员服务体验，则为 £11,100），船只可容纳 3 到 6 个舱室。 这使得每人的费用与豪华酒店相当，并且在英属维尔京群岛等高端目的地中是一笔划算的交易；在该地通过 The Moorings 预订的包船服务同比增长了 13%。 一旦登上船，体验将通过定制行程、灵活的餐饮选择以及充足的自由度而变得个性化，可以探索大型邮轮无法抵达的私密海湾和隐秘海滩。 一个特别有趣的选项是 The Moorings 在墨西哥科尔特斯海的新目的地拉巴斯（La Paz），雅克-库斯托将其称为“世界的海洋馆”，这里拥有数量惊人的海洋生物，包括鲸鲨、海豚和鲸鱼。 预订地址：moorings.com
另辟蹊径的航行 最近，丽思卡尔顿（Ritz-Carlton）、东方快车（Orient Express）和四季酒店（Four Seasons）等超豪华酒店品牌出现了一种趋势，即推出他们自己的“游艇”，但这些实际上更像小型邮轮。 不过，这些的价格贵得惊人。 相比之下，Unforgettable Travel Company 在克罗地亚提供更实惠的游艇式游轮之旅，船上最多容纳 36 名宾客。 其时尚的船队配备了日光浴点、游泳平台、甲板热水浴缸和水上运动设备。 由于船只尺寸精巧，宾客可以轻松地在港口下船，进行轻松、随意的观光活动——乘客可以根据自己的喜好往返，无需担心接驳船和时间限制。 为期一周的航程起步价为极具诱惑力的 £1,842，其中包含早餐、两顿晚餐、克罗地亚境内的机场接送以及所有观光行程，但不含国际航班。 预订地址：unforgettablecroatia.com
北极远征 如今，奢华并不总是意味着白手套、金水龙头和银质餐具。有时，它关乎于罕见且特别的体验。 这就是前往北极旅行的意义所在。尽管那里交通不便且通常价格昂贵，它并不被视为传统的奢华目的地，但却能以独一无二的冒险形式提供持续不断的“奢华”感。 冰洞探险、狗拉雪橇、雪地摩托和追逐北极光——这里应有尽有。 在朗伊尔年（Longyearbyen）——世界上最北端的定居点之一——全年开放，
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在挪威的斯瓦尔巴群岛（Svalbard）定居点，那家复古的 16 房 Basecamp 酒店将这一切都呈现在您的门前，房价从令人惊讶地实惠的每人 £220 起（含早餐）。这不包括上述的远足活动，但由于总部住宿更实惠，您的资金可以更多地投入到冒险活动本身。 预订地址：basecampexplorer.com
节日海滩度假 在节日期间旅行几乎总是很昂贵，尤其是如果您在寻找冬季阳光时。但如果您在目的地的选择上灵活且富有创意，仍然可以找到优惠方案。 不要只看目前充满不确定性的迪拜，以及几乎肯定价格高昂的马尔代夫，相反，可以考虑埃及的地中海北海岸。 海滨的 Marassi 度假村综合体（需飞抵开罗）有几种选择：Address Beach Resort 更面向家庭，而新的 Palace Beach Resort 则更适合情侣。 圣诞节和新年期间的价格，Palace Beach Resort 约为每人 £130 起（含早餐），Address Beach Resort 约为每人 £120 起（含早餐）；相比之下，春季高峰期的价格在两家度假村均从 £876 起。 12月期间，乘坐英国航空往返开罗的机票每人 £417 起，且 easyJet 航空公司将于11月开通从曼彻斯特到开罗-斯芬克斯机场的新航线。 12月的航班起价约为 £185。 预订地址：marassi.eg
日本朝圣之旅 日本目前可能是世界上最“时髦”的旅游目的地——这在一定程度上得益于日元处于历史低位——而一次自助徒步之旅可以最大限度地体验该国的时代精神和性价比。 花七天时间行走在神圣的熊野古道（Kumano Kodo）朝圣路线上，这是世界上仅有的两条被联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）授予奖项的朝圣路线之一（另一条是西班牙的圣地亚哥-德孔波斯特拉之路）。 这条朝圣之路穿过森林小径、宁静的乡村和幽静的神社。这绝对是一次“只有在日本才能体验”的旅程，您将入住温泉酒店和似乎不随时间改变的小型家庭经营旅馆。 此次行程由 Walk Japan 组织，该公司自 20 世纪 90 年代起就开始运营。由于是自助行程，价格较为经济，六晚行程每人 £1,165 起，包含所有住宿和大部分餐饮，但不含国际机票。 预订地址：walkjapan.com
精致萨法里之旅 大多数人认为萨法里（Safari）猎游是一辈子一次的体验——是蜜月旅行或退休后首次长途旅行的首选，但很难找到不让钱包大出血的豪华萨法里。大多数旅行社将豪华起步价定在每人 £5,000 左右，但一种规避方法是参加规模较小的定期团体萨法里。 从传统意义上讲，它可能不会那么奢华，但您仍然...
能够享受奢华的游猎体验。Timbuktu Travel 提供一个最多约 8 人的小团游猎项目，在肯尼亚的游猎热点地区游览六晚。行程涵盖首都内罗比，以及位于肯尼亚大裂谷、以火烈鸟群闻名的纳库鲁湖，还有被誉为最顶尖的游猎目的地、也是角马大迁徙发生地的马赛马拉。
此次行程的酒店为三星或四星级，非常舒适且格调高雅（但并非超高端）。游客通过公路转运出行，这比飞行更便宜，因为那些游猎飞机的转运费用会迅速增加成本。价格每人 £2,165 起，不含国际机票。 预订网址：timbuktutravel.com
非洲最深藏不露的秘密 此外，还可以选择在“绿季”进行游猎，这有时被认为是非洲最深藏不露的秘密。这处于淡季，即非洲温暖的雨季（大致在 11 月至 6 月，取决于具体地区）。
此时比干季要清静得多，由于动物会聚集在饮水坑周围，因此可能提供更好的观测机会。然而，绿季自有其魅力，拥有生机盎然的植物、水上活动、极佳的观鸟机会，以及见证产羔季的机会。价格依然不便宜，但对于高端游猎来说性价比尚可。
例如，坦桑尼亚的 Enduata Camps 提供全包式及猎游套餐，绿季每人每晚起价为 £381，与旺季每晚 £605 的起拍价相比有相当大的折扣。
Ganders Travel 为 Enduata Camps 旗下的 Wakati Camp 推出了一项新开业优惠，该营地于 1 月在塞伦盖蒂开业。4 月或 5 月出行，每人起价为 £3,500，考虑到其中包含国际和国内航班、转运、费用、餐饮、饮料及猎游车行程，这个价格还不错。 预订网址：ganderstravel.com
拥有自己的城堡 分摊成本通常意味着更高的性价比，因此如果你能成功地让你的亲友团脱离群聊进入现实世界，你的资金将在锁定一些非常有趣的旅行方案时发挥巨大作用。
其中一个想法是令人印象深刻的男爵府邸 (Baronial Mansion)，由 Oliver’s Travels 在苏格兰高地提供（需飞往因弗内斯）。这座 19 世纪 90 年代的寓所共有五间卧室可容纳 10 人居住，具备所有格子呢和天鹅绒装饰的贵族祖宅风貌
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Majestic：男爵式的舒适（左图），熊野古道朝圣之路上的宁静神社，以及肯尼亚的火烈鸟（下方插图）
城堡，包括配备四柱床的套房、带开放式壁炉的台球室、地网球和羽毛球场，并可直接通往艾弗伦河（River Averon），对于随行团体中的钓鱼爱好者来说，那里充满了鲑鱼和鳟鱼。房价 £2,101 每周起，即每人每晚 £30 起，能以这样的价格在 manor 庄园当一周的领主或夫人，简直太划算了。 预订网站：oliverstravels.com
意大利超级跑车
豪华驾驶之旅——无论是团体游还是自驾超级跑车——近期越来越受欢迎，但其价格标签很难用“合理”来形容。想要以较低预算体验这种高能快感，可以通过 Your Custom Journey 实现，这是一家总部位于意大利的定制旅行公司。旅行者无需参加昂贵的旅行团或租用一整天超级跑车，只需花费不到 £100，就可以在艾米利亚-罗马涅大区的马拉内罗（Maranello）体验驾驶，这里被誉为法拉利的故乡。虽然只有 10km 的驾驶路程，但能让你坐到法拉利 California 或法拉利 458 Italia 的驾驶座上，而且这次驾驶体验还可以与博洛尼亚或摩德纳的行程相结合，顺道参观法拉利博物馆。 预订网站：yourcustomjourney.com
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由于许多岛屿必须进口大量资源，加勒比地区可能很贵（比如圣巴特岛和特克斯和凯科斯群岛）。然而，一些岛屿能提供更高的性价比，尤其是当你放弃那些社交媒体上大红大紫的热门地点，选择一些没那么喧闹和繁忙的地方时。比如加勒比地区所谓的“自然之岛”多米尼克，这里清新地低调，大部分地区仍未经过大规模开发。推荐入住经过 Green Globe 认证且极其奢华的 Secret Bay，它由 27 栋采用可持续来源硬木打造的高端设计住宅组成，每栋都配备私人浸泳池，可欣赏迷雾森林景观。Secret Bay 的“Summer By Nature”优惠（有效期至 10 月 31 日）为在非高峰季节旅行的游客提供别墅住宿 30% 的折扣，并包含一系列精选的岛屿导览体验和游览。例如，两人间别墅每晚 £666 起，包括机场往返接送、每日早餐、欢迎晚餐、夜间浮潜以及瀑布和河流远足。此价格要求最少入住四晚，但不包括国际机票。 预订网站：secretbay.dm
作者：HELEN OCHYRA
当我告诉丈夫道格拉斯（Douglas）我们要去一个没有游乐设施的主题公园时，他明显地松了一口气。由于晕车和眩晕症，过山车不是他的菜。不幸的是，我对它们却乐此不疲，而我们的三个孩子则看法不一：五个和六岁的两个女儿在提到游乐设施时兴奋不已，但三岁的儿子则会哭着抱住我的腿。再加上通常会限制我们的身高限制，以及要求每名儿童必须由一名成人陪同乘坐的规定，主题公园之行可能会让人压力很大。
但在“Kynren – The Storied Lands”这里完全不同。这个本月初在达勒姆郡（County Durham）的毕晓普奥克兰（Bishop Auckland）开业的新景点，是英国首个真人实景表演公园——没有过山车，也没有任何讨厌的身高限制。
我们全家在它正式开业前就参观了那里，尽管道格拉斯很高兴，但我起初在想，我会不会想念那种被颠倒过来并高速旋转的快感。
我没想太久。抵达几分钟内，我们就看到骑士们在 7.5 英亩的露天舞台（大约相当于五个足球场大小）上骑马冲锋，与此同时，一群令人眼花缭乱的火棒杂技演员和杂耍艺人在表演。随着故事的展开，现场出现了快节奏的骑马特技，只见——
表演者们悬在马鞍上——而我则屏住呼吸——还有足以让孩子们紧张地询问“这是真的吗？”的精彩剑斗。这就是“忠诚之骏”（The Trusty Steed），新公园内的五场演出之一。从一开始，孩子们就惊讶地张大了嘴。我发现自己正为那位勇敢的年轻女战士加油，并在她于骑马比武表演中击中目标、将木制长枪击碎时随之欢呼。
这是在 Tribune 场馆唯一的一场白日演出，该场馆拥有 8,000 个座位，在过去十年里的每个夏天，这里都是名为“Kynren——英格兰史诗故事”（Kynren – An Epic Tale of England）的夜间演出场地。
这场演出不仅赢得了多个奖项，而且至关重要的是，它为当地经济贡献了 £65.5million，提供了重要的就业机会。主教奥克兰（Bishop Auckland）曾是一个煤矿镇，自 20 世纪中期煤矿关闭以来，运气一直不佳。
我们这一天的其余时间是共同度过的——这在主题公园里对我们来说并不常见。没有一个孩子因为身高不足而被拒绝进入。道格拉斯（Douglas）也没有在任何阶段感到不适地脸色发青。相反，我们按照为游客提供的“演出时间表”，逛遍了其他场馆。
坐在“威尔河传说”（Legend of the Wear）的长凳上，面对着一座令人信服的 12 世纪河边村庄建筑，我们了解了兰姆顿蠕虫（Lambton Worm）的传说，据说这是一种居住在威尔河中的类蛇生物。
剧情稍微有些难以跟进，表演者们在宽阔的舞台上疯狂穿梭，迅速爬上建筑并跳入水中，但孩子们被水柱惊呆了，水柱在伴随着北英格兰小风笛的激昂管弦乐声中喷涌而出。
我们被拥有 2,500 个座位的“失落之羽”（Lost Feather）竞技场更加震撼，该场馆设计成像一个鹰巢， hosting 一场有 250 只鸟参加的表演。现场有乌鸦、秃鹫、鹦鹉和猫头鹰，尽管遗憾的是，这些鸟很难遵循剧本。海雕在短暂露面后就飞走了，还有几处音乐在响但看不到鸟的情况（可能只是初期的磨合问题）。
我们最喜欢的白日演出是“维京之地”（Land of the Vikings）。在这里，我们遇到了轰鸣的鼓声、咆哮的烈火和一艘断成两截的长船。孩子们对此充满好奇且问题很多，被打斗场景深深吸引。
我们的这一天以夜间演出结束，演出将英格兰过去 2,000 年的历史浓缩在了一场 90 分钟的壮丽表演中。由 1,000 名志愿者组成演员阵容，故事从波迪卡（Boudicca）快步推进到莎士比亚，从亚瑟王的圆桌会议到第一次世界大战中著名的圣诞节足球赛。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 史诗般的冒险：海伦的孩子们遇见了一位维京人，以及（上方）一场壮丽的演出。
在黑斯廷斯战役（Battle of Hastings）中，有火箭在飞行；维京船焚烧了萨克森村庄；有成群的羊和鹅；以及从骑马比武目标练习到表演者被马拖行等各种马术特技。这不仅令人心潮澎湃，而且证明是极具情感冲击力的，当我们看着数十名男子沉重地走进一座永远无法返回的煤矿时，周围的天空渐渐暗了下来。
当《希望与光荣之邦》（Land of Hope and Glory）在烟花下响起，巨大的英国国旗被展开时，我几乎要流泪了。 过山车？我已经完全忘了它们。
旅行实用信息 “KYNREN – 故事之乡”（KYNREN – The Storied Lands）开放时间为 7 月 18 至 9 月 12 的周二至周日；成人票 £30,，儿童票 £20（三岁以下免费）。“Kynren —— 英格兰史诗故事”于 7 月 18 至 9 月 12 的每个周六晚上演出，此外还包括 8 月 21 周五和 9 月 4 周五；票价每人 £30 起 (kynren.com)。入住 The Clarence，一座可容纳八人的优雅爱德华时代住宅；四口之家自炊三晚起价为 £518 (aucklandproject.org)。
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几十年来，欧洲的滑雪胜地一直以降雪量来衡量成功。如今，随着气温飙升，冬季变得难以预测，它们正从阳光中寻找新机遇。曾经依赖滑雪的阿尔卑斯度假胜地正在自我重塑，以吸引 5 月至 8 月的游客。以下是我们的指南。
最适合活跃家庭 奥地利，莱希 (Lech) 这座美丽的村庄开发了阿尔卑斯山最全面的夏季项目之一。莱希卡 (Lech Card) 是最具性价比的夏季通行证之一，因为它涵盖了山顶缆车、巴士、导览徒步、皮划艇、峡谷探索和射箭。如果一名家长购买一张卡（两天起价 £40），14 岁及以下儿童可免费获赠一张。 如何前往：在 Gotthard 酒店入住三晚，双人间含早餐起价 £747，含两张成人四日莱希卡 (gotthard.at)。伦敦-因斯布鲁克往返机票起价 £226 (easyjet.com)。
最适合骑行者 奥地利，萨尔巴赫 (Saalbach) 很少有阿尔卑斯度假胜地像萨尔巴赫这样全身心地拥抱四季旅游，在这里，山地骑行是最大的吸引力。萨尔巴赫距离萨尔茨堡机场仅一小时车程，创建了欧洲最广泛的缆车辅助骑行网络。缆车经过改造可运送山地自行车，将其与邻村欣特格莱姆 (Hinterglemm)、莱奥冈 (Leogang) 和菲伯布伦 (Fieberbrunn) 连接起来。这里有平缓的森林小径、技术性下坡赛道和流道 (flow trails)（专为顺山坡滑行而设计）。 如何前往：在萨尔巴赫的 Panthera 酒店入住七晚半食宿，每人起价 £887，含盖特威克至因斯布鲁克的往返机票及接送服务 (inghams.co.uk)。
最适合美食与时尚 法国，梅格夫 (Megeve) 梅格夫在 20 世纪 20 年代被罗斯柴尔德家族改造为法国最迷人的山地度假胜地之一，凭借其出色的餐厅、酒店和迷人的中世纪村庄，长期以来一直吸引着夏季人群。这里的夏季早晨可以从沿着加尔瓦里路 (Chemin du Calvaire) 的轻快攀登开始，这是一条蜿蜒经过 15 个
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通往蒙阿尔波伊斯山 (Mont d’Arbois) 的小礼拜堂。在玛丽农场 (Les Fermes de Marie)，您将发现一组阿尔卑斯风格的小屋，内设有酒店客房、餐厅和顶级水疗中心。行程建议：入住精品 Relais & Chateaux 圣乔治酒店 (Hotel Saint-Georges)，两名成人每晚 £242 起，仅限房费 (hotelsaintgeorg-es-megeve.com)。伦敦/曼彻斯特往返日内瓦航班 £95 起 (easyjet.com)；日内瓦至梅热夫火车 (sbb.ch)。最适合放松之地：意大利，休斯伊阿尔卑斯山 (Alpe di Siusi)。坐落在多洛米蒂山脉锯齿状的石灰岩塔之下，欧洲最大的高海拔阿尔卑斯草甸强迫您慢下脚步。此处限制车辆进入，鼓励游客步行或骑行探索。平缓的小径穿过开满野花的干草草甸，经过山间小屋。许多酒店提供全景桑拿、室外泳池和草本疗法。行程建议：COMO Alpina Dolomites 双人间 £700 起，含早，并可使用 COMO Shambhala 水疗中心及参加课程。伦敦往返博尔扎诺航班 £380 起 (skyalps.com)；从博尔扎诺前往休斯伊阿尔卑斯山需转车一小时。最适合徒步之地：瑞士，恩格尔堡 (Engelberg)。恩格尔堡基于环绕这座繁忙修道院小镇的 310 英里徒步路径重新定义了其夏季。其中最精华的部分是 28.5 英里的 Buirabahnli Safari，这是一条为期两到三天的路线，带领徒步者深入偏远的阿尔卑斯农场景观。徒步通行证涵盖八辆微型私人 Buirabahnli（农民拥有的缆车）的乘车费用，这些缆车在高原牧场和深谷之间运送徒步者。您每晚将住在家庭经营的农场中，住在简单的客房里并共享丰盛的晚餐。小径沿着壮观的 Walenpfad 高空步道的部分路段，穿过草甸，在巍峨的悬崖下延伸。行程建议：Ski Lodge Engelberg 双人间 £172 起，含早 (skilodgeengelberg.com)。伦敦往返苏黎世 £128 起 (swiss.com)；前往恩格尔堡的火车需两小时 (sbb.ch)。
对家庭来说将是一场灾难
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最近为了应对学校假期期间高昂的旅行价格，有人建议将假期延长。但这与大多数家长的需求恰恰相反。 知名旅行社 On The Beach 已发起一项活动，鼓励家长游说校长，请求将每个日历年的五个“入职培训日”（inset days）——即教师进行培训而儿童放假的日子——集中在一起，从而创造一个额外的连续一周假期。
On The Beach 认为，这样一来，家庭将能够在学期外度假并获得更优惠的价格；请参阅 onthebeach.co.uk 上的“今天就向您的校长申请入职培训周！”。 但作为一名家长，我想不出有比这更糟糕的主意了。 一年中已有近 14 周的假期，再加上入职培训日和病假，要覆盖这些时间已经几乎不可能了，而家长通常每年只有
【注：此处正文在原件中被侧边栏截断】 现状：大多数家长无法承受为了另一次假期而增加请假时间
四周的年假。我们怎么可能还能应付另一周？ 当入职培训日分散在全年时，虽然令人困扰，但覆盖这些时间并非不可能。家长可以让孩子留在家里，在家里远程办公一天，灵活兼顾，或者也许能找到愿意帮衬一班的祖父母。 但如果是一周，这将使情况从“也许我们能勉强应付”变成
“我需要申请无薪看护假”。而父母双方如果都休一周假（无薪），会立即耗尽所有的度假积蓄。英国每周薪资中位数为 £767，因此两人的薪金损失将达到 £1,534。积蓄需要超过约 £2,000 才能让这次旅行变得值得。
此外，这还可能引起职场紧张关系。这一提议对最贫困的家庭打击最大。许多家庭本来就没计划出国度假。
对他们来说，额外的一周假期并非省钱的机会，而是一场儿童看护危机。他们得匆忙寻找住在附近且有空的亲戚。如果找不到，就是损失工资。
因为尽管父母在假期期间让孩子辍学度假的情况达到了历史最高点——但大多数父母仍然没有这么做。如果我们看看约克郡和亨伯地区，该地区孩子缺课的比例最高，为每 1,000 名学生中 103 人。
因此，即便在全国违规最严重的地区，也只有 10% 的父母在犯这种“罪”。如果 On the Beach 的活动奏效，另外 90% 的人并不会从中受益。
如果这家旅行社——显然是出于好意——想要帮助家庭并防止孩子缺课，那么在夏季和复活节假期期间直接降低价格怎么样？
例如，Jet2Holidays 已经宣布，将在 2026 年学校假期期间增加免费儿童度假名额，以降低家庭旅行的成本。
我从未为了度假而让我的孩子辍学，但这并非出于某种道德义务——而是因为我们负担不起那段时间。
额外一周的校外假期不会是解决方案……而只是另一个问题。
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方正之美：弗雷达与方方正正的宝 5 插电式混动车
作者：Freda Lewis-Stempel
如果你认为中国汽车全部是关于廉价和实用的，那么请重新考虑。中国最大的电动汽车制造商比亚迪（BYD）已将目光转向了英国买家极其狂热且消费金额巨大的汽车市场领域。
比亚迪的豪华品牌腾势（Denza）凭借 Bao 5 插电式混合动力 SUV 将路虎卫士（Land Rover Defender）锁定为目标。但这并非山寨货；它自带一个近 £70,000 的昂贵价格标签。
卫士是路虎迄今为止最畅销的产品。去年，全球交付量达到创纪录的 115,000 辆，远超路虎揽胜（Range Rover）等其他车型。
比亚迪表示，由于英国在方正 SUV 的欧洲销售额中占比超过一半，因此腾势在此推出 Bao 5 作为其“进入该细分市场的入场券”是合情合理的。
我对 Bao 5 进行了道路测试，很明显，它的对标对象不仅是卫士，还包括 Ineos Grenadier 和丰田陆地巡洋舰（Toyota Land Cruiser）等其他实用型越野车。
这款 4x4 车辆长度接近 5 米，比五门卫士 110 略小，但延续了相同的方正、矩形设计和挺拔姿态。它采用了环形大灯、方正的轮拱、车顶行李架和粗犷的尾灯。这种形状就像是用绘画板（Etch A Sketch）勾勒出来的一样。
你可能会惊讶地发现，内饰是中国汽车制造商大放异彩的领域，而 Bao 5 正是一个品牌深入理解英国买家真正需求的绝佳例子。
豪华感与科技触感与一些更粗犷的元素相结合。你将获得四个屏幕——总计 90 英寸——以及抓手式空调出风口、铝制门把手，以及中央控制台内带有金属按钮和滚动调节器的座舱式控制面板。Bao 5 给人一种原汁原味的越野准备就绪感。
舒适配置包括带有加热和通风功能的 Nappa 真皮座椅，为驾驶员和前排乘客提供的按摩功能，以及加热方向盘和全景天窗。一个可加热且可冷却的储物格能将饮料和食物保持在 -6°C 的低温，在热浪袭击时简直是救星。
由于没有机会测试 Bao 5 的越野性能，我只能就其 1.5 升涡轮增压汽油发动机结合 31.8 kWh 电池在铺装路面上的表现发表看法。结果，它的感觉略显不足。
Bao 5 的 0-62mph 加速时间为 4.8 秒，纸面马力为 537 匹，但加速缓慢，尤其是在低速行驶时。当你深踩油门时，会有明显的滞后感。
这款车重量接近三吨，在过弯时会有侧倾，不过并不比其他类似的 4x4 车辆严重。“运动”（Sport）和“赛道”（Race）模式使 Bao 5 的响应更迅速，转向更直观且相当精准。
虽然空气悬架未能如预期般抚平不平整的路面，但驾驶位置非常舒适，视野极佳。在这头巨兽中，你在乡村道路上不会担心安全问题。
单次充电可行驶 56 电动英里——几乎是卫士 PHEV 续航里程的两倍——在满电满油的情况下，综合续航里程为 519 英里。
Bao 5 将很快开放预订，交付将于 2026 年底开始。
结论 有人将其称为“Temu 版卫士”，我认为这有点不公平——尤其是考虑到其 £69,500 的起售价仅比同款插电混动路虎便宜 £7,000。它极具个性，并配备了齐全的电子设备。但要推翻像卫士这样受人敬仰的越野皇室，将是一项巨大的艰巨任务。虽然我没能在其他路面上对其进行全面测试，但人们仍希望 Bao 5 及其梯形车架底盘能打造出一款真正的越野车。毕竟，一些最顶尖的越野车在公路上的驾驶感通常也比较“有趣”。
从这座宏伟的 “蓟丛之屋”中 汲取灵感
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据称，Bodysgallen Hall 的意思是“蓟丛中的房子”——但在北威尔士这座历史悠久的乡村住宅酒店及其花园周围，几乎看不到几棵蓟。 它确实拥有壮丽的景观：向南可俯瞰康威城堡（Conwy Castle），向北则可远眺兰迪德诺（Llandudno）和大奥姆角（Great Orme）的海岬。
虽然我们大多数人的花园规模都没有这里那么宏大，但我们可以从中获得灵感。 这座古老的住宅曾是 Mostyn 家族和 Wynn 家族几代人的居所，在房屋下方坐落着一系列设有围墙的避风花园，里面种满了玫瑰、果树和一座壮观的黄杨花坛（box parterre）——这是一种正式的几何形花园设计。 Bodysgallen 是三家历史住宅酒店之一，于 2008 年赠予国家信托基金（National Trust），目前已恢复往日的辉煌。
繁茂：Bodysgallen 的花园已恢复到爱德华时代的鼎盛时期
30 多年来，花园一直由首席园丁罗伯特·欧文（Robert Owen）负责管理，他使其重现了爱德华时代的鼎盛之姿。 游客们从可以俯瞰山丘和海岸线开阔景象的露台出发，沿着石阶走下到低层花园，那里高耸的石墙可以抵御来自大西洋的强风，使萱草、大花克罗科斯米亚（crocosmia）和刺芹（eryngium）能够快乐生长。 一个壮丽的矩形百合池是工艺美术运动（Arts and Crafts）风格花园的典型特征，池中心设有喷泉，点缀着睡莲，黄杨球被修剪成整齐的小丘。 附近的一条狭窄露台可以俯瞰 17 世纪的花坛，低矮的黄杨树篱被种植成类似于车轮辐条的设计，中心放置着一个日期为 1678 年的日晷。 花坛的苗床种植的是香草而非一年生花卉，因此不需要施肥——这意味着黄杨树不会生长得过快。 围墙区域中最大的是玫瑰园，由奥古斯塔·莫斯汀夫人（Lady Augusta Mostyn）于 1886 年设计，她在 19 世纪末使 Bodysgallen 焕发新生。在 14 名园丁的帮助下，她将这一区域从果园改造为送给儿子亨利（Henry）及其新娘的婚礼礼物。 这里有更多的黄杨树篱，围着“冰山”床边玫瑰（Iceberg bedding roses）、“银色周年纪念”标准玫瑰（Silver Anniversary standards）以及沿着墙壁攀爬的各种攀援玫瑰，装饰井周围还种有紫色鼠尾草。 墙上的一道门通向令人印象深刻的厨房花园，里面种满了酒店餐厅所使用的水果和蔬菜。 这里有 Conference、Louise Bonne de Jersey 和 Williams’ Bon Chrétien 品种的梨，以及日本覆盆子、洛根莓、桑葚、绿李、醋栗、杏和李子，此外还有南瓜、羽衣甘蓝、西葫芦、番茄、豌豆、矮生豆、黄瓜、甜菜根和高耸的球形朝鲜蓟。 在花园之外，林间小路通向一座方尖碑。 1810 年，理查德·科尔特·霍尔爵士（Sir Richard Colt Hoare）在描写 Bodysgallen 时写道： “这座宅邸被高耸的森林树木环绕……周边环境因绚丽的花坛和芬芳的花朵而变得生机勃勃……内部则透露出古时舒适与好客的氛围。” 时至今日，他的话依然适用。
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在天气炎热时，受苦的不仅仅是我们。从昆虫、鸟类到刺猬和两栖动物，花园里的野生动物同样能感受到影响。
埃塞克斯郡 RHS 海德霍尔花园 (RHS Garden Hyde Hall) 的园艺师萨拉·威尔逊-弗罗斯特 (Sarah Wilson-Frost) 表示，我们可以采取一些简单的步骤来帮助它们。
放置安全的饮水点，例如装满石头和鹅卵石的浅碗、碟子或托盘。如果是较深的容器，可以制作天然的坡道，以便野生动物安全饮水。通过种植覆盖地面的茂密植物来打造阴凉的避风港，提供清凉的藏身之处。
不要清理枯枝和旧生长部分，而应将其剪掉并直接留在原地，从而创造一个宝贵的栖息地；甲虫、蜘蛛和其他昆虫可以用它来遮蔽，而鸟类则可以收集部分材料筑巢。与其将树枝和木质修剪物投入堆肥，不如将它们编织在一起制作“枯树篱” (dead hedges)，提供阴凉的避难所。
如果你家里有一个干燥的角落，与其尝试在那儿种植物，不如利用天然碎屑堆起一个原木堆，让爬行动物和小型哺乳动物在此栖身。
最后，选择耐旱植物，以便即使在最热的日子里也能提供必要的花蜜和花粉。
播种春季卷心菜 现在仍然有时间播种明年春季收获的卷心菜。虽然现在的土壤已经变暖，可以直接播种在地上，但最好在遮荫环境下播种在育苗盘中，这样发芽率更高。
推荐种植的品种包括耐寒的萨伏依卷心菜 “Tundra”、叶片较松散的 “Winter Jewel” 以及球形头部的 “Spring Hero”。
度假期间保持盆栽新鲜 在度假之前，将你的盆栽集中放置在阴凉处，以防止水分蒸发过快。
将它们放置在盛水的托盘中（除非它们是喜干物种）。使用 olla（一种细长的多孔陶罐），将其装满水并埋在更大的花盆内，这样水分会缓慢渗出，而不是一次性全部流出。
ERYNGIUM BOURGATII 地中海海刺芹拥有银色的叶片和锥形的蓝色花朵，周围环绕着一圈尖刺状的苞片。
作为一种多年生草本植物，它的生长高度可达 18 英寸，偏好充足的阳光和排水良好的土壤，因此具有耐旱性。它甚至能在贫瘠的土壤中茁壮成长，无论是在现代种植方案还是乡村花园中都同样美观。它不适合过于肥沃的土壤，也不适合处于阴影中。此外还有一些栽培品种，例如高大的白色和绿色品种 “Silver Ghost” 以及鲜艳的紫色品种 “Picos Blue”（如图所示），两者均获得了 RHS 园艺功绩奖 (RHS Award of Garden Merit)。
读者提问 我应该担心我的金莲花上有蚜虫吗？ 布莱恩·福斯特，诺丁汉。
如果你发现金莲花上有黑色小蚜虫，不必担心——事实上，这可能是一件好事，因为它们会将蚜虫吸引在金莲花上，从而远离其他更脆弱的植物。
正因如此，金莲花经常被用作伴生植物。如果蚜虫让你感到困扰，请尝试用浇水壶冲洗或使用肥皂水。
通常，它们聚集在单朵花的底部，可以轻松将其摘除并放入市政绿色废物垃圾桶中。在一个健康的花园生态系统中，瓢虫和其他昆虫很快就会开始以蚜虫为食，它们自然会消失。
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城市编辑：Alex Brummer www.thisismoney.co.uk 商业编辑：Hugo Duncan 让乐观主义一次机会
唐纳德·特朗普对关税不可救药的信念，以及他与伊朗之间反复无常的战争，是对全球经济的明显威胁。 这位美国总统利用臭名昭著的 1930 年《斯穆特-霍利》（Smoot-Hawley）贸易法中一个模糊的条款，对他 60 个贸易伙伴重新实施其“解放日”关税，这令人恐惧，且可能为美国财政部带来高达 $260bn 的收入。 针对伊朗的军事行动已导致油价飙升回 $100 桶以上。欧洲正忙于在冬季前重建天然气库存，导致批发价格上涨了 50%。 综合来看，人们会预期这些全球威胁——加上英国在天然气储存方面鲁莽的匮乏——会在 No 10 North 引起剧烈不安。 毕竟，尽管自 2024, 年 7 月工党执政以来增加了 £75bn 的新税，英国仍处于一个财政定时炸弹之上，其债务产出比预计将维持在
养老金混乱， 约翰·希利被敦促
约翰·希利昨晚被敦促排除对养老金进行征税的可能性，因为他正急于筹集资金以资助工党奢侈的支出计划。 在写给新任财政大臣的一封信中（《每日邮报》已审阅），经纪商 AJ Bell 的负责人呼吁他保证，免税的一次性款项和其他储蓄激励措施“在您的首份预算案中将不会被更改”。 迈克尔·萨默斯吉尔（Michael Summersgill）表示，这将证明政府“支持那些通过为未来的财务状况预留资金而做出正确选择的人”。 约翰·希利面临着为增加国防开支筹集资金，以及资助首相安迪·伯纳姆承诺的压力，例如终结露宿街头、建设市政住房和减轻商业税负担。 人们担心，两人计划在今年秋季的预算案中通过一波新的增税来打击中产阶级，以筹集所需资金——养老金便是可能的目标之一。 萨默斯吉尔敦促约翰·希利不要重复他所描述的前任所犯的错误
Brummer 城市主编
直到 2030. 年，每年几乎都接近 100。仅在本财政年度，国家的利息支出预测就高达 £135bn。 此外，在 BAE 系统公司 Charles Woodburn 的支持下，英国的军事人士正主张增加国防支出和投资。 俄罗斯和伊朗的威胁使得英国的国防巨头们成为该行业的更激进的倡导者，他们认为该行业多年来因反战情绪而削弱。在 2026-27 财政年度第一季度英国借款 £56.7bn 的背景下，安迪·伯纳姆为冬季燃料、公交乘客、酒吧和音乐场馆散播的乐观情绪不过是小钱。即使没有资金支持，只要没有新的冲击，这笔费用仍可控制在当前的额度之内。
独家报道 作者：Hugo Duncan
在 Rachel Reeves 允许关于可能削减免税 lump sum 的猜测发酵后。 这导致许多储蓄者不必要地从其退休金账户中提取资金，因为 Reeves 最终决定不采取这一举措。 退休储蓄者从 55 岁起可以免税提取其养老金的 25pc，最高限额为 £268,275。人们原以为
“存在让人们 境况恶化的风险”
这一数字可能会被大幅削减至低至 £40,000。 在给 约翰·希利 的信中，Summersgill 表示：“鉴于挑战性的经济形势以及国防等领域需要增加支出的需求，第三次连续的预算案之前不可避免地会出现关于税收政策的不确定性和猜测。” “虽然其中一部分是不可避免的，但很少有领域比养老金能更清晰地展示不确定性所造成的损害。” “由于之前的几轮猜测，全英国的普通储蓄者改变了他们的退休计划，损害了家庭财务和长期增长。” “我坚信，这可以通过贵办公室尽早地公开承诺，在您的首次预算案中不会更改养老金免税现金权益来解决。” 他指出了来自金融行为监管局（FCA）的数据，显示免税现金提取额从 2024 年大选前年均 £7.9bn 增加到 2024-25 年的 £18.3bn。 AJ Bell 的计算显示，一名拥有 £500,000 养老金账户的工人在 55 岁时提取 £125,000，十年后其境况将恶化多达 £63,000。 Summersgill 呼吁 约翰·希利 在“首届预算案之前发表一个明确的公开声明”，保证养老金不会受到攻击，他表示：“基于恐惧而做出的长期财务决定显然是不理想的，而且在许多情况下，存在让人们在退休后境况大幅恶化的风险。”
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约翰·希利 和 Rachel Reeves 到任 财政部 时的反差之大可见一斑。 希利在打“乐观牌”，赞扬英国的创新和工业。 Reeves 上任时带来的叙事是“黑洞”——其中大部分是她自己造成的——以及对前首相 Liz Truss 和保守党枯燥且永无止境的攻击。 但尽管经济承受了重重压力，英国的韧性依然完好。 财富和企业家的外流造成了损失。与欧洲和美国的商品贸易正遭受打击。但国家的
美国正遭受打击。但国家的
在 Starmer 和 Reeves 的坑洞中。
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服务业正呈现积极的繁荣态势， 出口在 2025 年增长 7. 8pc，达到 创纪录的 £203.8bn。 正是金融、法律、工程、建筑、 游戏及其他创意活动维持着国家的偿付能力。 信心至关重要，而这正是里夫斯未能掌握的。 人们可能会对“曼彻斯特主义”持怀疑态度，但它确实传递了一个乐观的信号。 这一观点得到了经济数据的支持，数据显示本月消费者信心有所上升，6 月零售额出人意料地增长了 1%，且标准普尔全球英国采购经理人指数从 49.3 大幅跃升至强劲的 52.1。 对于伯纳姆来说还处于早期阶段，但面对全球和财政挑战，人们绝不应低估英国灵活经济模式的韧性。 税制改革——例如取消游客购物的增值税、取消股票印花税以及首次购房者的房屋购置印花税——可能会将英国从斯塔默和里夫斯的深坑中拉出来。
承诺很明确：在我们的新政府领导下，国防开支将有所增加。面对政治家的承诺，投资者应保持警惕，尤其是当计划的资金来源尚未明确时。但首相安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 的内阁任命发出了强烈的信号，表明将提供更多资金。财富管理公司 Quilter Cheviot 的国防分析师马特·多塞特 (Matt Dorset) 表示，毕竟，财政大臣约翰·希利 (John Healey) 此前曾因资金短缺而辞去国防大臣一职，因此看来肯定会将该领域作为优先事项。他补充道：“希利已呼吁制定一条明确的路径，在 2030, 年前将国防开支提升至 GDP 的 3.，而基尔·斯塔默爵士 (Sir Keir Starmer) 政府的比例是 2.68%，将其作为实现 2035 年北约 3.5% 目标的阶段性目标。” “希利将面临许多相互竞争的财政优先事项。但对他来说，很难让国防开支保持不变。” “此外，新任国防大臣韦斯·斯特里廷 (Wes Streeting) 表示，他在财政部有一个‘坚定好友’，这似乎证实了政策转变在即。” 无论该政策最终形式如何，Law Debenture 投资信托的共同经理劳拉·福尔 (Laura Foll) 表示，“显然，在接下来的十年中，国防开支占英国 GDP 的比例将处于稳步上升的轨迹上”。此外，Finserve 全球国防与安全基金经理约阿希姆·阿格尔巴克 (Joakim Agerback) 认为，英国国防预算的提升可能会伴随其他地区的类似战略。他说：“英国增加国防开支是更广泛的全球重新评估的一部分。国家安全和国防能力日益被视为稳定和韧性社会的先决条件。” 目前，斯特里廷可能没有保证到 2030. 军事开支将达到 3.。但他也表示，他不会“以低廉的价格搞国防”。这种立场，结合选择希利担任财政大臣，在本周推高了英国国防公司的股价。上涨的名单中包括航空航天巨头 BAE 系统公司 (BAE Systems) 和巴布考克 (Babcock) ——后者负责建造战舰并维护皇家海军的潜艇舰队。
同样上涨的还有生产战斗机和潜艇核反应堆的罗尔斯-罗伊斯 (Rolls-Royce)；专门从事爆炸物和网络防御的 Chemring；以及技术集团 QinetiQ。事实上，市场如此兴奋，在 AIM 上市的小型综合企业 Cohort 的股价比年初上涨了近 42%。Cohort 的产品包括声呐系统。增加这种热情的是一种希望，即希利可能会发行“战争债券”，以在国防投资计划 (DIP) 拨出的 £15bn 之外筹集额外资金。
当伯纳姆的前任基尔爵士在本月早些时候公布 DIP 时，他承认国防领域“资金不足，且不适应我们面临的威胁”。
伯纳姆似乎对此表示赞同。因此，如果您想支持重建国土防御，以下股票和基金可以成为您投资组合的坚实堡垒。
支持英国人 增加对国家国防准备工作的投资，对于英国风险敞口最高的英国承包商将是个好消息，例如 BAE 系统公司、巴布考克、Chemring、Cohort、QinetiQ 和罗尔斯-罗伊斯。
BAE 的股价昨日收于 1971 便士。基于对英国前景的乐观态度，以及对美国军方的评估，其平均目标价为 2100 便士。
额外板块 作者：安妮·阿什沃思 (Anne Ashworth)
军事储备——在中东和乌克兰冲突中已消耗殆尽——将需要补充。 Babcock 的股价为 1121p。但平均目标价为 1439p，其中一名经纪人认为股价可能达到 1675p。 Chemring 在 596.5p 时也被认为是“买入”信号。平均目标价为 623p。 Chemring 是深度参与关键的“数字化目标网”计划的企业之一，该计划将无人机和雷达与指挥官及武器连接起来，使战场上的“决策能够更快地做出并执行”。 但这项创新并非是唯一的
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今年股价情况
仅仅是 Chemring 成为关注焦点的原因。 美国私募股权公司 Albion River Management 已持有 9% 的股份，引发了收购猜测。QinetiQ —— 股价为 489.8p —— 是另一个“买入”选项。平均目标价为 547p，尽管经纪公司 Peel Hunt 预测将跳升至 615p。在过去五年中，
罗尔斯-罗伊斯 (Rolls-Royce) 的股价飙升了 1380%，达到 1415.6p。但来自 Jefferies 的 Chloe Lemarie 是认为这家价值 £116.5bn 的承包商为“买入”的分析师之一，目标价为 1870p。 罗尔斯-罗伊斯首席执行官 Tufan Erginbilgic 要求伯纳姆为其回归价值 £1.6 trillion 的短途飞机发动机市场提供支持。 如果伯纳姆拒绝，罗尔斯-罗伊斯的掌门人威胁将把工作岗位转移到美国或德国。Erginbilgic 将该公司从“燃烧的平台”转变为 FTSE 100 之星的这种激烈程度是众所周知的。 股东们正等待观察伯纳姆是否会在压力下屈服。 人们也将对 Cohort 飞涨的股价方向产生浓厚兴趣。目前的价格为 1290p，但经纪公司 Berenberg 的目标价为 1630p。
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押注欧洲股票：一些欧洲军备和航空航天集团今年的表现不尽如人意。例如，德国巨头莱茵金属 (Rheinmetall) 暴跌 34% 至 €1038。这是由于传统火炮设备的生存能力存在不确定性。正如美国银行 (Bank of America) 的分析师所解释的，这些武器正被无人机和精准打击系统所取代，而后者在中东和乌克兰的敌对行动中脱颖而出。无人机是一个由美国巨头波音 (Boeing)（其股票为“买入”）和诺斯罗普·格鲁曼 (Northrop Grumman)（评级为“持有”）主导的市场。然而，尽管有这一不利因素，考虑到莱茵金属在其他领域的专业知识，其股票在当前水平仍被视为“买入”。相比之下，原名为雷神 (Raytheon) 的美国集团 RTX 报告称，其战斧导弹及其他弹药的需求增加，这些库存已在当前的冲突中被耗尽。分析师的目标价是从 $213 上升至高达 $242。Agerback 表示，可能从英国国防开支增加中获益的美国承包商之一是造船商亨廷顿-英格尔斯 (Huntington Ingalls)。其产品包括两栖舰船和核动力航空母舰。亨廷顿在朴次茅斯附近运营一个 Remus 自主水下潜航器中心。亨廷顿-英格尔斯业务的多样性凸显了现代战争的复杂性，在这种战争中，无人机取代了传统武器，人工智能将发挥关键作用。计算这些技术的潜在回报非常棘手，这表明基金或信托可能是最好的选择。Finserve Global Defence & Security 持有 RTX、罗尔斯-罗伊斯和 Howmet 的股份 —— 后者是一家自称为“几乎所有商业和军用飞机的关键任务供应商”的美国集团。 其他选择是专业的交易所交易基金，如 Van Eck Defence、Han Future of Defence 和 iShares Europe Defence。Law Debenture 也许是一个通用的英国信托，但它持有 Babcock 和 BAE Systems 的股份，后者也出现在我作为投资者的 City of London 的投资组合中。在动荡时期，我将寻找国防领域的其他机会，并感到宽慰的是，政府似乎在承认 —— 正如斯特雷汀 (Streeting) 本周所说 —— “自由是艰难赢得的，而维持自由则更加困难”。
《龙穴》（Dragons’ Den）明星 Tej Lalvani 即将获得巨额横财，因为一家美国私募股权公司以 £900m 价格收购了他的家族企业。美妆补充剂 Perfectil 的制造商 Vitabiotics 已被贝恩资本（Bain Capital）收购。
这是美国“掠食者”袭击英国企业的最新案例，增加了今年的系列收购之数。这次出售意味着 Vitabiotics —— 英国最大的维生素公司，旗下还拥有 Pregnacare 和 Well-woman 等品牌 —— 将告别长达五十年的家族所有权。
该集团品牌的名人大使包括模特 David Gandy 以及电视节目主持人 Tess Daly 和 Davina。
BAE系统公司（BAE Systems）的掌门人警告称，英国正面临“迄今为止我所见过的最威胁的时刻”，这增加了政府增加军费开支的压力。这家国防巨头的首席执行官……
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航空航天与国防
Aston Martin ..................3558 -118 86 3514 BAE Systems .................1971 +6 2331 160912 Chemring Gp .................59612 -5 60112 460 QinetiQ ..........................48934 +738 54912 406 Rolls-Royce ....................141558 +5658 150414 98138 Senior ............................28912
311 16458
银行
Banco Santander ...........1012 +16 1068 629 Barclays .........................52538 +578 538 35658 HSBC Hldgs ..................155234 +2534 155234 91778 Lion Finance ..................11700 +230 11750 7020 Lloyds Banking ..............11312 +1 11538 7534 Metro Bank ....................17914 +438 17914 100 NatWest Group ..............676 +538 69414 50514 Stan Chartered ..............2137 +8 2155 130512 TBC Bank ......................4762 +114 5180 3640
饮料
Barr (AG) .......................634 -6 710 598 C&C Group ....................103 +2 179 8758 Coca-Cola HBC .............4870 +54 5170 3306 Diageo ........................156212 +22 2121 136212
化学品
Croda Intnal ...................2932 +73 3212 2439 Elementis .......................16938 +158 17658 14258 Johnson Matt .................1918xd +26 2388 1736 Victrex ............................748 +23 75612 539
建筑与材料
Balfour Beatty ................879 +212 899 53112 Breedon .........................315 +1038 377 273 Genuit Group .................27014 +7 394 24314 Grafton Gp .....................94312 +134 99214 80838 Ibstock ...........................94 +78 15014 8814 Keller Group ...................3298 +18 3444 1282 Kier Group .....................23938 -158 25212 18034 Marshalls .......................151 +178 207 12534 Volution ..........................635 +4 712 562
电力
Drax Gp .........................764 -4 918 62612 SSE ...............................2422 -18 275712 1612
电子与电气设备
Halma ............................3614xd -36 4878 3210 Morgan Advanced ..........225 +112 24312 18738 Oxford Instruments ........2992xd -28 3302 1766 Renishaw .......................5205 +257 5455 2885
股权投资工具
3i Infrastructure ..............38512
39312 326 Aberforth Smlr Cos ........1716
1756 1418 AJ Bell ...........................596 -12 643 33312 Alliance Witan ................1323 +4 1351 1188 Allianz Tech ....................683 -4 758 44512 Ashoka India ..................24412 +112 28512 217 AVI Global Trust .............25312xd +412 27212 23912 Baillie Giff Japan ............980 -7 1018 830 Baillie Giff US .................30512 +12 36612 26112
McCall。Lalvani，52岁，该集团首席执行官——他最为人熟知的是在2017年至2021年期间担任BBC《龙穴》(Dragons’ Den) 节目的投资人——表示： “这标志着Vitabiotics发展历程中的一个决定性时刻。 “我非常感激能有机会在父亲的愿景基础上，利用科学与营养的力量来改善日常健康。” 他的父亲Kartar Lalvani，94岁，于1971年创立了这家公司，也将分享此次出售的收益。 在新所有者的领导下，他将在集团中担任“名誉主席”的荣誉职务。 总部位于波士顿的Bain公司坚称，英国将继续保持“核心”地位。
作者：John-Paul Ford Rojas
执行官Charles Woodburn表示，现代战争已经发生了“相当深刻的变化”，英国的国防开支必须随之改变。该公司已经见证了……
Bankers InvTst ...............14734 +58 15234 121 BH Macro .......................41712
46212 38612 Biopharma Credit ...........7158 -12 74 6678 BlackRock Smlr..............27212 +2 35412 6618 BlkRckWldMining ...........884 +2 1046 549 Bluefield Solar................92
97 6678 BR Greater Eur ..............593 +2 624 516 Brunner ..........................1500xd +12 1522 1354 Caledonia Inv .................381xd +312 39112 312 Chrysalis ........................7412 +12 13038 74 City of London IT ...........582 +4 591 488 Edin Inv Trust .................830xd +8 839 760 Edin Wwide ....................242 -3 29012 187 Euro Sml Co. ..................232 +1 24612 197 F&C Inv Trust .................33338xd -114 35134 8214 Fidelity China .................257xd -12 33212 245 Fidelity Emg ...................1412 -8 1562 820 Fidelity Eur .....................42312 +212 44112 372 Fidelity Spec Val ............452 +5 460 372 Finsbury G&I Tst ............769 +12 928 713 Foresight Env .................8538 +34 8814 6178 GCP Infra Inv .................8238 +34 8334 70 Global Smaller ...............19234 +38 19734 16358 Greencoat UK ................108 +238 12518 9214
Harbourvest ...................3350 +35 3450 2670 Henderson Sml Co ........949 +5 949 774 Herald Inv Trust ..............2975 -50 3260 2305 HG Capital Trust.............38012 +612 522 323 HICL Infr ........................13414 -14 13534 109 ICG Enterprise ...............1396 -8 1600 1310 Impax Enviro Mkts .........430 +212 47312 38112 Invesco Asia ...................47312xd -512 516 368 JPM American ...............1210xd +10 1234 1048 JPM Emerging Markets .16238xd -158 18014 11914 JPM Euro Disc. ..............621xd +2 663 557 JPM Japan IT .................792 +8 839 636 JPMorgan India Growth .860 +3 1106 800 Jupiter Fund ...................163 +7 19514 11558 Law Debenture ..............1234 +8 1244 982 M&G ..............................356 +214 35714 24858 Mercantile IT ..................27712 +212 27812 237 Merchants Trust .............653xd +4 658 537 Molten Ventures
.............62212 +28 638 32734 Monks Inv Tst.................1580 -6 1656 1340 Morgan Sindall ...............4506 -254 5530 4050 Murray Inc Tst ................999 +11 1011 873 Murray Intl Tst ................36112xd +112 368 284 Neuberger Private Eqty ..1460xd
1632 1302 Next Energy Solar ..........5018
7778 44 Ninety One .....................211xd +334 25938 18512 Oakley Capital Inv ..........508 -4 576 169 Pacific Horizon ...............1064 -20 1252 638 Pantheon Infra ...............11434 -1 11938 9834 Pantheon Intl ..................390 +1 40712 32312 Partners Group ..............607 -3 942 601 Patria Private .................610xd -8 642 524 Pershing Square ............3714 +72 5090 3642 Personal Assets Tr .........534xd +1 554 509 Polar Cap Gl ..................248xd +3 249 203 Polar Cap Tech...............64512 -2 73312 38812 Pollen Street ..................843 +10 964 702
采矿业
收盘价 当日变动 最大跌幅者 discoverIE Gp 739.00 +6.33% Renishaw 5205.00 +5.19% Seraphim Space Inv 157.80 +4.92% RELX 2568.00 +4.77% Molten Ventures 622.50 +4.71%
收盘价 当日变动
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可再生能源基建 (Renewables Infra) ...........76 +1 8834 6312 RIT 资本伙伴 (RIT Cap Partners) ...........2510 -15 2595 1910 施罗德亚洲 (Schroder Asia) ................800 -11 888 586 施罗德东方 (Schroder Oriental)...........437 -1 459 298 苏格兰美国投资 (Scot American Inv) ..........546 +5 555 487 苏格兰抵押贷款投资信托 (Scottish Mortgage) ..........1316 +3 1545 102812 红杉经济基建 (Sequoia Econ Infra) ........8438 +12 85 7534 Syncona .........................106 +38 10934 8678 邓普顿新兴市场 (Templeton Em) ................309xd -3 350 19738 Twentyfour .....................10734xd +38 11434 10458 越南企业 (Vietnam Enter) ................690 -2 848 676 VinaCapital 越南 (VinaCapital Vietna) .........420 +112 499 41812 全球医疗保健 (Wwide Healthcare) ..........38412xd +112 397 308
食品生产商 (Food Producers)
关联不列颠食品 (Assoc Brit Foods)............199512 +28 2337 18 Cranswick ......................5480xd +30 5690 4840 Greencore ......................24714 +334 30612 192 希尔顿食品集团 (Hilton Food Gp) ...............54812 +11 857 456 Premier Foods ...............18714xd +118 20914 167 Princes Group ................32512 +12 479 29812 泰特与莱尔 (Tate & Lyle) .....................55612xd
569 32938 联合利华 (Unilever) ..........................457512 +3212 5472 4078
综合金融 (General Financial)
3i 集团 (3i Group) .........................2758xd +84 4459 2082 Ashmore Gp...................20534 +214 26634 15312 Bridgepoint Group..........31758 +238 34834 22258 Capital Gearing ..............51912 +46714 524 5214 CMC Markets .................723xd +17 749 206 Coats Group ..................7534 +34 9518 7134 Foresight Group .............47512 +1712 491 345 ICG ................................1866xd +31 2332 1463 IG Gp .............................1705 +4 1938 1025 Integrafin ........................376 -212 392 29812 国际公共合伙公司 (Intl Public Prtnshps) ........13934 -14 142 11714 Investec .........................634 +1412 660 518 IP Group ........................6638 +38 7058 4858 JTC ................................1326 +3 1366 798 伦敦证券交易所 (London Stock Ex) ............8774 +206 10100 7170 Man Group .....................29758 +7 31058 15434 北大西洋小型企业 (Nth Atlantic Smlr) ............419 -2 426 330 OSB Group ....................56112 +8 64312 48414 Paragon .........................81512xd +16 952 71112 Plus500 ..........................3974 -76 5070 2942 Quilter ............................19434 +134 20814 15438 Rathbone Grp ................1668 +14 2265 1582 Ruffer Investment ...........293
31312 28312 施罗德 (Schroders) ......................58812 +12 58812 36114
该公司总部位于 伦敦。 公司补充称， “日常运营将不会 立即发生变化”。 Bain 在英国最出名的是 在 2021 年试图以 5.3 亿英镑 (£530m) 收购互助保险公司 LV，但未获成功。 此次出售正值人们担心 英国企业正被外国掠夺者 趁低价低廉地将其 吞噬。 加利福尼亚投资信托 Prologis 本周说服了 富时 100 指数成分股中的仓库 与数据中心巨头 Segro 的董事会 支持一项 140 亿英镑 (£14bn) 的收购方案。 Segro 是今年第五家 支持被收购的富时 100 公司， 此前还包括实验室检测公司 Intertek、 伦敦劳合社保险公司 Beazley、 金融机构 施罗德 (Schroders) 以及能源集团 DCC。
媒体 (Media)
自从弗拉基米尔·普京 发动对乌克兰的战争以来， 其股价大幅上涨。 随着全球威胁水平 上升，军用硬件 （从军舰到...）的需求增加， BAE 将从中获益。
Morgan Sindall Gp 4506.00 -5.34% Ceres Power 384.00 -4.10% XP Power Limited 1,698.00 -3.63% Airtel Africa 334.20 -3.30% Aston Martin Lagonda 35.58 -3.00%
SDCL Efficiency .............3814 +18 63 32 Temple Bar.....................406 +312 41014 331 TP ICAP .........................350 +4 355 24012 XPS Pensions ................326 +4 384 283
医疗设备与服务 (Health Care Equipment & Services)
Convatec ........................216 +338 25638 194 Oxford Biomedica ..........571 -13 913 412 Smith & Neph ................1140 +2112 1435 107312 Spire Health ...................224 +3 249 14234
房屋建筑商 (Housebuilders)
2.20 — SORRENGAIL (骑师：B Loughnane) 2-1F 1; Speed of Sound 10-3 2; Sweetwonderfulyou 16-1 3。共8匹参赛。(练马师：C Appleby)。距离：1 1/2 长度, nk。Tote: 3.00; 1.20, 1.30, 2.70。Ex: 9.70。Tf: 54.00。CSF: 9.06。
2.55 — ALFRED WALLACE (骑师：O Murphy) 3-1F 1; Silver Dominion 9-2 2; Dandyman Dan 66-1 3。共10匹参赛。(练马师：E Walker)。距离：1l, 1 3/4。Tote: 4.00; 1.60, 1.70, 8.10。Ex: 16.10。Tf: 310.30。CSF: 16.76。
3.30 — KIRCHNER (骑师：B Loughnane) 11-4 1; Ghaiyya 6-1 2; Fireblade 7-4F 3。共4匹参赛。(练马师：James Owen)。距离：4l, 3 3/4。Tote: 3.75; Ex: 13.30。Tf: 29.20。CSF: 16.34。
4.05 — AL AZD (骑师：R Dawson) 2-1F 1; Study Of Words 10-3 (第二热门) 2; Merveilleux Lapin 7-1 3。共9匹参赛。(练马师：R Varian)。距离：4 1/4, nk。Tote: 3.00; 1.40, 1.70, 2.10。Ex: 11.00。Tc: 39.42。Tf: 31.50。CSF: 8.90。
4.40 — TEX (骑师：P Cosgrave) 12-1 1; Havana Blue 9-4F 2; Gallant 7-1 3。共11匹参赛。(练马师：G Baker)。距离：1 1/2, nk。Tote: 14.90; 3.40, 1.40, 2.50。Ex: 59.70。Tc: 223.38。Tf: 367.30。CSF: 41.39。未参赛马匹 (NRs): Be Frank, Mystic Moment。
5.12 — KILLAVIA (骑师：O Murphy) 13-2 1; Lara Antipova 8-1 2; Dandy Magic 11-4F 3。共9匹参赛。(练马师：B Millman)。距离：1 1/2, 1/2。Tote: 7.50; 2.20, 2.60, 1.40。Ex: 64.80。Tc: 179.46。Tf: 246.00。CSF: 58.98。
头奖 (Jackpot) £6,421.70，另有 £8,863.74 结转。 位置波底 (Placepot) £43.20。Q’pot £13.90。
2.00 — MARTINET (骑师：J Gilligan) 8-1 1; Love Tanya 20-1 2; Isabella De Vega 9-1 3。共6匹参赛。(练马师：Sir M Prescott)。距离：2 3/4, nk。Tote: 9.60; 2.80, 5.60。Ex: 104.90。Tf: 574.00。CSF: 126.63。未参赛马匹 (NR): Little Lady Karen。
2.30 — BLAKEY RIDGE (骑师：Z Wheatley) 8-1 1; Blessed Voyager 2-5F 2; Roman Crystal 28-1 3。共7匹参赛。(练马师：D Carroll)。距离：1 1/2, 6l。Tote: 9.30; 2.30, 1.20。Ex: 20.50。Tf: 101.30。CSF: 11.83。未参赛马匹 (NRs): Meccapulco, Spruce。
3.05 — LADY DUBLIN (骑师：J Dickson) 3-1F 1; Crystal Kraken 6-1 2; Spirit Of Mary 8-1 3。共12匹参赛。(练马师：O Pears)。距离：1 1/4, 1/2。Tote: 4.00; 1.60, 2.80, 3.20。Ex: 26.60。Tc: 140.81。Tf: 142.50。CSF: 22.12。
3.40 — PORT GEORGE (骑师：H Russell) 33-1 1; Twilight Safari 12-1 2; Gibside 3-1 3。共5匹参赛。(练马师：O Greenall & J Guerriero)。距离：1 1/4, 5 1/2。Tote: 34.00; 5.30, 3.80。Ex: 109.00。Tf: 652.30。CSF: 294.01。
4.18 — ZOOELLA (骑师：Rossa Ryan) 5-2 (并列第二热门) 1; Canaria Queen 11-1 2; Love Alive 18-1 3。共8匹参赛。(练马师：R Beckett)。距离：1 1/2, 1 3/4。Tote: 3.50; 1.60, 2.30, 4.80。Ex: 19.20。Tc: 414.90。Tf: 139.10。CSF: 30.84。未参赛马匹 (NR): Celtic Arrow。
4.53 — SIXTY PLUS (骑师：Rossa Ryan) 3-1 (第二热门) 1; Dubai Venture 10-3 2; Wolf Of Badenoch 5-2F 3。共5匹参赛。(练马师：James Owen)。距离：6l, 1 1/2。Tote: 4.00; 1.90, 1.50。Ex: 12.80。Tf: 38.70。CSF: 12.94。
5.27 — SUNLIT SEA (骑师：P Scott) 9-4F 1; So Grateful 12-1 2; Irish Dancer 5-1 3。共9匹参赛。(练马师：Sir M Prescott)。距离：nk, 1 1/4。Tote: 3.25; 1.60, 2.00, 2.00。Ex: 14.60。Tc: 125.69。Tf: 108.20。CSF: 30.33。
位置波底 (Placepot) £9,590.20。Q’pot £422.00。
1.40 — WHERMYROSEMARYGOES (H Cobden) 16-1 1; Likewhatyousee 6-4 (第二热门) 2; Letmeseethecolts 33-1 3。共13匹参赛。(Faye Bramley)。差距：3长度, 3/4长度。Tote彩池：17.00; 2.60, 1.10, 6.20。Ex: 52.80。Tf: 797.80。CSF: 45.30。
2.10 — ASHDOWN FOREST (H Skelton) 5-6F 1; Littletown Lad 12-1 2; Iolaos Du Mou 12-1 3。共11匹参赛。(D Skelton)。赔率：11/4, 43/4。Tote彩池：1.84; 3.30, 3.10, 1.40。Ex: 13.60。Tc: 86.09。Tf: 100.50。CSF: 13.66。
2.40 — CAWTHORNE BANKER (Jonjo O’Neill Jr) 5-2 (第二热门) 1; Ocean Heights 9-1 2; Castle Quarter 10-1 3。共8匹参赛。(J & A O’Neill)。差距：2 1/2, 颈宽(shd)。Tote彩池：3.50; 1.40, 2.50, 3.10。Ex: 23.10。Tc: 194.10。Tf: 127.60。CSF: 25.43。未参赛马匹 (NRs)：Fond Farewell, Thickthorn Tom。
3.15 — JONGLEUR D’ETOILES (H Cobden) 3-1F 1; Jo Arengeot Bey Aa 6-1 2; Slaney Opera 12-1 3。共14匹参赛。(N Mulholland)。差距：2 1/2, 1长度。Tote彩池：4.60; 2.40, 2.60, 3.90。Ex: 28.80。Tc: 202.43。Tf: 248.60。CSF: 22.95。
3.50 — BILLY BOI BLUE (K Woods) 28-1 1; Belladinotte 13-2 2; Torrent 15-2 3; Kom Tu Voudras 17-2 4。共16匹参赛。(D Killahena & G McPherson)。差距：颈宽(nk), 2长度, 8 1/2长度。Tote彩池：35.40; 6.30, 2.10, 2.60, 3.00。Ex: 345.60。Tc: 1562.55。Tf: 未中奖。CSF: 213.23。
4.25 — DIVILABOTHER (H Reed) 15-2 1; Golden Maverick 80-1 2; Dream Diamond 3-1F 3。共10匹参赛。(T Davidson)。差距：6长度, 6 1/2长度。Tote彩池：8.50; 2.00, 6.50, 1.40。Ex: 56.10。Tc: 2190.53。Tf: 3816.80。CSF: 465.52。未参赛马匹 (NR)：Pike Road。
5.35 — SPARKLING WATER (H Skelton) 11-4F 1; Ebarayna 33-1 2; Lucy Glitters 8-1 3。共12匹参赛。(D Skelton)。差距：1长度, 2 3/4长度。Tote彩池：3.75; 1.30, 9.10, 1.90。Ex: 93.10。Tf: 758.80。CSF: 108.01。未参赛马匹 (NRs)：Glancing Betty, Guerdale。
Placepot 奖金 £165.70。Q’pot 奖金 £36.00。
第一场 York, 1.30 17 号 Bayraat
第 2 腿 Ascot, 1.45 No 1 Alta Regina
第 3 腿 York, 2.00 No 20 Utmost Respect
第 4 腿 Ascot, 2.55 No 17 Amazing Journey
第 5 腿 York, 3.05 No 4 Canvas
2.35 YORK PRIDE OF ARRAS (NB) 在 York 两次出赛均未尝败绩，两场胜利均来自 Group Two 赛事。他在赛季回归的一场 Group One 赛事中表现出需要比赛练手，预计今天状态会更好。 2.55 ASCOT AMAZING JOURNEY 上次在该赛道 6f 比赛中获得令人印象深刻的胜利，此次参赛将承受 3lb 罚磅。不过，他看起来能够轻松应对此次级别的提升。
1.10 —DENTAKAY EBF CROCKER BULTEEL ‘CONFINED’ MAIDEN STAKES (2) (2-Y-O) £50,000 added (£27,000) 6f (9) 101 (9) 0 AHOY 33 D Ivory 9-2 ...........................................................David Egan 102 (6) ASTRALITE Harry Charlton 9-2 ...............................................C Fallon 103 (4) CRAZEE IN HAVANA E J-Houghton 9-2 ...............................C Bishop 104 (8) IZUBA A Balding 9-2 ..............................................................O Murphy 105 (5) 2 NEVER ENOUGH 26 E Walker 9-2 ..........................................W Buick 106 (2) PERFECT STRIKE W Haggas 9-2 ................................... T Marquand 107 (1) 6 PUBLIC AFFECTION 33 Oliver Cole 9-2 .........................J P Spencer 108 (7) 6 SILENT SADHU 16 J R Jenkins 9-2 ................................Taylor Fisher 109 (3) 4 TUMISHI 52 J Fanshawe 9-2
................................................ D Muscutt 预计单胜赔率 (Probable SP): 2 Never Enough, 7-2 Tumishi, 5 Perfect Strike, 11-2 Izuba, 10 Crazee In Havana, 12 Astralite, 14 Silent Sadhu, Public Affection。热门马 (FAVOURITES): 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 2025: Words Of Truth 2 9 2 (William Buick) 13-8 Fav C Appleby 抽签 (2) 7 匹参赛。 1.45 —PRINCESS MARGARET JAPAN CUP STAKES (FILLIES’ GROUP 3) (1) (2-Y-O) £80,000 added (£45,368) 6f (11) 201 (1) 16 ALTA REGINA 38 (G) H Al Jehani (UAE) 9-2 .................J P Spencer 202 (3) 14 DARK ISSUE 36 (D) R Hannon 9-2 ........................................P Dobbs 203 (10) 16 DEE’S FUNNY GIRL 36 Donnacha O’Brien (IRE) 9-2 ......R L Moore 204 (4) 11 GLORIOUS GAME 30 (T) (D2) (GS) H Palmer 9-2 ............ C T Keane 205 (8) 353 HARLEQUIN SKY 38 J Chapple-Hyam 9-2 .....................C Soumillon 206 (9) 710 MAGNESIUM 36 (D) J Butler 9-2
.......................................S De Sousa 207 (7) 1 MISS KODI 40 (D) (S) C Cox 9-2 ............................................H Davies 208 (2) 12 MOONRISE 38 (D) A Balding 9-2 .........................................O Murphy 209 (6) 1 NUIT D’ECLAIR 23 (D) (G) K P De Foy 9-2 ......................David Egan 210 (11) 5153 THE CAN CAN QUEEN 30 (D) C Johnston 9-2 ......................W Buick 211 (5) 1148 VELOZEE 38 (S) P Twomey (IRE) 9-2 ....................................W J Lee 预计单胜赔率 (Probable SP): 11-4 Dark Issue, 3 Alta Regina, 11-2 Dee’s Funny Girl, 6 Moonrise, 10 Velozee, 12 Miss Kodi, Glorious Game, Nuit D’eclair, 14 Harlequin Sky。热门马 (FAVOURITES): 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 2025: Fitzella 2 9 2 (Oisin Murphy) 9-4 Fav H Palmer 抽签 (5) 10 匹参赛。
这些马大多参加了皇家会议（Royal Meeting），其中 DARK ISSUE 展现出的状态最佳，在同程同场（C&D）的 Albany 赛中获得第四名时曾一度领先前三名。Alta Regina 在 Queen Mary 赛中获得第六名，表现出多出 1f 的距离会比较适合，因此是次选，排在 Moonrise 之前，后者在同距离的 Windsor Castle 赛中仅在最后阶段失手。
2.20 —隆真勇敢锦标赛 (LONGINES VALIANT STAKES)（纯血马雌马组 第3组赛）(RND) (1) £95,000 (£53,874) 7f 213yds (8) 301 (8) 30-2483 ARISAIG 18 (D2BF) (G) C Johnston 5-9-5 .......................J P Spencer 302 (1) 47-L580 CHESHIRE DANCER 18 (P) (C&DD2) (G) H Palmer 5-9-5 C T Keane 303 (2) 1/117-24 KON TIKI 38 (D2) (G) J Chapple-Hyam 4-9-5 .....................R L Moore 304 (4) 110L-1L PINA SONATA 49 (D2BF) (S) J Fanshawe 4-9-5 ............... D Muscutt 305 (6) 429-1L6 SUKANYA 36 (G) J Channon 3-9-0 .................................. T Marquand 306 (5) 214-41L ESNA 41 (S) B Meehan 3-8-11 .........................................M Barzalona 307 (3) 332L5-1 SKYDANCE 104 (D) W McCreery (IRE) 3-8-11 ..................O Murphy 308 (7) 115-262 TOULEEN 36 (G) Owen Burrows 3-8-11 .................................W Buick 预计单赔率 (SP)：4-5 Touleen, 4 Kon Tiki, 8 Skydance, 10 Pina Sonata, 12 Esna, 14 Sukanya, 20 Arisaig. 热门马匹：– 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 年龄：– 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 4 2025年：Cheshire Dancer 4 9 5 (Billy Loughnane) 22-1 H Palmer 抽签 (11) 9 匹参赛。
TOULEEN 在皇家赛会的 C&D（相同距离与场地）第1组加冕赛中奋起夺得亚军，表现出色，这次由 Buick 操盘，应该很难被拦住。Kon Tiki 是另一匹在 C&D 表现良好后参赛的马，看起来是明显的威胁。
赛道实况：JACKPOT & PRINCIPAL 会议。R-H 赛道。场地：好至坚实 (Good to firm)。闸位：直线中心；圆周内侧。抽签优势：直线赛道高位。顶尖骑师：Ryan Moore。顶尖练马师：W Haggas。去年本场入围马匹： 2.20 Cheshire Dancer (1st)；2.55 Two Tribes (1st)； Sword (3rd)； Golden Mind (4th)；3.35 Calandagan (1st)； Kalpana (2nd)；4.45 Hickory (3rd)；5.20 Rhythm N Hooves (2nd)。首次佩戴护具： 4.10 Sir Griflet, 5.20 Bolo Neighs, Rhythm N Hooves. 今日无风管手术后首次参赛马匹。
1.30 —SKY BET “跳跃骑师” NUNTHORPE 让磅赛 (4) £25,000 附加 (£12,885) 5f (17) 1 (2) 7-01L04 KODIAC THRILLER 19 (V) (D) (GS) M Walford 5-11-12 .... J Hamilton 2 (6) 604852 LETHAL NYMPH 34 (D2BF) (GS) P Midgley 7-11-12 ...........J J Burke 3 (17) 421083 ALMATY STAR 19 (D5) R Cowell 6-11-11 ...............................C J Todd 4 (4) 303123 EMERALD HARMONY 15 (D3) (G) P Midgley 5-11-10........J England 5 (13) 534300 ROBERTO CARO 35 (T) (S) A Keatley 5-11-10 ............. S W Flanagan 6 (5) 8000-00 KING’S CALL 55 (B) L Mullaney 4-11-8 ......................Jonjo O’Neill Jr 7 (1) 265037 MON NA SLIEVE 22 (C&DD2) K Ryan 5-11-8 .....................B Hughes 8 (10) 486982 SPORTS COACH 29 (D3BF) A Brittain 5-11-7 ...............Sean Quinlan 9 (9) 1L06LL VINCE L’AMOUR 19 (PT) (C&DD3) (S) T Easterby 5-11-6 ......D Johnston 10 (7) 33018/5 MANAGING DIRECTOR 22 (D) (G) G Oldroyd 4-11-5 ..D
McMenamin 11 (14) 3212L3 CAYMAN TAI 25 (D2) (S) R Hannon 4-11-5 ...........................K Brogan 12 (16) 453317 TEES AGGREGATES 19 (D4) (G) Adrian Nicholls 4-11-4 ..B J Powell 13 (3) 635446 VENTURA EXPRESS 34 (D6) (G) P Midgley 9-11-3 .............T Durrell 14 (11) 8-L1243 CAMELEY DAYS 29 (P) (D) (GS) C Dwyer 4-11-0 .....................J Best 15 (15) 881L83 HARB 14 (D7) (S) T Davidson 7-10-9........................................ H Reed 16 (12) 612274 DREAM DEAL 5 (BT) (DBF) (S) T Easterby 7-10-8.........R McLernon 17 (8) 05-2212 BAYRAAT 16 (DBF) (G) T Tate 10-10-7 ...................................C Quinn 预计单赔率 (SP)：9-2 Emerald Harmony, 5 Lethal Nymph, 7 Managing Director, 8 Kodiac Thriller, 10 Bayraat, Cayman Tai, Mon Na Slieve, 12 Sports Coach, 14 Almaty Star, Cameley Days, 20 Ventura Express, Tees Aggregates, Harb. 热门马匹：– – – – – 2 0 0 1 2 (W 11-5). 年龄：– – – – – 4
5 6 6 4 2025年：Air Force One 4 11 10 (Danny McMenamin) 15-2 G Oldroyd 抽签 (15) 19 匹参赛。
目前局面非常开放，但保罗·米德格利（Paul Midgley）的 LETHAL NYMPH 在庞特弗拉克特（ Pontefract）取得引人注目的第二名后，看来已准备好大展身手，并能利用其有利的起跑位置。在里彭（Ripon）获得第四名后有所回升的 Kodiac Thriller 处于危险名单之首，不过 Dream Deal、Sports Coach 和 Managing Director 同样可能扮演重要角色。
2.00 —SKY BET DASH (HERITAGE HANDICAP) (2) 增加 £100,000 (£51,540) 6f (22) 1 (2) 2-12784 POCKLINGTON 28 (D3) G Oldroyd 5-9-12 ..................Joanna Mason 2 (9) 52P283 STRATUSNINE 28 (D2) H Palmer 4-9-7 ..........................James Doyle 3 (17) 10-2253 ADDISON GREY 25 (D3BF2) (G) C Cox 4-9-6 ............... Rossa Ryan 4 (10) 829390 APOLLO ONE 35 (D3) (GS) P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck 8-9-6 .D Tudhope 5 (15) 09-220L COMMANCHE FALLS 8 (P) (C&DD11) (GS) M Dods 9-9-6 ..C Beasley 6 (20) 672626 COUL ANGEL 15 (D5BF) M Appleby 4-9-4 ................................C Lee 7 (5) 6-51053 AIR FORCE ONE 29 (V) (C) (S) G Oldroyd 5-9-2 .........P J McDonald 8 (6) 67-1033 VEBLEN GOOD 5 (D) D O’Meara 4-9-1 ...........................K Shoemark 9 (7) 29-3118 NOVELLO LAD 24 (D5BF) (GS) P Midgley 5-9-1 .......... P Mulrennan 10 (19) 600-171 MUSICAL TOUCH 42 (C&DD3) R & P Fahey 5-9-0 ...W Fentiman
(3) 11 (11) 221124 RED SPELLS DANGER 16 (D2) T Easterby 3-9-0 .................. D Allan 12 (13) L3L0L2 WE NEVER STOP 28 (D4) (G) K Ryan 5-8-13..........................K Stott 13 (22) 526131 TRILBY 46 (PT) (D3) (S) S England 6-8-11 ..............................R Scott 14 (18) 550403 ROUSING ENCORE 19 (C&DD4BF) (GS) R Carr 6-8-10 .JP Sullivan 15 (12) 506373 BALDOMERO 26 (V) (D2) (S) M Appleby 8-8-10........ Toby Moore (7) 16 (3) 009426 ETERNAL SUNSHINE 15 (D6BF3) (G) J Goldie 6-8-9 ....Lauren Young (5) 17 (16) 725022 YES I’M MALI 7 (V) (C&DD2BF) (G) D O’Meara 4-8-8 ...........M Winn 18 (1) 212-5L2 EVENING BLUES 28 (H) S Hanlon 3-8-8 ........................R P Downey 19 (21) 322068 FIVETHOUSANDTOONE 28 (P) (D5) (S) T Easterby 8-8-7 ....D Fentiman 20 (4) 271044- UTMOST RESPECT 288 R & P Fahey 3-8-3 .............Amie Waugh (3) 21 (8) 269533 HAVANA RUM 14 (D5) (GS) R & P Fahey 6-8-3
...................C Hardie 22 (14) 734129 ROCK OPERA 14 (D4) (G) R & P Fahey 6-8-2 ................E Tindall (5) 可能的 SP：11-2 Red Spells Danger, 7 Addison Grey, Stratusnine, 8 Air Force One, 10 Musical Touch, Pocklington, 12 Eternal Sunshine, Apollo One。 热门赛马：1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 (W 9-4)。 年龄：6 4 5 5 6 8 6 6 4 4 2025：Elmonjed 4 9 6 (Jim Crowley) 9-2 Fav W Haggas 抽签 (10) 19 匹参赛。
闸位：5f, 6f & 1m4f 居中；其余在内侧。 抽签优势：圆弧赛道低位。 顶级骑师：Daniel Tudhope。 顶级练马师：A Balding。 去年在该场比赛中入围者：1.30 Bayraat (第3名)； 2.00 Rock Opera (第3名)； Rousing Encore (第4名)； 2.35 Royal Champion (第1名)。 首次佩戴装备：4.17 Chillingham, 4.52 Bleep Test, Milford Grange。 最远行程马匹：Pride Of Arras (2.35) & Likealot (4.17) 251 英里。 级别下调：今日无。 气管手术后首次参赛：今日无。 场地状况：好地至坚实—部分路段为好地。 赛道事实：左手赛道。
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3.35 阿斯科特 CALANDAGAN (首选推荐/NAP) 虽然面对的竞争比去年夺冠时更强，但看起来仍有能力成功卫冕。这匹评分为 130 的骝马在埃普瑟姆的一次低迷表现后，通过在圣克劳德大奖赛中获胜迅速回升，有望在阿斯科特取得第四场胜利。
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1.10 Never Enough 1.45 Alta Regina 2.20 Touleen 2.55 Amazing Journey 3.35 CALANDAGAN (nap) 4.10 Edwin Hubble 4.45 Spanish Voice 5.20 Rhythm N Hooves
纽马克特 (NEWMARKET) – 2.55 EXTREMELY ZAIN (首选推荐/nap)
2.55 — 酩悦香槟国际让赛 (遗产让赛) (2) £150,000 (£77,310) 7英里 (17) 401 (14) 1-L24L0 GOLDEN MIND 37 (T) (D) (GS) R & P Fahey 5-9-12 ...........R Sexton 402 (12) 4-11002 COMPLETELY RANDOM 35 (P) Harry Charlton 5-9-12 ....R L Moore 403 (10) 0-03238 GREAT ACCLAIM 14 (V) (D2) (GS) E J-Houghton 5-9-12 ...C Bishop 404 (1) 120007 TWO TRIBES 14 (B) (C&D) (S) R Spencer 5-9-12 ...........David Egan 405 (7) 185-310 ARCTIC DAWN 37 (P) (D4) (GS) D & C Kubler 5-9-10 ...... C T Keane 406 (13) 127-131 MEZCALA 37 (C&D) (GS) J Channon 4-9-8 ............................G Bass 407 (2) 115-13L STELLAR SUNRISE 50 (D2BF2) (G) A Balding 3-9-5 ........O Murphy 408 (3) 24-4322 BACK IN BLACK 14 (T) (D2) (G) J Fanshawe 4-9-4 .......... D Muscutt 409 (8) 1-11 EXTREMELY ZAIN 42 (D2) W Haggas 3-9-4................... T Marquand 410 (5) 2L3565 AKKADIAN THUNDER 7 (D3BF) D O’Meara 6-9-1
........J P Spencer 411 (16) 111351 SAYTARR (3lbex) 26 (D2) James Horton 4-9-0 ...............M Barzalona 412 (15) 1755-14 ATA RANGI 44 (D2) (S) E Walker 5-8-12 ..................Ashley Lewis (5) 413 (11) 78-9021 AALTO (3lbex) 14 (T) (D3) (GS) I Williams 6-8-12 ..................W Buick 414 (6) 82L-L36 SWORD 14 (T) (D) (G) S C Williams 5-8-9 ............................ M Ghiani 415 (17) 46-7134 PHILANTHROPIST 30 (P) (D3) (G) J Fanshawe 4-8-9 ....S De Sousa 416 (9) L20615 LEADMAN 14 (D3) (G) D O’Meara 6-8-8 ...................... Jack Doughty 417 (4) 07-3121 AMAZING JOURNEY (3lbex) 15 (C) (G) J Osborne 3-8-7 S Osborne 预计单胜赔率 (Probable SP): 2 Extremely Zain, 6 Mezcala, 7 Back In Black, Completely Random, 8 Amazing Journey, 10 Akkadian Thunder, 14 Aalto, 16 Stellar Sunrise. 热门马: 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 (W 9-1). 年龄: 4 4 6 7 5 4 5 5 6 4 2025: Two Tribes 4 8 11 (David Egan) 25-1 R Spencer 抽签
(10) 21 匹参跑。
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AMAZING JOURNEY 在承受罚磅的情况下仍有 5 磅的优势，有望为 Jamie Osborne 在阿斯科特的直线赛道上带来另一场重大让赛胜利。另一匹 3 岁马 Extremely Zain 在约克轻松获胜后获得了三位数的评分，但他在仅出赛 3 场后可能仍有很大潜力，人们认为他比白金汉宫冠军 Mezcala 和近期班伯里杯亚军 Back In Black 更具威胁。
3.35 — 乔治六世与伊丽莎白女王锦标赛 (第一组赛/GROUP 1) (1) £2,000,000 (£1,134,200) 1英里 3分之1英里 211码 (9) 501 (7) 111-141 CALANDAGAN 20 (C&D2CD4) (GS) F Graffard (FR) 5-9-9 ...M Barzalona 502 (5) 103-213 GOLIATH 35 (C&DD6) (GS) F Graffard (FR) 6-9-9 ........C Soumillon 503 (2) 54-1305 LAMBOURN 20 (D3) (S) A P O’Brien (IRE) 4-9-9 .................W Buick 504 (4) 13212-2 MASQUERADE BALL 90 Takahisa Tezuka 4-9-9............C P Lemaire 505 (3) 1976-42 WURTTEMBERG 83 Hiroshi Miyamoto 6-9-9 ......................O Murphy 506 (6) 2271-12 KALPANA 35 (P) (C&D2D2BF) (S) A Balding 5-9-6 .......... C T Keane 507 (1) 126-152 MINNIE HAUK 38 (D3) (GS) A P O’Brien (IRE) 4-9-6 ....W M Lordan 508 (8) 32-4207 ACTION 27 A P O’Brien (IRE) 3-8-12 .................................S M Levey 509 (9) 2113-11 BENVENUTO CELLINI 27 (D2) A P O’Brien (IRE) 3-8-12 R L Moore 预计单胜赔率 (Probable SP): 13-8 Calandagan, 7-2 Masquerade Ball, 9-2 Benvenuto Cellini, 6 Minnie Hauk, 8 Goliath, Kalpana. 热门马: 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 年龄: 4 3 5 5 6 3 5 6 4 4 2025: Calandagan 4 9 9 (Mickael Barzalona) 11-10 热门 F Graffard 抽签 (4) 5 匹参跑。
CALANDAGAN 可能成为这场仲夏焦点赛的第四个双冠王。Minnie Hauk 在皇家赛会的威尔士亲王赛中表现出了极强的回归状态，且这次重新回到 1½m 的距离预计将对她有利，可能会比同样来自同一马房的爱尔兰德比冠军 Benvenuto Cellini 构成更大的威胁。Masquerade Ball 基于去年的日本杯表现，与选定马匹也旗鼓相当。
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1.30 Bayraat 2.00 Utmost Respect 2.35 Pride Of Arras (nb) 3.05 Canvas 3.42 Hout Bay 4.17 Damascus Steel 4.52 Bright Summer
NEWMARKET（纽马基特） – 2.35 Damysus (nb) NORTHERNER（北方的） – 1.30 LETHAL NYMPH (nap); 2.00 Air Force One (nb)。
RED SPELLS DANGER 自从转战短途赛后表现有所提升，在两场顶尖 3 岁马让赛中获胜两次并两次进入前三名，现在他可能准备好增加自己的胜场记录。不过，赛道冠军 Air Force One 同样不容小觑，Pocklington 和 Veblen Good 也在候选名单之列。
2.35 —SKY BET 约克锦标赛 (GROUP 2) (1) 奖金 £165,000 附加金 (£93,572) 1m 2f 56yds (5) 1 (2) 7131-14 ROYAL CHAMPION 90 (C&DD6) K R Burke 8-9-13 ..................C Lee 2 (3) L11-165 DAMYSUS 39 (D) (GS) J & T Gosden 4-9-8 ...................James Doyle 3 (1) 390-L45 DANCING GEMINI 38 (P) (S) R Teal 5-9-8 ......................K Shoemark 4 (5) 10L14-L PRIDE OF ARRAS 20 (C&DC) (G) R Beckett 4-9-8 ........ Rossa Ryan 5 (4) 11-19 ITEM 49 (C&D) (G) A Balding 3-9-2 .......................................R Hornby 预计单赔 (SP): 2 Item, 9-4 Royal Champion, 3 Damysus, 6 Pride Of Arras, 12 Dancing Gemini。热门马: 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 年龄: 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 4 5 7 2025: Royal Champion 7 9 8 (Clifford Lee) 8-1 K R Burke 抽签 (3) 7 匹参赛。
DAMYSUS 在最近 2 次 1m 距离的比赛中状态并未达到顶峰，但这次的距离应该更适合他，他可以证明自己在赢得塞夫顿伯爵赛时的强势印象。Dante 赛冠军 Item 在德比战中因场地过软而受阻，现在有望重回上升期，而去年的冠军 Royal Champion 回到本土赛场同样值得关注。
3.05 —SKY BET 粉丝让赛 (4) 奖金 £25,000 附加金 (£12,885) 7f 192yds (17) 1 (13) 162360 FINAL NIGHT 16 (D4) J Butler 4-9-9 ....................................C Beasley 2 (6) 297340 SON 15 (G) T Easterby 5-9-9 .................................................... D Allan 3 (7) L25-102 PALADIN 15 (D3) (GS) K Frost 5-9-9 ............................... Rossa Ryan 4 (3) 7170-4L CANVAS 31 (C&DD2) (G) S Dixon 4-9-8 ...................... C Howarth (3) 5 (10) 045521 FINANCER (5lbex) 6 (B) (G) T Easterby 5-9-8 ..........Amie Waugh (3) 6 (14) 2114-44 CANCAN IN THE RAIN 14 (V) (D2BF) (G) Gihan Arnolda 6-9-7 ..T Eaves 7 (2) 200422 DWINDLING FUNDS 20 (P) (D2BF) (GS) J Goldie 5-9-6 .....P Mulrennan 8 (4) 0L3879 MADAME DE SEVIGNE 36 (T) (BF) (GS) J Butler 5-9-6 K Shoemark 9 (1) 336941 RAJAPOUR (5lbex) 6 (PT) (D3) (GS) D O’Meara 6-9-6 .........M Winn 10 (5) 1-55668 ENOLA GREY 14 (D4) G Tutty 6-9-5 ................................Kaiya Fraser 11 (11) 21-0448 MONTEZIN 29 (PT) A Brittain 4-9-5 ........................................C Hardie 12 (8) 7-56L73 BOWOOD 6 (D5) (G) I Furtado 6-9-4 .......................Elle-May Croot (5) 13 (15) 42-1592 BARRY’S BOY 19 (D2) D Coakley 4-9-3 ...............................R Hornby 14 (16) 17-3537 DRAUPNIR 28 (S) M & D Easterby 4-9-2 .....................Joanna Mason 15 (12) 923612 UP THE JAZZ 19 (D) (S) R & P Fahey 5-9-0...............W Fentiman (3) 16 (17) 623233 BARLEY 9 (P) (D3) (GS) T Easterby 7-8-12 ......................D Fentiman 17 (9) 452193 KISS ME MY LOVE 16 (D2) (S) Roger Fell 4-8-9 ....................R Scott 预计单赔 (SP): 13-2 Cancan In The Rain, 7 Rajapour, 15-2 Dwindling Funds, 8 Financer, Up The Jazz, 10 Kiss Me My Love, 12 Barry’s Boy, Paladin。热门马: – – – – – – – – 2 0 (W 9-8)。年龄: – – – – – – – – 4 6 2025:
Billyb 6 9 9 (Sam James) 10-1 Craig Lidster 抽签 (1) 19 匹参赛。
2.00 约克 (YORK) STRATUSNINE 在5月该赛场的五浪程（five furlongs）比赛中表现强劲，获得第二名，给人留下了深刻印象。他在最近一次切斯特 (Chester) 的比赛中再次获得名次，应该会很喜欢回归平坦且笔直的六浪程赛道。
4.45 阿斯科特 (ASCOT) BLUE RC (首选/NAP) 在纽卡斯尔 (Newcastle) 的全天候决赛日 (All-Weather Finals Day)、瑟斯克猎杯 (Thirsk Hunt Cup) 以及最近的一场比赛中均获得亚军，现在理应迎来一次夺冠机会。
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1.10 Perfect Strike 1.45 Alta Regina 2.20 Touleen 2.55 Completely Random 3.35 Calandagan 4.10 TARITINO (首选/nap) 4.45 Asmen Warrior 5.20 Bolo Neighs
1.30 Kodiac Thriller 2.00 Addison Grey 2.35 Royal Champion 3.05 Paladin 3.42 Gladys Pugh 4.17 Likealot 4.52 Mr Noble
4.10 —阿斯科特 商店让磅赛 (ASCOT SHOP HANDICAP) (4) 奖金 £30,650 (附加金 £16,042) 1英里3浪程211码 (15) 601 (12) 411189 HENGEST 28 (D) (G) D Cunha 4-10-3 ................................ C T Keane 602 (4) 9-L6251 PRIMO LARA 19 (S) J Chapple-Hyam 5-10-1 ....................S Osborne 603 (6) 153-712 MASTERINTHEWOODS 36 (D) E Lavelle 4-10-1 ................. M Ghiani 604 (14) 448-211 TARITINO 28 (D4) (GS) J Tickle 6-9-13 ...........................Taylor Fisher 605 (10) 5-82243 PATROL 8 (P) (D2) D Cunha 4-9-12 ..................................David Egan 606 (13) 7215L4- TAILORMAN 315 (G) I Williams 6-9-9 ....................................C Bishop 607 (3) 321143 OASIS SUNRISE 22 (D) (G) G Harris 4-9-8 ..............Ashley Lewis (5) 608 (7) 921587 BINT AL DAAR 105 (V) (G) K Frost 6-9-7 ........................... D Muscutt 609 (5) 41-8622 AKHO MEZZNA 21 (P) Jack Jones 3-9-4 ...............................W Buick 610 (8)
L41-982 OHARA 22 (S) E J-Houghton 3-9-2 ......................................O Murphy 611 (1) 7332-72 EDWIN HUBBLE 33 (BF) B Meehan 3-9-2 ...................... T Marquand 612 (11) 3442-L GREEN FALCON 115 D Menuisier 3-8-13........................J P Spencer 613 (2) 31533 MUDITA 14 R & P Fahey 3-8-8 ..........................................S De Sousa 614 (9) 5L5646 SIR GRIFLET 44 (PT) D Cunha 3-8-2 ...............Isobelle Chalmers (7) 615 (15) 033115 A DAUGHTERS LOVE 11 (G) D Flood 3-8-2 ................ Jack Doughty 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 4 Akho Mezzna, 11-2 Taritino, 6 Masterinthewoods, Edwin Hubble, 13-2 Primo Lara, 15-2 Ohara, 14 Patrol, Mudita, 16 Hengest。热门马：– 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 (W 9-6)。年龄：– 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 2025: Tenability 3 9 9 (Tom Marquand) 11-10 热门 W Haggas 抽得 (6) 号，共有 7 匹参赛。
4.45 —BETFRED 让磅赛 (直线赛道) (BETFRED HANDICAP (STR)) (2) 奖金 £60,000 (附加金 £30,924) 1英里 (11) 1 (9) 2-12292 BLUE RC 38 (D2)
(G) J Tate 4-9-12..................................... C T Keane 2 (10) 41-4803 CROWN BOARD 21 (D) (S) J Chapple-Hyam 6-9-11 .......S De Sousa 3 (4) 309-1L0 URBAN LION 38 (D4) (GS) J Channon 5-9-9 .................. T Marquand 4 (8) 2-23201 ASMEN WARRIOR 16 (V) (D) (G) James Owen 4-9-7 ...........C Fallon 5 (2) 237-011 GRIZEDALE 16 (D3) (G) D & C Kubler 4-9-4 .......................O Murphy 6 (1) 871015 SPANISH VOICE 16 (T) (D2) (G) A Balding 4-9-2 ...................W Buick 7 (7) 12-0606 HICKORY 16 (P) (C2) (GS) J Osborne 8-9-1 ......................S Osborne 8 (6) 093454 CHRISTIAN DAVID 7 (B) (D) (S) R Hannon 5-8-10 ............S M Levey 9 (5) L1L3D4 SALAM DUBAWI 9 (DBF) (S) J Goldie 4-8-9 ........................H Davies 10 (3) 422326 SPOKEN TRUTH 21 (S) D O’Meara 5-8-7 ........................David Egan 11 (11) 033237 FRANKIES DREAM 15 (H) (G) J Candlish 4-8-4
......................W Pyle 预计起跑价 (SP): 7-2 Blue Rc, 4 Grizedale, 5 Asmen Warrior, 6 Crown Board, 10 Spanish Voice。热门马: – – – – – – 2 1 1 0 (W 9-10)。年龄: – – – – – – 6 7 4 3 2025: Fearnot 3 9 3 (David Probert) 10-1 C Cox 抽签 (17) 17 匹参赛。
5.20 —WHISPERING ANGEL 让磅赛 (2) 增加奖金 £60,000 (£30,924) 5f (14) 1 (4) 13-3704 GETREADYTORUMBLE 21 (D3) (GS) J Channon 4-9-12 .....T Marquand 2 (9) 14-251L KING OF LIGHT 14 (D3) (GS) S C Williams 4-9-11 .............. M Ghiani 3 (10) 9-98146 PILGRIM 63 (C&DD2) (GS) D & N Barron 5-9-6 ......................W Pyle 4 (13) 261893 BOLO NEIGHS 15 (P) (C) R Beckett 4-9-5..........................S Osborne 5 (14) 30LL86 KYLIAN 20 (P) (D5BF) (S) R Cowell 5-9-4.......................J P Spencer 6 (6) 22L-3L1 ALL WAYS GLAMOROUS 26 (D4) (G) C Mason 5-9-4 ..... G Mangan 7 (7) 464571 ROCKING ENDS 8 (V) (D8) (G) Tom Clover 6-9-3 ...........David Egan 8 (3)
07-8921 INDIAN RUN 24 (C) (G) J Camacho 5-9-2 ............................R Sexton 9 (5) 3L5714 DESERT COP 24 (P) (D) (G) G Baker 6-9-2 .........................B Sayette 10 (1) 20-0993 SIR YOSHI 8 (D) (S) G Harker 4-9-2 ..................................S De Sousa 11 (8) 3L-202D EMPEROR SPIRIT 15 (BT) (DBF) (G) Michael Keady 8-8-11 ....O Murphy 12 (11) 5141-0L BASSENTHWAITE 33 (D2) C Cox 3-8-11 ...............................C Fallon 13 (12) 543038 RHYTHM N HOOVES 15 (V) (C&DD5) (GS) R Cowell 6-8-6 ......H Davies 14 (2) 189-800 UNDERWRITER 15 (G) Michael Keady 3-8-6 ............... Jack Doughty 预计 SP: 7-2 Indian Run, 4 Rocking Ends, 13-2 Bolo Neighs, 8 Pilgrim, 10 Emperor Spirit, All Ways Glamorous, 12 Getreadytorumble, 14 King Of Light。热门马: – – – – 0 0 0 0 2 2 (W 9-2)。年龄: – – – – 4 6 6 6 6 5 2025: Cover Up 5 9 9 (William Buick) 7-2 S & E Crisford 抽签 (14) 14 匹参赛。
长途跋涉者：Calandagan (3.35) 和 Goliath (3.35) 来自法国； Velozee (1.45), Dee’s Funny Girl (1.45), Minnie Hauk (3.35), Action (3.35), Benvenuto Cellini (3.35), Lambourn (3.35) 来自爱尔兰；Skydance (2.20) 来自爱尔兰；Alta Regina (1.45) 来自阿拉伯联合酋长国；Salam Dubawi (4.45) 旅途 406 英里。级别下降：2.20 Sukanya 比上次参赛低 2 个级别（Group 1 降至 Group 3）；Esna (2)；Touleen (2)；5.20 Getreadytorumble (2)。
3.42 —SKY BET 价格提升 EBF 纯血马新手赛 (3) (2岁马) 增加奖金 £25,000 (£12,885) 6f (6) 1 (6) 41 BEAR LEE 25 M & D Easterby 9-8 ...............................Joanna Mason 2 (1) 6 DESERT SMOKE 15 H Palmer 9-2 ..................................James Doyle 3 (5) 5 GLADYS PUGH 15 K Ryan 9-2 ..................................................K Stott 4 (4) 5 HOUT BAY 15 S C Williams 9-2 ........................................ Rossa Ryan 5 (3) 3 NOUR 60 K R Burke 9-2 ...............................................................C Lee 6 (2) ROGUE JEWEL E Bethell 9-2 ..............................................D Tudhope 预计 SP: 9-4 Hout Bay, 3 Bear Lee, 4 Desert Smoke, Nour, 10 Rogue Jewel, 12 Gladys Pugh。热门马: – – – – – – – – 0 1 2025: Golden Palace 2 9 8 (Oisin Orr) 11-8 热门 R & P Fahey 抽签 (2) 8 匹参赛。
4.17 —SKY BET 组合投注让磅赛 (3) 增加奖金 £30,000 (£15,462) 1英里
3f 188yds (10) 1 (4) 67-5303 TYCOON 14 (G) K P De Foy 4-10-2 ............................. Toby Moore (7) 2 (7) 26221-4 LIKEALOT 28 (P) (D) R Beckett 4-10-0 ............................ Rossa Ryan 3 (5) 9-8519L THE GLEN ROVERS 30 (D) L Wadham 7-9-12 ..............James Doyle 4 (10) 23-8342 ASHNAK 35 (S) D O’Meara 4-9-11 ......................................D Tudhope 5 (6) LL0-866 WAHDAN 15 T Easterby 5-9-10 ................................................ D Allan 6 (1) 442-11 CALIBAN 137 E Bethell 4-9-9 ........................................P J McDonald 7 (2) 7646-LL CHILLINGHAM 42 (B) (C&DD2) (GS) M Hammond 7-9-5 ....P Mulrennan 8 (3) 235611 DAMASCUS STEEL 9 (P) (D7) (GS) Gihan Arnolda 6-9-1 ....T Eaves 9 (8) 33/442-4 THERAPIST 175 P Niven 6-9-0 .................................................M Winn 10 (9) 226296 HUMBLE SPARK 15 (P) (D2) (G) J Goldie 6-8-13 ..Lauren Young (5)
预计起拍价 (SP)：3 Caliban, 9-2 Damascus Steel, 5 Tycoon, Likealot, 7 Ashnak, 8 Humble Spark, 12 The Glen Rovers, 20 Wahdan, Therapist。热门马匹：– – – – – – – – 1 0 (W 9-8)。马龄：– – – – – – – – 6 5 2025：Beylerbeyi 5 8 11 (Clifford Lee) 16-1 I Williams 抽签 (9) 9 匹参赛。4.52 —SKY BET 额外名额让赛 (4) (3-Y-O) 增加奖金 £25,000 (£12,885) 7f (15) 1 (1) 23-18 INVINCIBLE BOY 28 (S) R & P Fahey 9-9 ........................E Tindall (5) 2 (6) 1-23 MR NOBLE 28 K R Burke 9-9 ......................................................C Lee 3 (2) 13523 FLIGHT CONTROL 15 (G) K Frost 9-9 ............................. Rossa Ryan 4 (13) 35-1508 THANKFULLY 14 (S) K R Burke 9-8 ............................... P Mulrennan 5 (9) 31-L21 RETURN OF THE GODS 16 (D) (G) E Bethell 9-8 .........James Doyle 6 (3) 4186 BRIGHT SUMMER 28 (D) A Balding 9-7.......................P J McDonald 7 (12) 52-1637 ZARVALI 15
(D) Roger Fell 9-7 ..................................................K Stott 8 (14) 12-7631 RAGING RAJ 29 (D2) (G) M Herrington 9-4 .......................D Tudhope 9 (4) 353315 TOASTMASTER 15 (DBF) (G) M Herrington 9-4 .............K Shoemark 10 (11) 223L-0L BLEEP TEST 16 (T) (G) T Easterby 9-1 ................................... D Allan 11 (8) 3-72226 MILFORD GRANGE 15 (V) M & D Easterby 8-12 ...............C Beasley 12 (15) 588108 FOREST PHOENIX 15 (G) T Easterby 8-11 ...............Amie Waugh (3) 13 (7) 44-523 KEEP AN EYE ON IT 104 T Coyle & K Wood 8-10 ...............C Hardie 14 (10) 2L-2114 GUNALT WAVELENGTH 22 (D) M & D Easterby 8-8 .Joanna Mason 15 (5) 076-L45 DACRES CROSS 17 (BF) K Ryan 8-8 .....................................R Scott 预计起拍价 (SP)：4 Return Of The Gods, 11-2 Mr Noble, 6 Flight Control, 8 Raging Raj, 10 Gunalt Wavelength, Toastmaster, 12 Milford Grange, Keep An
Eye On It, Invincible Boy, 14 Bright Summer, Thankfully, 16 Zarvali。热门马匹：– – – 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 (W 9-3)。2025：Chesneys Charm 3 9 1 (Oliver Stammers) 33-1 G Tuer 抽签 (15) 16 匹参赛。
在此赛道和距离的皇家猎杯赛 (Royal Hunt Cup)。 5.20 雅士谷 (ASCOT) 骑师 David Egan 为 Tom Clover 骑乘时的胜率极高，他们今天将合作骑乘 ROCKING ENDS。这匹六岁马在最近一次起跑中获胜，在快地面的五个分段距离（five furlongs）表现最佳。
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1.53 —让磅赛 (5) 增加奖金 £15,000 (£7,731) 1英里 4弗隆 63码 (10) 1 (10) 3L6 IMPERIAL TROOPER J9 (S) J Candlish 4-10-2 .G Wood 2 (2) 31-4 RETURN WITH GOLD 203 O Pears 4-10-2 .....H Russell 3 (8) 571 SISTERANDBROTHER 22 (HP) (D6) (GS)
Joey Ramsden 8-10-0 Taryn Langley (5) 4 (4) 541 YOKKELL 10 (P) (D2) (G) A Wintle 7-9-13 ......E Greatrex 5 (3) 251 OTTOMAN 11 (B) (D) (G)
O Greenall & J Guerriero 4-9-9 D Probert 6 (6) 195 GREY FABLE 14 (T) (C&D2D) (S)
K Thornton (IRE) 6-9-8 R Dawson 7 (5) 023 AL MASLOOL 23 (P) (BF) W Haggas 3-9-4 ...Jason Watson 8 (7) 4-52 MR MOONSHINE 14 R & P Fahey 3-9-4 ..........Oisin Orr 9 (9) 253 KINDLY QUEEN 28 (P) C Kellett 3-9-3 ..................J Hart 10 (1) 533 RISK AVERSE REBEL 39 G Hanmer 3-8-2 ...Grace McEntee 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 7-2 Ottoman, 4 Sisterandbrother, 9-2 Al Maslool, 5 Yokkell, 15-2 Mr Moonshine, 12 Return With Gold, Kindly Queen, 14 Grey Fable, 16 Risk Averse Rebel, 20 Imperial Trooper.
2.28 —让磅赛 (4) 增加奖金 £15,000 (£7,731) 7弗隆 127码 (8) 1 (7) 306 COLLECTING COIN 29 J Candlish 4-10-2 .........G Wood 2 (3) 421 HIGHLAND OLLY 21 (D3) (G) G Tuer 5-10-1 ...A Rawlinson 3 (1) 462 WOODSTOCK 10 (V) (D2) (G) R Carr 6-9-12 ........J Hart 4 (5) 264 QUIET RESOLVE 14 (D2) A Brown 5-9-9 .......R Dawson 5 (2) 06L COOL MOLLY 28 Ollie Sangster 3-9-7 .............. L Morris 6 (8) 595 LAW OF DESIGN 15 (S) I Williams 4-9-5 .... R Kavanagh (3) 7 (4) 423 GIANT 14 (D) I Williams 6-9-2 ...........................D Probert 8 (6) 922 SUPREME CLARETS 16 R & P Fahey 3-8-8 ... J F Egan 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 2 Highland Olly, 7-2 Supreme Clarets, 5 Giant, 11-2 Woodstock, 15-2 Quiet Resolve, 12 Collecting Coin, 14 Cool Molly.
3.10 —新马赛 (3) (2岁马) 增加奖金 £18,000 (£9,277) 7弗隆 1码 (6) 1 (5) 566 KATIE’S CAVALIER 42 D Loughnane 9-7 .....Laura Pearson 2 (4) L PARRY GREEN 31 L Williamson 9-7 ............S B Kirrane 3 (3) L7 ROYAL TITAN 11 M Botti 9-7............................R Dawson 4 (6) 24 SEA IDOL 19 Sir M Prescott 9-7 ......................... L Morris 5 (1) 45 STORM BLADE 22 A Balding 9-7 .............Jason Watson 6 (2) 3 VELOCIRAPTOR 14 H Palmer 9-7 ...................D Probert 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 8-13 Velociraptor, 7-2 Sea Idol, 4 Storm Blade, 20 Royal Titan.
3.48 —让磅赛 (3) (3岁马) 增加奖金 £30,000 (£15,462) 6弗隆 17码 (7) 1 (1) 320 POSTMODERN 42 (H) (D) (G) H Al Jehani (UAE) 9-10
J Hart 2 (2) 242 CALICO BLUE 16 (C&D2) (S) R Varian 9-9 ...R Dawson 3 (6) 211 GRASMERE BOY 14 (C&DD) J Camacho 9-5 ...D E Hogan 4 (5) 1-62 RAY MON DOUGH 68 (D) Oliver Cole 9-4 .....E Greatrex 5 (4) 110 TRICKY TEL 36 (C&D2CD) (GS) H Palmer 9-3 ....D Probert 6 (7) 208 STARGAZED 28 (S) K R Burke 9-2 ..............Shane Gray 7 (3) L00 BOSTON DAN 28 (S) T Easterby 9-0 ...........S B Kirrane 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 7-4 Calico Blue, 11-4 Grasmere Boy, 11-2 Ray Mon Dough, 13-2 Tricky Tel, 8 Stargazed, 10 Postmodern.
4.23 —让磅赛 (4) 增加奖金 £15,000 (£7,731) 5弗隆 15码 (12) 1 (1) 811 RIGHT AND EXACT 50 (B) (D3) D Carroll 4-10-0
Z Wheatley 2 (12) 564 ROSENPUR 15 (H) (C&D2CD3) J Candlish 6-9-12 ...G Wood 3 (2) 647 AL HUSSAR 15 (B) (C&DD4) (GS) G Tuer 4-9-11
O Stammers 4 (4) 4-16 GRANDLAD 8 (T) (D6) (G) James Horton 5-9-11
R Dawson 5 (6) 07L MASTER OF MY FATE 22 (D8) (G) J & S Quinn 5-9-11
J Hart 6 (7) L-21 SECRET MISTRAL 14 (C&DD5) (S) A Carroll 6-9-11
Myla Coppins (7) 7 (10) 015 TRUE PROMISE 15 (D2) Fionn McSharry 5-9-11 .. H Russell 8 (5) 069 COPPER KNIGHT 42 (T) (C&D4D14) (GS)
T Easterby 12-9-9 S B Kirrane 9 (11) 113 ACES WILD 15 (C&DD5) (G) A Wintle 7-9-6
Taryn Langley (5) 10 (8) 337 SPENDMORE LANE 39 (E) (D3) D Loughnane 4-9-3
Laura Pearson 11 (3) 750 HENRYTHENATE 50 (T) (D3) P Morris 3-9-2 D E Hogan 12 (9) 35L MIRACULOUS 22 (C) T Easterby 4-9-1 ............ J F Egan 预计单胜赔率 (SP): 5-2 Right And Exact, 3 Secret Mistral, 6 Aces Wild, 8 Rosenpur, 12 Al Hussar, Grandlad, 14 Copper Knight, True Promise, 16 Spendmore Lane, 20 Miraculous.
赛道事实：L-H 赛道。场地情况：良好-良好，部分地区坚实。发令闸：1m2f 在外侧；其余在内侧。抽签优势：低，尤其是在短途赛中。近期进行过气管手术后的首次出赛：今日无。
LINGFIELD（林菲尔德） 级别下调：1.35 Idyllic 比上次出赛下调 2 个级别（第 4 级至第 6 级）；2.05 Haveyoumissedme (2)；2.39 Mind Those Steps (2)；Mirzimaan (2)；Star Martini (2)；3.15 Hot Cash (2)；Regalian (2)；Rogue Encore (2)；4.00 Metal Merchant (2)；Penny Time (2)；5.10 Sugar Bon Bon (2)。
5.27 —让磅赛 (6) 增加 £7,200 (£3,768) 1m 6f (4) 1 (1) 761 SIXTY PLUS 1 (P) James Owen 6-10-7(5ex) ....R Havlin 2 (2) 057 ALEX THE GREAT 12 (T) (D) A Carroll 6-8-11 .......K Fox 3 (3) 385 MICK THE HAT 18 (B) R Beckett 3-8-7 ......... J Callan (3) 4 (4) 393 PANTHERE NOIR 24 (P) L Dace 3-8-2 .............K O’Neill 预计单价 (SP)：11-10 Sixty Plus, 2 Mick The Hat, 9-2 Panthere Noir, 10 Alex The Great.
6.00 —让磅赛 (6) 增加 £7,200 (£3,768) 1m 2f (7) 1 (7) 341 HOMELAND 11 (D2) T Faulkner 4-9-11 ........ J Callan (3) 2 (5) L25 CELTIC SPIRIT 26 (P) K Jewell 4-9-7 ................R Havlin 3 (2) 552 HAVEAGOBEAU 24 (D2) J Boyle 7-9-6 Olivia Haines (7) 4 (4) 740/ MIX DE GRIS J481 Miss S West 5-9-6 ....未参赛 (NON RUNNER) 5 (6) 926 DOGGED 18 (V) (D2) (S) A Carroll 9-9-1 ................K Fox 6 (3) 745 LEIA ANTILLES 21 (P) H Candy 3-8-5 .............. N Currie 7 (1) 080 MISTER PRETENTIOUS 12 L Dace 3-8-5.........K O’Neill 预计单价 (SP)：5-4 Homeland, 15-8 Haveagobeau, 15-2 Celtic Spirit, 8 Dogged, 12 Leia Antilles.
6.30 —限制级纯血雌马赛 (5) (2岁) 增加 £8,000 (£4,320) 6f (9) 1 (7) 4LL FORTUNATE 17 (P) E J-Houghton 9-2 O Carmichael (7) 2 (1) 304 LAST DANDELION 10 (P) (BF) S C Williams 9-2 ...P Cosgrave 3 (9) 5 MYSTIC BALLISTIC 10 H Kobeissi 9-2 ...........T Greatrex 4 (5) 0 ROBERTS LEGACY 29 Lemos Souza 9-2 ........K O’Neill 5 (8) 532 ROCSANE 29 G Margarson 9-2 ....................H Burns (3) 6 (2) 4 SPIRIT OF LYRA 19 W Knight 9-2 .....................N Callan 7 (6) 02 SUMMER TRIANGLE 16 G & J Moore 9-2 R Clutterbuck 8 (4) WILD ORCHID C Johnston 9-2 ..................... J Callan (3) 9 (3) L83 YANKEEDOODLEDANDY 10 J S Moore 9-2 ....... W Cox 预计单价 (SP)：11-4 Summer Triangle, 4 Rocsane, 9-2 Last Dandelion, 5 Spirit Of Lyra, 8 Wild Orchid, Yankeedoodledandy.
7.00 —新马赛 (4) (2岁) 增加 £10,000 (£5,400) 4f 217yds (7) 1 (6) 2L AMERICAN PSYCHO 68 A Watson 9-7 .......... P-L Jamin 2 (1) 75 CASH FLOW BOY 9 Charlie Pike 9-7 .............T Greatrex 3 (2) CATCHING DREAMS C Appleby 9-7 ................ C Planas 4 (7) 30 DESERT LEGEND 16 R Hannon 9-7 .................. J Leavy 5 (5) 26 IT DUNT MARRA 22 Ollie Sangster 9-7 ....... S Donohoe 6 (4) 80 ITS A GINGER THING 16 R Hughes 9-7 ............F Marsh 7 (3) L83 MARRALYN 42 Ollie Sangster 9-2 ................P Cosgrave 预计单价 (SP)：5-4 Catching Dreams, 5-2 It Dunt Marra, 6 Desert Legend, 7 American Psycho, 20 Marralyn.
英国/爱尔兰赛事评论与结果
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ROBIN GOODFELLOW
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
1.53 Ottoman (nb) 2.28 Woodstock 3.10 Velociraptor 3.48 Calico Blue 4.23 Grandlad 4.58 Break The Bank 5.33 Keldeo
1.53 Al Maslool 2.28 Giant 3.10 Velociraptor 3.48 Calico Blue 4.23 Copper Knight 4.58 Seven Sisters 5.33 Far Too Fizzy
4.58 —让赛 (4) 增加 £15,000 (£7,731) 1m 2f 70yds (7) 1 (4) 952 NOLTON CROSS 15 H Palmer 7-10-2 ..............D Probert 2 (6) L88 PARLANDO 42 (P) (D3) (GS) I Williams 7-10-0
R Kavanagh (3) 3 (5) 60L LEXINGTON JET 14 (B) (C) D Loughnane 4-9-13
Laura Pearson 4 (3) 59L/ DUC DE KENT 806 (D) (S) I Williams 6-9-11
Jason Watson 5 (1) 574 SECRET BEACH 15 (T) (G) D McCain 5-9-9 .... L Morris 6 (2) L22 BREAK THE BANK 9 (B) T Easterby 5-9-7..S B Kirrane 7 (7) 231 SEVEN SISTERS 35 (D) (G) R Beckett 3-9-3 .E Greatrex 预计单票赔率 (SP)：11-8 Seven Sisters, 9-4 Break The Bank, 4 Nolton Cross, 8 Secret Beach, 16 Lexington Jet。
5.33 —让赛 (5) 增加 £15,000 (£7,731) 5f 15yds (12) 1 (9) 141 J STREET 7 (D3) (GS) M & D Easterby 4-10-3
O Stammers 2 (1) 442 KELDEO 39 (P) (D4) (S) O Pears 5-10-0 .........H Russell 3 (12) 433 OVER SPICED 23 (P) (D5) (G) G Harris 4-9-13
R Dawson 4 (11) 6LL SAM’S XPRESS 28 (D6) J & S Birkett 6-9-12
D E Hogan 5 (4) 16L BEAUZON 14 (D) (G) I Williams 7-9-11 ...R Kavanagh (3) 6 (8) L-32 GUERNSEY LADY 51 (D) P Evans 3-9-8 未参赛 7 (7) 796 MAHARAJAS EXPRESS 14 (C&DD4) (S)
I Williams 6-9-8 D Probert 8 (10) 3LL RIFFA SPIRIT 39 D Carroll 3-9-8 ....................Z Wheatley 9 (6) 642 KNICKS 14 (C&D) (S) M & D Easterby 5-9-6
Shane Gray 10 (5) 977 TANJEN 29 (D2) T Easterby 4-9-6 ................S B Kirrane 11 (3) 354 FAR TOO FIZZY 8 D Loughnane 3-9-3 ....Laura Pearson 12 (2) 522 HARRY MOLE 42 (BF) Steph Hollinshead 4-9-1 ..G Wood 预计单票赔率 (SP)：9-4 J Street, 4 Keldeo, 9-2 Knicks, 6 Harry Mole, 8 Over Spiced, 10 Far Too Fizzy, 16 Tanjen, 20 Maharajas Express。
顶尖骑师：Jason Hart。顶尖练马师：A Balding。 去年在该场比赛中名列前茅者：4.23 Rosenpur (第1名)； 5.33 Knicks (第2名)。首次佩戴装备：3.48 Post- modern, 4.23 Right And Exact。长途运输赛马： Grey Fable (1.53) 爱尔兰；Postmodern (3.48) 阿拉伯联合 大公国；Seven Sisters (4.58) 226 英里。级别下调： 4.23 Henrythenate 比上次参赛降低了 2 个级别 (第 2 级降至第 4 级)； 4.58 Duc De Kent (2)。
CAPTAIN HEATH 三选一
KALPANA (nap) (雅士谷, 3.35) BLUE RC (nb) (雅士谷, 4.45) BOSTON DAN (切斯特, 3.48)
GOODFELLOW’S SUNDAY NAP
POINT LYNAS (庞特弗拉克特，3.30)
WORK WHISPER
FORTUNATE (林菲尔德，6.30) WEIGHTING GAME
YOKKELL (切斯特，1.53) 比上次获胜时减轻了 20磅。
BURNT FINGERS PILGRIM’S PROGRESS (林菲尔德，7.30)
5.27 Sixty Plus 6.00 Homeland 6.30 Summer Triangle 7.00 Catching Dreams 7.30 Rumble Ruby 8.00 Debrief 8.30 Diomed Duke
5.27 Sixty Plus 6.00 Haveagobeau 6.30 Summer Triangle 7.00 Catching Dreams 7.30 Rumble Ruby 8.00 Debrief 8.30 Miracleoftheandes
7.30 —雌马让磅赛 (5) 增加 £8,400 (£4,397) 6f (7) 1 (4) 031 RUMBLE RUBY 37 (C&D) Lemos Souza 3-9-9 K O’Neill 2 (6) 42-2 PILGRIM’S PROGRESS 12 R Hannon 3-9-7 ..... J Leavy 3 (7) 64L DUSKAURA 21 A Carroll 3-9-7 ...............................K Fox 4 (5) 513 SPACEWOMAN 21 (P) (DBF) (G) H Candy 3-9-3 ..N Currie 5 (2) 414 DARK SUN 14 (P) J Bennett 5-9-3 ...Millie Wonnacott (5) 6 (1) 512 BE AN ANGEL 9 (P) (D2BF) (G) B Millman 4-9-2
P-L Jamin 7 (3) 073 THE FEMININE URGE 16 (D) (G) G Harris 4-9-0
T Heard 预计 SP（单价）：9-4 Rumble Ruby, 10-3 Be An Angel, 4 Spacewoman, 6 The Feminine Urge, 8 Pilgrim’s Progress, 10 Dark Sun, 16 Duskaura.
8.00 —让磅赛 (4) (3岁马) 增加 £10,800 (£5,653) 6f (5) 1 (1) 4-91 DEBRIEF 34 (D) (G) Harry Eustace 9-9.......... P-L Jamin 2 (2) 03L GOLDWORK 24 (PT) (D) E J-Houghton 9-7 ....O Carmichael (7) 3 (3) 0L9 SIR ALFIE 12 (T) (D) Charlie Pike 9-7.............T Greatrex 4 (4) 021 ADALIDA 10 (C) (G) S C Williams 9-3 ..........P Cosgrave 5 (5) 133 ESPONA BAY 8 S Dixon 8-10 ............................K O’Neill 预计 SP：5-4 Debrief, 9-4 Adalida, 5 Espona Bay, 7 Goldwork, 16 Sir Alfie.
8.30 —让磅赛 (5) 增加 £8,400 (£4,397) 4f 217码 (7) 1 (3) 452 THE THAMES BOATMAN 25 (P) (D6) R Hughes 6-10-0
F Marsh 2 (7) 47L- OUR PLANET 277 (HT) (D) Michael Keady 4-9-12 ...J Leavy 3 (2) 942 LAZZAR 28 C Wallis 4-9-10 ...........................P Cosgrave 4 (1) 552 DIOMED DUKE 8 (T) (C&D) (G) S C Williams 4-9-10
Olivia Haines (7) 5 (6) 4LL ZIGGY’S MISSILE 19 (P) (D6) R Cowell 5-9-9 P-L Jamin 6 (4) 5L3 SANDSCREENDELIVERD 19 (C&D) P Crate 4-9-9 ....T P Queally 7 (5) 84-2 MIRACLEOFTHEANDES 21 W Greatrex 3-9-0 ...T Greatrex 预计 SP：3 The Thames Boatman, 7-2 Diomed Duke, 4 Miracleoftheandes, 5 Lazzar, 6 Sandscreendeliverd, 10 Ziggy’s Missile, 12 Our Planet.
赛道详情：左手赛道。场地状况：好至坚硬。起跑闸：1m2f 在内侧；1m6f 在外侧；其余在中心。闸位优势：低。顶尖骑师：Robert Havlin。顶尖练马师：A Carroll。首次佩戴装备：5.27 Mick The Hat, 6.30 Last Dandelion, 8.00 Goldwork。路途最远：Wild Orchid (6.30) 270 英里。级别下调：5.27 Sixty Plus 比上次比赛下调了 3 个级别（3级至6级）；7.00 Desert Legend (2)；Its A Ginger Thing (2)。风管手术后首次出赛：今日无。
GIMCRACK
GIMCRACK
1.35 —学徒让磅赛 (6) 增加 £9,000 奖金 (£4,711) 1英里 2弗隆 42码 (13) 1 (6) 449 BEARWITH 42 (C&D2D4) H Bethell 8-9-9
T Kiely-Marshall (3) 2 (2) 114 RUBELLITE 35 (C3) S Hanlon 6-9-7 Conor Whiteley (5) 3 (13) 443 GOLSPIE 28 (P) (C&DD) P Morris 6-9-7 ....C Horgan (3) 4 (1) 7-8L CAVALRY CALL 70 (P) (D) P Morris 5-9-6 .. D J Murphy (5) 5 (7) 5-L8 EAGLES DREAM 12 (P) T Davidson 4-9-5 .......... A Jary 6 (11) 654 IDYLLIC 20 (D) W Storey 5-9-4 ...................... Paula Muir 7 (4) 456 SWEET KISS 19 (D3) T Easterby 4-9-3 ..... J Dickson (5) 8 (8) 742 TOKEN LOVE 8 (T) M Hammond 4-9-2 ..........A Brookes 9 (12) 487 JEWEL MAKER 21 (C&DC3D3) T Easterby 11-9-1
J Nicholls 10 (9) 224 NATURALIA 19 D Whillans 5-9-1 ...........Shay Farmer (5) 11 (5) 363 MAPLE 29 Ruth Jefferson 5-8-11..............Rhys Elliott (3) 12 (3) 11P GEMINI MAN 25 (C&D) I Jardine 8-8-11 ..........C Tuke (7) 13 (10) 0LL BROADSTONE 16 J Norton 4-8-4 ................. M Slater (5) 预计 SP: 4 Rubellite, 9-2 Maple, 6 Golspie, 7 Naturalia, Gemini Man, 8 Idyllic, 10 Token Love, Bearwith, 12 Sweet Kiss.
2.05 —让磅赛 (4) 增加 £10,800 奖金 (£5,653) 1英里 4弗隆 98码 (13) 1 (11) 34/1- MICK COLLINS J79 (D) M Todhunter 5-10-2 .....D Nolan 2 (5) 2/L6 AULIS 20 (D) Miss T Jackson 5-10-0 Conor Whiteley (5) 3 (9) 431 TRIPOLI FLYER 23 (D) F O’Brien 7-9-12 ........D Costello 4 (3) 444 LIGHTNING TIGER 44 (H) (DBF) C Fellowes 4-9-11
P Bradley 5 (1) 732 HAVEYOUMISSEDME 28 (C&DCD2) I Jardine 8-9-10
A Mullen 6 (13) 1-52 JINDRI 22 (DBF) J Chapple-Hyam 4-9-9 .Sorin Moldoveanu (7) 7 (4) 758 AUSTRIAN THEORY 31 (P) T Easterby 7-9-8 ...J Dickson (5) 8 (8) 2-32 GLORY ROAD 46 (BF) R Beckett 3-9-7 .....B Loughnane 9 (7) L79 OURO PRETO 20 (D2) I Jardine 5-9-6............A Brookes 10 (12) 493 ENIAC 37 B Ellison 3-9-5 ..................................D Keenan 11 (10) L4-8 MOLINARI 36 (C&DCD) M Todhunter 9-9-4 ....B Garritty 12 (2) 461 RUBY WEDDING 30 A Balding 3-9-3 ........ C Hutchinson 13 (6) 3-71 LAVENDER GOLD 43 D Menuisier 3-9-0 ......S D Bowen 预计 SP: 4 Tripoli Flyer, 9-2 Ruby Wedding, 5 Lavender Gold, 11-2 Glory Road, 13-2 Haveyoumissedme, 10 Jindri, 12 Eniac, 14 Mick Collins, Lightning Tiger.
2.39 —受限新手锦标赛 (4) (2岁马) 增加 £10,000 奖金 (£5,400) 6弗隆 (14) 1 (13) 31 MIND THOSE STEPS 69 (T) (D) T Easterby 9-11 .. A Mullen 2 (11) 1 ROTELLE 108 C Fellowes 9-11 ........................P Bradley 3 (10) L1 MIRZIMAAN 16 (D) G Boughey 9-8 ...........B Loughnane 4 (5) 1 CHAN NOIR 30 (D) J Chapple-Hyam 9-5
Sorin Moldoveanu (7) 5 (1) 4 ASANDER 21 M & D Easterby 9-4 ...................B Garritty 6 (2) 35 FANTASY FORCE 52 (BF) A Keatley 9-4 ..... MP Sheehy 7 (7) GOLD KEY K Ryan 9-4 .......................................S James 8 (4) ON GOLDEN POND T Coyle & K Wood 9-4 ......D Nolan 9 (3) FRONTIER LEGEND M Dods 9-1 ............Rhys Elliott (5) 10 (6) MOLLISHA B Ellison 8-13 ............................. B Robinson 11 (12) 8 ONE SHOT KODI 60 K Ryan 8-13 ............O McSweeney 12 (9) 4 STAR MARTINI 35 B Ellison 8-13 .....................D Keenan 13 (14) 54 ODEGAARD 30 M Hammond 8-12 .................A Brookes 14 (8) SUENICORA STAR B Ellison 8-7 .............F McManoman 预计 SP: 7-2 Star Martini, 4 Mirzimaan, 9-2 Rotelle, 11-2 Chan Noir, 7 Mind Those Steps, 8 Gold Key, 12 Fantasy Force, 20 Frontier Legend, Mollisha.
3.15 —让磅赛 (第1组) (4) 增加 £10,800 奖金 (£5,653) 1英里 5码 (14) 1 (14) 228 HOT CASH 42 (D) J Channon 4-10-2.....Rose Dawes (5) 2 (12) 3L2 VINCENT ROCKS 23 (D2) R Carr 4-10-1 ........B Garritty 3 (10) 3-68 REGALIAN 30 (P) (C) T Coyle & K Wood 4-10-0 .....D Nolan 4 (2) 09L ROGUE ENCORE 113 (P) (C&D3)
P Chapple-Hyam 5-9-12 C Horgan (5) 5 (7) 173 ZATSGOOD 23 (T) (DBF2) G Boughey 4-9-12.....B Loughnane 6 (11) 1L-4 SHAMALZA 30 (DBF) R Beckett 4-9-11 ... C Hutchinson 7 (9) L26 PANDEMONIUM 25 (B) S & E Crisford 3-9-9 .. J Mitchell 8 (3) 275 ON THE RIVER 44 (D8) H Bethell 7-9-9 .........S D Bowen 9 (13) 613 ZOWAL 35 (D2) J & S Quinn 4-9-8 .................D Costello 10 (8) 263 SOVEREIGN VIEW 26 (P) (C&D) J Tate 3-9-6 D Keenan 11 (4) 321 VIPER 29 (C) B Ellison 3-9-3 ........................ B Robinson 12 (1) 017 SIMON PIERRE 43 (T) (D) G Tutty 3-9-0 ...........S James 13 (6) 387 TASEVER 120 (P) (C&D4C2) P Morris 6-8-13
Rhys Elliott (5) 14 (5) 265 VICTORY ACE 29 J Butler 3-8-10 .................. MP Sheehy 预计单胜赔率 (Probable SP)：3 Vincent Rocks, 4 Zatsgood, 6 Shamalza, 15-2 Viper, 10 Pandemonium, Zowal, Sovereign View, 14 Hot Cash, 16 Regalian。
赛道详情 (TRACK FACTS)：L-H Tapeta 赛道。场地状况 (GOING)： 标准至缓慢。起跑闸 (STALLS)：内侧直道；1英里2差距 (1m2f) 及 1英里4差距 (1m4f) 外侧。抽签优势 (DRAW ADVANTAGE)：高。顶尖骑师：Andrew Mullen。顶尖练马师：I Jardine。去年在该场赛事中入围者：2.05 Molinari (第二)；3.15 Rogue Encore (第二)；4.00 Callianassa (第一)。首次佩戴护具：2.39 Mind Those Steps, 3.15 Pandemonium, Simon Pierre, Sovereign View, 4.00 Penny Time, 4.35 Pebble Dash, Suzette, 5.45 Belling The Cat, Charcon, The Floors Munky。路途最远参赛马：Lavender Gold (2.05) 336 英里。风管手术后首次出赛：1.35 Maple, 4.35 Miners Gamble。
6.15 —新手赛 (NOVICE STAKES) (4) (2岁马) 增加 £11,000 (£5,940) 6f (4) 1 (1) 9 HEMUSTBEANANGEL 26 R Teal 9-7 .......... O Lewis (5) 2 (3) 5 PRIDE OF TOLEDO 23 C Cox 9-7 ...............C Rodriguez 3 (4) DEBUTANTE E Walker 9-2 .............................G Downing 4 (2) 2 SIERRA BELLE 15 R Beckett 9-2 .................... H Crouch 预计单票赔率 (SP)：8-13 Sierra Belle, 7-2 Debutante, 4 Pride Of Toledo, 20 Hemustbeanangel.
6.45 —处女赛 (MAIDEN STAKES) (4) 增加 £10,000 (£5,400) 1m (5) 1 (5) 435 KINETIC IMPACT 18 C Hills 3-9-7 ................C Rodriguez 2 (3) MATINS (T) W Haggas 3-9-7 ............................ H Crouch 3 (2) 44 RAGGAAS 36 (T) S & E Crisford 3-9-7 ...........R Coakley 4 (4) 244 ARETI 8 Oliver Cole 3-9-2 .........................未参赛 (NON RUNNER) 5 (1) L GARTH SPIRIT 18 R L Llewellyn 3-9-2 .............W Carver 预计单票赔率 (SP)：10-11 Matins, 7-4 Kinetic Impact, 5 Raggaas.
7.15 —让磅赛 (HANDICAP) (5) 增加 £8,750 (£4,580) 6f (10)
1 (5) 461 LIOSA 37 (D5) Zoe Hawkins 6-9-11 ..............L Catton (3) 2 (10) 24-2 SECRET OATH 14 C Cox 3-9-9 ...................C Rodriguez 3 (8) L-87 THE COFFEE POD 16 (H) (D) (S)
W Muir & C Grassick 5-9-8 L Edmunds 4 (6) 3L7 THE CARIBBEAN 32 (B) (D) H Main 5-9-8
Ebrahim Nader 5 (7) 969 THUNDEROUS LOVE 16 (P) (C&D2D4) (GS)
J Portman 5-9-6 O Tubb (5) 6 (3) 111 MAID IN DEVON 22 (C&D2D) (GS) B Millman 3-9-6
H Crouch 7 (1) L32 LAHINA BAY 14 (C&D2D3) (GS)
R Cook & J Bridger 6-9-2 S C Cronin (5) 8 (9) 277 RED SNAPPER 8 (B) (S) Kathy Turner 3-9-1
Charlie Tucker (7) 9 (4) 556 MAY ENCOUNTER 21 (H) H Candy 4-9-1
Mason Paetel (5) 10 (2) 5L6- CICI’S SECRET 358 (H) Charlie Pike 3-8-10
Josephine Gordon 预计单票赔率 (SP)：7-4 Maid In Devon, 4 Liosa, 9-2 Secret Oath, 13-2 Lahina Bay, 10 May Encounter, 12 The Coffee Pod, 20 Red Snapper, Thunderous Love.
赛道概况：右手赛道 (R-H course)。场地情况：好至坚硬 (Good to firm)——部分区域坚硬。闸位：6f 及 1m 位于远端；1m2f 位于内侧；1m4f 位于看台侧。起跑优势：低。 顶尖骑师：Hector Crouch。顶尖练马师：R Beckett。 去年该场比赛入围马：7.15 Thunderous Love (第1名)。首次佩戴装备马：6.45 Matins, 7.15 May Encounter, Red Snapper, 7.45 Sudbury Hill, 8.15 Notable Charm.
RTV
1.35 Rubellite 2.05 Lightning Tiger 2.39 Gold Key 3.15 Shamalza 4.00 Penny Time 4.35 Little Ted 5.10 Black Cab 5.45 Filey Beach
4.00 —让磅赛 (第2组) (HANDICAP (DIV 2)) (4) 增加 £10,800 (£5,653) 1m 5yds (14) 1 (2) 08L WALSINGHAM 20 (D4) D O’Meara 6-10-2 ...Conor Whiteley (5) 2 (7) 00L METAL MERCHANT 28 (D3) J Butler 6-10-1 .. J Gilligan 3 (5) 70-0 FANTASTIC FOX 42 (C&DD4) R Varian 8-9-13 ....J Mitchell 4 (3) 51-1 FIGHT YOUR CORNER 185 (D2) J Tate 5-9-12....B Loughnane 5 (10) 718 FREDDIE STEADY GO 42 (T) S Corbett 5-9-11 ..J Peate 6 (12) 670 CALLIANASSA 29 (C&D3BF) B Ellison 5-9-10 ....D Keenan 7 (13) 038 ONE NIGHT THUNDER 44 (H) G Tutty 6-9-9 ....S James 8 (1) 12L PENNY TIME 42 (P) (D) H Palmer 3-9-8 .... J Nicholls (5) 9 (9) 752 MR MISTOFFELEES 50 (P) (C&DD) S England 6-9-7
B Garritty 10 (6) 9L3 CALYXOH 14 (P) P Morris 4-9-5 ...............D J Murphy (7) 11 (8) 995 EMPIRESTATEOFMIND 8 (P) (D7) J & S Quinn 8-9-1
D Costello 12 (14) L06 IZZARI 21 (C2D) I Jardine 5-8-11 .......................A Mullen 13 (4) 059 PAL JOEY 39 (C) B Haslam 4-8-11 .................A Brookes 14 (11) 022 CHUZZLEWIT 29 (C&D) S Spencer 6-8-11 Shay Farmer (5) 预计单票赔率 (SP)：9-4 Fight Your Corner, 5 Mr Mistoffelees, 8 Chuzzlewit, 10 Freddie Steady Go, Callianassa, Penny Time, 12 Calyxoh, Fantastic Fox, 14 Walsingham, 16 One Night Thunder, 20 Pal Joey, Izzari.
4.35 —让磅赛 (HANDICAP) (6) 增加 £9,000 (£4,711) 1m 5yds (12) 1 (7) 452 BOOK OF LIFE 21 (P) P Morris 6-9-9 ........C Horgan (5) 2 (8) 537- SUZETTE 296 (T) T Coyle & K Wood 4-9-9........D Nolan 3 (1) 526 ADELAIDE BAY 11 (BF) J Chapple-Hyam 4-9-8
B Loughnane 4 (9) 722 LITTLE TED 21 (P) (C&DD4BF) T Easterby 9-9-7
O McSweeney 5 (10) 68L MINERS GAMBLE 29 B Ellison 5-9-6 .......... B Robinson 6 (12) 785 MERCURIUS POWER 41 (PT) (C&DCD3)
Jessica Macey 8-9-6 Rhys Elliott (5) 7 (4) 567 ARRANMORE 37 (PT) (CD3) M Hammond 9-9-4 ..A Brookes 8 (3) LL5 DEFENCE MISSILE 14 (P) Miss L Perratt 4-9-1 ...P Bradley 9 (2) LL/9- SIEVIER 404 John Dawson 5-9-0 .........................J Peate 10 (6) 467 PEBBLE DASH 6 (V) Mr W G Harrison 4-9-0 .. B McHugh 11 (11) 098 WHERES THE CRUMPET 21 (P) (C&DCD2)
D Thompson 8-9-0 C Hutchinson 12 (5) LL0 RAJA CHARGER 36 (BT) B Rothwell 4-9-0 ... F McManoman 预计单价(SP): 13-8 Little Ted, 3 Book Of Life, 5 Mercurius Power, 8 Adelaide Bay, Arranmore, 14 Defence Missile.
5.10 —让磅赛 (6) 增加 £7,200 (£3,768) 5f (10) 1 (1) 067 TOO MUCH 21 (H) (C2) D Thompson 6-9-9...C Hutchinson 2 (4) 231 BLACK CAB 81 (D) Mrs A C Hamilton 5-9-8 ...B Loughnane 3 (7) L64 AURADUE 29 S Bowring 4-9-7.........................D Keenan 4 (10) 708 LET’S GO HUGO 60 (C&D2D2) O Pears 6-9-5
T Kiely-Marshall (5) 5 (5) 5L6 SUGAR BON BON 21 P Niven 3-9-3 ..................D Nolan 6 (9) 335 ELLIE’S DE VEGA 19 (B) (BF) N Wilson 3-9-0 ..B Garritty 7 (2) 62L A LADY FOREVER 9 (C) Mr W G Harrison 7-9-0 . B McHugh 8 (3) 87-0 SALLY ANNE’S DREAM 29 Suzzanne France 5-9-0
F McManoman 9 (8) 524 SPARKLING WINE 2 (BF) M Dods 3-8-11 ....Rhys Elliott (5) 10 (6) L-L7 BREEZE STAR 47 (T) N Wilson 3-8-10............A Jary (3) 预计单价(SP): 7-4 Black Cab, 5-2 Sparkling Wine, 5 Ellie’s De Vega, 12 Auradue, 14 Let’s Go Hugo, A Lady Forever, 16 Too Much, Sugar Bon Bon.
5.45 —分类赛 (6) 增加 £6,600 (£3,454) 7f 14yds (14) 1 (4) 263 ANGEL OF ENGLAND 29 (P) A Brown 5-9-9 ....D Nolan 2 (1) 137 FILEY BEACH 17 (D4BF2) R Carr 5-9-9 ...B Loughnane 3 (13) 630 I CAN BOOGY 9 (CD) N Tinkler 4-9-9 .............A Jary (3) 4 (6) 75/5 LANGTON WOLD 29 (D) B Ellison 7-9-9 ..... B Robinson 5 (7) 921 SASSY GLORY 30 (P) (C2) M Walford 5-9-9 ...Rhys Elliott (5) 6 (9) 2-82 TIMEBAR 44 (T) S Bowring 5-9-9 .................... J Gilligan 7 (2) 076 TRAIS FLUORS 20 (C&DC4D) Miss L Perratt 12-9-9
P Bradley 8 (10) 547 BELLING THE CAT 40 (T) T Coyle & K Wood 3-9-2 ...B Garritty 9 (11) 769 CHARCON 35 (P) B Haslam 3-9-2..................A Brookes 10 (8) 97L EVA THE DEEVA 22 N Tinkler 3-9-2 ........未参赛 (NON RUNNER) 11 (3) 86L GO TEEJAY 68 (P) Craig Lidster 3-9-2 ..............S James 12 (12) 7-4L LE PUY 36 L Russell & M Scudamore 3-9-2 ...D Keenan 13 (14) 9LL THE FLOORS MUNKY 4 (B) Gary Rutherford 3-9-2 .. A Mullen 14 (5) 533 TWILIGHT DAWN 36 S Whitaker 3-9-2 ...............A Elliott 预计单价(SP): 3 Sassy Glory, 7-2 Angel Of England, 4 Filey Beach, 10 Langton Wold, Twilight Dawn, Timebar, 14 Belling The Cat, 16 Trais Fluors, I Can Boogy, 20 Le Puy, Charcon.
6.15 Sierra Belle 6.45 Matins 7.15 Secret Oath 7.45 Queen’s Companion 8.15 Traveling Man 8.45 Escape Magic
7.45 —让磅赛 (4) 增加 £11,250 (£5,888) 1m 1f 201yds (4) 1 (2) L-32 ORCHARD 26 W Greatrex 4-9-11 ........ Mason Paetel (5) 2 (3) L44 DOUBLE RED 24 (P) (D3) (GS) H Candy 5-9-11
L Edmunds 3 (1) 320 SUDBURY HILL J26 (P) Harry Derham 3-9-5
C Rodriguez 4 (4) 351 QUEEN’S COMPANION 16 (P) (D) (G) R Beckett 3-9-4
H Crouch 预计单价(SP): 6-4 Queen’s Companion, 2 Orchard, 7-2 Sudbury Hill, 13-2 Double Red.
8.15 —让磅赛 (5) (3岁马) 增加 £8,750 (£4,580) 1m 4f 5yds (6) 1 (1) 721 ROYAL POETRY 7 (D) (G) R Hannon 10-0 ... S C Cronin (5) 2 (5) 9-83 VIRTUE DILIGENCE 25 A Perrett 9-8 .............. H Crouch 3 (4) 264 ROSSA RAHEEN 23 Ollie Sangster 9-5 ......C Rodriguez 4 (2) 93L TRAVELING MAN 17 C Fellowes 9-4 .. Mason Paetel (5) 5 (6) 272 CAPTAIN CAIRNEY 17 (P) W Muir & C Grassick 8-9
L Edmunds 6 (3) 964 NOTABLE CHARM 28 (P) M Tregoning 8-4
Georgia Dobie 预计单价(SP): 2 Royal Poetry, 9-4 Rossa Raheen, 5 Captain Cairney, 6 Virtue Diligence, 15-2 Traveling Man, 14 Notable Charm.
8.45 —让磅赛 (6) 增加 £7,500 (£3,926) 1m (6) 1 (6) L78 LADY OF THE ISLES 57 (BH) H Main 4-9-12
Ebrahim Nader 2 (3) 311 DESERT CHARM 28 (D3) (G) M Murphy 4-9-12
H Crouch 3 (1) 879- IT’S LIFE J295 Kathy Turner 4-9-11..... Charlie Tucker (7) 4 (5) L-11 ESCAPE MAGIC 17 (G) Owen Burrows 3-9-7
C Rodriguez 5 (4) L0-L OUTRACE 203 (P) (D2) R Hannon 6-9-5 .S C Cronin (5) 6 (2) 0L3 ARVANA BELLE 11 (B) B Millman 3-8-13 ....L Edmunds 预计单票赔率 (SP): 4-5 Escape Magic, 11-4 Desert Charm, 5 Arvana Belle, 12 Lady Of The Isles.
最长旅程马匹：Matins (6.45), Raggaas (6.45), Traveling Man (8.15) 151 英里。等级下降：8.15 Virtue Diligence 较上次参赛下降 2 个级别（Class 3 to Class 5）；Traveling Man (2)。自风管手术后首次参赛：今日无。
1.35 Token Love 2.05 Glory Road 2.39 Mirzimaan 3.15 Zatsgood 4.00 Fight Your Corner 4.35 Little Ted 5.10 Black Cab 5.45 Timebar
晚间赛果 切普斯托 (CHEPSTOW)
5.18 — DREAMS GALORE (C Bishop) 9-2 1; So Tempting 13-2 2; Sovereign Beach 9-1 3. 6 匹参赛。 (Ollie Sangster). hd, 1/2. Tote: 5.60; 2.60, 3.00. Ex: 29.50. Tf: 199.80. CSF: 31.77. 未参赛 (NR): Devon Angel. 5.52 — DISSENTER (Ashley Lewis) 15-2 1; Forest Berry 2-1F 2; Beechwood Glory 11-4(2ndFav) 3. 10 匹参赛。 (M Tregoning). nk, 11/2. Tote: 9.80; 2.40, 1.40, 1.50. Ex: 33.00. Tf: 91.70. CSF: 23.54. 6.26 — AUBURN AVENUE (C Bishop) 11-1 1; Prefer The Sister evensF 2; On Key 5-1(2ndFav) 3. 7 匹参赛。 (J & R Flint). 2l, 13/4. Tote: 13.00; 5.10, 1.30. Ex: 31.30. Tf: 136.50. CSF: 22.12. 7.01 — SPIRIT OF THE BAY (Taylor Fisher) 6-1 1; Kodi Fire 5-1(2ndFav) 2; Eutropia 11-8F 3. 6 匹参赛。 (J & R Flint). 1l, nk. Tote: 7.00; 2.20, 2.80. Ex: 39.10. Tf: 91.00. CSF: 35.22. 未参赛 (NR): Nammos. 7.36 — KNIGHTMARE (R Kavanagh) 9-4F 1; Prince Ali 11-2(Jt2ndFav) 2; A Rose Adaay 15-2 3. 10 匹参赛。 (P Evans). 11/4, 2l. Tote: 3.25; 1.40, 1.50, 2.60. Ex: 13.20. Tf: 62.30. CSF: 14.66. 8.11 — LEVEL UP (Ashley Lewis) 15-8F 1; Sundiata Keita 25-1 2; So Smart 3-1(2ndFav) 3. 7 匹参赛。 (P Evans). 1l, 1l. Tote: 2.88; 1.50, 9.50. Ex: 50.20. Tf: 210.50. CSF: 49.15. 桑当 (SANDOWN)
5.15 — IMPERIAL CULT (J Callan) 11-8F 1; King’s Castle 9-2 2; Symphony’s Song 8-1 3. 6 匹参赛。 (G Baker). 3/4, 23/4. Tote: 2.38; 1.40, 2.20. Ex: 5.60. Tf: 34.40. CSF: 8.12. 未参赛 (NR): Pride Of Nepal. 5.47 — NOT MY TYPE (C Fallon) 4-1(Jt2ndFav) 1; Delighfully Hot 13-2 2; Downonmainstreet 7-1 3. 8 匹参赛。 (W Haggas). nk, 1/2. Tote: 5.00; 2.20, 1.70, 2.00. Ex: 27.60. Tf: 149.20. CSF: 30.67. 未参赛 (NR): Sarasota Blue Blue. 6.20 — PERSONAL BEST (Jason Watson) 10-11F 1; Knight Templar 12-1 2; Appier 5-1(2ndFav) 3. 6 匹参赛。 (J Portman). 11/2, 1l. Tote: 1.91; 1.20, 3.30. Ex: 10.80. Tf: 28.70. CSF: 12.43. 6.55 — CYRANO DE BERGERAC (L Catton) 15-8(2ndFav) 1; Blue Noon 10-1 2; Roker Roar 22-1 3. 5 匹参赛。 (J & T Gosden). 41/2, 31/4. Tote: 2.88; 1.30, 3.00. Ex: 14.10. Tf: 93.90. CSF: 18.87. 7.30 — SWIPED (R Clutterbuck) 9-2(2ndFav) 1; Sea Suite 13-2 2; Bubbles Wonky 33-1 3. 6 匹参赛。 (R Beckett). 3/4, 21/2. Tote: 5.50; 2.10, 2.80. Ex: 27.10. Tf: 210.40. CSF: 30.18. 8.05 — LYRA LEA (L Edmunds) 11-8F 1; Norfolk Blue 7-2 2; Unionville 28-1 3. 6 匹参赛。 (B Millman). 13/4, 11/2. Tote: 2.38; 1.40, 1.80. Ex: 6.60. Tf: 42.60. CSF: 6.71. Placepot £65.60. Q’pot £18.20. 约克 (YORK)
5.32 — JONNY CONCRETE (J Nicholls) 5-1 (第二热门) 1; Invincible Ruby 33-1 2; Stratocracy 8-1 3; Quest For Fun 10-1 3; 18匹参赛。 (I Jardine)。 差距：1/2马身, 颈差, 同时抵达。自动投注 (Tote)：Jonny Concrete 6.70; Jonny Concrete 2.00, Invincible Ruby 6.20, Stratocracy 2.50, Quest For Fun 2.70。精准预测 (Ex)：Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby 290.10。三连单 (Tc)：Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby, Stratocracy 707.35, Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby, Quest For Fun 862.97。三连播 (Tf)：Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby, Stratocracy 1677.20, Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby, Quest For Fun 1677.20。CSF：Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby 183.42。
6.05 — VAGUELY ROYAL (W Buick) 10-3 (热门) 1; Queen Roslyn 20-1 2; Furhaan 14-1 3。13匹参赛。 (I Williams)。 差距：1/2马身, 2马身。自动投注 (Tote)：4.34; 1.90, 5.90, 4.90。精准预测 (Ex)：82.80。三连单 (Tc)：879.35。三连播 (Tf)：1326.10。CSF：80.89。非完赛马 (NR)：Boxing Great。
6.40 — CORAL COVE (K Shoemark) 4-7 (热门) 1; Sweet Iris 14-1 2; Rule Of The Agency 50-1 3。8匹参赛。 (James Owen)。 差距：4 3/4马身, 2 1/4马身。自动投注 (Tote)：1.58; 1.10, 2.80, 7.00。精准预测 (Ex)：12.50。三连播 (Tf)：145.50。CSF：11.59。
7.15 — RAJAKING (K Shoemark) 9-2 (第二热门) 1; Almarada Prince 5-1 2; Educating Rita 50-1 3; Bonnie’s Boy 22-1 4。21匹参赛。 (T Kent)。 差距：1 1/4马身, 1 1/2马身, 3/4马身。自动投注 (Tote)：6.10; 1.90, 2.00, 13.20, 5.80。精准预测 (Ex)：39.80。三连单 (Tc)：1096.80。三连播 (Tf)：2425.80。CSF：26.89。非完赛马 (NR)：Tiva。
7.50 — DIAMOND RAIN (W Buick) 1-2 (热门) 1; Regal Charm 16-1 2; Estissa 12-1 3。5匹参赛。 (C Appleby)。 差距：4 1/4马身, 1 1/2马身。自动投注 (Tote)：1.50; 1.10, 3.50。精准预测 (Ex)：8.00。三连播 (Tf)：27.70。CSF：10.30。非完赛马 (NR)：Miss Justice。
8.25 — EXPLOSIVE FINNISH (Oisin Orr) 4-1 (联合第二热门) 1; Dolos Dream 10-3 (热门) 2; Go Vince Go 4-1 (联合第二热门) 3。 12匹参赛。 (K Frost)。差距：头差, 4马身。自动投注 (Tote)：5.00; 1.80, 1.70, 2.00。精准预测 (Ex)：22.60。三连单 (Tc)：60.48。三连播 (Tf)：121.60。CSF：17.83。
布达佩斯报道
对于刘易斯·汉密尔顿（Lewis Hamilton）来说，现在正是展现他依然能达到其歌剧般巅峰时期最高水准的时机和地点。 在他表现出色的所有赛道中，匈牙利环赛道（Hungaroring）与银石、上海和蒙特利尔一样，位列他最喜欢的赛道清单前列。 他曾在这里八次夺冠，次数超过任何人。而本周末，第二个弯道（一个右转弯）已被命名以纪念他。 昨天的练习赛数据给汉密尔顿带来了巨大的希望。他在所有参赛者中排名第一，领先于他的法拉利队友查尔斯·勒克莱尔（Charles Leclerc）0.148秒。 所有这些证据，无论古今，都使得去年这里成为汉密尔顿职业生涯最低谷的场景显得更加令人惊讶，那是一个如此深陷的低谷，以至于他似乎可能会离开这项运动。 在看到勒克莱尔夺得杆位而自己仅排在疲软的第 12 位后，他的自我诊断是：“完全没用。” 这种差距典型地体现了一种贯穿整个赛季的低迷状态。 在谈到重返布达佩斯时，他提到了那个令人沮丧的最低点，说道：“我真的为团队中的每一个人以及我自己感到自豪，因为我们从我当时身陷的泥潭中挖掘了出来。有一天当我发布纪录片时，我会揭露那个周末的所有细节以及导致那些情况发生的原因。” 在我们等待那个揭秘的同时，可以明确地说，12个月后，他的精神面貌和状态明显好转。他上个月在巴塞罗那的胜利——他的法拉利首胜——证明了这一点。 在一部更适合其驾驶风格的赛车中，他的回升使他成为了基米·安东内利（Kimi Antonelli）最接近的竞争者。这位 19 岁的门生在梅赛德斯取代了他的位置。进入赛季第 11 轮（一级方程式夏休前的最后一站）时，汉密尔顿落后于这位意大利人 45 分。 啊，虽然这很好，且远胜于他在法拉利的首个赛季，但他仍需证明自己每周都能达到必要的巅峰状态，以赢得他渴望的第八个世界冠军，作为他自称的“杰作”的最后点睛之笔。 是的，在银石赛之前的五场比赛中，他的得分比勒克莱尔高出 54 分。但自那以后，勒克莱尔一直占据优势。这位摩纳哥人赢得了英国大奖赛，领先汉密尔顿两个名次。上周末在斯帕（Spa）也是领先两个名次。 勒克莱尔在两次排位赛中也是最快的。 过去的汉密尔顿在冠军争夺的漫长赛季中，肯定能够掌控勒克莱尔——后者速度极快，但在情绪波动下容易出错。他现在很可能再次做到这一点，但他仍需证明自己在 41 岁时依然能够做到。 所以，就看本周末的机会了。首先要说的是，
[[IMG_XXXX]] 笑容更灿烂：汉密尔顿在匈牙利履行媒体职责时显得很轻松，形成鲜明对比
马克·吐温（MARK TWAIN）在自己的讣告被误刊后，写下了那句著名的：“关于我死亡的报道言过其实了。” 那是 1897, 年的事，但类似的情绪很可能适用于艾丹·奥布莱恩（Aidan O’Brien） 2026 年的平地赛赛季，本周该赛季采用了 Timeform 的“符合状态运行”（Run to Form）指标进行了分析。 这家赛马机构进行的细致审查显示，自该指标 14 年前首次引入以来，今年 7 月是这位 Ballydoyle 练马师记录中最不成功的一个月。
作者：SAM TURNER
但不仅如此，Timeform 披露的数据还显示，当前的平地赛赛季是 O’Brien 自 2012 年以来最糟糕的一个。那么，对于他今天参加乔治六世与伊丽莎白女王锦标赛的四匹赛马来说，这并不是一个好兆头。
O’Brien 正在寻求他在这一夏季盛事中的第五次成功；如果爱尔兰德比冠军 Benvenuto Cellini 获胜，这将是他自 2001 年使用 Galileo 以来，首次在第一组赛（Group One）中赢得冠军的三岁马。
但请稍等，感觉就在五分钟前，赛马界的讨论还集中在 O’Brien 凭借在皇家雅士谷赛马会追平纪录的七次获胜，试图刷新自己单赛季第一组赛冠军纪录的话题上。
这一系列胜利紧随圣诞节在埃普森赢得的 Betfred 德比之后，并在 Constitution River 在珊瑚日蚀赛（Coral-Eclipse）中的精彩表现之前。
关于他衰落的报道肯定为时过早。
周四晚上在利奥波德斯敦（Leopardstown）的双冠第一组赛可能预示着，在经历了一段短暂的仲夏低迷后，Ballydoyle 机器即将重新全速运转。
有一件事我们都可以确信，那就是在另一次第一组赛获胜后，不久 O’Brien 就会再次点名表扬他的全体工作人员。
谁知道呢，也许就在今天这场精彩的主赛之后，但面对来自全球的顶尖名驹，Ballydoyle 的竞争者 Benvenuto Cellini 和 Minnie Hauk 都需要刷新个人职业生涯最好成绩才能获胜。
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法拉利是夺冠热门。他们的不足之处在于发动机功率相对缺乏，而优势在于过弯时的空气动力学敏捷性。弯道众多的匈牙利环赛道只有一条像样的直道，正发挥他们的强势领域。
为了详细说明支持“红队占据主导”理论的练习赛图表，勒克莱尔在第一节中比汉密尔顿快 0.5 秒，随后这位英国老将在第二轮中反超。
另一个好消息是，梅赛德斯的组合安东内利和乔治·罗素（比汉密尔顿落后 5 分）表现不佳且陷入苦战。罗素最终排名第五，安东内利排名第 13。他们在本赛季每场比赛都抢到杆位的纪录维持下去的可能性很小。顺便说一句，如果
这是一个属于汉密尔顿的大周末，对罗素来说也是如此。面对接二连三的挫折，他说话时语气平静且自信。他的语言韧性令人钦佩，但他在赛道上需要迅速地在安东内利之上确立优势，以消除一个挥之不去的恐惧——即他的冠军希望正像窗上的水滴一样，一滴一滴地落下。谁的恐惧？人们怀疑，尽管他言语强硬，但主要是他自己的恐惧。他的信心并未失效，但正处于“重症监护”之中。在接下来的日子里，梅赛德斯的工程团队解决了在 Spa 困扰他的技术故障，这对他完成任务有所帮助。
在顶尖阵营之外，阿斯顿·马丁为匈牙利站带来了一系列升级。天哪，在车队首席设计师 Adrian Newey 承认本赛季简直是一场“彻夜噩梦”之后，他们确实需要这些升级。
所谓的“复苏迹象”其实很零散。在兰斯·斯特罗尔（Lance Stroll）的悬挂系统出现故障之前，他们在第一次练习赛中相对于之前的缓慢表现挽回了一些时间。噢，天哪。斯特罗尔在当天的其余时间中无法参赛，而费尔南多·阿隆索排名第 19，落后 2.9sec。Newey 谈到“体面”是他们的 2.
为了争夺乔治国王冠冕
去年的冠军马 Calandagan 回归以捍卫其冠军头衔。他将与日本挑战者 Masquerade Ball 再次展开竞争，后者在去年 11 月东京举行的日本杯（Japan Cup）一场史诗级的对决中曾与他势均力敌。
Calandagan 三周前在圣克劳德（Saint-Cloud）获得了一次信心提升，而此前他在加冕杯（Coronation Cup）中未能出场。与此同时，Masquerade Ball 在春季沙田马场的主场比赛中，试图以速度胜过强大的 Romantic Warrior 但遗憾落败，不过这次失利并未削弱其竞争力。
这对宿敌为他们的竞争对手构成了巨大的阻碍，但去年的亚军 Kalpana——作为在这场国际化赛事中唯一代表主队的马匹——是否能给海外势力带来麻烦，并为练马师安德鲁·鲍尔丁（Andrew Balding）赢得一次情感上的成功？
安德鲁的父亲伊恩（Ian）在 55 年前凭借平地赛历史上最伟大的名马之一——强大的 Mill Reef 赢得了此项奖项。尽管鲍尔丁的这匹母马目前还不能被提及在那个级别，但她至少在雅士谷（Ascot）积累了令人印象深刻的记录。
她的操练员显然持乐观态度，且随着他的明星母马在赛前准备工作中表现良好，他的信心进一步增强，她此次力求扭转去年在同场赛事中被 Calandagan 以一个马身击败的局面。
“她的训练状态非常好，我对她很满意，”鲍尔丁报告称。
“去年我们很难让她减重，但今年似乎更容易了。”
“她在状态好的时候非常出色，而且热爱雅士谷，所以我很确定她能进入竞争圈或处于相近位置。”
“Calandagan 是一匹非常优秀的马。去年我们无法与他匹敌，但谁知道今年会怎样？”
[[IMG_XXXX]] 击中：富里（右）在第七回合导致对手认输前命中一次右拳 REUTERS
作者：CHARLOTTE DALY
泰森·富里（TYSON FURY）在泰国的一场低调比赛中迅速击败了马里乌什·瓦赫（Mariusz Wach），轻松完成了任务——随后注意力迅速转移到了接下来的计划。
《每日邮报》体育版获悉，这位前重量级世界冠军预计在获胜后将飞往吉达，沙特组织者 Sela 正在安排行程，希望富里能出席今晚安东尼·约书亚（Anthony Joshua）对阵克里斯蒂安·普伦加（Kristian Prenga）的回归战。
富里在昨天一场原定 10 回合的比赛中，在 7 回合内击败了 46 岁的瓦赫并获得胜利，这位波兰拳手在凳上宣布退赛。
这场比赛没有由任何主流广播公司转播，据称过程一边倒，富里在第五回合连续击中了五个上勾拳。
富里面对排名在世界前 200 之外的瓦赫，一直被预期能毫发无伤地胜出，这场比赛被广泛视为在他回归后迎接最大挑战前的一场“维持状态”赛。
与通常的富里比赛周相比，这场比赛本身吸引的关注较少，但它实现了目的，让富里在计划于今年晚些时候与约书亚展开巅峰对决之前继续积蓄势头。
此次活动还为雷神父基金会（Father Ray Foundation）筹集了资金，目标是在中期实现，并意识到更高远的目标是不切实际的。
有人问过克里斯蒂安·霍纳（Christian Horner）是否可能会加盟该车队。正如《每日邮报》体育版此前报道，车主劳伦斯·斯特罗尔（Lawrence Stroll）多次表现出希望招揽这位前红牛（Red Bull）老板的意愿，并不止一次地返回寻求其服务。
车队负责人纽伊（Newey）对于在米尔顿凯恩斯（Milton Keynes）的辉煌岁月后与老搭档重聚的想法并不太热衷。
“我一直听到关于克里斯蒂安的传闻，”纽伊说。“我不能进一步评论。我能说的只有我们对现有的高级管理团队感到满意。”
这话很容易说出口，艾德里安（Adrian）。斯特罗尔爸爸的判断是需要重新评估的。没人说过这位鲁莽的亿万富翁拥有约伯般（Job）的耐心。
1,500 人的门票收入全部捐赠给了一家位于芭堤雅的慈善机构，该机构在 40 年多的时间里一直致力于帮助泰国各地的孤儿、残疾儿童和贫困青年。 比赛结束后，焦点迅速转向“吉普赛之王”是否会前往沙特阿拉伯。 《每日邮报》体育版获悉，Sela 已为富里安排了从泰国直接飞往吉达的航班。约书亚将在那里重返赛场，这是他在尼日利亚遭遇那场夺走两名团队成员生命的惨烈车祸后的首场比赛。 约书亚将这次悲剧描述为他人生中最艰难的时期，并誓言将继承逝者的事业和雄心，同时承诺向其家属提供长期经济支持。 因此，他与 Prenga 的这场回归之战，其意义远不止于又一次走进拳击台。 无论富里和约书亚是否会
÷板球
一日赛杯 — A组 — 坎特伯雷：Northants 253, Kent 254-5。Kent 以 5 个球门获胜。吉尔福德：Surrey 270-9。Leics 273-5。Leics 以 5 个球门获胜。 B组 — 尼斯：Glamorgan 186, Yorks 190-8。Yorks 以 2 个球门获胜。玫瑰碗球场：Middlesex 284-8; Hampshire 124。Middlesex 以 160 跑分获胜。新路球场：Derbyshire 138; Worcs 143-7。Worcs 以 3 个球门获胜。
÷自行车
环法自行车赛 — 第 19 赛段（Gap 至 Alpe d’Huez，128.0km）：1 T Pogacar (斯洛文尼亚) UAE Team Emirates-XRG 3小时 17分 48秒, 2 L Martinez (法国) Bahrain Victorious +6秒, 3 R Carapaz (厄瓜多尔) EF Education-EasyPost +9秒, 4 S Kuss (美国) Team Visma | Lease a Bike +1分 14秒, 5 T Halland Johannessen (挪威) Uno-X Mobility +2:07, 6 R Evenepoel (比利时) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe +2:29, 7 I del Toro (墨西哥) UAE Team Emirates-XRG +2:41, 8 M Skjelmose (丹麦) Lidl-Trek +2:45, 9 P Seixas (法国) Decathlon CMA CGM Team 同时到达, 10 H Tejada (哥伦比亚) XDS Astana Team +3:22 其他选定选手： 20 T Pidcock (英国) Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team +8分 22秒, 27 A Yates (英国) UAE Team Emirates-XRG +10:24。总成绩：1 T Pogacar (斯洛文尼亚) UAE Team Emirates-XRG 67小时 52分 38秒, 2 R Evenepoel (比利时) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe +7分 11秒, 3 I del Toro (墨西哥) UAE Team Emirates-XRG +9:42, 4 P Seixas (法国) Decathlon CMA CGM Team +10:06, 5 L Martinez (法国) Bahrain Victorious +13:00 其他选定选手： 9 T Pidcock (英国) Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team +21:30, 18 A Yates (英国) UAE Team Emirates-XRG +1小时 21分 58秒
÷今日赛程
顶级体育杯 A组：Aberdeen 对阵 Kelty Hearts，Queen’s Park 对阵 Queen of South。 B组：Arbroath 对阵 Stirling，Montrose 对阵 Spartans。 C组：Dumbarton 对阵 Cove Rangers。 D组：Airdrieonians 对阵 Ross County，Dundee 对阵 Clyde。 E组：Forfar 对阵 Brechin，Stenhousemuir 对阵 Livingston。 F组：Morton 对阵 Inverness CT，St Johnstone 对阵 East Fife。 G组：Ayr 对阵 Alloa，Falkirk 对阵 Stranraer。 H组：Hamilton 对阵 Elgin，Peterhead 对阵 Kilmarnock。 板球 — 首场测试赛 — 第 1 天（共 5 天）：西印度群岛 对阵 巴基斯坦（特立尼达，下午 3.00）。第二场 T20 国际赛：津巴布韦 对阵 印度（哈拉雷，中午 12.00）。The Hundred：SunRisers Leeds 对阵 Southern Brave（海丁利，男子组：下午 2:30）。Welsh Fire 对阵 MI London（索菲亚花园，男子组：下午 6点）
然而，是否会在沙特阿拉伯进行面对面会面，截至昨晚仍不确定。 富里在近期的采访中坚称，他没有参加该活动的计划，尽管在整个比赛周内，外界一直推测他在泰国参加拳击赛后会前往那里。 富里否认的一种可能解释，或许可以追溯到他今年早些时候击败阿斯兰贝克·马赫穆多夫后发生的事情。 当时在场边的约书亚选择在赛后没有进入拳击台，因为合同尚未正式签署，这意味着英国两位顶尖重量级巨星之间备受期待的正面交锋最终未能实现。 富里现在可能采取类似的做法，即使手续已经办理完毕，他仍选择不在自己复出之后给约书亚提供这个机会。 即便如此，幕后依然存在希望，只要约书亚能安全地击败普伦加，两人最终将共用一个舞台。
橄榄球联盟 (RUGBY LEAGUE) —— 国际女子赛 (6.0)：法国 对 英国。 Betfred超级联赛 (3.0)：利回归 对 沃灵顿 (5.30)，图卢兹 对 卡塔兰 (8.0)，约克 对 哈德斯菲尔德。Betfred冠军联赛 (4.0)：古尔维京人 对 杜斯伯里 (3.0)，纽卡斯尔 对 斯温顿。
英超体育杯 C组 (PREMIER SPORTS CUP GROUP C)：圣米伦 对 邓弗姆林。 单日杯 (One-Day Cup) - A组：格洛斯特郡 对 肯特郡 (布里斯托尔, 11.00am)。莱斯特郡 对 兰开夏郡 (格雷斯路, 11.00am)。萨默塞特郡 对 沃里克郡 (汤顿, 11.00am)。萨里郡 对 北安普特郡 (吉尔福德, 11.00am)。 B组：埃塞克斯郡 对 德比郡 (切姆斯福德, 11.00am)。米德尔塞克斯郡 对 格拉摩根郡 (拉德莱特, 11.00am)。萨塞克斯郡 对 约克郡 (霍夫, 11.00am)。伍斯特郡 对 汉普郡 (纽路, 11.00am)。 百球赛 (The Hundred)：曼彻斯特超级巨人 对 伯明翰凤凰 (老特拉福德, 男子: 2:30pm)。特伦特火箭 对 伦敦精神 (特伦特桥, 男子: 6pm)。 橄榄球联盟 (RUGBY LEAGUE) —— Betfred超级联赛 (3.0)：利兹 对 布拉福德。Betfred冠军联赛 (3.0)：汉斯莱特 对 怀特黑文，中地 对 伦敦青铜龙 (2.0)，奥尔德姆 对 巴罗，谢菲尔德 对 罗奇代尔，沃金顿 对 基利。
阿根廷人极其 令人不快。当 他们举起横幅时， 福克兰群岛的每个人 都在想：
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在干什么？
周二早晨，一小队福克兰群岛岛民乘坐南大西洋空中桥（South Atlantic Airbridge）航班，从马普尔森特（Mount Pleasant）前往牛津郡的布赖兹诺顿皇家空军基地（RAF Brize Norton）。
由于国防部委任了岛上唯一的直飞英国航班，他们穿上英联邦运动会的制服，开始了前往格拉斯哥的 8,000 英里旅程。
“1982 年阿根廷入侵时，我们还没有真正的国际跑道，”福克兰群岛国家体育委员会主席迈克·萨默斯（Mike Summers OBE）表示。“我们可以经由阿根廷飞行，但没有正规的服务。”
“战后英国政府修建了一条国际跑道。现在平民可以通过一家名为 AirTanker 的公司运营的皇家空军航班出行。该航班每周运行两次，但很少满员，所以空间非常充裕！”
可以肯定的是，该岛的六名草地滚球运动员完全没有腿部空间问题，他们精神饱满地在苏格兰升起了蓝色旗帜（Blue Ensign）。
当他们进入 Hydro Arena 参加开幕式时，安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）在卡米拉王后的耳边低语了什么，引起了皇家看台的轻笑。
我们可能永远不会知道这位新任首相说了什么，但很有可能这与阿根廷国家足球队有关。
由于利昂内尔·梅西及其队友，这个英国海外领土被卷入了一场备受关注的主权争端。在世界杯半决赛击败英格兰后，他们举起了一条写着“Las Malvinas son Argentinas”的横幅庆祝，翻译过来就是“福克兰群岛属于阿根廷”。
这支草地滚球队成了意想不到的发言人。
“体育和政治不应该混在一起，”克里斯·索森（Kris Thorsen）在昨天首轮负于马来西亚后表示。可以肯定地说，索森和她的队友莎伦·巴恩斯（Sharon Barnes）并不太熟悉外交关注的焦点。
然而，萨默斯表达了更直率的观点。
“福克兰群岛的每个人都在看世界杯，”萨默斯告诉《每日邮报》体育版。“除了个别苏格兰人或威尔士人，大多数人都支持英格兰。橄榄球和板球也是一样。”
“在格拉斯哥，如果亚当·皮蒂（Adam Peaty）是对阵澳大利亚人或南非人，我们会支持他。”
“当梅西和他的队友举起那条横幅时，我们想：‘他们到底在干什么？这只是一场足球赛’。我们当然以前见过那条横幅。那些家伙中有一半在英超联赛踢球。他们拿着极高的薪水，而这些薪水被征收高额税收，用来支付英国的国防开支！”
“我们对他们的把戏和肮脏手段感到非常失望。他们的态度极其令人不快。世界杯永远不会像英联邦运动会那样友好，但总的来说，各队赛后都会握手。六名英国和法国球员在第三名争夺战后聚在一起祈祷。这是一个极好的行为榜样。”
岛上最狂热的足球迷在 Rose 酒吧观看比赛，那里供应约翰·史密斯（John Smith’s）啤酒以及鱼薯条。
福克兰群岛的人口仅有 3,500 人，并非体育强项，他们拥有一支每两年参加一次岛屿运动会的业余足球队。但本周，他们的运动员自豪地分享着印有企鹅图案的胸针，向外界宣传福克兰群岛。
“很多 45 岁以下的人直到上周才听说过福克兰群岛，”萨默斯补充道。“你会听到阿根廷人在谈论‘夺回福克兰群岛’，但他们从未拥有过福克兰群岛。这是在庇隆主义时代被重新唤起的，”
当胡安·裴隆担任总统，且在遇到困难而希望寻找某种东西来团结民众的时候。当时，他们正在权衡是否入侵马尔维纳斯群岛（福克兰群岛）或智利南部，以此通过对抗他人来制造这种民族热忱。 “他们认为英国人不会做出反应，但正如我们所知，他们搞错了。 ‘在 2013 年，我们决定就马尔维纳斯群岛（福克兰群岛）的主权地位举行全民公投。当我们参加政治会议并解释马尔维纳斯群岛的每个人都希望保留英国身份时，人们问如何证明这一点？于是我们举行了
一次国际观察下的全民公投。投票率为 92 l百分比。 99.3 l百分比的人投票支持保留我们作为英国海外领土的地位。 ‘只有三个人投了不同的票。马尔维纳斯群岛的绝对每个人都对我们作为英国海外领土的地位感到满意。 ‘世界杯上发生的事情产生了一些非常有趣的影响。它触动了很多人。突然之间，有多得多的民众意识到了马尔维纳斯群岛的存在。他们开始问：‘这个马尔维纳斯议题是怎么回事？’ ‘我们已经拥有庞大的邮轮工业。其中一些……”
带来 3,000 人。这些船只通常从布宜诺斯艾利斯或东普温塔出发，沿大西洋南下前往福克兰群岛。此外，还有一些在前往南极途中顺道访问的小型探险类船只。 “每年大约有 60,000 人乘坐邮轮抵达，我们还有陆基旅游。这里非常适合徒步。人们来这里看企鹅、海狮和信天翁。这是一个野生动物天堂。 “我们的旅游局突然收到了大量关于访问的咨询。这激发了人们的好奇心。它比任何营销活动都成功。”
斯科特再次 令国家振奋
当邓肯·斯科特（Duncan Scott）走上起跳台时，四名身着高可见度背心的警察悄悄潜入了托尔克罗斯（Tollcross）看台的后方。这是一场 1 56.38 的体育盛剧，苏格兰没有人想错过。 斯科特 10 岁时第一次跳进这座东区泳池。他在 2014 年英联邦运动会上作为一名高中六年级学生在这里游泳，但当时他所面对的期待与昨晚他在 2 号泳道感受到的完全不同。 座无虚席的观众挥舞着苏格兰国旗（Saltires），在斯科特赢得东道主本次比赛首枚金牌时，为他的每一个泳姿发出雷鸣般的欢呼。亚当·拉姆齐-皮蒂（Adam Ramsay-Peaty）也在同一场比赛中，但当地人此行只为看一个人。 斯科特是本次运动会的形象大使，他在 200 米个人混合泳中的强势获胜起到了点燃气氛的作用。这种感觉与安托万·杜庞（Antoine Dupont）在巴黎奥运会七人制橄榄球场为法国赢得首枚金牌、首次听到国歌响起时的感受相似。 “在那之前我有点紧张，”这位 29 岁的选手承认道，他顶住了来自新西兰选手路易斯·克莱伯特（Lewis Clareburt）在后半程的猛烈追击。 甚至连警察也在兴奋地跳跃。回到 2014, 斯科特在这里游泳时是一个 17 岁的追梦少年。如今他以国家最标志性运动员之一的身份回归，准备在他的奥运会、世界锦标赛和英联邦奖牌收藏中增加第 11 枚（且在继续增加）金牌。 当地人钦佩斯科特所代表的立场。他发起活动反对关闭当地的休闲中心——托尔克罗斯就是其中之一。他游说政治家为公共游泳池提供更多资金，并坚守自己的原则。例如，在 2019 年世界锦标赛上，为了抗议孙杨的兴奋剂违规行为，他拒绝与中国游泳选手孙杨握手。
马克·斯旺 (MARK SWAN) 在一场扣人心弦的轻量级举重比赛中获胜，为英格兰队赢得了本届运动会的首枚金牌。 斯旺（右）与尼日利亚的罗兰·埃祖鲁基 (Rolland Ezuruike) 均举起了 222kg，两人成绩持平，但来自达勒姆郡的这位 25 岁选手凭借与运动员体重相关的系数计算方式获胜。 “我以为我只拿到了铜牌，”斯旺透露道。“我的教练说‘不，马克，你赢了’，但我不敢相信。我现在还没反应过来。”
作者：尼克·西蒙 (NIK SIMON)
信念。你怀疑如果斯科特 (Scott) 的比赛日程不与开幕式冲突，他本会成为苏格兰的旗手。如今，他被视为与他的同胞克里斯·霍伊爵士 (Sir Chris Hoy) 同等地位的人物，后者在周四晚上与国王一起从《神秘博士》的 TARDIS 中走出。 斯科特并没有在荣耀中沉溺太久。对他而言，赞美不像对待当代名将拉姆塞-皮蒂 (Ramsay-Peaty) 那样自然。两人曾在奥运会上担任室友和接力队队友，并且都经历了同样迅速的崛起。 随着泳帽上出现一个新名字，拉姆塞-皮蒂现在希望在周六晚上追随斯科特的脚步登上奖台，他已经晋级 100 米蛙泳决赛。 他著名的妻子霍莉 (Holly) ——名厨戈登 (Gordon) 的女儿——当时就在观众席中，而他的预赛过程出现了一个奇怪的小插曲。在第一场比赛开始前不久，一个分道线从泳池壁上脱落，一名工作人员不得不脱掉衣服跳入水中将其重新连接。 这次令人发笑的 10 分钟延迟并未改变格拉斯哥 2026 年赛事被戏称为“廉价商店运动会”的形象，但至少它没有干扰到这位英格兰人。 “在任何运动中，总会有意外发生，”拉姆塞-皮蒂说道。“在准备阶段失去所有热身状态并不理想。我想，有 10 分钟的时间你会流失水分，但你知道，我在更糟糕的条件下表现得更好。” 皮蒂在 2014. 年与斯科特共用这个泳池。他们的旅程路径不同，但似乎注定会在奖台的同一个位置相遇。
大放异彩： 邓肯·斯科特 (Duncan Scott) 在 200 米个人混合泳中 享受夺金之乐 PA
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阿森纳在布鲁诺·吉马良斯 (Bruno Guimaraes) 身上经历过这种情况。四年前，当他在里昂时，枪手就想要他，但这位巴西人选择了泰恩赛德 (Tyneside)。如果这还不够糟糕，他在社交媒体上发布的宣布加盟的视频中，配文为“一个美丽的篇章即将开启”，而视频开头则是关于阿森纳对他感兴趣的新闻标题剪辑。
现在，阿森纳再次回归。这一次，吉马良斯也想要他们。他已经告知纽卡斯尔联他想加盟阿森纳，现在由俱乐部之间来协商具体细节。大约 £75 million 的转会费应该能达成交易。
对于一名即将年满 29 岁的球员来说，这是一笔不小的数目，且比米克尔·阿尔特塔 (Mikel Arteta) 执教下阿森纳签约球员的通常画像要年长得多，但通过吉马良斯，他们将拥有一个能够直接提升球队层级的即战力补充。
正如所有者乔什·克伦克 (Josh Kroenke) 在赛季末所说：“关键在于尝试留在顶端——要知道，每个人都在试图在你身后攀登这座山。”
吉马良斯将帮助他们实现这一目标。阿尔特塔想要他是有充分理由的。他身体强壮，而且多才多艺。他可以出任 8 号位、6 号位，甚至在必要时踢得更靠后。他可以扮演全能中场 (box-to-box)、后腰组织者 (deep-lying playmaker) 或抢球机器 (destructor)。或者，正如我们将看到的，他能同时胜任所有角色。
首先，德克兰·赖斯 (Declan Rice) 需要休息。这位阿森纳和英格兰队的中场在上个赛季为俱乐部和国家队出战了 69 场比赛。阿尔特塔让他操劳过度——他在这一点上是有前科的，问问布卡约·萨卡 (Bukayo Saka) 就知道了——到赛季末，这一点显而易见。
从圣诞节起，他带着腿筋伤势坚持比赛，并在英格兰战胜克罗地亚的比赛中因背部神经疼痛被提前换下。
“这赛季身体承受了很多，”他在英格兰半决赛负于阿根廷后说道。“我想你可以看到，我精神上崩溃了，身体上也崩溃了。我现在需要休息。”
但阿森纳的卫冕之战将在不到一个月后开始。拥有吉马良斯将允许阿尔特塔让他的核心球员得到休息。但这仅仅是一个原因。他不仅是赖斯，而且是更全面的版本。在许多方面，他是最完美的中心球员。
在纽卡斯尔的 4.5 年里，无论是在拦截还是在公开比赛创造机会方面，他都位列中场前五。自从吉马良斯加入英超以来，只有赖斯和布鲁诺·费尔南德斯 (Bruno Fernandes) 的跑动距离超过了他。
他在无球状态下的坚韧将非常适合阿尔特塔的高强度逼抢。他能夺回球权，且随后能对球进行有效处理。
近几个赛季显而易见的是，阿森纳在右路过于依赖，而相反地，他们在中路渗透方面的支持不足。萨卡是进攻威胁的主要来源，而首席组织者马丁·厄德高 (Martin Odegaard) 同样喜欢漂移到那一侧。
吉马良斯是解决这一问题的理想球员。上赛季在纽卡斯尔打入 9 个英超进球，这与赖斯和马丁·祖比门迪 (Martin Zubimendi) 在阿森纳的总和一样多，而他的 5 次助攻也与赖斯的数据持平。
他在纽卡斯尔的很多创造力都来自于中路。对赖斯创造机会的分析显示，许多机会出现在左路通道，并且通常直到他进入球场最后三分之一区域才产生。
横向传递：在对阵马德里竞技的比赛中，赖斯将球传向内侧给厄德高，而不是试图寻找格约凯雷斯 (Gyokeres) 的跑位。
精准度：上赛季对阵阿森纳时，吉马良斯从后场送出一记撕裂防线的传球，为墨菲 (Murphy) 创造了单刀机会。
阿森纳进攻三分区 (PL 25/26)
查看发生在每个三分区内的总进攻触球百分比：
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吉马良斯的活动范围更集中在中心区域，且经常在后场发起进攻。 这对阿尔特塔来说至关重要。吉马良斯在后场持球的能力将使阿森纳在控球时能够更快、更直接，如果他们想要再次发力，这是阿尔特塔渴望改进的一个方面。 长期以来，他们一直难以通过穿透性传球来瓦解防线，而不得不转而依赖定位球或萨卡。 在上个赛季末，我们看到阿森纳试图更多地实施这一点，特别是在欧冠半决赛击败马德里竞技的比赛中，他们利用维克托·约克雷斯的速度挖掘防线后的空间。 威廉·萨利巴的传球带动了那次进攻，最终促成了萨卡的致胜球。然而在同一场比赛中，当赖斯有机会做同样的操作却放弃并横传给厄德高时，阿森纳的观众对他发出了嘘声。 吉马良斯非常擅长从后场传球来为队友创造机会。阿森纳对此深有体会，因为在赛季初的交手中，他曾送出一记撕裂防线的传球，让雅各布·墨菲获得单刀机会。 而且，他每场比赛尝试的直传球和破线传球数量也比他们两人都要多。 不仅如此，他自己也能带着目的盘球推进。上赛季，吉马良斯通过持球推进为他的纽卡斯尔队友创造了 13 次机会，多于赖斯（8次）和祖比门迪（3次）的总和。 他在定位球中的传球——这也是阿森纳进攻的基石——同样出色，上赛季有几次助攻就来自角球。 这一切都表明了为什么阿尔特塔如此渴望斥巨资签下一名快 30 岁的球员。因为他既能扮演赖斯的角色，也能扮演祖比门迪（或迈尔斯·刘易斯-斯凯利）的角色。赖斯可以回收，而吉马良斯可以前插。 或者反之亦然。他可以撕裂防线，也可以直接冲击防线。 想要再次实现突破，还有什么比签下一名全能球员更好的方式呢。
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朱德·贝林厄姆 (Jude Bellingham) 在英格兰队 的世界杯失利 后几秒钟便 质问了裁判。 这位皇家马德里球星 在 7 月 15. 英格兰 2-1 败给 阿根廷 的半决赛 终场哨响后， 对伊斯梅尔·埃尔法特 (Ismail Elfath) 发难。 国际足联 (FIFA) 刚刚发布的 来自裁判摄像头的 最新画面捕捉到， 贝林厄姆在与裁判 握手的同时说道： “有些判罚太震惊了， 不过祝你们好运。” 埃尔法特出生于摩洛哥 但在美国长大，在比赛 前被贴上了利昂内尔·梅西 最喜爱裁判的标签。 这位 44 岁的裁判 在阿根廷 2022 年世界杯决赛 击败法国队的比赛中 担任第四官员， 并曾主裁过四场 迈阿密国际的比赛， 而那四场比赛 全部由 39 岁的梅西 率队获胜。 英格兰队对埃尔法特 容忍阿根廷队的粗野 战术感到愤怒—— 这支南美球队在上半场 就犯规 12 次—— 随后阿根廷队锁定了 对阵西班牙的决赛席位。 莱昂德罗·帕雷德斯 (Leandro Paredes) 和恩佐 (Enzo)
世界杯 怒斥裁判 被镜头 拍下
费尔南德斯 (Fernandez) 在比赛初期的 交锋中尤为粗鲁， 而阿根廷队在赛事期间 对福克兰群岛 (Falkland Islands) 的宣示进一步激化了 情绪。 在与埃尔法特发生冲突后， 在本次赛事中打入 七球的贝林厄姆 拍了阿根廷球员 巴伦廷·巴尔科 (Valentin Barco) 的后脑勺。 热刺队长克里斯蒂安·罗梅罗 (Cristian Romero) 在该事件发生前 一直挑衅贝林厄姆， 巴尔科在被拍打后 推了贝林厄姆， 随后尼古拉斯·奥塔门迪 (Nicolas Otamendi) 将这位英格兰前锋 推开。
几名阿根廷 球员试图 将他们分开， 但贝林厄姆 和奥塔门迪 看起来仍想 继续。 随后阿根廷 球星们举起 一条横幅，上面写着： “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”， 翻译过来即“福克兰 群岛属于阿根廷”。 队长梅西被看到 在横幅旁跳舞。 国际足联仍在考虑 针对该横幅以及阿根廷队 在 1-0 决赛失利后 令人震惊的行为 采取纪律处分， 而这一切导致了 梅西在英格兰的 受欢迎程度 骤降。 目前，在 YouGov 调查的 参与者中，几乎有 一半的人对他持 负面看法。 在进入本次赛事前， 55% 的公众对梅西 持正面看法，而只有 9% 的人持负面看法。
冲突点：贝林厄姆痛斥埃尔法特 以及（插图）裁判摄像头视角 路透社 (REUTERS)
现在，只有 29% 的人喜欢他， 而 44% 的人 对他持有 负面看法， 他的评分从 +46 降至 -15. 简而言之， 人们不再那么喜欢他了。 决赛因费尔南德斯被 罚下以及终场哨响后的 打架而蒙上阴影， 但受访者显然也 在意梅西试图让 马克·库库雷利亚 (Marc Cucurella) 因为短暂地用手 捂住对方嘴巴而被 罚下的行为。
《每日邮报》的热门 《吹哨人》(Whistleblowers) 播客已入围 享誉盛名的英国播客奖 “最佳体育播客”奖项。 该节目由 前裁判 马克·克拉滕伯格 (Mark Clattenburg)、 广播员 戈登·斯马特 (Gordon Smart) 和 《每日邮报》足球编辑 伊恩·拉迪曼 (Ian Ladyman) 共同主持， 竞争对手包括 《坚持足球》(Stick to Football) 和 《彼得·克劳奇播客》(That Peter Crouch Podcast)。 每周，马克、 戈登和伊恩都会 用诙谐的视角审视 这项美丽的游戏， 其间伴随着 许多笑声。 获胜者将于 10 月 1 日在伦敦 O2 体育馆公布。 您可以在 Apple 和 Spotify 上收听《吹哨人》， 或在 YouTube 上观看。 新集于每周 周二和 周四发布。
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那颗光头和胡茬很熟悉，随意的穿着风格也同样如此。但昨天坐在曼彻斯特城训练总部椅子上的这个男人，与过去十年占据这个位置的人截然不同。事实上，开车经过伊蒂哈德球场对面那些排屋时，蓝色墙壁上向佩普·瓜迪奥拉致敬的壁画面孔，很容易被误认为是恩佐·马雷斯卡。
但马雷斯卡并非瓜迪奥拉。尽管他非常钦佩将前所未有的成功时代带给曼城的那个男人，且两人持有相似的理念，甚至就在上周还在一起度过了时光，但这位意大利人在其正式亮相时明确表示，他打算用自己的方式执教。
“首先，重要的是要明确，我来到这里是为了按照我想象的方式完成我的工作，”马雷斯卡在曼城足球学院坐着时说道。他身后的大屏幕上显示着一条欢迎信息，欢迎他回到这家他曾担任瓜迪奥拉助教及俱乐部精英发展队主教练的俱乐部。
“我不是来尝试模仿某个人的。我来到这里只是为了尝试完成我的工作；植入我的想法，以及我对足球的看法。”
“每位主教练都是不同的。可能会有相似的概念，但最终，每位主教练都
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截然不同。我们对待每一天的态度，以及我们对待比赛的方式。所以我们将看看需要在哪些方面进行微调。”
“我不认为有主教练会直接从另一位主教练那里‘复制粘贴’（重复了瓜迪奥拉在最后一次新闻发布会上使用的一个词组）。我的足球见解可能与另一位主教练不同，这就是为什么我不相信复制粘贴。”
“自从佩普决定离开俱乐部以来，我与他进行了很多交流。一周前我和他在一起，我们共度了几个小时。自从我在23岁以下青年队工作以来，与佩普的关系一直非常密切。”
“他需要享受他的时刻。在经历了 10 年每三天就踢一场球的高强度生活后，这相当令人疲惫，现在他值得放松一下。我也需要做我的工作，并为自己寻找解决方案。”
这位 46 岁的男人身穿黑色 T 恤，肤色黝黑，神情轻松。在新闻发布会开始时，他先向执教曼城四年的凯文·基根的家人表达了哀悼，随后不得不面对一些棘手的问题。
其中就包括他与切尔西之间不欢而散的离职问题，在切尔西于他被任命为瓜迪奥拉的 [接替者/继任者] 之后发表了一份声明。
瓜迪奥拉，但马雷斯卡 坚称他不会简单地 “复制粘贴”他伟大导师的 想法…… 我不是 PEP 2.0
继任者上个月声称，他在执教一年后辞职是因为他的“心思和心愿都集中在另一家俱乐部和另一个机会上”。 曼城向其竞争对手支付了 £17million 的补偿金。马雷斯卡在措辞上十分谨慎。 “在之前的俱乐部——莱斯特城和切尔西方面，我相当幸运，”这位意大利人说道，他在斯坦福桥任职期间赢得了世俱杯和欧协联冠军。 “我们在两家俱乐部都做了很棒的工作。球队的特质很明确。球队的成功也很明确。但现在我们在这里。这是最重要的事情。只有曼城。没什么好补充的。” 此外，还有 115 项英超指控依然笼罩在曼城头上。这是否令他担忧？ “不，”他回答道。“我唯一能说的是，三年前在三冠王赛季，我就在这里，当时关于这类问题也有同样的说法。三年后，情况依然一样。所以没什么发生。” 在本周埃利奥特·安德森作为曼城 £116m 的新援亮相后，马雷斯卡的首要任务之一将是解决罗德里的未来。这位 30 岁的球员在进入合同最后一年之际，被联系到将转会至皇家马德里。 首先，这位西班牙人在上周末赢得世界杯后，将于周一进行背部手术。马雷斯卡没有透露太多，只说在贝尔纳多·席尔瓦自由转会至皇家马德里后，罗德里依然是他队长委员会的关键成员。 “目前我们有三名球员，分别是鲁本·迪亚斯、罗德里和埃尔林·哈兰德，”马雷斯卡补充道。“因为贝尔纳多离开了，我们可能还需要更多人，但我们将对此做出决定。每位教练都想拥有罗德里，因为他是一名顶级球员，但他周一要动手术，他需要度假。他需要休息。他需要康复，然后他会回到我们身边。” “围绕大球员，总会有猜测。我不担心这个，这很正常。” 曼城的新帅在对待门将詹姆斯·特拉福德时也采取了类似的立场，后者被认为极有可能转会至利兹联。 马雷斯卡表示：“当转会窗开启时，现在以及一月份，任何事情都可能发生，所以我们拭目以待。但目前，他是我们的门将之一。” 马雷斯卡还被问及两名球员——菲尔·福登和杰克·格拉利什——他们在 2023 年赢得三冠王（当时他就在瓜迪奥拉身边）之后一直状态挣扎。 福登本周签署了一份为期四年的新合同，但马雷斯卡评论格拉利什“目前是曼城球员”这一说法，对于这位上赛季在埃弗顿租借的球员来说并非好兆头。 “我只希望菲尔能成为我们大家都认识的那个菲尔，尤其是我们都希望他成为的那样，”马雷斯卡说道。他透露在福登被托马斯·图赫尔排除在英格兰世界杯大名单之外后，他与福登进行了交谈。 “首先是为了他，因为他需要享受足球，以及生活。其次，因为我知道菲尔有多优秀。只要菲尔状态良好、心情愉快，我们就能赢球。” 那么，对于这个在瓜迪奥拉辉煌的十年执教后，承担着接替其位置这一艰巨任务的人来说，本赛季的成功意味着什么？ “我知道我来到这里是因为这家俱乐部需要赢得冠军，”马雷斯卡回答道。“但如果你只关注最终目标，你就会错过之前的所有过程。” “我热爱每一天。我热爱我的工作。我热爱准备训练课，与球员们共度时光，然后最后，当然，目标是带领这家俱乐部赢得冠军。” 无论如何，这位新帅都决心成就自己的风格。
毫无疑问”
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那点。我意识到了。但与此同时，我心态很放松，并且确信我们可以完成一项出色的工作。对于这个组织、对于球迷、对于每个人来说，尝试立即做出正确的事情是一个挑战。
“组织是关键。这家俱乐部在 17 年里只换过三任主教练。这不正常。这种情况并不经常发生。
“所以这可能是我有信心能够完成一项出色工作的原因之一，就像在罗伯托·曼奇尼在这里之后的过去 13 年里所做的那样，然后是曼努埃尔之后，佩普执教了 10 年。
“当一家俱乐部在近 20 年里只更换三任主教练时，这表明其结构是多么稳固，并且懂得给每件事留出时间。
“自从曼城联系（我）以来，我对加入……”
与内托重聚
据了解，切尔西的佩德罗·内托在曼城的潜在边锋目标名单之列。 托特纳姆热刺一直致力于达成一项引进曼城球员萨维尼奥的交易，但上赛季的英超亚军希望提前安排好替代方案。
他们关注了巴黎圣日耳曼的伊布拉希姆·姆巴耶和RB莱比锡的扬·迪奥曼德，但在内托 26 岁、于 2024 年以 £51 million 的价格从狼队加盟切尔西之前，他们就对他感兴趣。 新任主帅恩佐·马雷斯卡在双方身处斯坦福桥球场期间，与这位葡萄牙球员建立了良好的关系。
这位葡萄牙国脚为切尔西出场 103 次，期间打入 19 粒进球并贡献 19 次助攻。
曼城同样欣赏切尔西后卫马洛·古斯托，但无法接受这位法国球员 £75m 的开价。 切尔西将另一名边锋亚历杭德罗·加纳乔转让给了阿斯顿维拉，后者也对他很感兴趣。
佩普·瓜迪奥拉 (PEP GUARDIOLA) 出于家庭原因，拒绝了担任意大利国家队主教练的机会。 意大利足球协会主席乔瓦尼·马拉戈 (Giovanni Malago) 在本周早些时候证实，此前已与这位前曼彻斯特城主教练进行了接触。 但瓜迪奥拉在经历了奖杯拿到手软的 10 年统治期，并在上赛季末赢得六座英超冠军和欧冠冠军后离开城队，目前看来已不在候选名单之列。 据了解，瓜迪奥拉希望获得每年约 £17million 的薪水，但意大利足协仅向其提供每年 £8.5m。 在四届冠军的意大利队连续第三次未能获得世界杯资格后，詹纳罗·加图索 (Gennaro Gattuso) 于 4 月辞去意大利队主教练职务。 前意大利中场安德烈亚·皮尔洛 (Andrea Pirlo) 目前是该职位的热门人选。
大卫·肯特 (DAVID KENT)
恩佐坚信 后佩普时代的 城队已为辉煌做好准备
作者：克里斯·惠勒 (CHRIS WHEELER)
恩佐·马雷斯卡 (ENZO MARESCA) 坚信，佩普·瓜迪奥拉在曼彻斯特城建立的帝国不会像亚历克斯·弗格森爵士退休后几年的曼彻斯特联那样崩塌。 马雷斯卡昨天正式被揭晓为瓜迪奥拉在城队的继任者，他表示能接替在伊蒂哈德球场执教十年期间赢得 20 座奖杯的人是一项荣幸。 这位 46 岁的意大利人认为，他能够维持城队的成功，因为在瓜迪奥拉、曼努埃尔·佩莱格里尼 (Manuel Pellegrini) 和罗伯托·曼奇尼 (Roberto Mancini) 的领导下，俱乐部运行得非常好，因此不会出现像弗格森和阿尔塞纳·温格 (Arsene Wenger) 离职时曼联和阿森纳那样陷入低谷的危险。 “我认为佩普可能是过去 20-25 年全球最好的教练，”马雷斯卡说道。他曾是瓜迪奥拉的助手之一，并在之前两次效力于该俱乐部的期间管理过城队的精英发展小队。 “俱乐部决定选择我，这意味着这是一项荣幸，也是一个挑战，这很不错。” “关于主教练在同一家俱乐部任职多年后的历史，我们看到在这种主教练离职后，俱乐部总是陷入困境，比如在亚历克斯爵士和阿尔塞纳之后。我知道加入这家优秀的俱乐部是一次机会。” 马雷斯卡表示，他并不担心目前仍笼罩在城队头上的 115 项英超指控，并且不愿在被问及 1 月份与切尔西之间激烈的离职纠纷时发表评论。 在俱乐部上个月确认他为瓜迪奥拉的继任者后，此事以城队向其英超对手支付 £17million 赔偿金而告终。 “就我之前的俱乐部莱斯特城和切尔西而言，我一直挺幸运的，”马雷斯卡补充道，他在斯坦福桥球场赢得了世俱杯和欧协联冠军。 “我们在两家俱乐部都做得非常出色。球队的风格很明确。球队的成功也很明显，我觉得能成为这些俱乐部的一部分非常幸运。但现在我们在這裡。这是最重要的。只关于城队。没什么好补充的。”
切尔西前锋尼古拉斯·杰克逊 (Nicolas Jackson) 上赛季在拜仁慕尼黑租借。 拜耳勒沃库森的凯里姆·阿拉杰贝戈维奇 (Kerim Alajbegovic) 是切尔西正致力于引进的边锋之一。 在水晶宫批准这名后卫以 £55m 转会后，马克斯·拉克鲁瓦 (Maxence Lacroix) 昨天在切尔西进行了体检。 正如《每日邮报》体育版本周报道的，在周末的一次纽约会议后，谈判进程加速。 切尔西共同所有者贝哈德·埃格巴利 (Behdad Eghbali) 和水晶宫主席史蒂夫·帕里什 (Steve Parish) 因参加世界杯决赛而身在纽约，两人周日在中央公园附近的安缦酒店会面。 《每日邮报》体育版透露，切尔西在这个夏天重新关注了这名 26 岁的中后卫。 这位法国国脚此前由水晶宫以 £18m 从沃尔夫斯堡购入，在英超和欧洲赛场表现出色。
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尤尔根·克洛普昨日正式开启其执掌德国队之任，并警告称，如果他的家人无法获得清静，他将辞职。 这位前利物浦主帅签署了一份有效期至下届世界杯的合同，接替了朱利安·纳格尔斯曼。后者的球队在今年夏季的32强赛中被巴拉圭击败。 德国传奇球员洛塔尔·马特乌斯表示，
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北美地区的 WAGs（球员妻子及女友）引起了“骚动”，而针对纳格尔斯曼女友莱娜·武尔曾贝格尔 (Lena Wurzenberger) 的关注并非“理想状态”。 但克洛普在亮相时警告德国媒体：“如果你们行为不端，不让我家人清静，那我就会离开，我会直接转身走掉。 ‘我做这份工作不是为了
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年过八旬的鲍勃·罗素爵士 (Sir Bob Russell)，曾任科尔切斯特 (Colchester) 议员，热切希望能寻回第一埃塞克斯童军团 (1st Essex Boy Scout Troop) “利德巡逻队”(Liddle Patrol) 的成员们，他们曾在 63 年前的 1963 年参加了在希腊举行的世界童军大会。在他提供的照片中，17 岁的鲍勃位于后排最左侧。他告诉我们：“我们在大会期间以及前后的时间相对较短。我于 1956 年成为第一迈兰 (第35科尔切斯特) 童军团 (1st Myland (35th Colchester) Scouts) 的创始成员，先后担任幼童军、童军、高级童军，最后在 10 到 20 岁之间成为了漫游童军。我既是一名女王童军，也是爱丁堡公爵金奖持有者。童军运动是世界上最伟大的青年运动；我在童军活动中所学到和经历的一切，对我随后的数十年公众生活大有裨益。” 鲍勃爵士在进入政坛前是一名记者，最初在科尔切斯特区议会服务，任职 31 年。他于 1997 年当选为科尔切斯特议员并任职至 2015 年；因其对科尔切斯特的公众服务，他于 2012 年被封为爵士。 15 年间，他担任全党议会童军组 (All-Party Parliamentary Scout Group) 的秘书——这是一个极其合适的角色。因此，如果当年参加希腊大会的利德巡逻队童军们在关注，请站出来，共同期待一次重聚。
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fathers have taken their own lives after struggling to pay bills foisted on them by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), relatives have told the Mail. One mother said she felt like the Govern- ment was ‘stealing’ from her and that it had ‘coercive control of my finances’. Those parents who fought back to have inflated charges overturned by the courts say it did not stop the CMS hounding them in an ‘ongoing nightmare’. Directors of the agency have privately admitted that its portal had a reputa- tion for ‘not working’, according to doc- uments seen by the Mail. The revelations have drawn compari- sons with the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, when hundreds of sub-post- masters were wrongly prosecuted. Last night Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said the CMS was ‘failing fami- lies on all sides’, with parents ‘pursued for money they don’t owe’. He added: ‘Either way, it’s children who pay the price. The Government needs to stop dragging its feet and deliver the reform it promised.’ The CMS, a branch of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), was launched in 2012 after widespread problems with its predecessor, the Child Support Agency (CSA). Over 800,000 parents currently have payments to an ex managed by the CMS, which is meant to ensure children are properly provided for when relation- ships end and they spend more than half the time with one parent. Most paying parents have to pay between 12 and 19 per cent of their
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ED Miliband was ‘furi- ous and let down’ after being snubbed for the chancellor job by Andy Burnham, a Labour ally claimed yesterday. Ed Balls believes the former Labour leader will have insisted that Miatta Fahnbulleh took over his previous Net Zero Secre- tary post as the ‘price’ for falling into line. The incoming Prime Minis- ter shocked Westminster on Monday by putting former defence secretary John Hea- ley in No11 – despite weeks of speculation that either Mr Miliband or Shabana Mahmood would get the job. The Labour Left had been pushing hard for Mr Milib- and, but the prospect had caused alarm among busi- ness and unions. He was
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income, calculated primarily using HMRC records, until their child finishes full-time education or training or turns 20, whichever happens first. But our investigation has found there have been at least 24,400 cases where parents had been overcharged – with the true figure likely to be far higher. The CMS can automatically seize cash from bank accounts or directly from pay cheques. In some cases parents are forced to hand over more than half their monthly income. The Mail spoke to 85 parents who say the agency signifi-
cantly overcalculated what they owe. They say they were rejected or simply ‘ignored’ when they tried to rectify the mistakes, leaving them ‘financially and emotionally crippled’. Many blame IT issues, receiving multi- ple letters demanding vastly different amounts of maintenance – in one case ranging from between £180 to £3,500 a month – in the same week or even day. Others point to the high turnover of staff, which saw their cases shunted from one staff member to another. The CMS publicly boasts of its pay- ment assessments having a 99 per cent
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instead made Foreign Secre- tary, while Ms Mahmood stayed as Home Secretary. Speaking on the Political Currency podcast he hosts with former Tory chancellor George Osborne, Mr Balls said Mr Miliband ‘would have been furious and let down’, adding: ‘I’m sure he made Miatta taking over his job to carry on his work the price for agreeing to that.’ Mr Balls said his under-
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words from Burnham on how he’ll stop the boats
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ANDY Burnham was under mounting pressure to break his silence on immigration last night as it emerged more than 500 small-boat migrants arrived in his first week. Sources said one dinghy was a staggering 12m long and carried 165, with the six vessels crossing the Channel in total this week branded ‘Burnham’s boats’. And more migrants were spot- ted in the Channel yesterday, meaning the tally was on course to hit around 600 overnight. Embarrassingly for the new Prime Minister, the Home Office data was published while he was unveiling his No10 North ‘gimmick’ 300 miles away in Manchester. Critics said Andy Burnham should spend more time trying to stop the boats and blasted him for failing to once mention immi- gration in his first week as PM. This is despite the issue topping a string of recent voter polls. He has so far talked about lowering bills and bus fares, and launched his No10 North yester- day – hailing it the ‘best day of my life’. But the public remains in the dark about his plans to secure
Guilty: Dilgash Adil
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Britain’s borders. Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage said: ‘ “Open borders Burnham” will do noth- ing to stop the illegal and danger- ous invasion of our country, he won’t even mention it. Only Reform will stop the boats.’ The Tories’ shadow home secre- tary Chris Philp said: ‘More ille- gal immigrants crossed the Chan- nel under Keir Starmer than under any other prime minister. ‘And now we’ve had a terrible start with Burnham’s boats and the largest ever migrant dinghy crossing yesterday with 165 ille- gal immigrants on it. Only the Conservative Party have a plan to
girl, 18, they plied with alcohol
TWO Syrian migrants have been jailed for raping an intoxicated teenager who they met at a club. Refugee Dilgash Adil, 32, plied the 18-year-old with alcohol until she was ‘falling down’ drunk, a court heard. After raping her, he ‘invited’ his friend, asylum seeker Diyar Moham- med Abdulsalm, 28, to do the same, Chester Crown Court heard. The young woman kept blacking out during the attacks, which took place at Abdulsalm’s accommodation in Winsford, Cheshire, in the early hours of December 21, 2025. The court heard that the two men had offered her and a male friend a lift
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end Channel crossings by leaving the ECHR [European Conven- tion on Human Rights] and deporting all illegal immigrants within a week of arrival.’ Labour peer Lord Glasman, founder of the Blue Labour Right-leaning group, called on Mr Burnham to take a more ‘aggres- sive’ stance on the Channel crisis. He said: ‘What’s happening here is absolutely outrageous. I’ve been in favour for a long time of putting the Royal Navy in the Channel and literally stopping the boats... we’ve got to have a much more aggressive policy towards the French government.’ The
‘Absolutely outrageous’
By James Tozer
home from the Cheshire nightclub. The friend got out of the car close to his home, at which point the Syrian men drove off with the passenger door open and the teenager still in the car. Shortly after 6am, the victim rang her mother ‘extremely upset’ saying she did not know what had happened to her. Both defendants were arrested later that day. In a victim impact statement, the woman told the court she no longer feels safe, suffers panic attacks, strug- gles to sleep and is anxious around strangers. Both men denied rape and
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claimed the woman had consented to sex but were convicted last month after a trial. Adil, who was a shepherd in Syria before the country’s civil war and was granted refugee status after coming to the UK in 2020, was convicted of one count of rape. Abdulsalm, who claimed asylum in the UK in 2023, with his immigration status still under assessment at the time of the offences, was convicted of two counts of rape. Jailing both for 11 years, Judge Simon Berkson said: ‘She was frankly in no fit state to consent to anything, in and out of consciousness.’
arrivals came after figures showed small-boat migrants accounted for just 7 per cent of deportations last year, suggest- ing most are not deported. Wednesday’s tally of 172 migrants came on three boats, as did Thursday’s total of 366. That means on Thursday, a staggering average of 122 people were packed on each of the three vessels. But Home Office sources said 165 were
on board just one, smashing the previous record of 128. More than 77,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since Labour’s election victory in July 2024. Since records began in 2018, more than 200,000 have arrived. While the number of arrivals so far this year – more than 13,000 – is over 40 per cent down on last year, experts believe crossings could go up again. Wednesday’s crossings were the first recorded since July 10, which experts said was partly because of windy weather and choppier waters. A Home Office spokesman said: ‘Removals of small-boat migrants are at record levels and asylum claims down by 12 per cent.’
be very bad for Xi and Putin if they arm Iranians
By Andy Jehring Chief Foreign Correspondent
DONALD Trump has warned China and Russia it will go ‘very bad for them’ if they arm Iran. In a stern statement to Amer- ica’s two most powerful adver- saries, the US leader said it is ‘certainly not in their best interests’ to do so. Mr Trump insisted both presi- dent Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin had assured him that they had not armed Iran and neither were ‘participating’ in the war. Western intelligence reports earlier this year claimed Russia had sent drones, food and med- icine to Iran. And China was believed to have considered shipping air defence systems to the country, US media reported. In a social media post yester- day, Mr Trump said: ‘President Xi, at our recent meeting in
Message: President Trump
Beijing, told me that he would
not, under any circumstances,
give or sell weapons to the
Islamic Republic of Iran.’
He added: ‘Likewise, president
Putin, despite the horrible war
going on in Ukraine, told me
that he would not sell weapons
to Iran.’
He concluded: ‘Two major
countries that people speak of
often in terms of Iran are, in my
opinion, not participating. If
they did, it would be very bad
for them – certainly not in their
best interests.’
His comments came as the
Islamic Republic executed over
100 people last month, including
three women, as human rights
groups warned the regime is
ramping up repression.
Tehran restarted capital pun-
ishment weeks into the war
with the US and Israel in March
to clamp down on protests.
Over 50 have been killed for
taking part in those demon-
strations – the largest since the
Mullahs came to power in 1979.
Now experts fear hangings
will ramp up after ceasefire
proposals fell through.
Saturday Essay –
Pages 18 & 19
B
Stevens
UKRAINE’S KILL ZONE (C5)
O RIS Johnson’s fury is unfeigned. Surveying the wreckage of a train carriage in Ukraine, torn apart by a Russian flying bomb, he boils with disgust to learn that the attack deliberately targeted the wives and children of front-line Ukrainian soldiers. ‘This is complete terrorism,’ he says. ‘You wonder what on earth Putin, his generals, think they’re trying to achieve by attacking innocent civilians like this. Because they’re making themselves look like barbarians.’ The former Prime Minister and Daily Mail columnist was filming deep inside battle- In the line of fire: Former PM Boris Johnson and Mail man Richard Pendlebury in Ukraine in the new documentary
scarred eastern Ukraine, with fellow Daily Mail journalists Richard Pendlebury and Jamie Wiseman, for a 90-minute documentary, Boris Johnson: Into Ukraine’s Kill Zone, made by the newly launched Daily Mail Originals production unit. Screening last night at 9pm on Channel 5 (and repeated tomorrow at 11.05pm), this was unlike any foray undertaken by Western politicians previously. War reporter Richard and vet- eran photographer Jamie have covered the war for more than four years, since the Russian invasion in February 2022. For much of that time they have been making the regular Front- line and Crossfire combat docu- mentaries for the Daily Mail’s YouTube platform, which have been viewed more than 40 million times around the world. T
HEIR work is exceptionally dangerous. Just how constant the peril is for everyone who lives in the ‘Kill Zone’, the region immediately behind the 850-mile front line, became frighteningly plain in the course of this film. In Zaporizhzhia, a city on the banks of the Dnieper river and the focus of repeated Russian attacks, Boris lay awake listening to drones striking nearby buildings. ‘Just before four o’clock in the morning,’ he said, ‘I’m wakened by a loud rumbling noise. Then, 4.07, another big thud, and it turns out that there were two Shahed [Iranian drone] strikes. The truth is that if it had come through our window, we wouldn’t have known a thing about it.’ Stopping in a village called Komyshuvakha, where many of the farm buildings were little more than rubble and gaping holes smouldered in the side of apartment blocks, he ducked into a supermarket that remained defiantly open. A persistent bleep-bleep followed him, like an agitated Geiger counter. An officer from a nearby battalion, acting as the Daily Mail team’s security officer, was scanning the skies for tell- tale signs of approaching drones. Suddenly, the noise from the device intensified. A glide bomb was approaching. The order to evacuate the building sent Boris and the other journalists racing for their vehicle, before speeding out of the village. There were moments when the 62-year-old former PM appeared,
selfless courage was so remarkable it achieved the unthinkable. It left Boris lost for words
to borrow the sort of school- boyish phrase he enjoys, to be bricking it. Jolting out of the capital Kyiv in the back of the Daily Mail’s ancient Land Cruiser, nicknamed Daisy, his eyes widened as Richard told him: ‘There’s a school of thought now that journalists shouldn’t be wearing blue helmets. They should be camouflaged – because Russians target journalists.’ ‘Oh really?’ he replied, in a tone of voice that conveyed much more than the mere words. But there’s a distractibility about Boris that makes him unable to remain serious for long. Even when he’s angry, shocked or emotionally moved, his attention is easily drawn to the novel or the frivolous. In Zaporizhzhia, where the hotels come under frequent Russian attack to deter Western journalists from reporting on the war, he and his colleagues stayed in a privately rented apartment. All identifying details were blurred out to prevent Russian retaliation. Richard and Jamie made the
mistake of failing to hide their food. In the morning, they woke to discover a lump of cheese and two Snickers bars were gone. ‘They were left unattended,’ pleaded the former First Lord of the Treasury. He then issued a partial denial: ‘I didn’t eat your cheese.’ A
T AN anti-aircraft artillery
headquarters outside
Kyiv, with a thick frost on
the ground, he was fascinated to
see the wreckage of a Shahed
drone brought down by fire from
a heavy machine gun similar to
those used against the Nazis in
the Second World War.
‘ Yo u
s u r e
g o t
i t , ’
h e
congratulated the gunners. ‘You
shot the a*** off that one. I see
why you defeated Napoleon, and
everybody else.’
The middle-aged soldiers who
man those guns night after night
looked half-dead on their feet.
But they beamed with pride like
boys as they showed this British
statesman, who has backed their cause from day one of the conflict, videos of their marksmanship, picking the flying bombs out of the air like murderous clay pigeons. Outside, shivering because he’d ignored advice to wear thermal underwear (‘I should have put on those bloody long johns’), Boris couldn’t resist clambering on to the back of a mobile anti-aircraft gun to inspect the weapon. ‘Trying to protect their loved ones with equipment designed more than 100 years ago,’ he marvelled. ‘They’re heroes, but it’s a disgrace that we’re not doing more to help them.’ This was the constant theme of his reflections, talking directly to the camera in an interview shot after the visit but inserted in segments between stages of his trip. The Ukrainian resistance has been so determined, in spite of the overwhelming firepower they face, that the West has started taking it for granted. ‘I think we’ve been lulled into a false
sense of security by Ukrainian success,’ he said. News footage rarely shows the cost of that ‘success’ as does this film, made in collaboration with DM Originals. Roads in the Kill Zone are all but deserted, and lined with a cat’s cradle of wires to impede drone attacks on the few vehicles that do use them. Drivers keep the pedal to the floor, swerving around potholes at 90mph, to make it harder for Russian drone operators to keep them in their sights. F
IELDS that once formed part of the ‘breadbasket of Europe’ are now seeded with homemade plastic mines, including the miniature ‘toe- poppers’ – designed to maim combatants and force the enemy to devote more manpower to rescuing and treating injured soldiers. It’s an unspeakably grim conflict in every aspect. Worn out by war, the Ukrainians will fight on because they know that if they surrender, their fate under Russia will be worse. One 24-year-old female volunteer named Dasha told Boris her father was so angry when she joined up, he refused to speak to her for months. A soldier himself, he was fighting to keep his family safe – and he couldn’t do that if Dasha insisted on going to the front. Her selfless courage was so remarkable, it achieved the unthinkable, and left Boris lost for words. The bitter truth is that Britain could no longer defend herself as Dasha and her compatriots are defending Ukraine. A YouGov poll this week revealed that only 6 per cent of Britons would volunteer to fight in the face of ‘imminent invasion’. That makes it all the more imperative Russia is stopped. Ukraine is the bulwark holding back a potential war in Europe. Boris Johnson understands this, and possesses the orator’s turn of phrase to make others under- stand it, too. ‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a clear case of right and wrong, good and evil,’ he said. ‘I’m convinced that they’re going to win. We could help them win much faster if we gave them some things that they need.’ Lining up with the gunners at the ack-ack battery, he gave two thumbs-up to the camera. ‘Slava Ukraini!’ he shouted. Victory to Ukraine!
Evacuation: Holidaymakers arrive at the town of Arcachon Battling the blaze: A firefighter faces the Gironde wildfires Inferno: A water truck arrives as a
Gironde wildfire
apocalypse from the
across France, one couple have decided they’d rather sit it out
By Sabrina Penty, Imogen Garfinkel and James Fielding
TENS of thousands of tour-
ists have fled for their lives
by boat from a French holi-
day destination amid ‘apoc-
alyptic’ wildfires.
The area of Lege-Cap-Ferret
in southwestern France – an
upmarket tourist spot known
as the French Hamptons – has
seen thousands of hectares of
forest burn and villas going up
in smoke.
French president Emmanuel
Macron has requested help from
the EU as the country’s battle
against wildfires intensifies.
Images showed scores of resi-
dents boarding boats yesterday
morning as they were evacuated,
while a French television report
was interrupted by a blast when a
gas canister exploded.
Residents described the inferno
as a ‘mega-fire’ and ‘apocalyptic’,
with few means of escape.
But one laid-back couple had a
literal ‘laissez-faire’ attitude as
they watched smoke billow over
the water from their safe spot on
on the beach of Moutchic in
15 miles
Moutchic beach
Andernos -les-Bains
Fire has cut off Cap Ferret peninsula
Biscarrosse
Lacanau. Flames have burned more than 10,000 hectares of land in the Gironde area, and at least 40,000 people have been evacu- ated from the Cap Ferret penin- sula. Ross Fitzsimmons and his wife Natasha from Hampton in south-west London were forced to leave their holiday villa in the vil- lage of Claouey on Thursday. Mr Fitzsimmons said: ‘Ash was falling from the sky as we ate breakfast. It was clear we proba- bly needed to move fast.’ According to Sophie Brocas, the prefect for the Nouvelle Aquitaine
region, 53 homes and a campsite in Gironde were destroyed, and she said the fire remained ‘unpre- dictable’. Footage taken in the south-western town of Biscar- rosse captured the chaos, show- ing several cars racing along roads to escape approaching flames. A separate video showed horses frantically running down a street as a huge black cloud of smoke engulfed the town. In Lege-Cap-Ferret, a firefighter was injured after a gas cylinder exploded in a burning house. Minister of the Interior, Lau- rent Nuñez said the blaze in Bis- carrosse was ‘difficult to control’, adding that around 100 homes had been burned or damaged. Camper Elizabeth Carron said she was having dinner when she saw the flames. ‘The sky turned red. Black and red. Then little by little, we could smell it.’ France’s south-east region was also being hard hit last night, with dozens of fires being fanned by the Mistral wind around the his- toric village of Cotignac, where officials said around 25 houses had been destroyed. Two firefighters, named by French newspaper Sud Ouest as Anthony Berthome and Wilfried
Sand, sea and... smoke: Couple appear very relaxed as they
Schmitter, died on Tuesday tack- ling another blaze near Bordeaux airport. Meanwhile, in Spain, the government has declared a state of emergency in the Madrid region, where more than 19,000 people have been evacuated. Madrid’s regional president Isa- bel Díaz Ayuso called it ‘the worst fire in the history of the region’. Eighteen firefighting units were working to contain the blaze near
the city of Toledo, close to another wildfire that forced the evacuation of villages on Wednesday. Hun- dreds of firefighters and troops were still struggling to contain a much larger blaze in Guadalajara province, north-east of Madrid. Meanwhile, in Navaluenga in Avila province, mask-wearing resi- dents watched firefighting helicop- ters scoop up water from the town’s river late on Thursday.
firefighter attempts to quell the flames
observe the fierce wildfires from Moutchic beach
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said yester- day that ‘Spain and neigh- bouring countries’ were experiencing a ‘dramatic sit- uation’ due to the massive fires that spread simultane- ously across western Europe. ‘The forest fires are ravag- ing thousands of hectares and affecting numerous towns and villages,’ the
Spanish leader wrote on X. Thousands of emergency workers in Italy battled scores of fires in Sicily and in the Calabria region, where an official said sick arsonists had started fires by tying rags soaked in flammable liq- uid to the tails of stray cats. Investigators also found candles and ‘delayed igni- tion devices’.
Devastation: Buildings ravaged by the Lege-Cap-Ferret fires Razed: What remains of a French campervan
weren’t here in another EU queue?
By Cameron Charters
HOLIDAYMAKERS dreaming of a quick start to their summer holidays abroad are facing a nightmare at airports and Chan- nel ports thanks to bungling bureaucrats in Brussels. Millions of Britons looking to get away at the start of the school summer holidays are waiting for hours because of new European Union border checks. Despite being rolled out in April, the Entry Exit System (EES), which checks Britons’ fingerprints before they go on holiday, is not running properly, with bosses at Dover and Heathrow fearing for the worst. The new system is meant to record passen- gers passing through border security by scanning their passport photograph and fin- gerprints – but there are delays. Doug Bannister, chief executive of Dover Port, warned that a repeat of a ‘critical inci- dent’ in May when 8,500 drivers were held for hours was likely this weekend. In a meeting with MPs earlier this year, Mr Bannister said border controls would ‘face repeated episodes of severe congestion’ unless EU bosses changed the rules. And with 6.3million drivers planning to take
‘Nobody wants to stand in a long line’
to the road in the coming week, and tens of thousands expected to head for the Channel Tunnel, waiting times are already growing. Meanwhile, a new yellow weather alert was in place last night as temperatures are due to reach highs of 30C (86F) in south-east Eng- land. Ferries are also being held up by an hour at Dover due to border delays. Meanwhile the EES checks at Heathrow are also delaying holidaymakers, with chief exec- utive Thomas Woldbye telling The Standard: ‘The system is not working as fluently as it should be doing, and the EU needs to take responsibility for that. We are, of course, encouraging both the UK government and the EU to make this as flexible as all possible. Nobody wants to stand in a long queue get- ting into and starting their vacation.’ But Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has warned passengers that the airline ‘will not wait for anybody’ caught in lengthy border queues, saying flights will depart regardless. The new checks – which are seeing delays of three hours – are also causing chaos at air- ports in Tenerife, Palma, Alicante and Mal- aga, Milan, Krakow and Paris.
The fathers driven to suicide, breakdown and penury by chaotic dysfunction at the Child Maintenance Service
W
HEN Jonathan O’Neill received a letter saying he owed an extra £4,200 in child maintenance arrears, he assumed it was a simple mistake that would quickly be resolved. After all, he had his payslips, which clearly showed he was paying the correct amount to his former partner to help support their young daughter. But even though he called the Government’s Child Maintenance Service (CMS) and provided evidence that it had inflated his earnings by up to £10,000, it still started collecting an extra £350 a month, meaning he was paying more than double the amount he actually owed. Despite being told that the calculations ‘should be looked at’, Mr O’Neill was forced to spend years pleading with the agency to reverse the error as he sank further into debt and depression. His sister, Joanna Smith, says: ‘He wasn’t coping with it well. The more overtime he did at work to earn money, the more the CMS took from him as
it takes a percentage of his wage. He told me it was crippling him.’ Finally, on November 18, 2021, after four years of fighting the inaccurate bill and in a desperate mental state, he posted on Face- book that the CMS was ‘about to take yet another life’. Hours later, the 41-year-old was rushed from his home to hospital, where he died in the early hours of the following morning. His still-grieving sister describes the tragedy as ‘trauma like you would not believe’. But, sadly, the ordeal endured by Mr O’Neill, an engineer, who lived in Hudders- field, is not a one-off. Thousands of middle-class par- ents – mainly fathers – are locked in battles with the CMS as a result of its miscalculations and enforcement action. And so harrowing has the expe- rience been for them that their ordeal has prompted compari- sons with the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. Parents are being ‘financially crippled’, losing homes and even driven to suicide after being hit with ‘fictitious’ child maintenance charges, a Daily Mail investigation
people several letters a week each demanding a different sum. They’ve overcharged desperate parents by £4.3m – and take it from your bank even if you can’t afford it...
Taro Kaneko
has found. Tens of thousands have been overcharged – some by thou- sands of pounds a month – because of long-running faults in the government agency. Many have spent years fighting Kafkaesque battles to get mas- sively inflated payment charges overturned – and they continue to be hounded by the CMS even after the adjudicators or courts rule in their favour in what they described as an ‘ongoing nightmare’. Some parents have suffered breakdowns or have had to aban- don homes that they can no longer afford, forcing them to move away from their children to live in
cheaper areas. Others have had to give up successful careers due to the stress and have ended up having to survive on handouts from food banks. Worst of all, the upheaval and huge financial and emotional strain has often harmed the very children the system was set up to protect – not least by separating them from their parent. The Daily Mail has now spoken to 85 parents locked in a desper- ate fight for justice with the agency to find out what is going wrong – and why. The CMS, a branch of the Department for Work and Pen-
sions (DWP), was launched in 2012 after widespread problems with its predecessor, the Child Support Agency. Currently, more than 800,000 parents have their payments to a former partner managed by the CMS – amounting to a total of £1.6billion a year. The service is meant to ensure that children are properly pro- vided for when relationships end and the youngsters spend more time living with one partner. Most parents are asked to hand over between 12 and 19 per cent of their income, depending on how many children they have. The sum is calculated primarily using HMRC records and must be paid until their child turns 20 or fin- ishes their A-levels. An online calculator on the CMS website allows parents to see how much they should be paying based on their income and any other rel- evant factors. But under the draconian system, if parents refuse to pay what they claim are inflated demands, the CMS has the power to seize cash from their bank accounts automat-
ically or deduct salary directly from
their pay packets – even while they
are appealing against the decision.
The agency can also freeze bank
accounts, which has resulted in
some parents being barred from
withdrawing savings and unable to
cover unexpected emergency
expenses for their families.
By 2022, there were 24,466 cases
in which parents had been over-
charged a total of £4.3million by
the CMS, a review of its finances
by the National Audit Office found.
The DWP said it had attempted
to contact all over-payers and
that, by February 2024, it had
returned £2.7million.
Among the parents that we have
spoken to is Simon Ward, a former
Royal Engineers’ Warrant Officer.
After being medically discharged
from the Army in May 2024, Mr
Wa r d
w a s
l i v i n g
o n
h i s
£15,800-a-year military pension.
Despite him informing the CMS
of his new, reduced income, it con-
tinued to use his former £52,000
Army salary to calculate the main-
tenance payments he owed for his
three children. This meant that,
financially crippled’
instead of paying £36.40 a month, he was charged £419, which was taken directly from his pension. Mr Ward, 45, who lives in Long- town, Herefordshire, and served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he knew the figures ‘didn’t match up’ but it was almost impossible to get hold of someone at the CMS who could explain his payments. ‘I was stressed and panicked,’ he recalls. ‘I didn’t know how I was going to put a roof over my head.’ With the help of his local MP, Mr Ward managed to get the pay-
HE OWED £77,OOO
ments reduced to the correct amount in May last year. But five days later, the CMS increased them – first to £92, then £218, and finally to £312 per week – appar- ently because they were still cal- culating them based on his previ- ous income. When he called the CMS to com-
plain, after endlessly being put on hold, Mr Ward was finally told, ‘You should be supporting your children.’ ‘I thought, “What’s going on here? They are meant to be the professionals”,’ he says. Mr Ward has been forced to use food banks and rely on relatives to support him. ‘I want to stay here
FOR £3,500 A MONTH
near my children, but I might need to leave to move back in with my family members,’ he adds. ‘I am getting financially and emotionally crippled. ‘I am a proud veteran. I want to pay for my children, but it needs to be balanced and fair.’ Mr Ward’s case raises a major
issue which many parents blame for the problem: The high turno- ver of CMS staff. This means cases get moved around between offi- cials. Between January 2025 and March this year alone, 12 per cent of CMS staff – 500 of its 4,200 workers – quit, a Freedom of Information request shows. The CMS said its staff turnover was at an expected level for a service of its size. Another problem – which again draws parallels with the Post Office Horizon IT scandal – is sus- pected glitches with the agency’s computer system. This is designed to automatically calculate and issue payment demands. Minutes from a CMS directors’ meeting in 2018 show that they discussed ‘IT issues’ and noted that their portal has a ‘reputation of not working’. The agency has since stopped recording minutes at these meet- ings so it is impossible to discover
would freeze bank account’
if the concerns have persisted. But individual cases, from the information that the Daily Mail has gathered, strongly suggest they do. Parents have described receiving multiple letters a week from the CMS – all demanding dif- ferent amounts. One father even got six letters in a single day, all saying he owed different sums. And a mother described how the agency seemed to have plucked figures ‘out the air’. Belzuan Zeka, who runs a build- ing cleaning business, has been battling the CMS since 2018 after it overestimated his pay. When the Government’s Inde- pendent Case Examiner watch- dog (ICE) agreed that the CMS had inflated his income by £35,000 over three years, the father of two thought his ordeal was over. But he was left ‘panicking’ in the week before Christmas 2025
after being sent four different payment demands, ranging from £180 to £3,500 a month. ‘I simply could not make that [£3,500] payment. And if I couldn’t, they said they would freeze my bank account, which would affect my business and ability to pay my mortgage,’ he says. ‘I wouldn’t be able to pay for my kids or feed myself if that happened.’ Mr Zeka called the CMS and was told by an employee – in a recorded call heard by the Daily Mail – that the ‘computer system has done something’ and ‘gone belly up’. This was despite sup- posedly having a ‘fail-safe’ mecha- nism to prevent such errors. The CMS worker added: ‘The computer system is duff. I shouldn’t laugh but it’s created an absolutely ridiculous payment schedule.’ Mr Zeka adds: ‘I used to get on average 15 letters a month, with every single one having a different payment amount. ‘It is near-impossible to make the correct payment on time because their system keeps changing its numbers randomly. ‘For a government agency that has this much power, it feels there is virtually no accountability.’ Another parent to have suffered from these wildly varying assessments of money owed is Carl Leverett, 48, from Desbor- ough, Northamptonshire. In 2024, after a three-year bat- tle with the CMS, a judge ruled that the agency had overcalcu- lated the IT consultant’s salary by £25,000. During that time, despite the fact that Mr Leverett had pro- vided extensive evidence that his income was lower than stated, the agency seized thousands of pounds directly from his salary. This made it a struggle for him to pay his rent or take his children on days out and on holiday. Then, seven months after the ruling, the CMS sent him another letter which ordered him to pay £8,600 a month and claimed he owed £77,000. A few months later, Mr Leverett received another letter hounding him for £20,000 a month. The desperate father called the CMS every day to ask where it was getting its payment figures from
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but was told to ignore the amounts in the letters. But the agency has continued to take £1,500 a month from him and claims he owes £42,000. This has left Mr Leverett worried that he might have to move away from his children to afford a home. The CMS denies that it is having significant issues with its IT systems. If it is unable to seize money from a parent’s bank accounts or wages, it can apply to the courts for a liability order to impose more punitive enforcement. This includes seizing passports and driving licences or forcing the sale of properties or other assets. In extreme cases, it can have parents sent to jail – as has hap- pened on a number of occasions. But parents say that the law bars them from challenging ‘false’ CMS calculations at these legal hearings. Jessica Reid, a partner at family law firm Dawson Cornwell in London, says the legislation ‘significantly restricts’ the court’s ability to investigate concerns or ‘alleged errors’ and the CMS’s assessment is effectively ‘taken at face value’. The CMS says that the role of magistrates’ courts is to con- firm the debt and which parent it relates to – so there is no rea- son to dispute a calculation at these hearings.
the Post Office scandal’
It adds that enforcement meas- ures only start if attempts to arrange voluntary payments fail. Overcharged parents can take their case to the Independent Case Examiner watchdog, as Mr Zeka did. It investigates complaints about the DWP and its agencies. The CMS has been the agency which has been most com- plained about to ICE over the past two years. Payments must continue during these appeals, which the CMA says is to prevent arrears from accumulating and ensure that the child’s needs are met throughout the process. But one father, who was wrongly assessed and overpaid by £1,000 a month, was barred from taking his case to ICE for eight years because he first had to wait for the CMS to respond to his initial complaint to them. During that time, the CMS took the cash directly from his salary, leaving him struggling to pay his bills and mortgage. The father, a professional who did not wish to be named, says he sent the agency evidence of his real income which it ignored – a claim backed up by internal case notes seen by the Daily Mail. ‘In my naivete, I thought they would correct it because it was a government department. But they continued to ignore it,’ he says. After the CMS finally responded to his complaint, ICE found that
the agency had incorrectly seized money from his wages. But it was of little solace by then for the father, who described the CMS as ‘obscene’. He says: ‘There are similarities to the Post Office scandal. ‘It was a constant battle with an organisation which is extremely hard to get a hold of and when you do get hold of someone, there is no one who understands your case. ‘It seems to be that at no point do they ever consider the children’s welfare.’ Two-thirds of the 693 cases which ICE formally investigated were upheld or partially upheld in 2024/5. However, the CMS point out that many more complaints did not make it to the formal investigation stage. Complaints regarding payment demands or income figures can also be taken to the Social Secu- rity and Child Support Tribunal. This processed 3,500 appeals in 2025 – of which 41 per cent saw a
judge ordering the CMS to over- turn its decision. But some parents say that despite a judge ruling in their favour, the CMS fails to recognise the court’s findings and proceeds with its own figures anyway for several months. One parent was
they just
don’t care’
told by the court that it had ‘no power’ to enforce its decision against the CMS. When found to be in the wrong, the CMS often does not refund the overpayments and instead advises the paying parent to make a civil claim to their for-
as agency kept demanding cash
A TEACHER was left suicidal and living in poverty after the CMS inexpli- cably demanded £19,000 for his older children, who were in their late 20s. John Hammond said he was forced to fight a five-year ‘Kafkaesque’ legal battle against the agency when it sent him the huge charge out of nowhere. During that time he won two court cases – in one of which he faced the threat of jail – but each time the CMS continued to issue new demands days or weeks later. He is now on antidepressants and suf- fers from complex PTSD, which is more normally associated with military vet- erans who have served in war zones. ‘It’s a bureaucratic nightmare that you’re never, ever going to win,’ he says. ‘You know, you’re just going to go round and around in circles.’ Mr Hammond, who teaches maths and IT at a secondary school in Peterbor- ough, Cambridgeshire, said he was ‘shaking’ when he first received the bill in 2019. By then, his older children were grown up and had finished education, and he hadn’t had to pay maintenance for several years. He said: ‘Fortunately for me, I’ve kept all my records back to 1999. SoI sent them off. But they just dismiss the evidence. And it’s been like that forfive years.’ At Christmas 2019, fearing he would be left unable to support his two younger children – a teenage daughter and stepdaughter from a new relationship who lived with him – he pleaded on the phone with the CMS to correct the mistake. When they refused, he says, ‘I just lost the plot. I said, “Well, I’ll just kill myself then”. And I let out this scream.’ He adds: ‘I just started hitting my head against the kitchen cupboards and any- thing that was there… I wiped my cheek because I thought I was crying, but it wasn’t tears, it was blood. The ambu- lance crew turned up and that was the
mer partner to recoup the cash. One of those victims who discovered this to her horror was a senior manager in the construction industry. She was hounded to pay £600 a month in maintenance even though one of her sons had left full-time education. When in October 2022 a tribunal judge confirmed she had been wrongly charged, the CMS said she would have to reclaim the cash from her former partner. The woman, who does not wish to be named, says this felt like the Government was ‘stealing’ from her, adding: ‘This is coercive control of my finances.’ Incredibly, despite all these problems, the CMS boasts pub- licly that its payment assess- ments are fair and it has a 99.5 per cent accuracy rate. The agency concedes this figure, which is based on regular sampling, applies when the information about a parent’s income is accurate – which plainly
first time I questioned my mental health with what I was going through.’ The following October, the CMS seized the £19,000 directly from his bank account. Mr Hammond says: ‘I thought, “How am I going to pay for things?”’ He was forced to abandon building work on his house, leaving the family without a kitchen or utilities for 18 months. ‘No gas, no electricity, no hot water. It was horrendous,’ he says. ‘The CMS is meant to raise children out of poverty and they’ve just put two children into poverty.’ As the legal battle continued, his men- tal health further deteriorated and he a made a suicide attempt. He then
‘They put children into poverty’
received specialist help. ‘I had to agree to see someone every single day, oth- erwise they were going to section me.’ Earlier this year, he finally received a letter from the CMS saying the case was closed and he owed nothing. There was, however, no admission of error. A judge had previously ordered the CMS to refund the £19,000 but the agency continued to pursue him for money even after handing it back. Mr Hammond says: ‘So you’re just left in limbo going, “Well, what was that all about for the past five years or so? Am I going to hear from them again in six months or a year?” ‘I’ve got complex PTSD. I’m on antide- pressants, because I keep waking up at night thinking of all this stuff. My weight went from 11.5 stone at the start to 17.5 stone. My daughter, when she saw a photo of me, she just cried because she didn’t recognise her dad in front of her. ‘Everything stopped. Literally stopped because you had to deal with this. Oth- erwise they’re just going to raid your bank account.’
in many cases it is not. And Freedom of Information requests by the Daily Mail also tell a different story. The CMS’s own internal audit in 2023/4 found that a quarter of randomly selected cases – 558 out of 1,916 – contained at least one error. This rose to a third of cases in 2024/25, with 514 out of 1,594 selected cases having a mistake. As stark as these figures are, they do not tell the full story of the appalling human cost of these administrative blunders. Jonathan O’Neill’s sister Joanna says that, even now, she goes to pick up the phone to call him ‘but then I remember he is not here’. In a final bitter twist, despite the fact that she sent her brother’s death certificate to the CMS, the service continued to issue new payment demands for months afterwards. ‘It feels like they just don’t care, they are not bothered,’ says Joanna. ‘But it has ripped our lives into bits.’
What a letdown: The LaFerrari Aperta with its deflated tyre in the village of Porth
IT CAN reach a speed of 215mph and is said to be worth £5million. But Gordon Ramsay’s Ferrari is no match for Britain’s potholes. The TV chef, 59, was spotted climbing out of his pearl white LaFerrari Aperta this week after hitting one and getting a flat tyre on a Cornish country road. Ramsay, who owns several properties in Cornwall, had to stop in the village of Porth to have the supercar towed away. A witness said: ‘I walked past him getting out of the car parked up at Porth on Tues- day night with a puncture. It was col- lected in a big trailer about 8.30pm.’
By Shaun Wooller Health Editor
MORE than 50 patients are taking legal action after faulty knee implants left many in pain and requiring further surgery. Some have even become immobile and addicted to painkillers after problems with the Zimmer NexGen knee system. The implants were recalled when data indicated failure rates up to five times higher than other knee replacements. But this was eight years after concerns were first raised about reliability. Now medical negligence lawyers at Irwin Mitchell say 56 people have
‘Pain and uncertainty’
come forward to take action, including 24 cases already issued at the High Court. The firm is encouraging others to have their case assessed. The Daily Mail told last year how the NHS had launched a review after 10,000-plus knee replacement patients were fitted with implants from the NexGen Complete Knee Solution, made by US firm Zimmer Biomet. Hun- dreds of patients needed a sec-
By Ed Holt
Locals are surprised that the Ferrari has been taken out on Cornwall’s tricky roads. One said the car was ‘just perfect for those narrow country lanes... or the odd scrape from a bus, or white van man’. Ramsay was one of the first to buy a LaFerrari Aperta when they were sold for £1.6million in 2016. The model is rare – only 200 were made for sale. Luckily, the Kitchen Nightmares star won’t be short of a luxury ride – thanks to his collection of 94 swish cars includ- ing a McLaren Senna and a Ferrari 308. 56 patients set to sue after being left in agony by ‘faulty’ NHS knee implants
ond operation due to the implant slipping out of place – with each revision costing the NHS between £10,000 and £30,000. Lawyers say the cases centre on a part of the NexGen knee replacement known as the tibial component. The National Joint Registry alerted the manufacturer in 2015 that some implant combinations were showing higher than expected failure rates. Further studies pointed to pat- terns of early failure in some patients. Despite this, the
implants continued to be used until the recall in December 2022. Tim Annett, at Irwin Mitchell, said: ‘At the heart of these cases are important questions about whether patients may have been exposed to an increased risk of failure and whether enough was known about how these implants were performing.’ A High Court hearing to set out the next phase of the case is expected to be heard next spring. Lydia Osborne, 80, from Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, was left in ‘relentless pain’ and
Chef whites: Gordon Ramsay and his supercar
struggling to walk after problems with both of her NexGen knee replacements. She had her left knee replaced in 2016 and the other knee replaced the following year to treat osteo- arthritis. ‘Living with that level of pain and uncertainty has been incredibly difficult,’ she said. Zimmer Biomet previously insisted the ‘vast majority of patients had positive outcomes’ but it had ‘acted swiftly and responsibly by removing the tib- ial component from the market’ following the concerns.
fat cats get pay rises despite ban on bonuses
By Shannon McGuigan
WATER firm bosses have
received multi-million-pound
pay hikes over the last year
d e s p i t e
o u t r a g e
o v e r
pollution and rising bills.
Among those who received the
biggest rises was Louise
Beardmore, the chief executive
of United Utilities, who earned
£2.5million this year – over a
million pounds more than her
salary last year.
Mark Thurston, the chief exec-
utive of Anglian Water, was paid
an eye-watering £1.9million –
which included a ‘retention pay-
ment’ of £500,000 despite a gov-
ernment ban on bonuses.
Total pay for chief executives
and chief financial officers
reported by water companies
was £25.3million for the year to
‘Executive pay has risen’
the end of March, up from £24.9million the year before, according to analysis of com- pany accounts. It is the second year in a row that executive pay has risen despite the bonus ban. In some cases the firms have given their bosses awards they claim are not ‘performance- related payments’, or bonuses, which they argue means the cash is not covered by the ban. Anglian Water said it will be caught by the bonus ban, but still gave more to Thurston. The chief executive received the bulk of his pay through Anglian’s par- ent company, including a £500,000 ‘retention payment’. An Ofwat spokesman said: ‘Rebuilding public trust in the water sector is vital and central to our rules on executive pay.’ The Daily Mail asked Water UK, Northumbrian Water, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Wessex Water, United Utilities, and York- shire Water to comment.
out of space in November’
THE architect of a review into the early release scheme has warned that prisons will run out of space in November without one. Sir David Gauke, the former Tory justice secretary who led the independent review into sentencing, said prisons in Eng- land and Wales were ‘on course to run out of capacity in Novem- ber’ unless the scheme remained in place. He led a review into the justice system last year, which recommended an ‘earned progression model’ where prisoners could be moved quicker to a ‘post- custody’ stage after serving a third of their sentence if they behaved.
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Davies
ARIE-LAURE Autefort’s brother was the first person I spoke to when I arrived in the tiny French village of Tremolat after Karen Carter’s murder in April last year. Philippe Monribot had parked his van in the car park next to the stone-brick Salle des Fetes and was putting up a poster for the flower festival he was organising. We were a few minutes into our conversa- tion when he suddenly confessed that a 69-year-old woman who had been arrested on suspicion of killing Karen was none other than his sister. It was impossible, he said, that Marie- Laure, who had been released from custody after 40 hours of questioning and had fled to Paris to stay with friends, could have stabbed someone once, let alone eight times, at night, on a dark, remote driveway. ‘Her arms are like this,’ he said, making a circle with his thumb and forefinger. ‘She has no strength. She’s always been scared of the dark. Could someone like that slit a woman’s throat? She’s not capable of it. She’s too timid.’ More than a year on from 65-year-old Karen’s horrific death, however, it is Marie- Laure, now 70, who has been formally placed under investigation by a judge for ‘pre-meditated murder’ – the French equivalent of being charged with a crime. This week’s dramatic development has sent shockwaves through one of the most idyllic villages in south-west France. With a population of just 600, medieval Tremolat is a place beloved by British expats, many of whom have snapped up properties here. With Karen’s killing casting a long and terrible shadow over the community, speculation has been rife about whether the motive for her murder was the affair she was having with retired businessman Jean-Francois Guerrier. She was attacked after returning home from a wine-tasting evening hosted by Guerrier on the other side of the village. Marie-Laure Autefort, who had made no secret of her own love for 75-year-old Guer- rier, was not among the guests that night. Over the past 14 months I have returned to Tremolat on several occasions to speak to those who knew Karen – as well as the brother of the woman who is now the prime suspect in this chilling case. S
TILL living in their midst – I can exclusively reveal that divorced mother-of-three Marie-Laure has been seen driving around the village this week – locals are stunned that the respected former hospital theatre nurse and care worker is now officially ‘mise en examen’ after, according to police, ‘significant holes’ were found in the alibis she provided to gendarmes last year. More, later, of where she told her brother – and police – she was that night. More, too,
of her bizarre childhood role as an extra in a cult 1960s horror film, filmed in Tremolat, about a serial killer stabbing women. For in yet another twist in this astonishing saga, a close friend of Karen’s told me this week that Karen and Marie-Laure didn’t even know each other and that, while Karen had heard of her ‘love rival’, she only ever laid eyes on her once – just six days before she was killed. They crossed paths, says the friend, at Cafe Village, a popular community hub and bar, when Marie-Laure paid an unexpected
Intrigue: Marie-Laure Autefort, left, and Jean-Francois Guerrier, who was having a relationship with victim Karen
at Cafe Village that may have sown the seeds for Karen’s murder six days later
visit to the popular Wednesday social night, which features live music, dancing and a visit from the ‘Dordogne Chippy’ fish-and- chip van. As well as Karen, Guerrier – who was on the Cafe Village committee and often served behind the bar – was also present. ‘We hadn’t seen Marie-Laure at Cafe Village for over a year,’ says the friend. ‘We were amazed when she turned up with a group of about six friends. She didn’t come over but Karen picked up on the tense atmosphere. She said,
“What? What is it?” I told her Marie-Laure was there and she asked me to point her out. ‘It was common knowledge that Marie-Laure was in love with Jean-Francois. She was shouting it from the rooftops.’ Intriguingly, while village sources said Marie-Laure’s infatu- ation was one-sided, her brother claimed to me that some kind of relationship did actually exist. ‘He took her to see the chateaux of the Loire Valley, to Paris, to fancy restaurants and so on,’ he told me last year. ‘She had very
little money. She fell in love with him, and as soon as he realised that, he bailed on her.’ He also added that his sister’s arrest was a ‘stitch-up’. ‘It’s too easy to just arrest her,’ said Philippe, who runs the youth club in Tremolat. ‘She made no secret of the fact she was in love with Guerrier. She was telling everyone in Tremolat, “I love him. I love him.” ’ But a friend of Guerrier told me this week that claims of a relationship were ‘unbelievable’. ‘It was clear she was fixated with
him,’ said the friend. ‘I asked him if there was ever a relationship with her and he said, “What? No! Of course not.” I’m certain there was no relationship.’ One explanation for Karen and Guerrier’s discretion was that she was still married to Alan Carter, the 66-year-old father of her four adult children, who was at the couple’s home in South Africa at the time of her death. While Mr Carter admitted to me on the phone last year that he had suspicions that Karen and Guerrier were having an affair, he says she
Scene of horror: Karen Carter, main picture, was killed outside her home, inset
denied it. While Karen had decided to make a new life in France and is said to have asked him for a divorce, he always had hope, he told me, that they would find a way to save their 30-year marriage. So how could Marie-Laure, a respected local woman with two grown-up sons and a daughter, have found out about Karen and Guerrier’s affair? While Tremolat
is a close-knit community, secrets are almost impossible to keep and, as I discovered each time I visited, tensions beneath its bucolic surface run deep. Marie-Laure’s brother Philippe spoke of ‘bad feeling’ revolving around Cafe Village, implying that since it was founded five years ago as a volunteer-run social initiative, ‘Les Anglais’ had taken
over what was meant to be a place for locals to go. ‘We wanted a village cafe where we could go and talk to each other,’ he said. ‘A place where people like me, hunters and fisher- men, could walk in wearing boots. But it’s not allowed. It’s not for the people of Tremolat.’ Along with Guerrier, Marie- Laure was heavily involved with
the cafe when it was set up in an old butcher’s shop. Guerrier, who comes from Paris and lived for several years in Camberley in Surrey while working for Fujitsu before moving to Tremolat when he retired, owns a large converted farmhouse set up on the hillside with views over the village. According to local sources, despite serving on the committee alongside the man she professed to love, Marie-Laure kept falling out with other volunteers. ‘Right at the beginning she was really enthusiastic,’ says another who worked there. ‘She was there all the time, doing this and that. She thought she was very important. Then something would happen and she would storm off and say, “Right, that’s it. I resign. I’m never coming back.” Then she’d come back and then it would happen again a couple of months later. It was on, off, on, off. ‘She was very sensitive. You were always walking on eggshells when you spoke to her. Then she com- pletely quit about two years ago. ‘The last conversation I had with her was at the annual village summer market. I said, “Hi Marie- Laure, how are you?” And she replied, “What the f*** do you care?” ’ Marie-Laure, who comes from a long-established local farming family, is a well-known figure in Tremolat and a keen amateur historian who co-wrote a book about the history of the village. As a 12-year-old girl she was an extra in the cult horror film Le Boucher – The Butcher – which was filmed in the village in 1969 and featured dozens of locals as extras. In 2018 she told a local radio station how she appeared in a funeral scene for which local fire- fighters sprayed the crowd and their umbrellas with hoses to make it look like it was raining. A framed poster for the Claude Chabrol film hangs on the wall inside Cafe Village. She was not among the 15 guests invited to the wine-tasting Guerrier hosted at his home on Tuesday, April 29, last year, the day of Karen’s murder. One guest who attended told me that he instinctively felt they were ‘being watched’. K
Pictures: BRUCE ADAMS/FACEBOOK/TIM CLARKE
AREN left the event at around 10pm, saying she needed to take her new puppy, Haku, home to settle him. She set off in her Dacia Duster car back to Les Chouettes, the 250-year-old holiday home she bought 16 years ago, a five-minute drive away. After pulling up on the short driveway, she got out of the car, walked a couple of metres to the front door, unlocked it and switched on the inside light before returning to collect the puppy. The killer struck while she was stretching across the back seat to reach him, launching an attack of what a pathologist described as ‘exceptional violence’ which demonstrated the ‘desire to kill’. The first blow hit her in the back before she turned to face her assailant. Inflicted by a sharp object – the weapon, believed to be a long- bladed knife, has never been found – subsequent wounds penetrated her liver, her kidney and spine. Another cleaved her aorta. Her right arm was nearly
severed. Guerrier, who told police he had locked up his home after the wine-tasting and driven down to spend the night with Karen, found her in a pool of blood on the driveway. He told a friend that what he saw was ‘just gore’. Marie-Laure, who was arrested the following day, was also released after providing police with an alibi for her whereabouts that night. Last year, her brother told me that Marie-Laure had been ‘at someone’s place having a meal’ at the time of the murder. ‘So she couldn’t go and kill someone and be eating at that person’s place at the same time. The lady testified that she had indeed cooked a meal and confirmed that my sister didn’t pop out to kill someone and then come back.’ H
E SAID that after his sister was released from custody she was traumatised. She told him: ‘People have said a lot of bad things about me.’ According to an investigating source who spoke to the Daily Mail this week: ‘Her alibi was centred on helping to look after other people in Tremolat and it appeared very credible. ‘She had spent much of her adult life as a care worker, was highly respected in the commu- nity, has no criminal record. ‘Beyond this, she did not appear to have the physical strength to carry out such a violent attack and so was initially released. ‘The inconsistencies were exposed after her story was checked out by police and this took a long time.’ News that Marie-Laure has effectively been charged with Karen’s ‘premeditated murder’ sent shockwaves through Tremolat this week, even if she is presumed to be innocent until any trial takes place. ‘This is very disturbing news,’ said one French local, a retired businessman in his 70s. ‘Marie- Laure was always very kind and helpful. It scarcely seems possible that she’s caught up in this. We would have far preferred it to be someone from outside Tremolat.’ Another French neighbour, a woman in her late 70s, said: ‘I’ve known her for decades. She’s a decent person. This is just a nightmare. When you read details of the crime, it doesn’t seem possible that she could be guilty of such brutality.’ Others questioned how on earth she could have carried out such a bloody crime without leaving any DNA trace or clues – let alone any sign of a weapon. Police with dogs spent days searching her car and home, a ten-minute walk across fields from Karen’s house, along with ancient caves on her land. Despite widespread testing, no match has ever been found for an unknown trace found on the door of Karen’s car. A Cafe Village source added: ‘Would she be clever enough to mastermind such a crime and cover all traces? The murder was a bloodbath. She’s very scatty. She lived in bit of a fantasy world, especially regarding Jean- Francois, but that doesn’t make her a killer.’ For now, the shadow cast over Tremolat remains.
to Manchester for No10 North, all funded by the taxpayer, so...
costing, Mr Burnham?
By James Tapfield
ANDY Burnham hailed yesterday as the ‘best day of my life’ as he opened a temporary ‘No10 North’ office in Manchester. The Prime Minister praised the project after flying in on a Government jet for 38 minutes from Scotland, where he attended the Commonwealth Games’ opening on Thursday night. He dismissed fears about the bill facing taxpayers for the ‘gimmick’ and huge secu- rity operation, saying: ‘What does it cost for everybody to troop down to London every time there’s a meeting when you need to make an argument about something?’ He posed in front of a fake No10 door with Cabinet Office minister Louise Haigh, Cabi- net Secretary Dame Antonia Romeo and Chancellor John Healey. Mr Burnham is making great play of his decision to be based part of the week in Manchester, where his family lives and he used to be mayor. The so-called ‘King of the North’ wants to use the arrangements as a symbol of his drive to devolve power out of Westminster. However, construction has not even started yet on the site ear- marked to become the PM’s base in the city, and it will not be oper- ational until 2032. Instead, Mr Burnham is using Heron House, a Government
‘I couldn’t find a job in the city’
office in the centre that is used by GCHQ, a pub and a register office – a bridal party was seen going in yesterday. Security at the building has been hugely increased and work- ers have been busily sprucing up nearby Albert Square. No10 has insisted there will be no extra costs to the taxpayer, but experts have warned that the bill for fortifying an office for the PM
council house building bonanza
BUILDING 300,000 new homes for social rent will blow an £8billion hole in the Government’s spending plans, a report reveals. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to oversee the ‘biggest council house building programme’ since the post-Second World War period. But, in research published yesterday, the Resolution Foundation think-tank found that delivering the 300,000 homes by 2036 would cost £47billion. That is £8billion more than the current £39billion of funding available for the Gov- ernment’s ten-year Social and Affordable
At venue: Bridal party arrives
and providing round-the-clock armed police will be eye-watering. Downing Street and much of the Government estate in Whitehall is closed off to the public. Addressing staff at the Man- chester office yesterday, Mr Burn-
By Greg Heffer and James Tapsfield
Homes Programme (SAHP). The report stated: ‘If all the £39billion SAHP funding were allocated to social rent, just under 250,000 homes could be delivered by 2036, much higher than the social rent numbers we have seen since 2011-12, though a lot lower than in the mid-1990s. ‘To reach 300,000 homes for social rent (the number of affordable homes the SAHP aims to build), we estimate another £800million would be needed each year over the programme’s ten-year lifespan.’
Stunt: Andy Burnham and colleagues with the fake No10 door. Right: Armed police on guard
support Andy Burnham’s No10 North?
ham said: ‘I cannot tell you what a proud moment this is. I think this might be the best day of my life. ‘I’m not joking. I know you think I am, but I’m not. Things are just completely coming full circle here, for me to be here with you all in the heart of Manchester this Fri- day morning at the end of a fairly big week is just everything to me. ‘Because it’s almost exactly 35 years since I left this city as a recently graduated young man, couldn’t find a job in the city. It
Yes – it’s a welcome break
from London domination
13%
No – it’s a pointless ego trip
and total waste of money
if it delivers 7% 80%
was in a pretty bad place at that time, it’s fair to say. ‘The 80s turned into the 90s. There wasn’t much. ‘And that really is an experience that I’ve never forgotten. My gen- eration of people growing up here, and it’s true of places all over the country, to get on in life you had to leave where you were because things weren’t here.’ He added that No10 North was an example of ‘putting power in every postcode so that people can
she’s already keeping her pay-off)
ANGELA Rayner earned an extra £182,376 during her ‘year off’ from government, documents have revealed. The Labour MP, who was recalled back to the Cabinet this week by new prime minister Andy Burnham, earned £104,000 from public speaking, as well as a £61,500 advance for her upcoming memoir. The highest-paying engagements included a £20,000 speech for Deutsche Bank, and the same amount for a two-hour speaking engagement with Propertymark, a trade body for the property sector, disclosures of her
By Eleanor Mann
financial interests reveal. The money was
earned on top of the basic annual salary
of an MP, which rose from £93,904 to
£98,599 in April 2026.
The Secretary of State for Housing,
Communities and Local Government has
also said she will not return the £16,876
severance payment she received when
she left her ministerial job last autumn
over an unpaid £40,000 stamp duty bill –
despite returning to the same position
less than a year later.
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HE sun is setting on the mid- week match at Didsbury Cricket Club. The high street wine bars and gastropubs are humming with early evening drinkers. It’s the sort of scene which has led this area to be branded as the ‘Notting Hill’ of Manchester, albeit a leafier version of the London original which gave rise to the Conservative Party’s famous ‘Notting Hill Set’. Given that Andy Burnham is now leading Britain’s political elite up the M6 to start business at ‘Number 10 North’, we might soon hear talk of a new ‘Didsbury Set’. Or perhaps not if we are to listen to his staunch ally and neighbour, Lucy Powell, whom Mr Burnham has appointed as his new Education Secretary. Born and bred in Didsbury, the south Man- chester suburb where she still lives, Ms Pow- ell would prefer us to think of this part of town as a bit of a dump which has been dragged up by its bootstraps. But then, quite a few aspects of the Lucy Powell life story don’t quite add up. For a start, we have her claim that she alone out of everyone at her allegedly impoverished Catholic sixth form college made it to Oxford in her year. ‘I was the only one out of that very big sixth- form college, 2,000 people, to get into Oxford that year. I cried the day I got the offer because I didn’t want to go,’ the MP for Manchester Central told the BBC’s Nick Robinson last year. The Financial Times has since discovered that this was clearly not the case, according to at least two contemporar- ies at Xaverian College. In fact, there were several Oxbridge suc- cesses. Alumni recalled teachers going to great efforts to get their star pupils prepared for entrance exams and interviews. Didsbury Set: Lucy Powell is playing down her past
A spokesperson for Ms Powell has now said that ‘she is more than happy to be corrected’ and ‘was in no way diminishing the achievements of others’. I
ARRIVE at Xaverian (now closed for the summer) to find a rather fine campus with a handsome, well-tended green quad at its centre. Some buildings are Victorian, others brand new. The whole place exudes a sense of purpose, as does its website which goes out of its way to stress that the sky is the limit. I can’t imagine that the current staff are too thrilled that the Education Secretary remembers it as a struggling backwater with a single bright star – Ms Powell herself. Nor was she remotely grateful for her passport to Somerville College, Oxford, to read chemis- try. She gave it a year and then quit for King’s College, London, citing the elitist atmosphere. ‘Oxford was not for a state school girl from the North doing maths and chemistry. I was like a duck out of water,’ she told the Times Education Supplement. How on earth did Margaret Thatcher – another northern state school girl who studied chemistry at Somerville – survive when she turned up in 1943? Ms Powell’s claims are met with snorts of disbelief from other northern state school girls who went through Oxford Univer- sity at around the same time. ‘Everyone arrived feeling like a duck out of water. Then you just started swimming. There were far more northern girls doing science
Hardman
Secretary whose ‘poor little me’ back story is as risible as her grammar
H l M P ll’ t i d b T t
Howlers: Ms Powell’s post was seized on by Tory opponents
than Etonians,’ says Miranda, a Mancunian at a neighbouring col- lege who went on to be a success- ful London lawyer. Ms Powell, 51, has also com- plained about her early encoun- ters with ‘mansplaining’ men, though that would not have been an issue at Somerville College. It did not admit men until the year after she left. One of the first to arrive there was Sam Gyimah. He might argu- ably have felt more of a duck out of water than Ms Powell, not only being a man but from an ethnic minority to boot. He had also come from a state school but had, previously, grown up in Ghana. Mr Gyimah some- how stayed the course, was later elected president of the Oxford Union and, like Ms Powell, went on to be elected to Parliament (he now has a career in finance). No one could accuse Oxford of being a Right-wing citadel of Tory toffs. After all, it famously refused to give the first female prime min- ister in British history an honor-
ary degree because of her Con- servative credentials. There are similar holes in Ms Powell’s stories of life growing up in Didsbury, now a byword for bourgeois respectability. Ms Pow- ell recalls it, simply, as ‘Manches- ter under Thatcher’, a place where schools were ‘starved of resources’. ‘It wasn’t that posh then,’ she has said. All the residents I talk to acknowledge that Didsbury has been upwardly mobile for years, while the older ones say it was never that bad in the first place. ‘If you wanted a fight, you’d go up to the centre of town. If you wanted a drink, you’d come to Didsbury,’ says retired surveyor Frank O’Brien, recalling the 1980s and ’90s. ‘They used to put up the prices a little bit here to keep the riff-raff out.’ Ms Powell’s first secondary school was Parrs Wood High School, which can’t have been too bad since it also produced fellow Cabinet minister Lisa Nandy.
Indeed, it was recently dubbed ‘the new Eton’ by the Manchester Evening News. Ms Powell hails from impeccable middle-class educational aristoc- racy. The Times Education Sup- plement has reported that her mother was a headteacher who led a multi-academy trust, while a grandfather, two aunts and an uncle were also heads (one aunt was awarded the CBE). She has acknowledged that her father, a social worker, benefited from the ‘social mobil- ity’ of a grammar school educa- tion, though she is of course adamantly opposed to grammar schools now. Ms Powell has joked about her own middle-class credentials. ‘I’ve married a doctor, you know – nothing more middle-class than that!’ she told the BBC (she has two school-age children and an adult stepson). She is also an ardent fan of Brit- ain’s largest annual jamboree for the middle-classes, telling Vogue that she has attended the Glas- tonbury Festival 23 times. Quite how far she is removed from the mean streets of Britain’s inner cities was highlighted by last year’s famously haughty response on the Radio 4 current affairs show Any Questions, when a fellow panellist (from Reform) raised the sexual abuse of young girls by grooming gangs. ‘Oh, we want to blow that little trumpet now, do we?’ Ms Powell retorted. ‘Yeah, OK, let’s get that dog whistle out.’ Following instant Tory and Reform calls for her dismissal from her Cabinet post as Leader
of the House, she apologised the next day. Her values, she insists, remain shaped by her work- ing-class roots: ‘My mum is the daughter of Irish immigrants. My dad grew up in a two-up two- down with an outside toilet. I have the ethics and pride that comes through that, being respectful and polite rather than “mucky middle class” as I call it – the posher you are the less you bother.’ So how will she compare to her predecessor, Bridget Phillipson, the dour scourge of the independ- ent sector? There seems little sign of ideological change. The woman who proudly wore a ‘Never Kissed A Tory’ T-shirt to Manchester’s 2022 Pride parade has previously said that she thinks private schools should not just have VAT slapped on them but should lose any charitable status altogether. N
OR are the omens too hot for literacy standards. Her Tory opponents wasted no time highlighting the howlers in her first social media post in the new job: ‘Absolutely thrilled the [sic] be appointed Education Secretary.’ In talking down her past, she is of course loyally echoing Andy Burnham’s mantra that northern Britain has been wronged by ‘Westminster’ / ‘Whitehall’ / ‘the South’. It is Ms Powell’s story and if she prefers to be seen as a vic- tim rather than an inspirational Mancunian success, so be it. But a batsqueak of gratitude to all those teachers who set her on her way would not go amiss.
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parents to the grave
SUCH is the sprawling nature of the omnishambles at the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) that it is difficult to know where to begin. The Daily Mail’s investigation into the CMS has uncovered a disturbing pattern of conscientious middle-class parents being plagued for payments for which they are not liable and cannot afford to make. It is clear that the history of woeful mismanagement at the Government-run agency, which processes £1.6billion in annual payments from more than 800,000 UK parents to their former partners, goes back quite some way. Figures from the National Audit Office show that by 2022 – ten years after the CMS was launched – there were 24,466 cases in which parents had been overcharged. No reason has been identified for this inexcusable chaos. Many of those affected point to the apparently high staff turnover at the CMS, which results in cases being frequently shuffled around between officials. In just one alarming echo of the Post Office scandal, suspected computer glitches have also been blamed as a major contributing factor. Regardless of the root cause, it beggars belief that little appears to have been done to address the crisis – especially given that one father received six letters in a single day all claiming he owed different amounts. It hardly needs saying that the impact of being constantly bombarded with incorrect payment demands goes beyond frustration or annoyance for some individuals. Our inquiries turned up incidences of crippling debt, depression, breakdowns, lost careers, abandoned homes and suicide. The case of 41-year-old Jonathan O’Neill, who fought a four-year battle over an inaccurate bill and posted on Facebook shortly before he died that the CMS was ‘about to take yet another life’, is particularly tragic. It is, of course, outrageous for any state organisation – let alone one with the power to plunder people’s wage packets and freeze their bank accounts – to operate in such an inefficient and cavalier fashion. Nor can it be allowed to continue for any longer. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden, whose brief covers the agency, must launch an immediate review before any other poor unfortunate is hounded to the grave. And before any further emotional turmoil is inflicted on the very same children the CMS is supposed to protect. Stunts and silence
WITH his whistlestop tour of Britain and a growing list of giveaways to announce, Andy Burnham has certainly had a busy week. Whether it was in the least bit productive is highly debatable. The Prime Minister may have given strict instructions to his Cabinet to be open about the funding of projects, but he seems reluctant to lead by example. His publicity stunts promising cheap bus fares and reduced electricity bills mean precious little if he refuses to reveal where the money is coming from. Nor has Mr Burnham had anything to say in public about two issues that voters would actually like to hear him addressing – the never-ending Channel boats crisis and the increasingly terrifying threat from rogue AI models. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised at his silence on these subjects, given that he might have actually had to say something of substance. Trying to hoodwink the public with smoke- and-mirrors gimmickry is presumably a far easier option in the short term.
T’S now five months since President Trump launched his war on Iran in cahoots with Israel. He has precious little to show for it – bar growing frustration at the Tehran regime’s resilience; the despair of America’s allies in the Gulf region and elsewhere; a teetering global economy; rising petrol prices at US forecourts; and personal approval ratings plummeting faster than US munitions are being depleted. When US and Israeli air strikes began their bombardment of Iran at the end of February, Trump claimed it would all be over in a matter of weeks. The Iranian regime would be humbled, perhaps even deposed. Its missile and drone arsenals would be destroyed, its ability to develop nuclear weapons crippled for a generation, perhaps for ever. Monday will mark 150 days since February 27, when Donald Trump gave the order to proceed with Operation Epic Fury. Since then, none of those ambitions has materialised. The regime is certainly battered and bruised. But it is still standing – more hardline than ever. Iran’s military resources have been degraded. But it is still capable of raining down missiles and drones on American military bases and US allies in the region. Tehran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons has suffered serious setbacks. But it still has the capability to start all over again should it be so minded. No progress has been made, on the battlefield or in ceasefire talks, to ensure Iran renounces its nuclear ambitions, supposedly the fundamental reason for starting the war in the first place. N
OW Iran has something per- haps even more precious than the Bomb, something it did not possess before war broke out: a strangle- hold on the Strait of Hormuz, the global economy’s most crucial chokepoint, through which so much oil, gas, fertiliser and other essential commodities used to flow before hostilities broke out. Tehran’s
refusal to give up control of this vital waterway is the main reason all peace efforts to date have floundered. The war isn’t just consum- ing Trump’s presidency. It’s taking its toll on the Presi- dent himself. During a recent meeting in the Oval Office, he ranted against Iran’s leaders, calling them ‘scumbags’ and ‘lunatics’ in an expletive- ridden diatribe. There is grow- ing concern for his physical health and mental stability. ‘Donald is deteriorating before our very eyes,’ I was told in Washington this week by a close confidant who sees him regularly. ‘His physical and mental health is in decline. Those around him don’t know what to do about it. It can only get worse. He’s 80 – and it’s showing.’ But it’s not just age – or the decline in cognitive capabili- ties that can afflict those entering their ninth decade. Trump is lashing out at all and sundry in frustration at the lack of any good options now facing him. The hardliners in Tehran are now so cocky they even rebuffed a secret US attempt to get the peace process back on track this week. So the White House is dialling up the rhetoric – Trump is said to be in ‘revenge mode’ – and the President himself sounds ever more bellicose, saying on Thursday that he was ‘close’ to deciding on a ‘massive attack’. Even senior aides in the White House don’t know
what this would mean. The
number of influential voices
in Washington who think
even ramped-up air strikes –
as I write, we’ve just had the
14th consecutive night of
renewed US attacks on Iran
– will cow Iran into submis-
sion are now passing few. In
truth, nobody around Trump
really knows what to do next
– or what he will do.
T h i s
w e e k
t w o
n e w
intelligence reports landed
on their desks to add to their
despair – which was further
increased by their fear that
the President has given them
scant attention. Their con-
tents were certainly unlikely
to improve his mood.
The first, based on analysis
from various US intelligence
agencies and drawn together
by the CIA, concluded that
the Iranian regime would not
be cajoled into rejoining
peace talks by ramping up
US air strikes. The US, it said,
had underestimated Iran’s
‘staying power’ – that hitting
Iran harder was unlikely to
make it more ‘compliant’.
The risk now was ‘indefinite
limbo’ between peace and
war. In other words a stale-
mate, yet another low-level
‘forever war’ which Trump
was elected to avoid.
Or more bluntly, in the
terminology used during the
Vietnam War almost 50 years
ago, a quagmire.
The second intelligence
report, involving US and
Israeli intelligence, was even
more depressing. Drawing on
extensive satellite imagery, it revealed that Iran was rebuilding its devastated missile and drone bases far more quickly than either the US or Israel had anticipated. Missile arsenals were being reconstituted inside moun- tains. Bridges, ports and mil- itary production facilities were being repaired with speed. Even the northern supply lines through which Russia channelled aid to Iran – and which Israel thought it had disrupted – had been ‘restored’. Iran, Israeli intelligence reported, had shown an ‘impressive ability to reconstitute its military capabilities.’ T
HE sound of war drums is once again emanating from the White House. The media is being briefed on the renewed ‘surge’ of US forces to the Gulf. There are already 17 US warships in the region, including two aircraft carrier strike groups and a marine corps expeditionary group. They are being joined by more fighter jets and special forces. Bombers stationed at US bases in America and Britain are back on high alert. Even 150 medics have been rushed to a base in Germany which deals with Middle East casualties. All told, including US bases in the region, deployments for the launch of the war back in February plus
the latest top-ups, America now has more than 50,000 troops in the region. But for what purpose? This week in America I listened to several influential figures close to Trump mull over the options. The assumption was that some sort of ground incursion was inevitable. That is certainly the new vibe coming out of Washington. They talked of seizing Iranian territory on the northern shores of the Gulf to wrest control of the Strait of Hormuz from Tehran. They raised the prospect, again, of invading Kharg Island, from which Iran dispatches most of its oil exports. There was, thankfully, no talk of a full-scale attack along the lines of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Iran is four times bigger than Iraq, with a much larger population, a disci- plined, well-armed 190,000- strong guard bolstering the regime and terrain tailor- made for guerrilla war. No conceivable US deployment could suppress Iran for long. But there was, much more worryingly, talk of using tactical nuclear weapons to ‘send a message’ to Tehran and ‘concentrate its mind’ on peace. This took me aback. ‘Do that,’ I snapped ‘and you destroy America’s reputation and standing for the rest of the century. You’ve also paved the way for President Putin to do the same in Ukraine.’ I was met with silence. There is much desperate talk in
physical and mental health are in visible decline – and there’s ever more talk about a ground invasion. 150 days on, he has no good options left in Iran debacle
Trump circles these days. As it happens, I do not believe Trump will resort to nuclear weapons. I’m not even sure he will embark on a major ‘boots on the ground’ escalation, even if that is the grow- ing consensus in Washington. US forces could certainly take Kharg Island. But then what? They’d be sitting ducks for Iranian missile and drone attacks. Occupying the north side of the Strait of Hormuz would be a far bigger task, requiring more troops than America is currently assem- bling in the region. The topogra- phy lends itself to Iranian guer- rilla attacks. Ships transiting the Strait would still be vulnerable to missile and drone attacks launched from further inland. US forces might then be enticed to go after these sites. That’s how
you get suckered into a morass. It’s striking that current US reinforcements to the region do not include a big increase in troop numbers, which a major land attack would require. That’s one reason I remain sceptical of a major ground incursion. The other is US domestic politics. It took six years for the Vietnam war to become as unpopular as Trump’s war on Iran has become in under six months. Vietnam hit a net approval rating of minus 30 per cent after six years and a mounting death toll with no end in sight. Trump’s war already has the same negative approval rating – and that’s without a monstrous bodybag count. So far only 18 US military per- sonnel have lost their lives in the current war. Each one, of course, a
personal and family tragedy. Even so, it is already the most unpopu- lar war since US polling began. It benefits from not a scintilla of bipartisan support. It has a net approval rating of minus 84 per cent among registered Demo- cratic voters and minus 52 per cent among independents. Surprisingly, it still enjoys a 72 per cent approval rating among Maga Republicans, despite their contempt for ‘forever wars’. But over half are only ‘somewhat’ supportive rather than ‘strongly’. I would expect that tepid support to evaporate if pictures of body- bags started to dominate broad- cast news. The war has already taken its toll on Trump’s popularity. Almost two-thirds of voters disapprove of his handling of the war, with only
a third approving. More than 60 per cent don’t expect any truce he makes with Iran to hold. Almost 80 per cent want him to end the war now. Trump’s overall job approval rating is now under 40 per cent and falling. Iran has proved to be a major drag on his standing. His approval rating on perhaps the most important political metric of all – his handling of the economy – is under water at below 30 per cent. Much of that reflects the fact petrol prices at the pump are now over $4 a gallon again, which especially hurts Americans now that the summer driving season is underway. Petrol prices dropped when the ceasefire was agreed and it looked like the Strait of Hormuz was open again for business. Now they could be heading for $5 or
more – a prospect that terrifies Republican Party managers in the run up to early November’s mid- term congressional elections, when Trump’s control of the House and Senate is at stake. The resumption of hostilities has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. Shipping there has all but halted since July 15. So oil prices have started to soar again. The benchmark price of Brent crude oil hit $100 a barrel on Thursday. It’s likely to go even higher. This week, urged on by their Iranian paymasters, Houthi rebels in the Yemen hit two Saudi tankers loaded with crude and oil products in the Red Sea. The Saudis have been piping oil to Yanbu, a port on the Red Sea, to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. If this escape route is now in jeopardy then oil prices will spike much further. In fact, it is not the price of crude that is the real worry. It is the price of the products refined from it – diesel, petrol, jet fuel. All three are already spiking. Jet fuel, for example, at around $150 a bar- rel in Europe and America, is now almost twice what it was before this misbegotten war began. The global economy is now on the brink of a major energy squeeze. It has been staved off to date because major economies such as America, China, Japan and South Korea drew on their strategic oil reserves. W
AYS round the Strait of Hormuz (like that pipeline to Yanbu) were used. China cut its crude oil imports by almost two- fifths. All these buffers have now been exhausted. Nor is the problem just Trump’s Iranian adventure. That has reduced the supply of refined products by around 3million bar- rels per day (b/d) from the Gulf, on which Europe depends for diesel and jet fuel. On top of that Ukrain- ian drones have taken out another 2million b/d of Russian refining capacity while China has cut back on its export of refined products, perhaps by another 3million b/d to conserve its own supplies. It amounts to a triple whammy for the global economy, a perfect storm – and a harbinger of severe shortages of vital refined products to come, which is as yet only vaguely understood. If, as is the talk in Washington, Trump starts to bomb Iranian power plants and civilian infra- structure – and Tehran inevitably retaliates by hitting the pipelines, ports and even desalination plants of the Gulf States (which depend entirely on these plants for water) – then the word ‘morass’ will not do justice to what’s in store for us during the second half of this year. I end where I started: Trump has no good options. If he tries to slink away from the mess he’s cre- ated, all the vainglorious rhetoric he can muster will not hide the fact that he has presided over the greatest humiliation of America in modern times. But if he doubles down and recklessly raises the stakes with a major military esca- lation, he risks merely making matters worse – for him, for his party, for America, for the Gulf, for the global economy, for us. Trump’s war on Iran is now at risk of defining his presidency just as the Vietnam war defined Lyndon Johnson’s all those years ago. It is not a legacy any president should wish to emulate. But, through a mixture of stupidity and bravado, Trump looks like doing exactly that. We will all be the poorer for it.
PC Harper’s widow for shaming PM into U-turn S
OME images are etched into our collective memory. Pictures such as the one of happy Lissie Harper after marrying her sweet- heart, PC Andrew Harper. She released it after he was killed in the line of duty. Nor can we unsee the online video of two of her husband’s killers, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 17 in 2020, laughing as they were sentenced to 13 years each for his manslaughter. The couple had been married only four weeks when PC Harper responded to a call about a stolen quad bike. He died after being dragged by a car down a country lane as the two teenagers and the vehicle’s driver fled in Berkshire. So when Lissie was informed her husband’s killers were set for early release under Labour’s ‘progressive’ prison policy, her cry of outrage and pain was so primal it reverberated throughout the nation. We all felt it. She condemned the decision as ‘deplorable’, accusing politicians of ‘making decisions from behind a desk that will have real and lasting consequences for victims’
Insta war
MEGHAN posts pictures of the back of her kids on their UK trip as they’re walking down an avenue of trees believed to be Althorp, where Harry’s mother Diana is buried. They show Dad and Archie carrying bouquets of flowers and were snapped, coincidentally, the day after Kate released her own pictures marking Prince George’s 13th birthday. Can Meghan not help herself trying to out-Insta Kate – not least with her kids’ concealed faces suggesting they are more important and more of a security risk than George?
÷ EVEN after Robbie Williams’ weedy World Cup turn, the singer says he wants the Glastonbury Legends slot next year. ‘If they saw me do it, I would take their heads off,’ he said. Most heads will be nodding off to sleep, Robbie.
families like mine’. Small comfort
for Lissie that the driver of the
car, Henry Long, is serving a
longer sentence and is so far
ineligible for early release.
Labour was preparing to release
his co-killers before they had
served half their sentence. Yet
Andy Burnham could have put an
end to the notion of early release
as soon as he took power.
It was only when Lissie
unleashed her pain and scorn
that he took notice. She shamed
him into executing a U-turn and
he announced he’d hold back the
early release scheme until it has
been reviewed.
As Lissie said this week: ‘The
British public deserve a justice
system they can have faith in.’
Unless Burnham takes her mes-
sage on board, the ‘hope’ he prom-
ised this week in Downing Street
will prove nothing of the sort.
He was Bourne to it
F O L L O W I N G
the release of
T h e
O d y s s e y
men want ‘Matt
Damon arms’.
Crikey, why has
it taken more
than two dec-
ades after he
stripped off in
T h e
B o u r n e
Identity in 2002
for everyone to
MUCH nostalgia after the death of Kevin Keegan as friends recall his sporting genius and decency. Me? I remember him as the man who back in the Seventies popularised the bubble
r e a l i s e
h o w
ripped he is?
Anyway, Matt
will need strong
arms to carry his
share of the
$303million the
movie made in
its first week, a
s u m
t h a t ’ s
expected to grow
by $70million
this weekend.
perm – I loved a football perm back in the day. Kev said it made him feel six feet tall, like a Coldstream Guard, although when his wife saw it she couldn’t stop laughing for 20 minutes.
HAVING worked with Ann Widdecombe for years, my only consolation after her brutal murder is that the staunch Roman Catholic’s faith would have meant that, even as her attacker struck, she’d have firmly believed her last journey on Earth would be into the arms of a loving Christ.
÷ WITH a hosepipe ban upon us, one canny but distant acquaintance of mine thinks he’s found a way round it. Feed a hose into a watering can, then sprinkle the plants while pretending to refill it at regular intervals – although I’d never condone such action.
IS Amanda Holden, 55,
battling 61-year-old
Liz Hurley for the title
of Insta Bikini Queen?
Posting pics of
herself in an itsy bitsy
on a yacht in Greece,
the happily married
mum of two jokes:
‘And so begins the
MADELEINE McCann’s brother Sean, 21, who was two when his sister disappeared, explains how he got to swim for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. He began competitive sport at eight and never stopped, getting up at
÷ ANDY Burnham’s team had been plan- ning to knife Keir Starmer for more than a year – which now casts suspicion on John Healey and his ‘surprise’ appoint- ment as Chancellor. A lifelong Burnham ally, it was Healey who triggered Starm- er’s exit with a defen- estration of the then PM over the defence budget and his ‘hon- ourable’ resignation
AFTER being axed from her TV show, Vanessa Feltz has picked herself up, regrouped and will be broadcasting her new offering At Home With Vanessa on You- Tube, interviewing celebrities from her bedroom. Good luck girl, although even as a born survivor you must realise that, now you’re 64 and single, it’s harder to entice anyone into your bedroom.
÷ GREAT to see King Charles indulging his quirky sense of humour by arriving with Camilla in a Tardis for the opening of the Commonwealth Games. Although it’s not quite up there with Queen Elizabeth ‘jump- ing’ from a helicopter, with Daniel Craig as James Bond, for the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games, it brought a smile. Anger over killer Axel‘s move
TO THE despair of the families of the three girls he murdered, Southport killer Axel Rudakubana – who was sentenced to 52 years – has been moved from Belmarsh prison to Broadmoor psychiatric
annual onslaught of bikini shots – you have been warned!’ My money’s on Amanda because, unlike Liz, she’s down to earth with a self-deprecating sense of humour and women actually like her.
4am most mornings to train for more than 20 hours a week, while studying at university. Many children having suffered the loss of a sibling might never recover emotionally. So what a testament Sean is to Kate and Gerry McCann’s strength.
as Defence Secretary on June 11. Then, lit- tle more than a month later, he gets the keys to No 11. Was he so honourable after all?
÷ CLEVER of Andy to
c h o o s e
h e f t y
bruiser Anneliese
Midgley as his Chief
Whip. She stomped
into Downing Street
like a cage fighter. If
she can’t whip MPs
into submission, she
can just sit on them.
hospital over fears for
his and others’ safety.
Now he’ll be spared
the true justice he
d e s e r v e s
f r o m
Belmarsh inmates –
even the most hard-
ened of whom despise
child killers.
I
stop-gap. But I now believe she will be our next Prime Minister
HAVE to admit that when Kemi Badenoch was elected Conserv- ative leader in November 2024 I thought of the word ‘stopgap’. She was a Michael Foot, an Iain Duncan Smith, a Jeremy Corbyn; a figure you didn’t have to take seriously because she was never going to win an election. Her role was to keep her party ticking over gently until the Government became so unpopular that a Conservative admin- istration became a realistic possibility again – at which point a bigger beast would replace her as Tory leader. Except, of course, in Badenoch’s case there was a serious possibility that she would not even manage to keep the Tories alive. Throughout late 2024 and 2025, the real leader of the opposition appeared to be Nigel Farage. Badenoch was pretty poor in some of her early appearances, I seem to remem- ber, meandering between unrelated sub- jects and failing to land a blow on Starmer. But it hardly mattered anyway. Starmer, with a majority of 160 and the apparent gravitas of a leading lawyer, seemed set for a decade in office. Some former Tory ministers came to the same conclusion, and switched sides to Reform UK, making the cold calculation that it offered the only chance of reviving their political careers. How different it all suddenly seems, now that Badenoch has outlasted Starmer on her party’s front bench. She can reflect that she played her own part in his down-
fall, by skewering him over the Mandelson affair. At the same time, Reform has conspicuously lost two recent high-profile by-elections – Gor- ton and Denton to the Greens, and Makerfield to Labour – that they would have expected to win. Farage is on the ropes over donations, including several from a convicted fraudster and £5million from a crypto-billion- aire. And his decision to spark a
the ropes over donations
by-election in his Clacton seat is
descending into farce.
Badenoch, hard though it would
have been to imagine a year ago,
found herself the most popular
party leader in the country after a
poll by Opinium last week gave
her a higher approval rating than
the incoming Prime Minister –
scoring plus 2 compared with
Andy Burnham’s minus 3.
On Friday, a YouGov poll
deflated her balloon by giving her
a net-favourability rating of
minus 11, compared to Burn-
Don’t underestimate her: Kemi Badenoch will attack Labour when Commons returns
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ham’s plus 3, but it was still far ahead of an astonishing minus 46 for Farage. Can we even begin to imagine what previously seemed impossi- ble: that come 2029 Kemi Baden- och will be Prime Minister? There is a long way to go, of course. The Conservatives are still only commanding 21 per cent, according to YouGov. But then with Labour on 20 per cent and Reform UK on 23 per cent, all is to play for. It won’t take much of a recovery to put the Conservatives in the lead and to look like genuine contenders. And it is they who have the upward momentum. What we don’t know yet is how much of a bounce Labour will achieve under Burnham, and whether that will be temporary or longer-lasting. Burnham is a far better speaker than Starmer, and more politically astute. He is spot-on in detecting that the issue that matters most to voters is the cost of living. Yet Badenoch’s attack on his ‘spending spree’ of small beer
giveaways on energy bill VAT and bus fares – that ‘he is behaving like he’s still the mayor of Man- chester’ – has resonated. As she said this week, ‘He is now the prime minister of the United Kingdom, he needs to start act- ing like it.’ The Government is heading over a precipice, and Burnham is hopelessly badly equipped to pull it back. The Office for National Statis- tics reported last week that the UK’s public sector net debt at the end of June stood at £2.989 trillion, the equivalent of £100,000 per household. This month it will almost certainly tip over the £3 trillion threshold. That means the Government now owes the equivalent of the entire value of the UK economy, or GDP. But there is no sense that Labour MPs appreciate the very real danger that Britain could suffer a severe fiscal crisis, possibly on a par with that endured by Greece in 2010, which led to bail-outs from the EU. The MPs who elevated Burn- ham unopposed to the Labour leadership are the same ones who last July prevented Rachel Reeves from making even modest
£6billion cuts in the runaway budget for Personal Independ- ence Payments (PIPs) – a non means-tested benefit being claimed by people with ADHD, among other conditions. Tellingly, Burnham’s choice of First Secretary of State, Louise Haigh, led those protests. And he knows that his back- benchers will squeal if he so much
may need
IMF bailout
as threatens any cuts to welfare,
healthcare or other services.
It is highly improbable that
Burnham will observe any fiscal
rectitude. He himself has floated
the idea of a National Care Ser-
vice costing £19billion a year.
Good luck trying to fund that
through tax rises. The OECD and
IMF – the latter of which the
Chancellor John Healey may well
have to go to for a bailout, like his
1970s namesake – both warned
recently that taxes and spending
in Britain are too high. Try to
squeeze the pips even further and
tax revenues may well fall as busi-
nesses and wealthy individuals
relocate abroad.
This leaves Badenoch with a
huge opportunity. Once the bond
market wolves appear at the door
of the UK Government, political
debate is going to change totally.
We won’t then be talking about
how much extra money we could
spend on this or that, or blaming
everything on the years of
‘Tory austerity’. Once Britain’s
dire fiscal position becomes
common knowledge, the debate
will revolve around how govern-
ment must cut spending to keep
the country solvent.
We will be back to 2010, when
the general election was held
against the backdrop of the riots
in bankrupt Athens. David Cam-
eron and Nick Clegg formed a
coalition with the public finances
as its number one priority, revers-
ing the fiscally-incontinent years
of Gordon Brown.
Badenoch has already posi-
tioned herself shrewdly in many
areas, from ditching Britain’s
ruinous net zero policies, to
threatening to withdraw from
the European Convention of
Human Rights so that finally
we can make our own laws on
immigration, not have them
imposed on us by activist judges
in Strasbourg.
She now needs to do the same
with the issue of public spending.
She should be attacking the
Government, week after week, for
its extravagant outlay, while
making the case for a genuinely
balanced budget.
This will involve apologising for
the Conservatives’ record in their
last few years in office. She needs
to issue an apology, too, for the
Conservatives’ miserable failure
on migration, which soared to
new highs just as we were
supposed to be taking back
control of our borders.
But as a relatively fresh face –
she was Rishi Sunak’s business
secretary – Badenoch should
have no problem pulling that off.
Burnham will be ill-advised to
underestimate her, and even
more on his guard against
patronising her, as Starmer did.
How ironic that Labour, which
crows about equality from
morning to night, has still to elect
its first female leader when the
Tories have had four.
I’m not staking my money on
it yet, but I am watching the
political market carefully.
While Burnham will enjoy a
short honeymoon, I am beginning
to think his successor as Prime
Minister will be the woman
waiting to lock horns with him
over the Commons dispatch box
in September.
Picture: ELLIOTT FRANKS
crashes into Thames bridge
Training exercise: A Marine Policing Unit boat on the Thames
FIVE police officers were injured yesterday when their boat hit Westminster Bridge – throwing several of them into the Thames. The patrol boat was carrying a team from the Met’s Marine Policing Unit when it struck the bridge at high speed at about 3.45pm. The officers thrown overboard are said to have been in the water for around ten minutes before rescuers arrived. A police spokes- man said: ‘We await an update on the extent of their injuries. ‘At this stage, we don’t believe any members of the public were involved or injured.’ A
By Elizabeth Haigh and Shannon McGuigan
section of the bridge overlooking Parliament was sealed off. Witnesses Cecilia Lusevic, 56, and Mateo Bilis-Lusevic, 12, were on a tour boat on the north side of the bridge when they heard a loud bang. Mateo said: ‘Two boats were riding extremely fast through the water. Suddenly, I was looking towards the boat, and I heard a boom. Then three people went flying into the water, and one of the people was really hurt.’ Jim Bagley, from Gloucester, Massachusetts, said: ‘It looks to me that [the boat] got stuck in
Recovery: A fire service boat tows away the crashed vessel
the wake of another boat that had just passed through the bridge and slammed into the wall on the opposite side. ‘We didn’t see it happen, but we heard the explosion… the next thing we saw was three people in the water, coming down the river.’ He added: ‘We were wondering
why they were under way at high speed to begin with.’ Police have not been able to confirm what caused the inflata- ble boat to crash. The Marine Policing Unit works with Specialist Firearms Com- mand to handle armed response operations on the Thames.
a family car is set to hit £100 again
By David Churchill
THE cost of filling up a car is set to hit £100 again within days as prices continue to soar amid an escalation of the Iran war. Diesel has risen by around 9p a litre – or almost £5 a tank for the average family car – in little over two weeks. Average petrol prices are up by about 6p a litre – or around £3 a tank. This means it costs about £95 to fill up with diesel and £86 with petrol. And with fighting in the Middle East flaring up again this month after a peace deal broke down, diesel looks set to hit the £100 mark for a tank within days. Markets have been particu- larly spooked after Iran-backed Houthi militants claimed they hit two Saudi oil tankers this week. It means oil supplies to the West face being choked off further. An RAC spokesman said: ‘Unless the hostilities end soon, it’s hard not to see the price of petrol reaching a new Iran war high.’ The last time prices hit £100 was in April, the first time since 2022, after the US-Iran conflict first broke out on February 28.
ex ‘sedated on
Xanax at time
of divorce deal’
and now wants
a £5m payout
By Isabella Machin
A FORMER Airbnb boss is fighting his ex-wife’s bid for a £5million divorce payout – after she said she signed a lesser deal while taking enough Xanax to ‘sedate a horse’. Martin Reiter, who helped mastermind the international expansion of the holiday rental company, married interior designer Caroline Bauer-Reiter, 41, in 2012. They had two daughters but parted in 2018, signing a financial agreement in Germany that left Ms Bauer-Reiter with no share of her ex-husband’s £17.3million for- tune and no personal financial support beyond 2028. The divorcee has since launched a legal bid to tear up the deal, claiming it was ‘egregiously unfair’. She says that she signed it while she was severely mentally ill and that her doctor had sup- plied her with a high dose of Xanax – a tranquiliser used to treat anxiety. Her lawyers also argue that she cannot work due to mental and physical health issues including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, ‘a rare debilitating genetic condition’. These claims have been coun- tered by Mr Reiter, who argues that her social media posts, including dance routines, show she is in good health. Ms Bauer-Reiter is making the bid despite a Family Court judge last year agreeing to substan-
‘Severely mentally ill’
Divorce: Caroline Bauer-Reiter, Martin Reiter, and his new £11.5million home in London
tially increase her settlement. She was awarded a £2.55million lump sum, £96,000 a year in main- tenance for 14 years and more than £1million towards her legal bills, on top of child support. She
is now hoping to double the lump sum while her ex-husband is fighting to overturn what his law- yers describe as a ‘wholly exces- sive provision’ and reinstate the original German agreement. The Court of Appeal heard this week that the pair had married in Austria but settled in Berlin in 2016. Under the German divorce deal, Mr Reiter agreed to pay his
THE billionaire behind the world’s leading AI chip has been hit with a £483million divorce bill after fathering a lovechild. In what local media called the divorce of the century, tycoon Chey Tae-won was embroiled in an epic court battle with Roh Soh-yeong, his wife of 35 years and the daughter of a former South Korean president. At the heart of the row was Mr Chey’s stake in the SK Group, whose value has soared as its microchips
ex-wife’s Berlin rent until 2028 and personal maintenance of £1,800 a month until August 2024, as well as child support. He remarried in March 2023 and moved into an £11.5million home in Holland Park, west London, with his new wife. Two months later, Ms Bauer-Reiter moved to London too. Representing Mr Reiter, barris- ter Michael Horton KC argued that the Family Court judge had gone far beyond merely varying the German deal. He said Ms Bauer-Reiter’s higher living costs due to her move to London amounted to a ‘self-created increase in needs’ and that the judge ‘was wrong to allow this to justify an increase in the provision’. He said Mr Reit- er’s net worth had since ‘wors-
By Neil Sears
are used by world-leading AI company Nvidia. The couple married in 1988 in a ceremony at Seoul’s presidential palace, from where the bride’s father Roh Tae-woo had ruled the country from 1988 to 1993. But in 2015 Mr Chey admit- ted to fathering a child with a lover and the mar- riage broke down. Mr Chey filed for divorce in 2018. It took five years for the
ened’ to under £5million. Rebecca Carew Pole KC, for Ms Bauer-Re- iter, questioned this collapse in fortune and argued that the £2.55million her client has been awarded is ‘unremarkable’ given his overall wealth. She said the German agree- ment was signed ‘at a time when the wife was seriously psychiatri- cally unwell, vulnerable and heav- ily medicated’. She claimed that during the signing Ms Bauer-Reiter was ‘very distressed... and had a panic attack’ and had been given Xanax by her then-psychiatrist before and during the meeting. The judges, Sir Andrew McFar- lane, Lord Justice Moylan and Lord Justice Lewis, reserved their ruling after a day-long hearing, and will give it at a later date.
court battle over money to
start in earnest. The share
price of SK has trebled
since 2015.
Ye s t e r d ay
S e o u l ’s
Supreme Court ruled Ms
Roh, 65, was entitled to a
cash payout of a third of
the couple’s marital wealth
– £483million.
But Mr Chey, also 65, may
regard it as a victory –
after a 2024 court ruling
had ordered him to pay his
ex £700million. Both par-
ties are able to appeal
against the latest award.
driver who smashed into e-bike boy, 15
By Joshua Haining
A KILLER driver who hit a teenager riding a stolen e-bike in an ‘unlawful act of retribu- tion’ has been jailed for life. Terrence King, 60, ploughed into Devon Simmonds-Caines, 15, who died at the scene in Middleton, Manchester, on July 22 last year. The £3,000 e-bike had been stolen earlier in the day with the help of another youth after the owner was ‘dragged’ off it, a court was told. The court saw video footage of Devon riding down the street before turning on to the pave- ment. King then ‘deliberately’ pursued the teenager in his Vauxhall car ‘at speed’ before veering and smashing into him. King claimed that he only wanted to ‘block in’ the bike and that he did not intend to hurt Devon, the court heard. He
‘Had whole life in front of him’
first stood trial in January but jurors could not reach a verdict and King later pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Following a retrial, King was found guilty of murder and was this week jailed for a minimum of 16 years and one day. Judge Maurice Greene told Minshull Street Crown Court: ‘This was an act of unlawful pri- vate retribution. The robbery of the bike was wrong, but it did not entitle you to harm anyone. The law does not permit anger, panic or misguided loyalty to be turned into violence.’ Devon’s father Thomas said: ‘He had his whole life in front of him. He was a very talented, clever boy. My son was taken from me far too soon.’
men die in car crash
FOUR men in their 20s were killed when their car hit a lamppost early yesterday. The black Seat Cupra veered off the road and crashed just before 2am in the Huyton area of Merseyside. Two 23-year-old men and two men, aged 24 and 26, were pronounced dead at the scene and their next of kin have been informed. A fifth man, 27, was rushed to hospital and remains in a stable condition. One witness told the Daily Mail that he woke up to ‘carnage’ in the small hours. He said the car had ‘split in two’ with other parts of the vehi- cle scattered across the road. Superintendent Paul Holden said: ‘This is a truly devastating moment for their families and loved ones, and it is now our pri- ority to get answers for them on how the collision occurred.’
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north London, in 2023, which they planned to transform in what was described as a ‘hardcore passion project’. Helping to fund the plans was Cat’s exciting and lucrative new role, stepping into Holly Willough- by’s shoes in 2024, as the co-host of This Morning, alongside Ben Shephard, for which she’s said to be paid around £600,000 a year. Two years later, however, those dreams – like their marriage and much of the house – are in ruins. Almost exactly a year after Cat, 49, and Pat, 55, announced their shock separation, the former couple have decided to ‘down tools’ and put the house back on the market, at a considerable personal loss – and with work nowhere near complete – having never spent a single night there. There was, I’m told, initially something of a battle between the pair over who would take the project on, only for them both to realise that it was not viable to continue alone. F
HEN Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty bought their £5million ‘doer upper’ as part of their homecoming project, they dreamt that it would be their perfect, forever home. After more than a decade living in Los Angeles, where Cat had been the golden girl host of reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance, they’d relocated back to the UK in 2020, excited to build a new life on this side of the Atlantic with their two young sons. The drastic decision was taken following a terrifying incident when Patrick and their eldest son Milo, then four, found themselves in an emergency lock down in an LA shop- ping mall during a major shooting scare. Cat recalled: ‘They shut down the centre. I got a call from Paddy, saying: “They’re taking us out through the fire exits but nobody can get to their car. If we walk to a junction, can you come and get us?”’ She realised she simply couldn’t raise her family in the US. So they moved back to the UK before buying the run-down 1950s property in Hampstead, Stress: Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley before their split and an image of the design for their London home
RIENDS say that the house, and the huge headache over what to do with it, had ‘added’ to the issues for the former couple. ‘It was with a heavy heart that Cat and Patrick decided to halt the work,’ says one pal. ‘It’s heart- breaking. They put a lot of time into it and had an amazing vision not just for what the house would look like, but that their boys would grow up there. ‘Coming back to the UK was a wrench in many ways but having the house, all very California- esque, was something that excited the whole family. It was all sup- posed to have been so perfect. ‘Literally halfway through they’ve downed tools and will sell it in its current state. They didn’t get anywhere close to completing it. To think they put in so much work is devastating. They put blood, sweat and tears into it and it was at the centre of their lives for two years, but in the end it came to nothing. ‘Each party initially claimed to want to carry on but doing a house up with someone you have split up with isn’t ideal. ‘Given they now have no plan to spend the rest of their lives together, there seemed little point in continuing. In the end they decided to get rid of it.’ It is understood they know they are set to lose money. Its current market price is £5.25million –
SHOWBIZ!
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£350,000 more than the £4.9mil- lion they paid for it back in 2023, but it’s suggested they spent more than that on the work. The property, which is on the edge of picturesque Hampstead Heath, and on the same road as two homes former One Direction singer Harry Styles is renovating to make a single super-mansion, is listed with Savills estate agent. It is described as offering ‘exclusivity and tranquillity whilst being within just four miles of London’s West End’. But the sales blurb adds that the ‘detached five-bedroom house of c.410 sq metres (4,418sq ft) arranged over two floors’ is in ‘poor condition’. When the Daily Mail visited the house this week, there was no sign of any active building work behind the locked security fencing. With piles of rotting ply- wood propped against outside walls, and cables strewn on the driveway, it had the air of an abandoned building. Yet, it all began so well for Cat and Pat, who became friends while presenting BBC talent show Fame Academy in the early Noughties. Their eventual romance read like a rom-com plot: they’d been out of touch for years when, in 2012, Pat confessed to colleague Gabby Logan that he still had a soft spot for Cat and she encouraged him to do something about it. So on a whim Pat flew from a pub in Northern Ireland to surprise Cat at her birthday brunch at the Beverly Hills hotel, to profess his love. They were married nine whirlwind months later, in Rome, and the births of their sons Milo and James provided the perfect ending to the story. In fact, the boys were very much in mind when they submitted their building plans for the dream family house to Barnet Council. They included extensive changes to the property’s layout including a double-height open-plan living
space, extended bedrooms and terraces, and new addi- tions such as a nanny suite, children’s playroom, his-and- hers dressing rooms, a home bar and an office. In keeping with their plans to recreate an ‘LA feel’, there were also planned alterations to the roof to allow more daylight into the core living areas. They were also factoring in a ‘grander’ entrance hall. The couple were also granted permission for tree removals and excava- tion work to reshape the rear garden. Cat shared progress on the renovations on Insta- gram in 2024, posting a video showing a largely demolished interior with the caption: ‘Not much house, lots of air.’ Patrick also regaled Five Live listeners with his own tales on Satur- day mornings. Both were excited but were also said to ‘speak very sarcas- tically’ of what they’d taken on. ‘They would joke it would finish them both off,’ said one friend. ‘It didn’t finish them off but it did their marriage.’ For, joking aside, friends say the stress of the renovations definitely played a part in the disintegration of their relationship. It had, they say, placed a ‘huge strain’ on what was already a precarious situation. A
LOT of the work was falling to Cat as Patrick was spending ‘the majority of the week’ in Ireland, where he is the host of RTE’s flagship, the Late Late Show. The couple had already endured periods living apart after their snap decision to leave LA meant Cat had a year-long transatlantic commute while she saw out her contract to host So You Think You Can Dance. ‘That was hard on Patrick,’ says a source. ‘Cat was living transatlantically, he had the two boys in London.’ The permanent move to London signalled a fresh start yet they stunned the showbusiness world, a year ago, when they announced they were splitting up. In a statement issued just days after Cat went off on her summer holidays from This Morning, they
market: The
MONEY PIT
sink Cat and Pat’s marriage
said: ‘We have taken the decision to end our marriage and are now separated. There is no other party involved. We will continue to be united as loving parents to our children and would therefore kindly ask for our family privacy to be respected. There will be no further comment.’ And indeed, neither party has
said anything more about the split, but some who are familiar with the pair suggest all is not as civilised between them as it may seem. There is some suggestion that something ‘seismic’ must have happened ‘suddenly’ as just four months before the announce- ment, they were still working on their renovations in what has
been described to me as a ‘hunky dory fashion’. Perhaps, tellingly, it was around this time, in March 2025, that Patrick’s mother, Mary, died and he travelled back to his home village, Dundrum, in Northern Ireland, for her funeral. He was pictured helping to carry her coffin into the Church of the Sacred Heart, surrounded by
friends and family, but Cat, poign- antly, was nowhere to be seen. Her PR said she remained at home to be there for her two young children before and after school. But her surprise absence prompted much speculation that it could have been one of the issues that provided the tipping point. Since their split, Cat has
For sale: Work appears
to have stopped on
the couple’s mansion
been seen out socialising with wedding dress designer Charlie Brear, although they aren’t thought to be anything more than good friends. A fortnight ago it was suggested that Cat enjoyed an ‘intimate date night’ with a handsome movie executive Charlie Coleman at a Lewis Capaldi gig at London’s Hyde Park. An onlooker told a Sunday newspaper that ‘the pair were all smiles, laughing and animatedly chatting’, adding: ‘At one point Charlie touched Cat’s bare back affectionately and she was also tactile with him as they sipped on drinks in paper cups. They seemed very relaxed with each other and shared several jokes. ‘She was whispering in his ear and they were bopping to the music.’ H
OWEVER, sources connected with the story wrote off any chance of the pair’s night out being romantic, with one saying: ‘They weren’t holding hands or kissing, hardly looked like a date.’ Meanwhile, another source told me: ‘He’s not her type.’ Patrick still divides his time between London and Ireland, and there have been no signs of any new love interest for him. It’s becoming painfully obvious that Cat’s dreams for a new life in London aren’t the only things that have fallen flat. For, along with the end of her marriage and her dream home, industry insiders note that Cat has hardly been enjoying the success of her predecessor Holly Willoughby. Cat has been lambasted by the programme’s viewers for being ‘too Hollywood’ and having ‘zero chemistry’ with Ben, with whom she now holds the record for the programme’s lowest ever ratings. When Holly and co-host Phillip Schofield anchored the show they would pull in between two and three million viewers. Today Cat and Ben struggle to get 500,000. ‘It wasn’t quite what was expected,’ says a source involved with This Morning. ‘Cat was the Hollywood glamour that ITV bosses wanted, but it just hasn’t worked in the way they hoped.’ Like the building work in Hampstead, sources at ITV have intimated to me that they could see her role on the programme grinding to a halt some time soon.
By Shaun Wooller Health Editor Wrecking rampage by ‘tanked-up’ squaddies
after ‘theft of Army vehicle’
By Andy Dolan
TWO soldiers have been arrested after a ‘tank’ was allegedly stolen from an Army base and taken on a £100,000 joyride – leaving a series of crumpled cars in its wake. Video footage shows the moment an allegedly drunk sapper steered the 15-ton Bulldog vehicle down a narrow access road after smashing into a parked van and SUV at around 1am yesterday morning. Sources said the troops had been drinking off-base before returning to Tidworth Camp in Wiltshire and
‘Parked neatly after destruction derby’
stealing the armoured personnel carrier (APC), which has a top speed of 32mph. In the footage – apparently filmed from an upstairs window – the allegedly tanked-up driver struggles to keep the Bulldog straight as it rampages down the access road lined with soldiers’ per- sonal cars.
The camera then shows a crumpled Vauxhall panel van which has been rammed into the silver SUV in front of it and par- tially on to the grass verge. The SUV, bearing visible panel damage to its rear quarter and front wing, was thought to be a Chinese-made MG ZS electric vehicle – worth around £30,000 – which soldiers have been warned not to hold sensitive conversa- tions inside due to risk of spying,
Joyride: The Bulldog, circled and right in official action, left a trail of damage, top
The Sun reported. Following the destruction derby, pictures showed the APC parked neatly in between undamaged vehicles in a nearby area. Tidworth Camp is home to 26 Engineer Regiment, 1 Medical Regiment and the King’s Royal Hussars, among others. The Bulldog needs a minimum crew of two and is powered by a 240hp Rolls-Royce engine. It is
more than 9 ft wide and 17 ft long and designed to move troops over boggy battlefields. It is understood nobody was hurt and the Bulldog was undamaged. The soldier alleged to have piloted the vehicle was said to have been arrested by Royal Mili- tary Police officers in his room at dawn after comrades discovered the devastation on camp. A sec- ond soldier was also arrested. An
Army spokesman said: ‘We expect the highest standards from our personnel. Two soldiers have been arrested by the Royal Military Police following an incident at Perham Down this morning. We will not comment further.’ The Bulldog, which can carry up to ten passengers, offers protection against small arms and artillery fire and is armed with a machine gun.
killer virus
hits holiday
hotspots
in Europe
POTENTIALLY fatal West Nile virus is spreading across European countries popular with British tourists, the World Health Organisation has warned. Officials are urging holiday- makers to take precautions to avoid being bitten by mosqui- toes, which pick up the disease by feeding on infected birds. There is no vaccine and no specific drugs, with care lim- ited to managing symptoms. Severe cases, where it infects the central nervous system, require hospital treatment. Greece has seen the steepest rise in cases, with 21 confirmed as of Wednesday – with 14 in the past week alone. All but one patient developed diseases attacking the nervous system, including encephalitis and
‘Spread by mosquitoes’
meningitis, and 13 remain in hospital. Italy has the widest geographic spread – 21 cases in 17 areas as of July 15, the latest data available. Locally acquired cases have also been reported in Spain, Romania and North Macedonia. It can cause fever, neck stiff- ness, disorientation, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, paralysis or coma. Most who catch the disease do so by being bitten by an infected mosquito, but transmission through organ transplant, blood transfusion, pregnancy and breastfeeding has also been documented. Officials said most infections are mild, but roughly one in 150 people who contract it will develop a severe illness.
A
MAN in black, his face masked, launches a drone from a field in the beautiful Suffolk countryside. Next to him, a second mysterious and camouflaged figure waves a large St George’s flag, while others in their group creep through undergrowth to observe the behaviour of almost 15,000 Muslims attending a vast event on a handsome rural estate. The drone’s video and still images, cap- tured by a fledgling Right-wing outfit call- ing itself British Security Project, were posted on social media with the provoca- tive title: ‘We won’t stop till they do.’ The innocuous footage of the festival captured by the volunteers was uploaded to the sound of rock anthem Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes. It showed men wearing traditional robes walking between long rows of tents at the British ‘Ijtema’ (Arabic for ‘gathering’) held two weekends ago at the magnifi- cent Shrubland Hall. British Security Project volunteers had chosen to ‘monitor’ the event organised by the ultra-orthodox Islamic sect Tablighi Jamaat – a movement banned in multiple countries, whose European headquarters is a towering ‘mega mosque’ in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. Within 24 hours of the drone being flown, Counter Terrorism officers had swooped on British Security Project over an alleged ‘Right-wing terror threat’. No fewer than 12 arrests dramatically followed over July 12 and July 13 as addresses were raided across the coun- try, from Surrey to Manchester, as a well- briefed BBC was quick to report. It breathlessly revealed that eight men had been ‘detained under the Terrorism Act 2000’, with three others on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, while a woman was questioned over assisting an offender. It sounded very serious – all the more so when the Ijtema was closed down early on Sunday July 12 to ‘safeguard’ those attending. Rifle-toting anti-terror officers were positioned around nearby roads to ensure the security of the faithful making their way home. After the weekend, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stood in the House of Commons to praise in the strongest terms the rapid and heavy police response, saying officers had ‘undoubt- edly saved lives’. In a statement online, she added categorically that the Ijtema had ended early ‘after a credible extreme Right-wing terrorism-related threat to the lives of those present’. M
AHMOOD went on: ‘I thank Suf- folk Police, Counter Terrorism Policing and the organisers for their swift and effective response that undoubtably [sic] saved lives... I know this is deeply concerning news for British Muslims. We must stand against hatred.’ Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer rushed to echo her words, saying: ‘Thanks to quick action by the police, no one was hurt. I will not tolerate any attacks on our Muslim communities or any form of anti-Muslim hatred.’ Andy Burnham, moments from being anointed PM himself, joined in, saying: ‘This is appalling. Hatred against Mus-
lims has no place in our country. I am determined to stamp it out.’ All the awesome force of the British state had been used. The 12 arrested – three of whom, it later emerged, were not linked to the British Security Project at all – were thrown into cells where some remained for a full six days, far longer than most suspects are held. Others allege their arrests were exceptionally heavy-handed, with their frightened children watching as armed terror police burst in through their front doors. Yet within days, all terrorism claims were dropped. ‘We have
‘Monitoring’ festival: British Security Project volunteers in social media footage and, right, drone hovers over event
‘TERROR PLOT’ THAT NEVER WAS
it up to divert attention away from the murder of Ann Widdecombe
made extensive inquiries but at this time have found no evidence... linked to the alleged threat,’ was how Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Polic- ing London, put it in a terse state- ment on July 18. It must be stated clearly that this week one of the group, Dar- ren Brown, was given a six-month suspended sentence at Reading magistrates’ court after pleading guilty to weapons offences. Brown had been stopped driving his white Ford Transit van in Basil- don, Essex, and was found to have
a stun gun and extendable baton inside his vehicle, plus a second baton at home. Clearly, it is right that he was punished for this offence. But the fact remains that all terror charges against British Security Project have been dropped – and the police response looks to have been extremely severe, the Labour politicians’ haste to cry ‘terrorism’ distinctly knee-jerk. Needless to say, no apology has come from those police or Labour figures who rushed to allege that some kind of far-Right 9/11 was
only narrowly avoided. So what happened here? Remember, this ugly episode was playing out at the very moment British emotions were running high over the apparently haphazard investigation into the brutal slaying of 78-year-old Ann Widdecombe, a former Conserva- tive immigration minister and, latterly, spokesperson for Nigel Farage’s Reform party. After her battered body was found in a pool of blood in her Devon kitchen at 11.40am on Thursday, July 9, first the local
police force were quick to say that her murder was likely not linked to terror or politically moti- vated. Instead, there were impli- cations that it might have been a robbery gone wrong. Then Reform politicians demanded a fresh look at Ms Wid- decombe’s death. Terror police were drafted in, resulting in the arrest of a man, initially for mur- der and, two days later, further ‘on suspicion of commission, prepara- tion or instigation of acts of ter- rorism’. He has since been charged with murder. At the same time
Huge gathering: The British Ijtema organised by the ultra-orthodox Islamic sect Tablighi Jamaat held in the Suffolk countryside
Stately scene: Shrubland Hall, near Ipswich, was home for the festival which saw members of the British Security Project arrested
Mahmood made a Commons statement about Ms Widde- combe, allegedly struck over the head with a hammer 21 times. The Home Secretary said: ‘The police now have a suspect in cus- tody: a 28-year-old White British man.’ She added sternly: ‘The police have cautioned against speculating in this case.’ This was the very same day Mahmood was rushing to claim, in her own ill-lettered phrasing, that ‘lives were undoubtably saved’ at what seems in fact to have been a complete non-
event at the mass Islamic gath- ering. She further baselessly claimed, in inflammatory lan- guage, that there was ‘a credible extreme Right-wing terror- ism-related threat to the lives of those present’. Questions are now understanda- bly mounting about why the Labour government’s most senior figures, including two existing or former Prime Ministers and the Home Secretary herself, were so quick to state that a few people monitoring an Islamic festival were about to commit some horrifying
atrocity – while at the same time were sharply ordering the public not to speculate about the circum- stances surrounding Ms Widde- combe’s death, or whether there might have been a political or ter- ror motive behind her killing. As we await the trial of 28-year- old Joshua Kerry, the Rotherham man charged with murdering Ms Widdecombe (he has been denied bail and remanded in custody), the Daily Mail has looked into the individuals behind British Secu- rity Project. Its website states that it is ‘a professional security
firm in the UK devoted to enhanc- ing public safety amid increasing concerns about domestic terror- ism and violence’. It adds that it is also ‘a Christian and Catholic group with goals to safeguard religious sites’, claiming that some ‘200 arson attacks on churches and over 9,000 recorded crimes including arson, vandalism and damage [have been] reported in a three-year period’. The outfit, which claims to have some 400 members, has backed petitions in support of Henry Nowak, the Southampton teen-
ager who bled to death in police handcuffs after being falsely accused of ‘racism’ by his Sikh murderer. It has also launched anti-migrant protests at Dover, where the illegal arrival of thou- sands of predominantly Muslim males from the Third World con- tinues to cause local fury. Although it appears rather ama- teurish, British Security Project this week put out a succinct state- ment calmly objecting to its treat- ment by the authorities. After all terrorism charges against its mem- bers had been dropped, the group said: ‘A public accusation can travel faster than a correction. Once a group is... labelled as “far- Right terrorists”, that wording can harden into accepted truth, even when the underlying facts are disputed or incomplete.’ It went on: ‘The wrongful accu- sation of nine British Security Pro- ject volunteers on serious charges such as conspiracy to commit ter- rorism, conspiracy to murder and threats to kill has raised urgent questions about legal protections and accountability... the reckless remarks by politicians such as Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood have intensified these risks [to physical safety and reputational harm]’. The group is now appar- ently considering legal action. And what of Tablighi Jamaat? With up to 100 million followers across 180 countries, the hardline sect, founded in India in 1926, is now one of the largest in the world. It instructs its adherents to replicate the life of Mohammed to the tiniest degree, even eschewing beds and toothbrushes. T
HE sect is banned in Saudi Arabia, where ministers have declared it a ‘danger to soci- ety’ and ‘one of the gateways to terrorism’. Ditto in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turk- menistan and Uzbekistan, which all have reason to be concerned about a rising tide of Islamism, have all declared the organisation a threat to the secular life of their citizens. But not in Britain, where this controversial movement is welcome to rent out our most beautiful stately homes for its private events. Mohammad Sidique Khan, orchestrator of the 7/7 London suicide bombings in 2005, which killed 52 people in train and Tube explosions, had reportedly attended the giant mosque at Tablighi Jamaat’s European HQ in his home town of Dewsbury. One of the sect’s leading advo- cates, self-styled ‘scholar’ Ebrahim Rangooni – who has lived in Brit- ain – has proclaimed that the movement’s purpose is to rescue Muslims ‘from the culture and civ- ilisation of the Jews, the Christians and [other] enemies of Islam’. Ishaq Patel, its first UK ‘amir’ (leader), is said to have been on a pilgrimage in Mecca when he was given a long-term mission by the group’s then-chief to win ‘the whole of Britain to Islam’. So why the heavy-handed police raids? However unnerving it might have been for some of the event’s attendees to glimpse a drone hovering above them, the fact remains that they were never, thankfully, in any physical danger. In the meantime, anyone follow- ing these events would do well to wonder why the Labour govern- ment’s most senior figures rushed to announce that a non-existent ‘far-Right terror plot’ had been foiled – while urging everyone else to stay silent about the murder of a Right-wing politician.
Ambush: John Cursiter took photos Command: HMS Vanguard
A FORMER nuclear subma- rine commander has been jailed for the ‘planned and predatory’ sexual assault of a junior sailor who was plied with drink and drugs. Lieutenant Commander John Cursiter gave the 20-year-old trainee Royal Navy submariner large amounts of alcohol and cocaine during a night of heavy drinking in Plymouth. He then invited him back to the officers mess bar at HMS Drake where he took photographs of the very drunk young sailor asleep. Cursiter, 46, physically steered the young man to his cabin and committed the assault with the victim only realising the gravity of the situation when he woke up in
‘Victim let out a howling cry’
his superior’s bed with their hands touching. Cursiter, an executive officer at the UK’s nuclear subma- rine base in Faslane, Clyde, and a former commander of nuclear-ena- bled HMS Vanguard, was marched out of court in disgrace yesterday to begin a 33-month jail term. At a court martial in May, Catter- ick Military Court heard Cursiter, who served for 22 years, initially refused to let the confused young submariner leave his quarters before relenting. When he left, the victim was heard letting out a ‘howling cry’ and told a member of staff on base: ‘I think I have been raped.’ His victim told the court: ‘I am a straight guy, I have been with my partner for many years and I had only ever spoken to John Cursiter
attack at London club
SINGER Chris Brown yesterday pleaded guilty to affray after a ‘vicious and unprovoked attack’ with a bottle on a music pro- ducer at a London nightclub. Minutes after he admitted hit- ting his former friend twice over the head, the US R&B star was signing autographs outside Southwark Crown Court. Brown, right, who has a 2009 conviction for beat- ing his ex-partner, pop star Rihanna, was to face trial over the 2023 assault at Tape private members’ club, Mayfair. But a charge of assault occasion- ing actual bodily harm against Abraham Diaw was dropped,
By Glen Keogh Special Correspondent
on that day. To wake up in his bed made me think I did not trust him. I woke up in boxers, socks and a T-shirt, everything just did not line up.’ The younger man said he sus- pected he had been given drugs, which was later confirmed in toxi- cology tests, and feared being kicked out of the Navy. Of the cocaine, he said: ‘I knew if he had given it to me in a drink it would be in my system, but I have no memory of how it would have happened. The Navy was my first option, my second and last option, it was all I had thought about since I was a child. I have never taken drugs in my life.’ He left the Navy shortly after the incident in November 2022. In a statement read to the court yesterday, he added: ‘Before ther- apy all I could think about was what I could have done differently to change the outcome of that night... This was an ambush. ‘I still feel a lot of resentment, anger and hatred towards the per- son responsible. ‘I am learning not to let it impact my life, which no longer feels like my own, but his. It has destroyed my personal, social and intimate life forever.’ Following the court martial Cur- siter, of Balloch, Dunbartonshire, was found guilty of sexual assault, false imprisonment and posses- sion of cocaine, which was found in his coat pocket on his arrest. Sentencing Cursiter, Judge Advocate Edward Legard said: ‘It is patently clear this was a planned and predatory assault by a senior officer on a junior rating behind the closed door of his own cabin.’
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along with possessing an offen- sive weapon and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. Brown’s vocal coach Omololu Akinlolu, 40, also pleaded guilty to affray, and they will both be sentenced on October 26. The Crown Prosecution Service said the ‘vicious and unprovoked attack’ saw Brown hit Mr Diaw twice with a tequila bottle before Akinlolu punched him. Both men were bailed. Conditions allow Brown to leave the UK, but he must return on October 25 – the day before his sentencing.
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swims for gold, at last the McCann name is linked to something other than tragedy
Johnston and Tracey Kandohla
FEW months after the McCann family returned from Portugal without their beloved Madeleine, Kate McCann took her toddler twins Sean and Amelie to the local pool for swimming lessons. In her memoir, published four years later, she recounted how painful that was. This was the same pool where Madeleine, then three, had learned to swim just a year before, and she knew she would be assailed by mental images of her missing eldest daughter, a proper water- baby, ‘in her little yellow hat’. Yet she also knew, even in her agony, that life had to go on for Sean and Amelie, who were just 12 months younger. There was an unexpected commotion at the poolside, however. While Amelie was more than ready to go with the swimming instructor, Sean was not. He clung to his mother in tears. ‘What should I do?’ Kate recalled. ‘Go for the easy option and take him out with me? He’d learn to swim one day – it didn’t have to be now. Or leave him with the instructor, despite his heartrending cries of “I want my mummy”? ‘It was horrible. I was aware of all the other parents observing this spectacle through the pool- side window. Would they think badly of me for leaving my son there crying? “She’s a hard one, that Kate McCann…” ‘In the end I looked pleadingly at the instructor [who said], “Hand him to me and walk away.” ’ This she duly did, praying she was doing the right thing and would not, one day, be haunted by the sight of ‘my little Seany, all red-faced, blotchy and sobbing, through the glass’. One can only imagine what Kate McCann will be feeling this weekend as that frightened little boy – now a 21-year-old man – walks to the edge of a much bigger pool in Glasgow. For her ‘Seany’ not only learned to swim after
those first difficult lessons, but
devoted himself to the sport
and quietly, with his parents’
encouragement – and willingness
to get up at 4am to drive him to
training – became an elite distance
freestyler. He has now been
selected to represent Scotland at
the Commonwealth Games,
eligible through his father Gerry,
who was born in Glasgow.
For the start of his international
adult career he will be competing
in the men’s 400m, 800m and
1500m freestyle. Next stop, he
hopes, will be the Los Angeles
Olympics in 2028 as part of
Team GB.
For almost two decades we have
known Kate and Gerry McCann as
the parents of missing Madeleine,
the toddler who disappeared on a
family holiday to Praia da Luz,
Portugal, in May 2007. But their
presence at the Commonwealth
Games will be a powerful and moving reminder that they have always been the parents of Sean and Amelie, too. Amelie, who’s studying at university, is also a talented athlete in her own right, regularly competing in triathlons. It is believed she will be in Glasgow as well, cheering on her twin. This week a former member of Sean’s coaching team told the Daily Mail that the combination of a young man who was ‘really driven and never one to take the easiest route’, and parents who willed him on, had made him a powerhouse and his story an inspiration. In his teenage years Sean’s parents would ferry him to train- ing sessions at Braunstone Lei- sure Centre, a 20-minute drive from the family home in Rothley,
Water babies: Sean at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, and (circled) with twin Amelie, Madeleine and their parents
Leicestershire, where he would clock up eight or nine two-hour swim sessions a week, plus two or three punishing gym workouts. K
ATE and Gerry ‘encour- aged their children, but didn’t push them’ said the insider, who coached Sean as a youngster. He remembered the young man being focused on the Common- wealth Youth Games in Trinidad in 2023 and then deciding he wanted to race for Scotland and for GB in open-water events – so for swimming competitively he changed his nationality to Scot- tish. ‘For the Commonwealth Games, I was lucky enough to be at the trials in London when he was racing. It was great to watch
him and talk to him between prep, to be a part of it and see his journey unfold.’ What a journey, too, for Sean, who is studying chemical engi- neering at Loughborough Univer- sity – chosen for its unrivalled sports facilities. Distance swimming is an unforgiving sport. Yet those who know Sean’s career describe a steady, determined progression, even during the pandemic lock- down when he would train out of the pool, at home with Amelie, who is also a keen swimmer. In the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, he reached the finals of the 400m and 1500m freestyle, and has since qualified for the European Open Water Championships representing Great Britain. Sean himself said
this week that he was ‘very excited’ about the challenges ahead. ‘It’s the pinnacle really – of representing Scotland in the Com- monwealth Games, and especially at a home games. I’ve got lots of family up in Glasgow so that makes it even more special. I was there in 2014 watching as a kid, so to make it now, 12 years later, is really a full circle moment. ‘It’s my first senior games, so I’m just looking forward to be representing Scotland and doing my absolute best. I always tend to go out quite slow and build my way into a race. That’s just how I like to pace it.’ But it’s how his mum and dad have paced his journey to where he is today that is truly awe- inspiring. Being the parent of an
elite athlete can be all-consuming, but Kate and Gerry provided a supportive home backdrop at a time when they were also going through hell. To this day, they do not know whether Madeleine – who would now be 23 – is alive or dead. One could have forgiven them for not being able to get out of bed at all, never mind at 4am. And yet that 2011 memoir of Kate’s is fascinating, read in retrospect. Unbearably moving at the time, what shines through now is that even in those early stages of grief and loss, the McCanns were starting to provide an environment in which their remaining children could thrive, focus and move doggedly on – even while continuing to remember Madeleine (whose birthday they still celebrate every year) and hope for her safe return. Sport had long occupied a central place in the McCann household. There is a famous picture of Madeleine holding as many tennis balls as her little arms could manage, taken on the last day her family spent with her. The venue for that holiday, the Ocean Club resort in Praia da Luz, was chosen partly because of the excellent sporting facilities. Kate and Gerry met when they were junior doc- tors but they bonded over a mutual love of sport, and it continued to underpin their life. Gerry was a talented middle-distance runner, at one time the fastest in Scotland in his age group over 800m. On their first date, he suggested a run. Kate baulked a little – she would later tease him about his insistence on wearing his bright yellow running top even out socially – but met his challenge. For her, running or swimming was always a coping mechanism as well as a hobby. The pair, Kate revealed in that memoir, had struggled to conceive. When their first round of IVF failed, early on in their marriage, she ‘went for a hard fast run to try to expel some of my distress, pain and anger’. When she did become pregnant with Madeleine, she swam every other day, up until the day before she went into labour. Little Madeleine was a bona fide water baby too, fearless as she would leap into the pool. On the first day of that fateful holiday in 2007, they’d barely unpacked when Madeleine persuaded her mum to take her swimming. Kate recalled that the water was unexpectedly cold and, as she low- ered herself gingerly in, she joked to a fellow holi-
N
family, has been key
to their survival
daymaker: ‘The things we do for our children.’
We all know what happened next: the horror of
Madeleine’s disappearance and the ensuing inves-
tigation played out in the full glare of publicity.
In the immediate aftermath, some were puzzled
that Kate – who had bought new running shoes for
that holiday – continued to pound the streets.
What sort of mother would go for a run when the
worst sort of family tragedy was unfolding,
critics asked?
As she explained in that memoir, putting one
trainer in front of the other was her way of not
going mad.
She also recalled the visceral pull of the water in
those distressing circumstances.
‘I had an overwhelming urge to swim out across
the ocean, as hard and as fast as I could; to swim
and swim and swim until I was so far out and so
exhausted I could just allow the water to pull me
under and relieve me of this torment.’
She continued to run and swim on her return to
the UK, and has done so ever since – her slight
frame a regular sight striding through their home
village. Kate often takes part in indoor cycling
sessions and Pilates at a nearby fitness centre.
Gerry, now a senior cardiology consultant, still
regularly cycles to work.
Much of their sport has been pursued as a family,
which seems key to their survival. Those close to
them say that the McCanns have been the sort of
family who are busy most of the time.
In 2023, Kate’s uncle, retired headteacher Brian
Kennedy, joked about how it was hard to actually
get to see them because they were always on the
go, but he told this paper that sport has ‘helped
keep them grounded and focused’.
This new chapter for the McCanns won’t be with-
out its difficulties. For 19 years Kate and Gerry
have done their utmost to protect their twins,
shielding them from public scrutiny.
This weekend, though, all eyes will be on Sean, as
he makes his adult debut on the world stage, his
proud parents willing him on.
All are hoping that, at last, the name McCann
will be known for something else.
O HOLLYWOOD scriptwriter would have dared pen such an outrageously unlikely plot. A boy of immigrant parents raised on a south London council estate, who couldn’t speak, read or write for most of his childhood, over- comes such astonishing odds to become, at 37, the youngest black professor at the University of Cambridge. Ever since, life’s glittering prizes in the shape of honorary degrees and academic accolades have cascaded down on Jason Arday along with lavish and high-minded praise. Yet this week, a fellow don has pulled the rug from under those achievements in an excoriating assassination of Arday’s work and character – more of which later. Professor Arday, a sociologist who was diagnosed with a form of autism spectrum disorder at the age of three, was – to Cambridge’s pro- vice-chancellor – ‘an exceptional scholar of race, inequality and education’. The Bookseller magazine purred approvingly of his appoint- ment, noting that he was ‘one of the youngest academics ever appointed to a professorial chair in Oxbridge’s almost 1,000-year history’. And it is not just academia that has heaped blandishments on a figure career advisers predicted would spend his adult life in assisted living and require life-long support. In the summer of 2023, he was named as a judge on the televised Pride Of Britain awards. And that Christmas, he was chosen as one of the prestigious guest editors of Radio 4’s Today programme along with Nasa chief Nicola Fox, best-selling author Hanif Kureishi and Andrew Malkinson, the British man wrongfully jailed for 17 years for rape. But the 41-year-old’s CV boasts far more achievements and personal milestones: a torch- bearer for the 2012 London Olympics, he has also claimed to have raised over £5.5million for more than 70 charities – a huge amount for someone
who is not a household name. He has also led a homeless drive across London, setting up soup kitchens and mobile washing facilities for rough sleepers. All very impressive, especially for someone who, as a ‘non-verbal’ child, was written off by experts. B
UT the accomplish-
ments don’t stop with
philanthropy. In 2010
he said he ran 30 marathons
in 35 days and 300 miles in
three days, a feat of consider-
able endeavour, let alone
stamina, which he explained
thus: ‘If you have the will, it
will always supersede skill.’
Next month there will
doubtless be more extrava-
gant compliments when his
autobiography, Great And
Unfortunate Things is pub-
lished by Simon & Schuster.
‘ T h a t
o f t - u s e d
w o r d
“inspirational” feels wholly
inadequate to describe his
incredible story of grit and
resilience,’ gushed the afore-
mentioned Bookseller, of the
upcoming memoir.
M e a n w h i l e
P r o f e s s o r
Arday’s UK editor Kris Doyle
drooled: ‘During the editorial
process, I laughed and cried
many times at this extra-
ordinary book. I can promise
you’ve never read a story like
this… Jason’s a humble man,
but he’s got a generous heart
and he’s a tireless advocate
for harnessing everyone’s
unique potential.
‘This book is going to start
some much-needed conversa-
tions and resonate with a lot
of people.’
One such conversation,
however, has already started.
For it claims that despite his
laudable struggles – Jason
Arday says he communicated
with his three siblings and
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SENIOR EDITOR-AT-LARGE
parents via sign language until he began to speak at the age of 11 – questions should now be asked about his aca- demic work, and in particular his 2015 thesis for his Doctor of Philosophy degree, which he undertook at Liverpool John Moores University. A fierce debate has erupted online, which has seen Pro- fessor Arday accused of being ‘a plagiarist and a fabulist’. These are serious and consequential allegations, and it is fair to say they have been strenuously denied. Nonetheless, the claims have also triggered questions about other aspects of Professor Arday’s life. One was his asser- tion in an interview in 2023 with The Guardian newspaper – one of his biggest cheerlead- ers – that ‘he has barely slept over the past 15 years’ because he was ‘working through most nights, often on his academic and charity work, but some- times just to make ends meet’. All the more remarkable, you might think, when you consider that period must have included his endurance marathon running. To that end, last night it emerged that Arday’s profile page at Anglia Ruskin
Facing accusations: Jason Arday, Professor at Cambridge, right
University appears to have been quietly edited. On Feb- ruary 28, the page seemingly claimed he had run ‘600 miles in six days for charity’. By yesterday, this had been amended to achieving the same distance ‘in 12 days’. As if pre-empting the criti- cism coming his way, Arday writes in his book that ‘the suggestion that I somehow wasn’t worthy of my success would be levied against me time and again’. ‘To this day,’ he continues, ‘everything I do is scrutinised and challenged in a way that almost never happens to my white colleagues.’ But it is not the colour of his skin but the rigour of his academic work that is at the centre of a storm – that accusation of plagiarism. Prior to this week the only public record of Arday’s alleged academic crime existed on the personal web- site of retired academic Dr Dave Harris, until recently Emeritus Professor of Leisure and Education at Plymouth Marjon University. Among Dr Harris’s allega- tions, he includes an extraor- dinary correspondence between the pair. Having emailed Arday about discrep- ancies in his published work, the Cambridge professor replied: ‘Please do not email me again. Should you have time to spare, I invite you to direct your resources else- where. Anything further from you will be considered bully- ing and harassment.’ Even in the envious, backstabbing world of academia such a response has raised eyebrows. But this week another figure entered the fray and let off something of a scholarly
timebomb. It came from Nathan Cofnas, a free speech advocate who was sacked by Emmanuel, a Cambridge college, last year after Sub- stack posts for which he was accused of ‘abhorrent racism’ and discriminating against black students. Varsity, Cambridge’s oldest student newspaper, described him as ‘a crackpot biologist and a racist’. The complaints against him, however, were later dismissed. Now, in a lengthy post, Cofnas – based these days at Ghent University in Belgium – says the story of Jason Arday’s ‘metamorphosis from arguably the most disadvantaged person in the UK to elite scholar- athlete-philanthropist would make even Walt Disney raise an eyebrow’. T
ROTTING through Arday’s CV, he details how the sociologist, whose parents are from Ghana, ‘rocketed up the academic ladder as a scholar of racism, education and inequality’. He adds admiringly: ‘In three years he went from sen- ior lecturer at Roehampton (2018) to associate professor at Durham (2019) to profes- sor at Glasgow (2021). Ivy League universities (plural) tried to recruit him but he had his heart set on Oxford or Cambridge. He is one of the youngest people of any race to ever hold a chair professor- ship at Oxbridge.’ (Indeed, in that gushing Bookseller profile, it relates how Arday once wrote a set of personal goals on a bedroom wall at his parents’ Clapham
Cambridge history publishes his life story – an astonishing tale of how he couldn’t speak, read or write during childhood yet rose to academic heights, while raising millions for charity and once running 600 miles in 12 days. But now he’s being accused of copying others’ work. So is it a case of...
home. One of them read: ‘One day I will work at Oxford or Cambridge.’) Quoting Arday himself, Cofnas writes: ‘Wouldn’t it be the most ridiculous story ever told, if the boy who couldn’t read and write at 18 gets a PhD before he’s 30?’ To which Cofnas adds this crucial rider: ‘But how much of “the most ridiculous story ever told” is true?’ One aspect that irks the Chicago-born Cofnas is that Arday left school with two GCSEs, in physical education and textiles. Despite being vocational subjects, he points out, these qualifications ‘require literacy’. Acknowledging that he may have received ‘special arrange- ments’, he concedes that Arday
may have been permitted to sit the exams with a helper or ‘scribe’. All the same, Cofnas adds: ‘A write-up of his forthcoming memoir says that he “left second- ary school with two GCSEs to his name, still barely able to read or write”, which may be backing away from his original story.’ But, as Cofnas admits, it is impossible to prove or disprove Arday’s biographical claims with- out more evidence. So, he directs his forensic attention to questions about his scholarship. And it is the professor’s disserta- tion that he especially scrutinises, claiming: ‘Arday routinely passes off the words and ideas of others as his own. If one removes the apparently plagiarised material
from his record, there is little or no real scholarship.’ In an attempt to prove his point, Nathan Cofnas ran the 2015 thesis of Arday – now Professor of Sociology of Education – though Copyleaks, online plagiarism- detection software. It found striking similarities between his paper on peer- mentoring among student teachers with a 2009 dissertation submitted by another educator, one Paula Zwozdiak-Myers. Arday, claims Cofnas, ‘relies heavily’ on the ‘ideas and arguments’ of Zwozdiak-Myers, an academic at Brunel University, Middlesex. ‘Many passages are lifted with minimal editing, sometimes retaining copy-
editing mistakes from the original source.’ In his blog he lists examples, of which there are many, of verbatim copying, stylis- tic changes and paraphrasing. The similarities start from the very beginning. An identical paragraph in both theses reads as follows: ‘Student teachers are unique individuals and differ in their personal biographies and prior experiences, disposition to enquiry, cognitive and perceptive abilities, communication, inter- personal skills, adaptability, values and belief systems.’ He highlights dozens of paragraphs as examples of ‘copy- ing’, including using identical references from other peer-related studies. He says Arday also
reproduces Zwozdiak-Myers’s grammar mistakes, such as an unnecessary apostrophe in the plural ‘teachers’’. Which brings us back to the criticism of Dave Harris, an expert and published author on ‘critical race theory’, the deeply divisive ideology that sees blackness as victimhood and whiteness as oppression and which has taken root in so many British educa- tional establishments, including Cambridge. Three years ago, he wrote to Professor Arday about some of his papers, admitting to ‘confusion’ over data he provides. He was particularly struck by a 2022 paper about mental health among students in which Arday quotes a 38-year-old Latin- American academic talking about her struggles learning English. According to Dr Harris, she uses many of the same words attrib- uted to an Asian undergraduate he quotes in a 2018 study. Both talk about their fear of being ‘heavily medicated’. Elsewhere, Dr Harris notes ‘several unorthodox spelling and grammatical constructions’, such as ‘boarder’ for ‘border’ and ‘curricula’ for ‘curricular’. He acknowledges that some of these inconsistencies can arise through speech recognition software, but suggests Arday has been ‘let down badly’ by his peer referees who failed to pick them up. After having these ‘oddities’ pointed out, several journal administrators issued corrections to some of Arday’s material. The author himself was less impressed. In an email to Dr Har- ris, he wrote: ‘Instead of spending your time trying to dismantle rac- ism and ableism, you have spent what I assume is hours combing through my work looking for mistakes and then reporting them to various institutions. I have no problem with constructive criticism, but the tone of your emails are unkind and hostile.’ R
EFERRING to himself as a ‘black, autistic man with global development delay and severe dyslexia’, he adds: ‘You are a monument to the fact we live in a society where grammar is valued above equity. If only all academics were as diligent in their fight for equality as you have been in attending to my spelling.’ For its part, the University of Cambridge strongly defends Arday, too, amid accusations that it hired him ‘explicitly to advance the cause of racial diversity’. The institution has long been at the forefront of the so-called culture wars involving free speech and wokeism and it is alleged the university has known about the claims surrounding Arday for more than a year. A spokesperson for the university told me: ‘Professor Arday has been the victim of a vile campaign to undermine his credibility, which must stop. Allegations of plagiarism regarding his thesis and journal publications have been thoroughly investigated by the relevant institution and the journals in question. Professor Arday has been cleared by those investigations of any wrongdoing.’ Jason Arday was approached for comment. All in all, the claims should greatly add to the buzz around the professor’s new book. And who knows, perhaps there will be a film in it after all.
MODEL Caprice Bourret is not afraid to try scary-sounding beauty procedures. ‘CO2 fractional is a great treatment and it changed my life,’ declares the Californian-born entrepreneur, 54. It involves using lasers to remove the entire surface layer of the skin and costs more than £3,000. ‘It is amazing,’ Caprice says. ‘You look like a monster for a week, but I don’t care. ‘You’re red for about a month. It shrinks your skin and gets rid of the wrinkles. It is a miracle-worker. ‘They say it lasts for five years. The results will astound you.’
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Lasers: Caprice after
her beauty treatment
new love with Steve Martin’s ex-wife
IS older son and heir Peregrine Pearson may have rekindled his romance with Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner. But Michael Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray, who enjoyed the attentions of any number of beauties in his unbuttoned youth – Nigerian actress Minah Bird and Miranda Quarry, ex-wife of Peter Sellers, among them – is demonstrating that, at 82, he still has just as much tiger in his tank as 31-year-old ‘Perry’. Perry, who already has a two-year dalliance with Princess Maria- Olympia of Greece under his belt, first bonded with actress Sophie following her divorce from American pop star Joe Jonas in 2024 And I understand Cowdray is now roaring through the gears with another actress, one who notched up Golden Globe and Emmy nominations while starring in films alongside Sir Michael Caine and American comic genius Steve Mar- tin – whose first wife she became. ‘Michael’s dating Victoria Tennant,’ a chum tells me, adding that Victoria, 75, who married Martin in 1986 after appearing with him in the movie All Of Me, was expected to be at Michael’s side at last Sunday’s final of the Cowdray Gold Cup, the pinnacle of the polo season, held annually on the 16,500-acre Cowdray estate in West Sussex. But both she and Michael were noticeable by their absence – caused, I’m told, by a brace of last-minute misfortunes. ‘Over the weekend Michael fell and broke his arm, and
HAVING previously been a promi- nent Labour supporter for decades, Dame Maureen Lipman now throws her weight behind Kemi Badenoch, announcing that she intends to vote Conservative for the first time. The star, 80, originally turned against Labour during Ed Milib- and’s leadership, before becoming a fierce critic of Jeremy Corbyn – but her own party political allegiance has since remained unclear. Now,
Dating: Cowdray and Tennant
Victoria was taken ill,’ explains the chum. ‘It was meant to have been their “coming out” as a couple.’ Cowdray declines to comment. But friends are delighted that, after a turbulent year or two, he seems to be on the verge of new- found contentment. It was in summer 2023 that I disclosed that his second wife, Marina, had walked out after 37 years’ marriage – and five children – and found comfort with her chiro- practor. Friends described the split as ‘highly acrimonious’. Things seemed perkier last year when, as I revealed, Michael enjoyed a blossoming friendship with Philippa Devas, a glamorous blonde 17 years his junior, who, in her pro- fessional life, straddled the worlds of interior design and psychotherapy. That relationship failed to go the distance, so let’s hope that Michael has better luck with Victoria. There could, perhaps, be a little grit in the engine. Victoria appears still to be married to her third husband, US lawyer Kirk Stambler, with whom she has two children. He does not respond to my inquiries.
however, she confirms: ‘I’m a Kemi Badenoch supporter. I think she’s amazing. She’s absolutely a truthful politician and I’ve never voted Tory in my life.’ Confirming she’ll be voting Tory at the next election, Dame Maureen adds of the Conservative leader: ‘She speaks beautifully... during the Starmer years she held him to account. ‘She’s attractive, she’s thoughtful, she’s intelligent. I like her.’
n PRINCE Harry gave England’s footballers the benefit of his expertise this week when he said they had the wrong ‘mindset’ after going 1-0 up against Argentina. He has, however, previously admitted that he ‘hates’ the beautiful game. On the new edition of hit YouTube show Palace Confidential, Daily Mail Royal Editor Rebecca English recalled Harry’s remarks during an official visit to Brazil during the 2014 World Cup. ‘I know he doesn’t like football,’ she
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FEW old soldiers expect to be recalled to the Colours with their eighth decade looming, but Colonel Sir Sandy Malcolm is showing the way. Lest chums of the baronet, who turns 70 next month, fear that he’s being parachuted into Tehran, I should reassure them he’s returning to a different sort of hot-spot – the Turf Club, liveliest of gentlemen’s clubs, which counts the Dukes of Rutland and Beaufort, the Marquess of Bristol, and any
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said. ‘My colleague came back [from the trip] really quite shocked, because Harry spent the whole-time slagging off football and football players. ‘He hates the sport, loves rugby and thinks they’re overpaid divas.’ She adds of the source: ‘They were really quite surprised about how tactless he was being when he was out there during a World Cup period. ‘So it did surprise me to see him suddenly putting himself out there as a No1 football fan.’
number of belted earls among its spirited membership. Sir Sandy only recently retired as club secretary and was treated to a farewell party during which tributes were paid not only to his time at the Turf but also as a young Welsh Guards officer in the close- observation platoon in South Armagh. ‘Things didn’t work out for Sandy’s successor,’ I’m told, ‘so he’s agreed to come back to hold the fort.’ The Turf Club declines to comment.
BARELY have I revealed
that one of Princess Diana’s
old haunts, Chelsea restau-
rant La Famiglia, has been
imperilled by a single
complainant raging against
evening chatter in its garden,
t h a n
K i r s t i e
A l l s o p p
thunders into battle.
‘There are rogue people
looks forward to a riverside retirement
SUKI Waterhouse, who performed on stage in Los Angeles this week, has lived in the US for the last few years with her Hollywood star fiance Robert Pattinson.
star fiance Robert Pattinson.
her heart in bikini break
NEWLY single Millie Mackin- tosh is said to be taking part in a forthcoming television dating programme on Disney+ following the ending of her seven-year marriage to fellow former Made In Chelsea star Hugo Taylor. And, judging by her holiday snaps, she shouldn’t have too much trouble attracting a potential suitor. Millie, 36, who has two daughters with Hugo, 40, could be seen posing on the balcony of her hotel during a trip to Crete in a white bikini. She says going on holiday has helped her heal her broken heart: ‘Mornings that don’t start in survival mode, and space to actually hear my own thoughts.’
wasting an enormous amount of local authority time,’ the presenter tells me. ‘There are loads of London streets where there isn’t a pub or a restaurant for miles,’ adds Kirstie, noting the resident objecting to La Famiglia chose to rent a flat next door. She and her husband, Ben
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But the singer and actress, 34, admits that she struggles to see herself settling there long term. ‘I know I will return to London at some point and probably end up living some- where near where I grew up,’ explains Suki, who was raised in Chiswick and has a two- year-old daughter with The Batman star, 40, who also grew up in west London. ‘I’m aware that the season of life I’m in right now is fleeting,’ Suki adds. ‘Like, you’ve got a young baby; you’re able to move around a lot. Both me and my partner have a lot going on in our lives. ‘But I look towards the future, knowing this moment’s fleeting, and think I’ll go back and live by the River Thames.’
Andersen, speak from experience. After restoring a West London pub, The Latimer, the couple they took on to run it were woken at 6am by council officers. ‘A woman had said, falsely, they hadn’t got a resident’s parking permit,’ Kirstie snorts. ‘It was extraordinary.’
knocks em dead with new thriller
IT’S riches Baldrick could only dream of. Blackadder star Sir Tony Robinson’s author daugh- ter, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, has sold the screen rights to her new detective thriller to Oscar-winning Hollywood studio A24 after a bidding war between 20 rival production companies. Centred on a modern-day murder in the Tower of London, the first beheading in 300 years, We Are The Dead introduces Commander Bronte Hayes, head of the Met’s Special Enquiry Team. Penguin’s Transworld snapped up publishing rights to the three-book series after a 16-way auction, with the first novel due next spring. ‘This story and this series has been percolating with me for a long time, bringing together my passion for history, my deep interest in the issues facing us in the modern world, and my love of page- turning crime stories,’ says Shepherd-Robinson.
■BERNIE Ecclestone’s son- in-law, Sam Palmer, has admitted that he feeds his children’s friends lactose and gluten products even when their parents have told him they have an intolerance. ‘There are so many kids who’ve been sent around to my house that have been gluten and lactose intolerant, that I have fed gluten and lactose to, and they’ve been fine,’ declares the husband of Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone. The estate agent concedes: ‘Now, fish and nut allergies, I’ll grant you, they’re an actual thing.’ He adds: ‘Give your kids a bit of milk, bit of bread, they’re gonna be OK.’
Costa tragedy
CHEERY presenter Laura Ham- ilton, who shows Britons round holiday homes on A Place In The Sun, has seen horror in Spain. ‘Yesterday I witnessed the tragic loss of a 19-year-old on the beach,’ reveals the TV star, 44. ‘After I had just finished filming I headed to the beach. When I arrived there was quite a lot of commotion. ‘They tried to resuscitate him... he passed away. I can’t begin to imagine what the poor boy’s family are thinking and feeling. ‘Be really mindful of currents [when] going into the sea.’
Daily Mail, Saturday, July 25, 2026
He arrived shaking with terror – he didn’t think he’d last the night…
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Rawstorne and Glen Keogh
S HENRY NOWAK bled to death, Kiran Kaur took the knife her son had used to stab him and ran back home to hide it, removing it from the scene of the crime. The reprehensible act, it would later be claimed in her defence, was carried out from ‘an instinctive desire to protect her child’. Well, the 53-year-old can’t protect him now. Nor he her. Today, Kaur and 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa are separated by 300 miles and the walls of not one but two high- security prisons. Where once the pair shared a semi-detached home in Southampton, today the mother-of-five, who moved to England almost three decades ago to escape a ‘hard’ life in India, is locked up behind bars at HMP Bronzefield. Fellow inmates in the Surrey jail include aristocrat and child killer Constance Marten, Lucy Letby and Beinash Batool. Letby is serving 15 life sentences after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to
murder another seven at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Batool was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 33 years for the murder of her ten-year-old step- daughter Sara Sharif. Kaur has already spent the past seven months alongside them on remand. Convicted of assisting an offender, last week she was handed a three-year prison sen- tence and is expected to remain at Bronzefield, Europe’s largest women’s prison, until her release. But this could happen before the end of the year. Under
Tough regime: HMP Frankland in County Durham, where Vickrum Digwa is incarcerated
life in prison for killing Henry Nowak, his cocky swagger has vanished and he had to beg not to be sent to the wing where Ian Huntley met his savage end
controversial new sentencing rules to be introduced by Labour in September, certain prisoners who would have previously served half their sentence will now serve just a third. While the initiative is currently paused for a review, if it goes ahead, then taking her time on remand into account Kaur could be back home by Christmas. Approached for comment, the Ministry of Justice said they won’t go in to detail on individual cases and can’t confirm how long she
will serve. But it would be yet another blow to the family of 18-year-old student Mr Nowak, who were in court to see Kaur jailed and later spoke of their ‘incredible disappointment’ at the brevity of the sentence. While life in Bronzefield is no picnic, it is understood that Kaur’s time there has been largely without incident – partly because, in the criminal mind, showing ‘loyalty’ to a family member in the way she did is seen to excuse any manner of wrongdoing. Women’s
prisons, even those that house the most dangerous offenders, also see less violence between inmates than those housing men. By contrast, her son’s experience behind bars is already shaping up very differently. After initially being held on remand at Category B Winchester prison, Digwa was moved to HMP Frankland, in County Durham, shortly after he was sentenced to life last month, with a minimum of 21 years, for murdering Mr Nowak. High-security Frankland houses
some of Britain’s most dangerous, violent prisoners. Fellow inmates include terrorist Michael Adebolajo, one of the men who murdered soldier Lee Rigby in south-east London in 2013, serial killer Levi Bellfield, whose victims include 13-year-old schoolgirl Milly Dowler, and Sarah Everard’s murderer Wayne Couzens. On arrival, the plan was for Digwa to be placed on A-wing – where Soham killer Ian Huntley, the former school caretaker jailed for life for the murders of ten-year old Holly Wells and Jessica Chap- man, had been held. The 52-year- old was bludgeoned to death with a metal bar by a fellow inmate in a prison workshop in February. ‘He was told he was going on to A-wing and he knew it was where Huntley was killed and said, “No”,’ a source said. Instead, Digwa requested to be placed in segregation for his own safety. T
HIS saw him isolated from other prisoners even during his hour’s daily exercise, held outdoors in an enclosed cage where he was escorted by four prison officers. As for the bravado he showed on the night that he murdered 18-year-old Mr Nowak – when he brazenly lied to police, falsely claiming that Henry had attacked him – that was nowhere to be seen. ‘Digwa arrived at Frankland terrified,’ a prison service source told the Daily Mail this week. ‘I mean literally shaking. He was in total fear – there was none of that arrogance you saw on the police camera. I think he thought he wouldn’t survive the first night.’ The Daily Mail has learned that after several weeks in segregation, Digwa has now been moved back on to a wing – but continues to receive close supervision because of the risks he faces. ‘He is on a special watch list because of the recent murders in Frankland and he fits into the category of people who are at risk because of the nature of his crime and the fact that he is now a high-profile prisoner,’ said
Convicted: Vickrum Digwa, top, and his mother
Kiran Kaur. Right: Murder victim Henry Nowak
the source. ‘There are cons in Frankland who will have a go at him, physically as well as verbally, because of who he is and so they can boast that they were the one who beat the s*** out of him. ‘Unfortunately, his body language makes him look like a bit of a victim. He has scared eyes. ‘I’ve no idea whether he was some sort of hard man outside of prison but in Frankland he looks terrified most of the time and that can invite an attack. ‘He will just have to get on with prison life and accept that
because of his crime he is not going to have an easy time – not for a very long time.’ The recent spate of prison killings has seen convicted sex offenders such as Huntley and Ian Watkins, the paedophile frontman of rock band Lostprophets, targeted. Watkins was stabbed to death in his cell at HMP Wakefield last October. While inmates see child abusers and sex offenders as the lowest of the low, prison insiders say there is a demographic of inmates who are likely to target Digwa because
of the particular nature of his crime. During his trial at South- ampton Crown Court, the jury heard how Southampton Univer- sity student Mr Nowak was walk- ing home from a night out on December 3 last year when the pair crossed paths. Digwa was wearing an eight-inch dagger in a sheath around his neck, something he would claim that as a Sikh he was entitled to carry for religious reasons. Words were exchanged after which Digwa drew the knife and stabbed Mr Nowak in the chest. A
further four wounds were inflicted for good measure, including two to Mr Nowak’s back as he tried to run away. Digwa then set about creating a story that painted the teenager as the drunk aggressor and himself as the victim of a vile racist attack. When police arrived on the scene, Digwa and his brother fed officers his version of events. In so doing, he neglected to tell them one key fact – that he had repeatedly stabbed Mr Nowak. Police bodycam footage cap- tured the teenager’s dying moments, surrounded by Digwa and his family members. Mr Nowak could be seen, lying on the floor, telling officers he had been stabbed and pleading with them that he couldn’t breathe. One officer – now being investi- gated by the police watchdog – responded: ‘I don’t think you have, mate.’ Mr Nowak was read his rights before an officer realised he was unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene. D
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IGWA was charged with murder and carrying a knife in public, while his mother was charged with assisting an offender. Both were found guilty following a two-week trial in May. While the failings of the police and the cowardly deeds and lies of Digwa caused widespread and understandable outrage, the murder was also seized upon by the far-Right to spread anti- immigration sentiment. This was despite the pleas of Mr Nowak’s family not to politicise his death and the fact that Digwa was born in Britain. Activist and far-Right rabble-rouser Tommy Robin- son promoted a series of ral- lies in Southampton and across the country and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called for ‘pure, cold rage’ from the public over an example of so-called ‘two-tier policing’, where ethnic minorities are perceived as receiving better treatment than white people. Why is this relevant to Digwa now? In prison, as in society, there are those who harbour sympathies with the far-Right. Among those held in Frankland is neo-Nazi Thomas Mair, who murdered Labour MP Jo Cox in 2016. There will be others there who share such views. As of September 2025, there were 254 people in prison for terrorism and terrorism- connected offences in Britain. Of those in custody, while 60 per cent were categorised as hold- ing Islamist-extremist views, 30 per cent hold extreme Right- wing ideologies. Vanessa Frake-Harris, a former prison governor who spent 27 years in the Prison Service, believes that Digwa has a lot to worry about. ‘High-profile prisoners like Vick- rum Digwa will always be targets,’ she said. ‘There are many in Frankland with nothing to lose but a lot of credibility to gain. ‘His was a high-profile murder which angered society. This anger may well follow him into HMP Frankland.’ Digwa will also stand out because of his religious beliefs. Across the prison estate, there are only 600 Sikhs held behind bars. Referring to Digwa’s beard and turban, a relative visiting a
prisoner at Frankland this week
told the Daily Mail that
inmates were aware that he was in
the jail – and were on the look out
for him.
‘The lad will stand out because
of the way he looks, which might
be a problem for him in future,’
he said.
Other vulnerable prisoners at
Frankland have sought protection
by aligning themselves with
Muslim inmates, whose influence
in the prison has been a cause of
growing concern in recent years.
‘There are a lot of Muslims in
Frankland, including some very
violent gangs who are very
religious,’ said the prison source.
‘They will often approach at-risk
prisoners like Digwa and offer
them protection, but they must
convert to Islam.
‘It will be up to Digwa whether
he wants to do this. No one in the
Prison Service is going to offer
him advice one way or the other.’
Among those to take this option
is Levi Bellfield who converted to
Islam not long after being
sentenced to life for murder in
2008 – and is now known by the
name Yusuf Rahim.
The source added: ‘Digwa has
received a bit of abuse from other
inmates – stuff like “f*g
murderer”, but that’s to be
expected. He is on a wing now and
slowly building up his privileges
so that he will soon be able to get
a TV and video games – which is
what helps prevent a lot of
relatively young inmates from
getting depressed.
‘He is going to the gym and by all
accounts he is hopeful of getting
some sort of job. There will be an
opportunity to do some sort of
academic course, possibly at the
Open University. But he has
shown no real interest in that.
‘He is quite bright but clearly
has some personality issues which
will have to be resolved. Prisons
can be very dangerous places. If
there is any intelligence that he
faces being attacked, then he will
be moved or the potential
perpetrator can be moved.’
How long Digwa will spend in
prison is not clear.
In June his sentence was
referred to the Court of Appeal as
‘ u n d u l y
l e n i e n t’
a n d
i s
being reviewed.
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EANWHILE, Digwa has launched his own appeal against both his conviction and the sentence. He is also facing further criminal charges. Along with his brother, 27-year- old Gurpreet Digwa, and his father, 52-year-old Moga Singh, he has been accused of illegally possessing an arsenal of 55 weapons – including three machetes, 37 swords, three ninja swords, two flick-knives or gravity knives and eight knuckledusters – at their home in Southampton. Having pleaded not guilty to all charges, the trio are due to face trial in September next year. Following the violence that took place in Southampton after Digwa’s conviction, his father and brother were forced to flee their house for their own safety. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail at the time, Bimla Kaur, Kiran Kaur’s mother, claimed the case had destroyed not just Mr Nowak’s family – but hers as well. ‘We’re all living in fear,’ she said. A state of being that her grand- son will become very familiar with over the coming years.
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A LAW student has been caught driving a car to Northern Ireland with a ‘highly sophisticated’ bomb on board. In an intelligence-led swoop, Ireland’s Special Detective Unit stopped the vehicle in Carrickmacross – about six miles from the border. Officers alerted the Irish Defence Forces EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team, which examined the car on Wednesday. The team found a bomb which contained suspected military grade explosives. Police confirmed that the
over ‘bomb in car’ near Ulster border
device was ‘sophisticated’ and suspect it was delivered to Isobella Perrie Sullivan, 25, by a New IRA member in Dublin. The driver was arrested at the scene. She was charged with pos- session of explosives and granted
bail after appearing at Trim Dis- trict Court yesterday. Another suspect, a man aged in his 40s, has since been arrested and is being held at a station in the Dublin area. There have been sporadic
attacks, often attempted car bombings, by militant groups in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Peace Agreement in 1998 which has largely ended decades of conflict between Irish nation- alists and Ulster unionists. Garda commissioner Justin Kelly described this latest sei- zure as ‘extremely significant’. He added: ‘It is concerning that there remains a small group of dissident republicans who did not put weapons and explosives beyond use. I am not surprised the woman arrested was in her 20s because young people are being radicalised by terrorists and not just in republican circles. ‘We are working closely with the PSNI [Police Service of Northern Ireland] and the intelligence services in the UK to deal with the threat.’
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killer’s move
to Broadmoor
‘is playing
the system’
THE families of the three girls murdered by Axel Rudakubana have accused the Southport killer of trying to ‘manipulate the system’ after he was transferred to Broadmoor hospital. He was moved to the secure psychiatric unit from Belmarsh this week after it was decided he could not be managed safely in a prison environment. Rudakubana, 19, was jailed for life in January 2025 and ordered to serve a minimum of 52 years after he admitted stabbing Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine. He also attempted to murder eight other children, instructor Leanne Lucas and business leader
‘An insult to
the dead’
John Hayes, who tried to disarm him during the Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29, 2024. Lawyer Chris Walker, for the fam- ilies, said of the transfer: ‘It is safe to say whilst this news would dev- astate them at any time, the fact this has occurred as we approach the second anniversary [of the murders] in our view is another move by [Rudakubana] who would appear to be attempting, once again, to manipulate the system.’ The transfer comes after Rudaku- bana threw boiling water from the kettle in his cell over an officer at HMP Belmarsh in May 2025. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) insisted he will remain behind locked doors for the rest of his sen- tence and is ‘unlikely to ever be
By Rory Tingle
released’. But Mark Fairhurst, of the Prison Officers Association, said: ‘This vile offender has played the system and will now enjoy free- doms that are afforded mentally unwell patients in secure psychiat- ric hospitals. My members will be placed at risk without the protec- tions afforded to staff in prisons.’ Emma Webber, whose son Barn- aby was one of three people killed by mentally ill Valdo Calocane in the 2023 Nottingham stabbings, told the Daily Mail: ‘Once again, the system bends over backwards for a child killer who has already shown he will attack prison staff. ‘Axel Rudakubana has manipu- lated his way into a secure hospi- tal... this is an insult to the dead and a betrayal of the living.’ Calocane was handed an indefi- nite hospital order having admit- ted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Mrs Webber added: ‘My son was slaugh- tered by a man the authorities already knew was dangerous. Now we watch the same soft, broken system reward another monster.’ Rudakubana’s move to Broad- moor will significantly increase the cost to taxpayers. A place in a high-security psychiatric hospital costs more than £300,000 a year, compared with £60,000 in prison. The MoJ insisted Broadmoor is not a ‘place of freedom’, and said Rudakubana will be ‘returned to prison as soon as possible’. But Tory leader Kemi Badenoch last night said Rudakubana should not ‘be able to game the system, if that is what is happening’. She added: ‘I believe prison works and I want to see people who com- mit horrific crimes in prison.’
heard 12 miles away’
A HUGE explosion rocked homes across Essex yesterday after a blaze erupted at an industrial unit. The blast was heard up to 12 miles away, according to reports Scores of firemen were tackling the inferno about five miles south of Chelmsford, as thick black smoke billowed across the county. Residents in nearby near East Han- ningfield and Rettendon, described hearing a loud boom in the area just before 6pm yesterday. They have been warned by emer- gency services to keep their doors
By Francine Wolfisz
and windows closed, while Essex Fire and Rescue Service has advised people to avoid travelling to the area. A spokesman for the fire service said: ‘Over 100 firefighters are work- ing to extinguish the fire in Sou- thend Road. ‘Please continue to avoid area, and keep your windows and doors closed if you live nearby.’ There were yet to be any con- firmed reports of injuries.
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HE Queen’s Club in west London is one of the most exclusive pri- vate members’ clubs in the world. For a start, inductees are expected to cough up £15,000 before committing themselves to a £2,000 annual subscrip- tion. Food, drink and guest passes are extra, of course. And yet, money alone isn’t enough. For the tennis and rackets club – which boasts 28 outdoor grass courts – closed its 15-year waiting list in 2019. In other words, this historic sporting club is the preserve of its 4,500 members, who include aristocrats, film stars, CEOs and politicians. The Prince and Princess of Wales play there, as do the TV presenter Ainsley Harriott, West End star Elaine Paige and the American billionaire investor George Soros. But now this rarefied enclave is in a spin. For the club – known simply as ‘Queen’s’ after founding patron Queen Victoria – finds itself embroiled in one of the most vicious scandals in its 140-year history following a unilateral deci- sion by the Lawn Tennis Commit- tee to dismiss two of its most beloved tennis coaches. Dr Floyd Williams, believed to be 61, and Andrej Jankov, 57 – who have both played professional tennis and have coached at Queen’s for a combined 36 years – were informed last month that
they were no longer welcome to teach at the club. Their dismay was matched only by that of the membership – which includes the actor Hugh Grant and Restore UK leader Rupert Lowe MP – who have started a petition to have the pair reinstated. The rebel members claim that what was presented ‘as a volun- tary departure was in fact a dis- missal’ and are now demanding the club reverse its decision and commission ‘an independent review of how this decision was taken and communicated’. The Daily Mail has been shown a damning tranche of email corre- spondence between Queen’s Club members – including celebrities and captains of industry who the Daily Mail has agreed not to name – and the Head of Lawn Tennis (HOLT), Lee Childs, in which members express their incredulity at the sackings, with some even making accusations of racism and ageism. ‘We as members are astute and powerful enough through our pockets to decide who we wish to play, and be coached by,’ wrote one member. So why is this most
historic of London clubs, and its incredibly well-heeled member- ship, getting hot and bothered over the dismissal of a pair of tennis coaches? Founded in 1886, the 14-acre club in Barons Court was ‘the first multipurpose sports complex ever to be built, anywhere in the world’, according to the club’s own website. Today, it is most famous for host- ing the grass court Wimbledon ‘curtain-raiser’ tournament, which is currently known as the HSBC Championships. This year the per- ennial British hopeful Emma Rad- ucanu lost in the women’s final in straight sets to American chal- lenger Amanda Anisimova. Beyond sport, Queen’s is some- thing of a society hideout. For members are as likely to be seen sipping at a G&T in the historic pavilion or tucking into ‘oven roasted halibut’ at £52 a pop in the restaurant as they are to be caught breaking a sweat on court. F
ORMERLY owned by the sport’s governing body, the Lawn Tennis Association, the membership acquired a 120-year lease on the facility in 2007 for £35million, making it fully member-owned for the first time. As shareholders in the business, they now understandably feel they have a right to be involved in its everyday governance – includ- ing the hiring and firing of staff. ‘I’ve been a member since I was a child,’ declared one gentleman
who didn’t wish to be named for fear of jeopardising his priceless membership. ‘The membership has changed since then. Now it’s full of people with an awful lot of money who are used to having things their own way. ‘They think they know best about everything from which champagne to stock behind the bar to headline sponsorship deals.’ This latest contretemps began on May 16 when, according to the minutes of a Lawn Tennis Com- mittee meeting, Mr Childs, con- firmed he had begun the annual coaching review and hoped to
complete the process by the end of the month. The minutes go on to explain that ‘the Committee expressed its support for HOLT’s approach designed to enhance the service of coaching provided to Members’. Following the committee meet- ing, a letter of termination was sent to both Floyd Williams and Andrej Jankov on June 23 giving them eight weeks’ notice before they would no longer be granted access to the Club. This was later cut down to just four weeks, meaning July 21 was their final day in post. This decision was
popular coaches at Britain’s smartest tennis club has sparked uproar with allegations of racism and ageism
communicated to members a week later on June 30. Queen’s does not employ tennis coaches directly but permits roughly a dozen licensed coaches to use the facilities as self-em- ployed sub-contractors under the terms of a Facility Licence Agree- ment, for which coaches pay the club £650 a month. I
T was this agreement which the club terminated with Floyd and Andrej, though – as the pair often worked there five days a week – it is reasonable to equate this with dismissal. On July 7, coach Andrej wrote to some of his clients to inform them the club had decided to let him go. ‘The reason given was that “my coaching is not good”,’ he explained in one such email seen by the Daily Mail. It should be stressed, however, that neither
coach agreed to comment or con- tribute directly towards this arti- cle. The news of the coaches’ imminent departures prompted an outpouring of dissatisfaction from members. ‘I have had many coaching ses- sions with Floyd and Andrej and can only support their technique of teaching,’ declared one lady who plays competitive tennis for the club. ‘Having come to this game so late in life, they have helped me correct my style and improve my performance. No one could ever say they are not good coaches.’ Another individual wrote that they had been ‘impressed by the exceptional diligence and profes- sionalism of Andrej in making himself available at almost any time when he was not already booked… often agreeing to play with me or my children at barely half a day’s notice’. This was a sentiment echoed by
numerous others. One member suggested that Andrej’s profes- sionalism was not always dis- played ‘by some other tennis coaches at the club’. Another common complaint was that the decision had been taken ‘without much consultation’. One particularly distraught indi- vidual said: ‘I feel like shouting from the rooftops, MEMBERS’ VIEWS MATTER.’ The chorus of messages, how- ever, clearly fell on deaf ears. For on July 17, just four days before the coaches’ notice period was up, the chairman of Queen’s, Alan Giddens, showed no signs of backing down. ‘While it is clear there are lessons to be learnt with regard to the communication with members,’ he wrote in an email to members, ‘the majority of the Board were nevertheless satisfied that the correct decision had been made.’ In another leaked email, club
CEO Ross Niland claimed: ‘There are a limit to the number of coaches we can have at the club and the issuances of contracts to coaches are based on Lee’s assess- ment of the range and quality of the various coaches available.’ Was this a case of the CEO trying to deflect blame onto Head of Lawn Tennis Lee Childs, or could there perhaps be a more sinister explanation? In an incendiary piece of corre- spondence seen by the Daily Mail, a disturbing new theory was touted. ‘With all the letters of sup- port and confirmation of coaching skills,’ read the email from a mem- ber to the management, ‘it is now not unreasonable to come to the conclusion of the strong possibility that other unspeakable reasons are behind their termination… ‘Regrettably one can understand why Floyd, a black, a very highly qualified coach and Andre a popu- lar LTA Level 4 Eastern European,
Court battle: Dr Floyd Williams has been let go by Queen’s
now strongly feel they are being singled out due to their racial pro- file.’ Such an allegation is calcu- lated to send shivers up spines in the boardroom of The Queen’s Club. But the member who made it didn’t stop there. ‘One look at the coaching pool at QC and one can see clearly it is NOT a reflection, by any stretch of the imagination, of the racially diverse society in London and it will become considerably less representative with Andrej and Floyd removed. ‘I believe that the unfairness and unjustified terminations, the ignoring of the members’ views, and possible exposure risk of alle- gations of racial discrimination and associated negative publicity to the club which could have cata- strophic consequences to QC by us losing sponsors etc leaves me with no option [but] to bring this to the direct attention of the Board and the Trustees. ‘Queen’s Club cannot be put in a position of having its long tradition tarnished.’ A
N email from another mem- ber even suggested that ‘without evidence of a qual- itative assessment process your action appears to have an element of ageism’. Accusations of racism and age- ism were both rebutted in private correspondence. However, The Queen’s Club refused to com- ment when approached by the Daily Mail. But could there be one further sting in the tail of this story? For although the coaches were offi- cially self-employed, they may be viewed as direct employees of the club in a court of law should the case go to tribunal. There is precedent here in the shape of the case of Uber vs Aslam in 2021 in which the Supreme Court ruled that self-employed Uber drivers were in fact ‘workers’ rather than contractors. Could the same be applied to the two tennis coaches, given that they worked at the club regularly? If so, they could be entitled to compensation and could even sue for unfair dismissal. The decision to fire the coaches has emerged as something of an unforced error. The question now is whether the pair will be reinstated, or whether The Queen’s Club will be judged, in the case of these two, to have served a double fault.
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DEAR BEL, MY mum was never maternal. I don’t recall much affection. She just yelled at us, good at smacking too, and beat me when I got brought back after running away for the second time as a child. That was before the first sexual assault by my stepfather (then her boyfriend), which happened later. The atmosphere at home was already dangerous. My mother was open about her affair even though my father was very ill. Her boyfriend would be in the house and I know my father knew. The memory is horrendous. I was Dad’s wee darling and felt it was my fault – because I let it hap- pen. As if I could have changed things. Sometimes Mum could be OK: cook lovely meals and go for walks with us. But after Dad died there were two seri- ous assaults on me and one attempted, and in the end I left home. It was the years of bullying and control and criticism which really did the dam- age. Further education was impossible because there was no support at home. It all led me to an early marriage to a talented man who turned out also to be controlling and bullying. I don’t know whether to try to confront my mother (now very old) and her boy- friend one last time. I haven’t seen her for about ten years, although we do email (a bit awkwardly) once a year or
so. All I want is for him to admit what he did. He did admit it to me once but went on to deny it to my mum. She has viewed me as a liar and troublemaker ever since. When I had my eldest child I was sud- denly very angry – because I loved him so much, how she could she have let it happen to her own child? She should have noticed how I avoided the man. Since she’d been a teacher she should have seen the evidence. At last, I found great happiness with my late second husband. Now it’s summer, that beautiful time of year when my beloved was dying, just a few years ago. That loss (as well as all my bad memo- ries) feels worse because I work hard doing all sorts of jobs to make ends meet but am not able to earn enough. On the plus side my youngest child had her gorgeous first baby a few months ago. I’m going to see them all next week – my son and daughter and four grand- children. All lovely. So I’m not desperate. It’s just that sometimes I get sad about it all. I’ve never had counselling to try to come to terms with the past (I couldn’t afford it). At least I’ve got it off my chest here, and also have a good pal who’s a psychiatrist. Don’t you think sometimes it’s better to talk to friends? Bottle of wine and a packet of fags works mostly . . . DEIRDRE
HIS letter gives me more hope than any politician delivering yet another clichéd speech. Why? Because you provide an essential example of a very important truth – that although we may not be able to change the circumstances of our lives, we are certainly able to put ourselves in charge of how we deal with them, past and present. That means being able to draw meaning from experience and rise above painful truths. That is what your letter reveals to me – and I admire it so much. Reading about your childhood fills me with horror. Nice meals notwithstand- ing, your mother’s behaviour to you wasn’t motherly, was it? Believe me, you are far from being the only reader who has described such a childhood. I assume she was so besotted with her lover she refused to notice his sexual attraction to her daughter. Again, such denial is more common than you’d think. Of course, it’s possible that she didn’t realise – but more likely that she chose blinkers because she was in thrall to the man. It’s a shocker to read that she was a teacher but I’m not entirely surprised. I have encountered many teachers and been close to one, and remember their
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child, should
I confront my
elderly mum
and stepdad?
messy private lives and strange lack of intuition about human nature. It’s disturbing to consider potential consequences. You’ve lived a lifetime with such consequences. Interestingly, you use the word ‘damage’, yet the tone of your email is that of a survivor. You describe the awful scars inflicted on your body and soul – but then immediately reach for the means by which you have countered them. How I wish more people were like that. It’s like waving two
DEAR BEL, I’M in my early 70s, living alone. My old friend (also a grandmother but older) lives hundreds of miles away. We stay in touch by phone and our chats are about daily life, family, health and politics. Now she is raving about a Facebook Kevin Costner fan site. She said she and Kevin had developed an emotional bond and he’d asked her to message him on WhatsApp. Naturally alarm bells were ringing, but she was so girlishly excited I let her talk. She went on to say that poor Kevin was struggling emotionally and finan- cially and unable to com- plete a film, through no
defiant fingers at the pain of the past, and saying: ‘That terrible stuff happened to me, but now I have all this. You avoid words like ‘trauma’ but acknowledge sadness. Thank goodness for that honesty and wisdom. Having found great happiness with your second husband, you are still feeling your bereavement acutely. It’s a time when you might have longed for support from your mother. But what matters is that you are close to your two children and
fault of his own. I tried to be diplomatic, but had to warn her this was a scam. I told her not to have any more contact or give her details, and especially not to send money. She grew angry, saying I was too cynical to understand, and ended our call. I sent her a link to one of the other bogus Facebook Kevin Costner fan sites but haven’t heard back. This seems to be a problem for people of all ages. With emotions involved it’s hard to argue with someone who is utterly convinced their online contact with someone famous is genuine. Do you have any advice?
HELEN
rejoice in the grandchildren. You always seem to reach for the ‘plus side’ and (from reading your longer letter) I believe you have the strength to find it. S
HOULD you talk to your mother and stepfather? What would be the point? You heard his admission once, then had to endure her denial and abuse, which must have redou- bled your pain. Why leave yourself open to that all over again? It
VERY day we are presented with examples of how the internet is making life so much worse. Yes, it’s unbelievably useful for most of us and it’s now hard to imagine what we’d do without it – but has it really made life better? For me the jury is still out. You give just one example of what can be seen when we lift the stone of the internet and observe what’s crawling beneath it. Scamming gullible women is, of course, nothing compared with the pornography, violence, perversion, incitements to suicide, lies and hatred that are spread every second everywhere. Still, that unscrupulous individuals should bother to set up dishonest iden- tities to deceive and extort… sickening. Your poor friend is probably feeling lonely. Maybe she remembers hand- some Kevin in Dances With Wolves or Bull Durham or maybe more recently as John Dutton in Yellowstone. Many
doesn’t sound like you hate her so I’d leave it alone. Sometimes subjecting yourself to therapy can be helpful. But, equally, it’s often best to look in the mirror and say: ‘Time to crack on, my girl!’ That seems to be your style, even though life’s not rosy. Yes, cherish what’s lovely and talk to friends. I can’t think of many things I’d like more than to share a bottle of wine and a packet of fags (well, not so much those) with you, Deirdre. Works for me too.
people fantasise about stars. Many also crave attention – and glamour, too. It’s easy to understand such emotions and dreams – but not her extraordinary naivety. She obviously didn’t want to hear the truth. I suspect that might be because she had already sent ‘Kevin’ a donation to help him through his difficulties. Perhaps she felt embarrassed and foolish when she received evidence that such sites are a scam. That is to hope for the best. If I were you, I would try telephoning her again and driving home your point. Don’t give up. If she still won’t listen, you might even have to sacrifice this long friendship by intervening, even if she says that she will never speak to you again. I would try to contact one of her family to alert them to what is going on. She cannot be allowed to fall prey to wicked liars and thieves, since the conse- quences for her living standards and her health could be dire. Good luck with your mission to help.
FINALLY
a lifetime to feel renewed
WHEN I recently signed off to go on holiday I said: ‘I hope to be able to relax.’ It was a high-activity, sporty family break which I’ll soon be writing about for the Mail’s inspiring travel pages. But I can happily report that I did relax – by doing nothing at all for the whole week, except hang out with my daughter, drink cocktails and devour four novels in the excellent Frieda Klein series by Nicci French. Bliss! Our usual holiday choices involve culture. I require art, history and churches – the more the better. Though I dislike walking I’ll always go the extra mile if there’s going to be an art gallery at the end of it. So this holiday reminded me how refreshing it is to make a change in your habits. It’s a cliché, I know, but more useful than I realised. It’s made me reflect on the benefits of breaking out of habits. As the nutrition gurus say, if you’ve always eaten break- fast cereal in the morning, make that one change (try a simple egg, or fruit and yoghurt, for example) and not only will it be better for you, you will also feel energised. Go for a walk leaving your phone behind. Instead of lounging by the pool in your holiday resort, check the locality and go to see some- thing – anything. Read a book! Buy a newspaper! If you always go on doing what you’ve always done there’s a risk you’ll end up boring yourself. So try to make one change this week. Anyway, I came back, refreshed, to your lovely emails. Thank you for sympa- thising with me, showing appreciation for my work, and also sharing my sadness and outrage at the murder of Ann Widdecombe. I’m so grateful for all that fellow feeling.
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÷ BEL answers readers’ questions on emotional and relationship problems each week. Write to Bel Mooney, Daily Mail, 9 Derry Street, London W8 5HY, or email bel.mooney@dailymail.co.uk. Names are changed to protect identities. Bel reads all letters but regrets she cannot enter into personal correspondence.
Daily Mail, Saturday, July 25, 2026
A new ketamine drug that costs just £10 is so powerful it’s leaving the young women who use it conscious but entirely paralysed – and easy prey for sex attackers
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ECKY’S descent began when her partner of several years – the father of her two children, aged three and five – left her for another woman. ‘The isolation and grief set in,’ explains the 28-year-old nurse practitioner. She began drinking heavily, polishing off up to three- quarters of a bottle of brandy most nights, but her shift pat- tern in healthcare meant she couldn’t risk turning up to work smelling of alcohol. So, she switched to the drug ketamine because it was more difficult for her bosses to detect, buying it for the first time after a chance encounter in a bar with a man she had once helped with a medical issue. ‘I wanted something that would knock me out cold on my off days but wouldn’t leave a scent or show up on a basic workplace screening,’ she says.
‘I wanted to get off my head, to switch off my anger and buzzing brain, but I needed to remain completely undetectable.’ For four or five weeks, working a three-days-on, three-days-off rota, Becky used the drug at the end of her gruelling shift. ‘I was highly functional on the surface, but completely out of control underneath,’ she recalls. Twice she drove under its influ- ence and crashed into parked cars, fleeing both scenes rather than risk a drugs test that could end her career. Then came a batch of the drug that changed everything. She took it in the dealer’s house, and it hit her like a ton of bricks, more powerfully than she could possi- bly have imagined. ‘I was fully conscious,’ she recalls. ‘I could see, hear, and pro- cess everything happening around me. But I couldn’t move a single muscle. It was the physical equiv- alent of being trapped in a con- crete block — awake, but entirely paralysed.’ Horrifyingly, Becky’s dealer sexually assaulted her while she was chemically ‘pinned down’ in this way by the drug. ‘He knew exactly what he was doing,’ she says. He later told her, without remorse, that he regularly sold that particular blend of ketamine to young girls to knock them out and assault them. He warned her not to go to the police – and Becky knew she was powerless to report him for fear of losing her job. In the aftermath, she suffered a complete breakdown. ‘I was racked with PTSD and a crushing guilt that made me feel like I had aided and abetted my own assault,’ she says. Worse, she could have taken an overdose, she says, and ‘my three and five-year- olds would have lost their mother’. She told no one at work, and her colleagues assumed she had taken time off because of the stress of her relationship breaking down. W
HAT Becky did not know when she took some of that batch of ketamine was that it had been doctored with a poten- tially lethal tranquiliser called medetomidine that is used by vets. A tranquiliser 200 times more powerful and longer lasting than another sedative, xylazine, that is more commonly mixed into ketamine. She was the victim of a deeply disturbing new trend that is put- ting huge numbers of youngsters at risk. Because more and more batches of ketamine – already a highly dangerous and addictive drug whose use among 16 to 24-year-olds has more than tri- pled since 2016 – are being ‘cut’ with medetomidine and being sold on the street, often as ‘Rhino Ket’ or ‘Rhino Tranq’. Such is the concern at Manches- ter University about the develop- ment that a recent student news-
Barbour
letter issued a stark warning: it said ‘multiple samples’ of keta- mine circulating in the city had been confirmed by a laboratory at the drugs testing research facility Mandrake to be contaminated with medetomidine. The newsletter added: ‘Man- drake states that medetomidine is a potent sedative used by vets on large animals... When com- bined with ketamine, it can cause extreme and prolonged sedation that may be fatal, and it can also leave you extremely vulnerable and at increased risk of sexual assault or robbery.’ L
IKEWISE, Wirral Ways, a
drug and alcohol service for
those living on the Wirral,
Merseyside, issued an alert,
warning that when mixed with
ketamine, medetomidine can
cause extreme sedation, breath-
ing difficulties, and a much higher
risk of overdose and death.
Becky’s terrifying experience of
the new drug is one of an ever-
increasing num-
ber of cases.
Mark , 20, a
trainee account-
ant from Altrin-
cham, Greater
Manchester,
working for one
of the ‘Big Six’
accountancy
firms, represents
a different but
equally telling
p i c t u r e :
t h e
ambitious young
professional for
whom drugs, not
alcohol, have
become the dis-
creet currency of a hard-partying
social circle.
‘In my world, and among my
mates, there has been a massive
shift away from booze to drugs,’
Mark says. ‘It’s a purely logistical
choice. You don’t get a hangover,
you can perform at your desk the
next morning, the police don’t
pull you over because you don’t
smell of alcohol.’
He had used cocaine and ecstasy
before and believed himself
‘streetwise’ enough to know his
limits. Then he came across Rhino
Ket – offered for the same price as
normal ketamine (about £10-£20 a
gram) on a night out in Hale, the
wealthy Manchester suburb
favoured by Premier League foot-
ballers. ‘I assumed it was just
street hyperbole,’ he says.
It was not. Mark took the drug
in a bar, then got behind the wheel
of his car to drive himself and two
friends home.
‘I didn’t even make it out of the
area,’ he says. ‘It hit me like a
sledgehammer. I could physically
RISE OF THE
feel my brain shut-
ting down and
going under.’
He collapsed at
the wheel. The car
veered off the road
a n d
s m a s h e d
through a hedge
into a field, the
impact shattering
the windscreen and
leaving deep lacera-
tions across his face.
His friends, terri-
fied that calling an
ambulance would
mean a police drugs test and the
end of his career before it had
begun, instead called another
friend to drag Mark’s unconscious
body from the wreckage and drive
him away minutes before emer-
gency services arrived.
He spent the night passed out
on a friend’s floor. ‘I could have
flatlined right there on his carpet,
and nobody would have known
what to do,’ he says. ‘I thought I
was a clever, middle-class kid who could outsmart the system and work hard, play hard. I’m 20 years old, and I almost let a £10 powder put me in the ground.’ The next morning, he walked back to his crashed car, now sur- rounded by police, and lied that a deer had bolted into the road. ‘Between the cuts on my face and my hands shaking, I looked
like a nervous wreck, but some- how they let me leave,’ he says. It was only when his parents noticed something was deeply wrong that Mark broke down and told them the truth. They called Lancashire-based psychotherapist and addictions counsellor Steve Pope that same day – and discovered he was treat- ing a wave of Rhino Ket victims
RHINO KET
across the county. Among them is Becky, the nurse mentioned ear- lier who had once worked along- side Steve in a professional capac- ity, supporting other addicts across Lancashire. ‘The irony is heavy,’ she says. ‘Now I’m the one sitting on the other side of the desk.’ She now sees him two or three times a week, working through
not just the addiction but the trauma and the horrifying realisa- tion of what could have happened to her and her children. As for Mark, he says the dealers are utterly ruthless in handing out this lethal concoction. ‘This drug is a literal roulette wheel,’ he says. ‘It isn’t standard- ised. The dealers might know they have an extra-strong batch, but
don’t care who lives or dies.’ He has learned during therapy that in Manchester and Blackpool, the ketamine market is increasingly controlled by Albanian and Romanian syndicates, with sto- ries circulating of family homes of addicts being firebombed over unpaid debts of a few hundred pounds, and of one couple who begged a local dealer to stop sell-
ing to their son – only to have every window in their house smashed the next night. Rhino Ket cases were virtually unheard of until late last year. Yet Steve Pope’s caseload of con- firmed cases in just one corner of Lancashire has now passed 60. ‘It’s growing exponentially,’ he says. ‘It’s not a slow creep any- more. It’s rapid and terrifying.’ That growth accelerated further with the World Cup, as boozy group gatherings around matches became a new flashpoint for the drug. One of the most alarming elements of the trend is how young many of the victims are – some of Steve’s worst cases involve teenagers who had no idea what they were taking at all. E
MMA, a straight-A, Year-11
student in Lytham St
Annes, with a clear ambi-
tion to become a veterinary
nurse, shared a small bag of what
she believed was ketamine with
three friends in a park this April
which she bought for under £10.
I t
h a d
b e e n
c u t
w i t h
medetomidine.
‘It was literally hundreds of
times stronger,’ says Steve. ‘Just
one tiny line each – it costs the
same as ketamine, looks the same
– but Emma and all her friends
were put into a virtual coma.’
Emma has no memory of how
she became separated from her
friends, all of whom were left sim-
ilarly incapacitated.
‘She wakes up in the corner of
the park, pants around her
ankles,’ Steve says.
‘Her friends weren’t there — pre-
sumably also hit for six by this
stuff. She was a virgin before. No
sexual experience.’
Emma woke up dishevelled, with
bruises all over her body, in the
park with no clear memory of the
attack and could not identify any-
one who had been with her. Her parents chose not to involve the police, instead pursuing what Steve calls ‘a more healing, gentle process’ through private therapy. Three months on, she still expe- riences flashbacks and panic attacks. ‘A single line has left my life in tatters, my future gone,’ she says. Two further teenage cases illustrate how indiscriminately the drug is spreading. Anna, 16, from nearby Leyland, had bought ketamine from the same dealer for about a year with- out incident — until a tainted batch just before Christmas hit her so hard she has no memory of attacking a stranger in the street, for which she was arrested. Last month, a second contami- nated batch overwhelmed her so completely that she threw herself from a second-floor window at her home with no memory of doing so; she is now recovering in Black- pool Victoria Hospital with two broken arms and a fractured ankle. ‘This stuff’s rocket-fuel,’ she says. ‘Anyone out there doing ket has to know this stuff ’s
around now. It’s not ket at all.’
Then there is Ryan, just 14, who
believed he was taking plain keta-
mine at a friend’s party.
He has no memory of leaving. He
was found at 2am wandering
along the hard shoulder of the
M55, until a passing driver
stopped and stayed with him
until help arrived. The drug is
also making its mark on the pro-
fessional classes.
‘We’ve had two accountants, a
trainee lawyer and four semi-pro-
fessional footballers come
through in the last few months
alone,’ says Steve.
He has also seen cases in the
armed forces and the care indus-
try, as the drug embeds itself in
what he calls ‘middle-class subur-
bia where they don’t know how
strong it is. A tiny amount puts
people flat on their back.’
There have also been two medi-
cal students – a particular worry,
he adds: ‘They understand the
chemistry, they think that gives
them some control over it.
‘But it flattens them exactly the
same way — we’ve had them
found in a coma, face down on the
pavement.’
Medetomidine first appeared in
the UK as a cutting agent for her-
oin, fentanyl and xylazine, before
crossing into the ketamine supply,
where it is now mixed in to bulk
out the product and intensify its
sedative punch.
C
RUCIALLY, its effects are not reversed by naloxone, the drug paramedics rely on to revive opioid overdoses — meaning a user who has taken too much is, in Steve’s words, ‘beyond help’. In January, the Government confirmed it was accepting advice to control medetomidine as a Class C drug. Yet Steve Pope says the Class C classification is not
enough. ‘Being Class C rather than Class A means the gangs see it as low risk, but also more mar- ketable to recreational users who want a high without the risk of a Class A drug.’ Drug awareness and health ser- vices tell users who insist on tak- ing ketamine to test it beforehand – kits to detect medetomidine in ketamine cost around £15 from UK Drug Testing. But as Steve points out, ‘kids paying £5 or £10 a bag won’t pay for those’. This truly is a growing crisis, he warns. ‘What strikes me most is how quickly medetomidine appears capable of dismantling a person’s life, whatever their age or background,’ he says. ‘Predicted good grades, a good job, a nice house — none of it protects you. ‘This drug removes awareness, destroys judgment, erases mem- ory, and creates a level of vulnera- bility that can be exploited in minutes. By the time many people realise what has happened, the opportunity to protect them- selves has already passed. We know the avalanche is coming.’
T
Hanrahan – who leaves behind a young wife, Roseann, and a one- year-old daughter at his home in Braintree, Essex – was a member of a ‘travelling conman fraud group’ and had entered America illegally after being denied a visa. The FBI, which is leading a fed- eral taskforce to tackle these criminals, considers the menace posed by ruthless cowboy build- ers from the British Isles to be so serious – they’ve earned many mil- lions of dollars – that it has desig- nated them a ‘transnational organised crime group’. Such groups, composed of Irish or UK nationals who enter the US illegally or on tourist visas which they then out-stay, have been operating for years but all too often have gone undetected. Court documents related to them have described ‘Irish Travel- lers’ as ‘a traditionally nomadic ethnic minority indigenous to Ire- land, distinct from the majority Irish population’. A
HE vinyl cladding on the exterior walls of retired fireman George Barr’s Philadelphia home remains only half-finished, a stark testament to the sudden and calamitous breakdown of relations between the owner and his builder. Neither of them is now in a position to complete the work. Barr, a recently widowed 75-year-old Vietnam veteran who lived alone in the house, is currently behind bars facing a murder charge. And Salis Hanrahan, a British national of Irish traveller descent whom Barr had hired to put up the cladding, is now dead after the other man allegedly shot him following a heated confrontation over money on July 8. Barr – who’d reportedly lived in the house for 45 years – would hardly be the first person in the history of home improvement to fall out with a workman but, by all accounts, this had been an association that was always going to end badly. The US Department of Homeland Security says that 20-year-old
CCORDING to the US Jus- tice Department, the con- men – who hide behind myriad false names and fake busi- nesses – travel around towns and states targeting elderly, or other- wise vulnerable, homeowners. Their modus operandi is to get their foot in the door by offering to do a minor repair for a low price and exploiting what a lawyer who has represented some of them has called the ‘Irish blarney’, a mix of engaging friendliness and charm- ing flattery that has enchanted generations of Americans. They then escalate the repairs that are needed – all of them fraudulent – to wring as much money as they can from their vic- tims, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time. Victims say the charm often gives way to aggression and threats if they’re crossed. Their actual building work will be sub-standard and unnecessary – sometimes repairing damage they’ve surreptitiously caused themselves. Once paid in full, they leave with the job unfinished. Such unlicensed conmen are, of course, a long-established hazard in the UK. But now it appears that one of them has discovered in the most brutal way imaginable that employing the same deceitful tactics in a country with the world’s highest rate of gun owner- ship carries the risk of matters escalating disastrously. According to reports, Barr – whose wife, Angela, died last year
Leonard
IN NEW YORK
aged 62 – shot Hanrahan inside his house with a rifle with a bayonet attached to its muzzle – possibly a relic of his service in Vietnam. Police said Hanrahan and his team were installing vinyl clad- ding on the modest 1,200sq ft, £190,000 home in the Roxborough neighbourhood of the so-called ‘City of Brotherly Love’ when, at around 2pm, Hanrahan staggered out of the house moments after workmen heard the sounds of an angry argument inside. He collapsed on the pavement with a gunshot wound to the chest and was later pronounced dead in hospital. Philadelphia police captain James Kimrey said the workmen ‘heard arguments or some kind of commotion inside and then they found the boss outside’. A witness – who initially thought Hanrahan, who had blood drip- ping from his mouth, had injured himself with a nail gun – said Barr left his home while Hanrahan was lying on the ground and took his dog for a walk. He was arrested on his return. Police found bloodstains leading out of the property and, inside the house, a rifle and ammunition laid out in full view. They also report- edly discovered a builder’s invoice for $70,000 (£52,350). The typical cost of cladding such a house has been estimated at £12,000. A neighbour told the Daily Mail that Barr had been charged a $5,000 down payment by Hanra- han who then ‘every day’ asked for more money. Tensions had further escalated when the pensioner found unexplained damage to his roof, said the neighbour. ‘He called his brother a couple of days ago saying [the workers] put a hole in his roof, his brother told him to get them off the property and I guess that’s when the dispute happened,’ said the neighbour. ‘He has lived here for 45 years, no issues with anybody. He is a great guy. He lost his wife about a year ago. He’s nice.’ Another neighbour said Barr was affable but extremely private and rarely let anyone into his home. A friend told the Mail: ‘All he does is walk his dog, help his neighbours, and attend neighbourhood events.
Charged: George Barr allegedly shot the builder dead at his property in Philadelphia, left
rip off homeowners with overpriced, shoddy work usually just get away with it. In America, gangs who’ve flown across the Atlantic to target the elderly have been designated ‘transnational organised crime groups’ – and one ringleader ‘was shot dead’ by a Vietnam vet wielding a rifle with bayonet attached
He’s a peaceful man who was put in a bad situation.’ Last Friday, Barr was arraigned on charges of murder, possession of an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person. It isn’t clear if he has offered a plea but he may do so at a hearing on Monday. His family and his lawyer have declined to
discuss the case. Hanrahan’s body was repatriated to the UK and more than 100 mourners gathered on Tuesday this week as it arrived at a west London funeral parlour, releasing bal- loons and flares, and holding placards reading ‘RIP Salis’. Online expressions of sympathy and support for George Barr have
predictably incensed Hanrahan’s friends and loved ones. Hanra- han’s sister Lisa-Marie posted a picture of Barr online and wrote: ‘The scum that took my baby brother lord pls why us.’ Paddy Hanrahan, a relative, wrote on Facebook: ‘Please look at the evil in he’s [sic] face. He couldn’t even give a reason why he
Entered US illegally: Salis Hanrahan, who leaves behind wife Roseann, above, and daughter aged one
done it. He cold-bloodedly killed him for nothing.’ On petition website Change.org, his supporters have demanded ‘swift American justice’ for the dead man. ‘Salis was simply there with his family business delivering on a contract,’ says the petition, which
is addressed to President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance, and which claims Hanra- han has been the victim of anti-Romani discrimination. The petition challenges claims that Barr ever served in Vietnam or worked as a fireman, accusing the media of overlooking a fel-
ony conviction he received in 1981 for aggravated assault and simple assault. However, Tommy McKiernan, the vice president of the Philadel- phia firefighter’s union, said Barr had been a long-serving fire- fighter – joining in 1989 and retir- ing in 2015. He said: ‘He was an
exceptional firefighter and this [the shooting] is something that’s way out of character for him. I don’t know if he was diag- nosed with PTSD from Vietnam but it’s likely something from being a firefighter, maybe a com- bination of the two. ‘I’ve never seen him angry or argumentative. He was in control. That was not his character to get mad or confrontational.’ M
CKIERNAN said the only time he’d ever seen Barr get angry was when a fel- low fireman got killed on the job. The Daily Mail was able to con- firm that Barr served in the regu- lar army from 1969 to 1971 and for a further 11 years in the reserves and National Guard. The Hanrahan case has high- lighted a fraud which Todd Spodek, a New York defence law- yer who has represented half a dozen alleged Traveller conmen, said has become ‘very rampant’ in the US and involved ‘hun- dreds’ of criminals. Several of his clients had been accused of mak- ing millions of dollars from the fraud, he said. He told the Daily Mail the con- men targeted the north-eastern US states because the region has so many Irish-Americans, who are often naturally drawn to the thickly accented Travellers, espe- cially when they’ll turn up with gifts from the ‘old country’. He said the frauds are sophisti- cated and take time to set up. While the groups will sometimes cold call potential victims offering a ‘free estimate’ for work on their home, they also set up websites packed with glowing reviews (all fabricated) and wait for home- owners to come to them with a leaking roof or broken stair. ‘The Irish culture has a very charming and nice feel to it, and particularly for the elderly,’ he said. ‘You can imagine someone who’s third generation American but has Irish blood and now they suddenly have this really charm- ing contractor, who comes with a shamrock in their hand and a six- pack of Guinness. And who knows the town where they come from and tells them, “You remind me of my grandma” blah, blah, blah. You know, it works.’ FBI investigators say that as well as using such classic cowboy builder tactics as exaggerating the danger from minor cracks in the foundations, the conmen have sometimes resorted to more extreme measures like buying dead rats from pet shops and throwing them into a house’s crawl spaces to create a non-ex- istent pest infestation. Spodek said the conmen typically carry out an initial small construction job competently, not only to build up trust with the homeowner but also because, if they’re prosecuted, ‘if actual work was done, it’s a lot easier to defend these cases as just shoddy con- struction – which is not a crime’. The swindlers have in the past proved elusive because they keep moving around and manage to conceal their real identities and
their earnings. They like to laun- der the vast sums they’ve tricked out of Americans by buying gold jewellery, diamonds and super-ex- pensive Rolex watches which they can then smuggle back to Ireland and the UK. Their family mem- bers have even been seen flaunt- ing their ill-gotten gains online. However, the US authorities are catching up with them. Last November, Elijah Gavin, a 29-year- old British man who’d fled to America after absconding from a jail in Northern Ireland, was given a four-year sentence for his role in a travelling conman group that tricked victims out of more than $1 million. Gavin, who was described by his lawyers as a member of a family of Irish Travellers, had previous con- victions for violence and burglary, and had been awaiting trial on a fraud charge in Northern Ireland. His victims in the US included a New York church and a 78-year-old Rhode Island widow who was ‘fraudulently induced’ to pay more than $850,000 for ‘unnecessary foundation and basement repairs’. The same month, Dubliner John O’Brien, 28, agreed to plead guilty to fraud in a Rhode Island court after being charged with cheating New England homeowners out of at least $1.5million. Leslie Schuster, a university professor, almost became one of his patsies after she hired him to repair her front steps. He soon told her that her house was subsiding. ‘I am a woman with a PhD, but he worked me,’ she told the Boston Globe. ‘The pressure was really intense – the danger to my house.’ B
UT, after getting a second
opinion from a reputable
builder who told her she
didn’t need to do anything, she
rejected O’Brien’s offer to
repair part of her basement for
‘just’ $30,000.
In March this year, a civil court in
Massachusetts ordered two Irish
nationals – Michael McInerney
and Crystel O’Reilly – to forfeit the
$70,000 and two Rolex watches
that police discovered in their car
after stopping them in traffic in
January 2024. The cash had been
stuffed inside two white socks.
The court also found they were
in the US illegally and didn’t even
possess driving licences.
Officers had identified McIner-
ney as a suspected member of a
travelling conman fraud group
and later discovered a 75-year-old
local man had given him nearly
$200,000 for work on a property
that was never finished.
A 78-year-old resident said
McInerney charged him $80,000
for building work that should
have cost only $30,000.
Spodek doesn’t believe that the
grim fate of Salis Hanrahan will
deter fellow members of the
‘travelling conman fraud group’,
describing it as an ‘anomaly’.
It may, however, make Americans
more aware of the dangers when
they next need a job done on
their home.
Additional reporting:
Daniel Bates
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experience more attainable. Skippered
charters typically start around £7,500
per week (or £11,100 for fully crewed
experiences, including a chef), with
boats accommodating three to
six cabins.
This puts the per-person rate on a
par with a luxury hotel and
makes it a good deal in
premium destinations
like the British Virgin
Islands; charters
with The Moorings
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over year.
Once onboard,
the experience
is personalised
with customised
itineraries, flexi-
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and plenty of free-
dom to explore pri-
vate coves and hidden
beaches inaccessible to
larger cruises.
One especially fun option is
The Moorings’ new La Paz destination
in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, called ‘The
World’s Aquarium’ by Jacques
Cousteau, with a dizzying amount of
marine life, including whale sharks,
dolphins and whales.
BOOK IT: moorings.com
CRUISE DIFFERENTLY
LATELY, there has been a trend in
ultra-luxury hotel brands such as
Ritz-Carlton, Orient Express and
Four Seasons to roll out their own
‘yachts’, which are actually more like
small cruise ships.
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Its fleet of sleek ships comes with
sunbathing spots, swimming
platforms, on-deck hot-tubs and water
sports equipment.
Because of the nifty size of
the vessels, guests can be easily
dropped off in ports for
relaxed, unstructured
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come back and forth
as they please,
without worrying
about tenders
and timings.
A week’s cruise
starts from the
enticing price
of £1,842, which
includes break-
fast, two dinners,
airport transfers in
Croatia and all
excursions, but no
international flights.
BOOK IT: unforgettable
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ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS
THESE days, luxury isn’t always about
white gloves, gold taps and silver
service. Sometimes, it’s all about rare
and special experiences.
That’s where a trip to the Arctic
comes in. Despite being hard to reach
and typically expensive, it’s not
thought of as a traditionally luxurious
destination but does deliver non-stop
‘luxury’ in the form of a one-of-
a-kind adventure.
Ice-cave expeditions, dog sledding,
snowmobiling and chasing the
Northern Lights – it’s all here.
Open all year round in Longyearbyen,
one of the world’s northernmost
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a self-guided walking
tour makes the most of
the country’s zeitgeist
and affordability.
Spend seven days walking
the sacred Kumano Kodo
Pilgrimage, one of the
world’s only two UNES -
CO-awarded pilgrimage routes
(the other being Spain’s Camino
de Santiago).
This pilgrimage winds through
forested trails, peaceful country-
side and tranquil shrines. It’s
truly an only-in-Japan experience,
where you’ll stay in onsen
(thermal hot springs) hotels and
small family-run inns that seem
unchanged by time.
The trip is arranged by Walk
Japan, which has been in
operation since the 1990s, but
because it’s a self-
guided trip, it’s
economical, starting
from £1,165pp for
six nights with
all accommodation
and most meals
included, but not
international flights.
BOOK IT: walk
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considered by
most to be a once-
in-a-lifetime expe-
rience – the stuff of
honeymoons or first
big retiree trips, but
it’s hard to find a
luxury safari that doesn’t
break the bank. Most tour
operators quote around
£5,000pp as a luxury starting
point, but one way to get around
this is to join a small, scheduled
group safari.
It will not be quite
as luxurious in the
traditional sense,
but you’re still
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getting the luxury of the safari experience. With a maximum of around eight people on the trip, Timbuktu Travel has a small group safari for six nights through Kenya’s safari hotspot. It covers the capital, Nairobi, as well as Lake Nakuru, in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, famous for its flocks of flamingos, and the Masai Mara, one of the most acclaimed safari destinations and site of the wildebeest Great Migration. The hotels on this trip are three or four-star and perfectly com- fortable and stylish (nothing ultra-premium, though). Guests travel via road transfer, which is cheaper than flying, as those safari plane transfers can add to the cost quickly. Rates start from £2,165pp, excluding international flights. BOOK IT: timbuktutravel.com AFRICA’S BEST-KEPT SECRET THERE’S also the option of going on a ‘green-season’ safari, sometimes thought of as Africa’s best-kept secret. This is in the off- season, in Africa’s warm, rainy months (roughly Novem- ber to June, depending on the region). It’s a lot less busy than dur- ing the dry season, which can provide better sightings as animals congregate around watering holes. However, green season has charms of its own, with vibrant
flora, water activities, excellent birdwatching and the chance to witness the calving season. Prices are still not cheap, but they’re decent value for a premium safari. For example, Enduata Camps in Tanzania offers full-board and game packages with prices per person starting from £381 per night in the green season, which is a solid discount compared to starting rates in the high season of £605 per night. Ganders Travel has a new open- ing offer for four nights at Enduata Camps’ Wakati Camp, which opened in the Serengeti in January, starting from £3,500pp in April or May, which is not bad considering it includes international and inter- nal flights, transfers, fees, meals, drinks and game drives. BOOK IT: ganderstravel.com A CASTLE OF ONE’S OWN SHARED cost often equates to better value, so if you can manage to get your group of friends and family out of the group chat and into the real world, your money can go a long way in securing some really interesting travel deals. One idea is the impressive Baronial Mansion, offered by Oliver’s Travels in the Scottish Highlands (you fly to Inverness). Sleeping ten in five bedrooms, this 1890s abode has all the tartan-and-velvet-trimmed trap- pings of an aristocratic ancestral
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shrines on the Kumano
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castle, including suites with four-poster beds, a billiards room with an open fireplace, croquet and badminton grounds, and direct access to the River Averon, which is teeming with salmon and trout for anglers among the party. Rates start at £2,101 per week, so from £30pp per night, which is a downright steal to be the laird or lady of the manor for a week. BOOK IT: oliverstravels.com ITALIAN SUPERCARS
LUXURY driving trips –
either group or self-guided
ones in swish supercars –
have grown in popularity
lately, but their price tag
can hardly be called
reasonable. One way to get
this high- octane excite-
ment on a budget is with
Your Custom Journey, an
I t a l y - b a s e d
b e s p o k e
travel company.
Rather than joining an
expensive trip or hiring a
supercar for an entire day,
travellers can experience
driving one in Maranello, in
the region of Emilia-
Romagna, known as the
home of Ferrari, for less
than £100.
It’s just a 10km drive, but
it gets you behind the
wheel of a Ferrari Califor-
nia or Ferrari 458 Italia,
and the drive can also be
woven into a stay in Bolo-
gna or Modena with a trip
to the Ferrari Museum.
BOOK IT: yourcustom
journey.com
CARIBBEAN CORKER
BECAUSE many islands have to
import so many resources, the
Caribbean can be expensive
(we’re looking at you, St Barts,
and Turks and Caicos).
However, some islands boast
more bang for your buck,
especially when you forgo the
big-hitting social media darlings
for something a bit less buzzy and
busy. Enter the Caribbean’s
so-called ‘Nature Island’ of
Dominica, which is refreshingly
low-key, largely remaining free of
major development.
The place to stay is Green
Globe-certified and extremely
luxurious Secret Bay, which is
made up of 27 high-design
residences hewn from sustainably
sourced hardwoods and outfitted
with private plunge pools and
misty jungle views.
Secret Bay’s Summer By Nature
offer (valid until October 31)
rewards visitors with 30 per cent
off villa stays when you travel
outside of peak season and also
includes a good selection of guided
island experiences and tours.
For example, a two-person villa
starts at £666 per night, including
round-trip airport transfers, daily
breakfast, welcome dinner, night
snorkelling, and waterfall and
river excursions. This is for a
minimum four-night stay, but
excludes international flights.
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performers hanging from their saddles – and me holding my breath – as well as sword-fighting convincing enough to have the kids nervously asking, ‘Is this real?’ This was the ‘The Trusty Steed’, one of five shows at the new park. And it had the
kids open-mouthed with awe from the get-go. I found myself rooting for the plucky young female warrior and cheering along as she hit the target in the jousting display, shattering her wooden lance. It is the sole daytime show to be performed at the Tribune, an 8,000- seat venue that has been the setting for the night-time shows entitled ‘Kynren – An Epic Tale of England’ every summer now for the past ten years. Not only has this show won multiple awards, it has also, crucially, contrib- uted £65.5million to the local economy, providing important jobs. Bishop Auck- land is an ex-coal mining town and it has been down on its luck since collieries closed in the mid-20th century. The rest of our day was spent together – unusual for us at a theme park. At no point was a child refused entry for being too short. At no stage did Douglas turn green. Instead, we made our way around the other venues, following the ‘show schedule’ provided to visitors. S
ITTING on benches for ‘Legend of the Wear’, and facing a convincing construction of a 12th-century river- side village, we learned the legend of the Lambton Worm, a serpent-like creature said to reside in the River Wear. It was slightly tricky to follow, with per- formers frantically crossing the wide stage, climbing at speed up buildings and leaping into the water, but the kids were wowed by the water jets, which erupted to a rousing orchestral soundtrack featuring Northumbrian smallpipes. We were even more dazzled by the 2,500- seat Lost Feather arena, designed to look like an eagle’s nest and hosting a show featuring 250 birds. There were ravens, vultures, parrots and owls, although sadly the birds struggled to follow the script. The sea eagle flew off after only a brief appearance and there were several gaps where music played but no birds were seen (possibly just a teething problem). Our favourite daytime show was ‘Land of the Vikings’. Here we encoun- tered booming drums, roaring fires and a longship broken in half. The kids were intrigued and full of questions, dazzled by the fight scenes. Our day ended with the evening show, which crammed the last 2,000 years of English history into a spectacu- lar 90- minute performance. Featuring a cast of 1,000 volunteers, it romped along from Boudicca to Shakespeare, King Arthur’s Round Table to the famous Christmas Day kickabouts of World War I.
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There were flaming arrows fired in the Battle of Hastings, Viking ships torching a Saxon village, flocks of sheep and geese, and equestrian stunts that ran the gamut from jousting target practice to a performer being dragged along by a horse. Not only thrilling, it proved emotional too, the sky darkening around us as we watched dozens of men trudging off into a coal mine never to return. By the time Land of Hope and Glory was blasting out beneath fireworks and a vast Union Jack was being unfurled, I was practically weeping. Rollercoasters? I’d forgotten all about them.
TRAVEL FACTS ‘KYNREN – The Storied Lands’ is open Tuesday–Sunday from July 18 to September 12; adult admission £30, £20 for children (under-threes free). ‘Kynren – An Epic Tale of England’ runs every Saturday night from July 18 to September 12 plus Friday, August 21 and Friday, September 4; tickets from £30pp (kynren.com). Stay at The Clarence, an elegant Edwardian house sleeping eight; from £518 for three nights, self-catering, for a family of four (aucklandproject.org).
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ski resorts measured
success in snowfall.
Today, as temperatures
soar and winter becomes
less predictable, they are
finding it in sunshine.
Alpine resorts once dependent
on skiing are reinventing them-
selves to attract tourists from
May to August. Here’s our guide.
BEST FOR ACTIVE FAMILIES
Lech, Austria
THIS pretty village has developed
one of the most comprehensive
summer programmes in the Alps.
The Lech Card is one of the best-
value summer passes because it
gives access to mountain lifts,
buses, guided walks, kayaking, can-
yoning and archery. If one parent
buys a card (from £40 for two days),
children aged 14 and under receive
one free.
HOW TO DO IT: Three nights at Hotel
Gotthard from £747 B&B in a
double room, incl two adult four-
day Lech Cards (gotthard.at).
London-Innsbruck returns from
£226 (easyjet.com).
BEST FOR CYCLISTS
Saalbach, Austria
FEW Alpine resorts
have embraced
four-season tour-
ism as wholeheart-
edly as Saalbach,
where mountain
biking is the big
draw. Located just
over an hour’s
drive from Salz-
burg airport, Saal-
bach has created
one of Europe’s
most extensive
lift-served biking
networks.
Repurposed to
carry mountain
bikes, lifts link it to
neighbouring vil-
lages Hinterglemm, Leogang and
Fieberbrunn. Expect gentle forest
trails, technical downhill runs and
flow trails (designed especially for
cruising down hillsides).
HOW TO DO IT: Stay seven nights’
half board at Hotel Panthera, Saal-
bach from £887pp, incl return
flights from Gatwick to Innsbruck
and transfers (inghams.co.uk).
BEST FOR FOOD AND STYLE
Megeve, France
TRANSFORMED into one of
France’s most glamorous mountain
resorts by the Rothschild family in
the 1920s, Megeve has long
attracted summer crowds with its
excellent restaurants, hotels and
charming medieval village.
Summer mornings here might
begin with a gentle climb along
the Chemin du Calvaire, a
pilgrimage trail winding past 15
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tiny chapels towards Mont
d’Arbois.
At Les Fermes de Marie you’ll find
a collection of Alpine chalets
housing hotel rooms, restaurants
and a superb spa.
HOW TO DO IT: Stay at the boutique
Relais & Chateaux Hotel Saint-
Georges from £242 a night for two
adults, room only (hotelsaintgeorg-
es-megeve.com). London/Manches-
ter-Geneva return flights from £95
(easyjet.com); Geneva to Megeve
trains (sbb.ch).
BEST FOR WINDING DOWN
Alpe di Siusi, Italy
SET beneath the jagged limestone
towers of the Dolomites, Europe’s
largest high-altitude alpine
meadow obliges you to slow down.
Cars are restricted, encouraging
visitors to explore on foot or by
bike. Gentle trails weave through
hay meadows with wildflowers and
past mountain huts. Many hotels
offer panoramic saunas, outdoor
pools and herbal treatments.
HOW TO DO IT: Doubles at COMO
Alpina Dolomites
from £700 B&B
including access
to the COMO
Shambhala spa
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c l a s s e s .
London-Bolzano
flights from £380
return (skyalps.
com); One-hour
transfer from
Bolzano to Alpe
di Siusi.
BEST FOR
WALKING
Engelberg,
Switzerland
ENGELBERG
has reimagined
its summers based on 310 miles of
walking trails that loop around the
bustling monastery town. Pick of
the bunch is the 28.5-mile Buira-
bahnli Safari, a two- or three-day
route that leads hikers deep into a
landscape of remote Alpine farms.
A hiking pass covers rides on
eight tiny private Buirabahnli –
farmer-owned cable cars – which
ferry walkers between high
pastures and deep valleys.
You spend each night at
family-run farms, sleeping in simple
guest rooms and sharing hearty
suppers. The trail follows sections
of the spectacular Walenpfad high-
level walks, through meadows and
beneath towering cliffs.
HOW TO DO IT: Doubles at Ski Lodge
Engelberg from £172 B&B
(skilodgeengelberg.com). London
to Zurich from £128 return
(swiss.com); two-hour train to
Engelberg (sbb.ch).
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HE latest suggestion to combat high travel prices during school holidays is to make them longer. But this is the opposite of what most parents need. On The Beach, the popular tour opera- tor, has begun a campaign to encourage parents to lobby headteachers to request that they group together each calendar year’s five ‘inset days’ – when teachers go in for training and children have a day off – to create an extra week’s continuous holiday.
This way, On The Beach argues, families will be able go on holiday out of term and pick up better deals; see ‘Ask your head for an Inset Week today!’ at onthebeach. co.uk. As a parent, though, I cannot think of a worse idea. It’s already almost impossible to cover the 14 weeks off a year, plus inset days, plus sick days, when parents often only have
Grounded: Most parents can’t afford to take more time off work for another break
four weeks of annual leave from work. How are we supposed to manage another week? When inset days are scattered throughout the year, it’s annoy- ing but not impossible to cover them. Parents can work from home with the kids in the house for a day, juggle, or perhaps find a grandparent willing to do a shift. But a week pushes this from ‘maybe we could just get by’ to
‘I’ll need to request unpaid car- ers’ leave’. And both parents tak- ing off a week from work (unpaid) would wipe out any holiday sav- ings instantly. The median weekly UK salary is £767, so the missed wage for two would be £1,534. Any savings would need to surpass about £2,000 for it to be worth it. That is aside from the work- place tension this might cause. This proposal would hit the
poorest families hardest. Many would not have been planning an overseas holiday anyway. For them, an extra week is not a money-saving opportunity, it’s a childcare crisis. It’s scrambling to find relatives who are nearby, and available. If not, it’s lost wages. Because while parents taking children out of school for holidays is at an all-time high – most parents still don’t. If we look at
Yorkshire and Humber, the region with the highest proportion of kids missing school, it’s 103 per 1,000 pupils. So, even in the worst offending area in the country, only 10 per cent of par- ents are committing this ‘crime’. The other 90 per cent would not benefit were On the Beach’s campaign to work. If the tour operator – which is obviously acting with the best of intentions – wants to assist fami- lies and keep kids from missing school, how about simply lower- ing prices during the summer and Easter holidays? Jet2Holidays has announced an increase in free child place holi- days for the 2026 school holidays to make family travel more affordable, for example. I’ve never taken my child out of school for a holiday, but it’s not because of some kind of moral imperative – it’s because we cannot afford the time. An extra week off school would not be a solution... just another problem.
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Hip to be square: Freda and the boxy Bao 5 plug-in hybrid
by Freda Lewis-Stempel
F YOU thought Chinese cars were all about being cheap and cheerful, then think again. The country’s biggest electric carmaker, BYD, has turned its atten- tion to a part of the car market Brit- ish buyers are mad for – and where large sums are spent. BYD’s luxury brand Denza has set the Land Rover Defender in its sights with the Bao 5 plug-in hybrid SUV. But it’s no knock-off; it comes with its own meaty price tag of nearly £70,000. The Defender is by far Land Rover’s best-selling product. Last year, a record 115,000 were delivered globally, far outstripping its other models, such as the Range Rover. With the UK representing more than half of European sales of boxy SUVs in general, according to BYD, it makes sense Denza has launched the Bao 5 here, as its ‘entry ticket to the segment’. I tested the Bao 5 on the road, and it’s clearly benchmarked against not just the Defender, but other utilitarian off-roaders such as the Ineos Grenadier and Toyota Land Cruiser. The 4x4 is just short of five metres long, slightly smaller than the five-door Defender 110, but channels the same squared-off, rectangular design and upright stance. It features ring-shaped headlights, boxy wheel arches, roof rails and chunky tail lights. It’s the sort of shape that could
have been drafted using an Etch A Sketch. You may be surprised to learn interiors are an area where Chinese carmakers shine, and the Bao 5 is a great example of a brand understanding what British buyers really want. Luxury and technology touches are grounded by some more rugged elements. You get four screens – which together total 90 in – alongside grab handle- style air vents, aluminium door handles and a cockpit-style control panel in the centre console with metal buttons and scrollers. The Bao 5 feels authentically off-road ready. Creature comforts include Nappa leather seats with heating and ventilation, massage functions for the driver and
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ITHOUT a chance to test the Bao 5 off-road, I can only speak for how its 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine combined with a 31.8 kWh battery performs on tarmac. A n d it ended up feeling slightly lacking. The Bao 5 can do 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds and has 537 horsepower on paper, but is slow to acceler- ate, especially at low speeds.
There’s a noticeable lag when you put your foot down. Tipping the scale at almost three tonnes, it leans during cornering, though no more than other similar 4x4s. ‘Sport’ and ‘Race’ mode make the Bao 5 more responsive and the steering intuitive and quite precise. While the air suspension doesn’t iron out uneven surfaces as expected, the driving position is very comfortable and visibility is excellent. You won’t feel worried about safety on country roads in this huge beast. You get 56 electric miles on a single charge – which is almost double the Defender PHEV’s range – and a combined range of 519 miles with a full charge and a full tank of fuel. The Bao 5 will be available to
pre-order soon, with deliveries beginning in late-2026. THE VERDICT SOME have dubbed it the ‘Temu Defender’, which I think is a trifle unfair – especially given its £69,500 starting price is only £7,000 cheaper than the equiva- lent plug-in hybrid Land Rover. It has plenty of personality and comes fully loaded with gadgets. But it’s going to be a huge uphill task to dethrone off-roading roy- alty as revered as the Defender. Although I didn’t get to put it through its paces on other surfaces, there’s hope the Bao 5, and its ladder-frame chassis, could make a serious off-roader. Some of the best off-roaders drive somewhat interestingly on-road, after all.
Take inspiration from this grand ‘house among the thistles’
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ODYSGALLEN Hall is said to mean ‘house among the thistles’ – but there are few thistles on show around this historic country house hotel and gardens in North Wales. It does boast magnificent views over Conwy Castle to the south and Llandudno, and the headland of Great Orme to the north.
And while most of us do not have gardens on as grand a scale as this, we can take inspiration from them. Nestled beneath the ancient house, once home to genera- tions of the Mostyn and Wynn families, are a series of shel- tered walled gardens filled with roses, fruit trees and a splendid box parterre, a formal, geomet- ric garden design. Bodysgallen is one of three Historic House Hotels, gifted to
Lush: Bodysgallen’s gardens have been returned to their Edwardian heyday
the National Trust in 2008, which have been restored to their former glory. For more than 30 years, the gardens have been overseen by head gardener Robert Owen, who has returned them to their Edwardian heyday. From terraces affording expansive views over the hills and coastline, visitors descend stone steps to the lower gardens, where high stone walls
offer shelter from gales coming in off the Atlantic, allowing day lilies, crocosmia and eryngium to grow happily. A splendid rectangular lily pond is typical of Arts and Crafts gardens, with a central fountain, water lilies and box balls clipped into neat mounds. Nearby, a narrow terrace offers a bird’s eye view of the 17th-century parterre, with low box hedges planted in a design
resembling the spokes of a wheel and a sundial dated 1678 in the centre. The beds of the parterre are planted with herbs rather than annual flowers, so do not require feeding – meaning the box doesn’t grow too quickly. The largest of the walled spaces is the Rose Garden, designed in 1886 by Lady Augusta Mostyn, who revived Bodysgallen in the late
19th century. With the help of 14 gardeners, she transformed this area from an orchard as a wedding gift for her son Henry and his bride. Here, there are more box hedges, enclosing Iceberg bed- ding roses, Silver Anniversary standards and a mix of climb- ing roses against the walls, as well as purple salvias around an ornamental well. A door in the wall leads to the impressive kitchen garden, filled with fruit and vegetables used in the hotel’s restaurant. There are Conference, Louise Bonne de Jersey and Williams’ Bon Chrétien pears, Japanese wineberries, loganberries, mulberries, greengages, figs, currants, apricots and plums, as well as pumpkin, kale, cour- gettes, tomatoes, peas, dwarf beans, cucumbers, beetroot and towering globe artichokes. Beyond the gardens, woodland walks lead up to an obelisk. In 1810, Sir Richard Colt Hoare wrote of Bodysgallen: ‘The mansion is surrounded by lofty forest trees… the immedi- ate environs are enlivened by the gay parterre and sweet- scented flowers… the interior bespeaks the comfort and hospitality of ancient days.’ Today, his words still ring true.
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E ARE not the only ones who suffer when the weather is hot. Garden wildlife – from insects and birds to hedgehogs and amphibians – can also feel the effects. But there are simple steps we can take to help them, says Sarah Wilson-Frost, horticulturist at RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex. Put out safe watering spots such as shallow bowls, saucers or trays filled with stones and pebbles. Or for deeper vessels make natural ramps, so wildlife can drink safely. Create cool retreats with ground-covering,
dense plants, providing cool hiding places. Instead of clearing away dead stems and old growth, chop and drop, creating a valuable habi- tat; beetles, spiders and other insects can use it for shelter, while birds can collect some of the material for nesting. Rather than composting branches and woody prunings, weave these together to make ‘dead hedges’, offering shady refuges. If you have a dry corner, rather than trying to grow plants there, make a log pile with nat- ural debris where reptiles and small mammals can shelter. Finally, choose drought- tolerant plants to provide essential nectar and pollen even on the hottest days.
SOW SPRING CABBAGE THERE is still time to sow cabbages to harvest next spring. Although you can sow directly into the ground now the soil has warmed up, it is better to sow into modules under cover, as this will have a better germination rate. Good varieties to grow include the hardy savoy cabbage ‘Tundra’, the looser- leaved ‘Winter Jewel’ and the ball head ‘Spring Hero’.
KEEPING POT PLANTS FRESH WHILE ON HOLS BEFORE going on holiday, group your pots together in the shade to prevent moisture evaporating too rapidly. Stand them in trays of water (unless they are drought- loving species). Use an olla – a slim, porous terracotta pot that can be filled with water and buried inside larger pots so moisture seeps out slowly rather than all at once.
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READER’S QUESTION SHOULD I be worried about aphids on my nasturtiums? Brian Foster, Nottingham. IF you have found small black aphids on your nasturtiums it is nothing to worry about – in fact, it is probably a good thing as they will be keeping them away from other more delicate plants. Nasturtiums are often grown as a companion
plant for this reason. If the aphids are bothering you, try rinsing them off with a watering can or soapy water. Often, they cluster around the bottom of individual flowers, which can be picked easily and added to council green waste. In a healthy gar- den eco-system, ladybirds and other insects will soon start feasting on the aphids and they will disappear naturally.
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City Editor: Alex Brummer www.thisismoney.co.uk Business Editor: Hugo Duncan Let’s give optimism a chance
ONALD Trump’s irre- deemable belief in tariffs and his erratic war with Iran are clear threats to the global economy. The US President’s use of an obscure clause of the notorious 1930 Smoot- Hawley trade law to reimpose his Liberation Day tariffs against 60 trading partners is scary and could yield the US Treasury up to $260bn of income. The military campaign against Iran has caused oil prices to soar back beyond $100 a barrel. Europe is busy rebuilding its gas stocks ahead of the winter, sending whole- sale prices up 50pc. Together, one would expect these global threats – combined with Britain’s foolhardy lack of gas storage – to cause conniptions at No 10 North. After all, despite £75bn of new taxes since Labour took office in July 2024, Brit- ain sits on a fiscal time bomb with the debt-to-output ratio scheduled to hover
pension chaos, Healey urged
JOHN Healey was last night urged to rule out a tax raid on pensions as he scrambles to raise money to fund Labour’s lavish spending plans. In a letter penned to the new Chancellor and seen by the Mail, the boss of broker AJ Bell called on him to guarantee that the tax-free lump sum and other incentives to save ‘will not be altered in your first Budget’. Michael Summersgill said it would demonstrate the Govern- ment ‘backs people who do the right thing by setting money aside for their financial future’. Healey is under pressure to find money for increased defence spending and to fund Prime Minis- ter Andy Burnham’s pledges, such as ending rough sleeping, building council houses and easing the business rates burden. It is feared the pair are planning to hit the middle classes with a fresh barrage of tax hikes in the Budget this autumn to raise the money required – with pensions among the possible targets. Summersgill urged Healey not to repeat what he described as the mistakes made by his predecessor
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close to 100pc in every year until 2030. The nation’s interest rate bill is running at a forecast £135bn in this fiscal year alone. In addition, Britain’s military voices, bol- stered by Charles Woodburn of BAE Sys- tems, are making the case for higher defence spending and investment. Russian and Iranian threats have ena- bled the UK’s defence giants to become more outspoken advocates for an industry
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Rachel Reeves after she allowed speculation to grow over a possi- ble cut to the tax-free lump sum. This led to many savers withdraw- ing money from their retirement pots unnecessarily as Reeves even- tually decided against such a move. Pension savers can withdraw up to 25pc of their nest eggs tax-free from the age of 55 up to a maxi- mum of £268,275. It was thought
‘Risks leaving people worse off’
this figure could have been slashed to as little as £40,000. In his letter to Healey, Summers- gill said: ‘Given the challenging economic picture and the need for increased spending in areas such as defence, it is inevitable that a third consecutive Budget will be preceded by uncertainty and spec- ulation over tax policy. ‘While some of this is unavoida- ble, few areas demonstrate the
damage caused by uncertainty more clearly than pensions. ‘Ordinary savers across the UK have changed their retirement plans as a result of previous rounds of speculation, harming both household finances and long- term growth. ‘I firmly believe this can be addressed through an early, public commitment from your office that pensions tax-free cash entitle- ments will not be altered in your first Budget.’ He pointed to figures from the Financial Conduct Authority showing tax-free cash withdrawals rose from an average of £7.9bn a year before the 2024 general elec- tion to £18.3bn in 2024-25. AJ Bell calculations show a worker with a £500,000 pension pot who took out £125,000 at the age of 55 would be as much as £63,000 worse off a decade later. Calling on Healey to deliver ‘a clear public statement well ahead of your inaugural Budget’ that pen- sions will not be attacked, Sum- mersgill said: ‘Long-term financial decisions made in response to fear are plainly undesirable and, in many cases, risk leaving people substan- tially worse off in retirement.’
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they argue was weakened by years of anti- war sentiment. In the context of the UK’s borrowing of £56.7bn in the first quarter of the 2026-27 fiscal year, Andy Burnham’s sprinklings of good cheer for winter fuel, bus passengers, pubs and music venues are small change. Even if unfunded, the bill could be contained, barring a new shock, within current headroom. T
HE contrast between John Healey and Rachel Reeves’ arrival at the Treasury could not be greater. Healey is playing the optimism card, praising Britain’s innovation and industry. Reeves arrived in office with a narrative of black holes – most of her own making – and a tedious, never-ending assault on former prime minister Liz Truss and the Tories. But despite everything thrown at the econ- omy, the UK’s resilience remains intact. An exodus of wealth and entrepreneurs has taken a toll. Goods trade with Europe and the US is suffering. But the nation’s
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services sector is positively booming, with exports rising 7.8pc in 2025 to a record £203.8bn. It is finance, law, engineering, architec- ture, gaming and other creative activities that are keeping the nation solvent. Confidence is critical, something Reeves failed to grasp. One might be sceptical about Manchesterism, but it does offer an upbeat message. This is reinforced by economic data showing a jump in consumer confidence this month, a surprise 1pc jump in retail sales in June and a sharp jump in the S&P Global UK Purchasing Managers’ Index to a robust 52.1 from 49.3. It is early days for Burnham, but one should never underestimate the buoyancy of Britain’s flexible economic model in the face of global and fiscal challenges. Tax changes – such as the abolition of VAT on tourist purchases, an end to stamp duty on shares and on home purchases by first-time buyers – could haul Britain out of the Starmer and Reeves ditch.
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HE commitment is clear: Defence spending is set to rise under our new government. Investors should be on their guard in the face of politicians’ promises, especially when the source of finance for a plan has not been specified. But Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Cabinet appointments send out strong signals that more money will be made available. After all, Chancellor John Healey previously resigned as defence secretary over the lack of funding and so seems certain to make this area a priority, says Matt Dorset, defence analyst at wealth manager Quilter Cheviot. ‘Healey has called for a clear pathway to spend- ing 3pc of GDP on defence by 2030, compared to Sir Keir Starmer government’s 2.68pc, as a stag- ing post towards the Nato target of 3.5pc by 2035,’ he adds. ‘Healey will face many competing fiscal priori- ties. But it would be difficult for him to leave defence expenditure unchanged. ‘Also, Wes Streeting – the new Defence Secre- tary – is saying that he has a “firm friend” in the Treasury, which seems to confirm that a policy shift is on the way.’ Whatever the final shape of this policy, ‘it is clear that defence spending as a percentage of UK GDP is on a steadily increasing trajectory over the next decade’, says Laura Foll, joint man- ager of the Law Debenture investment trust. Moreover, an uplift in the UK defence budget could be accompanied by similar strategies else- where, according to Joakim Agerback, manager of the Finserve Global Defence & Security Fund. ‘The UK’s increased defence spending is part of a broader global re-rating,’ he says. ‘National security and defence capability are increasingly seen as pre-conditions for stable and resilient societies.’ For the moment, Streeting may not be guaran- teeing that military spending will be 3pc by 2030. But he also says that he will not ‘do defence on the cheap’. This stance, combined with the choice of Healey as Chancellor, has this week boosted shares in British defence companies. Among the names moving upwards were aero- space giant BAE Systems and Babcock – which builds warships and maintains the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet. A
LSO rising were Rolls-Royce, which makes combat aircraft and nuclear reac- tors for submarines; Chemring, which specialises in explosive and cyber defence; and QinetiQ, the technology group. Indeed, such is the excitement that shares in the Aim-listed mini-conglomerate Cohort are nearly 42pc higher than at the start of the year. Cohort’s output includes sonar systems. Adding to the enthusiasm is the hope that Healey could issue ‘war bonds’ to raise extra cash on top of the £15bn earmarked in the Defence Investment Plan (DIP). When Burnham’s predecessor Sir Keir unveiled the DIP earlier this month, he acknowledged that defence was ‘underfunded and unsuited to the threats we face’. Burnham seems to agree. So if you want to back the rebuilding of the defence of the realm, here are the stocks and funds that could be the bulwark of your portfolio.
BACK THE BRITONS ADDITIONAL investment in the nation’s defence readiness would be good news for the British con- tractors with the highest UK exposure, such as BAE Systems, Babcock, Chemring, Cohort, QinetiQ and Rolls-Royce. BAE’s shares closed yesterday at 1971p. The average target price is 2100p, based on optimism over the outlook for the UK, but also the assessment that US mil-
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itary stockpiles – which have been run down in the Middle East and Ukraine conflicts – will need to be replenished. Babcock’s price is 1121p. But the average target price is 1439p, with one broker believing that the shares could reach 1675p. Chemring is also considered a ‘buy’ at 596.5p. The average tar- get price is 623p. Chemring is one of the busi- nesses heavily involved in the key ‘digital targeting web’ initiative, which will link drones and radars to commanders and weapons, enabling battlefield ‘decisions to be made and executed faster’. But this innovation is not the
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only reason why Chemring is in the spotlight. The US private equity player Albion River Management has amassed a 9pc stake, sparking
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bid speculation. QinetiQ – at 489.8p – is another ‘buy’. The aver- age target price is 547p, although brokers Peel Hunt predict a jump to 615p. Over the past five years,
Rolls-Royce shares have soared by 1380pc to 1415.6p. But Chloe Lemarie, of Jefferies, is one of the analysts who see this £116.5bn contractor as a buy, with a target price of 1870p. Rolls-Royce chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic is demanding Burnham provides support for its return to the £1.6 trillion short- haul plane engine market. If Burnham declines, the Rolls boss has threatened to shift jobs to the US or Germany. The feroc- ity with which Erginbilgic pur- sued the turnaround of the firm from ‘burning platform’ to FTSE 100 star is well known. Shareholders await to see if Burn- ham buckles under the pressure. There will also be considerable interest in the direction of Cohort’s high-flying shares. The price is 1290p, but brokers Beren- berg are targeting 1630p.
TAKE A BET ON EUROPE SHARES in some European armaments and aerospace groups have had an unhappy year to date. For example, the Ger- man titan Rheinmetall has tum- bled by 34pc to €1038. This is thanks to uncertainty over the viability of traditional artillery equipment. These weap- ons, as Bank of America analysts explain, are being displaced by the drones and precision strikes systems which have come to the fore in the Middle East and Ukraine hostilities. Drones are a market in which the US titans Boeing, whose shares are a ‘buy’, and Northrop Grumman, rated a ‘hold’, dominate. Yet, despite this drawback, Rheinmetall shares are seen as a ‘buy’ at their current level, given its other fields of expertise. By contrast, RTX, the US group formerly known as Raytheon, is reporting more demand for its Tomahawk missiles and other munitions the stocks of which have been depleted in current conflicts. Analysts are targeting a rise from $213 to as high as $242. Agerback says that one of the US contractors likely to benefit from improved UK defence spending is shipbuilder Hunting- ton Ingalls. Its output includes amphibious vessels and nuclear- powered aircraft carriers. Hun- tington operates a hub for its Remus autonomous underwater vehicles near Portsmouth. The varied nature of Hunting- ton Ingalls’ operations underlines the complexity of modern war- fare in which drones have dis- placed traditional weaponry and AI will play a crucial role. Calcu- lating the potential payback from these technologies is tricky, which suggests that a fund or trust may be the best bet. Finserve Global Defence & Security has holdings in RTX, Rolls-Royce and Howmet – the US group that describes itself as a ‘mission-critical supplier for vir- tually all commercial and military aircraft’. The other options are specialist exchange traded funds such as Van Eck Defence, Han Future of Defence and iShares Europe Defence. Law Debenture may be a gen- eral UK trust but it owns shares in Babcock and BAE Systems, which also feature in the portfo- lio of City of London, where I am an investor. At a troubled time, I am going to seek out other opportunities in defence, relieved that the Gov- ernment seems to be acknowl- edging that – as Streeting put it this week – ‘freedom is hard won and even harder preserved’.
DRAGONS’ Den star Tej Lalvani is in line for a huge windfall after a US private equity firm bought his family business for £900m. Vitabiotics, maker of beauty supplement Perfectil, has been acquired by Bain Capital. It is the latest instance of a US predator making a swoop on UK businesses, adding to a slew of takeovers this year. The sale means Vitabiotics – the largest vitamins company in Brit- ain, which also owns brands including Pregnacare and Well- woman – is saying goodbye to five decades of family ownership. Celebrity ambassadors of the group’s brands include model David Gandy and television pre- senters Tess Daly and Davina
THE boss of BAE Systems has warned Britain faces ‘by far the most threatening time I’ve seen’, adding to growing pres- sure for the Government to increase military spending. The defence giant’s chief exec-
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McCall. Lalvani, 52, the group’s chief executive – who is best known for appearing as an inves- tor on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den between 2017 and 2021 – said: ‘This marks a defining moment in Vitabiotics’ journey. ‘I’m incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to build on my father’s vision to harness the power of science and nutrition to improve everyday health.’ His father, Kartar Lalvani, 94, founded the business in 1971 and is also set to share in the rewards of the sale. He will take on an honorary role as ‘chairman emeritus’ at the group under its new owners. Boston-based Bain insisted the UK would remain ‘central’ to
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utive, Charles Woodburn, said modern warfare had ‘changed quite profoundly’ and that UK defence spending had to change with it. The company has seen a
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Renewables Infra ...........76 +1 8834 6312 RIT Cap Partners ...........2510 -15 2595 1910 Schroder Asia ................800 -11 888 586 Schroder Oriental...........437 -1 459 298 Scot American Inv ..........546 +5 555 487 Scottish Mortgage ..........1316 +3 1545 102812 Sequoia Econ Infra ........8438 +12 85 7534 Syncona .........................106 +38 10934 8678 Templeton Em ................309xd -3 350 19738 Twentyfour .....................10734xd +38 11434 10458 Vietnam Enter ................690 -2 848 676 VinaCapital Vietna .........420 +112 499 41812 Wwide Healthcare ..........38412xd +112 397 308
Food Producers
Assoc Brit Foods............199512 +28 2337 18 Cranswick ......................5480xd +30 5690 4840 Greencore ......................24714 +334 30612 192 Hilton Food Gp ...............54812 +11 857 456 Premier Foods ...............18714xd +118 20914 167 Princes Group ................32512 +12 479 29812 Tate & Lyle .....................55612xd
569 32938 Unilever ..........................457512 +3212 5472 4078
General Financial
3i Group .........................2758xd +84 4459 2082 Ashmore Gp...................20534 +214 26634 15312 Bridgepoint Group..........31758 +238 34834 22258 Capital Gearing ..............51912 +46714 524 5214 CMC Markets .................723xd +17 749 206 Coats Group ..................7534 +34 9518 7134 Foresight Group .............47512 +1712 491 345 ICG ................................1866xd +31 2332 1463 IG Gp .............................1705 +4 1938 1025 Integrafin ........................376 -212 392 29812 Intl Public Prtnshps ........13934 -14 142 11714 Investec .........................634 +1412 660 518 IP Group ........................6638 +38 7058 4858 JTC ................................1326 +3 1366 798 London Stock Ex ............8774 +206 10100 7170 Man Group .....................29758 +7 31058 15434 Nth Atlantic Smlr ............419 -2 426 330 OSB Group ....................56112 +8 64312 48414 Paragon .........................81512xd +16 952 71112 Plus500 ..........................3974 -76 5070 2942 Quilter ............................19434 +134 20814 15438 Rathbone Grp ................1668 +14 2265 1582 Ruffer Investment ...........293
31312 28312 Schroders ......................58812 +12 58812 36114
the business, which is based in London. It added that there would be ‘no immediate changes to day-to-day operations’. Bain is best-known in Britain for its unsuccessful takeover attempt of insurance mutual LV for £530m in 2021. The sale comes amid fears that Britain is losing businesses to foreign predators snapping them up on the cheap. Californian investment trust Prologis this week persuaded the board of FTSE 100 warehouse and data centre giant Segro to back a £14bn approach. Segro is the fifth FTSE 100 firm to back a takeover this year, fol- lowing lab testing firm Intertek, Lloyd’s of London insurer Bea- zley, City institution Schroders and energy group DCC.
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steep rise in its share price since Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine. BAE stands to benefit as increasing global threat levels drive up demand for its military hardware, from warships and
Morgan Sindall Gp 4506.00 -5.34% Ceres Power 384.00 -4.10% XP Power Limited 1,698.00 -3.63% Airtel Africa 334.20 -3.30% Aston Martin Lagonda 35.58 -3.00%
SDCL Efficiency .............3814 +18 63 32 Temple Bar.....................406 +312 41014 331 TP ICAP .........................350 +4 355 24012 XPS Pensions ................326 +4 384 283
Health Care Equipment & Services
Convatec ........................216 +338 25638 194 Oxford Biomedica ..........571 -13 913 412 Smith & Neph ................1140 +2112 1435 107312 Spire Health ...................224 +3 249 14234
Housebuilders
Barratt Redrow ...............29434 +414 40938 24114 Bellway ..........................1979 +39 2868 1715 Berkeley Grp ..................3432 +62 4434 3104 Crest Nicholson .............6234 +38 18818 6114 Persimmon .....................1107 +28 154312 99858 Taylor Wimpey................8234 +112 11612 7418 Vistry Group ...................28338 +12 73634 22438
Industrial Transportation
Clarkson ........................4782 +34 4962 3395 Zigup ..............................45412 +3 47112 30112
Industrials
Bodycote ........................69712 +812 83612 57212 Goodwin ........................18600 +220 27600 7440 Hill & Smith ....................3030 -15 3045 1968 IMI ..................................3050 +34 3089 2150 Melrose Ind ....................47038 -358 68134 44814 RHI Magnesita ...............2930 +30 3345 1980 Rotork ............................488 +2 48878 28838 Smiths Gp ......................2678 +55 2746 2118 Spirax Group ..................7080 +120 7960 6060 Vesuvius ........................452 -38 503 35014 Weir Gp..........................2616 +72 3546 2274
Leisure Goods
Games Workshop ..........19940xd +80 21940 14200 ME Group ......................10614 +34 223 10014 Watches of Switz ...........709 +10 80112 31834
Life Insurance
Aberdeen Group ............24838 +358 261 182 Aviva ..............................691 +738 69258 59138 Legal & General .............29958 +312 30114 23358 Prudential .......................1096 +11 1220 916 St James Place ..............1071 +5 1553 1066 Standard Life .................91612 +1012 91612 619
fighter jets to armoured vehi- cles. Woodburn told the BBC: ‘Sadly, as a result of the Ukraine conflict, we’re much more aware of the proximity of a hot war in Europe.’ The comments put pressure on
4imprint ..........................3948 +34 4430 3055 Autotrader Group ...........48918 +658 83738 42714 Bloomsbury ....................607 +2 672 43812 Informa ..........................881 +2614 99338 73934 ITV .................................73 +38 8514 6738 Mony Group ...................19412 +318 20714 14412 Pearson..........................1226 +2112 1318 89158 RELX .............................2568 +117 3936 2013 Rightmove Group ...........43714 +578 82334 404 WPP ..............................28212 +1018 424 22478
Anglo American .............3721 +91 4225 2068 Antofagasta ....................3631 +10 4455 1877 Endeavour Mining ..........3607 +43 5290 2266 Fresnillo .........................2546 +49 4448 1378 Glencore ........................53714 -38 615 28012 Hochschild Mining..........44458 +658 80812 27258 Pan African Resourses ..9478 +234 18338 5314 Rio Tinto.........................6869 +13 8308 444812
Nonlife Insurance
Admiral Gp .....................3588 +28 3678 2644 Beazley ..........................1293 +512 1293 769 Hiscox ............................1840 +44 1899 1260 Lancashire Hldgs ...........65212 +14 694 565
Oil & Gas Producers
BP ..................................54838 -712 60614 39834 Energean .......................828 +29 1026 68312 Harbour Energy .............25614 -614 31834 18578 Hunting ..........................47612 +1 531 293 Ithaca Energy.................25758 +34 28558 15334 Shell ...............................330512 -3812 3583 2562
Oil Equipment & Services
Wood Gp(J) ...................2938
2938 1814
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
AstraZeneca ..................12670 -18 15542 10790 Genus ............................2136 -20 3170 1966 GSK ...............................191912 +14 2268 1373 Haleon ...........................36312 +178 41078 32078 Hikma Pharma .............1582 +29 1995 1191 Oxford Nanopore ...........10734 +18 219 10412 Reckitt Benckiser ...........4950 +12 668134 4443
British Land ....................43834xd +914 440 32114 Derwent London ............2038 +22 2054 1509 Grainger .........................17758 +212 211 15038 Grt Portland Est .............345 +134 374 27412 Hammerson ...................36658 +114 374 26734 Harworth ........................127 -38 18912 120 Land Securities ..............69312xd +7 70112 529 LondonMetric Prop.........19518 +118 215 17712 Primary Hlth Prop ...........9458xd +34 10814 8712 Safestore Hldgs .............61512xd +3 837 582 Savills ............................918 +10 1108 808 SEGRO ..........................979 +2534 98334 60438 Shaftesbury ....................14258 +214 16114 12614 Sirius Real Estate ..........9812xd +1 11178 91 Supermarket Inc ............8618 +34 8878 7634 Target Healthcare ..........11514 +1 11538 9234 TR Property IT ...............31212xd +1 36112 295 Tritax Big Box .................17034 +238 173 13314 Unite Group ...................555 +7 786 44834 Workspace Gp ...............34914xd -134 430 31938
Retailers
AO World .......................9214xd +38 11314 8338 ASOS .............................34712 +112 363 20612 B&M ...............................21338xd +114 26418 15514 Burberry Gp ...................1068 +3012 137112 100412 Currys ............................16414 +134 16658 10678 Dr. Martens ....................7334 -18 9938 6034 Dunelm Gp.....................86712 +10 1241 715 Frasers Group ................765 +13 792 61812 Greggs ...........................1582 +22 1773 1418 Howden Joinery .............766 -412 970 72312 Inchcape ........................82512 +1512 890 64012 JD Sports Fashion .........89xd +318 10412 6514 Kingfisher .......................29912 +234 37012 24314 Marks & Spencer ...........38012 +34 40814 30878 Moonpig .........................26138 +138 26934 19258 Next ...............................14785xd +115 15005 11575 Ocado Gp ......................18678 +518 39558 15914 Pets at Home Gp ...........197 +278 24758 17078 Sainsbury(J) ..................345 +34 35938 29334 SSP Group.....................191 +478 21114 13858 Tesco .............................48014 +518 50114 40678 WH Smith ......................42514 +1514 135512 38314 Wickes Group ................191 +338 255 17034
Software & Computer Services
Alfa Financial .................16158 +238 24812 14238 Auction Tech ..................43214 +734 493 263 Baltic Classifieds............185 +434 35812 17034 Bytes Technology ...........41614xd -38 42714 25358 Computacenter ..............4790 +84 4866 2212 Deliveroo ........................17934
17934 17634 Kainos Gp ......................820 +1712 1190 683 NCC Grp ........................143 +114 15734 11334 Playtech .........................37134 +1134 43612 232 Softcat............................1893 +48 1952 189 The Sage Group ............85814 +3658 1263 78358 Trustpilot ........................25614 -14 29034 12914
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Defence Secretary Wes Street- ing, who was this week forced to deny he wanted to do defence ‘on the cheap’. He has so far declined to com- mit to an increase in the military budget to 3pc of GDP by 2030.
Bunzl ..............................2758 +36 2843 1989 DCC Energy...................6285xd -5 6355 4350 Diploma .........................7520 +90 7585 5015 Essentra.........................9534 +438 113 7978 Experian ........................2744xd +89 4004 2375 Hays ...............................5838
6614 2958 Intertek Gp .....................5820 +5 5830 3582 Intl Workplace Gp ..........19934 +334 24938 16834 Johnson Service Gp ......14978 +78 17018 12558 Michael Page .................18012 -178 27938 10318 Mitie Group ....................20938xd +14 210 13638 Rentokil Initial ................426 -312 50634 34658 RS Group .......................68212xd +512 73212 54112 Serco .............................24058 +2 32434 20658 Sthree ............................239 -312 24234 13738 Travis Perkins.................55012 -112 714 50712 W.A.G ............................10012xd
106 8134
Technology Hardware & Equipment
discoverIE Gp ................739xd +44 786 514 GB GROUP ...................207xd
259 185 Raspberry Pi ..................708 +12 1051 25714 Spirent Comms ..............19834
19834 194
Telecoms
Airtel Africa ....................33414xd -1138 42014 19814 BT Gp ............................193 -34 23912 2 Gamma Comms .............940 -10 1106 701 Helios Towers .................203 +318 24538 116 Telecom Plus .................852 -15 1926 710 Vodafone Gp ..................11458xd -112 12038 82
Tobacco
Br Am Tob ......................4572xd +92 4962 3733 Imperial Brands .............2823 +26 3341 2668
Travel & Leisure
Compass Gp ..................3014xd -18 2665 2718 Dominos Pizza ...............19414 +558 25038 16714 easyJet ..........................618 +17 680 33934 Entain ............................55338 +538 1022 521 FirstGroup ......................18134xd +134 232 158 Hollywood Bowl .............28312xd +112 30712 23412 Intercontl Htls .................15658 +314 10585 12838 Intl Cons Airl ..................43414 +1134 488 34214 Mitchells & Butlers .........264 +3 301 228 PPHE Hotel Gp ..............1538
2060 1286 Trainline .........................22038 +658 300 18512 Wetherspoon (JD) ..........717 +1812 76812 55512 Whitbread ......................2437 +45 3274 2234 Wizz Air Hldgs................1040 +42 1447 84912
Utilities
Centrica .........................163 +158 21834 15418 Metlen ............................44 +112 5614 3134 National Grid ..................123712xd +312 1400 101012 Pennon ..........................46814 +458 600 446 Severn Trent ...................3020 +6 3280 327 United Utilities ................1368xd +4 1457 91434
ASCOT
2.20 — SORRENGAIL (B Loughnane) 2-1F 1; Speed of Sound 10-3 2; Sweetwonderfulyou 16-1 3. 8 ran. (C Appleby). 11/2, nk. Tote: 3.00; 1.20, 1.30, 2.70. Ex: 9.70. Tf: 54.00. CSF: 9.06. 2.55 — ALFRED WALLACE (O Murphy) 3-1F 1; Silver Dominion 9-2 2; Dandyman Dan 66-1 3. 10 ran. (E Walker). 1l, 13/4. Tote: 4.00; 1.60, 1.70, 8.10. Ex: 16.10. Tf: 310.30. CSF: 16.76. 3.30 — KIRCHNER (B Loughnane) 11-4 1; Ghaiyya 6-1 2; Fireblade 7-4F 3. 4 ran. (James Owen). 4l, 33/4. Tote: 3.75; Ex: 13.30. Tf: 29.20. CSF: 16.34. 4.05 — AL AZD (R Dawson) 2-1F 1; Study Of Words 10-3(2ndFav) 2; Merveilleux Lapin 7-1 3. 9 ran. (R Varian). 41/4, nk. Tote: 3.00; 1.40, 1.70, 2.10. Ex: 11.00. Tc: 39.42. Tf: 31.50. CSF: 8.90. 4.40 — TEX (P Cosgrave) 12-1 1; Havana Blue 9-4F 2; Gallant 7-1 3. 11 ran. (G Baker). 11/2, nk. Tote: 14.90; 3.40, 1.40, 2.50. Ex: 59.70. Tc: 223.38. Tf: 367.30. CSF: 41.39. NRs: Be Frank, Mystic Moment. 5.12 — KILLAVIA (O Murphy) 13-2 1; Lara Antipova 8-1 2; Dandy Magic 11-4F 3. 9 ran. (B Millman). 11/2, 1/2. Tote: 7.50; 2.20, 2.60, 1.40. Ex: 64.80. Tc: 179.46. Tf: 246.00. CSF: 58.98. Jackpot £6,421.70, with £8,863.74 car- ried over. Placepot £43.20. Q’pot £13.90. THIRSK
2.00 — MARTINET (J Gilligan) 8-1 1; Love Tanya 20-1 2; Isabella De Vega 9-1 3. 6 ran. (Sir M Prescott). 23/4, nk. Tote: 9.60; 2.80, 5.60. Ex: 104.90. Tf: 574.00. CSF: 126.63. NR: Little Lady Karen. 2.30 — BLAKEY RIDGE (Z Wheatley) 8-1 1; Blessed Voyager 2-5F 2; Roman Crystal 28-1 3. 7 ran. (D Carroll). 11/2, 6l. Tote: 9.30; 2.30, 1.20. Ex: 20.50. Tf: 101.30. CSF: 11.83. NRs: Meccapulco, Spruce. 3.05 — LADY DUBLIN (J Dickson) 3-1F 1; Crystal Kraken 6-1 2; Spirit Of Mary 8-1 3. 12 ran. (O Pears). 11/4, 1/2. Tote: 4.00; 1.60, 2.80, 3.20. Ex: 26.60. Tc: 140.81. Tf: 142.50. CSF: 22.12. 3.40 — PORT GEORGE (H Russell) 33-1 1; Twilight Safari 12-1 2; Gibside 3-1 3. 5 ran. (O Greenall & J Guerriero). 11/4, 51/2. Tote: 34.00; 5.30, 3.80. Ex: 109.00. Tf: 652.30. CSF: 294.01. 4.18 — ZOOELLA (Rossa Ryan) 5-2(Jt2ndFav) 1; Canaria Queen 11-1 2; Love Alive 18-1 3. 8 ran. (R Beckett). 11/2, 13/4. Tote: 3.50; 1.60, 2.30, 4.80. Ex: 19.20. Tc: 414.90. Tf: 139.10. CSF: 30.84. NR: Celtic Arrow. 4.53 — SIXTY PLUS (Rossa Ryan) 3-1(2ndFav) 1; Dubai Venture 10-3 2; Wolf Of Badenoch 5-2F 3. 5 ran. (James Owen). 6l, 11/2. Tote: 4.00; 1.90, 1.50. Ex: 12.80. Tf: 38.70. CSF: 12.94. 5.27 — SUNLIT SEA (P Scott) 9-4F 1; So Grateful 12-1 2; Irish Dancer 5-1 3. 9 ran. (Sir M Prescott). nk, 11/4. Tote: 3.25; 1.60, 2.00, 2.00. Ex: 14.60. Tc: 125.69. Tf: 108.20. CSF: 30.33. Placepot £9,590.20. Q’pot £422.00. UTTOXETER
1.40 — WHERMYROSEMARYGOES (H Cobden) 16-1 1; Likewhatyousee 6-4(2ndFav) 2; Letmeseethecolts 33-1 3. 13 ran. (Faye Bramley). 3l, 3/4. Tote: 17.00; 2.60, 1.10, 6.20. Ex: 52.80. Tf: 797.80. CSF: 45.30. 2.10 — ASHDOWN FOREST (H Skelton) 5-6F 1; Littletown Lad 12-1 2; Iolaos Du Mou 12-1 3. 11 ran. (D Skelton). 11/4, 43/4. Tote: 1.84; 3.30, 3.10, 1.40. Ex: 13.60. Tc: 86.09. Tf: 100.50. CSF: 13.66. 2.40 — CAWTHORNE BANKER (Jonjo O’Neill Jr) 5-2(2ndFav) 1; Ocean Heights 9-1 2; Castle Quarter 10-1 3. 8 ran. (J & A O’Neill). 21/2, shd. Tote: 3.50; 1.40, 2.50, 3.10. Ex: 23.10. Tc: 194.10. Tf: 127.60. CSF: 25.43. NRs: Fond Farewell, Thickthorn Tom. 3.15 — JONGLEUR D’ETOILES (H Cobden) 3-1F 1; Jo Arengeot Bey Aa 6-1 2; Slaney Opera 12-1 3. 14 ran. (N Mulholland). 21/2, 1l. Tote: 4.60; 2.40, 2.60, 3.90. Ex: 28.80. Tc: 202.43. Tf: 248.60. CSF: 22.95. 3.50 — BILLY BOI BLUE (K Woods) 28-1 1; Belladinotte 13-2 2; Torrent 15-2 3; Kom Tu Voudras 17-2 4. 16 ran. (D Killahena & G McPherson). nk, 2l, 81/2. Tote: 35.40; 6.30, 2.10, 2.60, 3.00. Ex: 345.60. Tc: 1562.55. Tf: Not won. CSF: 213.23. 4.25 — DIVILABOTHER (H Reed) 15-2 1; Golden Maverick 80-1 2; Dream Diamond 3-1F 3. 10 ran. (T Davidson). 6l, 61/2. Tote: 8.50; 2.00, 6.50, 1.40. Ex: 56.10. Tc: 2190.53. Tf: 3816.80. CSF: 465.52. NR: Pike Road. 5.35 — SPARKLING WATER (H Skelton) 11-4F 1; Ebarayna 33-1 2; Lucy Glitters 8-1 3. 12 ran. (D Skelton). 1l, 23/4. Tote: 3.75; 1.30, 9.10, 1.90. Ex: 93.10. Tf: 758.80. CSF: 108.01. NRs: Glancing Betty, Guerdale. Placepot £165.70. Q’pot £36.00.
LEG 1 York, 1.30 No 17 Bayraat
LEG 2 Ascot, 1.45 No 1 Alta Regina
LEG 3 York, 2.00 No 20 Utmost Respect
LEG 4 Ascot, 2.55 No 17 Amazing Journey
LEG 5 York, 3.05 No 4 Canvas
2.35 YORK PRIDE OF ARRAS (NB)
is unbeaten in two starts at York,
with both wins coming in Group
Twos. He shaped as though he
needed the run on his seasonal
return in a Group One and is
expected to be much fitter today.
2.55 ASCOT AMAZING JOURNEY
runs here under a 3lb penalty
following his impressive success
over 6f at this track last time out.
However, he looks capable of
taking this step up in class in
his stride.
1.10
—DENTAKAY EBF CROCKER BULTEEL ‘CONFINED’ MAIDEN
STAKES (2) (2-Y-O) £50,000 added (£27,000) 6f (9)
101 (9)
0 AHOY 33 D Ivory 9-2 ...........................................................David Egan
102 (6)
ASTRALITE Harry Charlton 9-2 ...............................................C Fallon
103 (4)
CRAZEE IN HAVANA E J-Houghton 9-2 ...............................C Bishop
104 (8)
IZUBA A Balding 9-2 ..............................................................O Murphy
105 (5)
2 NEVER ENOUGH 26 E Walker 9-2 ..........................................W Buick
106 (2)
PERFECT STRIKE W Haggas 9-2 ................................... T Marquand
107 (1)
6 PUBLIC AFFECTION 33 Oliver Cole 9-2 .........................J P Spencer
108 (7)
6 SILENT SADHU 16 J R Jenkins 9-2 ................................Taylor Fisher
109 (3)
4 TUMISHI 52 J Fanshawe 9-2 ................................................ D Muscutt
Probable SP: 2 Never Enough, 7-2 Tumishi, 5 Perfect Strike, 11-2 Izuba, 10
Crazee In Havana, 12 Astralite, 14 Silent Sadhu, Public Affection.
FAVOURITES: 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 1
2025: Words Of Truth 2 9 2 (William Buick) 13-8 Fav C Appleby drawn (2) 7 ran.
1.45
—PRINCESS MARGARET JAPAN CUP STAKES (FILLIES’
GROUP 3) (1) (2-Y-O) £80,000 added (£45,368) 6f (11)
201 (1)
16 ALTA REGINA 38 (G) H Al Jehani (UAE) 9-2 .................J P Spencer
202 (3)
14 DARK ISSUE 36 (D) R Hannon 9-2 ........................................P Dobbs
203 (10)
16 DEE’S FUNNY GIRL 36 Donnacha O’Brien (IRE) 9-2 ......R L Moore
204 (4)
11 GLORIOUS GAME 30 (T) (D2) (GS) H Palmer 9-2 ............ C T Keane
205 (8)
353 HARLEQUIN SKY 38 J Chapple-Hyam 9-2 .....................C Soumillon
206 (9)
710 MAGNESIUM 36 (D) J Butler 9-2 .......................................S De Sousa
207 (7)
1 MISS KODI 40 (D) (S) C Cox 9-2 ............................................H Davies
208 (2)
12 MOONRISE 38 (D) A Balding 9-2 .........................................O Murphy
209 (6)
1 NUIT D’ECLAIR 23 (D) (G) K P De Foy 9-2 ......................David Egan
210 (11)
5153 THE CAN CAN QUEEN 30 (D) C Johnston 9-2 ......................W Buick
211 (5)
1148 VELOZEE 38 (S) P Twomey (IRE) 9-2 ....................................W J Lee
Probable SP: 11-4 Dark Issue, 3 Alta Regina, 11-2 Dee’s Funny Girl, 6 Moonrise,
10 Velozee, 12 Miss Kodi, Glorious Game, Nuit D’eclair, 14 Harlequin Sky.
FAVOURITES: 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1
2025: Fitzella 2 9 2 (Oisin Murphy) 9-4 Fav H Palmer drawn (5) 10 ran.
Most of these ran at the Royal Meeting with DARK ISSUE bringing the best form to the table having pulled clear with the front 3 when fourth in the Albany over C&D. Alta Regina shaped as if this extra 1f will suit when sixth in the Queen Mary so is next best ahead of Moon- rise, who lost out only late in the Windsor Castle over this distance.
2.20 —LONGINES VALIANT STAKES (FILLIES’ AND MARES’ GROUP 3) (RND) (1) £95,000 (£53,874) 7f 213yds (8) 301 (8) 30-2483 ARISAIG 18 (D2BF) (G) C Johnston 5-9-5 .......................J P Spencer 302 (1) 47-L580 CHESHIRE DANCER 18 (P) (C&DD2) (G) H Palmer 5-9-5 C T Keane 303 (2) 1/117-24 KON TIKI 38 (D2) (G) J Chapple-Hyam 4-9-5 .....................R L Moore 304 (4) 110L-1L PINA SONATA 49 (D2BF) (S) J Fanshawe 4-9-5 ............... D Muscutt 305 (6) 429-1L6 SUKANYA 36 (G) J Channon 3-9-0 .................................. T Marquand 306 (5) 214-41L ESNA 41 (S) B Meehan 3-8-11 .........................................M Barzalona 307 (3) 332L5-1 SKYDANCE 104 (D) W McCreery (IRE) 3-8-11 ..................O Murphy 308 (7) 115-262 TOULEEN 36 (G) Owen Burrows 3-8-11 .................................W Buick Probable SP: 4-5 Touleen, 4 Kon Tiki, 8 Skydance, 10 Pina Sonata, 12 Esna, 14 Sukanya, 20 Arisaig. FAVOURITES: – 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 AGES: – 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 4 2025: Cheshire Dancer 4 9 5 (Billy Loughnane) 22-1 H Palmer drawn (11) 9 ran.
TOULEEN did well to get up for second in the Group 1 Coro- nation over C&D at the Royal meeting and should take a bit of stopping with Buick doing the steering this time. Kon Tiki is another who arrives on the back of a good run over C&D and looks the obvious danger.
TRACK FACTS: JACKPOT & PRINCIPAL MEETING. R-H
course. GOING: Good to firm. STALLS: Straight centre; round
inside. DRAW ADVANTAGE: High on straight course. Top jockey:
Ryan Moore. Top trainer: W Haggas. Placed in the race last year:
2.20 Cheshire Dancer (1st); 2.55 Two Tribes (1st); Sword (3rd);
Golden Mind (4th); 3.35 Calandagan (1st); Kalpana (2nd); 4.45
Hickory (3rd); 5.20 Rhythm N Hooves (2nd). Headgear first time:
4.10 Sir Griflet, 5.20 Bolo Neighs, Rhythm N Hooves.
First run since wind surgery: None today.
1.30
—SKY BET ‘JUMP JOCKEYS’ NUNTHORPE’ HANDICAP (4)
£25,000 added (£12,885) 5f (17)
1
(2) 7-01L04 KODIAC THRILLER 19 (V) (D) (GS) M Walford 5-11-12 .... J Hamilton
2
(6) 604852 LETHAL NYMPH 34 (D2BF) (GS) P Midgley 7-11-12 ...........J J Burke
3
(17) 421083 ALMATY STAR 19 (D5) R Cowell 6-11-11 ...............................C J Todd
4
(4) 303123 EMERALD HARMONY 15 (D3) (G) P Midgley 5-11-10........J England
5
(13) 534300 ROBERTO CARO 35 (T) (S) A Keatley 5-11-10 ............. S W Flanagan
6
(5) 8000-00 KING’S CALL 55 (B) L Mullaney 4-11-8 ......................Jonjo O’Neill Jr
7
(1) 265037 MON NA SLIEVE 22 (C&DD2) K Ryan 5-11-8 .....................B Hughes
8
(10) 486982 SPORTS COACH 29 (D3BF) A Brittain 5-11-7 ...............Sean Quinlan
9
(9) 1L06LL VINCE L’AMOUR 19 (PT) (C&DD3) (S) T Easterby 5-11-6 ......D Johnston
10
(7) 33018/5 MANAGING DIRECTOR 22 (D) (G) G Oldroyd 4-11-5 ..D McMenamin
11 (14) 3212L3 CAYMAN TAI 25 (D2) (S) R Hannon 4-11-5 ...........................K Brogan
12 (16) 453317 TEES AGGREGATES 19 (D4) (G) Adrian Nicholls 4-11-4 ..B J Powell
13
(3) 635446 VENTURA EXPRESS 34 (D6) (G) P Midgley 9-11-3 .............T Durrell
14 (11) 8-L1243 CAMELEY DAYS 29 (P) (D) (GS) C Dwyer 4-11-0 .....................J Best
15 (15) 881L83 HARB 14 (D7) (S) T Davidson 7-10-9........................................ H Reed
16 (12) 612274 DREAM DEAL 5 (BT) (DBF) (S) T Easterby 7-10-8.........R McLernon
17
(8) 05-2212 BAYRAAT 16 (DBF) (G) T Tate 10-10-7 ...................................C Quinn
Probable SP: 9-2 Emerald Harmony, 5 Lethal Nymph, 7 Managing Director,
8 Kodiac Thriller, 10 Bayraat, Cayman Tai, Mon Na Slieve, 12 Sports Coach,
14 Almaty Star, Cameley Days, 20 Ventura Express, Tees Aggregates, Harb.
FAVOURITES: – – – – – 2 0 0 1 2 (W 11-5).
AGES: – – – – – 4 5 6 6 4
2025: Air Force One 4 11 10 (Danny McMenamin) 15-2 G Oldroyd drawn (15) 19 ran.
This is wide open but Paul Midgley’s LETHAL NYMPH looks primed for a bold showing on the back of an eye-catching Pon- tefract second and can capitalise on a handy-looking mark. Kodiac Thriller heads the list of dangers after a resurgent Ripon fourth, although Dream Deal, Sports Coach and Managing Director can all play a prominent role too.
2.00
—SKY BET DASH (HERITAGE HANDICAP) (2) £100,000
added (£51,540) 6f (22)
1
(2) 2-12784 POCKLINGTON 28 (D3) G Oldroyd 5-9-12 ..................Joanna Mason
2
(9) 52P283 STRATUSNINE 28 (D2) H Palmer 4-9-7 ..........................James Doyle
3
(17) 10-2253 ADDISON GREY 25 (D3BF2) (G) C Cox 4-9-6 ............... Rossa Ryan
4
(10) 829390 APOLLO ONE 35 (D3) (GS) P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck 8-9-6 .D Tudhope
5
(15) 09-220L COMMANCHE FALLS 8 (P) (C&DD11) (GS) M Dods 9-9-6 ..C Beasley
6 (20) 672626 COUL ANGEL 15 (D5BF) M Appleby 4-9-4 ................................C Lee
7
(5) 6-51053 AIR FORCE ONE 29 (V) (C) (S) G Oldroyd 5-9-2 .........P J McDonald
8
(6) 67-1033 VEBLEN GOOD 5 (D) D O’Meara 4-9-1 ...........................K Shoemark
9
(7) 29-3118 NOVELLO LAD 24 (D5BF) (GS) P Midgley 5-9-1 .......... P Mulrennan
10 (19) 600-171 MUSICAL TOUCH 42 (C&DD3) R & P Fahey 5-9-0 ...W Fentiman (3)
11 (11) 221124 RED SPELLS DANGER 16 (D2) T Easterby 3-9-0 .................. D Allan
12 (13) L3L0L2 WE NEVER STOP 28 (D4) (G) K Ryan 5-8-13..........................K Stott
13 (22) 526131 TRILBY 46 (PT) (D3) (S) S England 6-8-11 ..............................R Scott
14 (18) 550403 ROUSING ENCORE 19 (C&DD4BF) (GS) R Carr 6-8-10 .JP Sullivan
15 (12) 506373 BALDOMERO 26 (V) (D2) (S) M Appleby 8-8-10........ Toby Moore (7)
16
(3) 009426 ETERNAL SUNSHINE 15 (D6BF3) (G) J Goldie 6-8-9 ....Lauren Young (5)
17 (16) 725022 YES I’M MALI 7 (V) (C&DD2BF) (G) D O’Meara 4-8-8 ...........M Winn
18
(1) 212-5L2 EVENING BLUES 28 (H) S Hanlon 3-8-8 ........................R P Downey
19 (21) 322068 FIVETHOUSANDTOONE 28 (P) (D5) (S) T Easterby 8-8-7 ....D Fentiman
20 (4) 271044- UTMOST RESPECT 288 R & P Fahey 3-8-3 .............Amie Waugh (3)
21 (8) 269533 HAVANA RUM 14 (D5) (GS) R & P Fahey 6-8-3 ...................C Hardie
22 (14) 734129 ROCK OPERA 14 (D4) (G) R & P Fahey 6-8-2 ................E Tindall (5)
Probable SP: 11-2 Red Spells Danger, 7 Addison Grey, Stratusnine, 8 Air
Force One, 10 Musical Touch, Pocklington, 12 Eternal Sunshine, Apollo One.
FAVOURITES: 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 (W 9-4).
AGES: 6 4 5 5 6 8 6 6 4 4
2025: Elmonjed 4 9 6 (Jim Crowley) 9-2 Fav W Haggas drawn (10) 19 ran.
STALLS: 5f, 6f & 1m4f centre; remainder inside. DRAW ADVAN- TAGE: Low on round course. Top jockey: Daniel Tudhope. Top trainer: A Balding. Placed in the race last year: 1.30 Bayraat (3rd); 2.00 Rock Opera (3rd); Rousing Encore (4th); 2.35 Royal Champion (1st). Headgear first time: 4.17 Chillingham, 4.52 Bleep Test, Mil- ford Grange. Longest travellers: Pride Of Arras (2.35) & Likealot (4.17) 251 miles. Drop in Class: None today. First run since wind surgery: None today. GOING: Good to firm-good in places. TRACK FACTS: L-H course.
CHRIS BAKER ROBIN GOODFELLOW STEVE RYDER
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
3.35 ASCOT CALANDAGAN (NAP)
faces a stronger renewal than the
one he won last year but still
looks capable of successfully
defending his crown. The
130-rated gelding bounced back
from a below-par effort at Epsom
with victory in the Grand Prix de
Saint-Cloud and can record his
fourth win at Ascot.
SSR
1.10 Never Enough 1.45 Alta Regina 2.20 Touleen 2.55 Amazing Journey 3.35 CALANDAGAN (nap) 4.10 Edwin Hubble 4.45 Spanish Voice 5.20 Rhythm N Hooves
NEWMARKET – 2.55 EXTREMELY ZAIN (nap)
2.55
—MOET & CHANDON INTERNATIONAL HANDICAP
(HERITAGE HANDICAP) (2) £150,000 (£77,310) 7f (17)
401 (14) 1-L24L0 GOLDEN MIND 37 (T) (D) (GS) R & P Fahey 5-9-12 ...........R Sexton
402 (12) 4-11002 COMPLETELY RANDOM 35 (P) Harry Charlton 5-9-12 ....R L Moore
403 (10) 0-03238 GREAT ACCLAIM 14 (V) (D2) (GS) E J-Houghton 5-9-12 ...C Bishop
404 (1) 120007 TWO TRIBES 14 (B) (C&D) (S) R Spencer 5-9-12 ...........David Egan
405 (7) 185-310 ARCTIC DAWN 37 (P) (D4) (GS) D & C Kubler 5-9-10 ...... C T Keane
406 (13) 127-131 MEZCALA 37 (C&D) (GS) J Channon 4-9-8 ............................G Bass
407 (2) 115-13L STELLAR SUNRISE 50 (D2BF2) (G) A Balding 3-9-5 ........O Murphy
408 (3) 24-4322 BACK IN BLACK 14 (T) (D2) (G) J Fanshawe 4-9-4 .......... D Muscutt
409 (8)
1-11 EXTREMELY ZAIN 42 (D2) W Haggas 3-9-4................... T Marquand
410 (5) 2L3565 AKKADIAN THUNDER 7 (D3BF) D O’Meara 6-9-1 ........J P Spencer
411 (16) 111351 SAYTARR (3lbex) 26 (D2) James Horton 4-9-0 ...............M Barzalona
412 (15) 1755-14 ATA RANGI 44 (D2) (S) E Walker 5-8-12 ..................Ashley Lewis (5)
413 (11) 78-9021 AALTO (3lbex) 14 (T) (D3) (GS) I Williams 6-8-12 ..................W Buick
414 (6) 82L-L36 SWORD 14 (T) (D) (G) S C Williams 5-8-9 ............................ M Ghiani
415 (17) 46-7134 PHILANTHROPIST 30 (P) (D3) (G) J Fanshawe 4-8-9 ....S De Sousa
416 (9) L20615 LEADMAN 14 (D3) (G) D O’Meara 6-8-8 ...................... Jack Doughty
417 (4) 07-3121 AMAZING JOURNEY (3lbex) 15 (C) (G) J Osborne 3-8-7 S Osborne
Probable SP: 2 Extremely Zain, 6 Mezcala, 7 Back In Black, Completely
Random, 8 Amazing Journey, 10 Akkadian Thunder, 14 Aalto, 16 Stellar Sunrise.
FAVOURITES: 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 (W 9-1).
AGES: 4 4 6 7 5 4 5 5 6 4
2025: Two Tribes 4 8 11 (David Egan) 25-1 R Spencer drawn (10) 21 ran.
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AMAZING JOURNEY is 5 lb well-in under a penalty and can provide Jamie Osborne with another big handicap win on the straight course at Ascot. Fellow 3-y-o Extremely Zain has a triple-figure rating on the back of his easy York win but there could be plenty more to come from him after only 3 starts and he’s feared most ahead of Buckingham Palace winner Mezcala and recent Bunbury Cup runner-up Back In Black.
3.35 —KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES (GROUP 1) (1) £2,000,000 (£1,134,200) 1m 3f 211yds (9) 501 (7) 111-141 CALANDAGAN 20 (C&D2CD4) (GS) F Graffard (FR) 5-9-9 ...M Barzalona 502 (5) 103-213 GOLIATH 35 (C&DD6) (GS) F Graffard (FR) 6-9-9 ........C Soumillon 503 (2) 54-1305 LAMBOURN 20 (D3) (S) A P O’Brien (IRE) 4-9-9 .................W Buick 504 (4) 13212-2 MASQUERADE BALL 90 Takahisa Tezuka 4-9-9............C P Lemaire 505 (3) 1976-42 WURTTEMBERG 83 Hiroshi Miyamoto 6-9-9 ......................O Murphy 506 (6) 2271-12 KALPANA 35 (P) (C&D2D2BF) (S) A Balding 5-9-6 .......... C T Keane 507 (1) 126-152 MINNIE HAUK 38 (D3) (GS) A P O’Brien (IRE) 4-9-6 ....W M Lordan 508 (8) 32-4207 ACTION 27 A P O’Brien (IRE) 3-8-12 .................................S M Levey 509 (9) 2113-11 BENVENUTO CELLINI 27 (D2) A P O’Brien (IRE) 3-8-12 R L Moore Probable SP: 13-8 Calandagan, 7-2 Masquerade Ball, 9-2 Benvenuto Cellini, 6 Minnie Hauk, 8 Goliath, Kalpana. FAVOURITES: 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 AGES: 4 3 5 5 6 3 5 6 4 4 2025: Calandagan 4 9 9 (Mickael Barzalona) 11-10 Fav F Graffard drawn (4) 5 ran.
CALANDAGAN can become the fourth dual winner of this midsummer highlight. Minnie Hauk looked very much back on her game in the Prince of Wales’s at the Royal meeting and, with the step back up to 1½m promising to be in her favour, may provide a bigger threat than Irish Derby winning stablemate Benvenuto Cellini. Masquerade Ball is also closely matched with the selection on last year’s Japan Cup form.
RTV
1.30 Bayraat 2.00 Utmost Respect 2.35 Pride Of Arras (nb) 3.05 Canvas 3.42 Hout Bay 4.17 Damascus Steel 4.52 Bright Summer
NEWMARKET – 2.35 Damysus (nb) NORTHERNER – 1.30 LETHAL NYMPH (nap); 2.00 Air Force One (nb).
RED SPELLS DANGER has shown improved form since going sprinting, winning twice before making the frame in a pair of top-end 3-y-o handicaps, and he could be ready to add to his tally. Course winner Air Force One isn’t taken lightly, though, with Pocklington and Veblen Good completing the shortlist.
2.35
—SKY BET YORK STAKES (GROUP 2) (1) £165,000
added (£93,572) 1m 2f 56yds (5)
1
(2) 7131-14 ROYAL CHAMPION 90 (C&DD6) K R Burke 8-9-13 ..................C Lee
2
(3) L11-165 DAMYSUS 39 (D) (GS) J & T Gosden 4-9-8 ...................James Doyle
3
(1) 390-L45 DANCING GEMINI 38 (P) (S) R Teal 5-9-8 ......................K Shoemark
4
(5) 10L14-L PRIDE OF ARRAS 20 (C&DC) (G) R Beckett 4-9-8 ........ Rossa Ryan
5
(4)
11-19 ITEM 49 (C&D) (G) A Balding 3-9-2 .......................................R Hornby
Probable SP: 2 Item, 9-4 Royal Champion, 3 Damysus, 6 Pride Of Arras, 12
Dancing Gemini. FAVOURITES: 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 AGES: 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 4 5 7
2025: Royal Champion 7 9 8 (Clifford Lee) 8-1 K R Burke drawn (3) 7 ran.
DAMYSUS hasn’t quite been at his best over 1m on his last 2 starts but this trip should suit him better and he can confirm the impression made when an impressive winner of the Earl of Sefton. Dante win- ner Item can get back on the up having found soft conditions against him in the Derby, whilst last year’s winner Royal Champion is also respected back on these shores.
3.05
—SKY BET FOR THE FANS HANDICAP (4) £25,000 added
(£12,885) 7f 192yds (17)
1
(13) 162360 FINAL NIGHT 16 (D4) J Butler 4-9-9 ....................................C Beasley
2
(6) 297340 SON 15 (G) T Easterby 5-9-9 .................................................... D Allan
3
(7) L25-102 PALADIN 15 (D3) (GS) K Frost 5-9-9 ............................... Rossa Ryan
4
(3) 7170-4L CANVAS 31 (C&DD2) (G) S Dixon 4-9-8 ...................... C Howarth (3)
5
(10) 045521 FINANCER (5lbex) 6 (B) (G) T Easterby 5-9-8 ..........Amie Waugh (3)
6
(14) 2114-44 CANCAN IN THE RAIN 14 (V) (D2BF) (G) Gihan Arnolda 6-9-7 ..T Eaves
7
(2) 200422 DWINDLING FUNDS 20 (P) (D2BF) (GS) J Goldie 5-9-6 .....P Mulrennan
8
(4) 0L3879 MADAME DE SEVIGNE 36 (T) (BF) (GS) J Butler 5-9-6 K Shoemark
9
(1) 336941 RAJAPOUR (5lbex) 6 (PT) (D3) (GS) D O’Meara 6-9-6 .........M Winn
10
(5) 1-55668 ENOLA GREY 14 (D4) G Tutty 6-9-5 ................................Kaiya Fraser
11 (11) 21-0448 MONTEZIN 29 (PT) A Brittain 4-9-5 ........................................C Hardie
12
(8) 7-56L73 BOWOOD 6 (D5) (G) I Furtado 6-9-4 .......................Elle-May Croot (5)
13 (15) 42-1592 BARRY’S BOY 19 (D2) D Coakley 4-9-3 ...............................R Hornby
14 (16) 17-3537 DRAUPNIR 28 (S) M & D Easterby 4-9-2 .....................Joanna Mason
15 (12) 923612 UP THE JAZZ 19 (D) (S) R & P Fahey 5-9-0...............W Fentiman (3)
16 (17) 623233 BARLEY 9 (P) (D3) (GS) T Easterby 7-8-12 ......................D Fentiman
17
(9) 452193 KISS ME MY LOVE 16 (D2) (S) Roger Fell 4-8-9 ....................R Scott
Probable SP: 13-2 Cancan In The Rain, 7 Rajapour, 15-2 Dwindling Funds, 8
Financer, Up The Jazz, 10 Kiss Me My Love, 12 Barry’s Boy, Paladin.
FAVOURITES: – – – – – – – – 2 0 (W 9-8).
AGES: – – – – – – – – 4 6
2025: Billyb 6 9 9 (Sam James) 10-1 Craig Lidster drawn (1) 19 ran.
2.00 YORK STRATUSNINE caught the eye when running on strongly to finish second over five furlongs at this track in May. He was placed again at Chester on his latest run and should relish the return to a flat, straight six furlongs. 4.45 ASCOT BLUE RC (NAP) deserves to get his head back in front after second-place finishes on All-Weather Finals Day at Newcastle, in the Thirsk Hunt Cup and most recently in the
GIMCRACK
GIMCRACK
1.10 Perfect Strike 1.45 Alta Regina 2.20 Touleen 2.55 Completely Random 3.35 Calandagan 4.10 TARITINO (nap) 4.45 Asmen Warrior 5.20 Bolo Neighs
1.30 Kodiac Thriller 2.00 Addison Grey 2.35 Royal Champion 3.05 Paladin 3.42 Gladys Pugh 4.17 Likealot 4.52 Mr Noble
4.10
—ASCOT SHOP HANDICAP (4) £30,650 added (£16,042)
1m 3f 211yds (15)
601 (12) 411189 HENGEST 28 (D) (G) D Cunha 4-10-3 ................................ C T Keane
602 (4) 9-L6251 PRIMO LARA 19 (S) J Chapple-Hyam 5-10-1 ....................S Osborne
603 (6) 153-712 MASTERINTHEWOODS 36 (D) E Lavelle 4-10-1 ................. M Ghiani
604 (14) 448-211 TARITINO 28 (D4) (GS) J Tickle 6-9-13 ...........................Taylor Fisher
605 (10) 5-82243 PATROL 8 (P) (D2) D Cunha 4-9-12 ..................................David Egan
606 (13) 7215L4- TAILORMAN 315 (G) I Williams 6-9-9 ....................................C Bishop
607 (3) 321143 OASIS SUNRISE 22 (D) (G) G Harris 4-9-8 ..............Ashley Lewis (5)
608 (7) 921587 BINT AL DAAR 105 (V) (G) K Frost 6-9-7 ........................... D Muscutt
609 (5) 41-8622 AKHO MEZZNA 21 (P) Jack Jones 3-9-4 ...............................W Buick
610 (8) L41-982 OHARA 22 (S) E J-Houghton 3-9-2 ......................................O Murphy
611 (1) 7332-72 EDWIN HUBBLE 33 (BF) B Meehan 3-9-2 ...................... T Marquand
612 (11) 3442-L GREEN FALCON 115 D Menuisier 3-8-13........................J P Spencer
613 (2) 31533 MUDITA 14 R & P Fahey 3-8-8 ..........................................S De Sousa
614 (9) 5L5646 SIR GRIFLET 44 (PT) D Cunha 3-8-2 ...............Isobelle Chalmers (7)
615 (15) 033115 A DAUGHTERS LOVE 11 (G) D Flood 3-8-2 ................ Jack Doughty
Probable SP: 4 Akho Mezzna, 11-2 Taritino, 6 Masterinthewoods, Edwin
Hubble, 13-2 Primo Lara, 15-2 Ohara, 14 Patrol, Mudita, 16 Hengest.
FAVOURITES: – 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 (W 9-6).
AGES: – 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 3
2025: Tenability 3 9 9 (Tom Marquand) 11-10 Fav W Haggas drawn (6) 7 ran.
4.45
—BETFRED HANDICAP (STR) (2) £60,000 added (£30,924)
1m (11)
1
(9) 2-12292 BLUE RC 38 (D2) (G) J Tate 4-9-12..................................... C T Keane
2
(10) 41-4803 CROWN BOARD 21 (D) (S) J Chapple-Hyam 6-9-11 .......S De Sousa
3
(4) 309-1L0 URBAN LION 38 (D4) (GS) J Channon 5-9-9 .................. T Marquand
4
(8) 2-23201 ASMEN WARRIOR 16 (V) (D) (G) James Owen 4-9-7 ...........C Fallon
5
(2) 237-011 GRIZEDALE 16 (D3) (G) D & C Kubler 4-9-4 .......................O Murphy
6
(1) 871015 SPANISH VOICE 16 (T) (D2) (G) A Balding 4-9-2 ...................W Buick
7
(7) 12-0606 HICKORY 16 (P) (C2) (GS) J Osborne 8-9-1 ......................S Osborne
8
(6) 093454 CHRISTIAN DAVID 7 (B) (D) (S) R Hannon 5-8-10 ............S M Levey
9
(5) L1L3D4 SALAM DUBAWI 9 (DBF) (S) J Goldie 4-8-9 ........................H Davies
10
(3) 422326 SPOKEN TRUTH 21 (S) D O’Meara 5-8-7 ........................David Egan
11 (11) 033237 FRANKIES DREAM 15 (H) (G) J Candlish 4-8-4 ......................W Pyle
Probable SP: 7-2 Blue Rc, 4 Grizedale, 5 Asmen Warrior, 6 Crown Board, 10
Spanish Voice. FAVS: – – – – – – 2 1 1 0 (W 9-10). AGES: – – – – – – 6 7 4 3
2025: Fearnot 3 9 3 (David Probert) 10-1 C Cox drawn (17) 17 ran.
5.20
—WHISPERING ANGEL HANDICAP (2) £60,000 added
(£30,924) 5f (14)
1
(4) 13-3704 GETREADYTORUMBLE 21 (D3) (GS) J Channon 4-9-12 .....T Marquand
2
(9) 14-251L KING OF LIGHT 14 (D3) (GS) S C Williams 4-9-11 .............. M Ghiani
3
(10) 9-98146 PILGRIM 63 (C&DD2) (GS) D & N Barron 5-9-6 ......................W Pyle
4
(13) 261893 BOLO NEIGHS 15 (P) (C) R Beckett 4-9-5..........................S Osborne
5
(14) 30LL86 KYLIAN 20 (P) (D5BF) (S) R Cowell 5-9-4.......................J P Spencer
6
(6) 22L-3L1 ALL WAYS GLAMOROUS 26 (D4) (G) C Mason 5-9-4 ..... G Mangan
7
(7) 464571 ROCKING ENDS 8 (V) (D8) (G) Tom Clover 6-9-3 ...........David Egan
8
(3) 07-8921 INDIAN RUN 24 (C) (G) J Camacho 5-9-2 ............................R Sexton
9
(5) 3L5714 DESERT COP 24 (P) (D) (G) G Baker 6-9-2 .........................B Sayette
10
(1) 20-0993 SIR YOSHI 8 (D) (S) G Harker 4-9-2 ..................................S De Sousa
11
(8) 3L-202D EMPEROR SPIRIT 15 (BT) (DBF) (G) Michael Keady 8-8-11 ....O Murphy
12 (11) 5141-0L BASSENTHWAITE 33 (D2) C Cox 3-8-11 ...............................C Fallon
13 (12) 543038 RHYTHM N HOOVES 15 (V) (C&DD5) (GS) R Cowell 6-8-6 ......H Davies
14
(2) 189-800 UNDERWRITER 15 (G) Michael Keady 3-8-6 ............... Jack Doughty
Probable SP: 7-2 Indian Run, 4 Rocking Ends, 13-2 Bolo Neighs, 8 Pilgrim,
10 Emperor Spirit, All Ways Glamorous, 12 Getreadytorumble, 14 King Of Light.
FAVOURITES: – – – – 0 0 0 0 2 2 (W 9-2).
AGES: – – – – 4 6 6 6 6 5
2025: Cover Up 5 9 9 (William Buick) 7-2 S & E Crisford drawn (14) 14 ran.
Longest travellers: Calandagan (3.35) & Goliath (3.35) France; Velozee (1.45), Dee’s Funny Girl (1.45), Minnie Hauk (3.35), Action (3.35), Benvenuto Cellini (3.35), Lambourn (3.35) Ireland; Skydance (2.20) Ireland; Alta Regina (1.45) United Arab Emirates; Salam Duba- wi (4.45) 406 miles. Drop in Class: 2.20 Sukanya is down 2 grades on last run (Group 1 to Group 3); Esna (2); Touleen (2); 5.20 Get- readytorumble (2).
3.42
—SKY BET PRICE BOOSTS EBF FILLIES’ NOVICE STAKES (3)
(2-Y-O) £25,000 added (£12,885) 6f (6)
1
(6)
41 BEAR LEE 25 M & D Easterby 9-8 ...............................Joanna Mason
2
(1)
6 DESERT SMOKE 15 H Palmer 9-2 ..................................James Doyle
3
(5)
5 GLADYS PUGH 15 K Ryan 9-2 ..................................................K Stott
4
(4)
5 HOUT BAY 15 S C Williams 9-2 ........................................ Rossa Ryan
5
(3)
3 NOUR 60 K R Burke 9-2 ...............................................................C Lee
6
(2)
ROGUE JEWEL E Bethell 9-2 ..............................................D Tudhope
Probable SP: 9-4 Hout Bay, 3 Bear Lee, 4 Desert Smoke, Nour, 10 Rogue
Jewel, 12 Gladys Pugh.
FAVOURITES: – – – – – – – – 0 1
2025: Golden Palace 2 9 8 (Oisin Orr) 11-8 Fav R & P Fahey drawn (2) 8 ran.
4.17
—SKY BET BUILD A BET HANDICAP (3) £30,000 added
(£15,462) 1m 3f 188yds (10)
1
(4) 67-5303 TYCOON 14 (G) K P De Foy 4-10-2 ............................. Toby Moore (7)
2
(7) 26221-4 LIKEALOT 28 (P) (D) R Beckett 4-10-0 ............................ Rossa Ryan
3
(5) 9-8519L THE GLEN ROVERS 30 (D) L Wadham 7-9-12 ..............James Doyle
4
(10) 23-8342 ASHNAK 35 (S) D O’Meara 4-9-11 ......................................D Tudhope
5
(6) LL0-866 WAHDAN 15 T Easterby 5-9-10 ................................................ D Allan
6
(1) 442-11 CALIBAN 137 E Bethell 4-9-9 ........................................P J McDonald
7
(2) 7646-LL CHILLINGHAM 42 (B) (C&DD2) (GS) M Hammond 7-9-5 ....P Mulrennan
8
(3) 235611 DAMASCUS STEEL 9 (P) (D7) (GS) Gihan Arnolda 6-9-1 ....T Eaves
9
(8) 33/442-4 THERAPIST 175 P Niven 6-9-0 .................................................M Winn
10
(9) 226296 HUMBLE SPARK 15 (P) (D2) (G) J Goldie 6-8-13 ..Lauren Young (5)
Probable SP: 3 Caliban, 9-2 Damascus Steel, 5 Tycoon, Likealot, 7 Ashnak,
8 Humble Spark, 12 The Glen Rovers, 20 Wahdan, Therapist.
FAVOURITES: – – – – – – – – 1 0 (W 9-8).
AGES: – – – – – – – – 6 5
2025: Beylerbeyi 5 8 11 (Clifford Lee) 16-1 I Williams drawn (9) 9 ran.
4.52
—SKY BET EXTRA PLACES HANDICAP (4) (3-Y-O) £25,000
added (£12,885) 7f (15)
1
(1)
23-18 INVINCIBLE BOY 28 (S) R & P Fahey 9-9 ........................E Tindall (5)
2
(6)
1-23 MR NOBLE 28 K R Burke 9-9 ......................................................C Lee
3
(2) 13523 FLIGHT CONTROL 15 (G) K Frost 9-9 ............................. Rossa Ryan
4
(13) 35-1508 THANKFULLY 14 (S) K R Burke 9-8 ............................... P Mulrennan
5
(9) 31-L21 RETURN OF THE GODS 16 (D) (G) E Bethell 9-8 .........James Doyle
6
(3)
4186 BRIGHT SUMMER 28 (D) A Balding 9-7.......................P J McDonald
7
(12) 52-1637 ZARVALI 15 (D) Roger Fell 9-7 ..................................................K Stott
8
(14) 12-7631 RAGING RAJ 29 (D2) (G) M Herrington 9-4 .......................D Tudhope
9
(4) 353315 TOASTMASTER 15 (DBF) (G) M Herrington 9-4 .............K Shoemark
10 (11) 223L-0L BLEEP TEST 16 (T) (G) T Easterby 9-1 ................................... D Allan
11
(8) 3-72226 MILFORD GRANGE 15 (V) M & D Easterby 8-12 ...............C Beasley
12 (15) 588108 FOREST PHOENIX 15 (G) T Easterby 8-11 ...............Amie Waugh (3)
13
(7) 44-523 KEEP AN EYE ON IT 104 T Coyle & K Wood 8-10 ...............C Hardie
14 (10) 2L-2114 GUNALT WAVELENGTH 22 (D) M & D Easterby 8-8 .Joanna Mason
15
(5) 076-L45 DACRES CROSS 17 (BF) K Ryan 8-8 .....................................R Scott
Probable SP: 4 Return Of The Gods, 11-2 Mr Noble, 6 Flight Control, 8
Raging Raj, 10 Gunalt Wavelength, Toastmaster, 12 Milford Grange, Keep An
Eye On It, Invincible Boy, 14 Bright Summer, Thankfully, 16 Zarvali.
FAVOURITES: – – – 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 (W 9-3).
2025: Chesneys Charm 3 9 1 (Oliver Stammers) 33-1 G Tuer drawn (15)
16 ran.
Royal Hunt Cup over this course and distance. 5.20 ASCOT Jockey David Egan has an excellent strike rate when riding for Tom Clover and they team up today with ROCKING ENDS. The six-year-old, a winner on his latest start, appears at his best over five furlongs on fast ground.
SSR
1.53 —HANDICAP (5) £15,000 added (£7,731) 1m 4f 63yds (10) 1 (10) 3L6 IMPERIAL TROOPER J9 (S) J Candlish 4-10-2 .G Wood 2 (2) 31-4 RETURN WITH GOLD 203 O Pears 4-10-2 .....H Russell 3 (8) 571 SISTERANDBROTHER 22 (HP) (D6) (GS)
Joey Ramsden 8-10-0 Taryn Langley (5) 4 (4) 541 YOKKELL 10 (P) (D2) (G) A Wintle 7-9-13 ......E Greatrex 5 (3) 251 OTTOMAN 11 (B) (D) (G)
O Greenall & J Guerriero 4-9-9 D Probert 6 (6) 195 GREY FABLE 14 (T) (C&D2D) (S)
K Thornton (IRE) 6-9-8 R Dawson 7 (5) 023 AL MASLOOL 23 (P) (BF) W Haggas 3-9-4 ...Jason Watson 8 (7) 4-52 MR MOONSHINE 14 R & P Fahey 3-9-4 ..........Oisin Orr 9 (9) 253 KINDLY QUEEN 28 (P) C Kellett 3-9-3 ..................J Hart 10 (1) 533 RISK AVERSE REBEL 39 G Hanmer 3-8-2 ...Grace McEntee Probable SP: 7-2 Ottoman, 4 Sisterandbrother, 9-2 Al Maslool, 5 Yokkell, 15-2 Mr Moonshine, 12 Return With Gold, Kindly Queen, 14 Grey Fable, 16 Risk Averse Rebel, 20 Imperial Trooper.
2.28 —HANDICAP (4) £15,000 added (£7,731) 7f 127yds (8) 1 (7) 306 COLLECTING COIN 29 J Candlish 4-10-2 .........G Wood 2 (3) 421 HIGHLAND OLLY 21 (D3) (G) G Tuer 5-10-1 ...A Rawlinson 3 (1) 462 WOODSTOCK 10 (V) (D2) (G) R Carr 6-9-12 ........J Hart 4 (5) 264 QUIET RESOLVE 14 (D2) A Brown 5-9-9 .......R Dawson 5 (2) 06L COOL MOLLY 28 Ollie Sangster 3-9-7 .............. L Morris 6 (8) 595 LAW OF DESIGN 15 (S) I Williams 4-9-5 .... R Kavanagh (3) 7 (4) 423 GIANT 14 (D) I Williams 6-9-2 ...........................D Probert 8 (6) 922 SUPREME CLARETS 16 R & P Fahey 3-8-8 ... J F Egan Probable SP: 2 Highland Olly, 7-2 Supreme Clarets, 5 Giant, 11-2 Woodstock, 15-2 Quiet Resolve, 12 Collecting Coin, 14 Cool Molly.
3.10
—MAIDEN STAKES (3) (2-Y-O) £18,000 added
(£9,277) 7f 1yds (6)
1 (5) 566 KATIE’S CAVALIER 42 D Loughnane 9-7 .....Laura Pearson
2 (4)
L PARRY GREEN 31 L Williamson 9-7 ............S B Kirrane
3 (3) L7 ROYAL TITAN 11 M Botti 9-7............................R Dawson
4 (6) 24 SEA IDOL 19 Sir M Prescott 9-7 ......................... L Morris
5 (1) 45 STORM BLADE 22 A Balding 9-7 .............Jason Watson
6 (2)
3 VELOCIRAPTOR 14 H Palmer 9-7 ...................D Probert
Probable SP: 8-13 Velociraptor, 7-2 Sea Idol, 4 Storm
Blade, 20 Royal Titan.
3.48 —HANDICAP (3) (3-Y-O) £30,000 added (£15,462) 6f 17yds (7) 1 (1) 320 POSTMODERN 42 (H) (D) (G) H Al Jehani (UAE) 9-10
J Hart 2 (2) 242 CALICO BLUE 16 (C&D2) (S) R Varian 9-9 ...R Dawson 3 (6) 211 GRASMERE BOY 14 (C&DD) J Camacho 9-5 ...D E Hogan 4 (5) 1-62 RAY MON DOUGH 68 (D) Oliver Cole 9-4 .....E Greatrex 5 (4) 110 TRICKY TEL 36 (C&D2CD) (GS) H Palmer 9-3 ....D Probert 6 (7) 208 STARGAZED 28 (S) K R Burke 9-2 ..............Shane Gray 7 (3) L00 BOSTON DAN 28 (S) T Easterby 9-0 ...........S B Kirrane Probable SP: 7-4 Calico Blue, 11-4 Grasmere Boy, 11-2 Ray Mon Dough, 13-2 Tricky Tel, 8 Stargazed, 10 Postmodern.
4.23 —HANDICAP (4) £15,000 added (£7,731) 5f 15yds (12) 1 (1) 811 RIGHT AND EXACT 50 (B) (D3) D Carroll 4-10-0
Z Wheatley 2 (12) 564 ROSENPUR 15 (H) (C&D2CD3) J Candlish 6-9-12 ...G Wood 3 (2) 647 AL HUSSAR 15 (B) (C&DD4) (GS) G Tuer 4-9-11
O Stammers 4 (4) 4-16 GRANDLAD 8 (T) (D6) (G) James Horton 5-9-11
R Dawson 5 (6) 07L MASTER OF MY FATE 22 (D8) (G) J & S Quinn 5-9-11
J Hart 6 (7) L-21 SECRET MISTRAL 14 (C&DD5) (S) A Carroll 6-9-11
Myla Coppins (7) 7 (10) 015 TRUE PROMISE 15 (D2) Fionn McSharry 5-9-11 .. H Russell 8 (5) 069 COPPER KNIGHT 42 (T) (C&D4D14) (GS)
T Easterby 12-9-9 S B Kirrane 9 (11) 113 ACES WILD 15 (C&DD5) (G) A Wintle 7-9-6
Taryn Langley (5) 10 (8) 337 SPENDMORE LANE 39 (E) (D3) D Loughnane 4-9-3
Laura Pearson 11 (3) 750 HENRYTHENATE 50 (T) (D3) P Morris 3-9-2 D E Hogan 12 (9) 35L MIRACULOUS 22 (C) T Easterby 4-9-1 ............ J F Egan Probable SP: 5-2 Right And Exact, 3 Secret Mistral, 6 Aces Wild, 8 Rosenpur, 12 Al Hussar, Grandlad, 14 Copper Knight, True Promise, 16 Spendmore Lane, 20 Miraculous.
TRACK FACTS: L-H course. GOING: Good-good to firm in places. STALLS: 1m2f outside; remainder inside. DRAW ADVANTAGE: Low, particularly in sprints. First run since wind surgery: None today.
LINGFIELD Drop in Class: 1.35 Idyllic is down 2 grades on last run (Class 4 to Class 6); 2.05 Haveyoumissedme (2); 2.39 Mind Those Steps (2); Mirzimaan (2); Star Marti- ni (2); 3.15 Hot Cash (2); Regalian (2); Rogue Encore (2); 4.00 Metal Merchant (2); Penny Time (2); 5.10 Sugar Bon Bon (2).
5.27 —HANDICAP (6) £7,200 added (£3,768) 1m 6f (4) 1 (1) 761 SIXTY PLUS 1 (P) James Owen 6-10-7(5ex) ....R Havlin 2 (2) 057 ALEX THE GREAT 12 (T) (D) A Carroll 6-8-11 .......K Fox 3 (3) 385 MICK THE HAT 18 (B) R Beckett 3-8-7 ......... J Callan (3) 4 (4) 393 PANTHERE NOIR 24 (P) L Dace 3-8-2 .............K O’Neill Probable SP: 11-10 Sixty Plus, 2 Mick The Hat, 9-2 Panthere Noir, 10 Alex The Great.
6.00 —HANDICAP (6) £7,200 added (£3,768) 1m 2f (7) 1 (7) 341 HOMELAND 11 (D2) T Faulkner 4-9-11 ........ J Callan (3) 2 (5) L25 CELTIC SPIRIT 26 (P) K Jewell 4-9-7 ................R Havlin 3 (2) 552 HAVEAGOBEAU 24 (D2) J Boyle 7-9-6 Olivia Haines (7) 4 (4) 740/ MIX DE GRIS J481 Miss S West 5-9-6 ....NON RUNNER 5 (6) 926 DOGGED 18 (V) (D2) (S) A Carroll 9-9-1 ................K Fox 6 (3) 745 LEIA ANTILLES 21 (P) H Candy 3-8-5 .............. N Currie 7 (1) 080 MISTER PRETENTIOUS 12 L Dace 3-8-5.........K O’Neill Probable SP: 5-4 Homeland, 15-8 Haveagobeau, 15-2 Celtic Spirit, 8 Dogged, 12 Leia Antilles.
6.30
—RESTRICTED MAIDEN FILLIES’ STAKES (5)
(2-Y-O) £8,000 added (£4,320) 6f (9)
1 (7) 4LL FORTUNATE 17 (P) E J-Houghton 9-2 O Carmichael (7)
2 (1) 304 LAST DANDELION 10 (P) (BF) S C Williams 9-2 ...P Cosgrave
3 (9)
5 MYSTIC BALLISTIC 10 H Kobeissi 9-2 ...........T Greatrex
4 (5)
0 ROBERTS LEGACY 29 Lemos Souza 9-2 ........K O’Neill
5 (8) 532 ROCSANE 29 G Margarson 9-2 ....................H Burns (3)
6 (2)
4 SPIRIT OF LYRA 19 W Knight 9-2 .....................N Callan
7 (6) 02 SUMMER TRIANGLE 16 G & J Moore 9-2 R Clutterbuck
8 (4)
WILD ORCHID C Johnston 9-2 ..................... J Callan (3)
9 (3) L83 YANKEEDOODLEDANDY 10 J S Moore 9-2 ....... W Cox
Probable SP: 11-4 Summer Triangle, 4 Rocsane, 9-2 Last
Dandelion, 5 Spirit Of Lyra, 8 Wild Orchid, Yankeedoodledandy.
7.00
—NOVICE STAKES (4) (2-Y-O) £10,000 added
(£5,400) 4f 217yds (7)
1 (6) 2L AMERICAN PSYCHO 68 A Watson 9-7 .......... P-L Jamin
2 (1) 75 CASH FLOW BOY 9 Charlie Pike 9-7 .............T Greatrex
3 (2)
CATCHING DREAMS C Appleby 9-7 ................ C Planas
4 (7) 30 DESERT LEGEND 16 R Hannon 9-7 .................. J Leavy
5 (5) 26 IT DUNT MARRA 22 Ollie Sangster 9-7 ....... S Donohoe
6 (4) 80 ITS A GINGER THING 16 R Hughes 9-7 ............F Marsh
7 (3) L83 MARRALYN 42 Ollie Sangster 9-2 ................P Cosgrave
Probable SP: 5-4 Catching Dreams, 5-2 It Dunt Marra, 6
Desert Legend, 7 American Psycho, 20 Marralyn.
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1.53 Ottoman (nb) 2.28 Woodstock 3.10 Velociraptor 3.48 Calico Blue 4.23 Grandlad 4.58 Break The Bank 5.33 Keldeo
1.53 Al Maslool 2.28 Giant 3.10 Velociraptor 3.48 Calico Blue 4.23 Copper Knight 4.58 Seven Sisters 5.33 Far Too Fizzy
4.58 —HANDICAP (4) £15,000 added (£7,731) 1m 2f 70yds (7) 1 (4) 952 NOLTON CROSS 15 H Palmer 7-10-2 ..............D Probert 2 (6) L88 PARLANDO 42 (P) (D3) (GS) I Williams 7-10-0
R Kavanagh (3) 3 (5) 60L LEXINGTON JET 14 (B) (C) D Loughnane 4-9-13
Laura Pearson 4 (3) 59L/ DUC DE KENT 806 (D) (S) I Williams 6-9-11
Jason Watson 5 (1) 574 SECRET BEACH 15 (T) (G) D McCain 5-9-9 .... L Morris 6 (2) L22 BREAK THE BANK 9 (B) T Easterby 5-9-7..S B Kirrane 7 (7) 231 SEVEN SISTERS 35 (D) (G) R Beckett 3-9-3 .E Greatrex Probable SP: 11-8 Seven Sisters, 9-4 Break The Bank, 4 Nolton Cross, 8 Secret Beach, 16 Lexington Jet.
5.33 —HANDICAP (5) £15,000 added (£7,731) 5f 15yds (12) 1 (9) 141 J STREET 7 (D3) (GS) M & D Easterby 4-10-3
O Stammers 2 (1) 442 KELDEO 39 (P) (D4) (S) O Pears 5-10-0 .........H Russell 3 (12) 433 OVER SPICED 23 (P) (D5) (G) G Harris 4-9-13
R Dawson 4 (11) 6LL SAM’S XPRESS 28 (D6) J & S Birkett 6-9-12
D E Hogan 5 (4) 16L BEAUZON 14 (D) (G) I Williams 7-9-11 ...R Kavanagh (3) 6 (8) L-32 GUERNSEY LADY 51 (D) P Evans 3-9-8 NON RUNNER 7 (7) 796 MAHARAJAS EXPRESS 14 (C&DD4) (S)
I Williams 6-9-8 D Probert 8 (10) 3LL RIFFA SPIRIT 39 D Carroll 3-9-8 ....................Z Wheatley 9 (6) 642 KNICKS 14 (C&D) (S) M & D Easterby 5-9-6
Shane Gray 10 (5) 977 TANJEN 29 (D2) T Easterby 4-9-6 ................S B Kirrane 11 (3) 354 FAR TOO FIZZY 8 D Loughnane 3-9-3 ....Laura Pearson 12 (2) 522 HARRY MOLE 42 (BF) Steph Hollinshead 4-9-1 ..G Wood Probable SP: 9-4 J Street, 4 Keldeo, 9-2 Knicks, 6 Harry Mole, 8 Over Spiced, 10 Far Too Fizzy, 16 Tanjen, 20 Maharajas Express.
Top jockey: Jason Hart. Top trainer: A Balding. Placed in the race last year: 4.23 Rosenpur (1st); 5.33 Knicks (2nd). Headgear first time: 3.48 Post- modern, 4.23 Right And Exact. Longest travellers: Grey Fable (1.53) Ireland; Postmodern (3.48) United Arab Emirates; Seven Sisters (4.58) 226 miles. Drop in Class: 4.23 Henrythenate is down 2 grades on last run (Class 2 to Class 4); 4.58 Duc De Kent (2).
CAPTAIN HEATH TRIO
KALPANA (nap) (Ascot, 3.35) BLUE RC (nb) (Ascot, 4.45) BOSTON DAN (Chester, 3.48)
GOODFELLOW’S SUNDAY NAP
POINT LYNAS (Pontefract, 3.30)
WORK WHISPER
FORTUNATE (Lingfield, 6.30) WEIGHTING GAME
YOKKELL (Chester, 1.53) Down 20lb from last winning mark.
BURNT FINGERS PILGRIM’S PROGRESS (Lingfield, 7.30)
5.27 Sixty Plus 6.00 Homeland 6.30 Summer Triangle 7.00 Catching Dreams 7.30 Rumble Ruby 8.00 Debrief 8.30 Diomed Duke
5.27 Sixty Plus 6.00 Haveagobeau 6.30 Summer Triangle 7.00 Catching Dreams 7.30 Rumble Ruby 8.00 Debrief 8.30 Miracleoftheandes
7.30 —FILLIES’ HANDICAP (5) £8,400 added (£4,397) 6f (7) 1 (4) 031 RUMBLE RUBY 37 (C&D) Lemos Souza 3-9-9 K O’Neill 2 (6) 42-2 PILGRIM’S PROGRESS 12 R Hannon 3-9-7 ..... J Leavy 3 (7) 64L DUSKAURA 21 A Carroll 3-9-7 ...............................K Fox 4 (5) 513 SPACEWOMAN 21 (P) (DBF) (G) H Candy 3-9-3 ..N Currie 5 (2) 414 DARK SUN 14 (P) J Bennett 5-9-3 ...Millie Wonnacott (5) 6 (1) 512 BE AN ANGEL 9 (P) (D2BF) (G) B Millman 4-9-2
P-L Jamin 7 (3) 073 THE FEMININE URGE 16 (D) (G) G Harris 4-9-0
T Heard Probable SP: 9-4 Rumble Ruby, 10-3 Be An Angel, 4 Spacewoman, 6 The Feminine Urge, 8 Pilgrim’s Progress, 10 Dark Sun, 16 Duskaura.
8.00 —HANDICAP (4) (3-Y-O) £10,800 added (£5,653) 6f (5) 1 (1) 4-91 DEBRIEF 34 (D) (G) Harry Eustace 9-9.......... P-L Jamin 2 (2) 03L GOLDWORK 24 (PT) (D) E J-Houghton 9-7 ....O Carmichael (7) 3 (3) 0L9 SIR ALFIE 12 (T) (D) Charlie Pike 9-7.............T Greatrex 4 (4) 021 ADALIDA 10 (C) (G) S C Williams 9-3 ..........P Cosgrave 5 (5) 133 ESPONA BAY 8 S Dixon 8-10 ............................K O’Neill Probable SP: 5-4 Debrief, 9-4 Adalida, 5 Espona Bay, 7 Goldwork, 16 Sir Alfie.
8.30 —HANDICAP (5) £8,400 added (£4,397) 4f 217yds (7) 1 (3) 452 THE THAMES BOATMAN 25 (P) (D6) R Hughes 6-10-0
F Marsh 2 (7) 47L- OUR PLANET 277 (HT) (D) Michael Keady 4-9-12 ...J Leavy 3 (2) 942 LAZZAR 28 C Wallis 4-9-10 ...........................P Cosgrave 4 (1) 552 DIOMED DUKE 8 (T) (C&D) (G) S C Williams 4-9-10
Olivia Haines (7) 5 (6) 4LL ZIGGY’S MISSILE 19 (P) (D6) R Cowell 5-9-9 P-L Jamin 6 (4) 5L3 SANDSCREENDELIVERD 19 (C&D) P Crate 4-9-9 ....T P Queally 7 (5) 84-2 MIRACLEOFTHEANDES 21 W Greatrex 3-9-0 ...T Greatrex Probable SP: 3 The Thames Boatman, 7-2 Diomed Duke, 4 Miracleoftheandes, 5 Lazzar, 6 Sandscreendeliverd, 10 Ziggy’s Missile, 12 Our Planet.
TRACK FACTS: L-H course. GOING: Good to firm. STALLS: 1m2f inside; 1m6f outside; remain- der centre. DRAW ADVANTAGE: Low. Top jockey: Robert Havlin. Top trainer: A Carroll. Headgear first time: 5.27 Mick The Hat, 6.30 Last Dandelion, 8.00 Goldwork. Longest traveller: Wild Orchid (6.30) 270 miles. Drop in Class: 5.27 Sixty Plus is down 3 grades on last run (Class 3 to Class 6); 7.00 Desert Legend (2); Its A Ginger Thing (2). First run since wind surgery: None today.
GIMCRACK
GIMCRACK
1.35 —APPRENTICE HANDICAP (6) £9,000 added (£4,711) 1m 2f 42yds (13) 1 (6) 449 BEARWITH 42 (C&D2D4) H Bethell 8-9-9
T Kiely-Marshall (3) 2 (2) 114 RUBELLITE 35 (C3) S Hanlon 6-9-7 Conor Whiteley (5) 3 (13) 443 GOLSPIE 28 (P) (C&DD) P Morris 6-9-7 ....C Horgan (3) 4 (1) 7-8L CAVALRY CALL 70 (P) (D) P Morris 5-9-6 .. D J Murphy (5) 5 (7) 5-L8 EAGLES DREAM 12 (P) T Davidson 4-9-5 .......... A Jary 6 (11) 654 IDYLLIC 20 (D) W Storey 5-9-4 ...................... Paula Muir 7 (4) 456 SWEET KISS 19 (D3) T Easterby 4-9-3 ..... J Dickson (5) 8 (8) 742 TOKEN LOVE 8 (T) M Hammond 4-9-2 ..........A Brookes 9 (12) 487 JEWEL MAKER 21 (C&DC3D3) T Easterby 11-9-1
J Nicholls 10 (9) 224 NATURALIA 19 D Whillans 5-9-1 ...........Shay Farmer (5) 11 (5) 363 MAPLE 29 Ruth Jefferson 5-8-11..............Rhys Elliott (3) 12 (3) 11P GEMINI MAN 25 (C&D) I Jardine 8-8-11 ..........C Tuke (7) 13 (10) 0LL BROADSTONE 16 J Norton 4-8-4 ................. M Slater (5) Probable SP: 4 Rubellite, 9-2 Maple, 6 Golspie, 7 Naturalia, Gemini Man, 8 Idyllic, 10 Token Love, Bearwith, 12 Sweet Kiss.
2.05 —HANDICAP (4) £10,800 added (£5,653) 1m 4f 98yds (13) 1 (11) 34/1- MICK COLLINS J79 (D) M Todhunter 5-10-2 .....D Nolan 2 (5) 2/L6 AULIS 20 (D) Miss T Jackson 5-10-0 Conor Whiteley (5) 3 (9) 431 TRIPOLI FLYER 23 (D) F O’Brien 7-9-12 ........D Costello 4 (3) 444 LIGHTNING TIGER 44 (H) (DBF) C Fellowes 4-9-11
P Bradley 5 (1) 732 HAVEYOUMISSEDME 28 (C&DCD2) I Jardine 8-9-10
A Mullen 6 (13) 1-52 JINDRI 22 (DBF) J Chapple-Hyam 4-9-9 .Sorin Moldoveanu (7) 7 (4) 758 AUSTRIAN THEORY 31 (P) T Easterby 7-9-8 ...J Dickson (5) 8 (8) 2-32 GLORY ROAD 46 (BF) R Beckett 3-9-7 .....B Loughnane 9 (7) L79 OURO PRETO 20 (D2) I Jardine 5-9-6............A Brookes 10 (12) 493 ENIAC 37 B Ellison 3-9-5 ..................................D Keenan 11 (10) L4-8 MOLINARI 36 (C&DCD) M Todhunter 9-9-4 ....B Garritty 12 (2) 461 RUBY WEDDING 30 A Balding 3-9-3 ........ C Hutchinson 13 (6) 3-71 LAVENDER GOLD 43 D Menuisier 3-9-0 ......S D Bowen Probable SP: 4 Tripoli Flyer, 9-2 Ruby Wedding, 5 Lavender Gold, 11-2 Glory Road, 13-2 Haveyoumissedme, 10 Jindri, 12 Eniac, 14 Mick Collins, Lightning Tiger.
2.39
—RESTRICTED NOVICE STAKES (4) (2-Y-O)
£10,000 added (£5,400) 6f (14)
1 (13) 31 MIND THOSE STEPS 69 (T) (D) T Easterby 9-11 .. A Mullen
2 (11)
1 ROTELLE 108 C Fellowes 9-11 ........................P Bradley
3 (10) L1 MIRZIMAAN 16 (D) G Boughey 9-8 ...........B Loughnane
4 (5)
1 CHAN NOIR 30 (D) J Chapple-Hyam 9-5
Sorin Moldoveanu (7)
5 (1)
4 ASANDER 21 M & D Easterby 9-4 ...................B Garritty
6 (2) 35 FANTASY FORCE 52 (BF) A Keatley 9-4 ..... MP Sheehy
7 (7)
GOLD KEY K Ryan 9-4 .......................................S James
8 (4)
ON GOLDEN POND T Coyle & K Wood 9-4 ......D Nolan
9 (3)
FRONTIER LEGEND M Dods 9-1 ............Rhys Elliott (5)
10 (6)
MOLLISHA B Ellison 8-13 ............................. B Robinson
11 (12)
8 ONE SHOT KODI 60 K Ryan 8-13 ............O McSweeney
12 (9)
4 STAR MARTINI 35 B Ellison 8-13 .....................D Keenan
13 (14) 54 ODEGAARD 30 M Hammond 8-12 .................A Brookes
14 (8)
SUENICORA STAR B Ellison 8-7 .............F McManoman
Probable SP: 7-2 Star Martini, 4 Mirzimaan, 9-2 Rotelle,
11-2 Chan Noir, 7 Mind Those Steps, 8 Gold Key, 12 Fantasy
Force, 20 Frontier Legend, Mollisha.
3.15 —HANDICAP (DIV 1) (4) £10,800 added (£5,653) 1m 5yds (14) 1 (14) 228 HOT CASH 42 (D) J Channon 4-10-2.....Rose Dawes (5) 2 (12) 3L2 VINCENT ROCKS 23 (D2) R Carr 4-10-1 ........B Garritty 3 (10) 3-68 REGALIAN 30 (P) (C) T Coyle & K Wood 4-10-0 .....D Nolan 4 (2) 09L ROGUE ENCORE 113 (P) (C&D3)
P Chapple-Hyam 5-9-12 C Horgan (5) 5 (7) 173 ZATSGOOD 23 (T) (DBF2) G Boughey 4-9-12.....B Loughnane 6 (11) 1L-4 SHAMALZA 30 (DBF) R Beckett 4-9-11 ... C Hutchinson 7 (9) L26 PANDEMONIUM 25 (B) S & E Crisford 3-9-9 .. J Mitchell 8 (3) 275 ON THE RIVER 44 (D8) H Bethell 7-9-9 .........S D Bowen 9 (13) 613 ZOWAL 35 (D2) J & S Quinn 4-9-8 .................D Costello 10 (8) 263 SOVEREIGN VIEW 26 (P) (C&D) J Tate 3-9-6 D Keenan 11 (4) 321 VIPER 29 (C) B Ellison 3-9-3 ........................ B Robinson 12 (1) 017 SIMON PIERRE 43 (T) (D) G Tutty 3-9-0 ...........S James 13 (6) 387 TASEVER 120 (P) (C&D4C2) P Morris 6-8-13
Rhys Elliott (5) 14 (5) 265 VICTORY ACE 29 J Butler 3-8-10 .................. MP Sheehy Probable SP: 3 Vincent Rocks, 4 Zatsgood, 6 Shamalza, 15-2 Viper, 10 Pandemonium, Zowal, Sovereign View, 14 Hot Cash, 16 Regalian.
TRACK FACTS: L-H Tapeta course. GOING: Standard to slow. STALLS: Straight inside; 1m2f & 1m4f outside. DRAW ADVANTAGE: High. Top jock- ey: Andrew Mullen. Top trainer: I Jardine. Placed in the race last year: 2.05 Molinari (2nd); 3.15 Rogue Encore (2nd); 4.00 Callianassa (1st). Headgear first time: 2.39 Mind Those Steps, 3.15 Pandemonium, Simon Pierre, Sovereign View, 4.00 Penny Time, 4.35 Pebble Dash, Suzette, 5.45 Belling The Cat, Charcon, The Floors Munky. Longest traveller: Lavender Gold (2.05) 336 miles. First run since wind surgery: 1.35 Maple, 4.35 Miners Gamble.
6.15
—NOVICE STAKES (4) (2-Y-O) £11,000 added
(£5,940) 6f (4)
1 (1)
9 HEMUSTBEANANGEL 26 R Teal 9-7 .......... O Lewis (5)
2 (3)
5 PRIDE OF TOLEDO 23 C Cox 9-7 ...............C Rodriguez
3 (4)
DEBUTANTE E Walker 9-2 .............................G Downing
4 (2)
2 SIERRA BELLE 15 R Beckett 9-2 .................... H Crouch
Probable SP: 8-13 Sierra Belle, 7-2 Debutante, 4 Pride Of
Toledo, 20 Hemustbeanangel.
6.45
—MAIDEN STAKES (4) £10,000 added
(£5,400) 1m (5)
1 (5) 435 KINETIC IMPACT 18 C Hills 3-9-7 ................C Rodriguez
2 (3)
MATINS (T) W Haggas 3-9-7 ............................ H Crouch
3 (2) 44 RAGGAAS 36 (T) S & E Crisford 3-9-7 ...........R Coakley
4 (4) 244 ARETI 8 Oliver Cole 3-9-2 .........................NON RUNNER
5 (1)
L GARTH SPIRIT 18 R L Llewellyn 3-9-2 .............W Carver
Probable SP: 10-11 Matins, 7-4 Kinetic Impact, 5 Raggaas.
7.15
—HANDICAP (5) £8,750 added (£4,580) 6f (10)
1 (5) 461 LIOSA 37 (D5) Zoe Hawkins 6-9-11 ..............L Catton (3) 2 (10) 24-2 SECRET OATH 14 C Cox 3-9-9 ...................C Rodriguez 3 (8) L-87 THE COFFEE POD 16 (H) (D) (S)
W Muir & C Grassick 5-9-8 L Edmunds 4 (6) 3L7 THE CARIBBEAN 32 (B) (D) H Main 5-9-8
Ebrahim Nader 5 (7) 969 THUNDEROUS LOVE 16 (P) (C&D2D4) (GS)
J Portman 5-9-6 O Tubb (5) 6 (3) 111 MAID IN DEVON 22 (C&D2D) (GS) B Millman 3-9-6
H Crouch 7 (1) L32 LAHINA BAY 14 (C&D2D3) (GS)
R Cook & J Bridger 6-9-2 S C Cronin (5) 8 (9) 277 RED SNAPPER 8 (B) (S) Kathy Turner 3-9-1
Charlie Tucker (7) 9 (4) 556 MAY ENCOUNTER 21 (H) H Candy 4-9-1
Mason Paetel (5) 10 (2) 5L6- CICI’S SECRET 358 (H) Charlie Pike 3-8-10
Josephine Gordon Probable SP: 7-4 Maid In Devon, 4 Liosa, 9-2 Secret Oath, 13-2 Lahina Bay, 10 May Encounter, 12 The Coffee Pod, 20 Red Snapper, Thunderous Love.
TRACK FACTS: R-H course. GOING: Good to firm-firm in places. STALLS: 6f & 1m far side; 1m2f inside; 1m4f stands side. DRAW ADVANTAGE: Low. Top jockey: Hector Crouch. Top trainer: R Beckett. Placed in the race last year: 7.15 Thunderous Love (1st). Headgear first time: 6.45 Matins, 7.15 May Encounter, Red Snapper, 7.45 Sudbury Hill, 8.15 Notable Charm.
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1.35 Rubellite 2.05 Lightning Tiger 2.39 Gold Key 3.15 Shamalza 4.00 Penny Time 4.35 Little Ted 5.10 Black Cab 5.45 Filey Beach
4.00 —HANDICAP (DIV 2) (4) £10,800 added (£5,653) 1m 5yds (14) 1 (2) 08L WALSINGHAM 20 (D4) D O’Meara 6-10-2 ...Conor Whiteley (5) 2 (7) 00L METAL MERCHANT 28 (D3) J Butler 6-10-1 .. J Gilligan 3 (5) 70-0 FANTASTIC FOX 42 (C&DD4) R Varian 8-9-13 ....J Mitchell 4 (3) 51-1 FIGHT YOUR CORNER 185 (D2) J Tate 5-9-12....B Loughnane 5 (10) 718 FREDDIE STEADY GO 42 (T) S Corbett 5-9-11 ..J Peate 6 (12) 670 CALLIANASSA 29 (C&D3BF) B Ellison 5-9-10 ....D Keenan 7 (13) 038 ONE NIGHT THUNDER 44 (H) G Tutty 6-9-9 ....S James 8 (1) 12L PENNY TIME 42 (P) (D) H Palmer 3-9-8 .... J Nicholls (5) 9 (9) 752 MR MISTOFFELEES 50 (P) (C&DD) S England 6-9-7
B Garritty 10 (6) 9L3 CALYXOH 14 (P) P Morris 4-9-5 ...............D J Murphy (7) 11 (8) 995 EMPIRESTATEOFMIND 8 (P) (D7) J & S Quinn 8-9-1
D Costello 12 (14) L06 IZZARI 21 (C2D) I Jardine 5-8-11 .......................A Mullen 13 (4) 059 PAL JOEY 39 (C) B Haslam 4-8-11 .................A Brookes 14 (11) 022 CHUZZLEWIT 29 (C&D) S Spencer 6-8-11 Shay Farmer (5) Probable SP: 9-4 Fight Your Corner, 5 Mr Mistoffelees, 8 Chuzzlewit, 10 Freddie Steady Go, Callianassa, Penny Time, 12 Calyxoh, Fantastic Fox, 14 Walsingham, 16 One Night Thunder, 20 Pal Joey, Izzari.
4.35 —HANDICAP (6) £9,000 added (£4,711) 1m 5yds (12) 1 (7) 452 BOOK OF LIFE 21 (P) P Morris 6-9-9 ........C Horgan (5) 2 (8) 537- SUZETTE 296 (T) T Coyle & K Wood 4-9-9........D Nolan 3 (1) 526 ADELAIDE BAY 11 (BF) J Chapple-Hyam 4-9-8
B Loughnane 4 (9) 722 LITTLE TED 21 (P) (C&DD4BF) T Easterby 9-9-7
O McSweeney 5 (10) 68L MINERS GAMBLE 29 B Ellison 5-9-6 .......... B Robinson 6 (12) 785 MERCURIUS POWER 41 (PT) (C&DCD3)
Jessica Macey 8-9-6 Rhys Elliott (5) 7 (4) 567 ARRANMORE 37 (PT) (CD3) M Hammond 9-9-4 ..A Brookes 8 (3) LL5 DEFENCE MISSILE 14 (P) Miss L Perratt 4-9-1 ...P Bradley 9 (2) LL/9- SIEVIER 404 John Dawson 5-9-0 .........................J Peate 10 (6) 467 PEBBLE DASH 6 (V) Mr W G Harrison 4-9-0 .. B McHugh 11 (11) 098 WHERES THE CRUMPET 21 (P) (C&DCD2)
D Thompson 8-9-0 C Hutchinson 12 (5) LL0 RAJA CHARGER 36 (BT) B Rothwell 4-9-0 ... F McManoman Probable SP: 13-8 Little Ted, 3 Book Of Life, 5 Mercurius Power, 8 Adelaide Bay, Arranmore, 14 Defence Missile.
5.10 —HANDICAP (6) £7,200 added (£3,768) 5f (10) 1 (1) 067 TOO MUCH 21 (H) (C2) D Thompson 6-9-9...C Hutchinson 2 (4) 231 BLACK CAB 81 (D) Mrs A C Hamilton 5-9-8 ...B Loughnane 3 (7) L64 AURADUE 29 S Bowring 4-9-7.........................D Keenan 4 (10) 708 LET’S GO HUGO 60 (C&D2D2) O Pears 6-9-5
T Kiely-Marshall (5) 5 (5) 5L6 SUGAR BON BON 21 P Niven 3-9-3 ..................D Nolan 6 (9) 335 ELLIE’S DE VEGA 19 (B) (BF) N Wilson 3-9-0 ..B Garritty 7 (2) 62L A LADY FOREVER 9 (C) Mr W G Harrison 7-9-0 . B McHugh 8 (3) 87-0 SALLY ANNE’S DREAM 29 Suzzanne France 5-9-0
F McManoman 9 (8) 524 SPARKLING WINE 2 (BF) M Dods 3-8-11 ....Rhys Elliott (5) 10 (6) L-L7 BREEZE STAR 47 (T) N Wilson 3-8-10............A Jary (3) Probable SP: 7-4 Black Cab, 5-2 Sparkling Wine, 5 Ellie’s De Vega, 12 Auradue, 14 Let’s Go Hugo, A Lady Forever, 16 Too Much, Sugar Bon Bon.
5.45 —CLASSIFIED STAKES (6) £6,600 added (£3,454) 7f 14yds (14) 1 (4) 263 ANGEL OF ENGLAND 29 (P) A Brown 5-9-9 ....D Nolan 2 (1) 137 FILEY BEACH 17 (D4BF2) R Carr 5-9-9 ...B Loughnane 3 (13) 630 I CAN BOOGY 9 (CD) N Tinkler 4-9-9 .............A Jary (3) 4 (6) 75/5 LANGTON WOLD 29 (D) B Ellison 7-9-9 ..... B Robinson 5 (7) 921 SASSY GLORY 30 (P) (C2) M Walford 5-9-9 ...Rhys Elliott (5) 6 (9) 2-82 TIMEBAR 44 (T) S Bowring 5-9-9 .................... J Gilligan 7 (2) 076 TRAIS FLUORS 20 (C&DC4D) Miss L Perratt 12-9-9
P Bradley 8 (10) 547 BELLING THE CAT 40 (T) T Coyle & K Wood 3-9-2 ...B Garritty 9 (11) 769 CHARCON 35 (P) B Haslam 3-9-2..................A Brookes 10 (8) 97L EVA THE DEEVA 22 N Tinkler 3-9-2 ........NON RUNNER 11 (3) 86L GO TEEJAY 68 (P) Craig Lidster 3-9-2 ..............S James 12 (12) 7-4L LE PUY 36 L Russell & M Scudamore 3-9-2 ...D Keenan 13 (14) 9LL THE FLOORS MUNKY 4 (B) Gary Rutherford 3-9-2 .. A Mullen 14 (5) 533 TWILIGHT DAWN 36 S Whitaker 3-9-2 ...............A Elliott Probable SP: 3 Sassy Glory, 7-2 Angel Of England, 4 Filey Beach, 10 Langton Wold, Twilight Dawn, Timebar, 14 Belling The Cat, 16 Trais Fluors, I Can Boogy, 20 Le Puy, Charcon.
6.15 Sierra Belle 6.45 Matins 7.15 Secret Oath 7.45 Queen’s Companion 8.15 Traveling Man 8.45 Escape Magic
6.15 Sierra Belle 6.45 Matins 7.15 Secret Oath 7.45 Queen’s Companion 8.15 Traveling Man 8.45 Escape Magic
7.45 —HANDICAP (4) £11,250 added (£5,888) 1m 1f 201yds (4) 1 (2) L-32 ORCHARD 26 W Greatrex 4-9-11 ........ Mason Paetel (5) 2 (3) L44 DOUBLE RED 24 (P) (D3) (GS) H Candy 5-9-11
L Edmunds 3 (1) 320 SUDBURY HILL J26 (P) Harry Derham 3-9-5
C Rodriguez 4 (4) 351 QUEEN’S COMPANION 16 (P) (D) (G) R Beckett 3-9-4
H Crouch Probable SP: 6-4 Queen’s Companion, 2 Orchard, 7-2 Sudbury Hill, 13-2 Double Red.
8.15 —HANDICAP (5) (3-Y-O) £8,750 added (£4,580) 1m 4f 5yds (6) 1 (1) 721 ROYAL POETRY 7 (D) (G) R Hannon 10-0 ... S C Cronin (5) 2 (5) 9-83 VIRTUE DILIGENCE 25 A Perrett 9-8 .............. H Crouch 3 (4) 264 ROSSA RAHEEN 23 Ollie Sangster 9-5 ......C Rodriguez 4 (2) 93L TRAVELING MAN 17 C Fellowes 9-4 .. Mason Paetel (5) 5 (6) 272 CAPTAIN CAIRNEY 17 (P) W Muir & C Grassick 8-9
L Edmunds 6 (3) 964 NOTABLE CHARM 28 (P) M Tregoning 8-4
Georgia Dobie Probable SP: 2 Royal Poetry, 9-4 Rossa Raheen, 5 Captain Cairney, 6 Virtue Diligence, 15-2 Traveling Man, 14 Notable Charm.
8.45 —HANDICAP (6) £7,500 added (£3,926) 1m (6) 1 (6) L78 LADY OF THE ISLES 57 (BH) H Main 4-9-12
Ebrahim Nader 2 (3) 311 DESERT CHARM 28 (D3) (G) M Murphy 4-9-12
H Crouch 3 (1) 879- IT’S LIFE J295 Kathy Turner 4-9-11..... Charlie Tucker (7) 4 (5) L-11 ESCAPE MAGIC 17 (G) Owen Burrows 3-9-7
C Rodriguez 5 (4) L0-L OUTRACE 203 (P) (D2) R Hannon 6-9-5 .S C Cronin (5) 6 (2) 0L3 ARVANA BELLE 11 (B) B Millman 3-8-13 ....L Edmunds Probable SP: 4-5 Escape Magic, 11-4 Desert Charm, 5 Arvana Belle, 12 Lady Of The Isles.
Longest travellers: Matins (6.45), Raggaas (6.45), Traveling Man (8.15) 151 miles. Drop in Class: 8.15 Virtue Diligence is down 2 grades on last run (Class 3 to Class 5); Traveling Man (2). First run since wind surgery: None today.
1.35 Token Love 2.05 Glory Road 2.39 Mirzimaan 3.15 Zatsgood 4.00 Fight Your Corner 4.35 Little Ted 5.10 Black Cab 5.45 Timebar
EVENING RESULTS CHEPSTOW
5.18 — DREAMS GALORE (C Bishop) 9-2 1; So Tempting 13-2 2; Sovereign Beach 9-1 3. 6 ran. (Ollie Sangster). hd, 1/2. Tote: 5.60; 2.60, 3.00. Ex: 29.50. Tf: 199.80. CSF: 31.77. NR: Devon Angel. 5.52 — DISSENTER (Ashley Lewis) 15-2 1; Forest Berry 2-1F 2; Beechwood Glory 11-4(2ndFav) 3. 10 ran. (M Tregoning). nk, 11/2. Tote: 9.80; 2.40, 1.40, 1.50. Ex: 33.00. Tf: 91.70. CSF: 23.54. 6.26 — AUBURN AVENUE (C Bishop) 11-1 1; Prefer The Sister evensF 2; On Key 5-1(2ndFav) 3. 7 ran. (J & R Flint). 2l, 13/4. Tote: 13.00; 5.10, 1.30. Ex: 31.30. Tf: 136.50. CSF: 22.12. 7.01 — SPIRIT OF THE BAY (Taylor Fisher) 6-1 1; Kodi Fire 5-1(2ndFav) 2; Eutropia 11-8F 3. 6 ran. (J & R Flint). 1l, nk. Tote: 7.00; 2.20, 2.80. Ex: 39.10. Tf: 91.00. CSF: 35.22. NR: Nammos. 7.36 — KNIGHTMARE (R Kavanagh) 9-4F 1; Prince Ali 11-2(Jt2ndFav) 2; A Rose Adaay 15-2 3. 10 ran. (P Evans). 11/4, 2l. Tote: 3.25; 1.40, 1.50, 2.60. Ex: 13.20. Tf: 62.30. CSF: 14.66. 8.11 — LEVEL UP (Ashley Lewis) 15-8F 1; Sundiata Keita 25-1 2; So Smart 3-1(2ndFav) 3. 7 ran. (P Evans). 1l, 1l. Tote: 2.88; 1.50, 9.50. Ex: 50.20. Tf: 210.50. CSF: 49.15. SANDOWN
5.15 — IMPERIAL CULT (J Callan) 11-8F 1; King’s Castle 9-2 2; Symphony’s Song 8-1 3. 6 ran. (G Baker). 3/4, 23/4. Tote: 2.38; 1.40, 2.20. Ex: 5.60. Tf: 34.40. CSF: 8.12. NR: Pride Of Nepal. 5.47 — NOT MY TYPE (C Fallon) 4-1(Jt2ndFav) 1; Delighfully Hot 13-2 2; Downonmainstreet 7-1 3. 8 ran. (W Haggas). nk, 1/2. Tote: 5.00; 2.20, 1.70, 2.00. Ex: 27.60. Tf: 149.20. CSF: 30.67. NR: Sarasota Blue Blue. 6.20 — PERSONAL BEST (Jason Watson) 10-11F 1; Knight Templar 12-1 2; Appier 5-1(2ndFav) 3. 6 ran. (J Portman). 11/2, 1l. Tote: 1.91; 1.20, 3.30. Ex: 10.80. Tf: 28.70. CSF: 12.43. 6.55 — CYRANO DE BERGERAC (L Catton) 15-8(2ndFav) 1; Blue Noon 10-1 2; Roker Roar 22-1 3. 5 ran. (J & T Gosden). 41/2, 31/4. Tote: 2.88; 1.30, 3.00. Ex: 14.10. Tf: 93.90. CSF: 18.87. 7.30 — SWIPED (R Clutterbuck) 9-2(2ndFav) 1; Sea Suite 13-2 2; Bubbles Wonky 33-1 3. 6 ran. (R Beckett). 3/4, 21/2. Tote: 5.50; 2.10, 2.80. Ex: 27.10. Tf: 210.40. CSF: 30.18. 8.05 — LYRA LEA (L Edmunds) 11-8F 1; Norfolk Blue 7-2 2; Unionville 28-1 3. 6 ran. (B Millman). 13/4, 11/2. Tote: 2.38; 1.40, 1.80. Ex: 6.60. Tf: 42.60. CSF: 6.71. Placepot £65.60. Q’pot £18.20. YORK
5.32 — JONNY CONCRETE (J Nicholls) 5-1(2ndFav) 1; Invincible Ruby 33-1 2; Stratocracy 8-1 3; Quest For Fun 10-1 3; 18 ran. (I Jardine). 1/2, nk, dht. Tote: Jonny Concrete 6.70; Jonny Concrete 2.00, Invincible Ruby 6.20, Stratocracy 2.50, Quest For Fun 2.70. Ex: Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby 290.10. Tc: Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby, Stratocracy 707.35, Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby, Quest For Fun 862.97. Tf: Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby, Stratocracy 1677.20, Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby, Quest For Fun 1677.20. CSF: Jonny Concrete, Invincible Ruby 183.42. 6.05 — VAGUELY ROYAL (W Buick) 10-3F 1; Queen Roslyn 20-1 2; Furhaan 14-1 3. 13 ran. (I Williams). 1/2, 2l. Tote: 4.34; 1.90, 5.90, 4.90. Ex: 82.80. Tc: 879.35. Tf: 1326.10. CSF: 80.89. NR: Boxing Great. 6.40 — CORAL COVE (K Shoemark) 4-7F 1; Sweet Iris 14-1 2; Rule Of The Agency 50-1 3. 8 ran. (James Owen). 43/4, 21/4. Tote: 1.58; 1.10, 2.80, 7.00. Ex: 12.50. Tf: 145.50. CSF: 11.59. 7.15 — RAJAKING (K Shoemark) 9-2(2ndFav) 1; Almarada Prince 5-1 2; Educating Rita 50-1 3; Bonnie’s Boy 22-1 4. 21 ran. (T Kent). 11/4, 11/2, 3/4. Tote: 6.10; 1.90, 2.00, 13.20, 5.80. Ex: 39.80. Tc: 1096.80. Tf: 2425.80. CSF: 26.89. NR: Tiva. 7.50 — DIAMOND RAIN (W Buick) 1-2F 1; Regal Charm 16-1 2; Estissa 12-1 3. 5 ran. (C Appleby). 41/4, 11/2. Tote: 1.50; 1.10, 3.50. Ex: 8.00. Tf: 27.70. CSF: 10.30. NR: Miss Justice. 8.25 — EXPLOSIVE FINNISH (Oisin Orr) 4-1(Jt2ndFav) 1; Dolos Dream 10-3F 2; Go Vince Go 4-1(Jt2ndFav) 3. 12 ran. (K Frost). hd, 4l. Tote: 5.00; 1.80, 1.70, 2.00. Ex: 22.60. Tc: 60.48. Tf: 121.60. CSF: 17.83.
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T’S the place and the
time for Lewis Hamilton
to show he can still hit
the high notes of his
operatic prime.
Of all the tracks where he has
excelled, the Hungaroring sits
high on the shortlist of his
favourites along with Silverstone,
Shanghai and Montreal.
He has won here eight times,
more than anyone else. And this
weekend, the second corner, a
right-hand kink, has been named
in his honour.
Yesterday’s data from practice
offered Hamilton rich hope. He
topped all comers, 0.148sec in
front of his Ferrari team-mate
Charles Leclerc.
All of which evidence, ancient
and modern, makes it all the
more surprising
that last year this
was the scene of the
lowest point of
Hamilton’s career, a
trough so deep it
seemed he might
walk away from
the sport.
‘Completely use-
less,’ was his self-
d i a g n o s i s
a f t e r
watching Leclerc
take pole as he quali-
fied a flaccid 12th.
The disparity typified
a
m a l a i s e
t h a t
persisted all season.
Speaking on his
return to Budapest,
he referenced that
d e j e c t i n g
n a d i r,
saying: ‘I’m really
proud of everyone in
the team and myself
for digging us out of
the hole I was in. One
day when I release
my documentary, I’ll
reveal everything
about that weekend
and what led to what
happened.’
While we await that revelation,
it can be stated clearly that he is
in markedly better spirits and
form 12 months on. His win in
Barcelona last month, his first for
Ferrari, is testament to this.
His upturn, in a car much better
suited to his driving style, makes
him the nearest challenger to
Kimi Antonelli, the 19-year-old
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protege who replaced him at Mercedes. Hamilton is 45 points back from the Italian going into the 11th round of the season, the final instalment before Formula One’s summer break. Ah, fine and way better than the whole of his first campaign with Ferrari, but he is still to show he can reach the peaks every week necessary to add the eighth
MARK TWAIN famously wrote ‘the report of my death was an exaggeration’, after his obituary had been mistakenly published. That was back in 1897, but a similar sentiment could well apply to Aidan O’Brien’s 2026 Flat campaign which was this week analysed using Timeform’s ‘Run to Form’ metric. The microscopic scrutiny conducted by the racing organisation revealed that this July is the most unsuccessful month on record for the Ballydoyle handler since the metric was first introduced 14 years ago.
Smiles better: Hamilton cuts a relaxed figure during his media duties in Hungary, in stark contrast
world title he craves as the
final brushstroke to his
self-described masterpiece.
Yes, he outscored Leclerc by 54
points in the five races leading
up to Silverstone. But Leclerc
has held the edge since. The
Monegasque won the British
race, two places ahead of
Hamilton. Ditto two places
ahead in Spa last weekend.
Leclerc was also fastest in those
two qualifying sessions.
The Hamilton of old would,
surely, have had the measure of
Leclerc — who is dramatically
fast but prone to mistakes under
emotion — over the course of a
long season when the title is at
stake. He well might again but
he still has to prove he can at the
age of 41.
S o
t o
t h i s
w e e k e n d ’ s
opportunity. First thing to say,
By SAM TURNER
But not only that, Timeform also revealed their data showed that the current Flat season represents the worst for O’Brien since 2012. Not a great omen then for his four runners in today’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes. O’Brien goes in search of his fifth success in the summer showpiece and should Irish Derby winner Benvenuto Cellini prevail, it will be his first victory with a three-year-
Ferrari are favourites for the win. Their shortcomings, such as they are, lie in their relative lack of engine power and their strengths in aerodynamic alacrity through corners. The twisty Hungaroring, with just one decent straight, plays to their areas of potency. To elaborate on the practice charts that support the theory of red ascendancy, Leclerc was fastest in the first session by half-a-second over Hamilton before the British veteran turned it around in the second go. In further good news, the Mercedes pair of Antonelli and George Russell, who is five points back from Hamilton, were off the pace and struggling. Russell ended up fifth and Antonelli 13th. Their prospects of maintaining their record of pole in every round this season are slim. In passing, if
old in the Group One since 2001 with Galileo. But hang on a minute, it seems just five minutes ago that the talk in racing was about O’Brien chasing his own record of Group One wins in a season off the back of a record-equalling seven successes at Royal Ascot. Those array of victories came hard on the heels of Christmas Day’s Betfred Derby win at Epsom and preceded a brilliant display by Constitution River in the Coral-Eclipse. Surely reports of his demise are premature. A Thursday-night Group
it is a big weekend for Hamilton, the same is true for Russell. He speaks with calm assurance as setback after setback assails him. His verbal resilience is admirable but he needs to assert himself over Antonelli on track, and fast, to dispel a nagging fear that his championship hopes are dripping down the windowpane, drop by drop. Whose nagging fears? His own mostly, one suspects, for all his bullish words. His confidence has not expired but lies in intensive care. He is helped in his task by the fact the technical gremlins that blighted him in Spa have been resolved by his Mercedes brainboxes in the intervening days. Away from the top, Aston Martin have brought a raft of upgrades to Hungary. My, they need them after what the team’s
race double at Leopardstown may signal the Ballydoyle machine is about to crank back into full gear following a brief mid-summer malaise. One thing we can all take on trust is that it will not be long before O’Brien is once again namechecking his entire roster of staff following another Group One win. Who knows, it could be after today’s fabulous feature, but with equine stars from around the world tackling Benvenuto Cellini and Minnie Hauk, both Ballydoyle contenders will be required to post clear career bests to prevail. The market favours last
to (inset) his miserable demeanour there a year ago GETTY IMAGES/AP
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star designer Adrian Newey admitted had been a ‘complete nightmare’ season. The green shoots were, well, patchy. They clawed back some time relative to their previous sluggishness in the first practice session before Lance Stroll’s suspension failed him. Oh dear. Stroll sat out the rest of the day, while Fernando Alonso was 19th, 2.9sec off the pace. Newey talked of ‘respectability’ being their
for King George crown
year’s conquering hero Calandagan, who is back to defend his crown. He renews rivalry with Japanese raider Masquerade Ball, who ran him to a head in an epic renewal of the Japan Cup in Tokyo last November. Calandagan enjoyed a Saint-Cloud confidence booster three weeks ago following his Coronation Cup no-show, while Masquerade Ball lost nothing in defeat attempting to outspeed the imperious Romantic Warrior on his home patch at Sha Tin in the spring. The old adversaries form a formidable road block for
target in the mid-term, aware loftier ambitions are unrealistic. He was asked if Christian Horner might be on the way to the team. As previously reported by Daily Mail Sport, owner Lawrence Stroll is repeatedly keen to enlist the former Red Bull boss and has returned to seek his services more than once. Newey, team principal, is less than mad on the idea of a reunion with his old partner after their glory days at Milton Keynes. ‘I keep hearing these rumours about Christian,’ said Newey. ‘I can’t comment further. All I can say is we are happy with our senior management team.’ Easy to say, Adrian. Papa Stroll’s judgment is subject to review. Nobody ever claimed the bluff billionaire has the patience of Job.
their rivals to navigate, but could last year’s runner-up Kalpana, the home team’s sole representative in a cosmopolitan affair, trouble the overseas posse and hand trainer Andrew Balding an emotional success? Andrew’s father, Ian, won this prize 55 years ago with one of Flat racing’s all-time greats in the mighty Mill Reef and, although Balding’s mare could not yet be mentioned in those circles, she has at least accumulated an impressive Ascot record. Her handler is certainly optimistic and his confidence was increased when his star
Chinned: Fury (right) connects with a right hand en route to a seventh-round stoppage REUTERS
By CHARLOTTE DALY
TYSON FURY took care of business with the minimum of fuss as he dispatched Mariusz Wach in a low-key contest in Thailand — before attention quickly shifted to what was next. Daily Mail Sport understands the former heavyweight world champion was expected to board a flight to Jeddah after the victory, with Saudi organisers Sela arranging travel in the hope Fury would be in attendance for Anthony Joshua’s return against Kristian Prenga tonight. Fury stopped Wach, 46, inside seven rounds of a scheduled 10 to emerge victorious yesterday, with the Polish fighter retiring on his stool. The fight — not carried by any major broadcaster — is said to have been one-sided, with Fury connecting with five uppercuts in a row in the fifth round. Fury was always expected to come through unscathed against Wach, ranked outside the world’s top 200, in what was widely viewed as a stay-busy fight ahead of the biggest assignment of his comeback. The contest itself attracted little attention compared with a usual Fury fight week but it served its purpose by allowing Fury to continue building momentum before his proposed showdown with Joshua later this year. The event also raised funds for the Father Ray Foundation, with
mare worked well in the lead-up to this race as she bids to turnaround a length defeat by Calandagan in last year’s renewal. ‘She worked really well, and I’m very happy with her,’ reported Balding. ‘We were struggling to get weight off her last year, but this year it seems to be easier. ‘She’s very good on her day and loves Ascot, so I’m pretty sure she will be there or thereabouts. ‘Calandagan is a very good horse. We couldn’t match him last year, but who knows this year?’
to Joshua as he claims easy win
all the gate receipts from a 1,500 crowd donated to the Pattaya-based charity, who have spent more than 40 years helping orphans, children with disabilities and underprivileged young people across Thailand. Following the fight, focus quickly turned to whether the Gypsy King would make the trip to Saudi Arabia. Daily Mail Sport understands Sela made arrangements for Fury to fly directly from Thailand to Jeddah, where Joshua returns to action in his first fight since the devastating car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two friends who were also members of his team. Joshua has described the tragedy as the toughest period of his life and has vowed to continue the work and ambitions of those he lost, while pledging long-term financial support to their families. His return against Prenga therefore represents far more than simply another outing inside the ring. Whether Fury and Joshua come
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ONE-DAY CUP — GROUP A — Canterbury :Northants 253, Kent 254-5. Kent win by 5 wickets. Guildford: Surrey 270-9. Leics 273-5. Leics win by 5 wickets. GROUP B — Neath: Glamorgan 186, Yorks 190-8 Yorks win by 2 wickets. The Rose Bowl: Middlesex 284-8; Hampshire 124. Middlesex win by 160 runs. New Road: Derbyshire 138; Worcs 143-7. Worcs win by 3 wickets.
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TOUR DE FRANCE — Stage 19 (Gap - Alpe d’Huez, 128.0km): 1 T Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates-XRG 3hr 17min 48sec, 2 L Martinez (F) Bahrain Victorious +6secs, 3 R Carapaz (Ecu) EF Education-EasyPost +9s, 4 S Kuss (US) Team Visma | Lease a Bike +1min 14secs, 5 T Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility +2:07, 6 R Evenepoel (Bel) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe +2:29, 7 I del Toro (Mex) UAE Team Emirates-XRG +2:41, 8 M Skjelmose (Den) Lidl-Trek +2:45, 9 P Seixas (F) Decathlon CMA CGM Team at same time, 10 H Tejada (Col) XDS Astana Team +3:22 Selected Others: 20 T Pidcock (GB) Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team +8mins 22secs, 27 A Yates (GB) UAE Team Emirates-
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PREMIER SPORTS CUP GROUP A: Aberdeen v Kelty Hearts, Queen’s Park v Queen of South. GROUP B: Arbroath v Stirling, Montrose v Spartans. GROUP C: Dumbarton v Cove Rangers. GROUP D: Airdrieonians v Ross County, Dundee v Clyde. GROUP E: Forfar v Brechin, Stenhousemuir v Livingston. GROUP F: Morton v Inverness CT, St Johnstone v East Fife. GROUP G: Ayr v Alloa, Falkirk v Stranraer. GROUP H: Hamilton v Elgin, Peterhead v Kilmarnock. CRICKET — First Test Match — Day 1 of 5: West Indies v Pakistan (Trinidad, 3.00pm). Second Twenty20 Inter- national: Zimbabwe v India (Harare, 12.00pm). The Hundred: SunRisers Leeds v Southern Brave (Headingley, Men: 2:30pm). Welsh Fire v MI London (Sophia Gardens, Men: 6pm)
face-to-face in Saudi Arabia, however, remained uncertain last night. Fury had insisted in recent interviews he had no plans to attend the event, despite speculation throughout fight week that he would make the trip after boxing in Thailand. One possible explanation for Fury’s denial could be explained by what unfolded after his win over Arslanbek Makhmudov earlier this year. Joshua, who had been ringside, opted against climbing into the ring afterwards as the contract had not been officially signed, meaning a much-anticipated face-off between Britain’s two biggest heavyweight stars never materialised. Fury may now be taking a similar approach, choosing not to hand Joshua the moment after his own comeback, despite the paperwork being done. Even so, there remained hope behind the scenes that the pair would finally share a stage should Joshua come through safely against Prenga.
RUGBY LEAGUE — Women’s Interna- tional Match (6.0): France v England. Betfred Super League (3.0): Leigh v Warrington (5.30), Toulouse v Catalans (8.0), York v Huddersfield. Betfred Championship (4.0): Goole Vikings v Dewsbury (3.0), Newcastle v Swinton.
PREMIER SPORTS CUP GROUP C: St Mirren v Dunfermline. One-Day Cup - Group A: Gloucs v Kent (Bristol, 11.00am). Leics v Lancs (Grace Road, 11.00am). Somerset v Warks(Taunton, 11.00am). Surrey v Northants (Guildford, 11.00am). Group B: Essex v Derbys (Chelmsford, 11.00am). Middlesex v Glamorgan (Rad- lett, 11.00am). Sussex v Yorks (Hove, 11.00am). Worcs v Hants (New Road, 11.00am). The Hundred: Manchester Super Giants v Birmingham Phoenix (Old Traf- ford, Men: 2:30pm). Trent Rockets v London Spirit (Trent Bridge, Men: 6pm) RUGBY LEAGUE — Betfred Super League (3.0): Leeds v Bradford. Bet- fred Championship (3.0): Hunslet v Whitehaven, Midlands v London Bron- cos (2.0), Oldham v Barrow, Sheffield v Rochdale, Workington v Keighley.
Argentina were deeply unpleasant. When they held up their banner, everyone in the Falklands thought:
O
ARE THEY DOING?
shocked... as they all support England!
N Tuesday morning, a small contingent of Falkland Islanders boarded the South Atlantic Airbridge plane from Mount Pleasant to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. The Ministry of Defence commission the Islanders’ only direct flight to the UK so they donned their Commonwealth Games uniforms and began the 8,000-mile journey to Glasgow. ‘We didn’t really have an international airstrip when Argentina invaded in 1982,’ said Mike Summers OBE, chairman of the National Sports Council in the Falkland Islands. ‘We could fly through Argentina but there was no proper service. ‘The UK government built an international airstrip after the war. Now civilians have access to an RAF flight, run by a company called AirTanker. It operates twice a week but it’s rarely full, so you get plenty of space!’ Rest assured, the island’s team of six bowlers had no leg-room issues, well rested to fly their Blue Ensign flag in Scotland. When they were paraded into the Hydro Arena for the opening ceremony, Andy Burnham muttered something into Queen Camilla’s ear that triggered chuckles in the royal enclosure. We may never know what the new Prime Minister said but there is a strong chance it related to Argentina’s football team. Thanks to Lionel Messi and his team-mates, the British Overseas Territory is caught in the middle of a high-profile sovereignty dispute. After their World Cup semi-final victory over England,
they celebrated with a banner
reading, ‘Las Malvinas son
Argentinas’, which translates to
‘The Falklands are Argentine’.
The bowls team have become
unlikely spokespeople.
‘Sport and politics shouldn’t
mix,’ said Kris Thorsen, after her
first-round defeat by Malaysia
yesterday. It is safe to say Thorsen
and her team-mate, Sharon
Barnes, are not too familiar with
the diplomatic spotlight.
Summers, however, offered a
more forthright opinion.
‘Everybody in the Falklands was
watching the World Cup,’
Summers told Daily Mail Sport.
‘The majority of people would
support England, apart from the
odd Scot or Welshman. It’s the
same with the rugby and the
same with the cricket.
‘Here in Glasgow, we would
support Adam Peaty if he were
swimming against an Australian
or a South African.
‘ W h e n
M e s s i
a n d
h i s
team-mates were holding that
banner we thought, “What the
hell are they doing? This is a
football match”. We’ve seen that
banner before, of course. Half of
those guys play their football in
the Premier League. They are
paid very large salaries which are
taxed at a high rate to pay for the
UK defence!
‘We’re very disappointed with
their antics and their dirty play.
Their attitude was deeply
unpleasant. The World Cup will
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never be as friendly as the Commonwealth games but, by and large, teams shake hands afterwards. Six of the English and French guys got in a huddle to pray together after the third- place play-off. That’s a fabulous example of how to behave.’ The island’s most-ardent football fans watched the games at the Rose pub, where they serve John Smith’s beer and fish and chips. With a population of just 3,500, the Falklands are not a sporting force, boasting an amateur foot- ball team who enter the Island Games every two years. But their athletes have been proudly sharing penguin-embossed pin badges this week, spreading the word of the Falklands. ‘A lot of people under 45 had barely heard of the Falklands until last week,’ added Summers. ‘You hear Argentinians talking about, “Getting the Falklands back” but they have never owned the Falklands. This was resurrected in Peronist times,
when Juan Peron was president and wanted something to unite the people when he was having difficulties. At the time, they were weighing up whether to invade the Falklands or southern Chile to create this national fervour about taking on somebody. ‘They didn’t think the Brits would respond but, as we know, they were mistaken. ‘In 2013, we decided to hold a referendum on the sovereign status of the Falkland Islands. When we travelled to political meetings and explained that everyone in the Falklands wants to stay British, people asked how can you prove that? So we held
an internationally observed referendum. The turnout was 92 per cent. 99.3 per cent of the people voted to retain our status as a British Overseas Territory. ‘Three people voted for something different. Absolutely everybody in the Falklands is happy about our status as a British Overseas Territory. ‘What happened at the World Cup has had some really interesting effects. It disturbed a lot of people. Suddenly, a hell of a lot more people are more aware of the Falklands. They’re asking, “What is this Malvinas issue?” ‘We already have a big cruise vessel industry. Some of them
bring 3,000 people. The vessels generally start in Buenos Aires or Punta del Este and come down the Atlantic into the Falklands. There are also smaller, expedition- type vessels that come on their way to the Antarctic. ‘Around 60,000 a year come on cruise vessels and we also have our land-based tourism. It’s fan- tastic for walking. People come to see the penguins, sea lions and albatrosses. It’s a wildlife haven. ‘Our tourist board have suddenly had huge numbers inquiring about visiting. It’s boosted curiosity. It has been more successful than any marketing campaign.’
Scott thrills nation again
FOUR police officers in high-vis vests snuck into the back of the Tollcross stand as Duncan Scott stepped onto the blocks. This was 1:56.38 of sporting theatre that nobody in Scotland wanted to miss. Scott first dived into this East End pool as a 10-year-old boy. He swam here as a sixth-form student at the 2014 Commonwealth Games but those expectations were nothing like what he felt in Lane 2 last night. The sell-out crowd waved their Saltires and roared every stroke as Scott won the hosts’ first gold medal of the competition. Adam Ramsay-Peaty was on the same ticket but the locals were here to see one man only. Scott is the poster-boy of these Games and his storming victory in the 200 metres individual medley provided lift-off. It had a similar feel to Antoine Dupont winning France’s first gold medal on the Sevens pitch at the Paris Olympics, hearing the anthem for the first time. ‘I was a wee bit nervous before that,’ admitted the 29-year-old, who held off a late surge from New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt. Even the coppers were bouncing. Back in 2014, Scott swam here a 17-year-old dreamer. He returned as one of country’s most iconic athletes, ready to add an 11th gold (and counting) to his collection of Olympic, World and Common- wealth medals. The locals admire Scott for what he stands for. He campaigns against the closure of local leisure centres — of which Tollcross is one. He lobbies politicians for more funding for public swimming pools and stays true to his principles. At the 2019 World Championships, for example, he refused to shake hands with Chinese swimmer Sun Yang in protest against his doping con-
MARK SWAN claimed England’s first
gold medal of the Games with a
nail-biting victory in the lightweight
powerlifting competition.
Swan (right) finished level with
Nigeria’s Rolland Ezuruike after both
lifted 222kg but the 25-year-old
from County Durham won due to a
coefficient format related to the
athletes’ respective body weights.
‘I thought I’d got a bronze,’
revealed Swan. ‘My coaches said
“no Mark, you’ve won”, but I
couldn’t believe it. It hasn’t sunk in.’
By NIK SIMON
viction. You suspect Scott would have been Scotland’s flag bearer if his race schedule not clashed with on opening ceremony. These days, he is held in the same regard as Sir Chris Hoy, his countryman who stepped out of Dr Who’s Tardis with the King on Thursday night. Scott did not hang around to bask in his glory. The adulation does not come naturally like it does for contemporary, Ramsay-Peaty. The pair have been room-mates and relay team-mates at the Olympics, enjoying similarly meteoric rises. With a new name on his swim- ming cap, Ramsay-Peaty is now hoping to follow Scott onto the medal podium on Saturday night, having qualified for the final of the 100m breaststroke. His famous wife, Holly — daugh- ter of celebrity chef Gordon, was in the crowd as his qualification faced a bizarre snag. Moments before his first race, one of the lane dividers broke off the pool wall, requiring an official to strip down and jump into the water to reconnect it. The amusing 10-minute delay did little to change Glasgow 2026’s image at the pound-shop games, but at least it did not unsettle the Englishman. ‘In any sport, stuff goes wrong,’ said Ramsay-Peaty. It doesn’t help losing all the heat when you’re pre- paring. There’s 10 minutes where you’re losing hydration, I guess, but you know what I’ve done a lot better in worse conditions.’ Peaty shared this pool with Scott in 2014. Their journeys have taken different routes, but they seem destined for the same place on the podium.
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HOW BRUNO CAN KEEP ARSENAL AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
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RSENAL have been here before with Bruno Guimaraes. The Gunners wanted him four years ago when he was at Lyon but the Brazilian chose Tyneside. If that were not bad enough, the announcement video he posted on his social media, captioned ‘A beautiful chapter is coming’, began with clippings of news headlines of Arsenal’s interest. Now Arsenal are back again. This time, Guimaraes wants them, too. He has told Newcastle he wants to join Arsenal and it is down to the clubs to thrash it out. A fee of a round £75million should do it. That is a fair whack for a player about to turn 29, much older than the usual profile of Arsenal signings under Mikel Arteta, but in Guimaraes they would have a ready-made addition to take them to the next level. As owner Josh Kroenke said at the end of the season: ‘It is about trying to stay at the top knowing everyone is trying to climb the mountain after you.’ Guimaraes would help them do that. There is good reason why Arteta wants him. He is physical. He is versatile. He can play as a No 8, a No 6, or even further back if necessary. He can play box-to- box, as a deep-lying playmaker or destructor. Or, as we will come to see, all of them all at once. For one, Declan Rice needs a rest. The Arsenal and England midfielder played 69 matches for club and country last season. Arteta ran him into the ground — he has previous for this, just ask Bukayo Saka — and, by the end, you could tell. He played through a hamstring injury from Christmas onwards and was substituted early in England’s victory over Croatia with nerve pain in his back. ‘The body’s been through a lot this season,’ he said following
Sidewayss: Rice plays the ball inside to Odegaard instead of trying to find Gyokeres’s run against Atletico Madrid
Precision: Guimaraes plays a defence-splitting ball from deep to send Murphy clear against Arsenal last season
ARSENAL ATTACKING THIRDS (PL 25/26)
Looking at the percentage of total attacking touches that occur within each third
41.7% 26.5% 31.8%
England’s semi-final defeat by Argentina. ‘I think you can see I’m mentally done, physically done. I need a break now.’ But Arsenal’s title defence starts in less than a month. Having Guimaraes will allow
Arteta to rest his linchpin. But that is only one reason. He is Rice and more. In many ways, he is the complete central player. Over his four-and-a-half years at Newcastle, he ranked in the top- five midfielders for both tackles and chances created from open play. Only Rice and Bruno Fernandes have run more miles since Guimaraes joined the Premier League. His tenacity out of possession will be ideal for Arteta’s intense press. He wins the ball back but then he does something with it. What has been clear in recent seasons is how over-reliant Arsenal are down the right and, conversely, how under-served they have been at playing through the middle. Saka is the main source of attacking threat, while creator-in-chief Martin Odegaard also likes to drift that side. Guimaraes is the ideal player to fix that. Nine Premier League goals for Newcastle last season was as many as Rice and Martin
Zubimendi combined for Arsenal, while his five assists matches Rice’s figure, too.
So much of his creativity for Newcastle comes through the middle. An analysis of the chances Rice creates shows that many come tucked into the left channel and, frequently, not until he gets into the final third of the pitch.
Guimaraes’s are more focused in central areas and, frequently, from deep. That could be crucial for Arteta. Guimaraes’s ability on the ball from deeper areas will allow Arsenal to be quicker and more direct when they have possession, an aspect of their play Arteta is keen to improve if they are to push on again. For too long, they have struggled to break down defences with cutting passes and instead turned back to set-pieces or Saka. Towards the back end of last season, we saw Arsenal try to implement this more, especially in their Champions League semi-final victory over Atletico Madrid where they used the pace of Viktor Gyokeres to exploit space in behind the defence. William Saliba’s ball led to the move that set up Saka’s winning goal. In the same game, however, the Arsenal crowd got on Rice’s back when he had the chance to
do the same but turned it down and passed it sideways to Odegaard. Guimaraes loves a pass from deep to set his team-mates away. Arsenal know that only too well, with him having sent a defence- splitting ball through to Jacob Murphy to run clear in their clash early in the season. He attempted more through balls and line-breaking passes per game than either of them too. Not only that, though, he can dribble the ball with purpose himself, too. Guimaraes created 13 chances for his Newcastle team-mates following ball carries last term, more than Rice (eight) and Zubimendi (three) combined. His delivery from set-plays, the cornerstone of Arsenal’s attack, is also superb — with a couple of assists coming from corners last season. All of that shows why Arteta is so keen to splash the cash on a player not far off 30. Because he can play the Rice role or he can play the Zubimendi (or Miles Lewis-Skelly) one. Rice can sit in, Guimaraes can push on. Or the other way around. He can split defences, he can run at them. What better way to push on again than by signing a player who can do it all.
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UDE Bellingham
confronted the
referee seconds
after England
crashed out of the
World Cup.
The Real Madrid star
rounded on Ismail Elfath
after he blew the final
whistle on England’s 2-1
s e m i - f i n a l
d e f e a t
b y
Argentina on July 15.
Fresh footage from the
referee’s camera, just
released by FIFA, captured
Bellingham shaking the
official’s hand but at the
same time saying: ‘Some
shocking ones (decisions)
there, but all the best.’
Elfath, who was born in
Morocco but grew up in the
US, was labelled Lionel
Messi’s favourite referee in
the build up to the game.
The 44-year-old was the
fourth official for Argentina’s
2022 World Cup final win
over France and had
refereed four Inter Miami
games, all of which ended in
victory for the 39-year-old.
England were furious
with Elfath for allowing
Argentina’s rough-house
tactics — the South
Americans committed 12
fouls in the opening half — as
they booked their place in
the final against Spain.
Leandro Paredes and Enzo
World Cup
blast at ref
is caught
on camera
Fernandez were particularly dirty in the opening exchanges of the match, with emotions further heightened by Argentina’s play for the Falkland Islands during the tournament. Having clashed with Elfath, Bellingham, who scored seven goals at the tourna- ment, slapped Argentina’s Valentin Barco on the back of the head. Spurs captain Cristian Romero had been goading Bellingham in the build-up to that incident and, having been slapped, Barco pushed Bellingham before Nicolas Otamendi shoved the England forward.
Several Argen- tina players tried to break them up, but Bellingham and Otamendi looked keen to continue. A r g e n t i n a stars then held a banner saying, ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’, which translates as ‘The Falklands are Argentine’. Captain Messi was seen dancing alongside the banner. FIFA are still considering disciplinary action over the banner and Argentina’s shocking behaviour after
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unfavourably b
their 1-0 defeat
in the final, all
of which has
seen Messi’s
p o p u l a r i t y
i n
England plummet.
He is now viewed
unfavourably by almost half
of the participants surveyed
by YouGov.
Coming into the tourna-
ment, Messi, was viewed
favourably by 55 per cent of
the public and unfavourably
by just nine per cent.
Flashpoint: Bellingham lets rip at Elfath and (inset) the ref-cam view REUTERS
Now, he is liked by only 29
per cent with 44 per cent
s e e i n g
h i m
i n
a n
unfavourable light, his rating
among falling from +46 to
-15. In short, people no
longer like him very much.
The final was marred by
Fernandez being sent off and
fighting after the final whisle
but those polled clearly also
had Messi’s attempt to get
Marc Cucurella sent off for
briefly putting his hand over
his mouth.
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HE bald head and stubble were familiar, and so was the casual dress sense. But the man who settled into the chair at Manchester City’s training headquarters yes- terday was different from the one who has occupied it for the last decade. In fact, drive past the terraced houses opposite the Etihad Stadium, and the face on a blue mural dedicated to Pep Guardiola could easily be mistaken for Enzo Maresca. But Maresca is not Guardiola. As much as he admires the man who brought an unprecedented era of success to City, shares similar principles and spent time with him as recently as last week, the Italian made it clear at his official unveiling that he intends to do it his way. ‘First of all, it’s important to make it clear I’m here to do my job in the way I want,’ Maresca said, sitting at the City Football Academy beneath a large screen with a message welcoming him back to the club where he was one of Guardiola’s assistants and manager of the club’s elite development squad. ‘I’m not here to try to copy someone. I’m just here to try to do my job; to install my idea, the way I see football. ‘Every manager is different. There can be similar concepts, but at the end, every manager is
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different. The way we approach day by day, and the way we approach the games. So we’ll see in which way we need to tweak. ‘I don’t think there are managers that just copy and paste from another manager (repeating a phrase Guardiola used in his final press conference). I probably don’t see football in the same way as the other manager, so that’s why I don’t believe in copy and paste. ‘I spoke with Pep a lot since he decided to leave the club. I was with him a week ago, and we spent some hours together. The relationship with Pep has always been very close since I was with the Under 23s. ‘He needs to enjoy his moment. After 10 years playing every three days, it’s quite demanding, and now he deserves to relax. I also need to do my job and find the solutions for myself.’ Looking tanned and relaxed in a black T-shirt, the 46-year-old had to face some thorny issues after opening the press conference by offering his condolences to the family of Kevin Keegan, who managed City for four years. There was the matter of his acrimonious departure from Chelsea, who put out a statement after he was named Guardiola’s
Guardiola but Maresca insists he won’t simply ‘copy and paste’ ideas from his great mentor... I’M NOT PEP 2.0
successor last month claiming that his resignation after a year in charge was because his ‘head and heart were focused on another club and another opportunity’. City paid their rivals £17million in compensation. Maresca chose his words carefully. ‘I have been quite lucky in terms of my former clubs, Leicester and Chelsea,’ said the Italian, who won the Club World Cup and Conference League during his tenure at Stamford Bridge. ‘We did a great job in both clubs. The identity of the team was clear. The success of the team was clear. But now we are here today. That is the most important thing. Just City. Nothing to add.’ Then there are the 115 Premier League charges that still hang over City. Is it something that concerns him? ‘No,’ he replied. ‘The only thing I can say is that three years ago, in the Treble season, I was here and there were the same words about this kind of problem. After three years, it is still the same. So nothing happened.’ After Elliot Anderson was unveiled as City’s new £116m signing this week, one of Maresca’s first tasks will be to resolve the future of Rodri. The 30-year-old has been linked with a move to Real Madrid as he enters the final year of his contract. First of all, the Spaniard will have back surgery on Monday after winning the World Cup last weekend. Maresca wasn’t giving much away other than to say Rodri remains a key part of his captaincy committee after the departure of Bernardo Silva to Real Madrid on a free transfer. ‘We have three players in this moment with Ruben Dias, Rodri, and Erling Haaland,’ added Maresca. ‘We probably need some more because Bernardo left, but
we will decide on that. Every manager wants to have Rodri because he is a top player, but he will have surgery on Monday and he needs a holiday. He needs to rest. He needs to recover, and then he will be back here with us. ‘Around big players, there is always speculation. I’m not worried about that, it’s normal.’ City’s new boss offered a similar stance over goalkeeper James Trafford, who is being heavily linked with a move to Leeds. Maresca said: ‘When the transfer window is open, now and
in January, anything can happen, so we’ll see. But at the moment, he is one of our keepers.’ Maresca was also asked about two players — Phil Foden and Jack Grealish — who have struggled since winning the Treble in 2023, when he was by Guardiola’s side. Foden signed a new four-year contract this week, but Maresca’s comment that Grealish is a ‘City player at the moment’ does not bode well for the man who spent last season on loan at Everton. ‘I just want Phil to be the Phil
we all know, but especially the Phil we all want,’ said Maresca, who revealed he spoke to Foden after he was left out of England’s World Cup squad by Thomas Tuchel. ‘First of all, for him because he needs to enjoy football and in general. Second, because I know how good Phil is. With Phil in a good shape, in a good mood, we can win games.’ So what would success look like this season to the man who has the unenviable task of filling Guardiola’s shoes after his glorious decade in charge? ‘I’m here knowing this is a club that needs to win titles,’ Maresca replied. ‘But if you just focus on the final target, you miss all the previous part. ‘I love the day by day. I love to do my job. I love to prepare sessions, to spend time with the players, and then at the end, for sure, the target is to win titles with this club.’ Either way, the new man is determined to be his own man.
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that. I’m aware of it. But at the same time, I’m quite relaxed and I’m sure we can do a great job. It’s a challenge to try to do the right things immediately for this organisation, for the fans, for everyone. ‘The organisation is the main thing. This club had three managers in 17 years. This is not normal. It does not happen often. ‘So this probably is one of the reasons that I’m confident we can do the great job that has been done in the last 13 years since Roberto Mancini was here, then, after Manuel, for 10 years with Pep. ‘When a club changes three managers in almost 20 years, it shows how serious the structure is, and understands to give time for everything. ‘Since Man City contacted (me), I had no doubt about
reunite with Neto
CHELSEA’S Pedro Neto is under- stood to be on Manchester City’s list of potential wing targets. Tottenham have been working on a deal for City’s Savinho but last season’s Premier League runners up want a replacement lined up. They have looked at Paris Saint-Germain’s Ibrahim Mbaye and RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande but they had interest in Neto, 26, prior to him joining Chelsea from Wolves for £51million in 2024. New boss Enzo Maresca had struck up a good rapport with the Portuguese while they were at Stamford Bridge. The Portugal international has made 103 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 19 goals and providing 19 assists in the process. City also admire Chelsea full back Malo Gusto, but not at the Frenchman’s £75m asking price. Chelsea offloaded another winger, Alejandro Garnacho, to Aston Villa, who are also keen on
PEP GUARDIOLA has turned down the opportunity to become Italy head coach due to family reasons. Italian Football Federation president Giovanni Malago confirmed earlier this week that talks had taken place with the former Manchester City manager. But Guardiola, who left City at the end of last season after winning six Premier League titles and the Champions League during a trophy-laden
joining this fantastic club.’
Maresca said he isn’t
concerned about the 115
Premier League charges that
continue to hang over City, and
was reluctant to be drawn on
his acrimonious departure
from Chelsea in January.
That ended with City paying
their Premier League rivals
£17million in compensation
after the club confirmed
him as Guardiola’s successor
last month.
‘I have been quite lucky in
terms of my former clubs,
Leicester and Chelsea,’ added
Maresca, who won the Club
World Cup and Conference
League at Stamford Bridge.
‘We did a great job in both
clubs. The identity of the team
was clear. The success of the
team was clear, and I feel very
lucky to be part of these clubs.
But now we are here today.
That is the most important
thing. Just about City. Nothing
to add.’
Blues’ striker Nicolas Jackson, who spent last season on loan at Bayern Munich. Bayer Leverkusen’s Kerim Alajbegovic is among the wingers Chelsea are working to bring in. Maxence Lacroix was having his medical at Chelsea yesterday after Crystal Palace sanctioned a £55m move for the defender. As Daily Mail Sport reported this week, talks accelerated over a meeting in New York at the weekend. Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali and Palace chairman Steve Parish, who were in New York for the World Cup final, met at the Aman Hotel near Central Park on Sunday. Daily Mail Sport revealed Chelsea had revisited their interest in the 26-year-old centre back this summer. The France international cost Palace £18m from Wolfsburg and has been outstanding in the Premier League and Europe.
10-year reign, appears to be out of the running. It is understood Guardiola wanted a salary of around £17million per year, but the Italian FA only offered him £8.5m per year. Gennaro Gattuso resigned as Italy head coach in April after the four-time champions failed to qualify for a third World Cup in a row. Former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo is now the frontrunner for the vacancy.
DAVID KENT
APART LIKE UNITED Enzo insists City set up for glory in post-Pep era
By CHRIS WHEELER
E N Z O
M A R E S C A
i s
confident the empire Pep
Guardiola built at Manches-
ter City won’t crumble like it
did at Manchester United
in the years after Sir Alex
Ferguson retired.
Maresca was officially unveiled as
Guardiola’s successor at City
yesterday, and said it was a
privilege to replace the man who
won 20 trophies during his decade
in charge at the Etihad.
The 46-year-old Italian believes
he can maintain City’s success
because the club has been so well
run under Guardiola, Manuel
Pellegrini and Roberto Mancini,
and there is no danger of the kind
of slump United and Arsenal
suffered when Ferguson and
Arsene Wenger left.
‘I consider Pep probably the best
coach in the world in the last 20-25
years,’ said Maresca, who was one
of Guardiola’s assistants and
managed City’s elite development
squad during his two previous
stints at the club.
‘The reason the club decided to
go for me means it’s a privilege. It’s
a challenge. It’s nice.
‘The history of managers with
many years in the same club, we
saw that after this kind of manager
the club always struggles, after
Sir Alex and after Arsene. I know
«
JURGEN KLOPP started his reign as Germany boss yesterday by warning he will quit if his family are not left in peace. The former Liverpool boss has signed a contract through to the next World Cup, replacing Julian Nagelsmann, whose side were beaten by Paraguay in the last 32 this summer. Germany legend Lothar Matthaus said the presence of
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WAGs in North America caused ‘unrest’ and the spotlight on Nagelsmann’s girlfriend, Lena Wurzenberger, was not ‘ideal’. But Klopp, at his unveiling, warned the German media: ‘If you behave badly and don’t leave my family in peace then I’ll be gone, I’ll just turn away. ‘I’m not doing this job for
myself, I’m doing it for you. I’m taking this job even though I’ve seen how you’ve treated Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel. I love this job but I am always ready to call it quits if need be.’ The 59-year-old added: ‘This is the pinnacle, the absolutely high point of my footballing career as coach. I will give everything I have got.’
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ACROSS
13 Clumsy fellow with tool
fated to go wrong (4-6)
14 Ordinary comedian’s act (7)
15 Support leading part of a ship (6)
16 Engineer longed to get small
electronic device (6)
17 Bring up track in English series
making comeback (7)
18 Leading sign of defiance
about Republican (5)
19 Nervous Edward and
Gary at the margins (4)
20 Pale woman seen in
middle of band (5)
21 Thrilling promontory
close to bay (5)
22 Winding kerb put round a French
golf course obstacle (6)
23 Jack facing dubious moment (5)
28 Omit unaccompanied
female in public (4,3)
30 Competitor heading off to
enter U.S. city convent (7)
33 Hear items need replacement
in holiday property (9)
36 Sharply criticise element in
sham merchandising (6)
38 Move for example name
from the East (5)
39 Fetch black item of jewellery (5)
40 Suffers trouble in crush mostly (6)
42 Flash from boy’s first
online connection (5)
43 Quite noisy learner is detained
by hard couple on return (7)
44 Drooping posture of this
sort encapsulating
restricted group (6)
46 Require massage, reportedly (4)
49 Incentive retained by
teachers, purposefully (4)
51 Season mood (6)
53 Actor Edward beginning to teach
rubbish type of dance (7)
55 Kelvin is OK about building
on street for selling (5)
59 Fundamental staying power (6)
60 Record on paper entitlement
in hearing (5)
61 African ruminant accepted
by a Greek character (5)
62 Long for early sign of hospitality
by financier (not British) (6)
63 Take apart or amend
list in a mess (9)
65 Composer of mournful work set
to turn back inside fancy site (7)
66 Young frog interfering
with top lead (7)
70 Low temperature is intended (5)
71 Birds fluttering around last of some
scattered pieces of rubbish (6)
73 Actor Martin’s gleam (5)
75 Custom in posh figure
of wisdom (5)
80 Friend has sarcastic
humour? Not entirely (4)
82 Hyperactive chap in charge (5)
83 One working at last? (7)
84 Football team in Manchester,
say, as one (6)
85 School’s financial administrator
in Turkish city by river (6)
86 Waiting in event in church (7)
87 Cleared, like clothing removed
from a cloakroom? (3,3,4)
DOWN 1 Defects, we’re told, in storeys (6) 2 Use tag as manufactured as an estimate (2,1,5) 3 Stick in card game (5) 4 Second person mending small pots etc. has very hard task (7) 5 Much loved area supported by cook with wine (6)
SUDOKU SUGURU A ONE-CELL outlined block contains the digit 1; a two-cell block contains 1 and 2; a three-cell block contains 1, 2 and 3; and so on. The same digit must not appear in neighbouring cells — NOT EVEN DIAGONALLY!
FILL in all squares
in the grid so
each row, column
and each of the
3x3 squares
contains all the
digits from 1 to 9.
6 Deception from artist blocking
amount of money, not new (5)
7 Excellent person in
underwater vehicle (6)
8 Fifty excited to acquire article
in fine gauzy fabric (7)
9 A reign then transformed?
That’s positive (10)
10 Things that can be laid
in narrow boats (5)
11 Embarrassed man with
crumbling pies in
container for sandwich (8)
12 Slow type’s thing put in
a gun in the U.S. (4)
24 Unusual offer to hold
religious education without
requiring payment (3,4)
25 Anger about resistance,
typical of some animals? (5)
26 Opposite description of
how poets write? (7)
27 Joy in food shop with
husband in sports car (7)
29 Part of final lesson considering
everything (2,3)
31 Released dud in ground (5)
32 Valuable item found among
grub, yesterday (4)
34 First sign of land in a period
of prosperity in flower (6)
35 Daughter with a complaint
gets aromatic herb (4)
37 A term in novel for tower
in a mosque (7)
41 Hand over chapter about
Leo, for instance (7)
45 University and leading
institute taken with a society
in ideal terms? (6)
47 Work out main task shortly
showing resilience (7)
48 Bad smell associated with
unpleasant district (7)
50 Outline advertising coming
from Corsica, maybe (7)
52 Morally bad troublemaker
losing head (4)
54 Evidence of sadness in
contrite arsonist (5)
56 Take time in sale
for a change (5)
57 Put on the market small
room by the sound of it (4)
SAKURO
PLACE 1 to 9 in the
grid so the number
in each white circle
is equal to the sum of
the four surrounding
tiles, and tiles of the
same colour add up
to the number in
the corresponding
circle below.
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY ACROSS 13 Clumsy (4-6) 14 Fixed set of actions (7) 15 Support (6) 16 Small electronic device (6) 17 Feed and protect (7) 18 Leading (5) 19 Nervous (4) 20 Pale (5) 21 Exhilarating (5) 22 Golf course obstacle (6) 23 Instant (5) 28 Fail to include (4,3) 30 Convent (7) 33 Holiday property (9) 36 Mallet (6) 38 Move (5) 39 Fetch (5) 40 Suffers (6) 42 Flutter (5) 43 Quite noisy (7) 44 Drooping posture (6) 46 Require (4) 49 Incentive (4) 51 Season (6) 53 Type of dance (7) 55 Small building for selling (5) 59 Lowest point (6) 60 Record on paper (5) 61 African ruminant (5) 62 Yearn (6) 63 Take apart (9) 65 Composer of mournful work (7) 66 Young frog (7) 70 Intended (5) 71 Scattered pieces of rubbish (6) 73 Gleam (5) 75 Custom (5) 80 Friend (4) 82 Hyperactive (5) 83 Shoemaker (7) 84 As one (6) 85 School’s financial administrator (6) 86 Waiting (7) 87 Cleared (3,3,4)
23 18
27 23
9 26
58 A shelf is unstable after removing
large bundle of items (5)
60 Less wind swirling round edges
of emptier natural expanse (10)
64 Play down note inciting several
extremists at the outset (8)
67 Imitative work? It’s cheap
when reviewed (8)
68 Obtain rope in order to
restrain scoundrel (7)
69 Greatly scare dog, perhaps,
if boarding railway (7)
72 Criticism with no end
of disgust that is for
dishonest worker’s ruse (6)
74 Question about election after
losing power is insincere (6)
76 Travel one’s sorted
out continues (4,2)
77 Bright forms of transport running
on rails getting held up (5)
78 Two books penned by European
media chief went into decline (5)
79 Effusive chap around Soho
at odd points (5)
81 Pull mentioning place
for students to eat (4)
DOWN 1 Storeys (6) 2 As an estimate (2,1,5) 3 Card game (5) 4 Very hard task (7) 5 Much loved (6) 6 Deception (5) 7 Excellent (6) 8 Sheer, gauzy fabric (7) 9 Positive (10) 10 Bets (5) 11 Embarrassed (8) 12 Slow-moving mollusc (4) 24 Without getting paid (3,4) 25 Covered in thick hair (5) 26 Opposite (7) 27 Joy (7) 29 Considering everything (2,3) 31 Released (5) 32 Dark red (4) 34 In flower (6) 35 Aromatic herb (4) 37 Tower in a mosque (7) 41 Hand over (7) 45 Imaginary ideal society (6) 47 Resilience (7) 48 District (7) 50 Outline (7) 52 Morally bad (4) 54 Rips (5) 56 Purloin (5) 57 Offer for money (4) 58 Bundle (5) 60 Undeveloped expanse (10) 64 Play down (8) 67 Mixed imitative work (8) 68 Obtain (7) 69 Greatly scare (7) 72 Day off faking illness (6) 74 Insincere (6) 76 Continues (4,2) 77 Well-dressed (5) 78 Declined (5) 79 Effusive (5) 81 Pull (4)
4 3 5
4 1 5 3
1 What is the first
name of Dylan
Moran’s titular
misanthrope in the
sitcom Black Books?
2 What do cobblers
repair?
3 Which king of
England was forced
to accept the
Magna Carta in 1215?
4 Who wrote The
No. 1 Ladies’ Detective
Agency series?
EACH number in the grid
represents a letter.
Today, 7 represents R, so fill in R every time 7
appears. Two letters are given in the control grid
to start you off. Enter them in the correct squares
in the main grid, then use your knowledge of
words to work out which letters should go in
the missing squares. SOLUTION ON MONDAY
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ACROSS 1 Irresolute (10) 6 Mendicant (6) 7 Man-eating giants (5) 9 Be a part or member of (6) 10 ___ Gardner, actress (3) 11 Fog intensified by smoke (4) 14 Lazy person (4) 15 Donkey (3) 16 Hinder or thwart (6) 17 Very bad (5) 18 Off-course (6) 20 Narrow escape (5,5)
DOWN 1 Water in a frozen state (3) 2 Sharp bend (6) 3 Nonmetallic element (6) 4 Heavy starchy food (6) 5 Likely to change at any time (8)
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION — (No 10,475) ACROSS: 1 Barn owl. 7 Orator. 8 Sibling.
9 Neck. 10 Tile. 12 Bobbins. 14 Pep talk. 16 Lair. 18 Rude. 20 Improve. 21 Sticks.
22 Helpful. DOWN: 1 Bus stop. 2 Rebel. 3 Ohio. 4 Logbook. 5 Cannibal.
6 Toucan. 11 Entrench. 12 Blemish. 13 Surreal. 15 Erupts. 17 Aloof. 19 Opal.
5 In which state
of the U.S. is the
ski resort Aspen?
6 What is the most
distant of our solar
system’s giant planets?
7 Who had a chart hit
with All Shook Up in 1957?
8 In Western Christianity,
which saint’s day falls
on 26th December?
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10
12 13 14
15 16
17 18 19
6 African country (8) 8 Thing worn in a car (4,4) 9 Tending to brag (8) 12 Sacred songs (6)
9 The 2002 comedy
drama 24 Hour Party
People followed the
story of the music
scene in which city?
10 In which year
were the Summer
Olympics held in
Seoul, South Korea?
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No 10,476
13 Road built to avoid a city (6) 14 Code word for S (6) 19 Enemy (3)
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THE DAILY MAIL offers readers the chance to re-establish contact with long-lost relatives and friends. Each week, MONICA PORTER
OCTOGENARIAN Sir Bob Russell, the former MP for Colchester, is keen to trace fellow members of the Liddle Patrol of the 1st Essex Boy Scout Troop who attended the 1963 World Jamboree in Greece 63 years ago. In his photo, a 17-year-old Bob is on the far left in the back row. He tells us: ‘Our time was relatively short at the Jamboree, and briefly before and after. I was a founder member of the 1st Myland (35th Colchester) Scouts in 1956 and was first a Cub Scout, then a Boy Scout, a Senior Scout and eventually a Rover Scout — between the ages of 10 and 20. I was both a Queen’s Scout
We reunited Roger and Dan with another friend, Stuart Griffiths, quite quickly. Now, we can reunite them with Derek. More of the group have been in contact online after Arsenal topped the Premier League; Derek popped up, and an Arsenal reunion is on the cards. Derek Beck
÷ IF THERE is someone you’d like to trace, send an email to monica.porter@dailymail.co.uk, including your phone number. Alternatively, write
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and holder of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award. Scouting is the world’s greatest youth movement; what I learnt and experienced in Scouting helped me in my subsequent decades of public life.’ Sir Bob was a journalist before entering politics, initially on the Colchester Borough Council, where he served for 31 years. He was elected as MP for Colchester in 1997 and served until 2015; he was knighted in 2012 for his public service to Colchester. For 15 years, he was Secretary of the All-Party
A YEAR ago, Arsenal football
fans Roger Simpson and Dan
Overton-Reid were looking
for Derek Beck. Roger told us:
‘In the 1990s, we were part
of a group of middle-aged
north London blokes who’d
go to matches and enjoy
chinwags at the pub.’ They
lost touch in the early 2000s.
features the story of someone who is
trying to find a missing loved one —
and a tale of people reunited.
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Parliamentary Scout Group — a most appropriate role. So if any Liddle Patrol Scouts from that Jamboree in Greece are out there, please step forward for a hoped-for reunion.
Jamboree in Greece in 1963
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4 Alexander
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5 Colorado
6 Neptune
7 Elvis Presley
8 Stephen
9 Manchester
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